I'm unbeatable at extracting skills from celebrities!

"Let me offer you some water!"

After leaving Huangpu Garden, Jiangnan passed by a tea restaurant and went in to buy two bottles of mineral water. He kept one for himself and tossed the other to Qin Chuan, who was standing on the sidewalk.

"Thanks!"

Qin Chuan didn't stand on ceremony. He took the mineral water, twisted off the cap, and gulped down half of it.

Even in Jiangnan, people are drinking water.

However, while drinking water, he kept observing the top of the guy's head.

A bit disappointing, it's completely empty.

Originally, Jiang Nan had already decided that he would do anything to learn this kid's tracking skills. He and Wang Fei had been strolling around the streets of Hong Kong all morning without noticing that someone was following them.

Nowadays, it seems that having a "golden touch" only works for people in the entertainment industry.

This morning, at Tsui Hark's film studio, everyone from Rosamund Kwan, Roger Kwok, and Max Mok to director Tsui Hark and producer Shi Nansheng had a skill display above their heads.

But the five ordinary staff members in the studio didn't have any...

It's worth noting that these five staff members also benefited from the production of "Arrogant".

"Um…"

To verify this judgment, as Jiangnan passed by a fruit shop, he casually picked up a huge durian and threw it at Qin Chuan.

"Please have some fruit!"

Seeing the durian hurtling towards his face, Qin Chuan simply took a half-step to the left, stretched out his right hand, and precisely grabbed the stem, the part of the fruit.

"Thanks!"

Although he knew Jiangnan had ill intentions, Qin Chuan still coolly said thank you.

However, when he saw Jiangnan grab two more durians at the entrance of the fruit shop, his expression changed.

"Jiangnan, I know you're good at throwing things, but you'd never actually hit someone on the head or shoulder! But let me tell you the truth, your fancy moves are no match for mine."

Guanzhong dialect…

  

When this guy got angry, he actually spoke in the Guanzhong dialect.

Jiangnan was stunned.

From the moment I met this guy this morning, I noticed how fluent his Cantonese was, and I initially thought he was a local from Hong Kong.

I didn't expect him to be from the mainland too!

"You must be from Guanzhong?"

"You can speak Guanzhong dialect too?" This time it was Qin Chuan's turn to be surprised.

"Of course!"

Jiangnan was very happy.

I had never had the chance to use the Guanzhong dialect skills I learned from Zheng Jun, but unexpectedly, I ended up having a friendly chat with someone on the streets of Hong Kong.

"I have a great talent for languages. Zheng Jun, a singer who is signed with the same Red Star Production Company, is from Guanzhong. I learned the dialect from him." Jiang Nan smiled as he said this.

"Brother Qin, since we're all from the mainland and are family, how about this: from now on, I can date if I want, go shopping if I want, and have a drink at a bar if I want."

And you… shouldn't follow me either?

"No!"

Qin Chuan's change of expression was as fast as an actor's; he refused very decisively and hailed a taxi while standing by the roadside.

However, when he boarded the train in Jiangnan, he said one more thing.

"If you want privacy and don't want me to follow you, you can talk to Ms. Shi."

.........

"Director Cheng, yes, that's exactly it."

Our crew will definitely not spend more than two months filming "Arrogant" in Beijing. In addition, we can also coordinate with the crew of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: The Cult Leader".

They film during the day, and we can film at night; there's absolutely no problem with that.

At 4 p.m., I returned to Xu Ke Film Studio.

Jiangnan pushed open the door and came in. Xu Ke was sitting by the window drawing a storyboard. The manuscripts on the floor and table were a mess, and no one dared to go over and tidy them up. It was said that this guy had a very bad temper when he was working.

Shi Nansheng was on the phone, addressing the other party as Director Cheng. Unsurprisingly, the other party was Cheng Zhigu, the director of Beijing Film Studio, a key figure in the reform of China's film industry.

Unfortunately, I will be retiring in another year.

Of course, his successor was even more impressive, and was jokingly referred to by many industry insiders as the "Mountain Eagle" of the Chinese film industry.

"Jiangnan, you're back?"

Sitting on the sofa, Jiang Nan was thinking about the past when Shi Nansheng, who had just finished his phone call, pushed a chair over and sat down opposite him.

"I'm back!"

Upon seeing Shi Nansheng approach, Jiang Nan immediately wanted to state his demands: "Yes, I am a contracted actor with our film studio, but I also need freedom and privacy."

Before he could even speak, Shi Nansheng handed him a blue folder.

"Jiangnan, you left early this morning after telling your story. There are some things I didn't have time to tell you. Now let's talk about them properly, brother and sister."

Shi Nansheng is very approachable.

When chatting with Jiangnan, not only did she automatically switch her language mode to Mandarin, but she also used the sibling relationship to shorten the distance between them.

In Jiangnan, in Hong Kong, screenwriters are divided into four types:

The first type is the ordinary screenwriter who has just entered the industry, also known as a "flying paper boy". The works of this type of screenwriter are usually priced between HK$15,000 and HK$30,000. Remember that this is the buyout price.

The second type is the mature screenwriter, who already has 2-3 well-known works in the industry and is considered a veteran in the circle. The market price for a complete film script by this type of screenwriter is HK$50,000 to HK$100,000.

The third type consists of the backbone of the screenwriting industry, such as Du Guowei, Chen Jiashang, and Luo Qirui; film companies will give them priority in commissioning their works, and their treatment is significantly higher than that of ordinary writers, with the market price of their works generally ranging from HK$150,000 to HK$200,000.

The fourth type is top-tier screenwriters, such as Wang Jing, whom you have had contact with in Beijing. His buyout price for a single script is between HK$250,000 and HK$300,000.

And you…

At this point, Shi Nansheng pointed to the blue folder in Jiang Nan's hand, which contained the script buyout agreement.

"Although you haven't had any works released before, you are a contracted actor of our studio, so I can't give you the lowest grade."

Therefore, I'll offer you HK$10 for the script "Arrogance".

"Um…"

Jiangnan remained silent.

It's not that HK$10 is too little, nor that he thinks Shi Nansheng's attitude is not humble enough, but rather that he feels that this is not how cooperation should be discussed.

"You can't expect me to accept whatever you give me."

"What's wrong?"

Is it because you think the money isn't enough?

Keep in mind that Zhao Wenzhuo has been working in Hong Kong for two years, and his current salary is only HK$15, while you can earn HK$10 just by telling a story in the office.

That seems like quite a lot!

Although Shi Nansheng spoke with a smile, his tone conveyed an unquestionable attitude.

"It's not that I think the money is too little!" Jiang Nan laughed as well.

"I believe that professional matters should be left to professionals. For example, my agents, Chen Jiaying and Qiu Likuan, are very good at negotiating collaborations with industry professionals."

At this point, Jiangnan got up to make a phone call.

Since they're still working on their first film, they should stick to the conversation.

Seeing that Jiang Nan was about to leave and was making it clear that he wouldn't use the studio's phone number, Shi Nansheng's face turned somewhat gloomy.

However, just as Jiangnan was about to leave, she brought up another matter.

"Jiangnan..."

"Um?"

"I forgot to tell you, today the studio received a call from the mainland. The caller was a woman who said her name was Yu Feihong and that she was a teaching assistant at the Beijing Film Academy."

She wants to talk to you about something!

She even said she could fly to Hong Kong to see you, but I told her you were going back to Beijing tomorrow, and that's when she cancelled her flight.

Yu Feihong…

Jiangnan was a little confused when he heard the name.

Why does this beautiful woman want to see me?

Are you suggesting I compete with Liu Yunlong in terms of looks?

In her past life, many film school students revealed on Tianya Forum that Yu Feihong was madly in love with Liu Yunlong back then. Whenever a good-looking star appeared in the industry, she would ask her classmates about the movie poster.

"Come take a look, who's more handsome, this guy or my boyfriend?"

However, that's not the point. The point is to get Qiu Likuan and Chen Jiaying to come and help me sign the contract.