Chapter 169 People must rely on themselves!
After returning to the hotel in Tokyo, He Zhongqiu went back to his room to rest for a while and changed into a set of casual loose clothes. Then he received a call from Philip, telling him that everything was ready and tonight's tea friends were already in place.

At this time, inside the presidential suite of the hotel, Ishihara Satomi and the other four girls were having a very intense verbal and visual confrontation.

Ayase Yao said with an admonishing look: "Three of you, I am eighteen years old and an adult, and you are not yet adults, so you'd better leave and don't harm Zhongqiu Jun."

"Hmph, I'm already eighteen years old." Ishihara Satomi said disdainfully.

"Me too." Kitagawa Keiko said immediately.

"Me too."

Sawajiri Erika said: "Ayase Yao, don't think about taking Zhongqiu-kun all by yourself. He is so tall and strong, can you handle it by yourself?"

"Humph!"

Being targeted by the other three women, Ayase Yao snorted coldly, and then wisely stopped arguing.

The four girls fell silent. Each of them knew what would happen in a while. Did Wolverine really invite them to have tea together?

As Japanese women, they have understood and even been educated about the things between men and women since childhood.

As newcomers who have just debuted and have not received much exposure, the very well-known Wolverine is a godsend in their eyes.

The thirteen shots in the Blade 3 trailer alone have received million hits on the Internet. This exposure deeply shocked them, and they are willing to pay any price for it, including their bodies.

This is a very good opportunity for them. If Wolverine was not unwilling to endorse those big domestic brands, this opportunity might not have come to newcomers like them. Those big companies would have arranged for well-known seniors to entertain Wolverine.

He Zhongqiu came to the presidential suite on the top floor. Philip was standing outside. When he saw him coming, he said, "Zhongqiu, I'll stay outside, but you have to pay more."

He Zhongqiu said unhappily: "I'm not the one who pays your salary, why are you asking me for extra money?"

Philip hurriedly said, "Then you should give out some bonuses and tips first. You want the horse to run, but you don't want it to eat grass, okay? The emperor doesn't lack hungry soldiers."

"All right, all right."

He Zhongqiu had no choice but to take out a stack of US dollars, about two thousand, and stuffed it into Philip's pocket, telling him to guard the door.

"Zhongqiu, if you get tired, just call me and I can give you a push." ​​Philip said expectantly.

"Get lost! That's what the maidservants do."

He Zhongqiu laughed and scolded, "It's no problem for me to deal with Ivanka's six women, so today's four are just a small matter."

He knocked on the door, and immediately there was a sound of footsteps.

"Mr. Zhongqiu, good evening. Please come in."

As soon as the door opened, he saw four beautiful girls. When they saw him, they quickly bowed 90 degrees. Then some of them took his slippers, and some came up to take off his coat.

"Four beauties, let's try the Japanese tea ceremony today, come on." While enjoying the service of the four ladies, he invited them into the presidential suite.

The suite is very large, covering several hundred square meters, and contains the presidential room, the wife's room, the nanny's room, the bodyguard's room, as well as a study, an office, a cloakroom, a bathroom, a gym, a piano room, a bar, and so on.

The tea set was placed in the bar, with a Japanese tatami and a coffee table on top. The water had been boiled, and there were a few bottles of red wine on the bar.

When he sat cross-legged, Ishihara Satomi sat on his left side and Ayase Yao sat on his right side.

"Two goblins."

"How shameless!"

Sawajiri Erika and Kitagawa Keiko, who were a step slower, had to sit opposite and be responsible for making tea.

"Zhongqiu-kun, are you tired?"

Ishihara Satomi knelt beside him and began to massage him very gently.

"How can I be tired when such a beautiful and charming lady like Rimi is massaging me?"

He Zhongqiu said with a smile, and put his left hand around Ishihara Satomi's waist.

Ishihara Satomi, with a flushed face, did not refuse. Instead, she pressed her body close to He Zhongqiu, and her movements and expression became more gentle.

Ayase Yao followed suit and not only massaged with her hands, but also with her chest, and then He Zhongqiu put his right hand over.

"Rimi, this tea is too light. It won't make you drunk. Wine is better. Go open those bottles of red wine and drink to your heart's content."

After drinking a few cups of tea, He Zhongqiu asked Ishihara Satomi to open the red wine.

After Ishihara Satomi opened the wine, her seat was taken by Kitagawa Keiko. Her Zhongqiujun put her left hand on the waist of that little goblin, and she was so angry that her eyes were full of fire, and the look she gave He Zhongqiu was full of resentment.

After a few bottles of red wine, the mood was right, the groundwork was laid, and it was time to get to work.

After staying in Japan for a total of four days and four nights, the Knicks boarded a special plane to the United States on the morning of the 9th.

During these four days, the news that Wolverine invited four women including Ishihara Satomi to have tea every night appeared frequently in the headlines.

Fortunately, they were just a few small-time stars who had just debuted, and could not even be called stars. No critical photos of them were taken by the media, and no disturbance occurred.

But the four girls achieved their goal and received a lot of attention from the media. The number of announcements immediately increased and the quality also improved.

"Sister Xue, the monk is too lewd! What's this about one dragon and four phoenixes? Pah, how shameless!"

This news spread to China through the Internet, and Liu Yifei, who was visiting Yang Xue at Huairou Film and Television City, kept complaining.

"Well, Sanjin is indeed a bit obsessed with women. But it should just be hype by the Japanese media. Please don't mind it, okay, Xixi?" Yang Xue said awkwardly.

"Sister Xue, what do I care about? I just hate him. I didn't expect him to be such a person." Liu Yifei said with mixed shame and anger.

"Don't take it seriously, it must be media hype. You see, he has never had any scandals in China, right?" Yang Xue said hurriedly.

Then she changed the subject and asked, "Didn't you go to class today?"

"Sister Xue, today is Saturday." Liu Yifei said.

"Oh, Xixi, when will your play start shooting?" Yang Xue continued to change the subject.

Liu Yifei said happily, "The Condor Heroes will start filming in Hengdian in December. Next year, we will film a movie with Mayday, and then we will film Tangren's ancient puppet drama The Legend of Sword and Fairy. The boss of Tangren looked for our company for a long time before signing it."

At this point, Liu Yifei added: "Sister Xue, you and the monk filmed a lot of commercials some time ago, and you have several dramas in your hands. You also bought a car and a house. There are many people who envy you."

"What did you hear?" Yang Xue asked with a frown.

She knew without thinking that it would be more appropriate to replace the word envy with jealousy.

Liu Yifei grumbled, "No, they didn't dare to say anything unpleasant, for fear of being beaten by the big monk. Hehe! They are just a little jealous."

"I knew it."

Yang Xue couldn't help but sigh: "The entertainment industry is different from the previous film and television industry. It's too fame-oriented!"

I don’t know since when, the unspoken rules started to become popular in this circle. Not to mention a pretty girl like her, even Sanjin had been targeted by some rich women before.

Fortunately, she was not very career-oriented and just lived a carefree life in the circle. As long as she had a bowl of rice to eat and was not starving, she resisted the temptations and did not fall into them.

But now that Sanjin has become successful, she has also benefited from it and got so many resources for free. They are not biological siblings, so it is normal for others to envy her.

Thinking of this, she looked at Liu Yifei.

This little girl shot to fame after starring in The Story of a Noble Family at the age of 14. She became a huge hit after the broadcast of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils this year, and her status is approaching that of a first-tier star.

The title of Fairy Sister fell on her, and she got several very good advertising resources in a row, and the first-line publicity resources were also good.

As a result, some negative information about her has been flying around the Internet recently.

If she can film one or two more hit TV series next year, she will definitely be on the first-tier list, when she is only 17. A first-tier list at 17, most people are still in high school at 17. A first-tier list at 17 may not be envied by others, but a first-tier list at will definitely be envied by others. I am afraid that there are countless people who are eyeing her.

Tangren Film and Television didn't use anyone from their own company and let Yifei be the female lead. I'm afraid they also wanted to sign her.

If she is calm enough and can resist those temptations, her background will certainly protect her, but the consequence of refusing the unspoken rules is that she will lose many resources.

It's a pity that the idiot Sanjin looked down on this girl. He thought she was not tall enough and was too young. I really want to slap him to death. I don't know who will get this girl in the future.

Fortunately, he has just turned 16. I can keep an eye on Sanjin first, and then try to bring him together later. In a few years, maybe Sanjin will change his mind and maybe it will work out.

At six in the morning on the 10th, the Knicks' special plane arrived at New York International Airport.

At noon the next day, media outlets across the United States reported that the final round of the California governor election had ended and Arnold had been successfully elected governor.

He Zhongqiu did not call because Arnold must be very busy at this time, but sent a congratulatory text message to Arnold.

It wasn't until four o'clock in the afternoon that he received a call from Arnold.

"Hey, Mr. Governor, congratulations, this is a gorgeous turnaround, haha, you're awesome!" he said loudly.

"Wolverine, thank you for your congratulations, everything is great! By the way, I invite you to the celebration party tomorrow, you must come." Arnold said excitedly.

"OK, I'll come."

In the evening, He Zhongqiu came to Madison Square Garden with the team.

Wow, the owner spent hundreds of millions of dollars to renovate the arena, and the entire Madison Square Garden has been completely transformed.

Especially the dressing room, which is extremely luxurious.

"Wolverine, are you satisfied?"

In the locker room, James Dolan asked expectantly.

"Very good, boss, you're awesome." He Zhongqiu said with a thumbs up.

"As long as you are satisfied." Dolan said with a smile.

"but."

Changing the subject, He Zhongqiu said, "Boss, it would be even better if you could move the training base to the city."

"Oh, Wolverine is right, the training base is too far away, I have to live in the country."

“This is the best offer.”

The players who were visiting the locker room all agreed.

James Dolan said awkwardly: "Gentlemen, it's not that I don't want to move, it's just that the training base requires too much space and the land price in the city is too expensive."

He Zhongqiu suggested: "We can learn from the Lakers and find a basement as a training base. If the base is always in the suburbs, I think it may affect the recruitment of players. Those big-name stars may not be willing to join the Knicks."

"is it?"

James Dolan nodded doubtfully, thinking it was possible, so he said, "OK, Wolverine, I'll consider it."

Madison Square Garden is not like other places. There is a subway station underneath it, so it only has one underground floor, all of which is already in use and cannot be used as a training base.

However, they can indeed find a basement in a stadium as a training base like the Lakers did. Currently, the Lakers' training base is not in the Staples Center.

The next day, He Zhongqiu flew to California and attended Arnold's governor celebration party in Sacramento, the capital of California.

As a Hollywood superstar, Arnold's governor celebration party was attended by a large number of Hollywood people.

From stars to producers, CEOs of several major film companies and presidents of several famous brokerage firms also attended the party, and He Zhongqiu also took the opportunity to get to know more Hollywood people.

After the party, he went to Los Angeles and stayed there for one night, where he met with Wu Jing and had dinner with him.

"Brother Jing, Spider-Man 2 has been completed. What are your plans for the future?" he asked.

Wu Jing said: "Director Lin Dian promised that if there is a chance, he will recommend me to Hong Kong. He said there are more opportunities there, and he has a wide network of contacts in Hong Kong. He has worked with Yuen Woo-ping and Yuen Ba Yen a lot, and they have a good relationship.

Besides, didn’t I shoot a movie called Southern Shaolin before? The ratings were pretty good, and this time the producers are going to shoot a sequel, Southern Shaolin Thirty-Six Chambers, with an investment of 20 million.

I played the leading role, Fang Shiyu, Yuen Wing-yee played Lu Siniang, and there were also Zhang Tielin, director Yuen Siang-yan, and Yuen Woo-ping, the younger brother of Mr. Yuen Baye, all of whom were part of the Yuen Clan.

The pay is also much higher than before. Before coming to the United States, it was only 6,000 to 7,000 per episode, but now it’s 15,000 per episode, hehe, the standard for second-tier actors.”

"Okay, my sister Xue also gets this much pay now, and that little girl Liu Yifei only gets 8,000 per episode now." He said.

Wu Jing laughed and said self-deprecatingly: "I have been in Hollywood for a few months and played two small roles, which can be regarded as a layer of gilded gold."

"By the way, I visited Senior Brother Li Lianjie a few days ago," he added.

"Is he in Los Angeles?" He Zhongqiu asked casually.

"Well, he has lived in Los Angeles for many years. He had a daughter in March and stayed at home to take care of his wife and daughter. He probably won't work in the next six months," Wu Jing said.

"His Deadly Cradle did pretty well at the box office this year. It was a stunning success, with 50 million hits on the internet, which is higher than my Tearing the Wardrobe Apart with Bare Hands, and it ranked eighth for the year," He Zhongqiu said enviously.

Wu Jing smiled and said, "Don't envy my senior brother, Zhongqiu, do you know how many hits your Blade 3 trailers have received?
According to the latest media statistics, the total number of hits for the thirteen shots is 2.1 million. You are now very popular. "

"Of course, otherwise those little Japanese stars would not be able to surpass me. Hehe!" He Zhongqiu laughed proudly.

"Beware of AIDS!"

Wu Jing was so envious that he said something in a bad mood, and then said: "Fatal Cradle also won the first place in North America in its first week, with 1700 million.

However, the total box office was average, with a total North American box office of only over 27 million US dollars and a global box office of just under 50 million US dollars, which was slightly worse than his previous two films.

But the strongest part of his movies is the DVD revenue, which has been close to 30 million in just half a year, and the media estimates that the revenue from this should be 40 to 50 million.”

"You are brothers, why don't you let him help you?" He Zhongqiu asked.

Wu Jing shook his head and said, "I'm embarrassed to say that. Actually, I'm not that familiar with him. When I entered Shichahai in 1980, he happened to be filming Shaolin Temple. After that, he rarely went back to the martial arts school."

"Just build some relationships. They are not outsiders." He Zhongqiu suggested.

Wu Jing shook his head again and said, "He once told me that people must rely on themselves."

"Fuck! Is he so fierce?" He Zhongqiu cursed.

It wasn't that he had any opinion about Li Lianjie. After all, they didn't know each other.

With his miserable background, he didn't dare to say such words, because if he relied on himself, he would have been finished long ago.

Back then, two people were killed and one was seriously injured at Hongluo Temple. Even if they cannot be charged with manslaughter, they cannot escape the charge of negligent homicide.

When he was hanging around in Haidian District, he was arrested by the police station many times. The Hongluo Temple Management Committee bailed him out every time. Later, he could no longer be bailed out because he seriously injured two people and caused a bad impact.

Later, he helped Yang Xue drive away a few hooligans. In fact, even if he didn't take action, Yang Xue would not be afraid right at the gate of Beijing Film Academy. Those hooligans didn't dare to do anything but talk nonsense.

After that, Yang Xue helped him again and again. If it weren't for this sister who helped him find opportunities in the circle, he would never have been able to work as a bricklayer like Wang Baoqiang, and might have gone back to his old ways.

It was also Yang Xue who encouraged him and helped him find opportunities to come to the NBA, and he also got help from Wu Jing, otherwise he would not have had the opportunity to come to the NBA.

People must rely on themselves. He couldn't do it. Many people helped him, but he didn't have the ability of Li Lianjie.

So he is willing to help others now, not for anything else, just so that when he needs help in the future, someone can help him.

On the 13th, Wu Jing called He Zhongqiu and said that he had returned to China.

(End of this chapter)