Friday, November 19th.

Tomorrow, Zhang Zuting and Lu Zhiyao will come to Jingzhou. That day happens to be Saturday, and they can have a reception banquet at Mingyun Private Kitchen in the evening.

Today Pei Qian took a taxi and went to look at several properties near the South High-Speed ​​Railway Station and made a good selection.

Finally, I settled on a well-decorated house, more than 140 square meters, and the price was about the same as Pei Qian expected.

Moreover, because Pei Qian paid the full price directly, the price was also discounted. After discounting the price at 95%, the total price was 1.63 million.

However, the house is not yet completed, and handover will have to wait until March next year.

In the past two or three years, housing prices have begun to rise. Good houses are all off-plan, and they are basically snatched up before the house is handed over. If you really have to wait until the house is handed over before buying, you may have to buy second-hand.

This is also something that can't be helped.

Therefore, Pei Qian considered it comprehensively and concluded that this house was the most suitable one at the moment. Although it was off-plan, he decided to buy it.

Anyway, Pei Qian is not in a hurry. The place where his parents currently live is a little small, but they have lived there for so many years, so it is not bad for a few months.

What's more, even after the house is handed over, the house inspection, soft decoration, furniture, etc. will still have to be busy for several months, and there is no rush.

I bought a house, solved one of my worries, and felt a lot more at ease.

The only dissatisfaction was that Pei Qian could only sigh with emotion when he saw that his personal property was only around 200,000 yuan, and he was really back before liberation.

But it doesn’t matter, as long as you can make some gains during this settlement cycle, you can earn back the money for this house in minutes!

…

I had a busy day on Friday, signed the house purchase contract, and went straight to rest when I came back.

On Saturday afternoon, Pei Qian asked the company's driver Xiao Sun to take him to Mingyun Private Kitchen, where he was waiting to receive Zhang Zuting and Lu Zhiyao.

Both of them flew this afternoon. Zhang Zuting arrived a little earlier and had already gone to the hotel to rest; Lu Zhiyao arrived a little later, and Pei Qian also arranged a special pick-up for him. After settling in the hotel, he came to tomorrow

Dine at Cloud Private Kitchen.

In addition, as the director of the movie, Zhu Xiaoce must also be accompanying him, and he has already arrived in advance.

Pei Qian and Zhu Xiaoce were eating snacks and waiting in the private room.

Pei Qian noticed that the briefcase next to Zhu Xiaoce contained two printed scripts, which should be given to Zhang Zuting and Lu Zhiyao.

Pei Qian also has a little headache about the script.

Zhang Zuting said before that he wanted to read the script, but was fooled by Pei Qian.

This time when Lu Zhiyao comes over, he will probably ask to read the script.

Pei Qian also knows that these two actors are very picky about scripts, and they are not the kind of actors who can film whatever they want if they have enough money, so the script must not be fooled.

Lao Zhang's side is relatively easy to talk to. After all, we all have friendship and are willing to cooperate.

Lu Zhiyao and Pei Qian are not close friends, and they have a certain celebrity status, so how can they casually accept a movie from an unknown director? Even if they are given enough money, they will read the script and decide whether to make it.

Therefore, Pei Qian was a little worried.

But looking at Zhu Xiaoce's appearance, he didn't seem worried at all. Instead, he was confident and confident.

Pei Qian felt that this was quite outrageous. Why did Zhu Xiaoce hold such a rubbish script in his hand as if he were holding a Nobel Prize-winning work?

Pei Qian asked tentatively: "Director Zhu, when Lu Zhiyao comes over today, he will probably ask about the movie script. By then..."

Zhu Xiaoce didn't wait for Pei Qian to finish speaking, and slapped his chest: "Don't worry, Mr. Pei, this is nothing!"

"Your script is so well written. Maybe Lu Zhiyao will like it more and more and ask for a reduction in salary to join!"

Pei Qian: "..."

Is that a little too optimistic?

But now that the matter was at this point, Pei Qian couldn't ask any more questions. He could only wait until they met before he could act accordingly.

Not long after, the company's seven-seater business car arrived. Zhang Zuting and Lu Zhiyao got out of the car and walked into Mingyun Private Kitchen under the reception of the waiter.

Each of them brought an assistant with them behind them.

It is very common for celebrities to have assistants. After all, most celebrities are busy with work and must have someone by their side to help, otherwise they will not be able to do it on their own.

These two each only bring one assistant when they go out, which is already quite low-key. Some popular actors bring ten or eight assistants when they go out, enjoying the feeling of being surrounded by stars all the time.

This was the first time Pei Qian met Lu Zhiyao in real life. Before, he had seen his photos and movie clips on the Internet.

Pei Qian's first impression of Lu Zhiyao was: handsome!

Actors are also divided into those who are photogenic and those who are not. Some actors are good-looking in the camera, but in reality they are so beautiful that their whole body seems to be shining, which is beyond the comparison of ordinary handsome boys and beauties. Some actors are not particularly conspicuous in reality.

But with makeup, you can add a lot of points after being photographed.

Lu Zhiyao is even more special. He is very handsome in real life, but not so handsome in the movie...

I have to say that actors really rely on "popularity with the audience". Some actors are very good-looking, but they just don't like the audience. There's nothing we can do about it.

"Mr. Pei! Long time no see."

Zhang Zuting quickly stepped forward and shook hands with Pei Qian.

"Mr. Pei, nice to meet you."

Lu Zhiyao followed closely behind.

After exchanging a few words, Pei Qian led everyone to the private room and took their seats.

It was still the largest private room on the third floor of the villa. Zhang Zuting looked through the floor-to-ceiling windows as the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the infinity swimming pool outside. He couldn't help but think of the scene when he first came here.

This scene is really making people...can't stop drooling.

When Zhang Zuting thought of the delicious food he had last time, he couldn't help but yearn for it and couldn't wait to start the meal.

However, Mr. Pei neither looked at Zhang Zuting nor Lu Zhiyao at this time, but stared at Zhang Zuting's assistant.

It was you who memorized the location of Ming Yun's private kitchen last time and attracted all the wealthy people in Jingzhou City!

Mr. Pei is very angry, but there is nothing he can do. For the sake of the fried pig's trotters, he won't argue with you.

Pei Qian introduced the identity of director Zhu Xiaoce to Zhang Zuting and Lu Zhiyao. After a while of greetings, the dishes were served one after another.

Although Lu Zhiyao had eaten a lot of good food, he still had an expression of surprise on his face when he saw the dishes here.

Before coming here, he heard that there was a very good unknown restaurant in Jingzhou City, but he didn't have high expectations. After all, he has been filming all over the country all year round. What kind of good restaurant has he not been to?

When he finally tasted it, he realized that the food here was not inferior to the best restaurants he had ever been to, and even the environment and service were even better!

When it comes to delicious food, Lu Zhiyao’s depression has eased a lot recently.

The new movie hit the market, and Lu Zhiyao was isolated at home for several days. He originally had no plans to take on any new movies in the near future.

The cast of the last movie was so good that it was all over the place. Do you want to make another film and continue to beat the crowd?

I can't stand it.

Lu Zhiyao actually had no idea whether to accept this movie or not. Relatively speaking, he came to Jingzhou more to relax than to work.

However, at this time, watching the delicious dishes being served one after another, and feeling the waiter's attentive and thoughtful service, Lu Zhiyao felt that Mr. Pei valued him.

Originally I just wanted to come and have a look, but after eating this meal, I suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

As the saying goes, those who eat people are soft-spoken and those who take advantage of them are short-handed. Although Lu Zhiyao had not decided whether to take on this drama, it was still appropriate to take the initiative to chat.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhiyao took the initiative and said: "Mr. Pei, Director Zhu. Let's briefly talk about this drama."

"To be honest, I have been feeling depressed recently and my condition is not good. Mr. Zhang must know that the condition of an actor has a great impact on the performance of his acting skills. I have always declined before, mainly because I was worried that I would not be able to perform well in this drama. For everyone

Cause trouble."

"Besides, I'm a 'box office poison' now, so I'm afraid I'll hurt you."

Lu Zhiyao's words were not fatal, but he first adopted a relatively low profile, so that if he refused in the end, it would make things easier for both parties.

As for whether to make this movie, you have to read the script and understand the sincerity of the other party before making a decision.

If it's a bad movie, then decline it politely; if you think it has the potential to become a hit, then you can give it a try.

Pei Qian smiled: "Anyway, I think Mr. Lu, your talent has been seriously buried!"

"In the eyes of others, you are box office poison, but to me, you are the most suitable candidate for the leading actor in this movie!"

"I have high hopes for you."

Lu Zhiyao knew that Mr. Pei's words were mostly polite.

But seeing Mr. Pei's sincere eyes, he was still moved.

It seems that Pei always means it sincerely!

It's really hard to find a confidant.

"Mr. Pei, you trust me so much, which really makes me a little ashamed."

"I feel the sincerity of Mr. Pei and Director Zhu. But, can I read the script first?"

Sure enough, we still need a script.

Pei Qian also knew that if he didn't read the script, Lu Zhiyao would probably not agree to participate. He had no choice but to look at Zhu Xiaoce and ask him to hand over the two scripts to Zhang Zuting and Lu Zhiyao respectively.
To be continued...