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Chapter 284 Please call me Director Su from now on

Suning was sometimes curious about why there were so many stupid dramas in China. It was not until the emergence of Noon Sunshine that Suning specifically checked their company's shareholding structure, and then he had a rough guess in his mind.

Many directors work for money, and the investors' wishes determine the quality of a film or TV series. After seeing the helplessness of reality, even the most idealistic directors and screenwriters will lose their original beliefs.

In addition, in this materialistic world, everyone is looking at "money", and most investors also have their "ulterior motives", so they don't care about the so-called quality of film and television dramas.

In order to survive, directors and screenwriters can only compromise with capital as much as possible and make a lot of money at the same time. Then, various factors have caused domestic dramas to become worse and worse, and there are many brainless dramas like "Thunder Warrior" and "Sweet Combat".

When Suning first established Su Media Company, it did not intend to own all the shares alone, so it would definitely recruit real talents and then sell some shares to them at a fair price. This was done to make them regard Su Media as their own company, rather than just as an "employee".

After reading the script sent by Su Media, Song Hye Kyo was very surprised to accept the invitation to the movie "The Myth". She was also surprised that Suning followed the rules.

Thinking of the outside world's evaluation of Suning, Song Hye Kyo began to waver, and suddenly realized that Suning was not as "lustful" as the outside world said.

The issue of the female lead has been resolved, but the issue of the male lead has put Suning in a difficult position. Originally, Suning was inclined to continue using Zhu Yawen, but he is currently filming "The Piano Tuner" in France, so Suning can only consider other actors.

Suning actually did not attach much importance to "The Myth", which was a trial shot, but still did not want to cheaply use outside actors. It still wanted to find an actor who fits the image and belongs to its own company.

"Mr. Su, Jackie Chan's agent just called and said he wants to play the leading role in 'The Myth'."

"Jackie Chan?" Suning shook his head helplessly, feeling that this guy was really "old but still strong".

"Just explain to his agent that this is a low-budget movie and we simply can't afford Jackie Chan's salary."

"Yes! Mr. Su, I understand!"

After watching his secretary Wang Rui leave, Suning thought of the "Myth" in the original time and space. Most of the "shit" was forced by Jackie Chan, and the heroine Kim Hee Sun had no acting skills at all. Coupled with the brainless plot, it turned out to be a terrible drama.

Suning has a bright future now, but it will not surrender to some entertainment giants and destroy its future just to make a lot of money. It must stick to its own ideas. Maybe this is the meaning of its coming to this world.

With the rapid development of Su Media Company and the huge hit of the national drama "Bright Sword", everyone has seen the potential of Su Media.

At the same time, the outside world knew that Su Media had started filming a big production in France. All the media people were looking forward to and paying attention to it. However, Su Media Company moved too quickly. The project establishment and actor selection of "The Piano Tuner" were completed in a very short time. When the outside world knew the news, John Woo had already arrived in France with the crew, which annoyed many entertainment tycoons who wanted to get a piece of the pie.

So when the news that Suning invited South Korea's Song Hye Kyo to shoot a new movie broke out, it immediately attracted the attention of domestic entertainment media, and many entertainment companies also wanted to get involved.

However, Suning’s Su Media Company has no shortage of funds and does not want others to interfere with its works, so Suning directly rejected them all.

Suning originally thought that if he rejected Jackie Chan, he would give up the idea of participating in the show, but he underestimated Jackie Chan's persistence. He actually came to him together with an unexpected person.

"Boss Su, long time no see!"

"Haha, Mr. Chen, you are a rare guest!

What brings you here?"

"Boss Su, your Su Media's actions are getting bigger and bigger!
Jackie Chan even came to me and wanted me to come to you to plead for mercy!"

"Please? What kind of love do you want?"

"Jackie Chan wants to play the leading role in your film The Myth.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

With Jackie Chan's super high status, this movie will definitely be a big hit!"

"Yeah! What Mr. Chen said makes sense!

But our film "The Myth" is just a small production and we can't afford to hire a big-name actor like Jackie Chan.

Even Song Hye Kyo from South Korea was invited by me through personal connections!

In fact, her salary is not that much!" Su Ning smiled and shook his head.

"Haha, anything that can be solved with money is not a problem!

We at Oriental Media can participate and invest RMB 8 million, accounting for 60% of the capital.

There’s more!
We at Oriental Media and Jackie Chan both think that although Song Hye Kyo is pretty, she is far less famous than Kim Hee Sun!
Therefore, not only can Jackie Chan be invited to play the male lead, but Kim Hee Sun can also be invited to replace Song Hye Kyo.

Haha, how about it?
Is our Oriental Media decent enough? "

"Uh" Suning looked at the shameless Chen Yuan in front of him and was about to lose control of his temper and punch a hole in his forehead.

"Haha, thank you Mr. Chen for your kindness!
It’s just that our Su Group can hold on for now. When we run into trouble in the future, we’ll ask for help from your Oriental Media!”

"What? Mr. Su, please don't act on impulse!
Our Oriental Media's involvement will only benefit Su Media!" Chen Yuan showed an incredulous look. After all, in his opinion, he was helping the "juniors", and the "juniors" should be grateful.

"Haha, Mr. Chen, I think very clearly!

Our company does not need external funding right now.

However, Mr. Chen’s kindness will be remembered by Suning!”

"You..." Chen Yuan didn't expect Suning to be so tactless. He soon became unhappy and left Su Media angrily.

Looking at Chen Yuan who left angrily, Suning sneered. This guy really treated him as a fool. He had already thought about how to make comments before he really got involved. He even called it doing it for his own good. He was really shameless.

Suning knows that with "Elevator" winning an award in Spain, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" selling well in North America, and the recent hit of "Drawing Sword" on CCTV, it has made itself and Su Media a "hot commodity" in the eyes of others.

But Suning has no fear at all. After all, he is not penniless now. Not to mention John Woo's extremely high international status, even Professor Zhou Chengzhong is someone some people must weigh in advance.

Liu Ting returned to Beijing from the United States. The happiest person was Suning. Suning, who welcomed Liu Ting at the airport, gave Liu Ting a big hug without avoiding the onlookers.

"Sister, you are finally back!"

Liu Ting, whose face was flushed and her heart was beating fast because of Suning, looked at the crowd around her and glared at Suning with displeasure, "Suning, what are you doing?

I'm not afraid of others writing nonsense!"

Suning's status in the domestic entertainment circle has now risen, and he is no longer the unknown person he used to be. In fact, as soon as he entered the airport, he caused a small commotion at the airport. Suning's bold hugging of Liu Ting aroused speculation from the people nearby.

"Haha, what are you afraid of!
Don’t they allow me to be happy? "

Suning is indeed not worried about the newspapers writing nonsense, because Su Media will publicize Liu Ting's appointment information tomorrow, and the so-called rumors will naturally be refuted at that time.

"Hey! You!
It seems like you are being tortured by the trivial matters of the company!"

"Haha, Sister Liu, I still can't hide anything from you!

There are still some finishing touches for the filming of "The Lurker", and the crew of "The Myth" is also ready. At the same time, there are still a lot of trivial matters in the company!

If you don't come back, I might really collapse!"

"Haha, it's not as exaggerated as you say!
I heard Jackie Chan wanted to play the male lead in The Myth, how could you disagree?

“Jackie Chan is really not suitable, and Chen Yuan from Oriental Media is arrogantly trying to get a piece of the pie.

But before they could even get involved, they had already started arranging to replace the heroine!
Sister, do you think I will agree?"

"Huh? Has Chen Yuan gone so far now?"

"Humph! Chen Yuan's Oriental Media has been developing rapidly in recent years, and he's become more and more arrogant!
They want to take 60% of the capital out of 8 million RMB, and they're treating it like alms!"

"This Chen Yuan is excessive!
But if you reject him directly, it would be too disrespectful to him!"

"Sister Liu, maybe you don't know yet. The man behind the hype about my negative news was the Chen family father and daughter."

"Huh? What? Are you sure?"

"Sure! They got all my information from my former secretary, and my former secretary admitted it."

"No wonder you dislike Chen Yuan so much. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to stand it either!"

The next day, Suning brought Liu Ting to Su Media to report for work as the general manager of Su Media. Suning strongly insisted that Professor Zhou Chengzhong continue to serve as the chairman of the company's board of directors.

"Now that Mr. Liu has returned to China, my focus from now on will be on filming!

So it’s inappropriate to call me Mr. Su anymore. From now on, please just call me Director Su!"

"Director Su!" The directors and executives in the conference room all smiled knowingly.

The filming of "Bright Sword" is nearing its end these days, but because the male lead Suning has other work, the crew is speeding up the schedule. When they saw Suning's March RV slowly approaching, the crew of "The Lurk" were all unconsciously delighted.

Director Kong Sheng hurried up to greet Su Ning, and even the two leading actresses Yao Chen and Guo Zhenni followed Kong Sheng over. Guo Zhenni was the actress who played Wan Qiu in "The Disguiser", and Su Ning felt that she was more suitable than the actress in the original time and space.

"Boss Su, you're finally here!"

"Haha, Lao Kong, from the sound of your voice, our crew has a lot of resentment!"

"Haha, how could that be!
There is absolutely no resentment!

It’s just that Yao Chen and Guo Zhenni miss our Yu Zecheng a little bit! "

"Haha, Director Kong is right!
We really miss you, President Su!" Yao Chen responded to Kong Sheng's words with a carefree smile.

"Haha, Lao Kong, General Manager Liu Ting has returned from the United States!
From now on, I will no longer be Mr. Su of our company, but a director who is specifically responsible for filming!
So, from now on, just call me Coach Su!" Suning nodded to Yao Chen and Guo Zhenni, then looked at Kong Sheng.

"Yes! Director Su, our crew has already heard the news!"

Suning smiled indifferently at what Yao Chen and Kong Sheng said, and then asked the employees to distribute the gifts he brought. When the crew members who received the gifts were happy again, Suning started the final filming.

The filming was nearing its end. On the third day after Suning returned to the crew of "The Disguiser", all the scenes for "The Disguiser" had been completed. That night, a wrap-up party was held at the filming location. Another female lead, Shen Aojun, who had already finished filming and left, also returned to the crew to celebrate together.

Everyone was very happy that night and drank to their heart's content. Suning drank all the toasts from the crew members. The wrap-up party lasted until nearly eleven o'clock in the evening, and everyone went back to rest after having a full meal and a drink.

Because Suning doesn't like staying in hotels, he stays alone in his own March RV and feels most comfortable staying in his own private space.

"Lao Kong, the filming of 'The Lurker' has been completed.

What do you think of our TV series?

"Very good! Although it may not reach the national sensation of 'Bright Sword', it will definitely be a good hit!"

"Haha, Lao Kong, you are so confident!"

“Of course I have confidence!

Nowadays, there are very few entertainment companies in the country that are as dedicated to filming as Su Media is! "

"Well! Lao Kong, you are right!

Putting our heart into filming is indeed the winning formula for our Su Media!

Lao Kong, this is what I think!
Now I have stopped the trivial matters of the company and will focus on filming in the future."

"In this way, the company will have four directors including me, so I think we can each form our own filming team, divide into four groups, and look for projects that we like."

"Director Su, that's great!
This way, we can mobilize everyone's enthusiasm to the greatest extent and also enable Su Media to develop healthily!"

"Yes! That's what I thought!
As Su Media grows, it becomes even more important to allocate resources rationally.”

"Knock, knock, knock!" Suddenly, a knock on the door outside the RV interrupted the conversation between Su Ning and Kong Sheng.

Kong Sheng suddenly revealed a meaningful smile and looked at his boss, Su Ning, "Coach Su, it looks like you're going to have to work hard again!"

"What nonsense are you talking about!

I am that kind of person!"

"Haha, I'm going back first!
I won’t bother you, boss! "

The experienced Kong Sheng was already accustomed to the crew knocking on the door in the middle of the night, so after giving a smile that all men understand, he tactfully left Suning's March RV.

After Kong Sheng left, Guo Zhenni and Yao Chen got on Suning's RV. Seeing Suning coming to greet them, she smiled and explained, "Director Su, the water heater in our room is broken!
Would you mind using the bathroom in your RV?"

"Haha, I don't mind! Do whatever you want!"

With Suning's permission, Guo Zhenni went into the bathroom to take a shower first, and Yao Chen came to Suning to chat. Suning gentlemanly brought Yao Chen a bottle of iced drink.

"Director Su, you still know how to enjoy it!

I actually own such a luxurious RV!
It’s very convenient for you to film everywhere.”

"Yeah! I bought this RV to facilitate filming of TV series in the future."

"Director Su, I heard that Su Media has started filming a new drama?"

"Yes! It's a movie!
The female lead is Song Hye Kyo from South Korea, and I will play the male lead myself."

"Ah? Wouldn't that be very hard for Director Su?"

"Haha, those who are capable should do more work!" In fact, Suning didn't have a suitable male actor, so he just decided to do it himself.

"Then Director Su, is there any role for me in the new crew?"

"Huh? There's nothing suitable for you!

It wouldn’t be a good idea to ask you to play a maid!

Maybe next time!"

"Haha, it's okay! A maid can do it too!"

"Okay! Since you don't mind!
You will play the maid beside the heroine!
Of course I will give you more roles as soon as possible!"

"Thank you, Director Su!
It doesn’t matter whether you add more drama or not!
I was originally going there for you, Director Su!"

"Haha, Yao Chen, since you think highly of me!
It would be better for you to join Su Media directly.

You should know that we at Su Media have recently established an economic and cultural company."

"Okay! Thank you, Director Su!"

Suning was somewhat surprised to be able to recruit Yao Chen. After all, there are not many actors with good acting skills, and even fewer with such spiritual talent as Yao Chen.

Seeing Yao Chen, Suning suddenly thought of another actor he admired, Huang Bo. He has now graduated from the dubbing class of Beijing Film Academy. It is said that he has not been doing well recently. It is a good opportunity to recruit this great actor before he stars in "Crazy Stone" and becomes a hit.

(End of this chapter)