Chapter 201: The Catfish Effect

The movie ended, and everyone came out of the multi-purpose screening hall in twos and threes.

Cheng Long looked preoccupied when he left, and left first without even saying hello.

Although Hong Jinbao and Yuan Heping are a little better than Cheng Long, they actually have a lot of ideas in their hearts.

Coming out of the elevator, Yuan Heping deliberately slowed down a few steps, creating an opportunity to talk to Hong Jinbao.

"Sanmao, if it's okay in the afternoon, find a place for us to have a drink?"

The crew of "Five Lucky Stars" originally had a file waiting for Hong Jinbao to deal with, but after watching "Shaolin Temple", Hong Jinbao also had a lot of ideas in his heart and urgently needed to communicate with a familiar person.

Originally, Cheng Long was the most suitable candidate, but he left ahead of schedule, and Hong Jinbao was thinking about calling him back with a pager just now, but now it seems that he doesn't need it.

"It's been a long time since we've had a drink together, and I know there's a nice bar nearby, so go there?"

Yuan Heping just wanted to find a convenient place to talk to Hong Jinbao in private, so naturally he didn't want to.

The two went out to stop a taxi, and after sitting on it, Hong Jinbao reported the name of a place, and the driver was about to drive, when the pager on Hong Jinbao's waist suddenly rang.

⌒ Hong Jinbao took out the pager and looked at it, turned his head and shrugged at Yuan Heping.

"It's Aaron looking for me."

"Why don't you call him along?" In fact, there were some things that Yuan Heping only wanted to communicate with Hong Jinbao alone, but he still tried to ask such a sentence.

Hong Jinbao heard the hesitation in Yuan Heping's words, patted the back of the driver's seat, and motioned for the driver to drive.

"Let's go first. Wait until you get to the place and sit down, and then call him back. ”

Arrived at the place. Hong Jinbao called Cheng Long back first, and then went into the bar with Yuan Heping when he came back.

There weren't any customers in the bar at this time. The two of them each asked for a beer, and they sat down at the bar and chatted.

"Sanmao, don't you think it's a little strange for Mr. Lin to ask us to watch "Shaolin Temple" this time?"

"It's a little strange, anyone can see the quality of "Shaolin Temple", and it stands to reason that Mr. Lin doesn't need to call us all over."

Hong Jinbao took a sip of beer, put it down and smacked his mouth.

Yuan Heping picked up Hong Jinbao's words and immediately said: "I think Mr. Lin is a drunkard who doesn't mean to drink, on the surface he asks us to go to the movies, but actually asks us to go over to see people." ”

Hong Jinbao's eyes lit up. turned his head and glanced at Yuan Heping, who said this, seriously.

"So that's what you think."

Yuan Heping picked up his wine glass and smiled without saying a word.

Hong Jinbao sighed with some emotion.

"The actor who plays Xiaohu is really good, if it weren't for the fact that he is a mainlander, I am sure that a film company will ask him to film immediately after the release of "Shaolin Temple".

"It doesn't matter to the mainlanders, you haven't seen that the newspapers have been talking about Sino-British negotiations all day long, and I think the mainland will have to take back Hong Kong sooner or later, after all, the contract signed between Britain and the Qing government was a lease rather than a cession, which is legally untenable, and it may be difficult to be tough in attitude."

After hearing this. Hong Jinbao was silent for a moment, and then nodded.

"You're right, Hong Kong people and mainlanders don't have to look down on anyone. But counting up the two generations, not all of them moved from the mainland, so why be in a hurry? ”

"The point is. Mr. Lin's father's attitude is pro-mainland, although Mr. Lin did not directly express his position. But I can see that he also thinks the same, and the release of "Shaolin Temple" this time is a clear signal. If this movie can be a big hit, it is estimated that he will go to the mainland to pull people in the next step. ”

Yuan Heping said this quietly, and at the same time observed Hong Jinbao's reaction.

"That's good, maybe we will have a chance to work together in the future."

Hong Jinbao looked indifferent, and Yuan Heping was secretly suspicious.

"Sanmao, you tell me the truth, you really don't worry about this matter at all?"

"Worried?" Hong Jinbao glanced at Yuan Heping, "I understand what you mean, but the relationship between me and Mr. Lin is more of a cooperation, and Mr. Lin just brought that person from the mainland, and it won't have much impact on me." ”

Although Yuan Heping would not fully believe Hong Jinbao's words, he generally believed that Hong Jinbao did not lie.

Although Hong Jinbao also has the idea of winning in front of the stage, he also knows that he does not have an advantage in acting, so he focuses more on the behind-the-scenes director and martial arts fingers, in order to be able to overpower the dragon.

During the "Baby Plan", there were rumors that Hong Jinbao and Cheng Long did not get along, although I don't know whether it was true or not, but the kind of competition between Hong Jinbao and Cheng Long must be there.

And Lin Xi also needed Hong Jinbao to balance Cheng Long, so while supporting Cheng Long, he also supported Hong Jinbao together.

More often, Lin Xi needed Hong Jinbao as a whip to beat Cheng Long, so that Cheng Long would not dare to be arrogant and slack at will.

Hong Jinbao also knows this, so he feels that the actor in the mainland is no threat to him, but Yuan Heping doesn't think so.

"Sanmao, there is something you may not want to listen to, but I still think that you may be a little too big in this matter. If Mr. Lin really brought that actor from the mainland, I'm afraid he will not only put more pressure on Aaron, but also for you. ”

There are some things that Yuan Heping can't say directly, but he believes that Hong Jinbao knows it very well in his heart.

If there is a person who can better balance Cheng Long, Hong Jinbao's role will be reduced, and it is difficult to say whether he can get such strong support from Lin Xi as he does now.

After Yuan Heping's reminder, Hong Jinbao's expression really became much heavier.

It didn't take long for Cheng Long to rush to this bar as well.

I don't know if Yuan Heping's previous words played a role, Hong Jinbao's attitude suddenly improved when he saw Cheng Long again, not only got up in person to greet him, but also walked back shoulder to shoulder with Cheng Long.

Anyone who saw this scene would never have imagined that two hours ago, when the two met, they just nodded and said hello. Coping politely said two sentences.

The two of them changed so quickly that even Yuan Heping, who witnessed it, felt a little incredible.

Of course, it is not difficult to understand that the two would have such a change of attitude. Since they all feel the threat of the actor in the mainland, of course they must unite to fight the enemy.

Brother for so many years. Hong Jinbao and Cheng Long didn't even need too many words, and naturally reached a tacit understanding.

The two didn't mention the topic of "Shaolin Temple" at all, and they talked about the cooperation in "Five Lucky Stars" as soon as they met, Cheng Long said with a very correct attitude that he would definitely take this cameo seriously, and Hong Jinbao seriously promised to arrange enough action scenes for Cheng Long, and would never let him just play soy sauce in this play.

This is the two brothers chatting hotly, Yuan Heping thought on the side that he just needed to be quiet and be a listener, but he didn't expect Cheng Long to finish chatting with Hong Jinbao about "Five Lucky Stars", but then turned his face to him.

"Director Yuan. Last time you told me about the script of "Serpentine Trickster", I thought it was quite suitable for me after careful consideration, and I happened to have time in my schedule during this time, can you see the filming of this drama in advance? ”

Yuan Heping was stunned for a moment, and then there was a burst of ecstasy in his heart.

You must know that Cheng Long didn't tell him like this when he just finished filming "Drunken Fist", he just said that he had to think about it, but the meaning of shirk was obvious, and now he agreed so simply, it is estimated that he also feels the threat of the actor of "Shaolin Temple". Start working harder to prove yourself.

Anyway, this is a good thing for Yuan Heping, so he naturally nodded and agreed.

When the three of them were having a private gathering, Lin Xi was also in the office talking to Wang Jing about the actor of "Shaolin Temple".

"Are you going to bring this person to Hong Kong for filming?"

Wang Jing looked at Lin Xi in some surprise. He really wanted to say that he was just talking nonsense in the screening hall just now, but in fact, it was a bit of a big deal to watch the excitement, and he really wanted to find someone and hand it over to him. He wasn't sure he would be able to make this man popular.

But after thinking about it, Wang Jing felt that he was a little self-inflicted.

He didn't have that much influence in Lin Xi's mind. Lin Xi will make this decision, he must have some plans in his heart. There should be no direct connection to what he said earlier.

Thinking of this, Wang Jing suddenly relaxed a lot.

"If you want to find him to come over to film, first of all, his identity as a mainlander is a problem, and now no one can tell what kind of result the Sino-British negotiations will have, if Hong Kong will be taken back by the mainland in the future, it will be good, and the attitude of Hong Kong people towards mainlanders may become better, but if it continues to be under the control of the British, I am afraid that he will have to work hard in the Hong Kong film industry for several years before the Hong Kong audience can fully accept it."

"Fatty, if you really believe me, then don't worry about whether the other party is a mainlander, Hong Kong will definitely return to the mainland in the future, there is no doubt about this, although you don't have to be busy hugging the thighs over there now, but it's best to pay attention to this issue."

"Even if Hong Kong is under the control of the mainland in the future, I can't offend that side at most, and it's a bit exaggerated to hug that thigh, right?"

Wang Jing's answer was not unexpected by Lin Xi, in fact, most Hong Kong people now have the same idea as Wang Jing in their attitude towards the mainland, and Lin Xi is too lazy to correct this, he only talks about some basic facts.

"There is a saying called 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, don't look at Hong Kong is now more developed than the mainland, so Hong Kong people look down on mainlanders, but ten or twenty years later, maybe the situation will be the opposite, and the mainlanders will be richer than Hong Kong people, what will you do then? Don't say it's impossible, you just have to think about what Hong Kong was like 20 years ago and what it is like now, and you can know how great the mainland's potential is in the future, and once the problem of direction is solved, it will be very easy to develop the economy. As long as 1 percent of the people on the mainland become rich, will the Hong Kong people's sense of superiority continue to exist? When the time comes, such a big market, do you want it or not? So don't talk too much about it now, and look at the future in everything! (To be continued......)