Chapter 263 Chicken and Dog Ascend
March 13, 2006, the first day after the official release of "On the Road".
"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang, I am now..."
Bora's co-pilot, Chen Xuebin, was talking on the phone with dark circles under his eyes: "Hong Kong and Taiwan stars? Hong Kong and Taiwan stars are so expensive, how can they get their money back after shooting them? Oh, are you looking for young and cheap ones?"
Yes, yes, I have learned about the strength of our Superstar Pictures from Director Liu, but now I really...
I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Let's cooperate again if we have the opportunity in the future, okay? I have something to be busy with now... No, no, no, I'll treat you later, I'll treat you! "
After hanging up the phone, Chen Xuebin rubbed his ears fiercely and cursed: "All of them are deaf and talkative. They said they won't consider cooperation for the time being, and they still have to chat with me for a long time!"
The last week of the movie is related to whether the box office can exceed 100 million. At first, Chen Xuebin was too worried to sleep, but later he was too excited to sleep. Anyway, he had not slept well this week.
If it weren't for the celebration banquet held at the Kunlun Hotel today, Chen Xuebin would have wished he could have gone home and slept for three days and three nights.
"Brother Chen."
Zhu Yawen, who was driving, smiled and said: "This proves that you are now a big shot. In the eyes of ordinary second- and third-tier celebrities, the ones just now were all masters who had to be held in high esteem. But when it comes to you, it's the other way around!"
Although this statement is meant to praise Chen Xuebin, it is not far from the truth. Recently, major domestic film and television companies, and even some film and television companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan, are contacting Chen Xuebin and want to find him as a producer. Even executive producer.
"嘁~"
Chen Xuebin snorted: "What a big shot. I have been with Kun'er for a long time, and I am the producer of "Boss" and "Unfortunately". I think I am probably familiar with him. He had a new way of playing, so he thought of dragging me into the water.
Humph~ I know how much I weigh, Lao Chen. I know it very well in my heart. If Kun'er hadn't been nostalgic for the past, I wouldn't have gotten to this point. For the sake of three melons and two dates, she wanted me to break up with Kun'er - grandma! "
He, Chen Xuebin, is not a young boy, but a veteran who has been in the industry for more than ten years. He can still tell the difference between a full meal and a full meal.
Having said this in a hurry, Chen Xuebin reached out and patted Zhu Yawen on the shoulder and said: "You have done quite well this year. You have learned your mistakes and can correct them. Keep it up and follow our Director Xu for two years in a down-to-earth manner." Assistant, I will definitely have better development in the future!
This is called sharpening the knife and chopping firewood - don't follow the example of some people. After a few grades, your grades start to drift, and you can't recognize who you are. "
When Xu Kun wanted to forgive Zhu Yawen for his talk, Chen Xuebin was the one who was most opposed to it. But after seeing how busy he was in front of and behind the horse in the past six months, and comparing the changes in Wen Zhang's attitude a while ago, Chen Xuebin found Zhu Yawen much more pleasing to his liking.
"Brother Chen, don't worry, I will be steady."
Zhu Yawen quickly agreed. Since he personally experienced this turbulent month, he was completely convinced by Xu Kun.
It is extremely incredible to become a director halfway and to be able to make such an amazing comedy movie.
And through a series of operations, taking a movie with a maximum box office of 40 million to over 100 million is a feat as if it were soaring in the daytime.
Just as Zhu Yawen was about to sigh, Chen Xuebin's cell phone rang again. Seeing Chen Xuebin picking up the phone with a curse, he had no choice but to shut up for the time being.
When he arrived at the Kunlun Hotel in Beijing, Chen Xuebin couldn't bear the disturbance and simply turned off his phone.
I got out of the car and stretched. When I turned around and saw that Zhu Yawen was still in the car, I greeted him: "Why are you standing there in a daze? Let's go. Come in with me."
"this……"
Zhu Yawen hesitated and said, "I didn't receive the invitation either."
"I'll take you in, and you still need an invitation?"
Chen Xuebin waved his hand domineeringly, and Zhu Yawen hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly followed Brother Chen.
When we arrived at the banquet hall, the Huayi staff who were carefully checking the invitations at the entrance bowed and called out when they saw Chen Xuebin busy: "Producer Chen."
These are all 'trainees' signed by Huayi. I heard that they are modeled on the system in South Korea. In addition to training, they are also responsible for doing some chores to decorate the appearance.
Because he dreams of being a star, he is extremely respectful to our producer Chen.
Old Chen put one hand in his pocket, nodded slightly, and walked in without looking away, as if the soft-covered door didn't exist at all.
Seeing this, two female trainees aged sixteen or seventeen hurriedly opened the door to the left and right.
The opening of the door was also very particular. As soon as the guests inside saw the movement, they knew that a big shot was coming.
As a result, most people failed to recognize Chen Xuebin when they saw him. It wasn't until Huo Siyan, Qin Lan, Deng Chao, Wen Zhang and others came up to say hello that anyone guessed from their names that this was Director Xu's right-hand man Chen Xuebin and producer Chen.
So people immediately gathered around, trying to establish connections in a roundabout way. No matter what kind of connections they had, they dared to use them to bluff people at this time, and there were many who tried to force them out of thin air.
Chen Xuebin was already familiar with dealing with this kind of situation. He was laughing and joking and seemed to be ignoring no one, but in fact he was never close to anyone.
"Brother Chen, please come this way~"
At this time, Wang Zhonglei rushed over after hearing the news, offered a glass of red wine with a smile, and said, "Come on, Director Feng and my elder brother are waiting for you over there."
This is how one person attains the Way and ascends to heaven.
A movie that exceeded 100 million yuan transformed Xu Kun from Xiao Xu to director Xu; it also transformed Chen Xuebin from a unknown person to an important guest that Wang Zhonglei would greet with a smile.
Chen Xuebin followed Wang Zhonglei, and Huo Siyan and Qin Lan naturally followed.
The three of them walked to the long table in the middle and saw Wang Zhongjun holding a six or seven-year-old girl and teasing her. Next to them, Feng Xiaogang was chatting with a man wearing wide-rimmed glasses, and Fan Bingbing stood beside them. , looking attentively listening and being taught.
When the little girl saw Wang Zhonglei, she immediately stretched out her arms and shouted: "Dad, Daddy!"
It turned out to be Wang Zhonglei's daughter.
Although Chen Xuebin's status has risen along with Xu Kun's, he still didn't dare to make excuses when facing Wang Zhongjun and Feng Xiaogang. He hurriedly greeted him first: "Director Feng, Mr. Wang."
Wang Zhongjun smiled and handed his niece to his younger brother, then pointed to the wide-rimmed glasses and introduced: "Producer Chen, this is the deputy director of Chen Guo who came here. Director Chen will be our chief producer of Huayi from now on - Brother Guo, this is your family, producer Chen Xuebin and Chen Xuebin, the producer of "The Journey".
It turned out to be him!
Chen Xuebin suddenly realized, no wonder he always felt that this person looked familiar. It turned out to be the former director of Columbia Asia. This person used to be one of Huayi's "big sponsors", but he didn't expect that he would now switch to Huayi.
"Long time admiration, long time admiration."
"Don't dare, don't dare."
After the two exchanged pleasantries, Chen Xuebin asked with some confusion: "Where are our directors Xu and Bao Qiang? How can this celebration banquet be successful without the protagonists?"
"Haha, producer Chen, please be patient. The two of them have arrived a long time ago. They just wanted to give everyone a little surprise, so they went next door to put on makeup first."
Just as he was talking, someone came over and whispered something to Wang Zhongjun.
Wang Zhongjun laughed after hearing this, waved behind him, and then rolled up his sleeves.
Wang Zhonglei also followed suit.
Just when Chen Xuebin, Chen Guofu and others were looking at it in confusion, two staff members sent a pair of gongs and drums. Wang Zhongjun took the gong and Wang Zhonglei picked up the drumsticks.
The two brothers exchanged glances with each other, and then started beating gongs and drums.
Just as the gongs and drums sounded, the lights in the hall suddenly dimmed, leaving only three beams of light in the darkness, two of which focused on the two kings who were beating the gongs and drums, and the other shone on the door.
Immediately, the door opened to the left and right, and a golden and red lion danced into the hall, running, jumping, undulating and tumbling to the cheerful drumbeats.
When some caring people saw the lion, they immediately thought of the news that Xu Kun was going to perform a lion dance in a nursing home, and they quickly cheered and applauded the lion.
When other people saw this, they either realized it in hindsight or were stubborn about it, but they all clapped along.
Amidst thunderous applause, the lion gradually came to the two kings, and then suddenly a 'human standing' stood up high. The lion's head rotated and looked around, and then bit open the colorful ball hanging in the middle.
A crisp sound~
A red banner with the words "Warmly celebrating the box office of "Awkward" hanging over 100 million" hung from the sky, and at the same time, countless colorful ribbons exploded in the entire hall.
Along with the ribbons, there are also lights in the hall.
As the crowd applauded more and more enthusiastically, the lion dancer removed the lion's head, revealing a naive round face.
The applause suddenly stopped. Everyone originally thought that the lion dancer was Xu Kun, but unexpectedly it was Wang Baoqiang. So where did Xu Kun go?
(End of chapter)