Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 211 Coffee is bitter and sweet

The matter of the Stab Cult has been settled with Fang Hong. He will help out again when he has the resources in the future.

Just let him bear it for now.

I took some money from others, enough to buy a character.

Fang Hong still has a conscience and was not eaten by a dog.

The aftermath of the Stab-in-the-Backbone Cult has not yet dissipated, and in mid-March, the Liu Tianxian incident showed signs of being hyped up again.

The reason was a picture in which Liu Tianxian and Zeng were photographed having dinner in a restaurant.

This should have been taken in Ningbo.

But before it was copied, it was overshadowed by another big melon, and the "Zhao Zhen War" began.

The incident started when the crew of "Special Identity" issued a statement: "Zhao Wenzhuo acted like a big shot and brought 8 entourage members to film. The accommodation fee alone was 5 yuan per day."

Zhao Wenzhuo responded: "There is someone else who is acting like a big shot. Not only is this person acting like a big shot, but he is also damaging my reputation. This person is a drama tyrant!"

Secretly poke the universe pill!
The two sides held different opinions, which triggered confrontation between the mainland and Hong Kong and Taiwan film and television circles.

There were also Hong Kong actors who couldn't stand Yuzhoudan's behavior, such as Yuen Wah, Yuen Biao, and Eason Chan, who stood on Zhao Wenzhuo's side.

However, this matter has nothing to do with Fang Hong. He will not participate in it, nor will he cooperate with Xiangjiang Film and Television.

Liu Tianxian has also been talking to Zeng, hoping to properly resolve her issue. As for how the talks went, Fang Hong is not quite sure.

On that day, Fang Hong was surrounded by a group of people, including Chen Sicheng and Wen Muye, the two assistant directors of "Lucy 1", as well as art director Li Anran and photographer Liu Yin.
Actors Xie Miao, Li Zhuomei, Song Jia and others walked out of the conference room.

Song Jia plays the cunning and cruel Dr. White in the movie, who is the creator of mutants and a major villain.

They just finished the meet-and-greet. Liu Tianxian didn't come. She is still filming "The Four". But it will be finished soon, and will be finished by the end of this month.

"The filming schedule is tight this time and it needs to be completed within one or two months. I would like to ask you to free up your schedule so that we can finish this drama together."

Fang Hong looked at Song Jia.

"Okay, I will turn down other roles." Song Jia nodded to show that she understood.

Xie Miao saw Fang Hong looking at him and complimented him, "My schedule is always available. Director, we can shoot as long as you want."

Fang Hong smiled at the flattery, and the others also smiled.

However, it is true that Xie Miao does not have many resources at this stage, and he is just playing supporting roles in various crappy crews.

Li Zhuomei is still young and seems rather shy.

As the few of them were walking and chatting, Fat Fan happened to pass by here. Seeing Fang Hong being surrounded not far away, his eyes lit up and he stepped forward to say hello.

"Hello, principal. I'm busy." Fat Fan said with his unique smile.

She was wearing a suit and trousers, looking like an elegant beauty.

Next to her was a middle-aged woman with short white hair and round-frame glasses, and Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao nodded to Fang Hong, since he was a Jade Rabbit artist.

"Meeting with the crew, what are you doing?" Fang Hong wondered.

"Let's come and read the script. This is director Lin Yufen," Fan Xiaopang introduced.

Lin Yufen extended her hand: "Hello, Mr. Fang."

"Hello, Director Lin, nice to meet you." Fang Hong shook hands with her.

"Mr. Fang, you're too polite. I'm working for you, too." Lin Yufen's teeth were a little exposed when she smiled.

She is the director of "My Love from the Star" and is paid for the show, so it is true that she is working for Jade Rabbit.

But he does have the ability. In his previous life, TV series such as "The Journey of Flower", "Love O2O", "Eternal Love" and so on were all filmed by him.

Although he is from Hong Kong, he graduated from the Chinese Academy of Drama.

"You can't say that. We are all film and television workers, including me. There is no distinction between high and low." Fang Hong said it very nicely.

A group of people gathered around him, and when they heard him say this, they felt comfortable in their hearts, simply because the principal put themselves in the same position as them.

"Yes, the principal is right. When we cooperate with each other, we should not talk about who is the boss and who is the subordinate. The most important thing is to complete the work together." Fat Fan echoed.

The people around them also nodded.

Fang Hong glanced at the woman, and Fan Xiaopang happened to be looking at him. The two looked at each other, and then Fang Hong looked away.

Fan Xiaopang looked at him a few more times, simply because the man was young, spoke and acted with confidence.

In fact, it is the charm of a successful man.

"Principal, we have something to do here, so we'll leave first." Chen Sicheng said from the side.

"Sure, go ahead!"

Fang Hong gestured and said to Chen Sicheng and Wen Muye, "I'd like to trouble you two to pay more attention to this play and communicate more."

"Okay!" Chen Sicheng nodded.

For "Lucy 1", the assistant director was responsible for the preliminary preparations, and these two were also responsible for selecting the cast and arranging the shooting plan.

Fang Hong basically doesn't care, he's just acting as the director!
A group of people walked towards the Jade Rabbit Gate. Every time people went out of this gate, they had to walk around the statue of "Chang'e holding a rabbit".

Just because this statue is right in the middle of the entrance, I don’t know who was so smart to put it there.

I didn’t think much of it before, but when there were more people, I felt it was a bit of a nuisance every time a bunch of people went out or came in.

After everyone left, Fang Hong casually asked, "What stage is your play at?"

"The costumes and props have been prepared in the early stages, and all the actors have been confirmed. We are just waiting to choose a location and start filming." Lin Yufen introduced.

"Okay, I'll trouble you then."

Fang Hong just said it casually. He didn't care about the matter. Then he said, "You guys are busy."

"Hey, Principal."

Fat Fan called out, walked closer, and reached out to brush off his shoulder: "You have a little dust."

As she approached, Fang Hong smelled an alluring aroma and looked over his shoulder: "Thank you!"

After saying that, he nodded to the other two people and then walked towards his office.

Fat Fan watched them go, his mind racing. "Director, let's go have a meal and continue our conversation." Chen Xiao said to Lin Yufen.

He hadn't spoken a word just now.

"That's fine." Lin Yufen agreed.

"You guys go. I won't go as I have something else to do." Fat Fan came back to his senses.

It is now late March and The Conjuring has been taken off the screen. The follow-up Split will be distributed by Universal and will be released in 4 countries around the world on April 26.

The drama "Split" is starred by Professor Xavier, the same Professor Xavier who played the X-Men, and he is a British film actor.

Obviously, Universal wants to replicate the success of "The Conjuring".

It is said that New Line, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., earned over 1 million U.S. dollars from "The Conjuring", and that's just the box office. It will earn even more in the future, which is simply terrifying.

For this, New Line Cinema felt a little regretful and thought that they should not have given "The Conjuring" to Yutu.

But now it has become an accompli. If you want to shoot the next film in the "The Conjuring" series, you still need Yutu's consent.

Since the copyright is in their hands, of course the distribution rights are in their hands. This was agreed upon at the beginning.

For this purpose, Zaslav, the president of Warner, wrote an email. He knew that Fang Hong did not understand English, so he wrote the email so that someone could translate it for him.

The email extended cordial greetings to Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian.

It was Liu Tianxian who talked to him at that time, and this person was deeply impressed.

This is normal. If you can make money, people will greet you warmly. If you can't make money, no one will pay attention to you. Americans don't understand hypocrisy.

However, the friendly greetings were just superficial. The purpose was to inquire about the filming plan for the next film in the Conjuring series and seek copyright cooperation.

This email was translated by Liu Tianxian for Fang Hong, and as soon as he came back, Fang Hong asked him to write a reply.

It was mainly English, as Fang Hong couldn't read.

"You're so grown up, but you can't even type!" Fang Hong supported the table with one hand and looked down at Liu Tianxian who was sitting in front of the notebook anxiously.

There was a keyboard in front of Liu Tianxian. She was carefully looking for the letters on it. When she found them, she tapped the keyboard with one finger.

Like someone who has never used a computer and is a complete idiot.

"Why are you rushing me? Why don't you come and hit me." Liu Tianxian looked up impatiently.

"If I knew English, I would definitely type it myself." Fang Hong said.

"Then why do you talk so much nonsense? Why don't you go and learn?" Liu Tianxian retorted directly.

Fang Hong shut up, I'll come to you when I learn it.

"The order of these letters is a mess. A is here, and B is here. I don't understand why they are not arranged in order." Liu Tianxian complained.

"Don't you usually play computer?" Fang Hong said.

"No, I'm an electronics idiot. I just played games with you a few times."

Liu Tianxian continued to look for the letters: "Where is the I key?"

"Here." Fang Hong pointed.

Liu Tianxian typed very seriously. She would look at the screen after typing a word, then stare at the keyboard to look for it again, repeating this over and over again. It was tiring just watching her.

Fang Hong didn't know that she couldn't type, so he asked her to type slowly. It wouldn't be long anyway, just an email, and it would be enough to get the point across.

He stood up and poured a cup of coffee on the table.

Liu Tianxian glanced at the cup next to her, then looked at Fang Hong, picked up the coffee and smelled it. It smelled very fragrant.

She praised: "You are quite sensible."

"What I mean is this not what I should do." Fang Hong said.

"Okay, it's good to have this awareness. I feel good even if I work harder and get more tired."

Liu Tianxian looked at him with praise, took a sip of coffee, and her little face changed and wrinkled immediately. She wanted to spit it out, but swallowed it instead.

"You're working too hard."

"Good coffee is always bitter. I'll go add some sugar for you." Fang Hong took the cup and ran out to add sugar, quite attentive.

Seeing him coming back again, Liu Tianxian took a sip and looked at him with a half-smile: "It's too sweet again, what should I do?"

"Then I have no choice but to pour it out and make it again for you." Fang Hong reached out and took it.

"No, that's it. I can drink it."

Liu Tianxian smiled sweetly, took two sips, and continued typing slowly as before.

Fang Hong didn't disturb her and just watched from the side.

The atmosphere in the room seemed quite quiet for a moment, with only the sounds of breathing, typing on the keyboard, and the occasional chat between two people.

"Okay, we're done!"

Liu Tianxian clapped her hands and cleared her throat: "I'll read it to you, dear Zaslav."

"Dear, you've never called me that before." Fang Hong interrupted.

"This is Western etiquette. Do you want to listen? If you don't want to listen, don't read it. Just send it directly. Ignore typos." Liu Tianxian poked him with his elbow.

Really, this is also jealous!

"Okay, you read it." Fang Hong gestured.

"Dear Mr. Zaslav, thank you very much for your support for the Flower Planter." Liu Tianxian read this and looked up at him: "Is it called the Flower Planter?"

"Yes!" Fang Hong nodded.

"Your name is really strange." Liu Tianxian said.

"Not surprising, 'Flower-Growing Family' and 'Chinese Family' are homophones, you understand?" Fang Hong said.

"Like This!"

Liu Tianxian understood and continued to recite.

The entire article is several hundred words long, thanking Warner for its support and saying that the next installment in the Conjuring series is being planned, but there is no mention of copyright cooperation.

(End of this chapter)