Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 59 Even the rich lady doesn’t give her face! (Please read~)

The fan in the room was spinning slowly, and the breeze blew up the manuscript paper on the desk.

Chen Shiping was sitting at the desk, a little distracted. Liu Xiaoqing squeezed next to him, her wind-blown hair always brushing his neck.

Just read the script. Why are you so close?

Chen Shiping calmly moved to the side to distance himself. Producers and investors should keep their distance, otherwise they will cheat money without conscience in the future!

"Sister, it's quite hot. I'm going to buy two bottles of soda." Chen Shiping stood up and said.

Liu Xiaoqing glanced at him, couldn't help laughing, pulled up her hair and said, "Why, I'm afraid that my sister will have thoughts about you."

"I'm afraid I'll have thoughts about you." Chen Shiping laughed and went downstairs with a smile.

In the canteen in the family area, Chen Shiping took a bottle of Arctic Ocean from the freezer and took a swig. Only then did he feel that summer was complete.

"Huh? I was just going to find you at your house!"

Yu Hua suddenly appeared at the entrance of the canteen, looked at the soda in Chen Shiping's hand, and walked in to get a bottle from the freezer.

"Charge it to his account." Yu Hua said to the canteen owner with a smile.

The canteen owner smiled, then opened the account book, found Tao Huimin's name, and wrote down the price of two bottles of soda at the back.

"Why did you come here today?" Chen Shiping asked while drinking soda.

Yu Hua wiped his sweat and said, "I'm here to trouble you for my friend!"

Chen Shiping's mind was filled with questions. When had he offended someone?

Yu Hua smiled and explained: "You sent the novel to Harvest and pushed the novel of that guy Su Tong to the back, haha!"

Chen Shiping asked doubtfully: "Isn't that right? He has written a long novel?"

Yu Hua said in confusion: "No, one of the novels in this issue has been squeezed out, leaving more space for your novel, didn't you know?"

Chen Shiping really didn't know about this. A few days after he sent the manuscript, he still hadn't received a reply from the magazine.

Yu Hua and Chen Shiping drank soda at the canteen and explained Su Tong's story clearly. The novella "Wives and Concubines" written by Su Tong was originally scheduled to be published in this issue of Harvest, but because of Chen Shiping's "Red" "Wall" has too many words. If it were published in two issues, it would take up some space, so it was dragged to the next issue.

Chen Shiping felt that he was quite innocent. He was not the editor of the magazine. If he was looking for trouble, he should go to the editor of the magazine.

But Yu Hua was just here for fun. He didn't go home during the holidays, so he rented a house in the capital and locked himself in a dark room to write a novel.

It's probably because the little black room couldn't stay any longer, so it decided to come to Chen Shiping to brag.

When Chen Shiping took a few bottles of soda and went upstairs, Yu Hua followed behind and asked when Tao Huimin would be back.

"Want to pay for food again? Have you paid for food?" Chen Shiping complained, opened the door to the dormitory, went in, and introduced Yu Hua to Liu Xiaoqing, who was reading the script.

Liu Xiaoqing took the soda from Chen Shiping and said hello to Yu Hua, then asked with a smile: "Amin is not here, so a grown man like you doesn't have anything to eat."

Chen Shiping nodded. He had been out to eat during this time.

Liu Xiaoqing put down the script in his hand and said, "I've finished reading the script. I'll treat you to dinner tonight and let's talk together."

"Okay, just invite me, don't invite this guy!" Chen Shiping joked.

Yu Hua suddenly became anxious. After being locked up in a small dark room for so many days, he decided to come here to have some food today. He definitely couldn’t miss it!

But it was still early, so the three of them were chatting in the dormitory. Yu Hua was still very curious about making movies, so he took Chen Shiping's script and looked at it.

After reading it for a while, he frowned and put down the script, looked at Chen Shiping and asked, "The script is so simple? In the last fight scene, is it just about Huang Feihong defeating the foreigners?"

Chen Shiping and Liu Xiaoqing looked at each other and laughed loudly at the same time. After laughing for a while, Chen Shiping said to Yu Hua: "This is a simple storyboard script. If it is a literary script, it will be longer, but it will not be more detailed."

Yu Hua didn't understand it very well, but after reading the script, he understood the whole plot. It was strange that Chen Shiping wrote a martial arts script so well.

It's not his style at all. Shouldn't he make a literary movie?

Chen Shiping didn't explain that much to Yu Hua. If he was just a writer or director, he would definitely continue to work hard in literary films and find ways to win awards and get soft.

But the problem is that a director who wins awards and is soft-hearted cannot be a leader. Yu Hua is quite interested in martial arts. He asked Chen Shiping to ask questions. He felt that Chen Shiping's script was quite interesting. Against the background of the turbulent era of the late Qing Dynasty, he wrote about the tenderness of chivalry and the hatred of the country and the family.

"I've seen the old version of Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong, but I don't think your script is as interesting as yours." Yu Hua asked with some emotion: "When are you going to shoot? Take me to see it."

Chen Shiping shrugged and said, "It's still early. The script still needs to be revised. It will take a long time to prepare."

After chatting for a while, they went out to eat. Chen Shiping felt that Liu Xiaoqing must have an idea for the role of Thirteenth Aunt, but Chen Shiping could not give her this role.

The age was inappropriate, and the temperament did not meet Chen Shiping's requirements. He wanted an actor with both Chinese and Western temperaments.

Halfway through the meal, Liu Xiaoqing actually raised this question, but Chen Shiping didn't take it seriously and rejected it directly.

Liu Xiaoqing shook the wine glass in his hand and said complainingly: "Aren't you afraid that I won't invest? Are there any investors like this?"

"Sister, I'm telling the truth, you are indeed not suitable. If you don't believe me, just ask Yu Hua!" Chen Shiping patted Yu Hua's shoulder with his backhand and said, "Tell me, is it not suitable?"

Yu Hua, who was chewing a chicken leg, looked around at the two of them and said quietly: "I think Shi Ping is indeed unauthentic. Sister Qing is so suitable. She is pretty and has good acting skills!"

"Haha! Yu Hua, I am determined to be your friend!" Liu Xiaoqing laughed loudly and clinked glasses with Yu Hua, then looked at Chen Shiping with a slightly provocative look.

Chen Shiping: "." Yu Hua is so unprincipled! I was bribed in one meal!

"Do you want A Min to act?" Liu Xiaoqing paused and said, "If so, then I won't say anything."

Chen Shiping shook his head and said: "She is not suitable either, sister, forget about this movie, I will look for you in the next movie."

A flash of disappointment flashed in Liu Xiaoqing's eyes, but he also understood Chen Shiping's insistence that he didn't even need his girlfriend. It seemed that he took this movie seriously. From an investor's perspective, such a producer is trustworthy.

After thinking about it, Liu Xiaoqing joked: "Who knows when your next movie will be, don't be perfunctory with me."

"I have already thought about my next movie and will prepare it after the new year. Don't worry, I will definitely look for you!" Chen Shiping vowed.

Liu Xiaoqing picked up the cup and said to Chen Shiping: "Then I'll be waiting! But first, tell me who are you going to find for this movie?"

After hearing Liu Xiaoqing's words, Yu Hua was also curious about who the suitable actor was in Chen Shiping's mind. Neither Liu Xiaoqing nor Tao Huimin was involved, which was really curious.

"If you want to find an actor in Xiangjiang, I'll contact you later and ask about the situation. If you don't want to, I'll contact Chen Hong."

"Are you planning on co-producing?"

"It's just actors, it doesn't count as a match." Chen Shiping drank all the wine in his glass and said, "The actors in the troupe are not suitable. Most of their images in the audience's minds are fixed. They must either use newcomers or hire stars from Hong Kong."

Liu Xiaoqing was slightly startled, feeling that what Chen Shiping said made sense.

Most of the time, the actors in the factory played country girls. Their temperaments were too simple, and they were indeed not suitable for roles like Thirteenth Aunt.

"What about Huang Feihong?" Liu Xiaoqing asked curiously.

"Similar to the female characters, you can either hire Jet Li, whose Shaolin boy is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people; or go to the Shichahai Sports School to choose a new talent!"

Liu Xiaoqing shook his head slightly and said, "You'd better choose a new actor. The actors in Xiangjiang don't look down on mainland movies."

Chen Shiping raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Let's give it a try. I have won the Palme d'Or after all, so I should be a little proud."

"I hope so. Those people who are greedy for money may not necessarily buy your account."

On the way back from dinner in the evening, Chen Shiping and Yu Hua strolled and chatted, mainly because Chen Shiping was asking about Su Tong.

Wives and Concubines is a very good novel, and it would be a pity to miss it. Instead of letting Zhang Yimo make it into a movie, it would be better to let Chen Shiping use it to hold the baby cabbage, and fulfill his promise to Liu Xiaoqing by giving her a role.

However, Xiao Baicai’s acting skills still need to be refined and refined. When she comes back from Suzhou, I will give her lessons every night!

(End of this chapter)