Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 565 Why is being a kept man so popular lately?

In the dining room of the small villa, a copper pot was bubbling and steaming.

Pick up a few slices of mutton and dip them in the broth a few times.

Add chive blossoms, fermented bean curd, and sesame paste, and mix it all together for an authentic old Beijing flavor!

Hey... the fragrance is so enticing!

The women drank the bottle of red wine that Qi Hui had brought, while the men drank Sprite, Coke, 7UP, Fanta, and Jianlibao...

They're all soft drinks; I don't drink alcohol.

"Hey guys," Wu Jing said, annoyed, "how about some of the best Moutai?"

"drive."

"I'll be driving in a bit."

Qi Hui and the others said in unison.

The women's driving skills varied; some were good drivers, while others liked to breastfeed while driving.

Some people like to fiddle with the windshield wipers, accidentally step on the gas pedal, and then cover their faces and scream.

To prevent any unexpected situations, Qi Hui and the others unanimously decided that the men would drive.

"You guys... didn't have enough fun." Wu Jing smacked his lips, feeling a bit uneasy.

"Who was the last person who moved their car 5 meters after drinking and then got arrested?" Qi Hui thought for a moment and asked curiously.

Wu Jing's face fell, and he was speechless.

"Hahahahaha..."

As soon as he said that, laughter erupted at the dinner table. It was sometime in the early 2000s. Wu Jing had called a designated driver after drinking, but he still moved the car a few meters himself.

Just a few meters away, the traffic police arrived and, without any politeness, dragged him inside for a "tea session."

That's absolutely terrible luck.

"Ahem... Lao Lu, I heard you were nominated for the Golden Horse Awards?" Wu Jing quickly changed the subject.

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the people present shifted to him.

"It's just the Golden Horse Awards, keep it low-key." Lu Yang waved his hands repeatedly: "Old Guo and my senior brother are also nominated for the Hundred Flowers Awards."

Both "Mojin: The Lost Legend" and "The Vanished" were submitted for the Hundred Flowers Awards and were nominated.

That being said, Lu Yang's upturned lips were impossible to suppress, harder to suppress than an AK!
In other words, of the four directors present, only Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior" didn't win any awards.

"Are you confident of winning the award?" Wu Jing coughed lightly, quickly changing the subject, afraid that his brothers would cause trouble.

"Well... it's hard to say." Lu Yang pondered for a moment, his relaxed expression turning somewhat serious.

"As you know, Taiwan isn't exactly xenophobic, but it's still quite challenging."

"However, my film's producer, Chen Kuo-fu, is the chairman of the jury for this year's Golden Horse Awards."

There is still a sliver of hope.

In particular, "Brotherhood of Blades" is a serious martial arts film with some exciting moments, but it is far from being a typical action movie.

Those judges liked this kind of artistic film.

Upon hearing this, the others present nodded slightly, while Qi Hui began to ponder.

If I remember correctly, Feng Xiaogang, who starred in "Mr. Six" before time travel, won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor.

He had come across it while browsing short videos, and on a whim, he searched for Feng Xiaogang and Xu Qing.

As soon as I exited, the recommendations started coming in.

Big data!

Getting back to the point, I don't even remember which Golden Horse Awards it was...

Logically, now that we've come this far, we should be discussing some political commentary.

But the guys don't drink, so they weren't in the mood for it. The conversation then shifted to Lao Guo.

"Don't look at me, I don't plan to make any new movies." Old Guo took a sip of Jianlibao and said slowly:
"I'm planning to make a sci-fi blockbuster."

The films he made in the past two years, "My Old Classmate" and "Mojin: The Lost Legend," have already provided him with a comfortable life.

Next, he should focus all his energy on science fiction blockbusters.

If something unexpected happens and things really don't work out, just keep making commercials to earn money.

If Qi Hui hadn't dragged him into filming "Love is Not Blind," this would have been his original plan.

"What kind of science fiction?" Qi Hui asked curiously. Was "The Wandering Earth" going to be released ahead of schedule?
"Well..." Old Guo looked helpless: "It's not confirmed yet."

"There is no clear idea at the moment."

He used to be like that, but after these movies, he has matured a lot.

Looking back now, I realize my idea was a bit naive. So, I had no choice but to start from scratch.

"A sci-fi blockbuster, that's no easy feat..." Old Ling carefully considered his words and said somewhat subtly.

The implication is that hope is slim.
Science fiction movies are Hollywood's forte, and they've been doing it for many years.

Unfortunately, our sci-fi blockbuster industry is practically nonexistent; we have absolutely nothing to offer.

It's a situation of both internal and external troubles!

“I think it’s a good idea.” Wu Jing raised his glass: “When I made military action movies before, no one was optimistic about them. It was Lao Qi who took the lead.”

"Keep it up, Lao Guo!"

Upon hearing this, the group raised their glasses, clinked them together, and smiled at each other.

"Besides, if no one invests, we can ask Old Qi, that big tycoon!" Wu Jing changed the subject and laughed, "He's a big tycoon!"

The atmosphere that had finally started to build was instantly shattered.

"Nonsense!" Qi Hui glared at him. "I'm very poor, and my partner has to support me."

At the dining table, men and women looked at Jing Tian, ​​who smiled slightly but did not speak.

Wu Jing raised his glass and sighed with some emotion; he, too, was being supported by his partner.

If it weren't for Xie Nan's secret stash of money, even selling his house wouldn't have provided enough funds to invest in "Wolf Warrior."

The two gigolos clinked glasses and drank it down.

Old Ling, Little Zhang, Old Guo, Old Lu: "..."

What's wrong with you lately?
Why has being a kept man become so popular?
The two most capable fighters are actually the ones who live off women?!
"I'm preparing for a movie, Operation Red Sea," Qi Hui explained. "It requires a lot of funding."

"All the money earned from investing in 'Wolf Warrior' has to be invested back into it, and it's only enough for half of that."

"Hiss... so much?" Everyone at the table looked up in shock.

That's worth hundreds of millions, right?

Guo Fan felt a sudden toothache: "No wonder Old Wu said you were a big tycoon, it turns out it was all true!"

His toothache was simply because he drank too many carbonated drinks, definitely not because he was envious!
Lu Yang gasped repeatedly, "Holy crap, senior brother, your budget is almost more than Guo Degang's movie box office!"

"Hey, what does this have to do with me?" Guo Fan glared. "Isn't it almost as much as your 'Brotherhood of Blades' at the box office?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Laughter filled the dining table; the two directors were bickering like children.

"It will probably cost around six or seven hundred million," Qi Hui shrugged and explained.

There's no way around it; the various equipment is one aspect, but the crew's treatment, safety, and various insurances are also factors.

After all, that's the Middle East, so we have to be careful.

"Oh, by the way." At this point, Qi Hui looked at Lao Ling and Xiao Zhang: "Senior brother, is Ruoyun available next year?"

"Operation Red Sea needs your participation."

Lao Ling: "No problem."

Xiao Zhang: "Me too!"

The two said in unison.

Even if it weren't Qi Hui's film, even if it were someone else's big-budget film with an investment of six or seven hundred million, they would still give it a try no matter what.

Of course, some awkward movies are best avoided.

For example, Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall" had four or five male leads!
It's amazing that a foreign screenwriter is writing a Chinese story!
Despite the involvement of Zhang Yimou and the investment of 1 billion yuan, it all seems rather unreliable!

……

After three rounds of wine, five tastes of food

The women gathered together to gossip, while the men went to play billiards on the other side.

Although Wu Jing's villa is not large, it still has some entertainment facilities.

"The Disguiser is going to premiere?" Qi Hui asked, looking at Lao Ling and Xiao Zhang in surprise.

"You don't know?" Guo Fan gave him a disdainful look.

“Exactly, they don’t even pay attention to Lao Ling and Xiao Zhang!” Wu Jing said with the same disdain.

Lu Yang looked left and right, somewhat curious about what kind of drama "The Disguiser" was.

But seeing Qi Hui's current situation, he decided not to ask.

You are not the one who died!
Qi Hui: “…”

These unlucky friends!

(End of this chapter)