Chapter 214: The overly hasty Fan Bingbing

A bang sound.

"What?! Disney actually did this kind of thing!"

The table was slapped with a thunderous sound, a solid slap. Han Sanping was truly angry!

If Wu Yuchen hadn't told him, he wouldn't have known that their Chinese-language cinema had once been so close to an Oscar for Best Director, only to be ruined by Disney!

The gold content of an Oscar for Best Director was a level higher than Best Foreign Language Film!

Winning one Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film had already made the country feel like it was celebrating a big New Year, and for his work in this year after taking over the new China Film Group, the superiors had also given affirmation and praise. If he could have brought back a Best Director, Han Sanping couldn't even imagine what it would be like!

Regardless of his palm, which was slapped red, Han Sanping said to Wu Yuchen:

"Little Brother Wu, rest assured, I can't guarantee anything else, but from now on, Disney's films won't even think about entering our China!"

Actually, to tell the truth, this sanction basically had no substantial impact on Disney. Because currently, the total box office warehouse in China was still relatively small, and for imported films, the share that finally fell into the hands of the film party was only 13%. Really, this bit of income was neither painful nor itchy for Disney.

Hollywood currently only regarded China as a future market to be cultivated; after all, there was a population of over a billion here, and the future potential could not be underestimated. But the future was the future after all; it really couldn't affect Disney now.

However, for this attitude of support that Han Sanping expressed toward him, Wu Yuchen naturally still had to express:

"Thank you, Old Brother Han. This matter is actually my own private grudge with Disney. If China Film Group intervenes, it would be a bit of a massive mobilization."

Han Sanping waved his hand: "Little Brother Wu, what are you saying? What kind of person are you now? You are the banner of our Chinese cinema. *Love* going to chase the Oscar also represents our China. Being set up privately like this, how could it still be your personal business? No need to say, this matter is settled like this!"

At this time, Fan Bingbing's upper body was wearing a black tight-fitting wool sweater, perfectly outlining her mature and developed good figure. Her lower body was wearing a pair of tight jeans, and her tight thighs were pressed against Wu Yuchen, transmitting strands of warmth. Her whole person was leaning toward Wu Yuchen, wishing she could throw herself into his arms.

This was the infinite attraction of China's number one director!

"Bingbing, this play is a drama that the company plans to open next. It's a well-known novel by Gu Long, which itself has a broad foundation of book fans. The female lead, Zhu Qiqi, do you have confidence?"

As he said this, Fan Bingbing held Wu Yuchen's hand with both hands and placed it on her chest.

Wu Yuchen interrupted her: "Let's forget about eating today..."

Wu Yuchen felt the beautiful, delicate body leaning against him, and a seductive body fragrance wafted into his nose. He couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart. If he hadn't been through many battles, he might have directly hugged Fan Bingbing and dealt with her on the spot.

Looking at Fan Bingbing's set of actions—sitting down, puffing out her chest, pulling in her stomach, and flicking her hair—Wu Yuchen couldn't help but laugh secretly. This little girl had quite a few tricks up her sleeve. However, he wasn't surprised at all. It was too normal for an actress to show her advantages to a director. Mixing in the entertainment circle, if Fan Bingbing were even embarrassed by this, she couldn't be the "topic queen" who once overwhelmed all the actresses in his past life.

Fan Bingbing was extremely happy. China's number one big director, the Oscar winner, had taken the initiative to call her and summon her!

She hurriedly changed into beautiful clothes. She wanted to put on more makeup, but she was afraid of making Wu Yuchen wait too long, so she could only apply a little and rushed to Miracle Film and Television.

As soon as Fan Bingbing entered the office, she offered her congratulations first. This was the first time Fan Bingbing had met Wu Yuchen since he returned to the country this time.

However, Wu Yuchen wasn't a green kid anymore. On the surface, he just smiled and nodded, greeting: "Bingbing, don't be polite, sit."

Wu Yuchen took out the script of *Wu Lin Wai Shi* and placed it in front of Fan Bingbing:

Miracle Film and Television, Wu Yuchen had spent quite a lot of time in the company during this period, writing scripts while handling company matters and setting the general direction for development.

Wu Yuchen nodded. He had suggested that Fan Bingbing go back to school to study. Originally, with her age and current experience, it would be easy for her to take the undergraduate performance class at the Tao Jingying Academy. However, looking at her choice, she still felt that 4 years was too long, so she finally signed up for a higher vocational class.

Feeling the movement of Wu Yuchen's hand, Fan Bingbing couldn't help but feel a joy in her heart, feeling that she should be about to succeed. Her whole person couldn't help but want to drill into Wu Yuchen's arms, but the next moment, she heard the man beside her say:

"Bingbing, let's forget about it today; I'm still a bit busy."

Seeing this, Wu Yuchen didn't say anything more and cupped his hands toward Han Sanping.

Things like award public relations couldn't be brought to the table, so Han Sanping would retaliate as much as possible within his power.

She had only been at Miracle Film and Television for less than a year. Even if the company valued her, it might not let her take the lead as the female lead in such a short time. Fan Bingbing knew that this was because she had tipped off Wu Yuchen before, and the other party was giving her rewards and returns.

Fan Bingbing was a natural beauty. This slight dressing up made Wu Yuchen couldn't help but feel his eyes light up. Her standard oval face was white and clean, and her peach-blossom eyes were cute with a bit of charm when she smiled, making the whole smiling face even more charming and very fascinating.

Fan Bingbing's body couldn't help but pause, and the fire in her heart was immediately extinguished by more than half. Was the other party refusing her with these words? Did he not fancy her?

Fan Bingbing was also a bit panicked at this moment. She didn't know what to do now. But she still didn't want to give up, knowing that if it didn't work today, she probably wouldn't have this opportunity in the future.

Fan Bingbing looked at Wu Yuchen sitting on the sofa, couldn't help but walk to the side of the sofa, sat down at a distance of half a person from him, and then seemingly very naturally flicked her long hair, flicking it to the other side, revealing her face and white, tender neck to Wu Yuchen. At the same time, her chest puffed out slightly, forming a beautiful arc with her waist, abdomen, and buttocks.

Didn't you see that even Gong Li only played a small supporting role in this *Love* that just won an Oscar?

Didn't you see that Huang Lei's fame rose again just because of this small supporting role of a few minutes?

In his past life, Zhou Yi produced quite a few popular costume dramas, such as *Wu Lin Wai Shi*, *Love Across Time*, *Water Moon Cave*, *Xiao Shiyilang*, etc., and together with Tang Ren, they contracted half of the costume film and television works of many people's childhood. It was just that later, because of funding problems and Jiang Xuerou's divorce from her husband, the husband-and-wife shop of Zhou Yi Film and Television collapsed at once.

Fan Bingbing was happy in her heart, and at the same time, more ambition surged up. Although the female lead of a Gu Long drama was very good, what she wanted more was to act in Wu Yuchen's play!

The current Wu Yuchen was the recognized number one director in Chinese-language cinema. His plays were simply fragrant buns. Not to mention her, who was only slightly famous, even those first-line big shots in the two shores and three places were all scrambling to cooperate with Wu Yuchen once, even if it was a supporting role!

If she didn't seize the opportunity this time, who knew when she would see this international big director Wu Yuchen, who was busy in Hollywood, next time?

Jiang Xuerou had worked in several magazine offices before and later became interested in film and television. Originally, in his past life, she had established Zhou Yi Film and Television around 2000, but now she had joined Miracle Film and Television at the invitation of her good friend Cai Yinong.

"Wu Dao, I, I didn't think of anything else, I just wanted to invite you to a meal to express my gratitude and admiration for you, I..."

For this kind of talent coming to invest, Wu Yuchen naturally welcomed it with both hands. He didn't expect that his Miracle Film and Television had actually included the two big bosses of Tang Ren and Zhou Yi under his command. Then, wouldn't they have to dominate the screen for at least the next ten years of Chinese costume film and television?

Wu Yuchen smiled, looking at the *Wu Lin Wai Shi* in his hand. Originally, he didn't want to interfere at all, but after thinking of a certain face in his mind, he made a phone call.

Thinking of this, Fan Bingbing couldn't help but feel anxious again. She put the script on the table and directly reached out to pull Wu Yuchen's hand:

"Wu Dao, you are our China's big hero, I especially admire you! I have kept in mind what you said about letting me learn more, and I have never dared to forget it. Today, I just want to learn more from you~"

"Congratulations to Wu Dao for winning the Oscar!"

Fan Bingbing's face lit up with joy upon hearing this. Even though she hadn't read Jin Yong's novels, she had heard of his great name; he was a figure of equal renown to Jin Yong. Ever since last year, the preparations for "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" by the bearded director Zhang had been generating a lot of buzz, and now, the female lead of a famous Jin Yong novel had fallen right into her lap!

Fan Bingbing heard Wu Yuchen say it so simply, and she was very disappointed. Your guidance is too serious!

If it were a normal situation, Fan Bingbing wouldn't be ignorant of good or bad, and would definitely have stopped. But this was Wu Yuchen, the number one director in China, whom she rarely had the opportunity to see!

However, a higher vocational class is a higher vocational class. The key is to see if she can learn things. In his past life, the 00-grade Tao Jingying Academy undergraduate performance class that really made it out and had some fame was only Dong Xuan. On the contrary, the higher vocational class produced Che Xiao, Zhou Yiwei, and Zhang Songwen, who were actors with greater fame, although Zhang Songwen could be considered a late bloomer, becoming popular a bit late.

"Bingbing, you have been in the company for a while, how do you feel?"

Fan Bingbing immediately talked about her situation:

"Especially good! The company is very good from top to bottom, and they treat me very well. I listened to your suggestion, Wu Dao, and signed up for a higher vocational class at the Tao Jingying Academy, planning to improve myself. The *Young Justice Bao* I acted in last year is about to be broadcast recently~"

And she knew that Wu Yuchen wasn't the kind of person who didn't like women, otherwise how could he have gotten together with Gao Yuanyuan behind Jiang Qinqin's back? She didn't ask to be able to take the position and do anything to Jiang Qinqin or Gao Yuanyuan; she just wanted to get closer to Wu Dao and completely climb this big tree.

As the company grew, naturally there were more personnel, such as producer Jiang Xuerou, who was preparing the TV series *Wu Lin Wai Shi*, adapted from Gu Long's novel of the same name.

Fan Bingbing thanked him while gathering her courage, took off her coat, picked up the script, moved her buttocks, leaned toward Wu Yuchen, her shoulders touching his, and asked while holding the script:

Wu Yuchen's right palm was pressed on a high peak, and he couldn't help but squeeze it. He couldn't help but sigh that the quality of this wool sweater was really good, delicate, soft, and elastic. It was really worth buying!

However, at the same time, he secretly said: "This little girl is still a bit green; she's too hasty~"

Wu Yuchen smiled: "Bingbing, this Zhu Qiqi is just an innocent and lively rich daughter, a Jianghu woman who dares to love and hate. You go back and read the original novel, and you will have a number in your heart."

"Wu Dao, I haven't read this *Wu Lin Wai Shi*. Can you tell me roughly about this female lead? Guide me~"

Wu Yuchen's refusal again completely made Fan Bingbing desperate. This time, she failed to get close to Wu Yuchen. What could she do in the future? You know, Wu Yuchen was not only a big director but also her boss!

Her heart immediately began to worry about her future, and at the same time, the other party's refusal also dealt a not-small blow to her confidence, doubting whether she really had no charm, otherwise why did Qiongyao only let her play a small maid? Why did Wu Yuchen also not fancy her?

"Bingbing, this meal won't be too late to eat when it's your birthday~"

Hearing this, in an instant, Fan Bingbing, who was already in a mess in her heart, turned from sorrow to joy. Of course, she understood what the other party meant by these words!

Fan Bingbing drilled into Wu Yuchen's arms, sat on his lap, then hugged his neck with both hands, and acted like a spoiled child: "Wu Dao, you almost scared me to death. My heart is still beating thump-thump-thump now~"

As she said this, Fan Bingbing puffed out her chest again, letting Wu Yuchen feel it more clearly.

"Hehe, you, don't think about too many messy things, just film your play well first~" Wu Yuchen smiled and patted her buttocks.

Fan Bingbing pouted her small mouth, then twisted her body and said coquettishly: "If we don't eat, then I'll let Wu Dao taste the dessert first~"

As she said this, her charming red lips printed onto Wu Yuchen's lips.

After a long while, Fan Bingbing walked out of the office confidently. Although she hadn't completely settled it, just looking at Wu Dao's attitude, wasn't her star path in the future stable?

In the room, Wu Yuchen smiled and wiped his lips with his fingers. This dessert tasted pretty good~

It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he had an appointment with Zeng Li today, and during this time in Beijing, he wanted to accompany the few women, not wanting to spare any more time. As for Fan Bingbing, let her wait for a period of time first.

At this time, Zeng Li put down a new novel collection in her hand and let out a long breath.

Seeing that she had finished reading, Wu Yuchen couldn't help but smile and ask: "How is it? Do you like it?"

Zeng Li nodded vigorously: "Like! Especially like!"

"Then how about letting you act in it?"

"Are you going to film it into a movie?" Zeng Li's eyes flashed with surprise.

Wu Yuchen shook his head: "This kind of opera theme, even if it's filmed again, it's impossible to compare with *Farewell My Concubine*. I plan to find Kang Honglei to film it into a TV series, and you will be the female lead. How about it?"

Zeng Li was slightly disappointed in her heart. Originally, she thought it was Wu Yuchen who was going to direct it himself. However, she also knew Director Kang Honglei, who filmed *Passion Burning Years*, a very good director. Then she lowered her head and looked at the novel named *Qingyi* in her hand. She really couldn't put this novel down.

Seeing this, Wu Yuchen smiled. This *Qingyi* was a novella just published by the famous writer Bi Feiyu, and he directly had people buy out the adaptation rights. This novel told the story of the play-dream life of a popular Peking opera actress, revolving around her persistence in the play, love, and the state of "not distinguishing between people and plays" and "life is like a play" blending into her fate.

Zeng Li was born singing Peking opera since she was a child, so Wu Yuchen specifically prepared this for her. Sure enough, it made her fall in love with it as soon as she saw it.

Zeng Li raised her head again and asked: "I'm going to film the sequel to *Da Zhai Men* soon. Can this be filmed this year?"

"If it can't be filmed this year, then next year. And Kang Honglei also needs time to prepare. You film the sequel to *Da Zhai Men* well first, and then prepare for *Qingyi* later. Don't be distracted and affect *Da Zhai Men*."

Although the quality of the sequel to *Da Zhai Men* was far inferior to the first one, if you can act well, act well, and have a beginning and an end.

Zeng Li was going to graduate this year, and Wu Yuchen had arranged everything for her, directly entering the Beijing People's Art Theatre. Her nature wasn't the kind of very ambitious one, so let her act in stage plays at the People's Art Theatre. If there was a good play suitable for her, she could enjoy it, and it could also maintain her fame and status to satisfy her vanity.

As for Jiang Qinqin and Li Xiaoran, they didn't need him to arrange much now. The two were already quite famous, and there were constant play appointments coming to them.

For example, Jiang Qinqin had a new play appointment from Director Huo Jianqi, *Life Show*. As for Li Xiaoran, she took on one called *Walking to the End*, the male lead was Jiang Wu, and this play was the first road movie in the country.

As for Gao Yuanyuan, she had already entered the crew of *Laughing in the Wind*...

"Garden, how is it? Is it smooth after entering the crew?"

"Brother Chen, I'm doing okay here. I started practicing martial arts a few months in advance, and the martial arts instructor even praised me~

But don't mention the crew. Now Producer Zhang and Shao Bing have fallen out, and they are looking for a male lead again. I don't know who will be replaced..."

Listening to Gao Yuanyuan's worried words on the phone, Wu Yuchen remembered this matter. It seemed that *Laughing in the Wind* had a replacement storm shortly after it started filming.

Wu Yuchen asked: "What exactly is going on with them? Is Shao Bing acting like a big shot?"

"A bit, actually I don't think he is a bad person. It's mainly that he had a disagreement with Producer Zhang and the director, and the few people quarreled. He insisted on his own performance, and then Producer Zhang said if you can't act, then leave."

Wu Yuchen nodded. Now he understood. Logically speaking, *Laughing in the Wind* was a heavy-duty play for CCTV, and Zhang Jizhong could also be considered a resounding figure in the TV circle. Even if Shao Bing was red, he wouldn't be stupid enough to act like a big shot in this play.

If it was as Gao Yuanyuan said, it was about the same. However, Zhang Jizhong's approach wasn't wrong either. For this kind of actor who wasn't under the control of the crew, it was definitely better to replace him early, otherwise, he couldn't film the effect he wanted at all, and a play would be ruined.

"Hey, by the way, let me tell you a fun thing from a few days ago. Someone ran to our crew to kick the hall!" Gao Yuanyuan said excitedly.

"Someone dared to go to your place to make trouble? Did you call the police? Garden, are you okay?" Wu Yuchen asked with concern.

Gao Yuanyuan hurriedly explained: "No, no, it's not making trouble, it's a proper kick of the hall. People came to compare martial arts!"

"Oh? Who? Who are they comparing martial arts with?" Wu Yuchen asked curiously.

"A very strange person, short and thin, looking a bit like an alien. As soon as he came, he said he wanted to find Teacher Yu Chenghui to compare martial arts. If he won, Feng Qingyang would be given to him to act!"

As soon as Wu Yuchen heard this, an image of a person immediately appeared in his mind, and he blurted out: "Ma Yun?"

"Right, right, right, it seems his name is this! I saw him being very confident at the time, thinking he was some kind of master from the outside world, but he was knocked down by Teacher Yu Chenghui in two or three moves, and then he left unhappily."

Wu Yuchen laughed as soon as he heard it. Jack Ma had just received a 20-million-USD investment from SoftBank at this time, and he was just at the moment when he was confident and shining, feeling that the world was his. He didn't expect to hit a wall here.

Jack Ma was unhappy after losing, so he went back and used Feng Qingyang as his flower name, named his office "Peach Blossom Island," and named his conference room "Bright Peak." More than ten years later, he used his money power to gather all kinds of martial arts stars, filmed a *Gong Shou Dao*, and beat them all up, having a good time.

Subsequently, Gao Yuanyuan chatted with Wu Yuchen about quite a lot of gossip in the crew, such as the male lead Linghu Chong, who was originally looking for Zhao Wenzhuo, but Zhao Wenzhuo had a play appointment and had to film *Hero Zheng Chenggong*, and only then did they find Shao Bing.

And the role of Lin Pingzhi, the big beard ran to find Lu Yi, who had just become popular because of *Never Close Your Eyes*, but Lu Yi said he wouldn't consider any other roles except Linghu Chong.

After *The Road Home* won an award in Berlin in February, the big beard also pulled Zhang Ziyi out to hype up a female lead. Hearing this made Wu Yuchen sigh that Zhang Dahu's hype had really become his instinct.

Wu Yuchen chatted with Gao Yuanyuan for a while, telling her to pay more attention to protecting herself when filming, and not to get hurt when filming martial arts scenes. After hanging up the phone, he thought about it. *Laughing in the Wind* was relatively important to their Xiangshan Film and Television City, so he dialed Zhang Dahu's phone to understand the situation.

"Haha, Wu Dao, thank you for your concern! Rest assured, the male lead of the crew has been decided, and we can restart filming soon. It won't affect the filming of *Laughing in the Wind*."

"Oh? Who is the new male lead?" Wu Yuchen wanted to see if the one chosen this time was still Li Yapeng.

"Wu Dao, you might not know him, a male actor named Li Yapeng, not very famous."

Wu Yuchen pretended not to know and asked: "Since he is not very famous, why was he chosen? Is his image and temperament very suitable?"

"It's barely passable!"

Subsequently, Zhang Dahu lowered his voice slightly: "Wu Dao, I also have pressure. He was introduced by a leader from above."

"Hmm? A leader from above? He still has this relationship? Whose path?" This really made Wu Yuchen curious.

"Hi, it's not his own relationship, it's his girlfriend's. His girlfriend is named Ke Lan, a host at Phoenix TV. If you ask around, you'll know; her background is very big! I see his image is okay, and his attitude is also not bad, and I don't want to delay any longer, so I just decided on him."

Only then did Wu Yuchen remember that Li Yapeng had also dated this daughter of a wealthy family for several years. The reason why he was nicknamed "soft rice man" in his past life was, first, because of his marriage with Faye Wong, and second, because of his love affair with Miss Ke Lan when he debuted, and he was introduced to quite a few resources by the young lady.

However, Wu Yuchen didn't know that because of his influence, Li Yapeng couldn't film *Cherish Our Love* in this life, so he didn't become popular and didn't have the confidence to break up with Ke Lan. As a result, the young lady who felt sorry for her boyfriend pushed him to *Laughing in the Wind* here. ===== CHAPTER 215 =====