Chapter 387: Being on an equal footing
This closed-door meeting lasted all morning. In addition to discussing investment and distribution, some people also raised several questions about the script.
For example, in the last scene, after Big D shouted "I am a Thai citizen", the protagonist directly shot and killed the person. Will the Thai side be unhappy?
"You can rest assured about this."
Regarding this point, Chen Xuebin stood up and explained: "We have communicated with the Thai military about this plot, and the Thai people don't care much about it. They just feel that the final treatment is a bit Hollywood-like."
The so-called Hollywood flavor, to put it bluntly, means not taking the laws of other countries seriously.
Since the Thai people themselves don't care, investors have stopped going online.
As for another issue that has been mentioned more often, it is that there is no heroine in the play, and there are only two blond female villains with more scenes. Isn't it inappropriate?
Although not all of those who raised objections were doing it to get people, most of them had this intention - whether it was to pick up girls or to flatter people, no one wanted to miss this good opportunity.
But Xu Kun firmly pushed back.
Because gun battle scenes and fighting scenes take up too much space, the storylines can only be interspersed, and sensationalism has to be raced against time. If an emotional line is added, other core content will either be deleted, or it will only be an extremely thin line. .
Instead of making it nondescript, Xu Kun would rather not have a female protagonist from the beginning, and use at most two villains, Dayangma, as embellishments.
By noon, there were still some details that had not been settled, so Wang Zhongjun proposed to go to a nearby hotel to have a toothpaste ceremony first, and then continue the discussion in the afternoon.
At this time, an investor with a strong background took the initiative to express his desire to see Huayi's working meals. No one else objected, so everyone went to the cafeteria on the first floor.
Xu Kun had eaten here a few times before, but because the trainees always wanted to 'encounter' him, fewer of them went there.
This time I followed the crowd to the cafeteria and found that there seemed to be a lot more trainees than before, and they seemed to be a little younger than the first batch, about 11 or 12 years old.
Seeing the arrival of the company's top management, these half-grown children behaved in a polarized manner. Some were trembling with fear, while others were eager to give it a try.
When Wang Zhonglei saw Xu Kun looking at the young trainees, he explained: "Isn't it because you were so popular that day? The company felt that the trainees still had merit, so they picked this one up again.
But this time is different from before. We plan to do some simple training first, and then send the best performing batch to South Korea to let the Koreans help train. ”
"Can parents agree?"
Xu Kun whispered: "These are all born in the 90s. They have precious babies at home. They were sent to South Korea at such a young age to be abused by Bangzi..."
Wang Zhonglei didn't take it seriously and said: "We have already agreed beforehand that those who can be sent here are basically parents who hope that their children will succeed. There is nothing to be reluctant to part with."
Xu Kun was silent for a moment, and then reminded: "At least those little girls need to send someone to follow them throughout the whole process, so as not to cause any trouble and end badly."
Wang Zhonglei understood instantly, and then said: "According to what you said, the boy also needs to be watched by someone. Little boys of this age are the cutest."
Ugh~
Xu Kun felt a chill all over his body and was about to stay away from him when he heard Wang Zhonglei say: "I heard that there are many churches in Korea, and those people are just like this."
This is something I really have to guard against.
Regardless of whether you are a boy or a girl, you must learn to protect yourself when you go to the peninsula.
But not long after everyone sat down casually, Li Bingbing and Zhou Xun also came down. Looking at their posture, it was obvious that they were coming for "The King of Kung Fu".
However, judging from the intentions of the two kings, it is clear that they want to use "The King of Kung Fu" to win over Liu Yifei, so they will definitely not change roles easily, even if it is Zhou Xun, Huayi's new favorite.
During this period, Li Bingbing also chatted with Xu Kun and Baoqiang.
Xu Kun asked curiously if she knew about Chen Jinfei's arrest, so she came after her.
"What else?"
Li Bingbing did not hide it: "This matter has been spread all over the Internet, and it is said that Liu Yifei is also involved in the case. If this is the case, I can't just watch this opportunity to take advantage of others, right?"
"Is it spread all over the Internet?"
Xu Kun was a little surprised, and then noticed the expressions of Cai Yinong and Gan Min opposite him.
Don't ask, it must be the work of these two people. However, mother and daughter Cai Yinong and Liu Yifei have old and new grudges. Why are you, Gan Min, also getting involved?
Gan Min saw Xu Kun's doubts, so he explained: "I just added some spice to Lao Shen's program - the jokes all day long are all old news, and the audience is prone to fatigue."
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Speaking of Shen Teng, Xu Kun took advantage of the situation and prepared an ambush in advance: "I will have to use him for a while in the spring next year. Your program..."
"Don't worry, in the second half of the year I plan to find a few hosts on Beijing TV to test the waters first, the kind who can tell jokes and shake off the burden. If there is a suitable one, I will find a replacement when the time comes - if I really can't find a suitable one , just stop for a while.”
After finishing the meal, Xu Kun signed a few more bold trainees and prepared to take Bao Qiang and Lao Chen to his office to rest for a while.
As for Cai Yinong and Gan Min, Wang Zhonglei handed them over to Li Bingbing for reception.
On the way back to the office, Xu Kun bumped into Liu Xiaoli again. This time her mood was obviously much more stable, and she was visiting an office with great interest.
That suite was slightly smaller than Xu Kun's, but the suite office on the fourth floor had been used by a certain department in the company except for Xu Kun.
The offices of Li Bingbing, Zhou Xun, Qin Lan and others are all arranged on the third floor - Bao Qiang's is also there.
Liu Yifei now climbs over Li Bingbing and Zhou Xun. This treatment is the only one among the contracted artists.
Just when Xu Kun was sighing with emotion, Liu Xiaoli also saw Xu Kun. When she was about to look away, she found that Xu Kun led someone into the office at the end of the corridor.
"Xu...Director Xu is also on this floor?"
Liu Xiaoli was a little unhappy immediately, but she finally knew that Xu Kun's identity was different now. She didn't call him by his first name, but everyone could see the dissatisfaction.
The female supervisor in charge of entertaining her pretended not to notice her attitude and said with a smile: "Yes, that's why I said that the office on the fourth floor is the Feng Shui treasure that all our Huayi contracted artists dream of."
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After confirming that her guess was correct, Liu Xiaoli struggled for a while, still not wanting to have too much contact with the mastermind behind the smear campaign against her daughter.
Moreover, Xu Kun is well known, so what if...
So she finally asked: "Can you change floors?"
"This..."
The female supervisor asked tentatively: "Do you want to move to the third floor?"
Liu Xiaoli was not happy either. She could have beaten those coquettish bitches, but who would be willing to be on an equal footing with them?
"What about the fifth floor? I think the layout of the fifth floor is similar to here."
"This..."
The female supervisor said with some embarrassment: "In addition to a few vice presidents, the fifth floor is the office of Director Feng and deputy director Chen Guo. Although there are some vacant ones, I am afraid that this matter can only be decided after consulting the two presidents Wang. ”
This was obviously a refusal, but Liu Xiaoli thought of Wang Zhongjun's previous attitude and said without hesitation: "Then just ask Mr. Wang for instructions."
The female supervisor was completely speechless.
Although she has met many strange relatives of celebrities, this is the first time she has met such a tight-knit relative.
Being able to be on par with Director Xu, or even slightly worse, is a treatment that many people dream of. However, Aunt Liu was not satisfied and wanted to be on an equal footing with Director Feng and Director Chen. This is really...
But Wang Zhongjun had specifically told her to entertain the Liu family and her daughter well. She couldn't say anything and could only say to Liu Xiaoli: "Then wait a moment, I will report to Mr. Wang right away."
As soon as the female supervisor left, Liu Yifei walked out of the bathroom and saw her mother alone. She thought for a while, walked over quickly, and asked quietly: "Mom, didn't you say that Huayi is too chaotic and won't let me sign with Huayi?" Is it appropriate? ”
"Shh~"
Liu Xiaoli made a gesture of silence and lowered her voice: "This time your godfather may not be able to come out for a while. If we don't give in to Hua Yixuan, the heroine of "The King of Kung Fu" will only I'm afraid we have to change people - don't worry, we're just pretending, and after the movie is released, my mother will take you to Hollywood!"
When she talks about Hollywood, her eyes light up.
Liu Yifei hesitated and said: "Then godfather..."
"Your godfather must also hope that you can realize your dream." Liu Xiaoli said firmly: "So you should work together with him!"
(End of chapter)