Huayu: The Big Players Behind the Scenes

After the premiere of "Hero"

The licensing agreements for Jin Yong's three novels have also been finalized.

Since they were being so kind, Zhuang Huai'an couldn't lose face, but he wouldn't make a special trip. He would only visit them when he went to Hong Kong to film "Transcendence".

Du Hua was also very helpful. Except for Miao Pu, who joined the Coal Mine Art Troupe, all the other artists on the list successfully signed contracts. After all, they weren't stupid. Not to mention the good contract terms, Zhuang Huai'an's current reputation was not to be underestimated.

If someone like Wang Jingsong can become a movie star, then I can too... right?

Interestingly, although Hu Ge readily agreed, he still planned to involve his good friend Yuan Hong. Du Hua couldn't make that decision himself and could only report it to his boss.

Zhuang Huai'an was amused. These two really seemed to be inseparable. Anyway, Yuan Hong wasn't one to cause trouble, and the company was short of supporting actors. He happened to be a well-known second male lead specialist, so signing him would be a good idea.

By acquiring Li Xiaoyao, the "Chinese Paladin" series will naturally not forget him; this IP is still very effective at promoting talent.

So Zhuang Huai'an then contacted Wu Dun, a bigwig from Taiwan whom he met at the Golden Horse Awards, and asked him to help him get in touch with Daewoo Films. He successfully acquired the film and television adaptation rights for 50 NTD.

After filming wrapped on "The Disguiser," the three vocational school students had some free time. Their company didn't have any other jobs either, otherwise they could have gone to the film set to learn more.

Chuang Huai-an, who was busy with his own affairs, was quite dissatisfied with the three of them idling around every day. With a cunning trick, he used the excuse that two buildings next door needed to be renovated to send them to work as contractors.

Surprisingly, the three brothers were quite interested. They pulled along their prop team members, who hadn't started working yet, and they all went to the next shop together.

This gave Zhuang Huai'an some inspiration, so he called a meeting with the employees. After soliciting their ideas on how to freely develop their work in the new building, he waved his hand and appointed Zhang Songwen as the contractor, Zhou Yiwei as the project manager, and Lin Jiachuan as the supervisor, letting them take charge of the future office area.

After all, if the company isn't operating, you have to be in the office. Having personally participated in the design process makes the workday less boring.

The employees all went next door in high spirits, but the senior members of the screenwriting team were a bit miserable. They originally wanted to go too, but Zhong Lifang bought various versions of The Return of the Condor Heroes, The Deer and the Cauldron, and Liancheng Jue, and asked them to adapt them into scripts.

It's worth mentioning that only the screenwriting team at 91 Company is entirely male, which is a safety measure Zhuang Huai'an has implemented for the company.

this day,

After class, Liu Yifei went to the company alone and saw the thriving atmosphere of Company 91. She insisted on securing a position there.

"Don't you have a Red Star House? A dozen people serving you alone isn't enough, so you want to squeeze in here?"

Faced with Zhuang Huai'an's question, the little girl unconsciously started grinding her teeth again. How come this perfectly normal man has a mouth? Can't someone poison him and make him mute?

"Mind your own business, I want it."

It's in a woman's nature to throw tantrums when things don't go her way.

The little girl stared at Zhuang Huai'an with her beautiful almond-shaped eyes, pouting but not saying a word.

"Okay, okay, okay."

Who can stand this?

Anyway, Zhuang Huai'an couldn't resist. He cursed himself for being useless and nodded, saying, "But let's make this clear first, I can only give you one office. I can't accommodate your employees. My employees are already struggling."

"Okay, my spot is enough," the girl's mood brightened, and she smiled with her eyes crinkling. "What about Sister Zhang Lu? I want her to come and help me with the design."

"I bet he's gossiping with his colleagues in some corner. Go find him yourself." Zhuang Huai'an was somewhat helpless with his assistant. He was quite capable, but also a real gossipmonger.

He had reason to suspect that Zhang Lu was willing to be his assistant because she could get first-hand access to gossip in the entertainment industry.

"Okay, I brought you some soup that Mom made, remember to drink it."

The little girl took a thermal lunchbox out of her bag, placed it on the table, and happily went out.

Looking at the insulated food container on the table, Zhuang Huai'an couldn't help but smile.

It seems like it wouldn't be bad to keep her happy all the time?

In the afternoon, Aunt Liu called and said that she had something urgent to attend to and asked Zhuang Huai'an to take her daughter home.

This surprised him somewhat. Given Aunt Liu's possessive nature when it came to food, how could she possibly trust his little wild boar?

Because it's Christmas Eve, some employees suggested pooling their money to have a meal at the company. Although Zhuang Huai'an didn't care much for this kind of Western holiday, he didn't want to dampen the employees' enthusiasm, so he generously agreed that the company would pay for the housekeeper to cook.

What is fundraising all about?

The people from the China Film Studio next door saw me and thought I couldn't afford it!

After dinner, Zhuang Huai'an drove the car, with the little girl sitting in the passenger seat, happily breathing on the glass and then drawing a smiley face on it.

The first snow had fallen in the capital, and the roads were slippery, so Zhuang Huai'an didn't dare to drive too fast.

At another traffic light, Liu Yifei looked out the window and exclaimed, as if she had noticed something.

"What's wrong?"

There are two kittens there.

Zhuang Huai'an looked in the direction she was pointing, and there were indeed cats under the eaves of the shops facing the street.

"They look like stray cats. They look so pitiful in this cold weather."

The little girl looked at Zhuang Huai'an, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.

OK, I understand.

The traffic light happened to be round. Zhuang Huai'an checked his rearview mirror and saw no oncoming cars. He turned the steering wheel to the right and stopped the car at a gap.

"yeah!"

The little girl was very happy and unbuckled her seatbelt to get out of the car, so Zhuang Huai'an quickly followed.

"Oh, it's a tabby cat!"

Liu Yifei crouched down and poked the smaller tabby cat. "Looks like it really is a stray cat."

She had also owned cats, so she naturally knew that the tabby cat's language was unruly, unrestrained, and free-spirited; in layman's terms, it meant that this kind of cat couldn't be tamed.

Seeing the little girl looking at him pitifully again, Zhuang Huai'an sighed helplessly, walked to the back of the car, opened the trunk, emptied the plastic box he used to store cigarettes and other odds and ends, and then put a spare jacket on top.

A strange glint flashed in Liu Yifei's eyes, and she gave him a big smile.

"Little kitties, be good, I'll take you home."

The little girl gently lifted two tabby cats. Whether they were frozen stiff or sensed the kindness emanating from the human, they remained motionless, letting her do as she pleased.

"Hehe, the kitty is so great!"

After putting the cat into the box, the girl didn't forget the man beside her. She gave him a sweet smile and softly replied, "Yes, senior is great too."

...

This girl is damn sweet.

Zhuang Huai'an paused for a moment, coughed strategically, walked to the passenger side, opened the door, and said, "It's windy, get in quickly."

"Hmm," Liu Yifei blushed inexplicably, lowering her head to hide her unease.

The car was not turned off; it was put into gear and started moving slowly.

After walking around two blocks, the girl finally looked up, glanced around, and asked with some confusion, "Senior, did you take the wrong turn?"

"No," Zhuang Huai'an explained calmly, "I remember there's a pet hospital nearby. Since you want to adopt these two stray cats, you need to deworm them, give them a check-up, and vaccinate them first."

"oh…"

The young girl secretly observed Zhuang Huai'an under the streetlights on both sides. "What a thoughtful senior! And such a kind person."

As she looked at it, the little girl suddenly felt her face burning.

This guy is actually quite good-looking.

The temperature inside the car gradually rose.

The cold wind howled outside the car, causing the flags hanging on the lampposts to flutter.

Is it the wind that's moving? Or is it the flag that's moving?