"Come, please take a seat."
Zhang Yuan enthusiastically greeted Boss Ma to sit down.
The weather was nice, so they ate in the courtyard.
Surrounded by flowers and plants carefully taken care of by Brother Qian, it really feels like a pocket version of paradise.
“Your yard is nice.”
"Siheyuan is nice and down-to-earth. I also like this kind of house."
"I've long been tired of living in those big modern villas. They're boring." Boss Ma, who is a man of the scene after all, said with support.
How about I trade the big villa with yours... Zhang Yuanxin said that some of these people really know how to do Versailles.
“It’s a small place, you’re laughing at me, but this house has already spent all my savings when I bought it.” Zhang Yuan deliberately raised money.
When Boss Ma heard this, he smiled as he expected.
Like money, but short of money?
That’s a good thing.
Soon after, the dishes were served.
Eight cold ones and eight hot ones, even if there are only two people eating, the pomp is still there.
The leader can ask for four dishes and one soup, but you can't really give him four dishes and one soup.
"Come on, let me toast you first." Zhang Yuan raised a glass and lowered the rim of the glass by half an inch while toasting.
Boss Ma was very satisfied with his hospitality and attitude.
So, while eating, we started chatting about work.
“I heard from many people that your performance on the crew was very good.”
“You also handled the incident on the crew of "Little Fish and Flowers" very well this time. .”
"I know that you are a capable person."
"And we already have a basis for cooperation."
"As far as I know, you don't have a brokerage company now, right?"
“Not yet.” Zhang Yuan smiled innocently, waiting for you to say this!
"However, I am used to being a loner." He immediately followed.
"Hey, young people have character and are normal." Boss Ma said with a smile: "But according to my experience, it is very difficult to work alone after all."
"Especially for actors, The upper limit is not high.”
“After all, which company would let an outsider perform the main role in a big production?”
Boss Ma is much more talkative than Wu Kebo.
“But what I am afraid of is that once I join a company, the company’s works will not bring me enough room for improvement.”
"You also know that no one can tell whether the film is good or not until it is broadcast."
"That's wrong." Boss Ma shook his head: "Film and television works are nothing more than a few points."< br>
“Script, director, funding, publicity.”
“Let’s take Ciwen Film and Television as an example.”
“We only film adaptations of famous works, and we only work with big names. Director cooperation.”
"We have abundant funds, so why can't we produce good works?"
"That's right." Zhang Yuan quickly smiled and toasted, but then immediately changed his attitude: "What a pity."
"I went to audition for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" before. This is your film, right?"
"It's from our Ciwen."
"Producer Zhang didn't watch it. Come on me.”
"I'm only willing to give you a small role. The filming period is still long. I might as well take on other films. I can make more money and play the leading role."
"Oh..." Ma Zhongjun can be a boss, so naturally he is. Human spirit.
Can he not hear it?
If you want to recruit me, you have to be sincere.
And at least it has to be the protagonist of a big production.
Ma Zhongjun just wanted to fool you. As long as you are willing to come, I will definitely make arrangements for you after you come.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuan spoke first.
“I heard that Nie Yuangang joined your company.”
“I thought he would play Yang Guo in The Legend of the Condor Heroes.”
Boss Ma’s words He was choked back before he could even speak.
Yes, Nie Yuandu has already defected to the film and has not even played the leading role.
If you let me come, what if I become the next Nie Yuan?
Boss Ma understood what he meant.
It’s the first time for both parties to talk and it’s normal that they can’t reach an agreement.
While eating and drinking, they all started chatting on different topics.
It’s not that Boss Ma doesn’t want Nie Yuan to play Yang Guo.
It was written in the contract between him and Big Beard that the final decision on casting rests with Zhang Jizhong!
As an investor, he can give opinions and influence, but he cannot make decisions.
But if Big Beard goes too far, he can also use funds and other things to check and balance.
The boy in front of me now is a master who never sees the rabbit but does not let the eagle fly.
It's really not easy to handle myself.
Ma Zhongjun is a relatively polite person, so he didn’t say much when he saw the situation, thinking that the future would be long and everything would be easy to talk about.
Soon, the banquet ended, and Zhang Yuan left him to drink a few more cups of tea.
Then he checked the text message on his mobile phone and after confirming the message, he found an excuse to see the guest off in person.
"Mr. Ma, thank you and Ciwen for taking care of me. I will be grateful to you later."
"Easy to talk about." Boss Ma was thinking about letting Zhang Yuan star in the next movie.
Ku Yiku Nie Yuan, let him wait.
At home more than ten kilometers away, Nie Yuan shivered again.
Mr. Ma got into the private car parked outside the courtyard. As soon as the driver started the car, the car drove steadily out of the alley.
Alleys are inherently narrow.
Unexpectedly, not far after driving out, he encountered a vehicle heading in.
Fortunately, the drivers on both sides were very good. They staggered each other, retracted one side of the rearview mirror, and the other side of the rearview mirror was almost touching the wall. Then they met the car perfectly and went their separate ways.
Boss Ma drank a lot under Zhang Yuan's enthusiasm. He fell asleep as soon as he got in the car and didn't know what happened.
In another car, a tall, bearded man stuck his head out of the car window and looked at the rear of another car that was driving away.
He looked at it this way, not to see the car, but to see the license plate.
"This seems to be Ma Zhongjun's car." Zhang Dabeard vaguely recognized it.
He hesitated and thought, and came to the door of Zhang Yuan's house.
"Director Zhang, I've been waiting for you!" Zhang Yuan greeted him.
The bearded man entered the courtyard and looked up. Several cooks wearing white hats were picking up the leftovers and preparing ingredients for the evening.
"Oh, you are quite busy." The bearded man smiled and said tentatively: "Did you entertain guests just now?"
"A friend, let's chat." Zhang Yuan deliberately did not say clearly that it was Ma Zhongjun.
But he knew that Big Beard saw Lao Ma’s car.
He had already borrowed a few smart bodyguard friends from Huang Julong to monitor them at the entrance of the alley. Once these guests showed up today, they would send him a message.
When I gave Mr. Xie a "lesson" last time, I gave him money generously. This time I asked for someone to teach him, and the people on the other side were very enthusiastic.
And he deliberately didn't say that the person who came just now was Lao Ma, just to create the effect that he didn't want others to know that he was in contact with Boss Ma.
Because the bearded man is very special. He holds Ma Zhongjun in his left hand and Wang Zhonglei in his right hand. For Zhang Yuan, he is an excellent "mouthpiece".
"You said you came to discuss business with me." The bearded man sat at the stone table and glanced at the yard.
He didn't say a few polite words like Boss Ma, because in his eyes, he was a producer and Zhang Yuan was an actor. Naturally, they should be begging for him.
In his heart, Zhang Yuan's position was lower than his, so there was no need to be too polite.
Boss Ma is polite because he has something to ask for and must not act like a courteous corporal.
"What kind of business do you want to discuss?" The bearded man is here to make money!
If he were an ordinary actor, no bearded bird would be interested in discussing business with him.
But Zhang Yuan is different. He knows that this kid is very smart in making money.
What’s more, when he provided lunch boxes to the crew, the rebates were on time, which was very pleasing to him.
Plus one more thing.
Zhang Yuan is very popular recently!
Big Beard felt that he could always be used, so he accepted the invitation angrily.
Zi Liu, Zhang Jizhong took a sip of tea and raised his eyebrows: "Hey, your Pu'er is pretty good."
It was popular to drink this in those days, so Zhang Yuan specifically asked Zhao Decai to help him I got some good tea, one tael more than three thousand.
“It’s just so so, I’ll give you some later as long as you like it.”
"Okay, okay..."
This person showed no mercy and looked like he didn't take enough advantage.
"Director Zhang, what's the so-called business?" After a few sips, he started talking about business.
"It's like this."
"I understand your work, the scenes are top-notch, and the Taoist uniform is unrivaled in the country!" Zhang Yuan gave him a high hat.
"Especially after I went to the crew of "Little Fish and Flowers", I realized that the quality of the crew on our "Dragon" crew was much better than that of the Xiangjiang crew!" "Yes!" The bearded man slapped the table. : "I just want to surpass the Xiangjiang crew."
"Especially the martial arts films, they must completely surpass the previous Hong Kong versions!"
"That is, our mainland martial arts films You have to carry the tripod."
"Hehehehe..." The bearded man laughed and patted the chair.
"Because of this, I know that you will build a large number of scenes before each shooting, or even directly build a film and television city, right."
"Why, another crew is anxious to shoot scenes?" Bearded Man I remembered Zhang Yuan's previous connection to sell the location of "Dragon Movie" to the crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story".
He made millions at that time.
When he heard this, the bearded man’s eyes lit up.
“No, what I mean is that since we are going to build a film and television city, we definitely need a construction contractor.”
"You also have shares in the film and television city, so you should be able to talk."
"I happen to have a friend in this industry."
"If possible... Mutual benefit." Zhang Yuan made a gesture of rubbing money.
"Oh!" The bearded man reacted immediately.
Contract the construction of scenic spots in the film and television city and give me a commission.
interesting!
He originally took advantage of the film's budget and the popularity after it was broadcast to invest in a large number of scenic spots, which allowed him to make a lot of money.
Now that he heard that there was a chance to make another fortune from the other side, he immediately became energetic.
This is the project he mentioned when he contacted Zhao Decai before.
For example, the previous "Dragon Movie" film and television city started construction in mid-2002.
The filming of the film was completed in early 2003, but the entire film and television city has not been completely completed until now.
After the filming, the main scene needs to undergo commercial renovation, and surrounding supporting facilities, hotels, shops, and transportation must be built... It cannot be completed in one or two years.
This is a big project!
Big Beard had been eyeing the shares and future dividends before, but he did not expect to earn a fortune during the construction process.
After his reminder, I discovered this way to make money.
"Hahahahahaha!"
"Okay, as expected of you!"
"It was probably too late for the Tianlong Film and Television City before, but now there is still at least 70% of the Shendiao Film and Television City to be built. Yes!"
The bearded man looked at him up and down.
Oops!
He has never seen an actor his age with such a brain.
This plan to make money is like a ping pong!
"Okay, very good... Then tell me, what do you want?" The bearded man was not stupid, and he didn't give him free money.
Although he always prostitutes others for free, he knows very well that he is the only one who cannot do it for free with this shrewd boy in front of him.
"What I want, I actually told you during the last phone call." Zhang Yuan replied with a smile.
"Last call..." The bearded man frowned and thought, and then...
[If you ask me to play Yang Guo, I will never refuse! 】
Zhang Jizhong remembered Zhang Yuan’s original words.
"Hiss..." Even the old Jianghu with a big beard took a breath of cold air at this time.
How can he be an actor? He is clearly a wolf!
Once you bite your tongue, don’t let it go!
"Well..." The bearded man did not agree immediately.
Before, he was only willing to give Zhang Yuan the role of Yeluqi.
The first reason is that he feels that he is not famous enough.
Secondly, in fact, Yang Guo's candidate can only be chosen from the people Ciwen and Huayi want to promote.
So the result was a duel between Nie Yuan and Huang Xiaoming.
But Hua Yi gave him more and directly gave him shares in the company, so Huang Xiaoming was his favorite.
There is a third one, Huang Xiaoming also gave him money.
But things have changed now.
The first one is not famous enough.
Now it is not a question of enough.
Looking around, there is no one more famous than Zhang Yuan among his peers!
After they got out of that show, Nie Yuan and Huang Xiaoming, both of whom had majored in majors and had starred in many male-leading dramas, lost their popularity to him!
Zhang Yuan: I am not targeting anyone, I am talking about the popularity, everyone here is happy!
There is a lot of public opinion about Nie Yuan and Huang Xiaoming now, and the bearded man is actually quite uncomfortable.
But he couldn't bear the money Huang Xiaoming gave him, but he felt uncomfortable if he couldn't sell the protagonist at a good price.
“Hey!”
The bearded man finally reacted.
The kickback for contracting the project should be much more than the two million given by Huang Xiaoming!
“Although this kid didn’t get it, not only did I not lose anything, I also made more money!”
Zhang Yuan had long figured out his money-obsessed mentality.
For money, this guy can't do anything.
"But the problem is, even if it's not Huang Xiaoming, it still has to be Nie Yuan."
"It's not his turn no matter what."
Big Bearded While drinking tea, I kept thinking about it.
He didn't want to offend Ciwen and Hua Yi, but he also wanted to take advantage of Zhang Yuan's offer.
After all, what you get from actors is only small money, but what you get from investors is big money.
This old boy is the real cannibal who eats people without spitting out their bones. He doesn’t want to let go of any benefits.
Zhang Yuan had no intention of pressing forward step by step. He just threw out his own bait and let the other party take the bait.
Then he smiled and chatted with the other party, drinking tea and chatting without mentioning any official matters.
Didi...
A few hours later, Zhang Yuan's mobile phone text message sounded, he picked it up and looked at it.
"Director Zhang, how about we come here today, and I will discuss the project with you in detail."
"What's the matter with you?" the bearded man asked with narrowed eyes.
“A friend is coming.”
"You are busy enough." The bearded man had something in mind, but he would not stay away.
Bring him the expensive tea and send it out in person.
The bearded man saw him return to the house, closed the courtyard door, and sat down in the car.
"Boss, where are you going?" the driver asked.
“Wait a minute.” The bearded man stood still.
It seemed that Zhang Yuan had just entertained Ma Zhongjun before he came.
Who are you going to meet now?
Huh... Not long after, a taxi stopped in the alley.
A plump woman dressed as an urban beauty and in a black suit moved out of the car.
"Candy Man's Cai Yinong?" The bearded man looked at him through the car window.
Boss Cai is not as rich as Boss Ma, and he comes from out of town, so he doesn't have a private car and has to take a taxi back and forth.
It is simple.
“It was Ma Zhongjun just now.”
“It’s Cai Yinong now.”
“This kid met the bosses of two film and television companies in one day.”
"You still want to hide it from me."
Big Beard has secretly joined the Huayi Clan.
I also know that Xiao Wang is interested in Zhang Yuanting.
"Tsk, Lao Zhou, go buy me some food and come back. I'll wait. I won't leave yet."
"Are you waiting for someone?"
"I want to watch the woman who came into the house just now come out."
The bearded man regarded himself as an old man and felt that he could roughly infer the content and outcome of the discussion through the other party's expression when he left.
And I also want to see Zhang Yuan’s attitude towards Boss Cai.
He can analyze a lot from this information alone.
The reason why he cares so much about Cai Yinong is because he learned that Boss Cai is fighting for the copyright of "The Condor".
Obviously, this one is also competing with him for the martial arts track!
The most recent version of "The Condor Shooting" was filmed by Big Beard, so he was particularly interested in this guy.
Inside the courtyard.
"The bearded man really didn't leave." Zhang Yuan received the text message.
“You know this old guy is a real thief!”
"That's just right, I'll give you a wave soon!" (End of Chapter)