I'm not just a director

Beijing, Honglin Hotel.

"Hey, Director Liu, welcome, please come inside."

"Nowhere, just a small breakthrough, only a box office of 100 million."

"Haha, I don't have any credit, it's all Director Jiang's credit. The most I can say is, a wise eye recognizes a hero, haha."

Fatty Yu had a youthful look on his face. He was dressed in a suit and leather shoes. He was looking high-spirited and full of energy. He stood at the door of the reporting hall like a welcoming lady.

When being greeted and sent to the room, when faced with compliments from others, he would wave his hands low-key from time to time, but with a proud smile on his face.

"Oh, Director Jiang, you are finally here. Today's celebration banquet cannot be held without you as a great hero."

As soon as Jiang Peian showed up with Su Qing and the creative team, he was immediately caught red-handed by Fatty Yu.

He put his hand on Jiang Peian's shoulder, and the two of them looked very close, as if they were brothers.

Jiang Peian smiled and said:

"How could I not come over when Mr. Yu invited me? The success of "Painted Skin" this time is due to Mr. Yu's strong support."

Everyone was carrying the sedan chair, and when Fatty Yu praised Jiang Pei'an in front of so many people, of course Jiang Pei'an had to give him a step down.

"Haha, let's join forces and achieve mutual success. Come to Director Jiang, let me introduce it to you.

This is Mr. Wang from Nantou, this is Mr. Fang who came all the way from Shencheng, and Mr. Chen from Jinsha River..."

Fatty Yu held Jiang Pei'an's hand affectionately and introduced him to several big figures on the field one by one.

Listening to Fatty Yu's introduction, Jiang Peian immediately understood the identities of these people.

These are investors, in other words, Gods of Wealth.

This is to see Bernard reaping the dividends from "Painted Skin", and they all came to raise money to get a share of the pie.

As for how to divide it, it depends on how big the appetite is...

"Hello, Mr. Wang, Mr. Fang, and Mr. Chen, I am Jiang Peian."

Since they are all sponsors, no matter whether they cooperate or not in the future, it is not too much to look familiar.

After all, the entertainment industry is a place where you can't see someone without looking up. There are many friends and many paths.

"Director Jiang is indeed a young talent. I have watched several of your films.

To be honest, every movie I watch is breathtaking. "

"Director Jiang, do you know if your next movie has been decided? Maybe we in Nantou can provide some support."

"Once "Painted Skin" comes out, I guess it will be difficult for other directors to make this type of movies in the future. Zhu Yu is the first."

Several people present were also flattering, no matter how much money these people could mobilize outside with just a few gestures.

But at the same time, don’t forget the profit-seeking nature of capital. As long as it can bring them benefits, don’t say anything nice.

Even if they were asked to do other excessive things, they would probably not even blink an eye.

After chatting for a while, they greeted Zhou Xun and Zeng Li behind Jiang Peian.

Wu Jing has returned to Hong Kong Province, and Sun Li has already joined the filming crew, so neither of them came over.

"Thanks everyone, let's go in first and say, haha, let Mr. Yu continue to entertain other guests."

Jiang Peian made an invitation gesture and said with a smile.

"Yes, Mr. Wang and Mr. Chen, you go in first, I will be there later.

Didn't Mr. Fang say that he wanted to discuss the movie with Director Jiang? The real boss is here now. You guys go over and chat for a while. "

Fatty Yu said with a smile.

"Okay, Director Jiang please."

"Everyone please."

This celebration banquet was still very grand. Many media reporters were already present, and the stage was covered with cameras.

The banner on the hotel stage read "Painted Skin's 100 Million Celebration Banquet" and there were some small words below it, such as: Spark Entertainment and Berna Films have joined forces.

Many media reporters came, and there were several celebrities present, all of whom were relatively familiar florets. When Jiang Pei'an took a closer look, Fan Xiaopang was actually there.

When she saw Jiang Pei'an, she waved to him excitedly, but because of the big guys beside Jiang Pei'an, she didn't come over rashly.

Jiang Peian nodded to her calmly. Fan Xiaopang was pretty good, and he still had a good eye.

As soon as a few people entered the venue, they immediately caused a sensation among the media present.

"Director Jiang, what do you think of this time when "Painted Skin" exceeded 100 million?"

"Director Jiang, outsiders are speculating that "Painted Skin" will break 200 million and become your highest-grossing film in domestic history. Do you think "Painted Skin" is expected to break your previous historical results?"

"Zhou Xun, this is your first collaboration with Director Jiang. Can you tell me your thoughts?"

"Zeng Li, the outside world is saying that there are many connections between you and Director Jiang. What do you think of this issue?"

The reporters asked questions one after another. Zhou Xun and Jiang Pei'an were fine, but Zeng Li's face looked a little unnatural.

The word "origin" is used rather euphemistically, and the content published in some tabloids is even more speechless.

Some people say that Zeng Li is Jiang Pei'an's girlfriend, so she can always star in Jiang Pei'an's movies.

Some people even analyzed the female stars Jiang Peian has worked with since his debut. Among them, the relationship between him and Hu Jing has caused many people to speculate.

Following Hu Jing's line, everyone discovered that Zeng Li, who had a fierce fight with Jiang Peian, turned out to be good friends with her.

Now the public opinion is even more explosive. Some people say that Zeng Li steals love and her best friend's boyfriend...

Zeng Li had seen these rumors before. Although they were false rumors, Zeng Li felt like he was a thief.

Fortunately, Jiang Pei'an has been involved in constant scandals since his debut, and these rumors about Zeng Li being the third party did not cause much trouble.

After Jiang Pei'an came forward to deal with a few questions, he sat down and stopped accepting interviews. There were security personnel guarding him all the time, so that reporters could not get close to him for a while.

"It made a few people laugh, haha."

Jiang Peian smiled and said to several investors.

"What's the point? A reporter's interview shows that you are very popular, Director Jiang. I would like to ask which other director in the country is as popular as Director Jiang?"

Mr. Wang from Nantou said with a smile.

"Mr. Wang is right. The director himself is a behind-the-scenes worker. Director Jiang's current popularity can be said to have broken professional barriers. This is something that stars desperately want to get."

Mr. Shencheng Fang said slowly.

After a few people chatted for a while, Jiang Pei'an finally figured out the intentions of these people.

They are all tentatively inquiring about Jiang Pei'an's next movie or any big plans in the near future.

The words are full of hints:

Director Jiang, you can shoot whatever you want, we have plenty of money, as long as you take a few of our brothers to play.

Jiang Peian didn't give them a clear message, but just left their contact information one by one.

With Jiang Pei'an's current financial resources, there is basically no need to raise any investment to make a movie.

But that's not how money is made. Now that Spark Entertainment's business is getting bigger and bigger, there is a limit to how much money he has.

It's better to recruit a few people from the capital market who can cooperate and share the risks and make money together.

He is very clear about the urinary nature of capital, and it is nothing more than profit.

When cooperating with these people, just remember to accept it when you see fit and divide the accounts fairly. People who are too greedy are destined to be eaten by these old fat men until their bones are left...

"Everyone is welcome to come. On behalf of Bernard, I would like to thank you all for coming." At the beginning of the celebration banquet, Fatty Yu walked up to the stage to speak in a refreshed manner, and the audience immediately applauded enthusiastically.

Fatty Yu was in the limelight now. He was high-spirited on the stage and his speech was short, just over twenty minutes.

From the establishment of the "Painted Skin" project, to Bernard's difficult development process, and finally some of his personal struggle history.

It is estimated that Fatty Yu was also holding it back, so he took advantage of this occasion to make a speech.

Jiang Pei'an also noticed a woman sitting next to Fatty's seat in the audience.

She has a very feminine temperament and looks at Fatty Yu full of pride.

She should be Fatty Yu's wife, Zang Lilu.

Jiang Peian just glanced at it and then looked away.

She was pretty, but it was a pity that she was not the woman who shared Bernard's "cinema" with Fatty Yu in the end.

"My speech is over, thank you all."

"Crash."

There was a round of applause, and when Fatty Yu came off the stage, he glanced at Jiang Pei'an with a smile.

Jiang Peian nodded, stood up and walked towards the stage.

For occasions like this, Jiang Pei'an always wanted to end it quickly. After all, if he said too many high-sounding words, he might really believe it.

Jiang Pei'an's speech on stage lasted only ten minutes, and Su Qing personally wrote the manuscript for him.

The content is not as exaggerated as Fatty Yu's speech, but more of something that can be implemented.

This is also in line with his status as a director. After all, a director spends his days thinking wildly and disregarding reality. In the end, he will probably become a director like the King of Sunglasses.

Of course, the King of Sunglasses is not bad as a director, but he is a bit too sexy...

"Director Jiang's speech was as concise and clear as ever, but some of his views were thought-provoking. He is a very down-to-earth young man."

"To be honest, Director Jiang's speech is what I like. Fatty Yu is too vain. Why should I follow Bernard's IPO?"

"We are just talking about when Zeng Li comes on stage. I really love her long legs!"

The audience in the audience complained while watching the show.

At the end of the celebration banquet, Fatty Yu appeared on stage together with several senior executives of Bernard, Jiang Peian and the main creator of "Painted Skin".

Placed in front of them were several huge ice sculptures.

"128000000"

This number is the box office of "Painted Skin" as of the day before the celebration party.

Looking at the zeros on the ice sculpture, everyone present was amazed.

The crystal clear ice sculptures exude a cold and mesmerizing atmosphere.

This is what the hell is called an ice-breaking ceremony. Hundreds of millions of box office receipts are directly placed here. It’s grand!

In May this year, the movie "Rivers and Lakes" held a celebration party, and several leading actors, such as Eric Tsang, Andy Lau, and Zhang Geshen, attended to support it.

In addition to these celebrities, an ice sculpture with the number of "ten million" Alabai was also prepared on site.

A group of protagonists use their hammers to break the ice sculptures...

Now think about it, the box office of 10 million is completely different from the 100 million in front of you.

"Once this ice sculpture is put up, the crew who want to put up an ice sculpture to celebrate will have to think twice..."

Someone looked at the huge ice sculpture and sighed.

"Let us wish the movie "Painted Skin" a steady increase in box office and a huge box office success!"

Amid the host's passionate shouting, Jiang Peian and others smashed the ice sculpture into pieces with hammers in their hands.

The flashlights in the audience kept flashing, and this scene was directly recorded on the camera...

The celebration banquet lasted for three hours, and the crowd gradually dispersed, with only a few dangling figures left in the venue.

"Director Jiang, let's keep in touch. If anything happens, just give me, Lao Wang, a call."

"Goodbye. I hope that next time I come to the capital, I will visit you on the set."

"Brother Jiang, I keep my money here. If you need it, come, come, come... come and get it anytime!"

Several people were so drunk that they couldn't even speak.

With the support of Su Qing, Jiang Pei'an said goodbye to these people one by one.

"Everyone, I'll invite you all to have a good drink tomorrow night."

……

After arranging the staff to send away all the investors, Fatty Yu sat in the office and looked at Jiang Peian with a smile and said:

"Have you drunk too much? Director Jiang?"

Jiang Pei soothed his forehead and said:

"My head is dizzy. These people are all veterans of the drinking scene, but it's better so far. They're not drunk either."

There were only Jiang Pei'an and Fatty Yu in the office. Fatty Yu made Jiang Pei'an a cup of black tea, pushed it in front of Jiang Pei'an, and said with a smile:

"I heard that Director Jiang likes to drink black tea. A friend of mine gave it to me to try it."

Jiang Pei'an picked up the tea cup and took a sip. The tea had a long flavor and overflowing fragrance.

"Yes, it is indeed good tea. What's the price?"

Fatty Yu smiled modestly, waved his big hands, and said casually:

"It's not worth it. A friend gave it to me for drinking and fun."

"Not worth it? I'll take a pound away later."

Hearing this, Fatty Yu's eyes twitched inaudibly, a pound? How dare you think about it!

"Is it expensive? Forget it, Mr. Yu, you can keep it and drink it. I'm just kidding."

Jiang Peian said with a smile.

Fatty Yu opened his tea cabinet, took out a box from it, handed it to Jiang Pei'an, and said:

"There are only three taels, Director Jiang, take them all and drink them."

"How can this be so embarrassing, Mr. Yu..."

"Anyway, they are gifts from friends. I don't drink tea often. Swords are given to heroes. Good tea goes with famous people. It would be a waste to drink it for me."

Yu Fatty's flesh ached.

"Haha, thank you, Mr. Yu."

Jiang Peian said.

Fatty Yu squinted his eyes at this time and said:

"Director Jiang, although I don't understand tea drinking, I have heard people say that there are three best time periods for drinking tea.

One is to kick-start your metabolism in the morning, and the second is to refresh yourself during the afternoon tea break.

The third one is after dinner, which is called light tea to soothe digestion.

I heard that drinking tea this way is the best for your health, so it can be seen that timing is very important."

Hearing Fatty Yu's words, Jiang Peian smiled, and the old boy started to play tricks.

He gently put down the tea cup and said:

"Mr. Yu, I'm an arty person when it comes to drinking tea, so it's useless for you to tell me about the opportunity to drink tea.

But what you just said is very good. Whether you are drinking tea or not, timing is very important! "

Hearing this, Fatty Yu didn't care anymore and directly took out a document and pushed it in front of Jiang Pei'an.

"In order to create a complete industrial chain of film production, distribution and screening, Bernard International Cinema Investment Management Co., Ltd. will be established in 2005..." (End of Chapter)