Chapter 552 Director Chen
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As soon as Xu Kun and Han Sanping got off the car, they witnessed the famous scene of "The poem is wrong, director Chen looks back".
The great poet Chen explained the Tang poem "It is a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar" in a rhythmic manner, then bowed slightly to the two of them, showing a pretentious face of a true gentleman.
Why didn't the Olympic Organizing Committee beat him to death?
Xu Kun secretly complained in his heart, but Han Sanping laughed and said, "Teaching your son in public and teaching your wife behind her back, Kaige, your way of managing the family is indeed quite ancient."
Chen Kaige smiled slightly, his face full of pride.
He didn't dare to be too arrogant in front of Han Sanping, but he was also unwilling to lower his status and take the initiative to greet him outside, so he did this, which neither seemed to be flattering nor consciously raised his style.
Immediately, he turned and called to his son, "Arthur, come over and meet Uncle Han and Xu... and Uncle Xu."
When talking about Xu Kun, he hesitated for a moment, and finally mentioned Xu Kun's generation. After all, it seemed a bit inappropriate to let an eight-year-old child call Xu Kun "brother" at this time.
The kid stepped forward to greet him with some reserve. Han Sanping reached out and rubbed his head, saying with a smile, "Kaige, you have a successor. You are so interested in poetry at such a young age."
Chen Kaige showed a reserved smile: "Arthur is indeed a good kid, he has some of the charm I had back then."
At this time, Chen Hong also came out of the yard and reminded Chen Kaige to invite the two of them in to talk. The four of them then went from the gate of the yard to the lobby of the villa.
The hall is decorated in an antique style and has a lot of calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, but the most eye-catching place is the photo wall, which is covered with photos of Chen Kaige with others.
In the middle is a still from "Farewell My Concubine". In the photo, Chen Kaige is holding Leslie Cheung with one hand and Zhang Fengyi with the other, smiling brightly yet inexplicably a little shyly.
Thinking of Aunt Lu's evaluation of "a nest of rabbits", Xu Kun couldn't help but feel his anus tighten, secretly hating himself for having such good eyesight that he could see such a thing that required eye washing at a glance.
After the three of them sat down at the tea table, Chen Hong knelt down on a cushion, supported her body, and began to make Gongfu tea with skillful and elegant movements.
It was that Japanese-style movement that always made Xu Kun feel like there was a pillow missing behind her.
Because Chen Hong's performance was so smooth, Han Sanping and Xu Kun couldn't interrupt her, so they were controlled for several minutes.
When Chen Hong signaled that everyone could drink, Han Sanping picked up the teacup and quickly stated his purpose. He then said, "Director Feng and Director Zhang have already agreed. The only thing missing is you, Kaige, to join us!"
Chen Kaige immediately put the cup back on the table and said solemnly: "This can also be regarded as a national image project. It is our responsibility to contribute to it."
After he finished speaking with great righteousness, he secretly winked at Chen Hong next to him.
Chen Hong remembered his previous instructions and immediately pretended to be curious and asked, "Boss Han, Director Xu, I wonder if Director Feng Xiaogang and Director Zhang Yimou have any additional requests?"
The duet was indeed a bit clumsy, but Han Sanping and Xu Kun could only pretend not to see it.
Han Sanping smiled and said, "Director Feng is always warm-hearted and didn't make any requests. But Zhang Weiping hoped to have friendly exchanges and let Director Xu play a cameo role in Yimou's movie."
"I see."
Chen Kaige nodded, his eyes flickered between Han Sanping and Xu Kun's faces, and finally landed on Xu Kun: "Director Xu shouldn't be partial to one, right?"
In fact, he wanted Han Sanping to make a guest appearance so that he could subtly suppress Zhang Yimou.
However, the disastrous failure of "Mei Lanfang" forced him to urgently prove his box office appeal, and in this regard, the traffic-drawing effect of ten Han Sanpings might not be as good as that of one Xu Kun.
So in the end, he had to regretfully give up the idea of competing with Zhang Yimou.
At this time, Chen Hong interrupted and said, "Director Xu, how are the main female characters in our "Founding of a Republic" arranged?"
Before Xu Kun could speak, Han Sanping spoke first: "There are relatively few female characters in this drama. Only the Song sisters appear more, but these two have already chosen their roles."
After hearing what Han Sanping said, Chen Hong had to settle for the next best thing: "Then just give me a supporting role. It's not just you men who want to join in the fun. We women also want to contribute to the country."
The matter was roughly settled, but since they were already here, Xu Kun and Han Sanping couldn't just leave so soon, so they chatted with Director Chen about the latest developments in the industry. Director Chen was obviously a little excited, and he couldn't suppress his desire to make a difference, probably because he thought that after the news of today was publicized, it would most likely wipe out the slump caused by the failure of "Mei Lanfang".
He first commented that it was ridiculous and lamentable that Zhang Yimou was controlled by others for no reason. He heard that what actors to use and what script to shoot were all interfered with or even taken over by certain people.
"When he was carrying the work for me, I felt that he was missing a breath of strength in his bones, a breath of courage to stand tall and firm!"
He and Zhang Yimou have a long history of grievances, so it is not surprising that he would point fingers at Zhang Yimou.
But then Chen Kaige commented on Feng Xiaogang again, saying that Feng Xiaogang's filming of "If You Are the One" was a step backward and was full of gloomy things.
Xu Kun actually agrees with this evaluation, but who in the circle doesn’t know about his relationship with Feng Xiaogang?
He naturally couldn't let Chen Kaige criticize him at will, so he argued: "Director Feng has always been seeking innovation and change. This If You Are the One is just to escort Huayi's listing. Judging from the box office results, Director Feng has already exceeded his mission!"
When it comes to box office results, Chen Kaige's face falls and he throws out all sorts of clichés like 'box office doesn't represent everything' and 'film is art and can't be measured entirely by money'.
Xu Kun was too lazy to listen to Chen Kaige's nonsense, so he stood up and said, "Excuse me, Mr. Han, Director Chen, you guys chat first, I'm going to the bathroom."
Upon hearing this, Chen Kaige first looked at Chen Hong who was standing aside: "You... Arthur, Arthur, please come over here!"
Xu Kun felt uncomfortable hearing the word "please" added when greeting his son, as if the father and son were not familiar with each other.
However, Chen Kaige called out several times but did not hear any response from his son. It was obvious that Chen Feiyu was not nearby.
Chen Kaige was about to call the servants when Han Sanping stood up and said, "I know where the bathroom is. Come on, let's go together."
Watching the two guests walk towards the bathroom, Chen Hong looked at Chen Kaige with some confusion, not understanding what he meant by going the far way instead of the near one.
Of course, whether she really didn't understand or was pretending not to understand, only Chen Hong herself knew.
"That boy is not a good person."
Chen Kaige hesitated for a moment, but still whispered: "I heard that between him and Jiang Wenli..."
Chen Hong's expression immediately changed: "Are you doubting me?!"
"How can it be!"
Chen Kaige shook his head: "I just think it's best to stay away from such people - after all, he has achieved some success and is not short of young girls around him. I really don't know what he is thinking now."
Given the great poet Chen's usual self-conceit, Jiang Wenli's affairs did not make him panic, but they still made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Young people nowadays have no moral principles. Why do they even want to attack old women?
Chen Hong sneered and said, "You mean, only young girls are worthy of your favor?"
"I did not mean that."
Chen Kaige saw that he couldn't explain it clearly, so he changed the subject and said, "Remember to tell the media about what happened today, especially the scene when I went out to greet them while teaching Arthur how to interpret poetry."
Apparently he was still feeling proud of his 'masterstroke'.
However, in Chen Hong's opinion, this is somewhat hypocritical and embarrassing, especially since the fact that the poetry recitation was rejected by the Olympic Organizing Committee has now been widely circulated. To come up with such a gimmick again seems...
But there was no way out. Chen Kaige liked this tune, so she could only go along with it - it seemed like the only way was to ask familiar media to beautify and package this plot as much as possible.
Thinking of this, her eyes unconsciously turned towards the bathroom. Jiang Wenli's recent complexion was not an exaggeration to say that she was recovering from her last gasp. I heard that she even shamelessly adopted a goddaughter...
Bah~
Shameless!
(End of this chapter)
