The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 720 Manor
Two months later, Lu Yuan returned to Beijing again.

In the acting business, time always passes extremely quickly. After joining the crew, I filmed day and night, as if I was isolated from the world. When I went to Xiamen, it was midsummer, and when I came back, it was already autumn.

The only difference when we went there was probably the advertisements inside the airport.

Many billboards were replaced with the seven-member group from "Running Man", a typical example being KFC. Against a bright red background, Sa Bei twisted the seven members, not missing a single one.

Lu Yuan got on the car that came to pick him up at the airport and saw an unexpected person: "Why are you here?"

"Senior brother!" Jing Tian smiled like a flower.

Liu Shishi's eyes curved into crescents: "We are going to play outside in the morning. Tiantian knows that you will be back in Beijing in the afternoon, so she came with me to pick you up."

Lu Yuan sat down opposite the two of them and congratulated them: "Congratulations, Junior Sister. You have definitely made it to the next level this time."

"Hehe, thank you senior brother for giving me the opportunity!" Jing Tian's face was filled with joy, unable to hide her excitement.

Before the show "Running Man" was aired, she was box office poison. After the show was aired, her popularity exploded and she transformed herself into a variety show goddess.

She doesn't dare to go out casually now. No matter where she goes, young people will recognize her and ask her to take pictures with her, and there are also a bunch of annoying paparazzi following her.

Seeing her laughing like a fool, Lu Yuan asked, "How is the box office of "Special Identity" after its release?"

During the filming of "Special Identity" last year, the conflict between Zhen Zidan and Zhao Wenzhuo led to confrontation.

Although it has been a long time since the incident, many people are still paying attention to the performance of this movie.

Jing Tian was smiling happily at first, but when she heard these words, her face instantly drooped and she glanced at Liu Shishi.

The general idea is, why does senior brother bring up things that are irrelevant and ruin the mood?

Liu Shishi shrugged, indicating that he was just like that and could do nothing to help.

"Senior brother, how about we change the topic?" Jing Tian hesitated and was unwilling to answer.

She felt uncomfortable whenever she thought about it.

When "Special Identity" was released, "Running Man" was on the air and was a hot topic. She won a lot of attention with her performance in the variety show.

The marketing director in charge of distribution used her as a promotional point, and many variety show fans were willing to buy tickets to show their support.

The box office on the first day reached 3600 million, which made the crew overjoyed.

But the good times didn't last long. From the second day on, word of mouth quickly declined, the Douban score dropped to 4.3, and the daily box office also plummeted.

Fans who bought movie tickets to support her left messages on her Weibo to complain.

He said he was deceived and believed that she was still the box office poison. He also suggested that she make fewer movies and do more variety shows, saying that she was not suitable for the big screen.
But it was a big blow to Jing Tian.

Several other guests of Running Man, such as Sa Beining and Wang Baoqiang, also appeared on hot searches, and the reports were basically positive.

She is the only exception.

"Okay, let's not talk about this." Seeing her like this, Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows at his girlfriend and asked, "Is there anything new in Beijing these days?"

Miss Liu wrinkled her nose and said, "Yes, I went to the Bazaar Charity Gala a few days ago. There were not many big names attending this year, including Cheng Long, Fan Binbin, and Yu Dong's new wife."

"Then there is Wang Zhonglei. It is said that he has been going back and forth to the Film Bureau these days. I guess he wants to apply for an extension key for "The Dragon King of the Capital of Gods"."

Lu Yuan nodded. Among the several domestic films during the National Day holiday, "The Mysterious Dragon King" directed by Tsui Hark performed the best. After 20 days of release, the total box office reached 5.3 million.

However, the film received mediocre reviews and its daily box office fell below two million. People in the industry generally believed that the film's box office would stop at the 600 million threshold.

He thought for a moment and said, "It's for the stock price. If the box office exceeds 600 million, Huayi's stock price will still go up."

"But I think it will be difficult for him to get an extension, as it wasn't long ago that he backstabbed President Han last year." Liu Shishi quickly closed the car window when she saw reporters approaching.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Lu also mentioned this." Jing Tian agreed.

"It may not be hopeless."

Lu Yuan frowned. Seeing the two of them staring at him, he analyzed, "Boss Han has basically retired. He even asked me a few days ago when I would return to Beijing. He plans to invite a few people in the circle to get together. Whether it's him paving the way for his daughter or the new person in office, they will most likely give Wang Zhonglei some face."

"Oh." Liu Shishi nodded.

Whether Huayi’s stock price rises or not, or whether Han Sanping retires or not, has nothing to do with her and she doesn’t care.

Jing Tian suggested: "Brother, let's go eat. There is a good restaurant in Wangfujing. I have reserved a seat in advance."

"Okay."

It was already evening when the three of them finished their meal.

Jing Tian got into the car that came to pick her up and left, and the couple returned to the community and first went to Liu's father and mother's house.

About half an hour later, Lu Yuan went back to the opposite building by himself. Liu Shishi wanted to go with him, but her old mother stopped her and told her something, so she had to come back a little later.

I returned to my house and sat in the living room for two minutes. Just as I was thinking about taking a shower, there was a hurried knock on the door.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Coming!"

Lu Yuan frowned. This frequency was so high that he wanted to tear down the door. He knew it wasn't Liu Shishi. Miss Liu would ring the doorbell, but who else could it be except her?
"Uncle, I miss you so much."

"Uncle, I miss you more than my sister."

As soon as the door opened, two little ones squeezed in through the crack with excitement on their faces.

Lu Yuan wondered how much these two little ancestors missed him, but was depressed to find that they were just shouting at him and their attention was not on him at all.

The two rushed straight to the living room, their eyes scanning the place like lasers.

Zhou Qi ran back and hugged his legs: "Uncle, where are my Transformers?"

"Uncle, why can't I see the princess doll you promised to buy for me?" Yaoyao also raised her head and frowned.

"Uncle, you promised to take me horseback riding. When are we going?"

"Uncle, I want to ski!"

"Take me riding first."

“Ski first!”

"horse riding!"

"ski!"

Seeing that the two of them were about to fight, Lu Yuan quickly pulled them apart and said, "How about this? We can customize a pair of ski boots for the horse and let it wear them. Then we can go skiing on horseback."

The two kids were stunned for a moment, and then continued to quarrel as if he didn't exist.

"I don't care, this is my uncle, you have to listen to me!"

"Uncle is mine!"

"It's obviously mine!"

"It's mine, it's mine, it's mine!!!"

"Stop! Don't talk. I'll throw you two out if you keep arguing." Lu Yuan was so annoyed that he picked his ears and his head hurt.

He poked their foreheads with his index finger, saying, "Your princess dolls, your Transformers, and the other things I promised you are all bought. Wait for me to get them. Don't make a fuss!"

"Okay!" The two little ones blinked their eyes, calmed down, climbed onto the sofa in unison, and sat down obediently.

Lu Yuan turned around and walked towards the storage room. After taking two steps, he heard the quarrel behind him again.

"My uncle is mine."

"mine!"

"Oh!" He sighed and grabbed his hair in annoyance. What a sin! He was still thinking about living alone with Liu Shishi.

When he came out expressionlessly holding a pile of gifts, he found that the two were concentrating on watching a variety show on Hunan Satellite TV.

"What are you two looking at?" he asked knowingly.

"Where Are We Going, Dad?"

Zhou Qi turned his head and ran down quickly: "My Transformers!"

Yaoyao followed closely behind.

"Ding Dong, Ding Dong!" Lu Yuan threw the things in his hand onto the sofa and ran to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, Liu Shishi came over impatiently. They hadn't seen each other for a month, and they were so passionate.

She pushed his chest hard, pressed him against the wall, stood on tiptoes, put her arms around his neck, and began to spit her tongue.

The set of movements can be described as flowing like water.

Lu Yuan and she took a few bites, and had to keep an eye on the movements in the living room. Seeing that Qiqi was about to turn around and look at him, he quickly dodged.

Liu Shishi frowned, stared at him suspiciously, and wanted to stick to him again.

Lu Yuan hid back and looked to the right: "Wait a minute, there's someone here."

Liu Shishi then noticed the two little kids chattering in the living room and sighed helplessly.

Lu Yuan pinched her chin, lifted it up, kissed her, and comforted her: "Don't worry, I'll drive them out later."

"Humph!" Liu Shishi pouted, unhappy, and then walked straight towards the two little guys: "Oh, so many gifts, who bought them? Let me see."

"My uncle bought it for me."

"And me, aunt, look, my uncle bought me the Transformers first."

"Give it to me first."

"Give me!"

Liu Shishi: "."

Lu Yuan was speechless. Why don’t you two just have a fight?

Liu Shishi went to the bathroom, and when she came out, she found Zhou Yaoyao and Zhou Qi burying their heads, concentrating on playing with toys.

Lu Yuan squatted aside, seemingly discussing something with the two kids. Perhaps he was unsuccessful, so he looked at her helplessly.

She chuckled, walked to the sofa, sat down, saw the picture on TV, and asked, "Why are you watching "Where Are We Going, Dad?"

"It's not me, they want to see it." Lu Yuan pointed at the two small light bulbs in the living room, and suddenly he exclaimed, "What do you mean by 'also'?"

"My mom is also watching it recently. She really likes a little boy in it."

"What a coincidence, my mother is watching too, but she likes a little girl." Lu Yuan said and suddenly laughed out loud.

"why are you laughing."

"My mother asked my sister when she could have a grandchild."

Liu Shishi blinked and snorted, "How can I have grandchildren when two little lights are getting in the way at home?"

"I want to, too. But I tried just now and couldn't coax her away." Lu Yuan was tired and sat down next to her.

After a moment, he noticed a little head leaning towards him, and he casually hugged her in his arms: "I didn't ask you just now, what are you and Jing Tian doing in the suburbs?"

"I went to see the manor. Jing Tian introduced it to me."

"She introduced you?" Lu Yuan was puzzled.

"Yes, I mentioned it to her on WeChat last time, and she said she would ask Mr. Lu to help find out. It seems that the other party has some connections. After all, there are not many manors in the capital that meet our requirements. Even if there are, they have been bought long ago and most of them will not be put on the market."

Lu Yuan's mind flashed through the other party's background, and he nodded: "How do you think the manor looks?"

The two planned to move to a new house when they got married. Although Ziyu Villa was nice, it was still a bit small at 500 square meters. He just couldn't find a satisfactory one.

Liu Shishi perked up and straightened up: "I think it's pretty good. Let's go take a look in a few days. It's a little far from the city, but the area is very large, more than a thousand acres. There are several residential buildings in it. The only downside is that they are all French-style buildings. But we can renovate them ourselves after we buy them."

"There are also horse farms and orchards inside. You can grow your own vegetables. There are lots of green plants and the air is especially good. It won't be a problem for my parents, uncles, aunts, and your sister's family to live there. We can also raise some cats and dogs."

She paused for a moment: "It's just a little expensive."

"How many?"

"Two billion."

"It's okay, we have money!"

Lu Yuan squeezed her hand and added, "It's good to have a bigger place. If you have seven or eight more children, I can teach the boys to ride horses and the girls to draw."

"Who will give birth to seven or eight children for you, sow? You should teach a girl to ride a horse, too."

"Okay, okay, whatever you say is what it is."

"Hmm!" Liu Shishi fell into his arms again, watching the clips from "Where Are We Going, Dad?" "I saw a lot of people online talking about Dragon TV and Hunan TV, because these two variety shows caused a fight?"

“It’s just hyping each other up!”

Lu Yuan casually explained: "They are originally different tracks. One focuses on parent-child, and the other focuses on sports. The target audiences are also different."

"Besides, 'Running Man' is broadcast on Saturdays, and 'Where Are We Going, Dad?' is broadcast on Fridays. The time slots are different. Although there is a lot of arguing online, have you noticed that whenever these two variety shows are broadcast, they always rank first in ratings that day? The two satellite TV stations know this."

Two weeks after “Running Man” premiered on Dragon TV, “Where Are We Going, Dad?” premiered on Hunan TV.

The premiere ratings of "Where Are We Going, Dad?" was 1.41, slightly higher than the 1.39 of "Running Man."

This is understandable. After all, Hunan Satellite TV started out as a variety show company. It has a good reputation accumulated over the years, a large number of regular audiences, and novel subject matter, so its starting ratings are naturally high.

Because both variety shows have good reputations, after they were aired, the ratings were chasing each other and they refused to let go.

Today you are on three trending searches, and tomorrow he will be on five, and you are fighting fiercely on Weibo.

The two satellite TV stations also spare no effort to promote their respective variety shows.

Dragon TV has specially launched a spin-off program of "Running Man", which replays "Running Man" in the morning, noon and evening. Even the news programs have appeared this variety show many times.

Hunan Satellite TV arranged for "Happy Camp" and "Day Day Up" to join the show to support "Where Are We Going, Dad?"

In addition, the official Weibo accounts of both parties even used some meaningful words to secretly lead the rhythm.

This kind of operation plays into the hands of netizens. Who doesn't like to see two people tearing each other apart, especially when the two satellite TV stations are personally involved?

But what they don’t know is that these were all discussed in advance by Hunan Satellite TV and Dragon TV.

Rub against each other!

"In the end, you got it all for free." Liu Shishi said with a smile.

After "Where Are We Going, Dad?" is broadcast on PPS, all advertising fees generated belong to PPS and Hunan Satellite TV has no right to interfere.

"Not much, just half a manor." Lu Yuan smiled.

After saying that, he saw the two little brats who were still staying at home and refused to leave, and said, "Yaoyao."

"Huh?" Zhou Yaoyao looked back blankly.

He took out a hundred-yuan bill and said, "Go to the supermarket in the community and buy me two bottles of beer. The rest of the money is yours. Keep it for spicy noodles."

"Okay!" Zhou Yaoyao was blinded by the money. She grabbed the money and went out without looking back. She had done this job many times.

Lu Yuan looked at another silly boy squatting on the ground, who had no reaction to money and only knew how to play with Transformers.

"Qiqi, didn't I buy you a Decepticon before?"

ChiChi shook her head, "It's Bumblebee!"

"I remember it was the Decepticons, you must have remembered it wrong."

"Bumblebee," ChiChi insisted.

Lu Yuan didn't argue: "Go back and bring it to me. If uncle remembers it wrong, I'll buy you another one next time."

"Okay!" Qiqi ran out happily.

Lu Yuan picked up the toys on the ground, put them away, and threw them all at the door after he went out.

"boom!"

Safety locked!

He turned around and saw a figure jumping up to him with its legs wrapped around his waist.

"Snapped!"

(End of this chapter)