Chapter 21

(Thank you to classmate 'Xiao Li Fei Dao 1000 Hao' for the tip, thank you!)

In fact, Mr. Zhong was very clear in his heart that if it weren't for Wu Cheng finding the CEO of the Urban Entertainment News, Wu Shulan, to plead on their behalf, that clothing factory would never have agreed to produce a million yuan worth of goods with a deposit of 250,000 yuan. Although the factory made a huge profit afterward, it was far from proportional to the deposit they had put in.

Therefore, everything was due to Wu Cheng's efforts. He was the one who benefited, and now if they continued to split the profits this way, he would feel somewhat embarrassed.

"Chengzi, I appreciate your kindness, but you have to listen to me on this," Mr. Zhong said with a serious expression. "This time, I owe you a favor and made a big profit, so how can I continue to take advantage of you?"

In his heart, Mr. Zhong was very clear that even if Wu Cheng had worked alone, there would have been no problem. Although Wu Cheng provided the ideas and he put in the effort, ideas are priceless.

If the effort he put in could easily earn profits, they wouldn't have waited until now. Taking advantage once or twice is fine, but not repeatedly. Otherwise, it would be too much.

Wu Cheng smiled slightly and said, "Since Uncle has spoken, then fine! I'll take 60%, and Uncle will take 40%. You will still manage the company, and I will only occasionally give ideas and enjoy the dividends. Uncle won't blame me for being lazy, right?"

Hearing Wu Cheng's joke, everyone laughed lightly.

Zhong Chuhong looked at him with a smile, as if trying to see through him. Her bright eyes seemed to ripple like water, as if they could melt Wu Cheng.

Mr. Zhong called a lawyer, and Mrs. Zhong said she was going to the market to buy groceries to prepare a big lunch for Wu Cheng. Only Wu Cheng and Zhong Chuhong were left, staring at each other.

Zhong Chuhong gestured to Wu Cheng, as if asking him to follow her upstairs.

Wu Cheng, not understanding, followed her. As soon as he went up, one of his ears was caught in her meaty pincers. "Little brat, quickly confess, what's your relationship with the CEO of the Urban Entertainment News? You also have the surname Wu, are you their young master? Why did you come to us to cooperate, what are your intentions?"

"Grandma, can we talk properly?" Wu Cheng said with a pained expression.

"Hmph! Would you confess without me torturing you?" Zhong Chuhong said with a light snort.

Wu Cheng rolled his eyes and said, "Grandma, what do you think my intentions are? Besides, in Hong Kong, there are many people with the surname Wu. Does that mean they all have to be related? Also, since you know the Urban Entertainment News, why don't you know the meaning of the name 'Wu Cheng' to them?"

"You're not trying to say that the author of 'Hui Ming' is you, right?" Zhong Chuhong looked at him with a smile, then pouted and said, "Look at you, how shameless can you be?"

"Alright, I'll tell you the truth. The Urban Entertainment News' revamp was my suggestion, so the CEO owes me a favor. That's all there is to it," Wu Cheng shrugged. Seeing that Zhong Chuhong still didn't let go, he said, "Aren't you going to let go? Otherwise, don't blame me for using my big move!"

"Hmm? What are you going to do?"

"Watch me, I'll tickle you to death!" Wu Cheng said, reaching out to tickle her armpits.

Zhong Chuhong was startled, shrinking back and shouting, "Men and women should not touch... Don't touch there, don't, help... I surrender, I surrender..."

"Hmph! Will you still grab my ear randomly?" Wu Cheng, like a victorious general, sat on her stomach, threatening her with his claws.

"I won't, I won't. Get off, you're so heavy! You don't look that big, how can you be so heavy? You should lose weight!" Zhong Chuhong begged, but her words were harsh.

"You dare to say I'm fat! Watch me, I'll continue to tickle you to death!"

For a moment, Zhong Chuhong couldn't take it anymore, "Hahaha... Stop, I can't... Stop, haha... You're a jerk..."

Feeling his chest being affected, Zhong Chuhong was shocked. Then she grabbed Wu Cheng's ears and sat up, her head hitting Wu Cheng's chest, "Die!"

Bang—

Just as Zhong Chuhong's head hit Wu Cheng's chest, the door was pushed open. Seeing their positions, all three of them were stunned.

Seeing their awkward situation, Mr. Zhong's face turned dark, he snorted, and turned to go downstairs.

"It's all your fault, now what?" Zhong Chuhong glared at Wu Cheng angrily, "Get off, how long do you want to ride? My dad misunderstood!"

Wu Cheng laughed awkwardly, jumped off her, and went downstairs.

"Uncle, you misunderstood. I was just playing with Sister Hong, not what you think!"

Mr. Zhong couldn't help but smile, "I overthought it. I always see you as an adult, but you look like you're only twelve or thirteen."

Wu Cheng was embarrassed, but thinking about his age, he had taken advantage of it many times, from flirting with Sister Zhi to hugging Deng Lijun, and now sneaking to attack Red Aunt's flower bud... If it weren't for his age, he would have been beaten to a pulp long ago.

Although being young made some things difficult, it also had its advantages.

Since Mr. Zhong didn't mind, Wu Cheng naturally didn't think too much about it, just feeling a bit embarrassed about continuing to play with Red Aunt upstairs.

Fortunately, the accountant and lawyer arrived soon. With the lawyer's help, Wu Cheng and Mr. Zhong solemnly signed the joint venture contract for the new company. Then, with the lawyer's accompaniment, they went to a nearby bank to open a new account and deposit a check for two million yuan. They had lunch at the Zhong family's house and met Zhong Chuhong's three younger siblings.

At the Zhong family's house, Wu Cheng didn't eat much, mainly because he was too embarrassed to eat freely, so he only ate until he was about one-third full. In the end, he went to Lan Jieying's place for a full meal.

Speaking of which, Wu Cheng had been in Hong Kong for one or two months, and his body had grown quite a bit. Compared to when he first arrived, he was at least seven or eight centimeters taller.

Although he still looked young, this growth rate was enough to make him happy. At least the two months of "crazy eating" hadn't been in vain.

After spending some time with the little Lan Jieying and secretly giving her about 100 Hong Kong dollars as pocket money, he said goodbye and went home.

In the evening, when Zhao Yachi came back, Wu Cheng proudly showed her a bank card and said, "Sister Zhi, do you know how much I made this time?"

Seeing Wu Cheng's proud little face, Zhao Yachi smiled and said, "How much?"

"Guess!"

"100,000?"

Wu Cheng shook his head.

"200,000!"

Wu Cheng still shook his head, "Guess again, be more daring!"

"1,000,000?"

"2,000,000! Exactly 2,000,000!" Wu Cheng's eyes sparkled, and he said with a grin, "How about that? I'm pretty awesome, right! Sister Zhi, let's go out for a big meal!"

Zhao Yachi was a bit stunned. Looking at the little guy she had picked up, who would have thought he had such talent? A small idea had earned him 2,000,000 yuan so easily. Moreover, that incident not only made him money but also helped her become famous overnight.

Previously, TVB, because of her sudden fame, wanted to sign her, but she had promised Wu Cheng and didn't want to sign a long-term contract with TVB. As Wu Cheng had said, TVB's contracts were like vampire contracts. No matter what kind of show you did, you only got a fixed salary, and even the lead actors only got slightly more than ordinary actors.

In the end, TVB, worried that Zhao Yachi would be signed by others, agreed to sign her for a specific project. Of course, this came with conditions. After signing, she couldn't take roles from other TV stations. They even wanted to prevent her from taking roles from other film companies, but Zhao Yachi refused. If that were the case, she might as well sign a long-term contract. Besides, if she couldn't take roles from other film companies, what about Chengzi?

TVB had also wanted to sign Zhong Chuhong, but she refused, citing her need to continue her studies. She even turned down some commercial offers.

Losing Zhong Chuhong but gaining Zhao Yachi, TVB's heart was somewhat balanced. After all, Zhao Yachi's rise to fame wasn't due to their promotion. If they didn't act quickly, there were many entertainment companies in Hong Kong that would want to sign her.

In fact, before signing with TVB, Zhao Yachi had already received a script, but Wu Cheng only glanced at it and told her to reject it.

Because the script was unfamiliar to Wu Cheng, and it contained explicit scenes. How could Wu Cheng agree? Zhao Yachi wanted to become famous, but did she need explicit scenes?

Not to mention explicit scenes, even kissing scenes, Wu Cheng wouldn't agree to.

Speaking of which, Zhao Yachi's life trajectory had already been changed by Wu Cheng. In the previous life, at this time, she had just married someone surnamed Huang and was a full-time housewife, not taking any roles. It seemed that she only started acting in Xu Guanwen's "Half a Catty, Eight Taels" next year.

At this time, the Xu brothers' "Talent and Idiot" had just been released.

It was early October, and Wu Cheng had only been in Hong Kong for three months, but he had already made over two million yuan with his own abilities, enough to start producing a movie.

However, what kind of movie to produce at this time was a bit of a headache for Wu Cheng.

At this time, Wu Cheng had many choices. For example, the Xu brothers' "Half a Catty, Eight Taels" next year, or the box office champion "Money Crazy" the year after, or the films of Hong Jinbao and Cheng Long... In Wu Cheng's mind, there were many Chinese and Hollywood films.

However, taking two million Hong Kong dollars to Hollywood, where he was unfamiliar, would be impossible to manage, so Hollywood films were out of the question.

The Xu brothers' film had just been released, so "Half a Catty, Eight Taels" could be ruled out. This film could be a collaboration, but it was unlikely to be a sole investment.

The original director of "Money Crazy" was Wu Yusen, who was currently working for Golden Harvest. In the next few years, Hong Jinbao and others would sign with Golden Harvest, so it would be best to collaborate with Hong Jinbao first. Even if he signed with Golden Harvest in the future, there would still be opportunities for collaboration.

After all, Hong Jinbao's films had good box office performance.

Therefore, after much consideration, Wu Cheng finally chose the film he was most familiar with and which best represented Hong Jinbao and others— "The Five Lucky Stars."

In this film, Wu Cheng could also cast Zhao Yachi as the female lead.

In the previous life, the female lead of this film was Zhong Chuhong, but now, Zhong Chuhong was too young. Although Zhao Yachi's demeanor was too dignified and elegant, she should be able to play the role of "Little Sister."

Thinking of this, while Zhao Yachi was cooking, Wu Cheng began to write.