Chapter 275: It's already been a while

In a certain government family compound in Beiping, Zhou Jun, who was restless, got up quietly with his phone.

Glancing at his sleeping wife, he put on his coat and walked into the hallway.

"Oppa... wuwuwu... I know what's going on."

Zhang Nara was sobbing, and the intermittent crying came from the other end of the phone. Zhou Jun cautiously looked back and walked further away.

A sudden inexplicable disgust arose in Zhou Jun's heart. What if she woke her up?

"Hmm? Calm down."

"I saw Lee Mi-kyung. It's her! It's definitely her!"

Zhou Jun's vision hadn't extended to Korean entertainment: "What do you mean?"

"Lu Kuan... Lu Kuan wants to establish a film academy, and Lee Mi-kyung is also involved!"

"She is the boss of the largest film company in South Korea, Samsung's Lee... Chairman Lee is her uncle... wuwuwu..."

Out of the fear engraved in every Korean's heart, Zhang Nara didn't even have the courage to call Lee Kun-hee's name directly on the phone.

Zhou Jun was silent for a long time. With his brother-in-law, maybe he could play some political games.

But this kind of professional *chaebol* group is definitely not as convenient as Lu Kuan using film investment shares and distribution agreements to buy them off.

And hearing this, he didn't know what a film academy was either.

"Alright, I know. Aren't you at the film festival? Go back first."

Zhang Nara wanted to say something else, but the blind tone of *dududu* had interrupted her tears before she could speak.

Looking back from the end of the empty Palais des Festivals corridor, Lu Kuan on the stage was pointing out the country with unrestrained movements, and there were bursts of warm applause from the audience from time to time.

She was no longer in the mood to care about any details, and even no mood to care about the publicity work for *Seven Swords* tomorrow or the day after.

Now the only thing supporting her trembling legs so she wouldn't fall was the final struggle Zhou Jun would make for her after he woke up tomorrow.

In the Palais des Festivals, the atmosphere was still warm, especially the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean reporters in the audience were busy raising their hands to ask questions.

This should be the first time in the history of the three East Asian countries that film art colleges have jointly run a school, and it was under the coordination and organization of a young director who was only twenty-four years old. It was simply too surprising.

Japan's *Mainichi Shimbun*: "Director Lu Kuan, may I ask when this idea of yours was born?"

"In 2002, I participated in the Venice Film Festival for the first time. The theme of that session was accepting diversity."

"I found that even Venice, which has the longest history in Europe, was suffering from the dumping and devastation of Hollywood, and had to come up with revolutionary slogans to attract and invite more Hollywood stars in order to maintain its influence."

"In fact, it is not just our Asian countries. In the major box-office countries in Europe, in the first four years of the new century, American films accounted for 95% of the total screenings in the UK, 60% in Germany, 70% in France, and 65% in Italy."

"The film markets in Europe and Asia are very similar. They don't lack art films, and they don't lack art masters, but they lack genre and commercial film directors who can effectively counter Hollywood films."

"In 2003, I operated a film called *Exotic Realm* through Hollywood's operating model, and personally experienced the output process of a qualified commercial film under an advanced film industrialization system. It was very shocking."

"Therefore, I want to bring this experience back to the country and to Asia, and cultivate more excellent directors through a teaching institution that integrates production, learning, and research like the Pan-Asia Film Academy, to change the weak position of the genre film market."

Cannes is relatively the most inclusive and open film festival among the three major European film festivals. It has the world's largest film market, so naturally, it doesn't have such strong rejection of commercial films.

There were commercial film directors and buyers in the audience, but there were more art film directors and practitioners. They were also thinking about how to deal with this situation.

In fact, influenced by Hollywood blockbusters, art film theaters and subsidies in Europe are also becoming increasingly unsustainable.

France's MK2, Germany's independent theaters, and the UK's Curzon theaters are all theaters dedicated to the promotion and development of art films.

And national institutions represented by France's CNC support and cultivate art film directors through high subsidies, but the gap is still huge.

One of the important reasons for the strike at the Cannes Film Festival last year was that the National Centre for Cinema and the Animated Image proposed to invest 15% of the annual profits of domestic TV stations into the production of art films, which seriously affected employee benefits.

The global art film directors present naturally wanted to stick to their artistic ideals and the *auteur* film route.

It's just that under the situation where the whole world is facing Hollywood dumping, it seems that only this young director has put forward his own proposition, coordinating and integrating the film power in the Asian region.

Just like Zhang Huijun's surprise when he first heard about this project, this kind of development perspective that transcends regional and national limitations is something that can only be done by those with great breadth of mind and great pattern.

Film Festival Chairman Kusturica took the lead in applauding. The atmosphere at the scene was warm, and reporters were also burying their heads in speed-writing.

The person with the most complicated mood in the audience was Wang Xiaoshuai, who had launched a debate with Boss Lu during the Beiping Seven Gentlemen unbanning symposium.

His face was dark and unclear. He looked at Lu Kuan, who had already joined the jury chairman of the largest film festival in Europe, and listened to his high-level remarks just now, and was silent for a long time.

Some people not only scolded you to your face, but also did practical things to slap your face. Where can you go to reason?

Korean media *Dong-A Ilbo*: "May I ask President Song of Chung-Ang University, how did you accept Director Lu Kuan's invitation and proposal?"

Chung-Ang University in South Korea was founded in 1918 and is undoubtedly the leader in film art colleges in the country.

Director Kang Je-gyu, who defeated *Titanic* two years ago to win the box office champion in Korean film history, graduated from this school.

"We first received a letter of notification from Beiping and the Chinese education department, and then President Zhang and Director Lu Kuan flew to South Korea personally to communicate with us."

"Before this, I was not very optimistic about this light-asset operating film academy, because it was not that we hadn't tried it in our school, but the results were minimal."

"A very fatal flaw is that the students cultivated have no practice and no opportunity to film feature films, and cannot be applied to practice. Everything is in vain."

Song Panyun then nodded to Boss Lu: "However, Director Lu Kuan convinced me."

"He is the director of the historical box office champion in China, and his four films since his debut have also had great influence in Japan and South Korea. Director Lu Kuan has many fans in South Korea."

"At the same time, he is also the boss of the largest private entertainment group in China. Having such a person who understands both film art and commercial operation to lead this project, I am very relieved."

Ju Wenpei from *China Film Report* is an old friend, and asked an assist-type question: "May I ask the three presidents, who is the dean of the Pan-Asia Film Academy established this time?"

Zhang Huijun was pushed out to answer the question and laughed: "It's Director Lu Kuan."

"Considering Director Lu's age and qualifications, do the several presidents and the bosses of CJ and Toho have any concerns?"

Zhang Huijun signaled Lee Mi-kyung to take the microphone: "Director Lu Kuan is in the golden period of his film career creation, and is proficient in the operation mode and marketing strategy of Hollywood films."

"In teaching, he can communicate with the three major academies, and in commercial operation, our three companies will also communicate with each other."

"And the first batch of professors and teachers in the academy were almost all invited by Director Lu relying on his own connections."

"It can be said that he is the soul of this project. Anyone else would not be able to implement the school's philosophy and original intention. This is beyond doubt."

Lee Mi-kyung's tone was extremely firm and domineering. She looked like she had become a loyal supporter of Boss Lu.

Wang Xiaolei, Zhang Nara, and others who were depressed at the scene naturally didn't know that CJ Entertainment had already been added to the list of producers of *Exotic Realm 2*.

But this didn't prevent their expectation of the worsening situation from becoming increasingly intense.

After well-known Asian and European directors such as Zhou Xingchi, Park Chan-wook, and Lu Lu Kebei delivered speeches one after another, the short Pan-Asia Film Academy founding conference ended.

It's just that apart from the barrages frequently output on the Inquiry Realm Video interface, there must be quite a few reporters from China, Japan, and South Korea rushing to write manuscripts tonight.

The news was quickly passed back to the country. The next day, both print media and online media had fallen into a carnival and big discussion.

Some were teasing indecently:

"Too awesome, washing machine, looking forward to him going to Japan and South Korea to hunt for beauty, acting as my substitute."

"I graduated on the front foot, and was unemployed on the back foot. Lu Kuan graduated on the front foot, and became the principal on the back foot, damn!"

"If the washing machine becomes the principal, Xixi is still a female student, wow, thinking about it is exciting, I wish I could replace him!"

Second floor reply: Replace Liu Yifei?

"I feel that Principal Lu and Principal Lu don't sound very good. Principal Xi still sounds better!"

Some raised questions:

"A 24-year-old film academy principal, even if it's this kind of discipline type, it shouldn't be his turn, right? There are so many leaders and directors with qualifications and prestige in the country?"

This comment was quickly drowned out by refuting remarks.

"Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee's niece says he's okay, you say he's not?"

"Beiping Film Academy President Zhang Huijun says he's okay, you say he's not?"

"Zhou Xingchi, Park Chan-wook, Lu Lu Kebei say he's okay, you say he's not?"

"Cannes Film Festival Chairman says he's okay, you say he's not?"

Black washing machine, exercising entertainment spirit on him is a convention.

But this kind of thing of showing one's face as the initiator of an international college and being led and coordinated by a domestic director, netizens with a normal mentality are all honored and mainly supportive.

Ordinary netizens watch the excitement, while experts and public intellectuals speak out with long articles.

Lu Chuan: Everything on the lips is ideology, everything in the heart is business. Those who understand, understand.

Zhu Dake: It's not enough to occupy the living space of art films in the country. In Asia, he has also set off this kind of movement to "destroy the country and exterminate the species" of art films. Lu Kuan has completely degenerated from a talented director into a capital gangster and robber.

Huang Shixian: I have never heard of any film academy that specifically offers Hollywood film special subjects and teaches Hollywood film technology. It is hard not to make people doubt Lu Kuan's real purpose as a domestic private film capital.

Dai Jinhua: I believe the original intention of President Zhang of Beiping Film Academy and Director Lu Kuan is a pioneering move made in combination with the actual development status of the domestic film market. But I also want to give a friendly reminder that the feature film practice of students must be very cautious. Once there is a loss, it will cause a vicious cycle, and even the second batch of enrollment and preparation funds may become a problem.

Dai Jinhua is a representative figure of domestic academic film critics. Her voice quickly received a large number of responses from netizens.

Among them, Zhou Liming, Gu Xiaobai, and other die-hard fans of Lu Kuan's films explained by combining the live broadcast content of Inquiry Realm Video yesterday:

The student assignments and short film and feature film projects of the film academy will operate according to strict market rules.

Among them, short film content practice learning assignments will be released through Inquiry Realm Video, and costs will be recovered through advertising revenue and other methods;

A small number of students who have obtained feature film shooting qualifications will complete their works under the supervision and review of their instructors. Those that meet the conditions will be distributed domestically by Toho, CJ, and Inquiry Realm respectively.

Those that do not meet the theater conditions can be sold in DVD format. Don't forget that Inquiry Realm also has independent film allies like Lionsgate and Miramax in Hollywood. DVD distribution is not a difficult thing.

Soon, the official blogs of Beiping Film Academy, Inquiry Realm, and the newly registered verified 【Pan-Asia Film Academy】 released relevant information and enrollment brochures at the same time.

Among them, the opening time for the first enrollment of the academy is set for the summer of 2006.

Before this, applicants who are interested in participating in the film academy study must submit at least one short film and personal information before December 31, 2005, and the interview notice will be released after the academy's initial screening.

China's largest video website, Inquiry Realm Video, will open a column on the homepage to select and publish high-quality short films.

Enrollment information is reprinted in major media in South Korea, Japan, and North America, attracting the attention of film lovers and directors around the world.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Zhou Jun, who had just digested these overwhelming news, looked at the rich breakfast prepared by the nanny on the table, somewhat unable to eat.

After finding out Lee Mi-kyung's identity, he understood Zhang Nara's panic last night.

This is no longer a matter of whether there is an opportunity to continue her professional life in the country; this is a matter of being blocked even from returning to her country for development if things go wrong.

Zhou Jun was a bit embarrassed.

To be honest, he had already developed the idea of giving up on Zhang Nara.

Just as Wang Dajun expected, for a person like him, where would he care about the life or death of an actor.

It's just that Zhang Nara's withering is a small matter, but the matter of him, Young Master Zhou, losing face is a big one.

How will the brothers, peers, and seniors in the circle look at him in the future?

Can't even fight a mud-legged person?

After thinking about it, Zhou Jun still made a phone call to the counselor of the South Korean Embassy in China, preparing to pay a visit according to the plan, but was hit by a head-on blow.

"Zhou Zong, the Ambassador returned to the country to report on his work yesterday and cannot meet as scheduled. I am very sorry."

Knowing that all accidents are inevitable, Zhou Jun didn't want to say more, perfunctorily said a few words, and hung up the phone.

Now there is only one way left, Sina.

In 2005, Sina had more than 100 million registered users worldwide. Even if it was far behind Blognet in the blog business, it still had the face of the country's number one portal.

Not to mention that Sina Entertainment is currently the leader in professional internet entertainment media.

He had his driver pick up Lu Chuan, the director of the cultural exchange program tailored for Zhang Nara, and drove straight to the headquarters of Sina Shares.

Sina is ultimately a shareholder of Yanda Huayi, so there shouldn't be any big problems.

Zhou Jun thought so.

Knowing that this Zhou Zong had a great background, Taro sold his cuteness in the car, trying his best to sell his cultural activity ideas:

"Zhou Zong, our theme this time is called 'Korean Wave and Chinese Charm, Appreciating Elegance Together'. The location is in the 798 Art District. The form of the activity is to film a..."

Zhou Jun listened attentively at first, and only reacted a few minutes later.

Aren't you just magically modifying the Hanfu show that Lu Kuan created for Liu Yifei in Paris!

It's just letting Zhang Nara wear Hanfu and Korean clothes respectively for display.

In a bad mood, Zhou Jun was too lazy to deal with this straw bag: "Director Lu, rest for a while first. You can communicate with Wu Zheng of Sina later. I don't understand these things either."

"Eh, good, good." Lu Taro wrinkled his bitter melon face, sat on the side, and stopped making a sound.

Zhou Jun's car was an Audi A8 provided by Morgan. The driver drove the car into the basement. The secretary in the passenger seat couldn't contact Wu Zheng, so he turned back to ask for instructions.

"Zhou Zong, President Wu cannot be contacted. Shall we go up directly?"

"Go."

Zhou Jun didn't doubt it, and took Lu Chuan and his assistant into the elevator.

Just as the elevator door was about to close, a figure ran over in a hurry to block the door: "Sorry, sorry, please wait a moment."

Then two men in suits who were humble to each other walked in laughing.

"Wang Zong, Ms. Farina, you first."

"Eh, President Chen, this was originally my base camp. You are still guests now, you first."

Chen Tianqiao nodded with a smile, and immediately let Farina into the elevator with the demeanor of a gentleman.

Several people chatted casually in the elevator, full of happy air.

Zhou Jun was a bit suspicious at this moment. He recognized Chen Tianqiao and Wang Zhidong.

One is the president of Shanda who is in the limelight in the country, and the other is the former founder of Sina who became a victim of equity struggle. These two people are together...

Shock!

He thought of a guess that was very unlikely but flooded into his mind crazily!

The alliance between the barbarian and the founder!?

"Zhou Zong, Zhou Zong?" Lu Taro made a sound on the side, afraid of disturbing his thinking.

"Hmm?"

"President Wu sent a message, asking you to sit in his office for a while, the company has something to do."

"Good."

Entering the main floor of Sina Shares, the office style of the country's number one portal website seemed to be somewhat unworthy of the name, a scene of chaos.

"Little Li! Hurry up and contact those media, don't let them write blindly!"

"Little Wang, contact President Liu and others who are on good terms with the boss, and prepare to release information on Sina and Blognet!"

Taishan Club? Liu Chuanzhi?

Zhou Jun was really confused, almost throwing Zhang Nara's matter to the back of his mind.

He walked into the office led by Wu Zheng's secretary, and a pile of reporters carrying long guns and short cannons poured in, followed by Chen Tianqiao and Wang Zhidong with assistants clearing the way.

His doubts didn't last long.

Soon, a man with a square face who was nearly 60 years old walked out of Sina's president's office. He was Duan Yongji, a famous elder of the Taishan Club in the country.

"Wang Zhidong! You are too mean, actually uniting with outsiders to carry out a malicious acquisition of the old owner!"

"Old owner? Heh, I am the old owner. It has been a long time since I let you occupy the magpie's nest!"

Chen Tianqiao acted as a peacemaker: "Two, don't make a joke here for outsiders to see. Let's go to the conference room and talk, heh."

He walked into the conference room first with confident steps, as familiar as returning home, which made Duan Yongji's eyes split!

Zhou Jun couldn't hear the remaining movement clearly, and it was not good to go and inquire again.

Sitting in Wu Zheng's co-chairman office, he had to calm down and close his eyes to rest.

It's really an eventful autumn...

About two hours later, Wu Zheng pushed open the office door with a sigh, walked in, and apologized repeatedly.

"Zhou Zong! Director Lu, I'm really sorry to keep you two waiting."

"This is?"

Wu Zheng collapsed on the chair powerlessly: "Sina, I'm afraid it will be dangerous this time."

The room seemed to enter a vacuum, and Zhou Jun and Lu Chuan were so careful that even their breathing became cautious.

The country's number one portal website, changing hands just like that?

What about your poison pill plan?

What about your anti-malicious acquisition firewall?

What about the brothers of your big brother Duan?

Zhou Jun, who came from an investment banking background, keenly captured a loophole: "What is the identity of the foreign woman just now?"

"A private equity fund in the United States, called Gunner, is an acting-in-concert person with Chen Tianqiao."

"Plus the shares in Wang Zhidong's hands..."

Wu Zheng suddenly reacted: "Right, Old Zhou, please help!"

"Please make a fuss about the approval procedures of the Reform Commission. One is whether this private equity fund has the trading license of the US Securities and Exchange Commission."

"Second, foreign capital acquiring the country's largest portal website, the leaders of the information industry department should still be concerned, right?"

Zhou Jun pondered for a few seconds, carefully thinking about the pros and cons of this matter.

Wu Zheng and his wife, Host Yang, are the link between Yanda Huayi, Xiangtai, and Sina, but Xiangtai's attitude is now ambiguous.

But for himself, who Sina changes to doesn't matter?

Chen Tianqiao's strength is stronger, maybe he can bring greater help to Yanda Huayi?

"Good, President Wu, I will try my best." Zhou Jun said perfunctorily, not forgetting the important purpose of his visit today.

"Oh! Right, Nara's cultural promotion program..."

Wu Zheng smiled wryly: "I'm really sorry, it's really a bit chaotic in the company at this moment."

"Like this, anyway, Miss Zhang has to come back from Cannes to operate it. Give me a few days to arrange it."

"At that time, I will definitely pull the heat to the full, and boom the popularity of Director Lu and Miss Zhang's program. Our Sina can also take the opportunity to attract traffic."

Zhou Jun shook hands and said goodbye to him, looking at Sina, which was in a mess, thinking that it was indeed not suitable to "force" anymore.

It's just how to explain all this to Zhang Nara, who is still in France, which is really a headache.

The promotion meeting for *Seven Swords* in Cannes was set for May 15th. Like the Hong Kong Night last year, this time it was also turned into a grand cocktail party.

Lu Kuan has a conflict with Yanda Huayi, but Tsui Hark is a Chinese filmmaker with a good position and reputation.

Being abroad, as the chairman of the jury for this session, and because the Pan-Asia Film Academy project, which was announced not long ago, is in the limelight, it is reasonable to come and support the scene.

What's more, no matter how much support, it is estimated that it will not change the ending of this film's street-smashing. Just do a favor.

"Director Lu, thank you!" Tsui Hark understood his position and was very grateful that Boss Lu brought Lu Lu Kebei and Film Festival Chairman Kusturica to the scene.

"What are you being polite for? We are all our own people."

Boss Lu patted Old Xu's shoulder affectionately, took the champagne from the waiter, and walked inside, not delaying his greeting guests.

The venue was definitely full of Yanda Huayi's artists, employees, agents, and assistants. Looking at his posture of driving straight in, it seemed like he was coming to kill everyone.

Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!

This time, I am standing here just to eliminate a national thief, or a Korean national thief.

You Yanda Huayi still have to be raised for a while.

"Eh? Wang Zong, why are you drinking dull wine in the corner?"

Boss Lu patted Wang Xiaolei from behind: "Today is your Yanda Huayi's home court, stand up!"

This dialect was learned from Song Jia on the Tangshan crew.

Wang Xiaolei cursed the little thief for being arrogant in his heart, turned his head with a face that smiled worse than crying, and it was not good to show too much in front of the film industry celebrities at the scene.

"Heh, I have a toothache recently. Welcome, Director Lu, thank you for your support."

"It should be. We are all compatriots, shouldn't we be united against the outside world?"

Wang Xiaolei's mouth twitched when he heard this. Isn't this talking about Zhang Nara?

The main person was right in front, and she was still hesitating whether to come over and sell a favor.

Zhou Jun's reply to her was patience, calmness, and waiting for good news.

But every second was extreme torment for Zhang Nara.

She just wanted to walk over with a wine glass, but was snatched by the beautiful big actress of the same company: "Director Lu, long time no see."

"Bingbing, you are about to join the crew of *Zhu Xian 2*, right? You have to perform well?"

"I will, Director Lu, I toast you."

Wang Xiaolei observed coldly from the side, looking at Bingbing, who walked over to socialize generously without any taboos, and didn't feel anything wrong in his heart.

Among the three in Yanda Huayi, Zhou Jun had always doubted Fan Bingbing's position, but the Wang brothers thought that this was Zhou Jun's selfishness, wanting to promote his Korean mistress to the top.

Looking at it, Bingbing still had the strongest business ability, and was the first to "surrender" after Wang Jinhua had different intentions. She should be the cornerstone of Yanda Huayi's future.

The cocktail party proceeded as scheduled, and Tsui Hark introduced it to the buyers from various countries with full confidence.

As for Zhang Nara's recent filthy things, he didn't want to consider it and couldn't solve it.

Fortunately, this is a martial arts film with a group portrait, and Zhang Nara doesn't have many scenes.

And for overseas copyright, the Zhang Nara incident won't cause any impact, just consider the strategy when promoting in the mainland.

If it really doesn't work...

Just don't let her participate in the roadshow, let her rest.

Like Teng Huatao, facing the current situation, Tsui Hark also had to consider his own work.

The cocktail party was coming to an end, Lu Kuan greeted Tsui Hark, and then left first.

If he didn't leave, there would be a pile of reporters blocking him again. He had been in the limelight too much recently and received too many interviews, which was annoying.

Boss Lu returned to the hotel not long after, and Bingbing walked into the room with a charming smile, obviously having shaken off the eyeliner.

"Why did you run away so early, I still..."

"Shh! Someone is coming!" Lu Kuan stuffed her into his arms. About four or five seconds later, the doorbell was deafening.

Seeing that there was no response inside, Zhang Nara, who had just reached the door, looked around and threw the female star's self-esteem to the clouds:

"Director Lu, I am Nara, can I talk to you?"

"Director Lu, I know you are inside. The hotel front desk took my tip. Don't hide from me, okay?"

Bingbing found it funny in Boss Lu's arms, knowing that this was "apologizing with a thorn on her back." Xu Ke if she was let into the room, she would really want to be like Lian Po, naked from the waist up.

But there seemed to be no whip in this room.

The charming big actress blew air into his ear like an orchid: "I came at a bad time today? I ruined another good thing of yours, right?"

Zhang Nara had some of the nagging and perseverance in the bones of the Koreans, just knocking on the door again and again with her knuckles, as if he wouldn't respond today, she would nail herself to the door.

She also thought very clearly: as long as he doesn't let go, she definitely has no way to heaven and no way to earth.

Yanda Huayi can't protect her, and she can't go back to South Korea—as long as Lee Mi-kyung is there, Cheil Jedang is there, and Samsung is there, she doesn't even count as a little ant.

Bingbing looked at his speechless expression with interest and reached in.

And whispered in his ear: "There is a little Korean beauty outside the door, is this more exciting?"

Bingbing leaned obliquely in the young director's arms, her eyes blurred, revealing a piece of white and greasy skin.

Zhang Nara outside the door was unrelenting, determined to fight to the end today.

Bingbing also tasted this extremely stimulating experience for the first time, and the sponge expanded rapidly.

In this seaside city full of romantic atmosphere in Cannes, the ambiguous and charming atmosphere in the room also permeated to the extreme!

At this moment, as long as there was a glimmer of spark, it could bring an unprecedented explosion of desire.

The big actress's sexual interest was completely aroused, and she touched his forearm with her slender fingers.

"Knock knock knock!"

As if it were a fire extinguisher, Zhang Nara's rhythmic knocking interrupted the process.

"Or, you go out and talk to her?" Bingbing tidied up her clothes and advised in a low voice.

Boss Lu pondered for a few seconds: "Alright, really persistent."

He gently opened a crack in the door, signaled Zhang Nara to be quiet, and the latter followed him to the terrace on the second floor of the high-end hotel.

A faint sound of a shutter click sounded, and this scene was captured clearly and thoroughly by the paparazzi.

"Speak."

Zhang Nara cried before speaking: "Director Lu, please let me go, I..."

Boss Lu actually had arrangements for her long ago, but before that, he had to completely destroy her body and mind, otherwise she couldn't be used by him.

"Giving up just like this? Isn't Zhou Jun still waiting to use Sina's popularity to clear your name?"

Zhang Nara just shook her head blankly, unable to defend herself, and didn't know what to defend.

"You go back."

"No! Please! Please, I was wrong, Director Lu! Wuwuwu..."

Zhang Nara pulled his arm and wouldn't let go: "I was wrong. I know how they treated Liu Yifei last year. I shouldn't have cooperated with them, I shouldn't have been in the *Silver Years* crew..."

Nagging and apologizing again, the young director felt a bit impatient.

"Stop!"

"You go back first, do what you should do. I have arrangements for you, wait for someone to contact you."

Zhang Nara looked up in a daze, not knowing what it meant, and could only watch him leave with his arms swinging.

Boss Lu walked to the door in a hurry, and just happened to see Bingbing, who had a guilty conscience, come out with small steps fully dressed, gave him a white look, and left shyly.

When she left, she also made a phone gesture: "Little dog, find me, come over later."

Click.

Paparazzi harvest +1 today.

No wonder the Chinese peers all say that he has enough material on him. It's already been a while!

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