sbdcsierra Chapter 487: Governance
Chapter 487: Governance
Old Master Wang slammed the table and stood up, shouting angrily.
"What's this about hush money? If I don't pay, they'll spread rumors and slander me. I think this is clearly extortion."
"They are so outrageous! What do they think of the country? Do they still have the law in their eyes? Do they really think this is like Hong Kong Island in the last century, where the underworld can cover up everything?"
The old man slammed the table in anger, his blood boiling and his face flushed red.
This scared the three people in the study. The old man had a criminal record. He fainted once before the Chinese New Year because of grandma's fall. If he fainted again today, it would be a big trouble.
Chen Jinnian, Wang Dazhuang and Wang Yiming rushed over quickly, opened the windows to let in some fresh air, helped to smooth his chest and relieve the breathing, and at the same time found some medicine for the old man to take. After a long time of effort, they finally helped the old man to breathe better.
"Grandpa, why are you angry with them? Besides, there are no mafia gangs in the country anymore."
Chen Jinnian stood by and advised.
"Of course not! This is a criminal gang with mafia-like characteristics, with a clear criminal leader. They are engaging in large-scale extortion and illegal activities within the industry through threats, harassment, and other means. This kind of criminal gang must be taken down with a heavy hand."
The old man became excited again as he spoke.
Chen Jinnian was so frightened that he hurriedly continued speaking.
"Knock, knock, knock however you say, Grandpa."
Wang Dazhuang was a little worried about his father's health and wanted to help his father back to the room to rest, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he was pushed away.
"I don't need you. I'm not too old to walk." The old man stood up with a serious expression and pointed at them. "You guys go out first. I need to make a phone call."
After hearing this, Chen Jinnian's eyes flickered twice. Wang Yidi's grandfather's work history was very mysterious. Until now, he didn't even know the specific position level when he retired.
But under the tense situation at the time, transferring the old man from Beijing to Shenzhen to face the southern gate directly was obviously a heavy task pressure.
Considering the old man's excited look just now, it is very likely that he had focused on dealing with the Hong Kong underworld in the 1980s and 1990s when the return was imminent.
Chen Jinnian had no idea how rampant the underworld was at that time, but he still felt a lingering fear when his colleague Yuen Wah occasionally mentioned it.
If it can scare even the dragon and tiger martial artists who like to work together and fight bravely, then for ordinary people who are unarmed, they can only live in fear.
Compared with the Hong Kong underworld at its peak, today's paparazzi in the domestic entertainment industry are at best grumpy Chihuahuas.
If Mr. Wang were to take this matter seriously and truly define the paparazzi team as a criminal organization with underworld characteristics, then all police forces across the country would have to be mobilized to capture those who are mobile everywhere.
The three of them looked at each other, and didn't dare to continue talking. They turned around and walked out of the study one by one, and sat in the living room outside waiting for news.
Chen Jinnian had no idea what exactly happened in the study, but he knew that the old man was still a little angry after he came out.
Relying on superiors to take action to rectify the situation is often slow and requires a series of adjustments, evidence collection, interviews and assessments before the corresponding rules and regulations can be introduced.
But before that, Chen Jinnian and Wang Dazhuang were not idle.
In just two or three days, Wang Dazhuang used special channels to find the paparazzi who took the photos that day and the studio behind them. Chen Jinnian used his financial skills to collect evidence and file a lawsuit.
Generally speaking, those who like to make money through illegal means, no matter if they package themselves as moral saints or messengers of justice, cannot withstand close scrutiny. There is no need to prove extortion. Just the fact that they have huge amounts of wealth of unknown origin and tax evasion is enough to make them suffer.
Moreover, Chen Jinnian was not interested in the paparazzi in the studio. Those people were just small fry. His target was the owner of the studio. Other stars who were blackmailed usually had dirty tricks of their own or simply wanted to avoid disaster by losing money. He didn't want to bother with them.
But this time I have to weigh them to see how much they weigh.
Chen Jinnian made a huge move, involving not only the law firm of Yang Cheng, with whom he frequently cooperated, but also the Xingquan Law Firm, which specializes in defending celebrities' reputation rights, indicating that he was determined to fight the other party to the end.
With the companionship and support of his family, Wang Yidi came out of the haze in just a few days and returned to his original optimistic and cheerful personality.
However, in order to protect her, Chen Jinnian did not allow her to continue to appear in the public eye. Except for having to return to school for the final exams, all subsequent business and announcements were turned down.
Every day, Chen Jinnian takes Wang Yidi to learn the work within the crew from scratch.
Film and television projects are divided into four major sections: scriptwriting, shooting, post-production and promotion.
What most directors like most are the script and shooting parts.
The post-production process will be relatively boring. Editing, music, special effects, etc. are actually very energy-consuming and extremely dependent on talent.
As for publicity and promotion, it is actually buying tickets. It is the second largest investment in the entire project, the most opaque, and the most outsourced link.
What Chen Jinnian is teaching Wang Yidi now is just to let her follow the whole process. If Wang Yidi is still interested, then he will help Wang Yidi put together a crew to practice.
Once a film project is started, there is no turning back. Either it will be completed due to difficulties in customer service, or it will burn through all the funds and fail.
The latter is more common than the former.
In the studio, Wang Yidi quietly asked Chen Jinnian, who was looking stern, "How long will it take you to finish filming?"
"Which project are you talking about?"
"Yes, it's the White Snake that is being filmed now." Wang Yidi winked at the scene.
Chen Jinnian rubbed his forehead and said, "Actually, I finished filming a long time ago."
Wang Yidi opened his mouth in surprise, a look of disbelief on his face.
Chen Jinnian was not teasing Wang Yidi. He had already completed the filming of "The Legend of White Snake" before he returned to Communication University of China to take his final exams.
However, Teacher Zeng Xiaomin was not satisfied with her performance at the time, so after Chen Jinnian returned from school, she strongly requested a reshoot.
As a big name in the industry, the teacher is always striving for excellence in the quality of the finished film. He never complains about being tired and doesn't ask for more money. So as a director, Chen Jinnian naturally has to be happy to work overtime.
But he didn't expect that the overtime work would take at least half a month. As the director, Chen Jinnian now doesn't know when the filming should be completed.
When he finished work every day, he felt that the filming should be finished, but after talking to Teacher Zeng on the phone in the evening, he continued filming the next day.
As the investor, Zhuying looked at the expense bills every day, but was not in a hurry at all. It didn't even send anyone to ask why the filming took another half month after it was completed.
It’s not a good thing that Party A’s father has a very good temper. At least Chen Jinnian is very depressed.
I don’t know when this will end.