Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 22 Meet the Golden Legend Again
According to Lao Lu, the filming of Spring Pigs has been underway for a week, and the total investment was not very high, only about 500 million yuan. However, on the third day of filming, the film suffered a collective withdrawal of investment, and the current shortfall is about half.

Producer Fan Xiaotian was very anxious and had already made a harsh statement that whoever invested in the film would get the lead role.

However, the script of "Spring Pig" was too unorthodox, and with so many investors withdrawing their investments, Fan Xiaotian couldn't find new investors to fill the gap for a while.

If you can’t find investment, then borrow money.

Borrow whatever you can from friends, relatives, friends of friends, etc.

So Lao Lu was informed of this by his old classmate, who is also the financial director of Fan Xiaotian's company.

But the old man now is no longer the “idiot” he was back then.

Borrow money?

No, I need to look at the project first.

If the project is good, I will invest. If the project is not good, don’t mention money in the future.

After looking at the project, Lao Lu thought it was quite good, so he quickly asked Lu Jiang to give him some advice.

Then the problem is coming.

If you have the opportunity to invest in "The Legend of the White Snake", would you like to invest?

If you don’t have a cheat code, you must vote.

Now that you have the golden finger, you still have to invest, because investment is also an asset and does not affect the upgrade of the golden finger.

So you must vote.

And as soon as possible.

Of course, the necessary surface work still needs to be done.

"I'll read the script first."

"Hey, why is there only 9 episodes in this script? It's not finished yet?"

"Hmm, this story is interesting. The heroine is Tao Hong? I know that. She's from the class of '94 and she won the Best Actress award."

"And Chen Hong? This lineup is pretty good."

"Well, not bad, not bad. Dad, you still have good taste."

After a "careful" study, Lu Jiang finally decided that this project could be invested in.

Seeing Lu Jiang's attitude, Lu Jianguo felt very relieved and thought that his vision was still good. However, he and Lu Jiang had different opinions on how much to invest.

The current project gap is two to three million.

Lao Lu definitely doesn't have that much money. He only has the 40 yuan in cash that Lu Jiang gave him when he released a song. It's too little. The other party would probably rather look for it somewhere else than accept the investment.

However, Lu Jiang is rich now. After performing commercial shows for a few months and buying three houses, he currently has about 1.8 million in cash.

But this is Lu Jiang's money after all, and as a father it is not appropriate for him to use it casually, so he wants to discuss asking him to borrow some money first as a reserve.

In response, Lu Jiang smiled and said, "I'll give it all to you. Just think of it as spending some time with you!"

When he released a song earlier, Lu Jianguo used this method to express his attitude, and he didn't even listen to the song at that time.

Now it's my turn, and the investment target is "Spring Pig", so of course I have to show off.

Lu Jianguo's eyes suddenly became moist after hearing this.

There is nothing more comforting than having the full support of my son.

But he refused: "I'll go and talk to you first. If you can invest 400,000 or 500,000, then that's it. If you really need money, you can support me in whatever amount you need."

"Don't bother with that. I think this project is excellent. If you're going to invest, invest where you can. It's boring if you don't invest in the middle."

"No! Son! Don't follow my lead and go all-in. This isn't just a few hundred thousand dollars, it's a million-dollar project!"

"It's not a big problem. You know, my appearance fee is around 40,000 to 50,000 now. I can earn it back in half a year at most."

Lu Jiang's face was full of indifference.

Lu Jianguo began to panic.

Just now he thought Lu Jiang was saying nice things just to support him.

But now, seeing that Lu Jiang was going to do it for real, he immediately began to worry whether Lu Jiang had inherited his all-in gene.

This is not possible!

The Lao Lu family has just shown signs of rejuvenation, but we cannot allow another black hole to appear, otherwise how will he face his ancestors in the future?

"No, no, that's not how you do business."

Lao Lu immediately waved his hands and was ready to give up this project.

Lu Jiang was a little amused by this, but he didn't continue to be stubborn. Instead, he took a step back and said, "How about I go with you to have a face-to-face chat? If I think it's really reliable, I'll invest in it. What do you think?"

Lao Lu thought about it and finally nodded.
Nanjing, the hotel where the crew of "Spring Pigs" is located.

Xu Zhen came to the heroine Tao Hong's room and knocked on the door, but no one answered.

While he was puzzled, another director of the crew, Ye Chongming, passed by and asked, "Xiao Xu, are you looking for Xiao Tao Hong?"

"Oh yes, I have some dialogue issues that I'd like to discuss with her."

Xu Zhenxin was startled, but fortunately he controlled his expression very well and did not let others see that he was guilty.

"Don't look for her anymore. She and Director Fan are out on business."

"You went out with Director Fan? What were you doing? Don't you have a scene this afternoon? Why don't you stop filming?"

"I don't know for sure. I just know they left in a hurry. You can call Tao Hong to ask for details."

"it is good"

After returning to his room, Xu Zhen quickly called Tao Hong.

But the call didn't go through, and Tao Hong hung up.

Xu Zhen frowned immediately.

Do you hate me?

Isn't it?

Didn’t we have a good chat these days?
At this moment, Xu Zhen felt empty.

Fortunately, Tao Hong texted soon: "I'm meeting investors with Director Fan."

Xiao Taohong replied to the message!
I'm busy with things, not hating myself!

The haze in Xu Zhen's heart dissipated instantly.

But soon, it was covered by a thicker haze.

Because Xiao Taohong sent another message: "Guess who the investor is?"

"Who is it?" Xu Zhen quickly replied. "It's the singer Lu Jiang. Director Fan likes him very much and wants him to be the lead."

"!!!"

Xu Zhen's breathing suddenly became rapid.

He knew the singer Lu Jiang, Tao Hong's junior at the Central Academy of Drama. He was very handsome and the song "Fairy Tale" that she liked to listen to was sung by him. It is quite popular now.

For this purpose, Xu Zhen bought an album these days and is preparing to practice hard.

But now, Lu Jiang is actually going to invest in "Spring Pig", and Fan Xiaotian wants him to play the leading role?!
Damn it.
Director Fan, are you serious?
At this moment, a strong sense of crisis enveloped Xu Zhen.

In fact, when investors withdrew their capital a few days ago, he thought about investing as well.

Although he was not optimistic about the show at the beginning, after a few days, he felt that the show had great potential. Even if it did not become a hit, it would have no problem making a profit. In addition, he met Tao Hong, and he also wanted to show his strength in front of her.

But investment is not a trivial matter after all, and Fan Xiaotian was not that anxious at the time. In addition, the shooting schedule was also tight, so he forgot about it after a while.

Last night, he heard the rumor that Fan Xiaotian announced, "Whoever can attract investment will get the leading role."

Xu Zhen told Fan Xiaotian at the time that he could also invest, but he couldn't offer too much. After all, his family didn't have much money. He just wanted to keep his position as the protagonist, so he asked how much money he would be willing to contribute.

Fan Xiaotian did not give a clear answer at that time.

So today Xu Zhen wanted to discuss with Tao Hong and ask her to be a lobbyist to see how to talk to Fan Xiaotian.

As a result, things turned out much more differently than expected.

An investor came so quickly, and it’s Lu Jiang!

Xu Zhen immediately felt that this was a huge threat.

His acting skills are definitely not as good as mine, but in terms of popularity, he is only popular in the drama circle, and in the eyes of the general public, he is far behind Lu Jiang.

On this basis, he has money, so it’s no wonder that Fan Xiaotian wants him to be the protagonist.

No!

This protagonist must be mine!
Thinking of this, Xu Zhen immediately sent a text message to Tao Hong: "Please help me delay it and tell her I'm coming right away. Please, please!"

"Then you have to speed up. Lu Jiang said he can invest at least two million. Director Fan has already produced the contract."

Hey!
Xu Zhen cursed inwardly and immediately replied: "Send me the address, I'll come right over."

After sending the text message, he immediately called home: "Hello, Mom, I need money. Please help me find a mortgage for my house."

It only took Xu Zhen 15 minutes to reach his destination.

This is an upscale hotel in downtown NJ.

Following the address given by Tao Hong, Xu Zhen went straight to the third floor.

He was thinking about it in his mind all the way.

He now has about 46 yuan in hand, which is all his savings, including the mortgage of the property, plus some loans verbally agreed to by friends and relatives.

46 should be enough to keep a protagonist.

If that still doesn't work, then borrow again. You should be able to borrow a lot from relatives and friends.

If that still doesn’t work, then I’ll show off my acting skills on the spot later.

Anyway, there is only one goal today, and that is to save the protagonist!
He believed that no one was more suitable for Zhu Fengchun than him!

Soon arrived at the door of the box.

Xu Zhen took a deep breath and pushed the door open.

However, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Fan Xiaotian and Lu Jiang each holding a contract and shaking hands.

"It's a pleasure working with you, Director Fan."

"It's a pleasure working with you. Haha. Come on, come on, on behalf of the entire crew, I'd like to toast you and Brother Lu. Thank you. Hey, Xiao Xu, why are you here?"

The scene suddenly became quiet.
Xu Zhen looked at the scene in front of him, and his whole body was broken.

He is very optimistic about "Spring Pigs".

This is also his first leading role in a film or TV series.

No one has paid attention to drama for many years, and this is a critical moment for transformation.

He already had a premonition that after this incident, his life would most likely be split in two because of this role.

This is also his love.

Ever since he first saw Tao Hong, he knew that he would probably be ruined by her in this life.

But now, my career is gone just when it started, and my love life is just beginning.
No, no!

I still have to fight for it!

Even if there is no hope, I can't just give up!
Xu Zhen felt ruthless.

So when everyone at the scene saw Xu Zhen rush in, they were stunned for a moment, then they firmly declared to everyone: "I think no one is more suitable for Zhu Fengchun than me. Lu Jiang, do you dare to compete with me?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

Is this still the quiet and gentle Xu Zhen?
How can you be so ignorant as to provoke investors right away?

Fan Xiaotian immediately frowned: "Xiao Xu, how can you be so rude!"

Lu Jianguo also frowned.

Provoking my son?
good good!
At this moment, the dandy bloodline that had been cultivated since childhood began to awaken, and he began to roll up his sleeves.

The most shocked among them was Lu Jiang.

It’s not because of Xu Zhen’s sudden appearance.

It wasn't that Xu Zhen treated him as an opponent and wanted to compete with him.

But it is the golden treasure chest on Xu Zhen’s forehead at this moment!

Xu Zhen wanted everyone present to understand that he was the best candidate for the leading role in "The Legend of the White Snake" and wanted the leading actors to take the initiative to give the leading role back to him.

Golden!!!
Lu Jiang was extremely surprised.

This is another golden treasure chest since the old road.

Moreover, the difficulty of obtaining this box is almost zero!
Because Lu Jiang didn’t originally plan to play Zhu Fengchun!

He just came to invest.

So this golden box can be said to be within easy reach.

But the problem is
Now that the cheat code hasn’t been upgraded yet, what’s the use of this golden treasure chest!

(End of this chapter)