"Please have a seat, Teacher Xiao."
Inside the lounge, Zhan Min pulled out a chair and invited Xiao He to sit down.
Xiao He reluctantly complied, but after sitting down, he emphasized again, "Director Zhan, you really don't need to be so reserved. The more you do this, the more flustered I get."
Xiao He was already under a lot of pressure coming here as a "supporting role," but with this person's attitude, the pressure on him was immense.
"Hehe, I'm sorry, I've been under a lot of pressure lately. I'm really grateful that you came to help me out of respect for your teacher."
Zhan Min also sat down, but this time his attitude was finally a bit more normal, and he wasn't as attentive.
In fact, Xiao He had already learned more about the situation from Liu Rulan on the way.
In reality, this whole affair was a result of both bad luck and stupidity on the part of Professor Zhong's student.
The fact that Mr. Zhong was able to become one of the judges on the Golden Flower judging panel and had a certain degree of influence shows that he must have a certain status in the industry. As one of his proudest students, Zhan Min should be doing quite well.
However, a few years ago, when the film market was at its peak, Zhan Min and another partner started a company.
As is well known, a huge upheaval occurred after that, many companies went bankrupt, and the film industry almost came to a standstill for a whole year. Naturally, Zhan Min's small company could not escape the harsh winter and eventually went bankrupt.
This was originally not so bad; it was just bankruptcy, and Zhan Min at least had some capital left for himself as a way out. But unfortunately, his partner was also a bad person. He ran away with all the remaining money and deliberately left Zhan Min with a large debt, which shattered Zhan Min's last hope.
Left with no other choice, Zhan Min had to "sell himself" to an entertainment company in Beijing, starting a miserable life of acting to pay off his debts.
Professor Zhong felt more regret than disappointment towards this student. After all, he knew that what happened back then couldn't be entirely blamed on Zhan Min. But the wheels of time rolled on, and fate played tricks on people. Zhan Min ended up like this, and there was nothing he could do to help.
Zhong Lao has a high status in the industry, but his era has long passed. He doesn't earn as much money as people do now, so it's more like a retirement fund. It's impossible for him to help pay off debts on a whim. Besides, he has so many students, and it's not just Zhan Min who's not doing well. Zhong Lao can't clean up everyone's messes. So he usually helps as much as he can, and if he can't help, then there's really nothing he can do.
As for Zhan Min's matter this time, it was actually Liu Rulan who took the initiative to help after making several inquiries. Because Zhong Lao's connections were actually borrowed from Ning Jiaqi, they owed favors to both Ning Jiaqi and Zhong Lao at the same time. Therefore, given this complex network of connections, Liu Rulan naturally wanted to take the initiative to repay Zhong Lao's favor.
Although everyone said they didn't need to repay the favor when they helped, the kindness diminished over time, and what was owed had to be repaid. Besides, they hadn't even finished dealing with Xiao He's matter yet, and they had already repaid the favor. If they failed, it wouldn't be fair, would it?
Okay, Liu Rulan admits that she did indeed hold the person there.
Xiao Heren has already arrived at the film set. By then, all their scenes will have been filmed. If they don't help Zhong Lao with the awards, won't they be too ashamed to face the industry?
As for the rest, Liu Rulan didn't care.
"It's alright, Director Zhan, please rest assured. Now that I'm here, I will definitely complete my mission before leaving."
Xiao He explained earnestly, "It's just that my time is quite precious, so please arrange filming as soon as possible. I have another film crew to finish."
"Okay, no problem, please don't worry about that."
Zhan Min nodded repeatedly.
Just then, there was a knock on the door of the lounge.
Then a young man with beautiful almond-shaped eyes and a handsome face walked in from outside the door.
"Director Zhan, I heard Brother Xiao is here—"
As soon as he finished speaking, he excitedly stepped forward, shook hands with Xiao He, and greeted him: "Ah, Brother Xiao, you've finally arrived! Welcome, welcome! Congratulations on your recent award! You're my idol! I'm so happy to meet you in person!"
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