Chapter 583 Business Master Li Hanxiang

Hey, isn’t it the great director Li Hanxiang who has come to the mainland to shoot “The Burning of the Old Summer Palace” and “The Last Emperor”?

Wang Yuanchao hasn't asked about the film company's affairs for a long time. These matters really don't have any priority for him.

But during the time I stayed in the mainland, I had nothing to do. I heard that Director Li was coming to film a movie, and since we were old acquaintances, I went to check on him.

If I had known that Director Li was coming to film, I would have asked him to support Zhu Lin, right?

Good things should be kept within the family.

But the filming had already started, and Zhu Lin was pregnant, so Wang Yuanchao naturally would not give any random instructions.

I took some time to visit the class.
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In the crew, there are people from Hong Kong and mainland China, so there is no situation of miscommunication as if they were speaking in another time and space.

Thanks to Wang Yuanchao’s vigorous promotion of Mandarin, Hong Kong artists who don’t know Mandarin may not be able to perform on stage.

All the TV stations are in the hands of Wang Yuanchao, and he also has the largest share of the cinema chains. If you want to make a living in the entertainment industry, you can't get in if you don't know Mandarin, and there is no reason why.

Everyone can see that Hong Kong artists are hardworking and persevering in their endurance of hard work, which is why these people are fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese.

Liu Xiaoqing, yes, that is the romantic and suave Grandma Liu that everyone knows. She was still in her prime at that time. She played the role of Empress Dowager Cixi in the play. The role of Emperor Xianfeng was played by Tony Leung who came from Hong Kong.

What made Liu Xiaoqing most angry was not the huge salary gap, but that during mealtimes, the Hong Kong people like Tony Leung Ka Fai had chicken, duck, fish and meat that made people salivate, while the mainland actors could only eat steamed buns and pickles.

Even though Tony Leung Ka Fai has a very good attitude, many Hong Kong people still look down on mainlanders.

She hates!

However, the leaders in the mainland have repeatedly emphasized work discipline, so as organized and disciplined adults, we can only restrain ourselves.

Liu Xiaoqing and his colleague Zhou Jie gnawed on the steamed buns with gritted teeth.

Zhou Jie, 22 years old, was a dancer. She played the role of Concubine Li, who brought disaster to the country and the people, and was finally cut into a human stick by Empress Dowager Cixi.

In order to play the role of being chopped with a stick in the later part, the girl relied on her solid basic skills and hid in the jar timidly, making it look as if she really had no hands or feet.

The two are sworn enemies in the play, but outside the play, they are both from the mainland, so naturally they have a good relationship.

As they were chatting in low voices, they saw that those Hong Kong people who used to be arrogant put down their food and gathered towards the door like a flock of sheep.

The mainland cast and crew were all confused. They either stretched their necks or forgot to swallow the steamed buns in their mouths, staring blankly at these strange Hong Kong colleagues.

But soon, they also discovered that their colleagues from Hong Kong were walking towards them, surrounded by the two of them.

One of them was their great director Li Hanxiang, and the other was a tall and handsome young man with a very calm temperament. He nodded occasionally, as if listening to the explanation of the great director Li.

The person who came was of course Wang Yuanchao.

He came to visit the set and had missed the lunch time on purpose. However, Li Hanxiang was filming and delayed the time for a while, so he happened to run into everyone who was having lunch.

Now that you are here, it’s okay to care about the lives of your employees in the mainland.

Therefore, he is the boss of the bosses of these Hong Kong performers and crew members, and his biggest boss. Mainlanders don’t know this, so how can Hong Kong people not react?
I haven’t seen Big Boss in the theater for many years!
It’s no big deal to eat a few bites less of a meal.

Li Hanxiang didn't know that the big boss was actually in the mainland. The main reason was that the big boss's whereabouts were erratic and he could be anywhere in the world.

If I had known that the boss was in the mainland during this period, I would definitely have asked for instructions and reported more often!

Tony Leung Ka Fai, also a newcomer, was appreciated by Li Hanxiang and brought to the mainland to shoot two major dramas.

As for why Li Hanxiang brought newcomers to film? On the one hand, he appreciated them, and on the other hand, he was worried that cooperation with the mainland would be blocked by Yizhou. If it was a new actor, the price would be lower.

Wang Yuanchao chatted with the actors for a while, but he didn't know any of them except the leading actor Tony Leung.

After Li Hanxiang introduced the leading actors to him, he also shook hands with Tony Leung Ka Fai and said:
"Perform well and try to win an award."

Wang Yuanchao really wanted to help this young man, but thought, if he helped him, he would not have to go through the suppression of Yizhou and set up a street stall. How would he meet his lifelong wife?

So he could only put on a polite face.

But the young Tony Leung still benefited from the words of encouragement from his big boss, because the boss didn’t say that to others!
Liu Xiaoqing and his colleagues were finally called together by their leader to welcome the big boss from Hong Kong.

The crew may have noticed that people from Hong Kong were crowding over, while people from the mainland were just standing there eating and watching, which was a bit embarrassing, so they told the mainland cadres about it.

When the mainland cadres heard this, they were surprised to see such a big boss coming, and hurriedly called on their staff to go with him to greet him. However, everyone didn't even have a bowl of rice, and were reluctant to throw away the steamed buns and pickles in their hands. Some quickly stuffed them into their mouths, while others carefully held them behind their backs.

Mainland cadres accompanied Li Hanxiang and introduced mainland actors to Wang Yuanchao.

People are not introduced according to their status, but in order of distance.

It's Liu Xiaoqing's turn. Needless to say, she's the leading actress. She was one of the hosts at the first Spring Festival Gala in mainland China last year. She is currently the most famous actress in mainland China.

Although this person was already Aunt Liu or Grandma Liu when Wang Yuanchao watched TV in his previous life, she is still young now and seems to be worthy of the title of the public's sweetheart.

He stretched out his right hand and wanted to shake hands with Liu Xiaoqing. Liu Xiaoqing hurriedly stretched out his right hand. Wang Yuanchao shook it and found that there seemed to be something in his hand. He raised his hand and took a look. It seemed to be steamed bun crumbs?
Liu Xiaoqing was right in front of Wang Yuanchao, so he naturally saw Wang Yuanchao rubbing his hands and his face turned red.

Wang Yuanchao saw that she still had one hand behind her back, and he couldn't help but think of some ancient rumors from her previous life. So he looked at Li Hanxiang, then at Liu Xiaoqing, and said with a smile:

"As an actor, you can't be so thin-skinned!"

Li Hanxiang is his own man, and this differential treatment was not caused by him, so he cannot blame others.

Next to her was Concubine Li Zhou Jie. This girl was younger and more nervous. When she stretched out her hand, a small bun came out directly. This girl probably didn't remember which hand she held the bun in.

Wang Yuanchao was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He grabbed the other person's small hand with his big hand and prevented the other person's bun from falling out.

He said to others as if nothing had happened:
“This one seems even more shy!”

A mainland cadre explained:
"Zhou Jie is a dancer by profession, so her basic skills are very solid, but her acting skills may need to be improved."

Wang Yuanchao smiled and said:
"Really? You're talking like you wish you could have a wall of beautiful ladies!"

Then, Wang Yuanchao also saw Zhang Tielin, who played Prince Gong Yi.

Originally, he didn't have a good impression of this guy who fled to England, but then he thought of himself, who escaped more thoroughly than the other party, so he didn't want to be blamed.

But there is a difference between me and this person. I am serving the country in a roundabout way, while the other person is just making money.

After meeting the main cast and crew, Wang Yuanchao looked at Li Hanxiang, and Director Li smiled and said:

"Our big boss is here to visit you all, and he brought some afternoon tea with him, so you can enjoy it!"

Then Wang Yuanchao and Li Hanxiang came to his director's cabin and let the staff outside distribute food to everyone.

“Their food is a bit tough.”

There was no one else here, so Wang Yuanchao told Li Hanxiang directly.

Li Hanxiang saw that the boss had been interacting more with the actress. As an old pimp, he thought that the boss was beginning to be gentle with the actress again, so he quickly explained:

“Indeed, the gap is quite large compared to us.

At first I also wanted to give everyone the same meals, but the mainland staff said that they had other crews filming and they all had the same standards, so it was not appropriate to make any special arrangements.

So I respect their opinions.”

When Wang Yuanchao heard this, it seemed to be true. Life was indeed difficult for mainland artists at that time. Even after a few years, when the 86 version of Journey to the West came out, the actors' salaries were only a few hundred yuan.

Li Hanxiang saw the regretful look on his boss's face and thought of something wrong, so he added:

"But I think that you, the boss, have great reputation. It's rare for you to come here, so if you invite the main actors to dinner, I think it won't be a big problem, and those cadres won't say much. There is no rule that Hong Kong people can't treat others, right?"

Li Hanxiang said so, Wang Yuanchao said:
"Will it delay the filming?"

Li Hanxiang blinked and thought, Boss, do you want to treat me to a few more meals?
But as long as the boss is happy and willing to treat you every day, it’s not a big deal.

So he said:
"It doesn't matter. The little work that is missing won't be delayed. We are all mature actors and can make up for it quickly."

There is no doubt that Liu Xiaoqing is an excellent actress. She seems to have been divorced and is single now. She has a very generous personality outside the play and should be very familiar with the entertainment industry.

Actress Zhou Jie has never acted in a movie before, only in stage plays. I don't know if she can accept the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry.

He wondered, which one did the boss like, Liu Xiaoqing or Zhou Jie?
Wang Yuanchao nodded and said:
"Okay, let's arrange it sometime. I'll treat everyone to a meal and improve the food.

We must not lose the mainland market."

The boss even found such a high-sounding excuse for himself.

Li Hanxiang felt that he couldn't delay any longer. Regardless of how long his boss would stay in the mainland, was he really going to wait until his boss left before making his own arrangements? Wouldn't that be making things difficult for himself?
Besides, it’s been a while since I helped the boss to get together a couple. He has been a director for so many days, so he is confident that he can get one of the two girls.

So he laughed and said:

"Boss, you have a busy schedule. Why not do it tonight?"

Wang Yuanchao said:

"Okay. Please count the number of people here, and I'll have my assistant reserve seats for you and call a taxi.

Lao Li, please let me know next time you come to the mainland. When I have nothing to do here, I miss you old friends so much! "

Li Hanxiang felt more comfortable.

The boss said this. I feel lonely in the mainland! What are you thinking about? Think about your own goodness and introduce him to a beautiful girl.

The two chatted for a while before Wang Yuanchao left.

Everyone saw the director send away the big boss from Hong Kong and come back, thinking that filming was about to begin, but the boss first called Liu Xiaoqing to the director's office.

Liu Xiaoqing was a little nervous. Although she was bold and outspoken, in this drama, the director was the uncrowned king. Could it be that the performance of herself and others just now made the director unhappy?
(End of this chapter)