Hengdian, the crew of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

It was another Thursday, and several beautiful figures wearing baseball caps appeared in the corner of the second floor of KFC near Hengdian.

The three leading actresses of the "Chinese Paladin" crew gathered at a fast food restaurant, sipping Coke and eating fried chicken.

However, unlike usual, Zhang Yuan was not here today.

Ever since Jiang Xin started talking nonsense that day, Liu Qianqian has had a stern face all day long.

On Thursday, she didn't invite him along, but only asked two of her sisters from the crew to accompany her for a feast.

In fact, Liu Xixi is a very self-disciplined person. Even though her mother is not around these days, she does not eat excessively all day long in revenge. She still eats according to the routine. Only on Thursdays will she go out with a small wallet to cook for herself.

Liu Pinyan enjoyed the meal very much, but Miss An was still not interested in fast food as usual.

The three of them acted together, not only because they had a good relationship, but more importantly, with the cooperation of these two military strategists who were eager to watch the fun, the three young girls formed a temporary group called "Anti-Zhang Yuan Alliance."

Liu Qianqian is the village leader, An Yixuan is the second in command, and Liu Pinyan is the third in command.

They look just like girls in junior high school or high school... However, only An Yixuan is in her early twenties, and the other two are really the age of junior high school or high school girls.

"Second in command, Third in command!" Liu Qianqian fiercely tore off a piece of meat from the chicken wing and said, "The first Zhang Yuan criticism meeting has officially begun. You two go first!"

"I'll go first, he's ugly!" Liu Pinyan was the first to raise his hand to speak, but as soon as he finished speaking, he shook his head.

"He's not ugly, he's quite handsome." An Yixuan replied: "I'll do it. He doesn't like to be clean, he's a stinky man!"

"No, it was clean and tidy when we went to his room last time." Liu Pinyan replied.

"He is shameless and takes advantage of girls everywhere." Anu added.

"No, I haven't seen him flirting with other girls on the set." An Yixuan thought about the last time they went out for a midnight snack, she took the initiative to extend her arm, but Zhang Yuan didn't hug him.

"Besides, your brother Ruan had a lot of fun today."

Liu Pinyan lowered his head and held his breath.

The two military advisors thought about it.

"Zhang Yuan doesn't seem to have any major shortcomings."

"That's enough!" Liu Qianqian shouted with her nose wrinkled.

"I asked you two to say something bad about him, why are you defending him?"

Liu Xixi was so angry that she didn't sleep well for several days.

What made her even angrier was that she could ignore him, but he ignored me too!
How did she grow up?
She is almost spoiled by her mother into a mama's boy. People always revolve around her and no one would ignore her.

"This village chief has decided that from today on, neither of you are allowed to talk to him!"

Only a girl of this age could come up with such a childish idea.

"Ah, but we still have to film and recite our lines."

"Don't talk to him except when we're filming!"

"I agree!" Liu Pinyan raised his hand innocently.

An Yixuan rolled her eyes at them both and had no choice but to raise her hand.

At the same time, on the other side, Liu Xiaoli, who had just returned from the capital, got off the plane and took a car to Hengdian Film and Television City.

But she did not rush to her daughter as usual, but found Zhang Yuan who was eating barbecue and drinking beer with Wang Lujiang and Peng Yuyan.

As the saying goes, if you don't have a woman in your heart, you will be able to draw your sword like a god.

Ever since Liu Qianqian had a quarrel with him, Zhang Yuan felt that his life not only did not get worse, but became even better!

Eat and drink as you please, without any psychological pressure.

Just wait and see who can't stand it first.

"You raise fish?" Zhang Yuan knocked on the table with his knuckles, looking at Peng Yuyan and the half bottle of beer in his hand: "With your behavior, if you were in the countryside, you would only be able to sit at the table with the children, you know."

Peng Yuyan burped and looked embarrassed.

Zhang Yuan can drink too much!
He didn't know that when he was in the imperial capital, Zhang Yuan was always against Brother Qian, the old drunkard.

What is Brother Qian’s alcohol tolerance?
After drinking 18 jugs, yes, not cups, 18 jugs of beer, he was still able to go on stage and perform crosstalk. That’s how much he can drink.

This is a true story. Of course, he himself can't remember what was said on the stage.

Only Teacher Guo, who was scratching his head at the side, remembered it deeply.

"Are you drinking?"

"Forget it..." Peng Yuyan was about to refuse with a bitter face, but suddenly changed his expression and put on a smile.

"Hey?"

Seeing the boy changing his face like Sichuan Opera, Zhang Yuan felt something was wrong and turned around.

A female figure in a down jacket immediately appeared in my sight, and I looked up.

Fair skin, delicate eyebrows, pretty face... Isn't this Liu Xiaoli?

After he reacted, he glanced at Peng Yuyan who had a flattering look on his face, and thought to himself.

"No wonder you and An Yixuan and Liu Pinyan are not close on the set. So that's what you call them, right?"

"You're just dreaming. You can't handle this old lady."

"Aunt Liu, what a coincidence..."

"I have something to ask you."

Zhang Yuan was just about to say hello when the other party got straight to the point.

Zhang Yuan and Liu Xiaoli left the restaurant, and Peng Yuyan kept looking up.

"Tsk!"

"I don't envy the mandarin ducks or the immortals, I envy Zhang Yuan every day."

"How did he hook up with Liu Xiaoli?"

"You fucking think everyone is like you!" Wang Lujiang pushed him with his shoulder.

"Didn't you see it?" Wang Lujiang is an old hand after all: "Sister Liu's expression is kind and flattering. I guess she has something to ask him."

"Why don't you look for me?" Peng Yuyan: "I'm in good health too."

Wang Lujiang: …

On the other side, in Liu Xiaoli’s room in the hotel where the crew was staying.

Zhang Yuan fell into deep thought as he looked at Liu Xiaoli who was inviting him here.

"What on earth did he want to do by pulling me into the room?"

At this time, Aunt Liu enthusiastically brought a cup of tea and placed it in front of him.

"You drink some first, I'll go wash some dates."

Zhang Yuan:!!!
"Hiss... take a shower."

Although Zhang Yuan does not have Peng Yuyan's habit, based on Aunt Liu's figure, temperament and appearance, most men would probably ignore the age gap.

"Could it be that you think Liu Xixi's account is useless and you want to start over?"

"Although the two-child policy has not been opened yet, if she really needs help, I can do my best to help her."

"It's just a matter of a few hundred million!"

"I borrowed it from her, so you don't have to return it!"

A few minutes later, Liu Xiaoli brought a plate of green and red winter dates brought back from the imperial capital and placed it in front of him.

"You're welcome, just eat."

"Are you washing this date?"

"what happened?"

"It's okay. If I had known earlier, I should have washed the dates with you. How could I let you wash them alone?" Zhang Yuan said seriously.

While eating and drinking, Liu Xiaoli got down to business.

"Zhang Yuan, Xixi and I are old acquaintances of you."

"We have met several times, and we lived together for several months on the set. I'm afraid ordinary relatives don't meet that often."

Zhang Yuan became alert when he saw that the other party was particularly kind and was trying to establish a relationship with him.

"Aunt Liu, if you have anything to say, you can just tell me."

"Okay, since you are so frank, I won't hide it anymore." Liu Xiaoli put her hands in front of her belly with a smile on her face, looking like a very typical intellectual woman.

"There is something I would like to ask you for help with."

What exactly happened?
It has something to do with the fact that she has not been on the crew these days and has gone to the imperial capital.

Zhang Yuan thought that she went back to the capital to deal with her own affairs. After all, she was Liu Xiaoli first, and then Liu Qianqian's mother. But unexpectedly, in Aunt Liu's heart, the order was reversed, her daughter was the eldest, and then herself.

Not to mention Liu Xixi, anyone who has such a caring mother will become a mama's boy.

For one thing, Liu Xiaoli is a dancer, but no matter how busy she is at work, she has never missed any opportunity to pick up or drop off her daughter at school.

I'm afraid that 90% of working parents would find it difficult to do this alone.

So, this time she went to the imperial capital, it was still for Liu Qianqian.

Because not long ago, she received a call from a man who was called an old friend and partner, but was actually a wealthy businessman named Chen Jinfei.

He found an opportunity for Liu Xixi to star in a movie!

Did Liu Qianqian have good resources when she debuted?

This is not a problem at all.

Because her resources are so good that everyone would be jealous.

The first TV series "The Story of a Noble Family".

The second TV series is "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

The third TV series is "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

There isn’t a single bad small-budget movie; all of them are top IPs of the year.

But even with such good resources, compared with Zhang Ziyi, he can only be considered a younger brother.

Because the first film he made after his debut was a movie, and it was Zhang Yimou’s movie!

Although Zhang Yimou originally went to look for her classmate, Zeng Li, one of the four golden flowers of the class of 96, she happened to be away, so he met her roommate Zhang Ziyi and fell in love with her at first sight.

But Zhang Yuan always felt that it would be useless even if Zeng Li was present.

She doesn't have the fighting spirit of Zhang Ziyi.

Although she is prettier than Zhang Ziyi, they are exactly the opposite of each other, one is notoriously photogenic and the other is notoriously photogenic, which is exactly the opposite.

Timing, fate, nothing less would have been possible.

Now that Liu Xixi has the opportunity to star in a movie, how can her mother not be concerned?

Although the Chinese film market was still small in those days, movies are movies, and compared to TV actors, the identity of movie actors is a one-sided crushing advantage.

Although the film that Chen Jinfei found was a youth romance film, it was a co-production between mainland China and Taiwan.

And, there are three producers.

Han Sanping, a big shot in the Chinese film industry, Tian Zhuangzhuang, a great director from Beijing Film Academy, and Jiao Xiongping, the godmother of Taiwan’s film industry.

Just these three people, if they stomped their feet, the film and television circles on both sides of the Taiwan Strait would shake three times. How could Liu Xiaoli not take it seriously?

"Oh." Zhang Yuan heard her say that and knew what the movie was about.

This movie is called "May Love".

It is called this because it takes advantage of the popularity of "Mayday" and the crew will let the band members appear in the film as well.

In those days, Ashin was not yet a big hit in concerts, and Mayday was also very popular.

The male lead chosen by Taiwan is the literary young actor Chen Bolin.

In later generations, two photos of Liu Qianqian became very famous.

One photo shows her wearing headphones and wearing a ponytail while shopping in a bookstore.

One shows him riding a scooter wearing a blue helmet.

Youthful, beautiful and naturally charming.

These are all stills from this movie.

Although it is positioned as a romantic art film, Zhang Yuan has always believed that it is a fantasy film.

Because the male and female protagonists met through an online romance at Ashin’s fan club.

Who the hell could meet a girl with Liu Xixi’s level of beauty through online dating? Isn’t this a fantasy movie?

Moreover, although this film is wrapped in the shell of a love story, it actually implies the close relationship between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.

The film tells the story of cross-strait love through the stories of two pairs of lovers, one young and one old. The core of the film is actually not simple and has a certain depth.

"That's great. I'm very envious that Xixi can be in a movie. Congratulations." Zhang Yuan congratulated with a smile.

"It's just that this thing sounds like it's going well, and there's no need for me."

Liu Xiaoli smiled and nodded, then said, "The casting and performance went smoothly."

"But there is a small problem with the schedule."

Aunt Liu made a gesture that would make the Chinese angry.

"The movie's release date conflicts with the current "Chinese Paladin"."

"It will take about 15 days away from the group."

Zhang Yuan was stunned, then understood.

I see……

The contract for "Legend of Sword and Fairy" was signed long ago, but the contract for the movie came up at the last minute.

But Liu Xiaoli didn't want her daughter to miss the opportunity to perform.

understood!

As for why they were looking for him, he roughly understood.

On the one hand, he and Liu Qianqian have a good relationship... Of course, this may not be the case in the past two days.

Secondly, he also has a very good relationship with Sugar Man.

In addition, as an investor, he can communicate directly with Tangren’s senior management.

Liu Xiaoli knew that if she rashly told Cai Yinong about this directly, there was a 99% chance that the other party would refuse.

This was called an awkward scene in later generations.

How could Boss Cai agree to affect his own filming but help the actors?
Even if the actor asked for awkward scenes before signing the contract, she might not agree.

How Miss Yang Feixun offended her and how she offended Director Chen and his wife in later generations was all related to this girl's love of acting awkwardly and taking on jobs everywhere and leaving the crew during filming.

Zhang Yuan thought about it and decided that although this was difficult, he could do it.

But the question is not whether, but why.

Why should I help you two do such a thankless task!

If Cheng Hao or Shu Chang needed this kind of help, he would go and arrange it on the spot without even a word.

But I have never had any in-depth communication with you or your daughter, and we are not relatives.

Even though Liu Qianqian is my potential target, there is no reason for me to help her for nothing.

"Aunt Liu, this matter is not easy to handle." Zhang Yuan looked conflicted.

"After all, Liu Qianqian has a contract with the crew, and you signed it as the guardian."

"If the contract is violated, not only will Liu Qianqian have to pay compensation, but her reputation in the industry will also be affected."

How could a woman of Liu Xiaoli's age not understand what he meant?

However, precisely because Liu Xiaoli is mature and sophisticated, she knows that although Zhang Yuan is young, he is definitely not a fool who would easily get carried away and pat his chest.

The old lady understood that Zhang Yuan was a man who would not show his strength until he saw the rabbit, and he was not so easily fooled.

Therefore, she did not come empty-handed.

"That's why I came to you because it's difficult."

"After all, based on my past experience, nothing is difficult for you." Liu Xiaoli is very good at speaking.

"Of course, I won't let you work in vain."

"In addition to May Love, I have another movie here. I wanted to ask Sissi to star in it, but I refused."

"Even though Sissi won't go, I can push you over there."

Oh……

Zhang Yuan sat up straight and became interested.

Equal exchange, I like it.

"What's the name of this film?"

"It's a low-budget movie." Seeing Zhang Yuan's interest, Liu Xiaoli smiled even more brightly than before.

"It will take more than half a year for the film to start shooting. The name of the film is... "Qinghong." (End of this chapter)