The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 729 15 million

Lu Yuan did not answer directly, but asked back.

"Mr. Zhang, do you think a man in his thirties can really rewrite his fate if he returns to high school with memories from the future?"

"This..." Zhang Chen fell into deep thought.

At this time, Yan Fei, the screenwriter, spoke up, and he had obviously thought deeply about this issue.

"Mr. Lu, I think it's not a problem to live a comfortable life, but it's almost impossible to become extremely rich."

"Oh?" Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows.

Yan Fei continued: "Whether a person is successful or not depends more on his or her family background, personality, IQ, health, EQ, and how to seize opportunities and make the right decisions."

"Many people always say, 'If I had studied hard, I would be this and that now.' But if they really go back to their student days, they will not only face the question of whether they worked hard or not."

"It's whether you can stay awake in every boring class, whether you can finish your homework seriously every night, whether you can firmly refuse your classmates' invitation to go to the Internet cafe, and whether you can resist every subtle temptation around you."

Tian Youliang interrupted with a smile: "Director Yan, what if I invest in Tencent and Alibaba and start a business with them?"

Yan Fei thought for a moment and asked, "Director Tian, ​​why do you think they will accept you? What can you bring to them? Is it technology, capital, or an indescribable relationship?"

“I can tell them what the future is going to be.”

"Then you have to be good at speaking, at least to make them believe you. If you have this ability, I believe you can still do well even if you don't go back to the past."

"Of course, even if you have good eloquence, like Ma Yun, people may think you are a liar and kick you out." Yan Fei said bluntly.

“If you can really become one of the original founders, in the subsequent development of the company, how can you ensure that you can resolve attacks from competitors and resolve conflicts with partners? Everyone has their own ideas. How can you make them agree with you?”

Lu Yuan coughed and said, "Director Yan, I am a pragmatic person and not greedy. If I could go back to the past, I would buy a house in Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou, a courtyard house."

"Mr. Lu." Yan Fei smiled and said, "Where does a high school student get his money from? Ask his parents?"

"Hundreds of thousands of dollars is not a small sum. How can we make them believe what a naughty kid said? If I make money myself, it goes back to Director Tian's question. Do I have the eloquence, emotional intelligence, and social skills?"

"I'm going to buy a lottery ticket and become rich overnight!" Peng Damu raised his hand to liven up the atmosphere.

Yan Fei rolled his eyes and didn't bother to pay attention to such naive ideas.

"I always believe that many things may seem like a choice on the surface, but in essence they are a comprehensive reflection of a person's character and other aspects."

"Although you have the memory of the future, your personality, IQ, health, EQ, etc. have not changed. If these are not changed, even if you have them in the short term, you will lose them in the future and repeat the same mistakes."

"Just like Charlotte, who holds a lot of trump cards but does not make progress, and indulges in a life of debauchery. When all the cards in his hand are played, it will be time to pay the debt."

"Pa pa pa!" Lu Yuan clapped his hands. Rebirth is just a hypothesis, and everyone has their own opinions.

However, from this passage, we can see that Yan Fei is a relatively pragmatic director with rigorous logic. He may not be too outstanding due to his limited talent, but he will definitely not be too bad.

He did not raise this question out of boredom. Investing in film and television dramas is, to a certain extent, investing in directors.

Since the establishment of the Star Project, he has met countless directors of all kinds, who can basically be divided into three categories.

One type has some strength, is particularly good at communication, and can fully demonstrate the potential of his project, giving him great confidence.

The shortcomings are also obvious. It is obvious that he can only achieve 50 points, but he insists on saying it is 100 points. He is very good at making empty promises.

The other type is technical directors who are pragmatic, not exaggerated, modest, and stick to the facts.

Out of 100 points, they might only say 80%, and sometimes they would be too paranoid and would not tolerate investors making comments in their own field.

As for the last type, they try to take advantage of opportunities, use hidden rules, and use beauty. Some even go as far as to try to corrupt him by using male beauty.

This is simply outrageous. Let’s not talk about it anymore!

Lu Yuan turned his gaze to Yan Fei and asked, "What is the estimated box office for "Charlotte's Troubles"?"

"15 billion!!" Yan Fei blurted out without thinking.

Lu Yuan's eyes narrowed. He just thought that this man was a more pragmatic technical director, but he turned around and dared to boast about 15 billion.

He admitted that "Charlotte's Troubles" was a good and refreshing drama that could resonate with most of the audience, but why did a new director dare to report 15 billion?
Zhang Chen's heart was in his throat, and he tried to smooth things over: "Mr. Lu, Director Yan may not have expressed his meaning accurately. We have discussed it privately. After the script is filmed, the box office can reach 7-8 million. But with the brand influence of Yuanfang Media, we dare to go for 15 billion!"

Lu Yuan glanced at him. Seeing what he said, he was indeed a company owner. "That's right." Yan Fei also agreed.

Lu Yuan did not comment and asked, "What kind of lineup do you plan to find for the 15 billion goal?"

"We want Zhang Zidong to play the role of Xia Luo."

"Zhang Zidong?" Lu Yuan looked puzzled. Who is this? He didn't know him. He asked, "Didn't you say Shen Teng before?"

Seeing this, Yan Fei immediately explained: "Mr. Lu, the play that Shen Teng participated in is "The Earl of Wulong Mountain". "Charlotte's Troubles" was launched in 2012, co-written and directed by me and Peng Damo. The male lead of the play has always been Zhang Zidong. He has played the role of Charlotte for hundreds of times. I can guarantee that his professional ability is not a problem at all."

Zhang Chen kept a close eye on Lu Yuan's expression.

In fact, there was no consensus within the company on the choice of the male lead.

There are two candidates.

The first is Zhang Zidong, who has no problem with his professional ability, but lacks popularity, the audience doesn’t know him, and he has not signed a contract.

The other is Shen Teng, one of the company's pillars. He became familiar to the national audience by performing skits on the Spring Festival Gala, but he has never played the role of Charlotte.

In terms of popularity, Shen Teng is obviously more suitable.

But if he chose the other party, what would Zhang Zidong think? He had played the role hundreds of times, but in the end he was not used.

If people’s morale is low and the team is broken, how can the company grow bigger and stronger?

Seeing Lu Yuan frowning, Wu Lang spoke at the right time: "Mr. Zhang, three directors, the current film market environment is different from that in 03. If you are still making movies with the same ideas as when Happy Twist was first established, then I think we should stop here today."

"Mr. Wu!"

"Mr. Wu, everything can be discussed."

"Mr. Lu!"

Wu Lang waved his hand: "In principle, we don't interfere with the director's casting, and we won't insert our own people."

"It is not enough to choose a male lead with only professional ability. Professional ability is a basic requirement, and it is better to have popularity as well, after all, it involves an investment of tens of millions. The Star Project aims to support new directors and does not really focus on box office, but if there is a better solution, why not use it?"

As the chief steward of Yuanfang Media, when he learned about the possibility of cooperation with Happy Twist, he conducted a survey on the company and had a basic idea of ​​the business capabilities of each person.

He went on to say: "If it's just for the stability of the company, I think"

Zhang Zhan was startled. This CEO Wu was so sharp that he saw through his little thoughts at a glance. He said, "I will arrange an audition and let the people in the company who are suitable for this role perform one scene each. If the abilities are similar, I will consider factors such as popularity."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan and Wu Lang both nodded, agreeing with this method.

"As for the leading female role, Ma Dongmei." Yan Fei hesitated for a moment.

There was no outstanding female member in the Happy Twist team, so he originally wanted to find a popular actress to offset Zhang Zidong's obscurity.

"We plan to invite Liu Shishi."

Lu Yuan waved his hand. Liu Shishi was basically on the list of female leading roles for those who came to him for investment, but Miss Liu had limited talent and her professional level was really not that good.

"Change someone else, her image is not suitable."

"That's right. If Xia Luo had such a beautiful wife, why would he be willing to be reborn?" Zhang Chen took advantage of the situation and said nice things whenever he got the chance.

"The original heroine of the play "Charlotte's Troubles" was Mary, and she was also our second choice for the role of Ma Dongmei."

Lu Yuan had an impression of this person.

"That's about it. We have invested in the project. The specific investment amount and other details will be discussed between Wu Lang and you later."

"it is good!"

Zhang Chen, Yan Fei and others all looked delighted.

"Thank you, Mr. Lu!"

(End of this chapter)