All good things come to an end.

When the song ends and people disperse, it will eventually come.

Mr. Jin is old, and the banquet lasted for more than an hour, and the assistant beside the old man kept pulling him back.

No matter how Mr. Jin made excuses, he was not allowed to drink anymore.

Not to mention that he drank with Yang Guo, later the old man found excuses to blame Chen Feng, who played Zhen Zhibing.

"I'll have a drink with my Yin Zhiping."

Everyone present:...

What are you and Zhen Zhibing planning to celebrate by drinking together?

Even so, Liu Qianqian, this silly girl, is still happy.

People are using you as a snack, and you are still happy...

By the way, Mr. Jin was almost sued by the Taoist Association because of the character Yin Zhiping, and later on in the revised version he was changed to Zhen Zhibing.

After all, Yin Zhiping not only existed as a real person, but he was also a Taoist celebrity with great merits and achievements.

There were really seven famous people called the Seven Sons of Quanzhen in history.

The real Yin Zhiping not only became Ma Yu's disciple at the age of 14, but later also studied Taoism with Qiu Chuji, Wang Chuyi, Hao Datong, and Ma Yu's wife Sun Buer.

Five of the Seven Quanzhen Masters were his teachers!

The famous Baiyun Temple in the imperial capital was Yin Zhiping’s Taoist temple, and its later scale and appearance were also formed by his expansion.

Later, he became the sixth-generation head of Quanzhen Sect, and organized the reconstruction of Taoist holy sites such as the Zhongnan ancestral temple, Louguan Zongsheng Palace, Zhongnan Taiping Palace, Taiyi Palace, Lishan Huaqing Palace, and Huashan Yuntai Palace, making great contributions.

Before his death, he was specially granted the title of "Qinghe Yandao Xuande Zhenren".

After his death, he was posthumously awarded the title of "Great True Man of Pure Harmony, Wonderful Dao, Broad-mindedness and Respect for Teaching".

This is a remarkable master.

Originally, Taoist people were quite satisfied with the description of the Seven Quanzhen Masters in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and the description of Master Yin Zhiping, which was quite righteous.

But when it came to "The Return of the Condor Heroes", things took a sudden turn for the worse, and a bunch of villains suddenly appeared.

Not only Lu Qingdu, Zhao Zhijing and others, but even the great immortal Yin Zhiping became the sinner who raped Xiaolongnu.

Those experienced guys were almost pissed off!

Many people say that Jin Yong worships Buddhism and suppresses Taoism. In fact, this is a bit unfair to Mr. Jin.

He clearly discredits all three schools of thought: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.

"Mr. Jin, I get along well with you. Why don't you leave me another piece of calligraphy as an encouragement?"

At the end of the banquet, Zhang Yuan offered to leave a message to please him.

Mr. Jin is good at writing, and just like Faye Wong playing cards, his level is amateur, highlighting a hobby.

"Okay, bring me a pen!"

Zhang Yuan also realized that as long as this guy drank enough, everything would be easy to talk about.

Otherwise, why are all the heroes in his books such heavy drinkers? From Qiao Feng to Linghu Chong, and then to Hong Qigong, all three of them are generous, handsome, and greedy when drinking.

In fact, he wrote all of it himself.

The bearded man immediately urged someone to bring over the set of four treasures of the study that he had brought back that morning.

After clearing away the leftovers from the dishes and clearing away half of the table, Mr. Jin covered it with a wool felt and placed a white jade paperweight on it. Only then did he pick up his pen.

Zhang Yuan was standing respectfully beside him. Mr. Jin's cheeks were red from the effect of the liquor. He raised his head and glanced at him, then nodded and started writing.

“The reputation has spread far and wide”

“With effort, success will come naturally”

The writing is still based on Yan style, but it is much more relaxed and elegant than in the morning, leaving behind these ten big characters.

"it is good!"

"Good word!"

“What a masterpiece of calligraphy!”

The people around all started cheering.

Zhang Yuan's gaze still fell on the old man's Tianhuang frozen stone seal, and he hit the back of his hand hard.

"Don't get an 'occupational disease'!"

The actors around saw this words.

I thought that writing the four big characters "The Return of the Condor Heroes" this morning was obviously a business activity, there was no emotion involved, it was all about performance.

And now these ten words were obviously written intentionally and targeting Zhang Yuan.

It has a blessing meaning, and it can be seen that the writer has high hopes for this younger generation.

Everyone played characters created by Mr. Jin, but he was the only one who was certified by experts, so the other actors were naturally envious.

"Mr. Jin, I hope I can do what you wish." Zhang Yuan politely put away the calligraphy.

When I turned around, I saw Liu Qianqian next to me was almost crying with greed.

She wants it too!

She wants recognition the most.

The more you lack something, the more you want it.

The bearded man on the side smiled with a bitter tone.

The more Mr. Jin approves of Zhang Yuan, the less he can do anything to Zhang Yuan.

Not only that, for the sake of the film and publicity, he not only had to pretend that what happened before had nothing to do with him, but also had to praise him well.

It's annoying!
The bearded man thought that he had been in the industry for twenty or thirty years, and had never seen a young man as difficult to deal with as him.

"It seems that Yu Min really can't handle him." The bearded man already understood.

After everyone went to see Mr. Jin off together, they returned to the crew chatting and laughing.

Along the way, Liu Qianqian kept staring at the rolled-up calligraphy in Zhang Yuan's hand.

"What do you want to do?" Zhang Yuan tucked it into his arms cautiously.

"Lend it to me."

"No loan."

"Stingy, just let me see it."

"Okay, okay, don't tear it apart."

Zhang Yuan knew very well that the artistic value of this calligraphy was not high and its collection value was limited...because although Mr. Jin was a celebrity, he left behind many calligraphy works, which would not be worth much even after his death.

For him, meaning is more important than form.

Liu Qianqian opened the copy of the calligraphy and gently touched every stroke with her fingers, a look of envy flashing between her brows from time to time.

"Zhang Yuan, do you think I will have it?" After a long time, she raised her head and asked.

"It's up to you."

"Yeah." She lowered her head helplessly again.

"Zhang Yuan, I have something to discuss with you." At this time, the bearded man found him and called him aside.

"Director Zhang, are you okay?"

"Where did those people come from? Why are they like this?" Zhang Yuan pretended to be surprised.

The bearded man thought to himself, if I weren't an old hand, I would have thought that this guy really knew nothing.

"It's okay, it's solved."

"It's just a minor problem. Which crew doesn't have problems?"

"I just gave you a little extra pay." The bearded man shook his head helplessly.

He also didn't know that Yu Min and the martial arts school teacher were making so much money.

But he didn't think about the fact that he was making a lot of money, but it was the same thing that was passed down from generation to generation.

However, Big Beard has a principle when making money, which is that he must not affect the filming of the crew.

But the people below don’t care about that. The boss does it this way, and we are just following suit.

The bottom line is naturally getting lower and lower.

It is just like the tax increase in ancient times. If the government adds one cent at the top, it becomes ten cents when it falls to the local level.

The final solution is also simple, it is nothing more than adding money.

But he only took part of the funds from Yu Min and the martial arts school teachers, which did not affect his own money-making at all.

After much consideration, Big Beard did not cancel the cooperation with the martial arts school.

Firstly, this matter is a scandal in itself. If it is cut off completely, it will easily lead to a lose-lose situation and affect public opinion of the film.

In addition, replacing people would affect the filming progress, so he just asked the martial arts school to drive away the troublesome students and replace them with a group of obedient ones.

This is what we call an old hand. If there are interests involved, he will not do anything to the extreme.

"By the way, the new catering supplier is not very good, and the extras asked to replace them."

"I think your people did a better job."

"Oh my..." Zhang Yuan immediately refused exaggeratedly, "I don't dare to do this business."

"Last time, because the budget was too low, the gang almost smashed the stall and beat someone up."

"Director Yu also said that we either do everything or don't do anything. I think we have to listen to him as a crew member."

Bearded Man: ...

You are trying to put on a show of disrespect for my little brother in front of me, right?

How could the bearded man not understand what he meant? Who has the final say in the crew?
Is it you Zhang Jizhong or him Yu Min?

"Listen to me about this matter. Whoever I tell will do it."

"I can't do it." Zhang Yuan still refused: "I'm so scared!"

Hiss... The bearded man was so angry that he just scratched his head.

If Mr. Jin hadn't approved and the two bosses hadn't protected him, I would have fired him.

Unfortunately not.

And the bearded man also asked the crew members, from the staff to the main actors, and they all said that the food provided by Zhang Yuan's people was better and the people's hearts were on their side.

The bearded man knew what was going on. This guy was the kind of guy who wouldn't do anything until he saw the rabbit. Yu Min had given him a hard time, but it wasn't something that could be solved by just a few nice words.

"If you have any demands, just tell me."

"The meal standard is too low, especially for those extras, it's impossible to do it."

Zhang Yuan’s meaning is very simple.

Need more money!
Whether he and the bearded man have any feelings to talk about, they should talk about money.

Otherwise, why have I been enduring these days?

There must be some compensation.

By the way, this matter can also prevent Yu Min from bothering me so that he can film in peace.

"Got it." The bearded man sighed helplessly, thinking that he also had his own way sometimes: "Just focus on filming next time and don't think too much."

"I have always tried my best to film and will never let Director Zhang down!" Zhang Yuan said seriously.

After he left, the bearded man looked silently towards the film and television city.

He missed the two "obedient" actors Huang Xiaoming and Nie Yuan.

The scenes in the afternoon were quite relaxing. After all, most of the actors had drunk a lot after receiving the welcome money, and they were not able to take on high-intensity work.

While having dinner in the evening, Liu Xixi looked at the mantis shrimps in the lunch box with an affectionate look.

"came back."

“I feel like it’s all coming back.”

The other actors were naturally smiling as well.

In fact, most ordinary actors are just like office workers. In their boring work, food is their only way to relieve fatigue.

Liu Xiaoli was not as moved as her daughter by ordering seafood.

“I don’t know what he did though.”

"But it should be that he won the game with Yu Min."

"He relied entirely on himself, and it was remarkable that he could compete with the director and the bearded man."

drop by drop...

At this time, Zhang Yuan's cell phone rang.

When he saw the incoming call number, he stood up and walked to a quiet place aside.

"My dear sister, what's the matter?"

"Good news!" Cheng Hao's slightly charming voice came from the loudspeaker.

"The endorsement fee from Jiannanchun will be credited to my account soon."

"Because of the broadcast of A World Without Thieves, the clients who approached you before are willing to raise their prices, and more people are looking for you to discuss business."

"A World Without Thieves" has been aired for more than 20 days and the box office has just exceeded 100 million yuan.

In those days, a box office of over 100 million was considered a huge success, enough for the whole company to hold a banquet to celebrate.

Besides, Director Feng earned tens of millions in advertising fees alone, and the film had already made back its investment before it even started shooting. Now even if we remove the share from theaters and distributors, Huayi has still made tens of millions.

As he participates in the performance, his value will certainly increase.

"You are smart. If you press harder, you can get a higher return."

Zhang Yuan had anticipated this situation some time ago and asked Cheng Hao to help him contact those businesses, but he kept delaying and was not in a hurry to take them up.

Because the longer he delays, the more valuable he will be!

"How are you going to spend millions of dollars all at once?" Cheng Hao calculated that the money Zhang Yuan earned from just one advertisement already exceeded the total remuneration for all her films since her debut.

"Are you planning to buy another house?"

"I still plan to buy a nice car and live a carefree life."

"You can buy a few nice watches."

"As a man, you have to look respectable when you go out. A watch is your second face."

Cheng Hao thought, men just have these few hobbies.

Those big bosses either buy houses and cars or watches.

If you are richer, you can buy a yacht and a plane.

Zhang Yuan was very pleased because she only cared about him and never asked him to buy anything for her.

This makes her better than 99% of women.

Usually when a woman knows her boyfriend has made a fortune, her first reaction is definitely to see gold coins popping up.

Cosmetics, bags, and travel.

How much money you are willing to spend on me proves your feelings for me.

I want an attitude...

From this point of view, Cheng Hao is a woman.

However, the idea is still too simple.

"I don't plan to buy any of what you said." Zhang Yuan replied quickly.

"Not buying any?" Cheng Hao was surprised.

"Yes, I'll keep this money for future use."

“And it’s immediately useful.”

"doing what?"

"Investment." Zhang Yuan calculated that the money was just enough.

When he accepted the advertisement, he specifically registered the order under the name of the agency.

First of all, Cheng Hao, as the person in charge, can help me keep an eye on it.

On the other hand, the company is now under the purse of a shell company in Zhejiang.

The local government has a tax reduction policy that can refund half of the value-added tax.

In a few years, there will be even stronger policy support in Horgos, XJ.

There is no income tax in the first five years, and the income tax is reduced by half in the next five years. For a time, it became a tax haven for celebrities.

Dongyang and Haikou also have similar policies, and celebrities and film and television companies are migrating back and forth in waves.

The key is that these are all legal on the surface.

Of course, only on the surface.

If we really want to investigate, the final right of interpretation of whether it is legal or not lies with the higher-ups.

"Are you going to start another company?" Cheng Haolao felt that he could not keep up with the other party's pace.

"It's not a company, it's an investment in film and television dramas."

"What kind of movies? Martial arts, romance, or urban?" Cheng Hao listed the three most popular themes.

"Neither, it's an anti-Japanese war drama." Zhang Yuan replied calmly.

"what!"

This was completely beyond Cheng Hao's expectations.

"Anti-Japanese War dramas... Can this kind of film make money?" Cheng Hao is also an insider in the industry. He knows that most of these films are fraudulent and more than half of them are of questionable quality.

"It's not easy for you to make money, so don't get cheated." She said with great concern.

"It's okay, just trust me." Zhang Yuan was not in a hurry at all.

"Please help me contact Hairun Films. Just tell them my name and say that I want to cooperate with them."

"Hairun..." Cheng Hao became even more confused.

"Okay, I see."

She had no idea what Zhang Yuan was doing.

The company Hairun Pictures is actually very similar to Huayi.

The boss Liu Yanming, like the Wang brothers, was originally in the advertising business. After he became rich, he began to invest in film and television. His first film was "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo". Later, he gradually transformed himself into a film and television company.

This company was very famous back then because one of its partners was a veteran named Hai Yan!

That’s right, “Hai Yan dramas” were the works of this company and were one of the few personal IPs that could compete with “Qiong Yao” and “Jin Yong” in those days.

"Never Forget You", "Jade Guanyin", and "Then Save You, My Love", these three films are known as the trilogy of love between life and death.

There is also the trilogy of "One Meter of Sunshine", "Waiting for the Sunshine", and "Midnight Sun".

In those days, his family was a big name in the TV drama industry.

It can be seen that the company’s main well-known works are all romance films.

But Zhang Yuan was targeting an anti-Japanese war drama produced by this company.

Its name is "Drawing the Sword"! (End of this chapter)