Chapter 471 Going back on one's word
In his previous life, Du Sheng watched an interview with Tong Liya.

About when she had just graduated and went to interview for an extremely important role.

As soon as Tong Liya sat down, the director's words stunned her:
"Hey! What are you thinking? How can you be an actor if you look like this?"

This was the first time someone 'disliked' her looks.

After this incident, Tong Liya did suffer a huge blow.

She gradually lost her confidence and often questioned whether she was really suitable for this industry.

"Thank you, Brother Sheng!"

Tong Liya took a deep breath and a smile broke out on her little face.

She knew that Du Sheng always kept his word and would not stand her up.

At this moment, she was also happy that she had the courage to make the call.

"You just met with people from Comey Films? What did they say?"

Although Du Sheng had a rough guess, he still hoped to learn the details from the person involved.

"Brother Sheng, I..."

Tong Liya was a little hesitant, worried that speaking out would cause the cooperation between Star Media and Comey Films to break up.

"Don't worry, just tell me exactly what's going on so I can pick the best solution."

Tong Liya felt relieved and recounted her experience of the night in full.

After listening to Tong Liya's story, Du Sheng sneered.

“Haha, very good.

Remember everything that happened today, and when you achieve success in the future, you must sincerely thank Feng Jiarui!"

"Brother Sheng, I will remember this day forever!"

Tong Liya nodded heavily and said through clenched teeth.

This is a kind of encouragement and also a driving force for progress.

The reason why Du Sheng took a fancy to Tong Liya, besides that interest, was that he was attracted by her temperament, appearance, and personality at the moment, which were very consistent with the transformation of the heroine Yuan Xiangqin.

The true story of an ugly duckling transforming into a white swan.

.........

Time flies and it is the next morning.

Wang Zhicai had already rushed to Bay City last night, and at the same time, in accordance with the hoarse man's request, he converted 100 million Hong Kong dollars into equivalent US dollars through special means and packed them into a suitcase.

It weighs nearly 280 kilograms, which is very heavy and most people can't move it at all.

This was also the advice of Chief Inspector Tan Jianbin who was secretly accompanying him.

This is to prevent the other party from withdrawing quickly after the transaction is completed, or even going back on their word and refusing to let you go.

By the way, during the phone call last night, Tan Jianbin tried to ask the hoarse man to hand over the money and release the person, but the other party hung up the phone directly.

It has to be said that taking the initiative often makes you feel fearless.

There was no other way, Tan Jianbin could only act separately, leaving some of his men in Hong Kong for support, while he brought three people to Bay City.

Wang Zhicai didn't dare to gamble, so he could only follow the plan.

Jingle Bell!
Wang Shuo's phone rang again.

Tan Jianbin, who had not had much rest the night before, opened his eyes instantly and glanced at the clock on the wall. It was 8:40 in the morning.

The technicians who came with him started monitoring the signal immediately without any reminder.

"Good morning, Mr. Wang. You stayed at the Moss last night, right?"

Wang Zhicai pressed the answer button and heard a familiar hoarse man's voice, but the other party's words scared him:
"I happen to be here too. Start your journey now. You will arrive at Wuchang Street in 20 minutes. I will call you then..."

Tan Jianbin looked at the technician, who scratched his head:

"The other party changed his number, and the address shown is not in Taili, but Gaoxiong."

"Takao?!"

Tan Jianbin was shocked:
"Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Taili and Gaoxiong are located in the north and south respectively, and a round trip takes at least an hour at the fastest.

They are completely different from each other.

How is this going?

"The signal shows it's correct."

"Could it be that the other party is doing the deal with someone else?"

Wang Zhicai saw that time was running out, so he hung up the phone and discussed with the other party for a few words without getting to the point, so he could only act according to the other party's request.

But he obviously underestimated the cunning of the hoarse man.

After arriving at Wuchang Street, he called him and asked him to go to Kunming Road.

Tan Jianbin, who was secretly accompanying them disguised as a taxi driver, also had a gloomy expression.

Not only did the other party's mobile phone number change, but his address also changed.

It actually appeared in Taihong!
Could it be that the other party has been in the car all the time, or even on the way here?

This made his application for local cooperation somewhat useless.

After going around in circles like this for a few times, time unknowingly reached half past nine.

Just as Tan Jianbin drove onto the overpass, the phone suddenly rang.

"Stop the car, see that pile of sand down there, throw the suitcase down!"

Wang Zhicai's heart trembled and he couldn't help but look at Tan Jianbin.

Tan Jianbin did not answer, but instead contacted his men while observing the situation around the sand pile.

Apart from a dump truck, there was no one in sight, not even a single parked vehicle.

Tan Jianbin's expression changed for a moment, and finally he waved his hand.

There is a tracker hidden in the suitcase, which can be used as a safety precaution.

After the two of them pushed it down together, they saw the sand pile explode.

Tan Jianbin was shocked and looked carefully.

It turned out to be a pickup truck that was half buried in the sand, rushing out like a mad beast!

He was carrying the remaining sand and suitcase and rushing towards the street corner.

"Xiao Liu, chase them quickly and contact the locals at the same time—"

Tan Jianbin didn't care about Wang Zhicai and quickly got in the car to intercept him. But before he and his men could reach the corner of the street, they saw a pickup truck parked there from a distance.

The next moment, a man in gray wearing a mask, respirator and gloves jumped out of the car and slowly dragged the suitcase to the corner.

At a corner that they couldn't see, a suitcase weighing nearly three hundred pounds was easily lifted up by the man in gray and thrown to the other side of the alley.

Then he took a running start, pushed himself up and flipped over the two-meter-high alley wall.

Then he put the suitcase on the back of a motorcycle and sped away.

Ten minutes later, Tan Jianbin came to an alley one kilometer away with a grim face, his eyes fell on the familiar suitcase.

His men quickly stepped forward and searched around, then picked up the tracker and shook their heads at him.

Tan Jianbin was about to speak gloomily when the phone rang.

"Mr. Tan, in the North Point of Hong Kong, it seems that Wang Shuo was abandoned in a trash can. It's not a big deal..."

.........

At noon that day, at the Courtyard Hotel.

"Boss Du, why are you here?!"

Liu Yiyan, who went out to greet him, was surprised to see the handsome man standing straight in front of her.

She reported to Wang Jinhua last night, and the other party said that he would come over today, but unexpectedly it was Du Sheng who came instead.

"The Chinese Paladin 3 is going to have a new product, and I just happened to come by on the way."

Du Sheng did not explain too much, but smiled and looked at the pretty figure standing behind her.

"Brother Sheng!"

Tong Liya covered her mouth and looked at Du Sheng in surprise, feeling both surprised and touched.

She was so disappointed last night that she called Du Sheng for some unknown reason.

I never expected that it was just a phone call to confide in someone.

Not only did the other party do what he said, he also flew thousands of miles to solve the problem personally?

How could any little girl not be moved by this?
Surprised and excited, Tong Liya ignored the surprised looks of others and threw herself into Du Sheng's arms.

Liu Yiyan turned her head in surprise.

Even a fool can see the ambiguous atmosphere.

She finally understood why Du Sheng came to Bay City for no reason.

"Fuck! When did this girl get together?"
No wonder she was recommended to play the female lead, it looks like she's got it!'

Du Sheng smiled and patted Tong Liya on the shoulder, whispered to her, then turned around and asked:
"Manager Liu, what does Comey Films have to say?"

Tong Liya finally reacted, her face blushed, she let go of her hand, and obediently stepped aside.

Although she was listening to the conversation between the two, her beautiful eyes couldn't help but fall on Du Sheng.

"I did a rough investigation and the reason should be related to Bada TV..."

Three years ago, Feng Jiarui and Chai Zhiping co-founded Kemi Ruizhi Film and Television Company with the aim of producing idol dramas, and became famous for filming "Meteor Garden".

Later, due to economic interests, Feng Jiarui reorganized Kemi Films.
Chai Zhiping continues to serve as the chairman and general manager of Kemi Ruizhi Film and Television Company.

If nothing unexpected happens, Komi Films will make groups such as Fahrenheit and Wu Hujiang famous according to the F4 model.

The television media with which the company cooperated the most was Bada Television, founded by Yang Qiukui.

And this Yang Yukui is actually the scoundrel of the Xu Xiyuan sisters!

Du Sheng just learned about this matter after listening to Liu Yiyan's story.

Feng Jiarui is indeed an old fox, and it turns out he has another trick up his sleeve.

I also vaguely guessed why the other party insisted on changing the female lead.

"So, not only has Komi Films made up its mind to take the female lead, but they're also unwilling to let go of the male lead?"

"From what the other general manager said, this should be the case."

Liu Yiyan nodded and took Du Sheng to a meeting room:

"But they are willing to replace the main roles of the male lead and the female lead to compensate us, and they will also replace the female lead of another idol drama..."

Du Sheng heard this but remained silent.

A group of people walked into the meeting room.

"Mr. Du, nice to meet you!"

In the conference room, Cheng Yuxi stood up with a smile.

"Sorry, there was a traffic jam just now. I kept Mr. Cheng waiting for a long time."

As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person, Du Sheng smiled and shook hands with the other person.

He knew that the person in front of him was not only Feng Jiarui's adopted daughter, with a similar relationship to Zhang Baizhi and Mrs. Xiang, but also the general manager of Komi Film and Television.

"Mr. Du, congratulations. I heard that The Chinese Paladin is very popular in Japan right now. There is no other drama in the same period that can compete with it. It is going to be popular all over Asia."

Cheng Yuxi invited Du Sheng and his group to take a seat.

But there was a hint of bitterness in her smile.

In fact, Comic Film and Television also took a fancy to the adaptation rights of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" at the beginning, but withdrew halfway because the production costs were too high.

I didn’t expect that this drama is now so popular in Asia and making a lot of money.

Cheng Yuxi's heart was filled with regret, because all this should have belonged to them.

Now I can only complain in private.

Du Sheng exchanged a few pleasantries with her, then took the script from Liu Yiyan and flipped through it casually:
"I've read the script adapted by your company's screenwriter. It's fine except for one big problem."

"Oh? Just tell me, Mr. Du."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yuxi immediately took it seriously.

Du Sheng glanced at her and said lightly:
"If your company is not sincere about cooperation, I can buy back your half of the adaptation rights at a 10% premium."

Cheng Yuxi was startled, then reacted:

"No, no, no, Mr. Du misunderstood. We have no intention of withdrawing our investment, and the preparations are already more than halfway done..."

"Really? Why do I feel like you are deliberately making things difficult for me?"

"Why did Du Sheng say that?"

Du Sheng closed the script and his tone became indifferent:
"We agreed to split the artist list in half, why did you go back on your word?"

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(End of this chapter)