Chapter 307 Only Those Who Obey Are Good Brothers

Zhang Weiping was stunned for a moment, then immediately took Lao Mouzi's hand, showing a look of great joy:

"Yes? It's great! This is a great thing!

Congratulations, Mouzi! You are going to be a father again! "

When Lao Mouzi heard this, he also laughed.

Zhang Weiping put his arms around Lao Mouzi and asked: "Mouzi, I don't know whether the baby in my sister's belly is a boy or a girl. Do you want a boy or a girl?"

Lao Mouzi had obviously thought about this problem, and said with a smile: "If it's a boy, I'll name him Zhang Yiding, and if it's a girl, I'll name him Zhang Yijiao."

Zhang Weiping hit Lao Mouzi on the chest: "Hey, it seems you want a boy~"

Lao Mouzi now has two children. The eldest daughter was born to his ex-wife and is already 20 years old. The eldest son was born to Chen Ting in 2001. His name is Zhang Yinan, and he is only 2 years old now.

Listen to the name he wants to give the child. If the boy is called Zhang Yiding, then if it is combined with the eldest son's name, doesn't it mean he is a boy? It is quite obvious that he attaches great importance to men in the traditional way like an old farmer.

Therefore, Zhang Weiping also followed suit and said: "It's good to have a son. I'll give you another son when the time comes, so that your old Zhang family will flourish and become even more prosperous!"

Lao Mouzi smiled and nodded again without saying a word.

Then Zhang Weiping pulled Lao Mouzi and talked for a long time. It wasn't until he stopped that Lao Mouzi opened his mouth and said: "Weiping, you see, Chen Ting is pregnant now. I am not at home, and she has no source of income. …”

Having said this, Lao Mouzi paused for a moment and then said: "The money before this..."

He didn't say anything else, unable to open his mouth. At the same time, he believed that Zhang Weiping had understood what he meant.

Of course Zhang Weiping understood what Lao Mouzi meant and asked him for money. He had been owed his salary before.

Since 2000, Lao Mouzi has basically received no money from Zhang Weiping.

According to an official investigation of Lao Mouzi's situation when he later gave birth to a child, in 2000, Lao Mouzi's family annual income was only 2,760 yuan, which was the basic salary from the Western Guangdong Film Factory.

For such a great director, his annual family income is 2,760 yuan. Can you believe it?

But this is how Lao Mouzi came, and he just kept his head down and didn't ask Zhang Weiping for it. If it weren't for the fact that his wife Chen Ting was pregnant this time and had a second child, he wouldn't have been able to say this. Lao Mouzi is the kind of very traditional person who takes brotherhood into consideration, cares about face, and would rather suffer himself than say anything. A kind person.

When filming "Hero", the investors headed by Jiang Zhiqiang invested US$30 million. Lao Mouzi's salary was not low. Although it was not disclosed, it must be several million. But the money didn't go to him at all, it all belonged to New Picture Company.

When Zhang Weiping heard Lao Mouzi mentioning money, bitterness immediately appeared on his face, and he said to Lao Mouzi in embarrassment: "Mouzi, it's not that I don't want to give you the money. It's true that our company can't open the pot now! "

In fact, based on Zhang Weiping's understanding of Lao Mouzi, he knew that this would happen as soon as Lao Mouzi told him that his wife was pregnant. However, he rambled on and did not mention this matter to him. He also knew that Lao Mouzi was pregnant. I am thin-skinned, but I just don’t want him to say this.

But now that Lao Mouzi has said it, he has also thought of his words:

"Look, the last time "Heroes" made so much money, a bunch of people in the country thought we made a lot of money, but you and I know that we just made a profit, but the real money was all made by investors like Jiang Zhiqiang and others. .

Therefore, this time we have to participate in the investment of "House of Flying Daggers" ourselves. Now all the money for new pictures has been poured into this movie, and I really can’t get it out for a while! "

Zhang Weiping stretched out his hands, looking very embarrassed. But then he hugged Lao Mouzi again, with a solemn expression:

"In this case, Mouzi, I will call your sister-in-law and ask her to take 50,000 yuan to send to my brothers and sisters! If my brothers and sisters have anything they need, I will also ask your sister-in-law to prepare it. This paragraph is for you Sister-in-law, go stay with your sister-in-law and take good care of her!"

Lao Mouzi waved his hand quickly: "No, no, no, Chen Ting is only 3 months old now, she is fine, and there are people at home."

"Hey, Mouzi, why are you and my brother so polite? I can't take out the big money now. You must take the 50,000 yuan first, otherwise you will look down on your brother!"

Zhang Weiping firmly held Lao Mouzi's hands and looked at him with unmistakable eyes.

Lao Mouzi nodded.

Zhang Weiping then smiled and said: "That's right! Who of us is following whom? We are closer than brothers! If you need anything, just ask me. I will do what I can, and I will risk my life to do what I can't." You do it!”

When Lao Mouzi heard this, he held Zhang Weiping's hand and nodded: "Thank you, Weiping!"

Zhang Weiping originally thought that it was almost done, but unexpectedly, Lao Mouzi spoke again the next moment:

"Wei Ping, I didn't want to say anything this time. If I really just wanted to have a baby, my family would be able to do it together so that my mother and daughter wouldn't go hungry. But now that the country is promoting family planning, I'm not the first one. You have to pay a fine.”

Lao Mouzi paused for a moment, then looked at Zhang Weiping and said: "I, Zhang Yimou, can be poor, but I must live an upright life and cannot take the lead in violating national policies!"

Zhang Weiping looked at Zhang Yimou's eyes and was really stunned by him for a moment. He was thinking in his heart, was there something hidden in his words, was he secretly sarcastic? Or is this old boy just taking this opportunity to force him to pay back the money?

However, the thoughts in Zhang Weiping's mind did not affect the expression on his face at all. He looked quite touched at this time, then he patted Lao Mouzi on the shoulder, gave a thumbs up and said:

"Mouzi, what you said is so good! So good! I, Zhang Weiping, am so proud to have a brother like you! I am so proud!"

Then Zhang Weiping's eyes widened again, he looked at Lao Mouzi with determination, patted his chest and promised:

"Mouzi, don't worry about this. I'm here with you and I will handle everything properly for you!"

Lao Mouzi hesitated: "This..."

Zhang Weiping immediately asked: "Why, you don't believe your elder brother?"

Lao Mouzi waved his hand quickly: "No, Wei Ping, after all, this matter is my own private matter, and super-sheng..."

Zhang Weiping interrupted him loudly: "What private matters are you talking about? Are you treating me as a brother? Your business is my business!"

Zhang Weiping patted Lao Mouzi's hand: "Besides, we made an agreement at the beginning. You will be responsible for creating, and I will be responsible for helping you with chores and escorting you! Isn't this what we have been doing in the past few years? Brother, yes Have you ever broken your promise?”

Lao Mouzi shook his head: "Brother, you did a good job. I didn't mean it like that. I was just thinking about Chen Ting and I. It would be too troublesome for you to deal with it. I asked Chen Ting to pay the fine. Then no matter what……"

Zhang Weiping stood up and shook off Lao Mouzi's hand, looking angry: "Mouzi, if you still call me brother, then I will have to take care of this matter!"

As soon as Zhang Weiping said these words, Lao Mouzi was speechless, and then he quickly grabbed Zhang Weiping: "Wei Ping, you must be my eldest brother!"

Zhang Weiping's expression softened and he said to Lao Mouzi: "This is right! Don't worry, I'll leave this matter to my eldest brother."

Then he explained: "Aren't my siblings just over 3 months old? That means they won't be born until March or April next year. As soon as our film is finished, we can sell the copyright. Once we make money, I will Go and pay your fine as soon as possible!

So, the most important thing now is that you have to make this movie! "

When Lao Mouzi heard this, he also nodded.

After Zhang Weiping left, Lao Mouzi also sighed. He also knew that it was difficult for the company to stake all the money on "House of Flying Daggers". If it weren't for Chaosheng, he really wouldn't have planned to ask for the money.

As for whether Zhang Weiping would lie to him, Lao Mouzi didn't want to believe it. Even though more than one person had told him that Zhang Weiping was suspicious before, after the two had cooperated for so many years, he did not believe that a close brother who had taken care of him, cared about him, and supported him for 8 years would lie to him!

…

On the other side, after Zhang Weiping returned to his room, the fat on his face drooped and his expression became gloomy.

Everyone always speculates on others based on their own thoughts, so he just kept thinking about whether Lao Mouzi used this excuse to come to him for money today.

This time he was prevaricating, but what about next time? What if he has another child next time? I will definitely continue to ask him for it.

And that's not the main thing. Over the past many years, Lao Mouzi had always listened to his words and never cared about financial matters, which were completely at his disposal. But today, Lao Mouzi wanted to resist his decision many times and mentioned money. This was not a good signal for him, Zhang Weiping!

What did Zhang Weiping see in Lao Mouzi in the first place? In addition to his outstanding film talent, isn't it that he is easy to control?

In order to achieve this goal, he and his wife had worked hard to separate Gong Li from Lao Mouzi. How could he tolerate Lao Mouzi getting out of his control?

Zhang Weiping paced back and forth in the room, thinking about countermeasures. Then he picked up the phone and called his wife:

"Hey, Mouzi's wife, Chen Ting, is pregnant. Withdraw 50,000 yuan and send it to her today. Also, during this period, you should keep in touch with her more, visit her more often, deepen your relationship with her, and live directly with her. It’s better to stay with her and move her. Anyway, you want her to have a complete heart-to-heart with you.”

"Weiping, it's not like I haven't come into contact with this Chen Ting before, and my brain is not that simple. I don't think it may work..."

Zhang Weiping frowned and continued: "Try again. Pregnancy is the most vulnerable time for women. This is a good opportunity. If you work harder, maybe it will work. If it doesn't work, just like before, the design will make it happen." They are getting divorced!

I understand this old boy so well. He values ​​his face more than anything else. Chen Ting is about to give birth to his second child. He has been hiding it from the outside world, refusing to get a marriage certificate and leaving Chen Ting nameless. If you follow him regardless, do you think Chen Ting will have no complaints in her heart?

And among them is his eldest daughter. He is still hiding it from her, pretending to be a good father in front of her, haha!

With all the trouble in their family, as long as they find the right opportunity and operate it well, it will not be difficult to separate them! "

"Okay, Wei Ping, I'll go over there right now."

After Zhang Weiping hung up the phone, he still felt that it was not enough. He thought that he must find another way to make Lao Mouzi feel a sense of crisis and cut off his trust in everyone outside. believe him!

…

Wu Yuchen didn't care at all about the ups and downs that the crew of "House of Flying Daggers" encountered. Now that "Pirate King" has begun to enter the final stage of filming, he has devoted all his energy to it.

But at this time Wu Yuchen received a call from China: "Director Wu, can you come back in December this year?"

Wu Yuchen thought for a while: "December? I can only say my best. Is there anything going on here?"

If we follow the current plan, it should be completed by the end of November. But now he dare not say whether the follow-up filming will go smoothly. After all, with such a large crew, any accident may delay the filming schedule, such as a protagonist being injured...

Therefore, Wu Yuchen did not dare to give a positive answer. And even after the filming is completed, he still has to be responsible for post-production. If there is nothing very necessary, he doesn't want to waste time and energy by going back and forth.

He wants to complete the post-production of "Pirate King 2" before the year, so that he can rush home and spend a peaceful year.

"Director Wu, it's like this. You have been selected as one of China's top ten outstanding youths this year, and you are a popular candidate. You are very likely to win. The award ceremony may be held in December. We hope you can attend then."

When Wu Yuchen heard the title of China's Ten Outstanding Youths, he also knew the weight it contained. It should be regarded as an official event that attaches great importance to, and big leaders will be present.

Wu Yuchen continued to ask: "Can you confirm the specific time?"

"Director Wu, we cannot give a specific time for the time being, because it needs to be arranged according to the leader's schedule. But generally speaking, it will be held at the end of December or early January. As for the winners, it will usually be at the end of November. , it will be announced!”

After hearing this, Wu Yuchen roughly understood the time, thought for a while and said: "In this case, I should be able to rush back to the country. If the specific time is decided, please inform me again."

"Okay, okay, it would be great if you could come back! We will notify you as soon as possible when the time comes!"

After hanging up the phone, Wu Yuchen smiled, "Ten Outstanding Young People!" I didn't expect that he could also get such an honor.

Although this status is more beneficial to Zhengtu, it doesn't seem to be of any substantial help to him as a director, but it sounds great!

And he estimated that when he told his parents the news, they would be extremely happy!