Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 281 Good words can’t persuade a damn ghost
Su Chang looked around and saw no one, then closed the door gently.

They had just reshoot a close-up shot, and the makeup artists were still on the set adjusting the makeup for Hu Ge and others.

"Have you seen him recently?"

"Ah."

Liu Yifei's facial makeup is relatively simple, so she just does it herself.

She took Shu Uemura's makeup remover and squeezed it into her palm, then rubbed circles evenly on her pretty face, pressing her fair and elastic face with her nails. Su Chang watched intently with his chin supported on his hand.

"Changchang, help me wipe the area around my eyes."

There are many long shots of characters in TV dramas, and the eyes and lips are where the makeup is heavier, to highlight the three-dimensionality of the character's face.

"In 'Strategic Problems of War,' Volume 1 of 'Dragon Slayer,' it is said that, generally speaking, it is better to fail too early than too late."

"Because the losses of the latter are smaller than those of the former, and the benefits are that they are prepared for any eventuality, and are ultimately invincible."

Su Chang was already used to her pretentiousness: "Explain?"

"Seize the opportunity, act decisively, and take the initiative."

She washed her face with clean water, turned around and smiled at Su Chang, "Don't think I'm just a moth flying into a flame. This is a wise way to break the deadlock!"

"cut!"

Su Chang ignored her bestie's arrogance and rehearsed the scene of that day:

"Miss Liu Yifei is turning 18 at her coming-of-age ceremony. Many reporters and guests have gathered. A luxurious seven-layer cake has been rolled out at the high-end reception. The host invites you to make a wish."

"Miss Liu Yifei suddenly picked up the microphone and said, 'Washing machine, please come up. I have something to tell you!'"

"Are you willing to be with me? If you are, then you can only wash my clothes from now on. If you don't want to, I will kill you right here today!"

Xiao Liu covered his mouth and laughed, "It sounds like a movie script."

"But this may be the most exciting movie I have ever acted in my life..."

The little girl sat there numbly for a few seconds, putting all these worries or expectations behind her: "Let's go! I have to go back and look at the materials."

"Is this Boss Lu's next movie?"

"Yeah, yes..."

The two of them walked away talking and laughing. The wooden door of the dressing room creaked, which made Bingbing in the locker room feel a little sad.

My heart seems to be even more sour.

She was a little bit incredulous, but after thinking about it, it seemed natural. This was indeed the style of Concubine Liu Yi.

The person who knows you best is always your opponent.

From beginning to end, Liu Yifei is an atypical domestic entertainment star.

She doesn't wear makeup when she's not working, wears casual clothes in private, is casual in interviews, and likes to "play with cats and dogs" at home when she has nothing to do.

Although it looks so romantic and free, there is actually a sense of pride in the heart.

But from Bingbing's perspective, her choice is far from a gamble.

Others may not know, but she knows best that Lu Kuan is secretly partial to someone.

Just like the top-quality purple clay teapot that he treasured in Concubine Liu Yi's hand, it made her feel hateful.

On June 2005, 6, the Shanghai Film Festival opened. The annotation of a century of Chinese film made this event even more star-studded.

But judging from the title number of the seventh session alone, it is obvious that it still lacks some foundation and confidence.

In view of this, the organizers and co-organizers such as Magic City and Magic City Media Group have come up with many clever ideas and used their relationships with various parties to attract celebrities, big names and excellent films to support the film festival.

As the chairman of the conference, Wu Tianmin was naturally no exception. He found Boss Lu through his "old friends and students" Tian Zhuangzhuang and Zhang Yimou.

It is thanks to him that Leonardo DiCaprio, Nolan, Morgan Freeman and others can now walk on the red carpet to the screams of the audience.

Not only were the fans at the scene celebrating, but the live broadcast of Wenjie Video was also filled with comments.

"Ahhh! Leo is here again. Why is this Shanghai Film Festival so prestigious?"

"I heard that the washing machine was the matchmaker, otherwise the Centennial Film Festival would have been too bleak."

"Lu Kuan found him. Yesterday, paparazzi took photos of him eating noodles with Leonardo DiCaprio and Nolan."

"Zhang Manyu from the 'Body Curtain Called Benjamin Button' crew is here, but why can't I see any washing machines?"

Boss Lu’s positioning in the eyes of domestic entertainment audiences is very strange.

His status in the industry is naturally high, and his net worth is obviously at the level of a diamond bachelor.

When his movies are released, the exploding box office figures show the huge number of fans and audiences he has, but when it comes to him, most people make fun of him.

The main reason is that he has always been more casual when giving interviews. In the audience's impression, he does not preach hypocritically. Instead, he appears to be more real and down-to-earth, and naturally more entertaining.

Boss Lu was sitting in the backfield chatting with Harvey at the moment.

The Shanghai Film Festival has a segment called the “Golden Goblet International Film Forum”.

This year's guests included Sundance Film Festival President Joe Freer, Busan Film Festival President Kim Dong-ho, Hong Kong's Jiang Zhiqiang, and Chinese film's "old friend" Harvey Weinstein.

"Lu, you're a genius. Mytube is a big hit in the US, and your girlfriend is a big hit too."

Harvey's face was shaking with fat, and he looked at the oriental director with envy, who was full of mystery in his eyes.

Boss Lu did not deny his identification of Liu Yifei's identity. He told this white pig that he had no affair with the underage girl. Could he believe it?
"Our films now have another promotional channel. Now is the internet age, and I believe the effect will be good."

Harvey nodded. "Disney has ABC, Paramount has CBS, Fox has Fox Broadcasting, Comcast has NBC, and now we have our own exclusive channel, and the audience is very young."

"By the way, the DVD revenue share for the new installments of Insidious and Paranormal Activity, as well as the final derivative product settlement for Alien Land, have all been deposited into your company's account."

Jewish An Lushan licked his lips and said, "What a staggering number! It makes me jealous."

The total revenue of $6500 million seems unremarkable.

But compared to the extremely low production costs of the two films and the marketing expenses that have already been recovered through box office sales, the remaining DVDs can be said to be extremely profitable.

Boss Lu sneered, "You've gained more than I have. Now that Eisner is gone, and you've completely privatized Miramax, won't the sky be your limit in the future?"

Harvey laughed out loud. For him, the biggest gain from forming an alliance with this young director was that he brought down the tyrant Eisner.

Miramax has special meaning to the two brothers. It is a company named after their parents. If Eisner were in power, there would inevitably be more twists and turns.

"Lu, what famous Taoist temples are there in the Magic City? I want to go and see them."

Boss Lu asked in surprise, "Are you going to betray your bloodline and beliefs?"

"Bullshit, Judaism is something we can't get past!" Harvey explained repeatedly, "But... I'm also curious about the mysterious Eastern religions."

He was amazed at the subtle metaphysical temperament of Lu Kuan, especially his business decisions, which were often beyond common sense but with remarkable results.

"This is the City God Temple where we went with Leonardo and Nolan yesterday." Boss Lu said helplessly.

"What!? That snack street?"

Boss Lu explained with a serious face, "In Taoism, the City God is revered as the god who eliminates evil and protects the country. He is an important deity guarding the city and must not be disrespected!"

Harvey's eyes widened when he heard this, and he thought to himself, you and Leonardo were eating so much food yesterday, you didn't look very pious at all, did you?
"Excuse me, Mr. Harvey?"

The two accomplices who turned around were Chen Kaige, Chen Hong and Yu Peifang of Modou Rongjian Investment, the latter being one of the producers of "The Promise".

Harvey stood up humbly. "Chen! Hello, ladies."

Director Chen smiled at Lu Kuan and nodded, then said to Harvey with a kind look, "Mr. Harvey, are you free tomorrow? I cordially invite you to attend the cocktail reception and film screening with the crew of 'The Promise' tonight and taste our Chinese cuisine."

"Okay, no problem. It would be even better if you have scallion oil noodles!"

Although Harvey cannot control his lower body and is mentally abnormal, he still respects the Jewish kosher dietary principles. Pasta, vegetable oil and scallion oil are not taboos for him.

"Hahaha, no problem, see you tomorrow!" Chen Kaige was very happy. The cost of "The Promise" was too high, and the North American copyright issue had to be resolved first.

The aloof Director Chen smiled politely at Boss Lu and was about to leave, but his wife Chen Hong was more understanding: "Director Lu, if you are free tomorrow, please take the time. I sincerely welcome you."

Chen Kaige was stunned for a second: "Yeah, Lu Kuan, let's talk about movies together, hehe."

"Okay, let's see tomorrow." Boss Lu did not comment, but watched Chen Hong's graceful departure with great interest.

A dirty bastard knows dirty bastards. Harvey nudged the young director with his arm and said, "Be careful not to get caught on camera."

"Xavi, I have to keep my distance from you in the country," Boss Lu said with foresight.

"Your reputation in China doesn't seem very good, does it?"

Boss Lu shook his head and indicated that the Harvey Film Festival was about to begin.

He was thinking of the later "The Promise" return incident.

Later in October 2005, in order to promote Zhang Yimou's art film "A One Man's Journey", Zhang Weiping of New Picture secretly leaked to the media that Harvey personally said that "The Promise" was shoddy when promoting it in Hawaii and was ready to return it.

At that time, there were only two months left before the film was released in the country, which made Director Chen so angry that he cursed.

This old guy is narrow-minded. If Harvey really returns the goods in this life, he won’t put the blame on himself, right?
Before I could even think, Harvey had already leaned over and said, "Lu, give me some suggestions about the special effects your company did for The Promise."

"Hmm... I don't know much about Chen Kaige's films. You should weigh the pros and cons from the perspective of the North American market."

Harvey spread his hands: "Okay."

This Jewish film producer actually has a close relationship with Chen Kaige.

In 1993, "Farewell My Concubine" won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, but it was a double yolk. Another film, "The Pianist", was a Miramax production.

Later, Harvey brought "Farewell My Concubine" to North America to compete for the Oscars. Although the film did not win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, it won the award and was nominated for Best Cinematography.

This can be regarded as the poet's last highlight moment.

The opening ceremony of the film festival that night was uneventful, and the number of online users on Wenjie Video also dropped sharply. After the red carpet, it was really lackluster.

However, when announcing the film festival process and delivering a speech at the jury meeting, it caused a lot of dissatisfaction in the barrage of comments.

"Washing Machine and Lao Mouzi are not qualified to be vice-chairmen of the jury? What kind of people are they choosing?"

"Just go by seniority and find a bunch of old guys who know nothing to share the fruits."

"The above person doesn't understand. Lu Kuan's 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' is a participating film, and he wants to avoid suspicion."

"You're the one who doesn't understand. If you weren't worried about the negative impact, giving all the awards to 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' would be perfectly reasonable. Is there a need to avoid suspicion?"

Lu Kuan is often ridiculed for being lustful and dissolute, but there are also many people who truly love his movies.

When encountering such unfair things, we should still be willing to say a few fair words.

After the film festival ended, Ah Fei drove Lu Kuan back to the luxury hotel suite at the Waldorf Astoria on the Bund. Bing Bing was working at his desk on Ah Fen's biography.

"I'm home?"

The famous actress turned around in surprise. She was wearing a silk pajamas and walked over to hug Boss Lu's arm.

The silk was cool and soft, and together with the delicate soft flesh, it clung to the man's arm without letting go. The big flower girl's eyes sparkled, and her red lips parted slightly:
"Didn't you drink tonight?"

"Xu Zheng mentioned that he was back home, and Ning Hao and the others insisted on taking me out for a drink, but I refused."

Boss Lu smiled and put his hand under the silk hem: "How could they understand the joy of keeping a beautiful woman in a golden house?"

Bingbing was covered by the warm big hand. He whimpered and fell limply into his arms: "You are the only one who understands!"

The leading actress pushed Xin Shangren away and took out something wrapped in a thick newspaper from her bag.

"Here, I bought it for you."

Boss Lu was confused. “What?”

"Something fun I found, something you like."

Lu Kuan weighed it in his hand and guessed something, then said in surprise, "It really was bought from a shop, just wrapped in newspaper."

He smiled as he carefully tore it apart, "But it's also quite interesting, like finding a bargain at Panjiayuan."

"Oh, Li Changhong? Not bad."

Boss Lu was folding the Doufang teapot in his hand. Actually, he didn't know much about it. He just heard from an old tea master in his previous life that purple clay teapot is good for drinking tea.

Zisha is a double-porous material. Compared with ordinary ceramics and glass, it does not absorb external odors and can well preserve the aroma of the tea itself.

Its thermal conductivity is also moderate. It does not dissipate heat too quickly like metal, nor does it retain heat too strongly like some plastic materials. It is very beneficial for brewing tea.

Bingbing watched him playing with the purple clay teapot with great joy, feeling an irrepressible sense of satisfaction, and the tender love that seemed to be overflowing from his eyes.

"Where did you get this fun thing?" Boss Lu went to boil a pot of water and prepared to wash it.

"Is this good? I don't understand."

The young director laughed and said, "Actually, I don't really understand much either, but I know this Li Changhong. He's Gu Jingzhou's disciple and has achieved great accomplishments."

"Anyway, I just use it to drink tea, it's enough."

Bingbing laughed and said, "I went to see Teacher Xie Jin today. He has quite a collection at home. I'm just stealing his love."

"By the way, are you free tomorrow?"

Lu Kuan carefully washed the Doufang pot. "I have to go support Jay Chou's movie tomorrow morning, so I should be able to go tonight."

"Then I'll make an appointment. Teacher Xie wants to meet you."

"Xie Jin?" Boss Lu was a little confused.

Bingbing said seriously, "I went to visit him today and mentioned you. He admires you very much, but he couldn't go to the film festival because of his age."

"So I asked you to come to my house and have a chat."

Boss Lu nodded: "Okay, this is a good thing. Director Xie Jin is a role model in the mainland film industry. I should go visit him."

"Bingbing, please prepare some gifts for me. I'll go with you in the evening."

The actress skillfully took the purple clay teapot from his hand, took out a tea knife, pried out a small piece of Pu'er tea cake, and concentrated on preparing the tea for him.

Lu Kuan turned on his computer to handle official business, and suddenly a pop-up window of Xiao Liu's video appeared on Penguin.

He glanced at Bingbing calmly, and before he could say anything, the actress had already handed him the purple clay teapot gently and carefully.

"I'm going to take a bath, you go ahead and do your work."

After saying that, he turned around and took off his clothes without raising his head, as if he didn't see Xiao Liu's avatar on the screen at all.

Wherever Boss Lu looked, he saw Bingbing's slender waist extending downward in just the right arc towards her plump buttocks, which was extremely beautiful and breathtaking.

She walked gracefully on tiptoe towards the bathroom. Obviously she knew that she was going to receive a video call from someone, so she took the initiative to make room for him on the pretext of taking a bath.

After a delay of more than two seconds, the video was connected. Boss Lu now has a camera on his computer.

"You're not staying at the official film festival hotel?"

"Well, there are too many social events there, it's not quiet."

Seeing that he accepted the video call so openly, Xiao Liu didn't suspect anything and said, "I'll go there directly after getting off the plane tomorrow morning."

On April 4 this year, the National Circuit Championship kicked off in Shanghai.

Taking advantage of the growing atmosphere of the film festival and racing, the film producer Media Asia is also taking an unconventional approach.

"Initial D" will hold its premiere in Beijing at the end of the month, and tomorrow it will be promoted in Shanghai, which is uniquely set up at the Shanghai International Circuit.

The domestic distributor has an old relationship with Fatty, and he also has the face of the conclusion, so he has to take the time to go there.

"Your scenes in 'Zhu Xian' are so tight, why did you take time off to come here?"

Concubine Liu Yi glared at him: "What does it have to do with you? You didn't get paid, why do you care so much?"

Boss Lu rubbed his chin speechlessly, wondering why she was so angry.

Isn’t it because you don’t know that Xiao Liu likes racing?
Stupid man.

Liu Yifei's love for cars first became known at the 2006 Beijing International Auto Show, where she bought a red Ferrari 443 Spider worth 458 million yuan.

A very representative sports car with an ultra-low sports car body and a classic red appearance.

Its performance is very powerful, with a 4.5L+V8 engine, a maximum horsepower of 605, and an acceleration from 3 to km/h in just seconds.

"What time is your flight? Let Ah Fei pick you up."

Liu Yifei thought to herself, "It'll land at 9 o'clock."

"Well, okay, I'm going to write a script."

Boss Lu habitually touched the purple clay and swirled it in his hands, and the sharp-eyed Liu Yifei keenly caught the highlight.

"You bought another one?"

Lu Kuan was speechless: "You're not even going to act it out? You're confessing everything again, aren't you?"

"Hehe." Xiao Liu took out a purple clay teapot from the side like a magic trick and showed it to the camera.

“I picked it up.”

The two chatted for a while, and when they saw Lu Kuan start to write the script seriously, Liu Yifei yawned and hung up.

Boss Lu listened seriously to the "beep" sound coming from the computer, immediately closed the Word page, stood up with lingering fear and stretched.

Time, please slow down a bit, WeChat, please don’t come too fast~~~
The video checking method is simply unsolvable~~~
He chatted with the popular young actress for more than twenty minutes, while the older actress kept rubbing her body in the bathtub with a gloomy face.

Looking through the gap in the blinds, Bingbing watched him leisurely leaning on the boss chair and flirting with the woman opposite him. He couldn't help but think of the secret he heard in the locker room two days ago.

Bingbing's delicate hand moved down from her chest, caressing her icy skin and bones, and she felt an unbearable pain in her heart.

The ambition that had been buried for a long time in the heart of the famous actress began to spread unscrupulously again, and she was overwhelmed by jealous desire and suppressed her reason and fear.

If there is anyone in this world who can see most clearly Lu Kuan’s preference for Concubine Liu Yi, it is Bingbing.

Xiao Liu felt something, but couldn't be sure. Bingbing was the first woman in the world to be completely conquered by him, from the inside out, from body to soul. Having watched the young director's meteoric rise over the past few years, she saw the subtle signs better than anyone else.

Although I don’t know how Lu Kuan will react at that time, this is a great opportunity. If handled properly, it can destroy their relationship!

I don’t know if it was because of fear or excitement, or because an opportunity finally appeared after a long wait with so many things to think about, which made her feel an irresistible impulse.

Bingbing couldn't help but tremble underwater, just like the last shudder every time he was under him.

On the domestic entertainment stage, one person takes the stage after another, and there are not many chosen players in later generations who are as courageous as her.

In his early years, he drifted to Beijing and hooked up with Qiong Yao girl Liu Xuehua, which led to him joining the crew of "Return of the Pearl", but unfortunately lost the leading role due to some unexpected events;
Li Binbin introduced her to Wang Jinhua, and she immediately became his godmother, and stole the female lead of "Young Justice Bao 2";

Wu Yue got rid of the vase role and won the attention of fashion brands by jumping over three rows of seats to take photos with Gong Huang at a fashion show in Paris;

Not afraid of the black and red background, shout out the slogan "I am a wealthy family."

Including this life, when the young director was still gaining popularity, he traveled thousands of miles to devote himself to the cause.

From then on, she rose rapidly, firmly occupying a dominant position from a marginal role in Huayi, and became a fashion darling among domestic entertainment female stars.

With such a godsend opportunity before her, it was hard for Bingbing not to be tempted.

But she knew that it was very difficult, too difficult to deceive that man. If she was not careful, she would end up like Zhang Tianshuo, Liu Zeyu, Song Zude, Jang Nara and others.

There were also the kings and kings who were dying in her eyes, and even the Zhou army!

Out of blind admiration for Lu Kuan, Bingbing saw no reason not to be devoted to him, at least before Lu Kuan suffered his first defeat.

But it was precisely this temptation to monopolize him that made the famous actress start to think hard about how to break the deadlock.

Two months left...

"Pfft!"

"what!"

Bingbing covered her chest in horror, and then she saw a pair of hairy legs inserted into the bathtub, and the owner of the hairy legs, Mao Ren, was leaning against the edge opposite her.

"What are you thinking about? You are so distracted."

The charming girl bit her lower lip, her eyes captivating and charming: "I want to fuck you."

"Ah?" Boss Lu reached out and grasped her icy figure: "That's exactly what I meant!"
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The next day, Lu Kuan and A Fei finished their breakfast at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. A Fei gestured to go downstairs to drive to the airport first.

"Wait, I'll come with you."

Boss Lu hesitated for a few seconds, then thought about Xiao Liu's recent abnormal behavior and decided to be a little naughty.

I'm here to pick you up in person, you should be very happy, right?

Boss Lu, who felt that he understood the spiritual G-spot of teenage girls, thought so.

There are no professional paparazzi lurking at Pudong Airport now, but Liu Yifei is so popular that he is afraid of being exposed and causing unnecessary trouble.

The former boss of the public relations company was very knowledgeable and asked Ah Fei to park his car in P4. In 2005, the P4 parking lot was far away from the terminal, and the probability of fans gathering was not high.

Ah Fei had been waiting in front of the VIP pick-up area early, and saw the fully armed Liu Yifei waving at him, but there were two girls following behind her.

Naturally, he remained indifferent. He took Xiao Liu's luggage and led them to the Bentley, avoiding the crowd.

"Dong dong!"

Lu Kuan was sitting in the boss's seat reading the script. He didn't notice when he turned his head to see three girls standing outside the car window. The one knocking on the window was Liu Yifei with a bad face.

"Why are you here too?"

Boss Lu looked at Xiao Liu with a look of disgust and felt that he had picked up the wrong script.

Shouldn't you be smiling?
"We three girls, it's perfectly fine for us to ride in one car. What are you doing here?"

"Forget it, get down and sit in the passenger seat!"

Boss Lu was speechless after being rebuked by her and got out of the car. Zhang Jingying and Liu Shishi greeted him stiffly.

"Hello, Mr. Lu."

"Good guide."

"Hello, are you here to participate in the event with Xiao Liu?" Boss Lu smiled and nodded at them, his mind clear.

Then he turned around and teased Concubine Liu Yi: "How about you sit in the front?"

Xiao Liu rolled his eyes at him and let him experience the truth himself, then opened the car door and sat in the back seat. He then waved to the studio artist Liu Shishi and her best friend Zhang Jingying.

"Come up and squeeze in. Who knew someone could be so tactless?"

Zhang Jingying and Liu Shishi both looked at their noses with their eyes and their mouths with their noses, not daring to say a word, and certainly not daring to laugh.

A Fei drove onto the S32 Shenjia Lake Expressway. It was the first time that three girls were sitting in the car, creating a weird atmosphere.

The 2005 Bentley Arnage R is equipped with a rear display screen, electric adjustment, heating and ventilation of the seats, and the driving experience is quite good.

Seeing that the two people beside her were stiffly holding their hands on their legs and not moving, Liu Yifei forced them to lean back on the leather seats: "Why are you two so stiff? Lie down. We have to drive for more than an hour."

She immediately tied her hair into a simple ponytail and said, "A Fei, it will take more than an hour, right?"

"Ah, yes, it's about 100 kilometers to the International Circuit."

Liu Shishi and Zhang Jingying looked at each other and both felt very uncomfortable. It would be better for them to take a taxi!

Luxury cars are comfortable to drive, but I can’t help but feel nervous.

Liu Yifei, you are careless and don't care about anything. We have to pay attention to our image in the boss/director's mind, so how dare we not be careful?

Lu Kuan flipped through the script in his hand, feeling the atmosphere was a bit awkward, and turned around to ask, "Little... Shishi, what role did you play in 'Bad Genius'?"

"Why didn't I see you when I was reviewing the film?"

He wanted to say Xiao Liu, but was glared back by Concubine Liu Yi.

"Director Lu, I'm playing a female student. She'll appear in about thirty minutes."

Liu Yifei also took the initiative to promote the studio's artists: "Lu Kuan, I want to feature Shishi in the next Mytube video."

"Ah? You should talk to Wu Ershan. How can I interfere with other people's work?"

"Then you can say hello to him. It won't affect the video quality, I promise!"

Lu Kuan nodded without comment and glanced at Liu Shishi habitually. He saw that she didn't look very surprised, but rather had a look of evasion in her eyes.

Boss Lu, who could see through people's hearts at a glance, sneered in his heart, thinking that Xiao Liu's artist was a little abnormal.

"Jingying is here to meet with Jay Chou to discuss the concert guests, right?"

Zhang Jingying answered confidently, "Yes, Director Lu, I asked Xixi to bring me here. I didn't say hello to you."

"What's the big deal? This is your personal network. You can seize the opportunity yourself."

Lu Kuan chatted with them casually for a few words and then dozed off leaning back in his chair. He didn't know what had stimulated Liema Bingbing last night and he felt a little crazy.

When the group arrived at the location, Boss Lu, dressed formally with his suit buttoned up, walked in front, followed by three gorgeously dressed actresses.

I thought it was the staff who came to pick me up, but I didn't expect Yu Dong and Jay Chou to be waiting inside the cordon at the entrance.

"Akuan! Yifei, this way."

Fatty Yu came forward in a very servile manner, his movements naturally and swiftly: "Director Lu, Miss Liu, thank you for your support!"

"It's okay, I like watching car races." Xiao Liu was very graceful in front of others, and the confidence and elegance of the top young star in the domestic entertainment industry were highlighted.

Boss Lu smiled and hugged Jie Lun, "Will there be a chance to go up and play a couple of rounds later?"

"Today, all the professional drivers are performing. Let's have some fun in private." Jay Chou played the role of Fujiwara Takumi and became addicted to racing.

Several people walked in chatting and laughing. Xiao Liu took the opportunity to introduce Liu Shishi to Yu Dong and Jay Chou, and finalized the arrangements for Jay Chou's "Unparalleled" concert in Peking at the end of August.

"Can you let Liangying sing solo or sing with you then?"

Dani came over and said, "Xixi, why don't you come too and help Jie Lun."

"Me? I haven't been able to sing for a long time, haha."

"It's okay, you're popular just by coming here."

Concubine Liu Yi smiled helplessly and said, "Well, then, help me practice in advance, otherwise it will be embarrassing."

Fatty Yu led Lu Kuan in front and smiled as he introduced a middle-aged man who was approaching them: "Mr. Lin, this is the famous road guide in the mainland."

Lin Jianyue is 48 years old this year, which is the prime age for a wealthy businessman in Hong Kong. In fact, he already knew who Yu Dong and others were going to pick up, but he did not go with them because of his status.

"Hello, Lu Sheng, I've heard a lot about you!"

Relatively speaking, among mainland companies, Lin Jianyue has a closer relationship with Huayi and Baoli Bernard.

The former is because they collaborated on films such as "A World Without Thieves", and later they also participated in "Nanjing! Nanjing!" and "If You Are the One".

The relationship with Bernard was due to Yu Dong’s own company development strategy.

In the past two years, he has basically monopolized more than 70% of the distribution business of Hong Kong films in the mainland, but he will face challenges from the up-and-coming Fiber Optic in the future.

"Hello, Mr. Lin. I've been to Hong Kong many times but never had the chance to meet you. I hope we can communicate more in the future."

Influenced by the impression of Boss Lu slapping Nicholas Tse in the face in 2002, Lin Jianyue always thought that this was a young man who was arrogant because of his talent.

Unexpectedly, his behavior is no less than those of Hong Kong's old money. In short, he looks very humble and calm.

"Oh, besides Sister Mei and Boss Li, Media Asia also welcomes Lu Sheng. I hope we can have more opportunities to cooperate in the future!"

The first meeting got off to a good start. Lin Jianyue smiled and invited him to the podium where the racing show was about to begin.

Xiao Liu seemed to have entered a big toy store. He enthusiastically leaned on the railing to take photos with Zhang Jingying and Liu Shishi, and told them about the racing car models in the stands. It seemed that he really liked these things.

Not far away, Cheng Guoqiang, Chen Guanxi and Du Mosquito were whispering.

"Boss Cheng, are you talking about her?"

Chen Guanxi looked at Liu Yifei, who was more charming and beautiful than two years ago, and looked at the young tycoon in Hong Kong in disbelief.

Poison Mosquito curled his lips and said, "Boss Cheng's taste has become more fresh. TVB's selection of concubines is so boring."

Cheng Guoqiang raised his eyebrows: "Wow, I've had enough of riding foreign horses, and Hong Kong girls aren't that appealing either. This mainland girl is still the most alluring."

The three of them colluded with each other and raised their eyebrows in disgust. Looking at the graceful Liu Yifei not far away, they urged Cheng Guoqiang to strike up a conversation with her.

Cheng Guoqiang has become rich in recent years. Last time, he was defeated by Xiao Liu without any fuss at a high-end dinner party at Li Shoucheng's house. Now he has no excuse to socialize.

If she treats me coldly again, wouldn't it be too embarrassing for me?
But being instigated by two lustful devils, he felt that if he got stage fright, his reputation as the TVB Concubine Selection Emperor would fall even faster.

Chen Guanxi glanced indifferently at Cheng Guoqiang, who was dressed in a suit and tie, and Lu Kuan, who was chatting and laughing with Lin Jianyue not far away.

In fact, there is no big hatred between them. There were just some minor conflicts in the past.

Just like Tingfeng, whose heart was as stagnant as a pool of water, after three years, Boss Lu had become someone they could not reach even if they tried their best.

Forget about seeking revenge, even if you try to make trouble, no one will probably pay any attention to you.

His family has fallen on hard times, but he can still instigate Cheng Guoqiang to do bad things, haha.

Poison Mosquito was not a good guy either, with a fat head and fat ears and a mean look. He understood Chen Guanxi's thoughts. The two looked at each other, both wanting to see something interesting.

Cheng Guoqiang approached with confident steps, looking at the charming and lovely mainland young actress with a graceful look, and was about to reach out and pat Liu Yifei's shoulder.

"what!"

He suddenly felt as if he was being clamped by a pair of pliers, unable to lift himself up or put himself down. From the side he saw a cold-faced bodyguard-like figure.

Concubine Liu Yi and the other three women turned around and were shocked by the scene.

"What are you? Let go!"

Cheng Guoqiang no longer cared about maintaining his gentlemanly image in front of the lady. He thought to himself that he was a big shot in Hong Kong now, and how could he be willing to be humiliated by such a small-time figure who looked like a bodyguard.

"Ah Fei, why are you sparring with Mr. Cheng about Kung Fu? Don't you know how good Hong Kong Kung Fu movies are?"

As of 2005, some Hong Kong directors and investors still have a strong sense of personal superiority.

Especially these three: Cheng Guoqiang is a sex-hungry ghost in TVB, Chen Guanxi has many old grudges, and he is a poisonous mosquito with a rotten butt and garbage.

These three people mixed together can be regarded as stinky tofu and pork intestines stew.

They think that mainland female stars can be lured into bed with just a flick of the finger, and they might do something impolite in public.

As soon as Lu Kuan walked to the VIP stand, he noticed a few people acting suspiciously, which made A Fei follow the smiling Liu Yifei closely.

"Lu Sheng, isn't your bodyguard a bit unruly?"

Xiao Liu felt incredibly safe standing next to the tall Lu Kuan. He said with a hint of disdain, "You should probably look for your own reasons first."

Du Mosquito and Chen Guanxi "happened" to come forward and said, "Ms. Liu, this is not right."

"We saw it clearly just now. Mr. Cheng just wanted to say hello to you, but this bodyguard started beating him up."

"I think if it really doesn't work, we should call the police."

Chen Guanxi curled his lips and was about to join in the conversation, but his eyes accidentally met with the young director opposite him, and he quickly retracted his gaze as if he had been electrocuted.

Why the hell is this guy staring at me?

"Okay, stop messing around here."

Lu Kuan felt a little disgusted by these idiots, so he turned to Ah Fei and said with a smile, "You're touching everything. Go wash your hands quickly."

"Yes, boss."

Concubine Liu Yi burst out laughing, but when she saw that everyone was looking at her, she felt it was impolite, so she turned her head and used Boss Lu's shoulder to cover half of her face.

Cheng Guoqiang was so angry that veins popped out on his forehead. Seeing the beautiful girl he coveted pressed against Lu Kuan, with her head tilted to hide her smile, looking charming and seductive, he felt jealous again.

"Lu Kuan! I give you face every time, but you seem a little ungrateful!"

"What? Do you think you're a big director and you're arrogant because you have Golden Harvest?"

"Don't you forget how Golden Harvest was besieged by several major Hong Kong companies? You should be less arrogant, okay?!"

Cheng Guoqiang is now in his forties. He was originally a contractor and made his fortune in the Hong Kong stock market by trading in shell companies.

He only entered the entertainment industry three years ago and acquired Principal Tan and Zeng Zhiwei's Oriental Magic. His quality and magnanimity are not very high, and he has not yet developed the ability of a Hong Kong rich man to be deceitful and smiling.

This series of questions attracted all the reporters and crew members around.

"Akuan, what's wrong?"

Jay Chou walked over puzzled, followed by Peter Lam.

"Lu Sheng, what are you doing?"

Although Boss Lu wasn't just there to watch the fun, he wasn't above making a fuss. "Boss Lin, this Boss Cheng from Oriental Magic said he wants to rally Media Asia, Hua Guoxing, TVB, and the others to attack Golden Harvest."

"Oh no, I'm asking Jie Jiahe. What do you think?"

Lin Jianyue's face was stern: "Nonsense, absolutely not. We hit it off right away. This must be a misunderstanding!"

He didn't care about the ugly expression on Cheng Guoqiang's face. He put his arm around the boss's shoulder and wanted to take him away to comfort him, but the young director didn't give him the face.

"Mr. Lin, it's nice to meet you today, but the weather is hot and there are too many flies, which is a bit of a spoiler."

"Jie Lun, Lao Yu, let's get together again when you arrive in Peking! I'll take my leave today."

After Boss Lu finished speaking, he told Liu Yifei and the others to leave, leaving behind only a defiant back view for the reporters and celebrities in the backstage.

Lin Jianyue looked at Cheng Guoqiang with displeasure. Seeing the expressions of Liu Yifei and Lu Kuan, he could guess the cause of the incident with just his heels.

"There are plenty of girls from mainland China. Why do you have to mess with that dragon from across the river? He's not someone you can easily mess with!"

Cheng Guoqiang looked at Liu Yifei with resentment as she walked away, chatting and laughing with the man with her head turned away. He said stubbornly, "You also say he's a dragon that has crossed the river? Then let's compete. I don't believe he doesn't have any projects in Hong Kong. We'll see when the time comes."

Chen Guanxi on the side had a look of joy in his eyes. Although the process was a bit tortuous, the result was the same.

Jay Chou is an actor, and with Peter Lam speaking up, they didn't have a good excuse to interrupt, so they just left with a sullen face.

Seeing Lin Jianyue turning around with a helpless look on his face, Fatty Yu didn't want to have anything to do with this nouveau riche who was used to being domineering in Hong Kong, so he snorted and returned to his seat.

Good words cannot persuade a damned ghost. No matter how arrogant you are, you will probably be in trouble soon.

He had absolute confidence in Boss Lu's ruthlessness.

Liu Yifei followed the young director with a look of excitement on her face.

With him around, I don’t need to use my brain, and courage will grow all over my body.

"Oh! I haven't even seen the racing stunt show yet. What a bummer!"

Lu Kuan looked at the little girl in surprise: "I didn't expect you really like cars? Weird."

"What's so strange about that!" Liu Yifei said proudly, "I'll get a driver's license when I come of age. I want to experience the thrill of racing!"

Boss Lu was in a mess. He had watched her grow up, and he didn't know where this weird hobby came from.

"Lu Kuan, shouldn't you have already called Gao Jun and asked him to lower the screening schedule for Initial D?"

"why?"

Xiao Liu said matter-of-factly, "You're so vindictive, how could you be so polite to Cheng Guoqiang?"

"He's just a small shareholder in this movie. There's no need to target him. 'Initial D' will still be popular for a while. Don't let it hinder the cinema's profits."

Concubine Liu Yi was speechless.

Although this washing machine man is bad, he is also greedy!

(End of this chapter)