Huayu: Just started as a stagehand, but the director's comeback system

On July 12th, only some early scenes of the Parasite movie were filmed.

Even before Ning Hao finished filming, Jiang Huai didn't even have a single shot of the female lead.

But Jianghuai's current concern is not the filming schedule, since the film is expected to be released next summer, and as long as things proceed as planned, there will be no problem.

His concern is that Huayi Brothers officially broke ties with Wang Jinghua today.

The two sides wouldn't have clashed so quickly; Jianghuai played a significant role in this.

Most of the actresses Jiang Huai signed with Huayi Brothers were under Wang Jinghua's management.

I thought Huayi Brothers had negotiated the transfer of the contract with the other party in a proper manner, but it turned out that the two CEOs, Wang and Wang, directly went to the actor himself, bypassing Wang Jinghua.

The news coming out of Wang Jinghua now is not just about Huayi Brothers' dissatisfaction, but also shows a strong malice towards Jianghuai.

After all, Jiang Huai's methods weren't exactly ethical either. By sending out invitations to many of Wang Jinghua's actors, he made no attempt to hide his intention to poach talent.

However, Jiang Huai didn't care about other people's opinions. When interviewed by reporters, Jiang Huai gave very brief answers.

Don't let loyalty ruin you.

The consequence of these words was that Wang Jinghua personally flew to Shanghai and went directly to Jiang Huai.

"Jinghua, don't worry. Huayi Brothers may not understand you, but Yihuai Media will always keep its doors open for you."

Looking at Wang Jinghua's dark face, Jiang Huai took a sip of tea and then casually made a joke.

"Director Jiang, aren't you going a bit too far?"

Wang Jinghua has built his current business empire through years of ups and downs in the industry, so naturally he wouldn't be angered by Jiang Huai's words.

What angered her was Jiang Huai's blatant public display of disgrace; he was definitely not a nobody in the industry now.

Even so, since he personally took action, other companies will definitely follow suit.

"Hmm, so what's wrong?"

Jiang Huai seemed not to understand Wang Jinghua's question, treating it as an ordinary, everyday occurrence.

He's kicking me when I'm down today. Doesn't he worry about the future? Living so cautiously and hesitantly, how tiring that must be.

Anything is worth doing if the benefits outweigh all the drawbacks, even if it means mortgaging your future.

"Director Jiang, I really never thought you would be so shameless."

Wang Jinghua, who officially became an agent in 1991, boasts that she has seen all walks of life, including the illegal and disorderly conduct of celebrities and the hypocrisy of directors.

But no one has ever been like Jiang Huai, who didn't even bother to waste the effort of concealing his identity and openly revealed his rogue nature.

However, she hadn't lived in vain all this time. If Jiang Huai could be so shameless, then Wang Jinghua couldn't be so unforgiving either.

After hanging her suit jacket on the chair, she stood up and began uttering extremely insulting language.

"Look at you, so hot-tempered. You don't even think about yourself, you should at least think about your descendants."

No matter how many titles Wang Jinghua has or how impressive his achievements are, at the end of the day he's just an agent.

The threat the other party could pose to Jianghuai would at most be to prevent its actors from appearing in Yihuai Media's projects.

Unfortunately, the entertainment industry is never short of actors; every year, countless people are desperate to break into it.

"Jiang Huai, have you no shame at all?"

Wang Jinghua was still raging, but after hearing Jiang Huai's words, he became so angry that he laughed instead.

A person who tried to undermine their employer was discovered by the owner. Instead of offering compensation, they issued a threat.

He truly never imagined that someone could be so shameless—a public figure who, in private, was a complete scoundrel.

"In a place where people trample on each other, what are you talking to me about being sanctimonious? How many actors have you ruined over the years?"

Just because someone calls you the top agent doesn't make you think you're number one. Those actors may be afraid of you, but I'm not. We'll see who has the last laugh.

Jiang Huai wasn't so good-tempered as to let someone point fingers at him and hurl insults at him; as for the reasons and consequences of being insulted, he didn't care.

Since we've already fallen out today, let alone being friends in the future, we'll consider it a good thing if we don't exchange insults when we bump into each other at events.

It just so happens that the Jianghuai region has the deepest understanding of human relationships and social customs, so it is clear that to cut the weeds, one must nip them in the bud.

He knew that Wang Jinghua had a twelve-year-old son named Dong Zijian, and that it was impossible for the latter not to enter the entertainment industry.

He didn't believe that Dong Zijian would speak well of himself in public after he became famous.

Since that's the case, then we shouldn't make things easy for him, and it wouldn't be unreasonable to even block him once he has enough power.

Jiang Huai has many life creeds, one of which is to flatter the powerful and belittle the weak, and another is to abandon righteousness for personal gain.

"Fine, Jiang Huai, you're shameless enough. Let's see who has the last laugh."

After Wang Jinghua finished speaking, she slammed the door and left without even glancing at Jiang Huai again.

After leaving the house, Wang Jinghua took his assistant with him and immediately booked the next available flight.

In the film crew of Parasite, not only would they stomp on the actors they saw, but they would also trample on the weeds on the road to feel relieved.

Every move they made when they left was reported to Jiang Huai.

Although Jiang Huai didn't seem to care too much about Wang Jinghua's behavior, the other party had been out of the public eye for a long time, so there might be some unknown relationship between them.

To this end, Jiang Huai directly had people release all the dirt on Wang Jinghua that had been collected before, three parts true and seven parts false. As long as it conformed to public perception, they would do whatever was most effective in smearing him.

At the same time, they doubled the prices they had previously offered to actors under Wang Jinghua's management. As long as the hoe is swung fast enough, there's no corner that won't fall.

Of course, Wang Jinghua wasn't exactly a saint either. He knew that when someone throws dirty water on you, you can't rush to explain. The first thing to do is to throw out an even dirtier bucket of dirty water.

While Jiang Huai accused Wang Jinghua of setting exorbitant breach of contract penalties and freezing actors' jobs, Wang Jinghua also accused Jiang Huai of violating labor laws and maliciously suppressing the wages of crew members.

Therefore, the internet was quite lively throughout July. Jiang Huai and Wang Jinghua publicly broke off their relationship, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, it brought up a lot of dirty secrets in the industry.

In early August, the two sides entered a brief truce, not because they had run out of dirt on each other, but simply because the weather was unpredictable.

On August 6, Typhoon Matsa made landfall in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, affecting East and Northeast China, causing 25 deaths and economic losses exceeding 18 billion yuan.

Both wanted to kill the other, but neither wanted to become the target of public criticism.

At times like these, it's best to remain silent except for donating money.

Therefore, this period of time has given Jianghuai a rare opportunity to relax.

It just so happens that Jing Tian finished filming "The Golden Robbery" today, and Jiang Huai was going to the airport to see Tong Liya off to her promotional event, so he picked up Jing Tian as well.

However, because they were separated by a short distance, Jing Tian didn't see Tong Liya and assumed that Jiang Huai had come to pick her up.

For Jing Tian, ​​Jiang Huai was a world away, and the fact that such a person came to pick her up made the girl's cheeks instantly flush red.

"Brother Huai, did you come here specifically to pick me up?"

I learned the nickname "Brother Huai" from overhearing Ning Hao's phone call.

Jing Tian didn't think too much about it. She just felt that this title sounded much better than "Director Jiang" and that it made the two of them seem closer, so she changed her way of addressing him.

She had initially intended to jog to Jiang Huai's side, but after thinking about it, she felt that doing so would damage her image in Jiang Huai's eyes, so she decided to walk slowly with small steps instead.

"Yeah, I heard you just had your birthday, so I came to give you a belated gift."

Jiang Huai didn't really remember Jing Tian's birthday. He only found out when he asked Ning Hao for help during an online argument with Wang Jinghua.

Therefore, Jiang Huai simply bought a bouquet of flowers outside the airport, which made him feel a little distressed, as it was much more expensive than the flowers in the flower shops outside.

"Thank you, Brother Huai, I really like it."

Jing Tian held the roses in her arms, and her already flushed face became even more rosy.

Fortunately, she was still wearing a face mask, so Brother Huai couldn't see her current predicament.

"That's good. Get in the car with me."

Because Wang Jinghua had revealed a lot about him, Jiang Huai didn't drive his own sports car today, but instead found a nanny van from the film crew.

After getting Jing Tian into the car, Jiang Huai was a little surprised that she hadn't taken off her mask.

I secretly sniffed the car and didn't find any strange smell.

Jing Tian also felt Jiang Huai's gaze, and could only slowly take off her mask.

The blush on her face had not completely faded, and given that she was seventeen, the most youthful age, it was no exaggeration to say that her expression at this moment was endearing.

"Brother Huai, am I good-looking?"

The usually shy Jing Tian finally mustered her courage under Jiang Huai's ardent gaze.

The words seemed to have their own thoughts, breaking free from the shackles of the brain and running out on their own.

"Hmm, these newly ripened grapes are a delight to look at."

Jiang Huai hasn't been in a good mood lately because of his endless war of words with Wang Jinghua.

But Jing Tian, ​​standing before him at this moment, was able to make him put all that aside and quietly enjoy the beautiful scenery.

A unique beauty belonging to youth filled Jiang Huai's heart with pure joy and no impure thoughts.

"Then Brother Huai, please take a closer look at me."

When the shackles of the mind loosen, words are no longer bound by the heart.

Jing Tian seemed to have no more reservations, speaking her own unique and subtle love words, but Brother Huai didn't seem to understand the implications in her words.

"Then they won't be unripe grapes anymore; they'll turn into ripe red apples."

Jiang Huai was quite experienced in love, but most of his relationships were purely physical.

Listening to Jing Tian's words, one can naturally discern the other party's implication.

Unfortunately, nothing is suitable right now. Jing Tian is underage, and there's the endless war of words between her and Wang Jinghua.

Everything concerns Jiang Huai's future, so he will absolutely not give anyone any leverage over him.

Therefore, he immediately looked away and began to chat with Jing Tian about the daily life on set.

Seeing this, Jing Tian assumed that their relationship wasn't quite there yet, and that she had been too proactive.

Although she was somewhat annoyed by her boldness earlier, she also thought that she would have plenty of time to spend with Jiang Huai later.

Without Jiang Huai even needing to coax her, she immediately imagined a smile on her somewhat disappointed face.

Seeing how strong Jing Tian's heart was, Jiang Huai was naturally happy to see it happen. Besides giving Jing Tian perfunctory words, he also began to think about how to strike Wang Jinghua in his weak spot.

After more than half a month of heated debate, the public is probably already numb.

Even with a lot of scandals, the audience won't be surprised anymore.

Then we need to do something underhanded, preferably something that will give Wang Jinghua some peace and quiet.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Huai actually came up with a solution: continue poaching actors from Wang Jinghua's company.

The only difference is that this time the target is no longer mainland actors with full contracts.

Instead, it's those Hong Kong actors with more lenient contracts.

These actors have very lenient contracts with mainland companies nowadays, and given the current trend of Hong Kong actors going to the mainland, it's believed they would be willing to find a new agency.

After dropping Jing Tian off at the film set, Jiang Huai immediately called Fu Lulu.

While they can find ways to recruit talent from within China, they are simply powerless when it comes to Hong Kong actors.

So she still had to rely on her aunt. As an excellent "tool," Fu Lulu could be said to be able to be moved wherever needed.

"Hey, Auntie, have you missed me?"

"Speak quickly if you have something to say."

Fu Lulu hasn't returned to the capital yet, even though Zhang Yimou finished filming his movie in Yunnan some time ago.

However, since Fu Lulu recently lost her job, she simply stayed in Yunnan for a vacation to avoid being bossed around by a certain close relative.

Unfortunately, you can't hide forever. Fu Lulu, who had been resting for a while, still received the phone call she least wanted to face.

Especially after hearing Jiang Huai's warm tone, he knew Jiang Huai definitely wanted to talk to him about something.

After all, they don't need me to do anything normally, and the holiday greetings they send are all the same template text messages; they don't even make a phone call.

"My aunt knows me well; there really is a small thing I need help with."

Jiang Huai didn't stand on ceremony with Fu Lulu and just said it directly.

"What, you want me to get Director Zhang to join in smearing that Wang Jinghua?"

The war of words between Jiang Huai and Wang Jinghua attracted onlookers both inside and outside the entertainment industry.

Although Jiang Huai was her own nephew, Fu Lulu still supported Wang Jinghua.

"No need. Anyone can do that. Aunt, I have a much more difficult task for you now, and I can't trust anyone but you for it."

Tell me more.

Although Jiang Huai had used the same earnest tone to fool her in the past, Fu Lulu thought about it and decided to believe him one more time.

Given their close blood relation, in ancient times, if one of them committed a crime, the other would inevitably be implicated.

This blood-is-thicker-than-water relationship should at least influence the other party to some extent.

"Auntie, I want to bring over those Hong Kong actors under Wang Jinghua's command."

I'll pay any price, but I absolutely must give them all.

Yihuai Media still has tens of millions in its accounts, and Wang Jinghua doesn't have many Hong Kong actors under his command, so this amount of money should be more than enough.

If it's really not enough, they can borrow some from everywhere, but Jianghuai must give Wang Jinghua a sudden blow.

"Okay, I understand. Just wait for news."

During her years working on Zhang Yimou's films, there were always Hong Kong actors in the cast, which helped Fu Lulu establish connections with people in Hong Kong.

Therefore, Jiang Huai's job can be said to be very easy. Anyway, as long as the price is high enough, and Yi Huai Media has plenty of resources now, she doesn't believe anyone can resist the temptation.

"That reward..."

Just as Fu Lulu was about to discuss her compensation, Jiang Huai ruthlessly hung up the phone.

She could only console herself with the thought that even if they were broken, they were still connected by tendons, and the other party would not be so heartless as to refuse to pay a single penny.