Chapter 208: I Owe You a Role [Second Update]
Chapter 208 I owe you a horn sรจ
The lights are off in the living room, but the TV is still on, and a woman reclines on the couch, with the remote control still in her hand when she falls asleep
The clock on the wall was already pointing to 1 a.m., and the sudden sound of the door opening woke the woman from her deep sleep, and she came out with a dress on, just in time to see her husband push the door into the house.
The woman took slippers from behind the door and put them on for her husband, and took the coat from his hand and hung it on the hanger.
The husband hugged the woman from behind, and a strong smell of alcohol came to her face, and the woman frowned slightly, "Drinking again?" โ
"They are all very familiar friends, and there is no way to refuse." The man replied slightly apologetically.
"You've never drunk so much before...... woman's voice whispered in her husband's arms.
"Maybe it's been a bit stressful lately." There was a hint of bitterness in the man's words.
"I heard that Lin Lingdong is developing very well in Xinyi City, you may be able to ask him for help." The woman hesitated for a moment, but finally said the words that had been hidden in her heart for a long time.
The man was silent for a while, and then exhaled a deep breath, "Xinyicheng is not suitable for me." โ
Huang Baolin and Du Qifeng were classmates in the training class, the two got married early, Huang Baolin worked behind the scenes in wireless before marriage, and after marriage, she kept a family and was Du Qifeng's virtuous helper. After being married for so many years, Huang Baolin can probably guess what Du Qifeng thinks in his heart.
As early as 1983, To Qifeng had the idea of leaving the TV station to join the film industry, and he directed his debut film "Blue Water and Cold Mountain Killing Gold" with the support of Phoenix Company, this martial arts movie uses a fresh documentary technique and a unique style, but the box office response is flat, which makes Du Qifeng quite devastated, after which he can only continue to stay on the TV station as a director. And Lin Lingdong, a classmate of the artist training class, has become famous at this time with films such as "Best Partner" and "Dragon and Tiger", which puts a lot of pressure on To Qifeng.
"Oh, that's right," Huang Baolin suddenly remembered something, "Wang Jing called just now, saying that he had something important to look for you, and asked you to call him back when you come back."
Du Qifeng has been developing in TV stations, and Wang Jing has been developing in the film industry, although there is a relationship with Wang Tianlin, but the two are just nodding their friendship. Wang Jing called suddenly, Du Qifeng couldn't figure out what was going on, walked into the living room, picked up the microphone and prepared to call Wang Jing back.
Taking advantage of the fact that Du Qifeng had not dialed the number, Huang Baolin snatched the microphone from his hand and complained: "You don't want to see what time it is, is it appropriate to call someone back at this time?" โ
Du Qifeng then remembered that it was early in the morning, and it was indeed inconvenient to call Wang Jing's family again, and shrugged his shoulders in agreement with his wife's approach.
Before going to bed, Du Qifeng thought that he would call Wang Jing back when he arrived at the TV station early tomorrow morning, but after drinking, he slept too deeply this night, and he forgot about it when he woke up the next day.
Bang bang bang!
To Qifeng was listening to his assistant's report on today's shooting arrangements when a quick knock on the door interrupted his work.
The office door was only halfway open, Wang Jing couldn't wait to squeeze his body in, regardless of whether there were other people in the office, he complained to Du Qifeng when they met: "I waited for your call in the middle of the night last night, you won't have a woman outside, and then you didn't go home all night, right?" โ
Wang Jing's mouth was open, but fortunately, Du Qifeng's assistant also knew the fat man, so there was no joke.
Du Qifeng finished the work at hand, and instructed the assistant a few things before getting up to make tea for Wang Jing.
He put the brewed tea in front of Wang Jing and explained unhurriedly: "Yesterday I went out to drink with a few friends, and I came home a little late, thinking that you had already slept, so I didn't bother you anymore. โ
Wang Jing sat on the sofa and stretched, "yawning" so much that he could swallow a watermelon. โฆ,
"Just kidding, I don't know who you are, it's just that I'm very strange, it used to be difficult to find you to go to a nightclub to sit and sit, why did you suddenly turn around recently, and you can drink until midnight with a few big men, have you encountered something depressing?"
Du Qifeng smiled bitterly in his heart, even Wang Jingjing could see that he had been in a depressed mood recently, and it seemed that he had indeed been a little depressed during this time
"You're not here to entertain me, are you?"
Wang Jing picked up the teacup and blew it, raised his head and looked at Du Qifeng, "I heard my dad say that your contract with wireless is about to expire, do you have any plans for the future?" โ
"I haven't thought about it yet." Du Qifeng didn't expect Wang Jing to suddenly ask about this, and said with a smile: "I heard that you recently set up a film company by yourself, what's the matter, you want to find me to make a movie?" โ
Du Qifeng said this purely to joke with Wang Jing, but he didn't expect Wang Jing to immediately put down the teacup and said seriously: "I really want to invite you to my company, and the remuneration is negotiable." โ
Du Qifeng suddenly straightened up and looked at Wang Jing with round eyes, as if he knew him for the first time, "Are you sure you're not joking with me?" โ
"Don't tell me you're going to stay on TV for the rest of your life. If so, it's okay if I didn't say what I just said. โ
Du Qifeng was not carried away by this sudden good news, but looked at Wang Jing with a puzzled face: "What am I for?" โ
Wang Jing explained: "Actually, it's not me who wants to make a movie with you, but Lin Youlun. โ
Du Qifeng was stunned by this sudden news, and his heart fluttered and pounded on his chest, as if he was about to jump out, "Is it really Mr. Lin looking for me to make a movie?" โ
Wang Jing did not exaggerate his credit this time, but told Du Qifeng the original story of the matter, he tried his heart to pull Du Qifeng into his company, and naturally wanted to make the relationship clear to Du Qifeng: "I already have a movie in my hand that is about to be made, and Aaron's investment in making that movie is a very rare opportunity for the company, so I thought of you." This time, you can't say anything you can't refuse, even if you don't plan to join my company, you must do me this favor! โ
Wang Jing said this, Du Qifeng couldn't refuse at all.
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Liang Chaowei lay facing the wall for an unknown amount of time, and the numbers he was silently reciting in his heart had been piled up in the thousands, but he still couldn't sleep. When I open my eyes, my eyes are clear and bright, and I won't even feel a trace of sleepiness.
The burns on his back have healed, and he has been moving out of the hospital, where he has been recuperating at home for the rest of his time.
In the past, those friends would come to visit from time to time at the beginning, but as time went by, fewer and fewer people came, and almost no one remembered that there was a Liang Chaowei at the end of the day.
Liang Chaowei is not afraid of loneliness, but he is afraid of being forgotten, he knows very well how realistic the entertainment industry is, the reason why celebrities are afraid of being hidden by the company is because no matter how popular an actor is, as long as he no longer appears in the media for a period of time and no new works come out, he will be slowly forgotten by everyone.
Liang Chaowei is very famous in the entertainment industry, but he has not yet reached the point where he can ensure that he can have no worries about food and clothing for a lifetime by acting in a few dramas, he needs to support his family, but no one is looking for him to film.
The sound of the doorbell interrupted Liang Chaowei's thoughts, and he looked up at the time, his expression becoming more and more confused. Everyone is taking a lunch break at this time, who will come to the door at this time?
His mother and sister were not at home, so Liang Chaowei could only get up from the bed, get dressed and walk out to open the door.
In the dim light of the corridor, Liang Chaowei saw Lin Youlun standing there quietly, his face wrapped in a cloud of yฤซn shadows, fair and thin. And the pair of twinkling eyes watched him quietly. โฆ,
"Looks like you're recovering well."
Liang Chaowei stared at Lin Youlun intently, as if he wanted to find some answer from Lin Youlun's eyes, but unfortunately he didn't succeed.
"Mr. Lin has something to do with me?"
"Aren't you going to invite me in and sit down?"
"Of course!" Liang Chaowei shrugged, stepped out of the way, and made a gesture of please into the room, "Very welcome!" โ
The two sat down in the living room facing each other, Liang Chaowei didn't know what to say, but it was Lin Youlun who took the initiative to speak.
"Now that the injury has healed, do you have any plans to act?"
"I'm not as popular with the audience as I used to be." Liang Chaowei told the truth.
Lin Youlun pouted, "Is this important?" โใ
"Doesn't it matter?" Liang Chaowei asked rhetorically.
"For Hong Kong audiences, you may be a little rusty if you haven't appeared for so long, but for overseas audiences, everyone has never known you, so naturally you can't be unfamiliar."
Liang Chaowei was silent, he heard a lot of meaning from Lin Youlun's words, Lin Youlun wanted to find him to make a movie, and the investment in this movie was so large that the Hong Kong market could not recover the cost at all, so Lin Youlun didn't care whether he had been "forgotten" by the audience.
"Originally, "Lin Sheng and Mrs. Lin" was supposed to be played by you, and I said that I would compensate you when you were injured, so this time I owe you this role."
Lin Youlun "owes" Liang Chaowei more than "Lin Sheng and Mrs. Lin", and the investor of "The Saint of Gambling" was not looking for the actor Zhou Xingchi at the beginning, but Liang Chaowei. On the one hand, it was because Zhou Xingchi was criticized by the media for being the king of bad movies during that time, and on the other hand, Liang Chaowei was not the melancholy and quiet image he is now, at that time he was a clever little fish in people's hearts, and Wei Xiaobao with a hippie smile, not without comedy potential. If it weren't for Lin Youlun's decision to give Zhou Xingchi another chance, it would be difficult to say what happened now.
Zhou Xingchi is now very popular, and Liang Chaowei has also developed well, but unfortunately an accident has to disappear for more than half a year, which is not a big blow for a young artist.
The audience is about to forget Liang Chaowei, but Lin Youlun does not, the actor of "Mission Impossible", the first thing he thinks of is Liang Chaowei.
In addition to compensating Liang Chaowei, the more important reason is that Liang Chaowei is just right to play this role, and the penny must find an actor who is close to the image of Brother Tom in later generations, and it is none other than Liang Chaowei.
"The director of the film is Johnny To, you have worked with him many times on TVB, and we are very familiar with each other, I just want to tell you that there will be no accidents in this shooting!"
Lin Youlun's words dispelled the most scruples in Liang Chaowei's heart, and he nodded and agreed to play this role.
(To be continued.)
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