China Entertainment: Return to 2007

Xiao Zhihan is so cute that she conquered the whole crew in just half a day and became the group's favorite.

Xu Ge couldn't put it down and doted on her.

Not only did he recognize her as his sister on the spot, but he also responded to almost all her requests.

If she hadn't known that Xiao Zhihan was only three years old, Ni Ni Yangmi would have almost jumped out of jealousy.

In the evening, when he returned to his exclusive home, Ni Ni couldn't help but sigh: "Xu Ge, it seems you really like Xiao Zhihan."

"Of course, Xiao Zhihan is so cute, who can not like her?" Xu Ge nodded and smiled.

The older a man is, especially the dark-minded old man, the more he likes children.

Children are innocent and cute. When you get along with them, you don’t need to think too much about other things.

The innocence of children melts their outer skin, allowing them to release their instincts and relieve stress.

"Since you like it so much," Ni Ni said seriously, "Why don't I give you one..."

Xu Ge nodded and replied: "Okay, wait another three years, when you reach 25, I will definitely fulfill your wish."

Ni Ni wondered: "Why do we have to wait three years? I'm 22 now, and I can definitely be a mother."

"We are still too young," Xu Ge explained: "Don't worry, the time has come and everything will fall into place."

Seeing Xu Ge's resolute attitude, Ni Ni wisely said nothing.

After a long while, Ni Ni said again: "Xiao Zhihan is indeed very cute, so why don't we sign her?"

"That's okay." Xu Ge nodded in agreement: "Child actors are also a scarce resource. There are two of them, Qian Lai and Zhi Han. At least in the next five years, we will not worry about not having suitable young actors."

If a movie has flowers, it must have green leaves.

Young actors appear in many scripts,

Xiao Zhihan is very popular with Xu Ge, and of course he is willing to help her.

In fact, Xu Ge has already made plans. Xiao Zhihan will be 4 years old next year, and it will be her time to show off her talents.

"Xu Ge, how is the "Let the Bullets Fly" project you invested in last time?" Ni Nixiao asked.

"I just went to see it last month. It's almost finished. The quality is very high and it should get a lot of box office." After Xu Ge finished speaking, he looked at Ni Ni with a smile: "If you have anything to say, just say it."

"Sister Tao Hong came to see me yesterday. She asked if you were free tomorrow night. Xu Zheng wanted to chat with you."

"Xu Zheng?" Xu Ge thought and smiled: "How do you know Tao Hong? I haven't heard you tell me?"

"Sister Tao Hong and Sister Sun Li are familiar with each other. We met in Shanghai together."

Tao Hong and Xu Zheng are old people in the film and television industry in Shanghai. They have a wide network of contacts. If they want to get to know Ni Ni, they naturally have many ways.

"Okay, don't look at the monk's face and look at the Buddha's face. It's our Erni who has spoken. Let's make an appointment with him tomorrow night." Xu Ge said with a smile.

"Okay, then I'll get back to her."

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The next night, after filming "A Quiet Place", Xu Ge met Xu Zheng and his wife at a private Gan cuisine restaurant.

Speaking of brother Shan Zheng, he is far less prosperous now than he was later.

Xu Zheng became famous earlier. In 2000, he became a household name with the movie "Spring Scenery".

It was in this drama that he and Tao Hong fell in love at first sight and slowly came together.

The two of them can be considered a relatively well-known model couple in the magic city circle.

Until later generations, despite the constant scandals surrounding Xu Zheng, they remained together until the end.

"Director Xu, you're here." Outside the restaurant's door, Xu Zheng and his wife were waiting there. As soon as they saw Xu Ge appear, they both greeted him.

Seeing the iconic bald head, Xu Ge smiled and shook Xu Zheng's hand: "Brother Zheng, I have admired him for a long time, and when I saw him today, he really lived up to his reputation."

Thinking that Xu Ge was just being polite, Xu Zheng didn't pay too much attention: "I am the one who has admired your name for a long time. Who doesn't know your famous name now?

You really gave our Xu family face. "

Xu Ge smiled and did not answer. Ni Ni and Tao Hong were shaking hands next to him.

After the four of them got to know each other, they entered the gate together.

Xu Zheng had already made preparations. After sitting down, a waiter quickly brought the dishes.

"Director Xu, these are the signature dishes here: blood duck with lotus flowers, stir-fried bacon with artemisia arborescens, and Pohu fat fish head. Do you like it if you try it?"

Xu Ge picked up the blood duck with chopsticks, took a bite, and immediately praised it: "This blood duck is good, the duck meat is of high quality, not only the cut size is moderate, but it is also chewy and chewy, and the amount of Lotus rice wine is also good." It’s just right, not to mention the chili pepper, it’s definitely from southern Jiangxi, spicy but not sweet.

Based on the above, this blood duck is quite authentic, not inferior to the first-class local restaurants. "

Lotus Blood Duck is famous in western Jiangxi, and Xu Ge himself likes it very much. After eating his favorite delicacy, he was in a good mood, and he drank three large glasses with Xu in succession.

Xu Zheng stayed with Xu Ge throughout the whole process, while Tao Hong accompanied Ni Ni attentively.

"Sister Ni Ni, drink some soup. This bowl of dangshen, astragalus and black chicken soup nourishes yin and nourishes the kidneys. It is a rare and top-notch product. Try the taste and see if it suits your appetite?" Tao Hong filled a bowl of soup for Ni Ni.

"Thank you, Sister Hong." Ni Ni was also polite. This bowl of soup and two green vegetables were all that she liked among the chili peppers on the table.

"Sister Ni Ni, I really envy you. You have found such an excellent boyfriend and your future is bright." Tao Hong said with sincere envy.

What people fear most is comparison.

In terms of appearance,

When Xu Zheng was young, he could still be said to have pretty features, but now, with his middle-aged baldness, everything has begun to evolve toward greasiness.

Compared with the handsome Xu Ge, he was killed instantly.

On talent,

Xu Zheng has excellent acting skills and is relatively well-known in the film and television fields.

But compared with Xu Ge, who is now at the top of Daxia Films, he was killed instantly.

On capital,

Xu Zheng worked hard and barely accumulated tens of millions of assets in more than ten years.

And what about Xu Ge?

Just based on Xu Ge Film and Television’s current minimum valuation of one billion, it can put Xu Zheng into the sky.

Taking everything into consideration, how could Tao Hong not feel envious of Ni Ni?

"Sister Hong is overly praised. Everyone in the world says that Xu Ge is good, but who knows about his bad habits?" Ni Ni said softly.

"Sister Ni Ni, who is not a sage without faults?" Tao Hong said with a smile: "Xu Ge is already so good. If he didn't have these little flaws, would he still be a human being?"

"Since ancient times, there have been gains and losses. If everything in this world was perfect, wouldn't it be already in chaos?"

Ni Ni took a sip of the soup and nodded silently: "Sister Hong is right, I understand."

Since ancient times, everyone knows the truth, but it is extremely difficult to do it.

Tao Hong and Ni Ni have a mediocre relationship, so it is impossible to say anything else.

Seeing that Ni Ni was not in the mood to talk in detail, she wisely changed the topic and started talking about home affairs.

She is from Wuxi, not far from Jinling where Ni Ni lives, and they have many topics in common.

As they chatted, the two gradually became familiar with each other.

"Brother Zheng, we are all members of the same family. If you have any questions, just tell us."

People must ask for something when they are polite. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Xu Ge took the initiative to hand over the words.

Xu Zheng was overjoyed. He knew the meaning of Xu Ge's initiative: "Director Xu, to be honest, I recently wrote a movie script and I would like your help to read it."

"Movie script? Let's take a look." Xu Ge said with a smile. Xu Zheng nodded, took out the script he had prepared for a long time from his handbag, and handed it to Xu Ge.

Xu Ge took the script and turned to the first page. The four characters "People in the City of Embarrassment" came into view.

Indeed it is!

Xu Ge's eyes lit up. He had thought of this possibility as early as last night when Ni Ni mentioned Xu Zheng.

When he saw this script, he immediately made up his mind to win it!

Anyone familiar with China Entertainment knows that as a leading figure that is about to lead the box office, Xu Zheng's "囧" series is an unavoidable topic.

And "People in the City of Embarrassment" was the predecessor of the later famous "囧囧".

Although there are many unexpected factors in the success of "Lost in Thailand", there is no doubt that it is a rare hilarious comedy.

This movie brings together three powerful actors: Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, and Bao Qiang.

Not only did it earn a super high box office of 12.6 billion, it also made the three of them famous.

Since then, the reputation of the three tens of billions of movie kings has been rising, and they have finally helped Daxia Film to make great progress.

"Brother Zheng," Xu Ge put down the script and said with a smile: "Let me ask you a question. If I remember correctly, you and Bao Qiang acted in the movie "People on the Road" last year. This movie is the same as "People on the Road". What does "囧城" have to do with it?"

Xu Zheng confessed: ""In the City" is a movie script I wrote with inspiration after I finished filming "The Road", and "The Road" will be released in June."

"The copyright of "People on the Road" seems to belong to Hua Qi, right? Why don't you go to Hua Qi?"

"I want to be a director and starring role, but Hua Qi is unwilling to accept it," Xu Zheng replied sincerely.

Xu Zheng is a smart man and knows that in front of a big boss like Xu Ge, only by telling the truth can he get investment.

He said frankly: "'The Lost City' is my hard work. I also want to make a career in the field of directing, so no matter what, I will direct and act myself."

At this time, Xu Zheng was not well-known in the film industry, and the film "Unfortunately" that made him stand out had not yet been released.

Therefore, it was natural for him to be rejected by Hua Qi.

In fact, even though "On the Road" became a box office hit, Xu Zheng, a young actor, still had many difficulties in transitioning into a director.

Xu Zheng took the script and ran it for nearly two years, but no one was willing to invest.

If it weren't for Wang Changtian of Last Ray who had good vision and was willing to invest, "囧囧" might have been stillborn.

"Then how much investment do you want?" Xu Ge asked with a smile.

"Not much, only 800 million." Xu Zheng replied quickly.

"800 million?" Xu Ge smiled and was noncommittal.

Seeing his hesitation, Xu Zheng added: "As the lead actor and director, I can only get a salary of 50 yuan, and all other funds will be used on the movie."

Xu Ge shook his head: "That's not what I meant, Brother Zheng, have you ever thought about Hua Qi's copyright issue?"

"This film "People in the City" is my original creation, but the name is a bit similar to "People in the Road". How can there be copyright issues?" Xu Zheng said in confusion.

"If "Unfortunately" does well at the box office, do you think Hua Qi will be willing to do it?"

It's not that Xu Ge was alarmist, but that was the fact later.

No matter who copied whom, who was jealous of whom, in short, Hua Qi, who owned the copyright of "囧囧", finally sued "囧囧" and successfully received 500 million in compensation.

With this lesson learned, how could Xu Ge let it go?

"What do you mean, Director Xu...?" Xu Zheng asked doubtfully.

"I will take care of the copyright matter," Xu Ge said with a smile: "I have voted for "In the City of Embarrassment", and you will be the director and star!"

"Thank you, Director Xu!" Xu Zheng was overjoyed to see a turn of events.

"Don't thank me yet, I still have three conditions." Xu Ge took a sip of beer and smiled.

"You can say whatever you can, and I will definitely do it." Xu Zheng replied quickly.

"First, sign five movie contracts, and the price will follow the market."

"Okay." Xu Zheng is eager to be able to make a movie.

"Second, modify the film's outline, move the main location to Thailand, and add one main character."

"No problem, I'll change it when I get back." It's just a script change. As long as he can get investment, Xu Zheng said it won't be a big deal.

“Third, Bao Qiang and Huang Bo must participate in this movie.

In addition, Baoqiang wants to sign three movie contracts in the "囧" series. It's up to you to handle these. "

"Okay! I will definitely do it!" Xu Zheng promised, patting his chest.

"Very good. From now on "囧城" will be renamed "囧囧". The investment for this movie is 3 million. You will get 200 million as director and starring salary. In addition, if the box office is good, I will give you an additional million." Five-fifths of the box office profits.”

"Thank you, Director Xu! I will try my best to film "囧"!"

After dinner, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

Xu Zheng successfully obtained investment and was reused by Xu Ge, so of course he was very happy.

Xu Ge won "囧" and took advantage of the situation to get five movie contracts from Xu Zheng. He made a lot of money and was very happy.

After saying goodbye to Xu Zheng and his wife, Ni Ni poured a glass of honey water for Xu Ge to relieve his hangover. Seeing Xu Ge's excited face, she wondered: "It's just a small-budget movie, does it need to be so happy?"

"You will know in the future." Xu Ge took the cup with a smile, took a sip of honey water, and said with a smile: "By the way, are you interested in making a guest appearance in "囧"?"

"What role?" Ni Ni asked.

"You will act as you are," Xu Ge said with a smile, "You don't even need to change your name, just call it Ni Ni."

Ni Ni: "..."

Good guy, are you so careless?

Will this movie really succeed?

"Don't look at me like that. Trust me, guest starring in this movie will only do you good, not bad."

Thinking of Fan Bingbing's popularity for this film, Xu Ge laughed and said, "Believe it or not, just with this guest role, you can get two more million in endorsements."

"Okay, then I'll make a guest appearance."

Xu Ge had already talked to this point, how could Ni Ni refuse again?

At this time, she was already interested in "囧囧". With her understanding of Xu Ge, Ni Ni knew that maybe what Xu Ge said was true.

"囧" may really create a good box office performance.

"Erni, why don't we try the mirror first?" Xu Ge said with a smile.

"Director Xu, what kind of scene do you want to try? He is not the kind of person you think." Ni Ni rolled his eyes at Xu Ge.

"Do you know how to do a spa? Give me a Thai one."

Ni Ni: "..."

(End of this chapter)