Actor: Thank you.

You seem particularly excited today.

Evening, in the hotel room.

Elizabeth, her face glistening with sweat, stroked his cheek.

"Aren't you the same?" Zhang Yuan then helped her smooth the strands of golden hair on her forehead that were damp with sweat.

"Of course!" The foreign woman straddled his waist with her long, white legs.

Zhang Yuan was happy because his family had fallen for his trap.

There's only one thing he needs to do next.

Wait!
Wait for the other party's reaction.

Based on his understanding of Vin Diesel, this man was not one to hold back or remain calm.

Therefore, action is inevitable.

Haha, this film crew seems to be too quiet and peaceful.

Peace and tranquility are good, but if this tranquility cannot be used to my advantage, then let chaos reign!

As an investor, if I can't guarantee that the production crew will be peaceful, can't I also guarantee that the production crew will be in chaos?
People don't get tired when they're doing bad things, so he was quite excited today.

Even the foreign girls were happy with all the fuss.

"Is it because of the film crew that you're happy, and it's related to the giant rock?" The witch squinted and thought for a moment.

It's already quite an achievement to guess the general direction correctly.

"Not entirely. Let's not talk about that. You seem very excited today, what's up?"

The other person's gaze was sticky, and they moved a little closer to him.

We're just a hair's breadth away from entering negative distance again.

"My vacation is almost over, and the film crew in North America is about to start shooting."

"So I plan to go to the city and the beach again tomorrow, and then I'll go home."

Oh, eat your fill before you leave, I understand.

"So, you want to..." she said softly, hesitantly but with a hint of expectation.

"If... you have time, would you like to come to my house?"

"Didn't you say you wanted to meet my family, sister?"

This is considered a fairly formal invitation, both domestically and internationally.

It's just not as formal as meeting the parents in China.

Being able to participate in family gatherings indicates that you have been formally accepted as a partner by your partner.

“No,” Zhang Yuan said gently.

"The matter concerning your sister has caused a conflict between us."

"I hope our relationship can be purer."

"Let's settle things between the two of us first, and then we can consider seeing our families once everything is completely settled."

He doesn't have time to go right now.

Even if I had the time, I couldn't, so I made up an excuse.

"Okay." The other person nodded and readily agreed.

Zhang Yuan frowned, feeling that the other party had agreed a little too quickly.

Is the witch testing me...?

It seems the unresolved issue is still there; she said this to gauge his reaction.

If he's really excited to go, the other party will probably find an excuse to decline.

He said he didn't want to go, but instead felt at ease, realizing that he had fallen for her because of her.

Successful women are not fools; they are all shrewd.

Zhang Yuan pretended not to notice, perhaps it was a rare moment of ignorance.

Anyway, I didn't plan to marry her. Living with such a smart woman who is loyal to her family would be exhausting.

Not long after, just as the two were starting their third playthrough, a sudden phone call interrupted their game.

Zhang Yuan completely ignored it.

A rocket launch cannot be interrupted; it could easily explode.

But when he ignored them, the other party persisted.

"Hello, where is that?"

"Hey, I'm Murray."

The caller was a film producer.

"Hello, what can I do for you so late?" Zhang Yuan asked in a seemingly friendly tone, but immediately changed the subject.

"You interrupted my date with a very beautiful lady, which is very impolite."

"I came to find you because..."

"Did you hear what I said?" Zhang Yuan interrupted the other person directly: "I said you interrupted my date, and that makes me very unhappy."

"I'm sorry about this." The producer was forced to take the lead by being pushed to his head.

"I accept your apology. Now let's get down to business."

I'll use my status as an investor to pressure you, so what!

I'll keep you quiet for now so we can continue talking.

This is Old Fan's backer; he called almost certainly because he was looking for his family's chivalrous friend.

Establish a psychological advantage first in the following conversation.

Elizabeth, standing to the side, didn't find his assertiveness repulsive; instead, she found it quite masculine.

Perhaps this is what Gadot meant when she said that every woman longs to be conquered, at least Western women do.

"I received news that you and director Justin Lin are discussing the direction of your next project."

"Indeed, it was just an informal discussion."

"It also contains information about the protagonist's death, right?" Murray asked sharply.

Zhang Yuan deliberately paused for a long time before answering.

“These things can’t be explained over the phone.”

"It's okay, I need to catch the next flight to the Rio film set right now."

"Alright then, let's talk face to face." Zhang Yuan said, then tossed his phone down.

Ha, you think you're so great, calling for reinforcements to come and confront me?
"You don't seem to be feeling well. Who disturbed us?" Xiaobai asked as she drank water to replenish her fluids.

"Producer," he said casually.

"Zhang, do you know that in Hollywood, it's producer responsibility system, and producers have a lot of power?"

"Even if you are an investor, you have to respect the producer's opinion, otherwise the production team will be paralyzed."

Elizabeth patiently explained to him, afraid that he didn't understand the seriousness of the matter.

“It’s alright,” he said casually. “It’s not that I don’t understand North America.”

"It's that you North Americans have never tried to understand China."

That's arrogance.

"Do you know that the concept of 'aggression' has never existed in ancient China?"

"That is to say, we only invade others, and we never invade others."

"Huh?" Bai Niu didn't understand.

So how did a country that doesn't invade others manage to have a land area of ​​960 million square kilometers, and that's not even at its peak?

At its peak, it controlled an area of ​​over ten million square kilometers.

An old Jewish man held up a Bible and said that the world was his promised land.

If I pull out the Book of Songs, specifically the Lesser Odes, and point to the lines "Under the whole heaven, all land belongs to the king; on the shores of the whole land, all people are subjects of the king," you'll explode.

Moreover, since ancient times, China has possessed nine continents, and now the earth still owes us two more continents.

China has never invaded other countries, because that would not be considered aggression.

This is called "disobeying the king's rule".

It's called "punishing the guilty and rescuing the people".

It was called "Conquering the Rebellious".

It's called "recovering lost territory".

My heart and actions are as clear as a mirror, and all my deeds are for the sake of justice.

Those who do not submit to the king's rule are barbarians.

Educating barbarians is to act as a shepherd on behalf of Heaven, spreading knowledge and virtue—a great merit.

The next day, in the morning.

When he arrived on set, he found the entire crew in a low mood.

"Murray is here," Gadot whispered to him.

Zhang Yuan glanced back at him.

Well, if you're going to do things this way, then I'll have to treat you better.

It's a good thing I didn't waste my time on you.

If someone offers a word of advice instead of keeping their distance, that shows they have a conscience.

Zhang Yuan, unhurried, first found Lin Yibin and Jushi.

"The producer has arrived."

"Vin Diesel called me here."

The two already knew, and their expressions weren't good.

"I want to make one thing clear right now."

"I discussed it with the director. The script that showed Dom's death was a fake script made for publicity purposes."

"Boulder, do you understand?"

Johnson rolled his eyes, then nodded vigorously.

It was actually fake from the beginning; it's just that the people involved didn't have equal access to information.

But he said it like that, especially in front of Justin Lin, which made Boulder believe it was true, but now he's found an excuse to lie and exonerate the others.

"Just understand this, and you'll be fine. I'll take care of the rest. You don't need to worry."

Soon, the producer rushed to the set, and his assistant called everyone over for a meeting.

Arriving at the rest area, Zhang Yuan, Dwayne Johnson, Justin Lin, Murray, Vin Diesel, and other key members of the production team were all there.

From a distance, Zhang Yuan also caught a glimpse of Elizabeth watching from the outside of the film set.

She had originally planned to go to the city for fun, but she was a little worried, so she came over to check on things.

Women are better; after sleeping with them, there's always some affection involved.

“I came here today to find out something,” Murray said, frowning.

"Zhang, I heard you're thinking of teaming up with director Justin Lin to give the male lead in this series a death ending?"

Paul straightened up abruptly and stared intently at him.

No, buddy...we're doing pretty well together, why are you trying to kill me?
Zhang Yuan shook his head slightly. You're overthinking it.

I am not a tyrannical and incompetent ruler; how could I wrongly kill a loyal and virtuous person?

“Yes.” Zhang Yuan looked at the sulking Vin Diesel with great interest, and then readily admitted it.

"I want to know, why did you do this?"

Why would the director cooperate with you?

"No, no, no," Zhang Yuan interrupted, standing up.

Before you ask this question, I'd like to ask something first.

The group sat in a circle, and he slowly got up and walked away.

"The so-called script that I discussed with director Justin Lin is known to only a few people."

"And there is only one document record."

"I'd like to ask, Murray, how did you find out about this?"

"That's not important."

"No, this is very important!" Zhang Yuan suddenly raised his voice and continued walking slowly.

"We've been keeping this a secret, so why was it leaked?"

"Unless someone has peeked at this document I carry with me."

"But I carry it with me at all times, so how did some people manage to see it?" As Zhang Yuan finished speaking, he also landed, standing right behind Vin Diesel.

"So I'm now asking the production crew to review the surveillance footage from the last few days!"

“That has nothing to do with what I’m talking about,” Murray said again.

Zhang Yuan didn't argue with him at all, and emphasized it again.

"As an investor, I demand to view the film crew's surveillance footage!"

"Right now!"

"Zhang..." Old Fan sensed something was wrong and called out softly.

"When we're on set, please address each other by our titles." Zhang Yuan looked down at the big guy: "I'm speaking to you as an investor, not an actor."

Don't even mention calling him Zhang, calling him Dad won't work!

Check the surveillance footage, right now.

Zhang Yuan gave Lin Yibin a wink, and the other man immediately understood.

The boulder stared blankly at him.

what?
Why are these Chinese people, who were so polite to me before, now so intimidating?

He didn't know and thought Zhang Yuan was only doing 150 squats.

Little did people know that what he was carrying wasn't a barbell, but rather the entire Chinese entertainment industry, encompassing two capitals and thirteen provinces.

The results of checking the surveillance footage clearly indicate an opinion.

The fact that Lao Fan's assistant had previously searched his bag was now clearly exposed.

"When I first joined the crew and was working with Universal, I thought the biggest challenge for the crew would be box office revenue."

Zhang Yuan feigned deep remorse.

"With the box office going up, I thought the biggest challenge would be how to make a sequel."

"The sequel is going smoothly, but how to further expand the creative space for the crew has become a major concern."

"But I'm becoming clearer and clearer about it now."

"The real problem for 'Fast & Furious' isn't outside, but right here on set," Zhang Yuan said, slamming his hands heavily onto Lao Fan's shoulders from behind.

"Right here!"

"Among my dearest relatives and friends, brothers and sisters."

"Murray, as the producer, I want to ask you something."

"How should we handle this situation when it happens on set?"

"An assistant dared to steal important financial information from investors."

"What if I have important documents for other investment projects in my bag?"

"Fortunately, it's not an important document, right?" The other party wanted to downplay the issue.

"Oh, so you think that the appearance of a script depicting Tang's death is not an important document or a big deal?" Zhang Yuan stared intently at the producer.

If it's important, what should the assistant say, and how should the assistant's boss, Old Fan, handle it?

If it's not important, why did you come here in such a menacing manner today?

The one-track mind has become blocked at both ends.

"Fan, why don't you tell me why your assistant went through my personal belongings?"

"Please give me a reasonable explanation?"

“If you don’t give it to me, I’ll demand a reasonable explanation from Universal Pictures.” Zhang Yuan’s fingers tapped on his shoulder.

"You framed me!" Old Fan suddenly stood up, veins bulging.

Then I saw Zhang Yuan clench his ten fingers one by one, while twisting his neck.

He sat down.

If you can't do it with words, try something with force.

It turns out that even martial arts won't work...

Did I ask your assistant to go through my bag?

"Should I ask you to ask Murray to come to the set?"

"Furthermore, I can tell you all this clearly."

"This was originally just a publicity plan."

"It was a publicity stunt that director Justin Lin and I discussed, using the death of the main character to increase the film's attention."

"I am discussing this with the director as an investor."

"I don't need to inform the rest of the crew before I get the results."

"Once the results are in, I only need to inform Universal Pictures, not anyone else on the crew."

This is called procedural justice. Once someone assumes the identity of an investor, they are no longer responsible to the actors on set; they only need to communicate with the production company.

"I never expected that a publicity plan that was still in the confidential stage would expose the despicable nature of some people."

My heart is filled with the entire nation, unlike yours which only cares about the gains and losses of one or two counties.

"I originally just wanted to promote it."

"Now I need to seriously consider and discuss with Universal Pictures whether certain people are suitable to continue in their leading roles."

Old Fan and the producer understood that he was making a blatant threat.

I'm going to hold onto this issue.

Taking the case to Global Times will only result in two outcomes.

Help the other person or help yourself.

If I help the other side, then I'll rebel, we can stop filming, and we'll all lose money together.

If you want to help me, then we'll have to talk about it.

Murray knew things were going badly; he was under the influence of the "I'm in the wrong" debuff.

"I don't think it's necessary to make such a fuss."

"If it's just a publicity plan, then I misunderstood," Murray quickly tried to explain.

"As for Fan's assistant, I believe it was his personal behavior, he must be fired, and he should never appear on the set of 'Fast & Furious' again."

Sacrificing subordinates in times of trouble and making them take the blame is the same in every country.

“We Chinese have always been magnanimous.” Zhang Yuan did not directly state whether he approved of the handling method.

"I have always believed that the primary task of a film crew is to make the film better and make more money."

"I think the fight scenes between Van and Dwayne were quite exciting."

"If this one is successful, the next one can present more of this kind of content."

"The audience should enjoy watching it."

“I think so too,” Murray immediately chimed in. “The Rock is a beloved actor and deserves more screen time.”

Old Fan gritted his teeth, and the producer immediately gave him a wink.

If one character has more screen time, someone else has to have less.

Now this Chinese guy is clearly going to support the boulder, and there's no use gritting your teeth, since he's already got something on you.

"Yes, I agree with you."

"Also, the plot about the protagonist's death should be very useful as a promotional tool."

"But whether it will become a formal plot point, I think, depends on how the work develops afterward."

"If the box office is not good, it is a good way to stimulate the audience."

"Morley, what do you think?" Zhang Yuan asked in a "kind" manner.

Even if it never becomes a reality, Zhang Yuan wants to make the fact that the character was killed off into a Damocles' sword, forever hanging over Vin Diesel's head.

And the rope that holds the sword must be in my hands.

"Well... we can discuss this as an alternative. After all, nothing is impossible in a script." The producer agreed on the surface, as long as it wasn't written as a reality.

But Old Fan didn't think so!
Just as loyalty can be absolute, it can also be absolutely disloyal.

Not completely opposing is the same as not opposing at all.

Then I'll be out of luck?
The same applies to boulders.

As long as the producer doesn't completely reject it, I have a chance to take his place.

People in the world of fame and fortune are all impatient and restless.

The boulder smiled at Zhang Yuan.

You know what, it's small in size but has a lot of energy.

I underestimated his abilities.

It seems there's a reason why they can make money.

I'm sure I won't lose out by siding with him.

“I think everyone is gathered here for the good of the production crew,” Zhang Yuan said, his tone softening.

"We are the best team and the best artists."

"We should get along like a family."

"Family members should be forgiven for minor mistakes."

"But the premise is that you must sincerely repent and apologize earnestly."

"But before that, now that everyone has arrived, there's something I'd like to bring up again."

As Zhang Yuan spoke, he pulled the Xiaomi model phone out of his pocket.

"Regarding matters related to mobile phone brand integration."

"We didn't reach an agreement during the dinner a few days ago."

"Now let's have a formal discussion." (End of Chapter)