Dreams of the Fragrant River

Forbidden City, by the moat.

A taxi stopped outside Sihexuan, and a young woman with long hair fluttering and dressed in fashion got out of the car.

This woman is Chen Hong. She carried a LV bag and a pair of toad mirrors on the bridge of her nose, and walked into the antique door of Sihexuan gracefully.

Sihexuan was the only high-end western restaurant in the capital in the 1990s that did not open in hotels. In the Qing Dynasty, it was the reception room to meet the emperor. Two years ago, the owner of the restaurant bought Sihexuan from the grandson of Yuan Shikai's imperial doctor, and transformed it into a high-end western restaurant, which quickly swept the upper circles of the capital.

"Hello, this lady, what can I do for you?" a restaurant waitress came over and asked.

Chen Hong took off her sunglasses and said, "I'm looking for Ms. Fu Yiwei. She has reserved a seat here."

"It turns out to be Mr. Fu's friend, please come with me." The waitress said attentively, she did not recognize Chen Hong, but she was very familiar with Fu Yiwei.

Fu Yiwei has become popular all over the country since she starred in Su Daji. Even remote villages have calendars with her photo printed on them. On the contrary, Chen Hong is relatively less famous, and few people know her except those who like to watch movies.

This is the case in the mainland entertainment industry these days. Since the popularity of TV sets, movie stars are far less famous than TV stars.

Chen Hong's uncle was a deputy minister-level official during her lifetime, and her uncle was also a cadre of the central government. There was no shortage of opportunities to act in movies. The reason why she joined Feizhi Film and Television Advertising Company was to appear in more influential TV dramas. .

The waitress led Chen Hong to a private room. After Chen Hong went in, she found that in addition to Fu Yiwei, who had asked her out, there was also a very familiar man.

"Sister Fu. Hello!" Chen Hong closed the door and walked over, but her eyes stayed on the man in the private room.

"You're here, Xiao Chen," Fu Yiwei stood up with a smile and introduced, "This is the boss of our company. Mr. Kang Jianfei from Hong Kong."

It's really him!

Chen Hong suppressed the excitement in her heart, her little heart was beating wildly, and she reached out her hand with a smile, "Hello, Mr. Kang, I have long admired your name!"

It is really a famous name that has been admired for a long time. Let alone "Dao Ma Dan", "Once Upon a Time" and "Royal Sister", which were popular in the mainland, I will say "Jurassic Park" last year. It was enough to make Chen Hong admire him for a long time.

Although "Jurassic Park" has not yet been scheduled to be released in the mainland, its global box office of nearly 600 million US dollars has already spread throughout the mainland entertainment industry. How could Chen Hong, a movie actor, have never heard of it?

In another time and space, Chen Kai-ge made Chen Hong adored with "Farewell My Concubine", not to mention Kang Jianfei who shot "Jurassic Park".

Kang Jianfei held Chen Hong's hand. The touch is soft and delicate, and she said in a sincere tone: "Miss Chen is more beautiful than the movie in real life."

The two held their hands and let go, Chen Hong smiled happily: "Mr. Kang is joking, I'm not as pretty as Sister Fu."

When Chen Hong sat down, Kang Jianfei gave her the menu and said, "Miss Chen, please order."

"Guests and hosts." Chen Hong returned the menu to Kang Jianfei.

Kang Jianfei no longer pushed around, called the waiter and asked, "What special dishes do you have here?"

The waiter said: "Mr. Kang, our Sihexuan dishes are a combination of East and West. The most famous ones are truffle boiled quail eggs, fresh asparagus, sweet garlic custard..."

When the waiter finished reporting the names of the dishes, Kang Jianfei said, "Everyone has one of these dishes."

"Okay, three wait." The waiter went down with the menu.

Kang Jianfei turned around and smiled at Chen Hong and Fu Yiwei: "The food here is very interesting. This is the first time I have encountered it."

Fu Yiwei said: "I've been here twice before. The dish like boiled quail eggs with truffles sounds nondescript, but it tastes delicious."

Kang Jianfei said forcefully: "Sihexuan's idea is right, the more top-quality ingredients, the more simple ingredients should be used to cook in the most primitive way. Only in this way can the deliciousness of top-level ingredients be highlighted. Quail boiled with truffles. The egg is just right, if it's used to cook a bear's paw. It's a waste of truffles and bear's paws."

"Mr. Kang is very knowledgeable about food?" Chen Hong looked at Kang Jianfei curiously, but her attention never took away from this man.

"I know a thing or two." Seeing that Kang Jianfei caught Chen Hong's attention, he showed off his food knowledge, and finally said, "I have always wanted to invest in a documentary about Chinese food, combining food and humanities. , to see the big from the small, and from the ordinary to the profound, to express China's humanistic charm and historical accumulation."

"Is it a documentary like "Talking about the Yangtze River"?" Chen Hong asked.

"Talking about the Yangtze River is majestic, but the food documentaries I want to make are all about love, and the two have different starting points. For example, we can start with a common ingredient and show it through the working people who plant and collect it. The mental outlook and emotional life of ordinary people. Take lotus root as an example, it is pure, white, crispy and delicious when it is placed on the table, but who has paid attention to the hard work of lotus root pickers..." Kang Jianfei said eloquently. But it is "A Bite of China".

Kang Jianfei's eloquence is very good, especially good at flicking, not only Chen Hong, but also Fu Yiwei can hear it. He went from food to humanities, and humanities to history and folklore. Afraid that the two women would be boring to hear this, Kang Jianfei immediately went from history to movies.

Chen Hong and Fu Yiwei are both in the entertainment industry, and now they finally have the opportunity to interject. The three of them ate truffle boiled quail eggs and chatted happily about movies and TV.

After the quail eggs were solved, Fu Yiwei said, "Xiao Chen, haven't you always wanted to play a good drama? I don't have a role that suits you right now, but Mr. Kang is very optimistic about you."

"Is Mr. Kang going to invest in any major TV series?" Chen Hong looked at Fu Yiwei and looked at Kang Jianfei expectantly. Today, Fu Yiwei's excuse for asking her out was to introduce her to a new drama, and the arrival of Kang Jianfei made Chen Hong even more looking forward to it.

Chen Hong's performance at this time is not much better than those new actors who are eager to become famous. She has already made many movies, but she is not famous but has never been able to become popular, so she is hoping to get a chance to break through the bottleneck.

As the old saying goes, "If you don't have desires, you will be strong." When people have sex, there are flaws. Kang Jianfei saw her taking the bait and smiled proudly: "That's right, I have a TV station in Hong Kong and Macau, and I need to shoot a sufficient number of TV series every year to satisfy the broadcast. Request. This time I am going to make "Dragon Inn" into a TV series, I think you are very suitable for the heroine Qiu Moyan, Miss Chen."

Siyuan Films filmed "New Dragon Inn" last year, and Wu Siyuan still invited Xu Ke to be the producer, but the cast is different from another time and space. Among them, Lin Qingxia and Liang Jiahui did not appear, because Wu Siyuan couldn't afford it.

"New Dragon Inn" received a good response in Taiwan and Hong Kong after its release, and it is time to launch the TV series at this time. Chen Hong has not seen Hu Jinquan's "Dragon Inn" or "New Dragon Inn" supervised by Xu Ke, she didn't know it was a work with many fans, she only asked: "Do I need to go to Hong Kong to film? "

Kang Jianfei shook his head and said, "This TV series is mainly for the Taiwan market and is broadcast on Macau Satellite TV, so it was shot by a company in Taiwan and Feizhi Film and Television. All the scenes were shot in the mainland, and it is likely to go to the Gansu desert for filming. , I hope you can endure the hardship."

"I can endure hardship!" Chen Hong quickly assured himself. Although her uncle was a deputy ministerial-level official during her lifetime, her kinship was a bit distant. If she had to say anything to help Chen Hong, it would be that she was selected by the National Theatre in the fourth grade of elementary school to be a child of an ordinary family. almost impossible.

After work, other actresses even sacrificed their own money to get good roles, but Chen Hong didn't have to worry about it at all. What troubles her the most is that although it is easy to get acting opportunities, she always plays supporting roles, and the directors she has worked with feel that her acting skills still need to be honed.

What Chen Hong lacked the most was the chance of being a heroine. Now that Kang Jianfei asked her to play Qiu Moyan, she naturally had to seize it firmly.

After coming out of Sihexuan, Kang Jianfei said to Chen Hong, "I'll take you back."

Chen Hong looked at Fu Yiwei next to her, and politely declined: "You should take Sister Fu, I'll just take a taxi and go back."

Fu Yiwei felt a little sad in her heart. Not to mention pimping her man, she had to go home alone now. She smiled reluctantly: "I have a party tonight, so I'll go first."

Fu Yiwei walked to the side of the road and called a taxi to leave, and then Chen Hong said to Kang Jianfei, "Then trouble Mr. Kang."

Kang Jianfei was driving a Mercedes-Benz with a military license plate. The license plate was obtained with the help of Ye Laosan. Except for some sensitive places in the capital, this car could go in and out freely.

Chen Hong was not surprised when he saw the military badge. He sat in the passenger seat and said, "I live in Nanluoguxiang."

Kang Jianfei started the car~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and asked, "Are you renting a house?"

Chen Hong said, "An old man's house."

Kang Jianfei said: "The environment there is good. I heard that there are many scenic spots and historical sites."

"It's all old houses, and the environment is very chaotic." Chen Hong felt that those old houses were far worse than modern buildings, and their daily life was very inconvenient.

Of course, Kang Jianfei would not be stupid enough to argue with her about the value of the old house, following Chen Hong's words: "After the filming of "New Dragon Inn", you will definitely be a hit, and then you can buy one in the capital. A high-end apartment."

Chen Hong smiled happily: "If it is really popular, I will definitely invite Mr. Kang to dinner and thank you."

"Then let's make a deal. With your strength, Miss Chen, you only need a suitable opportunity to become a big star," Kang Jianfei first complimented her, then said, "It's still early, so it's okay to go back. Why don't we go to the movies together?"

"I... alright." Chen Hong hesitated for a while, but finally agreed. (To be continued)