Huayu: The Big Players Behind the Scenes

With my cousin's help,

The entire year's accounts of Company 91 were sorted out in just three days.

Nowadays, film and television production companies are not yet fully operational and value-added. After my aunt's calculations, the company can even receive more than 800 million in foreign exchange tax subsidies.

Zhuang Huai'an didn't interfere much. As long as everything was reasonable and legal, he let his aunt handle the matter herself.

In short: She really did go to jail for the gang.

During this time, Zhuang Huai'an spent every day coordinating the preparation progress with Academician Qi's four apprentices, Dr. Zhao, Dr. Qian, Dr. Sun, and Dr. Li.

A total of 12 spacesuits were made, all of which were the same style as General Yang's, and they were the real thing. This alone cost Zhuang Huai'an nearly 300 million US dollars.

The "Sleeping Dragon and Phoenix Chick" have already gone to Qinghai to build the set. With documents from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Civil Aviation Administration of China in hand, they have received the green light from the local authorities and have had a smooth journey.

All the actors' schedules have been confirmed. Jiang Wen is still in seclusion. Zhuang Huai'an was worried that something might happen, so he took some time to visit him. His good brother is really working hard; he's almost as thin as Xia Bingbao!

He also provided Yang Chen with a list of Hollywood actors, all of whom were cheap and reliable. This film can only be considered half an ensemble piece, with the main focus still on the male lead.

Amidst everyone's busy schedules, the Lunar New Year arrives.

Unlike the quietness of previous years, the courtyard was very lively this Lunar New Year's Eve. The four powerful brothers, Aunt Wang Cuiying, Zhang Songwen, who stayed in Beijing, and Liu Yifei, who dragged Shu Chang to join in the fun, were all there.

After the reunion dinner, the four brothers played the traditional card game "Zha Jin Hua" (炸金花). Their aunt, who was used to being alone, went back to her room to rest, while the other four watched the Spring Festival Gala and chatted.

The 2005 Spring Festival Gala created many memorable moments.

Andy Lau's song "Gong Xi Fa Cai" has become a must-play song during the Chinese New Year. Huang Honggong Hanlin Lin Yongjian's skit "Renovation" with its 80-yuan sledgehammer for a large hammer and 40-yuan sledgehammer for a small hammer has completely established the price of hammers in the renovation industry.

The most breathtaking performance was the dance "Thousand-Hand Bodhisattva" performed by a group of disabled people, which made Zhuang Huai'an feel as if his soul had been cleansed.

Uncle Benshan and Fan Debiao brought the final chapter of the "Selling Crutches" trilogy, "Kung Fu." It can only be said that Uncle Benshan's authority is beyond doubt. He had already foreseen the telecom fraud crime that everyone condemned in later generations.

This was Fan Debiao's last performance on the Spring Festival Gala. After his mistake in this program, he refused to appear on the Spring Festival Gala again, and even refused to answer Uncle Benshan's calls due to the pressure.

Jackie Chan led the Shaolin martial arts troupe in performing "Soaring Ambition." Little Fangzi, probably because of his father's connections, also managed to get into the medley of songs. The medley included "You'll Be With Me All My Life," Miss Smile's "36 Strategies of Love," and the most controversial original internet pop song, "Mice Love Rice."

Last year, this song was played everywhere, and it even topped the charts on major radio stations and TV request programs for nearly half a year.

It wasn't until the end of the year that it was knocked down by Phoenix Legend's new song "The Temptation of the Man".

My lady~ Ah ha~

It can be said that the advent of the ringback tone era made Phoenix Legend the most profitable artist of Madou Media. Du Hua once joked that half of the 4000 million yuan in taxes was paid by Phoenix Legend, with Linghua accounting for 49% and Zeng Yi responsible for the remaining 1%.

Unfortunately, apart from winning the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Song for their debut film "Under the Sea", the two have not won any other awards.

"What a pity."

While watching the show, Liu Yifei didn't forget to stuff potato chips into her mouth. "The Spring Festival Gala production team also sent auditions to me and Sister Linghua, but we were eliminated in the first batch."

"Why?" Shu Chang really didn't know about this.

"They wanted the audio and video to be synchronized, but my breathing wasn't very steady, so I was probably worried about something going wrong. Sister Linghua and Brother Zengyi were eliminated because their songs were too corny."

At this point, Liu Yifei suppressed a laugh and glanced at someone, knowing full well who wrote these songs.

"Why are you looking at me?" Zhuang Huai'an said matter-of-factly. "Zhang Wei's songs are corny, what does that have to do with me, Zhuang Huai'an!"

"Huh?" Shu Chang's focus was rather strange. "Is the Spring Festival Gala a live performance? Didn't a lot of news reports say that they lip-sync to those parts?"

"This is really unfair to the production team."

Zhuang Huai'an continued, "Actually, the live singing is indeed live, but to prevent accidents, the production team prepares a recording tape. If there is any mistake, they will switch to the recorded audio."

That's why when we watch it on TV, sometimes the singer's voice sounds muffled, and sometimes it sounds very clear.

"I see." Shu Chang nodded, looking like she had learned something new.

In fact, what Zhuang Huai'an said was true.

Whether it's the Spring Festival Gala, other variety shows, or programs like "The Same Song," they still primarily rely on live, original audio recordings.

Because nowadays, singers are singers and actors are actors. There aren't many people who cross over into other fields. The singer market is still dominated by those with real talent. With years of experience performing at commercial events, they aren't afraid of performing live at the same time.

With the New Year approaching, Zhuang Huai'an got up and went to the tea room. He had several very important New Year's greetings to send tomorrow, and he needed to figure out how to send them in a way that was both dignified and not too obsequious.

The appropriate degree of balance must be struck.

In the living room, Shu Chang forked a strawberry and put it in her mouth, asking, "Xixi, are you still planning to release an album?"

"No, thank you."

Liu Yifei shook her head. "After attending several award ceremonies this year, I realized that singing is actually harder than acting. It's all about talent. If it weren't for my brother's... good singing, I probably wouldn't have even received a nomination."

After winning several awards for most popular female singer, the young girl is already quite satisfied. Now she needs to focus on honing her acting skills, as she is waiting to play the female lead in Zhuang Huai'an's drama.

"Oh my, brother... your song is good."

Shu Chang, with a mischievous grin, accurately caught her best friend's stutter.

"Are you trying to kill me, Changchang!" Liu Yifei blushed instantly and threw a cushion at her.

Although everyone knew about her relationship with Zhuang Huai'an, the young girl was still a little embarrassed by her best friend's teasing.

"Speaking of which, the boss is really amazing."

Shu Chang whispered, "The youngest billionaire is still so clean-living. He spends all his time either working or with you, and he's never had a single scandal. Qianqian, you've struck gold!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei could barely suppress her smile. She wanted to say something, but was afraid that her best friend would think she was showing off, so she quickly changed the subject.

"Oh, stop talking about me, what about your own business?"

"What could possibly be wrong with me?"

A hint of relief flashed in Shu Chang's eyes as she happily said, "Ever since I agreed to bring Sun Fanqing to the Lotus Lantern cast to play Nezha, her mother hasn't made a fuss anymore. Speaking of which, I have to thank Sister Du Hua for this."

I've made up my mind. Once I'm an adult, I'll leave and only take care of my uncle. Those two, mother and daughter, have nothing to do with me anyway.

Although Shu Chang's entry into 91 Company was a coincidence, Zhuang Huai'an did not leave it unattended. After all, she was his wife Qianqian's best friend, and he did not want this girl to have any more trouble.

After much thought, Zhuang Huai'an came up with a daring move: to deal with a naive and innocent little girl, you definitely need to use a cunning and mature woman!

What a coincidence! My own company has two of them!

Didn't you want to brainwash Shu Chang? Didn't you want to soften her heart with affection?

Okay, if you come, I'll come too!

So, during the six months or so of filming, he had Du Hua and Zhong Lifang take turns acting, with one goal: to make this girl understand a principle: the person who can make money is the head of the family!

Faced with these two cunning and powerful women, Shu Chang was like a little white rabbit, quickly falling for them and becoming completely subservient to them.

Agreeing to let Sun Fanqing join the Lotus Lantern production team was also part of Du Hua's plan. If you didn't want to enter the entertainment industry, I couldn't help you. But since you've come in, I'm sorry, you see me as an ant looking at a big tree.

I'm not some delicate Shu Chang; I've got plenty of tricks up my sleeve!

"Sister Du Hua is really amazing. She coordinates all the artists' schedules by herself. Sister Li Fang is the same. She can manage the production of two film crews at the same time."

Liu Yifei sighed in admiration. Since she had known the two of them, it seemed that they had never made a mistake, and they were incredibly energetic.

"Mmm!" Shu Chang pursed her lips, her eyes sparkling. "That's why I want to learn from my two older sisters and become a really great adult!"

"I also want to...grow up quickly..."

The little girl looked through the glass window at the teahouse across the street, where Zhuang Huai'an's reflection was mirrored, and sighed inexplicably.

"Even though there are only six months left, why does it feel like there's still so much time..."

A young girl's feelings are always unpredictable.