let go of that director

Chapter 22 Cooperation
Picking up the phone and taking a look, it turned out to be Xu Xian. Inexplicably, Li Chengyou suddenly felt a little guilty.

But the calls came, and he had to answer them. Li Chengyou breathed out and answered the call.

"Hello, Xu Xianxi."

"Hi senior." Hearing Li Chengyou's greeting, Xu Xian also responded quickly.

Li Chengyou said: "Xu Xianxi called suddenly, what's the matter?"

"senior……"

Xu Xian hesitated to speak, remained silent for a while, and said, "Senior, do you have time to come to our company?"

Lee Seung Woo: "..."

Ok.

From Xu Xian's words, there was no need to ask any more questions, Li Chengyou knew that what happened last night must be suppressed by SM company.

And the result was not what he expected.

Before he could answer, Xu Xian explained the reason.

After the paparazzi took pictures of him and Seo Hyun last night, they didn't publish them in the newspaper, but informed SM first. Now that SM company knows about it, they must ask Seo Hyun.And the company came to find them, and they were photographed. Xu Xian and Li Chengyou were not really in a relationship, so it was impossible and unnecessary to hide it.

So SM Company knew about Seo Hyun's investment in Lee Seung Woo's film.

And then...the interview came.

Lee Seung-woo was speechless after listening, but just like Seo Hyun, since SM knew about it and approached him again, Lee Seung-woo had no choice but to go there.

After hanging up the phone, Li Chengyou rubbed his temples, thinking quietly.

The SM company called him over to definitely not be bored. Lee Seung-woo thought about it, and roughly speculated that there were two reasons: [-]. He suspected that he was in love with Seo Hyun, and warned him to stop pestering Seo Hyun. Don't make Seo Hyun's idea again.Two, to be interested in him, or rather, in his films.

Otherwise, apart from these two reasons, there is no need for SM to meet him at all.

For the first one, Lee Seung Woo doesn't care, he has nothing to do with Seo Hyun in the first place, just listen to the so-called warning from SM company, there is no need to pay attention to it.

As for the second type?
If the conditions are right, it might be an opportunity.

As one of the most well-known entertainment agencies in South Korea, although SM is deeply involved in the music field, it must have a much wider network in the film and television industry than him.If SM company is willing to help him promote the film and arrange for it to be released in theaters, it will be easier and easier than finding channels for him himself.If SM company's request is too much, at worst it will be broken up, and he has nothing to lose.

The movie can't be shown in the sky, so just sell the copyright.

Taking a step back, he only paid for the script and time costs, and Xu Xian paid for the investment. If the theaters can't show it and sell the copyright directly, it's just a matter of earning more and less.

Anyway, no matter how much he earns or how little he earns, he earns something.

After making a clear calculation, Lee Seung-woo didn't have any worries anymore, he tidied up, changed his clothes, took a taxi and headed to SM company.

SM company, manager's office.

After following the reception staff into the office, Li Chengyou looked at the middle-aged man with glasses who was sitting seriously behind the desk, and Li Chengyou bowed slightly respectfully, and waited quietly for the other party to speak.

After silently looking at Li Chengyou for a while, the man with glasses suddenly said, "Are you Li Chengyou?"

Li Chengyou nodded, superficially respectful, but secretly rolled his eyes.

He actually wanted to complain about the other party, can we get straight to the point and stop talking nonsense?
The man with glasses said, "My name is An Taihe. I'm in charge of the company's film and television business. Please sit down."

Li Chengyou sat down safely opposite.

An Taihe said: "I heard from Xu Xian that you have co-produced a movie?"

From this sentence, Li Chengyou confirmed his judgment, the other party was indeed interested in his movie.

Li Chengyou nodded, An Taihe said again: "I have read your script from Xu Xian, it is very innovative and mature."

Li Chengyou said: "Thank you."

An Taihe said: "Speaking of which, you must have guessed it. Our company is somewhat interested in your movie. If you don't object, can you let us watch the finished movie?"

Li Chengyou nodded again without hesitation: "If Manager An has time, we can go to my studio now."

An Taihe looked at Li Chengyou, smiled softly for a while.

"Okay. You wait a moment, I will arrange work, and we will go there."

As expected by Lee Seung Woo but also beyond Lee Seung Woo's expectation, SM company is indeed interested in his movie, which is not beyond his judgment.But this meeting was beyond Li Chengyou's expectation.From coming in to the end of the conversation, it didn't take more than 5 minutes, except that Xu Xian was mentioned because of the movie, but An Taihe didn't mention the paparazzi's candid filming last night at all.

This buddy... is very good.

It seems that he knew that Xu Xian had no influence on him, so he avoided this topic directly.

And the facts are indeed quite different from Li Chengyou's guess.

In fact, before inviting Li Chengyou, An Taihe had made up his mind to put pressure on Li Chengyou, try to take the initiative as much as possible, and facilitate the subsequent negotiations.That's why, from Lee Seung Woo's coming to SM until he entered the office, An Taihe's attitude has always been very high.

But after seeing Li Chengyou for real, after a little observation, An Taihe changed his mind in a flash.

the reason is simple.

From entering the office to see him, Lee Seung Woo's behavior was completely without the pride and impatience of a young man. He appeared to be respectful on the surface, but in fact he was not restrained. He was calm and calm in front of him, not caring about his status and identity at all.

This made An Taihe understand instantly.

Lee Seung Woo is far from being immature like his apparent age, on the contrary his character is still very mature.

So it is.

Since it is impossible to put pressure on Li Chengyou psychologically, talking more useless nonsense is just a waste of time, it is better to go straight to the point, so as not to waste saliva and only arouse Li Chengyou's disgust.

ten minutes later.

Li Chengyou and An Taihe took a car to the studio he rented for the filming. An hour and a half later, after seeing the finished film, there was no unnecessary nonsense, and the two parties quickly confirmed the cooperation relationship. ——SM Company will be responsible for the publicity and release of the film, and the specific agency fee will be discussed later.

Once the cooperation is established, the atmosphere becomes more harmonious.

An Taihe looked at Li Chengyou and said with a smile: "Chengyou, are you interested in signing with our company? Don't worry, the conditions will definitely satisfy you."

Li Chengyou smiled tactfully, and said politely: "Brother Taihe, thank you for your invitation, but unfortunately I am used to being free and undisciplined. But if your company is interested in the future, we can still have many opportunities for cooperation."

An Taihe was dumbfounded when he heard the words, smiled to himself, and stopped pressing.

Seohyun is an opportunity to cooperate with Lee Seung Woo this time.But more importantly, after reading the script written by Lee Seung Woo, and communicating with Seo Hyun, SM Company saw a certain potential in Lee Seung Woo. After watching the finished film, An Taihe confirmed Lee Seung Woo's director ability.

And SM company has been working hard to enter the film and television industry, so in the situation that well-known directors almost have fixed cooperative companies, making friends with new directors with potential and ability is an inevitable step.

This is how Lee Seung Woo came into SM's attention.

It would be better if we can sign Lee Seung Woo, but if we can't, we need to lay a solid foundation for our relationship and pave the way for future cooperation.

Anyway, it's just a matter of little effort for SM company, even if Lee Seung Woo's movie goes viral, it won't have any impact on the company.

What's more, after seeing Lee Seung Woo's movie, An Taihe didn't think it would be a hit. ——After all, through Seo Hyun An Tae-hwa, I also learned that the production cost of Lee Seung-woo's entire film does not exceed 1 million won at most.

On the contrary, Lee Seung-woo was able to produce a movie that looked good at such a low cost, which made An Taihe appreciate Lee Seung-woo's directing ability even more.

The cooperation is confirmed, and the two parties bid farewell friendly.

After sending An Taihe away, before getting on the elevator, An Taihe suddenly turned his head, and suddenly asked a seemingly casual question——

"Chengyou, you arranged the paparazzi last night, right?"

　PS: The job titles in South Korea are different from those in China, but the domestic managers are directly used here.Or some minister or something was harmonized once when writing the last book, and this time it was avoided in advance to save trouble.

　　
　
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