Pi Tiao Hutong, inside the courtyard.

Photographer Du Jie was leaning against the wall, holding a large broom used to sweep the yard, and waving it at Zhang Yuan and Ning Hao in front of him.

He was like a bull that was cornered, panting heavily and looking as if he was about to explode, but there was only fear in his eyes.

"Don't come over here!"

Du Jie roared and used the cloak hammer technique with a broom, fighting desperately.

"Calm down, we can discuss it." Zhang Yuan smiled politely.

"What the hell is this?"

Du Jie's eyes were red.

"I was almost struck by lightning in your crew!" He pointed at Ning Hao angrily.

"It didn't hit the target." Big Head smiled innocently.

"You've been talking too much!" Zhang Yuan patted his shoulder.

"You did cheat someone, apologize quickly." Zhang Yuan spoke up for Du Jie.

But unexpectedly, he immediately turned the gun around.

"There's nothing good going on with you!"

"I was fired from the same crew as you, and I was almost beaten up by those Hong Kong people!"

After listening to this, Ning Hao looked at Zhang Yuan with a sneer.

How dare you say that to me!
"Let the past go with the wind and don't mention it again." Zhang Yuan laughed.

"The point is, this time I'm working with Ning Hao to make a movie. Do you think it's going to work?"

"Please come and be a photographer. You have a bright future!"

"I won't!" Du Jie roared, "I won't be well if one of you two is around."

"If you two come at me together, I'm afraid I won't live long enough to finish the filming!"

Seeing that they could not persuade him, Zhang Yuan and Ning Hao got into a stalemate.

"My friend, I see your face is red. You must have drunk some wine."

"I just made some hangover soup, come and have some."

At this time, Cheng Hao swayed and slowly walked forward.

Holding a white porcelain bowl in her hand, she said with a smile.

Du Jie would yell at them and swing the broom at them, but he wouldn't do that to a woman.

What's more, she is a beautiful woman.

"Come on, sit down and drink first." Cheng Hao walked forward without hesitation, grabbed Du Jie's wrist, and brought him to the stone table in the yard.

Zhang Yuan nodded.

There are things that men cannot solve but women can easily handle.

Use softness to overcome hardness.

"You guys sit down and chat, I'll go cook some noodles."

"I..." Du Jie wanted to get up, and Cheng Hao raised his finger and pointed at him.

"Give me some face, I'm a good cook, try it."

"Hey……"

He had no choice but to sit down again.

"Brother Du Jie, we are very sorry for what happened before." Zhang Yuan held his arm and told the story.

On the one hand, it was to show closeness, and on the other hand, I was afraid that he would run away.

"But in the end."

"The problem with Green Grass is that there is no money."

"The problem with 'Little Fish and Flower' is that you and I can't make the decision and be manipulated by others."

"But now it's different. This new movie has money invested by Liu Dehua."

"Mouse and I have the final say in everything."

“Can anything else go wrong?”

"It can't be done!"

Zhang Yuan looked at Ning Hao: "Am I right?"

"Ah, yes, yes..."

"Liu Dehua Investment?" Du Jie became interested after hearing the name.

Zhang Yuan took the opportunity to tell him the whole story from beginning to end.

"Yo..." After hearing this, the old man fell into deep thought.

That's really different!
Invested, promoted and produced by Liu Dehua.

He has seen Ning Hao's ability as a director. There is no problem with his ability, but the problem lies in his mentality and luck.

Zhang Yuan is responsible for filling the funding gap and will not interfere with the filming.

It's like these two brothers I know, one provides manpower and the other provides money, and they are planning to do something big!

Du Jie is not too old after all, only in his early twenties.

The passion in my heart hasn't completely faded away yet.

"Are you... sure?"

"Especially you." He looked at Zhang Yuan: "One or two million just went out like that."

"It's very likely that we won't get a single cent back."

Ning Hao rolled his eyes at him and asked, "Are you cursing me, cursing me, or cursing me?"

"Then consider it as paying for your dream." Zhang Yuan raised his face 45 degrees and looked towards the distant starry sky.

For a moment, the stars in the sky were reflected in his clear eyes, as if a ray of starry sea was dripping into his eyes!
This guy is so pretentious... Ning Hao and Du Jie were both dumbfounded.

This person's sentiments are so noble!

Cheng Hao, who was cooking noodles in the kitchen, glanced through the window.

"How shameless..."

"You are just fooling people."

We even slept in the same bed, how could I not understand him?

"But being shameless is pretty cool too."

"This……"

"Mouse, you are so brave to shoot."

"Du Jie, you are so brave to follow the mouse and shoot."

"In life, you have to be crazy. What if you succeed?" Zhang Yuan said dimly.

"Jie, when Zhang Yuan talked to me about this just now, he specifically mentioned that he wanted to designate a photographer."

"He also said that the photographer should be paid the same as me as a director."

"I was wondering where that photographer was so awesome, turns out it's you." Ning Hao lit a cigarette and looked at Du Jie with a smile.

"I..." Du Jie was not stupid. He understood that Zhang Yuan was deliberately compensating him.

Just because of being fired from the crew.

[Received thanks from Du Jie, Photography Basics +1, Motorcycle Basics +1! ]

"Brother!" Du Jie had already drunk some alcohol and was easily excited.

When I heard this, I realized that my behavior just now was too embarrassing.

He hugged Zhang Yuan tightly, the kind that couldn't be opened even with the push of a button.

"Don't get excited. I can't breathe."

"Come, have some noodles. We can talk after we're full."

At this moment it was Cheng Hao who just happened to bring the noodles and rescued Zhang Yuan who had raised his hand and was about to knock out Du Jie to rescue him.

Pepper, mustard tuber, pickled vegetables, dried shrimps, a few drops of sesame oil, a few green vegetable leaves, and two eggs.

The ingredients of this noodle are very simple and homely, but these three grown men all enjoyed it very much.

"Slurp...it's settled." Zhang Yuan picked up a pair of chopsticks and said while eating.

“You are the director and you are the cameraman.”

"Look for actors among familiar friends."

"If we're short of people, I can make a cameo appearance, but forget about the lead role. I don't have the time."

"This movie won't start shooting until at least next year. Don't you have time now?" Ning Hao asked after taking a sip of soup.

"I already have two movies and a TV series lined up, waiting for me to go."

"Initial D" is about to start filming.

"Qinghong", which I had agreed with Liu Xiaoli on "Legend of Sword and Fairy", is also in preparation.

Tangren also invited me to film "New Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio".

Very busy.

And this doesn't even include "The Return of the Condor Heroes", which he has been eyeing for a long time.

Ning Hao and Du Jie looked at each other and were both shocked.

Next year’s schedule is almost full, what does it mean to be a popular actor?
Others can’t even get film contracts, but he’s so busy that he’s almost overwhelmed.

"Haozi, if you decide to go the commercial route, you must be firm." Zhang Yuan reminded again.

"First we need to make money with commercial films. Once we have money, we can pursue poetry and distant places."

“Eat your fill first, then think about the spiritual world.”

"Just like now, when I'm hungry, I have to finish my noodles first so that I can talk about things properly."

"I understand." Ning Hao ate all the food without leaving any soup. "We can't just think about our own happiness. We also have to consider the audience's hobbies and our family's livelihood."

"Yes."

Du Jie gritted his teeth.

I am the only single person here, who should I consider going?

After eating and talking, the two stood up and said goodbye.

After finally completing his first investment in a film, Zhang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hehe, they were still quite tense just now, but after a few words from you, the guy hugged you and called you brother." Cheng Hao said as he helped him clean up the dishes.

She enjoys doing housework and other small things together and likes this warm feeling.

"You have quite a lot of charisma." "Of course!" Zhang Yuan became proud rarely.

"So you do the same with those pretty girls, right?"

"I will take the initiative to throw myself into your arms."

Zhang Yuan: …

No, how did you suddenly change the topic to this?

Zhang Yuan was sweating. This kind of sweet soft knife was the hardest to deal with.

"Hehehe..." Cheng Hao felt much better when he saw his flustered look.

"Stupid women deal with women, smart women deal with men." Cheng Hao grinned and muttered the classic lines of the "heartthrob" character she played.

"Go wash the dishes. I'll take a shower and change clothes and wait for you in the bedroom." After saying that, she shook her hair, swayed her waist, turned and left.

"Oh." Xiao Zhangzi could only go about his work happily.

……

The next day, Zhang Yuan changed into formal clothes early in the morning and hurried to a big restaurant in the urban area of ​​the imperial city.

Today, the entrance of the hotel is decorated with lights and red carpet, with a large number of flower baskets placed on both sides.

A bright red banner was hung above the door.

"The apprenticeship ceremony of famous crosstalk performer Mr. Hou Yuewen"!
Who to collect?

Of course it’s him!
By the way, there is also Guo Degang.

Logically speaking, Mr. Guo’s level, ability, and qualifications in crosstalk are much better than his.

But what can we do about his fame?

The Chinese Folk Art Association held a meeting for him a while ago, and Chairman Liu Lanfang even went to visit him in person.

This scene is unprecedented.

Mr. Hou Sanye is also a person who cares about his reputation and likes to be high-profile.

So he thought of striking while the iron was hot and conducting the apprenticeship ceremony quickly while the heat of Zhang Yuan's incident had not yet died down.

In this way, there will surely be many colleagues in the folk art circle willing to come, and it will also help to make their Hou family crosstalk famous, killing two birds with one stone.

I know Zhang Yuan is busy and has no time to prepare.

It’s okay, just arrive on the same day.

Everything is handled by Teacher Guo, and the money is spent from the reserve funds of Deyuan Society. Now the crosstalk troupe is not short of money and the profits are high.

Teacher Guo also understood that this was a great opportunity to make himself and Deyuan Society famous, and he must make a big deal about it.

Zhang Yuan also followed their wishes and notified the media in advance.

At this moment he was still angry about beating someone up.

In those days, unlike in later times, people would disappear after three days, and the popularity would last longer.

When they heard that he was going to have a ceremony to become an apprentice, dozens of media outlets, large and small, came in a rush. The huge crowds almost scared his fellow crosstalk performers.

The people who came were even more extraordinary, including almost all the famous figures in the crosstalk world.

Mr. Ma Ji is in poor health, and his last appearance was enough. This time he asked his three apprentices, Jiang Kun, Feng Gong, and Huang Hong, three Spring Festival Gala bigwigs, to come on his behalf.

Zhang Yuan informed Mr. Yuan Kuocheng, and the old man came specially to give him face.

Liu Lanfang, chairman of the Chinese Folk Art Association, gave face to Mr. Yuan and attended the event in person.

There is also Mr. Xue Baokun, former vice chairman of the Chinese Folk Music Association and current consultant.

This person rarely appears in public, but he has collaborated with Master Hou Baolin for more than 20 years and has a close relationship with the Hou family, so he came here specially.

The three teachers who will be guiding and protecting us this time are also very important.

The guide was Mr. Chang Guitian, who had appeared at the previous meeting of the Chinese Folk Music Association and represented the Chang family.

The guarantor is Mr. Shi Fukuan, who is the partner of Mr. Hou Sanye and a perfect match.

The substitute teacher was Mr. Shi Shengjie, who was the last disciple of Master Hou Baolin and was considered one of their own.

The three great crosstalk masters are "Chang, Ma, and Hou". Last time the Crosstalk Association held a meeting, the Ma family didn't like to get involved and so no one came.

It is different today. Becoming a disciple does not mean starting a rebellion, and face has to be given, otherwise it will seem that the crosstalk community is not united... Of course, there was no unity in the first place.

Young Master Ma Zhiming came all the way from Tianjin and sat in the audience.

It has been many years since we have seen the three great crosstalk troupes gather together.

Shao Ma Ye has a high status in the crosstalk world.

De Shou Bao was a civilized man, and his generation was named Bao. The others in the Bao generation were either already dead or at least twenty years older than him.

Therefore, it was very difficult for Ma Zhiming to accept disciples as there was a large group of people trying to stop him.

Once he accepted a disciple, there was a new senior figure in the crosstalk world, and a group of old men had to call him uncle master.

But no matter how great Master Ma is, he is not as great as Mr. Yuan Kuocheng.

If his generation level is converted to the crosstalk world, Mr. Yuan must be of the Shou generation, the same generation as Ma Sanli.

So the old man naturally sat at the main table, accompanied by Liu Lanfang.

After the ceremony began, Mr. Hou Sanye went on stage to speak first.

This person has also seen big scenes and has a lot to say.

The flash lights in the audience flashed from time to time, and a large number of photos were taken.

The next one was Master Yin Baodai's third speech. He spoke less than Master Hou Sanye. After about half an hour, all three of them had finished speaking.

The next person to come on stage was Guo Degang.

He is older than Zhang Yuan, so he is allowed to go first.

At the moment he was not used to such big occasions and felt a little reserved.

What's more, with so many senior people in the audience, one is even more restricted.

Fortunately, I have a solid foundation as a language worker and was able to complete my speech smoothly.

However, when he took the stage, the media's enthusiasm for taking pictures was very low, more than half that of Hou Sanye.

At that time, he had just become a little famous, and many media friends didn't know who he was.

"Now, please invite our famous young actor and crosstalk artist, Zhang Yuan, to come on stage and speak."

Clap clap clap!

"it is good!"

As soon as his name was called, the applause almost blew the roof off!
People were cheering, shouting, and making a fuss. If you didn't know, you would think this was a crosstalk garden.

He walked quickly onto the stage, and stood on the red carpet.

Click, click, click, click...

As soon as I stood firm, the flash light started flashing as if it was free!
The entire banquet hall can accommodate more than 30 tables, and at this moment it was as bright as midnight!
That is, now that Zhang Yuan has mastered it.

At the press conference of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", he was almost blinded by the light.

Now she can remain calm and even pose for photos with a smile.

Master Hou San laughed and clapped, feeling very happy.

"Take in a disciple who is more famous than me."

“Look at this popularity!”

Teacher Guo was also clapping and sighing in his heart.

"Hey...when can I have this kind of treatment?"

"Compared to others, I really look so much older."

"It's all in vain."

But then he thought again.

"After today, I will have a famous fellow disciple, which is a great thing."

"With him here, do we still have to worry about the development of our crosstalk club?"

Mr. Yuan Kuocheng, who was sitting steadily at the head table, saw this scene, then looked at Zhang Yuan on the stage with high spirits, and sighed in his heart.

"When will our storytelling community ever be able to have such a glorious time?"

Liu Lanfang on the side rolled her eyes and asked Mr. Yuan.

"Uncle, you see he is so popular and you have taught him before, why don't you accept him as a disciple?"

"I don't accept disciples." Mr. Yuan replied quickly.

He is already old. When he was young, many people wanted to worship him, but he refused them all. Now he is this age, so just forget it.

"Okay, if you don't want to accept it, why don't you give it to me?" Liu Lanfang thought, this guy is so famous, if I accept him, it won't matter if I tell stories or not, it can also boost the market for our folk art industry.

"Then I'll think about it again." When Mr. Yuan heard her say that, he went back.

There are also people robbing people!

Seeing this, the others present looked at Master Hou San with envy.

"Why do I feel that this kid is not taking advantage of the Hou family?"

"It was Master Hou who took advantage of him."

"is not that right?"

"Look, the media are all coming for him."

"Oh my god, our industry hasn't been this busy for many years."

There was a lot of discussion in the audience, and Zhang Yuan on the stage changed his posture.

"Have you finished filming?"

"I'll charge you for taking more pictures."

Hehehe...

Hahaha……

After everyone laughed, the noise gradually died down.

Zhang Yuan's eyes swept across his colleagues and the media in the audience.

"There are so many people."

"Flowers bloom, fires boil."

"Yeah."

"So best."

In addition to becoming a disciple, he came here today and also planned to take advantage of this opportunity to perform a "drunkard's ulterior motive".

Let's tease those bigwigs in the film and television industry... (End of this chapter)