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Chapter 83 The sneaky Guan Zhilin

At night, around ten o'clock, it began to rain lightly in the sky.

People who had just walked out of the cinema looked at the hazy sky and felt particularly melancholy.

Why is it raining so well? How can I go home?

I want to go home! Can it not rain?

Just as everyone was preparing to rush home in the rain, many staff from the theater came out pushing boxes containing umbrellas with the Yindu logo printed on them.

"How much does an umbrella cost? Give me one."

"I also prepared an umbrella, which is so considerate. I will come to Nanhua Theater to watch movies in the future!"

"Director Chen prepared the umbrellas in advance. They are all free of charge. Director Chen said that going home is the most important thing."

The audience, who had been secretly laughing when they heard that no money was required, paused when they heard the next sentence and stretched out their hands to hold the umbrella.

After a moment of silence, he silently reached out and took the umbrella. After opening it, he looked at the word "go home" next to the Yindu logo on the umbrella. He held the umbrella and stepped into the rain with a complicated mood.

After the audience had almost dispersed, Chen Shiping and Liao Dong came out of the theater. At this time, the rain in the sky had stopped.

It's just a light rain, how can it stop everyone from going home.

At the entrance of the theater, Director Liao patted Chen Shiping on the shoulder, then laughed and got in the car to go home.

Chen Shiping looked at the tail lights of the leaving car and smiled helplessly.

I haven't gotten in the car yet!

Guan Zhilin and Li Lianjie came over and invited Chen Shiping to have a midnight snack together.

Chen Shiping glanced at Guan Zhilin, who had been staring at him, and wondered if she was a little addicted, why was she staring at him so straightly.

They ate from roadside stalls and were not afraid of reporters following them and taking photos. They were eating from roadside stalls openly and without breaking the law.

The dignified Director Chen only ate from roadside stalls when he came to Xiangjiang. Isn’t this thrifty and frugal?

If someone thinks that he is short of money, it is not impossible to send him some warmth.

Chen Shiping has a good appetite and can eat everything!

The aroma of the beef offal was a little fishy and there were not enough spices, but it still tasted very good. Chen Shiping was very happy to eat it.

"Director Chen, I have something to ask you for help." Li Lianjie suddenly said.

Chen Shiping raised his head and looked at him and said, "What's going on with Jiahe? You go to Director Liao. It's useless to go to me. I can't help you now."

Guan Zhilin glanced at Chen Shiping. He couldn't help him now, which means he could in the future. He was such a confident man, and he liked him more and more.

Li Lianjie said with a headache: "Dr. Liao is not easy to say, and I..."

"If you want others to help you, you have to express your attitude." Chen Shiping wiped his mouth and said, "There is no such thing as a good thing or a coincidence."

After saying that, Chen Shiping threw away the tissue, looked at Li Lianjie and said with a smile: "I'm done eating. Thank you for the treat."

Chen Shiping hasn't talked to Li Lianjie about Once Upon a Time Part 2 yet, nor about Dragon Gate Inn.

It's not that Chen Shiping wants to change people, but he wants to see if Li Lianjie can keep up with him.

If you still want to run away in the future, then you can work together on two more Once Upon a Time at most, and everyone will be fine and wave goodbye.

The Hong Kong film industry is indeed xenophobic, but there are some who are not xenophobic. If you want to make money, just talk about money and nothing else.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Guan Zhilin also put down his chopsticks and said, "I've finished eating too. Director Chen, you don't have a car in Xiangjiang, so I'll give it to you."

Li Lianjie, who originally wanted to say something, looked around between Chen Shiping and Guan Zhilin, but stopped talking.

Chen Shiping really wants to slap Guan Zhilin on the head and send him back. Can he say this in front of Li Lianjie?

"No, I can just take a taxi myself."

Chen Shiping smiled and refused, then stood up and waved over a waiting taxi.

A trace of astonishment flashed across Guan Zhilin's face, as if he didn't expect Chen Shiping to reject him. Could it be that yesterday's misunderstanding could only be a misunderstanding?

Yes, how could a person as good as Chen Shiping keep making mistakes?

Chen Shiping got into the car and looked through the rearview mirror to see Guan Zhilin and Li Lianjie saying something before getting up and leaving. He was wondering if she would splash water on his pants again tonight.

Just now, Guan Zhilin saw Li Lianjie making a cautious gesture, and then he realized it belatedly.

Chen Shiping was different from the men she had known in the past, and it was impossible for him to be upright and get too close to her.

It's not good even as friends, it will attract random writing in gossip magazines, and it may also be spread randomly by people who are interested.

Thinking that Guan Zhilin glanced at Li Lianjie and felt that he would not talk nonsense, he felt relieved.

Catch up!

No, we have to go around a few times!

I had tea yesterday, let’s have coffee tonight!

Twenty minutes after Chen Shiping returned to the hotel, there was a knock on the door.

Chen Shiping opened the door and saw Guan Zhilin standing outside.

"Would you like to drink coffee together?" Guan Zhilin said with a smile, holding up two cups of coffee.

Chen Shiping: "Is the coffee hot?"

If it's hot, I won't drink it, I'm afraid.

Guan Zhilin blushed and said, "It's not hot, and it won't be hot if you get it on your body."

"That's the best. I'm getting ready to stay up late and write the script." Chen Shiping opened the door and said with a smile, "Please come in."

Guan Zhilin curled up his neck, smiled, and came in holding a cup of coffee.

The moment the door closed, Guan Zhilin's apologetic voice came.

"Sorry, I spilled coffee on you again, let me wipe it for you!"

"Isn't it a bit fast?"

"Why don't you hurry up?"

Time flies by and Once Upon a Time has been in theaters in Hong Kong for three days.

It took in nearly 4 million at the box office in three days, but there was no explosive growth on the fourth day.

The manager of Shuangnan Cinemas speculated that Once Upon a Time's final box office should be over 30 million.

Such results are enough, and it is still possible to break into the top ten of the annual box office list in Hong Kong.

As for the first, Chen Shiping never thought about it, because a gambling saint was about to appear.

After ten years of playing a minor role, Zhou Xingxing is finally going to become a blockbuster!

Chen Shiping would never consider a movie like The Gambler. No one could replace Zhou Xingxing. Even if Chen Shiping wrote the script exactly the same, another actor would be dead.

Such a highly personal film is difficult to copy.

To be precise, the success of the movie comes from the actors rather than the script and director.

Chen Shiping now has no time to worry about when Zhou Xingxing will become a blockbuster. Instead, he is worried about how he should choose when there are suddenly so many film companies wanting to cooperate with him.

Some want to follow the trend and make martial arts movies, and some want to ask Chen Shiping to write scripts and produce. There are all kinds of things.

Moreover, the prices offered were very high, and it was difficult for Chen Shiping to choose. He would definitely not be able to cooperate with so many film companies on his own.

Chen Shiping could only put them aside for now. The factory did not have the ability to produce ten or eight movies a year, so it was impossible to make all co-productions.

First build up the momentum in Yindu, and then unite these film companies.

If you don't make them jealous, they won't stick to the pole!

These film companies want to make money, but some don't want to make money and just want to make movies, like Xu Feng.

She can't wait to reach a cooperation with Chen Shiping and wants to film Farewell My Concubine!

(End of this chapter)