October 17, the first day of the ninth lunar month.

At this time, Meng Zuo didn't know that Hu Lao called him because of another thing.

This is the first time he has come to Hu's hometown, and he has long been familiar with the road, but this time he didn't bring anyone else, only one person, because Hu Lao said that he wanted the two of them to have a meal and drink some wine alone.

And he just happened to ask Hu Lao how the actor he was looking for was.

He got rid of three people in total to help find actors.

The first one, Hu Lao, he has a high status in the entertainment industry, and it is very appropriate to invite those well-known wrists to ask Hu Lao to help.

The second place, Ai Qiqi, although she is very young, she has traveled north and south in the past few years, and she has seen a lot of big and small stars.

Besides, these two have a lot of relationship with him, so it is more convenient to ask them for help.

The third place is Jingzhuang Village.

In fact, it is said that he asked Jing Zhuangzhuang to help, but it is better to ask Jing Lang to help, but because Jing Lang has been preparing for his own concert recently, as an apprentice, it is not good to trouble the master too much, and Jing Zhuangzhuang has been chasing himself every day to ask about the movie these days.

Since there was a "gossip on the Internet that I don't know where it came from", it was rumored that Meng Zuo was going to make a movie with Tomokazu Yamamoto, and the scolding war on the Internet began to break out.

It probably revolves around whether Meng Zuo, a new artist who is too new to be new, is worthy of cooperating with Tomokazu Yamamoto at this level.

said that it was cooperation, but most people felt that it was Meng Zoto who had the relationship, and then asked Tomokazu Yamamoto to take him for a ride and make a reputation for gangsters.

Undoubtedly, when this kind of thinking is ingrained in the minds of many people, a large number of crusading voices appear.

There are a lot of words on the Internet, such as "Meng Zuo, you are not worthy", "Tell a joke, Meng Zuo makes a movie", which is undoubtedly sarcastic, and this momentum cannot be stopped, even if Meng Zuo is behind East China Media, this problem cannot be solved.

In fact, as long as East China Media makes a little more effort for Meng Zuo and creates a better public relations for Meng Zuo, this matter will soon be flattened, but unfortunately, East China Media did not do so.

The reason is simple and easy to understand.

Huadong Media is a leading enterprise in an entertainment company, with hundreds of first-line stars in its hands, dozens of super first-line stars, it would be good to give Meng Zuo an A-level resource for a small artist who has only debuted for a few months, how can there be any reason to do all kinds of excellent public relations for him?

In the view of East China Media, Meng Zuo has potential, but the potential must be tapped slowly, and fame can be achieved overnight, but the star development plan can be done step by step, and no first-line star has only one work or few works in his hands.

Therefore, East China Media believes that what Meng Zuo has to do now is to maintain the popularity while the popularity of "Original 108" has not completely passed, and then participate in other programs, preferably reality show variety shows, because the filming of that show does not require too much brains and effort, so that when it is broadcast, Meng Zuo can concentrate on studying the work without thinking about whether the popularity will be lost.

It stands to reason that this is indeed a very good development route, if Meng Zuo follows this route, at most a year or two, he will be able to gain a firm foothold in the circle of first-line stars, and then gradually develop other aspects of himself, enter the film and television industry, and become a little fresh meat in the hearts of the new generation of the public.

But it's a pity that East China Media is wrong, this is not a little fresh meat with good looks, this is Meng Zuo.

Since Meng Zuo was appreciated by Tomokazu Yamamoto without borrowing any effort from East China Media, the high-level executives of East China Media who sit on the twenty-second floor all day should understand that this Meng Zuo is not an ordinary little fresh meat.

There is a heart to pick flowers and flowers do not bloom, and there is no intention to plant willows and willows.

East China Media didn't notice, Weilai Company did.

The boss of Wei Lai Company has Wei Bijing ready to take Meng Zuo into his own, in order to accept him, Wei Bi Ke personally went into battle, and invested 200 million in Meng Zuo in his personal name, such a great kindness, smashed Meng Zuo at a loss.

And what about East China Media?

It's still waiting for a new contract to renew Meng Zuo after the end of October 20!

With this gap, wouldn't Weilai Company get Meng Zuo?

All in all, in terms of winning people's hearts, East China Media has carelessly lost Jingzhou.

Let's turn the time back to the present, the day when Meng Zuo and Hu Yisheng met.

Hu Lao is still as enthusiastic as before, but it doesn't give people a sense of deliberateness, the more Meng Zuo gets along with Hu Lao, the more he respects and likes Hu Lao, this is a personal charm.

According to the time, Meng Zuo arrived in the afternoon, just for dinner, Hu Lao also prepared some home-cooked dishes, stewed some beef soup, prepared a long time ago, prepared a bottle of ordinary dry red, and the two chatted while drinking.

The dishes here are definitely not more high-end than Yade Restaurant, and the dry red here is just an ordinary wine that can be bought for dozens of dollars or at most a few hundred yuan on a certain treasure, but it is this general quality, giving people a homely feeling of ordinary people, warm, ordinary, but not lacking a sense of ceremony.

Compared with eating Yade every day, Meng Zuo prefers to eat the dishes cooked by Hu Lao every day.

Of course, he still prefers to cook his own dishes and give them strange names.

For example, "Carp Leaping Dragon Gate" (stewed fathead fish), "Qingfeng Wrapping Red Luan" (cucumber fried tomatoes) and "Red Moon Stopping Jinling" (tomato scrambled eggs)......

"Old Hu, I don't know about the actors, how did you find me?" Meng Zuo asked as he gulped down the beef in the beef broth.

In front of Hu Lao, he behaved more like a child, without too much restraint, without too much deliberate and rigid etiquette, but seemed intimate.

"Hahaha......" Hu Lao smiled bitterly, "Why are you in a hurry, you only told me about this matter the day before yesterday, you must give me some time." ”

"How long will it take?" Meng Zuo took another sip of soup, obviously not listening to Hu Lao's telling him not to worry.

"You kid......" Hu Lao looked at him helplessly, "With your talent in music, isn't it good to be a good master? ”

"Haven't you photographed it too? Meng Zuo's words made Hu Lao's face red.

At that time, Hu Lao was still very young, although his appearance was decent, he was also decent in his handsome face, he once starred in a love movie, and he was still the protagonist, the movie tells the story of the male protagonist falling in love with a woman who has amnesia every day, and then changing the law every day to tease the heroine.

The idea of the script is good, but the plot is very fucked, and Hu Lao is also very fucked.

So, that movie also did ...... at the box office Less than fifty million

Fortunately, this was originally a small-budget movie, and the investment was not 10 million, and most of the expenditure was for Hu Lao's salary, so the producers did not lose too much, and even made a small profit.

This is the only movie Hu Lao has ever made, and it is simply the biggest stain on him after he entered the entertainment industry.

Even if he mentions it now, Hu Lao feels very ashamed.

"That was back then. Hu Lao was embarrassed and forgot to pick up the dishes, "And I just filmed it, so I gave you experience as a person who came over." ”

"Hu Lao, don't worry, the movie I made this time is not your three-no movie with a small cost, low quality and bad plot. Meng Zuo pulled the rice in the bowl vigorously, talking as he pulled it.

Hu Lao: "......"

That's so hurtful.

Small cost, low quality, bad plot, three no movies......

Meng Zuo almost didn't say that Hu Lao's acting skills were bad.

This kid can't speak so much, why did I fall in love with him at that time?

However, Hu Lao obviously didn't really look at it in his heart, although it sounded a little awkward, he still smiled at Meng Zuo like a doting grandson.

"Yes, you said that I should find you at least five wrists who are a little famous, and I know that your budget for this movie must be quite a lot, let's say, how much?" Hu Lao saw that the rice in Meng Zuo's bowl was empty, and brought it over to him and served him a bowl.

Meng Zuo held out two index fingers.

"Twenty million?" Hu Lao frowned, "This budget is not much, you know, you invite a slightly famous actor, there is no one who can't get a few million." ”

"It's not 20 million, it's 200 million. Meng Zuo shook his head, and then observed Hu Lao's expression, hoping to see the surprise in Hu Lao's eyes.

"Two hundred million...... How can I feel that I am not enough?" Hu Lao said something that made Meng Zuo a little surprised.

"Huh?" Meng Zuo also put down his chopsticks and looked at Hu Lao with a puzzled expression.

"Five wrists, even if one is 10 million, it will cost 50 million, and there are other supporting roles and assistants, as well as the protagonist and so on...... I'm afraid it's going to cost 100 million. Hu Lao counted with his fingers.

"That's why I'm looking for you!" Meng Zuo smiled.

"Looking for me?" Hu Lao pointed at himself with his finger, not too understanding.

"That's right, let you go out and help me invite those actors, how big is your face! Let them offer a friendship price, a 50% discount or something......

"What do you want!" Hu Lao couldn't cry and laughed, "Five percent discount? That's millions or even tens of millions less, if I tell them that I want to get five percent discount, they may break my bones." ”

"That's fine...... Meng Zuo said pitifully.

Hu Lao: "......"

There was silence for half a minute.

Hu Lao finally spoke: "I'll try my best." However, the cost of the other characters ......"

"You don't have to worry about that. Meng Zuo suddenly relaxed, and the pitiful appearance just now was swept away, "The protagonist is me, the director is me and Tomokazu Yamamoto, Tomokazu Yamamoto has his own team over there, as for the other supporting roles, hehe, the combined salary of all the supporting roles and tricks is not much as the salary of a big name." ”

Hu Lao was silent again.

Meng Zuo, that's right.

Even if all the assistants and tricks are put together, their salary is less than a few minutes of appearance in a big-name act.

Of course, this is understandable, except for Xiao Xianrou, which wrist did not rely on his own hard work to get up from the dragon set?

"Okay, since you said it's okay, then I won't ask more, I'll just try my best to help you find it. ”

"Okay, if you help me find it, I'll share the money I make from making movies...... ...... you," Meng Zuo thought carefully, "One percent!"

"Look at your slamming appearance!" "Hu Lao patted Meng Zuo's head and scolded with a smile.

In fact, Hu Lao didn't know that Meng Zuo was calculated according to the amount he could earn more than one billion, and one percent was more than 10 million, which was not a small amount.

However, Hu Lao thought that in the end, as long as he didn't lose money after filming the movie, the money he earned would only be a few million yuan in Meng Zuo's hands, and if it was calculated according to one percent, it would only be tens of thousands of yuan.

Hu Lao was not moved by the tens of thousands of yuan, so he said that Meng Zuo slammed the door.

"Hey, hey, hey......" Meng Zuo didn't explain, just smirked.

He is really grateful to Hu Lao, it was Hu Lao who led him on the road to being an artist, and then he participated in the show, became well-known, met the Shaolin abbot, and met the world-class director.

So what I said just now, not a joke, Meng Zuo is really ready to give one percent of the money he earns to Hu Lao for nothing.

The crow still knows the art of feeding, and he, Meng Zuo, naturally did not turn his head and turn his face to deny the reason of others.

"Son, I called you here today, but it's actually for another thing. Hu Lao's expression changed from the joke just now to the solemnity now.

I know with my ass that he is going to say something important.

You say. Meng Zuo was almost finished eating, put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and his expression became serious.

It's okay to joke when it's time to joke, but when talking about business, you must be serious, this is Meng Zuo's way of doing things.

"Recently, an old friend of mine came to me, and I think you might get to know him soon. Hu Lao said, his expression unprecedentedly solemn.

"Who is it, old friend?" asked Meng Zuo in passing.

"He is a gentleman, a rich second generation. Hu Lao snorted coldly, his eyes were full of disdain and coldness, "However, he does have a good entertainment company." ”

"Wei Lai Company?" Meng Zuo's brain raced, and with a hint of reasoning and a hint of intuition, he called out the name.

Hu Lao was suddenly a little surprised: "Do you know? Then you also know the boss of Weilai Company......

"Boss Wei Biwei. Meng Zuo nodded and continued, "I know, in fact, he came to me when he was the thirteenth." ”

"What!" Hu Lao said in shock at first, and then a little angry, "I didn't expect him to start so quickly, after telling me on the twelfth, he will come to you the next day." ”

The corners of Hu Lao's mouth raised a hint of arc: "It seems that he really values you." ”

"Old Hu, what do you mean?" Meng Zuo asked, feeling that this matter was not ordinary.

Elder Hu exhaled, and then looked at Meng Zuo as if he were his own child: "Wei Bi is my old classmate, and we have known each other for thirty-three years and three months. ”

"You remember it quite clearly, it seems that the relationship between the two of you should be quite good, right?" Meng Zuo said logically.

"No, it's very bad, I don't like him. Hu Lao said viciously, "A person who has come all the way to the present by fighting his father, just one, although he has run Weilai Company well in recent years, but in my eyes, he is still just a Dumas who does his own thing, thinking about how to pick up girls every day." ”

This is the first time Meng Zuo has heard Hu Lao get so angry, and he is still saying bad things behind others' backs.

It seems that Wei Bi still touched Hu Lao very deeply.

"When he came to me on the 12th, he first wanted to pry me away from East China Media, but I refused. ”

"And then he said he was going to pry me away?" Meng Zuo asked rhetorically.

But unexpectedly, Hu Lao nodded first, and then shook his head, which made Meng Zuo stunned.

What does this mean?

Why didn't I get it?

"He doesn't just seem to pry you, his approach is more like pleasing you. ”

"Huh?" Meng Zuo was a little puzzled, but as his brain kept running, the problems that he had previously ignored in his mind suddenly resurfaced.

Why did Wei Bi, who he didn't know before, invest 200 million to make a movie for himself?

Why is he the boss, but he is so polite to himself, even if he takes the initiative to hang up the phone, he is not angry?

Why was this matter notified to him by Tomokazu Yamamoto, and what is the relationship between Tomokazu Yamamoto and Wei Bi?

Problems that had been ignored now reappeared, which made Meng Zuo think about it with great horror and goosebumps.

He ...... What do you say?" Meng Zuo asked.

He said that he wants to ask you not only to be an artist under their company, but also to be a shareholder of their company. Hu Lao shook his head, "Sure enough, I also saw him do this kind of brainless thing when he was in school, and in the end, it wasn't over? ”

These words entered Meng Zuo's ears, and it was like a stone that stirred up a thousand waves, making Meng Zuo's heart vibrate.

I'm afraid it's not the same as what Hu Lao thinks.

I'm afraid, Boss Wei Biwei is serious this time.

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That's right, today is the big chapter, surprise or not?

In addition, I haven't pushed books for a long time, and there are a lot of books from fellow authors in the comment area, so let's push them together today!

Poet Yi'an's "Learning God Cultivation System": The system is in hand, I have it in the world, and my mother no longer has to worry about my study!

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