Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 191 Qi Hui is a gangster, the kind who kills.
As night fell, the assistant director and the props team set up the venue.

Qi Hui looked around curiously, somewhat puzzled.

Before his time travel, Qi Hui had not seen the movie "The Adventures of Li Xianji".

It's just some short videos circulating online, like the scene where the elderly protagonist travels back in time to save the female lead who was in a car accident, played by Grandpa You.

And that was it; Qi Hui's understanding of the film was limited to that.

The reason why those clips from the movie have circulated so widely online is because...

Besides Mr. You's own superb acting skills, external factors are also indispensable.

What are the external factors?
Of course, it's the development of mobile internet a few years from now, and the incredibly cringe-worthy acting skills of those traffic stars.

Just now in the editing room, Qi Hui saw how tired Guo Fan was and was thinking of giving him some advice to make things a little easier for him.

And then... and then he utterly despised me.

"What kind of suggestion is this? Why would I add narration for no reason?"

"The plot is driven by the actors' performances and the information provided by the visuals, not by narration."

"Huh? What's wrong with you? Why have you been muttering this narration all this time since I last saw you?"

“You weren’t like this before. When we were working on ‘Love is Not Blind,’ you were still nagging me not to use narration.”

Guo Fan's barrage of complaints and questions left Qi Hui speechless.

In fact, Qi Hui himself didn't understand why he kept trying to use narration to advance the plot.

What he hated most when watching dramas and movies was the constant reading of narration.

After much thought, Qi Hui quickly found the reason: Teng Huatao's [movie shooting skills].

He possesses two film and television shooting skills, one of which is the [TV series shooting] skill he acquired from Director Lin.

One is the film shooting skills I learned from Teng Huatao.

Damn it, Teng Huatao has done a lot of harm!
"Ahem... Lao Guo, when is your movie going to be released?" Qi Hui coughed lightly, abruptly changing the subject.

"The Spring Festival season." Guo Fan said confidently with a faint smile on his face.

"The Spring Festival season?" Qi Hui raised an eyebrow: "There's a lot of competition there!"

These days, it's not like it's a decade or two later; Hollywood blockbusters still have a lot of influence.

This year's Spring Festival film season includes "Mission: Impossible 4," the one where you climb the Burj Khalifa.

In addition, Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey Jr., will also be released during the Spring Festival.

In addition to these, there's also the "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" series' "Dragon Year Adventure".

Of course, knowing these things doesn't mean Qi Hui has an extraordinary memory that allows him to remember things from so far ago.

Rather, the pre-release publicity for these movies has already begun, and it's been a huge undertaking.

"No problem, my sci-fi romance film is no worse than anyone else's!" Guo Fan was full of confidence, as if he had the upper hand.

"Hehe..." Qi Hui's lips twitched, and he didn't know what to say.

This kid's getting a little too cocky!
As they talked, the two quickly arrived at the prepared film set.

Upon seeing Qi Hui and Guo Fan arrive, some members of the crew couldn't help but cast curious glances.

Qi Hui had a three-millimeter bald head, his clothes were neat, his back was straight, and he walked in a very measured manner, looking every bit like a soldier in a marching style.

There are quite a few people with short hair of three millimeters. Besides Qi Hui, there is another one in the crew, namely Jaycee Chan.

But Qi Hui had a deep military background, and everyone could tell at a glance that he was a veteran.

The crew members were taken aback at first. Why did a veteran show up?

Upon closer inspection, he recognized Qi Hui.

Many of the people here were from the cast and crew of "Love is Not Blind" back then. Guo Fan found it easy to use, so of course he used it to the extreme.

An old man looked at Qi Hui with suspicion. He was quite old and had seen many people, so he could tell that Qi Hui was not a real veteran.

But...how to say it?

This young man is dangerous!

He possessed the qualities of an intellectual, a veteran, and also carried the fearsome aura of someone who had killed.

This young man looks a lot like those gangsters who stirred up trouble on Hong Kong Island twenty or thirty years ago.

very alike!
He didn't know these things at first, but after a few years on the mainland, he learned that those so-called "big circle boys" were intellectuals who had been sent to the countryside and some veterans.

Go to hell!

When he first learned about this, he was shocked and his scalp tingled. He could understand veterans, but what the hell were these intellectuals? Were intellectuals on the mainland really that violent?

How come even the gangs on Hong Kong Island are being utterly defeated?

On the other side, Qi Hui keenly noticed an old man looking at him. He looked at Guo Fan with some doubt, wondering who this was...?
"This is our production team's artistic director, Mr. Bao Dexi," Guo Fan introduced.

"Mr. Bao was from Hong Kong Island. He was a photographer and also worked as a director."

"And he even won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography!"

At this point, a hint of pride appeared on Guo Fan's face.

This is where his confidence comes from; he is not without a fighting chance during the Spring Festival season.

The Oscar photographer is with me, and so is my advantage!

Qi Hui was somewhat surprised and looked at the old man with curiosity.

"Hello, Mr. Bao, it's a pleasure to meet you." Qi Hui greeted him with a smile and extended his hand to shake hands.

"Hello, handsome." Bao Dexi also sized up Qi Hui, and the more he looked at him, the more he felt that this person looked like a member of the Big Circle Gang.

When those big circle kids smile, they look harmless like this.

"Mr. Bao, this is my friend," Guo Fan introduced. "He's a very talented actor and also works as a director."

Hey~
At that moment, the system's voice rang in Qi Hui's mind.

[Congratulations, host, you have made contact with photographer and director Bao Dexi and have been granted one chance to draw a prize. Would you like to draw the prize now?]

"Draw!" Qi Hui ordered in his mind.

He wanted to see just how skilled the Oscar photographers were.

[Congratulations, host, you have acquired the skill: Art Director]

Qi Hui: “…”

Aren't you a photographer?

What the heck is an art director?

After a brief chat, Guo Fan took Qi Hui to meet Jaycee Chan.

This person's accent is a bit strange, it's uncomfortable to listen to. It's not Cantonese or Hong Kong accent, but rather sounds like a foreigner's accent.

Jaycee Chan wasn't very interested in Qi Hui; he didn't like dealing with such a strong-willed and domineering person.

Qi Hui's military aura made him very uncomfortable, especially since the man spoke in a forceful and authoritative manner, as if giving orders.

It reminded him of his father, who often spoke to him in a commanding tone.

Seeing that he was not very interested, Qi Hui didn't chat much. He glanced at him briefly and then left the set.

Guo Fan also started filming at the same time. Now it's a reshoot, so we need to finish filming as soon as possible.

He will continue with post-production.

……

"Mr. Bao, who is that young man?" On set, Jaycee Chan lit a cigarette and asked somewhat displeased.

If anyone else dared to act so arrogantly towards him, he would have given them a piece of his mind long ago.

His father's status meant he didn't need to fear most people, as long as he didn't offend officials.

But... that kid had a military bearing, clearly indicating he was from an official family.

"Fang Sheng..." the old man lowered his voice and said seriously, "Don't mess with that person. I think that person may have killed someone!"

"What?" Jaycee Chan looked shocked, so shocked that he even blurted out in English.

"Then...should we call the police?" The cigarette butt trembled, and Jaycee Chan felt a little uneasy.

He had been feeling annoyed, but now he felt a chill run down his spine.

Unlike mainlanders, he grew up abroad in Hong Kong and has seen many of these things.

Therefore, he was also very afraid of such things, especially as a fugitive in this harsh country.

It's even more terrifying that someone can kill in such a harsh environment and still be so carefree!

“It has nothing to do with us, why should we care?” Old Bao said.

"oh oh……"

Not far away, Guo Fan was speechless. Who had killed anyone?

Is it Qi Hui?
Aside from being incredibly good at trolling people, I don't see any evidence that that guy has ever killed anyone.
(End of this chapter)