Chapter 422: Golden Rooster Best Actress, Hundred Flowers Best Actress

Treating Wei Laoshi Ming was a task the Xi'an Er Yingchang gave to Wu Tianming, so Wu Tianming also used the Xi'an Er Yingchang's jeep. He sat in the passenger seat, and Wei Ming sat in the back with his younger brother and the two great beauties.

Wu Tianming touched the cash in his pocket. It should be enough, right? It was just that he hadn't considered Wei Ming's friends before.

Gong Ying wasn't familiar with Wu Tianming, and Zhu Lin was also not familiar. However, she had feelings for the Xi'an Er Yingchang. When talking about the friends from the *Traitor* crew she had filmed with before, she had topics to chat about with Wu Tianming.

Wu Tianming said: "This award ceremony is held in Xi'an. Our Xi'an Er Yingchang will definitely have to put in a lot of effort. Na Renhua will serve as the announcer for the literary performance."

Zhu Lin said: "I miss Little Na quite a bit. She said before that she wanted to take the exam for the Film Academy. I don't know..."

"Hey, the professional assessment has already passed, Beijing Film Academy Acting Department. Now it's just the college entrance exam two months later," Wu Tianming said.

Beijing Film Academy '82 class, Wei Ming thought about it. This class seemed to be the class of Zang Jinsheng and Lin Fangbing.

Zhu Lin was sincerely happy for the little sister, while Gong Ying was more envious. Sister Lin was, after all, a worker-peasant-soldier college student, and Little Wei was also a correspondence college student. Was her own education too low? When the child grows up in the future, will they laugh at her?

She thought quite far ahead.

The place Wu Tianming invited them to wasn't too far. The place they were staying was the Xi'an People's Mansion on Dongxin Street in Xi'an. Driving for a few minutes, they arrived at the neighboring East Street. A grand signboard appeared before their eyes—Xi'an Restaurant.

This was the most recognized old-brand restaurant in Xi'an, with a long history. This was the newly completed new store, the later headquarters.

After Wei Ming and the others entered, the manager came out to greet them personally because Director Wu had greeted them, knowing who was being entertained today.

However, the gold content of the guests exceeded the manager's imagination. Besides Wei Laoshi Ming, who was famous in ancient and modern times, there were also Nan Gong Ying and Bei Zhu Lin. The words he said about "making the humble house shine" didn't have a single bit of exaggeration.

The manager arranged an elegant private room for them, and the dishes were left to Wei Ming to order.

Four adults and one child, Wei Ming didn't order much, just Shaanxi's traditional famous dishes: Gourd Chicken, Milk Soup Pot Fish, Warm Shredded Pork Loin, and Sour and Spicy Shredded Tripe.

"Just these few."

Wu Tianming took a look. The money in his hand was enough, and then he added a dish of Three Skin Shreds, and also ordered a bottle of Xifeng Liquor. In this era, Xifeng Liquor still had a great market, even in Beijing, it was a name.

During the meal, Wu Tianming took the initiative to talk about *Under the Curtain*, which Li Hanxiang was filming. He had seen it in the news.

Originally, it needed to be kept secret. Later, the matter of Li Hanxiang coming to Beijing to film was poked out by Run Run Shaw. Li Hanxiang was directly banned by Taiwan, so there was no need to hide it.

"Yes, I helped him revise the script. The mainland's support is very strong. Recently, they are filming on location in the Forbidden City."

Wu Tianming sighed: "At the beginning, when you said that our *Terracotta Warrior* co-production project, why didn't the Film Bureau have this support? It wasted your script."

Wei Ming shook his head: "It's different. That one is led by Hong Kong funds, and the Beijing Er Yingchang is just cooperating, by the way, earning some foreign exchange. It doesn't matter if this film isn't shown in the mainland, but you want the Xi'an Er Yingchang to lead it. Then the review must be strict and heavy."

Wu Tianming couldn't forget *Terracotta Warrior* in his heart. He asked Wei Ming: "You live in the People's Mansion. Have you seen any foreigners?"

Wei Ming shook his head. Zhu Lin said: "We have seen them. Little Xue even said hello to them."

Gong Ying said embarrassedly: "I just wanted to practice my spoken language. That was a family of Americans."

Wu Tianming smiled: "Basically, they are all here to see the Terracotta Warriors. And I heard that there are foreign guests who came to Xi'an in China after reading the novel *Terracotta Warrior*."

Gong Ying: "Ah? Do foreigners also know this novel?"

Wei Ming said: "The English version was just released last month, but it is currently only released within the UK."

The two girlfriends cast admiring glances at him again. This could contribute to Xi'an's tourism industry. This could also be considered earning foreign exchange!

Wu Tianming said: "Wei Laoshi, you say, if we follow *Under the Curtain* and also let Hong Kong capital lead, can this project continue to be promoted?"

Wei Ming could see that Old Wu sincerely wanted to get this done. This could not only earn foreign exchange for the Xi'an Er Yingchang but also improve the production capacity of the Xi'an Er Yingchang. The Xi'an Er Yingchang could later become one of the top film studios in the country, certainly inseparable from the new generation of Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and others, but even more inseparable from Wu Tianming, who could recognize talent and had courage.

Wei Ming took a shallow sip of Xifeng Liquor and laughed: "Good for you, Old Wu. No wonder you were willing to treat in such a big restaurant. So you were waiting for me here."

Wu Tianming smiled honestly: "Look at what you said. Even without this, I would still treat. My Old Wu being able to become this deputy factory director is inseparable from the success of *The Ox and the Ox Two*, and the success of this film is inseparable from the help of you and Brother Jiefang."

Xizi was stunned: There is also my eldest uncle's business in this?

Wei Ming said: "In this way, when there is a chance, I still have to go to Hong Kong. At that time, I will help you find funds. But don't hold too much hope. According to my conception, the cost of this film is probably higher than *Under the Curtain*. Without the Taiwan market, the risk of recouping the cost is very high. Hong Kong film merchants may not be willing to take this risk."

Wei Ming didn't say it to death, but Wu Tianming was already very grateful.

After eating, Wu Tianming's car sent the four back to the People's Mansion. After entering, Wei Ming took Xizi and separated from Zhu Lin and Gong Ying. It was better to be careful outside. There were so many people watching.

The next day, more and more people came here. There were even many local reporters outside. Any actor entering or leaving would be caught for an interview.

This was both Xi'an's importance to this event and because Xi'an had been ignored by major literary and artistic activities for a long time. It was rare to have a chance to perform.

Wei Ming took Xizi upstairs to find Gong Ying and the others to visit.

"The award ceremony performance is tonight. Why don't we go out for a stroll later."

Zhu Lin said: "You take Xizi for a stroll. I have an appointment with Na Renhua."

Gong Ying: "I also agreed with Zhang Jinling and the others from the Beijing Er Yingchang to act together."

This was avoiding suspicion. Fine.

Wei Ming took Xizi and headed straight for the Provincial Writers Association. It was time to use his connections in the Shaanxi literary scene.

As a result, only Jia Pingwa was here. He now worked at the Municipal Federation of Literary and Art Circles, mainly creating short and medium-length works, and was very famous locally, but not at the national level.

Seeing Wei Ming, he excitedly discussed Lu Yao's *Life* with Wei Ming. This novel had won great glory for the Shaanxi literary scene, and it had triggered national discussion in just a few days.

The three gods of the Shaanxi literary scene: Lu Yao, Chen Zhongshi, Jia Pingwa. Wei Ming liked Chen Zhongshi's *White Deer Plain* the most, but the first to reach national influence was Lu Yao's medium-length novel *Life*.

Wei Ming told Jia Pingwa: "Yesterday, I recommended this novel to Wu Tianming, the deputy factory director of the Xi'an Er Yingchang. I believe we will see it on the big screen soon."

Hearing this news, Jia Pingwa slapped his thigh: "It's a pity Lu Yao is not in Xi'an, otherwise he must be asked to treat!"

Wei Ming laughed: "It doesn't matter, it's the same if you treat." ===== CHAPTER 423 =====