wavenovel Chapter 131 Getting on the Bus
Chapter 131 Getting on the Bus
Gong Qingqing is from the Beijing Dance Academy, so she definitely hasn't studied acting.
Once we get to the theater, we'll have to teach her from scratch, and she might end up like Jin Ningxin again.
So after much deliberation, I still couldn't make up my mind!
As a result, Wang Xiaohao had no choice but to return empty-handed and defeated.
Wang Xiaohao only intended to consider these three girls as backup options for the time being, and he planned to go to film academies in other cities to take a look.
However, before Wang Xiaohao could even set off, he was blocked by a luxury car.
A true luxury car!
A car comparable to the Rolls-Royce of its time would cost at least tens of millions.
This luxury car blocked Wang Xiaohao's way, and then someone invited Wang Xiaohao to get in the car.
Wang Xiaohao felt a chill run down his spine. Could they have been kidnapped?
But you wouldn't encounter such a luxury car during a kidnapping, would you?
Fortunately, Wang Xiaohao then saw Gong Qingqing.
He immediately guessed what had happened, so he sat down without any hesitation.
Sure enough, besides Gong Qingqing, there was a man in his forties in the car.
While Wang Xiaohao was guessing whether this was Gong Qingqing's sugar daddy or someone else...
The man introduced himself, saying, "Hello, Director Wang. My name is Ma Chenggong, which means 'successful upon arrival'!"
I run a small business in Beijing, owning a few small hotels. How about I invite Director Wang for a drink?
Wang Xiaohao said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Ma. Everyone in the industry knows that I can't hold my liquor and I don't really like drinking."
Judging from your appearance, you've come for Gong Qingqing, haven't you?
I'm sorry, but this film is invested in by Mr. Gong of Qiansheng Group. It's a very important matter, and I wouldn't dare to act recklessly!
Ma Chenggong's expression changed slightly, and he asked, "Which General Manager Gong?"
Wang Xiaohao breathed a sigh of relief; this guy should know Gong Yanchang.
He immediately laughed and said, "Of course it's General Manager Gong Yanchang!"
Ma Chenggong was certainly not the small businessman he claimed to be.
In fact, he is worth at least several billion, and his family has quite a background.
However, compared to Gong Yanchang, the vice president of Qiansheng Group, he is far inferior in both wealth and status.
After all, no matter what, Qiansheng Group is a top-ranked company in the country with considerable influence.
And Gong Yanchang, one of the group's vice presidents, is certainly not an unknown figure!
Of course, these days, who doesn't have friends and relatives when they're out in the world? Especially for people in the capital, you never know which connections might lead to the highest levels of society.
Therefore, there's no need for Ma Chenggong to be afraid of Gong Yanchang!
If Gong Yanchang were to bully Ma Chenggong, Ma Chenggong could certainly find connections to fight back against Gong Yanchang.
But to actively provoke a big shot like Gong Yanchang for the sake of a woman he's keeping is a completely different matter!
Ma Chenggong paused for a moment, then said, "How do I know if what you're saying is true or false?"
Wang Xiaohao laughed and said, "Beijing isn't a big city. Whether it's true or not, Mr. Ma can find out by checking! Actually, Miss Gong's conditions are quite good."
"However, the role was originally intended for Jin Ningxin, but Jin Ningxin had other commitments, so I had to recast..."
That sounds nice, but it really means I can't even use Jin Ningxin. You're coming to me for Gong Qingqing? That's pointless!
Ma Chenggong naturally understood Wang Xiaohao's words, and his tone relaxed as he smiled and said, "Since Director Wang doesn't like drinking, then I won't bother Director Wang any longer."
If a suitable role comes along in the future, please think of my Qingqing!
This is a VIP card for one of my hotels. Director Wang will get a 30% discount when he stays at my hotel in the future!
Wang Xiaohao accepted the VIP card with a smile, got out of the car, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
A gust of wind blew, and he felt a chill down his spine, realizing that he was sweating profusely.
He always knew this industry was a mess, and he had always been very careful.
I can't believe I almost got infected today!
Why did Wang Xiaohao get into the car so obediently just now?
Four burly bodyguards were watching Wang Xiaohao intently, cutting off his escape route. Could Wang Xiaohao possibly get away without getting into the car?
Moreover, if they disobey orders after being taken away this time, they might face immediate trouble!
Fortunately, Ma Chenggong was someone who had stepped into the limelight and knew what was important.
If he were to encounter a brash, nouveau riche who didn't even know Gong Yanchang, and he were to take Wang Xiaohao away and teach him a lesson, what could he do?
At the very least, I'll have to suffer a loss right now!
What?
You think you're a director with some fame, so it shouldn't be that bad!
Haha, in her past life, a famous actress's boyfriend was also a director, but her ex-boyfriend hired someone to stab her several times.
In the end, nothing happened at all!
Although her boyfriend, a director, was probably not as famous as Wang Xiaohao is now.
But what can you do if you really encounter someone who is completely unreasonable?
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaohao cursed inwardly: "Damn it! In my previous life, as an ordinary citizen, I couldn't understand why so many famous and wealthy people immigrate or change their nationality."
Only now am I beginning to understand!
Ordinary celebrities and wealthy people, even if they are rich, do not have enough power and background. When they encounter a situation similar to Wang Xiaohao's today, they can only suffer losses.
Then they probably believed some rumors, thinking that foreign countries were a pure land, completely fair and just, and that such a thing would not exist!
Little did they know that all crows are black!
Things become more valuable away from home, but people become less valuable away from home.
Leaving their own country and going to another place where everything is unfamiliar, they are even more vulnerable to being bullied!
On the contrary, changing one's nationality and continuing to live in one's home country is barely better!
Wearing a foreign label gives them some ability to protect themselves. If all else fails, they can always rely on foreign connections, right?
Of course, Wang Xiaohao would never do that!
These days, relying on foreign powers might still be somewhat useful, after all, no matter how small, it's no small matter!
But in another ten years or so, when the foreign devils are declining, it's hard to say how much of that deterrent force will be left!
More importantly, Wang Xiaohao was reluctant to part with the money.
If you wear a foreign label, you have to pay taxes to that country.
The more developed a country is, the higher its income, and the heavier its taxes!
Moreover, after you have paid your taxes abroad, it does not mean that you do not have to pay your taxes in China!
Even if your business activities, such as signing a contract, are all within China, you still have to pay taxes!
If you encounter a shameless country like the United States, it's even worse. If you want to renounce your US citizenship, it seems you'd have to pay off a third of your assets, or some other amount, just to leave...
Therefore, Wang Xiaohao didn't even consider such a thing!
Thinking this, Wang Xiaohao thought fiercely, "Damn it! I need to hire bodyguards! And..."
Wang Xiaohao thought about the saying "people are cheap when they leave their hometown" from the opposite perspective: does that mean people become expensive when they return to their hometown?
Of course, after all, your closest connections and networks are all back in your hometown!
What if you could bring a large amount of capital back home to invest in projects?
Suddenly you've become a VIP guest of your hometown government?