Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 69 Party
Not long after the National Day holiday, Beijing Capital International Airport was packed with people, and major media outlets were waiting at the airport entrance to watch celebrities emerge from the airport.

Some of the more amiable people stopped to give interviews, but the vast majority kept their heads down and left the airport under the cover of their assistants and bodyguards.

There have been quite a few celebrities at Beijing Capital International Airport these past two days, all heading to the Basha gala.

The Bazaar Charity Gala is celebrating its 10th anniversary. It started in 2003 and is now in its 13th year. The 10th anniversary has invited even more people, including some big stars.

Chen Shouzhe has agreed to attend the event. The person in charge there was very surprised when they found out. They had invited Chen Shouzhe for two years, but he had ignored them. They didn't expect him to agree this time.

They quickly rearranged the tables and asked him how many people were in his party.

Chen Shouzhe said that since it's just him, he doesn't need to walk the red carpet.

Basha treated Chen Shouzhe like a big director, inviting him to walk the red carpet and asking who he could accompany him.

Chen Shouzhe said he would see when the time came, and if not, he would just go by himself.

On October 10th, the weather was already slightly cool, but the Guomao area was still very lively. Many media reporters and fans came to the red carpet.

Cars arrived at the venue and then traveled to the Basha gala. The 10th anniversary celebration has grown from just a few celebrities to now inviting more than 400 big names, and Basha's influence is growing.

Chen drove himself over, parked his car, and then entered the waiting area under the guidance of staff.

There were quite a few people at the scene, all dressed smartly. When Chen Shou entered, some people saw him but didn't recognize him. He was wearing a suit that his teacher's wife had bought for him last year, making him look like a security guard.

Of course, some people were also staring at him, their eyes seemingly trying to confirm something.

"Director Chen?"

While walking through the crowd, socializing with his girlfriend, Huang Xiaoming caught something out of the corner of his eye, turned around abruptly, stared at it for a while, and then called out uncertainly.

Chen Shouzhe saw Huang Xiaoming and nodded with a smile.

"It really is you, Director Chen." Huang Xiaoming ignored the celebrity who was greeting him and, amidst the celebrity's puzzled look, walked up to Chen Shouzhe with his equally bewildered girlfriend, Yang Ying.

"It's only been a few days, and you don't recognize me?" Chen Shou said with a smile.

"Who would recognize you? It really is you! What happened to you?" Huang Xiaoming exclaimed.

Many people turned their attention to Chen Shouzhe and were surprised to see that Huang Xiaoming, who was already a big name in the industry, was being so polite to a young and handsome man. Some people looked at Chen Shouzhe with curiosity.

"Xiaoming, aren't you going to introduce him?" The person Huang Xiaoming had greeted earlier came over and said with a smile.

"Brother Bo, didn't you recognize him? It's Director Chen Shouzhe," Huang Xiaoming said with a laugh.

Upon hearing this, many people in the room widened their eyes, looking as if they had seen a ghost. In particular, Huang Xiaoming's girlfriend, Yang Ying, put on her best acting skills, staring dumbfounded and shocked at Chen Shouzhe, who was wearing a suit and had a buzz cut. He was completely different from the Chen Shouzhe she had seen at the audition a few months ago.

"Oh, Director Chen, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I didn't recognize you." Huang Bo hurriedly reached out his hand.

"Hello, senior." Chen Shouzhe extended his hand to shake hands with Huang Bo.

"Hello, Director Chen."

"Director Chen, what brings you here?"

"Director Chen, I almost didn't recognize you."

"Director Chen is so handsome."

Suddenly, people from the surrounding area gathered around. Those who were further away looked over in confusion, wondering why everyone had suddenly come together.

"What's going on over there?" someone asked curiously.

"I think I just heard them calling Director Chen."

"Director Chen Kaige?"

"No, it's Chen Shouzhe. He actually came out too."

"Chen Shouzhe? Quick, let's go and get to know him."

"I heard that Chen Shouzhe has a new project."

"Go say hello."

"This guy is known for being a loner. He's never attended a party except for his own premiere and after-party. What brings him here today?"

Chen Shouzhe was suddenly surrounded by people, whether he knew them or not. All he could do was smile and greet them.

It has to be said that he has worked with quite a few actors, including Huang Xiaoming, Liu Yifei, Li Baibing, Tian Tian, ​​and Chen Kun. When they heard that Chen Shouzhe had arrived, they all came over to greet him.

"You all don't need to be so excited to see me," Chen Shou said, startled by their enthusiasm.

"How could I not be excited? Come over here to grandpa."

Chen Shouzhe was struggling to move in the crowd when a large hand put its arm around his shoulder and laughed.

"Director Jiang, Sister Yun." Seeing the celebrities next to the newcomer greeting him, this one was even more top-tier.

“What we agreed on before, let’s stick to our own rules,” Chen Shou said irritably. “Hahaha, right, right, right, when your master isn’t here, I’m your older brother; when your master is here, I’m your grandpa.”

"Your uncle."

"Grandpa is here."

Alright, don't even think about getting anything out of Jiang Wen.

"Come on, come over here." Ignoring the stares of others, Jiang Wen pulled Chen Shou to the side.

Those celebrities can only watch, because they are the directors and the actors are the actors.

Chen Shouzhe was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, but Jiang Wen was really strong.

"You look like this is your first time attending a party like this," Jiang Wen said.

"It's the first time," Chen Shou nodded.

"Oh, it's still a chick."

"Watch your words," his wife, Zhou Yun, patted him on the shoulder.

"How's the movie preparation going?" Chen Shou was too lazy to waste words with him.

"With me involved, it'll be a piece of cake, but the pay won't be that cheap."

"If it's too high, we'll replace him. If we lose Butcher Zhang, we still have Butcher Li and Butcher Wang. We can't just eat a mouthful of pig hair, right?"

"It's not that bad, it's all taken care of. You just need to prepare the money when the time comes."

"If it weren't for your sake, I wouldn't have given up this script. Even if I did, it would be like Kung Fu, where I wouldn't spend a single penny," Chen Shou said.

"I understand, I owe you a favor."

Did those two companies agree to a premium?

"China Film Group has conceded on the distribution rights, but Emperor Entertainment still thinks it's not enough. Your original budget was 60 million, but now it only needs to be 40 million."

"That's more like it." Chen Shou nodded in satisfaction.

"You really know how to take advantage of others. If I didn't like this script so much, I wouldn't have backed down." Jiang Wen took out a cigarette and handed it to Chen Shou.

The two of them brazenly smoked in the waiting area, right under the watchful eyes of a host of celebrities.

Only they can ignore these people; if it were anyone else, their on-screen image would collapse.

Many people were still secretly watching Chen Shouzhe. No one had ever seen Chen Shouzhe so clean-cut. Since he graduated, Chen Shouzhe hadn't really taken care of himself for three years. He either had long hair or a beard. He was incredibly handsome now.

She's not the kind of woman who's particularly glamorous, but rather pleasing to the eye, and most importantly, she has a great presence.

"What are you doing here?" A bald man walked into their line of sight.

"Uncle Ge," Chen Shouzhe said, standing up as soon as he saw the man.

"This is?"

“Chen Shouzhe”.

"Ah? You're Director Chen? First time meeting you, you look so young, exactly like me when I was young." Uncle Ge extended his hand to shake hands with Chen Shouzhe, looking at him with a smile.

"Shameless! You didn't have any hair when you were young," Jiang Wen mocked.

"She's still better looking than you. You look like a bandit, don't you think, Director Chen?" Grandpa Ge said with a chuckle.

Chen Shou nodded and said, "That's right, otherwise I wouldn't have cast him as the bandit in my script."

“I’ve read the script, it’s excellent, but I’m curious, why didn’t you direct it yourself and instead gave it to this guy?” Ge You put his hand down, and Chen Shouzhe took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to him. He took it, but couldn’t find a lighter, so Jiang Wen lit it for him, and the three of them puffed out smoke together.

"Like a leech, it's just short of throwing a tantrum in front of my house," Chen Shou said, glancing at Jiang Wen.

"How can you talk to your grandpa like that?" Jiang Wen said irritably.

"You three really know how to cause air pollution." At that moment, a woman walked over, covering her nose.

"call out!"

Jiang Wen whistled, exhaled a puff of smoke, and laughed, "We'll be complete with just one more person."

“Zhou Juanjuan won’t attend this kind of banquet,” Liu Jialin said with a smile.

"How about it? The cast I found for you should easily gross a billion at the box office," Jiang Wen said with a smile.

"That's more like it, the kind of actor I've been looking for."

(End of this chapter)