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at last.

He saw Lin Xian when he ran to the company's underground parking garage.

"Old Lin"

Gasping for breath, Yu Cheng called out, "I apologize, I was a bit harsh with my words just now."

Lin Xian opened the car door and started the car. As he passed Yu Cheng, who was still panting, Lin Xian said, "Jiaolong is the last movie I made for your company. From now on, we'll go our separate ways. Over the years, I won't talk about how many artists I've made famous for your company, but I've made the company at least a billion, if not two billion. I'm also very upset about the failure of Jiaolong, but you can't fucking treat me like a bastard."

After saying that last sentence, Lin Xian stepped on the gas, and the car shot off.

"Old Lin, Old Lin"

Yu Cheng called out twice more.

Seeing that Lin Xian's car did not stop, Yu Cheng's rather plump face instantly turned pale. He knew the situation his company was about to face. The failure of "Jiaolong" was already bad enough, but now that their only big director was leaving, the company's situation would become even worse.

He might face a collective backlash from the company's shareholders.

It's common for an entertainment company to have projects fail. As long as there's a big-name director in charge, there's always a chance. But once there's no big-name director in charge, there's absolutely no chance.

This is far more serious than the failure of a major project. Thinking of this, Yu Cheng immediately took out his phone to call Lin Xian, but no one answered after several attempts. Yu Cheng quickly called Lin Xian's wife, and after the call was connected, Yu Cheng hurriedly said, "Sister Tao, if Director Lin gets home, please call me back and I'll rush over to your house."

As soon as the call ended, Yu Cheng's phone rang.

He answered the call and, after listening to the other person, quickly explained, "The withdrawal was out of necessity. The momentum of 'A Letter to Grandma' is just too strong. Don't worry, there will definitely be opportunities when a suitable release date is found in the future. No, no, the quality of 'Jiaolong' is not a problem. It's impossible for it to be like other movies that were withdrawn and then no one cared about it when they were released. Controlling the production cost is no problem. I will talk to Director Lin about this matter properly."

back home.

Lin Xian noticed that guests had arrived at his home, and he greeted them with a smile, "What brings you here?"

"You got scolded by Yu Cheng, didn't you!?"

Li Yan asked with a smile.

In his eyes, I'm not even as good as a dog.

Facing Li Yan, Lin Xian didn't hide anything and spoke very directly.

The main reason is that he and Li Yan had a close relationship. They dated for a while when they were young. At that time, he was a recent graduate from the directing department, while Li Yan worked at an entertainment company. Because they met often, they became familiar with each other and naturally got together. As for why they broke up later, it was nothing serious, just a small matter.

Sometimes life is like that; you never know which unintentional argument will lead to a breakup.

Six months later, he figured it out and wanted to apologize to Li Yan and win her back, but she was already married. So now, every time Lin Xian sees Li Yan's daughter, he feels an indescribable regret. It's just that Xiangxiang didn't enter the entertainment industry; otherwise, he would have insisted on casting her as the lead in his project. That girl's features are a perfect reflection of Li Yan from back then.

But things are fine now. We couldn't become lovers, but we became friends, probably because Li Yan and his wife knew each other.

"I told you not to sign with Boying Pictures, but you wouldn't listen."

Li Yan said, "When Yu Cheng was young, he was always like that at the film studio. He was all smiles when it came to bringing him profit, but he immediately changed his attitude when it didn't. He didn't have much humanity in him."

I apologize for what happened with Yang Dong.

After sitting down, Lin Xian took the tea his wife had brewed and said, "You told me this two years ago, and I've kept it in mind ever since. Originally, I planned to give him a role in my next movie after 'Jiaolong' became a box office hit. With my status in the entertainment industry and the support of Boying Pictures, I might be able to force the theaters to make a choice. But now, we don't need to. The theaters will only stand more firmly with Huang Min."

I didn't force you to help.

Li Yan laughed and said, "If you make movies in the future, keep the production costs down. 'Jiaolong' is too big. You might as well learn from Huang Min. None of the movies he made had a production cost of more than 100 million. That way, even if it fails, it won't be as devastating as this time."

"His style is something most directors can't learn."

Lin Xian gave a wry smile and said, "I really can't help Yang Dong with this for now, but I won't forget about it. I'll definitely use him when the opportunity arises."

"Need not"

Please visit [website address] to see the latest chapter! Address: dEqixs.oRg Li Yan was also helpless.

Even though she expected a film like "Jiaolong" to fail, she didn't expect it to flop so badly. Boying Pictures' stock price was almost halved because of the film.

If she had known that "Jiaolong" would do so poorly at the box office, she should have let Yang Dong enter the film industry years ago. However... that's just wishful thinking. If it were a few years earlier, Yang Dong wouldn't even be thirty years old yet, and his acting skills wouldn't have been honed. In that case, asking Lin Xian would indeed be putting others in a difficult position.

This isn't how you sell favors.

Now, her last hope has been completely shattered.

"Is there really no room for negotiation with Huang Min?"

Lin Xian asked, "If possible, let Yang Dong bow his head and admit his mistake. It's better to resolve the issue if possible. This young Director Huang... is indeed a bit too powerful."

"They don't even give Xu Ying and Ren Dong any face."

Li Yan didn't really want to talk about this either. She looked at Lin Xian and asked, "You just put up with being scolded like that by Yu Cheng?"

"I'll call my agent in a bit and have him check the contract I signed with the company. I've finally seen through Yu Cheng this time. I really can't continue to work with this guy. Investing in movies is like doing business; you win and you lose, that's normal. But he can only win and can't afford to lose. I've been a director for so many years, and this is the first time I've been scolded like this. Although I understand, since we really lost a lot of money this time, it's just too much."

Yu Cheng's recent actions truly chilled Lin Xian's heart.

"Are you sure?" A thought suddenly flashed through Li Yan's mind, and she asked this question subconsciously.

"What's wrong?"

Lin Xian asked.

"Wait here, I'll make a phone call first."

Li Yan slapped her thigh and, under the watchful eyes of Lin Xian and his wife, went straight to their balcony, found Huang Min's number, and dialed it. As soon as the call connected, Li Yan's first words were: "Do you want a director? A top-tier director, no less."