Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 265 Catching the mole

Taking off his coat, Lu Kuan sat down in front of the first draft of the script in the study.

He suddenly took out the small sachet that Concubine Liu Yi had embroidered for him and put it to the tip of his nose. The clear mint scent was refreshing.

The script manuscript submitted by Liu Heng in front of him was already full of his revision instructions.

If the previous life's version of the "Pants Earthquake" was adapted from the novel "Aftershock", then the concept of this life's version of "Tangshan Earthquake" came from Abbas's "Endless Life".

"Eternal Life" tells the story of the 1990 magnitude earthquake in Iran in 7.3.

When the protagonist learns that the small town of Kogale, where the movie "Where is My Friend's Home" was filmed, has suffered severe damage, he drives a yellow car to the disaster area with his son Buya to look for the two young actors in the movie whose life and death are unknown.

The plot structure of this road movie is very simple, with a single-line narrative.

Along the way, the protagonist encounters an old woman whose entire family of 16 was crushed to death by a collapsed house;
A middle-aged man who remained optimistic during the earthquake, lost his sister and three nephews, and still installed a TV antenna to watch the 90 World Cup;
A child encountered unusual animal movements caused by the earthquake and was catching crickets on the roadside in a naive but happy manner.

In short, this film, which embodies the optimism and heroism in the face of disaster through the narrative perspective of a road movie, is an artistic creation of Abbas.

Due to the plot structure, the film is not very enjoyable to watch. What is more outstanding is the realistic long shots and open ending that made him famous.

Let’s get back to the film “Tangshan Earthquake”.

After nearly a month of consultation, the screenwriter team led by Lu Kuan and Liu Heng came up with a first draft of the script.

In addition to the single line of Abbas's "Endless Life", two more branch lines were added.

Abbas's narrative perspective is from the outside to the inside, while the new "Tangshan Earthquake" has three branch perspectives to narrate the full picture of the disaster.

As one of the protagonists, the soldier who is the company commander of the rescue force sent by the 38th Army represents the official power and macro perspective during the earthquake;
As the heroine's wife, she is at odds with her husband due to their family background. From the gap between them to being moved by his great love, she strives to rescue her sister-in-law. This is the third perspective narrative at the epicenter.

The protagonist's sister and her family, along with their newborn baby, were buried under the rubble until they were rescued by the protagonist's perseverance. This is the first-person perspective.

From the family trivialities and estrangements before the earthquake, to the countless people suddenly caught up in the torrent of disaster, to the hope that flowers bloom from despair in the end.

It can be said that the three perspectives are all-encompassing, from the macro to the details, seeing the big picture from the small, and truly using the experiences of small people to interpret the joys and sorrows under the disaster.

Once the script is finalized, you can start considering casting.

Except for the previous films where Boss Lu had to consider balancing interests with roles, starting from "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", all the casting was done in secret and he made the final decision himself.

The same is true for this film "The Tangshan Earthquake".

Considering age, acting skills, and temperament, the role of a soldier is best suited to Hu Jun;
The heroine has the image of a bookish petty bourgeois wife, Lu Kuan advises Zhou Xun.

She is still in the stalemate stage with Rong Xingda and has not completely come together with Huayi, which inevitably arouses suspicion.

The other main supporting characters are Hu Jun's sister and brother-in-law, a newlywed couple. The sister had just given birth to a baby and was buried under the rubble waiting to be rescued.

These two simple and innocent images, brother-in-law Wang Baoqiang, and sister can let 25-year-old Song Jia try it.

Her first film, Curiosity Kills the Cat, was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Rooster Awards.

Tan Xianer in the TV series "Crossing the Guandong" is the image of a simple and innocent rural girl, which meets the requirements of the role in the script.

Lu Kuan considered Concubine Liu Yi.

But first of all, it is a bit awkward to let an 18-year-old girl play a breastfeeding rural woman.

No matter how much makeup she puts on her face, it is difficult for the audience to get into the play when she stands next to Wang Baoqiang.

In addition, she will have to join the second season of "Zhu Xian" next month, so overlapping schedules is not advisable.

Finally, just let Xiao Liu guest-star in the role of a college student's girlfriend. As for other roles that appear in the play, just pick up unimportant ones and give them to company artists as guest stars or do favors.

Liu Heng continued to collect first-hand information about the disaster in Tangshan. Lu Kuan communicated with him for more than an hour, explained his suggestions for revisions, and waited for the submission of the final draft.

However, with a rough draft in hand, we can start scouting locations for certain established scenes, including repairing special effects models and real-life scenes.

At the same time, after a week of intensive communication, the members of the Lukuan Olympic Games opening ceremony plan bidding team have gradually arrived.

Among them, Lin Ying called me the next day after I revised the script.

"Director Lu Kuan?"

"It's me. You are Ms. Lin Ying, right?"

Lin Ying was at her home in New York, feeling helpless as she looked at Liang Zhouyang beside her.

"Director Lu, I received your email. I'm so proud to be able to participate in this great event, but..."

Boss Lu understood the meaning of the song and asked, "Have you received other invitations as well?"

"That's right. Director Ang Lee sent you an invitation a little earlier than you did. It's really a bit difficult now."

"If Director Lu doesn't mind, I'd like to ask you a few questions."

As mentioned earlier, American movies are also divided into two levels, California and New York, or Hollywood and New York.

Hollywood is the top commercial film base, and New York is a paradise for art films. Martin Scorsese, Ang Lee and others are all great directors who came out of New York.

As for the Chinese community in the United States, they are also divided into roughly three circles: California, New York and metropolitan cities.

California and New York are the two areas with the largest Chinese populations. Chinatown in Manhattan, New York is the oldest Chinatown in North America and the largest in the world.

Therefore, for Lin Ying, who has been studying and working here for a long time, Li An's fame and reputation are still much higher than that of Boss Lu, who has been a rookie for only three or four years.

"please say."

"Regarding the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, do you think that in terms of cultural creativity, the nation is greater than the world, or the world is greater than the nation?"

Lu Kuan knew that this was Lin Ying considering the compatibility with his own cultural cognition.

If you don't share the same ideals, you can't work together. If your ideas are inconsistent, forced cooperation will not be pleasant.

To be honest, Lu Kuan didn’t know much about the aesthetic ideas of Lin Huiyin’s niece. He only knew some of her amazing designs.

If we simply follow our intuition to cater to her, for such an international artist, the more appropriate answer is obviously that the world is greater than the nation.

But Lin Ying was worried about differences in ideas, and Lu Kuan was also worried!

He simply spoke the truth: "This question is rather delicate. For me, the design of the Olympic Games can be summed up in eight words."

"Chinese learning as the basis, Western learning for practical application."

“I choose to use Western high-tech and special effects, as well as advanced exhibition service concepts, to present aesthetic images that are mostly national and a fusion of the two.”

Liang Zhouyang on the other end of the phone had his eyes shining as he listened, and he admired his idol even more. He was only a few years older than him, so how could he be so talented!

She looked at her aunt with pleading eyes, but Lin Ying had already made her own decision.

"I can't say who's better, you or Ang Lee, but I'd love to work with one of the youngest and most outstanding directors in China. I really admire your transformation and dissemination of traditional culture."

Boss Lu was delighted: "Great, welcome aboard!"

"By the way, if our team is short of choreographers, I can introduce a friend who is also Chinese in New York."

"Sure, which one?"

"My name is Shen Wei. He runs a dance arts center in New York and is proficient in both classical and contemporary dance."

Lu Kuanxin understood that this Shen Wei was the person in charge of the "Scroll" program at the opening ceremony of the later Beijing Olympic Games.

The Scroll showcases the charm of Chinese culture in a grand and creative way.

The dancers used their bodies and modern dance techniques to "paint" a Chinese landscape painting on a specially made giant canvas. Accompanied by the melodious melody of the guzheng, they perfectly integrated traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting art with modern dance, showing the profoundness of Chinese culture to the world.

The Chinese community in the United States is very small, and this time we have followed the clues and found a big hand.

Even if they don't copy plans from previous lives, such top talents are scarce.

Domestic figures like Yang Liping naturally have some gaps in international vision and Western dance research compared to Shen Wei, who is well-versed in both Chinese and Western culture.

The boss of Talent Road contacted and negotiated with artists from North America one by one, including Michel, the director of the Atlanta Olympics, and Dragon, the director of Cirque du Soleil, who were both successfully recruited.

At the same time, domestic bidding members who were contacted by Han Shanping, Zhang Huijun, Tian Zhuangzhuang and others using their personal connections and industry influence also joined one after another, and the team was about to be formed.

This is the office of the president of Wenjie Holdings. It is the first time for me to work here since the last establishment of the group company.

The internal self-made OA system has been updated to 2.0 since it went online, and can basically handle most of the paperless office processes, but there are some decisive matters that Sun Wenwen cannot do on his behalf, so he still has to take care of them personally.

For example, ask about the current development issues of the World Mall.

Dongzi, lying on the sofa, looked at the huge floor-to-ceiling windows in his boss's huge luxury office, feeling envious but not hating.

The more he came into contact with him, the more he understood him, and the more often he received guidance from him on company segmentation ideas, the more convinced he became.

"Brother Dong, stop looking so sad. It should be Ma Yun who is worried right now, haha."

Wenjie Mall has been established for nearly a year and has been catching up with Taobao in the online mall business from scratch. It is hard to say that the two sides are evenly matched.

Because of its different starting type, Taobao is currently making rapid progress in the C2C track. As of the end of last year, it had more than 400 million registered users and PV (page views) of approximately 4000 million per day.

But Wenjie Mall did not follow this track from the beginning.

In addition to relying on traditional 3C products and other products with a high degree of standardization, it is also because of the existence of Liu Yifei's millions of "fan economy" that it directly entered the B2C track, cutting off Taobao's transformation path this year.

In the current Wenjie Mall, in addition to the fan economy driven by Liu Yifei, many domestic film and television drama related businesses have begun to flock in.

For entertainment industry audiences, apart from the cinema, the most reassuring consumption scenario is the countless figures, posters, CDs, idol magazines and co-branded T-shirts in the Wenjie Mall.

What worries Dongzi is that Taobao is one step ahead in the payment track.

"Mr. Lu, you were the first to come up with this idea, but that alien got there first. Sigh!"

"It's nothing, our team is just a step behind, but we can move forward more steadily!"

Dongzi looked at the young director in confusion.

To be honest, he had a strange impression of Lu Kuan. When it came to the trends and operations of the segmented industries, he had only a vague understanding and almost never asked about them, leaving the authority to act on his own.

However, when it comes to issues such as B2C or C2C, or the current issue of "payment credit", he can always provide constructive opinions from the perspective of an industry pioneer.

It’s just that their own payment system has just had a beta version, and Taobao has officially launched a software called "Alipay".

“Software is nothing, anyone can do it.”

Boss Lu comforted Jianghu Dong Ge, who was unaware of his wife's beauty: "The key point is the issue of industry access, or let's just give it a random name, the issue of payment license."

"Payment license?"

"They have Alipay, and we have Alipay. It's just a piece of software, but we both exploited loopholes in industry compliance."

"Currently, Taobao and we both have registered users below 10 million. Imagine if one day the number of users exceeds 100 million, how much money will be sitting on Alipay and Zhitong?"

“Can the banks still sleep?”

Dongzi has been in a daze since he entered the door. He would be stunned every time Boss Lu gave him some advice.

Because he really understood and listened.

Although there is no clear understanding of the financial security issue described by Lu Kuan, it is clear that this legal gap will be filled at any time.

The speed of filling the gap will depend on the development speed of websites such as Taobao, Wenjie Mall, eBay and Amazon.

The country only began issuing the first payment license in 2011, and the license has become the first element of compliance operations in the payment industry.

This marks that the payment company has become one of the payment institutions recognized by the central bank and has obtained legal status.

Now, to put it bluntly, Ma Yun's Alipay and Wenjie's PayTone are just small Kalemis trying to steal the financial institutions' business. No one pays attention to them before they grow up, but once they become big, they will be put in a cage.

Boss Lu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be discouraged. We are just one step behind. E-commerce is still a blue ocean, and Taobao is not the only competitor."

"We should take a long-term view. We should focus on the future, for example..."

“Express delivery and warehousing business.”

Dongzi was stunned again, this time for a little longer.

In these five minutes, he saw the good after-sales service and user reputation of relying on self-built logistics;
He saw the autonomy and controllability of logistics and distribution;

He saw a surge in PV and registered users due to delivery efficiency and service quality. . .

But Dongzi was a little worried; "Mr. Lu, the funds for logistics and warehousing..."

"Let's get ready to contact venture capital. With Taobao as a benchmark, our valuation isn't low, especially since we've surpassed them in B2C business."

Dongzi wasn't very optimistic: "But with such an asset-heavy development model, even SoftBank wouldn't necessarily be willing to invest!"

"Then let's make the registration numbers and page view data more impressive, communicate with Yang Siwei, and do more online marketing."

Liu Qiangdong looked a little embarrassed when this topic was mentioned.

"Mr. Lu, Miss Liu's endorsement is about to expire, but..."

"what?"

"Manager Yang said he's not planning to renew the contract for now."

Boss Lu narrowed his eyes and said, "Didn't Sun Wenwen inform all of you subsidiary leaders about this?"

"Before August, all business cooperation with Liu Yifei must be accelerated and intensified. Why did you ask Jie Mall to fall behind?"

At the beginning of the year, in the showdown after the Golden Globe Awards, Xiao Liu gave him an ultimatum.

That sentence, I am this color, was used to force Boss Lu to get rid of the role of scumbag, but the latter never cared.

The time is approaching, and it seems that this is going to be real.

Dongzi was stunned for five minutes, and Boss Lu was also stunned for five minutes.

He tried various ways to solve this problem in his mind.

Threaten her? Coerce her? Trick her?

I found that there is still no solution, especially Xiao Liu who has become interested in "Dragon Slayer". What the hell...

Boss Lu and Dongzi looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.

I don't know whether my wife is beautiful or slightly inferior and sighed.

"I'll solve this problem. There are three directions under the Askjie Mall."

"We will remain committed to B2C, improve payment functions, and put the logistics and warehousing plans in place first."

"If you want to take money out of other people's pockets, you have to make yourself look clean, right?"

Dongzi came in a melancholy mood and left in a worried mood.

He was surprised to find that when it came to women, this genius was not as good as himself?
Now that I have the little Kyoto of a high-ranking official's family under my control, how come you, Boss Lu, can't even discipline a little girl?
Xue Xiaolu knocked on the door and came in. When she learned that the boss would be working in the company today, she rushed over angrily!
"Director! Isn't that a bit too much?"

Xue Xiaolu was holding a notebook in his hand, "Those Years".

"Teacher Xue, why are you so angry? Please sit down first."

Boss Lu took out the water-ground black tea and generously tweezed out a lot of it, without looking sorry at all.

Because I bought a car.

"No, Director Lu. I understand the company is short on directors right now, but I've been working on Bad Genius since the Lunar New Year."

"It's not easy. We're almost done filming and entering post-production. How come this new script has already arrived before we even have a break?"

"I can't do this job!"

Xue Xiaolu is a teacher at Beijing Film Academy, so compared to other employees, he feels more confident when facing Boss Lu.

Because she has been in the education system for a long time, the extremely high work pressure over the past year has really made her feel a little breathless.

Oh, Boss Lu, you know that when you're feeling down and out of inspiration, you go to Jiuzhaigou and don't care that your subordinates are being ordered around like crazy?!
"Teacher Xue, have you read the book 'Those Years'?"

Xue Xiaolu said weakly: "I didn't watch it. I don't feel like watching it anymore. My husband will divorce me if I watch it again."

Boss Lu was furious: "He dares? Teacher Xue, you have made great contributions to our industry. If Teacher Qin has any second thoughts, I will immediately ban him from the industry!"

Xue Xiaolu’s husband is Qin Yong, a graduate of the Literature Department of Yan University. He is a screenwriter in the industry, though not well-known. Now he is a man of high status because of his wife.

The former female teacher from Beijing Film Academy glanced at Lu Kuan, who had a serious expression on his face, with a mixture of laughter and tears, knowing that he was joking.

"Hey, can you just give me a two-month break? Or does this movie still need to find Liu Yifei? It has to be done before August?"

"Then you should replace her as soon as possible. Otherwise, a young girl like Concubine Liu Yi may be able to endure it, but an old woman like me cannot!"

Boss Lu looked a little embarrassed. Dongzi and his gang all knew that they had exploited Xiao Liu intensively in a short period of time.

This is... not good.

How can he maintain his glorious image as a boss and CEO in the future? His reputation as a scoundrel will soon be exposed.

"Okay, then Mr. Xue, you can polish the script. Xiao Liu is going to cooperate with Wenjie Video to shoot a cultural communication video."

Xue Xiaolu was speechless, but the purpose of this trip was achieved.

I would rather die than have my friend die. My concubine Yi, please take care of yourself.

Who told you to get involved with this kind of person? He's poisonous!

"Boss Lu, how are the releases arranged?"

"Oh, it'll wrap up next month, post-production will be finished in May, and it'll be released during the summer."

Lu Kuan saw that she seemed to be hesitant to speak, "What's wrong?"

"Xu Ke's 'Seven Swordsmen' should also be in the summer season. They have stars like Zhen Zidan, Leon Lai, Lu Yi, and Jang Nara, who is now second only to Princess Yi. I'm afraid..."

"It's useless, they're all paper tigers. Teacher Xue, are you still not confident in my judgment?"

"This time we're targeting the elite. We're using two low-budget films, 'Bad Genius' and 'Supermarket', to snipe him. I'm very confident."

Boss Lu is certainly confident. With a cost of 1.4 million yuan, the national box office was 8300 million yuan, which was the first failure in the martial arts genre after Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and Zhang Yimou's "Hero".

It was a complete box office and critical failure. "Supermarket" was released first in June. This excellent low-budget production whetted the audience's appetite, letting them eat a pile of gold shit starring Jang Nara.

"Bad Genius" was scheduled to steal the show in the same period, and with Wenjie's unparalleled publicity and promotion capabilities in the industry, it was not a problem for it to dethrone "Seven Swords".

Boss Lu has a good relationship with Xu Ke, and the special effects were done by Butian Films.

However, this time, "Seven Swords" has the investment of Huayi and the performance of Jang Nara, so it has to bear an unbearable burden and can only accidentally hurt Xu Ke.

In 1995, when the Hong Kong film market was shrinking, Xu Ke still took a gamble and made "The Blade", which only grossed a pitiful HK$330 million at the box office.

He lost money and had a disagreement with his old partner Zhao Wenzhuo. Until 2005, he had not touched his favorite martial arts themes for ten years.

Unexpectedly, this "Seven Swords" will repeat the same mistake. Excluding the profit share, the film company suffered a huge loss of nearly 100 million.

With Zhou Jun's intervention, Huayi has indeed made great improvements in its industry status and Internet channel integration compared to its previous life.

But it was also because he ignored the development trend of the industry and tried to achieve his goal of cashing out through listing as soon as possible, and also benchmarked Liu Yifei to create a competing actress Zhang Nara, that he accidentally stepped into this big pit.

Xue Xiaolu achieved his goal and left with satisfaction.

Sun Wenwen knocked on the door and came in to inform her boss of her recent schedule.

"On March 3, Sister Mei and the Xiangjiang Star Football Team organized a charity match to donate buildings and funds to impoverished schools in Aba, Sichuan Province, and other areas."

"On March 3, the Olympic opening ceremony design bidding team gathered for the first time at the Peking Hotel. All personnel's air tickets, meals and accommodations have been confirmed."

"On March 3, screenwriter Liu Heng's team submitted the final draft of the script for 'Tangshan Earthquake,' and the Tangshan studio's set and building aging will be inspected by the end of the month."

Lu Kuan interrupted her: "Who are the domestic players on that football team?"

Sun Wenwen smiled and said, "Zhao Benshan, Sun Nan, Yu Quan, Wu Jin, Wang Feng, and Mr. Lu."

"Then we don't have enough people in the mainland?"

"Wang Minhui said that the Hong Kong Star Football Team will form a mixed team with us, and we from the mainland will just need to participate."

That's fine, otherwise Old Zhao would be panting while running, which would cause a lot of delays.

Not to mention this, I have to take a ball and bounce it around to get a feel for it these two days when I have nothing to do. In my previous life, I was the captain of the Beijing Film Academy team, and it has been a long time since I put my horses aside and my weapons into storage.

Boss Lu missed the days of running under the sunset, which was his lost youth.

Sun Wenwen continued: "Next is the opening ceremony of 'Tangshan Earthquake', which is scheduled to start on time at 27:3 pm on the 42th."

Lu Kuan nodded silently. On July 1976, 7, at 28:3 am, a disaster struck quietly.

"Hu Jun, Zhou Xun and other actors, please arrange a time to have dinner together, as well as that little Song Jia."

"Then arrange for Wenjie Video and Travel Channel to prepare for the live broadcast of the opening ceremony on the 27th. It must be done in a proper manner."

"Yes, leader."

Boss Lu suddenly remembered something: "Oh, the documents and clothing for tomorrow's meeting..."

"In the closet behind you, your Democratic Progressive Party membership card and your Zhengxie Association meeting pass are both inside. Please check them later."

Tomorrow is the third meeting of the 2005th National Committee of the China Democratic League in . Lu Kuan will participate in politics and government affairs as the vice-chairman of the China Democratic League in Beiping.

At the same time, he also participated in the discussions of the literary and artistic working group as the vice president of the China Directors Association, and Zhao Benshan and Zhang Yimou were among them.

"How has Concubine Liu Yi arranged her work recently?"

Sun Wenwen was stunned when she heard this and opened her notebook to take a look.

"'Bad Genius' recently wrapped filming, and after discussing with Yang Siwei, the filming of the lead-in video will be scheduled for early April."

"Oh, by the way, Sister Mei also invited her to Hong Kong to attend the charity game and dinner. She has booked a flight for you."

Boss Lu suddenly had an idea and pretended to touch his phone: "Wenwen, please call Liu Yifei, my phone is out of battery."

He wanted to verify his guess.

Sun Wenwen said in embarrassment: "Boss, I don't have her number. How about I call Yang Siwei?"

"1380909834X."

Lu Kuan didn't verify whether she existed or not, but as long as Liu Yifei answered the phone, the first sentence she said would reveal their relationship.

If Liu Yifei called herself "Sister Wenwen" as soon as she came up, then she was lying in the ward last time.

Since Xiao Liu was able to "accurately capture" his itinerary several times, it is worth suspecting whether it has something to do with his butler.

Sun Wenwen pressed the keys with a calm expression, and the only sound in the office was the ringtone imitating a cat's meow.

"Hello?"

"Ms. Liu, I'm Sun Wenwen."

"Ah! Sister Wenwen, is there something you want to talk to me about?"

Sun Wenwen looked at him asking for instructions, but Boss Lu shook his head at her and pointed at the Shuimozhen black tea on the tea table.

"It's okay. Mr. Lu brought some black tea from Sichuan Province. I'll see when I can send you some."

"Okay, then I'll ask my assistant to get it. Don't run away."

"Okay, goodbye Miss Liu."

"Goodbye."

A beeping sound was heard. When Sun Wenwen looked up again, Boss Lu had already lowered his head and started reviewing documents.

"You go first, there's no need to close the door."

"Yes, boss."

Sun Wenwen's palms were sweaty as she walked out of the office with difficulty. She turned around and paced towards the bathroom, walking faster and faster.

She swallowed hard in front of the mirror, and without caring whether her makeup would be smudged, she splashed water on her face and forced herself to calm down.

After tidying up his short bangs, the chief steward of Wenjie Holdings went downstairs to his office.

He locked the door and called Liu Yifei.

"Well, did he doubt it?"

Xiao Liu was also very nervous, what if the washing machine knew about him...

In the ward, Boss Lu's subtle attempts to test her only alerted her to something else. The next day, Liu Yifei carefully discussed the matter with Sun Wenwen.

Don’t leave your number with each other, and ask who it is before answering.

When fighting wits and courage with someone like Lu Kuan, you can't leave any loopholes.

Sun Wenwen was so anxious that she almost cried.

"Ms. Liu, how about..."

"No! Sister Wenwen, how can you back down?"

Xiao Liu could guess what she wanted to say just by looking at her teeth.

First, clearly refuse, then gradually persuade: "You also know my value to the world, not only now, but after this year it will only be higher!"

"Don't worry, I will protect you if anything happens. Even if you are fired, the studio will always have a job for you, and your salary will be comparable to Yang Siwei's."

Sun Wenwen hung up the phone in a daze. The innocent little girl had turned into a little devil with red horns in her mind.

Boss Lu is a big devil.

Why do you two have to torture us poor people?!
Ah Fei: I agree!
Sun Wenwen went from a small town test-taker to a university in Peking, where she met a genius boss who changed her destiny. She then grew up with Wenjie and became the chief steward of a giant in the domestic entertainment industry.

With her intelligence and EQ, she wouldn't have taken such a risk.

Having handled the financial data of so many companies, she felt that Liu Yifei had a special status both in terms of economic value and in Boss Lu's heart.

She is not too stupid, but too smart. The more the company develops, the more panicked she becomes and the more she wants to consolidate her position.

Therefore, they chose to invest in Liu Yifei in advance, investing in this girl who might become the boss's lady.

It all started from that time when I took her bag at a dinner party...

It's too late to regret now. The only thing to be thankful for is that it hasn't been exposed yet.

Lu Kuan returned home with a full set of meeting equipment. Not only March, but the whole year of 2005 would be an extremely difficult year.

From the start of filming of the earthquake movie, we had to take into account both the opening ceremony plan and the creation of the movie.

We will be heading to Cannes in mid-April to watch films and prepare for the film festival judging.

August 8st is the deadline for the targeted solicitation of plans for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, followed by the post-production of "Tangshan Earthquake".

If the opening ceremony plan is successfully bid, there will be the first plan report in September.

In short, there are so many things to deal with that Lu Kuan feels a splitting headache just thinking about it. As his business grows bigger and bigger, it ties his hands and feet, and he no longer has the qualifications to step on the brakes himself.

Ah Fei drove the Bentley Arnage to the Huabin Golf. The president of Wenjie Holdings had just changed his car.

The Prado LC120 was originally bought for fun. After this car accident, even if he did it manually, he had to pay attention to the safety of his car.

Lu Kuan pushed open the door of the study and saw Bingbing reading the script of "The Disciples" and carefully writing a biography of Afen.

Naturally, she did not have the ambition and motivation to become a movie queen like Liu Yifei, but she always kept in mind Lu Kuan's guidance that "an actress's work is 1, everything else is 0."

Although he has already become a leader in the fashion industry, he still has to continue to improve his main business.

"Have you eaten? There's some food in the fridge. Can I make it for you?"

"Where's the babysitter?"

"I asked her to go back first. Zhou Jun became suspicious, so I thought it would be better to be cautious."

Bingbing is naturally a woman who is well versed in human nature and has a deep understanding of the world. Every time she meets Boss Lu in private, she acts as gently as possible and fully displays her charm and talent as a leading actress.

For a big shot who is influential in the business and film industry, Bingbing felt that he might not like such a strong woman.

Her ambition grew wildly, and she was looking for an opportunity to break through the dusty fear.

For a top star like her, she will not miss any opportunity to make a breakthrough in life.

This is the first time I know Lu Kuan sacrificing himself, but there may be a second time.

"How about we make something simple? It's just for me and Ah Fei to eat."

Boss Lu was indeed a little hungry, but he never treated Ah Fei as an outsider, and the three of them often ate together in the villa.

Bingbing heard the sound of the car engine, pulled open the curtain and said with a smile: "A Fei is a man with good judgment, much better than you."

The place next door was bought by Bingbing, and Ah Fei usually goes there to rest at night. It seems that he knows that the boss has been staying out more recently, so he wants to avoid suspicion.

"Haha, look at what you said, where am I without tact?"

Boss Lu beckoned Bingbing to sit on his lap and said, "It's you who has to read my expression. Do you understand?"

The actress brushed away her hair and placed her cold left hand on the man's cheek. "What do you think of your expression?"

"Just follow my expression. Just because you see I'm horny, come over and have sex with me!"

"what!"

Bingbing was picked up by the waist with a sweet smile, and then an absurd daytime sexual intercourse began.

The chilly wind of early spring could not resist the warmth of the gentle land. Only a few wild cats that accidentally broke into the villa yard were in heat, echoing the lingering and seductive music coming from the second floor.

"It's safe today..."

Bingbing held onto her waist tightly and refused to let go. The relaxation of his forehead demonstrated the beauty of dopamine release. She was fascinated by this hormone that is a reward mechanism in the human body to maintain intimacy.

After the matter was done, Bingbing, who had made up his mind to lose weight, couldn't resist the nagging, so he made a few home-cooked dishes and ate a few bites with Boss Lu.

"How's Wang Jinhua doing?"

"Sister Hua and the Wang Dajun brothers have talked a few more times. I think they're going to break up."

Chengtian is just beginning to establish itself in the domestic entertainment industry, and has officially announced that it has signed Chen Hao, Liu Yifei's colleague in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

But the under-the-surface transactions should have been going on secretly for some time, and the earthquake in the domestic entertainment industry will break out sooner or later.

Fan Bingbing smiled bitterly: "But now my information is not accurate. Sister Hua has already regarded me as a traitor."

"Well, where's Zhou Jun?"

"He's okay. He tried to test me once last time, but it didn't work out. I haven't seen him much lately."

"Oh, by the way, Huo Siyan has been accompanying Wang Xiaolei and Zhou Jun to social events lately. One time, he got drunk and called me. I heard Director Zhang, Director Zhang, but I couldn't quite make it out."

Boss Lu paused in his action of picking up the food, thinking, could it be Director Zhang of the Ministry of Information?

While he was accelerating the accumulation of positive intellectual resources on the "Tangshan Earthquake" and the Olympic Games opening ceremony plan to prepare for any eventuality, his opponents were also accelerating their public relations efforts to find fault and encircle him.

"Everyone is trying to catch the traitor!"

He sighed deeply and lit a cigarette after dinner.

Zhou Jun was catching the traitor, and he was also catching the "traitor".

It's just that Sun Wenwen is a somewhat strange insider...

Her professional and personal loyalty have stood the test of time. Last year, Huayi poached the vice president of the Artist Economics Department, and several training plans for the artist industry were leaked.

Subsequent investigations showed that even offering Sun Wenwen three times her salary did not sway her, so Boss Lu was relieved about this.

But regarding Concubine Liu Yi...

It really made him laugh and cry. Even though he couldn't be 100% sure that she got her itinerary from Sun Wenwen, he was at least a major suspect.

The next small test will reveal the clues, no need to rush.

"By the way, among the female editors-in-chief of fashion magazines in China, who do you have the best relationship with?"

Bingbing raised his smooth forehead: "What do you mean?"

"Anna Wintour told me that Vogue would be launching in mainland China around September and asked for my opinion as editor-in-chief."

"Really? That's great!"

Bingbing was in high spirits. With the support of the most authoritative Vogue, his fashion career would obviously be able to reach a higher level.

And this is all thanks to the man in front of me.

"I'll think about it, but there are only a few female fashion editors in China."

She counted them on her fingers, "Xiaoxue, Su Mang, Honghuang, Zhang Yu..."

Boss Lu has some impression of Zhang Yu's name. She was the first editor-in-chief of Vogue.

"Zhang Yu is pretty good. She seems to be working at British Vogue now. You can talk to her more."

"Yeah, I understand."

There is no need to talk to Bingbing in detail, she will know what to do with just a hint.

Boss Lu changed the subject and asked, "How much money do you have now?"

After finishing cooking, Bingbing, who was carefully putting on rubber gloves to clean the table, was stunned.

"Are you short of money?"

"What do you say?"

Bingbing smiled. "Probably over 2000 million in cash, and a few properties, apartments and villas. The car is pretty ordinary."

"what's wrong?"

Boss Lu thought of the 200 million yuan she donated without blinking, saying it was to repay his kindness.

He has been with me for so long, but he has never asked for anything.

"I'll mark out a few places for you. You can keep some money and use the rest to buy a house."

"Oh, by the way, don't you like courtyard houses? I have two nice ones. You can take them and live in them. I'll have someone handle the paperwork."

The 831 deadline mentioned above has ended, and the country has begun the bidding and auction system for land transfer, and land supply has completely become market-oriented.

This has led to a closer correlation between land prices and housing prices, which continue to rise.

If time travelers choose a time to stock up on houses, 04 and 05 are the last chances to buy one in the past decade.

Bingbing paused in his movements, his eyes seemed to be overflowing with love, and after a while he turned around and went into the kitchen.

"No need, I'll buy the house myself. I'm not after this from you."

Boss Lu didn't care whether she was acting or getting into the role. He just needed to do what he thought was right. What was wrong with pretending?
At least in the past two years, I have pretended that no one has ever seen any flaws.

"Okay, don't do it. There's a babysitter tomorrow."

Bingbing responded obediently, turned around and hugged his neck: "I am so greedy sometimes, I really want to see you every day."

"Haha, greed is a good thing. Greed makes people progress."

Lu Kuan paid no attention to her subtle declaration of love or loyalty.

When one is well fed and well clothed, he will think about sex. The famous actress continues to devote herself to today's KPI.

Sleep on the bed.

(End of this chapter)