Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 349 Wang Baoqiang is tricked by Qi Hui and Kong Sheng.
"See me?" Qi Hui was somewhat surprised, especially since Chen Sicheng and Wang Baoqiang were together.

And Liu Haoran too.

With these three together, Qi Hui naturally thought of a movie title: *Detective Chinatown*.

"Okay, I'll go take a look." Qi Hui immediately stood up and instructed his assistant to call Xiao Yang over as well.

Meanwhile, in the film crew's waiting room.

Chen Sicheng and Wang Baoqiang sat in chairs with their legs crossed, but they kept shifting the position of their legs, looking slightly anxious.

They came here not to ask Qi Hui to act, as Qi Hui's style is somewhat incompatible with his acting.

They came here looking for investment.

He secured most of the funding for "Detective Chinatown," with Wanda agreeing to invest half. As for the remaining portion, he, as the director, had to resolve that himself.

This made Chen Sicheng very upset. "Your family has such a big business, can't you just invest it all at once?"
Of course, although he thought this to himself, Chen Sicheng knew it was unrealistic.

Capital is inherently averse to and fearful of risk. How could capital possibly cover all the costs of a high-investment, high-risk project like film?

No matter what, we need to get a few colleagues involved to share the risk.

At this thought, Chen Sicheng was filled with envy for Qi Hui, who had succeeded twice by investing alone.

He even won the Best Actor award at the Hundred Flowers Awards for the first time.

The second one was even more outrageous: tens of millions were turned into two hundred million, with a return period of less than a year... Damn, that's outrageous!

Chen Sicheng was so envious he was practically turning purple with envy. "Why can't I do that?"

Why can't I achieve both fame and fortune like that?

In the acting world, Qi Hui has become a role model that people look up to.

Who wouldn't want to be like Qi Hui, taking one step at a time, taking off one step at a time?
Liu Haoran, standing to the side, didn't notice anything unusual about the two. He was still in high school and very curious, so he looked around.

At this moment, Qi Hui and Zhang Ruoyun walked over quickly.

"Haha, Haoran, long time no see!" Xiao Zhang laughed heartily, patting Liu Haoran on the shoulder.

"Wow, how did you get so strong?" Liu Haoran looked Zhang Ruoyun up and down, surprised.

Not only has he become stronger, but his face has also become rougher, and his overall demeanor has changed considerably.

"It's a film, my senior's film," Xiao Zhang said. "The requirements are very strict."

He plays a covert spy in the film, and ranks among the top three villainous spies.

Moreover, he is brothers with Zheng Chaoyang, who plays his senior brother, so in terms of acting skills, he is definitely stronger.

Otherwise, what if I get completely crushed by my senior?
"You guys chat, I'll take Haoran for a walk," Xiao Zhang laughed, waved, and said.

As he spoke, he grabbed Liu Haoran and took him away without saying another word.

"Hey, I haven't talked to Director Qi yet..."

"Cut the nonsense!"

Liu Haoran's role was already fulfilled when he brought Chen Sicheng and Wang Baoqiang into the film crew.

"Director Qi, I've heard so much about you!" Chen Sicheng quickly stood up and shook hands with him repeatedly.

"Hello Director Chen, I've long admired your name," Qi Hui said with a hearty laugh.

"When you were filming 'Love Story in the Capital,' a classmate of mine was thinking of introducing me to play a supporting role or something."

Chen Sicheng was taken aback at first, then quickly realized what was happening.

Qi Hui's classmate can even introduce supporting actors... so it's highly likely that it's Yang Mi, the lead actress at the time.

"Oh dear, that's such a pity!" Chen Sicheng said with a regretful expression. "Not being able to work with Director Qi is my biggest regret!"

As expected of Cheng Cai, he's exceptionally good at handling things.

"Oh, not at all. I was delayed back then, and it took so long to finally meet Director Chen today. It's my fault!" Qi Hui laughed heartily, saying such things off the cuff.

"Oh dear, I almost forgot." Chen Sicheng slapped his forehead and pushed Wang Baoqiang in front of him: "This is my brother, Wang Baoqiang."

"Hello, hello, Teacher Wang!" Qi Hui shook hands repeatedly: "I often look at your works."

"Haha, Director Qi, you're joking. What kind of teacher am I in front of you?" Wang Baoqiang grinned and said, "Just call me by my name."

He hasn't been doing so well lately. After filming "Lost in Thailand" a few years ago, he hasn't received any good scripts.

In the past two years, he has only made cameo appearances in some films, playing supporting roles, such as in Feng Xiaogang's "Personal Tailor".

Moreover, he didn't earn much money from acting in "Lost in Thailand".

Huang Bo invested some money later and received tens of millions in return; Xu Zheng, as the main creator, lead actor and director, naturally also received a generous reward.

He only received a small red envelope from Mr. Xu. Now, he's reduced to making money by filming variety shows.

Fortunately, things have improved recently, and I've received offers for movie scripts from Hong Kong Island.

Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, and Huang Shengyi were still the main actors.
"Oh, that won't do. You're a senior, and older than me. How can you be so casual?" Qi Hui waved his hands repeatedly and laughed.

For a moment, the atmosphere was incredibly harmonious, and the three of them seemed like long-lost half-brothers.

Soon, in this harmonious atmosphere, Qi Hui subtly steered the conversation toward serious matters.

He's busy filming "The Glorious Era," so he doesn't have much time for idle chatter.

Chen Sicheng, understanding the refined taste of music, subtly and quietly revealed his purpose.

Nothing else, just investment.

But in his words, this awkward scene of asking for money became incredibly harmonious.

There was no awkwardness, no abruptness; it all seemed to happen naturally.

That's why they say Cheng Cai is good at getting things done.

This is a very complicated matter of human relationships.

Qi Hui took the materials the two men brought, flipped through them, and after getting a general idea, he realized that the movie was "Detective Chinatown".

The film combines a mystery with comedy, and Wang Baoqiang's comedic abilities are quite good.

Similar to "Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon," one male lead is responsible for solving problems involving strategy, while the other is responsible for solving problems involving force.

However, compared to the suspense and martial arts of "Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon", the selling point of "Detective Chinatown" is suspense and comedy.

Qi Hui immediately made the decision and invested ten million.

He wanted to invest more, but that was about all the quota he had left.

Xiao Yang, who was standing to the side, flipped through the script and felt that investing ten million was too much.

But after thinking about it, she didn't express her opinion. Qi Hui was the boss, and she only had the right to make suggestions, not the right to make decisions.

Although Qi Hui is sometimes easy to talk to, his expression and tone just now clearly showed that he had made up his mind.

"You can discuss the rest with our company's General Manager Yang," Qi Hui said, pointing to Xiao Yang with a smile.

At that moment, Kong Sheng ran over.

While the film was being shot, the lead actor and director suddenly disappeared, so of course he had to find them.

Then he saw Wang Baoqiang, and his eyes lit up.

After listening to it briefly, my eyes lit up.

good chance!
"Let me introduce you, this is Director Kong Sheng," Qi Hui said with a smile. "He directed the TV series 'Crossing the Guandong' and 'Life and Death Line'."

Upon hearing this, Wang Baoqiang and Chen Sicheng immediately stood at attention and said respectfully, "Director Kong, hello!"

Both of these TV series are very famous and have won numerous awards.

The former, in particular, is considered a benchmark work in the field of television dramas.

"Director Kong," Qi Hui said with a smile, "Is there something you need?"

Qi Hui had good eyesight and could see the change in Kong Sheng's expression when he saw Wang Baoqiang. Qi Hui could guess his thoughts roughly.

I couldn't help but chuckle to myself; Director Kong's marketization was quite thorough.

"Well... Director, we have a scene where one of the actors has something come up..." Kong Sheng said with a troubled expression.

"Oh?" Qi Hui, understanding the refined taste, played the straight man for Kong Sheng: "What kind of play?"

"It's a scene where the protagonist asks an information broker for information, but the missing actor is the information broker."

"Is there a lot of screen time?" Wang Baoqiang asked. "If you don't mind, how about I make a cameo appearance?"

There probably won't be many scenes involving information brokers; maybe just one at most.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he realized something was wrong, and Kong Sheng's anxious look suddenly changed.

Wang Baoqiang wasn't stupid; he quickly realized that the other party was probably waiting for him.

“Alright! Then I’ll have to trouble you, Teacher Baoqiang!” Qi Hui immediately made the decision, not giving Wang Baoqiang a chance to back out.

Wang Baoqiang: "..."

I got scammed without even realizing it!

(End of this chapter)