Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 28 Do you like big ones? (Please read and vote~)

In the quiet living room, the electric fan whirred leisurely, and a pot of orchid beside the square window swayed slowly in the breeze.

Li Xuejian sat on the chair with his back straight. He looked at Chen Shiping sitting opposite and wanted to give him a big ear.

He had obviously made his promise before, but now he has gone back on his word. He should have been drunk to death yesterday when he was drinking!

Chen Shiping pointed to the watermelon on the coffee table with an apologetic expression and said: "The melon has just been put on the market, eat it to relieve the heat."

"Not in the mood!" Li Xuejian really wanted to roll his eyes, but he restrained himself.

"Don't be angry. Although the roles have been changed, the remuneration remains the same." Chen Shiping also said helplessly: "I wanted to tell you last night, but I forgot about it when I was drinking. You have to be considerate of me because of the pressure of independent production. It’s huge.”

"It's not that I'm not trustworthy. Tian Cangchuang hasn't agreed yet. Now even if he agrees and insists on using you, I have to change you. I have to take into account the opinions of the investors."

"If you feel unhappy, you can scold me, but I have to be responsible for the investors and the quality of the movie!"

Chen Shiping's words made Li Xuejian not sure what to say. Finally, he just said quietly: "My cousin was shaken yesterday. I will talk about it today and it will definitely be done. If you replace me and he doesn't become a director, don't worry. "

Chen Shiping shook his head and said, "I said, even if I don't need Director Tian, ​​I have to replace you."

Chen Shiping didn't tell the truth either. It couldn't be said that Tian Cangbang wanted to be replaced. He was the one who asked Tian Cangbang to replace him because he was concerned about his brother's feelings. He couldn't cause trouble behind his back.

Seeing Chen Shiping's persistence, Li Xuejian didn't know what to say. In the end, he had no choice but to nod and agree, but Chen Shiping had to ensure that his salary would not be less!

Chen Shiping will naturally agree to this. In the final analysis, it is your fault on his side.

After dealing with Li Xuejian, Chen Shiping immediately went to Liu Xiaoqing and asked her to find Jiang Wen.

With the arrival of Jiang Wen, the leading roles were all brought together, and the remaining supporting roles were left to Tian Cangchang to choose.

You have to give the director a little bit of the right to choose people, right? Tool workers are human beings too.

With the addition of Tian Chuangchang, the crew's progress became very fast. Xu Sanguan had no special requirements for the scene in "The Story of Selling Blood", and it took only a few days to complete the selection.

Tian Chongbang chose the location, and Chen Shiping went to discuss the leasing issue. The two of them cooperated very well.

On July 15th, all preparations were completed and the crew officially started shooting!

There is no opening ceremony for movies these days, nor are they offering incense or worshiping Buddha. They are feudal and superstitious. They need to be arrested and beaten!

But you still have to take a group photo when you turn on the camera.

The hot sunshine was like a summer cheer for them. Everyone gathered together to bathe in the sunshine, looked at the camera in front of them, and smiled happily at the photographer's prompting.

"Look at the camera! One, two, three, laugh!"

Click! The camera captured this scene, and everyone's faces were filled with smiles and full of hope for the future!

After the group photo ended, the atmosphere changed from relaxed to busy. Chen Shiping didn't have much money, so he had to cherish every minute and every second.

Tian Chongchang directed the crew to start moving the actors on the set, while Chen Shiping sat on the pony to plan the shooting schedule.

The sun shone through the leaves and shone brightly on Chen Shiping's body. Tao Huimin propped up her chin and looked at his side face. Hachiko kept wagging his tail at his feet.

Soon the studio heard Tian Chongcang shouting the start with a loudspeaker. Chen Shiping put down the pen in his hand and raised his head to look.

On the thatched house, Jiang Wen was lying on the roof basking in the sun when he heard someone calling Xu Sanguan! Xu Sanguan! He just sat up and looked over there.

He Saifei is wearing a floral short coat and dusty trousers. She looks simple but attractive. Her beautiful figure makes people unable to take their eyes away.

Chen Shiping looked at He Saifei's figure and did not look away until he felt Hachigong bite his pants.

Chen Shiping looked down at Hachiko whining and reached out to grab its mouth to prevent it from screaming and affecting the filming.

"What are you barking at?" Chen Shiping cursed in a low voice. When he turned around, he realized that Tao Huimin was staring at him with a plaintive look on his face.

"Does it look good? Is this the reason why you chose He Saifei?" Tao Huimin snorted and said sadly: "You like that, why do you want to provoke me."

Chen Shiping: "." I misunderstood Hachiko.

"I was worried that she would not perform well and waste my film." Chen Shiping found an excuse to explain, and then deliberately changed the topic and said: "It's so hot, do you want to eat watermelon?"

"Is the watermelon big?" - "Big, shouldn't you ask if it's sweet?"

"I like sweet ones, you like big ones."

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Chen Shiping was also helpless. Why did Tao Huimin look more and more like Lin Daundun? The little cabbage turned into a little bayberry, so small and sour.

The first day of filming went very smoothly. I don't know whether it was because Liu Xiaoqing was there or because the director was Tian Chongbang. Jiang Wen, a notoriously prickly person, was very calm, which saved Chen Shiping a lot of worry.

There are not many scenes in the countryside. After the opening scene is over, we have to switch back to the city.

Xu Sanguan knew that he could make money by selling blood, and when he saw the big-butt Jinhua, he couldn't control the restlessness in his heart.

He wants to get a wife, so he goes to sell blood with his friends in the village!

Selling blood to get a wife sounds ridiculous, but this kind of thing will still be happening even in thirty years.

Therefore, some tragedy lasts throughout the times, and it will not change even after many years.

After successfully finishing the day's shooting, Chen Shiping was not very happy. Looking at the loss of equipment and expenses today, he felt that 800,000 yuan was definitely not enough.

Independent production has the right, but it is a waste of money. Without the help of the factory, the prices of many things are too high.

The price surge comes at the wrong time! The prices of everything have skyrocketed! It’s simply life-threatening!

Chen Shiping calculated based on today's expenses, and estimated that there was a shortfall of 200,000.

Going to raise money! The rich woman's small treasury does not have that much, Chen Shiping can only rely on himself to make money.

There have been no popular new books in street stall literature for two months, so Chen Shiping felt that he still wanted to provide some benefits to the readers who are thirsty for knowledge.

Chen Shiping didn't go to the set the next day. He was the director in name anyway, so it didn't matter whether he went or not as long as there were no problems with the set.

Chen Shiping took his newly-finished novel to a pirate bookseller's home, and then to the People's Literature Publishing House.

Hundreds of thousands of copies of Xu Sanguan's Blood Seller's Notes have been printed, and I don't know if they have been sold out in the past two months.

If it is sold out, we will continue to print more, and we will pay for more prints!

The remuneration for printing is quite good. Although the money is a little less, you can get the money in advance.

After Chen Shiping arrived at People's Publishing House, he learned that the sales of novels had not increased dramatically. The hundreds of thousands of copies printed in the early stage were enough to support market demand.

The most critical thing is that the number of pirated books is much more than the genuine ones, which seriously affects the sales of genuine books.

But Chen Shiping's trip was not in vain, there was another piece of good news, two to be precise.

Contemporary magazine is going to select the annual outstanding novels, and Xu Sanguan's Blood Seller was selected. Another good news is that the Commercial Press wants to publish it overseas and is planning to contact Chen Shiping.

Another village has a bright future. Although Chen Shiping doesn't know where the Commercial Press will publish or how much it will print, it will be fine if he can make money.

Chen Shiping didn't know much about overseas publishing at the Commercial Press, so he could only ask Qin Zhaoyang, the editor-in-chief of Contemporary Press, for advice.

Chen Shiping hurried to the contemporary magazine office near evening. As soon as he saw Qin Zhaoyang, he handed over a document.

Chen Shiping took it and took a look at it in confusion. He was immediately interested and finally had the opportunity to enter the literary circle!

The name of the document in Chen Shiping's hand is "Application Report for the Trial Establishment of the "Literary Arts and Literary Creation" Commissioned Graduate Class for In-Service Personnel."

This is a literature research class jointly organized by Lu Xun Literary College and Beijing Normal University. All the students in this class are literary greats!

Mo Yan, Yu Hua, Liu Zhenyun, Yan Geling, Bi Shumin

Almost all the famous young writers in the contemporary literary world are in this class, which is simply a collection of literary circles!

Chen Shiping was very excited. Can he be compared with these literary giants now?

"Mr. Qin, can I sign up?" Chen Shiping asked still somewhat unconfidently. In his own mind, he didn't consider himself a great writer yet.

Qin Zhaoyang said with a smile: "Why not! In my opinion, you are much better than those in the literature workshop last year. Let's just say that Yu Hua has never written a novel, how can he compare with you!"

Chen Shiping: "." Let me give another person an example. I always feel guilty.

(End of this chapter)