I'm really good at this.

After comforting the heartbroken Director Xu and then tricking him into helping Wang Ye keep an eye on the film crew, Zhang Hong finally sat down with Lin Muqing.

This time, Lin Chuan pressed him into the seat where Lin Chuan had been sitting, with Lin Muqing sitting next to him, while Lin Chuan himself sat in the seat where Director Xu had been sitting.

"Brother Zhang, it's been a long time!"

After all, he had been talked about as "someone else's child" for several years, so Lin Chuan knew what kind of personality Zhang Hong had.

To put it nicely, this guy is extremely confident and arrogant; to put it bluntly, he's self-righteous and looks down on everyone.

In the past, Lin Chuan would have been too lazy to pay any attention to him.

But not now; he has to do the tasks his father assigned him seriously.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to cope if his father cut off his living expenses.

How do you fool a guy like Zhang Hong who's arrogant and haughty?

Of course, you should soften your stance and go along with him!

"Brother Zhang, you're smoking."

Lin Chuan smiled obsequiously and even took out a match to light Zhang Hong's fire.

Zhang Hong took the cigarette, lit it with his own light, took only one puff, and then put it in the ashtray.

He's a seasoned office worker, so he naturally knows what to do and when.

When someone offers you a cigarette, and you did smoke in the past, everyone on the film crew knows it.

So you can't use that as an excuse to say you don't smoke; that would be a direct contradiction.

Therefore, Zhang Hong chose the right approach.

He took the cigarette, took a puff, then placed it on the ashtray and stubbed it out a moment later.

Accepting the cigarette was a courtesy, but refusing it was because a lady was present.

This is respect.

Zhang Hong understands this very well.

Sure enough, Lin Muqing's slightly furrowed brows relaxed.

Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, Zhang Hong began to probe for information: "President Lin, why did you come back to Luocheng?"

He didn't get along with this kid in his past life.

Back then, this guy, like his sister, was the kind of "other people's child" who was arrogant and looked down on everyone. He went abroad to study at a young age, and after returning, he went to work for a big company. He didn't have much contact with her.

However, if this were the real world, his sister would be a rich second-generation, and so would he.

So here's the question: why is this rich kid looking for me?

"Don't be so formal! I just wanted to come back and invest in building up my hometown. It just so happens that I graduated from USC, so this is a perfect fit for me," Lin Chuan explained with a smile.

He also glanced at his younger sister.

But his sister ignored him.

It seems that in front of others, she is always that aloof and icy goddess.

This applies even to her own brother.

Lin Chuan thought he hadn't left a trace, but Zhang Hong, an ordinary office worker who was good at reading people, still noticed his gaze.

So it was all for his sister? But being able to buy an entire film studio suggests the Lin family isn't just a middle-class family as Lin Muqing claimed… Lost in thought, Zhang Hong remained outwardly calm: “Then the rental fee for this venue…”

No need for divine retribution for having a relationship!

Since we have Lin Muqing's connections here, we should try to save some money.

To be honest, Sun Zheng's five million plus Lin Muqing's three million isn't very durable.

"No problem! Water and electricity are all free! Venue fees and everything else are also waived! And you don't need to worry about props or anything like that! But..." Lin Chuan suddenly paused.

Zhang Hong pressed further, "But what?"

"But could I take a look at the script first? Brother Zhang, I'd like to invest in your TV series." Lin Chuan smiled brightly, revealing a set of pearly white teeth that could rival toothpaste.

According to Zhang Hong's analysis, his teeth look like they were straightened when he was a child.

But that's not the focus right now.

"You said you want to invest?" Zhang Hong raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything, and simply snapped his fingers.

Lin Muqing expressionlessly took a script from her bag and handed it over.

Lin Chuan was shocked.

Your own little sister, whom you've spoiled since she was a child, is actually working as your secretary?

Is this guy really that outstanding? Not only does his younger sister sit so close to him, but even his father wants him to try and match them up.

But that's not the key point now.

The key question is, how can he sabotage Zhang Hong's TV series?

We can't make it too big yet.

That means we need to ensure that Zhang Hong's TV series can be completed, but we also can't let him produce anything too outstanding.

First, there's the script, and then there's how to infiltrate his production team.

So, while sitting on the toilet, Lin Chuan had a flash of inspiration, slapped his thigh, and came up with a great idea.

I'd rather just invest in his TV series!

This way, one can infiltrate the organization as a high-level double agent, learn about the script, and even, if the script is good, use one's status as an investor or producer to demand that it be changed to something worse.

No problem!

He gave himself a thumbs up, and in his good mood, his constipation, which had lasted for several days, was cured.

Now is the time to witness a miracle.

He took the script, casually leaned his cigar against the ashtray, and began to read it.

Ten minutes later, he looked up at Zhang Hong with a conflicted expression: "Brother Hong, this script..."

"How was it? Wasn't it great?" Zhang Hong quickly asked.

Looking at Zhang Hong's confident smile, Lin Chuan still didn't say things like, "What kind of ridiculous script is this? If I had dared to write a script like this in school, the professor would probably have pulled out a gun and shot me."

No! It should be said that this is just right!

He was originally trying to find a reason to make Zhang Hong revise the script even worse.

No, we don't need to anymore.

He could swear on his graduation certificate and the gun that his teacher had once held that the TV series based on this script would never be a hit!

But he cannot deny it.

We should not only not deny it, but also encourage it!

We encouraged Zhang Hong to film it exactly as the script suggested!

"Perfect! Excellent! This Semperman hairstyle (1000%) is going to be a hit!" Lin Chuan gave Zhang Hong a thumbs up and a smile.

A smile is proof of good health.

Zhang Hong understood.

Are you really bearish on me?

So he returned a thumbs-up.

"So how much do you plan to invest?" Zhang Hong continued to press.

That's what he cares about.

Anyway, I'm only going to film this one TV series and then leave, so I definitely can't leave any regrets!

Otherwise, when he picks up a keyboard and argues with people in the future, he won't have the face to say, "Even I have something to prove myself with!"

Lin Chuan spread his five fingers and extended a palm.

"Five hundred thousand?" Zhang Hong nodded. "That's fine, that's fine."

"It's five million!" Lin Chuan pulled out a black bank card that Zhang Hong had never seen before. "Don't say anything else, Brother Hong, leave me the card number."

"Um... Lin Muqing will be in charge of the crew's finances from now on. You can discuss it with her." Zhang Hong rubbed his hands together with a smile. "If there's nothing else, I'll go back to filming now."

He bought this film studio without batting an eye just for his own younger sister.

The investment of five million was also out of consideration for my younger sister.

Zhang Hong decided not to disturb their reminiscing.

Who knows what family matters he might have to tell Lin Muqing?

"Wait a minute!" Lin Chuan also stood up. "Brother Hong, there's actually a TV drama crew filming next door. Want to go check it out? I've heard that guy is pretty awesome."

He only found out about that after he bought the film studio.

There's also a third-rate, bumbling young director next door making a trashy teen romance drama.

He had also inquired and learned that this film was Zhang Hong's directorial debut!

What's even more interesting is that the veteran assistant director, Sun Zheng, is currently hospitalized and won't be back for a while!

So he wanted to corrupt Zhang Hong!

He deliberately portrayed that flop director as a great director just to mislead Zhang Hong!

If Zhang Hong really follows his example after he goes there, then this TV series will have double insurance!

What does a terrible script, terrible filming, and a flop director's directing style equal?

Students, answer me loudly: What does it equal?

That's the absolute worst kind of failure!

Wouldn't that allow him to perfectly complete the task his father assigned him?

Moreover, this was all Zhang Hong's doing, and had nothing to do with Lin Chuan!

Quite expensive!

I, Lin Chuan, danced on three eggs today—it was so exciting!

He felt that his digestive system was functioning better.

As expected, Zhang Hong fell for it.

He raised an eyebrow: "Oh? There's such a master? I'll have to go check it out."

As a complete novice, he should first go and see how professional directors make films; perhaps he can even learn a thing or two.

PS: Requesting recommendation votes as usual 2/2

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