1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 168 Let go of the plot to help others
Century City, Los Angeles.

In a hotel suite.

A boring local program was playing on TV, the sound was turned off, and only the screen image was flickering.

Peng Jiayan held the telephone receiver, her embarrassed smile frozen on her face.

The mentality is broken.

Zhai Yuan, you loser! Are you showing your disdain so blatantly?
Michelle Pfeiffer had just finished making a joke between a man and a woman when the other end suddenly disconnected!
She listened to the busy tone on the phone, gnashing her teeth, with murderous intent flashing in her eyes.

Break up!

"Huh? Is there a mouse squeaking?"

Michelle Pfeiffer heard the sound of grinding teeth and looked around.

Then he put his ear close to the phone and asked curiously, "How is it? I'll tell you the truth. What's Zhai Yuan's reaction?"

Peng Jiayan turned her head and snorted at her.

He threw the phone on the table and said coldly, "Go to sleep!"

Michelle Pfeiffer picked up the phone curiously, and was startled to find that the call had been hung up.

jackass!

She obviously thought the same thing as Peng Jiayan and immediately felt that Zhai Yuan was a bastard.

Pang Ka Yin has traveled a long way to help you secure overseas distribution. Even if you don’t like her, you don’t have to be so blunt!
"Uh... Jayne, is there a possibility that he just listened to what I said and now he is so excited that he is doing somersaults like a monkey? After all, you Chinese people all know Kung Fu. Just like Jackie Chan, he jumps up and down and accidentally breaks the telephone line?"

Michelle Pfeiffer looked at Peng Jiayan, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, hugging a pillow and sulking, and said seriously, "Men sometimes do unexpected things, just like my husband. He often imitates the actions in the movies for no apparent reason. Last time, he rolled on the ground with a toy gun and sprained his neck. You know, he is already 30 years old and still so childish, so I think it is entirely possible for a teenage Zhai Yuan to do such a thing."

Peng Jiayan had an expression that said, "Do you believe it?"

In return, Michelle Pfeiffer nodded solemnly.

"Oh! It's so annoying. He actually despises me. I really want to go back to Hong Kong and tear his head off."

Peng Jiayan grabbed the pillow again and again, then looked at Michelle Pfeiffer with a serious expression: "But Michelle, I have to make it clear to you. I admit that I do have some feelings for Zhai Yuan, but it is far from the level of liking him. Maybe it should be called admiration, do you understand?"

Michelle Feihua looked like an experienced person and said, "Of course. I married my husband at the age of 23 because I admire him. You are 22 years old this year? Don't worry, it will be quick."

Peng Jiayan felt that there was nothing to chat about that day.

"I've never thought about getting married!"

She retorted and shared with Michelle Pfeiffer, "When I was in primary school in Hong Kong, there was a senior sister in the middle school who was very outstanding. She often went on stage to receive awards and speeches. At that time, she was like a white swan in my eyes. Later, she went to college. After I graduated, my grades were not good enough, so I asked my family to spend money to send me to the same university as her. But by then, she had already graduated and even started her own company to do business with my parents. She was really the image of a strong woman I dreamed of. So for a long time, I collected information about her from different people, just like fans of Michael Jackson."

"One day later, I found out that Zhai Yuan, a poor boy, actually knew my idol, so I had an encounter with him. It is undeniable that in the subsequent interactions, I think he is indeed a good friend. He often does things that are unexpected. He is a very interesting guy."

"But!" Peng Jiayan changed the subject, staring at Michelle Pfeiffer and said seriously, "Even though I admire Zhai Yuan and have a crush on him, he is still far inferior to my White Swan idol in my mind. My idol has never been involved in any scandals. I will take her as an example and never fall in love. Unless one day she has a boyfriend, then I will consider this matter, and I will also refer to her vision in choosing men."

Michelle Pfeiffer listened to her entire inner journey and was silent for a moment. She looked up and down at Pang Ka Yan and an expression of "I see" appeared on her face.

She looked at Pang Ka Yin's neutral outfit and figure and asked, "If I'm not mistaken, your idol must have a great figure?"

Pang Ka Yin's mind conjured up Xue Wan Yan's perfect hourglass figure, with big breasts, a thin waist, wide hips and plump thighs.

She swallowed unconsciously, nodded enviously and said, "Very good."

Michelle Fei thought that was perfect, now all lesbians in America have this kind of combination, a flat chest and big breasts.

When I looked at Peng Jiayan's eyes again, there was something strange in them.

"Well, I believe you are indeed not interested in Zhai Yuan."

Michelle Pfeiffer paused after she finished speaking, and seeing that Jayne Pang nodded repeatedly in agreement, she tentatively asked, "Jayne, have you ever doubted your sexual orientation?"

Peng Jiayan was stunned: "What do you mean?"

Then he quickly reacted, his eyes widened: "How is it possible! Your idea is so weird, worthy of being the immoral America, I think I just changed the way of chasing stars."

"Okay~"

Michelle Pfeiffer shrugged noncommittally. She seemed to have thought of something interesting, and a sly smile appeared on her lips. She said with a sense of malice, "Jayne, if one day you, a white swan-like idol, suddenly climbed into the bed of that guy Zhai Yuan and shook your butt at him, how would you react?"

"Oh my god! Damn it! Please don't insult my idol, okay?"

Peng Jiayan shrank her neck in fear, and her double chin and native language came out in fear.

In this matter, she made no secret of her dislike for Zhai Yuan. Pointing at the silent sitcom on TV, she said to Michelle Pfeiffer, "Do you know the Chinese saying that a toad wants to eat swan meat? Anyway, the probability of that happening is equivalent to the guy winking at the TV suddenly becoming the president of your country one day."

The CBS sitcom "The Jeffersons" was playing on the hotel TV.

Just then, the phone on the table suddenly rang.

"I guess it must be Zhai Yuan who called. Do you want to accept his apology?"

Michelle Pfeiffer smiled, stretched her neck to check the number on the caller ID, and it was indeed a call from Hong Kong.

"NO!" Peng Jiayan immediately frowned: "I have already severed my relationship with him."

Michelle Pfeiffer smiled and asked, "So do you need me to tell the distributors of A Better Tomorrow that you don't need to continue negotiating with them about the profit sharing?"

Peng Jiayan's lips moved a few times, her momentum weakened, and her shoulders slumped a little.

"Okay, I'll help him one last time. After all, I've wasted so much time, I can't give up halfway. I have to separate public and private matters. And I also want to learn about the North American distribution process."

Peng Jiayan muttered to herself as she walked slowly to the table. She looked at the ringing telephone and hesitated for two seconds before picking up the phone helplessly. She said angrily into the receiver, "Hey! Speak!"

…………

Zhai Yuan always thought that he had a good temper, and was especially tolerant towards pretty girls.

He even allowed them to ride on him.

But today he met his worthy opponent, Lan Juying, a woman who used her beauty to commit crimes. Even with his good temper, he couldn't help getting angry.

There is nothing wrong with using beauty to commit crimes, but it should only be used as a diversion when you have nothing to do. If she acts like she is now, without a clear mind and doing things randomly when I am talking about serious matters, it is very annoying.

Lan Juying hung up the phone for the second time.

After Zhai Yuan was stunned, his expression gradually turned cold.

He stared at Lan Juying and said, "Are you crazy?"

Lan Juying frowned: "You are crazy! I came to your place from Zhao's, you should respect me and not ignore me calling on my own, okay?"

Zhai Yuan nodded without saying anything and dialed another number.

Seeing that he was still on the phone, Lan Juying stamped her feet and said, "Hey! Are you trying to piss me off on purpose?"

As she was talking, she reached out to press the hang-up button again, but this time Zhai Yuan didn't indulge her. He held the receiver in one hand and grabbed Lan Juying's snow-white wrist with the other. Lan Juying struggled twice: "Hey! I'm suing you for sexual harassment..."

Before she could finish her words, Zhai Yuan suddenly lifted her wrist up and slapped her in the face with the back of his hand!

The slap was crisp.

Lan Juying received a slap in the face. Although the slap was not strong, it was extremely insulting.

She stood there in a daze, touching her face and staring at Zhai Yuan in disbelief.

"You dare to hit me?"

Zhai Yuan was too lazy to pay attention to such meaningless words.

Lan Juying's eyes instantly misted up and tears welled up in her eyes, but this time she was not acting.

She said without any self-awareness: "I am an artist of Zhao's company, I will ask the boss to ban you!"

"Hey, Uncle Lan."

Zhai Yuan still ignored her. As the call was connected, Cai Lan's voice was heard from the other end.

He said to Cai Lan in a calm tone, "There is a newcomer named Lan Juying in the TVB department. She came to my company to cause trouble. I am very unhappy with her. I heard that she was banned by the TV department, but I think the punishment is too light. Can we just ban her directly? I don't want to see this gossipy woman in this industry!"

Tears rolled around in Lan Juying's eyes, but she tried hard not to let them fall.

She raised her face and sniffed, saying, "Block me? Do you think you are Miss Fang or Mrs. Li, or their kept gigolo?"

On the other end of the phone, Cai Lan also heard this and her face turned green.

Where did such a brainless newcomer come from in the TV department? Besides, why don’t you pick on Zhai Yuan when you can pick on anyone else?
Cai Lan said: "I will ask the guys in the TV department about the situation and give you an answer later."

Zhai Yuan said, "Okay, but please hurry up. If the TV department feels embarrassed, I can speak out myself. I'm just afraid that it will have a bad impact on TVB."

Cai Lan said: "...Don't mess around, I'm calling the manager of the TV department now."

If Zhai Yuan were to speak out, no one knows what he would say, and no one knows how this young artist had offended him.

Cai Lan hung up the phone and went to the TV department to find out about Lan Juying's situation.

There was also a hint of doubt and panic in Lan Juying's eyes, but she still acted as if she was fearless.

"At most I'll apologize to you. I rarely apologize to others."

Lan Juying finished speaking and asked again: "Okay, you are almost done. When are we going to sign the contract?"

Zhai Yuan glanced at her impatiently and waved to the employees outside the office.

Two female employees on duty in the Human Resources Department walked in immediately.

Zhai Yuan said, "Please help me send Miss Lan out, and don't let her into the company in the future."

The HR staff made a gesture to Lan Juying to invite her: "Miss Lan, please go out first."

Lan Juying said angrily, "I won't leave. Before I came here, I told my friends in the training class that I would definitely sign a contract with Jiuyi. If I go back now, won't I be laughed at to death?"

After that, he looked at Zhai Yuan again: "Hey! At most, I will take a step back. You sign me for a year, or half a year, and then advertise that you will make a movie for me. It doesn't matter if you don't make it at that time. At least give me some face, right?"

He is a typical person who thinks too highly of himself and cannot humble himself. He carries the image baggage of an idol before he even becomes famous, and his attitude is still arrogant even when asking for help.

Before this, Zhai Yuan actually had some understanding of Lan Juying through information he had heard from various news and the entertainment industry.

Because of her princess syndrome, she was blacklisted many times when she was in TVB. The reasons were varied, including but not limited to bad directors, refusing to cut her hair during filming, refusing to wear a headgear because she was too hot...The most famous and longest one was probably when she refused to renew her contract and was blacklisted together with Andy Lau and others.

With such a bad career, who would have thought that her love history was even worse, her boyfriends committed suicide, some cheated on her, and in the end she was left alone.

Later, she got into a car accident and was covered in injuries. When she went to the entertainment industry in Taiwan, the female stars there thought she was being a big shot, so they kicked her away in public and kicked her in the stomach more than a dozen times, causing her to be injured again.

She had saved a lot of money as a celebrity, but she lost a lot of it in stock trading. She was forced to be hospitalized for mental problems. When she was released, she found out that a bank employee had stolen millions of dollars from her savings and ran away.

After the millennium, she met a close friend, an 18th-tier singer named Yang, who made Lan Juying, who had basically retired from the entertainment industry, the center of public opinion.

This 18th-tier singer, who boasts that his album sales exceed those of Faye Wong and Teresa Teresa, would disclose Lan Juying's privacy to the media every time he released a new song. Later, when he had no new information, he started spreading rumors.

Including but not limited to her mother's remarriage, abuse from her stepfather, being bewitched, being a mistress, dating a number of male celebrities, being supported by friends in the circle, etc.

She was smoking a cigarette next to a trash can, and her best friend took a picture of it, saying that she was so miserable that she had to pick up trash to make a living.

It was not until this best friend pretended to be a reporter for an interview and actually secretly filmed a video of Lan Juying that she continued to expose the truth, leading to a video that was so inappropriate that the judge would throw a slap in the face if it went to court because of the severe editing traces, which completely detonated public opinion.

Seeing that things were getting out of hand, the best friend named Yang fled to America to live a peaceful life, leaving behind only a mess that has been talked about by the spectators for many years.

Zhai Yuan thought that he might be able to change her fate through this meeting, but he still underestimated Lan Juying's princess syndrome.

Forget it, let it be, let go of the complex of helping others and respect the fate of others.

"Please get Miss Lan out!"

Zhai Yuan looked at the two female employees in the Human Resources Department and raised his tone a little more seriously.

This time it's not just a verbal invitation.

The two female employees saw that their boss was unhappy, so they simply tried to pull Lan Juying away.

"I won't leave! Let me go, I won't leave!"

Lan Juying struggled with her thin arms and legs, but was held up by two female employees, one on each side. They finally politely escorted her out of the office and to the outside of Jiuyi Entertainment.

"Outrageous."

It was finally quieter in his ears. Zhai Yuan shook his head, thought for a while and called Cai Lan again.

He said, "Uncle Lan, I was just joking with you just now. Please treat me as if I didn't say anything. Let's go to Rich Man together next time. I'll treat you."

Cai Lan was speechless and said, "What on earth happened? I heard from the guys in the TV department that this girl is very difficult to deal with."

Zhai Yuan smiled and briefly explained what had just happened.

Cai Lan didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this: "Then she'd better pray that this matter doesn't get out, otherwise she will find a second boss behind Miss Fang's back. If you don't ban him, TVB will do something anyway."

Zhai Yuan said, "It's not that serious. Forget it. I still need to call America. That's it for now."

After hanging up the phone with Cai Lan, Zhai Yuan put the matter behind him.

Then he called back to Peng Jiayan whose call was disconnected midway.

The phone rang for a long time before someone answered it. Then an angry voice came out: "Hey! Speak!"

(End of this chapter)