Chapter 16: The Era of Ocular Economy

  Heroes don't ask about one's origin, but becoming a politician requires having a clean personal history.

  This is an unavoidable problem for Zhao Jiamu, so he chose to take a detour.

  He was a tabloid reporter by origin, and all the way along, his reputation was notorious, but it was this notorious reputation that made him an exception among many members of the Great Tang Empire.

  He supports polygamy, supports the lifting of bans on pornographic films, supports lowering the marriage age to allow 16-year-old boys and girls to get married, supports executing 15-year-old criminals by firing squad, supports holding children over 12 years old fully responsible for civil affairs... How can I put it? He supports everything, as long as it's a hot topic, he's willing to take the lead and get media attention.

  Twenty years ago, the empire lifted its ban on pornographic films, and he was among those who made a big show of it. The annual tax revenue of several hundred billion yuan eventually led to the empire passing this decree with a pinch of salt.

  A major debate made pornographic films legal, so many people call him the Porn Video Representative. Recently, he is proposing another bill that 15-year-old minors should be fully civilly responsible, those who should be sentenced to prison will be sentenced to prison, and those who should be shot will be shot.

  This bill was met with outrage from countless people as soon as it was proposed, but it also gained a lot of support. The extremely spoiled kids should be executed 100%.

  So, although the empire had countless people who hated and detested him, there were also those who supported him, allowing him to retain his title as a member of parliament.

  "Yes, next is Zhao Jiamu, thank you Miss Yang. Next time I will pay attention to this matter. Mr. Cao Jianqiang's phone number is XXXXXXXXXX, I remembered it, thank you."

  Yang Jinyi's phone call was successfully connected to Zhao Jiawu's mobile phone. After hanging up the phone, Zhao Jiawu immediately dialed Cao Jianqiang's mobile phone number.

  Unexpectedly, there's such a good thing, since so, he must get involved.

  The reason why people are watching from the sidelines is that Wu Yuan has offended too many people, but if Wu Yuan were to make a career change and start filming AVs, then the situation would be different.

  Half a year ago, a female actress's X-rated photos and videos were circulated online, and that night, the traffic of Datang Empire Network doubled!

  That young man has a good figure, if he passes the acting test. With three to five months until the trial, that's enough time for him to film five to ten AVs. A new star in the entertainment industry will rise, and when the time comes, after being whitewashed, he'll enter the film and television industry, maybe even becoming a first-line star.

  He was nicknamed Zhao Dàmǒu that year, specializing in exposing scandals in the entertainment industry. Although he was entangled in lawsuits, it also helped him fight his way to the top.

  Exposure is everything, he decided to participate. As for offending a high-ranking official in Yunzhou City, he couldn't care less.

  He will support the genuine one.

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  On earth, there was once such a joke.

  There was a poor boy who fell in love with the daughter of a billionaire, so his uncle went to find the Secretary-General of the United Nations and told him that a billionaire wanted to become his relative, as long as the Secretary-General was willing to adopt the poor boy as his godson.

  The Secretary-General of the United Nations agreed, so the old man went to find the billionaire and said that the Secretary-General had a son who had taken a liking to his daughter, suggesting that both sides could become in-laws and benefit from it.

  The billionaire thought, this is not bad either. So the poor boy married the daughter of the billionaire, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the billionaire became in-laws. Everything was joyful, and no one suffered any losses.

  This joke sounds absurd, but in reality, countless similar things are happening.

  "Why did you call Zhao Jiamu?"

  Furrowing his brow, Cao Jianqiang naturally understood that with Zhao Jiamu's arrival, the trouble had escalated.

  "This is a good thing, Zhao Jiawu MP is now busy promoting the bill to send minors to the gallows. For him, exposure is paramount."

  He had previously opened a green light for pornographic films, his intervention was justified, we could even be exempt from propaganda, and there was one very important thing, that is the legal issue.

  If I were bailed pending trial, the judge might issue some kind of restraining order, such as prohibiting me from filming pornographic movies and other things that are considered harmful.

  "And then there is a legislator, especially a combative one, who intervenes before the judge makes any decision, and his presence is much better than that of lawyers, isn't it?"

  "I know all these things you're saying, but you still shouldn't look for Zhao Jiamu, Representative Zhao..."

  Cao Jianqiang's lawyer also had a look of being betrayed, as if he felt that Wu Yuan owed them an apology.

  "You also know that there are many people outside who want you to fail. This time we came to see you, we were under tremendous pressure. What you did is equivalent to betraying us. We came to help you, but you suddenly pushed us to..."

  Yes, I am forcing you guys.

  Wu Yuan nodded slightly, his eyes filled with a smile. "I think that before you came, you must have asked the boss for instructions? He should have said something like this: even if we don't sign an agreement, going there will still be beneficial, right?"

  Cao Jianqiang didn't respond, but Wu Yuan was right. They came here like reporters who heard about a scandal, no matter what, they would rush to get the scoop first. Nobody wanted to offend anyone unnecessarily, making an AVI of Yu Xianrong's doujinshi could be problematic, but if it brought huge benefits, then that would be a different story.

  Those high-ranking officials will pay a high price or make concessions in policy matters to allow Cao Jianrong's company to reap huge benefits.

  When they came, Wu Yuan was already considered a pawn, but unexpectedly, this pawn directly crossed the river.

  It seemed as if Wu Yuan had seen Cao Jianqiang's idea, and he continued to speak.

  "I'm a pawn crossing the river, now there's no turning back. Things happened too suddenly, I can't afford to make a single misstep."

  Your arrival is my first move. With your presence, I can leverage Zhao Jiayu's participation, and then use his involvement to influence you.

  Director Cao, you can now call your boss and ask about the terms of the contract. Tell him that it's too late to negotiate with the forces behind for benefits.

  Selling me won't bring any benefits, and what you've done so far has already offended many people. In that case, if you don't sign a contract with me, the loss will be doubled.

  The Great Tang Empire has many film companies that will also rush here as soon as they learn of this news.

  Those people are not afraid of offending the high officials of Yunzhou City, they will give me a more relaxed and generous contract.

  Director Cao, please repeat these words to your boss and hope he makes the right decision. Don't say I'm using you guys, in this world, everyone is using each other mutually, you gave me an opportunity, and I also gave you an opportunity, isn't it?

  Wu Yuan took a deep breath and waited for Cao Jianqiang's response.

  After ensuring his own safety in prison, he would think of ways to jump out and become a public figure, a big star, and then...

  As long as he makes a big fuss about it, Wu Yuan believes he will escape the disaster of prison. Who would bother to argue with dog shit? Aren't you afraid of being covered in dog shit yourself?

  Sometimes dog shit can sell for a high price too.

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  "Bastard, bastard!"

  Xue Wanjun's face turned red with rage as she listened to the report on the phone, constantly scolding a certain bastard.

  Upon learning of Cao Jianqiang's visit, Xue Wanyi immediately called his boss and contacted several high-ranking officials he knew. Legally, if Wu Yuan could be detained quickly, it would save a lot of trouble.

  But the court's response was powerless, and the boss of Huan Yu Company said that he chose to cooperate with Wu Yuan.

  "Sorry, Miss Xue, I have no choice either. Cao Jianqiang relayed Wu Yuan's words to me, and I'll repeat them to you."

  Selling me won't bring any benefits, and what you've done so far has already offended many people. In that case, if you don't sign a contract with me, the loss will be doubled.

  I sincerely wanted to do business with you, but the basis of the transaction no longer exists. My people have estimated that if Wu Yuan joins our company and helps us film movies, we can produce more than seven films within three months, with a profit of around 300 million. In the long run, it may be even more. Miss Xue, you won't be able to match this price, so I'm really sorry.

  "Sorry? Sorry?"

  Xue Wei'er struggled to suppress her anger, she completely regarded Yu Xianrong as her sister, now something terrible was going to happen to her, how could she ignore it?

  "So, you've decided to make a movie with Wu Yuan? You're not going to tell me that your new movie is called 'Twelve Hours of Humiliation for Female Stars' or 'Female Star XXXX.avi', are you?"

  The phone on the opposite side made an awkward sound. Once the other party signed a contract with Wu Yuan, they would naturally think of ways to get in touch with Yu Xianrong. This has nothing to do with morality, but only because of interests.

  As for this name... it can actually be set to be more explicit.

  "How could that be? I'm not that kind of person. By the way, is Miss Yu free? I'd like to invite her to participate in a TV interview program, what do you think?"

  "Are you going to let Wu Yuan participate at the same time? I've seen enough of your tricks! Zhang Younian, I'm warning you seriously, if you dare to make that kind of movie, then wait for a clean butt and go to jail!"

  Xue Wei'er hung up the phone with a sigh, feeling mentally exhausted.

  This is an eyeball economy world. Some things, once they are paid attention to, even Emperor Li Jiancheng of the Tang Dynasty cannot intervene.

  What should I do? What can I do?

  Thank you France ③ crazy and letter paper for the reward, thank you.