Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 182 Zhao Youting's Leading Role, Should We Snatch It or Not?
Bata bata~
At the edge of the film set, a cigarette butt flickered on and off.

Guo Jingyu took puffs of his cigarette, white smoke swirling around his face.

Qi Hui is indeed a martial arts instructor, and he does it very well!
"Brother, so you've been here all along." Yang Zhigang changed out of his costume and jogged over.

"What are you doing here?" Guo Jingyu asked, annoyed.

"I'm afraid you might do something rash." Yang Zhigang said bluntly, "Brother, whether it's the male lead or not, once it's decided from above, there's nothing we can do to change it."

Guo Jingyu smoked his cigarette without saying a word; how could he not know this?
“We don’t need to go against Qi Hui,” Yang Zhigang continued. “He and I had a pretty good talk, so stop messing around…”

"You don't know anything!" Guo Jingyu glared. "You don't understand, but the character of Jiang Xiaoyu is outstanding, very good!"

"I can sense that this show will be a huge hit, which will be a great help to your career!"

"It doesn't matter if your brother is shameless, it doesn't matter if people talk bad about him behind his back, but your career needs to improve!"

"Even if you can't play the male lead now, the role of Balang, if you do it well, can still be just as good for you..."

Jingle bell bell~
Before he could finish speaking, the phone rang. Guo Jingyu picked it up and saw that it was his assistant calling.

"what's up?"

"Director Zhang plans to have Qi Hui serve as the martial arts instructor."

"What!?" Guo Jingyu's expression changed: "Did it work?"

"It didn't work out at first," the assistant said. "Qi Hui disagreed. He wanted to be both the lead actor and the martial arts choreographer, and he wasn't happy about it."

"But when Director Zhang offered more money, he agreed."

"..." Guo Jingyu held the phone, remaining silent.

Yang Zhigang covered his face: "Brother, apologize to him. You've been... never mind, I won't say anything more."

"Sigh..." Guo Jingyu sighed softly, then took a deep drag on his cigarette.

……

evening.

The day's filming work has come to an end.

The film crew wrapped up work, and members of each department, who had been busy all day, went home to rest.

Qi Hui rubbed his aching body, yawned, and walked back, carrying a stack of documents in his hand.

Now, besides being the male lead, he is also the second martial arts instructor for the film crew.

Director Zhang originally wanted him to be number one, but Qi Hui declined. How could he have that much energy?
He was only responsible for offering suggestions; whether or not to use them depended entirely on Director Zhang and the martial arts instructor.

It's only gone up a little bit, why risk your life?
But on the way back, Guo Jingyu came out from the roadside and called out to Qi Hui.

Seeing this, Qi Hui was a little taken aback, as his relationship with Guo Jingyu was not very good.

However, judging from his appearance, Qi Hui did not go too far.

I walked a few steps outside with him.

"What's up?" Qi Hui glanced at him and asked.

Why is this brother-obsessed guy contacting me all of a sudden?

"Qi Hui... I have offended you a lot these days, I hope you will forgive me..." Guo Jingyu sighed slightly and handed Qi Hui a soft Zhonghua cigarette.

Qi Hui didn't speak, but quietly looked at him with a playful gaze.

That's interesting. No wonder Shandong Province is known for its intense civil service exams. It turns out that getting promoted really does make a difference!

It's making him, Qi, a little tempted to join the ministry!
Feeling uncomfortable under Qi Hui's amused gaze, Guo Jingyu knew that empty words would not be taken seriously.

Even if they don't say anything now, they will still take advantage of the situation when they have the chance in the future.

Or perhaps, he himself is a trap.

After thinking for a moment, Guo Jingyu said, "There's a martial arts movie going to start filming next year. I wonder if you'd be interested? It's a movie by Xu Ke."

"I can help recommend someone."

"Not interested." Qi Hui chuckled and refused outright.

Xu Ke's films have consistently been flops; only when he's in charge of directing are they good films. His films like *The Legend of Zu* and *The Legend of the Condor Heroes* were both major flop.

Ironically, he served as the deputy, in charge of filming for films like "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" and "The Taking of Tiger Mountain," which were quite good.

The reason is that Xu Ke simply doesn't know how to tell a story!

He can shoot great special effects and visuals, and he can create all sorts of wildly imaginative works, but he just can't tell a story.

Xu Ke only avoids failure when someone else writes a complete story for him.

"Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" was directed by Chen Kuo-fu, while "The Taking of Tiger Mountain" is a complete story in itself.

Moreover, some people were holding him back, preventing him from messing around.

Therefore, Xu Ke's photography is excellent.

But if it's a movie directed by Xu Ke... I'd die laughing, even a dog wouldn't watch it!

“Uh…” Guo Jingyu’s face froze, never expecting Qi Hui to refuse so decisively.

Xu Keke is a renowned director in Hong Kong, a famous martial arts film director.

"Are you sure you don't want to go?" Guo Jingyu was unwilling to give up. If Qi Hui didn't accept, he might be in big trouble later.

After all, Qi Hui is quite promising; he can act, be a martial arts choreographer, and also make movies.

"That movie is a period martial arts film, about the story of Di Renjie, and it is said that Liu Jialing also joined the cast."

"Uh..." Upon hearing this, Qi Hui was stunned. Could it be the Dragon King of the Divine Capital?

I wasn't interested in it before, but now I'm a little bit!
"What role?" Qi Hui's eyes darted around, and he immediately asked.

"The male lead is Di Renjie," Guo Jingyu said. "I'll have someone recommend you, and I'll try to be as fair as possible during the audition."

"In fact, Hong Kong directors generally prefer to use their own actors. If they can't use their own actors, they will choose to use Taiwanese actors. Mainland actors are ranked last."

"This drama is said to be about Di Renjie when he was young. All the young actors from Hong Kong are gone, so it is highly likely that it will be made by Taiwanese actors."

Hearing his words, Qi Hui raised his eyebrows. If he wasn't mistaken, it should be the movie "Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon" starring Mark Chao.

Qi Hui was not interested in The Lost Tomb, but he was very interested in Mark Chao.

Or rather, they are very interested in stealing things from Mark Chao.

If possible, it would be best to take something else from him, like his wife or something.

pity……

Moreover, the quality of "Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon" is acceptable; at least it's not a complete flop like "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

"Hehehe... Is that alright?" Qi Hui smiled and said, "If it's alright, then I'll have to trouble Director Guo."

"Ah... Oh!" Guo Jingyu's mind was a little foggy; she had refused without even thinking before.

How could things change so quickly? He was even prepared to give him a good talking-to!

"Okay, wait for my message." Guo Jingyu quickly realized what was going on, chuckled, and said:

"We shouldn't hear anything until next year."

He has a good relationship with Huang Jianzhong, who has collaborated with Zhang Jizhong and Yuan Bing on many martial arts TV series.

During the years around the turn of the millennium.

Coincidentally, Yuan Bing and Xu Ke had a decent relationship, so it wasn't difficult for him to ask Lao Huang for a favor.

Moreover, Qi Hui himself is not bad, and Xu Ke would not dare to ignore all of Qi Hui's merits just to avoid using mainland actors.

It's long past the millennium; fifth-generation fighter jets have been around for ages, and even the Americans aren't as arrogant anymore.

"No problem!" Qi Hui smiled broadly. "Then I'll have to trouble Director Guo. Let's talk things over properly in the future and avoid any misunderstandings."

"Haha, good, good..." Guo Jingyu said repeatedly, "Don't worry, I will do my best. Wait for my news."

He knew that he and Qi Hui had resolved their past grievances.

If things go well, it would be a good thing for both him and Zhigang to be on good terms with Qi Hui in the future.

(End of this chapter)