Entertainment: This top celebrity is really letting loose!

Wei Han, who had just almost come to blows with his ex-wife, returned to the company with a belly full of anger.

The agent, who had been watching all along, immediately comforted her, saying, "Don't worry about it. That woman is destined to never recover without you."

Wei Han's eyes were ferocious as he said, "I get so angry just looking at that adulterous couple that I wish I could chop them up with a knife."

The image of a devoted family man that the company had painstakingly cultivated for him vanished with the divorce, leaving him with a deep-seated resentment and a profound hatred for Zhou Yang, the man who cheated on him.

"You're talking nonsense again."

His agent gently patted his shoulder and continued, "Your drama 'The Republic of China in Flames' has practically been designated as a major production of the year by Shanghai TV. Why are you getting upset over a woman?"

Then he continued to comfort her:

"Xu Yingfei thinks she's got Zhou Yang, a top star, but it's all useless. The TV drama market isn't the pop music scene. Let alone a top star, so what if it's CTS? In recent years, Tangtian International has still been dominating the market."

There was a lot of news in the industry about Zhou Yang and Xu Yingfei's collaboration on "The Temptation to Go Home," but neither Wei Han nor the entire Tangtian International paid any attention to it.

In the film market, they may be far behind CTS Media, but in the field of television dramas, they believe they have no rivals in the Chinese entertainment industry.

"OK."

After listening to the agent's words, Wei Han's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed, and he said, "That's right! Xu Yingfei thinks she can get ahead by relying on Zhou Yang, but little does she know that's just wishful thinking."

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On the other hand, Hu Dabiao, Zhou Yang, and other members of the "Going Home" creative team visited Qiantang TV and Jiangsu TV after saying goodbye to Shanghai TV, but were still rejected.

Currently, among all the provincial satellite TV channels in the Chinese entertainment industry, only Hunan Satellite TV, also known as Mango TV, remains as the leading channel.

Seeing this, Zhou Yang immediately suggested, "Director Hu, why don't we just partner with the three major websites?"

"The three major websites?"

"good."

With the development of the Internet and mobile technology, satellite TV stations have long lost their former glory in terms of traffic and popularity. Some, like Hunan Satellite TV, have even taken the initiative to develop mobile clients, attempting to grab a share of the market from major video websites.

"That's true, but I'm still not reconciled."

Hu Dabiao sighed, a hint of melancholy in his eyes. Although he had known for a long time that "The Temptation to Go Home" was "bad," he never expected it to be so bad that even finding a buyer would be difficult.

He naturally knew about the penguins, kiwis, and oil depots that Zhou Yang mentioned, but as an old-school director, he felt somewhat regretful if his first drama couldn't be broadcast on a satellite TV channel.

But right now, finding a seller is more important.

Among the three, in terms of style alone, Qiyiguo, which takes the route of attracting young and popular audiences, is undoubtedly the first choice, after all, this drama has the support of a top star like Zhou Yang.

Tencent, ranked second, not only owns the broadcasting rights to many sports events, including the three major ball sports in China and abroad, but also the online broadcasting rights to some big-budget theatrical films. It also has a close cooperative relationship with CTS Media.

It sounds like Tencent is better, but the problem is that in order to catch up with iQiyi and attract young people, Tencent spent a lot of money to buy Zhou Yang's web series "Campus Belle", but it didn't even recoup its costs.

An awkward meeting between the two parties at this point is unavoidable, but the oil depot, which is always third, can be considered as a backup option.

Ultimately, Hu Dabiao decided to take Zhou Yang's advice and try the online route first.

A few days later, the three of them went to the headquarters of iQiyi without stopping. When they heard that the lead actor was Zhou Yang, a top star, they gave them some face and received them politely.

However, after watching the sample footage, they were greatly disappointed and were offered a mere 50 million, which was even a one-time buyout price.

Zhou Yang naturally disagreed and immediately turned to the oil depot as an alternative. Unfortunately, the third brother was even more ruthless and refused on the spot after seeing it.

"You deserve to be number three, forever number three."

As soon as they stepped out of the other party's headquarters, Jin Ran cursed in displeasure.

"What should we do now? Should we go to Tencent or Hunan TV for one last shot?"

Completely at a loss, Hu Dabiao turned his attention to Zhou Yang. After all, this young master also took a 30% cut of the profits. If the show really flopped, not only would Huashi lose hundreds of millions, but this young master would also have worked for nothing.

Zhou Yang immediately said, "Let's go to Tencent Video first."

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Three days later, the group arrived at Penguin Video in Shenzhen, looking travel-worn.

To be honest, compared to the previous two companies' condescending attitude, Tencent Video treated the group with great courtesy.

Just as Hu Dabiao had feared, a middle-aged female vice president surnamed Zhao, who was in charge of the web series, said to Zhou Yang as soon as they met: "Your 'Campus Belle' made us lose a lot of money. You're not going to use the same trick again this time, are you?"

Judging from her tone, the female vice president seemed to be quite familiar with his predecessor. Zhou Yang immediately shook his head and said, "President Zhao, don't worry, this new work definitely won't be like that."

"Yeah?"

"You can inspect the goods first if you don't believe me."

"it is good."

And so, the group was once again left to wait in the reception room.

The recent setbacks seemed to have left everyone somewhat distraught. Jin Ran said, "Zhou Yang, do you think Tencent is willing to pay? You know, last time you made them lose money."

"I don't……"

Just as Zhou Yang was about to speak, his eyes suddenly lit up in a flash, and he said, "Perhaps we can try another method."

Jin Ran looked curious and asked, "Do you have any other ideas?"

You'll find out soon enough.

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Little did anyone know that in the Penguin screening room, Director Zhao, who was showing the show to a group of his subordinates, was also caught in a dilemma after watching a few episodes of "The Temptation to Go Home".

"It's strange how this show is. It has almost all the clichéd plot points, but it seems to have a magical power that makes people unable to stop watching, and even makes them want to watch it all in one go."

Staring at the large screen, Vice President Zhao's eyes revealed a conflicted expression.

"Mr. Zhao, what you said actually makes sense."

A female penguin behind her spoke up.

"This drama, 'The Temptation to Go Home,' is indeed like a culmination of melodramatic plot twists, including complicated love affairs within a wealthy family, marital infidelity, even conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and the father-in-law's past romantic escapades, etc..."

She was the head of the screenwriting department at Tencent, and also a screenwriter of works with a female perspective. She spoke at length, and noticing everyone staring at her, she took a breath and continued:

"The biggest advantage of this show is that the plot and character conflicts run through almost every episode, making it very addictive, but this show also has a major problem..."

"What's the problem?"

Vice President Zhao spoke again.

"The male lead, Hong Shixian, is no longer the devoted, pure, and domineering CEO of the past. Instead, he takes the route of a complete scumbag, and in a rather unconventional way."

Vice President Zhao's gaze remained fixed on the woman, and he readily agreed with her words, immediately asking, "So, what's your opinion?"

The female screenwriter looked flattered and quickly said, "This drama itself carries some risk, but if the price isn't too high, I think it's worth the risk."

"understood."

Vice President Zhao nodded, then went to the reception room and got straight to the point: "Director Hu, how much are you planning to sell this drama for?"

Hu Dabiao subconsciously looked at Zhou Yang, who stepped forward and said, "President Zhao, in order to minimize your risks, how about we change our cooperation method?"

Vice President Zhao asked curiously, "How do you plan to collaborate?"

"It's simple, a bet!"