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Chapter 539: Chapter 537: Bullied?
He Wanshan scoffed, "You don’t need to know how you’ve offended me. My demand is simple, replace that female lead number four, and I’ll add twenty million more to your investment. Also, cultivate some affection between that Bai Qing and my daughter."
"..."
Geez, just twenty million and he expects me to pull off these two big tasks?
How much does he think the domestic entertainment industry is like a kindergarten?
Producer Wang was quite cordial at first because He Wanshan was an investor, but his attitude cooled significantly upon hearing that he wanted to get rid of Lu Zhaozhao...
That ancestor is the last person in the entertainment circle anyone should mess with.
Everyone knows that the president of the Song Group treats her like the apple of his eye.
Her fourth brother is a top-tier celebrity, and her eldest brother is the president of XJ Group; whether it’s Xia Wenjin or Sun Qian who had bullied Lu Zhaozhao before, they’ve all disappeared without a trace.
He was just a modest producer, and there was no need to court such big trouble.
Besides, even if he could handle Lu Zhaozhao, he was powerless over Bai Qing.
If Bai Qing were just some rookie who had just debuted, he could perhaps exert some pressure.
But Bai Qing was already among the top celebrities, and even without relying on others to forcefully invest resources, he could land good scripts due to his popularity and fame.
Moreover, he was a male artist with a long "blossoming" period; there was no need to sell himself for just one or two investments.
And besides... as a top celebrity who earns at least a billion a year, would he really date an investor’s daughter for the mere twenty million extra investment in the crew?
That’s utterly preposterous!
Either requirement was hell mode, and even if Producer Wang were foolish, he knew what he could and couldn’t do.
Although he wanted to earn more money, he had to have his life to spend it.
"Cough cough... Sorry, Mr. He, there’s nothing we can do about the Bai Qing matter. His status in the entertainment circle is beyond our control as humble producers..."
He didn’t mention Lu Zhaozhao’s issue and directly used Bai Qing’s situation to test He Wanshan.
Just as expected, upon hearing this, He Wanshan exploded, "Twenty million in investments can’t even secure me a mere top-tier celebrity?"
Producer Wang couldn’t help but roll his eyes. Twenty million could buy a top-tier celebrity, but is that how it works in your small sesame-size country compared to our domestic scene?
But he didn’t dare say this outright; after all, He Wanshan was one of their investors, and he didn’t want to offend him too severely.
"Mr. He, erm... The situation in our domestic entertainment industry isn’t quite the same as in R country. Bai Qing and their like are a bit more free in China; even if he doesn’t shoot this movie, he has a stack of scripts waiting for him..."
His implication was unmistakable: trying to get compliance with money was out of the question.
"If that person can’t be dealt with now, then bring me those two men who often hover around the female lead number four."
He Wanshan saw nothing wrong with his thinking.
If Bai Qing was out of reach for the moment, getting his hands on the other two would suffice to keep his daughter occupied and stop her constant tantrums.
But as soon as He Wanshan uttered those words, Producer Wang on the other end of the phone was stunned, "The two men often around female lead number four?"
Was he talking about President Song?
As Producer Wang puzzled over it, he heard He Xintian’s voice coming through the phone, "One is named Xia Wenyan, and the other is called Brother Pei..."
"!!!"
Good Lord! 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
Pei Huai?! Xia Wenyan?!
A top-tier celebrity and a superstar actor! Ha!
He’s supposed to lure these two with twenty million?
Is this a joke?!
Do I look like some kind of massive sucker?
These two, let alone a twenty million investment, even if you give each of them twenty million, they wouldn’t come.
Do they look like they need money?
Need money?
Producer Wang couldn’t help but roll his eyes, "Cough cough... Mr. He, these two individuals aren’t part of our crew, there’s nothing we can do..."
He Wanshan’s brows immediately knotted in displeasure, "This won’t do, that won’t do, then just kick that female lead number four out of the production!"
Producer Wang’s eyes rolled again. That would be even less likely than convincing Bai Qing to date his daughter!
He wouldn’t dare to touch that ancestor Lu Zhaozhao.
He took a deep breath and tried to maintain a calm tone, "That female lead number four... it might not be easy to kick her out, she has her own resource backers too..."
"Heh! She has backers, do they provide more than the additional investment I’m offering?" He Wanshan snorted coldly.
He never lost when it came to splashing cash, and he couldn’t believe a mere female lead number four would have such extensive resources.
If her backer was really powerful, she wouldn’t be stuck at the level of a female lead number four.
So, he didn’t believe someone would spend several tens of millions just for a female lead number four.
Producer Wang’s mouth twitched. Considering the Song Group’s pampering of this little ancestor, not to mention twenty million... even if you doubled it, they probably wouldn’t even blink.
Not to mention, there’s the support of XJ Group and a super top-tier brother on her side.
It can be said that what Lu Zhaozhao least lacked was money.
The only issue was whether she was willing to become an enemy of He Wanshan; thus, Producer Wang didn’t dare give a definitive answer.
If Lu Zhaozhao decided to ignore He Wanshan and simply left the production, he would contentedly take the twenty million. But if Lu Zhaozhao disagreed, and she talked to President Song about He Wanshan’s behavior, wouldn’t President Song surely take Lu Zhaozhao’s side?
No matter how much additional investment came in then, the beneficiary would be them.
Thinking this through, Producer Wang hurriedly said, "Mr. He, don’t be upset. I’ll get you an answer about this situation as soon as possible. Is that okay?"
Although He Wanshan was displeased, upon hearing Producer Wang’s response, he didn’t plan on losing his temper outright.
After all, if they were to remove Lu Zhaozhao from the production, they would need to find a replacement, so requiring some time wasn’t unusual.
But what He Wanshan didn’t realize was that Producer Wang wasn’t planning on finding a replacement for Lu Zhaozhao at all.
Instead, he planned to inform Lu Zhaozhao. Maybe if he got on good terms with the lady, he could benefit in the future too?
With this in mind, Producer Wang hung up and decided to contact Lu Zhaozhao.
But upon further reflection, he decided to contact someone else.
Song Sinian received the news just as he finished his office work and was planning to pick up Lu Zhaozhao from the production site.
"Sir, there’s a bit of a situation on the set involving the Madame, and it requires your attention," Zhao Xi said as soon as he entered and saw Song Sinian, who was ready to leave work.
Ever since their Sir had been discharged from the hospital, he had been punctual about leaving the office daily.
He could believe if he were a minute late, he would miss seeing their Sir altogether.
Song Sinian’s brows lifted, "Has she been bullied on set?"
