Actor: Thank you.

"Well, your place is quite exquisite."

The next day, Liu Tao and Chen Zihan came to his house hand in hand.

He asked the two to meet in the courtyard.

Originally, Sister Tao called Sister Zi Han and said that they hadn’t seen each other for a long time and wanted to get together.

"Oh, I just finished filming a movie recently. I'm exhausted."

"I'll go out in a few days. I just want to lie down and rest now."

She refused.

But when Liu Tao said that they had made an appointment to meet "privately" at Zhang Yuan's house, Chen Zihan picked up the phone and replied immediately.

"time and location?"

"almost there!"

Lying down and resting at home?

It doesn't matter where you lie down!

It would be great if I could lie down next to Zhang Yuan and replenish protein.

I'm not itchy, I just want to meet up with an old friend.

The two of them dressed in colorful clothes and went out in the name of shopping.

On the way here, Chen Zihan learned that Liu Tao was going to get married.

"You're going to get married and you're still looking for him!"

"We're not completely married yet." Sister Tao corrected sternly.

"Once you are married, you must be a good wife and focus on your family."

“But not yet.”

Liu Tao shook his hair with his hands and said, "Besides, all men will have bachelor parties before getting married."

"Why can't we women do it?"

"If you don't play now, will you play after you give birth to your baby?"

Chen Zihan narrowed his eyes and thought about it. What you said makes a lot of sense. I can't refute it.

While chatting, we came to his territory.

"It's not big." Chen Zihan also looked around.

"I remember people always said that your courtyard is quite big?"

"Not here, there's a bigger one nearby."

“This is where I lived originally, and then I bought it.”

"Now it's a place to hang out with friends, it's more secluded."

"Roar..." Liu Tao smiled with his eyes squinting.

"So this is the place where you hide your mistress?"

"Yes." Zhang Yuan was too lazy to explain in serious words.

After all, these two are not serious people.

He is a professional and upright person.

"Look, today we welcome you two, the two most outstanding people in the world."

"Hehehe..."

The two women laughed out loud, and the courtyard was filled with a happy atmosphere.

The stove and dishes for hot pot are prepared.

After all, there are a lot of people staring at me recently, so it’s not appropriate to go out to eat with them.

So I chose the simplest food.

"Oh, are you treating me to a meal?" When Liu Tao saw the dishes, he raised his hands and started to wash them quickly.

Do you think I'm just going to sleep... Zhang Yuan thought, is this old woman so anxious?

In fact, it was the same sigh that Cheng Hao made when he came to this courtyard a few days ago.

After getting used to the big one, I feel a little uncomfortable and nostalgic when I see the small one.

Wang Ke is less than 1.7 meters tall and has the body of a young master, so naturally there is no comparison.

Liu Tao's current mentality is a bit like grabbing the last wave of goods before the supermarket closes.

They started eating soon, and as the steam rose, they started chatting.

It's not winter now, it's summer.

Several people sat in the yard to eat, opening the front and back windows to allow for a breeze.

But after just a few bites, both of them were still sweating profusely.

I just finished eating and went to take a shower.

While eating, we talked about recent events.

"I heard from Lai Shuiqing that you offended someone?" Chen Zihan asked with her beautiful eyes wide open.

Lai Shuiqing is the director of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" and has collaborated with Chen Zihan many times.

Recently, she was invited to guest star in a play called "Bleeding House".

Lai Shuiqing called and Chen Zihan took the initiative to help without even asking the price.

This woman is a heroine and quite generous.

"Director Lai is from Hong Kong. He is looking at the issue from his own perspective."

"In my eyes, it was others who offended me." Zhang Yuan took the pickled garlic peeled by the two "garlic peeling sisters" and said while eating.

"That's true. Actors and actresses in the Hong Kong circle are indeed arrogant." Chen Zihan has been bullied a lot.

Because of her appearance, she is known as the eternal second female lead.

In his early years, he often acted with male and female stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

But after so many years of filming, the only people I can make friends with are from mainland China, and I can’t get along with people from Hong Kong.

Especially when they were in the same crew, the huge gap in treatment in all aspects made it difficult for her to accept.

Among the three golden flowers of Beijing Film Academy, the remaining two are doing better than him.

Jiang Qinqin got married directly, and Jin Qiaoqiao became the mistress.

She just hasn't found a suitable backer, which has something to do with her personality.

Both of them knew how to be humble, appear docile, and try to please others.

Her extroverted personality does not meet the needs of those old men for a good wife and mother.

In this regard, Liu Tao is much smarter than her.

She can be flirty when she wants to be, and can switch instantly when she wants to be a good wife.

"It's okay. Once this period is over, if you are bullied by people from the Hong Kong circle on the set, I will help you."

"That sounds nice." Chen Zihan picked up the glass and drank half a glass of beer: "Just for what you said, I'll give you a reward later."

As she spoke, she narrowed her eyes, stretched out her tongue and licked her lips.

He knew that the Green Snake had good skills.

At this moment, the white snake also spoke.

"Those Hong Kong people are nothing."

"I will protect you from now on."

"You need investment for your film, I'll invest in you!"

"Okay." Zhang Yuan toasted with a smile.

After hooking up with a rich man, the tone of her speech becomes different.

"But you have to serve the investors first, right?" Liu Tao said while spitting out tongue and licking his lips.

He knew that Baishe's skills were not bad either.

Zhang Yuan has fallen into a nest of worms today.

One wants to serve me, and the other wants me to serve her.

What are you waiting for?
The three of them put down their chopsticks tacitly.

"Please!" Zhang Yuan pointed in the direction of the bedroom.

"please!"

The three of them took big strides forward.

Zhang Yuan then played the role of Fahai and dealt with these two evil monsters.

Busy until dark.

The two women, with their hair disheveled and grinning foolishly, walked out of the house with unsteady steps.

This is halftime, I plan to eat something to replenish my energy.

Then light the charcoal again and continue to shabu-shabu.

Zhang Yuan was on the phone in the room.

"They invited me to dinner yesterday."

"Correct."

"Some conditions were set."

"Including three plays, and a lot of pay."

"I refused."

He was calling Editor-in-Chief Liu to report on his work.

Even if you refuse, you still have to tell your superiors.

In addition to expressing attitude, it is also to illustrate the hard work.

I have suffered a great loss for this matter and for maintaining my position.

"Okay, I understand." Editor-in-Chief Liu replied.

"You handle the pressure here."

"There has been a lot of pressure from above lately."

"It looks like the situation is a bit tense."

"After all, the Hong Kong circle is still powerful and very wealthy."

Editor-in-Chief Liu replied worriedly, "Hong Kong is the financial center of Asia."

They have been accumulating capital there for decades.

When it comes to finance, that side is really powerful, so there is plenty of funding.

Mainland companies that want to go public through a shell company will mostly seek cooperation with the Hong Kong circle.

They have extremely rich experience in cooking leeks.

Among them, the one that film and television and entertainment companies like to look for the most is a woman named Zhu Liyuehua.

This person, nicknamed "Shell Queen", is the queen of shell listing and has the title of financing tycoon.

This woman's father, nicknamed "Uncle Fu", is the chief steward of Macau's gambling king He.

The gambling king is also the big banker in the paper money laundering business in the mainland entertainment industry.

So this is all a closed loop.

Therefore, the Hong Kong circle is not only related to the film and television industry, but also to the financial industry and some people who want to transfer assets, and its influence is very strong.

But they don’t even think about what a financial empire is.

After Soros swept across Southeast Asia and set his sights on Hong Kong, would you have been able to withstand it if it had not been for the unlimited aid from the mainland and "pulling the plug" at the critical moment?

But even though Shanghai, as a financial center, is rising rapidly, there is still a lot of capital in the mainland that favors Hong Kong stocks because they are less regulated.

Therefore, the struggle between heaven and man this time is indeed quite stressful.

Having money can do a lot of things, but it can also bring a lot of resistance.

From what Zhang Yuan heard from Chief Editor Liu's tone and attitude, he felt that the situation might not be as good as he had imagined.

The meaning of being anxious is that both sides are stuck.

What follows is a meat grinder tug-of-war like Verdun, to see who runs out of cards first.

Zhang Yuan had no control over what the higher-ups were planning, but the general trend was clear.

"It seems that I don't have much time left."

Because once a tug-of-war begins, both sides will feel tired.

If a third party comes out to act as a peacemaker at this time, both warring parties may take advantage of the situation and choose to back off temporarily and fight again another day.

This is very disadvantageous for him!
Not only will this be a waste of time, but it will also cause you trouble.

"Editor-in-Chief Liu, I firmly believe that the Hong Kong market and the mainland market are in a state of decline and growth, and this state will continue for a long time, and the gap will become larger and larger."

"So we will definitely win." Zhang Yuan expressed his attitude to the other party.

"Okay." The other party didn't say much.

I just sigh in my heart that it’s good to be young and have enough energy.

He would naturally report his attitude and performance to his superiors, so Zhang Yuan was not worried.

After putting down his phone, he sat there and thought for a while.

"Now both sides actually lack a final means to make the final decision."

"Looks like it's almost my turn to go on stage."

He was just thinking about how to attack when he heard the voices of two women outside the house who were eating and drinking, replenishing their energy in preparation for the "second stage BOSS battle".

"Zhang Yuan, come and take a look!"

"what's wrong?"

He put on his clothes and went out.

The two of them are now wearing bathrobes, and they are even too lazy to change into normal clothes, so they can take them off later.

If they weren't in the yard, he doubted whether the two could eat naked.

It’s good to have fun and not be shy about it.

Chen Zihan went out and sat at the small table, holding an entertainment magazine that he had bought on the road and had just had time to read.

Pointing to one of the pages, he handed it to him.

"A popular actor offered a sky-high salary, but the crew rejected it."

Haha… Zhang Yuan happily looked at the results magazine.

"That's pretty quick."

He knew it without even looking.

After he rejected Jiang Zhiqiang and Yang Shouchen's "sincerity" yesterday, the other party came to put pressure on him.

This is what happened to the crew of "The Warlords".

The article was detailed and specifically mentioned his name.

He even posted a photo of himself trying on the costume.

You know what, you really have a good grasp of the scale.

It only said that he asked for a sky-high salary but was rejected by the crew, and did not discredit other aspects of his life, feelings or work.

After all, he cannot be completely discredited, as he will soon be on a roadshow with the crew of "Rush Hour 3".

Hey?
This way, you can even generate more topics and heat when doing roadshows.

These Hong Kong guys are quite smart.

Not only can it mess with me, but it can also stir up hype and bring some benefits to yourself.

"Li Lianjie and Liu Dehua's crew!" Chen Zihan opened his mouth in surprise, which made him feel very bold.

"With these two here, this is going to be a big show!"

"What price did you offer? Why is it said to be a sky-high salary?"

"Don't listen to gossip magazines like that." Zhang Yuan waved his hand.

"What a sky-high salary."

"I only offered 1200 million, can that be considered a sky-high price?"

"Okay!" the two women said in unison.

Wow, more than 10 million in pay.

The magazine really didn't say anything nonsense about you!
The key is that their reference objects are different, so the conclusions they draw are different.

Both Liu Tao and Chen Zihan use themselves as comparison objects.

1200 million is enough for them to shoot six or seven movies.

But Zhang Yuan is comparing himself with Li Lianjie.

Others get paid 100 million yuan for a film, what I get is nothing!

"Why would you offer such a price?" Chen Zihan thought to himself that being able to act with the two big brothers was worth it even if he didn't get paid.

"Because I'm worth it." Zhang Yuan replied honestly.

"You..." Sister Zi Han was choked by him and couldn't speak.

Just like when we were in the house.

"Hehehe..." Liu Taole's chest trembled, which made him feel bold again.

"You are really shameless, just like you were in the house just now."

Hearing this, Chen Zihan also rolled his eyes at him with a smile.

"Are you sure you can wipe it off?"

"Don't let my man see you when you get home."

"I just want to borrow a place to practice calligraphy."

"Come on, both of you go lie down quickly, I will write another poem of Red Cliff."

It is said that there are many "desperate illiterates" in the entertainment industry.

Zhang Yuan has to give these two female artists a good lesson today.

They kept up the rehearsal until dawn, when these two ladies, covered in classic works, were completely exhausted and fell asleep.

"Tsk tsk tsk..." Zhang Yuan looked at the two people who were limp as mud and thought of "The Deer and the Cauldron".

"Master Wei had sex with three women in Lichun Courtyard in one night, and made two of them pregnant."

"It seems I still need to learn and improve."

For three days in a row, day and night, night and day.

"Are you leaving now?" Zhang Yuan was playing on the computer in the yard.

At noon that day, two people, fully dressed, came out of the house.

"If you don't leave now, your family will probably die." Liu Tao walked up to him and teased him by teasing him with his index finger.

"You seem to have improved since you were in Curse of the Golden Flower."

After they kissed him on both cheeks, they planned to go back to their homes.

After playing, it’s time to go home and be a good girl.

"Sister Tao."

Before leaving, Zhang Yuan looked up and called out.

"What? You don't want me to leave?" Liu Tao stood with his hands on his hips, turned around and looked at him.

"If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to me."

"Oh, don't let your feelings get too deep. My sister is someone you can't have."

I couldn't have imagined that.

It's okay to borrow someone else's car, but you have to return it.

"You better take care of yourself."

"Come to me if you have any problem." Ah Zhu replied with a bright smile.

Zhang Yuan said no more, and the truth would be revealed in the future.

After sending the two women away, he began to care about himself.

I searched for information about myself on the Internet to see what level of intensity the Hong Kong circle had given him.

"what?"

This glance really reveals something.

However, this time, it’s not the Hong Kong circle that’s targeting him.

Zhang Yuan shook his head helplessly.

"What are you meddling in?" (End of this chapter)