Chapter 1473
Great Fortune
"Singing, I'm afraid you'll have to stay a little longer."
After landing in Beijing, Zhang Yuan called Shu Chang, who was still in Hengdian, on his way home.
"It's okay, I'm not wronged at all."
"Bumps and bruises are inevitable."
"Besides, I only stayed because I needed to get things done."
Shu Chang expressed herself in a lighthearted manner, which was meant to comfort him.
"But I'm still quite worried about you."
"Don't do dangerous things."
She mentioned it again.
Because she saw the look in Zhang Yuan's eyes when he left, a fierceness she had never seen before.
"If I have to do something dangerous, will you support me?" Zhang Yuan asked as calmly as possible.
"I... still support it."
I will support whatever you do.
"That's good. You can stay in Hengdian without worry for now."
"I'll come pick you up in a few days."
"Okay, I'll wait for you."
He put down his phone and looked out the car window.
The hustle and bustle of the capital city flashed before his eyes.
Just as Yu Zheng had received the news, he left Shu Chang and the injured bodyguard in Hengdian.
They simply transferred to a better private hospital.
This will improve security.
Also, Shu Chang was staying to help him handle some agreed-upon official business.
In addition, Brother Long also kept it.
With the two of them there, the bodyguards and their families on the other end can stay calm.
It's like leaving a ballast stone there.
It also gave Changchang, who had suffered some minor injuries, a chance to recover.
He has matters to attend to back in the capital.
And there are reasons why I have to leave.
After going home, putting down my luggage, taking a shower, and getting dressed, I rushed to the company.
He was under immense pressure at this time.
At the same time, two bastards maxed out his strength.
But it is precisely at times like these that you must not make a fool of yourself.
You can't show any sign of weakness, especially in front of your own company's people.
"Hello, Brother Yuan."
"Hello, please take these fruits and share them with everyone."
"There's also a big cake, which you girls like to eat."
"Thank you."
He even brought some food for the receptionist when he went to the company.
And chatted with the other party for a few more minutes.
Why do this?
A young woman works as a receptionist at an entertainment company, spending her days watching people from the entertainment industry come and go.
These people are basically like the village intelligence aunties.
They know all the gossip and rumors in the company and spread them everywhere.
Seeing that their attitude towards him was no different from usual, he strode inside.
Today I made a point of walking around each floor and area to greet everyone.
It's mainly to see how everyone is doing.
I took a stroll around before going to my office.
Yang Siwei, Zeng Jia, and Qian Yiqun were already waiting.
"I checked the company premises, and everything is fine."
"You did a good job."
The plump woman nodded slightly; she was in charge of handling internal reassurance and preventing people from spreading rumors based on Zhuo Wei's Weibo posts.
Calm down and continue working as usual; we cannot allow cracks to appear inside the fortress.
Especially those companies with the biggest mouths, they need to be shut down.
Staff members cannot spread rumors, and artists cannot make irresponsible statements during interviews.
All he wanted was for everything to return to normal.
However, Yang Siwei did not show any joy after receiving the praise; her face remained ashen.
Because no matter how hard she tries, she can only maintain the stability for a few days.
After Zhuo Wei reveals the truth, will I still be able to remain calm?
Things are definitely going to get chaotic.
She is planning what to do next.
The best solution is to get all the company's artists to sever ties with the boss.
Only in this way can the losses be minimized.
Otherwise, the work of all the artists involved will be affected.
"That's enough," Zhang Yuan reassured her, seeing her worried expression.
"I said I'll handle the rest."
"I'll handle it."
Yang Siwei glanced at his expression.
solve?
How to solve this?
She simply couldn't think of a solution.
On the other end of the table, the bullets were already loaded and even fired; they were just letting the bullets fly for a while longer.
The arrow has already left the bowstring; how can it be retrieved?
"Zeng Jia, how about you over here?"
"I checked." Zeng Jia blinked hard, her eyes bloodshot.
Her sorrow was no less than that of the woman beside her.
“You currently have over 40 regular endorsements and 13 premium endorsements.”
"Among them, the contracts and risks of these 13 top brands are relatively large."
"In the worst-case scenario, the other party may seek compensation."
"The amount will be over 8000 million."
"In addition, there are several film contracts, especially overseas ones."
"The potential legal risks and compensation could exceed 3000 million."
Zeng Jia finished explaining her investigation results.
"In other words, I am facing hundreds of millions in compensation alone."
"Ah."
Zhang Yuan touched his chin.
"Then I'm pretty good."
Zeng Jia: ...
After an artist's scandal breaks, the most terrifying scenarios, besides the loss of future income, include facing claims from business partners.
That would mean losing everything, including all the money earned in previous years.
Many people fled as a result.
But there are ambiguities in this kind of thing.
According to the law, especially domestic law, how is the "collapse" of an artist's or celebrity's career defined?
How do we define a celebrity's breach of contract as not caused by force majeure?
Theoretically speaking, as long as they are not officially listed as "tainted artists" by the state or national-level news media.
Or, if there is a direct violation of the law, it does not count as a "collapse" in the legal sense.
When you go to court with a partner, the other party may not necessarily win.
Moreover, lawsuits can drag on for many years.
The celebrity whose career collapsed felt that since he had no future anyway, he didn't need to maintain any goodwill with advertisers or partners, so he decided to act shamelessly and refuse to pay compensation.
At least we can still keep the money.
This situation is quite common.
The small company was dragged down and there was simply nothing they could do.
Large companies with connections will use methods beyond legal and ethical considerations to get your money back.
You have to be quick to act, otherwise once someone else has emptied your pockets, you won't be able to get anything no matter how hard you try.
Compensation and fines are also a negative manifestation of one's worth, such as Fan's 800 million yuan.
Even if others wanted to punish them, they couldn't punish them that much.
She can impose such high fines simply because she earns a lot of money.
Zhang Yuan chuckled, thinking that the entire country of China probably couldn't afford to pay him that much.
Seeing her boss so happy, Zeng Jia almost laughed in anger.
That's too ambitious...
Most people would have gone crazy by now, but he's still in the mood to be happy.
"I already said I'll handle it, so don't worry about me."
Zeng Jia and Yang Siwei exchanged a glance, and these two, who were usually rivals, now showed a rare sense of mutual respect.
What are you going to do if you have a boss like this?
"Brother Qian, what about you here?" Zhang Yuan ignored the two women, letting them worry about it.
I said I would solve it, and I will solve it.
It's just that you can't do what I can.
"So both overt and covert sentries have been added to the actresses' side."
"The players on the field this time are all top-notch."
“Very good. Now, there are a few things you need to do.” Zhang Yuan said calmly.
"You should know about the brother who was injured first."
“You are responsible for handling his wife and children.”
"I've already arranged the money."
"Okay." Brother Qian nodded.
He had a different opinion from the two women and didn't complain.
On the contrary, I felt that the boss was very sensible, and this way I could give an explanation to my buddy.
"There's one more thing. Find the person most skilled in tracking and have them keep an eye on Zhuo Wei for me."
"Report his location and what he's doing all the time."
"Huh?" Brother Qian was a little confused.
Just now I was told to remove the people...
"Just...keep an eye on him alone?"
"Yes, one of him is enough."
Zhang Yuan looked at Yang Siwei and Zeng Jia and said, "You two go ahead and get busy. I'll have a private chat with Brother Qian."
The two didn't linger and quickly left.
After speaking privately with this person for a while, Zhang Yuan hurriedly left the company. He then appeared at the Guomao area in Beijing.
This is the first and flagship store of South Beauty.
"Come on, come on, I made this boiled fish myself. The taste is different from that of a professional chef. You absolutely can't find it anywhere else."
Inside the private room, Zhang Lan led the waiter in, carrying a large plate of fish bubbling with oil.
"How could I possibly accept this?"
Zhang Yuan stood up to express his gratitude and eagerly picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks.
"This tastes amazing."
“I usually cook for myself, so Aunt Zhang must hand over her secret recipe today.”
"That's easy to discuss." Zhang Lan magnanimously wiped her hands with a damp towel.
"Not only this dish, but you should also try the other dishes."
There were only the mother, her daughter, and him, yet they served over twenty dishes, including all their signature dishes.
"Once you invest, you're one of us. There's no need for any secret formulas."
"We're all on the same side, there are no secrets."
“Yeah, we’re all on the same side, how could we have secrets?” Wang Xiaofei chimed in.
"Regarding this..."
The two were very enthusiastic, and the conversation on the table was also lively, but Zhang Yuan's attitude had cooled considerably.
"what happened?"
"I mean, it's about investing."
"What do you mean?" Wang Xiaofei's expression immediately changed upon hearing this.
"Xiao Fei, have dinner with your brothers, don't rush," Zhang Lan reminded him.
Zhang Yuan cursed inwardly, "What a piece of trash, calling himself a brother."
Do you think I'm your godson?
Can you reach it?
And then there's this mad dog-like young master, whose face changes at the slightest provocation.
Can you really do big business with this kind of material?
Without his mother, he'd be easily beaten up even as a workshop foreman.
"What happened about the investment?" Zhang Lan's lips drooped.
"This is how I see it."
"If South Beauty is going to go public, and I invest in shares before the IPO, wouldn't that be taking advantage of their misfortune?"
"Why don't we wait until after the IPO, and then I'll provide the funding? You won't lose money then; the investment amount and shares will be calculated based on the market value after the IPO."
What are you saying!
"Xiao Fei".
The mother tried to stop her again.
"How did it turn into post-IPO investment?"
“We had a good discussion before.” Zhang Lan’s expression was also very unpleasant.
Zhang Yuan, on the other hand, came up with a very good excuse.
Let me put it this way.
“I have a partnership with Wanda.” After saying that, he glanced at Wang Xiaofei.
Recently, this person has been clashing with Wang Sicong, the head of Wanda Group, on Weibo, with both sides exchanging insults.
Quite a few people have been hurling insults on Weibo this year.
The article also contained profanity.
Huang Yi and Huo Siyan then engaged in a direct verbal battle.
Because several men around these two women were juggling relationships with each other.
The cause of this war of words was Huang Yi's later husband, the one who was arrested for breaking the law.
I don't know if Wang Xiaofei is just jumping on the bandwagon to generate buzz.
"These are just kids' business, it's not a big deal," Zhang Lan said dismissively, while glaring at her eldest son who was gritting his teeth.
"Public opinion is a fearsome thing. I can't let a small matter cause me to lose sight of the bigger picture, after all, my main job is in the entertainment industry."
"Wanda controls more than a dozen percentage points of cinema chains."
"We invited you to dinner, and my mom even cooked for you herself, and this is how you treat us?" The young master was a little embarrassed and angry.
As the saying goes, even if a deal falls through, goodwill should remain.
"I think we are all cultured businessmen, there is no need to strain the relationship, and there is no need to talk like this."
“Investing is ultimately a matter of personal choice,” Zhang Yuan replied.
“We’ve put in so much effort, and you’re just playing around with people. Is this what you call sincerity?” Wang Xiaofei slammed his hand on the table and stood up.
"So you're hiding the news about the reforms to government spending on official receptions and vehicles from me, and that's considered sincerity?" Zhang Yuan narrowed his eyes and glanced at the two men.
Even Zhang Lan fell silent and pulled her son to sit down.
"The difficulties are temporary, and our company is operating very well."
"I am confident that we will be able to successfully go public within a few years," Zhang Lan replied.
"You said last time that it would be listed next year, have you changed your mind now?"
"Being dishonest and dishonest with investors is a major taboo in business," Zhang Yuan said coldly, looking at the two of them.
"The most important thing in cooperation is integrity."
“And you have no integrity toward me.”
"I was already being very restrained."
"I'm being so polite because you treated me to dinner and Xiao Fei knows me."
"I wouldn't have shown up today if it were anyone else."
"Who the hell do you think you are!" The young master stood up again and started cursing.
Moreover, Zhang Lan stopped stopping her.
Deep down, the mother and daughter are actually the same kind of people, except that Zhang Lan has more experience in the world and is better at hiding her emotions.
"You'll soon find out what I am."
"Aunt Zhang, I really like the food, can I take it to go?"
"Okay, bring the takeout containers."
After filling the trunk to the brim, he said a brief greeting and then bid farewell to the two men.
"Let him pack it up."
"You should just throw the food in his face!"
"Giving it to him is worse than feeding it to pigs," Wang Xiaofei roared in the private room.
The noise was so loud that guests in other private rooms complained to the staff.
"I didn't expect him to have some skills. He must have asked around." Zhang Lan's face darkened.
“He’s been playing us for a fool, even though we treated him so well at the wedding and today.”
"no!"
"I can't swallow this."
"I have to curse him to death."
This person took out their phone and posted on Weibo.
On the way home, the car was filled with the smell of Sichuan cuisine.
Zhang Yuan took out his phone, intending to see what Zhuo Wei had said this time.
But I saw countless messages tagging him.
Following these leads, I came across Wang Xiaofei's newly released Weibo post.
"You brat, don't be so smug, you'll get what's coming to you!"
"Is this an insult to me?" Zhang Yuan laughed in anger.
What a moron, always going crazy online.
Is it a crime for me not to pay?
"Alright then." He closed his eyes to rest.
"If you do this, I'll have a legitimate reason for everything I do from now on."
As she spoke, she thought about the situation she had recently encountered.
Yu Zheng, Zhuo Wei.
Compared to these two, the crazy young master of South Beauty is nothing.
She then raised the corners of her mouth and began to hum a song.
"Life, can you please leave me alone this time?"
"Sometimes I'm really tired, but I don't know why I have to keep going."
"Cruel reality is shattering the fortress of inner strength."
"Wipe away your tears and face the mundane, trivial days..."
……
On the other end, Hengdian.
Yu Zheng had just left a dinner party.
That local rich kid's character is even worse than Wang Xiaofei's.
He was completely drunk, and the other party kept pouring him drinks.
"Drive more steadily!" he yelled at the driver.
It wasn't a problem with the car; he was just too drunk and wanted to throw up.
After stopping at a small intersection, he couldn't hold it in any longer.
I rolled down the car window and stuck my head out of the car.
vomit!!!
Suddenly, it vomited out a lot of red and white stuff.
They were drinking mixed drinks.
After vomiting for a while, the vehicle started moving once the traffic light turned green at the intersection.
He didn't close the window, wanting to let some fresh air out and let the alcohol dissipate.
But when the van reached the middle of the intersection, a bright light shone on his face.
Without the car windows to shield him, the light was so bright he couldn't open his eyes.
"You son of a bitch, turn on your high beams!" He was drunk and still swearing.
Then I realized something was wrong.
Why are these lights getting brighter and brighter?
He raised his hand to shield his face, and only then could he barely make out the source of the bright light.
It was a red Dayun heavy truck.
Other cars are tall, so their low beams are almost like high beams.
Something's not right... Yu was thinking.
I'm driving normally with the light on, so why is this truck also driving?
Hey?
It looks like it's coming towards me.
Hey.
Hey.
Why! ! !
……
In the capital, Zhang Yuan, sitting in his car, continued humming a song with a drawn-out tone.
"Days of trivialities..."
"Just laugh it off!"
Yu Zheng is doing all this just to get rich and make more money, and I don't want to share any with him.
Alright then, I wish him a safe journey, a long and prosperous life, and great luck... (End of Chapter)