The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 494: A Little Bit

"Oh, isn't this the beautiful producer that Lao Xu has always wanted to introduce to me?"

Chen Zhixi covered her mouth and laughed secretly. Anyone can say words of praise, but the pleasure brought by saying these words to people of different identities is worlds apart.

"Hello, Producer Chen!"

Lu Yuan extended his hand politely.

Chen Zhixi is of average appearance and young, but has a decent temperament. She has long hair tied up and wears simple and elegant clothes.

"Hello, Teacher Lu." She shook it quickly.

The air was filled with heat waves. After standing there for a short while, a layer of shiny sweat broke out on the foreheads of several people. After putting the luggage in the trunk, the four of them got into the car.

The streets in Chiang Mai are not wide. There are many pedestrians on the roads, few cars, but three-wheeled tuk-tuks are very common.

There are towering trees along the street, English and Thai bilingual business signs hanging colorfully on the low houses on both sides of the road, and all kinds of daily necessities shops.

It looks and feels like China in the seventies.

"Sawadee ka. Cry and cry. How do you say go in Thai? I forgot. Come on."

A grumpy Chinese man who was traveling in Thailand was standing in front of a tuk-tuk with his companions, muttering to himself.

Lu Yuan withdrew his gaze from the other person, smiled and shook his head, and asked the co-pilot: "Producer Chen, are you from Northeast China?"

"Yes, I am from Harbin."

Chen Zhixi was holding up a makeup mirror to touch up her makeup. When she heard this, she turned around and smiled, saying, "Do you have a heavy accent?"

"It's OK. When I was filming a movie before, there was a guy from Northeast China who taught me how to quickly distinguish a Northeastern accent."

"Are you talking about Lin Gengxin?"

"Hey, how did you know?" Lu Yuan was surprised.

Xu Zheng was driving and took over the conversation with a teasing look on his face.

"Lu Yuan visited the set of Xuan-Yuan Sword in Hengdian yesterday. He lingered in the Little White Building at night. In the morning, he yawned and looked listless. Hey, are you not online? Pictures speak louder than words. This news is probably still on Weibo."

Chen Zhixi smiled politely.

"Uh" This guy is a bit embarrassed. Which tabloid is so unruly.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. I understand. I understand. Haha." Xu Zheng pressed the horn. The Thai people are really tough on the road.

Lu Yuan shrugged and changed the subject: "I heard from Old Xu that you two have known each other for a long time?"

"We co-starred in 'The Royal Secret Agent' in 08," Chen Zhixi replied.

"You were also an actor?"

"Of course not. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama." Xu Zheng explained, giving a thumbs up: "Her ability is beyond doubt. I specially invited her to be the producer this time."

"Old Xu is exaggerating." Chen Zhixi waved his hand modestly: "Wang Lei and I are classmates."

She was talking about the actor who played Chen Feng in "Number".

Lu Yuan nodded and asked, "Why did you want to change your career to become a producer?"

Chen Zhixi glanced at him and said slowly, "I don't think I have the talent to be a top actor. When I reach the middle position, I have to work hard to squeeze up. This industry is like sailing against the current. If you don't move forward, you will fall behind.

Moreover, the industry is very chaotic, with many unspoken rules, and actors are subject to too many constraints. They will give up many things for resources, which I don’t like. Moreover, even if you put down your bottom line and sell out your personality, you will finally become a big star, and you will still worry about regressing one day and being abandoned by the market. "

Lu Yuan nodded. It was a very common and normal thought.

The entertainment industry, or any place of fame and fortune, is inevitably full of filth and dirt, but the problems become particularly prominent when the entertainment industry is exposed to the camera.

Especially with the influx of capital in the past two years, netizens have seen all kinds of eye-opening tricks for resources.

When he signed with Huayi, he was replaced by the role in "Top Secret Escort". At that moment, he realized that being just an actor was not enough.

Therefore, even if it meant risking being banned by Huayi, he refused to sign the contract renewal and jumped out on his own.

Chiang Mai International Airport is very close to the city center, about ten minutes away.

The crew stayed at the Tapee Place Hotel.

When Lu Yuan arrived, Wu Lang and the main creative team of the crew were standing outside the hotel waiting.

"Lost in Thailand" was co-invested by Lu Yuan and Xu Zheng. Lu Yuan invested 3000 million yuan, and Xu Zheng contributed his salary and director's fee into the company, receiving a 10% share of the profits.

Chen Zhixi represented Xu Zheng, and Wu Lang represented Lu Yuan, who came here early at the beginning of the month.

The filming crew are all familiar faces.

Such as photographer Song Xiaofei, art designer Hao Yi, action director Chen Shuo, and sound recorder Dong Xu.
They are either from the crew of "Killing" or from "No Man's Land". Xu Zheng has put a lot of effort into getting this group of people together.

Seeing Lu Yuan getting off the car, they all greeted him in various ways.

"Teacher Lu, here we come."

"Director Lu."

"..."

It’s quite a big scene, but Lu Yuan doesn’t really care about it. He just wants to focus on filming.

He clasped his hands together, faced the crowd, bowed slightly, and asked everyone to be polite.

I had a simple lunch at noon and chatted with the main creators of the crew. After that, I went back to my room to rest.

Liu Shishi was too crazy last night and asked for it too many times. Although he was always strong when asked, he was still a human being after all. When the sun shone on the way here, he became sleepy and started to feel sleepy.

I slept until the evening, and when I woke up, the sky outside the window was dark.

The room was empty, and I felt inexplicably abandoned by the world and had no idea what to do.

I went to the bathroom, washed my face, and ran to the balcony.

The hotel enjoys an excellent location, overlooking the night view of Chiang Mai city. Next to it is the brightly lit Wat Phra Ram, which is so close that it seems to be within reach.

The evening breeze makes my mind clear.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Who?"

"I, Baoqiang."

The door opened and Wang Baoqiang squatted in front of it stupidly.

Seeing his confused face, she stood up, grinned and said, "Let's go, let's go to the night market, have a massage, and see pythons, transvestites, hehe."

The four treasures of Thailand: ladyboys, elephants, pythons, and the Four-Faced Buddha.

Lu Yuan turned around to get his equipment, saying, "I've seen you posting photos of your son in the group these past few days. How's the little one doing?"

"I treated my first child like a treasure and my second child like a pig. They are very tough. My mom said they look just like me when I was a child."

When talking about his son, Wang Baoqiang looked very happy.

"Aunt went to America?"

"Well, she's in confinement."

"Where's Old Xu?"

"I knocked on the door."

He turned back wearing a mask and saw Xu Zheng wearing a baseball cap coming out from the next door.

"Let's go to the bar."

Xu Zheng is a playboy, and he is very dissolute when Tao Hong is not around.

The three of them entered the elevator together. The facilities in this hotel were old and outdated. The lights in the elevator were dim and flickered from time to time.

It's like being in a horror movie.

They lived on the fifth floor and the elevator stopped at the fourth floor.

A long-haired girl came in from outside, muttering to herself while holding the phone. She was tall, fragrant, and had a great figure with a curvy figure.

The lighting in the elevator was poor and I couldn't see clearly.

Relying on his height advantage, Wang Baoqiang raised his head slightly and looked around.

After confirming that the other party was speaking authentic Thai, he tilted his head and asked in a low voice: "Tell me, is this a man or a woman?"

Xu Zheng took a look and curled his lips: "The women you met in Thailand, especially those with outstanding looks and figures, are all fucking transvestites."

"Isn't it uncomfortable for him to hold his throat like this?"

"Who knows."

"Ding dong."

The elevator went to the first floor and the door opened.

Who would have thought that the long-haired girl said leisurely: "It's not uncomfortable, because the tiles are from Chaoshan"

Lu Yuan and the other two: “.”

Ningbo, the crew of "Search".

"Haileu, come here."

"Thank you, Sister Chen." Qin Hailu sat down next to Chen Hong and glanced at her phone: "What are you looking at?"

"Lu Yuan went to Hengdian to visit the set last night. He came out of the Little White Building in the morning and was photographed by reporters. Haha, the angle of the picture is really tricky."

"Really? Let me see." She leaned her head closer.

The two chatted for a while.

Chen Hong said regretfully: "Old Chen actually invited Lu Yuan. He wanted you two to work together on the big screen again, but he didn't have the time."

Since "Farewell My Concubine", director Chen's situation has gone from bad to worse.

None of the films met the expected box office levels, the halo of the big director was shaky, and the highly anticipated "The Promise" was even regarded as a bad movie.

No matter how strong Director Chen's resolve was, he could not avoid feeling decadent.

Chen Hong saw it and felt anxious, and repeatedly advised Director Chen to lower his status and cater to the public's aesthetic taste.

Chen Kaiquan was probably also in a panic. After a long period of preparation, he finally decided on a work called "Search" which focuses on social hot spots and criticizes online violence.

He put a lot of thought into this drama, especially in the selection of actors.

Chen Hong sighed, "What a coincidence, Lu Yuan is quite similar to the one in my family. They both like to recite poetry."

Qin Hai smiled. Director Chen really liked poetry. During the filming period, he was often seen on the set, reciting poetry with great emotion.

Lu Yuan probably has other intentions than drinking.

In the past, the couple interacted secretly on Weibo. He wrote poems, while she was on a long journey. But after officially announcing her relationship with Liu Shishi, she has never been on Weibo again.

As the two were chatting, they saw the executive director of the crew running past them in a hurry.

Chen Hong was the producer of the film and played a role in it. Seeing this, she hurriedly asked, "What's going on?"

"Sister Hong." The executive director panted, "Yang Mi hasn't come yet."

"What's going on? This seems to be the third time. Have you called to ask?"

"Can't get through."

"Contact her agent."

"Her agent said Yang Mi came early in the morning and was probably stuck in traffic."

Chen Hong frowned, straightened her waist and leaned back, saying only one word.

"Wait!!"

The executive director held his phone in his hand and turned away.

Qin Hailu was a little confused as to why Director Chen chose Yang Mi instead of Liu Shishi.

Thinking of the relationship between Liu Shishi and Lu Yuan, she casually mentioned: "This guy has been very busy lately."

Chen Hong was browsing Weibo and squinted her eyes. This feeling was very familiar. She knew what he wanted to do, but she didn't point it out.

When casting was just beginning, she mentioned Liu Shishi to her husband because she was more popular than Yang Mi. Although Yang Mi relied on hype to become a hot topic, it was just a false popularity.

It’s just that her husband is a little narrow-minded. After Lu Yuan rejected the invitation on the grounds of schedule, he lost interest when he knew that they were in a relationship.

Chen Hong said unhappily, "She is indeed very busy. She wants to stir up all kinds of topics and go back and forth between multiple crews. How can she figure out the role properly? In this respect, she is not as patient as Liu Shishi. Liu Shishi is more popular than her, but she doesn't hype herself up much. She only takes two or three dramas a year. She is a very low-key girl."

Qin Hailu suppressed the urge to pout wildly.

There's no comparison between the two.

Liu Shishi is lucky. She has someone behind her, no shortage of resources, and Lu Yuan dotes on her, so she is qualified to be picky.

Although she wanted to squeeze out Yang Mi and replace him with Liu Shishi out of affection, it didn't mean that she thought there was anything wrong with Yang Mi.

The blooming period of female stars is short. If they don’t take advantage of their popularity, who can guarantee that they will have another chance in the future?

Compared to Liu Shishi, who is behind Yang Mi?
It's not easy for a young girl to work hard in the entertainment industry and become the queen of topic by relying on "Scarlet Heart". It's like walking on thin ice.

When you, Chen Hong, were young, you were several levels better than her in using tricks.

Another half an hour passed, and the executive director ran past the two again, sweating profusely.

"what happened?"

"Sister Hong, Yang Mi hasn't arrived yet and she's not answering the phone. The director is cursing."

"Still not here?"

"It's been half an hour. How can she be such a big star that she deserves to keep the entire crew waiting? She has no idea how high the sky is and how deep the earth is now that she has become famous!"

Chen Hong glanced at her phone angrily and stood up angrily.

"Call her agent and tell her to get lost!"

Night market in Chiang Mai.

It’s just a group of vendors gathered on Changkang Road.

Starting from sunset every day, local vendors would put the local specialties they had collected on the ground and shout out their sales, which would continue until 11pm.

From wood carvings, lacquerware, silverware, antiques to sausages, various clothing, fruits and snacks
Everything that has a Chiang Mai flavor can be found here.

To be honest, it's quite boring for three grown men to go shopping in the night market.

The corridor is similar to the alleys in Beijing, with a row of seats on each side. Three people are lying on them like uncles, and there is a footstool in front of the recliners.

Two middle-aged women who looked to be in their forties and a middle-aged man of similar age gave them foot massages.

Wang Baoqiang narrowed his eyes and said cheerfully, "Old Xu, what do you think about adding the scene in the elevator into the movie after we start filming?"

"Okay, then I'll find a real ladyboy. I want the most beautiful one. Ah. Be gentle, be gentle." Xu Zheng called out and opened his eyes to look at the woman who was massaging him.

"Are you stupid? People don't understand what you say." Wang Baoqiang mocked.

Xu Zheng sneered and said, "Bao Bao milk."

As soon as he finished speaking, the woman nodded, said something, and her hands were no longer so strong.

"Hiss, it must be fake." Wang Baoqiang was shocked and couldn't believe it.

"What did she say?"

Xu Zheng blinked, a hint of embarrassment flashed across his eyes, and shook his head: "I don't know."

Wang Baoqiang wanted to ask more, but he saw Lu Yuan hanging up the phone and said, "Screw it."

Then, the woman opposite him also nodded and slowed down the massage movements of her hands.

"What do you mean, how come you all know Thai?" He felt isolated.

"Just a little bit." Lu Yuan waved his hand.

"So what did she say to Old Xu just now?" Wang Baoqiang nodded at the woman sitting opposite Xu Zheng.

"Uh..." Lu Yuan hesitated and said, "She said she had some Thai Master Ma's Kidney-Nourishing Pills and asked Old Xu if he wanted some."

He was just making it up, but the woman did glance at the kidney-tonifying pills in the bag.

Xu Zheng: "."

Wang Baoqiang suppressed his laughter: "Is this true?"

"Come, let me teach you a few words."

Lu Yuan had learned a few words of Thai before coming here. After a brief recollection, he said, "In Thailand, gentle sex is called baobaonai, slow sex is called cacanai, fast sex is called nananai, and the important sex is called liuliunai."

"Why do I not believe it so much?"

Wang Baoqiang looked suspicious and said to the middle-aged man opposite him: "Then that milk."

The big man had a dark skin and a wide grin with very white teeth. He looked like he had black ancestry. He raised his hips slightly and suddenly increased the strength of his hands and started rubbing.

"Oh my god, wipe it gently, oh no, touch it, my breasts."

"Pfft, hahaha."

Xu Zheng laughed: "He lied to you. The key is to call it Nana Nai. If it's fast, it's called Liuliu Nai."

After a while, Wang Baoqiang looked exhausted, with a dull look in his eyes, and curled up in a chair with a look of despair.

Xu Zheng asked: "Who called just now?"

Lu Yuan ignored Wang Baoqiang's gaze and said, "My girlfriend said that Director Chen Kaiquan wanted her to audition."

Miss Liu doesn't want to go because the psychological trauma left by "The Promise" is too great.

But he had read the outline of the script and found it quite good, at least he could understand it, so he gave some advice.

As for Yang Mi being kicked out of the crew, he felt that it might not be a bad thing for the other party.

The last time they met at Bazaar, Yang Mi couldn't hide his tiredness, and the little bit of spirituality in his eyes was almost exhausted.

If Chen Hong's warning this time can make her wake up, she will no longer blindly pursue the number of works, but instead focus on improving and polishing her acting skills.

Then, this is undoubtedly a valuable opportunity for growth.

On the other side, Wang Baoqiang started shouting again.

"Fuck, what did you say to him, Sawadee Ka, stop pressing it."

(End of this chapter)