After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 522: Big Rivers, Undercurrents

After Li Mingyang explained everything to everyone, he began to reassign tasks to Lao Wu and Xiao Ye.

"You two should prepare yourself. One of you will be the director and the other will be the assistant director to shoot a TV series."

Old Wu and Xiao Ye were both stunned. They had never expected this arrangement.

"Director Li, can we shoot a TV series?" Xiao Ye said unconfidently.

"A TV series is not a movie. All it takes is a good script." Li Mingyang said calmly.

"If only it were as simple as you say."

"Do you have a script? When will the filming start?"

"Huace has a ready-made script, Like a Flowing River, which has already reached its third edition."

Old Wu shook his head and said, "I remember that this script was signed by you and Huace. How could Huace let us shoot it..."

"Yeah! This drama has an investment of over 100 million, how could it be our turn!"

"I signed a package contract for three TV series at the time, and it didn't specify which one. You can talk to Boss Zhao. If Boss Zhao agrees, everyone will be happy. If he doesn't agree, forget it. You can go find Manager Lian to shoot the Zhu Xian TV series."

Old Wu was speechless. There was still much to talk about.

There was no room for negotiation regarding the Zhu Xian TV series. Perfect only signed the contract but never urged for it. They were not in a hurry at all.

"Are you asking us to return to our country?" Old Wu reacted and said.

"I've just gotten used to the sticks and now I have to go back...it's like I've come here for nothing!" Xiao Ye sighed heavily.

"Can't we shoot it in Korea? There is a script trading market here, and there are a lot of ready-made scripts. The only difference is that the prices are a bit high, and there's only a beginning but no ending. I'd like to buy them myself." Old Wu didn't want to go back to China either.

"Huahua Entertainment needs people who can make the decisions. You are the most suitable person to go back." Li Mingyang paused, "Of course, you can stay only if there is a TV series to shoot. If there is no TV series to shoot, come back. I will find Korean scripts for you to shoot."

Xiao Ye and Lao Wu looked at each other and then nodded.

Early the next morning, the two returned to China, and their first stop was Perfect Film and Television. How could Manager Lian waste the company's most valuable IP, Zhu Xian, on two people, so he directly refused.

Then, he asked the two of them if they were interested in joining the Perfect Film and Television family.

Old Wu and Xiao Ye refused directly and were too lazy to listen to what conditions Manager Lian offered.

They are doing well in Korea and are almost becoming the bullies in the surrounding area, but they don't want to live a restricted life in China.

The two of them returned to their country just as a formality, and they had already bought the plane tickets back to Korea tonight.

In the afternoon, the two arrived at Huace headquarters and met Boss Zhao.

The two of them casually conveyed Li Mingyang's words, and Boss Zhao's face turned black on the spot, and he immediately called Li Mingyang.

After hanging up the phone, Boss Zhao became even angrier. Just when the two thought there was no hope, Boss Zhao's eyes rolled, and his expression changed faster than turning the pages of a book. He agreed with a smile to let the two direct "A Flowing River".

Then, before the two of them could react, they were taken to the conference room and forced to hold a script meeting for "Great Rivers and Flowing Rivers".

Based on Li Mingyang's first version of the script, Huace produced the second and third versions of the script.

Wait until we’ve finished discussing the script.

Boss Zhao asked the two for their opinions.

Old Wu and Xiao Ye had no objection at all, they had never thought about shooting it.

However, Boss Zhao offered the two men a salary of three million each and one million each.

The high price struck the two men deep in their hearts. They thought they were working for free, but they didn't expect to get paid, and so much money at that.

After thinking it over, we took the photo!
No one else complains about his two dishes, so how can they feel embarrassed to say that others pay more money!

Then, under Boss Zhao's sugar-coated offensive, the two quickly signed the contract and the start date was set, which would start on May 1 this year.

"Director Wu, Director Ye, there is one thing right now. The actor has not been decided yet. Has Director Li told you about the actor?"

No!
The filming start date has been set even before the actors have been decided. We should ask Director Li!
Money can make the world go round.

Wu Zhikui readily took out his cell phone and called Li Mingyang to ask him how to choose the actors.

"It's settled... I'll send the cast list to your QQ mailbox."

"okay!"

Wu Zhikui borrowed Boss Zhao's computer and logged into QQ. After a while, he received an email.

When I opened it, it was a PPT with names and photos.

Boss Zhao was shocked when he saw that Song Yunhui was Wang Kai, "Why is it Wang Kai? Shouldn't it be Hu Ge?"

"Lei Dongbao chooses Yang Shuo, and Yang Xun chooses Hu Ge? I'll go, will Hu Ge agree?"

"Song Yunping Wan Qian? Who is Wan Qian?"

Boss Zhao was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when he saw Wu Zhikui and Ye Xiangdong's startled expressions.

However, she did not laugh at the two people's ignorance, because she didn't know who Wan Qian was.

Boss Zhao picked up the phone on his desk and asked several casting directors from the company to come over, and also called the producer of Da Jiang Da He.

Soon, the people selected by Li Mingyang were explained their backgrounds one by one by the casting directors and producers who knew the actors well.

After listening to this, Boss Zhao did not express his opinion. He chatted with other people for a while and then asked his secretary to send a few people out.

"It's actually quite cost-effective for Hu Ge to play the second male lead...but will he agree?"

Boss Zhao had a calculation in mind. Wang Kai was Li Mingyang's man. He hadn't joined the crew for nearly a year, but he was still able to get the leading male role in A Flowing River. It was really difficult for her to move against him.

After looking at the list and thinking for a long time, Boss Zhao called Hu Ge. Unexpectedly, Hu Ge already knew about it and his worries were in vain.

"Very good deal! Very good deal!" Boss Zhao laughed happily, and after looking at the list again, he had no doubts.

Like a Flowing River is a period drama. Li Mingyang may not be able to capture the sense of the period. It still depends on the right actors to support Like a Flowing River.

The main actors remain unchanged, while other actors will be replaced if necessary, traded if necessary, and lowered if necessary. With Hu Ge's drama, there is no need to worry about not being able to invite good actors, and many people even bring money into the crew.

"When will The Silent War be aired... Wait a little longer. The longer it is kept secret, the more valuable it is."

Boss Zhao was just about to call the head of the production department to arrange the preparations for A Flowing River when his cell phone suddenly rang.

I picked it up and saw that it was the producer of Running Man.

Boss Zhao had a bad feeling.

"Hey."

"Boss Zhao, Liu Yifei wants to quit Running Man!"

"The contract has been signed..."

"Her mother said that it's only over 30 million yuan in liquidated damages, and she can afford it."

Boss Zhao stood up suddenly, furious.

After hanging up the phone, I called the legal department directly and sent a lawyer's letter to Liu Yifei.

"If you don't accept my toast, you deserve to be banned!" Boss Zhao was upset and paced back and forth in the office, fuming with anger, but there was nothing he could do.

Liu Yifei was in the film industry, so she really had no way to deal with him. Plus, Wang Changtian...

"Wait, could it be Li Mingyang who did this?"

Because the Korean copyright of Running Man was sold to SBS, the two parties have reached the point of litigation.

It was only natural for Li Mingyang to hold a grudge and dismantle the fixed team of Running Man.

Boss Zhao immediately called the producer of Running Man and asked him to calm the other members down, and then called Li Mingyang.

Li Mingyang pretended to be surprised and denied it flatly.

Boss Zhao suddenly concluded that it was Li Mingyang who was causing the trouble, because Li Mingyang rarely defended himself...

"This kid is not at peace even when he goes abroad... He is restrained in Korea, but he strikes hard at home. Do you think you are living too well... It's a headache..."

Boss Zhao just has a headache.

Over there, Wang Dajun, Wang Xiaolei, Yinghuang Chen Fusheng, Chen Jinfa, Feng Kuazi, Li Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming...all the people who invested in Yinghuang Film and Television Cultural Village felt like they were struck by lightning.

Hangzhou split the land given to Yinghuang into two halves, one for Yinghuang and one for Xiaomi!

Xiaomi accounts for 60% of the residential land, while Yinghuang accounts for 40%.

The house hasn't even been built yet, and the profits have been cut in half.

We agreed to take a piece of land next door, but it turned out to be a cuckoo occupying the magpie's nest...

Huayi found Jack Ma and wanted him to step in to settle the matter, but Jack Ma refused to get involved.

Jack Ma never fights a battle he is not sure of winning. For a piece of land, Lei Jun made his attitude clear and no one could say anything.

There are so many things happening over a piece of land, and so many things have been created. To be honest, Jack Ma didn't care about it before, but now he has to care.

Jack Ma stood on the balcony of Alibaba's headquarters building and looked at the land from afar. "Tell me, is this land weird?"

"Every time Li Mingyang gets mad, he uses this piece of land to lay out his plan. Every time he really forces them into a corner, it's really weird."

"It's been three times. The first time they grabbed the land in Shanghai. The second time, the fans caused trouble and forced the construction site to stop. Now Lei Jun is interfering again. LeEco's boss Jia has such a strong desire to show off, but he didn't stand up. It's strange."

"I feel like this piece of land is going to fail. Lei Jun doesn't even have a factory. He's just an assembler. Why would he need a research and development base?"

"It's unusual that Lei Jun worked so hard this time. Maybe something happened that we don't know about."

"God of Wealth, what do you think?" Jack Ma asked Cai Zhongxin. Just as Cai Zhongxin was about to speak, Jack Ma's cell phone rang.

Jack Ma raised his hand to signal Cai Zhongxin not to say anything, then answered the phone, grinning like an alien, and said, "Boss Lei, we're going to be neighbors soon... Haha... Really... Let me think about it, I'll call you later."

Jack Ma hung up the phone and looked at Cai Zhongxin, motioning him to continue.

"It's not the land that's weird, it's Li Mingyang. Now even we are paying attention to him... It's hard to say who will get the land. It's hard to say."

Jack Ma laughed heartily, pointed at the piece of land and said, "This piece of land is actually worth a unicorn. Interesting, very interesting..."

"Which unicorn?" Cai Chongxin asked.

“Bilibili.”

Jack Ma smiled and smiled, and then he stopped smiling.

Jack Ma didn't take Bilibili seriously, but Li Mingyang used Bilibili, a unicorn, to make a deal and looked for Lei Jun instead of him.

This clearly shows that they look down on him and think that he is not as good as Lei Jun!

……

Zhongshu Base, screening room.

Zuoshandiao squinted his eyes, smoked a cigarette, and looked at Li Mingyang's new world.

Use gangster stories to talk about power struggles and dig deep into human nature.

Very good, very Li Mingyang.

Other films shot by Li Mingyang always have some flaws that make him unable to immerse himself in them and watch them.

And The New World is a flawless film, very mature.

It is so mature that even Zuo Shandiao still cannot believe it.

The masculine intrigue and the dangers of survival are full of alluring charm.

The film took less than forty days from the start of shooting to the completion of post-production.

Li Mingyang used his own movies to prove that he was right.

It made him feel helpless and sad.

The New World ends and the screen goes black.

At this time, the secretary came over and said to Zuo Shandiao, "Mr. Han, Wang Dajun and Chen Fusheng are outside."

"When will these people stop? They can't even protect themselves. Aren't they annoying?"

"So let them go?"

Zuoshandiao straightened his back, lowered his head and rubbed his hands. After a while, he looked up, stood up on his knees, and left the screening room with his hands behind his back.

As soon as he saw Wang Dajun and Chen Fusheng, Zuoshandiao showed his signature fake smile, shook hands with the two, then walked in front and listened to the two of them telling tales.

When they were almost at the cafeteria, Zuoshandiao turned around and asked the two, "Have you eaten?"

"Not yet. I was just thinking about trying it." Wang Dajun said with a smile.

Chen Fusheng nodded immediately.

Zuoshandiao took a plate, picked up some food casually, and sat in the restaurant lobby to eat.

Wang Dajun and Chen Fusheng sat opposite Zuoshandiao. Chen Fusheng spoke in a roundabout way, talking about the Academy Awards, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, and the prosperity of the Hong Kong circle and the mainland.

Wang Dajun indirectly blamed Li Mingyang for being immature, saying that they would never be able to get along well from now on!
Zuo Shandiao finished his meal, lit a cigarette, and squinted at the two of them, his eyes glaring with intimidation and coldness. "I can indeed decide who gets the land, but not now."

"When?" Wang Dajun asked impatiently.

"After the Academy Awards."

Wang Dajun and Chen Fusheng looked at each other and realized that it was not impossible to accept it in less than a month.

The two were not very reassured, after all, it involved a business worth billions.

After asking a few more questions and getting definite answers, the two left satisfied.

The eagle narrowed his eyes and looked at the two people leaving.

The circle is too harmonious recently, and the interests between Yinghuang and Huayi are too close...

"I always feel like something big is going to happen..."

Zuoshandiao muttered to himself and suddenly looked out the window. The sun was shining brightly just now, but the weather changed suddenly. It was covered with dark clouds and started to rain heavily.

He took out his cell phone and called Wang Changtian.

Give Wang Changtian an ultimatum.

……

After Li Mingyang finished handling the affairs of Huahua Entertainment, Huahua Technology, FBTV, and Huoman, he handed over the operations of the company to Zhang Wei.

3 month 19 day.

Li Mingyang took the script to CJ and began preparing for his second Korean movie, "Goodbye, My Soul Mate".

"This movie was shot on Jeju Island, in a remote place. It's a simple love story, and I don't need too many actors, preferably newcomers. My budget is about 5 million won."

After Li Mingyang finished speaking, several translators conveyed Li Mingyang's words to the dozen or so CJ Entertainment executives present.

For a moment, the whole audience burst into applause.

A great Asian director, a low-budget movie, and the bold use of newcomers, it's hard not to make money!
CJ executives were very satisfied with this low-budget movie, except for Lee Mi Jin.

Li Meijin finished clapping and waited until the meeting room was quiet. Then she said with a smile, "Director Li, 500 million won is too little. I'm going to give you 20 billion won. What do you think?"

Li Mei Jin didn't say it directly, but she gave the film 20 billion won in production funds, which shocked all the senior executives in the room.

A movie that costs 20 billion won is considered a big production in Korea.

Once it is announced, without spending any money on publicity, the media will spontaneously become proud of the nation, write about it in great detail, and exaggerate it to the sky.

While listening to the translation, Li Mingyang thought about what Li Meijin meant.

This is because we don’t want him to shoot at a low cost!
CJ is the most powerful of the four major film companies. As the leader, CJ is most keen on investing in big-budget movies.

New World Development invested nearly NT$160 billion, making it the most expensive movie in Korea this year...

His salary alone is as high as 2 billion.

"President Li, I want to try my hand at low-budget movies. As everyone knows, my first movie after entering the industry was a love story about a bouquet of flowers that was made with a small investment."

Li Meijin picked up a cup of coffee on the table and started drinking.

CJ invests in a wide range of film types. Although it is keen on making big productions, it also invests a lot in small-budget films.

The company suffered heavy losses on the day of its launch last year, but Sunshine Sisters made a huge profit with a small investment, ranking third in the year!

Seeing that Li Meijin was still not responding, Li Mingyang smiled and said, "How about this, I'll accept the 20 billion won, but I'll decide how many movies to make."

Li Meijin didn't pretend this time. She put down her coffee cup and said, "Two movies. You can do whatever you want in this one, but we'll bet on the next one."

"no problem."

After Li Mingyang agreed, CJ acted quickly and immediately began preparations, sending casting emails for "Goodbye, My Soul Mate" to major brokerage companies.

The casting for Goodbye My Soulmate is simple, with just two female leads.

Li Mingyang just took a nap at CJ, and when he woke up, there were thousands of resumes piled on the conference table.

After flipping through it for a while, I became face-blind and couldn't tell who was with whom...

"My eyes hurt from watching so much. Just select on the spot. The more the better. By the way, send a notice to all major art schools. I have only two requirements for the auditions of the two female leads. They must be under 20 years old and Korean. They must be over 20 years old. All are passed! Don't force them in."

CJ's vice president nodded repeatedly and asked when he would be free to cast.

"I don't have anything to do recently, so anytime is fine." Li Mingyang said.

"Okay, in the next few days, where are you going to choose the casting location?"

"You guys make the arrangements, and just let me know when the time comes."

When it comes to casting in Korea, CJ is very professional and has collaborations with various art schools and talent agencies.

Dominate.

Li Mingyang still trusts CJ very much and doesn't want to waste his time and energy.

He has to pick up the car today.

The Rolls-Royce Phantom I ordered has been shipped to Korea. It took more than a month from ordering to delivery, which is really long...

At the BMW dealership in Seoul, Li Mingyang carefully inspected the first Rolls-Royce Phantom he ordered under the introduction of the manager.

This sturdy black Phantom cost 23 billion won including customization, tariffs, insurance and various miscellaneous taxes.

It is the most expensive car Li Mingyang has ever bought.

The most classic Rolls-Royce is the little golden man.

From a distance, it looks like a big kid with a little golden man on his head.

It is so majestic that no one should get close to it.

(End of this chapter)