Actor: Thank you.

Zhang Yuan prepared himself mentally for a long time before he dared to step into the door of his home.

"Yo!"

"Boss Zhang is back!"

"congratulations."

"The box office is booming."

“The new work is a big hit.”

As soon as I entered the door, I heard a string of auspicious words.

When the guests saw their host coming back, they immediately came forward.

Some know it and some don’t.

Friends old and new are here.

"Thank you."

"Thank you all for coming."

“Thank you all for coming.”

“Poor hospitality.”

There are so many people.

He and his assistant had to squeeze out a path before they could get in.

"Have President Han and the others arrived?"

Zhang Yuan saw Zeng Jia running around in the crowd, distributing tea and snacks personally.

"Here we are, chatting with some friends in the reception room."

"Okay, you entertain the people outside, don't be rude."

"Hey."

Zeng Jia continued to communicate with people and introduce herself.

Zhang Yuan took a glance and thought it was quite smart.

Know how to be busy outside.

While entertaining people, you can also expand your own network.

Arriving at the inner reception room, Zhang Yuan pushed the door open and walked in.

"Everyone is here."

In addition to Han Sanpin, Zhang Yuan also invited the Huayi brothers.

However, Big Wang did not come. Little Wang came as a representative with Feng Xiaogang and his wife.

Li Bingbing, Zhang Hanyu, Zhou Xun and other members of Huayi who were going to collaborate later also arrived.

Yao Cheng didn't see anyone.

I guess not only do they not dare to come, they also don't have the face to come.

Huang Xiaoming, who had just been "eliminated" by himself and squeezed out of the "The Sound of Wind" crew, did come.

If you behave uprightly and sit upright, you won't be as guilty as Yao Cheng.

And he was generous. Even if there was progress, he would not hold back and not come.

I guess he's used to it...

"Mr. Wang, Sister Bingbing, you are very welcome."

Zhang Yuan needs to maintain harmony with Hua Yi temporarily.

In order to boost the popularity of her company's listing, Huayi had to temporarily win him over.

This is how the harmonious scene came about, which Zhang Yuan now considers to be "deep brotherly love" and Xiao Wang considers to be "loving father and filial son."

Although the two are of different generations in their hearts, this is roughly the meaning.

Anyway, we need each other.

Zhang Yuan invited Huayi's people to come as a favor to him, and Huayi's people also came to give him face.

Do it for the rest of the guests to see.

The best actors are never actors, but businessmen and politicians.

Now Zhang Yuan and Xiao Wang are acting in the identity of businessmen.

"I didn't have the chance to meet him on the set of Founding of a Republic, so I brought my girlfriend with me today." Brother Xiao Ming walked up to him and started chatting.

When Zhang Yuan heard the word "girlfriend", he immediately became alert.

Don't!
"Come, let me introduce you." Brother Xiao Ming waved and called a tall girl over: "This is my girlfriend Li Fei'er."

Oh... Zhang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Now you are still this.

That's good.

Just don't bring the guy you were "partnering with" at the hotel last time.

Not only him, many guests today came with their girlfriends and families.

Some also brought their children.

When Zhang Yuan entered the house, he saw the gardener, leaning on a shovel and looking dejected.

The flowers and plants that I usually take care of were plucked out by a bunch of naughty kids and scattered all over the yard.

The key point is that he can't afford to offend these kids, nor does he dare to scold them.

"Boss." Yang Siwei came forward and said, "Too many people have come."

"Yeah." Zhang Yuan scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

Originally, she was asked to arrange the guest list and prepare the food and drinks.

But now there are so many more people here temporarily.

But the fat ladies reacted quickly.

She is good at handling crisis public relations and reacts quickly on the spot.

"Cheng Hao has work and hasn't come back."

"The same goes for Fan Bingbing."

Report those who didn't come first.

"The private chef we originally booked prepared more than a dozen large round tables and set menus."

"I've changed it and asked them to switch to a buffet table."

“So they didn’t waste materials, so they agreed to the temporary change.”

"I withdrew the performing arts team and compensated them for their deposit because there was really no place for them to perform."

"Also, I asked Auntie to lock the backyard door."

"And asked the aunt to move a chair and sit at the door to prevent outsiders from entering, especially children."

The backyard is his residence.

He only remembered it when Yang Siwei mentioned it.

Not to mention those expensive four treasures of the study.

I even have a Steinway in the backyard!

If a few ignorant kids come here, they will scratch me with pebbles and throw drinks at me.

It doesn't seem appropriate to kill me on the spot.

"I also had my uncle move the collection you had displayed in the living room to the backyard and lock it up."

"well done."

The so-called collection is mainly the armor from "The Forbidden Kingdom".

And the torches that I took home.

It's okay if it's armor, but if it's really broken, the worst that can happen is that I can ask the original owner to repair it.

If the torch is played with and I meet a few hooligans, they can burn my house down!
It's not easy for her to arrange it like this when I'm not here.

The ability is still acceptable.

Haha...but Zhang Yuan also found some problems.

Zeng Jia was out there, dressed up and socializing everywhere.

He seems quite proud of himself, after all, he has access to so many contacts.

So she was busy there, half helping him and half helping herself.

Yang Siwei is here, seemingly always helping him deal with things.

In fact, only those who can come to the reception room are VIPs.

She always used this opportunity to stay with the most important guests.

It is inevitable that some people seek personal benefits by doing work for themselves.

When the water is too clear, there will be no fish, and he has no intention of stopping it.

But the levels and personalities of the two are obviously different.

Zeng Jia's appearance is better than Yang Siwei's, so she is more confident and outgoing.

In fact, I am still not as cunning as those fat women.

Otherwise, the female artists they are most familiar with and closest to are also different.

Zeng Jia and Yang Mi are good, while Yang Siwei and Fan Bingbing are better.

"Brother Hua!" He was just thinking about it when he saw a handsome old man waving at him.

"Hey, why are you here just now?"

Because we are so familiar with each other, no one calls him by his name.

"I have been to your house several times. Next time you go to Hong Kong, come to my house and I will treat you to a dinner." Liu Dehua said happily.

With this expression on his face, he was just about to sing "Gong Xi Fa Cai" on the spot.

Because he also owns 20% of the shares of "Crazy Racing", he made a lot of money!
Brother Hua is not stupid. He knows that Zhang Yuan could have chosen not to ask him for investment.

There is no way he would be short of a few million.

Because "Crazy Stone" was produced by everyone together, we specifically looked for him.

It's like giving yourself a big sum of money, so you must be grateful.

It's not about money.

And it is even more rare for him to personally invite you to his home for dinner.

Although Liu Dehua has a good character and is usually very kind, he is not the type of person who teases people like Chen Long.

When people heard him say this, they were quite envious.

They don't have that chance.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuan was very unhappy and looked disgusted.

"I'm not going. All the food at your house is vegetarian."

"I've prepared steak for you." Brother Hua knew he was joking, so he added something.

I definitely have to go.

Because Zhang Yuan remembered that this man had secretly married Miss Zhu two months before this year.

Not many people in Hong Kong know about it.

There was no ceremony, I just talked about it privately with friends during dinner.

If you go by yourself, you will definitely be able to meet his wife.

The Zhu family is a big family and very powerful in Southeast Asia.

It's always good to get to know each other.

A wine table was set up in the private kitchen in the yard outside.

The restaurant door opened and the buffet dishes were placed on the table.

The guests began to eat and chat.

Zhang Yuan also had to go out and greet everyone one by one.

Almost everyone he knew was there.

Uncle Guoli came with Sister Deng, and even their kid came.

"It's so thick and busy!"

When they met on the set, Cao Kefan, who was invited by him temporarily, praised him in Shanghai dialect.

“I’m running out of places to stay.”

"You are fat and generous."

"Hehehe..." This guy is very decent, with good hosting skills, and it was very smooth to chat with him.

"If you have time in a while, come to Shanghai and be on my show." He made an invitation.

"You've been so popular lately, I have to interview you properly."

"Of course, no problem, but I will still accept the interview as an actor."

"I understand. You need to keep a low profile, right?" the man pointed at him.

"It just so happens that I have several friends in your station." "I have had dinner with Yang Lei and her husband several times before. Let's go together next time."

"You don't know?" Teacher Cao glared.

"what happened?"

"Yang Lei is divorced."

Zhang Yuan counted on his fingers and decided that the time had come.

When Brother Hua gets married, someone gets divorced.

"I heard that guy found a dancer with a good figure."

"Yang Lei took several days off to deal with this matter. It seems that a fight almost broke out."

"You're exaggerating. Teacher Yang is a very gentle and intellectual person, it wouldn't be like that." Zhang Yuan felt that the gossip he told was exaggerated.

"That's not necessarily true." Cao Kefan shook his head: "Not for love, but not for property."

"Anyway, we can't ask too much about the details."

"It seems like the breakup wasn't a happy one."

"Come on, next time I go to the Magic City, we'll talk to her at the dinner table."

Zhang Yuan knew what was going on.

I’ll give you 10 yuan if you divorce.

What about sending beggars away?

Who can be happy instead?

Don't be too harsh, especially to the person next to you.

If love cannot be given, money must be given.

Otherwise, it is easy to cause trouble.

I still have shares in Tudou, so I need to talk to Yang Lei and find out about her current situation and thoughts.

"Teacher Cao." Xu Zheng happened to see them together.

He was also from Shanghai, so he greeted Cao Kefan in dialect.

"Oh my, there are so many people here today, it's so busy, so busy." Brother Shan Zheng said with a smile in the soft Wu dialect.

"Drink more later." Zhang Yuan knew that he could drink a lot.

"I have something to talk to you about." After chatting for a while, Xu Zheng pulled him aside.

"How to say?"

"The low-budget movie I mentioned to you when we were filming Crazy Racer."

"Oh, I have an impression." Zhang Yuan remembered and asked for less than 200 million yuan to film the movie.

"How's it going? Are you almost ready?"

"The shooting is all done." Xu Zheng touched his big bald head.

Zhang Yuan: …

You are too efficient.

However, "Night Club" is a low-budget movie.
Although the film is short, the actors are all experienced and the scenes are simple.

The shoot was completed in less than three weeks.

Even the highly efficient Zhang Yuan was a little uncomfortable.

"As long as everything goes well, I should have a meal with you guys."

"It doesn't matter. Let's wait until this movie is released and makes money, and then we can eat it when we celebrate the success."

"It's good that you have the confidence." Although Zhang Yuan said this, his expression was still a little solemn.

Obviously there is some concern about the prospects of this low-budget film.

Of course, he hopes that this play can achieve great success with small investment like "Crazy Stone" did back then.

"Tell me what's going on."

"We have to wait in line for the screening, and we have to schedule the screening. For a small film like ours, I'm afraid..."

Zhang Yuan understood that he was afraid that the film would not be given a schedule or a normal screening time.

Because negotiating with theaters is a very complicated matter.

Zhang Yuan has not been able to do it so far, and he basically relies on those people from China Film Group and Hong Kong circles.

When negotiating with theaters, you often have to go to each one and drink at each one.

Xu Zheng is also a cunning guy.

When he heard that Lao Han had come to his house, he wanted to get the upper hand over the water.

"I understand. Follow me."

I went straight to Han Sanpin and told him about it.

"Low cost..." When Lao Han heard that the cost was so low and it was still a successful film, he thought there would not be much profit.

What if I lose again?

But after thinking about it, he looked at Zhang Yuan.

“What do you think of this play?”

After all, his investment success rate is so high that we have to believe it.

Old Han thinks there is some metaphysics involved.

"Of course I have to say yes to the film I invested in."

"But I have a suggestion." He looked at Xu Zheng: "What is the name of this play now?"

"Nightclub." Brother Xu answered cautiously.

He felt a little uncomfortable in front of Lao Han.

"It's a humorous name. A supermarket opened at night is called a nightclub, which also shows a humorous style." Zhang Yuan deliberately analyzed, but actually he was speaking to Old Han.

"It's an interesting name, but not attractive enough."

"How about I help you change it?"

"Change the name?" Brother Shan Zheng was puzzled.

What am I here for?

Why did you change the name?

"Crazy Racing is very popular now, partly because of the reputation and connections left by Crazy Stone."

“So, names are important.”

"The structure of your play is actually a bit similar to Crazy Stone."

"You can't guarantee that you don't intend to take advantage of the popularity of the Crazy series to take advantage of the theme, right?"

Xu Zhenghan smiled and didn't answer.

He is good at being smart. He participated in the production of the script of this play, so he naturally knows what is going on.

"Since I've already done it, I might as well do it right away."

“Don’t call it ‘Nightclub’ anymore.”

"Change the name to "Crazy Supermarket"!"

"With this name, the audience will think it is related to Crazy Racer, which can at least attract some people to move their legs."

If I can't take advantage of others, why can't I take advantage of myself?

Since it is an investment, we must maximize the benefits as much as possible.

Plus the quality of the film itself is pretty good, just a little rough.

"Crazy Stone" is also rough, but people still love it.

Even the best wine needs to be hidden if it isn’t well known. So first attract the person first.

"Hey!" When Old Han heard the name, he immediately became interested.

Once the name is changed, it is immediately different from before!
interesting.

Old Han glanced at him and thought, otherwise he could make money!
This one movement changed everything.

Being able to take advantage of the popularity of the "Crazy" series saves a lot of effort in publicity and promotion.

Of course, this film didn’t have much money to promote it.

It was originally an insignificant little play.

Now it has something to do with the movie that just grossed over 100 million.

"Boss Han, this play includes Xu Zheng, Wang Xun, and my subordinate Zhang Tianai."

“They all acted in Crazy Race.”

Oh!
That's more of a relationship.

You can also use the banner of "original crew".

"I see. We can discuss it together in the next two days when we have time."

"My suggestion is that it's better to release it before the popularity of Crazy Racer dies down."

"You have a great idea." Zhang Yuan praised.

In fact, this is what he thought in his heart.

Xu Zheng stood there staring and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

He only saw Zhang Yuan say a few words before Old Han "became lame".

One suggestion turned the tide of the battle.

The key is that what he said makes sense!

Moreover, Ning Hao would not have any objection if he suggested taking advantage of the popularity of the "Crazy" series.

"Okay, we'll pick a time to contact you. Sorry for bothering you."

"It's just a small thing, all for the development of the Chinese film and television industry."

Old Han still has his old habit of talking nonsense.

No wonder Han Jianiu didn’t come today.

He probably didn't want to see his dad act like that after drinking too much.

I chatted with Brother Shan Zheng about some details of the film.

Ning Hao was called over again and asked to help go through the screening process. He had gone through it several times and was familiar with it.

The matter of this film has just been settled for the time being.

Several more people lined up to come to the door.

Li Xiang and Wang Yuelun have also finished filming their drama "Nine Perfects", so I came to say hello to him.

You also have to say hello to Lao Han in order to gain an advantage in scheduling screenings.

Sister Li also brought several leading actors to visit.

She had a share of the credit for making the house crowded.

There is not only Li Baotian’s son Li Yu, who has worked with Zhang Yuan.

There is also Brother Liu Hua, and Huang Yi.

Miss Huang is also from the Shanghai Gang. There are many Shanghai celebrities in this courtyard today.

In addition to these people, there was also Deng Jiajia, who was not famous at the time, but was so nervous when she saw the yard full of masters and seniors that her arms were shaking as she held the wine glass.

This person debuted quite early and acted in many movies.

But if you really want to make it famous and known throughout the country, you have to wait until the time of "Love Apartment 2".

This left her with the nickname "Aunt".

Zhang Yuan took a closer look and found that the man had already undergone surgery and his jaw had been obviously cut.

When he played Shi Jian in his debut work "Xia Ke Xing" in his early years, he didn't look like this.

Although I had a naturally pointed chin at that time, my face was still a little round.

Now it has a completely cone-shaped face.

"Do you have feelings for her?" Seeing him staring at Miss Deng, Li Xiang wanted to act as a matchmaker.

“No, we have worked together before.”

"Eat whatever you want, have fun, and just treat it as your own home." He raised his glass, said politely, and turned to leave.

"Haozi!"

After walking only two steps, Zhang Yuan called out from afar.

The person he was calling was not Ning Hao, but Qin Hao whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

I still feel a little strange.

Although I often invite him, his personality... he doesn't really like this kind of socializing.

It's rare to see him in this scene.

"Hey, you're free now." He walked towards her.

Zhang Yuan squinted and saw that there were several people following him.

And they are all familiar faces... (End of this chapter)