my gilded age

Chapter 230 Life, choice, female driver
"How are the characters?"

"nice."

"How's the story?"

"Interesting."

"What about the lines?"

"That's OK."

"That……"

"I just don't like it."

"Can you speak human words?"

"Old Bai, are you going too far? How do you talk to your sister?"

"This……"

There are still some delicious and fun places in Beijing. There are some time-honored brands, which are quite interesting. This one is quite old. It is said that it is the oldest restaurant in Beijing. And its representative dishes are... It's the casserole that Bai Shiqiu is very familiar with.

Sauerkraut and white meat pot.

Bai Shiqiu, a silver from Nagada in Northeast China, comes to eat pickled cabbage and white meat pot. This is the first thing...

It's a small pot, it's true that it has pickled cabbage and white meat on it, and it tastes really good. It just tastes right, but at this price, it's enough to eat at least five meals back home. It's just a meal, not a pot.

It definitely couldn't be a place where Bai Shiqiu, a petty person, was arrogant. There must be someone else, that is, this sister, Mr. Zhou.

While eating, Mr. Zhou kept asking, "How is it?"Is it tasty?
But Bai Shiqiu couldn't say what he had done to him, but luckily, he, Lao Bai, also knew a good dish called San Bu Zhan. This old shop, with ordinary dishes, did not have this level of San Bu Zhan. The important thing is not to stick to the plate, not to the spoon, not to stick to the teeth.The Japanese Emperor was once so greedy that he sent someone to buy it. Unfortunately, he was definitely not in the best condition to eat it.

Of course it's not just to eat food or talk about things.

In the play "Li Mi", Lao Cao found Mr. Zhou, but he kicked the door directly, and Mr. Zhou said he couldn't do it anymore.

There is a small problem here, that is, at the beginning, Lao Cao approached Mr. Zhou with the script. He felt that it would be great if Mr. Zhou acted in his play and cooperated with Bai Shiqiu.

Just before, Mr. Zhou actually agreed, and Lao Cao was very happy. But not long after, Mr. Zhou called again. There were many apologies on the phone, saying that he could no longer act.

Why can't you act?

Lao Cao was already looking for other roles, but it turned out that the heroine here said she would not play the role. The heroine is the most important role in our "Li Mi".

"Li Mi" was originally "Li Mi's Guess". The heroine is called Li Mi. Her guess is how important this role is.

No matter what he said, it was useless, and the phone calls were useless, so he was forced to go to see Lao Bai, hoping that Lao Bai could come out to solve the problem. After all, he also knew that Lao Bai and Mr. Zhou had cooperated several times. , the two people must have some relationship.

Bai Shiqiu also had a headache. Originally, this play was performed by Mr. Zhou, so there was no problem for Lao Cao to go there, but now something like this has gone wrong, which is really not easy to handle.

I invited someone to dinner and chose a place like this, but Mr. Zhou refused to agree. He asked about the script and everything, but there was no problem. What happened to this sister?

"Oh~ these three-no-stick dishes are really delicious."

This time, I just focused on eating.

Bai Shiqiu couldn't help it any longer, and simply retorted, "Sister, people say that eating someone's mouth is short, and taking someone's hands is short, but I think you are different. Your mouth is getting longer and longer when you eat."

Mr. Zhou chuckled, "I eat my brother's, is there a problem?"

"..." This made Lao Bai angry. He had just slightly undermined her, the long-tongued woman... But now, what else can he say?
However, Mr. Zhou picked Lao Bai's chin at this time and said in a very flirtatious manner: "Old Bai, I thought you were quite smart before. Why are you so stupid this time?"

"Am I stupid?" When Bai Shiqiu heard this, he was not angry, but felt a little helpless. He immediately said, "Is this what the two brothers of the Wang family mean?"

"You know you're still looking for me?" Mr. Zhou's eyes widened.

"I hope my sister can let go of her personal opinions. Besides, our filming time is not together at all. What's the problem?" Bai Shiqiu replied seriously.

Mr. Zhou stared at him twice, then smiled again, "Anyway, I just don't like it."

Bai Shiqiu was at a loss. This meal was a waste. One pot of pickled cabbage and white meat could last for five meals.

However, I finally asked, "Can you tell me the real reason?"

Mr. Zhou's expression was a bit strange, but she always had a smile on her face and just said, "Maybe I don't like acting in this play with you."

Bai Shiqiu thought about it for a while, and then didn't say anything. That was all he could do.

After getting together and breaking up, Bai Shiqiu drove him back in his car. There was nothing special about the two of them, but when the car arrived and it was time for him to get off, Mr. Zhou said a few words.

"Why did you change the car?"

"Here, just change it."

"Is that car very old? Doesn't it suit you?"

"No, that one will work, but..."

"do not talk."

"what?"

This made him angry, really angry. Mr. Zhou slammed the door with a bang.

Fortunately, Bai Shiqiu's car is still available.

He changed his car. Didn't he use the Andy Blue BMW 3 Series? Now he has a Porsche 911.He was also very comfortable with changing cars. When we were filming "Old Paoer", Xiao Fei was a very powerful rich man, and he had sports cars one after another. So didn't we have to use cars for filming?
Of course the main force has to borrow it. I have to borrow it from some second-hand car dealers. There is no way. Their 4S is quite awesome. Fortunately, this kind of sports car, especially supercar, has a very big feature, that is, the owner often Change.

There are a lot of stories in it. After hearing this, Bai Shiqiu felt that he could make a movie about this. Anyway, in our country, supercars change owners on average every half a year, so second-hand car dealers have many such cars.

It's just a chance to buy a sports car, a Porsche 911, right?

We didn’t buy a Ferrari, that one was too flamboyant, so I’ll just buy a Porsche.

Fortunately, others didn't know about this mentality, or didn't let Mr. Zhou know about it. Otherwise, Mr. Zhou might not be as simple as being angry and would have to kick him in the feet.

But why is she angry?
Bai Shiqiu is not stupid after all, he has thought of many things.

The brothers of the Wang family wanted to mess with themselves, and they did a few bad tricks, it's fucking bad enough.

He asked me to audition, and now I'm stumbling upon myself...

Wait a minute, we got "Lao Pao'er" here, so we'll be the first to do it.

The film "Old Paoer" was funded by Feng Xiaogang. He and the Wang brothers have always been in a cooperative state. They were as close as honey before, but now it is difficult to share wealth and wealth.

The Wang brothers were like this, and Mr. Zhou was like this, which made Lao Bai feel a little upset.

We still have to go to the audition, at least to give Feng Xiaogang some face. As for the next move, Bai Shiqiu knew it in advance, and we men are not the ones who suffer anyway.

Why is she angry?

This matter is still somewhat unclear. Could it be the beautiful memory she had in the previous BMW?

The more I thought about it, the more inappropriate it became. Bai Shiqiu felt a little guilty.

It’s better to come back and think about what’s going on right now. Mr. Zhou in “Li Mi” is no longer playing, who will he look for?

Qianqian?The acting skills are adequate, but playing a female taxi driver seems a bit lacking in aura.

Female drivers are very domineering, especially those who drive taxis.

Who to look for?
But at this moment, Bai Shiqiu's cell phone rang with a somewhat unfamiliar number.

"Hey?"

"Lao Bai." "Ah? It's classmate Tang Wei."

"what happened?"

"Nothing."

"How about treating me to a meal?"

"Okay, what do you want to eat?"

"Come and pick me up."

"This... OK, address."

Strangely, it was Tang Wei. She had changed her mobile phone, but she still remembered Lao Bai's number, and she was very strong this time.Lao Bai could tell that this old classmate might have something on his mind. Anyway, he was a man and had a car, so he could just go there.

"Oops! Yes!"

"Generally average."

"Hahaha... The Cannes Best Actor is just different."

As soon as he got in the car, Tang Wei made some comments about Bai Shiqiu's new sports car. At least the all-leather interior was well covered. He touched it here and there.

"What to eat?"

"You get what you say."

Love is for the rich. Bai Shiqiu didn't have much contact with Tang Wei, but it could be seen that this beautiful classmate at this time was using the familiarity between the two to cover up her sadness.

Then we went to have a good meal and found a shabu-shabu restaurant.

"You little bitch, you haven't changed at all."

"How can this be a small pick?"

"Driving a sports car and taking me to eat shabu-shabu?"

"It's fine if it's delicious."

Bai Shiqiu was indeed good enough, which attracted protests from her beautiful classmates, but it was a private room, and he knew she wanted to talk.

Soon, the meat came, the pot came, and he ordered his delicious sesame seed cakes, and the conversation started.

"Old Bai, you're doing so well, but you know, my sister has also gotten involved. A big director came to me to act!... Hey, hey, why don't you say anything?"

"I'll tell you what, the division of labor is clear."

"Hahaha... you are still so funny. In this drama, I have an intention. I think I might succeed, but there are so many strong players."

"Who is there?"

"Zhang Zhiyi, do you know? Your senior sister, oh, it's our senior sister, an international star. She said she is coming too."

"what?"

At this point, Bai Shiqiu finally understood, it turned out that it was the movie "Lust, Caution".

Many people may not know that Zhang Zhiyi really wanted to play Wang Jiazhi. She expressed this idea many times, but unfortunately she passed by in the end. She was not even invited, but she still attended the activities related to this drama.

"Mr. Lai Shengchuan recommended me."

"Okay."

"Don't you want to ask what kind of show this is?"

"Just congratulate you."

"Okay, let me tell you clearly. The company over there has told me that this drama is a new drama directed by Li An, adapted from Mr. Zhang Ailing's novel "Lust, Caution", but some of the dramas are very large in scale. Give every actor who wants to audition a little advance notice."

Tang Wei kept talking, but Bai Shiqiu didn't interrupt, which made her a little angry, "Aren't you going to persuade me?"

Bai Shiqiu finally put down the sesame cake in his hand. He said that the sesame cake was very well made, with many layers and plenty of mahjong ingredients. He wiped his mouth and said, "How do you want me to advise you?"

Tang Wei stared at Bai Shiqiu, clenching his teeth tightly, and unconsciously shed a few tears without speaking.

Bai Shiqiu said sternly at this time: "That drama is directed by Li An, a world-renowned director. You are likely to become an instant hit after filming it. As an actress, you are not young, and you have to seize every moment. Given this opportunity, what do you think I should advise you?"

After hearing this, Tang Wei still stared at Bai Shiqiu, "Why didn't you persuade me to stay before? Why were you so cruel to me?"

"I'm not cruel to you. You have to take charge of your own life. What can I say?"

"You know I like you!"

"There are so many people who like me."

"Old Bai, you are so damn cruel! Now you just need to say that you, Red Star, have a role, and I will immediately give up that idea, but what about you? What are you doing? Do you want me to kneel down and beg you?"

"I didn't mean that. You should ask yourself, this is your life, and will our Red Star have no chance? It's just you who are weighing which one is more beneficial. I can't help you, you have to make your own choice. .”

To be honest, Bai Shiqiu once wanted to say to Tang Wei, "We have a new film that just lacks a heroine. Come on."

But he didn't say it.

The female classmate in front of her will soar to the sky because of that drama, even if there are all kinds of embarrassments, but she is popular, and the benefits brought are worth hundreds of millions. Worth mentioning.

Maybe these things can't be quantified, but that's the reality.

Moreover, this is Tang Wei's own life. As an outsider, Bai Shiqiu has no right to help her make decisions.

At last.

"I've settled the bill. The choice is yours. Our Red Star stage is very small, but I, Lao Bai, have never had any sectarian opinions, and I never target anyone. Didn't Gu Zhixin leave before? You know, right? I won’t say much more.”

After that, he left. Before leaving the private room, he turned around and saw the beautiful classmate's shoulders shrugging slightly.

Back in his car, he knew that he had done nothing wrong. At least he did not say that you are not welcome at Red Star. He really never regarded Tang Wei as a traitor.

Life, in the final analysis, is a choice, and there is no right or wrong at all.

When Bai Shiqiu went back, he was still preparing for his own drama. Now in Red Star Film and Television, he was mainly responsible for the drama. As for recruiting actors, a big sign was hung outside the Red Star base with a few big words on it, recruiting actresses.

The base is near the Central Theater, so there is no need to go out. Almost every day, students come to sign up and give it a try.

On this afternoon, the small theater was rehearsing, and performances were usually arranged in the evening, which was more poetic.

Several actresses were auditioning and rehearsing there. Among them were Liu Shishi, Lu Yi, and the one who attracted Bai Shiqiu's attention. Her name was Ren Suxi. She was a junior sister of the Chinese Opera. She was not very pretty. But she is the next Zhang Yiman in "Lu Deshui".

Bai Shiqiu was nestled in the audience, which made him look a bit like a director, but suddenly, someone came in, wearing jeans and a T-shirt.

"Lao Bai, give me a play! A drama is fine too!"

Lao Bai looked at her and smiled, "The drama seems to be gone."

This man was so angry that he said, "You fucking lied to me!" After saying that, he turned around and left.

"You are so impatient!" Bai Shiqiu stood up and shouted, "The play is gone, and there is still a movie. Do you want to act?"

"You, you're a fucking bastard!" laughed, with tears in his eyes.

Tang Wei, a literary young woman, was swearing all over by Bai Shiqiu, so it was a good match at this time.

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