Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 350 Reunion with Long Wu
[I got stuck writing the Cao Ying storyline OTZ, so I just revised the end of the previous chapter, changing it so that he didn't encounter her in the building.]

This afternoon.

Having just finished filming a music video at the Badaling Great Wall, Andy Lau rushed back to the Kunlun Hotel, got into the Mercedes rented by Lung Wu, and apologized while wiping his sweat: "I'm sorry, Mr. Lung, there was a small accident during filming, so..."

"It's nothing, the timing is just right."

Long Wu, looking haggard, rubbed his temples and said, "I just came downstairs not long ago—I listened to your recording of 'The Chinese,' and it's pretty good. People in the mainland should really like it."

Andy Lau quickly replied modestly, "You flatter me. I was forced to find someone to write it at the last minute, and I was worried that it wouldn't be good enough. But since you say so, Mr. Lung, it must be OK."

After saying that, seeing that Long Wu looked exhausted, he couldn't help but ask tentatively, "Long Sheng, is it not going well with what you're trying to do?"

"It wasn't that things weren't going well."

Long Wu opened his eyes, glanced at him, and said, "Yong Sheng is a name in Hong Kong, but in the eyes of the big shots in Beijing, it probably doesn't carry as much weight as you, one of the Four Heavenly Kings."

Andy Lau quickly humbled himself again, but inwardly he thought it was his own fault. Although Wing Shing was considered relatively law-abiding in Hong Kong, he rarely forced people to make films with guns.

But Lung Wu was used to being arrogant and domineering. Seeing that he had run into trouble in Beijing, and comparing it with the praise he had received when he arrived in Beijing, Andy Lau was secretly delighted.

“Hua Zai”.

At this moment, Long Wu suddenly asked, "What do you think about me investing in a bar in Beijing? I can bring people from Hong Kong to warm up the crowd and also make some connections."

Andy Lau certainly understood that this "warm-up" had another meaning besides its literal one.

However, he immediately chimed in, "Of course it's great! With 97 just around the corner, many people want to go north to make money but can't find a way. If you're willing to pave the way for everyone, I'll definitely support you wholeheartedly."

The two chatted casually along the way, and the car soon drove out of Beijing.

When we reached the border with Tianjin, several police cars suddenly started chasing us from behind.

Upon hearing the driver's instinctive reminder, Lung Wu unconsciously became a little nervous. Andy Lau, who wasn't nervous at first, started to get nervous himself when he saw Lung Wu's nervousness.

Fortunately, it was just a false alarm. The police cars overtook the Mercedes one by one and sped towards Tianjin.

Seeing that everyone looked relieved, Lung Wu laughed self-deprecatingly, "Damn it, I've never been this nervous when I saw cops in Hong Kong."

It's not surprising that he's paranoid. Last month, the mad dog Chan Chi-ming, who ran rampant in Hong Kong, was brought down in mainland China. As the instigator, he's naturally worried that others will follow suit.

"They're different."

Andy Lau tried to save face for him, saying, "Many rules in mainland China are different from those in Hong Kong, and the penalties are also more severe."

He paused, then added, "I've heard that Zhang Sheng is very influential in Tianjin. With him around, we shouldn't have to worry about running into trouble."

"is it?"

Long Wu immediately became interested and asked, "Who told you that?"

"It's Mr. Han, the director of Beijing Film Studio. Didn't I tell you a couple of days ago that I'm going to hand over the mainland distribution of 'Heaven and Earth' to Director Han? In return, I'll also be starring in the mainland version of Jin Yong's novel."

Which Jin Yong drama series are you referring to?

"The tentative title is 'The Book and the Sword.' After all, at my age, it's a bit of a stretch for me to play a young man again. Chen Jialuo is more suitable. Director Han plans to shoot on location to capture the atmosphere of a lone plume of smoke rising straight from the desert and the setting sun over a long river."

When it came to filming entirely on location, Andy Lau subtly revealed a look of longing.

Apart from a few high-quality productions, most Hong Kong martial arts dramas cut corners on costumes, props, and sets, with many sets clearly filmed in a studio.

In this respect, the mainland is much better off, after all, it has a vast and beautiful landscape with plenty of scenery.

Long Wu nodded and then said, "Tell me about Zhang Sheng's situation."

"I heard he started out writing novels, and then..."

As Andy Lau recounted the story, Lung Wu's regard for Zhang Yan increased dramatically.

He had initially thought Zhang Yan's success in the mainland entertainment industry was due to his connection with Director Lin, but after hearing Zhang Yan's story, he was shocked to realize that Zhang Yan had actually built his career from scratch, step by step. This made Long Wu somewhat regretful.

When he dealt with the mad dog Chen Zhiming, he was more interested in showing Zhang Yan his strength. In addition, time was tight, so he did a bit sloppy work.

But now it seems that I clearly underestimated this Mr. Zhang.

It seems I need to find an opportunity to make up for it...

Half past one in the afternoon.

The Mercedes drove smoothly into the compound where Yuanmeng lived. Just as Long Wu was about to get out of the car, the driver reminded him, "Brother, that's a police car we encountered on the road."

Long Wu then noticed that one of the police cars he had encountered on the road was parked in the carport under the west wall.

He frowned slightly, hesitating whether or not to get off the bus.

Just then, the door to the general manager's office opened, and Zhang Yan personally escorted the three policemen out, saying something with a warm smile.

Long Wu's heart stirred, and he gestured for Andy Lau to open the car door on his side. Then, without any hesitation, he braced himself on Andy Lau's thigh, leaned forward, and listened intently.

"Haha, you're too kind."

Then the lead policeman laughed heartily, "If it weren't for you, Mr. Zhang, speaking up for us time and time again, we wouldn't have received so much new equipment and subsidies these past few years."

Zhang Yan replied, "I have always believed that the police should be a city's calling card. Only when police development is at the forefront can it achieve the effect of ensuring safety and promoting development."

It sounds like they're just exchanging pleasantries?
Long Wu felt a little relieved, but he waited for the police officers to start their patrol car and drive away before getting out of the Mercedes.

At this moment, Zhang Yan had also arrived. He extended his hand and greeted him warmly, saying, "Boss Long, please forgive me for not being able to welcome you earlier."

Long Wu shook his hand firmly and laughed, "I also saw Zhang Sheng entertaining guests, which is why I didn't rush to get out of the car—what was that just now?"

"That's the deputy director of the Economic Development Zone Public Security Bureau."

Zhang Yan casually explained, "One of our artists was scammed out of all his money and developed depression, so... the scammers have just been brought back to Tianjin, but unfortunately most of the money has already been squandered."

"Yeah."

Long Wu glanced back at the police car that had just driven out of the compound, and asked, half with emotion and half with a tentative question, "I think that deputy director seemed to respect Zhang Sheng a lot."

"Hehe, the police and the people are one family."

Zhang Yan didn't really want to discuss this issue with a gang member, so he stepped aside and said, "Boss Long, Mr. Liu, let's go inside and talk."

Long Wu and Andy Lau followed Zhang Yan into the office and found an empty display shelf on the east wall.

Long Wu asked curiously.

Zhang Yan then pointed to the next room and said, "This is where we're going to display the artists' honors. However, we started our dream relatively late, so for now we only have a few trophies and medals, which are currently displayed in my fiancée's office."

Upon hearing him mention Chen Hong, Long Wu quickly apologized, saying, "Speaking of Miss Chen, I must apologize for what happened back then. It was all because I didn't think things through enough, and as a result, those lewd newspapers made up all sorts of stories..."

"Eh~"

Zhang Yan waved his hand and said, "I've seen all the newspapers and magazines in Hong Kong. What kind of integrity do they have? Just treat it as barking dogs—aren't Hong Kong reporters called paparazzi?"

Such blatant mockery of Hong Kong media made Andy Lau and Lung Wu feel somewhat awkward, but considering the press conference Zhang Yan held after being secretly photographed, they felt that his words were quite normal.

The three sat down and drank tea. Zhang Yan first asked about the progress of Andy Lau's music video filming, and then asked Lung Wu about his impressions of the mainland.

When they heard that Lung Wu was going to open a bar in Beijing and invite celebrities from Hong Kong to warm up the crowd and develop connections, they realized that Lung Wu was planning to open a bar in Beijing and invite celebrities from Hong Kong to open a bar and develop connections.

Zhang Yan immediately understood the meaning behind this and asked, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "When I go to support you, Boss Long, you'd better make all the arrangements for me."

Long Wu immediately patted his chest and said, "If Zhang Sheng is willing to attend, I will definitely arrange for him to receive the highest level of VIP treatment!"

(End of this chapter)