Chapter 8 The Coal Boss and the Film and Television Industry
No words for a night, but dawn the next day.
Zhang Yuan greeted everyone last night and took the bus back to the imperial capital early in the morning.
After a month, he finally returned to his rental house.
Wires erected indiscriminately, damp and moldy corners, the air is filled with the smell of smoke, urine, and human smell.
This is the daily life of Beidiao.
After returning to this shared house of only 15 square meters, my roommate Zhao Jin happened to open the door and come out.
"Zhang Yuan is back!" This man was holding the washbasin, obviously he had just gotten up.
“I didn’t go to work squatting.” Zhang Yuan threw his bag on the bed.
Although the hotel arranged by the crew is average, it is much better than the rental house, at least it is cleaner.
"Hey, how am I like you to be noticed by the director?" Zhao Jin said with a bitter look on his face: "Tell me the truth, how much have you earned these days."
"100 a day, 3,000 in total."
“So many!” Zhao Jin felt sour.
He usually works squatting, up to 50 a day, but he doesn’t work every day.
3,000 yuan is equivalent to his income for less than half a year!
After putting down his things, Zhang Yuan went to the electronics market with money and bought a second-hand Nokia 3210.
Security these days is far inferior to that of later generations. With a Nokia in hand, you can make phone calls at ordinary times and defend yourself during handshakes at night. It is a dual-purpose machine.
Take out a small notebook and enter all the phone numbers I wrote down before leaving into my phone. These connections are the biggest gain this month.
"Yuan, I'm exhausted from squatting every day, and I often walk out. You're not appreciated by the director, please introduce me to a job."
At this moment, Roommate Zhao Jin came forward shamelessly.
"If I introduce you to you, I won't be able to live in the future."
"Ah..."
Hearing what he said, Zhao Jin was a little disappointed, but at the same time he felt a lot more balanced. .
"How about we go to Beijing Film Studio to work together tomorrow?"
"I won't go, I have other things to do."
"What are you going to do?"
"Selling movies."
"Selling movies...is there anything like an island country? Let me see first."
Zhang Yuan was so angry that he laughed, raised his head and said loudly: "I am selling films, not sales!"
"What do you mean?"
"For the movie I just finished filming, I plan to find someone to help the director sell the movie." He explained.
"Hahahaha, are you kidding?" Unexpectedly, Zhao Jin burst into laughter.
"Let's just say that we can make money down-to-earth as extras, why do you still have such a dream?"
"If you have that ability, you will be my biological father from now on!"< br>
You are worthy of being my seed... Zhang Yuan was too lazy to say more to him.
The next morning, Zhang Yuan finished washing and prepared to go out.
Looking at the bed next door, my roommate was still fast asleep. Zhang Yuanxin said that if you can't even get up early, of course you won't get a job.
Going out for a ride, it took more than an hour to arrive in front of a business building in the city center.
Zhang Yuan felt a little excited and a little nervous.
According to the memory of his previous life, an old friend should be here right now.
In his previous life, Zhang Yuan was an architectural designer. After graduation, he worked for several times and finally worked for a private boss.
If it weren’t for the mixed construction site, it wouldn’t be so easy to encounter a dump truck...
The boss’s name is Zhao Decai, from Shanxi Province.
Originally, his father named him "Decai", which means having both ability and political integrity. However, when registering for residence registration, he met an uneducated staff member who wrote "Decai" as "getting wealth".
But by mistake, his words became a prophecy. After he spelled the child's name incorrectly, his family took off all the way and made a fortune in the coal industry. In the 1990s, he had a net worth of nearly 100 million.
Around 2000, the Chinese film and television industry was gradually heating up. This man followed suit and came to the imperial capital with many coal bosses to look for opportunities to invest in film and television.
But like most coal bosses, this deceitful man was so devastated that he got nothing except sleeping with several 18th-tier actresses, so he switched careers to the construction industry.
The above were all said by this person himself when he was bragging at the wine bureau. At that time, Zhang Yuan lamented that Boss Zhao actually has a very good vision. He found two outlets, but failed to catch one. .
For this reason, Zhang Yuan began planning to contact Zhao Decai as soon as he joined the crew of "Conquest". Moreover, in his previous life, he had followed Boss Zhao for more than ten years. He had never defaulted on wages to workers, would actively compensate for any accidents on the construction site, and had a good character.
"Hello, I'm looking for Mr. Zhao Decai." Zhang Yuan tentatively came to the front desk of an office and asked.
Seeing the concave and convex figure of the lady at the front desk and her charming charm, Zhang Yuanxin said that he should have found the right place.
Because he knows Zhao Decai’s taste, big wave·lang.
"Look for Mr. Zhao, please wait."
As expected... Zhang Yuan's hanging heart was relieved.
After a while, a man in his 30s, with a broad nose and broad ears, and a rich face appeared in front of Zhang Yuan.
A strong sense of intimacy arises spontaneously!
"You're looking for me, who are you?" Zhao Decai looked around and determined that he didn't recognize him.
"Hello, I am the production assistant of the TV series "Conquest", and I would like to talk to Mr. Zhao about cooperation."
Zhang Yuan's face was not red, and his heart was not beating, and he casually installed a title.
As soon as he heard that it was related to film and television dramas, Zhao Decai immediately invited him into the office.
The secretary made tea and left the room. Zhang Yuan glanced at the other party's graceful back. Lao Zhao's tastes were very similar.
"Brother Zhang, what TV series did you just say you were in?" Zhao Decai smiled kindly, but there was some caution in his eyes.
He came to the Imperial Capital to open a film and television investment company for two years and was tricked by various so-called directors. He must be careful.
"Our film is called "Conquest" and it is a crime-themed TV series." Zhang Yuan knew the other party's situation very well and started the deception mode.
"Have you watched "Six Crimes"?"
"Of course you have!"
"Six" once achieved an average of 18.6% ratings on Imperial TV. Well, almost everyone had seen it in those days.
This is Zhang Yuan’s negotiation skill. He deliberately used this popular movie to start the meeting to arouse the other party’s interest.
“Our film is similar to "Serious Case Group Six", the stories are adapted from real cases."
"But our films are newer. "Six" is from the perspective of the police, while "Conquest" is from the perspective of criminals."
"Does International Zhuang Zhang Baolin know?"
Zhao Decai is also a man in the world, so he has naturally heard of this elder brother.
At this time Zhang Baolin has been arrested. According to the timeline, he will eat "peanuts" next year.
"He is the protagonist of our story." Zhang Yuan deliberately leaned closer and whispered, as if he was afraid of being heard.
"So exciting?"
"Of course, if it's not exciting, why not shoot it." Zhang Yuan continued.
"Jiang Shan, you should know."
"The one from "Enjoyable" and "Life and Death Express"?" Zhao Decai was surprised, this is a big star.
“She is the female lead in our film!”
"Holy shit!"
Actually, Jiang Shan is not the lead actress, but a guest star. However, in the final film, she was edited into the eldest sister, which was considered a clever move by the director.
"Have you seen "Like Fog, Like Rain and Like Wind"?"
"The one starring Chen Kun, Lu Yi, and Zhou Xun?" Zhao Decai swallowed, and then It's a top-rated film.
"Sun Honglei, who plays Alai, plays the male lead."
"The one who plays a gangster?"
"Yes, he still plays a gangster."
"Have you heard of "Black Ice"?"
"Starring Wang Zhiwen That one?”
“Shi Zhaoqi, who plays the undercover role in it, is our second male lead!”
Zhao Decai slowly sat up straight.
It was "Serious Cases Group Six" again, "Like Fog Like Rain and Like Wind" again, and "Black Ice" again, which made him faint.
Zhang Yuan chuckled in his heart.
After eating cakes for so many years, it feels so good to paint cakes for the boss for the first time!
(End of this chapter)