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On the night of Zheng Yan's arrival in Hong Kong City, Miyuki Aso took Yuan Kui and Zhou Xingchi, who had just finished filming, to Li Yanran's villa.

"Director Yuan, Brother Xing, long time no see. Zheng Yan greeted the three of them.

"Hello Mr. Zheng. ”

"Zheng Yan, how is your body recovering?"

Director Yuan Kui's words were more official, after all, Zheng Yan had met before leaving Hong Kong City. Zhou Xingchi and Zheng Yan once had a relatively long communication, and their words were more casual.

"I'm physically recovered. I guess you're hungry after a day of filming, so let's eat something first. Miyuki, I've worked hard for you today, so let's come along. Zheng Yan said and took a few people to the restaurant.

"Sister Miyuki, you're back, I'm going to starve to death. ”

Although the maid of the villa had already prepared dinner, Zheng Yan insisted on waiting for Aso Miyuki to come back, and Li Yanran endured it.

Yuan Kui and Zhou Xingchi were also a little moved when they heard Li Yanran's words, Zheng Yan is a company boss, although neither of them is an employee of Zheng Yan's company, but at least they are working for Zheng Yan's company during the filming. Zheng Yan's behavior undoubtedly gave them enough respect.

After coming in from Zhou Xingchi, Zheng Yan felt that his state had not been very right. Later, through observation, it was found that he should be figuring out the movie role, although he was eating, his mind was not on eating at all. It wasn't until after eating and starting to screen the samples he brought that Zhou Xingchi's energy shifted to the screen.

Zheng Yan looked at the screen, the overall plot is still familiar, but due to his appearance, some details have been changed, but it does not affect the viewing effect.

Although "The Saint of Gambling" and "God of Gamblers" are both gambling-themed films, they have completely different flavors. One is the myth of the high and the top of the world, and then the other is the real little person, little by little, to the top.

Zuo Songxing, played by Zhou Xingchi, vividly expresses an infatuated and kind little person. The third uncle played by Wu Mengda also played a low-level character who is greedy for money and lustful, but has never lost his conscience to the extreme. Qimeng played by Zhang Min, whether it is the charm when seducing Zuo Songxing, or the heroism in the action scene, it is also hearty to watch.

may have a nonsensical performance style that originally belonged to Zhou Xingchi, although this was Zhou Xingchi's first attempt in a movie, but he still grasped it very well. Although it can't be compared with the star master in the mature stage, it is enough for now. He still has many follow-up scripts, and Zhou Xingchi still has a lot of room for growth.

Although it is only a sample film shot and has not yet been post-production, Zheng Yan is already sure that this movie will not be worse than the "Saint of Gambling" he saw in his previous life. Because Li Yanran on the side smiled several times, it is conceivable that the finished film after post-processing will only have a better effect.

"Brother Xing, Director Yuan, what do you think of this movie?"

After watching the film, although Zheng Yan was more satisfied, he still wanted to listen to Zhou Xingchi and Yuan Kui's opinions, after all, the other party was a professional.

"As far as this script is concerned, the movie should express everything the script wants to express, and the whole movie has a lot of jokes. But because this nonsensical performance style you are proposing has never appeared before, I am not sure what kind of feedback the market will give. Zhou Xingchi said to Zheng Yan.

Zhou Xingchi really likes this film, and the nonsensical acting style proposed by Zheng Yan is also quite suitable for him after trying it in the play. It's just a little worried that the public won't be able to accept it.

"I think Xingzi's worries are a bit unnecessary. We're shooting commercial films, and it's comedy, and it's the jokes in the story that matter, not how the jokes are presented. I think we can succeed. Yuan Kui said confidently.

"Brother Xing, Director Yuan, can you speed up the progress and strive to complete it before the Spring Festival? I want the film to be released during the Spring Festival. ”

Zheng Yan saw that neither of them raised any questions that he expected, so he went straight to the point and said his thoughts.

Yuan Kui and Zhou Xingchi heard Zheng Yan's words and glanced at Zheng Yan with a confused expression. In the end, Zhou Xingchi, who was more familiar with Zheng Yan, said: "Ahem... Zheng Yan, I understand that you want your company's movies to be released as soon as possible, and there is no problem if you want to complete it before the Spring Festival, but we can't get the cinema line at all. ”

Zheng Yan thought that they would say something, but when he heard it, it was still a problem with the theater. Zheng Yan smiled and said, "I've already discussed this with Miyuki. The specific distribution of the cinema chain to which film company is nothing more than the cinema chain estimating the revenue brought by the movie box office in advance and distributing it according to the estimated box office. What if I can sign a contract with the theater company first and give them a relatively high guaranteed share? That is to say, as long as we are given a theater chain, even if there is no one to watch the movie, I will also give the theater a share according to a certain box office base. Do you think there will be theaters that will reject us? Of course, we don't ask for too high a production rate. And the percentage of this share is not too high, but compared to other companies, at least it is guaranteed, isn't it?"

Yuan Kui and Zhou Xingchi were a little shocked when they heard Zheng Yan's words. They never thought that Zheng Yan would have such a bold idea. has already invested millions, but now in order to compete for a broadcast time, he will take out tens of millions to gamble. If there is a big movie to perform, then you can also rely on the popularity of the leading actor, Zhou Xingchi has just transformed from TV series, which is very unwise in their opinion.

"Zheng Yan, the risk is too high. We don't have to fight for theaters this holiday. After the holidays, the share of the cinema chain will be lower, and for us, this is the most beneficial. ”

Although Zhou Xingchi also knew that it would be more beneficial for him if it was broadcast during the Spring Festival, he couldn't help but persuade him, considering the risk Zheng Yan took. After all, Zheng Yan invited him to play the male lead this time, which has helped him a lot.

"Yes, Mr. Zheng, we really don't need to compete with these old film companies for theaters. On the one hand, the price you pay is too great, and on the other hand, you may not be able to achieve good results in ordinary time under the fierce competition with too many established companies in prime time. Yuan Kui also persuaded on the side.

"Brother Xing, Director Yuan, you should hurry up and shoot the video. I'll leave the rest to me, barefoot people are not afraid to wear them, I just want to compete with these old companies. In the end, Zheng Yan made a final decision.

However, due to Zheng Yan's decision, Zhou Xingchi and Yuan Kui paid more attention to the filming and post-production of the movie, and the movie achieved better results. Of course, that's all for later.