Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 72 'The Blessing of Having Multiple Women'

"What?! Xu Fan went to film a movie?"

Outside the gates of the Beijing People's Art Theatre, Guan Hu leaned against the window and pressed, "Do you know where Xu Fan is filming?"

Do you think I could possibly know?

The gatekeeper rolled his eyes at Guan Hu.

Guan Hu thought for a moment, then said, "Then I'll go find Jiang Shan, she should be able to..."

"He's not here either; he went to film a TV series a long time ago."

"Uh~"

Just as Guan Hu was wondering what to do, a tall man emerged from the small door, hands in his pockets, and headed straight for the convenience store diagonally opposite.

"Old Hu, Mr. Hu!"

Guan Hu quickly stepped forward to stop the other person and asked, "Do you know where Xu Fan is filming? Or is there any way to contact her?"

Seeing his eager look, Hu Jun teased, "What, it's been so long since graduation and you've finally found true love? Too late, she already has a boyfriend."

"I'm in a hurry, let's get serious."

"Seriously..."

Hu Jun thought for a moment, then gestured with his chin toward the person opposite him: "We should at least get a pack of cigarettes, right?"

"What the hell..."

Guan Hu gritted his teeth and glared at Hu Jun, then ran across the street, bought a two-yuan box of snacks, and threw it into Hu Jun's arms, saying, "Hurry up and tell me!"

"They should be at Beijing Capital International Airport right now."

Holding a cigarette, Hu Jun said cheerfully, "I heard that the scenes for the next two days will be filmed at the airport."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Guan Hu snatched the pack of cigarettes and ran away, leaving Hu Jun cursing loudly behind him.

I changed buses several times.

Guan Hu arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport and quickly found the filming location.

It was a newly built building that had not yet been put into use, which the film crew temporarily disguised as a boarding gate.

It was only at this point that Guan Hu learned the name of the movie: "Da Sa Ba".

Because an acquaintance of his was present, Guan Hu easily slipped in. It seemed that a farewell scene was being filmed on set, with the center of the camera empty except for the male and female leads.

The female lead is Xu Fan, and the male lead is also known to Guan Hu, who played Ge You in "The Troubleshooters".

Ge You and Xu Fan looked at each other in silence for a moment, and then Xu Fan suddenly reached out and grabbed Ge You's hand.

Ge You looked down and reluctantly uttered two words: "Let's go."

Then the two of them pushed the cart toward the ticket gate. After a few steps, Ge You stopped and said to Xu Fan, "Let's go, I'll watch over you here."

So Xu Fan reluctantly pushed the cart forward again, and Guan Hu's gaze followed her. Then suddenly he saw a familiar figure.

Isn't that policeman standing to the right of the ticket gate Teacher Zhang Yan?!

OK~
Sure enough, he was playing both sides.

It's said that cultured people are often romantic; Wang Shuo changed six girlfriends in a year before he became famous, and our teacher Zhang is no exception, enjoying the blessing of having multiple wives.

Just as I was lost in thought, the director yelled 'CUT'.

Guan Hu hurriedly asked someone to call Xu Fan outside—if they directly exposed their affair, it wouldn't look good for Teacher Zhang.

"Guan Hu?"

Xu Fan was quite puzzled when he saw Guan Hu: "How did you find your way here? Is something urgent?"

"It's not exactly an urgent matter."

Guan Hu rubbed his hands together and grinned somewhat lewdly: "I just want you to put in a good word for me with Teacher Zhang Yan and ask him to be the producer of my movie."

His thinking was that if he hired Teacher Zhang as the screenwriter, he would definitely have to pay for the screenwriting.

But since Zhang Yan was forced into the role of producer for the first time, it wouldn't be right to charge him more money, would it?
The producer is theoretically the head of the production team, which also shows his respect for Teacher Zhang—once he's lured into the production team, he can easily ask for advice on script issues.
However, Zhang Yan wasn't sure if the title of 'producer' was truly tempting, which is why he wanted Xu Fan to whisper in his ear.

"Your movie? What movie?"

Xu Fan first asked instinctively, then asked in confusion, "How did you know Zhang Yan was here?" "Hehe, just a coincidence."

Guan Hu didn't dare to delve into this topic, fearing it would bring up his meeting with Chen Hong the day before. So he pleaded again, "Please help me out, Teacher Zhang is really important to my movie!"

Xu Fan still didn't give a direct answer, but frowned and pressed on: "You still haven't told me what your movie is all about, and I haven't heard that you joined a film studio?"

"I'm planning to start my own film crew..."

Guan Hu briefly explained his thoughts.

If someone else had tried to do this, Xu Fan would have thought it was a pipe dream, but Guan Hu's father was a senior figure at the Beijing Film Studio. He was transferred to the studio as a mid-level leader shortly after the founding of the People's Republic of China and had extensive connections in the industry.

If the old man is willing to support it, there's a very high chance that this project of raising funds and filming independently will succeed.

Xu Fan glanced at Guan Hu and said, "Then why don't you go find Teacher Zhang directly? Why are you looking for me?"

"Oh, it's because you're closer to Teacher Zhang."

As Guan Hu spoke, he winked at Xu Fan.

Xu Fan immediately understood that this guy must have heard Hu Jun and He Bing talking nonsense and mistakenly thought that he was dating Zhang Yan, which is why he came to his door.

She subconsciously turned around and looked into the hall. When screenwriter Feng Xiaogang said he would bring a friend to make a cameo appearance, she never expected that person would be Zhang Yan.

Is this considered fate?

But why is it that it's destined for me, and not Jiang Shan?

For reasons unknown, Xu Fan did not explain this time either, but simply said, "I'll ask for you, but don't count on it being possible."

Please, please!

Guan Hu was overjoyed and quickly bowed to Xu Fan several times before waiting eagerly outside.

Xu Fan returned to the filming location and was about to move closer to Zhang Yan when he heard the script supervisor shouting for everyone to get into position and prepare to film the next scene.

Zhang Yan and Feng Xiaogang, who were chatting, quickly put on their peaked caps and stood on the left and right sides of the ticket gate, respectively.

However, upon seeing the camera position, Feng Xiaogang objected, yelling at the director, "Director Xia, if we shoot like this, won't I be out of the shot?"

Director Xia Gang laughed and said, "We are doing this to maintain the image of our police force. Look at Teacher Zhang Yan's image, he looks like a righteous and awe-inspiring people's guardian."

Zhang Yan also saluted Xu Fan and Ge You, saying, "Comrades, is there anything I can help you with?"

As the saying goes, even the most beautiful flower needs green leaves to set it off. Standing between Feng Xiaogang and Ge You, Zhang Yan's handsomeness seemed to increase even more.

Xu Fan's heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason. He quickly lowered his head and pretended to tidy up the props, avoiding Zhang Yan's gaze.

The next scene to be filmed is the final scene of the movie, where Xu Fan pretends he can't find his passport but actually secretly puts it in Ge You's jacket.

When Ge You discovered his passport, Xu Fan immediately leaned into his arms and cried, "You could have kept mine."

The two couldn't help but snuggle together, and then the camera started to drift upwards, giving an open ending.

Because Xu Fan seemed inexplicably distracted, this scene was filmed seven or eight times before it was finally completed.

Zhang Yan stood behind the two of them. At first, he wanted to show some expressions and gestures. For example, when he saw them embracing, he silently thought, "A beautiful flower stuck in cow dung," and glanced at Ge You sideways.

But after too many takes, he got tired of acting. He was just a background character anyway, so whatever.

Figure:

After the eighth take, director Xia Gang spoke with the cameraman, then clapped his hands and said, "OK, actors, go change your costumes and hairstyles, let's take a break and continue filming!"

The male and female protagonists of "Da Sa Ba" met, became acquainted, and parted ways at the airport. Although they were filmed together, the plot separated them by one or two years, so they needed to change their costumes before filming.

Xu Fan took the opportunity to say to Zhang Yan, "Teacher Zhang, could you come to the makeup studio for a bit later? I have something I'd like to talk to you about."

With that, she ran outside to change her clothes.

Watching her run off into the distance, Feng Xiaogang nudged Zhang Yan with his elbow and said with a hint of envy, "You young, handsome guys really have it easy; you can find beautiful women wherever you go."

He knew, of course, that Zhang Yan was living with someone, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with Zhang Yan having affairs—after all, what man doesn't have a few wandering thoughts?
"Don't talk nonsense, they probably have something important to do."

Zhang Yan gave a perfunctory reply, took off his peaked cap, and tossed it along with his police uniform to Feng Xiaogang—this thing, he didn't know where it came from, was greasy and had a strange smell.

Then he went to the side and put on his coat before heading towards the dressing room outside.

(End of this chapter)