525: Chapter 525 Qi Kai's Confusion

Stepping into the venue, seats were determined according to the usual convention of seniority.

The entertainment industry has always been a place with extremely strict hierarchical concepts.

Those who can firmly sit in the center of the first row are limited to three types of status: industry bigwigs, renowned directors with great prestige in the circle, and super A-list artists at the top of the traffic.

In the eyes of netizens, who sits in the first row, who is overshadowed by whom in billing, and who has always considered themselves super A-list but was unexpectedly arranged to the third row... this is just too interesting.

The entertainment industry, after all, is "entertainment to death"; any small matter can become a topic of public discussion. This status struggle, seemingly calm but actually surging with undercurrents, has always been the focus that netizens are most enthusiastic about.

Sitting firmly in the middle of the first row tonight, on the Hong Kong side, there is Boss Yang, and two local bigwigs who are the financial backers behind the Hong Kong Film Awards. The influence of these three parties cannot be underestimated, as they have supplied over 70% of the talent to the Hong Kong entertainment industry. There is also a guest from the mainland, who is an even heavier weight figure—President Fu, the big leader of China Film Group.

In terms of artists, kings and queens like Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu, who fought their way out of the vast mainland market, naturally suppress some local actors in terms of status and influence. Only a few veteran artists like Big Brother, whose influence covers the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, can suppress them in terms of rank.

Among the directors, the prominent local directors in Hong Kong are naturally on the invitation list. There are also well-known directors from the mainland, specifically Director Qi Kai, who previously collaborated with Feng Liqian on "assassination".

Back then, Lin Chuyan and Feng Liqian's relationship was so hostile, but Director Qi Kai never had a conflict with Lin Chuyan, and the two have always been at peace. Even Feng Liqian's fans tried to shift the blame, attempting to bait Lin Chuyan into scolding Director Qi Kai... fortunately, both were very wise and did not fall into the trap.

There is another thing that Lin Chuyan might have forgotten long ago—Director Qi Kai not only knows him but has even added Wu Yue on WeChat and has communicated with Wu Yue for a period of time.

Yes, after "a moment of romance" exploded in popularity, Director Qi Kai took a fancy to Lin Chuyan's traffic, shifted his focus from Feng Liqian to Lin Chuyan, and planned to cooperate with him to fight in the Spring Festival Movie Season again. [Note: See the beginning of Chapter 352.]

Who knew that later, Lin Chuyan inexplicably posted "I don't like it" online, followed by the sensational "don't like it, not good-looking, not easy to use" triple combo, completely offending Director Deng Yu and the capital behind him.

Without the support of the production company and the distributor, the cooperation plan between Director Qi Kai and Lin Chuyan fell through just like that.

However, times have changed. After a series of open and covert struggles, Lin Chuyan not only stood firm but developed better and better, with an increasingly strong momentum, while instead, Director Deng Yu's side had constant internal conflicts and was on the verge of falling apart.

Although there is still a bet between Lin Chuyan and Director Deng Yu that remains unresolved... but Director Qi Kai feels it is time to take action.

It's not about sucking up, but showing some goodwill in advance will make future cooperation smoother, right?

At this moment, Director Qi Kai looked at Lin Chuyan from afar, eager to try, and his feet were restless.

However, Lin Chuyan was still surrounded by a few people at this moment. No rush, wait a little longer.

"Ouyang, this Lin Chuyan is really thriving here in Hong Kong..."

Director Qi Kai sat in the rightmost seat of the first row. This seat was actually quite good, but watching Lin Chuyan being so popular in the venue, he couldn't help but sigh.

Ouyang Xi, a mainland actor who came with Director Qi Kai, is also a traffic star. His acting skills are much better than Feng Liqian's, he is younger, and even two years younger than Lin Chuyan.

The two were invited to the event to promote a new movie. The release date of the movie has not been determined yet. Director Qi Kai is watching, but it is very likely that he will choose the Spring Festival Movie Season for release.

Director Qi Kai entered the venue early and did not hear the news revealed by Lin Chuyan when he was interviewed by reporters, so naturally, he did not know that "la la land" also intended to enter the Spring Festival Movie Season.

Ouyang Xi leaned closer and said: "Director Qi, it's not just in Hong Kong. After he left the mainland film market, it seems he has been developing better and better."

Director Qi Kai nodded, his eyes still fixed on Lin Chuyan: "The one standing next to him is Director Du Qiyu, right? "the mission" is a good film. Lin Chuyan's eye for picking scripts is truly unique."

Ouyang Xi is still young and doesn't quite know how to save face for big directors, so he immediately retorted: "Director Qi, "the mission" doesn't seem to have a script."

Director Qi Kai: "..."

Speechless for a moment, he had to change the subject: "I don't know if he can win an award tonight."

"Definitely." Ouyang Xi said firmly.

Director Qi Kai glanced at him sideways: "You wouldn't happen to be a fan of Lin Chuyan, would you?"

Ouyang Xi was not sure about Director Qi Kai's attitude towards Lin Chuyan. He wanted to deny it, but changed his tone when the words reached his lips: "Lin Chuyan is really amazing."

At his age, he still retains some clarity and ideals. As long as one is sane, it is hard not to be attracted by Lin Chuyan's charm.

Director Qi Kai did not respond, his eyes still following Lin Chuyan. Finally, Lin Chuyan and Director Du Qiyu finished their conversation.

Director Qi Kai just raised his leg, preparing to walk over, but saw that the person next to Lin Chuyan had changed again, and the two were chatting enthusiastically with their arms around each other's shoulders.

Director Qi Kai retracted his raised leg and couldn't help asking: "His relationship with Chen Jiaju is actually this good?"

Ouyang Xi recounted the details like a pro: "They should have met when filming "new police story". I remember Big Brother praised Lin Chuyan a lot at the opening ceremony. Later, when Lin Chuyan held a concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum, Big Brother even went to support him."

Director Qi Kai: This kid is definitely a fan of Lin Chuyan!

In the venue, artists chatting in groups of three or five can be seen everywhere, and the scene seems a bit noisy. If Director Qi Kai wasn't focused on finding Lin Chuyan for a quick chat, he would have joined the chatting crowd long ago.

After waiting for a few more minutes, Big Brother finally left Lin Chuyan's side.

"Ouyang, don't move from here, I'll go have a chat with Lin Chuyan."

Such a rare opportunity to get close to his idol and maybe even talk to him was right in front of him. Ouyang Xi could no longer hold back: "Director Qi, take me with you? Please!"

Director Qi Kai: "...Let's go, let's go."

But just at this moment, two more people walked into the venue entrance—Boss Yang of Emperor Group and President Fu, the big leader of China Film Group, had finally arrived.

The two walked in while chatting, the crowd automatically separated, making way for them, and the originally noisy environmental sound also lowered a bit.

Director Qi Kai did not stop his steps, but after a little thought, he turned a corner and decided to greet President Fu first.

President Fu's priority is clearly higher than Lin Chuyan's.

But before he had taken a few steps, he suddenly stopped again.

The scene in front of him, no matter how he looked at it, felt wrong—Boss Yang and President Fu were also chatting with Lin Chuyan? No, are they this familiar too? When did this happen?

This is not even the most exaggerated part. The more Director Qi Kai looked, the more weird he felt: judging from the way the three of them were interacting, how did these two bigwigs in front of him look like they were... interacting as peers with Lin Chuyan?

Absurd, absolutely absurd.

Director Qi Kai was sure he hadn't seen it wrong. After all, he himself was considered an elder in the eyes of many, and he knew very well how elders and juniors should get along.

Looking again, the heads of these three people were almost together, and he didn't know what they were whispering about...

This scene fell into Director Qi Kai's eyes, and his heart was suddenly stirred by huge waves: No, this conversation can't happen anymore.

Director Qi Kai was about to turn around and return to his seat when Ouyang Xi's voice came to his ear, gently adding a knife: "Director Qi, what's wrong? Are we not going over?"

Director Qi Kai: "..."