The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 405: The Sorrow of a Small Person, Burning down a Newspaper Office

Zhang Chen would specially come out from the crew to attend the Time 100 Gala, but it was not to meet the so-called new Asian superstar Rain.

But he did come to find Zhang Ziyi.

But to be more precise, it was to let Zhang Ziyi find the person Zhang Chen wanted to see.

When people are pushed into a corner, they will always look for the backstage to see if there is any room for maneuver.

"Mr. Murdoch, I have long heard of you."

"Leon, I have all your albums at home. I've wanted to meet you for a long time." Although Rupert Murdoch is over 70 years old, his face full of wrinkles makes him look very kind. "Let me introduce you to my wife, Murdoch. You are from the same country."

"Ms. Deng, your wedding with Mr. Murdoch at the end of the last century caused quite a stir in certain circles in China."

"That's nothing compared to the shock you brought to the world around the turn of the millennium."

Zhang Chen and Murdoch's current and third wife, Wendi Deng, exchanged a few pleasantries.

Speaking of Emperor Wen of Deng, she was also a woman of great skill.

In 87, when she was in college, she met a couple from the United States, Jake Cherry and his wife.

In 88, with the help of this couple, I obtained a student visa to the United States and entered a community college, California State University, Northridge.

They even let her share a bedroom and cot with their five-year-old daughter and promised to fund her studies until she graduated.

Originally this would have been a beautiful story of cross-border friendship, but the result was beyond many people's expectations.

After living in the Cherrys' home for two years, in February 90, the 2-year-old married Jake Cherry, who was 22 years old at the time.

No one knows what happened, and Jake Cherry has no comment on it.

Their marriage lasted just over 2 years.

In 96, Deng Wendi graduated from Yale Business School with an MBA degree and prepared to seek development in Hong Kong Island.

On the plane to Hong Kong, Deng Wendi happened to sit next to Bruce Churchill, a director of Murdoch's News Corporation, who was about to set off to Hong Kong Island to serve as deputy CEO of Star TV.

Before the plane arrived in Hong Kong Island, she had easily found a job as an intern at the headquarters of a satellite TV company.

Two years later, in early 98, which was almost the same time as Zhang Chen's debut, Deng Wendi became Merck's accompanying translator on his trip to Shanghai and Yenching.

On June 99, 6, she married Merck, who was 25 years old at the time, on a private yacht.

Zhang Chen didn't believe that this woman really married two men who were more than 30 years older than her because of so-called love.

Her first husband helped her jump from her then-unsustainable domestic situation to a relatively better one, and her current second husband has helped her make the class leap from an ordinary person to someone in power.

No one knows the process in between, but no one believes that it is because of love.

This woman is a ruthless person who knows how to seize every opportunity to climb up.

She dared to marry a man who was more than 30 years older than her and endured outside doubts, twice in a row.

It is this ruthlessness that made her become the CEO of News Corporation, one of the largest and most internationalized integrated media companies in the world, and the third wife of world media tycoon Rupert Murdoch.

Her experience perfectly illustrates that even if one is born in a grassroots family, one can achieve class transition as long as one marries well.

What if you don’t jump high enough the first time?

Then cross it again!
"Zhang Chen, you set up a trap specifically for Ziyi. You must have something important to discuss with me, right?"

"Some things are not convenient to discuss with you directly." Zhang Chen nodded in acknowledgement.

The other party was obviously not a fool, and the incident at Oscar's was a spur-of-the-moment decision.

So it was a bit deliberate that I specially ran away from the crew to attend this party today.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Time was deliberately trying to make things difficult for Zhang Chen, but Zhang Chen still showed up to show his support.

Many people didn’t believe that Zhang Chen would be so easy to talk to.

So Zhang Chen must have some unusual purpose for coming here.

As a big mountain "moved" by Zhang Ziyi, Deng Wendi easily guessed Zhang Chen's purpose.

What some people consider to be a factor that determines their fate is, in the eyes of some big shots, just an excuse for them to meet.

"Then..." Deng Wendi obviously put herself in a position to communicate with Zhang Chen on an equal footing. She sat down leisurely before speaking, "Is there anything that requires our Mo Keduo's help?"

Zhang Chen glanced at her, chuckled and said nothing, then lowered his head and drank the tea he brought with him.

The smile on Emperor Deng Wendi's face froze instantly.

Ignore?

She felt a method of humiliation that she usually used on others - ignoring!
As the vice chairman of News Corporation's Asian satellite television business, is she not qualified?

"Murdoch, you should get out first."

Murdoch's words undoubtedly confirmed Deng Wendi's guess.

It seems that not only Zhang Chen, but even her husband feels that she is not qualified to participate in this conversation.

After taking a deep look at Zhang Chen, she left the separate reception room without looking back.

"Mr. Murdoch, a memorial is going to be built on the site of the Twin Towers. What do you think the families of the victims think?" Zhang Chen said shockingly.

This sentence made Murdoch's hands tremble and the coffee spilled all over him.

But he quickly calmed down and said with a smile: "I'm old now, I can't even hold the coffee steadily."

Zhang Chen didn't expose him, but just looked at him with a smile.

"How much do you know?"

"I didn't know much about it at first, but since you asked, Mr. Murdoch does know a lot about it."

"You young man," said Murdoch in surprise, "you are really old."

"Mr. Murdoch, I'm only 22 years old."

Murdoch ignored Zhang Chen's ridicule.

The "old" he mentioned was referring to himself. Zhang Chen naturally understood it, but he made a teasing sound.

This made Murdoch feel depressed again.

Come prepared.

He thought he was being secretive enough, but someone still found out.

Through some shady means, they gave some benefits to the relevant units in the United States, facilitating their monitoring of the voice mailboxes of the victims and their families of the incident.

Federal and state laws in the United States clearly prohibit wiretapping of telephone calls, including "federal wiretapping laws that target illegal wiretapping, and communications laws that make wiretapping of communications illegal."

If this matter were to be exposed, it would undoubtedly cause huge reputational damage to News Corporation.

Thinking of this, Mokeduo looked up at the young man in front of him who was as steady as a rock.

Over the years, no one has successfully found an opportunity to kill this young man.

Yes, he knew that some people wanted to strangle this newly emerged Chinese man.

Because this has seriously affected the "white supremacy" concept held by some white people, some radicals do not want a person of Chinese descent to jump over their heads, even in the entertainment industry.

Some people have been instilling an idea into the world from the beginning to the end, that is, white people are the superior race and all others are inferior.

This idea is "proven" to the world through best-selling movies and records around the world.

It was Zhang Chen who broke the concept that the world was about to form.

During this process, some people began to suppress it using dishonorable means, including but not limited to suppressing the charts and "inadvertent" discrimination at award ceremonies.

In the end, Zhang Chen resolved all of them without leaving any trace. They also thought about using some radical means.

But Zhang Chen has never appeared in public in the United States. Even when he needs to face the public, he will choose to stay indoors, surrounded by security personnel he brought from China.

The same goes for the itinerary. No one knows which of the two planes he will get on.

If an "accident" had happened to both planes, it would not be something that could be covered up by simply saying "regret".

That would be a complete KB act that could be seen by everyone in the world.

This goes against the moral high ground they now hold.

Even when they went to the desert to cause trouble a few years ago, they would always take out a small bottle of laundry detergent as an excuse.

You still have to maintain your face.

Unless their fundamental interests are affected.

Obviously, Zhang Chen has not yet completely touched the bottom line that requires them to completely break up.

“Leon, tell me straight, what do you want?” Mercado asked with a serious face, “It seems that the events during this period have not caused you much trouble.”

"It's a little troublesome." Zhang Chen nodded with some emotion, "But I don't really care which list you put me on."

They are all in the media industry in the United States. Although Time does not belong to Murdoch, Murdoch asked this question, which shows that he is obviously aware of the matter.

In other words, even if you don't understand, as long as you know something about China, you will know what Zhang Chen will face if he is on the list.

As the helmsman of News Corporation, which has operations across five continents and has business cooperation with Chinese TV stations, Murdoch naturally knows this better.

"So, what does Leon want?"

"Mr. Murdoch, don't be so nervous." Zhang Chen smiled and waved his hand, "Don't think I'm here to threaten you. On the contrary, I'm here to give money to Mr. Murdoch."

"Oh?" There was surprise on Mercado's old face.

"There is something that someone has already done, but there is still a lack of a news media with enough influence in the world to report it."

“You want to use my channel?”

"Yes."

"Can you tell me what that is?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Murdoch." Zhang Chen pointed around, "It's clear that today is not a good place to have a detailed discussion."

Merck nodded. There were only so many things that could be discussed on someone else's territory.

He himself had done things like eavesdropping on others, so naturally he wouldn't trust an unfamiliar environment.

Both are cautious people.

Or it can be said that there is no one in a high position in this world who is not cautious.

The so-called easy-going is just a performance in front of the camera, a brand image that brings you closer to the people who make money for you.

"Mr. Murdoch, I'll wait for you at home."

Zhang Chen didn't waste any words and just got up and left.

Shortly after leaving the house, he ran into Deng Wendi, who was sitting not far away waiting for Zhang Chen and Murdoch to finish their conversation.

"Zhang Chen."

"Oh, Ms. Deng." Zhang Chen seemed to have just remembered this person, "What's the matter?"

"Since your purpose is to see my master, can you please spare Ziyi's life?" Deng Wendi paused and then said, "She is a capable person and should not be humiliated like this."

Zhang Chen admitted that they were two resourceful women.

But this does not mean that Zhang Chen will empathize with these two people.

"Ms. Deng, I've already said it. What excuse do you think I should use to take it back?"

"Wouldn't it be better to just say that the role should be changed?"

"Ms. Deng, if you did this, you would be famous in the circle, but you would have achieved that by stepping on my face. Do you think I'm stupid?"

After saying this, he turned around and left without caring how ugly Emperor Wendi's expression was.

Give face to Emperor Deng Wen?
A woman who relies on an old man to get to the top is not something Zhang Chen likes.

No matter how many resources she controlled with the help of Mercado, they were nothing in front of Zhang Chen.

Zhang Ziyi's role in "Lust, Caution" was indeed an excuse for him to bring this person out.

But he wanted to see her man.

Although the goal has now been achieved, it no longer matters whether Zhang Ziyi continues to star in "Lust, Caution".

But as Zhang Chen said, the words have already been spoken. Even if her sacrifice was just an excuse for this meeting, it cannot be reversed by a single word from Emperor Deng Wendi.

No one else will know what Zhang Chen and Murdoch talked about.

So if we follow Emperor Deng Wen's wishes, we should let Zhang Ziyi go.

The outside world only knows that Deng Wendi and Zhang Chen met once.

Then Zhang Ziyi got out of a restricted movie for which she had already signed a contract.

This will undoubtedly make the outside world admire Deng Wendi's personal energy and question Zhang Chen's deterrent power.

So at this point, it is no longer possible to simply let it go.

What matters is the impact afterwards.

Although, Zhang Ziyi is quite innocent in this matter.

However, it can be considered a "small" retribution for her role in "Memoirs of a Geisha", which made the Chinese people angry.

"Let's go, we have to continue filming tomorrow."

Zhang Chen straightened his clothes and gave Xue Yining an instruction.

The following April was quiet and nothing could attract Zhang Chen's attention.

He devoted himself to the filming of "La La Land".

This film is his practical application of what he has learned or learned on the spot.

He would compare every shot with the images in his memory, striving to achieve 100% restoration.

This movie, which was in the market for musicals but had already declined 15 years later, was able to earn hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office and receive dozens of nominations at various film festivals. It must have its unique features.

The narrative techniques, pictures, music, dance, shooting, actor performances and so on are all executed according to the highest standards.

The dance of the male and female protagonists on the top of the mountain is the scene that Zhang Chen needs to shoot only during the 5 minutes when the sun just hides behind the nearby mountain and the faint light is still scattered.

Just for a few minutes of shots in the movie, Zhang Chen spent a whole week with the crew.

"Boss, there's new news from the country." After Zhang Chen filmed another five minutes of today, Xue Yining dutifully handed over a summary of recent noteworthy information.

"Big news?" Zhang Chen flipped through the documents curiously.

"I guess so. Dou Wei caused a scene at the Beijing News and burned Zhuo Wei's car."

"Wow!" Zhang Chen raised his eyebrows. "One million yuan for alimony and 500 yuan for living expenses. Li Yapeng. Zhuo Wei is really grateful for everything."

Zhang Chen didn't expect that the future number one paparazzi in the country would already be emerging at this time?

　Today's update is late, mainly because I have a cold that hasn't healed recently and medicine doesn't help. I feel dizzy and uncomfortable every day.

　　As the weather gets colder, everyone should keep warm and avoid catching a cold!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)