Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

Yang Che was extremely impressed. This person was so good at talking. He wondered why he hadn't made it in Hong Kong before.

"Luck, it's all luck. By the way, which company did Director Hu work for in Hong Kong before?"

"It's Cinema City."

Yang Che suddenly realized, no wonder; the only way out of that place was to leave.

Perhaps noticing Yang Che's sudden realization, or perhaps seeing the actors emerging from the dressing room, Hu Mingkai said, "After Cinema City went bankrupt, I haven't worked for the company since, just doing odd jobs. I heard Mr. Yang also invests in TV dramas, and I hope we'll have the opportunity to collaborate."

"Sure, Director Hu, feel free to contact me if you have any ideas."

Both of them looked quite sincere.

This statement can be interpreted as casual conversation in the entertainment industry, whether it's a risky gamble or just polite small talk.

The crew members had different thoughts about the scene of Yang Che and the director having a pleasant conversation. A considerable number of the behind-the-scenes creators felt that the director was giving this man too much face. So what if a movie was sold? Wasn't it the director who made the movie well? What did it have to do with him?

Of course, most people are indifferent...

Everyone, regardless of their intentions, knew that they should treat Fan Bingbing more politely in the future when there was no conflict of interest.

Afterwards, Yang Che and Fan Bingbing, who had changed their clothes, held hands and said goodbye to everyone before leaving the film set.

"Brother, you should cut your hair short, and shave your beard too."

"Um?"

Little Fatty pouted: "The makeup artist probably thought I found a father figure, and I don't know why she dressed me up so old."

"Haha, 'a young man with no experience is unreliable.' There's some truth to that."

"Ouch, that's prickly too."

Yang Che almost lost his composure. How could this girl calmly utter such lewd words?

"But you insisted on pushing it."

"Huh? Ahhhh, Yang Che, I meant kissing! Ouch, you... ouch~"

Little Fatty's skin is warm.

My heart, which was already filled with satisfaction during the day, now feels empty.

For a moment, the carriage was filled with a romantic atmosphere.

That's fine too. No need for rambling. We got straight to the point back at the hotel... Well, not really. Little Fatty insisted on testing how prickly his beard was. A kiss is still a kiss, after all.

Finally, Little Fatty demonstrated with his actions that it wasn't prickly at all...

In Stephen Chow's "Flirting Scholar," why did Chan Pak-cheung, who played Zhu Zhishan, pick his teeth after Sister Pomegranate left? This is a question worth pondering...

The next day arrived in the blink of an eye, October 11th.

Yang Che had just woken up in the morning when he received a call from Wu Shixian from overseas, saying that he had arrived in Xinxiang and would start filming after a day of rest.

"Filming here is very troublesome, with the union overseeing it. Luckily, there aren't any major scenes left, otherwise the production schedule would have been dragged on for who knows how long..."

Yang Che asked helplessly, "What about the editing?"

"I don't care about the editing."

"So it's just a shiny surface on a donkey dung ball, huh?"

American Wu Shih-hsien said, "All crows are black."

"You're right, we should be able to finish post-production before Thanksgiving, right?"

"Absolutely."

The two chatted for a few more minutes before hanging up.

Later, when Yang Che went to the toilet, Fan Bingbing squinted as she entered the bathroom. Seeing him on the toilet, she went into the shower and started showering.

Yang Che opened his mouth, "What the hell?"

Gao Yuanyuan would never do such indecent things in front of him, and she would always lock the bathroom door from the inside when she went to the toilet.

"Brother, Xiaoyue will be over in a bit. What do you want to eat?"

"Fan Bingbing, I'm taking a dump right now."

"I'm not blind, and you're not going to sit down to pee... so what are you going to eat?"

"Rice noodle rolls, beef and egg, and congee with preserved egg."

"Oh, hurry up, I still need to poop."

Little Fatty grabbed a piece of paper, wiped himself, and went outside.

It's good that there's no sadness of parting.

...........

After breakfast, Fan Bingbing ate some more in front of Li Yue. Her boyfriend left first to go to the film set, since the crew's current focus was mainly on her scenes.

This is actually quite difficult; it requires coordinating the schedules of many people, such as the Eighth Prince whom I met yesterday.

Of course, relatively speaking, given Fan Bingbing's current status, the production team can accept her taking on a supporting role and adjusting her schedule.

Well... Yang Che didn't give her the underwear he bought for her. After all, she was gone, and there was no point in keeping it.

After inspecting the car, he headed to Baiyun Airport, where he had to catch a 9:50 AM flight to Nanjing.

Nowadays, Baiyun Airport is like a bus station... It can't even compare to Wusu in Longcheng.

However, the procedures are extremely efficient.

On the plane, Yang Che hand-wrote a draft of the shareholding agreement for the TV series "Spring Bright Pigsy" to redistribute shares, which was a gesture of goodwill.

The journey was uneventful, and we arrived in Nanjing at 11:30.

Surprisingly, the person who came to pick him up was none other than Xiao Zhou, who had come last time.

Yang Che felt a sense of closeness and asked with a smile, "So you've joined Funa Film & Television?"

When Xiao Zhou first saw Yang Che, he thought he had mistaken him for someone else. Upon closer inspection, apart from his hair being a bit longer and his beard being slightly different, he realized that Yang Che had changed. Oh, it was his demeanor that had changed; he had become a more successful and accomplished person.

Seeing Yang Che smile, Xiao Zhou was also happy: "No, President Fan said that their company doesn't have any nice cars, and he specifically asked me to pick you up, haha."

Yang Che laughed and then got into the same bullet-shaped car he had ridden in before, heading to Confucius Temple.

On the way, Yang Che took the initiative to chat with Xiao Zhou.

Xiao Zhou mentioned that he had recently seen General Manager Yang on television and in newspapers, and had also watched his interviews.

"Mr. Yang is a very capable person, haha. Fan Bingbing acted in your movie, which hasn't even been released yet, but it's already very popular online."

Yang Che's heart skipped a beat: "Oh?"

"On Tianya.cn, they're comparing who's prettier between XX and Fan Bingbing. I even saw someone say Fan Bingbing became prettier after acting in your movie, cough..."

Xiao Zhou suddenly felt a little embarrassed because he remembered that there were other comments online that did make a lot of sense.

Xiao Zhou was referring to the beauty contest that Liu Chang started hyping up. He started posting about it at 7:30 pm last night, and it went viral as soon as it was posted at 8 pm.

The posting took so long because images cannot be inserted into posts now; they must be uploaded to the homepage first, and then the web address can be inserted...

Uploading images takes a lot of effort, and it's only because the courtyard has a commercial cable TV line installed; otherwise, it would be even slower.

The netizens had never seen so many pictures of female celebrities online before. Although the loading was slow, they were willing to wait because it was really rare and the pictures were truly beautiful.

Initially, due to her celebrity status, Zhao naturally received overwhelming support. That's just how people are; just like the title "Beijing Film Academy's Campus Belle" – naturally, no one accepted it. But the students at the Beijing Film Academy at the time did, regardless of whether she was considered "tender beef five-square" or "emo," they accepted it back then...