Chapter 386: Fighting rabbits
Xu Kun once again made the mistake that every man would make.
There is no way. If we have to blame someone, we can only blame the women in the entertainment industry for being too good at taking advantage of their physical advantages. And he is a man with a serious illness who never shy away from seeking medical treatment.
Tell the truth.
Although Li Dabai is one year older than Chen Shu, at the age of thirty, and is considered an old aunt in the eyes of some book lovers, her slim figure is truly amazing.
With the plumpness of 34-year-old Yuan Li and the slenderness of 20-year-old Yang Mi, it is no wonder that Sun Donghai once regarded her as his exclusive lover, cherishing her so much that he even had to intervene during their filming.
After repeated exchanges, Xu Kun finally confirmed that Li Xiaoran really wanted to send Sun Donghai in, rather than testing him.
Therefore, before July 7, Xu Kun sent the two cases to the Hong Kong media through special channels, which could be regarded as a "tribute" to the tenth anniversary of the return.
In the blink of an eye, it was July 7th.
On this day, several major shareholders of the new movie met at Huayi to discuss the early and mid-term capital injection process, as well as related matters of later distribution.
Xu Kun naturally had to be there as well.
This time he took out 6 million in cash, and then the director's salary and actor's salary were converted into 4 million, for a total investment of 10 million.
Baoqiang's salary increased to 150 million, and then he took out another 150 million in cash, investing a total of million - it's not that the two of them didn't want to invest more, but mainly because the interests of all parties could not be balanced.
When Xu Kun, Lao Chen and Bao Qiang arrived at Huayi, Cai Yinong from Tangren and Gan Wei representing LeTV were chatting and laughing in the hall.
After seeing Xu Kun, the two of them came forward at the same time. Cai Yinong complained first, "Director Xu, you have to take better care of our Shishi in the future. You can't let this honest man be bullied all the time, right?"
With Cai Yinong's cleverness, he had already figured out the cause and effect of "So Young" by then, and was naturally very dissatisfied with Yang Mi's approach.
But apart from her dissatisfaction, she also had some admiration for Yang Mi.
As the saying goes, a man cannot stand firm without being ruthless. Liu Shishi is good in everything else except that she lacks the ambition to do whatever it takes.
It's a pity that Rong Xinda is going to make use of Yang Mi, otherwise she really wants to bring Yang Mi to Tangren to supplement Liu Shishi.
"How can this be linked to me?"
Xu Kun spread his hands speechlessly and said, "Things between the sisters..."
As he was speaking, he suddenly noticed that Cai Yinong's face darkened and he looked behind him as if he was about to spit fire.
Xu Kun looked back in confusion, and saw Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli walking in side by side. They didn't seem to notice the people here. The mother and daughter were still whispering to each other with sad faces.
Xu Kun didn't find it strange that the Liu mother and daughter appeared in Huayi.
The latest breakthrough in the Sun Donghai case did not actually cause much waves. During the tenth anniversary celebration, the real big news in the entertainment industry was the official announcement of "The Forbidden Kingdom".
The combination of Jackie Chan and Jet Li, together with the new generation of mainland beauty Liu Yifei, is a perfect match. It is the second collaboration between Hollywood and Huayi after "Big Shot".
As soon as the news was released, it caused a sensation in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, especially among countless fans of action movies, who were eagerly waiting.
Now that Liu Yifei appears in Huayi, it goes without saying that it is definitely related to "The Forbidden Kingdom".
But what puzzled Xu Kun was that even though they were about to play the leading role in "The Forbidden Kingdom", why did the mother and daughter still look so sad?
Based on his understanding of Aunt Liu, this woman should be very proud to be associated with Hollywood.
At this time, Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei finally noticed the people in the middle of the hall. Liu Xiaoli's face, which was not very good to begin with, suddenly became even colder. While muttering something, she pulled her daughter away.
During this process, Liu Yifei kept her head down, as if she had just lost a battle.
Seeing the two of them enter the elevator, Cai Yinong retracted his gaze and looked at Xu Kun: "Has the heroine of "The Forbidden Kingdom" been replaced?"
"I think should not be?"
Xu Kun was not very sure either. Although it was a bit unreasonable to change the female lead right after the announcement, it seemed quite reasonable considering Chen Shu's experience.
But Liu Yifei's image is so vivid that the film crew should have considered whether she is suitable for starring in "The Forbidden Kingdom" a long time ago.
"Instead of asking me, why don't you ask the two Mr. Wangs?"
Xu Kun said this, inviting everyone to go to another elevator.
At this time, Gan Wei said to Xu Kun, "Brother Liu and Director Teng want to organize a crash course in acting, from early August to mid-September, and then let the actors join the crew directly. I will also send Tian Shang Zhi Xi to see if they have the talent for acting."
"Is this necessary?" Xu Kun asked doubtfully, "The performance style of Korean TV dramas is quite different from ours. Don't let it become incompatible in the end."
"Don't worry, just follow along and lay the foundation. In fact, SM also teaches this, but it's not as professional. This is also a popular routine in Korea, and I also learned it."
"Since you think it's okay, then let's do as you say. Anyway, there is a song called "Chinese Language" that will be enough for them to enjoy for several years."
As they were talking, the elevator arrived at the second top floor.
Xu Kun walked out first and saw Wang Zhongjun talking to Aunt Liu at the end of the corridor, and Liu Yifei leaning against the wall with a depressed look on her face.
It won't be true that the role has been replaced, right?
"Kun'er!"
At this time, Wang Zhonglei came over with a smile on his face, and then greeted Cai Yinong, Gan Wei, Chen Xuebin, and Wang Baoqiang one by one.
"I'm sorry."
Finally, he emphasized to Cai Yinong and Gan Wei, "I'm extremely busy today. I really can't spare the time. I'm sorry for treating you two badly."
Cai Yinong smiled slightly and pointed at Xu Kun and said, "With Director Xu showing up, isn't that grand enough?"
"Yes, yes, yes. Our Director Xu's appearance is much more solemn than an idler like me."
Wang Zhonglei laughed and led everyone directly into the conference room.
As soon as she sat down, Cai Yinong couldn't help asking, "What's going on between Liu Yifei and her mother? I see they both look depressed. Did the cast of The Forbidden Kingdom change?"
"That's not it."
When talking about this, Wang Zhonglei had a gloating expression: "It has nothing to do with "The Forbidden Kingdom". In fact, Chen Jinfei was arrested by the police the night before yesterday."
"what?"
No one expected this to happen.
Xu Kun asked, "What's going on? Isn't Chen Jinfei quite powerful?"
"It is said that he was targeted at the beginning of the year."
Wang Zhonglei said: "As a result, while we were secretly investigating, a case suddenly broke out in Hong Kong Island on July 1st, involving Chen Jinfei..."
As he said this, he clapped his hands and said, "This just hits the nail on the head."
The case that broke out in Hong Kong Island on July 1st?
Could it be one of the two cases that he exposed?
This is really killing two birds with one stone.
Xu Kun was just wondering when Wang Zhonglei sat down next to him and whispered, "What do you mean? Are you attracted to this mother and daughter?"
"It does not make sense."
Xu Kun was speechless and said, "It was obviously Cai Yinong who asked first, how come it became me who was interested?"
"Haha, it's interesting but nothing special. She will have plenty of opportunities when she joins Huayi in the future."
Wang Zhonglei said, his expression becoming more serious: "But don't do anything reckless recently. Now that her backer has fallen, it's a good opportunity to sign her - my eldest brother has been eyeing this cash cow for a long time."
In 07, Liu Yifei was truly the most popular actress among those born in the 80s. Even Fan Bingbing, who was one of the top four Dan actresses and two Bing actresses, was inferior to her in terms of audience appeal.
In other words, it was Chen Jinfei who prevented her from taking on roles easily, otherwise she would be busy all year round, turning into a money-printing machine running at full capacity.
So it is not surprising that the Wang brothers covet her.
"So what are they doing here today?"
"You're just worried that you'll be replaced without a backer. My eldest brother is trying to comfort you."
As he was speaking, Wang Zhongjun pushed the door and walked in, followed by several other shareholders of "Operation Kunpeng".
[Note: Chen was actually imprisoned in April, but for the sake of the plot, let’s just treat it as a butterfly effect.]
(End of this chapter)
