I'm not just a director

Seeing that Zhou Xun's demeanor didn't seem to be fake, Jiang Peian said seriously:

"You really want to join Starfire?"

Zhou Xun wrapped his fingers around the long hair on his chest and said with a smile:

“I really feel that your company has a good atmosphere. Whether it’s you as the boss or the staff, it gives the impression that you are a vibrant team.

Besides, with you as a boss who is a box office miracle, after joining the company, I am not a proper first sister. The company's resources must be tilted towards me, right? "

Jiang Peian thought about this question seriously.

There seems to be no other female artist in the company except Liu Tianxian.

Due to his age, Liu Tianxian's acting skills are always not as good as Zhou Xunkuan's. In the short term, this is indeed the case.

Jiang Pei'an nodded, smiled and said:

"For the time being, that is indeed the case."

Zhou Xun did not find any flaws in Jiang Pei'an's speech, but nodded and said:

"Let's take it one step at a time. My contract won't expire until next year. Then we'll see how sincere your company is.

Maybe my old club will try to keep me here, but it’s not like we don’t have anyone. "

Based on Jiang Peian's understanding of Zhou Xun, since she is thinking about finding a new employer, she will basically not renew her contract with her old club.

There are many reasons why she and Rong Xinda terminated their contract, and there are different opinions. One of the more reliable ones was revealed by her on the show.

It was not rumored at the time that Rong Xinda disagreed with Zhou Xun and Li Yapeng's relationship, but because of "money".

An insider in the show said that Rong Xinda’s commission from the artists is as high as 70%.

For example, for a remuneration of 10,000 yuan, the artist only gets one or two thousand yuan.

He also talked about a detail, that is, in 2000, Zhou Xun won the Outstanding Supporting Actress Award at the 18th China TV Golden Eagle Award for "Ci of Daming Palace".

Since the sponsor at the time was Audi, the organizing committee not only awarded trophies and certificates, but also rewarded Zhou Xun with an Audi car.

After receiving the award and stepping down, Zhou Xun handed the flowers, trophies, and certificates to his assistant, while he held on to the car keys. It can be imagined that he did not earn much money just from acting at that time.

But in the end, the company confiscated the car for various reasons...

It can be seen that Zhou Xun has been dissatisfied with his old club for a long time. This is a very emotional boss who does as he pleases.

If you make good friends with such people, you can be friends for life, but if you make bad friends and make them feel grudges, they may not be around for a long time.

Therefore, Jiang Pei'an still understood some of Zhou Xun's thoughts.

Whether Zhou Xun joins Xinghuo, whether he is making a movie or a TV series, he can rely on his own strength and charisma to support him.

From this point of view, Zhou Xun's joining must have more advantages than disadvantages, as for the "money" reasons.

Jiang Pei'an himself is not a stingy person. One person can't make enough money. Being able to bring people around him to make money together is the way to go.

"Okay, think about it carefully, and we'll talk about it when you have ideas."

Jiang Peian smiled and nodded.

"Okay, we, Director Jiang, will definitely be given priority, but for any future movies, please Director Jiang also consider me."

Zhou Xun smiled and turned around to leave.

Looking at Zhou Xun's leaving figure, Jiang Peian smiled. She was really a decisive woman, like the wind.

Most men can't control such a woman...

There was no scene for Jiang Pei'an today, so he watched the performances of several leading actors on the set.

Wu Jing's performance was much better than in the previous audition, but she was obviously a little weak when it came to playing opposite Zhou Xun.

To be honest, Wu Jing fits the role of Pang Yong quite well, not because of his acting background, but because the role of Pang Yong itself has certain prodigal attributes.

But he is not the real prodigal son described by "Gu Long". His heart has always been with Pei Rong.

This also caused him to always be a little unhappy when he was "traveling around in the world" and was unable to be free and easy.

The original Zhen Zidan can also achieve this, but this person's facial expression is too stiff, and any role he plays is too stereotyped. Well, except for the roaring scene, he can be said to be an actor who can compete with the Roaring Emperor.

Wu Jing is much more tactful. When dealing with Pang Yong's emotions, he can be a prodigal, or a seed of infatuation who is crazy about love.

Compared with Zhen Zidan's version of Pang Yong, it is a little smoother.

"Okay, click, call it a day!"

After Wu Jing's last scene ended, Chang Xiaoyang shouted.

Jiang Peian looked at the time, it was twelve ten in the morning.

"Haha, it's quite early to finish work today. Director Chang, tell me honestly, did you finish work so early when you saw Boss Jiang coming?"

Wu Jing smiled and hugged Chang Xiaoyang's shoulders and joked.

Mainland actors don't have any actors' union like in the United States, and they are compensated or given days off for overtime and holidays.

The actors are also very dedicated and never use these remarks to prevaricate the crew.

Are you kidding me? Are you going to discuss labor laws with the crew? If you don’t have enough celebrity status, you won’t be able to continue working in the film and television industry in the future.

This is not to say that domestic film crews blindly squeeze actors. The construction deadline is there, and the consequences of not delivering the film truthfully will be very serious.

To eat this bowl of rice, you have to bear corresponding responsibilities, and the remuneration in the mainland is enough to cover any "holidays" and "overtime pay".

After hearing Wu Jing's words, Chang Xiaoyang waved his hand and said:

"Don't say that. I don't know why you thought I abused you during Director Jiang's absence."

"Haha, just kidding, I feel more at ease with you, Chang, directing the show, even more than with Boss Jiang.

At least you won't scold me. Boss Jiang is different. Even though he is usually gentle and polite, once he gets angry, I am afraid of him. "

Wu Jing looked at Jiang Peian and said loudly.

Sometimes the crew is like a company, even more relaxed than a company. As long as the tasks are completed on time, the director and the actors are just like friends.

Jiang Peian knew that Wu Jing was complaining about him in front of him, so he smiled and said:

"Akiko, come here. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Let's get together. Call up Lizi, Zhou Xun, and Xiaoli by the way. Let's go have a barbecue."

Wu Jing's eyes lit up when she heard about barbecue:

"Boss Jiang, are you treating me to a treat?"

"I'll treat."

"Okay, let's go for a walk, eat some barbecue and drink some beer, it'll be great."

Wu Jing said happily.

Jiang Peian looked at the other people, Zhou Xun said with a smile:

"I'm OK."

Zeng Li and Sun Li also nodded.

"Director Chang, thank you for helping the crew clear the stalls. You will come over later."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

"Director Jiang, can I go there too? I still have to see tomorrow's storyboard..."

"Oh, Lao Chang, you don't want mother-in-law and mother-in-law anymore. Since Boss Jiang asked you to come over, you will come over.

At worst, he's drunk. He'll have a day off tomorrow. It's up to him to decide.

Don't spoil everyone's fun, and close the stall properly. I'll leave you two bunches of big kidneys. "

Wu Jing jumped out and winked to persuade Chang Xiaoyang.

Chang Xiaoyang looked at Jiang Pei'an and when he saw the other party nodded, he smiled and said:

"Okay, I'll go there later, it's the Lao Wu BBQ in front."

"My enemy, come here quickly."

Jiang Peian led the leading actors of "Painted Skin" to the barbecue stall.

When we arrived at the barbecue stall, his business was pretty good. It was already early in the morning and there were still people eating, drinking and chatting outside. Most of this group of people were crew members from Hengdian. When they saw Jiang Peian and his group, some of them they knew came over to say hello.

"Director Jiang, come and have barbecue."

"Akiko, come over here and get some beer!"

"Hello, Director Jiang."

Jiang Peian nodded and greeted these people one by one.

Although Jiang Pei'an has many big names here, no one comes up to ask for autographs or photos.

They are all crew members, and everyone has a certain degree of immunity to celebrities.

What's more, if you want to sign or cooperate, it depends on the occasion. It's obvious that they are here to eat and relax, so you can't lose sight of it, it will be annoying.

Entering the box, Jiang Peian sat at the main seat, while Wu Jing took the menu and ordered some skewers skillfully.

Jiang Pei'an glanced at it. Good guy, he really didn't forget about Chang Xiaoyang. He ordered seven or eight skewers of large kidneys.

"If you order these, eat them first. If you don't have enough, order more. By the way, two dozen beers, half room temperature and half iced. Hurry up and get some skewers from Lao Wu. I'm hungry."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

The barbecue stall owner said with a smile.

Seeing Wu Jing ordering people so quickly, Jiang Peian smiled and said:

"Do you know this boss?"

Wu Jing laughed and said:

"They are all from our old Wu family. Everyone with the surname Wu belongs to the same family."

"It sounds quite similar to that."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

"of course."

With that said, Wu Jing started to smoke, first handed it to Jiang Pei'an, and then handed the cigarette to Zhou Xun.

When Zhou Xun was hesitating whether to take it, Wu Jing said carelessly:

"What's wrong with Sister Xun today? Are you starting to pay attention to your image? You usually smoke harder than me."

Zhou Xun rolled his eyes at him, took the cigarette and said:

"Fuck you, I was wondering if smoking in a confined space would cause trouble to the other two ladies. Everyone looks like you are incompetent and don't pay any attention to the ladies' thoughts."

Wu Jing scratched his head and said with a smile:

"It's because I didn't think carefully. Haha, I just wanted to give you two cigarettes. Lizi and Xiaoli, can you two smoke?"

With that said, he handed the cigarette to Zeng Li and Sun Li.

Zeng Li and Sun Li were amused by his actions and waved their hands:

"You guys can smoke, we are all allowed to smoke as you please."

Wu Jing shrugged his shoulders, looked at Zhou Xun, and said:

"Look, the two beauties didn't say anything. We smokers should stop being pretentious."

Zhou Xun rolled his eyes at him, but didn't say anything more. Instead, he lit a lighter and lit a cigarette.

Wu Jing also happily lit up a cigarette and started smoking. As soon as Jiang Peian put the cigarette to his mouth, Zeng Li beside him immediately picked up the lighter on the table and lit it for him.

The eyes of everyone in the room were attracted by Zeng Li's movements.

Why is your action of lighting up a cigarette so familiar?

Zeng Li had just reacted, but she had already handed the lighter to Jiang Peian's mouth.

Taking it back at this time, I feel guilty for being a thief, trying to hide it...

Seeing this scene, Wu Jing was jealous and said:

"Look, this is the benefit of being a director. People sit there and don't say anything, while someone hands out cigarettes and fires. In the future, I will also be a director and let the heroine light cigarettes for me."

Hearing his words, Jiang Peian smiled slightly, tilted his head towards Zeng Li, lit the cigarette, and said to Wu Jing with a smile:

"Don't worry, you can do it too in the future, and the movies you make will be more successful than mine."

After hearing this, Wu Jing became excited and said:

"Why, Boss Jiang, do you think I have a special talent as a director?"

Jiang Peian exhaled the smoke gently and said seriously:

"Because your desire to have an actress light a cigarette for you is very strong, strong enough to support you in becoming an excellent director."

"Hahaha, Director Jiang, you are absolutely right. This kid has been thinking about some evil things all day long."

Hearing Jiang Pei'an's off-guard joke, Zhou Xun laughed from ear to ear.

Jiang Pei'an wasn't talking nonsense, Wu Jing was indeed very powerful in the future.

Since he started investing in movies, his fame and fortune have changed dramatically.

After becoming popular with "I Am a Special Forces Soldier", Wu Jing spent all her savings and made a desperate effort to film the movie "Wolf Warrior" in 2013.

In 2015, "Wolf Warrior" began to be screened across the country.

Relying on its excellent quality and reputation, "Wolf Warrior" received a box office of 4000 million on the first day of its release, and the final box office revenue was as high as 5.4 million.

Wu Jing became famous through this battle and earned a lot of money.

With the investment and the participation of Beijing Dengfeng International Culture Company, he received a total of 6000 million.

And this was just the beginning of his wealth accumulation. Later, he invested in films such as "Wolf Warrior 2" and "The Wandering Earth".

And he has participated in popular movies such as "My Hometown and Me", "King Kong River", and "Changjin Lake".

Not only did he receive a salary, but the Beijing Dengfeng International Culture Company under his name also participated in the production, which accumulated valuable wealth for him.

According to online news, when filming "Wolf Warrior 2", he spent a total of 8000 million yuan as filming funds, and the movie also achieved good box office results of 57 billion yuan.

According to the agreed distribution ratio, the producer took away 18.6 billion, while Wu Jing, who invested 7.4% and participated in the production with the company, finally received million.

The science fiction film "The Wandering Earth" actually invited Wu Jing to participate in the film, but unexpectedly, halfway through filming, the film's financial investment chain broke due to excessive investment.

So Wu Jing not only did not ask for salary, but also invested 6000 million.

It has to be said that Wu Jing's vision is indeed very accurate. The final box office of "The Wandering Earth" was 44 billion.

Wu Jing was revealed to have earned 2.94 million yuan...

This is a terrifying man with strong commercial value, although he is a bit funny and bitter now.

"It's boring. I plan to go to Hong Kong Province next year. Director Jiang, you met Director Zhou this time. How do you feel about the environment in Hong Kong Province?"

Wu Jing looked at Jiang Peian and asked seriously.

Jiang Peian thought for a while and said:

"The development of the mainland is faster than that of Hong Kong in all aspects."

Hearing this, Wu Jing nodded. Jiang Pei'an's meaning was obvious and he did not recommend going there.

However, he has the temperament to never look back until he hits the wall. What others say is not as good as his real experience.

Of course Jiang Peian also knew his temper.

In fact, Wu Jing's career did not improve much after arriving in Hong Kong.

After arriving in Hong Kong, in order to pursue a sense of reality, Wu Jing learned from Cheng Long's spirit and jumped from the seventh floor to the second floor.

During the filming process, a table weighing dozens of kilograms almost hit his life. The situation was very dangerous.

During those few years in Hong Kong Province, he almost always played a part-time role, with an uncertain future and little hope.

In order to make her trip worthwhile, Wu Jing chose another path and directed her debut film "Spike".

Unfortunately, "Spike" did not bring good luck to Wu Jing, but made him leave Hong Kong faster... (End of Chapter)