Chapter 199: Money Power Arrives

Wang Hao had no idea when the wrap party for "Source Code" ended.

After only appearing in the first half, Wang Hao quietly left the hotel and drove back to the center of Shangjing.

In a high-end hotel in the city center, Wang Hao met the host who invited him here, a middle-aged man who was nearly 40 years old and a bit plump, and a teenage girl following behind him.

The little girl was fair and clean, with big, bright eyes, a sweet look, a pure image, and a gentle temperament. She could be considered a standard little beauty.

Wang Hao recognized her at the first sight. Isn't this Jing Tian who could never become popular?

In Wang Hao’s previous life, there has always been a catchy saying in the entertainment industry, which is "Nan Yihuan, Bei Jingtian, and Zhuang Xinyan who can’t become popular."

Jing Tian is unique in that she is well-known to audiences across the country by virtue of her lack of popularity.

It is precisely because of her lukewarm performance, coupled with her powerful resources, that she is shrouded in a veil of mystery.

However, Wang Hao really didn't expect that she would participate in today's private banquet.

"Director Wang! Hello! Hello!"

When the middle-aged man saw Wang Hao coming, he immediately took a few steps forward with a smile and extended his right hand.

"Welcome, I have heard of you for a long time!"

Standing next to Wang Hao, Zhang Weibang, the director of the advertising department of the film channel who was in charge of the banquet, whispered in his ear:
"Director Wang, this is Mr. Lu Zhenglu, the chairman of Starlight Brilliant Film and Television Company."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hao stretched out his right hand to shake hands with the other party, and also looked at Mr. Lu curiously.
There were rumors in the martial arts world in the previous life that Mr. Lu was the noble man behind Jing Tian. However, judging from the positions of Lu Zheng and Jing Tian just now, as well as the aura between the two, the facts did not seem to be as he imagined.

Lu Zheng held Wang Hao's hand and shook it vigorously, his expression was very enthusiastic, "Come on, Mr. Wang, please sit down! Please sit down!"

Jing Tian, who was following beside him, stared at Wang Hao with wide eyes, curiously.

Wang Hao also smiled at her politely. After a brief greeting, all the guests and hosts took their seats. Cold and hot dishes were served one after another. As the middleman, Zhang Weibang took the initiative to pick up the white wine and filled it for Wang Hao first.

However, the wine glass was covered by Wang Hao's hand.

"Director Zhang, I drove here and I have to go back soon."

Zhang Weibang heard this, smiling, "Oh, Director Wang, don't worry, I promise to have someone send you home safely."

Lu Zheng on the opposite side also smiled and said, "Yes, Director Wang, this table is specially prepared for you today. Please give me some courtesy! It's just a token of my appreciation."

The two of them were very enthusiastic, but Jing Tian was the only one sitting in his seat blankly, looking at the three of them pushing and pulling each other back and forth with a confused look on his face.

In the end, Zhang Weibang still filled Wang Hao's glass with wine, and it was not until he saw the three people holding up their glasses that Jing Tian belatedly poured juice into the glass in front of him.

After drinking this opening drink, the atmosphere in the box became less restrained.

And with a smooth middleman like Zhang Weibang, Lu Zheng also took the initiative to lower his posture, and the atmosphere at the table soon became lively. Everyone ate, drank, and talked, as if they were just a few friends drinking happily there.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, and seeing that Wang Hao seemed to have finished drinking, Lu Zheng winked at Jing Tian, who seemed to be out of place beside him, and said:
"Xiao Tian, what are you doing sitting here? Why don't you toast Director Wang!
Director Wang is the youngest billion-dollar box office director in China. He is famous overseas at a young age. Don’t you also want to develop in the film and television industry? You must ask Director Wang for advice!"

Although Wang Hao had drunk a lot of wine, he was still sober at the moment. When he heard Lu Zheng's words, he immediately said to himself, "Here it comes." Although his uncle did not tell him what was going on when he called him before the banquet, after arriving at the scene and seeing Lu Zheng and Jing Tian, Wang Hao guessed the other party's purpose to be almost certain.

The reason why Jing Tian in her previous life was ridiculed by netizens for not being popular was not because of her bad character, but because her resources were extremely good, but her own strength was not enough, which led to the collapse of her reputation.

The first music EP he released when he debuted as a singer was tailor-made for him by mainland's top producer Zhang Yadong, and the MV of the main song was directed by Ning Hao, a new director who became famous for "Crazy Stone" at the time.

After that, she entered the entertainment industry, and the actors she worked with, from popular young actors to top-tier celebrities, from powerful stars to Hong Kong superstars, all revolved around her.

The reason why she has such great magic power is because of her money.

It is said that her first movie "Warring States" in which she played the leading female role was invested with 1.5 million yuan, and her partner Sun Honglei was stunned by the doubled pay.

Moreover, the producers are really rich. Not only did they invite him, they also invited big names like Wu Zhenyu, Kim Hee Sun, and Jiang Wu to play supporting roles for Jing Tian.

As a result, the box office of this blockbuster was less than 8000 million, which can be said to be a huge loss.

But even so, Jing Tian was still able to star in movies such as "Special Identity", "Police Story 2013", and "The Man from Macau".

The partners also include big names such as Zhen Zidan, Cheng Long, and Chow Yun-fat

Even when filming the national master's movie "The Great Wall", the producer invited Oscar winner Matt Damon to play a supporting role for Jing Tian.

With such strong strength and resources, and such unremitting support, if someone said it was pure love, Wang Hao would be the first one who didn't believe it.

Even if he is your biological father, there is no reason for him to spend so much money to support you.

Of course, Wang Hao had no intention of prying into the other person's privacy, and he was not a boring person.

But now it seems that this wealthy man has set his sights on me first.

Sure enough, when Jing Tian held the juice and drank a glass with Wang Hao, Lu Zheng began to praise Jing Tian in front of Wang Hao.

As they were bragging, they naturally talked about cooperation.

"Director Wang, you don't know that Xiao Tian has always had a wish, which is to work with an excellent director like you..."

Before Lu Zheng finished speaking, Wang Hao raised his glass.

"Oh, thank you for the compliment, thank you for the compliment, Mr. Lu, I will definitely seek cooperation with Miss Jing if I have the chance in the future."

"Not later!"

Lu Zheng heard the evasiveness in Wang Hao's words, but pretended not to know and continued:
"Mr. Wang, I heard that Galaxy Interactive Entertainment and Columbia Pictures in Hollywood are now planning a big project."

When Wang Hao heard his words, the drunkenness in his eyes seemed to fade a little. He put the wine glass in his hand on the table and showed a playful smile on his face.

"Mr. Lu, you have quite a wide network of contacts. You even have connections in Columbia?"

What Wang Hao asked was not without reason.

(End of this chapter)

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