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"What show? It's not the upcoming Running Man, is it?"

Wang Zhongjun, who had just answered the call on speakerphone, was having dinner with Huang Xiaoming, Huayi Brothers' former top star, and was still a little dazed.

"Besides this program, does Huayi Brothers have any other projects in cooperation with our satellite TV station?" Xia Chengan asked rhetorically.

"Is this really Running Man? What went wrong?"

Wang Zhongjun put down his chopsticks and stopped eating.

It didn't pass? How could it not pass?

The people we're going to praise are all ready.

Huang Xiaoming, who was standing to the side, also figured out what was going on in the phone call, and his expression turned rather unpleasant.

He went to great lengths to secure a spot on the Running Man show, and Yang Ying was also introduced to Huayi Brothers by him.

We're all waiting for this show, which Zhejiang TV is gearing up for and preparing to take over from The Voice of China—a show with huge potential.

This would allow his girlfriend, Yang Ying, to enter the mainland market.

Although Huang Xiaoming was Huayi Brothers' former top star, he also had employees subscribe to 1.43% of Huayi Brothers' shares, becoming a shareholder.

But in the end, he went out and started his own business.

Even though he still maintained a good relationship with Wang Zhongjun and others.

But to simply shove a Hong Kong model from the mainland, whose background is unknown, into the company requires a great deal of effort; Huayi Brothers isn't entirely under his control.

For example, going out to dinner with Wang Zhongjun from time to time is one of the ways to maintain the relationship.

As a result, he can't appear on Running Man now?

I thought the baby might look disappointed.

Huang Xiaoming couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

"Brother Jun, ask Brother Xia, who cut off the program?"

Huang Xiaoming narrowed his eyes slightly and even adjusted his cuffs, channeling his inner domineering CEO.

He had just finished filming "The Glamorous Imperial Concubine," in which he played a Shanghai gangster boss.

Everyone says that Xiaoming only acts in idol dramas and domineering CEO dramas, isn't that just an unwarranted attack?

He played a domineering CEO in the Republican era back in 14! It only aired in 15.

Wang Zhongjun didn't have time to deal with this clown:

"Old Xia, are you kidding me? Who blocked it?"

Does it matter who gets the card?

Xia Cheng'an was speechless. "Li Sika, do you two dare to go find him?"

"Li Si?"

Who's so arrogant? They even dare to make me, Brother Xia, call them Si?

Huang Xiaoming thought for a moment and realized that there was someone in the industry who could be called Li Si.

Huang Xiaoming quickly shrank his neck.

Shattering the CEO's soul in three seconds...

"Stop joking, I'm looking for..."

Wang Zhongjun also gave an awkward smile.

Let's just focus on business and not talk about anything else...

"It's good to know, and it's not something he can decide anyway."

Xia Chengan's ambiguous words caused Wang Zhongjun and Huang Xiaoming to exchange a glance.

If even the director can't make the decision? Then who can?

Huang Xiaoming swallowed hard. He decided against the "domineering CEO" type.

Baby will understand.

He likes to play domineering CEOs, but he's not a real domineering CEO.

Besides, even a domineering CEO has to bow his head.

Wang Zhongjun had met that person at the meeting, but dared not talk about it anymore, and instead said:

"Where did the problem lie? Cheng An, when you produced 'The Voice of China,' didn't it initially go through approval? How did it eventually get approved?"

"That's just a matter of the name. The Voice of China wasn't called this before. I submitted the name as Voice of China."

But the State Administration of Radio and Television said that the name was the same as that of a radio station and could not be used.

I thought for a moment at the door, and then, in a flash of inspiration, I came up with the name "The Voice of China," which allowed me to pass.

Xia Chengan explained that the two issues are completely different.

The problem is that there is a lack of proper guidance.

"That's too broad a concept."

Wang Zhongjun scratched his head and suddenly remembered an actor he had asked the company to seek cooperation with a while ago.

That actor was quite a hot topic online recently.

But Wang Zhongjun wanted the company to cooperate with him, not because of that bit of buzz.

Huayi Brothers has many famous artists, including Zhou Xun and Li Binbin who left before. They were one of the "Four Dan and Two Bing" (referring to four top actresses and two top actresses in China).

Wang Zhongjun wanted to work with that actor.

The official explanation is that his performance as a high-risk war correspondent and his image and temperament conform to Western heroism.

If developed well, it can gain a foothold in the international market.

But the real reason was that Wang Zhongjun had seen that actor at a certain conference.

At the time, he was probably the bureau chief's assistant, like a nephew or niece.

Although it's unclear why he resigned to become an actor.

But Wang Zhongjun realized this was an opportunity to build a good relationship with such a person.

This is entirely beneficial for companies that want to establish themselves in the film and television industry!

Unfortunately, it wasn't resolved.

"I have a solution."

Wang Zhongjun said, "Didn't I ask my brother to find an actor to work with a while ago?"

Xia Cheng'an frowned and said, "Why are you telling me all this? I have no interest in Huayi Brothers' artist affairs."

Wang Zhongjun cut to the chase: "That actress is named Jiang Yuan. Before switching careers, she was a CCTV reporter, working as a high-risk and war correspondent. Many official media outlets have reported on her; isn't that positive enough?"

"Sure, I'll have the production team invite him."

Xia Cheng'an understood. Since they didn't know where the problem was, they would change the lineup to one officially recognized.

Anyway, whether there are any opportunities or not, let's try our luck.

As for the director team's opinion, that's not important.

The directing team is nobody; they have absolutely no say in the matter.

The lineup was finalized by him and Huayi Brothers.

The project was handed over to Yu Xingying, the project manager, who then instructed the director to simply follow the instructions.

Xia Cheng'an would never have imagined this.

Several years or even a decade later, the director of Running Man actually became powerful and had a voice.

She also frequently appears on camera, adding extra scenes for herself...

"But Jiang Yuan? That name sounds familiar."

Xia Chengan recalled the amusing stories that people at the station had told him over the past two months.

"Didn't Huayi Brothers want to sign Jiang Yuan before?"

"Yes," Wang Zhongjun replied readily.

"So, Jiang Yuan really dares to disrespect you, Wang Zhongjun?"

Xia Cheng'an exclaimed in surprise, "I heard that the terms you had Zhong Lei offer were quite good, shocking everyone in the industry, and he still refused?"

What Xia Cheng'an remembered was that there were rumors circulating within the industry about their status.

Two months ago, Wang Zhongjun had his younger brother, Wang Zhonglei, who was in charge of artist affairs, contact Jiang Yuan's studio and offered him great concessions and benefits.

After some people in the industry were informed of the terms, they were shocked.

The fact that Huayi Brothers, a major player in the industry, offered such lenient terms to a newcomer, even to the point of being considered a favor to them, is astounding.

Those are no longer conditions for signing someone.

It looks like they're begging to join or cooperate, offering you all of Huayi's resources to take as you please.

Is this still the same Huayi Brothers that likes to dig traps and gamble to gain an advantage?

What shocked people in the industry even more was that the newcomer actually refused.

"Cheng An, we've known each other for a long time, don't say things that will bring me bad luck."

Wang Zhongjun said with a wry smile, "It's normal that people wouldn't be interested in my qualifications. Jiang Yuan personally gave Huayi a reply, which is already quite a favor to us."

Yu Ya: ...

Yu Ya: I don't dare to make decisions for the boss either.

Huang Xiaoming swallowed hard, making sure he remembered the name Jiang Yuan.

Even the Wang brothers of Huayi Brothers wouldn't dare to mess with him, so he has to be careful.

Huang Xiaoming knew the capabilities of these two former bosses.

He was certain that even if Huayi Brothers filed for bankruptcy in the future.

Both of these big bosses were able to leave with huge sums of money.

A company's debts belong to the company, while an individual's wealth is their own...

"I understand."

Xia Cheng'an's expression was solemn. The person who could make Wang Zhongjun say such things must have a background that Xia Cheng'an was unaware of.

Xia Cheng'an secretly decided that he would wait for Jiang Yuan to come to Zhejiang TV to record a program.

We need to make the people at the station show more respect.

He knew that some people at the Blue TV station were extremely arrogant because of the station director's background.

He was afraid of what would happen after he left.

These people are used to being arrogant, and they are capable of doing things that cause celebrities to die suddenly on their own shows.

Fortunately, he's still there to keep things under control.

"Anyway, they're basically all from Huayi Brothers, so you can decide who to replace them with."

Xia Cheng'an stopped talking about Jiang Yuan of Huayi Brothers and brought the topic back to itself.

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaoming quickly replied:

"Brother Jun, we can't change Baby, she's the only girl left, and she's comparable to Song Chi-hyo from Korea."

It's no wonder Huang Xiaoming panicked, since the original lineup of the Korean Running Man didn't include any girls.

Song Zhixiao joined later.

"Yang Ying really can't be replaced."

Xia Chengan also said, "The production team sent from South Korea discovered that having female members resulted in better viewership ratings."

"Chen He can't be replaced either; he needs to be matched with Li Guangmo's comedic role."

Xia Chengan added, "As for Deng Chaobaoqiang, anyone can replace him, but not them. Even if Huayi wants to replace him, our TV station won't agree."

Xia Cheng'an basically said that the only solution was to replace those four people within Huayi Brothers.

"I know."

Wang Zhongjun never even considered replacing the baby with a girl, and neither did Chen He.

As for Li Cheng, he said he wanted to be on par with the ability user Jin Zhongguo, but he wasn't quite satisfied, though he was still doing alright.

"Let's go with Zheng Kai."

Wang Zhongjun said with righteous indignation, "Although Zheng Kai is from Huayi Brothers, we are willing to make some sacrifices for the sake of the program."

"Whatever, we're only responsible for inviting Jiang Yuan."

Xia Cheng'an was speechless. Zheng Kai was originally a package deal brought in by Huayi Brothers.

They used some ridiculous excuse that Chen He was their roommate and that it would produce results.

I haven't seen these two interact much online.

"OK."

Wang Zhongjun nodded, then breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Actually, I think inviting Jiang Yuan was the most difficult thing to handle."

I didn't expect you to be so straightforward, Cheng'an, taking it all on.

Xia Cheng'an was stunned, and tentatively asked, "Isn't Jiang Yuan a newcomer? No matter how you film a movie, there's still an editing and approval period."

If we film it now, it won't be released until next year or even the year after.

"If you want to make a quick name for yourself in this industry, the fastest way is with a show like ours that airs immediately, right?"

Huang Xiaoming nodded; that was his idea.

I want my baby to soar to great heights.

Once Baby has gained fame and feels secure, she can hold a wedding of the century that will attract the attention of the entire entertainment industry.

"So many artists are trying to use connections to get into our project."

Xia Cheng'an himself became less and less confident as he spoke, "Jiang Yuan shouldn't refuse."

"Yes, I hope so too."

Wang Zhongjun cautioned, "Since they're not coming, you'd better not try to blacklist them, or they might start by cracking down on your TV station."

Is it that serious?

Xia Cheng'an knew this was a hint from his friend.

He nodded and said, "Since I took over the TV station, I haven't caused any of the messes that other TV stations have. I will invite him to our program."

……

Hengdian.

After answering the phone, Xiao Yu walked back with a strange look on his face.

"Little fish, tell me about it."

Nazha pulled Xiao Yu over to her and Jiang Yuan's side.

Then he looked at Xiao Yu expectantly, hoping it was good news.

"two."

Xiao Yu stretched out his hand and made a "two" gesture.

"Good news and bad news?"

Naza hesitated for a moment, then took Jiang Yuan's hand and said, "Yuanbao, which one should we listen to first?"

Huo Jianhua, his assistant, and Ma Ke, who were in the distance, immediately kept their eyes fixed straight ahead.

Now they understood why Gulnazar had come to visit the set of The Journey of Flower.

Brother Jiang is awesome!

Jiang Yuan felt the warmth of Nazha's hand.

Even in the summer, her hands were still cold.

It's likely due to insufficient Qi and blood caused by long-term irregular eating habits.

Motong and Sister Meng share the same problem.

However, Chaoyue Xiaotian did not.

Especially Oda.

Tian Xiwei truly has abundant energy and blood; she walks with great vigor and a clean, efficient gait.

Quite powerful.

Jiang Yuan felt that Xiao Tian might gain a lot of fans in the future.

"Eat properly from now on, look how cold your hands are," Jiang Yuan said to Nazha.

Naza said in a coquettish tone, "It's summer, and my hands are always cold. This will help cool you down."

This silly girl, at least she has a good attitude.

Jiang Yuan looked at Xiao Yu, who was smirking, and said, "Stop teasing Nazha, explain the two of you clearly."

"The boss is indeed perceptive."

Xiao Yu whispered excitedly, "It's not good news or bad news. We have two job offers."

"A variety show invited the boss to be a regular cast member, and a movie invited the boss to act in it."

Naza was surprised, even happier than Jiang Yuan, and said in a humorous tone:

"Wow, it really is our Yuanbao, so amazing!"

"Tell me more about it."

Jiang wanted to see what kind of announcement it was.

Xiao Yu counted on his fingers and said, "The movie is called 'The Left Ear,' and the director, Su Youpeng, invited us to play the second male lead."

"Why are you contacting me? I don't have any work to show."

Jiang Yuan remembers that this is Yang Yang's role.

However, Yang Yang didn't seem to be very famous when he played this role; he had only played the adult Jia Baoyu.

If Yang Yang really wants to become popular, she needs to have a series of films and TV series released next year and start associating with top celebrities.

Xiao Yu proudly said, "Because the author of 'The Left Ear,' Ms. Rao Xueman, insisted that the role should be played by a school heartthrob who, when he turns his head on the screen, would make all the girls in the movie theater scream."

Naza nodded vigorously: "Then our Yuanbao will naturally be the one to go. She has good taste."

Jingjing and Nazha's assistant, Xiao Chen, exchanged a glance and nodded in agreement.

"Brother Jiang, you're going to act in a movie?" Ma Ke rushed over and asked enviously.

"Brother Jiang, you're awesome."

Huo Jianhua usually displays an admiring, old-fashioned expression, rarely showing envy.

Huo Jianhua also wants to act in movies.

But in all these years since his debut, he has only acted in three movies, all of which were small productions.

What are those "Hairdressing" and "Transformation Contract"...?

Both critical acclaim and box office success were disastrous.

"Hairdressing" is quite explicit and leans towards an adult audience...

If Huo Jianhua really wants to act in a good movie, it will have to be after "The Journey of Flower" becomes a huge hit.

She's not as good as Naza.

Gulnazar is now a movie star, having acted in big-budget productions.

Although they were all supporting actresses, she acted in three movies in a year, which made others extremely envious.

These days, it seems like acting in movies makes you look sophisticated.

Wu Yifan, who returned to China last month and will be working as a sewing machine operator in the future.

She returned to China and immediately starred in the movie "Somewhere Only We Know".

This has led his fans to boast about how good his brother's resources are.