Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 154 What a pity

As the celebration banquet ended, Chen Shou was about to drive away when suddenly a woman stood next to his car in the garage.

"Director Chen."

Seeing Chen Shou approaching, the woman walked over nervously.

"You are..." Chen Shouzhe had a vague memory of her; she was the woman next to Yang Shoucheng.

"Director Chen, my name is Li Shuang," the woman said nervously as she stood in front of him.

"Aren't you with Boss Yang? Where is Boss Yang?" Chen Shou looked around but couldn't find Yang Shoucheng.

"Boss Yang has left because of some business," Li Shuang said.

"They left without you?" Chen Shou didn't react for a moment.

"Yes, yes." Li Shuang's eyes darted around, not daring to look Chen Shou in the eye.

"Let me make a call and ask for you." Chen Shou picked up his phone to make a call, but Li Shuang pressed his hand down.

"Director Chen, Mr. Yang is probably already resting, so let's not disturb him, okay?" Li Shuang said charmingly.

"Then what are you going to do?" Chen Shou asked, frowning.

"I don't know either. I don't know anyone in mainland China." Li Shuang is this year's Miss Hong Kong. Although she can't compare to the beauties of the last century, she is still a Miss Hong Kong who was selected, so she can't be too bad.

Chen Shouzhe immediately understood; this was a gift from Yang Shoucheng.

Unfortunately, after being beaten up by Yu Qian after the incident with Yang Mi, Chen Shoucheng was already extremely cautious. He believed that Yang Shoucheng would not set a trap for him, but he could not guarantee that others would not do anything underhanded.

"Wait here for a moment." Chen Shouzhe glanced at her, took out his phone and continued to make calls, but he didn't call Yang Shoucheng, instead he called Huo Wenxi.

Huo Wenxi, who was on his way, saw a call notification on his phone and looked at Yang Shoucheng beside him.

"It was Director Chen calling."

Yang Shoucheng hesitated for a moment. If he didn't answer, the chances of success would be higher. The problem was that Chen Shouzhe didn't call him but called Huo Wenxi instead, which meant that he already knew his attitude and that he probably wouldn't answer his call. Since that was the case, he would call Huo Wenxi instead.

“Mani, take the call.”

Huo Wenxi answered the call and turned on the speakerphone.

"Director Chen!"

"Ms. Huo, please take her back. Please thank Mr. Yang for me. There's no need for this between us. I really liked the two Shire horses you gave me before." Chen Shou's voice came through the loudspeaker, making his stance clear.

People are out of the question, but animals are nice; he shares the same hobby as his master.

Huo Wenxi glanced at Yang Shoucheng and said, "Director Chen, we're already on our way. Going back would be a bit troublesome. How about we have her find a place to stay first, and we can talk about it tomorrow?"

"I don't want to repeat myself," Chen Shou said in a deep voice.

Huo Wenxi immediately understood and said, "I'll go back to pick them up right away. I'm sorry to trouble Director Chen."

"Hurry up, I need to go back and rest," Chen Shou said.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Shouzhe took out a cigarette and asked Li Shuang if she wanted one. Li Shuang shook her head, so Chen Shouzhe lit one himself. When Li Shuang saw Chen Shouzhe squatting on the ground smoking, she widened her eyes. She had never imagined that the great director Chen would look like this.

Wearing a suit and a watch worth millions, he just squatted on the ground smoking, showing absolutely no class.

There were quite a few people in the parking lot. When they saw a beautiful woman standing there, many people looked over curiously, and some even recognized her and came over.

"Are you Miss Li Shuang?" Huang Xiaoming walked over and asked. He recognized her; wasn't this Yang Shoucheng's female companion? Why was she alone in the parking lot?

"Mr. Huang." Li Shuang was startled when she saw Huang Xiaoming and hurriedly greeted him.

"Is this really yours? Why are you here all alone?" Huang Xiaoming asked in surprise.

"I, I..." Li Shuang blushed, not expecting to be seen by others, and for a moment she didn't know how to explain.

"She's been left behind and is waiting for someone to come and pick her up." At this moment, a voice rang out from the side. Huang Xiaoming looked in the direction of the voice and saw Chen Shouzhe squatting on the ground smoking.

"Uh, Director Chen?!" Huang Xiaoming's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. How come Director Chen is here too?

Yang Shoucheng's female companion, Chen Shouzhe?

Huang Xiaoming immediately understood something. Combining what Chen Shouzhe had said with Li Shuang's appearance, he knew exactly what was going on.

Sending women as gifts is common, especially in Hong Kong, and they don't see it as anything unusual.

I never expected to run into him. Judging from Chen Shou's expression, he probably isn't very happy.

That's true. I probably wouldn't accept it either if it were me. It's fine to have fun outside, like on a film set.

But if you deliver yourself to my doorstep and take the person back, that's a bit... you know.

Huang Xiaoming had been through a lot and was a shrewd person, so he simply squatted down next to Chen Shouzhe, smoked with him, and incidentally improved his relationship with Chen Shouzhe.

As the two squatted on the ground, more and more people came out of the banquet hall. Seeing this scene, they all gathered around to smoke, making Li Shuang uneasy. She was wearing a dress, and she couldn't very well squat and smoke with these people in suits. After a while, Huo Wenxi came over and was also surprised to see Chen Shouzhe and the others. Chen Shouzhe, Huang Xiaoming, Xia Yu, Huang Bo, Wu Jing, and a large group of people were either squatting or standing, along with their female companions. She was a little startled.

"Director Chen, thank you for your trouble. Xiao Shuang went to the restroom, and we drove away without noticing. It's her first time in mainland China, and she doesn't have a mainland phone number," Huo Wenxi explained in front of everyone.

The others understood without saying a word, but the explanation was just a way to save face.

Chen Shouzhe waved his hand and said, "It's late, everyone go back and rest. Come to the horse farm to play when you have time in a while."

"I'll bring the wine then," Huang Xiaoming said with a smile.

"Then I'll bring meat," Xia Yu said with a smile.

"I've learned how to barbecue, but I'll buy some seafood instead. People from Qingdao have to drink beer and eat clams," Huang Bo said with a smile.

"Beer's too weak, I'll bring some baijiu," Wu Jing said with a smile.

"Then I'll just bring the red one," Huang Xiaoming said.

"No problem, I'll wait for you guys to come and we'll have a good get-together." Chen Shou nodded. It wasn't that he disliked gatherings, but rather that he disliked gatherings with people he didn't know.

It's so great to have a gathering like this with all the familiar faces. You don't need too many people, just a few is enough. They're all friends, so you can sit and drink, eat meat, and chat.

The fellow disciples of Deyun Society used to be quite friendly with him, but now they are somewhat in awe of him and can't let their guard down.

His former classmates from Beijing Film Academy are now scattered all over the country, and since he's no longer the same Chen Shouzhe, he doesn't really have a concept of his classmates anymore. His current friends are mostly people in the film and television industry.

We agreed to get together sometime, and then everyone went home.

Huo Wenxi did not leave with Li Shuang immediately, but waited until the end to apologize to Chen Shouzhe.

"I'm sorry, Director Chen, it was my oversight," Huo Wenxi said.

"I understand what Mr. Yang means. Thank you for his kindness. Emperor Entertainment is still my partner, so it's alright," Chen Shou said, waving his hand.

Huo Wenxi didn't know what to say. He could only say that he was too impulsive. He sent the person over without explaining things to Chen Shou. Who knows what his intentions were?

"What a pity." Chen Shou smiled as if he suddenly thought of something.

"Hmm?" Huo Wenxi didn't know why Chen Shouzhe was acting this way.

"It's nothing." Chen Shou waved his hand, leaving Huo Wenxi completely confused.

"Ms. Huo, see you again in a while," Chen Shou said, waving as he got into the car.

"Take your time." Before Huo Wenxi could react, Chen Shouzhe had already left.

Huo Wenxi got into the car with Li Shuang, still thinking about what Chen Shouzhe had just said. What if it were someone else?
"Sister Mani, Director Chen said it's a pity?" Li Shuang asked curiously.

"What a pity? Could it be that he has taken a fancy to one of our company's female artists?" Huo Wenxi frowned and thought carefully. Had Chen Shouzhe ever liked any of the female artists in their company?

If that's the case, then sending someone over based on Chen Shouzhe's hobbies might be something Chen Shouzhe would agree to, and that could really strengthen the relationship between the two sides.

The question is who this person is. Chen Shou said it's a pity, meaning there's no chance now.

"Married?" Huo Wenxi muttered.

"Sister Bai?" Li Shuang thought of a woman.

Huo Wenxi suddenly woke up. Bai Bing, Chen Shouzhe's fellow villager, had acted in many period dramas and was also an artist under their Emperor Entertainment Group.

Unfortunately, she got married last year to a model boyfriend who is younger than her.

"He likes Yan Danchen's type, so he also likes Bai Bing. I see. It's true, we missed our chance. We should have helped them get together when we first learned about kung fu." Huo Wenxi finally realized that he had missed his opportunity.

When I visited Chen Shouzhe, I should have brought Bai Bing with me. We're all from the same hometown, and it would have been easier to do business with him out of consideration for our shared hometown. If Bai Bing had really succeeded, wouldn't the Emperor have benefited from it in the future?
After Huo Wenxi figured it out, he went back and talked to Yang Shoucheng. The two of them regretted it together. There was nothing they could do; Bai Bing was already married.

Chen Shouzhe didn't say anything. If they really liked each other, they could definitely make it happen. Bai Bing probably wouldn't refuse either, since her current husband was no match for Chen Shouzhe. He was just a model, and his income wasn't even as much as hers.

This matter ends here. The filming of Tiger Mountain concludes, November comes to an end, and the big battle in December begins.

The Lunar New Year film season is always the most competitive period, and to be precise, it starts with Christmas in the West.

Nowadays, businesses create a whole bunch of holidays to sell their products. Take Alibaba, for example. How did Singles' Day come about? And so did 618. There are other holidays too, all of which can be turned into shopping festivals.

Everyone's spending money, making it seem like everyone has a lot of money now.

However, as a film businessman, Chen Shouzhe also benefits, as promoting various love-themed holidays is when the fans of Fei Yangyang are ready to spend money.

Of course, there are also werewolves who go out and deliver several gifts, or even dozens of gifts, by themselves.

As December arrives, the film industry is ablaze with competition, with smaller companies having already released their films last month to avoid the tense Lunar New Year season.

Some opted to reschedule, not wanting to compete in the New Year's Day period, and chose to try their luck in the Spring Festival period instead.

However, at this moment, a piece of news made the entire film and television industry uneasy, and countless people began to curse after seeing it.

(End of this chapter)