Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 153 Don’t be like this, Xiao Baicai will be back soon!

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In the quiet conference room, the ceiling fan squeaked like a little mouse.

The breeze blew up the papers on the table. Chen Shiping suppressed the flying documents in front of him and his eyes fell on Zhang Min's face.

"Let me introduce to you, this is Zhang Min from Xiangjiang, a native of Shanghai, currently developing in Xiangjiang, and the heroine of our drama."

As soon as Chen Shiping finished speaking, Zhang Min greeted everyone with a smile and introduced himself as a Shanghainese, not from Xiangjiang.

But she is indeed considered a native of Xiangjiang now and has registered as a Hong Kong citizen.

After Zhang Min finished his introduction, Chen Shiping introduced Shi Nansheng and Xu Ke, and then the mainland actors and creators also introduced themselves.

After everyone had finished speaking, Chen Shiping said with a smile: "I hope everyone can cooperate sincerely to build the Lunar New Year stall and create greater glory!"

After Chen Shiping finished speaking, he handed over the home court to Xia Gang.

Party A and Party B are only in name. The main filming is left to Xia Gang, so naturally his status in the crew must be determined.

The director is in charge of the crew and the producer is in charge of the director, saving time and effort.

After everyone got to know each other first, Xia Gang organized everyone to start reading the script. The filming task this time was very tight, and he was anxious.

Although the filming starts in July, we only have 60 days to complete the filming. If we don’t hurry up, we really won’t be able to finish the filming.

Xia Gang and the others were discussing the script, and Chen Shiping didn't interrupt. He was sitting there in a daze, and suddenly Xu Ke interrupted his thoughts.

"After just discussing with everyone, I think the role of Qian Kang is very good and more suitable for me."

Chen Shiping came back to his senses and looked at Xu Ke, but he didn't expect that he would take the initiative to add a role for himself. Qian Kang had a lot of roles, but Qian Kang's role was not only the boss of Good Dreams One-Day Tour, but also a screenwriter.

This aspect is very similar to Xu Ke, and Chen Shiping thinks it's not bad. He is much better than Zhang Guoli, and Zhang Guoli's appearance is still more decent.

The conference room was very quiet. Zhang Guoli looked at Chen Shiping nervously. He had just come to the capital for development and finally had an opportunity. If it was just gone, he would really cry to death.

Xia Gang looked at Zhang Guoli and then at Xu Ke, and found that Xu Ke's pointed mouth and monkey cheeks were indeed more joyful, which was quite suitable.

It's just that he found Zhang Guoli, and now it's replaced by someone else, which is a bit unscrupulous.

Chen Shiping touched his chin and thought carefully for a while and then said: "Okay, then Zhang Guoli will play the role of scorning his wife every day at home."

A flash of disappointment flashed in Zhang Guoli's heart, but he still said with a smile: "I can do it, just follow the leader's arrangements."

Seeing that Zhang Guoli had no objection, Chen Shiping turned to look at Xu Ke and said, "For your original character, go to Xiangjiang and find me a famous person to take over."

"I think you are quite suitable." Xu Ke said with a smile: "You happen to be a great director, so your guest appearance is a promotional topic."

Chen Shiping frowned, not sure if he was serious or if he wanted to interfere with the crew's creation in this way.

Asking for a change of roles just now was enough to save face, but now the idea was put on him.

If he, the producer, was arranged by him, how could Xia Gang still hang out on the crew in the future?

"No, the actor should take care of the replacement role himself. We should hurry up and find someone from Xiangjiang."

As he spoke, Chen Shiping glanced at Shi Nansheng with dissatisfaction in his eyes.

Shi Nansheng sighed helplessly in his heart, squeezed out a smile and joked: "Director Chen is so busy, how can he have time to make a guest appearance? Even if he makes a guest appearance, he is still a great writer in the movie. We will find the director's actor again and make sure not to waste time."

Seeing how sensible Shi Nansheng was, Chen Shiping didn't say much more on this matter. Just as he was about to take a sip from the water in front of him, he heard Xia Gang say, "I think this proposal is a good one."

Chen Shiping: "." What do you mean by pig teammates! I think your director is done!

Everyone in the conference room who noticed the signs didn't say a word, but many people didn't understand and thought it was really being discussed, so they all laughed and agreed with Xia Gang.

Xu Ke and Shi Nansheng both had a flash of surprise in their eyes at this time, but they didn't say anything and just leaned there and smiled while watching everyone chatter.

Chen Shiping really wanted to pry open Xia Gang's head and see what was inside. He even wanted to know where he found all these people and why he didn't have any eyesight!

Thinking that Xia Gang was the director and someone from the factory, Chen Shiping held back his temper and pointed at his face and said: "Will the audience believe that I can't find a partner with my looks? Have a good meeting and don't talk about what you have and what you don't have!"

After listening to Chen Shiping's words, everyone in the conference room wanted to laugh at first, but seeing that his face did not look like he was joking, they all suppressed their laughter.

Zhang Min, who had been watching the show, couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, feeling that he was quite shameless. How could anyone praise himself?

Xia Gang didn't know why Chen Shiping was suddenly unhappy, and couldn't help but said: "I think it's good to have a guest appearance. It can add a lot of topics and help the box office."

Looking at Xia Gang's serious expression, Chen Shiping finally understood. This guy was really focused on the movie and didn't notice the current situation at all.

Chen Shiping really couldn't say anything to people like Xia Gang, so he could only say patiently: "I don't have time, don't think about me, just finish the meeting first."

Xia Gang had no choice but not to mention this issue, but he still hoped that Chen Shiping could make a guest appearance.

Chen Shiping is famous, much more famous than ordinary actors. After the release of his love letter some time ago, there are a lot of fans. Many readers are curious about what he looks like. If he can make a guest appearance, it will definitely attract a lot of people. Cinema.

After the script seminar ended, Chen Shiping was ready to leave, and Xia Gang caught up with him as soon as he left the conference room.

"Director, please think about it, I really think it's suitable." Xia Gang said while chasing Chen Shiping's footsteps.

Chen Shiping turned to look at him, and from the corner of his eye he saw Xu Ke and the others behind him. After thinking for a while, he said, "Okay, but I don't have that much time. I only have two days at most. You are the director and you have the final say. If it were someone else, I won’t pay any attention to it, please take a good picture of it later.”

Xu Ke: "." He told me this, right? Who should I order?

Hearing Chen Shiping's words, Xia Gang immediately laughed and said cheerfully: "That's great, it's settled."

It was really helpless. Chen Shiping felt that he had sacrificed too much. Such a handsome young man had to play a writer who committed suicide on hunger strike in a movie because he couldn't find a partner.

This role was originally played by Liu Zhengyun. Chen Shiping originally planned to find Yu Hua to play this time. He looked so sloppy that he fit the role.

Who would have thought that in the end this role would fall on him, what a joke!

But it doesn't matter if he makes a cameo, there aren't many scenes anyway, just a few scenes, which should be used to increase the popularity of the movie.

Speaking of which, directors who have never made guest appearances in movies are not good directors!

Think of it as adding some material to your future encyclopedia. There are a total of seven stories in the original version of Party A and Party B. Chen Shiping retained the dream of General Patton at the beginning, the dream of dividing houses at the end, the dream of a writer looking for a partner in the middle, recalling the bittersweet dreams, and the one about being angry with his wife at home, feeling that being angry is special. It's cool, deliberately looking for unpleasant dreams.

The remaining two were all replaced. One of the great directors in Private Custom replaced vulgarity with elegance, just to allude to the Xiangjiang filmmakers.

In addition, this test is used to test cadres, which is in line with the current social situation. Elements such as consumption of public funds, corruption and bribery, reselling of state-owned assets, and collecting benefits from various visits and inspections are all added into the test.

There are not many changes in the overall storyline, and it is more in line with the current situation. However, there are still a lot of changes in the character settings, otherwise it would be difficult to add a lot of jokes.

After coming out of the main building, Chen Shiping invited the crew to dinner, which was considered a start-of-work meal.

This time, Chen Shiping generously took the crew to the Beijing Hotel. He couldn't just go to work and have a meal while searching.

Chen Shiping doesn't drink at the dinner table or at work. This is his principle!

The person who toasted Chen Shiping at the dinner table was also helpless. He drank while others drank tea. Isn't this bullying an honest person?

Zhang Min also held a wine glass and wanted to toast Chen Shiping. As soon as Chen Shiping picked up his tea cup, Ge You couldn't help but joked: "A beautiful lady is toasting you, and you still drink tea. It's not authentic. Don't embarrass the compatriots in the mainland." .”

Chen Shiping: "." You're a bald man, but you still dare to set up a rice seedling, right?

Zhang Min raised his cup and looked at Chen Shiping with a smile, and there was some expectation in his eyes. The people around him also started to cheer. Chen Shiping was the only one at the table who didn't drink. Now he was looking for an opportunity.

Chen Shiping said with a smile: "In the Mainland, everyone is equal and men and women are equal. I still drink tea to show respect!"

"Oh, please don't respect me." Ge You smiled and stopped Chen Shiping's hand and said, "You guys are thick-skinned and don't need to be equal to beautiful women."

Damn it, Ge You is too poor! If you wait for him to join the team later, you must punish him.

Seeing Zhang Min waiting for him with a cup, Chen Shiping had no choice but to put down his teacup, poured another glass of wine, raised the cup and touched her lightly and said, "Miss Zhang, I salute you and thank you for coming to the capital in advance to join the group."

"I should thank Director Chen for giving me the opportunity to go back to the mainland to film." Zhang Min said with a smile, holding the cup and drinking it in one gulp, which gave me a bit of a Beijing-style beauty.

Zhang Min doesn't look like a Shanghainese, nor does he look like a Hong Kong person. He feels similar to Li Ming. He is not as Hong Kong-style as a Hong Kong star, nor as simple as a mainlander. It seems like the fusion of two cultures.

At this point, Carina Lau is different. She has a strong sense of Hong Kong. It can be seen that she has worked hard to integrate herself into Hong Kong.

After Chen Shiping finished drinking the wine in his glass, before he could sit down, Ge You immediately picked up the glass and stood up and said, "I broke the rules today, so don't hold back. Let's get on with it. Men and women are equal!"

"Then I also want to toast Mr. Chen." Xu Ke also stood up with a smile and filled the glass with wine.

Chen Shiping glanced at him and simply gave up his plan not to drink. He picked up the wine glass on the table and poured some for himself. He then raised his glass to Xu Ke and signaled him to take a sip.

Xu Ke looked down at his filled wine glass and couldn't help but cursed the street boy in his heart.

I gave you face, but you didn’t give me all the face. It’s really annoying!

Xu Ke now understood what Shi Nansheng meant when he said that Chen Shiping was difficult to deal with, overbearing and stingy. He was just trying to increase his voice in the crew, but Chen Shiping wrote it down in his notebook.

The co-production does not give Xiangjiang any chance to interfere. Xu Ke doesn't even want to co-produce.

Shi Nansheng secretly pulled Xu Ke's pants under the table. Xu Ke glanced at her, then smiled and raised his glass to Chen Shiping and drank the wine in one gulp.

After finishing the drink, Xu Ke sat down and stopped talking. He had a strong opinion of Chen Shiping in his heart. When had he ever been so angry while filming a film?

Chen Shiping didn't care what Xu Ke thought, and he didn't come to him on his own initiative. As he said, if you want to make money, pretend to be a grandson first. If you have the ability, don't come.

With Xu Ke at the beginning, the atmosphere at the dinner table instantly became lively. Everyone began to find various excuses to toast Chen Shiping. He couldn't run away now.

It can be seen that some principles cannot be broken, and once broken, they cannot be stopped.

Therefore, the principles of Hong Kong filmmakers must not be broken!

Otherwise, think about the movies made in Hong Kong, all of which convey wrong values.

In the movie, mainlanders are vilified and gangsters are whitewashed in the movie. The murderer and arson dealer D is portrayed as a kind and caring big brother. The undercover policeman can still empathize with the dealer. This kind of movie should be damned. .

Even when filming some costume dramas, the past dynasties are portrayed in a disgraceful way and are completely inconsistent with history.

Chen Shiping has no control over Xiangjiang, but those who come to the mainland to film will not be allowed to see such black and white things!

At around nine o'clock in the evening, Chen Shiping was drunk and dizzy. He was still dizzy and called someone to pick him up.

After making the call, Chen Shiping fell asleep in the private room.

When he opened his eyes again, it was the next morning. Seeing the familiar ceiling, Chen Shiping breathed a sigh of relief. He was just at home.

Chen Shiping looked at the honey water on the bedside, picked it up and took a sip. After leaving the bedroom, he saw Guan Zhilin sitting on the sofa wearing Tao Huimin's clothes.

Chen Shiping: "!!!" What's going on!

"Why are you here, and why are you wearing white cabbage?"

Before Chen Shiping finished speaking, Guan Zhilin took the lead and shouted: "Amin, he's up!"

After saying that, Guan Zhilin raised his hand to his mouth to signal Chen Shiping to stop talking.

Tao Huimin also came out of the kitchen at this time, looked at Chen Shiping who was a little confused and said, "Why did you drink so much wine? If it weren't for Miss Guan yesterday, I wouldn't have been able to carry you back."

Chen Shiping looked at the two of them in confusion, wondering what happened last night and why Guan Zhilin was wearing Tao Huimin's clothes. Is it possible?

No, what are you dreaming about in broad daylight?

Chen Shiping smiled awkwardly and pulled Tao Huimin to ask about yesterday's situation.

"You still have the nerve to say that you can't even lift me when you're so drunk. If Miss Guan hadn't been staying at the Capital Hotel, you would have gone out on the street. You still vomited all over me."

Tao Huimin nodded angrily to Chen Shiping and said, "Drink less from now on. Go brush your teeth and wash your face. I'll buy breakfast."

As he spoke, Tao Huimin took the thermos bucket and went out to buy breakfast.

Chen Shiping came to the bathroom to brush his teeth in a daze. Before he could apply the toothpaste, Guan Zhilin squeezed in. As soon as Chen Shiping turned around, he squeezed the toothpaste onto her.

Guan Zhilin looked down at the toothpaste on his chest, raised his slender fingers and wiped it on it, stared at Chen Shiping with burning eyes, and gently licked his lips.

"This toothpaste is thicker than yours. Can you help me clean it up?"

"This is not good, Xiaobaicai will be back soon."

(End of this chapter)