Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 349 Li Xue Arrives in Tianjin
Two days later.

Zhang Yan walked out with Chen Hong, looking worried, followed by Zhang Xingguo and his wife, who were equally concerned.

Once outside, Zhang Yan opened the car door and said, "The sun is so strong today, so don't push yourself."

"I know, but this advertisement can only be filmed well when the sun is shining."

As Chen Hong spoke, she turned back to the elderly couple and said, "Dad, Mom, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of myself. But these advertisements really can't be delayed any longer, otherwise we will have to pay a lot of money to the other party."

Zhang Xingguo and his wife didn't know what to say, so they could only repeatedly tell their son to take good care of Chen Hong.

In fact, Zhang Yan couldn't stay on the advertising set for long at all; he had a lot of things to do today. However, to reassure the elderly couple, he made repeated promises.

After finally managing to appease his parents, Zhang Yan was about to get into the car when his cell phone, which he had placed in the armrest box beforehand, suddenly rang.

When I answered the phone, it turned out to be a call from Gong Li, saying that the director of "The Hegemon-King of Western Chu" had arrived in Beijing and was scheduled to visit a film and television base in Tianjin the next day.

This had been agreed upon beforehand, so Zhang Yan readily agreed. Then he added in advance, "Long Wu and Andy Lau said they would arrive in Tianjin this afternoon. If they meet tomorrow, I might not be able to accompany you the whole time."

Long Wu finally finished his business and took the initiative to call Zhang Yan to say he wanted to come to Tianjin to visit.

Although Andy Lau had already met Zhang Yan twice, he still decided to come and take a look with him.

"It's alright, we're mainly here to check out the venue, not to rip us off."

"Haha, so should we arrange it together tomorrow night, or separately...?"

"Let's go together. We're all from Hong Kong Island, so there's nothing to hide."

"Okay, I'll figure out the arrangements for tomorrow night."

hang up the phone.

Zhang Yan explained to Chen Hong, "It's Gong Li. She'll be coming with the director to scout locations tomorrow."

"Who?!"

Before Chen Hong could react, Zhang Xingguo's voice rose eight octaves. Seeing his son, daughter-in-law, and wife all looking at him, he blushed and said awkwardly, "I really liked her performance in 'Red Sorghum.' Could she give me her autograph?"

"Of course! You can take a photo with me if you want!"

As Zhang Yan spoke, he added, "As long as my mom agrees, haha~"

After saying that, he hurriedly started the car and drove away.

Looking in the rearview mirror, Chen Hong watched her mother-in-law scolding her father-in-law, and patted her belly, sighing, "Now I understand what it means to gain status through one's son."

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Yan was stunned for a moment before he understood what it meant.

Back then, Zhang Xingguo held an absolute position in the family, but in recent years, as he has become more and more successful, his mother has also become more and more confident, and the elderly couple seems to be much more equal.

However, he still stubbornly insisted, "What nonsense! Our family has a long tradition of spoiling our daughter. Fangfang is so naughty, but she was hardly ever beaten when she was little."

Chen Hong smiled but didn't say anything. Instead, she instructed, "Turn left at the intersection in a bit."

"Turn left?"

Zhang Yan asked in confusion, "Aren't we going to the film and television base? Your assistant also said we'd meet there?"

"Please pick someone up with me before you go."

"Oh~"

Zhang Yan didn't ask any more questions until he saw that familiar figure downstairs at a hotel, and then he realized something was wrong: "Isn't that Li Xue? What's she doing in Tianjin?"

"Of course I'm here to work."

Chen Hong rolled down the car window, waved to Li Xue, and said calmly, "When I heard you talk about their working conditions last time, I thought it would be better to let them do odd jobs at our company, so I called her here for this commercial shoot."

This……

That makes sense.

Asking college students to take leave to work seems to be putting the cart before the horse.

"I'm not in a hurry to get them to pay me back. I'll wait until after I graduate." Zhang Yan muttered to himself. After Li Xue got into the car somewhat awkwardly, he immediately put on a smile and said, "I was just worried about that. Your sister Chen Hong is pregnant. You'll have to take good care of her when you get to the film set."

"what?!"

Li Xue didn't expect to hear such news as soon as they met. Thinking of Senior Tao Hong, she felt a little uneasy.

But since he had little contact with Tao Hong, he quickly suppressed his unease and said with a smile, "President Chen, congratulations!"

Normally, getting pregnant before marriage isn't a good thing these days, but since they've already set a wedding date, it's nobody else's place to criticize.

"Haha~"

Chen Hong glanced meaningfully at Li Xue through the rearview mirror and smiled, "This is also a good thing for you. I can't stay up all night or work overtime now, so you can work a few more days on this daily-paid job."

"Hee hee~"

Li Xue smiled happily, but in her heart she was wondering what Chen Hong's intentions were. Did she call her to shoot the advertisement because of her pregnancy?

We chatted casually along the way.

When we arrived at the entrance of the August 1st Film and Television Base, although it hadn't officially opened yet, there were already quite a few tourists waiting outside.

Most of these guests, like Li Xue, came from Beijing. After more than a month of positive word-of-mouth, a day trip to the August 1st Film and Television Base has become the most popular activity in Beijing hotels.

Although there weren't many people in the film and television base yet, Zhang Yan still personally escorted Chen Hong inside.

As Chen Hong walked inside, she introduced to Li Xue, "Many of the projects here were personally designed by our General Manager Zhang. For example, this tumbler doll girl is simple, but it gives tourists a refreshing experience."

There's also the court hearing over there, where tourists can role-play as the official judging a case or an ancient lawyer—further west is the most popular attraction at the film and television base, where you can dress up as an Eighth Route Army soldier fighting the Japanese…”

As Li Xue walked and listened, looking at the projects that were preparing to open for business, she felt like a country bumpkin visiting the Grand View Garden—she already had a 'filter' for Zhang Yan, and now she admired him even more.

So many novel gadgets! It's amazing that Mr. Zhang could come up with them!

Suddenly she spotted the pleasure boats moored on the shore, and her eyes lit up. She blurted out, "I know this one! It's a classic scene from the new 'Dragon and Phoenix' movie!"

As she spoke, she couldn't help but add, "Actually, I've always felt that if you, Mr. Zhang, were to play Zhengde, you and Mr. Chen would definitely be a better match!"

This was a view shared by her and Li Bingbing.

"Haha, I'm not good at acting."

Zhang Yan laughed and pointed to the dock, saying, "One scene in the advertisement you're shooting is filmed on this shore, but today it should be filmed on the Ming and Qing Dynasty Style Street."

The filming was originally planned to take place on a boat, but since Chen Hong is pregnant, it was changed to take place on the pier for safety reasons.

With a reluctant Li Xue, they left the pond and walked for a while before arriving at the location where the filming of "The New Dragon and Phoenix" took place.

Cheng Jie, Li Chunbo, Chen Hong's assistant, and other staff members have all arrived.

Zhang Yan stepped forward and said "Thank you for your hard work," then asked Cheng Jie, "How is it? Have you explained everything about Chen Hong?"

"Don't worry, Lao Li and I have given you all the instructions, and we guarantee that nothing will go wrong."

Zhang Yan nodded, gave a few more instructions to his assistant, and then prepared to go to the Dream Building opposite the film and television base to check the newly arranged custom furniture with Cao Fang [Zhang Yadong's wife].

"Honey."

At this moment, Chen Hong called out to him, saying, "I want to try something different at noon. Remember to reserve a private room at Oriental Capital Seafood City, and then have someone bring my car over."

"Isn't that a bit far?"

Zhang Yan frowned slightly: "How about I pick you up at noon, and we can go together..."

"No need, you go about your business. I'll take Xiaolin [assistant] and Li Xue with me."

Hearing Chen Hong's resolute words, Zhang Yan couldn't stop her. After all, he had heard that pregnant women were often quite temperamental and that he had to appease them.

So he first contacted the seafood market, and then called the company, asking Wang Zhongqi to send someone to bring the Tiger Head Ben over.

After everything was arranged, he went to the Yuanmeng Building across the street, where he underwent a final inspection accompanied by Cao Fang, and set June 6th as the official date for the housewarming and ribbon-cutting ceremony.

(End of this chapter)