The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 353 Killing and Punishing the Heart

Of course, Gao Yuanyuan didn't take the current situation too seriously.

Although the system taught her what reality was, deep down she still retained a bit of her artsy, intellectual side.

Money is important, interests are important, and power is equally important, but ultimately there are things more important than these.

Therefore, Gao Yuanyuan is quite satisfied with her family's current situation. Her parents are doing well, and her older brother is steadily rising in the public sector, working in the propaganda system, which can take care of her to some extent.

Both his own cultural company and game company are developing steadily. His cultural company is also evolving into a media group. Li Xiaoran and Zhang Yin are very obedient to him. Although his net worth is not as high as Fan Bingbing's, it is still considerable.

The only problem might be that I won't be able to get married. However, how can everything be perfect in life? The person I initially simulated did get married, but what happened in the end?

So, when asked why she chose to play Zhou Zhiruo during an interview between games, Gao Yuanyuan said, "My personality is different from Zhou Zhiruo's. I don't like to have to resort to any means to get something. But playing this kind of role is also an unusual experience for me. Writers need to try different things in order to turn them into inspiration for their writing."

It was a very good answer, at least better than the businesslike responses from Fan Bingbing and Xu Jiuyang, but entertainment programs don't care about that.

If they could, they would love to point the camera at her, him, and her at any time. After all, anyone with a little experience could tell that the relationship between the three of them was not so ordinary.

Then, Gao Yuanyuan is one thing, but Fan Xiaoyanzi has had some scandals in recent years, none of them have been confirmed. Now, there are finally some confirmed signs, and it is very likely to be a love triangle. The other one is a well-known beautiful writer, which makes the gossip crowd very excited.

Unfortunately, the contract contains detailed provisions on this matter. It's fine for internal staff to just keep it to themselves, but if they talk about it outside and cause any negative impact, they will be held accountable.

If she were just a minor celebrity, Hunan TV, with its vast resources, could easily tolerate her being bullied. But Fan Xiaoyanzi is different. Anyone with a bit of inside information in the industry knows that she has connections with South Korean capital. It's obvious that the two TV series, "The Imperial Doctress" and "Dae Jang Geum," are essentially twins, and they even have cameo appearances in each other's shows.

Those with better connections might also know that they even acted as matchmakers in their hometown, getting Samsung to invest and build a factory there.

In this situation, offending Fan Xiaoyanzi would really mean getting into serious trouble.

Putting that aside, after spending several days recording "Happy Camp," the crew of "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre" rushed to Shanghai.

Gao Yuanyuan is more familiar with this place, after all, she has been here several times before as a writer. Although Fan Bingbing has also been here, at this point in time, the status of a writer is still slightly higher than that of an actor or celebrity.

It's worth mentioning that, perhaps Lu has disappeared without a trace. Han Han, who has experienced the fraud scandal, is still an idol among teenagers, but his popularity is much weaker than in his previous life.

However, the variety shows on Tomato TV are already much worse than those on Hunan TV, and this time they were very perfunctory, with the recording process being far inferior to that of "Happy Camp".

It's understandable, because just as the film crew was flying to Shanghai, a very explosive piece of news came from across the Pacific: a director who won Best Foreign Language Film with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was embroiled in the same scandal as the Catholic priest.

It goes without saying what the mindset of Shanghai's arts and culture scene is like. In comparison, the Cantonese have a stronger local flavor, so naturally they have a deep-seated admiration for these internationally renowned directors.

The scandal that has now erupted is like walking down the street and suddenly a brick falls from the sky, inexplicably crushing them and leaving them partially paralyzed.

Unfortunately, they couldn't say anything, because this was the direction set by their American "daddy." Some media outlets online reprinted the story, and the local prosecutor stated that the evidence was very conclusive, and the police caught them in the act.

Even 20 years later, after the Lolita Island scandal broke, a large number of skeptics still didn't believe it, let alone now. Although some people in Taiwan said that the person was framed, even the local Taiwanese media didn't dare to say that. Some tabloids even fueled the fire, talking about news that they had gathered from who-knows-where and that was obviously fabricated.

So, the people in Shanghai's arts and culture circles were internally devastated, but on the surface they had to pretend nothing had happened. Plus, the staff were also watching the drama unfold, so the show naturally didn't turn out very well.

But what does all this have to do with Xu Jiuyang?

Okay, there is still a connection.

"Tell me, what price did you pay to get Angela to do this?" During a break in the recording, Fan Bingbing, who was sitting next to Xu Jiuyang, asked in a low voice with a grin.

"Nothing much, just some suggestions." Xu Jiuyang pursed his lips, unsure of what expression to make.

Although he did ask Angela to kill the other person, it wasn't in this way. According to the old priestly custom... it was a bit too much. This was a real case of killing someone by destroying their spirit.

If Angela had told him from the beginning that this was how she would handle it, he would most likely have asked for a different method, since killing someone is just a matter of beheading them.

But then again, if he really made that request, Angela would probably have to resort to physical means.

This is certain, because... right after this incident was exposed, Xu Jiuyang searched for related news online and unexpectedly saw the following report in the financial section of a portal website: Wu Zheng died in a car accident in the United States.

The news just came out, but the director's incident was shocking, and coupled with the scandal at the Wujiaochang Vocational and Technical College of Secretarial Studies last year, it wasn't reported by many media outlets in China, only generating some discussion in online communities.

Just thinking about how he had seen Yang Lan a few times with Angela, if it weren't for her methods, Xu Jiuyang could have written his own name backwards.

"What grudge do you have against him?" Fan Bingbing asked curiously.

"Why are you asking so many questions?" Xu Jiuyang asked, slightly annoyed.

"Fine, don't tell me then, but why are you yelling at me?" Fan Bingbing pouted, her expression turning unhappy.

Xu Jiuyang couldn't help but sigh: "I originally just hoped she would help teach the other party a lesson so as to eliminate the potential threat, but I didn't expect her to... go to such lengths."

"A potential threat?" Fan Bingbing looked curious again, but did not ask any further questions.

After pursing his lips, Xu Jiuyang continued to explain: "That guy won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and with his experience in the United States, he will definitely be promoted as a role model by Hollywood and become the carrot tied to the front of directors in mainland China and even the entire Greater China region. So, whether we become directors or not in the future, or whether we still want to promote directors, that guy will be an obstacle."

To be honest, this explanation is a bit far-fetched, but considering that they plan to promote the big-budget film studio system in the film and television industry, it is understandable to nip the risk in the bud.

After all, he couldn't possibly tell her that he wanted to mess with her because he disliked "Lust, Caution," could he?
Well, thinking about it this way, it's not so bad that Ms. Zheng Pingru was only mentioned so many years after her sacrifice, and in such an indecent, even voyeuristic way, that the director is being attacked for his murderous intent.

I'll say it again: if you're so keen on exploring the inner world of traitors, why don't you make a biography of Jingwei?
(End of this chapter)