Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 216 Zhao Youting has achieved success in both love and career!
Upon hearing Chen Kaige and Chen Hong's words, many people turned their gaze to Qi Hui.

This matter has been widely circulated, with both truth and falsehood mixed together, and there is no accurate information at all.

However, one thing is certain: the equally heated conflict between Zhao and Zhen ended abruptly with Zhen Zidan's broken leg.

Gone!

Qi Hui coughed lightly and asked directly, "Do you two think I look like it?"

He was too lazy to answer anymore, so he decided to leave it to the person who asked the question.

Upon hearing this, Chen Hong and Chen Kaige exchanged a glance, then looked Qi Hui up and down before shaking their heads.
"You don't look like someone who practices martial arts."

Chen Kaige has seen countless actors and can tell at a glance who is from an academic background.

Qi Hui is clearly a professionally trained actor, and he is good-looking with fair skin; he is not even a martial arts actor.

More like a pretty boy.

It's impossible for him to beat Zhen Zidan.

Qi Hui shrugged: "Isn't that enough? I don't know martial arts."

Upon hearing this, Chen Hong nodded, completely losing interest in Qi Hui.

Chen Kaige, on the other hand, curiously sized up Qi Hui a few times and pondered for a moment.

After a moment, he suddenly realized and said, "I remember now, you are Qi Hui. Old Ling talked to me about you."

"Uh..." Qi Hui looked completely bewildered, not understanding.

Is this Lao Ling the Lao Ling he was thinking of?
Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Yang Mi, Gao Yuanyuan, and Zhao Youting, who were standing next to her, also looked puzzled. How did they suddenly get involved?

"Who is it?" Chen Hong asked, equally puzzled. As Chen Kaige's wife, how come she didn't know about this?
“Old Ling’s family,” Chen Kaige said, “His son, Xiao Ling, has a good relationship with Qi Hui.”

We chatted briefly when we visited each other for the New Year.

"Oh... Little Ling from the Ling family." Chen Hong suddenly realized and understood immediately.

The Chen family and the Ling family have a good relationship. Chen Kaige's father, Old Chen, acted in a movie about Ling Xiaosu's grandfather when he was in Yan'an.

After graduating from the directing department, Chen Kaige also worked as an assistant under Ling Xiaosu's grandfather.

Consequently, they had a good relationship with Mr. and Mrs. Ling, and often visited each other during holidays.

Although Chen Kaige's father's achievements were not as high as those of Ling Xiaosu's grandfather, they were not bad either. Chen Kaige's father was once a teacher at the Beijing Film Academy.

That was in 51, while the Beijing Film Academy was established in 50.

Not only Chen Kaige, but Chen Hong also has a good background; her father was a former director of the Public Security Bureau of Heilongjiang Province.

A director like Director Qi.

Her father was originally an arts and cultural soldier in the army. After retiring from the military, he joined the public security system and rose through the ranks.

As for why it's so strong, that's not quite clear.

This man's wife's family has a powerful figure whose military rank is one level higher than Li Yunlong's.

Of course, the two may not be related. The older generation, especially soldiers, are known for their short tempers and are unlikely to do such things.

For example, Feng Yuanzheng is like that.

Feng Yuanzheng originally wanted to be a paratrooper, not an actor. He even skipped the college entrance exam in order to become a paratrooper.

Unfortunately, he was too old and was rejected.

Therefore, he went to his father's secretary, intending to use connections to get in.

His father was the deputy chief of staff of the Beijing Military Region at the time, so he had no problem getting in through connections.

But the result was obvious: they didn't make it.

So here's the question: why not just go directly to his father, instead of going through the trouble of contacting his secretary?
If he really goes after his father, Feng Yuanzheng's fate will probably not be much better than Mei Ting's, who was beaten by him.

However, when it comes to powerful backgrounds, Chen Hong is only average. The truly formidable one is Chen Kaige's ex-wife, Hong Huang.

This young lady's mother was a renowned translator and diplomat.

The teacher learned English from her mother.

Her father was a renowned economist who had served as a professor at several prestigious universities in China.

The two later divorced, and her mother married another diplomat, Qiao Guanhua.

He's the guy in the famous photo "Joe's Smile" from history textbooks; anyone who went to middle school should have seen it.

And so, he became her stepfather.

However, what's truly remarkable isn't that, but rather the generation of her maternal grandfather.

Her maternal grandfather, Zhang Shizhao, was a famous scholar who had a literary feud with Zhou Xun... well, with Lu Xun.

The two sides exchanged words in the newspapers, thoroughly enjoying themselves. But that's not the point. The point is that this famous person once gave 20,000 silver dollars to help a young student from Hunan Province return to his hometown to start a business.

That's right, that young student was the instructor.

It sounds impressive, but this young lady is now an American, so just enjoy it for fun.

There are many powerful figures with deep backgrounds in the entertainment industry, such as Ke Lan and Geng Le.

Zhong Xiaoai is not the real Zhong; Lu Yike is the real Zhong.

If we're really going to strike the bell, we should strike this one.

Qi Hui's expression was somewhat strange as he listened to Chen Kaige and Chen Hong's conversation.

He knew that Lao Ling's family had good connections in the entertainment industry, but he didn't expect it to be this kind of good.

He's really impressive; no wonder he's been able to land so many good roles.

No wonder they don't seem to care about losing so many good roles.

The look in Chen Hong's eyes when she looked at Qi Hui had become more radiant and interesting than before.

However, Qi Hui was not interested in this; this guy had a lot of ridiculous and unsavory stories to his name.

And their son... to be honest, he's quite something, the famous scene of Arthur asking him to sit down is something people will talk about for a lifetime.

The saying "each generation is worse than the last" applies here.

Seeing that everyone's attention was on Qi Hui, Zhao Youting coughed lightly and said, "Ahem... what brings you all here..."

"I'm going to visit Yuanyuan," Zhou Xun said with a smile. "And I'd like to invite you to our place for dinner tomorrow night, it's our wrap party. Are you coming?"

“Great, perfect timing to mooch a meal,” Gao Yuanyuan said with a smile, since it wasn’t the first time.

"I'll go too, are we welcome?" Chen Kaige chuckled.

He wanted to know what movie it was, and why Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, and Qi Hui, whom Lao Ling often mentioned, were all in it.

"It's an honor for us to have Director Chen here," Chen Kun said with a chuckle.

After chatting for a few minutes, Gao Yuanyuan and Zhou Xun slipped out of the film set to have some fun.

However, Zhao Youting followed, and Chen Kun followed as well.

Qi Hui originally wanted to slip away and not get involved in these matters, but Yang Mi dragged him along.

……

The next night.

The hotel was bustling with noise and activity, and the wrap party became even more lively with the addition of Chen Kaige and his team.

Producers Wang Zonglei and Pang Hong, directors Chen Kaige and Lu Yang, and the main actors including Qi Hui sat together, clinking glasses and chatting.

Although he didn't particularly like it, Qi Hui was already used to social engagements.

At the dinner table, because of Wang Zonglei's surprise, Zhao Youting once again became the most handsome guy among everyone.

"Congratulations on your marriage!" Wang Zonglei chuckled, raising his glass in celebration.

He was naturally good at socializing. In the early years, his brother was in charge of company affairs, while he was responsible for negotiating business and discussing cooperation.

"Thank you, Mr. Wang." Zhao Youting smiled broadly, his crow's feet showing.

Gao Yuanyuan wore jeans, a short-sleeved shirt, and a jacket, leaving no opportunity for other men to admire her.

Even so, it is still as beautiful as a flower.

"You've achieved success in both love and career," Wang Zonglei said with a smile. "Youting, I'm a little envious of you."

"Sister Yuanyuan, are you going to live in Wanwan's place from now on?" Yang Mi asked innocently.

"Well... we'll see," Gao Yuanyuan said with a smile, without giving a definite answer.

"Welcome everyone to visit Taiwan." Zhao Youting subtly changed the subject.

"Are there any fun tourist attractions in Taiwan?" Qi Hui asked with a smile. "To be honest, I haven't been there yet."

"I've never been there either," Lu Yang said with a smile.

“There are many,” Zhao Youting said with a smile, “Sun Moon Lake, Taroko Gorge, Yangmingshan and so on.”

Yangmingshan, Wang Yangming… Upon hearing the last one, Qi Hui raised an eyebrow and asked:

"I prefer the sea. Are there any beaches that are wide, flat, and a bit secluded?"

"Ideally, it should be able to accommodate four or five thousand people playing together. If possible, there should also be some construction machinery and such."

(End of this chapter)