A golden crow flapped its wings and looked down on the earth.

White clouds swayed and drifted in the sky.

The breeze blows gently, cool, mixed with the taste of Cantonese morning tea.

In front of an ordinary tea restaurant on Kowloon Island, a car slowly stopped, and two middle-aged men and women stepped out of the car.

Both look to be in their fifties.

The man has long hair, is not tall, looks like a large head, square face, wears a pair of glasses, and wears a blue casual suit with a pair of dark gray jeans.

He always had a smile on his lips and looked like a kind person.

However, when he got out of the car, he never looked at the others, and his eyes kept drifting upward.

This person is Chen Kexin, a big director on Hong Kong Island, who made a fortune by relying on "October Siege", "Martial Arts", and "Casting a Name", and bought a villa on Hong Kong Island.

The woman, who had shoulder-length hair, now coiled her hair up with a stiff smile on her face.

She was wearing a short-sleeved dress with a knee-length skirt, and she looked very ordinary, like an ordinary grocery shopping aunt.

Some passers-by recognized their identities, and she habitually waved to say hello.

This woman is Zhou Xingxing's best female partner - Wu Junru.

Relatively speaking, Wu Junru is more down-to-earth, and Chen Kexin has a sense of distance from others.

The two couples spoke in a low voice as they walked inside, and Wu Junru's tone was a little worried, "I don't know if Ayu is willing?"

Chen Kexin smiled confidently, "Don't worry, I'm confident, this time I will definitely be able to move her and ensure that she will go out to act." ”

Wu Junru pursed her lips, "Last night you said that you had confidence for ten minutes, but you didn't surrender early." ”

"It was an accident."

Chen Kexin smiled awkwardly and lowered her voice, "I've been too tired lately, and when I rest for a while, I will definitely recover." ”

After a while, the two of them came to the second floor of the tea restaurant and saw Zhang Manyu, who had an explosive head, was thin, and his eyes were still young and smart.

Zhang Manyu looks very thin and even a little unhealthy.

However, after she retired from filming, she ran around the world casually, and also went to release records, and there were many houses in London, Paris, and Hong Kong Island, far more chic than Wu Junru.

Her eyes are still full of curiosity, and she is very active and young.

Wu Junru and Zhang Manyu are about the same age, and sometimes when she sees Zhang Manyu, she wonders if she will be too tired to live like this, and whether she wants to learn from Zhang Manyu to live like that.

But thinking of Zhang Manyu, when Wang Zuxian was an actor, he earned more than her, and now he has capital and chic.

And she couldn't do it for the time being, so she put out this thought.

"Ayu, I've been waiting for a long time."

Chen Kexin and his wife sat down and chatted with Zhang Manyu.

The three of them have known each other for a long time, and the relationship is not bad, Chen Kexin and his wife are relatively busy, and they usually have no time to party, so they sit together at this time, as if they have endless words.

Waiting for the morning tea to be served, Chen Kexin ate a basket of small buns, and felt a little full stomach, so she picked up the tea, Meimei took a sip, and then said to Zhang Manyu: "Ayu, you have been resting for several years, do you want to come out and do something, now the mainland film market is very large, and there are six or seven billion domestic films." ”

Chen Kexin has completed the production of "Huaxia Partner" and is waiting for the summer broadcast.

Although the film has not yet been released on a large scale and the public reputation has not yet come out, he feels very good, and the senior management of China Film is also very satisfied after watching the finished film.

Chen Kexin got some inspiration from "Huaxia Partner".

Those historical blockbusters, or martial arts films, song and dance films, cannot touch the emotional G-spot of mainland audiences.

If you want a movie to be a big hit, you have to shoot some down-to-earth movies.

Regarding the next movie, he already has some ideas, and he plans to invite popular mainland actors such as Zhao Yanzi and Huang Bo.

In addition, he also wants to find Zhang Manyu to come over as a gimmick for the new movie.

When Zhang Manyu heard this, she smiled and shook her head, "I haven't seen the story I'm interested in, and I don't want to act for the time being." ”

After she retired from filming, there were a large number of scripts almost every year, including Lao Mouzi who once approached her.

But she refused all of them.

As an actor who has won awards and won soft hands, she still has a very high vision for choosing movies.

The stories sent in recent years, in her opinion, are too ordinary and uninteresting.

Chen Kexin and Wu Junru glanced at each other, and then said as sincerely as possible: "Ayu, I want to prepare a new movie about the story of parents who have lost their children looking for their children, and help me." ”

Zhang Manyu was stunned when she heard this, "Do you need me to make a cameo?" ”

After all, there is a favor, if she helps, the role is suitable, and she is willing to make a cameo for a few minutes.

Chen Kexin shook her head, "I want to invite you to play an important role." ”

"What is the identity of this character?"

"A middle-aged woman in the mainland has lost her child and wants to get it back."

When Zhang Manyu heard this, her face stiffened slightly, she has good acting skills, she can play Ruan Lingyu, she can play Jin Jiyu, and she can also play Li Qiao.

Many people say that she is a variety of actresses, but Zhang Manyu knows very well that actors have limitations after all.

Her personal temperament is more urban, and if she is asked to play a country woman, she can't act.

She grew up in the UK and later returned to Hong Kong Island to work as an actress, she has always been a city girl, and she really doesn't know about the life of rural people in the mainland.

If you give her a year or two and let her observe carefully, maybe there will be no problem.

But this character doesn't have such a big charm that it takes so much energy for her to prepare.

Seeing this, Chen Kexin continued: "Ayu, we have worked together on "Sweet Honey" before, you know my style, my movies can definitely guarantee the quality, I have been conscientious in making movies for so many years. ”

Zhang Manyu smiled, "Director Chen, of course I believe in your ability, but ...... I know too little about women in the countryside in the mainland, and I can't do it. ”

Chen Kexin heard Zhang Manyu's words, and planned to say the big move he thought of, "Ayu, there must be no problem with your acting skills, I don't want to start the camera immediately, I have to wait for four or five months, you have enough time to prepare."

After this movie is made, let's compete for the Golden Rooster Award.

You have already won so many actresses, but there is still one less Golden Rooster Queen, are we Chinese, there are three golds in the Chinese film industry, you have collected them all, isn't that even more powerful. ”

Zhang Manyu didn't immediately answer Chen Kexin's words, got up and went to the bathroom.

Chen Kexin saw Zhang Manyu leaving, and rubbed his hands a little nervously.

Wu Junru pursed her lips, "I'll go see Ayu." ”

She then followed to the bathroom, and when she was about to get to the bathroom, Zhang Manyu's voice sounded inside.

"I didn't want to film, there was no interesting script.

Yes, I intend to reject Director Chen.

But Director Chen's words are quite reasonable, if there is a good story, I can give it a try and see if I can win the award.

You help me keep an eye on it, and if Director Li Shengyao has a script to send over, send it to me as soon as possible. ”

In the bathroom, Zhang Manyu was talking on the phone with his agent.

Wu Junru immediately stopped her steps, and then returned to her seat lightly and told Chen Kexin what she had just said.

"Forget it, now in the entire China Entertainment, only Li Shengyao can invite her."

Lee Shengyao just won the Palme d'Or and broke the record of the Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first person in history to win the Palme d'Or twice, which shook the Chinese film industry.

I heard that the news broadcasts in the mainland have broadcast this incident.

Although Chen Kexin made classic movies like "Sweet Honey", he did not win awards at three major film festivals.

Except for age, there is no way to compare with Li Shengyao.

He smiled wryly and shook his head, "I see, let's find someone else." ”

……

Chen Kexin produced "Huaxia Partner", Kai Zige completed "Search", and during this time, both movies were promoted.

Regarding this new movie, Kai Zige attaches great importance to it, not only shooting seriously, but also staring at the post-production.

On this afternoon, the weather in Yanjing was good, the warm sun was high, the spring breeze was slow, and the leaves on both sides of the street made a rustling sound.

In a large courtyard in Yanjing.

Brother Kaizi and the dwarf sat opposite each other, and there was a pot of tea and a fruit bowl on the table.

Kai Zige was wearing a coat and had a tired face, and he had been busy with the post-production of "Search" before.

Now it's finally free, and the weather is much warmer in May.

However, he was sixty years old and could not indulge as much as he had when he was young, so he put on a coat to avoid catching a cold.

Short, tight and younger, he wore a gray short-sleeved shirt.

Short and tight-shouldered, with a large head, a thick neck, and short arms, wearing short sleeves completely exposed the shortcomings of his figure.

And the gray is white, the short and tight face is pitted, and there are many bags, and the skin looks worse at this time, really like the surface of the moon that has rained.

But it's short, tight, and good-looking.

He directed "Da Wusheng" before, invited Han Terrier and Wu Zun, and got a box office of 40 million, and there is definitely no way to recover the cost of this achievement.

There is no way to recover the cost of the movie, and it has nothing to do with the income of the director and actors, they have already been paid.

Short and tight, this director made five million.

Although the movie lost money, the salary was millions, and I felt that making movies was more cost-effective than writing songs.

This made him taste the sweetness, and he planned to continue to make new movies, this time to find Brother Kaizi, just to come to ask for scriptures and ask about the selection of materials.

"Brother, have you watched the news lately?"

Brother Kaizi shook his head when he heard this, picked up the teacup, and took a sip of hot tea, "No, I was very busy a while ago, where do I have time to watch the news, what's wrong?" Are there any super blockbusters lately? ”

The dwarf shook his head tightly, "There is no super blockbuster, is it Li Shengyao's news?"

"Lee Shengyao ......"

Kai Zige remembered that Lee Shengyao was going to Cannes, but he had been focusing on the later stages of "Search" and did not pay attention to Lee Shengyao's news.

The dwarf laughed, "I knew you didn't watch the news, and you used to be like this, once you made a movie, you didn't hear anything outside the window." ”

"What's wrong with him?"

"He won the Palme d'Or, two times in a row, set a new record, and the news broadcasts praised him for a minute."

When Brother Chen Kai heard the short and tight words, he felt his head buzzing, as if there were more than a dozen helicopters spinning beside him.

After a while, he reacted and nodded with a wry smile, "Genius screenwriter, genius director, it's really awesome." ”

The proudest thing in his life was winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

Whether it was Lao Mouzi or the King of Sunglasses, they had all hit the Cannes Palme d'Or before, but they were almost lucky in the end, Lao Mouzi won the Grand Jury Award, and the King of Sunglasses won the Best Director.

Before Li Shengyao, in the Chinese film and television industry, only Chen Kaige won the Palme d'Or.

But last year, "1937" shined in Cannes, and the winner of the Palme d'Or in the Chinese film industry was one more Li Shengyao.

I didn't expect Lee Shengyao to win the Palme d'Or again this year.

Two in a row, it shows that "Parasite" has a breakthrough compared to "1937", which is really rare.

In this way, Lee Shengyao will have two Palme d'Or, surpassing him in number.

The vast majority of film directors are at their peak between the ages of forty and fifty.

Brother Kaizi is sixty years old, and he is okay making commercial films now, let him settle down to make literary films and win awards, he doesn't have the energy.

He will not make literary films in the future.

And Li Shengyao is only thirty-two years old, and there are infinite possibilities.

Brother Kaizi knew that he was going to be pressed by Li Shengyao for the rest of his life.

Even though there was unwillingness in his heart, he could only turn into a long sigh.

The short man nodded tightly, and then said: "The "Film Handbook" also interviewed him, and the June issue of the film handbook will have a special report on Li Shengyao. ”

Short and tight is a thoughtful person, and he very much hopes that the person interviewed by the "Film Manual" is himself, and when he says this, his eyes are full of envy.

Brother Kaizi didn't answer.

He was once interviewed by the Cinema Handbook, which is the glory of the director.

The dwarf then said: "I heard that the cover of the June issue of "Film Handbook" is Li Shengyao, I have already ordered a few copies, and I will give you one when the time comes." ”

became the cover character of "The Movie Handbook", which is an honor that Kai Zige has never had.

He relied on "Farewell My Concubine" to get the Palme d'Or, but he didn't become the cover character.

Brother Kaizi originally finished "Search", put down a big stone in his heart, and was in a good mood, but at this time he felt very uncomfortable.

Lee is improving, but they are retreating.

The dwarf then said: ""Seeing and Hearing" is also very exaggerated, there is an article in the latest monthly magazine, saying that "Parasite" has been booked to be the first place of the year, and also said that "Parasite" is compared with related theme films, and it is the first place after the millennium.

Half a year hasn't passed yet, and they're talking so much that it's funny to slap your face when the time comes. ”

Brother Kaizi was in no mood to listen to the short and tight words, he was completely distracted.

An hour later, the short man left satisfied, Brother Chen Kai got up and went back to the room, Chen Hong saw it, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, that guy is gone?"

"Gone."

Brother Kai then told Li Shengyao about winning the award, appearing on TV, and appearing in the "Movie Manual".

He was busy with "Searching" before, and he didn't know much about the outside world.

Chen Hong already knew that when she heard Brother Kai Zi speak, she was worried that Brother Kai Zi would not be able to think about it, so she diverted the topic, "Leave him alone, it will be summer vacation in another month, and when "Search" is released, we will go to the magnesium country to see Feiyu." ”

Brother Kaizi knew what Chen Hong meant, he sat down, "Don't worry, I have already seen it, and I won't compare with him."

Li Shengyao is indeed awesome, but he can't compare.

In the future, I will hold him, and when Feiyu enters the entertainment industry, I will ask him to bring him. ”

(End of chapter)