Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 824: Filming of "The King of Comedy" Begins

Lu Shaohua had been away from Phoenix Group's affairs for a long time. It can be said that not long after Qin Sichen entered Phoenix Group, Lu Shaohua had rarely dealt with Phoenix Group's affairs, and only signed some important documents. After Lu Xiaoxian, Lu Shaohua's biological sister, came to Hong Kong, Lu Shaohua handed all the important documents to Lu Xiaoxian, and Lu Shaohua faded out of Phoenix Group from then on.

Yes, Lu Shaohua has faded out of the Phoenix Group, but it is undeniable that Lu Shaohua is still involved in the affairs of the Phoenix Group. At least Lu Shaohua will set a general direction for the Phoenix Group every year. When encountering major events, Lu Shaohua will stand up to deal with them. More importantly, after having a relationship with Qin Sichen, many things in the Phoenix Group were decided by Lu Shaohua after discussing with Qin Sichen at home.

So, even if Lu Shaohua has faded out of the Phoenix Group, it cannot be said that he has completely faded out. On the contrary, Lu Shaohua has always been involved in the affairs of the Phoenix Group, but only very rarely, and only participated in some important decisions.

Now, Qin Si Chen has come to take a break from his busy schedule, and Lu Shaohua has a big plan in his mind to execute. They can be said to be making progress at the same pace, but unfortunately, Qin Si Chen is missing. All the burdens fall on Lu Shaohua, making him feel unprecedented pressure.

Originally, in Lu Shaohua's plan, Qin Sichen would start to intervene in his plan after he returned from the United States, and this was indeed the case. His plan had been launched before Lu Shaohua went to the United States, but Lu Shaohua miscalculated. He never expected that Qin Sichen would take a break from his busy schedule at this juncture.

What else can he do? Lu Shaohua can only take on the work. After all, the plan has been launched and cannot be stopped. He can only let it go forward. He, Lu Shaohua, will suffer a little and hold on for ten days or so. He will be better after Qin Sichen comes back.

But what Lu Shaohua could not have expected was that on the third day when Lu Shaohua was dealing with the backlog of documents, Xiang Huaqiang came to his door.

Oh, no, originally Xiang Huaqiang didn't come to find him, but to find Chen Darong. However, when he heard that Lu Shaohua was now in charge of the work at Phoenix Group, he ran up quietly, looking in a hurry, as if he had something urgent.

The relationship between Lu Shaohua and Xiang Huaqiang is a bit strange. They are like friends and also like an elder and a junior. But no matter what, their identities are equal. Although Lu Shaohua calls him Uncle Xiang, he treats him in an equal tone when speaking to him.

Xiang Huaqiang is a giant in the Hong Kong film industry and the leader of the Sun Yee On, but Xiang Huaqiang knows very well that he is not comparable to Lu Shaohua. What's more, their Xiang family owes Lu Shaohua a big favor, so no matter from which perspective, it doesn't matter how Lu Shaohua treats him.

What's more, Xiang Huaqiang himself is an extremely generous person. He would be uncomfortable if Lu Shaohua acted like a junior. Xiang Huaqiang likes to see people interacting with each other as peers.

So, when Xiang Huaqiang came to the office of the executive president of Phoenix Group, he was not polite. He knocked on the door, and when he heard Lu Shaohua's special voice of "please come in", Xiang Huaqiang pushed the door open and walked in. Then, without saying a word, he sat down on the sofa very impolitely.

"Hey, I say, when guests come, don't you even pour them a cup of tea?" Xiang Huaqiang said in a very loud voice.

It was intentional. Xiang Huaqiang definitely did it on purpose, because a full two minutes had passed from the time he came in to the time he sat on the sofa, but Lu Shaohua, who was sitting in the boss's chair, was still working on documents with his head down, as if he had forgotten the time.

What made Xiang Huaqiang even more helpless was the secretary at the door. The secretary started working almost immediately after nodding before his entrance. She even forgot to pour water for the guests. This made Xiang Huaqiang unable to help but shout loudly.

Xiang Huaqiang wanted to use his loud voice to pull Lu Shaohua back, and at the same time remind the secretary outside the door that a guest was coming.

Lu Shaohua has very good hearing. Although he was concentrating, someone suddenly shouted in the office, and Lu Shaohua was brought back to reality. More importantly, Lu Shaohua was very unhappy to be disturbed when he was concentrating on his work.

But as soon as he raised his head, Lu Shaohua swallowed his words back before he could get angry, not for any other reason, but because he saw that the person shouting loudly was Xiang Huaqiang.

"Oh..." Lu Shaohua patted his forehead, feeling a little embarrassed, and then he stood up and walked towards the sofa, saying, "What a rare guest, I was wondering why the head of the Hong Kong film industry had time to come to my small company today."

**It was a naked sarcasm. Lu Shaohua just wanted to make fun of Xiang Huaqiang to retaliate against his loud voice. At the same time, he was also laughing at Xiang Huaqiang. He was just having some fun.

"..." Xiang Huaqiang was speechless for a while. No matter how good his mood was, he couldn't help but roll his eyes at Lu Shaohua and said, "I said, I've been in for five minutes, and you haven't noticed it yet. Oh, really, how can you entertain guests like this?"

Fight back, Xiang Huaqiang fought back, fighting back against Lu Shaohua's sarcasm.

"Ha ha……"

Lu Shaohua smiled and shrugged, expressing his helplessness, and said, "I've been busy these days, so busy that I'm dizzy. Look, there are still a lot of documents on the table that I haven't finished processing."

Lu Shaohua was very cooperative. While speaking, he did not forget to look back in the direction of the desk, and then pointed, indicating Xiang Huaqiang to look at it himself.

Xiang Huaqiang was not nearsighted, so he naturally saw the pile of documents on his desk. To be honest, he was shocked at the time. It would take him at least three to five days to sort out such a pile of documents.

"Is this a document that a small company should have?" Xiang Huaqiang asked back unhappily.

Didn't Lu Shaohua just say that Phoenix Group was a small company? Xiang Huaqiang could have used this to fight back against Lu Shaohua. This was a ready-made opportunity. How could Xiang Huaqiang let it go?

"..."

Lu Shaohua was speechless for a while. It was not that Lu Shaohua had no words to fight back against Xiang Huaqiang, but Lu Shaohua was afraid that if he continued to fight back, the argument between the two would never end. If that was the case, why did Lu Shaohua change the subject and stop talking about this matter?

Facts proved that Lu Shaohua was right. Lu Shaohua suddenly stopped responding to Xiang Huaqiang's words and shouted to the secretary outside the door to bring in two cups of tea. Then he sat down on the sofa and looked at Xiang Huaqiang. After a long time, he spoke. "Uncle Xiang, what good things have happened recently? Look at this, wow, he looks so happy, there must be good things."

"Not a good thing." Xiang Huaqiang replied angrily, scratching his hair. "No good thing, but there is one annoying thing. That's why I came to your side."

Xiang Huaqiang said that it was a worrying thing, but in fact, he felt so happy in his heart. The reason was simply because of the movie that Lu Shaohua had finalized last year - "The King of Comedy".

I have known Lu Shaohua for quite some time and have a deep understanding of him. I have also seen his vision and know that any movie he chooses will be a hit. It is for this reason that when Lu Shaohua chose The King of Comedy, Xiang Huaqiang took it seriously.

Xiang Huaqiang is 100% sure that the box office champion of today's film has been decided, and it is none other than "The King of Comedy". And for a filmmaker, what does it mean that a box office champion invested by the company means that even if it only makes this one film a year, the company's finances will not have any problems.

Although Heung Wah Keung is the leader of the Sun Yee On, he has gradually faded out over the years and started to focus his energy on the film industry. Well, to put it bluntly, he has focused on business. Naturally, he has to pay attention to the company.

The reason why he came to Phoenix Group to find Chen Darong was very simple, which was to urge Lu Shaohua to put the movie "The King of Comedy" on the agenda as soon as possible.

There was no other way. This movie was a collaboration he had agreed to make with Lu Shaohua. Xiang Huaqiang was already ready, but it seemed that it would not be enough if only one side was ready. Both sides had to be ready for it to count. It was for this reason that Xiang Huaqiang came to him in person.

"Is it about "The King of Comedy"? " Lu Shaohua asked tentatively.

As early as when Xiang Huaqiang walked in, Lu Shaohua had already guessed something in his mind. If Xiang Huaqiang had other things to do, he could just call him on his mobile phone and didn't have to go there in person. The film "The King of Comedy" was stopped by Lu Shaohua at that time, so Xiang Huaqiang could come to the door in person to explain that he wanted to meet Lu Shaohua.

"That's it." Xiang Huaqiang nodded and continued, "I'm lucky today. I ran into you in the group when I came here. If I hadn't run into you, I would have gone to your villa to find you. How is it? I've prepared everything, except you. As long as you open your mouth and transfer the funds, the crew can start immediately."

Xiang Huaqiang was not very clear about Lu Shaohua's whereabouts. He came to Phoenix Building just to try his luck. If Lu Shaohua was not in Phoenix Building, he would be at home. Phoenix Building happened to be the only way to go to Lu Shaohua's residence, so Xiang Huaqiang came up to take a look.

Coincidentally, Lu Shaohua was inside the Phoenix Building, so Xiang Huaqiang ran up directly without having to rush to the next stop.

Lu Shaohua knew that Xiang Huaqiang attached great importance to the movie "The King of Comedy", but considering that Chiyoko Ando would also be involved in it, he temporarily stopped the filming when he was in Africa. The film was about to start shooting, and if Lu Shaohua hadn't intervened temporarily, it would not have been delayed until now.

Since Xiang Huaqiang is already prepared, it means that as long as Lu Shaohua agrees, they can start filming at any time. Well, all it takes is a word from him.

Lu Shaohua understood the twists and turns in this, but he did not speak immediately. Instead, he pondered for a while, then nodded and said, "No problem, we can start shooting."

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