I am a director, but I have the skills of an actor

Chapter 184 Lover
Editor, Wan Qingshan still found Lu Ben.

In the editing room, after reading the material, Wan Qingshan asked with a smile, "Master Lu, do you have any ideas about changing the working environment?"

Lu Ben turned to look at Wanqing Mountain and said with a normal expression, "Are you planning to set up your own post-production studio?"

"Well, next year I plan to set up a post-production studio and buy shooting equipment."

Lu Ben frowned, "Logically speaking, since you are a great director and have opened several companies, you should have set up your own post-production room long ago.

But you are the only director in your company, so I advise you that there is no need to prepare these things.

Don't look at Zhang Weiping setting up a post-production room for Zhang Yimou and preparing a set of special shooting equipment.

But many times, Zhang Yimou will come to China Film and Television, or Xiying, these state-owned film and television companies to rent shooting equipment, and the film will also be produced by the state-owned film and television company in the later stage.

Zhang Yimou does not use new picture equipment and post-production rooms because the post-production equipment and shooting equipment of the state-owned film and television company are top-notch.

To buy these things, you have to spend a lot of money. Zhang Weiping was reluctant to part with them, and the equipment he bought was mediocre.

The equipment is not cheap, and then you have to hire post-production people.Normally, making one movie a year is already very fast.

At the end of that year, your post-production studio and shooting equipment will only be used for a few months, which is not worth it. "

"Master Lu, I understand what you are saying, but I set up the post-production room not just for myself.

Qingshan Media Company, which I own, mainly invests in film and television and leads the film and television drama business.

Qingshan Media Company has just opened and has little business, but it will definitely develop film and television business in the future.

Therefore, the post-production room and shooting equipment are not specially prepared for myself, but mainly for Qingshan Media Company. "

Lu Ben thought for a moment and said, "If that's the case, then it's normal for you to set up a post-production room and buy shooting equipment.

As long as you have something to do over there, it's okay for me to go there. After I finish it, I'll go to your place this year. "

"Master Lu, thank you, thank you. When I wanted to set up a post-production room, I immediately thought of you, Master Lu.

With your skills, Master Lu, if I don’t bring you to our company, I won’t be able to worry about doing post-production in the company in the future. "

Wan Qingshan's words of praise made Lu Ben laugh dumbly.

Then, Lu Ben stopped his smile and asked, "By the way, you just said that Qingshan Media Company is in the film and television investment business, right?"

Wan Qingshan's eyes flashed and he said with a smile, "Yes, but Zhang Zhao is in charge of Qingshan Media Company, and I usually don't care about it."

Lu Ben rolled his eyes and said, "Director Wan, who do you think I am? Although I want to help others, I also know that I don't have that much face.

I'm just passing on a message to someone. If you are willing, you can meet and talk with him. I don't care whether it works out later. "

After being exposed by Lu Ben, Wan Qingshan still pretended to be aggrieved and embarrassed.

"Master Lu, you misunderstood.

I really don't care about Qingshan Media. When the company first opened, I made an agreement with Zhang Zhao that all the company's affairs would be handed over to him.

Otherwise, you give me the contact information of that person, and I ask Zhang Zhao to talk to him. Whether it succeeds or not depends on Zhang Zhao, what do you think? "

"Okay, I'm just passing on a message to someone. Don't tell me how to talk. I don't even care whether we can talk or not."

Lu Ben took out his mobile phone and reported his mobile phone number. After Wan Qingshan recorded it on his mobile phone, Lu Ben put away his mobile phone and said casually,

"This man's name is Cheng Er. He is a professional director. Speaking of which, he and you are school friends."

A trace of surprise flashed in Wan Qingshan's eyes.

Cheng Er, graduated from Nortel's directing department. He shouldn't be filming "Border Storm" or "The Demise of Romance", that Cheng Er.

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All day long, Wan Qingshan stayed in the editing room with Lu Ben to sort out the footage.

When night fell, Wanqing Mountain left China Film Academy.

On the way back, Wan Qingshan called Zhang Zhao and said a few words, and then sent Zhang Zhao the phone numbers of Cheng Er and Lu Ben.

Qingshan Film and Television Company will not prepare the post-production studio and shooting equipment, but Qingshan Media Company. That’s why Wan Qingshan told Zhang Zhao Lu Ben’s phone number, and Zhang Zhao would contact Lu Ben early next year.

As for Cheng Er, Wan Qingshan had no intention of recruiting him.

Which of the well-known directors in the future will not open their own studio or form a handbag company with capital?

Except for those directors who have been promoted to capital, the rest of the people who make movies directly attract a few capital investments, and then charge high director fees and then take a small share of the investment, or they are hired by the capital at a high price. filming.

Whether it is attracting capital into the game or being invited to film at a high price, one thing is the same, that is, as long as capital is involved, it is difficult for the director to have the initiative.

If the director is capable, he still has some control over the film. Otherwise, he becomes a director tool of capital.

This way of making movies cannot be said to be good or bad.

Anyway, regardless of whether he has the leading role or is a tool, the director has made money anyway.

Capital also makes a lot of money. Even if the movie box office is not good, as long as there is a popular star or a big star starring, and the director is also a well-known director, capital can use the film project to draw up the cake before the movie is released, thereby making a lot of money from the stock market.

In the future, if movies operate in this way, it will be in vain to try to win over the director. There is no other way but to spend money.

Directors are human beings too. There are ways to make a lot of money, so it’s impossible for them to follow you and earn the hard money.

Therefore, Wan Qingshan is very clear about what he wants to do in the past few years, which is to develop film channels well.

Once the channels are developed, these directors will naturally take the initiative to come to him for investment in film projects in order to gain an advantage in film release and distribution in the future.

For the next two days, Wan Qingshan stayed in the editing room. It was not until the third day, when "Ip Man" began its road show, that Wan Qingshan did not go to the editing room.

In order to make the road show more effective, Jiang Zhiqiang invited several Hong Kong stars who played supporting roles in "Ip Man" to the road show.

Because Wan Qingshan only needs to participate in road shows in three cities, and Jiang Zhiqiang is worried that Wan Qingshan will have some conflicts with Hong Kong artists during the road shows.Therefore, he divided the road show into two teams, and Zhang Jin took the Hong Kong Island stars to start the road show from Hong Kong Island.

Wan Qingshan took Fan Bayi to start a road show in Beijing. After the road show in three cities, Fan Bayi went to meet Zhang Jin and others.

After the roadshow of "Ip Man" in Beijing, Wan Qingshan and Fan Bayi flew to the Magic City in the evening.

Not long after checking into the hotel, Fan Bayi knocked on Wanqingshan's door.

"Director Wan, I don't know if it's convenient for you to talk about what we didn't finish talking about at the premiere."

Listening to the sound coming from outside the door, Wan Qingshan walked towards the door.

"Come in and talk, remember not to close the door!"

After Wan Qingshan opened the door, he left these words, turned around and walked inside.

Fan Bayi pursed his lips.

boom!
Fan Bayi pushed the door hard, and the door and the wall made a collision sound.

"Director Wan, I sincerely invite you to star in the literary film directed by Li Yu. I have read the script.

From my perspective, I believe that as long as you star in it, you will definitely win another Best Actor trophy at the three major European film festivals. "

Fan Bayi couldn't be polite. As soon as he came in, he got down to business.

"Haha, you sit down first, sit down and talk."

Fan Bayi sat down on the sofa opposite, and Wan Qingshan continued,

"I'm not that obsessed with the best actors in the three major European film festivals. If I had wanted to, I wouldn't have switched to commercial films, but would have continued to make literary and artistic films.

By the way, let me ask you, do you know how much my current market salary is? "

"I know, Director Wan, your salary for starring in "The Golden Armor" was reported in the industry some time ago. It was 3000 million!"

"You know, then you still invited me. A literary film is destined to have a low box office. Even if it wins an award, the copyright fee sold will probably only be enough to recover the investment.

Which company invested in this movie? Do you know you are inviting me? "Wan Qingshan asked curiously.

"I,,,, I invest my own money, and I am willing to spend 3000 million to invite you to star."

Seeing Fan Bayi's lack of confidence, Wan Qingshan smiled.

"Haha, this is a movie that hasn't secured investment yet, and you're not sure you want to invest either, right?"

Fan Bayi was silent for a moment and then said, "Yes, if you are willing to star, I will invest the money immediately."

"3000 million, if you invite me to star in a literary film, if you win the award, you can recover the cost at most. If you don't win the award, it will be a loss.

Such a big risk, with your temperament, you wouldn't take it.But you are still willing to take such a big risk and invite me to star in it. There must be a lot of passionate scenes in this drama! "

Fan Baiyi rolled his eyes, "Yes, that's why I want to invite you to star. If you don't star, then I won't star too!"

Wan Qingshan frowned and said very seriously, "Since we have spoken so plainly, let me tell you clearly that it is impossible between us.

You have feelings for me. In fact, it is just an illusion. It is because I gave you the resources of two major productions. You are grateful and have a good impression of me.

But that's just gratitude, not goodwill. You are an actor and you should be able to distinguish your own emotions. "

Fan Bayi looked directly at Wanqingshan, and after a few seconds of silence, she said, "I can distinguish clearly, and I understand my emotions very well.

At first, like you said, I was just grateful to you, but later on, I really fell in love with you.

I don’t know what I like about you, but I just like you. "

Wan Qingshan sighed in his heart, then leaned back on the sofa and said nothing.

When Fan Bayi saw this, he also fell silent.

After a while, Fan Bayi stood up and looked down at Wanqing Mountain.

"Wan Qingshan, can you tell me the truth? Are you afraid to accept me because of your girlfriend's family background, or is it because you are really loyal to love.

Or, as reported some time ago, you are a chauvinist and cannot accept what I did before!
Otherwise, I don’t believe that you, a man, would push me away when a woman comes to my door. I don’t believe that there are men who don’t eat meat! "

Fan Bayi's tone was both pleading and ruthless. Wan Qingshan frowned, raised his head and said,

"I'm not sure. Maybe it's partly because of my girlfriend's family background, and partly because I'm loyal to love. As for what you mentioned later, I can only say that everyone has their own experience, and I can't say anything. .”

"Haha, what you said means you didn't say anything. As for what you said next, you might as well say it directly. If you can't accept it, why bother fooling me with everyone's experiences."

Fan Bayi smiled miserably and continued, "That's right. If you are a big director, if you want to find a woman, there will be a bunch of young, strong and beautiful girls lining up to send you to your door. Why look for me, a bitch that everyone has ridden before?"

"You've said this before, but I really don't mean it."

"Okay, Director Wan, I'm not stupid. I can feel what you're thinking."

Boom, boom, boom,,,,

Fan Bayi turned around and walked towards the door.

boom!
After hearing the sound of the door closing, Wan Qingshan sighed and got up to take a shower.

Early the next morning, Fan Bayi looked as usual. When he saw Wan Qingshan, he smiled and said hello, "Wan Dao!" '

Wan Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a smile, "Miss Fan." '

While having breakfast together, Jiang Zhiqiang called.

"Director Wan, I think you are also tired from the road show, so I won't tell you about the box office situation tonight. I will let you have a good rest and I will tell you in the morning."

"Mr. Jiang, thank you for thinking so much for us."

"Haha, Director Wan, the box office in mainland China yesterday was 500 million, and in Hong Kong it was 300 million."

Surprise appeared on Wan Qingshan's face!

"Mr. Jiang, you can rest assured now. The box office on the first day was 500 million, and the total box office should be almost [-] million. Congratulations!"

"Haha, Director Wan, we are so happy."

"Yes, we are happy together, we are happy together!"

"Director Wan, if there's nothing else, I won't disturb you anymore."

"Okay, goodbye, Mr. Jiang."

After hanging up the phone, Fan Bayi immediately asked, "Director Wan, the box office on the first day was 500 million?"

"Didn't you hear that just now?" Wan Qingshan smiled.

The box office on the first day was confirmed to be 500 million, and Fan was ecstatic.

Although she knew that the box office of "Ip Man" would definitely not be low, she never expected that the box office on the first day would be 500 million, which is why she clearly heard about it just now and asked Wan Qingshan.

"Director Wan, you just estimated the total box office to be [-] million, is that true?" Fan asked with a smile on his face.

Wan Qingshan looked around and whispered, "Fake, "Ip Man" attracted a lot of viewers at the box office in North America.

The premiere ticket price of 500 million is an exaggerated high, and the box office will fall back to normal levels in two days. "

A week before the premiere of "Ip Man", TV stations, newspapers, and the Internet all had news about "Ip Man", and they all reported that "Ip Man" would become a national film.

The box office in North America was not bad, and because it was about the great master Ip Man, many people really liked it.

Coupled with the fact that Jiang Zhiqiang asked the navy to provide guidance online, many viewers are looking forward to "Ip Man".

Fan Baiyi frowned and whispered, "Director Wan, what you are saying is that "Ip Man" is the same as "Loyalty Liver and Righteousness". The previous publicity was too loud, resulting in abnormal box office on the first day."

"Well, this is true for movies that are well-publicized. For those audiences who are looking forward to the movie because of the promotion, after watching the movie in the past two days, the box office will naturally fall back."

Fan Baiyi suddenly lost her appetite. She was so happy when she heard Wan Qingshan said to Jiang Zhiqiang that the total box office was almost [-] million!

[-] million. Only two Chinese-language films have exceeded [-] million at the box office. If "Ip Man" exceeds [-] million, then as the female lead in "Ip Man", she will be on par with Zeng Li in terms of fame, or even surpass Zeng Li. .

Maybe because they both like Wanqingshan, it's easy to guess what the other person is thinking.After Zeng Li opened a studio under the banner of Qingshan Film and Television Company, Fan Bayi noticed Zeng Li's thoughts about Wan Qingshan.

Therefore, Fan Bayi's target is no longer secretly competing with Li Bailian and others.

She is now starting to secretly compete with Zeng Li, although this competition is one-sided by her.

After feeling disappointed, Fan Bayi asked in a low voice, "Director Wan, how much do you think the total box office of "Ip Man" will be?"

"How do I know this? I won't be able to tell until the box office returns to normal levels in a few days."

Fan Bayi wanted to wait until the box office returned to normal levels before asking Wan Qingshan, but it was a pity.

On the second day after "Ip Man" was released, the box office grossed 400 million. On the third day, because of a Friday, the box office returned to 500 million. Before the box office dropped back to the normal level, Wan Qingshan and Fan Bayi separated.

The Wanqingshan road show is over, and Fan Bayi has to go to Zhang Jin to meet up and continue the road show.

After parting ways with Fan Bayi in Guangzhou, Wan Qingshan flew to Shenzhen to meet Chen Yumo.

"what happened?"

Wan Qingshan smelled the smell of perfume and shampoo mixed with Chen Yumo's body, and felt very curious.

Just now, as soon as Wan Qingshan walked out of the airport, Chen Yumo rushed over and hugged him tightly.

Wan Qingshan originally thought it had been too long since they had seen each other. Chen Yumo missed him and had experienced this before, so he didn't take it seriously.

But after a few minutes, Chen Yumo was still unwilling to let go, and Wan Qingshan felt something was wrong.

Chen Yumo stood up from Wan Qingshan's arms, "Get in the car first, and then we'll talk about it later."

Seeing that Chen Yumo looked a little ugly, Wan Qingshan could only reply, "Okay."

Because he was worried about Chen Yumo's condition, Wan Qingshan asked Chen Yumo to sit in the passenger seat and he would drive.

After the car started, Wan Qingshan asked softly, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

After a moment of silence, Chen Yumo spoke.

"My dad,,, my dad has a woman outside. That woman is about the same age as me. My dad,,,, hey!"

Wan Qingshan was relieved, he thought something had happened.

Chen Yanfeng just found a lover. How normal. 99.99% of rich people will find a lover.

Although he thought it was normal, he didn't dare to say it.

"Uh, uncle, maybe, maybe,"

Wan Qingshan found that what he said seemed inappropriate.

Chen Yumo turned to look at Wan Qingshan and said with a serious expression, "Qingshan, you must never be like my dad in the future, otherwise, or I..."

Chen Yumo didn't know what she could do. She couldn't just say divorce, right?
She wasn't even married yet, and she said the word divorce. What would Wan Qingshan think?
"Don't worry, I will never be like,,, no, I will never do anything sorry to you."

Chen Yumo said nothing after hearing this, and turned his head to look ahead.

Chen Yanfeng's incident made her no longer confident in this guarantee.

Seeing this, Wan Qingshan began to change the topic.

"Hey, Yumo, we weren't discussing on the phone last night which classmates we should invite to our wedding.

This matter is too troublesome. We didn't discuss it for half an hour last night. Otherwise, we wouldn't even think about it and we could just invite all the classmates. "

These words made Chen Yumo perk up instantly. She immediately turned around and said, "No, among the classmates in the class, only Huang Xiaolei and I have a good relationship. The rest of us have average relationships. There are even a few people who have quarreled with me. I just Don’t invite them to my wedding.”

"Ha, you've always quarreled with people, why didn't I know that?"

"Hey, how could you boys know about this kind of thing at that time? Wouldn't it damage my image?" Chen Yumo said with a smile.

Seeing Chen Yumo smile, Wan Qingshan also relaxed. He was afraid that Chen Yumo would always think about Chen Yanfeng's lover, which would make him depressed.

"Then you can tell me now. I'm very curious that you can actually quarrel with others. Oh, please tell me how you quarreled and what you said."

"Hmph, I won't tell you."

"Oh, tell me, tell me quickly"

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While Wan Qingshan and Chen Yumo were laughing all the way, the car drove to Chen Yanfeng's villa.

After entering the villa, Wan Qingshan and Chen Yumo chatted awkwardly with Fang Liping for a while, and then Chen Yanfeng came back.

"Qingshan."

"Yu Mo, you're back!"

Wan Qingshan stood up and shouted, feeling a little strange, "Uncle."

"Ok!"

Wan Qingshan secretly glanced at Chen Yumo, who was sitting on the sofa with a straight face, and then at Chen Yanfeng, who had an obviously flattering smile on his face.

Then, out of the corner of his eye, Wan Qingshan noticed that Fang Liping's eyes were a little strange, and he seemed to have a sense of pleasure.

Wan Qingshan instantly understood that Chen Yumo and Fang Liping knew that co-author Chen Yanfeng had a lover.

Wan Qingshan feels a little regretful now. If he had known that something like this happened, he shouldn't have come to look for Yumo now.

Because Chen Yanfeng had a lover, the atmosphere in Chen Yumo's family was very awkward, which made Wan Qingshan very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Chen Yumo is living outside now. After dinner, Wan Qingshan and Chen Yumo left the villa together.

In the next two days, Chen Yumo stayed in her community and did not go back, so Wanqingshan was relaxed and at ease for two days.

Two days later, Wan Qingshan flew back to the capital and went to China Film Academy to watch the post-production of "Unfortunate Love". Then he received a call from Feng Linlin. It was time for the Earl Company to shoot a promotional video, so Wan Qingshan flew to the Magic City again.

When Wan Qingshan saw the Earl Company's image ambassador for China, he was very surprised.

(End of this chapter)