Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

Chapter 411 If you say that, I will completely understand

There was no talking all the way, and the plane quickly landed at the Dachiaochang Airport in Jinling City.

When Cao Zhiqiang took the people off the plane and walked into the airport, they soon met Li Youfu and his party who came to pick them up.

"Oh, President Cao." Li Youfu, who was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, came over with a smile and held Cao Zhiqiang's hand tightly with both hands. "It's been a hard journey!"

Cao Zhiqiang chuckled: "It's not hard, but you, Manager Li, have been waiting for a long time, right?"

"No, no." Li Youfu laughed, "I just arrived not long ago."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly, retracted his hand, and then said to the people around him: "You already know my two sisters, so I won't introduce them.

As for these two people, first of all, this is Zhu Lin, Ms. Zhu, you should have known each other for a long time, right?"

Li Youfu was stunned, looked at Zhu Lin, then looked at Cao Zhiqiang, obviously he didn't recognize him.

Cao Zhiqiang raised his eyebrows and said quickly: "Look at you, what's the look in your eyes? You just wear sunglasses, so you can't recognize me?

This is the big star you have longed for, the heroine in the movie "Legend of the Pear Garden" and the actress who plays Hua Xiangrong!"

"Oh, right, right!" Li Youfu quickly looked like he suddenly understood, and nodded and smiled at Zhu Lin, but did not shake hands rashly.

“I’ve seen the movie Legend of the Pear Garden, and the heroine is really amazing!

Miss Zhu, I am your movie fan. I didn’t expect to see the big star in person today. What a blessing!

It’s all my fault for my bad eyesight. You didn’t recognize me because you were wearing sunglasses, don’t blame me!”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Lin immediately smiled and gently took off his sunglasses: "No, no, Manager Li has given me the award."

Having said this, Zhu Lin generously extended his right hand to shake hands with Li Youfu.

Li Youfu quickly wiped his hands on his pants, then gently shook hands with Zhu Lin in a polite manner, and soon let go.

Also, let’s not talk about whether the other person is a big star or not, the atmosphere of this era is inherently conservative, and strangers and men rarely have direct skin-to-skin contact.

What's more, this so-called female star came with Cao Zhiqiang, so he would inevitably have to think more.

Regardless of whether you think too much or not, there is nothing wrong with being more conservative.

After Li Youfu shook hands with Zhu Lin and said hello, Cao Zhiqiang pointed at Xu Qingdong who had also just taken off his sunglasses.

"This is Xu Qingdong, Director Xu. Although he is not well-known, he is very capable. He is also my main helper for filming this time. It can be said that he organized almost the entire photography crew."

"Director Xu!" Li Youfu shook hands with the other party again and said hello, "I have admired you for a long time."

"Both each other." Xu Qingdong chuckled, "Manager Li is also young and promising."

"What the hell." Li Youfu shook his head, "I don't dare. The real young and promising person is our President Cao."

Cao Zhiqiang laughed, and then said: "Okay, don't brag about each other in this business. Lao Li, is the car ready? Send us to the hotel quickly so that everyone can rest early."

Upon hearing this, Li Youfu looked at everyone, then smiled bitterly at Cao Zhiqiang and said: "President, um, I'm sorry, you didn't say before that you wanted to bring two more people over, so I prepared a Crown.

This, it seems like I can’t sit still.”

When Cao Zhiqiang heard this, he immediately understood that he had been negligent.

Also, Xu Qingdong and Zhu Lin were not supposed to be flying to Jinling City this time. They were supposed to come by train with other members of the crew.

But last night, he and Xu Qingdong discussed the script and filming until late at night, and seeing that Xu Qingdong was quite tired, Cao Zhiqiang made an impromptu decision to take Xu Qingdong with him on the flight.

As for Zhu Lin, it was Xu Qingdong who requested that Zhu Lin be added. He said that the relationship between Zhu Lin and his husband has not been very good recently, his health is a little bad, and taking the train is too hard, and he hopes to bring Zhu Lin with him.

Cao Zhiqiang thought that if he brought one person with him, he would also bring two with him. It was just adding two more names to the letter of introduction, so he agreed.

It just so happens that Zhu Lin is the heroine and has a lot of roles. Let the heroine rest well and talk to her more about the drama.

So, early this morning, Xu Qingdong temporarily pulled Zhu Lin over and got on the plane together.

For this reason, Cao Zhiqiang secretly asked Xu Qingdong if he had any direct relationship with Zhu Lin.

As a result, Xu Qingdong denied it and asked Cao Zhiqiang not to talk nonsense.

You know, Xu Qingdong is already married, and Zhu Lin is also a married woman. In this period, things like cheating cannot be talked about.

Moreover, on the way here, Xu Qingdong secretly told Cao Zhiqiang that he was not familiar with Zhu Lin, but he was somewhat acquainted with her father.

Before, it was just because he was restless and wanted to make a TV show in the form of a musical, which was the first of its kind in Donai. He couldn't find a suitable actor for a while, but a colleague from Beijing Film Academy recommended her.

Xu Qingdong felt that Zhu Lin had a pretty good temperament. She happened to be in the capital, and he heard that she had been out of work recently, so he went to find her and planned to find her to star in a music video.

Cao Zhiqiang knew what happened later. Because Cao Zhiqiang came up with a better script, Xu Qingdong decided not to make a music video and instead film Cao Zhiqiang's Love in the Ancient Pavilion.

Later, because the back view could not be filmed for the time being, the drama was put on hold.

Who would have thought that Cao Zhiqiang would open his own film studio in a short period of time and planned to invest in the filming of this movie.

The conditions were so good, so after Xu Qingdong learned the news, he went to Zhu Lin's house that day to tell her about the resumption of filming of the drama and to ask Zhu Lin if he was still interested in continuing to act.

As a result, he happened to encounter her having a quarrel with her husband at her house at night.

In order to avoid trouble, Xu Qingdong left quickly and planned to film with someone else. His preferred heroine candidate at that time was Gong Xue.

Because he felt that besides Zhu Lin, Gong Xue was more in line with the temperament of the female teacher.

Unexpectedly, early the next morning, Zhu Lin went to his house to block the door, insisting on playing the heroine of the play.

So Xu Qingdong had no choice but to agree.

Anyway, according to Xu Qingdong's wishes, Zhu Lin took the initiative to act in this drama, and in order to act in this drama, she almost broke up with her husband.

If possible, Xu Qingdong really doesn't want to use this kind of actress whose family is in trouble, and everyone lives in the capital, which can easily cause scandals.

You know, the capital seems very big, but the film and television industry is so big, but it’s actually very small.

So the story that Zhu Lin had a falling out with her husband because of filming with Xu Qingdong actually spread like wildfire very quickly.

It's so pitiful that Xu Qingdong has already given various explanations and vows to his wife just because of Zhu Lin.

Fortunately, his wife was more reasonable and was not affected by this incident and still believed in him.

Anyway, according to Xu Qingdong's opinion, he and Zhu Lin have a purely working relationship, and there is no ambiguity at all.

As for why Zhu Lin was brought on the plane, it was purely because it felt better this way.

After all, Cao Zhiqiang's script is mainly about the male and female protagonists, so these two are very important.

In addition, although Zhu Lin is not particularly famous, he has a lot of experience after all.

Therefore, letting Cao Zhiqiang stay with Zhu Lin for a while will help strengthen Cao Zhiqiang's acting skills.

Although Cao Zhiqiang knows the script better and knows how to act and can embody the emotions of the male protagonist, his acting skills in subtle aspects are still not good and he needs an experienced driver to guide him.

To put it more clearly, it's like ballroom dancing.

When two people dance ballroom dancing, if one person can't dance, the other person can dance. If you want to get into the state early, the best way is to let the two people run together more and let the one who can dance lead you.

Originally, Xu Qingdong thought that Cao Zhiqiang could also take the train, so he wanted Cao Zhiqiang and Zhu Lin to be in the same sleeper, so that he could talk about dramas and hone his acting skills on the way.

As for the issue of booking a sleeper berth, this should not be a problem for a person of Cao Zhiqiang's status.

Who would have known that Cao Zhiqiang would not take the usual route, nor take trains or planes.

In this case, Zhu Lin will have to be dragged along.

After all, as Xu Qingdong said, this drama is mainly about the male and female protagonists.

Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang, the male protagonist, and Zhu Lin, the female protagonist, are the two most important characters.

If you want to finish the project as soon as possible, the two people must cooperate with each other tacitly, otherwise it will only be a waste of time.

Cao Zhiqiang thought it right and it did make sense, so he agreed with this statement.

In short, just because the joining of Xu Qingdong and Zhu Lin were two temporary names, Li Youfu was a little unable to react.

After all, we had agreed on the phone call that there would only be three people, namely Cao Zhiqiang and his two sisters.

If there are only three people, a Crown car is enough.

This Crown car was borrowed by Li Youfu through some connections.

But now that there are two more people, there is obviously not enough room to sit.

"What's so difficult about this?" Cao Zhiqiang smiled when he heard this, "One car can't be loaded at once, so it can be divided into two."

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang looked at Xu Qingdong and Zhu Lin and said, "Let's do this. You two take the car to Jinling Hotel first. My sister and I will wait here. After Lao Li sees you off, he will come and pick us up."

"This isn't appropriate," Xu Qingdong said, "How about Zhu Lin and I wait here, Qiangzi, take your sister to the hotel first."

"Yes, President Cao." Zhu Lin said with a smile, "No matter what, Director Xu and I are both adults, so it's not a big problem to wait here.

But your two sisters are both children, and it’s really inappropriate for them to wait here.”

"Manager Li." Xu Qingdong suddenly asked Li Youfu, "How many people can the car you mentioned can pull?"

Li Youfu was taken aback for a moment, but quickly answered: "With the driver, there can be a total of five people."

"Then there are six of us in total. If we squeeze together, it should be okay." Xu Qingdong said.

"That's really not possible." Li Youfu smiled bitterly, "Actually, there was a driver who came with us, but he didn't come with us. He was in the car, so there are actually seven people and we can't squeeze through."

"Understood." Xu Qingdong nodded and said to Li Youfu, "How about this? I'll wait here with you and let the driver take the Qiangzi family and Miss Zhu away first, and then we can take him away when we come back.

The two of us.

You and I are both grown men, so it doesn't matter if you wait, but Miss Zhu is a woman, so it would be inappropriate for me to wait here.

As for Hadron, you have to go first. If you don’t go, who will book a room for us, right?"

"This..." Li Youfu was stunned for a moment, then looked back at Cao Zhiqiang, meaning to listen to you.

Cao Zhiqiang frowned and looked at Xu Qingdong: "Old Xu, what do you mean?"

Xu Qingdong blinked, then pulled Cao Zhiqiang to the side, and then whispered: "Qiangzi, if you leave first, leaving me and Zhu Lin alone, it will be hard to say or not.

If word got out, I wouldn't be able to tell.

It's different with you. There is such a big age gap between you and Miss Zhu. No one will say anything is wrong between you two, not to mention you have two younger sisters.

So, please help me, I really can’t be alone with this Zhu Lin, I have to pay attention to the impact!”

"I didn't expect you to be a strict wife?" Cao Zhiqiang glanced sideways at Xu Qingdong.

Then, Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "Okay, in that case, I'll listen to you."

In this way, Cao Zhiqiang listened to Xu Qingdong's arrangement. He, Cao Lili, Qiao Simei, and Zhu Lin, a total of four people, boarded the Crown car waiting outside and went to Jinling Hotel first.

After my group was taken to the hotel, the Crown Car went to the airport to pick up Xu Qingdong and Li Youfu.

In this way, everyone is indeed happy.

Originally this was nothing, but when Zhu Lin followed Cao Zhiqiang and his group out of the car and arrived at the reception desk of Jinling Hotel, he immediately frowned.

"Wait a minute, President Cao, you, you won't let me live here, right?" Zhu Lin asked.

"Yes." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "Don't worry, I will arrange a separate room for you so that you can have a good rest. I will not let you be with my sister."

"That's not what I meant." Zhu Lin shook his head, "I mean, isn't it too expensive here?"

After a brief pause, Zhu Lin said: "The standard room here costs 650 yuan a night, which, this is half my salary for half a year!

In short, this is too luxurious and I don’t feel at ease living here, so let’s find another place and stay in an ordinary guest house.”

Before Cao Zhiqiang could speak, Qiao Simei said with a smile: "Aunt Zhu, don't worry, my brother is rich. This little money is just drizzle to him, not worth mentioning at all."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "That's right, Ms. Zhu, just feel free to live here. Although the room rate here is expensive, to me, it is no different from ordinary people's ten cents.

Furthermore, you and I are the hero and heroine, and I will ask you to take good care of me from now on.

If I stayed here and you stayed in another hotel, wouldn’t I have to travel a long way to talk to you about drama?

So, you can live there with peace of mind.

I have already said that this is from my own pocket, not included in the public expenses of filming."

Zhu Lin frowned: "But here, living in such an expensive room, I always feel uneasy."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled and said: "Ms. Zhu, now it is a market economy, and the film and television industry will also usher in changes.

An excellent actress like you will become famous sooner or later, and she will be rich sooner or later.

Therefore, in a big hotel like this, it won't be long before you can easily check into it without batting an eye.

Now we are just moving in early, it’s nothing.”

Zhu Lin said: "But we live here, and the other actors and crew members live in the guest house. Isn't this a bit too special? It is easy to get separated from the masses."

Cao Zhiqiang shook his head: "Ms. Zhu..."

"Wait a minute!" Zhu Lin smiled again, "Why do you keep calling me ma'am? Why don't you call me miss?"

"Um..." Cao Zhiqiang blinked and thought, am I telling you that in my previous life, the word "miss" had long been stigmatized?

But yes, in this period, the word "miss" is still a compliment and has not been stigmatized.

"Let's do this." Cao Zhiqiang said, "You are older than me, how about I call you Sister Zhu? You can do the same as Director Xu, call me Qiangzi, and don't call me President all day long."

Zhu Lin was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile: "Okay, Qiangzi."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly and then said: "Back to the topic, the key to this play is your and our performances, and everyone else exists around our story.

As for other people's salaries, my salary is very high, and the accommodation environment is definitely above average.

To put it bluntly, everyone comes here to film movies to make money. There will be no complaints and there is no talk of being separated from the masses.

Today is a market economy, and everything is decided by the market, or in other words, by the investors.

Coincidentally, I am not only the leading actor of this drama, but also the screenwriter, director and producer, so my words are the final decision.

If other people feel that my decision is out of touch with the masses, they can leave at any time. I never force myself to stay.

So, Sister Zhu, you don’t have to worry about the morale of other film crew members.

Not all photography has to be about sharing joys and sorrows.

In fact, for most film workers, all they want is fame and fortune.

If you don't have a reputation, it will be a benefit.

I offer them high salaries and good treatment. They can make more money by filming with me. They will only contradict me if they are stupid.

Of course, when Director Xu selects people, he has already screened them, and people who can contradict him will not be able to join this team.

Therefore, you don’t need to worry about being separated from the masses.

If you stay here with peace of mind, have a good rest, and then go all out to film the show, you will be worthy of me, do you understand?"

Zhu Lin nodded: "I understand, but we won't stay here all the time during the future filming, right? This is a big expense. Is it really cost-effective?"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "Whether it's cost-effective or not is a matter for me as the director and producer of the film studio. Sister Zhu, you are just an actor. Isn't it a bit... haha."

Zhu Lin sighed: "Okay, that's all you have to say, I don't have anything to say. After all, who wouldn't be happy if I could live comfortably? I'm just worried about overspending."

"Don't worry." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "I know it well."

After a short pause, Cao Zhiqiang said: "As I said, if you really feel sorry for me, just act well and teach me how to act.

This is my first play and it must be a success.

As long as the drama is successful and popular, that's enough for me, whether it's money or not is secondary."

"If you say that, I completely understand." Zhu Lin smiled slightly.

"Don't worry, I also like this drama very much, especially the characters in this drama, and I also want to take this opportunity to have a breakthrough. So, I will do my best this time and I won't let you down, Director Cao!

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(End of chapter)