Huayu 2015, the Artist of Light and Shadow

Chapter 125 Lu Yunzhou's Precision Detonation! D8's Defection! Old Honey Falls Down, Little Tian Gets His Fill!

Many celebrities do charity work.

But don't think too highly of these celebrities' morals.

Because charitable donations can be used to offset taxes.

For example, if you donate 1000 million, you can increase your personal income tax deduction by 1000 million.

For celebrities who earn hundreds of millions of yuan, the personal income tax rate is the maximum of 45%.

The money they use for charity doesn't actually affect their income—since they have to pay taxes anyway, they might as well use it for good deeds.

Of course, there is a limit to charitable donations.

So some situations arise—for example, some celebrities have already donated enough money in the first half of the year, but when they do the math in the second half, they find that they have already used up their quota.

This can lead to cases of fraudulent donations.

Because if we keep donating, it will cost real money, which cannot be used to offset taxes.

Previously, not many netizens knew about this, but since the introduction of the individual income tax app, everyone knows that doing charity can be tax-deductible.

Therefore, this kind of thing can't be hidden anymore.

That's the situation.

"I'll arrange one or two shows for you nearby; you can think of it as a fashion show. Otherwise, there might be some negative comments online."

After receiving the invitation, Ji Rujing briefly discussed the charity event with Lu Yunzhou.

"Since they want to play, let them play big—"

"Besides, why use someone else's channels for charity? We'll set up our own charity fund and partner with a children's hospital near our company."

"Anyone who encounters difficulties accessing medical care can directly contact our company's charitable foundation for assistance."

If you're going to do charity, then do it properly.

Lu Yunzhou's company pays a lot of taxes every year, and he also pays a lot of personal income tax. Since he has to pay taxes anyway, he might as well use the money for charity.

In recent years, a lot of people have been doing charity work, but the good and the bad are mixed together.

But in a few years, everyone will know who is truly doing charity and who is using the guise of charity to amass wealth.

He doesn't need to promote himself.

In a few years, when the tide recedes, netizens will be able to see clearly who was swimming naked.

By then, the film industry will be entering the Dharma-ending Age.

Once netizens discover this truth, he will become the only "white moonlight" in the Chinese entertainment industry, a unique and outstanding figure!

Consider it as buying insurance for the future.

"Isn't your sister free lately? Why don't you let her handle this? She'll probably be happy to."

Lu Yunzhou himself didn't have time to deal with this kind of thing, but having Tang Yan do it would be just as effective.

Anyway, the two of them are one.

After completing the charity work, Tang Yan posted the bill on Weibo so that everyone could see how much Lu Yunzhou had spent.

To be honest, it's all about offsetting income tax anyway.

Many celebrities donate money without caring about how they do charity.

But Lu Yunzhou insisted on taking this seriously.

The bill has been published.

In that case, who would force him to do charity work next time?

A whole bunch of people are putting on an act, and then a real expert sneaks in—I bet next time, they'll actively try to persuade Lu Yunzhou not to come.

"Your move of retreating to advance is quite clever."

"I see."

"I'll take care of it for you."

Ji Rujing thought to herself, "That works too."

Lu Yunzhou seemed like a naive fool, pretending not to care about the tactics behind their charity events—he was serious from the start.

It made everyone else look rather disheveled.

In this way, those people won't let Lu Yunzhou stand up for their next event.

Each doing their own thing, keeping to themselves, is fine.

"By the way, what are your plans regarding Liu Haocun's matter?"

After the movie's box office surpassed 10 billion US dollars, someone gave Lu Yunzhou a big gift. Based on Ji Rujing's understanding of Lu Yunzhou's personality, he would definitely retaliate for this.

Otherwise, he would be unhappy.

"When I get back, I'll give them a big gift."

Lu Yunzhou already had a simple plan in mind.

Although the plan was somewhat simple, it was more than enough to manipulate the entertainment industry. Those people didn't have any special tricks up their sleeves; at most, they'd just spread some dirt on people.

They dared not use knives or guns.

They were all small-scale events.

"Give them a big gift? You already know who's behind this?" Ji Rujing asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I don't know."

Lu Yunzhou said lazily, "I have suspects in mind. Regardless of whether they are innocent or not, let's assume they did it. If they get caught in the crossfire, then they're just unlucky."

"Understood."

Upon hearing this, Ji Rujing couldn't help but laugh.

Who else could Lu Yunzhou suspect?

It can only be Jiahang.

Apart from Jiahang Media, other companies have all made some money from movies, more or less, following Lu Yunzhou's lead.

There's no reason to cause trouble for Lu Yunzhou at this critical juncture.

After all, everyone knows that Liu Haocun is Lu Yunzhou's man.

"However, I'll still investigate this more thoroughly for you to find out exactly what happened."

Now that Lu Yunzhou has decided to target Jiahang, Ji Rujing needs to investigate whether Jiahang was indeed behind it.

It's highly likely.

Because she had also heard some rumors.

Jiahang just signed a newcomer named Zhuang Dafei, who wanted to audition for director Zhang Yimou's "One Second," but was told that the female lead had already been cast as Liu Haocun.

This is a mix of old and new grudges.

They have a strong incentive to kill Liu Haocun.

However, Zhuang Dafei's uncle is an associate professor at the Beijing Film Academy—but that doesn't matter. So what if he's an associate professor? Lu Yunzhou didn't graduate from the Beijing Film Academy, so he has absolutely no face to speak of.

The next morning.

Lu Yunzhou, along with Nazha and Liu Haocun, continued their tour of Qatar.

There are also some ancient ruins near Doha.

But to be honest, it's not very interesting.

Compared to the brilliant ancient civilization of China, the ancient ruins in these desert cities along the Arabian coast are...

Very average.

There was absolutely nothing shocking about it.

The main reason is that this area is not the center of Arab civilization.

"Do you know there's a country to the north called Bahrain? I've heard that Bahrain has many ancient ruins, and that area used to be part of this region—"

Trade center.

Before the discovery of oil and gas, Qatar was a poor, remote place with nothing much to see.

Qatar's current prosperity is largely due to the efforts of Queen Mother Moza's generation.

"Don't look so sad, it's okay."

Seeing that Liu Hao was only half-heartedly accompanying him on the trip, Lu Yunzhou reached out and pulled at the corner of her mouth, forcibly lifting the corner of her mouth, which looked like a bitter gourd, into a slight curve.

"Brother, I'm afraid it will bother you."

If Liu Haocun can't make money, she can just consider it bad luck in her life. But if it affects Lu Yunzhou's online image, then she deserves to die.

After she got back, Tian Xiwei probably looked down on her in the group chat every day.

"I already said it's a small matter, don't worry about it."

"In this regard, you should learn from Nazha. Look at her, she used to have a lot of negative press, but she didn't care at all and was always laughing and joking."

Lu Yunzhou gave Liu Haocun a very apt example.

In terms of the extent of cyberbullying, is Liu Haocun comparable to Gulnazar?

Naza offended Zheng Shuang's fans and was so scolded that she turned off her Weibo comments and didn't dare to turn them back on for a long time.

As a result, Shuangzi's fans immediately rushed over, attracted by the smell, which scared Nazha so much that she turned off the comments again.

"Sister Nazha, you're so quiet today, why haven't you said a word?"

Liu Haocun discovered something strange.

Naza, who is usually very talkative, was quiet and reserved like a little beauty today, which was quite strange.

"My throat is sore."

As Nazha spoke, she glared fiercely at Lu Yunzhou.

Last night, while having a late-night snack, she deliberately ate a jelly to tide her over, wanting to give Lu Yunzhou something new to play with. However, she accidentally went too far and inhaled the jelly into her trachea.

She coughed so hard that snot and tears streamed down her face, and she almost couldn't breathe.

"Do you have a cold?"

Liu Haocun simply expressed his concern with a few words.

"Possibly."

Nazha thought to herself, "This girl is so naive. What a silly question she asked! If Tang Yan were here, she would probably understand instantly and grab her shoe to hit me."

"Cough cough."

Lu Yunzhou coughed a few times to change the subject: "Let's not talk about such boring things—I'll take you to the aquarium."

Back in the car, he couldn't help but mutter, "I've always wondered what the seafood in those aquariums tasted like. It's a pity we can't eat it now. I wonder if the ancients left any food tasting notes."

"Brother, let me help you look online."

Liu Haocun only wanted to please Lu Yunzhou. Whenever Lu Yunzhou mentioned wanting to eat seafood, Liu Haocun would help him find out if anyone had actually eaten the aquarium animals.

But Nazha understood Lu Yunzhou's subtext, and couldn't help but snort softly, whispering in Lu Yunzhou's ear, "Want to play with the mermaid princess? Come see me tonight. I'll give you a little surprise."

Lu Yunzhou shook his head slightly and explained, "Xiao Nan is flying to Doha later to prepare for the opening ceremony of the flagship store."

After the opening ceremony of this flagship store in Doha, there's another one in Dubai.

Naza will accompany Zhang Ruonan and attend all these events.

After doing all this, they had to hurry back to their country.

Because this year's Double 11 Tmall Gala is about to begin.

Last year, Lu Yunzhou promoted his own products and made a fortune. With that money, he won the Borsalino title.

In just one year, his net worth increased several dozen times.

This year, Kou Rui's high-end women's shoes and the "Kou Rui Yi Ren" youth product line have been launched—he and Nazha need to go back and promote them!

Although these two industries don't generate much profit, they can help create thousands of jobs in the local area, transforming Lu Yunzhou from an ordinary celebrity into an industrialist.

These are completely different concepts.

He has already thought it through.

If these two production lines make money, we'll open a kindergarten and a school near the factory to solve the schooling problem for the children of local migrant workers.

In short, anything that Pang Donglai can do, he can do too.

Times have changed.

Popular celebrities can collapse at any time.

But conscientious entrepreneurs, like pure gold revealed after the sandstorm has passed, will always be welcomed and admired by ordinary people.

"Dilraba, your company said you were invited to the Tmall Double 11 Gala this year, why did you decline?"

Yang Mi is currently filming "Legend of Fuyao", but she has received an invitation to this year's Double 11 Gala and will most likely attend.

On the evening of November 10th, after the Double 11 Gala ended.

The following day, she was to attend the Earl brand's Sunshine Gala. As the brand's ambassador, she had to represent the brand.

MK is also having a fashion party on November 15th. As the brand's spokesperson, she'll also be there to support them.

"Sister Honey, I'm sorry, I'm afraid I don't have time."

"

As a fashion star, Dilraba should participate in these kinds of galas as much as possible and get more exposure.

Normally, Dilraba would immediately accept Yang Mi's invitation.

But this time, Dilraba actually refused?

This made Yang Mi a little suspicious: "Are you really that busy? Or do you have a problem with me and don't want to share the stage with me?"

Last time, Yang Mi tricked Dilraba.

It was clearly Nazha who leaked the rumor that she knelt all night in order to get a small role from Lu Yunzhou.

The result was that Dilraba knelt before Lu Yunzhou all night, only to be rejected, turning it into a tragic story directed and acted by Dilraba herself.

Others might not understand this kind of thing.

However, Lu Yunzhou's fans kept a close eye on Dilraba Dilmurat every day, and as soon as they saw that she had used her old tricks again, they immediately dug up her schedule and found that she had not met with Lu Yunzhou for more than 20 days.

Why did I kneel all night begging for resources?

They're making up stories to deceive people again!

After being exposed, Lu Yunzhou's fans chased after Dilraba and cursed her for three days!

The culprit is Yang Mi.

She didn't try to hide it and directly admitted it to Dilraba on WeChat.

From then on, the two became estranged.

"Sister Honey, I'm sorry."

Dilraba didn't explain why she wasn't going; she just kept saying "I'm sorry."

"If you don't want to go, then forget it. Why are you saying sorry?" Yang Mi didn't take it seriously. After turning off her phone, she went back to the film set to shoot.

Dilraba looked at her phone, initially calm, but gradually she burst out laughing, and then a gloomy expression slowly appeared on her face.

"Honey, you tricked me last time, this time, consider it my revenge."

"We're even."

As Lu Yunzhou's ideal woman, Dilraba understands him very well—this time, Liu Haocun's incident didn't just embarrass Liu Haocun, but Lu Yunzhou.

The box office surpassed 10 billion US dollars, which should have been a moment to celebrate, but instead, it was revealed that the female lead had a lot of scandals.

However, Lu Yunzhou had already removed the fuse from the bomb on Liu Haocun's body, so it wouldn't explode under normal circumstances.

It still exploded.

Just as Lu Yunzhou was wondering who was behind this, Dilraba presented him with a pledge of allegiance.

Based on Dilraba's understanding of Lu Yunzhou, how could she not seek revenge?

The Golden Rooster Awards tricked him last time, so he went to Italy and won three super medals, causing a global sensation. He then turned around and trampled the fairness of the Golden Rooster Awards underfoot.

This time, he took Liu Haocun away early to see who in China would bring this matter to light—clearly a ploy to lure the snake out of its hole.

As it turned out, someone actually crashed into it.

That's good now.

Even if he wants to establish his authority, no one can really advise him against it.

After all, it was Jiahang that made the first move.

"In the entire Jiahang, only Sister Mi and I are the most valuable. I've pledged my loyalty and distanced myself from this—Sister Mi, I'm sorry."

"Since you're so eager to be the eldest sister, you'll have to endure the storm."

Taking revenge on Zeng Jia and Zhao Ruoyao is pointless.

The most valuable asset of a talent agency is its artists.

Over the next two weeks, Dilraba will be able to see how Lu Yunzhou will retaliate against Yang Mi, causing Jiahang to suffer heavy losses.

However, she also wants to buy an insurance policy.

Thinking of this, Dilraba took out her phone and scrolled through her old classmate, Yuan Binyan, whom she hadn't contacted in a long time.

"Yan Yan, I remember you have a cousin who also goes to the music academy and was Lu Yunzhou's classmate in college. They used to be quite close, do you remember?"

Yuan Binyan replied quickly, her tone particularly excited: "Of course I remember. My cousin told me the other day, asking if I remembered Lu Yunzhou? He's become a superstar now. All the female classmates in his university class are regretting it in the group chat every day, wishing they had been more shameless back then, they might be his wife by now!"

After a while, Yuan Binyan said meaningfully, "However, my cousin also said that even if those female classmates are shameless, their chances are not great."

Why?

Dilraba was quite curious.

Even if Lu Yunzhou isn't a superstar, he's still a handsome guy. Why didn't he date during college?

Yuan Binyan said with a smile, "My cousin said that for a while, he developed a strange hobby: secretly learning Uyghur and studying Uyghur music. He often watched videos of people living in Uyghur-Xinjiang and even muttered to himself, 'Can people from Wenzhou adapt to life in the Northwest?'"

"Oh, right—he also learned to play the dutar. You know what a dutar is, right? It's an instrument like a guitar."

Dilraba rolled her eyes: "Of course I know. I'm Uyghur. How could I not know what that is?"

"Yan Yan, say a little more—"

For some reason, Dilraba felt inexplicably happy when Yuan Binyan talked about her university life.

So, am I really his white moonlight?

After meeting me, he went back to school and started learning Uyghur. He also asked if people from Wenzhou could adapt to life in the Northwest.

Does he want to come back to my hometown with me?

Damn!

Was this kid ever this cute?

I can't tell.

Thinking this to herself, Dilraba felt incredibly sweet and even a little expectant. If she had filmed his short film back then, would things be completely different now?

"A while ago, my cousin saw the rumors about him and Gulnazar and even asked him if he hadn't wasted his Uyghur language skills from university."

"Guess what he replied?"

Yuan Binyan was completely unaware of Dilireba's changing mindset, and simply kept sharing the gossip about Lu Yunzhou that she had heard from her cousin.

Everyone else is just getting secondhand information.

Yuan Binyan was eating a handful of melons.

This desire to share is unusually strong.

Moreover, there are various melodramatic stories about Lu Yunzhou and Dilraba, such as tragic love and the white moonlight—Yuan Binyan is essentially getting a piece of the action from both sides.

This feeling is incredibly exhilarating.

"What was his reply?"

Where did Nazha come from?

Dilraba is truly impressed; I am his true love.

He told my cousin: "Spend less time reading gossip online, practice your piano more, don't embarrass the school. Next time, come see him perform with the symphony orchestra. Buy VIP tickets!"

Yuan Binyan knew, of course, that Dilraba wanted to hear gossip about Lu Yunzhou and Gulnazar.

But her cousin didn't say anything either.

Clearly, there's an unspoken understanding between men that they won't spread gossip about each other.

After ending her conversation with Yuan Binyan, Dilraba couldn't quite describe her feelings as either happy or disappointed.

At least one thing is certain: Lu Yunzhou became interested in Uyghur after meeting her, and spent a long time learning it.

This made Dilraba feel a little proud.

A world-class superstar and a top-notch domestic director, at least in his youth, had me in his heart.

"It's all Sister Mi's fault, it's all the company's fault."

I shouldn't hold a grudge against him.

"Thinking about it carefully, he never did anything to me. It was all his fans who were cyberbullying me. His fans were cyberbullying me because the company wanted me to create a CP (couple pairing) with him."

",——

"We could clearly be a real couple. Why do we need to create hype?"

Most of the male celebrities' fans are dream girls.

Most female celebrities' fans are career-oriented.

If a female celebrity creates a romantic pairing with someone, as long as it benefits her career, her fans will most likely not say anything.

Just like Tang Yan's previous attempt to promote herself by associating with Lu Yunzhou, her original intention was to make Lu Yunzhou famous. During that time, Tang Yan's fans were overjoyed, thinking that Lu Yunzhou was excellent in every way and was perfect to be Tang Yan's little husband.

They even matched the two men's zodiac signs, birth dates, blood types, and constellations, telling Tang Yan not to let this golden Pixiu go.

I'll rely on this little man for the rest of my life.

However, Lu Yunzhou's fans were very disgusted by this and told Tang Yan to stop, or they would expose Tang Yan's true colors!

After the TV series finished airing, Lu Yunzhou became an instant hit thanks to his talent, acting skills, image, and charisma.

After seeing this, Tang Yan stopped hyping it up and even came out to clarify that the two were like siblings and had even started a company together, so that everyone should not misunderstand.

From then on, Tang Yan became Lu Yunzhou's confidante and older sister.

Lu Yunzhou became the super genius director discovered by Tang Yan.

The two became like Bo Ya and Zi Qi, kindred spirits who found their soulmate in nature, and a golden duo in the entertainment industry that no one would criticize.

"Yunzhou, should I go to the Tmall Double 11 Gala?"

Although Dilraba rejected Yang Mi, that was half an hour ago.

During that half hour, she learned from Yuan Binyan that Lu Yunzhou had worked hard to learn Uyghur and play the dutar for her sake.

She felt very sweet inside.

It feels like I missed out on a sincere relationship and a story that I could savor forever.

At this moment, she specially sent a voice message to Lu Yunzhou, using her most gentle and tactful tone.

"Why not go? The red carpet is your dessert area."

Lu Yunzhou was completely baffled when he saw that Dilraba had sent him a voice message; he hated receiving voice messages from others.

Why can't you just send a text message if you have something to say?

We also need to make him click on the voice-to-text function first to see what the other party sent.

That's unnecessary.

"But you said I don't look good in Dolce & Gabbana."

Dilraba sent another voice message, her tone carrying a hint of grievance and a touch of anticipation, recreating the state she was in when she played Gao Wen.

"It's not that you're not good-looking, it's that Dolce & Gabbana's designs are flawed. They weren't tailor-made for you, and they don't suit your style."

Lu Yunzhou thought to himself, "That's fine too."

Dilraba wore Dolce & Gabbana to the Tmall Double 11 Gala, and then Gulnazar wore the latest haute couture from Kournikova to the Tmall Double 11 Gala, outshining both Dolce & Gabbana and Dilraba!

Give Kou Rui a resounding "GG" and let everyone compare them for themselves. Then they'll know whose design is more high-end and elegant.

"Thanks."

Dilraba noticed that Lu Yunzhou's words were still sharp and sarcastic, but she took it in stride and realized that Lu Yunzhou was not belittling her.

It's stating a fact.

It seems she was being too sensitive before.

"Brother, who are you talking to? Can't even my Air France flight attendant uniform get your attention?"

When Zhang Ruonan came out of the shower, she found Lu Yunzhou holding a phone, frowning as if he was thinking about something.

She glanced at it and saw it was Dilraba's profile picture.

She suddenly became a little angry.

"I think I understand something now —"

When Lu Yunzhou saw the word "thank you" typed by Dilraba, he was initially puzzled, but then he pondered his plan.

Suddenly, he realized something, and a look of sudden understanding appeared on his face, even with a hint of excitement.

"interesting."

"Using someone else to do the dirty work."

"I didn't expect her acting to be so bad, yet she has so many ulterior motives."

Lu Yunzhou turned his head and saw Zhang Ruonan looking completely bewildered, staring at him with wide, round eyes, seemingly not understanding anything.

He immediately pulled Zhang Ruonan into his arms and squeezed her chubby cheeks hard: "You're still the cutest."

Zhang Ruonan didn't know what Lu Yunzhou was talking about, but since he praised her as the cutest, Zhang Ruonan smiled sweetly.

"Brother, I recently saw some people online spreading negative rumors about Liu Haocun. Should we call the police?"

"Liu Haocun is one of our brand ambassadors. The fact that the other party released negative information about Liu Haocun has a substantial impact on our brand's operations."

"We are a large company that affects the livelihoods of thousands of people in our hometown."

"Our company's upstream and downstream businesses affect the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people—if I just report it to the police, I will be treated fairly."

Zhang Ruonan didn't care about the unspoken rules or bottom lines of the entertainment industry; all she knew was that if she called the police, someone would suffer.

"There's no need."

"That's no fun playing it this way."

"To play this game, you have to follow the rules. If you give me cheat codes, even if I win, how much sense of accomplishment will I get?"

Even so, Lu Yunzhou could still sense Zhang Ruonan's favoritism towards him.

After all, they are people who are listed in the family genealogy together, so they are naturally different from outsiders.

"Xiao Nan, let's try something new tonight."

As Lu Yunzhou spoke, he used both hands to lift Zhang Ruonan up like a small toy.

Terrified, Zhang Ruonan was at a loss for what to do. She held Lu Yunzhou's head tightly with both hands, afraid that he would fall.

In the following days, Zhang Ruonan's throat also became very hoarse, and she coughed from time to time, much like Nazha's cold symptoms a while ago.

Liu Haocun's gaze swept back and forth between the two of them, wondering to himself, "Could it be that Zhang Ruonan has caught Nazha's infection?"

She needs to go further away to avoid getting infected herself.

"Business is so good?"

"It's much better than I expected."

After the two flagship stores in the Middle East opened, Zhang Ruonan quickly discovered that business there was even better than that in Milan.

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"Isn't it said that Qatar only has 40 indigenous people with limited spending power? Why are our shops so busy these past few days?"

Zhang Ruonan was somewhat puzzled.

Lu Yunzhou knew the reason and chuckled softly: "Because Qatar has a wealth of entertainment activities, such as nightclubs and the like—so on weekends, a bunch of Saudi tycoons drive to Qatar to spend money. The consumption potential here is much higher than you think."

"Besides that, the biggest reason is—as everyone knows, we have a very good relationship with Her Majesty the Queen Mother."

"Furthermore, the word has already spread. We're currently casting a suitable local actor to join our series, to save the world, and become a superhero!"

"These past two days, the news has spread throughout the Middle East—they're very curious about our brands and want to try them out, right?"

As a top member of Qatar's royal family, he certainly doesn't care about fame in the entertainment industry.

However, among the 8000 members of the royal family, there are always some who are not doing so well.

Lu Yunzhou doesn't make comedies or erotic films; he makes epic blockbusters that are profound, serious, and full of a sense of destiny.

Making this kind of film can definitely be called a dedication to art.

It will not lower the prestige of the royal family members; in fact, it may even make them superstars in the Arab world.

Although film and television dramas are products designed to serve the audience, they are actually categorized into different levels.

From the moment a film is approved, the level of support it receives varies depending on the subject matter.

That's where the influence of a great director lies.

Epic blockbusters are the domain of great directors.

"Enjoy the pleasure of counting money, my little darling."

When Lu Yunzhou saw that Zhang Ruonan's eyes were full of stars, he knew what she was thinking and couldn't help but rub her cheek.

"Thank you, brother, for helping me and my four unborn sons build up our fortune!"

Zhang Ruonan linked arms with Lu Yunzhou and strolled around the store for a while. After checking the work, she happily had dinner with Lu Yunzhou.

As for Nazha and Liu Haocun—in front of Zhang Ruonan, they were as obedient as quails, not daring to reveal any of their thoughts.

I'm leaving tomorrow.

Before leaving, Lu Yunzhou went to the royal palace and paid his respects to Queen Mother Moza once again.

This time, the Queen Mother was accompanied by a man with a thick beard, deep-set features, and a hooked nose. He wasn't exactly handsome, but he was still quite distinctive.

Queen Mother Moza gave Lu Yunzhou a brief introduction: "Mr. Lu, this is Abdullah. He speaks German and English."

She speaks Chinese and French, knows horseback riding and fencing, and is 25 years old. What do you think?

"no problem."

If the other person's acting skills are good, Lu Yunzhou will give them more room to perform; if their acting skills are not good, he will film some special scenes for them.

For example, charging on horseback.

Since the opponent knows fencing, let's design some cool fencing scenes for him.

In short, since the other party had paid, Lu Yunzhou was willing to tailor-make the plot and character settings for them.

As long as it doesn't affect the overall direction of the movie, it's fine.

"Hello, director."

Abdullah can indeed speak Chinese, but he doesn't speak it fluently enough. When he speaks, it sounds like he has a mouthful of sand in his mouth, making his speech sound muffled.

"Hello, Abdullah."

Lu Yunzhou shook hands briefly with the other party.

There's not much to say about the other person's name; there are countless men in the Middle East with that name.

The name roughly translates to: servant of God.

"In December, I'm going to be filming a TV series in Italy. Abdullah, you might be able to play a small role and experience what it's like to be an actor."

Lu Yunzhou knew that the other party probably didn't have much performance experience, because these Middle Eastern tycoons, besides studying, spent their time hunting and playing with falcons.

"OK."

Abdullah nodded slightly, behaving like a soldier—he spoke very little but was very obedient to orders.

Lu Yunzhou looked at Queen Mother Moza and asked in confusion, "The Royal Guard?"

"Yes."

Queen Mother laughed: "Mr. Lu, your brilliance shines like a torch, truly worthy of being a great director. Abdullah will respect you as much as he respects me."

"Please rest assured, Your Highness."

Once you've taken the client's money, you have to work hard to gain a reputation in the industry and secure even bigger orders, creating a continuous positive feedback loop that allows you to grow your business bigger and bigger.

This is Lu Yunzhou's code of conduct.

Next, the two parties made a verbal agreement that as long as Lu Yunzhou established the project, the sponsorship fee of 1 million US dollars would arrive within three days.

In addition, at least half of the filming locations for the entire movie will be in Qatar.

Of course, there's no problem with that.

Even if you can't find a suitable tourist attraction in Qatar, can't you just build one?

After concluding his trip to Qatar and reaching a preliminary agreement with Queen Mother Moza for $1 million, Lu Yunzhou returned directly to China.

Go to the Tmall Double 11 Gala.

Because of his scandals, Liu Haocun did not attend the party; instead, Tian Xiwei accompanied Lu Yunzhou.

Last year, Lu Yunzhou put on a show throughout his efforts to promote products.

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However, this year, his identity has undergone a fundamental change.

Everyone knows that he is the eldest son of the LB Group.

His brand, Cora, is directly competing with Dolce & Gabbana in every aspect—if he continues to put on a show as the heir to such a high-end luxury company, it would lower his own standards.

Therefore, this year at the Tmall Double 11 Gala, he did not put on a show like last time, but instead arrived at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai as the grand finale in an Audi A8 executive sedan arranged by Audi.

This is the venue for this year's Tmall Double 11 Shopping Festival.

At this year's Tmall Double 11 Gala, Jack Ma put on a grand show for everyone. He brought along Jet Li, Donnie Yen, and Wu Jing to film a kung fu movie called "Gong Shou Dao," giving himself a real treat.

This movie is undoubtedly a terrible film.

After all, Boss Ma's nickname is Feng Qingyang, not the real Feng Qingyang.

However, it won't be long before he really has to go to the Cliff of Repentance.

There must be rain in the sky, and woe to the madness.

As long as Lu Yunzhou visits Boss Ma every year, he will have a clear understanding that no matter how much success he achieves this year, he will not become arrogant.

"Big brother, didn't Dilraba say she wouldn't come? Why is she here? She's wearing a long, flowing dress, and her face looks like she just had a facial; you can't see a single wrinkle. She looks like a peeled egg."

"This kind of meticulous maintenance must cost hundreds of thousands, right?"

"Is it really necessary to put on a show like this?"

Tian Xiwei muttered to herself, turning to look at Lu Yunzhou with a puzzled expression. Dilraba's performance was clearly not meant for the event organizers.

After all, such a maintenance session wouldn't even cover the appearance fee.

Lu Yunzhou also sighed softly, "She's maintained her youthful appearance so well that it's become quite difficult for Nazha to outshine her."

Dilraba Dilmurat definitely exudes a sense of sophistication when she walks the red carpet.

However, this is limited to individuals walking the red carpet alone.

If the two walk together, the audience will quickly realize that she can't outshine anyone.

Because of the heavily edited photos, female celebrities are styled in separate sections.

The competition among female celebrities leads them to deliberately only edit their own photos and not others' when posting heavily edited pictures—a situation that often brings a lot of amusement to netizens.

"Don't worry about Dilraba."

"There's even more fun tonight."

Fan Bingbing was originally scheduled to be the last to walk the red carpet, but the organizers told her that Lu Yunzhou wanted to be the last to walk the red carpet today, so she had to get out of the car early.

Despite repeated reminders from the organizers, Fan Bingbing got out of the car with a resentful look. She deliberately waited in the red carpet area for a while, wanting to give Lu Yunzhou a flirtatious wink, so that he would remember the favor she had done for him today.

"Miss Fan, hurry up. Brother Zhou is getting impatient."

However, the organizers kept guiding Fan Bingbing, telling her not to pose in the red carpet area because there wasn't enough time.

Lu Yunzhou has been in a bad mood lately because of Liu Haocun's matter.

It's best not to provoke him.

"understood."

Fan Bingbing smiled at the reporters and media, then lifted her skirt and walked forward gracefully.

After Fan Bingbing left, Lu Yunzhou took Tian Xiwei's hand and got out of the Audi A8 executive sedan.

Today, he was dressed very simply.

He wore a jet-black suit, with only a simple LDC gold brooch pinned to his lapel.

The three letters LDC, especially the downward stroke of the L, were made into a knight's longsword, while the two letters DC were intertwined like rose vines.

This creates a perfect synergy with Kou Rui's new trademark.

It immediately evokes the subtle design concept of "swords and roses".

Tian Xiwei, standing next to him, was attending the Tmall Double 11 Gala for the first time, and she was there to accompany Lu Yunzhou as the final performer.

As long as she stands next to Lu Yunzhou, she will never lack exposure.

In order to make the movie, Lu Yunzhou went through Tian Xiwei's image from beginning to end, bringing her to near her peak.

In addition, she is only 20 years old this year, and can be described as youthful and beautiful.

She could outshine an entire era!

Holding Lu Yunzhou's left arm, Tian Xiwei revealed a sweet dimple on her face, waving enthusiastically and sincerely to everyone around her.

This contrasted sharply with Lu Yunzhou's serious expression.

【The Supreme Guard of the Emperor of Congee - Universe's Number One Squad】

"Oda, you've really become the empress now."

"At the Tmall Double 11 Gala, 6000 million people watched the live broadcast. Xiao Tian was smiling like she was at her wedding ceremony, waving and thanking everyone. She was practically handing out candy to everyone."

"I still remember when Xiaotian first joined the group, she was a chubby, plain-looking girl. Now, after all that styling, she's become absolutely stunning!"

"However, I support Oda becoming Empress! Oda promised that once she becomes Empress, she will grant a general amnesty and everyone will have porridge to eat!"

"Liu Haocun is really not good enough."

"She doesn't even know the unwritten rules of the martial arts world—even after becoming the female lead, she didn't say she'd grant a general amnesty or get some benefits for her fellow actresses—"

—No wonder she gets attacked online.

"Compare this to Zhouzhou's character! Liu Haocun is truly hopeless."

"Hey, hey, hey, where did you all go tonight? What were you all up to? Did you watch the live stream for a bit and then couldn't stand it anymore and went to dig up some beans?"

The man looked puzzled. Why was it so quiet today?

It's so weird.

After a while, someone finally chimed in: "Hey sis, what are you talking to yourself about? Kou Rui women's shoes just had a bug! Shoes with the 'Sword and Rose' tag are on sale for 1% off! Shoes that were originally 1800 are only 180!"

Kou Rui women's shoes come in two sizes.

One type is the high-end model with a sword and rose logo.

One type is the standard model without a label.

The price can differ by three times!

The materials used are actually quite similar, but the difference between products with and without labels makes a difference in how they are perceived by customers, especially for young women who care about appearances.

The absence of a label does not equate to wearing fine clothes in the dark.

You have to painstakingly explain to people that you're wearing designer brands, not cheap stuff.

Instead of trying to explain it to people, who might not even believe you, it's better to just buy the one with the label—it'll look more prestigious!

"Depend on!"

"No wonder no one has posted anything!"

"Oops, Zhouzhou has given out red envelopes to everyone again. You're all enjoying this blessing."

Other celebrities are like ruthless harvesters, wanting to cut off all their fans' roots overnight.

Lu Yunzhou does the opposite, sending red envelopes to his fans from time to time and treating them like family.

For him, making the brand well-known is the most important thing.

A small discount is just marketing expenses. What is this amount of money compared to the decades of operation of a brand?

"I just want Borsalino to give me a discount. I'd sell everything I own to buy a hat, I want that khaki one."

""

"The khaki color won't fade or turn green."

The scarcer something is, the more unforgettable it becomes.

In reality, the craftsmanship of that hat was just so-so, but because Lu Yunzhou wore that khaki hat, he created a world-class miracle.

This hat has become the white moonlight in the hearts of countless people, among luxury goods.

After walking the red carpet, it was time for the warm-up activities inside the venue.

The biggest female celebrities tonight are Fan Bingbing and Zhang Ziyi.

Popular celebrities like Yang Mi and Dilraba Dilmurat are simply not good enough compared to these two.

"Yunzhou, I heard you had a great time in Qatar."

Zhang Ziyi came over and greeted Lu Yunzhou, her eyes involuntarily glancing to the side at Nazha, who was wearing a high-end couture outfit.

Naza maintained a cool and elegant demeanor throughout the event, exuding sophistication and class.

After all, before she came, Lu Yunzhou had warned her not to show that silly smile.

With her slightly upturned nose, Nazha, when she doesn't smile, gives off a vibe reminiscent of Audrey Hepburn in the Chinese entertainment industry.

"Auntie, do you also want to see me make a fool of myself?"

Lu Yunzhou glanced at Zhang Ziyi.

Zhang Ziyi instantly sensed a murderous aura; something was likely to happen tonight.

"No way! I was just worried about you." Zhang Ziyi tactfully left.

Upon seeing this, Fan Bingbing initially wanted to come over and say hello, but then thought better of it; there would be plenty of time in the future. Tonight wasn't the right time.

After the two left, Yang Mi and Dilraba came over to say hello.

"Yunzhou, who upset you? You've been looking gloomy all night, like it's about to rain."

Yang Mi walked over, all dressed up, and gently punched Lu Yunzhou on the shoulder, smiling before saying a word.

She enjoys physical contact.

After all, a beautiful woman initiating physical contact will always make a man's heart flutter.

Yang Mi is well-versed in this tactic.

"I'm not unhappy, I'm just a little tired."

Lu Yunzhou smiled at Yang Mi and complimented her, saying that her black dress tonight was very tasteful and accentuated her figure perfectly, making her the most stunning woman in the room.

"You're so sweet-talking today."

Yang Mi extended a finger and gently tapped Lu Yunzhou's chest, then stepped forward and whispered in his ear, "Want some honey tonight? It's very sweet."

"I like to eat natural foods."

Lu Yunzhou's words left Yang Mi speechless.

Is this because they think she's not natural enough?

Thinking of this, Yang Mi rolled her eyes, waved her hand irritably, and turned to walk away.

She thoroughly enjoyed teasing Lu Yunzhou, like scooping porridge from Tang Yan's bowl, but Lu Yunzhou always managed to embarrass her, showing no mercy whatsoever.

After seeing Yang Mi leave, Dilraba walked to Lu Yunzhou's side, staring at him blankly, her expression no longer feigning as before.

She didn't show that exaggerated crescent-shaped smile, but just silently looked at Lu Yunzhou with a faint smile on her lips.

Lu Yunzhou was somewhat puzzled.

After a while, Dilraba asked a trivial question: "Did you learn your Uyghur language after 2012?"

"Um.

""

Lu Yunzhou nodded almost without hesitation, then asked with a puzzled look, "You came all this way just to ask me this?"

"This is very important to me."

Dilraba nodded gently, feeling an indescribable melancholy in her heart.

She took a deep breath, then stepped forward, her eyes hardening, and whispered in Lu Yunzhou's ear, "Be ruthless. Don't give them a chance to turn the tables."

After saying that, she took a step back and said very sincerely, "You looked incredibly handsome tonight, Aka."

Aka means older brother.

Lu Yunzhou likes to be called "brother," but probably no one has ever called him "Aka."

"Big brother, she seems to know what's going to happen next."

After Dilraba left, Tian Xiwei kept staring at her back, trying to find some clue.

Lu Yunzhou sighed leisurely, "Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix."

37

No matter how big Jiahang becomes, what does it have to do with Dilraba?

Yang Mi was always pressing down on her head.

By crushing Yang Mi, Dilraba became the top female star at Jiahang. From now on, whatever resources Jiahang has, they will prioritize promoting Dilraba.

Dilraba only gives away what she doesn't want to others.

The gala officially began at around 7:40.

First, international superstars took the stage, including singers as well as sports stars like Sharapova and Figo.

Next, popular domestic stars appeared.

Wu Yifan, Li Yuchun, and others performed songs.

In the penultimate segment, movie stars such as Zhang Ziyi and Fan Bingbing made an appearance.

The real highlight of the evening was the final scene, when Nicole Kidman appeared and introduced the exciting parts of the movie "Gong Shou Dao" to the audience.

The condensed 8-minute segment was broadcast for the first time globally.

"Master Ma" fought against various masters of Muay Thai, Sumo, and Wing Chun along the way.

After the film finished playing, Boss Ma, along with Jet Li, Donnie Yen, and Wu Jing, took to the stage, where the applause reached its peak.

In the final segment, Lu Yunzhou, as a special guest, took to the stage to play the piano for everyone, while other celebrities sang "Wishing You a Happy Double 11".

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The atmosphere at the scene was harmonious.

However, during the final performance, Tian Xiwei clearly noticed that Dilraba's eyes kept glancing at Lu Yunzhou while she was singing.

baffling.

What's so interesting about it? I've never seen a handsome guy before.

On the way back, Tian Xiwei held it in for a long time, but finally couldn't hold it in any longer: "Big brother, it seems like Dilraba has fallen for you."

"nerve."

Lu Yunzhou didn't believe such things at all: "I tell her every day that her skin is bad, her pores are large, and that she's hypocritical and has terrible acting skills. If you were in her shoes, would you like someone who talks about you like that every day?"

Tian Xiwei felt she couldn't do it.

But could Dilraba have a masochistic personality?

What if she actually enjoys Lu Yunzhou scolding her every day?

Who knows?

"Don't think about it too much. Go back and get a good night's sleep. We'll see what's going on tomorrow!" Lu Yunzhou gently tapped Tian Xiwei's head, telling her not to keep staring at him.

"oh."

Tian Xiwei still found it strange. The last time she saw Dilraba, the way she looked at Lu Yunzhou had a hint of sarcasm.

What's going on today?

She couldn't be wrong about that look in her eyes.

It's just a little bit of love, and a touch of regret.

Something must have happened during this time that she doesn't know about.

No, she has to find out!

However, the relationship between Chadilraba and Lu Yunzhou can be put on hold for now.

The next morning, Tian Xiwei set an alarm for herself. As soon as the alarm rang, she jumped out of bed, grabbed her phone in a flash, and started browsing the internet.

Appeared!

[Online reports claim JiaX Media owes 100 million yuan and refuses to pay; Yang Mi signed an agreement stating she will repay the money even after leaving the company!]

[Yang Mi filmed 4 dramas in 5 months, all of them are cringeworthy! It turns out she just wanted to make one last big buck!]

[Yang Mi's alleged charity fraud!]

Part 1: [Yang Mi's past with the Qigong master, after which she changed her Buddhist name to Zi Xi.]

Part 1: A Comprehensive Analysis of Yang Mi's Plastic Surgery! What exactly did she have done?

[Yang Mi, where is my husband? The truth revealed!]

[Jiahang Artist: Yang Mi is not our boss!]

These trending topics may seem unrelated, but they actually cover issues such as debt, fraudulent donations, reputation of works, past superstitious rumors, and artists falling out of favor.

A comprehensive and precise attack on Yang Mi's career!

Overnight, all of Yang Mi's past stories and those well-known rumors were trending on social media.

When netizens saw this, they instinctively had only one thought.

"Oh no! Something really serious must have happened! Otherwise, they wouldn't be using celebrities from the entertainment industry as scapegoats."

"What major incident has occurred that requires a big star like Yang Mi to take the blame and divert public attention?"

Netizens, like Sherlock Holmes, inquired everywhere, but couldn't find any major events that had recently occurred.

It's just that Yang Mi has been used as a scapegoat again.

So everyone started to enjoy the show in peace.

It must be said that the articles here seem both true and false. The people who wrote these articles are obviously industry insiders and have a deep understanding of Yang Mi.

The writing was incredibly insightful and penetrating.

The story between Yang Mi and the qigong master, in particular, seems the most realistic.

After all, Yang Mi changed her Buddhist name and gave her daughter a very strange nickname in order to change her luck.

What is glutinous rice used for?

In Hong Kong movies, glutinous rice is used to suppress zombies; in short, it's related to such crooked and evil practices.

In addition, there have been rumors circulating for a long time that Yang Mi might be raising a ghost child.

These stories are half true and half false—but everyone can see that someone is deliberately targeting Yang Mi behind the scenes.

As for who it is?

Nobody knows.

Yang Mi has offended too many people over the years, and it seems that everyone is motivated to find a good opportunity to give her a hard time.

"Honey, something terrible has happened!"

Last night, after the Tmall Double 11 shopping festival ended, Yang Mi attended some private parties hosted by big bosses and didn't return until late at night.

I had only slept for three or four hours when my assistant woke me up.

Her head was throbbing.

Then, I realized that I had been trending on social media.

She gulped down a glass of water to clear her head a little, but her mind was still a complete mess.

"Who exactly is trying to frame me?"

"Who benefits most from killing me?"

After much thought, Yang Mi realized that killing herself would not benefit anyone.

Tang Yan has no need to mess with her.

Tang Yan is now making a fortune by following Lu Yunzhou.

According to the principle of the happy party yielding, it's already quite good that she didn't target Tang Yan.

Tang Yan has already ascended to heaven and become a Bodhisattva, why would she need to descend to the mortal realm? Fighting with her in the mud would be more damaging to Tang Yan.

Liu Yifei?

She doesn't need to tear herself apart.

Liu Shishi goes without saying.

Zhao Liying?

This country bumpkin is the prime suspect! She's the one who ate up all those high-end luxury brand endorsements she lost.

However, this country bumpkin is a beneficiary of the system. She should be secretly happy that I didn't fight back. Why did she have to provoke me?

"Who is it?!"

Yang Mi thought about it for a long time, but couldn't figure out who would benefit from her being blacklisted.

Suddenly, a name popped up.

"Dilraba!"

"If you take me down, you can become the top female host at Jiahang, right?"

"But does Dilraba have that ability? Or is she working with outsiders to deal with me, trying to reap the benefits herself?"

This is the most reasonable explanation at present.

But does Dilraba have the skill to coordinate from both inside and outside?

Yang Mi's answer is uncertain.

After ruling out all suspects, Yang Mi calculated that only Dilraba had this motive.

"Get ready, we're going to the Earl's brand event."

Yang Mi glanced at the time; she had a brand event that afternoon, and she didn't have time to find out who was behind it all.

Because next, she will have to spend a lot of energy and time explaining to the brand.

On the day of the brand event, her scandalous information was exposed, which shows that her agency and public relations team couldn't protect her at all.

The brand will reassess her value.

Other brands that are currently in talks will also enter a wait-and-see mode, and will have to wait until she suppresses this matter before making any further moves.

This year has really been unlucky.

at the same time.

Lu Yunzhou had just woken up when he received a message from Tian Xiwei.

Tian Xiwei was extremely excited: "Big brother, the Earl invited me to his event today! This is the first time I've received an invitation on my own without relying on your connections."

Lu Yunzhou smiled and said, "Then you should dress up nicely!"

Yang Mi fell, but Tian Xiwei at least took a bite.

Why does Lu Yunzhou always bring Tian Xiwei along whenever Yang Mi has an event?

Isn't the goal simply to have Tian Xiwei replace Yang Mi's niche?

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Every time Tian Xiwei appears, it's Lu Yunzhou sending a signal to the brand: Yang Mi is getting old and unstable, but our little Tian is good and obedient, so please consider her?

A goddess in period dramas?

Besides Wang Churan, Tian Xiwei is also one of them.

Wang Churan is a leading lady in traditional Chinese opera, while Tian Xiwei is a clever and adorable girl; they're following the same path as Yang Mi.

"Thank you, brother!"

It was only after a while that Tian Xiwei realized that the scandals Yang Mi suddenly revealed today were not for revenge against Liu Haocun.

It's because Lu Yunzhou helped her steal Yang Mi's resources!

At that moment, she felt a warm glow in her heart.