Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 381 Gao Qunshu’s gaffe

The hotel arranged by Director Xiao Teng today is very close to the company. It is right next to Chaoyang Park. After exiting Jiuxian Bridge and going to the East Fourth Ring Road, you only need to step on the accelerator and turn to Chaoyang Park South Road and walk a few hundred meters ahead.

These days, both sides of the East Fourth Ring Road are basically shabby bungalows or factories. Demolition has begun on both sides of the ring line. I heard that in order to prepare for the Olympic Games, a long and large green belt will be built along the ring line, which will beautify it. environment, and can block some unsightly dilapidations.

However, in Li Tang's memory, in the next ten years, this place will become a residential area for luxury houses in the capital.Sometimes buying a house is not necessarily a matter of vision, but a matter of sources.If you can know the plan here in advance, you can make the layout in advance. When the publicity spreads and housing prices start to rise, you can easily make millions or even tens of millions easily. For ordinary people, You will be able to achieve financial freedom, and your trip to this world will not be in vain.

The restaurant arranged by Director Xiao Teng today is said to be a newly opened private restaurant, but it is actually diagonally opposite the Palm Springs International Apartment where Li Tang recently bought a house.When passing by, Li Tang took a look and saw that most of the houses here have been structurally capped, and a few have begun exterior wall decoration. Basically, they can hand over the houses on time in the first half of next year in accordance with the terms of the house purchase contract.

The house he bought is located in Building [-] near Chaoyang Park South Road. It is located on the east side, facing the open South Lake in Chaoyang Park to the north, and the entire community garden to the south. It should be said that the view is quite good.

What he bought was the largest apartment in the community with five bedrooms and two living rooms of 370 square meters, on the [-]th floor.Originally, he wanted to beg for a favor and buy a set of eighteen layers. Fortunately, Zeng Jia carefully checked on the spot and found that the eighteenth layer was actually a channel steel layer.

It turned out that the developer was a thief, and none of the published floors of the house had a fourteenth floor, so the seventeenth-floor channel steel floor in the original design drawings became a very flattering eighteen-story building.Some wealthy locals who don't know how to do it can easily get into trouble if they don't pay attention.

Because it is a mid-floor unit, the unit price is not the highest. Plus two parking spaces, the total price is almost 550 million.For Li Tang, the loan was just for a short period of time and he paid a down payment of 200 million. Then through the company's financial sister Wang, he negotiated with the bank for a three-year loan with a relatively favorable interest rate. He paid back more than 100 million every year. Pay off in three years.

But when Li Tang was writing his name, the first one that came up was Xiaopang's.Could it be that he was destined not to go to the end with Xiaopang?

He was a little afraid to think about it, but because of procedural issues, he finally wrote his name.

"Hey, Yuanyuan, when did you come back?"

Upon entering, Li Tang found that only Gao Yuanyuan was sitting in the private room.This girl became best friends with the female lead, Jia Jingwen, during the filming of "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Sword". After filming, she went to Wanwan and Hong Kong for more than half a month at Jia Jingwen's invitation.

"I just came back yesterday, but Brother Hua Tao said he would support me today." Gao Yuanyuan said with a smile, and then said hello to Wu Jing who was on crutches: "Brother Wu Jing, is your leg injury going to be healed soon?"

"Well, much better, thank you!"

"Tell me, why did this guy want to treat you today? Oh, let me introduce to you. This is my friend Ning Hao, Director Ning." Li Tang introduced Ning Hao.

"Director Ning, hello, my name is Gao Yuanyuan."

"We know each other. You performed particularly well in "Subway to Spring"." Ning Hao complimented hurriedly.

I was a little embarrassed to face the beautiful girl in front of me.

"Hehe, that's what Brother Li taught me."

Gao Yuanyuan did not shy away from being close to Li Tang in front of Wu Jing and Ning Hao, who met for the first time. She even took the initiative to hold Li Tang's arm and said, "Brother Hua Tao is chatting with someone in the tea room behind. Brother Li, I'll give it to you." I brought a gift, when is the best time to give it to you?"

"It's not convenient at any time. I'm basically in the company every day during this period."

As he spoke, Li Tang took out his hand without leaving a trace, walked to the table, sat down, and asked, "How was it? Did you have fun in Wanwan this time?"

Gao Yuanyuan also sat down next to him, and said with bright eyes: "Well, I'm very happy. Especially in Wanwan, Jingwen took me almost everywhere, climbed Alishan, and even went to primary school textbooks I’ve read about Sun Moon Lake, the scenery is beautiful. And the people there are also very nice, polite and very polite..."

It seems that she really likes Wanwan, talking about the street snacks in Shilin and the beaches in Kenting.

Li Tang went to Wanwan once, when he went to Wanwan to promote "Return of the Pearl II", but at that time he was just a little transparent, and the schedule was tight all the way, so he was not able to appreciate the great rivers and mountains of the motherland's treasure island.And it’s not easy to go to Wanwan these days. There are no direct flights and you need to transfer in Hong Kong.

Gao Yuanyuan also spent a few days in Hong Kong this time, but she didn't even mention it.

Seeing Gao Yuanyuan only seeing Li Tang, Wu Jing had long been accustomed to it and sat there drinking tea.Ning Hao was a little unnatural and could only pretend not to see it.

Fortunately, Zhang Baibai and Liu Fendou came together not long after, and they were surprised to see Ning Hao as well.

"Haozi is here, where is Director Xiao Teng?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Director Xiao Teng's hearty voice coming from outside the door: "Coming! Coming!"

He was not alone, there was a man and a woman following him.The man looks to be in his 30s or 40s. He is short and stocky, has a crew cut, and a face full of flesh. He looks like a big brother in society. He also wears a pair of rimless glasses. Instead of adding a bit of elegance, he looks more... A bit gloomy.

The woman is not very old, she looks like she is in her 20s, elegant and cool, she looks a bit familiar, she should be an actress.

"Come on, come on, let me introduce you. This is Director Gao Qunshu. This is my junior sister, the great beauty Liu Weiwei who was ranked 92 in the Nortel Performance Department."

The two of them were indeed strangers, but when director Xiao Teng introduced that director Gao Qunshu was the director of "Thirteen Murder Cases" that was broadcast on Beijing TV the year before last, and that Liu Weiwei had starred in "Red Cross Squadron", everyone Then it suddenly dawned on them, and they said "Long time admire" to each other.

Except for Ning Hao, probably all of the people here are familiar faces, with Li Tang being the most famous.Especially when Director Xiao Teng introduced that Li Tang was the boss of Shengtang Film and Television, Gao Qunshu, who didn't seem too interested at first, visibly lit up.Li Tang must also introduce Ning Hao.

"Hey, it turns out to be my junior brother! It seems that we, Beidian, have the upper hand today, haha!"

Director Xiao Teng was very enthusiastic about Ning Hao. Of course, this enthusiasm was for Li Tang's sake.

This meal was nominally for Gao Yuanyuan, but Li Tang felt that Director Xiao Teng wanted to introduce Gao Qunshu and Liu Weiwei to everyone.Because during the exchange with Gao Qunshu, Li Tang learned that the other party had filmed a police TV series this year based on a gang-related murder case that occurred in Shijiazhuang two years ago. Liu Weiwei was the leading female lead in this TV series.

But it can be seen that the relationship between this senior director and Liu Weiwei is different.But for the insiders here, this kind of relationship between directors and actresses has long been commonplace.

99% of men are lustful, and actresses are generally considered beautiful.When we get along day and night every day, something will easily happen.This kind of thing has been around since ancient times, but it used to be relatively secretive. It wasn't until Zhang Yimou and Gong Li openly stood on the stage that it became widely known.Including current directors Chen Dao and Chen Hong, Feng Xiaogang and Xu Fan are all products of this relationship.

I remember that Director Xiao Teng was also eyeing the newly debuted Gao Yuanyuan, but unfortunately now he can only watch Gao Yuanyuan whispering to Li Tang next to him.

Gao Qunshu is a legal journalist, and he started directing and shooting gonggan-themed documentary TV series very early. It was not until "Thirteen Murder Cases" was named one of the top ten popular TV series of the year by Beijing TV that he came to prominence.

At first, Gao Qunshu's behavior was relatively decent, but after a few glasses of wine, his true colors were revealed. He didn't even care about meeting everyone for the first time, and actually took Li Tang's hand and started to complain.

He said that it was not easy for him to make a TV series. Originally, friends around him expressed their intention to invest in the TV series called "Conquest" at the beginning. But when the TV series started filming and money was needed, none of these friends invested.He had no choice but to bite the bullet and spend his own money to finish filming the TV series.

It was originally a good thing that the TV series was finished, but those so-called friends started to find faults again, saying that the documentary of the TV series was not like a documentary, the TV series was not like a TV series, the whole thing was nondescript, and the picture was bad, and the environment in the picture was even worse. .

Finally, Gao Qunshu figured it out. After working for a long time, these friends just wanted to lower his price.

One more thing, after the country promulgated the "Several Opinions on the Construction of Spiritual Civilization" in 96, the development of TV dramas ushered in a new milestone, because one of them was to allow private enterprises to invest in and produce TV dramas.By 2000, according to statistics, my country's annual TV drama production had exceeded [-] episodes, and the number was increasing by [-] episodes per year.

About 90% of these TV dramas cannot be broadcast on provincial or above platforms. About 20-30% of them may be broadcast on county-level TV stations, but most of them can only be released in the form of VCD or DVD. , or simply put it on the shelf.

Gao Qunshu has his advantage, because he is a reporter for a TV station. He has filmed two gongan-themed documentary TV series that were broadcast on the TV station and received good ratings and response. Then there was "Thirteen Murder Cases" " landed on Beijing TV Station and became a hit drama that year.

Probably because he gained both fame and fortune, and he also gathered a bunch of friends in this field around him.Since Lao Gao has talent in this area and gonggan-themed documentary TV series are quite popular, these friends encouraged him to film the current film "Conquest". As for the rest, they just wanted to do nothing.

Lao Gao was so angry that he secretly made up his mind that the TV series would never be sold to those people.

Lao Gao really put a lot of effort into filming "Conquest" this time. It changed from the previous documentary style and was closer to the TV series in form. Not only did he invite the big star Jiang Shan, but he also found a candidate for the male lead that he thought was particularly suitable and Sun Honglei, who is slightly famous, spent a total of four million.

In fact, Lao Gao is quite a thief. At the beginning of this year, Sun Honglei was having an affair with Gong Li.Thinking about it, it was Gong Li. He judged that the guy with small eyes was going to be popular.

It's a pity that after the filming of the TV series was completed, Sun Honglei and Gong Li completely disappeared. Moreover, although Jiang Shan is a big star, she has been declining in recent years, and her appeal is far less than it was back then.

Since it has decided not to sell to those people, Beijing TV Station has no need to count on it.As for the TV station where I used to work, things have changed a lot because of my resignation.

To put it bluntly, selling TV series these days relies on connections. Originally, the gang wanted nothing to do with it, but as long as Lao Gao showed some tolerance, even if they didn't make much money, they should have no problem getting their money back.It's a pity that Lao Gao is not the kind of person who can swallow his anger. Since he currently does not have the ability to directly connect with TV stations, the only thing left is to sell TV series to powerful film and television companies.

This is equivalent to him being the producer, the film and television company being the middleman, and the TV station being the terminal sales platform.Because production funds may be borrowed from banks or raised from multiple parties, the financial pressure is heavy, and there is no time or enough time to connect with the terminal sales platform, so they can only be sold to middlemen at wholesale prices.

But because of the high cost and the fact that it is a new product, the quality seems to be average.The most important thing is that these days in the field of TV dramas, it is a buyer’s market.Therefore, Lao Gao's documentary is not like a documentary, and the TV series is not like a TV series. The picture is poor, and the environment in the picture is even worse. Even with the blessing of Jiang Shan, a former big star, many film and television companies are not interested in this only twenty-episode film. I have little interest in TV series.

For example, the cost of "Conquer" is around 500 million, and his psychological price is around 700 million. But don't forget that the hit movie "The Burning Years" last year only had a total investment of 500 million.For film and television companies, instead of spending [-] million to buy a TV series that seems to be of average quality and very risky, it is better to invest some additional money to make a high-quality one.

Lao Gao and Director Xiao Teng have known each other for a long time. It stands to reason that Lao Gao may not be able to catch up with Director Xiao Teng. The main reason is that Director Xiao Teng appreciates his bold personality. The two have gotten along well over time, but they are still not in the same circle. .

Only then did Lao Gao find Director Xiao Teng because he was really at his wits end. The main reason was that Director Xiao Teng had a good relationship with the Wang brothers of Huayi Brothers. Since Huayi Brothers were in the limelight now, he wanted to use Director Xiao Teng's relationship. Let’s see if we can sell TV series to Huayi Brothers.We were talking about this matter in the tea room at the back.

In fact, it was a coincidence today. Director Xiao Teng really wanted to help Gao Yuanyuan, and at the same time, the brothers got together.First of all, he still has thoughts about Gao Yuanyuan. As long as Gao Yuanyuan has not succeeded with Li Tang, he still wants to maintain the possibility of further development.

Secondly, he didn't want to make secret moves behind Li Tang's back, so he simply acted openly and openly.

It happened that Lao Gao called, so he simply called Lao Gao over because of his carefree personality.But when he learned about Lao Gao's purpose, Director Xiao Teng was really embarrassed.On the one hand, the Wang brothers are no longer what they used to be. To put it bluntly, they used to be pretty much the same. Now that they have become bigger, there is an obvious gap between the two. However, Director Xiao Teng has his own pride and is unwilling to bow his head to ask for help.

On the other hand, he also knows the two brothers very well. Although they look polite on the surface, they are still condescending like the big courtyard brothers in their hearts. They pursue more high-end and classy things, like Gao Qunshu. People may simply look down on the works of non-scientific directors who are not well-known and started out by shooting documentaries.

Originally Lao Gao was very disappointed, but out of love he still took Liu Weiwei to stay for dinner.Facing Li Tang at this time, Lao Gao initially had the idea of ​​​​taking advantage of others. After all, he was also the boss of Shengtang Film and Television.After just a few glasses of wine and feeling aggrieved, I almost got out of hand.

(End of this chapter)