Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 141 Jinghong Fairy
Lu Kuan and Yu Feihong, who had gone back to Peking for business, returned to Taoyuan.

Hou Xiaoxian has an appointment tonight.

It was he who invited "Whiplash" and Lu Kuan to participate in the Golden Horse Awards. Now that the relationship has become so strained, it is only right and proper for him to step in to smooth things over.

What's more, he is quite impressed by young directors like Lu Kuan.

"Director Lu, you're so awesome right now! Many actresses in Taiwan want to be in your movies!"

As soon as Boss Lu turned on his phone, he received a call from Xu Xiyuan.

He was filming in Taipei some time ago, and there was a Bingbing accompanying him on the crew, so she had no chance to take advantage of him.

At that time, Xu Xiyuan was also filming "Meteor Garden 2". Recently, Lu Laoban has become an Internet celebrity again and can even compete with the Golden Horse Awards on his own.

So tough! Hard...

She was a little unwilling to accept the failure of her last seduction, so as soon as she found out about his schedule, she couldn't wait to call him.

"Haha, thank you for the compliment. Where is Miss Xu now?"

"I'm in Taipei. Is the guide free to come over? Or I..."

"I can't today. Hou Xiaoxian wants to have dinner with me. How about this, I'll call you when I'm free and we can get together!"

"Okay then~~~Bye~~~"

Boss Lu hung up the phone in disgust. It was so fucking disgusting.

Yu Feihong walked behind him and received ambiguous messages throughout the process.

She didn't want to listen, but the woman on the other side of the microphone was so coquettish and powerful!
"Director Lu, young man, please take care of your health."

The older sister made a subtle joke, and her every move and gesture had the charm of a young mature woman, which was a charm that a twenty-something actress like Fan Bingbing did not yet possess.

Not to mention Xiao Liu, she's just a yellow-haired girl.

"Sister Yu doesn't know if I'm feeling well yet. How did it feel sleeping on my shoulder on the plane just now?"

Yu Feihong smiled and spat at him, but she just thought it was a little joke in her daily work and didn't take it seriously.

How could such a scale make her blush? It’s too early!
"Director Lu, why don't I go back to the hotel first?"

Lu Kuan smiled and said, "Come along! I'm just chatting with Hou Xiaoxian about some movies, wouldn't you like to listen?"

Yu Feihong is no longer sleepy when talking about movies. She has been interning with Lu Kuan for nearly a month and has basically figured out the general process of the crew.

Apart from his relatively shallow knowledge of professional areas such as camera, narrative, and lighting, he is at least a director who can lead a crew normally.

"Okay, as long as you don't disturb me."

"Don't bother me. I heard Director Hou is a drunkard. Please support me later."

Yu Feihong covered her mouth and chuckled: "Come on, I heard Zhou Xun say that you are a wine barrel, and you have no limit to how much you drink!"

"Haha, Xun Ge'er only knows how to frame me. She's holding a grudge. Last year, I made her boyfriend look ridiculous while drinking."

The two got in a taxi.

Yu Feihong suddenly became curious and asked, "Director Lu, is it true that they say you can tell fortunes?"

"Really? Who told you that?"

He was quite curious. In addition to predicting Xiaoyanzi's fortune a few months ago, he also had a fight with the Jewish An Lushan in Venice.

It has been a long time since he last took action, but I didn't expect that his legend is still alive in the world.

"Really? Sister Yu wants to count it?"

"Is it really possible?"

Yu Feihong's pretty face was visibly excited, and her eyelashes were almost blooming with laughter. Everyone is curious.

Women are even worse!

Boss Lu touched his freshly shaved chin and said, "But there's a rule in my sect that fortune-telling for women must be done at midnight, when the Yin energy is at its heaviest!"

"How about... tonight?"

Yu Feihong knew that Lu Kuan was teasing her on purpose: "Go to hell! I'm not going to survive if someone sees me!"

Then she hinted at him, "Besides, I'm afraid I'm not going at the right time."

"As soon as I walked in, the moonlight shone brightly in front of the bed, and there were two pairs of shoes on the floor! Hahaha!"

Boss Lu remained silent, neither confirming nor denying, and let this beautiful lady with a charming look make fun of him.

Laugh, laugh, sooner or later your tears will flow from below.

The two arrived at a remote Japanese izakaya, and Hou Xiaoxian had been waiting in the private room for half an hour.

"Director Hou! I'm so sorry, there's a traffic jam."

Hou Xiaoxian came here just to be a good guy, so how can you really blame him?

"Director Xiaolu, please take a seat. We won't leave until we're drunk tonight."

Boss Lu looked at the sake on the table and thought that there would be a fierce battle tonight!
The alcohol content of the Japanese sake does not exceed 20 degrees, but the aftertaste is really strong.

It tastes smooth when you drink it, and it tastes even better when you spit it out!
Hou Xiaoxian and Lu Kuan had a pleasant conversation. They talked about the embarrassing topic of the Golden Horse Awards for a while, but soon put it behind them.

He is also a movie fanatic. He doesn't want to waste his time on mundane affairs. He immediately talked about the situation of the film market in Taiwan and the mainland.

Yu Feihong was helping the two of them pour wine and urge them to eat. She stared at Lu Kuan, whose face was slightly flushed, as he wrote passionately. He was really handsome.

She inexplicably thought of the ambiguous conversation between the two of them on the set that day, and her heart couldn't help but beat fast.

This piece of my heart has been deserted for a long time and no one has set foot in it for a long time.

"Sister Yu, Sister Yu?"

"Ah? You called me? Sorry, sorry." Yu Feihong was a little embarrassed about her own fangirling. She had just had a few drinks with him, but how come he seemed a little intoxicated?

"I told Director Hou about your movie. You have the script with you, right? Please give me some advice, Director Hou!"

Yu Feihong finally reacted and hurriedly took out the script from her bag.

"Teacher Hou, please give me some advice."

She glanced at Lu Kuan gratefully, sensing a thoughtfulness in him that transcended his years, as if...

It’s as if he is not ten years younger than me, but ten years older.

Hou Xiaoxian quickly flipped through the script and gave her some comments.

Yu Feihong also benefited greatly from the collision of ideas and exchanges among different filmmakers, and became more confident about her first work.

Boss Lu also put forward his own opinions.

“Directing ability depends on both talent and experience, but you can develop your ability as a producer first.”

"How to say?"

"First, learn how to be a good housekeeper. For example, learn how to scout locations and budget, plan capital investment, and plan the cast and salary expenditures. Then, go deeper and plan advertising placement, subsequent distribution and roadshows, overseas sales channels, etc."

Yu Feihong listened very carefully.

She had inquired about it before going to the crew for the interview. Lu Kuan was young, but the movie "Whiplash" was not only a hit in terms of film techniques and directorial genius, but also had such impressive box office results in both Mainland China and Hong Kong.

It is inseparable from the "deep distribution" roadshow model personally formulated by Lu Kuan.

Boss Lu was not worried about anything else about her. On the surface, Yu Feihong was a member of the Beijing circle, but she seemed a bit distant.

But when she actually started to manage "Ghost" in later life, the powerful behind-the-scenes team made Lu Kuan jealous.

The photographer is Lai Yiu-fai of Infernal Affairs;
editor Xu Ke, Lin An'er of "Once Upon a Time in China Series," "Tai Chi Master," "Hero," and "Kung Fu Hustle";
The photography and lighting were done by Zhang Yimou's personal designer, Zhao Xiaoding, who also worked on "Hero", "House of Flying Daggers" and the Olympic promotional video.

He is also a big shot that Boss Lu can never reach.

Including the original author Xu Lan, who later wrote "The Warlords" for Chen Kexin.

As for this sister's ability in passing the review, there is no need to mention it.

To this day, the only thing that can pass the review with ghosts is Scorpion Shit - the only one!

After three rounds of drinking, Hou Xiaoxian and Lu Kuan both drank a little too much, and the three of them returned to their residences.

It rains a lot in Taiwan Province in winter. Yu Feihong helped the staggering Lu Kuan get out of the taxi, trying her best to support his body.

I don’t know where the cold-faced little bodyguard beside him went. It was really hard to carry a drunk man by myself.

No, little man, he is ten years younger than me!
The waiter helped her send Lu Kuan into the bedroom, then politely closed the door and left.

Yu Feihong poked Boss Lu's arm, trying to take off his wet coat, but she couldn't turn his body over.

She worked herself to death, then picked up the bottle of mineral water on the bedside table and started gulping it down.

Boss Lu, who was pretending to be drunk, couldn't help but steal a glance from the side. Sister Yu had a long and slender neck. She had just been tired, and her hair was a little loose and disheveled.

With the red blush on her cheeks caused by alcohol, she can truly be described as gorgeous and graceful, with apricot face and rosy cheeks.

Yu Feihong put down the mineral water bottle and wiped the water stains from the corner of her mouth.

"Are you still pretending? If you keep pretending, I'll leave you."

Boss Lu sat up with a somersault, but his face didn't show any embarrassment of being exposed.

"Sister Yu, how did you figure that out?"

A young woman in her early thirties sat down on the edge of his bed.

"Just now I helped you up and didn't notice that I touched..."

"You're reacting quite strongly. Didn't Fan Bingbing feed you enough?"

Seeing that she had spoken frankly, Boss Lu no longer concealed his ulterior motives.

"Hey, young man Mu Ai, please don't blame me, Sister Yu!"

Yu Feihong burst out laughing: "How shameless! Young Mu Ai, I heard everything you two were doing from two rooms away!"

"Huh? This is such a crappy hotel! I'll have the assistant director replace us tomorrow!"

He suddenly realized: "That's not right! You are the assistant director!"

"Xiao Yu! Change hotels tomorrow!"

"Go to hell! You have no respect for yourselves!"

Yu Feihong raised her arms and pretended to fight, but she didn't expect that her thin arms and legs were dragged directly into his arms.

Of course, the young woman did not have the shyness of little girls. She just stretched out her delicate hands to hold Boss Lu's chin.

"Have you been eyeing me for a long time?"

"No! It's unfair!"

Yu Feihong said confidently: "The first time I saw you, I felt like you were spying on me from behind when I left!"

"Huh? My eyes have infrared capabilities, so you can sense this too!"

Boss Lu kept making jokes and moving his hands like butterflies.

Gently plucking, rubbing, and picking, sometimes playing the piano, sometimes drinking tea.

Heavy rain was pouring outside the window, and no one in the building knew what had happened that night.

When Lu Kuan opened his sleepy eyes in the early morning, only a lock of black hair was left by his ear.

(End of this chapter)