The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 357 Is this to choose a concubine?
That night, the cold wind howled in Yanjing, pedestrians on the street put on down coats, huddled their bodies, and hurried past.

Li Shengyao and his assistant came to Guoxin Hotel.

As soon as I got out of the car, I saw an old acquaintance.

Chai Zhiping stood at the gate of the hotel, wearing a down coat. In the cold wind, she stomped her feet slightly, but she never left. She poked her head and looked into the distance.

Seeing Li Shengyao's car, Chai Zhiping's eyes lit up, and then quickly greeted him.

"Director Li, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule, thank you, thank you."

"Director Li, I've already reserved a box, and ordered a table of good wine and food, please come in quickly."

"Director Li, be careful here."

Chai Zhiping walked in front, leading the way while walking.

After a while, they came to a box together, pushed open the door, and suddenly felt that it was much warmer and brighter than the outside, and there was a vague fragrance floating in the air.

A table of good dishes had already been ordered in the private room, and these dishes were still steaming, apparently they had just been served.

There are two rows of sofas inside the table, and three young long-haired women are sitting there. All three of them have long hair and shawls, with pure faces.

He had taken off his coat long ago, and now he was wearing a sweater and jeans.

When they heard the voice, they immediately stood up, and then looked at Li Shengyao.

Zhang Junning, Guo Biting, Chen Yanxi.

They were all people Li Shengyao knew in his previous life. His eyes lit up and he looked at Chai Zhiping.

"Director Li, they are all newcomers to Wanwan's showbiz. Anyway, they have nothing to do. I'll bring them here. You can give me some pointers."

Chai Zhiping then waved her hand, and the three girls immediately stepped forward and stood in a row, "Hello, Director Li."

The voices are all whiny, with a distinct Wanwan accent.

All very polite.

Li Shengyao liked polite children very much, he smiled and nodded.

After a while, Li Shengyao, Chai Zhiping, and Guo Biting took their seats.

He sat in the middle, Guo Biting and Zhang Junning sat on both sides of him.

"You three, be careful, Director Li is not good at serving food, you have to help him."

Chai Zhiping spoke, and the three girls hurriedly brought food to Li Shengyao.

Li Shengyao nodded with a smile.

Then they ate and chatted, mainly Chai Zhiping said and Li Shengyao listened.

From Chai Zhiping, he learned something about the current state of the film and television industry.

Fenghua Film and Television Company made a large number of idol dramas, and achieved great success, sweeping across Southeast Asia and selling to Zhongdong Nanmei.

Seeing this, Wanwan Film and Television Production Company immediately filmed a lot of idol dramas, but except for a few that were relatively successful, most of the idol dramas were not as good-looking as Fenghua dramas.

There is not much water splash in Wanwan.

Chai Zhiping and his company have almost caught all the handsome men and women in Wanwan. On the one hand, they are shooting idol dramas, and on the other hand, they are cooperating with mainland Hong Kong Island film and television companies.

With F4 as the pioneer, they have created some good results. Chai Zhiping's status in Wanwan is getting higher and higher, gradually surpassing Qiong Yao, and has the title of Godmother of the new Wanwan idol drama.

Guo Biting and Zhang Junning will also say a few words, supplementing or echoing Chai Zhiping's remarks.

Guo Biting was rather shy. It could be seen that there was not much ink in her stomach, and her speech was not concise and accurate enough. She didn't dare to look at Li Shengyao. She glanced secretly, and then turned away with a blushing face.

Zhang Junning and Chen Yanxi are much better. These two people are well-organized, they are university graduates, and they are more proactive when facing Li Shengyao, and will actively look for opportunities to meet Li Shengyao.

We chatted for about an hour and finished our meal.

The waiter came in and served some pastries, and Chai Zhiping said in a low voice: "Director Li, I think there must be something you need in the Wanwan film and television circle, you can't forget us."

The young director who made TV dramas at the beginning has now become one of the best commercial film directors in the Mainland.

And with a net worth of billions, owning a video website and a theater chain, it has reached a height that Chai Zhiping can't match.

Chai Zhiping can be said to be deeply moved.

Having known each other for so long, seeing Li Shengyao taking off quickly, she naturally wanted to share a share of the action.

TVB, as well as the three major TV stations in the mainland, and even Hong Jinbao and Wang Jing have all benefited.

Chai Zhiping really wanted to work with Lee Sung Yew.

Hearing this, Li Shengyao raised his teacup and shook it lightly, but he didn't agree immediately, nor did he express any objection.

Seeing it, Chai Zhiping was overjoyed.

Li Shengyao's attitude this time is much better than when he directly refused before.

This is a play.

Happiness came so suddenly, she couldn't even believe it.

She immediately drank a cup of tea, calmed down a little, and then continued: "Director Li, we really have great sincerity, you must not treat me as an outsider, we have known each other for so long, how could I lie to you ?"

Hearing this, Li Shengyao smiled, "It's hard to say."

"Director Li, you really wronged me. I will never lie to anyone, even my parents would not lie to you."

Chai Zhiping stood up a little excitedly, almost swearing to the sky.

Li Shengyao watched Chai Zhiping acting, and secretly smiled in his heart, "Okay, Mr. Chai, don't need to do this, I know what you want."

Chai Zhiping breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Li Shengyao expectantly, "Director Li, with so many projects in Fenghua, can you give us a chance, we are definitely the best partners."

"This is..."

Li Shengyao got up and glanced at Guo Biting, "It's too late tonight, let's talk about it tomorrow morning."

Seeing it, Chai Zhiping felt happy, took a step forward, and said in a low voice: "Director Li, the three of them are newcomers, and they all want your advice. They can attend the class together."

Four play mahjong together?
Is this to choose a concubine?
Not so good?

Chai Zhiping was already relatively thin, and Li Shengyao looked down at her from a high position, and felt that Sister Chai had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks.

He shook his head, "I'm busy recently, so let her be."

For a while, Li Shengyao didn't touch other women except Dong Xuan and Chen Ye.

This time, Chai Zhiping sent his daughter off, and he planned to accept it with a smile, so as not to spoil the kindness of others.

As for why you choose one person instead of three.

That's naturally because Dao Li has principles and a bottom line, and he can control himself.

A moment later, in the presidential suite of Guoxin Hotel, Li Shengyao took Guo Biting's hand and explained to her the basic skills of an actor.

He taught everything from the sound of lines, to physical performance, to the connotation of actors.

Guo Biting is very studious, she was shy when eating just now, but she is very active at this time, but her talent is average, but she has a pair of innocent big eyes... that's enough.

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At nine o'clock the next morning, Li Shengyao left the suite, and Guo Biting was still in bed recalling what he had learned last night.

Li Shengyao then met Chai Zhiping, the two ordered breakfast, and then ate breakfast while talking.

This time Li Shengyao intends to cooperate with Chai Zhiping.

"Let's Punch, Dad" and "Extreme Escape" can't be screened in Wanwan, and his movies can't make money in Wanwan.

This makes him a little uncomfortable when he thinks about it occasionally.

Wan Wan got so much benefit from coming to the mainland, but his movies couldn't be exported to Wan Wan.

Later, Lee Shengyao decided that if he had the chance, he would copy some popular pornographic movies to make money indirectly.

In fact, he had been waiting for the crooked person to come over, and Chai Zhiping came, just as he wanted.

"Mr. Chai, after careful consideration last night, I felt your sincerity, and I intend to cooperate with you."

Chai Zhiping was overjoyed, she had been thinking about something for several years, and it was finally coming true, "Director Li, you will not regret your choice, I will definitely be your best partner."

Li Shengyao smiled, "I have a movie here, I think it might be very suitable for filming in Wanwan."

The movie is good, the movie is compelling, and can fool investors.

"What movie is it?"

"A teen film."

In addition to literary films, Wanwan film and television industry is best at youth films.

Needless to say, literary films, the four directors are all masters, and they are all people who can leave their names in the history of film.

As for youth films, Li Shengyao also wondered about this.

The previous youth movies in the mainland were good, such as "Don't Cry at 17", "Flower Season and Rainy Season", and "17-year-old Bicycle", which are obviously very interesting.

But later, represented by Xiaosi and Zhao Yanzi, the youth movies in the mainland changed their shape, either betrayal, abortion, fighting, or psychosis.

It has nothing to do with the youth of most people.

He was also a person who went to school in his previous life, why had he never seen those youth movies.

Hong Kong Island, the former stronghold of Asian movies, is also strange, as if there is no genre of youth movies.

The photographer and the twins made several films, which seemed to be youth films, but they had no sense of substitution and were fake at first glance.

And Wanwan’s youth movies are really good, probably because the buildings in Wanwan are relatively old, maybe there are more antennas in Wanwan, maybe because people in Wanwan prefer to ride motorcycles, and their youth movies always have a sense of age .

It's easy to plug in.

This is why Li Shengyao is willing to cooperate with Wanwan.

Chai Zhiping was somewhat disappointed when she heard this, she thought it was a big movie.

But then I thought about the low investment of youth films, which is suitable for a try.

She noticed that Li Shengyao needed a tissue, and immediately handed it over.

"Director Li, what's the name of this movie?"

"The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years."

"The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" is the work of Jiubadao, and it should have been written at this time, but it has not yet been published.

This dog is an independent, Lee Shengyao copied his movies without any moral pressure.

"The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" earned more than 4 million Taiwan dollars in Wanwan, more than 6000 million in Hong Kong Island, and more than 7000 million in the mainland.

When it was released, there were already high-definition resources in the mainland. If it was released at the same time as Wanwan, it should be able to exceed [-] million.

The film was later remade by the island nation.

There are many liars in Wanwan, if you cooperate with them, they might be able to manipulate the box office.

But Hong Kong Island and the Mainland, Lee Shing Yew can call the shots.

And he doesn't plan to want the box office in Wanwan, he wants the box office in the mainland and Hong Kong Island.

The box office of Wanwan belongs to Chai Zhiping, and the box office of the mainland and Hong Kong Island belongs to him, so that he can make money as well.

In addition to "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years", follow-up films such as "A Little Thing of First Love", "My Girlhood", and "Introduction to Architecture" are also available.

He planned to hand over this type of movie to Wanwan.

Chai Zhiping heard the words, read a few words softly, and then asked, "Director Li, what story is this movie about?"

Li Shengyao then chatted with Chai Zhiping, one was to tell the story of the movie, and the other was to talk about his plan.

The investment of the film is 800 million, and he and Chai Zhiping each have 400 million. He provides the script, and he doesn't want to beat the box office, only Hong Kong Island and the mainland.

When Chai Zhiping heard the words, she immediately felt that she had lost money.

There are over 5000 million movies in mainland China now, and there are at most [-] to [-] million domestic movies in Wanwan.

"Director Li, I'm really at a loss for your assignment."

"It's not a loss, Mr. Chai, don't stare at me, think about yourself, it means that you invest 400 million to make a movie, it's easy to pay back, and you don't want to watch movies with more than [-] million yuan in the mainland. I think it will be able to get a high box office in the Mainland. They are all commercial films with an investment of tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, and we are just youth films that are small."

Li Shengyao paused, and then said: "If you don't agree, then forget it, I will find other people to cooperate."

"Director Li, you are really...too alien, I..."

Chai Zhiping still felt that she was at a loss with such an assignment, but she always wanted to cooperate with Li Shengyao.

And it's really a good deal to make a movie with an investment of 400 million. If it explodes, even if she gets 2000 million in Wanwan, she can still make some money.

"Director Li, I believe in you, and I am willing to cooperate with you."

Li Shengyao was happy in his heart, but his face was indifferent, "Let's find a time to sign the contract, I will send you the script next month, and try to start the film before April."

Chai Zhiping nodded, "Director Li, what about the hero and heroine?"

"You have seen the script, according to the setting of the plot, select it first, and then show it to me, almost all will do."

Li Shengyao doesn't plan to fill the youth film with actors, because the mainland Wan Wan has a different accent and a different temperament, so it's very awkward to force them to be together.

Chai Zhiping was so overjoyed that she couldn't hide her smile anymore.

She realized that if she used her own people, the movie could be made without even 800 million yuan. Doesn't it mean that she can fill her own pockets.

She just felt that Li Shengyao's distribution plan was not good, and she was at a loss, feeling depressed.

I feel much better now.

Li Shengyao saw it and didn't say much.

It’s true that Wanwan’s TV dramas are petty, but he’s quite meticulous in making movies. In his previous life, “The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years” was produced by Chai Zhiping.

This woman is indeed very greedy, but she has a bottom line and will guarantee the quality.

Chai Zhiping then thought of Guo Biting who had made outstanding contributions, "How about letting Guo Biting play the heroine?"

Li Shengyao shook his head, "Her acting skills are too bad, let Chen Yanxi act, she fits the image quite well."

Bah, scumbag, after playing with Guo Biting, he misses Chen Yanxi again.

Chai Zhiping thought of a possibility and despised it in her heart.

Naturally, she wouldn't say it out loud, and even smiled ambiguously.

"I'll ask Chen Yanxi to come over, and you will teach her lessons."

Li Shengyao looked at Chai Zhiping strangely, knowing that this woman misunderstood him.

"No, I'm not interested."

It is true that Chen Yanxi's ancient costumes are not good, but modern costumes are okay.

And she has really read the book, has a good level of education, and can play the class flower.

Guo Biting really has no talent in acting, she is just a wooden beauty.

Director Li has always been very serious about his works.

"Mr. Chai, that's it, happy cooperation."

After a while, Li Shengyao left Guoxin Hotel by car.

The cold wind is still outside, and pedestrians are in a hurry.

He nodded his seat, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

In a few days, he will go back to his hometown with Chen Xun to celebrate the new year, and try to write the script of "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" when he is in his hometown.

Then I waited for Cheng Long.

If he agrees, he will make "Taken", but if he disagrees, he will make a war movie.

Don't wait, everyone, there is no more today, and I have to set aside one day every weekend to go back to my hometown.

I'll make it up tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)