178. Clear Road (6200 words, ask for subscription, ask for a monthly pass!)
Sun Tu looked at Xu Shi, who was talking and laughing in the field, sighed slightly in his heart, and closed the mouth that had been opened again.
Just two days ago, Zhang Zhen and others found him and Zhang Yang, and wanted them to help persuade Xu Shi that they could set the table and admit their mistakes.
It's really Xu Shi's ability to make money from movies that makes them too red, for the sake of profit, what is it to lose some face.
Zhang Yang said at that time that he was powerless and couldn't help, and he was a little unable to save face, but now that he thinks about it carefully, with Xu Shi's character, it is really difficult for him and Zhang Zhen and others to release their previous suspicions.
Xu Shi is a righteous person who knows kindness, but he is not a bad person, which can also be seen from many aspects.
If he intercedes for Zhang Zhen, maybe even this little affection between himself and Xu Shi will be almost consumed.
Sun Tu doesn't think that he can have a deep friendship in the world, to put it bluntly, friendship only occupies a little bit, and the rest is an element of interests.
It's not like Cheng Guochao, people selflessly helped Xu Shi when he didn't make a career, if Cheng Guochao interceded with Xu Shi, he might still listen to it, as for him, forget it.
After figuring these things out, Sun Tu also let go of the things in his heart, and when the time came, he just made up a reason to fool around.
After the dinner, Xu Shi returned to the hotel with a body full of wine, took a shower, and woke up a little, he was not in a hurry to sleep, picked up the pen and began to write something.
This domestic box office victory was indeed something he didn't expect, it was an unexpected joy, and it was also because Xu Shi gradually figured out some things this time.
It's about his own path to the future.
In fact, Xu Shi has always been quite confused about this, he just knows that he should take the path of an action actor, but he is not too clear about what kind of route he should take.
Just like Uncle Long in his previous life, his action comedy is a classic, and when it comes to Uncle Long, it is inseparable from action comedy.
And some other action stars also have their own unique styles, and in this regard, Xu Shi has not made up his mind what style he wants to take.
In fact, at the beginning, Xu Shi wanted to learn from Uncle Long and take the route of action comedy, after all, such a route had been proven to be completely feasible in his previous life, and Uncle Long was also world-famous for this.
But he actually tried it in private, and his action scenes were actually not funny, and those action scenes imitating Uncle Long didn't have that effect.
As for some other action stars, Xu Shi has also secretly imitated them, and the effect is not very good.
His style of play is biased towards actual combat, that is, he has a fierce posture when he looks at it, he can play a tragic momentum, but he can't play Uncle Long's comedy and Brother Jie's elegant.
So Xu Shi actually has no bottom in his heart, and he has been worrying about what route he should take.
Now Xu Shi has some eyebrows, and after the success of the two movies "One Man's Martial Arts" and "The Matrix: Truman's World", Xu Shi has slowly figured out his own way.
These two movies prove one thing, both at the box office and by word of mouth, and his style of play is suitable for such a style.
And the connotation of these two movies is actually a kind of tragedy, and Xu Shi used his style of play to deduce this tragic atmosphere, proving that he is suitable for such a route.
But in fact, Xu Shi's heart is still bottomless, no one has walked this road in his previous life, and no one has walked in this life, which means that he doesn't know whether it is bright or dark in front of him, and he needs to explore it himself.
However, since he has embarked on this road and has achieved good results, Xu Shi naturally needs to give it a try.
After sorting out the thoughts in his mind, he suddenly thought of two movies at once, and it seemed that this combination was also very good.
In the end, Xu Shi wrote down two names in the notebook, and then turned off the light and went to sleep, and the last thought was: I am also a combination of Chinese and foreign.
When Xu Shi woke up the next day, he was just about to go to exercise, and saw that Xu Mingjie and Xu Xiaoxiao had already gotten up.
"Why did you two wake up so early today?" It stands to reason that the two of them should sleep until at least ten o'clock before they get up.
Xu Mingjie said with a bitter face: "I can't sleep, I thought I was finally relaxed, but who knows that I can't sleep at all." ”
The two of them have not been idle during this time, the TV series they filmed has been broadcast on the TV station, and they also need to cooperate with the TV station to promote it some time ago, that is, they have only been idle in the last two days.
"You haven't had a good class this year, right? It just so happens that you have time during this time, and you go to the company to receive professional training from teachers. Xu Shi didn't care about the complaints of the two, and arranged it directly.
It was only now that he remembered that the two siblings had been busy this year and rarely went to school.
"Ah, uncle, just let us all rest more, it just so happens that we don't have anything to do in the second half of the year, can we go to school again in the second half of the year? Xu Mingjie cried miserably.
Xu Xiaoxiao was just about to be coquettish, but then she saw Xu Shi's face and said: "Now is the time for you to learn knowledge, you can't slack off, and you can't do it when you're so young, it seems that you haven't exercised much, just right, follow me to exercise during this time." ”
Hearing Xu Shi's words, Xu Mingjie and Xu Xiaoxiao rarely wailed together, this is not the life they want at all.
And at this moment, there was a little guy who was just about to go out with his hazy sleepy eyes, and when he heard Xu Shi's words, he subconsciously froze, and then carefully closed the door, ready to hide.
But Xu Shi had already heard the movement, and said directly: "Zhao Xiaoqing, don't hide, get up and exercise together, if you are young, you will know how to sleep lazy." ”
Zhao Xiaoqing was also on summer vacation, she was bored at home, and the second sister didn't have time to care about her, so she threw her to Xu Shi's side.
It was similar before, Zhao Xiaoqing had winter and summer vacations, and the second sister handed her over to Xu Shi.
"Dear brother-in-law, your lovely niece is still a little baby, so she doesn't need to exercise. Zhao Xiaoqing deliberately pretended to be milky and said.
Hearing this, Xu Shi rolled his eyes, but no matter how the three of them cried, Xu Shi did not let them go.
I exercised with the three of them for an hour, bought some and came back early, and said to Zhao Xiaoqing while eating: "Your cousin and cousin will go to my company later, what are you going to arrange?"
Are you going to play with them or are you going to go for a stroll around the capital?"
"I'm going to the company too. Zhao Xiaoqing raised her hand and said.
"Okay, be honest when you get to the company, don't keep disturbing other people's work. ”
"Uncle, don't worry, I'm the most well-behaved baby. Zhao Xiaoqing said with a smile.
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When he came to the company, Xu Shixian found Wang Feiyun and Wu Ji as screenwriters and handed them the scripts he had written.
"You can just add the lines and details of the script this time, and you don't need to change the specifics. ”
"Okay. Wu Ji and the others had no opinion on Xu Shi's request, and they agreed to start work.
"By the way, Wang Feiyun, you prepare for the past two days, "Hacker" was nominated for Best Screenwriter some time ago, and you will go with me when the time comes. Xu Shi thought of this and hurriedly added.
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Xu. Wang Feiyun suddenly said happily, he didn't expect Xu Shi to do what he said, and really brought him with him, not only the authorship of the screenwriter, but also the awards.
Wu Ji and the others looked at Wang Feiyun with envy, they also wanted such a thing, but they also knew that they couldn't sign the script with their first two revisions, so they all secretly swore in their hearts that the next movie must show their best state, and strive to sign it.
After instructing this side of the matter, Xu Shi came to the conference room, and now there are many people waiting for him in the conference room.
"Eldest sister, the TV series is going to start preparing now, first go to the bank to borrow some money, and then change it back after the box office account is divided. Xu Shi said.
Xu Mei said: "You can rest assured that this has been done a long time ago, the funds have been in place, and you can just talk to me when you use the money." ”
"So fast?" Xu Shi was stunned.
Xu Mei said with a smile: "At most, this is a loan, not a loan, and the bank also knows our situation, of course, it will be released as soon as possible, and there is no need to trouble at all." ”
Xu Shi didn't know much about these things, but he knew that the loan thing seemed to be quite troublesome, but he didn't expect it to be so fast.
Immediately, he stopped caring about this matter, looked at the others and said, "Zhang Kui, do you have any confidence in directing martial arts TV series?"
Originally, Xu Shi only asked this later, but who knew that Zhang Kui said with a bitter face: "Brother Xu, I really don't have confidence in this, in fact, directors and directors are also relatively good at it, and the shooting of martial arts dramas is actually very different from the shooting of movies."
I don't know much about these things, especially the use of some WIA, and I don't know how to shoot it. ”
Of course he wants to win this film, but he knows his situation better, he is not suitable for filming martial arts TV series at all, and forcing it to shoot will only make the film very bad.
Xu Shi was also stunned after hearing this, he didn't think about it so much at all, he thought that Zhang Kui was almost okay, but who knew that Zhang Kui would not shoot martial arts TV series at all.
However, he didn't force it, after all, he also knew that forcing an unsuitable person to complete this task would only make it worse.
"I want to think about it, by the way, does Director Wang Lixin have time recently? This TV series has its own script, and I don't need to be nosy, he should agree, right?"
Then he thought of Cheng Guochao again, Cheng Guochao should have no problem filming martial arts dramas, after all, "Excalibur" is also a martial arts drama, just a movie.
But Cheng Guochao also has experience in filming TV series, but two days ago, I heard that Lao Cheng was also going to take over a scene, but I don't know if I have time.
Thinking about it, Xu Shi only thought of these two people, no way, there were really not many people he knew in the circle.
After all, he rarely goes to participate in some social activities, and the last time he went to the magic capital to receive the award, he was pulled by Cheng Guochao to attend a salon and met some people.
But these people are also nodding friends, and Xu Shi doesn't even know what they do.
After thinking about it for a while, Xu Shi simply put this matter down first.
"Then there is only the matter of actors, this TV series needs a lot of actors, but we give priority to using our company's own actors, and there are actors who are good at martial arts, only these two are not suitable, and then find other actors. "Xu Shi set a rule that is not a rule.
Everyone understands this, such a good thing is naturally given priority to their own people, and everyone else is to step aside first.
Then Xu Shi arranged things one by one, and tried to be almost ready when he returned.
Then Xu Shixian called Cheng Guochao and asked about the situation, and learned that he had already received the play here, so he had to give up.
After thinking about it, he called Wang Lixin again, and now he can only find him.
"Brother Wang, how are you doing? Xu Shi said with a smile.
"Rare guest, how come Mr. Xu has time to call me. Wang Lixin quipped.
"Haha, Brother Wang, you are too polite, aren't you a little busy during this time, so you have delayed, do you have time? I invite you to a meal, as an aparation. ”
"Of course there is time, time, place. Wang Lixin said very simply.
Now Xu Shi is a popular figure in the circle, and Wang Lixin also wants to take this opportunity to deepen his relationship with Xu Shi.
Thinking about Cheng Guochao, an old guy, he felt a little jealous in his heart.
How much do you earn back from your investment of 5 million?
If he can also participate, maybe he will make a lot of money this time.
Xu Shi didn't expect Wang Lixin to agree so happily, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It's in the capital, the location is XXX, if Brother Wang has time, how about coming over tonight?"
"Well, I'll be there in the evening. Wang Lixin immediately said that he actually knew that Xu Shi must have something to do with him, but as long as it was not too difficult to do, he was ready to agree.
Sitting and chatting face-to-face can reflect the value of his favor, and there is always something missing on the phone.
After making an appointment with Wang Lixin, Xu Shi also began to work in the company, although most of the things are now managed by Xu Mei, but many things also need him to decide.
And when he was busy with his work, Zhao Xiaoqing, a little girl, was already hanging out inside the company, and soon got along with the people in the company.
Everyone knows that this little girl is the niece of the big boss, so they are all very enthusiastic.
"Aunt Liu, what are you usually busy with at work? Zhao Xiaoqing asked, following behind Liu Yan's buttocks.
"What else can I be busy with, the announcement of the actors, finding business, promoting the artist, building momentum, and quelling some chaos, anyway, there are a lot of miscellaneous things. Liu Yan said casually.
In fact, she feels that her work in Jingwumen is much more comfortable than that in the corn, not only is there not so much intrigue, but the artists rarely make trouble, and they don't need their agents to wipe their butts.
This may be related to the fact that Jingwumen has just been established, or the company's resources are basically Xu Shi's words, and their agents can't interject, of course, the most important thing is the way Xu Shi allocates resources, and the other artists are convinced, which is the main reason.
Liu Yan said as he came to the martial arts training ground, which was a place specially set up by Xu Shi, which contained all kinds of exercise equipment, a ring, and eighteen weapons.
It's usually used for these people to exercise.
When Liu Yan and Zhao Xiaoqing arrived, there were still two people in the ring practicing, and the fight was inseparable.
"Zhao Gang, there is a temporary role here, which Song Wuzhi found for the company, saying that it is suitable for you, do you want to take it?" Liu Yan shouted loudly.
One of the people who was practicing on the stage was suddenly a little distracted, and then he was punched by the other person, but he didn't use any force.
"Let you go first, and I'll make you look good later. Zhao Gang first said a cruel word, and then immediately ran to Liu Yan's side.
"Sister Liu, what's the situation? How long, you also know that we still want to compete for Brother Xu's TV series role next, I don't want to miss this opportunity. Zhao Gang said.
Liu Yan said: "It's only a few days, there are not many scenes, at most it is only a small role, but it is a lot of money, 5,000 yuan." ”
"Okay, I'll take it, wait for the trouble Sister Liu, you can send me the address, and I'll rush over." As soon as he heard that the time was in time, Zhao Gang immediately agreed.
Since joining Jingwumen, their work has become much more leisurely, and they don't have to worry about taking on dramas every day, these are all solved by the company.
Although there are no big characters looking for them, there are a lot of small characters like this, and they are all given a lot of money.
Now Zhao Gang and the others are very satisfied with their current life, they don't have to worry about other things, they don't have to lose their smiles, they just need to do their jobs.
And they have the identity of Jingwumen, when they go to filming, the director also gives face, and he will not scold them arbitrarily like they used to.
This also made them more and more identify with the company Jingwumen.
During this time, it was not that no one came to dig them, especially with the success of Xu Shi, Cheng Dapeng's fame, and She Yueling's unexpected popularity.
has made many companies want to poach people, but Zhao Gang and others really don't want to leave now, especially after knowing the situation of the first batch of people who left before.
The first batch of people to leave can be said to be the most energetic, wanting to break into the world by themselves, and those companies promised very well at that time, and they did fulfill their promises.
But the reality is far from what they imagined.
I just thought that a person came to them some time ago to drink and said that they really want to act seriously and work hard.
Because they knew that their opportunity was not easy to come by, and the ugly thing to say was that they betrayed Xu Shicai in exchange for the opportunity.
So they worked very hard, some fighting scenes, jumping scenes, and scenes of difficult actions, they all did not have a word, and they all completed them seriously.
But just because they're so serious doesn't mean that other people are so serious, and many actors don't care about it at all, because these actors are not serious, they have to try some dangerous scenes several times, and injuries are commonplace.
As for letting these actors act with them, it's completely impossible, it's already very good to be able to go to martial arts, and a lot of them are just a shelf.
This is completely different from what they thought at the beginning, because at the beginning, due to Xu Shi, everyone was very involved in acting, everyone was not afraid of getting hurt, and they played very well.
But when there was no Xu Shi and they came out to work alone, they found that things were not the same thing at all, and other companies or crews did not have such an atmosphere at all.
If they can be lazy in playing, they can't be lazy, even if they want to play hard.
All of them also know that their advantage is in playing, but after this aspect is restricted, they feel a little lost.
Therefore, Zhao Gang is now very satisfied with his life and work, and if he works hard every month, he can still get almost thirty or forty thousand, and he doesn't need them to worry about anything.
And their fights were all arranged by Xu Haoxian and Song Liwu, and there were not so many twists and turns.
Liu Yan didn't know that Zhao Gang was thinking so much, she just arranged the work, and when she heard Zhao Gang's answer, Liu Yan nodded and said, "That's okay, that's it for the time being."
By the way, everyone come here, I have something to announce to you. ”
Hearing her voice, everyone put down the exercise equipment in their hands and walked over.
"That's right, the company has recently hired some new brokers, and I will send you the information of these brokers when the time comes, and you can choose for yourself.
Of course, this is the choice of both parties, even if you like someone, they may not necessarily like you, so be sure to choose well. ”
"Sister Liu, then what are you going to do then? Are you still an agent?" someone asked.
"Of course, but I can't bring so many people alone, so I'll pick a few of you when the time comes.
But rest assured, your work will not be affected by this, and the company's resources are still allocated according to the previous method, not to brokers.
For example, the play that Zhao just took over is still according to this method, whoever is suitable will go.
You need to note that brokers have their own resources, and this aspect is not the company's business, so you need to choose carefully. Liu Yan made everything clear.
After such a long time, Xu Mei's side finally settled the agent's affairs, as for Xu Shi's side, he completely forgot that there was such a thing!
Zhao Gang and the others were also relieved when they heard it, no matter what, at least their current life can be guaranteed, and the addition of agents will only make their future development better, but it also means that they will be busier.
"Sister Liu, then you tell us about the specific situation of these agents. ”
"Didn't you say it all, I will send you the information of these people later, and I won't make subjective evaluations, otherwise how will you let me be colleagues with others in the future?" Liu Yan said.
Liu Yan actually already has her own goal in mind, and the first one is naturally Cheng Dapeng, which she won't let out.
The second target she put on She Yueling.
Now She Yueling has not joined the Jingwu Sect, but her personal intention is to sign a contract, but she has not yet told Xu Shi.
She Yueling came to her a few days ago and asked her about the situation here.
After talking about the things here, Liu Yan left with Zhao Xiaoqing, who was more curious about these things, so she asked a lot of questions on the way.
Liu Yan also gave answers, and she could see that Zhao Xiaoqing seemed to be very interested in such a thing, and maybe she would join the Jingwu Sect when she graduated in the future.