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Chapter 164 Calls from North America
Teacher Cao Baoping was bald at an early age, and he still looks a lot like Feng Yuanzheng.

"Teacher Cao." Cheng Yu'an greeted.

"It's not easy to see you. Are the preparations for The Martian going well?"

"It's okay, everything is moving forward."

Cao Baoping is deeply involved in crime movies, and he is also very forthright. Without saying much, he directly gave the script to Cheng Yu'an: "I thought you were a smart kid when I was in school."

"Hey." Cheng Yu'an could only smile when he was praised.

But Hou Keming still didn't forget to add a knife: "He was so naughty at that time, which teacher didn't come to the director department to complain."

"Boys have to be bad, otherwise they won't be successful. Honest people are not suitable for making movies." While Cheng Yu'an was reading the script, the two teachers chatted while drinking tea.

"Li Mi's Encounter" (Original Title of Cao's Script)
Master Zhou's grand slam work.

Seeing these five characters, Cheng Yu'an decided to do it.

Cheng Yu'an slowly finished reading the script, and said with a smile, "It's a good story, Mr. Cao is really good at it. The investment of this film will not be very high, and it is worth doing."

"If you say that, I'll take it as your agreement to invest." Cao Baoping laughed.

He has made many films, and he is not short of investment or contacts. When "Li Mi's Encounter" was circulated among the teachers of the college, Hou Keming offered to find remote investment.

Cao Baoping took advantage of the situation and agreed.

"Of course, it's a pity not to invest in such a good film. What does Mr. Cao need me to do?"

"Li Mi, I want to invite Mr. Zhou to play the role." Cao Baoping didn't plan to give the role of Li Mi to anyone else.

"Okay, she's just at home now, I'll give her the script tomorrow."

"Young Master Zhou is settled, there is nothing else, I will organize the crew by myself. I will take people to scout the scene next month."

"I'll just pay for it? Well, you can still find me if you have this kind of work in the future." Cheng Yu'an smiled.

"Okay, I know you are very tired preparing for "The Martian", so I won't keep you any longer, go back and rest." Hou Ke issued an order to evict the guest.

Mr. Zhou spent the past few days at home as leisurely as a pregnant woman raising a baby.

Don't start work, eat, drink and have fun everywhere.

When Cheng Yu'an found her the next day, she was playing piano and singing with a group of good friends in a bar.

"Stop playing, I'll show you a good script, and the director will name you to act." Cheng Yu'an slapped the script of "Li Mi's Experience" on her desk.

"This is a play by our college teacher Cao Baoping, see if you want to play it."

Mr. Zhou drank a glass of water to rinse his mouth, picked up his notebook and read.

"I like Li Mi's character quite a bit, no problem." Mr. Zhou made a decision after two glances.

"The cost of this film is about 1000 million, can you do it?"

"Less is less, it's a pity not to play such a good role."

"Don't you need to ask your agent?"

"No, I can make the decision." Mr. Zhou brushed his hair, "I have to learn how to drive quickly."

Cheng Yuan blushed: "You can't drive!?"

"What's so strange about not being able to drive?" Mr. Zhou seemed to be talking about something trivial.

"Hurry up and learn, it will start up within two months." Cheng Yu'an pulled Mr. Zhou away.

"Don't worry, after two months I will definitely be a master driver." Mr. Zhou patted his chest and promised.

Cheng Yuan took care of Mr. Zhou, and Cao Baoping also took care of Wang Baoqiang. He wanted to give Wang Baoqiang a role since he wrote "Li Mi's Encounter", but he gave up halfway. Now that the investment is settled, he talked to Wang Baoqiang again about the role. I found that he was still needed, so I finally let him play Qiu Shuitian.

"Bao Qiang, we're going to shoot this movie in Yunnan Province. You need to learn the dialect of Yunnan Province. It doesn't have to be too similar, Dianpu will do."

"Okay, I'll fly to Yunnan Province to study tomorrow." Wang Baoqiang smiled and bared his big teeth.

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When Cheng Yuan returned to the company, he received a call from the United States. It was his manager in the United States, Bob:

"Cheng, how long has it been since you came to the United States?"

"I'm sorry Bob, I have a movie to shoot in China, and I really can't leave. The company just needs you."

He can rest for two days at most, and he really can't go to the United States at this time: "If there is anything, we can communicate by phone or email."

"Sometimes you're the best boss in the world, and sometimes you're the laziest boss." Bob complained, "Cheng, we got a request from a Russian director who wanted to make an American film and hoped to get Our support."

A big film company now has a good reputation in the circle of new directors, and many directors who are new to Hollywood will send their resumes to the company.

"Russian director?" Cheng Yu'an can remember not many Russian directors, "What's his name?"

"Timo Bekmambetov."

Cheng Yu'an knew him: "He is a big Russian director, why would he find us if he wanted to make an American film?"

It's not that Cheng Yu'an has no confidence in one of his big film companies, it's just that the news came too suddenly.

Timo Bekmambetov became famous very early and has a high status in the Russian film industry, which is equivalent to Russia's Wu Baige (no black meaning).

In 04, "The Night Watchman" broke the box office record of "Lord of the Rings" in Russia.

For a director like this to break into Hollywood, he should cooperate with a big studio like Bada, or at least find an established independent studio like Lionsgate and Lakeshore. How could he think of working with a new studio that has been married for less than five years?

"Cheng, the Russian market is too small. Bekmambetov has already reached the top in Russia. He came to the United States to seek a breakthrough."

Well, just like Chinese filmmakers want to break into Hollywood, so do other countries.

"We have collaborated with new directors on many blockbuster films in the past two years. It's not surprising that Beck Mambetov found us. It's just that we don't have a suitable script for him for the time being." Bob frantically hinted at Cheng Yu'an on the phone. script to him.

"Beck Mambetov is good at crime movies (this is the same as Wu Baige), we can buy him a script."

"Come on, boss, you haven't written a script for the company for a long time." Bob pointed out directly.

"Bob, I only gave you the script for Buried Alive last year. When is Buried Alive?"

"The cost of "Buried Alive" is only 300 million U.S. dollars, and it will be released in September. We cannot give Beck Mambetov a script like "Buried Alive."

"OK, OK, Bob, I'll give you a crime movie script in two days, but I'm not sure if Bekmambetov will like it, if he likes it, let him do it, if not, I suggest you... Uh..." Cheng Yu'an was at a loss for words, thought for a while and continued, "You can buy him a crime comic like "Sin City"."

"Well, I will continue to collect excellent scripts in the market. Cheng, there is one more thing."

"what?"

""Daydreamer" (the original name of "Kung Fu Panda" during the preparation period) ran out of money, and people from DreamWorks Animation came to me again to ask for money. I said earlier that this animation is a bottomless pit."

"How much do they lack?" Cheng Yu'an had no brains with "Kung Fu Panda", and it would be best to buy it out directly.

"They want twenty-five million."

"No problem." Cheng Yu'an agreed, "Give it to them. But you have to follow up the follow-up contract and strive for the maximum profit for the company."

"Of course." It was already at this time, and it was too late for Bob to get out of the car, so of course he had to beat DreamWorks Animation hard.

Cheng Yu'an suddenly remembered something, and asked Bob: "Bob, Frank Miller has been trying to borrow money from me this year, and the amount is not small. I asked him and he didn't say anything. What's the matter with him? "

　Some people say I'm not strong enough.What is hard?Shi Geng, ten watch tomorrow!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)