Huayu: The Big Players Behind the Scenes

Director Zhuang never stoops to playing dirty tricks.

Given his current status, he could simply overwhelm them with his overwhelming power, thus avoiding any criticism.

The network information team was very efficient; they uncovered Song Dazui's secrets in just half a day. Zhuang Huai'an looked at the information in his hand and marveled.

This guy is really something. His press releases always use words like "suspected," "maybe," "possibly," and "estimated," and the most classic line: "He also has a friend."

They are like brothers to the West, and they don't want to get involved in any karma whatsoever.

However, he is not a legal professional, and there are still many loopholes in his case. According to Attorney Yu Jun's analysis, this is enough to warrant a few years in jail.

No. 13, Beijing International Hotel.

Li Yapeng and Wang Tianhou stood at the door, greeting and seeing off guests with smiles on their faces.

"Director Zhuang, Yifei, it's an honor to have you here!"

"I absolutely had to come to such a loving event as Sister Fei and Brother Peng's."

The two men shook hands, the two women hugged, and Li Yapeng tactfully went behind them to greet the group of artists from Madou Media.

"grade"

Wang Fei personally led the young couple into the banquet hall, and Yingzi stepped forward with a big laugh to take over the reception duties.

"You play by yourself, but I'll borrow your wife for a bit."

Yingzi, looking quite bold, grabbed Liu Yifei and started walking. Zhuang Huai'an glanced over and immediately burst out laughing.

The industry is full of well-known female singers from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Li Zongsheng stepped forward, winked at him, and nudged his shoulder. "Hey, stop looking. This is your home."

"Let's go!"

Zhuang Huai'an followed him to the gathering place of male artists, including big names such as Luo Dayou, Zhou Huajian, Zhang Xueyou, and Richie Jen, as well as younger artists such as Eason Chan, Mayday, and JJ Lin.

Yes, Eason Chan is still a junior at the moment. It is estimated that it will be another three years before the era of "Hong Kong has Eason Chan, Taiwan has Jay Chou" becomes a reality.

"Why are you here too?"

Zhuang Huai'an's words immediately shut Jay Chou, who had been grinning foolishly with his big teeth showing, and he said irritably:

"Wow, no wonder he's an internationally renowned director, he speaks with such arrogance."

"I'm not using my status to intimidate anyone,"

Zhuang Huai'an smiled and hugged him. "Have you forgotten? I'm your creditor. What about what you promised me?"

"What's wrong?" Jay Chou asked, completely bewildered.

"The speakers! It's been half a year! Lun, don't you have a heart?!"

"Of course I remember, but these top-quality items are all made to order. You'll have to wait another six months." Jay Chou stubbornly insisted, refusing to admit that he had truly forgotten.

Zhuang Huai'an smiled without saying a word, pointed with his finger, and then turned to greet everyone.

To be fair, Wang Fei and his wife have quite a lot of influence. Although most of the attendees are music stars, they are all top-tier mainstream celebrities, and the lineup is comparable to that of an awards ceremony.

Of course, it also has a lot to do with the theme of this event. It's charity, so it's nice to dress up a bit.

"Oh my god, my older brother is here too!"

"That makes sense; he wouldn't miss such an event."

Zhuang Huai'an turned his head and saw Chen Long walking in surrounded by people. As he scanned the room, their eyes met unintentionally. Chen Long's eyes lit up and he strode forward.

"Director Zhuang, it's great to finally meet you."

"Brother Long, our fate of being destined to meet but not to be together has come to an end today."

The two shook hands, and Chen Long didn't forget the others, greeting them one by one before pulling Zhuang Huai'an to sit down.

"Speaking of which, it really is a case of being destined to meet but not to be together. You are in Hong Kong and I am in North America, I am in mainland China and you are in Europe, there's always just one thing missing."

Chen Long was quite emotional. No one could have imagined that, despite being top figures in the industry, he and Zhuang Huai'an had never met even once.

"I really apologize for the Martian incident. I had just finished filming 'Around the World in 80 Days' and had already booked two more movies, 'New Police Story' and 'The Myth,' so I simply couldn't find the time."

Chen Long's words were full of helplessness. "Around the World in 80 Days" caused him to fall from the top tier of Hollywood, forcing him to return to China to develop his career. If the plans hadn't already been made, he would never have given up a big production like "The Martian".

"It's alright, Brother Long. There's plenty of time in the future, and we may have opportunities to cooperate in the future."

Zhuang Huai'an smiled and didn't care. If it weren't for Boss Yang's mess, he would have been willing to wait for Chen Long's schedule. After all, although Brother Long had failed in Hollywood, he still had box office appeal worldwide.

Don't talk about people during the day. As they were talking, Boss Yang walked in with a group of his underlings. Chen Long got up to greet his good brother.

Jay Chou seized the opportunity to lean closer and whispered, "Boss Yang is here too? Is that reasonable? Nicholas Tse and Sister Fei?"

"That makes perfect sense," Zhuang Huai'an said calmly. "With such a large corporation under their control, why would they give up such a great opportunity to boost their reputation just because of the emotional entanglements of their artists?"

"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh," Jay Chou seemed to understand, though not quite.

"By the way, I have a question for you," Zhuang Huai'an suddenly remembered, "when you were filming Initial D, you didn't randomly claim to be related to anyone, did you?"

"Huh? You're supporting three children?"

"It's Ah Huang, right? You didn't find a godfather or anything?"

"That's alright, you're smart."

Zhuang Huai'an secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If this had happened, he really didn't know how he would get along with Chairman Zhou in the future. Although Old Zhou was fine, this kind of thing was too disgusting.

During the casual conversation, Boss Yang took a moment to say hello, and Zhuang Huai'an politely responded with a few words. After all, "The Martian" was a collaborative project between the two companies, and they would discuss future matters later.

"Distinguished guests and friends from the media, please take your seats. The launch ceremony of our charity foundation is about to begin."

The hosts are once again old friends Li Jing and Dai Jun.

"First, please welcome the founders of the foundation, Mr. Li Yapeng and Ms. Wang Fei, to the stage to speak."

Li Yapeng went on and on, recounting the initial intentions behind the founding of the association, while Zhuang Huai'an was lost in thought and barely listened.

"My daughter's name is Yanran. She is an angel baby, so I named the foundation Yanran Angel Foundation. The operating funds will be provided by my husband and me, as well as some social donations. I hereby guarantee that all accounts will be made public on the website. Everyone is welcome to join. Thank you for your support."

Li Yapeng bowed deeply, which was met with applause.

After that, it was just eating and drinking.

Jay Chou, holding his chopsticks and looking puzzled, whispered to Zhuang Huai'an, "Wasn't this supposed to be a fundraising event? Why isn't there a procedure?"

"No wonder you're so young! How could you possibly make something like this public?"

Zhuang Huai'an smiled and said, "In this kind of public place, the initiator just needs to come up with a reason. Everyone comes to support the event on their own initiative. They are mainly here to show their support. If you publicly solicit donations, wouldn't that be forced donations?"

Not only would it ruin relationships, but the donation amount would also be awkward. There would be media present; even if you managed to show your goodwill, a small amount wouldn't look good if it were publicized, you understand?

"Huh?" Recalling that scene, Jay Chou couldn't help but shudder, and said with admiration, "It has to be you, Huai'an. You're so cunning, you saw through the essence of things right away."

"Go ahead and learn, this is all knowledge." Zhuang Huai'an was slightly smug, automatically ignoring the word "cunning".

"So how much are you donating?"

"It's a good thing overall. I'll donate 100 million, and Yifei only needs to contribute 50. It's about status, you understand?"

"Oh, oh, oh, oh," Jay Chou understood again, "Then I'll raise the stakes, 80 will do."

"Ah, this child is teachable."

Zhuang Huai'an smiled and patted Lun's head.