Zhang's family, the atmosphere is a little dull, the time is gradually approaching the end of the year, it stands to reason that Zhang Guosheng, who is a feudal official, should stick to his job, but now, Zhang Guosheng has returned to the capital.

Next year is not a big change year, only some posts will be adjusted, and the real time for the change of office will be five years later, when the top level of the country will basically be replaced.

However, if you really wait until that time to go to the event, I am afraid that it will be difficult for Zhang Guosheng to reach the top, because he can't keep up with his age.

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Guosheng's face was a little solemn, obviously, the phone call just now was not good news for Zhang Guosheng.

On the contrary, Mr. Zhang is much calmer and not as worried as Zhang Guosheng.

"This Guo Tianxiong is also a good person, and he can see it so accurately at any chance." Old Man Zhang smiled slightly and spoke.

"Dad, are we really going to promise him?" Zhang Guosheng said with some concern.

Guo Tianxiong's requirements are not high, but they are not low, for the Zhang family, what they are most afraid of now is extraneous branches. Agreeing to Guo Tianxiong's request will not necessarily bring any danger to the Zhang family, but it will also not necessarily bring any benefits.

"Don't worry, this Guo Tianxiong is a good person and knows how to do certain things, otherwise, with his sass, he can still stay in this position until now?" Old Man Zhang said in a steady tone.

Guo Tianxiong's request is very simple, that is, to ask the Zhang family to keep him. Since the current No. 1 leader took office, he has taken a particularly important look at the anti-corruption aspect. So far, two state-level cadres have been dismissed. There is even one cadre in office.

The same. Guo Tianxiong's ass is not clean either. Even if he has done a very hidden job, he still can't get rid of the eyes of the state machine, if he wants to investigate, Guo Tianxiong will definitely not be able to hide it.

Guo Tianxiong is about to retire, but in fact, Guo Tianxiong's term of office has not yet arrived, and he has been promoted together with the current No. 1 leader. Therefore, as long as there are no accidents, Guo Tianxiong can stay in this position for five years.

And now the outside world is rumored to be the knife of the No. 1 chief. The next one will be cut on Guo Tianxiong's body. As the saying goes, there is no wind and no waves, in fact, the No. 1 leader is indeed thinking about this matter, but the No. 1 leader is not a lot worried.

If two state-level cadres have been removed in five years, if one more cadre is added, it will be extremely detrimental to the management of the country. But if it is left alone, then the original intention of the first leader will not be achieved.

In one, although Guo Tianxiong is in a high position, he is a marginal figure in the eyes of the No. 1 chief, and he can take it or not. The premise is to see Guo Tianxiong's own performance.

And just when the No. 1 leader was hesitating, Guo Tianxiong took the initiative to retire. The No. 1 leader happily agreed, and the butcher knife that had been raised was gently retracted.

However, no one knows whether this butcher knife will be cut on his body again when Guo Tianxiong goes down. And the Zhang family has a close relationship with the No. 1 chief.

It can even be said that the current No. 1 leader was sent to him by the Zhang family. And the power that the Zhang family relies on is the army. But after the No. 1 leader came to power, he first stretched out his sword to the army.

Although in the eyes of outsiders, the No. 1 leader is suspected of unloading the mill and killing the donkey, but only the real insiders know that the No. 1 leader is clearing obstacles for the Zhang family, and at the same time providing himself with a complete guarantee.

The Zhang family's control of the army is equivalent to the control of the army by the No. 1 chief. Some palace secrets cannot be known to the outside world, but the high-level people in the circle know very well. The reason that really made the No. 1 leader decide to clean up the army first was the incident in which the previous leader almost lost his life.

At that time, the Zhang family's power was very suppressed, and they couldn't hold power at all. It can be said that the No. 1 leader and the Zhang family are real allies, as long as they can get the guarantee of the Zhang family, then Guo Tianxiong can completely put his heart down.

And this time, Guo Tianxiong didn't make any requests, and even ignored his own forces, just to be able to keep himself. And the only one who can help him at the moment is the Zhang family.

It's just that what makes Guo Tianxiong sigh is that the fuse that prompted the Zhang family to help him turned out to be Wang Luo, a rising star in the entertainment industry.

"Ranran, what's going on with that Wang Luo?" Zhang Guosheng naturally knew the truth, and no longer asked the reason at the moment, but put his eyes on Zhang Ran.

"How do I know? I'll have to ask my brother about this, who knows what good things the two of them have done. Zhang Ran was a little depressed, this time she was completely lying down, and she didn't know what happened until now, but all the evidence showed that all this was done by Wang Luo and Zhang Shilin.

"Okay, let the children solve the children's affairs, you don't have to worry about it." Old man Zhang opened his mouth at the right time to relieve Zhang Ran.

However, Old Man Zhang's opening made Zhang Guosheng a little dissatisfied, "Dad, why didn't you think so at that time?" ”

"You are you, Ran Ran is Ran, don't look at what time it is, instead of having the heart to take care of Ran Ran's affairs, it is better to put your mind on your son first." Old Man Zhang glared at Zhang Guosheng fiercely and reprimanded.

Regarding this matter, Mr. Zhang really has nothing to say, and Zhang Guosheng is the same.

If Zhang Shilin chooses the official career, then the next thing will definitely not be able to escape the arrangement of the family, even if Zhang Shilin has a sweetheart, as long as he has his own ability, the family can pay to buy a house outside for him to come to a golden house to hide Jiaojiao. But in the family, marriage must take place.

It's just that the situation is different now, Zhang Shilin has no intention of career, Zhang Guosheng's chess pieces are almost gone, and he doesn't need to rely on Zhang Shilin's marriage to help him at all.

In fact, Zhang Guosheng's marriage is a marriage, who is it connected to? The cousin of the current Chief One. In other words, according to the seniority, Zhang Shilin and Zhang Ran still have to ask the No. 1 chief to call their cousin. This is also the reason why the Zhang family spares no effort to support the No. 1 leader, and why the No. 1 leader will support Zhang Guosheng's ascension.

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Politics is getting farther and farther away, although Wang Luo is a little reluctant. But everything is not according to his ideas. Because from the beginning, I wanted to be able to lean on a mountain. So. When Wang Luo reacted, he found that he had been involved.

In fact, what Wang Luo didn't know was that in his sleep, he could say that he had already closed the ghost gate. And it was his 'ally' Zhang family who rescued himself.

The next day, for a whole day, Wang Luo and the others stayed in the hotel.

Because a group of people are all stars, plus there will be an awards ceremony tonight. A large number of movie stars and directors have come yesterday, so the door of the hotel has long been surrounded by reporters. If a few people run out to play, they won't be recognized, and it will be uncomfortable to be followed by the paparazzi.

Therefore, early in the morning, several people gathered in Wang Luo's room. Maybe because of his identity, Wang Luo's room is slightly larger than the others, but the others are not small.

A few people talked about work for a day, of course. During the period, the most talked about was Infernal Affairs 2 and 3, which were about to start filming, and everyone was shocked by Wang Luo's generosity. Filming two films in a row is absolutely nothing that has ever happened in the history of film.

However, Wang Luo did not disclose specific details about this matter. He didn't want people to know that Infernal Affairs 2 and 3 were two consecutive films.

In this way, when the audience sees the release of Infernal Affairs 3, they will feel that Wang Luo simply split a movie into two in order to increase the box office. And the purpose, very simple, is to circle money.

deliberately splitting a movie into two in order to make money, then the consequences will be very serious, at least not something that Wang Luo can resist now. Moreover, the most important thing is that 3 and 2 have a lot in common, which is also the biggest restriction for Wang Luo.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the group was called to the dining hall downstairs by the staff of the organizing committee, and the banquet officially opened at 5:20, and then gradually entered the venue at half past six, and the award ceremony officially began at half past seven.

Because this award is mainly an award in the film and television industry, Wang Luo has not seen any acquaintances in the music industry. But fortunately, Wang Luo and the others just formed a table, and then began to walk back and forth.

For some people, it doesn't matter if they can get some awards tonight, as long as they can get some connections here.

Generally speaking, it is difficult for people in the entertainment industry to get together like today, so this also gives some actors and directors who are still struggling to make some contacts.

"Lao Chen, Wang Luo and the others are there, are you sure you won't go and toast a glass of wine?" A middle-aged director is eager to try, but a director who is slightly younger than him next to him has never moved, which makes him a little depressed.

"Lao Shan, let me tell you, if you want to go, although I, Chen Dangzhao, am not a big name, but if I want to toast Wang Luo, it is absolutely impossible." Chen Dangzhao refused with resentment.

"Lao Chen, why are you bothering? You weren't the only one who suffered at that time, even the "League of Assassins" in the United States was planted in Wang Luo's hands, what else are you dissatisfied with? Don't forget the purpose of our coming here today, it doesn't matter if you win an award or not, it's the key to make some connections, don't you want to turn over? Lao Shan frowned and patiently persuaded him.

"Hmph, even if I want to make contacts, I won't go to Wang Luo to make fun of myself. People are now big stars, big-name directors, hundreds of thousands of people per minute, how can ordinary people like us compare? Chen Dangzhao said.

"I look at you, you just can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour, no one can say anything like movies, who makes us unlucky? But it's not going to work on your own, whether you want it or not, you have to listen to me today. Lao Shan still did not give up and persuaded.

Lao Shan's full name is Yang Pingshan, and Chen Dangzhao have been friends for many years, and they are also classmates, both of whom graduated from the Film and Television Department of Tianyin University.

Since graduation, these two have been working hard for their dreams, and for nearly 20 years, their road has not been smooth. Later, Yang Pingshan changed his career to become a screenwriter, while Chen Dangzhao continued to develop in the director circle.

It's just that creation makes people, and these two people have not developed very well over the years. Until the year before last, when the two drank again. resolutely decided to fund a film by himself.

Since those companies look down on them. Then make some achievements yourself and show them. But these two people who have been working hard at the bottom for many years. And how much money can be started?

It can be said that they took the same path as Yang Yihu, the only difference is that Yang Yihu was funded by someone back then, and he was inadvertently given a handful, so he withdrew from the entertainment industry, until Wang Luo found Yang Yihu, and Yang Yihu re-emerged.

And Lao Shan and Chen Dangzhao were not so lucky. They are not as lucky as Yang Yihu, when they decided to make their own movies, the two of them begged their grandfather to tell their grandmother, and found a circle of people, but in the end, no one was willing to invest.

Not satisfied with the script? No, several of them offered 300,000 to buy their scripts. For a movie, 300,000 to buy a script is not high, but it is definitely not low.

Because the price depends on the person, even now, let the two of them take this script and sell it. If it can be sold for 300,000 yuan, then let Wang Luo hold the same script. Find the same person, and the price will definitely not be less than a million. This is known as the star effect.

Later, Chen Dangzhao and Lao Shan relied on their respective relationships to find some stars who had a tepid relationship with them, and borrowed 500,000 from them, and then Lao Shan raised 1 million, Chen Dangzhao raised 1.3 million, and the two started to make movies with 2.8 million.

2.8 million, what celebrities can be invited? Even the rental of equipment is a problem, and in the end, the two still went to familiar stars and asked them to help with charity performances, so they filmed intermittently for more than two years, and finally released at the end of October last year.

Because there is no relationship, and there are no big names, in terms of filming, the theater chain does not give many shows. But no matter what, it's finally released.

But at this time, Wang Luo's Infernal Affairs was on fire, and major theaters were bursting with popularity. At this time, the two were still a little happy, and there were more people in the theater, which was also good for their box office. But a thunderbolt suddenly came on a sunny day, and the theater chain wanted to compress their performances and give up the extra shows to Infernal Affairs.

The darkest week was the week that began on the third day after the film's release, and during this week, their films were only shown in more than 30 theaters in more than 40 theaters across the country, that is, on average, less than one in seven days.

Ten days before the release, the total box office of their movie in China was less than 100,000, and the number of broadcasts was even less pitiful, less than a hundred.

It wasn't until the second half of the month, after the box office of Infernal Affairs began to gradually decline, that their life was better, and the box office gradually increased, and by the time it ended, their box office also exceeded five million.

There is no publicity, there are no big names, and it is already good to be able to go to such a result. But for the investment of 3.8 million, they only got 5 million at the box office, and they didn't even recover the cost.

So, after the two got the share, they first paid back the borrower's money, and then there was no more, and when people knew that their film failed, the former creditors chased after their butts every day to collect debts.

Fortunately, half a month ago, the Golden Rooster Award Organizing Committee notified them to participate in the award ceremony, and those creditors gradually stopped collecting debts after getting the news.

It can be said that if Wang Luo's Infernal Affairs squeezed their early games, whether they made money or not, at least they would not lose money. This is also the reason why Chen Dangzhao hates Wang Luo.

On the other hand, Lao Shan is very open, and it is not their family who is unlucky, even the blockbusters in Hollywood in the United States are unlucky, what else do they have to complain about these small fish and shrimp? Besides, people's investment is so big, and the box office is so hot, the theater chain naturally wants to increase the number of shows, and the big fish eat the small fish, this is the rule of the game.

Therefore, during this time, Lao Shan has also been persuading Chen Dangzhao to let him see a little. If they can win an award this time, it will be very good for their future development.

Of course, there is another reason, the organizing committee has already told them some information in advance, but this information is not told to them alone, but everyone knows it. That's the projects you're involved in and your competitors.

Lao Shan and Chen Dangzhao's film participated in the New Director and Screenwriter of the Year awards this time, and coincidentally, their competitor turned out to be Wang Luo.

In fact, you don't have to think about the result to know, it's definitely Wang Luo, after all, where is the box office, how can the box office of five million be compared with the box office of two billion? However, being able to appear on the same stage with Wang Luo is also an opportunity for them to be exposed.

Therefore, it doesn't matter whether you can win the award or not, as long as you can show up. At the very least, they will soon find a new investor who will continue to support their dreams.

"Hello, may I ask if it is Director Chen Dangzhao Chen?" Just when Chen Dangzhao and Lao Shan were still secretly arguing whether to go to Wang Luo for a toast, a voice suddenly came from behind the two.

When Chen Dangzhao heard someone shouting at him, he subconsciously looked back at the person, but the next moment, Chen Dangzhao's face instantly fell. Standing behind him and shouting at himself was not someone else, but Wang Luo, who was still scolding in his heart just now.

Seeing that Chen Dangzhao didn't mean to deal with Wang Luo, but turned his head to the side directly, Lao Shan laughed and said: "Haha, he is Chen Dangzhao, and he is depressed about something, don't be surprised." (To be continued......)