Entertainment: Since 1990

Chapter 174 Be a Woman Who Knows How to Seize Opportunities

Although Hangzhou is known as a food desert, as a tourist city, you can still find some food options.

Crab roe buns, beggar's chicken, and West Lake fish in vinegar sauce—these delicacies that will be criticized in the future are still considered to be made with high-quality ingredients now.

After dinner, the two took a walk along the West Lake to digest their food.

Cao Jian also humorously told the legends of West Lake, and before they knew it, they had walked to the vicinity of the Leifeng Pagoda ruins.

At this time, the Leifeng Pagoda, which is currently under construction, has not yet been built.

At this moment, Chen Hong asked, "Director Cao, I heard you made a movie called 'Green Snake,' when will it be released?"

"It should be in the second half of the year."

When will Director Cao's "Fong Sai-yuk Sequel" be released?

"At the end of the month."

"Then I definitely have to watch it and support Director Cao's movie."

After Chen Hong finished speaking, she tilted her head and looked at Cao Jian, her eyes sparkling: "Director Cao, do you think I can make movies?"

"Of course you can. It would be a shame if you, with your beauty, didn't make movies."

Cao Jian's next plan is to film "Tai Chi Master", but the second female lead in this movie needs to have a certain level of martial arts skills.

It's clearly inappropriate to cast Chen Hong as an action star.

However, there is a supporting actress in the movie "The Chinese Feast" that we could give her a try.

However, he didn't say it himself, but let the other party bring it up first.

As expected, Chen Hong asked expectantly, "Then, Director Cao, could you give me a chance?"

"Of course, but this movie needs to be filmed in Hong Kong. Is that alright, Ms. Chen?"

"No problem, of course no problem."

Chen Hong's goal was to go to Hong Kong to film movies.

You should know that in mainland China, making a movie or even a TV series might earn you a few thousand yuan at most, and maybe a little over ten thousand.

In Hong Kong, however, the amounts are in the hundreds of thousands, or even millions.

Gong Li earns over a million dollars a film in Hong Kong, which Chen Hong can't help but envy.

Even if it's just a supporting role, it's still a great start.

Cao Jian laughed and said, "After we finish filming this movie, I'll take you to Hong Kong to develop your career."

"Thank you, Director Cao, you are my benefactor."

Chen Hong twisted her slender waist and hooked her arm around Cao Jian's arm, as if afraid that this important person would run away.

When a woman pursues a man, it's as easy as piercing a thin veil.

Chen Hong intends to take the initiative to break through this barrier.

Faced with such a proactive and beautiful woman, Cao Jian naturally accepted with pleasure.

On a cool summer evening, both women wore sunglasses, but Chen Hong, with her slender figure and fair skin, still attracted the attention of many passersby.

At the same time, I envy the man next to this woman; he's quite lucky with women.

After leaving the West Lake, we arrived at a bustling commercial street.

Suddenly, an Aini clothing store caught Cao Jian's eye, and he said with a smile, "Let's go in and take a look."

"Is he going to buy me clothes? This man really understands women."

Chen Hong was even more delighted and followed Cao Jian into the store.

This clothing store is not far from West Lake, in a very good location, and the rent is not cheap, but it looks very high-end.

Although it was evening, there were still many customers, and business was booming.

Cao Jian looked around the store and felt that Yang Yuying and her daughter had managed the clothing brand very well.

Chen Hong, on the other hand, was busy picking out clothes she liked.

She spotted three dresses she liked, ran up to Cao Jian, and asked, "Which one do you think looks best on me?"

Cao Jian looked at it carefully and found that the dress had a very fashionable and novel design and the fabric was also very exquisite, but the price was really not cheap, more than five hundred yuan for one dress.

It seems that Yang Yuying is getting better and better at business.

Seeing Cao Jian looking at her so intently, Chen Hong thought he was choosing so carefully because he valued her, and felt that this young man was quite thoughtful.

She picked up her favorite dress and said, "I think this one is the prettiest. What do you think?"

"They're all good-looking, but the people in them are good-looking too."

Cao Jian waved his hand and said, "I've bought them all. You can change into different ones and pick out a few other items."

Three items are enough.

The more generous a man is, the happier a woman is.

But one shouldn't appear too materialistic, and Chen Hong certainly understood this principle.

Cao Jian didn't insist and called over a sales assistant: "Miss, please wrap up these three dresses."

"Director Cao has gone to great lengths."

Cao Jian was willing to give her clothes, and Chen Hong felt that this man had accepted her.

After a while, the clothes were packed, and the sales assistant came over with the receipt: "Sir, your total bill is 1,677 yuan."

"Ah."

Cao Jian nodded, took the order, and said to the sales assistant, "Could you please get a nationally valid VIP gold card and give it to this lady?"

"Sir, our VIP Gold Card requires a single cumulative spending of 10,000."

Before the saleswoman could finish speaking, the man in front of her took off his sunglasses, which stunned him.

Although most store managers and sales assistants have never met the boss, Cao Jian, in person, they have seen his face in movies and company training photos.

Upon discovering that the real boss was right in front of her, the saleswoman almost cried out in excitement. "Shh!"

Cao Jian made a shushing gesture and then put on his sunglasses.

"I'll get it right away."

The sales assistant quickly went to find the store manager, who was the big boss, so she had to be proactive.

Chen Hong, who had witnessed what had just happened, asked curiously, "Do celebrities have special privileges at this store?"

"Hehe, it's not that celebrities have special privileges, it's that I have special privileges."

Cao Jian didn't explain, and took the bill to the counter to pay.

Soon, the sales assistant and the store manager came over. Seeing that Cao Jian had already paid, they hurriedly said, "Boss, how can we let you pay?"

"This is related to the sales associate's commission, so the money still has to be paid."

Cao Jian smiled, accepted the gleaming VIP card, and said, "Thank you all for your hard work. Keep up the good work."

After saying that, he left with Chen Hong, who was still in a daze.

As they walked out of the store, Chen Hongcai said, "Director Cao, so you're the owner of the largest clothing chain brand in the country?"

"Hehe, I just did it casually back then."

As Cao Jian spoke, he handed the VIP gold card to Chen Hong: "With this card, you can get a 20% discount on clothes in the future, and you can also enjoy custom clothing services twice a year."

Holding the gleaming gold card, Chen Hong repeatedly expressed her gratitude: "Thank you so much, Director Cao."

In China today, for any woman, owning a VIP gold card at an Aini clothing store is a symbol of status.

This man is not only successful in the entertainment industry, but he also owns such a famous clothing brand.

Even Chen Hong felt a little ashamed of herself when she saw Cao Jian.

"Director Cao, where are we going now? I'm a little tired from walking."

After strolling around for a while, Chen Hong began to hint that she wanted to go to the hotel where you were staying.

"Didn't we agree to go to the movies?"

"Ok."

Actually, for Chen Hong, as long as you speak, the movie segment can be completely skipped.

Why not just go to the hotel?

Arriving at the movie theater, even though more than two years had passed, the environment was still pretty much the same as before: hard chairs, a large theater, no air conditioning, and no progress whatsoever.

But the ticket price has gone up to three yuan.

"What movie to watch?"

"Let's watch 'Flirting Scholar'."

The movie "Flirting Scholar" was released in Hong Kong in early July, and in less than half a month, it grossed more than 20 million HKD, which shows its popularity.

Because Gong Li was the female lead, a copy of this film was also imported to mainland China.

Cao Jian also wanted to see if Gong Li had improved in the film.

After buying tickets, the two went into the movie theater.

The screening room was already quite full, and the sweltering heat made Cao Jian feel that watching an open-air movie would be better.

However, I owed Stephen Chow a movie ticket, and now I've repaid that debt.

Not long after the movie started, the appearance of the Four Great Talents and the robbery by Ru Hua made the audience in the theater burst into laughter.

Soon after, Gong Li appeared.

When Chen Hong saw Gong Li acting opposite Stephen Chow on screen, she felt both envious and helpless.

In terms of beauty, I am no less beautiful than this woman.

On acting skills
It seems like I'm not bad myself.

Why can't I only make it in the TV drama industry, and why am I mostly playing supporting roles?
Soon they arrived at the section of the Washington Mansion where people were selling themselves.

"This is you?"

When Chen Hong discovered that the man playing the victim was actually Cao Jian, who was sitting next to her, she asked in surprise.

Cao Jian nodded: "It was me. Last time I had nothing to do, I went to make a cameo appearance in Stephen Chow's film and also talked to Gong Li about a collaboration."

"Cooperate with her."

Now, Chen Hong was even more determined to capture Cao Jian.

She even wanted to work with this young director before Gong Li did.

Movie theaters are generally places where young people go on dates.

In a dimly lit environment, you can do some exciting things.

Unfortunately, this movie, "Flirting Scholar," is just too good, especially the part where the character tries to gain sympathy, which made everyone laugh out loud.

"The man crying for Wangcai looks like Cao Jian, one of the Four Heavenly Kings."

"It should be him."

"I didn't expect him to act this part so well."

"Yes, I didn't expect to be so unconcerned about my image."

"What do you know? This is what makes a good actor."

……

Hearing the whispers around her, Chen Hong wanted to laugh.

The superstar you're talking about is actually right next to me.

As she pondered, she slowly reached out and grasped the hand of the more handsome and younger man beside her.

She has two major strengths: she is beautiful and she is good at seizing opportunities.
(End of this chapter)