Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 440 Zhang Li makes a choice, Harvey takes action

The celebration banquet had not yet ended, but Wang Kai and his group left first because the dormitory building would be locked at night and they had to get back before it was locked.

A few friends were chattering about what they saw and heard tonight.

Ma Li said: "Director Shang Jing has already agreed that you can come and guest star in the third season..."

"That's great, that's great~"

"Mari, you are so awesome~"

"But he has no say in the movie version. As you can see, the director is not him, but Wang Jing. He has no say~"

"Hehe, maybe if Zhang Li talks to us, we can get a chance to act~"

"why?"

"Didn't you see the expression on Director Wang Jing's face when he looked at Zhang Li? It was obvious that he was attracted to Zhang Li~"

"How come I didn't notice it? I think the way he looked at Zhang Li was quite normal~"

"That was later. It wasn't like that at the beginning. It was only after Director Zhang Chen looked at him that he restrained himself..."

"Hehehe, that's normal. Our Zhang Li is so beautiful, so there are many men who like her, right, Zhang Li..."

After Ma Li finished speaking, she realized that Zhang Li didn't listen to what they were saying at all and was just staring out the window in a daze.

"What are you thinking about?"

Ma Li pushed Zhang Li, and the latter came back to her senses: "Ah, nothing, just tired..."

Zhang Li responded perfunctorily, but in her heart she was thinking about what Chen Xi had secretly said to her just now.

At that time, Chen Xi took the opportunity when others went to the bathroom to secretly say to her: "Do you want to join Jiahe?"

At that time, Zhang Li's face was full of surprise: "Can... can I?"

"Of course you can, because you are pretty enough, especially your long legs. You must be the type that Director Chen likes..."

Zhang Li was struck by lightning instantly~
Director Zhang? What type do you like?

What does this mean?
She was already a junior in college and was no novice. She understood Chen Xi's hint, but it was a little hard for her to accept.

"Think about it. Call me when you're done."

Chen Xi said as he handed Zhang Li a business card.

It was from this moment that Zhang Li became distracted.

But everyone was so excited that no one noticed until just now.

"Don't lie to me, there must be something wrong, otherwise you wouldn't be like this~"

Ma Li felt that she had discovered some secret of Zhang Li and wanted to get to the bottom of it.

Zhang Li was also hesitant in her heart. For some reason, she suddenly remembered the nursery rhyme incident from the year before last.
Was she as conflicted as I was at that time?

Hearing this, he simply did not answer but asked: "Ma Li, do you think opportunities are particularly important for us who study acting?"

Ma Li answered naturally, "Of course. I became famous because I participated in "Wulin Wai Zhuan" by chance. Otherwise, I would be looking for opportunities everywhere just like you guys."

Zhang Li seemed to be lost in thought, muttering to herself: "Yes, such an opportunity is fleeting..."

At this moment, Zhang Li seemed to have made some kind of decision.

After returning to school, the boys and girls were separated. Zhang Li suddenly said, "You go back first. I just remembered that I left something at the venue. I have to go find it..."

Ma Li was anxious: "What is it? It will take at least an hour for you to go back and come back. By then, the dormitory building will be locked~"

"It's okay. If the dormitory door is locked, I'll just stay in the hotel for the night~"

"Then shall I accompany you?"

"No need. You finally came back, so get to know everyone better. I'll be back soon..."

Having made up her mind, Zhang Li hurried out of the campus and hailed a taxi again.

In the car, Zhang Li gritted her teeth and dialed the number on the business card.

"Mr. Chen, I... figured it out..."

Chen Xi on the other end of the phone was not surprised at all, and said casually: "Okay, let's go to room 3315 of the same hotel..."

In the taxi, after hanging up the phone, Zhang Li took out a small mirror from her bag and started to dress up carefully.

On the other side, Chen Xi put down the phone.

What happened today was entirely her own decision, but she was sure she was not wrong.

She has known Zhang Chen since "The Dark Side" and she even covered up a lot for him during "The Shallows".

Zhang Chen knew very well what kind of person he liked.

She also saw the look Zhang Chen gave Zhang Li today, so she was very sure that Zhang Li was Zhang Chen's type.

Although Zhang Chen did not say it on his own initiative, as a capable subordinate, he had to share the worries of his leader.

At the celebration banquet, Zhang Chen and Fan Xiaopang were hiding in a corner chatting.

"Thank you for your hard work during this period. You have made an indelible contribution to the box office success of A Quiet Place~"

Hearing this, Fatty Fan looked at Zhang Chen with a smile: "Then how are you going to repay me?"

"Promise yourself~"

"Tsk, who cares~" Ning Hao came to Zhang Chen with a man.

"Chenzi, let me introduce you, this is Mr. Li from Pony Gallop~"

Li Ming smiled and said, "Director Zhang, nice to meet you. I am Li Ming from Galloping Pony~"

"Mr. Li, I've heard a lot about you~"

Of course Zhang Chen has heard of Li Ming's name, the big dog brother of Little Pony Galloping~
It is said that he is a military man and likes to wear military boots. Zhang Chen took a special look and found that he was really wearing military boots tonight.

An interesting man, but unfortunately he died young.

It seemed like 14, he had a heart problem and died.

Li Ming is the front of the Pentium. If the front collapses, the company will immediately fall apart.

Everyone was thinking about their own interests, fighting for power, and finally the company collapsed.

Li Ming has a short flat head and a sturdy build. He doesn't look like an intellectual at all.

As soon as he introduced himself, he immediately introduced other people.

"This is Zhong Lifang, the general manager of our Xiaoma Pentium."

Zhang Chen shook hands with Zhong Lifang again. This one was quite pretty, a bit like the blind sister.

He also knew Zhong Lifang. Like Chen Xi, she was a common tool in the Chinese entertainment industry, but her number of appearances was obviously not as many as Chen Xi's.

After getting to know each other, Li Ming immediately offered nice words: "What I admire most about Director Zhang is that you pay special attention to screenwriting, which I think is absolutely right.

The script is the foundation of a play. A good script will provide a wonderful foundation for the film..."

"Mr. Li, thank you for the compliment~"

Zhang Chen believed that Li Ming admired the screenwriter.

He did indeed do so in the original time and space.

When Xiaoma Pentium was founded, all the more famous directors had already been taken, and Xiaoma Pentium could not grab any resources at all.

Then Li Ming turned his attention to the well-known screenwriter and obtained priority investment rights.

Xiaoma Pentium has the priority right to invest in the works of the screenwriters he has signed contracts with.

It was because of this that he was able to enter the film industry.

But now it is clear that he does not have the courage: "Director Zhang, we at Xiaoma Pentium mainly make TV series. If Director Zhang has a suitable project in the future, please consider us. We have a good relationship with many TV stations..."

"Okay, I'll cooperate if there's a chance~"

Zhang Chen said this, but he knew in his heart that he would never cooperate with Pony.

Li Ming is good at maintaining relationships, but he lacks the courage to invest in film and television dramas.

He is so steady!

Too much focus on risk!

You only invest a little bit in everything. The consequence of doing so is that even if you encounter a hit product, you won’t make a lot of money.

If you encounter a flop, you won’t lose much, so it won’t be a big loss.

Li Ming himself said, "It's difficult to make a movie, and the risks are even greater. I think making a movie is like gambling. After you make a big push, you may get back many times the amount, or you may get nothing."

So the pony couldn't get up.

Later, Li Ming himself probably realized this, so he tried something big and invested 300 million yuan in Wu Baige's "The Crossing".

Then a huge loss!

All I can say is that he had a poor vision. If he had invested in "Lost in Thailand" at that time, he might have become a first-tier company now.

At this moment, Zhao Benshan, who was not far away, called Zhang Chen: "Excuse me~"

"You go ahead and do your thing. We'll do as we please~"

After Zhang Chen left, Li Mingcai said to Zhong Lifang: "Do you think we have a chance?"

Zhong Lifang shook her head: "It's hard to say. Xingchen Entertainment has always invested in its own TV drama projects. They may not be willing to share a piece of the pie with others..."

Li Ming sighed: "Then we can only take it one step at a time~"

On the other side, Zhao Benshan and Zhang Chen started chatting.

"I just read the script again. The jokes you wrote are really good. The screenwriters under you are really talented. Do you want to consider putting on a skit for this year's Spring Festival Gala? I think with the ability of your screenwriters, it might be a hit..."

Lao Zhao is now a veritable king of sketches, but he is not afraid of competition from new excellent sketches and even looks forward to it.

"Skip? Is it fun?"

Lao Zhao shook his head when he heard this: "It's not fun, and it's very stressful, but it's an honor~"

Zhang Chen also shook his head: "It's okay if I'm stressed. I'm already exhausted from filming the movie. I don't want to put myself through any more trouble."

The celebration party is almost over.

Before leaving, Chen Xi handed him a card:

"You drank a lot today, you must be tired.

3315, the room has been arranged for you..."

Zhang Chen smiled unconsciously. Even though he was already the head of Jiahe, he was still so considerate and arranged everything in his daily life for him just like when he was his assistant.

Coincidentally, at this moment, another text message came. The content of the text message was very concise, just a room number - 4011.

The number was sent by Li Xue, and the meaning was self-evident.

Eat ice and play in the snow~
Zhang Chen took a look and turned off his phone.

If it's normal, you can
But not tonight~
You just made a plan for yourself, thinking that you could just treat yourself to a game of ball and be done with it?

However, these two sisters have also given themselves a difficult problem. They must make a gesture, otherwise the media may not say anything.
But he needs to think carefully about what kind of resources to give~
Zhang Chen dragged his tired body to room 3315, swiped his card to enter, and found that the lights in the room were on.

In doubt, I walked further in, and when I turned my sight around the corner, the first thing I saw was a pair of long legs in black stockings.
The long legs walked to Zhang Chen, closed the door behind him, and then squatted down...

……

At the same time, due to the time difference, it was daytime in Los Angeles.
The secretary knocked and then pushed open the door of Harvey's office: "Boss, Huayi has officially replied that they have sold the North American copyright of The Banquet..."

"Sold? Sold to whom?"

"A company called Cube~"

"Damn it, check this company for me. I want to know who is stealing the meat from my mouth~"

The secretary replied: "I have checked, it is a new company. The recently popular "Hold Your Breath" is their work. The person in charge of the company is a woman named Diane..."

"Cube? Diane?"

Harvey was furious. He had spread the word in the circle a long time ago that everyone with a discerning eye knew that he had set his sights on "The Banquet". Under such circumstances, there were still people who dared to compete with him for it. The most infuriating thing was that it was a small, unknown company.

But he quickly calmed down: "Please help me contact this Diane and tell her that we want to buy the copyright of "The Banquet". Let's see what price she is willing to offer."

The secretary shrugged: "I have contacted them, and they replied that the copyright of "The Banquet" has been sold by them?"

"Sold it? How much did you sell it for?"

The secretary shook her head this time. Harvey knew it was useless to ask her such a question, so he waved his hand and asked her to leave.

Then he turned around, picked up the landline on the table, and called his friend at Blockbuster.

"Hey man, I heard you recently acquired a movie called "The Banquet"..."

"Yeah, man, it looks like you've been robbed~" There was a hint of ridicule from the other end of the phone.

Harvey suppressed his anger and asked, "How much did The Banquet sell for?"

"Let me check, um, it's 500 million US dollars~"

Without waiting for the other party to say anything else, Harvey hung up the phone, knowing that there would be more ridicule to follow.

$500 million, someone robbed me of $500 million.

Fuck~
Harvey is ready to investigate who the guy who robbed him is.

In a moment, the cube and Diane's information were on his desk.

It was acquired just last year?
Is the person in charge from DreamWorks?

What surprised Harvey was not these, but that the boss behind the company was actually a Chinese, and it was the Steve Zhang he just happened to know.

Zhang Chen is not a celebrity in Hollywood, he is at most a rookie.

His works are all foreign language films for North American audiences, and even the two films he collaborated with New Line are niche and fringe themes.

He continued reading the information, and then Harvey smiled.

This guy is overestimating his own limitations and wants to make a science fiction film, a $100 million production at that.

Is Warner Bros. crazy to agree to work with such a rookie?

Harvey has always been critical of the leaders of the Big Six, believing them to be a bunch of rubbish.

With the support of a chaebol and powerful resources at hand, they were actually beaten by an independent film company like him at the Oscars. They are nothing but losers.

Harvey feels that if he were in charge of the Big Six, he would definitely do a better job than the current players.

Soon, Harvey thought of how to take revenge on Zhang Chen.

There is no point in setting up his independent film company; it is just an empty shell that can be discarded at any time.

Only by ruining his 100 million yuan project can he be truly hurt~
Haha, let me show you what the law of the jungle is. I can’t help but want to see you crying and begging me.

After thinking about it, Harvey pressed the button on the table, and a moment later, the secretary just now reappeared at the door.

"Boss?"

"Help me contact the media, I want to do an interview~"

…………

The part about Jing Tian in Chapter 438 was changed. The cooperation between the protagonist and Jing Tian is still based on money.

I actually wanted to write her as the heroine before, but then I thought, it’s a harem story, so I don’t want a heroine, and I feel awkward writing it myself.
(End of this chapter)