Chapter 331 It’s easy to leave, but I won’t send you away
[My wife dragged me to go shopping this afternoon, and I spent 3 on furniture... I failed to make up for it, I will make up for it tomorrow.]
A brainstorming session.
In fact, the suggestions that the girls could give were very limited, and they basically talked about locking in the man in advance - to make Hu Die and the people around her aware that Bao Qiang was pursuing them, so as to avoid being snatched away by others.
Play to one's strengths and avoid one's weaknesses - Baoqiang cannot compare with the young talented girl in terms of broad knowledge, so he has to prepare a set of rhetoric in advance to steer the topic towards the entertainment industry.
Although Baoqiang cannot be said to be knowledgeable in this regard, he should be more than capable of fooling a young girl who has just entered the industry.
Helping others means using your own resources to silently provide help to others.
That’s about it.
When the discussion was almost over, Huo Siyan suddenly stood up and said, "Let's get together tonight, both to welcome Brother Kun and to wish Qin Lan a successful start in advance - you have to treat us to this evening!"
She said the last words to Qin Lan with a smile.
Huo Siyan is Huo Siyan after all. She adjusted her mindset so quickly and did not dwell on the temporary failure - at least on the surface she regained her composure.
Qin Lan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed with a smile.
The girls naturally had no objection, but Xu Kun said, "You guys can have your own gathering, our masters have other plans."
Hearing what he said, Jiang Yiyan immediately pulled Tang Yan and said, "Then Tang Yan and I won't go either. You guys can have your own party."
After all, Qin Lan was the host, and Xu Kun had other plans, so it was difficult to persuade him. Seeing that Jiang Yiyan was about to withdraw, he hurriedly persuaded her: "Yiyan, we are just joking, why do you have to..."
"Tang Yan and I have other plans too—right?"
"Uh, yeah!"
Tang Yan quickly pretended to be a chick pecking at rice.
"You guys discuss yourselves, and don't forget to lock the door when you leave."
Xu Kun was too lazy to pay attention to the quarrels between these women. As long as it didn't affect his sleep, it was fine.
Wearing sunglasses, a mask and a hat, he took Baoqiang out of the house and walked downstairs while talking on the phone.
Chen Xuebin, Li Yixiang, Deng Chao, Wen Zhang, Shen Teng, Zhu Yawen...
He hesitated whether to invite Huang Bo and Pan Yueming, but then he thought it was too deliberate. Besides, most of the people at the table knew each other, and they were the only strangers. It would be meaningless for them to squeeze in.
As usual, they booked a small pub near the Beijing Film Studio. When the two of them rushed over, Wen Zhang and Shen Teng were already there, and they seemed to be chatting quite happily.
Of course, it was mainly because Shen Teng did a good job of supporting the main role.
Seeing Xu Kun and Bao Qiang each carrying two boxes of wine coming in from outside, they hurriedly stood up and greeted them, "Brother Kun, Brother Bao Qiang."
Baoqiang quickly put down his drink and waved his hand, saying, "Brother Teng, just call me Baoqiang."
The two of them met on the set of "The Boss". At that time, Baoqiang went to the hotel every day, and they became familiar with each other.
Xu Kun also put down his wine and said to Shen Teng, "Old Shen, please sit with Baoqiang for a while. I have something to say to Wenzhang."
Wen Zhang was already a little nervous, and when he heard Brother Kun say that he wanted to talk to him alone, he became even more flustered.
When he followed Xu Kun to the backyard, before Xu Kun could even open his mouth, he defended himself, "Brother Kun, I'm really not targeting you, it's mainly because of Mr. Da - I mean that Tong Dawei has treated me well.
When I was filming "Youth Days", he helped me a lot. He also asked me to join the crew of "Struggle". Later, his leading actor was poached by Deng Chao. I can't just say nothing, right?!"
As he spoke, he felt that he was wronged, and his tone became much more aggressive.
"I treat you badly?"
As a result, Xu Kun uttered five words calmly, which put out the anger in the article again.
"No, how is that possible!"
Wen Zhang hesitated and said, "What I mean is... I'm not attacking you, I just want to see that Deng Chao is unhappy!"
Xu Kun didn't argue with him that it was Deng Chao who was recommended by him, and asked directly: "Then can you settle this matter for me?"
Xu Kun had actually wanted to intervene in this matter a long time ago, but Deng Chao was also a man who cared about his reputation. He felt that if he was provoked by a "younger generation" and Xu Kun had to step in to mediate, what would that mean?
Deng Chao also didn't think he would lose, so he firmly asked Xu Kun not to interfere. Then he and Wen Zhang fought for the entire play, and the fight was evenly matched, and even continued the grudge outside the play. So in addition to inviting everyone to get together today, Xu Kun also wanted to put an end to this matter.
"This, I..."
"Can you just say it's okay?"
Wen Zhang was silent for a moment, then nodded heavily and said, "Okay!"
Even without Xu Kun's support, Wen Zhang would not dare to disobey his command just based on his current status.
"Then I'll wait and see how you perform."
After saying this, Xu Kun went back to the private room.
Wen Zhang did not follow immediately. Instead, he took out a cigarette, lit it, took two puffs, then threw it on the ground and stomped it out. Then he walked back with a sullen face.
When he reached the door of the private room, he rubbed his face vigorously again, rubbing away the resentment on his face, and then he pushed the door and walked in.
At this time, Xu Kun and Shen Teng were listening to Bao Qiang and Li Yixiang, who had just arrived, talking about the Bazaar Star Charity Gala that took place a while ago.
At that time, Xu Kun was unable to spare time, so he asked Baoqiang to help him buy an auction item.
"When Baoqiang heard someone raise the price by 100,000, he was stunned and turned the bidding board over and over again. The handle was almost covered with patina."
"I saw no one bidding at first, so I thought the painting wasn't worth much. But in the end it was sold for 170 million, and it was Mr. Wang who bought it."
Wen Zhang naturally interrupted and said, "Brother Kun, Mr. Wang is so high-profile, so Huayi will definitely have big moves next year, right? Are you going to make a big movie too?"
"I do have an idea."
Xu Kun nodded slightly. Although he had only signed an actor contract with Huayi, it was not a problem for him to find Huayi to set up a party.
Moreover, just the Lao Baigan, carrot juice and Lao Jia can provide 300 to 400 million yuan, and if he raises another 40 million yuan, it will be the same as the investment in "Assembly".
Wen Zhang curiously asked, "What's the idea?"
"Let's keep it secret for now. We can't say whether it will work or not. Don't blow it up later or it will fail in the end."
As they were talking, Chen Xuebin and Zhu Yawen also arrived.
Everyone stood up to greet him. Wen Zhang called out "Brother Chen" and raised his chin nonchalantly towards Zhu Yawen: "Yawen, you're here too."
When Zhu Yawen played the second male lead, Wen Zhang played his younger brother. However, now their roles are completely reversed, and Wen Zhang no longer takes his former 'Brother Zhu' seriously.
Xu Kun saw this scene and secretly made up his mind to distance himself from Wen Zhang in the future.
Who is without fault? That’s why there is a saying that “it is the greatest good to know one’s faults and correct them” – but if someone refuses to change after repeated admonitions, then that only proves that this person is not worth being around.
After Deng Chao arrived, Wen Zhang's performance made Xu Kun even more determined in this idea.
As soon as Deng Chao walked in and had not yet had time to sit down, Wen Zhang knocked his wine glass heavily on the table several times.
When everyone's attention was drawn, he raised his voice and said, "Brother Chao, I have offended you before on the set. Brother Kun criticized me just now. Today I will take the initiative to apologize to you. Let's write off our previous affairs. Is that okay?"
Anyone could hear his subtext: I apologized to you because you criticized me, but I don’t think I did anything wrong.
Deng Chao frowned and didn't say anything. Xu Kun silently poured himself a glass of wine, then stretched out his arm and clinked glasses with Wen Zhang: "I'll drink this wine for Brother Chao, and after we drink it, we can write off everything, okay?"
Wen Zhang's face changed drastically, and he quickly explained: "Brother Kun, I didn't mean that, I..."
Xu Kun ignored him and drank the wine by himself, then showed the bottom of the glass to Wen Zhang: "Goodbye, I won't see you off."
"Brother Kun, I..."
"Let's go, don't send me away!"
Seeing Xu Kun's determination, Wen Zhang gritted his teeth and drank the wine in one gulp. Then he said in a deep voice: "No matter what, if you need me in the future, Brother Kun, just ask!"
Having said that, he turned and left without looking back.
After he left, the room was quiet.
Finally, it was Chen Xuebin who broke the silence: "Okay, okay, everyone, sit down. Let's welcome Kun'er today. Don't let someone who doesn't know what's good for him ruin your mood."
(End of this chapter)
