Hong Kong Film: Jimmy? Please call me Councillor Li

Chapter 252 Uncle Ying (3000)

"Brother Yuan, I've found the person you asked me to investigate."

After hanging up the phone call, Li Jiayuan seemed thoughtful, feeling a little bit incredulous.

"How lucky! There are actually people who weren't eliminated by the system."

In the real world, 80% of people are selectively eliminated by the system, leaving only a small number of streamlined, unmodifiable, or indispensable key figures.

For example, the "Governors" of Hong Kong Island, and big businessmen like Li Bapi who have significant influence in Hong Kong Island.
Of all the actors he had approached, only a certain Hong Kong star surnamed Chen remained; everyone else had been dealt with completely. It was unexpected that Uncle Ying had managed to escape unscathed.

Since Uncle Ying is alright, then Sister Dan must still be here too, and Li Jiayuan instantly became excited.

The script has a lead actor.

"Go to the training venue."

"Yes"

The driver is temporarily laid off today, so Gao Jin will drive. He just got his license a while ago. Li Jiayuan urged him for a long time before he was willing to take the test.

Although there is an age difference, Li Jiayuan's connections and networking are minor issues.

If you have connections but don't use them, it's better not to have them at all. Connections are meant to be used; this is sociology. Only when interests are intertwined can relationships be strengthened.

If you don't bother others, where will you find the opportunity to give gifts?

There was no traffic, and the two arrived at the training venue in less than twenty minutes.

"Gao Jin, you shouldn't drive anymore. I suggest you get a pilot's license."

I've never seen such a novice driver. Is he driving a car or flying a plane?
The two took the elevator up, and the plane was already waiting downstairs, following them up.

"Brother Yuan, take a look. Here are the files for the two people you asked for. I brought them with me."

Li Jiayuan took the documents from the airplane, his brown pupils sparkling.

Unexpectedly, in this worldview, Uncle Ying is actually a talented man who is frustrated and unfulfilled. It seems that in order to fit the current worldview, the system has made a certain degree of influence on everyone's life.

In his previous life, a famous Hong Kong star surnamed Chen was just a second-tier celebrity here, at best he could be considered somewhat famous, the difference was too great.

He was even considering signing this guy and sending him to the furniture store for further training.

To Li Jiayuan's surprise, Uncle Ying and Sister Dan here had already gotten their marriage certificate and were working with their certificates on!

Speaking of this couple, Li Jiayuan felt quite sorry for them. Sister Dan liked Uncle Ying, but Uncle Ying was diagnosed with a terminal illness and would not live much longer, so he politely declined Sister Dan's feelings.

He was criticized by people in the industry for a long time at the time, but when the truth finally came out, everyone praised Uncle Ying as a real man.

Sister Dan is also a heroine. After Uncle Ying's death, she helped him with his funeral arrangements as his widow. The relationship between the two has truly moved many people.

However, that was in the previous life. Although Uncle Ying and Sister Dan here did not become famous, they got together, which can be considered a kind of compensation.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."

As soon as Li Jiayuan stepped out of the elevator, a staff member carrying a hot milk tea accidentally spilled the tea on him.

Because it was a blind spot and they were too close, Li Jiayuan didn't have time to react and bumped into the woman, his white shirt stained with coffee color.

The staff hurriedly wiped Li Jiayuan clean.

"It's alright, you can go now."

"Brother Yuan, are your clothes dirty? I have some clean clothes here. They're a bit too big, but they should fit you perfectly."

As the staff member walked away, a short, chubby man suddenly walked out from the reception desk next to them.

He wasn't exactly fat, but rather had a stocky build, an average appearance, and even looked somewhat sleazy.

When Li Jiayuan saw this face, he couldn't take his eyes off it and stared at it for a long time.

Du Wenze went from initial joy at being noticed to excitement.

"Brother Yuan is looking at me like that, he must have left a deep impression on me," Li Jiayuan asked after a while.

"What's your name? Are you an employee of Jiayuan Media?"

"My name is Du Wenze."

Du Wenze's hands clenched nervously under his clothes. He pretended to be flattered and answered, while inwardly he was screaming with excitement.

It's all settled! It's all settled! Yuan Ge has noticed me. As long as I can catch the eye of this big shot, I won't have to worry about resources in the future.

It was definitely worth the money he spent bribing the cleaning staff to deliberately spill coffee on Li Jiayuan; this risk was truly worthwhile.

"Du Wenze is fine, you may leave."

Li Jiayuan continued striding forward, and after walking a distance, he revealed a look of disgust. What bad luck, this guy is still unharmed.

Damn it, if I ever let you, you dog, become a public figure again in this life, I'll write my name, Li Jiayuan, backwards.

"Airplane, did you remember that guy's name?"

"Du Wenze, remember this, Brother Yuan, are you going to promote him?"

"Promotion? When did I say that?"

"Kick him out of the company. I don't want to see this person again."

"Ah~"

Gao Jin and Fei Ji exchanged a glance, both wondering why this was happening. Yuan Ge was acting unpredictably, launching a campaign without any warning.

However, they simply did as their boss said.

开会

Li Jiayuan announced that he will hold open auditions for the actors in his new film. He is here today not only to make the announcement, but also to personally select and train the actors.

After an entire afternoon, Li Jiayuan selected a total of seven people, who will then receive focused training from the company.

Yin Tianchou goes without saying, followed by Qiu Ruonan, Cheng Lang, Ahua, Afei, Xi Gui, and Liu Wanjun.
【The Little Ghost (Informant)】

[Liu Wanjun (New Fist of Fury 2 comic book Dragon)] After that, all matters concerning Jiayuan Media were handed over to Feiji. ATV would have a dedicated person to liaise with Feiji. If he needed help, he could just ask ATV for resources or connections.

These were all things Lin Xin had promised beforehand.

Kowloon, Film City
"Come here, where are the lights? Where did the lights go again?!"

"Damn it, still eating there? Hurry up and come over here."

On set, the production assistant's cursing was so loud that everyone in the venue could hear it.

Everyone has become accustomed to this.

"Hello, do you still have boxed meals?"

The logistics guy who was taking pictures of the boxed lunches was reading a newspaper when he was suddenly disturbed. He was very annoyed, frowned, threw the boxed lunches on the table, and scolded the man.

"Everyone else has eaten, except you. If you're this late again, you won't even get to eat dog poop. Here you go."

A hint of anger flashed across Lin Zhengying's well-defined features. Did he not want to eat, or did he want to go hungry?

The director kept making him reshoot scenes, and now he's covered in injuries. Even getting a boxed lunch is being harassed by this logistics guy.

Despite the immense pressure of reality, he still managed to suppress his volatile temper; when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.

It's not easy to find a job as a stuntman these days; there are just too many people in this line of work. It's already quite an achievement that he's able to work on this film set.

If something goes wrong, not only him, but his wife will also be implicated.

"There are two of us, so we'll have another one."

"What? It's gone."

The logistics staff kicked the two remaining lunch boxes on the table onto the trash can. Faced with this humiliation, Lin Zhengying grabbed the logistics staff member by the collar.

Little did they know that this chubby logistics guy would adopt a "what's the worst that can happen?" attitude.

"What, you want to hit me? Fine, I know you can fight. Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Master, come on, hit me here, don't hold back."

Lam Ching-ying raised his fist and waved it several times, but finally put it down and walked silently out of the film set. He was numb and couldn't see any hope. It was as if even the air here was suffocating.

He sat down in front of a stone bench outside the film set, covering his face.

A few minutes later, he heard a loud and vibrant voice.

"Brother Ying"

A beautiful woman in ancient costume, dressed in a long skirt, walked towards him with a lovely smile, instantly washing away Lin Zhengying's loneliness and disappointment.

"Danmei"

Yuen Qiu-dan approached Lam Ching-ying, as happy as a child, and with difficulty, pulled out a few Hong Kong dollars from the pocket of her female warrior outfit and placed them in Lam Ching-ying's hand.

"The production assistant just gave us our wages for today. The director said that since you did so many reshoots today, he gave us an extra hundred yuan!"

Seeing his wife's eyes almost disappear with excitement, Lin Zhengying felt an indescribable bitterness in his heart. The two of them worked a whole day and only earned two hundred dollars. They could only make a little extra money if they were lucky.

When will this kind of life ever end?

If he were capable, they wouldn't be stuck on film sets now, suffering all this mistreatment.

"Let's eat, the food's getting cold."

Lin Zhengying opened the only door, and the two of them squatted by the roadside.

"Why is there only one meal? Aren't you going to eat it?"

"I just ate. I saw there were a few left over there, so I took three and ate my fill."

Yuen Qiu-dan had no doubts about her husband's words and happily ate her boxed lunch. However, she hadn't even taken two bites when someone called her back to start filming.

He put down the boxed lunch.

"I have to go now. I'll come back to eat later."

Lam Ching-ying stared hungryly at the boxed lunch in his hand, slowly closed the lid, and got up to fetch some water.

It's not that he doesn't have money to buy his own lunchbox; he just doesn't want to waste money, and it's okay if he skips one or two meals.

The daytime slipped by quickly, and night fell.

Yuen Qiu-dan left work carrying the female warrior outfit she wore that day.

"Brother Ying"

Lam Ching-ying owned a motorcycle, and the couple usually rode it to work, which saved time and was convenient. Lam Ching-ying skillfully put a helmet on his wife.

He started the gas pedal and was about to drive away when he suddenly heard the voice of the site manager.

"Hey, wait a minute."

"That's right, I'm talking about you."

The stagehand came running over, panting, and stopped Lam Ching-ying from leaving.

"Are you named Lam Ching-ying?!"

"Um"

The stagehand immediately beamed with joy and grabbed his hand to take him away.

"You're really lucky, kid. Someone came up to you and specifically asked you to act in a movie. Tsk tsk."

Lam Ching-ying was completely confused, but Yuen Qiu-dan excitedly jumped out of the car.

"Brother Ying, someone wants you to act in a movie!!"

In her eyes, Lam Ching-ying was a shining piece of gold, and gold will always be seen. Lam Ching-ying himself was more surprised, and he couldn't believe that anyone would ask him to act in a movie.

With trepidation, the two followed behind the stage manager, abandoning their motorcycle and leaving it where it was.

(End of this chapter)