Huayu Entertainment: The Birth of a Succubus Top Star

(I had an urgent matter yesterday and didn't have time to write, so I'm one chapter behind. I've already made up for it in the previous chapter.)

"You two look a bit alike, are you related or not?" Gu Zhiyan teased the two girls.

Amy and Xue do look somewhat alike; their face shape, brow bone, and facial features are very similar.

Amy's face is fuller and more youthful and sweet, while Yukino's jawline is more defined and her temperament is quiet and aloof.

In fact, if you look closely at Xue Ye, her profile is strikingly similar to that of a young Zhang Baizhi, with a high degree of overlap in her eyebrow and eye contours and her cool and stubborn girlish charm.

Stephen Chow's criteria for selecting leading ladies have remained consistent: he prefers women with delicate features, a cool and aloof appearance, and clean, minimal facial structure.

Ai Mi smiled sweetly and said, "Brother Xiao Yan, many people say that, but Xue Ke and I aren't really related. However, we have a very good relationship and are best friends."

Xue nodded in agreement, "That's right, Brother Xiaoyan."

"Oh, I see." Gu Zhiyan nodded.

These two girls are still young; they didn't even catch such an obvious joke.

It's said that although they look somewhat alike, their personalities are completely different.

Amy is outgoing, lively, and quite energetic.

The snow was quiet and slow to warm up, a little shy.

What Gu Zhiyan didn't know was that the shyness he saw in Xueye was actually her most outgoing side.

Dilraba was quite surprised by the girl's behavior today. The little girl was really brave today!

However, it makes sense, considering that she is facing Brother Xiaoyan today!

No girl can resist Xiao Yan's charm!

Seeing the two pretty young girls surrounding Xiao Yan, Dilraba's eyes lit up. Wasn't Nazha always showing off to her? Well, her "performance" has come too!

I'll have to take better care of the two little sisters from now on!

Dilraba is full of fighting spirit!

In the evening, Stephen Chow prepared a sumptuous dinner to welcome Gu Zhiyan back, and all the main cast members were present.

Rumors circulate that Stephen Chow is stingy and miserly, but Gu Zhiyan thinks this is just bashing him for the sake of bashing.

Gu Zhiyan's immediate impression after joining the crew was that Stephen Chow was quite generous.

Take the meal allowance for the "Kung Fu Women's Soccer" crew as an example. The standard meal allowance per person is 80 yuan, which is far higher than the industry average of 30 to 40 yuan.

The lead actors, extras, and stuntmen all eat the same nutritious meals. There are no special meals for the stars. They eat fresh seafood, beef, slow-cooked soup, and fruit desserts every day. For late-night shoots, they get extra late-night snacks and hot drinks. Before filming, Stephen Chow personally checks the ingredients in the kitchen to make it clear that "if the scene can be reshot, the food must be good."

Moreover, Dilraba told him that after high-intensity wire work, beach training, the completion of a phase of filming, and the end of a night shoot, Stephen Chow would directly book a barbecue restaurant or hot pot restaurant to treat the entire crew to a meal.

Stephen Chow is not interested in the social niceties of the entertainment industry. In other words, he doesn't understand social etiquette, dislikes unnecessary socializing, doesn't take the initiative to treat others to maintain connections, and doesn't spend money to create a social persona.

He leads an extremely simple personal life. Despite being worth hundreds of millions, he always wears affordable basic clothes, takes taxis when he goes out, always packs up leftovers from meals, takes longer routes to save a few dollars on parking fees, doesn't buy luxury goods or cars, and almost never spends large sums of money on himself. From an ordinary person's perspective, he seems "reluctant to spend money".

He was uncompromising when discussing budgets and profit sharing with investors and partners, strictly controlled on-set expenses, and never budged on any unnecessary wasteful spending. Business partners felt he was stingy with money, and he was described as "money-grubbing and stingy."

Actually, this is perfectly understandable; business is business.

The public's perception of him as stingy stems primarily from his entanglement with his fourth ex-girlfriend, Yu Wenfeng. This is also thanks to Mrs. Xiang's relentless attacks on Stephen Chow.

Insiders confirmed that Stephen Chow and Yu Wenfeng have been in a relationship for over a decade, during which he has almost never given her romantic gifts such as diamond rings or luxury items. Although he would pay for their meals and daily expenses, he rarely took the initiative to give her large sums of money, such as jewelry or luxury cars, to please her.

However, when they broke up, Stephen Chow offered a HK$2100 million check as emotional compensation.

In Gu Zhiyan's opinion, Stephen Chow was already very generous. Many women who dated rich men ended up with nothing when they broke up.

Besides, when you're dating, not giving expensive gifts doesn't make you stingy, right?

Money is for women to see, not for women to spend.

Even after marriage, you shouldn't let your wife manage your money.

As the old saying goes, when a woman is in charge, the house collapses.

In this regard, Jackie Chan is a role model, while the negative example is a certain boxing champion surnamed Zou, whose career was truly ruined!

You can't have it all!

Now, when people ask who the most patient person is, everyone will say "Liang," but then "Ming" comes out on top!

Ahem, we've strayed a bit from the topic. Let's get back to Stephen Chow. He's never stingy when it comes to charity, and he always does so discreetly and anonymously.

This is no better than those who take public donations, shout "boundless love" every day, and end up reaping all the benefits themselves.

Gu Zhiyan greatly admires Chen Guangbiao when it comes to charity work; he's using his own money to do it!

So what if it's a show? So what if it's flaunting wealth?

It's their own money, can't they be a little more high-profile?

Judging by actions, not intentions, charity is about action, not just words!

"Xiao Gu, thank you for your help. I'd like to propose a toast to you." Zhou Xingchi raised his glass and said sincerely to Gu Zhiyan.

Gu Zhiyan replied very modestly, "Mr. Stephen Chow, you're being too polite. I'm a huge fan of yours; I've seen every single one of your movies. Being able to act in one of your films would be a dream come true for me!"

Gu Zhiyan made a cameo appearance as a friend, without receiving any payment, which can be considered a way of expressing nostalgia!

"Alright, I won't say much more about thanks. Everything is in the wine. Cheers!" Stephen Chow picked up his glass and drank it all in one gulp.

He knew exactly what Gu Zhiyan's cameo appearance meant; just look at Shen Teng's "Hello Mr. Billionaire" back then.

Fans eagerly waved their movie tickets and rushed into the cinema just to catch a glimpse of Gu Zhiyan's brief appearance.

That movie grossed over 3 billion!

Gu Zhiyan's influence is even stronger now than it was back then.

More importantly, with Gu Zhiyan joining the project, even a cameo appearance is guaranteed to be a success!

Although it sounds mysterious, once it has been tested and verified in practice, it is no longer mysterious, but a law, unless one day his "invincible body" is broken.

This law will remain valid as long as the "golden body" is not broken.

At this moment, Zhang Yixing was overjoyed. With Brother Yan joining the cast, the movie's box office was sure to be high. He had already begun to fantasize about becoming the male lead of a movie with billions in box office revenue.

With that silly, grinning look, he looked just like a landlord's foolish son.

Gu Zhiyan raised his glass and drank it down in one gulp as well.

They ate and drank together in a harmonious atmosphere.

After dinner, everyone went back to rest.

Not long after Gu Zhiyan returned to her room, Reba arrived.

As soon as she took off her coat, Gu Zhiyan perked up immediately.

Football babes!

This is great!