Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"Hey, those two are so tall?"

"She's a model, right? She must be around 1.9 meters tall."

"Models aren't that tall, are they? That person looks familiar to me, as if I've seen him somewhere..."

Hengdian is a huge city. Even though it is a film and television city and has little to do with sports, there are always a few football fans. Someone recognized Zhuang Yu and Xiao Qingyang and immediately ran over.

Zhuang Yu was surrounded by several people. He was in a good mood today and accepted all the fans' requests, including those for taking photos and autographs.

A group of fans returned home happily and satisfied.

But as one group of people left, more people came.

Now Zhuang Yu and his companions had no choice but to escape.

Fortunately, they were tall and had long legs so they could run fast, so they were not surrounded by more people. However, they could not continue to play.

"What a pity, we haven't finished our tour yet." Xiao Qingyang said.

"Hengdian is so big that you may not be able to visit it all even if you spend two days and two nights there," Xiao Liu said with a smile.

After saying this, the few of them no longer felt any regrets.

Anyway, it’s enough to just take a walk around.

But Zhuang Yu didn't know that the news of his appearance in Hengdian had spread.

Some people took photos and posted them online, while others posted group photos on their social media, allowing fans to lock on Zhuang Yu's location.

Fans immediately set out to Hengdian, and fans who were already in Hengdian asked around, wanting to know where Zhuang Yu lived...

Fortunately, Zhuang Yu did not go out again and stayed in the hotel.

......

The next day, the filming team was in place and filming officially began.

This time, Zhuang Yu plays a hero who wears ancient clothes to help the weak and fight against the strong. Then, in post-production, the patterns on these clothes will be transferred to modern clothes to make a transition. Those modern sportswear printed with ancient patterns are the key to the entire billboard.

It didn't take much effort to go through the whole process.

After all, Zhuang Yu has shot a lot of commercials in recent years, so he still has some basic qualities. Besides, this is just a promotional video, not a movie, so the requirements for acting skills are not that high.

After two days, everything was done.

"There is a dinner party tonight, let's go together." Li Chengdong invited Zhuang Yu.

"What dinner?" Zhuang Yu wasn't very interested.

Li Chengdong said, "It was hosted by a big boss in the entertainment industry. He invited many directors and celebrities. He heard that you were also here, so he asked me to send you an invitation letter."

As he spoke, he took out an invitation.

Zhuang Yu opened the invitation letter and saw that it was signed by Gao Yadong.

It was a very unfamiliar name, and he had no impression of it at all. He was a little reluctant to go, but Zhou Zhiming advised: "You can go and take a look, just think of it as a chance to get to know more people. If you invest in the entertainment industry in the future, these connections will be useful."

After he said this, Zhuang Yu nodded and agreed.

......

night.

In a hotel.

Today one of the floors of this hotel was reserved and the dinner was held here.

There were dining tables spread out, with various flower baskets decorating the sides, and a stage in the front...

When Zhuang Yu and Li Chengdong arrived, quite a few people were already inside.

"Hey, isn't that Bingbing?"

Zhuang Yu raised his eyebrows. He saw a female star that he often saw on TV when he was a child. It was not the Bingbing who evaded taxes, but another one.

In addition to Bingbing, there are some other stars, many of whom Zhuang Yu has seen on TV. He knows them, but they may not know him.

Li Chengdong smiled and said, "I'm not lying to you, there are a lot of celebrities. If there is a celebrity you like, you can go over and say hello. You are also a big star now."

Zhuang Yu shook his head: "Forget it. As idols, we should keep a certain distance. It would be boring if we get too close."

Li Chengdong laughed: "Why do your words sound so much like what my daughter would say?"

Zhuang Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Brother Li, you are taking advantage of me, right?"

Among the group of people there were actually two stars that Zhuang Yu liked very much when he was a child. They were chatting with others, but he did not go over to join in the fun.

Of course I have to meet Gao Yadong, after all, he was invited by him. However, he seemed to be a bit busy and I don’t know where he went.

At this moment, a voice sounded behind him.

"Zhuang Yu."

Hearing someone calling him, Zhuang Yu subconsciously turned around, thinking he had run into a fan again. But when he saw him, he couldn't help but smile: "Brother Hu, you're here too."

The one who called him was actor Hu Ge.

Today he was wearing a neat suit, shiny leather shoes, and his hair was combed back like the old Shanghainese style. If it were an ordinary person, this hairstyle would definitely not work and would only look rustic or old-fashioned, but on Brother Hu, it instead had a low-key, restrained and elegant flavor.

Brother Hu took two quick steps and took the initiative to hug Zhuang Yu. He was not short, but he still looked a little "petite" in front of Zhuang Yu.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

"Yes." Zhuang Yu nodded and introduced to Brother Hu: "This is Mr. Li from the Yu series brand."

The two also greeted each other.

Zhuang Yu and Brother Hu met by chance in New York and exchanged contact information, but they didn't have much contact afterwards.

We met unexpectedly today and both of us were very happy.

Brother Hu said, "I heard you came to Hengdian a few days ago, and asked someone about it. I heard you were busy shooting a commercial, so I didn't bother you."

Zhuang Yu smiled and said, "You are being too formal. After all, we are friends. You knew I was in Hengdian but you didn't invite me to have a meal together."

"Haha, it's my bad." Brother Hu laughed heartily.

He is a very friendly person and has great popularity in the entertainment industry. Zhuang Yu is not the kind of person who puts on airs, so the atmosphere became lively with just a few words.

After chatting for a while, a few more people came over. They were all Brother Hu’s friends. They naturally recognized Zhuang Yu, so they came over to say hello.

Brother Hu introduced them to Zhuang Yu one by one, all of them were celebrities.

Among them were two female stars that Zhuang Yu was familiar with, Sister Tao and Yang Mi. They both obviously had a very good relationship with Brother Hu. One of them held Brother Hu's arm, and they were very intimate while laughing and talking.

Zhuang Yu had no experience interacting with female stars, but with Brother Hu by his side, they had a fairly harmonious chat.

After a while, Li Chengdong came over. He pulled Zhuang Yu and whispered, "Boss Gao is here and wants to see you."

Zhuang Yu nodded, said something to Brother Hu and the others, and followed Li Chengdong to the other side.

Gao Yadong is a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a suit and with a big belly. He looks like a boss, with his chin raised and a smile that is not warm. Perhaps it is because he has been in a high position for too long, which gives people a feeling of arrogance.

"Let me introduce."

Just as Li Chengdong was about to introduce, Gao Yadong waved his hand: "Mr. Li, there is no need to introduce. How could Zhuang Yu not know him? Haha..."

He held out his hand. "Hello."

Zhuang Yu also extended his hand: "Hello."

Afterwards, the two exchanged a few simple pleasantries. Zhuang Yu thought that was the end of it, but Gao Yadong unexpectedly pulled over a little boy of about 11 or 12 years old and said, "This is my son Xiaohu. Xiaohu, don't you like Zhuang Yu? Come and say hello."

It was obvious at first glance that the little boy was a fan of Zhuang Yu, his face flushed with excitement as he smiled.

Without waiting for Zhuang Yu to speak, Gao Yadong said, "It's okay. Zhuang Yu is Dad's friend. Don't you want to take a photo with Zhuang Yu? Just go ahead." After that, he said to Zhuang Yu, "Zhuang Yu, I'm leaving Xiao Hu in your care. Please take good care of him for me."

What do you mean?

Zhuang Yu was stunned and felt a little unhappy.

Although Gao Yadong seemed to be very polite in his words, Zhuang Yu was not familiar with him at all, and his words clearly implied that he treated Zhuang Yu as a babysitter.

What does "keep an eye on him for me" mean?

Are they here to take care of your children?

Besides, do you two know each other very well? You are talking in this tone. You have already made arrangements before Zhuang Yu even says a word. Who do you think you are?

Even Li Chengdong's face turned ugly. Zhuang Yu was not one of the artists under Gao Yadong's company, so it was not his turn to order him around.

However, Gao Yadong was obviously used to being bossy.

Normally, let alone artists from his own company, even if they are from other companies, who in this circle would not give him some face?

What's wrong with sports stars? Aren’t they still stars? How are they different from singers and movie stars?

As long as my son wants to see me, I can just call him.

If his son wanted to take a photo or get an autograph, that was a simple thing. He simply arranged for Zhuang Yu to play with his son.

Gao Yadong didn't feel that he was being presumptuous at all. Instead, he pushed the child aside and turned to leave: "I have something else to do over there, so I'll go over first. Xiaohu, don't be polite to Zhuang Yu."

I really want to leave the child to Zhuang Yu.

"Wait a minute." Zhuang Yu shouted.

"Is there something?" Gao Yadong stopped.

Zhuang Yu was not in a hurry. He patted the child and told him to go play. Then he said to Gao Yadong, "Boss Gao, I have something else to do. I will leave first. You should take care of the child yourself."

After saying that, he winked at Li Chengdong.

Li Chengdong said sorry in a neutral tone and turned away.

As he walked, Li Chengdong cursed, "Damn, he really thinks he's an onion."

At this moment, Li Chengdong also reacted. Could it be that the reason he invited Zhuang Yu here was just to let Zhuang Yu take care of his children and satisfy his son's wish to chase stars?

Okay, it's okay for you to say that. Just speak nicely and take a photo with the child and get an autograph. Zhuang Yu will definitely agree.

But it would be too unkind of you to order him around directly.

After all, Zhuang Yu is an NBA superstar. He is not familiar with you and is not an artist of your company. You can order him around whenever you want. How shameless of you to do that?

"You, you..."

Gao Yadong froze in place.

The entertainment industry is a special place. Artists seem to have a very glamorous life, but in fact their fate is in the hands of the bosses behind the scenes.

As long as the boss behind the scenes says a word, gives you resources and opportunities, even a pig can be made into a star.

But if your boss is unhappy, he will directly put you on ice, causing you to fall from the clouds to hell.

Therefore, artists have a natural respect for their bosses, which also makes Gao Yadong habitually bossy and arrogant.

It’s a pity that he found the wrong person today.

After a few seconds of silence, Gao Yadong shouted with an unpleasant expression: "Stop right there..."

Zhuang Yu turned around quickly. After all, they were nearly two meters apart, and his sharp eyes scared Gao Yadong so much that the words on his lips were stuck.

"Boss Gao, is there anything I can do for you?" Zhuang Yu asked.

"me......"

Seeing him hesitating, Zhuang Yu sneered, "Boss Gao, you don't want me to apologize to you, do you? Then why don't you apologize to your son for not being a good babysitter and not being able to take good care of your child. Who the hell do you think you are? You're so fat, aren't you?"

At this time, people around had already looked over.

Brother Hu and his friends also came over. When they saw Zhuang Yu and Gao Yadong clashing, he wanted to come out to smooth things over, but was stopped by Sister Tao: "Why are you going? Zhuang Yu is not from our circle, and Boss Gao can't do anything about him. If you go, he might take his anger out on you."

Brother Hu also reacted, struggled internally for a while, and let go of Sister Tao's hand: "Sister, Zhuang Yu is my friend, I can't ignore this matter. And you just heard it, it is indeed Boss Gao who did things unkindly, and Zhuang Yu is right."

Sister Tao sighed.

On this side, Zhuang Yu had no intention of being polite. Damn, you invited me and I came to the banquet sincerely, but you ended up doing this to me. You don’t treat me as a human being, right?

Okay, I'll treat you like a pig too.

Zhuang Yu was not one to tolerate people's faults, so he continued, "You invited me here today, but you didn't tell me that you wanted me to be your babysitter. Is this your way of entertaining guests, or do you think that everyone here is your servant and you can do whatever you want?"

"I don't care what the rules of your entertainment industry are. I only know that if someone respects me, I will respect them. If you bully me, I will pay you back double."

As soon as these words were spoken, people cheered.

"well said."

"it is good!"

Not all the artists attending the dinner today are from Gao Yadong's company. There are also many from other companies, including some people like Li Chengdong who are not in the entertainment industry.

Gao Yadong's behavior today also aroused their anger. Zhuang Yu's words made them feel that they shared a common hatred for the enemy. We were invited by you, not your servants.

At this time, Brother Hu stood up and tried to smooth things over.

At this moment, Zhuang Yu was also being scolded, and Brother Hu came out to smooth things over, actually he was on Zhuang Yu's side, not only because Zhuang Yu was his friend, but also because he also felt that Zhuang Yu was right.

Gao Yadong's face turned red with anger, but he also knew that it was okay for him to be disrespectful in private, but when it came to being put on the table and Zhuang Yu said it in front of so many people, the others would definitely be unhappy, but he was not in the right, so he could only keep the peace.

"This is a misunderstanding..." Gao Yadong tried to force out a smile, "Zhuang Yu, I think you misunderstood, that's not what I meant."

"You said a misunderstanding is a misunderstanding?"

"No, that..."

In the end, Gao Yadong had no choice but to apologize.

Of course, his apology was not very sincere, but Zhuang Yu did not expect him to be sincere. He curled his lips and turned away.

The crowd whispered as they watched Zhuang Yu walk out.

Some people secretly praised Zhuang Yu, while others didn't care, thinking that Zhuang Yu was not from the entertainment industry, otherwise...

But Zhuang Yu didn't care. He just played the role of a hero two days ago, but he didn't want to uphold justice and punish evil in the real world.

He is not a savior, so he doesn't need to speak for everyone.

But who made Gao Yadong offend him?