I'm really good at this.

Why did Dad suddenly call?

Based on his past experiences in this parallel world, it's perfectly reasonable for his father to know that he has just become a director and started filming his first TV series.

Hearing his father's question, Zhang Hong casually replied, "It's nothing, everything is under control."

This is how it is when you're struggling alone.

When faced with caring phone calls from their parents, they always report good news and hide the bad.

What else can we do?

Vent your frustrations and then let your parents, who are far away, worry about you all the time?

"Dad, how are things with Mom and me? You were supposed to be sent abroad on a long business trip. I heard it's not very peaceful there right now. Are you okay? And what about the living conditions? Is Africa not very good? Be careful of malaria."

In his 500-square-meter, opulent office, looking out the floor-to-ceiling windows at the listless masses below, his father picked up a cup of bland Da Hong Pao tea, his expression dull and listless: "It's alright, we hardly ever go out here, and there's not much to spend money on..."

Nonsense, he has so much money he doesn't even know what to do with it.

When he first inherited his family's investment group, he even considered squandering the money!

He plans to squander the family fortune accumulated by several generations over a century within a year!

However, he lost hope in less than six months.

In a stock market that had been declining for three consecutive years and had just experienced eight consecutive circuit breakers, he bought hundreds of stocks that had plummeted to the point of being forcibly delisted.

And then... it was five consecutive months of limit-up trading!

By the way, twenty years later, those stocks that were only a few cents back then, even the worst one, have now risen to 183 yuan.

Then he frantically bought up unfinished buildings.

As a result... due to the nationwide unemployment at the time, in order to boost domestic demand and provide employment opportunities, the government decided to comprehensively upgrade infrastructure.

Then... those unfinished buildings either became school district housing, were rebuilt into high-tech industrial parks, or had high-speed rail built next to them.

In many places, because they are relatively remote, the government has relocated local departments here, and with the supporting facilities in place, now... they've all taken off.

Several of the lands he originally owned were requisitioned by the government, and he was compensated with a number of newly built buildings.

Some are even right across from the office building...

Then the civil servants started buying or renting apartments from him...

He felt that new technology concepts such as 3D technology, virtual reality technology, 5G network technology, VR technology, AR technology, including nuclear fusion and manned aviation, were nonsense and basically just money-burning things, so he also invested a lot in the country's high-tech industries.

As a result... these projects have yielded results in recent years.

In gratitude, the government even awarded him trophies for being named one of the "Top Ten Entrepreneurs in the Country" and a "Model Patriotic Businessman."

If he hadn't specifically told people that he wanted to keep a low profile, he probably would have been famous all over the world by now.

He has no idea how much money he has now.

He only knew that even if he bought yachts and private jets every day, his family's wealth continued to grow.

People outside who haven't reached a certain level of status simply don't know his name.

However, many big entrepreneurs know that there is a super awesome investor who can guarantee that any project he approves of, no matter how ridiculous, will eventually yield at least three times the return!

My daily work consists of playing Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game) online with people in a boring 500-square-meter office using this six-figure computer.

Every time the landlord lost, he hated that he wasn't that landlord in real life.

Every time the peasants fought against the landlords, he gritted his teeth, determined to kill them...

He didn't want his son to end up like him, despairing of the world at the age of twenty-five.

So, he's calling now just to confirm his son's thoughts.

If his son really wanted to work in the entertainment industry, he wouldn't object, but he would definitely send a bunch of people to make sure his son was completely out of the dark side of the entertainment industry.

If his son is just playing around and has no real interest in the entertainment industry, then he will use his right hand to shatter his son's illusions!

"Son," he took a deep breath and asked cautiously, "Do you really want to be a television drama director?"

Zhang Hong raised an eyebrow on the other end of the phone: "Dad, why are you asking this?"

Old Man Zhang, also known as Zhang Hao, smiled and said, "No, Dad just feels that the entertainment industry is too unstable, and there are unspoken rules and such in it, so I'm afraid you can't accept it."

Zhang Hao was given to him by his father, Zhang Hong's grandfather.

He had always thought it meant he could get rich and live a comfortable life through hard work and farming, but he never expected... this "豪" (hao) meant "nouveau riche"...

Zhang Hong sighed: "Indeed, I actually quite dislike the entertainment industry. It's unstable and dirty."

Just like the famous e-sports player 566 in his previous life, no... 820 once said, "In this circle, no one is cleaner than anyone else."

This statement is particularly apt when applied to the entertainment industry.

Zhang Hao was puzzled: "Then why did you want to apply to the Beijing Film Academy in the first place? And now you're a director?"

This is something he has never understood.

My son has always been an excellent student, respectful to his teachers, and friendly and helpful. He is the perfect example of "someone else's child".

I never expected to act so impulsively when filling out my college application.

I initially thought it was a rebellious mentality, but it doesn't seem like it.

I initially thought it was because I genuinely loved the industry, but now I realize that wasn't the case.

So why is that?

"Why? I'd like to know too." Zhang Hong smiled.

However, he did not inherit the memories of this parallel world, so he was destined never to know.

"However, making this TV series is also a way of giving an explanation to my past self and Director Sun Zheng. If this TV series doesn't do well, I'll probably leave the entertainment industry and find a job as an ordinary office worker."

He didn't want his parents, who were already in their forties or fifties, to have to work outside to save money for him to buy a house.

He doesn't disregard his parents for his so-called "dream," but he's not a selfish person.

They're old; they should be enjoying their retirement long ago.

If they were to buy a house later, they might have to empty their savings to pay the down payment for him, and Zhang Hong didn't want to continue living off his parents with a clear conscience.

Moreover, he is aware of his own abilities.

How can a complete layman possibly make a good TV series?

Actually, judging from Sun Zheng and Luo Yun's reactions after seeing his script, he already knew the outcome.

The reason I insisted on finishing filming this TV series was simply to give my past self an explanation.

In this parallel world, he is already twenty-four years old, while in his previous life, he had already been brutally beaten down by society for five years and was long past the age of dreaming.

Sometimes, being a little more realistic isn't so bad.

Zhang Hao's eyes lit up on the other end of the phone: "You're saying you don't want to continue being a director?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, that's good! A simple life is the best! You go ahead with your work! I have to go to a meeting, I'll have your mom call you afterwards!"

"Okay, be careful."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Hao was filled with excitement!

He was quite conflicted when he first came up with the idea of ​​"sending young, handsome actors to negatively impact the reputation of Zhang Hong's TV dramas."

He wondered if this was a bit of a disservice to his son.

Unexpectedly, his son had no interest in this!

That TV series definitely won't let my son succeed!

What if the TV series becomes a hit and the son finds it "really good"?

It seems that "Plan 2.0 for Zhang Hong's Disappointment with the Entertainment Industry and His Desire to Become an Ordinary Office Worker" can be implemented!

He made a phone call.

"Hey, Lao Lin."

Lao Lin is the boss of a company he invested in.

Back then, the company was on the verge of bankruptcy, and Lao Lin was even prepared to jump off a building. But it was his investment that brought the company back to life and even made it bigger and bigger!

Now their business has even expanded to Africa!

Therefore, the two had a life-or-death friendship.

It's not convenient for me to handle this myself, so I'll definitely go with Lao Lin!

"Huh? Brother Zhang? Just tell me what's wrong! If it weren't for your investment, I would be finished! And this diamond mine in Africa! If you hadn't said Africa had potential, I would never have discovered such a huge diamond mine there!"

"Yes, I do need your help with something. You know my son Zhang Hong is filming a TV series, right?" After a few seconds of consideration, Zhang Hao said, "Could you send someone to find a reason to get into my son's film crew?"

"Oh? Joining the crew?" Old Lin chuckled. "Is it to protect Xiao Hong?"

He patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry! My nephew's affairs are my affairs! I'll definitely make his TV series a huge hit!"

That's not reassuring at all!

Zhang Hao denied it, saying, "No, what I meant was... to send someone to his film crew to sabotage things, so that his TV series could be filmed, but also prevent it from becoming a hit."

"Huh?" Old Lin was stunned.

Is this even his biological son? How can anyone treat their son like this?

"Is that not allowed?" Zhang Hao frowned.

"Of course, no problem!" Old Lin patted his chest and assured him, "You can trust me to handle things!"

"Okay, then I'll leave everything to you."

Hanging up the phone, Zhang Hao smiled slightly and dialed his wife's number: "Honey! Everything's settled! Our son's got no chance in this movie! You can trust me!"

............

On the other end of the phone, Lao Lin hung up, his brows furrowed.

This is really a difficult matter.

We must neither let Zhang Hong know the truth, nor let him know that there is a traitor.

But I don't trust sending outsiders, and what if Zhang Hong finds out the truth after taking over and starts to hate me?

Ok?

His eyes lit up as he came up with a solution.

So he dialed his son's number.

"Hello, son? Are you in China?"

"It's good that you're here. Now I have a task for you to do."

"What mission? A very important mission! It concerns whether our company can continue to develop in the future."

"It's not a big deal, it's just... you go to the film studio in Los Angeles, join your brother Hong's crew, and then... sabotage him! Make sure his TV series doesn't turn out well!"

"It's not about completely messing things up, but about making sure the TV series doesn't have much of an effect, you know? Like, tricking him into rewriting the script into garbage, or doing some work on other things in the production team, you know what I mean?"

"Okay, then I'll leave this to you."

"Also, your sister is in Los Angeles now, living in our old house, across the hall from your brother Hong. Let's see how things go, maybe we can set her up with your brother Hong. You know what I mean?"

............

After hanging up the phone, Lin Chuan sighed, "You want me to mess with my Brother Zhang? That's like carrying a lantern into the toilet—asking for death!"

And then there's that strong, aloof, and independent younger sister.

What she hated most since she was a child was her parents mentioning Brother Hong in front of her, which really put the rich second generation in a difficult position!

But there was no way around it; I had to go on the task my father assigned me.

What reason would be best?

Let's go back and talk about it later.

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