Noon.
Grandma's house.
When the door opened, Wu Zeqing's maternal grandma, grandpa, three uncles, aunts, and a few sisters were all there. The meal was almost ready and the atmosphere was very grand. After all, this was Wu Zeqing's first visit to their house. Although they had met and spoken to each other at the wedding, there were outsiders around and they were quite busy, so they did not have much time to chat. It was only today that they could have a proper conversation.
Zhang Ye pulled Wu Zeqing along to call for someone.
Wu Zeqing greeted, "Grandma, Grandpa."
Grandma: "Hey! Hey! "
Wu Zeqing asked, "How are the two of you doing?"
"It's pretty good." Grandma beamed.
Old Wu said, "I heard from Little Ye that Grandpa wasn't feeling well recently?"
Grandma said, "Hey, it's just an old problem. It's okay. Mengmeng's mom, what are you looking at? Hurry up and pour some water for my granddaughter-in-law. You can't tell the price!"
Old Wu said, "There's no need, Third Aunt. I'll do it myself."
Third Aunt smiled and said, "Zeqing, take a seat. Don't worry about it."
Mengmeng came over eagerly. "Sister-in-law."
"Hey, Mengmeng." Old Wu smiled.
Meng Meng said enviously, "Sister-in-law, you are so beautiful."
Old Wu said, "Hur hur, thank you. You'll definitely be prettier than me in the future."
"Really?" Cao Mengmeng was very excited.
In the end, Zhang Ye said, "Are you really listening to me?"
Cao Mengmeng said angrily, "Brother! I want to hit you! "
Grandma smacked her little head. "Get lost. How can you talk to your brother like that?"
Cao Mengmeng cried out, "Look, look! Grandma is being biased again!"
Everyone laughed.
Zhang Ye's mother was the eldest in the family, while Zhang Ye was also the eldest among the younger generation. Furthermore, he was a boy, so his maternal grandparents doted on him. Now that Zhang Ye had married Wu Zeqing, his family's status had skyrocketed. His maternal grandparents were unbelievably beautiful, so they naturally favored their grandson.
…
The other side.
In the Celebrity Goof Group.
A B-list actress sent a few news links to the group.
"Ning Lan's new movie banned?"
"Producers reveal that the approval process has not been approved!"
"Due to a few illegal scenes, Ning Lan's new film will miss the Lunar New Year slot?"
Everyone came out.
Zhang Xia: "Xiao Ning, what's going on?"
Director Li Ke: "It wasn't approved?"
Xiaodong: "Ning Jie, is it serious?"
Ning Lan also said, "Sigh, let's not talk about it. We don't even know what to do now. All our plans have been messed up. Those few scenes weren't part of our expectations anyway and didn't affect the plot, so we've already cut them out. But the approval has already been rejected, so there's no point in saying anything now."
Huo Dongfang: "Did you get paid?"
Ning Lan sent a crying emoji. "What do I have to pay? I didn't ask for a salary this time. I only asked for a share of the box office earnings. If it can't even be shown in theaters, where do I have the money? If it can't be released in time for this year's New Year, the company will suffer a huge loss. The situation this time was really too sudden. It's our fault for not handling it well and not considering everything thoroughly. Otherwise, we could have gotten the approval in one go and prepared to release it in the theaters."
Li Ke suggested, "Find some connections."
Ning Lan said, "Who should we look for? The investors are only average and can't really talk to the higher-ups. Now that the documentary is stuck, the higher-ups just won't approve it."
Amy suddenly said, "Why don't you try asking Boss Zhang?"
Ning Lan said, "He just got married. Is it appropriate?"
Xiaodong said, "I don't think he's on his honeymoon yet. I think he's still in Beijing."
Chen Guang said, "Right, try asking Zhang Ye."
…
In the evening.
Zhang Ye and Wu Zeqing drove back to Taoran Pavilion. In the afternoon, they went to his maternal grandma's place and in the evening, they went to his aunt's place. After visiting his relatives for the entire day, Zhang Ye still felt a little unsatisfied. He liked to have his family together. He had already put off his work and was just accompanying Old Wu for a stroll every day. There was no need to mention how wonderful this feeling was. Therefore, it was better for him to take an appropriate vacation to have some fun and relax. Otherwise, even an iron man wouldn't be able to handle working every day.
"Old Wu, what are you going home for?"
"Want to watch a movie?"
"Sure, I'll use your computer to watch one."
"Hur hur, sure."
As they were chatting, his cell phone rang.
Wu Zeqing picked up his cell phone. "How do I answer?"
Zhang Ye drove. "Put it on speaker."
Old Wu answered.
It was a call from Ning Lan.
"Zhang 'er, it's me."
"Sister Ning, what's up?"
"Are you at home?"
"I'm on the way. I'm almost home."
"It's been a while since the two of us ate. How about we get together?"
"I just finished eating. What's the matter? Is something the matter? "
"There's something. It's about a movie."
"A movie? Then why don't you come over to my place? "
"Is that alright?"
"Sure, we're all on the same side."
"Sure, but I might bring two people with me."
"Alright, I'll wait for you then. I'll send you the address in a bit."
In the entertainment industry, most of the people preferred to meet up or discuss matters at home. This was because it was really inconvenient to meet up outside. Those who were slightly more famous would be recognized even if they wore sunglasses and face masks. If they were surrounded by reporters and fans, what was the point of discussing matters? It was better to just go home early.
Back home.
Zhang Ye smiled and went upstairs with Old Wu to choose a movie on the computer. Many of the newer movies did not have the original source material, so he could only watch movies that were released half a year ago. After choosing for a long time, Zhang Ye and Wu Zeqing unanimously decided on a romance movie. At this moment, the doorbell rang.
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Download it first."
Old Wu nodded and said, "Go and open the door."
When they went downstairs and opened the door, they saw Ning Lan. There were two people beside her that Zhang Ye did not know. "Come, come, please come in and have a seat."
"Boss Zhang."
"Boss Zhang, sorry to disturb you."
The two of them said politely.
Ning Lan did not stand on ceremony with Zhang Ye. After entering the house, she looked around and said, "This place isn't cheap, is it? Did you just buy a new villa? Sure. "
Zhang Ye shrugged. "I didn't buy it. It's my wife's house."
When the two of them heard that, they looked at each other and became even more reserved.
Zhang Ye poured some tea for them. "What's the matter, Sister Ning?"
Ning Lan said, "Have you seen the news?"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "No, how could I have the time to do that in the past two days?"
"That's true." Ning Lan said with a frown, "Your Big Sis has run into some trouble. I just shot a new Lunar New Year movie, but it's being held up by the higher-ups. They won't approve it." She explained the matter to Zhang Ye in detail, then said, "Actually, it's our fault too. We didn't check it properly and submitted it for approval. That's why we're in such a passive position now. No matter how I think about it, I can't think of any other way. It's almost time for the Lunar New Year. If we don't do it now, we won't be able to make it in time. As such, I can only try my luck with you. If it weren't for something urgent, I wouldn't have come to you at a time like this. How about it? Are you going to help me with this? "
The other two people were also from the film, and they also complained about their troubles.
Zhang Ye finally understood. "Since Boss Ning has spoken, there's definitely nothing I can say. But how can I make the decision on this matter? Let me ask around for you."
Then he shouted upstairs, "Old Wu."
A moment later, Wu Zeqing came downstairs.
Ning Lan smiled. "Chief Wu, sorry to disturb you so late at night."
Old Wu smiled. "It's fine."
Zhang Ye said, "Their movie has been held up by you guys."
"Which movie?" Old Wu asked.
Zhang Ye said, "Flames of War."
Wu Zeqing nodded. "I know about this movie. I heard that there were some scenes in it that were against the rules. The relevant personnel should have informed you guys to edit them out, right?"
The film company's staff said respectfully, "They've informed us and we immediately made the edits. But after submitting it for approval again, there was no more news from us."
Old Wu asked, "Has it been edited?"
The other person from the film company immediately said, "It'll definitely be clean this time."
Wu Zeqing nodded. "Alright, I understand. I'll call you guys in a while to urge you guys. If there's no problem with the source footage, then we'll do whatever we need to do."
The two of them immediately thanked her.
"Thank you, Chief Wu!"
"Then we're really grateful to you!"
After sitting for a while longer, the three of them did not disturb them and left in a hurry.
Zhang Ye walked them out.
Ning Lan whispered to him, "Thank you."
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Come on, don't stand on ceremony. You might as well do something practical and treat me to a big meal."
Ning Lan was also amused. "If I wanted to treat someone, it would be your wife. But you've really helped me a lot this time. There's finally someone in our celebrity circle who can speak to the higher-ups. Everyone's lives will be much better from now on. Zhang 'er, you've done a great job."
Zhang Ye said righteously, "Hai, it's just a small matter. If I don't go to hell, who will?!"
Ning Lan rolled her eyes. "Whoa, hell? I think you're living a pretty good life. "
Zhang Ye laughed heartily. "Haha, it's not too bad."
…
The SARFT was still very efficient.
Of course, this was under the condition that Wu Zeqing was paying attention to him.
That night, the film company received a notification that the approval process for Flames of War had been completed. The approval process had been approved, and the documents were all in place. They could now film it.
This news made the film company and the film crew very excited!
In the Goof Group.
Ning Lan sent a message: "@ ZhangYe It's been settled. Thanks!"
Xiaodong asked: "It's been approved?"
Amy said in surprise: "So fast?"
Ning Lan sent a smiley face: "It's been approved. Boss Zhang helped me out. You're a good friend!"
…
However, Zhang Ye did not reply.
Because he did not have the time to read the group chat.
At Old Wu's house. After the two of them finished watching the movie, Zhang Ye was busy collecting Old Wu's blood!
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