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Chapter 436 Don’t Be Honest in Your Circle
Feelings often develop through time, and it takes time to reveal a person's true character.

Many times you need to feel it through things.

Just like Liang Yuan, he has known Xin Hui for a long time, or even since childhood. After all, his parents and Xin Hui's parents have known each other for a long time.

But later on, the two people took completely different paths.

In fact, Xin Hui does not have this awareness. He just wants to start a business to prove himself that he is not a good-for-nothing rich second generation.

But after seeing Xin Hui suffer huge losses in his business, Liang Yuan's parents told Liang Yuan not to learn from Xin Hui, saying that as long as he just ate, drank and had fun, he would be better off than the Xin family.

In fact, because the Liang family and the Xin family have been competing with each other for a lifetime, Liang Yuan has always been urged by his parents to do things better than Xin Hui.

Just like Xin Hui suddenly succeeded in starting a business, or he suddenly took off with the help of Lin Xing, which made the Liang family unhappy. They thought that if Xin Hui succeeded in starting a business, our Liang Yuan could do it too.

So there was investment in the movie "Going to Heaven".

Liang Yuan has his own ideas. The reason why he is willing to invest in "Going to Heaven" is far from what Xin Hui said. It is because he believes in Lin Xing and thinks that Lin Xing can create miracles.

On the contrary, Liang Yuan believed that Lin Xing had the foundation of the first two films, so he would not lose too much in this one anyway.

In addition to the loss of tens of millions, Liang Yuan believed that he could definitely gain some popularity.

The result was that "Going to Heaven" far exceeded Liang Yuan's expectations. Liang Yuan originally thought that a box office of 3 million would be a breakthrough, but he never expected it to actually break 30 billion.

This made Liang Yuan praised by his parents.

My son is better than the boy from Old Xin’s family.

At the same time, Liang's father did not forget to remind Liang Yuan that when it comes to investment, one must avoid being emotional, as people like Xin Hui will fail sooner or later.

Liang Yuan also agreed with this point.

This is also the reason why he did not invest in Sun Feng's science fiction movie. You know, Liang Yuan and the author of "Death on Earth" are also good friends. If it were Xin Hui, he would probably invest no matter how much.

But Liang Yuan absolutely refused to invest. Not only that, he also talked to Xin Hui in detail about the market for science fiction films and asked Xin Hui not to invest.

This is the reason why Sun Feng was rejected by both Xin Hui and Liang Yuan at the celebration banquet.

But what Liang Yuan didn't expect was that as soon as Lin Xing mentioned investment, Xin Hui was ready to invest directly.

And Xin Hui was not polite either. He directly told Liang Yuan that they should each invest 100 million yuan in this movie.

One billion.

Xin Hui seemed to be talking about a few hundred yuan in a casual and relaxed manner, because in his opinion, this was what Lin Xing wanted to shoot, so what else did he need to consider? ?

Xin Hui even thought that Liang Yuan would do the same, and the two of them would support Lin Xing together just like in "Going to Heaven".

Two hundred million.

The two of them can fully support the investment of "Dead on Earth".

As for the follow-up, if it is not enough, then just pay more.

If 2 million is not enough, then try 3 million. If 3 million is not enough, then try 4 million.

It's nothing more than tightening your belt.

But what Xin Hui didn't expect was that Liang Yuan actually refused.

He asked Xin Hui whether he knew that the 100 million yuan investment might be wasted.

Who would have thought that Xin Hui would just say casually: "It's just a waste of money."

Liang Yuan, however, thought this was a big trap.

If you say it's 10 or 20 million, it really doesn't matter. Just have fun for a bit, and you won't feel bad if it all goes to waste.

But it was one hundred million. Liang Yuan felt that even though he had made a lot of money from "Going to Heaven", he didn't want to spend it on this.

Besides, he didn't want to be stupid.

It's obviously a waste of money, why do we have to throw this money away? ?
For this purpose, Liang Yuan was willing to invest 1000 million, but Xin Hui directly said no.

After listening to Xin Hui's rambling on and on about the matter, Lin Xing seemed to be in a calm mood.

He never had much hope in Liang Yuan from the beginning to the end. Besides, whose money came from the wind? ?

"I'm not angry. I really didn't expect Liang Yuan to be such a person. I always thought I knew him well..."

Xin Hui said angrily: "What's more, the movie "Going to Heaven" made him at least 3 million yuan, so what's wrong with him taking out some money???"

Lin Xing shook his head and said, "That's not what I meant. Let's put it this way. There's no need to talk about it. Besides, no one knew that "Going to Heaven" would become such a hit..."

Friendship is friendship, business is business.

It just depends on the size of the relationship, and this needs to be seen one thing at a time.

Just like Zheng Zhou, he clearly didn't think highly of this science fiction movie, but he still took out 500 million.

But you see, Bohai and Yiying, who were said to be doing well before, just don’t even bother to save face.

At least Liang Yuan is willing to save face.

As for disappointment?

It’s really not the case.

Because Lin Xing never had too much hope in others, he always believed that one has to rely on oneself.

So why is someone like Xin Hui a true friend?

Because there is only one person like Xin Hui.

"Okay, as long as you know what's going on, I'll always be there for you."

Xin Hui said: "It doesn't matter if Liang Yuan doesn't invest. I will just take out all the money I made from "Going to Heaven" and that will be enough."

"Don't be in a hurry. You can't eat the whole cake by yourself, and you can't bear the risk by yourself."

Lin Xing waved his hand slightly and said, "Next, I will meet with Sun Feng and Wei Fei first and then talk about other things."

The next day, Sun Feng felt like a frost-bitten eggplant because several actors ran away.

Yes.

They said good things before, but when they really thought that Sun Feng was planning a science fiction movie, they all started to back off.

The reason is very simple.

"They all thought that I couldn't prepare a science fiction film, and they even thought that I couldn't start shooting this science fiction film smoothly, so I was quite happy to agree to it one by one."

Sun Feng said angrily, "There are a few people I really consider my friends, but they turned out to be like this."

"Sun Feng, you are still so honest."

Wei Fei said with some amusement: "In our circle, even if we sign a contract, we can still run away. What's the point of your verbal promise?"

"I just didn't expect that all these people would stand me up..."

Sun Feng said helplessly: "I thought all the actors had been selected, but now it seems we have to start all over again."

"That's normal."

Lin Xing smiled and said, "Actors need to be selected through various stages. Besides, it's better to run away before filming starts than to run away during filming."

"That's true."

Sun Feng said embarrassedly: "But I just need to start all over again from the beginning."

"That's fine, let's start casting first, and we've almost finalized the investment..."

Lin Xing smiled and said, "Don't worry too much about the investment money for now, but I hope the production cost can be kept within 2 million. For our first film, we should spend the money wisely as much as possible." "Absolutely no problem."

When Sun Feng heard that the production cost was 2 million yuan, he almost screamed. You know, he never dared to think about this production cost.

"You can talk to Sister Fei about the rest. I'll go talk to a few actors first..."

Lin Xing said to Sun Feng and Wei Fei.

Regarding the casting of actors, Lin Xing actually had some ideas in mind when he saw the script.

There is no problem for him to play one of the main roles, and besides that, there are a few other roles.

According to the script, the character of Lin Xing has a master, and this master actually does everything possible to protect the character of Lin Xing in many cases.

Although there is a generation difference, Lin Xing feels that it is not a big problem for Guan Peng to play this role.

"Okay, no problem. Just tell me when you want to start filming. I have to keep some time. After all, your brother Guan is a bit famous now..."

After listening to Lin Xing, Guan Peng smiled and said, "Just give me the script later. If you say it's suitable for me, then it must be right."

"it is good."

Lin Xing nodded slightly.

In addition to Guan Peng, Lin Xing wanted to ask An Yifeng to play the role of the heroine.

You have to know that this heroine is the wife of the character played by Lin Xing, and there are also some fighting scenes.

There is absolutely no problem with this An Yifeng.

As a result, when Lin Xing met An Yifeng, before he could say anything, An Yifeng's mother had already declined on her behalf.

Because An Yifeng has already received the leading female role in another big drama, this drama stars two movie kings as supporting actresses, and there are also several movie queens.

In short, you can tell which one you choose.

"Okay, let's work together again if we have a chance."

Lin Xing said with a smile. He was not angry because he sincerely felt that this role could really expand An Yifeng's acting range.

But An Yifeng's mother obviously chose a more stable path, and An Yifeng, who is so old, still listens to her mother.

It really surprised Lin Xing.

He felt that people were multifaceted. Before this, he really only thought that An Yifeng was the kind of actress with personality who would not turn back until she hit the wall.

Now it seems that he is still a mama's boy.

Next, Lin Xing talked about this matter with Tang Yisan again.

Yep.

Tang Yishan actually had a lot of offers, and she wanted to take them, but her agent thought that science fiction movies were really not good, and was afraid that she would fail as soon as she entered the film industry, so she had to decline.

That's it.

Lin Xing made a phone call to Ding Chunling. He now understood that sometimes the bigger the star, the easier it is to be constrained.

In this case, can I find a child actor?

"Help me find a female artist who is a fighting star but also has acting skills, yes..."

Lin Xing directly told Ding Chunling about his idea: "And I have to try out the play."

After listening to Lin Xing's request, Ding Chunling directly said the names of three people.

These three people are all small actors in the entertainment industry. They have works, but they are not popular or famous, and they don’t even have many fans.

"Let them interview one by one."

Lin Xing thought about it at this time.

You know what, these three people graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, Shanghai Theatre Academy, and Beijing Film Academy respectively.

Among the three, the one who graduated from Beijing Film Academy is called Li Qian. She has already starred in many movies in this circle, but there is nothing she can do about it, she is not famous.

Moreover, Li Qian debuted as an action star when she was young. Although she had no martial arts background, she was quite good after learning it for a few years.

In addition, Li Qian's acting skills are naturally good.

Lin Xing thought that she was his junior sister, so he tried Li Qian first.

What should I say? ?
Li Qian's acting skills are not good enough and her skills are also lacking.

"I hope to work with you again in the future. But Li Qian, I have a suggestion for you. When you accept a film in the future, don't think about being the main character first..."

Lin Xing looked at some of Li Qian's resume.

Li Qian’s acting skills were very strong before, but her acting has deteriorated because she has starred in a lot of bad movies in recent years.

Often times, acting in bad movies comes at a price.

Because it is difficult for people to strive upward, but it is very easy to lie down or fool around.

Just like Li Qian, she found that no matter how she filmed herself, no one would see her, so she might as well just fool around.

Of course, the price of fooling people is that her acting skills have visibly declined.

Of course, Lin Xing was not speaking without any hesitation, because he knew how difficult this was.

Many times actors do not have the right to choose, but they can control their work attitude.

This is what Lin Xing said to Li Qian.

Then there is Yao Ni from the Central Academy of Drama. Actually, there is no problem with Yao Ni’s acting skills, and she has kung fu skills, but she just looks too sweet.

She is a sweet girl type.

The heroine of "Death on Earth" has to be heroic, but Yao Ni is not suitable for this.

Next is Chen Ning from the Shanghai Theatre Academy. Chen Ning has also acted in countless film and television dramas, but most of them are small roles.

Of course, this shows the difference between Chen Ning and Li Qian.

Chen Ning takes every role very seriously, so her acting skills are improving again and again.

"Okay."

Lin Xing said to Chen Ning, "Go back and read the original novel of Death on Earth, and then write as much biography of the heroine as possible. At the same time, read this script again..."

At this point, Lin Xing thought for a moment and then reminded: "Next, we may join the group for training in advance..."

Chen Ning was a little confused at this time, or rather, she had been confused since she received Ding Chunling's call.

For many well-known actors, they certainly think that science fiction movies are unreliable.

But for young actors, as long as there is a good role, they are willing to go all out to take part in it.

Not to mention such a big production.

Many big actors cannot afford to take risks, but for small actors, even a one-tenth risk is worth it if they have such a big production.

So Chen Ning really wanted to succeed in the audition, but she never expected that she would get it so easily.

She hadn't even reacted after leaving Lin Xing's studio, she couldn't wait to call her agent.

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(End of this chapter)