This director loves making friends.

Zhang Min went out this time without an assistant or using the crew's car.

Upon seeing this situation, Qin Keqing became somewhat reluctant to go.

The problem was that it was getting late, and by the time we arrived at the Old Summer Palace, it was almost dark.

In the early 1990s, public security was in a complex transitional phase, characterized by "occasional major cases, a relatively high number of street crimes, but overall controllable and gradually improving."

However, with increased population mobility, property crimes such as pickpocketing and robbery still occur from time to time.

With Zhang Min's fashionable attire, complete with sunglasses and a bag, she might be fine during the day, but in the evening, especially in the Yuanmingyuan area, which has typical characteristics of a suburban area with a diverse population, she could very well become a target.

If anything unexpected were to happen, Qin Keqing would have no courage to go to Hong Kong.

But this was not up to him.

Zhang Min left the film set, waved and called out "Huangmian," and without any hesitation, opened the car door and got in.

"Yellow vans" are the most common type of taxi on the roads in Beijing these days. They are either Dafa or Changhe minivans, all of which are yellow, hence the name "yellow vans".

Qin Keqing was in a dilemma.

Go ahead, but if something happens to Zhang Min, he won't be able to escape responsibility. Going to Hong Kong might lead to retaliation.

If he doesn't go, he'll still be implicated if something happens to Zhang Min. He's also afraid of being retaliated against by Zhang Min if he goes to Hong Kong.

"That troublesome woman deserves a good spanking!"

Given the current situation, not going is not an option.

"Master, the artists' village, that's where I live."

After Qin Keqing got into the car, he said to the driver.

The following sentence is a reminder to the driver not to take a detour.

If you don't remind them, the driver will almost certainly take a detour.

The starting fare for the "yellow noodles" is NT$10, which includes 10 kilometers. After that, it's NT$1 per kilometer. If the driver takes a slightly longer route, it can easily add up to a lot of extra money.

Qin Keqing estimated that he would most likely have to pay for it himself, so he decided not to be taken advantage of.

When they arrived at the intersection of the painters' village, the two got out of the car. Qin Keqing paid the fare and asked for a receipt, thinking that maybe she could get reimbursed for it.

"Where to?"

Qin Keqing carefully put away the receipt, and seeing Zhang Min looking around, he joked, "I'm home. How about I call you a car, and you can take a taxi home?"

Zhang Min glanced at Qin Keqing, took off her sunglasses, identified the direction, and walked towards the grove of trees in Yuanmingyuan.

"Your memory is still pretty good."

Qin Keqing muttered something to himself and followed behind at a leisurely pace.

Arriving at the grove, there's definitely no art exhibition going on. Even if there were, it would have been packed up and closed long ago.

Zhang Min probably guessed that there was no art exhibition at this time, so she didn't react in any particular way. She just walked slowly along the grove of trees, as if it were a leisurely stroll after dinner.

"I actually know a little Cantonese."

Qin Keqing said with a hint of mischievousness, "Not much, just enough for me to understand."

Sure enough, Zhang Min was taken aback, stopped, turned around to look at Qin Keqing, and said in Cantonese, "Really? I don't believe it, you must be lying to me."

She thought Qin Keqing was lying to her.

Zhang Min had seen Qin Keqing's information. He was from Shandong Province and had held high-ranking positions in Shandong since childhood. How could he understand Cantonese?

"You don't believe me? Why would I lie to you?"

Qin Keqing did it on purpose; he doesn't like troublesome women, so he wanted to get a little revenge.

Zhang Min was truly stunned. It was obvious that Qin Keqing could understand Cantonese.

Seeing that Zhang Min was about to get angry, Qin Keqing quickly said, "Big sister, I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation with your assistant. You two were just talking like that without any guard up, what could I do?"

Zhang Min opened her mouth but didn't say anything. She sat down in anger, disregarding her image, staring blankly into the distance, feeling like the whole world was bullying her.

After a while, Qin Keqing looked at the sky and reminded him, "It's getting dark. This place is a bit remote, and the residents are a mixed bunch. Although it's not as chaotic as Hong Kong, it's still better to be careful."

Seemingly ignoring Qin Keqing's reminder, Zhang Min looked up at Qin Keqing and asked again, "You really understand Cantonese?"

Qin Keqing didn't want to talk to her.

After a while, Zhang Min spoke, seemingly to Qin Keqing, yet also to herself: "I acted in five movies in '89 and five movies in '90. Do you know how many I acted in last year?"

Before Qin Keqing could say anything, Zhang Min scoffed and said, "11 movies! It's 11 movies, one a month, hehe..."

After she finished speaking, she stared at Qin Keqing as if Qin Keqing had forced her to act.

Do you know how many movies I've starred in this year?

"How much?" Qin Keqing asked curiously.

"This is 'King of Beggars', my 14th film this year! I've acted in 14 movies this year!"

At this point, as if afraid Qin Keqing wouldn't believe her, Zhang Min counted on her fingers: "Operation Cheetah, Modern Martial Arts Saint, The Legend of the School Hero, Accompany Me on My Adventures, The Fight Back to School 2, The Deer and the Cauldron, The Female Knight Huang Ying, The Legend of the Flying Girl, The Deer and the Cauldron 2, The Fight Back to School Side Story..."

These ten are movies that have already been released this year.

"And there's 'The Legendary Twins,' which is about to be released. I think it's on November 12th."

"The movie '92 Call Girls' will be released on December 1st."

"The release date for 'War of the Dragons' is December 5th."

"And there's also this movie, 'King of Beggars,' which is currently being filmed and will be released on December 17th."

"Is that exactly 14 movies? 14 movies, haha... You know what? I'm a human being, not a machine, and certainly not a tireless money-making tool!"

Zhang Min didn't yell or shout; instead, she spoke these words in an extremely calm manner.

Qin Keqing smacked his lips. He had made 5 movies in 89 and 5 movies in 90. Although that was a bit much, it was still considered normal, at least in Hong Kong.

Eleven films in 1991... that's really a bit much. To make 11 films, even with the efficiency of Hong Kong cinema, would basically require working all year round.

This year... 14 films?

No, actually it isn't.

Qin Keqing quietly corrected her, because after filming "King of Beggars", Zhang Min might also have to film the Taiwanese-made "Bodhi Ghost", which would make it 15 films.

Good guy!

Qin Keqing thought with a hint of malice, if "King of Beggars" hadn't been a co-production with the mainland and required a two-month production schedule, would they have made another one?

Use it to the extreme as long as it doesn't kill you.

Where can you find such a tool? And she's also your girlfriend in name only. She's truly multi-purpose, with the main goal of completely draining you dry.

Based on this situation, it is estimated that quite a few films will be made in 93.

"Have you never thought about leaving Win's Entertainment?"

Qin Keqing thought for a moment and asked in a comforting tone.

He knew perfectly well that given the nature of Yong Sheng, it would be difficult to leave. Where could he find such a rare tool?

If you want to leave Win's Entertainment, you have to leave Hong Kong.

"Leave? How do I leave? Heh, you wouldn't understand."

"I don't understand?" Qin Keqing thought to himself, "What don't I understand? It's just the dark side, right? But leaving is definitely not that easy."

"He promised to marry me."

Zhang Min stared blankly into the distance, her eyes not so much filled with longing as she looked lost.

Not wanting to discourage her, Qin Keqing said, "Let's hope so."

Upon hearing Qin Keqing's words, Zhang Min, for some unknown reason, glared fiercely at Qin Keqing, stood up, and walked forward.

"Don't you live around here? I'd like to visit where you live."

"To my place?"

Qin Keqing looked at Zhang Min with some doubt. He didn't sense anything romantic, and their conversation was perfectly normal, without any mention of anything related to men and women. He thought he was just overthinking things.

"Didn't you say there were potential dangers here? I want to take a walk around and don't want to go back now."

Zhang Min explained in a completely flat tone.

"Alright, I guess I was overthinking it." Qin Keqing thought to himself as he led the way. It was safer to go to his place than to stay here.

"My place is very simple, it's a single room of less than 20 square meters, I hope you don't think it's too bad."

"Twenty square meters? You probably don't know what a tiny apartment in Hong Kong is like. Twenty square meters is enough for a family of four. Our house used to be about that size."

Qin Keqing's rented house is not far from the grove.

As soon as she opened the door and went in, Zhang Min, who was following behind, quickly closed the door. She leaned against the door, took a deep breath, suppressed her pounding heart, and looked at Qin Keqing.

She wanted revenge.

He was 1.78 meters tall, had a refined appearance, wore gold-rimmed glasses, and exuded a strong scholarly air...

He has a similar temperament to Xiang Huasheng, but is younger and more handsome.

Zhang Min felt she was on the verge of depression, so she decided to indulge herself completely tonight while the emperor was far away!

Just once!

"What do you want to do?"

"No, I'm not that kind of person..."

"No... hiss..."

The red brick houses in the artists' village have good sound insulation.

The creaking sound lasted for most of the night.

Accompanied by the panting of the man and woman.