China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 156 What I dreamed of, Director Guan just made a phone call
"Sister Xun, who is that person? We just chatted for a few words and then hung up. Wasn't the negotiation concluded?"

The assistant looked at Zhou Xun's facial expression and asked cautiously.

Zhou Xun was so frightened that he dropped his phone just now. She saw it.

This frightened the assistant, who had been following Zhou Xun for several years. Who in the industry could make Sister Xun lose her composure like this?
Could it be that he and Li Daqi broke up?
Others don't know, but the assistant knows about Zhou Xun. Sister Xun is very romantic when it comes to relationships. She has had several boyfriends before. When filming "Yun Shui Yao" two years ago, she met a male model, this Li Daqi. In private Everyone teased that this male model might be as old as Dou Wei.After all, the nose is big.

At that time, the two played the role of a pair of lovers in the play, and then extended their relationship to outside the play.

A while ago, Sister Xun said she wanted to get engaged to Li Daqi, and she also planned to get married.

For the first time, the assistant was thinking about him, and only emotional issues would cause Sister Xun to have psychological fluctuations.

But then I thought about it, something was wrong. The person just now was talking about a play date.

Li Daqi is just a little actor.It sounds like that person is a director or a producer or something.

"You go out first. I'll talk to you later, okay? I want to be quiet."

After speaking to his assistant, Zhou Xun was silent for a long time, sitting on his chair, his mind constantly spinning.

The assistant muttered and went out.

In fact, Zhou Xun really wants to leave Huayi, mainly because of Huayi's current decline. Whether it is the ridicule of Huayi on the Internet or Huayi's current film projects, Zhou Xun has the idea of ​​​​leaving. After all, Huayi is completely Qian Yun is not as heroic as he said before signing the contract.

On the contrary, he was suppressed by Lingyun Media and could not hold his head up at all.

As an actor, Zhou Xun wants to seek more opportunities.

As for her status as a Huayi actor, it does not bring more drama appointments, but a negative thing.

So Zhou Xun couldn't stand it for a long time, and Huayi also felt her actions, and there has been a lot of pressure on her recently.

However, since "Li Mi's Conjecture" was about to be released, Zhou Xun and Hua Yi put their conflicts aside for the time being, saying that they would wait until the promotion of the movie was completed.

But Zhou Xun never expected that she would suddenly receive a call from Guan Ling.

Didn't tell what the script was.

Not told what role it is.

He didn't even say whether he was the protagonist or a supporting role. The other party just asked him casually, do you want to come?

If you want, just terminate the contract.

"Are you going?"

Zhou Xun asked himself, and suddenly his eyes became firm.

"must go."

Now that it has been decided to terminate the contract, the relationship with Huayi is already over. Under such circumstances, why should Guan Ling not accept the olive branch offered to him?

But Zhou Xun knew that if he terminated the contract, he would inevitably receive huge pressure from Huayi.

So she thought about it and made a call.

……

Shanghai.

Huang Xiaoming, who was filming "Love Call Transfer [-]: Love Left and Right", received a call from Zhou Xunde.

"Are you serious, Director Guan contacted you personally?"

Huang Xiaoming was shocked when he heard what Zhou Xun said.

"Really. Just got the call."

Huang Xiaoming couldn't help but feel like crying with joy. Finally, Director Guan finally laid eyes on Huayi's artists?
Has the fellow countryman finally remembered himself as a fellow countryman?

"Is it finally our turn to be rich and wealthy?"

Huang Xiaoming exclaimed, and his whole body suddenly felt relieved.

"It's so hard for me to be an undercover agent!"

Huang Xiaoming wanted to leave a long time ago, and Zhou Xun was actually the one who instigated him.

Seeing that Guan Ling is being praised by more and more people, his role as the second male lead in "Suspect", which can even be said to be one of the two male leads, has been forgotten.

Huang Xiaoming regretted it more than once. He was as good as joining the National Army in [-], completely pushing himself against Guan Ling.

At the beginning, from the perspective of face, Huang Xiaoming still wanted to do his own thing.We can still be friends behind the scenes.

Later, Huayi had more and more problems. The failure of the film project led them to start various investments in television, and then they wanted to complete Hollywood blockbusters, especially stimulated by "2012". Even Huayi insiders think the company has gone too far.

After all, Guan Ling won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and then filmed it.

Why are you?
From then on, Huang Xiaoming was ready to leave.

But although he had Ling's contact information in his hand, he was too embarrassed to call it.Especially when Guan Ling's status in the country is rising.

If you make this call, you will be looked down upon in the future.

But when he attended Qingdao TV's Spring Festival Gala at the beginning of the year, he heard rumors that Guan Ling and Shanying had a very close cooperation. Later, he inquired about it and found that it was indeed the case.

This made him feel even worse.

Because he is from Qingdao, Shandong Province.

He and Huang Bo are from the same place. Speaking of which, Huang Bo is also filming this movie, but his role is not big. This is a movie for Shanghai Film Studio, and Huang Bo is here to make a guest appearance.

Now Huang Xiaoming feels envious when he sees that he is from Lingyun and is constantly being offered film roles by Shanghai Film and Television Film and Television.

And now, it happens to be a good time.

Zhou Xun's call asked Huang Xiaoming to leave with her so that they could bear the pressure together.

But Huang Xiaoming is very willing, because this is a good time for him to return to Guan Ling's field of vision.

"Sister Xun, tell me when you will post it, and we will announce it together." Huang Xiaoming replied in the affirmative.

……

"Director Guan, I will terminate my contract with Huayi. I also hope that you can give me the role as promised."

Sent a text message to Guan Ling.

Zhou Xun strengthened his idea.

Guan Ling didn't think much about it after seeing it. Liquidated damages in the entertainment industry are generally very high, but they are not so strict for established stars.

Now that the other party has made a decision.

If the role is suitable, Guan Ling will definitely not break the contract without reason.

So he only replied one word.

"it is good."

……

On August 8, Zhou Xun and Huang Xiaoming suddenly announced that they would terminate their contract with Huayi, which shocked the entertainment industry.

Huayi was confused when she learned the news.

People in the industry were also shocked. They didn't expect that such a big news would come out just before the Olympics.

And not a single bit of limelight had been reported before.

In the entertainment industry, the bigger the melon, the bigger the news, and the more suddenly it breaks out.

Thinking about it this way, those paparazzi are really useless.

"Shocking news, Zhou Xun and Huang Xiaoming suddenly terminated their contract, and the two became the first and second person to terminate the contract with Huayi."

"Behind the termination of contracts by well-known male and female stars is Huayi's decline and mediocrity in the past year!"

"With two mainstays gone, where will the future of Huayi go?"

The news online has begun to explode.

But people in the circle are even more surprised, why?
As you can guess, Zhou Xun and Huang Xiaoming are both actors that Huayi values ​​​​very much, so the contract setting is definitely not that strict. Although the other party takes the initiative to terminate the contract, it is difficult for Huayi to cause great damage to these two people in terms of terms. .

Everyone in the circle was laughing, only Huayi was being beaten.

"What do these two people want to do?"

When Wang Zhonglei got the news, he immediately rushed to Wang Zhongjun's home.

Sitting on the sofa, Wang Zhonglei still had a look of disbelief on his face.

"The contract between these two people is about to expire in another year. If they don't renew the contract, they will terminate it directly. Do they have a new partner?"

When talking about their next home, both of them were stunned.

Lingyun Media comes to mind.No, it must have been that guy Guan Ling who did it again.

Chen Guofu has already done it once before, and he’s coming again now?
And, why now?

"Li Mi's Conjecture" is a movie starring Zhou Xun, and in this movie, Huayi snatched the role from Xiao Tao Hong. At that time, Huayi spent a lot of means to get Cao Baoping's approval. Xiao Tao Hong was squeezed out.

This is also Zhou Xun's first film with Huayi.

Just because the plot is too exciting, it has been suppressed from being released in the movie. The current version has been cut by more than 50 minutes before it can be released.

And now, at this moment.

The timing of the contract termination is quite clever. If the two parties completely broke up, would "Li Mi's Conjecture" still be released?Is Zhou Xun still publicizing it?

The same goes for Huang Xiaoming. "The Deer and the Cauldron" has actually been sold and is scheduled to be released in October.

Now that Huang Xiaoming is doing this, Huayi is also made very passive.

Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei thought about it for a long time and decided to seek legal action. Huayi would always be on the headlines in the entertainment industry, which may not be a good thing for Huayi.

But if you just let it go, what do the industry think of Huayi?
……

Such big news in the circle was naturally sent to Guan Ling's office.

"You didn't do this, did you?" Chen Guofu looked at Guan Ling's unsurprised look, "Why didn't you react at all?"

"It doesn't count." Guan Ling was also confused as to why Huang Xiaoming also terminated the contract. "I just called Zhou Xun."

"Isn't he a character from "Shoplifters"?"

"I didn't say anything. I just said there was a role and asked her if she was willing. If she was willing, I would terminate the contract." Guan Ling said, "As for what role, what script, or even what series, I didn't reveal a word."

Chen Guofu was stunned for a long time after hearing this.

"It's awesome."

In one sentence, and with the promise of three-no products, Zhou Xunzheng immediately terminated the contract.How lethal must this be?

"I didn't expect that the other party would really terminate the contract. I would have to pay a lot of money in the process."

"It feels like there may be millions." Chen Guofu said, "So Director Guan, do you have any idea how awesome your call is?"

"Then it seems I have to help them." Guan Ling couldn't help but laugh.

The other party actually has to pay so much money, but it doesn't matter. Since the other party has shown sincerity, Guan Ling is not a stingy person.

"Director Chen, do you have the contact information of the director in Hong Kong?"

After thinking about it, Guan Ling felt that some projects could actually be carried out.

The training of new directors will continue, but this time requires a long wait, and many scripts will not wait.

"Tell me who you are looking for," Chen Guofu said. "Give me a name and it will be easy for me to find you."

"Chen Jiasheng, Ye Weixin."

"These two people are easy to find." After hearing the names, Chen Guofu said it was too simple.

These are all well-known directors, and to those in the industry, there is no difference from being naked.

It only took a few minutes for the contact information of the two people to be sent to Guan Ling.

……

In a relatively lonely coffee shop.

Guan Ling saw Zhou Xun.

Zhou Xun was dressed casually and wore a mask, so even if someone sat next to her, they probably wouldn't be able to recognize that they were a popular movie star.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

"It's been a long time since I was scolded by Director Guan last time in Jinma."

Zhou Xun also smiled, and then took the script from Guan Ling's hand.

"What happened is over, why do you still hold a grudge?" Guan Ling said, "The person targeted at that time was Hua Yi, but it just happened that that person was you."

"I understand. But I still have to thank Director Guan. Because of our relationship, my popularity has remained at the forefront for a long time." I don't know if it's a blessing in disguise, but Zhou Xun's attitude is obviously better.

He looked down at the script.

When looking at the name.

Zhou Xun still doesn’t know what it is going to say.

But after seeing the second reversal, Zhou Xun couldn't help but close the script, and then looked at Guan Ling in surprise.

"Director Guan, you really want me to act in such a good book?"

After all, Zhou Xun's strength is still outstanding, and the quality of the script can be completely distinguished.

"Would you like me to tell you that I want you to act, or would you be happier if I told you that I don't want you to act?"

Guan Ling's words made Zhou Xun smile awkwardly.

"Have the other roles been decided?"

"It's almost done for the time being. It needs to be confirmed again."

"So when do you plan to start filming? I need to consider the schedule."

"If nothing else, filming should start in November. The filming time will be about two to three months."

"Aren't you the one who applied for the Palme d'Or at Cannes?"

week

"Yes. You are very smart."

His heart began to jump, and Zhou Xun looked at Guan Ling gratefully, "Director Guan, thank you for giving me this opportunity."

Zhou Xun didn't know what emotion to express the feeling in his heart at this moment.

Everyone in the film industry knows that Guan Ling won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and everyone is watching. This role is very popular.

But such a big pie hit him directly on the head.

Zhou Xun is panicking!

I'm afraid it's some kind of poisonous bait.

The two chatted about the script.Zhou Xun asked for the script, and everyone went back to their respective homes to find their own mothers.

Inside the house, Zhou Xun and Guan Ling said goodbye.

"I heard that if you break the contract this time, you may have to pay a lot of money?" Guan Ling took the initiative.

"It must be 200 to [-] million." Zhou Xun said, "There's nothing we can do about it."

"Do you have any dates next? Before November?"

"What's wrong, Director Guan, do you have any other projects to do?" Zhou Xun said, "I can be scheduled."

"I'll make some extra money for you." Guan Ling said, "After all, you have terminated the contract. I can let you shoot a new movie first. The script is mine, on the condition that you sign with Lingyun Media."

"Really?"

Zhou Xun was a little moved.

No one in the industry can refuse Guan Ling's script.

"I've already called," Guan Ling said, "Director Chen Jiashang from Hong Kong has already agreed."

Zhou Xun thought for a while.

"Director Guan has invited me. If I don't join, I'm disrespecting you."

But in his heart, Zhou Xun was shocked beyond recognition.

Chen Jiashang, who is that?

President of the Hong Kong Directors Guild.

How many actors in the industry have dreamed of the movies he shot?And Director Guan just made a phone call?
After chatting and going out, Guan Ling saw the paparazzi taking pictures with their cameras.

"broken."

Guan Ling thought that he could not stop his return to China this time.

The other party was obviously well prepared, but he didn't know whether he was following Zhou Xun or himself.

But it must be more likely to follow weekly training.

(End of this chapter)