Wang Hao was truly panicked this time as he was about to meet his future father-in-law!
And that man was the current family head of the Bai family, a godlike figure in the Heavenly People’s Republic. Was he really about to face him in person?
The Bai family, one of the four major families, with total assets nearly equivalent to the combined wealth of Alibaba, Tencent, and Wanda in the past life! Facing the helmsman of such a colossal family...
Wang Hao’s heart thumped wildly!
What should he bring? What should he wear? Should he take off his shoes when entering the house? Would his feet smell at that time? What if he left a bad impression? What if they didn’t like him?
Brother Hao knew none of these things; he had no experience with such situations!
"What are you thinking about?" Bai Yaning poked him as he was lost in thought, "Hong Tianjun is waiting for you to speak..."
"Ah? Oh, nothing," Wang Hao suddenly jolted awake, quickly turning to Hong Tianjun and said, "Since the Bai family has agreed, that means the bet is on now, right? When do you plan to leave..."
Now that the bet was on, everyone would be busy with their own things, and box office results would tell the real story, right?
But unexpectedly, Hong Tianjun sat there calmly, without any intention of getting up, and instead smiled, "First, congratulations on your upcoming visit to see Uncle Bai, but separate matters separately. Since our bet is on, I naturally need to properly assess your strength. Isn’t today the premiere of ’Swordsman’? Right now, right here, I’ll see what this script you wrote is really like."
At his words, everyone there was momentarily stunned.
Are we really going to watch it here? Isn’t this kind of a weird feeling?
We were just fighting fiercely, and now we’re suddenly sitting together watching TV?
"Brother, are we really going to..." Hong Tianyi seated beside Hong Tianjun whispered, "It would be better to watch it back home..."
"Since you started this, you’re not suggesting I fix things for you with the movies, are you?" Hong Tianjun turned, patted his shoulder, and said, "You’re not a child anymore, I can’t always solve everything for you. This is a lesson for you. Otherwise, if you lose, you’ll lose your company. So, let’s watch it here and understand your opponent better."
"Ah?!" Hearing this, Hong Tianyi suddenly panicked! The bet was set, but he was supposed to take charge?
"Brother! My real brother!" Hong Tianyi jumped anxiously, "That’s a ten billion company! What if I really lose it? Are you really going to watch me lose this bet?"
"What else?" Hong Tianjun said indifferently, "You can’t live under my shadow forever, right? This time, win or lose, consider it a lesson. The world isn’t as simple as you think. We’re just one of the great families, not powerful enough to cover the sky. People grow through constant setbacks, don’t they?"
"This..." Hong Tianyi thought it over, then clenched his teeth and said, "Alright! I’ll give it my all this time! Brother, don’t worry, I will win this bet no matter what!"
In fact, although Hong Tianyi was not as capable as his brother, he was a tough guy who managed to develop his germophobia due to Zhao Zhenhao’s bullying.
Now, realizing he had to rely on himself, Hong Tianyi grew determined!
"You guys!" Hong Tianyi pointed at Li Bomming and others, "Watch it closely from start to finish! I don’t care what prejudices you had before, now you must bring your real skills to the table! If we lose, I want your heads, got it?!"
"We... we got it!" Li Bomming and the others were terrified, sweating profusely.
Good grief, the second young master was really furious! This was a do-or-die situation!
Li Bomming hurriedly went over and whispered, "Second Young Master, rest assured, we will analyze this TV show carefully! He’s just a web scriptwriter, right? How capable can he be? Don’t worry at all!"
Scriptwriter Meng Zenan also continuously cheered Hong Tianyi, "This guy’s work is nothing special, just count on it, Second Young Master!"
The group was ready to watch the latest TV show.
After all, it was a five-star hotel, and watching TV was quite simple—soon, a staff member brought over a hundred-inch curved TV and placed it in the middle of the stage in the lobby.
Seeing as they were currently in a superficial peace and the TV show was about to premiere, everyone in the room started discussing—
"The premiere is about to begin, there shouldn’t be any problem with the viewership, right?"
"There shouldn’t be any issues, Director Yang and Miss Lan had promoted it well before, popularity shouldn’t be a problem. But exactly how high the ratings will be is hard to say."
"Yes, the premiere will show the popularity, but the actual ratings will depend on the reviews."
The cast members were quite worried, and Hong Tianyi was also a bit unsure about Wang Hao’s capabilities.
"Director Li, what do you think about this show?" Hong Tianyi quietly asked Li Bomming, "This show won’t create any pressure for our future movies, will it?"
Actually, despite being born in one of the four major families and receiving top-level education from childhood, Hong Tianyi had always been hidden under his brother’s halo, but he was certainly not a fool.
Being able to operate at the real top tier meant Wang Hao wasn’t incompetent. Now that everything depended on him, naturally, he became more proactive.
His brother had already set up such a great scenario for him—a gambling stake of ten billion. If he won, who would dare challenge him in the Hong family?
"I’m not sure about that," Li Bomming thought for a moment, then said, "Scriptwriter Meng has been in contact with their crew, he should have a say."
"Scriptwriter Meng, tell us, how is the film specifically?" Hong Tianyi looked at Meng Zenan. "You’re the scriptwriter, just talk about the storyline."
"How should I put it," Meng Zenan pondered carefully and then disdainfully said, "I think it’s just so-so. There are some standout aspects in terms of setting, but it’s not that great. Second Young Master, actually the main thing about Wang Hao is his relationship with Boss Ren, the producer of ’Laughing in the Martial Heroes.’ That’s why he was able to join the crew. I think you don’t need to worry at all. After all, this is just a Martial Heroes film. Our Heavenly People’s Republic’s Martial Heroes films have never been very popular. Even if this film could boost his popularity a bit, it won’t have a significant impact on our future movies."
Hearing Meng Zenan’s words, Hong Tianyi immediately nodded and said, "Let’s hope so."
Soon, the lights in the hall dimmed, the music of the TV series began, and the premiere, started!
"Laugh in the Martial World, resolve grudges, strike with smiles, hide blades in laughs."
"Laugh in the dusty world, solitary laughter, too lofty hearts, unreachable."
"Bright moon shines, the long path ahead, people age, hearts do not."
"Can’t love enough, can’t let go, can’t forget, your goodness."
A song from ’Laugh in the Martial World’ played as the show’s theme song. As soon as it started, Hong Tianyi was stunned!
"What is this song? It’s pretty good!" Hong Tianyi listened intently. He even noticed that his brother, Hong Tianjun, who usually remained indifferent to everything, was visibly moved by the song!
Great song, this was definitely a very good song!
"This theme song..." Li Bomming and Meng Zenan exchanged glances. Li Bomming said, "This song is pretty good, Zenan, do you know who wrote it? We could consider inviting this lyricist and composer to do a theme song for our movie."
This ’Laugh in the Martial World’ was actually a song from Zhang Jizhong’s version of ’Laughing in the Martial Heroes’ on Earth in a previous lifetime. The lyrics were made to fit the original work superbly, so Hong Tianyi and others were deeply shocked just by these first two lines!
Listening to the theme song, Hong Tianyi sat up straight!
This song was amazing! Both the lyrics and melody were beautifully captivating and faultless!
"Seems like flowers aren’t flowers, the fog isn’t fog, the surging river can’t stay, full of lofty ambitions and proud courage, turns out heroes are lonely..."
Throughout the hall, the theme song’s high and passionate singing resounded. Even Meng Zenan and Li Bomming’s faces reddened, their lips tightly pursed, eyes fixed on the screen, yet their thoughts seemed to have leaped into that heroic martial world!
That heroic spirit unique to the martial world surged up to the rooftop with the song!
Great song! Great lyrics! Great melody!
"Laugh in the Martial World, love freely, with pipes or flutes, pour the wine! Looking up laughing, forgot it all, as carefree as the wind, lightly floating!"
This theme song, combined with the plot, was absolutely flawless and impeccable!
Classic, with no faults to be found!
"Good! Good!" Hong Tianyi kept praising, "Great song! This song is simply a classic! Director Li, you must find out who made this song, no matter the cost, we must bring them in!"
Li Bomming then pulled over a crew member from ’Laughing in the Martial Heroes,’ and asked, "Who made this theme song? Do you know? Help contact them. Tell them they can name their terms, our Second Young Master is very pleased with this song!"
Upon hearing this, that person’s expression became incredibly intriguing, barely holding back their laughter, looking as amused as one could be.
"What do you mean by that?" At that moment, Hong Tianjun frowned, "The terms are definitely not a problem. You just need to tell us who the lyricist and composer are, we’ll naturally offer terms that satisfy them!"
"That... that...," that person struggled to stifle his laughter, his expression extremely odd as he said, "This song was... was... just casually made by our Brother Hao when he was in the crew. As for your terms..."
Other onlookers: "..."