Huayu: The Big Players Behind the Scenes

The matter concerning the General Political Department has come to an end.

It can only be said that Zhuang Huai'an underestimated the Crane Crane Venerable. Even though his intentions were secretive, this great deity knew better than anyone what he intended to do at the General Political Department.

They returned empty-handed and were left crying.

As night fell and they returned home, Liu Yifei saw her husband looking defeated, so she gently went over to comfort him.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

"It's alright," Zhuang Huai'an sighed, gently stroking her head. "I acted impulsively and didn't consider the current platform environment. Being too arrogant will eventually lead to punishment."

Liu Yifei couldn't quite understand these ambiguous words, so she could only offer a kiss to express her comfort.

...I'm not going to explain anymore, I'm too tired.

The biggest recent events in the entertainment industry, besides Zhuang Huai'an's announcement of a blockbuster film project, include the final of the third Super Girl competition.

Shang Wenjie topped the charts with 519 million text messages, shocking the nation.

The success of the Super Girl competition for two consecutive seasons has proven the power of the fan economy, which has led many people in the industry to focus on "grassroots" talent shows.

Tan Weiwei has already joined Madou Media and established herself as a new generation of powerful female singers in mainland China with her song "If There Is a Next Life". Naturally, she didn't go on this kind of show to embarrass herself.

Amidst all the commotion, Zhang Dapao couldn't resist the temptation to stay out of it. He thought that without Zhang Yimou, he was nothing more than a nobody on the sidelines, but he never expected that the old man would be so resilient and would actually hook up with Wu Baige, who had returned to China to develop her career.

They strongly invited him to direct "Curse of the Golden Flower," and Wu Baige actually agreed. Well, it makes sense, considering that it was a big-budget production with a budget of 3.5 million RMB, which was an extremely high-quality project for Wu Baige, who had been making a series of box office flops.

Upon hearing this news, Zhuang Huai'an laughed for half an hour in his office.

What kind of divine transformation is this?

Even after breaking away from the heavily modified version of "Red Cliff," it still ran into a city full of steamed buns (a reference to a popular Chinese TV drama). Honestly, for this alone, Zhang Yimou should really kowtow to him.

I wonder if Wu Baige's "Curse of the Golden Flower" will still be a film that awakens the X consciousness of the general audience?

Wait and see.

The day before the investment promotion meeting, Chairman Zhou arrived. Seeing his dejected appearance, Zhuang Huai'an immediately chuckled. Before Chairman Zhou could speak, he confidently said:

"Your daughter is definitely heartbroken?"

Jay Chou looked shocked. "Holy crap! You've heard my story?"

"No, but your face tells a story."

Zhuang Huai'an stepped forward and pressed him down to sit in front of the tea table. "Welcome to 91 Everything Shop. This is a holy land for men, specializing in solving men's emotional problems and difficult issues."

"I feel like there's something else behind what you said?" Jay Chou asked suspiciously.

"Absolutely not! You're overthinking it!"

"Then tell me, how does 91 solve men's emotional problems?"

"Of course, it's about masturbation... cough, things will work themselves out~"

Zhuang Huai'an stopped himself in time, "What's bothering you? Tell me so I can cheer you up. We're brothers, if I'm happy, you'll be happy too, right?"

"You big dummy!"

Jay Chou almost got tricked by him, and in a fit of anger, he snapped, "How can you betray your brother like this?"

"Okay, okay, it's okay," Zhuang Huai'an chuckled, coaxing him like a child, "Seriously, are you really heartbroken?"

When the topic turned to his sore spot, Jay Chou lost interest in arguing and hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "I guess it's like a breakup..."

"Who is it? Miss Hou?"

"right…"

"Wow!" Zhuang Huai'an immediately became interested. This was firsthand gossip, but unfortunately this was 91, not 51.

"Tell me, it's not because you and Miss Cai have rekindled your relationship, is it?"

"Of course not! Miss Cai and I are just friends!" Jay Chou's stubbornness made Zhuang Huai'an's lips twitch.

"It's faded..."

Zhuang Huai'an feigned sadness and sighed, "Lun, I've always considered you a brother, but I never imagined I'm not important to you at all. This sentimentality, this loyalty, it's all bullshit..."

Jay Chou was at a loss for words, stammering for a long time, unsure how to respond to the sarcastic tone.

"Are you thinking right now that I'm treating you exactly the same way as your so-called 'good friends'?" Zhuang Huai'an pressed on, emphasizing the word "good."

"Actually, isn't my attitude towards you the same as how your good friends see you?"

Jay Chou was momentarily defenseless, and angrily retorted, "Okay, okay! I wanted to confide in you, not for you to stab me in the back!"

"Then tell me," Zhuang Huai'an said, spreading his hands with an innocent look on his face. "If you don't tell me, then I'll just have to make up a story myself."

There is precedent for this. Would you choose Cui Shu to kill his ruler, or Cui Shu to kill his ruler?

"Damn it! I shouldn't have come today!" Jay Chou glared at him, holding out his hand. "Give me a cigarette!"

"No problem!"

Seeing that he was gradually relaxing, Zhuang Huai'an happily took out a cigarette and handed it to him, then lit it for him and sat back in his seat with a well-behaved look, just like a kindergarten child sitting in a row waiting for instructions.

This little combo amused Jay Chou. He slowly took a drag of his cigarette, exhaling his inner turmoil along with the smoke.

As we all know, Jay Chou and Jolin Tsai had a relationship. During that time, they were known as "Mr. Bowing Head" and "Ms. Smiling Smile". They made music together and got together because of their mutual feelings.

Jay Chou helped her transform from a teen idol into a pop diva; the two were a perfect match.

However, their happiness was short-lived, and the two quietly broke up last year. Rumors circulated that Jolin Tsai's parents objected, and that the elderly couple went to a fortune teller for their daughter's career, who said that the relationship would negatively impact her career.

Another version of the story is that during their relationship, Jolin Tsai publicly stated that she only loves Prince Charming, and that Jay Chou is not Prince Charming, which hurt the pop star's pride.

However, the reality was that this guy cheated on his girlfriend, was photographed by the media traveling with Ms. Hou, and then Jay Chou held a press conference to admit to the relationship.

At the same time, he said at the meeting that he admired Ms. Hou's clean temperament and sweet smile, and denied his relationship with Jolin Tsai, saying that they were just good friends. He also said that Tsai had encouraged him to pursue Ms. Hou.

As a result, Jolin Tsai was forced to break up with him without her knowledge.

This is... hard to keep up with, bro.

Jay Chou's eyes were unfocused, as if he was lost in memories.

"To be honest, it's my own fault that Miss Hou broke up with me. When we went out on dates, paparazzi would swarm us, and we would often have to leave halfway through the meal. Occasionally, there were even physical altercations."

When I'm busy with my career, I can't take her thoughts into account, and even the New Year's countdown can only be done over the phone.

Even more extreme fans have repeatedly threatened her. A couple of days ago, she called me crying, wanting to break up. There wasn't a heated argument; she just couldn't withstand the pressure from public opinion and her family, and all I could do was remain silent.

At this point, Jay Chou sighed again and looked up at Zhuang Huai'an.

"This feeling is wrong. I'm trying to salvage it, but I haven't shown her the tenderness I should have. Her pouty wish was a humble compromise, something I overlooked. Hou, all she wanted was company."

Look at you, singing again!

Zhuang Huai'an looked like an old man using his phone on the subway, utterly speechless.

Dude, do you even realize that all your relationships are truly embarrassing to be proud of?!

"Len, I have a question."

"What?"

"Is heartbreak or being in love more inspiring?"

"Huh?" Jay Chou and Nick Young tilted their heads, looking puzzled.