Chapter 253 Banquet
"How is it? It's OK. We've checked it out. There's no problem with privacy."
Wu Jing was relieved to see that the two seemed quite satisfied.
"That's good. We're not picky about these things."
Du Ruo was satisfied as long as Yuanyuan was satisfied with the fortune-telling. He himself was not picky at all. However, he also noticed that Wu Jing was quite attentive.
"That's good. You must be tired too. Take a rest and wash up first. My room is next door. When you've rested, come over for dinner. I can introduce you to friends from two circles."
Wu Jing did not stay in the room for too long. He had finally invited Du Ruo over, so of course he had to treat him well. As for whether Du Ruo was willing to play what role in the movie, that would depend on the dinner in the evening.
For wine lovers, drinking is the most effective and direct way to make friends.
"I don't know which celebrity has stayed in these rooms before, but they look really nice. Especially the views. They are really great."
After sending Wu Jing out, Xiang Yuanyuan lay comfortably on the sofa, facing the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the scenery outside the window, and sighed with emotion.
They live in Hengdian, surrounded by various antique buildings with architectural styles from various dynasties. Standing on a high place, they can see many different scenery, which is a unique experience.
"If you like, you can stay a few more days. We can also visit various places to check in and have fun later."
Du Ruo walked to Xiang Yuanyuan and leaned on the sofa, enjoying the beautiful scenery.
But as time goes by and the sun sets, such scenery disappears. Under the darkness, all scenery is equal.
The two of them washed up quickly and went out to the room where Wu Jing was.
"Brother Jing, what's the matter with today's wine dinner? It's so mysterious, and you even asked your sister-in-law to cook for you. And this wine must be a treasured one, but you are willing to take it out."
The person who was speaking was the same action star, named Ajun, from Hong Kong. He came here this time to play the villain in a Wujing movie.
After all, Wu Jing comes from an action movie background. Although he became famous for military-themed films, and has made a number of hit commercial films in recent years, he can be considered successful. But he is always unwilling to resign himself to his fate. As modern kung fu films seem to be coming to an end, he always wants to act in one last action movie so that he will have no regrets.
So there was a big reason why he invited Du Ruo over many times. On the one hand, it was Du Ruo's kung fu, which was beyond doubt. On the other hand, it was Du Ruo's popularity, which could be regarded as a guarantee for the box office.
"The person I entertained this time is not actually an industry insider, but he is no ordinary person. I had to ask for him several times before I could invite him here."
Wu Jing just smiled. Of course, he also gave some precautions in advance. Although he knew Ajun well, he was also afraid that he would suddenly lose his mind and offend Du Ruo.
"Hey, then I'm even more curious."
Ajun said this, and actually thought so in his heart. However, when he saw Wu Jing didn't say much, he didn't ask too much. Seeing Wu Jing's behavior, it was obvious that he was not ordinary. He could be in the entertainment industry for so many years and had a high status. It was rare for him to be stupid.
"Honey, the food is almost ready. There's also a braised pork trotter that will be ready in ten minutes. What do you think?"
Wu Jing's wife came out of the kitchen wearing an apron and asked Wu Jing in a low voice. She knew Wu Jing's physical condition and was always curious and grateful to Du Ruo.
This time when Wu Jing was filming, she even took on the job of personal assistant and came to take care of him personally, for fear that something might happen to Wu Jing.
"No hurry, let's wait. By the way, let Xiao Xie come out for tea. She has worked hard to help you cook today."
Wu Jing shook his head. Since he was the one treating, there was no need to rush him. He should give Du Ruo the greatest freedom, which would also show his utmost sincerity.
"Well, today it's really thanks to Xiao Xie's help, otherwise it wouldn't be so easy."
Wu Jing's wife nodded. The Xiao Xie she mentioned was the heroine in the drama. She was not a well-known movie star. She was just a model and had never been very popular. However, for Wu Jing, the heroine in his movies was just a vase. She had a low salary and it was enough to be pretty. It would be difficult to serve a first-line actress, and she would be extremely expensive, with a very low cost-performance ratio.
“Dong dong dong~~”
Just as they were talking, there was a knock on the door. Although the sound was not loud, it seemed to have great penetrating power, attracting everyone to look towards the door.
"Come on, I'll go open the door."
Wu Jing immediately stood up and walked towards the door very quickly, while his wife quickly took off her apron, fixed her hair, and followed him.
Seeing this scene, Ajun also took it seriously. He stood up from the sofa, took two steps forward, and a smile appeared on his face. The person who Wu Jing paid so much attention to must have something extraordinary. It would definitely be beneficial to make friends with him.
"Sorry for the delay. This is a specialty of Sichuan Province. I brought it here to try. Hello, sister-in-law. I'm sorry to bother you this time."
When Du Ruo saw that it was Wu Jing who opened the door, he smiled and handed the gift to him. As for how many people were in the room or who they were, he couldn't hide it from him.
With his hearing ability, he could hear clearly even without using "qi" to enhance his hearing. As Du Ruo's spirit and energy grew, the three flowers and five qi made the quality of his spirit and energy higher and higher, which made Du Ruo's five senses more and more acute.
"Please come in. My wife cooked for us today. You should have a nice drink later."
Wu Jing was very enthusiastic and led the two into the room.
"Let me introduce you. This is Master Du Ruodu. It's no exaggeration to say that he is a contemporary martial arts master. This is his wife Xiang Yuanyuan. Her family's medicinal wine is unique. I am grateful for her medicinal wine.
This is my friend Ajun, and this is Xiao Xie, the heroine of our movie. "
Wu Jing quickly introduced the two of them.
He did not invite too many people to this play. Not only would it be inconvenient to have too many people, but it would also be easy to offend Du Ruo because of their gossip.
What followed was a round of greetings. Of course, Wu Kyoto, the biggest star here, was so approachable and praised Du Ruo so highly. The others were not stupid either. There were no stars here, so they just treated it as a dinner party among friends.
However, Du Ruo quite liked this kind of atmosphere. A few good friends invited him to dinner. Even though he knew Wu Jing had an ulterior motive, he did not feel disgusted at all.
The dinner table was naturally very pleasant. Du Ruo could drink a lot, Wu Jing also had a good alcohol tolerance, and A Jun was no worse off. So, there were six people, three men and three women. The three men were drinking happily, and the three women were also whispering.
However, when Du Ruo occasionally looked over, he knew that Xiang Yuanyuan was also being held in high esteem.
Bottle after bottle of strong liquor was drunk and the atmosphere at the dinner table was lively. Only Du Ruo remained calm and smiling, as if he was drinking water.
Wu Jing and A Jun were already drunk, but they did not lose their composure at all and remained logical while speaking.
At the dinner table, Wu Jing did not talk about business, as if he was just entertaining guests.
The atmosphere at the table did not begin to calm down until Ajun propped himself up with his arms and seemed to be drunk.
As the drinking ended, Xiao Xie said goodbye. Wu Jing called Ajun's assistant to come up and pick them up, and the banquet was over.
Originally, Du Ruo also thought that Ajun was drunk, but after he was helped out by his assistant and got on the elevator, Du Ruo "heard" Ajun communicating clearly with the assistant.
"Is this the entertainment industry? Everyone here is such a good actor."
Du Ruo found it funny and admiring. For those in the entertainment industry, it doesn’t matter whether their acting skills are good or not when they are actually acting, but their acting skills must be good in daily life.
"Master Du, this is the script for this time. Take a look and see if you like any of it. You can pick any you like."
Back in the living room, Wu Jing took out a box of scripts and handed it to Du Ruo. Although his face was very red, he still spoke very fluently. He must have drunk more than a pound of liquor today. He can really drink.
"Really? It's okay even if I play the leading role?"
Du Ruo joked, but also took the script and started reading it. It was his first time reading something like this, and he felt quite curious.
But he was an amateur, and after flipping through it a few times, he found that the script was just like a novel, with scene descriptions and dialogues between various characters throughout. Of course, there were also character descriptions, but in fact, he could not tell whether the script was good or not after reading it.
"That's absolutely no problem. You play the protagonist and I'll play the villain. Haha, come to think of it, I haven't played a villain in a long time."
Wu Jing didn't care at all and laughed loudly, probably because he was drunk.
"I'm just kidding. Actually, I'm here for tourism this time, but I don't have the time to stay here for too long. Do you think there's a suitable extra? I'll just make a cameo appearance then."
Du Ruo smiled and put down the script in his hand. What a joke! If he played the leading role, would he have to shoot the movie for several months or even a year? He didn’t have that much time.
"Is that so? Okay, then I'll discuss this with the screenwriter in the next few days. You can go out and play for the next few days. I'll call you when the role is arranged. By the way, do you have any requirements for the role?"
After listening to what Du Ruo said, Wu Jing just nodded. To be honest, he wouldn't care if Du Ruo really came to play the role. He could really give up the leading role. However, since Du Ruo said so, he was not suitable for the role in the script.
They only had over a month in Hengdian, and then they would go to various parts of the country to shoot scenes. Du Ruo said he didn't have time, so they could only add a role temporarily.
"What can I ask for? I just want to experience filming. Just follow your instructions."
The more polite the other party was, the less likely Du Ruo would make excessive demands.
(End of this chapter)
