Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 2 Those who wish take the bait

There was a moment of silence in the crew's temporary office, and then everyone looked at the little Taoist priest in front of them with different thoughts.

Seeing Zhang Jizhong's bad face, Meng Fanyao acted as a vanguard: "You are trying to attract attention and mislead the public with your lies. Could it be that Taoist Lu is an actor?

Lu Kuan glanced at him indifferently. You really got it right. Thinking back to when I graduated, I worked in film crews for several years and my acting skills were impeccable.

He then said aloud: "It is so sad when luck doesn't come my way. I went up and carried the ladder, but I couldn't get the insect wings. I went up and couldn't get down."

"Just treat it as nonsense."

He then dropped the Yin-Yang contract in his hand and said, "I have signed these two copies of the four contracts. Take them."

Meng Fanyao's face darkened, wondering what hidden tricks he had.

But it is expected that a Taoist priest who is not familiar with worldly affairs would not understand these tricks.

So what if you knew?
Seeing that the road was wide, Ju Jueliang made a move to leave, his face looking very anxious.

This Hong Kong director knows some principles of geomancy and feng shui, and he was quite convinced by what he heard.

But Zhang Jizhong looked embarrassed. Although he had some doubts in his heart, he did not hold any hope for this overly young Taoist priest.

If you don't have any beard on your lips, you can't do things well!

Lu Kuan walked out leisurely, and just as he stepped out of the office, he was grabbed tightly by Ju Jueliang!
"Master Lu!" The already convinced director from Hong Kong turned to Zhang Jizhong with a bitter face, "Director Zhang! Look at this..."

Ju Jueliang himself is a firm believer in Feng Shui metaphysics. Secondly, the crew has been plagued by trivial matters, which have delayed the construction schedule. As the fire-fighting captain, he is bound to suffer the consequences.

He is in a hurry!

Fortunately, Mr. Lu is a kind-hearted person. After all, a public relations company is there to help people in need, right?
Lu Kuan turned around and looked around at everyone with a vague look, the meaning in his expression was very clear.

Do you want me to tell you or not?
Are you willing to take my bait?
Zhang Jizhong looked at Ju Jueliang helplessly. It was drizzling outside, so he decided to try his luck.

"Master Lu, could you please give me some more guidance?"

"If it's really helpful, we're not stingy."

Hong Kong people are still easy to deceive. The assists and supporting roles that come to your doorstep will surely divide and win over the enemies.

He nodded kindly to Ju Jueliang: "Then I will tell you more about the prophecies of the hexagram and the changes of the hexagram."

"A marsh without water is a sign of hardship. Water at the bottom of the marsh is a sign of hardship. It means litigation with people and discord with affairs."

"In short, Director Zhang seems to be involved in a lawsuit recently."

"Also, I think the crew's suspension today wasn't just due to this little rain! Where's Mr. Li Yapeng?"

As soon as he said this, everyone in the audience was shocked.

Of course, everyone present knew that the crew had stopped working. The incident of Li Yapeng beating people had not been completely resolved. The businessman from Yancheng who was beaten refused to leave the crew's hotel last night and insisted on getting an explanation, otherwise he would expose it to the media.

Just extorting money.

The people who knew the inside story were limited to a few main creators of the crew and parties involved like Zhou Xun, and online information was not very developed in that era.

It is impossible for this young Taoist priest who just came here today by car from Maoshan, a hundred kilometers away, to know about it in advance.

"Nonsense! What lawsuit is Director Zhang facing? Stop slandering me!"

Meng Fanyao was eager to protect his master and was about to continue suppressing Lu Kuan's nonsense, but suddenly he caught a glimpse of Zhang Jizhong shaking his head at him calmly, and was shocked!
The bearded man knows his own suffering.

He first hyped Wang Rui, and then in order to promote "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he made a lot of irresponsible remarks in front of the media, saying that it was because the former's level was not good enough.

As a result, this verbal attack caused the contract of the worker Wang Rui's new drama "Love Proof of This Life" to be cancelled. The latter sued him to the Xicheng District People's Court of Beijing, demanding that Big Beard make a public apology and compensate him for mental damages of 10000 yuan.

He had just received a subpoena as well.

If it was possible that the young Taoist priest learned about Li Yapeng's affairs from the driver and Zhou Xun, with whom he had just chatted, then it was definitely impossible for him to know about it since the lawsuit had not yet been reported in the newspapers.

Seeing that the expressions on the faces of the people were different, Lu Kuan just stood there calmly with his hands behind his back.

There were too many twists and turns in the filming of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in its previous life. Not only that, Li Yapeng was injured later, which made it even more difficult for the crew.

He glanced at Zhou Xun, her eyes twinkling as she watched him, and thought to himself that Guo Jing and Huang Rong must have already fallen in love on the set. It was just a shame for supermodel Qu Ying, who had helped her boyfriend secure the role in The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Zhang Jizhong coughed lightly, glanced at the production director, who looked rather constipated, and was about to offer a few words when Ju Jueliang interrupted him.

"Master Lu, may I ask if there is any way to break this?"

He didn't want to follow in Wang Rui's footsteps and keep going through so much trouble. It would take him several months to finish filming.

Lu Kuan glanced at Meng Fanyao calmly, his eyes fixed on the two Yin-Yang contracts that had just been signed. The meaning in his expression was self-evident.

The people in the room looked at each other, but they didn't know what to say since Zhou Xun and Jiang Qinqin were in front of them.

But this Taoist priest who doesn't care about worldly affairs seems to be very complicated, right?

Meng Fanyao came back to his senses and looked at his leader inquiringly. Seeing the latter nod, he pretended to be calm and said, "Master Lu, please go outside to get some fresh air first. Give us some time to discuss this."

"can!"

Lu Kuan flicked his long sleeves and turned to leave the office.

Zhou Xun was already feeling very uneasy, so he quickly pulled Jiang Qinqin to follow him out.

"Hey, little Taoist priest, you're fine. Did you know about Li Yapeng's situation in advance?"

The three of them stood outside the office. The crew members were all hiding from the rain in the dressing room, and there was no one nearby to disturb their conversation.

Lu Kuan looked at the lady's cigarette Zhou Xun handed over in astonishment, and blurted out with a mixture of laughter and tears: "Isn't it a bit reckless to hand a cigarette to a Taoist priest?"

Jiang Qinqin chuckled, and Zhou Xun lit one up as well.

Most female stars of this era are open and casual. If they dared to do this in the future, they would definitely make headlines the next day.

But when Lu Kuan saw Huang Rong in ancient costume squinting her eyes and exhaling smoke from her nostrils, he felt that it was really magical.

Zhou Xun's lips curled up: "I see that you have some skills. Why don't you be my personal consultant in the future? I will pay you a salary."

She saw Zhang Jizhong's astonishment just now, and it was obvious that what the little Taoist priest said was right.

She just won the Best Actress Award at the Paris International Film Festival last year after starring in Lou Ye's "Suzhou River". She also became a big star in "The Story of the Palace of Eternal Life", and is considered a small wealthy woman.

"Haha, no need. I always sell my body, not my art."

"Then you just..."

Jiang Qinqin didn't react until halfway through her words. She covered her mouth and chuckled, "Zhou Xun, don't look at his young age. I think he's had a lot of girlfriends. He doesn't look like a monk at all."

Zhou Xun had never seen such a Taoist priest before. The key point was how he could look so righteous and talk so eloquently. It was really rare.

Appearance is justice, and even dirty jokes can be considered fun. Boss Lu from the public relations company in his previous life was very familiar with this process.

Zhou Xun smiled and said, "Then Director Meng has found the right person. Not to mention the religious advisor, he's more than qualified to play a cameo role in the drama."

Lu Kuan smiled without saying anything, and considerately waved his sleeves to block the rain that suddenly slid down the ceiling for them.

Jiang Qinqin looked at the elegant young Taoist priest with a perceptive gaze. The streets were shrouded in mist from the drizzle, and she was a little dazed for a moment.

The young Taoist priest was concentrating on thinking, and I wonder what the people in the room were thinking.

With my mysterious words and the information gap between the time travelers from later generations, it should not be difficult to fool them. It all depends on what kind of fish I can catch.

After all, this impoverished economic situation still needs to be improved.

While the three of them were chatting and laughing together, the three people in the room were plotting how to deal with this ignorant little Taoist priest.

Zhang Jizhong turned his head slightly to let the production director light his cigarette, and exhaled lightly: "Xiao Meng, what do you think about this?"

Meng Fanyao didn't dare to conclude that Lu Kuan was a fake Taoist priest at this moment. After all, the facts just now were before him, and his judgment was too accurate.

But looking at the two contracts that had already been signed, he was really unwilling to hand over the 250,000 kickbacks he had received.

For some people, not getting enough advantage is much more painful than suffering losses!
Meng Fanyao is an old producer and is well aware of the dirty deeds in the crew. Suddenly, he came up with an idea.

(End of this chapter)