Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 271 Thoughts on the Day

We returned to the private room upstairs.

The Ice and Snow Sisters quickly got up to greet her, and Li Xue asked curiously, "Teacher Zhang, how are those people?"

Zhang Yan sat back down and said casually, "I've already sent him away—let's not talk about this nonsense. Come on, let's continue eating."

Despite the unexpected incident, the meal was still enjoyed by both the host and guests.

Around 8 p.m., Zhang Yan escorted the three of them back to their respective campuses.

Let's not even talk about Li Xue.

Tao Hong and Li Bingbing returned to the Central Academy of Drama and went to their respective evening study rooms. The evening study rooms at the Central Academy of Drama are all professional classes, either practicing acting or practicing vocal music and dance.

Tao Hong wandered around the study room for a while, then returned to the school gate and got into Zhang Yan's car.

When Li Bingbing entered the classroom, he saw Zhu Yuanyuan, Wang Qianyuan, and Tang Xu performing a scene, so he quietly found a seat against the wall.

Li Naiwen happened to be next to him. Remembering that he often talked about singers' gossip and occasionally mentioned rock music, Li Bingbing quietly asked, "Have you heard of the Face Band?"

"Of course I've heard of it."

Li Naiwen struck a guitar-playing pose and softly sang, "Give me a little love, so I can stand up; give me a little light, so I can see clearly..."

After finishing the song, he explained, "This song is included in the album 'China Fire.' I still have an original CD at home. The cover is really awesome. I heard it was designed by Mr. Zhang, who is in charge of realizing dreams."

Li Bingbing was surprised to hear about Zhang Yan from him and pressed for details, asking, "Is this Mr. Zhang, who helped me realize my dream, very capable?"

"It's not just impressive, it's absolutely awesome."

Li Naiwen said with pride, "This year, the country selected five private companies to enter the film and television industry. Yuanmeng was the first one to be selected. I heard that another company's project failed and was later swallowed up by Yuanmeng."

At this point, he asked with some confusion, "By the way, why are you asking about the Faces band? Did you go to see their show?"

"No, I saw them almost get into a fight with someone named Zang Tianshuo, and both sides were carrying knives..." Li Bingbing described the situation using euphemisms, and then said, "Later, a General Manager Zhang stepped in and chased them away with just a few words. Could this person be the General Manager Zhang you mentioned?"

“It’s packed!”

Li Naiwen slapped his thigh excitedly and said, "President Zhang is a legendary figure in the rock circle. I heard that when the two most awesome rock bands now, Black Panther and Tang Dynasty, were gambling with their lives in the hospital morgue, it was he who persuaded them to stop."

The Faces band is somewhat famous, but compared to Mr. Zhang, they're nothing—and as for that Zang Tianshuo, I've never heard of him.

"How do you know so much?"

“Hey, I’m from Tianjin.” Li Naiwen puffed out his chest and said, “President Zhang made his fortune in Tianjin. I was a fan of his novels back in 90, so of course I know everything about him!”

Upon hearing this, Li Bingbing's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked, "Then do you know who President Zhang's girlfriend is?"

"Chen Hong, the female lead in 'Tianjin Wei.' Let me tell you, I even went to watch the filming back then. Boss Zhang drove a Passat every day..."

Li Naiwen was still talking non-stop, but Li Bingbing was already lost in thought.

Senior Tao Hong was actually a mistress!
That night, Li Bingbing couldn't sleep. She tossed and turned in bed until Zhu Yuanyuan across from her threatened to bite her with her little tiger teeth, which forced her to fall asleep.

In a dream.

It seems she took Tao Hong's place and developed an ambiguous relationship with Zhang Yan.

At first she was somewhat unwilling, but soon, with Zhang Yan's strong support, she became a big star like Chen Hong, living a life that seemed like a dream.

So, in a grand manor resembling a European castle, she took the initiative to undress and throw herself into Zhang Yan's arms.

But just then, Chen Hong suddenly rushed in with a kitchen knife, chasing her until she had nowhere to run.

Seeing that he was about to die under Chen Hong's blade, Zhang Yan suddenly shouted, "You are not allowed to touch her! She is pregnant with my child!"

Then Li Bingbing discovered that she was already six months pregnant, and her belly was bulging quite a bit. So she confidently turned the tables and claimed that she and Zhang Yan were true love, and the child in her belly was proof of their love.

Unable to conceive, Chen Hong suffered repeated setbacks and was eventually kicked out by Zhang Yan. Meanwhile, Li Bingbing seized the opportunity to become the dream-fulfilling boss's wife, a wealthy socialite envied by all…

"Bingbing, bingbing!"

Li Bingbing only woke up with a start when he heard Zhu Yuanyuan calling his name.

She sat up, clutching the blanket, feeling utterly lost.

Li Bingbing was in a daze all morning, to the point that some people suspected that Li Naiwen had secretly confessed his feelings to Li Bingbing during evening self-study the previous night.

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the other side.

The first thing Zhang Yan did when he returned to the hotel in the morning was to check the accounts. As expected, he found the cost of visiting and photographing the city gate tower in yesterday's expense list.

So he glared at producer Eryong: "Weren't we filming on the street? What are you doing on the city gate tower?"

Er Yong said awkwardly, "Director Jiang feels that since we've already arrived at Chang'an Avenue, it would feel like something's missing if we didn't film a scene of someone waving from the city wall."

"Wife the monkey and wear the crown."

Zhang Yan pursed his lips and pressed on, "Do you think that footage can be used in a movie?"

"Hehe, um... hehe..."

Er Yong could only respond with a sheepish smile.

However, Zhang Yan didn't pursue the matter in the end. The fact that filming wrapped up so quickly was already beyond his expectations. He figured he would just consider this small amount of money as a way for Jiang Wen to let loose one last time.

"Has the ginger tattoo appeared yet?"

"Not yet, there's no filming today, a lot of people are still asleep."

"Wake him up. I need to talk to him about something important during dinner."

"Okay~"

After half an hour.

Zhang Yan waited for the sleepy-eyed Jiang Wen in the cafeteria. After Jiang Wen sat down opposite him, Zhang Yan asked, "Which film festival do you plan to submit our film to?"

"It must be one of the top three!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wen immediately perked up. She took three steamed buns and placed them on the plate in the middle. Then she picked up one of the buns and said, "But we definitely won't be able to make it to the Berlin Film Festival in February. We'll have to choose from Cannes and Venice."

That's Venice.

Zhang Yan also took a steamed bun and said, "Chen Kaige was a big star at Cannes last year, so the chances of him awarding the grand prize to a Chinese film this year are slim."

Furthermore, Venice is the most film-friendly festival for Chinese films, and Italian family values ​​are also very similar to ours.

Jiang Wen slammed his hand on the table and said, "Then let's go with Venice! We'll add authentic Italian subtitles in post-production, and try to impress all those foreigners!"

"English is the most important thing, after all, there aren't many Italians among the judges."

Since the two had reached a consensus, Zhang Yan planned to discuss the matter with investors such as Dong Ping, Liu Xiaoqing, and Wen Xie at the wrap party at noon.

Although he is now in charge of the production team, such a big decision as going abroad to participate in an exhibition definitely requires a collective vote.

Once it was unanimously approved, Zhang Yan planned to seek advice from Zhang Yimou again. In 92, Zhang Yimou's "The Story of Qiu Ju" won the Golden Lion Award, and Gong Li also won Best Actress, making it a rare double crown at the Venice Film Festival.

Just after finishing breakfast, Zhang Yan received a call from Leader Lin, asking him to take some time today to visit the optoelectronics department. Needless to say, it must have been Han Sanping who submitted the application.

Zhang Yan had to take care of the wrap party in the morning, so he could only go in the afternoon. He could also use this as an excuse to drink less alcohol at noon.

(End of this chapter)