This director lacks vision.

Chapter 196 The Crown Returns
After explaining the situation, Lu Zheng added, "When it comes to dealing with women, President Jiang, you are an absolute master."

Besides, you and Xiao Wang are close in age, so you should be able to get along well.

Lao Wang and I thought that Xiao Wang should learn more from you.

So, I brought Xiao Wang over this time hoping you could give him some pointers.

Hearing this, Jiang Yifeng smiled and complained, "Old Wang gave birth to his own son, doesn't he have time to take care of him?"

He even wants me to take care of his child.

Lu Zheng said with a smile, "Don't be fooled by Old Wang's decisive and efficient demeanor outside. At home, he's actually quite afraid of his son. He really can't control him. Little Wang is only afraid of his mother."

"Making friends is fine, but let me make this clear from the start: if he goes astray in the future, don't blame me, it has nothing to do with me."

Lu Zheng quickly replied, "We know that. Mr. Jiang, don't I know your character? You're absolutely upright!"

Upon hearing this, both of them laughed.

For Jiang Yifeng, Wanda Pictures and cinema chains will enter a period of strong growth in the next few years, so maintaining good relationships is a good thing.

Even if Wanda runs into problems in the future and has to sell its cinemas, Jiang Yifeng can take advantage of his proximity and be the first to acquire them.

Besides, taking Wang Sicong along isn't difficult at all; it's just for fun.

After discussing this matter, Lu Zheng also left.

Jiang Yifeng continued filming.

After Liu Yifei fully got into character, the filming of "The Hunt" went smoothly and everything went very well.

On March 7th, Wang Sicong brought Wang Ying to the film set to shoot a scene.

When a man gets into a romantic mood, he can be more dangerous than a woman.

In Jiang Yifeng's own words, men love a woman's body and the woman herself, and don't care much about her social status.

What women love is status; she loves the son of a general, a king, or a billionaire.

They don't care much about who the specific people behind these identities are.

At this moment, Wang Sicong was in a state of awakened love-struck brain, completely controlled by love dopamine.

Even though he knew Wang Ying was just a small-time model, he still veiled her in his mind, believing her to be a pure and inspiring good girl.

According to Jiang Yifeng's observation, Wang Ying may not have slept with Wang Sicong yet.

This is a sophisticated way to seduce men—anyone is acceptable, but not Ah Fei.

Many men fall for this; the more unattainable something is, the more precious it seems.

Wang Sicong was hooked and became a fan. Even when Jiang Yifeng asked them to act out a story about a rich second-generation being deceived by a gold digger and breaking down after arguing with netizens online, Wang Sicong had no doubts.

He even felt that the role Jiang Yifeng had assigned to Wang Ying was bad, too negative.

During lunch, Wang Sicong pleaded with Jiang Yifeng for leniency.

"Director Jiang, your view of women is too negative. Xiaoying is a good girl and deserves better roles."

Looking at Wang Sicong's earnest and stubborn expression, Jiang Yifeng began to understand his parents' actions more and more.

If you don't deal with this innocent boy ruthlessly, your family's vast fortune will be in trouble in the future.

Sometimes money is a small matter; the real tragedy is being fooled into developing bad habits or even committing suicide for love.

Seeing that Jiang Yifeng remained silent, Wang Sicong took out a piece of paper with a sketch on it.

A man is carrying a woman on his back; the two look sweet and loving.

This is the sweet love that Wang Sicong imagines he is enjoying.

He said, "Director Jiang, could you please change the plot? I want to act out these sweet scenes with Xiaoying to witness our love."

Ideally, you should be able to capture the feeling conveyed in this portrait.

Jiang Yifeng chuckled and countered, "How about I replace Liu Yifei and let Wang Ying play the female lead?"

"We're already being generous by giving you roles; why are you being so picky?"

Wang Sicong: “…”

Before Wang Sicong could speak, Wang Ying spoke up.

"Congcong, you're really amazing! You managed to get me a role in Director Jiang's film. Thank you so much!"

These words had a cheap, manipulative tone, but Wang Sicong was actually quite taken with them, looking pleased with himself.

He wanted to continue trying, but Jiang Yifeng said, "Life is like a play, and a play is like life. Don't blame me for being stingy; this is what your family asked for."

Wang Sicong didn't understand; his focus was entirely on the title "uncle."

"Damn it, don't mess with seniority. You're only a year older than me, how come you're my uncle?"

“I’m on friendly terms with your Uncle Lu Zheng, and I drink with your dad like brothers. If I didn’t treat you like a nephew, would I let you act in this movie?”

"Do you play like this with Jing Tian too? Are you her uncle?"

“I’d be fine with being her father. Do you think I’m like you, some innocent virgin?”

"Bullshit, I..." Wang Sicong got anxious. He wanted to say that he had dated abroad before, but remembering that Wang Ying was beside him, he said instead, "I also have a steel gun!"

Jiang Yifeng shook his head and joked, "Those who like to boast about their steel guns are often softies."

Seeing that Wang Sicong was already flushed, Jiang Yifeng said, "How about this, I'll give you a chance to prove that you're a real man."

"what chance?"

Jiang Yifeng glanced at Wang Ying and said with a smile, "Of course, we should stand out in the drama and put in more effort when arguing with netizens."

You care too much about your girlfriend's opinion; you're not letting go at all.

Wang Sicong has no acting skills whatsoever, and Jiang Yifeng doesn't need his acting skills either; he just needs to act naturally.

It's just that Wang Shao plays the role of a devoted lover in front of his girlfriend, and he's hesitant to criticize her, which is pointless.

After being provoked by Jiang Yifeng, his anger level rose, and he behaved much better.

By 5 p.m., Jiang Yifeng had finished filming early for the day and was preparing to leave work.

Wang Sicong walked over and said, "Director Jiang, thank you for your help. I'll treat you to dinner tonight."

Wang Sicong admired Jiang Yifeng, and his parents had repeatedly told him to keep in touch with him.

They were all the same age, so there was no barrier between them. Jiang Yifeng shook his head and said, "I'll skip the dinner. The Crown Girls are having their comeback concert tonight, and I'm going to listen to their songs."

Hearing this, Wang Sicong became interested and grabbed Jiang Yifeng, saying, "I really like the Crown Group, take me there!"

"Am I your uncle?"

Wang Sicong: “…”

"When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head," Wang Sicong said softly, "Uncle Jiang, you're my uncle, please take me there."

"What about your girlfriend?"

"Xiaoying is with us too, she also really likes girl groups."

"Alright, let's go together then."

Jiang Yifeng greeted Liu Yifei and then got into a minivan.

Wang Sicong asked curiously, "Aren't you bringing Liu Yifei with you? You two seem quite close on set."

Jiang Yifeng smiled and said, "There are other people tonight, let's go pick them up first."

The car pulled up to the entrance of a residential area. Wang Sicong rolled down the window and saw two beautiful women, one tall and one short, standing by the roadside.

The two women look very alike, one is gentle and intellectual, pure and elegant, while the other is youthful, lively, and a bit mischievous.

It was Gao Yuanyuan and Jiang Peiyao.

When these two beautiful women stand together, even the light from the streetlights seems softer.

Especially Gao Yuanyuan, after taking the beauty potion, her appearance and temperament have been greatly improved. She is like a dewy magnolia flower, fresh and elegant, yet refreshing.

Wang Sicong was very envious of Jiang Yifeng's good fortune with women, but dared not show it. He simply said, "No wonder you didn't bring Liu Yifei."

Gao Yuanyuan and Jiang Peiyao boarded the car one after the other, and were a little surprised to see Wang Sicong and Wang Ying.

Jiang Yifeng gave a brief introduction, and the two became acquainted.

Seeing Jiang Peiyao's somewhat reserved demeanor, Jiang Yifeng asked with a smile, "I heard you've switched to the art student route?"

Jiang Peiyao replied with a smile, "Yes, I begged for a long time before my mother finally agreed."

Gao Yuanyuan added, "Yaoyao has excellent academic performance, and this choice was made based on her own interests and hobbies."

Unlike me, who wasn't good at studying and could only become an entertainer.

Gao Yuanyuan has always wanted a child, but Jiang Yifeng feels he is still young and has not yet fulfilled her request.

Gao Yuanyuan then transferred this maternal feeling to Jiang Peiyao, who was somewhat similar to herself.

She treated Jiang Peiyao as both a younger sister and somewhat like a daughter.

Even after filming for Dark Glory wrapped up, the two remained in frequent contact.

After Jiang Peiyao decided to pursue an art student career, she also became very close to Gao Yuanyuan.

She really wanted to attend Crown Band's comeback concert, but couldn't get tickets, so she asked Gao Yuanyuan for help.

Gao Yuanyuan also enjoys listening to music, so Jiang Yifeng simply arranged a private room for them to enjoy together.

With Jiang Peiyao acting as a third wheel, Jiang Yifeng and Gao Yuanyuan couldn't do much, especially since they had already promised Lu Zheng.

So Jiang Yifeng brought Wang Sicong along; more people meant more fun.

The car drove to the vicinity of Wukesong Arena, where the live broadcast of the Produce 101 finale was held.

This comeback for the Crown Girls group also combines offline performances with online live streaming.

The online live streaming platform remains Sohu Video, while the TV live streaming platforms are Hunan TV and KBS (Korea's state broadcaster).

Because of their previous successful collaboration, the venue for Crown Group's comeback concert was still the Wukesong Arena.

Looking at the traffic jam on the road and the crowds on both sides of the road, Jiang Peiyao exclaimed, "The Crown Group is so popular! I heard that the ticket price for tonight's concert has been inflated to more than 10 times in Korea."

Wang Sicong asked in surprise, "More than 10 times? Then the price for the front row seats would be tens of thousands of yuan! Even rich people wouldn't be that stupid, right?"

Jiang Peiyao moved her lips, wanting to refute Wang Sicong, but then she remembered that they weren't familiar with each other, so she held back.

Jiang Yifeng explained: "Nearly 2 tickets were sold for this concert, of which 8000 were for the Korean market."

The comeback of the Crown Girls group is a hot topic in Korea.

Fans of the girl group all want to come to the concert to cheer for their idols.

With more monks than porridge, the price of scalpers naturally doubled.

The 12000 tickets available in the Chinese market also sold out in minutes.

After the hit movie "Back to 20", Jiang Yifeng did not allow the Crown Girls Group to make an immediate comeback.

But they didn't let the girl group craze cool down.

Instead, every few days, they would update the girl group's training and treatment videos, as well as various news reports, online.

"The six members of the Crown Girls Group reunite for the first time since the Troll Incident!"

"Ham Eun-jung is receiving psychological counseling and working hard to overcome stage fright."

"Park So-yeon was injured during training but refused to leave the stage, only wanting to return to the stage and meet everyone as soon as possible!"

"Day By Day! Video of the girl group creating their first song after their comeback has been leaked!"

"A record of the Crown Troops' training and life in Yanjing, filled with joy and relief, yet also containing resentment and sorrow."

"How much would the Crown team have achieved if the troll incident hadn't happened?"

……

These news materials kept the Crown Group in the public eye and deeply moved their fans.

The so-called "abuse of fans" is actually the process of purifying the fan base.

After this troll incident, the Crown Guild has even more crystal powder.

While feeling sorry for their sisters' hard work, they also regretted that if it weren't for the troll incident, the Crown team would definitely have achieved even greater success.

So when Crown Girls made their comeback, fans were scrambling to come to the concert to cheer for the sisters.

(End of this chapter)