Chapter 222: Spring Breeze Triumphant
In Kowloon Tong, a night market food stall, several big stars of TVB are talking and laughing all the way to the roadside stalls.
Liang Chaowei and Zeng Huaqian recently patted and dragged each other, and they were very close, and as their walking bodies swayed, their arms also touched from time to time, bringing throbbing to the two young people who had no emotional experience.
"Look, that's what I'm talking about, the beef balls here are delicious!" Tang Zhenye walked briskly in front and shouted at the stall owner, "Uncle Sun Niu, I've brought a friend." β
Uncle Sun walked over with a large soup spoon in his hand, and his eyes lit up when he saw Liang Chaowei. said with a smile: "Lord Wei Xiaobao Wei is here, please take a seat!"
Liu Jialing followed behind and quipped: "Wei Zai, you are really famous now, and you are known everywhere you go." β
"It's okay, Andy is even more powerful, with Mingjia's Mr. Xu holding him in the back, Ah Ye and I are not worth mentioning. Liang Chaowei smiled shyly, and at the same time squeezed his eyes at Tang Zhenye.
Since Feng Baobao starred in "Wu Zetian" and broadcast it on ATV some time ago, the ratings of the wireless station have been suppressed, and it was not until TVB broadcast "The Deer and Ding Ji" more than two months ago that the disadvantage was finally moved back and the Phoenix channel was suppressed.
And Liang Chaowei also became a household name in Hong Kong because of his role as Wei Xiaobao in "The Legend of Deer and Ding", and his popularity was faster than riding a rocket.
Several TV stars sat around a shabby table, but it was a pity that Liu Dehua had an appointment and couldn't come, otherwise this group of friends would definitely have a good time.
Tang Zhenye heard Liang Chaowei mention Xu Ziming, and he complained for a while, and he was upset with Weng Meiling recently, so he didn't know what to say.
In addition to a few of them, Wu Jiali also came to have supper together, she has great seniority compared to the other four, but she has not been promoted.
The five young people ate the steaming food stalls, and soon sweated profusely on a hot day, but they were very happy to talk and laugh.
"Da Ge, what can I eat in this kind of place, why don't you go back and eat, I asked my mother to make more supper." β
"You don't understand that. The most authentic supper has to come to the food stalls to eat. What is delicious to eat at home. β
"Then you don't have to drive to Kowloon Tong. β
"You'll find out after a few bites. β
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When Liang Chaowei heard this conversation, he couldn't help but turn his head to look, just in time to see Zhou Xingchi and Wu Mengda coming over with their shoulders hooked.
The two have been good friends since childhood, but Zhou Xingchi left wireless and went to Mingjia Film Company. They don't have much contact anymore, after all, they all have jobs to do.
Although they belong to different companies, they can't always pretend not to see them when they meet unexpectedly, Liang Chaowei stood up and greeted: "Ah Xing, you are also coming for supper." β
"Wei Zai, are you here too?" Zhou Xingchi said in surprise.
Liang Chaowei is his best friend, when he changed the role at the beginning, there were only Wu Mengda and Liang Chaowei among his friends, Qi Meizhen came to comfort him, this kindness made Zhou Xingchi very grateful, but Zhou Xingchi was stupid and didn't know how to express it.
Wu Mengda glanced at the crowd and saw that Liang Chaowei and his group were basically wireless actors, and immediately understood that they were eating supper after filming.
Xu Ziming, the boss of Mingjia Film Company, is also a shareholder of wireless, and the two groups are friends in disguise after all.
Wu Mengda walked over familiarly, and said with a haha: "It's better to come early than to come by chance, you guys have just started here, how about I partner with Xingzai?"
"Please take a seat, please take a seat!" Tang Zhenye hurriedly got up and greeted, the two people in front of him have been more famous recently, and they are also highly valued by Xu Ziming, so they are worthy of deep friendship.
Due to the temporary addition of Wu Mengda and Zhou Xingchi, Zeng Huaqian, Liu Jialing and Wu Jiali were a little unable to let go, and Liang Chaowei was a person who didn't talk much, so Tang Zhenye and Wu Mengda chatted the most at the dinner table.
After chatting casually for a while, Tang Zhenye poured half a glass of beer and asked curiously: "Brother Da, it seems that "The Saint of Gambling" has been released for three weeks, do you know what the current box office is?"
Wu Mengda was confused and said with a smile: "It's like 26 million!"
"Oh my God, there were 26 million at the box office before the painting, and at least 30 million at the time of the painting. Liu Jialing, who had not spoken, suddenly exclaimed, for a young actor like her who is just qualified to play an important supporting role, a movie with a box office of 10 million is astronomical.
"yes, Xingzi, you're so good. Liang Chaowei smiled and admired, but in fact, he had some bad feelings in his heart.
At the beginning, his development was much smoother than Zhou Xingchi, but now Zhou Xingchi is the protagonist of tens of millions of box office movies, while Liang Chaowei is just a TV star who has just become popular.
After Zhou Xingchi was praised by everyone, his heart was so refreshed, like running into an air-conditioned room on a hot day, he praised Haikou and said: "It was Mr. Xu who gave me such an opportunity, and my current achievements are supported by Mr. Xu. β
"Forget it, I'm fine now. Liang Chaowei smiled, he knew that he was not the kind of lucky life, and he still worked honestly in wireless.
Zhou Xingchi is in a good mood now, and he opened his mouth to boast: "Now that I and Da Ge are both signed with Mingjia Film Company, as long as they are capable actors, a few copies can be appreciated." Unlike the wireless side, Shaw Brothers now rents out theaters and will not specialize in making movies as lavishly as before. β
Zhou Xingchi said it reasonably, and Tang Zhenye listened with great envy.
Zhou Xingchi added: "The key is that Mr. Xu, many of us may also have box office dividends. β
Liang Chaowei smiled and didn't answer, he is a stable person, and now that wireless has just made him popular, there is no need to change jobs in order to make more money.
Tang Zhenye was quite moved by Zhou Xingchi's words, he developed very smoothly in the first two years, but this year he has regressed very much, and recently took over a tertiary film, falling out with Weng Meiling.
Tang Zhenye opened his mouth several times to ask, but he didn't say it after all, because his contract in wireless has not expired, and Mingjia Film Company will most likely not pay liquidated damages for him.
"Box office dividends!" Liu Jialing listened to it, but her eyes were full of little stars, and she couldn't help asking, "Brother Xing, how much can you get paid for this movie?"
Zhou Xingchi is still very young now, and when the movie was a big hit, he blurted out ostentatiously: "I heard Wang Jin say that this movie should be able to get 300,000 yuan." β
Wu Mengda saw that Zhou Xingchi was showing off, and helped him satisfy his vanity and said: "Xu Ziming can say that Xingzi's salary may be dozens of times that of today. β
As soon as Wu Mengda's words came out, the dinner table suddenly fell silent, who Xu Ziming was, and few people here didn't know.
Liang Chaowei lowered his head and did not speak, Tang Zhenye drank beer with his head down, obviously stimulated by Zhou Xingchi's salary, and the other three women looked at Zhou Xingchi with envy.
Pretending to be almost forced, Zhou Xingchi stood up and checked out to say goodbye, and said before leaving: "By the way, after the movie is drawn, Mr. Xu will definitely hold a celebration banquet, if you want to go, I will inform you." You can also look for opportunities to express yourself. β
Watching Wu Mengda and Zhou Xingchi leave in style, the rest of the people had little interest in continuing supper.
"I'll go back first, you can eat slowly. Tang Zhenye lit a cigarette and said quite breathlessly, he has been thinking about stammering Xu Ziming, and it is always fate to take it, as for the reason for chasing Weng Meiling at the beginning, it is nothing more than a joke that Xu Ziming said at the beginning, he was naΓ―ve to be a joke.
He said Zhou Xingchi's compliments in front of people, but he despised Zhou Xingchi very much in his heart, and felt that the other party was just stepping on shit luck, and if it was him, he would definitely act better than the other party.
Liang Chaowei also said to Zeng Huaqian: "Let's go back too." β
The five of them happily came for supper, but when they left, they were depressed.
Among them, Wu Jiali's mind is the heaviest, he is the most senior of the five, and Liu Dehua and Liang Jiahui have a very good friendship with the same generation, both of them are famous under the promotion of Xu Ziming, but Wu Jiali is not famous yet, and she has always been rolling around in wireless.
Wu Jiali decided that she must seize the opportunity, and if she wanted to celebrate the banquet, she would definitely go.