Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 497 Hua Yi Wants to Sell! Ma Xun Wants to Buy! Jia Yueting Suddenly Appears

"It is understood that the investigation into Huayi is still ongoing..."

"A shocking scandal in the entertainment industry! Countless actresses have been sexually harassed by the Wang brothers!"

"Are the rumors of unspoken rules even involving Zhang Ziyi?"

"Zhang Ziyi's side issued a solemn statement, vowing to take legal action against those who spread rumors!"

"It couldn't possibly be Zhang Ziyi. Zhang Ziyi betrayed us long ago."

“Zhou Xun? But it seems that her words…”

Is it possible for Bingbing to be involved?

"Ah, Bingbing has also issued an announcement."

As time went by, and before the Spring Festival even arrived, the Huayi case became increasingly serious.

Actually, this is quite normal; once an investigation begins, there's almost certain something is wrong.

In particular, this situation is somewhat special, as it started with Hong Kong police and then turned into mainland police.

With these two sides cooperating, the Wang brothers are basically doomed.

Now, neither of them can get out.

This sparked even more rumors.

The entertainment industry is inherently a place where rumors easily spread.

And now, the situation is simply unbelievable!

There were already various suspicious topics surrounding the Wang brothers, so why not hurry up and spread them now?
Various small media outlets and tabloids were very active.

And needless to say, Hong Kong is another story.

Some weekly magazine, or even some Dragon or Leopard magazine, they all have to write a few words about them.

Today they're rumored to be having an affair with this female celebrity, tomorrow they'll be rumored to have sexually harassed that female celebrity.

Of course, most of this kind of news is unreliable, but the media coverage of it is truly captivating.

Especially Hong Kong media, whose gossip tabloids follow the style of Japanese gossip magazines, meaning they write gossip news like erotic articles.

It describes almost everything in great detail, even how to put it in.

In short, this incident involving Huayi Brothers has made the gossip media very wealthy.

But as the saying goes, even a centipede with a hundred legs does not die easily.

Huayi is indeed mired in a crisis, and it is clearly getting deeper and deeper into it.

However, it is, after all, a large company with many employees, and the entire company began to save itself.

They still have quite a few shows in stock. They've already made arrangements with the TV stations, so they'll air them as soon as possible.

After all, only the Wang brothers are currently under investigation, and the projects involved are mainly movies, many of which are previous works.

As a result, Huayi Brothers' TV dramas experienced a surge in premieres in a short period of time.

Yet, in this very situation, a very strange sitcom was produced.

Start broadcasting!
"Let me tell you, this whole town is in a state of panic and fear because of these two ruthless duo..."

Good heavens, these two thought they were doing a good deed, but they ended up taking down all the good people.

It's weird, but it's also really funny.

It was fairly ordinary when it first started airing, but after two or three days...

The internet is now full of discussion posts about this show.

"This 'My Own Swordsman' is so much fun!"

"Such a trendy TV series, could it really be produced by CCTV?"

"No, didn't you guys realize? This looks like a game."

"Who cares about all that? Anyway, it's quite interesting."

"I think this is a satire of contemporary society..."

Netizens really dare to say anything!

However, it is clear how popular it is.

Of course, Douban immediately created a special section for this show after it premiered.

In addition, they also released some cute chibi-style avatars and related mini-games.

The enthusiasm for the discussion was palpable, and various memes and jokes emerged.

The TV series already had many memes, and netizens kept expanding on them and creating their own.

That really does live up to that description.

Unprecedented!

Well, with "My Own Swordsman" being so awesome, what about Huayi Brothers' other dramas?
Needless to say, the results were less than ideal.

Breaking even is already considered good.

These works, which were originally hoped to be of high quality, have not yielded a good return.

This is how to do?
To make matters worse, the Spring Festival is just around the corner.

……

Hong Kong.

The Wang brothers were not able to leave this time, and they were imprisoned separately.

They could only meet under certain circumstances.

However, both of them were originally formidable figures.

There's something quite interesting about this situation.

That is, when faced with police investigations, they basically say nothing.

In short: I only talk to my lawyer.

Of course, there are lawyers, and they are very capable and highly respected lawyers.

However, the current situation is also very bad, what should we do?
With the Spring Festival just around the corner, the two brothers exchanged a glance during their limited time together.

That night...

"I plead guilty! I have important information to report!"

The second son of the Wang family roared, causing a major change in the investigation.

……

New Year's Eve, 2006.

"The second son of the Wang family has confessed to his crimes!"

Breaking news! The eldest son of the Wang family appeared at the airport today!

"He was surrounded by reporters as soon as he returned; he's practically a superstar..."

What is the truth behind the biggest case in China's entertainment industry?

Can Huayi weather this crisis?

"Is he taking the blame or not?"

The eldest son of the Wang family is back, and the Huayi case seems to be in their best interest.

However, in terms of news coverage, the media still didn't let them off the hook.

Or rather, everyone now understands that Huayi's problem is...

There must be something wrong!
Yes, if there were no problems, everything would have been fine long ago.

If things have come to this point and even the second son of the Wang family has admitted it, then there's definitely something very wrong with the situation.

It's highly likely that the second brother took the blame for everything, since there were two brothers.

One of the brothers has to survive.

Of course, whether there are still problems with this boss requires further investigation.

Based on the situation in Hong Kong, he should be able to return.

After all, someone confessed, and there was a lawyer to help.

But now that the eldest son of the Wang family has returned, he will definitely have to settle the current problems.

That was Huayi's major crisis!

So, at this crucial time of the Lunar New Year, various film and television companies and advertising agencies in Beijing received invitations from Huayi Brothers.

It's not bad in name only, with four big characters.

New Year's gathering!

But shouldn't we reunite with our families during the Spring Festival, or even after the Lunar New Year?
What kind of gathering are we having at your Huayi Company?

But what if we think about it the other way around?

Zhang Weiping of New Pictures Company spoke directly with Zhang Yimou.

"We really need to go see this show."

"Could it be that……"

Something big is definitely going to happen!

"Oh, that's good."

Indeed, Zhang Weiping is a seasoned businessman; his business acumen is still quite impressive.

To hold a gathering on the day of the Spring Festival... Hehe, the eldest son of the Wang family must be in a real hurry!

Not only will something big happen, but it's also very likely that...

Zhang Weiping first checked how much money he had in his account.

Yes, he makes preparations in advance.

……

Huayi Company.

As soon as the eldest son of the Wang family returned, he began to make various reforms.

Of course, the most important thing is to make money.

He first sent invitations to various friends, which was actually a plea for help.

However, calling it a gathering sounds better. He naturally didn't send it to Guangming's side.

That bastard Ma Xun!

snort!
In fact, the two Wang brothers had come up with many ways to deal with this crisis.

They also did a lot of things.

For example, they could have a lawyer relay a message, or simply have more TV dramas air.

They even went so far as to simply give away profits to television stations.

In short, do whatever can get you the money back quickly.

But after making a few films like this... it's completely unacceptable!
There's absolutely no chance!

That TV series "My Own Swordsman" was so popular that even Huayi Brothers' TV dramas couldn't compete with it.

There's no other way, there's really no other way.

In fact, the Wang brothers originally had some deeper considerations.

The idea is that they are prepared to list Huayi Brothers on the stock exchange.

If Huayi can successfully go public, then all the crises will be resolved.

Unfortunately, it's absolutely too late to go public now.

In fact, there was an opportunity two years ago, but who would have thought that that bastard Wang Jinghua would run away!
Wang Jinghua's departure from Huayi Brothers with her stars was not the biggest harm to Huayi Brothers, but rather the emptiness it caused by taking those stars with her.

Instead, it caused Huayi to miss a great opportunity to go public.

There was actually an opportunity back then, but later... Otherwise, why has Huayi been recruiting so much in recent years?

They brought in Zhou Xun, Xiao Ming, and other stars who are currently very popular and are all in their prime.

This gave Huayi a renewed possibility of going public.

But this time... is everything going to just vanish like smoke?
The eldest son of the Wang family was unwilling to accept this; he was truly unwilling!
Let's get through this difficult time first.

Once the invitations are sent out, the eldest son of the Wang family believes that many old friends will understand his meaning.

Anyway, the plan is to sell Huayi, but naturally, it can't be sold entirely.

But then, an assistant suddenly called from the internal line.

When the eldest son of the Wang family heard this, he only said one sentence: "Please invite him in."

please?
Not long after, Sun Donghai appeared in the office of the eldest son of the Wang family.

"Mr. Wang, do you remember the person I mentioned to you last time?"

Last time?

The eldest son of the Wang family remembered, but that guy...

……

New Year's Day.

Ma Xun woke up in He Qing's arms.

This is really strange.

In fact, it was He Qing who suggested that the family of three should at least sleep in one bed.

Although the request was quite strange, Ma Xun still agreed.

After all, it's all about sleeping.

That little guy is quite good-looking.

He looks like his mother.

Good, that's nothing.

As for today...

"Where are you going? So early."

"I need to go to Huayi."

"Ah? Are you serious?"

Why do you think I'm faking it?

Although He Qing was already a secretary, she had witnessed many of Ma Xun's business tactics.

But now they can acquire Huayi.

This was still quite beyond her imagination.

After all, wasn't it you who caused their miserable situation?

But when you think about it, this is just how business competition works; many TV dramas have shown this.

So, I had no choice but to take care of the child myself.

"When are you coming back?"

"Are you really planning to keep playing the role of a concubine forever?"

"Well, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year after all."

"Okay, I'll try my best."

Hearing this, He Qing was very happy.

Ma Xun put on a formal suit and then drove to Huayi.

……

Inside Huayi Company.

Although today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, many business owners from Beijing still gathered here.

Some belong to film and television companies, some to advertising companies, and some have nothing to do with film and television or advertising.

But they all have one thing in common... they're rich!
Zhang Weiping is a rather unique one among these bosses, after all, he wasn't in the film and television industry before.

Therefore, he knows a lot of people, and he is quite experienced; many bosses have chatted with him.

"Old Zhang, how much do you think Wang's eldest son is going to sell for?"

"No, what do you mean?"

"Hey! You're still hiding it? Who doesn't know that the eldest son of the Wang family is going to sell Huayi now?"

"That...that was his decision, how would I know?"

"Don't give me that! You're definitely thinking of buying Huayi Company too, otherwise why would you be here?"

This conversation can be said to be very representative.

Many of the business owners who come here have this idea in mind.

Zhang Weiping also looked helpless; he thought he was the only one interested.

"This company is worth a lot of money, no matter what!"

That's true, but at this time...

"Hey! The rich are here."

Ma Xun's appearance made many bosses make way for him.

There were also people egging them on.

"Mr. Ma, did Boss Wang invite you?"

"Mr. Ma, is it alright for me to come uninvited?"

"Mr. Ma is awesome!"

Ma Xun didn't care at all and simply walked up to Zhang Weiping.

Of course, there's also Zhang Yimou.

"You two, are you here to get involved too?"

His words are a complete reversal of the roles; he was clearly the one who said it later.

Both of them had smiles on their faces.

"Absolutely." Zhang Weiping replied in standard Northeastern Mandarin.

Everyone laughed when they heard it.

Just then, people from Huayi arrived.

He led everyone to the meeting room.

Is Ma Xun okay?

Anyway, he came along too.

But when they arrived at the meeting room and everyone was seated, the eldest son of the Wang family appeared.

But he didn't come alone.

There was a young man next to him, who wasn't really young, but looked to be around thirty years old. He was fairly handsome, but his face was also somewhat pockmarked.

He's not fat, but he has the air of an IT company boss, especially in his attire, which is very similar to Steve Jobs.

Ma Xun frowned as soon as he saw this guy.

He thought to himself, "This acquisition is probably going to run into problems!"

Then the eldest son of the Wang family introduced himself to everyone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the gentleman next to me is Jia Yueting, the chairman of a well-known IT company!"

Sure enough, it was Accountant Jia!

Then, he said frankly, "I'm here today to discuss the acquisition of Huayi with Mr. Wang..."

That's really direct!
Immediately, these business owners from Beijing were abuzz with discussion...

Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou unconsciously turned their attention to Ma Xun.

Clearly, they hadn't anticipated this situation, and Ma Xun was also quite surprised.

But do you have any good ideas?

We can't let everyone come all this way for nothing. Huayi is already half-crippled, surely we can't handle it?
After a moment's thought, Ma Xun smiled and said to Wang's eldest son and Accountant Jia:
“Acquisitions require real money. The business owners present here are all wealthy businessmen from Beijing. So what kind of strength does this Mr. Jia possess?”

It means: Do you even have money? Even if you do, are you richer than us bosses?

The conflict has shifted to these big bosses.

(End of this chapter)