"Senior Sihang, you are a new director. I am also a director. I also came from a new position. I know how difficult it is for a director to make a movie. I don't want to waste your talent, nor do I want to delay it. Your time... If you have the confidence to continue, then fine, let me ask you, where do you get the funds, where do you get the connections, and where do you have this entire set of film production and marketing channels?"
Sihang opened his mouth, but suddenly had nothing to say.
Yes, if a director wants to make a movie without the support of a powerful company, he must find suitable investors to invest in him. But as a new director, he wants to get the attention of investors just by relying on one movie. Favor, this is all nonsense.
"As a director, without funds and connections, it is equivalent to cutting off the throat of creation."
The old man Tang Xiaoxiao crossed his legs and picked up the wine glass on the table. He raised his eyes and glanced at the sweat beads on Sihang's forehead, with a slight smile on his lips.
"Of course, you also have many choices, such as... joining Shengshi Entertainment?"
"No! Never!" Sihang's face changed suddenly, and he almost stood up, then sat down again and hung his head deeply, "Although I have only been in the industry for a short time, I am not that kind of person. … A place like Shengshi Entertainment is not something that a new director like me can enter.”
"So, what else do you want to think about?" Tang Xiaoxiao shrugged.
Sihang struggled for a moment, "Xiaoxiao... I wonder if you can give me a night to think about it? I want to think about it carefully."
"Okay, I'll give you one night to think about it." Tang Xiaoxiao turned his gaze to Xue Xiaohan, seeming to warn Sihang, "Senior Sihang, since you are my senior, what is my personality, Tang Xiaoxiao? You should know something, but... I want to warn you once today, the entertainment industry is not as simple as you think."
Sihang forced a smile.
"By the way," Tang Xiaoxiao seemed to have thought of something and asked curiously, "Senior Sihang, have you contacted Yang Shan recently?"
Sihang laughed out loud, "Yang Shan and you had the best relationship when we were in school. You don't even know about Yang Shan, so how could I know? But... that guy Feng Jun should be related to Yang Shan. Right? If Yang Shan hadn't been lucky enough to be chosen by the director and had no choice but to break up with Feng Jun, I'm afraid the two of them would have been married by now. I heard that even if Yang Shan became a star, she still had a vague relationship with Feng Jun. The specific connection is not clear.”
"Feng Jun..." Tang Xiaoxiao nodded thoughtfully, secretly writing down the name in his heart.
It’s not that she, Tang Xiaoxiao, is petty. What happened on the Oriental Princess had already turned the two sides into a life-or-death situation. After the Oriental Princess sank, she sent people to salvage it for so long, but Yang Shan’s body was not found. She, Tang Xiaoxiao, didn't believe that this scourge would just die.
—Tang Xiaoxiao has had enough of the lesson of eradicating the grass and roots.
Xue Xiaohan's eyes suddenly lit up, he blinked and looked at Tang Xiaoxiao, and spit out a name, "Cao Rou."
Tang Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, then pursed her lips and snickered. She almost forgot that it was not only Yang Shan who wanted to be eradicated, but also the woman who was squatting in prison and enjoying "preferential treatment" - Cao Rou.
When he saw Cao Rou again, Tang Xiaoxiao almost thought that he had recognized the wrong person... When he saw her, she was wearing prison uniform and squatting next to the toilet to wash the toilet.
The once high-spirited and charming little beauty who I felt pity for has completely changed her appearance. Her hair is sparse, she has a large bald spot on the top of her head, her face is sallow, there are cigarette ash scars on the left side of her face, and her gray vest is exposed. There are various blue and purple scars all over the place. One finger is missing from the originally delicate and tender hands. The hands are covered with calluses and even the nails are missing...
The first time she saw Tang Xiaoxiao, Cao Rou threw down the brush in her hand and staggered to climb to Tang Xiaoxiao. Just as she was about to hug Tang Xiaoxiao's legs, she was kicked away by Jialan behind her.
"Stay away from me!" Xue Xiaohan frowned in disgust when she smelled the stench emanating from Cao Rou's body.
Tang Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows, glanced at Cao Rou's pitiful appearance, and asked lightly, "Cao Rou, how are you doing recently?"
Seeing Tang Xiaoxiao's smiling face, a flash of resentment flashed in Cao Rou's eyes. She knelt there with tears in her eyes and cried, "Tang Xiaoxiao, I beg you, please get me out of this place." Get out, okay? I really can't stand it here anymore... They beat me and bully me every day, making me clean the toilet, pressing my head into the toilet, burning me with cigarette butts, pinching me with pliers, and... My fingernails were pinched off little by little..."
"I understand." Tang Xiaoxiao looked away quietly, "But before I let you out, I want to ask you something."
Cao Rou was stunned for a moment and looked at Tang Xiaoxiao in confusion.
A cold look flashed through Tang Xiaoxiao's deep eyes, and she asked calmly, "Are you involved in the matter of the Oriental Princess?"
Cao Rou shuddered involuntarily. It was Kathy Balder who sent someone to cooperate with her to send the death invitation to Tang Xiaoxiao. Although she had reached a reconciliation with her at that time, She still didn't give up the hope of snatching the Tang family property. She thought that Tang Xiaoxiao could be put to death by working together internally and externally... Who would have thought that she would actually find out about this!
"No! Absolutely not!" Cao Rou denied it and shook her head desperately, "I had already promised to help you at that time. How could I betray you and cooperate with Casey Balder?"
"Kathy Baldana?" Tang Xiaoxiao suddenly chuckled and turned around silently.
Cao Rou's pupils shrank violently. Oops, she actually spilled the beans!
"For more than a year, have you been dreaming of asking Kathy Balder for help?" Tang Xiaoxiao curled her lips sarcastically, "Don't be too naive, even if you helped her plan this Oriental thing She won’t save you from the Princess incident... The power of the financial family has not yet been able to get involved in the grudges of the wealthy families in China."
"I… "
"Okay, let's go."
Tang Xiaoxiao smiled, stretched out his hand and took out a silver exquisite pistol from Jialan's hand. The moment he turned around, he gently pressed the muzzle of the gun on Cao Rou's forehead, and looked around at the crowd, "You guys retreat first. Get out, everyone included.”
Xue Xiaohan and Jialan hesitated, looked at each other, and finally said, "Yes."
Seeing that there was no one around, Tang Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes slightly, moved her lips to Cao Rou's ear, and whispered softly, "Cao Rou, after all, I should be very grateful to you... If it weren't for you , how can I have a chance to do it again?”
Do it again? Cao Rou was puzzled.
"Tang Xiaoxiao is dead... You can resurrect the soul through the body, do you understand?" Tang Xiaoxiao raised the corners of his lips and smiled extremely brightly, "I - not Tang Xiaoxiao, this is the truth."
Hearing this, Cao Rou felt like she was struck by lightning!
Before she could think clearly, Tang Xiaoxiao had already gently pulled the trigger, and with a soft bang, the whole world seemed to quiet down, leaving Cao Rou lying next to the toilet with her eyes open.
Tang Xiaoxiao gently closed her eyes. After killing someone with her own hands, not only did she not feel any guilt or nausea, but her soul seemed to relax instantly, "I finally avenge you... Tang Xiaoxiao, you can rest in peace." "
The sky outside is blue and bright.
When he returned to Qingyu Film and Television, Tang Xiaoxiao finally met Si Hang. There was no hesitation or entanglement anymore. Instead, he was a little more calm and calm than he was a few days ago. He, who was originally tall and handsome, actually looked so high-spirited at this moment.
Just as the three major directors of Qingyu Film and Television were planning their respective films, an unexpected person suddenly appeared in the reception room of Qingyu Film and Television, catching Tang Xiaoxiao off guard.
"Xiaoxiao." Lin Jun stood in the reception room in the cold weather. When he saw Tang Xiaoxiao come in, a slight tenderness appeared on his face, "Long time no see."
"Yeah, when Xue Xiaohan told me just now, I thought she was lying to me." Tang Xiaoxiao pursed her lips in amusement, but poured a cup of tea for Lin Junhan and handed it over, "You came here in such a hurry. You are looking for me because you have something to do, right?"
Lin Junhan hesitated for a moment, "I was on a business trip today and happened to pass by Donghai City, so I came to see you... It's true that something happened. You haven't been filming any new movies recently, right?"
"Yeah." Tang Xiaoxiao nodded slightly.
"I have a suggestion, I don't know if you will adopt it." Lin Junhan hesitated, then took out a piece of information from his briefcase, "This is the situation of an orphanage in Liyang City, you can go and investigate it. , and then decide.”
"I understand." Tang Xiaoxiao put away Lin Junhan smoothly, seemed to have thought of something, and smiled slightly, "Jun Han, by the way, I have something to trouble you. Since you are now the Municipal Party Committee Secretary of Liyang City, I want to develop real estate in Liyang City, but I don’t know if it’s possible? Are there any problems with policies and land development?”
Lin Junhan nodded thoughtfully, "There should be no problem in terms of policy, but there is a bit of trouble with the acquisition of land. Recently, we are cracking down on forced acquisition of land. The main thing is that you can coordinate this matter with the relevant local departments. , we have no obstacles in this regard.”
"However, from a personal point of view, I actually suggest that you have a good relationship with the local residents. Only through their channels can you avoid others' gossip... Your Tang family is now on the cusp of the storm, and there is no room for sloppiness. loss."
Tang Xiaoxiao nodded quietly, slowly planning Tang Dynasty Industrial's actions in Liyang City, "That's it, I understand... The Tang family is indeed more dangerous now. Once something goes wrong, there really won't be any maneuvering around." There’s room for that.”
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Damn, I actually forgot about the time while planning the plot. This chapter is definitely from the 20th.