Chapter 412: Refusing the Internet-Exposed Sea Queen

The efficiency of Hong Kong paparazzi is truly high; waking up after one night, everything was gossip news about Wei Jin and Boss Yang meeting in secret.

"Emperor Group executive, meets in secret with Mainland China's big director and the head of Golden Harvest!"

"Emperor Group and Shanhe Media, suspected of reaching a new cooperation!"

"Hong Kong's little starlet Wen Yongshan, checks into The Peninsula Hong Kong, does not return all night."

The news spread very quickly; at noon, while Wei Jin was visiting Liu Shishi, he received a call from Han Sanping.

"Wei Jin, you must not be hit by the sugar-coated bullets from Emperor Group; is there really a cooperation?"

"Mm, an action film. Due to the subject matter, it needs to be filmed in Hong Kong. Golden Harvest is in control, Emperor Group is just participating. This time, Lu Yang will be directing."

Once these words were out, Han Sanping was suddenly speechless. Among the companies familiar with each other in the industry, none would dare to plot against Golden Harvest's projects; this was Wei Jin's private preserve.

But just thinking about the performance of *Brotherhood of Blades 2*, Han Sanping felt a bit resentful again, cursing under his breath, bluntly saying that Emperor Group had picked up a bargain again.

Subsequently, companies that had cooperated before, such as Enlight Media, Wanda, and Shanghai Film Group, all came to inquire, but all returned disappointed.

Ending the phone bombardment, Wei Jin turned his head to look at Liu Shishi; the little girl's face finally had a bit of color.

"Shishi, how are you feeling now?"

"Brother, I'm fine, just feeling very hungry."

Looking at the man's concerned gaze, a smile appeared on the corner of Liu Shishi's mouth, and then she pouted.

"The doctor said I have to fast for a week; it's so hard to endure."

"No matter how hard it is to endure, you must hold on; you have to listen to the doctor."

After giving some instructions, Wei Jin was planning to leave, but he didn't expect an invitation to be delivered directly to the intensive care unit.

"Whose is it?"

"The Heung Family."

Hearing this name from Lao Zhu's mouth, Wei Jin frowned. Huaxia Star had been working hard to break into the Mainland China market, but unfortunately, they had been suppressed by Emperor Group all these years.

Don't look at how Boss Yang keeps a low profile; whether it is China Film Group or Shanghai Film Group and other Mainland China connections, he maintains them very well and won't easily let anyone find a loophole.

If the Heung Family wants to open up a new battlefield, seeking cooperation with Shanhe Media is indeed a good choice.

It's a pity that this family's reputation is too foul; back then, Zhou Xingxing was forced into a dead end, and Wei Jin doesn't want to get involved with them.

"Refuse it. Also, tell Emperor Group; I don't want anyone else coming to the ward to disturb us."

Inside the Kowloon Tong villa area.

"He refused? Heh, as expected, he's impervious to reason; interesting."

Hearing this reply, Long Wu was a bit surprised, but after thinking it over carefully, it was within reason.

After all, he had already refused Jiang Zhiqiang and Lin Jianyue four years ago. Now that Shanhe Media is becoming increasingly massive, I'm afraid it's hard for anyone in Hong Kong to catch his eye.

"Mr. Heung, if you really want to enter the Mainland China market, I think it's better to change to someone else."

The one speaking was the chubby Wang Jing. In this small patch of land in Hong Kong, any company would treat him as an honored guest, and he lives very comfortably.

"Oh? Do you have any good suggestions?" Long Wu raised an eyebrow and asked.

"I think Bona is better. Being a listed company means they have plenty of financial resources, but they lack their own production team, especially director resources. Bona's profit last year was less than 20 million USD, and I'm afraid Yu Pangzi is also anxious to the point of jumping. More importantly, this guy is a vulgar person; Mr. Heung, you understand."

"Haha, good, vulgar is good; it's precisely because he's a vulgar person that it's good."

On the other side, Boss Yang, who received the news, was not in a good mood, and a haze appeared on his refined face.

"This Xiang Laoer is really like a ghost that won't go away. Does he have no self-awareness of how foul his family's reputation is in Mainland China? Still want to develop through the back door? Dream on!"

"Mani, send someone to guard Marie Hospital; don't let irrelevant people affect the guest's mood again."

"Understood, boss."

Inside The Peninsula Hong Kong, a card game was in progress.

One could see a pair of round and plump long legs hanging over Wei Jin's shoulders, drifting with the tide.

Wen Yongshan's face was already flushed, and her body was rising and falling with the large bed.

At a certain moment, Wei Jin leaned his waist and abdomen forward, fiercely pressing against the paradise, and accompanied by Wen Yongshan's irregular twitching, he completed the capital injection.

The woman very obediently got up to provide after-sales service, bracing herself to help Wei Jin with a massage.

"Mr. Wei, are you leaving tomorrow?"

"Mm, it's time to go back."

Wei Jin nodded. This situation was sudden; he had rushed over without even attending the media screening for *Ex Machina*. Now that Liu Shishi's condition had stabilized and her mother was here to take care of her, there was really nothing he could do by staying.

Plus, Miss Cai had sent an invitation; *Sealed with a Kiss* was about to start filming, and the opening press conference in Shanghai was tomorrow. He planned to stop by on the way before returning to Beijing.

Seeming to notice the desolation on the woman's face, Wei Jin patted her pretty face, and the latter leaned obediently against his side.

"Next month, when *SPL: Sha Po Lang 2* is being promoted, you can come over with Mani."

During the meeting at the General Administration for this film, Wei Jin took the opportunity to set the release date with China Film Group: the May Day slot, less than a week apart from Ning Hao's *The Great Robbery*.

But there was no other way; the production completion time was too late, and other slots almost all had their own films. The May Day slot was one of the few suitable ones.

"Mm."

Seeming to be on the verge of separation, after saying this, Wen Yongshan actually lowered her head again to cheer Wei Jin on.

"Hiss... A Shan, you're amazing."

The next morning, Wei Jin had morning tea with Boss Zou.

Perhaps it was because he was idle after retirement, or perhaps because Golden Harvest was developing quite well, in short, the old man's health was still fine.

Afterward, Wei Jin went to the hospital to visit Liu Shishi. After giving detailed instructions, he boarded the journey to Shanghai under the little girl's somewhat reluctant gaze.

On the plane, Wei Jin paid attention to the news from the past two days.

As expected, a full-scale war had broken out between Mainland China and the Hong Kong circle.

Hundreds of stars, actors, and film and television practitioners, whether actively, passively, or being swept along by the crowd, all entered the fray.

It wasn't because Zhen Zidan and Zhao Wenzhuo had many fans and supporters, but because the contradictions accumulated between the Mainland China and Hong Kong-Taiwan circles over these years were too deep, and taking advantage of this momentum, it was all ignited at once.

Relatively speaking, there are more Hong Kong and Taiwan artists standing with Zhen Zidan, and their status is also higher; the forces standing with Zhao Wenzhuo are a bit weaker, but the support online is stronger, as the latter has better public appeal.

Consequently, Mainland China netizens, relying on their numerical advantage, charged forward and conquered territory, and many Hong Kong and Taiwan artists' Weibo accounts were directly flooded. The first to bear the brunt was Zhen Zidan's number one supporter, Shu Qi, who was directly cyber-bullied by netizens.

At this moment, online, on forums, and especially under her Weibo, there were nothing but photos from her early years that she couldn't bear to look back on, and the entire comment section was filled with a massive amount of foul language, mockery, and harassment.

There were even netizens who repeatedly quoted her original line, "I want to put back on, piece by piece, the clothes I took off," to ridicule her.

The situation has developed to this point where it is no longer controllable by anyone; one can only wait for everyone's hostility to be vented.

In Shanghai, inside the conference room of Tangren Media, the press conference for "Sealed with a Kiss" is being held.

Those who came to show support this time were almost all local film and television companies in Shanghai, such as Juku Culture, Tianyu Media, and so on.

In addition, there were some stars and artists from the Shanghai Circle, such as the couple Sun Li and Deng Chao, Tang Yan, several key creators of "iPartment," as well as numerous artists who graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy.

Inside the venue, the stills of the various protagonists in "Sealed with a Kiss" were printed on large promotional posters.

Facing the reporters, Miss Cai spoke eloquently, full of confidence in the television series.

She stated bluntly that "Sealed with a Kiss" would be Hu Ge's transformation work, and the audience would see a Hu Ge completely different from the past.

Looking at Hu Ge standing on the stage in a black trench coat with his hair slicked back, looking very imposing, Wei Jin sighed in his heart: he has to transform, there's no other way.

Some time ago, Miss Cai pulled many strings to let Hu Ge star in a romance film produced by Emperor Motion Pictures, "After Hua Li."

In the film, Hu Ge plays a Mainland China masseur who became blind due to diving, and acting opposite him is Rong Zu'er, who plays a highly popular singing diva in the film, essentially playing herself.

Not to mention that Wei Jin has absolutely no impression of this film, just the plot of the male and female leads falling in love despite their mismatched social status is melodramatic enough.

Wei Jin only hopes that when the film is released, Hu Ge can be strong.

Subsequently, Wei Jin also briefly answered a few questions, stating that Shanhe Media and Tangren have always been in friendly cooperation, that he has great trust in Tangren's production capabilities, and that he is very much looking forward to Hu Ge's performance in the television series, and so on.

After the polite formalities were finished, Wei Jin chatted with a few familiar actors, and of course, he also encouraged Gao Ye, an artist under his own banner; the little girl's personality is a bit honest and straightforward right now, not looking like a "big sister" at all.

It's just that Wei Jin didn't expect to see an unexpected acquaintance.

"It's you?"

"President Wei, hello, I am the actor Jin Chen."

Now it was Miss Cai's turn to be surprised, and she asked, "President Wei, do you two know each other?"

Without waiting for Wei Jin to answer, Jin Chen explained with a bit of self-deprecation, "President Cai, when Zhouyi was acquired, I was still in the "Peacock Feather" crew, and later I went to Starry Sky Culture for an audition, but I wasn't selected."

"Hmm, perhaps it was just not meant to be, but it's quite good that Miss Jin is with President Cai now."

To be honest, Jin Chen's conditions are decent, but Wei Jin doesn't know why Zhang Xu didn't take a fancy to her; perhaps her background check didn't pass? After all, she is a famous "sea queen."

However, he doesn't take such trivial matters to heart; after all, even at her peak, Jin Chen could barely be considered a second-tier actress.

After the press conference ended, Wei Jin originally planned to return to Beijing directly, but unexpectedly, both Miss Cai and Tang Yan sent invitations.

Wei Jin is somewhat clear about Tang Yan's intentions, but unfortunately, it is impossible to make an exception for her, so he could only politely decline.

But Miss Cai's invitation was not easy to refuse, and with Rouba firmly holding his arm, the expectation revealed in her eyes made him unable to bear it, so he agreed.

Regarding the choice of dinner, Hu Ge took the initiative to volunteer; in his words, the shop has been open for a year, and Wei Jin hasn't come to show support yet, so this time is just right to try the taste.

To this, Wei Jin naturally had no objections, and the group thus arrived at the Fount Japanese restaurant located in Xu Hui.

"Lao Hu, your shop's renovation is quite good."

Looking around at the shop's environment, Wei Jin nodded slightly; the shop is nearly 700 square meters, and it is arranged quite well.

"It wasn't cheap, right?"

"It's alright, the initial investment was over five million, mainly spent on renovation and the management team; besides, the monthly rent is about 250,000, so the pressure isn't actually that big."

Hu Ge introduced it to Wei Jin while leading the way in front.

As for the others, they were automatically ignored by Hu Ge; they come over often and are as familiar with the place as their own homes.

"President Wei, you don't often come to Shanghai, so try the shop's signature dishes today. I wonder if you have any dietary restrictions?"

"That, I don't have. I'll follow the host's lead; I'll listen to you today, haha."

It was just about dinner time, and it could be seen that after more than a year of operation, this Japanese restaurant's business was quite good; despite the price of three or four hundred per person, there were still many people in the shop, and Wei Jin could only sigh that the people of Shanghai are rich.

Of course, he also knew that many of the customers in the shop were Hu Ge's fans, and there were people asking for autographs right now.

A few minutes later, the group shook off the fans' entanglement and entered a private room.

Under Miss Cai's arrangement, Jin Chen and Rouba sat on the left and right of Wei Jin, serving him attentively.

Taking advantage of the time while the food was being served, Miss Cai started chatting with Wei Jin, mostly about the newly signed artist, Jin Chen.

Only then did Wei Jin learn that Jin Chen had actually performed a dance at the Olympic opening ceremony, and had even participated in the creation and performance of the Dai dance work "Flowers," which was incorporated into the curriculum by the Beijing Dance Academy and became one of the mandatory exam contents.

Last year, she also participated in the dance program "Dancing Miracle" and directly won the championship of the third season; currently, she can be considered to have a little fame.

It must be said that Miss Cai really favors female artists with a dance background, and her eye for talent is also quite good.

Tangren's first "big sister" of the first generation, Sun Li, was a graduate of both the Beijing Dance Academy and the Beijing Film Academy, and she was quite popular on the small screen for a time.

The current "big sister," Shishi, is also a graduate of the Beijing Dance Academy, with outstanding figure and temperament, and is now considered a first-tier young actress.

Although the newcomer Jin Chen, whom she plans to vigorously promote, is not yet famous, in terms of dance foundation alone, she is even above the previous two; while one dare not say she will be hugely popular, it will be easy for her to earn some money for Tangren.

"President Wei, if there is an opportunity in the future, please take care of Rouba and Jin Chen."

As expected, Miss Cai's purpose today was for this sentence.

"If there is an opportunity, certainly."

Wei Jin smiled softly, his palm stroking Rouba's thigh under the table; a faint blush appeared on the latter's face, and she took the opportunity to pour a cup of sake for the man.

"President Wei, try these; these are all signature dishes: foie gras chawanmushi, nine-grid dessert, sashimi platter..."

Wei Jin nodded upon hearing this; the portions of these dishes in front of him were not large, but the plating was exceptionally exquisite.

"Alright, then let's dig in."

Wei Jin himself is not too keen on Japanese food, but the quality of these signature dishes is still quite good; at least Hu Ge is not ripping off his fans.

The meal ended in this slightly attentive atmosphere.

Wei Jin was just planning to take Rouba back to the hotel to have some fun and properly taste the high-elasticity perky buttocks of the Northern Xinjiang beauty, but he didn't expect Miss Cai to follow him, saying she had important matters to discuss.

Yet her very first sentence took Wei Jin by complete surprise. (End of this chapter)