Note that this book is a slow-burn novel, and it will become increasingly exciting as the story progresses.
It starts from 2002, beginning at the Beijing Film Academy, and starting with the H...
As a result, the gap between the two grew wider and wider until 2005, when Sister Hua's contract expired, she stopped paying attention to the Wang brothers and simply walked away.
It's said that some of the artists who followed Sister Hua back then had contracts that hadn't expired, but they remained loyal to her. They even paid their own breach of contract penalties, which is truly impressive.
To prevent the artists from breaching their contracts and paying penalties, Sister Hua made a bold move, giving up the 50% stake that the Chinese-American artists had initially given her. In exchange for the artists' freedom, she must have moved many artists willing to work for her.
These shares were worth a lot of money, especially considering that the Chinese community was at its peak at the time. Hua Jie's actions infuriated Wang Zhongjun, who promptly cursed, "The company can do without anyone."
After joining Orange Sky Entertainment, Sister Hua worked there for two years, but was still unhappy. However, she cultivated another famous agent in the industry there, Yang Tianzhen. Yes, that's the same fat agent from later years who even endorsed Victoria's Secret lingerie—it's truly an eyesore.
Later, Yang Tianzhen also went solo, and her company had many big-name artists, such as Yang Mi and Angelababy.
It wasn't until 2008, when conflicts with the company escalated to the point of court, that Sister Hua chose to leave again. The reason was the same as with the Chinese woman, except that Wu Kebo had learned from her previous experience and definitely wanted to seize power from Sister Hua and take over her artists. However, Wang Jinghua was no ordinary person; how could she let Wu Kebo succeed?
This time, she chose to go solo and established her own agency, "Shiba Culture".
After going solo, she successfully launched the careers of many newcomers, with Bai Baihe being the most successful. Unfortunately, this girl became a bit too arrogant after gaining fame, and her career declined just as quickly. Later, the "one-finger incident" and her husband's drug use scandal occurred, causing her career to plummet. But to be honest, this girl is really good-looking, and her acting skills are also solid.
It's worth noting that before meeting Sister Hua, Bai Baihe didn't have many acting opportunities and was at most a third or fourth-tier actress.
However, after being signed by Sister Hua, he became an instant hit with "Love is Not Blind" and has been receiving a constant stream of film offers ever since.
Bai Baihe regards her as her second parent, and you can see that from their close photos together.
Later, as more and more artists started their own studios, the profits became smaller and smaller. Everyone wanted to control their own careers and didn't want their agents to earn that money anymore. Sister Hua was also getting old, so she retired from the entertainment industry.
In 2015, Dong Zijian and Sun Yi met unexpectedly at the Tokyo International Film Festival. He was the son of a powerful figure, and she was an unknown actress. They fell in love and got married. After a year of dating, Sun Yi became pregnant with their child, leading to a shotgun wedding.
Their relationship was initially opposed by Wang Jinghua, mainly because of their perceived mismatch in social status. And let's not kid ourselves; Wang Jinghua is incredibly influential. In the entertainment industry, who would dare disrespect her? Not to mention the connections she's built over the years, Wang Jinghua is a powerful figure in Beijing's entertainment circle, with assets worth billions.
Sun Yi's parents were just ordinary working-class people; the two families were on completely different paths. Moreover, Sun Yi had previously worked as a freelance model, and some of her photos were quite revealing, the kind that were rather sexy and revealing. Therefore, Wang Jinghua's opposition to their relationship was understandable.
It's said that Wang Jinghua was willing to give Sun Yi a large apartment in Beijing's Third Ring Road for free in order to sever ties with her son. She's like those rich mothers in TV dramas who offer ten million to leave their sons.
However, her son Dong Zijian was absolutely infatuated with Sun Yi and deeply in love with her. In addition, she was pregnant. Wang Jinghua had no choice but to agree to the marriage.
In 2017, the two got married after Wang Jinghua became pregnant, and that same year, Wang Jinghua gave birth to a lovely granddaughter.
After having her granddaughter, Wang Jinghua reduced her workload and lived a semi-secluded life, spending her free time at home playing with her granddaughter and enjoying family life.
However, the two eventually divorced, because, as the saying goes, they were not a good match.
This person is indeed quite legendary.
Upon learning that Mr. Shen had no interest in having her join Longteng, Wang Jinghua felt helpless. Her actions stemmed from two main reasons: first, to protect herself and expand her influence; and second, because she harbored great ambitions. She wanted to create a top-tier talent agency in China, like Venice Agency in Japan, becoming her own boss and controlling the fate and direction of artists in the entertainment industry. However, she was still developing her power and needed a safe haven to focus on building her career.
"Mr. Shen, can we become good partners? I know that Longteng is currently in need of manpower, and the artists under my management can help you share the burden."
Shen Fang flicked his cigarette ash and smiled at Wang Jinghua: "No problem, I still have to give you face, Sister Hua. If you have any suitable artists to recommend, I don't care about the male or female lead, but you can give up some important roles. After all, Longteng is indeed short of talent right now. But you also have to give me face, Sister Hua. After all, my teacher and Brother Jun have been friends for many years, and I am quite reluctant to see them separated. I plan to produce some high-quality historical dramas to make the two of them a golden duo and raise the bar for our domestic TV drama industry."
Wang Jinghua smiled wryly: "President Shen, Hu Jun is one of my top generals."
Shen Fang held up two fingers: "Sister Hua, I won't waste any more words. In the future, for the film and television works produced by our Longteng Media, I will give you two chances to promote people. As long as it is suitable, I will let you take advantage of the situation."
Wang Jinghua beamed with joy: "You said it yourself, President Shen, about Director Zhang's film..."
Shen Fang laughed: "Sister Hua, I don't have the final say on my senior brother's acting. Of course, if the actors you recommend are suitable, my senior brother will also vote for them. I keep my word."
Wang Jinghua gave a thumbs up: "President Shen, you're very generous. No problem. I'll leave Hu Jun to you. I'll handle things with President Wang."
Shen Fang smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Sister Hua. It's about time. Shall we have a couple of drinks together?"
Wang Jinghua smiled and said, "It's my honor."
The reason Wang Jinhua agreed to let Hu Jun go was simple. Based on her understanding of Hu Jun, if Hu Jun hadn't been interested, he wouldn't have approached her about it. Since Hu Jun was interested, it wasn't in her nature to force him to stay. After all, people strive for better things, and her way of doing things was to part ways amicably. Her current fame was due to her methods and good reputation.
The two got up and left the private room.
In the other private room, everyone had already arrived and knew that Wang Jinhua was there. They were all very curious and knew about Shen Fang's attempt to poach Hu Jun today. They were all very gossipy and curious about Hu Jun's next move.