Chapter 412 The fox pretends to be the tiger's power
as predicted.
Shortly after the signing ceremony, a lot of half-true and half-false news emerged on the market. However, unlike the previous news that mainly targeted Liu Yifei, this time the target became Liu Xiaoli.
Zhu Yawen also seems to be involved.
However, Xu Kun did not pay any more attention to this matter. After all, the mother and daughter of the Liu family were just passers-by in his life, similar to special extras.
At this stage, Xu Kun's main energy is focused on deducing script lines and actions, as well as applying for film subsidies.
Originally, he was not so anxious about the film subsidies. After all, it was not much money. The real benefit was the various hidden benefits that could be enjoyed during the filming and release process after being named as a state-supported film.
"Operation Kunpeng" will not officially start filming until next spring.
But after dealing with Zhao Wenzhuo's complaints and dissatisfaction, Xu Kun raised the priority of applying for assistance funds, and every time he went to "run for money", he would bring one or two leading actors along.
Most of the time it was Sun Honglei or Zhao Wenzhuo, and occasionally Wu Jing and Yang Junyi would be brought along - to put it bluntly, they wanted to let them know that there was "someone above them" in the crew, so as to avoid any trouble at the critical moment.
The effect is quite significant.
After going to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs twice, Sun Honglei changed the way he addressed him from "Kun'er" to Director Xu, and Zhao Wenzhuo's attitude became visibly humble.
Let’s talk about this morning.
Xu Kun was leading several leading actors in reading their lines when he suddenly received a call from Gao Qunshu.
This surprised Xu Kun somewhat.
Since his movie "Lost on Journey" became a huge hit at the box office last year, he and Gao Qunshu have had less contact, except for sending each other text messages during the holidays.
It is said that if you are poor in a downtown area, no one will care about you, but if you are rich in a remote mountain area, you will have distant relatives. But in fact, this theory is not entirely correct - many people will actively distance themselves from you after you become rich.
Gao Qunshu is a case of this. It is probably because the sudden reversal of status between the two parties made it difficult for Gao to adapt, so there has been little contact for more than a year.
"Kun'er."
After the call was connected, Gao Qunshu said, "What are you busy with recently? Let's get together at noon."
It was supposed to be a very light-hearted remark, but for some reason it sounded cold and hard.
Xu Kun could even imagine Gao Qunshu gritting his teeth and drafting his speech before making the call.
"Director Gao, since you have summoned me, I will have to find time even if I don't have time. How about this, let's go to the restaurant where we first met. I will treat you this time."
"No, no, no, it's still my treat, my treat."
After some hesitation, the two sides agreed to meet at 11:30 am, and Gao Qunshu hung up the phone, feeling relieved.
Xu Kun thought about taking Sun Honglei with him, but from what Gao Qunshu said, it seemed that he had something to discuss with him. In order to avoid being embarrassed to speak in front of Sun Honglei, Xu Kun finally chose to go to the meeting alone.
When he arrived at the place, Xu Kun looked left and right and ran around, but he couldn't find the small restaurant there.
I guess it has closed down.
Fortunately, he didn't find the restaurant, but found Gao Qunshu, who had a lot of question marks on his forehead.
When the two of them got together, Gao Qunshu couldn't help but sigh: "The capital has changed a lot in the past few years."
“Next year will see even bigger changes.”
Xu Kun smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if the change is big, as long as it gets better and better."
The two found a small restaurant nearby.
After entering the private room, Xu Kun took off his mask and wiped the sweat off his face before calling the waiter to order food.
Gao Qunshu now found his original feeling and said with a smile: "It seems that becoming a big star is not all good things."
"At least it's better than being so poor that we couldn't afford air conditioning."
Xu Kun smiled and said, "Director Gao, it's been about a year and a half since we last met, right?"
"almost."
Gao Qunshu thought for a moment and said, "The last time we met was at the end of 05, when you delivered food to my home. I was not at home at the end of last year, so we did not meet."
The two sides chatted about each other's situation over the past year.
Last year, Gao Qunshu made a documentary called "Tokyo Trial", which was quite popular in China. This year, he plans to make another movie based on the serial bombing and extortion case. Gao Qunshu asked Xu Kun to come because of this new movie.
"Do you want me to play a cameo role?"
Xu Kun hesitated for a moment, but said cheerfully: "Okay, but the time may have to be shortened. After all, I am also preparing a new movie recently..."
"No no no!"
Gao Qunshu said hurriedly, "This time, apart from a young female lead, I want to use ordinary people for the rest of the actors. I have already chosen the male lead, he is the deputy director of a police station."
"Then why did you come to me?"
Xu Kun thought to himself, maybe they are looking for him to attract investment?
Director Gao is a very unlucky person. He can’t say that he made no money from his most successful movie "Conquer", but he basically only earned some pocket money.
So it's no surprise that he's short on money.
If it was really because of this, Xu Kun decided to help. After all, he still trusted Gao Qunshu's ability, so even if he lost, the loss would not be too great.
But Gao Qunshu's answer was beyond Xu Kun's expectations. He said a little embarrassedly, "Actually, this film must be shot in the Northeast, so I want you to help me visit Mr. Zhao Benshan."
"Clam?"
"I heard that it's more chaotic over there."
Gao Qunshu took the initiative to pour Xu Kun a cup of barley tea and said with a smile: "I heard that when Director Feng was filming "Assembly", because he didn't pay a visit in advance, someone poisoned the fruit. In the end, you were the middleman and set up a table..."
“Wait, wait!”
Xu Kun quickly interrupted him and explained, "That was a misunderstanding. The crew was poisoned because they couldn't wait for the snow to fall, so they had to use fertilizers to create the scenery. Then someone got poisoned because they accidentally ate the fertilizers. It had nothing to do with the apples Uncle Benshan sent."
"Really?"
Gao Qunshu was skeptical, mainly because he had heard the news from more than one person, so how could such widespread rumors be false?
"Can I still lie to you about this?"
Xu Kun was speechless and said, "It was just a coincidence at the time, so some people speculated that the apple was poisonous, and then I don't know how it got out. I accompanied Director Feng to meet Uncle Benshan to explain this rumor."
"So, your role as the middleman and the wedding banquet are also fake?"
"Of course it's fake."
After Xu Kun finished speaking, he saw Gao Qunshu's disappointed look, thought for a moment and said, "But if you really want to go and pay a visit, it won't be a problem for me to help make the connection."
After meeting several times, he became a familiar face in front of Zhao Benshan, not to mention that Fan Wei was also in the crew.
"That's a good feeling!"
Gao Qunshu was overjoyed. He started his career by making crime dramas, so he naturally paid special attention to matters in this area. Even if the poisoning was false, the other rumors could not all be false.
"After you pass Shanhaiguan, find Benshan if you have any problems" was just a joke when Xu Kun heard it for the first time, but it has become more and more true in the past two years.
On the one hand, Zhao Benshan's own influence is growing, and on the other hand, more and more people from all walks of life are actively investing in him.
So there is a tendency that 'a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth'.
After talking about the business, the two of them started chatting about all sorts of things over a meal and wine. They mainly mentioned the various chaos and vitality in the circle in the past two years.
Gao Qunshu even joked and asked Xu Kun to bring him along when he attended the next gathering of the Sixth Generation Directors.
The atmosphere between the two became more and more harmonious, no longer as cold and distant as when they first met.
Until Xu Kun asked casually: "By the way, what has sister-in-law been doing recently?"
Gao Qunshu's expression froze. After a long while, he took a big sip of wine and sighed helplessly, "I don't know either. We've been in a cold war recently - I guess we're going to break up this time."
Tsk~
The two had been together for almost four years, but unexpectedly they broke up in the end.
This also made Xu Kun increasingly distrustful of love in the entertainment industry - it's not that there is no true love in the entertainment industry, but the proportion is too touching, making people dare not take the risk.
(End of this chapter)
