This actor has something

Chapter 277 Charity Auction
Unlike the expected scene of a large screen on the stage and a large crowd of noisy audiences below, this premiere was more like a dinner party.

The round tables covered with red cloth were arranged in an orderly manner. There were about ten people sitting at each table, all dressed up beautifully. There were several tables of celebrities, and more were businessmen and media practitioners.

The arrival of He Daqi and Zhou Huimin caused a stir.

Regardless of their status, everyone present was a respectable person. They sat upright and greeted the two people passing by with a smile on their faces.

Others know He Daqi, but He Daqi doesn’t know others.

But they should all be good people. After all, they greet each other with a smile when they meet, which always shows some kindness.

He Daqi nodded and smiled as he walked inside holding Zhou Huimin's arm.

Feng Kuazi just said at the door that their seats are at the front, and someone will naturally arrange them once they get there.

"Welcome, welcome, please come and sit here."

Before He Daqi could see who was sitting at the round tables in front, Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang from Huayi came over and led him and Zhou Huimin to the table in the middle.

The table was full of strangers. He Daqi frowned slightly because he found that he and Zhou Huimin seemed to be the only actors at the table.

That’s not right. The name on the empty seat is Feng Kuazi. If we include him, there will be three actors at this table.

"Let me introduce you two. This is Mr. Han Shanping from China Film Group." President Da Wang extended his hand enthusiastically and introduced the person sitting in the main seat.

Like thunder...

"Hello, Mr. Han." The couple greeted him politely.

They were very polite to each other, but Han Shanping was a little too enthusiastic. He took the opportunity of greeting and shaking hands to pull He Daqi to sit next to him.

"Hello, I've actually been wanting to meet you two, especially Daqi. The script for "Miracle in Room 7" is really well written, but it's a pity that you're focused on acting right now, so I'm embarrassed to ask you to discuss a script."

Ask yourself to book a script?

Wow! Is there really someone who considers himself a screenwriter?
"Actually, my literary attainments are just average."

"You're being very modest. Aren't you the original screenwriter of Balabala the Fairies? Even though this is a children's show, the fact that it's received such a huge response proves it's a successful series."

He Daqi realized that they were not on the same wavelength. He smiled politely and did not respond.

Han Shanping, however, became more excited. Seeing that He Daqi remained silent, he pressed on, "Aside from Xiao Yu'er and Hua Wu Que, your company currently has no other projects lined up. I remember you signed a contract with Huan Ya for four dramas, right? Is the remaining one a movie or a TV series?"

He Daqi glanced sideways at Zhou Huimin and noticed that she was staring at another table and her mind wasn't on that. So after a moment's thought, he replied, "Uh... probably a movie."

Anyway, it is up to him to decide what to shoot next. Previously, Zhou Huimin vaguely revealed that she did not want to make any movies, and it seemed that she wanted to quit the entertainment industry again.

He Daqi has had enough of filming TV series, and his next role will only be a movie script, especially since it is very likely that the next drama will be a script he copied from the film library, so there is nothing wrong with responding like this.

Han Shanping's eyes lit up instantly when he said that, and he asked with a smile, "I see you mean you haven't decided yet, right? I remember your company also accepts scripts, but you haven't found a suitable one? Or maybe you want to continue writing and performing your own work?"

"It's more likely that I'll write and star in my own show, but it's not certain. If there's a suitable TV series, I'll act in it. Anyway, everyone in the industry knows about our agreement with Huanya. Huanya has never specified that I have to act in a movie or TV series."

He Daqi didn't say anything too final.

"You have acting skills and you're still so young, so it's best for you to focus on movies. If you decide to write and star in a film, remember to notify China Film Group as soon as possible so we can continue to cooperate in distribution."

"That's for sure. When the time comes, China Film Group will be the first to be notified." He Daqi said with a smile.

Han Shanping saw that He Daqi didn't want to chat, so he happily began to end the topic.

Don’t worry, there is still a lot of time. We met today and there will be plenty of time to get in touch with each other in the future.

In his eyes, He Daqi is a high-quality talent who can write his own scripts and has huge popularity. No matter whether the script is good or not, with He Daqi's current popularity and some gimmicks, there is a basic guarantee of box office success.

This alone makes them very capable in the inland.

What worries Han Shanping now is that there are not many people in the mainland who have box office guarantees. After counting, there are only four or five of them. This makes him feel embarrassed that he has nowhere to put his strength even if he wants to.

He has a mission, and his biggest headache now is that there are not many talents in the mainland who can carry the box office.

So his attention has always been on the new directors and screenwriters entering the industry, hoping that this group will stop pursuing art and focus on commercial elements.

Han Shanping's enthusiasm was a bit too much, which caused He Daqi to secretly wonder: Could it be that Mr. Han knew Uncle Li? Otherwise, why would he be so excited to talk to an actor like him?
Thinking of this, He Daqi turned his head to look at Zhou Huimin again and found that she was still looking at another table.

Good boy! I know you want to quit, but you can't even bother to give me a perfunctory response. What does that mean? After all, Han Shanping is the vice chairman of China Film Group.

He Daqi followed Zhou Huimin's gaze and instantly understood what Zhou Huimin was looking at.

Not looking, but staring.

There were actually several Hong Kong actors at Liu Furong's table, including Zhang Baizhi, who was currently having an eye fight with Zhou Huimin.

After knowing the reason, He Daqi no longer cared and continued to look at the other tables in the front row. He found that there were quite a few Hong Kong actors and directors.

He nudged Zhou Huimin, keeping his voice low because there were other people sitting around. He leaned over to Zhou Huimin's ear and whispered, "Did you notice that there were quite a lot of people from Hong Kong at this press conference today?"

Zhou Huimin didn't continue to argue with Zhang Baizhi. After a casual glance, she responded in a low voice: "Huayi should be collaborating with Yinghuang. These people are more or less related to Yinghuang."

At this time, Feng Kuazi came back from the door. As soon as he sat down, he immediately started to greet everyone one by one. It was only then that He Daqi realized that the remaining few people at the table who he didn't know were managers from the cinema chain.

As he was speaking, the host on the stage began to host the opening ceremony.

Everyone stopped chatting and turned their eyes to the stage.

"Dear guests, we will first hold a small charity auction, followed by a film screening. Today's theme is 'Love Creates the Future.' All proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Sijiucheng Charity Association for poverty alleviation projects, primarily targeting primary school renovations and impoverished students."

"Let's not waste any more time and start the auction. We'll try to get everyone to see the movie as soon as possible."

Knowing that today's theme is charity, He Daqi also prepared an item for auction, which is the martial arts stick he used to perform in South Korea last year. He even signed the handle before coming.

When the auction started, He Daqi realized that everyone was not very interested. He just looked at the transaction price. A pair of leather pants worn by Liu Furong was only sold for 35,000.

The highest price at the moment is for Mr. Da Wang's item, a famous painting, which was sold for over one million. According to the host, the market price of this painting is also over one million, so the person who bought it didn't spend much extra money.

The auction went very quickly. Since I had to watch a movie afterwards, I basically just added a price to something I liked. As long as someone bid on it, most people wouldn't raise the price.

He Daqi and Zhou Huimin had already discussed it when they came. They knew it was a student aid project, so they planned to wait and see how the atmosphere played out and offer a few hundred thousand to a million yuan, and have Zhou Huimin take the initiative to get He Daqi's martial arts stick back.

Seeing that the bids for other items were not very high, when He Daqi's martial arts stick was brought to the stage, Zhou Huimin raised her hand casually. "Five hundred thousand."

"Okay, Ms. Zhou Huimin has offered 500,000. Are there any other guests who would like this martial arts stick? If not, I'll say three, two, one, three, two..."

The host was used to it. Just as he was about to call out three, two, one to confirm and start the next item, someone interrupted his countdown.

"Six hundred thousand."

As a female voice sounded, everyone turned to look at Zhang Baizhi who made the bid, and then their eyes became playful, moving back and forth between Zhou Huimin and Zhang Baizhi.

Zhou Huimin chuckled and raised her hand again: "One million."

"One million and one hundred thousand." Zhang Baizhi gave Zhou Huimin a provocative look.

"One million and a half million." Zhou Huimin ignored her and raised her hand again, looking as if she had spent five cents and didn't care at all.

"One million and six hundred thousand!" It was obvious that Zhang Baizhi was arguing with her.

"Two million." Zhou Huimin spoke again.

The two men bid very quickly, and within a few seconds they had each finished shouting. Only then did everyone realize what was going on and began to discuss in a low voice.

"Two million and one hundred thousand!" Amidst a buzz, Zhang Baizhi raised the price again.

He Daqi snorted. These two people were fighting with each other and directly spent half of the salary he asked for from outside roles before filming The Gift in Cell No. 7.

Judging from the situation, it is hard to say what the final auction price will be. After all, it is charity. He Daqi did not stop Zhou Huimin. He took a sip of tea leisurely and prepared to continue watching the show.

He knew that Zhou Huimin had plenty of money and would definitely not let Zhang Baizhi outweigh her.

What He Daqi didn't expect was that after hearing Zhang Baizhi bid 2.1 million, Zhou Huimin didn't make any further bids. She also imitated He Daqi and slowly drank a sip of tea.

So, during the host's countdown, He Daqi's martial arts stick was bought by Zhang Baizhi for 2.1 million.

Seeing He Daqi looking at her strangely, Zhou Huimin shrugged and said, "Don't look at me like that. Unless I'm stupid, why would I spend over two million on a martial arts stick? I just shouted so urgently to provoke her."

Wow! The old generation of Jade Maiden Sect Leader is about to teach the new generation of Jade Maiden Sect Leader a lesson.

He Daqi smiled and shook his head without saying anything.

"Next, I would like to invite the donor of this lot, Mr. Ho Tai-kai, to come on stage and take a photo with the winner, Ms. Cheung Pak-chi."

Hearing the host's invitation, He Daqi walked onto the stage with a smile on his face.

Zhang Baizhi walked a step faster than him and was now looking at Zhou Huimin with a smug look on his face.

Silly girl, what can you do by spending more than two million to buy a martial arts stick just out of spite?

He Daqi looked at her with pity and thought it was a bit ridiculous. If Zhang Baizhi knew that Zhou Huimin was deliberately provoking her, she would probably be furious.

"You act like you're really rich all day long, but you're not going to follow me for two million? And you! You're nowhere near as good as Brother Feng!"

When he was leaving the stage, Zhang Baizhi muttered softly in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

You really have never suffered any loss!

He Daqi curled the corners of his mouth, quickened his pace, and hurried back to his seat.

"Is she so proud?" Zhou Huimin did not hide her happiness at all, and did not even lower her voice deliberately.

"Almost." He Daqi nodded.

Almost everyone in the circle knew about the rumor that He Daqi and Xie Tingfeng were not getting along. The people at the venue just watched it for fun, laughed and chatted for a few minutes, and then their attention returned to the auction.

However, there were three people who were very happy at this moment, namely Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang, and Mr. Feng.

Happy! Isn’t this the topic?
Zhou Huimin and Zhang Baizhi competed for more than 2 million yuan for a martial arts stick owned by He Daqi at the charity premiere of A World Without Thieves.

Just based on this title, it is sure to be on the front page of tomorrow's news.

Now Feng Kuazi looks at He Daqi as if he is looking at a mountain of gold. You know what, Han Shanping also had the same look at him at the beginning.

The auction lasted for more than an hour. Except for He Daqi's martial arts stick which had some twists and turns, the others were basically sold at the bid price.

As the host announced the end of the auction, Feng Kuazi led the main creators onto the stage to give a speech. After a few words, the movie curtain opened on the stage and A World Without Thieves officially began to be screened.

To be honest, as a Hong Kong native, Zhou Huimin doesn't really get the jokes in Feng's comedies. She only really laughed a few times during the train robbery scene, and the rest of the time she just followed the crowd and smiled perfunctorily.

He Daqi was different. He was very happy watching it. In addition, he had not taken off his smile just now in order to express his honest and simple temperament. At this moment, his smile was similar to that of Wang Baoqiang in the movie.

He seemed a little too sincere, which made Feng Kuazi feel a little embarrassed. He touched his nose and asked with a smile: "Da Qi, do you think this movie is okay?"

"It's very interesting." He Daqi said happily.

A kindred spirit! Feng Kuazi was touched.

When his last movie Cell Phone was released, many people criticized his film for being mediocre, which made him a little nervous about the release of A World Without Thieves.

Now seeing that He Daqi didn't look like he was pretending, Feng Kuazi felt a little relieved. If people were amused, it meant that his jokes were still good. He was just afraid that if he made a comedy movie and others didn't laugh, that would be really uncomfortable.

The movie ended at around ten o'clock in the evening.

He Daqi looked at the simple meal in front of him with some hesitation. After thinking about it, he decided not to eat it. Zhou Huimin next to him poked him and gave him a look, meaning that he should leave quickly.

"Director Feng, Mr. Wang, Mr. Han, and all the managers, we're truly sorry. We both usually go to bed early, and we're a little sleepless right now, so we'll be leaving now."

"It's okay, it's okay. The premiere is over anyway, no need to be so polite."

He Daqi nodded with a smile, said a few polite words, then took Zhou Huimin's arm and left the venue.

"Ah! He Daqi!"

As soon as I walked out, I was greeted by the screams of a group of female fans.

(End of this chapter)