After signing the contract, Zhou Xiao hurried away with the detailed script and contract. In his words, he's going to prepare.

The specific shooting scene, the right people, and the relevant equipment, etc., etc.

He had just too much to prepare.

Before he left, Chen Qi specially asked him if he had his own team, and his answer was that there was.

Forced to take a year out of business, his team has long since been disbanded.

may be because Chen Qi felt that Zhou Xiao was quite reliable through a conversation, and he also asked him to recommend a few cheaper but acting actors.

He is really not familiar with the entertainment industry in this world, and he doesn't have the time and energy to find actors again, since Zhou Xiao has successfully produced two films, there should be some actors he thinks have potential.

Zhou Xiao didn't give a name for this request immediately, saying that he had to think about it to be sure.

As for the director's salary......

As Chen thought, it was cheap.

Zhou Xiao quoted a price of one million himself, and when he quoted, he also said that if he felt that it was too high, he could talk about it again.

It can be seen that he takes this opportunity very seriously.

Although Chen Qi doesn't understand the rules and regulations of the entertainment industry, he can also know that this price is indeed cheap for an experienced director like Zhou Xiao, so he is not embarrassed to bargain again.

Sending Zhou Xiao into the elevator, Chen Qi also returned to the future film and television in a happy mood.

Being able to finalize the director so smoothly was really beyond his expectations.

The director is confirmed, and then he can start the film when he prepares.

He is very satisfied with this Zhou Xiao, whether it is his personal ability or character.

What surprised Chen Qi a little was that as soon as he entered the door with his front foot, Xu Bu came back with his foot.

"How's it going, are you connected?" asked Xu Bunian as he poured water for himself.

"What?" Chen Qi was a little unresponsive.

"Director, partner, have you contacted them?"

"Oh, the director has already finalized it, just signed the contract. Chen Qi pointed to the contract on the table.

"Poof-" The water that Xu Bunian had just drunk into his mouth suddenly squirted out, and he looked at him with a shocked expression, his face full of incredulity.

Contracts are all signed?

He went out and handed in some materials, and you signed all the director's contracts?

Isn't that a little too efficient?

"Who is it?" he curiously flipped through the contract on the table and looked at it.

Then, he saw Chen Xiao's name.

"......" Seeing that Chen Qi was really looking for him, Xu Bunian couldn't help laughing.

He was also convinced!

You really just say just do it, there's no moisture at all!

"What about the partner, have you also been connected?" he looked at Chen Qi with some amusement.

"I'll get in touch now. Chen Qi took out his mobile phone and dialed the number on the list.

Xu Bunian craned his neck and glanced at it.

Well, the two at the top of the list were the ones he had placed at the bottom of the list before.

"Hello Mr. Liu, I am Chen Qi, Chen Qi who filmed "Never Expected". After the phone was connected, Chen first introduced himself.

As he imagined, after hearing his self-introduction, the other party clearly showed interest.

“...... That's right, I'm working on a movie here, I don't know if you're interested here? Yes, it's a movie, I wrote the script. No, no, no, no, "Never Expected" has ended, and there is no next season. ”

However, the next plot is very different from what he imagined.

After hearing that he wanted to make a movie, the tone on the other side obviously faded, and he even seemed to be a little disappointed when he heard it faintly?

They were not interested in his films. On the contrary, he has always hoped that he can continue to shoot "Never Expected", and said that if he continues to shoot "Wanwan", they will definitely invest.

"Oh...... Okay, okay, okay, then we'll get in touch. ”

Hanging up the phone, Chen Qi was a little dumbfounded.

Rejected?

Actually rejected?

They didn't even plan to look at his script, or even ask him how much he was going to invest!

"Hiss......" Chen Qi gasped slightly, and his expression suddenly became a little solemn.

He suddenly realized that finding a partner didn't seem to be so simple.

He thought he would be able to sit down and talk about it with a phone call!

"What's the matter?, no intention?" Looking at Chen Qi's expression, Xu Bunian also guessed the result.

"They're not interested. Chen Qi was also a little crying and laughing, "He said that they have invested in a lot of movies recently, and there are no more places or anything." ”

"Heh......" Xu Bunian was immediately happy, this way of refusing is quite unique.

"It's okay, I'll find the next one. Chen Qi quickly adjusted his mood and dialed the number of the second company.

"Hello Mr. Zheng, I'm Chen Qi......"

It's still the same way it opens.

But like the company above, after hearing that Chen Qi wanted to attract investment for the film, the other party directly refused.

I don't know if the company's performance in the past two years is really not good, this Mr. Zheng also warned Chen Qi earnestly as a person who came over: The film market is not as simple as you think, don't rush in so much.

Moreover, after hearing Chen Qi say that it was a script written by himself, this Mr. Zheng couldn't help laughing.

He said that the last thing they lacked was scripts.

In the end, Chen Qi hung up the phone a little embarrassed, and the expression on his face became a little weird.

"Rejected again?" Xu Bunian looked at him.

Chen Qi nodded and did not speak.

Xu Bunian smiled and shook his head, not too surprised.

He doesn't know anything about the entertainment industry like Chen Qi.

In his early years, when he was in Blueprint, he heard a lot of gossip that could not attract investment, including some well-known actors and directors.

It is not easy for even those famous actors and directors to attract investment, and it is not surprising that newcomers like Chen Qi who have just risen cannot attract investment.

"It's okay, I'll try again. Chen Qi can see it.

After all, not everyone can make money as easily as him, and the performance of these companies he is contacting now is not good, and one or two hundred million is probably a big investment for them.

Under such a premise, they will definitely be more cautious when investing in movies.

Thinking about it carefully, he felt that Mr. Zheng's words were not unreasonable.

The film market seems to be not as simple as he imagined, and it looks like the water is very deep.

Dialing the phone number of the third company, Chen Qi was rejected again without surprise after explaining his intentions.

Like the first company, this company was quite interested in "Never Expected".

After hanging up the phone, Chen Qi felt that he should change his thinking.

He turned over the list that Xu Bunian had sorted out before, and directly dialed the phone number of the first company above.

Companies that don't perform well are cautious, so try the winning companies that have a lot of glory.

But to his surprise, they weren't interested.

Unlike the previous companies' refusals, they refused very directly!

After making two more phone calls and still being rejected, Chen Qi gave up.

"Forget it, let's shoot first. "Chen Qi's good mood just now because of signing a contract with Zhou Xiao was all ruined.

Since they're not interested, forget it, shoot it yourself!

They can't come up with too much money, but he and Xu Bunian can still make up twenty or thirty million dollars.

Taking a step back, even if he really ran out of money, he could find another way to find it.

Let's shoot it yourself, and after filming, I will take the ready-made movie and go to the distribution company to cooperate, and it will definitely be much easier at that time.

"Heh......" Looking at Chen Qi's disappointed appearance, Xu Bunian was happy on the side.

"Why don't I try it?" he asked.

"You try, I'm not interested anyway. Chen Qi threw over the list he had compiled earlier.

He's really not interested.

After being rejected so many times, he also figured it out. With their current newcomer status, even if they can really find a film and television company that is interested in this project, the other party's conditions may be very harsh.

It is certainly not easy to get to a point where both parties are satisfied. It's better to shoot it yourself.

As long as the film is made, he has a way to find a company that is willing to help them distribute and promote it. For example, if you make a bet or something, he can't even show them the video.

On the side, Xu Bunian also dialed the number on the list.

I don't know if he knows each other or what, he actually chats quite speculatively.

But even so, in the end, it still can't escape the fate of rejection.

Xu Bunian was not affected, and dialed the next number.

The same is rejected.

Seeing that he was about to dial the third number again, Chen Qi hurriedly stopped, "Forget it, don't waste this time, let's shoot it yourself." ”

Seeing him say this, Xu Bunian didn't care and put away the phone.

"Mr. Xu, how much money can you come up with?" Chen Qi asked.

"Ten million should be able to take it out, but I'm afraid any more won't work. Xu Bunian seemed to know his family background very well, so he said it without thinking much about it.

"Ten million ......" Chen Qi pondered for a moment and said, "Either you give five million, and I'll do the rest." When the time comes, let's see how much money is spent, and we will divide it proportionally. ”

Although Chen Qi is confident in his script, although he just swore that he believed in Zhou Xiao's ability, there is a lot of risk in making a movie, and he is not completely in control of this movie, and he is a little apprehensive when he doesn't know much about the film market.

He really didn't dare to let Xu Bunian put all his family money into it. It's nothing if he loses it himself, and he just earns more. But if you accidentally let Xu Bunian lose everything, it will be a little embarrassing.

"What, are you afraid of losing money?" Xu Bunian seemed to see something.

"Heh......" Chen Qi couldn't help laughing and said, "It's the first time, it's better to be cautious." ”

"No, you ......"

"That's it!"

Xu Bunian wanted to say something more, but Chen Qi didn't give him a chance.

"......" Xu Bunian looked at him with some tears and laughter, and after thinking about it, forget it.