Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

Fan Zeping paused for a moment: "Brother, don't be embarrassed. If it's mutually beneficial, then we'll do it; if not, then we won't. We're brothers for life, it's no big deal."

Yang Che smiled and said, "No, there is something, it should be good for everyone, but it's hard to say right now. I'll wait until I go abroad to do some research and confirm it."

As a result, everyone at the table was very happy.

Zhang Mei and Fan Tao exchanged a glance, their thoughts unreadable.

Fan Zeping and his group came over to get acquainted, hoping to explore opportunities for future cooperation. Wang Zhongjun and Zhang Guoli were even more direct, expressing their desire to cooperate, which meant mutual investment or premium investment in Yang Che's next film.

Yang Che didn't refuse. Who in this world knew more about cooperation than him, what kind of cooperation was it, and how to cooperate? As long as he didn't find it unpleasant, he would accept any offer.

When everyone makes money or benefits because of him, he will reap the greatest benefits, and everyone will revolve around him, just like Liu Bang.

The reporters, including Yang Che, were very sincere, even when Gou Ren from the Beijing News told him to his face that his reporting would be somewhat negative.

Yang Che waved his hand dismissively: "As long as it's objective, don't say anything negative, you can even criticize me. As long as it's objective, I, Yang Che, will be grateful to you, and I will consider you a friend and keep in touch."

This attitude garnered him a lot of goodwill among the reporters.

Yang Che saw that Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei were chatting and laughing with their friends, especially towards Zhao Xiaoding and Lin Mu, their attitude was almost fawning, which made him admire them.

However, they treated Little Fatty very politely.

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

The event ended at 9:30 p.m., and all the guests and hosts had a great time.

After getting into the GL8, Yang Che leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes. Fan Bingbing next to him looked at him with a slight frown and a pale face, completely different from the charming and meticulous Boss Yang just now.

She didn't say anything, but simply placed her hand in his and gently stroked it.

The carriage was quiet, with only the flickering light of the streetlights shining through the windows.

Midway through the journey, Yang Che's phone rang. To his surprise, it was Xiao Yi from Hunan Province calling. He sat up straight, composed himself, and answered with a warm yet polite tone: "Good evening, Director Xiao!"

Xiao Yi paused for a moment: "Congratulations, Mr. Yang. I heard your movie premiere was a great success."

"I am truly honored that Director Xiao has taken the time out of his busy schedule to pay attention to such a small matter."

"This is no small matter; it's a major event for the Chinese Film Festival. After hearing about it, I called the station and suggested that their Happy Camp program invite your crew. The Happy Camp program has pretty good ratings, and even higher in Hunan province."

"I really don't know what to say. I will definitely thank Director Xiao properly when we meet."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Che heard the sound of the other person swallowing through the phone receiver. Damn it, this slut.

"Hehe, I'm really looking forward to it."

"Director Xiao, I have guests here, I'm sorry."

"It's okay, let's talk again."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Che let out a long sigh of relief.

"Bingbing, is Happy Camp on your schedule?"

Fan Bingbing blinked, then looked at the back row of seats.

Li Yue's voice came from the back seat: "Yes, Brother Che, it's recorded on January 5th, and it's said to air on the 8th."

Yang Che nodded: "Bingbing, after we go to Tanzhou, give Director Xiao Yi a set of cosmetics worth two or three thousand yuan. Here is her phone number."

"Okay, bro."

As Fan Bingbing spoke, she glanced at the back row again, while Li Yue had already pulled out her notebook and started taking notes.

They remained silent the rest of the way until they returned to the downstairs of Anzhen Lane.

The phone rang again; it was another call from a female colleague at the television station, Xu Tao.

Yang Che's voice sounded tired this time: "Good evening, Reporter Xu. How can I help you?"

Xu Tao paused noticeably for a moment: "Hello Yang Che, I'm calling to let you know that the episode about your heroic act will air tomorrow at noon on the Science and Education Channel."

Yang Che paused for a moment, then said, "Thank you."

Xu Tao's voice was crisp: "That's all, that's all."

"goodbye."

Fan Bingbing asked curiously, "You even left your phone number with the reporters?"

"This reporter is the production manager of the Beijing Science and Education Channel. He's always on the front lines and a hands-on person."

At this moment, Yang Che's voice showed no trace of fatigue; it sounded perfectly normal.

"Oh, is that so? Why? They've invited you to be on the show too?"

"It's been on. It's about the incident where I saved someone at the West Railway Station. They filmed it, it's called 'Legal Report'."

Fan Bingbing suddenly realized: "Wow, isn't this publicity going to be explosive?"

"Probably. Let's go, don't think about it anymore. Your man's spiritual world is parched, he needs you to nourish it."

Fan Bingbing pouted and grumbled, "If I can't get any relief, I'll go find a girl with braces in Fengtai."

"Is your brain full of erotic thoughts? Do you think I wouldn't know it's the fourth day?"

Fan Bingbing didn't speak, she just stared at him.

Yang Che remained calm, revealing no hint of his inner thoughts.

The next day arrived in the blink of an eye. On December 25th, "My Sassy Girl" was officially released in six countries—China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia—at 2:30 PM. At that time, Yang Che's crew and other main creators would also conduct a roadshow at six cinemas in Beijing.

In the morning, Yang Che naturally needed to rest and recuperate. He went downstairs to buy breakfast early in the morning. As soon as he entered the breakfast shop, he saw Chang Wei playing with Lai Fu. No, I mean, there were customers discussing "Little Dragon Girl".

A: "That Elaine Ng is ruthless, holding a press conference while heavily pregnant."

B: "Asking for a hundred million, tsk tsk, no wonder Jackie Chan wouldn't admit it. That's an interesting point. I just made a mistake that every man in the world would make..."

C: "Haha, how could he dare to admit it? If he admits it to this one, who knows how many other women will follow suit."

D: "Hey guys, Macau's back, the new century is coming, the whole country is celebrating, why are you talking about such trashy celebrity gossip? Don't you have any shame?"

C: "I would like to celebrate, but I'm standing at my doorstep and I can't even see whether the stall at the alley entrance is selling tofu or cabbage, let alone anything else."

D: "Be content. Sri Lanka's female president was bombed, and you can still chat."

"....."

Even after Yang Che left with the packed breakfast, "My Sassy Girl" was no longer a topic of conversation.

Obviously, there were no related reports on television, and the old Beijingers who went out for breakfast did not read newspapers.

When Yang Che passed by a convenience store, he bought a copy of the Beijing Daily, which had a full page of the social section.

Headline: The global premiere of the movie "My Sassy Girl" was held in Beijing.

There's also a subtitle—26 laughs during the screening.

Yang Che couldn't help but marvel at the allure of journalism.

The accompanying photo in the report was a group photo of the main cast standing in a row on stage facing the audience.