Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 17 First Meeting with Concubine Liu Yi

Zhang Jizhong accompanied the three of them out, leaving only the leisurely Lu Kuan and the curious baby-like Liu Yifei in the dance studio.

She was always neat and generous. She smiled and extended her hand to greet him: "Hello, my name is Liu Yifei, nice to meet you!"

Lu Kuan touched her finger in a gentlemanly manner and raised his eyebrows mischievously: "Xiao Liu, didn't your mother tell you to smile without showing your teeth?"

Concubine Liu Yi pursed her lips suddenly, remembering Liu Xiaoli's frequent instructions to her not to show her teeth, and glared at the little Taoist priest viciously.

Don't expose someone's shortcomings when you insult them. How dare you ignore my beauty!

However, looking at the elegant and graceful Concubine Liu Yi in front of me, with her slender neck, compared with the disgusting snake-faced, bamboo-legged beauties of later generations who look like internet celebrities, I have to admit that the girl's original beauty is really impressive.

The full forehead and round head are so standard that they are almost unfair. Her innocent appearance without makeup is much more fresh and elegant than that with heavy makeup.

The whole person is clean and clear.

Liu Yifei looked at his expression and felt secretly proud, letting you steal my limelight in front of Teacher Feng!

"What are you looking at!"

Lu Kuan touched his nose awkwardly and tried to smooth things over: "Xiao Liu, there's a bug on your neck!"

Instead of showing the expected shock, Concubine Liu Yi simply reached out and brushed her neck like a carpet: "Where is it?"

"Oh, I'm mistaken, that's a mole."

Unable to play a prank, Lu Kuan changed the subject: "My name is Lu Kuan, and I'm the one your mother hired to tell your fortune."

"just you?"

The little girl was a little bit incredulous. Lu Kuan's appearance was very different from her stereotype of a charlatan holding a banner and waving a folding fan.

Besides, after living in the United States for four or five years, how could she believe this?

Young Taoist Gao Shen: "I heard you are going to be an actor. Maybe we can meet again soon."

The little girl curled her lips and said nothing, ignoring his tricks.

What Lu Kuan was talking about was naturally "The Story of a Noble Family".

Leaving aside Concubine Liu Yi, this world line should not change.

His own Feng Shui and divination business is also about to be developed to the crew of "Gold Powder", and maybe he can copy the theme song of "An Xiang" to make some extra money.

After all, making a movie requires huge amounts of money.

Looking at Xiao Liu in front of him, the boss of the public relations company had some "coveted" thoughts for no reason. This little girl has high economic value!
You, Big Beard, can be on the list of shareholders of Red Star Wood, but I, Lu Kuan, can’t?
I just have to think about how to further lure the bearded man, who has already believed in me, into the trap.

Liu Yifei's reputation as the most popular actress in Chinese entertainment is not groundless. The mutual achievements between her and many classic characters have made her an independent existence that transcends the 85 flowers.

Just after playing the role of Wang Yuyan in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", her domestic endorsements reached the 200 million level.

Even in later generations, there was still a hit drama every year. "The Story of Rose" before Lu Kuan traveled through time once again won the ratings championship.

As for the negative news that he himself didn't want to pay attention to, it seemed like child's play to him. Especially in this life, he would start to build an internet public opinion platform starting with blogging.

Once I have the capital, the media tools, the referees, the sponsors, and the co-sponsors, I can promote anyone I want!

To be fair, although Liu Yifei's acting skills have been criticized, this was not a chronic problem in the eyes of Lu Kuan in 2001.

If he had replaced the amateur family agents Liu Xiaoli and Cheng Jingfei, and if their development path had not been planned in a radical and utilitarian way, he could have polished and improved his business skills and embarked on a path in the entertainment industry that would have been both critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

"Xixi, you're all sweaty, go take a shower and change your clothes!"

Liu Xiaoli instructed her daughter in a somewhat exhausted tone. She was distressed that she had not been able to retain Feng Yuanzheng, who had resolutely resigned, and was worried about next year's art exam.

"Oh."

The little girl pouted and went out obediently with her coat.

Zhang Jizhong and Cheng Jingfei invited Lu Kuan to continue chatting in the living room. The former remembered Feng Yuanzheng's suggestion before leaving and looked at the little Taoist priest who he was increasingly confused about.

"Master Lu, I didn't expect you to actually understand acting! Teacher Feng just suggested that you take over and teach Xiao Liu the basics of acting, haha."

In 1987, Zhang Jizhong produced his first work as a producer, "A Century of Troubles".

Before that, he had always aspired to become an excellent drama actor, but due to historical reasons, he was repeatedly stuck at the political review stage when applying for professional colleges such as the PLA Art Academy and the Central Academy of Arts, which was a pity.

He is quite knowledgeable about acting theory. Considering Lu Kuan's performance in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, he also agrees with Feng Yuanzheng's evaluation of him.

Lu Kuan laughed and said, "I can't do it. It would be better for you to find a professional teacher."

Hearing Cheng Jingfei calling me Master all the time was a bit annoying. "Just call me Lu Kuan, you're welcome."

Acting teaching often involves some physical contact, and Liu Xiaoli is not very willing to let a handsome young man like Lu Kuan be her daughter's teacher.

Moreover, considering his identity as a Taoist priest, Feng Yuanzheng's suggestion was too unreliable.

But at this moment, he couldn't help but worry about his daughter: "Xiaolu, do you think there is anything I should pay attention to in Xixi's future development..."

She seemed to be hesitant to speak, as she didn't really believe in these strange and supernatural things, but she also wanted to find some psychological comfort for herself.

Just like the Chinese people who are sometimes superstitious and sometimes scientific:

Left eye twitching means wealth, accurate!

My right eye is twitching, fuck you!
Lu Kuan smiled and said, "Xiao Liu has good looks and a lively personality. I just saw how hard she works on learning and honing her basic skills. I think there won't be any problems."

"But I do have a suggestion."

Cheng Jingfei asked curiously, "Please speak."

"A friend of mine heard that a production crew is looking for actors for a Republican-era drama called 'The Golden Age,' adapted from a novel by Zhang Henshui. You might want to keep an eye on it."

(End of this chapter)