Actor: Thank you.

Evening, at the hospital.

Zhang Yuan sat in front of a hospital bed, his face looking rather pale.

"Boss, this is the situation right now."

"What should we do next?"

As he spoke, he pointed to Huang Xiaoming sitting next to the hospital bed behind him.

Not long ago, the stuntmen, in a fit of anger, went to settle scores with Yang Tianbao.

Xiao Ming is a typical macho man, so of course he has to protect his girlfriend.

A cunning person might have run away upon seeing this.

He's a decent man.

But the downside of being a man is that he shifts responsibility.

He has to take responsibility for the mistakes a woman makes.

Because of what happened before, an apology banquet had already been arranged, but before we could even eat it, this incident occurred.

Let's rewind a few hours.

Before Zhang Yuan could finish his advice, Huang Xiaoming was hit with an electric shock.

Martial arts practitioners are made up of rough men, most of whom have never been to school; their education comes from the school of life.

Interacting with these people is completely different from interacting with college students and entrepreneurs.

It needs to have wine and meat, but the wine doesn't have to be expensive; just something enjoyable.

In some ways, they are similar to the character of migrant workers.

They have a simple and hardworking side, but also a cunning and impulsive side.

This type of person is afraid of two things: gatherings and a lack of leadership.

The current situation perfectly fits both of these.

The boss went to the hospital, and a dozen or so of his men gathered together.

Zhang Yuan is indeed an investor, but Hong Jinbao was not present. When Zhang Yuan stepped forward to obstruct and reprimand others, the result was the same as when Yongzheng ordered Nian Gengyao's soldiers to disarm.

They won't listen to you!

The superior's superior is not my superior.

My subordinate's subordinate is not my subordinate.

This is a problem that can occur in any group.

That's how it is on construction sites. If the foreman isn't there, even if you're the chairman of a group, no one might listen to you if you shout.

If they delay paying your wages, they might even retaliate against you.

Zhang Yuan had encountered a situation where the developer was in arrears with construction payments, and the contractor was unable to pay.

The leaders even came to inspect the construction site and yelled at the workers.

The result was that the crane operator simply "lightly" placed a cement slab on the roof of the boss's BMW 7 Series at a height of 20 meters above the ground.

Fortunately, the leader wasn't in the car.

This is what happens when capitalists push their workers too far.

On set, Zhang Yuan was the capitalist, while the stuntmen played the role of workers.

He warned that these people might take things seriously normally, but when things really get heated...

Screw it!
Back then, under the leadership of Sammo Hung, this group of people were able to withstand gang knives and refuse to pay protection money, which shows what kind of temper they had.

Now that I've decided that my brother was injured because of this woman who ruined the feng shui, I will never forgive you!
When Zhang Yuan saw that Xiao Ming was already covering his eyes, he realized that shouting was no longer useful.

If they don't stop them now, Xiaoming and his brother will get kicked in the circle.

Whoosh... Bang!

The stuntman who threw the punch hadn't even realized what was happening when he felt his body become light and he was sent flying.

He briefly lost consciousness the moment he landed.

Zhang Yuan, on the other hand, put away his iron-leaning stance, then twisted his neck and unbuttoned the long robe of his opera costume one by one.

"Want to fight?"

"Row!"

"My film crew, my territory!"

"How dare you do that!"

"This is the mainland, not your Hong Kong."

"I'll give you a chance today," he said, tossing his overcoat to his bodyguard.

His body, clad in a white t-shirt, was exposed.

"Neither of you move, and don't stop them," he said to his assistant and bodyguard.

"It's today."

"No need for one-on-one, all of you come at me together."

"If a few of you don't die today, I'll kneel down and call you big brother."

"If you don't dare to make a move, then stand in line and wait for me to beat you all one by one!"

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the crowd causing trouble.

He did it not for Huang Xiaoming, but for the production crew.

If things really get out of hand, you'll be the one who suffers.

And if we can't stop him today, then he, as the investor, can forget about working on the film set in the future.

I gave Sammo Hung face and let him sit in the dragon chair, did you guys really believe me?

Seeing someone lying on the ground in an instant, the crowd that had been shouting just moments before fell silent.

Zhang Yuan is skilled in martial arts and is also a major investor.

Furthermore, there is no direct conflict between them.

When he stopped them, the group looked at each other.

“My older brother is now…” After a few seconds, a younger, somewhat naive man opened his mouth.

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Yuan delivered a kick to the chest.

The man immediately clutched his stomach like a shrimp, twisting and collapsing to the ground.

"Did I let you talk?"

"In my crew, I am the rule!" Zhang Yuan pointed to the ground.

"Without my permission, anyone who dares to speak or make a move is disrespecting me!" He switched to the manner of speaking in a "gangster" style.

Forget about talking nicely; might makes right!
These people are used to the era when Hong Kong was rife with gangsters in its early days; the mainland seems a bit too civilized.

Upon hearing the word "face" from the sponsor, these individuals became wary.

They quickly helped the two who had fallen up, too afraid to move or walk.

Because they knew that this young man, despite his age, was truly capable of taking action!

This is completely different from the vast majority of mainland artists and bosses they have encountered.

Good people are often bullied.

People from the Jianghu (江湖) faction may be polite to you and outwardly reciprocate, but behind your back they may not respect you and might even laugh at you for being a pushover.

It means "sucker" in Cantonese.

And literally translated, "水鱼" means "turtle" or "bastard".

You guys are all about the江湖气 (jianghu qi, a kind of chivalrous spirit), so I'll respond with the same jianghu qi.

Filming in Shanghai, where everyone is from out of town, I'm practically on my home turf. Why would I be afraid of you?
"Brother Long, have the crew driver bring the minibus over."

"Dandan, go tell Assistant Director Wang that we're wrapping up for today."

"You guys," Zhang Yuan pointed at the group of stuntmen, "aren't you helping your boss?"

"Let's go to the hospital now and see our boss. We'll talk about this face to face."

Along with these people, Huang Xiaoming and Yang Tianbao also went to the hospital.

After a simple treatment, Xiaoming got a black eye, but his vision was not damaged.

They then went to Hung Kam-po's bedside.

"The film crew was in complete chaos."

"We have to stop working now, because the venue rental alone costs hundreds of thousands a day."

"This doesn't even include the salaries of the foreign actors."

“Now the lead actor’s face is injured again.” He pointed to Xiaoming’s “black eye patch”.

"You're injured again, how are we supposed to film this movie?"

Hung Kam-po was initially quite angry.

Because he also believed his subordinates' claims that the woman had ruined his feng shui.

If this happened in Hong Kong twenty years ago, Yang Tianbao would have already been smashed in the head or anally by now.

But now Zhang Yuan came to him, without directly questioning him about his younger brother's affairs.

Instead, every sentence he uttered revolved around the film crew and money.

I'm an investor, I care about money, that can't be wrong, right?

Now anyone who interferes with my filming and earning money is considered to be going against me.

I won't argue with you about who's right and who's wrong, or who's the boss of the crew.

I only care about money!

In that case, Hung Kam-po couldn't say anything.

He's an actor too, so he knows this stuff best.

If Zhang Yuan had started by criticizing his subordinates, he could have put on airs, after all, he was the elder.

When it comes to money, there are no elders or juniors.

"Then what do you suggest we do?" The older brother shifted his body and turned toward him.

"You are the chief action director of the crew; we can't do without you."

"How is your physical condition now?"

"At least a week of rest," the old man said, giving a very low estimate. Back in the day, when he was younger, he could be back at work the next day.

"In that case, I'll prepare a wheelchair for you."

"Don't film your action scenes yet. Go to the set and direct, do the work of a martial arts choreographer."

"We'll film the action scenes after I've fully recovered."

Sammo Hung sighed and lowered his head. He knew that Zhang Yuanfei had sent him not to direct.

It was for the purpose of disciplining subordinates.

As long as he's there and doesn't give any orders, none of his subordinates will make any rash moves.

"In the heat of the moment, I also hit two of my brothers, so I'll double the cost of their medicine."

"I'll pay for Xiaoming's medicine as well."

"Is it okay?" Zhang Yuan turned to look at Huang Xiaoming.

"Heh..." Xiao Ming made a face and pronounced it through his nose.

He was definitely angry after being beaten.

However, his own woman caused trouble first, and Zhang Yuan was the one mediating both times.

Now that he's asked, Xiaoming can't refuse even if he wants to.

Being concerned about appearances has its advantages; it provides more solutions when dealing with problems.

"Everyone's injured now, so I'll take charge and let's stop here," Zhang Yuan said solemnly.

"Brother Xiaoming has prepared a banquet."

"We'll have dinner then, have a few drinks together, and settle things here."

"No one is allowed to mention it again."

"If you have any further questions, you can come to me first."

"I'm always ready to welcome you."

He stood up, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I'm counting on you."

"No matter what, we must finish this play."

"Because this is everyone's hard work."

"Not just for me, but for all those who depend on it for a living."

Sammo Hung and Wong Siu-ming are both people who care about their reputation. After being confronted by him, the matter escalated to involve hundreds of people in the crew, so of course they could only say "good".

"I'm going out to answer a call." He got up and left when he heard his phone ring.

This also gave Xiaoming a chance to have a private conversation with the big boss.

They need to talk things out first, otherwise this matter won't be over.

"Hey."

"Haha, just as you said!"

The caller was Fan Bingbing.

His words revealed his joy.

“Those 1000 lip glosses sold out as soon as Li Jing introduced them on Lefeng.com.”

"Of course, with your recent dragon robe being so famous, the same style will definitely sell well."

"Hehe, I specially saved a few sets for you to give away."

"Thank you."

"Don't mention it. Besides, we've already started speculating on resale prices, just as you said."

"A maximum of 10 times, usually 5 times is already very high. Be careful not to be too extravagant and cause a scene."

"Okay, I understand. I'll talk to the speculators about it."

"No, no, no, talking to those people is like talking to a brick wall."

"They're making money off this, so why would they just stop?"

"What I mean is that if it exceeds this range, it is easy to cause dissatisfaction among ordinary consumers. This is called going too far."

"Do you have a contingency plan in place if this happens?"

"This one……"

"Alright, just take a look at the several grain price wars in Chinese history and you'll understand."

Zhang Yuan said, relaxing his brow with one hand.

"If the hype gets too outrageous, as the official body, you have to step up and stand on the side of consumers so that the new brand can gain a good reputation."

"The specific operation is that if you dare to speculate again, I will increase production."

Because this company produces cosmetics, which are consumables, not handicrafts that can be kept forever.

For consumer goods, the focus is on sales volume, so a broad customer base is very important.

"If scalpers eat, you keep producing, keep producing until prices collapse."

"They can also claim that the brand is a pioneer in fighting scalpers, which erodes some goodwill."

Even if a brand deliberately hypes something up, the secondary market cannot be completely controlled.

Once the price goes up, private buyers will enter the market, and things will get out of control.

As a result, they made money, but the brand took the blame.

If I were the one who earned all this money, then I could accept being scolded, but that's not the case, so I can't completely indulge it.

"Okay, I'll think about it."

Fan Bingbing didn't agree directly, and Zhang Yuan didn't press the issue.

"Also, you should have the brand's people take the current results and promotional plans to Taobao."

Taobao?

"Aren't we selling at Yuefeng?"

“We always have to keep our Taobao store open,” Zhang Yuan explained patiently. “And we’re doing this now to make it in time for this year’s Double 11 shopping festival.”

"What is that?" Fan Xiaopang had never heard of it before.

The Double 11 shopping festival was launched by Alibaba in 09.

Last year marked the first Double 11 shopping festival.

Because it was the first time there was no precedent and it was still in the exploratory stage, Alibaba only invited 27 major brands to join, with a total sales volume of 5200 million.

On average, each brand achieved sales of nearly two million.

Seeing that things were going well, Alibaba started planning early this year, intending to expand significantly!
In its second year in 10 years, the Double 11 Shopping Festival attracted more than 700 brands, with total sales approaching 10 billion yuan!
On average, each brand also has sales of over one million.

And it continued to grow year after year thereafter, becoming a data testament to China's economic miracle.

After so many years of reform and opening up, as people have become wealthier, their pent-up consumer desires have been fully unleashed by online shopping platforms and the gradually maturing logistics system.

A brand new cosmetics brand can achieve growth through celebrity endorsements, no problem.

However, if you want to break through the encirclement of many European, American, and Korean cosmetics, then the early Double 11, which was just emerging and had not yet attracted many brands, was definitely the most important channel.

Later, many established national cosmetic brands, such as Pechoin and Yumeijing, as well as other consumer products, such as Vitality 28 laundry detergent, all achieved a turnaround through the power of the internet.

There are also a bunch of cosmetics that claim to be "Guochao" (national trend) but are actually just generic brands that have become top-selling single items thanks to live-streaming sales by top internet celebrities.

Just like the number of viewers who have seen "A Bloodbath Caused by a Steamed Bun" is far greater than the number of viewers who have seen "The Promise".

When used properly, the power of the internet can easily create miracles.

Especially now that there are few people in this field, not many people know about Double 11.

The ocean is a vast blue sea; if not now, when?
"Then I'll look into it and communicate with the manufacturer."

"Hey, you're making me sound like your secretary, Mr. Zhang!" Fan Bingbing complained with a laugh.

"You sound really tired."

She felt that Zhang Yuan's tone was very heavy.

"The film crew is facing some trouble."

"Tell me about it?"

"Wouldn't that really make her my secretary?"

"A secretary is fine, I'll wear a business suit next time I come to see you."

Zhang Yuan: !!!
If you're going to talk about this, I'm not sleepy anymore!

Tell this person what happened.

“Idiot!” she said bluntly.

"That woman is stupid, and Xiaoming is stupid too."

Hearing that she had caused him so much trouble, Fan Bingbing said irritably.

"Xiao Ming is a bit naive and easily manipulated by women who are willing to be subservient."

“I know him very well. He can lose his bearings after just a few words of coaxing.”

After all, they were former colleagues, and we knew each other very well.

"Let it go, he's injured too, I shouldn't blame him too much."

"Are you OK?"

"No, I can still fool people."

"That's right, he's better than Xiaoming."

"Alright, let's talk later. Anyway, things are almost over, and I can finally get a good night's sleep tonight."

Filming action scenes is already tiring enough, but having to worry about the crew on top of that makes it even more exhausting, both physically and mentally.

Xiao Ming got punched, and considering that makeup couldn't completely cover it up, he decided to change the script and make the injury appear in the shot in a reasonable way.

This kind of technique is common in the film and television industry. What if the lead actor becomes lame while filming?
They can just find an excuse to make the characters crippled too.

You have to be flexible in your approach to things, otherwise you'll get stuck in a rut.

"and many more!"

Just as he was about to hang up the phone, exhausted, Fan Bingbing suddenly stopped him.

"From what you just said, I don't think this matter has been resolved."

"Because you overlooked one aspect..." (End of Chapter)