Chapter 722: No distinction between public and private affairs
Sun and Wu came back at almost nine o'clock in the evening, which made Chen Feng, the boss, feel a little sorry.
After all, today he only cares about having fun outside, while they are working overtime for him in the company.
So, when Chen Feng waited for them to come back, he said to them from the bottom of his heart: "You don't have to work so hard. Try not to work overtime in the future."
Wu Mengting said with a smile: "A new project has just been launched today, and there are a lot of things to be busy with, so I have to work overtime. Under normal circumstances, we don't work overtime."
Chen Feng asked: "What about the next few days? Do you still have to work overtime?"
Wu Mengting said: "Then I will definitely have to work overtime for a few more days. When this new project is officially established, the crew will roughly Only when the framework is successfully built can we relax."
Chen Feng said somewhat unbearably, "There's no need to rush, right?"
Wu Mengting said with a smile. This is not a matter of whether to rush or not. , but at the beginning, we need to control the direction. As a producer, I must straighten out some specific tasks at the beginning, arrange them well, and do a good job of division of labor and planning. This cannot be done slowly. Slow down. If I, the leader, slow down, the work of others will also slow down."
Chen Feng shook his head and said, "I'm just afraid that you guys are too tired and won't come back for lunch and do this at night. It’s time to get off work.”
"Thank you, boss, for your concern."
Chen Feng's words were still very heartwarming, and Wu Mengting was very impressed. After smiling, she said, "I will straighten out all the work in the past few days and arrange it." Okay, you'll feel more relaxed "Besides, this job is not very tiring for me."
Chen Feng nodded slightly and said, "Just know what you're doing. If you can't handle it alone, you can hire an assistant." help."
“That’s no need. After all, I am the initiator of this new project, and I am also the producer. Some things must be done by myself. For other things, Xiaorui and my secretary can help me share them. , enough."
Chen Feng nodded, then changed the topic and said: "Qipeng Media wants to participate in the investment in this project, and I have agreed. They will invest 10 million."
"Qipeng Media?" Wu Mengting frowned slightly, "Is it Tang Xinyi's company?"
Chen Feng nodded: "Yes. She has a good relationship with Tao Yaoyang, and she also knows me. If she opens her mouth, I will give Give her some face, then give it to her Who is investing? Even her."
Wu Mengting said: "Xingxing Media wants 40 million yuan of investment, and it is also Tao Yaoyang's relationship. Tao Yaoyang is too proud."
Chen Feng said with a smile: "His reputation is relatively large, but Star Media can give up to 15 million. This is based on the friendship between us last time we cooperated. Don't give more. As for other investment shares, you can control it." OK. Of course we The company must dominate."
Wu Mengting smiled slightly and said, "What about your personal assistant? She invested 5 million last time, but she didn't get it this time. You?”
Of course she was talking about Jin Xinyan. She invested 5 million in "The Sapphire Case" last time. After the Sapphire Case was sold, she directly repaid the money and made more than 2 million.
After "The Sapphire Case" became popular, she sold the second round of broadcast rights and made a lot of money. In this way, she, one of the investors, followed the dividends, which was equivalent to doubling her earnings.
But this time when the project "Meet You Again in the Season of Flying Flowers" was approved, Jin Xinyan did not ask Chen Feng for investment. Chen Feng was also a little puzzled, but in his opinion, it was impossible to invest in her again.
Otherwise, not only Wu Mengting would have objections, but Lu Sijia would also have objections, because this is tantamount to giving money to the other party, and it is also giving money to Jin Xinyan personally, which is tantamount to not distinguishing between public and private.
In addition, Jin Xinyan is now his personal assistant, so it is somewhat inappropriate to participate in the company's investment projects in a private capacity.
In addition, as a woman, you can't feed her all at once, and you can't respond to every request, otherwise it will be difficult to control her, and it may make the other person more greedy.
So, Chen Feng said simply: "She doesn't have to think about it this time. I won't agree if she begs me."
Wu Mengting was very satisfied with this answer. Smiling and nodding: "Then it's settled. I plan to give the remaining share to the companies of several capable actors who may be selected. Otherwise, we may not be able to hire those capable actors."
< br>"This shouldn't be true. "The Sapphire Case" It’s so popular right now, I believe there aren’t many actors in China who can refuse to star in your second TV series.”
“The problem is, I can’t give out a few of the most important roles casually, so I invite outsiders from these companies. The most powerful actors are only important supporting roles, and their salary must be lowered, so they may not be willing to do so, so the investment share is needed as a bargaining chip to make the other company agree.”
"Who are you going to choose as the male lead? Our company currently only has three male actors, and they all seem a bit inappropriate."
Chen Feng has already read the script of "Meet You Again", and the male lead is a A handsome uncle in his thirties, a middle-aged Confucian scholar.
First of all, He Hongpeng, the male protagonist of "The Sapphire Case" is not suitable. Not only has he just starred in "The Sapphire Case", but also because he is tall, heroic and masculine, and is not suitable to play a Confucian scholar. His age There are also some inappropriate ones.
As for the two young boys, Gong Yi and Zhang Hang, they are not suitable in terms of age, and they do not have the bookishness and the free and resolute temperament of the male protagonist.
Wu Mengting said: "I basically designed the male protagonist based on Qi Jie's model, but Qi Jie and Yang Ziying have already collaborated on two TV series, so it is obviously inappropriate to do another one, and his current The salary is much higher than that of Yang Ziying, so it is not cost-effective to hire her.
The three male artists currently signed by our company are obviously not suitable to play this role. But we can't give out the role of the male protagonist casually. I think it's better to follow the casting method of "The Sapphire Case" and we can open the recruitment to the outside world. ”
“Wouldn’t this be more time-consuming? "
"It's time to spend some time. After He Hongpeng was signed by us, he has skyrocketed. Before starring in "The Sapphire Case", he was just a soy sauce character at most, with nothing at all. Although he is famous, he can barely reach the second tier now. He has signed three commercial endorsements and has made a lot of money for our company. "
"Okay, you make the decision on this. "
"Then I will release the news tomorrow. There should be many actors coming over for interviews, why don't you go sit in and help with the interviews. ”
"I won't go. I believe in your vision."
Chen Feng has no interest in work now. Besides, this is a male lead, not a female lead. Chen Feng lacks motivation even more. .
"Well, I'll ask Uncle Zhao (Zhao Guoqing) and Hu Rui to help check it out."
Wu Mengting did not force Chen Feng to work.
"Okay, you should be tired too, go up and take a shower and rest early."
Chen Feng didn't want to talk about work with Wu Mengting anymore, so he urged her and Sun Xiaorui to go upstairs to rest.
"Okay, let's go upstairs. You should have a rest early."
After saying that, Wu Mengting went upstairs directly. When Sun Xiaorui was about to go upstairs, she Finally I said something to Chen Feng He said: "I will get up to make breakfast tomorrow, what do you want to eat?"
After Chen Feng thought for a while, he said: "Let's make braised noodles, you watch."
Sun Xiaorui The braised noodles are quite good.
"Okay." Sun Xiaorui agreed and quickly followed him upstairs. Chen Feng sat downstairs for another half an hour and then went upstairs. Of course he didn't have the energy to go find Sun Xiaorui at night.
Besides, Sun Xiaorui had worked all day and overtime today, and Chen Feng couldn't bear to torment her anymore.
The next day, shortly after Chen Feng got up, Sun Xiaorui also got up.
After Chen Feng finished exercising and took a shower, he ate the braised noodles that had just been cooked. There were a lot of spices in them, including mushrooms, fungus, dried five-spice, pork, and cabbage. These were not included. All the ready-made noodles had to be made fresh. Only then did he realize that making braised noodles was very troublesome.
Sun Xiaorui is also a bit stubborn, so she has to get some spices.
However, Chen Feng didn't say anything. He ate a large bowl of braised noodles and was very satisfied.
The two women went to work after breakfast. Chen Feng did not stay at home today, but went to East Lake Jinyuan again with some taste.
Zhang Jingwen said yesterday that she had nothing to do these days and didn't want to go back to her parents' house, so she just stayed here.
Chen Feng drove here familiarly and went upstairs carrying some cooked food and braised food he bought on the way.
He bought these things with the intention of eating them at Zhang Jingwen's place at noon. Anyway, Sun and Wu would stay at the company to eat at noon, so it was not interesting for him to eat at home alone.
And Zhang Jingwen doesn’t know how to cook. She only has some rice noodles and eggs where she lives, and she always orders takeout when she wants to eat here.
Chen Feng had already contacted Zhang Jingwen before coming here. She has no intention of going out. If nothing unexpected happens these days, she will stay here all the time, except watching TV dramas and doing yoga.
She was a little happy that Chen Feng could come over to accompany her.
She and Chen Feng were both like this now, and they slowly began to accept him both physically and mentally.
Previously, she even thought about officially becoming a lover with Chen Feng, but Chen Feng ruthlessly rejected her.
For this reason, after she had a cold war with Chen Feng for a while, she finally had to contact him and bow to him because of the popularity of "The Sapphire Case".
This is somewhat like breaking the pot, or it can be said that the sunk costs she has paid before are too high. If she really breaks up with Chen Feng like this, her losses will be great, and of course she will not be willing to do so. , we can only continue to invest in the hope of getting our money back.
Based on this mentality, coupled with the fact that her competitor Zhang Yuxi became famous because of "The Sapphire Case", she certainly wanted to catch up, so it would be very difficult for her to hug Chen Feng's golden leg tightly. It's necessary.
She felt flattered when she saw that Chen Feng actually brought cooked food this time, including her favorite pork head meat and fried chicken legs.
You must know that Chen Feng had never given her anything before, and he was very cruel to her. Now that he bought her some cooked food and brought it over, she was a little touched.
When Chen Feng came over and saw that she was still wearing a tight-fitting yoga suit, he was very satisfied. Yesterday it was light gray, and today it is light purple, which is very eye-catching.
Seeing that there was a yoga mat on the floor in the living room, Chen Feng was even more satisfied and told her not to worry about him and she could just continue practicing yoga.
Zhang Jingwen didn’t think much at first, so she continued to play yoga music on her mobile phone, and then did yoga in the living room.
Her yoga level is relatively average, and some of her movements are not very standard or in place, but Chen Feng, who is sitting on the sofa on one side, looks at her very carefully and appreciates her.
Slowly, Zhang Jingwen felt Chen Feng's increasingly fiery gaze, and then she realized that she couldn't continue doing yoga, and she quickly stood up from the yoga mat with a red face.
"What's wrong?" Chen Feng asked quickly, "Aren't you going to continue?"
"I'm not going to do it." Zhang Jingwen shook her head and said with shame, "We're almost done. "I'm going to change my clothes first."
When she saw Chen Feng yesterday, she was wearing yoga clothes that were somewhat tempting, but today she really wanted to do yoga. Who knew that Chen Feng liked it so much.
"What clothes do you want to change?" Chen Feng quickly stood up to stop him, "There are only two of us here, and it looks good for you to dress like this."
Hearing what Chen Feng said, although she was still a little embarrassed, she could still bear it. After all, with the current relationship between the two of them, she actually had nothing to be ashamed of.
"Okay, I'm going to have a drink of water first. Do you want it?"
"Okay, pour me a cup of hot water."
"There is no hot water. , Is Evian okay?”
This woman must have never done any housework, and the place where she lives doesn’t even have boiling water.
"Okay." Chen Feng agreed reluctantly.
Zhang Jingwen quickly brought two bottles of water, gave one to Chen Feng, then sat not far from him and raised her head to drink water.
"I heard from Sister E that many investors want to participate in the company's new project. Are you sure?"
After drinking the water, Zhang Jingwen immediately asked Chen Feng.
“Xingxing Media has been finalized, and I don’t plan to care about anything else. Mengting will be responsible for making all decisions.”
"Then can I participate in the investment in the name of the studio? I don't want more, just five million."
Chen Feng looked at her with a smile and said: "Your family is so rich, you still need yourself Is investing profitable? ”
Zhang Jingwen said: "My family has some money, but I personally don't have much money. Five million is already my entire savings."
"Forget it." Chen Feng shook his head , "Mengting and I have already We have agreed that she will be solely responsible for this project. I cannot go back on my promise, nor can I introduce you, a relative, to participate in this project regardless of whether it is public or private. If you really want to invest, just ask her yourself.”
Seeing Chen Feng refuse without thinking, Zhang Jingwen felt a little uncomfortable, so she said, "Didn't Jin Xinyan invest five million in "The Sapphire Case" last time? She can do it, why can't I?"
"Oh, you even know this?" Chen Feng looked at her pretending to be curious.
Zhang Jingwen pouted: "What don't you know about this? Jin Xinyan often hangs around the company."
In fact, it was her agent Wang Yuee who inquired and told her. , it was Wang Yue'e who suggested investing in new dramas, and of course she herself was very willing. After all, the TV dramas invested and produced by Fengmang Film and Television have not suffered any losses so far, but have made huge profits.
(End of this chapter)