Ji Yan listened to Ji Wei's phone call in silence.
Ji Wei told him that he had confirmed in a public statement that he had severed ties with Ji Ruan, and that Ji Ruan had been allocated a house in S City by the Ji family, as well as a portion of the funds that their mother had designated for her when she was alive—the rest of the real estate and cash would be divided equally among the four brothers of the Ji family.
Since the Ji family is a listed company, Ji Wei currently holds the majority of the shares, while the other brothers in the Ji family only hold a small portion. This is to prevent the Ji family from being split up. Significant fluctuations in shareholding would also cause unease among shareholders. Therefore, Ji Wei is still in charge of the company's operations, but Ji Yushi, Ji Xuekong, and Ji Yan can all benefit from it.
However, in reality, the amount that Ji Yan could receive in terms of fixed assets and cash alone was a sum that would make others envious.
Although Ji Yan may not immediately climb to the top of the Forbes list, this wealth is enough for him to be the envy of the entire entertainment industry. As an actor, Ji Yan could not earn this much money even if he made movies for a lifetime.
“You don’t need to share with me.” Ji Yan’s reply was direct. “It’s your own choice who you want to share with. There’s no need to tell me, and you don’t need to share with me.”
“This is what you deserve,” Ji Wei chuckled. “If you don’t like it, you can give it to someone else or donate it.”
"Are you feeling guilty?" Ji Yan asked.
"Perhaps," Ji Wei sighed, "but I've already made one mistake; I can't afford to make the same one again, can I?"
Ji Wei's distribution of the Ji family's assets was not kept secret from the outside world. After all, the Ji family has always been a headline in the business world, and the changes in the ownership of the properties under their name have attracted a lot of attention. The magazine "Businessmen" summarized the asset division of the Ji family this time - the Ji family has a simple population and the asset distribution is clear at a glance. Apart from the insignificant part that Ji Ruan received, the other brothers all received a considerable amount of wealth.
Ji Yan, a name that frequently appears in entertainment sections, has made its first appearance in a business magazine.
"Holy crap! How much is this? My eyes are blinded by the sheer amount of money!"
"Money, I'm here, come to me quickly!"
"I love money, money makes me happy."
"Has Teacher Ji become the richest person in the entertainment industry? Finally, he's no longer the Teacher Ji who was considered stingy even when eating crayfish."
"Teacher Ji may not have gained the love of her family, but at least she gained property. I'm happy for Teacher Ji!"
...
After hanging up the phone, Ji Yan was in a state of panic. Ji Wei clearly had no intention of taking back the funds allocated to him. Moreover, the other party was different from Ji Yushi and Ji Xuekong. Ji Yan felt that he could handle those two people, but Ji Wei was not someone he could deal with.
Ji Yan was not interested in the money.
Although his current income is far less than the money the Ji family gave him, for Ji Yan, this income is enough for him to live better than ordinary people. Ji Yan is not a greedy person. This money feels to him like he won a lottery of 100 million yuan with a 2 yuan investment.
Ji Wei might be used to handling such a large sum of money, but Ji Yan is not; he lacks the ability, and this money would only be a burden to him.
Ji Yan didn't want to worry about the so-called funds for the time being, so the day after receiving the call, he called Ji Wei back.
"You must have someone there who is good at charity work, right? Help me donate all this money."
“…Okay.” Ji Wei remained silent for a long time before finally replying with a single word.
After a while, Ji Yan heard him say, "Indeed, your personality is more like your mother's, while we are both more like our father."
"I don't know, but there's probably no need to know that now."
...
Ji Wei's men were more capable than Ji Yan had imagined. While Ji Yan was still filming "Youthful Love Poems," the matter he had entrusted to him had already been completed. Originally, Zhu Shuguang was somewhat unwilling because the people sent by Ji Wei were constantly coming and going from the set, which affected the mood of the crew members.
After all, it's hard for anyone not to be tempted by such a large sum of money. Even though Ji Yan was already planning to donate it, the appearance of such a remarkable person by his side was still something to pay attention to.
Even if it doesn't happen to you personally, witnessing it firsthand is enough to brag about after filming.
Ji Yan donated 90% of his assets to the development of disadvantaged groups, and the remaining 10% was used by Ji Wei to establish a film and television support program to help outstanding directors and screenwriters who lack funds.
Ji Wei told Ji Yan that he didn't mind Ji Yan being a good person, nor did he care who Ji Yan donated the money to, but since it was the same as donating money, he hoped that what Ji Yan did would be seen by others.
"The entertainment industry isn't the peaceful environment you imagine. Money can accomplish a lot." Ji Wei's tone was calm. "My brother can be a saint, but he can't be a fool."
Ji Yan: "...Could you please stop using the word 'younger brother'?"
Ji Wei didn't argue with Ji Yan about the form of address anymore. He wasn't happy to hear Ji Yan say that they weren't brothers, but Ji Yan had his own principles on this matter. Their friendship was already weak, and Ji Wei didn't want this to further damage their relationship.
The people sent by Ji Wei helped Ji Yan handle the funds. Although Ji Yan himself didn't get involved much, there were still several books of signed documents, so he had to ask Zhu Shuguang for half a day off.
Zhu Shuguang agreed, but he also reminded Ji Yan to focus on studying the script and not to get distracted.
Zhu Shuguang actually appreciated Ji Yan even more because of this incident.
Having witnessed too many superficial men and women in this circle, Zhu Shuguang found Ji Yan's style of refusing money even when it was right in front of him quite rare. Of course, many people might think Ji Yan was foolish, but Zhu Shuguang felt that money was indeed important, but once you had enough to live on, anything beyond that was just a number.
However, the production team of "Young Love Poems" also benefited from this. Ji Wei had many people under him who were good at handling legal documents. Several of them helped the production team improve the legal clauses and answered many legal questions for Zhu Shuguang.
After that, Ji Yan stayed on to continue filming "Young Love Poems". His mood was indeed affected, but he quickly got back into the swing of things.
Ji Yan has difficulty focusing on many things at the same time; for a period of time, he only wants to concentrate on one thing.
Ji Yan is quite glad he can't go online. If he could, he probably wouldn't be able to resist scrolling through Weibo and might even get into arguments with some abnormal people. Now it's peaceful, with only Xie Mingxuan and the others chatting with him. And they generally don't tell Ji Yan about the negative energy online, especially anything involving Ji Ruan.
The group of "Yi" had heard the name Ji Ruan enough, but she insisted on being associated with Ji Yan, time and time again. Xie Mingxuan and the others couldn't help but feel sorry for Ji Yan.
...
Xie Mingxuan was playing the guitar when Fang Yu suddenly yelled as he rushed in: "Old Xie, Wei Ge, big news, big news!"
Xie Mingxuan: "..."
"What news?"
"Now, please enjoy a magic trick—" Fang Yu opened his phone, the link was to a foreign website, and after clicking on it, there was a movie on the homepage, "Do you remember 'Super Flying Man'? The movie that Ji Ruan was going to star in." "Then, please watch."
Director Raymond Daschot's name is still listed at the top of the cast list for the film.
“Hart Waynes, Luke Adkins, Anne Bennett, Cazell Gareth…” Fang Yu scrolled down the list of actors until it was almost at the bottom: “Have you noticed anything amazing?”
"It's Ji Ruan's name."
Fang Yu clapped his hands: "Gone!"
"It was there yesterday, but today... it's gone!"
Fang Yu saw this while browsing Weibo today. After all, everyone knows that Ji Ruan is going to star in "Super Flying Man". His fans are all praising him to the point that he will break into the center of the American film industry and get an Oscar nomination.
But today, I don't know who logged into this authoritative movie website of this ugly country and casually clicked on the homepage of "Super Flying Man", and the name Ji Ruan, which was so prominent in the cast list, was gone!
The netizens who discovered this thought it was a problem with their network, and refreshed the page several times, but it didn't work the first time, and it still didn't work the seventh or eighth time.
He posted his discovery on Weibo.
"The location is in the Ugly region, so there really aren't any left."
"??? Can a confirmed cast list just disappear into thin air?"
"A strange thing happened: Where is Ji Ruanren? Where is Ji Ruanren, the only Chinese actor in 'Super Flying Man'?"
"To the audacious 'Super Flying Man' production team, I advise you to admit it was a technical error. You're actually harming a future Oscar-winning actor!"
"So, seriously, what's going on here? Wasn't Ji Ruan already confirmed to star in 'Super Flying Man'? Would a confirmed cast list be easily canceled?"
Netizens didn't have to wait long, because just a few hours later, a well-known American film media outlet released a new report: "Super Flying Man Can't Fly? Dashoe's New Film Suspected of Bankruptcy."
The video of Raymond Dassie's media interview has also been circulated in China.
In the video, Raymond Dasseau looks furious: "I've been deceived, he's a terrible liar!"
"I thought I had received investment from the best company in China. 'Super Flying Man' was a great project. If it could go on, audiences all over the world would witness a miracle. But now, everything has been destroyed."
This reality was clearly unacceptable even to Raymond Dascho, an Oscar winner. He had always maintained a high level of composure in front of the media, but during the interview that day, he frowned throughout, his tone filled with uncontrollable anger, and he even uttered a few profanities.
Unfortunately, Raymond Dassie only revealed a few details of the truth—he thought that "Super Flying Man" would be invested in by a large Chinese company, but a shrewd conman had tricked him.
"……so?"
"I couldn't help but make the connection. Maybe my idea is wrong, but—I really think it's very possible."
"Given that a certain actor was removed from the creative team of 'Super Flying Man,' did that actor cause Raymond Dasseau to misunderstand? Could the large corporation here be... the Ji family?"
"What kind of traitor is the Ji family? Ji Ruan wouldn't do something like this, would she?"
"Incredible! If this is true, it's simply... awesome."
"But I think this is reality. The Ji family just announced their separation from Ji Ruan, giving him only a small portion of their assets, and suddenly the 'Super Flying Man' production team is short of funds?"
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