Chapter 171

Seeing Lu Kuan had been suppressing Zhuang Xu and Wang Xing, making them drag out the venture capital until they could get the valuation he had in mind.

Especially after the boiling point, the two exerted their full efforts according to Seeing Lu Kuan's strategy, and the blog network shone brightly.

Didn't they also continue to widen the gap with competitors in traffic and registered users?

Most importantly, the relationship with the authorities was handled very harmoniously, avoiding the risk of the Fanfou network dying prematurely due to censorship issues in the previous life.

It's not that Seeing Lu Kuan's stall is spread too wide, but that Golden Harvest and Travel TV are both high-quality resources that are hard to come by.

Once encountered, how could he not be tempted, and how could he not hurry to grab them into his own hands?

A gap of over 200 million can be partially covered by financing and partially by pledging the equity of the blog network; after all, what company isn't operating with debt?

If that really doesn't work, he will only have to try opening up the blog network to venture capital; they have been coveting it for more than a day or two.

Liu Liu Yifei patted Seeing Lu Kuan's arm with dissatisfaction: "Why are you still distracted when talking to me! I'm asking you something!"

"Ah? I just dozed off; was the movie good?"

"So-so; I was both hungry and sleepy watching it."

Liu Liu Yifei's curiosity was aroused: "What were you talking about with that President Dong inside just now?"

"Don't ask about things in the underworld."

"Humph, humph, are you secretly dealing with someone again?"

Seeing Lu Kuan laughed: "Nonsense, am I such a despicable person in your eyes!"

He looked at Liu Liu Yifei's certain gaze and felt a bit speechless.

"Little Liu, I'm short of money now!"

"How much are you short of?"

"200 million."

"How much!?"

Boss Lu glanced at her leisurely.

"I've raised you for a thousand days, and I'll use you for a moment; I'm going to get you endorsements next year, otherwise you're just taking in and not putting out!"

Liu Liu Yifei first stepped onto the stage in 2002 because of "Whiplash," and 2003 was a year of full-force effort.

"The Noble Family" at the beginning of this year was a hit, taking advantage of the boiling point's timing; her EP sold well; "Chinese Paladin" premiered in August, and "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" premiered in November.

Coupled with Seeing Lu Kuan's use of the blog network for publicity and momentum, it's not an exaggeration to say she started at the peak.

"Chinese Paladin" premiered on the Hunan station in early August, with two episodes on weekdays and one on weekends, and it was about to reach its finale.

Because the Hunan station, like CCTV, uses the national network's viewership calculation method.

According to data from the CSM company, as of now, the average viewership of "Chinese Paladin" in the mainland has reached as high as 9.9%!

This figure was second only to the 11.51% of Hunan station's own "My Fair Princess 3" in 2003, and less than 0.8% lower than "Liu Liu Laogen 2," ranking third.

However, this 9.9% is data from the stage where word-of-mouth had just begun to ferment; as the plot reached a white-hot stage, it's not impossible to impact the data of "My Fair Princess 3."

This is the power of satellite broadcasting; it's much better than the channel resources of the previous life.

The reason for this result is, first, the drama is exquisite; the costumes, makeup, and props, as well as the plot flaws of the previous life, have all been improved, making it of overwhelming quality in the current TV drama market.

Second, the publicity strategy was appropriate; in addition to offline roadshow publicity, there is a dedicated "Chinese Paladin" topic interface on the blog network, which currently has the largest traffic in the country.

This is somewhat like the Tieba or Douban groups of the future, providing a place for all game fans and actor fans to gather, discuss, and share reviews.

After Seeing Lu Kuan received the report, he asked Wang Xing to give bonuses to the blog network employees who hosted and developed the topic interface, and gave them a new task.

Develop a film review, drama review, and book review website that also functions as a group or Tieba, attracting star fans to settle in, and name it Douban.

This is a freak that combines some functions of Douban, Mtime, and Tieba.

Given that the domestic entertainment industry has not yet entered a white-hot stage at this stage, integrate it first and then subdivide it later.

Tieba won't appear until the end of the year, which belongs to stealing Baidu's luck in advance.

The situation is similar in other online forums like Maopu and Tianya; post after post is built into high-rises, and topic after topic remains enduring.

Derivative topics such as "Top Ten Beauties of Chinese Paladin," "Top Ten Martial Arts of Chinese Paladin," "Ranking of Ancient Costume Beauties," etc., emerge one after another.

This allowed this boutique drama, which already carried its own traffic and had a large number of game fans, to successfully break out of the circle.

Starting next year, it will be time for her to feed back value and create revenue for the company, but before that, Cheng Cheng Jingfei must be kicked out.

Coincidentally, Liu Liu Zeyu thought the same.

That day, when eating at the Ice Cellar Prince's Mansion with Mei Mei Yanfang, Liu Liu Xiaoli arrived late and vaguely revealed some information to Seeing Lu Kuan.

It's just that he can't tell Liu Liu Yifei yet, to prevent the plan from being exposed.

Boss Lu's direct-line actors are in high spirits, the powerful actors are steadily improving, and the little flowers are growing rapidly.

But the crazy beauty from Taiwan who once tried to seduce him but failed hasn't been doing very well lately.

Because Taiwan is the location of the Dayu company, back in the era when piracy was rampant, the first-month sales of the "Chinese Paladin 1" game reached 300,000 sets, having an excellent fan base.

"Chinese Paladin" quickly topped the list as soon as it was broadcast, with a viewership of 7.7%, only slightly lower than the number one "New Endless Love."

Xu Xu Xiyuan sat in Wang Wang Zhongwei's office with a livid face.

In front of her was a piece of viewership data; "Meteor Garden 2," which was highly anticipated, flopped badly, "ranking" 14th with a viewership of 2.9%.

If this were in the mobile internet era, she would have to turn the page to see her data on a mobile phone; if the screen were smaller, she wouldn't even fit on one page.

Like Chelsea, she often happily hits the top of the second page.

Variety show godfather Wang Wang Weizhong is outputting in a storm.

"I took you to participate in Seeing Lu Kuan's film roadshow; what were you doing when I created opportunities for you?"

"Why don't you hurry up and break clean with that Lan Lan Zhenglong? Do you want to eat off one drama until you're 30?"

"Look at An Yixuan; she got the second female lead as soon as she debuted, just a little worse than that little girl from the mainland."

"Look at Jia Jia Jingwen again; she couldn't even mix on the island anymore, but she turned red again and killed her way back with this role of Anu. Look at yourself again?!"

Xu Xu Xiyuan defended herself pitifully: "President Wang, it's that Director Lu who is too ruthless and absurd; I haven't been able to contact him..."

If you can't even see his face, how can you seduce him?

"Don't tell me again that people ignore you, don't return messages, and don't answer calls."

"Where is he ruthless, where is he absurd? The entertainment industry has always been like this; why don't you look for your own reasons?"

"Have you made any progress in your own abilities over so many years? Have you worked hard?"

Wang Wang Weizhong scolded her and went to a meeting, but his stern words were still vivid in her mind.

The actress, who was once popular but seemed to be quickly going out of style, bit her lips until they turned purple and took out her phone to ask her agent to book a ticket.

Beijing! Now! Immediately!

August 23, 2003, Beijing Tongchan Investment Group.

This is the location of Cheng Cheng Jingfei's real estate group; he generally doesn't go to Red Star Dock, after all, more resources and effort need to be invested in his main business.

Contracts and financial documents that need his signature at Red Star Dock will be delivered by special personnel; this point is similar to Boss Lu.

Especially after the little Little Yanei broke into the wrap-up party that night, Seeing Lu Kuan vaguely became the highest decision-maker of Red Star Dock.

Because of his success in the film industry and his relationship with Mei Mei Yanfang and other resources, Cheng Cheng Jingfei was happy to be idle and handed over all of Liu Liu Yifei's development plans to him.

Leave professional matters to professional people; as long as the company's assets can appreciate, his goal is achieved.

Today is the day for Wang Yu, the vice president of Red Star Dock, to come and report routinely.

Cheng Cheng Jingfei held the report in his hand, nodding with satisfaction while turning the pages.

Introducing Seeing Lu Kuan to Red Star Dock was an extremely correct decision, almost single-handedly turning a novice into an actress who has already stepped into the first line with one foot.

It's just that there are some flaws...

Wang Yu reported obsequiously: "President Cheng, what do you think about Liu Yifei's endorsement problem?"

Cheng Cheng Jingfei frowned: "Why, Seeing Lu Kuan still hasn't loosened his mouth?"

"Yeah! Director Lu's side only says wait a little longer, wait a little longer. Now the highest, Ma Yili Yogurt, has offered 2.3 million per year, and Sanlu Milk Powder has offered nearly 3 million!"

"This is already not much different from domestic first-line actresses!"

"Director Lu didn't explain it to you?"

Wang Yu laughed dryly: "Who am I? I can't even see his face; every time it's his female assistant, and one sentence dismisses me."

"She says Director Lu said that all endorsements must be approved by him."

Cheng Cheng Jingfei had a headache; this problem hadn't happened just once or twice.

At the beginning of the year, a brand under P&G threw an olive branch, but it was pushed away by him with the excuse of consuming personal value.

This finally cultivated the little girl, so why still not let her take advertisements and commercial performances?

Just filming like this, not giving her supporting roles in important films, and even changing her nationality.

When will we see the return on investment!

Cheng Cheng Jingfei just wanted to speak when the female secretary stumbled and pushed the door in.

"President Cheng, something happened!"

She rushed to Cheng Cheng Jingfei's desk and placed a photocopy in front of him.

【Ping Guo Tu Fa (2003) No. 23】

【To all branches, various departments of the agency, and various units under the committee:

Recently, the overall plan for the Olympic Park has been issued. According to the deployment of the coordination meeting, the following plots need to be planned and modified...

Among them, the land transfer contract for the first and second phases of a certain center, because the company has a long-term arbitration dispute with the construction unit, and the subsequent land transfer fees and late fees were not paid in time, a decision has now been made to take back the plot.

It is appropriate for relevant departments to urge relevant personnel and enterprises to handle it properly.】

"Damn it!"

Cheng Cheng Jingfei slammed the table, then reacted extremely quickly, picked up his phone, and rushed out of the office, not forgetting to instruct the secretary.

"Help me invite Lawyer Gao to the company; I'll be back in a while!"

Wang Yu looked at his boss fleeing like a stray dog, not knowing what had happened.

Beijing, Yuanjing Entertainment Co., Ltd.

The little Little Yanei patted the female secretary's buttocks and told her to wipe the residue from her mouth and go out first.

The evil fire has been too strong lately.

Seeing Lu Kuan once again stole the show in Cannes, and coupled with the popularity of "Chinese Paladin" and Liu Liu Yifei, it made him have to instigate intervention in a certain plot in advance.

The black swan event of this life did indeed come a bit early.

Before anyone else could react, this notice had already spread like wildfire in the real estate circle.

This Cheng Cheng Jingfei was still much easier to deal with than Seeing Lu Kuan.

His mind was too heavy, his desires too strong; a piece of fat could make him drool, completely unaware that he had already been smeared with intestinal poison.

The real estate businessman broke in, his 2-8 parting hairstyle slightly messy, followed by the anxious blocking sound of the female secretary behind him.

"Alright! Xiao Xiao, invite President Cheng in, make tea."

Cheng Cheng Jingfei looked at the little Little Yanei's expression and calmed down a little; perhaps there was still a turning point, and life and death were not yet... up to him?

He let out a long sigh and calmed his mood.

"Liu Zong, I saw the city's document."

"Hmm, I saw it too."

"What do you think?"

Liu Liu Zeyu looked as if he had heard a joke, his expression exaggerated: "What do I think? What should I think?"

"This is a decision from above; no one can do anything about it."

He tossed a cigarette to Cheng Cheng Jingfei and started puffing away himself.

The smoke shrouded him, making it hard for people to see his gloomy face.

Cheng Cheng Jingfei was not in the mood to smoke; his heart couldn't stop sinking, almost falling to the bottom of the valley.

"Then fine, please help me contact him; I want to withdraw my investment."

"President Cheng, at a time like this, why bother saying such angry words."

"You are also an old man who has been in the business sea for a long time; don't say that the contract has legal effect once signed, even if he let you go back on your word, you can't find him now."

Cheng Cheng Jingfei stood up in fear: "What! How can you people play with people like this?"

"I won't talk about the 80 million in funds for the first two phases for now, but the 40 million in May should be given to me first, right?"

"Don't tell me he has already paid it all to the subcontractor!"

Liu Liu Zeyu nodded expressionlessly; this slight movement was like a heavy hammer, completely smashing the real estate businessman, who slumped on the sofa.

"Not only can you not get back this 120 million, but you must also pay the remaining 30 million on time; the deadline is the end of the third quarter, which is September 30th."

"Liu Liu Zeyu! Don't bully people too much! I'm not a newcomer to the business world!"

The little Little Yanei found it quite funny to look at his fierce but cowardly appearance, and suddenly realized something was wrong.

Seeing Lu Kuan didn't feel this way when he looked at himself before, did he?

Damn!

"Cheng Cheng Jingfei, don't shout at me; I was also cheated out of tens of millions by that dog thing surnamed Guo, so what did I say?"

"You have to understand, we are both victims; we are in the same camp!"

How could Cheng Cheng Jingfei believe his nonsense, but he had to believe it at this moment.

Using this ladder, he also hurriedly stepped down.

"Yes, yes, yes! Young Master Liu, Liu Zong! You must help me this time!"

"Now there is less than 10 million in liquid funds on the Tongchan account, and the money supply is tight; I really have no other way!"

Liu Liu Zeyu gave a slap and then handed a date: "Calm down, President Cheng; I understand your difficulties, and you have to understand mine."

"The decision to take back the plot is an instruction from the coordination meeting; no one can intervene, otherwise why would my tens of millions also go down the drain?"

"The situation is very bad now; we all have to be prepared to break our wrists to survive."

Cheng Cheng Jingfei felt sad in his heart; hehe, break wrists to survive, break wrists to survive.

Damn it, you have money and people to help you install prosthetic limbs after breaking yours, but once my capital chain breaks, countless banks and institutions will come to collect debts!

That's not just breaking a wrist; that's a matter of losing your head!

Liu Liu Zeyu was silent for a long while, then suddenly said intentionally or unintentionally: "President Cheng, in extraordinary times, simplify your own business and keep the best."

Cheng Cheng Jingfei was as clear as a mirror in his heart; how could he not know what he meant.

Red Star Dock!

His face struggled; truly, an innocent man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.

Liu Liu Yifei was that piece of jade; the first to set his sights on her was Seeing Lu Kuan, then Liu Liu Zeyu.

It's just that the former still thought about win-win, while the latter was more unscrupulous.

"Liu Zong, I understand what you mean; one price, 40 million, you take my shares!"

Liu Liu Zeyu looked at him like he was a fool: "Is the table at your Red Star Dock made of gold, or is the toilet inlaid with diamonds?"

"40 million? How can you even have the face to say that?"

"Young Master Liu, haven't you always wanted to get close to Sister Xixi? Is there any better way than becoming the boss of Red Star Dock?"

"She is an actress; if you control Red Star Dock, you control her lifeline. Whatever you tell her to film, she has to film!"

"I just ask you to transfer 40 million to Tongchan first to cope with the emergency; there is a loan that needs to be bridged next month. As for the previous 120 million..."

Cheng Cheng Jingfei gritted his teeth and stomped his foot: "No matter how much you get back, half of it is yours, Young Master Liu, okay?"

Liu Liu Zeyu's mouth couldn't help but curl up: "Old Cheng, oh Old Cheng, what kind of godfather are you? This is really... sigh."

Cheng Cheng Jingfei's old face flushed, but at the critical moment of life and death, how could he care about so much.

This is not a matter of a few million; this is a matter of 150 million!

At the critical moment of life and death, such a person would probably even sell his own biological parents, let alone just a junior of a family friend.

Sister Xixi, don't blame me...

It's a pity that his daydream was shattered in an instant.

"Alright, stop having delusions."

"10 million, I want your shares, but we have to sign two contracts. On the surface, I will give you 30 million so that Seeing Lu Kuan can't intervene."

"In addition, you and Liu Liu Xiaoli use your combined 50% voting rights to raise Liu Liu Yifei's termination fee to 43 million!"

"Whether it works or not, weigh it yourself; give me an answer within two days. Xiao Xiao, see President Cheng out."

Cheng Cheng Jingfei walked out of the office building of Yuanjing Entertainment in a daze, only then realizing that everything was a trap set by Liu Liu Zeyu.

Signing a yin-yang contract with him, on the surface, investing 30 million to acquire his 42% stake in Red Star Dock.

According to the provisions of the "Company Law," if Seeing Lu Kuan wants to stop it, he must offer the same price; is he that stupid?

This is to set a trap to make Cheng Cheng Jingfei owe a huge debt that is a matter of life and death, and then force him to submit and set obstacles for Seeing Lu Kuan's opposition together.

He was even afraid that Seeing Lu Kuan would pull the rug out from under him and terminate the contract for Liu Liu Yifei, so he even made preparations to increase the liquidated damages.

Liu Liu Yifei is a person with limited capacity for civil conduct, and everything is decided by Liu Liu Xiaoli.

How can he be so sure he can convince Liu Liu Xiaoli?

Cheng Cheng Jingfei tried hard to sort out his complicated thoughts; he still had one way out: Seeing Lu Kuan.

Liu Liu Zeyu covets Liu Liu Yifei, but doesn't Seeing Lu Kuan also regard her as his own?

Liu Liu Zeyu is only willing to pay 10 million, so it's better to sell the shares to Seeing Lu Kuan.

With his current net worth, isn't it impossible for him to take out tens of millions to be angry for a beauty?

The driver drove the car over and, after listening to the boss's instructions, drove toward Red Star Dock.

When Seeing Lu Kuan received Cheng Cheng Jingfei's call, he hadn't noticed anything wrong yet.

The other party just said on the phone that they would go to Red Star Dock together to discuss Sister Xixi's next development plan.

I guess he saw the popularity of "Chinese Paladin" and had the idea of letting her take advertisements and commercial performances again, right?

"Afei, you go to the basement to drive, prepare to go to Red Star Dock; I'll go find Sun Wenwen and meet you at the bottom of the building later."

"Yes, boss."

At the same time, Liu Liu Yifei and assistant Yang Yang Siwei had just finished the "Chinese Paladin" fan meeting in Beijing.

"Yang Siwei, call Lu, no, call Afei and ask where they are?"

Yang Yang Siwei was puzzled: "Aren't we going back to the villa?"

Liu Liu Yifei was in a good mood: "I'm bored anyway, let's go find them and eat together."

She suddenly remembered something and flipped through the Chinese herbal spices in her small bag.

Fortunately, I didn't forget to bring them.

The scent of Seeing Lu Kuan's sachet must have dissipated; she wanted to help him sew some more in.

Yang Yang Siwei was bright-eyed and clear-hearted; looking at her happy expression, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Seeing Lu Kuan's reputation as a "tumble dryer" is well known.

I don't know if such a gentle girl can eventually melt the stubborn tempered steel of that unscrupulous director.

Cheng Cheng Jingfei sat in the conference room of Red Star Dock; he asked his assistant to make two cups of buckwheat tea, which was a specialty Liu Liu Yifei brought back from filming in Dali.

The quick-witted Yang Yang Siwei often reminded her to buy people's hearts with such small favors.

But sometimes the little girl didn't think so much; she was just kind to others.

Buckwheat tea contains flavonoids, and the entrance is a bit bitter, just like Cheng Cheng Jingfei's current mood.

Looking at the makeup photos of Liu Liu Yifei's "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" and "Chinese Paladin" on the wall, Cheng Cheng Jingfei remembered how she called him godfather by the sofa when she was ten.

In the blink of an eye, she's grown so big.

If it weren't for the fact that there was really no other way this time, how would he...

Sigh.

Seeing Lu Kuan pushed the door and entered: "President Cheng is in a good mood, specifically inviting me to drink tea? You aren't from Guangdong, are you?"

Cheng Cheng Jingfei laughed: "Not at all, not at all; I haven't seen you for a long time, so I specifically invited you to sit for a while."

The weather was hot, and Boss Lu didn't stand on ceremony, picking up the teacup and pouring it into his stomach; the water temperature was just right.

Not bad, quite thirst-quenching.

"Tell me, what good thing are you looking for me for?"

Cheng Cheng Jingfei smiled bitterly: "Director Lu, it's not a good thing; it's my disaster!"

A string in Seeing Lu Kuan's brain tightened; of course, he didn't have the ability to foresee the future.

This document was just released this morning; few people outside the circle or those with vested interests would know so quickly.

Cheng Cheng Jingfei described the matter in great detail, saying it with tears and sobs, as if crying and complaining.

However, in Seeing Lu Kuan's eyes, this performance was about the same as Liu Liu Yifei's in the "Noble Family" crew.

All emotion, no technique.

Seeing Lu Kuan kept a straight face: "I warned you long ago not to seek skin from a tiger."

"President Cheng, you are also an old man who has fought in the business sea; how can you fall into the same trap again?"

Cheng Cheng Jingfei gritted his teeth as he listened to his cool words, but he didn't dare to be presumptuous because he needed help.

"Director Lu, I won't say anything else; can you lend me 50 million to cope with the emergency?"

Boss Lu sneered: "You, a Forbes billionaire, have no surplus grain; does President Cheng think my small inquiry realm has much liquid capital?"

"'The Thief' hasn't been released yet, and the company account is empty now."

Cheng Cheng Jingfei sneered inwardly, but didn't dare to expose him on the surface.

"How about this, President Lu, my shares, sell them to you for 25 million; Liu Liu Zeyu offered 30 million, but I don't want him to touch Red Star Dock."

"After all, Sister Xixi was brought into the circle by me; I can't let anyone be detrimental to her."

Boss Lu was disgusted by his hypocrisy; it was already this time, and he was still being fake here.

Huh?

Damn! Wouldn't I look like this when I talk business with people?

"25 million? Does President Cheng think I look like a 250? I only spent less than 3 million to buy your shares back then; it's only been a year, when did Red Star Dock become so valuable?"

Cheng Cheng Jingfei's emotions suddenly went out of control: "Seeing Lu Kuan! Sister Xixi's development has always been managed by you; you know her value best. Do you dare to say you'll lose on this 25 million?"

"From now on, Red Star Dock will be yours alone; you can do whatever you want! Including..."

He hesitated, but still threw out what he thought was the greatest temptation: "Including her whole person, isn't it up to you?"

How could Boss Lu let him bark incompetently in front of him; he slammed the paper cup to the ground!

Tea splashed everywhere!

"Cheng Cheng Jingfei! Finally telling the truth today, right? If I don't agree to you, are you going to sell the shares and Liu Liu Yifei to Liu Liu Zeyu?"

The real estate businessman also became fierce: "That's right! What can I do! This world is big fish eating small fish; count me as incompetent, I admit defeat, but what else can I do?"

"Seeing Lu Kuan, I'll only talk to you once; if you don't take over, I'll sell the shares to Liu Liu Zeyu at a high price. This is already me, Cheng, doing my best!"

Boss Lu laughed out loud.

"What a 'doing my best'! You, this godfather, are good! Are you trying to be Wang Yun? Waiting here to sell at a price?"

Cheng Cheng Jingfei's face changed drastically; Seeing Lu Kuan's words were like a sharp knife, bloodily dissecting his hypocritical face.

"I am Wang Yun? Then don't you become Dong Zhuo? Among the actresses you've cooperated with, count them one by one; is there any you haven't touched?"

"They all crawled out of the mud, damn it; Seeing Lu Kuan, what are you pretending to be a gentleman for?"

"Do you dare to say you haven't had thoughts about Sister Xixi? Do you dare?"

Damn! Boss Lu didn't expect that one day he would be scolded as a "white lotus" by someone else...

But the play can't collapse; in order to lure Cheng Cheng Jingfei and Liu Liu Zeyu into the trap, he must continue to act.

"Hehe, say whatever you want."

"So what if I am Dong Zhuo? If I change her, I can still raise anyone else up. Liu Liu Yifei is no different from other actresses to me; don't expect to use her to trade for money from me."

Cheng Cheng Jingfei's heart was dead; his last wishful thinking also collapsed.

He lowered his voice, just wanting to beg: "Director Lu, I..."

The office door was slammed open, hitting the white wall behind it with a bang.

The force was so great that it shook the poster of Zhao Linger's smiling makeup photo to the ground.

The two people who were just arguing in the room looked over at the same time.

Liu Liu Yifei hurried over, not even changing her dress from the event.

She stared at Seeing Lu Kuan, her lips bitten until they bled.

(End of this chapter)