Actor: Thank you.

Ask aunt to clean up the house and prepare to receive guests.

The cell phone dinged and after receiving the message, Zhang Yuan went to the gate of the courtyard to greet him.

"Coming."

A business car opened its door. Fan Bingbing's assistant got out carefully and looked around, then held an umbrella to block the rain. The Shandong beauty in the car then walked into the house.

"Next time you come, I'll have people set up a tent several dozen meters long in the alley in advance. Otherwise, the show won't be grand enough and we won't be able to welcome you." Zhang Yuan joked.

Fat Fan rolled his eyes at him.

"You still have the heart to joke?"

"Why not?" Zhang Yuan replied.

He had just returned from South Korea when Fan Bingbing called him.

Said he had something important to discuss.

It sounds like he is very anxious.

After asking, I found out that it was about the "Apple" crew.

Zhang Yuan simply asked her to invite the film's director Li Yu and producer Fang Li to come over and have a chat.

"You look nice in this outfit today." Zhang Yuan took a look at her outfit.

Maybe all truly beautiful women, whose looks are not obtained through plastic surgery, are like this. They dress quite casually in private.

She is currently wearing a long-sleeved shirt with cartoon patterns and a pair of light-colored jeans.

Her hair was just casually tied up behind her head with a hairband.

She didn't even wear any makeup when she came here, and there were faint dark circles under her fox eyes.

But natural beauty is good.

Other people's dark circles are bluish-purple, but hers are light yellow with a little bit of black, and even the color of her dark circles is lighter than that of ordinary people.

But Zhang Yuan has seen even more exaggerated ones.

When Liu Qianqian worked late into the night filming The Return of the Condor Heroes, she didn't have any dark circles under her eyes.

"It's so rare that you praise me." Fat Fan finally managed to smile.

"Yes, he looks good, but he's too nervous."

"Relax here with me."

"Okay." She pulled the hairband and let her hair fall down.

Oh, I was wondering why you tied your hair up just now.

It seems that he not only didn't wash his hair after getting up, but also didn't comb his hair before coming here.

I didn't consider myself an outsider.

Zhang Yuan chuckled after observing, he didn't expect that Fan Bingbing also had a flat head.

It seems that it is popular in Shandong to let children sleep with a flat head. They say that this will make the forehead full and the chin square, which is a good face.

To put it simply, they think a big face shows wealth.

Moreover, a flat head was convenient for wearing an official hat in ancient times.

The fact that a province has a lot of civil service examinations is not just talk, the custom has been passed down from ancient times to the present day.

Fan Xiaopang's face width is indeed not narrow among female stars, it seems to be related to her head.

Xixi's head is very round, so round that you can play with it.

Seeing Zhang Yuan staring at her with interest, Fan Bingbing miraculously raised her chin.

The two chatted for a while, and Zhang Yuan took out the biscuits he brought back from South Korea as a gift and tasted them with tea.

To be honest, they are not as delicious as the White Lover cookies that Liu Xixi asked me to bring from the island country.

The level of South Korea is still lower than that of the island country.

In just a cup of tea, the assistant led the two guests into the tea room.

Director Li Yu and producer Fang Li came together.

After the two of them sat down, Zhang Yuan first lit a piece of incense that helped to calm the mind. After the scent of smoke and tea filled the room and everyone had calmed down, he changed the topic.

"Okay, let's talk freely."

Zhang Yuan was the leader and took the lead.

"Tell me first what you want to discuss with me."

In fact, Zhang Yuan had roughly guessed it, but he still planned to start this conversation, or meeting, with a passive attitude.

After all, if he was too forceful, he was afraid that it would cause resentment among several people.

Fang Li glanced at the director, then glanced at Fan Bingbing, and spoke after a few seconds.

"Mr. Jiang Zhiqiang from Hong Kong recently contacted me."

After Brother Fang finished speaking, he raised his hand and pointed at the remaining two people: "It should be us."

Sure enough... Zhang Yuan remained calm and continued listening.

"He made us a good offer."

"It's a deal, the price is okay."

“But there are some conditions attached.”

"He wanted to buy all copyrights of Apple except for the mainland for 2000 million, including screenings, discs and other extended products."

"But the condition is that our film cannot participate in the Golden Horse Awards."

Ok.

Zhang Yuan nodded, calmly indicating that he understood.

Fan Bingbing glanced at his expression and found that he was unusually calm, so he felt that something was fishy.

"So, as one of the producers, what do you think of this condition?"

"We want to know about this."

Zhang Yuan took a sip of tea before speaking slowly.

"Well, don't tell me first."

"I want to know what you think first."

"This one……"

As soon as Fang Li hesitated, Zhang Yuan glanced at director Li Yu.

The producer has the highest authority. Fang Li pays and puts in the effort. He is the one who lets him say whatever he wants. Once he’s done speaking, the tone is set and it’s difficult for others to speak their true feelings.

“I think making movies still has to make money.”

"Only when we make money can we have the capital to continue filming."

"The conditions offered by the other party are quite good."

"It's quite sincere."

Zhang Yuan nodded.

This person is a capitulator.

Moreover, Jiang Zhiqiang must have promised her some benefits separately, which should be Hong Kong circle resources or something similar.

Li Yu filmed several movies but none of them could be released and did not make any money.

Of course, I wanted to make a profitable film first so as to establish my reputation in the industry.

Jiang Zhiqiang is a big shot in the Hong Kong circle, so of course he wants to get in touch with him.

"I think the conditions are okay."

"But we can't agree to that easily."

"We have to see what next moves they make." Fan Bingbing continued.

Zhang Yuan knew that Fan Bingbing was a realist.

I want to talk again and get better terms.

Because of her situation, like the male and female protagonists of "Secret", she received a share of the profits from the film.

The more profit the film makes, the more she gets.

There are interests involved, so they definitely want to gain more benefits.

Also, just like Li Yu thought, Jiang Zhiqiang is a big shot in the Hong Kong circle, and there is no harm in making friends with him.

"I think that film is an art form, and its content should be seen by more people."

“It can’t just be about money.”

"Whether or not to participate in the award should not be decided by others."

Fang Li spoke last.

This is idealism.

Zhang Yuan thought, it’s a good thing that I didn’t speak forcefully without any preconceived ideas.

There are three people in total besides myself, and three ideas.

He knew that if Jiang Zhiqiang couldn't get the job done on his side, he would definitely go after other people in the crew.

So what he needs to do now is to unify thoughts and form a united front.

Political Commissar Zhang officially came online at this time.

"There is a passage like this in Mencius's "Exerting One's Mind." Zhang Yuan spoke without waiting for the others to argue.

"Yang Zi takes me as my own, even if plucking a hair can benefit the world, I won't do it."

"Mozi loves all, and would risk his life to benefit the world."

Fan Bingbing stared at him with his big round eyes. Zhang Yuan cleared his throat. Oops, I forgot to consider Fan Xiaopang's education level.

The remaining two did not have any doubts. Seeing him reciting classical Chinese, they remained calm and listened carefully.

Fan Bingbing really didn't understand.

Zhang Yuan hurried to explain.

"Yangzi believes that everything is for himself. He would not do such a thing as plucking a hair from himself to benefit the world."

The Yangzi here is not the Yangzi of Huang Shengyi, although that Yangzi was also stingy.

“The idiom ‘stingy’ comes from this.”

"Mozi advocated universal love and non-aggression. He believed that even if his head was rubbed raw and his feet were worn out, as long as it was beneficial to the people of the world, he would do it."

"Yangzi and Mozi are two extremes."

"Is it for myself or for the world? I don't know what you think."

"But I think that although stingy is considered a derogatory term, it is not without reason."

"Pulling a hair from you will benefit the world, and you agreed."

"I plucked out ten of your hairs, and you agreed."

"Then I'll have to chop off your arm to benefit the world. Do you still agree?"

"What if I cut off your head?"

"Killing your entire family will benefit the world, do you agree?"

"After Cao Cao killed the grain officer, he distributed grain in small quantities and calmed the army. Was this beneficial to the country or to himself?"

"If he kills Lü Bushe's family, will it benefit the world or himself?"

"After killing Lü Bushe, I would rather betray the world than be betrayed by the world. Is this still beneficial to the world?"

All three of them shook their heads, but still didn't understand what he meant.

"Plucking a hair can benefit the world, this is the bottom line."

“It’s like going from plucking hair to killing people.”

"You can shout that I kill for the sake of the world."

"But who wants to be the one who gets killed and benefits the world?"

“The bottom line is to break through layer by layer, slowly.”

"By the time you come to your senses, you have completely abandoned your original intention and bottom line."

“Just like this film, why did we make it?”

“We want to win awards and prove ourselves.”

"But now, the other party is trying to use money to make us give up the opportunity to participate in the award."

"Today you can give up the chance to participate in the prize for the money."

"You can make a bad movie for money tomorrow."

"The day after tomorrow you'll sell your soul for money."

"One wrong step, and it's hard to go back."

"Because you yourself abandoned your original intention and bottom line."

Zhang Yuan's eyes were as sharp as torches as he glanced at Li Yu, the capitulator, causing her to lower her head.

"In fact, Jiang Zhiqiang and I have cooperated a lot. He had approached me about this matter a long time ago and offered the same conditions."

Fan Bingbing thought to himself that this is right, no wonder you didn’t seem surprised at all just now.

“But I refused.”

"I told him I wanted fairness."

"A chance for a fair fight."

"If plucking a hair could benefit the world, I would not do it."

"I won't give in at all!" Zhang Yuan stated his decision in a resounding voice.

Why do you Hong Kong people always bully the mainland film and television industry?
Just because you started earlier?
Why do you in the imperial circle always bully the younger generation and people from other circles?

Just because you graduated from the college and Beijing Film Studio?

Start early and have good pedigree.

If one could become a superior person just by having these two conditions, then the Chinese should be the masters of the earth now, not the white people.

I started with over 5000, nearly 6000 years, not earlier than you.

"So, this matter has never been about money, but about principle."

"If you agree to this deal, you will never be able to make a breakthrough and will always be trampled under the feet of the Hong Kong circle."

Fang Li nodded repeatedly and looked at Zhang Yuan with great admiration.

This guy is an idealist.

His personality is more like that of an artist.

Later, when he participated in the filming of Han Han's "See You Tomorrow" and was shooting at Dongji Island, he learned the story of the sunken Lisbon Maru and insisted on spending eight years shooting a documentary.

The box office of this film is completely unworthy of his efforts, after all, the documentary market is very small.

But its historical value, artistic value and humanistic value can sweep away any work of the same period.

In any industry, there has to be someone responsible for making money and someone responsible for passing on the business.

If we only make money but don’t pass on the legacy, the industry will become worse and worse.

If there is only inheritance but no money to be made, the industry will be gone.

Brother Fang Li is the kind of person who is responsible for inheritance.

And the funniest thing is that this film tells the story of the sinking of the Lisbon Maru, an island country's prisoner transport ship, in 42, which was hit by a US torpedo on its way from Hong Kong to the island country.

In order to cover up the truth, the Japanese army blocked the cabin and drowned thousands of prisoners of war on board.

Most of the drowned prisoners were British.

This movie was not released in the island country and the lighthouse country. It may be because there is no market for it, or it may be because they are the masterminds behind this incident.

But what do you mean by not releasing it in Hong Kong?
The ship still departs from your Xiangjiang River.

Some people talk a lot about business, but they actually have a lot of ideologies in their heads.

If I don’t cure your bad habits, you will really be unable to lower your status as the Four Asian Tigers!

Fang Li originally thought that Zhang Yuan was just a very capable young man.

Now I see that the other party is not only capable, but also has ideas.

Very good, very good. There should be more young people like this in our mainland film and television industry!
Fang Li had no intention of taking money to do his job, so he was easy to persuade.

Zhang Yuan looked at the remaining two women again.

"Director Li, have you ever thought about this question?"

"Why would the other party give you so much money if the only condition was not to let you participate in the Golden Horse Awards?"

"This……"

Zhang Yuan gently twirled his index finger beside his temple: "Use reverse thinking."

"You work backwards and think about the other party's motives."

"If the other party is not sure whether our film can win something at the Golden Horse Awards, or win big."

"Why would he come up with such a plan!"

Li Yu took a deep breath.

She was blinded by money and didn't think of this at all.

"So, we should thank Mr. Jiang Zhiqiang."

"His behavior has proved one thing to us."

"That's our work. It's a really good film."

"Even good films that have the potential to threaten him."

If the enemy wants to stop you, it means you are doing something right.

"2000 million?" Zhang Yuan raised his hands to make a scale shape: "Or the Golden Horse Award?"

"Do you understand what is more important?"

Li Yu nodded vigorously.

If it can win the Golden Horse Award, there’s no need to worry about not being able to sell 2000 million!
She still understands this.

It cannot be said that she was short-sighted before, it’s just that there are too many uncertainties in the future and everyone is thinking about what they have now.

Fan Bingbing, who was standing beside him, also understood what was said.

"As expected of him!"

Fan Bingbing is an ambitious woman.

She will definitely make a clear choice between the small benefits in front of her and the big benefits in the future.

A share of the film pay or a chance to win a Golden Horse Award?
Of course, to win a prize!
After winning the award, your net worth will go up, so why worry about not making money?
After these words, the two ladies also felt relieved.

Zhang Yuan smiled with satisfaction.

That's good.

Before fighting the outside world, you must first make peace with the inside.

Only when the internal situation is pacified can we have the energy to deal with the external situation.

Next, it’s time for the real game! (End of this chapter)