Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 62 Seventh Day

Boss Lu exhaled smoke with a look of pain on his face.

"It's Zhang Tianshuo."

Gu Mingqi asked, "Is it related to him?"

"Some time ago, I was at a bar with friends and had some conflicts with him. He came here to seek revenge."

He suddenly remembered the young director's other identity: a rock singer with only one representative work.

"Those three people from Xiangjiang..."

Lu Kuan asked doubtfully, "I really don't understand. These people in the Hong Kong entertainment industry have been looking down on mainland crews, actors, and directors for a long time. Perhaps they have some kind of secret agreement with Zhang Tianshuo."

He flipped open the contract and said, "The acting contract they signed stipulates that if they breach the contract, they must pay a penalty of three times their salary. They shouldn't be so foolish as to go on strike out of desperation."

"Zhang Tianshuo is their thug, specifically playing the role of a troublemaker. As long as he can delay the crew's normal start of work, they can file for unilateral termination of the contract."

Gu Ming nodded silently. This was an all-round hunt targeting Lu Kuan.

Nicholas Tse has been popular in Hong Kong and mainland China since he performed on the Spring Festival Gala in 2000. His relationship with superstar Wang Fei has been a hot topic in the past two years and has attracted a lot of attention.

Together with the new generation of actors such as Edison Chen and Margaret Ng, Lu Kuan is no match for them judging from the number of fans and public opinion.

There is also the Eagle King forces represented by Zhang Jianting, and Zhang Tianshuo's influence and connections in the mainland rock circle.

No matter how you look at it, Lu Kuan has no chance of winning. It seems that this crew really can't be saved.

The two chatted for a while, and seeing that Lu Kuanchou was really in no mood to talk anymore, Gu Ming said goodbye and left.

He returned to his room and lit a cigarette, when he suddenly caught sight of a newspaper on the coffee table.

"A brawl broke out in Langfang Railway Station Square, and a well-known domestic rock singer was accused of being the mastermind behind it!"

Gu Ming suddenly became alert and reviewed from beginning to end the events leading up to his acquaintance with Lu Kuan, as well as the background information he had investigated about Lu Kuan.

He walked over to the landline and dialed the number.

"Hello, this is the front desk. How can I help you?"

"Hello, I'd like to ask if you delivered the newspapers to Room 402?"

The receptionist's voice was clear and gentle: "Yes, sir, it started a few days ago. It's a routine service of our store."

"Oh, thank you."

Gu Ming stood up and flipped through a few copies of the "Peking Communications News". The date indeed started from three days ago. He immediately remembered that this was a guesthouse under the Ministry of Communications.

It was common practice in that era for subordinate hotels to subscribe to the official newspaper according to the organization's requirements. Many newspapers and magazines that were funded by the government relied on these policies to survive.

The fight in Langfang happened in front of the train station, so everything made sense.

Only then did he pick up the newspaper and read it carefully.

Langfang, fighting, disco, Zhang Tianshuo...

In Beijing, even those who are not in the entertainment industry have heard of Zhang Tianshuo's bad reputation, and he is no exception.

Gu Ming didn't bother to care why he was so arrogant, why he could always get away with it, and why he did such evil things.

He usually has very strict family education and just wants to act well, but when something like this happens, it would be unreasonable not to help.

Besides, everything is done according to the law. These Hong Kong people violated the rules and laws first, so he has nothing to hide.

Lu Kuan is also very cautious. This senior brother Gu is a strong-willed and sensitive person. He just wants to rely on his own strength to interpret his favorite roles.

If he asked for help directly, revealing the secrets between them, and then being misunderstood as someone deliberately taking advantage of him to get the audition, the matter would not be accomplished.

May 2002, 5, was already the seventh day. A bald old man held a bottle of mineral water from the crew in his left hand and fanned himself with a broken bamboo fan in his right.

"Hey young man, don't let me tell you that sometimes people need to give in. You're making us feel embarrassed."

The auntie next to her also chimed in: "That's right, good words can't stop a rock. You can't beat these people, so just give in and let them go!"

Concubine Liu Yi was furious: "You know clearly that this is wrong, why do you still help the tyrant?"

"This little girl is pretty, but why can't she speak?"

A sharp-nosed, monkey-faced woman came over, fanning herself: "Do you think we want to come in such a hot day? Don't we want to eat? Are you going to pay?"

Concubine Liu Yi put her hands on her hips and was about to argue, but was stopped by Lu Kuan.

"Let's do our morning exercises."

"Humph!"

The little girl was so angry that she couldn't help but complain to Liu Xiaoli.

"Mom, Lu Kuan is such a coward. He's a grown man, but he doesn't have any courage at all."

"If I were him, I would have chased these uncles and aunts away long ago!"

Liu Xiaoli looked at the young director in the distance worriedly without saying anything. She was also having second thoughts in her heart.

The original agreement was to send her daughter to the red carpet in Venice through this movie, and Anita Mui would also provide her daughter with support in music and Hong Kong resources.

Only then did everyone agree that Lu Kuan should become a shareholder of Hongxingwu, but now...

"Sissi, how about we not come tomorrow for a while? Why not ask your godfather to look for another crew and see if there's another opportunity?"

Concubine Liu Yi looked at her in disbelief.

"What are you talking about, Mom? Isn't Lu Kuan from Hongxingwu? Aren't we family?"

In the little girl's simple view of good and evil and the division of camps and factions, Liu Xiaoli's behavior is tantamount to turning sides and stabbing her own people in the back.

Liu Xiaoli shook her head silently. The equity change procedures have not been completed yet, and there is still room for maneuver.

Even if it's over, with Cheng Jingfei's methods...

"You go if you want to go, I'm going to stay here until he disbands the crew!"

Liu Yifei frowned, shook off her mother's arm and walked away angrily, doing her morning exercises silently in a corner of the studio.

Lu Kuan, Ning Hao and Gu Ming, three students from the Beijing Film Academy, were smoking outside the studio in silence.

The atmosphere was so depressing that it seemed murderous. Gu Ming glanced at Lu Kuan who was shrouded in smoke. He couldn't see the expression on his face, but he guessed that it was not a pleasant one.

"I'm going to the toilet."

No one responded to him, so Gu Ming took out his cell phone and walked to a deserted place.

Liu Yifei concentrated on her physical training. After preliminary joint breathing and line training, her physical training progressed very quickly.

This may also be due to her dance training since childhood, which enables her to master movements of various difficulty levels, such as the dolphin walk she is doing now.

This is the first form of body training in "Plain Drama". The performer needs to stretch out his arms to the sides, rotate his shoulders and arms while walking, and then push his elbows back as much as possible.

Then there are various variations of training. While moving the whole body, raise your shoulders towards your neck and imagine yourself as a dolphin. To increase the difficulty, walk on your toes.

"what!"

Liu Yifei, who was preoccupied, didn't notice the person coming from behind, and just bumped into him with her arms swinging, and happened to step on the foot of Chen Guanxi who had just arrived on the set.

(End of this chapter)