Chapter 90
That was a scene that left a deep impression on Shen Zhaolan last night.
He looked at the windowsill for a while, and saw Su Ning feeling hot and unbuttoning his tie. 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 very popular in photos, is indeed stunning at first glance under the street lights. She looks really radiant and is no less radiant than any star standing on the stage.
Compared to Shen Mingzheng, whom he had been investigating for a long time, he naturally turned his attention to 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 true or not. He just doesn't believe that people who have come to this point are really in love.
But this pair 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. At this age, he is very calm and reserved about all the current events. Shen Zhaolan tried to test him, but he always brought the topic back to him 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.
Chen Zhaolan took advantage of this time to come back, and when he was walking through the courtyard, he met Su Ning.
The person on the other end of the phone he was talking to was Yan Kai, whom he called "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, as if he had no temper at all.
Is he such an easy-going person? Or is it because of Shen Mingzheng that he is so polite to them?
Su Ning is a person who doesn't like to show up in public and basically does not accept external interviews. 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 time being, so he looked for an easier breakthrough point, reached out and knocked on the window, and found Su Ning.
He felt that he must have found the right one.
At this moment, Chen Zhaolan stared at the red mark on his neck, looking down on him. Then he saw Su Ning smile and replied, "I wanted to buy that snack as a gift for the kids in Haicheng."
When he returned from the capital, he always brought 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 dim sum, I will reciprocate and invite you to taste the capital's special dim sum. It is very different from the ones in Hong Kong Island. Please don't be disgusted."
Chen Zhaolan had no interest in the snacks. He said that he certainly didn't dislike them, but just ate them casually. He thought Su Ning was trying to change the subject, so he took the snacks and asked directly, "Boss Su, don't you want to cooperate with me? What, do you think nothing of me?"
He was a little aggressive and imposing, but Su Ning did not 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?"
Chen Zhaolan put down the teacup in his hand, rubbed the cup with his fingers, and replied after a while: "I saw it."
After he said this, Su Ning roughly guessed it in his mind.
Shen Zhaolan mentioned this matter to Shen Mingzheng, but Shen Mingzheng retorted, so he failed and came 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 were all there, and the remaining resources were not very good.
This Chen Zhaolan was too ambitious and wanted 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 immediately.
"Regarding matters at home, although Mingzheng and I discussed it together, I mostly listened to him," Su Ning said, "You should ask Mingzheng first. I naturally have no objection."
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 will be no rift between them and it is a legitimate and irrefutable reason.
Shen Zhaolan took a sip of tea, then stared at Su Ning and asked, "Does President Su really listen to Shen Mingzheng so much?"
Of course not.
Su Ning had his own ideas, and no one could change them. He was 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 it difficult for me, right?”
His tone was still a little soft when he said this. If Shen Zhaolan tried to force him to cooperate again, it would seem like he was making things difficult for him.
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 Island's entertainment industry has passed. Apart from some older movie stars who still have influence, some of the middle-aged and young actors who are promoted are only famous locally, but not good enough on a national scale. Now they seem to be resting on their laurels.
Chen Zhaolan wanted to do something practical. He knew that if he wanted to promote these celebrity artists and increase Hong Kong's influence, he must have solid works.
So this time he chose to cooperate with the capital.
There was a suspense film in Haicheng before, which was He Fan's "No Disease". The actors under his command followed Zhu Lan's line and the feedback said that the quality really exceeded expectations.
She is a veteran actress who has acted in dozens of plays. She will naturally make judgments during the acting process. Judging from her level of excitement, this incident does not seem to be fake.
Su Ning is a person with production ability, which can be seen from his operation of Glory.
It would be even better if such people could be used for one's own benefit.
But he couldn't find a breakthrough from Su Ning and Shen Mingzheng, so he had to leave today. He looked back and looked at Su Ning several times.
Unfortunately, this person didn't listen to what he said.
Su Ning's team has been basically finalized, leaving no room for Shen Zhaolan, but Mr. Shen's side is indeed very courteous to Gangcheng, and Haicheng does not cooperate with Shen Zhaolan at all, which seems too maverick at this time.
Shen Mingzheng was kept by him in the morning specifically to discuss this matter.
He came back at almost twelve o'clock and saw Su Ning collecting tea cups. Before he could ask, Su Ning took the initiative to tell him: "The person who lives next to us has been here."
He wanted to take advantage of the time difference to find out Su Ning's bottom line, but in the end he didn't get any benefits.
Su Ning and Shen Mingzheng were a pair at the moment, and they roughly guessed what Shen Zhaolan meant, and then Su Ning frowned and said: “From what the old man meant, we may not be able to completely refuse this cooperation.”
Zhu Lan had reminded them before that they should make preparations early.
"But you can't let him stuff anyone into your crew," Shen Mingzheng said, "If he asks again, you can just blame it 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 lacking in everything, but Su Ning lacks actors.
After all, this is a brand new project, and suspense dramas have not been very popular in recent years. Su Ning persuaded Orange Film and Television to cooperate by telling the other party that Ji Mowei, 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 join the crew for a long time, but Su Ning has been helping him find a suitable leading role.
Ji Mowei's acting skills have also been honed a bit, 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 investigation drama, which suited his current status, a green but righteous and smart criminal policeman. Su Ning had already chosen another leading role for him, the male lead who became popular again after partnering with Xie Minfang in "Old Love Letters", Luo Zhong. The other party was a person with solid acting skills, and acting opposite him would be of great help to Ji Mowei.
The second part of the school ghost story requires young faces. After all, they have to play high school students, so their faces can’t be too mature.
Shu Miao is a good fit. She finished filming "White Hands Covering the Sky" earlier than Ji Xue, and is now acting in a serious drama given by Zhu Lan, but she doesn't have many scenes there, so she can start filming when she finishes filming. She is the protagonist, Qu Shoubai also plays an important role, and Chengzi Video has also inserted a newcomer.
Yan Lu's third film was prepared later than the other two.
This play requires more actors. The main character team has been roughly determined, and Ji Xue is definitely one of them, but there are still many other supporting roles that have not been determined, and some of them have more scenes.
As for supporting roles, Su Ning does not pursue the fame of the actors. He just wants the actors to have good acting skills and be suitable. 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 ones.
"There are many excellent actors in Hong Kong Island. Several 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, but their acting skills are very good," Su Ning said, "Ming Zheng, if you want to cooperate, I can pick some experienced actors from Hong Kong Island to come over."
Some grassroots actors cannot actually participate in this kind of power struggle. 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 dominant power has always been in his hands.
He made this concession out of consideration for his own project and for Shen Mingzheng's situation in the Shen family.
Sooner or later, you will have to deal with people like Shen Zhaolan.
He reminded Shen Mingzheng again: "That being said, don't agree to this too quickly."
Shen Anlin took the big lead in front, and Shen Zhaolan was ambitious and a little aggressive. The old man was eager to bring him in to form a new triangular stability situation. At the same time, he also wanted to take back some of the Hong Kong Island branches that were independent of the Shen family headquarters.
Even if Su Ning and Shen Mingzheng happened to be able to arrange it, they would obviously suffer a loss 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 no one else cared about.
——At least you have to behave like this in front of Shen Antang.
After Su Ning and Shen Mingzheng discussed it, they indeed cooperated very well.
Shen Mingzheng understood the 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 "really" 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 he can just treat it as a remote work and vacation. On the surface, Su Ning does as he said and does not interfere in the affairs of the Shen family. He leaves all that to Shen Mingzheng. 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 was obviously 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 the 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 Chen Zhaolan stared at him: "You are very obedient."
No wonder Shen Mingzheng likes him so much.
Su Ning was not angry even at his comments, he just continued to feed the fish. Chen Zhaolan saw that his temper was as soft as cotton, and left after a while, leaving a sentence: "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 we bought before 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 try.
"I'll ask my assistant to buy some." Shen Mingzheng put his hand around his waist, pinched some fish food from his palm and threw it down, watching the fish in the lake fighting for food, and then said, "Besides snacks, I have other gifts for the people in the company."
He had obtained some of the Shen family's resources in this game and just 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 be exposed to better and more high-end business resources.
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