How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 656

As soon as Tom’s words ended, Zambir, the manager of the Jinba Tower Management Office, rushed over with a few subordinates, looking panicked.

“May I ask, which one is Mr. Yang Chen?” Zambir asked hurriedly.

Yang Chen raised his hand, and Zambir quickly stepped forward and asked politely, “Are you Mr. Yang Chen from Dragon Country [China]?”

Yang Chen: “Yes, I am.”

Zambir: “Hello, Mr. Yang. I am Zambir, the manager of the Jinba Tower Management Office. Please feel free to tell me what you need.”

Yang Chen pointed to Liu Tianxian and the others and said, “They are all my friends. They said they rented the Jinba Tower from you in advance for filming, but you temporarily gave the venue to a Hollywood crew. Is that so?”

Zambir: “Mr. Yang, I’m very sorry, it’s my fault. I will immediately ask the Hollywood crew to leave the venue and let your friends use it to shoot their movie immediately.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “I’ll remember this mistake. If you don’t perform well in the future, think about what will happen to you.”

Just now, Harvey’s secretary had conveyed the order to Zambir in Harvey’s name, so Zambir could naturally guess that Yang Chen’s identity was not simple.

“Yes, yes. I will definitely perform well. Thank you, Mr. Yang, for giving me a chance to make amends,” Zambir replied in horror while wiping his sweat.

Zambir quickly said to Tom and the others, “Everyone, I’m sorry, but we must honor our contracts. We signed the lease with the Dragon Country crew first, so we must let them use it first.”

Tom was stunned and quickly asked, “Mr. Manager, did I hear you right? Is it because the rent we paid isn’t enough? You can ask for any amount of rent you want, and we will try our best to satisfy it.”

Zambir: “This is not a matter of how much the rent is, but a matter of the spirit of contract.”

Director Macaulay felt that there was no problem that money couldn’t solve, so he said to Zambir, “I’ll add another $100,000 US dollars per day. I believe everything has a price.”

Zambir: “Mr. Macaulay, I’ve made it very clear, this is not a matter of money, it’s the spirit of contract, the spirit of contract. Is my pronunciation inaccurate, or are you deliberately pretending not to understand?”

Macaulay: “Add another $200,000 US dollars to the daily rent!”

Zambir: “Shut up! F*ck! I told you it’s not a matter of money, and you’re still adding, adding, adding! I’ll give you half an hour, ah, no, ten minutes, ten minutes at most. If you don’t vacate the venue, I’ll have people help you do it. If anything is damaged by then, you will be responsible for all the consequences!”

Macaulay saw that Zambir didn’t seem to be joking, and his face immediately changed. He said, “Are you kidding me? We’re halfway through filming, and you’re telling us to leave? Who will bear our losses, you?”

Zambir: “I hope you understand the situation. The contract we signed starts in a week. I temporarily let you cut in line to use the venue first, which doesn’t mean that the venue really belongs to you now. Understand? I won’t talk nonsense with you. Get out of the venue quickly. You will be responsible for the consequences if you don’t get out in ten minutes.”

Zambir quickly ran to Yang Chen again and said, “Mr. Yang, I have warned them that they must evacuate the venue within ten minutes, otherwise we will help them evacuate. Your friends will be able to use the venue to shoot their movie soon. Do you think it’s okay for me to do this?”

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, and said, “Okay! Then you supervise them and let me know when it’s done.”

Zambir: “Okay, okay. Then you and your friends chat, and I’ll supervise them to evacuate the venue.”

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, and Zambir ran away happily.

Liu Tianxian said with a face full of admiration: “Brother Chen, you are so amazing. You are good friends with the new king here.”

Yang Chen: “Yes! So, if you need any help, just ask. Finish filming your scenes as soon as possible and go back to prepare for our company’s movie.”

Li Xuedong: “Okay, okay. I will give priority to filming Tianxian’s [Liu Tianxian’s given name] scenes so that she can return to China as soon as possible to film the movie invested by Starlight Entertainment.”

It would be too embarrassing for a dignified Hollywood crew to be kicked out of the venue halfway through filming, especially since the male lead of this movie is Tom, who can only be hired with a salary of $15 million US dollars + movie box office share, and his income from a single movie is basically around $100 million US dollars.

It’s embarrassing to have such a fierce international superstar kicked out of the venue.

Tom walked over again. When he spoke to Yang Chen just now, he was full of confidence and even ridicule, but now he looked serious.

“Sir, hello, may I ask your name?” Tom asked with a smile.

Yang Chen: “Yang Chen.”

Tom: “Mr. Yang, I’m very sorry, we may have been a little rude in our words just now. Our movie is halfway through filming, and withdrawing at this time will not only delay time but also waste filming costs. Please don’t make things difficult for us and let us continue filming the movie before leaving. Can we?”

Yang Chen: “Oh, so you also know that it will delay time and waste money? Then my friends rented the venue first, why are you bullying them just because you are a Hollywood crew?”

Tom: “Because our crew has a lot of people, and the funds consumed every day without doing anything are a lot. So, we definitely want to use the venue first. How about this, we and your friends each use half of the venue? Or we use it in the morning and they use it in the afternoon. What do you think?”

Yang Chen shook his head and said, “No, my friend is in a hurry and needs to finish filming as soon as possible to return to China to join another project.”

Director Macaulay saw that Tom’s face was not working, and his temper was not so good. He said, “Tom, stop talking nonsense with him. I’ll call the boss and ask him to report the situation here to Disney Group CEO Robin Iger. I don’t believe that with the strength of Disney Group, we can’t protect the right to use this venue.”

This movie is invested and filmed by 20th Century Fox Film Company. Disney acquired 20th Century Fox Film Company in earlier years, so Macaulay did not exaggerate. He can indeed contact Disney Group CEO Robin Iger to come forward.

However, the relationship he is looking for may work in front of others, but it will not work in front of Yang Chen.

Macaulay doesn’t know the relationship between Yang Chen and Harvey, so he thinks that as long as he finds a connection, he can let the Jinba Tower Management Office continue to let them use the venue.

Macaulay also doesn’t know that Yang Chen holds 20% of Disney Group’s shares. Robin Iger has to call Yang Chen “Brother” when he sees him. Is it useful to ask him to come forward?

Tom: “Director, I know you are very anxious, but please don’t worry, it’s not time for Disney Group to come forward. Mr. Yang, you also heard that this movie is co-produced by our company and 20th Century Film Company. They can not give me face, but 20th Century Film Company belongs to Disney Group, they can’t not give Disney Group face, right? I don’t think it’s necessary to go that far, let’s still use half and half. What do you think?”

Yang Chen: “I never share with others, either it completely belongs to me, or it completely belongs to others. I don’t care who you are looking for, the venue must be used by my friends.”

Macaulay: “Tom, don’t talk to him, I’ll call the boss now.”

Tom nodded and walked away with a helpless smile.

Wang Hui: “They are going to find Disney Group, it seems they really want to compete with us to the end.”

Li Xuedong: “Mr. Yang, will it cause you any trouble?”

Yang Chen: “No, I have Disney’s shares, it’s useless for them to find anyone.”

Liu Tianxian: “Ah, Brother Chen also acquired Disney’s shares? Oh my god, you are so amazing.”

Yang Chen: “It’s just a casual investment, there’s nothing amazing about it.”

Li Xuedong: “I usually only hear that the Starlight Yang boss is very powerful, but I don’t know how powerful he is specifically. I now have some understanding of the strength of the Yang boss, which is more powerful than most of the rich people on our domestic rich list.”

At this time, Macaulay finished the phone call, and he did not forget to remind the management office manager Zambir to pay attention to answering the phone, and someone would call Zambir soon to tell him how to do things.

Yang Chen smiled and called Robin Iger, the president of Disney Group, and said, “Hello, Mr. Iger, the president of the group’s 20th Century Film Company will contact you later, please help coordinate the right to use Jinba Tower. Please don’t interfere, because my friends want to use Jinba Tower, and only after they have used it can Tom and the others use it.”

Robin Iger listened in a daze, and at this time, Freeman, the president of 20th Century Film Company, really called him.

Robin Iger quickly said: “Okay, Mr. Yang, I know what you mean. Freeman called me, and I will tell him what to do.”

Yang Chen: “Okay. Hang up, you can tell him.”

Three minutes later, Macaulay received a call from Freeman, the president of 20th Century Film Company.

Freeman: “Let the Dragon Country crew use it first.”

Macaulay was stunned, he even wondered if he had heard it wrong.

“Why?” Macaulay asked in confusion.

Freeman: “Because the Dragon Country person you mentioned is the second-largest shareholder of Disney Group, holding 20% of the shares, second only to the Disney family. Mr. Iger clearly requires that I do not allow our crew to compete with them. Moreover, the Dragon Country person you mentioned is Yang Chen, Starlight Yang Chen, the one who defeated Wall Street and forced the federal government to unfreeze hundreds of billions of US dollars. Do you know why now?”

Macaulay looked at Yang Chen, who was chatting with Liu Tianxian, in shock. It turned out that he was Yang Chen, who made Wall Street terrified.

Then what are we competing for?

What are we competing for? It’s hard to say what the consequences will be if he gets annoyed.

Macaulay: “Okay, I got it.”

Hanging up the phone, Macaulay immediately said loudly: “Everyone listen, immediately remove all props from the venue!”

The entire crew showed shocked expressions. It was not the most frightening thing to pack up and leave, but the fact that the director asked the president of Disney Group to come forward and it didn’t help was the most shocking and unexpected thing for them.

A small Jinba Tower, and Disney Group’s face is not working?

Tom asked with a puzzled look: “Director, can’t the president of Disney Group handle it either?”

Macaulay: “He is Yang Chen, the one who made Wall Street helpless, the one who just forced the federal government to unfreeze his hundreds of billions of US dollars in assets, and he also holds 20% of Disney Group’s shares. So, do you think the president of Disney Group can be useful in front of him?”

Tom was even more shocked, his eyes widened.

The entire crew looked at Yang Chen in shock. This is Yang Chen, who turned Wall Street and the US medical device industry upside down.

Macaulay: “What are you still doing? Hurry up and work!”

The staff quickly took action and took away all the props.

Li Xuedong said excitedly: “They are moving things, they finally gave up resisting!”

Wang Hui: “Mr. Yang, you are so amazing, Disney Group is not working in front of you.”

Liu Tianxian: “Brother Chen, I have nothing to say, I’ll treat you to dinner tonight.”

Yang Chen: “Okay! Let’s have dinner together tonight. You guys are busy, I’ll go for a walk.”

The entire crew quickly waved goodbye to Yang Chen, and then they immediately devoted themselves to the work of filming the movie.

Tom was very unhappy, but as an actor, he had no ability to compete with Yang Chen.

Director Macaulay comforted: “Tom, don’t be sad, he is Yang Chen after all, a person who doesn’t care about Wall Street, it’s normal that we can’t do anything to him.”

Tom just nodded and didn’t speak, but the expression on his face was enough to show that he was very unconvinced.

The movie couldn’t be filmed, so Macaulay simply let everyone go out to play, so as not to make everyone feel uncomfortable when they gathered together with sad faces.

Tom changed into casual clothes in the RV, and then went out for a walk alone.

Tom is an international superstar after all, and the Mission: Impossible series has made him famous and profitable. Audiences who like to watch American movies must know him.

Therefore, not long after Tom came out, he was surrounded by local Jinba people and tourists from all over the world. Everyone asked him for a group photo, and he readily agreed.

Tom was taking pictures with fans when a group of people passed by and stopped.

The white man leading the group immediately said in surprise: “Hi! Tom, why are you here? Are you here to film a movie?”

Tom Cruise’s eyes lit up. Isn’t this his wealthy friend Rabin Netanyahu?

Rabin Netanyahu is a wealthy Israeli with assets of over $10 billion US dollars. He especially likes Tom’s movies. In order to meet Tom, he even spent $100 million US dollars to hold a party for Tom.

Rabin Netanyahu is mainly engaged in arms trade, and his customers are mostly countries or armed organizations in the Middle East and African countries; the UAE is one of his main customers.

Tom Cruise quickly abandoned the fans, smiled, and walked over to greet Rabin Netanyahu.

“Hi! Mr. Netanyahu, long time no see, I didn’t expect to meet you here. I did come to film a movie, but it was ruined by someone, so I can’t film it for the time being, so I can only go out for a walk to pass the time,” Tom Cruise said with a smile.

Netanyahu was furious when he heard this. Someone dared to ruin Tom’s movie filming. It was outrageous!

“What movie are you filming? Who ruined your movie filming?” Netanyahu asked quickly.

Tom: “We are filming the new ‘Mission: Impossible’. We were filming well at Jinba Tower, but suddenly a Dragon Country person appeared and took our venue away.”

Netanyahu: “What? A Dragon Country person took your place? That’s terrible! Which Dragon Country person is it? Where is he?”

Tom: “His name is Yang Chen, oh, he is Yang Chen, the one who made Wall Street helpless.”

Netanyahu: “Oh, I know him. He just announced a few days ago that he has developed room-temperature superconducting materials, and we have sent experts to verify whether it is true. Even if it is him, he can’t ruin your movie filming! Where is he? I’ll go meet him!”

Tom: “No need, let’s not cause trouble for Mr. Netanyahu. He is Yang Chen after all, and Wall Street can’t do anything to him.”

Netanyahu was unhappy when he heard this, and said, “Tom, ordinary rich people may really not be able to do anything to him, but I am different. I am an arms dealer, and I have a lot of ways to deal with him. Let’s go, let’s find him! I will never allow anyone to ruin your filming progress, I am still waiting to see your new movie.”

Tom: “No problem, when my new movie is released, I will personally go to Israel to invite you to attend the premiere together.”

Netanyahu couldn’t tell the difference between east, west, north, and south in an instant, and followed Tom to find Yang Chen with full confidence.

At this time, Yang Chen was sightseeing in Jinba Tower, and Liu Tianxian’s phone call came in.

Yang Chen: “Hello, Tianxian, what’s the matter?”

Liu Tianxian: “Brother Chen, Tom is back again, and he brought a white man, saying he wants to talk to you in person. If I don’t call you, they will stand in front of the camera and interfere with our filming.”

Yang Chen: “I’ll go over and take a look now.”

Hanging up the phone, Yang Chen immediately went to the filming location.

Tom did not dare to offend Yang Chen, and quickly said: “Mr. Yang, I’m sorry, my friend heard that my filming was interrupted, so he wanted to come over and talk to you.”

Netanyahu: “Tom, you don’t have to be so polite to him. Mr. Yang, hello, I am Rabin Netanyahu, the president of the Israeli Military Industries Group. I heard from Tom that you are Mr. Yang Chen, who made Wall Street helpless. Nice to meet you.”

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, and shook hands with Netanyahu to say hello.

“Hello, Mr. Netanyahu. So, what do you want from me?”

Netanyahu: “I personally like Tom’s movies very much, especially the ‘Mission: Impossible’ series, which I especially love. Tom said that they were filming, and you came over and took the venue away. I hope Mr. Yang can give Tom the venue back for my sake, and from now on we will be friends. Okay?”

Yang Chen smiled and replied: “Mr. Netanyahu likes Tom’s movies, so you want him to film first. But I like Tianxian’s movies, and I also want her to film first. Mr. Netanyahu asked me to give you face, so who will give me face and not interrupt Tianxian’s filming?”

Netanyahu: “Mr. Yang, I know you are very powerful, but it depends on who you are comparing with. Those people on Wall Street are all playing finance, and they may not be able to do anything to you. I am different from them. I am an arms dealer, and my strength is not comparable to them. I hope Mr. Yang can understand what I mean.”

Yang Chen understood why Tom was so confident in bringing Netanyahu back to grab the venue. It turned out that Netanyahu was an arms dealer.

Yang Chen smiled and replied: “Mr. Netanyahu’s words are very interesting, as if who is not an arms dealer. Your face is not working here with me, I hope Mr. Netanyahu can understand what I mean.”