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Chapter 262: Reporters Targeting Cao Sheng

The day Cao Sheng’s Xitong Internet Cafe opened.

Beijing.

After attending an industry conference, Feng Xiaogang was surrounded by a group of reporters for interviews.

Faced with various questions raised by reporters, he simply answered two and then didn't want to answer any more, and then started answering irrelevant questions.

A reporter: "Director Feng! What do you think of the current status of mainland films? What do you think needs to be improved?"

Feng Xiaogang: "Yes! Yes! You are well-informed! I did find a very good book recently. Who wrote it? Zhongyuan Yidianhui! You found out that I found the book, but didn't you find out who wrote it?"

These words immediately surprised the reporters at the scene.

One was that I was surprised that he answered the question irrelevantly in public.

Second, I was surprised that he also got a script written by Zhongyuan Yidianhui?

Reporters immediately started asking questions.

"Director Feng! Is what you just said true? Did you really get the script written by Zhongyuan Yidianhui? Is that true or false?"

"Director Feng! Director Feng! When did you sign the script agreement with Zhongyuan Yidianhui? Was it after the sky-high script fee for Pacific Rim was exposed?"

"Director Feng! How much did you spend on this script?"

"When did you get to know Zhongyuan Yidianhui? Can you tell me when you got to know him?"

……

Feng Xiaogang was very satisfied with the reporters' reactions.

He just wanted to take this opportunity to let these reporters help him promote his new movie for free.

When it comes to hype, he is a master among the big domestic directors.

He raised his right hand and pressed it down several times. After the reporters gradually quieted down, he followed his own thoughts and said to himself: "What is a movie? I think a movie is to tell a story by combining pictures and sounds! All technical means are to better present a wonderful story! Therefore, the script is the most important! The script... the foundation of a play!

Of course, the role of the director cannot be ignored, not only because the director can create secondary works based on the script, but also because all the images and sounds are under the director's control.

As for me! I always like to work with famous writers, because famous writers usually have good stories.

So, a few days ago, when the sky-high script fee for Pacific Rim had not yet been announced, I personally called Zhongyuan Yidianhui to arrange a script. He respected me very much and agreed immediately. Then he recently sent me the script tailored for me. I am very satisfied! Really satisfied! You can write this down and publish it! Because I am not just complimenting you, I am really satisfied!"

After a pause, he saw that the reporters were getting a little restless, and some couldn't help but ask questions, so he raised his hand again to control the situation.

When the scene was quiet again, he continued, "However, as we all know, the box office of our mainland movies is not as good as Hong Kong movies or Hollywood movies, so I can't help him get too much script fees. I am ashamed that I tried my best to get him only 100 million script fees from the investors. I hope he can understand how difficult it is for me, and I hope I can help him get more script fees in the future. Of course, I hope I can have the opportunity to work with him in the future!"

……

Feng Xiaogang is a very talkative person.

I quite like to argue with people.

Otherwise, the audience would not have given him the nickname "Little Cannon".

This time, he didn't blame anyone.

He just tried hard to promote his new movie "If You Are the One" in front of the media.

He said that the script is very good and was tailor-made for him by Zhongyuan Yidianhui. Domestic superstars will be invited to star in it. Please look forward to it. He hopes that it can break his own box office record.

It turns out that he is good at taking advantage of the popularity.

Recently, the script of Zhongyuan Yidianhui has been very popular.

First, it was reported that Cheng Long would star in Zhongyuan Yidianhui's "The Hunger Games".

Recently, it was revealed that the script of "Pacific Rim" was noticed by Paramount and bought at a sky-high price of 220 million US dollars.

Many people are already discussing online whether the recently released Twilight Saga could also sell its script, and when it could be sold.

Feng Xiaogang suddenly announced to the media that he had obtained the new script of A Little Grayness of Central Plains.

And, a price of 100 million was given.

He immediately caught the attention of the crowd.

As soon as the news came out, it attracted countless people's attention.

A Little Gray in the Central Plains, If You Are the One, 100 million script fee...

This information is remembered by countless people.

When facing the media, Feng Xiaogang said that he was ashamed and that he only helped to secure 100 million yuan in script fees.

But in fact, this is naked showing off.

Because this price is already astronomical in the current mainland film and television industry.

As we all know, screenwriters in the mainland film and television circles have a very low status and little presence.

For investors, giving money to screenwriters is a sin.

What's more, the current prices in the mainland are very low and the economic level is not very good. In the 1990s, many teachers' salaries could not be paid.

In this case, the 100 million script fee not only shocked many people outside the industry, but also shocked many people in the industry.

Soon a director said in an interview that Feng Xiaogang was destroying the market.

Because there are not many movies in mainland China that can gross over 10 million yuan at the box office.

There are also many movies whose box office revenue does not reach one million.

Feng Xiaogang paid 100 million yuan for the script. What should other directors do?
……

Cao Sheng did not pay much attention to the media's repeated reports and the widespread attention from the outside world.

After Xitong Internet Café opened, he started to live a reclusive life again.

I basically stay in the villa every day.

Practice boxing, type, and read.

When Wang Jing told him about the online news, he was only concerned about one question: "Has the script fee been received? Has the tax been paid?"

Wang Jing nodded. "It has been deposited into the account, but the tax has not been paid yet."

Cao Sheng said, "Hand it in as soon as possible!"

I didn't pay any more attention to this issue.

……

Chen Fuxiang is a journalist.

Not well-known.

That day, he brought a camera and rushed from Shanghai to Huizhou. While on the train, he was sorting out Cao Sheng's information.

I want to make the preparations more and more thorough.

This time he was determined to find some explosive information about Cao Sheng before leaving. His intuition told him that Cao Sheng, a talented writer who became famous at a young age, must be able to find some explosive information about him.

Just like when a poor person suddenly becomes rich, it is difficult for him to remain calm and he will do all kinds of unexpected things.

It is difficult for ordinary people to stay true to themselves when they suddenly become famous.

The reason why he suddenly decided to come to Huizhou to dig up some explosive information about Cao Sheng was mainly because Cao Sheng had been so popular recently.

It appears in important sections of various media outlets every now and then.

After the beginning of this year, I sold several scripts in succession. Not only were the prices high, but the partners I worked with were also extraordinary.

He believed that during this period, as long as he could dig up some explosive information about Cao Sheng, it would definitely cause a sensation.

It will also make Chen Fuxiang famous in one battle.

He came quietly, and after arriving in Huizhou, he found Cao Sheng's villa, looked at it from a distance, and then started renting a house opposite the villa.

Prepare to stay for a long time.

The days passed by.

He gradually became numb.

He never dreamed that a young writer like Cao Sheng who was rich, famous and handsome, actually didn't like going out?
This guy is so young, but he is actually a otaku?
Living a retirement life in advance?
Isn’t this too homely?

He set up the telescope, but for more than a week, he didn't see Cao Sheng go out.

Every day he could only see Cao Sheng's assistant Wang Jing and the nanny entering and leaving the villa's gate. Sometimes he couldn't help but suspect that Cao Sheng didn't live there.

But all the information he got showed that Cao Sheng lived there.

Besides, I haven't been out recently.

He waited opposite the villa for nearly half a month, and at around 9 o'clock in the morning, he finally saw Cao Sheng's BMW sedan driving out.

I could vaguely see that the person driving the car was Cao Sheng.

Chen Fuxiang finally saw Cao Sheng going out, and hurried out, riding the second-hand motorcycle he bought in Huizhou to follow him.

What surprised him was that Cao Sheng’s BMW actually drove into Huizhou Teachers College.

This guy stayed at home for nearly half a month, and the first time he went out was to go to school?
Chen Fuxiang was very surprised.

But I followed him in anyway.

However, Cao Sheng’s car entered the school gate smoothly, but his broken motorcycle could not enter. When he parked the motorcycle outside the school gate and ran into the school, there was no trace of the BMW.

He could only ask as he walked.

When they finally found Cao Sheng's car, Cao Sheng was no longer in the car.

Where is Cao Sheng?
He came to the department building and the office of the department head Wu Chengping.

Chatting with Wu Chengping!
During the greeting, Wu Chengping said, "I know you may write until very late every day and get up late in the morning, so I deliberately arranged this college entrance examination at 10 a.m., and there is another one after 2 p.m. How is it? Did it affect your rest?"

Wu Chengping, who is usually serious, said this with a smile.

Cao Sheng hurriedly thanked him.

He has been staying at his villa recently. Besides writing, another reason is to prepare for the examination to upgrade from associate degree to bachelor's degree.

In fact, he doesn't usually stay at home to this extent.

Occasionally, I would go out to meet Huang Qingya, or go out alone to eat what I wanted.

Sometimes, when I’m not in a good mood to type, I’ll drive out for a spin, even in the middle of the night.

The reporter named Chen Fuxiang hadn't seen Cao Sheng go out for such a long time, so he could only say that he was unlucky.

The examination for upgrading from junior college to university was not difficult for Cao Sheng.

The main reason was that the test paper was not difficult. Before the test, Lu Xiangwei also told him the scope of the test.

Cao Sheng was doing test questions in the office building.

Chen Fuxiang kept circling around the parking space, trying to find Cao Sheng.

If you really can't find it, then try to ask someone.

By the time he found out that Cao Sheng was coming to take the examination, it was already three days later. By this time, Cao Sheng's examination had already ended.

Chen Fuxiang was quite confused when he heard the result.

He didn't expect that after waiting in Huizhou for such a long time, trying to dig up some dirt on Cao Sheng, the first thing he dug up was the news that Cao Sheng had been promoted from a junior college to a university.

He had no doubt at all whether Cao Sheng could pass the examination.

Because he didn't believe that Huizhou Teachers College would not let Cao Sheng pass.

"Oh! Forget it! It's at least a gain, it should have some news value, I might as well send it out!"

In a rental house.

Chen Fuxiang finished his instant noodles, smiled bitterly and started writing a press release based on the news.

After sending the news back to the newspaper via email, he did not leave Huizhou and continued to wait opposite Cao Sheng's villa.

He didn't believe that Cao Sheng really couldn't dig up any dirty secrets.

……

A week later.

Cao Sheng received a phone call from Lu Xiangwei informing him that he had passed the examination for upgrading from junior college to university.

For him, this was the second good news today.

Because before receiving this call, he had just finished writing the last chapter of "Tomb of the Gods".

The book is finished.

I felt a lot more relieved.

This is the first time he has achieved double dismissal since he entered the industry.

The pressure of serializing two books at the same time made him spend less time outside. Every day he had to write "God's Tomb" and "The Linglong Tower of Heaven and Earth". His thoughts kept switching between the plots of the two books, which made him very uncomfortable.

And now one book is finally finished.

Cao Sheng was in a good mood and hosted a banquet for the department head, Lu Xiangwei and other teachers that night.

When he called the department head Wu Chengping, Wu Chengping asked him if he had invited the principal.
When Wu Chengping heard that the invitation had not yet been made, he told Cao Sheng on the phone, "Call the principal! He thinks highly of you, and this junior college to undergraduate program is just a greeting from him."

So, that evening, Chen Fuxiang was surprised to find that Cao Sheng had gone out again.

The frustrating thing is that after careful tracking, we found that Cao Sheng was having dinner with the school teachers.

(End of this chapter)