Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 484 He’s coming! He’s coming!

The next day.

Zhou Mo officially bid farewell to the crew of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy".

He no longer needs to do anything else, he just needs to lie down and count money.

Before leaving, Marco found Zhou Mo privately and gave a four-word response: "very likely".

Zhou Mo also gave him a four-word reply: "keep up the good work."

As for "The Great Wall", the final box office results were also released.

The total box office in mainland China was 2.2 billion.

It has basically reached the current ceiling.

The film is still being shown in several other East Asian and Southeast Asian countries, and the final data will not be available for a few days.

Next, we will start to prepare for this year's Oscars.

The nominations for Best Foreign Language Award actually came out last month.

Not surprisingly, "In My Song" was successfully nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.

And according to the gossip Zhou Mo got.

"In the Song" received high praise from the judges this time.

Several main creators of the crew went there more than a month ago.

International Zhang arrived first and said that she would do whatever she could to promote the event. Zhou Mo was encouraging about this, thinking that there is strength in numbers.

At the moment, Zhou Mo is actually the only one who has not gone to America.

His flight is tomorrow.

But before that, he had one last thing to do.

Zhou Xingxing.

"Mermaid".

Cooperation.

It has been two years since "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was released, and the battle between Stephen Chow and Huayi has long been settled.

At this moment, Zhou Xingxing brought his new script "The Mermaid" to the mainland again to look for investment.

This time, he decisively skipped Huayi, which had a grudge against him and was gradually declining.

In their place were mountains and rivers.

"Director Zhou, long time no see. You look good lately."

"Director Zhou, long time no see."

The two Director Zhous sat together, looking very familiar with each other.

"Congratulations to Director Zhou for once again breaking the box office record for domestic films, reaching over 2 billion. I couldn't even imagine that back then." Stephen Chow started by praising him.

"Director Zhou, you won many domestic box office titles back then, both as an actor and a director, so these achievements are nothing compared to you."

Beside the two of them, artists from various companies just watched them praising each other constantly, and they felt that these two people deserved a beating.

Da Tiantian is okay.

She is now the number one actress at the domestic box office and has a very calm mentality.

Everyone else, even Fan Qiaoqiao, felt a tingling sensation under their buttocks.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Xingxing said with emotion: "Director Zhou, they all say that you are a great director. I just found out today that your acting skills are also amazing."

Zhou Mo laughed: "I'm different. I still prefer you acting in movies. I grew up watching your movies. You're the only one who can act in a nonsensical style."

Zhou Xingxing was stunned, then waved his hands.

"I haven't performed for a long time, and my skills are no longer good."

Seeing this, Zhou Mo sighed inwardly.

If there is hesitation, it means that there is something on your mind.

If you have the mind, you can overcome it.

Jiang Wen is like this.

Now it's almost like meat on his chopping board.

Zhou Xingxing can’t run away either.

After the pleasantries, Zhou Mo didn't say any more nonsense.

"Director Zhou, I've read all your requirements. To be honest, they are indeed quite strict."

As expected, as soon as these words were spoken, all the employees he brought with him, including Zhou Xingxing, showed varying degrees of nervousness on their faces.

Because they were cheated by Huayi in the past, they were very strict with the contract requirements this time.

Considering Zhou Mo's past style of doing things, it is natural to worry whether Zhou Mo will have any objections.

But in fact, they were totally overthinking it.

Zhou Mo didn't think the contract was strict at all, and even felt it was a little loose. It was just a separation of some money, and the contract signed by their company in the past was far less strict.

Shanhe Company was the first to propose compensation clauses for celebrity artists’ scandals.

However, Zhou Mo did not intend to explain. Letting Zhou Xingxing be a little nervous and lowering his expectations would be more conducive to subsequent communication.

When the atmosphere was almost brewing, Zhou Mo continued, "However, considering that the partner is you, Director Zhou, and the content of the contract, our company has decided to agree."

The people in Zhou Xingxing's company were obviously relieved, but Zhou Xingxing's expression became serious instead. He asked Zhou Mo: "Let me guess, is there a next step?"

"Yes."

Zhou Xingxing finally smiled.

As long as there are conditions.

Conditional means that the other party also has additional requirements.

He is not afraid of the other party having demands, but he is afraid that the other party will say that they have no demands but will trip him up in private.

Once bitten, twice shy.

The Wang brothers are too good at playing, which made him a little ptsd.

"Director Zhou, why don't you tell me your request?"

Zhou Mo simply stretched out his finger.

"First, for the heroine of the movie, our company hopes to arrange an actress."

Zhou Xingxing raised his eyebrows slightly and hesitated for a moment.

"In theory, this request should be granted, but I would like to ask in advance, Director Zhou, who is the heroine you have arranged..."

Zhou Mo gave Da Tiantian a look, and Da Tiantian walked out of the room.

A moment later, a tall and slender girl was brought in.

As soon as the girl entered the room, everyone's eyes lit up.

"Lin Yoona is a member of the Korean girl group Girls' Generation. Anyone who pays a little attention to the Korean entertainment industry should know her." Zhou Mo introduced first.

Zhou Xingxing looked at Lin Yuna, somewhat uncertain.

"Director Zhou, this is..."

"Yes, she is the heroine I chose for The Mermaid."

Before Zhou Xingxing could speak, Zhou Mo said directly: "Director Zhou, I know that you also started looking for the heroine of "The Mermaid" in and outside the circle last year, and even found a young man named Fei on the short video platform Manjiao, and that person changed his name to Lin Yun.

I won’t say much about the other things. Director Zhou, you must know it better than I do.

I think it’s better to find the original one instead of the fake ones. At least her attitude, ability, and acting skills are much better than that of a little girl from the 80s.”

Since he had already decided to invest in "The Mermaid", Zhou Mo naturally would not let Fei be the leading actress again.

No matter from which perspective, the fee level is too low.

Zhou Xingxing was a little embarrassed when Zhou Mo directly complained about his expenses, but after hearing the words "eighties" and "little gangster", his face became much more serious.

"Director Zhou, the news you mentioned..."

Zhou Mo waved his hand: "Director Zhou can check it himself. The Internet is so developed nowadays, what can't be found?"

Zhou Xingxing nodded, actually he already believed it in his heart.

Once a person's thoughts change, his perspective changes.

I took another look at Yoona and felt that she looked much better than at the beginning.

"What about Lin Yuna's schedule, including language, etc..."

Zhou Mo smiled and said, "Don't worry, Director Zhou, you don't have to worry about anything. Yoona has already signed a contract with our company, so there will be no schedule issues.

Besides, her language and communication are completely barrier-free, and with a slight accent, she can be considered a mermaid, right?"

Da Tiantian gently patted Lin Yoona at this time, and Lin Yoona took a step forward slightly nervously.

After bowing, he began to introduce himself.

"Hello, directors. My name is..."

The introduction was very fluent.

We talked a few more sentences and there were no problems.

Zhou Xingxing was completely relieved.

"Then Director Zhou, what's your second request?"

The main event is coming.

Zhou Mo suddenly sat up straight and spoke slowly to Zhou Xingxing.

"The second request is that I want to choose the male lead."

ps: It seems that I have marked the chapter name wrong again, but it does not matter, just read it, hehe.