More than a decade ago, this pair of frustrated brothers reunited and confided in each other about the troubles of their careers. After getting drunk, the two hit it off. One was responsible for writing the script, while the other was responsible for getting sponsors to shoot the film. If the film could not be distributed domestically, they would apply for awards overseas. That was how they became the current gold medal team.
However, Cheng Wenhai had always been low-key and indifferent to fame and fortune, so outsiders always thought that Pan Yigang's award-winning films were all written and directed by him.
Huada Media, where Producer Wang worked, was one of the largest private media and entertainment groups in China. Its main business included TV program production and distribution, film investment, production, publicity, TV series investment and distribution, artist management, new media, internet, games, and so on.
Huada Media had once cooperated with Pan Yigang and invested in his films. Because of this, Huada Media gained a Best Actor and a Best Actress. Because of this, Huada Media almost became a veteran sponsor of Pan Yigang's films. It was called a sponsor rather than an investor because everyone knew that Pan Yigang's films would definitely go down the drain without any box office revenue.
This gave Huada Media a headache. After all, the company's purpose was to make profits, not to do charity. Moreover, investing in a film was not a small amount. Every year, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of capital could not be recovered. Even the old chairman of Huada could not bear it for old times' sake, so he became more and more perfunctory when it came to soliciting investments for Pan Yigang. Every time he proposed an investment of 50 million, it was already good enough to get him 20 million, so Pan Yigang had no choice but to look elsewhere for investments.
Last year, when the old chairman of Huada Media was hospitalized due to a sudden cerebral hemorrhage, the new chairman found Pan Yigang and told him directly that he could invest in Huada as long as he made a good and popular film or TV series. If he made enough money to make a film, Huada would invest in him. Otherwise, Huada would never fill this bottomless pit like before.
As Pan Yigang complained and told the story, Producer Wang's fat face was full of embarrassment. He knew that Pan Yigang had an eccentric personality, but he did not expect him to reveal such confidential information in public.
Because he didn't have any backing, he wasn't well liked within Hua Da Media, so he was assigned by the company to deal with the troublesome Pan Yigang. Over time, after years of cooperation, he became good friends with Pan Yigang and Cheng Wenhai. He also knew that if word of this got out, it would be troublesome for both Hua Da Media and Pan Yigang.
Seeing that Pan Yigang was grumbling without restraint, he really couldn't sit still. He quickly winked at him and said jokingly, "Director Pan, you haven't even drunk yet, but you're already talking drunk."
"Haha, yes, I'm tired these days. I'm drunk before I drink."
Only then did Pan Yigang realize that he had said too much due to his agitated emotions.
Although he was a maverick and never cared what others thought of him, it did not mean that he did not know the bottom line and rules of the entertainment industry. For example, the secret agreement between him and Hua Da Media was definitely confidential. If Hua Da Media pursued the matter, he would be sued.
Yang Mi and others also knew that such a thing was a taboo in the circle, so they pretended not to hear it and smiled sweetly. They did what they should do, but the atmosphere suddenly became oppressive.
"Xiaoyao, ask someone to serve the dishes!"
Seeing that the situation was not right, Ding Ning quickly interrupted.
"Okay, I'll ask someone to serve the dishes. By the way, what kind of wine do you want to drink? We have spirit fruit wine and scented tea, all of which are good for beauty. "
Xiaoyao also started to warm up the place cleverly.
"I'm fine with scented tea."
"I'm also scented tea."
"Scented tea!"
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All the women chose scented tea at the same time.
"Spirit fruit wine, it must be spirit fruit wine. I've drunk it once last time, and I can't forget it. Wang, Pan, you haven't drunk it, have you? I can only say that this wine should only exist in heaven. How many times can we taste it in the human world? "
No matter how low Cheng Wenhai's EQ was, he knew that his old friend had said something wrong, so he quickly opened his mouth to distract them.
Pan Yigang and Producer Wang were both wine lovers. Hearing that, their eyes lit up and they asked in unison, "Really?"
"I can testify that I've drunk it once. Since then, I have only one feeling when I drink other wines. It's tasteless."
Ouyang Yuntian promised.
"Then we must taste it. Let's have the spirit fruit wine."
Both Producer Wang and Pan Yigang said expectantly.
"Okay, good wine, good tea, and delicious food. I'm sure that you will want to have another taste after tasting it once."
Xiaoyao beamed with joy, as if she was praising herself while selling melons. She ran happily to arrange people to serve the wine and dishes.
As the wine and dishes were served, the tempting aroma immediately stimulated everyone's appetite, especially Diba, who was sitting next to Ding Ning. He was originally a foodie, so he looked at the delicious food eagerly and almost drooled.
Ding Ning was secretly amused. "The rumor is true. This girl is really greedy. Every time she satisfies her desire for good food, she will desperately strengthen her training intensity to maintain her figure. It's really hard for her."
He picked up the wine glass and said with a smile, "Today's meal is for Ziyi to calm down. Let's not pay attention to the rules. Come on, let's drink together and eat first."
"Okay, come on, Ziyi, cheers."
Pan Yigang could not wait to taste the spirit fruit wine, so he immediately raised his glass and responded with a smile.
"Thank you, Mr. Ding. Thank you, Director Pan, Scriptwriter Cheng, Producer Wang, and everyone sitting here."
Song Ziyi gracefully picked up the wine glass and drank it up. All the women chose to drink scented tea, but she insisted on drinking to express her gratitude.
Everyone smiled and raised their glasses, happily drinking together.
"Good wine, it's really good wine."
Pan Yigang smacked his lips and savored it carefully. His eyes became brighter and brighter, and he could not help but slap the table and praise it.
"Good wine, it's really good wine. This wine is completely different from any wine I've ever drunk before. Compared with the famous wines worth tens of thousands or even millions of yuan, it's hard to swallow. It's really amazing."
Ouyang Yuntian also shook his head and praised it.
Producer Wang held the wine glass and said with a melancholy face, "It's over, it's over. What can I do? I think I've fallen in love with this spirit fruit wine. I'm afraid I can't drink other wines in the future."
"My fatigue is completely gone, and I feel like I'm floating. The wine doesn't intoxicate me, but I get intoxicated. I think this wine is definitely the best in the world."
Cheng Wenhai smacked his lips with an intoxicated look and gave the highest evaluation.
Song Ziyi drank a glass of wine, and her cheeks were flushed. She nodded in surprise and said, "This wine is soft in the mouth, but the aftertaste is mellow and fragrant. The fragrance lingers in the mouth, and the lingering aftertaste is endless. It has the spiciness of white wine, the softness of red wine, and the freshness of beer. There's a faint fruit fragrance in the mouth, and the most important thing is that there seems to be an indescribable feeling in the aftertaste of this wine. It can make people feel refreshed and exhausted. It's many times better than those drinks on the market that claim to be able to replenish life energy."
Yang Mi said with a smile, "I thought this scented tea was the best in the world. I didn't expect everyone to have such a high evaluation of this spirit fruit wine. I can't help but want to try it."
"Yeah, really? If it's really that good, I want to try it too."
Diba, who was drooling over the delicious dishes on the table, was also curious and temporarily diverted his attention.
"Give me a glass of spirit fruit wine to try."
The carefree Guan Xiaotong also became interested.
"I'll try it first. If it's really that good, everyone will change to the spirit fruit wine."
Sister Lan poured herself a glass, took a sip, and closed her eyes to savor it carefully.
All the girls looked at her eagerly, waiting for her evaluation.
"Change, we have to change. This wine is really delicious. I don't know how to describe it, but I dare say that if we miss this wine today, we will regret it for the rest of our lives."
Sister Lan opened her eyes and said excitedly.
"I want to drink, I want to drink!"
Diba's eyes suddenly brightened. She poured the scented tea directly into her stomach without the slightest ladylike image, raised the cup and shouted.
"Okay, let's drink wine tonight instead of tea. Let's not go home until we're drunk."
Yang Mi also became energetic. She rolled up her sleeves and said with great enthusiasm.
"Don't worry. Although this wine has a little aftertaste, it's absolutely beneficial to the body. Everyone can drink it."
Xiaoyao said with a smile.
Therefore, everyone changed to the wine. Just after tasting it a little, they were full of praise, and the atmosphere at the table suddenly became warm.
As Ding Ning chuckled and asked everyone to eat, once the delicious food entered their mouths, even if most of the people present were public figures who needed to pay attention to their image, they forgot the so-called image at the moment. The table instantly fell into silence, and there was only the sound of people burying their heads and eating.
"It's so delicious. It's really delicious. Oh, I'm afraid that in the future, except for the dishes in the Castle in the Air, I can't eat other dishes anymore. What should I do?"
Diba was a straightforward person. He kept stuffing delicious food into his mouth while muttering in pain and happiness.
"Isn't that just right? If you can't eat at ordinary times, you don't have to lose weight all day. When you're almost hungry, you can come to the Castle in the Air to have a big meal. "
Yang Mi joked with a smile.
"Ah! I think I'm a camel. I can store food. "
Diba rolled his eyes and muttered. His cheeks were still bulging, but he did not forget to put food into his mouth.
"Ah! Who is the boss of the Castle in the Air? Can we discuss with him to open a branch in Yan Jing? I promise that as long as I am in Yan Jing, I will take people there to eat every day. "
Guan Xiaotong suggested faintly.
"Yes, this is a good idea. Mr. Ding, aren't you familiar with the boss? Can you tell him to open a branch in Yan Jing? We promise to go to support him every day. "
Diba's eyes brightened. He struggled to swallow the food in his mouth and looked at Ding Ning expectantly. Ding Ning couldn't help laughing.
Before he had time to speak, Producer Wang said with a wry smile, "You think too much. The Castle in the Air will not care about your support. The business here is unimaginably good. Every day, people start to line up at five or six o 'clock in the morning, and the line can reach the top floor from the first floor. I haven't seen them open a branch in Ninghai. How can they directly open a branch in Yan Jing?"
"Ah, the business is so good. That's right. With the delicious food in the Castle in the Air, it will be strange if the business is not good."
Guan Xiaotong said with some understanding and some disappointment.
"What can we do? Can we only eat such delicious food in Ninghai in the future?"
Diba said with a depressed face. Even so, he did not forget to put food into his mouth.
"Yes, it's a pity. Such delicious food should be opened all over the country, no, all over the world, so that foreigners can also feel the charm of our Shenzhou cuisine. Otherwise, when people talk about food, they will only think of Western steaks. In my opinion, the food in the Castle in the Air is much better than the food made by those so-called Michelin three-star chefs."
Tong Liya said with a face full of pity. Everyone nodded and agreed with this view.
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