Actor: Thank you.

A rainstorm unique to summer soaked the courtyard thoroughly.

The bean-sized raindrops hit the glass of the tea room, making loud "pa pa pa" sounds.

If you're not careful, you might think there are naughty kids playing with air guns in the alley.

Zhang Yuan looked at the rain outside the window and spoke with interest to Cheng Hao who was accompanying him and Zeng Jia who came to report on his work.

"What do you think? Should I come up with a design where four waters return to the hall?"

"I heard that this kind of layout can bring wealth."

"And make money!" The good sister crossed her arms across her chest in annoyance and rolled her eyes at him.

"Did you hear what Zeng Jia just said?"

“Those two crews won’t even answer the phone now!”

"Oh." Zhang Yuan replied calmly.

Zeng Jia, who was standing by, didn't know whether to praise her new boss or be angry with the male artist when she saw this.

The mood is really stable.

It has basically reached the level of "Capybara".

There is a kind of beauty that "it's good to be alive, and it's okay to die too".

If you can act, then act. If you can’t, forget it... That’s the feeling she gets.

She thought that being a subordinate of such a person was quite a good feeling.

When he was in Rong Xingda before, Kun Kun's personality was a bit "colorful", that is, weird, quite alternative, and difficult to understand.

If he were in the current situation, he would have been angry a long time ago.

Moreover, I was often scolded by Li Shaohong in the past, which was very unpleasant.

So seeing Zhang Yuan looking "lazy" now, the contrast is too great and the comparison is too strong.

This is an advantage.

But there are disadvantages.

She was frightened while eating that day.

How can anything good come from offending a big boss like Jiang Zhiqiang, a senior figure in the film and television industry?

Sure enough, now there is a problem.

After she came, she helped Zhang Yuan handle two dramas as his agent, namely "The Warlords" and "Painted Skin".

They are all costume dramas, with investments exceeding 100 million yuan.

How many dramas can reach this level of investment every year?
I can count them on one hand.

But they all found him.

From this point of view alone, Zeng Jia feels that his new boss is pretty awesome.

Rong Xinda’s boss Chen Kun is no longer his opponent.

Not only is he more famous, but his acting range is also wider than the one he served before.

But there is a saying that goes, "Fame brings trouble."

It’s just that Zhang Yuan is famous, but all the troubles are caused by him!
Just say that there are no benefits to offending the big guys in the Hong Kong circle!

"The Warlords" and "Painted Skin" both have Hong Kong capital behind them!

She had been in contact before, constantly pestering me.

It is true that this kind of blockbuster is too lucrative and too many people are eyeing it, so it is not easy to negotiate.

But now there is nothing to discuss!
The assistant director who was in charge of casting and communicating with the actors for these two films was vague at first, and she felt discouraged.

Later on, he even stopped answering her calls, leaving the remaining half of his heart in tatters.

I was full of enthusiasm and planned to have a new start in the new year, a new company and new plans.

But when I first arrived at the new place, the first blow I received was from the boss.

It really makes people feel dizzy.

My boss has offended someone, what should I do?
I didn't even prepare an escape plan.

Following this trend, Zhang Yuan will not be completely banned from the Hong Kong circle, right?
Then you will be in trouble.

Just arrived, a popular young actor is finished, then I can say it was my fault...

Isn't this just like the husband dying right after getting married? It is said that it is the woman's bad luck.

Of course, it could also be a great pleasure...

"I know, I know. Don't worry for now." Zhang Yuan replied slowly.

"If you don't want to answer it, then don't answer it. I'll take over this matter temporarily. When I've dealt with it almost completely, I'll hand it over to you to discuss." Zhang Yuan looked at Zeng Jia.

What you said sounds like there may be more to come... Zeng Jia muttered to herself.

Compared to the panic and nervousness of the two women, he was neither arrogant nor impatient.

Because things are just getting better now!
He received a call from Chief Editor Liu and learned that Lust, Caution had been stuck in the review process.

Moreover, the reason for the review failure is exactly the same as that of "Apple", that is, the editing is not up to standard.

This is another film that requires technical review.

Zhang Yuan understood that this was called giving someone a taste of their own medicine.

Or to use the tactics of his classic character Murong Fu, it's called "returning the favor the way you want him to be treated."

It's obvious that the guys above did it on purpose.

Seeing that they had also attacked Jiang Zhiqiang, Zhang Yuan felt relieved.

That proves that all the people he wanted to drag down have finally met their end.

The people he wants to invite to participate in this "game" include not only the Chinese and Hong Kong circles, but also the two parties behind the scenes.

Those are the real big players, the ones who can influence and make the rules.

And now, the two films, "Apple" and "Lust, Caution", have become the chessboard for these two big guys to fight each other.

But the conflict between these people was not caused by Zhang Yuan.

But it has a long history.

His role, at most, is the fuse on the 3000-shot Red Earth firecrackers.

Ultimately, it is a competition between the growing mainland film industry and the declining Hong Kong film industry.

Just like everyone who has studied junior high school history knows, World War I was the beginning of the War, and even the triggering of World War II, because World War II was the continuation of World War I.

What triggered World War I was the "Sarajevo Incident", also known as the "Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand".

The story began with the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince and his wife.

But the fundamental reason was not Archduke Ferdinand, but the uneven distribution of interests throughout Europe and even the world, and the struggles among several major powers.

Even if there is no Archduke Ferdinand, there will be people like Archduke Guo Degang and Grandmother Yu Qian...

Ultimately it's a question of interests.

He simply saw and exploited the contradiction.

Once this war starts, it will definitely be a bloody battle.

Just like the dispute between the old and new directors, if they don’t fight, then there’s no fighting. But if they do fight, they have to fight until one side “cedes territory and pays compensation”, or both sides are defeated.

Of course, there are other ways to stop, such as higher-level intervention.

Therefore, Zhang Yuan had to grasp the right timing, not giving it too little, nor too much.

Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish.

This is a technical job.

Beep, beep... Zhang Yuan, who was enjoying the rain, heard his cell phone ringing.

Upon closer look, it was Wang Zhonglei, whom I hadn't contacted for a long time.

This person hasn't called me since the incident with Yao Cheng.

I don’t know if it’s because he feels guilty or if he just doesn’t take me seriously at all.

"Hey, how is Zhang Yuan doing lately?"

"I'm free, waiting for President Wang to assign me some work."

"Hehehe..." Xiao Wang had a smile on his face but was cursing in his heart.

I woke up early in the morning and heard rumors spreading in the company.

To put it simply, "the entire northwest of Shanxi is in chaos."

There was a fight going on up there.

After asking around, I found out that it was "Zhang Yunlong" who started it again.

You say he is not good enough.

The company's financial report has just been sent to Huayi, and today's gambling agreement has been completed in excess ahead of schedule.

There are three years in total, and he has already completed two years, and the rest is just around the corner.

You say he is amazing.

This one move offended the Hong Kong community.

Isn't this a story of Wu Bai fighting against a dump truck and being smashed to pieces?

It's not the same size at all!
Xiao Wang came here to gather information so that he could decide whether or not to make the cut based on the information he got.

So as not to implicate Hua Yi.

After all, the two brothers have a lot of collaboration with the Hong Kong circle.

Zhang Yuan didn't give any useful information, he just fooled around.

"You don't help me, and you don't support me."

"Why are you calling?"

After Zhang Yuan hung up, he was about to throw his phone away.

But before it was set off, it rang again.

This time the call is more important.

"Boss Han, long time no see."

"Xiao Zhang, I heard you've been quite busy lately."

Han Sanpin called him personally with a smile in his tone.

But there wasn't much kindness in that smile.

For a long time, Han Sanpin was the apparent boss of the domestic film and television market.

This also earned him the nickname "Mountain Eagle".

Because the geese pass by and pluck their feathers.

He eats from both ends.

Whether you are from Hong Kong, Europe, America, or Southeast Asia.

As long as you want to make money in the mainland film and television market, then fine, just pay the "toll".

China Film Group is almost a monopoly enterprise and no one can escape from it.

He wanted to cut off ties, refuse to cooperate, and not make money for Lao Han.

Well, I won’t do anything to you.

Han Sanpin is not a hooligan, he won't hit you or scold you.

But he has something very important in his hands, called "gear".

For most domestic and foreign films, especially imported blockbusters, only China Film Corporation and China Film Group Corporation can get the rights.

If you don't accept it, I will schedule your film to be released together with European and American blockbusters.

When you see movies like "Transformers", "Harry Potter", "Iron Man" and "Spider-Man", you will experience the power of the mountain eagle.

Killing without a knife, and without seeing a trace of blood.

So for "Crazy Racing", Zhang Yuan took the initiative to find this person for cooperation and asked him to invest money.

Is it that I am short of those millions of dollars in investment?

It was to give money to Lao Han and China Film in exchange for peace. But Lao Han was only the person in charge on the surface, and was ultimately an executor, not a maker.

Zhang Yuan deliberately did this this time, in fact, he also wanted to gradually get rid of the control of the imperial circle headed by Lao Han.

Because of his background, he will always be an outsider in the imperial circle!

It's useless no matter how senior you are, because people believe in bloodline.

You are neither from the compound nor from the Beijing Film Studio, so your bloodline power is not enough.

So, the solution Zhang Yuan came up with was, if I can’t integrate with you, I will integrate at a higher level!

After Lao Han knew what happened, he became a little anxious.

After all, the distributor of "Lust, Caution" in mainland China is China Film Group.

And he didn't come here to threaten or scold, but instead asked carefully.

"Zhang Yuan, it has already happened. I sympathize with your situation."

Zhang Yuan sneered in his heart, is that all sympathy?

"But I want to know, did you make the decision yourself this time, or did someone help you make the decision?"

Hehehe... Zhang Yuan thought that he was worthy of being a leader as he grasped the key to the problem at once.

Han Sanpin didn't care about him, but he was afraid that someone higher up might be taking action and instructing Zhang Yuan to be a gun.

This way he couldn't say anything and had to lie low and wait and see what happened.

Otherwise, it is easy to get into trouble if you blindly take sides.

"Well...it's not convenient for me to say." Zhang Yuan gave an ambiguous answer.

You guess!

"Ah, it's not convenient to say..." Old Han repeated.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard another angry curse from far away in the receiver.

"Fuck you!"

"What kind of person is this kid?"

"It is people like this who are destroying cross-strait relations!"

Wow... Zhang Yuan thought to himself that this big hat was put on me.

Wondering who this is?

"Xiaodong, don't talk and be quiet." Old Han scolded.

Xiaodong... Zhang Yuan's mind turned and he understood.

It should be Yu Dong, the boss of Bona.

This person is close to Lao Han.

Besides, the partner that Chen Kexin sought to bring to the mainland for "The Warlords" was Bona.

Haha, this guy has a bad temper.

And scolded me.

Fortunately, I am not a grudge holder.

Zhang Yuan wrote down Yu Dong's name in his little notebook...

This person is so angry, and he is arrogant in his daily life.

When Bona was first established, it was called the "Miramax" of China.

That is Harvey's company.

This person's personality is indeed a bit like Harvey's.

Apart from his personality, he was also afraid of being affected by this incident.

Bona contributed a lot of money to the huge investment of "The Warlords".

If the matter of Zhang Yuan was stuck, Yu Dong would go crazy.

So it's not just Yu Dong, I guess many of his colleagues are cursing him behind his back.

I put down my phone, but it didn't stop.

Immediately afterwards, various partners and friends took turns to "bombard" us.

They all have different mentalities, but they all come here to gather information and plan their actions.

Eric Tsang called to ask if it would affect the collaboration on "Slam Dunk".

Although he is a core figure in the Hong Kong circle, he is well-known for taking advantage of anyone with money, and he doesn't care who beats whom.

He is also extremely cunning. Whenever something happens, he is the one who escapes the fastest.

Li Xiang also contacted him.

Different from Zeng Zhiwei's laughing and joking, Li Xiang called with the attitude of caring about her friend.

The emotional intelligence and attitude of the TV station's queen are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The tone is soft and comfortable to listen to.

But deep down, he was still worried about whether there would be problems with his investment and subsequent filming.

This is normal, Zhang Yuan is just a friend at most.

What she cares about is her future husband's career.

Reassure her that I will handle it.

No matter whether this person believes it or not, that’s what he said.

Although Wu Jing also used his money to make a movie, he was different from the other two.

The first thing I do when I call is to express my support in a brotherly tone.

"I originally planned to find a team from the Hong Kong industry to shoot this film."

"If it doesn't work, I'll just go back to my alma mater and find someone."

As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed. At least I didn't eat and drink so much for nothing.

It wasn't in vain to vote for him.

With just these few words, he accepted the loss.

But tell him not to change teams in a hurry and wait a while.

Ning Hao also called, but he was not worried.

Anyway, since he is cooperating with China Film, no one can get into trouble.

The only thing that surprised Zhang Yuan was that the old emperor didn't contact him.

In fact, Guan Hu was the first to react. After all, he was an insider in the imperial circle and was well-informed.

This person also became nervous.

But it still has to be Huang Bo.

Brother Bo has a good eye and a good attitude.

"Don't worry about it."

"Let's take a look at the situation first."

"Based on my experience, nothing will happen to Zhang Yuan."

"You are overreacting at this time. You are not up to the standard and will be looked down upon."

This persuaded him.

As Guan Hu's friend and Zhang Yuan's employee, he played a good mediating role in the matter.

You don't offend either side, and you don't suffer any loss yourself.

This is the wisdom of the people in the underworld.

I've been busy for several hours and my phone is getting hot from typing. I finally have time to take a break.

Seeing that Zeng Jia, who had been listening and watching, had a bad and gloomy face, he felt that he had to mobilize and arouse the enthusiasm of his men.

"Jia, let me ask you a question."

“How many people are there in Xiangjiang?”

"A few million, maybe." Zeng Jia didn't understand why he asked this.

“How many people are there on the mainland?”

"13."

"Which is more, a few million or 13 billion?"

"Of course this is..." Zeng Jia said, and the next second she understood what Zhang Yuan meant.

"No matter what it is now, in the end, the mainland market is definitely the future."

“Because the size is there.”

The development of most industries in mainland China is a large-scale demystification scene.

The original meaning of this word is to dispel the mystery, sacredness and charm of mysticism.

Especially the effect of modern science in disenchanting the masses with religion.

In the early days of the smartphone, Apple was religion.

Later, everyone found that Huawei, OV, and Xiaomi were getting better and better, and the difference in experience was getting smaller and smaller, so many people became disenchanted.

Of course, there will also be die-hard fans who will "not use it unless it's Apple."

The same goes for the movie industry.

From the demystification of Hong Kong films, to the demystification of Japan and South Korea, it finally developed to the demystification of Hollywood. People gradually discovered that good domestic films are not bad, and some even have more correct values ​​and are more in line with our culture, so they began to demystify those films.

Of course, there will also be die-hard fans who will not watch any film unless it is imported.

"So, the market and the future are on our side, what else do you have to worry about?"

Zeng Jiaxin said that what you said makes sense, but that is the future.

Without the present, where would the future come from?
Zhang Yuan did some ideological work and asked her to continue focusing on her work.

He invited her to have dinner with him and strengthened the relationship between superiors and subordinates.

We chatted until midnight and then parted.

"What you said to Zeng Jia makes sense. I agree."

After dinner, I took a walk in the yard to help digest the food, and my good sister talked as she walked.

"Well, it's good to have your support."

"But aren't you afraid that the Hong Kong community will discredit you right now and take revenge on you?"

"After all, you know how unethical the paparazzi and news media in Hong Kong are."

"No." Zhang Yuan replied very confidently.

"you sure?"

“Rush Hour 3 is coming out soon.”

"Oh!" Cheng Hao smiled and nodded.

The distributor of this film in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China is Jiang Zhiqiang.

Zhang Yuan also starred in the film.

"So he won't mess with me in the short term."

"After all, discrediting me would not only do him no good, but would also affect his profits."

This is why Zhang Yuan is so confident.

As long as the other party is sane, he will not joke about your own interests.

"But I'm still worried."

"Hey." Zhang Yuan raised his hand and pointed to the sky.

"Look, the rain has stopped and the moon has come out."

"The rain shower will eventually pass, let the raindrops fly for a while." (End of this chapter)