Sitting in the back row, the atmosphere was not very warm, after all, Lu Ze and the second brother met for the first time, and Song Guiyuan was the guide for most topics.

Chen Yongbin's first apprentice died of stomach cancer in April 2017 at the age of 49, which also made Liang Hongrui the oldest apprentice of Chen Yongbin.

He didn't talk much, he didn't smoke diligently, the car had been driving for more than an hour, and he only took the first cigarette handed by Lu Ze, and Lu Ze and the third cigarette had already burned out.

Regarding the exchange between Lu Ze and Song Guiyuan, he does not often participate, and the most he says about Lu Ze's filming abroad is two words, which is very good.

It's not that he is not interested in the topic of the two, after all, he is also a professional, and he will naturally pay attention to the difference between domestic and foreign industries, but in the final analysis, he and Lu Ze are still very strangers, even if there is a connection of the friendship between the senior brothers, there is a big gap between him and Lu Ze by a full twenty-one years.

Therefore, he could only listen quietly and be an almost transparent driver, but his eyes looked in the rearview mirror from time to time, and when he saw Lu and Song talking and laughing, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The achievements made by Lu Ze over the years are clearly here, even if the international influence is not high now, but it is more famous than the same period, and even most of the predecessors, whether it is strength or reputation, it can be called the most top-notch representative in China.

Nowadays, Lu Ze can also be regarded as a well-known No. 1 person, even if he is an old uncle and aunt, he can more or less hear his name, if he makes a domestic drama, it is estimated that he will not be able to get the salary of nearly 100 million, this is still the price given after the actor's salary has been compressed in recent years, if it goes back to about 18 years, it is estimated that 100 million will not be able to talk.

But it is such a representative of Chinese actors, who was forced to go abroad to make a living, the pressure of capital and the acquiescence of the official have indeed forced many excellent actors to a dead end, he is dissatisfied, but he is helpless, the entertainment industry is destined to be a circle, but actors, screenwriters, and even directors are not in this circle.

This is the reason why there is no backstage, that is, the difference between the academic school and the grassroots, imagine that if Lu Ze was born in Chinese opera, he worshipped a famous teacher early, would Qian Shijia still dare to exchange him for money?

So Liang Hongrui is very angry, even if he is also a beneficiary of the faction, but he is still angry, the industry needs to operate and needs a lot of capital, so the official has relaxed the boundaries of the operation of capital, but now the power of capital has begun to gradually get out of control, and the official department of the entertainment industry alone can no longer control the overall situation.

The intertwined interests of the intertwined relationship make everyone dare not move, because entertainment is a circle, once this perfect shape is destroyed, the entertainment industry is not facing a big injury, but a complete collapse.

This is not good for anyone, even if the actors and directors outside the circle are a dead end when they collapse, once they return to the TV series, the protagonist is 5,000 yuan per episode, and the era of 200,000 movie protagonists, and then it is even more difficult to restore it to the grand occasion that often occurs in box office movies of three or five billion today, after all, it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality, and the audience has been raised.

So he was angry, but he was also helpless, the more he was in a high position, the more helpless he became, helpless, even if the time went back to 2020, for Lu Ze's matter, let him choose again, he would still acquiesce.

But fortunately, in this way, Lu Ze can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, not only was he buried, but his career became internationalized, in addition, due to the large losses of Rongchuang Group in recent years, the strength of the cinema chain has also declined, and now Lu Ze wants to return to China to film, Qianshijia can't control it at all, this is exactly the situation that Liang Hongrui wants to see.

The vehicle arrived in the city after an hour and 15 minutes from Shunyi, passed by Chen Yongbin's residence, slowly drove towards a crowded area, and finally stopped in an alley.

Lu Ze likes this kind of environment, out of the alley to the main road, is the endless flow of people and traffic, but once you enter the alley, it is quiet, rows of large courtyards, at first glance it is a big house, the stone lion at the door will not be considered the kind of music, the threshold is as high as half a calf, the vermilion gate is shiny and shiny, just two words, magnanimous.

There was a sound of gongs and drums in his ears, the sound was not loud, and he needed to listen carefully to hear it, Lu Ze was looking at the layout of the courtyard, and Liang Hongrui walked to the door of a courtyard, lightly buttoned the door knocker twice, and a middle-aged man in a gown opened the door and nodded politely to Liang Hongrui.

"Come in. ”

said hello, and without waiting for Lu Ze and Song Guiyuan to follow, he entered the door by himself, Lu Ze wanted to go in together, but Song Guiyuan was not in a hurry, so he stood at the door, handed Lu Ze a cigarette, and lit it for himself first.

"What's that...... Don't stay here with me for the next two days, I'll stay here...... There is a bit of a situation. ”

It's not that Lu Ze is reluctant to pay for the hotel room, so he eats and drinks at Song Guiyuan's house, but as soon as Lu Ze arrives in the imperial capital, as soon as Lao Song knows Xin'er, he immediately has to call Lu Ze to go over and accompany him to have a good drink, plus the relationship between the two is iron, Lu Ze doesn't know how to refuse, so he obeys Lao Song's wishes.

This time is no exception, Song Guiyuan made an agreement with Lu Ze early on, and this time he still went to live at his house, but I don't know why, today he suddenly changed the hexagram, to say that Lao Song thought he was in trouble in the past, it was impossible, as an idle and unemployed old man, he wished that someone would come over to play with him, so there must be some reason for the temporary change of hexagram this time, but Song Guiyuan didn't say it, and Lu Ze didn't ask.

"Okay. ”

"Well, my family...... Something, my mom is sick and lives at my house. ”

Thinking about it carefully, Song Guiyuan felt that it was not good not to give an explanation, even if Lu Ze had a strong relationship with him, it would really hurt his feelings, and he was afraid that Lu Ze would be foolish if he didn't have a reason.

"Seriously?"

"There's nothing wrong with the body, but I can't remember things in my brain, sometimes it's good and sometimes it's bad, and I'm lost in Changchun, I'm afraid that something will happen to her, so I took her and my dad over. ”

"Okay, what's the matter you say. ”

"Hey, what's the matter, just my mother's body, harder than me, it's okay. ”

His words were flat, as if he was narrating an ordinary thing, but Lu Ze knew that his heart would definitely not be as relaxed as he appeared, sighed, Lu Ze didn't speak, patted Song Guiyuan's shoulder, and saw that the middle-aged man who opened the door was still waiting at the door, so he extinguished the cigarette and entered the courtyard with Lao Song.

There is no one in the yard, a piece of bamboo is planted in the middle, surrounded by artificial streams, the waterwheel made of bamboo pieces rolls slowly, and finally flows into a row of bamboo tubes, as the water flow slowly increases, when the bamboo tube is about to overflow, the bamboo tube tilts, pours out the water, and slaps on the bamboo board below to make a muffled sound of "dong".

The ground is paved with green bricks, it should be some years, it is not smooth, but it is full of potholes, it is easy to walk in high heels here, and even Lu Ze has to be careful when wearing leather shoes.

A small yellow earth dog was chained to the edge of the bamboo forest, and when he saw a stranger, he didn't bark, he didn't even raise his head, he just moved his eyes up when he lay on the ground, stuck out his tongue and nodded the tip of his nose, and then put his eyes on the food in the bowl again.

"Please, both. ”

The door opened, there was a layer of curtains inside, the man lifted the curtain, his palm stretched out towards the door, signaling the two to enter, this time the curtain was lifted, the sound of gongs and drums was louder, the room was very dim, and there was only a circle of low-power wall lamps with baseboard height on the wall to make people see the road clearly.

The room is very large, but there are not many objects on display, Lu Ze saw the platform at first sight, this is the only bright place in the house, a woman wearing a robe and a crown is singing, although the makeup is a little, but she can also see her face clearly, she should not be very old.

There were several tables directly below the table, and only one table was seated, it was Chen Yongbin and Liang Hongrui, and there were other men in their twenties standing next to them.

"Master. ”

"Come and sit. ”

There is nothing polite to be polite, the two of them sat down, the little servant served tea, and seeing that Lu Ze didn't move, Chen Yongbin grabbed some nuts and put them in Lu Ze's palm, which made Lu Ze move.

Singing on stage, Chen Yongbin watched it seriously, naturally no one spoke, Lu Ze himself also likes opera, Huangmei Opera can also be heard, this song "Praise the World" was also one of his song lists, this woman has a mouth, just like a yellow bird calling, that call is crisp and pleasant, instantly grabbed Lu Ze's ears, for a while, he also fell into a trance with Chen Yongbin.

On the contrary, Song Guiyuan was not interested, he just lowered his head and ate nuts, and when he ate his throat, he drank some tea and rinsed his mouth, seeing that Lu Ze's demeanor was the same as that of his master, he glanced at Liang Hongrui and grinned, there is no one in this group of brothers who is really willing to listen to the play, and now there is finally one who is really willing to listen, but I didn't expect it to be the youngest.

Listen to five songs, three cups of tea, two melons and fruits, the strings are over, the little girl left the light, and never came back, the light was soft, not dazzling, the woman stood on the stage and didn't go down, just bowed, and smiled at the four people behind her hands.

"Go and give the bounty. ”

Chen Yongbin closed his eyes and didn't speak, holding a pair of jaded official hats, Liang Hongrui touched Lu Ze's arm, took a stack of money from his wallet and handed it to Lu Ze.

got up, didn't give it to her immediately, but took out the three thousand yuan cash he had just taken out from his wallet, stacked it in the stack given by Liang Hongrui, stretched out his hand and handed it over, singing well, he was happy to listen to it, and he definitely had to give some.

"Xie Luye. ”

The first time in this life that someone was called a grandfather came out of the mouth of a play, this is probably the fastest way to get promoted in addition to staying up and really being a grandfather, she knows herself, Lu Ze is not strange, nodded with a smile, saw her folded hands, put the money in her palm, and bowed deeply to the four of them again, she stepped down, and Lu Ze also sat back down.

"I knew you liked it. ”

The first master and apprentice met when they were performing on a voluntary basis, and they had a very happy conversation at that time, Lu Ze liked opera, he naturally knew it, and he was very happy to see Lu Ze so engrossed.

"Yes, it's a good singing, and it's so crisp. ”

"It's only in her twenties, it's a good time for her voice, if this girl hadn't had a bad background and couldn't pass the political trial, it is estimated that she would have been able to enter the national art troupe a few years ago. ”

"That's a shame. ”

"Alas, it is said that her master sings better, that is the real horn, Xiao Fengdie, when she sang in Aomen, it was really full, but unfortunately, something happened later, and I didn't have a chance to listen to her sing again, so I said it...... Back then, it was you Luhua who took the little phoenix butterfly to run around the rivers and lakes. ”

"Who?"

"It's been almost twenty years, I can't remember my real name, but what does the nickname seem to be called...... Foxes and stuff like that. ”

As soon as Chen Yongbin spoke, Lu Ze immediately had the impression that although Lu Ze was young back then, he had heard of this person's notoriety, and after twenty years of fighting, the fox's reputation in Lu Hua was no less than that of Lu Ze, but one was good and the other was bad.

After listening to the song, naturally there was no need to stay, put on a coat for Chen Yongbin, and the four of them went out, and Chen Yongbin's driver was already waiting at the door.

When it was time to get in the car, Lu Ze originally intended to get into Liang Hongrui's car, let him take a section of himself, and wait until he was thrown down at the door of a nearby hotel, but as soon as he opened the car door, Chen Yongbin spoke.

"Daze, where are you going to stay tonight?"

"Marriott, I just booked a room. ”

"Retreat, come to the imperial capital to see what the master is still living outside, come here, get into my car. ”

"Master, why don't you let Daze go to me. ”

Liang Hongrui interjected, in fact, he wanted to talk to Lu Ze and have a romantic candle night talk, after all, the two of them were still a little rusty in the car, and now that they are familiar, he also wants to communicate with Lu Ze more, but unfortunately, Chen Yongbin didn't think so, and directly threw a roll of his eyes, not giving face to this second senior brother in his fifties at all.

"What? Do you think what I'm talking about outside doesn't include you? Go, get in my car, your wife is still looking forward to you coming over to see her." ”

Closing the car door, Lu Ze glanced at Liang Hongrui, he was smiling bitterly, shaking his head and giving up the plan to continue to invite Lu Ze, in fact, the relationship between the master and apprentice has not changed particularly well since a few years ago, although he is still filial, but Chen Yongbin will not eat his set.

The reason is that Chen Yongbin wanted to find Liang Hongrui to put pressure on Qianshijia because of Lu Ze's matter, but Liang Hongrui refused, and the old man felt that he couldn't wipe his face, so he kept stiffening with him.

got into the car, Chen Yongbin's driver's driving skills are much better than Liang Hongrui's, a glass of water is put on the armrest box without spilling, particularly stable, the old man began to close his eyes and rest as soon as he got in the car, no longer open his eyes to speak, after all, he is old, although his body is still very tough, but his mental head is indeed not as good as it was back then.

"In the past few years, the relationship between Huaxia and the UK has not been very good, you have been filming before, I didn't tell you, you must consider the next time you choose the script, as well as your words and deeds abroad, don't embarrass the country, but I believe that you will not have a problem with this. ”

"I understand Master. ”

"Well, that's good, you're smart, and your three views are also positive, I don't think you can do anything brainless, but, then again, you also have to pay attention to safety abroad, and the heart of guarding against people is indispensable, this is for you, feudal superstition is not advisable, just take it as an auspicious one, there is not much money." ”

After speaking, Chen Yongbin took out a verdant and verdant object from his arms and put it in Lu Ze's hand, this is something he bought more than forty years ago, and now it can be worth two dollars, but it is not priceless, but this object was given to his wife back then, and there are many stories behind it, this time he asked for it back, and gave it to his apprentice, but he didn't tell Lu Ze.

The object was held in the palm of his hand, Lu Ze looked at it, and it was sure that it was jade, full of green ice species, not as scary as the glass species, but the cotton was not visible, it was very transparent in the sun, the water head was really good, a square brand, there was no pattern carved on it, and the four circles were inlaid with old silver, which had a sense of vicissitudes of the age.

This kind of brand has an exclusive name, Lu Ze knows it, so his heart is very warm, and he didn't thank him immediately, but just held it in his hand and rubbed it lightly with his thumb.

It's called the Peace and Nothing card, literally.

“......”