The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 416 The Dark Side (-in-)

Lu Yuan and Xu Zheng met on the set of "Crazy Racing".

At that time, he and Jiang Wei were having a headache over the choice of the heroine of "Latent". When they went to visit Huang Bo, they accidentally met Xu Zheng.

This person recommended to him the Chinese drama Qin Hailu.

The two of them will not really get to know each other until they are filming "No Man's Land".

During his time at XJ, Lu Yuan not only understood Ning Hao's thoughts, followed his example and launched the Stars Project, but also had a certain understanding of Xu Zheng.

As Huang Bo said, this man is quite shrewd. His head is round and round, and there is wisdom hidden in it.

He also asserted that he is ambitious and will not continue to be an actor, like items on supermarket shelves, for people to choose from. Sooner or later, he will change careers and move closer to directors and producers.

Zhu Bajie is far smarter than everyone thinks, and he loves the smell of copper even more.

"Lu Yuan, I have a story, do you want to hear it?" Xu Zheng smiled and raised the cup, with oil stains on the corners of his mouth.

I am more determined to come here today.

Lu Yuan heard the three names, let out a light sigh, glanced at Xu Zheng without any trace, and then went to look for Wang Baoqiang in the banquet.

He calmed down and said slowly: "There is a businessman named Xu Lang who spent 5 years researching and developing a magical product, Oil King.

Lu Yuan clinked glasses with him, and when his lips were close to the rim of the glass, he felt strange that after not seeing each other for several months, this guy had become much thinner and more haggard.

The celebration banquet must not be of low quality. The golden soup sea cucumber, wild golden abalone, Australian lobster, etc. are used at the banquet.

Because he drank a lot of wine, his cheeks were flushed and he looked slightly drunk. His eyes became blurred, he shook his head and asked casually.

"Why does this story sound a bit similar to "People on the Road"? Is it Huaqi's new script? Liu Guangwei won't invest in you?"

It can be called a bole.

Around August, this guy apologized to the audience on Weibo, angrily calling "Xi You Ji" starring in him a super bad movie.

"Okay, hurry up and tell me your story, just in time to help me order some wine. These people are really good drinkers." Lu Yuan rubbed his brows.

"I've mentioned to you before that because of image issues, even if "The Journey" is a hit, there are still very few directors who come to me to film, and there aren't many roles suitable for me. If I want to film, the scripts have to be tailor-made. , I asked for help too many times, and I was so frustrated that I might as well find my own script and be the director.”

Lu Yuan took an empty cup and filled himself with warm water while recalling what he saw and heard during his guest appearance.

Gao Yuan wanted to sell this product to the French and get a quick buck, but Xu Lang firmly disagreed.

Not knowing the other party's purpose, he pulled up a chair and sat down, put the wine glass aside, and breathed out the breath of alcohol.

Lu Yuan withdrew his gaze from Wang Baoqiang and stayed on Xu Zheng's face for a moment. Then, a second thought came to his mind.

This bald man is shrewd and has good eyesight, Lu Yuan murmured in his heart.

"You also saw it when you came to the crew for a guest appearance at the beginning of the year. During the filming of "Unfortunately", many of the laughs in the film were actually thought up by Bao Qiang and I on the spot. Director Ye Weimin just simply shouted "Ka"."

But the company also has another shareholder named Gao Yuan. The two are both classmates and rivals.

Huaqi is an investor in the movie "Unfortunately", and Liu Guangwei is the boss of Huaqi.

Xu Zheng continued: "Perhaps because of this reason, Liu Guangwei recognized my ability, so after filming, I took the opportunity to tell him a story "Stand-in" that I had been thinking about for a long time."

Xu Zheng looked at his colleagues who were eyeing him around, and thought that the person in front of him had received hundreds of millions in box office dividends from "Thirty-day Love", which could be described as fame and fortune, and he became more and more envious.

The film was released last year and sold 1100 million, making it a dark horse despite its small potential.

Lu Yuan nodded slightly. He had said this more than once. During the filming of "No Man's Land", Xu Zheng surrounded Ning Hao and kept "stealing" from him.

"Hey, what new version of "Xi Travels" is out?" he joked.

Xu Lang, Gao Yuan, Wang Bao.

There was nothing unusual on Xu Zheng's face. He just thought he was drunk. He shook his head and said truthfully: "No, there is no script yet. The story line was thought up by Yang Qin and I."

The two of them argued endlessly over where the oil tycoon should go..."

The thought of testing suddenly came into my mind.

In "People on the Road", the protagonist Li Chenggong runs a factory in another place, while his wife and mother live in his hometown. Due to the long separation, Li Chenggong cheated on him.

It was obviously planned for a long time.

Xu Zheng didn't know what he was thinking about, so he said in a self-deprecating tone.

He was often ridiculed by people in the industry.

During the Spring Festival holiday, Li Chenggong was going home to have a showdown with his wife. On the way, he met a milking cow named Niu Geng. The two people, whose personalities and status were very different, frequently caused embarrassing incidents.

"boom!"

Yang Qin was the director of "Nightclub". Yang Qin wrote the script and showed it to Xu Zheng. Xu Zheng not only agreed to star in the film, but also helped find an investment of 200 million yuan.

""The Stand" is about a poor boy who looks the same as a rich man, and works as a stand-in for the rich man, and some messy things happen in the middle."

When refueling your car, just add two drops of Oil King to turn two-thirds of the tank into a full tank.

Xu Zheng's face suddenly hurt, and he waved his hand and said: "Don't mention that bad movie, I feel uncomfortable when I hear the name now."

This person is most likely here for the Star Project, in other words, for his money.

At the same time, an idea flashed through Lu Yuan's mind. The core of this story is very similar to "People on the Road", and they have many similarities.

I saw that guy was drinking and staring blankly. He didn't know what he was talking about with Huang Xiaoming. He bared his teeth and laughed like a fool.

"Liu Guangwei was very interested in this story and promised me to direct and star in this drama."

"After "Embarrassing Road" was released, it received good reviews at the box office. Huaqi's screenwriting team quickly wrote the synopsis of "Embarrassing Road 2". Liu Guangwei approached me and wanted to hire me as director and starring. I I think the project is good, but there are still big problems with the script and I hope to revise it.”

"Liu Guangwei simply threw the outline to me, but I was perfecting the script of "The Stand" at the time. The filming of "The Stand" was scheduled to start in October, and I also had to write the script of "Journey to the Road 2". There was no time at all. ”

"I decided to write the script of "Journey to the Road 2" first, and then start shooting. During the filming, I would create "The Stand" myself, so that the two dramas can be seamlessly connected, which can save costs and ensure quality."

"Liu Guangwei agreed to my proposal at that time." Xu Zheng said, his mouth was dry, he picked up Lu Yuan's cup and took a sip of water.

The guy was stunned for a moment, but Xu Zheng didn't care much. He slammed the cup on the table and frowned.

"But just when Yang Qin and I were about to complete the script of "Journey to the Road 2", we learned the news that Huaqi was already preparing to shoot "The Stand", and I was not in the director or starring list."

His eyes were full of anger: "I saw clearly Huaqi's profit-seeking and dishonest face. After I and Yang Qin completed the script of "A Man on the Road 2", I immediately set up a project. This project is "A Man on the Road". "囧城".

"In order to change my career as a director, I swallowed my anger. I didn't expect that I would encounter many obstacles again when negotiating a new film with Liu Guangwei. We originally agreed to invest 1200 million, but Liu Guangwei proposed that we could only give 600 million first, and then we could give more after the film was completed. 600."

"How can we make a movie without a budget? Isn't this nonsense? I can only show my cards and tell the truth about the project of "In the City"." "Guess what happened?" Xu Zheng curled his lips and said speechlessly: "Liu Guang Wei Tiantian asked the screenwriting team to adapt another story and register it for "Journey to the Road 2."

"And informed me that if I want to be a director, I must first cancel the project of "In embarrassing city" and shoot the script of "In embarrassing city" under the name of "In embarrassing way 2"."

"I suppressed my nausea and agreed to his request. Without signing any written agreement, I canceled the project of "In the City of Embarrassment."

Xu Zheng suddenly sighed, his face full of frustration: "Who knew that after canceling the project, Liu Guangwei turned his back again and overturned all the conditions he had promised me before."

"So what was the story about Thailand just now?" Lu Yuan was dubious about what he said, speaking from one side and not sure whether it was true or not.

There are too many nonsense things in the circle, and the interests are related, and it is easy to reverse. Maybe he is right today, but a completely different inside story will be revealed tomorrow.

Xu Zheng continued: "I originally planned to recruit a team to film "In the City of Embarrassment" by myself, but Huaqi had already prepared it, and any further filming would definitely infringe the rights, so I had no choice but to abandon the script."

"This is upsetting. Last month, Xiao Taohong and I took our daughter on a trip abroad. We saw a lot of new things and gained a lot of inspiration. It was also because I didn't give up that I came back to plan with Yang Qinyi. That’s the story just now.”

After finishing speaking, Xu Zheng paused for a moment and asked tentatively: "You have always had a vicious eye. Do you think this story will work?"

"What are you going to name this play?" Lu Yuan scratched his chin and asked back without answering.

""Lost in Thailand"."

Lu Yuan showed hesitation. Based on Xu Zheng's description just now, he couldn't say right or wrong for a moment. After all, in Xu Zheng's words, Hua Qi was wrong first.

"Aren't you worried about Huaqi suing you?"

"Treat others in their own way, and I will fight to the death to learn from them."

Xu Zheng shook his head and seemed unconcerned. After a while, he seemed to think of something and said with a smile.

"Actually, I can't wait for Huaqi to sue when the film is released. By then, public opinion will be abuzz and a lot of publicity expenses can be saved. Why not?"

Lu Yuan looked at the cunning and calculation on his face and reminded himself in his mind.

From his early years when he desperately spent all his savings to play the role of Zhu Bajie, and later in "Li Wei Becomes an Official", "Nightclub", and "People on the Road", Xu Zheng's vision in selecting movies has been fully demonstrated.

Except "Xi Travel Notes".

But Lu Yuan also clearly realized that he could cooperate with this person in terms of interests, but he could never have a close friendship with him, and the division of interests must be clearly written in black and white.

He was thinking a lot in his mind without showing it on his face, and asked: "Is there anyone chosen for the cast?"

"Xu Lang is me, Gao Yuan, you are very suitable. Wang Bao, I am going to invite Bao Qiang."

Lu Yuan was not surprised that "Unfortunately" became a hit. The two people's partnership added more to the box office than either person alone.

"The Lost Journey to Thailand" will most likely make money.

He made a judgment in his mind, stopped beating around the bush and asked straight to the point: "What is the estimated budget for this play?"

When Xu Zheng heard this, his anxiety finally came to an end. He had tried to find other companies before, but those people either had no vision, were not interested in the script, or could not afford the money.

He had some money of his own, but it was far from enough. Moreover, he did not dare to gamble with his own money on the first play.

It would be different with someone else's movie. It would be a hit at the box office and he would gain both fame and fortune. He would no longer be short of investment and would immediately shoot the next movie.

If it fails at the box office, then I'm sorry, it's fate, and he doesn't want that.

It happened that when "Thirty-day Love" was first released, Lu Yuan proposed the "Stars Project".

At first, he didn't have any big ideas, but as the movie's box office took off and exceeded the 200 million mark, he realized that his opportunity had come.

"Thirty million!" Xu Zheng blurted out.

He quickly added: "The director must be me, and I don't get paid. Everything is included in the investment, but I have to get 20% of the dividends."

Lu Yuan had a new understanding of Xu Zheng's blackness, and at the same time he also understood that this person should be quite optimistic about this drama.

He shook his head: "20 is too high."

In terms of business, Xu Zheng's current market salary is only 200 million. Taking into account the script fee and the fact that it is his first time as a director, it is only about 300 million.

What Lu Yuan offered was real money, so it was impossible to give too much.

Xu Zheng just said it casually, stating that he didn't want salary but wanted dividends, and said calmly: "10 points."

There was silence for a long time.

"Okay, let's make a preliminary decision first. After the script comes out, we will find time to discuss the specific details." Lu Yuan made a promise.

"Okay." Xu Zheng smiled broadly and relaxed.

At this time, on the stage, the host was announcing the winners.

"Special prize, Song Jia, 300 million!"

"boom!"

The reporters surrounding him suddenly became restless.

The celebration banquet naturally comes with red envelopes. In addition to actors and behind-the-scenes workers, staff involved in publicity and distribution also received rewards.

In addition, there was a cash prize draw, but no one expected the prizes to be so big.

Song Jia walked up to the stage with a surprised look, held up the microphone, and said excitedly: "How could it be me? I thought...Thank you, thank you Teacher Lu."

Lu Yuan smiled and waved to her.

"Did you arrange it?" Xu Zheng glanced at him.

Lu Yuan nodded slightly and said "Yeah".

Song Jia won the lottery, which is naturally a shady story. The female lead will join the film with zero pay this time.

If he really doesn't give any money, the other party won't say anything, but he must have a grudge in his heart.

People in the circle will also have different opinions.

He ate a lot of meat and had to let others follow him to drink soup.

From the day he entered the industry, he knew that the entertainment industry was a vanity fair and a cruel world.

Jianghu is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships.

(End of this chapter)