A grand feast for the Chinese entertainment industry

Chapter 156 Women

The eighth day of the first lunar month was the day Gao Yuanyuan and her classmates started school after the New Year.

Lin Jianlu had planned to drive over to pick him up, but she secretly called to say that it was impossible because her parents had asked her brother to take him. So she gave up and waited until the first day of school. She parked her car not far from the school gate and didn't know who had brought him. Lin Jianlu was busy making and receiving calls in the car. Around 10 a.m., after Gao Yuanyuan saw her brother off, she slipped out of the school again and got back into the car.

I parked the car in a secluded spot, hugged and kissed her for a while, and cuddled with her for a long time. Then I took her out for a simple lunch and brought her back—we might not see each other again until May Day.

She couldn't leave the school gates, and Lin Jianlu even had difficulty staying in the capital for a long time, so you can imagine what was going on.

She was in a particularly bad mood today, very irritable, and mentioned several times that she didn't want to go to school anymore—she felt that she wouldn't be able to get into any university anyway, at best she would be a student in the capital with a safety net and could go to a city college or something. She has a boyfriend now, and he's so successful, she feels that she can also act, shoot music videos, in short, she has a way out, and she really doesn't want to go back to endure the torture of the college entrance examination.

But Lin Jianlu disagreed.

In the end, she had no choice but to obey, having already tried everything from being petulant to acting cute. As a young girl who had just turned eighteen, with her parents, brother, and boyfriend all agreeing, she had no way to resist and had to obediently comply.

In fact, Lin Jianlu had already started paving the way for her.

No matter the era, using connections has never been uncommon.

Lin Jianlu has abundant connections in the film and television industry, while Gao Yuanyuan's biggest advantage is her face. After asking Jiang Wen, he learned that Jiang Wen is a graduate of the Central Academy of Drama and a senior alumnus. He is successful enough as both an actor and a director, and has a high status and prestige in the industry, so his connections are naturally strong.

Because of Lin Jianlu's matter, he even went back to the Central Academy of Drama to ask around and basically confirmed that he could give Gao Yuanyuan a high score during the interview, so that she could get in without him noticing.

Now, some of the people in the school who are in charge of admissions are his teachers and seniors, but most of them are his juniors and seniors, and a large number of them are his little fans. Jiang Wen is the kind of person who would rarely speak up for such back door things. Now that he has finally spoken up, no one will refuse him.

The photo immediately caught my eye, and wow, she looks quite innocent and pretty.

Let's just pass him then. At worst, he might not be good at his major after graduation and would disgrace the reputation of the Central Academy of Drama. But with a face like that and someone like Jiang Wen willing to pull strings for him, maybe he won't be disgraced too much.

The matter has already been decided.

It's no exaggeration to say that Gao Yuanyuan can now be considered a specially recruited student.

But Lin Jianlu didn't tell her—she would only tell her about it when the art exams started in March. Even if Lin Jianlu herself wasn't in the capital, Liu Xiaoli could still help her get things done.

There's still a month or so left, which will allow her to calm down and stabilize her academic performance. For someone like her who's a poor student, Lin Jianlu is even worried about her. What if she passes the art exam but fails to get into her desired university in academics? That would be incredibly embarrassing.

Oh dear, I'm so worried.

After watching the girl, filled with separation anxiety, finally enter the school gate with several glances back, he started his car and left. He went to Rolling Stone Records, checked on his group of long-legged girls, and noticed that two of them seemed to have gained weight over the New Year, so he urged them to lose weight. Then he went to chat with Lao Xue, Xue Zhongding, and Zhang Peiren.

No one said it explicitly, but there was a hint of urging in their words.

The triple hit of "Duck," "Too Softhearted," and "Chasing the Light" has made everyone in the Hong Kong and Taiwan record industry, singer circles, and music critic circles speechless. They're saying, "You've been busy working on your English album lately, so you probably don't have any Mandarin songs in your pipeline, right? Stock up! We have to release a Mandarin album this year!"
English albums are something everyone does for fun; whether they sell a lot or a little doesn't matter, it's just to elevate one's image, I understand! But that's really not your main job. Your market is still the Chinese music scene!

Hey……

Let's chat for a bit, then I'm off.

When I got back to my house, the four of them were playing mahjong!
These past two days have just begun. Lin Qingxia was extremely bored and started this up. The key is that this thing is easy to learn and addictive. The three of them fell into it in the blink of an eye. During the Lunar New Year, Lin Jianlu took a lot of cash and made it into red envelopes. She didn't give them all away, so she had some left over. Every day, each of them would take one envelope, and once one of them had lost all of it, they would stop.

Brigitte Lin is a force to be reckoned with.

Jiang Qinqin, who hails from the Sichuan-Chongqing region, the hometown of mahjong, has lost big for three consecutive days!

Seeing Lin Jianlu return, Jiang Qinqin quickly coaxed him to help her with the mahjong, but the other three immediately objected strongly. Lin Jianlu didn't play mahjong much. Basically, he only played a few games with other women when he was hanging out in Hong Kong last year. He lost more than he won, but in fact, as long as it wasn't three women beating him, he basically won money every time. Lin Qingxia knew this very well.

Lin Jianlu chuckled as he circled the card table and looked at the four women's cards. He said, "Leaving aside those gambling gods and cheaters, the secret to winning money for normal experts is that they are good at defending when they don't have an opportunity, so that they can lose less or even no money. But once they get a good hand and a good opportunity, they dare to go for it and make a big bet."

Brigitte Lin has a deep understanding of its essence.

Seeing Lin Jianlu standing behind her sneer, Lin Qingxia tried to push him away with her hands, but he wouldn't budge, so she used her head to push him away. "Go away! Go away! A true gentleman doesn't speak while watching a game of chess! Go out and pick up girls, don't worry about us!"

Just go.

Lin Jianlu went back inside to change into a leather jacket and pants, then came out with a large helmet. Only Zuo Xiaoqian was there; she even got up and zipped up his jacket, which wasn't fully closed. Xu Qing just watched, saying, "It's so cold, why do you have to ride a bike? Besides, that big helmet covers your face. How are you going to pick up girls like that?"

Although Jiang Qinqin is a bit eccentric, she often gets straight to the point: "He must be going to see that Chen Hong! Or maybe it's our senior sister, Yu Feihong."

So the other two women scoffed, while Zuo Xiaoqian secretly laughed to herself.

I can't be bothered with them.

Jiang Qinqin has only been here for ten days, and she's already getting more and more outrageous.

He cupped Zuo Xiaoqian's face, gave her a big kiss, and then disappeared.

He was basically just riding his motorcycle around the city aimlessly—about a year ago, he was doing the same thing in the capital, except back then he was riding a 28-inch bicycle.

We soon arrived on Chang'an Avenue.

It was just before two o'clock in the afternoon, the hottest time of the day, not too cold. There weren't many people on Chang'an Avenue. Of course, Lin Jianlu wasn't riding fast either; he simply wanted to see the capital.

Soon we arrived at Jianguomen, and soon we arrived at Guomao.

The China World Trade Center was still in its infancy back then.

But the two-kilometer-long bus stop in this area from his previous life left an indelible impression on him—the East Fourth Ring Road was under construction, and after passing through it, he would reach Gaobeidian, and then the Broadcasting Institute.

Yes, it was the Broadcasting Institute. Later it was renamed the Communication University.

Lin Jianlu had a relationship with a girl from here in his past life. They dated for seven or eight months before breaking up.

Only after the breakup did he realize that he had cheated on her—he had spent nearly 400,000 yuan of that girl's money over seven or eight months, and had sex with her about a hundred times. Afterwards, he did the math himself, and after deducting the huge emotional damage, he only considered the price and cost, and it was just a little expensive, but still acceptable.

That was the worst emotional betrayal he had ever suffered in his past life.

So much so that ever since then, he would always talk about feelings first with any girl, or even sleep with her first, otherwise he would never spend a lot of money on her—she was indeed beautiful, and he would accept three or four thousand for a one-night stand, but when you add in all the feelings he invested and the expectations for a bright future for the two of them, it was just too expensive to bear.

That was his savings for a down payment!

Alas, it’s hard to look back on the past.

I stopped riding forward, turned around and went back, and started wandering aimlessly around the city.

Before he knew it, he had ridden to the north of the city. After turning the corner, he suddenly saw Nanluoguxiang and couldn't help but laugh.

This place was clearly not his home in his mind, but after transmigrating and inheriting the original owner's memories, he gradually got used to and accepted the feeling of closeness to this place, including his feeling of closeness to the original owner's parents.

There are two people who are willing to love you wholeheartedly. Perhaps you can't accept their thoughts and actions at times, but besides them, who else can give such selfless love?

My mom said during the Chinese New Year that once the holiday was over and the weather warmed up, we would move back home.

Let them be!
Here they have their old neighbors, old acquaintances, and familiar surroundings, and it's also more convenient to show off.

Before I knew it, I had ridden in. Oh, this must be Bingmasi Hutong, because I could see the gate of the Central Academy of Drama in the distance. In a moment of distraction, I actually saw a familiar car.

The Santana, gray, the license plate looks right, it belongs to Jiang Wenli. Apparently, she bought it with Xu Qing; Xu Qing bought a black one, and she bought the gray one.

School hasn't started yet, the New Year isn't over, and people who work haven't left yet, so the streets are deserted. But because the roads are narrow, a car parked there is quite conspicuous.

There was no one in the front row, but it seemed like there were people in the back row.

These days, many cars don't have window tinting, so you can see the tint from the outside.

As they got closer, Lin Jianlu slowed down, intending to see who was in the back row. To his surprise, there were two people there. A young girl was facing this way, while the man who was hugging the girl had his head back in front of him. It was obvious that it was Old Gu Changwei—hey!

Lin saw that the deer didn't stop and rode past.

After riding past, I couldn't help but look back and want to laugh.

Sigh, fine, fine, I'll let it go since we're all men, I won't report you!

I rode north along the way and soon left the area of ​​Nanluoguxiang. Before long, I entered a fairly new-looking residential area—Chen Hong had just rented a two-bedroom apartment here.

I got off the car, took off my helmet, went upstairs and knocked on the door. Sure enough, she was there.

She was wearing a cool, breezy slip dress, and only put on an extra jacket when she opened the door.

Upon seeing that it was Lin Jianlu, she immediately smiled, stepped aside to let Lin Jianlu in, squatted down to get her slippers, and even helped Lin Jianlu take off her tall boots. After she changed, she stood up and smiled, "Riding a motorcycle again? It's so cold!"

Lin Jianlu didn't reply, but instead hugged her directly, her icy leather jacket making her squeal and laugh, "It's too cold, ah ha, Jianlu, spare me, it's so cold..."

His body was also icy cold.

After wandering around for more than an hour, most people would have been frozen solid, but I was young and warm, so I didn't think much of it. I took off my coat, sat down and had a cup of hot tea, and warmed up quickly.

She was watching a VCD, and it turned out to be Xu Qing's 96 drama, "The Emperor's Shadow".

Yes, it's the movie that was forcibly pulled from theaters after only four days of release—it's strange, yet it doesn't seem strange at all. The official version is no longer available, cinemas are closed, but pirated VCDs are everywhere.

I sat down and watched with her for a while.

She also commented, "The film was actually quite good, and Xu Qing's acting was also quite good, it's such a pity. I heard it was only shown for four days, such a big investment! It's all gone down the drain!"

Lin Jianlu actually knew the inside story.

The main reason it was criticized was public opinion. If it doesn't pass the review by the authorities, it can't even be shown in theaters; it's called a banned film. But "The Emperor's Shadow" passed the review and got the right to be shown, but it was criticized terribly for things like breastfeeding scenes. In short, the public opinion was so strong that the authorities had no choice but to pull it from the theater.

Never underestimate public opinion in any era.

Wang Shuo was actually driven away by such criticism.

As the saying goes, some things are only lightly weighed when weighed, but once they are, they weigh a ton. That's the point.

As she watched, the TV screen showed a shot of Xu Qing, dressed in a gorgeous robe, looking absolutely stunning. She couldn't help but exclaim, "Xu Qing is so beautiful."

Before Lin Jianlu could react, she suddenly asked again, "She might not act anymore, right? Will you still let her act?"

"What are you saying? I didn't lock her up. Why should I stop her from acting?"

She smiled but didn't say anything. Suddenly, she shifted her position and snuggled into Lin Jianlu's arms. Lin Jianlu instinctively reached out and slipped her hand under her nightgown. She shifted again to make it easier for Lin Jianlu's hand to slip inside.

After watching for a while, she suddenly said, "I'm actually not really interested in acting anymore."

"Okay, then you won't act."

"What do you think about me following Yu Feihong's example and becoming a teacher at a school? I wouldn't have to show my face in public anymore... Is that okay? Would any school want me?"

Lin Jianlu looked at her, "Do you think I don't like you showing yourselves in the public eye?"

She was surprised for a moment, stood up, and asked in return, "Isn't that right?"

Lin Jianlu hadn't really considered this issue before, but now that she brought it up, he thought about it carefully and realized that he had indeed had this idea, but he still rejected it himself. "It's fine to take on roles, I don't want to lock anyone in a cage! But there's one condition: no kissing scenes, and definitely no nude scenes. Everything else is fine."

Chen Hong laughed, thought for a moment, and said, "That works too!"

But after she leaned back into his arms, Lin Jianlu couldn't help but start thinking. He pondered—Chen Hong was an extremely intelligent girl. Although Lin Jianlu knew for sure that Chen Hong and Yu Feihong were infatuated with him, he always had to think twice about what they said.

Having been in the industry for a long time, he has seen many seasoned veterans and also many newbies. In the end, the girls who can make Lin Jianlu stay by his side are often straightforward and "silly girls".

For example, Su Huilun, Liang Yongqi, and Jiang Qinqin, in Lin Jianlu's opinion, they are all quite silly.

Being straightforward and outspoken, and having a bit of a temper, is no big deal.

Even Xu Qing is actually this type of person.

She has a temper and is quite arrogant, but at her core, she is a person of strong emotions and very straightforward.

Chen Hong and Yu Feihong, however, are not.

Both of them were exceptionally intelligent—Yu Feihong was a bit better; she was actually more pretentious and somewhat of a literary youth, but after she took it upon herself to fly to New York to pursue him and was slapped on the head by him, she became much more obedient, at least not so pretentious in front of him. Chen Hong, however, was different.

Lin Jianlu believed that she had developed genuine feelings for him, but he didn't think that a girl like her would remain trapped in a relationship forever—a smart person who is trapped in a relationship is still a smart person!

After pondering it over and over, I finally understood—oh, she's asking me for work!
She's clearly not the kind of person who'd be willing to take a little money each month and stay at home obediently as your mistress!

It's common knowledge in the industry that Brigitte Lin owns Forbidden City Film Company and Hsu Ching manages Sky Films—she's been frequently using Hsu Ching as an example ever since we met today.

understood.

"There is indeed something that would be perfect for you to do."

"Huh? What?"

She was immediately interested and craned her neck to look up.

"Why don't you start a talent agency? This kind of thing is just starting to become popular in mainland China, it hasn't been that long. Basically, everyone is still using the traditional agent model, where one agent works with a big star and manages a few minor actors on the side. If you start a talent agency, people might not care what others say, but I can get Jiang Qinqin, Zuo Xiaoqian... and Jia Jingwen too, who else? Oh, you can sign a few singers too. And I have a backup dancer named Li Xiaoran, I'll give her a push when I have the chance. If you sign all their agency contracts, they'll have a big breakthrough in the next year or two!"

She paused for a moment, then suddenly became excited, "Jiang Qinqin and Jia Jingwen... I remember you and He Xiuqiong were talking about them in Taipei before, weren't they? Their management contracts weren't signed with Qiong Yao?"

Lin Jianlu shrugged. "They're my people! If Qiong Yao wants to cooperate, she has to give me this much face!"

She became completely excited. Sensing Lin Jianlu's hand, she slapped it away, struggled free, and sat up straight. "If I'm going to run a management company, you have to get Brigitte Lin to sign her management contracts in mainland China with me! And Su Huilun and Chen Shuhua too!"

Hey...you're really quick-witted!
Lin Jianlu's idea was to secure contracts with these big-name Hong Kong and Taiwan stars, including film emperors, actresses, singers, and superstars, and to make a quick profit before the mainland entertainment industry took off.

Then I'll agree to her request, "Okay!"

(End of this chapter)