Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 27 Siblings
In 1993, she was able to spend 2000 million without blinking an eye to buy this luxury house in the wealthy area. You can imagine her net worth.

If one truly believed in Lu Kuan's magical powers, it wouldn't be surprising for her to exchange this talisman for 1000 million.

Lu Kuan nodded. It was not that he was aloof, but he knew that Mei Yanfang would definitely reward him, so he didn't ask for it deliberately.

"The Sutra of Delivering People says: 'Equal love and compassion lead to marriages between people of different races.'"

"I am a cultivator in the secular world, but I do not forbid my allies from sworn brotherhood."

As he said this, he put down his knife and fork, wiped his hands carefully, and held Mei Yanfang's cold and soft hands again.

"Sister!"

Mei Yanfang cried with joy, reached over the dining table and hugged Lu Kuan, who was more than a head taller than her, and called him "little brother" with sobs.

She couldn't help herself. This was the second time she cried today. Perhaps she hadn't shed as many tears as she had in the past ten years combined.

Sincerity is the greatest killer skill. Even Boss Lu, who has a heart as hard as stone, couldn't help but feel moved by the sister's life experience and comforted her softly.

The two of them calmed down and continued to eat, and Mei Yanfang began to care about her younger brother in every detail.

"Xiaolu, if you want to be an actor, why don't you come to Hong Kong and I'll find someone to support you."

After saying that, he leisurely observed the handsome face and said, "My little brother is so handsome, I think he can easily surpass Nicholas Tse."

If he were not a reborn person, Lu Kuan really wanted to dive into the arms of Mei Yanfang, his strong backer, but this was obviously not the optimal solution at the moment.

If someone follows Fan Bingbing's example and comes to the Hong Kong entertainment industry to make a living, that's no different from joining the National Army in 49!
Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about the leading industry in the entertainment industry - the high-risk, high-return, large-scale film industry.

Hong Kong films won wide acclaim in the 80s and 90s for their unique style and innovative filming techniques. It was during this period that martial arts films, comedies and police and gangster films became the three mainstays of Hong Kong films.

However, from 1998 to 2000, the top ten films in Hong Kong film history were all wiped out, and none of them were Hong Kong films. If it weren't for Stephen Chow's "Shaolin Soccer" last year, this embarrassing record would have continued until 2001.

In 99, Hong Kong films had declined to the point where they couldn't even beat the popular horror film "The Ring". This year's "Infernal Affairs", which brought together four best actor winners, will become the last fig leaf for Hong Kong films.

On the other hand, in the mainland film market, "Hero" which will be released in December this year will set a precedent for mainland commercial blockbusters, and the glorious era of Chinese films on the big screen is about to arrive.

A duck knows first when the river water warms in spring. In fact, visionary Hong Kong filmmakers have already begun to plan for the mainland market. Typical examples are Li Shoucheng of Eagle King and Jiang Zhiqiang of Emperor Motion Pictures.

The former established an office in Beijing before the CPEC was promulgated, and the latter invested 3000 million US dollars in a gamble on "Hero".

Without a God's perspective, no one would have expected that the development of the film industry in the two places would undergo earth-shaking changes, and this change will begin with the CEPA agreement issued by the mainland next year.

"I plan to take the Beijing Film Academy entrance exam in February to gain some experience and capital to become a director in the future."

The USC directing graduate student, who had failed in the film industry in his previous life, is full of energy!

Twenty years! Do you know how I have lived these twenty years?
Mei Yanfang was not surprised that a good actor could become a director.

She didn't want to dampen Lu Kuan's ambition and enthusiasm too quickly, but was just thinking in her heart how to help him.

"Don't worry, sister. I know what's going on."

At present, domestic mass entertainment is still mainly on the small screen, and even dogs don’t watch domestic films. It was not until the advent of the commercial film era after "Hero" and the deepening of theater reforms that domestic films attracted more and more moviegoers.

His goal was to first build popularity, national recognition, and initial capital on the small screen, then enter the big screen when the time was right. He also wanted to develop a platform for public opinion using internet tools like blogs. His previous experience in public relations had instilled in him a deep appreciation for the importance of public opinion tools.

That is a fun thing that can be used to praise or kill people at any time.

Mei Yanfang stopped trying to persuade him and took out a card from her purse. It was the remuneration card that she had asked her assistant to prepare early at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Beijing.

"There's 300 million here. Whether you want to buy a house or a car and start a business, I'll support you. But I hope you can be down-to-earth and not squander it recklessly."

She thought about giving him more, but she was worried that this 19-year-old youth would suddenly become rich and powerful and become decadent like her two brothers who had been idle since childhood, which would harm him instead.

Lu Kuan took it without any psychological pressure: "Don't worry! I will make good use of this first pot of gold!"

"Yes, you are now a small immortal from the mainland's Maoshan Mountain. You probably make millions every year from fortune-telling."

Mei Yanfang was in a good mood and teased her adopted brother.

Lu Kuan's face froze, and he sighed, "I guess my reputation as a charlatan has spread all over Hong Kong. Sister, please help me block it."

The more successful his career becomes, the more of a shackle this reputation as a charlatan will become. After all, it is not something that can be accepted by the public.

"Mrs. Mei! Sister Mei is receiving guests. Please wait a moment!"

"What guests? We are family. What guests are older than us? Get out of here!"

"That's right! How can you be a manager? As a servant, don't you know how to respect your sister Mei's family?!"

The warm atmosphere was broken by the reckless shouting of one woman and two men. It was Qin Meijin and Mei Yanfang's two brothers who broke in.

Following behind was a beautiful girl with an anxious look on her face, who secretly winked at Mei Yanfang.

"Minhui, let them come over."

Lu Kuan glanced at the tall girl. This was Wang Minhui, Mei Yanfang’s last agent before her death.

After Mei Yanfang passed away, her funeral affairs were basically handled by her makeup artist Liu Peiji and agent Wang Minhui. They later inherited Mei Yanfang's enthusiasm for charity and donated many Hope Primary Schools in the mainland.

"Xiaomei, we are all worried about you outside, and you are here dating a pretty boy?"

The one who spoke was the eldest brother Mei Qiming, who had an ugly face and a foul mouth.

With a bang, Mei Yanfang threw her cup and angrily said, "Shut up! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll give you back the two million you lost!"

Qin Meijin couldn't stand it any longer. Regardless of Mei Yanfang's recent diagnosis of a terminal illness, she pointed at her nose and yelled, "How can you talk to your boss? Are you going to confront your family just for this gigolo?"

Just as the second brother Mei Deming was about to join in, Mei Yanfang became so angry that she collapsed on the iron chair, holding her lower abdomen, with beads of sweat the size of beans running down her face.

Wang Minhui hurried forward to support her and took out her phone to contact a private doctor.

Lu Kuan watched this Ukiyo-e painting with cold eyes, and he witnessed what it meant to be cruel and ruthless.

However, when you think about the fact that Qin Meijin, Mei Yanfang's biological mother, took out her daughter's underwear and openly auctioned it for money after her death, and that the three of them became enemies and fought a lawsuit for more than ten years to fight for the inheritance, it all doesn't seem so strange.

(End of this chapter)