Financial freedom starts with smiling at life

Liu Yifei: "Naive. We can talk about these trivial matters of celebrities in private."

You should know where Mr. Jiang's energy is currently focused, right?

Just as Fan Dabing's advances were rejected by Jiang Beicheng, her best friend Yang Tianzhen received a message from Liu Yifei.

Fan Dabing learned about Jiang Beicheng's personal preferences and personality from her best friend Yang Tianzhen.

Yang Tianzhen has extensive connections in the Chinese entertainment industry and is a well-known producer, making her a major investor.

She and Fan Dabing had a very close relationship. After Fan Dabing got into trouble, she was the only one who dared to mention Fan Dabing's name in public and on TV shows.

From the perspective of friendship, it's certainly possible for Fan Dabing to return to the Chinese entertainment industry and continue its legendary status.

That's why she shared her understanding of Jiang Beicheng, the "Emperor" of the Chinese entertainment industry, with Fan Dabing.

I hope this can help Fan Dabing.

She didn't expect that before her best friend could reply, Liu Yifei would warn her first.

Liu Yifei's tone was relatively gentle, like that of a friend, but her words conveyed a warning.

If the two weren't close friends in private, they probably wouldn't have been so tactful.

It seems that Liu Yifei has already adapted to her identity as a member of the "Jiang family".

It was obvious that Sisi was unapproachable.

Yang Tianzhen felt a little worried, fearing that it might backfire.

Best friend Bingbing, please don't anger President Jiang, or you won't even have the chance to appear on social media anymore.

"Sisi, I was too presumptuous in this matter. I apologize to you and President Jiang." Yang Tianzhen quickly adopted a firm stance. "It was really inappropriate of me to bother President Jiang with matters from the entertainment industry, or even trivial matters concerning artists."

She dared to do this partly because of her relationship with Zhang Zetian.

The two get along like best friends.

The first time she met Jiang Beicheng privately was at Liu Qiangdong's family dinner.

Everyone knows that President Jiang and Liu Qiangdong are like brothers and have a very close relationship. I am also a close friend of his wife. President Jiang should give me face, right?

As it turns out, I was overthinking things.

I almost jumped into the fire pit myself.

Fortunately, only a few people involved knew that Bingbing had gone to President Jiang to plead for her. Liu Yifei, out of consideration for their personal relationship, only reminded her to be more careful in her actions in the future.

Liu Yifei didn't pursue the matter further after she sincerely admitted her mistake.

The main problem is that President Jiang didn't take it seriously.

If he investigates, it won't be as simple as a warning.

As Liu Yifei said, President Jiang's current focus is not on the entertainment industry; he is competing with the tech giants of the United States.

"Come visit Jiangnan City when you have time. It's been a long time since we last met," Liu Yifei invited.

"Definitely. I'll come and spend time with Qianqian as soon as I finish one of my projects."

"good night!"

"Sweet dreams!"

After replying to Liu Yifei's message, Yang Tianzhen breathed a sigh of relief.

I quickly made a video call to my best friend Bingbing to ask about the situation.

Fan Dabing answered immediately.

"what happened?"

She pretended to remove her makeup as if nothing had happened.

Yang Tianzhen asked with concern, "Did you go to see President Jiang tonight?"

Fan Dabing looked puzzled. "How did you know?"

Yang Tianzhen pressed further, "What was his attitude?"

Actually, I had already guessed it, otherwise I wouldn't have received Liu Yifei's "greeting".

Fan Dabing noticed her best friend's nervous expression and sensed that her friend might have heard some news.

I didn't lie to my best friend.

Tell Yang Tianzhen the whole story of meeting President Jiang and giving him a gift tonight.

Yang Tianzhen: "Bingbing, you should be glad that President Jiang isn't angry."

Otherwise, you won't even have the chance to appear on social media.

Inform Fan Dabing of the most serious consequences.

"Cao, the CEO of Weibo, is extremely respectful to Jiang. Some people in the industry are saying that he is now Jiang's sycophant, even more so than he was to Jack Ma in the past."

You've probably noticed that Mr. Zhang and Mr. Jiang have a close relationship on Douyin (TikTok), as there's virtually no negative information about Mr. Jiang on short videos.

These have all been specially processed by the platform's technical department; negative keywords have been directly blocked.

Yang Tianzhen also felt that Fan Dabing's use of this "filial piety" tactic tonight to curry favor with the big spender was somewhat insulting to President Jiang.

The traditional methods used by female celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry to rise to the top are completely ineffective under President Jiang's leadership.

Everyone knows that the initiative is in President Jiang's hands; he is the one who decides who to choose. For an artist to come to him so abruptly, bringing valuable gifts, is ironic to President Jiang.

Fan Dabing looked in the mirror, his face stiff.

She had only removed half of her makeup, and it was a bit scary.

I was stunned by my own reaction.

Her social media accounts were not banned. She actively responded to the penalties and paid the fines in full, which allowed her to continue to appear in public.

Rather than saying he was blacklisted, it would be more accurate to say he was ostracized by the Chinese entertainment industry.

No one dared to test the higher-ups' attitude, so naturally they wouldn't easily cooperate with her.

Although his acting career overseas has been mediocre, he has done very well in the domestic e-commerce market.

Her self-created beauty brand sells very well on e-commerce platforms like Douyin, and it is now her main source of income.

If you can no longer show your face online, it's like cutting off your main source of income.

After my best friend Yang Tianzhen explained the serious implications, I was terrified.

Suddenly, she felt incredibly lucky that President Jiang wasn't angry with her.

It's also possible that someone like President Jiang doesn't have the energy to deal with her.

After all, President Jiang left without even touching his chopsticks at that dinner.

The two of them didn't exchange more than ten sentences in total.

"Bingbing, you should just stay abroad and focus on running your e-commerce business. Your income is better than many celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry." This time, Yang Tianzhen's advice was genuinely well-intentioned.

For these problematic artists, the only way to have a chance to return to the public eye is through President Jiang.

It now appears that President Jiang's attitude towards problematic celebrities is very firm.

At least in the Chinese entertainment industry, he won't set this precedent.

However, there might be opportunities to collaborate with President Jiang's entertainment company overseas in the future, which could be considered a roundabout way to achieve our goals.

President Jiang's international influence will only grow stronger.

"I understand, Tianzhen. Thank you for telling me all this." Fan Dabing came back to his senses, smiled, and thanked him.

……

"Did Aunt Shen tell Qianqian about Fan Dabing?"

Jiang Beicheng asked Shen Jun, who was rubbing his back.

Shen Jun felt no fear, and even if President Jiang responded in a questioning tone, she would answer truthfully.

"I believe that since Xixi has taken over the Jiang family's entertainment business, she should also take responsibility for related matters."

"If President Jiang blames me for disturbing her rest, I am willing to accept any punishment." Shen Jun was very direct.

Jiang Beichen smiled. "Does Aunt Shen think all the women in the Jiang family should be able to stand on their own?"

Shen Jun nodded: "At least you shouldn't be distracted by trivial matters like Fan Dabing."

“Aunt Shen, you are in great danger right now,” Jiang Beichen said suddenly, his voice serious.

Shen Jun stared at Jiangbei City without looking away.

She didn't think she did anything wrong.

There were no personal thoughts involved.

She was genuinely thinking of the Jiang family's best interests. If Liu Yifei couldn't shoulder the responsibility of the entertainment industry and establish her authority as the "Queen of the Chinese Entertainment Industry," then she didn't deserve to sit in that position.

“Aunt Shen understands my thoughts!” Jiang Beichen suddenly laughed.

Shen Jun then smiled, "Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger! Being eaten by a tiger is also a possible outcome for me."

She never imagined she would have a good outcome with the Jiang family.

After all, being born into a wealthy family means dealing with and navigating numerous complex relationships.

If you make even the slightest mistake, you'll end up like a stray dog.

Not important either.

That's enough as long as I can squeeze every last drop of value out of Jiangbei City.

After all, Jiang Beicheng had promised her a "get-out-of-jail-free card" and a bright future for her son, Sun Jinhao.

Jiang Beicheng turned around and smoothed Shen Jun's hair. "Aunt Shen looks much older this year."

Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger, but a ruler wouldn't want you to be with him in this state either.

Shen Jun understood the deeper meaning behind Jiangbei City.

The point was to tell her not to be too nervous and that everything would be fine as long as she did well.

The outcome wasn't as bad as she had imagined.

Her eyes suddenly brightened, and she placed her hands on Jiang Beicheng's shoulders, pressed her cheek against his back, and flirted, "Women my age are like gears; without lubrication, they age very quickly."

They cleverly changed the subject.

She was indeed under great psychological pressure because the Jiang family's power was growing.

However, he had no right to complain to Jiang Beicheng or express his emotions.

Jiang Beicheng also knew what Aunt Shen was thinking.

Let's stop with the serious topics and move on to Aunt Shen's more unrestrained time.

……

Siam World, Bangkok.

The most luxurious shopping mall in Thailand and even the whole of Southeast Asia.

It is also a filming location for many Thai dramas and movies.

Wong Kar-wai's new film is shooting scenes at Siam Place today.

Today's main focus is filming scenes for the supporting actress, Yang Mi.

Yang Mi has been studying the script and the character these past few days and is unaware that Jiang Beicheng has already arrived in Thailand.

"Director Wong, what do you think of my idea?" Yang Mi had some thoughts about the role she was playing and took the initiative to communicate with Wong Kar-wai.

While arranging for the crew to set up the equipment on set, Wong Kar-wai also communicated with Yang Mi.

“You have a great idea, but we don’t have much time for this scene. You can incorporate your ideas into the performance, and I will make adjustments based on the actual situation.” Wong Kar-wai said frankly, “The Siam Place venue only gave us two hours in the afternoon, which is also the time with the fewest tourists.”

He patted Yang Mi on the shoulder: "I really like your serious attitude in trying to understand the character."

Next time there's an opportunity, let's communicate in advance.

Let's make the most of today.

Yang Mi did not try to guess the true meaning of Wong Kar-wai's words.

It's also possible that my understanding was not accepted by Director Wang, and he politely denied it.

However, Director Wang was right about one thing: today's shooting schedule was very tight.

The Siam World area has too much foot traffic, making it difficult to control.

Put away the script, try to immerse yourself in the role, and be ready to film at any time.

"Speak Chinese, these few sentences must be spoken in Chinese, OK?"

The carpet wasn't fully laid out, you know? It looked terrible on camera.

The shouts of the director from the film crew next to him interrupted Yang Mi's train of thought.

Yang Mi turned around to look.

It's a South Korean film crew shooting a movie.

She also knew this South Korean director, Na Hong-jin, a very famous thriller director.

I've seen the films he made.

Yang Mi glanced around the scene; it would take some time to set up the filming location.

She planned to watch the South Korean director make a film with a learning mindset.

The entertainment industry in the peninsula has a certain reputation and status worldwide.

But when she arrived at the scene, she witnessed a very infuriating sight.

An actor playing a Thai royal nobleman stepped out of a luxury car and said to a Chinese actor with a scarred face who was begging him, "You are the slave I bought. It is my right to torture you however I want..."

He was reciting his lines while punching and kicking the actress.

As a Chinese person, Yang Mi was furious at this plot.

What angered him even more was that the red carpet that Luo Hongzhen mentioned had five-pointed stars printed on it and was laid on the ground.

"SB~"

It burst forth.

I came here with the intention of learning, but I didn't expect to see this scene.

Film crews are not allowed to film in Siam World, as it affects tourists and business.

Therefore, there were already quite a few onlookers at the scene.

Of course, there were also Chinese people among them.

Everyone understood Na Hong-jin's intention in filming this scene.

"Fuck your mother, you idiot!"

"Dog bastard..."

...a lot of insults came out.

Several burly men rushed forward but were stopped by security guards.

Luo Hongzhen merely glanced back, a smile on his face, showing no remorse, and continued filming.

"What you're doing is very impolite. If the royal family finds out about this, you'll definitely be held responsible. What you need to do now is not to stop us, but to stop them from continuing to film, OK?"

"The Thai princess has dedicated her life to promoting friendship between the two countries. How can you disregard our dignity and the dignity of the royal family?" Yang Mi said to the security chief with great emotion.

The crowd gathered around, cursing the Korean production crew while filming Yang Mi's actions with their phones.

"Make way for us! We won't allow this to happen! I'm going to stop them!" Yang Mi shouted, pointing at Luo Hongzhen. "Stop this brain-dead director!"

You will thank me.

"Mi-jie, Director Wang asked me to inform you that filming is about to begin. He can't find anyone and is a bit angry."

The stage manager and Yang Mi's personal assistant came over.

Yang Mi pretended not to hear and pushed the security personnel with both hands.

"I know you."

Luo Hongzhen suddenly walked over and smiled at Yang Mi, saying, "A very famous Chinese female artist."

How did you end up on our film set?
Are you interested in filming this scene?
OK, I'm willing to give you the role of the slave.

You're sure to become a sensation on the peninsula.

A fellow countryman who understood Korean translated Luo Hongzhen's words for Yang Mi.

Yang Mi's face turned completely red.

This is a great insult.

"Stop your stupid behavior, you will pay the price for your brain-dead actions." In her agitation, Yang Mi kicked her high heels off, the heel hitting Luo Hongzhen directly in the chest.

Luo Hongzhen's disgusting smile grew even more unrestrained. "You really are suited for the role of a slave. You possess the indomitable will of that slave, but your resistance will be suppressed. You will resist again, and be suppressed again. Every act of resistance will be suppressed..."

"The royal family will definitely hold you accountable," Yang Mi solemnly reminded the security personnel at the scene.

"It's useless, ma'am. They're just doing their jobs for a paycheck," Luo Hongzhen said arrogantly. "Don't keep bringing up the royal family. The investor in this whole thing is Lotte Group. Do you think the royal family is willing to give you face or the Xin family face?" (End of Chapter)