At seven o 'clock in the evening, Jiang Cheng arrived punctually at the Drunken Immortal Residence Restaurant located in the golden zone of the new city center. This was a restaurant that was built in the style of ancient times. It was made of wood and modern cement.
Although the restaurant was not big, its business was unusually hot. It had only been half a year since the Drunken Immortal House opened in Jiangnan City, but it had become a well-known restaurant in the province.
The most important thing was that the owner of the restaurant was very good at positioning. He saw the future development prospects of Jiangnan City and deliberately came here to open this restaurant.
The restaurant only used pollution-free vegetables and imported condiments. The chefs were old masters invited from big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and so on. The dishes they made were not only colorful, fragrant, and rich in nutrition.
Some chefs were usually here in name only. It was their disciples who cooked the dishes. However, the dishes made by their disciples were enough to attract some high-level people in Jiangnan City.
"If you want to play, go to the Royal No.1. If you want to eat, go to the Drunken Immortal House Restaurant!"
This was the most popular sentence in Jiangnan City this year, deeply loved by the majority of citizens.
The Royal No.1 was a recently popular entertainment place in Jiangnan City. It was said that there were all kinds of games in it. The tricks in All the Way to the West were all outdated now. It was said that the technicians there were from the Japanese AV industry. There were even some well-known AV stars in it. However, the price was very high. A local tycoon once revealed that he spent at least six figures in a night there.
For the citizens, the Royal No.1 was mysterious, but the Drunken Immortal House made people even more greedy. Because this restaurant did not receive ordinary citizens. If you wanted to eat in this restaurant, you had to be a senior official or a celebrity in Jiangnan City. Driving a BMW or Mercedes-Benz was considered low-grade. Many local tycoons drove sports cars such as Ferrari and Lamborghini.
In the past six months, the Film and Television City had been extremely popular. Many big stars had invited guests to dinner here. Anyone who dined here was either rich or powerful.
Jiang Cheng drove his BMW to the gate of the Drunken Immortal House Restaurant. As soon as he arrived at the door, he was stopped by the security guard. The security guard looked at Jiang Cheng's license plate and thought for a moment. He did not remember this customer!
"Sir, do you have an appointment?"
The Drunken Immortal Restaurant didn't only receive celebrities and dignitaries. It also received rich people. Those who drove BMWs and Mercedes-Benz weren't particularly rich, but they definitely weren't poor either.
Jiang Cheng drove a BMW, and it was a sports car worth two million yuan. Naturally, he was a noble, but this noble also needed to make an appointment to eat inside.
"I'm here for an appointment. Qi Qiaoling told me to come here!"
The security guard was an Internet expert. He definitely knew about a big star like Qi Qiaoling. Just now, he personally opened the car door for the big star. Now that he heard Jiang Cheng's words, he immediately remembered the big star's entrustment to him.
"Are you Mr. Jiang? Miss Qi is already waiting for you inside. This way please! "
Those with money and status were the masters. Jiang Cheng got out of the car and threw the key to the security guard, asking him to help park the car. He was led into the restaurant by the waitress.
The antique restaurant exuded several kinds of fragrance, including the fragrance of delicious food and the fragrance of antique buildings.
Jiang Cheng followed the waitress to the Tianzi private room on the third floor of the hotel. The third floor was the highest floor of the Drunken Immortal House. From here, he could overlook a large area of Jiangnan City. Not far from the entrance was the new municipal government center. On the right was the Jiangnan College Affiliated High School, the best middle school in the city. On the left, he could see Yushan Park not far away. The whole place was a treasure land. It couldn't be better.
If the floor was higher, there would even be an illusion of reaching the top.
Seeing that Jiang Cheng had come, Qi Qiaoling was very happy. She hurriedly got up and said to Jiang Cheng, "I'm sorry, Sasa doesn't know you. I wanted to thank you some time ago, but I didn't expect you to be so busy. I also happened to have a show, so I didn't invite you to dinner. I hope you don't blame me!"
Jiang Cheng waved his hand and said, "No way. You are a big star. I dare not blame you. If I dare to blame you, your fans will take a knife and cut me into pieces in minutes to vent your hatred!"
"Hahaha, I didn't expect Brother Jiang to be so humorous. Come, let me propose a toast to you. Thank you for doing me such a big favor. If it weren't for you, maybe my sister's matter would never come to an end. Anyway, I still have to thank you. Cheers!"
Qi Qiaoling picked up her glass and stood up with more than half a glass of red wine. Jiang Cheng also stood up politely and said in Chinglish, "Qie Er is dead!"
After the first glass of wine, the atmosphere was completely relaxed. Usually, when two people ate together, one of them had to take the lead to liven up the atmosphere. Qi Qiaoling deserved to be a big star. She had attended all kinds of occasions and was very experienced in dealing with people.
She smiled and asked Jiang Cheng, "Brother Jiang, you called me today. Is there something you need from me?"
Jiang Cheng clapped his hands and said, "By the way, I almost forgot. It's like this. Aren't you a big star? You were the box office champion last year. As for me, I recently set up a film and television company and am ready to enter the film industry. But, well, how should I say this? The company has just been set up, and I urgently lack some big star actors. So, I pointed the camera at you. Your influence is so great, so, hehe, I hope!"
Jiang Cheng rubbed his hands. He was really embarrassed to say the following words, because Qi Qiaoling was a first-class popular star. This kind of star must have signed a contract with some film and television companies. It was definitely not easy to invite a big star to shoot a film. However, if he wanted to attract such a big star, first of all, he had to get the consent of the film and television company that the star had signed a contract with, and then he had to negotiate with the star herself. He had to get her consent.
Jiang Cheng skipped the first step and went straight to the second step. He directly looked for Qi Qiaoling, hoping to get her consent first. That way, it would be easier to do things.
After listening to Jiang Cheng's words, how could Qi Qiaoling not understand what he meant? This kind of thing was not strange to her. Many big directors and companies had asked her to sign a contract and wanted to poach her to make a film together, but they had not succeeded. The most important thing was that Qi Qiaoling was not willing.
She had a lot of requirements for making a movie. The first was the director. The director had to be a talented director, not a director who only relied on hype. The director had to make a movie with a deep meaning. Qi Qiaoling would not accept the kind of movie that would be shown in the cinema casually, because it was too easy to lose her value.
From her debut until now, every movie that Qi Qiaoling had made was either sincere or had a deep meaning. It was a large-scale action movie with a grand scene. However, it was definitely not the kind of movie that would be made with a random script.
The second was the problem with the script. The script had to be reviewed by her first. If the script was not suitable or if she felt that something was wrong, she had to have the right to change it.
Therefore, many big directors had a headache with this big star. Because she was very strict when it came to filming, she used the identity of the main lead to make the director a part-time job.
Of course, Jiang Cheng knew about this. If he wanted to invite a big star to make a movie, he had to first figure out the big star's preferences and habits. For this reason, Jiang Cheng stayed in the office all day to look up information. He even watched all the classic movies that Qi Qiaoling had made.
Therefore, Jiang Cheng was not very confident about this. The establishment of the company was a matter of course. With the backing of the group, it was only a matter of minutes for him to apply for a license. However, this stage had to be set up first. When the time came for the company to be established, there would not be a single actor, director, and other personnel.
Of course, these things were easy to handle. He could hire a team with money, and he could hire a stunt master and a special effects company from abroad. However, he had to make an appointment with the big star first. When the time came, he would have everything. Without the main lead, how could he handle it?
In order to prepare for a rainy day, Jiang Cheng asked the superstar out today.
Qi Qiaoling smiled and said, "Brother Jiang, it seems that you have been scheming against me for a long time. You know her identity, but you still dare to come straight to the point. To be honest, you are the boldest and most direct person I have ever seen to poach me. Usually, when those big bosses want to invite me to make a movie, they have to plan carefully and bribe my agent and company. Otherwise, they would not dare to make a request. But you, you just came straight to the point!"
Jiang Cheng smiled awkwardly and nodded. "Yes, I don't like to beat around the bush. I like to lay everything on the table. Superstar, you have box office appeal. I have a script in hand, and I want you to play the leading female role. I don't know if you're willing to listen to it."
Qi Qiaoling was interested. She put down her chopsticks, held her cheeks, looked at Jiang Cheng, and said with a smile, "That's good. I'm all ears. Let's see what good script you have!"
Jiang Cheng coughed, moistened his throat, and began to tell the story.
Jiang Cheng's script was very simple. It was about his own story. He told the series of things that happened after he was discharged from the army because of a mistake. Jiang Cheng talked about it for more than two hours.
From going home, punishing the hooligans, not being able to marry Li Shiya, and the complicated love story with Mino. When he talked about Mino knowing that he was in the terminal stage of his illness, he hid in the room alone and vomited blood. The pillow was dyed red.
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