Chapter 40: Fighting Wine (Four Updates!)

  (ps: Today's fourth update, fortunately didn't disappoint, going to sleep now!)

  Although Hong Lei doesn't think he entered a creative low after "Years", the spread and reputation of his works indeed decreased a lot after "Years" and "Green Robe", which is a real existing problem, and his director brand was also affected. So when he received the invitation from August First Film Studio this time, he made up his mind to recreate brilliance, for this reason, he had many private conversations with Lan Xiaolong, and the two established a deep revolutionary friendship.

  Kang Honglei was suggested by the August First Film Studio to direct "Soldiers Sortie", and Xiao Fang couldn't think of a more suitable candidate, so Kang was finally chosen. This time, Kang Honglei and Lan Xiaolong came to Hu Lu Company together, mainly because Xiao Fang, as the producer, wanted to have a chat with the two about this play. Everyone expressed their own ideas, as the saying goes: "One person's plan is short-sighted, two people's plan is long-sighted, three people can make a tiger." Making this play well is everyone's common expectation.

  Just then, He Mu returned to Beijing, so the theme of this gathering became a meeting between actors and directors. Although this play was mainly invested by Hu Lang, Xiao Fang had the highest right to speak, even if the director and screenwriter couldn't replace the actor he recommended. However, those who engage in art generally have a strong personality, if you dare to let He Mu act as Xu Sanduo, they will definitely turn against you. Therefore, Xiao Fang fully respected Kang Honglei and Lan Xiaolong, hoping that He Mu could get their recognition.

  At first glance, Lan Xiaolong seems to be quite satisfied with He Mu, but it's hard to tell what Kang Honglei thinks of him. Director Kang sized up He Mu for a few moments before bluntly commenting, "You lack a bit of scholarly elegance; you look sharper instead."

  He Mu's evaluation of Kang Dao is still quite affirmative, "Not having attended university, and not having cultivated any temperament when attending high school before, so planning to go to a university in the capital for a spin before filming starts, hoping to gain something."

  "It's good that young people are willing to experience life for their roles." Kang Honglei nodded in approval.

  Later, several people discussed their views on some characters and plots in the play. What surprised Kang Hong, Lei Lan, and Xiao Long was that He Mu was familiar with the personality traits of each character and was able to recite the plot with ease.

  Lan Xiaolong asked He Mu how many times he had revised the script and why he was being so meticulous.

  He Mu said with a hint of embarrassment: "I spent the whole day looking at it, I wanted to see if there was a role in the script that suited me better than Wu Zhe, so I did some light research on each character, and finally found that Wu Zhe still suits me best."

  It's just that "superficial", Lan Xiaolong believes that among the four people present, except for him, He Mu probably understands the script best, although Kang Honglei read the script several times after receiving it, but if you ask him to recite each character's habits and catchphrases, he probably can't do it, after all, that's not his main job.

  Several people chatted and became more and more fond of each other. Before they knew it, it was already time for dinner. Xiao Fang made a suggestion: "How about going out to drink?"

  "I'm fine." Kang Honglei, who grew up in Inner Mongolia, is naturally not afraid of drinking.

  "I can also have a drink." Is that all you can handle, Xiaolong is being modest, although he's a military man who plays with pens, but his military training has never been neglected.

  "Doesn't Brother Fang need to go home and accompany his sister-in-law?" He Mu looked at Xiao Fang, he had doubts about this aspect. The conversation between Da Nian and Xiao Xiang on the first day of the new year was still fresh in his memory, and he also had a preliminary understanding of the sticky relationship between Brother Fang and his sister-in-law.

  Xiao Fang waved his hand and said, "No need, she has a task today, I guess she won't be back. Let's go, let's go have some drinks."

  Is there a task? What does this sister actually do? Since the sister is not at home, what about the little witch?

  "Fang Ge, wait, you're not going home either. What about Xiao Xiang?" He Mu still cared about the little witch.

  "Xiang Xiang is at her grandfather's house, don't worry about her, my daughter is clever, even if she's alone at home I'm at ease," Xiao Fang said with a smile, "Hey, how do you know my daughter's name?"

  "I not only know her name, but also her zodiac sign, as well as her guardian star and stone, and even her love stone. However, for a four-year-old like her, I guess she doesn't need a love stone yet." He Mu chuckled to himself.

  Xiao Fang shook her head helplessly: "It must be my sister's little girl who taught her, at this rate, our family's Xiangxiang will definitely learn how to use tarot cards to divine fortune before she turns six, and then she'll become a little goddess."

  The little witch, she, what a wonderful belly dance.

  ……

  Xiao Fang had long wanted to find an opportunity to have a formal drink with He Wu, and this time, with Kang Hong Lei and Lan Xiao Long, it was even more enjoyable. Before ordering food, they first opened four bottles of Maotai to start the meal.

  Xiao Fang saw that there were small wine cups on the table and frowned: "How can this be drunk with gusto? Change to a large cup."

  After drinking a "big cup" of Maotai, Kang Honglei shook his head and said, "It's not as good as drinking with a bowl on the vast grassland."

  Lan Xiaolong downed a cup and started bragging: "If you want to talk about drinking happily, we have to say that when we were soldiers, we used steel helmets to drink wine. That was really cool!"

  Xiao Fang hurriedly added himself, "Right, right, right! Drinking with a steel helmet shows more masculinity!" After finishing, he provocatively looked at He Wu, waiting to see how he would continue to boast.

  He Mu elegantly took a sip and slowly said: "I remember our family used to have an aquarium, about this big," He Mu gestured with his hands, roughly the size of a large pot. "Later the fish died, so I would stick my head in the aquarium to practice holding my breath. One day, my grandfather replaced the water in the aquarium with freshly brewed highland barley wine without telling me, and as a result..."

  He Mu deliberately hung his stomach and slowly took another small sip. The three of them asked anxiously, "What's the result? Hurry up and say!"

  He downed the wine in his cup and said, "As a result, my grandfather never dared to pour wine into the fish tank again."

  "Have you drunk all the wine in the fish tank?" Xiao Fang asked with wide eyes.

  "At that time I was only eight years old, and it was the first time I had come into contact with such a delicious drink, so I couldn't control myself and drank it all."

  Kang Honglei, Lan Xiaolong and Xiao Fang all applauded in unison. This cowherd boy's flute playing is really on a high level! It's so fantastic! He Mu thought that his real experience had won their unanimous praise, and he humbly nodded to show that he still had a long way to go and room for improvement.

  However, soon after, Kang Lan and Xiao San began to suspect the authenticity of He Mu's words. No matter how much he drank, his face never turned red, nor did he pant or talk excessively. Drinking was like drinking a beverage for him, one cup after another, at most just going to the bathroom several times to relieve himself.

  The last three people couldn't take it anymore, so they disregarded the rules and each toasted He Mu with a cup. They started playing a drinking game, and He Mu responded to every challenge and won every time. In the end, Xiao Fang was unconscious, Lan Xiaolong called a friend and then fell asleep on the table, Kang Honglei was a bit better but vomited several times, and kept waving his hand saying: "Can't drink anymore!"

  At this time, the only sober He Mu couldn't help but want to slap himself! "How can you be so forgetful and forget that last time when we drank with Tao Qu Duo and Wang Ming Fei, it was that unlucky fool who paid the bill in the end!"

  He Miao sadly took out his wallet, including his lucky money, which was only over two thousand yuan, but looking at the table of Maotai, he could only cry without tears...

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