Chapter 8 Coal Bosses and the Film and Television Industry
There was nothing to say all night, and it was dawn the next day.

Zhang Yuan greeted everyone last night and took a bus back to the capital early in the morning.

After a month, he finally returned to his rental house.

There were haphazardly installed electrical wires, damp and moldy corners, and the air was filled with the smell of smoke, urine, and human beings.

This is the daily life of drifting in Beijing.

When I returned to this shared house of only 15 square meters, my roommate Zhao Jin just pushed the door open.

"Zhang Yuan is back!" The man was holding a washbasin and had obviously just gotten up.

"I didn't go to work." Zhang Yuan threw the bag on the bed.

Although the hotel arranged by the crew was average, it was much better than a rental house and at least it was cleaner.

"Hey, how can I be like you, to be noticed by the director?" Zhao Jin said bitterly: "Tell me the truth, how much have you earned these days?"

"100 a day, 3000 in total."

"So many!" Zhao Jin felt sad.

He usually earns 50 jobs a day at most, and he doesn't have work every day.

3000 yuan is equivalent to his income for almost half a year!

After putting down his things, Zhang Yuanxian took some money and went to the electronics market, where he bought a second-hand Nokia 3210.

Public security in those days was far worse than in later generations. If you had a Nokia in your hand, you could use it to make phone calls during the day and hold it in your hand for self-defense at night. It was a two-in-one device.

I took out my little notebook and entered all the phone numbers I had written down before leaving into my phone. These connections are my biggest gain this month.

"Yuan, it's tiring for me to go to the theater every day, and I often get nothing. You are not appreciated by the director, so please introduce me to a job."

At this moment, my roommate Zhao Jin came up to me shamelessly.

"I'm still introducing you to someone else, but I don't have a job to do next."

"what……"

Hearing him say this, Zhao Jin felt a little disappointed, but at the same time he felt a lot more balanced.

"How about we go to the Beijing Film Studio together tomorrow to do some work?"

"I won't go. I have other things to do."

"What are you going to do?"

“Selling films.”

"Selling movies... Do you have the ones from the island countries? Let me see them first."

Zhang Yuan was so angry that he laughed. He looked up and said loudly: "I'm selling movies, not stocks!"

"what does it mean?"

"For the movie I just finished filming, I plan to find someone to act as a go-between and help the director sell the film," he explained.

"Hahahaha, you are not kidding." Unexpectedly, Zhao Jin laughed out loud.

"Let's just say we are working as extras and earning money. Why are you still dreaming about this?"

"If you have that ability, you will be my real father from now on!"

You are worthy of being my child... Zhang Yuan was too lazy to say more to him.

The next morning, Zhang Yuan washed up and prepared to go out.

Glancing at the bed next to him, he saw his roommate still soundly sleeping. Zhang Yuan thought to himself, if you can't even get up early, of course you won't get any work.

I went out and took a bus, which took more than an hour to arrive at a business building in the city center.

Zhang Yuan felt a little excited and a little nervous.

According to my memories from my previous life, an old friend should be here right now.

In his previous life, Zhang Yuan was an architectural designer. After graduation, he moved around for a while and finally came under the management of a private boss.

If it weren't for the construction site, it wouldn't be so easy to encounter a dump truck...

The boss's name is Zhao Decai, and he is from Shanxi Province.

Originally, his father named him "Decai", which means both virtuous and talented. However, when he was registering his household registration, he met an uneducated staff member who wrote "Decai" as "Decai".

However, as fate would have it, his words came true. After he wrote the child's name wrong, his family prospered and made a fortune in the coal industry. In the 90s, his net worth reached nearly million yuan.

Around 00, the Chinese film and television industry gradually heated up, and he followed suit and came to the capital with many coal bosses to look for opportunities to invest in film and television.

But like most coal bosses, this man was badly cheated and got nothing except sleeping with several 18th-tier actresses, so he switched to the construction industry.

All of the above were said by this person himself when he was bragging at a drinking party. At that time, Zhang Yuan sighed that Boss Zhao actually had a good vision and had found two opportunities, but he missed one of them.

For this reason, Zhang Yuan had been planning to contact Zhao Decai since he joined the crew of "Conquer". In his previous life, he had worked with Boss Zhao for more than ten years. This Boss Zhao had never defaulted on workers' wages and would actively compensate for any accidents on the construction site. He was a good person.

"Hello, I'm looking for Mr. Zhao Decai." Zhang Yuan tentatively came to the front desk of an office and asked.

Seeing the receptionist's curvy figure and alluring aura, Zhang Yuan thought he must have found the right place.

Because he knew Zhao Decai's taste, big waves.

"You are looking for Mr. Zhao. Please wait a moment."

As expected... Zhang Yuan felt relieved.

After a while, a man in his 30s with a broad nose, wide ears and a plump face appeared in front of Zhang Yuan.

A strong sense of intimacy arises spontaneously!

"You're looking for me, who are you?" Zhao Decai looked at him and confirmed that he didn't know him.

"Hello, I'm the production assistant for the TV series "Conquer", and I'd like to talk to Mr. Zhao about cooperation."

Zhang Yuan gave himself a title without blushing or getting nervous.

When he heard that it was related to film and television dramas, Zhao Decai immediately invited him into the office.

The secretary made tea and left the room. Zhang Yuan glanced at her graceful back. It seemed that Lao Zhao had a very consistent taste.

"Brother Zhang, what TV series did you say you were in just now?" Zhao Decai smiled kindly, but there was some caution in his eyes.

He has been in the capital for two years and has run a film and television investment company. He has been cheated by various so-called directors and must be cautious.

"Our film is called "Conquer", a crime-themed TV series." Zhang Yuan was very clear about the other party's situation and started to deceive them.

"Have you ever watched "Criminal Investigation Team 6"? "

“Of course I have!”

"Criminal Investigation Team 18.6" once achieved an average audience rating of % on the Imperial Capital TV Station. Almost everyone watched it in those days.

This is Zhang Yuan's negotiation skill. He deliberately started with this popular movie to arouse the other party's interest.

"Our film is similar to "Serious Case Team 6", and the stories are all adapted from real cases."

"But our films are more up-to-date. 'Criminal Investigation Team 6' is from the police's perspective, while 'Conquest' is from the criminals' perspective."

"Does Zhang Baolin of International Village know about this?"

Zhao Decai was also a gangster, so naturally he had heard of this big brother.

At this time, Zhang Baolin has already been arrested. According to the timeline, he will have to eat "peanuts" next year.

"He is the protagonist of our story." Zhang Yuan leaned closer and whispered, as if he was afraid of being heard.

"So exciting?"

"Of course. If it's not exciting, we won't shoot it." Zhang Yuan continued.

"Jiang Shan, you should know."

"The one from 'Get High' and 'The Transporter'?" Zhao Decai was surprised, this is a big star.

"She is the leading actress in our film!"

"Fuck!"

In fact, Jiang Shan was not the female lead, but a guest star. However, in the final film, she was edited into a big sister, which was a clever move by the director.

“Have you read Like Fog, Like Rain, Like Wind?”

"The one starring Chen Kun, Lu Yi and Zhou Xun?" Zhao Decai swallowed his saliva. It was another movie with the highest ratings.

"Sun Honglei, who plays Alai, plays the leading male role."

"The one who plays the gangster?"

"Yes, I still play a gangster."

“Have you heard of Black Ice?”

"The one starring Wang Zhiwen?"

"Shi Zhaoqi, who plays the undercover agent in the film, is our second male lead!"

Zhao Decai slowly sat up straight.

There was "Serious Crime Unit 6", "Like Fog, Like Rain and Like Wind", and "Black Ice", which made him dizzy.

Zhang Yuan smiled secretly in his heart.

After eating cakes for so many years, this is the first time I’ve made cakes for my boss. It feels so good!

(End of this chapter)