Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 409 The Mistress Introduced by the Mistress

After watching the excitement, the two returned to the hotel and bumped into several Hong Kong residents putting up posters in the lobby.

Zhang Guorong was climbing the ladder, with Liang Chaowei supporting her from below. Liang Chaowei, Lin Qingxia, and Liu Jialing stood by, gesturing and pointing.

"Eastern Heretic and Western Poison?"

Upon seeing this name, Zhang Yan couldn't help but wonder, "Are Jin Yong's martial arts dramas also participating in the exhibition?"

He didn't think Jin Yong's martial arts dramas were bad, but it would be a huge challenge for Jin Yong's Chinese narrative style and martial arts core to win awards abroad.

Tao Hong asked somewhat nervously, "Should we go over and say hello?"

After saying that, he added with some surprise, "I didn't expect these big stars to personally put up posters."

"Wasn't it Jiang Wen and her men who put up those posters?"

"Uh~"

Tao Hong hesitated for a moment. She subconsciously felt that Hong Kong and Taiwan stars were superior, but after Zhang Yan's reminder, she realized that Jiang Wen's achievements in awards were actually no less than the other party's.

At this moment, Zhang Guorong turned around to ask if the poster was in the right position, and happened to see Zhang Yan and Tao Hong. She immediately said something to the people below.

So Leung Chiu-wai and the others all turned around to look.

Their eyes met, and then they turned to face each other simultaneously. After closing the distance, Liang Chaowei greeted him with a big smile, "Mr. Zhang, I just finished reading the news about your wedding before I came here. I didn't expect to run into you in Venice like this."

Brigitte Lin and Liu Chia-ling greeted them with smiles, but while trying their best to express goodwill, it was clear that they were all a little nervous or wary, with Liu Chia-ling being particularly noticeable.

This is not surprising. Hong Kong media now portray Zhang Yan as a "Dragon Five" from the mainland, or even more so in some aspects.

Exploding Dragon Five's information would get him into trouble, but Zhang Yan was far away in Tianjin, so no one would care even if he exaggerated.

"I can't help myself."

Zhang Yan pointed to the news reports of "Sunny Days" and "Long Live Love": "Now that we've gathered people from both sides of the strait and Hong Kong, why don't we all get together tonight? We're all from Dongda University, so we should definitely look out for each other when we're out and about."

At this moment, Liang Jiahui and Zhang Guorong also came over. Hearing this, the group exchanged glances, and finally Zhang Guorong made the decision: "It would be great to get together, but we can't make the decision ourselves. It depends on what the director and producer think."

Zhang Yan casually handed over a business card and said, "Then give me an answer before four o'clock."

With that, he nodded slightly to the group and led Tao Hong upstairs.

Watching Zhang Yan get on the elevator, Brigitte Lin whispered, "I heard that Rosamund Kwan's role in the Silver Metropolis film crew has been taken over by his people."

"Not surprising."

Liang Jiahui spread his hands and said, "After all, he's a big guy. He's so arrogant in Hong Kong, let alone in the mainland."

"Humph~"

Liu Jialing sneered: "A big guy is fine, but I'm afraid he might actually be a gangster."

Ever since she was kidnapped in 90 and had indecent photos taken of her, she has harbored a deep hatred for triad members.

Zhang Guorong shook his head and said, "Actually, he has a pretty good reputation in mainland China. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who's involved in organized crime."

As he spoke, he showed the business card in his hand and asked, "So, shall we go to the appointment?"

Liang Chaowei shrugged indifferently: "Whatever, we're in Europe anyway, he won't cause any trouble here, right?"

The group went back upstairs and told the director and producer about it. Wong Kar-wai and Johnny Lau did not object, so they had the action director, Sammo Hung, contact Zhang Yan.

The crew of "Ashes of Time" came in large numbers, more than twenty people. Including the crew of "Love Forever" from Taiwan, the three parties gathered nearly fifty people and booked a local Chinese restaurant that night.

Although the food was neither Chinese nor Western, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

The superior attitude that Hong Kong and Taiwan generally have towards others seems to completely disappear in front of Zhang Yan.

...Meanwhile, at the August 1st Film and Television Base.

The crew of "The Hegemon of Western Chu" is working overtime to catch up on the schedule, which makes Wang Yan, who has just joined the crew, feel a little uncomfortable. However, in order to become famous, she still grits her teeth and perseveres.

"Click~"

"Adjust the lights; the horse's shadow doesn't match the light source."

Upon hearing the director yell "cut," Wang Yan immediately lifted the hem of her skirt and ran away from the lights and torches, completely disregarding the fact that her two long, white legs were partially exposed and might accidentally reveal too much.

The weather was already hot at the end of July, and Wang Yan was wearing a whole set of thick cloth dresses. With the close-up lighting and torches, the filming was no different from being in a sauna.

In order to avoid heatstroke, she could only seize every opportunity to cool down.

Once offstage, Wang Yan took the towel handed to her by her assistant. In order not to completely ruin her makeup, she did not dare to wipe her face too hard, but could only crumple it up and use it to wipe away the sweat on her face.

The assistant squatted down and used another damp towel to wipe her sweaty thighs.

After feeling a little better, Wang Yan said to Wang Luyao, who was eating an ice pop and enjoying the breeze from the electric fan, "Commander, could you give me a new pair of shoes? They're completely soaked inside, and it's uncomfortable to walk in them."

"Go find some props and change into a new pair of shoes."

Wang Luyao immediately instructed her assistant to handle it, since the reason she was on set was to support Wang Yan.

After Rosamund Kwan was replaced two days ago, the Hong Kong crew members felt a sense of shared misfortune, so Wang Yan suffered quite a bit of hidden losses on her first day of work.

Upon learning of this situation, Wang Luyao began to oversee the production. After forcing the assistant director to back down, the crew knew that Commander Wang had powerful backers, so they naturally dared not go too far in front of her.

As her assistant jogged off to find the props, Wang Luyao tore open an ice pop and offered it to Wang Yan, but Wang Yan shook her head and refused.

"I can't eat anymore, I'm afraid I'll get an upset stomach."

"Then let's get some plain water."

Wang Luyao said, "You look like you were just pulled out of the water. If you keep going like this, you'll definitely get dehydrated..."

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Just then, a crisp sound came from the sidelines, followed by the cursing of the "Light Bulb Master." Although he was speaking in Hong Kong dialect, it was clear that he was complaining about the poor quality of light bulbs from the mainland.

Seeing this, Wang Yan patted her chest in fear. That set of lights was hanging diagonally above her performance position. If she hadn't been able to hold on for two or three minutes, she might have been injured.

At this moment, Wang Luyao's follower had already brought over the shoes and socks. Judging from her tense expression, the prop master probably didn't have anything nice to say either.

However, none of this can be categorized as discrimination against mainland China, since the atmosphere is pretty much the same when other film crews are rushing to finish production.

Wang Yan took the shoes and socks, and specially carried the stool to the corner to change before returning to Lu Yao's side and whispering, "Team Leader, do you think General Manager Zhang and his team can win the award this time?"

"How would I know?"

Wang Luyao got up and stretched, saying, "All I know is that President Zhang doesn't really care that much about foreign awards; he cares more about ratings and box office."

She paused, then asked, "What, can't wait?"

Wang Yan looked around nervously before stammering, "No, I...I just...I just..."

"Don't worry, I will definitely do what I promised you—it's just a little unfortunate that I was planning to practice a duet with you, but I'm afraid I won't be able to find the time now."

Wang Yan lowered her head, silently wiping the sweat from her chest, but her thoughts drifted far away.

Since signing the confession, she had been fawning over Wang Luyao, but she never expected to have an unexpected reward - Wang Luyao was very satisfied with her respect and so she subtly asked her if she wanted to curry favor with President Zhang.

Wang Yan, who was eager to rise in rank, naturally wouldn't refuse.

But what should we call this mistress who was introduced by the mistress?

Is it the fourth concubine or the second concubine?
(End of this chapter)