China Entertainment 2000.

Chapter 86

"Director Jiang."

Looking up, he saw that it was Zhang Yongxin. Jiang Liu stood up with a smile and stretched out his hand: "I thought you went straight back to Lu Province from the Demon City."

"Not yet. Producer He asked me to pay the final payment to Yixin."

Zhang Yongxin explained his intention and took a look at Yixin Company.

Compared with the Shandong TV Drama Center, the most intuitive feeling Yixin gave him was that the staff was so young.

The oldest staff member should not be over 40 years old, which is completely unlike the Shandong TV Drama Center, which has middle-aged and elderly people as its main working group.

Another point is that Yixin is a bit small.

It won't be an inconvenience, but bumps and bruises should be common.

"Aina, let the finance department pay Director Zhang the final payment."

After Jiang Liu told Xing Aina, he walked out of the desk and pointed at the guest sofa: "Sit down, has the drama center assigned a new task?"

Zhang Yongxin said with a smile: "We have assigned a new play called "Choose a Concubine"."

Jiang Liu smiled hoarsely and said, ""Choosing a Concubine"? Is this title quite overbearing? Will it pass the review?"

"Who knows, I have to blame for this. Before and during the filming of "Pink Girl", I told the leaders of the unit that "Pink Girl" might arouse heated discussions among young people in society. Chen Hao, who plays the heartthrob, wants to be famous. ', the leader listened, found this book "Choose a Concubine", invited Chen Hao to be the female lead, and asked me to be the director."

Zhang Yongxin looked annoyed.

It's great to be a director in one fell swoop, but "Choose a Concubine" is unreliable.

Jiang Liu was extremely happy inside and said:

"I think you might as well quit your job and start doing arithmetic. Anyone who pays a little attention to the TV drama market knows that the development of private film and television companies can no longer be stopped. In one or two years at the latest, the state will definitely let go and issue production licenses to private film and television companies. .”

Seeing Zhang Yongxin's change of mind, Jiang Liu continued to persuade: "In the past, everyone squeezed their heads into state-owned units just for a job that guaranteed harvests during droughts and floods."

"Times are changing. Private enterprises are getting bigger and bigger, more funds are pouring in, and everyone is earning more. Talented people in state-owned units will choose to leave one after another. Leaving early and leaving late are two different concepts."

Zhang Yongxin did not agree immediately, but said: "Director Jiang, I have to think about it carefully."

"Of course. When I get back, help me to help the two directors Kong Sheng and Hou Hongliang in the unit. They are both well-known directors in the industry. I hope we can cooperate if we have the opportunity."

Jiang Liu calmly waved the small shovel used to dig people.

The dramas directed by Kong Sheng, such as "Parental Love", "Langya Bang", "Dajiang Dahe", "Mountains and Seas", are all excellent dramas, and their strength needs no explanation.

Hou Hongliang is now the director.

But if Hou Hongliang, who will change careers and become a well-known producer in the industry, is smooth and adaptable, he will join Yi Xin to replace Xing Aina, Jiang Liu will have less worries.

"no problem."

Zhang Yongxin nodded happily.

After graduation, he was assigned to the Shandong TV Drama Production Center. The first director he worked with was Kong Sheng, and they knew each other very well.

After seeing off Zhang Xincheng, He Jing happened to show up. Jiang Liu got in the car and went to the hotel to meet the actors in "Mobile Phone".

"He Jing, you studied at the University of Southern California. What sports do the students there like?"

"Basketball, football, rugby, and then there are artistic creations such as photography and taking pictures. What's wrong?"

"Do people who like football like gambling?" Jiang Liu asked curiously.

In more than half a year, the 2002 World Cup will begin, and he needs someone to help him place bets on foreign football betting platforms.

At first, he planned to go to Hong Kong in person. After checking information and asking people, he learned that the amount limit for buying football lottery tickets in Hong Kong is the same as in China.

You can bet as much as you want on the underground football lottery, but it is illegal and can easily lead to loss of life, so a wise person would not do it.

After much deliberation, he decided between Macau and foreign platforms to choose people to place bets abroad.

He doesn't know how much oil and water can be scraped from the World Cup.

But no matter how much it is, the priority investment direction of this money will not change, and it must be as close as possible to the film and television industry that I am most familiar with.

In this case, investing in Hollywood projects must have a higher priority than investing in the domestic film and television industry.

It's easier to operate money if it's outside.

"Of course some people like it. Why does the boss ask this?" He Jing was confused. "Isn't the World Cup in Korea and Japan coming soon? I want to buy some when the time comes."

"Oh, there's no need to go abroad. I think a month ago I saw on the news that our country would have a football lottery during the World Cup in Korea and Japan."

"I made a bigger bet."

"Big bet? How big?" He Jing was curious.

"It will be held for one month, so it shouldn't be less than 100 million." Jiang Liuyu said unsurprisingly.

He should have prepared 500 million yuan when the time comes.

This number was calculated by him.

In everything, consider failure before winning. If an unexpected situation occurs and all 500 million is lost, he and Yi Xin will not be hurt by the money.

If he fails to put all his wealth into it, he will not only live in poverty for a period of time, but also have to start his career all over again.

He was not a real gambler and did not want to take part in such a huge gamble.

"hiss"

He Jing looked at Jiang Liu in shock: "Boss, there's no need. Just play the lottery, but don't expect it to make you rich."

"I know, I know in my heart that I may not necessarily end the game. The competition has to officially start. I will only decide whether to end the game after carefully studying the players in each team." Jiang Liu said nonsense.

He can't play football at all and doesn't like watching football games.

But in order to dispel He Jing's doubts, he must establish himself as a senior fan.

"You have to remember this and read the football news when you have time." Jiang Liu reminded himself secretly.

"It's better to go to the UK for such a large amount of money. It's more formal there."

He Jing said no more. Jiang Liu had such a big career at such a young age, so he should be a relatively calm person.

But if he was really gambling, no matter how much she tried to persuade him, it would be hard to persuade him.

"England? Okay, I got it. I might bother you to make a trip then. I'll find someone to accompany you." Jiang Liu didn't wait for He Jing's refusal, opened the door and got out of the car.

Entering the hotel, Ge You, the male lead in "Cell Phone", and Wu Junmei, the female lead, were chatting while Fan Binbin sat aside.

The teacher Shen Xue played by Wu Junmei was originally Xu Fan's character. Since the production fee was replaced by Yi Xin, Jiang Liu also changed the leading female actor.

He even considered replacing Fan Binbin with Gao Yuanyuan, who worked closely with Yi Xin.

After Gao Yuanyuan read the script, he was so scolded that he even asked her to play the mistress.

Jiang Liu felt very wronged. He really wanted to take advantage of Gao Yuanyuan because of the popularity of the movie and the popularity of the character, but he didn't know that the other party didn't appreciate it.

"Hey, here you go, you're so young!" Seeing Jiang Liu, Ge You immediately put down his legs and stood up to greet him.

"We look about the same age."

Having become close to Ge You, Jiang Liu greeted Wu Junmei and Fan Binbin and said, "Teacher Wu, Binbin."

"Hello." Wu Junmei smiled, and Fan Binbin said fashionably: "Mr. Jiang."

"Zhang Guoli, Yu Dong and others haven't arrived yet. Let's sit down and chat and wait for them."

Jiang Liu pulled up a chair and sat down at the round table.

Meeting the actors was nothing more than sitting down to eat and drink. After a few glasses of wine, we became familiar with each other. After that, reading scripts and studying lines together became less unfamiliar.

Zhang Guoli and Yu Dong entered the box one after another. To everyone's surprise, Han Sanping also came.

As soon as the boss entered the box, the originally noisy box suddenly became much quieter. Everyone in the box instantly turned into elementary school students, even stammering when they spoke.

"Jiang Liu, the script of "Underground Traffic Station" is well written and well shot. It is easy to understand and very educational."

Jiang Liu didn't understand what Han Sanping wanted to express, so he could only say modestly: "Mr. Han praised me so much that I blushed. It's just a small-budget drama."

"Hey, regardless of the size of the production, the content expressed is very important, especially for private film and television companies."

Jiang Liu nodded thoughtfully and asked Han Sanping to take a seat. If he didn't sit down, everyone would have to stand.

(End of this chapter)