Shancheng, JB District.

In this city filled with the aroma of chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns and fried rice, there are more than six thousand hot pot restaurants.

In later generations, the number even exceeded 30,000 at one point.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the city of hot pot.

And in this one in six thousand possibility, Zhang Yuan met the factory manager after not seeing him for several years.

"Hello, I'm Fan Bingbing."

"I am Chen Kun..."

Zhang Yuan invited Fan Bingbing here for dinner, after all, he had asked her to play a cameo role in his film.

According to Brother Kun, this is his hometown. He was born and raised here.

I just finished filming a movie these days, so I went home to take a break.

The work he just finished filming is quite famous.

But what makes the work famous is not the content and box office, but the director and his tortuous filming process.

The name of this movie is "The Barber".

The film started shooting in 02. The original male lead was Jiang Wen and the female lead was his future wife Zhou Yun.

The director of this film is Chen Yifei, a famous painter in Shanghai.

This painter-turned-director has actually already made two films, and this is his third work.

But since he is a painter, his expertise must be the pictures and shots, not the story content.

His style is a bit like the King of Sunglasses, but not as good as the King of Sunglasses.

But unfortunately, they chose Jiang Wen, a well-known "troublemaker" in the film and television industry, to be the male lead.

This guy "fighted" Lu Chuan when filming "Looking for the Gun" and "criticized" Zhang Yimou when filming "Red Sorghum". Do you still need a painter like him?

So when he was filming the first scene, he started cursing in the street because he was dissatisfied with the script and the set scheduling.

Everyone who has worked with Jiang Wen knows how harsh his insults are.

He thought the director was too far away to hear it, but Chen Yifei was wearing an earphone monitor.

Every word went into my ears.

Therefore, from the first scene, a personal grudge arose between the director and the leading actor.

In addition, Jiang Wen is a person who, to put it nicely, has a quick mind and many ideas.

To put it bluntly, even if I'm an actor, I always want to do the work of a director or screenwriter.

Finally, a few months after filming began, Jiang Wen, Zhou Yun, and the second male lead Ge You all withdrew from the crew due to script issues and other conflicts.

The filming of "The Barber" was suspended, causing an economic loss of 800 million, and millions of dollars worth of film became waste.

After more than a year, the film sought sponsorship again and replaced the leading male role with Kun Kun.

Chen Kun had a good idea. I copied the leading male role in a big production.

Little did they know that the sinkhole was still behind.

Not long after the reshoot, Teacher Chen died with a bang.

In the year of his death, many rumors similar to "wild history" were spread.

Those who understand it know that it is hard to say whether “wild history” is history, but it is definitely wild.

At that time, there were rumors that Teacher Chen was so excited while having sex with women that he died of pleasure.

Zhang Yuan estimated that Teacher Chen was most likely exhausted from filming the film, and coupled with his poor health, he died of a heart attack.

And WG is effective in treating congenital heart disease. Unless you eat it handful by handful, not only will you not die suddenly, it may even have a therapeutic effect, which is theoretically unlikely.

Anyway, most of the scandals are related to "dirty" things. Who makes people like to read and believe them?

The director passed away during the filming, leaving the leading male actor, Brother Kun, completely stunned.

I thought I got a good deal, but I ended up falling into a big pit.

After that, the filming was stopped, reshot and supplemented one after another, which gave this actor a lot of trouble.

After a lot of scheduling changes, it was finally possible to complete the filming.

So I went back home specially to relax.

"Home is still the best. Just feeling the breeze and taking a few steps will make you feel much better." Brother Kun sat down.

"By the way, a friend came with me."

"She's been feeling annoyed lately, so I brought her to my hometown to play and hide away for a while."

"Who is it?" Zhang Yuan stirred the oil dish with garlic and coriander with chopsticks.

"He's also from our entertainment industry... Here, he's coming." Having said that, Kun Kun waved his hand and pointed to a figure walking towards him not far away.

The man took out two glass bottles of Coke from the plastic basket at the entrance of the store and walked towards their table.

The person who came was facing the store door sideways.

Outside the store, the afterglow of sunset was shining into the house and onto this person.

In the sunlight, the figure in a vest and denim skirt was glowing.

The Chinese are of the yellow race.

Therefore, regardless of gender, most people have a slightly yellowish tint to their skin.

But there are a few who are naturally beautiful.

For example, among the women Zhang Yuan knew, Fan Bingbing, who was right next to him, was a typical example of a woman with fair skin and pink skin.

Liu Xixi is also white, but her skin is milky white.

Whenever these two attend any award ceremony, any other female stars' skin will immediately look dark and yellow when they stand next to them.

The most obvious was during the filming of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

Liu Tao looks fair and tender alone, but when Liu Qianqian stands next to her, the comparison makes Teacher Bai Jie look like she just came back from Southeast Asia.

Zhang Yuan originally thought that these two were the pinnacle of skin color among Chinese actresses.

I didn’t expect there to be experts!
The one who came was not only white, but also so white that he glowed.

"Qiangpi, let me introduce you, this is Zhang Yuan, my friend."

"This is Bingbing. They happen to be having dinner here. Let's eat together."

"Hello." The glowing man smiled and waved his hand, then sat down shyly.

Zhang Yuan smiled and stretched out his arms: "Big, no, hello Sister Xiao Ran."

The visitor was Chen Kun’s good friend Li Xiaoran.

KunKun just called her nickname "wall skin", referring to the white girl who looked like a freshly painted wall.

Only old friends who grew up with her know her nickname.

After her debut, people jokingly called her "Li Bai".

The reason why Kun Kun knew her nickname was because the two of them knew each other well before they started their acting careers.

When they were in their teens, they joined the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe at the same time and became classmates and colleagues.

Later, when the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe laid off staff, they both left at the same time, one went to the Beijing Dance Academy and the other to the Beijing Film Academy.

We have known each other for more than ten years.

Just like Yuan Quan and Zeng Li knew each other in drama school, their relationship is much deeper than that of ordinary friends in the circle.

Speaking of which, Li Xiaoran is also a weird person.

The problem lies in her personality.

This person is gifted, but lazy.

Not to mention anything else, that face, that skin, that chest...

In addition, this person's physical talent is also terrifying.

When he was a teenager, he became the only local student admitted to the Affiliated High School of Beijing Dance Academy.

But she said she had no interest in dancing, and her father beat her several times before she went to school. She would slack off in class if she could, and would fool around with leg stretching if she could.

But when it came to the exam, she, who had never practiced well before, could just tiptoe over her head, and easily got first place in the class in all subjects.

The teachers who saw it all said, "Hey, you're really a genius."

The same thing happened when she was filming after entering society. She felt that she was not an acting professional, so she turned down a lot of offers and spent her days eating, drinking, and having fun, or just lying down and sleeping.

Later, I really couldn't pay the rent, and my relationship with my family was not good, so I didn't want to lose face and ask my parents for money.

So he could only start acting "reluctantly".

Then it became red...

Ordinary people really don’t know how easy it is for people with fair skin, beautiful faces, long legs and talent to succeed.

After Brother Kun signed with Rong Xinda, Li Xiaoran signed with Xin Baoyuan directed by Zhao Baogang.

In 00, the two met again in "Like Fog, Like Rain and Like Wind" co-directed by Zhao Baogang and Wang Jun, and then they collaborated many times and became close again.

By the way, Wang Jun was the director of "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace".

When "The Legend of Da Ru" was first broadcast, this actor was criticized a lot, but later everyone realized that it might not be the director's fault...

After all, under the same director, Huo Jianhua had stomachache every day while filming Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, but he was smiling all day long in Rose's Story.

So who exactly is at fault...it's probably another female friend of Brother Kun who did it.

It can be said that Li Xiaoran was made famous by Zhao Baogang.

But Zhao Baogang is both the cause of his success and his failure.

The reason why Li Xiaoran came out to relax this time was because of the trouble Zhao Baogang had caused her.

"Oh, that's right." The bottom of the pot was boiling and the four people were sweating while eating.

Especially the two women with snow-white skin ate with relish.

But these two don’t have any acne, let alone any acne marks on their faces. How many women must be envious of them.

Brother Kun asked while boiling his tripe.

"What did you do to my sister Li?"

"Who?" Zhang Yuan raised his head.

"Zeng Li, I had dinner with her a few days ago."

"She talked about you during the meal, her eyes were dim, and she drank a lot."

"It's like my soul has been taken away."

When the two women nearby heard this, they both put down their chopsticks.

Zhang Yuan: …

The male lead of "The Barber" is Chen Kun, and the female lead was replaced by Zeng Li from Zhou Yun.

So they are also very familiar with each other.

It was because of the collaboration on this film that Brother Kun introduced Zeng Li to Rong Xinda.

"I, I...didn't do anything?" Zhang Yuan said, letting me have my say first.

"Are you sure?" Chen Kun raised his eyebrows: "From her appearance, she seems to care about you a lot."

“We’ve had dinner together a few times.”

"What happens after you finish eating?" Fan Bingbing asked with a squint and an unfriendly look.

"Let's go back to the hotel and rest."

"Are you sure you're going back to your room?" Fat Fan said, then he grunted and bit off a squid tentacles.

Li Xiaoran on the side rolled her eyes back and forth with an expression that said, "Oh my god, there's an unexpected gain."

"Of course, I always spend the night in my own room." Zhang Yuan coughed lightly a few times, then started eating by himself.

"Tsk, this isn't good..." he thought to himself.

"We just met and were supposed to be happy, but I didn't expect to make someone sad. It's a sin."

Zhang Yuan thought that if he had the chance he would explain things to Dalizi or apologize.

Li Xiaoran smiled secretly as she looked at Zhang Yuan, who was keeping his head down and saying nothing, and Fan Bingbing, who was grinding his teeth nearby.

She felt that the meal was finally here.

"I remember that Li Zi was a very loyal person. She liked people who were capable and talented."

"Although this guy is quite handsome, I remember that pears don't look at faces."

"That means he must have some special qualities, some special charm that attracted the other person."

Li Xiaoran immediately became interested in the stranger in front of her.

Zhang Yuan also didn't know whether poisoning with mushrooms could be considered as personal charm...

"You have a good relationship with beautiful actresses." Fan Bingbing took a sip of Coke and looked at him with narrowed eyes and a smile.

Zhang Yuan immediately extended his hand to Li Xiaoran: "Sister Xiaoran, I hope we can become good friends."

Fan Bingbing: …

"Hahaha..." Li Xiaoran laughed and shook hands with him, thinking that this guy was really interesting.

He interrupted someone and still praised them, which made Fan Bingbing so angry that his face turned stiff.

"By the way, Brother Kun just said that you also came here to relax. What happened?" Zhang Yuan chatted with Dabai.

"Hi... We encountered some troubles on the crew." Li Xiaoran smacked his lips, as if he was reluctant to talk about it.

"Hehe, Director Zhao almost sold her out for investment." Brother Kun continued.

"This time we're shooting a TV series called 'Paris Fairy Tale' and we found a big brother who knows both black and white to pay for it."

"As a result, people started to take notice of her right away, and now they're watching her like a fly all day long."

"Besides, this guy has a very bad reputation. I heard that he is very ruthless." When Brother Kun said this, he wrinkled his nose and looked afraid.

"But in order to film the movie, her boss not only didn't help Qianpi, but also let her have more contact with the other party."

Zhang Yuan's face darkened.

He probably knew who it was.

Speaking of which, he is also a well-known gangster in the Chinese entertainment industry.

This man's surname is Sun. His family comes from a top-notch compound. Because he was a playboy and loved to play with actresses since he was a child, later generations nicknamed him the "Xiang Hua Wall" in the mainland.

Everyone knows what this person's style of doing things is.

With such a family background, they can basically walk sideways in the imperial circle, and the Wang brothers will not provoke each other.

In her previous life, Li Xiaoran was controlled by this man for many years, with all kinds of violent threats and was kept as a pet.

Even after the breakup, Li Xiaoran fell in love with Yan Po, who then hired more than a dozen people to stab Yan Bo seriously.

As a result, this incident made the headlines of the newspapers, and the perpetrator confessed that he was the mastermind behind the incident, but he was not punished at all.

This shows how strong his background is.

You know, even if Hua Yi or even Han Sanpin wanted to mess with someone, they would at most use some means to destroy the person's job. Compared with this person, they can be called "civilized."

"That person... is so annoying, but also scary." Li Xiaoran frowned.

"He's omnipresent, monitoring everything from my food, clothing, shelter, and transportation to my eating, drinking, and defecating."

"I feel like I am the Monkey King in the palm of Buddha's hand. There is no way I can escape his net."

That's right, it's still okay now. I'm still chasing you. It will be even more terrifying when I catch up with you.

Zhang Yuan doesn't have the ability to provoke Sun Donghai.

But among the 20,000 hot pot restaurants in this mountain city, Li Xiaoran chose to walk into the one he was in.

Zhang Yuan thought about it, then looked at the beautiful woman in front of him who had a sad face and didn't know that she was about to face the darkest moment of her life.

Meeting is destiny, so I should remind her... (End of this chapter)