Actor: Thank you.

For the next few days, Zhang Yuan remained closed to visitors.

Because there are too many people looking for him.

Whether they know him or not, they all come to him to get information.

Because he had hosted several banquets, many people knew where his home was.

As a result, some people even blocked the door.

The reason why these people were so excited was that the war situation was gradually escalating.

Zhang Yuan is very clear about his position, which is a lead.

After it is lit, how it explodes or what noise it makes is none of his business.

I can't control it either.

What level am I at?

Han Sanpin could only watch and dared not say anything when it came to a struggle of that level.

Wouldn't it be courting death if I joined in the fun?

What’s more, there is absolutely no movement or news on the market, which is the most frightening thing.

Ordinary people had no idea what was happening.

A few people in the industry have noticed that the censorship of all movies has been tightened recently.

Only then did I realize that something was wrong.

"Okay, please."

Li Ruigang called Zhang Yuan.

The master tape has indeed been received in Shanghai, and they will be rushing to make copies immediately.

He also said that he would send someone to watch it 24 hours a day to prevent any accidents from happening.

Arriving in the Magic City, the power of the imperial circle is already much weaker, and with the protection of this big boss of the Magic City cultural circle, things should not be a problem.

"The copying is settled." Zhang Yuan stretched and relaxed.

"I was used to it before." Cheng Hao walked into the room from the courtyard.

"Now I'm used to living in a big house. When I come back, I feel very isolated."

They are not in the big courtyard in Fuxiang Hutong now.

Instead, he returned to "where the dream began", that is, the former residence of Wang Zhihe in Pi Tiao Hutong, a small courtyard.

Because it was too noisy over there and there were too many people visiting, he came here to avoid the limelight.

Not long after the large courtyard was renovated, he asked Zhao Decai to help him lead people to renovate this side.

Everything that needs to be done has been done, but the area is limited, so it is still decorated as an ordinary home and no equipment for entertaining guests has been prepared.

"That's natural."

"It's fine if she's always small."

"It would be unpleasant to change back to the small one after trying the big one." Zhang Yuan leaned on the sofa and said leisurely.

The good sister frowned: "Are you sure you are talking about the house?"

"Yeah, what do you think it is?" Zhang Yuan glanced at her.

"Stop saying such indecent things all the time." The good sister complained.

"Have you finished the copying?"

"more or less."

"But have you ever thought about this: even if we can get the copy, what about the theaters showing the film?" Cheng Hao is destined to worry.

"You heard Lao Han's attitude that day, as well as Yu Dong's attitude."

"Bona has its own cinema chain."

"Yu Dong's attitude also represents Lao Han's attitude to a certain extent."

"They all have cooperation with the Hong Kong circle. Once the word is out, how many theaters will be able to show your film?"

The more Cheng Hao thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. The more people were involved in this matter, the more disadvantageous it would be for Zhang Yuan.

“It’s not just this film called ‘Apple’.”

“And all the movies you invest in, shoot, or even star in may be affected.”

"You should think carefully about how to deal with these things."

"No rush." ​​Zhang Yuan remained calm.

Yu Dong has already entered his little notebook.

Bona does have cinema chains, but at its peak, it only accounted for 1/100 of the screens in the country.

He is great, not because of himself.

First of all, Bona was supported by Lao Han and his current wife when it started.

And with the help of Lao Han, Bona became the first private company in China to obtain a "film distribution license."

You see, when there is good stuff they still digest it internally.

In addition, in the past few years, Diquan’s internal matchmaking also enabled Poly Group, which wanted to get involved in the cultural industry, to reach a cooperation with Bona.

In fact, this is not called cooperation, it should be called merger and acquisition.

Now Poly is the major shareholder of Bona, and Yu Dong is only a small shareholder and CEO.

Poly is not only a central enterprise, but also a super group handpicked by the old man in the Nanhai circle, a joint venture between the Equipment Department of the General Staff and CITIC.

So this unit is still a semi-military enterprise, and its background is incredibly strong.

This is the source of Yu Dong's arrogance and the reason why he is so aggressive towards everyone he meets.

Later, because of the poor box office and ratings of "Operation Jiaolong", he was the one who criticized "Nezha".

A year before "Operation Jiaolong", he was also the one who broke down and cursed Wang Yibo because of the explosive ratings of "Unknown", the movie starring him.

It was also because of the drama "Unknown" that it was revealed that Yu Dong and Jiang Shuying had an affair in Hainan, which broke the defense of Bona boss's wife Jin Qiaoqiao, who was already a mistress.

Anyway, this guy has a bad temper, gets mad easily, and is very arrogant.

There is no need to ask him to do so, that's it.

Because a dog that bites doesn't bark; a dog that barks all day is just a dog.

He is not the one who really makes the decision.

And he is not as powerful as he thinks, otherwise he wouldn't always be able to break through the defense.

Here, the worried Cheng Hao was comforted.

His comfort was to massage her whole body until the blood did not flow through her brain but instead flowed to her lower body. That was it.

The two were enjoying themselves and were about to have a technical exchange when a sudden phone call interrupted their gaming session.

"Ah!" Cheng Hao was closer to the table, after all, she was holding on to it.

I saw Zhang Yuan’s incoming call notification at a glance.

"Boss Jiang called you again."

Zhang Yuan took the phone and heard Jiang Zhiqiang's deep voice through the receiver.

"Zhang Yuan, do you have time?"

"Let's meet."

"Okay. You decide the place." Zhang Yuan still gave the other party the opportunity to choose the site.

After hearing this, Boss Jiang was silent for a while.

He understood that Zhang Yuan was going to fight alone again and was still extremely confident.

"Okay, I'll text you later and we'll see you then."

"Okay, see you then."

Zhang Yuan threw down his phone.

After the last meal, the two of them actually broke up.

When Boss Jiang left, he didn't even say goodbye and his face was very gloomy.

"I'm not going to be home for dinner tonight." Zhang Yuan went to the bedroom and changed his clothes.

"How about I pack you something delicious like last time?"

"Don't always blame one person for your crime." Cheng Hao thought of the bottle of red wine worth 20 yuan last time and felt bad for Jiang Zhiqiang.

If you mess with him, nothing good will happen.

"You're going to wear this?"

Zhang Yuan was seen wearing a printed T-shirt, men's shorts that didn't reach his knees, and sneakers and white socks.

It’s appropriate to say that we are going to play ball.

To negotiate...

"This is called attitude." Zhang Yuan was very satisfied with his outfit. He dressed like this on purpose.

"Go and talk it over. This is an opportunity, and it may be the last chance," the good sister advised.

"There are quite a few."

He went out soon after.

At the agreed time, we arrived at a high-end club run by the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in the imperial capital.

Take the special elevator directly from the basement to the private room on the top floor.

Zhang Yuan looked around inside the elevator.

"The decoration of this elevator seems to be better than that of my house..."

There are gold and silver threads everywhere, and it is magnificent.

Zhang Yuan could clearly sense that the places where Jiang Zhiqiang entertained guests were becoming more and more upscale.

"Coming?"

And after he arrived at the place, he called Jiang Zhiqiang, and now his brother actually came to the elevator to greet him in person.

And his expression was no longer as gloomy as when he left last time, and he had returned to his usual kind state.

Zhang Yuan knew at a glance that his guess was correct.

The old man was anxious. When the gun was fired, someone died, and when someone died, someone cried, and when someone cried, someone wanted to speak his mind.

Now that the gunshots were heard, Jiang Zhiqiang looked like he was planning to have a "heart-to-heart talk" with him.

Hooking his shoulder, he led him to the door of the private room.

Two waiters who would barely look like models in the outside world opened the door of the private room and stepped in.

As soon as he entered the room, Zhang Yuan discovered that today's scene was quite a big one!

There are far more people coming than just Jiang Zhiqiang.

"Mr. Yang."

"Big Brother."

"Tingfeng."

Yang Shouchen of Eagle King was present.

Sammo Hung is here too.

Nicholas Tse also sat in his seat a little nervously.

Boss Yang, like Jiang Zhiqiang, was wearing a custom-made suit.

Hong Jinbao wore Chinese formal attire.

Mr. Xie also rarely wore a formal suit, which was very inconsistent with his usual style.

When Nicholas Tse saw Zhang Yuan being dragged by two Hong Kong bigwigs to sit between them, he sighed in his heart, "My brother is so awesome."

Two big guys serve him alone, how could this be a small blessing?

Jiang Zhiqiang and Yang Shouchen both took a look at his outfit, then looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

They took another look at their own attire and that of the people they brought with them.

Everyone was dressed in suits, but he was the only one who looked casual, like a college student who was planning to skip classes and go to the Internet cafe.

We were so serious, but he didn't take it seriously at all...

It's possible that Nicholas Tse doesn't know the rules and wears them randomly.

But these two knew that Zhang Yuan would not do it blindly, he was doing it on purpose!
I can't help but think that this guy is amazing.

You know our attitude before you even arrive.

Zhang Yuan felt more relieved after counting the heads.

Yang Shouchen and himself have some connections. After all, during the filming of "The Little Fish and the Flowerless", it was he who protected Master Xie in front of the media and cleared him out completely.

Tingfeng is more familiar with him, so he was arranged to come along, probably because he wanted to have someone of the same age who could be close to him and easier to talk to.

Baizhi had just given birth to his child and had just come out of confinement, but this guy was dragged here to "accompany the guest".

The same goes for Sammo Hung. Zhang Yuan once went to his house in person to pay his respects.

Moreover, he has the best relationship with Chen Long among the Seven Little Fortunes, and was obviously pulled in to act as a lobbyist.

Zhang Yuan became more convinced that his judgment was correct.

The other party needs him!

The reason is also very simple.

The Hong Kong circle, who originally thought they were just dealing with a young man like him, panicked after discovering the heavenly soldiers were fighting each other.

The production cost of "Lust, Caution" is ten times that of "Apple"!
If we die together, who will suffer?

Just like a beggar and an emperor hugging each other and about to jump into the river, the emperor will definitely beg for mercy first.

They didn't expect that things would become so serious.

I am afraid that the Hong Kong films that are about to be released or are currently in production will be affected.

This is also the reason why Yang Shouchen and Jiang Zhiqiang came here even though they are not from the same faction.

They are considered representatives of the Hong Kong circle.

Now that the outcome is still undecided, they are afraid of the possibility of failure.

This is called the weakness and compromise of the bourgeoisie.

First we ate, drank and chatted.

Mr. Xie also showed him a photo of his son.

We started talking about playing World of Warcraft again, all topics that young people talk about.

Zhang Yuan felt that Mr. Xie was usually lazy in private, but today he was so enthusiastic. It was most likely that his "godfather" Boss Yang took special care of him.

Sammo Hung also enthusiastically talked to him about kung fu and action movies, praising him as the best young working film actor in mainland China.

I actually want to be a literary actor... Zhang Yuan thought to himself, who would want to shoot action scenes for no reason? It's so tiring.

We have almost finished talking about this and have even drunk several bottles of Hennessy XO.

Perhaps because they were opened earlier and were exposed to foreign culture, people in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hong Kong prefer drinking cognac and wine rather than liquor.

"Zhang Yuan, the creed I believe in doing business is that cooperation is beneficial to both parties and harmony brings wealth." Jiang Zhiqiang then spoke.

"It was just a small conflict before, it's not worth mentioning, let's just move on from it."

"Yes, Zhang Yuan, you are an excellent young man with a bright future." Boss Yang also said.

“So let’s not dwell on one or two films.”

"I will not interfere in the matter of the play 'Apple' anymore."

"No matter what award you want to enter, that's all easy. I support you." Boss Jiang changed his previous strong attitude and made a big concession right away.

Of course, in his eyes, this just meant that I had made a big concession.

In Zhang Yuan's eyes, you shouldn't have interfered in my play.

It is obvious which is more important: someone grabbing the Golden Horse Awards or the film not being able to be released in mainland China.

Before Zhang Yuan could answer, the other party continued speaking.

"I also know that two crews have been contacting you recently."

"Both 'The Warlords' and 'Painted Skin' have our Hong Kong investors behind them."

"You can rest assured to participate in these two projects, and we can also guarantee that we can help you get the best and highest pay."

"Plus, we will give you priority in future movies we are involved in."

After Boss Jiang finished speaking, Yang Shouchen took over again.

"I have a big project in the works."

"Director Chen Kaige, tell the story of Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang. I can guarantee that you will play the role of Mei Lanfang."

The pie in the sky is quite realistic.

Zhang Yuan thought that these two were sincere.

I also knew that Boss Yang was talking about the play "Mei Lanfang".

The event was grand in scale, with a strong team, and Mr. Mei Baojiu was invited to be a consultant.

The cast is also luxurious, including Leon Lai, Zhang Ziyi, Sun Honglei... So the one promised to me should be the young Mei Lanfang, as the second male lead.

The male lead has to be Leon Lai's middle-aged Mei Lanfang.

But can poet Chen’s films still be good?
The investment was 100 million, but the box office was just over 100 million.

I won’t act in a role that loses money and affects my reputation.

And given poet Chen's temper, he is likely to blame the actors for the mistake.

And then let yourself take the blame.

And despite Leon Lai's looks and character, he is definitely a real man.

After becoming a UN Goodwill Ambassador in 93, he launched the "Polio Eradication Program."

He personally performed charity shows and held charity sales, raising more than 350 million US dollars, which was all invested in purchasing and distributing polio sugar pills to children in mainland China.

This is truly a meritorious deed.

So it makes sense to say "I love Dawn".

But in terms of personal ability, IQ and EQ, he is really the one lagging behind among the Four Heavenly Kings.

He can't sing as well as Jacky Cheung, can't dance as well as Guo Fucheng, and can't act as well as Liu Dehua.

However, there is a Hong Kong saying that "no one is more handsome than Leon Lai".

Playing a supporting role for him won't accomplish anything great.

Therefore, Zhang Yuan did not show much interest in this project that outsiders might be flocking to.

He had a blank expression on his face and his eyes were calm.

Jiang Zhiqiang and Yang Shouchen were quite surprised.

They didn't expect Zhang Yuan to be so calm.

Chen Kaige!

Mainland China’s top director!

Do you know that you are short of one person now?

You have acted in movies by Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou, and if you add Chen Shishi, you have acted in all the movies by the three major directors in mainland China!
Which actor wouldn’t be tempted by such honor and opportunity?

Why don't you react?

The two veterans exchanged glances, but couldn't figure out whether he was really not interested or just pretending.

When Mr. Xie saw Boss Yang facing the young actor for the first time, a confused expression appeared on his face.

It is usually easy to control the other party, and only the actors are confused and frightened.

Tingfeng looked at Zhang Yuan with a bit of envy.

If I were surrounded by two big guys, I probably wouldn't dare to say a word.

The two bosses tried to tempt him with benefits, but found that it didn't work.

But they were not unprepared.

Jiang Zhiqiang waved to his assistant, who immediately went out to make arrangements.

Soon after, he led the three women back to the private room.

It seems that they want to challenge Zhang Yuan's weakness... (End of this chapter)