1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 196 Intercepting the Deal (Please Subscribe!)
Zhang Xingyan's "Shaolin Temple" not only sold very well in Hong Kong, but was also very popular in mainland China.

So he plans to capitalize on his success and make another Shaolin movie with the original cast.

That is, "Shaolin Kids".

Lingzi thought the movie had already started filming, but in reality, Zhang Xingyan wasn't moving that fast; he had only just finished writing the script.

Little did she know, her intended leading man was about to be poached.

Shichahai Sports School.

The already famous Li Lianjie found that he would only get excited in the first few days after returning home when his fellow disciples flattered him. But as time went on, he gradually realized that his heart was not calming down, but rather becoming more and more restless.

He knew why: compared to the monotonous and tedious training he was doing every day, he longed for the days of filming outside, being recognized on the street, and being praised by the newspapers in Hong Kong.

"Junior brother, you're daydreaming again." Huang Qiuyan noticed that her junior brother had been spacing out during training ever since "Shaolin Temple" became a hit, and this wasn't the first time she had reminded him.

Li Lianjie gathered his wandering thoughts, glanced at the woman who was both his senior and childhood sweetheart, smiled at her, and was about to say something when he noticed a white car approaching the sports school gate, which immediately caught his attention.

"Which leader has arrived this time?"

Huang Qiuyan followed Li Lianjie's gaze and watched the car drive into their Shichahai Sports School. Then she heard the car approaching the administration building, and at the same time, their principal actually came down to greet them. She was immediately curious about the identity of the person in the car.

The next second, the car door opened, and a young man got out first. She thought it was an assistant or something, but then she heard a gasp from the side:
"Holy crap, it's Director Chen!"

"What Director Chen?" Huang Qiuyan was confused by Li Lianjie's sudden outburst and turned to look at him in surprise.

"Director Chen from Oriental Film Company, the one who directed 'Andhadhun' and 'The Devotion of Suspect X'," Li Lianjie introduced, his tone tinged with anticipation and complexity.

He was hopeful that the other party was there to select actors, but he was conflicted because they had met before when he didn't know the other party. A year had passed, and although he had achieved some success, it was insignificant compared to this person.

"Oh, it's him." Huang Qiuyan nodded and looked towards the administration building again. She recognized the young man.

But to Huang Qiuyan's surprise, it seemed as if the principal was waving at them.

"Junior brother, is the principal calling us over?"

Huang Qiuyan wanted to confirm with Li Lianjie, but when she turned around, her junior brother had disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Looking ahead again, well, I'd already run four or five meters.

After a moment's hesitation, she followed after them.

Li Lianjie ran up to the principal in one breath, not even out of breath, and asked with a smile, "Principal, did you call me?"

"Yes, Xiao Li, let me introduce you. This is..."

Before the principal could finish speaking, Li Lianjie interrupted, "Principal, I know Director Chen."

"Oh, when did you meet?" The principal asked curiously, but he was looking at Chen Fusheng.

“A year ago, when ‘Shaolin Temple’ was still in the preparation stage, Director Lingzi and I visited your school to see their training. That should have been the first time we met, right?” Chen Fusheng looked at Li Lianjie at the end.

"Yes, yes, yes." The latter nodded repeatedly. "I didn't expect you to still remember me."

"Haha, my memory isn't that bad, and to be honest, I came here today specifically for you."

"Really, Director Chen?"

Li Lianjie originally wanted to be more reserved, but his mouth was faster than his brain, so he simply stopped pretending.

When the principal saw that they were actually talking about something right under the administration building, he quickly interrupted, "Xiao Li, what's wrong with you? Is this a place to talk?"

"Yes, yes, I was too impatient. I'm sorry, Director Chen."

"it's okay no problem……"

Before going upstairs, Chen Fusheng glanced at the girl who had just been standing with Li Lianjie and asked curiously, "Who is this comrade?"

"Director Chen, her name is Huang Qiuyan, she is my senior."

After Li Lianjie introduced her, Huang Qiuyan quickly greeted him, "Hello, Director Chen."

"Hello."

Chen Fusheng remembered that Li Lianjie had a former wife named Huang Qiuyan in his previous life, and this should be the woman in front of him.

This woman is of above-average looks, but of course she's not as pretty as Nina Li Chi.

However, Chen Fusheng didn't bother to comment on other people's relationship problems. After nodding with a smile, he moved to the reception room.

"Before we begin, I'd like to know, Jet Li, do you currently have any film contracts?"

"Uh, Director Zhang said he'll cast me as the male lead in his next movie, but he hasn't told me the exact date yet," Li Lianjie answered truthfully.

"That's good. I came here to ask you to play a villain role in my next movie, 'Die Hard'..."

Chen Fusheng then gave Li Lianjie a brief introduction to the character and asked, "Are you interested?"

After listening to the story, Li Lianjie felt that the role was quite significant, and although it wasn't the main character, it met his expectations.

The fact that he was asked to play a Japanese character was something he found hard to accept.

After much deliberation, I finally asked, "Director Chen, does this character have to be Japanese?"

"It's just a movie."

"I know, but I dislike Japanese devils and don't want to play them."

Seeing that Li Lianjie didn't seem to be putting on a show, Chen Fusheng wasn't angry at all.

Nodding, he joked:
"So what kind of role do you want to play? A Singaporean?"

"Can it be changed like this?"

"Why change it? In my play, the Japanese are vicious terrorists. Since you hate the Japanese, you should play the role well. Do you want me to change him into an overseas Chinese?"

Seeing that Li Lianjie was still hesitating, Chen Fusheng stopped pressuring him and turned to the principal, asking, "Principal Wu, does your Shichahai Sports School have any other promising talents?"

Before the principal could even speak, Li Lianjie made his choice immediately after he said that.

"Director Chen, I'll act!"

"Figured out?"

A barely perceptible glint flashed in Chen Fusheng's eyes.

“Yes!” Li Lianjie nodded emphatically, while explaining his reasoning: “I think Director Chen is right. Although I play a Japanese character, he is the villain in the movie. So the better I act, the more the audience will transfer their hatred to the Japanese devils when watching my movie…”

"Are you sure? If you take this role, it might interfere with your upcoming filming with Director Zhang. And let me make it clear first, I don't allow actors to work on multiple projects at once," Chen Fusheng confirmed again.

"Confirmed!" Li Lianjie didn't hesitate this time.

"it is good……"

Meanwhile, at the set of "Die Hard".

When Zhang Yimou returned to pack his things, he was naturally met with curious 'interrogation' from Chen Kaige and others.

"Old Zhang, what did Director Chen want to talk to you about this morning? Why did you start packing as soon as you got back?"

"Yeah, Lao Zhang, are they going to transfer you away?"

"Can't you guys wish me well for once?"

Zhang Yimou looked speechlessly at his friends who were making fun of him, and then explained:
"Director Chen asked me to go and gave me a task: to shoot a music video for the song 'I Believe'."

"How do you shoot a video of a song? Isn't it enough to just record it on a cassette tape?"

"You're obviously out of touch. Music videos have been around overseas for a long time."

"Okay, so what are you planning to do?"

Zhang Yimou frankly said, "I don't have any ideas right now. Why don't you guys help me think of something?"

"We've never even met him, but didn't Director Chen give you the script?"

"No, they just gave me a general idea, and I was told to design the rest myself."

"Damn, Director Chen already gave you the outline, and you're still saying you have no clue? Are you kidding us?"

"It's a bit messy..."

(End of this chapter)