Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 171: Red Star Village shocking change! Girl's heart broken!

Lu Kuan kept pressuring Zhuang Xu and Wang Xing to drag out the venture capital until they could get the valuation he wanted.

Especially after the boiling point, the two of them implemented Lu Kuan's strategy with all their strength, and the blog network flourished.

Isn’t it also continuing to widen the gap with competitors in terms of traffic and registered users?

The most important thing is that the relationship with the official is very harmonious, which avoids the risk of Fanfou.com being aborted due to review issues in its previous life.

It’s not that he has spread his business too wide, but that Golden Harvest and Travel Channel are both high-quality resources that are hard to come by.

How can you not be tempted when you come across it, how can you not grab it quickly?

The gap of more than 2 million yuan can be filled partly by financing and partly by pledging the equity of Blog.com. After all, there is no company that does not operate with debt.

If it really doesn't work, the only option is to try opening up Blog.com to venture capital, as they have been eyeing it for a long time.

Concubine Liu Yi slapped Lu Kuan's arm in dissatisfaction: "Why are you distracted while talking to me? I'm asking you a question!"

"Huh? I just dozed off. Was the movie good?"

"It's just so-so. I feel hungry and sleepy after watching it."

Liu Yifei was very curious: "What were you talking about with that Dong Zong in there just now?"

"Don't ask about the affairs of the underworld."

"Hmph, are you secretly targeting someone again?"

Lu Kuan laughed and said, "Nonsense, I am such a despicable person in your eyes!"

He was speechless when he saw Concubine Liu Yi's affirmative look.

"Xiao Liu, I'm short of money now!"

"How much is missing?"

"Two billion."

"Seize the young master!?"

Boss Lu glanced at her leisurely.

"I'll support you for a thousand days and use you for a moment. I'll have to find you an endorsement next year, otherwise you'll just be making money and not giving anything away!"

Liu Yifei made her stage debut in 2002 with "Whiplash", and 2003 was the year when she made a full effort.

"The Story of a Noble Family" was a hit at the beginning of this year, thanks to the booming timing. Her EP sold well, "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" premiered in August, and "Tian Long" premiered in November.

In addition, Lu Kuan used the blog network to promote himself, so it is not an exaggeration to say that he reached his peak right from the start.

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy" started airing on Hunan TV in early August, with two episodes on weekdays and one episode on weekends, and is about to usher in the finale.

Because Hunan TV, like CCTV, uses the national network ratings calculation method.

According to data from Sorefoot, the average viewership rating of "Chinese Paladin" in mainland China has reached 9.9% so far!

这个数字在2003年仅次于湘台自己的《还珠3》的11.51%，比《刘老根2》低不到0.8%，屈居第三。

However, this 9.9% is the data when the word-of-mouth has just begun to ferment. As the plot becomes more intense, it is not impossible to impact the data of "Return of the Condor Heroes 3".

This is the power of Shangxing, which is much better than the channel resources in the previous life.

The reason for this result is that, first of all, the series is exquisite, and the flaws in costumes, props, and later plots have been improved. In the current TV drama market, the quality is overwhelming.

The second is the proper publicity strategy. In addition to offline roadshow publicity, there is a special "Legend of Sword and Fairy" special interface on the blog website with the largest traffic in the country.

This is somewhat like the Tieba or Douban groups of later generations, providing a place for all game fans and actor fans to gather, discuss, and share comments.

After receiving the report, Lu Kuan asked Wang Xing to give bonuses to the employees of Blog.com who were in charge of developing the special interface, and gave them a new task.

Develop a website for film reviews, drama reviews, and book reviews, which also has the functions of a group or forum to attract celebrity fans to join, and name it Douban.

This is a freak that combines some functions of Douban, Time.com and Tieba.

Given that the domestic entertainment industry has not yet entered a white-hot stage, it will be integrated first and then subdivided.

Tieba will not appear until the end of the year, which is an early stealing of Baidu's luck.

The situation is similar in other online forums such as Maopu and Tianya, where posts pile up like tall buildings and topics remain popular for a long time.

Derivative topics such as "Top Ten Beauties in Chinese Paladin", "Top Ten Martial Arts in Chinese Paladin", "Ranking of Beauties in Ancient Costumes", etc. are emerging one after another.

This made this high-quality drama, which already had traffic and a large number of game fans, successfully become popular.

Starting next year, it will be her time to provide value and generate revenue for the company, but before that, she must kick Cheng Jingfei out.

Coincidentally, Liu Zeyu thought the same way.

That day, when Mei Yanfang was having dinner at Bingjiao Palace, Liu Xiaoli arrived late and vaguely revealed some information to Lu Kuan.

But I can’t tell Concubine Liu Yi yet to prevent the plan from being exposed.

Boss Lu’s direct actors are doing well, the talented ones are improving steadily, and the young stars are growing rapidly.

But the crazy beauty from Taiwan Province who once seduced him but failed to succeed has not been doing well recently.

Taiwan is the home of the Daewoo Corporation, and at a time when piracy was rampant, the first-month sales of the game "Chinese Paladin 1" reached 30 copies, and it has an excellent fan base.

"Chinese Paladin" quickly dominated the charts as soon as it was broadcast, with a viewership rating of 7.7%, only slightly lower than the first place "Love in a Fallen City".

Xu Xiyuan sat in Wang Zhongwei's office with a dark face.

There was a table of ratings data in front of her. The highly anticipated "Meteor Garden 2" flopped miserably, ranking 2.9th with a rating of 14%.

In the era of mobile Internet, you have to turn the page to view her data on your mobile phone. If the screen is smaller, she can't fit on one page.

Like Chelsea, they often top the second page.

Variety show godfather Wang Weizhong is producing at a rapid pace.

"I took you to Lu Kuan's film roadshow and created opportunities for you. What are you doing for a living?"

"Why don't you just break up with Lan Zhenglong? Do you want to live off one drama until you're 30?"

"Look at An Yixuan, she got the second female lead role right after her debut, but she's a little worse than that little girl from the mainland."

"Look at Jia Jingwen, she couldn't even make it on the island, but she made a comeback with the role of Anu. Now look at yourself?!"

Xu Xiyuan pitifully defended herself, "Boss Wang, that Director Lu was too heartless and ridiculous. I couldn't get in touch with him..."

How can you seduce someone when you can't even see her face?

"Stop telling me that people are ignoring you, not replying to messages or answering calls."

"Where's that heartless? Where's that absurd? The entertainment industry has always been like this. Why don't you look for the reasons within yourself?"

"Have you improved your abilities over the years? Have you worked hard?"

Wang Weizhong scolded her and went to a meeting, but his harsh words and expression were still vivid in her mind.

The actress, who was once extremely popular but seemed to be quickly fading from popularity, bit her lips until they turned purple and took out her cell phone to ask her agent to book tickets.

Peking! Now! Immediately!

August 2003, 8, Beijing Tongchan Investment Group.

This is the location of Cheng Jingfei's real estate group. He usually doesn't go to Hongxingwu. After all, his main business requires more resources and energy.

The contracts and financial documents that Hongxingwu needs his signature on will be delivered by a special person, which is similar to Boss Lu.

Especially after the young master broke into the wrap-up banquet at night that day, Lu Kuan had become the highest decision-maker in Hongxingwu.

Because of his success in the film industry and his connections with Mei Yanfang and other resources, Cheng Jingfei was happy to have some free time and handed over Liu Yifei's development plans to him.

Leave professional matters to professionals. As long as the company's assets can appreciate in value, his goal will be achieved.

Today is the day when Wang Yu, vice president of Hongxingwu, comes to report as usual.

Cheng Jingfei held the report in his hand, flipping through the pages and nodding with satisfaction.

The introduction of Lu Kuan by Hongxingwu was an extremely correct decision, and it almost single-handedly turned an amateur into a female star who has already stepped into the first-line.

The only drawback is...

Wang Yu reported in a servile manner, "Mr. Cheng, what do you think about the issue with Yi Fei's endorsement?"

Cheng Jingfei frowned: "Why, Lu Kuan still hasn't given in?"

"Yeah! The road guide just said to wait and wait. Right now, the highest-priced yogurt from Yiliyou is priced at 230 million per year, and Sanlu milk powder is priced at nearly 300 million!"

"This is not much different from the top domestic actresses!"

"Didn't the guide explain it to you?"

Wang Yu laughed awkwardly, "Who am I? I can't even see him in person. Every time, it's his female assistant who sends me away with just one sentence."

"It's Director Lu who said that all endorsements must be approved by him."

Cheng Jingfei had a headache. This problem happened more than once or twice.

At the beginning of the year, a brand under Procter & Gamble extended an olive branch to him, but he turned it down on the pretext of consuming his personal value.

The little girl has finally been trained, so why is she still not allowed to take on advertisements and commercial performances?

She just keeps filming, but she's not given any supporting roles in important movies, and she even changed her nationality.

When will I see the money coming back?
Cheng Jingfei was about to speak when the female secretary stumbled in through the door.

"Mr. Cheng, something happened!"

She rushed to Cheng Jingfei's desk and placed a copy of the document in front of him.

[Ping Guo Tu Fa [2003] No. 23]

All branches, departments, and units under the Commission:

The Olympic Park master plan has been released recently. According to the coordination meeting, the following plots require planning revisions...

Among them, the land transfer contracts for the first and second phases of a certain center have been decided to be reclaimed because the company has a long-term arbitration dispute with the construction unit and the subsequent land transfer fees and late payment fees have not been paid in time.

Relevant departments are requested to instruct relevant personnel and enterprises to handle this matter properly.

"damn it!"

Cheng Jingfei slammed the table, then reacted very quickly, picked up his phone and rushed out of the office, not forgetting to tell his secretary.

"Please invite Lawyer Gao to the company. I'll be back soon!"

Wang Yu stared in amazement as he watched his boss flee like a stray dog, not knowing what had happened.

Peking, Vision Entertainment Co., Ltd.

The young master patted the female secretary's buttocks and asked her to wipe the residue from her mouth and leave first.

The evil fire has been too strong recently.

Lu Kuan once again stole the limelight in Cannes, and with the huge popularity of "Chinese Paladin" and "Liu Yifei", he had to instigate intervention in a certain plot of land in advance.

The black swan event in this life did come a little early.

Before anyone could react, the notice had already spread like wildfire in the real estate circle.

This Cheng Jingfei is much easier to deal with than Lu Kuan.

He was too thoughtful and had too strong a desire. A piece of fat meat could make him salivate, completely unaware that he had been smeared with intestinal poison.

The real estate businessman burst in, his hair a little messy, followed by his female secretary who was anxiously trying to stop him.

"Alright! Xiaoxiao, please invite Mr. Cheng in and make some tea."

Cheng Jingfei calmed down a little after seeing the young yamen's expression. Perhaps there was still hope. The power of life and death was still his... the final say?

He took a long breath and calmed down.

"Mr. Liu, I've seen the city's documents."

"Yeah, I saw it too."

"You see?"

Liu Zeyu looked as if he had heard a joke, his expression exaggerated: "I see? What am I seeing?"

"This is a decision from above, and no one can do anything about it."

He threw a cigarette to Cheng Jingfei and started smoking first.

The area was shrouded in smoke and clouds, making it difficult to see his gloomy face.

Cheng Jingfei was not in the mood to smoke. His heart kept sinking and almost hit the bottom.

"Okay, please help me contact him. I want to get my investment back."

"Mr. Cheng, why bother saying such angry words at this time?" "You are also an old man in the business world. Not to mention that the contract is legally binding once it is signed. Even if he asked you to change your mind, you can't find him now."

Cheng Jingfei stood up in fear: "What! How can you manipulate people like this?"

"I won't talk about the 5 million yuan in the previous two installments, but you should at least give me the 4000 million yuan in May first, right?"

"Don't tell me he's already paid it all to the subcontractor!"

Liu Zeyu nodded expressionlessly. This slight movement was like a heavy hammer, completely crushing the real estate businessman and causing him to collapse on the sofa.

"Not only will you not get the 3000 million back, but you must also pay the remaining 9 million as scheduled. The deadline is the end of the third quarter, which is September 30th."

"Liu Zeyu! Don't go too far! This isn't my first day in the business world!"

The young yamenei found it quite funny to see his timid appearance, but suddenly he realized something was wrong.

Wasn’t this how it felt when Lu Kuan looked at me before?
Hey!
"Cheng Jingfei, stop yelling at me. I was also defrauded of tens of millions by that bastard Guo. What did I say?"

"You have to understand, we are all victims, we are on the same side!"

How could Cheng Jingfei believe his lies, but he had to believe them at this moment.

Using this ladder, he quickly went down the stairs.

"Yes, yes, yes! Mr. Liu, Mr. Liu! You must help me this time!"

"There's only less than 1000 million in liquid funds in the company's account, and money is tight. I really have no other choice!"

Liu Zeyu slapped him and handed him a date: "Please be patient, Mr. Cheng. I understand your difficulties, and you have to understand mine too."

"The decision to reclaim the land was made at the coordination meeting. No one else has the right to interfere. Otherwise, how could my tens of millions of dollars have gone down the drain?"

"The situation is very bad now. We must all be prepared to make drastic changes."

Cheng Jingfei felt sad in his heart, haha, a brave man cuts off his arm, a brave man cuts off his arm.

If you break your fucking limb, you still have money and someone will help you get a prosthesis. But once my funding chain is broken, countless banks and institutions will come to collect debts!
That's not just a broken wrist, that's a broken head!
Liu Zeyu was silent for a while, then suddenly blurted out, "Mr. Cheng, during this extraordinary period, you should reduce the size of your business and keep the essentials."

Cheng Jingfei knew exactly what he meant.

Red Star Wood!
His face was full of struggle. He was innocent but guilty of possessing a treasure.

Concubine Liu Yi is that piece of jade disk. The first person she targeted was Lu Kuan, and then Liu Zeyu.

It’s just that the former is still thinking about win-win results, while the latter is even more unscrupulous.

"Mr. Liu, I understand what you mean. 4000 million is the price. You can take my shares!"

Liu Zeyu looked at him like a fool: "Is your Hongxingwu table made of gold, or is the toilet inlaid with diamonds?"

"4000 million? How dare you say that?"

"Mr. Liu, haven't you always wanted to get close to Xixi? Is there a better way than becoming the boss of Red Star Wu?"

"She's an actress. If you control Red Star Studio, you control her lifeline. She has to do whatever you ask her to do!"

"I only ask that you transfer 4000 million to Tongchan first for emergency use. I have a bridge loan coming up next month. As for the million previously..."

Cheng Jingfei gritted his teeth and stamped his feet: "No matter how much you want back, half of it will be yours, Master Liu, okay?"

Liu Zeyu couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth: "Old Cheng, Old Cheng, what godfather are you talking about? You are really...ah."

Cheng Jingfei's old face turned red, but at the critical moment of life and death, he couldn't care less.

This is not a matter of hundreds of millions or tens of millions, this is a matter of 150 million!

At the critical moment of life and death, such a person would probably even betray his own parents, let alone a younger family friend.

Sissi, don't blame me...

It’s a pity that his daydream was shattered in an instant.

"Okay, stop being hysterical."

"1000 million. I want your shares, but we need to sign two contracts. On the surface, I will give you 3000 million so that Lu Kuan can't interfere."

"Also, you and Liu Xiaoli, use your combined 50% voting rights to raise Concubine Liu Yi's termination fee to 4300 million!"

"You decide whether it's feasible or not. Give me your answer within two days. Xiaoxiao, please send Mr. Cheng off."

Cheng Jingfei left the office building of Vision Entertainment in a daze, and only then realized that everything was a trap set by Liu Zeyu.

He signed a secret contract with him and invested 3000 million yuan to acquire 42% of his shares in Hongxingwu.

According to the Company Law, if the road is too wide to be blocked, an equal offer must be made. Is he so stupid?
This was a trap to make Cheng Jingfei owe a huge debt that was a matter of life and death, and then force him to surrender, thus creating obstacles for Lu Kuan's opposition.

He was even afraid that Lu Kuan would cut off the contract to terminate Liu Yifei's contract, so he was prepared to increase the penalty for breach of contract.

Liu Yifei is a person with limited civil capacity, so Liu Xiaoli makes the decision on everything.

How can he be so sure that he can convince Liu Xiaoli?

Cheng Jingfei tried hard to sort out his complicated thoughts. He now has one way out: the road is wide.

Liu Zeyu coveted Concubine Liu Yi, and didn't Lu Kuan also regard her as his forbidden deity?

Liu Zeyu is only willing to pay 1000 million, so he might as well sell the shares to Lu Kuan.

With his current wealth, it is not impossible for him to spend tens of millions to win the championship for his beloved, right?

The driver drove the car over and drove towards Hongxingwu according to the boss's instructions.

When Lu Kuan received Cheng Jingfei's call, he had not yet noticed anything was wrong.

The other party just said on the phone that they should go to Hongxingwu together to discuss Xixi's next development plan.

I guess it’s because of the popularity of “Chinese Paladin” that he’s thinking of letting her take on advertisements and commercial performances?
"A Fei, go to the basement and drive to Hongxingwu. I'll go find Wenwen and meet you downstairs later."

"Yes, boss."

At the same time, Liu Yifei and her assistant Yang Siwei had just finished a "Chinese Paladin" fan meeting in Peking.

"Siwei, call Lu, no, call A Fei, and ask them where they are?"

Yang Siwei was puzzled: "Aren't we going back to the villa?"

Concubine Liu Yi was in a good mood: "I'm bored anyway, let's go find them and have dinner together."

She seemed to suddenly remember something and rummaged through the Chinese herbal spices in her bag.

Fortunately I didn’t forget to bring it.

The scent of Lu Kuan's sachet must have dissipated, so she wanted to help him sew some back in.

Yang Siwei was clear-headed and looking at her happy expression, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Lukuan drum washing machine is well-known.

I don’t know whether the girl’s gentleness can eventually melt the stubborn steel of the unscrupulous director.

Cheng Jingfei was sitting in the conference room of Hongxingwu. He asked his assistant to make two cups of buckwheat tea, which was a specialty that Liu Yifei brought back from filming in Dali.

The astute Yang Siwei often reminded her to do more small favors like this to win people's hearts.

But sometimes the little girl didn’t think too much about it and just treated people kindly.

Buckwheat tea contains flavonoids, which tastes a bit bitter, just like Cheng Jingfei's current mood.

Looking at the makeup photos of Liu Yifei for "Tian Long" and "Chinese Paladin" on the wall, Cheng Jingfei remembered how she called him godfather when she was ten years old and sat beside the sofa.

It's grown so big in the blink of an eye.

If he had no other choice this time, why would he...

Hey.

Lu Kuan pushed the door open and walked in: "Mr. Cheng, you look so cheerful that you specially invited me over for tea? You're not from Guangdong Province either."

Cheng Jingfei smiled and said, "No, no, it's been a while since I last saw you. I specially invited you to come sit down with me."

The weather was hot, but Boss Lu didn't hesitate to pick up the teacup and drink it directly. The water temperature was just right.

Not bad, quite thirst-quenching.

"Tell me, what good things do you want to talk to me about?"

Cheng Jingfei smiled bitterly: "Director Lu, this is not a good thing, it's my misfortune!"

A thread in Lu Kuan's mind was tense, but he certainly didn't have the ability to predict the future.

This document was just released this morning. It is rare for anyone who is not an insider or has a vested interest in it to know about it so quickly.

Cheng Jingfei described the incident in great detail, his voice filled with tears and as if he was complaining.

However, in Lu Kuan's eyes, this look is similar to that of Liu Yifei in the crew of "Gold Powder".

It's all emotion, no technique.

Lu Kuan said with a straight face: "I have warned you long ago not to try to get the skin of a tiger."

"Mr. Cheng, you're a veteran in the business world, so why do you keep failing?"

Cheng Jingfei gritted his teeth when he heard him making sarcastic remarks, but he didn't dare to be presumptuous because he needed help from others.

"Director Lu, I won't say much else. Can you lend me 5000 million for an emergency?"

Boss Lu sneered, "You, a Forbes-listed billionaire, don't have enough cash reserves. How much liquidity do you think a small-time entrepreneur like me can have?"

"'Thief' hasn't been released yet, and the company's accounts are empty."

Cheng Jingfei sneered in his heart, but didn't dare to reveal it.

"How about this, Mr. Lu, I'll sell you my shares for 2500 million, and Liu Zeyu will pay 3000 million, but I don't want him to get involved in Red Star Wu."

"After all, I was the one who brought Sissi into the circle, and I can't let anyone harm her."

Boss Lu was disgusted by his hypocrisy. He was still being insincere even at this time.

Huh?
Shit! I wouldn't be like this when I'm doing business with people, would I?
"2500 million? Mr. Cheng, do you think I'm worth 250? I only spent less than million to buy your shares. It's only been a little over a year. When did Hongxingwu become so valuable?"

Cheng Jingfei's emotions suddenly lost control: "Lu Kuan! You've been in charge of Xixi's development. You know her value best. Do you dare to say that you're losing 2500 million?"

"From now on, Red Star Wu will belong to you alone. You can do whatever you want! Including..."

He hesitated to speak, but still threw out what he thought was the greatest temptation: "Including her whole person, isn't it you who has the final say?"

There was no way Boss Lu would allow him to bark helplessly in front of him, so he threw the paper cup to the ground!

Tea splashed everywhere!

"Cheng Jingfei! Are you finally telling the truth today? If I don't agree to your request, you're going to sell your shares and Concubine Liu Yi to Liu Zeyu, right?"

The real estate businessman also got angry: "That's right! What can I do! This world is a place where the big fish eat the small fish. I'm incompetent and I admit defeat, but what can I do?"

"Lu Kuan, I'll only talk to you once. If you don't take over, I'll sell the shares to Liu Zeyu at a high price. This is the most I can do!"

Boss Lu laughed out loud.

"What a kind and righteous man! You are a good godfather! Do you want to be Wang Yun? Are you waiting for the price here?"

Cheng Jingfei's face changed drastically. Lu Kuan's words were like a sharp knife, cutting open his hypocritical face.

"I'm Wang Yun? Then you won't be Dong Zhuo? Count every female star you've worked with, is there any you haven't touched?"

"We all came out of this fucking mud. Why are you pretending to be a gentleman in front of me, Lu Kuan?"

"Do you dare to say that you have never had feelings for Sissi? Do you dare?"

Holy shit! Boss Lu never thought that one day he would be called a white lotus...

But the play cannot fail. In order to lure Cheng Jingfei and Liu Zeyu into the trap, he must continue to act.

"Haha, whatever you say."

"So what if I'm Dong Zhuo? If I replace her, I can still promote anyone else. To me, Concubine Liu Yi is no different from other actresses. Don't expect to use her to make money from me."

Cheng Jingfei felt hopeless, and his last wishful thinking fell to pieces.

He lowered his voice and was about to beg: "Director Lu, I..."

The office door was pushed open violently, slamming against the white wall behind it.

The force was so strong that the poster of Zhao Linger's smiling makeup photo was shaken to the ground.

The two people in the room who had just been arguing with each other looked over at the same time.

Concubine Liu Yi came in such a hurry that she didn't even change into her dress for the event.

She stared at Lu Kuan so intently that her lips were bitten until they bled.

(End of this chapter)