At 9 a.m. the next day, Zhang Yuanjun set off from school with gifts and headed to Wang Jing's residence. There is no one who visits other people's homes during meal breaks.
Wang Jing has real estate in Beijing, located in the famous Palm Springs International Apartments.
When Zhang Yuanjun was welcomed in by Wang Jing personally, he saw You Naihai chatting with Wang Tianlin.
Should I say it or not, the old man is really fat.
She was also in a very bad state of mind, couldn't open her eyes, and looked like she couldn't wake up.
Wang Tianlin was about the same age as his grandmother, but Zhang Yuanjun compared the two old people in his mind and suddenly felt that his old lady was really strong.
Zhang Yuanjun greeted the two of them and gave Wang Tianlin a gift: "I know you are from Lao Modu, so I have prepared special products for you to try."
This old man was energetic enough to say that he opened the bag on the spot and took out the gifts one by one: Jinhua ham, Qianqianyun leg, Jinling salted duck, Sanyang bacon, and a can of good Biluochun.
It's not very valuable, but Wang Tianlin laughed from ear to ear after reading it.
As soon as Wang Tianlin saw the packaging, he knew that these goods were not bought in the capital. They should have been specially purchased in the Magic City.
This gift was delivered to his heart.
Wang Tianlin laughed twice before Wang Jing said, "You can still eat these now."
Wang Tianlin said: "Why can't I eat? If I eat a little a day, this will be enough for me for several months." As he got older, Wang Tianlin's diet was strictly controlled by his family.
After three months on the set of "The Best in the World", Zhang Yuanjun's Cantonese proficiency has improved. He can understand when he speaks more slowly, and he also learned a few sentences himself.
But he didn't understand a word of what Wang Tianlin said at this time.
The old man's Mandarin accent was also very strong, and Zhang Yuanjun could only understand roughly what he said.
However, Zhang Yuanjun's language barrier added a lot of fun to the whole meeting and brought them closer together.
Wang Tianlin and You Naihai took care of Zhang Yuanjun, slowed down their speech, and spoke Mandarin very seriously.
"I heard that Guodao Catering belongs to your family?" Wang Tianlin began to inquire about Zhang Yuanjun's family background.
"yes."
"I've eaten your food in both Yangcheng and Pengcheng. I met Jiangnan and the little cook, right?"
"Have you tried it? How does it taste?" Yu Jiangnan is a high-end catering brand, and the little chef is taking the road of Chinese fast food.
"It's delicious, but it's a pity that you don't have a store on Hong Kong Island."
Zhang Yuanjun was not interested in the family's catering business, but he had heard a few words about it, so he joked: "The competition in catering on Hong Kong Island is too fierce, and we can't get in."
Several people laughed, and Wang Jing asked again: "Why don't you learn business from your father, but come to learn acting and become an actor?"
"I'm not interested in opening a hotel management company." Zhang Yuanjun said, "I am the third child. I have brothers and sisters above me. No matter what, it will never be my turn to take over.
"But one of the eldest and the second child studied computer science and the other studied design. My father's dream of training a successor was shattered."
Zhang Yuanjun himself laughed as he spoke.
After some joking, lunch was prepared and everyone sat down.
Chinese people all like to discuss business at the dinner table. When the table is at the table, Wang Tianlin still leads the conversation.
First, he said that he had watched Zhang Yuanjun's clips in "The Best in the World" and thought he acted very well.
Then he said that he and Du Qifeng were preparing a new movie and there was a shortage of young actors. He thought Zhang Yuanjun was very suitable and wanted to invite him to Hong Kong Island to film the movie.
Zhang Yuanjun wanted to agree because he liked the drama "Underworld" very much.
But he still kept calm and waited for the other party to make conditions.
Wang Tianlin introduced the basic situation, and then handed it over to You Naihai.
You Naihai briefly introduced the story and characters of "Underworld" and said: "The actor for the role of Jimmy Tsai has not been confirmed yet. I think you are very suitable."
"Thank you, hehe." After Zhang Yuanjun said this, he shut up and lowered his head to eat.
You Naihai remembered what Wang Jing had entrusted to him before: "For the role of Gui Hai Yida, he would come to my office and directly talk about investment. He is very direct in doing things. Don't go around in circles with him. If you want to invest, just say it directly." "
He has been in this industry for more than ten years and has seen everyone. He has also seen many people like Zhang Yuanjun who just wait for the other party to take action without answering.
He didn't hesitate immediately: "If you are invited to act, we can share 20% of the investment with you. Johnnie's movie will definitely make money."
"Underworld" is of course an excellent movie, and Du Qifeng made it epic in 85 minutes.
As an actor, Zhang Yuanjun would have agreed to You Naihai's invitation to play the role of Jimmy without a second thought.
However, from an investment perspective, "Underworld" lost money to my grandma's family.
(On paper) The total investment is 40 million Hong Kong dollars, and the box office is 6 million in the mainland and 2 million in Hong Kong Island.
Being able to make a second film was entirely dependent on the money earned from the copyrights and discs.
Looking back at Zhang Yuanjun now, he had to have his head wet to believe that this movie could cost 40 million!
There must have been some manipulation in the account.
Zhang Yuanjun really wanted to play Jimmy Tsai, but for 20% of the cost, he didn't think he had the ability to outplay this group of people on Hong Kong Island.
So his answer was: "Of course it is an honor for me to star in director Du Qifeng's work, but I don't have that much money to invest."
Zhang Yuanjun knew that they were after his parents' idea, so he said: "I am the only one in the entertainment industry. My parents don't understand. For the time being, I just want to act and have no plans to invest."
You Naihai gave some more advice, saying that his film had received an invitation from Cannes, and that he would be able to take Zhang Yuanjun abroad to participate in the film festival.
But Zhang Yuanjun still refused to let go. Acting is OK, but investment is not.
Maybe it was because he spent money to buy Guihai Yi Dao before that Wang Jing felt that he was stupid and had too much money.
Wang Jing has seen as many as eight hundred if not a thousand rich second-generation people entering the entertainment industry.
Zhang Yuanjun is willing to spend 800,000 to buy a role like Gui Hai Yida, and to use Du Qifeng's banner, it shouldn't be a problem to get him 8 million to 10 million.
But Zhang Yuanjun will not fall on the same person twice.
In the end, it was Wang Jing who came out to smooth things over: "Xiao Zhang is a good actor. Show his information to Johnnie and let him decide. Aren't you just short of an actor?"
In a few words, he covered up the investment matters and only talked about the actors.
You Naihai borrowed the donkey from the slope and said with a smile: "Yes, we are here to talk about actors today. Don't worry, Xiao Zhang, I can see that you are a good actor. I will return to Hong Kong Island tomorrow and tell Johnnie about your situation. He will definitely like you."
Zhang Yuanjun also came down the steps and toasted You Naihai and Wang and his son: "I am young and have just started acting, so I need more guidance from my seniors."
Say a few kind words and it's over.
After dinner and another round of tea at Wang's house, Zhang Yuanjun sobered up for the most part and left.
It’s very hot in Beijing in July. The sun is shining brightly, but you can still feel the heat of the cement road under your feet. After two minutes of waiting for the bus, Zhang Yuanjun was sweating all over.
Zhang Yuanjun got into a taxi, told the driver that he was going to film school, and then squinted his eyes to rest. When Zhang Yuanjun got out of the car, he still felt a little dizzy. After returning to the dormitory and wiping his face with a handful of water, Zhang Yuanjun lay on the bed and slept until he woke up from hunger at 7pm.
After finding the instant noodles and ham sausage hidden by Zhu Yawen, Zhang Yuanjun boiled water and soaked them for himself.
