Huayu Entertainment: The Birth of a Succubus Top Star

Chapter 113 Guo Fan, Feeling Like He's in Heaven

Guo Fan was in an incredibly wonderful mood, feeling as if he were floating on clouds.

What does it feel like to get a top celebrity for free?

Perhaps only Wu Jing and Xu Zheng can understand Guo Fan's feelings at this moment.

"Director Guo, Director Guo."

Gu Zhiyan looked helplessly at Guo Fan, who was grinning foolishly, and called out.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Brother Yan, please go ahead, I'm listening."

Guo Fan called him "Brother Yan" with complete willingness.

"I heard that one of the investors withdrew their funding for our film?"

"Indeed, Wanda withdrew its investment." Guo Fan looked distressed as he mentioned this.

Wanda?

Not surprising then.

Gu Zhiyan knew that Wanda had encountered a major debt crisis this year and had begun to sell off heavy assets and transform into a light-asset model.

While Wanda is in trouble, Wang Sicong is still living a carefree life, doing e-sports, live streaming, and dating internet celebrities...

That being said, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; even if someone has only a tiny fraction left, it's still something that ordinary people can only dream of in their entire lives.

However, when "The Wandering Earth" is released, we can have a good chance to mock Wang Gongzi.

"How much funding do we still need for this movie?" Gu Zhiyan asked.

"Eighty...eighty million, that should be enough if we make do."

Upon hearing Gu Zhiyan's question, Guo Fan instantly became excited.

He was initially too embarrassed to persuade Gu Zhiyan to invest, but he didn't expect her to ask him first, which meant she was planning to invest.

"Alright, I'll invest 100 million. If that's not enough, just ask. Since we're going to make China's first sci-fi blockbuster, let's do our best and not leave any regrets because of funding issues." Gu Zhiyan made the final decision.

The version of "The Wandering Earth" released in the previous life had a lot of plot cuts due to production budget issues, resulting in some awkward transitions between scenes, a somewhat thin growth arc for the protagonist Liu Qi, and some supporting characters being clearly used as tools.

In this life, Gu Zhiyan intends to do her best to make up for these regrets.

At this moment, Guo Fan was so excited that he almost wanted to call him "Master". He never thought he would have such a great harvest today.

The overwhelming sense of happiness left Guo Fan feeling dizzy and disoriented, and it took him a long time to recover.

He now has only one feeling: Wu Jing's praise is not enough. When "The Wandering Earth" is released, he must praise Gu Zhiyan to the skies.

Guo Fan was very busy. After sincerely thanking Gu Zhiyan, he rushed back to the film crew.

Xiuxiu breathed a sigh of relief at the result, but immediately became worried about whether Xiaoyan's money would go down the drain.

If we're talking about the person whose emotions fluctuated the most besides Guo Fan, it would be Xiu Xiu.

Gu Zhiyan, on the other hand, remained as steady as an ox and devoted himself to filming the TV series.

When filming of "The Story of Minglan" was halfway through, Gu Zhiyan and Sister Zhao both took leave to attend this year's Bazaar Charity Night.

The annual Bazaar Charity Night is a public welfare event, a platform for celebrities to express their love, and a grand event for celebrities to showcase their personal charm.

However, the focus of this charity gala has long been blurred, turning it into a large-scale show.

Many celebrities are just there to ride the wave of popularity, not to do charity.

Since it's a charity gala, everyone is most concerned about how much the celebrities donated. The amount of celebrity donations this year will probably shock netizens.

In the previous life, at this charity gala, many celebrities came empty-handed but left with a full bag, which made the onlookers restless. Gu Zhiyan was one of those who "spewed profanities" at the time.

In Gu Zhiyan's opinion, some celebrities are really going too far. Since you're trying to ride this wave of popularity, you should at least give something in return. You want the popularity but don't want to spend a penny. You deserve to be criticized.

Some celebrities not only refused to donate a single penny, but also took advantage of the hype surrounding the Bazaar Charity Night to cancel their engagements. This is none other than Lin Gege from Taiwan, who was recently in the news.

Celebrities in the entertainment industry have long become the new elites of our society, and there are quite a few among them with a net worth of hundreds of millions.

Those top-tier celebrities are all wealthy and powerful individuals, with fortunes that rival those of a nation.

For those who spend their days putting on a show on public platforms, beautifying themselves, and portraying themselves as "virtuous and talented," occupying a large amount of public resources to increase their own wealth, but when society needs help, they are greedy and refuse to contribute a single penny, the public can boo them.

They are giants on stage, but dwarfs in real life.

There is no such thing as "moral blackmail" against these people.

Gu Zhiyan has donated quite a bit in the past two years. Of course, the organizations he donates to are carefully selected, as some domestic charities are truly hard to describe.

We can't say we can completely avoid certain unpleasant things, but we can try to minimize the risk.

When Gu Zhiyan and Sister Zhao walked hand in hand onto the red carpet, the surrounding media immediately began frantically pressing their camera shutters.

With a top-tier actress and Gu Zhiyan, a rising star, no other red carpet pairing can currently outshine them.

This is especially true as it marks Gu Zhiyan's first public appearance since the box office success of "Wolf Warrior 2" reached 5 billion and 6 billion yuan.

Even in the cast of "Ode to Joy 2", the "Five Beauties" together were far inferior to the two of them.

What surprised many people even more was that when Gu Zhiyan walked down the red carpet, Su Mang actually ran out to greet her personally.

Well, she wasn't there to take advantage of the young heartthrob; she adopted a very humble attitude.

It's worth noting that apart from some bigwigs in the financial world, none of the artists who arrived at the event received the same treatment as Su Mang, including some of the top stars in the Chinese entertainment industry.

This has led many to speculate further about Gu Zhiyan's background.

As soon as Gu Zhiyan entered the charity gala, she immediately attracted a lot of attention.

Some of the industry leaders had rather intriguing gazes, as if they were waiting for Gu Zhiyan to come and pay his respects: Hurry up and come to pledge your allegiance!

All eyes immediately turned to Gu Zhiyan, eager to see his reaction.

What was the reaction?

Gu Zhiyan smiled and calmly waved to everyone present.

He was confident and composed, as if everyone sitting in the audience was his fan.

No need to be shy, everyone, just go about your business!

His impressive demeanor at that moment earned him admiration from many, while also causing others to frown.

That's insane, absolutely insane!

She's just a minor celebrity, does she think she can reach for the stars?

Gu Zhiyan couldn't care less whether these people were happy or not; he had no intention of being someone's dog.

If you're not happy about it, then keep it to yourself!

These so-called big shots in the entertainment industry are just so-so!

If you speak politely, I will naturally be polite in return.