China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 641: 639. "Tiny Times" casting, Director Feng injured

On the highway from Hengdian to Xiangshan, the snow has melted and a car is speeding.

In the car, Cao Yu took only three hours to change the script "Nobles" sent by Huayi into "Private Customization".

However, he did not send it to Huayi immediately, intending to wait until "1942" was released.

Although the film "Personal Tailor" received mediocre reviews at the time and won the Golden Broom Award, Fan Wei's performance is a classic scene in the film and is full of irony.

"Are you going to use this to test the cadres?" and "I want to challenge my own weaknesses" have become famous lines.

When they arrived at Xiangshan, Cao Yu just got off the car and saw Jing Tian coming towards him with a smile on her face.

"Honey, it's snowing. I thought you wouldn't come."

"I want to see you."

"But I've been worried about you."

Jing Tian was very happy to hear such sweet words, but she still hoped that her lover would put safety first.

"This is the south. In fact, there was no snow on the highway when I arrived."

Cao Yu covered Jing Tian's face, which was red from the cold, and said distressedly, "It's cold outside, go to the crew and warm up."

"Ah."

Cao Yu's action warmed Jing Tian's heart. He nodded and took two steps before asking, "Honey, do you really want to play the guest role of Dugu Qiubai?"

"Of course, I want to support my little sweetie."

"It's so kind of you."

Jing Tian felt like she was going to faint from happiness.

Cao Yu hasn't filmed a movie for many years. This time, in order to support the heroine himself, he was willing to humble himself and play a small role. How could Jing Tian not be moved.

At this time, the entire "Swordsman" crew had heard that Boss Cao was going to make a guest appearance and had been waiting for most of the day.

When Yu Zheng saw Boss Cao and the show's heroine coming in with an intimate look, talking and laughing, he almost cried with envy.

Jing Tian is not only beautiful, but also has an amazing temperament, just like a peony, beautiful and elegant.

He thought that if the boss let such a beautiful woman play the role of Dongfang Bubai, how could the drama not be popular?
If the drama becomes popular, I can also benefit from it.

More importantly, judging from the way they look, they are definitely related. Although I dare not say it, their relationship seems average.

In Yu Zheng's opinion, it was worthwhile for Boss Cao to have such a beauty in his arms.

"clap clap"

When everyone in the play saw Boss Cao coming in, they all gave him warm applause.

They also want to see if this big shot in the entertainment industry can still act now.

Cao Yu glanced at everyone's faces, then said, "Thank you for your hard work during this period. I will give everyone red envelopes when we start the filming tomorrow!"

"Oh!"

When they heard that there were red envelopes, everyone cheered.

It’s good to have the boss here.

When the cheers died down, Cao Yu came to Chen Xiao and asked, "Do you understand?"

"Ah."

Chen Xiao nodded and said solemnly: "Boss Cao, I will definitely act well."

After leaving Huayi and joining Feiyu, Chen Xiao actually felt like he was reborn.

"That's good."

Cao Yu patted Chen Xiao on the shoulder and considered filming "The New Return of the Condor Heroes" in two years, but he couldn't use xiaolongbao.

"Good luck with the boot!"

Amid the deafening sound of firecrackers, Cao Yu distributed stacks of red envelopes to the crew members, with each person receiving 8,800 yuan.

The bright red hundred-dollar bills immediately made everyone excited.

The boss is very generous. The red envelopes are much thicker than those from other crews.

After the opening ceremony, the first scene was the one where Cao Yu, as Dugu Qiubai, saves Dongfang Bubai.

In this section, Jing Tian is wearing ordinary girl's clothes and looks weak and helpless.

But when Cao Yu appeared in white, he was handsome and had a strong sense of oppression, making people feel that he was the best in the world, Dugu Qiubai.

"Wow! The boss looks so handsome in this outfit!"

Some girls in the crew had stars in their eyes when they saw Dugu Qiubai like this.

"No wonder Cao's Yang Guo has become a classic. He looks really handsome in ancient costumes, and his temperament is also good."

Xu Haiqiao, who played Linghu Chong, and Chen Xiao, who played Lin Pingzhi, were both handsome actors, but they still felt a little ashamed when they saw Boss Cao at this moment.

Jing Tian was even more fascinated by the show. She thought it would be great if Cao Yu could play Linghu Chong.

Unfortunately, it's just thought.

Fortunately, she was very into the role, and she didn't even have to act when she looked at Cao Yu with admiration.

While Yu Zheng and others were surprised at the boss's appearance, they also felt sorry that such a person who should have been an actor turned out to be a rich man. It was really a pity.

Cao Yu only had a cameo appearance and only had two scenes.

"In this world, only the strong can survive"

Cao Yu's lines are still so clear and flawless.

Many girls on the set took out their cell phones and took pictures of Boss Cao. After all, it was so rare for Boss Cao to be able to act.

Yu Zheng originally wanted to stop him, but when he saw Cao Yu waving his hand, he quickly shut up.

It took only two hours for Cao Yu to finish filming his guest role, and his stills have appeared on Weibo, and were instantly reposted crazily by netizens.

"Is Boss Cao going to act? So cool!"

"The richest man is acting? No way? Does he just look like Boss Cao?"

"It's definitely him! Most people don't have this kind of temperament!"

“Is this a TV show or a movie?”

"It's Feiyu's new play, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. It's said that Boss Cao plays Dugu Qiubai in it!"

"Swordsman? I want to watch it!"

……

As soon as the filming of this drama started, it topped the Weibo hot search list and became an instant hit.

While eating, Yu Zheng was also on Weibo, and at the same time he felt that he really should learn how to hype himself from Boss Cao.

In the afternoon, we filmed the scene where Dongfang Bubai ascends to the position of the leader.

Jing Tian, ​​who was still a weak little white rabbit in the morning, changed into a red dress and sat on the throne. She immediately turned into the domineering Dongfang Bubai, with her aura reaching its full potential.

"It really feels a bit like Si Teng!"

Jing Tian was sweet and domineering, which made Cao Yu's eyes light up. He originally wanted to go to Shanghai in the afternoon, but he planned to stay another night.

Others even felt that Boss Cao had a very good eye for casting.

"Haiqiao, you are so lucky to play opposite such a beautiful woman."

Chen Xiao looked at Jing Tian in the camera and was very envious of the male lead Xu Haiqiao.

"Don't say anything. Be careful that your boss hears you and hides you away. A girl like Jing Tian is the type you can't have. Just take a look at her and don't have any other ideas."

Xu Haiqiao has been on good terms with Chen Xiao since he joined the group. He quickly reminded him in a low voice and almost wanted to cover the boy's mouth.

Chen Xiao reacted immediately and looked around. When he found no outsiders, he said with relief, "I was just saying. I heard that the boss is not petty."

"It's better to be careful."

As Xu Haiqiao was speaking, the drums at the scene roared to the sky, and more than 200 extras, dressed in neat religious attire, shouted: "The Eastern Sect Leader, with his literary and martial virtues, will rule the martial arts world for thousands of years."

Jing Tian put away the fan with a "snap", stood up and walked to the high steps.

In the square, all the believers knelt on one knee.
"This girl is a really good actress. It will be fun to have her wear this costume tonight."

Cao Yu looked at Dongfang Bubai played by Jing Tian, ​​took out his cell phone and quietly sent her a message, and began to look forward to the scene when the two of them would be together tonight.

Jing Tian had a night scene in the evening, but Cao Yu returned to the hotel early.

It was almost ten o'clock, and Jing Tian, ​​wearing the same set of Dongfang Bubai clothes she wore in the afternoon, stealthily knocked on Cao Yu's door.

"Master Dongfang, I have been waiting for you for a long time! Watch out!"

Cao Yu used the dragon grab move and was about to launch an attack.

Jing Tian dodged the move and swung Hongxiu in front of Cao Yu, taking two steps away.

"Where to escape!"

Cao Yu used the "small grappling technique" with his left hand to grab Jing Tian's arm, and with his right hand, he used the "black tiger heart-piercing technique" to go straight to the center.

Jing Tian was unwilling to surrender: "Breaking Palm Style!"

"Breaking Sword Style!"

"Broken Whip Style!"

The two men fought each other, and the room was suddenly filled with the sound of fierce fighting.

The next day, Jing Tian continued filming. Cao Yu completed his mission, inspected the crew of "Wulin Waijia", and then went to the Magic City.

When I arrived at Guo Xiaosi's Keai Company, I ran into Yang Mi.

"Brother, you are finally here."

Mixing Media Studio is an investor in "Tiny Times", so Yang Mi has been in Shanghai for two days.

Although the script of "Tiny Times" has been revised, the plot is still pretentious and thin. The four girls quarreled with each other for no reason, and reconciled with each other for no reason to the music of "Time Cooks Rain".

Feiyu Entertainment naturally cannot invest directly in this kind of movie, otherwise it would be too cheap. When Yang Mi saw Cao Yu, she immediately hugged his arm intimately: "Brother, the photo of you in the set of "Swordsman" yesterday was really good-looking, a bit like Yang Guo before."

"You little Guo Xiang, are you still obsessed with your big brother?"

The two chatted and laughed as they went straight to the audition room. Although the auditions had already been going on for two days, there were still many actors waiting in the corridor for the auditions.

Although "Tiny Times" is the first work of director Guo Xiaosi, celebrities in the circle still flocked to it because of the leading female role Yang Mi.

Everyone in the circle knows that Yang Mi is Cao Yu’s godsister.

Guo Xiaosi knew that the boss was coming, so he moved all the sofas worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from his home over.

He thought this would win the boss's favor.

"hehe."

Looking at this set of high-end sofas full of nouveau riche atmosphere, Cao Yu felt a little helpless about Guo Xiaosi's taste.

I sat down casually and asked, "How was the audition?"

"There are a few that Miss Yang and I both think are good."

Guo Xiaosi picked up some information, carefully stood beside the boss and introduced: "This Ke Zhendong is the male lead in "Those Years"

"next."

Before Guo Xiaosi could finish speaking, Cao Yu had already picked up the personal information and threw it into the trash can.

"This Feng Xiaoyue is a British overseas student. I think she can play Gong Ming."

"Can!"

Cao Yu’s words were brief and to the point, which frightened Guo Xiaosi.

Is the boss so powerful that he doesn't even want to say a word to me?

"This Chen Xuedong"

"Can!"

Cao Yu nodded, and then said: "The male lead will be Jing Boran from Tianyu, the female lead will be Yang Mi, and the female lead will be..."

He has also been thinking about the candidate for the second female role, Gu Li, in the drama "Tiny Times" recently, but the company has been filming several dramas recently and there is no actor who can match Gu Li's temperament.

After looking through the information, he found Guo Caijie's information and clicked on it: "That's her! As for the others, you and Yang Mi will decide."

He chose "Tiny Times" not only to make money and support Yang Mi, but also to continue to dig up the past of several luxury brands.

In the script written by Guo Xiaosi, brand names such as LV and Hermes are mentioned many times.

Cao Yu did not delete these scenes, but instead planned to take the opportunity to criticize them.

After deciding on a few actors, Cao Yu said, "Xiao Si, bring the actors' styling designs over for me to see."

"Ok."

Guo Xiaosi immediately gave Cao Yu a bunch of character designs as if he was presenting treasures.

These looks were designed by himself. He felt that the important protagonists were all wearing clothes worth tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, which looked very fashionable and would definitely get praise from the boss.

Cao Yu only took a few glances and then frowned.

The looks that Guo Xiaosi designed for Gu Li were all based on fur, giving her the look of a nouveau riche, not like a real rich girl at all, and still fashionable.

He shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Xiao Si, your script is full of the word fashion. I want to ask you, what is fashion?"

In Guo Xiaosi's opinion, the bigger the brand and the more expensive the item, the more fashionable it is.

But when he thought about the lawsuit between Feiyu and foreign luxury brands during this period, he didn't dare to say the answer in his heart.

After a long pause, he said, "Anything that attracts the eye is fashion."

Cao Yu raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Then if you go out for a run in your briefs, it will definitely attract attention. Is this fashionable?"

"puff!"

Yang Mi, who was standing by, couldn't help laughing when she heard what Cao Yu said.

Even though her man's words were harsh, they were very true. This Guo Xiaosi does not understand girls at all. He thinks that wearing famous brands and living in a luxury house means having taste?

"I…"

Hearing Yang Mi's laughter, Guo Xiaosi's face turned red, but he didn't dare to get angry, let alone refute.

Boss Cao is the richest man, so I certainly have no right to argue with him about what is fashionable.

"In this movie, we want to criticize luxury goods and the worship of money, but your fashion taste is really bad, and the movie is still full of luxury goods. You know, luxury goods are not equal to fashion."

As Cao Yu spoke, he designed a fresh outfit for Yang Mi with a stroke of his pen.

Then he designed a look for Gu Li that would highlight her status as a wealthy girl but not be too exaggerated.

"This is how a girl should be. You pile up all the things you think are valuable. This is called tasteless."

Cao Yu’s words hurt Guo Xiaosi again.

He felt that he had a lot to learn, and vowed to himself that he must make this movie well and strive to enter the upper class like Boss Cao.

"I will change it. I will change the appearance of all the characters according to Mr. Cao's ideas in a moment."

Guo Xiaosi was very afraid of Boss Cao, fearing that he would send him somewhere to suffer again, so he quickly said that he would do his best.

Evening, Shangri-La Hotel.

Yang Mi lay in Cao Yu's arms and asked, "Brother, that Guo Xiaosi has such bad taste, can he really make this movie well? And the investment in "Tiny Times" is less than 30 million, how much do you think the box office will be?"

"Silly girl, just wait to get paid."

Cao Yu remembers that although "Tiny Times" was poorly made, its box office was actually quite good.

If you don't earn this money yourself, someone else will.

However, after adding some settings criticizing materialism, I hope Guo Xiaosi can give himself a good finished product.

When Yang Mi heard that she was waiting to be paid, she immediately turned over and lay on Cao Yu happily: "How much can I earn?"

Cao Yu calculated that Feiyu invested 12 million yuan in this play, Yang Mi's studio invested 10 million yuan, and Guo Xiaosi invested 3 million yuan.

Let's calculate based on the original box office of nearly 500 million.
He didn't answer directly, but smiled and said, "How much do you want to make?"

"Can you make 50 million?"

Although Yang Mi is ambitious, she thinks a box office of 200 to 300 million is enough.

After all, the producer of this drama will not be Feiyu’s name, but only Mixing Studio.

"The layout is smaller."

Cao Yu gently stroked Yang Mi's smooth jade back and said, "I think that with Mi Mi's appeal, your profit will be at least 100 million!"

"One hundred million?"

Yang Mi almost jumped up. Although she was already a first-line star and a boss, she had always been making tens of millions of dollars.

She can earn 100 million from just one movie, which is a bit too much for her now.

She suppressed her excitement and asked, "Can I really make 100 million?"

"Follow me, this is just the beginning."

"Brother, you are my God!"

Yang Mi kissed Cao Yu, and then said quietly: "If I could really make 100 million, how would I spend it?"

Cao Yu stayed in Shanghai for three days. When he returned to Yanjing, the most crucial Lunar New Year movie battle of the year had already begun.

On December 23, Feng Xiaogang's big-budget movie, "1942", which took more than a year to produce, was finally released.

This movie brings together many domestic acting stars and is very well produced. He has set the box office target at 1 billion and also wants to use this movie to prove himself that Director Feng is still capable.

But no one expected that after the movie was released, the box office on the first day was only 31 million.

However, the movie "Avengers" released on the same day earned 140 million US dollars at the box office, and the global box office exceeded 80 million US dollars.

"This is impossible!"

At Huayi, Feng Xiaogang looked at the box office results, his glasses widened like bells, he couldn't believe it at all.

I filmed the film so seriously and invited so many big-name actors, and this is the result?
"Love Is Not Blind" can make 33 million yuan a day at the box office. Is it because I don't know how to hype it up? Or do domestic actors not know how to appreciate it?

This reminded him of the "Night Banquet" from that year, which seemed to be just as tragic.

But numbers don't lie, and he couldn't help but believe it.

"Maybe the subject matter of the movie is a bit too heavy. People like lighter films."

Wang Zhongjun consoled him and sighed helplessly in his heart.

It seems that my premonition has really come true. I have invested 180 million in this big production, but I don’t know if I can recover the cost...

Looking at Feng Xiaogang who was covering his face, Wang Zhongjun said, "I met Mr. Cao from Feiyu in Hengdian a few days ago. I plan to cooperate with him on a comedy. I think the script will be delivered in the next few days. You should return to comedy films."

"We are working on a movie with Feiyu?"

Feng Xiaogang immediately took his hands away from his face and was about to object, but Wang Zhongjun took the lead and said, "We can't keep losing money. This matter is settled."

I don’t know why, but Feng Xiaogang really dislikes Cao Yu and doesn’t want to film the script written by him.

He stood up from his chair and said loudly: "Boss Wang, I am courting disaster..."

Before he could finish, Wang Zhongjun's phone rang.

"Boss Wang, I'm back in Yanjing now, and I've revised the script. If you're free today, come over and finalize the contract."

"Okay, I'll come right away."

When Wang Zhongjun heard that the script was ready, he put on his coat and walked out, leaving Feng Xiaogang with a dazed look on his face.

"Boss Wang, you are courting disaster. That kid is very ambitious. If this continues, Huayi will be swallowed up by Cao sooner or later."

After a long time, Feng Xiaogang finally finished what he wanted to say.

It's just that no one heard it except himself.

(End of this chapter)