Chapter 27: Sister and Brother

In 1993, she could spend 20 million Hong Kong dollars to buy this luxury mansion in the rich area without blinking, so one could imagine her net worth.

If she really believed in Seeing Lu Kuan's magic power, it wouldn't be strange for this talisman to be worth 10 million in her hands.

Seeing Lu Kuan nodded. It wasn't that he was high and mighty; he just knew that Mei Yanfang would definitely reward him, so he didn't deliberately seek it.

"The *Scripture of Salvation* says: 'Equal in compassion and love, different bones become kin.'"

"I am practicing in the world, and it is not forbidden to form brotherhood."

After saying that, he put down his knife and fork, wiped his hands carefully, and held Mei Yanfang's cold, soft hand.

"Sister!"

Mei Yanfang cried with joy, hugging Seeing Lu Kuan, who was a head taller than her, across the dining table, sobbing and calling him "little brother."

Unable to restrain her feelings, this was the second time she had cried today. Perhaps she hadn't shed as many tears in the previous ten years as she had today.

Sincerity is the greatest killer move. Even Seeing Lu Kuan, whose heart was as hard as iron, couldn't help but feel moved by the life experience of this sister, and comforted her softly.

The two tidied up their moods and continued to eat. Mei Yanfang began to care about this younger brother in every detail.

"Little Lu, you have the heart to be an actor. Why don't you come to Hong Kong? Sister will find someone to promote you."

After saying that, she observed his handsome face with composure: "My little brother is so handsome, I think it's no problem to surpass Xie Tingfeng."

If he weren't a reborn person, Seeing Lu Kuan would really want to dive into the arms of Mei Yanfang, this big backer, but this was obviously not the optimal solution at present.

Learning from Fan Bingbing to fight in the Hong Kong circle now—that's no different from joining the Nationalist Army in '49!

Not to mention anything else, let's talk about the leading industry in the entertainment industry—the high-risk, high-return, large-scale film industry.

Hong Kong films won widespread praise in the 80s and 90s for their unique style and innovative filming techniques. Martial arts films, comedies, and police films became the three pillars of Hong Kong cinema during this period.

However, from 1998 to 2000, the top ten films in Hong Kong film history were wiped out. There wasn't a single Hong Kong film. If it weren't for Zhou Xingchi's *Shaolin Soccer* last year, this embarrassing record would have continued until 2001.

In 1999, Hong Kong cinema had declined to the point where it couldn't even beat the Japanese horror film *Ring*. This year, *Infernal Affairs*, which gathered the four great film emperors, would become the last fig leaf for Hong Kong cinema.

Looking at the mainland film market, *Hero*, which will be released in December this year, will pioneer the mainland commercial blockbuster, and the glorious era of the Chinese film big screen is about to arrive.

The duck knows the warmth of the spring river first. In fact, Hong Kong filmmakers with vision had already begun to lay out the mainland market, typically Li Shoucheng of Emperor Group and Jiang Zhiqiang of Edko Films.

The former established an office in Beiping before the CEPA was promulgated, and the latter invested 30 million US dollars to gamble on *Hero*.

Without the perspective of God, no one would have expected that the development of the film industry in the two places would undergo earth-shaking changes, and this change would start from the CEPA agreement promulgated by the mainland next year.

"I plan to participate in the Beijing Film Academy art exam in February, accumulate some capital and experience, and then become a director."

The graduate student of the USC directing department who had failed in the film industry in his previous life was full of energy!

Twenty years! Do you know how I spent these twenty years!

Mei Yanfang didn't find it strange that he wanted to be a director after being an actor.

She didn't want to dampen Seeing Lu Kuan's enthusiasm and passion too quickly, just calculating in her heart how to pull him.

"Sister, don't worry, I have a plan."

Currently, domestic mass entertainment is still dominated by the small screen. Domestic films are not even watched by dogs. It wasn't until the arrival of the commercial film era after *Hero*, combined with the deepening of theater reform, that more and more audiences were attracted.

His goal was to accumulate popularity, national recognition, and original capital on the small screen first, and then enter the big screen at the right time.

Combined with the development of internet products like blogs as tools for public opinion, his experience in public relations in his previous life made him have to attach importance to the importance of public opinion tools.

Those are good things that can promote people and kill people at any time.

Mei Yanfang didn't persuade him anymore, just took out a card from her handbag. It was the remuneration she had asked her assistant to prepare at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Beiping early on.

"There are 3 million in here. Whether you buy a building, a car, or start a business, Sister supports you, but I hope you can be down-to-earth and not squander it wantonly."

She thought about giving more, but was worried that this 19-year-old youth would suddenly fall into depravity like her two older brothers who had been idle since childhood, which would harm him instead.

Seeing Lu Kuan accepted it without any psychological pressure: "Don't worry! I will make good use of this first pot of gold!"

"Yeah, you are the little immortal of Mount Mao in the mainland now. I guess you earn millions every year just by telling fortunes for people."

Mei Yanfang was in a great mood and teased this cheap younger brother.

Seeing Lu Kuan's face stiffened, and he sighed: "I guess my name as a charlatan has spread all over Hong Kong. Sister, help me block it."

The more successful his career is in the future, the more this name of charlatan will become a shackle, after all, it cannot be on the elegant hall.

"Mei-tai! Sister Mei is receiving guests, please wait a moment!"

"What guest? We are family, what guest is bigger than us? Get out!"

"That's right! How do you act as an agent? Don't you know how to respect Sister Mei's family as a servant?!"

The reckless shouting of one woman and two men broke the warm atmosphere. It was Qin Meijin and Mei Yanfang's two older brothers who broke in.

Following behind was a beautiful woman with an anxious look on her face, secretly giving Mei Yanfang a wink.

"Minhui, let them come over."

Seeing Lu Kuan glanced at the tall woman. This was Mei Yanfang's last agent before her death.

In the future, after Mei Yanfang passed away, her makeup artist Liu Peiji and agent Wang Minhui handled her affairs. Later, she inherited Mei Yanfang's will to engage in charity and donated quite a few Hope Primary Schools in the mainland.

"Little sister, we were all worried about you outside, but you're here dating a pretty boy?"

The one speaking was the eldest brother, Mei Qiming, who had an ugly face and a stinking mouth.

With a "bang," Mei Yanfang threw the cup in anger: "Shut up! Return the 2 million you lost in gambling if you say that again!"

Qin Meijin couldn't watch anymore, and regardless of the fact that Mei Yanfang had just been diagnosed with a terminal illness, she pointed at her nose and scolded: "How do you talk to your big brother? Just for this guy who eats soft rice, you want to choke with your family?"

The second brother, Mei Deming, was about to help, but Mei Yanfang was anxious and collapsed on the iron chair, holding her lower abdomen, with beads of sweat the size of beans flowing down her side face.

Wang Minhui hurriedly stepped forward to support her and took out her phone to contact the private doctor.

Seeing Lu Kuan watched this floating world painting coldly, and finally saw what is called "wolf heart and dog lungs."

However, thinking that Qin Meijin, Mei Yanfang's biological mother, could publicly auction her daughter's underwear for money after she passed away, and the mother and three children turned against each other and fought lawsuits for more than ten years for the inheritance, this all didn't seem so strange.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 28 =====