Chapter 558 - Some Help from Zhang Zuting (1/2)

In the afternoon, at the nameless restaurant..

Lu Zhiyao, Zhang Zuting, Lin Ruyi, Zhu Xiaoce, and Huang Sibo… along with the entire production crew, editing crew, and other core employees of Fei Huang Workspace gathered for a meal. As they enjoyed the delicacies in front of them, they drank alcohol and chatted.

“That’s why I still think that Boss Pei had great foresight from the beginning because he made all the dialogue English! Why else would the film have been so well-received both within and outside the country? Look at the blockbusters over the last few years. How many of them managed to get tens of millions of US dollars overseas?!” “That’s right. Boss Pei really gave this film its own soul!”

“At least fifty percent of the praise that the film got from film critics belonged to Boss Pei.”

“Just fifty percent?” “Sorry, I’ve underestimated it. I’ll punish myself by downing this glass of wine.”

“Director Zhu, have you brought the trophy with you?”

“Yes, I have, I have. Come on, pass it down carefully, everyone. If you break or scratch it, we’ll have to wait until next year to get another one.”

“Director Zhu, that’s where you’re wrong. Are you so confident that you would receive the same award next year? What if you get the Palme d’Or instead?”

“That’s right! For all we know, this might be the last Jury Award that we would ever win from Cannes. From now on, we might just keep winning Palme d’Ors. This is too memorable. We have to be careful with it!”

“We really have Boss Pei to thank! It’s a pity that he can’t be here because he’s too busy.”

“Everyone, let’s raise a toast to Boss Pei!”

“That’s right, let’s raise a toast to Boss Pei!”

Everyone raised their glasses with their faces flushed. Obviously, all of them had been celebrating so hard that they were now feeling light-headed.

However, for some reason, they looked like a family from the same village, drinking together.

Lu Zhiyao also uncharacteristically drank two glasses of wine. He asked Zhu Xiaoce, “Director Zhu, have you started preparing for the next film already?”

Zhu Xiaoce waved. “Don’t talk about it. We’ve been given ‘shock therapy’ by Boss Pei. The entire department is on paid leave! Still, we took that chance to gather inspiration and strengthen our foundation.

“Honestly speaking, I think Tomorrow is Beautiful could have done better if we had a better grasp of our skills. I feel like our skills didn’t do justice to Boss Pei’s idea-it’s a pity. We have to work harder not to drag Boss Pei down for the next film!”

Lu Zhiyao nodded. “Speaking of which, I feel like I haven’t matured in certain aspects of my acting. I have to work even harder. Indeed, working with Boss Pei would cause anyone to think harder about improving.”

Zhang Zuting took a bite of his barbecued meat and asked Huang Sibo, “What’s Boss Pei busy with? Is he so busy that he doesn’t even have time to have a meal with us?”

Huang Sibo smiled. “Uncle Zhang, don’t you know Boss Pei well enough yet?

“He doesn’t enjoy celebrations to begin with.

“Actually, Boss Pei has always been like that. He was like that when we were working on games together, too. Each time a game became popular and profitable, everyone would happily celebrate, but Boss Pei would move on to think about the next project. He has never been one to be too happy with himself.

“I really can’t grasp that. “Of course, on top of that, Boss Pei is really very busy. Look at all the projects he has to work on at the moment: the internet cafes, the take-outs, the Sloth Apartments, the gym, two game companies…”

Huang Sibo started counting, but because he had had too much alcohol, he could not think straight. After a long time, he still couldn’t finish counting.

“In short, he’s a very busy man. If it were anyone else, they would get dizzy trying to take care of so many businesses at the same time. The connections between each department would be an absolute mess.

“They would have no way to stay on top of it all.

“However, Boss Pei is different. He is still very clear about the inter-departmental connections. He can still cause the various departments to work together and carry out his plan. No ordinary human would be able to achieve this.”

Zhang Zuting nodded. “That’s true. However… even if Boss Pei doesn’t have time for a meal, he should still be able to spare some time to meet us and talk to us, right?

“I haven’t seen him in quite a while.

“Why don’t we pay Boss Pei a visit? We can leave after we greet him and catch up with him for a while, and we won’t take up too much of his time. How does that sound?”

Lu Zhiyao nodded. “Alright, but I don’t think too many of us should go. We shouldn’t interrupt Boss Pei’s work.” Zhu Xiaoce said, “Most importantly… do you know where Boss Pei is now? It doesn’t seem appropriate for us to call and ask him, right?”

Pei Qian considered it for a moment. “It is inappropriate to call him. If we do, Boss Pei will take our call very seriously and try to make time to meet us. Wouldn’t we be interrupting his work, then?

“How about this? We can go to the few places that Boss Pei normally visits and try our luck. If we bump into him we can greet him. Otherwise, we can forget about it.”

“Alright!” Lu Zhiyao and the others nodded in agreement.

At 4 PM, in Tengda Games…

Huang Sibo seemed frustrated. “If Boss Pei is not here, we will really be helpless.” After the gathering ended, they had visited Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s Handong University branch, Deposit Fitness, and Boss Pei’s office on the 16th floor of Shenhua Views. Yet, they had not been able to find him.

Finally, they decided to try their luck at Tengda Games. If he wasn’t there, they would give up.

After all, Tengda had too many departments, and it would not be practical for them to visit every single one.

Everyone walked into Tengda Games’ office, hoping to spot Boss Pei’s familiar figure.

At that moment, Hu Xianbin was at his desk, scratching his head. Suddenly, from the corner of his eyes, he saw a couple of people walk through the entrance. When he looked up, he was shocked! Zhang Zuting? Lu Zhiyao? Huang Sibo? Zhu Xiaoce?

Weren’t they the two lead actors and directors of Tomorrow is Beautiful?

Hu Xianbin was overjoyed! He ran towards them and grabbed Huang Sibo’s hand.

“Brother Huang! Do you know telepathy? How did you know that I wanted to contact you?”

Huang Sibo paused. “Contact me? What for?”

Hu Xianbin replied, “I wanted you to contact Director Zhu for me so that he can guide the actors’ acting!”

The four of them felt light-headed. “Acting? What acting? Is Tengda filming another movie?