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Chapter 207: A Businessman's Abacus! (The fourth update asks for subscription)

Ningxia, Yinchuan, in a desert.

Cheng Jiashang and a few employees of Ningxia Film Studio are surveying the location.

Looking back at the surrounding hillsides, the surrounding sky is full of yellow sand, endless, and there are no buildings.

"A Chinese Journey to the West" was also filmed near here.

As Cheng Jiashang, who has a pivotal position in the Xiangjiang film circle, this is his first time to shoot a movie in the Mainland.

In his early years, he successively served as the creative director and administrative director of Ying Huang. With his ability and qualifications, it was easy to get a film contract in the Mainland.

But when director Xiangjiang went northward, he was not in such a hurry.

It wasn't until this year that his carefully prepared script "Painted Skin" received an investment commitment from Ningxia Film Studio, and he was not ready to start shooting his first film.

After surveying the location, he took his people and prepared to go back.

Back at the studio, Pang Hong was waiting in the office.

"Mr. Pang, are the funds in place? When can the project be approved?" Cheng Jiashang asked casually after drinking his saliva.

"All the funds are in place, but we feel that Director Cheng is not suitable to be the director of "Painted Skin". I am sorry that we cannot cooperate this time!" Pang Hong said with some regret.

"Well, then"

Before the words were spoken, Cheng Jiashang hadn't reacted yet.

"Boss Pang, what did you say?"

Pang Hong repeated it again, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Director Cheng, for letting you go for nothing. I hope we will have a chance to cooperate next time!"

Cheng Jiashang was sure that he heard correctly, and Pang Hong didn't look like he was joking. He looked at Pang Hong in disbelief.

Immediately, his face was full of anger, and only then did he realize that he had been tricked, and it was by such a clumsy method.

Let's sign the contract first. After buying the script, but delaying the signing of the director's contract on the grounds that the project has not yet been approved, this kind of rookie will be fooled, and he also fell for it!
This is the end of the matter, and it's useless to get angry again!
"Mr. Pang, you have to understand that from now on, no Xiangjiang director will take over the play of your factory!" Cheng Jiashang said with a cold face.

Pang Hong smiled wryly, pretending to be innocent, and explained, "Director Cheng, this is not up to me to decide. It was Mr. Tang's insistence. He is the main investor. I can't do it!"

At the critical moment, Tang An still had to come out to block the gun. Although he didn't care about a mere Cheng Jiashang, this guy is still the president of the Hong Kong Directors Association, so it's best if he doesn't turn against him.

Tang An!

Cheng Jiashang glared angrily, never expecting to have something to do with Tang An.

So Pang Hong explained in detail, basically Tang An heard that he was going to make "Painted Skin" and took the initiative to come to invest in him, and the only request was to withdraw Cheng Jiashang!

To be honest, Tang An wasn't arranged, it's really smart.

In the end, Cheng Jiashang left with a gloomy face. There was no other way. The scripts were sold and the money was taken. At most, he was not honest about this matter, so he couldn't be pissed off + threatened!
Cheng Jiashang flew back to the capital that day, met his old friend Zheng Zhiwei, and briefly explained the matter.

"This Tang An is too much!"

A vice president of the Actors Association and a president of the Directors Association, the relationship between the two has always been very good, otherwise Zheng Zhiwei would not have pulled Cheng Jiashang together.

Zheng Zhiwei said angrily. After thinking about it, he really had no choice but to take Tang An. Is he a director with [-] million yuan? He is also capital!

"Old Cheng, what are you going to do now?"

"Expose him!" Cheng Jiashang said bitterly.

Zheng Zhiwei shook his head, "But it's useless to expose this matter, the script already belongs to the other party, you are just a verbal promise!"

Cheng Jiashang shook his head, and said with a sinister smile, "It's not that, Tang An and Bernard are investing in a movie together, what do you think Wang Zhongjun will think?"

"Yup!"

Zheng Zhiwei's eyes brightened. As the two largest private film and television companies in the mainland, Huayi and Berna hardly had any business intersections. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were deadly rivals.

Now that Tang An's "The Wind" has just finished painting, he and Bernard are co-investing in a movie. No matter how generous Wang Zhongjun is, he must have some ideas in his heart.

Immediately, Cheng Jiashang accidentally mentioned "Painted Skin" in an interview the next day, saying that he couldn't shoot because of family affairs, and it was a pity that he couldn't cooperate with Tang An.

Now it's the start of school season, the domestic film market is bleak, and even the TV drama industry has no news.

As long as any TV series with some potential are released in the summer, at this time, it will either be reruns of popular dramas or those of average quality.

The media also have no news to report, they can only stir up the cold rice before.

What Xie Tingfeng's son's domain name was squatted worth millions.

At the ongoing 64th Venice Film Festival, some fragments and pictures of the boat scene of "Lust, Caution" were sent back again.

Except for a photo of Liang Chaowei and Tang Wei entangled with each other from time to time, which can generate some enthusiasm, no one pays attention to other things.

Now I suddenly learned that Tang An actually invested in a movie, don't care if he made it, just put it on him, the attention is coming, the sales are coming!
"Shocking, director Tang An is preparing to shoot a blockbuster costume movie, and wants to bring the ancient ghost story "Painted Skin" to the big screen!"

"Tang An spent hundreds of millions of dollars to create a costume horror blockbuster. After 40 years, "Painted Skin" will be on the big screen again!"

"The master of horror challenges the limits of horror, and the new version of "Painted Skin" wants to surpass the old version!"

"When the 1966 version of "Painted Skin" was released, it scared people to death and was banned. I hope Tang An can surpass the classic!"

"According to insiders, Tang An will no longer make movies for Huayi. This time he collaborated with Bernard on "Painted Skin" because he wants to cast another school!"

"The three giants of Huayi and Huayi were disbanded, but in one year, what happened to Tang An and Huayi!"

"Tang An is dissatisfied with Huayi's treatment, and will cooperate with the distribution giant Bernard in the model of I make a film and you distribute it!"

Report whatever comes to mind, anyway, the audience doesn't know what's going on, at least it's certain that Tang An will invest in a movie with Berner, so on this basis, just use a little more imagination.

The sudden news made people in the circle at a loss. Hua Yi and Tang An cooperated well, and "The Wind" won the annual box office champion, with a box office of 2.45 million.

Well done, there was such a big celebration banquet two days ago, why did it happen all of a sudden!

The major companies were very excited, and they asked their acquaintances to inquire about the news.

Originally, Huayi had a regular New Year's visitor, Feng Xiaogang, but now he has taken up the summer vacation time, so others can only drink some soup on the side.

Even accidentally hit the schedule, was crushed into slag, and couldn't even drink the soup.

If Tang An and Hua Yi had a falling out, there might be a chance to recruit him to his company.

All of a sudden, all confident companies were mobilized one after another, sending people to Huayi and Tang An's studio to inquire, and some company bosses were going to contact Tang An in person before others.

Most of the companies in the industry are happy, and so are the audience.

Tang An is preparing a new film so quickly, which means that it will be released soon next year.

Although it is a slightly old-fashioned story of "Painted Skin", most movie fans are still looking forward to it.

To say that the only person who was unhappy, and even a little scared, was Wang Zhongjun.

Berna has already fully entered the film and television production industry. If Tang An is really poached away, then Huayi will be completely suppressed!

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