Stars in the spotlight often give people the impression of being mysterious and high-minded, but they are actually ordinary people, with their own joys, sorrows, joys and sorrows.

A world-class director and a big screen star are more like a pair of father and son in life, old and young, and they talk about everything in gags.

This kind of scene is accustomed to Secretary Li, who knows the two, and when he walked in, he saw the two of them holding each other's hands excitedly, and their eyes were full of joy.

If outsiders see this scene, they will definitely think elsewhere.

Secretary Li didn't mind, and stood aside with a smile, waiting for the two to calm down before speaking.

"Director Kong, what did you think about those two girls just now?"

After following Kong Yisheng for many years, Secretary Li is well versed in the way of life and understands his temperament and taste, and after observing the entire interview process, he can see at a glance that only those two girls can enter the eyes of Kong Dao, which is exactly the result he wants.

Liu Jie is a big boss behind him, although he has not been in office for a long time, his friendship is not shallow, and the boss is full of sincerity. Of course, I enjoy this kind of thing that pushes the boat down the river.

If Kong Dao leans towards another girl, he will find a way to maneuver from it, it is difficult to say how good a person is, but it is much easier to say bad things about a person. What's more, he understands Kong Dao's likes and dislikes enough.

Lighting a big front door that has been in his hand all the year round, Kong Yisheng was in a happy mood, raised Erlang's legs and said: "These two people have been eliminated, and I already have the best candidate!"

Secretary Li, who had made enough mental preparation, didn't think of this sentence, and carefully recalled the few people in the interview, who didn't seem to be in line with the taste of the old man at all, and looked at Kong Yisheng with puzzled eyes.

Secretary Li has followed Director Kong for ten years, working hard and conscientiously, without any creativity but never making mistakes, belonging to the kind of hard work without merit.

Kong Yisheng is very strict with this hero on the surface, and he is very grateful in his heart, if he is by the side of other first-line directors for ten years, it is enough to eat and drink for a lifetime without other connections, but Secretary Li has not made any big gains, and he still feels a little guilty in his heart in this regard.

Kong Yisheng explained the situation in detail, and found the advertisement again, asking Secretary Li to find the heroine inside.

Secretary Li looked at the woman on TV, who was also a character in the entertainment industry for more than ten years, and his eyes suddenly lit up, I have to say that this girl is completely in line with the kind of requirements put forward by Director Kong, as if God did it on purpose.

The bright light flashed, quickly dimmed, and the instinctive joy was replaced by reason later, if this girl was found, then Liu Jie would definitely be no play, and the benefits of the rest of her life would be gone.

At the end of the advertisement, Secretary Li coughed lightly and deliberately glanced at the big star Xiaoyao.

"Let's talk, I'll go out and do something!"

Kong Yisheng's face turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Xiaoyao is not an outsider, if there is anything to say directly!"

Secretary Li is a little restrained, since he became a secretary, he has been sitting in his own job, not showing the mountain, not leaking, intimate and thoughtful, no matter how big or small, Director Kong has never complained about what he says, and this time the stakes are very important, he must speak.

After brewing in his heart, Secretary Li showed a look of doubt on his face, and said: "Director Kong, that girl named Liu Jie is behind a big boss, that is, the investor of this drama!"

Kong Yisheng, who has been in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years, suddenly understood the meaning of his words, with the rapid development of the industry, this circle is no longer the so-called art circle, and it is common for rich local tyrants to spend money on celebrities.

He snorted and said indifferently: "You said it earlier! I said that I would have eliminated her earlier! I thought she was very innocent, but I didn't expect it to be such a person, she is not worthy of my play!"

Secretary Li knows Director Kong well enough to say such a thing until a critical moment, and he has personally experienced too many such examples. There was once a richest man in a certain city with hundreds of millions of funds begging Director Kong to let a woman go to the play, only asking for the second female number is enough, but Director Kong verbally refused, and there was no second chance to come to the door.

There is also a high-powered official who promised to give Director Kong's son a great future in the political circle in order to let his daughter go to the play, but this person didn't even have the opportunity to meet Director Kong. In the end, he almost ruined the child, and no one dares to promote it to this day.

I've heard and seen too much of this kind of thing, but that's in the past. Secretary Li sighed and said, "Director Kong, this time is different from the past!"

"What do you mean?" Kong Yisheng's left hand clenched suddenly, as if he had a bad premonition.

Xiaoyao on the side shook his head and did neck exercises, seemingly casual but attentively listening.

Seeming to be a little unbearable, Secretary Li frowned and showed embarrassment, and then said, "Director Kong, then I won't hide it from you." Do you remember how much that movie did two years ago gross?"

"I only care about making movies, not about the box office!" Kong Yisheng said with the corners of his mouth pulled.

"Don't say it!" Xiaoyao said suddenly, he felt what was going to be said, and the teacher would be very angry when he heard it.

"Let him speak!" Kong Yisheng said sternly.

Xiaoyao shook his head and didn't speak, Secretary Li continued: "Director Kong, two years ago, the movie invested 100 million without counting publicity and marketing, and the box office was only 80 million. Four years ago, 80 million was invested in that movie, and the box office was only 100 million. Although both films won awards, investors lost money. ”

At the age of fifty-five, Kong Yisheng received the Lifetime Achievement Award, and since then, he has vowed not to make films for others, not to cater to the market, and the two films he made were art films, and the results were, as Secretary Li said, not popular.

Kong Yisheng doesn't care, people's hearts are becoming more and more impetuous, and they like commercial blockbuster popcorn movies, with the precipitation of time, he believes that as long as people calm down, those two films will eventually be excavated and bloomed.

He doesn't care, but investors care, and capitalists invest real money in it to get profits. If Kong Yisheng can put down the shelf and let go of the actor, then it can also attract investment, it is precisely because of his persistence that no one is willing to throw money here now.

Kong Yisheng didn't let Secretary Li continue, he already understood this.

"Does no one have confidence in me now?" Kong Yisheng asked gloomily.

"It's not that you don't have confidence, it's that you're too stubborn, if you change the theme, comedy or blockbuster, you will definitely return to the previous overlord!" Secretary Li said bitterly.

Kong Yisheng clenched his fists, looked up at Secretary Li, and said, "I have been filming for the audience for most of my life, and this time, I want to shoot for myself." Who said that no one will watch an art film? I believe this movie will definitely work a miracle!"

Xiaoyao stood up and said with a smile: "Old Kong, I'll think of a way to get the money, it's a big deal to ask for less pay this time!"

Kong Yisheng glanced at him and scolded with a smile: "You kid don't have to worry about me, the first two films are all zero pay, I don't know how much I owe you, I want to find a way!

Seeing that Kong Yisheng had made up his mind, Secretary Li withdrew, and then called the boss.

In the room, Kong Yisheng hung a string of cigarette ash in his hand, looked at the sky outside the window and said to himself: "I'm not stubborn, I just don't want to compromise!"

"Entertainers, you shouldn't bow to money and power!"