I'm the director, I'm not bad

Chapter 440 438. Happy Twist (31)

Picking up the phone, Yang Mi gave Xu Xin a shake, but was in no hurry to answer it.

Seeing this, Xu Xin said:
"He's calling Yang Mi now."

"Don't pick it up yet, give him back in a while."

After Liu Momo finished speaking, Yang Mi pressed the lock screen and turned the phone to silent.

And when the phone ringing couldn't be heard over there, he said directly:

"I also just received a call from Shang Jing, telling me that he wants to buy the copyright of "Wulin Biography" and make a movie."

"Well, everyone else agrees?"

"According to what he said, the intentions are quite big. He said that Lao Sha and Yan Ni have already agreed... After all, they are old friends, and they have been working together since the cooking class. He said, according to the episodes , although it is said that if one of these people is missing or if they are replaced, everyone will lose their souls, but Lao Bai and Shopkeeper Tong are the real core roles, as long as they agree, then this drama... At least there is a market."

Liu Momo's analysis is indeed correct.

In "Wulin Biography", from the group of five to Mo Xiaobei, Xing Tutou and Yan Xiaoliu are indeed indispensable...or they can be missing, but they cannot be replaced.

Because as long as the face is changed, everyone will never recognize it.

Who made "Wulin Biography" leave such a deep impression on everyone?

And as long as the protagonist agrees to play the role, Jiang Chao and Yu Entai are not a problem if they want to come.

But Xu Xin figured it out after thinking about it for a while... In fact, the difficulty lies with his wife.

Let a double golden actress... play a supporting role?

Although this thing is sentimental, it’s hard to say but it’s not good-looking.

How is Yang Mi's coffee position calculated?
After thinking about it, he asked his wife:

"Do you want to act?"

"The schedule is open and the end is fast. If I don't delay my filming of "The Grandmaster", then I can act."

Her words let Xu Xin know... that she was thinking too much.

But the following words explain her motives:
"After all, if the movie "Wulin Biography" is expected by fans, I think what everyone is looking forward to is definitely not coming to see me, or people like Lao Sha and Ni. What everyone likes to watch should be this story. Go to Tongfu Inn to open the door again and welcome guests as usual. Whether it’s to make up for the regrets in the movie, or... just like a distant friend you haven’t seen for a long time, you reunited with him, and saw that he had a good life , very good. It must be a very warm thing, right?"

Hearing her words, Xu Xin said subconsciously:

"Youth?"

Yang Mi was taken aback...

Then suddenly there is joy:
"Yes, youth."

That family is composed of shopkeeper Tong, Laobai, Xiaoguo, Xiucai, Dazui, and Xiaobei. It is a Tongfu Inn full of laughter.

And Qixia Town, where Xing Tutou, Yan Xiaoliu, Wushuang... and even Qian Treasurer, Xiaomi, etc. left their footprints.

What everyone wants to see is not some off-screen star, but their old friends.

Let's see how they are doing recently, whether they are living happily together...

Probably.

Thinking of this, Yang Mi took the initiative to take her lover's phone, and said to Liu Momo:

"Sister Mo, does Director Shang have any other requests?"

"That's gone... Mimi, do you want to act?"

"Ah."

Yang Mi responded:
"You don't need to think about roles, roles, etc. here. I'm quite interested... Sister Mo, do you have any ideas?"

"I made two-handed preparations."

Hearing this, Liu Momo said:

"Originally, I thought you might not be very interested. After all, in "Wulin Biography", Wushuang's role is definitely not as good as that of the five-person group. If it is compressed into a movie, it feels even less. So, after he chatted with me , I thought about it... If you are sure not to act, I will sell him the copyright of a movie. But if you act, then the copyright will not be sold. If he wants to make it, I will use the dividend system to invest. This It's my plan."

"Will he accept?"

"As long as he wants to make a film, he will definitely accept it. And I will not consider the second result, because you don't know what happened before... He may be a director who is very good at making films, but he is definitely not a qualified one. Partner."

Yang Mixin said that this is the truth.

So he thought about it and said:

"Then I'll call him back later, just talk like this? I agreed to play the role, and then I raised some requirements of the script with him myself. Next, things like copyright and investment..."

"Just leave it to me."

"No problem. Then it's settled."

"okay."

There was no need for Xu Xin, the two of them hung up the phone after chatting.

As soon as the phone was disconnected, Xu Xin asked inexplicably:

"Are you sure you want to shoot?...You don't know how long you have been busy with "The Grandmaster"."

"Wu Shuang definitely doesn't have many roles, this is my request. After all... I am also a supporting role in the script."

Picking up her own passage, Yang Mi continued:
"So it shouldn't be a problem to find time to shoot one. What's more..."Wulin Biography" is also a good memory of mine. I might not be interested in anything else, but this movie is different after all."

As she said that, she thought that her brother was worried about not being able to take good care of the child, so she said:

"Don't worry, I won't delay taking care of the children."

"I don't worry about that."

Xu Xin smiled and waved his hands:
"I'm just afraid that Sister Hua will disagree, after all, she values ​​artist status very much..."

"Leave it to me."

As Yang Mi spoke, she directly dialed Shang Jing's phone number.

And the sound of "Xiao Xu, come get the bowls and chopsticks" came from the kitchen.

"Hey, here we come."

Xu Xin responded, and went directly to the kitchen, no longer worrying about things here.

"Wulin Biography" is long gone for him.

Including the fact that the IP of "Wulin Biography" was used by the perfect person to adapt the game or something, which brought in an income of several million, and he didn't care too much about it.

It's all handled by Liu Momo.

Not to mention the others.

About ten or twenty copies of the broadcast rights of "Wulin Biography" are sold every year.

Each one is an input of 200 million.

This script, which was generated because he accidentally took the wrong luggage, has now become one of the most stable sources of income for Headwind.

But still the same.

The past is the past.

The resume is brilliant, and people always have to look forward.

In the kitchen, while helping his father-in-law and mother-in-law to carry the bowls and chopsticks, and brushing out the cutting boards and kitchen knives that were used for cooking in the sink, he heard Yang Mi's voice in the living room:

"Director Shang, I can act, but there are two conditions. First, if you want to act, it will be our original crew, and all of them will appear on the screen. You can't change them! Second, the ending of the story must be It is complete, just like those regrets discussed by netizens on the Internet...

Such as Wushuang's relationship, Tong shopkeeper and Lao Bai's marriage, Li Dazui's love life, and Xiao Guo and Xiucai, etc... There are no extended stories about these things, but an explanation must be given in the movie.Give everyone a... happy ending!I just ask for these two points. "

Hearing this, a smile appeared on the corner of Xu Xin's mouth unconsciously.

ha~
It was a suggestion, and he liked it.

after all……

Since you are young, please be sure not to leave any regrets.

……

Xu Xin wasn't worried about the next thing.After eating, he went directly to the company to find Ren Changzhen and the others.

In Shuangwei's office building, Yang Mi specially set aside an area, about the size of four conference rooms, with a total of [-] square meters, reserved for the "Bite of the Tongue" team.

It's still not the kind of public stall.

The new building of the CCTV building was completed this year. The north building currently used by the TV station is an old building with outdated infrastructure and congestion. There is no way to give the "Bite of the Tongue" team a very large space.And this documentary is to do research on the food culture of the whole celestial dynasty, and the required information can't be solved in a single place.

Anyway, Shuangwei's office building is big enough, and the entire floor is theirs.

The usual places are simply not used up.

According to the jokes circulating inside the company:

"Our company's gym is the biggest I've ever been in."

With just this sentence, you can basically imagine this space.

The entire space also adopts a flat layout, which is a four-square box with computers, bookshelves, conference tables, LED projection screens and so on.

Have everything.

No matter what work you do here, it doesn't look crowded.

When he arrived, several consultants, including Dong Keping, a domestic heavyweight gourmet tycoon, and a director team of 30 people were already sitting at the conference table.

When everyone is present, the discussion begins.

Divided by region from north to south, delicacies from all over the world, foods with special significance, including the solar terms of the Chinese people, when and what to eat, to frying, frying, stewing, stewing...

What kind of cooking, what kind of food, what it represents, what it expresses...

The entire "Bite of the Tongue" documentary is a huge and cumbersome project.

But Xu Xin has a lot of confidence in this.

Because CCTV gave enough time.

From the establishment of the project to the shooting, they gave them a full two years.

After all, due to the particularity of documentaries, time and quality are almost directly proportional.

But when Xu Xin was busy with the documentary, Zeng Jia appeared in a small theater.

……

Haidian, Huangzhuang.

Haidian Theater, parking lot.

After getting off her Mercedes-Benz, Zeng Jia saw someone coming, and took off her sunglasses with a smile:
"Shen Teng, long time no see."

Seeing her stretch out her hand, Shen Teng walked up quickly, holding Zeng Jia's hand with both hands.

"Zeng Ji, long time no see, welcome."

"Haha, don't be so polite."

Zeng Jia waved her hands in a friendly tone.

She has always had a good impression of Shen Teng.

Back then, in order to sign the actor Cao Lei, who is no longer known what to do now, she spent a long time in the crew of "Youth Going Go".

It is equivalent to the "trial period", let Cao Lei see if she is qualified as a broker who has just entered the industry.

At that time, she was just a small agent, and the task Rong Xinda gave was to sign artists by herself.And the requirement is to have a certain reputation and potential.

At first glance, this task sounds like nonsense.

Famous actors already have managers, do they need you?
But there is no way, this is the task.

Cao Lei, whom Zeng Jia was staring at at the time, was the person she valued the most.

It's a pity... After getting along for a while, Cao Lei probably felt that Zeng Jia really didn't have much energy, so he didn't sign the contract.

But during this period of getting along, Shen Teng and Zeng Jia, fellow HLJ fellows, have always gotten along well.

The two chatted very well.

Moreover, Shen Teng also helped her say a lot of good things to Cao Lei.

But fate is like this.

Cao Lei failed to sign, and Zeng Jia also had the idea of ​​signing with Shen Teng, who was also unsatisfactory.

But after giving feedback to the company, he was directly called back.

Although he bears the name of a military art school grass, Rong Xinda learned that Shen Teng is a "problem student" who usually likes to play games, but is not diligent and often can't remember his lines. After that, he directly rejected Zeng Jia's proposal.

The two regretted missing out.

But this friendship between fellow villagers has stayed.

Although she has gone through several twists and turns in the middle, whether she became Mimi's agent or Liu Yifei's first agent now... Logically speaking, her status and current status can only be found in a small theater that is not in a very good business condition. Shen Teng, who plays the stage play, is one in the sky and the other in the earth.

But everyone's contact information has always been preserved.

There are even more greetings during the New Year and holidays.

Especially this year.

During the Spring Festival this year, Zeng Jia, who was going home for the New Year, received a text message from Shen Teng to wish her New Year greetings. After replying the same message, Shen Teng called her for the first time.

Not much to say.

Just some polite and auspicious words.

But Zeng Jia is not a fool.

The other party suddenly called to contact the relationship, and jumped from the "text message" to the phone level. Something must have been "transformed".

Although they are about the same age, Zeng Jia is both married.

Shen Teng also has a very beautiful actress girlfriend.

It is basically impossible for men and women.

Then, apart from work, Zeng Jia couldn't think of anything else that brought about this change.

And as expected, since the phone call during the Chinese New Year, in the past two months, the contact between the two has basically never been broken.

Shen Teng had asked Zeng Jia several times, meaning that everyone would have a meal together after returning to Yanjing.

Invite her to watch the performance of "Happy Twist".

But Zeng Jia was also very busy because she was running Liu Yifei's resources before, so she kept using the excuse of "waiting for Liu Yifei's movie to open".

But in a few days, "The Hawthorn" Liu Yifei will join the group. After she was free, she didn't refuse when Shen Teng called again.

After all, the news that "The Hawthorn Tree" was about to start was not only circulated within the company, but also from those media reporters and Yuan'an.

It is not appropriate to refuse at this time.

So, she came here today to watch a performance of Happy Twist.

But it's only noon now, and it's still early for the afternoon performance.

Shen Teng also invited her to a meal.

After the two met, they didn't go directly into the Haidian Theater.

Shen Teng led her to walk north, explaining as he walked:
"Zeng Ji, I'm really sorry, this place is next to Huangzhuang community, it's really hard to find a parking space on the side of the road, and the traffic police are easy to post stickers. So let's walk a short distance, the restaurant is right in front, it's delicious... ..."

"It's okay, just take a walk before dinner. I can eat more later."

Zeng Jia said jokingly.

Shen Teng showed a reassuring look.

At this time, Zeng Jia asked:
"how are things?"

"..."

Shen Teng hesitated, and chose to tell the truth:
"To be honest, it's not that good. We've entered the off-season at the beginning of the new year. The performances on weekdays are basically not full, but weekends are okay..."

As soon as he said this, Zeng Jia understood the reason for coming here today.

But she also had doubts in her heart.

Wondering why Shen Teng was looking for him.

Sign yourself?
Since you signed the contract alone, why did you call yourself here?
While pondering, she said:
"So, the best day should be at the end of the year?"

"Yes, there are many people at the end of the year."

"What about winter and summer vacation?"

"Business during the winter and summer vacations is just two days, and it won't work after the students are gone... Sigh."

Shen Teng sighed.

Zeng Jia thought for a while, but didn't answer the question, but comforted her:
"Don't worry, the Deyun Club wasn't full at the beginning. Look at them, they've made it through now..."

"We are no match for them."

Hearing this, Shen Teng laughed and said:
"We still have this self-knowledge...Guo Degang's success is basically irreproducible. After so many years, he just caught up with the rise of grassroots culture, and turned into a dragon when encountering a storm. But..."

Speaking of this, he paused, and then said:
"When a person becomes famous, there will be more right and wrong."

"That's right. The benefits of favors can be seen."

Zeng Jia nodded with emotion.

The two were talking about the incident in January last year.

Cao Yunjin made a big fuss at Guo Degang's birthday party. At that time, the place to eat was Guo's Cuisine next to Tianyuan, and there were still many fans there.

Although the details are unclear, Cao Yunjin bowed down to the statue of Guan Gong in the lobby on the first floor and raised his hands to the sky and vowed to "break up" with Master, which caused quite a stir.

But from Zeng Jia and Shen Teng's point of view, this is actually quite normal.

The cross talk master-apprentice company of the class society system is a muddled account maintained by favors.

Rather than relying on contractual constraints, it is more about maintaining relationships with people who are warm and cold.

But Shen Teng asked himself that these people would not.

It's not that everyone is so friendly and friendly, but that the contract is here and the price is clearly marked.

Everything is done in accordance with the rules and contracts.

For better or worse, there is legal backing.

But it doesn't hinder them... Even the small theaters in the whole capital and even the whole country, various folk art clubs are waiting to see the jokes of the Deyun Club.

The times have changed.

I also tried to use favors to maintain a company. I dare not say that it must be a dead end, but 90.00% of it is impossible to escape.

"Zeng Ji, I heard that...Yang Mi has a very good relationship with a child from the Deyun Club..."

"You are talking about biscuits, Guo Degang's apprentice."

Zeng Jia responded:
"Shaobing asked Mimi to call her sister, and Mimi also regarded him as her own younger brother. So when the matter of Cao Yunjin first showed signs, Mimi was still pregnant at that time, so she went to beat him with her stomach full. This child He's a fool and honest, but with Mimi around, he won't make any big mistakes."

Hearing this, Shen Teng smiled and nodded:
"Haha, that's for sure... Who in our efforts doesn't know that she is righteous... In terms of character and human nature, there is nothing wrong with it. Not to mention, the friendship between her and the recently popular host ANGELBABY is nothing special." It is considered by many people to be a model. After all... most of us in this industry are those who are ungrateful for profit, but the two of us have shared weal and woe along the way... who doesn't give a thumbs up now."

Is it flattery?

Not so much.

Because Shen Teng said the truth.

But if it is true, sometimes there are scores.

At least at this moment, Zeng Jia could hear that even if what Shen Teng said was true, it was from a flattering point of view.

Thinking of this, she more or less had a glimmer of understanding in her heart.

Shen Teng's purpose...is not only to ask for a favor from himself, but also to find Mimi?

While pondering, Shen Teng continued:

"What's more... Yang Mi's kindness to me is still in my heart. I was able to become that eunuch in "Golden Armor", but she recommended that Assistant Shen, so I went up..."

"Hahaha, it's all in the past."

Zeng Jia laughed and laughed.

This kind of deepening impression proves that he must have something to ask for.

And the next thing, the two of them are also talking about some things in the past.

Of course, the name Yang Mi couldn't be avoided.

As for handling this aspect, Shen Teng is actually very tactful.

Turning Zeng Jia and Yang Mi into a whole, the general meaning of the summary is:

"Yang Mi is so powerful now, there must be Zeng Ji's credit. Just for this, Zeng Ji is also very powerful."

That's probably what it means.

The so-called thousands of wear and ten thousand wear, flattery do not wear.

Although Zeng Jia knew the real situation, anyone who flattered herself would feel at ease.

In this way, we chatted about the time for a meal, and after the meal, the time came to more than 1 pm.

The performance started at 2 o'clock, and it was logical that Shen Teng invited Zeng Jia to sit in the front row and watch a performance of "Happy Twist".

The performance is in the form of a drama, and the name of the drama performed today is "Pirates of Somalia".

Zeng Jia didn't know what was going on at first.

But looking at it, a smile began to ripple on his face.

The show as a whole is a hodgepodge of everything that happened in 09.

In particular, there is a scene of torture with needles, which is completely a replica + funny version of "The Wind".

The laughing Zeng Jia leaned forward and back.

Immediately, I felt the good acting skills under this kind of joy.

But compared to...

But it was the dismal attendance rate.

The small theater filled with 120 people, from the very few before the performance started, to the middle of the performance, Zeng Jia looked back at the whole theater distractedly.

She counted the heads of the audience.

A total of less than 40 including myself.

Although the 40 people sat compactly, they were all in the first few rows, but there was a lot of emptiness and darkness in the back, which formed a sharp contrast with the hard-working and wonderful performances of the actors on the stage.

Is the show good?
Needless to say.

But the attendance rate is miserable... It's really worse than this group of "non-mainstream" Somali pirates.

And this afternoon, the nearly two-hour performance ended...

She looked at the actors on the stage who were taking a curtain call amid sparse applause, and suddenly felt a little sympathy in her heart.

such fine gold...

Why doesn't it shine?
Then, she had a vague guess about Shen Teng's purpose in finding her.

As expected.

Backstage after the performance, Zeng Jia was invited to enter the backstage to find Shen Teng again, and there were two people standing beside him.

Under the introduction of Shen Teng, one is called Yu Kai and the other is called Zhang Chen.

They are the founders of Happy Twist.

(End of this chapter)