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In the courtyard, the sound of shuffling cards could be heard constantly.

The large living room of Zhang Yuan's house is over 100 square meters, which is quite spacious.

But there are many people coming today.

When there are too many people in the winter, the foul air accumulates and people feel uncomfortable when they are stuffy.

So he specially found someone and borrowed a set of equipment.

A large transparent shed of over a hundred square meters was built in the yard.

Put a heater inside so it isn't cold and there's daylight.

Occasionally there will be a few flurries of snow, and you can enjoy the snow scenery.

At night, you can remove the mahjong table, have a barbecue and hotpot here, and watch the stars and the moon.

Zhang Yuan has designed everything, and he has to make the guests happy.

Keqi is here today.

Wang Fei didn't say much. When he heard about mahjong, he was eager to try it.

Old buddies Xu Fan and Lin Cong were also there, and with Zhang Yuan, the original group of four was complete.

When Xu Fan arrived, his wife, Director Feng, was also there.

"Assembly" will start filming soon.

Because the location for the filming was in Shenyang, in the Northeast, and it’s still too cold, so we had to wait for a while.

Director Feng came, and several actors from "Assembly" also came.

Deng and Sun Li are a pair.

Hu Jun also joined in the fun.

There is also the female lead, Chen Shu...or rather, the tentative female lead, Chen Shu.

This person had been there when the crew of "New Shanghai Bund" came to have dinner before, and he was considered to be quite familiar with Zhang Yuan.

But Zhang Yuan knew that she was still the heroine.

But once the filming starts, she has nothing to do with it.

It will be replaced in a few days.

The reason is that the temperament is not suitable.

The temperament is not suitable, couldn’t you see it during the audition?

Feng Xiaogang's comments were quite nice, saying that Chen Shu's temperament was too noble and did not fit the image of a military widow.

In fact, after he drove her away, he slept with an actress named Tang Yan.

He looks average and his acting skills are average.

And this person is not from Huayi.

Instead, it was the person Wang Jinhua had just signed!

Sister Hua discovered that something was wrong with Chengtian, and the old man did not set up the company for filming.

She also discovered that Huayi was thriving, so Sister Hua had to save some food for her apprentices.

And Huayi also needs capable people to help it recover.

So they began to share what they had with each other and reconcile quietly.

Director Feng came, and his old brother Zhang Li was also invited by Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie also arrived.

Zhang Yuan also specially called Brother Qian over, who is good at socializing, has a good alcohol tolerance, and can help him during the meal.

Na Ying, Sun Nan, and this guy from the music industry were also there.

In addition to these people, Zhang Yuan called all his artists who were free.

Let them get in touch with these senior figures more often, so that there will be someone to take care of them when they go out in the future.

Cheng Hao heard about the excitement and arrived too.

Yao Cheng and Song Jia were not idle either.

Baoqiang and Huang Bo, two quick-witted guys, were also sitting at the card table.

Zhang Tianai and Wan Qian could only act as waiters, and they didn't dare to say much when seeing so many celebrities.

"Oh, you have quite a lot of people here."

"They are all capable people." Xu Fan joked.

"That's still not as good as you." Zhang Yuan deliberately fed Wang Fei a card.

"Oh no!" Big Wang slammed the table and almost spilled his tea.

"Give me money, give me money!"

Even though Wang Fei doesn’t care much about money, it’s because she is really rich.

But the only thing is that this person cannot take a penny less than the gambling money, and he is not allowed to let others buy on credit.

Of course, she doesn't owe anyone anything if she loses.

Since he really had no money, he took his daughter with him and went back to get it.

It can be said that Dou Jingtong grew up eating food from a hundred families.

"I think you are more capable." Xu Fan saw that he deliberately let Wang Fei win, and scolded him.

"Sister Fei has been troubled lately, so let's have some fun today." Zhang Yuan said silently.

"Definitely!" Lao Wang replied viciously.

After hearing what he said, Xu Fan understood.

The child had surgery when he was only half a year old and just returned home to recuperate.

Lao Wang has been worrying about this for half a year, so just let her be.

I thought Zhang Yuan was quite gentle and caring.

In fact, it's not just to make Wang Fei happy.

While shuffling the cards, Zhang Yuan stood up and clapped his hands.

There are six or seven mahjong tables today.

He always asked his assistant to guard the door, for fear that someone would report gambling and the police would come.

"I'll say a few words, please wait a moment."

The sound of mahjong paused, and everyone looked at him, the master.

"I heard that our sister Fei established a charity foundation at the end of last year."

"It's called Yanran Angel Fund."

It was named after Li Yan, the daughter of Li Yapeng, a teacher who worked with her in the capital.

The foundation specifically manages and supports medical services for children with cleft lip and palate like Li Yan across the country.

"I was thinking, since we are having so much fun today, shouldn't we have a theme?"

"How about we call this the Yanran Cup Mahjong Competition."

"If you win today, you are not allowed to take the money home."

"I will take the lead and contribute to the Yanran Angel Fund."

"it is good!"

"can."

"Good, I agree."

Naturally, this was met with applause.

The total winnings and losses for that day might be more than 100,000.

But it’s no big deal for these guys.

Just consider it as a red envelope for Wang Fei’s daughter.

Among them, Feng Xiaogang cheered the loudest.

Because his daughter also has cleft lip and palate.

Feel the same.

"Thank you." After sitting down, Wang Fei threw him a cigarette.

"It's okay. They are our own children. It's what we should do."

"When will you ask me to be your godfather?"

"Are you still thinking of taking advantage?" Xu Fan rolled his eyes at him.

"Sister Fei, let's get down to business. There will be a charity car race in Shanghai in a few months."

"I'll take the lead. If you have time, you can go over and promote it."

"It's all charity, it doesn't separate families."

"Okay!" Wang Fei agreed without thinking.

Zhang Yuan raised his hand and called Yang Siwei over, asking her to connect with Lao Wang.

Now that you're here, how can I let you go without you singing a few songs?
Wang Fei got married and had a child, and hasn't held a concert for several years.

Those fans were feeling very uncomfortable!

When we hear about her participation, I guess there will be a lot of people rushing to buy tickets.

So let her win the money. Even if she wins, she can’t take it away today. It all goes into the foundation.

I can also earn her money to go up the mountain, which makes me very happy.

Today, racing is even more complicated, as I also have to attend the TV show.

So we simply moved it to the May Day period.

I worked myself to death last year, so today I handed the contact person job over to Yang Siwei.

If she can't handle it, she will step in herself.

It also allows her to exercise.

"Hey, it's you." Xu Fan noticed it again and chuckled.

"You are the best at making trouble."

"But there are also some that are not done well."

"What?" Zhang Yuan was puzzled.

Xu Fan glanced sideways at a place not far away.

"Oh, I, this..."

It's really hard for him to answer.

The person Xu Fan was looking at was Zhang Li who was sitting at Feng Xiaogang's table.

And Song Jia, who was playing cards with Yao Cheng.

Liu Bei and Xu Fan are friends and are currently at home taking care of their children.

Liu Bei's son is about the same age as Li Yan, but not yet a full year old.

But the child's biological father was playing cards with his mistress here.

You guys in the imperial circle are in such a mess, you can’t blame me for that.

But he also had selfish motives. He wanted to talk to Zhang Li about something today, so he specifically called Song Jia.

"The women under you are not honest at all." Xu Fan said, and glanced at Song Jia's table.

"As long as my own woman is honest."

Zhang Yuan replied with a smile, thinking she was still talking about Song Jia.

But in fact, this time Xu Fan was looking at Yao Cheng who was next to Song Jia. Hearing her say this, Feng Xiaogang at the next table hurriedly shook his head at his wife, signaling her to stop talking.

Zhang Yuan didn't notice all this.

"You're quite nice. I don't know why so many pretty girls are around you."

"Shh..." Zhang Yuan quickly put his index finger in front of his mouth, signaling Xu Fan to be quiet.

But Cheng Hao had already cast a sharp look at him.

"You'd better not be my daughter's godfather. I'm afraid you will teach her bad things." Wang Fei added.

Zhang Yuan: …

The fight continued until the sun set in the west and the moon was high in the sky.

Everyone then stretched their bodies, took a break, and waited to eat the barbecue hotpot.

"Is that the end?" Wang Fei looked at Zhang Yuan with dissatisfaction: "I haven't had enough fun yet?"

Zhang Yuan: …

It sounds like I haven't satisfied you.

She was indeed not satisfied.

"Let's play after we finish eating. Don't be in a hurry." Zhang Yuan said hurriedly.

"Okay, we must squeeze out all your energy all night long."

"I've gotten over the addiction of the past few months!"

An unsatisfied middle-aged woman is terrible.

During the half-time break, Zhang Yuan first found Zhang Li.

I wanted to talk to him, but before he could open his mouth, this person opened his mouth first.

"Brother, do you have a guest room here?"

"what are you up to?"

"I'm tired of playing cards. I want to lie down and rest for a while."

"Okay, I'll let my aunt take you there."

The elder brother turned around and left with a smile. He waved his hand and Song Jia followed him with a smile.

Oh, it seems that Wang Fei is not the only one who is feeling depressed.

But are you two treating my house as a brothel or a hotel?

Let's have a shot during the half-time break, right?

Isn't this a delay?

Zhang Yuan had something important to discuss with him.

But it didn't take long.

Less than fifteen minutes later, Zhang Li came again.

"Hey brother, what did you want from me just now?"

"You...did it?"

"I'll finish this quickly." He said with a lewd smile.

Maybe we still have different understandings of this matter.

Forget it, brother is already fifty years old, I can understand it.

"Come, let's talk alone."

Zhang Yuan pulled him to the reception room, and before entering the room, he waved to Song Jia again.

Seeing that her face wasn't blushing and her heart wasn't beating fast, I guess she didn't move much just now.

In the hut, he chatted with Zhang Li, and Song Jia accompanied them and helped pour tea.

Brother You Qian is singing and chatting outside, so it's lively even without him.

"How's your work lately?" Zhang Yuan asked deliberately after chatting for a while.

"Oh!" Having said that, the brother sighed heavily.

It’s so unlucky!

To put it simply, I wanted to show off my face, but ended up showing off my butt.

I am talking about the film "The Ming Dynasty 1566" which he directed and produced with great effort.

He directed it and Liu Heping wrote the screenplay.

Chen Baoguo, Huang Zhizhong, Ni Dahong, Wang Qingxiang, Zhang Zijian…

As for this team, they are not all big names, but a collection of top-notch acting talents of top star level.

Can you believe that Yan Ni is the poorest actress in the whole film?

You will know how high the average is.

It was impossible to put together such a team for later films.

Many teachers come here for the script.

Without a good script and a good role, people may not come even if you pay them.

But the film ultimately flopped, completely flopped.

"I heard that the ratings of your recent masterpiece don't seem to be very good."

After Zhang Yuan opened his mouth, he wondered if what he said might be too hurtful to him.

“Let’s not talk about it…” Zhang Li waved his hands repeatedly: “I can’t figure it out!”

Many directors know that they are making bad movies when they are filming.

The result is not good, which is understandable and I accept it.

But what I’m afraid of is that even though everything is in place and I’ve tried my best, the result is very different from what I imagined.

Even the old cameraman and director who have been working in the entertainment circle for more than 30 years are depressed.

I even started to doubt myself.

Is it really me who can't do it?

Is this really my problem?

Did I ruin the film?
In fact, Zhang Li did a very good job.

Not only did he direct very well, but he also made good use of his photography skills.

The visuals of the film are also very well done.

Especially the scenes with the red robe in the snow, they look like oil paintings.

The film premiered on Mango Channel in the first week of January.

The ratings were 0.5%, which was surpassed by the show "Once Upon a Time in China" which was broadcast on the same channel.

Many colleagues already know about this.

But what many people don’t know is.

After the first broadcast performed extremely poorly, Zhang Li and screenwriter Liu Heping approached the senior management of Mango TV and secured a second round of broadcast.

In fact, it's not just the two of them. The entire leadership team of Mango TV who supported the filming of this drama, from top to bottom, also felt embarrassed.

This is a drama invested by Mango TV itself. They are so confident that they are fully funded without looking for any investment partners.

So in February, before the Chinese New Year, it was given the opportunity for a second broadcast.

The result...is not even as good as one round!

Everyone in the station was stunned.

I thought the first round of results was the lower limit of this film, but I didn’t expect it to be the upper limit!
One month later, it failed twice in a row.

Not to mention someone in his fifties, even someone in his twenties would have his knees broken if he fell like that.

Screenwriter Liu Heping was originally full of confidence, thinking that he had spent two or three years consulting a large amount of historical materials, and that the audience would definitely be able to feel the sincerity of his work.

It’s a pity that the audience didn’t feel it at all, or even watched it at all.

Originally, this film was about the story between Hai Rui, Jiajing, and Yan Song.

When Liu Heping was arranging the materials, he also came up with an outline for a sequel with Zhang Juzheng and Hai Rui as the dual male themes, called "The Ming Dynasty 1587".

1587 was the fifteenth year of the Wanli reign.

The Ming history that Gao Yuliang and Gao Xiaofeng discussed was the fifteenth year of Wanli...

In short, Teacher Liu was so angry that he tore up all the printed copies of the outline and put the backup on the computer aside.

The leaders of Mango TV who supported this film were also in despair.

Similarly, the brother in front of Zhang Yuan was also desperate.

Even the negative impact of the film's failure has already appeared.

After finishing filming "The Ming Dynasty 1566", he is preparing a TV series called "Chinese Past", which is led by Huace.

Guo Lishu plays the leading male role, and it is another large-scale production with a historical theme.

Huace is not as wealthy as Mango TV.

This kind of big production needs investors.

But when they heard that he was the director of "The Ming Dynasty 1566", they all shook their heads!
No, no, we can't afford the loss.

It wasn't like this before. As soon as the investors heard that he was the director of "Towards the Republic", they became very enthusiastic.

The film and television industry is very cruel.

If a play fails, those with weak connections may have their careers over.

Fortunately, Zhang Li had strong connections, but it was still very uncomfortable.

He complained to Zhang Yuan for half an hour and poured out all his grievances.

In the end, he even started to scold the audience like Feng Xiaogang.

They say the audience has no taste, poor quality, and can’t understand what is being shown.

The current market is not doing well, and it’s all caused by these low-quality audiences.

Seeing his state, Zhang Yuan couldn't refute.

But I don’t agree with this statement in my heart.

"Uncle Li, I watched the movie too."

“I think this play is not only not bad, it’s actually very good!”

"Really?" Zhang Li heard him say that and excitedly pulled his arm: "Zhang Yuan is still good at vision."

"you know me!"

"You know it's good stuff, I know it's good stuff."

“But the audience doesn’t know that.”

"We can't let this good work be buried."

"Buried..." Zhang Li didn't understand. It had already been broadcasted twice and it was a fact that the audience didn't like to watch it.

What's the point of talking about burying it or not?

"Let me ask you this: Do you have confidence in your work?"

"Yes... maybe." He himself was hesitant now.

"Me too!" Zhang Yuan held his hands in return.

"Since we are confident, why don't we try again?"

"How to try?" The brother was still confused.

"Hehe, try somewhere else!"

Zhang Yuan said heavily. (End of this chapter)