The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 728 Charlotte’s Troubles

Yuanfang Media, in the conference room.

The female receptionist bent over and brewed four cups of Longjing tea: "Everyone, enjoy your meal. Mr. Lu will be here a little later."

"It's okay, it's okay." Yan Fei stood up quickly and said politely, "We came early. There is still half an hour left before the scheduled time."

"Call me if you need anything." The receptionist smiled politely, placed the tea on the coffee table, and gently closed the door.

Only Yan Fei, Zhang Chen, Peng Damo and Tian Youliang were left in the conference room.

Among the four, Yan Fei and Peng Damo are screenwriters and contracted directors of Happy Twist.

As for Zhang Chen and Tian Youliang.

Happy Twist was originally founded by Zhang Chen, Yu Kai, and Tian Youliang, who each invested 10 yuan.

At that time, Happy Twist wanted to make a movie directly, but it failed due to the SARS epidemic in 03. Later, it tried to make a drama, and although it did not make any money, the word of mouth was unexpectedly good.

Later, Tian Youliang withdrew and Yu Kai paid money to buy all his shares. Yu Kai then became the largest shareholder of Happy Twist. Another person named Zhang Yiwei also joined.

The shareholding ratio at that time was 50% for Yu Kai, 10% for Zhang Chen and 40% for Zhang Yiwei.

After that, the company started to improve a little and became larger than at the beginning, but it was still a small and unknown company.

Unable to hold on any longer, Yu Kai sold part of his shares to Zhang Yiwei, and Zhang Yiwei then sold all his shares to Zhang Chen for 300 million yuan.

Since then, Zhang Chen has become the largest shareholder of Happy Twist.

So, why did Tian Youliang appear here?

Because when Happy Twist was first established, they bought a novel called "The Difficult Love of a Bachelor" and wanted to adapt it into a movie, but then SARS broke out.

Later, Tian Youliang sold his shares and left, taking the copyright of "The Difficult Love of a Bachelor" with him and seeking investment from Huayi to make a TV series.

And the leading actor of this drama is Lu Yuan!
Zhang Chen, who had artistic long hair, picked up the tea on the table and handed it to Tian Youliang very politely.

He is not well-known, but he is a PhD student at the School of Management of Nankai Business School. His doctoral thesis is about his prediction of the Chinese film market. He believes that high-cost blockbusters will be replaced by low-cost cultural films in the form of Internet films.

Tian Youliang noticed his movements and said in silence: "Whether or not I can get investment, my role is not as big as you think. After "Diamond Bachelor", Lu Yuan's status in the circle has become higher and higher. Although we send messages to each other during festivals, that's all."

Tian has a conscience and his own difficulties.

When he approached Huayi with "Diamond Bachelor", he hoped that Deng Chao would be the male lead.

As a result, Huayi ignored his opinion and designated Lu Yuan, who had just signed the contract at that time, to take over.

This made him extremely unhappy. After all, compared to Deng Chao at that time, Lu Yuan was nothing, a complete newcomer, so he shouted that he would not shoot anymore.

Later, after being persuaded by friends, I agreed.

Although Lu Yuan never expressed any dissatisfaction during the filming process, there was inevitably some grudge in his heart.

His face was really not as big as Zhang Chen thought.

But the other party insisted on pulling him over, and considering their many years of friendship, he couldn't refuse.

Zhang Chen took a sip of tea and said, "Old Tian, ​​I don't think so. People say that Lu Yuan became famous because of "The Hidden". But if "Diamond Bachelor" hadn't been a big hit, how could he have had the chance to take on "Magic Phone" and the subsequent "The Hidden"? "

Although what he said made sense, it depended on whether the other party thought so. Tian Youliang waved his hand, not wanting to discuss this topic, and looked at the meeting room.

"Lu Yuan's growth rate is truly amazing, even unbelievable. In just a few years, he has achieved great success on the small screen, and his big screen box office has accumulated nearly 5 billion."

"Director Tian, ​​there's more to it than that." Yan Fei took over the topic.

"Although the release date of Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons has not been set yet, it will definitely be released at the end of this year. With Zhou Xinchi and Lu Yuan working together, this golden combination, it is not impossible for the box office to exceed 1 billion."

"He is so successful, so successful that it's unbelievable. All the male actors born in the 70s and 80s pale in comparison to him." Zhang Chen looked envious.

"It's not enough that his career is going smoothly, but his investment vision is also so accurate. This year, several movies produced by Yuanfang Media include "Seattle" with 5.97 million yuan, "See You Tomorrow" with 5.7 million yuan, "The Border" with 3 million yuan, and "Chinese Partner" with 9.7 million yuan, with a total box office of more than 20 billion yuan."

"Don't forget TV dramas. My Love from the Star alone grossed 1 billion."

"Tsk tsk, with such performance, once it goes public, the market value will easily exceed 30 billion."

"Why go public? If I were him, I wouldn't go public either. I have my own funds and can invest in whatever I want. Why should I be constrained by capital?"

"Right."

About ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door.

"Knock, knock, knock." Zhang Chen and the other three looked in the direction of the sound, only to see the door of the conference room being pushed open by the female receptionist. Lu Yuan strode in, followed closely by Wu Lang.

Seeing this, the four of them quickly stood up and greeted them.

"Mr. Lu!"

"Teacher Lu."

"Mr. Wu!"

Lu Yuan smiled and held out his hand: "Everyone, I'm so sorry for being late."

"It's not too late, not too late!" Zhang Chen was very humble.

The purpose of his coming here today is to seek investment. Although Happy Twist is well-known in the drama circle, it is a complete newcomer on the big screen. Everyone on the main creative list is writing a movie script for the first time.

For a project like this, apart from the Star Project, who would easily invest and who would dare to take the risk?

Lu Yuan shook hands with Zhang Chen and the other two, then turned his gaze to Tian Youliang, a little puzzled: "Director Tian, ​​long time no see, what's up?"

Tian Youliang explained his relationship with Happy Twist with a smile.

"I see." Lu Yuan nodded, roughly understanding the other party's purpose of coming.

Tian Youliang saw Zhang Chen desperately winking at him, hesitated for a few seconds, and said: "Teacher Lu, didn't the previous drama "The Earl of Wulong Mountain" encounter some problems in the adaptation? Lao Zhang has come up with a new script and asked me to refer to it. He overestimated me. I can shoot TV series, but forget about movies. I thought of asking you to come and check it today."

Lu Yuan gave him enough face and said, "What's the problem? With Director Tian here, it won't be a big problem."

After a few pleasantries, Peng Damu handed over the script.

Lu Yuan glanced at the cover, "Charlotte's Troubles", and in a trance he read it as "Charlotte's Troubles".

It was not until I opened the script that I learned that the protagonist's name was Charlotte.

Charlotte, a middle-aged man, is dissatisfied with his wife in real life. He accidentally travels back to high school and gets a chance to start his life over again.

He used his understanding of the future to plagiarize songs from big names such as Jay Chou, Pu Shu, and Na Ying. Not only did he successfully pursue his first love, he also became a famous singer and reached the peak of his life.

But after his success, he felt empty inside and lived a life of debauchery and even unfortunately contracted AIDS.

At this moment he suddenly came to his senses and remembered all the good things about his wife.

Thinking of his wife's fennel seedlings, the melon seeds she cracked for him, and the ordinary yet warm days they spent in the 20-square-meter hut, he realized how happy it is to live a down-to-earth life.

So the dream ended.

Lu Yuan pinched his chin and smiled from time to time.

Compared to "The Earl of Wulong Mountain", this story is much safer and has more laughs.

For example, several dialogues in the script.

Classmate: Charlotte, where have you been these past few years? You never come to the class reunion every year. If you really have any difficulties, tell us all. Even if we can't help you, can't we still have fun?

Charlotte: Qiuya is a famous school beauty in our school. But I am even more famous. I am a well-known joke in the whole school.

Charlotte’s mother: Charlotte is a very miserable child. She didn’t know her father since she was born.

Ma Dongmei: My father’s name is Ma Dong. He passed away when I was born, so my name is Ma Dongmei.

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In addition, Lu Yuan believes that this script can resonate more with people.

At least he had similar dreams when he first entered the industry and his career was not going well.

It is no exaggeration to say that most people in reality are like Charlotte, living an ordinary or even hard life, but cherishing the most simple dream.

In a society where money is everything, everyone is eager to get rich, make a lot of money, and then find a beautiful woman. Who doesn’t want a chance to start over?

A truly enjoyable script!
There's nothing profound about it, it's just for the audience's entertainment, and its essence is the same as "The Breakup Master".

Zhang Chen saw him smiling from time to time, and he felt relieved: "Mr. Lu, what do you think?"

PS: There is one more chapter, but it will be published later. I have been very busy lately and all sorts of things have been put together.

(End of this chapter)