I make a thriller, it's God chasing and feeding

Chapter 369 [Notice]

Although Bixian was released, it was only just over a week ago.

But from the time Lu Yiyong fell ill, to taking care of him, to bidding farewell and holding a funeral, it lasted more than a month.

Even the New Year passed quietly during this period.

As a director, Lu Zhengyi returned to China to deal with matters. Naturally, the entire horror cruise crew stopped and waited for him to be alone.

After dealing with matters at home, he quickly rushed back to the Stars and Stripes Kingdom.

"This is Yu Wenxiu, the main actor of our project, who occupies 70% of the plot."

Near a residential area on the coast,

On a temporary stage in the open-air lawn, the background board is some peripheral posters that the crew shot in advance during this waiting period. In addition to several leading actors, there are also 'Horror Cruise Crew' written in Stars and Stripes. words.

At the press conference, Lu Zhengyi introduced the heroine of the film to the film's management and some media present.

The Southern Dynasties can be considered a member of the East, and Yu Wenxiu's face is also extremely beautiful.

"I think Director Lu would be better off choosing an actor who is more popular in the market. I think Annie, Mira, Cameron... these actors are all good choices."

"Seventy percent of the plot? No, it shouldn't be."

But now, after a month's delay, not only the Chinese New Year has passed, but Bixian has been successfully released and achieved certain results. Yu Wenxiu, the heroine, has also officially graduated from the Bixian crew. Lu Zhengyi had no need to reject the idea of ​​participating in the show, both emotionally and logically.

Before, it was to make Yu Wenxiu focus on Bixian and not give up cooperating with Li Chuanxin's movie promotion for the sake of his own movie.

But when Lu Zhengyi said that this woman from the East would occupy 70% of the scenes, many people became suspicious.

She was perfect for the role, and he knew it from beginning to end.

This time, the investment chain for Lu Zhengyi's film is relatively complicated.

"incredible."

This also means that participating in Lu Zhengyi’s project is equivalent to making a sure profit without losing any money.

Yu Wenxiu's figure was obviously worse than those of the actresses he recommended.

Mainly because Lu Zhengyi’s brand name is too big.

It involved capital injections from nearly ten large companies from different countries, including the Tang Kingdom, the Southern Dynasties, the He Kingdom, and the Stars and Stripes Kingdom, and each of them sent representatives to participate in the press conference.

But this principle does not work for Lu Zhengyi for the time being.

But now, they are hesitant.

So even if Yu Wenxiu took the initiative and Li Zhenxi voluntarily gave up, he did not entrust her with the position of the heroine Jesse.

Even for investors, they only have two operations: sending money and receiving money.

Following his words, many media present exclaimed.

"Oh, an... oriental woman?"

Never failed.

The startup ceremony here in the West is somewhat different from that in Dongzhou. It is more like a project press conference, inviting media, investors, and sponsors to the scene to explain some shooting plans. While promoting it, it also shows the confidence of the crew.

Even if this Oriental was one of the leading actors, they could accept it.

"I don't think the audience here would give a good review after seeing an 80-minute-long clip of an Oriental face in a film that lasts more than 120 minutes. Maybe they saw this at the opening face, it will give the impression of dissatisfaction.”

And this also prompted that even though the Chinese government banned Zhengyi Lu, his crew and works, and the Southern Dynasty banned Zhengyi Lu from entering the country, there were still companies in their country that were willing to participate in Lu Zhengyi's projects, and no one would. Refuse money.

Any business involves certain risks, and everyone knows this.

Even on the management side, some people were shocked.

But as an employer who had worked with Fu Jiang, he had an absolute favorable impression of Zhou Jie.

As we all know, Lu Zhengyi's crew will not let anyone outside the crew interfere in filming or casting.

For a director from the East, there will be Orientals in his crew. This is natural and they can understand.

"Lu, I think you should think about it again. Although we all know your directing ability, but... do as the Romans do. I remember that there is such a word in the ancient proverb of Tang Dynasty. I hope you will consider it carefully."

If a domestic state-owned bank raises interest rates to 8%, will you buy it?

The word failure has never appeared in Lu Zhengyi's rise. Every one of his movies has been profitable and popular.

"Of course, Teacher Zhou Jie can also be qualified for this role. Her beauty knows no boundaries."

All companies that have learned about his details have clearly seen his jaw-dropping rise.

Even when he first embarked on this path, when he was still an unknown person, his projects were still profitable.

If someone takes advantage of this, many people will be unable to resist the temptation and choose to jump in.

However, there are differences between Eastern and Western aesthetics, especially in terms of body shape, which have certain requirements.

Some of them spoke Tang language, Star Stripe language, Southern Dynasty language, or He language...

There is no doubt that no financial product at this moment is as attractive as this 8% interest rate.

Below, a representative of the Southern Dynasty's capital side said, "I think that with the current situation of the crew, we are fully capable of inviting these actresses who are very powerful in the market here."

After a month, his original idea changed.

The beauty of the other party cannot be matched by aesthetic differences. It is a charm that you will be fascinated by immediately when you see it. Even the Western aesthetics are no exception.

"Yeah, it's too risky."

"Lu, I think we can discuss the casting further."

"Perhaps in terms of funding, our side..."

At the press conference, the management strongly proposed changing actors, which was very rare.

Mainly for basic things like this, both the crew and management will know about it in advance and communicate it properly.

But the problem is that Lu Zhengyi's crew does not have this link.

The management is like a mascot. Apart from the script and financial communication, they don't know anything about the other filming matters.

Like other crews, the management can interrogate the crew's filming progress, urge filming, and provide opinions on casting and scripts...many things, but here, it doesn't work, which has led to the current situation.

With this sentence, the shutter sound of the media never stopped.

They all watched this scene eagerly, but the fire was burning nearby, which made their quarrel even more fierce.

On the stage, several foreign actors turned their attention to Yu Wenxiu.

Except for Jason, everyone else's gazes were more or less subtle.

To be honest, when they had a rough understanding of the script and knew that the role they played only occupied a very small part of the plot, and that more of the content was entirely Yu Wenxiu's personal show, their impression of the film had already been There has been a decline.

Even though director Lu Zhengyi is very famous in Dongzhou.

But now, he is in the Star-Spangled Kingdom.

This is not Dongzhou, where oriental faces with yellow skin and black hair dominate the population. Instead, white skin and black skin dominate the population.

Respecting the market is the essence of business.

"First of all, this has already been decided, and all parties have already gone through the contract. I am elaborating on this matter here only because the press conference requires me to make such an announcement."

Lu Zhengyi took the microphone and faced the others directly, "Secondly, our cooperation has also signed a contract. Temporary withdrawal of capital is OK. After the liquidated damages are paid, you can leave now."

"As far as I understand, the contract we signed is not a hegemonic treaty. The amount of liquidated damages only accounts for a certain percentage of the funds invested by everyone. The price of breach of contract is not high."

"Finally, I believe you all have understood my conditions before we cooperate. That is, regarding the shooting, no one outside the crew, including investors, can interfere." This is a very tough reply.

Suddenly, there was a brief silence in the entire scene.

Neither the media nor the investors below seemed to have expected that Lu Zhengyi would speak so straightforwardly and without mercy.

And behind Lu Zhengyi, the same is true for those actors.

Although, in the eyes of some people in the West, it is a symbol of freedom.

But in reality, there is no freedom either.

Some rules are actually the same, especially those related to class.

Will people who take money easily offend those who give money?

Party B will say to Party A, if you want this plan, you can take it, don’t you want me to refund the money to you?

The other people in the crew were already used to it.

"Director Lu means that he is confident that this film can be made well, and he hopes that everyone can give him more trust." Assistant Wang stepped forward to act as a peacemaker, "And regarding cooperation, we have made clear requirements before. ”

"On filming matters, except for those within the crew, we will not adopt other people's opinions. When we signed the contract, I provided additional explanations on this point."

"At that time, you all signed your names after understanding the details of the contract. Now, I am sorry that we cannot cooperate with you."

There is no way, the representatives of these investors are not low in social status.

At times like this, someone always needs to step forward and help.

This is also one of his job responsibilities.

But Lu Zhengyi's straightforward way of speaking is also the most trouble-free.

Below, among the representatives sent by the investors, those who could accept it went down the steps.

But if he couldn't accept it, he stood up with a cold face and left directly.

However, these people who left walked very slowly, as if they were waiting for something.

But unfortunately, what they envisioned will not happen. After all, this is not business or gambling, but notification.

"Don't worry, everyone, I will find a way to make up for the vacant funds myself."

Lu Zhengyi didn't even wait for them to leave, he directly announced, "Of course, their proportion of investment will also be transferred to me. If you have any ideas about adding chips, you can also talk to Assistant Wang. I won’t go into details here.”

"Next, let's talk about the shooting."

"This story is a thriller, but mixed with some magical and suspenseful elements..."

This was a press conference, not a premiere, so what he could say was actually very limited.

We can't let the plot be spoiled before filming begins.

And on March 3rd, the horror cruise crew, which had been delayed for a long time, officially started shooting.

"Awei, please arrange to turn on the phone, and I'll make a call."

After the people who were waiting for the media and investors left, the crew arranged for people to dismantle the stage and clean up the place. At the same time, they began to move to a nearby rented house to prepare for the shooting of the first scene.

While the actors were putting on makeup, props, venues, and camera settings, Lu Zhengyi called Bai Wei and handed over the preparations.

Bai Wei seemed very surprised by this matter.

However, he never had any objection to Lu Zhengyi's words and would do whatever he said.

"How was it, first day of production, everything went smoothly..."

Lu Zhengyi came to the street outside the house and started the video on his mobile phone.

In the video, Zhang Xueming is holding her child and sitting on an office chair, with her office in the background.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa whoa!"

Before she finished her words, Lu Yongan in her arms was already staring at the glowing mobile phone screen with curious black eyes, and screaming in a loud voice.

Although the Chinese New Year has already passed, he has not yet turned one.

In terms of speaking, although he can babbling and imitating adults, his spoken language is not clear. Most of the time, people cannot hear clearly what he is saying.

Of course, most of the time.

"He recognized me."

Across the screen, Lu Zhengyi watched in amusement as his son waved his short arms and acted as a translator.

In fact, he didn't understand what his son said.

But he could know what his son wanted to express.

Just like when he first met A Yong, he couldn't understand the specific meaning of "meow meow", but he could understand the meaning from his emotions, tone, movements, and eyes, and thus understood what the other person wanted to do. something.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey!"

Lu Yongan heard his voice, a smile appeared on his face, and he spoke louder.

This sentence has no meaning, it is just a way for him to express his joy.

But it is also possible that Lu Zhengyi, the father, failed to observe it.

"I'm so envious that you can actually understand baby talk." Zhang Xueming turned him around, supported his son's creaking nest with his hands, lifted him up, and looked at him from side to side, "You can't tell anything from this. "

She didn't learn this trick anyway.

"Meow."

Next to it, a cat meowed.

"Oops!"

Suddenly, Lu Yongan, who was still staring at his mother, was attracted by the cat's meow again, and turned his head to look at him.

No need to guess, the person not in the frame next to him must be A Yong.

"Meow."

"Hee hee hee."

"Meow."

This cat also has a baby, shouting to each other, as if they are really communicating.

"Actually, we were not communicating. Ah Yong felt that he shouted too loudly and disturbed him to sleep." Lu Zhengyi continued to translate across the screen, "As for An An, I didn't see what he was expressing. He probably just wanted to talk to Ah Yong. Play bravely.”

"I've convinced you."

Zhang Xueming felt like a newbie who accidentally entered the high-end game, and had a sense of déjà vu that was out of place.

My cat is communicating with my son, and my husband is translating.

And this is not a fairy tale, but reality.

But in order not to let this feeling last, she quickly put things back on track, instead of this... leaning towards magical topics.

"So, how was your startup today?"

She repeated the question at the beginning of the video.

(End of this chapter)