"Zhang Yuan, something has happened. The Chinese Paladin has encountered a big problem."

On the phone, Boss Cai's voice sounded extremely tired, and even a little exhausted.

Zhang Yuan held his mobile phone and checked the date, thinking that what is meant to come will eventually come.

There is an old Chinese saying that man can conquer nature.

This saying was first used to describe farmers. After all, they depend on the weather for their livelihood. The history of human agriculture is a bloody history of fighting against nature.

But for the film and television industry, or even any other entertainment industry in China, this sky refers to something else.

State Administration of Radio, Film and Television!

On April 2004, 4, "Tian" issued a new notice.

"Notice on the prohibition of broadcasting computer network game programs"

This is what the public calls the "travel restriction order."

As for why this notice suddenly appeared, which was like a one-size-fits-all notice and could be considered a disaster for the game program broadcasting industry?

"I still don't know who came up with the notice that appeared that year"

Of course, this "God" has done this more than once.

Why did the later version of "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" die so miserably?
You should know that this film received 5000 million yuan in online exclusive broadcasting copyright fees from Penguin Video before filming began.

The remaining two satellite TV stations, Jiangsu and Dragon TV, which were preparing to broadcast the program, also contributed 800 million each.

Admittedly, there may be problems with the actors, script, director, and costumes.

There is even a gambling agreement that has just been signed between the producer New Classics Media and Penguin Video, which has led to the situation of rushing the film to market just for the sake of financial reports.

But the most fatal blow came from "God".

"Limiting Ancient Orders".

Yu Zhen, nicknamed "Dead Girl", used his old tricks when he duelled with the sugar man in "Startling by Each Step" and "Palace"... The pirated version was released before the genuine one.

This move actually allowed "Story of Yanxi Palace" to avoid the restriction on ancient dramas and make a fortune in advance.

Now, God’s “travel restriction order” has caused game shows across the country to die out and flee, with some being closed or postponed overnight.

Even the online games that had already obtained development licenses were all sent back for re-examination, and a large number of people who made a living in this industry were in trouble.

CCTV5's "Esports World" was directly suspended, and CCTV was not spared.

However, there are also some stubborn ones.

The game shows on Dragon TV and Shudu Economic Channel were calm and peaceful, with people eating and drinking as usual, followed by music and dancing, without any impact at all.

Therefore, when "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" was first broadcast in mainland China, the TV stations in these two places were chosen.

Although the ban was for a game show, it also affected the entire clan and brought disaster to the family.

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy", a TV series adapted from a game, also suffered a heavy blow.

Tangren had already started working on the post-production while negotiating with TV stations about selling the film.

Because Zhang Yuan and Liu Qianqian have both appeared in many TV dramas recently, quite a few TV stations are interested in them.

However, as soon as the "Travel Restriction Order" came out, all the major local governments fell silent, shook their heads and waved their hands, not daring to talk about it anymore.

Who dares to "commit a crime against the wind"?

Even if this is not a game show but just an adaptation of a game, there is this relationship. If the higher-ups blame you, who would dare to take the blame?

This is also the reason why the first part of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" was not released on TV until many years after its golden age.

But it is still better than "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace". After the "Ancient History Limit Order", "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" directly lost the possibility of being broadcast on TV.

As one of the investors, Boss Cai must have been notified, so he called Zhang Yuan.

He had known this would happen, so he was not surprised at all.

"Mr. Cai, please don't panic."

Hearing Zhang Yuan's gentle and calm voice, Cai Yinong suddenly felt that she was inferior to him.

I am older than him, but not as stable as him.

At times like this, I'm afraid there will be chaos because my mind is in a mess.

On the contrary, Zhang Yuan's calm attitude made her feel a little more at ease.

"Things have already happened. Since there is no way to change it, let's find a way to remedy it."

"I will contact the investors of Baodao and ask them to arrange the broadcast of Baodao as soon as possible. It won't be affected there and I can get back some of my investment."

However, Zhang Yuan knew that relying solely on Treasure Island could only recover his investment at best.

"Next we can observe whether there are any local TV stations that are less affected by the travel ban and talk to them about it."

"But we have to talk about it after the show airs in Taiwan. It will be easier to be accepted if we can talk about the show with the broadcast results."

"If it really doesn't work, make some concessions on the price."

"Also, Meteor Garden was banned in mainland China, and it was specifically banned. How did it become so popular across the country?"

“Selling CDs!”

“We can sell it, too.”

Cai Yinong just listened silently, and his sobs grew louder the more he listened.

"Not only did he not panic, he also immediately made arrangements for the matter."

“Even the details of the broadcast order have been thought out.”

"The key point is that there is nothing wrong with what he said. It is basically the best solution."

Why is Boss Cai panicking?
As mentioned before, Cai Yinong is a person who is "persistent" to put it nicely. She is very determined when it comes to actors and works.

Therefore, the production of sugar men is notoriously low. If a movie fails, the company's funds will immediately be stretched, and they are prone to sudden death if they can't catch their breath.

Putting down his phone, Boss Cai did as Zhang Yuan had just said.

Normally, Zhang Yuan always has a way to deal with it, but what about this time?

At least at this point in time, there was nothing he could do.

But please note that this is not possible at this time.

He had known about the existence of the "Travel Restriction Order" and had already made plans.

But it still takes time to build up momentum.

"It all depends on how this big wave of events at the end of the year goes!"

After putting this aside, he started working on the stage play.

"Hey, Jun, do you have time recently?"

"Hey, Brother Kun, how are you doing?"

"Hey, Uncle Guoli, are you eating?"

"Hey, Sister Xu Fan, how are you doing recently..."

He made phone calls one after another, looking for almost all the people in the circle that he had met in the past two years, especially those in the imperial circle and the film and television circle.

The purpose is to borrow the right time.

Borrowing the wrists to support the wrists, what is borrowed is the face of these big names.

After the show starts at the Erqi Theater, he will arrange for these people from the film and television industry to go and show their support one after another.

And we agreed with them that not only would they be free to watch the play, but they would also be paid.

Depending on the star's status, the salary ranges from ten thousand, five thousand, or three thousand.

People of Xu Fan and Zhang Guoli's level would definitely get a red envelope of 10,000 yuan. Of course, it's up to them whether to accept it or not.

Even if they don't want it, other people in the circle who introduced them to you must take it.

A stage play lasts more than two hours, and one can get paid several thousand or even tens of thousands of dollars just for showing up to watch the show. There were a lot of people willing to do this back then.

Hu Jun only makes 20,000 to 30,000 yuan for filming one episode of a TV series, but it is much more tiring than sitting and watching a show.

While asking these people to help him find stars, he also called Zhuo Wei, the future king of paparazzi.

"In the past one or two months, a large number of film and television stars would go to the Erqi Theater in the imperial capital to watch the show."

"Ah, how did you get this news?" Zhuo Weixin said, you also know what will happen a month later, are you a prophet?

"I rented the theater, I arranged the play, and I hired the actors."

"Oh..." Zhuo Wei understood. Actually, Zhuo Wei was a bit of a literary youth, and he was considered the "conscience of the industry" in the paparazzi industry.

Of course, this is only limited to the paparazzi industry, where the general quality is so low that it can be called a sewer.

This person's whistleblower's information is almost always true and he never fabricates anything.

After Wang Xingren and Yao Di were photographed cheating on Ma Yili during her pregnancy, he kept the photos and news hidden for a month and only made them public after Miss Ma gave birth.

So that Ma Yili can avoid being bombarded by the media before giving birth.

He also denounced his colleagues for reporting the "scandal" between Liu Qianqian and godfather Chen Jinfei, believing that the other party used a telephoto lens to shoot from a distance and cut out all other staff members around them, including Liu Xiaoli, to create the impression that a "father and daughter" were having a tryst alone, which was extremely unethical.

Later, he expressed sympathy for Liu Qianqian when she was hit by an overwhelming amount of negative news.

So if you ask him to expose false information, he will not be happy about it.

But after Zhang Yuan's explanation, he realized that it was a transaction of interest, for the sake of advertising... He was actually not very happy about it, because there was nothing explosive about this news.

However, he had an inexplicable fear of Zhang Yuanlao, and since he didn't have to go there in person, he agreed to arrange for someone to stay in the theater and photograph the stars coming and going every day.

After finally finishing all these things, the courtyard finally became quiet.

"It's been a while since I've been alone."

Ever since Brother Qian passed away, it’s been a bit lonely and deserted living alone in this yard.

"Changchang is just a freshman. He has to live on campus and go out to film. He can't be a sex worker. No, roommate."

"Cheng Hao's father is in poor health, so she has to stay with him all the time. After all, the time she spends with her family is short and precious."

"What others say..."

"It's okay to keep him strong, but what's the point of living with a half-grown boy?"

After all the calculations, it seems that I am the only one who is all alone.

beep, beep...

A cautious knock on the door interrupted his melancholy thoughts.

I stood up and opened the door, and a dark and rough man of medium build appeared in front of me.

Gulp!

The moment he opened the door and saw the man's face, his knees went weak and he was about to kneel down.

Fortunately, Zhang Yuan was quick-witted and grabbed the other person's elbows.

With a little effort, he lifted him up.

"Have you practiced it?" the man asked.

"A little bit at a time." Zhang Yuan replied with a smile: "Don't stand at the door, come in, Cao Shangfei."

The person who came was Cao Fei, the last disciple of the Thief King.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that he was still unmoved, Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "I can't accept your gift."

"Besides, didn't I tell you to hand over all your technology to me? It's an equal exchange, isn't it?"

The other person nodded slowly with tears in his eyes.

What was Zhu Yan’s first reaction when she saw him on the set of A Chinese Ghost Story?
Must catch!

Once a thief, always a thief. He was afraid of being recognized wherever he went.

But only Zhang Yuan gave him help, allowing him to meet big names in the film and television industry like Feng Xiaogang.

Now that the work was done, he came to Zhang Yuan to teach his skills as agreed.

"The quality of your door lock is not very good." He glanced at the door of Zhang Yuan's house.

"is it?"

"I can just pull out some dogtail grass and poke it open."

"Then I have to find time to change it." Zhang Yuan smiled and led him in.

Cao Shangfei felt very restrained after entering the yard. There were many thieves who broke into the house, but he let a thief in on his own initiative once.

Moreover, he was afraid that Zhang Yuan would be cautious and on guard against him because of his past.

But when he looked at the other person's figure, he could see that he was carefree and unconcerned. He could tell that the other person was not on guard at all.

There was no need for Zhang Yuan to guard against him at all.

If someone wants to steal from you, you can't prevent them at all.

Besides, trust the people you employ. If you don't trust them, don't employ them. Why bother?

"Do you really want to learn this skill?" Cao Shangfei asked again after sitting down.

"Yeah." He replied firmly.

It's a skill after all, maybe it will come in handy someday.

Besides, I have already gained a lot of points in opening doors and locking them, it would be a waste if I don’t learn it.

"Okay, my job is the same as Lao Yue's, and I rely on my hands."

Zhang Yuan nodded.

Lao Yue is a cheater who cheats in gambling.

"Hands must be steady."

"The soap is held in the oil pan, four fingers long and side by side."

This is an old saying, and Zhang Yuan has heard it all.

To put soap in an oil pan is to train your speed, stability, and courage.

Soap plus hot oil is hot and slippery. If you can use this to pick it up, stealing bags will be easy.

Four fingers standing side by side is an ancient practice.

Fingers are of different lengths. Those street thieves would deliberately shorten their fingers when they were learning their skills so that they could pick up things as steadily as chopsticks.

"Please stretch out your hand so I can see it."

Zhang Yuan extended his right hand, and the other party placed his left hand on his right palm.

Within three seconds, the other party's expression changed.

what happened?
So stable!
Cao Shangfei discovered that Zhang Yuan's palm was as if made of iron and did not move at all.

It doesn't tremble or shake, it doesn't move or waver, as if it was born with good concentration.

In fact, these are all gains he got from practicing martial arts and taking advantage of his attributes.

“Your hand…”

"what happened?"

"It's a waste to be an actor." Cao Shangfei also relaxed at this time.

"If you were born 20 years earlier, you would have been shot along with my brother-in-law."

Zhang Yuan: …

Are you praising me or insulting me?

In the next few days, since he had nothing to do, he asked the other party to teach him the jargon and skills of the industry. He had nothing to do anyway.

That day, I was at home practicing picking door locks with a bag of paper clips.

Suddenly the phone rang.

"Unfamiliar number?"

He picked up the phone and answered it.

"Hello, is this Zhang Yuan?"

"Exactly."

"We are a film crew here. Director Zhou asked me to contact you. Come for an audition?"

"Director Zhou?"

"Which Director Zhou?"

"Of course it's Zhou Xingchi." (End of this chapter)