While we were chatting and laughing and playing chess, it was already past ten o'clock in the morning before we knew it.
The morning fog gradually dissipated, the sky cleared up, and the warm autumn sunshine shone on the viewing terrace. Without the clouds around it, the blue sky, the green and towering peaks, and the pure and gentle dripping water re-formed another world. A beautiful landscape painting.
Lin Su looked at Chen Qing and Simon Westeros, who were almost tired of the man opposite them, and whispered a few words before getting up and returning to the other courtyard.
Some doubts.
About ten minutes later, Chen Qing returned. She had changed into a set of aqua-green Hanfu and held a bamboo flute.
I'm really well prepared.
Lin Su could only curse.
I didn't expect that this almost jealous emotion was appropriate.
Chen Qing did not lean next to Simon this time. Instead, she chose to sit down on the side of the cliff facing Yingying, and said to the man next to her: ""Travel to Suzhou" is for Mr. Westeros."
After a while, the sound of the flute began to float in the mountains.
Light and distant.
It adds a touch of extravagance to this beautiful scene of nature that is not like the human world.
Even if she didn't like Chen Qing's scheming, Lin Su had to admit that the woman next to her was more talented than her.
Too.
How could he be mediocre when he was chosen to host Simon Westeros.
Although people never lack the humility they deserve, Lin Su always believed in her heart that she should be a truly proud woman. Now, looking at the girl playing the bamboo flute next to him, Lin Su couldn't help but feel a faint sense of frustration, and even his dislike for Chen Qing had dissipated a lot.
This is a woman who knows exactly what she wants.
And we are still taking action to fight for it.
What about yourself
Thinking of this, Lin Su suddenly felt inexplicable panic.
Now in his thirties, he has been on a smooth journey since childhood and has never encountered any setbacks. However, suddenly, Lin Su found that her life was just drifting with the flow like the river at the foot of the mountain, and she had never seriously considered where she wanted to go in the future.
The man opposite interrupted Lin Su's thoughts with his chanting accompanied by the sound of a flute.
Stop thinking for a moment and listen carefully.
"The red sleeves of the painting hall are full of freshness, and the hair is full of hairpins. Several times in the evening, I went to the Jinluan Palace, the east wind was soft, and the flowers stopped. The imperial edict was written to pass the palace candle, and Qingluo tried on the court robe for the first time."
"The ice in Yugou moves the blue water, and the flying swallows whisper. The heavy curtains are still cold, who can send them, and the silver words are sealed in clay. Reporting the return of the gentleman, apricot blossoms and spring rain in the south of the Yangtze River."
This is a word.
Lin Su had a vague impression, but at this time he couldn't remember which poet wrote it.
but.
Apricot blossoms and spring rain in the south of the Yangtze River.
The artistic conception is so beautiful.
Lin Su was not too surprised that a man with a Western face recited such an ancient poem. This was a guy who had accumulated a huge fortune of 300 billion US dollars from scratch at the age of 26. It seemed that anything that happened to him would be a disaster. It won't come as a surprise.
However, Lin Su couldn't help but feel a little jealous when she noticed the adoring eyes of Girl A and Chen Qing's affectionate eyebrows while playing.
It's autumn now.
The song just now is obviously an early spring poem.
The artistic conception doesn't match at all.
Just when he was thinking about this, Chen Qing, who had finished playing "Travel to Suzhou", stopped playing, held a bamboo flute and politely bowed to Simon and Alison who were applauding gently on both sides, took the tea cup from the man, and said goodbye. Thank you, took a sip, and then said: "Mr. Westeros, I really didn't expect that you actually know the song "The Wind Enters the Pine" by Yu Ji, a poet of the Yuan Dynasty. It's so surprising."
Simon held a cup of tea in a casual manner and gestured to Lin Su with a slight condescension in his smile: "Ms. Lin may be criticizing me for using a word that describes early spring in an artful way in autumn."
Lin Su almost threw out the tea cup he just held, and shook his head guiltily: "No, Mr. Westeros, I don't."
Chen Qing glanced at Lin Su, who was feeling guilty and flustered, and said, "Sister Lin probably doesn't know much about this. Yu Ji's song "The Wind Into the Pine" focuses on reminiscence, and is more inclined to a 'returning poem'. The words It expresses the poet's desire to get rid of the troubles of the world and return to the countryside, which has little to do with the seasons in the poem. Mr. Westeros must be very busy on weekdays, and occasionally he will inevitably have thoughts similar to Yu Ji, otherwise he would not I came to China for a short break during my busy schedule. Therefore, this poem just now fits your mood perfectly."
After hearing what Chen Qing said, Simon smiled and said, "You are very good at talking."
"Thank you," Chen Qing said with a crooked eyebrow, "Speaking of 'Returning Words', Mr. Westeros, do you know Tao Yuanming?"
"Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, you can leisurely see Nanshan Mountain."
"Exactly," Chen Qing nodded and said, "Tao Yuanming has a very famous article, "The Peach Blossom Spring", which tells the story of a fisherman who strayed into the secluded place where the survivors of the previous dynasty lived. Most of the research tends to this. The fisherman's experience in this article was fabricated by Tao Yuanming. However, many places in China claim to be the 'Peach Blossom Land' written by Tao Yuanming. There is also a place here in Yangshuo. It is very beautiful. Mr. Westeros, would you like to go and see it this afternoon?"
"OK."
Lin Su, who had just recovered from the panic, was listening to Chen Qing and Simon Westeros talking, and suddenly felt that he seemed a bit redundant.
There was even some "tit for tat" mentality.
How she arranged herself in front of the leader yesterday, maybe she should do the same.
Accompanying Simon Westeros this time, she still has some tasks. Now, because of Chen Qing's interruption, many topics cannot be communicated.
Sure enough, we went to the Peach Blossom Spring in the west of Yangshuo in the afternoon.
Because they had said hello in advance, everything was arranged very well, and it was not until the evening that Simon and his party returned home happily.
In the evening, a cultural performance was organized in the small town. Someone from the county government sent an invitation, but Simon went happily without asking whether it was deliberately arranged.
Yangshuo is one of the first domestic attractions in China to be opened to the outside world. It has been used to receive foreign guests since the 1970s, and has subsequently become famous. Since the 1980s, more and more Western tourists have come here and are fascinated by the scenery. They have stayed for a long time and even married and had children there, giving Yangshuo the nickname of a 'global village'.
Some international friends were specially invited to the evening cultural performance.
Simon had no idea of having too much contact with outsiders, even some 'fellows' from the United States. After watching the performance, he returned to the other courtyard on the top of Dongling Mountain. It was already past ten o'clock in the night.
In the master bedroom of the main house in the inner courtyard.
The two of them took a bath together, and Girl A gave herself extra skin care before going to bed before leaving the bathroom.
On the big bed, Simon was leaning on the bedside, holding a drawing board and drawing something.
Alison climbed onto the bed, snuggled next to the man like a cat, and took a look at the picture the man was drawing.
This is a very detailed shot drawing. It should be a restaurant, surrounded by chaos. In the middle, a sassy girl wearing tight-fitting clothes has a cold face and sharp eyes. She holds a porcelain plate in each hand and a After blocking, the other one slashed towards the neck of a man beside him, blood spurting out.
After confirming MGM's "Agent Cinematic Universe" plan, Simon has recently been using his free time to personally conceive the script for "Charlie's Angels", one of the series, and occasionally draw some imaginary shots.
Alison naturally knew what Simon was drawing, and waited patiently for the man to finish, and said, "It's very cool, but it seems a bit bloody. If you shoot it like this, there will be trouble in the rating."
The storyboard on the drawing comes from a scene in the secret agent movie "Anna" directed by Luc Besson. As a mediocre film by Luc Besson resting on his laurels, the only highlight of the film is probably the sexy heroine. However, there are also highlights. The action design of the killing scene in the restaurant where the heroine Anna is sent to perform her first mission is very amazing, so I plan to learn from it and put it in the first "Charlie's Angels".
After writing a line of notes under the drawn artwork, Simon said: "Just try to avoid seeing as much blood as possible when shooting."
Many times, the difference between R-rated and PG-rated movies in Hollywood is actually whether the fight scenes are bloody. Without blood, no matter how intense the action scenes are, or even destroying the world, it will not be rated R.
For the 'Agent Cinematic Universe' series, Simon certainly will not pursue a G or PG rating. This series is positioned at a PG-13 rating. In order to achieve this without damaging the watchability of an action movie, in fact It’s not difficult. Even for established major Hollywood studios, there is too much room for change in terms of content between the PG-13 rating and the R rating.
Alison nodded and discovered another question, pointing to the girl in the painting: "Boss, is this Natasha Henstridge?"
"yes."
"Natasha is not suitable. Her acting skills are too poor and her height is also a problem. Natasha is close to six feet tall. Unless you, boss, select all Victoria's Secret Angels as the heroine, it will be difficult to find a suitable partner for her. "
Simon said: "Natasha is indeed not suitable. She is just used as a model for drawings."
The height of an actor is often a key factor affecting the casting of a movie.
For films starring short male stars such as Tom Cruise or Dustin Hoffman, height requirements are even more stringent when selecting actresses. In order to make himself look taller and more powerful, Tom Cruise often does things like stepping on apple boxes to dig trenches for supporting characters.
Natasha Henstridge was born as a model and is nearly 1.8 meters tall.
With such a height, not to mention women, even men, it is inevitable to double the pressure when acting in a drama. It would be no problem to be a single heroine, but a multi-female ensemble drama like "Charlie's Angels" would obviously not be suitable.
Moreover, the girl's acting skills...really have no acting skills.
Simon initially considered casting Natasha Henstridge for one of the roles, but quickly gave up on the idea. Although it is a big vase that he likes very much, Simon will not risk a super blockbuster that is crucial to MGM's recovery.
The role of Sabrina Dunn, a force-driving character named Sabrina Dunn, who was originally planned to be given to Natasha, was originally planned by Simon to be a classic 'three-no-girl' type in comics, similar to Rei Ayanami.
At first, I felt that Natasha Henstridge, who had no acting skills, just relied on the style of "Alien" with no acting skills and few lines, which was just right. However, if you think about it carefully, the three-no attribute requires higher acting skills. The actor must establish the character through a small number of lines and subtle facial movements, and it should never be the real three-no.
Alison and Simon chatted, waiting for their boss to write notes on the drawing, and then added the description for a while, then quietly rubbed her body against the man: "Boss, do you want me to call Lin and Chen over?"
Simon leaned his head against the woman's silky hair and smiled: "They come over, what will you do?"
"The bed is very big, it can sleep four people."
Simon looked like a gentleman: "It's not good to do this."
Alison smiled and asked: "Boss, what do you think of them?"
"Both are excellent. One is suitable to stay around as an assistant, and the other can be trained and can be released on his own."
"So, does the boss plan to take them away?"
"Chen Qing can be sent to Apollo Management Company to practice for a year or two, and by the way, he can also study for an MBA. In the future, he may be one of the leaders of our business in China."
Among the three subsidiaries of Cersei Capital, Apollo Management Company is mainly responsible for corporate mergers and acquisitions, which happens to be the main model for the expansion of the Westeros system in China.
In addition to emerging fields that are still in the early stages of development, Simon plans to adopt a shareholding and merger and acquisition model for other aspects of expansion in China. It just so happens that China is accelerating the pace of privatization of state-owned enterprises, which gives the Westeros system a lot of opportunities. Moreover, compared to other aimless overseas investors, the advantage of being a prophet for two generations can give Simon too many advantages.
During these two days of contact, Simon could feel Chen Qing's intelligence and ambition, and after some training, he made her responsible for part of the investment business in China, which was just right.
Alison nodded in agreement and asked, "Where is Lin Su?"
Simon said: "She has excellent knowledge and ability, but she lacks independent opinions. She was probably well arranged by her parents when she was growing up, and she has never experienced setbacks. Therefore, she is only suitable for others to tell her what to do. She is very suitable as an assistant. However, She is a member of the Chinese system, and the Chinese people value this very much, so it is difficult to say whether she is willing to give up her current position."
Alison said matter-of-factly: "As long as you personally invite her, boss, there will be no problem."
"So confident in me?"
"Um."
In 1994, China successively promulgated important laws and regulations such as the Company Law, Labor Law, and Intellectual Property Protection Law, declaring that the reform and opening up that began in 1978 would no longer waver, and officially opened the era of market economy. This year is also regarded by many economists as China's "first year of market economy".
Simon chose to come to China for the first time at such a time point, not without reason.
China has begun to accelerate reform and development, and the Westeros system will also increase its deployment in China.
At Simon's level, there are now very few things that require him to do everything personally. Simon has also shifted his former hands-on approach to recruiting and managing talents as much as possible. Therefore, the first thing to do when planning for China is to recruit troops.
Lin Su and Chen Qing were just two fish that accidentally broke into the big net of the Westeros system.
Simon will not ignore it, but he will not pay too much attention to it either.
Simon is happy to give opportunities and platforms to people who can appear next to him. However, the final step he can take always depends on the other person's own destiny.
While chatting like this, he felt the girl next to him getting closer. Simon smiled, put the drawing board on the bedside table, and turned off the lamp.
"boss."
"Um?"
"You can leave the lights on."
"Well, it seems like it's the other way around. Men usually have this kind of request."
"hehe."
"You are really embarrassing me. It looks like you need to teach me a lesson."
New day, new week.
The time is October 24th.
According to the original itinerary, we were supposed to arrive in China yesterday and eat crab in Suzhou today.
Moreover, he originally planned to go to some other places, but the landscape of Guilin did have too much of an unforgettable atmosphere, so Simon simply canceled other trips and planned to stay here for the rest of the time.