Chapter 90
That was a scene that left a deep impression on Shen Zhaolan last night.
He watched from the window for a while, and saw Su Ning feeling hot, so he untied his tie, and when he walked out the door he looked back unconsciously.
There are many beauties in Hong Kong Island, but Su Ning's face, which was once famous in photos, is indeed stunning under the street lights. She looks so radiant and energetic, not inferior to any star standing on the stage.
Compared to Shen Mingzheng, who had been investigated for a long time, he naturally set his sights on Mr. Su Ning.
He looks better in person than in some of the pictures.
The Shen family has made many business marriages, and some people have said before that these two people have a good relationship. Shen Zhaolan doesn't care whether the other party's feelings are real or not. He just doesn't believe that people who have come to this point really have any love brains.
But this couple is indeed different from other heirs.
He had no idea what was going on, so he stayed nearby on purpose, wanting to take a closer look.
He had met Shen Mingzheng at Shen Antang's place early this morning and had talked a lot.
This person is indeed different from the others. This age is very patient and reserved about all the current events. Shen Zhaolan tried to test him, but this person always brought the conversation back without any mistakes.
Shen Antang also attached great importance to him, and obviously wanted him to participate in the cooperation with Hong Kong Island, so he deliberately kept Shen Mingzheng.
Shen Zhaolan came back during this time, and when he passed through the courtyard, he ran into Su Ning.
He said the person on the other end of the phone was Yan Kai, and he called him "Boss Yan". Shen Zhaolan had done a thorough investigation on Shen Mingzheng before and knew that he had invested in Yan Kai Studio, so he naturally recognized him the moment he heard him.
It was a small studio invested by Shen Mingzheng, but the boss Su Ning was very polite to them and even let them choose. It seemed that he had no temper at all.
Is he such an easy-going person? Or is he being so courteous to them because of Shen Mingzheng?
Su Ning is a person who doesn't like to show up in public and basically doesn't accept interviews from the outside. Many people say that he has a good temper and is not at all arrogant. He is very polite even to some small partners who come to him.
This kind of personality is polite to outsiders, but in the Shen family, it may be a little too soft.
Shen Mingzheng was obviously on guard against him, and Shen Zhaolan was unable to break through for the moment, so he looked for an easier breakthrough. He reached out and knocked on the window, and found Su Ning.
He thought he had found the right one.
At this moment, Shen Zhaolan stared at the red mark on his neck, looking down on him. Then he saw Su Ning smile and replied, "That snack is something I wanted to buy as a gift for the kids in Haicheng."
When he returned from the capital, he would always bring some specialties to Haicheng. At this time, he reached out and took the bag and said, "You are so thoughtful that you specially invited me to drink tea today. Since this tea is suitable for snacks, I will reciprocate and invite you to taste the special snacks of the capital. They are very different from those in Hong Kong Island. Please don't mind."
Shen Zhaolan had no interest in the snacks. He said that he would not mind them and would just eat them casually. He thought Su Ning was trying to change the subject. He took the snacks and asked directly, "Mr. Su, don't you want to cooperate with me? What? Do you think nothing of me?"
He was a little aggressive and overbearing, but Su Ning didn't answer directly. He just smiled and said, "Of course not. But you should talk to Ming Zheng about this matter. I came to the capital during the Mid-Autumn Festival just to drink tea and eat snacks. I never interfere in the affairs of the Shen family."
"Mingzheng went to the old man's place this morning. Didn't you see him?"
Shen Zhaolan put down the teacup in his hand, stroked the cup with his fingers, and replied after a while: "I saw it."
After he said this, Su Ning roughly guessed it in his heart.
Shen Zhaolan mentioned this matter to Shen Mingzheng, but Shen Mingzheng retorted, so he failed and came here to me.
Last night, Shen Zhaolan had already signed a contract with Shen Anlin's people. Most of the resources for the cooperation were basically taken up by that side. The best team and the most famous actors are all there, and the remaining resources are not very good.
Shen Zhaolan is too ambitious and wants to continue reaching out.
But Su Ning would never let inexplicable people come in and affect his production, and of course he would not agree to it immediately.
"Regarding family matters, although Mingzheng and I discussed it together, I mostly listened to him," Su Ning said, "You should ask Mingzheng first. I naturally have no opinion on this."
Then he smiled at Shen Zhaolan: "Come, have some tea."
Now that Shen Mingzheng is not around, Su Ning can just throw it to him casually. This way, there is no fall-out and it is a legitimate and irrefutable reason.
Shen Zhaolan took a sip of tea, stared at Su Ning and asked, "Does President Su really listen to Shen Mingzheng so much?"
Of course not.
Su Ning has his own ideas, and no one can change them. He is just looking for an excuse, but he still sighed: "After all, we are a family. I have to respect Ming Zheng's opinion. If I agree to such a big thing casually, Ming Zheng will be angry with me when he comes back."
"Mr. Shen won't make things difficult for me, right?"
His tone was a little soft when he said this. If Shen Zhaolan continued to negotiate cooperation with him, it would seem like he was making things difficult for him if he showed weakness like this.
But Shen Zhaolan didn't want to retreat.
He had to get involved in Haicheng, not only for the internal layout of the Shen family, but also for the sake of public matters.
The heyday of Hong Kong's entertainment industry has passed. Apart from some older movie stars who still have influence, some of the middle-aged and young actors and actresses that are promoted are only famous locally, but not good enough nationwide. Now they seem to be resting on their laurels.
Shen Zhaolan wanted to do something practical. He knew that if he wanted to promote these celebrity artists and increase the influence of Hong Kong, he must produce solid works.
So this time he chose to cooperate with the capital.
There was a suspense movie in Haicheng before, which was He Fan's "No Disease". The actors under his direction followed Zhu Lan's line and gave feedback that the quality really exceeded expectations.
She is a senior actress who has acted in dozens of plays. She naturally makes judgments during the acting process. Judging from her level of excitement, this does not seem hypocritical.
Su Ning is a person who has production ability, as can be seen from his operation of Glory.
It would be even better if such people could be used for their own benefit.
But he couldn't find a breakthrough from Su Ning and Shen Mingzheng, so he had to leave today. He looked back at Su Ning several times.
Unfortunately, this person didn't listen to his own words.
Su Ning's team has been basically finalized, leaving no room for Shen Zhaolan. However, Mr. Shen is indeed very courteous to Gangcheng, and Haicheng does not cooperate with Shen Zhaolan at all, which seems too independent at this time.
Shen Mingzheng was kept by him this morning specifically to discuss this matter.
He came back at about twelve o'clock and happened to see Su Ning collecting tea cups. Before he could ask, Su Ning took the initiative to tell him, "The person who lives next door to us has been here."
I wanted to take advantage of the time difference to visit Su Ning, but in the end I didn't get any benefit.
Su Ning and Shen Mingzheng were a pair and they roughly guessed what Shen Zhaolan meant. Then Su Ning frowned and said, "From what the old man said, we may not completely reject this cooperation."
Zhu Lan had reminded them before that they should make preparations early.
"You can't let him stuff anyone into your crew," Shen Mingzheng said, "If he asks again, you can just throw the blame on me like you did before."
He can handle it.
But Su Ning shook his head: "I don't think you need to keep carrying it, Mingzheng, you can let go when necessary."
This project is not without everything. Su Ning is short of actors.
After all, this is a brand new project, and suspense dramas have not been popular in recent years. Su Ning persuaded Orange Film and Television to cooperate by telling them that only Ji Mo, Qu Shoubai and Ji Xue would participate.
Especially Ji Mowei, he has been to several crews and played several outstanding roles, and his interest in acting has become stronger and stronger. It’s just that the group’s schedule was busy before, so he didn’t have a long time to join the crew, but Su Ning has already helped him find a suitable leading role.
Ji Mowei's acting skills have also been honed, and he is good enough to play the main role in the short drama. What's more, his traffic and attention are top-notch.
Su Ning wanted to arrange for him to play the leading role in his first criminal drama, which suited his current status: a young but righteous and smart criminal policeman. Su Ning had chosen another leading role for him, the male lead Luo Zhong, who became popular again after partnering with Xie Minfang in "Old Love Letters". The other actor was a solid actor, and acting opposite him would be of great help to Ji Mo.
The second part of the school ghost story requires young faces. After all, they have to play high school students, so their faces cannot be too mature.
Shu Miao is very suitable. She finished "White Hands Covering the Sky" earlier than Ji Xue, and is now acting in a serious drama resource given by Zhu Lan, but her role there is not much, and when she finishes, it will be ready to start filming. She is the protagonist, Qu Shoubai also plays an important role, and Orange Video has also inserted a newcomer.
Yan Lu's third film was prepared later than the other two.
This drama needs more actors. The main cast has been roughly decided, and there is definitely Xue Jue, but there are still many other supporting roles that have not been decided, and some of them have more parts.
As for supporting roles, Su Ning does not pursue the fame of the actors. He only cares about the actors' good acting skills and suitability. He is preparing to cast a wide net to find actors.
There are many actors in this circle, but it is not easy to find the right one.
"There are many excellent actors in Hong Kong Island. Some of the most famous ones there have gone to participate in Shen Anlin's film project. I can't afford them, but there are some less famous ones there who have very good acting skills," Su Ning said, "Mingzheng, if you want to cooperate, I can pick some experienced actors from Hong Kong Island to come over."
Some low-level actors actually cannot participate in this kind of power struggle at all. If these people work diligently, Su Ning is willing to cooperate with them and give them some opportunities.
If he is not content, as a supporting role, it will not affect the quality of the project itself, and the initiative is always in his hands.
He made this concession out of consideration for his own project and also for Shen Mingzheng's situation in the Shen family.
Sooner or later, you will have to deal with people like Shen Zhaolan.
He also reminded Shen Mingzheng: "That's what I said, but don't agree to this too quickly."
Shen Anlin has taken the big lead, and Shen Zhaolan is ambitious and a bit aggressive. The old man is eager to bring him in to form a new triangular stable situation. At the same time, he also wants to take back some of the Hong Kong Island branch that is independent of the Shen family headquarters.
Even if Su Ning and Shen Mingzheng happened to be able to arrange it, they were clearly at a disadvantage in this matter.
He didn't need to say much, Shen Mingzheng knew what he meant.
This was not something they needed, but for the sake of the "big picture" of the old man and the Shen family, they had to make concessions and sacrifices, and only then did they pick up these things that others looked down upon.
——At least that’s how you have to behave in front of Shen Antang.
After Su Ning and Shen Mingzheng discussed it, they indeed cooperated very well.
Shen Mingzheng knew his old man's temperament very well, and with Zhu Lan around, it was not known whether she understood it or not, but Zhu Lan was indeed fighting for the interests of Haicheng.
So, he and Shen Zhaolan argued back and forth for a few days at home, and Shen Mingzheng finally "reluctantly" made concessions.
When I came to Su'ning, I thought I was just coming to the capital to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, but I didn't expect to stay here for several days.
The scenery here is nice, and the air is good, so just treat it as a vacation while working remotely. On the surface, Su Ning does as he said, not interfering in the Shen family's affairs, leaving them to Shen Mingzheng to handle. He is quite free.
It's just that the "neighbor" next door is a bit annoying. Today, when Su Ning was feeding the fish in the fish pond outside, Shen Zhaolan came over.
He got what he wanted and successfully sent a lot of people to Su Ning's crew. So he obviously looked in a good mood and mentioned this matter to Su Ning as soon as he arrived.
Then stand there and look at his expression.
Su Ning wore a soft, thin sweater again today. He usually wore this outfit in autumn. He read some documents before coming out to feed the fish. He still had his glasses on and his hair was a little long. Even though Shen Zhaolan's tone was not polite, he just smiled and said, "If Ming Zheng has no objection, then I have no objection either."
He knew all these things, so he appeared gentle and calm.
But Shen Zhaolan stared at him and said, "You are very obedient."
No wonder Shen Mingzheng likes him so much.
Su Ning was not angry even though he was being criticized. He just continued to feed the fish. Shen Zhaolan saw that his temper was as soft as cotton and left after a while, leaving behind a message: "Mr. Su, we will see each other soon."
Not long after he left, Shen Mingzheng came back and told Su Ning that the deal had been basically settled and he could return to Haicheng tomorrow.
Su Ning nodded and reminded, "By the way, the snacks you bought earlier can't be kept for too long. It's not easy to take them back as souvenirs. Do you want to buy some new ones this afternoon?"
The craftsmanship of this century-old shop is indeed quite good, so he brought some back to the company for the children to taste.
"I asked my assistant to buy it," Shen Mingzheng put an arm around his waist, took some fish food from his palm and sprinkled it, watching the competition for food in the lake, he added, "Except for snacks, the people in the company, I I have other gifts for them.”
He got some of the Shen family's resources from this game and took them back with him.
For example, high-end luxury endorsements that were difficult to obtain before.
Glory was so popular before, but she is still a branch line. It is not easy to upgrade to a brand spokesperson. She has been striving for it before, but now she can. Even though Jixue has just become popular, she can now access better and more high-end business resources.