Huayu 02: The Days of Extreme Pulling and Rolling with the Fairy

"Senior brother, don't feel pressured. You definitely won't lose money. If you do lose money, just consider it money I bought you from human traffickers. In my eyes, you're worth more than 700, even 7000."

Old Ning blushed slightly: "Junior brother, although I'm very touched, it's... a little disgusting."

Xie Jin coughed twice: "Anyway, that's the gist of it. I've already shown my sincerity to you; you can savor it slowly. You can take your wife out now; I'm leaving."

.........

With his junior brother's investment and support, Ning Hao felt as if a dark cloud had been lifted from his head.

The two have gone from being close friends to being so poor they were practically urinating blood and borrowing money to go to Berlin to receive an award, to the younger brother now being willing to lend a hand.

Ning Hao felt a sense of loyalty, like a scholar would die for one who understands him.

"Honey! Don't wash the dishes, I'll take you for a walk today!"

Xing Na had no idea what was wrong with her husband.

He dragged me along, and before I knew it, we were at the new apartment complex.

Suddenly, the salesperson took them to a large, single-level apartment with a wide view.

Feeling dizzy and confused, Lao Ning paid the money.

Xing Na, having recovered her composure, was almost in tears: "Are you crazy? Wasn't this money supposed to be for making a movie? You bought a house, how are you going to use it to make one?"

"Hurry up and cancel the lease. Renting a place is fine too. You'll be able to film it sooner or later."

Ning Hao, now flush with cash and emboldened by his wealth, retorted: "Calm down! Look at you, so easily swayed. Your eyes practically popped out of your head when you were looking at the house."

"I've reached an agreement with Xiao Jin. I'm joining Vision Light & Magic, and he'll give me 700 for 'The Big Diamond'."

"Invest...invest? Invest 700? You asked him for it? What if you lose it to him?"

Ning Hao shook his head: "No, he came today because he hasn't been filming."

"They only came here to invest money in me."

"He's a gentleman, and your man isn't a scoundrel either. If we really lose money, I'll work hard and earn it all back for him. Aren't I worth 700 million?"

..........

Ning Hao stood by the window looking downstairs, then turned to look at his unfinished apartment, and suddenly realized that after all these years, he and Xing Na had a home in Beiping.

In the entertainment industry, where genuine feelings are often feigned and relationships are often just for show, divorce, extramarital affairs, love triangles, and contractual marriages seem to have become the norm.

But Ning Hao and his wife are an exception.

In 97, Ning Hao was studying in Beiping. As a poor boy from Shanxi, he had no money and had no choice but to draw sketches for people on the side of Wangfujing Road, earning a few yuan per sketch.

When Xing Na and her friend passed by Wangfujing, they saw a young man sketching on the roadside. Xing Na casually remarked to her friend, "People can make money by drawing. We have hands and feet, we won't starve."

It was this sentence that gave Ning Hao the courage to strike up a conversation, and that's how the two got to know each other.

From the moment they started dating, they never had a single day of financial security.

We got married in 01. We didn't have enough money for a wedding, so we just treated our friends to a meal, which was our wedding.

  

Actually, the two of them had decent earning power, but Xing Na saved up all her savings to make short films for Ning Hao to practice on.

Ning Hao once said, "My wife and I are completely bound together. The rope that binds us is poverty. In the cold winter, a bottle of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor) that we take turns drinking is our heater."

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"Honey, we can't walk home! Tonight I'm taking you to a five-star hotel, let's splurge a little."

"You burned it?"

"I do have a bit of a fever, but we already have a house, so what we're missing is a child."

"...We'll see...we'll see how you perform."

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End of September

During the transition from summer to autumn, several interesting things happened in the industry. Director Chen's "The Promise" wrapped up filming and entered post-production, marking the beginning of a new era for Eastern commercial blockbusters.

Aside from news about Director Chen, there's been a lot of buzz about Liu Xiaoqing's wedding preparations. I also heard she's taken on a role in a film called "The Divine Weapon" with an investment of over 100 million yuan.

But none of these news stories are as sensational as those of Hong Kong and Taiwanese celebrities.

While filming "A Date with a Beauty" in the capital, W Qihua was photographed by a hotel lobby security guard, who filmed him soliciting three women.

The scandal was first exposed by Hong Kong media, who wrote a detailed account: "W Kei Wah and his friends went to a private room at the Sunshine Club KTV, where he interacted with several public relations staff and even offered one of them, XX, HK$2000 to buy a time card and go out."

However, Wu Qihua later insisted that all three women were his girlfriends and that it was all a misunderstanding, claiming that it was a trap set by his ex-girlfriend Jin Qiaoqiao...

Whether he photoshopped it or not is only known to his three girlfriends. The whole thing is shrouded in mystery and full of sensationalism.

........

Xie Jin has been enjoying reading the newspapers these days.

Aside from the news about W Qihua managing three projects, the most talked-about topic in the news was the start of filming for Xie Jin's directorial debut, the TV series "Nan Hong".

Unlike his last film, "When a Man Falls in Love," which was filmed quietly.

As soon as filming began, Yu Dong started to build momentum through various media outlets. As Bona's first foray into the television drama business, Yu Dong was on edge.

Thanks to the huge success of the last movie, the media swarmed over like sharks as soon as they heard Yu Dongfang's words.

State media are also happy to divert attention. After all, it's embarrassing enough that W. Cheung Wai wasn't caught by the anti-corruption officials. They'd better let him cool down quickly.

Various headlines have emerged regarding the start of filming for "Hard to Coax," most of which are positive.

After all, the previous movie had a solid box office foundation, and it was incredibly moving when it was released.

The fact that this TV series features the original cast has immediately raised the expectations of many fans.

However, some journalists, in an attempt to grab attention, write out absurd rumors, such as the claim that "[Xie Jin, a leading figure among emerging directors, dances with dogs late at night]"—there are no photos of these rumors at all, which is utter nonsense.

........

From the start of the project, five or six major TV stations tried to contact Hsieh Chin, all wanting to get a feel for her.

But these kinds of welcoming and sending-off duties are too time-consuming. Lao Yu loves to show off and is also ruthless, so let him handle it.

.......

For every person who is happy, someone else is sad.

Huang Lei's breasts are about to develop hyperplasia from anger, what's going on?!

He held a press conference two days earlier than Xie Jin.

Just two days!

After the press conference, a considerable amount of travel expenses were paid, and the results were already visible in the newspapers the next day.

[Huang Lei, a talented student from Beijing Film Academy, pays tribute to a family with a large collection of books]

[W Qihua claims that his ex-girlfriend, Ms. J, framed him]

[The melancholy sage Huang Lei's connection with Tianyi Pavilion]

[Fan Bingbing and Ma Yili, two leading actresses, co-star in "The First Water"]

[Artistic heartthrob Huang Lei receives strong support from Huayi Investment]

I was feeling pretty happy, but then Xie Jin's press conference started...

Huang Lei wasn't angry at Xie Jin, but rather at how quickly these media outlets had changed their tune. It's fine to praise someone surnamed Xie, but why do you have to compare the two of us?

Yesterday I was a talented scholar, and now I'm just a piece of trash?

Yesterday you called me "Sweetie," and now you've become a shrew?

[Huayi's High-Stakes Gamble: Will Huang Lei, the Poison of Interest Rates, Finally Redeem Himself?]

[Like Water Flowing Through the Years: A Flop in Both Ratings and Critical Acclaim, An Analysis of Huang Lei's Creative Ability]

Director Huang Lei's Last Battle - The First Stream of Water

[The Final Battle in September: A Director with 4000 Million Yuan Box Office Success Makes His First Foray into Television Drama]

[The original cast of "When a Man Falls in Love" returns to Tianjin]

One is a teacher and the other is a student, only six years apart in age, and their development paths highly overlap.

Although Xie Jin had no intention of competing with him, Yu Dong was extremely ruthless.

But the media, like sharks that have caught a whiff of something, started aggressively hyping it up.

.........

Capital-Wanmi Film and Television Production Base

Huang Lei looked extremely grim. The producer had just dismissed the reporters outside the door, and another wave of them arrived.

Wang Zhongjun lit a cigar, took a small puff, and sighed. He hadn't expected his brothers to run into this mess during their visit to the set: "Look at you, getting flustered over such a small thing. You need to stay calm in the face of big events."

Huang Lei retorted indignantly, "Am I making a mess of things? Yu Dong has already gotten involved; if it weren't for him, who else could have brought those media outlets here?"

Wang Zhongjun frowned: "Bona has been acting strangely lately."

According to the theory of Tao, Huayi's overall strength is stronger than Bona's.

Huayi Brothers covers the entire industry chain, including investment, distribution, artist management, and even plans to build offline parks.

The artists currently under Huayi's management can be described as a constellation of stars.

Bona previously only engaged in distribution and investment, and never touched television dramas, so there was not much conflict of interest between the two.

Wang Zhonglei curled his lip: "What's so strange about that? They've got Bao Li's support, so Bao Li's got more leverage and wants to take some meat from us. As for this Illusion Light Demon, he's just a pawn they've pushed out to cross the river."

"Huang Lei, are you confident in your abilities when it comes to TV dramas alone?"

Huang Lei gritted his teeth: "He just got lucky. I...I'm confident."

"That's true. I've already brought Bingbing here. It would be ridiculous if you still had no confidence."

Wang Zhongjun tossed aside his cigar: "Let the pawn that's crossed the river get crushed to death on the east side so it won't overstep its bounds. Weren't we comparing the two of you? Let's see how the ratings go."

Huang Lei tentatively asked, "Should I contact the media?"

"What's the rush? If you're going to do something big, do it big. Isn't the Golden Rooster Awards coming up soon? I remember your film '38 Degrees' was the opening screening, right?"

.........

Xie Jin was unaware of Huayi's actions; he had already entered a state of high-intensity work.

Apart from attending the project launch conference two days before filming began, I completely isolated myself from the world and avoided getting involved with outsiders.

He refuses all media interviews; if you'd like an interview, go find Lao Yu.