Huayu: It's normal for me, as a director, to mentor young actresses, right?

Logically speaking, it would be beneath his dignity to personally send someone in, but according to Lin Yu's thinking, he couldn't be at peace without personally witnessing his opponent's miserable state.

Watching Zeng Zhiwei being led into the car downstairs at the hotel, Lin Yu felt a little relieved of his frustration. He was determined not to bring his bad mood home.

"Take me to the airport," Lin Yu said, stubbing out his cigarette. He got into the car and spoke to the driver.

Lin Yu's trip to Hong Kong has come to an end. As for the remaining matters, Huo Qigang will handle them.

His most important task now is to escape before the Gu family can react.

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The news of Zeng Zhiwei's arrest in Shenzhen almost overnight set off an explosion across the entire Chinese internet.

Posts from various sources, all bearing their real names and making accusations, sprang up like mushrooms after rain, covering the entire Weibo homepage.

It's worth noting that the online feud between Zhen Zidan and Zhao Wenzhuo only subsided in April. On the surface, Zhao Wenzhuo seemed to have won, but it's clear to everyone that his subsequent resources have significantly decreased.

Now, with such explosive news breaking in late May, the Hong Kong entertainment circle can't suppress the trending topics.

The old and new grudges between mainland artists and the Hong Kong entertainment circle have all been brought up at once. As long as it comes to fighting the Hong Kong circle, my mainland artists will definitely stand up for us!

Especially in the online environment of 12, almost all the celebrities on Weibo were real people, and for the next month, Chinese netizens had plenty of excitement to watch.

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Two weeks have passed since Zeng Zhiwei was arrested.

In Han Sanping's office at China Film Group, three people were all looking down at their phones in unison.

Originally, Wang Jinsong and Tian Zhuangzhuang were invited by Han Sanping to discuss whether to hold a celebration banquet in advance for "Twelve Citizens".

The film was already of high quality, and various celebrities promoted it vigorously, especially those stars under Wong Jing's management, who posted three Weibo posts a day to promote the movie.

The film performed well in its opening week and was even recommended for viewing by the political and legal system after its premiere, with calls made for political and legal cadres and teachers and students from related colleges and universities to watch it collectively. The box office not only didn't drop in the second week but actually increased, which is practically a miracle in the May film season.

Han Sanping put down his phone, breaking the office silence: "Old Tian, ​​tell me, how long has my nephew been on leave? It's been almost two weeks, and we still haven't seen him."

Tian Zhuangzhuang looked up, looking helpless: "Chairman Han, what a question you ask. He's not my student, so his leave requests aren't under my jurisdiction."

Han Sanping then remembered that Lin Yu was a performing arts student, and quickly added, "I didn't realize for a moment that this kid was a performing arts student."

Wang Jinsong then looked up at Han Sanping and said, "This kid didn't even write a leave slip. He just told me he was going to find inspiration and then ran off. How am I supposed to know how long I'll need to take leave?"

Han Sanping leaned back in his chair, tapping his fingers lightly on the armrest: "So when are we going to have this celebration banquet? We can't have a celebration banquet when the director isn't here."

Tian Zhuangzhuang frowned. "It's only the third week now. Isn't it a bit early to start preparing for a celebration banquet?"

Director Tian is a pragmatic person, and he always felt that holding a celebration banquet now felt like popping champagne halfway through.

"Holding a celebration banquet now would be a good way to boost morale." Han Sanping shook his head, his tone firm: "You have to understand, May isn't a good time either, so achieving this result is already quite impressive."

Han Sanping originally intended to invest some money to accompany the "Prince" in his studies, since if the "Prince" had fun, his own future would be brighter.

Who knew the film would turn out to be of such good quality? If he had known the box office would turn out this way, Han Sanping would never have agreed to release it in mid-May.

What kind of monstrosities are there in May this year? In early May, "The Avengers" was released, in late May "Men in Black 3" was released, and there's also "Titanic," which was delayed from April to June. They're all formidable contenders.

Three of the top ten highest-grossing films of the year are vying for attention this month, and "Battleship," which is in the top twenty, should not be underestimated.

Despite the challenging release window, "12 Citizens" managed to carve out 40 million yuan in box office revenue over two weeks, and the trend shows no significant drop. If it were released during a less competitive period, breaking 100 million yuan would have been a piece of cake.

Now, Han Sanping's idea is to help this movie break the 100 million mark no matter what, but not too much, otherwise it will backfire.

Wang Jinsong thought about it and agreed with Han Sanping's opinion, "Chairman Han is right, this achievement is indeed worth having a celebration banquet. It's just that we really can't get in touch with this kid right now."

Several people have tried to contact Lin Yu these past few days, but he doesn't answer the phone or reply to text messages. If it weren't for the fact that he occasionally updates his QQ status, they would have called the police long ago.

Han Sanping thought for a moment, then suddenly laughed out loud, "I think I have a way to get in touch with them."

Tian Zhuangzhuang and Wang Jinsong both looked up at him at the same time.

Han Sanping picked up his phone and dialed a number. The phone rang three times before being answered.

"Director Zhao, hello, I'm Han Sanping from China Film Group." Although the other party couldn't see him, Han Sanping maintained a very respectful demeanor and spoke with great deference.

"Chairman Han, hello." The voice on the other end of the phone was noticeably younger, and the tone was very steady.

Although the two were theoretically at the same level, Han Sanping dared not be negligent. "It's like this, Director Zhao, a while ago an outstanding student from the Beijing Film Academy made a movie and achieved good results. I'm here to report to you."

At this point, Director Zhao on the other end of the phone already knew what was going on. There was only one person worth reporting to, but he didn't say anything and waited quietly for Han Sanping to continue.

"After discussions between China Film Group and Beijing Film Academy, we'd like to hold a celebration banquet. I wonder if it's convenient for you to attend and offer your guidance?" Han Sanping's wording was very carefully chosen, expressing the sincerity of the invitation while leaving room for the other party to decline.

Upon hearing this, Director Zhao frowned. Inviting someone without specifying a time was somewhat irregular. "I've been quite busy with work lately. Could you send me the exact time? I'll definitely go if I have time."

"Because our director Lin Yu is currently out on location scouting and we can't contact him right now, the time hasn't been finalized yet," Han Sanping quickly explained, his tone tinged with apology.

A soft laugh came from the other end of the phone: "Okay, I understand. I'll report this to my supervisor."

The meaning is quite clear now that things have been said to this extent.

"Then I'll have to trouble Director Zhao," Han Sanping said politely.

"Of course."

After hanging up the phone, Han Sanping breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what age a person is, as long as they want to make progress, they are always nervous when reporting to their superiors.

Han Sanping didn't have to wait long before he received a message from Lin Yu.

"I'm going back to China next week."

Not long after, he posted another message.

"Oh no, I posted the wrong message last time. I'll be back next week."