Against the Current Hong Kong 1979

Chapter 113 Zhao Yazhi's Troubles (Please Subscribe)

Upon arrival, the staff responsible for reception first took them to the Jin Yue Hotel, which they had booked.

Zhang Shuai'an shared a room with Lü Liangwei, while Zhao Yazhi shared a room with Chen Yulian. As for Pan Yingzi, she shared a room with Manager Yang.

Zhang Shuai'an helped Zhao Yazhi and Chen Yulian move their luggage.

Seeing Zhao Yazhi's complexion, he couldn't help but ask with concern, "Sister Zi, are you... are you alright?"

"It's alright." Zhao Yazhi just felt a little tired, but she forced herself to keep a straight face.

Zhang Shuai'an advised, "Sister Zi, you don't really need to push yourself so hard. You can go back to work after you've recovered from childbirth."

Zhao Yazhi gave a wry smile: "The competition is so fierce now. I don't know if I'll still have a place after I give birth."

Zhang Shuai'an said calmly, "Sister Zi, your temperament is special, and you are in a class of your own among actresses. No one can compete with you in the short term."

"Thank you for the compliment." Zhao Yazhi felt that her lover was comforting her.

Zhang Shuai'an then asked, "Sister Zi, is there something wrong at home?"

According to his guess, even if Zhao Yazi is very career-oriented, she wouldn't disregard her health at all.

"Sigh, let's not talk about these troubling things." Zhao Yazhi directly avoided the topic.

As Zhang Shi'an had predicted, things went exactly as he had expected.

Because of the popularity of "Shanghai Bund", Feng Chengcheng, played by Zhao Yazhi, became a hot topic. As a result, tabloid reporters started staking out their neighborhood, which annoyed Huang Hanwei and his mother.

Huang Hanwei again urged Zhao Yazhi to resign and become a housewife, since his income as a doctor was enough to support the whole family.

Zhao Yazhi is aware that she is currently enjoying great popularity and plans to take a good rest during her pregnancy.

Unfortunately, it backfired.

She hadn't even had a few days of rest when, with the continued popularity of "Shanghai Bund," she received more and more offers, and the prices offered made Huang Hanwei and his mother somewhat tempted.

However, Huang Hanwei's pride as the head of the family made him particularly unhappy about this.

Until this time, CTS offered a high price of 60,000 yuan to invite Zhao Yazhi to come and promote the show. She only needed to stay for two days, and the money would be directly deposited into her account.

Zhao Yazhi felt that she wasn't showing much of a baby bump yet, so she went out for a couple of days and earned tens of thousands of yuan, which would be enough to cover the cost of baby formula.

This time, Huang Hanwei absolutely refused to agree and even threatened to divorce him.

Zhao Yazhi was at the peak of her career and really didn't want a divorce, so she had to temporarily decline the invitation.

However, after only two days, Fang Yihua personally came to persuade her, and now she had no choice but to go.

Huang Hanwei had no choice but to agree, but his dissatisfaction had reached its peak.

Zhang Shuai'an knew that the couple's conflicts would only escalate, as they were fundamentally incompatible. If Zhao Yazi's career remained relatively stable, Huang Hanwei might have been able to accept her occasionally taking on acting roles.

But Zhao Yazhi is now so popular that when people mention Huang Hanwei, they only say that he is Zhao Yazhi's husband.

Huang Hanwei could tell from the tone of those people's words that they were saying he had hit the jackpot by marrying Zhao Yazhi and would never have to worry about food or drink for the rest of his life.

In addition, there have been constant rumors surrounding Zhao Yazhi. This time, Huang Hanwei snapped and decided to stay in the hospital instead of going home, no longer wanting to see or hear such things.

"Why are you two walking so slowly?"

After entering the hotel room, Chen Yulian returned and found the two still lingering at the elevator entrance, so she came back to urge them on.

Zhang Shuai'an could only say, "A-Lian, take good care of Sister Zi. If anything happens, remember to call me from next door."

"I understand." Chen Yulian stared at Zhang Shuai'an and said somewhat strangely, "Judging from your nervousness, it's as if Sister Zi is pregnant with your child."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Zhao Yazhi's expression changed, and she shouted at Chen Yulian sternly.

Realizing she had misspoke, Chen Yulian quickly apologized, "Sister Zi, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, I just accidentally said the wrong thing."

"It's alright." Zhao Ya's demeanor softened again, and she gently reminded him, "This isn't Hong Kong, it's Taiwan. If unrelated people hear this, who knows what kind of rumors will spread about it."

A few minutes later.

Manager Yang returned with small steps and called Zhang Shuai'an and the others to her room for a short meeting to give them some instructions.

As for Pan Yingzi, she went out to have dinner with film producers and directors.

Manager Yang said with a somewhat displeased expression, "I just received news from CTS that there seems to be a small problem, and the welcome banquet originally scheduled for tonight has been temporarily canceled."

"What's wrong?" Chen Yulian couldn't help but ask.

Manager Yang sighed and said, "The people at CTS (China Television System) played a trick. They only applied to import 'Young Detective Bao Qingtian,' but secretly they also bought the rights to 'Shanghai Bund.' They plan to broadcast both shows together."

"However, some of the gunfight scenes in 'Shanghai Bund' were deemed by the authorities to be incompatible with the local censorship."

Hearing this, Lü Liangwei couldn't help but say with some surprise, "CTS is too bold. They dared to import it even though it didn't pass the review, and then invited us to do publicity."

"Actually, this kind of thing isn't a big deal, but it's not insignificant either." Manager Yang wasn't particularly surprised by the matter. "Often, TV stations have certain privileges. As long as the money is right, they can add the review later. This time, it's most likely because someone reported it."

Zhang Shuai'an asked, "Now, is there anything we need to do?"

"No need, just let them handle it themselves." Manager Yang shook his head. "The waters here are too murky for us to wade through. If there are still no results by tomorrow, I can take you to meet some film producers. Maybe we can even negotiate a few film contracts, so it won't be a wasted trip."

Zhang Shuai'an said calmly, "Manager Yang can talk to them on their behalf. I have other plans for my film contracts."

"Oh, so I know you own your own company."

Manager Yang glanced at Zhang Shuai'an and said with a smile, "This is Taiwan Island, we're all in this together. Those film producers are after your fame. If you don't even show up, what's the point of talking?"

"I understand," Zhang Shuai'an said calmly. "Manager Yang, do you want me to be a mascot?"

Manager Yang nodded: "Anyway, it won't interfere with anything. When the time comes, just show your three million yuan fee, and those who aren't sincere will naturally back out. If someone really can come up with three million yuan, I believe Anzai, you wouldn't want to miss out on earning it, would you?"

Zhang Shuai'an agreed with Manager Yang's words. If the film companies in Taiwan could really offer him three million in film fees, then apart from pornographic films or political and educational films, what's wrong with taking on the rest of the films?

Not long after.

Lü Liangwei couldn't hold back any longer and blurted out, "I heard Taiwanese girls are super hot, wanna go out and have some fun?"

"What, are you tempted?" Zhang Shuai'an glanced at Lü Liangwei sideways.

This guy is also known for his boundless energy and has had quite a few girlfriends, including model Kwong Mui-po, whom he lived with, and singer Mei-yun and Kathy Chow, among others, with whom he had been married.

In 2001, at the age of forty-six, he still managed to charm a billionaire woman into marrying him.

Lü Liangwei shrugged nonchalantly: "Just going out for some fun, I'm free anyway."

"Go if you want," Zhang Shuai'an replied. "I don't want to move for the time being."

Zhao Yazhi was right next door, and he needed to keep an eye on her at all times to prevent anything from happening to her.

Lü Liangwei rolled his eyes and lay back down on the bed: "Forget it, if you're not going, what's the point of me going alone?"

Just then, Manager Yang's voice rang out from outside: "Anzai, Weizai, come out for a moment."

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