Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

Yang Che immediately put his arm around his shoulder to interrupt him: "I understand, we brothers don't talk about this. Don't worry, being infamous is still being famous. As long as our movie is good, it's a good thing. I'll even have Lao Yu promote it."

Liu Chang looked constipated.

Yang Che laughed heartily: "You, you can't be a bad guy even if you want to. Alright, finish your work, I have to go."

"Um?"

"The squeaky wheel gets the grease, so I need to find someone to cry to. Besides, I need to avoid suspicion these next few days."

Liu Chang was utterly speechless.

Jia Jingwen had already left through the back door of the bar. Instead of going back to rest, she was taken by Wu Yifeng to the Taiyanggong Hotel to find Gong Ruofei. After all, Wu Yifeng was a senior executive at QY Company, and Gong Ruofei was the director of Huanzhu. They were quite familiar with each other.

Yang Che also left the bar and went to the Xinqiao Hotel, where he finally had time to look through several other newspapers, none of which mentioned that Jia Jingwen was the most promiscuous mistress.

The new film adaptation of "My Sassy Girl" officially began filming yesterday. The Chinese-American director, Wu Shih-hsien, served as the assistant director on the previous film.

[Wang Fei's boyfriend discusses his philosophy of love on the first day of filming for his new work]

Yang Che's new film "Waiting Alone," produced by him, started filming yesterday; he avoided discussing his girlfriend, Wang Fei, during interviews.

Xia Yu stars alongside Taiwanese actress Alyssa Chia in the romantic comedy "Waiting Alone".

[Fan Bingbing visits the set of "Waiting Alone" and is seen being close to Yang Che]

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It was a very standard press release. Of course, Yang Che's comments on love were once again widely loved by literary and artistic youths online, especially the sentence, "It is the faint but firm confidence that remains deep in your heart even when you show your most vulnerable side."

This is quite rare. Nowadays, artistic youths are too self-righteous. It's really rare to get their support without saying anything anti-authoritarian.

After arriving at the Xinqiao Hotel, Yang Che didn't go anywhere. He just waited quietly outside Comrade Xiaoyu's office for half an hour.

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Once inside, ignoring his assistant's presence, he said in a grief-stricken voice:

"Minister Jiang, my hard-won Taiwanese compatriots have just joined the team and have already been smeared by the Beijing News. Why did I insist on having Taiwanese compatriots? Wasn't it just to smuggle in my own agenda of promoting friendly relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait?"

My film crew has now halted production, and a huge crowd of reporters are surrounding the set asking me why I hired the most promiscuous mistress. Minister Jiang, please be the judge, why is it so difficult to do something like this?

Anyone who isn't blind can see that Yang Che is just putting on an act of indignation.

The assistant standing to the side had a straight face, as if he was trying not to laugh.

Comrade Xiaoyu didn't find it funny. No matter how you look at it, it was he who had told Yang Che to consider the bigger picture.

He also knew that it was quite remarkable that Yang Che, a young man who had achieved fame and success at a young age, could swallow his anger. He was satisfied and gratified that Yang Che hadn't directly confronted the Beijing News but instead came to him to resolve the issue.

He softened his tone and said, "Calm down, I'll look into it myself."

"Thank you, Minister."

"......"

Going to the supervisor won't solve the problem, since it's already been reported.

But they still had to look for him, because Yang Che wasn't there to solve problems or get rid of people; he needed to send a signal to the media that "I have connections."

The biggest problem was the undisguised schadenfreude on the faces of the reporters outside the bar this morning when they said, "The Beijing News didn't mention your name."

This shows that these reporters really didn't take Yang Che seriously, because he had no background, no power, and was just a new money. Their previous good relationship was only because they paid Yang Che travel expenses for each news story he wrote.

Of course, these reporters' attitude is essentially saying: "The Beijing News has provoked you again, what can you do about it?"

Even though Yang Che had said from the very beginning, "I can't do anything to you, I can only curse Gan Linliang!"

Of course, Yang Che wasn't truly powerless against them. They were getting too big for their britches. If he didn't take action, the reporters wouldn't just mock him anymore; they'd be pissing and defecating at him.

"Xiang Dong, have any of your former comrades asked you to find them jobs?"

Although Li Xiangdong didn't know why his boss suddenly asked this, he didn't hesitate at all: "Yes."

"Has anyone served as a reconnaissance soldier?"

"no."

Yang Che chuckled and decided to leave the matter to Zhou Liren, so he called him.

"Old Zhou!"

Zhou Liren was not used to this title.

"Find a few skilled people to keep an eye on the management or key personnel of the Beijing News. Just keep an eye on them, don't take any action. Find as many as possible, don't be afraid to spend money. You should also keep a close eye on them. If you think they are reliable, let me know and bring them to meet me after you're done. Remember, don't be afraid to spend money, and we don't mind having too many people. There are plenty of positions available."

"clear."

Zhou Liren instantly understood what Che Ge meant.

Li Xiangdong was clearly not suited for this kind of work, and Lao Zhou was even less suited, given that he had a family to support.

Speaking of which, his son is about to transfer to Beijing to attend the first year of junior high school. The boss found him a place at the High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University.

The house has been bought. The paperwork was completed last month. It's in Zhuang Sheng Phase 1, near the school. It's 98 square meters and cost 580,000 yuan.

It was very expensive, but the boss suggested he buy it and advised against selling his house in Jinling. He even lent him 38 yuan for the down payment. Zhou Liren bought it without hesitation, even though his wife expressed strong concerns, since he would have to pay more than 1200 yuan a month, while his current salary was 1800 yuan.

"My boss never misses a step when he believes something is right. And I'm confident I can pay off the loan within three years."

Although Zhou Liren did not sell his house in Jinling, he still had savings. However, he did not plan to use the money to pay for the house because his boss suggested that his wife open a restaurant that was not open to the public, specifically to handle the banquet business of Doubao Media and Gugu Gaga.

Zhou Liren nodded decisively. He didn't think the business only consisted of these two companies; there were also the boss's wives. He would let them know when the time came... His wife was particularly enthusiastic about this, and the day after their phone conversation, she went to work at a high-end private restaurant.

As for the 38 yuan borrowed from the boss, it cannot be left unpaid, but it cannot be repaid in a hurry.

The boss also suggested that Li Xiangdong buy a house in Beijing, but Li Xiangdong preferred to build a house in his hometown, and construction has already begun.

Although Yang Che entrusted the matter to Zhou Liren, Zhou Liren still consulted with Li Xiangdong, who had nothing else to do, since it was best not to have all the people he had found.

"Brother Che is selecting his team through real-world practice. He's worth tens of millions, maybe even over a hundred million soon. Besides, we have several boss ladies, so we definitely need some people to do the 'dirty work.'"

Li Xiangdong said unhappily, "Brother Che, you should have just said it directly. It doesn't necessarily have to be a scout. I could do it too."

Zhou Liren said helplessly, "Listen to what you're saying. Does Brother Che even need to explain this to you? You're so stubborn."

"Then you can go ahead and look for it."

"Let's both find some."

Why?

Zhou Liren understood better why his boss wanted him to handle this matter, even though he was closer to Li Xiangdong.

"There aren't that many whys. Just help me out, brother. I still have to take care of things at 'The Grand Mansion Gate'."

"Okay, I understand."