Entertainment News: Follow Wang Baoqiang's Rise to Film Emperor

Their unexpected arrival did not attract much attention in the private room where industry bigwigs were gathered.

Perhaps because there were too many people and too many different kinds of people, and everyone was worldly and had some status, they only slightly raised their eyes and glanced at Lin Zhi and Wang Baoqiang after they arrived.

Then they looked away and chatted amongst themselves with the people they knew at the table. No one was interested in the two of them, low-level nobodys in the industry...

Even when Feng Xiaogang solemnly introduced Wang Baoqiang as his "savior" and begged the bigwigs to take good care of him and help him in the future, the bigwigs and seniors in the industry in the private room only nodded and smiled slightly out of respect for Director Feng.

That's all!

Seeing this, Wang Baoqiang and Lin Zhi, who had just squeezed to sit down, quickly exchanged a glance.

Both of them had calm eyes at this moment, without any restlessness or unease after being slighted or neglected.

There was no violent or cruel aura at all!

The kind of fragile mentality of inferiority and resilience, like that in novels and movies, such as "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate a young man's potential," would certainly not appear in these two mature individuals.

They all come from the very bottom of society and have witnessed the harsh realities of life since childhood, so they know that the current situation is normal.

Therefore, if you maintain a stable mindset, you will not lose your balance!

Because this has been the way society has always been...

When you succeed, plenty of people will fawn over you and look up to you, and you will be surrounded by good people!

When you are unknown and haven't grown up yet, it's perfectly normal for strangers to ignore you, disregard you, or even look down on you and not take you seriously!

If that happens, you'll lose your composure, or you'll hold a grudge against others. That would be incredibly pathetic and petty.

Wang Baoqiang and Lin Zhi were both broad-minded people, so they naturally wouldn't take the current situation seriously.

That's too simplistic!

Having grown up in a difficult environment, they were used to seeing this kind of scene all the time!

So after entering the private room and sitting down, the two of them didn't care about other people's opinions. After exchanging a glance, they simultaneously picked up the new chopsticks that no one else had used and started eating a few bites first...

The two of them haven't had a drop of water all day, and their stomachs have been growling with hunger for a long time.

On the marble table in front of them were all kinds of delicacies from land and sea. Since they were already here, they would be doing themselves a disservice if they didn't eat their fill before leaving.

That would be foolish!

So the two of them then started eating and drinking heartily without saying a word.

"Young man, this hairy crab tastes good, you should try it."

Huang Xiaoming, who was sitting on the other side of Lin Zhi, didn't say a word after Lin Zhi arrived. He just buried his head in his rice, acting like a foodie. After a slight smile, he kept putting food on Lin Zhi's plate.

"Thanks..."

After thanking Huang Xiaoming, Lin Zhi ate a large hairy crab that Huang Xiaoming had placed on his plate while turning his head to carefully examine Huang Xiaoming.

He appeared to be in his early twenties. Although he was quite handsome, a large bald patch was already on his forehead, and his hairline was quite worrying!

It's almost a carbon copy of Xu Zhisheng's hairstyle...

It seems this guy will either get a hair transplant or wear a wig in the future. It's pitiful that he's so young and already losing so much hair... Lin Zhi thought to himself while enjoying his food.

Of course, he didn't show it on his face at all.

Otherwise, if Huang Xiaoming knew what he was thinking right now, he would definitely pick up a hairy crab and smash it in his face...

"You're an actor too, right? What movie are you filming now?"

Huang Xiaoming then chatted casually with Lin Zhi.

Through a conversation, Lin Zhi learned that the current leader of the cult was about to graduate from the Beijing Film Academy.

However, because he is a professionally trained actor, although he is still a senior in college, he has already made a name for himself in the entertainment industry since his junior year last year, thanks to his handsome appearance and charming personality.

Although her career hasn't progressed as dramatically as her classmate's dream girl, "Little Swallow," it's still considered to be going smoothly, which is quite good.

To date, he has starred in the TV series "Love Is Not a Game" and the movie "Let's Get Married," playing the male lead in both.

Although he took on these two roles for very low pay, or even for free, it's still quite impressive that he was able to play the male lead before graduating.

It can be said that he surpassed 98% of his fellow acting students at the Beijing Film Academy!

Because his acting career is going smoothly and he is very successful, he has no hostility. He looks like a friendly older brother next door, always smiling at everyone, even the waiters who come to serve food at restaurants.

Therefore, Lin Zhi and Huang Xiaoming continued to chat quite pleasantly.

When Huang Xiaoming later learned that Lin Zhi had brought a script he had written during his seclusion at home to the dinner party, he immediately introduced Lin Zhi to Wang Zhonglei, the CEO of Huayi Brothers, who was sitting next to him. He also considerately switched seats with Lin Zhi so that Lin Zhi could be closer to the CEO of Huayi Brothers...

Seeing how well Master Huang knew how to conduct himself, Lin Zhi was extremely grateful.

"Mr. Wang, this is a movie script I recently wrote. It's a low-budget comedy. I was wondering if you'd be interested in investing in it? Would you please take a look and offer some guidance?"

After Lin Zhi and Huang Xiaoming switched seats, he had almost finished eating and was about 80% full. He then took out the script of "Crazy Stone" that he was carrying with him and handed it to Wang Zhonglei next to him with both hands, adopting a very humble posture.

The Wang brothers, Huayi Brothers, formerly known as GG Company, have been transforming into film investment and production companies in the past two years. They have previously invested in a few films and earned considerable returns. Recently, they have been trying to bring renowned commercial director Feng Xiaogang onto their team and make him a permanent partner of Huayi, so as to expand and strengthen the company. Therefore, they are quite interested in film scripts...

After hearing Lin Zhi's words, she casually said, "Let me see," and took the stone script that Lin Zhi had presented with both hands with one hand, and casually flipped through it.

A short while later, after roughly glancing through the script of "Crazy Stone," Wang Zhonglei tossed it onto the marble tabletop. Because he threw it so carelessly, it was stained with quite a bit of soup...

Then, Wang Zhonglei shook his head and said, "Your script is no good. Isn't this a rip-off of the idea from 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'?"

"The script can't be written like this, you know? People will criticize it if it's filmed!"

"Moreover, your story structure and characters are too absurd and playful, and have no artistic value whatsoever."

"Moreover, this kind of multi-narrative dark humor is something no one in China has ever filmed before, and the market definitely won't accept it..."

"I suggest you watch Jiang Wen's new film, 'Devils on the Doorstep,' which is about to be released, in a while. See how the script was written, how the plot was conceived, and how the characters were designed... Huayi Brothers is the main investor in this film..."

After hearing Wang Zhonglei's words, Lin Zhi remained silent for a moment, swallowing back the rebuttals that were about to come out.

Forget it, we're not on the same page!

Just as he was about to reach for the script on the table, Guan Hu, the up-and-coming director on Wang Zhonglei's other side, snatched the script from the table with great interest and began to read it carefully...

It turned out that Guan Hugang had overheard Wang Zhonglei saying that Lin Zhi's script was plagiarized from the idea of ​​"Two Smoking Barrels," and immediately became interested in the script.

Because Guy Ritchie's "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" has caused a great stir in the industry since its global release last year, Guan Hu has done a detailed analysis of the film, so he is now very interested in Lin Zhi's "imitation".

As a fellow filmmaker, he doesn't care about plagiarism; in the industry, it's called "homage," okay?

As long as the story, plot, and characters aren't exactly the same, and it's just a minor borrowing of ideas, that's all too common in the film and television industry.

He recently got involved in an unspeakable relationship and secured some small investment. He's planning to make a low-budget film to make a name for himself!

If Lin Zhi's script, which imitates "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels," is well-written and worth producing, he really wouldn't mind buying the script and organizing a film production...

of course!

All of this is based on the premise that Lin Zhi's script is a genuinely well-crafted story.

If someone simply borrows ideas from abroad but writes a terrible story, they won't be interested in being taken advantage of...

After all, money doesn't just fall from the sky.

"Whoa~"

Seeing that the script had been taken away and read by Director Guan Hu, Lin Zhi had no choice but to suppress his temper and let out a soft sigh.