"Mr. Tang, this is Miss Yingying, right?" Fang Cheng asked.

Tang Xiaobao came back to his senses, nodded and introduced: "Yes, this is my personal assistant and my agent Yingying."

"Hello, Director Fang."

Yingying reached out and shook hands with Fang Cheng.

Everyone sat down together, and Tang Xiaobao asked the waiter to come in and serve the food.

Soon, all the dishes were served.

"Have a couple of drinks?" Tang Xiaobao suggested.

Fang Cheng quickly waved his hand: "Forget it, I haven't drunk alcohol for many years."

Tang Xiaobao asked embarrassedly: "What about your social engagements?"

"If I don't drink, can anyone force me to drink?" Fang Cheng said with a smile.

Tang Xiaobao gave a thumbs up and praised, "I admire you for that. Who the hell said that drinking is a must in this circle? If I don't drink, who can do anything to me? Haha."

Fang Cheng sighed and said with emotion, "In fact, you will still lose a lot of opportunities. As for friends, forget it. Friends who can only be made by drinking are not real friends. It's just that in this circle, sometimes there will inevitably be times when you can't refuse. It's still difficult to truly keep yourself clean. Unless your status reaches a certain level, like Mr. Tang in this circle, naturally no one dares to embarrass you. By the way, I heard that you acquired Haitian Entertainment?"

"Yes, we entered this circle just to challenge the authority and hope to change the atmosphere." Tang Xiaobao said frankly.

This time it was Fang Cheng's turn to give a thumbs-up. He said seriously, "It's really gratifying that Mr. Tang is doing this. It reminds me of the past."

"Come, let's eat and talk. I won't force you to drink." Tang Xiaobao greeted with a smile.

Fang Cheng tasted two bites of the food, took a sip of tea, and began to talk about his past.

"When I debuted, I was making movies. I pursued art films, but these days, art films are difficult to make and are not popular with the public. The quality of the nation needs to be improved. In addition, investors are always trying to find ways to cram some people with connections into the crew. In the end, it is impossible to make a good movie." Director Fang said with a wry smile.

Tang Xiaobao was shocked and said, "Isn't this investor too shameless? But this is rare, right? Not every investor can do this."

"No, no, no, Mr. Tang, you don't know. It seems you don't know much about this industry."

Fang Cheng waved his hand.

Tang Xiaobao became interested and said, "Come, let's talk."

"Art films are inherently difficult to recoup their costs. Expecting them to be big sellers is nearly impossible. Directors who make art films are, at heart, true art enthusiasts. Think about it, most of these businesses lose money. Big investors simply aren't willing to spend their money, so they can only look for wealthy businessmen to invest. But these people always want something in return for their money. These bosses claim to be art fanatics, but deep down they're all fucking shameless. They'll spend lavishly to seduce female artists, and then promise them the chance to make a movie. Female artists these days are so savvy; how could they let them sleep with them for free? So, these businessmen can invest, but they just use all sorts of excuses to get people in."

After a pause, Fang Chengxing was a little excited: "They slept with others, and we have to clean up their asses for them. These female artists think about finding various godfathers all day long. How can they learn acting skills properly? They don't even want to memorize their lines. Even after the whole movie is finished, you can only see stand-ins. The middle and long shots are all stand-ins. Finally, they find time to reshoot a few close-up shots, and then wait to get paid. Isn't there a six-princess in the circle? That guy takes six plays at a time. Think about it, does she have the energy to shoot it? There are still many female artists like this. Once they enter the crew, they will cause trouble to our director. You can't offend them, otherwise they will tell their godfather and withdraw their investment in minutes. Let me tell you a real story. A colleague of mine made an art film, and a sponsor directly sent eight female artists over. Eight "Not a single one of them can act. Think about it, there are several female characters in a movie, but they don't want to play supporting roles. They all want to be the protagonist. My friend was really annoyed. In the end, he had no choice but to change the script many times, adding lines and scenes for them. What was the end result? The movie was terrible. Those big-budget commercial films are okay. There are also cases of filling in actors, but they have huge investments and they also want to make a profit. At least they will spend money to hire a few young and handsome actors. Even if their acting is terrible, they have a lot of crazy fans and are popular. Even if their acting is extremely bad, the movie can still sell well... This industry is so rotten, so later I was angry and joined CCTV to do variety shows, but it's the same industry, only the situation has improved slightly... Oh, I won't say more, it makes me cry and angry!"

Tang Xiaobao and Yingying were both stunned.

Yingying couldn't help but say, "Don't ask these unscrupulous businessmen for sponsorship."

"I want to, too." Fang Cheng smiled bitterly. "But people nowadays are very smart. Those who can make money are not fools. No one's money comes from the wind. They are all as smart as monkeys. It's very difficult to find sponsors and investors."

Tang Xiaobao nodded, his expression becoming somewhat serious. "I believe that most people still have their bottom line. In other words, they still have a conscience. As long as someone steps forward to change this situation, things will eventually get better."

"That's why I said it's perfect for Mr. Tang to join this industry. You're talented, and you have acting skills too. Director Zheng Ping and I are friends, and he mentioned you the last time we chatted. He said you, and that Zhong Xue, are both rare talents, born to be actors. You're already a huge star, and if you join the entertainment industry again, your appeal will be unmatched. I'm looking forward to it. If you need my help in the future, I won't refuse."

Tang Xiaobao's heart moved, and he said, "Okay, I'll remember this sentence. When the time comes, I won't go back on my word."

Fang Cheng said sincerely, "I might lie to others, but to Mr. Tang, I speak from the bottom of my heart. Don't worry."

With a hearty laugh, Tang Xiaobao changed the subject: "By the way, let's talk about tomorrow night's game. I have no idea about it, not even the rules. We need to have a good discussion."

Some things are meant to be done, and there is no point in talking too much about them.

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