Chapter 586: Deceit
Through the faint smell of alcohol exuding from Zhou Xun's body, he had already guessed that the other party had had dinner, and he kept seeing through it without telling him.
Now I heard what Zhou Xun said, and it was not too early, so I said: "It's quite late now, why don't you just buy something and take it to the car to eat?"
"Okay." Zhou Xun had already had dinner and was happy to see this.
Afterwards, Wang Shu drove to a place, bought some food and drinks, and drove away.
Zhou Xun sat in the passenger seat and suggested: "Shu, this is very close to my home. How about going to my house?"
"Is your boyfriend not at home?" Wang Shu asked suspiciously, turning his head.
"We don't live together." Zhou Xun responded.
"That's okay." Wang Shu answered.
After a while, Wang Shu followed Zhou Xun to her home.
It is now 2009, Zhou Xun lives in a high-end apartment in the city, and Chen Kun has not yet been his upstairs neighbor.
As soon as he walked into the apartment, Zhou Xun greeted him: "Sit anywhere you want."
Wang Shu looked at it for a moment and said, "It's pretty good."
Zhou Xun's apartment is naturally not as spacious as Wang Shu's villa, but it is in the urban area and is not comparable to the villa where Wang Shu lives in the suburbs.
If it were his villa on the Third Ring Road, we could still compare it.
Zhou Xun had a faint smile on his face and said: "Haha, I live here just for work."
What this means is that artists gather together in urban areas, mainly to facilitate their work.
Of course Wang Shu knew this, so he put his things on the coffee table in front of the sofa and sat down.
Zhou Xun turned around and went straight to the wine cabinet to take out a bottle of wine, then brought two wine glasses over and asked with a smile: "Let's drink some together?"
Wang Shu shook his head, "I have to drive back, you can drink it yourself."
Zhou Xun also knew that he didn't like drinking very much, so he opened the wine bottle and poured a glass without forcing him.
There are some barbecues and rice noodles on the coffee table in front of the sofa.
Wang Shu opened the two boxes, pushed one in front of Zhou Xun, and started eating the other.
Zhou Xun wasn't hungry, he just took a few symbolic bites and sipped some wine.
In the entertainment industry, many artists, male and female, love drinking, and Zhou Xun is no exception.
The fact that she has a wine cabinet in her home also illustrates this point.
After a while, Wang Shu finished a bowl of rice noodles with clear soup and watery soup, and ate a few skewers of barbecue.
Of course, rice is not just a type of rice with clear soup and watery texture, but considering that it is a late dinner and it is not suitable to eat spicy and greasy food, I bought this type of rice noodles specially.
Under normal circumstances, barbecue should not be eaten.
It's just that when it comes to barbecue, I don't care about this health issue.
"Do you still want to eat? I'm not hungry. If you're not full, why don't you eat my portion too?" Zhou Xun gestured to her to move the bowl of rice noodles with her chopsticks.
She didn't let Wang Shu eat the leftovers, but she was worried that Wang Shu didn't have enough to eat.
"I won't eat anymore." Wang Shu shook his head.
Zhou Xun didn't try to persuade her any more. Since she had a need to manage her figure, she subconsciously thought that Wang Shu also had this need.
Therefore, urging Wang Shu to eat more without mercy is not an act of concern, but an act of evil.
Zhou Xun took a sip of wine, glanced at Wang Shu secretly, and asked, "I heard that you are preparing a new film?"
Wang Shu had already guessed this, and then joked with a smile: "Who did you listen to?"
Zhou Xun was furious when he saw Wang Shu's deliberately teasing attitude, and suddenly stared angrily.
He hummed: "Don't worry about who I heard from, I'm just asking you, is this the case?"
Wang Shu didn't reply when he heard this, but stretched out his hand to hold Zhou Xun's hand.
Zhou Xun had a little emotion in his heart at the moment, and he definitely wouldn't let him hold it, so he immediately pulled his hand away.
No matter how Wang Shu tried, he pulled his hand away in various ways, but Wang Shu wouldn't let him hold it.
Wang Shu didn't really want to hold it when he was licking it, that wasn't what he was thinking at all.
It's just that he needed to behave like this at this time, so he did it.
The two struggled like this for a while, and Wang Shu pretended to give up helplessly, and then asked: "Did Chen Kun tell you that?"
"Don't worry about it." Zhou Xun pouted, as if he was about to cry.
She felt aggrieved.
I thought the relationship between the two was very good and Wang Shu cared about her.
If there is a movie project, she will be the first to consider it.
But Wang Shu never mentioned it to her.
Zhou Xun only felt that the relationship she thought was good was just her wishful thinking.
In the end, he looks like a clown.
This feeling of grievance, combined with Wang Shu's desire to hold her hand, made his nose sore.
Wang Shu pretended to sigh and reached out again to hold Zhou Xun's hand.
This time, Zhou Xun did not avoid it, but allowed Wang Shu to hold her hand.
Wang Shu smoothly pulled Zhou Xun into his arms and hugged him. Zhou Xun did not resist, but leaned in Wang Shu's arms and waited silently for Wang Shu's explanation.
"While "Pacific Rim" was still being filmed, during the dinner with Director Han and the management people above, they were proposing that we should pursue the victory and produce some scripts and movies."
"After that, Director Han talked to me several times, and then we came up with the current script."
"It's just that Director Han's intention is to make the lineup bigger and stronger." "To put it simply, he wants to invite one of Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li to play the heroine, and the male lead will be one of Liu Dehua, Chow Yun-fat, Zhen Zi and others. Starring.”
"Assemble an all-star cast of all big-name actors."
"As you know, China Film Group just released a movie called "The Founding of the People's Republic of China," in which all the actors were paid zero pay."
"Director Han openly said that if "The Founding of a Republic" does well at the box office, the actors will be paid according to market prices."
"This matter is settled now."
"So, for the show I'm working on, Director Han not only wants to create a luxurious all-star cast, but also wants to return some favors and make up for the boasted Haikou at that time."
"Therefore, if you follow Director Han's method, let alone the protagonist, you will not be able to play the supporting role."
When Wang Shu said this, he paused for a moment and reached out to hold Zhou Xun's Pingwuqi.
Zhou Xun was listening to a story, and the story just confirmed what she had thought before. There was a hidden secret in it.
Therefore, he just put his hand on Wang Shu's hand to prevent him from causing further harm, but he did not push Wang Shu's hand away.
To be honest, if Zhou Xun wasn't wearing underwear, Wang Shu wouldn't even feel the curvature.
Just listen to him continue: "I didn't agree, and then I broke up with Director Han."
"After a lot of pulling and pulling, it finally turned into a small-cost production that I used solely to train the Yishu Company team."
"Since it is a low-cost production, naturally we cannot use big-name actors."
"If I use you, wouldn't it be back to Director Han's previous proposal?"
"Director Han will definitely ask me, since I have chosen you, why not Gong Li or Zhang Ziyi?"
"How do I answer that?"
"So, Sun Li was chosen for the heroine, and Liu Yan and others were chosen for the supporting role."
"They happened to have participated in "Space Traveler" before, and working together again will be helpful for the promotion of the film."
"As for the leading actor, didn't you recommend Chen Kun in my ears? I called him over."
"The remaining supporting actor roles were given to Deng Chao and others."
Zhou Xun was a little bit disgusted when he heard that Wang Shu approached Sun Li on the grounds that cooperation again would be beneficial to Xuanfa.
Because she also worked with Wang Shu.
Just as he was about to make a joke, he heard Wang Shu call Deng Chao again, and he immediately swallowed the joke back.
Everyone inside and outside the circle knows that Sun Li and Deng Chao are boyfriend and girlfriend.
Wang Shu cast both of them in a film, which can be used as a gimmick to promote Wang Shu's collaboration with Sun Li and Liu Yan in a science fiction film again, or to use Sun Li and Deng Chao's couple collaboration as a gimmick to promote.
Produced on a small budget, this is indeed a very delicate arrangement.
The movie has not yet started filming, but it already has various gimmicks to attract people to watch.
However, the truth is this, but I still can't help but taste it: "You have said it, according to Director Han's way, I am not even qualified to play a supporting role."
“Doesn’t this mean that I am not a big name?!”
Wang Shu heard this, pinched the tip of Zhou Xun's nose, and pretended to be speechless and teased: "You're not a big name?"
"Your salary, 5 million, is already the highest salary level for mainland actresses."
"Although Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi are taller than you, they went to Hollywood."
"Except for the two of them, you have the highest salary in the Mainland."
"Li Binbin, Fan Binbin, and Zhao Yanzi are all far inferior to you."
"Not to mention Sun Li, she only has a salary of 1 million."
"If we follow Director Han's method, the heroine will most likely be Zhang Ziyi, and then the second, third, and other supporting roles will be given to Ning Jing, Xu Qin, and others."
Zhou Xun understood as soon as he heard that the names mentioned by Wang Shu had all participated in "The Founding of the People's Republic of China".
And she didn't appear.
Therefore, even if she is a big name, it is no longer important when Zhang Ziyi stars in the film.
In the same way, if Wang Shu asks her to star, he is looking for a big-name actor.
Since we have already found a big-name actor, why not follow the method mentioned by Han Sanping and find Zhang Ziyi to take the lead?
Is it because he doesn't give Han Sanping face, or what?
Wang Shu was caught in the middle and ended up turning the project into a low-budget production without big-name actors.
Although Sun Li, Chen Kun, Deng Chao and others are also famous, they are not big names.
As far as remuneration is concerned, the remuneration of big-name stars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places is as high as tens of millions.
Among Sun Li, Chen Kun, Deng Chao and others, the highest salary is only 1 million.
Zhou Xun couldn't help but roll her eyes when Wang Shu teased her about her high salary. She did not deny this because her salary was indeed the highest among mainland actresses except Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi.
Then he expressed concern: "If this happens, wouldn't both sides suffer?"
"Why bother? Just enlarge the cast as Director Han said and make a blockbuster with a strong cast?"
Wang Shu sighed: "But I have already said what I said."
"I was anxious at the time, so I said that I am an Oscar-winning director. I have always been questioned and have not yet proven my ability."
"I want to prove my strength with a low-cost film this time."
"No one can stop me."
"Director Han was silent."
"I didn't stop you."
(End of chapter)