Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 191 Zhu Xian
Just when Tang Yan was immersed in his own world.

Zhou Mo shouted again.

"Sugar candy."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Zhou Mo looked at the company's financial statements and suddenly had an idea: "Regarding the filming of "Zhu Xian", I have one more thing to tell you."

Tang Yan became nervous instantly when she saw Zhou Mo's serious expression.

Could it be that he changed his mind again?

"Zhou Mo, what happened?"

Zhou Mo said, "It's nothing, I just want to ask if you are willing to invest some money in the Zhu Xian project this time? It just so happens that you and Sister Ji have opened your own studio now. Investing in Zhu Xian in the name of the studio is much better than just being an actor."

Tang Yan was stunned.

Let yourself invest?
Wouldn't that mean giving yourself some more money?

"But if we do this, won't Shanhe make less money?"

Zhou Mo said generously, "It's just a little money, not much. Just consider it as my apology for not caring about you before."

That sounds so nice.

In fact, the reason Zhou Mo said this was purely because he found that he could make more money by handing over part of his investment.

Recently, Shanhe has spread its business too far.

In the first half of the year alone, there were three TV series led by Shanhe.

"Swordsman", "My Love from the Star", "Victory 2".

In addition, there are three movies.

"Seattle", "Huashan", "Police Story".

Now, if you make another "Zhu Xian" you can still make money.

But the marginal benefits are too low.

If only Tang Yan could be asked to do it together.

It is equivalent to flattening the cost, but the benefits are not much reduced.

After all, he provided a series of information including the script and copyright.

These can all be shared out later.

Anyway, Tang Yan is an independent person now, so even if he divides out the investment, he doesn’t have to consider some company-level game.

With the help of a strong woman like Ji Rujing, a lot of trouble can be saved.

To exaggerate a bit, if Zhou Mo was willing to give Ji Rujing nearly half of the investment amount, he wouldn't even have to do anything. He could just lie back and count the money while Ji Rujing arranged everything.

It can also motivate the two sisters and make them the kings of exams.

After all, no matter how hard you work for others, the money you earn is not yours.

But when working for yourself, everyone can burst out with 200% enthusiasm.

Of course, Zhou Mo would definitely not do that.

Although he is willing to share the profits, Zhou Mo is not a fool.

If they really had to give away nearly 50% of the investment amount, it would not be a good thing for either Zhou Mo or Tang Yan.

What's more, in addition to preparing Ji Tang and the other two to serve as strong men, Zhou Mo had another idea -

He took a fancy to Tang Yan's studio.

I plan to invest some money in it and turn it into an actor backup room like Liu Shishi's studio.

And the best reason to invest money in a studio is to work together.

But Tang Yan obviously didn't know what Zhou Mo meant.

Although she has set up a studio, it is still small-scale so far.

Not to mention investing in movies, no one is even willing to invest in TV series.

At most, I can help myself take on some projects.

And now, Zhou Mo was actually willing to let her invest money.

Is it possible...

"Zhou Mo, thank you... I don't know how to express my gratitude. Before, a filming company called me to film a movie, and Sister Ji tried to talk to them about investment, but they ignored me..."

Tang Yan mumbled something incoherent.

The word order was very confusing, and Zhou Mo had to work very hard to understand it.

At last, Tang Yan suddenly said something.

"I don't know how to repay you... How about I kowtow to you?"

Zhou Mo was stunned.

I feel like I heard it wrong.

Not to mention that this is not something Tang Yan would say.

The most important thing is that this statement came at the wrong time.

At this stage, this joke should only be known by Zhou Mo and his fans.

I looked up and found Tang Yan covering her mouth with her face red.

"Tangtang, I'm sorry I was a little deaf just now, could you please repeat what you just said?"

"I did not say anything……"

Tang Yan couldn't hold it in any longer and explained the reason, "Because I came to see you, I did some research in advance... I chatted with your fans for a long time under your Weibo account, so I learned this sentence."

彳庍口巴.

Zhou Mo nodded.

I suddenly thought of Tang Yan holding her phone and peeking at the screen.

It's really funny.

"But don't be too moved too soon. I have conditions for letting you invest."

Tang Yan said seriously: "You say."

Zhou Mo stated his purpose: "Your studio has just started recently, and I want to put some money into it."

He repeated the studio development plan that he had told Liu Shishi.

Tang Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

I thought it was some condition.

It's just investing some money.

Her studio is currently looking for support.

Tang Yan changed her mind and wondered whether Zhou Mo had already known that her studio was not developing well, and his intention to invest money was fake, but to help her was real?

Although she knew that such an idea was outrageous.

But I just can't help thinking so.

They not only arrange the script, but also ask for investment and support.

How is it possible that Zhou Mo didn't have any other ideas?

Tang Yan glanced at Zhou Mo again and shifted her gaze to the side.

But if you have an idea, you have an idea.

It's good to have ideas.

The problem is when you have no ideas.

Zhou Mo saw that Tang Yan had been staring at the script of "Zhu Xian", occasionally looking up at him, and then immediately started reading the script. He thought she was immersed in the world of novels and couldn't extricate herself.

He waved his hand in front of her.

"You can read the script anytime. Our company has bought out all the copyrights to the book. We can develop it into a movie or a TV series. Go back and read it a few times. It would be best if you also read the original novel a few times."

Zhou Mo's version of the "Zhu Xian" script basically did not make any changes to the characters and plot.

At most, some redundant branches were streamlined.

This is done to enhance the rhythm of the TV series.

In the past, one of the biggest problems with novels being adapted into TV series was randomly changing the main storyline of the original series’ characters.

A large number of male-oriented novels caused the TV series' ratings to plummet, largely due to this.

"The Legend of Chusen" is naturally among them.

This time

Zhou Mo just doesn't believe that "Zhu Xian" will fail if those bad problems are not corrected.

Tang Yan asked: "Then how much investment share can I get?"

She wanted to go back and tell Sister Ji the good news, and the more complete the information, the better.

And also calculate the funds.

Investing in movies is a very risky thing.

Of course you make money if you succeed.

But if it doesn't work, it can easily bring down a newly established studio.

Zhou Mo thought for a moment: "I plan to release 25% of the share, but it also depends on how much money your studio can pay. If you have more money, I can give you more, up to 35%."

Tang Yan was actually very satisfied with 25% and hadn't thought about anything more.

"Twenty-five percent is fine." Zhou Mo didn't rush her to make a decision.

"Go back and think about it and discuss it with Ji Rujing. I'm not in a hurry."

Tang Yan nodded.

But judging from her expression, she was not very interested in the 35% investment.

From here we can see the difference between her and Yang Mi.

If it were Yang Mi, she would most likely take 35% of the investment amount no matter what.

But there are advantages to not having ambition.

When we cooperate, at least it makes people feel at ease.

"What about the crew? Zhou Mo, who are you going to ask to be the director?"

Hearing this question, Zhou Mo curled his lips.

Say a name.

"Li Guoli."

Tang Yan frowned slightly.

She had a complete falling out with Sugar Man only last August, and now she really doesn't want to have anything to do with him.

However, Tang Yan did not object immediately. She knew Zhou Mo's character and he would definitely not joke with her about this matter.

"Zhou Mo, I have some conflicts with Sugar Man."

"Of course, that's why I didn't plan to find a sugar man." Zhou Mo explained.

Tang Yan was stunned.

Then he realized, "You mean only Director Li?"

"Of course, how could I not know about the conflict between you and Tang Ren? And now it's not just you, Tang Ren and I actually have conflicts too. After all, it was me who supported Shi Shi in becoming independent, but Tang Ren can't afford to offend me now.

Besides, Tangtang, don’t you think it would be great if Director Li was asked to film “Zhu Xian”? "

"what?"

Tang Yan was stunned.

What's so cool about this?

Zhou Mo explained, "Look, what was the reason for your falling out with Tang Ren? Tang Ren thought you were just an ordinary actor, so he tore up the agreement with you. We had agreed on something, but later he cut your plot several times.

But now think about it, if you take the script of "Zhu Xian" and appear in front of Cai Yinong as an investor, and say that you will not cooperate with Tangren, but only ask Director Li to make a movie...

This refreshing feeling, wow."

Tang Yan followed Zhou Mo's train of thought, and as she thought about it, a tingling sensation rose from the soles of her feet.

Don't want to be so cool.

A blush spread across her face: "Yes, it is...very pleasant."

Hedong in thirty years and Hexi in thirty years.

This kind of refreshing feeling is not only common in novels.

This also applies in real life.

Tang Yan thought about the day when she would be able to stand in front of Cai Yinong and casually say, "I'm an investor!"

I subconsciously squeezed my thighs together.

In fact, Li Guoli is not the only option for Zhou Mo.

Including his assistant, Lin Yufen, who has also started filming a TV series, is also included in Zhou Mo's plan.

The name Lin Yufen is not well-known at present.

But this name will be well-known in the ancient costume circle in the future.

"The Journey of Flower", which she filmed.

She also filmed the TV version of "Eternal Love".

"Love and Destiny" was also filmed by her.

However, at this stage, Li Guoli has not yet retired, and Lin Yufen has not yet evolved to her complete form.

Can be used as a backup option.

"Tangtang, if you really don't want to find Director Li, then Director Lin Yufen is also fine. I'm very familiar with her. Anyway, it depends on your opinion who to choose. If you are not comfortable with it, we can change it."

That’s actually what Zhou Mo said.

He could guess that Tang Yan would definitely not change people.

But even cattle and horses still need to listen to a few songs every now and then.

Obviously, saying something nice would make Tang Yan work harder.

Tang Yan heard that in order to "take care" of her emotions, even a second option was already prepared.

The emotions that had been brewing before completely erupted.

Staring at Zhou Mo, his eyes turned green.

Then, he suddenly pulled Zhou Mo's collar and moved closer to him.

"Oh, let me wipe it!"

……

After a moment, Zhou Mo covered his face with his hands, frowning.

painful.

When he released his palm, there were obvious marks of two front teeth on his face.

The girl hasn't had her teeth fixed yet, and she didn't control her movements well and bit Zhou Mo's face directly.

the other side.

Tang Yan sat on the sofa with tears in her eyes.

Ashamed of myself.

It was a very good scene, how did it turn out like this?

He kept kneading his mink with both hands.

Zhou Mo glanced at Tang Yan and her little hands that didn't know where to put them.

"Sugar candy."

Tang Yan didn't say anything.

"Stop pulling your mink. Its fur is almost gone."

Tang Yan: ...

She subconsciously glanced at the mink in her hand. The mink, which originally had lush hair, was now bald.

And all around her body were scattered mink hairs.

Seeing this makes me want to cry even more.

The kiss was not successful.

The mink is also bald.

"Hey, don't cry, I haven't said anything yet." Zhou Mo rubbed his face and said, "You were just a little excited just now, which is understandable. Go back and read the script again, and think about the candidate for the male lead."

With Zhou Mo's comfort, Tang Yan's mood gradually calmed down.

Looked up.

Her face was still very red.

"As for the male lead, let Director Zhou choose. I'm already very satisfied with being able to play the female lead. It's not good to ask for more."

Zhou Mo nodded.

It is not impossible.

The role of Zhang Xiaofan is not particularly prominent, and the role would probably be similar if it were given to the several male actors who are closely related to him.

I asked casually, "I thought you would recommend Lao Hu?"

Tang Yan shook her head: "Old Hu seems to have found a drama group recently, saying that he wants to study for a while."

Zhou Mo vaguely remembered the news.

"'A Dream Like a Dream'?"

"Ah."

"Okay, then we won't look for him." Zhou Mo casually made a "standby" mark for Hu Ge.

When the latter finishes his drama studies, he will be able to serve more as a tool.

He casually took out an invitation from the drawer.

Hand it to Tang Yan.

"'Chu Han' will hold a celebration banquet in two days, and there should be reporters coming. You can come with Sister Ji at that time. On the one hand, we can discuss the investment of 'Zhu Xian', and on the other hand, we can start promoting 'Zhu Xian'."

Tang Yan took the invitation.

Looking at the number 11.6 billion above, envy flashed across his face.

“I wish I could be the heroine of this movie.”

11.6 million.

This is a level that many actors find difficult to reach in their lifetime.

(End of this chapter)