"Go, go, brother, invest honestly, what's there to be afraid of? By the way, when can our movie start shooting?"

Zhang Xueliang responded directly to Jiang Xiao's teasing, and at the end, he did not forget to ask about the movie with concern.

"It may not be possible to start until the second half of the year. The main reason is that I lack shooting experience in this area. I don't want to rush into it head-first, so I plan to ask director Lin Shi to go to Hollywood next month to study."

"You also need to be patient. When we shoot, we must shoot it well. We can't just do it casually to fool people. That would be boring. Do you think this is the truth?"

As the words say, Jiang Xiao has never forgotten about this movie, but after a short study, he did find too many shortcomings and had to continue to postpone it.

As the saying goes, plans cannot keep up with changes, this is probably the truth.

"Okay, you're right, the filming must be done soon, so just wait and see."

After all, it requires real money investment. Zhang Xueliang can understand Jiang Xiao's cautious thoughts.

After finishing, he continued to ask: "Jiang Xiao, what are you planning to invest in your next movie? Do you have any plans now?"

"There are no new plans for movies in the first half of the year. There are actually two TV series. If you are interested, you can also join us."

Lemon Entertainment currently has five film and television projects on hand that are being gradually advanced. One is "Chinese Partner" that has been finalized in the later stage, and another is "Di Renjie: Heavenly Kingdom" that is in preparation. The later projects will be launched in a while.

One is "Latent", one is "Beijing Love Story" whose script has been finalized and is about to start preparations, and "Bu Bu Jing Xin" is finally starting pre-preparations.

In addition, there are two variety shows "Three Meals a Day" and "Running Man", which is enough to keep me busy.

Therefore, Jiang Xiao is not planning to develop any new projects in the first half of the year. The current market is already big enough and he cannot blindly add new projects to avoid indigestion.

After all, Lemon Entertainment is not strong enough yet. It is now able to carry out seven projects at the same time, and it is all because except for "Running Man", all of them have corresponding partners.

Ruzhi's two films were co-produced with Hua Yi, Xu Ke, China Film and Television, and Andy Lau.

The three TV series are respectively co-operated with Hai Run, Tang Ren, and Xin Baoyuan under Zhao Baogang, whom he just met.

At this point, Jiang Xiao suddenly realized that his agreement with Hua Yi had ended, and there was no longer a last chance, because "Chinese Partner" was Brother Wang's last choice, and he subconsciously ignored this film.

I'm finishing up the post-production of the film.

Of course, this doesn't affect anything. As I said before, the principles are completely the same.

"I'm fine with it, but I really don't have any money. It will probably take a while to get the box office of "A Man on the Road", so I might as well forget it. I'll just keep investing in your next movie."

It's not that Zhang Xueliang can't get money, but it's meaningless. If you give something, you'll have to ask for it, and it's easy to talk about it, so it's really unnecessary.

For his family, money is really not the most important thing.

Now, why not invest and make money with Jiang Xiao in an upright manner? At most, you risk a little investment failure and a poor box office for the movie.

But he is obviously a very discerning guy, and this time he felt like he was picking up money after watching "The Lost Road".

"Okay, it's up to you. Okay, I'll go over and greet the others first, so I won't bother with you, a 'black man'!"

"Come on, come on, I'm talking like a white man like you."

After exchanging insults, Jiang Xiao smiled and walked in the other direction, preparing to talk to Wang Baoqiang about something.

In short, based on the relationship between him and Zhang Xueliang, there is naturally no politeness, and they speak more casually, and mutual insults are a common occurrence when they meet.

In front of real friends, there is no need to wear a social mask.

…………

Two days later, the back cook of Eleven Restaurant.

With Bai Yingzhen's help, Jiang Xiao put on a specially customized white senior chef suit and started cooking.

For no other reason than the blind auction of the charity lunch has come to an end, with a customer surnamed Ma becoming the highest bidder at a price of 999,999 yuan.

Even Jiang Xiao himself was a little surprised. He didn't expect that it could be sold for 999,999 yuan, only one yuan short of one million.

What's even more amazing is that when the staff asked Mr. Ma about the menu, he only ordered one thing, Yangzhou fried rice.

Yes, Yangzhou fried rice. When Jiang Xiao first heard Bai Yingzhen tell him about it, he confirmed it several times before finally believing that the winning bidder indeed only ordered one Yangzhou fried rice. He didn’t know for what purpose.

One million, just for a portion of fried rice?

But no matter what, everyone else ordered it, so Jiang Xiao could only follow the instructions and make Yangzhou fried rice.

Then he chose Jinhua ham, one of the top three hams in the world, as one of the ingredients, followed by imported Brunei blue shrimp and authentic local eggs, preparing to make a top-quality version of Yangzhou fried rice.

No matter what, I have to be even slightly worthy of the price of one million.

The making of Yangzhou fried rice is also quite simple. Cut the blue shrimp into cubes, cut the ham into cubes, boil water, boil the green beans in water, pick up the cold water and drain, add oil to the hot pan, first fry the ham and blue shrimp together, and then fry the eggs separately.

After that, add the overnight rice and continue to pour in the ingredients and stir-fry together. During the process, add a little stock and corresponding seasonings, and don’t forget to add the chopped green onions before starting the pot.

In this way, you're done.

"Well, it smells so good, Jiang Xiao, please make me a portion of this fried rice later."

Bai Yingzhen couldn't help begging after seeing the man cooking the fried rice smoothly, his taste buds stimulated by the wafting fragrance, and he even swallowed a little.

"You're just greedy."

Jiang Xiao, who said this, could be regarded as acquiescing to the woman's request.

"You are the god of cooking. Everyone looks forward to what you cook."

"Uh... stop it, you are so used to this way of speaking."

Bai Meizi suddenly changed from a delicate and savage goddess to a silly and cute girl, which made Jiang Xiao really feel that everything was wrong.

Just for a bite to eat, so what?

Without giving the woman a chance, he put the Yangzhou fried rice on the dining cart, added a small plate of special pickled bamboo shoots, and then personally pushed the dining cart to prepare the food.

After all, the winning bidder only ordered this fried rice, so he didn’t have to wait until the end to go out and meet the other person.

Bai Yingzhen, who hummed, raised the corner of his mouth in a nice curve, said nothing more, and followed quickly.

"What the hell?"

Here, when Jiang Xiao, who was pushing the dining cart, left the kitchen and came to the restaurant, he immediately muttered unexpectedly in his heart.

Because from such a distance, he recognized the so-called winning bidder named Ma, who turned out to be Ma Xiaoyun who looked like ET. He didn't expect that he would be an acquaintance.

No matter what, regardless of whether he was surprised or not, Jiang Xiao, who came to his senses instantly, quickly pushed the dining cart to the dining table.

As a result, before he could even reach the dining table, Ma Xiaoyun, who had already noticed him, waved her hand and said first, "Jiang Xiao, we meet again!"

"Yes, Mr. Ma, we meet again. I really didn't expect Mr. Ma to be you. It's really surprising. Thank you for supporting my charity lunch."

Jiang Xiao, who came to the dining table, took the opportunity to respond and thanked Ma Xiaoyun again.

"Ha, actually, when I was guest-starring in a movie last time, a friend happened to bring me here for dinner. I just found out that you are one of the owners of this restaurant. Your charity lunch is quite meaningful, so I participated in it.

For a moment, I didn’t expect that I would actually get the shot.”

Ma Xiaoyun smiled and quickly explained.

"Then I still have to thank Chairman Ma for his support."

After another polite word, Jiang Xiao put one hand behind his back and used the other hand to place the Yangzhou fried rice and pickled bamboo shoots on the dining car in front of Ma Xiaoyun, and continued: "This is the Yangzhou fried rice you ordered, please!"

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"Thank you. This fried rice smells very good. Actually, when I got the call, I was busy with work. I didn't have time to think much about it, so I casually asked if I could order Yangzhou fried rice."

In response to the fragrant aroma, Ma Xiaoyun also explained why he ordered Yangzhou fried rice.

And this is really true, after all, this is a charity event, and he really doesn't care about eating some amazing delicious food.

"Dong Ma is indeed a busy man."

When Jiang Xiao heard this, he responded politely.

He believed that Ma Xiaoyun would not make up such a thing, but it was also obvious that this person must have thought that his cooking skills were average, and just wanted to use this opportunity to organize a charity event to gain public favor or something.

To a certain extent, this idea is correct. The only difference is that Jiang Xiao did not have any elaborate plans. He could only do it casually and use this special method to do charity.

"Um?"

Because the fragrance was really good, Ma Xiaoyun subconsciously picked up the spoon and took a sip while talking.

Then the rich taste on his tongue instantly attracted him.

I don’t know how the eggs were fried, but they were very fluffy and smooth. The ham also brought out the purest aroma just right. The shrimp also had a very special taste, not soft at all, tender and tasty.

Anyway, it was the first time for Ma Xiaoyun to eat Yangzhou fried rice like this, and it was also the best fried rice he had ever eaten.

It seems that Jiang Xiao is nothing like what he thought before coming here. He just knows how to cook, but now...

Although it is just the simplest Yangzhou fried rice, the fact that it can produce such an ultimate taste is a testament to the level of the chef.

It seems that the talent in front of him is really strong. He is obviously the actor, but he has won the world championship. Now he has experienced such amazing cooking skills. People want to ask, what else does Jiang Xiao not know?

"Mr. Ma, are you satisfied with the taste of this Yangzhou fried rice?"

Seeing that Ma Xiaoyun suddenly seemed speechless, Jiang Xiao chuckled and took the initiative to ask.

"I, I can only say that this is the best Yangzhou fried rice I have ever tasted."

For the first time, I didn’t want to stop. I wanted to finish the delicious Ma Xiaoyun in front of me in one go, so I really didn’t stop.

Of course, he didn't forget to respond to Jiang Xiao.
To be continued...