Chapter 34 Eating Watermelon

On this day, when Su Yun was surrounded by various Kung Fu movie bosses, a group of people of different sizes who were visiting the set came over from outside.

"Hey, I'm not going to play for now. Someone's here to visit me!" Su Yun dodged Yuan Hua's punch and waved to greet him.

Lu Shaolong has been busy with the filming schedule recently, so he has less time to teach Su Yun in person. However, considering Su Yun's contact direction, he asked Yuan Hua, who has always been his stand-in when some stage effects are needed, to help train Su Yun.

Oh, by the way, Yuan Hua is the one who later became popular with the role of "Landlord". He is the one with the most solid skills and the highest kung fu among the "Seven Little Fortunes".

In actual combat, he may not be able to beat Lu Shaolong, but because he has been practicing drama since he was a child, his stage skills are far more pleasing to the eye than Lu Shaolong's.

In movies, experts always see the tricks while laymen see the excitement. Sometimes, although experts can see the subtleties of hard-core fighting at a glance, laymen just find it boring. For the sake of the film effect, Lu Shaolong, who practices southern boxing and rarely practices somersaults, found Yuan Hua, whose kung fu style is similar to his, to be his double for some fancy action scenes in the movie.

They both have the same fast, fierce and accurate kung fu style, are of similar body shape and are both very good at acrobatics. When Lu Shaolong is not free, it is perfect for him to train Su Yun who is about to shoot an action scene.

Moreover, Yuan Hua has a good character and personality. If Lu Shaolong's most trusted and relied-on right-hand men are Chen Huili and Lin Jingying, then Yuan Hua is his indispensable half.

"Go quickly!" Yuan Hua nodded and withdrew his attack.

Su Yunchong smiled gratefully at him, then quickly ran to Grandma Su and took the stewing pot from her hand.

"Grandma, I will remember to go home and drink the soup. You don't have to go through so much trouble to bring it here!" During this period, Su Yun sometimes rested at Xu's house because of martial arts training. Fearing that Grandma Su would worry, she had already told her in advance.

As a result, today, I saw Grandma Su coming over after she finished rehabilitation in the hospital. Su Yun said something while drinking her soup, which made Grandma Su laugh out loud.

"I was thinking that you'd be busy these two days, so I wanted to save you from running back and forth. It just so happened that Jiaju and Jiaxiang were on holiday, so they had time to accompany me to the hospital. Miss Zhao also just got off work, so we came to visit you together." Grandma Su explained.

"I think you two have ulterior motives not towards me!" Su Yun snorted when he saw that the brothers Jiaju and Jiaxiang were following the figure of Lu Shaolong who was practicing martial arts in the distance.

"What can we do? You are better than us now..." Wang Jiaxiang turned his head, but he did not dare to look at Su Yun: Su Yun used to be thin and small, and was easily bullied by bad kids in class or school. He always protected her. When he could not protect her anymore, he went to find his second brother Wang Jiaju, and the two brothers protected her alone...

Now Su Yun is not only able to beat ten people at once, but she is also taller than him!

"By this time, girls will grow taller faster than boys. If you work hard, you can be as tall as your second brother." Su Yun encouraged Wang Jiaxiang in a comforting manner.

In fact, compared to Wang Jiaxiang who can't hold back on his words, Wang Jiaju, who has a loud voice but can hold back on his words, is more difficult to deal with.

Seeing his embarrassed look, "I finally found out you were my sister, but you turned around and became my good brother who could easily beat up a few big guys", Su Yun held back her laughter and patted his shoulder: "What's wrong? Don't you recognize me after just a few days of not seeing me?"

Wang Jia rolled his eyes at her and said, "If you hadn't come over, I really wouldn't have recognized you."

Look at this awkward.

Su Yun probably understood his mentality: Wang Jiaju used to be the protector and caregiver of her and Wang Jiaxiang, relying on the fact that he was two years older than them. Now, as her younger brother Wang Jiaxiang grew up, she had already begun to gradually leave the protection circle of the two brothers.

The former protector suddenly lost his only two protected persons. No wonder Wang Jiaju, at such a young age, already had the lament of an empty-nester...

"Don't be like this. I'll go back and play games with you guys later when I'm done with my work." Su Yun comforted him again, then changed the subject, "By the way, how is the decoration of the new house going now?"

The Su and Wang families chose Kowloon Tong as their new home because it is a low-density residential area with mainly bungalows and villas, and is close to So Uk Estate in Sham Shui Po. Occasionally, they miss their old neighborhood, but it only takes an hour to get to So Uk by bus, not to mention that the MTR will set up a station in Kowloon Tong next year, which will make travel even more convenient.

Kowloon Tong is not only a gathering place for famous kindergartens, primary schools and secondary schools; it also has the only five electronic media in Hong Kong, which is known as the "Five Mountains". In addition, because many trees were planted in the early years to create a suburban atmosphere, it has attracted many wealthy businessmen to settle in this high-end residential area. It is indeed a good place to find peace and quiet in the midst of noise.

This geographical location and environment are absolutely advantageous for both the adults and children of the Su and Wang families.

Su Yun had previously gone with the Wang family and Grandma Su to view the building and location, and was very satisfied: not only was each floor of this three-story villa over a thousand feet, it also had a small garden where people could have afternoon tea.

The original owner was a wealthy British businessman who often traveled between Hong Kong and the UK. He actually rarely lived in the villa, so the whole villa looks quite new.

Due to the impact of last year's stock market crash, a large number of bankrupt companies and wealthy businessmen sold their houses and cars in order to raise funds to tide over the difficulties. Therefore, the real estate industry suffered a severe setback at the beginning of this year, with the maximum price drop exceeding 40% - it is a good time to buy a house.

The housing prices in Hong Kong have always been decreasing from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon to the New Territories. The average price per square foot in Kowloon is now just over HK$200. 10.8 feet is roughly equivalent to one square meter. Moreover, the housing in Hong Kong is calculated based on the usable area. In this way, the 150 square meters per floor is much wider than the place calculated based on the building area.

The original wealthy businessman offered 1.5 million, but after much negotiation the deal was settled at 1.4 million in cash, and the buyer also gave him a simple decoration for the villa.

After the renovation and other chores are completed, the two families will submit an application to the Housing Department to return the original welfare units in the estate so that the grassroots people waiting for public housing can move in again.

Then, they would move into their new home in Kowloon Tong. The first floor was the large living room, Grandma Su's master bedroom and the maid's small room; the second and third floors each had three rooms. The Wang couple and the three boys lived on the second floor, while Su Yun lived on the third floor with the Wang elder and second sisters.

Originally, the Wangs didn’t want to move in, because they had invested most of their money in the factory, and the villa was actually purchased by the Sus. But Su Yun thought that the two families had been as close as one family for so many years, and that she might be away from home often because of work and study, so it would be more reassuring for Grandma Su to have the Wangs accompany her. So in the end, she and Grandma Su persuaded them to come over.

As for whether they will buy a house nearby after the factory makes money and everyone will continue to be neighbors, or whether the younger generation will grow up and move out, leaving the older generation to keep each other company, these are all things for the future.

"Will you transfer to another school then?" Su Yun asked.

"I will be going to high school at the end of this year, so I will definitely not transfer. Jiaxiang also said that he couldn't bear to leave his classmates in school, so I guess he will still let him finish elementary school at Xinhui Chamber of Commerce." Wang Jiaju replied.

"Me too. I have deep feelings for the Xinhui Chamber of Commerce." Because of the precedent of only taking exams and not attending classes, Su Yun, who has become a child star in the eyes of others, did not go to school much this semester. She just took exams regularly as required to keep up her grades.

If she were to go to another school, she might not be given this preferential treatment.

Wang Jiaju was naturally aware of the school's preferential treatment of Su Yun, but he still told Su Yun a piece of news with some sadness: "Although you won the competition last year, it is also a fact that the school's enrollment performance has been poor year after year, so the school board has decided to close the school one after another, because the Po Leung Kuk is negotiating with the school about reconstruction..."

The two reminisced for a while, and then Su Yun sent the two brothers to the Dragon and Tiger martial artists to let these two martial arts fanatics receive some "training" from the big guys.

When someone is more miserable than you, you will feel that you are not that miserable...

After finishing the stew under Grandma Su's loving gaze, Su Yun looked at Zhao Yinyin, who had been secretly looking at Lu Shaolong with admiration: "How have you been doing recently?"

"Because I've acted in movies, my appearance fees in restaurants and nightclubs are much higher, and I don't have to sing all night like before. Occasionally, I'll work with the two sisters from the Mei family. Now I can earn as much in half a night as I used to in one night." Zhao Yinyin answered Su Yun happily, then hesitated, "There's something I don't know whether I should tell you..."

"What's the matter? Just tell me." Su Yun put down the soup bowl.

"Some time ago, Fa Zai received an acceptance letter from TVB's artist training class, and Ah Shi was also successfully selected as a candidate for Miss Hong Kong..." Zhao Yinyin was afraid that Su Yun would think that Zhou Yuanfa and Zhao Xiashi were ungrateful, and she was also afraid that if she didn't tell Su Yun now when the atmosphere was good, it would be even worse if Su Yun found out from other channels. So Zhao Yinyin thought about it for a while, and finally decided to tell Su Yun all the news.

"I thought it was something serious. Now I don't have the time or energy to promote them. It's good if they can find a way out for themselves." Su Yun said with a smile.

I'm afraid that TBB is taking action against her by signing Zhou Yuanfa and Zhao Xiashi away, but is also keeping them in the dark and not letting them take the lead.

Su Yun's worry is really not for nothing. I saw an interview with Zhao Rifu in the newspaper before. When the reporter asked him what he thought of the dark horse "The Perfect Match", his answer was roughly that the mere technique of picking pictures is just to attract people's attention by virtue of novelty. If you really want to last long, you still have to polish the story steadily, so the Xu brothers and Su Yun have nothing to be afraid of.

Of course, Zhao Rifu was a public figure after all, so he sounded very friendly on the surface; but after hearing his actual meaning, Su Yun could only look disconsolate.

After all, it was the limitations of the times that prevented these bigwigs from imagining how terrible the post-production special effects would be - the mere image extraction technology was really just that, and Su Yun had not even used one percent of her true strength.

But the problem is that the technology these days is really not that good. Just like the opening credits of the movie "Fist of Fury" by Lui Shao-lung that broke the Hong Kong annual box office two years ago, the character keying actually had white edges and it was always a static keying... No wonder people were amazed at Su Yun's skill in keying dynamic portraits.

Well, the opponents are all underestimating her, so Su Yun can once again achieve a surprise victory - after Lu Shaolong gave her the script of "Game of Death", she had already secretly started to use the system to construct a model of the seven-story pagoda.

This super powerful artificial intelligence system does not require a lot of construction and rendering like the computers in the past. Instead, it directly connects to Su Yun's brain thinking for construction and generation. The effect is definitely first-class!

"Yeah!" Just as I was thinking about it, there was a sudden cheer from behind.

"What happened?" Su Yun looked over hurriedly.

"Brother Shaolong has secured a salary increase for us! Not only us martial artists, but other staff members, everyone in the entire crew, including the tea auntie will get a share!" A group of people answered in unison.

"That's really great!" Nowadays, martial artists and other people working in front of and behind the scenes have really hard work and little pay. Lu Shaolong had said before that he couldn't bear to see his subordinates working so hard but still unable to support their families. Unexpectedly, he actually fought for the right to working wages for these people.

"Then let's go to a restaurant tonight and have a good meal to celebrate!" Su Yun couldn't help but clap his hands for their happiness. "I'll go and see how much I can get from Master for the meal."

After saying that, he turned around and saw Lu Shaolong talking to Zhao Yinyin: "Do you want to be a big star that everyone is looking at?"

"Ah? Me?!" Zhao Yinyin widened her eyes.

"That's right." Lu Shaolong flexed his wrist. "As long as I'm here, you'll have a foothold in the film industry. I will definitely take good care of you."

At first glance, it looked like a playboy flirting with a decent woman, but Su Yun, who knew the inside story, understood clearly: Lu Shaolong was used to having a few supporting actresses or a female lead with a bit of a plot in his movies. Miao Kexiu, who had previously worked with him on three movies, was about to terminate her contract with Jiahe and develop in Taiwan, so he recently planned to look for a young girl with a good image as a replacement.

"Why do you plan to look for Sister Yin Yin?" Su Yun asked privately during the dinner.

"She has good looks, some acting skills, and is a relatively rational fan," Lu Shaolong replied.

Seeing his frightened look, Su Yun immediately remembered the mixed-race girl who came to see Lu Shaolong when she was practicing at Lu Shaolong's house before.

At that time, Lu Shaolong was out for something, and it was Master's wife Lian Da who opened the door. As soon as the door was opened, the mixed-race girl cried to Lian Da in person and told her that she loved Lu Shaolong very much...

My master's character is impeccable, so it is highly likely that he is not forced to abdicate by the mistress.

So Su Yun thought that this person had escaped from Lushui Mental Hospital by not closing the door tightly. When he was about to go up to protect the master's wife, Lian Da had already asked the person to leave with a gentle tone and a firm hand.

It turns out that Master Lian Da also has some basic martial arts skills.

When Lu Shaolong came back and Lian Da told him about this, Lu Shaolong rarely looked unhappy and told Lian Da not to pay any attention to her.

Su Yun was very curious and after asking Lian Da, she found out that the mixed-race girl was called Ding Beidi and was a fan of Lu Shaolong.

A few years ago, Ding Bedi was signed to Zhao Film by Zou Yunhua, who was still working at Zhao Film. Because of her beautiful image, she chose to go the sexy route and filmed several critically acclaimed and commercially successful films.

Because of her bold style and her mixed-race appearance that makes her look "wild", others think she is relatively open-minded. So when she accidentally meets Lu Shaolong, who respects and cares for her, she becomes deeply attracted to him and cannot extricate herself.

She also often wanted to switch from Zhao's to Jiahe so that she could film a movie with her idol Lu Shaolong. There were many CP fans who were fans of the on-screen couple in the early years. After seeing that Miao Kexiu and Lu Shaolong had filmed three movies and received a lot of praise for being a perfect match for Lu Shaolong, she was tempted.

"Her ancestral home is Peking, and her uncle is Marshal Zhang. Her family has quite some influence..." Lian Da explained.

"Oh, this kind is indeed more difficult to deal with." They are relatives of the big boss above, no wonder Lu Shaolong is upset about this.

"That's not the main reason. Mr. Zou cares a little, but Bruce never cares about it." Lian Da shook his head helplessly, "The reason Bruce doesn't want to pay attention to her is that Miss Ding once tried to commit suicide because she didn't get his attention..."

Upon hearing this old gossip, Su Yun was so shocked that she did a tactical retreat on the spot: Wow, not only has the hobby of CP fans been thriving from ancient times to the present, the sasaeng fans' behavior is also the same as always!