superstar director

Chapter 295 Martial Arts
It is really interesting to use the box office to solve things.

In the end, Ning Sheng and Lan Yingzhu agreed that each of them would make a martial arts film. If Ning Cheng's box office was high, Ning Sheng would not be able to target Jiang Quan in the future, and would give Lan Yingzhu [-] million with him.

And if Ning Sheng wins, not only will he have to pay Ning Cheng [-] million, but he will also have Jiang Quan completely withdraw from the entertainment circle, and he will no longer be able to bully those little girls under the pretext of helping them become famous.

Since it was hard for him to have a chance, Ning Cheng would naturally not be polite, and Lan Yingzhu didn't care.

Therefore, in the final agreement, if Ning Cheng wins, no matter how much Jiang Quan dares to hook up with a woman from a good family, or cheat a little girl, every time Lan Yingzhu finds out about it, Lan Yingzhu will pay Ning Cheng 1000 million yuan!

Regarding this harsh requirement, Jiang Quan finally couldn't help but retort, "Even if I violated it once, I don't have to pay you 1000 million? Are you robbing a bank?"

Ning Cheng already understood who was the one who made the decision, so naturally he didn't care about Jiang Quan's opinion, he looked at Lan Yingzhu directly and said, "You said that you can completely make the decision for Jiang Quan, and I didn't say anything about the [-] million bet. What, the conditions I raised for Jiang Quan are not too much, right? If he really can't hold it back, he will go to Europe and the red light district of the Netherlands, there are many legal places to go, why must he bully our little girls in China?"

Lan Yingzhu smiled and said, "Although what you said is correct, not all girls are deceived or forced? There are also some girls who are voluntary, or even rush to hook up with Jiang Quan. You Do you want to blame Jiang Quan too?"

Hearing Lan Yingzhu defending himself, Jiang Quan couldn't help nodding his head and said, "That's right, there are too many girls who want to be famous, and sometimes it's hard for me to refuse, so I just help them—"

Ning Cheng sneered and said, "I don't care what other people think, and I don't care about so many people, so I'll approve of you, Jiang Quan. Miss Lan, if you think I'm asking too much, then I'll add more. Bet, whoever loses, I will give the other party two hundred million, but if I win, Jiang Quan will either leave Huaxia and go abroad to harm others, or stay, but he must accept the conditions I just said, and he cannot be with any girl in the country again. involve."

Lan Yingzhu put away her smile, looked at Ning Cheng and said slowly, "I remember that your request to Jiang Quan was only to leave the entertainment industry at the beginning, isn't it such a strict requirement? Why did you bring this up because you thought you would definitely win? , so you have to increase the price?"

Ning Sheng shrugged and said, "I just hope that Mr. Jiang Quan will be completely sealed in an iron box, so that he will stop subconsciously ruling any girls, no matter if they are voluntary or forced, and give them a clean path until the end. In the end, I don't think things could get any worse!"

The corner of Lan Yingzhu's red mouth hooked up and said, "Since you are so willing to consider others, then I will fulfill you, but the conditions are not set in this way. If I win, you will give us two hundred million, and you will no longer target Jiang Quan. I will give you 1000 million if you win the event in the entertainment industry, but I agreed to Jiang Quan’s matter you asked just now. If he dares to commit a crime in China, I will pay you [-] million. How about it? Bet or not? Use [-] million to bet on Jiang Quan's freedom in China!"

"You call this freedom?" Ning Cheng shook his head and said, "Okay, I bet, this year's Spring Festival, we will determine the winner at the box office!"

After talking about the matter, Ning Cheng and Lin Ling got up and walked out. Lan Yingzhu's lazy voice came from behind, "By the way, let me remind you, we are comparing the box office, not the cost!"

Ning Cheng listened to the footsteps, and went out of the private room with Lin Ling, and walked into the elevator. Lin Ling asked, "What does Lan Yingzhu mean when she says it's only better than the box office and doesn't care about the cost?"

Ning Sheng said, "It's not interesting, that is to say, the outcome depends only on the box office results, regardless of the profit. For example, we invested 3000 million yuan and ended up with [-] million yuan at the box office, while the other party sold [-] million yuan at the box office with a cost of [-] million yuan. , then winning is also the other party, hmph, that woman is purely trying to put pressure on us to increase the investment in the film."

Lin Ling listened and said, "Xiao Sheng, are you confident? This is a [-] million bet? Also, if you lose, Jiang Quan can continue to develop in the circle, which is equivalent to letting you be in front of the media. The promises let go have become a joke!"

Ning Cheng chuckled softly, "Sister Lin, don't worry, it's not necessarily better than other things, but compared to movies, I won't be afraid of anyone!"

Sister Lin nodded and said cheeringly, "Yes, Xiao Sheng, you are a genius." Then she couldn't help but make suggestions and said, "Although we know that the other party puts pressure on us, we really can't be stingy about the movie investment this time, otherwise, in case we don't If the other party burns money and produces a blockbuster movie, even if the film is not as good as yours, the box office will definitely not be lower."

Ning Cheng nodded, "Don't worry, I know what to do!"

Although the investment in Ning Sheng's works in the past was almost 5000 million or so, but that was because he was the one himself from the script to the director. Naturally, this part of the remuneration could not be counted, and half of the cost that would have been spent on the actors would have been lost. Basically, Ning Sheng used new actors to solve the problem. Therefore, compared to Ning Chen's previous film and television works, the investment of tens of millions is actually not small, and [-]% to [-]% of the cost was spent on production.

Of course, this time, Ning Sheng really planned to spend more money. Apart from guaranteeing the final bet victory, it was also because the movie needed it.

Among the countless classic martial arts films in Ning Sheng's previous life, "New Dragon Inn" is undoubtedly a monument of martial arts films!
There is no Ming Dynasty in this life, but the history and characters of Ming Dynasty have been fabricated in the short novels of several martial arts masters.

Therefore, Ning Sheng can directly transplant the content of "New Dragon Inn" from the previous life. Of course, because there is no old version of "Dragon Inn" in this life, there is no need to add a new word in front.Just use "Dragon Inn" as its name.

The background of the film is based on the mid-Ming Dynasty. The plot describes the story of a martial arts warrior who rescues Zhongliang, and then encounters a deceitful encounter with a master of the East Factory at the Longmen Inn in the desert.The film tells the grievances and grievances of the children of the rivers and lakes with a high-pitched and atmospheric northwest wind. Whether it is the characterization of the characters or the demeanor of the story, it has made a breakthrough on the basis of following the traditional martial arts form, opening up a new scene of martial arts.

It is for this reason that this movie was hailed as the starting point of the new style of martial arts in Ning Sheng's last life!

In the following days, Ning Chengwo worked overtime at home to get the script out. Fortunately, Ning Tong didn't bother him these few days, which allowed him to quickly organize the script, and then started Go get an actor.

What Ning Cheng didn't know was that Ning Tong was also busy these days. Ever since Ning Cheng said that if Ning Tong could write her own song, she would be allowed to debut early, Ning Tong was contemplating her first original song with all her heart and soul. , naturally he didn't have the heart to bother Ning Sheng.

The classic "New Dragon Inn", in addition to the wonderful script and beautiful martial arts, the outstanding acting skills of several leading actors are indispensable.

First of all, Liang Jiahui, the leading actor, has worked with Fa Ge many times, participated in box office blockbusters such as "Prison Storm" and "God of Gamblers 2", and also took part in the movie "Love in Another Country" starring Zhang Manyu. "Season", won the Best Actor Award at the 46th China Golden Tripod Awards, becoming an honor in the Asian film industry at the same level as the North American Oscar winner!

Therefore, Brother Liang Jiahui at this time has gained both fame and fortune, and has no shortage of scripts.And the actor's worth is not low, although it is not as good as the top artists like Fa Ge, but Ning Cheng asked his manager Lin Ling to ask the price, 7000 million!Absolutely great price!
However, even so, Ning Sheng is willing, who can let others have good acting skills!In addition to sending scripts to the male lead, the other two main female leads, Qiu Moyan and Jin Xiangyu's actors, Lin Qingxia and Zhang Manyu also sent scripts.

These three protagonists are all big names who have won the title of Best Actress, and they have basically never made martial arts films, and there are very few action scenes. The roles Ning Sheng gave them are just right for them to try to transform!

Not only that, Ning Sheng also sent audition invitations to the big villain Cao Shaoqin "Zhen Bullet" and some other supporting roles.

The day after the audition invitation was sent out, Zhen Bullet and several other audition actors came over.

Zhen Zibao is now in his 20s and nearly [-] years old. He has been in this industry for five or six years, and he has also starred in a few movies, but the response has been mediocre and there has been no improvement. There is no "Once Upon a Time" series in this world. Not only did Li Lianlian's development have been greatly affected, but so was Zhen Bullet.

However, because of his excellent martial arts foundation and beautiful movements, he is still very popular in martial arts.

This time Ning Chen sent out an interview invitation, Zhen Zibao didn't want to come, because Ning Cheng gave him a supporting role with a small role, and he was also a big villain eunuch, which made him very disliked.

However, his manager asked him to come and try it out. Although Ning Cheng has only made one movie now, which is a comedy that has nothing to do with action scenes, there are quite a few action scenes in martial arts TV dramas that Ning Cheng has filmed, and they are all from back then. ratings champion!

Ning Sheng's comedy movie has proved his ability to control movies, and the shooting of martial arts TV series has also proved that he can make good action scenes. The most important thing is that Ning Sheng's TV series and movies always make many newcomers popular!
Although there are not many roles for Zhen Zibao this time, as a big villain, if he plays well, he can also leave a deep impression on the audience.

For this collaboration, Zhen Bullet's manager told him that even if this movie won't be popular, as long as Ning Cheng has new movies and action scenes, there will always be something suitable for you.

Knowing a director, especially a director with unlimited potential, is so important to an actor, Zhen Zibao is now deeply touched!
Therefore, when Ning Cheng interviewed the other party, Zhen Bullet cooperated very well, and satisfied Ning Cheng in every aspect, so he passed the audition without a hitch.

Then there are the four heads of the East Factory, as well as the manager of the inn, the cook and others. These supporting roles, Ning Sheng, were all settled after two days of interviews.

However, there was still no response from the three protagonists.

Although Lan Yingzhu hasn't made any big moves so far, based on Ning Cheng's feelings towards Lan Yingzhu, that woman is the kind who either doesn't make a move, or makes a move that will definitely be an astonishing big move!

So, he couldn't wait any longer.

Ning Cheng asked Lin Ling to inquire about the schedules of the three of them, and on the evening of the next day, Ning Sheng bit the bullet and went to a charity dinner.

The invitation letter for the dinner party was what Ning Sheng asked Mr. Zheng for, because Ning Sheng often refused all kinds of banquets before, so when everyone held a banquet, he was automatically excluded.

This time Ning Sheng took the initiative to go to the banquet, which surprised Mr. Zheng too!
Later, when I heard that Ning Cheng was going to meet someone and invite him to film a movie, he shook his head and laughed.

As for why they didn't come to talk with Jiao Enjun like they did at the beginning, one is that these big stars have more houses in the country, you don't know where they live today, and people they don't know well, they don't like it if they come directly to the door.

So it would be much more convenient to just take the initiative to talk to the other party when they are participating in the event.

This charity dinner was hosted by a bigwig in the music industry. In addition to the bosses who were going to contribute money, there were also artists, singers and actors who contributed auction items.

Old brother Zhou Jian from Huijie Production Company came in with Mr. Zheng and Ning Sheng. Mr. Zheng went directly to chat with those old friends. Zhou Jian was also greeted by old friends. Ning Sheng took a glass of juice and began to look for his goal today. --Zhang Manyu!
Actress Zhang Manyu seems to have always been keen on singing. In Ning Sheng's previous life, she could see this film and television celebrity singing happily with a microphone from time to time, but compared to her film works, singing is really not suitable for her.

After searching for a long time, Ning Cheng finally found out that Zhang Manyu was chatting with someone else, and Ning Cheng was standing aside, waiting patiently.

However, Ning Sheng forgot that he himself is a star whose popularity is not lower than that of anyone present, especially last year when Super Boy became popular all over the world. , In the past two years, Ning Sheng's popularity has been very high around the world.

So, as soon as he stopped for a while, people around him came up to talk to him. There were business owners, male and female stars. As usual, after turning around again, Zhang Manyu had already disappeared!
Ning Cheng sighed, and was about to look for it again. Just after walking two steps, a woman in a black evening dress stood in front of her, and said with a light smile, "Are you looking for me?"

Ning Cheng looked up at Zhang Manyu who was in his early 30s. He was in full bloom, with a sweet smile on his face, making people feel as if they were enjoying the spring breeze.

"Senior Zhang Manyu, can we find a place to talk?" Ning Cheng came back to invite him.

Zhang Manyu said with a smile, "Just now I felt that someone was staring at me, but I didn't expect it to be a little genius like you, hehe, don't call me senior, just call me Sister Zhang, come on, sit down with me and talk!"

Ning Cheng smiled and called "Sister Zhang", and then followed Zhang Manyu to the sofa next to him to sit down and chat.

(End of this chapter)