I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 542 Amos Wakes Up

Beijing time, August 22nd, Monday.

The boss walked into the office with a gloomy face.

"Where is Zhong Lei?"

"Young Master Wang hasn't arrived yet."

"Call him and tell him to come over within twenty minutes, or I'll skin him alive."

"I'm trying to suppress my anger," said the king.

The secretary was unaware of what had happened, but dared not ask any questions. She quickly agreed and swayed out of the room.

Normally, the king might have found her dancing pleasing to the eye.

But right now, he's not in the mood for it at all.

"Gangzi, where are you? Come up here for a moment, to my office."

He rubbed his temples and leaned back in his office chair.

A short while later, Steel Cannon came in and said with a smile, "Boss Wang, what brings you here so early in the morning?"

"Life Is Beautiful" grossed 117 million in a full week.

The smile on Steel Cannon's face disappeared, replaced by a somewhat gloomy expression.

"If it weren't for those troublemakers who fired that shot..."

"Xiao Gang, don't say anything that shows disunity. No matter what they do, they are promoting the motherland overseas."

That shot was his talisman.

Stop making those sarcastic remarks. Those are real, tangible achievements, results they can be proud of. I just got the news that *Life Is Beautiful* grossed $113 million in its opening weekend in North America and $67.2 million in Europe… Don't underestimate me, those are US dollars. If you include the domestic box office, it's heading towards $200 million.

That guy got fucking worth the bullet!

The king's face was somewhat distorted.

Steel Cannon shut up!
These are real achievements.

No matter how sarcastic you are, it won't work...

"This guy is really a handful!"

"There's nothing we can do; that's their skill."

The king couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

The release of "Life Is Beautiful" on August 15th completely overshadowed Huayi Brothers' "SMS Chase in a Month".

It's pretty much confirmed that "SMS Chase in a Month" is out of the question.

This movie, starring Leo Ku, Angela Chang, Ren Quan, and Nie Yuan, lost a fortune.

The text message is scheduled to be released on August 11th.

Life Is Beautiful will be released on August 15th.

At first, Da Wang thought that Life Is Beautiful, with its heavy use of English and Shanghai dialect, might be popular in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, but might not resonate with audiences in the north. However, it turned out to be a hit across the country! Now, with the promotion of director Ren Dong and the cooperation of China Film Group, the number of films being made has surged, indicating that box office returns are unlikely to be significantly lower.

I attended a meeting at the Film Bureau this morning.

Major film companies are urged to learn from "Life Is Beautiful" and produce outstanding works with Chinese characteristics and style.

It is said that the Henan Provincial Film Bureau is planning a film called "Milani's Violin".

It tells the story of a Jewish violinist from Europe who flees to Shanghai with his deceased daughter's violin...

(Yes, there really was such a plan. In 2012, it was renamed "Escape to Shanghai." However, in 2025, it seems to still be just a PowerPoint presentation.)
The King always treated this as a joke and told it to Steel Cannon.

Steel Cannon couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Those people from Henan Province... do they really think that producing one Amos makes them sophisticated? Just a bunch of bureaucrats, don't take them seriously. 'Milani's Violin,' indeed? Can they even handle it?"

"What can you handle?"

Just then, Mr. Wang walked in from outside.

He was also wearing sunglasses.

"Just now, Mr. Wang said..."

"Xiaogang, don't say anything yet."

The eldest son stopped the cannon, then stared at the youngest son without saying a word.

Steel Cannon immediately shut his mouth and looked at Little Wang with curiosity.

I wonder what this person did to offend Boss Wang. It seems Boss Wang is quite angry.

"elder brother……"

"Why are you wearing sunglasses in the office? Take them off."

"Brother, I..."

"Take it off!" Boss Wang's voice rose.

Steel Cannon hesitated for a moment, then got up, walked to the office door, glanced outside twice, and closed the door.

Mr. Wang slowly took off his sunglasses.

Steel Cannon then noticed that this guy's eye had not only turned into a panda eye, but it was so swollen that it was just a slit.

"Zhong Lei, what happened to your eyes?"

"Old Jiang took it."

Steel Cannon, who had originally wanted to say a few words in support of Boss Wang, immediately shut his mouth.

The king, his face ashen, asked, "Why?"

"I...I have a sharp tongue."

Last night, while drinking with Lao Jiang, I blurted out: "Who knows if that shot by the man surnamed Liu was something he orchestrated himself..."

Without saying a word, Lao Jiang called back.

If Ma Dudu and Wang Shuo hadn't stopped him, that bastard would have fought me to the death.

Brother, we're both kids from the compound. A few years ago, when that guy surnamed Jiang was banned, we brothers helped him a lot, but instead he turned on us and sided with outsiders..."

I fucking want to beat you to death!

The eldest son gritted his teeth and looked at the youngest son.

"Is this the kind of thing a human being would say?"
Old Jiang called me early this morning and gave me a thorough dressing-down.

You're from a military compound, but what about others? They have people from the Film Association backing them up, so who the hell do you think you are?

How dare you spout nonsense in public?
Do you know that your words have already reached the ears of the broadcasting authorities?

After the meeting today, Director Tong called me into his office and gave me a good scolding... Do you even know what a benchmark is? That's China's first Pulitzer Prize winner, and that's the person the French government is going to award the Commander of the Order of the British Empire to.

Do you fucking know how many Chinese people have received this kind of honor?
Cheng Baoyi, I.M. Pei, Jin Yong… the fourth one with the surname Liu… I'll fuck your mother, Director Tong is practically cursing my ancestors for eighteen generations.”

"Neither Cheng Baoyi nor I.M. Pei are Chinese, are they?"

"Ok!"

"That's the second Chinese person?"

"He was the first Chinese to come from the mainland and retain Chinese citizenship."

Wang Lao Er, do you even understand what this medal represents? Who the hell are you, daring to spout nonsense like that?

At this moment, Mr. Wang's face turned a little pale.

He understood all too well the significance of this honor, not to mention that this was the first one in mainland China.

"Pack your things and go stay with the Mo Gong film crew."

Let me make this clear: once you're on set, don't talk nonsense or do anything reckless. Just stay put and behave yourself.

They'll come out again at the end of the year.

Until then, you shut your mouth.

By the way, stop with that sarcastic laugh. If you're going to laugh, laugh properly.

At the after-party following the premiere of "Life Is Beautiful," what the hell were you laughing at after you heard Liu Jin was shot?

"I……"

“This isn’t a question I asked you; it was Director Tong who told me to ask you.”

Do you know that your smile almost ruined my partnership with Huayou Century Communications?

"I……"

"Get out!"

When the king starts scolding people, he doesn't hold back at all.

Even though Xiao Wang is his own brother.

Mr. Wang slunk away!
Meanwhile, Boss Wang slumped in his executive chair, looking rather listless.

Steel Cannon asked, "Old Wang, what about us..."

Just then, the phone rang.

The king nodded to the cannon, then picked up the phone.

His expression was a little strange.

After hanging up the phone a moment later, he looked at Steel Cannon and said, "Good people don't live long, but they harm a thousand people... Damn it, Amos is awake!"

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(End of this chapter)