Chapter 417: Suffering for Others
Wait until you get back to your office.
Liu Yifei complained to her mother with some dissatisfaction: "Mom, didn't we agree to go and ease the relationship with Director Xu? Why did you look so sullen when you came in?"
If she hadn't discovered something was wrong with her mother, she wouldn't have been in such a hurry to leave.
It’s not like Liu Yifei had lost her temper like a little girl before, but this was the first time she questioned Liu Xiaoli like this.
Liu Xiaoli found it difficult to adapt for a moment, and her face immediately darkened. She argued, "Xixi, didn't you see what's on his desk? Men like this should be kept as far away as possible!"
"That should be a DVD, right?"
As a singer who has released records, Liu Yifei naturally knows more about this than her mother: "Looking at the style, it should be a girl group from South Korea - Director Xu has always been very close to Koreans, so what's so strange about this?"
"This……"
After hearing what her daughter said, Liu Xiaoli also realized that she seemed to have a preconceived idea, but she was unwilling to admit her mistake so easily. Finally, she frowned and said, "Anyway, you just listen to me. Try to stay away from him in the future!"
"Then who should we get close to in Huayi?!"
Seeing her mother being unreasonable, Liu Yifei also became a little angry and asked with a stern face, "Is it the two Mr. Wangs, or Director Feng?"
"This……"
Liu Xiaoli was stuck again, not to mention Wang Zhonglei. Although Mr. Wang was not so extravagant, it was rumored that he would use female stars as hostesses to gain connections with the higher-ups.
As for Feng Xiaogang...
He is not an easy person to deal with either. Most importantly, his vitiligo is getting serious. Liu Xiaoli felt extremely repulsed at the thought of approaching him actively.
"Then, then we won't rely on anyone!"
After saying this, Liu Xiaoli herself felt that she had no confidence.
Liu Yifei shook her head helplessly. In fact, ever since she saw her mother's "way of apology" that day, she had the idea of being self-reliant.
After consulting with her friends in the industry [Shu Chang, Hu Ge, and Jane Zhang], she finally decided to choose the lesser of four evils and was ready to take the initiative to ease the relationship with Director Xu.
But my mother...
Forget it, just take it one step at a time.
Liu Yifei was not a proactive person to begin with. She finally mustered up the courage to socialize, but her own mother came out to sabotage her, and the little bit of fighting spirit in her heart instantly vanished.
…………
the other side.
After the Liu mother and daughter left, Xu Kun soon received a call from Feng Xiaogang, so he rushed to the fifth floor again.
As a result, when I got out of the elevator, I saw four women talking together. Three of them were familiar faces: Feng Xiaogang's wife Xu Fan, Chen Kaige's wife Chen Hong, and Zhang Ziyi, whom I had met several times before.
It was normal for Xu Fan to be here, but Chen Hong...
"Sister Fan, what are you doing?"
"It happened to happen."
Xu Fan explained with a smile: "Chen Hong accompanied Director Chen to discuss the script with Director Chen - haha, now that we put it this way, they are all from the same family."
As she spoke, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
"We are also a family."
Xu Kun turned to Chen Hong and asked curiously, "What masterpiece has Director Chen chosen?"
“It’s not a masterpiece.”
Chen Hong's attitude was a little cold. She raised her hand and straightened her collar unconsciously before continuing, "It's Master Mei Lanfang's autobiographical film. The estimated investment is 100 million yuan, which is about the same as your movie Action."
It can be said that Director Chen is so powerful that he can spend 100 million yuan to make such an art film.
Ignoring Chen Hong's hidden hostility, Xu Kun turned to Zhang Ziyi: "What about you, Ziyi?"
"I play opposite Sister Chen Hong in the movie." In comparison, Zhang Ziyi's attitude was much more enthusiastic. She smiled and said, "I'm free anyway, so I might as well follow Sister Chen Hong and help her." As she said that, she wanted to grab Chen Hong's arm, but Chen Hong avoided her without leaving a trace.
As a well-known philatelist in the circle, it is normal that Zhang Ziyi is disliked by Chen Hong.
However, compared with Zhang Jingchu who came later, the dislike Zhang Ziyi suffered was nothing. After all, the latter not only wanted to collect stamps, but also wanted to get ahead.
Zhang Ziyi didn't feel embarrassed at all for being disliked by Chen Hong. She smoothed the hair around her ears and said with a smile, "I've been lucky enough to work with so many great directors, but I've never worked with anyone younger than me. Director Xu, if you have a suitable role in the future, you must leave it to me."
Zhang Ziyi was born in 79, only one year older than Xu Kun, but the resources she has obtained over the years are far ahead of other actresses of the same age. Even Megatron and Zhou Xun are slightly inferior to her.
“Then I may have to work hard for a few more years.”
Xu Kun laughed and said, "Otherwise, wouldn't that break your rule of only working with big directors?"
Zhang Ziyi covered her mouth and laughed: "Director Xu is too modest. You are already a well-known director in the country."
“That depends on who you’re comparing yourself with.”
This was what Xu Kun originally wanted to say, but Chen Hong said it first.
Chen Hong was obviously regretful after she finished speaking. Although Xu Kun was still several blocks behind Chen Kaige and Feng Xiaogang, it was still inappropriate to say this to their faces.
But she couldn't take it back, so she nodded slightly to Xu Fan and said, "I'll go see if our husband has finished talking."
Having said that, he walked straight towards Deputy Chen Guo's office.
Zhang Ziyi bowed slightly to Xu Fan and Xu Kun, and followed them closely.
At this time, a small white hand stretched out in front of him, but it was a stranger face that he had never seen before.
"Hello, Director Xu. My name is Qi Wei. I particularly like the character Meng Hao you played in "The Overlord" - none of the TV series that followed suit this year are as domineering as you!"
The girl blinked her big eyes, looking like a fan meeting her idol.
[Note: Qi Wei's 'pretty' pictures would not pass the review, so I can only post a close-up photo.]
Xu Fan introduced her, "This is my cousin's niece. She debuted last year through a talent show. She formed a male and female singer group."
She is my cousin’s niece, a distant relative with no blood relationship, so no wonder Xu Fan doesn’t seem to be very close to her.
Xu Kun shook hands with Qi Wei and asked with a smile, "Are you going to sign a contract with Huayi?"
"No, I just came to see the world."
Qi Wei said excitedly, "I didn't expect to see Director Chen here again. My favorite movie is Farewell My Concubine!"
Xu Kun liked it at first, but after listening to Aunt Lu's explanation of the chaotic relationships in the crew, he could no longer get into "Farewell My Concubine".
This is not Farewell My Concubine at all, it's clearly poking a rabbit's nest.
I wonder if the girl in front of me will still admire Director Chen so much after knowing the truth.
"All right."
Xu Fan interrupted Qi Wei's infatuation and said to Xu Kun, "Old Feng is waiting for you in the office. Let's go. Don't make him wait anxiously."
So the three of them walked towards Feng Xiaogang's office together.
When passing by Vice President Chen Guo's office, Qi Wei couldn't help but stretch his neck to look inside. Xu Kun also glanced sideways, but of course he didn't see anything.
When he looked away, Xu Kun suddenly found that Qi Wei lowered his head slightly, staring at a peach-like bulge in front of him with shining eyes.
uh~
It seems there is a reason why she likes "Farewell My Concubine" the most.
Xu Kun was secretly complaining when Xu Fan stopped, turned around and glared at him angrily, saying, "Go by yourself. I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do."
Xu Kun agreed, and then he realized that he seemed to have suffered for someone else.
(End of this chapter)
