"Eating hot pot?" He Xin looked at the red sign at the door of the hot pot restaurant and couldn't help but asked worriedly.
He can't tolerate spicy food, and his taste is bland. Whenever he sees the Sichuan-Sichuan hot pot that is full of chili peppers and heavy with oil and spicy, he refuses to eat it.
So the hot pot he knows is either Dong Laishun's hotpot with hotpot, seafood with hotpot, or the kind of hot pot with meatballs, egg dumplings, pork skin, etc. from his hometown in his previous life, with some vermicelli and vegetables added.
"Haha, how can you not eat hot pot when you come to Chongqing? Let's go!"
Hu Jun put his arms around his neck, as if he was a fool, and forcefully pulled him in.
On the 20th, the start-up time was finally set for five days. He Xin rushed over early the next morning. The first thing he felt when he got off the plane was the heat! The four big stoves are indeed well-deserved. It’s almost the end of August.
, the temperature here basically hovers between 30 and 40 degrees, and the air humidity is high, stuffy and hot.
Hu Jun came earlier than him. He came with the crew in early August. Now he is considered half a director in the crew. He attaches great importance to this drama. In his words, it has been almost fifteen years since his debut.
There is not much to mention in terms of awards. Apart from the Hong Kong Film Golden Bauhinia Best Actor, there is also the Golden Eagle Award for Xiao Feng in "Dragon Movie" the year before last. As for the Chinese Media Award, there is also the Italian Tao of Nao Shizi.
The Ermina Film Festival Best Actor and the like are special township enterprise awards in his eyes.
It should be said that Hu Jun is still the literary star at heart, otherwise he would not have taken on Zhang Yuan's "East Palace and West Palace" under so much pressure.
Moreover, when Zhang Dahuzi approached him to film "Dragon Movie" later, he thought the martial arts film was not serious and did not want to take it.
It is said that actors these days are more ethical, and they pay more attention to the gold content of awards. They are not like the little flower in the later generations who won a pheasant award like Houston Best Actress and immediately looked like an international movie queen.
It blew to the sky.
In the past few years, Hu Jun's development in Hong Kong has not been smooth. Most of the time, he has been playing supporting roles. In other words, he played the third male lead in "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" directed by Guan Jinpeng last year, which is considered a relatively important role.
So he is still planning to come back to develop. This time, he particularly liked Zhang Baibai's "Eggplant" and even went there with the intention of competing for the Golden Rooster Award.
After all, it is a bit unreasonable to say that he is now considered a first-line male star in China, but he has not even won a Golden Rooster Award.
At this moment, he looked at He Xin who was simmering the bottom of the clear soup pot, and he felt jealous no matter how he looked at it. When he won the Bay Area Golden Horse Award, he never thought that he would lose to his fledgling brother, although he later won the
The nominations for the Golden Bauhinia Award and the Academy Award were slightly closer, but the defeat at the Golden Horse Award still took him a long time to get over.
Originally, he wanted to develop well in Hong Kong, not to mention the ubiquitous regional discrimination. Unfortunately, he lost his life and did not have the opportunity to star in high-end literary and artistic films such as "Yilulu Cane" and "Unforgettable".
"Golden Rooster" and "Infernal Affairs 2" were all over the top, with few scenes and unremarkable characters.
The little brother who doesn't want to work hard in China not only keeps getting film appointments, but his works have been shortlisted for three major European film festivals. By accident, he even won the Golden Rooster Award, and then starred in big productions by big directors one after another.
He didn't know whether to be jealous or envious of the other person's good luck!
"Well, you can't blame Bai Bai for this. You must have experienced it personally when you came here today, right? It's too hot. If the preliminary work is slightly delayed, there's nothing we can do about it. Come on, let's go!"
He Xin picked up the cup and touched it with Hu Jun, took a sip of the cold beer, and said helplessly: "How can I blame Director Zhang? The main reason is that there is something wrong with me and the schedule is a bit difficult to arrange. You know me,
If I were asked to skip the scene, I would definitely not be able to perform well. Brother Jun, see if you can discuss it with the director and try to move my scene as far forward as possible."
After saying that, he apologized: "Of course, this may involve you."
Hu Jun shook his head and said, "You don't have to worry about me. The main thing is that I don't know how Jialing arranged it. Well... let's do it this way. I'll try my best to help you coordinate."
He was the one who brought He Xin here, and he had to help both emotionally and rationally. Moreover, he valued this drama very much. Whether a drama is good or not, and whether it will win awards in the future, cannot be achieved by one person's performance.
, this requires everyone’s joint efforts.
Red flowers also need green leaves to set off. Just like Zhou Xingxing's early popular nonsensical movies, without Wu Mengda's background, the effect would be greatly reduced.
"Thank you, Brother Jun!"
He Xin picked up the cup and toasted Hu Jun sincerely.
Hu Jun drank it all in one gulp without hesitation. While pouring the wine, he raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Do we still need to be polite?"
With that said, he changed the topic again and asked: "I heard that Xiao Cheng hasn't signed a contract with Chengtian yet?"
"ah?"
He Xin was stunned at first and didn't react for a moment. Then he remembered that at this moment, Hu Jun, Chen Daoming, including Liu Jialing, who was about to collaborate in this drama, had all switched jobs from Huayi to Chengtian.
I have become colleagues with my girlfriend.
"Well, it's not that she hasn't signed a contract. She still has a one-year contract with the company, so there's no rush yet." That's all he could say.
"Are you worried that competition will be fierce after our group comes here?" Hu Jun couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
He and Cheng Hao had been colleagues for a short time when they were in Renyi, and together with their relationship with He Xin, they had long been familiar with each other.
He Xin was not easy to answer, so he could only laugh twice, which was regarded as acquiescence.
Hu Jun stopped laughing but said seriously: "Actually, there is no need to worry about this. Although Sister Hua is still abroad, there is something she wants to tell Xiao Cheng, that is, what position she held in the company before will be what position she will hold in the future."
"How is this possible?" He Xin said subconsciously.
You know, my girlfriend used to be the first sister in the company!
Right now, the job-hopping controversy has been going on for almost a week, and most of Wang Jinghua's actors have expressed to the outside world through Xia Yu that they will go wherever Sister Hua goes.
Of course, there are some who don't want to leave. For example, Zuo Xiaoqing, who was rumored to be having an affair with Teacher Chen not long ago, publicly stated that he has no intention of leaving Huayi.
There are also those with ambiguous attitudes, such as Fan Xiaopang who did not speak out from beginning to end, and Li Bingbing’s attitude that was ambiguous.
But now listening to Hu Jun's tone, it is obvious that none of Wang Jinghua's former Shuang Bings may come over.
"What's impossible?"
Hu Jun smiled and then explained: "Don't look at the number of people under Sister Hua's staff. Xiang Jialing, Guan Zhilin, Yang Zhiqiong, Wu Junru, Liangliang and the others just signed a management contract with Sister Hua in the Mainland."
Hu Jun always kept silent about the two Bingbings, which made He Xin even more sure. Thinking about it, it is indeed true. Apart from these Hong Kong celebrities, other mainland actresses such as Yuan Quan, Su Jin and others are really not famous in terms of popularity.
Comparable to my girlfriend.
Cheng Hao was originally worried that the competition was too fierce, so he wanted to quit, but now it seems that Wang Jinghua has taken the initiative to extend an olive branch and promised the status of the first sister. It has to be said that the conditions are very attractive.
"Well, Brother Jun, you also know that I can't get in the way of Cheng taking care of her own business. But don't worry, I will report your exact words to her."
"You boy!"
Hu Jun smiled and raised his hand and nodded. He had long known that this guy couldn't be Cheng Hao's boss at all, and could only serve as a messenger. But in the end, he couldn't help but remind him: "I personally think this is a good thing, and
It will be very beneficial to Xiao Cheng’s future career development, so you must let Xiao Cheng consider it carefully!”
"No problem, I'll bring all these words. Come on, Brother Jun, let's go!"
"Don't be pretentious, fill the cup full if you can!"
"Brother Jun, it's not like you don't know me. Come on, let's talk about it."
After talking about business, the two chatted and laughed easily.
At this moment, Hu Jun's cell phone rang. When he looked at the caller ID, he couldn't help but smile: "What a coincidence, it's Jia Ling's phone number. I just want to help you ask."
After answering the phone, without saying a few words, I heard Hu Jun smile and say: "Then come here! It's at the hot pot restaurant where we ate together last time... Yes, He Xin is also there... Okay, I'll wait for you.
ah!"
After hanging up the phone, Hu Jun said happily: "It just so happens that Jia Ling came over early today. She just arrived at the hotel and will be here soon."
With that said, he quickly ordered the waiter to change the pot base and side dishes, and also ordered a bottle of expensive red wine.
About half an hour later, Liu Jialing, wearing a mask and sunglasses, finally arrived, surrounded by two assistants and a bodyguard.
"Hello, Mr. He!"
"Uh, hello, Teacher Liu!"
Although he had met her once in Hong Kong, it was only from a distance. This was the first time she had a formal acquaintance like today. He didn't know how to call her. Calling her Miss Liu didn't seem appropriate, but calling her Sister Jialing
It seemed that he was too affectionate and could only choose a popular title within the circle.
When she heard the name Teacher Liu, Liu Jialing was slightly startled, but she immediately returned to her usual elegance and generosity and smiled: "It's really an honor to work with Mr. He this time!"
"Teacher Liu, you're welcome!"
"That's right, I'm too polite to say that you two are too polite. We are all friends, so hurry up and sit down to eat!" Hu Jun interjected with a smile.
This guy pulled out the chair next to him, smiled narrowly at Liu Jialing and said, "Teacher Liu, come here, please!"
However, Liu Jialing rolled her eyes at Hu Jun without hesitation and said, "Teacher Hu Jun, you are too polite!"
Obviously, he was joking about the two of them without any scruples, and many of the dishes Hu Jun ordered were Liu Jialing's favorites. It can be seen that the relationship between the two is indeed very good.
After Liu Jialing entered, her assistant and bodyguards naturally left the room without even giving instructions.
This also reflects some of the differences between mainland actors and Hong Kong stars. For example, if He Xin and Hu Jun both brought assistants today, they might just be like friends, having a lively meal together.
It's just that in later generations, once this decadent trend of capitalism spreads in the mainland, our mainland stars may be more exaggerated than Hong Kong stars, and there are even those who don't treat assistants as human beings and let assistants sleep in bathtubs or on the floor.
, beatings and scoldings occurred frequently.
There is a saying that once the poor gain power, they may be more ruthless than the rich!
Liu Jialing is three years older than Hu Jun, and is now a middle-aged woman in her late forties. Although she has makeup on her face, if you look closely, you will find that she is not as beautiful as she looks on TV.
A bit old.
Teacher Liu is very easy to talk to. After Hu Jun explained He Xin's situation, she immediately agreed. Because in the play, she and He Xin had more scenes opposite each other.
Maybe He Xin's mouthful of Teacher Liu's was really unbearable for her. After a few glasses of wine and a lively atmosphere, she finally said: "A Xin, you see, I call you A Xin, so don't always be Teacher Liu."
Now, call me Jialing..."
Probably realizing that he was being pretentious, he then added: "At most, I'll just call her Sister Jialing!"