Chapter 1695
Female Singer
Although he wasn't greatly affected, Zhang Yuan's mood was still slightly heavy.
It seems that his luck has been down since the beginning of 2014.
One thing after another happened.
He had no choice but to focus on the task at hand.
He continued filming the next day, never expecting that China Film Group would take advantage of him.
After discussing it for a long time, they decided to film a scene in front of his office building.
I also asked him to help contact the park's property management for assistance.
Time: XX99.
Location: Belgrade.
Just like the slogan of the game Fallout.
War, war has never changed.
War has never changed because people have never changed.
From the Stone Age to the Bronze Age, from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution, from feudal dynasties to modern states.
Humanity has never changed.
The powerful will continue to humiliate and bully the weak without restraint, without reason or regard for rules.
Rules and laws are merely fig leaves for these people, used to cover their backsides when needed and to wipe their backsides when not.
After this incident, public opinion in China exploded!
Patriotic youths across the country, especially in universities, took to the streets.
It has a similar feel to the May Fourth Movement of that time.
Back in the May Fourth Movement, students in Beijing took the lead in striking classes and taking to the streets, and then Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangdong, southern Zhili, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Wuhan, and Jinan followed suit.
These places are also old revolutionary base areas in China.
There's a saying about this place in Serbia.
It was the Serbs who killed Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914.
As we all know, the rest of the world descended into chaos.
Serbia has a 100% participation rate in group play in modern history; he's always there when we play together.
In 99, the origin of a future world order that would change from one superpower to multiple strong powers also erupted here.
More than two thousand years ago, Mencius said, "Therefore, when Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it will first test his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body, and leave him destitute."
To achieve great things and build a great nation, one must endure hardships; otherwise, the foundation will not be stable.
For example, the Indians who say "If you disagree, just lie down."
The wisdom of our ancestors is truly remarkable.
The scenes the crew recently filmed were from that timeline.
By this time, the New Dream trio had achieved great things and become the owners of China's number one education company.
However, he was besieged by protesting students at the entrance of his own office building.
You are traitors for helping Chinese people study abroad!
Chen Kexin gave him a fake injury, like his head was bleeding from being beaten.
His glasses were knocked off, and his shirt buttons were ripped off.
The point is to show the public's indignation.
They filmed him several times, making him look quite disheveled.
Many bystanders who had gathered to watch the spectacle thought it was real and that Zhang Yuan had actually been beaten up.
There are those who take photos and post them online, claiming to be "truth-teller" figures.
The movie "American Dreams in China" is based on a true story.
But this part is fake.
In reality, Lao Yu was not beaten up for this incident in 99.
Of course, I did get criticized.
The worst thing that happened to him in 99 was that the guy who had robbed him once but let him go found him again, and he almost got himself killed.
In reality, for entrepreneurs, being beaten up is a minor matter and doesn't cause any real harm.
What really upset Lao Yu was that during the SARS outbreak in 03, schools closed down and New Oriental almost went bankrupt.
There was also a post from 09 titled "Sisters, be careful! Exposing the true colors of New Oriental teachers."
Within days, the story spread like wildfire across thousands of forums, prompting Lao Yu, who was attending a conference in North America, to urgently return to China to handle the situation.
The post was made by someone named "Tears of Blood Rose," and it mainly accused a New Oriental teacher of deceiving female students' feelings, having multiple relationships at the same time, and boasting in class that his academic qualifications, grades, and other information were all false.
This caused a serious public relations crisis.
In fact, this kind of thing can happen in any training school, especially art training institutions. Many people who call themselves artists are actually just perverts.
Every year during university entrance military training, a group of girls get taken advantage of by the instructors.
Students are naive and easily fooled, while older people are easily deceived by a few empty words.
When you're out in the world, you give yourself your own identity.
However, New Oriental's success has attracted a lot of attention.
In 12, New Oriental was investigated in North America for financial fraud, another disaster for the company.
These are the real big issues; each one nearly cost New Oriental its life.
However, these scandals are something that neither Yu Minhong nor even Xu Xiaoping, the screenwriter, would mention.
People have a sense of shame.
After a day of filming, he would head straight to his office, which was quite convenient.
Just as he sat down and was wiping his face, Jia Shikai knocked on the door and entered.
"Boss, how should we handle things with Jam Hsiao?"
The so-called "method" is whether to make a big fuss or handle it discreetly.
Should we launch a full-scale crackdown, or part ways amicably?
All of this was due to a single wrong decision by Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan put down the hot towel, thinking to himself that if the higher-ups could tolerate what happened in 99, what is there for me tolerating in this little thing?
"Handle it discreetly, go through a lawyer, and follow legal procedures."
"Don't let it affect the other party's reputation or activities afterwards."
"But we shouldn't ask him to appear on our shows for our related works."
Zhang Yuan set the tone.
Ultimately, they all have their own difficulties.
Who is closer to you, your business partner or your godmother?
That must be her godmother!
There's no need to even think about it.
Just like asking who is closer to Sisi, the bearded man or Boss Chen.
They've already made their choice; they can walk their own chosen path.
Now that we're big bosses, we have to be more generous.
Even if we were to settle accounts, most of the debts would have to be attributed to this godmother.
So-called magnanimity means using a fist as big as a clay pot to subdue her.
Lao Tzu always believed in winning people over with virtue, and Garland and Lee Enfield were also virtuous.
After getting ready, we went out and arrived at a quiet restaurant.
He hadn't forgotten that Sisi had asked him to take care of someone before.
It took quite a while to finally get this older sister to come.
"Hello, it's an honor to meet you for the first time." He arrived first.
When Yao Beina arrived in a hurry, he immediately got up to greet her.
When a male celebrity asked her out for dinner alone, Yao Beina showed none of the apprehension that young actresses often do.
Firstly, she is not young; she is older than Zhang Yuan and has a lot of experience.
Secondly, I've been through life-or-death ordeals, and I even had one of my breasts removed to treat my illness, so I no longer consider myself an ordinary woman.
She didn't think Zhang Yuan was interested in her.
As a woman, she felt incomplete and had low self-esteem in relationships.
After she recovered from the surgery, some men pursued her, but she rejected most of them.
I'm afraid others won't accept it, and even more afraid that I won't accept myself.
This is very painful, and only patients and disabled people can understand it.
Just like how actor Zhao Benshan portrayed a blind person so well, it's because he observed and understood blind people. He understood that blind people are very self-conscious, sensitive, and afraid of being discovered to be blind.
Yao Beina also had this mentality.
Therefore, Zhang Yuan was cautious when communicating with the other party at the beginning, and repeatedly asked them if they had any dietary restrictions or any inconveniences when ordering food.
The other party just smiled and said there was no problem and everything was normal.
"Did I draw my eyeliner crookedly, or did I get lipstick on my teeth?"
After the cold dishes were served, Miss Yao saw Zhang Yuan looking at her with his chin on his hand and asked him in a flustered manner.
Being afraid of making any mistakes is a sign of low self-esteem and suspicion.
If it were an extremely confident woman, her reaction at this moment would be: "People are looking at me because I'm beautiful."
That's how Gulnazar is.
"No, you don't have any problems."
"It's just that you give me a very familiar feeling."
"It has that gentle and free spirit."
"No wonder we grew up together and share the same land and water."
"Oh..." This person understood who he was talking about.
Before I came, Zhang Yuan mentioned that he had participated in the development of "The Voice of China" and that he was friends with your little sister.
If you've met enough people, sometimes you don't need to know them in depth; just a few words are enough to get a general sense of their background and experiences.
People from impoverished families and those from high-ranking officials' or highly educated families have completely different temperaments; it's impossible to fake it.
That kind of calm and composed attitude can't be cultivated without a solid financial foundation.
"If you have any questions about the production of the program, or if there is anything I can help you with, please feel free to ask."
“Anything is fine,” he said frankly after eating for a while.
"The show is great, and I know many of the teachers and contestants."
"The competition format is very tight, it's really tough," this person complained slightly.
Every week, we need to prepare new songs, rehearse, record, and sometimes even create music.
In addition, she was already quite popular in recent years, and thanks to her own connections and the benefits of signing with Huayi Brothers, she has a constant stream of work.
“That’s how it is with Zhejiang TV,” Zhang Yuan echoed.
Those who know, know what kind of tactics the Killing Platform has.
Other channels treat men like animals and women like men.
They treated women like livestock and men like machines.
"How about this, I'll let Zhejiang TV know."
"If you are not feeling well, or need to take time off to do something else, ask them to do you a favor."
"They'll let you go on the show first so you can get off work earlier."
"Isn't this inappropriate?" Miss Yao said a little embarrassedly, "We've only just met."
"It's okay. I've made a promise to take care of you, since you're a bit dim-witted."
"Hehehe, she's quite sentimental." Miss Yao laughed.
"So you admit she's a bit slow-witted, right? Was she like that when she was little?"
"She was a very well-behaved child since she was little, and she was very easy to take care of."
The other person started reminiscing about the past, and Zhang Yuan listened with great interest.
After talking for a while, this person asked a question.
How are things between you and her now?
They're not stupid; they understood immediately.
Ordinary friends wouldn't go to such lengths to help me.
They are quite a good match; they look good together and are both sentimental people.
“Uh…” Zhang Yuan scratched his head, looking worried.
Seeing Zhang Yuan, who had been speaking eloquently and behaving very elegantly just moments before, suddenly act this way, Miss Yao smiled.
Everyone has weaknesses, and it seems this person's weakness is my childhood friend.
"You know she has a strong personality."
“I made some mistakes and upset her.”
"He's giving me the cold shoulder."
"So you invited me here because you want me to put in a good word for you?" Yao Beina realized this.
"No, no, no, please don't!"
Zhang Yuan thought to himself that she was angry because I had infiltrated her inner circle, and now that I had "bribed" my childhood friend, she was sure to be unhappy.
"You don't need to say anything. I just asked you to come here to make friends."
"I'm not asking you to be a peacemaker."
"You have to handle your own affairs yourself; it's not appropriate to rely on others."
"Hehehe, okay." Yao Beina thought to herself, you two are quite interesting.
A hint of envy arose in my heart.
How wonderful, that you care about each other.
Zhang Yuan then discovered that the girl seemed to be closer to the music industry and rarely made friends with her colleagues in the entertainment industry.
He recalled the anecdotes about Teacher Guo from later generations.
Guo Degang: I have friends throughout the entire film and television industry.
Yu Qian: I am friends with everyone in the crosstalk world.
Guo Degang: Wait a minute, I'm from the crosstalk world, right?
Yu Qian: So why do you make friends with people in the entertainment industry?
Crosstalk routines are all made up, but this part is true.
Ultimately, competitors are enemies.
Zhang Yuan, who is so good at making friends, doesn't have many true friends in the film and television industry.
Sisi makes many friends in the music industry, partly because she admires other people's good voices, and partly because the absence of competition allows for genuine friendships.
Otherwise, they're all competitors; the weak ones fawn over you, while those on equal footing try to destroy you and stab you in the back. There aren't many who are truly sincere.
After the meal, he asked Yao Beina for her address, saying he would send her some tonics to help her recover.
His family has so many dried sea cucumbers that they can be eaten as pickles; they're just the right amount to eat loose.
She also mentioned her conflict with Huayi, asking her not to mention her in her daily life to avoid causing trouble.
Yao Beina praised him for his thoughtfulness and thanked him many times before taking a car to the airport.
They even had to rush to Zhejiang overnight to record the film.
Zhang Yuan shook his head.
Even ordinary people couldn't handle this kind of pace... Could her illness be caused by overwork?
But he didn't advise the other person to give up or rest.
In 06, students and workers in Paris organized protests.
This kind of thing happens all the time in the old revolutionary base areas.
On the final day of the protests, a student in a hoodie faced off alone against fully armed riot police.
The photo was captioned, "Are you going to be a coward for life, or a hero, even if only for a few minutes?"
It went viral on the internet around the world.
Some people are unwilling to live an ordinary life and unwilling to give up their dreams.
Even if it means burning one's life, one should shine brightly within a limited time.
What's the difference between living a mediocre life and dying?
This is why Ultraman, though only lasting three minutes, is a hero in the hearts of children.
I hope that the help I provide can make a slight difference.
Get more rest and eat more supplements; it might help.
I hope so.
For the next few days, he spent time on the film set.
After two weeks of working day and night to film, the crew entered the final stage of production.
After finishing this, I have to go abroad to promote "G.I. Joe 2," so the schedule is very tight.
Just then, Universal Pictures also wrote to him, saying they wanted to meet in person to discuss investment matters for the next "Fast & Furious" film.
Zhang Yuan thought to himself that this was just in time, and he could take care of things on the way.
If you don't come looking for me, I'll be looking for you! (End of Chapter)