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Chapter 595 Old A and Lone Wolf B Group, Variety Shows Are Dangerous

"Haha, you really know Yang Mi well..." Qi Hui chuckled.

Thinking about it carefully, it does seem to make sense.

In the past few years, while Yang Mi kept sending him messages late at night to talk about things she couldn't talk about, she was also showing off her affection for Feng Shaofeng on Weibo.

A few months later, she announced her relationship with Hawick Lau.

So sometimes, you really can't blame Qi for not seeing Yang Mi.

However, Yang Mi's actions were somewhat outrageous...

A few days later
With the premiere date of "Detective Chinatown" approaching

After giving his instructions, Qi Hui told Xiao Yang to work overtime, and then he took Jing Tian to attend the premiere of "Detective Chinatown".

But then Kong Sheng sent word that Yang Mi would no longer be acting in "Ode to Joy".

She took on a role in a TV series called "The Interpreter," playing the female lead, but she was unavailable.

Jing Tian shrugged: "See, I was right, wasn't I?"

Qi Hui chuckled and said, "Let's go see a movie."

“Hmm~” Jing Tian hugged Qi Hui’s arm and got into the car together.

……

Premiere

There were quite a few people there, including celebrities and actors from the entertainment industry who were invited, as well as reporters and film critics.

Compared to "The Vanished Woman," it was naturally not as grand, nor was the scale as large.

Although the investment in "Detective Chinatown" was similar to that of "The Vanished," Chen Sicheng was only a novice director compared to Qi Hui.

Prior to this, he only had one notable work, "Love Story in the Capital".

Although the box office performance was passable, the word-of-mouth was not so good.

As soon as Qi Hui and Jing Tian arrived at the scene, Chen Sicheng, along with his wife Tong Liya and his brother Wang Baoqiang, came to greet them.

Liu Haoran followed behind him.

Chen Sicheng attended the event in formal attire, wearing a suit and looking energetic, shrewd, and capable.

Wang Baoqiang's appearance was quite interesting: curly hair, bronze skin, a greasy face, and a big gold tooth.

Tong Liya skillfully pulled Jing Tian along, while the two women chatted about other things.

Qi Hui then shook hands with Wang Baoqiang and Chen Sicheng: "I heard you were injured before filming started?"

"Oh dear, how embarrassing." Wang Baoqiang said in Mandarin with a Cantonese accent, "I got injured while filming a variety show, a military variety show at that."

He is Xu Sanduo, the famous Old A.

But unexpectedly, after a brief bayonet fight on the balance beam, he broke his leg.

Seeing Qi Hui now, he felt inexplicably uneasy.

Even now, Qi Hui still exudes the air of a soldier, with an upright posture, sharp eyes, and healthy, bronze-colored skin.

He had spent time in the military when filming "Soldiers Sortie," so he knew the spirit of the army all too well.

Qi Hui now looks almost exactly like a soldier who has just been discharged from the army.

People online often compare the combat strength of Old A and Lone Wolf B, and the difficulty of joining them.

Most of the time, Old A has the upper hand.

Or they're evenly matched; very few people would say that Lone Wolf Group B is better than Old A.

But... facing Qi Hui like this now, Wang Baoqiang felt inexplicably uneasy.

How could he compare to Qi Hui?

Upon hearing this, Qi Hui chuckled. The variety show was called "Real Men".

It was a joint production between the August First Film Studio and Hunan TV.

Actually, I did send him an invitation, but Qi Hui didn't go.

To be honest, given his skills, even if he were to go, he should be at the instructors' table.

Wang Baoqiang pursed his lips. To be honest, he regretted going on that variety show.

But there was nothing he could do; his agent had already signed up, and his wife was also trying to persuade him.

In addition, Liu Haoran, who was in the same group, was also there, and he had played a soldier before, so there was really no good reason to refuse.

"See? Variety shows are so dangerous," Qi Hui said to Jing Tian with a smile.

Some time ago, a variety show approached Jing Tian.

Jing Tian was actually very interested and wanted to go and have some fun, and she also wanted to drag Qi Hui along.

But Qi Hui wasn't interested in variety shows, and besides, that variety show was Zhejiang TV's "Running Man".

The variety shows produced by Zhejiang TV actually carry considerable risks.

There have been many accidents, with injuries this year and even deaths a few years later. Recently, Wu Jing and Xie Nan participated in the filming of "Let's Go, Love".

As you can tell from the name, it comes from the variety show "Running Man".

During the process, Wu Jing discovered a problem with the room's chimney, which could pose a risk of smoke backflow and carbon monoxide poisoning.

Besides this, he also called for help and participated in the rescue when another guest was skydiving and was accidentally covered by the parachute and trapped underwater.

However, these safety hazards did not attract the attention of the working group; instead, they were considered "meddling."

To be fair, Zhejiang TV is indeed ruthless and loves to stir up trouble.

It wasn't until years later, when an accident occurred and people died, that they learned their lesson.

The problem is that we've learned too much from our mistakes and gone to extremes.

A few years later, their variety shows were all bland and uninteresting games.

To be honest... it's a bit hard to evaluate, it's like a diode.

Despite being employed within the system, the people inside seem to have never studied dialectics.

Hearing Qi Hui's words, Jing Tian rolled her eyes.

The two greeted Liu Haoran again and then quickly entered the venue.

Liu Haoran played the role of "Great Hero Lu Xiaoyu" in "The Beginning". He is quite serious about his work, and Qi Hui has a good impression of him.

……

Upon entering the venue, it was quite noisy.

People gathered in twos and threes, chatting amongst themselves, and the atmosphere was fairly harmonious.

Qi Hui saw two interesting people: Wang Baoqiang's wife and his agent.

Upon seeing Qi Hui and his companion, they came over to greet them.

Wang Baoqiang also invested in this movie, but he did so under his wife's name.

Therefore, his wife is listed as one of the co-producers in this movie.

Wang Baoqiang's agent was one of the chief planners.

They wanted to have a deeper conversation, but Qi Hui didn't want to talk to them. He made an excuse that he had met an acquaintance and left them behind.

It wasn't entirely an excuse; he saw Guo Fan and his wife.

"Those two people... they seem a bit strange," Jing Tian said softly, referring to Wang Baoqiang's wife and agent.

These two give the impression that they have a very good relationship.

Logically speaking, this is to be expected, since they are all people close to Wang Baoqiang.

But isn't this relationship a bit too good?
"Haha... Don't think too much about it." Qi Hui laughed and didn't delve into the topic.

He knows some things, but it's not appropriate to say them.

The venue is unsuitable; there are too many people here, and walls have ears—the crickets will be heard if they're chirping in the dark.

If they were at home, Qi Hui could analyze every detail for Jing Tian, ​​from micro-expressions to micro-movements.

Even writing a paper on this topic wouldn't be a problem.

After all, he knew the outcome.

I also know what will become of those two.

"Old Guo," Qi Hui greeted him.

Beside her, Jing Tian was also holding hands with Aunt Guo, and the two of them huddled together and whispered to each other.

Qi Hui then chatted with Guo Fan about China Film Group.

Qi Hui's suggestion in the group last time was very interesting; he really couldn't handle the idea of ​​a science fiction movie by himself.

However, we could try contacting China Film Group to see if they have any good ideas in this area.

They are state-owned enterprises. Making money is only one aspect of their business; another aspect is fulfilling their social responsibilities.

As for what kind of social responsibility it is... I'm ashamed to say that Industrial Cthulhu not only aims to achieve a complete industrial chain.

We also need to achieve a complete industry chain in the film industry.

Currently, military-themed films have been popularized by Qi Hui and Wu Jing, but science fiction films are still lacking.

I imagine China Film Group must be getting a little anxious too.

"Do you think I should make a move?" Guo Fan scratched his head, somewhat worried.

"Go find Third Master," Qi Hui shrugged. "He used to have that idea."

He used to be called Chairman Han, but he has now retired, so we have to change the way we address him.

To be fair, it's not too much for Han Sanping to be Qi Hui's grandfather at his age.

“But he has already retired.” Guo Fan shrugged. It wasn’t that he didn’t know to look for Han Sanping.

China Film Group is such a large company, it's impossible for all of them to work together as one, right?
(End of this chapter)