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Chapter 271 The Inexplicable Yao Di

As the plot of "Elevator" unfolded, the increasingly terrifying plot made Yao Di feel a little uncomfortable. She no longer had the desire to eat, and then she dropped the snacks and green tea in her hands.

"Suning, the screenwriter of 'Elevator' is such a pervert!
How could you come up with such a disgusting and horrific plot?"

"Huh? Yao Di, it's not nice of you to scold a monk in front of a bald man!"

"Ah? I almost forgot!

You are both the screenwriter and director of Elevator!" Yao Di covered her mouth to express her surprise and embarrassment.

Looking at Yao Di with an "innocent" face, and thinking that she was just a 21-year-old girl, Suning no longer cared whether she had really forgotten or was just making small talk with him.

I don’t know if Yao Di was really scared of this movie, but she unconsciously grabbed Suning’s arm and gradually pressed her whole body against him.

Next, under the atmosphere of alcohol and terror, Suning found that Yao Di's breathing became more and more rapid. Smelling a faint fragrance and the equally sturdy figure coming from her arm, Suning understood Yao Di's thoughts.

"Elevator" was still playing in the DVD player, but the two viewers had lost interest in watching it because a very fierce quarrel was taking place in the living room.

After a long time, the two audience members finally stopped, panting, but the female audience member still hugged the male audience member tightly like an octopus.
The next morning, when Suning got up, he found that Yao Di was no longer around him. He thought she had left his house, then smiled indifferently and prepared to continue sleeping under the quilt.

Suddenly, Suning nervously lifted the quilt, and then saw a large area of dazzling color. He unconsciously showed a surprised expression, because this was something he really did not expect.

Having experienced seven worlds, Suning actually doesn't care much about these things about women, but there is still an imperceptible obsession in his heart. Perhaps this is Suning's male chauvinism at work.

Suning, who was lying on the bed and lost in thought, suddenly realized that Yao Di had not left, but was wearing a Suning shirt that was a size larger than hers, and was walking towards her with a playful look on her face.

"Lazy pig, get up and eat!

My butt is almost getting sunburned!"

"Haha, I'm going to eat you."

"what"

Suning stood up and pulled the playful Yao Di into his arms, then
After the quarrel stopped again, Yao Di was really unable to move, "Suning, you are too..."

"Too what?" Suning pretended to be confused.

"Go to hell! I have an important acting class today!
I'm in this state, how can you let me go to class?"

"Haha, then I'll take a leave!

I'll take you somewhere in a moment!"

"Where?"

"Don't worry! I won't be willing to sell you out!"

Suning carried Yao Di to the living room and fed her breakfast mouthful by mouthful, which helped Yao Di to calm down.

After dinner, Suning took Yao Di, who was having some difficulty moving, to a new house of 150 square meters in the second phase of Beiyuan Home next door, and then turned to look at Yao Di, who looked surprised.

"How is it? It's just been renovated! Do you like it?"

"Are you planning to keep me as your mistress?" Yao Di looked at Suning with an incredible look.

"Yao Di, you don't like it?"

"Suning, do you think I will like it?"

Looking at Yao Di's unhappy face, Suning suddenly remembered that Yao Di's family conditions were quite good and she probably wouldn't be interested in the so-called house.

Yao Di was really angry. She slapped the key to the new house handed to her by Suning with her hand, and then dragged her inconvenient body out of the house prepared by Suning.

Suning couldn't understand why Yao Di was angry. He originally wanted to drive her back to school himself, but when he saw her leave the community angrily and get into a taxi, Suning had to smile bitterly and return helplessly.

It was already the end of 03, so the weather in Beijing once again entered a recurring freezing mode. Warner Bros. also transferred its share of the profits to Suning, a total of million yuan, which of course amounted to million US dollars after tax.

With such a large amount of funds, there should be no problem as long as he does not blindly pursue Hollywood's big productions, but instead devotes all his efforts to developing his own Su Media.

Although Suning has always been very low-key, domestic entertainment tycoons still knew about Suning's large share of the profits, which made them jealous like rabbits. Then they kept inviting Suning to banquets, trying to get closer to Suning, the rising star.

Of course, Suning would only choose those important invitations that he really couldn't refuse. However, despite having made some selections, the repetitive banquets still made Suning feel a little overwhelmed. In the end, Suning asked Professor Zhou for help, and he blocked all the invitations for him in the name of research projects.

"Suning, tell me about yourself!

Why didn't you come to see me earlier? "Looking at his beloved disciple, Professor Zhou liked him more and more, and then he felt a little distressed.

"Professor, I also want to take this opportunity to expand my network!

I never thought that these big guys would drink to death!"

"Haha, now you're almost like Tang Monk's meat in their eyes!"

"Hey! Who said it wasn't?"

"Your company has received such a large sum of money. Do you have any follow-up plans?"

"Professor, I was just about to tell you this!
I bought Du Liang's "Drawing Sword" some time ago.

Now that I have the funding, I'm thinking of making a high-quality war-themed blockbuster!"

"Oh? 'Bright Sword'? I've heard of it!

It seems like there are a lot of film and television companies vying for the copyright!

I just didn’t expect that the copyright would end up in your hands!”

"Hehe, Professor Zhou, can you help me invite Director Kong Sheng and Director Chen Jian?

I want them both to direct the film "Drawing Sword" together."

"What? I thought you wanted to take the photos yourself!"

"Professor, I know my own weight very well!

I attach great importance to this "Drawing Sword" and will not be stingy in investing money!

So it should be left to capable people to shoot it!"

"Haha, you little bastard!
Don't think I don't know what you're up to!
Tell me honestly, are you targeting Kong Sheng and Chen Jian?"

"Ah? Professor, what do you mean?" Seeing that Professor Zhou had seen through his thoughts, Su Ning still smiled and pretended to be confused.

"Alright! Stop pretending to be confused in front of me!
When he went to Hong Kong to shoot Mr. and Mrs. Smith, he lured John Woo to become a shareholder of his company!
You kid, you don't think I can't even see your little tricks, right? "

"Haha, ginger is still spicy with age!
The students admired him! "

"You little brat! Speak now!"

"Professor, I feel like the spring of Chinese entertainment is coming!

I really want to carve out a niche for myself in the Chinese entertainment industry.

But I know it would be difficult to achieve it by myself!
John Woo is a complicated person. His mind is not entirely focused on China. He still prefers to work hard in Hollywood!
I invited him to invest in the company because I valued his reputation!"

"Yeah! Suning, you are right!
I understand what you mean too!

But you have to tell me first!
What preferential terms can you offer Kong Sheng and Chen Jian?"

"They can form their own team, shoot TV series and movies with no restrictions on the subject matter or funding, and they can also subscribe to 8% of the company's shares at a fair price!
You know, thanks to "Elevator" and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," Su Media's valuation has already skyrocketed! "

"Well! The conditions are quite generous!
If you want others to work hard, you really have to give them the right treatment! "Professor Zhou heard Suning's conditions and nodded in agreement. "Haha, Professor, just support me!"

"Haha, don't talk about anything else for now!

I will invite Kong Sheng and Chen Jian to film "Drawing Sword". The funding and shooting angles must be based on the conditions you just stated!

Only by showing our sincerity will phoenixes like Kong Sheng and Chen Jian choose to roost there."

"Yes! Professor, that's what I thought!"

Suning finally breathed a sigh of relief after the filming of "Drawing Sword" was agreed upon. This was because he attached great importance to this TV series. These old actors in the original time and space still presented a classic masterpiece to the Chinese people despite the tight financial situation. This made Suning very impressed, so Suning will definitely not be stingy with investment this time.

Ever since Yao Di had physical contact with him for no apparent reason and then left in anger for no apparent reason, Suning discovered that she had been avoiding him at school, which made Suning a little confused for a moment.

Suning has a very bad habit. Whenever he can't figure out something, he won't waste his time thinking about it, because he knows it's useless to think about it anyway.

Now Suning's life mainly revolves around the boring life of school, company and home. As soon as he arrived at the company, he saw his secretary Zhang Lan, who handed him Capital Magazine in a hurry with a look on her face.

"Mr. Su, something happened!"

"What? What happened?"

"Boss Su, please read this article first!"

Su Ning took the magazine handed to him by Zhang Lan with doubt, and what caught his eye was the extra large and eye-catching font "A Few Stories About the Lustful Talented Man from Beijing Film Academy".

"Fuck!" He knew without even looking that someone was "spreading rumors" about him. Suning knew that he was in big trouble this time.

Su Ning, who had been focusing on the magazine, did not notice the abnormality in Zhang Lan's expression at this time. It was really that the copy in the magazine was too accurate. Not only did it accurately collect Jiang Yan and Gao Dayuan, but even his "female best friend" Liu Yifei was given a seemingly true "hat".

The subsequent public opinion fermentation confirmed Suning's judgment. Originally, Chinese people welcomed this kind of entertainment industry scandal, but when it involved the national goddess Liu Yifei, things became different.

Who is Liu Yifei?
With the hit of "The Story of a Noble Family" in 02, and "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" in 03, it has become a huge hit and almost every Chinese knows this name.

This was also the most glorious moment in Liu Yifei's life. When the Chinese people heard the news that Suning and Liu Yifei were having an affair, they immediately transformed from "melon-eating crowd" to "the embodiment of justice", and almost unanimously condemned Suning. Some extremists even suggested that Beijing Film Academy expel Suning or that the Radio and Television Administration ban Suning.

It was not until this moment that Suning realized the seriousness of the matter. This operation really showed the attitude of not giving up until they had discredited themselves. It was obvious that there was a huge power behind the scenes.

The unified criticism from all the major media made Suning feel extremely anxious, but Suning soon discovered something very interesting. Because he looked too ordinary and had no obvious marks on his appearance, the media and the "messengers of justice" could not match Suning with Suning.

Although the entertainment newspapers were full of articles criticizing him, his life was not affected at all. This bizarre situation made him laugh and cry.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Gao Dayuan was still busy filming and Yao Di was indifferent to him, so Suning decided to move back to the school dormitory again. As for the company's business, in addition to the preparations for the filming of "Bright Sword", there was also the acquisition of a large number of high-quality novels and scripts. All other high-profile work was suspended.

Suning was very glad that he did not force himself to shoot "Drawing Sword" himself, but instead took great pains to ask Professor Zhou to contact Kong Sheng and Chen Jian. Now even Professor Zhou himself is very glad that Suning made the decision.

Suning's low-key choice and lack of any response to the outside world caused turmoil in Su Media. Many employees who were not optimistic about Su Media chose to resign, including Zhang Lan, his secretary whom he valued very much.

"Zhang Lan, are you sure you want to resign?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Su!
I want to take advantage of this time to study film art at the University of Southern California in the United States!"

"Hey! That's fine!
Have you saved enough for tuition?

Do you want me to lend you some for a while?"

"No need! I've saved enough for tuition!
Thank you, Mr. Su! "Zhang Lan's expression suddenly became unnatural.

"Well! Then I wish you a safe journey!"

Although Suning was very surprised where Zhang Lan got such a large amount of tuition fees, he still smiled and blessed his former employee.

Su Ning, who had witnessed all kinds of conspiracies and tricks, quickly discovered Zhang Lan's abnormality and guessed that it was probably Zhang Lan who sold his information. However, now Su Ning no longer cared about her betrayal. What he cared about now was how to get a "protection amulet" with this turmoil.

Suning knows that as its actions become bigger and bigger, what it faces today is just a drizzle in comparison, and the attacks from the outside world will only become more and more intense in the future.

"Suning, why did your matter suddenly become so big?
Did you offend someone? Professor Zhou called Su Ning to discuss the film "Bright Sword" with directors Kong Sheng and Chen Jian, but the topic he started with was the recent scandal.

"Haha, isn't this obvious?
It seems I've been eating too much lately, and some people are jealous!"

"Hey! You can still laugh!

Do you have any guesses in your mind? "Looking at Su Ning's indifferent expression, Professor Zhou was also a little amused.

"Hmm! I suspect it's most likely Chen Yuan and his daughter from Shanghai Oriental Media Culture Company!"

"Chen Yuan?" Professor Zhou, Kong Sheng and the other two looked at each other in surprise.

"Mr. Su, how did you get into trouble with Chen Yuan from Oriental Media?" Director Chen Jian said in shock.

"Haha, since everyone has decided to run 'Drawing Sword' together, then we're all family now, so I won't hide it from you!"

"At first, I accidentally sang a few popular songs, and then Chen Yuan's daughter Chen Xiaolan set her sights on me!
Through my current girlfriend Gao Dayuan, she asked me to sing a song called "Perfume is Poisonous"!
You have to know that writing songs is not something that can be done just by thinking about it. It depends on illusory inspiration!

So I seldom wrote songs since then!"

"Some time ago, Chen Yuan learned that I had opened Su Media, and he insisted on investing in my company!

But I didn’t lack funds at all, so I rejected them directly!

Probably because of these two things they were pissed off!"

"This is very consistent with Chen Yuan's style!

I also worked with Chen Yuan's Oriental Media before. His domineering and arrogant attitude was really unbearable!
Everyone in the entertainment industry says Hong Kong's Shao Laoliu and his wife are stingy, and this Shanghai Chen Yuan is even worse! "After hearing Su Ning's explanation, Professor Zhou and the other two were shocked. Then Chen Jian smiled wryly and talked about his evaluation of his "family."

"Suning, do you want me to help you mediate?" Professor Zhou suddenly looked at Suning with concern.

"Huh? Don't!

Professor, I know you are doing this for my own good!

But these are just my guesses. It wouldn't be appropriate to actually go up and negotiate with Chen Yuan!"

"Hmm! I didn't think it through!
But we can’t just stay like this!”

"Professor, this is what I think!
I want to transfer 5% of Su Media's shares to you, and then give the positions of chairman and general manager to you!
And me! I just hide behind the scenes!
This way, no matter how they attack, it won't affect our Su Media!"

"Haha, Suning, you're trying to squeeze my old bones dry!"

"Haha, Professor, you are serious!
The enemy is simply too powerful, and our Su Media is too weak!
Only by bringing forth you, the true God, can we deter the greed of these scoundrels!"

"Professor Zhou, I also think President Su's suggestion is good!

You really might as well consider it!" Kong Sheng, who had been silent all this time, also spoke up to persuade Professor Zhou.

Professor Zhou knew that with his many years of hard work in the domestic entertainment industry, he had the connections and resources to protect Suning and Su Media without any pressure.

"Suning, you have to think carefully!

Five percent of Su Media's shares, even with the $70 million in the account alone, is no small sum! "Professor Zhou suddenly looked at Su Ning meaningfully.

"Professor Zhou, I've thought it through!

I don’t care much about money. I just want to use my own abilities to shoot more truly classic film and television dramas!
Just like when we invited Director John Woo to participate in the investment, it was all about building a team that truly had artistic dreams! "Su Ning quickly understood Professor Zhou's true intentions and knew he was speaking to Kong Sheng and Chen Jian.

Kong Sheng and Chen Jian could easily see the double act between Professor Zhou and his apprentice Suning, but they were really moved at this moment. They were both "veterans" with deep roots in the entertainment industry, and of course they had endured many unreasonable demands from investors. They also longed for a group with such a dream.

(End of this chapter)