Chapter 633
The Arrogant Zhou Guo
"Too!"
Fatty Lin thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Crazy, you're the smartest one. Let's go over and get to know them after they step down!"
As we were talking, the premiere Q&A session for "Heaven and Ocean" came to a close. After the main cast members took turns giving their final speeches and thanking the audience, the host finished his closing remarks, the stage lights slowly came on, and a round of applause rang out from the audience.
Li Feihong, Zhou Guo, and their team, the main creators, slowly walked off the stage under the guidance of staff, preparing to leave the theater and head backstage for the upcoming interviews and private discussions.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the three of us exchanged glances, stood up without making a sound, and walked towards Li Feihong and the others, blocking their way in the middle of the passage leading to the backstage area.
Unlike when he was on the verge of death and needed a wheelchair last time, Li Feihong has now recovered his health. Dressed in a simple suit and with a gentle smile, he gives people a very good impression.
Others may not know what he did, but we do.
The sinister malice hidden beneath his smile made him look like a venomous snake.
Zhou Guo, who was next to him, had a completely different style, with his eyebrows and eyes full of arrogance and high spirits.
We can understand his pride. Ever since he married Zhang Zijun, he has been treated as one of their own in the Shanghai entertainment circle, and television resources are readily available to him.
After acknowledging Li Feihong as his godfather, he no longer lacked film resources.
Therefore, even at film festivals where big names gather, he remains very flamboyant.
What's most eye-catching is the little bluish-black ghost perched on his shoulder.
I have to admire their courage in bringing a kid to this kind of event.
"Old Li, long time no see!"
After stopping them, Fatty Lin stepped forward and shamelessly greeted them.
"Master Lin, it's been a long time!"
Li Feihong's lips twitched slightly, and he managed to force a smile.
It's clear that he doesn't want to have too much to do with us.
If I were him, I wouldn't want to either.
We know perfectly well what kind of dirty business he and his family have been involved in since their ancestors.
He was completely transparent to us, as if he were naked.
"Master Feng, Ms. Long!"
After greeting Fatty Lin, he nodded to me and Long Nier, his smile becoming even more forced.
The more awkward he was, the happier I was.
Li Feihong didn't want to talk to us, but he had no choice but to.
"You're here for the film festival too?"
After a moment's hesitation, Li Feihong quickly composed himself, flashed his signature smile, and stepped forward to shake hands with each of us in turn.
He was very good at pretending. In fact, he saw us yesterday, but he just pretended not to see us.
"We didn't want to come either, but Mr. Lu from Lukang Group kept inviting us and even gave us the title of consultants for Hehe Film and Television, so we had no choice but to reluctantly come and observe!"
Fatty Lin feigned difficulty and looked helpless, but in reality, he pointed out Lukang Group and Hehe Films. This was partly to show off and partly to warn Li Feihong not to push his luck, because he couldn't afford to offend them.
Sure enough, upon hearing about Lukang Group and Hehe Films, Li Feihong's smile deepened, and he said, "With the abilities of the three masters, they would be treated as honored guests wherever they go!"
These words sound like praise, but they are actually grandiose and empty, without a trace of sincerity.
"Masters, I have an interview to attend later. The film festival is still a few days away, so I won't be leaving for now. Shall we talk again later?" Li Feihong said again.
I didn't say anything. He didn't want to have a deep conversation with us at all; he just wanted to get through the process quickly and get away.
"Yes, we also have interviews!"
Zhou Guo chimed in, her tone revealing impatience.
Compared to Li Feihong, Zhou Guo didn't have such heavy thoughts.
He's suddenly become successful, and his arrogance has gone up. He's started to look down on everyone.
You could tell that just by the way he looked at us.
From the moment we arrived, he looked at us with a hint of frivolity. When he heard that we were consultants for Hehe Films, his eyes lit up with a desire to try something out. I don't know what he was so eager to try.
"The timing of an interview doesn't really matter!" Fatty Lin said with a smile.
"Master Lin, if the interview is delayed and people say we're being arrogant, who will take the responsibility?" Zhou Guo said with a forced smile.
"Who takes the blame is not important..."
"It's not important to you since you don't need to worry about it!"
Before Fatty Lin could finish speaking, Zhou Guo interrupted him.
During this process, Li Feihong stood aside without saying a word, letting his godson bicker with us.
We know all too well what he's up to.
Fatty Lin chuckled, completely unconcerned. He took a step forward and whispered, "It really doesn't matter, because the little guy on you is getting a bit impatient!"
As he spoke, Fatty Lin raised his hand and pointed to Zhou Guo's shoulder.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Guo's expression changed drastically, and she said, "I don't understand what you're talking about!"
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand now; you'll understand eventually!"
Fatty Lin patted Zhou Guo's arm, smiled meaningfully, took out a business card, stuffed it into Zhou Guo's hand, and said, "If you ever run into trouble, like that little thing inside you rebelling, or if you want to send it away for a ritual, come find us anytime!"
Zhou Guo's face darkened. She opened her mouth as if to say something harsh, but after glancing at her shoulder out of the corner of her eye, the rebuttal that was on the tip of her tongue turned into a single word: "Fine!"
"Alright, I won't keep you from your interview any longer, please go ahead!"
Fatty Lin smiled smugly and stepped aside.
"Masters, we'll head over now!"
Li Feihong forced a smile, greeted us, and then turned and left.
Zhou Guo didn't linger; he put the business card in his pocket and followed.
"Interesting, very interesting!"
Watching the two walk backstage, Fatty Lin crossed his arms, smacked his lips, and seemed a little unsatisfied.
"What, you want to argue a bit more?" I asked.
"It's not a fight. As the saying goes, 'the arrogant will be punished by heaven.' The higher Zhou Guo climbs, the harder he will fall. I'm kind of looking forward to the day he comes looking for us!" Fatty Lin said.
"I'm looking forward to it too!" I said.
"That little devil on him doesn't seem to be from the Southeast Asian style!" Long Nier said at this moment.
"It really doesn't look like it!" Fatty Lin pondered for a moment and said, "It looks a bit like a variation of Maoshan magic, mixed with some other elements, like the style of our counterparts from Taiwan!"
"Was that kid someone Zhou Guo went all the way to Taiwan to hire?" I asked.
"Very likely!" Fatty Lin nodded and said, "Just you wait and see, the trouble Zhou Guo is going to cause is definitely going to get serious!"