Chapter 303: Beijing

Lingchen

Yangjiaodenghutongsiheyuandezhengfangliangqidengguang ， Yanlizuozaishafashang ， Momodakaixitongyemian 。

【 Meinianqingbao 1： Jingchengsishaodejueqi 、 Huihuangyuluomo ……】

Jingchengsishao ？

Nasijiadehaizizhememeng ， Ganchengjingchengsishao ， Bupageijialireshi ？

Chukanqingbaodeyanliyouxiemeng ， Xinlishanguomouxiexingshihejiazu ， Xiangdaolegezhongneimuyinmou ， Ranhouxiyikanqingbao ， Renbuzhutucao 。

「 Cao ， Zheyejiaosishao ？！」

Naweiwangdashaoyejiubale ， Jialiqueshiyoubeijing ， Erqiequeshisuanshizaiyulequandezhimingfengliurenwu ， Yiduheyanlaobanqimingde 。

Pangdebushuo ， Liangdaixiaoyanzizhengfu ， Dangchunaodedongjingbubishuangbingzhengyanxiaoduoshao 。

Zhibuguoshuangbingzhengyanshuyuguyichaozuo ， Erqieshichixuchaozuo ， Jingjiubushuai ， Xinguapinchu ， Erliangdaixiaoyanzibaokuowangbenrenduizhejianshidougezhonglengchuli ， Suoyixianzailaikanyingxianglixunsededuo 。

Qianliangnian ， Wangjiadabiangu ， Jiashangnianjidadeyuangu ， Wangdashaoyeyuelaiyuedidiao 。

Suoweijingchengsishao ， Yejiuzhiyouzheweiwangdashao ， Kaozhejiajinghemingqi ， Mianmianqiangqiangnengdashangbian 。

Qitasanweijiuchunchunchedanle 。

Nagejiaowanglede ， Yanlitingshuoguo ， Nvxingwangyandejizi ， Tongyulequanzoudetingjin ， Qianduanshijiantahaikandaoqiheyannvlangniumengmengbeigouzaipaidaoyuehuidexinwen 。

Zheweijialihaisuanyouqian ， Tafuqinzaijingchenggaoduandichanyoutouzi ， Wangfushijidashajiushitajiade ， Haoxianghaitouleyixieyezonghuishade 。

Buguo ， Tamenjiazuihexinchanyebuzaiguonei ， Ershizaiaozhou ， Yeshijingyingaozitoudechanye 。

Yeshiyinweizhege ， Qijiazaijingchengxiangguanzhuliuquanzibushitebieshoudaijian ， Fanzhengyanlimeijianguojici 。

Youqianquetanbushangduoyoushili ， Chenggeshaozimeiwenti ， Jingchengsishaojueduidangbuqi 。

Erwangxiaofeibiwanglegengla ， Qiaojiangnanyouxiemingqi ， Danbieshuozhenggezaijingcheng ， Napashijingchengcanyinjieyetanbushangzuilihaide 。

Minguodejingchengsishaoshishenmerenwu ？

Jialidoushiguozixingdaxiaodefengyunrenwu ， Wangxiaofeixiangdangyuquanmoudeshaozhanggui ， Bieshuoliuzile ， Liuzijiadeshiweizhangyuqibingliedoujuedediaodangci 。

Nagewangkegengbieshuo ， Yanlizuishudejiushizhewei ， Chadiangeitadangxiaodi 。

Tayaoshijingchengsishao ， Yanlaobanshisha ？

Dangran ， Yanliyekanchulaile ， Zhege 【 Jingchengsishao 】 Youdianxixuehuozheshuobaguashuxing ， Bukanshilijiajing ， Erkanbaoguanghebagua 。

Mingyishangdoushifuerdai 。 Youhenvmingxingyouguanxi ， Suoyisuibiancouchulaigejingchengsishao 。

Jingchengsishaozhegeqingbaoduiyanlilaishuo ， Yingyangbuda ， Jibenshangdoushibaguajuduo 。

N ， Yebuquanranmeiyong 。

Yanliyinyueyishidaozijiweishenmehuichufazhegeqingbaole 。

Weiboshangxian ， Qianjitiantayizhibalagezhongfeiwenbagua ， Zuizhongbazhesigerengeinongchulaile 。

Zhejiweihaishiyoubushaoliuliangde ， Tebieshinaweiwangxiaofei ， Haojiahuo ， Yijiarendounengzheteng ， Shijinianresoubuduan ， Lihunshenzhiyourenqushidoubuxiaoting 。

Yanlizhuomo ， Shibushitiqianbazhege 「 Jingchengsishao 」 Geituichulai ， Geiweibogongxianyixieredu 。

Meiyoubagua ， Jiuchuangzaobagua ！

Yiniandaotou ， Daguazonggongjiunamexie ， Zhaoyixienenggouchangqiwendingbaochiyidingreduderedianrenwu ， Xishuichangliu ， Wendingshuchu ， Caishipingtaideliulianggenji 。

Yanliyongbijixialai ， Dasuanhuitouanpairenqugangtainabianququjing ， Nabangbaguameitichangnianwanzheshou ， Jingyanfengfu 。

【……】

【 Meinianqingbao 3： Guochanzhinengshoujilingyudexingjiabizhiwang ？ Haishichaoxifenghewang ？ Bayibaxiaomishoujidechenggongyuzhengyi ………】

Zhinengshouji ？

Yanlixiayishidekanleyiyanchajishangdepingguoshouji ， Yiweishizhekuanshoujichufade 。

Buguodazhikanleyixiaqingbao ， Juedeqianbujiupengshangdenaweileilaoban ， Yekenengshichufayouyin 。

Meixiangdao ， Zheweihoulaijingranquzuozhinengshoujile ？！

Shishishang ， Congpingguoshoujixianshi ， Bingxunsuyinqishijiefanweideguanzhuhou ， Zhinengshouji ， Zaihenduorenyanlijiuchenglexiayigekejifengkou 。

Danzhegefengkoumenkantaigao ， Bushisheidounengwandeqilaide 。

Yanlixiaoxilingtong ， Zhishaomeitingdaoguoneishoujipinpaiyoushenmetuchubiaoxian 。

Duanshijiannei ， Haishiyaokannuojiya 、 Motuoluola 、 Sanxingdengjigejutou 。

Buguo ， Zhezeqingbaodaoshirangyanliyouxieyiwai ， Meixiangdaoleilaobanzaiqibuwan + Banwaihangdejichushang ， Jingranzuodezhemeda 。

Buyongqiangdiaoxiaominaxiezhengyi ， Zhezaiyanlizhezhongziben … Qiyejiakanlaigenbenbujiaoshi 。

Pingguo 、 Sanxing 、 Nuojiyazhebangpinpaiqijiajiuganganjingjing ， Haowuheidian ？

Zhongyaodebushizhexiezhengyi ， Zhongyaodeshixiaomizuochengle ， Zhongyaodeshixiaomizhuandaoleqian 。

Yanlimilemiyanjing ， Juedehuitouyoushijian ， Yuenaweileilaobanchulaiduoliaoliao ， Guanxishule ， Jianglaiqichuangye ， Leyuzhurendeyanlaobanzhenghaoshunlichengzhangdebangbangmang 。

Tazuodechanyeheleilaobandexiaomi ， Zhenghaonenggouxingchenglianghaodehezuohubu 。

【……】

【 Meinianqingbao 6： Sidamingzhuxinbanyingshijudeyouyulie ………】

Yanlilailexingqu ， Yiande 《 Xinsanguo 》 He 《 Xinshuihu 》 Douzaichoubei ， Tebieshi 《 Xinsanguo 》， Henyoukenengjinnianjiukaipai 。

Zhegeqingbaonenggourangyianquchangbuduan ， Tishengxiangmudiyoushi 。

《 Xinhonglou 》 He 《 Xinxiyou 》， Yanlidazhikanlekan ， Ranhouzhijielveguo ， Zhuyaojinglifangzailingwailiangbuheyianyouguandejushang 。

《 Xinshuihu 》 Rangyanliyouxiejingya ， Qingbaoxianshidedaoyanjingranshiyiandejujueliang 。

Yanlizhiqianbushimeixiangguojujueliang ， Dantajuedeqishixiangjiangdaoyan ， Qiejinnianpaideduoshiwuxiaju ， Bianzhijiebeifoule 。

Xianzaixiangxiang ， Huoxushiyouxiekebanyinxiangle 。

Erqiehuashuohuilai ，《 Shuihuzhuan 》 Xiangdangbilidoushijianghulvlinqingjie ， Zheqiaqiashijujueliangdenashouhaoxi 。

Qingbaozhongbiaoshi ，《 Xinshuihu 》 Zonghezhiliangshisidamingzhuxinbanyingshipaidezuihaode ， Yidingchengdunengheyangshibanzhengfeng 。

Zhishaogengfuheyuanzhu ， Yepaichuleyangshibandaliangmeipaidejuqing ， Yibailingbaweiliangshanhaohanzhongyudoululemian 。

Zheyerangyanlijinyibuyishidao ， Anzhaoyuanzhuwenzhepai ， Huoxumeinameduokuajiang ， Pingbushangjingdianyilei ， Dankoubeiyebuhuitaidi 。

Guanjianyangchangbiduan ， Yangshiban 《 Shuihuzhuan 》 Beigoubingdejiushipianfushao + Mogai 。

《 Xinshuihu 》 Zaizhefangmianxiagongfu ， Nengdedaobushaoewaijiafen 。

Yanyuanbiaoxianhefuhuadaoyebunengtaichale ， Houzhehaihaoshuo ， Yianyougongdi ， Qianzheyalibuxiao 。

Yangshiban 《 Shuihuzhuan 》 Nabangzhuyanguoyushenrurenxin ， Chaoyuebuganxiang ， Fanggeqiqibabayebushinamerongyide 。

Xiangbiyuzhiliangbucuo ， Koubeiyekeyide 《 Xinshuihu 》， Qingbaolide 《 Xinsanguo 》 Jiuyouxie …… Qipale 。

Lunyingxianglihehuobaochengdu ， Zhebujudiyi ， Dantahuodebujinjinshijubenshen ， Ershiqierchuang 。

Shuodaozhe ， Jiubudebuti 《 Xinsanguo 》 Debianjuzhusujin 。

Zheweizaiquanzilidemingqihaishitingdade ， Dangnianhongjiyishide 《 Kangxiwangchao 》 Jiushitabiande 。

Jinlaichengjibucuode 《 Jiangshanfengyuqing 》《 Zhuyuanzhang 》 Yechuzitashou ， Jiangwennabu 《 Rangzidanfei 》， Haoxiangyeyoutadecanyu 。

Zhegerenzhuanyelishizhishibuxing ， Caodianhechangshixingshiwubujiqishu ， Danbianjunenglibingbucha ， Henhuisuzaorenwu ， Erqieshanyuzaogeng 。

Qingbaoxianshi ，《 Xinsanguo 》 Houqipingjieerchuangbaohong ， Bingqieyoujiaoqiangdezhangweixiaoying ， Zhusujindetaicigongbukemei 。

Zhezhongbianju ， Shuyuxishuobianju ， Zaiyixiegushibeijingshangjinxingxishuohechuanshuodexiandaigaibian ， Tanengnachubucuodebiaoxian 。

Danruguopaizhengju ， Tadexuduolishichangshishiwuhetiaotuotaicijiuyouweiheganle 。

Shuobaile ， Zheshiyibashuangrenjian 。

Yongta ， Zuopinkoubeiyouzhengyi ， Danfanguolaijiang ， Juqingxishuoxingqiang ， Henduolaobaixingaikan ， Yenengkandedong 。

Xianzaizhegeshidai ， Zhengshidianshijiquanmianpujidanhulianwanghaiweiwanquanpujideshidai ， Xuduodianshijudezhuliuguanzhongquntiqiaqiashinaxieyizhibanjiedeputongren ， Zheyeshixishuoleilishijudaxingqidaodeyuanyin 。

Lishipaidetaishenle ， Kanbudong ， Yemeirenaikan ！

Qunianbochude 《 Damingwangchao 1566》 Jiushilizi ， Beihenduorenchuishangletian ， Danshoushilvcanburendu 。

《 Xinshuihu 》 Heyangshiban 《 Shuihuzhuan 》 Bi ， Nengshengyigequanzi 。

Yangshiban 《 Sanguoyanyi 》 Youquanyouhao ， Yourumeijiujianiang ， Huiweiwuqiong ，《 Xinsanguo 》 Xiangyaoshachuchongwei ， Pinzhiliangshizaitainanle ， Lingpixijingyeweichangbushiyitiaolu 。

Danzhegezhusujindemouxiejuqinghetaiciyeguoyulipu ， Yanlikanzheqingbaoxianshidetucaohelizi ， Renbuzhunaotou 。

Yanlaobanduoshaohaishiyaoliande ， Tainashadetayeshoubuliao 。

Zhuomoleyixia ， Yanlijuedezhusujinkeyiyong ， Dandeshouzheyong ， Erqiebunengzhiyongta ， Dezhaorenkanzhefangzhitafangfeiziwo 。

《 Xinsanguo 》 Shidazhizuo ， Duobianjuhenzhengchang ， Yangchangbiduan ， Fahuizhuderenwusuzaohebufenjuqing 、 Taiciqiangxiang ， Qitarangbierenlai 。

Dengjubenchulai ， Zaizhuoqingkaolv ， Shizaibuxingjiuqigao ，《 Xinsanguo 》 Zhenggexiangmushangyitouzi ， Zhedianbianjufeiyongyanlihaishihuadeqide 。

Yanlishenzhikaolv ， Rangzhusujinyenongyiban 《 Xinshuihu 》 Dejuben ， Youyuleyixia ， Haishizuoba 。

《 Xinshuihu 》 Anyuanzhupai ， Zhiliangkoubeidouyoubaozheng ， Meibiyaomaozhegexian 。

Shuojunantingde ， Wanyi 《 Xinsanguo 》 Paizale ， You 《 Xinshuihu 》 Doudi ， Yanliheyianhaikeyishuaiguo 。

Liangbujuyigehaoyigehuai ， Najiubushigongsideshi ， Nashibianjuhedaoyandeshi ………

【……】

【 Meinianqingbao 8： Zhongguozuiliuxingdeshidahanjujuqingjieshuo ， Diyiming 《 Laizixingxingdeni 》……】

Juqingjieshuo ？！

Yanlibuzhidaoshibushizhiqiangenqinlanzhuilejitianhanjudeyuangu ， Jingranchufalezhegeqingbao 。

Buguozhegeqingbaodaoshibucuo 。

Yanlidagaikanleyixia ， Xiangdangyufushujuqing ， Meiyuanjunamexiangxi ， Dandazhidejuqingqingjiedouyou ， Haibaokuoleyixiejujimaidian 、 Muhougushidengxinxi 。

Zhejiuxiangdangyujubena ？！

N ， Jubenyaogengxizhiyixie ， Danlieyigejubenxigangjueduimeiwenti 。

Jiashangmaidian 、 Muhoudengzhidao ， Zhebidanchundejubenhaiyouyong ， Erqiehaishihanju ， Haoqilaigengyouganjue 。

Yan Li didn't underestimate the value of this intelligence, though the only regret was that several of these dramas had already been released.

That's right—the most popular Korean dramas in China, including everything from "Full House" to "Dae Jang Geum."

Add to that the few that weren't easily sinicized, and the truly useful ones amounted to just a handful.

But it was enough—why bother with bicycles!

These plots were all inside Yan Li's head, and he'd have to painstakingly write them out word by word—was he now going to become a screenwriter?

Yan Li didn't mind playing the literary thief, but some of these were idol dramas—if he wrote them, wouldn't people think he was secretly romantic…?

【……】

【Annual Intelligence 10: The Lucky Ones During the 2008 Financial Crisis……】

Yan Li's eyes lit up—specific profit-making techniques from the financial crisis.

Among this year's annual intelligences, this one, though closest to the present timeline, offered the most direct and substantial benefit to Yan Li.

Even if some operations were inapplicable or carried butterfly-effect risks, conservative, steady approaches could still yield massive profits.

"……"

All ten annual intelligences had some utility—even if they didn't bring direct gains, they offered indirect advantages.

Yan Li analyzed until the early hours, finally succumbing to sleep, and stayed within the Sihe Academy the next day.

Those around him had grown accustomed: every New Year's Day, Yan Li secluded himself for one or two days, refusing all interruptions—unless the sky fell, he wouldn't answer calls.

He never explained the exact reason, but everyone had their own explanations.

One was to rest and clear his mind after a year's fatigue; the other was to plan for the coming year's work and life.

Sometimes on the first of each month, he'd take half a day or a full day off—when asked, he'd say he was thinking.

Those around him, seeing this often, and knowing Yan Li preferred careful planning before action, assumed it was his habitual way of strategizing.

…

On January 2nd, Yan Li emerged from seclusion and heard the first news: "The Assembly" had been pulled early from theaters.

The authorities had acted—Yan Li's sources confirmed the directive went straight to the General Administration, which handled it.

"The Assembly" had the best luck—merely pulled early.

"Lust, Caution" fared worse: banned from all mainstream mainland platforms—TV, DVD, official video sites—and possibly implicating the actors.

Another film banned was "Apple."

The female lead was Yu Nan, known for art-house roles; the male lead was Tong Dawei; the second male lead was Liang Jiahui.

Due to its art-house subject matter and lack of promotional hooks, with only Tong Dawei—lacking film industry clout—and Liang Jiahui—who wasn't known for box-office draw—it couldn't sustain ticket sales, ranking among the lowest-performing films of the Lunar New Year season.

Because of this, "Apple" was the only one of the three films officially addressed with a public statement; the other two received no declaration.

Even "The Assembly" was merely withdrawn early, quietly sidelined—not fully blacklisted.

This was the advantage of having powerful backing and a director with significant influence.

Self-punishment with three cups, accepting bad luck, "no repeat offenses," and maximum penalties—there was deep nuance here.

Before Yan Li even reached his company, Han Sanye invited him for tea.

Chaoyang Gate, Limingxuan

Yan Li's own teahouse, where entrepreneurs, tycoons, and film industry giants often appeared—now somewhat famous within certain circles.

With growing clientele and occasional opportunists coming to chance their luck, Limingxuan had been forced into a semi-membership system.

Members could drink tea and buy tea; non-members could buy tea, but to drink tea, they had to book in advance—and hope for an open table.

Yan Li's private room