Actor: Thank you.

After wandering around the mansion a few times, fearing he might slip and fall into the large pit of the swimming pool and fishpond before dark, Zhang Yuan gave instructions to the old man guard and then strolled back to his "little house".

He'll consider moving in once everything is completely finished.

The main reason is that people are excited when they buy it, feel like they've gotten a great deal, and are focused on future appreciation.

They're really obsessed with money.

But now the guests have left, and the renovation workers are nowhere to be found.

The 7000-square-meter house is only looked after by two old men; it's practically deserted.

If you wander around aimlessly in the middle of the night, you might fall down in some flowerbed and no one will even know.

It's actually suitable for outdoor battles...

The primer "Zeng Guang Xian Wen" from the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty states: "A mansion with ten thousand rooms, yet one can only sleep on a seven-foot bed; a thousand acres of fertile land, yet one can only eat three meals a day."

To paraphrase Zhao Benshan, "No matter how well a house is built, it's just a temporary residence; this 'little box' is your permanent home."

Moreover, from a feng shui perspective, a house that is too big will not accumulate energy.

We need to get something to suppress it.

So it's quite troublesome to live in this house; you have to find someone to perform a ritual to consecrate it.

Nothing much happened the next day, and I was thinking of sleeping in.

But it was not even 9 o'clock when the phone rang.

"Who is it?" Cheng Hao complained.

“Anyway, they’re not your relatives,” Zhang Yuan complained irritably. “Because your relatives came yesterday.”

"Tch!" The good sister turned her head away, covered her head with the blanket, and ignored her.

He has so much yang energy that he can even perform a blessing ceremony for a new house himself.

I glanced at it; it was an unfamiliar number.

He squinted, his eyes stinging from the morning sunlight, and answered the call groggily.

"Hey, where?"

"Hello."

A feignedly gentle and friendly female voice came from the phone.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Hao poked her ear out from under the covers.

"Hello...who is this?"

"I am Tong Yao," the other person said in a clear voice.

"Ah..." Zhang Yuan immediately pictured a thin face with black eyes from being beaten up.

I just won over Zhang Ziyi yesterday, and now little Zhang Ziyi is calling me.

It seems this person is quite well-informed.

This demonstrates that everything you've done has been highly effective.

The message he wanted to convey to his peers was: I'm not someone to mess with; if you go against me, you'd better be prepared for big trouble.

But I won't kill you. If you back down and are willing to pay the price, we can still cooperate.

It is said that the power of role models is boundless.

It is estimated that someone tipped them off after the banquet ended yesterday.

He and Tong Yao actually didn't have any conflicts.

But people have varying degrees of closeness and distance, and his relationship with Zhang Guoli meant that even if there were no problems, there would still be some.

This is called taking a stand and choosing sides.

They've already expressed their stance and taken sides for several years.

Now that they've found a powerful backer, it's about time they stopped.

As Big Dog Brother mentioned before, Xiao Ma was envious of Huayi's listing and wanted to follow the same path.

So the person Tong Yao is involved with is currently collaborating.

This is called "times change". Miss Tong is no longer the female college student who was caught in the middle and couldn't win either side.

Uncle Guoli will surely understand.

Besides, he might need his backing. After all, everyone needs to go public.

His original plan was to find a suitable time, such as when they bumped into each other at a banquet or party, to greet the other person first.

Then slowly "thaw the ice".

I had used some methods before to block her way a few times.

We must be cautious to prevent a counterattack.

Unexpectedly, the matter involving Zhang Ziyi was so successful that Ms. Tong actually came to me on her own initiative, saving me a lot of trouble.

"Sure, let's grab a bite sometime."

"How about today?"

"it is good……"

The other party was fairly polite, but spoke in a high-pitched voice.

Zhang Ziyi has already gone this far, and this little Zhang Ziyi still won't hold back? Do you expect me to dig up her dirt?

They've latched onto a powerful backer, but things aren't stable yet.

Her current situation is somewhat similar to that of the original "Qing Gege".

The other party is a bigwig in the financial world, but he is divorced and has a teenage son.

Although Tong Yao has a powerful backer, she is still inexperienced, which is why she called him cautiously.

"You still say I went too far." Putting down his phone, Zhang Yuan lay down and reached out to hug Cheng Hao.

"Isn't that good?"

"I was overthinking it..." she replied hesitantly.

The affair between Miss Tong and Uncle Guoli's eldest son is the biggest scandal at the Central Academy of Drama in recent years.

She is also a member of the Central Academy of Drama and plans to return to teaching.

Zhang Yuan's involvement made her feel somewhat awkward.

I accompanied him to dinner with Tong Yao in the evening, and we had a good chat.

Zhang Yuan guessed that the wealthy man wanted her to handle things herself first, since the other party had come on her own.

Those who work in capital are shrewd and are observing the situation.

If she fails, then other measures will be taken.

Zhang Yuan was quite pleased. Even someone like him was wary of him, so it seemed that the plan was not only effective but also highly efficient.

He reached an agreement with the other party and they became "friends" again.

And tell the other party that you will inform all your subordinates that we are friends.

Zhang Yuan's boundaries in making friends are as flexible as the other person's willingness to take off their underwear.

"Boss." Back home, Zhang Yuan was urging Cheng Hao to change into her teacher's uniform.

When your period comes, you can't just touch me or anything.

But then Brother Long arrived, his face serious.

"what happened?"

"I discovered that someone was following me when I went out and when I came back."

"And after we got home, someone kept watch."

Zhang Yuan lowered his head and thought for a moment before making the arrangements.

"Go to Houhai and see if anyone is watching that house."

"it is good."

About half an hour later, Brother Long called him.

"Someone."

"I know, you should rest."

He's recently become certain that he hasn't offended anyone.

The Wang family's approach isn't considered offending anyone; isn't it a complete domination?
With his whereabouts known and the fact that someone was watching that house, he had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

I saw the somewhat forlorn older sister at the Bazaar Charity Gala a while ago, and she reminded me that my debts were due.

It's highly likely that she had someone watching her, afraid she would run away.

"Shouldn't we take any measures?" Brother Long asked with some concern.

When bodyguards turn a blind eye to their stalkers?
"It's alright, we can strengthen our defenses, but there's no need to worry too much."

He had his own plans regarding repaying the debt.

It's not as simple as just paying back the money.

There's no logic to a crushing victory; what happens after the debt is paid off?

What if someone else is after you?
These are all problems.

Just like dealing with Zhang Ziyi's situation, we need to "leverage existing momentum".

If the opportunity hasn't arrived, then it's not the right time.

After giving Cheng Hao oral collagen supplements overnight, more guests came the next day.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Chen Sicheng and Li Cheng (nicknamed "Big Black Bull") came to the door.

I contacted him in advance and told him I had a project.

We sat down to eat and chat.

The two have maintained a good relationship since filming "Soldiers Sortie".

Then, since they were both quite ambitious, their conversation flowed like a scene from a movie they were making together.

Especially when they talked about their long-standing relationship.

Both of them are the type who change girlfriends after filming a movie, and always fall in love on set, so they have a lot in common.

I just want to make a TV series that depicts urban romance.

The incident began when Li Cheng mentioned that two years ago, during her free time, she fulfilled her literary dream by writing a short story on her blog.

Based on this short story, they developed a story outline and added some details to the plot.

This story later became known as "Beijing Love Story".

After hearing the gist of the story, Zhang Yuan showed interest.

Because this project can be made into both a TV series and a movie. And it also offers the opportunity to try collaborating with Chen Sicheng.

Although they are both from Huayi, Huayi has now almost given up on the television drama industry.

So if we want to make a film, we still need to attract investment.

That's how they found him.

I met him a few years ago. Chen Sicheng came with Lou Ye that time, and Zhang Yuan refused his request for funding.

He made it very clear that he would only invest in films that could make money.

Chen Sicheng took these words to heart.

Yeah, what's the point of making a fuss if you're not going to make money?

Because of this, Zhang Yuan quite approves of Chen Sicheng.

When it comes to making money, he is among the best in his generation.

His directing career began with this film.

"Detailed script, budget, casting, publicity plan, market research..." Zhang Yuan made a series of demands: "You guys do these first."

"Let's discuss what to do next."

"So that means... you're willing?" Chen Sicheng's mouth was almost dry from talking.

"Of course, I am the biggest supporter of new directors."

"Yeah."

These two people think they've found the right person.

"But I also have requirements: the copyright of the work must belong to me, not only the content, but also the IP, online copyright, etc., must be in my company."

"You just focus on the work, and we'll discuss the pay together."

"I will not mistreat you."

“We believe that,” Chen Sicheng said with a smile.

They both write, direct, and act in their own films.

He even brought along his current girlfriend, Tong Liya, as a partner.

However, the most outstanding character in this drama is the "gold digger" played by Yang Mi.

At the time, this character's remarks were quite offensive, but in later generations they have become the norm, even the standard way of thinking for most young girls.

What good is a good person with potential if he can't buy me luxury handbags and let me ride in luxury cars?

This perfectly aligns with the cultural concept that the show "If You Are the One" is currently promoting.

Therefore, Chen Sicheng is very good at seizing opportunities, reacting quickly, and being highly efficient.

At the same time, Yang Mi also started her loyal and long-term imitation show of Chen Sicheng from this drama.

Whether I encounter Chen Sicheng or Tong Liya, I have to shamelessly imitate Director Chen's greasy manner.

"We also consulted with director Teng Huatao, hoping he could serve as the producer."

"No problem, just make sure you've thought it through."

"Director Teng is good at this kind of subject matter."

"Dwelling Narrowness, Double-Sided Adhesive..."

Of course, he's only good at emotional dramas, because the later film "Shanghai Fortress" was directed by him...

Both of them started out making romance films, so why is it that Guo Fan was able to succeed after "changing careers," while his films are so bad that they're unbearable to watch?

Guo Fan switched from law to film and television, while Director Teng is a literature major.

The two works have completely different focuses.

Even when Guo Fan makes a romance film, he'll always throw in some sci-fi elements; he pays great attention to story structure.

Special effects are needed for every campus romance film.

It's clear he truly loves this.

Professor Teng, a typical liberal arts student, focuses on personal character development and creating plot conflicts, but is particularly bad at grand narratives.

Chen Sicheng and Zhang Yuan had agreed to almost all of their conditions, which were not expected to go so smoothly.

The only requirement is for the actors and roles; they have to squeeze in a few of their own people.

That's all easy to say. Chen Sicheng isn't an artist, so he doesn't care about these things.

They were both people who were obsessed with money, and they hit it off immediately.

After making a general decision, I saw the two off and told them to get on with their work.

Zhang Yuan then called his assistant.

"Go to the Xinhua Bookstore nearby and buy me a book."

When these two men came to his door and mentioned Teng Huatao, it reminded him of something.

Not long after, Yang Siwei received a summons and came to his home.

Zhang Yuan handed her a newly bought book, still smelling of ink.

"Go and buy the adaptation rights."

The plump woman glanced at the book; it was quite new, with only slight signs of being turned.

The boss probably just flipped through it casually and didn't look at it carefully.

The other party had become accustomed to his impulsive behavior.

"Romance novels?"

"Correct."

Yang Siwei picked up the novel, titled "Love is Not Blind," which had just been released at the beginning of the year, and put it into her large bag.

The author of this book is named Bao Jingjing. I don't know how she came up with the name, but it's related to seafood.

A graduate of the Literature Department of Beijing Film Academy, she first serialized her novels on Douban, and this is her first physical book.

Then he became famous overnight.

"What's the budget?" Yang Siwei asked after sitting down and taking a sip of tea.

"There's no budget standard, just don't go too far. You handle it yourself, I believe you can manage it." Zhang Yuan was too lazy to get involved himself.

"Okay." Yang Siwei and Chen Sicheng shared the same idea: being a hands-off manager isn't necessarily a bad thing; at least it gives you a lot of freedom in doing things.

He can also free up more time to handle things that can only be done by himself.

"Zhang Ziyi's management contract will be put in your name, but don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"Restoring her reputation is a gradual process that will take time."

"Let her focus on filming first."

"Understood," she replied with a happy expression.

Even if it's troublesome, it can enhance one's own strength, which is always a good thing.

"As I mentioned to you before, Baoqiang's agency contract with Huang Bo is about to expire."

"How did your talks with them go?"

"Not good, neither of them is particularly keen on renewing their contracts."

"After all, they came here as amateurs, but now they are all big celebrities and famous people, and they all have awards."

"I don't think it's a good idea to force them with things like conscience or gratitude."

"Correct."

This is why Zhang Yuan didn't personally intervene; if he did, the situation wouldn't improve.

The two weren't there yesterday, and we didn't see Zhang Ziyi dancing.

Besides, Zhang Yuan had no intention of forcing them.

"Alright, I expected this to happen."

"Let's change course."

“You’re familiar with Fan Bingbing too, so let’s adopt her studio model and talk to these two!”

The fat woman blinked: "You mean, let them do it themselves?"

Then why did you make me talk for so long... Oh, I get it.

She then realized that Zhang Yuan had asked her to talk to him on purpose to make her appear passive.

Only then could this seemingly "second-best" solution be launched.

"A 3% stake requires the authority to monitor the company's financial statements."

"We can help with the initial funding and personnel."

"If they want, I can give them the spare space in the office building to use for free for 3 years."

"This way, even though we are separated in form, we are still very close."

"Tell them these conditions little by little."

"Now we can use some words about gratitude and repaying kindness."

Children grow up and have to start their own families; celebrities are no exception.

If you insist on holding them back and not letting them leave, it will only alienate them.

It's better to give them the opportunity to do it themselves, and let them assist you, while we remain friends and partners.

His original plan was to encourage capable and ambitious individuals to gradually establish their own businesses.

Cross-shareholding is simply a way to expand one's network of relationships.

Otherwise, how can we control the artists of the world?

If even 3% of them are unwilling... Zhang Yuan felt that these two smart people wouldn't force him to turn against them.

You've already been appointed "military governors," yet you don't pay any taxes to the court; this is tantamount to plotting a rebellion.

As for overseeing finances, it's also about protecting them, especially Baoqiang.

After all, he... right?

Zhang Yuan could only do what he could.

He even felt that even if he had a son someday, he might not care as much about Baoqiang as he does about Baoqiang.

"No rush, take it slow, give them time to think, and be polite, not forceful." After giving some instructions, Zhang Yuan asked Yang Siwei to take care of it.

"Ah, it's good to have capable people under you." Zhang Yuan felt relaxed. After delegating all the work, he was so free that he even thought about making some pickled garlic and hot pot.

But one shouldn't be arrogant, because if one is, God will dislike them.

Sure enough, he was soon given a troublesome task that he had no choice but to do himself... (End of Chapter)