Wang Zhonglei, Executive President of Huayi Brothers.

In 94, he and his brother Wang Zhongjun founded an advertising company called Huayi Brothers.

Its name is obviously meant to imitate the overseas leader "Warner Bros."

Although it is said that they were established together, in fact it was mainly based on family relationships and the ability and connections of the elder brother Wang Zhongjun.

As brothers of the Wang family who were born into a military family and grew up in a military compound, the eldest brother, Wang Zhongjun, took the administrative route, joined the army, went into politics, then resigned to study abroad and started a company.

When they began their transformation into film and television investment in 98, the two first sought out Feng Xiaogang and Jiang Wen, who were also from the academy, to collaborate with, and then they made rapid progress.

This experience seems quite inspiring, right?

But what most people don’t know is that the first order that Huayi Brothers Advertising Company received was to design the logo for the Bank of China…

This LOGO is still used today.

For this kind of job, can an ordinary person or someone from an ordinary corporate background get it?
These two brothers are rich and powerful, and they have caught up with the trend of the times, so they do have the capital to be arrogant.

Moreover, the Wang brothers were famous for their "old-fashioned" approach in the circle.

What is old-school?
The operating style of the film and television company Huayi is more like that of Hong Kong, such as Emperor Entertainment Group and TVB.

Especially Mr. Wang, also known as Wang Zhonglei.

Whether it is playing with women or seeking bans, his behavior patterns are more like those of the Hong Kong film and television circles in the 80s, and are even a bit similar to those of the Xiang brothers.

Of course, being crazy has its advantages. For example, he is not only not disgusted with other crazy people, but is more likely to develop a sympathetic affection for them.

At this time, Wang Zhonglei looked at the Patek Philippe on Zhang Yuan’s left wrist and the shallow scratch on the watch frame.

"Isn't this the mark that Wenwen made?"

Wenwen is his daughter Wang Wenye, who is six years old this year.

My daughter deserves to be raised in luxury, and since she is the first child, she is spoiled beyond measure.

In addition, she inherited the arrogant and domineering side of her father's character, and her daily behavior shows the words "young lady's temper" written all over her face.

About a month ago, the little girl stole her mother's diamond necklace and played with it.

After being discovered and saying a few words, she pouted and threw the necklace away, which just happened to hit Mr. Wang's watch on the coffee table.

Yes, the bezel is made of platinum and is quite hard.

But the necklace is made of diamond, so it is harder.

Just with this knock, a shallow dent appeared.

Even though Xiao Wang is a big boss, he still felt sad when his watch worth more than 200 million yuan was damaged.

So he fired the nanny who was taking care of his daughter.

nanny:……

I fired the nanny when my daughter made a mistake. If I continue to spoil her like this, will she grow up to be good?

In any case, based on this scar, Xiao Wang confirmed that the watch on Zhang Yuan’s wrist was his!
His eyes flickered and he looked at Zhang Yuan in disbelief.

"How did he do that?"

"When did he do that?"

"Oh!"

"I see!"

Wang Zhonglei suddenly reacted.

"I said this guy looked quite respectable, why did he extend his left hand when shaking hands and do something so rude."

"I see!"

"The handshake he just made was not to greet me, but to 'take' the watch on my left hand!"

Xiao Wang is not stupid and his guess is quite accurate.

The remaining three were also dumbfounded, especially when Xiao Wang said that the watch belonged to him, their jaws almost dropped to the ground.

However, the three were surprised for different reasons.

Director Feng was scared!

"Good fellow, you're already asking for the boss's watch the first time we meet..."

Director Chen Guofu suddenly turned his head and looked at Jiang Daohai beside him.

As mentioned before, Jiang Daohai comes from a family of magicians and is best at designing action scenes for gambling films, especially hand movements.

Because he is very good at cheating and is very confident in the flexibility of his fingers.

When he watched Zhang Yuan's non-object "bag stealing" performance before, he found that the young actor's fingers were very flexible, as if he had received some kind of professional training.

He thought, if he were to make a gambling movie in the future, after my design, this kid should be able to perform a lot of difficult moves.

Now, he and Mr. Wang, the person involved, realized almost at the same time that Zhang Yuan had completed the "theft" through that abrupt handshake just now.

"I didn't realize it at all..."

Only then did he realize that it was not certain who designed the other.

After all, he is just from a family of magicians, and he himself is not a professional magician.

But Zhang Yuan not only got a lot of points from the flying grass, but also underwent strict training from the opponent. With Jiang Haidao's ability, it was impossible for him to detect his little movements without paying attention.

At this time, Zhang Yuan stretched out his left hand forward again, as if to shake hands.

Xiao Wang was still immersed in surprise, so he stretched out his hand stiffly.

Wow!

He clenched his hands, then swung them, but still stopped at the right point.

Zhang Yuan retracted his arm, and Wang Zhonglei also slowly retracted his arm.

But at the same time, he felt a heaviness on his wrist.

He carefully unzipped his shirt cuffs and discovered that the scratched watch had returned to his wrist without anyone noticing.

And the wrist strap is fastened tightly and fits perfectly.

"Ah..." Xiao Wang sighed slightly.

At this time, Zhang Yuan glanced at Jiang Daohai beside him, smiled and nodded slightly.

Director Jiang’s face turned red.

He did it again, again with everyone staring at him, but no one still could figure out what he did.

Jiang Daohai could roughly guess what Zhang Yuan did.

But he knew that he could never do it!

He shook his head gently at Chen Guofu again, showing helplessness.

At this moment, Zhang Yuan was seen raising his arm again, as if to shake hands.

But this time he extended his right hand.

"Mr. Wang, I'm sorry."

"Director Feng asked me to play a thief just now, so I acted out a scene."

"I saw that he didn't say stop, so I just kept on acting."

Feng Xiaogang: That’s my fault.

"Indeed, according to the rules of the set, we can't stop until the word "Cut". Zhang Yuan's performance was very professional." Director Feng quickly replied.

Of course we have to praise our own people.

"Oh..." Wang Zhonglei also stretched out his right hand and shook it.

He also asked.

"Your trick?"

“I learned it specifically for this film.”

"Since you are going to play a thief, you have to put in some effort. You can't just imitate."

"You still have to learn to become a real thief." Zhang Yuan said without looking away.

"Good, good, thoughtful." Wang Zhonglei swung his right hand vigorously three times.

Just from the strength of the handshake, it can be seen that he is quite satisfied with Zhang Yuan's performance.

And I also became interested in him as a person.

He is a very arrogant person at heart, and Zhang Yuan knows this, so he dares to behave so arrogantly in front of him.

If the other person is a very serious scholar, his behavior will probably only scare the other person and cause disgust.

But Xiao Wang is different.

Why would he want to win over Zhang Da Huzi?

Because in essence, the two are similar.

Instead, they like people with strong personalities and bold and courageous characters.

When it comes down to it, they just like themselves more, or people who are similar to themselves.

"Huh..." Feng Xiaogang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Wang Zhonglei was not only not unhappy, but also smiled and patted Zhang Yuan on the shoulder.

"This kid is so bold, so scary..."

He was afraid that his boss would become angry and end up implicating him.

Chen Guofu and Jiang Daohai, who were standing by, understood what was going on after seeing Xiao Wang's ecstatic expression. "It's over!"

"Jiadong lost."

Just like Zhang Yuan said, Lin Jiadong was just imitating a thief.

And Zhang Yuan has become a thief in his behavior.

Sit down!

The two Hong Kong and Taiwan directors had nothing to say and just watched silently.

"Okay, Zhang Yuan, go change your clothes and remove your makeup, and then we can discuss this further."

Director Feng gave him a look, then waved his hand and asked him to leave the room.

"Brother, how's it going?"

As soon as I went out, I saw Wang Baoqiang coming towards me with an excited face.

When he auditioned just now, Director Feng praised him highly, so he knew that he had probably secured the role.

"Not bad." Zhang Yuan sat down expressionlessly.

Seeing his state, Baoqiang was a little unsure, so he rolled his eyes and decided to show his loyalty.

"Brother, if you are not chosen, then I will not act."

Zhang Yuan glanced at him and spoke slowly.

"Are you questioning my ability or my character?"

Baoqiang was stunned and quickly shook his head.

"Brother suddenly became so fierce..."

The relationship between the two has changed now.

From being just brothers, they became superiors and subordinates.

So occasionally, at the right time, he also has to show his "majesty" as a boss.

As the saying goes, the way to rule is to use both kindness and severity.

Many actors entered the house for audition.

It took about two or three hours to complete today's work.

"Zhang Yuan, Bao Qiang, you both performed very well today."

Only then did Director Feng grin and come over to the two of them.

"The boss has left. He has a good impression of both of you."

"Especially you!" Feng Xiaogang looked at him straight.

"The boss just pulled me aside and asked me a lot of questions about you."

"Including works, performances, personality, etc..."

"I've said a lot of nice things to you."

"I understand. Thank you, Director Feng!" Zhang Yuan bowed and thanked him with a smile.

Feng Xiaogang thought to himself.

What Zhang Yuan did just now was truly thrilling. I'm afraid he's the only one in the world who dares to do that.

But he managed to do it, and the boss was very impressed with him.

I'm afraid that all the actors who auditioned today combined would not receive as much attention from the boss as he did.

Feng Xiaogang is also a smart guy.

Before, he only regarded Zhang Yuan as a new actor. Even if he had good acting skills and was able to handle things, he was just an actor after all.

But now it’s different!
Just like the relationship between Zhang Yuan and Bao Qiang has undergone subtle changes.

Because of the boss's attention, Zhang Yuan's status in Director Feng's heart also underwent a slight change.

"Sister Hua's contract will expire next year."

"The Second King is negotiating with her now."

"This kid came at a good time!"

He thought that if Zhang Yuan joined Huayi, or even became a popular actor, he would have to be polite to this young man in the future.

However, Feng Xiaogang's current ideas are still limited by the times.

He believed that with Zhang Yuan's ability, he would definitely be recruited by a giant domestic film and television company.

And at the speed of his rise, this recruitment won't be far away.

Zhang Yuan can only choose to join a large company to continue to succeed in the film and television industry.

Huayi is one of the very good choices.

Therefore, his thinking is still stuck in the mode of enjoying the shade under a big tree.

But Zhang Yuan had a completely different idea.

Dependence on a big tree is only temporary; becoming the big tree is the goal!
After chatting with Director Feng for a long time, they left.

Wang Baoqiang would occasionally raise his eyelids and peek at him.

"Brother is so awesome!"

"Boss Wang pays so much attention to him."

"Feng Xiaogang was always so polite when he spoke to him."

"Too good!"

He now felt that he had not lost anything by signing that contract.

A few days later, a notice came from "A World Without Thieves" asking them to sign a contract.

Baoqiang was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night, and arrived at his door early in the morning with red eyes.

Awakened by his loud chattering voice, the two took a car again to the Science and Technology Park in Xiaotangshan.

“That’s too much!”

More than an hour later, Wang Baoqiang took the copy of the contract, checked it over and over again, and rubbed it with his hands, almost rubbing the skin off the contract.

One of the pages of the contract has a curled corner.

It’s the page where the film remuneration is written!
【RMB 500,000】

Before "Blind Shaft", he could only be an extra.

And because he is short and has a bad appearance, he can only do the cheapest job as an extra.

It’s the dead body in a war movie, or one of the dozens of people in a charge.

If there is work, I can earn 50 to 80 yuan a day at most. Of course, I still have to be exploited by the group leader.

So when he received the 2,000 yuan salary for "Blind Shaft", he was excited and scared and held it tightly in his arms, not even letting go when he slept.

Just like Sha Gen in "A World Without Thieves".

Afterwards, he sent 1,800 yuan of it back to his hometown and kept only 200 yuan for himself.

For this, he was already extremely grateful to Zhang Yuan for introducing him to the crew.

And now, the pay has skyrocketed from two thousand to five hundred thousand!
He couldn't say that his mood was up and down, but he felt a sense of unreality and he couldn't believe it, so he checked the contract again and again, fearing that it was a dream.

[Received thanks from Wang Baoqiang, physical fitness +1, Kung Fu foundation +1! ]

Haha, this kid still has a conscience and hasn't forgotten about me... Zhang Yuan chuckled and looked at these attributes.

"Brother, how much money did you get?" Wang Baoqiang asked excitedly.

This question is actually quite inappropriate, just like asking about a colleague's salary.

But Zhang Yuan did not get angry, but spoke directly.

"one million."

"What?" Baoqiang's tone rose three points after hearing this.

"Your role isn't as big as mine?"

"The pay and the role are not directly related." Zhang Yuan pointed at himself: "It's only related to this."

“Because I’m worth it.”

Wang Baoqiang lowered his head, and the pride that had just risen up in his heart was instantly shattered.

Compared with my boss, I am still far behind...

A few days later, at the Imperial Capital Airport.

Zhang Yuan sat alone in the airport waiting hall.

"Hey!" Suddenly, someone patted him on the shoulder from behind.

"morning."

He didn't even have to turn his head to guess who it was.

"Good morning, Aunt Liu." He turned around and waved to Liu Xiaoli, then looked at Liu Qianqian who was sipping on a can of AD calcium milk.

"Zhang Yuan, long time no see." Liu Xiaoli nodded in response.

The reason they met was because they were going to Taiwan together to promote the premiere of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy"... (End of this chapter)