Actor: Thank you.

February 2nd, Lunar New Year's Eve.

"call!"

Zhang Yuan rubbed his hands together and returned to his small courtyard house near Nanluoguxiang around eight o'clock in the evening.

He took out his keys and opened the door.

It was Chinese New Year, and everyone in his family had gone home for the holiday, so no one opened the door for him.

Not to mention home, even the airport is much less crowded.

At this time, he was the only passenger in the business class of the plane.

Those who could go home have already gone home.

Over the next few days, the entire land of China will fall into a brief period of "rest," bidding farewell to the usual hustle and bustle.

pat!

The key slipped from my grasp and fell to the ground.

"It's fucking cold!" he cursed as he picked up the key and shoved it into the keyhole.

Some say that dropping the keys is a sign of a stroke, but Zhang Yuan has no doubt about himself.

He knew perfectly well that it was simply because of the cold weather and he was freezing.

It wasn't that he was confident in his physical abilities; it was simply because after entering the room, he went to urinate and searched for a long time before almost failing to find the equipment.

Any man who has been to the North knows what I mean – he'd freeze to death.

After urinating, I felt even colder, as the little heat I had left was expelled from my body.

Upon arriving in the kitchen, I first turned on the hot water to rinse off and warm myself up.

The aunt bought groceries several days in advance.

I also prepared ingredients such as cabbage, frozen tofu, vermicelli, and mutton so that he could have hot pot when he came back.

That way we won't have to do it again.

Pour in water, light the charcoal, stir the sesame paste, and turn on the TV.

The Spring Festival Gala has already started.

Just as a group conversation ended.

It's a program led by Jiang Kun, who loves singing revolutionary songs. I guess I won't watch it, to save myself the trouble.

Zhang Yuan glanced at the program schedule online and felt a little disappointed.

The opening performance was a song and dance, featuring several familiar faces.

Dong Jie, Han Geng, Zhou Dongyu, and Dou Xiao also appeared together on the Spring Festival Gala for their performance in "Under the Hawthorn Tree".

Zhang Yimou still knows how to promote people.

The key thing is that he wants to see Teacher Yin Tao.

Ever since he had a “deep” encounter with Sister Xu Qing, he has been particularly interested in women with a figure that… well, you could call them heavy tanks, but rather infantry fighting vehicle-sized.

She has breasts and hips, her waist isn't particularly slim, she's fleshy, but incredibly alluring.

Teacher Yin Tao and Xu Qing are similar in type.

When I was young, I liked fair-skinned, thin, and slender women.

But as they mature a little, they come to understand the benefits of women having flesh.

And this show even features flight attendant uniforms...

It's okay if you don't see her. The next skit is starring Teacher Da Bai.

After watching the program, he sent Li Xiaoran a message to wish her a Happy New Year.

"I really enjoyed your performance on the Spring Festival Gala. Happy New Year!"

I put down my phone and started cooking mutton in a hot pot.

Not long after, my phone rang.

"Happy New Year!
Li Xiaoran, who just came off the show, called him back.

"Hello, thank you for your hard work, working during the Chinese New Year."

"That's good, time to go home... By the way, how have you been lately?"

"pretty good."

Are you busy?

"good."

Do you set off firecrackers during Chinese New Year?

"They don't allow it here at my house."

I wasn't talking about setting off fireworks.

Zhang Yuan: …

We need to find a warm place.

In addition, I missed the opportunity in Northeast China because of the paparazzi incident.

"I have two hours of downtime to fire the cannon."

"I'll come right away!"

Anyway, she said she broke up with her boyfriend, so I took the opportunity to kick him as much as I wanted.

Zhang Yuan quickly ate to conserve his energy.

Less than half an hour later, there was a knock on the door.

Upon opening the door, I saw Teacher Da Bai, who was already snow-white, but was made even whiter by the cold weather.

"New Year... Ah, hahaha."

What are you waiting for? Let's get started!
There's a saying that absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Once people are familiar with each other, they can cooperate effectively, and the expectation of finding beautiful memories from the past adds to their motivation.

Unfortunately, not even two hours had passed, and their phones started ringing non-stop in less than an hour.

Various New Year's greetings and well wishes.

Da Bai is also urging her to go to parties and family dinners.

Her relatives were all at the restaurant, waiting for her to come out of CCTV so they could have a get-together.

She rushed over to Zhang Yuan's side.

I knew what kind of woman she was; calling her love-struck wouldn't be wrong.

Family can wait; let's set off a few big fireworks first.

She hurriedly tidied herself up, put on her clothes, dusted off her long hair, and complained.

"There weren't any New Year's gifts either."

"Didn't I treat you to a lot of food?"

She licked her lips, gritted her teeth in dissatisfaction, and then suddenly reached out and hugged him.

"Or I can tell my family that I have a cold and can't go."

"Stay here for the night."

Zhang Yuan: …

I can't tell if you're really love-struck or just lusting after my body.

“Family is more important, trust me.” He patted the other person on the back.

"Are you holding a grudge against me for not telling you before I got a boyfriend?" Da Bai asked, feeling a little guilty.

"Uh..." He was thinking about how to answer.

But in those few seconds of hesitation, the other party felt that they had guessed correctly.

"Don't be angry, okay?"

"Why don't you bully me a little? Would that make you feel better?"

"Take a small leather whip and give me a few lashes," she said, her eyes filled with seductive allure.

Tsk tsk tsk... Zhang Yuan thought it wasn't a bad idea after hearing this.

"How about now?" she brought up the topic of spending the night again.

"It's bad luck to hit someone during the Chinese New Year," Zhang Yuan said, still trying to avoid the issue.

It took a lot of persuasion, like seeing her off three times and asking her to come back four times, before I finally got her to leave.

Zhang Yuan felt that the neighborhood committee's decision not to allow firecrackers during the Spring Festival was reasonable, as they could easily cause fires.

Desire is also fire.

Calm down. Don't be fooled by how close she is now. Who knows, she might find someone else someday... Sigh, does this mean I've been played by a woman again?

Are you trying to use me for the New Year?

The key is that Li Xiaoran is the type who will still be top-notch even in her forties or fifties, so she won't suffer any losses anyway.

We had some more mutton hot pot to replenish our energy.

On TV, He Yunwei, the "traitor," was performing a crosstalk routine with his partner.

If Teacher Guo saw this, he would probably be gritting his teeth in anger.

But this traitor's appearance on the Spring Festival Gala was also due to his own maneuvering.

After all, he demanded the rebellion, so he had to offer some benefits.

Jia Lin and Jia Sheng will also be on the show to perform crosstalk later.

The Spring Festival Gala is getting worse every year.

Even Zhao Benshan couldn't do it. This year he made "My Old Classmate," but the quality is less than half of his peak.

Even so, it's still much better than other programs.

Oh well, let's just enjoy it while it lasts.

Although Teacher Zhao's performance wasn't great, this year was his last time on the Spring Festival Gala.

Because that powerful woman is coming next year.

He used those lousy TV programs as background noise, constantly answering phone calls, sending text messages, and exchanging New Year's greetings.

"Wishing you prosperity!" Jiang Zhiqiang, who was far away in Hong Kong, also called him.

People in the south prefer the phrase "Gong Xi Fa Cai" (Wishing you prosperity) to "Happy New Year".

Otherwise, they wouldn't be so good at making money, constantly talking about how they make money.

This is also why Andy Lau will never fade into obscurity.

Every year-end requires "thawing," and everyone has to listen to "Gong Xi Fa Cai" (Wishing You Prosperity) several times.

Like Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You," this is an annual retirement anthem.

"Let's get rich together."

"Having a big meal?"

"No fancy meal, just hot pot and watching the Spring Festival Gala." "Great! We're not really used to watching the Spring Festival Gala." Boss Jiang said honestly, "Anyway, let's all get rich in the new year."

"Okay."

"By the way, you said you'd go and handle Zhang Yimou, how did the talks go?"

"It's settled," Zhang Yuan replied with a smile.

"Yeah, what was the result?"

"It's settled."

"I'm asking..." Jiang Zhiqiang thought to himself, "Why is it so difficult to communicate?" But then he suddenly paused, stunned.

wrong!

I can't say much about Zhang Yuan, but his communication skills are always excellent.

"you mean."

“I’ve reached an agreement with Zhang Yimou,” Zhang Yuan replied calmly but with unwavering confidence.

Each word was like the most beautiful firework during the Spring Festival, exploding in Jiang Zhiqiang's heart.

"Really?"

"Yeah, it took me several days to get home."

If it weren't for him, would I have had to shiver and go home on New Year's Eve?
Jill almost froze to death.

Fortunately, Baymax was warm enough to successfully turn the popsicle into an electric kettle.

"You're telling the truth, you really are!"

Jiang Zhiqiang knew that he was never careless about important matters and had never disappointed people.

He is a man of his word, always keeping his promises and never failing.

He asked repeatedly, not out of disbelief, but out of excitement.

If Zhang Yimou were to join, the future of this film company would be immeasurably bright.

Having the support of a heavyweight figure makes all the difference!

Why do companies like Enlight Media and Pony Media face such a long and difficult road to going public?
It's because no top-tier figures joined.

Even after Zhang Yimou joined LeEco in his previous life and made a terrible film like "The Great Wall," it couldn't stop Jia Yueting from continuously attracting investment.

While we must adhere to the people-centered view of history, we must not adopt the hero-centered view of history.

But many large organizations rely on just one or two people to support them.

This is what is known as "a strong man falling from the sky".

If China didn't have teachers, even with all these other experts, could it still achieve anything?

Just like the Ming Dynasty, no matter how cruel Zhu Yuanzhang became later.

Without him, would the Ming Dynasty have existed with just those arrogant and fierce soldiers?
Old Zhu had a very strong strategic vision during the war.

Zhang Yimou is a strategic figure in the film industry on both sides of the Taiwan Strait!
He doesn't even have to do anything; he just needs to stand there and do the job.

Just like many time-honored brands that are left with only a signboard and whose dishes are a mess, it doesn't stop people from going there just for the signboard.

Jiang Zhiqiang was extremely excited.

This year was so awesome!

good sign!
It doesn't snow in Guangdong, but he seems to want to say that a timely snowfall promises a bumper harvest.

"That's great, that's great."

"I'll go tell the others now, and everyone can have a happy Chinese New Year."

"Thank you for your help."

"Oh, one more thing, do you know any car dealers?"

"Get me a Mercedes-Benz G-GLASS."

"A signing gift for Zhang Yimou."

This isn't just any G500; it has to be a G63 AMG.

Zhang Yimou's Cayennes all have eight-cylinder turbocharged engines.

Don't let his farmer-like appearance fool you; he loves luxury cars, and they have to be sporty luxury cars.

Getting a car in Guangdong province, plus their connections, is much cheaper than in Beijing.

A 10% difference in price for this car amounts to hundreds of thousands.

"Okay, I'll take care of it and put it in the company account."

It's just a Mercedes-Benz, it's worth it!

Zhang Yuan put down his phone, took out his notebook, and wrote down the tasks to be done.

We still need to rent a big villa for Zhang Yimou after the New Year.

Or we could buy one, so he can live there while we invest in ourselves.

After writing and drawing, he called Yang Siwei.

Happy New Year, and I need to talk to you about something.

The fat woman's heart skipped a beat.

Is it because they want me to work overtime on New Year's Eve?
"Don't worry, I'm not asking you to work overtime," Zhang Yuan interrupted him.

He had also worked as a laborer and knew what it felt like to be asked to work overtime during holidays.

Even if you become a capitalist, you can't bully others like you used to be.

Besides, if I make people work overtime during the Chinese New Year, they'll probably curse me behind my back for a whole year.

"Send me the Weibo account and password for Cross-Strait Film Industry, I want to send a message."

If the employees don't have to work overtime, then I, the boss, will work overtime myself. Is that alright?

After finishing my call with her, I called Xixi again.

"HELLO, Happy New Year!" The phone was answered quickly, and a cheerful and sweet voice came through, as if she had been waiting for him to call.

"Mmm, Happy New Year, where?"

"I bet it's at Grandma's place again."

"Yes, we just finished eating. What about you?"

“I ate too. Please send my regards to your mother, your maternal grandmother, and other relatives.”

“I will,” she replied playfully. “I’m wearing the red scarf you gave me last time.”

“Grandma said it’s festive and pretty,” she said, touching the scarf on her shoulder.

Even though it was quite warm inside, I couldn't bear to take it off.

“Next time I’ll knit one for your grandma too, and your mom will get one too,” Zhang Yuan replied casually, then his tone became slightly more formal.

"I'm calling not only to wish you a Happy New Year, but also to thank you."

"Thank you for helping me a lot."

"No way, it's always been you helping me and protecting me," Little Dragon Girl replied with a nasal tone.

"I should thank you, you always go along with me."

"No, I'm telling the truth." Zhang Yuan shook his head.

"Without you, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to sell my shares in the Tudou.com incident."

"Same now."

"what happened again?"

"It's nothing, just a bit of a sigh."

"If I can help you, I will do my best." She spoke with a little force, as if expressing her determination.

"You've already helped me."

It's about Zhang Yimou!

Yes, he got inside information and offered Zhang Yimou slightly better terms than Hua Yi did.

Director Feng's unexpected gift was a great help.

He tried everything to place wards, but someone suddenly became his teammate and shared vision of the local fountain.

But this does not guarantee victory.

Even Zhang Yimou was hesitant.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to spend so many days on this.

What truly secured his victory and made Zhang Yimou completely abandon Hua Yi was just a simple sentence.

Zhang Yimou felt a bit embarrassed to be working under this junior, and he had a mental block about it.

But with those words, he added an even bigger obstacle to Zhang Yimou's feelings towards Hua Yi!
At the end of that conversation, he pleaded and coaxed for a long time, and he and Zhang Yimou drank together until they were both quite drunk.

But the other party still did not budge.

"Director Zhang, I understand your thoughts."

"In terms of strength and capital, you think I can't compare to a listed company."

“I admit it,” Zhang Yuan replied honestly.

"But I'm not bad off either. Now that Youku has gone public, I can cash out a lot of money."

"In addition, if you are interested in Huayi, I think..." he said thoughtfully.

He lowered his head and remained silent, his eyes filled with an inexplicable hesitation.

"I don't know what terms they offered you, but..."

"forget it. I'm done here."

"What's wrong with you?" Old Zhang asked, curious when he saw him like this.

Just like a con artist trying to sell crutches, he first creates a smokescreen; the less he says, the more the other party wants to hear.

"Well... never mind, I'd better not say anything more."

"Let's talk about our own business."

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Speak up." Old Zhang had drunk so much that his head and neck had gotten bigger and thicker.

"Tsk..." Zhang Yuan sighed, looked at it a few times, and then said in a low voice.

"Have you forgotten the story of Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo?"

"What does that mean?" Zhang Yimou was even more confused.

Zhang Yuan shook his head and continued.

"Haven't you heard about Liu Qianqian's story?"

When Zhang Yimou heard the name, he was stunned for a moment, and then his expression changed drastically.

The delayed damage from the Oath of Luo River has officially triggered. (End of Chapter)