Chapter 500: People Shrouded in Mist
Chen Yan had already learned a lot about the two Xu brothers from Yang Rou.
He knew that the two brothers had started a company together.
But the abilities vary greatly.
People in the circle jokingly call them a dragon and a bug.
The eldest brother, Xu Zhaorong, is like a dragon flying in the sky, calling the wind and rain, and being omnipotent. The reason why the Xu brothers are where they are today is largely due to him.
He played a key role during the establishment of the Xu Brothers and its subsequent development.
Whether it was recruiting people, choosing filming subjects, forming a crew, or financing, investing, and discovering actors, he did it all himself and single-handedly built the Xu brothers' empire in the film and television industry.
As for the second oldest, Xu Zhaoqing, he was a worm that burrowed in the ground. Compared to his elder brother, he was like mud that could not be propped up against a wall.
But he is not without any advantages.
Compared to his brother, he has a more down-to-earth personality and can easily get along with anyone he wants to know.
Therefore, within the group, he generally plays the role of a mediator and maintains relationships with partners.
But it was obvious that in his heart, Chen Yan and Lu Man were far from being people he needed to make friends with, so at that time, he chose Director Zhang without hesitation.
As a result, the relationship with Chen Yan and Lu Man gradually deteriorated.
But now, he didn't show up, but his brother Xu Zhaorong called him. Chen Yan was very curious about what this "dragon" wanted to talk to him about.
So, he adjusted his sitting position to be comfortable and said, "Mr. Xu is so famous in the circle, how could I not know him?"
"I don't know. What does Mr. Xu want to talk to me about?"
Hearing Chen Yan's words, Xu Zhaorong on the other end of the phone smiled heartily and said, "Actually, there's nothing else to do. I just want to discuss a business deal with you. I wonder if Mr. Chen has time..."
Chen Yan said nonchalantly, "Talking about business. What business?"
Xu Zhaorong said, "Maybe we can talk about this in person."
Hearing Xu Zhaorong's words, Chen Yan laughed twice and said, "I'm sorry. I'm a little too busy and don't have time to talk to you about business for the time being."
Having said this, Chen Yan hung up the phone without hesitation.
He likes smart people, but he doesn't like smart people.
Now that Chenlu Pictures is thriving, the Xu brothers are beginning to decline. The initiative between the two has long been reversed.
Now it is the Xu brothers who are begging Chen Yan, not Chen Yan begging them.
Moreover, don't forget that Chenlu Pictures is just one of Chen Yan's many industries. As the helmsman of Chen Group, Xu Zhaorong himself has no right to negotiate with Chen Yan.
So, Chen Yan was curious about him and was willing to answer the call.
If you are not curious, just ignore it.
So, after hanging up the phone, Chen Yan threw the phone on the table, yawned, picked up the document and started processing it.
But just a few seconds after he put his pen to paper, his cell phone started buzzing again.
Chen Yan took a look and it was still the same number.
Chen Yan just reached out and hung up.
After a while, Xu Zhaorong continued to fight.
Chen Yan continued to hang up and blocked the call directly.
He planned to find out who leaked his cell phone number and how anyone could call him.
After being blocked, Xu Zhaorong may have given up and did not call from a different number.
Chen Yan was concentrating on handling official business.
The afternoon passed quickly. In the evening, Chen Yan cleaned up the table and left work.
Because he had an appointment with Lu Man in the evening, Chen Yan planned to buy some food first.
Otherwise, given how lazy he and Lu Man are, they would probably go hungry all night.
After going downstairs, Chen Yan walked out of the building and was just about to go to the Twin Towers to pack some food.
Just then, a man in a suit and tie, wearing gold-framed glasses and looking like a decent human, walked towards him.
Chen Yan, who has a physique of +9 and has received various training from He Mengxue, can easily defeat a man of this size with one punch, so he doesn't care about his ill intentions towards him.
So, seeing the man walking towards him, Chen Yan stopped and looked at him, wanting to see what he was going to do.
When he came to Chen Yan, the man in the suit stopped and said with a smile, "Mr. Chen, I have been calling you all afternoon, and finally I see you."
Hearing the man's words, Chen Yan looked at him hesitantly and asked tentatively, "Xu Zhaorong?"
The man in the suit nodded.
Compared to his younger brother Xu Zhaoqing, Xu Zhaorong is much more low-key, so there are not many photos of him on the Internet. Even if there are, they are photos of him in his early years when he just started his business.
So, Chen Yan didn't recognize him at first glance.
But after recognizing him, Chen Yan's curiosity was aroused again: This guy is interesting. He has been calling me all afternoon, and now he comes here to block me.
What urgent matter did he have that made him come to find his opponent?
Thinking of this, Chen Yan glanced at him and said, "You really have perseverance."
"That……"
Chen Yan looked at his watch and said, "I'll give you five minutes. Tell me what you want from me."
After being rejected by Chen Yan for an entire afternoon, Xu Zhaorong also knew Chen Yan's personality, so he stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "I want to discuss a business deal with Mr. Chen."
"I have thought about it carefully these past few days. In fact... there is no unsolvable conflict between Morning Dew Pictures and the Xu brothers."
"In the beginning, it was Lu Man who ruined Director Zhang's promotional plan. Director Zhang was furious and banned her."
"In this matter, both parties are actually at fault. At most, we are even."
"And what happened afterwards, with employees jumping ship and poaching each other, was actually normal business behavior."
"The only thing we did that was out of the ordinary was that we were suppressing Morning Dew Pictures in the early stages."
"So, I was thinking, is Mr. Chen willing to put forward some conditions? We can satisfy him as an apology to you and Miss Lu Man."
"Then the two sides shook hands and made peace."
Hearing Xu Zhaorong's words, Chen Yan looked at him strangely.
That’s it… ?
So this is the level of Yilong in the entertainment industry?
This idea is too naive.
Seriously speaking, there is nothing wrong with what Xu Zhaorong said. It is even quite fair.
But... after the two sides had been at odds with each other for such a long time, suddenly bringing up this matter, and especially bringing it up when one 's side was at a disadvantage, it felt a bit childish.
After all, when both parties are wrong, all that matters is interests and butts.
Lu Man is Chen Yan's woman, and it was because of Chen Yan that she offended Director Zhang.
Lu Man was indeed in the wrong for being banned. But when the two tried to make a comeback, they were constantly suppressed. This is how the feud began.
What's more, there were a series of things including the subsequent tit-for-tat between the two sides and Xu Zhaorong's digging into Song Chuang.
At a time like this, it would be too idealistic to think that the matter could be resolved by just saying sorry.
Thinking of this, Chen Yan looked at his watch again and said, "You have 2 minutes."
Seeing Chen Yan's unwillingness to eat or drink, Xu Zhaorong couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He smoothed his hair and said, "It's really not enough."
Then he said, "If that's the case, I won't hide it from Mr. Chen."
"I guess Mr. Chen must be very displeased with the Xu brothers, right?"
Chen Yan looked at him silently, without making any comment.
Xu Zhaorong said, "Perhaps he is not only dissatisfied with the Xu brothers, but also dissatisfied with the current order of the entire entertainment industry."
"From Mr. Chen's actions in the past year, I can tell that he has always wanted to destroy the entire entertainment industry and then restore order."
"But, although the entertainment industry is not a big market, it is actually very complicated and is closely related to many other industries."
"In this complex environment, entertainers in the entertainment industry have to be very versatile and adaptable. It's not easy to catch them all."
"I can provide Mr. Chen with an opportunity and even some internal documents to help him accomplish all this."
"Of course, the catch I mentioned also includes the Xu brothers."
Hearing Xu Zhaorong's words, Chen Yan's pupils shrank slightly, and he was quite shocked.
Because he thought that he and Yang Rou were working very secretly, but he didn't expect that the person in front of him actually saw through it?
However... Chen Yan did not show any fear.
He continued calmly, "One more minute."
Xu Zhaorong smiled and said, "I know Mr. Chen doesn't believe me. But it doesn't matter. Mr. Chen can go back and think about it carefully. See if we can cooperate."
After saying that, he nodded slightly at Chen Yan, then turned and left Chen Yan.
Looking at his back, Chen Yan's brows frowned slightly.
Because he found that he really couldn't understand the man in front of him.
When a person wants to do something, he must have his purpose.
But Chen Yan didn't understand what this man could get from this.
He wanted to make peace, but he even sold everything in his company.
If he wanted to test...
But Chen Yan just used the [Inner Earphones] and found that what he said were his true thoughts.
He really wanted to help Chen Yan rebuild his world. He wanted to help Chen Yan overturn the entire entertainment industry.
Even... in his inner thoughts, his younger brother Xu Zhaorong and Director Zhang were all on that list.
What's wrong with this man?
Xu Zhaorong's sudden appearance raised Chen Yan's vigilance to a peak.
He felt that the plan he had originally discussed with Yang Rou, which seemed to be a sure thing, was not so safe now.
He felt that maybe he should talk to Yang Rou about this plan, and by the way... talk about Xu Zhaorong.
Well...it's better to do it today than to wait for another day.
After paying the tax to Lu Man, he went to see Yang Rou and have a chat with her.
While thinking this, Chen Yan went to the Gemini Hotel.
After packing the food, Chen Yan drove to Lu Man’s villa.
While on the way, Chen Yan took out his mobile phone and started looking for Xu Zhaorong's personal information.
Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.
Faced with such a dangerous enemy, Chen Yan still remained vigilant enough.
However, as Chen Yan said before, Xu Zhaorong is a very low-key person and there is very little information about him on the Internet.
Apart from the fact that he was mentioned in the history of the Xu brothers, which listed a series of movies and TV series he produced, as well as various awards, there was no other information.
After reading these materials, Chen Yan felt even more confused about Xu Zhaorong.
I have no idea what this person does, what his personality is like, or what he thinks.
After reading the information, Chen Yan locked the screen, prepared to put down his phone, and wait until the evening to talk with Yang Rou.
As a result, before he could put his phone into his pocket, it suddenly buzzed a few times: the phone was ringing.
Chen Yan glanced at his phone, and the screen lit up with a prompt.
And the prompt shows: New products have been added to your game store, welcome to purchase.
