The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 497 Could it be wrong?
After hanging up the phone, Xu Jiuyang finally let out a long sigh of relief, finally feeling relaxed.

After that one sentence, he didn't say anything more. Even an upright official finds it hard to settle family disputes, let alone someone like himself who is an outsider.

However, this also roughly explains her family's situation—although it's a bit of a wild guess, it should be roughly the same.

So I should try to talk to her about these things less in the future. Some things you have to get through on your own; others can only offer guidance and advice at best.
As for Wanda... we'll make contact first, and there's no need to notify anyone else for now—they'll find out sooner or later anyway—they can't just send a transvestite to seduce me right away, can they?

A few days later, Li Hong received a call from Wanda Pictures, saying they wanted to collaborate with Mr. Xu on a project.

“We know that Mr. Xu is the newly crowned Cannes Film Festival Best Actor, and we also know that Wanda Media has only recently been established and doesn’t have much of a reputation in the industry, so we hope to invite Mr. Xu to come and see for himself.” That’s what they said.

This excuse was quite good; it was both polite and sincere. So, after agreeing on a time, Xu Jiuyang, along with his assistant and the head of his studio, arrived at a commercial building on Jianguo Road.

"Hello, Mr. Xu, I am General Manager Liu Min," the middle-aged man who came to greet him at the front desk said, extending his hand.

"Hello, Mr. Liu." Xu Jiuyang shook hands with him calmly.

Not Song Ge? Okay, no, Song Ge is still involved in investment. After investing in "Seven Swords" this year, he discovered the financialization of film and began to get involved in film and television production. He didn't become the general manager of Wanda Media until 11, and then took over Beijing Culture in 15, making a name for himself in film and television financial derivatives.

That's why Xu Jiuyang was so impressed with his resume. However, Wanda Media was established four years ahead of schedule, so it's normal to appoint someone else as general manager.

Liu Min gave him a thorough tour of the company, praising Wanda Media to the skies, as if they would start investing in blockbusters this year and break into Hollywood next year.

Xu Jiuyang didn't care about anything else, but he clearly heard that Wanda Plaza, which was not far from this commercial building, would open next year and that Wanda Media would move there.

It's worth noting that Wanda Cinemas' success in expanding its territory was largely due to the growth of Wanda Plazas. I wonder how Fan Bingbing and her team's cinema chain plan is progressing.

"In summary, although we have just entered the film and television industry, we have sufficient capital and a very bright future," Liu Min said in her concluding remarks in the conference room.

"I believe that, but only if Wanda Media pays its dues," Xu Jiuyang said with a smile.

Of course, that's just polite talk. Judging from the situation in the previous life, it wouldn't have mattered if you had paid enough. What you were meant to miss would still be missed. Honestly making movies is not as enjoyable as playing the financial game and fleecing people.

So he kept waiting for the other party to get to the point, but this Mr. Liu seemed to really be there to invite him to cooperate with Wanda, and they were still going around in circles on this topic.

That's strange. Could it be that Da Tian Tian misunderstood her family's intentions and conveyed the wrong message to her?

Just then, the conference room door opened, and a middle-aged man with a slightly balding forehead walked in and greeted Liu Min, "You're here, Xiao Liu."

Liu Min was startled and immediately bypassed her assistant, running over nervously: "Chairman, what brings you here?"

"I came to check on the progress at No. 93 and stopped by your place, since it's newly established." The other person waved with a smile, then waved to the group of people behind him, and then looked at Xu Jiuyang.

"And who is this...?" he asked, sizing him up.

"This is Mr. Xu Jiuyang, China's newly crowned Cannes Film Festival Best Actor. We hope to collaborate with Mr. Xu on our first film to make a good start." Liu Min looked a little nervous.

"Hello, Mr. Wang." Xu Jiuyang, who had already stood up, nodded neither humbly nor arrogantly, while inwardly twitching his lips.

It shouldn’t be... that serious, right?
"Hello, hello," Old Wang walked over, his face full of interest. "Young man, if I'm not mistaken, your father's name should be Xu Zhengjie, right?"

"Chairman Wang has met my father?" Xu Jiuyang raised an eyebrow in surprise.

“We met once… a few times,” Old Wang laughed. “How has he been lately? I heard he went back home.” “Yes,” Xu Jiuyang nodded. “He worked for a few more years after that, and now he’s retired. He’s at home tending to his flowers and plants, and writing poetry on the side.”

"Speaking of which, I still have that seven-character quatrain your father gave me tucked in my notebook, but he said he wanted to revise it, and the revisions are still nowhere in sight," Old Wang said with a smile.

"That's just his personality; he always wants to do everything perfectly. As for poetry, it's probably the first time he writes it and he's most inspired, but it doesn't conform to the tonal patterns." Xu Jiuyang chimed in with a smile.

The two chatted for a few more minutes, and Lao Wang patted his arm: "Keep it up. Tell Lao Xu to call me when he comes to Beijing to visit sometime. We still have a drink to have."

“Okay, Uncle Wang,” Xu Jiuyang replied with a smile.

After Lao Wang left, Liu Min became even more respectful: "Regarding our cooperative project, perhaps some minor adjustments can be made, Mr. Xu."

"Thank you for your help, Mr. Liu." Xu Jiuyang nodded.

After exchanging opinions and confirming that Lao Wang had left, Xu Jiuyang stood up to say goodbye and depart.

Then, with the melody of "West Sea Love Song" filling his mind, he took Li Hong and Zhang Yan back to the villa.

After giving a few casual instructions, Xu Jiuyang went to his study and couldn't wait to make a phone call.

"You know Old Wang?" After briefly explaining the situation, he asked the old man on the other end.

"Oh, I met him when I was working on a project in Beijing. We had a drink together," the old man replied after thinking for a moment.

Xu Jiuyang frowned: "Is that all?"

"Also, back when his father was at the forestry school, although he was nominally neutral, he actually sided with our faction. When our troops moved, we got supplies from him. He was just a greenhorn back then, and he hid in the ranks and followed us. After we found out, we leaders felt it was inappropriate, so we sent someone to send him back. Then his father beat him up and kicked him out to the Northeast to join the army," the old man continued.

"I understand." Xu Jiuyang twitched his lips after hanging up the phone.

Okay, you've managed to pull off this stunt.

He didn't think about why the old man, despite having such a relationship, hadn't helped him in his past life.

My father himself said that if he met someone with less wealth or lower status than himself, he would definitely greet them first; if he met someone with more wealth or higher status than himself, he would not say a word unless the other party greeted him first.

Therefore, he could ask Wei Zi for help, but he couldn't ask Lao Wang for help.

After all, it's just a two-way relationship. You may take it seriously, but the other person might not. Why bother making a fool of yourself?

As for Lao Wang's actions today, Xu Jiuyang guessed that it must have happened during a casual conversation. The other party asked him to help look into something, and he checked the information on the spot. It turned out that there was a connection, so he came over to see it for himself.

He even suspected that Old Wang might have misunderstood something, thinking that he...

Xu Jiuyang shook his head, putting away these scattered thoughts, and dialed the number again, preparing to inform everyone about today's situation one by one.

Although they will find out soon, informing them personally is a way of showing sincerity.

(End of this chapter)