Meals are served.

Everyone sat around a table made up of two long tables with a log top, eating slowly and opening a bottle of red wine.

The main Guo Yongkun feels that he is not in good shape, and he is afraid that the liquor is easy to get on. He wasn't used to sleeping on airplanes.

Before you know it, it's 8 o'clock.

At this time, there was a knock on the door almost at the point, which made people suspect that they had arrived early and had been waiting outside.

The first to enter the door was a middle-aged man with a round face, and when he saw that there were still people eating in the restaurant, he almost subconsciously wanted to quit.

Fortunately, he was stopped by Uncle Wu.

"Mr. Zheng, it's okay, it's all my own people, we're almost finished eating, you guys come in." ”

"Okay, okay, I hope it didn't bother you. ”

After Guo Yongkun looked up and down, he recognized the other party.

One of the two directors, Bruce Cheng.

Many people may be relatively unfamiliar with this person, far inferior to another director - Feng Xiaogang. It can only be said that this person is relatively low-key, and if you talk about some of his works, most Chinese should be familiar with them.

Like what.

That's right, it's all filmed by this guy.

Behind him are two old acquaintances, the famous actor Jiang Wen, and the famous actress Wang Ji.

Then walked in the crew members carrying large boxes and small boxes.

There were about fifteen or sixteen people in the group.

"Mr. Zheng, eat first?" Uncle Wu looked at Zheng Xiaolong and said in a tentative tone.

"Okay, I'm sorry for Boss Wu. ”

As soon as fifteen or sixteen people came in, the restaurant was basically full, and everyone found a place to sit, but they didn't know whether they wanted to or not, they all stayed away from Guo Yongkun and their table in the center of the restaurant.

I didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, this is Chinatown, and it's normal to meet a few Chinese people.

Uncle Wu returned to the kitchen and quickly brought out the food, including clean dishes and chopsticks.

But after the crew and others finished distributing the dishes and chopsticks, they were about to step forward to eat, but the people in front were stunned.

How can there be two dishes?

Isn't it a big cabbage, why is there one more suddenly...... Beef?

Ouch hey, it smells so good!

Or stir-fried beef with a lot of ingredients.

"Boss Wu, this ......"

Seeing that no one did anything, director Zheng Xiaolong realized that something was wrong, and walked in to take a look, with a surprised expression on his face.

"Please eat. Uncle Wu smiled and said, "Oh, it was invited by this Mr. Guo, or did he personally fry it." ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to Guo Yongkun, not minding to make a face for the other party. Even if it's him who actually treats him.

Zheng Xiaolong then set his eyes on Guo Yongkun...... Why is this man so familiar?

He felt like he had seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

"Mr. Guo, thank you very much, but ...... How embarrassing is that. Boss Wu, why don't you see how much money ......"

"It's fine. Without waiting for Zheng Xiaolong to finish speaking, Guo Yongkun interrupted with a smile: "It's just to invite you to eat a dish, and it's not worth a few dollars, so you're welcome." By the way, you're director Bruce Cheng, right?"

He said this deliberately.

"You know me?"

"I was lucky enough to see it in the newspapers. Guo Yongkun nodded and said: "Made by you, isn't it being promoted in major newspapers in China now, and people all over the country are looking forward to it, it should be released soon, right?"

As soon as he said this, Zheng Xiaolong did not doubt him.

replied with a smile: "Come on, it will be broadcast on CCTV in December." ”

As soon as the two chatted like this, the distance quickly shortened, and Zheng Xiaolong thought he was his fan, so after a few polite words, he didn't refuse.

"Comrades, since Mr. Guo is kind enough to treat you, when it comes to this, it would be unkind to say anything more, and we thank Mr. Guo. ”

There was a round of applause in the dining room.

Then Guo Yongkun saw a face looking at the pot of fried yellow beef and swallowing saliva.

God knows how long they haven't tasted meat.

At this time, the actor Jiang Wen pulled Zheng Xiaolong aside, bit his ear and said, "Director Zheng, I know who this Mr. Guo is." ”

After all, he is a hot male star in China in this era, filmed in 1986 and 1987, and has received full praise, and he can be regarded as a character on the scene, with a broader vision than ordinary people.

"Oh, who?" asked Zheng Xiaolong.

Jianlibao Company Chairman, Guo Yongkun. ”

"It's him!" Zheng Xiaolong finally thought about it, and said why was he so familiar.

He was even a little excited in his heart, and he couldn't imagine that he could meet this person in a foreign country.

This is the current mainstay of the domestic business community.

It is rumored that he is the richest man in China.

Thinking of this, he took two steps forward, came to Guo Yongkun's side, and apologized again and again: "Oh, it's really a lot of meaning, Mr. Guo, I didn't recognize you at once, you are Jianlibao ......"

"Hmm. It's me. Guo Yongkun didn't plan to hide anything.

"This is the boss of Jianlibao?"

The crew members who were feasting listened to the conversation between the two and smacked their tongues.

"Oh, I'll go, did Boss Wu say that he fried this dish just now?"

"That's right!"

"It's amazing, you can still do this, the level of a chef!"

"I'm about to burst into tears, a character like this actually stir-fried for us to eat......"

There was a lot of talk.

"Why don't you sit down and have two glasses?" Guo Yongkun invited.

"This ......" Zheng Xiaolong mainly considered that he would have to work later, and if he wanted to change his usual time, he definitely had no reason to refuse.

What are the rarest of them who are directors?

Not a good actor, not a good script. There is no shortage of these two things in China at present, what is lacking is money!

Just like this shooting, he insisted on coming to the United States to shoot the whole process, but he didn't frighten the leaders above, I don't know how many people persuaded him to shoot exterior scenes in the United States, and the indoor scenes were filmed in domestic studios, but he was a principled person and did not adopt it.

However, there is not much foreign exchange at all. So what to do?

Only loans can be taken.

That's right, in order to shoot this TV series, he borrowed $1.3 million from the bank.

But it's still stretched.

When I really arrived in the United States, I realized that this is an empire of money, and it is difficult to move an inch without money.

Now a big boss who is not bad for money invites him to drink, and under normal circumstances, he will give up his life to accompany him.

But now that a day of delay is being made, so many staff members' accommodation, salaries, transportation expenses, and other expenses add up to at least thousands of dollars.

He couldn't afford to delay.

"It's okay, it doesn't matter if you delay for a day, I still want to talk to you about business. Guo Yongkun said with a smile.

"Business?" Zheng Xiaolong suddenly became clever, and sat down on the upholstered leather chair that Li Youyou gave up next to him.

"Do you have a drink sponsor for this TV series?"

"Not yet. ”

"Then do you think of our Jianlibao line?"

"Okay!"

That has to be done!

Zheng Xiaolong barely thought about it, and nodded vigorously.

Because they just started filming this TV series, they haven't even come up with a sample tape, and they haven't had time to solicit sponsorship yet. Besides, is the sponsorship so easy to pull?

He's finished filming, just waiting for the release, and the accounts of all aspects have been checked at present, and guess what?

It's still a loss.

First, domestic sponsorship is really difficult to pull in this year, the general environment is not good, state-owned enterprises don't care about this, and private enterprises are timid.

Second, even if you get sponsorship, the market is usually not high.

He dreamed of increasing the sponsorship, but he had more than enough energy to do it, and there was no way to say it, such as Jianlibao, a brand that often sponsors the Olympic Games, and he was also a little weak-hearted. I'm afraid that people won't like it.

How can a TV series compare with the influence of the Olympic Games?

"Then we can talk. ”

Guo Yongkun took a clean wine glass handed by Ai Li, picked up the Moutai wine bottle, and personally poured a glass for Zheng Xiaolong.

The other party hurriedly caught it with both hands.

In fact, Guo Yongkun made plans for this matter before they came, especially after seeing each other's dinner, and deeply realized what kind of situation these TV practitioners are currently in, working in a foreign country with difficulty.

In selfishness, he wanted to help.

From the perspective of interests, it is also profitable.

How popular it is after its release, he is the only one in the world who knows that there should be no objection to the drama.

This drama is filmed in the United States, if Jianlibao appears in the play, in addition to increasing the brand value, it can also let the Chinese people know that Jianlibao has been sold to the United States, which will definitely significantly enhance national self-confidence.

It's a good thing for both public and private.

However, he was not in a hurry, and asked some questions with great interest to learn about the crew's situation in the United States.

"Mr. Guo, don't say it, one word, it's difficult!"

Zheng Xiaolong sighed and said: "It's not like China here, it's money when you move, and the money is really too much to spend, according to the normal situation, our funds are not enough at all, or even far from enough."

So I had to tighten my trouser pockets, save money, and even have to do something unruly. ”

"Oh, what?" asked Guo Yongkun.

"For example, filming road scenes. Zheng Xiaolong gave an example: "According to the normal process, we should apply to the local government, but it takes time to get approval, and we can't afford to wait at all. And it wasn't applied for nothing.

"If we apply for a street filming, the government will arrange for the police to maintain order after approval, and these are not free, it costs a lot of money. Where can we afford it?

"In the end, I could only shoot it quickly when there was no one on the road, and it was very hasty, like a war. ”

Guo Yongkun held his cheek and listened carefully, and could imagine that picture.

"For example, we have a scene that was filmed in the cemetery, and if we don't give it in, we still have to apply and pay money. In the end, we had to sneak in and run away after filming. Acting like a thief. ”

Zheng Xiaolong was obviously full of bitterness.

Suddenly thought of something, and said quite painfully, "There was a car scene two days ago, we specially found a remote street to shoot, I thought no one would pay attention, but the police seemed to be hiding somewhere, and when Jiang Wen started the car, he immediately rushed up."

"He doesn't have an American driver's license, and he was fined a full $7,000, and if we hadn't talked about it, the car might have been towed away. ”

Guo Yongkun sighed secretly, after listening to so many encounters, he found that the crew's situation in the United States was even more difficult than he imagined.

If you change to ordinary people, you may give up.

However, they still withstood huge pressure and made a rare classic TV series.

This tenacity is respectful.

But he also heard it, and when it came to it, in the final analysis, it was still money to make trouble.

If this TV series is not bad for money, what kind of standard can it be filmed?

To be honest, he had some expectations.