Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 373 The Two Kings Enter the Game
Beijing.

After making the call outside, Feng Xiaogang returned to the office rented by Dingli and, unsurprisingly, saw the Wang brothers from Huayi Advertising Company again.

Both brothers were broke, but these two were much more proactive than Dong Ping. Ever since they got the news, they've been coming to his door almost every day to pester him.

Wang Shuo had already lost faith in the company, and was further annoyed by their persistent pestering, so he simply stopped coming to work in the last few days.

Feng Xiaogang saw that the young girl hired by Wang Shuo was applying makeup behind her desk, showing no intention of entertaining the two Wangs.

So he proactively brewed a pot of tea and poured it for the two of them, then advised, "Gentlemen, this isn't very meaningful for you. What Master Shuo needs right now is money, but you can't afford it..."

"Who says we can't afford it!"

Wang Zhonglei retorted unhappily, "Once we get that big job, we can afford to pay any amount of money!"

"Zhong Lei".

Wang Zhongjun patted his brother's arm and smiled at Feng Xiaogang, "Manager Feng, we can agree to all the conditions proposed by Master Shuo. We just need some time to raise the funds. If your company is willing to sign a pre-purchase contract, we guarantee that the money will be in our account by the end of the year at the latest."

Feng Xiaogang didn't doubt this statement, after all, the other party was also from a high-ranking family, and it wouldn't be difficult for him to get some work based on his family background and connections.

But what good is having connections?
In terms of capital and influence within the industry, Huayi Brothers is far inferior to Yuanmeng.

He thought this to himself, but wore a fawning smile on his face: "I can understand your difficulties, but Master Shuo has a short temper. Since he has decided to quit, he certainly won't drag things out any longer."

Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei exchanged a glance and then fell silent, but neither showed any intention of leaving.

Feng Xiaogang is always shrewd and diplomatic. Although he thinks the two brothers are a bit shameless, he won't actively drive away two people with connections.

So he got up and sat down at his desk to continue polishing the script in his hands—after the merger with Yuanmeng, these scripts, written by Wang Shuo and planned by Haima Studio, will be his greatest asset for establishing himself.

At this moment, the company's only receptionist and female clerk finally finished her makeup, stood up and said to Feng Xiaogang, "Brother Feng, if there's nothing else this afternoon, I'll head back first. A friend invited me to go shopping."

Is everything alright?
Feng Xiaogang glanced at the Wang brothers subconsciously, and was about to say something when the girl had already slung her handbag over her shoulder and walked away in her patent leather high heels.

What kind of manners does this girl in her 70s have?!

Feng Xiaogang rolled his eyes at her retreating figure, but he was helpless against this girl. After all, she was a relative of Wang Shuo and was usually spoiled. Now that Wang Shuo had been away from the company for several days, no one could control her.

Of course, things weren't always like this.

When filming "Forever Lost My Love", this girl was very attentive to Feng Xiaogang, and she almost wanted to replace Xu Fan.

Unfortunately, his good fortune didn't last long. "Forever Lost My Love" was a huge box office flop, and Feng Xiaogang's standing in the eyes of young women plummeted.

Turning his gaze away, Feng Xiaogang was about to continue working on the script when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the door, followed by the company's financial director, Peng Xiaolin, walking in.

The Wang brothers, who had been sitting quietly on the sofa, immediately stood up and greeted them with smiles.

"Sigh, this is truly a case of the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple!"

As soon as Peng Xiaolin entered the room, he warmly shook hands with Wang Zhongjun and said, "Why didn't you say you and Lao Xu were buddies? If I had known about this relationship earlier... Sit down, sit down and let's talk!"

Seeing Peng Xiaolin's attitude, Feng Xiaogang felt a sudden shock, even though he was the general manager of Dingli and the number two person in the company.

However, Peng Xiaolin and Wang Shuo were childhood friends who grew up in the same compound, so their relationship was undoubtedly closer.

If Peng Xiaolin is willing to act as a middleman for the Wang brothers, wouldn't my plan to transfer ownership to Yuanmeng and make him shine be doomed to fail halfway through?

Feng Xiaogang then began to regret his actions.

If he hadn't been worried that acting too hastily would arouse Wang Shuo's suspicion, and had deliberately delayed telling Zhang Yan for half a month, Hua Yi would have had no chance to intervene at all.

Thinking this, he quickly pricked up his ears to listen to the conversation between the three. He saw the three exchange a few pleasantries, and then Wang Zhongjun took out a business plan and showed it to Peng Xiaolin: "Look, if this deal goes through, buying Dingli Film Industry will be a piece of cake."

Wang Zhonglei eagerly added from the side, "Brother Peng, you should know about our family's background. This job is almost guaranteed..."

"Zhong Lei!"

Wang Zhongjun once again stopped his younger brother, saying that Huayi was currently in talks with a major state-owned bank about an advertising partnership, although for well-known reasons, the deal was practically a sure thing.

But if it's publicized, there's always a chance things might change.

After reading it, Peng Xiaolin nodded slightly, and then suddenly asked Feng Xiaogang, "Xiaogang, why don't you come and take a look too? I think Huayi is still capable. Anyway, even if Wang Shuo is short of money, he wouldn't be so short-sighted as to not even be able to wait a few months."

Wang Zhongjun's expression changed slightly. Peng Xiaolin didn't see it, but Feng Xiaogang, who turned around upon hearing this, saw it clearly, and his displeasure immediately increased.

The Wang brothers didn't divulge a single word until Peng Xiaolin arrived, clearly showing they didn't take me, the number two, seriously.

He chuckled awkwardly and waved his hands repeatedly: "Isn't that inappropriate? Mr. Wang is involved in big business, and his methods for making money are definitely secrets. How can we let unrelated people see them?"

Peng Xiaolin realized something upon hearing this and quickly introduced Xiaogang to Wang Zhongjun: "Xiaogang is a talent that Wang Shuo values. Have you seen the hit show 'A Beijing Native in New York' from last year? That was his self-directed and self-acted work!"

The Wang brothers had done background checks before, but Feng Xiaogang's only work with Dingli was "Forever Lost My Love," and Zhao Baogang was the chief director of "A Native of Beijing in New York," so the two of them didn't take Feng Xiaogang too seriously before.

Upon hearing that Feng Xiaogang had this resume, Wang Zhongjun quickly stood up and said, "Director Feng, Huayi is in dire need of talent like you. If you are willing to come to Huayi, the treatment we offer will definitely not be worse than that of Dingli."

Six-tenths of this was out of consideration for Peng Xiaolin, since their advertising company had just opened and they relied on family connections to do business, and had not yet grasped the importance of professional talent.

Feng Xiaogang was a shrewd man, and he immediately saw through the clues. He sneered inwardly, "No matter how good the treatment you offer is, it can't compare to fulfilling your dream."
In the second half of the year, Yuanmeng will have five or six projects starting simultaneously, with an investment of at least ten or twenty million yuan.

And what about Huayi?

Even acquiring a small, shell company like Dingli required pulling strings to get an extension.

He took a deep breath and bluntly stated, "Old Peng, actually, I received a call from Zhang Yan before you came. He somehow got wind of the news and is very interested in acquiring Dingli—to be honest, I think selling the company to Yuanmeng is our best option."

"A dream come true?"

"Fulfilling a dream?!"

Peng Xiaolin and Wang Zhonglei shouted in unison, and Wang Zhonglei immediately cursed, "Why is it this dream-fulfilling guy again? Is he deliberately trying to make things difficult for us brothers?"

Upon hearing this, Peng Xiaolin looked at the Wang brothers with surprise: "You have a grudge against Yuanmeng?"

"That's not true."

Wang Zhongjun quickly waved his hand, a hint of bitterness on his face: "It's just that we had a big job before, but Yuanmeng snatched it away—it's not quite right to say snatched it, but actually the manufacturer had their eyes on Yuanmeng and completely ignored us."

After losing the bid for the Kongfujia liquor advertisement, Wang Zhongjun made a point of inquiring about Yuanmeng's background, but that was the end of it.

Backed by Tianjin, Yuanmeng has now developed into a major player in the mainland entertainment industry.

Let alone Huayi, a newly established makeshift team, even those big advertising companies that have already made a name for themselves would not be able to snatch food from Yuanmeng's mouth.

And now, Yuanmeng has set its sights on Dingli...

Is he going to suffer another defeat this time?
"Wang Shuo probably won't agree, right?"

Just then, Peng Xiaolin frowned and said, "Zhang Yan used to be known as 'Little Wang Shuo.' If he were to acquire Dingli now, where would our Master Shuo's face be?"

(End of this chapter)