[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-intelligence-king-of-chinese-entertainment":3,"chapter-the-intelligence-king-of-chinese-entertainment-the-intelligence-king-of-chinese-entertainment-chapter-136":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Intelligence King of Chinese Entertainment",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2260439,4411,"Chapter 136: What If the Old Guard of Beijing","the-intelligence-king-of-chinese-entertainment-chapter-136",136,"\u003Cp>Pretending to be drunk to take advantage, if he’d encountered other gentle-hearted actresses, they might have tolerated it to some extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If any of them had feelings for Yan Li, they’d have welcomed it wholeheartedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But facing off against Li Bingbing, who refused to cooperate, was sheer madness—Fan Xiaopang immediately rolled up his sleeves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get up, or I’m slapping your face.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Bingbing was even harsher: “Open the car door and throw him out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li rubbed his eyes and sat up, looking around dazedly: “Where are we?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t play dumb.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xiaopang drove a sharp elbow straight into his ribs: “Dare to hit on someone? Die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such a cramped space, Yan Li couldn’t dodge—luckily, Fan Xiaopang couldn’t generate much force either, and Yan Li quickly pinned him down; but before he could gloat, Li Bingbing struck him from behind, targeting his lower back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh-ha-huh-ha…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li winced in pain, rubbing his lower back vigorously; Li Bingbing snorted, turned to Fan Bingbing, and offered rare advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When dealing with men like this, don’t use brute force—strike from behind, hit the vital points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xiaopang nodded in deep agreement, then her eyes drifted toward Yan Li’s crotch, eager to try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li immediately caved—in such tight quarters, with attacks coming from both sides, he doubted he could block them, and more importantly, he couldn’t afford to gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two tigresses were truly willing to go all out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sisters, I’m sorry—I didn’t do anything, not even a light grope. If you’re still angry, I can be your human cushion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dream on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xiaopang shot back immediately; Li Bingbing remained calm, narrowing her eyes at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not drunk—then why did you let Hu Siyan feed you water and help you into the car? Scum.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xiaopang added: “Despicable and lewd.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t leak on you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li was annoyed—he deserved to be punished for taking advantage of them, but Hu Siyan had nothing to do with them, and he hadn’t done anything anyway; wasn’t he allowed to just wake up from the alcohol?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll tell Xiao Xue about this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Bingbing declared she’d reveal Yan Li’s true nature to her sister; Yan Li remained unmoved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no interest in Li Xue—let her know, it made no difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xiaopang countered: “I’ll tell Dong Xuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li glanced at her, calmly pulled a cigarette from the pack, and lit it: “Guess who she’ll believe—me or you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without proof, how could anyone prove whether he’d been drunk or not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he’d been faking it, nothing happened—Dong Xuan might throw a tantrum for two days, maybe even need a few soothing words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Fan Xiaopang went to Dong Xuan with this, given their relationship, it would only make Dong Xuan suspicious—she’d think Fan Xiaopang was trying to sow discord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Yan Li didn’t believe Fan Xiaopang would actually tell Dong Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This little vixen wasn’t the type to stir up trouble, especially not when it risked permanently alienating Yan Li—she was just trying to threaten and extort him, to see if she could squeeze out some advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li wasn’t fooled—he didn’t care if she went or not; if she didn’t, he’d look down on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xiaopang truly had no way to deal with Yan Li’s brazenness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could only hurl moral accusations, which meant nothing to Yan Li; when the car stopped and they got out, he delivered one final blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your legs are too soft—you look a bit fat. You should lose some weight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Li Bingbing hadn’t held her back, the furious Fan Xiaopang would’ve stormed into Yan Li’s room to fight him to the death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following days, Fan Xiaopang seethed, looking for excuses to harass Yan Li and give him trouble, but Yan Li had no time to deal with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hunan TV crew had just left when the Shandong TV crew arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their offer was lower than Hunan’s, but they were willing to concede on advertising—and they also brought up “The Railway Guerrillas.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shandong Film & TV, under Shandong’s jurisdiction, had already initiated the project and was seeking a co-producer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main competitors were one group backed by Yi’an, a local power in Zaozhuang, and another well-known Shandong-based film and television company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shandong Film & TV internally favored the latter, but Yan Li’s side wasn’t out of the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If “Happy Seven Fairies” partnered with Shandong TV, it would strengthen Yan Li’s bargaining power in negotiations over “The Railway Guerrillas.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li wasn’t tempted by the bait of “The Railway Guerrillas.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One thing at a time—he wasn’t naive enough to fall for empty-handed tricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t refuse outright either—he’d stall them, and they’d stall him; let’s see who cracked first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Shandong TV waiting in the wings, it also helped attract other networks and raise his asking price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To better handle networking and price negotiations with these TV stations, Yan Li concentrated his shooting schedule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zha’s scenes were few, and most of the large ensemble and key scenes had already been filmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After consolidating filming, Yan Li wrapped up “Happy Seven Fairies” by mid-February.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Yan Li had wrapped, “Happy Seven Fairies” was still being filmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With nearly forty episodes and numerous action and ensemble scenes, the shoot was expected to last over a hundred days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filming began in late December; it was estimated to wrap only around Qingming Festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to heavy special effects, post-production time would also be lengthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li planned for it to air on satellite TV by year-end or early next year, or during winter break, targeting students—but he wasn’t sure if it would happen smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After wrapping Jin Zha’s scenes, Yan Li spent less time on set and frequently went out for networking and negotiations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Dong Xuan, Yan Li wasn’t just busy with the distribution of “Happy Seven Fairies”—he was also handling two other projects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was his investment in “Detective Di Renjie.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drama had already wrapped and was in post-production; it was essentially locked for CCTV’s premiere, and Yan Li represented the crew in negotiations with CCTV.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purchase price didn’t matter much—CCTV controlled the project, so good terms were hard to secure; Yan Li was mainly fighting for other distribution rights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was Zhou Yi’s new drama, “Water Moon Cave Heaven.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yi’s dramas had solid ratings, and his company had decent name recognition, but its distribution capability was merely average.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yi’s wife happened to know a senior crew member from “Snow Goddess Dragon,” and upon learning Yi’an’s strong distribution ability, reached out to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li had high hopes for Zhou Yi’s drama—it had brand credibility and strong market acceptance; with solid distribution, it would definitely turn a profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Happy Seven Fairies,” “Detective Di Renjie,” “Water Moon Cave Heaven.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With so many projects on his plate, many tasks required Yan Li’s personal attention—he naturally had his hands full.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, one other matter also consumed some of Yan Li’s energy, but he had no reason to tell Dong Xuan about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through Yan Li’s efforts, Qin Lan’s casting in “The Inspector of the Great Song” was already sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whether she could land the female lead was still uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many competing actresses; Qin Lan had Yan Li’s backing, but the others weren’t pushovers either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Miao Pu—the only artist signed to Feng Xiaogang Studio—who had just played the female lead in “May Locust Blossoms,” starring Zhang Guoli and the Iron Triangle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Aojun, who had starred in “Tang Dynasty Love Story” and “The Divine Doctor Xi Lai Le,” was no stranger to fame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Haiqiong had played in Zhao Baogang’s “Like Mist, Like Rain, Like Wind,” and nearly all her subsequent dramas carried Zhao’s influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a CCTV project like this, compared to Feng and Zhao, the old-guard Beijing power players, Yan Li, as a newcomer, lacked their resources and connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yan Li had his own advantages!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew “The Inspector of the Great Song” would become a hit—and he was backing his own girlfriend, willing to spend big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng and Zhao weren’t sure if the drama would succeed, and Miao and Luo weren’t crucial to them—they’d lend a hand casually, but wouldn’t invest heavily, thinking it wasn’t worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At moments like these, Yan Li was deeply grateful for his information system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without its help, he truly couldn’t compete with these entrenched Beijing elites…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ps: Updated over 9,000 words, requesting monthly votes\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1416,"2026-06-19T16:16:52.605Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5a456995632ac655e59f02f94a6f637f6b7d741f6c74e95cfb6fc2cb25296b6c","the-intelligence-king-of-chinese-entertainment-chapter-137","the-intelligence-king-of-chinese-entertainment-chapter-135",405,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-intelligence-king-of-chinese-entertainment-cover.jpg"]