Actor: Thank you.

"Drinking milk tea again."

Not long after, Zhang Yuan went to a private room in a high-end restaurant and met Jay Chou, whom he hadn't seen for several months.

"You're not afraid of getting fat, there's so much sugar."

"I just love to drink, it's none of your business." Jay Chou said with a smile, and walked up to him and bumped fists with him.

"Hurry up and order the food. I haven't eaten yet."

Liu Pinyan and I worked all night last night.

Anu was full, but Zhang Yuan had consumed a lot of energy.

I was in a hurry to go out, after all, I had to race against time to enjoy happiness, so I was so busy that I didn't even have time to eat.

"I'd like to invite you to eat Taiwan cuisine." Jay Chou took the menu.

I've been eating Taiwan cuisine all night...

"But let's wait a moment." Jay Chou hesitated.

"There are still guests who haven't arrived yet."

"I don't care about you. No one can let me go hungry."

Zhang Yuan rubbed his arms and said, "Give me a bowl of beef noodles, please."

"Fine……"

Not long after, Zhang Yuan was slurping noodles.

A dusty middle-aged man, who had just got off the plane, was rushing over from the airport.

When I arrived at the door of the restaurant's private room, I smelled the aroma of noodles.

Push the door and enter.

"Mr. Jiang." Jay Chou stood up immediately.

Zhang Yuan also quickly sucked the noodles into his mouth, stood up and shook hands with the other party.

Jay Chou saw that there was a circle of red oil on his mouth, which was a bit embarrassing.

I thought to myself that this was the first time I met such an important person, and this was really inappropriate.

What if you make someone angry again like this? It will be so troublesome...

The person who came, the so-called big shot in Jay Chou's mouth, was the last person Zhang Yuan wanted to meet on this trip to Taiwan.

His name is Jiang Zhiqiang, and he is the boss of Hong Kong's Edko Films.

That’s right, he was the big boss who collaborated with Chen Long and was responsible for the distribution of Rush Hour 3 in Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China.

It is true that he is a big shot.

They have a large number of overseas distribution channels, especially those in overseas Chinese communities.

It also has close relationships with many cinema chains.

If domestic films want to go overseas, sell tickets and make box office revenue, it is one of the important channels.

So this time Jay Chou wanted to write and direct his own film, so he approached this person for collaboration.

And Jay Chou is also smart.

I heard that Zhang Yuan had some connection with China Film Group, and the two of them had a good relationship, so I also looked for him.

So the two investors of Jay Chou’s debut film, “Secret”, which he wrote and directed, are shaking hands in front of him now.

Jiang Zhiqiang is not tall but he is quite old.

Born in 53, he is now in his fifties.

But don't be fooled by his age, the recent years are the golden period of his career.

Because most of the works of two great directors, Zhang Yimou and Ang Lee, were distributed overseas by him.

This person caught up with, or rather participated in creating, the era of Chinese blockbusters.

"Hello, Mr. Jiang, nice to meet you." Zhang Yuan shook hands with the other party.

Jiang Zhiqiang looked at him briefly, then glanced at the noodles on the table which had been mostly eaten, and his expression suddenly became serious.

Jay Chou felt heartbroken upon seeing this.

He has become more knowledgeable in recent years and is no longer the young and naive person he was in his early years.

When I saw Boss Jiang's eyes, I thought to myself that you were already eating even though the guests hadn't arrived yet.

People who follow the rules will think you are disrespectful when they see you.

The two investors were unhappy before the film even started.

In the end, I am the unlucky one.

But things were not what he thought.

Jiang Zhiqiang frowned, then raised his hand to call the waiter and pointed at Zhang Yuan's half-empty bowl.

"Give me a bowl too, quickly."

Lao Jiang also came in a hurry, having not eaten yet.

People in their fifties will get stomach problems if they don’t eat soon.

Jay Chou glanced at the milk tea on his table.

In fact, he didn't eat either.

Waiting there.

"Is this the rule?"

"Changed?" Jay Chou shook his head in confusion.

In fact, it’s not the rules that have changed, it’s the people who have changed.

Have different attitudes towards different people.

To him, Jiang Zhiqiang is the boss and the financial sponsor.

For Zhang Yuan.

You are an investor, and I am also an investor.

You are the producer, and I am also the producer of a film now.

Aren't we both the same?

I can't force you to be lower than me just because you are older.

Besides, we still have to talk about business. If you start off by being timid, there's nothing to talk about.

Jiang Zhiqiang also saw the condition of the two.

I thought that even though we were of the same age, this guy was much more ruthless than Jay Chou.

I'm not afraid of seeing you.

After sitting down, the two ate noodles and chatted.

After meeting in person, Jiang Zhiqiang became more certain of his previous thoughts.

Zhang Yuan is not an ordinary young man.

In fact, they had already met.

He was responsible for the distribution of "Huo Yuanjia" and "Curse of the Golden Flower" in some regions behind the scenes.

In addition, because of what happened with Zhang Jing before, his impression of Zhang Yuan was both good and bad.

The good thing is that he is popular.

The bad thing is that I think he is not an "obedient" actor.

But now that I think about it, there are more good ingredients.

Because he will also be in the subsequent "Rush Hour 3", and we will have to rely on him to gain more box office revenue in mainland China.

Speaking of which...

"Mr. Jiang, I went to Mr. Yang Buting's place a while ago."

"I took the opportunity to chat with him and showed him the script of Rush Hour."

“There are still problems.”

"Oh, go ahead." Jiang Zhiqiang immediately moved closer.

“First of all, the villain in the film is the Triad, which is defined as a transnational criminal organization.”

"But in the film, the triad members are spread all over the mainland."

"So, the Triads are the Chinese mafia organizations?"

"You should know that China does not recognize the existence of any mafia organization. This does not conform to the external image requirements of the higher-ups."

“So it has to be changed.”

"And more." Zhang Yuan continued in one breath: "The film mentioned that China has 33 provinces in total."

“This is a big problem!”

"With this problem, the film will never be shown in mainland China."

"What do you mean?" Jiang Zhiqiang didn't understand.

"This part is missing from the script!" Zhang Yuan pointed around.

"Including Formosa, there should be 34 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions."

"Oh..." Jiang Zhiqiang is from Hong Kong and is not very familiar with this.

"Either we can say there are 34, or 35, 36, or 37. We can even include the island countries, South Korea, Vietnam, and Siam. Just treat it as an imaginary world."

"But the number 33 is the only one that doesn't work!"

Seeing Zhang Yuan's resolute attitude, Jay Chou seemed a little embarrassed.

After all, the mainstream media on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have completely different perceptions of whether it is 33 or 34.

"Okay, I understand. I will communicate with New Line together with Jackie."

Jiang Zhiqiang was very satisfied.

Chen Long said before that this guy took the initiative to take on the task of communicating with China Film and Radio, Film and Television.

He just thought the other party was bragging and trying to flatter himself so that he could appear capable enough to join the cast of "Rush Hour 3".

I didn't expect that they would actually find out something.

It's obvious that this content is no joke.

If it violates taboos, the film cannot be released in mainland China.

If the film cannot be released, both he and Chen Long will suffer losses and earn much less.

Jiang Zhiqiang felt that this boy was pretty good.

It can check and audit internally, and deal with foreigners externally.

I heard from Chen Long that this kid was frightened by those foreigners.

"So next, let's talk about "Secret"?"

"it is good."

The two of them turned their eyes to Jay Chou, who was startled and quickly took out the documents from his backpack.

"I'm the only one on the table, right?"

Looking at his aggrieved look, Zhang Yuan thought to himself, what nonsense!

We are both financial sponsors. You are a new director. If you are not my younger brother, then who will be my younger brother?

Jay Chou took out the complete script and plan that he had prepared long ago.

"The current estimated budget is 1200 million." Jay Chou said while looking into the eyes of the two men.

Seeing that neither of them had the slightest frown or unhappy look on their faces, he knew that the budget was not exaggerated.

Not only is it not an exaggeration, in Zhang Yuan's eyes, it is actually very little.

How much is Jay Chou worth now?
For "Curse of the Golden Flower", his salary was 1200 million.

Zhang Yuan only has 200 million, just a fraction of his.

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In "Secret", he is both the leading actor and the director. Logically, he should be able to get more than 20 million in salary alone.

But after much thought, he decided not to take any remuneration and to count it all as investment, in order to reduce the production cost of the film.

The money was provided by Zhang Yuan and Jiang Zhiqiang, and he was just waiting to share the money.

It's quite cunning, but it also proves that he is very confident.

He wants 20% of the box office revenue, copyright revenue and all other revenue, and the music copyright belongs to him personally, and neither Zhang Yuan nor Jiang Zhiqiang can use it at will.

This is equivalent to a profit sharing ratio of 442.

At the same time, he also chose his alma mater, Tamkang High School, as the filming location.

This school has many honorary alumni, but only two of them are the most famous.

Besides Jay Chou, there is someone who is even more awesome than him.

Ancient dragon!

This school is considered a treasure trove in the literary and artistic circles.

However, Jay Chou made his debut in society after graduating from high school, while Gu Long went straight to Tamkang University.

Master Gu is still more cultured.

When the school heard that he was going to make a movie, they agreed to only charge a symbolic small fee for the use of the venue, and would also organize students to act as extras, and just pay for the lunch money.

In addition, most of the actors in this film are Jay Chou’s friends.

In addition to the members of "Nan Quan Mama", there are also his makeup artist Du Guozhang and frequent lyricist Huang Junlang...who is the lyricist of "In the Name of the Father".

The second female lead, Zeng Kaixuan, is his new girlfriend.

The female lead was chosen to be Gui Lunmei, who debuted not too long ago and is known for her small breasts, few words, and a cool expression.

Jay Chou has seen her famous work "Blue Gate Crossing" and thinks this girl is simple and has a strong personality.

Zhang Yuan thought that he must have fallen in love with her when watching a movie, so he chose her this time.

The total amount of money from these people wouldn't be much, as most of them have connections.

As a result, the actor with the highest salary went to Anthony Wong, who had worked with Jay Chou and Zhang Yuan in "Initial D".

"I have some opinions." After listening to Jay Chou's introduction of the actors he had contacted, Zhang Yuan raised his arm.

"I have an idea for the female lead, and I want to recommend someone."

"Secondly, I have ideas about how the film's proceeds should be distributed."

"Tsk..." Boss Jiang squeezed out a sound from between his teeth.

This is what he thinks is “bad” about Zhang Yuan.

So ambitious!

The film has a male and female protagonist.

The leading actor is the unmistakable Jay Chou.

The heroine is the most important undecided character.

He wants to take this option.

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You are so brave!
Jiang Zhiqiang leaned back in his seat, lowered his head and said nothing.

Jay Chou knew at a glance that this big boss was not satisfied with Zhang Yuan's request.

Bang!

Just when everyone was stunned and the atmosphere was a little awkward, a loud noise was heard.

The door of the hotel's private room was kicked open and a group of people rushed in.

Looking at the momentum, Zhang Yuan felt that it looked familiar.

It’s a bit like Huaqiang’s night attack on Feng Biao.

It's quite fierce.

But he didn't expect that this group of people was coming for him.

"It's you who yells!"

"Mainland boy!"

Zhang Yuan pointed at himself: "Looking for me?"

"What's the matter?" Seeing this group of ferocious-looking old men, he straightened up.

I don't quite understand the reason.

After all the old guys stood in line and surrounded him, a man slowly walked in from outside the door.

Slowly came to Zhang Yuan.

This guy squinted his eyes, rubbed his neck, and looked up with his nose in the air, looking like a very cool and dandy guy.

"It's you, fucking my wife?"

The man held the armrests of Zhang Yuan's chair with both hands, as if he wanted to restrain him and interrogate him.

As soon as he said this, Jay Chou, who was a little scared just now, suddenly stretched his neck.

"My god, there's an unexpected bonus!"

Jiang Zhiqiang had been in Hong Kong and overseas for so many years and had seen many big scenes. He was not panicked when he saw this, but just stepped aside slightly.

"What a romantic young man." He laughed secretly in his heart.

As the saying goes, nothing tastes better than dumplings, and nothing is more fun than sister-in-law.

So the most beautiful thing in the world should be eating dumplings and playing with my sister-in-law...

Jiang Zhiqiang thought that there were people who liked this. Some people liked to play with other people's wives and found it exciting.

But I didn't expect that the boy with thick eyebrows and big eyes in front of me was also on this path.

It’s good to be young. At my age, I can’t play even if I want to.

“But this is also an opportunity for me.”

Boss Jiang has a lot of connections in Taiwan and can handle this kind of "small matter".

"If I help him with these things and then talk about the film, he won't have the position to do so."

"After all, I saved you. What qualifications do you have to talk to me?"

He was just thinking about it when Zhang Yuan asked in confusion.

"Who is your wife?"

Wow... Jay Chou thought to himself, he has slept with so many people's wives that he can't even remember which one it was.

He even asked the waiter to bring some melon seeds.

"Fuck, my Gan Lin mother!"

"My wife is Alyssa Chia!"

"Oh..." Zhang Yuan came back to his senses: "Nice to meet you."

He even raised his arm to shake hands with the other person.

This guy is totally confused.

His name is Sun Zhihao. His family is engaged in international logistics, and his main battlefield is in Shanghai.

Quite rich, but that's about it.

Yesterday, after having fun at a nightclub, I returned home and heard from my mom that Teacher Jia drove out alone.

And the mother even hired someone to follow her.

I found out that Alyssa Chia picked up someone and sent someone to the hotel.

When he heard the word "hotel", he felt as if he was being cheated.

He and his mother didn't care about his partying every night and never cared about his wife and children.

But I have to follow my wife whenever she goes out.

This means that they don't treat Teacher Jia as a family member at all, or even as a human being.

This person suppressed his anger and did not confront Teacher Jia at first.

I still found some idle people in society and asked them to stake out outside the hotel.

Seeing Zhang Yuan go out at noon, the group followed him and informed him.

This guy's back aches from playing every day, so he gets up late. He just received the news and rushed over in a hurry.

As soon as he entered the room, he did this to Zhang Yuan.

The plan is to scare the other party first.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Yuan didn't show any fear at all.

Still asking.

"Next, are you going to use the sword or the sword?"

"Wenwu?" Sun Zhihao turned around and looked at the guys he had brought with him.

"You don't understand this?" Zhang Yuan said with disdain: "On the waterway, is this called eating wontons or eating flat noodles?"

"On the dry road, it's called grabbing flower tickets or knocking people over."

"Besides, you guys don't report it, and you don't wrap your wrists."

"It's not appropriate to do this right away."

Sun Zhihao was dumbfounded.

Is he giving me a lesson?

Who is actually messing with whom?

Who are the gangsters?

Zhang Yuan lit a cigarette and complained slowly.

"Every country has its own laws, every industry has its own rules. The local gangs are too rude!" (End of this chapter)