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Director Liu Chang met with Wu Jing and his agent. They did not choose a private room in a luxury hotel, nor a small-scale place like a teahouse or a coffee shop, but chose an ordinary noodle restaurant in the south of Yancheng.

It can also be seen that Mr. Wu Jing seems to be a regular customer of the restaurant. As soon as Xia Haoyang and director Liu Chang entered the noodle restaurant, they simply explained that they had an appointment with Mr. Wu, and were then taken to a private room by the waiter to wait. The waiter also said that Mr. Wu usually came around ten o'clock.

Ten o'clock was the time everyone had agreed on. Xia Haoyang took out his cell phone and saw that it was nine forty-seven. He and the other two had arrived ten minutes early. He put his cell phone down, took a sip of the tea poured by the waiter, and looked around.

This private room is not big. There is a vermilion wooden square table with four wooden chairs. There are several ink landscape paintings on the wall, adding a bit of elegance. There is a wooden dining cabinet filled with various cups and bowls on the wall near the door. Looking up, a simple Chinese chandelier hangs in the middle of the ceiling, with soft light, illuminating the whole room. Although the private room is small, it is clean and tidy, revealing a simple atmosphere.

"What are these bowls and cups used for? Are they antiques?" Xia Haoyang was very curious about the cups and bowls on the sideboard.

"You are so ignorant." Director Liu Chang didn't even raise his eyes while sitting at the traditional round table.

Xia Haoyang didn't care about being scolded by Director Liu. He continued to observe his surroundings. Suddenly, he heard a knock on the door, and then saw Wu Jing and a companion walked in.

"Sorry, there was a traffic jam on the road and I'm late." Wu Jing said with a smile as he took off his sunglasses.

"It's okay, we just arrived too." Director Liu Chang stood up quickly.

"Brother Wu Jing, nice to meet you, I'm Xia Haoyang." Xia Haoyang took the initiative to extend his hand.

Generally speaking, it is an unwritten custom in the entertainment industry that when facing middle-aged or older actors or seniors, the universal title is "teacher", such as "hello, teacher so-and-so". This is the most common way of greeting, such as calling Wu Jing "Teacher".

But Xia Haoyang instinctively disliked this word, because it always reminded him of those great "teachers" with both virtue and talent in Japanese love action movies, so he liked to call them brother or sister, which seemed closer.

"Mr. Xia's name has been well-known for years. I have long wanted to make friends with him and have met him at a film festival before. However, Mr. Xia is always accompanied by either Mr. Wang (CEO of Friendship Brothers Films) or other CEOs. I dare not just walk over to say hello. What if you guys are discussing something important? I can't afford it."

"Brother Wu Jing, I am ashamed of what you said. I am really sorry to bother you. I offer you a cup of tea and water. I hope you don't mind my previous rudeness."

This is why Director Liu Chang said that Xia Haoyang needed to come in person.

Xia Haoyang has a relatively high status (former richest man), but he is not arrogant and can save face. A few nice words he says are much more effective than those of ordinary people.

"Everyone, stop standing around and sit down. Have you ordered anything to eat?" Wu Jing said casually and poured himself a glass of water.

"Brother Wu Jing, do you have anything good to recommend? This is my first time in this restaurant." Director Liu Chang also addressed Xia Haoyang the same way.

"To be honest, I'm a regular customer of this noodle shop. Although this shop has a short history, only about 20 years, as you all know, there are many time-honored shops in Yancheng with a history of over a hundred years. A noodle shop that's only 20 years old is nothing, but their noodles with soybean paste and fried liver are really delicious. How about everyone try it?"

"Okay, then each of them can have a bowl of noodles with soybean paste and a portion of stir-fried liver." Xia Haoyang expressed his opinion.

"Their soy milk is also authentic, but I don't know if you two... "

When Xia Haoyang heard the name of douzhi, he quickly waved his hand and said, "Brother Wu Jing, the fried noodles with soybean sauce and stir-fried liver tips are fine, but I really can't get used to douzhi. Just drink tea, just drink tea." Director Liu Chang also had a worried look on his face and echoed him.

"Hahahaha, indeed not everyone can get used to drinking this bowl of soy milk. Then I'll drink it by myself. In fact, my agent Xiao Chen is not used to it either." Wu Jing tilted his head to look at his agent who had remained silent.

"I don't like this."

Wu Jing's agent, Xiao Chen, doesn't look very old, but he obviously has a lot of status in front of Wu Jing. "Mr. Xia, Director Liu said that you have three movies that you want to ask our Wu Jing to play the leading role in?"

"Yes, I wrote the outlines of the scripts for these three movies, and then Director Liu asked someone to produce them into complete scripts. Director Liu and I both think they are very suitable for Brother Wu Jing. Please take a look." Xia Haoyang handed the script to Wu Jing.

Wu Jing took the script, flipped through it, showed interest on his face, and handed it to his agent, "It looks good. Director Liu has also discussed the outline of the movie with me before, but I have some specific questions I want to know."

Xia Haoyang was delighted and said quickly, "Of course, feel free to ask any questions you have."

"What I'm most curious about is this "Dangal". Director Liu said that you suggested that this movie should first be filmed after I gain weight, and then film the scenes when I was young and in good shape, right? And you hope that I really gain 40 to 60 kilograms first, and then use extraordinary willpower to lose the weight. In other words, when shooting this movie, there is no need for special effects and makeup for the scenes where I gain weight, it should be completely real?" Wu Jing asked after looking at his agent.

"Yes, I know there are movies about fat people in China, such as King Liu's "Slimming Men and Women" and "Big Man Has Big Wisdom", and Donnie Yen's "Enter the Fat Dragon". They all use special effects and makeup to show obesity or muscles, but I don't want to use this method, because this is a more realistic sports theme, I hope to use real people's bodies. When the male protagonist was young, he was a wrestler, so he should be full of muscles and have eight-pack abs; then when he got older and faded out of training, he should have a potbellied appearance, so that the audience will see it more realistically."

"What Mr. Xia said is very true, and it also shows that Mr. Xia is demanding and rigorous about art and film. But Mr. Xia, have you ever thought about how difficult it is to be an actor?" said agent Xiao Chen.

"I know it's difficult. For an actor who already lives a strict life, gaining 40 or 60 kilograms is a very difficult thing. It's a very painful thing because there are many things you can't eat and don't like, but you have to eat them. After gaining weight, losing it is another pain, and it takes a long time to adjust. It will be a great challenge for an actor."