In the evening, in a private room of a big hotel near the crew.

In the afternoon, Zhang Yuan was wondering why Xiao Wang stayed for the whole day and didn't leave.

Now it seems that he has forgotten Huayi's traditional art, the drinking party.

Unlike the crew's opening party, Wang Zhonglei will not invite "insignificant" people when he entertains guests.

The so-called "unsophisticated" people are all the crew members except the main actors and main staff.

The crew used to have three or four hundred people at its peak, but now only two tables of people were invited to the banquet.

Zhang Yuan took a look at the magnificent hotel room with Roman columns in the corners and a mural of naked little angels on the ceiling.

The private room is more than 200 square meters and has its own bathroom, KTV, bar, and the red patterned carpet on the floor is about an inch thick.

If we set up two tables here, it would probably be enough to treat the entire crew to two days' meals at an ordinary restaurant.

"This is the same aesthetic as in heaven and on earth..." Zhang Yuan complained in his heart.

He didn't like this kind of environment. It was too detached from the masses and had a sense of vulgarity and superiority.

Well, in that case, it is quite compatible with most people in the entertainment industry.

"Come, let's all toast to President Wang!" Feng Xiaogang started and stood up, and the others followed suit and raised their glasses to Xiao Wang who was sitting in the main seat.

A table can only seat about ten people.

In addition to Xiao Wang, director Feng, Zhang Li, Liu Dehua, Liu Ruoying, Li Bingbing, Ge You, You Yong, producer Chen Guofu, and martial arts director Jiang Daohai, there was also assistant director Xu Zongzheng sitting at the main table... He directed Zhang Yuan's first scene, the one where he slapped Ge You.

As soon as they sat down, Xiao Wang stood up and pointed at Zhang Yuan who was leading Wang Baoqiang to the second table and said.

"Hey, where are you sitting? Come here!"

As soon as Xiao Wang spoke, the whole audience fell silent.

The main table is already full, who should be allowed to leave?
At this time, it has to be Feng Xiaogang. If we talk about being a "lackey", he is a professional.

"Zong Zheng, you have a good relationship with Han Yu, so go sit closer and drink."

Assistant Director Xu took a deep breath, stood up reluctantly, and exchanged positions with Zhang Yuan.

Looking at Zhang Yuan's back as he walked towards the main table, many people showed envious eyes.

The expressions in the eyes of the others were even more complicated. These cunning people were all calculating and planning, like a pack of wolves that had smelled a scent.

When toasting Xiao Wang, each of them was given a glass of white wine. It wasn't a small wine cup, but a small glass cup for drinking tea, and each cup weighed about 200 grams.

Zhang Yuan looked around and found that all of these people were veterans of the "alcohol test".

It was fine when the crew had dinner together before, but today when the boss came, everyone started drinking as much as they could.

Especially Li Bingbing, the drink...

As expected, if you can be a socialite, you can drink a lot.

"Hey, Zhang Yuan, you're quite good. How much can you drink normally?" After three rounds of wine and five dishes, he had boasted enough, so he looked around in groups of three or four and started chatting with the people sitting next to him.

Seeing that he drank a lot without blushing or getting nervous, Xiao Wang asked with interest.

"A few hundred million," he replied modestly.

Then Xiao Wang started to confront him, and after they both finished a bottle, Zhang Yuan "couldn't handle the alcohol" and started pretending to be drunk.

Xiao Wang burped, his cheeks flushed as he praised, "Yes...right, you can become a master after practicing more."

"There is a future!" This person even spoke with a lisp.

"What is the most expensive thing in the 21st century?"

"Talent!"

Xiao Wang remembered this line very well and repeated it over and over again.

“Those who can drink are talented!”

Zhang Yuan, who was dozing off on the chair, opened his eyes a little and glanced over.

Yes, being able to drink is indeed considered a talent in Huayi.

After all, "If you follow Hua Yi, you'll have drinks nine times in three days."

They are a military family and the king has served in the army. They have an almost pathological pursuit of drinking.

The drinking party lasted until midnight, and the assistant and the driver "carried" Xiao Wang back to the car.

Wang Zhonglei, who was already drunk, was still chatting with everyone.

"Hua Zai, handsome!"

"Milk tea looks so gentle." He said while touching the other person's hand.

"Bingbing is the backbone of our Huayi." As he said this, Xiao Wang put his arm around her shoulders.

"Hey, where's Zhang Yuan?" Before leaving, he turned around again.

Zhang Yuan staggered forward and was pulled over by Xiao Wang.

"If you have time, come to our...hiccup, come to our Huayi to play."

What is said is unintentional, but the listener is intentional.

Everyone else present pricked up their ears.

In addition, Xiao Wang asked him to change seats at the dinner table before. Even a blind person could see that Xiao Wang was very interested in Zhang Yuan and wanted to recruit him.

And it was his boss who recruited him personally!

Everyone felt that the significance of this matter was different.

In fact, according to Zhang Yuan’s level, he is not worthy of being won over by Xiao Wang himself.

But these are special times.

In the entire Huayi, more than 70% of the artists were brought in by Wang Jinhua.

The two kings, big and small, have become alert, so they personally take action to win over the hearts of the people.

"Look, I told you to say more good things about him in front of the boss." Feng Xiaogang said to Zhang Li beside him while waving at the taillights of a receding car.

"Yeah." Zhang Li nodded vigorously.

"Okay, stop pretending." After leaving the restaurant and taking the bus back to the hotel, Li Bingbing stood up and walked to Zhang Yuan, who was sitting in the back seat.

"Quite similar." Li Bingbing tapped his nose with her finger.

This lady drank at least two kilograms of alcohol today, but she looked like nothing happened.

Zhang Yuan stood up helplessly and stretched.

Li Bingbing thought to himself, this kid is really different from others.

Other male actors at his age would want to drink until they vomit to show their abilities.

But he started pretending to be drunk halfway through drinking, which not only showed his drinking capacity but also gave face to Mr. Wang.

"He thinks more and is much smarter than the average person."

"I've said a lot of good things about you in front of the boss. Why don't you show your appreciation?" Li Bingbing said in a delicate voice.

"Thank you, Sister Bingbing." He quickly replied with a smile.

"That's it, there's no sincerity at all." The other party tilted his head and rolled his eyes.

"Then I promise not to bite you again."

Li Bingbing narrowed his eyes: "Get lost!"

Then he burst into laughter.

"To be honest, if you come to Huayi, I will protect you." After laughing for a while, she expressed her true thoughts.

Get started first!
We can’t let Fat Fan snatch it away.

"Of course. If I come to Huayi, I will definitely look for you."

"We have a deal. You are not allowed to go back on your word!" Li Bingbing pointed at him with the same expression as Wang Jingze.

What a pity, I won’t come… Zhang Yuan said secretly in his heart.

Or in other words, the way I come may be slightly different from what you imagine.

This should be called...Tathagata.

On the second day, without Xiao Wang's interference, the crew's work returned to its previous rhythm.

However, after arriving at the set today, Zhang Yuan discovered that the way most of the staff looked at him had changed slightly from before, and many people were much more enthusiastic towards him.

"Huh, you're really well-informed."

Knowing Xiao Wang's attention to Zhang Yuan yesterday, most people started to try to please him.

If one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit. If one day he succeeds, and leaves behind some gifts, that would be enough for us to get rich quickly.

Besides, even if there is no benefit to be gained, if I don't smile at them now, what if they hold a grudge and retaliate against me when they have power in the future? My small body won't be able to withstand it.

It’s true that there are a lot of petty people in the entertainment industry, especially when people suddenly become rich or famous, it’s inevitable that they will become arrogant.

Once they become arrogant, they will do many crazy things.

Look at what’s happening in South Korea next door.

He saw what others did, but he didn't care in his heart, just as usual.

On the other side, Xiao Wang had a hangover last night. After waking up, he went straight to an antique shop.

In those days, antique shops were a good place for many officials and businessmen to communicate privately.

After all, the pricing of antiques is vague, so they are perfect for "gifts".

However, the person Xiao Wang wants to meet today is not an official.

But it is indeed not appropriate to make a big show of their meeting.

Because the person Xiao Wang is going to meet today is Zhang Da Huzi!

In 04, the Huayi brothers had already established a firm foothold in the film industry.

It was also from this year that the two Wangs became well-off and changed the company's business strategy of "taking film business as the absolute core", and ambitiously planned to enter the TV drama market on a large scale.

Prior to this, Huayi had only made small attempts in the field of TV dramas.

But after seeing the rapid development of the TV drama market after 00 and the rising copyright fees, the two brothers could no longer hold back.

They plan to build the first TV drama platform in the country, forming a two-legged model of movies and TV dramas. Their appetite is huge!
And the first choice of cooperation partner is the bearded man.

Not only because he is a top domestic producer with strong appeal, but he is also actually connected to the newly emerging Alibaba Group.

The bearded man has a close personal relationship with Jack Ma, and the two Wangs also noticed this.

In fact, the bearded man has always been in Cao's camp but his heart is with Han, or in other words, he has never been particular about food and always eats several kinds of food together.

We collaborated with Ciwen Film and Television to shoot three or four Jin Yong dramas, but few of the protagonists were from Ciwen. They either went to Chengtian or Huayi.

If Nie Yuan had seen through the bearded man earlier, he wouldn't have lost money and switched to Ciwen just to make The Return of the Condor Heroes. It was totally useless.

How much does Ciwen cost?

In order to win over Big Beard, Huayi gave him a total of about 04 million shares twice in 05 and 200, which is almost 1.5% of Huayi shares!
With so many benefits, who do you think the bearded man will help?

After filming "Swordsman", Xu Qing became Huayi's person.

After filming The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Zhou Xun became Hua Yi's person.

After filming "Tian Long", Hu Jun became Hua Yi's man.

After filming The Return of the Condor Heroes, Huang Xiaoming, Chen Zihan, Meng Guangmei, and even Liu Qianqian almost became Huayi's people.

Big Beard is using investment from other companies to set up a training camp for Huayi.

"This time it's 100 million shares, 0.3 yuan per share." Xiao Wang spoke slowly while drinking strong tea to sober up.

"Mr. Wang is so generous!" The bearded man gave his signature heroic smile.

Of course, it was not given for free. Huayi also invested in Da Huzi's studio and some film and television studios.

"This time in The Return of the Condor Heroes, the male lead..."

"I know." The bearded man sat there carelessly: "You think highly of Huang Xiaoming."

"What about Nie Yuan from Ciwen?"

"It's all my fault." The bearded man replied nonchalantly, "It's called an open audition, it's called an internal fair vote."

"In fact, I have the final say on this matter. If I want to hire someone and others disagree, it's useless."

"Besides, I can give you reasons."

"Huang Xiaoming is indeed more famous than Nie Yuan now. He played the leading role in "Son of Han Dynasty" and "Dragon Ticket".

"Okay." Xiao Wang was very satisfied.

Next, the two discussed some future film and television plans.

Feng Xiaogang in movies and Big Beard in TV series, these are the two pillars planned by Huayi.

"By the way, you also recognize that boy named Zhang Yuan, right?"

The bearded man was stunned. How come the topic suddenly turned to that smart boy?

wrong?

The crew is full of smart people, and the bearded man is the oldest devil among the smart people.

"When Xiao Wang mentioned him, it must be because this guy did something that caught his attention."

"Let me hear what he has to say first!"

"I recognize him. We've worked together before. He played a supporting role in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils."

"Well, how is his performance on the set?"

"Uh..." The bearded man rolled his eyes and thought to himself.

The other party just asked about Huang Xiaoming, obviously trying to win him over.

Now he is asking about Zhang Yuan again, so it should be for the same purpose.

"He performed very well, worked hard, learned quickly, and could act and fight."

"Why did you ask about him?"

"He's in two of our company's recent films."

"Oh……"

It seems that my guess was correct. Xiao Wang also wants to recruit Zhang Yuan into the company.

"But the two ices are about to fight."

"If Huang Xiaoming and Zhang Yuan were put together again, they would probably fight again."

"It's quite lively."

The bearded man didn't mind watching the funeral, and he didn't care if Hua Yi beat him to a pulp. He only cared about how much money he could make.

"But..." The bearded man couldn't help but chuckle when he thought of Zhang Yuan.

He estimated that in terms of personal ability and intelligence alone, Huang Xiaoming would not be able to beat Zhang Yuan.

However, if there is support from the big and small kings, it is hard to say who will win or lose.

But deep down, the bearded man actually hoped that Zhang Yuan would win.

Because he felt that this kid should be able to bring more benefits to himself.

After all, he can spend small amounts of money like lunch boxes, so if he had a lot of money... he would definitely be more willing to "offer it as a tribute".

In fact, at this moment, he had already subconsciously chosen his side in his mind.

"Okay, then the matter of the male lead of The Condor Heroes is settled."

"Don't worry, I'll support him and make sure he becomes famous all over the country, adding a new hero to Huayi!"

Hahahaha...the two laughed heartily over the completion of the PY transaction.

All this is unknown to outsiders.

A few days later, the crew.

"Baoqiang, just give me a few touches."

"Just touch it a few times, what are you afraid of?"

"Ouch, are you blushing?"

"Come and let me see!"

On this day, Wang Baoqiang, who was chased by Sister Milk Tea, fled everywhere... (End of this chapter)