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Chapter 515 Another Famous Director

After a brief interview, Zhou Xia and the creators walked into the screening hall and saw many acquaintances.

Many of them are Xia Hua's staff members. Besides, there are some celebrities in the circle who have a relationship with Xia Hua. They didn't walk the red carpet, but watched the movie in a low-key manner.

"Director Zhou, this way."

Zhou Xia had just finished chatting with several heavyweight guests when he heard an acquaintance shout.

It was Xu Zheng.

There are two people beside him, namely Huang Bo and Ning Hao.

"Brother Xu and your three brothers are here too."

Zhou Xia was very surprised. Xu Zheng had just finished filming "Lost in Thailand" not long ago, so he should be busy with post-production.

"Hehe, I heard that you are participating, so I came to meet and discuss something." Xu Zheng said with a smile.

"There's no way, I'm still arranging the film, and I was dragged to the platform at the time of the transition." Zhou Xia explained with a smile, and then said: "What's the matter, do I need to go backstage?"

"No, we're here to chat before the movie screening. The main thing is that Ning Hao has something to do." Xu Zheng explained.

"Senior, long time no see. Congratulations on the release of "The Golden Heist". Brother Bo, you're here too." Zhou Xia looked at Ning Hao and said hello to Huang Bo.

Zhou Xia and Ning Hao have known each other for a long time before, and they even participated in the awards ceremony at the College Student Film Festival this year.

"Hey, my movie was a bit of a failure."

Ning Hao sighed. The Golden Heist has been screened for more than 20 days, and the box office has just exceeded 1.4 million, and it is estimated to be around 1.5 million in the end.

Although the investment is very low, the box office is still somewhat lower than expected.

The leading actor in the movie, Lei Datou, is still Xia Hua's signed artist. It is his first time to act in a movie. He has acted in several TV series, but he is not the protagonist, so this time he is really famous all over the country.

"It's like this when making movies. Sometimes the results are not satisfactory, so try your best. Just come back next time. I really don't know what will happen if I have such a big booth this time!"

Zhou Xia sighed with deep understanding, this time "Legend of Sword and Sword 4" plus the announcement, the investment is estimated to be at least 7 million yuan, which is the movie he has invested the most.

Although it will be released in two parts, the risk is still great.

After all, both the script and the film were newly created this time, unlike the two films he made, which had successful experiences for reference.

"Director Zhou, don't worry about this. Your latest domestic attempt at a 3D fairy tale movie, coupled with a strong lineup, and the reputation that Director Zhou has accumulated before, will not be a problem. We were still talking about this matter just now, when are you going to do it? I don’t know if it’s convenient to go to the studio to see how you shoot.”

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit heavy, Xu Zheng adjusted the atmosphere while changing the subject.

After the shooting of his new film, the rough cut has come out, and the post-production is going smoothly, so I am in a good mood.

This time I also plan to watch the movie and show Zhou Xia the rough cut version.

After all, Zhou Xia is the boss of the company, and his opinion on the final film is very important.

"It's convenient, you just come here, maybe you have some good ideas, and you can give me a few tricks." Zhou Xia finished with a smile, and stopped chatting: "Senior, don't you have something? Why don't you say it?"

Seeing that Ning Hao was still hesitating, Huang Bo, who didn't speak, said with a smile: "It's mainly about the company, and you must know about the things about Galloping Pony. Now that the family is changed, many things are not so different It's easy to handle, Ning Hao's "No Man's Land" has not been able to be released, and there is no date for the new movie plan, he came to you this time just to see the situation."

"Oh, I know this. Unfortunately, this may be the tragedy of domestic family businesses. Once something happens to the soul of a family business, the company will often go into decline and even fall apart."

Zhou Xia also couldn't help sighing.

In the past two years, Galloping Horse, which is very promising in China, has been acquired by other film and television companies in a short time since the head of the family, Li Ming, passed away.

The current director Li Ming's widow, Jin Yan, has a tense relationship with Li Ming's younger sister, which leads to confusion in the company's senior management, and many things are difficult to handle. This naturally affects the company's contracted directors, screenwriters, etc.

"Director Zhou, haven't you Xia Hua ever thought about buying Galloping Horse? After all, many shareholders are thinking about transferring their shares." Huang Bo looked at Zhou Xia and continued to ask.

"Brother Bo, we have no plans for this, but we are indeed very interested in many of their backbones, as well as directors and screenwriters."

Zhou Xia responded to Huang Bo, looked at Ning Hao and said seriously: "Senior, everything on our Xia Hua side is open, whether it is a director or a star signing, it is all based on mutual benefit and win-win. If you have this Of course, I welcome any ideas on this aspect.

In this regard, you should have already learned from Brother Xu that Xia Hua’s contracted directors are those who are able to get more. According to the contract, there are remuneration and box office splits, and we Xia Hua is preparing to go public. The company’s shares and internal personnel also have priority For those who have stock options, with shares, the company belongs to everyone. "

Ning Hao and Zhou Xia are not very close, but they have many friends in the circle who know each other or have cooperated with each other. Seeing Zhou Xia at this moment has no airs at all, just like when I met him at school, calling him a senior feels uncomfortable. Get a little closer to Zhou Xia.

After all, they are all famous directors in the circle, and there is also an element of sympathy for each other.

"Thank you, but I still have half a year's contract with Xiao Ma, I'm afraid we can talk about specific things when it's over." Ning Hao shook his head helplessly.

"Half a year, whether it's long or short, if you want to start shooting a movie, it's already finished. How about I ask someone to get in touch with Xiao Ma first?"

Zhou Xia tentatively asked, since the other party came here, it was obviously on purpose.

Seeing that Ning Hao was still thinking, Xu Zheng on the side persuaded: "Don't you have a movie plan? You have been delaying over there. If you can really terminate the contract early, you can shoot a new movie three months earlier. Now, time waits for no one!"

"Okay, then I'll be busy." Ning Hao replied to Zhou Xia without hesitation.

"It's easy to say, seniors don't worry." Zhou Xia nodded, feeling even happier. Xia Hua has more and more famous directors, more and more resources, and more development opportunities for the company's artists.

Soon the premiere red carpet was over, and everyone entered the screening hall. The movie was about to be screened, and the lights went dark. A few people stopped talking the day before yesterday, but Zhou Xia talked to them, got up and left the seat.

He would watch the company's movies two or three times before the official screening, and this movie was no exception. There was no need to waste time. If it wasn't for the fact that he would have to accept media interviews after the movie was screened, he would have left.

Zhou Xia walked to the exclusive lounge prepared backstage, opened the notebook that had been prepared for him earlier, and started surfing the Internet.

"Yiyi, what are you doing?"

Zhou Xia hadn't looked at it for long, when a familiar voice suddenly sounded from behind.

It was too late for him to close the notebook.

He is checking his latest news on the Internet, wanting to see the talk about his new movie.

"You're secretly watching your own news." Yang Xiaohu couldn't help laughing as he looked at Zhou Xia's opened web page.

"Why didn't you knock on the door when you came in? You scared me." Zhou Xia said angrily. He was also careless and didn't even lock the door.

"Hmph, you don't even watch your own company's movies, and we'll see what you say after the media interview." Yang Xiaohu didn't answer Zhou Xia's words.

"I've watched it three times already, and it's not like you don't know about it! But why haven't you even finished watching your own movie? You don't seem to have watched it before?" Zhou Xia was a little puzzled.

"I've watched it a long time ago, and I watched it all during the post-dubbing." Yang Xiaohu explained, came up and lay on Zhou Xia's back, and looked at the news on the notebook: "Why are you so concerned about online discussions? I don't like the new movie. Don't worry?"

There was a burst of fragrance, and a soft squeeze came from behind, Zhou Xia looked at the emotion in the depths of Yang Xiaohu's eyes, and knew what she meant.

(End of this chapter)