Actor: Thank you.

I finally managed to squeeze out from the crowd of reporters.

Zhang Yuan said goodbye to the bearded man in a bad mood.

"It's all this old guy's fault."

He was originally quite low-key when he came to Hong Kong, and he didn't meet many fans when he led the team in a friendly match yesterday.

The barriers to entry in Hong Kong's entertainment ecosystem are very high. Apart from top mainland stars, their entertainment reporters only care about local stars.

Now that Zhang Yuan has been linked to Zhang Yimou's new film, he has become the target of public criticism.

"Reporters in Hong Kong are so scary."

After getting into the nanny car with the Liu family's mother and daughter, Liu Qianqian frowned and said.

Indeed, compared with Hong Kong paparazzi, mainland paparazzi are really too civilized.

"The flight is for tomorrow morning, why don't you go back to the hotel and rest?" Liu Xiaoli said.

"Ah, I also want to go shopping in Hong Kong and buy some things." Xiaolongnu pouted.

"Xixi, you should be honest in this situation."

Zhang Yuan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, saw the disappointed expression on Xiaolongnu's face through the rearview mirror.

I still remember that she always wanted to take me shopping...

"It's not impossible." Zhang Yuan said, stroking his chin.

“But we need to find professionals.”

After a while, the vehicle arrived at the hotel's underground parking garage.

I informed the hotel in advance and did not allow any unauthorized vehicles to follow me into the basement.

The three of them got out of the car and immediately got into another commercial vehicle in the parking space next door.

All the windows of this car are covered with anti-peep film.

The car itself is grey in color and looks very low-key.

The three of them got in the car and after waiting for more than ten minutes, the vehicle started and slowly left the underground garage.

"Whose car is this?" Liu Qianqian asked curiously.

"It's Nicholas Tse's. He's been hiding from paparazzi since he debuted in his teens. He has experience." Zhang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Xiaoli also smiled and nodded.

It is true that only people in Hong Kong are better at dealing with Hong Kong paparazzi.

Zhang Yuan has a wide circle of friends and knows many of the leading figures of the younger generation in Hong Kong, so he handles things as smoothly as usual.

The car took them to the underground parking lot of Taikoo Plaza.

The driver was very experienced and handed each of them a set of hats and scarves to cover their faces.

Both mother and daughter are typical high-spending people, and are absolute target customers for luxury bags and high-end cosmetics, so it is just right to bring them to this famous high-end shopping mall where all the big brands are gathered.

Liu Qianqian doesn’t use much cosmetics and skin care products now, after all, she is still young.

This person in later generations is also a big spender, but she is more low-key and basically does not do any medical beauty treatments. It seems that she saves a lot of money on her face.

But in fact, the facial masks she usually uses cost thousands of dollars each, and her annual expenditure on this item alone is hundreds of thousands.

If you change to someone like Fan Bingbing, who uses facial masks whenever she has time and spends eight or nine hundred or even thousands of masks a year, her consumption may directly exceed one million.

Add to that facial cream, lotion, eye cream...the annual expenses for cleaning and skin care alone would be hundreds of thousands.

If you take into account clothing, food, lodging, travel, and luggage, even if you save a lot over the course of a year, it would cost at least several hundred dollars.

So ordinary small bosses really can't afford to marry a top actress because the expense is too high.

But Zhang Yuan felt no pressure.

Xiaolongnu can be self-sufficient and doesn't need her to support her.

Most men always think that dating a rich girl is an economic issue.

In fact, it's just the opposite.

Economy is the basis for interaction with others. If this is a problem, then interaction itself is a false proposition.

In addition to emotional, ambition, and interest requirements, rich girls also have to deal with many troublesome issues that are difficult for ordinary people to achieve, such as family background, career, and family interests.

Therefore, most marriages among children of business and political families are only circulated within the family.

Just like the second-generation marriage between Xtep and Septwolves.

The second generation marriage between Jomoo and Anta.

It’s the same in foreign countries, where rich businessmen marry rich businessmen and politicians marry politicians.

Even He Chaoqiong, the future head of the gambling king's family, was forced by her father to marry the son of the Xu family in Hong Kong.

Her marriage with Danny Chan was severed.

In order to get a divorce, the strong woman He Chaoqiong took the initiative to support Li Jiaxin, who wanted to leave Liu Luanxiong, and came to the son of the Xu family.

As a result, after the death of the old man of the Xu family, the son of the Xu family and Michelle Reis could only receive a monthly trust fund of 200 million.

Because the old man really looked down on this pair of beautiful girls, but he always liked his ex-daughter-in-law He Chaoqiong.

Even after their divorce, they continued to support each other in the business world.

Compared with these people, Liu Qianqian's family background is much simpler.

My parents’ families have some connections, but they are far inferior to the level of Boss Sun in the capital.

But fortunately, the family tradition is good.

Therefore, Liu Xiaoli did not have too many restrictions on her daughter's feelings, and had no need for an arranged marriage or for her to marry into the family.

As long as my daughter is happy and doesn't suffer any loss or hardship, that's enough.

After arriving at the luxury brand street on the third floor of the shopping mall, Liu Xiaoli discovered that anyone who followed Zhang Yuan would probably not be able to endure the hardship.

In the PRADA store.

“The black bag.”

"Yes, the one with the leather straps."

"Ten please."

In the Gucci store.

"The cowhide wallet in the top row."

"Yes, the red one... No, one of each of the others."

In the Louis Vuitton store.

"The travel bag."

"And the suitcase... yes, the large one."

"Give me three of each."

Liu Xiaoli was stunned.

She felt that Zhang Yuan might not have come to Taikoo Plaza, but to the Zoo fake goods wholesale market in the imperial capital.

"Is he planning to switch to reselling luxury goods?"

"Send them directly to the hotel for me later." Zhang Yuan chatted with the salesgirls.

The credit card was swiped so hard that it was almost smoking.

Everyone knows the salesgirls, especially those in Hong Kong, when they see Zhang Yuan speaking with a mainland accent.

At first, they all had rebellious expressions.

But when Zhang Yuan really helped them to boost their performance, these people immediately showed an expression of "Sir, please come in".

Are mainland tourists so rich now?

The main reason is that luxury goods in Hong Kong are at least 10% cheaper than in mainland China, and some items are even more than 30% cheaper!

"You bought so many, are you planning on giving them away as gifts?" Liu Xiaoli also noticed.

She wondered who was going shopping with whom.

And if he goes shopping with them and buys things for Sissi desperately, it might be that he is a poor man with little money in his pocket who is trying to show off and please his own daughter.

But he was obviously buying souvenirs, so it was impossible that he was just putting on an act.

"Yes, it's not easy for us to come here, we can't go back empty-handed."

"But you are too..."

Liu Xiaoli's family background is not weak. She has made a lot of money by investing with Boss Chen over the years.

Otherwise, how could the mother and daughter afford to live in a big villa?

But even so, it was still jaw-dropping to see Zhang Yuan spend nearly two million in just a few hours.

"When I first met him, he was just a poor boy wearing a sweatshirt and long pants."

"It's only been a few years, and he's already been able to be so generous."

And Liu Xiaoli knew that being generous with his money was not a problem; the problem was whether he could really give away the things he spent money on!

Being able to send it out is a real skill.

Most people wanted to give gifts, but they didn't know which way the gate of the yamen faced.

Even at a young age, he understood that favors were more important than money, and he was willing to spend money.

Liu Xiaoli understood it in her heart, just like what Boss Chen said after seeing Zhang Yuan dared to gamble with Hua Yi.

"This kid is a man who can do great things!"

Zhang Yuan knew even more clearly that giving gifts and making arrangements were things that were done on a regular basis. It would be too late to do them when something really happened.

He spent all his salary for Curse of the Golden Flower in this afternoon, without even starting any work.

Moreover, Zhang Yuan agreed with what Fan Bingbing said.

“I don’t make money from film pay.”

Because most of the offers with sky-high salaries are bad, good directors will lower their pay.

The only way forward for an actor is to perform in good works, increase his popularity and market value, and then make money through business and capital.

So he would never be reluctant to spend his film remuneration. For him, this is the source of daily expenses and pocket money.

"Hey, Aunt Liu, Xixi, these two things are for you."

Zhang Yuan picked out an Hermès bag and a Bulgari necklace.

Liu Xiaoli estimated that the bag just for herself would cost over 100,000 yuan.

When he was filming "The Return of the Condor Heroes" a year ago, the souvenir bag he brought himself when he returned from the island country cost only about 10,000 or 20,000 yuan.

It can be seen that his assets must have expanded a lot this year.

"Thank you." Aunt Liu did not refuse.

Instead, he took him to the Vacheron Constantin store and bought him a watch as a return gift, which was almost as expensive as the one he gave to the two of them.

Liu Xiaoli is indeed much more generous than ordinary middle-aged women.

Most people will refuse timidly or even anxiously after receiving expensive gifts, but others will return the gifts generously. This is the confidence that wealth brings to people.

Aunt Liu also found that Zhang Yuan can now basically keep up with their family's consumption pace.

If he were given a few more years...

She glanced back at her daughter, who was squinting her eyes and stroking the pendant of her necklace with her fingers.

"Now that career and wealth are no longer a problem, the biggest problem is him as a person..." After returning to the hotel, the gifts that Zhang Yuan asked the store to send directly filled his room.

"Do you have anything else you like?" Zhang Yuan pointed to the gift bags on the floor: "Pick whatever you like."

"No need." Liu Qianqian kept touching the necklace on her neck with a smile on her face. "This is enough."

Zhang Yuan thought that Xiaolongnu was better.

Most gold diggers come from poor families, while girls from rich families are not greedy for cheap things.

I can afford it myself, why do I need yours?

Liu Qianqian has this mentality.

Liu Xiaoli watched the two of them and thought that they could not endure the hardship.

The most bitter thing you can eat is probably iced American coffee.

But if you suffer a loss...it’s hard to say.

There was nothing to say all night, and it was dawn the next day.

Zhang Yuan rubbed his eyes after getting up, thinking that he was used to having Li Xiaoran, a beauty with great touch, accompany him on the crew, and now he felt a little empty spending the night alone.

"I can't get used to this kind of extravagant and debauched life."

Zhang Yuan splashed cold water on his face in the bathroom to sober himself up.

"At the end of the day, whether it's spending a fortune on luxury goods or drinking with beautiful women, it's all work."

"What is life..." Zhang Yuan smacked his lips.

He felt that what was closest to life was actually the days when he and Brother Qian ate cold dishes together in the small courtyard.

Just wear a vest and shorts, and lie on a recliner all day enjoying the breeze.

Besides, Zhang Yuan has no interest in this so-called luxury item.

Suzhou embroidery, Shu brocade, filigree, and gilding are the true luxury goods of China.

Brands like LV and PRADA are actually traps for the middle class.

It is actually very simple to judge whether luxury goods are genuine or fake. The biggest dividing line and difference is whether the item starts to depreciate immediately or steadily increases in value the moment you purchase it.

Most bags become second-hand bags the moment they are purchased, and their value plummets, so they are not real luxury goods.

Only a small number of items, such as limited edition platinum Hermes and limited edition gemstone Patek Philippe, can be barely considered luxury goods.

But unfortunately, most people recognize these brands, so Zhang Yuan had no choice but to follow the trend.

After packing up, Zhang Yuan planned to go out for breakfast.

But before he even left the house, there was a knock on the door.

"Xixi, what are you doing so early?"

After opening the door, I saw the sneaky Little Dragon Girl looking around, and then she ran into the house.

Seeing her like this, Zhang Yuan smiled, hugged her, held the back of her head and was about to kiss her.

Boo... huh?

But as soon as I put it in my mouth, I felt that the texture was not right.

It's woody and hard, and it smells like ink...

When he opened his eyes, he saw Liu Qianqian holding a newspaper between them.

"You take a look at this first."

I opened the newspaper and took a look.

"Yang Guo and Xiao Long Nu wander the famous streets, the love story of Condor Heroes"

The accompanying picture was a photo of Liu Qianqian touching the necklace and smiling at him foolishly.

The profiles of the two people are clearly visible, and it seems that the photo was taken from a distance using a telephoto lens.

Zhang Yuan: …

I changed my car and disguised myself, so why did you still take pictures of me?
This is all in vain!

He immediately took out his cell phone and called Mr. Xie.

"Hey, Tingfeng, your trick doesn't work!" Zhang Yuan told the whole story.

All I heard was Mr. Xie's lazy and helpless voice coming from the other end of the phone.

"It's normal. That's how my relationship with Bai Zhi was exposed."

Zhang Yuan: …

No...you know it's useless, but you still swear to me.

You are talking nonsense to us!

Okay, okay, wait until we get to the set and I’ll show you how I’ll deal with you.

Zhang Yuan hung up the phone helplessly.

Looking down, Liu Qianqian was smiling at the newspaper.

You seem quite happy about it... Zhang Yuan scratched his head.

"What should I do now? You came to me, you must have something to say."

"Oh, Mom and my godfather said for both of us not to respond."

"If we go back to the mainland and a reporter asks about it, I'll just say..." At this point, Xiao Long Nu wrinkled her nose: "Just say we are just ordinary friends, and we just went shopping together after work."

She didn't like the feeling of lying, so she felt very uncomfortable.

Zhang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

It is impossible to admit.

After all, if they admit it, it will have a great impact on both of their careers.

Moreover, for Liu Xixi, it only affects her career, but for him, it may be life-threatening.

When you get home and see someone sharpening a knife, should you run away or not?

"Okay, I understand." Zhang Yuan replied in a low voice.

Seeing him like this, Liu Qianqian thought that he felt uncomfortable after hearing the words "ordinary friends", so she hurried to explain.

"Zhang Yuan, I want to separate work and life, so..."

"Understood. I will cooperate." Zhang Yuan reacted and saw her timid expression. It seemed that she was easy to bully.

"But I need a little reassurance."

"What guarantee?"

As he spoke, he supported the other person's waist with one hand and his head with the other, and lowered his head.

Xiaolongnu did not resist at all. She cooperated very well, closed her eyes and turned her head to the side.

drop by drop...

Their lips had been touching for less than ten seconds and were still in the exploratory stage, without any entanglement, when they were interrupted by a sudden cell phone ring.

"Ah, I, I'm leaving..." Liu Qianqian quickly shook her arms and broke free from him.

She knew that she would blush for a long time every time they kissed.

My mother always glances at me secretly with her eyes slanted, which makes me feel very guilty.

"Trouble..." Zhang Yuan cursed in his heart when he saw the other party slip away, and went to the bedside.

Pick up the phone and take a look.

"Trouble!"

It took him a while to calm down before he answered the phone.

"Zhang Yuan, how is your work in Hong Kong going?"

Cheng Hao called at this time, and his purpose was obvious.

"That's good. I can rest for a while during the day. I have to meet people on the set in the evening."

"Oh, so what did you do yesterday?"

"I attended the press conference, had dinner with Mr. Jin, and then went to the mall to buy a lot of things."

"Who did you go with?"

"Liu Qianqian." Zhang Yuan answered directly.

Cheng Hao: ...

His honesty made Cheng Hao very upset.

"Shouldn't he be trying to avoid the issue and deny it? Why did he admit it directly..."

This is Zhang Yuan’s escape route.

Take the initiative and be the host!
"what happened?"

"Um, have you read the newspaper?"

"Oh, this!" Zhang Yuan pretended to be enlightened: "Don't listen to the Hong Kong media's nonsense, Aunt Liu was actually right next to us, and the reporter deliberately cut her off."

"Aunt Liu is here too..." Cheng Hao pondered. No wonder he answered so straightforwardly.

"We also bought each other gifts. I gave Aunt Liu a bag, and she bought me a watch. I came back to show it to you. It's so precious."

Zhang Yuan knew very well that the more proactive he was and the more detailed his words were, the easier it would be for the other party to believe him.

Besides, what I said is the truth.

"I also bought you a bag and a bracelet. When I return to the capital, I will put them on you myself."

"Haha, really." Cheng Hao replied happily.

After chatting for another half an hour, Zhang Yuan put down his phone and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"I finally got past it."

"The Hong Kong media is so wicked!" Zhang Yuan cursed and went out to eat angrily.

At the same time, Cheng Hao was not the only one who saw this news.

Some people couldn't even eat after reading this news.

After saying goodbye to Zhang Yuan from the crew of "Night Banquet", Li Xiaoran returned to her rental house.

At this moment, she was sitting on the bed, curled up with her hands on her knees.

"No wonder he didn't let me accompany him to Hong Kong."

"So there are younger girls..."

Liu Qianqian is a dozen years younger than her.

Of course, he was still a dozen centimeters smaller than her...

Dabai hugged his weak self and felt a little lonely.

At the same time, a feeling of inferiority came over me.

"He won't ignore me anymore..."

She hesitated several times and wanted to make a call, but put it down again.

Recalling the previous night, I feel a little lost... (End of this chapter)