This director loves making friends.

"Who says I can't be friends with Stephen Chow?"

After Qin Keqing and Zhang Min separated, Qin Keqing found a secluded corner on set where no one was paying attention and silently murmured, "Let's be friends."

He had thought he would use the points on Zhang Min, but while that would have a high chance of achieving his goal, the potential risks were too great. Zhang Min's words, however, provided Qin Keqing with a new idea.

Qin Keqing's previous plan was to use this opportunity to join the "King of Beggars" crew to get acquainted with a Hong Kong filmmaker of status and influence. Once he entered Hong Kong, he would have "status," and whether he joined other film crews to gain experience or made a cameo appearance, people would give him face and he wouldn't have to suffer mistreatment everywhere.

But now that I have the opportunity to direct a film, it's clear which is more important.

On the surface, Stephen Chow has just signed a contract for ten films with Win's Entertainment, and in the past two years, he has become tied to Win's Entertainment. Becoming friends with him would not maximize his benefits.

This is a moment.

Stephen Chow wasn't a good choice before, but precisely because he had just signed a long-term contract with Win's Entertainment, coupled with the fact that Stephen Chow has already dominated the top four spots in the Hong Kong box office this year, it's no surprise that "King of Beggars" will occupy the top five spots after its release.

What does it mean when an actor's films ranked in the top five at the box office that year, and these weren't just cameos; he was the lead actor in all five films?

This is absolutely unprecedented and will never be repeated.

It's easy to imagine the extent of his influence.

As long as you become friends with Stephen Chow, if he strongly recommends you, Win's Entertainment will definitely give you face and accept the loss.

Will Stephen Chow help?

Qin Keqing wasn't confident that they could only become casual acquaintances.

But he currently has exactly 30 points, which he can use to go all in and become closer friends.

Qin Keqing and Xie Fei are currently friends at this level.

He used to think that drinking buddies were just fair-weather friends, but Xie Fei's example was right in front of him. This kind of drinking buddy should be a good friend with whom you can often have meals together.

Qin Keqing didn't expect Zhou Xingxing to put in a lot of effort. As long as he mentioned it to Yong Sheng and made a recommendation, plus Zhang Min's help, the chances of success would be 80%.

It's almost December now. If we wait until "King of Beggars" is released and then wait until the Berlin Film Festival in January announces the list of films selected for the main competition, the chances of this happening will increase by another 10%.

If they wait until February, and "Woman Sesame Oil Maker" wins the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, Qin Keqing feels there's a 98% chance of success.

"Mr. Zhou, I have a script here, could you take a look at it for me?"

Qin Keqing didn't beat around the bush. After filming today's scenes, he directly called out to Zhou Xingxing and prepared to give him the script.

In two days, Stephen Chow and Sharla Cheung will finish filming their scenes and leave immediately. "Fight Back to School 3: The Year of the Rooster" is also waiting for them to start filming, so Qin Keqing doesn't have much time left.

"Pfft..."

Another Hong Kong assistant director in the crew, Deng Qingmin, happened to be nearby and couldn't help but laugh when he saw Qin Keqing handing the script to Zhou Xingxing.

Almost all the Hong Kong staff who witnessed this scene stopped what they were doing and looked over eagerly, wanting to see Qin Keqing, the mainland assistant director on the set, make a fool of himself.

In recent years, who in Hong Kong wouldn't want to hand over a script to Stephen Chow?

Stephen Chow was thoroughly annoyed by this, so he had already made it public that anyone who wanted to invite him to submit a script should do so to Win's Entertainment, and he would not accept any scripts sent directly to him, regardless of their quality.

He wasn't just saying it; he's always been doing it.

This is also why Zhang Min felt that Zhou Xingxing would never help Qin Keqing.

Stephen Chow's first reaction was to refuse.

"Excuse me……"

This sentence was spoken in Cantonese. After saying half of it, Zhou Xingxing saw that it was Qin Keqing and for some reason, he remembered Qin Keqing's good points.

"Like myself, even when ostracized by those around him, he silently endured it, disdaining to pay attention to these ignorant people, and dutifully sitting behind the director every day, waiting for the director's instructions!"

Thinking of this, Stephen Chow glanced at director Chen Jiashang again and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed with him.

"You promoted Qin Keqing to assistant director, but you didn't give him any authority or make him responsible for anything. Isn't that embarrassing? You have no grudge against each other, so why did you do this?"

At that moment, he seemed to see himself before he became famous.

Feel the same.

"Director Qin, you may not know this because you are from mainland China, but I don't accept any scripts privately. If you want to invite me, you can send the script to Win's Entertainment. Only if they recommend it to me will the script have a chance to be seen."

Stephen Chow explained to Qin Keqing in his heavily accented Cantonese-accented Mandarin.

Furthermore, this was the first time Stephen Chow had addressed Qin Keqing as "Director Qin" since Qin Keqing became an assistant director.

"Pfft..."

Someone else laughed out loud.

Zhou Xingxing glared at the person, though he didn't say anything, but it was clear that he was somewhat dissatisfied.

"It's like this, Mr. Zhou. I wrote this script and wanted to direct it myself, but the style of the script is different from yours, so I don't expect to invite you. As you know, I'm not from Hong Kong and have never been to Hong Kong, so I don't have any suitable connections for Win's Entertainment."

Here's what I was thinking: I know you have very high standards for scripts, so I wanted to ask you to take a look first. If you think it's acceptable, then I'll give it to Win's Entertainment; if you don't, you can just throw it away.

Qin Keqing explained with a smile.

To be honest, the staff on site thought Qin Keqing's request was excessive.

Should I go through the script with you?

I'll even hand it to Yong Sheng for you?

who do you think You Are?

Who do you think Stephen Chow is?

Before it gets too dark, hurry up and wash up and go to bed. Daydreaming is a bit more appropriate now.

Zhou Xingxing neither said yes nor no; he simply looked at Qin Keqing with some curiosity and asked, "You want to get Yong Sheng to invest in you?"

"Yes, Win's Entertainment was the first Hong Kong film company I was able to contact, and I hope to seize this opportunity."

Zhou Xingxing nodded, and couldn't help but think of his days as an extra. Opportunities are not so easy to seize, but as long as you see an opportunity, you have to give it a try.

"Okay, I appreciate your honesty and courage. I'll have my assistant give you my contact information later. If you succeed, call me when you get to Hong Kong and I'll treat you to afternoon tea."

After saying this, Zhou Xingxing took the script from Qin Keqing's hand, waved it to the people around him, and said, "As you can see, this is not a script that was invited to me; it was entrusted to me to pass on to Yong Sheng."

He emphasized this specifically because he was afraid people would think he had accepted the script privately.

After saying this, he nodded to Qin Keqing and left, leaving the surprised staff behind.

Then, all of them started whispering among themselves.

"Did Stephen Chow agree to help Qin Keqing?"

Upon hearing the news brought by her assistant, Zhang Min immediately thought it must be fake news. She had worked with Zhou Xingxing so many times, how could she not know Zhou Xingxing's character?

Stephen Chow is a very stubborn and rigid person. He rarely considers others, which results in him not having many friends.

To be frank, he is a somewhat selfish person.

How could someone like that help a complete stranger for no reason?

She only believed it after her assistant repeatedly assured her.

Immediately, Zhang Min became somewhat excited, though she didn't know why she was excited.

"Now that you've got Stephen Chow on board, I'll help you get the director on board, and then we'll find a suitable male lead when we get back to Hong Kong... This movie is a success!"