Chapter 86

At this moment, Fangfang said somewhat impolitely, "You can't just say things recklessly. If you can't make the decision, it's best to call your manager Nie Fan over. Otherwise, if there's a problem, it's not something you can handle."

The guard hesitated for a moment. Anyone who could say Nie Fan's name so easily must be a close acquaintance of the manager. Moreover, with such an arrogant attitude, it was likely that they had some backing. It wasn't worth it to offend them. He decided to report to the manager and let the manager deal with the headache.

With his mind made up, the guard smiled and said, "Then please wait a moment, I'll go tell Manager Nie."

Just as the guard was about to go report, a black Mercedes stopped at the entrance. A man with heavy makeup, George, got out of the car, swaying as he walked. He was an old acquaintance.

George glanced at Ye Fan and teased, "Well, well, who do we have here? Ye Fan, you've become a big star, haven't you? Don't think that just because you were on the Spring Festival Gala, you're a big star. My Mao Mao has been on the Gala for years."

George's words immediately caught the attention of the people in the car. Su Xiuxiu walked over and looked at Ye Ming with disdain, saying, "Ye Ming, are you here to record too? Do you have the funds? Do you know how much it costs to use this place for a day? And you need to make a reservation in advance. It's not like you can just come and get a recording slot. Unfortunately, today's time has been booked by my Mao Mao."

Seeing Ye Ming's rising success, Su Xiuxiu was genuinely unhappy. She always looked for opportunities to bring Ye Ming down, but she never had the right chance.

Ye Ming was no longer a minor actor or extra. After appearing on the Spring Festival Gala, even though Su Xiuxiu hated Ye Ming to the point of gnashing her teeth, she had to admit that Ye Ming was now a top-tier singer. The Gala was like a magical wizard; once you were on it, it was hard not to become famous.

At this moment, the real drama was about to begin. Mao Duo was originally unwilling to come down, but seeing Ye Ming made him very uncomfortable. This newcomer was rising too quickly.

Since they were destined not to be friends, he had to do everything to bring Ye Ming down.

George and Su Xiuxiu were no match for Ye Ming. With his current status, they couldn't handle him. Only Mao Duo could suppress Ye Ming's arrogance.

Mao Duo walked over, and Fangfang quickly shielded Ye Ming, glaring at him like a protective hen.

Mao Duo smiled slightly. It had to be said, his smile could still charm a group of young girls.

Behind him, Mao Duo slowly said, as if he didn't take Ye Ming seriously, "Fangfang, why are you doing this? If you had come back to me, you could have been my agent. Do you really feel accomplished being an agent for a newcomer?"

Originally, after Fangfang returned, Mao Duo had planned to ask her to be his agent. After all, Fangfang had strong connections in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. With her help, Mao Duo was confident he could easily open up the markets in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

But unexpectedly, Fangfang was poached by Yonghua and became Ye Ming's agent, which infuriated Mao Duo.

If Ye Ming had been a nobody before, Mao Duo wouldn't have cared. To him, crushing Ye Ming would have been like squashing an ant.

But in this situation, he had to take Ye Ming seriously. Ye Ming's rapid rise had already made Mao Duo feel threatened.

Therefore, he decided to bring Ye Ming down without any mercy, making him lose face at the Hundred Flowers Palace.

Fangfang snorted, "Mao Duo, save your breath. Our actor is no worse than you. What's so great about you?"

In verbal sparring, Fangfang had never lost.

Even if she lost, she would grit her teeth and not back down.

Mao Duo's face darkened, "What's so great about me? Haha, George, did you hear that? Someone said I'm not great. I'm not great, but the Hundred Flowers Palace is booked by me today. No outsiders can come in because I like peace and quiet when I record. Security, get these irrelevant people out. How do you do business here? You don't care about your customers at all."

With that, Mao Duo got back into the car without a backward glance, as if Ye Ming didn't exist.

George looked at Ye Fan provocatively, "See that, kid? Even the owner of the Hundred Flowers Palace has to be polite to our Mao Mao. You dare to challenge our Mao Mao? You're asking for death."

Su Xiuxiu threw a disdainful look and hurriedly got into the car.

Mao Duo's car drove in without any hindrance.

At this moment, the guard checked the records and saw that Mao Duo had booked the place for the day. He said to Ye Ming and Fangfang without any courtesy, "I'm sorry, but this is a private club. You two are not welcome here."

Fangfang's face was uncertain, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

Ye Ming was also puzzled. What went wrong?

Being kicked out was quite embarrassing.

Fangfang complained as she got into the car, "We're losing face all the way to our grandmother's house. You'll see, tomorrow it will definitely be the front-page headline. You'll be famous whether you like it or not. Mao Duo won't miss this opportunity to stir up trouble. Let's go, don't embarrass ourselves here."

Ye Ming, however, showed no intention of getting into the car, which made the already unhappy Fangfang even angrier.

She got out of the car in a rage and slammed the door, "Are you coming or not?"

At this moment, Ye Ming looked at the approaching Hongqi car and said, "Fangfang, don't worry. We don't need to leave today. The best part is yet to come."

Because he saw someone in the Hongqi car, and it was none other than Director Zhang Yimou.

Although Ye Ming didn't know what went wrong, he knew that Zhang Yimou wouldn't act without a reason.

If he said he had arranged the Hundred Flowers Palace, then it was definitely arranged.

At this moment, the Hongqi car stopped, and Zhang Yimou got out first, followed by a short, middle-aged, balding man with a face like a winter melon. When he smiled, his features almost merged together, making him quite amusing.

Zhang Yimou introduced, "Ye Ming, let me introduce you to Mr. Zhou, the director of the Radio and Television Bureau. This young man is the singer I recommended to you, Ye Ming, who wrote a classic theme song for our movie 'Not One Less.' It was quite an achievement."

Mr. Zhou squinted his eyes and said, "Ye Ming, I've heard a lot about you recently. Young man, work hard. The future belongs to capable young people like you."

It was a standard leader's speech. In fact, Mr. Zhou knew Ye Ming because he had seen the Spring Festival Gala. Without the Gala, who would know who Ye Ming was?

Zhang Yimou and Mr. Zhou were a bit late because they had brought "Invisible Wings" to show the leader.

They had originally planned to consult the deputy director, but the top leader happened to pass by and heard "Invisible Wings." He immediately found the song very interesting and decided on the spot to make it the theme song for "Not One Less."

This was actually a suggestion Mr. Zhou had made privately, not expecting much. He just wanted to show his presence as a superior leader.

He might not know how to make movies, but he had the right to make suggestions.

But he didn't expect Zhang Yimou to complete the task and bring a song that sounded quite good.

Even Mr. Zhou, who had little musical talent, could tell that "Invisible Wings" was a very good song.

What surprised Mr. Zhou even more was that the top leader personally decided on the matter and praised him highly.

This made Mr. Zhou very satisfied, so he came along today.

Seeing Ye Ming, the lyricist and composer of "Invisible Wings," made him even more radiant, and he couldn't help but praise him.

Zhang Yimou, as if suddenly remembering something, said, "Right, why are you two just standing here? Why don't you go in?"

Ye Ming looked distressed and said, "Director Zhang, we wanted to go in, but the Hundred Flowers Palace said this isn't a place for just anyone. It's been booked for today, and we don't have the right to enter. We need to book a month in advance if we want to use it."

Hearing this, Zhang Yimou's face darkened. He walked a few steps to the entrance and pointed at the guard, "You, give me three minutes to get your manager Nie Fan here. If he doesn't come in three minutes, you'll bear the consequences."

The guard was taken aback. Who was this person, so full of himself?

But when Zhang Yimou took off his sunglasses, the guard was stunned.

Zhang Yimou, the national master.

The national master was here, and even the manager Nie Fan wouldn't be able to handle his anger.

The guard felt he had kicked a big iron plate.

The Hundred Flowers Palace required reservations, but some people didn't need to follow the rules.

In China, no matter how you counted, Zhang Yimou was definitely one of those who didn't need to make a reservation.