"Sister Bingbing, are you back from Hong Kong?" He Xin tilted his head and clamped the phone to his ear and shoulder, while freeing his hands to lock the car.
"Hey, Teacher He, you're back!" At this moment, a boy who looked familiar walked by and greeted him.
"Hey, hello!" He Xin quickly took the phone and nodded to the other party.
"What are you doing?" Li Bingbing asked on the phone, perhaps because the voice was too noisy.
"Oh, I just arrived at school."
After filming "Purple Butterfly", he kept in touch with Li Bingbing because of his hometown relationship. Speaking of which, Li Bingbing was a little aggrieved that he did not receive an invitation from the producer to attend Cannes this time. This time "Purple Butterfly" was released in
The failure to return from Cannes may have somewhat balanced her original jealousy.
"Sister Bingbing, are you back from Hong Kong?" He Xin asked again.
During the time when the infectious disease was raging, Li Bingbing was filming in Hong Kong. He even called to say hello. After all, there was a lot of trouble in Hong Kong.
"Well, I just came back. Hey, are you free these two days? Let's have a meal together!" Li Bingbing said on the phone.
He Xin was startled for a moment, then said: "Sister Bingbing, you have something to say, why are you so polite to me?"
"Why, I have to have something to do to invite you to dinner?"
"Is it really okay?"
"Uh... I just wanted to ask you, when will our movie "Purple Butterfly" be released?"
"How do I know this? You should ask the producer!"
It is said that "Purple Butterfly" was originally planned to be released in China after participating in the Cannes Film Festival, but due to the epidemic, it had to be postponed, and He Xin has not received definite information so far.
"I'm too lazy to ask them. I just want your relationship with the director to be good. Didn't the director tell you?"
It can be heard that Li Bingbing is still quite resentful towards the producer.
"I haven't seen the director during this time."
Then he said with some confusion: "I don't think there is anything urgent about this matter. If the release date is set and there is still publicity beforehand, we will definitely be notified as soon as possible."
"No...well, I'm mainly worried about the difficulty in arranging the time. Since you don't know, forget it." Li Bingbing said vaguely on the phone, and then said politely: "How about we and Xiaoxue get together?
We haven’t seen each other for a long time.”
Of course, He Xin could tell that Li Bingbing was speaking politely, so he smiled and said, "Let's forget it, you are so busy. Let's wait until we have a chance to talk about it later."
"Then... that's fine, I won't be polite to you anymore. To be honest, I'm really busy during this period. I'm coming back temporarily for a few days this time, and I have to fly back to Hong Kong to film a movie in a few days."
Li Bingbing and Hu Jun's managers are both Wang Jinghua. He Xin has been in the industry for such a long time, so he knows a little bit about it. Don't look at Chang Jihong now using Hairun's platform to have several hit dramas in a row, plus
Her reputation as the best actor has put a lot of money on her face, so much so that the outside world often compares her to Wang Jinghua.
But in fact, in terms of connections, the quality of her actors, and the way she acts, Sister Hong is actually far behind Sister Hua.
Sister Hua has long relied on the platform of Huayi to bring her actors into the Hong Kong industry one by one. Not to mention Hu Jun, who has already appeared in several Hong Kong films, the two Bingbing are also currently working in the Hong Kong industry.
With the rise of the drama, Fan Xiaopang hooked up with Fatty Hong, and Li Bingbing filmed the TV series "Dynamic Heroes" in Hong Kong, which was a collaboration with Guo Tianwang.
Not to mention another big news that just broke out not long ago, the mainland and Hong Kong are co-producing "Infernal Affairs 3". Sister Dao Mingshu and Huang Zhizhong from Huajie will play important roles in this movie with a large number of superstars.
In comparison, what does Sister Hong have? Apart from He Xin and Jiang Wenli, Li Xiaoran and Yu Na are barely second-tier, and Sun Li has just emerged.
To be honest, He Xin has signed a contract with Sister Hong for more than two years, and after roughly taking on roles in "The Little Seamstress" and "Jade Goddess of Mercy", he really hasn't had much success.
The collaborations between him and Guan Jinpeng, including Li Miaoxue's "Landscape of Love", were all based on the relationship accumulated during the filming of "Lan Yu"; even Lou Ye's "Purple Butterfly" came from Wang Xiaoshuai's recommendation.
And in the past two years, especially after he won the Golden Horse Award, many agents have contacted him and tried to poach him, including Wang Jinghua who expressed this tactfully through Hu Jun.
As for He Xin, he may have green eyes when he has no money, but he is not an ambitious person at heart and prefers to be content with the status quo. In addition, Sister Hong is a good person, so he has no idea of changing the family.
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Li Bingbing couldn't get through to 46 today. He could roughly guess the reason. It was simply fierce competition among large companies.
The competition between her and Fan Xiaopang, the two former Bingbings, is no longer news, but in the past two years, Li Bingbing has obviously been outshined by Fan Xiaopang. First, the role in the hit drama "Young Bao Qingtian 2" was snatched away, and then again
She broke into Hong Kong circles before she did, and this year she got the heroine of Feng Xiaogang's movie "Mobile Phone" promoted by Huayi.
No wonder Li Bingbing was anxious, probably trying to win back the victory with the help of his second female lead in "Purple Butterfly".
Of course, He Xin would not be interested in the fight between the two Bingbing, and he could not understand how these women could have such great ambitions. He would usually stay away from such women.
"Teacher He!"
Returning to the campus where he had been away for a long time, he reported to Director Hao's office as usual. However, as soon as he reached the second floor, he saw a girl as tender as a green onion coming out of the department chair's office opposite Hao Rong's office, with a flushed face.
, seeing He Xin purse his lips and smile, he said hello warmly.
"Uh, hello!"
He Xin had an impression of this little girl. She must be a freshman in the acting department. He had known her since the art exam. She looked a lot like Zhang Ziyi, but it was just that it took a long time to forget her name, which made her a little embarrassed.
However, because this girl actually came out of Director Huang's office, after saying hello, he stopped to look back and glanced at the girl's back, which was indeed very satisfying.
What do you think of Director Huang? He Xin has taken his class before, and his professional skills are top-notch, but he is a bit weak, and some bad rumors often spread in the school. Although He Xin has not seen it with his own eyes, but this
If you hear this kind of rumor too much, you will inevitably start to murmur in your heart.
"Teacher He is here!" Hao Rong looked up and saw him coming in, and couldn't help but joked, "I thought you would show up in two days, everything has been dealt with?"
The two got together the day after He Xin returned to the capital. At that time, he even complained about a lot of miscellaneous things such as script matters and advertising matters.
"Absolutely. I think it's going to be summer vacation soon. It's not a good idea to not show your face in school for a whole semester." He Xin said with a smile.
He and Hao Rong were both teachers and friends, and their relationship even surpassed the relationship between him and Li Mengnan. So he was used to it casually in front of Hao Rong. While taking his own cup to make tea, he asked casually: "Hao Rong
Brother, what’s the name of that girl in the first grade who looks like Zhang Ziyi?”
Hao Rong raised his head, glanced at him, and said with a smile, "What's wrong? I'm attracted to you?"
"I'm such a boring person. Even if I just happened to meet someone in the corridor and they greeted me, I didn't even know their name."
When Hao Rong heard He Xin talking about meeting him in the corridor, his hand that was writing smoothly froze for a moment, but He Xin didn't pay attention. He sat on the sofa and blew the tea leaves floating on the water twice.
He said with a gossipy face: "I see she just came out of Director Huang's office. What did you say..."
But before he could finish his words, Hao Rong's eyes widened and he shouted in a low voice: "Shut up! What are you talking about?"
"No, I really saw her..."
He Xin was stunned, and subconsciously wanted to argue, but when he saw Hao Rong's serious look, he shut up in the middle of the sentence. Some things that are talked about in a joking manner may not be true, but the more secretive some things are, the more likely they will be.
it is true.
Hao Rong's serious expression slowly turned into a bitter smile. He shook his head and said, "Don't spread rumors about certain things. After all..."
Although he hadn't finished speaking, He Xin understood what Hao Rong meant. Speaking of which, Hao Rong was considered Director Huang's student and was promoted by Director Huang. What could he say!
He Xin hurriedly patted his mouth. If he really wanted to argue from Hao Rong's side, he would have to call Director Huang "Grandpa Shi" and tease Grandpa Shi in private about his gossip and personal ethics.
It's obviously disrespectful.
Maybe the atmosphere became a little awkward, so Hao Rong changed the subject without saying anything and asked: "How many more dramas have you accepted this time?"
"I accepted a TV series, which was produced by Jindun Xintong. I played a policeman."
"Hey, you can finally play a good guy and a policeman. No matter how I look at you, you don't look like a people's policeman?" Hao Rong said with a smile.
He knew that He Xin had always wanted to play the role of a policeman, but he just didn't have the chance.
"Who said I don't look good anymore? I took this role just for the role of a police officer."
"So you're going to take leave next semester again?"
"It's a must to ask for leave, but it's still early for the film to start shooting. It won't start until November at the earliest. I have to experience life half a month in advance. I'll tell you then."
"Well, you are right to experience life." Hao Rong nodded approvingly.
Then He Xin wrote lightly: "By the way, there is another movie that I haven't thought about yet. I originally wanted to talk to the director, but the director threw the script at me, as if I was sure to take it.
Then I went to Yunnan to scout for locations..."
Hearing that it was a movie, Hao Rong quickly asked: "Whose movie is it?"
Compared with the proliferation of TV series, there are really not many movies these days, and many people regard movies as a sacred thing, and Hao Rong is no exception.
"Oh, it's a movie directed by Lu Yue. I heard that the producer wanted to find Li Min at first, but they didn't negotiate with Li Min before they found me. I flipped through the script, and it's pretty good. Tsk, it's about educated youth again.
, I have played this kind of role before." He Xin smacked his lips and shook his head, looking very regretful.
Seeing his appearance, Hao Rong suddenly said with a steady expression: "Hey! When did your vision become so high? You can't even look down on Lu Yue's plays! Do you know that his works have been awarded
Receive the Golden Tiger Award at the Locarno International Film Festival?”
"I know, but this..."
"What is this? Is your play called "Beauty Grass"?"
"Hey, you know that too?" He Xin said in surprise.
"Of course I know. Do you know that Lu Yue asked Meng Nan to play a small role in this movie? Meng Nan was so happy that she even called me to brag about it! You actually looked nonchalant.
You are so picky and picky!" Hao Rong said mockingly, giving a thumbs up.
"No, you said Brother Mengnan also accepted this drama. What role did he play?"
"It seemed like he was playing a clerk or something." Hao Rong recalled carefully, and also complained: "Look at his appearance, it is impossible for him to play a major role."
After saying that, he looked at He Xin carefully, shook his head and said, "Xiao He, why do I feel that you are so swollen now?"
"Am I swollen? Don't be kidding me. How could I swell? I..."
He Xin originally wanted to make a witty remark, "I am who I am, with different fireworks!" But looking at Hao Rong's joking expression, and thinking of his own mentality when reading scripts these days, it seemed that he was really different from before.