Chapter 418 Meeting the Parents

After Ana Shen and Li Hong left, Zhou Yan called his brother Zhou Hong again and told him what had just happened.

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Hong was silent for a while, and then slowly said, "I understand, you can go filming first, and don't worry about other things. After you get to Beishi, I will send some people to follow you. Keep you safe."

Zhou Yan originally wanted to say that there should be no problem in Beishi, but after thinking about it, he still did not refuse. This time, he was too careless, and this happened.

"good."

"Have you told Xu Feng about this?" Zhou Hong asked again.

"Not yet, but she should know about what happened in the afternoon soon, because I asked Tomson to send a lawyer."

"It's okay. If she knows what happened in the afternoon, she will know about it. Don't tell her about the rest of it."

"Yeah." Zhou Yan nodded, and then asked, "What are you going to do about this? If it doesn't work, we can actually call the police."

"Stop asking, go to filming with peace of mind and return to Yanjing as soon as possible."

Although Zhou Yan was very curious about what his brother would do, since he was told not to ask, he didn't ask any more questions.

…

Jiang Mengfei came back that night with a cast on his forearm.

The result of the examination was that it was a fracture. Fortunately, it was just an ordinary partial fracture. No surgery was needed. Just conservative treatment.

Jiang Mengfei is still young, so he should be fine if he is raised for a few months.

For Jiang Mengfei, the fracture was a trivial matter. The main reason was that he was angry after being attacked and eaten so many sap.

His arm was in a cast, and he threatened to find the people he met in the bar today.

Compared with the people who rushed out at night, he hated the people he met in the bar. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that they were the masterminds behind the scenes.

"Mom, if you don't dare to do it openly, you know how to play dirty." When they arrived at Zhou Yan's room, Jiang Mengfei was still angry and hammered the sofa with his good hand.

This movement caused his left arm to shake, causing him to take a breath of pain, "Hiss~"

Zhou Yan smiled and poured him a glass of water, then sat down opposite him, "This injury is a blessing among misfortunes. The other party also has scruples, otherwise he wouldn't have run away so quickly."

"If a few of us hadn't drank a little and the incident happened suddenly, even if they had sticks, they wouldn't have been able to take advantage." Jiang Mengfei was still unconvinced.

Indeed, this was quite cowardly. It happened too fast. They didn't even organize an effective counterattack and just let the other party run away.

Moreover, several of them were beaten, and only Jiang Mengfei had a broken arm. He felt a little embarrassed.

Of course Zhou Yan could understand Jiang Mengfei's mood, and it would be nice to let him complain and vent.

He looked at Li Hong next to him, "Have you informed everyone about the cancellation of the holiday?"

"Well, everyone has been notified. I didn't tell them about the sneak attack. I only said that I wanted to speed up the filming progress. Although everyone was a little surprised, they didn't say anything."

"It's better not to tell them, so as to save them from thinking too much." Zhou Yan nodded and said to Jiang Mengfei, "Tomorrow our army will rush to Taiwan Island. I will arrange for someone to take you back to Yanjing to recuperate."

When Jiang Mengfei heard that Zhou Yan asked him to go back first, he immediately quit, "I'm fine. I still have an arm. I'm going to Bei City with the army."

Zhou Yan's face darkened, "Nonsense, do you still want us to take care of you like this? There is no need to discuss this matter. You must go back tomorrow."

After being scolded by Zhou Yan, Jiang Mengfei shrank his neck. Although he had a good relationship with Zhou Yan in private, he did not dare to touch Zhou Yan's authority.

"I understand, I will go back tomorrow."

Seeing Jiang Mengfei agree, Zhou Yan softened his tone and said, "Go back and recuperate, go to the hospital for regular check-ups, and the studio will reimburse you for all expenses, including nutrition expenses and so on."

Jiang Mengfei was a little embarrassed, "This is not a work-related injury."

"What I say is a work-related injury is a work-related injury. You did a good job today. When you go out, you must know how to protect your companions, not to cause trouble, and not to be afraid of trouble." At this point, Zhou Yan looked at his watch and said, "Okay, time is up. It’s early, let’s go back and rest.”

"Okay, Director Zhou, you should go to bed early. You have stayed up until now for this matter." Li Hong stood up.

Jiang Mengfei opened his mouth to say something, but was pulled up by Li Hong, "Let's go, Mengfei, don't delay Director Zhou's rest."

"Oh, okay."

…

The two of them left Zhou Yan's room. Mengfei curled his lips and said, "Old Li, why are you pulling me?"

Li Hong looked back at him, "I still don't know what you are going to say? You must be talking about revenge, right?"

"Of course, you can't let this loss go to waste, right? Besides, I remember that Lao Zhou is not such a timid person. So he becomes a deserter?"

Li Hong gave Jiang Mengfei a roll of his eyes, "Speaking of it, Mengfei, you have been with Director Zhou longer than us, so you should know Director Zhou better than us. Of course Director Zhou is not a timid person, but he is not a young boy either. , just know how to fight. Now that there are so many of our crew in Xiangjiang, Director Zhou, as the first person in charge, his first priority is to ensure the safety of all of us, and the second is to film the show well. "

"I just feel a bit useless." Jiang Mengfei muttered.

Of course he knew what Li Hong said was right, but he just couldn't swallow it.

"Okay, I know you are angry. When we get back to Yanjing, we will have a drink with you."

Jiang Mengfei rolled his eyes and raised his injured arm, "I won't be able to drink for a while."

"It's okay. Let's drink. You can just sit next to us and watch."

"Lao Li, are you talking about this as a person?"

"How about I give you the bottle of 1982 Wuliangye I saved at home?"

Jiang Mengfei licked his lips and looked Li Hong up and down, "Not bad, he looks like a human being now."

"Fuck you."

…

The next day, the crew of "Love Traveler" split into two groups, one heading to Taiwan and the other heading back to Yanjing.

The team returning to Yanjing was led by deputy director Xiao Can, who happened to go back early to prepare for the post-production of the film.

Except for a few people involved, basically no one else in the crew knew what happened yesterday. Many people were very surprised to see Jiang Mengfei's arm in a plaster, but Jiang Mengfei claimed that he accidentally dropped it while moving props.

In fact, combined with the sudden suspension of the production and Jiang Mengfei's injury, many people felt something was wrong and vaguely felt that something had happened. However, they had not heard any news and could only guess in their hearts.

Most people's mood was not affected. The filming was coming to an end and now they were going to Taiwan, so they were relatively relaxed.

Many people have never been to Taiwan and are very curious about it.

…

In an apartment in Kowloon, after listening to Ma Zai's report, Chen Zhaoji showed a contemptuous smile, "They are wise enough to know that even calling the police is useless."

Chen Zhaoji went to a bar with his friends yesterday. He saw a pretty girl and wanted to strike up a conversation. Who knew that the girl would not give her face?

Later, there was a verbal conflict between the two sides. Finally, relying on their strength in numbers, they surrounded the few people.

Originally, they wanted to force the other party to submit, but who knew that the other party would not accept the offer. In the end, one of them took the initiative and wanted to slap the other party, and the fight started.

Originally, Chen Zhaoji thought that with the dozen or so people on his side and the few men on his side, he would not suffer any loss. Who knew that if a fight actually broke out, they would not have the ability to fight back at all.

Especially the tall guy on the opposite side, who knocked down two or three people on their side with just a few moves including punches and kicks.

Later, when the trouble went to the police station, Chen Zhaoji felt that he had suffered a loss and had to apologize to the other party. However, his father later sent someone over to ask him to settle the matter.

Their family is a peripheral member of the organization, and they have made a lot of money by relying on the gang over the years.

Seeing that next year will be 1997, everyone is busy clearing their name, and their family is no exception.

During such a critical period, his father certainly didn't want any complications to arise. If things got too big, it would be of little benefit to them.

Although Chen Zhaoji was unwilling to give in, he still obeyed and chose to retreat.

However, after leaving the police station, Chen Zhaoji arranged for someone to follow him, and finally launched an ambush on the other party on his way back to the hotel after dinner.

He originally wanted his men to bring knives, but after thinking about his father's words, he decided not to do so and only asked them to bring baseball bats.

They have done this kind of thing many times, and their techniques have become very skillful. If the other party is not prepared, it is impossible to find the person.

Even if the other party can think that he asked someone to do it, but there is no evidence, the other party can't do anything.

Thinking of this, Chen Zhaoji leaned comfortably on the sofa, with a comfortable look on his face. The tone he had last afternoon finally came out.

It's a pity that no one was videotaped, otherwise, it would be so beautiful to watch the video of the other person being beaten while sipping red wine.

There is another thing that is a pity, that is, I didn't hook up with that beautiful woman.

Chen Zhaoji has also seen many beauties, but the one he saw yesterday ranks among the best among all the women he has seen.

Although the girl was dressed in ordinary clothes and not well-dressed, she was not inferior to celebrities at all.

Thinking of such a beautiful woman slipping away from his hands, Chen Zhaoji felt regretful. If the situation hadn't been different from before, he would have had other means.

"Mr. Chen, do you want to find someone to ambush them again?" the subordinate asked.

Chen Zhaoji was a little moved, but finally shook his head, "Forget it, after last night, they should be on guard. They are not so easy to ambush. Let's let them go this time."

"clear."

"How is the business of the two newly opened restaurants recently? Has it improved?" Chen Zhaoji asked about business matters again.

Their family's main business is catering, and they have opened many restaurants in Xiangjiang, but the scale is not large.

Now Chen Zhaoji is gradually starting to take charge of his own business, so his family opened two restaurants for him to manage.

It's just that he has been used to messing around since he was a child and is not very proficient in business matters, so the two restaurants have not been running well and are losing more and more.

It was almost the end of the year, and if his family found out that he had lost a lot when he settled the accounts, he would be in serious trouble.

"Our restaurant is running fine, but the restaurant next to it is always causing trouble. That Guangdong Chao restaurant recently held an event where old customers can bring new customers and get a 40% discount."

"40% off?" Chen Zhaoji raised his eyebrows, "Can I still make money with this discount?"

"I don't know if they can make money. Anyway, their business is very good now, and the business of our restaurant is getting worse and worse."

"MD, you don't know how to flatter me. Send someone over tonight to take a look."

"Are you going to cause some trouble for them?"

"Let's see the situation first and talk about it later."

"Understood."

They are not good at doing business, but they have many ways to deal with competitors. For restaurants like this, it is easiest to deal with them. Sending people to report hygiene problems a few times is enough to give their boss a headache.

If it doesn't work, just put some cockroaches or something, at least it can disgust the customers in the store.

If it works, it will not only affect the business of the other party, but it may also extort compensation.

If it doesn't work, it doesn't matter. The worst thing is that his men will be arrested and stay in jail for two days. For his men, being arrested is no different from going home.

If it works well, maybe they can even buy the store opposite.

Their family has many stores, and they bought them this way.

For those restaurants, they don't kill them all, and they give them some money.

According to Chen Zhaoji's father, if they don't pay, it's illegal.

...

After Zhou Yan and his team arrived in Taiwan, they didn't rest and went straight to the location to prepare for filming.

There weren't many scenes in Taiwan, and it took only a day and a half to prepare and shoot all the scenes in Taiwan.

In fact, there was no need to shoot the scenes in Taiwan. Zhou Yan thought that adding Taiwan had extraordinary significance, so he added these scenes.

After the filming, Zhou Yan asked the crew to rest for a day and then return directly.

He would stay in Taiwan for a few days. In addition to some work matters, he also had some personal matters to attend to.

Last time, he said he would visit Wang Zuxian's home. This time, he couldn't miss it again, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

As for the wrap-up banquet, Zhou Yan didn't hold it either, and directly announced that he would hold it in Yanjing.

The day after the filming was finished, Zhou Yan went home with Wang Zuxian.

The Wang family now lives in a high-end community next to Tianmu Park in Shilin District, and it is a three-story villa with a garden.

This villa was bought by Wang Zuxian for her family to live in. Even the house title is written in the names of her parents. She has been living in it before.

Wang Zuxian likes to buy houses, but she bought other houses for investment and appreciation. Obviously, she didn't think so much about buying this house, because she spent several million Taiwan dollars on decoration alone, and together with the house price, she spent more than 10 million Taiwan dollars.

The decoration that cost several million Taiwan dollars is indeed very good, but the overall decoration style is not very clear.

Pushing open the garden door and entering, at first glance, it will feel that this is a typical Western-style villa, but when you walk in, you will find that it is mixed with many Chinese elements.

The Persian carpet on the floor of the living room creates a wonderful cultural conflict with the traditional four-piece set in the central hall.

The Wang family attaches great importance to Zhou Yan's arrival, and all eleven people from four generations of the family are present.

Except for Wang's mother and the second brother Wang Zuan, Zhou Yan has met everyone else for the first time.

Wang Zuxian introduced them one by one, and Zhou Yan greeted them one by one.

After greeting everyone, Zhou Yan took out the gifts and started to give them.

These gifts, the gifts for peers and juniors were all selected by Wang Zuxian, and the gifts for the four elders were selected by Zhou Yan himself.

The one chosen for Wang's mother was a gold flowing brooch, which Zhou Yan specially asked someone to design and make. Wang Zuxian said that her mother liked butterflies, so the design was a butterfly.

Wang's mother couldn't let go of the brooch and couldn't help but praise it, "This craftsmanship is really good, the butterfly is lifelike, Zhou Yan, thank you for your expense."

"Auntie, I'm glad you like it. Liu Yongxing, who made this brooch, is a famous master in Yanjing. He doesn't produce many products every year. I was lucky to get an appointment with him."

"That's thoughtful."

Zhou Yan prepared a fountain pen for Wang's father. It was not an international brand like Parker, but a Chinese old brand Hero.

Father Wang was a little surprised when he saw the fountain pen, "This pen looks quite old."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Uncle has good eyesight. This pen is the first batch of 'Hero 100 Gold Pens' redesigned by Huafu in 1962. There is a string of numbers on the pen barrel, which is the production date and the number of this pen."

"Oh, let me see, the number behind it is 66."

"Well, it is the 66th Hero 100 Gold Pen. The first 100 have numbers. This pen has been collected and has not been opened and used."

After listening to Zhou Yan's introduction of the origin of this pen, everyone present was a little surprised. They didn't expect that a seemingly ordinary pen would have such a meaning.

This pen basically has no practical value, because no one will use it to write. It is more of a collection value. (End of this chapter)