Entertainment 1998

Chapter 729 Chapter 728, This thing is addictive

Han Shanye is here.

As the host, Hu Mei naturally had to entertain the guests well. Even though not many restaurants were open in Hengdian at night due to the epidemic, she still used her connections to contact a small restaurant called Jinzhou Hotel near the Hengdian International Convention Center Hotel.

Jinzhou Restaurant is not very big, only about 100 square meters, and is a fly-in-the-mouth restaurant.

The chef was not there and the restaurant owner's cooking skills were not very good. Han Shanye, Jiang Feng, Hu Mei, Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei and others smelled a strong smell of burnt food as soon as they came in from outside.

But, there is no way, this is the condition now.

If you want to get together in a restaurant, have a drink and chat, this is the only service you can enjoy.

But fortunately, there is Jiang Feng!

Jiang Feng, who didn't want to torture his stomach, walked into the restaurant, washed his hands, and took over the kitchen. He took a look at the things in the kitchen, and in less than half an hour, six delicious home-cooked dishes were on the table.

Scrambled eggs with green onions, cold lotus root slices, pickled cabbage with vinegar, spicy stir-fried pork head, beef brisket stewed with tomatoes, and oil-drizzled lettuce.

After seeing these, Han Shanye, Gu Changwei and Zhang Yimou just sniffed and picked up their chopsticks.

At the beginning, Hu Mei was skeptical about Jiang Feng's cooking skills.

Before, although many colleagues said that looking at the entire Chinese entertainment industry, if we talk about cooking skills, Jiang Feng ranks second, and no one dares to rank first.

But what you hear is false, and what you see is true.

I haven't tasted the food he cooked myself, so who knows whether what you said is true or not.

But in this simple restaurant, after just one bite of the oil-drizzled lettuce, Hu Mei knew that what everyone was saying was true.

The aroma and spiciness of garlic, the aroma and spiciness of stir-fried peppers, the sourness of vinegar, the sweetness of sugar, the umami flavor brought out by sugar... well, all kinds of wonderful flavors are combined together to directly impact your taste buds.

Let yourself feel a sense of satisfaction from deep within your heart.

However, just as Hu Mei was savoring the dishes made by Jiang Feng, Han Shanye raised his wine glass.

"Jiang Feng..."

"Ok?"

"Your cooking skills have improved again. Come, let me toast you."

"Goodbye, President Han!"

Jiang Feng also raised his wine glass and clinked it with the old man.

"I can't bear your praise, because if you praise me, I will definitely cook for you in the United States."

"Ha ha…"

As soon as Jiang Feng finished speaking, Han Shanye, Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei and others burst into laughter at the same time.

"Jiang Feng, don't worry.

We went to the United States this time to attend the Academy Awards ceremony. It's not like when we were filming, where we had to follow you around to eat and drink for free.

Besides, there are many people going this time. There are 10 people from the crew of "Hero" alone, and there are 8 people from your crew of "Departures" and 6 people from "The Departed". So Mr. Han rented a 6-story apartment near Santa Monica Beach, and brought 7 chefs from China..."

At the dinner table, the news revealed by Gu Changwei was quite explosive.

Jiang Feng simply chose not to believe it.

It's a short-term rental apartment building, and they even brought a chef to cook. Damn, we're just going to attend an Oscar awards ceremony, not the national football team going out to play a game.

Seeing that Jiang Feng didn't believe it, Han Shanye smiled and nodded.

"That's right, Jiang Feng. This time our three crews will go to the Oscars ceremony. Together with the drivers and cooks, there are 3 people in total.

Just this afternoon, when Yimou, Changwei and I flew over to see you, Li Lianhua, Fan Jiuyi, Dawei, Liu Jie and others had already boarded a flight to Los Angeles with their cook and driver.

Your producer Li Xing flew directly from Hong Kong Island to meet up with Japanese star Miyazawa Rie."

"Um…"

Even though Han Shanye confirmed this personally, Jiang Feng was still confused.

"Boss Han, why did China Film Group make such a big move?"

“Because China Film Group listened to you this time, it not only invested 3000 million US dollars in the Hollywood movie Transformers directed by you, and won the exclusive distribution rights of this movie in Asia, but also signed an agreement with Hasbro Toy Company.

Starting from 05, China Film Group will become the general agent for the manufacturing and sales of Hasbro's Transformers toys in China."

"Oh, this is a very happy event."

Jiang Feng picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank the one or two glasses of liquor in the glass.

But Han Shanye didn't drink it. Instead, he stared at Jiang Feng very seriously and said:
“Jiang Feng, Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks, and Miramax Films have already agreed that our Chinese team can participate in the filming and production of the movie Transformers.

What China Film Group means is, can you put a few young film directors into your team?
I believe you also know that although China has been calling for the industrialization of the film industry for many years, even your team has not reached the level of industrialization of the film industry.

And your trip to the United States to shoot a film next year will be a great learning opportunity.”

"..."

Jiang Feng was silent.

The reason why my buddy agreed to direct the movie "Transformers" was that he wanted to train his own team and let them participate in the shooting and production of Hollywood blockbusters in all aspects, so as to gain experience for shooting similar movies in the future.

But no one expected that Han Shanye also had the same plan.

"Why, Jiang Feng, are you in trouble?"

Among the others, Gu Changwei was the most nervous one, because not only did he want to be the photographer of "Transformers" himself, but he also wanted to squeeze a girl who graduated from the directing department of the Central Academy of Drama into the crew... Zhang Jingchu.

"Well, it's not too difficult." Jiang Feng carefully calculated the pros and cons, then stretched out two fingers towards Han Shanye.

"Boss Han, I promise you that I can let other young directors join my filming team, but I have two requirements."

"Say!"

"First, the young directors you put in here must pass my assessment. If they fail, I'm sorry, no one's connections will work."

"No problem!" Han Shanye agreed immediately.

"Second, there are only five spots available, and they must obey me completely while they work in Hollywood. Even if I order them to run around Los Angeles, they must do it. Otherwise, I have the right to fire them directly."

"Ha ha…"

Hu Mei, who was sitting next to them, eating her food peacefully and listening to what they were talking about, finally couldn't help laughing at this moment.

And I can't stop laughing.

Jiang Feng is such an interesting guy. He clearly doesn't want Han Shanye to join his team.

Because no matter who you are, no one can accept Jiang Feng's harsh conditions. I ask you to be Luo Ben, and you have to be Luo Ben.

Otherwise, get out of here.

But what I never expected was that Han Shanye actually agreed so readily.

"Okay, it's a deal!"

"Well, it's a deal!"

Seeing Han Shanye extending his hand, Jiang Feng smiled and shook hands with him.

...

We came here at 10:30 at night.

Since Jiang Feng was the one who cooked, the group didn't start eating until 11 o'clock in the evening.

But even so, at 12: am, the small welcome reception ended neatly.

There was no way around it. The crew of "The Emperor of Han Wu" had to start filming early in the morning, so Jiang Feng, the male lead, and Hu Mei, the director, had to be present.

Jiang Feng walked very fast. As soon as the drinking party ended and he came out of the Jinzhou Hotel, he ran to the Hengdian International Conference Center Hotel not far away.

Seeing his impatient look, the people walking behind him started joking, and Gu Changwei started asking.

"Old Hu, has Jiang Feng found another beauty in your crew? Or has one of his beauties come to accompany him again?"

"hehe…"

Although she was a woman, Hu Mei did not feel offended by her old classmate when she heard such a vulgar joke. She smiled and explained:

“Gao Yuanyuan, who plays Jin Su, just left the crew because her scenes were finished;

Yu Feihong, who plays Princess Pingyang, has not arrived yet. Even when there were some shots that needed to feature Princess Pingyang some time ago, our crew used a stand-in. The crew used a camera to shoot Princess Pingyang's back or side shots.

As for the beautiful actress in our crew, some of them did knock on Jiang Feng's door, but he rejected them all."

"Then why is Jiang Feng in such a hurry to go back?"

Gu Changwei pointed at Jiang Feng's back. In the blink of an eye, Jiang Feng, who had lifted up his long legs and was running forward, had already turned and ran into the hotel compound.

"It's simple. Jiang Feng has to get up at 5: to put on makeup because he has to shoot early in the morning." At this point, Hu Mei raised her wrist and looked at her watch.

"From now on, Jiang Feng can only sleep for 5 hours at most."

"Oh, that's how it is."

Gu Changwei originally wanted to chat with his old classmates about Jiang Feng’s gossip, but he didn’t expect that this guy has been quite honest recently, so he felt a little embarrassed.

However, at this time, Hu Mei asked her doubts.

"Boss Han, I just heard you guys talking and I know you want to find a few outstanding young directors from our country to study in Hollywood with Jiang Feng.

But why did you agree to Jiang Feng's harsh conditions?

You should know that if you agree to Jiang Feng's conditions, it is equivalent to granting Jiang Feng the sword above. Whoever he wants to follow will follow, and whoever he wants to drive back will be driven back?"

"That's right!"

Han Shanye, who drank half a catty of white wine, smiled and nodded.

"Then why did you agree? Instead of forceful assignment, Jiang Feng, I will give you a few people and you must help me train them." Hu Mei frowned, expressing her incomprehension.

"Jiang Feng is such an excellent director, and he wants to make movies in the advanced film industry atmosphere of Hollywood. If any young director has the opportunity to go there to learn, he will be driven back.

This means that this young director will never become a talent, and it also means that there is no need for us at China Film Group to train him.”

"hiss…"

"Um…"

"Boss Han, I have to say, your trick is really good! Only when the sand is washed away by the waves can the true nature of gold be revealed.

I have the opportunity to follow Jiang Feng to Hollywood, but I can still be chased away by him. There is really no need to train me anymore!" Zhang Yimou, who looked a little quiet today, gave Han Shanye a thumbs up at this time.

But Han Shanye was sending text messages.

[Xiao Jin, please notify Lu Chuan, Ning Hao, Wuershan, Yu Xiaoyang, Jia Zhangke, Xu Jinglei, Zhang Jingchu and others, and tell them that if they want to study in Hollywood, they must first learn English well and take Jiang Feng's exam.

As for the exam content...

I don't know either!】

…………

At 5 a.m., Jiang Feng woke up from his sleep.

After washing my face and getting dressed in the bathroom, I went downstairs to have breakfast. Well, it can’t be said to be breakfast. It should be said that I took a breakfast from the restaurant and got on the business car of the crew to the shooting site.

Sitting in the car, Jiang Feng ate tea eggs and drank soy milk while listening to assistant director Ren Wei talking about what would be filmed today.

"Brother Feng, according to the filming notice, your first scene today is from Episode 1 of "The Emperor of Han Wu", which is Emperor Wu of Han presiding over a court meeting.

This scene was shot in two parts. One part was shot in the bedroom of Emperor Wu of Han, which was about daily life, such as getting up, combing your hair, etc. The other part was shot in the court..."

After working together for more than a month, Ren Wei has controlled the rhythm very well.

Ren Wei started talking from the moment Jiang Feng got on the car to the moment he got off the car, and he had just finished describing what Jiang Feng was going to shoot today.

Of course, Jiang Feng’s rhythm control is also good.

The business car drove to the shooting site. Assistant Director Ren Wei finished explaining the content of today's shooting, and Jiang Feng finished his breakfast.

No one should be delayed.

Today, the same is true.

Jiang Feng had just swished the last bite of fried dough sticks into his stomach and washed it down with the last sip of soy milk when the business car stopped steadily in the square in front of the Qin Palace.

After getting off the car, Jiang Feng didn't walk far before arriving at the dressing room. There was a senior sister who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in the dressing room. She was specifically responsible for Jiang Feng's makeup and touch-ups on the crew.

After a month of cooperation, both parties have become familiar with each other.

Whenever Jiang Feng came over, this senior sister named Huang Hua would always greet him with a smile.

"Brother Feng, you are handsome again?"

But today, it seems a little unexpected.

As soon as Jiang Feng walked into the dressing room, he saw Huang Hua looking down repeatedly.

Uh…

What do you mean?
Does this mean I have to let my buddy lie on the floor and put on makeup today?

But before Jiang Feng could ask the question, he saw someone standing up from the recliner in the dressing room.

"Uh, Director, you're here so early?"

"It's not that I came early. It's because after we finished drinking, I didn't go back to the hotel. I asked the driver to take me to this place to take a nap." Looking a little tired, director Hu Mei slapped her face hard with her hands, then stood up and gave up the recliner that Jiang Feng used to put on makeup.

Jiang Feng likes to put on makeup while sleeping, and lying on a recliner seems to be a very comfortable posture for putting on makeup.

"Jiang Feng..."

"Ok?"

As soon as Jiang Feng lay down, Hu Mei spoke.

"There's something I forgot to ask you. You're flying to the United States this afternoon. When can you expect to fly back from the United States?"

"Let's do it on the 15th. Regardless of whether my movie wins an award or not, I will definitely report to you on March 3th."

"March 3th..., that means you have to be back in the U.S. early on March 15th. Isn't that a bit too tight in terms of time?" Hu Mei walked to the door of the dressing room and suddenly turned around and said:
"Jiang Feng, let me tell you, I will allow you to stay in the United States for one more day. On March 3, you can come to the crew to report to me, no matter if it is morning or evening."

Ok…

Jiang Feng was about to say thank you, but immediately stopped talking.

"Director, is there something wrong with you?"

"Yeah, there is a little bit." Hu Mei, who had just woken up, scratched his head embarrassedly.

"Jiang Feng, look at you, you have good acting skills, a good personality, low pay, and a very high profile. Looking at the entire Chinese film and television industry, you are unique.

Just like the TV series we shot, "The Emperor of Han Wu", it has only been launched for a month and even the second round of broadcasts have been sold out. Moreover, the TV station also said that as long as it is a TV series starring Jiang Feng, we will buy it as long as you can name the price.

So, therefore, I'm addicted to working with you.

I have a script called "Qiao Family Courtyard" in my hand now, which I have handed to your agent Wang Jinghua. Take a look at it when you have time to see if we can work together again."

Hearing what director Hu Mei said, Jiang Feng couldn't help but laugh.

I didn't expect this thing could be addictive?!

(End of this chapter)