Chapter 424 Xiao Zhao and Mi Mi
Seeing Xu Kun looking up at the screen, Jiang Yiyan, who was following closely behind him, also looked over, and then saw the "old enemy" flashing across the screen.
"Haha~"
Jiang Yiyan sneered and said, "She has a lot of advertisements recently."
"Isn't she filming The Forbidden Kingdom?"
Hao Lei asked in some confusion.
Xu Kun didn't find it strange. The Wang brothers were very angry and ashamed for being almost fooled by the Liu mother and daughter. In addition, Liu Xiaoli's unkind behavior at the signing ceremony made it strange if Huayi didn't try its best to exploit Liu Yifei.
The crowd bustled into a large private room on the third floor. The room was usually separated by a screen, but after the screen was removed, it could accommodate three tables of guests.
Xu Kun, Liu Haibo, Teng Huatao, Jiang Yiyan, Gan Wei, Hao Lei, and the first assistant director occupied the table in the middle, while the remaining two tables were occupied by actors and other crew members.
The two "hangers-on", Yang Mi and Zhao Liying, were naturally arranged together, but the gap between them was the largest, to the point where the gap could be seen at a glance.
Xu Kun asked Jiang Yiyan beside him in confusion: "What's going on with these two people?"
Jiang Yiyan whispered, "I don't know why exactly, but they just didn't get along from the moment they met. I tried to persuade them twice but it didn't work."
Is there any conflict of interest between the two of them?
I think should not be?
Xu Kun didn't understand what was going on between the two of them, so he asked Hao Lei: "Sister Lei, do you still plan to be a director in the future?"
"Whoever becomes a director again is... bah bah bah!"
Hao Lei subconsciously wanted to swear, but halfway through she realized that it was inappropriate and quickly spat, "You almost led me astray. Anyway, I don't want to be a director in the future. Teaching others to act is much more tiring than acting myself!"
Everyone burst into laughter, and then Liu Haibo called Teng Huatao to toast Hao Lei, expressing his gratitude for the hard work of Hao Lei as the assistant director in this filming.
Hao Lei was not polite either. As the assistant director this time, she really worked hard. Many times, she trained Li Yuchun and Zhang Jie one by one.
Sometimes she wanted to smear plasticine on their faces - even a lump of mud would be easier to sculpt than these two people.
After the toast, Liu Haibo said, "Xiao Zhu also put in a lot of effort - but he didn't have a role to play these days, he went back to his hometown."
After that, he lowered his voice and said, "This time is enough. I will never serve these blockheads again. This is so damn annoying. I am almost dying from this."
Teng Huatao was listening nearby and nodded frequently.
Originally the two brothers had a good idea and used Li Yuchun and Zhang Jie as amateurs, but when they started filming they found out that these two were complete idiots.
Zhang Jie is okay, at least he obeys orders.
Li Yuchun’s acting is not that good, but he always has his own ideas.
It was also thanks to Hao Lei and Jiang Yiyan who helped her talk it out bit by bit that the scene was finally filmed.
"You asked for this."
Xu Kun laughed and said, "It would have been much better to just find professional actors from the beginning, instead of hitting this wall."
“Isn’t this just for the sake of publicity?”
When it comes to gimmicks, Liu Haibo is much more excited. According to the agreement between the crew and the agency, Li Yuchun and Zhang Jie will both release albums and record a duet song.
"We will then prepare some limited edition records with autographed photos and hold lottery draws at the cinemas. As long as we can mobilize the fans, we can't guarantee a hundred million yuan for this film, but we can still hope for half a hundred million yuan."
After he finished boasting, Liu Haibo asked Xu Kun again: "I heard that the cost of your movie has risen to 100 million? Are you sure?"
Xu Kun shook his head and said, "It's hard to say whether we can be sure of success. It's good enough if we can break even in China. Whether we can make money depends on Southeast Asia and South Korea."
"South Korea?"
"Lost on Journey sold well in Korea, and the new movie uses a Korean special effects team, so it shouldn't be difficult to sell it in Korea. As for Southeast Asia, the Thai government has promised to help promote it."
Upon hearing this, Teng Huatao said enviously, "I heard that Director Xu was summoned by the King of Thailand himself? Just by predicting the CD crisis, your movie will definitely be a big hit!"
"Let me lend you some good words."
In fact, Xu Kun is quite confident about his new movie. With a plot that makes a name for himself overseas, strong support from the Thai military and government, four action actors, and the full cooperation of two major martial arts teams, Dragon Rider... well, it still has to be low-key.
Everyone at the main table was toasting and chatting, and the crew members' table was also bustling. Only the atmosphere on the actors' side was a little strange.
First, Li Yuchun and Liu Shishi, the two most famous ones, were somewhat distracted; second, Yang Mi and Zhao Liying looked at each other with cold eyes.
Li Yuchun was distraught because of what happened on the road just now. She suddenly realized that she seemed to, perhaps, might really be leaning towards the character label.
But it’s not her fault. Who can not like a girl like Ruan Ruan [Liu Shishi]?
As for Liu Shishi...
She was mainly immersed in the role and couldn't get out of it, but when she brought herself into Ruan Guan, she also overlapped the roles of Xu Kun and Zhao Shiyong.
This also made Liu Shishi finally understand why she was so obsessed with the role of Ruan Guan, why she could empathize with it so much, and why it was so unforgettable.
Ruan Guan finally made up her mind and ran towards Zhao Shiyong like a moth to a flame, and eventually paid the price with her life for it.
What about yourself?
How should you choose?
If it were any other time, Yang Mi would have noticed Liu Shishi's dilemma and dragged her into it. However, because Zhao Liying was there, Yang Mi's attention was distracted a lot, and he didn't notice Liu Shishi's inner struggle.
If you ask Yang Mi why she hates Zhao Liying, Yang Mi actually can't explain it clearly. Maybe it's because Zhao Liying's father is also a policeman.
This reason sounds a bit ridiculous, but Yang Mi did hear about this incident, and when she heard someone trying to compare Zhao Liying with herself, she felt disgusted and rejected.
Although now I keep silent about it.
But when she was a child, Yang Mi wanted to talk about the fact that her father was a policeman every day, especially when she was filming on the set.
At that time, this identity always brought her more sense of superiority and security, and even made her feel that she was unique - at least in the circle of the crew, she had never seen anyone like her.
Until someone named Zhao Liying suddenly appeared...
Anyway, she just doesn't like Zhao Liying.
At first, Xiao Zhao only passively felt Yang Mi's rejection, and even tried to ease the relationship between the two parties.
As a result, Yang Mi didn't appreciate it at all, and Zhao Liying gradually lost her temper. The main reason was that Yang Mi was not famous ["Wang Zhaojun" was a flop], so why should she act according to her mood?
Besides, Zhao Liying also discovered that Jiang Yiyan was obviously more on her side, so what else did she have to worry about?
As a result, after a few interactions, without any real conflict, the two became hostile to each other.
Wait until a meal is finished.
The two of them stood up at the same time, one went to Xu Kun's side, and the other went to Jiang Yiyan's side.
Jiang Yiyan looked at Zhao Liying who was approaching and whispered, "Don't go back tonight. I'll arrange for you to have a good chat with Brother Kun."
"This this……"
Although Zhao Liying had been prepared, she still panicked when the time came. She rubbed her fingers in confusion and asked, "Isn't this too hasty?"
Jiang Yiyan's face turned serious: "Why, you still want Brother Kun to carry you to the palace in a sedan chair carried by eight people?"
"No, I, I..."
Xiao Zhao became more and more panicked.
"Forget it, since you are not ready, I'll call Tang Yan." Jiang Yiyan said, and took out her cell phone to call Tang Yan.
Zhao Liying originally pretended to be brave and wanted to catch up to stop him, but just when she took half a step forward, she was met with Yang Mi's inquiring and contemptuous gaze.
Zhao Liying paused, her heart filled with shame.
wrong!
She herself...why does she despise herself? !
Xiao Zhao reacted quickly, but by then Jiang Yiyan had already gotten on the phone with Tang Yan.
It’s all because of that plastic surgery freak!
When Zhao Liying gritted her teeth and looked at Yang Mi again, she only saw Yang Mi's back clinging to Xu Kun like a dodder.
(End of this chapter)
