Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 289 Road Dog: Who is in Chicago?!

The next day, at Ideal Building, the headquarters of Wenjie Holdings.

Yang Siwei sneaked to his old employer without telling his own artists.

She came to ask for help, but she didn't dare tell Concubine Liu Yi.

She took out her cell phone and called Sun Wenwen, asking her to inform her.

The Wenjie Holdings building has strict security, especially after the Lukuan team took over the bidding for the Olympic Games opening and closing ceremony plans, the emphasis on online and offline security work in core departments has been further strengthened.

"Siwei... I... I'm no longer in the company. Please call Zhang Yun at the front desk directly."

Yang Siwei knew how to handle things and immediately flattered her: "Oh, Sister Wenwen got a promotion!"

"Boss Lu, where did you, a great general, get sent to take charge of the overall situation?"

“I was fired.”

"Oh! You..." Yang Siwei's habitual flattery came to an abrupt end, as if he had heard some incredible news!
Sun Wenwen! Asking the world's top manager, the loyal follower who has been with Boss Lu since the end of 2001! Was he fired?
Was this murder or arson?
It was indeed an arson, but it was your Xiao Liu who set it.

"This... Sister Wenwen, I'm sorry, I really don't know."

"Hey... maybe there was some unexpected incident. Go find the boss and think about it quickly. He's in a bad mood today."

Yang Siwei was shocked when he heard this, and quickly hung up the phone and contacted the full-time receptionist on the president's office floor.

He knocked on the door nervously and respectfully and entered the office. Yang Siwei stood aside cautiously, not daring to disturb Boss Lu who was busy reviewing reports.

"Are you here? Boil some water. You're thirsty."

Sun Wenwen was just "upgraded" the day before yesterday, and there has been no one to serve her in the office these two days.

"Eh!"

Yang Siwei was happy to do it, but the doubts in his heart kept lingering.

Although Boss Lu sometimes does things without leaving any room for maneuver and is unkind, he has always been an industry benchmark in terms of employee welfare benefits and humanistic care.

The employee housing purchase fund launched by Wenjie in the past two years has made countless employees in the same and other industries jealous!
This Sun Wenwen incident is a bit too strange.

Forget it. I’m too busy taking care of my own business. I’ll go have dinner with her and talk to her some other day.

"Mr. Lu, I'm here to report to you about Xixi's matter." Yang Siwei said in a humble manner.

"What the hell are you reporting to me about your company's affairs?"

Boss Lu ignored her words.

"Oh! Look at what you said. After all these years, how could Sissi have been so smooth without your care?"

Boss Lu looked dissatisfied: "Really?"

"Then why did I hear from Dong Shuangqiang and Long Danni that Xiao Liu doesn't want to be on the show?"

"They've even teamed up with Xiang and Taiwan. Are they trying to ally with Wu to fight Cao?"

"Also! Where's the second Mytube video? My clients in the US are eagerly awaiting it. Shouldn't I grab it as soon as possible during this Blue Moon?"

Yang Siwei poured him some tea and patiently explained, "Hey, Mr. Lu, you know her temper. I can't help it!"

"I promise, I'll supervise you when I get back!"

Boss Lu smiled and said, "It's okay for her to be angry, not answer the phone, and ignore me, but this is the matter. You can't let personal matters override public ones, right?"

"It's two years, right? Then let's deal with it business as usual. Let's discuss each item one by one. Whatever price you choose, it's what you want."

"I never take advantage of others!"

Yang Siwei felt disgusted after hearing this and it was difficult for him to control his facial expression.

When it comes to shamelessness, you are the one!

Yang Siwei smiled apologetically, "Mr. Lu, we'll need to rely on your connections with Blog.com, as well as the Public Opinion Office and Internet Center of Wenjie, to see if you can provide us with any help."

Boss Lu took a sip of tea and continued working at his desk: "Ask Concubine Liu Yi to come and talk in person."

"Otherwise, if you say so, she won't do it and it's a waste of my time."

"this..."

Yang Siwei looked distressed. If you call her over now, she will either cry or scold you when she sees you. What can you talk about?

She said with some embarrassment: "Boss Lu, actually, Xixi's mental state is still not very good... Even if she came..."

"Ah? You're not in a good mental state. Then don't shoot 'Alien Land 2'. Find someone else."

"And there's a Holocaust movie. Why film it if you're not in good spirits? It's embarrassing to go up there?"

Boss Lu said impatiently: "Okay, get out now."

"Wait! Mr. Lu, I'll hit you! I'll hit you now!"

Yang Siwei had no choice but to take out his phone and walk out the door, thinking about how to explain to this little ancestor why he appeared in the world of questions.

Two minutes later.

"Boss Lu, I...she scolded me and told me to leave immediately or she would fire me."

Boss Lu drooped his eyelids and glanced at Yang Siwei: "I'll teach you a way."

"Tell her that I fired Sun Wenwen."

"Ah? This..." Yang Siwei had no idea what was going on.

"Just say that."

Yang Siwei was completely confused and went back to the corridor with the attitude of giving it a try.

Thirty seconds later.

The slightly plump agent looked at Boss Lu with admiration: "Boss Lu, she said... she'll be here soon."

"Well, boil some water."

"okay!"

Yang Siwei felt a little regretful that he had left home too early. He should have worked under this person for two more years. This skill would have been enough for him to learn for decades!
With just one sentence, he dealt with that girl!

However, she naturally didn't dare to reveal the incident about the washing machine in which she cursed for twenty seconds on the phone.

Half an hour later, Xiao Liu, wearing sunglasses, and Yang Siwei came to meet her. They took the special elevator to the president's office floor directly from the basement to the battlefield.

"Xixi, you must stay calm later!"

Wearing sunglasses to hide her tears and red and swollen eyes, Concubine Liu Yi looked angry and said nothing.

"Bang!"

The heavy wooden door of Boss Lu's office slammed heavily against the back wall, and Liu Yifei, with a murderous look on her face, broke in.

She wore a leather motorcycle jacket, had her hair hastily tied into a ponytail, and stood there with her arms crossed.

It seems that he didn't want to be too close to the washing machine, but he had to make this trip.

Boss Lu frowned as he looked at his walnut door being badly damaged, then looked at the fierce-looking Xiao Liu...

It's a waste of her talent to play Lan Yue. She has hope of developing into Angelina Jolie in "Tomb Raider", Scarlett Johansson in "Lucy", or Charlize Theron in "Mad Max 4".

However, security on the president’s office floor needs to be strengthened!
"Come in? Why are you standing at the door?"

Liu Yifei stood aside with her arms folded and didn't say anything. Yang Siwei pulled her clothes and threw them away.

"I'm just saying this right here: why did you fire Sun Wenwen?"

While reviewing the memorials, Boss Lu teased her as usual: "Hey, do you have a cold? Why is your voice so nasal?"

Seeing that he was bringing up something irrelevant, Yang Siwei opened the door and went out fearfully. "You two can just fight to the death, but don't get yourself covered in blood!"

Through her dark sunglasses, Liu Yifei looked at the man she once knew and loved with complicated eyes.

He lowered his head slightly, and even when talking to himself, his deep eyes never left the document for even a second.

From my angle, his sharp eyebrows, like his ruthless greeting, were indifferent and casual, shocking.

She still had the same state and temperament in her work and directing that once made her obsessed, but now it seemed to make her feel bitter.

The world outside was still in turmoil, and he was about to cry himself to death, but he could still calmly tear at his wounds that had just scabbed over.

The little girl instantly lost all desire to argue with him. This kind of person is too cruel.

"and many more!"

Concubine Liu Yi, who was reaching out to open the door, was stopped: "Sit down now, Sun Wenwen can still be saved."

"Once she leaves this room, all the adverse consequences she suffers will be caused by you."

The little girl couldn't bear it any longer, and walked up to him angrily, her two willow-shaped thin eyebrows almost twisted together, and slammed the table hard!
"How could you be so cold-blooded? What was the magnitude of her sin that you committed to kill her so completely?"

"It was you who wanted to kill her, not me."

Boss Lu calmly put the documents in place, stood up, walked past her calmly, and sat down on the sofa to make tea.

He knew that it was impossible for Xiao Liu to serve him tea as gently and virtuously as before.

The young director personally used the middle casting method to serve Longjing tea. He did not have the leisure to watch the snowflakes flying in the air, and quickly filtered out two cups of tea.

He raised his chin and nodded at Xiao Liu, motioning her to sit across from him: "Be more mature and don't be so emotional."

"Humph, I don't have any feelings for you. You are the coldest-blooded person in the world."

Liu Yifei sat far away from him with disgust and refused to take the teacup handed to her by the washing machine.

Out of the corner of my eye I caught a glimpse of another elegantly shaped purple clay teapot on his desk, and I felt even more upset.

Everything around him can be replaced instantly.

"You said yesterday that it's no longer my painting. What did you mean?"

The devil who likes to manipulate other people's lives and buy souls begins to persuade him again, but his target is Xiao Liu, the mechanical girl who has been out of his control.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Liu Yi felt her eyes getting hot, but her voice remained cold: "I don't want to talk about this."

"That won't do. You have to say it."

After a two-second pause, seeing that she was still keeping her distance, Boss Lu could only talk to himself.

"Okay, now you hate me and can't stand me, right?"

Concubine Liu Yi turned her head instantly and said indifferently: "Yes!"

"If it weren't for Sister Wenwen, I wouldn't want to see you at all now!"

As if this statement was too absolute, she added a proviso: "Except for Holocaust films; that's my job."

Boss Lu challenged: "But your situation has changed now. You may not meet the requirements for the movie, right?"

Liu Yifei stood up suddenly, and when she took off her sunglasses, she almost accidentally threw them on the face of the man opposite her.

The exposed pair of phoenix eyes that were swollen like peaches made Lu Kuan, who was deliberately provoking her, want to laugh.

"Lu Kuan! You can't be such a rogue! Why don't I meet the requirements?"

"You can't retaliate against me just because I don't do what you say and refuse to go along with the other female celebrities!"

"I don't like your personal style and don't want to have anything to do with you anymore. That's a private matter! Movies are a public matter!"

"You are the one who approved the document. What did you say when you cut Ning Hao's screening schedule? Woo woo..." Xiao Liu was furious and sad. He couldn't help but feel moved again. He was so irritated by the unscrupulous director in front of him that he shed tears of anger. It was simply too bullying.

Boss Lu smiled as he watched her venting her anger rapidly, which he felt was a helpless move.

Due to some mishaps last night, the two of them parted ways on bad terms.

As Liu Yifei wrote in her diary, it was not a question of the truth behind the photo, but her realization that the fundamental contradiction between the two had not yet been resolved.

But for Boss Lu, who has long regarded her as his exclusive concubine, given Liu Yifei's independent and proud character, once the string is released, the kite may break free from its restraints and fly into the white clouds and blue sky.

By the time the heart injury really heals and the heart is sealed with cement, wouldn't that be a complete loss?

It might be a bit of an exaggeration to say that he continued to "mentally abuse and control" her, but there had to be some intersection and bond between the two of them to make him feel at ease.

All he can do for now is to make Concubine Liu Yi the same as himself!
When we try to homogenize another person into someone like ourselves, we are, to a certain extent, building a bridge of understanding and resonance.

From a psychological perspective, people are more likely to feel close to people who are similar to themselves.

From the perspective and practical experience of this former public relations company owner, homogenization plays an important role in predicting and guiding target behavior, reducing resistance, and implanting and internalizing values.

For example, when I said that Fan Bingbing was still useful, she couldn't accept or understand it.

But what if she really started to take charge of the chores and looked at it from her perspective?
Perhaps this cannot change Concubine Liu Yi's innocent and kind nature, but it can at least play some role.

On the other hand, under his protection in the past few years, she has only had minor scares but no major danger.

Now I have to go out alone to ride the wind and waves, how can I still be as ignorant as before?

She may not like her own cruel methods and hard-heartedness, but things like methods and intentions are two different matters whether they are used or not.

Given her personality, she wouldn't use the things she learned to harm others, but she could use them to protect herself, because the world outside is full of jackals, tigers and leopards.

Boss Lu continued to use his rhetoric to stimulate her.

"What's the point of crying? Don't you remember how you got hacked last year? How many companies are targeting you now?"

"You need to do some PR and some promotions. Your blog has lost nearly 150 million followers. Without this audience base, how can you maintain your base?"

"A big part of the reason I chose you to play Zhang Chunru is that you can encourage more young audiences to accept patriotic education."

Xiao Liu held back her tears and looked angrily at Lu Kuan, who was sitting with his legs crossed. "Don't say so many high-sounding words. I know exactly how you deceive others!"

"Don't you just want me to continue cooperating with Wenjie? Sure! I'll talk to you!"

"Mytube video, I want half of the account ownership!"

"It's fine if I can participate in The Voice of China. I can get the same appearance fee as top female stars in China!"

"Even if my ship is sinking, I'm still the hottest young actress!"

Boss Lu looked at the little swan who was holding his head high and chest out, and said calmly: "Okay, but I have an exclusivity requirement. You can't cooperate with Xiangtai."

"you!"

"Why!"

"I'm strong and I speak with conviction, it's that simple."

Boss Lu stood up leisurely. Now in the little girl's mind, he was a complete villain.

"You're seeking independence, and you don't want anything to do with me. Then you'll have to handle all these storms on your own."

"In the past two years, we have been eating from the same pot, so many invisible labor costs have not been carefully calculated, but now we can't do that."

"This includes the PR costs for Blog.com and Travel Channel. These all need to be calculated one by one."

"Xiao Liu, it's still not too late to come to Wenjie now. You can consider it."

Concubine Liu Yi was so angry that she almost took the teapot on the table and poured it on his hateful handsome face!

Even at this time, he still wants to imprison me.

She retorted rudely, "How can someone like you who considers yourself so smart say something so naive?"

"If you have the guts, kill me like you did to Jang Nara! Or stop daydreaming!"

Boss Lu laughed and said, "Why would I mess with you? Even if we cooperate, you still have economic value."

Concubine Liu Yi was so angry that she was shaking all over. She didn't realize that her attention had been diverted and her tears stopped falling.

The young director simply planted a seed of goal in her heart, allowing her to start learning how to deal with the ups and downs in the world.

"By the way, I saw the announcements from Xiangtai and Tangren. Why did Liu Shishi leave?"

"It's none of your business, mind your own business."

Boss Lu reached out and poured out the cold tea in front of her, added another cup, and continued to persuade her.

"I have no obligation to care about you, but you are the heroine of "Alien Land 2" and the Holocaust movie. If you let these mundane matters affect the movie, don't blame me for being impartial, okay?"

Xiao Liu glared at Lu Kuan without saying a word. She could neither cry nor scold him. She could only glare at the young director fiercely, as if she wished she could cut two ounces of flesh from his body.

The little girl secretly swore in her heart that one day she would make him suffer in his own way and let the washing machine know what it felt like to be manipulated and toyed with!
Boss Lu took a sip of his tea and said, "This is nothing more than Master Liu seeing that you've lost your position and being poached by Youtangren."

"When you recruited her, you hired a top entertainment lawyer. The standard contract they drafted for you should have included liquidated damages, right?"

Concubine Liu Yi didn't want to pay attention to him, but she couldn't help but want to listen to this class.

She looked at him coldly for a long time before she whispered 200 million.

"Have you taken the money?"

"Ah."

"What conditions did the sugar man give her?"

"Night Sunflower."

Boss Lu jokingly said, "Look at how you handled this matter. It's so ugly!"

"What!? Where's the ugly part?"

Liu Yifei was very unconvinced. She thought to herself that she had defeated Xu Rong and Liu Shishi in a one-on-two situation, and had the heart to force them to pay the penalty for breach of contract. She was already very good!

"In this matter, either you don't ask for the penalty and just let her go, or you brand her an ungrateful, servile slave."

"Use all possible propaganda tools to define this matter and never overturn the verdict!"

"Since you've asked for the money, you can't let her go back so easily. What if she really becomes famous with this role?"

"It's not obvious now, but wait until the era of the traffic economy arrives. Then you'll see, her fans will definitely brand you as someone who mistreats employees and exploits you."

"It would be fine if your popularity could suppress her, but if not, in the history books, you would be Little Liu Shishi, and she would not be Little Liu Yifei."

Xiao Liu was stunned. How could this be possible?
"If I were you, I would go straight to Huayi and ask for the female lead role in 'Immortal III'! Let Yang Mi and Tang Yan play the supporting roles and squeeze her out!"

"Or you can just contact Cai Yinong directly. You can guest-star in Tangren's dramas and help promote them in the future. The condition is that she is soft-banned!"

"Even if you're in trouble now, your status and influence are much higher than hers. Everyone will settle this account."

Liu Yifei thought to herself, "Hua Yi is your sworn enemy, how could I possibly cooperate with them?" But then she thought again, and now she seemed to be no longer on the same side as him.

The young director sneered: "You have to remember, either be a good person and occupy the moral high ground and the high ground of public opinion."

"Or be a bad guy and beat her to death with a stick, so that she will never be able to stand up again, or she will become a fly and keep buzzing in your ears!"

Xiao Liu couldn't accept the "devil's voice" of his values ​​for a while, and turned his head away, not looking at him: "That's you, I can't do that."

She didn't want to stay here facing the washing machine any longer, otherwise she would be unable to help but think of the sad past.

"Sun Wenwen made the mistake I ordered. I can compensate you on her behalf. Please let her go."

This was the only soft word Concubine Liu Yi said since she entered the room today.

Boss Lu also told her the truth: "Sun Wenwen made a mistake and I have already fired her. The decision I made cannot be changed."

"If you want to help her, just recruit her to your studio. I won't interfere."

"Okay, as long as you don't mind."

Xiao Liu knew that he was cold-blooded and ruthless, and no longer had any unrealistic fantasies about him.

If he treats himself like this, let alone an ordinary subordinate.

"Dong dong!"

A long-legged beauty knocked on the door and came in. It was Chen Zhixi, who had replaced Sun Wenwen.

"Mr. Lu, I'm here to deliver the documents and then take away the documents you've approved."

She looked straight ahead, as if she didn't notice the female star in the room who had been the most popular in the domestic entertainment industry these days.

"Well, on the desk, remember to record your comments in the OA."

"Yes."

Xiao Liu's eyes swept over her very quickly, he stood up expressionlessly, pushed the door open and left without saying another word.

Boss Lu looked at her leaving back, sighed helplessly, took out his cell phone and called Sun Wenwen.

"Mr. Lu."

"Is it done?"

"Yeah, it should be down soon. My parents passed away a long time ago, and there's not much else at home."

Boss Lu said kindly, "Wenwen, you are a smart person. Don't make the same mistake again."

Sun Wenwen on the other end of the phone looked at the plane ticket in her hand and swallowed her saliva: "No, Mr. Lu."

As the lead in the leak of the Olympic plan, Sun Wenwen bears certain risks and it is impossible for her to stay in the country.

Born into a family of test-takers in a small town, with no immediate family members, Boss Lu simply arranged for her to marry and immigrate, changing her appearance and going to the United States to work.

As a confidant, she was given a small amount of shares to tie her down tightly. After all, Huang Anna and others in the American circle are of Chinese descent, so it would be more reassuring to have someone close to her.

For Sun Wenwen, this is almost a leap in her life.

In the minds of Chinese people today, being able to immigrate successfully and have a high-paying job abroad is a luxury.

Especially after following Boss Lu for so many years, I know his true wealth and the scale of his industry.

At the same time, Xiao Liu will be leaving for Los Angeles in September to prepare for the filming of "Alien Land 9". Sun Wenwen can temporarily be his assistant and also his informant.

No matter how far Liu Yifei's kite flew, he would not allow it to leave his sight.

The crew of "Alien Land 2" includes Justin Lin and Sun Wenwen, and Zhang Chunru went to Illinois.

Thinking of this, he turned on his computer with a headache, logged into his email, and worried about another brilliant idea for the precious porcelain that he had cultivated.

Inside was the email Zhang Chunru sent yesterday and her application documents to the University of Chicago.

She enthusiastically asked about the preparations for Lu Kuan's filming, and said that she had helped Xixi complete the pre-application procedures and was waiting for the documents and accompanying letters of recommendation to be delivered and reviewed.

This made Lu Kuan scratch his head and couldn't figure it out.

University of Chicago Booth School of Business? Or was it a study abroad program I had already planned?

Why did she have to go there?

Road Dog: Damn, who the hell is in Chicago! ?

　I'm a little busy now, but I'll recover my word count after this period!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)