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Chapter 111 Kneeling to Deliver Money to Zhang Shuai'an (3rd Update, Please Subscribe)

Zhang Shuai'an's original plan was to finish signing these people in about an hour.

Somehow, the news got out.

It turned into Zhang Shuai'an holding an autograph session in front of Jiahe Company, which caused more and more people to rush over there.

If this keeps happening, it'll never end.

"Mr. Zou, I have to leave now." Zhang Shuai'an leaned close to Zou Wenhuai and said, "There are more and more people here, and I'm afraid something might happen, which would be difficult to handle."

"Don't stay at the company anymore, take a couple of days off and go out and have some fun."

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Zou Wenhuai also noticed the potential danger, so he said, "I'll have someone prepare a car for you. You can leave by car, and I'll cover for you here for a while."

As he spoke, Zou Wenhuai gave a few instructions to the people around him.

The man turned and left.

Zhang Shuai'an turned to the crowd of fans and said, "Today was supposed to be just a press conference, but it turned into an autograph session. I've been signing autographs for almost two hours, and my hands are about to fall off. Can I take a break? We'll hold another meet-and-greet sometime in the future."

Most fans were understanding; although they had waited a long time, they did see Zhang Shuai'an signing autographs without moving for quite some time.

"Wenqiang, we can't live without you! Don't go!"

"Brother Wen, I love you. Marry me! Feng Chengcheng isn't good enough for you!"

"Xu Wenqiang, I've heard you're a good fighter. Why don't you fight me before you leave!"

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However, there were also some more extreme cases who made a lot of noise and wouldn't let Zhang Shuai'an leave.

Zhang Shuai'an naturally ignored these extreme fans and turned to Guan Zhilin, saying, "What are you standing there for? Let's go."

Rosamund Kwan pointed to herself: "Am I leaving too?"

"Isn't this what you came to see me about?"

Zhang Shuai'an said speechlessly, "I'm leaving. If you're not leaving, what are you doing here?"

"Oh right." Rosamund Kwan came to her senses and immediately followed behind Zhang Shuai'an.

Zhang Shuai'an shook his head: "He looks completely dumbfounded."

The two arrived at the garage and saw a car about to drive out.

"Anzai, over here!" The driver was an old acquaintance; he was the same driver who had transported film with Jackie Chan before.

"Brother De." Zhang Shuai'an pulled Rosamund Kwan into the car, considered for a moment, and said, "Let's go to Shaw Brothers Studio."

Two seconds later, he added, "After you go out, take a few more laps so that no one follows you."

As the car drove out of the garage, Zhang Shuai'an had to lean back to avoid being noticed. Guan Zhilin looked at the one or two hundred people still gathered at the gate, listening to Zou Wenhuai say something.

"Brother An, your fame is a bit scary now."

Rosamund Kwan couldn't help but shake her head and sigh, "The girls at our school are almost crazy about you. I heard that one of my female classmates is planning to get your portrait tattooed there."

"There?" Zhang Shuai'an was taken aback. "Where?"

Rosamund Kwan blinked her beautiful eyes and asked with a grin, "Where do you think it is?"

"Tell her to stop, stop doing this!" Zhang Shuai'an said irritably. "There's nothing wrong with idol worship, but doing things like this is putting the cart before the horse and going astray."

Rosamund Kwan said, "Girls can be really crazy when they're chasing after their idols."

"Then why don't you go crazy?" Zhang Shuai'an asked with a smile.

"I'm different from them." Rosamund Kwan shook her head and said calmly, "My parents were celebrities. Our house used to be so lively. We saw all kinds of things—"

At this point, she suddenly lost interest in talking and changed the subject, saying, "Most importantly, An-ge, you're right here beside me. I can see you anytime I want. What's so crazy about that?"

"You'll be a big star someday," Zhang Shuai'an casually reassured him. "The people who idolize you could line up all the way to France."

Rosamund Kwan was amused and playfully hit him, saying, "How could it be that exaggerated?"

The driver in the front seat felt his teeth ache from listening to the two flirting.

Fortunately, it didn't take long to get to Shaw Studios, otherwise even if he wasn't afraid of sourness, he would have been unable to withstand it.

However, the driver still admired Zhang Shuai'an. In the movie, he seduced seven or eight women, but in reality, he could seduce women effortlessly. This kind of numerical anomaly really undermined the confidence of an ordinary man like him.

We've arrived at Shaw Studios.

Zhang Shuai'an brought Guan Zhilin to Shao Yifu's office.

When the security guard downstairs saw Zhang Shuai'an, he casually made a phone call to Shao Yifu's office.

Just as Zhang Shuai'an knocked on the office door, Shao Yifu had just hung up the phone.

Shao Yifu gestured to his secretary to pour tea for Zhang Shuai'an and the other man: "Anzai, you've finally shown up. If you hadn't, my office would have been torn down."

Then, he looked at Rosamund Kwan with a puzzled expression and said, "Aren't you the daughter of Kwan Shan and Bing Qian? I think your name is Jia Hui?"

"Uncle Shao has a great memory!" Rosamund Kwan nodded with a smile. "However, I've changed my name to Rosamund Kwan now."

Shao Yifu nodded: "How are your parents?"

"After the divorce, they went their separate ways," Rosamund Kwan replied. "My mother took my younger brother to the United States, my father went to Taiwan, and I'm still here studying."

"You must have had a tough time on your own!" Shao Yifu said casually. "You're in pretty good shape. If you don't find a good job after graduation, you can come work for Shao's. I can't guarantee anything else, but I can offer you a stable salary."

"Mr. Shao, you've spoken too late."

Zhang Shuai'an laughed and continued, "Jia Hui is already reserved by me. She'll sign with my company after she graduates, and I'll personally promote her."

"Oh?" Shao Yifu narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Zhang Shuai'an, and then at Guan Zhilin.

Rosamund Kwan knew what Shaw Yi-fu's gaze meant, and couldn't help but feel a little shy, turning her head slightly away.

At this time, she had not yet fully cultivated herself and was not the nine-tailed fox of later generations who had experienced the world.

"Now that you're here, let's get down to business."

Shao Yifu wasn't a gossipy person, nor was he interested in other people's relationship problems.

Zhang Shuai'an nodded: "I came here to talk about this, especially since I heard that 'Shanghai Bund Sequel' has already started filming?"

Shao Yifu readily admitted: "Yes, I asked Zhao Zhenqiang to find a few young screenwriters, including Chen Qiaoying and Cen Guorong, and they put together a script and started filming immediately."

Zhang Shuai'an's tone suddenly turned serious as he questioned, "Mr. Shao, I remember our contract stipulated that any sequel must be approved by me."

"That's true." Shao Yifu remained quite frank, as if he were talking about something trivial: "At the time, I didn't even know where you were, and popularity, if you don't seize it in time, it will quickly fade away. There was no time to think about so much."

Zhang Shuai'an didn't want to dwell on the issue: "Okay, just remember to make up the money for me."

He pointed at Rosamund Kwan: ​​"Also, arrange a role for her."

Shao Yifu nodded without even blinking: "No problem."

These are all minor matters.

"The TV series 'Shanghai Bund' and 'Young Detective Bao Qingtian' have already signed contracts with Taiwan's CTS and will premiere at the end of this month."

Shao Yifu then brought up another matter: "They hope you and Azhi will go and participate in an event to do some promotion."

Zhang Shuai'an fell into thought. He had heard of this TV station before. It started broadcasting on October 31, 1971, and had a strong military background, so it was considered to be pro-blue.

In the 1990s, he also filmed many popular TV series, such as the 1993 version of "Justice Bao" starring Jin Chaoqun and He Jiajin, which caused a ratings frenzy on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

However, around 2000, CTS (China Television System) began to decline and gradually lost its momentum.

Of course, none of this concerns Zhang Shuai'an for the time being.

Seeing Zhang Shuai'an fall silent, Shao Yifu misunderstood his thoughts and said directly, "The price they offered is quite good. You only need to go there for two days, make an appearance, go on a show, and shoot a promotional video, and you can get HK$880,000."

He continued, "Of course, if you only go for one day, just to appear on a show, you can still get 660,000."

Zhang Shuai'an was shocked. Were these Taiwanese people's money so easy to earn? They were practically begging him for money.

However, this price is indeed very attractive; you can earn 880,000 in just two days, which is really great.

You should know that when Taiwan invited Ti Lung to film a movie, the highest they ever offered was only 700,000.

A fool wouldn't make money if he could.

This kind of extra income is quite comfortable, so why not do it?

Zhang Shuai'an said, "I have no problem on my end, but you'll have to communicate with Sister Zi."