Near noon, the sun rises high, Su father swing enough, Chen Canaan will carry him off the swing, put back on the wheelchair, about happy, Su father swinging hands, babbling and shouting loudly, drooling along the corners of the mouth to flow more joy.
Su Zhizhi got up and walked over, taking a handkerchief and wiping for her father, "Dad, hungry? Let's go back to the house to eat." He also said to Qiao Wen and Chen Canaan, "Ah Nan and Ah Wen stay and have a casual meal together before going back."
Chen Canaan naturally had no problem with it, and Qiao Wen also readily accepted good advice. The two of them ate and drank their fill and finally returned to the empty next door.
After entering the room, Qiao Wen casually asked, "Brother Nan, what do you think of Sister Chi Chi as a person?"
Chen Canaan just ate a delicious lunch of others, naturally, is not stingy praise: "Very good ah, such a big big star, a little shelf no, shooting and serious, our future drama can be more with her cooperation." Just finished and then paused, "But ......"
"But what?" Jovian looked at him curiously.
Chen Canaan tilted his head and frowned to make a thoughtful gesture, saying, "I always feel that Sister Zhizhi is a bit too good, so good that it's a bit unreal."
Qiao Wen secretly thought, so it wasn't his own illusion, since a rough and tumble guy like Chen Canaan could sense Su Zhizhi's untruthfulness, then there must be something wrong somewhere.
However, with the information he had now, Su Zhizhi really didn't have any problems other than Zhou Chaozheng behind her.
And with a girl like that with a tragic life, he really hoped he was being paranoid.
Because "The Brave World" was so hot, it was released in theaters for two whole months, and the final box office successfully passed six million. In order to celebrate the achievement of the first movie, Wen Nan Film organized a celebration banquet and invited dozens of media.
Li Xing Chen's contract with Bao Zhu Channel, ended at the end of the month, two days earlier Qiao Wen and he determined that when the contract ended, he would sign with them, so today's celebration was also prepared to release this news.
Li Xing Chen is a popular TV star, and now that he has left Bao Zhu to turn to the movie industry, how many companies are waiting to take him under their wings. Although the fire of "The Brave World" has long made outsiders speculate that Li Xing Chen's next employer is the newly-emerged Wen Nan Film, but without an official announcement, anything is possible.
That's why most of the reporters in the media, are here today.
However, ten minutes after the celebration began, the always punctual Li Xingchen had yet to show up.
Qiaowen called his apartment, no one answered. There were no cell phones in this day and age, and there was no way to find anyone if you suddenly broke an appointment like this. In the end, he could only have Chen Canaan tell the reporter that Li Xingchen had something temporary to do tonight and couldn't attend as promised.
Fortunately, Chen Canaan has accumulated a wealth of ability to deal with reporters since the incident of violently beating up the gweilo in the bar, and a few gags to bring the reporters present to the wrong side of the line, and soon forgot to pursue the matter of Li Xingchen's signing.
Meanwhile, Li Xing Chen, who was supposed to attend the celebration banquet, had just gotten off the boat and boarded Lamma Island, then was led into a private house by two men.
The mansion was lit, and as soon as he entered, he saw his cousin Li Xinghai tied to a chair in the center.
Seeing him enter, Li Xinghai shouted with wide eyes, "Chen, save me!"
Next to him stood a couple of triad-like men, and a man in a suit wearing gold-rimmed glasses sitting idly on a couch.
Li Xing Chen had met this man a few times and recognized him as Lu Han Dong's assistant, Wu Jun Yun.
Wu Zhunyun got up unhurriedly and walked over with a smile, politely extending his hand, "Good evening, Mr. Li."
Li Xing Chen skipped over his hand and only frowned, "What are you doing?"
Wu Zhunyun didn't feel embarrassed and naturally took his hand back, still in a courteous manner, "We are just inviting Mr. Li to be our guest and talk about some cooperation in the meantime."
"Are you guys talking about cooperation? You guys are triads? It's a crime, I'm not going to cooperate with you guys, I'm going to call the police and have them arrest you."
Li Xinghai exclaimed, "Chen, save your brother!"
Wu Zhunyun glanced at the tied up man and patted his head as if he suddenly remembered something, waving his hand towards his men to signal them to untie the man and smiled, "Mr. Li is mistaken, we are not trying to do anything to your brother, it's just that he's a bit annoying, so that's why I had the men tie him up. Since you're here, let's sit down and talk."
Li Xing Chen pulled his released cousin behind him and said angrily, "We have nothing to talk about."
Li Xinghai trembled and whispered, "Ah Chen, we have to mix within the movie circle, Boss Lu cannot be offended."
Wu Zhunyun curved the corner of his mouth in disbelief, "It seems that it is still brother who is sensible." He threw a file bag on the wooden coffee table in the middle of the room and said, "It doesn't matter, we're not the ones to force things, this is the terms of cooperation, you can take your time to consider it."
Li Xingchen said, "I've already talked to Wen Nan Film, I won't consider you guys."
"Wen Nan Film?" Wu Zhunyun said, "They're really good, but they've only made their first movie, it's hard to say what the future holds. We, Teng Xing, have been established for almost four years, have made dozens of movies, and the box office adds up to tens of millions of dollars every year, we don't dare to say that we call ourselves number one in the industry, but our strength is definitely much stronger than a small company that has just been established. The two Mr. Li's should still think it over before making a decision." He raised his hand and looked at the wristwatch on his hand, "It's getting late, the two of you can go upstairs to rest first, and for the next few days, consider it a vacation on the island."
"You are kidnapping and imprisoning us?" Li Xingchen sneered.
Wu Zhunyun spread his hands, "Mr. Li's words are a bit too much, you guys are completely free, no one will stop you if you want to leave, but there won't be any boats leaving the island in the next few days, we are just kindly taking in you guys who have no way to leave the island."
"You ......"
"Well, you two brothers get some rest."
Wu Zhunyun really led the people away, leaving no one behind. Li Xingchen said, "Brother, let's hurry!"
Li Xinghai pulled on his arm and said bitterly, "Where can we walk to? This Wu has said that there is no boat."
Li Xing Chen did not believe that Lu Han Dong could control the entire Lamma Island, seeing his cousin scared to death, he left him in the house first and went out to see the situation himself.
Lu Handong's people really did not come to stop him, only he ran around and could not rent a boat, and finally could only go back to the previous private house unhappily.
At this moment, Li Xinghai was paralyzed on the sofa, flipping through the document left behind by Wu Zhunyun, when he saw his cousin come back, his eyes lit up and he said: ''Chen, I think the conditions offered by Teng Xing are not bad. Ten plays in three years, with a paycheck of 200,000 per play, that's two million dollars. During this period of time, I have seen the conditions offered by other companies, and they are not as good as Tengxing, so I think we should sign with Tengxing. With Boss Lu's background, we'll be able to walk sideways in the movie circle in the future."
Li Xingchen hated the iron and said, "Brother, with their style of doing things, can we sign? They are the triads, and if they sell us later, they still have to help them count the money."
Li Xinghai bristled, "How many of those who are in the movie business nowadays are clean? You, Wen Nan Film's Pretty Boy Nan, wasn't even a society red stick before."
When he thought of his cousin's filming of "Brave World" during this period of time, he was always hanging out with that gang, and it seemed like he was disobeying himself more and more. Li Xinghai was a bit annoyed, he was very skeptical, if his cousin really signed with Wen Nan Film, before long, he would be completely out of his control.
Starry Lee said, "They're not the same."
"How is it different?"
"At least there will be no kidnapping threats. Brother, you've been kidnapped here by Lu Handong's men, why are you still speaking for them?"
Li Xinghai said irritably: ''Am I not thinking for you? We don't have any background, how can we get along after offending Lu Handong? Do you want to go back to the old days of poverty?"
Li Xingchen fell silent, and after a long time, he said in a faint voice: "There's nothing wrong with a poor life, it's you who's afraid to go back, right?"
When Li Xinghai heard this, he threw the papers in his hands heavily on the coffee table, stood up and said angrily, "Chen, one must be conscientious. You grew up without a father and mother, it was our family that raised you. During the poorest years of our family, my parents ate the chaff themselves, but also let you eat a good meal, they are more concerned about you than me as a son. If it wasn't for them, could you be here today?"
Li Xingchen's gaze flickered and his expression softened as he said, "Brother, don't worry, even if I go to the docks to carry sandbags, I will still honor my aunt and uncle."
Li Xinghai saw him backing down, of course, he also backed down smoothly, walked up and patted the other party's shoulder, warmly said, "Chen, this world wants to be a big star of many people, but can be so few, you can have today is God reward food, we can't live up to God's generous treatment is not it? Come on, take a look at this contract yourself, lest you think I'm lying to you."
Li Xing Chen waved his hand, "No need, let's go upstairs and rest, we'll figure it out tomorrow."
Li Xinghai's face flashed with a trace of gloom, but he still followed him up the stairs.
Although Wu Zhunyun didn't seem to restrict their freedom and had good meals and food delivered on time, however, after three days, Li Xingchen hadn't rented a boat to leave. There weren't many telephones on the island, and trying to borrow a phone was rejected, which wasn't any different from being imprisoned in reality.
By the evening of the third day, the suited and manly Wu Junyun reappeared.
"Mr. Lee, three days, think about it?"
Li Xing Chen said, "I said I won't sign with you, even if I give it another thirty days, the answer will be the same. If you have the ability, you can lock me up here for the rest of my life."
"What is Mr. Li talking about!" Wu Zhunyun shook his head, slowly and methodically fished out a stack of photos from his pocket and threw them in front of the two men before continuing lightly, "Otherwise, Mr. Li, look at these photos before you say anything."
Li Xing Chen picked up the photo, on it was a photo of his cousin Li Xing Hai having a rendezvous with a beautiful woman, as he didn't recognize the woman, so he just revealed his foxiness. On the other hand, Li Xinghai, who was on the side, was shocked and shivered, "How did you guys get these photos?"
Wu Zhunyun said, "If you want people to know, you have to do something. Mr. Li dared to cheat on his wife with Councilor Chen's petite wife, but he never thought about the east window?"
"I ...... we've broken it off."
"It is a wise man's action to accept what he sees as good. However, Councilor Guo is almost sixty years old and has married such a delicate wife, if he knows that he has been cuckolded, what do you think he will do? I'm afraid that an adultery offense will not be a problem to send you to prison for a few years."
This Kwok MP Hong Kong Island, one of the most powerful Chinese officials, and the Governor and the British Royal Family relationship is very close, the original wife passed away, the year before married now this small his thirty years of age, Li Xingchen rely on his cousin is a popular young man, from the bottom of the grassroots, jumped into the upper echelons of society, I do not know in which occasion, to recognize the Kwok MP this young wife. Although his appearance is not good, and cousin difference of ten thousand eight hundred thousand miles, but will win in the flowery language, and has a popular little brother, Guo Councilor Stepford wife can not withstand the emptiness of loneliness, in his sugar-coated bomb attack, and he secretly played for a while.
Li Xing Chen was completely unaware of this matter, and at this moment, when he heard Wu Zhunyun's words, he was shocked and looked at his cousin, who was as pale as a sheet of paper, and said angrily, "Brother, are you crazy?"
Li Xinghai stammered, "I ...... I also had a momentary ghost."
Li Xing Hai closed his eyes painfully, since he entered Bao Zhu Radio to play the lead role and became popular, most of the money he earned was handed over to his cousin to take care of. In the beginning, Li Xing Hai just became a big spender, then slowly dabbled in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and never thought that he would now be so bold as to cheat with Councilor Guo's wife.
What's the background of Senator Kwok? Is it something that people like them who come from grassroots can mess with?
Li Xinghai looked frightened as well, walking up and pulling Wu Zhunyun's sleeve, saying, "Mr. Wu, have a talk!"
A trace of contempt floated on the corner of Wu Zhunyun's mouth, and without moving, he brought his sleeve, raised his eyebrows at the sullen Li Xingchen, and said, "Of course we intend to talk it over, the key is this cousin of yours, is he willing to give us this opportunity?"
Li Xinghai reacted and hurriedly turned back, clutching his cousin's arm with force, saying with a sniffle and a tear, "Ah Chen, this time it was my brother's fault, save my brother. If these photos fall into the hands of Councilor Guo, my life will be over." After saying that, he rolled and crawled to take the previous contract and stuffed it into Li Xing Chen's hands, "Just three years, after three years you can sign whoever you want. Just help brother this time, brother promise to stay out of trouble in the future."
Li Xing Chen looked expressionlessly at this elder brother that he had grown up with since childhood and only felt disappointed as if his heart was dead.
But when I was a child is obviously not like this, that time Li Xinghai have good food will always be left to their own, they are bullied brother will definitely protect him, but also said that later grow up to make money to let the family live a good life. Although the family was crowded in a small house, but had a very happy life.
Over the years, he made money, bought a big house, and his family lived a good life. But the loved ones who used to take care of him and protect him only know how to use him, cheat him and treat him as a money-making machine.
Why on earth did it turn out this way?
Money? Fame?
He had thought it was all very good, but now he realized that it was nothing but a poison that corrupted people's hearts.
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said, word for word, "Brother, this is the last time, if anything happens to you in the future, I won't care."
Li Xinghai's face showed joy as he nodded his head repeatedly, "Ah Chen, don't worry, it won't happen again. If I make another mistake, you won't recognize me as your brother anymore."
Li Xing Chen didn't speak again, but just scanned the contract hastily with a gray face, signed his big name on the last page, and wiped his finger on the sealing clay on the side, and pressed his handprint next to his signature.
Wu Zhunyun took the contract he handed over, flipped the last page to look at it, curved the corners of his mouth, and smiled, "Mr. Li, happy cooperation, we, Teng Xing, will definitely do our best to create the best quality film for you."
Li Xingchen said in a cold voice, "Can we go home now?"
"Of course of course, I'll arrange for a boat to take you two back. Tomorrow the company will hold a press conference, so we'll arrange for a driver to pick you up then."
Li Xing Chen headed out without looking back, and Li Xing Hai hurriedly followed.
"Tatsu, don't worry, brother won't make any mistakes in the future."
"Three years will pass quickly, Teng Xing gives such good conditions, that is to strongly promote you, maybe in these two years, you can be among the first-line movie stars."
......
Li Xingchen didn't listen to a single word.
These months of filming "Brave World" is the happiest period of time since he joined the industry, these friends make him feel that it's not a bad thing to do in this business, and also think that if he signs a contract with Wen Nan Film, he will finally have something to look forward to in the future.
Three years do go by in a flash.
But now that he had stood up Wen and his friends and betrayed them like this, what face would he have to see them in the future? Do you still expect them to extend an olive branch to you three years later?
It's over. It's all over.
Perhaps, from the moment he became famous, his life was over. Because he was no longer himself, but a puppet on strings at the mercy of others.
As the two Li brothers were returning, Qiao Wen's side had yet to find out Li Xingchen's whereabouts. In the first two days, because they couldn't find anyone, they could only go to Li Xingchen's aunt and uncle's house to ask about the situation.
The couple did not live with their son and nephew and knew nothing about the brothers' disappearance.
Qiao Wen was sure that Li Xing Chen was in big trouble and was about to seek help from the police when he received a call from Zhang Jia Ming early the next morning, saying that Li Xing Chen and Teng Xing were going to hold a signing ceremony at the Peninsula Hotel.
"What? Li Xingchen is signing with Teng Xing?" Qiao Wen simply thought he had heard wrong.
The person on the other side of the phone nodded, "That's right, our newspaper just received an invitation, and I'm on my way there."
"Okay, I got it."
Qiao Wen hung up the phone, and Chen Canaan, who was beside him with his ears perked up, said with wide eyes, "Li Xingchen is going to sign a contract with Laotou Dong? Hasn't told us in advance, isn't this deliberately tricking us and slapping us in the face?"
Qiaowen frowned in thought for a moment and said, "Tatsu isn't like that yet."
Chen Canaan nodded, ''I know he isn't, but isn't his work taken care of by his cousin? It's probably because Laotou Dong gave some kind of enticing conditions. Of course ......," he bristled, "or maybe he was threatened by Lai Tau Dong, some time ago theaters didn't schedule much for 'Heaven and Earth Heroes', and then a lot of theater owners were threatened and had to re-schedule their movies. Laitou Dong and his Teng Xing specialize in rogues and bullies."
Qiao Wen said, "In any case, let's go to the Tengxing launch to see what's going on first."