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The next morning, Chen Zhibin was completely sober. Of course, he was not really drunk last night.

At least I can remember many details clearly, especially when Meng Ziyi hugged him and yelled "Prince" crazily.

Turning her head to look, Meng Ziyi was indeed lying next to her. Maybe it was because she was too crazy last night and her body was exhausted. At this moment, she was immersed in a wonderful sleep and would not wake up for the time being.

As for the so-called drunken sex, it didn't exist because Chen Zhibin knew clearly in his mind what he was doing.

Meng Ziyi also knew that she was only slightly tipsy, but when Chen Zhibin pinned her down on the bed, she didn't stand up in time to push away.

Maybe at that moment, she didn't even know what she was thinking! Young men and women, especially handsome guys and pretty girls, will always have a strange and special feeling after spending so long together under the same roof.

Maybe you won’t take the initiative, but you won’t refuse either.

The main theme is a person who does not take the initiative, does not refuse, and takes responsibility according to the situation. It is treated as a crazy incident after the filming is completed, and no one knows about it anyway.

What should I do after today? I'm afraid only the two of them know how beautiful and charming last night was.

As soon as he thought of this, Chen Zhibin turned around and hugged Meng Ziyi tightly, which woke her up immediately as it might have taken her a long time to wake up.

Feeling that the experience in the dream was so real, and there was even a little bit of pain, Meng Ziyi, who was sleeping, finally couldn't help opening his eyes, and then saw an arm resting on his shoulder. above.

"It turns out that what happened just now was not just a dream!" Meng Ziyi sighed. She originally thought that she was thinking about things during the day and dreaming about things at night. After all, after what happened before going to bed last night, she did have this kind of picture in her mind.

However, after opening my eyes, I discovered that not only everything last night was real, but half of this morning's dream also came from reality. After all, it is impossible to be so real in an illusory dream.

In other words, before meeting Chen Zhibin, Meng Ziyi never dared to dream of such an outrageous thing, but now she actually experienced it.

"Are you awake?" Chen Zhibin asked tentatively when he saw some movement.

"Yeah!" Meng Ziyi nodded in response, but secretly complained in her heart: "You are like this, can I not wake up?"

If you haven't woken up in this situation now, it's not a matter of light sleep and heavy sleep, but the social pressure that forces you to relax too much.

It is a well-known fact that high school life is stressful. After entering college or entering society, it is inevitable that the whole person will gradually relax.

But that's just for most people. Chen Zhibin has always been a show-off, and the competition between female celebrities is particularly fierce.

After waking up, Meng Ziyi saw that it was Chen Zhibin, but she did not move. The two of them just kept lying sideways to "rest and recuperate."

The purpose of "cultivation and rejuvenation" is naturally to create more crazy performances. Fortunately, "Swordsman in the Snow" has been completed. Today, I don't have to get up and go to bed as early as usual, so I still have a lot of time to create.

More than two hours later, until almost noon, Meng Ziyi quietly left Chen Zhibin's room. The two checked out and left the hotel where the crew stayed, and then reunited at another place.

The reason why they didn't separate directly was because Meng Ziyi was going to record "The Actors Are Here Season 2" next, while Chen Zhibin happened to be looking for director Chen Kaige, who is currently serving as a mentor in this variety show.

In 2017, when Chen Zhibin guest-starred as the villain "Demon Cat" in the movie "Legend of the Demon Cat" directed by Chen Kaige, he formed a good relationship in advance.

In 2020, that is, at the beginning of this year, Brother Chen Kai was already preparing for the "Changjin Lake" series of movies. At the same time, he also called Chen Zhibin and invited him to play the role of Wu Wanli.

It's just that the epidemic had to be delayed for a period of time. Although the epidemic has passed temporarily, the fact that the overall economic level of the country is declining is before our eyes. In addition, the total investment amount of the film is too huge, resulting in Many investors have chosen to temporarily withdraw their capital.

No way, let alone the box office performance of Brother Chen Kai's movies in recent years? The total investment of 1.3 billion alone has already discouraged many people.

The investment cost of 1.3 billion means that a box office of at least 3.6 billion to 3.9 billion is needed to fully recover the money. Although this is a series of two movies, the style of the film is almost the same, as long as If one of them fails, the other one will also suffer.

It is precisely because of this that the film had to be temporarily postponed again, and Chen Zhibin saw this opportunity and planned to chat with the other party. After all, the box office of the film in its previous life successfully surpassed "Wolf Warrior 2" and became a new domestically produced film. The movie is the box office champion, and the combined revenue of the two movies is as high as billion, almost approaching billion. This risk can still be taken.

Of course, other investors are not as forward-looking as Chen Zhibin, so it is inevitable to worry about losing all their money. After all, there was a lot of investment in "The Legend of the Demon Cat" at the beginning, and a city was even built specifically for it, but the final box office revenue was only over 600 million.

"Why are you looking for Director Chen Kai?" Meng Ziyi couldn't help but ask on the way, with a curious expression written on her forehead.

For ordinary actors, Chen Kaige, who is an authoritative director, has a very high status in the industry, which is beyond the reach of many people. After all, not everyone can be like Chen Zhibin, who is not only popular in the entertainment industry Relatively high, he also has other identities in the investment world.

"Talk to Director Chen to discuss business." Chen Zhibin replied.

"How old is it?" Meng Ziyi asked.

"One hundred to one hundred million!" Chen Zhibin responded calmly. As expected, invisible pretense is the most famous. Although he didn't want to pretend at first, he still felt quite happy when Meng Ziyi took the initiative to ask.

"Real or false?" Meng Ziyi felt unbelievable.

In her consistent understanding, many people brag about their small businesses, which means a few hundred million, but there is no one like Chen Zhibin who directly brags about tens of billions.

Sure enough, being confident and bragging are extraordinary, Meng Ziyi sighed secretly in her heart.

"Of course it's true." Chen Zhibin really didn't brag this time. The theater box office share plus the online payment share, no matter how much he got in the end, the amount involved in the movie project was really more than 10 billion.

"Then take it easy and don't get squeezed dry!" Meng Ziyi reminded kindly. The legendary driving expert is probably nothing more than that.

"Is it possible that what I'm talking about is serious business?" Chen Zhibin said. If it were really an unscrupulous business, it would only cost a few hundred million at a time. Even if Chen Zhibin was extremely talented, he couldn't violate his physiological limits.

"I didn't say anything else!" Meng Ziyi smiled and said: "I want you to pay more attention to your health. A healthy body is the capital of the revolution. Don't work too hard, otherwise the tens of billions will be too Earned for others.”

"Curse me, right?" Chen Zhibin pinched Meng Ziyi's neck from behind, pulled her over and said, "In that case, how about I give you a few hundred million first?"

"Okay!" Meng Ziyi responded confidently. Now on the road, she believed that Chen Zhibin would not dare. "Okay, then you wait." Chen Zhibin really didn't dare to do it now, but he could save it for Meng Ziyi first, and then give it all to him.

The recording location of "Actors Please Take Your Place" is in the same city as the filming set of "Snow in the Snow". The only difference is that one is in the city and the other is in the county town below, so it only took more than an hour to get there. .

In the afternoon of that day, Chen Zhibin and Chen Kai sat down to have a meal together and had an in-depth discussion and understanding about the filming of the film "Changjin Lake".

Of course, it is necessary to mention that the in-depth negotiations here are serious in-depth negotiations, not those messy operations.

After all, under the influence of his son Chen Feiyu, Brother Chen Kai, who also had some old scandals exposed, is also famous. No matter how much Chen Zhibin plays, it is only with female stars, not necessarily with the other party. .

It can only be said that everyone has their own preferences for radish and green vegetables!

I don’t know whether it was because it was exaggerated by the media in the previous life, but "Changjin Lake" actually did not have such a high budget. Of course, it is not ruled out that the budget was accidentally exceeded while filming, and then increased again.

After all, Brother Chen Kai especially likes to shoot big scenes. He often builds cities or hires tens of thousands of extras to serve as background scenes. He is very impressive when it comes to burning money!

In Chen Zhibin's view, these things are not the key to box office, otherwise "The Promise" and "The Legend of the Demon Cat" would not have failed so miserably!

This is a big director who has already become famous. He is very representative in the domestic and even international markets. Otherwise, I am afraid that he would have been blacklisted by major film investors. Where would there be an opportunity like now? Keep shooting, and you can also win various awards.

Finally, after drinking for three rounds, Chen Zhibin and Chen Kaige also talked about the investment share of the film. The investment shares that were temporarily withdrawn due to the epidemic were about 500 million, of which 300 million It will be filled by Abin Film and Television Company under his name.

As for the remaining 200 million, it is up to Brother Chen Kai to figure out a way. As a famous director, if he can't even handle this, then I'm afraid he won't have to hang out in the circle of directors.

The reason why Chen Zhibin chose to do this is naturally not because Abin Venture Capital cannot come up with so much money, but because he knows the truth of biting off more than he can chew, otherwise it would just be for the nearly 10 billion box office. , he was afraid that he could digest all the 1.3 billion by himself.

However, even so, Abin Venture Capital, which participated in the financing, still became the largest investor in individual corporate investments.

The other production companies are established companies in the industry, such as Bona Pictures and Bayi Film Studio...

Like "My Motherland and Me" which was released on National Day last year, this film was also created with strong support and advocacy from the state.

Being able to serve as the chief director of these two movies one after another makes people sigh that Chen Kaige's background is still very strong.

In the evening, after everything was settled, the over-enthusiastic director Chen Kaige insisted on arranging a second scene for Chen Zhibin, but he politely refused because he drank too much.

It’s not that Chen Zhibin doesn’t want to experience the content arranged by top domestic directors and enjoy their happiness and luxurious life. The main reason is that this experience is not for nothing, and the control may fall into the hands of others!

In the mixed entertainment industry, everyone is unclean, but knowing is one thing, and having substantial evidence on hand is another.

Just like "Brother Run" Ding Xiu, nicknamed "Jiaqian Jushi", said to his junior brother Jin Yichuan: I can keep this secret of yours for the rest of my life.

Besides, this also belongs to "Sweet Potato" Meng Ziyi. Chen Zhibin promised the other party "several hundred million", but he has not yet successfully fulfilled it!

Since Meng Ziyi will be recording "The Actors Are Here Season 2" next, and Brother Chen Kai happens to be the mentor of this show, so Chen Zhibin simply brought her with him to the wine party this time, but she could say it in the box He was quite honest. He watched Chen Zhibin and Chen Kaige bickering throughout the whole process without daring to interrupt.

As soon as she walked out of the hotel, Meng Ziyi couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. She knew that Chen Zhibin was very popular and had a high status in the entertainment industry, but she didn't expect that even Brother Chen Kai would give him some face. She felt different in an instant.

"What? Why were you so honest at the dinner table today?" Chen Zhibin asked with a smile. This is not in line with Meng Ziyi's style. After all, she was very wild last night, and she drove a lot on the way here.

"How can I be dishonest? I will be recording in two days and the actors will be in place. She is the number one instructor of this show!" Meng Ziyi couldn't help but sigh. After all, even Er Dongsheng and Guo Jingming were ranked behind him.

"It's okay, don't be afraid. The meal just now was not for free. After what happened tonight, Director Chen will definitely not make things difficult for you tomorrow!" Chen Zhibin immediately touched Meng Ziyi's head and comforted her.

To put it bluntly, beating a dog depends on the owner. Today, Meng Ziyi came with Chen Zhibin. Even if there is really no relationship between the two, Brother Chen Kai will definitely not make things difficult for her for Chen Zhibin's sake.

"Then thank you, Teacher Chen. It's great to have you!" Meng Ziyi took Chen Zhibin's arm and thanked her sincerely.

"You just discovered it! The good news is yet to come!" Upon hearing this, Chen Zhibin immediately raised his hand and spanked Meng Ziyi on the butt.

On the way back, Meng Ziyi had a sudden thought: "Your surname is Chen, and director Chen Kai's surname is also Chen. Could it be that you two are brothers?"

There was no way, no wonder Meng Ziyi thought so. After all, at the beginning, who would have thought that Chen He and Chen Feiyu were cousins.

In fact, many celebrities in the entertainment industry are related. For example, Guo Jingfei and Lu Yi are brothers-in-law, and Eason Chan and Wang Zulan are cousins...

"Do you think it looks like it?" Chen Zhibin asked.

"Not quite!" Meng Ziyi shook her head and said: "You are much more handsome than him!"

"That's fine!" Chen Zhibin shrugged and replied with a smile in a teasing tone: "Don't ask me about this kind of thing again. You first ask Chen Feiyu if he would like to have me as an extra uncle, or ask Chen Hong, would you like to have a handsome, wealthy and talented brother-in-law like me?"

"Haha, why are you so narcissistic!" Meng Ziyi responded with a smile.

"Are you narcissistic? It's just stating the facts." Chen Zhibin said.

In the evening, Chen Zhibin stayed here again and gave all the "several hundred million" he had accumulated this afternoon to Meng Ziyi.

With the investment from Abin Venture Capital, the film "Changjin Lake" started shooting in Kyoto more than two months later.

In addition to the chief director Chen Kaige, there are two other well-known directors, namely Xu Laomo Tsui Hark and Lin Chaoxian.

The latter is also an old acquaintance. He and Chen Zhibin worked together on "Operation Red Sea". The film earned a total box office of 2 billion upon its release. It is currently the closest war movie to "Wolf Warrior " in terms of box office.

Even in the minds of many viewers, the quality of this movie far exceeds "Wolf Warrior 2".

And coincidentally, both movies starred Chen Zhibin, which not only boosted the box office but also left a deep impression on the audience. Now that Chen Kai is filming "Changjin Lake", it seems a bit unreasonable not to invite him.

(End of this chapter)