Chapter 192: Reconciliation and Good News
"Mr. Liu, I'm sorry for making you laugh just now." Wang Zhongjun smiled awkwardly.

Wang Zhongjun really hated Wu Kebo to the core.

Although it has been almost a year since he poached Wang Jinghua, Wang Zhongjun still can't forget it.

The sight of him making him angry couldn't help but make him think of the fear that Huayi seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

So even though he had very good skills in cultivating his Qi, he couldn't help but break down when he saw Wu Kebo.

"Nothing, everyone knows what happened between you two."

Liu Zhou didn't know why Wang Zhongjun came to see him, but he didn't want to hit someone who smiled at him.

Since the other person was so polite, he couldn't just respond with a cold face.

Wang Zhongjun did not beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose:
"Boss Liu, I know we had some conflicts before, which caused you to have a grudge against Huayi.

After what happened with Wang Jinghua last year, I realized that only cooperation can lead to a win-win situation.

We were wrong before, so I apologize to Mr. Liu here and hope to resolve the conflict between us."

Liu Zhou was a little surprised by Wang Zhongjun's words, but seeing how sincere he was, it seemed that he really came to resolve the grudge.

I didn't expect that Wang Zhongjun, who has always been arrogant, would actually bow his head first.

Since he has said this, Liu Zhou is willing to resolve the conflict between them.

Besides, Huayi hasn't taken any advantage of him over the years.

If he refused at this time, the two sides would really fall out, and there was no need for Liu Zhou to create a powerful enemy for himself.

Although Huayi was tricked by Wang Jinghua last year, after he stabilized Feng Kuzi, the Wang brothers found that the situation was not as bad as they had imagined.

Wang Zhongjun calmed down and began to clean up the mess.

He re-established Huayi's agency system, learned from Hollywood agencies, and adopted a method of multiple agents cross-managing artists.

Then they spent a large amount of money to recruit Zhou Gongzihe from Rongxinda and the new actor Deng Chao.

Originally, Wang Zhongjun wanted to poach Chen Kun, but he failed because his contract had not expired and he did not want to go to Huayi.

So they had to settle for the next best thing and poached Deng Chao.

I heard that the signing fees for these two people combined amounted to tens of millions.

With the joining of these two people, plus Li Bingbing who stayed behind and Nie Yuan who was retained by them, Huayi's agency department is not so shabby anymore.

Because the role of Yang Guo in The Return of the Condor Heroes was snatched away by Huang Xiaoming, Nie Yuan wanted to change jobs again and leave Huayi, but was retained by Wang Zhonglei.

Afterwards, Huayi poached some less famous artists and recruited some newcomers.

It can be said that in less than a year, Huayi rebuilt the company's brokerage department, and this is a brokerage department that completely belongs to Huayi.

After cleaning up the mess in the agency department, Huayi also began to make moves in the production field.

First, Feng Kuzi's costume martial arts blockbuster "Night Banquet" began preparations again, and Zhou Xun was directly cast in a major role.

Then, Zhang Da Huzi also directly prepared two new Jin Yong martial arts dramas, "The Deer and the Cauldron" and "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", and directly used Nie Yuan to play Wei Xiaobao and Deng Chao to play Zhang Wuji.

In addition, Wang Zhongjun also saw the rapid development of the mainland film market, but he found that Huayi's development was a bit behind.

Therefore, in order to speed up the development of Huayi Company, Wang Zhongjun was also looking for external investment, and the investor he found was Jack Ma.

The two parties have almost finished the talks now, and after some details are discussed, the contract can be formally signed.

So now Huayi has not only recovered to its full potential, but its strength has even reached a higher level.

Liu Zhou saw all these changes in Huayi.

And perhaps because of Wang Jinghua's departure and Liu Zhou's rise, Wang Zhongjun is now less arrogant and more calm, making him even more difficult to deal with.

Now that Wang Zhongjun is willing to reconcile, Liu Zhou will not cling to the past.

Of course, Liu Zhou was not afraid of him, but he felt that there was no need to create a strong enemy for himself. It would be better to make money peacefully.

Liu Zhou would not completely believe what he said. After all, one should always be on guard against others.

"No problem. Actually, I don't like trouble. I just want to make good movies and make money."

"We were wrong before, let's make money together from now on."

After talking this matter out, the Wang brothers didn't say anything more and just left the banquet hall.

Just as Liu Zhou was about to walk in, he saw Han Shanping coming out.

"Liu Zhou, have you resolved your feud with Hua Yi?"

"It's been resolved, after all, Wang Zhongjun bowed his head first. But we can't just look at what he says, we also have to look at what he does."

"He probably won't say one thing to your face and another behind your back this time. You are different now. No one dares to slander you maliciously. Besides, Huayi's strength is not as good as Jiahe's right now."

"No matter what, whether he is sincere or not, as long as they don't come to provoke me in the future, there shouldn't be much intersection between me and them anyway."

"It's good that you think so. Both of your companies are favored by the higher-ups. It would be inappropriate if you started fighting."

"Boss Han, you didn't come here just to say these things to me, did you?"

"Of course not. I wanted to ask you what plans you have for next year?"

"I have some things to do in the first half of the year. In the second half of the year, I might go to Hollywood to make another movie."

"Aren't you going to make a movie in China?"

"It depends on the situation. If there is not enough time, we won't shoot."

"Okay, so what kind of movie are you going to make in Hollywood?" "Probably science fiction."

"Then can I arrange for a few people to go with you when you go to Hollywood to make a movie? I want people to learn how Hollywood makes science fiction movies."

Hearing Han Shanping's words, Liu Zhou immediately agreed:

"No problem, Mr. Han, please choose the person first. I will tell you in advance before I leave."

In his previous life, Han Shanping also used his connections with Wanda to arrange for several directors to go to Hollywood to observe and learn, including Guo Fan, Ning Hao and Teng Huatao.

But the results of learning are different. Some people made the hardcore science fiction movie "The Wandering Earth", some people made the science fiction comedy movie "Crazy Alien", and of course some people made "The Fortress of the Devil City".

No matter what, Han Shanping's arrangement this time was still very effective. At least it was not a loss as Guo Fan appeared.

But I didn’t expect that Han Shanping would have this idea at this moment.

It seems that he really cares a lot about Chinese films.

"Liu Zhou, when are you going to make a hardcore science fiction movie here?"

"Boss Han, this will take time, but that day won't be too far away."

"Okay, I'll wait and see."

After saying that, Han Shanping also left the banquet hall.

After seeing off the more important guests, Liu Zhou left first, and left the rest to Zhang Zhao to deal with.

It was only a few days away from the Chinese New Year. Seeing that there was no news from Zhong Lifang yet, Liu Zhou thought that the two sides would need to negotiate for a while.

Therefore, Liu Zhou did not return to Shanghai, but went straight back to his hometown in Guangzhou.

Zeng Li happened to have nothing to do, so she went back to Yangcheng with Liu Zhou.

Zeng Li was already familiar with Liu Zhou's parents and grandfather. When they saw them coming back, they inevitably urged them to get married and have children.

Faced with his mother's nagging, Liu Zhou was speechless, and it was finally Zeng Li who stepped in to settle the situation.

But that night, the two of them were lying on the bed, Zeng Li leaned in his arms and suddenly said:

"Zhou Zhou, will you marry me?"

"Of course, who else can I marry if not you!"

"That's good."

Even though Liu Zhou was slow to react, he noticed Zeng Li's abnormality.

He didn't know whether Zeng Li had noticed something or wanted to get married because she was older and had different ideas.

But if Liu Zhou really wants to get married, Zeng Li is his only choice.

Liu Zhou couldn't help but hold Zeng Li's hand tightly and said:

"Lizi, I'm currently working on something important related to my career. When I'm done with this, if you're willing, we can get the marriage certificate right away."

"Zhou Zhou, I'm not forcing you, as long as you are willing to marry me, you can do it anytime.

But you have to be busy with your career recently, and I also want to work hard for two more years while I am still young. Let’s talk about marriage two years later.”

"Okay, then we'll have the most grand wedding."

In the next few days, Liu Zhou felt that Zeng Li was much happier.

Although my mother still mentions it occasionally, she doesn't keep urging me like before.

Liu Zhou felt that his mother was just idle, so she kept staring at him.

In the past two years, the market for bookstores has continued to decline, and Liu Zhou's mother's chain bookstore plan aborted before it was fully implemented.

Not only was it unable to expand, but the two newly opened bookshelves were also closed, leaving only the original bookstore.

But the bookstore also hired employees, so Liu Zhou's mother only needed to visit occasionally, and there was nothing much to do on other days.

If a mother has nothing else to do, she will always focus on her son's marriage and children.

However, although my mother failed in her career, her family business was successful.

In the past two years, Yangcheng has also been developing. With various compensations and investments, Liu Zhou's family's property assets from their previous life have begun to take shape.

In his previous life, Liu Zhou lived such a comfortable life because he had these property assets as a foundation.

But now, Liu Zhou has embarked on another path, but these things are also Liu Zhou's last retreat.

Time flies and it is New Year's Eve. After eating the New Year's Eve dinner, my parents went out to find someone to play mahjong.

Liu Zhouze, Zeng Li and their grandfather stayed at home to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

To be honest, there wasn't much to watch in the 2006 Spring Festival Gala.

Apart from Zhao Benshan's skit "Talking about Things" and Lin Junjie's song "A Thousand Years Later", only "The Three Lucky Treasures" is worthy of praise.

The melody of this song is a bit catchy, and coupled with the warm appearance of the family of three, the song is very impressive and became an instant hit across the country.

Liu Zhou insisted on watching the Spring Festival Gala with his grandfather, and then went to rest after spending the New Year together.

The next day, New Year's Day, Liu Zhou felt in a particularly good mood, not sure if it was because of the New Year.

In the afternoon, when Liu Zhou was returning from his uncle's house with his family, he suddenly received a call from Zhong Lifang.

I thought she was calling to wish everyone a happy new year, but unexpectedly, she brought good news to Liu Zhou.

(End of this chapter)