Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

Afterwards, Yang Che and his group visited five cinemas in Longcheng. Afterwards, they took a minibus to a private club in Xishan for a meal.

It wasn't an official reception; it was just Lao Fan.

Perhaps due to the "Liu Zhonghe incident" that morning, Shanxi Film Company did not try to retain him.

On the way, Huang Haibo said that Longcheng was the most enthusiastic and interactive group of the audience, but they were also very efficient, starting at 5 pm and finishing at 7:30 pm.

Fan Bingbing was very happy: "Indeed, Longcheng is small."

Liu Chang: "It's small, but the road is easy to walk on, straight and level, I've never seen a single bend."

Ma Shu chimed in, "Now that you mention it, it's true."

Cheng Er asked in confusion, "This is strange. Logically, only newly built cities would behave like this, such as Wuhai, Shihezi, and some new urban districts."

Everyone turned to look at the person who was texting with his head down, not only because he was a local, but also because they were used to it; he was a know-it-all, and could speak a few words of every dialect in the country.

Feeling the gazes of everyone, Yang Che put down his phone, coughed lightly guiltily, and after asking for clarification, began to explain.

"Longcheng was a newly built city, but it was built by Zhao Guangyi. He thought that Longcheng had such good feng shui that it kept producing founding emperors, so he burned it down and flooded it."

Later, they realized that this place really couldn't function without a city, but they were still worried, so when they built a new city in the north, they made all the roads T-junctions to suppress the dragon's energy.

Later, Longcheng indeed never produced an emperor, but it still earned the title of Longcheng, since it was the place that produced the most founding emperors in Chinese history.

The air quality in Longcheng, a heavy industrial city, is even worse than in Beijing in winter, but in Lao Fan's club, it's like springtime. The entire floor is lush with greenery, a natural oxygen bar.

They're not potted plants, they're just planted in soil. Flowers and grass are one thing, but can you believe there are shrubs too?

Fan Zeping didn't invite any outsiders to dinner, which made everyone secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Although they are all people who work in the entertainment industry, after such a high-density work as roadshows, they are still unwilling to socialize with leaders and bosses, even if it brings benefits.

What about those who haven't experienced the hardships of society?

After all, they can all say, "Brother, I'm having such a great time."

So everyone was in a very pleasant mood at Lao Fan's place.

The atmosphere reached its climax, especially after Lao Fan toasted everyone with a hearty laugh and said thank you for your hard work.

Yang Che stood up and said, "Comrades, the roadshow is over, you can take a good rest now. I have an announcement to make: after consulting with General Manager Fan, the box office revenue sharing plan for 'My Sassy Girl'..."

As Yang Che looked around, Cheng Er, Liu Chang, and Huang Haibo visibly tensed up, while Li Yue, Zhou Liren, and Ma Shu looked on with envy. Only Fan Bingbing was peeling shrimp for her boyfriend.

"The box office revenue earned by the production company is divided equally among different departments..."

After hearing Yang Che's words, Huang Haibo swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly, "Brother Che, this..."

"We must thank Mr. Fan. There's no other boss in all of China who is so generous and supportive of art. Let's all raise a toast to Mr. Fan for his generosity and support of art."

Fan Zeping beamed with joy as he accepted everyone's respect, then downed a two-ounce glass of 50-year-old Fenjiu liquor.

"Yang Che said he would also share a portion with me. I said I've already received so much copyright fee from overseas, but he said that production is also a department, and not receiving a share would be like being out of touch with the masses. So I agreed. I hope you can explain the reasons to the other colleagues. It's not that I, Lao Fan, am going back on my word."

Fan Bingbing chimed in, "Brother Fan, if you don't take it, he'll feel awkward taking it, and we'll feel even more awkward taking it. Don't you all agree?"

"Yes, yes, yes."

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Seeing their rosy cheeks, Ma Shu was so jealous she was about to go crazy. Then she grabbed Liu Chang, who was also blushing, from under the table.

Liu Chang was puzzled at first, then frowned and glanced at her.

Ma Shu paused, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him, instantly sobering him up.

She glanced at Zhou Liren and Li Yue and noticed that they were behaving very properly, but were eating and drinking on their own.

...........

After dinner, Fan Zeping was quite disappointed because no one wanted a second round. Mainly, Yang Che wanted to go home, and Fan Bingbing, who was back at the hotel, didn't say anything, so no one else would say he was a spoilsport.

So after Yang Che returned home, he talked a lot with his parents about how he made a name for himself in Beijing, his act of bravery, and their most pressing concerns: his relationship and his postgraduate entrance exam.

Yang Che's words were incredibly objective and based on facts.

Lying is like planting a time bomb; he might keep lying to cover it up later, and he won't do something so inefficient.

His persistent urge to confront Bingyuan stemmed from this very psychology, much like Gao Yuanyuan's own desire to ask but also her reluctance to.

Late at night, after his parents went back to their room to rest, Yang Che went out again, where Little Fatty was still waiting.

Just as I started my Mercedes-Benz W14, my phone rang. It was a text message from Wang Xiufang.

"Mr. Yang, Afei will return to Beijing on the 27th to participate in the 'Gathering 2000' concert on the 30th."

Yang Che replied, "Received, thank you."

In the afternoon, while on the minibus, he was also texting Wang Xiufang. She said that Wang Fei had been in a bad mood these past two days and had been staying at home, not going anywhere, and had even stopped playing mahjong.

Although Wang Xiufang did not say why, Yang Che guessed that it was probably because Gao Yuanyuan exposed it to the Hong Kong media.

Yang Che didn't feel happy knowing his ex-girlfriend was upset; he felt guilty.

Whether in a public or private sense, subjectively or objectively, he owes others a debt.

With this mindset, Yang Che felt that visiting again would be shameless... which was very inconsistent with his long-standing style and mentality.

What Yang Che didn't know was that Wang Fei already knew about the text message Wang Xiufang had sent to Yang Che.

This afternoon, when Wang Xiufang sent him a text message, Wang Fei happened to come downstairs. Seeing Wang Xiufang's nervous appearance, and combining this with the conversation between the two of them that she had seen at the corner of the stairs when he left earlier, he was pretty sure he was right.

Countless thoughts flashed through Wang Fei's mind, but in the end she pretended not to see it and moved up her return time to Beijing. After all, according to the original plan she was to make a day trip, and she also disliked the winter in Beijing.