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Chapter 168 Xu Zheng_1

Chapter 168: Chapter 168 Xu Zheng_1

"No problem." Shen Dong naturally wouldn’t refuse; these were minor matters.

Even if Meng Baitao hadn’t mentioned it, he would have done it anyway.

"Thank you, Mr. Shen." Meng Baitao said.

"Mr. Meng, there’s no need to be so polite. Our interests align. You work hard to develop medications, and it’s only right for me to do some publicity." Shen Dong replied with a smile.

After a few more words, Meng Baitao left.

He had a lot of work to do, with the press conference scheduled for tomorrow.

Shen Dong then started chatting with Shao Yangrong.

"Old Shao, now that your father is better, what are you planning to do next? Going back to being a mercenary?" Shen Dong asked.

"No, I won’t go back. My dad doesn’t want me to continue being a mercenary, and after this incident, I’ve truly realized the value of family. I’ll stay with him and just find an ordinary job." Shao Yangrong said.

"Old Shao, I want to hire you as my bodyguard, offering an annual salary of one million. Would you be willing?" Shen Dong said.

Shao Yangrong’s capabilities were indisputable.

Such a battle-hardened mercenary is definitely not comparable to an average bodyguard.

Although public order in Dragon Country is very good, as his wealth increased, there’s no guarantee that nobody would harbor ill intentions towards him.

Hiring a bodyguard was absolutely necessary.

"Alright." Shao Yangrong didn’t hesitate and immediately agreed.

With his skills, he could make a living anywhere.

He had previously been a special forces soldier but, in a fit of rage, he disobeyed the orders of a superior officer and shot a reprehensible drug trafficker, resulting in his dismissal from the military.

Later, he became a mercenary in Africa to make quick money.

He still had contact with his former comrades, some of whom had retired and worked at security companies.

After he returned home, he also reached out to his comrades. One of them invited him to work as an instructor at their security company, with an annual salary of five hundred thousand.

Since Shen Dong had saved his father’s life, even if Shen Dong offered less than five hundred thousand, he would still have become Shen Dong’s bodyguard.

What’s more, Shen Dong also offered an annual salary of one million.

After a bit more conversation, Shen Dong left.

Shao Yangrong needed to stay here for half a month more, waiting for his father’s observation period to end before he could start working as Shen Dong’s bodyguard.

After returning to the company, Shen Dong thought about who he should hire to direct "I Am Not a Pharmacist."

The first person that came to mind was Wu Jin.

As soon as the idea popped up, it was dismissed.

Wu Jin was an action movie director, and directing a drama like "I Am Not a Pharmacist" was clearly unsuitable.

Besides, Wu Jin was in the process of preparing for The Battle Tiger 2 and didn’t have the time.

It wouldn’t do to delay the shooting of The Battle Tiger 2 for "I Am Not a Pharmacist."

Keep in mind, although "I Am Not a Pharmacist" had a box office of 3.5 billion, The Battle Tiger 2 was expected to reach 5 billion.

And according to his estimates, it might even surpass that number.

Because The Battle Tiger’s box office had been a billion more than the system had indicated, and The Battle Tiger 2 would undoubtedly bring in even more.

"How about I just let Xu Zheng direct?" Rubbing his chin, Shen Dong thought of Xu Zheng.

Xu Zheng was already the lead actor in "I Am Not a Pharmacist."

The email mentioned that Xu Zheng starred in the film and promoted it vigorously, obviously very fond of it and hoping that everyone would get a chance to see it.

Xu Zheng had even won a Best Actor award for his performance in the film.

Moreover, Xu Zheng was also a very talented director.

His directed film "Titanium Embarrassment" had once been the box office champion among domestic films.

Approaching Xu Zheng to direct shouldn’t be an issue.

Having made up his mind, Shen Dong took out his mobile phone and dialed Wu Jin’s number.

Soon, the call connected, and Shen Dong asked, "Mr. Wu, you know Xu Zheng, right?"

In the film industry, he didn’t know many people and was closest to Wu Jin, so he could only reach Xu Zheng through Wu Jin.

"I do," said Wu Jin. "Mr. Shen, are you looking for him?"

"Yes," Shen Dong said, "I want him to direct a film, a drama. I originally thought of you, but since you’re busy with ’I Am Not a Pharmacist’ and probably don’t have the time, I’ve settled on Xu Zheng," Shen Dong said with a laugh.

"Indeed, I’m busy preparing ’I Am Not a Pharmacist’, so I really don’t have the time," Wu Jin said.

The film that Shen Dong was interested in must be quite good. If it weren’t for the production of ’The Battle Tiger 2’, he would definitely have been willing to direct it.

The two of them chatted for a few more sentences before hanging up the phone.

Before long, Shen Dong received the phone number sent by Wu Jin.

It was Xu Zheng’s phone number.

Shen Dong immediately dialed the number.

Soon, the call connected, and Shen Dong said, "Hello, may I speak with Director Xu?"

"Yes, you must be Mr. Shen. Hello, hello," Xu Zheng replied very courteously.

Wu Jin had just phoned him, saying that Shen Dong wanted to invite him to direct a film.

This Shen Dong was not someone to be taken lightly.

Last year, Wu Jin’s ’The Battle Tiger’, due to lack of funds, had to halt production.

Wu Jin begged high and low, seeking investment everywhere, but no one was willing to invest.

When Wu Jin was prepared to sell his car and house, he received an investment of twenty million from Shen Dong.

This year’s holiday season, ’The Battle Tiger’ was a box office explosion, becoming the annual box office dark horse with revenue reaching 1.5 billion.

It even surpassed his previous film, ’Titanium Embarrassment’.

Wu Jin became the film industry’s newly successful director.

Because of this, Shen Dong also made several billion.

Later, due to investment issues with ’The Battle Tiger 2’, Shen Dong had a dispute with Zhu Zhiyong from Jiahua Film and Television.

The end result was a heavy loss for Jiahua Film and Television, and Zhu Zhiyong had to bow down in front of Shen Dong.

Now, Shen Dong was considered one of the most untouchable figures in the film industry.

For such a person, anyone in the film industry would treat him with courtesy.

No matter that Xu Zheng was already a well-known director, he was far from enough in front of Shen Dong.

"Director Xu, about this film of mine..." Shen Dong briefly described the situation of the film to Xu Zheng, and then asked, "Do you have time to direct it?"

Xu Zheng said, "Mr. Shen, ever since my ’Titanium Embarrassment’ became popular, I’ve had no shortage of films to direct, and I have several on hand. How about this, send me the script first, and I’ll decide after reading it."

Xu Zheng cherished his own reputation and wouldn’t just agree to direct because Shen Dong was powerful, without knowing what the film’s script was like.

If it were a bad film, he couldn’t agree to it—he had to read the script first.

"No problem, send me your email, and I’ll send the script to you," Shen Dong said.

"Okay, I’ll send you my email right away," Xu Zheng said.

After ending the call, Shen Dong soon received the email sent by Xu Zheng.

Shen Dong went to Chen Yuyan’s office, logged into his own email, then downloaded the script for ’I Am Not a Pharmacist’ and sent it to Xu Zheng.

...

The Dong Family.

Feng Lijuan and Dong Qikang had successfully divorced.

Feng Lijuan received a sum of three million one hundred and twenty thousand in the property settlement.

Feng Lijuan was very satisfied with this amount.

The father and son of the Dong family were not satisfied.

Feng Lijuan taking away three million one hundred and twenty thousand made them quite upset.

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