Banquet at Mei Mansion.
Han Zhou said he would treat Wang Xiya to a meal, so of course they had to eat.
Wang Xiya chose this place.
Don't even think about other places. Judging from the popularity Han Zhou received after he revealed his identity on the stage, he is no less popular than An Lan. Now some music critics have even begun to call Han Zhou the Little King.
Every time Chen Yin was scolded, someone would specifically praise Han Zhou.
Under every video clip of Lizhi TV, there will be fans of Han Zhou coming to report.
In this case, if you go to eat in a crowded place, just wait for rumors to spread.
The Mei Mansion family banquet was the place that Wang Xiya had chosen for a long time and felt was the most suitable place for Han Zhou.
Because this Mei Mansion Family Banquet is opened by the descendants of Mr. Mei Luochun, it mainly serves private dishes of the 600 dishes handed down from the Mei Mansion family, and only receives a small number of people every day.
Secondly, the Mei style performance system in this world is the system represented by Mei Luochun.
Therefore, people from the entertainment and cultural circles prefer to eat here.
However, after looking at the menu, Han Zhou felt that it was very inappropriate!
It's so inappropriate!
The menu for fifteen hundred yuan includes fried prawns, chicken congee, corn fish, noodles with scallion oil, walnut cheese, lion head, winter melon and radish leaves, Meifu boiled shredded pork, Meifu three-flavor dish, and Xianwu cold dish.
These Mei Mansion’s special main dishes are not yet complete.
The reason is that the season is not right.
Han Zhou probably expected that the portion size would be very small.
What made Han Zhou's head buzz even more was the display here.
The waiter introduced it specially.
There is a rickshaw at the door, which was used by the film and television actor Zhang Quanyi when he starred in "The Rickshaw Puller" more than 30 years ago.
There are as many props of this kind as you need in Hengdian.
But putting it here, it looks quite pretentious and has that flavor again.
It’s not the flavor of Zhang Quanyi, but the flavor of "The Rickshaw Puller".
There are also photos with celebrities and so on, lots of them.
When the waiter started to serve the wine, Han Zhou whispered, "How much is a bottle of wine?"
Wang Xiya is very happy today. Han Zhou celebrates her birthday with her and she has a beautiful smile on her face.
"170,000, Wen Yongsheng Guobin Red, that is... Luzhou Laojiao, one of the most expensive."
"Liquor is considered cheap, and we can't afford the price."
Han Zhou: “Tsk tsk.”
Han Zhou watched as the waiter brought a set of tableware specifically for Wang Xiya.
“Ivory?”
Wang Xiya shook her head: "Ivory is illegal now. Even if there are old items that were not illegal before, they will not be used."
Han Zhou was just feeling lucky that this thing wasn't that extravagant when Wang Xiya said, "It's made of nanmu."
Han Zhou took a look at the fancy gold patterns on the chopsticks and realized that they were made of golden nanmu wood.
Han Zhou was very curious: "You still have your own tableware here? Is that plate from Jingde Town?"
Wang Xiya nodded: "Yes."
Han Zhou: "These things are so expensive, what's the point?"
"Expensive?" Wang Xiya: "These things are not expensive."
Han Zhou retreated tactically.
You have money, but you can't be so pretentious. Aren't these things expensive?
Wang Xiya took the bag next to her and said, "A senior leatherworker can make at least eight of these a year."
"The price is seven hundred and fifty thousand."
Wang Xiya took the plate in front of her again: "This requires the cooperation of three of the most powerful craftsmen. Only six can be fired at a time, and the yield rate is less than 5%."
"As long as there is a gas hole, a little impurity, a little glaze bulge, or a little wrong glaze color, you need to smash it and redo it."
"Eight thousand five each."
Han Zhou looked at the bag and then at the plate.
Indeed, it’s not expensive.
Wang Xiya: "This bag is made in Italy. It's obviously not a good thing, but it's very expensive."
"And this plate, made in China, is clearly of the world's top craftsmanship, but it's very cheap."
Han Zhou: "If you compare it that way, then these things are indeed not expensive."
Wang Xiya: "Wen Yongsheng, a legacy from 470 years ago, one jar weighs 2 kilograms and costs only 170,000."
"A bottle of Romanee-Conti French Braised Chicken, 2,000 milliliters, costs more than 1.3 million euros."
Wang Xiya pointed to the brooch on her chest and said, "This one, made of gold, silver and crystal, costs about 18,000 yuan. It was made in a factory."
"The price is 75,000."
Wang Xiya pointed to a hollow bracelet on her left hand and said, "It's a phoenix bracelet inlaid with gold and silver. It takes four skilled workers half a month, or one mature worker half a year to make it."
"One hundred and fourteen thousand."
Han Zhou looked at these things that ordinary people could hardly touch or would not touch, and he was very curious.
These things don't attract attention at all when worn by Wang Xiya.
Because she herself is eye-catching.
But even these decorative items are very expensive.
Wang Xiya: "In fact, the stockings I'm wearing now cost as much as 210,000 yuan, which is much more expensive than this bracelet."
Han Zhou was curious and looked under the table.
Wang Xiya blushed.
Han Zhou scratched his head after reading it: "Isn't that bracelet too shabby?"
Wang Xiya shook her head: "My mother told me since I was a child that metal objects on my body can be exchanged for money."
"If I take off this pair of stockings worth 210,000 yuan, I can't even sell it for 100 yuan."
"But this bracelet worth hundreds of thousands of yuan can be worth more than 100,000 yuan in the eyes of those who know the value of the bracelet, and it can be weighed at 7,000 to 8,000 yuan by those who don't know the value of the bracelet."
Han Zhou thought for a moment, "You mean, Chinese things are too cheap, and these things abroad are too expensive?"
Wang Xiya shook her head: "I don't think so."
"Whether these things are expensive or not is a matter for the person who buys them, and has nothing to do with anyone else."
"I just feel that if I have something, I will definitely make it more expensive."
Han Zhou: "If you were born fifteen years earlier, you would be the one speculating on orchid Tibetan mastiffs."
At this time, the waiter started serving the dishes.
Han Zhou's heart skipped a beat when he saw the amount of food on the dish.
Han Zhou still asked: "So, when people have money, why do they buy such expensive things to wear?"
"I see that Fourth Uncle Han doesn't like to wear expensive things."
Wang Xiya: “This is very simple.”
"Open your phone and open the shopping app Ali Tao Tao."
Han Zhou did as he was told.
Wang Xiya: "Now search for perfume and set the price to more than one million."
Han Zhou looked at them and laughed: "There are six kinds in total, and not a single bottle has been sold."
Wang Xiya: "Of course they can't be sold. In fact, there are only three perfumes that cost over a million yuan, and Taotao doesn't have any of them."
"Try setting the price range to below one million."
Han Zhou took a look and said, "Three hundred and forty thousand."
Wang Xiya nodded: "If you are an unknown person, when you first enter a social environment, you use a perfume that costs over a million."
"Then the one who can smell it is definitely a member of your circle."
"If you can't smell it, it's either a man or someone outside your circle."
"There are many other things besides perfume that have the same iconic quality."
"Cars, watches, suits, jewelry, etc."
Wang Xiya took out four tissues and placed them on the table in front of her.
“If we divide people into four categories based on their level of understanding of luxury goods.”
“One is the one who doesn’t know about such things.”
"One is those who know but cannot afford to use such things."
“One is to be able to afford it, but afraid that others don’t know that they can afford it.”
“One that can afford it but doesn’t care what it is.”
"If they are the first type of people, then you have to consider taking care of their psychological emotions and thoughts, and don't show off your wealth in front of them."
"The second type will naturally feel that they are inferior to you, and will either distance themselves from you or curry favor with you."
" The third type is that you can clearly feel how annoying they are and quickly get away from them."
"The fourth type is people who are in the same circle as you, at least in terms of personality, habits, and external character."
Han Zhou understood: "The so-called high-priced things are actually just to save social costs?"
Han Zhou suddenly remembered a sentence he had just read before traveling through time.
"What class are you in? Why are you using the same TV as me?"
Wang Xiya nodded: "For me, it is this function, and for you, you can only do the third one."
"Because you are a star, and clothes make the man. If you wear expensive clothes, people must know about it."
"There is a huge gap between a star who can afford clothes worth millions and a star who has to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to rent clothes."
Han Zhou suddenly understood why Han Sisheng liked to wear leather jackets and Chinese formal suits, and when he had to wear a suit, he would tie his tie randomly.
There are at least four benefits to doing this.
First, if Han Sisheng also pursues luxury, then other stars would not dare to dress so brightly and extravagantly and would not dare to overstep their boundaries.
Second, if Han Sisheng dressed luxuriously, those small directors and actors would not dare to approach him.
Third, he no longer needs clothes to prove his hierarchical status. There is no one above him, and everyone else is below him.
Fourth, as an official representative, we express a simple attitude and do it for the people under Huaying Group to see.
Sometimes, a person may not necessarily like luxury, but has to indulge in it out of necessity.
Sometimes, a person may not like to be low-key, but if he keeps a low profile all his life, everyone will think that he is low-key.
As the dishes were served one by one, Han Zhou continued to discuss the matter.
“So, are you making money by selling these things at such high prices?”
Wang Xiya shook her head: "As far as I know, all the well-known sports cars before the 1980s were acquired by popular car brands."
Han Zhou understood that this was the reason why Wang Xiya wanted to promote an idol so much.
Because top-notch artists don’t make any money at all.
A bunch of crappy idols, but they make a lot of money.
Once you have money, you can have as many top artists as you want.
Top artistes are truly a luxury.
Don't think that chasing idols means spending money.
There are hundreds of thousands of people participating in the rankings at one time, and each fan has to chip in several hundred.
In fact, a superstar has at least five concerts a year, with the average ticket price being over 300 yuan, and ticket scalpers starting at 2,000 yuan.
The ticket price is nothing. If a fan wants to chase the king, he has to move between his residence and the performance place at least five times, right? How much does the plane ticket cost?
How much does it cost to watch a TV series and buy some milk and mineral water from the sponsor?
How much does it cost to see a movie?
How about watching a play?
How much does it cost to see a concert?
Any superstar is a luxury item. Among their massive number of fans, there are countless rich men and women who spend money on them.
However, they themselves can not earn much money from this economic activity.
Han Zhou: "So, if some people, knowing that you are so rich and more shameless than me, insist on pursuing you, wouldn't you be annoyed?"
Wang Xiya: "Do you believe me if I tell you that no one has ever pursued me since I was in high school?"
Han Zhou sighed: "Since I appeared on TV, I haven't received any love letters, ah!"
The waiter who delivered the food was almost exhausted from listening to the two people showing off.
But the waiter was also thinking about a question.
Could it be that they are just talking about the normal, mundane things in their lives, and they think they are pretending?
Han Zhou: "Oh, this big lion head is great!"
"Can I have one more?"
The waiter smiled: "Sir, the meal kits are all customized, so there are no extra ingredients..."
Han Zhou felt disappointed: "Forget it then."
Wang Xiya pushed her lion head in front of the waiter.
The waiter understood and placed the lion's head in front of Han Zhou.
After the waiter left, Wang Xiya spoke up: "I heard the wind."
"Lizhi TV invited Liu Xuan to do a talent show."
"And the auditions are about to begin."
“It is expected to be broadcast during the summer.”
Liu Xuan is one of the most powerful variety show planners in China today. He has previously produced four variety shows on Mango TV with ratings exceeding 3%.
Recently, the producers and directors of his shows have changed. I didn’t expect that he left Mango TV.
Lizhi TV's intention is very clear now that it has unveiled this powerful weapon.
Han Zhou: "You just want to challenge us?"
Wang Xiya: "You are responsible for the short videos, and I will be responsible for Weibo."
Han Zhou nodded: "Since you want to challenge them, let them know that the era of television is over."
5G has been around for nine months.
This means that almost all young people have already replaced their mobile phones.
Some people who have not changed their mobile phones definitely consider that there is WiFi at home and work, so they are not in a hurry to change their mobile phones.
The era of video websites has quietly arrived.
But the major TV stations don’t understand this yet.
Han Zhou roughly calculated: "The failure of a program is nothing to Lizhi TV."
"But luckily I still have the best in the world."
"This summer , Lizhi TV lost at least two prime time slots. They lost at least NT$700 million, which will lead to a tightening of investment in the second half of the year. It will not be easy to recover."
Wang Xiya: "Have you decided to go to war with Lizhitai?"
Han Zhou smiled and said, "If I don't take revenge, I'm not a gentleman."
“In the past, the directors of major TV stations were like gods, looking down on all living things.”
"Now let them know that the age of myth is over."
Han Zhou had said something to Wang Jietao before.
In this circle, what matters is status and face.
Why didn’t Lizhi TV dare to drag Tanzhao to the second half of the semi-finals to let Chen Yin step on him?
Because of the searchlight, his name is Chen Feng, and he is called the King of Heaven.
This summer, Han Zhou will officially solidify his status as a first-tier star in the fields of film, television, and music, as well as a leader of new forces in the entertainment industry.
The former is for ordinary people and fans, and the latter is for people in the circle.
Since Han Zhou entered this circle, so far, only his debut "Superstar of Tomorrow" has had a good ending.
"Real Challenge" collapsed because of the Shanghai Film Festival, which was about to end.
"The Voice of Dark Gold" collapsed because of Guangyi Media's operation of Chen Yin.
Now in the entire entertainment industry, among all the first-line stars, no one has ever encountered this situation.
It’s because Han Zhou is not backed by a big company.
After this summer, Han Zhou will definitely take the position of chess player.
After finishing his meal, Han Zhou stood up and rubbed his stomach: "I'm not full."
Wang Xiya: "Just think of it as losing weight."
"You are 22 years old now. What will you do when you are 30 years old in the future? Will you still eat like this?"
Han Zhou: "Do I make a living by my face?"
Wang Xiya: "But at least before you turn 30, you should leave the best impression on the audience, right?"
Han Zhou nodded: "That's right."
"For the next period of time, I will focus on the soundtrack of 'Charge'."
"The next part is up to you."
Wang Xiya put on her coat: "I know what to do."
"but……"
Han Zhou turned his head to look at Wang Xiya.
Wang Xiya reached out, pinched Han Zhou's suit collar, and smoothed out the wrinkles: "You should take a rest."
"I don't dare to rest." Han Zhou: "It's not time to rest yet."
"Chen Yin alone has made me so embarrassed."
“What should we do if there is a conflict with the Beijing Circle in the future?”
At this time, the two walked to the door of the box.
The door to the box opposite opened.
Jiang Peng, chairman of Yisheng Media, stood first.
Next to him is the famous director Zhao Qigang.
Behind Zhao Qigang is the great writer Wang Kai.
Next to it is Poly Records Haidongyuan.
Further inside, there were several middle-aged women.
Further inside, there were several young women.
Han Zhou didn't recognize some of the middle-aged women.
Han Zhou knew several young women, including the representative young actresses in the Beijing circle, Ye Nana, Wang Wenyi, and Tan Xiaoyi.
Han Zhou was looking at them, and they were also looking at Han Zhou.
Both sides stopped across the aisle.
Wang Xie smiled and said, "This place is designed to be unlucky, with doors facing each other."
Jiang Peng smiled: "Niece Wang Xiya, how is your father doing recently?"
Wang Xiya smiled: "It's okay, Uncle Jiang."
The famous director Zhao Qigang looked at Han Zhou and smiled: "Hello, Director Han."
Han Zhou: "Hello, Director Zhao."
A middle-aged woman glanced at Han Zhou and turned away: "Jiang Peng, let's go, you're blocking the road."
These words were not spoken to Jiang Peng, but to Han Zhou.
Han Zhou looked inside and was ready to lift his leg.
Wang Xiya walked out first: "Oh, Aunt Liu, I heard that you and Uncle Meng are divorced?"
Han Zhou almost laughed out loud.
The woman turned and looked at Wang Xiya.
Han Zhou had already walked out, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and handed it to Jiang Peng, smiling: "Want a cigarette?"
Jiang Peng took a look at the jade seal that Han Zhou had drawn, his expression somewhat amused.
Zhao Baogang reached out his hand and took one: "Young people are quite polite."
"I heard from the Fourth Master that you have a bright future as a director. Do you want to try working with me on a play?"
Han Zhou smiled and said, "Director Zhao, you are too polite. I will definitely do it if there is a chance."
Jiang Peng also took out a cigarette and smelled it: "This smell is very familiar to me."
Jiang Peng is the chairman of Yisheng Media, and Yisheng Media itself is also a Sakura Country company, or more precisely, an entertainment company founded by Sakura Country people in the United States.
However, like Global China and Mailang, it has completed Sinicization.
However, he must have been familiar with the jade seal since he made his first fortune by gambling on stones in the southwest region in his early years.
Jiang Peng lit a cigarette and smiled: "I heard that you recently collaborated on a show? There should be a lot of resources left, right? Do you want to collaborate on a TV series?"
"Come to Yisheng tomorrow, I'll treat you."
Jiang Peng's words were interesting, and it was obvious that he was trying to ease the relationship.
Han Zhou was very sure that they had heard clearly the previous talk about the conflict with the Beijing circle.
However, Jiang Peng's words were also full of thorns, meaning that after New World set up a variety show, it might not have much energy left, and could only make a TV series to make up the numbers, and would not be able to impact the film market.
Han Zhou smiled and said, "No, I have some business to discuss with Coach Xie tomorrow. It's already been arranged in advance."
"There is a chance we can work together on a movie."
Han Zhou's words were a return of goodwill, but they were also full of thorns.
Do you know Xie Fu? Partnership.
New World is not a rootless entity in the industry.
But Ye Nana at the back smiled and said, "Han Zhou, I can be your heroine!"
Han Zhou smiled and said, "I will definitely find you if there is a suitable role."
As the two sides were talking, Wang Xie stood up and prepared to move forward.
Han Zhou's face turned cold and he pulled Wang Xiya forward.
How did the competition for the C position in the entertainment industry come about?
It’s a habit from Beijing.
In ancient times, eunuchs walked at the back and the emperor had to walk in front.
Therefore, once you encounter such a situation where the road is bumping into each other, whoever walks in front represents the one with more confidence, and by extension, the one with higher status.
Han Zhou didn't like Wang Xie and didn't think of letting him go.
What's more, Han Zhou's Wang Xiya left the door first, so there was no need to let him go.
Han Zhou was no longer polite when he was asked to rush ahead.
Wang Xie: "Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao led the defeated remaining soldiers."
This old fellow is really bad. What he said is a line from "Stories of the Three Kingdoms". There is also a second half to this sentence, "Run away in a hurry".
What this means is that if you run fast, you lose.
Han Zhou is not afraid of this kind of pedantic and Confucian stuff.
Han Zhou sneered: "The emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is."
Wang Xie's expression changed, and he said coldly: "The weak are not afraid of the strong."
This sentence comes from "Han Feizi". The original sentence is "A country that is small but does not humble itself, a country that has little power but does not fear the strong, a country that is rude but insults its big neighbor, a country that is greedy and stubborn but does not make friends well, is doomed to perish."
Han Zhou became interested: "You can cure hemorrhoids."
Wang Xie blushed when he heard this: "Vulgar!"
Han Zhou's words come from the story of Zhuangzi scolding Cao Shang.
Cao Shang came back from Qin State with a hundred horse-drawn carriages after doing business. When he saw Zhuangzi, he ridiculed Zhuangzi for being poor and boasted that he had a hundred carriages.
Zhuangzi replied, I heard that the King of Qin had hemorrhoids, and he issued an order to reward five chariots to anyone who could cure his hemorrhoids. The more despicable the method, the greater the reward.
What it means is, if you get a hundred cars, you probably licked your hemorrhoids with your tongue, right? It mocks Cao Shanghui for licking his hemorrhoids with his tongue.
Of course Wang Xie understood what he heard, and he instantly became angry and embarrassed.
Vulgar? Han Zhou laughed. How could you pretend to be so pretentious as me?
"One day the great roc soars with the wind,
Soaring up to ninety thousand miles. "
Han Zhou shook his head as he spoke: "It's a pity that it's too cold and I didn't bring a fan, otherwise I would have pretended to be a cultured person."
Wang Xiya smiled silently, and the two of them walked towards the aisle.