Chapter 442: Entertainment

Guli Nazha's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed delightedly, "Teacher, do you also think I'm pretty?"

"Nonsense, otherwise why would I have cast you as Xiao Xun'er!"

Upon hearing that, Nazha pressed her lips, lowered her head slightly, her joy evident.

Jiang Heng continued driving the sports car, traveling on the wide road.

In early February, Shenzhen's temperature was still a bit low.

Moreover, the subway wasn't open yet, so there weren't many people on the beach of the seaside bathing area, even fewer went into the water, and not a single bikini-clad beauty was seen.

Fortunately, the sea and sky were both blue, the view was open, and the scenery was still nice.

"Teacher, you really like watching the sea, right?"

"It's okay; usually in Xianggang, when I have nothing to do, I like to go for a walk by the sea and enjoy the sea breeze!"

"That's great; I've lived this long and still haven't seen the sea many times!"

"If you want to see it in the future, there will be plenty of opportunities!"

"Then can I invite you to go together, Teacher?"

Jiang Heng chuckled, glanced at Guli Nazha, saw her chin slightly raised, her gaze firm, and felt she was somewhat like Xiao Zhuang from the movie "Breakup Master."

"Sure, let's do it when we have time!"

After saying that, Jiang Heng continued walking toward the sea.

Guli Nazha hesitated for a few seconds, but then resolutely followed after him.

After wandering for a while, Jiang Heng drove her back to the hotel to meet up with the crew.

Because they were going to have dinner together, the promotion team changed the schedule; they would stay one night in Shenzhen tonight and leave tomorrow morning, so the crew booked hotels for everyone.

As a newly risen popular starlet, Guli Nazha was also given an executive suite.

In the hotel's underground parking lot, Jiang Heng parked the car steadily and said with a smile, "We're here!"

"Ah, already?" Guli Nazha looked bewildered.

Jiang Heng laughed, "The distance isn't far, so of course it's fast!"

"Oh oh!"

The young lady responded, but still wasn't in a hurry to get out of the car, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"What's wrong, you don't like the hotel the crew booked?"

"Um, it's fine, I just feel like you're taking too much care of me; every time it's an executive suite, such a big room, I'm not used to staying alone!"

Jiang Heng laughed, "Once you're a big star, if your accommodations aren't good and it gets out, wouldn't people laugh at me for mistreating artists?"

Guli Nazha quickly said, "How could that be? Everyone in the industry says you treat artists the best, with top-notch resources and benefits!"

"Because I believe your returns exceed my investment!"

"Definitely, I'll work hard to repay you!"

"I believe you; go up and rest a bit, let's eat together tonight!"

"Mm!"

Guli Nazha responded, but still didn't get out of the car.

Fortunately, Jiang Heng had nothing else to do, so he smiled and watched the girl, curious to see what she would say.

"During May Day, the school will have a holiday!"

"Mm!"

"How about we go to Sanya together then?"

Although Guli Nazha has already become famous, because she still has to attend school, her resources aren't that many yet, and her mindset hasn't completely changed.

For seaside travel, she thinks of three years, not places like the Maldives, Bali, etc.

Jiang Heng thought for a moment and said, "Okay, if there's nothing going on then, let's go to Sanya together!"

Upon hearing that, Guli Nazha let out a slight breath, undid her seatbelt, opened the car door, then suddenly kissed Jiang Heng lightly on the cheek and fled as if escaping. Jiang Heng wasn't surprised; he could only say that having experienced so much, his sense of surprise had diminished.

Just watching the young lady's retreating back, he chuckled, "This girl, she's not timid at all!"

After smoking a cigarette, he then drove away.

Jiang Heng owns many properties in Shenzhen; since he's hosting a banquet for everyone tonight, he's not in a rush to meet them now.

He picked a large sea-view flat, rested there for a while, and only went out in the evening.

During the meal, the company's deputy general manager leading the team had Guli Nazha sit to Jiang Heng's left, with Zhao Liying beside her. Gao Yuanyuan, who played Yun Yun, sat on the right, with Zhang Tianai next to her.

As for Zhang Wei, who played Xiao Yan, he was arranged to sit with the other male actors, far away.

"Director Jiang, I toast you……!" The deputy general manager leading the team, Shen, was the first to raise his glass, spouting a string of praises.

Jiang Heng heard it, smiled without speaking, and thought to himself, "All those smooth talk—are you preparing for graduate school exams?"

After drinking for a while, he then raised his glass and said to everyone, "You've all worked hard; the domestic release of Battle Through the Heavens grossed over ten billion in three days and twenty billion in seven days—this is all thanks to your efforts!"

Vice President Shen hurriedly said, "Hey, Director Jiang, your words just flatter us; the film's high box office is all thanks to your great direction—our contribution is merely the icing on the cake, trivial, because the film's quality is fundamentally solid."

"Otherwise, if the audience watched a confusing film they couldn't understand, no amount of promotion would help!"

Everyone chimed in, "Exactly, Director Jiang, this is all your achievement!"

Jiang Heng burst out laughing, "It's our collective effort that brought about today's success!"

An veteran employee said, "Director Jiang, looking at this box office trend, we still need to break records; will we be holding a victory celebration in the future?"

Jiang Heng said, "Certainly, with such a great box office result, we will definitely hold a victory celebration; if the box office exceeds three billion, we'll hand out big red envelopes!"

Upon hearing that, everyone's faces lit up with joy, even the currently popular Guli Nazha was no exception, because when she filmed Battle Through the Heavens she was a complete newcomer and her pay was relatively low.

Afterward, she spent most of her time studying at Beijing Film Academy, occasionally taking small cameo roles, and her pay wasn't high either.

After Battle Through the Heavens was released, it indeed became popular, and she also received commercial endorsements and film/TV opportunities, but the time was too short, so she hasn't seen the money yet!

By contrast, the red envelope from the victory celebration for the domestic box office exceeding three billion seems like it could be obtained more quickly.

Based on the current box office trend, it will reach three billion in less than a week!

Director Jiang, how big can the red packet be!

Director Jiang is literally the God of Wealth!

Director Jiang is so generous!

……

Everyone, taking advantage of the alcohol, laughed and said all sorts of things.

Jiang Heng laughed and said: "The surprise, for now, definitely needs to be kept secret; in short, we won't let everyone down!"

Vice President Shen, seeing this, hurriedly stood up to smooth things over, and kept praising Jiang Heng in every way.

When they had eaten until past nine o'clock, Vice President Shen saw Jiang Heng go to the restroom and went outside to wait.

After Jiang Heng came out, he went up and said, "Director Jiang, everyone's having a great time playing today, and they all suggest that after we finish eating, we go to KTV to sing some songs—what do you think?"

Jiang Heng was drinking heartily and also felt somewhat tempted.

Great, let's go sing a few songs. Voluntary principle—those who are tired can go rest first!

Vice President Shen chuckled: "Of course it's voluntary—just that it's rare for everyone to get to interact with you, so only a fool would leave early!"

Jiang Heng chuckled, patted Vice President Shen on the shoulder, and said, "I didn't expect it—you little guy are actually talented!"

Vice President Shen slightly bent his knees and bowed his body to make it easier for Jiang Heng to pat his shoulder.

Smiling, he said, "Being able to join iQiyi and serve under Director Jiang is the greatest honor of my life!"

Afterwards, Vice President Shen mentioned the plan to go to KTV later, and indeed everyone was full of excitement, with no one showing any reluctance.

As the saying goes, "entertainment circle, entertainment circle"—if you don't do entertainment activities, what kind of entertainment circle is it! (End of chapter)