After calling Xiao Wang and packing up his things, Zhang Yuan boarded a flight to the imperial capital overnight without saying hello to Li Lianjie and others.

When the King of Qin conquered Chu, Wang Jian asked the king for ten thousand acres of fertile land before leading his troops.

He pretended to be greedy for money to reassure the King of Qin.

Xiao He forced the people to buy their land at a low price, and earned a reputation as a greedy person who harmed the people. This is how he escaped the butcher knife of the Liu family.

When Fenyang King Guo Ziyi was alive, his home was filled with countless gold, silver and jewelry. He continued to marry young concubines when he was in his seventies and eighties, so the emperor had no suspicion of him.

In ancient times, self-corruption by famous officials was a very effective means of self-protection.

If you don't have your soft spots and human weaknesses exposed, no emperor would dare to use you.

They are all afraid that his achievements will surpass his master, so they want to kill him as soon as possible.

You are greedy for money and lustful, and you enjoy wealth and luxury. The emperor is relieved because he knows that he can buy you with gold, silver and beauties.

What the emperor fears most is actually a perfect person.

A perfect person has nothing to be faulty.

As the old saying goes: A person without a quirk is not worth making friends with, and a person without flaws is also not worth making friends with.

This is also true.

Of course, self-pollution doesn't always work.

For example, when facing Lao Zhu, you can't escape death no matter what means you use.

Now, Zhang Yuan came to the office building of Huayi Brothers Media in Chaoyang District, the capital, with a "bloody" weakness in his heart.

"Dandan, come with me."

Zhang Yuan took his assistant to the men's restroom and propped the door with a mop.

Then he started taking off his clothes.

"Brother Zhang Yuan, what are you going to do?" Zhao Xinxin looked at him awkwardly.

"Stop talking nonsense and find me a clean white T-shirt from your suitcase."

Zhang Yuan ordered.

He took off the dark coat he had used to cover his wound on the plane, revealing half of his body wrapped in gauze.

The gauze showed some light yellow color, which was Master Ma's medicine powder seeping out of it.

Master Ma was a very nice person. He directly gave him a bottle of medicine and asked him to change it every day.

"Dandan, help me remove the gauze!"

"Ah, it was only recently wrapped. The dressing will be changed tomorrow."

"Do as I say!" he ordered in a firm tone.

Zhao Xinxin helped him untie the gauze with confusion, revealing the long wound that looked like a thin red snake and had already stopped bleeding.

"Come on, take my arm."

"Hold on tight and don't move."

Zhang Yuan gave another order.

Zhao Xinxin didn't understand what his boss wanted to do, but he had no choice but to do it.

Then, while his assistant's pupils were shaking, Zhang Yuan exerted all his strength and turned around suddenly with his arms fixed!

With this pulling and tugging, the wound on his back, which had just healed slightly due to the golden wound medicine and his own strong recovery ability, broke open again, and blood immediately gushed out from the gap.

"Brother Zhang Yuan, what are you doing?" the assistant screamed.

He replied with a grin, "Playing the victim!"

He carefully put on a white T-shirt while enduring the pain. The blood from the wound immediately dyed his back red.

He left Zhao Xinxin downstairs, waiting for him with the medicine powder.

I took the elevator and went directly to the president's office.

It was already midnight, and there was no one left in Huayi's office building.

In the silent corridor, only his chaotic footsteps kept echoing.

"Boss Wang has been waiting for you for a long time."

When he arrived at the office door, the female assistant stood up to greet him. After seeing his bright red back, she showed a look of panic and fear.

Zhang Yuan was very satisfied when he saw this.

This is exactly the effect he wants.

Then he pretended to be in pain and panic, and stumbled into the house.

"Mr. Wang!"

He took a few steps forward.

His lips turned pale due to blood loss and his forehead was covered with cold sweat. He looked in a miserable state.

The Wang brothers were all present, and they were also shocked to see him like this.

It is very different from his usual high-spirited screen image.

After Zhang Yuan took a few quick steps, he staggered, tripped over his left foot and "accidentally" knelt on one knee.

"Hey, hey, hey, be careful..." Xiao Wang hurried forward and helped him up.

It didn't matter that he helped. After Zhang Yuan sat down, Xiao Wang found that the hand that had been on his shoulder was wet and sticky. He picked it up and saw that the palm was full of blood.

"This..." He raised his hand to show his brother.

Wang Zhongjun also frowned.

Just now on the phone, Zhang Yuan had already told Wang Zhonglei about the matter.

The two brothers knew that Zhang Yuan hit Xiang Zuo and was also injured.

After knowing this, the king slammed the boss's desk.

"Good fight!"

In the eyes of the Wang brothers, all artists are basically equivalent to dogs.

They can be divided into obedient dogs, pampered dogs, dogs that are killed for meat, and dogs that can sleep in bed with you.

Since it's a dog, you have to keep it on a leash.

What had been hesitating them was that there was no rope suitable for Zhang Yuan.

Now that he saw the other party coming with the rope himself, he was naturally very happy.

In the eyes of these two brothers, Zhang Yuan does not look like a dog, but more like a wolf with a fox's brain.

But no matter what kind of creature it is, with the confidence of these two brothers, as long as it is tied with a rope, they can use it.

Now that Zhang Yuan has offended the Xiang family, he needs our protection to avoid the Xiang family's evil hands, and will naturally be controlled.

"That's too much!" Xiao Wang picked up the tissue box on the table, took out a few sheets, and wiped his hands.

"Do they think this is the Hong Kong of 20 years ago?"

"This is the mainland. I'm afraid they haven't figured out who has the final say yet!"

That's natural.

In the entertainment industry, offending people in the entertainment industry is actually a trivial matter and will not be fatal.

It would be fatal if you offended the higher-ups.

"You have good vision. You came to the right person to find us when this happened." The king stood up, walked to his side, glanced at his bloody back, and frowned.

"With Huayi here, this won't be a problem."

He was just bragging. We must have a good talk with Xiang Huaqiang before we can settle the matter.

"The fact that you came to see us shows that you still consider us as your own family." The king smiled.

"I heard that you've been very popular recently. You went to Cannes and were featured in magazines and newspapers."

"There are a lot of people looking for you."

"Uh... I don't dare to lie to Mr. Wang. Many companies have come to me." Zhang Yuan spoke cautiously.

"Sister Hua also came to see me..."

When the two Wangs heard Wang Jinhua's name, they immediately showed a ferocious aura.

At the same time, I thought in my mind.

If Zhang Yuan goes to find Sister Hua, with the help of Wang Jinhua and Cheng Tian Wu Kebo, they should be able to help him settle the matter.

Zhang Yuan smiled secretly. He just wanted to let the other party know that Huayi was not his only choice, but he chose Huayi.

The two brothers looked at each other and felt very comfortable.

We are still powerful in this kid's eyes, otherwise he wouldn't have thought of us first.

"Have you gone to see Wang Jinhua?"

"No!" Zhang Yuan answered decisively.

He didn't have time recently and indeed didn't go to see him.

"So, you are interested in cooperating with our Huayi, right?" The king asked seriously, word by word.

Zhang Yuan quickly stood up, stretched out his hands to hold the other person's arms, and at the same time deliberately lowered his height and pretended to be half looking up.

There was infinite sincerity flashing in his eyes.

How sincere is it?

That look seemed to be saying something.

"If you don't mind, I will be your foster father!"

When the king saw his look, he laughed as if to say.

"I have to be Fengxian, what a gift from heaven!"

A scene of "loving father and filial son" appeared in the president's office of Huayi.

"Okay!" The king happily pushed him back to his seat.

To be honest, although the Wang brothers treated artists like dogs, in the early days, they really fed them meat!
"We have studied the betting agreement you proposed earlier."

"We must definitely support young people like you who have brains."

"But the conditions... need to be changed!"

Zhang Yuan quickly showed a look of horror, but he was actually laughing in his heart, thinking, "I guessed it long ago."

"During the three-year betting period, the revenue targets you set are 20 million, 30 million, and 40 million."

“That’s too low.”

"I want to achieve 40 million, 50 million and 60 million, and increase by 10 million every year."

“And it cannot include your own advertising business revenue.”

"If you can't do it, you have to make up for it in cash!" Zhang Yuan cursed in his heart, this old guy is really evil!
A higher amount than I expected.

"Secondly, we cannot accept your proposal of a 1:3 rights issue."

"Our terms are a 6:30 ratio. Huayi will sell % of its shares in exchange for % of your company's shares. If the bet fails, Huayi will take back the shares, but will still hold shares in your company."

Black is still black!

However, Hua Yi's gambling agreement in later life was even darker.

These two brothers have always had huge appetites.

But getting a 6% stake was already beyond his expectations.

"Also, I will hold these 6% of shares on your behalf during the contract period. You will not enjoy any board rights or management rights."

This is because they are afraid that Zhang Yuan and other shareholders will unite to rebel.

"Finally, if the bet fails, in addition to the ten-year contract you proposed with Huayi, you will still have to meet performance requirements. If you fail to meet them, you will still need to make up the difference in cash."

The purpose of a bet agreement is a win-win situation.

In Huayi's understanding, a win-win situation means Huayi wins twice.

Zhang Yuan lost, and they made a fortune, getting shares in a small company for free, and also taking in this very promising artist.

If there was a tiny chance, what if he won.

This is why the king is looking for someone to settle the score.

After calculation, if the revenue can reach 1.5 million in three years, plus Huayi's operation, if the company can be listed, the market value can reach at least 15 billion.

Then they can get a return of 30 million just by selling their 5% stake.

After calculation, if Huayi were to go public, its market value would be over 40 billion.

That 3% stake has a market value of less than million.

So after much calculation, they decided that no matter whether Zhang Yuan won or lost, they would be able to make huge profits, so they drafted this new agreement.

Of course, after their investigation, Zhang Yuan only invested in a military drama called "Drawing Sword".

There is also a sitcom called "Wulin Waijia".

Military drama and sitcom, haha.

Huayi doesn't even look down on this kind of stuff.

Damn, no money can be made.

Only the movie "The Lotus Lantern" has some strength, but this movie can only bring a maximum return of 10 or 20 million, which is completely unable to meet the revenue standards.

So the two brothers felt relieved and felt they were fully prepared.

However, they underestimated both Zhang Yuan's ability and Hua Yi's potential in the special context of the times.

Zhang Yuan knew that gambling was rare in the domestic entertainment industry now. If it were in the future, Huayi would only offer a more stringent contract, and there would be almost no chance at all.

Therefore, time is very important. Only at this time when Huayi is at his weakest in the past ten years, does he have the opportunity to negotiate with the other party.

"If you agree, we can sign the contract."

"As long as the two Wangs can help me solve the Xiang family's troubles, I will stand by Hua Yi's side!"

"Hahahaha... Well said, well said!" The king was extremely happy.

"Okay, after we sign the contract, we will have a grand press conference."

"Don't worry, we won't treat you unfairly. Xiaogang is planning a new movie and will arrange an important role for you."

Oh... Zhang Yuan knew it, it should be "Night Banquet".

……

Both parties had clear intentions, and after hiring a contract lawyer to confirm the details, the gambling agreement was signed in just two or three days.

A few days later, in the conference room of the Imperial Capital Hotel.

"Now I'm officially announcing it to everyone."

"Mr. Zhang Yuan has reached a long-term cooperation with Huayi Brothers Media Co., Ltd."

Bang bang bang!
There were sounds of fireworks all around and applause from the audience.

Huayi cleverly said that "cooperation was reached", but did not say what kind of cooperation it was.

When outsiders hear this, they will think that Zhang Yuan has become Huayi's artist.

There were more than 200 reporters present today, including well-known magazine media and even foreign media, all invited by the Wang brothers.

And now almost all of Huayi’s famous artists are here to show their support!
They made such a big fuss just to get Zhang Yuan to join the team and dispel the gloom brought about by Wang Jinhua's departure.

"Next, Huayi will develop in even greater strides."

“We will extend our investment and production to big-budget TV series and movies!”

"Our Huayi will become the largest film and television company in the country within three years!" The king said passionately on the stage.

Zhang Yuan and other artists cooperated very well, smiling and clapping.

"Your goal has finally been achieved." After the press conference ended and the cocktail party began, Fat Fan came up to him and whispered.

“I guess so, but it has become much more difficult.”

"These two brothers eat raw meat, so you'd better be careful." Fan Ye whispered in their ear.

"Come to think of it, we can be considered a family from now on." She changed her tone and glanced at him.

"We don't need this to happen. We are still a family."

"I am a little touched when you say that."

"Are you so moved that you want to take off your clothes?"

"Go to hell!"

Fan Bingbing said a standard crosstalk line.

"To be honest, I may need to ask you for a favor in a while." Zhang Yuan whispered.

"What's the deal?"

"There's a play, please help me play a cameo role."

"Then I'll have to extort a lot of money from you." Fan Bingbing raised his eyebrows at him.

Now, apart from the two Bings, there are only a few mid-level young artists left in Huayi, such as Ren Quan and Huo Siyan.

However, the Second King has already contacted Zhou Xun and is determined to poach this big star.

They also set their sights on Zhang Ziyi and Zhao Wei, wanting to catch all four actresses in one fell swoop.

At the same time, sister Luo Haiqiong has also joined Huayi because her boyfriend, who is also her future husband, is a good friend of Er Wang and the vice president of Huayi.

On this day, Huayi attracted a lot of attention. It was the largest offline media event after the Huajie's escape incident.

The next day, Zhang Yuan's photo appeared on the front pages of major media.

"The most popular young actor has landed in Huayi!"

"A powerful general joins Huayi, and the two brothers move forward together."

“Huayi Brothers is still going strong.”

This level of exposure has definitely attracted enough attention for Huayi.

It also disappointed many people in the industry who had been watching the fight from the sidelines, hoping to get a share of the spoils after Huayi's downfall.

After all, with Zhang Yuan's current popularity, joining Huayi can be regarded as a small stabilizing force. Although he is not as famous as big stars and big names like Zhang Ziyi and Chen Daoming, he is already an exceptionally outstanding existence among the younger generation.

Of course, Huayi gained exposure, proving that it can attract talent, and also plans to produce big-budget movies to prove that "our Huayi is okay" and "Sister Hua's departure is nothing", which also brought Zhang Yuan extremely high popularity.

"There are more than twenty advertisers looking for you these days, and thirty to forty business activities." Cheng Hao threw a stack of information on the stone table in the courtyard.

If it were normal, she would definitely be happier than herself to see Zhang Yuan getting so many jobs and making so much money.

But today he had a frown on his face, looking unhappy.

"Okay, I'll check it out later. By the way, have you eaten? I'll ask Dandan to go to the hot pot restaurant at the intersection and bring back a pot."

"Eat, eat, eat. All you do is eat!" Cheng Hao replied unhappily.

"I still know how to sleep." Zhang Yuan pointed at the other person.

Cheng Hao: ...

"Now I owe people more than 100 million as soon as I open my eyes. Can you afford it? I can't!" Cheng Hao crossed his arms, his face full of worry.

After she learned that the amount of the bet agreement had been greatly increased, she never stopped worrying for even a second.

That’s 150 million!

The piles in the yard are already very high, not to mention the money we have to earn to take home.

It only costs a few dollars to rob a bank. To rob so much money, you probably have to rob as often as you punch in at the bank every day.

"The contract has been signed, there's no point in regretting it now." Zhang Yuan was calm.

"Hua Yi obviously has you in his grasp, yet you're still so leisurely. Are you stupid?" Cheng Hao said, so angry that she patted his back.

The blow landed squarely on the wound on his back.

"Ouch!" Zhang Yuan grinned. Cheng Hao also realized that something was not right when he took the photo. It seemed like there was something inside his clothes.

She walked up to him puzzledly and pulled open his collar.

Only then did he see the bandage, and after asking, Zhang Yuan told the truth that he had been stabbed.

"How can they bully people like this!" Cheng Hao sobbed and then hugged him carefully.

"Without this knife, things with Huayi might not have gone so smoothly."

"It was this knife that made the Wang brothers relax their vigilance against me."

"You were injured so badly, you were stabbed by a knife, why didn't you tell me!" Cheng Hao was furious and grabbed his arm.

"It was a prop knife that cut me, not a real one, and I wasn't afraid that you would worry." Zhang Yuan stroked her long wavy hair.

"I haven't told anyone. You're the only one who knows about this." Then he whispered in her ear with a smile.

"If you have problems in the future, can you please not always carry them by yourself? I can help you share the burden." The good sister was very careful, and gently touched the wound on his back as if she was touching a thousand-year-old antique.

"You have already helped me share a lot, and you will be even busier in the future."

Zhang Yuan pointed to the information on the table: "This alone will keep me busy for a long time."

"Hua Yi's new film will be confirmed soon, so my work will be filmed until next year."

"Please help me make the arrangements."

"Yeah!" Cheng Hao wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and then said: "Then I will accompany you and take care of you in the next few days, you should take good care of yourself."

"No, I have several people to visit, and I have to hurry back to Hengdian to film. They've been waiting for me for a long time. Boss Cai must have been teasing me behind my back."

"And..." Zhang Yuan stood up and stretched himself.

"I'm going out now to meet the Xiang family!" (End of this chapter)