Chapter 1123

It's obvious he came in together with Pan Wenhai, yet in his words Huang Beidou only greeted Pan Wenhai and didn't utter a single sound to Su Yang, which clearly shows he did it on purpose.

Of course, Su Yang didn't take it to heart. If it were a deputy secretary elsewhere, being slighted like that would probably have made him angry on the spot.

To be sure, this refers to the vast majority of cases, not including situations where one faces a coal boss directly.

Huang Beidou's hand kept wandering over that first-line female celebrity's body, and before he finished speaking: "This time, we must not only promote positive energy but also closely follow the theme of the times, focusing on describing the tremendous efforts and contributions made by us local entrepreneurs to economic development since the reform and opening-up."

Especially in showing our contribution to local economic development, there must be tension; we must emphasize describing it through the earth-shaking changes in people's lives and the local GDP leaping to become the strongest in the city and even the province.

For this film, the leaders of our Xishan Province Publicity Department will give the final approval; if it's done well, I can help you secure all kinds of domestic and international film and television awards. International success may be uncertain, but domestically we can basically sweep them all, after all, it's a film and television work that reflects a microcosm of an era.

The esteemed director was so moved he almost knelt: "Thank you, President Huang, thank you, President Huang! We will strictly implement what you said, and we will definitely embody the years of struggle and dedication of the coal mine entrepreneurs, as well as their spirit of giving back to their hometown common people."

Even the first-line female celebrity who usually commands appearance fees of tens of millions said in a coquettish voice: "Young Master Huang, I've never played a rural role before; my temperament just can't portray a rural person..."

Huang Beidou slapped her directly: "Slut! I gave you an opportunity, and you're still here whining! Who do you think I am? I'm an investor; I need to recoup the cost of this film—not those directors who pounce at the sight of a woman spreading her legs, nor those country bumpkin bosses who've never seen anything good."

If you can't play a down-to-earth, earthy rural woman role, then get the hell out of the crew and let the second female lead replace you! Don't think that moaning a couple of times in bed means you can slack off at work! With your kind of trash, I can easily find hundreds like you, of any kind.

I've poured so much money into you, and it's certainly not just for fun! Later I still have to do real estate development and other businesses, and all of that requires you to come out as an image spokesperson! You damn well give me a line about not being able to endure hardship? Believe it or not, I'll drag you out and bury you!

Just moments ago she was coquettish in his arms, but the first-line female celebrity instantly dropped to her knees: "Sorry, President Huang, sorry! I will definitely work hard and will never let you down!"

Even so, Huang Beidou lifted his foot and kicked her in the face, which she had spent hundreds of thousands to maintain: "Remember this! Your so-called pure maiden image presented on television is nothing but packaging!"

In my eyes, there's no difference between you and a streetwalker who charges fifty bucks; you just sell at a higher price! It's only those naïve people who earn a damn eight hundred a day who truly treat you as so-called stars! Get lost!

After saying that, he grabbed a handful of her hair and kicked her out. The director also scrambled out in a sorry state.

This contrast, this intermittent leap in thinking, seemed like insanity to Su Yang. Yet there was one point he felt still deserved acknowledgment.

At least Huang Beidou still has some respect for art; at the very least, he won't be like those trash films where, as soon as the investors shove in a female lead whose acting is a mess, they forcibly add scenes, ruining a good film to the point that it seems impossible to perform without a romance.

Those female leads can't even speak their lines, just chanting numbers and finally doing all kinds of photoshopping. Meanwhile, the coal bosses demand genuine acting skills, requiring actors to truly experience the role and present it authentically before the common people; just on that basis alone they deserve praise.

Of course, this is setting aside personal character, morality, and other aspects.

Su Yang even once thought that if the coal bosses could always be investors, the film and television industry wouldn't have become as terrible as it did later; at the very least, acting skills would be guaranteed, they wouldn't randomly interfere and alter scripts, and there wouldn't be so many so-called young pretty boys and traffic-driven idols, etc. Thinking about it this way, those coal bosses actually do have some contribution.

Huang Beidou pulled this stunt in front of himself and Pan Wenhai; anyone could guess his motives with their toes. Pan Wenhai was probably already used to it, but here in Su Yang's presence it was clearly a show of force to undermine him.

Yet this lunatic clapped his hands and said nonchalantly: "Let the two leaders have a laugh; those so-called directors and big stars are nothing. I won't say more about Secretary Pan's side, Deputy Secretary Su—did you like that sort of trash just now?"

If you find her acceptable, I'll have her accompany you tonight. Other than that, this kind of woman is still fine in bed, naturally she won't become any kind of star, and you won't have any responsibility, nor will she dare to have any ulterior motives toward you.

Su Yang calmly replied: "I can't afford this high-end goods. Besides, I'm relatively faithful in my feelings—I'm already married, my child is about to be born, and if I'm fooling around outside, am I still a person?"

As soon as those words left his mouth, Pan Wenhai's face twitched slightly and he fell silent; he had a clear sense of his own position, and today he had come mainly to utter a couple of soothing remarks at a critical moment—he was not the main character.

Huang Beidou laughed: "I didn't expect Secretary Su to still be a faithful person. But faithfulness is useless these days; if you don't enjoy yourself when you should, one day you might slip and end up singing prison laments, and then it'll be too late to regret."

Look at those who have gone in now—none of them show a trace of regret on their faces; they are simply full of resentment for not having enjoyed enough and regret for having entered too early. They really know how to enjoy themselves, and once inside they have food and drink, spending their old age there. So when you can enjoy yourself, you should still try to enjoy as much as possible.

Saying this to the actual power holders in the county, or directly to anyone within the system who holds even a minor official position—isn't that just provocation and pure disgust?

Especially someone like Pan Wenhai, a division-level official who is the ceiling of such posts and the absolute ruler of Liu Cheng Xian, to say this to his face—normally people would slap you twice without hesitation, yet Pan Wenhai's face shows a smiling acquiescence, as obedient as you could wish, which is completely different from his overbearing style in the County Party Committee and County Government compound.

Su Yang, however, said: "Those who end up singing prison laments are precisely those who can't control their hands or legs, and who mix together with the recklessly daring, profit‑obsessed, and those unlawful merchants who destroy the ecological environment and encroach upon the interests of the common people."

In my view, these people are completely deserving of their fate; as long as one holds to the bottom line, they won't end up in there. If this hasn't happened to me, fine; but whenever I encounter them, I won't give them any chance—I will make them know the iron fist of socialist rule of law!