Mixed in 1980

Chapter 318 Invasion of England
"Having a second child so quickly? It feels like laying an egg and that's it."

After waiting in the corridor for less than twenty minutes, the sound of a baby crying came from the delivery room, which startled Ms. Zhao.

When my eldest sister gave birth to Yan Xi, it took more than two hours; when Teacher Xu gave birth to Yan Jin, it also took more than two hours; and when I gave birth to twins, it took more than three hours.

Now that my older sister has been taken to the delivery room, I haven't even had time to feel anxious before the baby is born. It's so easy that it makes me want to have a second child.

"If you can't speak properly, then go stand over there!"

After slapping Miss Zhao, Xu Jinqiu took out a red envelope and stuffed it into the pockets of the doctors and nurses as soon as the delivery room door opened.

Even though things had been arranged beforehand.

Chen Fan shook his head slightly and went into the ward to see his wife and child. Compared to the weakness he felt when he gave birth to his first child, Zeng Ali was in pretty good condition.

Zeng Ali smiled slightly, asked Chen Fan to bring the child over, looked at the child for a moment, and then was lifted onto a gurney by the nurse and transferred back to the ward.

Yan Xi was overjoyed at the birth of his younger brother. He immediately begged his grandmother to come to the hospital to see his brother.

She gently touched her younger brother's cheek: "Mom, what's your brother's name?"

"Chen Yanche!"

Yan Xi hummed in agreement and tapped her younger brother's nose: "Yan Che, be good, okay? If you don't behave, your sister will beat you."

Zeng Ali was both amused and exasperated, but what could she say? The second and third sons had already been beaten quite a bit, and the fifth son would definitely suffer as well, and would have a hard time in the future.

However, Xiao Wuzi is also lucky. He has two older sisters and two older brothers. When he comes home, they all adore him and act like his older siblings.

"Little brother, you're being naughty, I'll spank you!"

Xiao Yanyin suddenly said something, and Chen Fan couldn't help but laugh. He picked up his little daughter and said, "You're not even well-behaved yourself, yet you're hitting your little brother."

Her little face flushed red: "Yan Yin is very well-behaved."

Chen Fan kissed his little girl and smiled without saying a word. This girl was just like her mother, usually quite well-behaved, but she inherited one trait: laziness!

Now with three wives and five children, Chen Fan increasingly dislikes going out. Unless there's something important, he stays home with his children.

After Zeng Ali finished her postpartum confinement, a wet nurse was hired to feed the baby. Chen Fan preferred to stay at home with Zeng Ali to help her lose weight, and had no intention of going out.

Ms. Zhao, on the other hand, was busy for a few days, setting up an office in the Xinghuo Building, where she regularly had her employees come to hold meetings and give reports. She had no plans to go to Hong Kong in the short term.

It's not that I'm overly suspicious or paranoid; it's just laziness. Rather than going to Hong Kong myself, I'd rather have my employees come over.

All that's required is the cost of airfare and hotel.

With the commute to and from get off work convenient, Ms. Zhao finally showed some "enthusiasm" and started taking a day each week to handle company affairs.

In June, Ms. Zhao arranged to meet a customer at the company: "Sister Gong Xue, it's been a long time. Have you been busy filming lately?"

"I'm currently taking a break in Shanghai."

Gong Xue tossed her hair and gave a wry smile: "I get a lot of offers to act, but I've turned down many of them. How should I put it... it's not a good practice."

The entertainment industry is becoming increasingly developed!

This year, the song "Sailor" became a hit across mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, while the TV series "The Legend of the White Snake" sparked a ratings frenzy.

But the entertainment industry has gradually become the entertainment circle.

After filming "The Most Beautiful Youth" in 1989, which achieved extremely high ratings, Gong Xue returned to the big screen and made several good movies.

Gradually, I felt something was off. This industry was becoming increasingly corrupt, and many people were eyeing my looks instead of my acting skills.

Since the beginning of this year, Gong Xue has turned down five or six film offers. Some of them were because she didn't like the scripts, and some were for other reasons. She simply stayed at home and did nothing.

"The mainland is alright, but the Hong Kong entertainment industry is really chaotic. Anyway, it's best to protect yourself."

After leading Gong Xue to the rest area, Miss Zhao brewed a pot of Da Hong Pao tea: "Sister Gong Xue, our contract is about to expire, so I invited you here to discuss the renewal."

Gong Xue took a sip of tea: "I've been idle for more than half a year, and I'll be acting and dating less and less in the future, so my exposure will be much lower. Will that affect your brand?"

"You're a top brand now, and no one can challenge your position."

Miss Zhao smiled and said, "I don't have any plans for the big screen right now, but I wonder if you'd be interested in the small screen?"

For a long time, there was a hierarchy of disdain in the entertainment industry. Big-screen actors looked down on small-screen actors, and many who made a name for themselves on the big screen were unwilling to film TV dramas.

Gong Xue didn't have that thought; she just narrowed her eyes slightly: "Is your husband planning to film his own work again?"

"Yes, and the investment is particularly large."

"Which one?"

"Zhu Yuanzhang!"

"You want me to play Empress Ma?" Gong Xue's eyes lit up.

I was originally a reader of Chen Fan's works, and in the years since I returned to China, I have read all of Chen Fan's books. I definitely like the character of Empress Ma.

She was the greatest queen of all time, and that's no exaggeration!

Her character's charm is just like that of the real Empress Ma in history; even if the Qing Dynasty wanted to smear her, they couldn't find a reason to do so.

All I can say is that she has big feet.

Seeing Zhao Yuanyuan nod, Gong Xue laughed heartily, "Then it's settled. Just let me know when the project is approved, and I won't take on any other roles in the meantime."

Next, they discussed contract renewal. Luo Shen and Gong Xue signed another three years, with the endorsement fee calculated according to current market rates. Gong Xue is undoubtedly a top star in the entertainment industry. After seeing Gong Xue off, Zhao Yuanyuan drove home and found her husband: "Gong Xue has agreed to play Empress Ma."

She looked at her husband suspiciously: "Why would you want to film Zhu Yuanzhang at this time? Didn't you say before that the filming technology is outdated and you didn't plan to start filming?"

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Have you seen the TV series 'The Legend of Qianlong' that was released last year?"

Miss Zhao nodded in agreement. It was quite exciting. She even had a videotape sent from Hong Kong and watched it twice from beginning to end.

A cold glint flashed in Chen Fan's eyes: "From the perspective of TV dramas, it is indeed good, but it has nothing to do with actual history. It is all about glorifying the Qing Dynasty."

"The Qing Dynasty committed countless atrocities."

"There will always be a group of old-fashioned people who are unwilling to give up. Now that many themes have been opened up, there will definitely be a lot of dramas that whitewash the Qing Dynasty."

"It's a good opportunity to adapt the novel I wrote a few years ago into a TV series, targeting the Qing Dynasty theme."

Upon hearing this, Miss Zhao was stunned for a long time, finding it hard to understand Chen Fan's thinking. They were both filming historical dramas, so why use the word "sniper"?
To describe the Qing dynasty, the word "braid" is used!
Full of hatred!

Teacher Xu walked over and pinched Miss Zhao's cheek: "Read more history books when you have time, and you will understand how disgusting the Qing Dynasty was."

"You know perfectly well that I don't like reading!"

Ms. Zhao pouted, but the thought of being out of sync with her husband was unbearable, so she went to Xinhua Bookstore that very day to look for books.

Ignore everything else and just look for the Qing Dynasty period.

Miss Zhao really settled down to study, and it didn't take her long. She only studied for an hour each day, and when she encountered something she didn't understand, she would ask Chen Fan.

After some time, when I looked at the words in the book again, I felt disgusted no matter how I looked at them: "I will add another 2000 million yuan to the investment for the filming of 'Zhu Yuanzhang'."

"We need to invite all the good actors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, and find a director who can handle historical dramas. The costumes, props and sets must all be top-notch."

Ms. Zhao was thus turned into a young angry young woman!

However, these were just minor incidents in life. As September arrived, the plans for Britain were all completed.

A delegation has arrived in Britain.

The British were surprised and even somewhat puzzled by this diplomatic meeting, wondering why the Chinese would come knocking at this time.

The British were even more stunned after meeting them.

Are the Chinese still dreaming, running off to Britain? The British are too lazy to bother with the delegation; that's not how you make a wish, even God wouldn't grant it.

The first meeting ended badly!

The delegation members weren't in a hurry. The attack hadn't even started yet; they could just wait. Right now, there weren't just one or two hungry wolves eyeing Britain; there was a whole pack.

A plane departed from Beijing and quietly landed in Hong Kong.

Three people, all wearing baseball caps and sunglasses, got off the plane and quickly made their way through the crowd to the arrivals gate.

There was a group of people waiting at the arrival gate.

Hua Sanshao and Liu Jianxiong are two of the most playful men in Hong Kong. Whenever they make a public appearance, they are always followed by a group of paparazzi.

The two of them appeared together, attracting a group of reporters.

The group was about to swarm over with their long guns and microphones, but they were blocked by bodyguards and couldn't get close at all. It wasn't until the three people inside appeared that the two of them waved and said, "Mr. Chen, over here!"

Chen Fan, Zeng Ali, Zhao Yuanyuan!

Upon seeing the three men appear, a group of reporters tried desperately to squeeze through, but were firmly blocked by bodyguards, and could only shout, "Mr. Chen, may we have an interview?"

Chen Fan took off his sunglasses and moved closer.

The reporter immediately asked, "Mr. Chen, do you have any investment plans for this trip to Hong Kong?"

Chen Fan raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "Yes, this time when we come to Hong Kong, Spark Investment will be launching an unprecedented mega-project."

The reporter then asked, "Mr. Chen, can you reveal what the plan is?"

Chen Fan shook his head slightly: "Spark Investment will hold a press conference tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock, which will be broadcast live on TV. Those who are interested can pay attention to this matter."

After saying that, Chen Fan walked out of the airport.

The convoy drove into the Suzhou-style garden in Deep Water Bay. After the servants served tea, Chen Fan took out cigarettes and handed them out: "Have you contacted the media all?"

Liu Jianxiong took the cigarette and lit it: "Don't worry, TVB and ATV will be broadcasting live at the same time, and all the major newspapers will be there."

"That's OK!"

Chen Fan lit a cigarette and looked at Hua Sanshao: "How are the preparations for tonight's party going?"

Hua Sanshao slightly raised the corners of his mouth: "The invitations have already been sent out in your name. All the prominent figures in Hong Kong will be there."

"Where are the British?" Chen Fan asked again.

"I invited them all. The main thing was to invite them; I personally delivered the invitations to each of them."

"That's OK!"

Chen Fan took another drag of his cigarette, a slight smile playing on his lips, and turned to his two wives, saying, "You two go and rest first, get your energy back, and go see what those British guys are really like tonight."

PS: First update complete.
(End of this chapter)