I am a director, but I have the skills of an actor

Chapter 30 The Broker

"Hello, Director Wan!"

"Hello, Ms. Wang!"

"Congratulations to Director Wan for winning the Berlin Best Actor for his first film that he wrote, directed and starred in."

Wan Qingshan looked across at Sister Hua, known as the No. 1 broker in the Mainland, smiled, stirred the coffee, took a sip, and then said,
"I'm just lucky. I just fit the taste of this year's judges."

"Haha, then Director Wan will have to be deeply rooted in people's hearts."

Wan Qingshan could talk nonsense with Yan Dong and the others, but he had no intention of dealing with the scheming Sister Hua and asked directly,
"Ms. Wang, I have a straightforward temper, so if you have any questions, please just tell me."

Early this morning, Wan Qingshan received a call from Lu Jianli, saying that Wang Jinghua wanted to talk to him.

All the trust relationships were entrusted to Lu Jianli. Even if Wan Qingshan didn't want to see him, he had to see him.

"Director Wang said so, so I won't give in. I hope that Director Wang and your girlfriend, Miss Chen Yumo, can sign the agency contract with me."

Wan Qingshan smiled hoarsely, "Ms. Wang, don't talk about me first, let's talk about my girlfriend first. I can't decide her affairs. If you want to sign her, you have to talk to her.

However, I don't think she will sign a contract with you.She didn't even want to get involved in showbiz and starred in my movie. She only acted because there were no suitable actors at the time to help me.

As for me, I consider myself a director, but if I can't find a suitable actor for a certain role, I have no choice but to take the role myself.Therefore, I have never thought about taking on external roles. "

Wang Jinghua, who was used to seeing all kinds of people in the entertainment industry, was stunned.

The younger generation of people in the entertainment industry, whether they are weird-tempered or self-righteous.As long as the money is in place, everything will be fine.

Their purpose in entering the entertainment industry is very clear, which is to make a lot of money after becoming famous.

Nowadays, Wan Qingshan and Chen Yumo have become famous, but they don't take on roles to make money, which is a bit difficult for her to understand.

Immediately, she thought about it in her heart and then said,

"Director Wan, even if you don't take the role, you still need an agent in some aspects.

You are different from other directors. You are the best actor in Berlin. With your appearance, I think there will be many brands wanting to sign you as their spokesperson. "

Seeing Wan Qingshan's eyebrows lowered in thought, Wang Jinghua thought for a moment and continued, "Also, Director Wan, if you sign with me, Director Wan will not be helpless about the media slander before."

Wan Qingshan narrowed his eyes slightly and asked solemnly,
"Ms. Wang, Ms. Wang, I know your style of doing things, so I have a question to ask you. This question may be a bit ugly, but if you don't ask me clearly, I won't dare to sign the contract."

Wang Jinghua's body kept on saying, "If you have any questions, Director Wan, please tell me."

"What would you do if I signed a contract and rejected your actors when I was auditioning actors for a movie?"

Wang Jinghua took the time to pick up the coffee and think quickly in her mind.

After taking a slow sip of coffee, she said,
"Director Wan, there are dozens of actors who have signed contracts with me. I believe there will always be actors who meet Director Wan's requirements."

Wan Qingshan shook his head, "Ms. Wang, what you said shows that after being rejected, you will still recommend your actors. You may even use your identity as an agent to do something coercive."

Seeing that Wang Jinghua wanted to refute, Wan Qingshan immediately said, "Ms. Wang, you don't need to refute me. You should know your own style of doing things better than me, an outsider."

Wang Jinghua's "nanny-like agent" style of doing things has given her a good reputation among artists.But in the director circle, it has a very bad reputation.

Wan Qingshan's slap in the face made Wang Jinghua look a little ugly.

She secretly took a deep breath and smiled, "Director Wan, when we are all working with the same agent, isn't it normal to help each other?"

Wan Qingshan smiled and said, "All the artists under your banner are used. So, does I, the director, have the final say on this crew, or do you, the manager, have the final say?
Wang Jinghua frowned and was silent for a moment, then said seriously,

"Director Wan, although you have already made a movie, you are actually still traveling in the outer circle of the entertainment industry. You don't know that in the industry, you help me and I help you. Only by handling your interpersonal relationships can you go further. "

Wan Qingshan immediately thought of Jingquan. At first, Jingquan just helped me and I helped you.Go to the back and squeeze out other people like crazy.

Suddenly, Wan Qingshan realized belatedly that, damn, Wang Jinghua itself belonged to the Beijing circle.

This made him no longer in the mood to argue with Wang Jinghua.

"Ms. Wang, I agree with what you said, but I still like the feeling of being in control of the crew."

Wang Jinghua smiled and said, "Director Wan, directors like to control everything about the crew, but this is impossible. Even Director Feng and Director Chen have to consider all aspects when choosing actors."

Her tone when she said this was unconsciously sarcastic.This made Wan Qingshan raise his eyebrows and couldn't help but say,
"That's because most of the funds used by Director Feng and others to shoot the movie belong to others. Also, they got more than what the director should have gotten, so they had to consider many aspects.

I am an independent director and all the funds for filming are my own.I never thought about getting more than what I should get. Why should I be like Director Feng and others, being controlled by others. "

Wan Qingshan's some angry words made Wang Jinghua confused for a moment, and then - she realized that the tone of her previous words revealed her inner thoughts.

Wang Jinghua felt annoyed in her heart, and then thought to herself, it seemed that Wanqingshan could not be signed, but if she could not sign, she could not make the relationship too tense. Maybe there would be places that needed Wanqingshan in the future.

She calmed down and said with a smile, "It seems that Director Wan and I have too different ideas, so we can't sign a contract with Director Wan."

Immediately, she changed the subject and took out a business card from her bag, "Director Wan, this is my business card. In the future, Director Wan will direct a play. If you can't find a suitable actor for a while, you can contact me. I will explore the industry. After decades of working together, I know a lot of actors, and I believe I can help Director Wan."

Wan Qingshan took Wang Jinghua's business card and said with a smile, "Thank you in advance, Ms. Wang!"

"You're welcome, Director Wan, please don't call me Ms. Wang. If you don't mind, you can call me Sister Hua like Lianhua and the others."

"Of course I don't mind. By the way, Sister Hua, I heard that Director Feng is preparing a new film, and Ms. Li Lianhua from Sister Hua will play the leading female role."

Wang Jing's eyebrows twitched and she said with a smile, "Yes, Director Feng's new movie will be filmed soon. Lotus is confirmed to star in it, but as for what role she will play, it has not yet been determined."

Wan Qingshan doesn't believe it, but the actors haven't been confirmed yet. Some time ago, news about "A World Without Thieves" appeared on the Internet.

The pre-production promotions have already begun, how could it be possible that the actors haven’t been confirmed yet?

Wan Qingshan knew that Li Lianhua was playing the second female lead, supporting the milk tea.

Wang Jinghua seems to have no temper at all, and she shows a friendly smile as soon as the topic changes.

Wan Qingshan couldn't do it. He was petty and still remembered Wang Jinghua's previous ridicule, so he deliberately said that Li Bailian would star in "A World Without Thieves".

"Haha, let me first congratulate Sister Hua. For being the leading female lead in Director Feng's new film, I believe that after the film is released, Miss Li Lianhua's acting career will reach a higher level."

Wang Jinghua smiled unnaturally, "I hope so!"

Afterwards, Wan Qingshan never left the female lead in Feng Xiaogang's movie, making Wang Jinghua restless.

After a while, she couldn't sit down anymore, so she said she had something to do and left first.

Wang Jinghua left in a panic, and Wan Qingshan couldn't help laughing.

However, he smiled, then suppressed his smile and sat there thinking.

Although he was dissatisfied with Wang Jinghua, her words also reminded him that he should find an agent.With an agent, you won't be too passive when facing the news media.

I don’t know if it’s all discussed with the agents in the industry.

The day after meeting Wang Jinghua, Wan Qingshan received a strange phone call.

Wan Qingshan was invited to a restaurant and met Chang Jihong, who got his phone number from somewhere and asked him to meet.

"Mr. Chang, hello!"

"Hello, Director Wan, please do it."

Chang Jihong seemed to be more direct than Wan Qingshan. He sat down and said he wanted to sign him without saying a few words.

When Wan Qingshan talked with her, he felt that she was more straightforward and much easier to communicate with than Wang Jinghua.

During the conversation, Wan Qingshan learned that Chang Jihong treats his artists as friends.He also doesn’t engage in cliques and rarely hypes news about artists.

However, Chang Jihong said that he signed a contract with Wan Qingshan, but in fact, the agency contract was with Hairun Company.

This made Wan Qingshan hesitate. The agent he wanted to find was a bit like a foreign agency, rather than an agent in a film and television company.

In fact, Wang Jinghua meets Wanqingshan's requirements quite well. Although she belongs to Huayi, a specialized brokerage company,

When Wan Qingshan asked if he could not sign the contract with Hairun, he signed it under her name.After Chang Jihong hesitated for a moment, he still shook his head and refused.

The conditions were not suitable, so the two exchanged polite words, had a polite meal, and then stopped talking.

(End of this chapter)