Chapter 159 Gathering (Part 2)
"Special production consultant? What does that mean?" Chen Boyang asked subconsciously.
"Originally, they invited me to be a special consultant for Zhao's film production. Later, after negotiations, I was able to mobilize TBB's resources, so I naturally became a special production consultant for film and television." Su Yun explained, "It's similar to the nature of foreign aid work. It's not officially under Zhao's control, but I have certain powers and can allocate resources from Zhao's films and TBB."
"Correspondingly, in addition to the convenience I get, I also have to produce popular and profitable movies, TV series or variety shows according to the task requirements from above." Faced with the additional optional items in the negotiation contract, Su Yun took them all.
Although he didn't know Fang Mona's real plan and goal, Su Yun, who wanted to get promoted quickly, naturally accepted all of it without hesitation.
Seeing that Su Yun was so "sensible", Fang Mona was very generous and even caring, and began to give her some advice, telling her not to be too anxious. Since they were all family, it would not be a problem for Su Yun to join any project in the future. She didn't need to sign so many contracts at once, otherwise she would be too busy.
When the time comes and I am too busy to handle it, I will definitely have to ask someone I trust... to come back to Hong Kong to help.
If Zhao Liying comes back, his condition in recent years is obviously not as good as that of the previous Zhao Rifu. Maybe he can gradually unload the burden he has been carrying for decades and enjoy his retirement life and recuperate, right?
With this goal in mind, Fang Mona was friendly to Su Yun, a knowledgeable and sensible bridge: when you have a common goal, you are on her side.
Su Yun's words here sounded light and casual, but to Chen Boyang and Zhang Querong they were like a bolt from the blue.
A "senior executive" who is not even sixteen years old!
If he relied on blood relationship to get to the top, it wouldn't be unbelievable - but Su Yun was not a member of the Zhao family at all. He even had a fierce fight with the Zhao family because of his cooperation with Jiahe. Both sides hated each other!
"Why... so sudden?" Zhang Querong couldn't help but speak.
"It's nothing sudden. They lacked capable producers, and I lacked reliable backers. We both got what we needed and it was mutually beneficial." Su Yun became calmer. "For now, if I want to return to Hong Kong to develop, apart from Zhao's, there is no other company that can help me solve the problems left over from before."
"You plan to return to Hong Kong for development, and I thought you planned to develop abroad..." Thinking of the fact that Su Yun has not returned to Hong Kong except during the Chinese New Year in the past two years, Chen Boyang was a little puzzled.
"It's easy to make money in foreign markets, but I'm Chinese after all. I just need to take care of my business overseas. The development of my own 'home' is the most important." Su Yun replied.
"Then can we meet often in the future?" Chen Boyang asked happily.
"Maybe you won't want to see me anymore in the future." Su Yun joked, "Take it seriously, I will be your superior in the future."
"Isn't this great? This way we will have a 'backer' in the company." Zhang Querong also said with a giggle.
"Don't be too happy too soon, my requirements are very high." Su Yun frowned and said seriously, "If you can't meet my requirements, no one will give you face!"
"Well, I don't care. Anyway, I feel more at ease knowing that I have an acquaintance as my superior." Su Yun's ability to attract money and her innovative spirit are unquestionable. If she really joined Zhao's family... the balance in Zhang Querong's heart would suddenly tilt.
"Are you planning to change jobs?" Chen Boyang was even happier when he heard the meaning in Zhang Querong's words.
"Yes, then I'll go to TBB and compete with you for the male lead." Zhang Querong looked like he was teasing him again, and seemed to really "deserve a beating".
So Chen Boyang really hit him lightly: "You are talking nonsense here again, so I will punish you by making you drink! You are so happy tonight, you must get drunk!"
"Ah? Please let me go, old man, you are so magnanimous..." Zhang Querong begged for mercy quickly: He was not like Chen Boyang who was used to going to nightclubs and bars. He could still go on stage and sing energetically after drinking two bottles of beer. His alcohol tolerance was just like that of a normal young person. If the alcohol content was high, he would not be able to stand up after drinking too much.
"No, you must drink!" Chen Boyang was so happy that he couldn't persuade Su Yun, a minor, to drink, so he could only let his good brother down.
Under Su Yun's teasing eyes, Zhang Querong was forced by Chen Boyang to drink half a cup of wine, and then he hurriedly tried to get away from it: "Don't, don't drink anymore! Your brother-in-law is out singing!"
Following Zhang Querong's instructions, Su Yun looked towards the small stage. The dynamic rhythm and tune were the beginning of the performance of the Wynners, a band that is now extremely popular in Hong Kong.
Watching them dancing freely on the small stage, and thinking back to the five little newbies who sat at the top seats during her godfather Xu Gujie's concert, Su Yun couldn't help but sigh that time flies and things change.
However, the reason she came to this bar was also because the bar advertised that it had invited the Wynners to sing - the current Wynners have since caught up with and even surpassed Xu Gujie's Lotus, and are a stable front row among Hong Kong's current bands. It is not easy to invite them to sing in a bar, and this is where they often sang before they became famous, so they had an emotional foundation and paid enough appearance fees, which is why they were able to squeeze out a night of performance time to come.
"I've sung with them before." Chen Baiyang looked at the small stage and felt nostalgic: When the Wynners were not yet famous, they had to sing in bars every night, and the first and second half together would take almost 6 hours, so they always used two lead singers.
As the sworn brother of B's lead singer Zhong Zhentu, Chen Baiyang actually helped out on stage a few times before.
"You can go up now." Zhang Querong said with a smile.
"You wish. You won't have to drink if I go upstairs. I won't go upstairs." Chen Boyang glanced at him.
"Is it because you want to come to the bar to support them that you don't accept my invitation?" Su Yun suddenly thought of a question.
"That's not the only reason." Zhang Querong explained hastily, "Today, the three of us were walking around and passed by Lee Theatre. There was a variety show going on there with dozens of singers performing together. This guy was singing in it."
"So when he passed by, he proudly told us that he had performed there. But we looked from top to bottom and from bottom to top again and again, but we couldn't find the name 'Chen Po-yang'..."
"He was standing at the door of the theater and got angry. He said, 'Just wait and see. My name is not on the poster now... I have a role in a performance but my name is not printed on it. One day in the future, I will make sure that only my image and my name are printed on the poster. I don't want anyone else's name to be printed on it!"
"What happened next?" Su Yun asked repeatedly, ignoring the way Chen Boyang covered his face in embarrassment: She knew that Chen Boyang had a particularly emotional personality, but it sounded very new and interesting to see him be so jealous and lose his temper in the street, like a child.
"Paul and I tried to persuade him for a long time, but he still hadn't recovered. So Paul said that the Wynners were performing at this bar tonight, so why don't the three of us go to the bar together..." Zhang Querong sighed, "We've all been very busy in the past two years, and we don't have many opportunities to get together, so this is the only way to comfort him."
"How could I be that!" Although he knew that he was childish and emotional, Chen Boyang had no intention of admitting his true nature in front of others, especially in front of his good friends.
However, Su Yun ignored him and continued, "So you guys just said you were busy and met me at the bar?"
"Alas, considering your age, I thought you were planning to invite us to a restaurant for late night tea and snacks..." Zhang Querong was stunned again, and then seemed to wake up to something, "Speaking of it again, how did you get in?!"
"What the hell, I was born so tall, so I can be counted as having lived in vain!" Su Yun looked confused and arrogant.
"Okay, there are people who can talk, but you can't talk about yourself (I'm embarrassed to talk to others, but I don't check myself)!" Chen Baiyang found out that Su Yun had taken advantage of the lively and busy place to fish in troubled waters, Chen Baiyang immediately found He set a new target and said, "Don't touch the drinks here! I'll go backstage and ask Allen and the others for a cup of throat tea for you later."
"Are you mistaken? How old am I? Come to the bar to drink throat tea?! Are you human?" Su Yun almost got up and said, "Don't forget that I will be your superior from now on!"
"Yes, now that you are not the superior, we need to seize the time to exercise our rights as the big brother." It was a rare opportunity to catch Su Yun's little braid, so Zhang Querong immediately stood on Chen Boyang's side to help cheer.
Now, A's lead singer, Patrick Tam, took over the small stage and began to sing a slow-paced English love song. Without the interference of the dynamic rhythm, the three of them became more and more excited.
Most of the people on the dance floor were now slow dancing, so He Pingsi, who was tired of slow dancing in social situations, came over and asked, "What happened?"
"It's okay. It turns out we know each other." Su Yun was reluctant to explain Chen and Zhang's casual conversation, so she quickly explained the relationship between them.
"Ah?! If we had known this would happen, we wouldn't have lost face like that..." Zhong Buluo, who followed closely behind, sat down on the sofa in dismay and took off his mask to get some fresh air. His depressed look clearly showed that he didn't get any good results from He Pingsi.
"Damn it, I told you not to sneak out to play by yourselves." Su Yun clicked her tongue: Zhong Bu Luo had previously played Jiang Yuhan in "Dream of the Red Chamber", and was somewhat acquainted with Su Yun, but not as familiar with her as Chen and Zhang, who had known each other longer and had spent more time together.
Having said that, as the link of this group of people, Su Yun still stood up dutifully and began to introduce them.
"Look, you've met Danny. He used to fly to visit me from time to time." Su Yun introduced Chen Boyang, then pointed to Zhang Querong, "Lesley, I've worked with him before, and he's a good friend of Danny and I."
"Pansy Ho, He Pingsi, is my roommate and best friend." Turning to the side, Su Yun introduced He Pingsi to Chen and Zhang who were sitting on the sofa.
"As for Paul...you two should have gotten to know each other just now."
He Pingsi nodded, shook hands with Chen and Zhang politely, and then looked at Zhong Bu Luo with a smile: "Mr. Zhong dances well."
"Just call me Paul." Zhong Bu Luo, who also felt socially dead after his flirting went awry, quickly said this.
"Okay." He Pingsi responded with a smile, then looked at Su Yun, "What were you talking about just now?"
"We're talking about cooperation." Su Yun briefly explained the whole story: He Pingsi recently wanted to start a public relations company, and at school she was the one who helped Su Yun and the senior students who wanted to join Microsoft, Apple or Industrial Light & Magic as a training. Now that she's back in Hong Kong, it's a good opportunity for her to practice and try to do work related to the entertainment industry.
After listening to Su Yun's explanation, He Pingsi nodded again, glanced at the three young men sitting on the sofa opposite him, and then his focus fell on Chen Baiyang and Zhang Querong again.
At first glance, that meaningful scrutiny was like that of a new-style overseas-educated future wife, with a bit of innate arrogance, facing two poor little concubines who were out of fashion and not very favored...