So what if I work with celebrities?

"Sir, hello, I am ****. This gentleman has accused you of physically assaulting him, causing him harm."

The patrolling officers arrested the men who had been fighting. Lu Xingwei immediately shouted, "The real culprit is Xu Zan! It's Xu Zan!"

Having no other option, the man in the peaked cap went to Panda Entertainment.

Xu Zan was about to take everyone to see "The Eight Hundred Heroes" when he was stopped by a police officer in a peaked cap.

"Officer, I don't know this man. He came here insisting on buying my company for one dollar, but he was chased away by security. I don't know how they got into a fight!"

"That's what he said. He said, 'Someone's messing with me. If any brother can help, I'll give him 500,000!'" Lu Xingwei said, squinting his swollen eyes.

"Sir, you heard it too. I didn't point at him or mention his name from beginning to end. How they fought is none of my business! If you don't believe me, ask the others!" Xu Zan said, shrugging his shoulders.

"Fuck you!" Lu Xingwei started spewing filth, his language extremely vulgar.

"Officer, he insulted my character and made a personal attack on me. I'm going to sue him!"

Hsu Tsan laughed and said that in Taiwan, you can't name a specific person when you insult someone, otherwise you can definitely be sued.

The man in the peaked cap scanned the expressions on everyone's faces and knew that no one would come forward to testify. Even Ding Shanxi, who was at odds with Xu Zan, remained silent at this moment.

He utterly despised Lu Xingwei, a piece of trash who abused his family's power to do evil. Although he had a conflict with Xu Zan, that was an artistic matter; what kind of nonsense was this forced buying and selling?!

"I'm not causing trouble, I have a contract!" Lu Xingwei took out a crumpled contract from his clothes and handed it to the peaked cap.

"Oh? How come I didn't know I signed a contract with you?" Xu Zan asked.

The sailor, somewhat embarrassed, licked his lips. "Ah Zan, it was me who signed it, I..."

"Hmph! I told you! They're the ones causing trouble! Sir, arrest them! Arrest them!" Lu Xingwei jumped up and shouted, pointing at them.

The police officers didn't know what was going on either; clearly, the presence of a contract made things much more complicated.

Xu Zan smiled and said to the officers, "Could I take a look at the contract?"

"Don't give it to him, officer, he'll break the contract!" Lu Xingwei shouted, but was stopped by the officer.

Xu Zan opened it and exclaimed, "Heh, it really was bought for one yuan."

Upon hearing this, the guy started acting up, shouting arrogantly, "My dad is Lu Xingzhou! You dare mess with me? You'll all regret it!"

He stood with his hands on his hips, arrogantly pointing at the crowd, then leered at Brigitte Lin: "You'll be begging me then...!"

Lin Qingxia, furious, walked over and slapped him across the face. "Shut up!"

Xu Zan flipped to the signature section at the back and asked, "Brother, you signed 'sailor'?"

"Huh? Is that not allowed?" the sailor asked.

"Why didn't you sign the spicy shredded chicken contract?" Old Xu didn't say this aloud, but told the officer, "This company is mine. I didn't sign it, and my name isn't on the contract. This person not only caused trouble in my company, but also spoke rudely to Ms. Lin."

Lu Xingwei was dumbfounded. He hadn't really read the contract carefully. His bloodshot eyes stared at the sailor. "You tricked me?"

But the officers wouldn't listen to his explanations; they handcuffed him and took him away.

Xu Zan squinted at his retreating figure; this matter couldn't be left like this.

"Xu Zan, farewell!" Ding Shanxi said.

"Hey, Director Ding, don't go! Let's watch the finished film together. We'd appreciate your guidance." Xu Zan pulled him along, ignoring the peaked cap, and led him into the screening room.

Inside the screening room, under the operation of Xu Zan and Jiao Yinghui, an image appeared on the screen: a panda baring its teeth and breaking bamboo.

The Panda Entertainment Company's artistic lettering appeared as the bamboo broke.

The screen went black, and an old man spoke, recounting his experiences during the War of Resistance against Japan. As the screen lit up, troops were seen marching through a cornfield.

With just this one shot, Ding Shanxi sighed, turned to Xu Zan, and said, "You really are something. I didn't lose unjustly!"

After watching the movie, everyone shed tears, especially the soldiers who had bombs strapped to their bodies, shouting "I am so-and-so from XXXX," before bravely leaping to their deaths.

"A-Zan, from now on you're my older brother!" The sailor cried the most bitterly; his grandfather and uncles had all died in the War of Resistance against Japan.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the whole family was loyal and righteous, but no one expected that the sailor would be so disappointing and become a member of the underworld.

"Come find me if you ever need anything!" Grey Duck Liu Maochuan patted Xu Zan on the shoulder. "The Bamboo Association will definitely support you!"

This time, it's not just about Qinghetang; it's about how his abilities have been highly recognized by the head office.

……

Duan Zhongyi had the film magazine "Gunshi" report on Xu Zan's wrongful arrest in its entirety, and even commissioned a famous law professor from National Taiwan University to write an article.

How can ordinary people achieve freedom during an authoritarian era?

The incident caused a huge uproar. The magazine exaggerated the fact that Hsu Chan was beaten and abused in the interrogation room, and portrayed the interrogators as monsters.

Regardless of whether the story is true or false, the citizens believed it, since many people's relatives had experienced similar things, often being arrested by the police for something as simple as a novel or a joke.

Subsequently, numerous magazines began serializing the story, and local elites seized the opportunity to fuel the debate, leading to a major controversy throughout society regarding Xu Zan's arrest and the robbery of "The Eight Hundred Heroes."

Mainstream newspapers and television stations chose to remain silent at this point, and eventually The Times published an editorial about officials abusing their power.

An investigation revealed that Lu had lost his ideals and beliefs, disregarded laws and regulations, abused his power, and illegally accepted gifts…

"Boss, you've scared me to death! Publishing an article like this, I'm really afraid I'll be forced to go bankrupt!" Duan Zhongyi was under tremendous pressure.

"What's there to be afraid of? I'll take the blame if anything happens. They can just arrest me again!" Xu Zan said nonchalantly.

That's how people are. Once they've experienced something, they become bolder. At worst, they can go to Green Island for further studies. Who hasn't done business on the island?

In the afternoon, Xu Zan brought a copy of "The Eight Hundred Heroes" to China Film Group and accompanied the senior executives to watch the movie in the screening room.

"Director Xu, I knew you were good! You're young and promising, and you're sure to become a world-class director in the future!" the officials flattered.

Even Ming Ji, who had never gotten along well with Xu Zan, extended an olive branch, saying, "We should cooperate more in the future!"

"Manager Ming, definitely, definitely!" Xu Zan said with a smile.

In the chairman's office, Mei Changling, unusually, made tea for Xu Zan. The two sat facing each other in silence for a while.

"I'm retiring!" Mei Changling said somewhat dejectedly.

"Huh?" Xu Zan exclaimed in surprise, her teacup hovering in mid-air. "This shouldn't be happening! Our project is bound to be a huge success!"

"Yes, this marks a perfect end to my political career," Mei Changling said. "Ming Ji is expected to take office in about a month."

"He's not as good as you..."

"Hey! Don't say things like that!"

Xu Zan nodded and asked, "Chairwoman Mei, how about becoming a consultant for my company after you retire?"

"No, the country has never treated me unfairly, and I'm not short of money." Mei Changling stood up, looked at the Central Cinema outside the window, and felt a deep sense of emotion.

"I'm planning to throw a premiere and invite that person!" he said, pointing to the sky.

Xu Zan was very grateful. He knew very well that this was Mei Changling's guilt over his arrest. If he could invite this person and receive his affirmation, then who would dare to deliberately make things difficult for Lao Xu in the future?