The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 242 I don't think so
The reason why women are said to be fickle is that they often consider issues not from their own interests, but from their feelings.

If I feel it should be that way, then it should be that way. If it's not that way, then we should do everything we can to make it that way. As for what the consequences of this process might be, we don't need to consider that.

Of course, Angela is, after all, a person with a system, favored by God—no, watched by the devil. Although she is occasionally dominated by her emotions, she is generally quite rational.

"I don't believe anyone can resist. When one starts, the other will start too, and I'll follow suit. No one can say anything then." Angela suddenly laughed as she talked to herself.

Actually, it started a long time ago, didn't it? Otherwise, why would everyone be scrambling to send actresses to the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber production team?

"Don't rush. Right now, the most important thing is to let Xu Gehui and Yang Lan also get a piece of this carrot. They and Li Jiaxin are all important parts of the map," Angela continued.

Li Jiaxin goes without saying. Many Hong Kong celebrities are quite wealthy, and as a woman, she could easily infiltrate various social circles of wives.

As for what constitutes a "public enemy of wives," that's simple. First, spread rumors that she's now being kept by a big shot in America, which is why she's able to manage a private equity fund—this isn't really a rumor, though. After experiencing the taste and the effects, given her desire for status, she'd probably know what to choose.

Then, whenever I have free time, I can get Hou Peichen to give me some pointers so she can learn how to interact with the wives. Then, I can help them make some money through the foundation, and they will soon become popular.

Moreover, don't forget that you can share the first skill.

Of course, if Li Jiaxin does a good enough job, Angela wouldn't mind finding someone else to take the blame in the future.

Xu Gehui's reasoning was quite simple. The reason he used some methods to recruit her was not only inspired by Li Yunxin to make use of these female hosts from CCTV, but also because he felt he could use her to win over Yang Lan.

Unexpectedly, she was so pragmatic and easy to use that not only did she sell Yang Lan, but Yang Lan also had to thank her.

However, Yang Lan still needs to be properly trained. Angela easily stirred up this woman's ambition—in fact, after looking at her previous information and comparing it with the simulation, it was clear that she was not a docile person.

Angela's plan was to use her to control the mainland media, or at least a portion of it, but only if she was obedient enough.

Of the three women, Xu Gehui was the most obedient. After all, she owed Xu a large sum of money, had been brainwashed with persuasive tactics, and had even received short-term training in the United States.

Secondly, there's Li Jiaxin. Although she seemed a little upset when she was labeled a "prostitute," she's already completely under her thumb.

Abandoned by her father at a young age and growing up in the decadent environment of Hong Kong, she became famous and moved among men, craving money and status, yet being mocked and manipulated. She was extremely insecure.

Angela doesn't need any other methods with this kind of woman; she can easily fool her with just words.

The secretary assigned to her, Hou Peichen, was the same. She seemed like a quiet and obedient girl, but once her deep-seated rebellious nature was awakened, she became devoted to him and was even willing to break with her family.

Mmm, it tastes really good, if Annie weren't here with me...

But Yang Lan, even though she has sold herself to herself, Sunshine Media and Wu Zhengke are still around—the latter, though suppressed, is not completely dead yet.

As long as these scammers aren't completely dead, they can resurface in a few years after things have calmed down, and with their connections, they might be able to stay behind the scenes again.

For example, someone who sold oranges after being released from prison.

Although Yang Lan has kept her distance from Wu Zheng, she has not divorced him, nor has she severed ties with Sunshine Media. So, as mentioned earlier, once you get tired of one carrot, you'll want to eat more.

Angela wasn't without a plan. It was simple: have Yang Lan personally launch the final blow against Sunshine Media and Wu Zheng. Once she did that, it would be a complete severance. But this would also take time, and things might change during that process. Even though Angela had a system and wasn't worried about problems, she was still somewhat annoyed by the possibility of these setbacks.

Therefore, Xu Jiuyang will have to work hard.

“Speaking of which, Yang Lan could also be a widow, so she could take over all of the other party’s connections.” She suddenly added, a smile playing on her lips.
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Xu Jiuyang, completely unaware that he was being plotted against, was currently discussing the film adaptation rights of "A World Without Thieves" with someone.

"So, you mean you bought 'A World Without Thieves'?" He looked at Fan Bingbing in front of him, his expression slightly bewildered.

"Was there anything illogical in what I just said?" Fan Bingbing asked after thinking for a moment.

Xu Jiuyang took a deep breath and asked, "What was your purpose in buying it?"

“Of course it’s for hoarding copyrights,” Fan Bingbing said matter-of-factly. “I acquired a lot of novel copyrights last year.”

"This...is this how it is?" Xu Jiuyang's eyes widened. "How could you..."

Before he could finish speaking, he shut his mouth and looked alert.

Then Fan Bingbing waved her hand dismissively, "It wasn't you who reminded me."

Xu Jiuyang narrowed his eyes and remained silent.

“But it’s also related to you,” Fan Bingbing shrugged. “Didn’t you say before that Angela thought your science fiction novels were very suitable for film adaptations, so she planned to translate them into American screenplays and stockpile them with the Writers Guild? I was thinking, could I do the same in China? Although there’s no Writers Guild in China, it’s not a problem to stockpile the copyrights of some novels that look good.”

She then leaned closer, looking at him with a smile: "What, you think this novel is suitable for adaptation into a movie?"

“It’s alright,” Xu Jiuyang said seriously. “During the dinner with Angela at Huayi, the two Wangs kept lamenting that they didn’t get the adaptation rights to ‘A World Without Thieves.’ After I got back, I found the novel and read it. I felt it was very suitable for adaptation into a movie, so I wanted to ask if you were interested.”

I'm pretty sure Angela won't tell you the details of the dinner.

"Oh, is that so? You think I'm suitable for the role?" Fan Bingbing's smile widened considerably. "You're concerned about me, aren't you, Xu?"

She blinked her eyes, looking adorable, just like a little fox who had just completed a mission and wanted to receive a reward from her master. Yet, this didn't detract from her heroic air after being made up like Zhao Minrong, which made Xu Jiuyang feel a little dazed for a moment.

But he quickly came to his senses, after all, Yuanyuan was also on set: "I don't think so."

"Huh?" The smile froze on Fan Bingbing's face.

“All the scenes in this novel are confined to the train, which is indeed very promising. However, there is only one female character, Wang Li, from beginning to end, and judging by her age, she is at least twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. Do you think you can portray that kind of temperament?” Xu Jiuyang asked.

The difference between the novel "A World Without Thieves" and the movie "A World Without Thieves" is that the former does not have Uncle Li, Xiao Yezi, or Uncle Li's team. There are only four characters in total: Sha Gen, Wang Bo, Wang Li, and Scarface—Scarface is the policeman played by Zhang Hanyu in the movie.

The whole story is very simple: Wang Li, because of Sha Gen's naivety and simplicity, suddenly remembered her younger brother whom she hadn't seen for several years, so she wanted to protect him and go back to fulfill his dream of a world without thieves.

Wang Bo wasn't that selfish. Seeing her persistence, he joined in to help, fending off several groups of thieves. They were all very down-to-earth, not at all as glamorous as in the movies. In the end, he was stabbed by a petty thief and had Scarface take him to the hospital.

(End of this chapter)