Actor: Thank you.

Pride and Prejudice is not only a classic, but also a reflection of the most common human weaknesses.

At this moment, Hua Yi has both of these qualities.

Arrogance stems from its long history and status as the first listed company in the Chinese film and television industry.

Prejudice, on the other hand, stems from the worship of the West.

Therefore, it is quite reasonable for Huayi to aim for Disney.

However, what is unreasonable is that Huayi, which aimed to become like Disney, proposed a "de-filmization" strategy within a few years.

A film and television company wants to move away from film and television production.

Then we need to build a leading enterprise in China's IP industry and become a cultural giant in China.

This self-contradictory strategy of left-brain conflict, which even a layman can easily spot, was actually proposed by China's largest film and television company.

So it seems that the King really did obtain the "true knowledge" from North America.

Film companies are moving away from film and television, and industrial empires are moving away from industrialization; both are actively dismantling their own foundations.

And the reason they'll cut off their own roots is the same: no business in manufacturing is as lucrative as business in finance!
When did the strategic changes at Huayi begin?

After Alibaba joined!
Because Alibaba also felt that nothing made money as fast as finance as e-commerce!
The final outcome is well-known to later generations...

In fact, all internet companies eventually have their own financial products, including lending, mobile payments, wealth management, etc.

But a company, just like a country, must never forget its roots.

Forgetting one's roots means entering a countdown to death.

Therefore, Zhang Yuan decided to target Hua Yi by focusing on her "forgetting her roots"!

Old Han came to mediate the fight, but judging from his tone, he was not only dissatisfied with himself, but also with Hua Yi.

Because China Film Group has shares in film companies across the Taiwan Strait, it also bears some of the losses caused by Huang Xiaoming's departure from the production team.

This is the benefit of left-right cooperation: we all prosper together, and we all suffer together.

Since you have grievances, don't blame me for making a fuss about it!

Zhang Yuan racked his brains and decided to plant a "thorn" in Lao Han's heart.

Unlike Zhang Yimou, who is known for his honesty, Han Han is a seasoned veteran.

However, it is not without weaknesses.

"Mr. Han, I'll do whatever you say. I'll get the film 'Love in Space' done right away."

"For other plays... it depends on the situation; I can't be the only one making concessions."

"You too..." Old Han understood what he meant; it wasn't just me who had to make concessions, Huayi also had to make concessions.

At least it won't interfere with my people filming anymore.

"You set an example, and I'll guarantee the rest."

"Stop attacking each other all the time, focus on expanding the market, understand?"

"Of course, I definitely support your idea," Zhang Yuan first declared his loyalty, then lowered his tone and said obsequiously.

"Our work in the film industry on both sides of the Taiwan Strait also depends on your help."

"Without your support, there would be no company, no me today, and no opportunity to produce so many excellent works."

Old Han is a man who "loves to make a name for himself," which is typical of leaders.

"Hahaha... You know that's good." That made him feel better.

Older people need to be coaxed, just like children.

But flattery wasn't the goal; it was just a starting point. Zhang Yuan continued.

"Speaking of this, I'd like to make a statement to you." His attitude suddenly became formal.

"The film industry on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will always welcome you."

“If you are available at any time, I would love to have you join the company as a full-time consultant.”

"I guarantee you the best treatment in the entire industry."

"I will always be your student!"

"Alright, alright, don't say such nonsense. What are you talking about?" Old Han felt relieved, but he just brushed him off casually.

After giving a few more instructions, he hung up the phone.

"Now that the thorns are in, let's see how Hua Yi performs." Zhang Yuan smacked his lips a few times, quite satisfied.

The mines he planted only worked if the opponent cooperated.

How can a landmine explode if the enemy doesn't step on it?
With not many scenes left to film, Zhang Yuan relaxed a bit.

It's almost over.

Not only is there great physical stress, but also great psychological stress, with the fear that something else might go wrong.

After this filming is finished, I need to take a few days to rest.

The early films featured more action scenes, but now there are more dramatic scenes.

In the police station scene, Zhang Yuan and his "eldest disciple" Huang Liang, who is now Xie Gongzi, are locked together in a small, iron-barred cell.

The Hong Kong British government, of course, used the British system, requiring bail for release from prison.

This system can be traced back to the property security system of ancient Rome.

But when it came into the hands of the Anssa people, it gradually changed and became something like "penalty money".

China does not have bail, but it does have security deposit. They sound similar, but there is a big difference.

The maximum limit is only 2 yuan, and it does not apply to economic crimes or serious criminal offenses.

Why do rich people all want to go abroad? Because the West is really good to the rich. The bail system is a manifestation of this at the judicial level. With money, you can do whatever you want.

Just sitting in this scene, Zhang Yuan could feel the frustration of being controlled by others.

The people of Hong Kong had a hard time, having to depend on the whims of the colonizers.

In the script, Master Hong asks Master Ye to pay a monthly membership fee of 100 yuan, but Master Ye disagrees, and the two almost have a falling out.

Master Ye thought Master Hong was taking the opportunity to make money, but in fact, the 100 yuan was "protection money" paid to the foreigner.

Master Hong is actually a good person, very responsible, and protects his fellow martial arts practitioners.

From this perspective, this character is more like Sammo Hung.

"You promised to teach me a few tricks, but you won't even do that. You're so stingy," Nicholas Tse complained while waiting backstage.

Seeing how well he performed in action scenes, she kept pestering him to practice, and she brought it up several times.

“I’m already your eldest disciple, yet there’s no master-disciple relationship between us.”

"Hey, don't call me the 'eldest disciple,' I'm just a 'eldest disciple' in name only," Zhang Yuan quickly made an excuse to refuse.

I can't exactly tell you that you're not good enough and I can't teach you.

Ip Man has one thing in common with Guo Degang.

It's not that he's wearing a long gown, nor is he short.

Instead, they're taking on apprentices!

The Deyuan Society was known for its constant presence of Yu Qian, while its senior disciples came and went.

According to Teacher Guo's temperament, the family tree has to be revised every year because the position of the eldest brother is constantly being filled by new candidates.

It's this one minute, and that the next.

But no matter who the senior brother is, the one standing inside the table is Brother Qian.

The empress remains unchanged, but the crown prince changes every day.

The same thing happened with Ip Man.

According to seniority and the year of instruction, the true eldest disciple should be Guo Fu from Foshan.

Ip Man personally taught him the secret martial arts manual and personally instructed him for 8 months.

After returning to Hong Kong, he told his disciples, "The true lineage of Wing Chun can be found in Kwok Fu."

It means if you want to learn, you can find him, just like me.

However, Guo Fu later left the martial arts industry and went to farm due to financial difficulties.

Then came Hong Kong, where his eldest disciple was named Leung Sheung.

The character Huang Liang in the film is actually a combination of Huang Chunliang and Liang Xiang.

However, Liang Xiang's abilities were average, and he was not very famous.

Then there's Wong Shun Leung, who is highly talented and strong in actual combat, and is known as the "King of Hand-Talking".

More importantly, Bruce Lee's Wing Chun was taught to him by Wong Shun Leung!
Therefore, in order to help Wing Chun gain fame, it was necessary to associate it with the international superstar Bruce Lee, so Wong Shun Leung was promoted to the position of senior brother.

This is similar to how a prince, after becoming crown prince and eventually ascending the throne, posthumously honors his birth mother.

Both the Ming and Qing dynasties produced "good grandsons" who contributed to their fathers' succession to the throne.

It's not that Emperor Yongzheng and Emperor Zhu Gaochi were incompetent; they were quite capable. However, they certainly benefited from their sons' success. The same goes for the Xie family. If it weren't for their good son, Xie Xian, they would have been utterly disgraced long ago.

It's similar on Lao Han's side. Zhang Yuan addresses him as his mentor, and since he's doing well, Lao Han also gains prestige.

He filmed until evening, and after resting, his assistant came to his side with his phone.

"Is it important or not?" Zhang Yuan looked up.

"beautiful."

"What are you saying... Do I have any unattractive people around me?" Zhang Yuan said irritably, taking the item.

I called back, and it was Fan Xiaopang's number.

That's not wrong of the assistant to describe it.

However, there seems to be some doubt about Fan Bingbing's identity and status.

"What does Mr. Fan want to see me about?"

"Hehehe, I like hearing that title." Fan Bingbing let out a silvery laugh.

Everyone is happy to receive compliments, whether it's Fan Bingbing or Han Han.

Moreover, Fan Bingbing is very career-oriented, and she is quite proud of this career-related title.

Everyone has a good point.

"Let me be frank, I know you're busy," Fan Bingbing said chuckled, then spoke swiftly.

"Xiaoming contacted me and asked me to apologize to you. I'm sorry."

“You and him are fine. I know this time it wasn’t his fault, so don’t blame him.”

Zhang Yuan kept his word and secured the role of Yang Tianbao.

Upon seeing this, Huang Xiaoming, ever the tactful one, came over to greet him.

But he wasn't completely naive; he knew that contacting him directly wasn't a good idea, given the many conflicts he had with his own boss.

They found a middleman to pass on the message, and that's how they got to this person.

"Okay, I will pass it on."

"But I have a question. Are you sure it's because of Xiaoming? Or maybe you have designs on his girlfriend?" Fan Bingbing asked in a sharp tone.

A woman's intuition is often very accurate; she always senses something is wrong.

Zhang Yuan answered without any hesitation.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

"Brother Xiaoming is a really nice guy, I wouldn't want to ruin his relationship."

"But let me tell you a secret, this Miss Yang did indeed contact me privately and proposed some... terms of exchange, you know what I mean."

"But I don't like girls who are too skinny. I prefer girls who are curvy like you."

Are you saying I'm fat?

"I mean, the parts that should be round are round."

It's better to tell the truth; that will eliminate any concerns.

"I'll take that as a compliment," Fan Bingbing thought. That made more sense.

With his current fame and wealth, even if he didn't want to, a group of people would voluntarily flock around him.

Besides, I've met Xiaoming's boyfriend before; he's no pushover.

What he said makes sense.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore, let's get down to business."

“There’s one more thing.” Her tone turned serious.

“You previously said that you wanted the cosmetics company to participate in Taobao’s Double 11 event.”

"I had someone contact them and apply."

"The result was that the other party rejected it."

Zhang Yuan cracked his knuckles: "What's the reason?"

"The brand has been established for too short a time and there are no sales records from previous years, so we cannot guarantee that we can meet the minimum sales performance standard," Fan Bingbing said with a worried expression.

Zhang Yuan nodded, agreeing that the reply was reasonable.

At this point, Taobao is still quite strict in its review of merchants participating in the Double 11 shopping festival.

Unlike later, when there were as many as 18 participating merchants, at which point almost anyone could come.

There are only a few hundred companies now, so the review process must be very strict.

“I heard that Huayi and Ali have been getting closer recently.”

"Could it be that the conflict between you and Hua Yi will prevent this from happening?" Fan Bingbing raised her concerns.

Zhang Yuan remained silent for a long time, then pondered for a while.

"probably not."

"You need to figure out who's bigger, Huayi or Ali."

"Only the small listen to the big, not the big listen to the small."

"So, every time you see me, do you use your brain to think, or do you use Xiao Zhang's thinking?"

Zhang Yuan: …

"Men and businesses are different."

When a man sees a beautiful woman, his intelligence drops all the way down to his prostate.

"In short, I don't think Alibaba will help Huayi get revenge or cause trouble."

"They don't have that much free time."

Zhang Yuan understood that reasonable suspicion was acceptable.

However, we must not be easily frightened and jump to conclusions.

Otherwise, it would be the same as how Hua Yi handled Huang Xiaoming's case.

They insist on portraying giants like Alibaba as enemies, as if they believe that Alibaba is harming them.

That's not paranoia.

The cosmetics company has only been established for a short time; in other people's eyes, it's just a drop in the ocean. Who has time to target you?

One should not underestimate oneself, but neither should one be too arrogant.

If you feel that others are trying to harm you, and you act with this mindset, your actions will become distorted.

"Don't worry too much. In my opinion, it's just a coincidence."

"You continue with your application, and I'll try my best to see if there's any way."

"If it really doesn't work out, then forget it, we can try again next year."

"You have a good attitude." Seeing his attitude, Fan Xiaopang stopped talking about company matters.

But soon, she asked again with a worried expression.

Do you think this matter is over?

"What ends?"

"Have you and Huayi really reconciled?"

"A complete reconciliation is impossible unless one side is completely defeated!" Zhang Yuan concluded on this matter.

how?

Can the two sides still be divided and governed separately along the river?
Or will it be a tripartite balance of power?

The Three Kingdoms period was a tripartite balance of power, but ultimately the Jin Dynasty unified the three kingdoms.

Ultimately, there will definitely be a winner and a loser; it's just a matter of whether it's a complete victory or a pyrrhic victory.

"As long as you know."

"Because during my conversation with Xiaoming earlier, I overheard something." Fan Ye didn't know whether to breathe a sigh of relief or not.

Ambitiousness is indeed very attractive, but it's a dangerous kind of attractiveness.

"How to say?"

"Xiao Ming said that when he was having dinner with his colleagues, they mentioned that the boss seemed to be planning to withdraw the application for the Hundred Flowers Award."

"It's because of your Best Actor nomination for 'The Message'."

"Oh, interesting." Zhang Yuan was pleased rather than angry.

"I think they're not just planning to withdraw the nomination for this film."

"They're probably trying to cut off my path to winning awards!" (End of Chapter)