Following.

Li Zi'an got up from the bed.

"Hiss......"

"My head hurts!"

Li Zi'an frowned, pressing his temples with both hands.

The night before, he learned the master's dance skills, and last night he learned the craftsman's comedy performance, both of which can be called a huge torrent of knowledge, making Li Zi'an's brain faintly overloaded.

"You can't play like this in the future......"

Li Zi'an sat on the bed and pressed his temples for half an hour before he felt that the headache gradually subsided, but his head was still groggy.

After getting up and washing up and having breakfast, Li Zi'an took the car to the dance studio, and life returned to the rhythm he had before he returned to Yangcheng.

......

A few days later.

In the evening, a private restaurant.

Li Zi'an and Han Qian sat on one side, Han Qian quickly ordered ten dishes, and then handed them to the waiter next to her.

"Let's get ready, and I'll let you know when it's done. ”

"Okay. ”

The waiter bowed slightly, then walked out of the room with the menu in his arms, and then gently closed the door of the room.

"There are a total of seven leading actors, four actors have agreed to act, and the contract has been signed, and now only the last three roles remain, the three actors you selected, they all have schedules, and they are all partners in the same studio, as long as you can convince them to join today's meal, our drama will be set up. ”

Han Qian poured a glass of chrysanthemum water for Li Zi'an, and said at the same time.

Li Zi'an picked up the cup and just wanted to take a sip, but looking at the chrysanthemums floating in the cup, the corners of his mouth grinned, and he reached out to pick out the chrysanthemums inside with a toothpick, and then took a sip with peace of mind.

"They are very important, 80% of the comedy part of this drama is on the three of them, I hope it will go smoothly this time. ”

Han Qian nodded, and then suddenly remembered something, she opened her mouth and asked: "Zi'an, Sun Lu called me this morning, and the other side of Youku Video heard that you have a new film and television plan, and they are very interested in your new project, and ask if we need to invest or anything." ”

"The news is very well-informed, huh?" Li Zi'an raised his eyebrows, and then said with a smile: "Our drama is mainly due to the actors' salaries, and the investment of 20 million is enough to shoot this drama well, we have plenty of funds, we don't need to invest, you can reply to them tactfully." ”

"Okay, then I'll turn them down. After Han Qian finished speaking, she continued: "But it's July now, and you plan to start filming at the end of July, I think we can release some rumors now, I think your new drama should be of interest to many brands." ”

"Product placement?"

"Yes. ”

Li Zi'an groaned and bowed slightly: "The main scenes of our drama are all in an apartment, so if there are any brands of home or electrical appliances or food and wine that are interested, you can send Yin Zhen and Anya to contact, and the product placement advertisements will receive up to five." ”

"At the same time, for brands that intend to place ads, in addition to price comparison, we should also consider the influence of the brand, and give priority to our product placement ads with large brand influence. ”

Han Qian nodded: "I understand." ”

Li Zi'an and Han Qian chatted for nearly ten minutes, and there was a knock on the door of the box.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

Li Zi'an and Han Qian glanced at each other, suddenly stopped talking, and the two stood up from their chairs.

"Please come in!"

As Li Zi'an's voice fell, the box door was pushed open, and two men and a woman walked in from the door.

"Teacher Luo, Teacher Du, Teacher Jiang, hello!"

"Hello Director Li!"

"Hello Korean producer!"

When several people met, especially when they met for the first time, they all greeted each other quite enthusiastically.

Luo Qiguang, a famous Chinese comedy actor, is a veteran third-tier actor, 40 years old this year, and one of the founding partners of Huanyan Xiaoyu Studio.

Du Ze, a famous Chinese comedy actor and a new third-tier actor, is 33 years old this year and is a contracted artist of Huanyan Xiaoyu Studio.

Jiang Lili, a famous Chinese comedy actress, ranked 4th on the third-tier star list two months ago, 37 years old this year, is one of the founding partners of Huanyan Xiaoyu Studio, and is also the signature of Huanyan Xiaoyu Studio.

After a brief greeting, the two sides sat down.

"Director Li has been red and purple recently, the champion of liberal arts in Handong Province, this is the first person in our circle to be unprecedented. ”

Jiang Lili is wearing a decent women's business suit, with short curly hair, and her whole person is full of capability, and her aura is very sufficient, not inferior to Han Qian, and even stronger than Han Qian's aura.

Jiang Lili praised, and Luo Qiguang and Du Ze also smiled and agreed.

"You have praised a few teachers, you are all my seniors. ”

Someone else gave a ladder, Li Zi'an couldn't just climb up like that, it would be a bit too ignorant.

Several people were polite to each other, and then Jiang Lili said: "Director Li, this new play of yours is a comedy?"

"Yes. ”

"Director Li, I might as well say it directly. Jiang Lili said: "I don't plan to take over comedy in the near future, I'm ready to transform." ”

"I came today, mainly to accompany Qiguang and Du Ze, and then to thank Director Li for his recognition of me and for choosing me in the huge actor market. ”

Hearing Jiang Lili's words, Li Zi'an frowned slightly.

"Teacher Jiang, are you transforming to prepare for the second line?"

"Yes. ”

Faced with Li Zi'an's question, Jiang Lili responded calmly: "I am from the theater, from theater to sketches to comedy film and television, my drama has always been comedy, comedy has made me, and at the same time it has bound me, if I want to hit the second line, I must open up a new way of playing, so I plan to transform, comedy will be performed in the future, but it may not be performed in the near future." ”

"So, I'm sorry Director Li, I may not be able to appear in this play. ”

Jiang Lili is very polite to Li Zi'an, although Li Zi'an is still only a fourth-tier star, but Li Zi'an now holds many titles, whether it is the identity of a genius musician, a genius director or a huge traffic, Li Zi'an's soaring momentum has risen.

Li Zi'an's future, no matter how low it is, will not be lower than the second line, this is the consensus of many people in the circle.

This is also the reason why Huanyan Xiaoyu Studio attaches so much importance to Li Zi'an after he sent out an invitation.

"To Our Simple Little Beauty" became popular throughout the first half of 2021, and Li Zi'an's talent in film and television has been tested by the market.

Otherwise, if it was just an ordinary fourth-line director, it would be impossible to make an appointment with Jiang Lili and the others, so he could only take the initiative to hand over the script to his agent and wait for the other party to respond.

After Li Zi'an heard what Jiang Lili said, he suddenly laughed.

"Mr. Jiang, it's true that our movie is a comedy movie, but it's not a pure comedy movie, I think if you really want to transform, you might as well consider our movie, it may be used as a springboard for your transformation. ”

Li Zi'an said this, he took out three scripts from his side and handed them to Jiang Lili, Luo Qiguang and Du Ze in turn.

"The Perfect Stranger?"

Looking at the names on the script, Luo Qiguang repeated the names.

Due to the prevention of leaks, the scripts were given face-to-face, and before coming, Jiang Lili and the three only knew that this was a comedy and knew some of the general outlines of the movie, but the three of them did not know the specific details of this play.

If the three agree to star, then go directly to the signing process, and if they feel that it is not suitable, then they can sign a confidentiality agreement, which is the most common cooperation mode in the middle-level and upper-level film and television circles.

"Teacher Jiang, since you are here, you might as well take a look, if you still insist on your own ideas after reading it, it doesn't matter, just sign a confidentiality agreement, it's not in the way. Li Zi'an said with a smile at Jiang Lili, who was a little hesitant.

When Jiang Lili heard this, she didn't hesitate any longer, smiled at Li Zi'an, she picked up the script in front of her, opened it and read it.

After all, she is really curious about Li Zi'an's new play, which is crowned as a genius director.

All three of them were professionals, and they soon began to look through them quickly.

Looking at the focused appearance of the three of them, Li Zi'an silently drank his chrysanthemum water.

That's right, Li Zi'an's new play is the movie "Perfect Strangers".

In the previous life, the original of this movie came from Italy, and later the film was remade in China and renamed "Ringing Call", which won nearly 700 million at the box office, and even overturned the American blockbusters of the same period.

This movie is not the kind of pure comedy, its skin is dressed in comedy, but the core is a very real social issue.

That's the secret hidden in everyone's phone in modern society!

It's about how when everyone exposes the secrets hidden in their phones, the result is joy or devastation.

There are tortures about marriage, there are tortures about friendship, there are tortures about worldliness, and there are tortures about human nature.

The scale of the original "Perfect Stranger" is very large, and the content disclosed by it is extremely realistic, while the domestic "Caller Ringing" belongs to the castrated version, with richer comedy elements and heavier commercial elements.

At this time, the script held by Jiang Lili and the three of them was a combination of two versions, the bone of the original version and the skin of the reproduction.

In this world, the degree of openness of Chinese film and television is much higher than that of the previous world, and there is a clear rating system, G grade is a film without any restrictions, R grade is a film that children under 14 years old must be accompanied by a parent to watch, and P-grade film is a film that is banned from eighteen times.

Li Zi'an's script, Li Zi'an estimated that the classification should be in the R grade.

"To Our Simple Little Beauty" was a great success, and Li Zi'an was recognized by the industry, but it was not all good, that is, Li Zi'an was labeled as a commercial director.

This is not a good thing for Li Zi'an, who has just started his career as a director.

So Li Zi'an chose this movie.

Li Zi'an believes that after this movie is broadcast, the industry's evaluation of him will definitely change.

Looking at the three people who gradually read in, a smile appeared on Li Zi'an's face......