Reverse Rebirth 1990

Chapter 217 223 [Talk is worse than action]

Looking at the wide-eyed Zhou Xingchi, who was surprised and bewildered, Song Zhichao said lightly, "I asked you if you slept with Zhu Yin? To use the exact words to describe it, do you have sex or not?"

Zhou Xingchi: "..."

After a long time, he said angrily, "This doesn't seem to have anything to do with you, does it?"

"It does matter." Song Zhichao said seriously, "Do you know that Mr. Fu Jiajun, the second young master of our Fu Company, likes Miss Zhu Yin very much?"

Zhou Xingchi: "..."

"Then do you know that he once pursued Miss Zhu Yin and confessed his love to her, but unfortunately she rejected him in the end?"

Zhou Xingchi: "..." Continue to be confused.

Seeing this, Song Zhichao sighed and said, "It looks like you don't know anything, no wonder..."

"No wonder why?" Zhou Xingchi asked.

"No wonder you brought Zhu Yin here today, and showed your affection in front of Second Young Master Fu."

"Ahem, you may have misunderstood, Zhu Yin and I are not..."

"I know——" Song Zhichao flicked the ash into the ashtray handsomely, "I know that your current girlfriend is Luo Huijuan, and you have been dating since the filming of "Heroes of the World", and it has been almost three years now, but Recently, it seems that you two are about to break up, um, is it because of Zhu Yin?"

Zhou Xingchi's cheeks turned hot, "Mr. Song, the reason why I came to discuss with you is to discuss the script, not to hear you talk about my private life."

"That's right," Song Zhichao nodded, "I don't care about your private life, but if you want to join this show, you have to figure out one thing. Are you and Fu Ershao rivals in love? You know, This movie is invested by Fu."

Seeing Zhou Xingchi in a daze, Song Zhichao continued: "I don't want to affect your relationship with Fu Shao because of your relationship with Zhu Yin, and I don't want to affect the progress of this drama because of you. I am a person who pursues perfection and do things more carefully." Be careful and meticulous, I avoid all possible delays, that's why I am so blunt, gossip and ask you so many embarrassing questions. In a word, I am responsible for this drama."

Zhou Xingchi was speechless, and looked at Song Zhichao stupidly.

At this time, Zhu Yin brought the coffee and gave them each a cup.

Song Zhichao nodded at her and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Zhu Yin hurriedly said, "You're welcome." Then her beautiful eyes looked at Zhou Xingchi again, eyes full of love.

Zhou Xingchi also seemed to notice Zhu Yin's affectionate eyes, he coughed hurriedly, took a sip of coffee, and then said to Song Zhichao, "Don't worry, Mr. Song, I have a problem, as long as I'm filming, I'll keep everything private Feelings aside, they will never be involved in filming."

Song Zhichao smiled, crossed his legs, picked up the coffee cup with one hand, took a sip and said, "This is the best." After speaking, he glanced at Zhu Yin intentionally or unintentionally.

Zhu Yin felt that the atmosphere was weird, but she didn't understand what they were talking about.

"Okay, let's talk about the script, what do you think?" Song Zhichao asked Zhou Xingchi with a smile.

Zhou Xingchi said without hesitation: "I like it!" After a pause, "To be precise, I like this script."

After thinking about it carefully, Zhou Xingchi said again: "I have always conceived a food-themed script, but I had no clue, until I received your "God of Cookery", I immediately knew that this drama was exactly what I wanted You may think it’s unbelievable for me to say this, but it’s true, and even some of my ideas coincide with your script, so I think it’s a kind of fate, and I should be in this play play!"

Song Zhichao listened intently to Zhou Xingchi's narration without interrupting him, until Zhou Xingchi's mood stabilized, then he said with a smile: "It seems that you are very satisfied with this script."

"Yes, very satisfied." Zhou Xingchi replied straightforwardly, and then said: "May I ask, who wrote this script?" His face was full of curiosity.

Song Zhichao didn't hide anything, "I wrote it——it's my first time writing a script, so I'm not very professional, please forgive me."

"What you wrote...wasn't you joking?" Zhou Xingchi stared straight at Song Zhichao with wide-eyed eyes.

Zhu Yin next to him also had an incredulous expression on his face, staring at Song Zhichao fiercely, as if seeing a panda, full of surprise.

Seeing this, Song Zhichao smiled and said, "It's just a script, you two shouldn't be so surprised, right?"

Only then did Zhou Xingchi let out a sigh of relief, and said, "Actually, at first I thought it was a script that your company hired a professional screenwriter to write. It's creative and has two distinct points, but..."

"It's just that the writing style is a little bad." Song Zhichao helped Zhou Xingchi finish the sentence.

Zhou Xingchi looked a little embarrassed, with an awkward smile on his face.

"Fortunately, you still accepted it after watching it," Song Zhichao said to Zhou Xingchi with a smile, "Since this is the case, I think we hit it off and had a good chat, so I have chosen you as the leading actor in this drama. What do you think?" ?”

Song Zhichao wanted to strike while the iron was hot, and directly decided on Zhou Xingchi as the leading actor in "The God of Cookery".

Zhou Xingchi suddenly picked up the coffee, took a sip, and then said with a worried face: "I have no problem here, and the salary is also good. Since Mr. Song invited me sincerely, the salary will not be low-but... "Zhou Xingchi hesitated to speak.

"But what?" Song Zhichao asked back.

Zhou Xingchi sighed, but didn't speak.

At this time, Zhu Yin who was sitting next to Zhou Xingchi raised his hand suddenly and said, "I know this."

"You know?" Song Zhichao looked at her.

Zhou Xingchi also looked at her with surprise.

"It's just..." Zhu Yin glanced at Zhou Xingchi, hesitated and said, "It's just that Ah Xing's company is in trouble."

Although Zhu Yin only said such a short sentence, Song Zhichao understood it immediately.

Today's Zhou Xingchi is not alone, nor is he the authoritarian "Xing Ye" in his previous life. He decides what to film and what not to film.

Now Zhou Xingchi has signed a contract with Yongsheng Entertainment Company, and his immediate bosses are the Xiang Brothers, Xiang Huaqiang and Xiang Huasheng.

If you want to accurately sort out the relationship between Zhou Xingchi and the Xiang brothers, you have to mention Zhou Xingchi's "history of popularity".

As we all know, Zhou Xingchi first played tricks on TVB until 1988, when he met Li Xiuxian and won the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor in "Pioneer of the Thunderbolt" in one fell swoop.Of course, it is a great boost to his career, but it doesn't get affirmed like this.It is said that Taiwanese filmmakers were not optimistic about him at that time, and sold all the film contracts in their hands.

But no matter what, his career began to develop. At this time, he slowly surpassed the once insurmountable Tony Leung.He performed in TVB's short drama "Metropolis" at that time, and became a niche that TVB strongly praised.In the same year, "The Heroes of the World" was also all the rage.

From 1988 to 1989, it slowly emerged. In the past two years, it was mainly drama, and most of the characters were killed.For example, he was killed by Dasha in "The Wind Catcher", was killed by a toothbrush in "Brave Heroes", was killed in "The End of the Dragon" and Jet Li's acting, and was killed in "Dragon and Phoenix Tea House".So it seems that "Pioneer of Thunderbolt" is not bad, at least not killed.There's no way, in this era when the tall Chow Yun-fat image is all the rage, Xingzi's stature, if he wants to stand out, he is at best a murdered younger brother.It can be said that during this period of time, he basically got his start slowly by playing various supporting roles that were killed.

But fortunately, during this period of time, TV dramas made him stand out. "Heroes of the World" and "He Comes from the Rivers and Lakes" established his status as a TVB niche, and gradually showed his ability to be funny.

In 1990, the funny skills gradually came into play. Director Liu Zhenwei even tried to use Xingzi in "The Gambler" because he was the producer of "Looking for a Husband and Jackie Chan" and had seen Xingzi perform.So Xingzi soared into the sky and became the king of Hong Kong's new generation of comedy.

However, at this time, he was not without worries.In the trailer of "Invincible Lucky Star", we can see that Xingzi, who was popular at that time, was persecuted by many gangsters. Li Xiuxian once said that Xingzi blocked many gangsters for Xingzi. The Hong Kong trailer of "Invincible Lucky Star" is actually a kind of self-deprecation by Stephen Chow.

However, it may not be a good thing for Danny Lee to block the underworld for him, because Danny Lee's film style is really not suitable for Xingzi, so at this time Yongsheng made a move, and Xiang Huaqiang directly bought the film contract from Li Xiuxian.

After joining Yongsheng, Zhou Xingchi turned into a panacea for the box office. As long as he appears, he can basically guarantee a box office of 3000 million.You know, at this time, those who can reach 2000 million are already big names, and Zhou Xingchi can easily reach 3000 million, easily reach 4000 million, and there are still close to 5000 million. What level is it, needless to say.

But high box office does not mean high pay.Since Yongsheng bought his film contract from Li Xiuxian, his salary is not high.For example, "Fight Back To School" with a box office of 4300 million, Zhou Xingchi's salary is only 70.

It can be seen from this that Zhou Xingchi, who has become famous now, must be attached to the Xiang brothers and be protected by them, and only after getting their approval can he take on new movies.

Interestingly, in addition to the cooperative relationship outside the play, the relationship between Zhou Xingchi and Xiang Shi also penetrates into the play from time to time, creating some intriguing scenes.

For example, in the previous life "Tang Bohu Spots the Autumn Fragrance", after Tang Bohu sneaked into Washington, Mrs. Hua named him "Hua Sheng", and Tang Bohu was shocked: "Madam, I can't afford this name. I still call it Hua'an." In "The Gambler" produced by the producer, the "Gambling Saint" Ah Xing played by Zhou Xingchi gets the protection and assistance of "Dragon Five" played by Xiang Huaqiang, which seems to be a reflection of his real relationship.

With a "ding", Song Zhichao put the spoon on the plate and made a crisp sound, then he looked at Zhou Xingchi with a smile and said, "I understand your situation, but don't worry, I will negotiate with your company on this matter, As long as you like this movie and are willing to shoot it, then I will definitely help you!"

Zhou Xingchi didn't understand where Song Zhichao's confidence in saying this came from. You must know that the Fu family and the Cha family are fighting fiercely, and the relationship between the Cha family and the Xiang brothers is known all over the world. Could it be that Song Zhichao can still talk about trends? Hua Qiang?
Although Zhu Yin has only entered the entertainment circle not long ago, she also knows the strong attitude of the Xiang brothers in controlling Yongsheng Entertainment, and even more knows how helpless Zhou Xingchi, the talented idol in his heart, is in Yongsheng.Although he has talent, he has nowhere to display it, so he can only accept plays according to the company's regulations. Occasionally he wants to shoot a movie he likes, and he has to report to the company for instructions. He has no autonomy at all.

So Zhu Yin looked at Song Zhichao with surprise in her beautiful eyes. It was really hard for her to believe that Song Zhichao could really help Zhou Xingchi convince the company.

Song Zhichao also knew that it was useless for him to talk too much at this moment, and he could only prove his ability with practical actions.So he smiled and said to Zhou Xingchi: "Just wait, I will give you news in three days at the latest! - Also, do me a favor, help convince Wu Mengda, Luo Jiaying and the others, I hope you will be with them in this drama shoot."

Zhou Xingchi immediately expressed his opinion: "Don't worry, I can handle it for you."

Wu Mengda and Luo Jiaying were both acquaintances of Zhou Xingchi, so they were easy to persuade.

Seeing this, Song Zhichao smiled in his heart. With the leading actor Zhou Xingchi, the heroine Liu Jialing, plus Wu Mengda, Luo Jiaying, Dai Long and other supporting roles, his "God of Cookery" can be regarded as half successful. As for the Xiang brothers... …

Song Zhichao swept his eyebrows with his little finger and narrowed his eyes.

(End of this chapter)