Chapter 163: Night Banquet (1)
When Assistant Director Ma came in with Xiang Huasheng, who had only one side, Qin Muchu actually felt a sense of guilt.
"Director Qin, take the liberty to come, I hope it didn't disturb you."
Xiang Huasheng was full of smiles and was very polite.
Qin Muchu also stood up and shook hands with Xiang Huasheng.
"Don't bother, I just have a friend who comes to visit the class."
"Director Qin's friend? Is it from Hong Kong Island? Maybe I'll still recognize ......."
The word "literacy" was not spoken, Xiang Huasheng's eyes were condensed, and the smile on his face was obviously stiffened.
Zhou Xingxing didn't have any expression on his face, and he didn't greet Xiang Huasheng, as if he saw a stranger.
"Ah, haha, it turned out to be Xingzai."
Xiang Huasheng quickly adjusted, looked at Zhou Xingxing, and narrowed his eyes slightly:
"I didn't expect you to become friends with Qin Sheng."
There seemed to be some sarcasm in his tone.
Then he looked at Qin Muchu again, and said with a smile as if he was joking:
"Xingzi is a good actor, many people think he is just the funny guy in the movie, but in fact, he has a very strange temper in life, and he has no friends."
Zhou Xingxing's eyebrows were furrowed, and he was about to speak, when suddenly a hand slapped on his shoulder.
Qin Muchu hugged Zhou Xingxing's shoulders and said with a smile:
"Really? That's really rare, I get along with Xingzi, so I'm afraid my temper is quite weird. ”
Xiang Huasheng's smile twitched.
If he goes on with this,
"Yes, you do have a weird temper."
That's where you come to offend.
remembered the importance that his brother and sister-in-law attached to Qin Muchu, and repeatedly emphasized that even if they couldn't get along, they would definitely not be offended.
He immediately waved his hand:
"What a temper, this is ...... Personality, if an artist is the same as ordinary people, without personality, how can he make achievements? ”
When Qin Muchu heard this, he did not approve or oppose.
It's just that he smiled even more, let go of the hand holding Zhou Xingxing's shoulder, and said to Assistant Director Ma:
"Give Mr. Xiang a seat, and the crew will rest for a while, and Mr. Xiang and I will talk for a while."
……
Kowloon Bay, inside a luxury villa.
On the coffee table in the living room, three cups of tea were steaming.
"That's all he said?"
"Well, it's just small talk, but this time I invited him to dinner, and he didn't refuse, but...... He has a good relationship with Zhou Xingxing. ”
Xiang Huasheng said and looked at his brother and sister-in-law opposite, mainly sister-in-law.
In the entertainment circle on Hong Kong Island, they can be said to be the same to the two brothers of the Xiang family, and the scenery is infinite.
The scenery is also indispensable to the credit of a woman, his sister-in-law - Xiang Tai.
The two brothers rarely take care of the operation side, and the company and the connections in the circle are all taken care of by Xiang Tai.
Xiang Jia's external affairs are basically Xiang Tai's appearance.
Xiang Tai saw that the two brothers were looking at themselves, and snorted coldly:
"That white-eyed wolf made me unhappy, but in the end it was just a dead fight, and if I had stepped on it before, I would have trampled it to death.
He knows that hugging his thighs is a villain in his bones, and he wants to go to the mainland to develop if he can't get along with Hong Kong Island......"
Regarding Xiang Tai's scolding, the two brothers of the Xiang family didn't say anything, and they knew Xiang Tai's temper very well.
Although the mouth is poisonous, it involves serious things and never makes irrational decisions out of anger.
Sure enough, after a while, Xiang Tai's scolding gradually stopped.
Panting slightly, he said to Xiang Huasheng:
"This time, count that white-eyed wolf as a good fate, and sell Qin to save face. Ling released his words, we have cleared up the grievances between Xiang Jia and Zhou Xingxing, and the directors, investors, and actors on Hong Kong Island are willing to cooperate with him, we don't care about Xiang Jia. “
"Got it, sister-in-law, I'll let someone do it tomorrow." Xiang Huasheng said immediately.
He didn't expect Xiang Tai to attach so much importance to Qin Muchu.
The "face" in Xiang Tai's mouth is not small, after Xiang Jia and Zhou Xingxing fell out, Xiang Taike let out his words, "Whoever dares to cooperate with Zhou Xingxing is against Xiang Jia."
These words directly made Zhou Xingxing have no drama to shoot for two years, whether he is an actor or a director, no one dares to cooperate with him.
And the company he built after leaving Xiangjia has become a joke - a film company with no film productions.
"It's not tomorrow, it's right away, before the dinner, let Qin Sheng know the news."
Xiang Tai emphasized.
Suddenly, she sighed again and said:
"Forget it, you're good at investing in movies, I'll do this kind of thing."
With that, she stood up and prepared to go to the other side to make a call.
"Good work."
He spoke to Hua Qiang silently, squeezing out a smile on his serious face.
"Labor lives."
Xiang Tai replied, turned around and walked away.
When Xiang Tai left, the two brothers picked up the teacup and took a sip of the tea that was already a little cold.
"Brother, is that Qin Muchu worth our effort?" Xiang Huasheng asked.
Xiang Huaqiang put down the teacup:
"Look what you think. If you are so satisfied, guarding the territory of Hong Kong Island, then you naturally don't have to please anyone.
If we want to go further, we have already reached the end of the entertainment industry on Hong Kong Island, so we can only develop in the mainland. ”
He paused and sighed:
"The mainland is very xenophobic, it is impossible for companies to go to the mainland, and even Hong Kong island-owned films cannot be released on the mainland.
The Hong Kong Island market is so big, and the actors will become more and more expensive in the future, and the box office will be so much, and if the movie can't be released in the mainland, it will be a stable loss.
You have to go online with the mainland, otherwise you can only change careers in the future. ”
Xiang Huasheng also knows the current embarrassment of the Hong Kong Island entertainment industry.
Big-name actors are paid millions or even tens of millions, and if you invite two at will, the cost of the movie will exceed 10 million.
Relying on the local box office on Hong Kong Island alone, it can barely recoup its original cost and can't make a few dollars.
As a producer of Yongsheng Film Company, he knows all too well about this.
The "Gambling Saint" series and "Truancy" series produced by him were very popular in the mainland, but the profits obtained were pitiful.
I only earned a little bit of DVD royalties.
The royalties are also not much, because piracy is the mainstream.
"Qin Muchu has a very good background in the mainland, if you can befriend him, cooperate with him, and invest in his movies and TV series, how much money can you make? Isn't Yang Shoucheng an example?
Moreover, we can also use this to enter the circle of the mainland, and the benefits will be even greater when the time comes. ”
Xiang Huaqiang closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose to relieve fatigue and stress.
The decline of Hong Kong Island's entertainment industry is a foregone conclusion, which is something that everyone knows.
All people in the entertainment industry on Hong Kong Island are looking for opportunities to "go north" and move their focus to the mainland.
The earlier it passes, the more natural benefits there are; And if you go late, it is not certain whether you can drink a sip of soup.
Maybe, it won't be able to get by.
"Brother, in fact, I am good friends with Qin Muchu, I have a method that is very useful."
"What's the solution?"
Xiang Huaqiang opened his eyes instantly and looked at Xiang Huasheng.
Xiang Huasheng smiled:
"What do you say is most interesting to a twenty-year-old young man, a strong man?"
"You mean...... Yes, that's a good idea. ”
Xiang Hua Qiang smiled, but soon frowned again:
"To whom? Each of them has a master, and he took one with him. ”
The actresses on Hong Kong Island are basically related to some rich people, and many of them can't afford to provoke their families.
After all, he is only powerful in the entertainment industry, and the real top level of Hong Kong Island is still the capital of those business districts.
"Brother, at Yang Sheng's banquet that night, Qin Sheng seemed to be very interesting to Ah Min."
Just as Xiang Huaqiang was thinking, Xiang Huasheng spoke.
"Zhang Min?"
Xiang Huaqiang was stunned for a moment and looked at Xiang Huasheng.
"I don't care, it's just a woman, I'm tired of it."
Xiang Huasheng shrugged, Zhang Min was favored by Xiang Tai at the age of nineteen, signed a contract with Yongsheng, and has been with him for four years now.
The novelty has long passed, and he has more than one lover outside.
But possessive, even if he doesn't like it, he won't allow others to touch it.
But now that it can be used in exchange for benefits, that's a different matter.
"Okay, Ah Sheng, I'll make it up to you."
Xiang Huaqiang was very satisfied with his younger brother's profound righteousness, and picked up the teacup:
"Brother, replace wine with tea, toast you."
……
Hotel.
After the day's filming, Qin Muchu returned to the hotel to rest, rested and prepared to go to Xiang's family for dinner.
But he was not alone in his room now.
Zhou Xingxing sat at his desk, completely immersed in the script.
Tens of thousands of words of script, he has been reading for an afternoon.
"How's that, is there any interest."
Qin Muchu handed over a bottle of soda, opened the bottle for himself, and raised his head to drink it.
"It's a good book, and you also said that the Supreme Treasure is a friend of yours."
Zhou Xingxing reluctantly put down the script, a little sad.
The supreme treasure in the script is simply himself, and the love with Zixia ended in tragedy, and he regretted it in the end, which is more like a hint of his love.
Shaking his head, he took a sip of soda with a wry smile:
"Love for 10,000 years is what it means, and I want to love for 10,000 years when I lose it......"
"It's amazing, it feels like you can drink soda."
Qin Muchu teased.
"Journey to the West" can be regarded as Zhou Xingxing's most representative work.
In Qin Muchu's heart, his status even surpasses a series of other works of Xing Ye such as "Kung Fu".
Many lines and famous scenes from the movie are still remembered decades later, and many movies and TV series have clips paying tribute to it.
"I want to shoot, Chu Zai."
Zhou Xingxing suddenly spoke, holding the script tightly with his hand, his expression was very serious.
He really wanted to make this film and tell someone something he couldn't say.
"It was originally your script."
Except for Zhou Xingxing, no one can grasp this nonsensical performance style.
After being silent for a long time, Zhou Xingxing looked at Qin Muchu, his voice was low, and he muttered:
"Thank you, thank you really."
……
At eight o'clock in the evening, Qin Muchu went to the banquet alone.
The location is a well-known restaurant on Hong Kong Island, and it is said that the chef has the title of "God of Cooking" on Hong Kong Island.
Tonight, Xiang Jia booked the best private room in the restaurant.
It overlooks Hong Kong Island with a beautiful view, and at night, the lights come on and the neon lights shine brightly.
Qin Muchu walked into the box under the leadership of the waiter.
"Sorry, it's late."
The box was large, with a large round table large enough for twenty people, but at this time there were only four people seated.
He knew both Xiang Huaqiang and Xiang Huasheng, and the woman sitting next to Xiang Huaqiang, Qin Muchu also guessed that it was Xiang Tai, who was famous in the entertainment industry on Hong Kong Island, as for the last ......
He has a sexy figure and a charming appearance, and is looking at him with a smile.
Why is Zhang Min here?
Qin Muchu glanced at Xiang Huasheng and then at Zhang Min.
Is this a success?
Is...... It's so inspiring!
Seeing Qin Muchu walk in, all four people in the private room stood up.
Xiang Huasheng, as the inviter, walked next to Qin Muchu and introduced him:
"This is my brother Xiang Huaqiang, and this is my sister-in-law."
When Zhang Min was introduced at the end, his tone changed, not only did he smile strangely, but the words he said also made Qin Muchu very puzzled:
"Zhang Min Qin Sheng knows that he is an artist of our company, he admires Qin Sheng too much, and wants to have more contact with Qin Sheng, and he is familiar with it."
Admiration, but also more contact, familiar with familiarity.
Qin Muchu felt that Xiang Huasheng had something to say, but he didn't understand what it meant.
Isn't Zhang Min his person?
Let her get in touch with other men and get acquainted with ......
Thinking of the bosses and rich wives he met in Boss Yang's villa that night, Qin Muchu was indifferent.
Hong Kong Island is indeed open.
A few people politely greeted each other and sat down.
"Qin Sheng, you sit here."
Xiang Huasheng pulled out a chair for Qin Muchu and arranged for him to sit down.
The face is enough.
"Mr. Xiang is too polite."
Qin Muchu sat down with a smile.
If you are courteous to others, you will ask for something.
What Xiang Jia can ask for from him is nothing more than movie-related.
In this regard, he has already prepared a "return gift", so he is also at ease to receive this "gift......
However, in the next second, Qin Muchu was not calm:
"You're sitting here?"
He looked at Zhang Min who was sitting next to him.
This woman is so bold that she dares to do this in front of her lover?
"Can't you sit here?"
The corners of Zhang Min's mouth pulled out a touching arc, his eyes stared at Qin Muchu, and he blinked quite amorously.
Qin Muchu looked at Xiang Huasheng.
I said that I was innocent with her, do you believe it or not?
"Haha, Qin Sheng, Ah Min admires you very much, you must sit closer."
Xiang Huasheng laughed, and looked at Zhang Min again:
"Ah Min, you sit close, you have to take care of Qin Sheng tonight."
Zhang Min glanced at Xiang Huasheng, the light in his eyes changed, and he said slowly:
"Don't worry, I will definitely take care of Qin Sheng."
Qin Muchu's gaze swept over the faces of the two of them, wanting to make sure if they were talking the opposite in anger.
In the end, it was concluded that it was not quite like gambling.
Could it be that the rich people on Hong Kong Island have been generous to such an extent?
"Is it the first time Qin Sheng has come to Hong Kong Island?"
Xiang Tai's voice brought Qin Muchu back to his senses.
"No, it's the second time I've been here, and I visited here once last year."
"At that time, it would be good if we knew each other, and we could do our best to be a landlord, and there were many really interesting places on Hong Kong Island, which people who were not familiar with it did not know."
Xiang Tai looked very sorry, and the next moment he smiled again:
"But now that we know each other, when Qin Sheng's drama is finished, we will definitely be given a chance."
Actually, I just want to know if Fenglou is real.
Qin Muchu thought in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face:
"There's a chance."
In the private room, the three members of the Xiang family and Qin Muchu kept chatting, telling a lot of interesting stories about the Hong Kong Island entertainment industry, and the atmosphere was very lively.
Even Xiang Huaqiang, who has always been taciturn, said a lot.
But no one is down to business, as if today's banquet is really just to get to know each other and make friends.
Zhang Min looked at the three Xiang family members with an extremely kind attitude, and his seductive eyes flashed.
She turned her head to look at Qin Muchu, it seemed that this young man's background was even bigger than she imagined, otherwise Xiang Jia, the emperor of the Hong Kong Island entertainment industry, would not be so polite.
No wonder Xiang Huasheng sent himself out in order to please him.
But.
That's what I want......
(Three more chapters...... )
(End of chapter)