Chapter 39 Requirements of Investors

The two brothers were drunk again, and then they each called a car home. The next day, Lu Lin slept until dawn and got up at three o'clock in the morning.

After waking up, I turned on the computer and looked at it, and sure enough, I saw a lot of propaganda about "New Shaolin Temple". also mentioned him and Wu Jing, saying that the director and leading actors of "The Return of the Great Sage" were all present to express their support for the film, and wished "New Shaolin Temple" a box office hit.

Lu Lin sighed, and he didn't bother to complain. After opening Douban.com and checking it, it's currently 6.5, it should be only noon, because there are not many fans who have watched it, and the score should drop sharply after today.

At noon, go downstairs and take a taxi to the place where you had dinner last night, drive the car out, and find a place to deal with it. In the afternoon, I had an appointment with the people of Wanda Pictures, and I drove directly to Wanda Plaza in the CY district.

In a café on the square, Lu Lin saw the person who asked him out, Jia Yanhai, vice president of Wanda Pictures. The two met at the premiere of "The Return of the Great Sage" and left each other's phone calls.

And when "The Return of the Great Sage" became the box office champion in Chinese film history, Jia Yanhai called to congratulate him and asked him to come out to chat.

"Congratulations to Director Lu, I heard that I received more than 50 million yesterday, and now it has exceeded 1.4 billion?" As soon as they met, this Mr. Jia seemed to be more excited than Lu Lin.

"Well, the audience supports it, and the current box office momentum is not bad!" Lu Lin smiled indifferently, and immediately sat down with Jia Yanhai.

After ordering some coffee and snacks, Jia Yanhai said some compliments about Lu Lin's young and promising future. Lu Lindu just smiled slightly, and then said: "Mr. Jia, you are too polite, really! I still have a clear understanding of myself, let's talk about some dry goods!"

This Mr. Jia was not embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Mr. Lu is quick to talk, and my old Jia is not going around in circles! Presumably Mr. Lu has also heard that we Wanda Pictures are going to get involved in the field of production and distribution." But at present, almost all of the influential directors in China are surrounded by Huayi, Bo Na and other veteran production companies, and we lack a talent like Director Lu!"

Lu Lin hurriedly smiled: "Mr. Jia is polite!"

Jia Yanhai said: "At present, our company has also contacted several big directors, such as Mak Chaohui, Xu Ke, Zhang Zhiliang, Du Qifeng in Hong Kong, and Jiang Wen, a big director in the mainland. But I've been recommending Director Lu to the head office, I don't know if Director Lu is interested in joining us!"

Lu Lin was silent for a while before he said, "I'm a relatively lazy person, and I don't have the idea of joining other companies for the time being!"

Jia Yanhai said: "Director Lu, I know that you have a studio under your name, and our Wanda Pictures can be invested or acquired." At the same time, we can also give you maximum creative freedom, implement the director-centered production principle, and get a share of the box office in terms of treatment. And in terms of the film's distribution and scheduling, Wanda will definitely give you the greatest support!"

Lu Lin shook his head lightly and said, "Thank you Mr. Jia for your attention, but I really don't have the idea of joining a big company for the time being!"

Jia Yanhai saw that Lu Lin's attitude was more resolute, and he said a little frustratedly: "Then Lu Lin came to see me, didn't he just want to tell me that he wouldn't join any big company, right?"

Lu Lin hurriedly smiled: "Of course not, I actually want to talk to Wanda about a cooperation!"

"Cooperation?" Jia Yanhai said in a puzzled tone, not knowing what the other party had taken a look at.

"That's right, I heard that the copyright of the second part of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is in the hands of Wan Da, I am more interested in this novel, and I also feel that fans now have high expectations for movies with the theme of tomb robbery, so I want to shoot "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" next!"

Jia Yanhai took a breath when he heard this, and muttered: ""Ghost Blowing the Lamp", our company is very interested in the copyright of this book, and it is impossible to change hands!"

Lu Lin said with a smile: "I know, that's why I came to talk to Mr. Jia about cooperation, this movie can be invested by both of us, and the copyright fee is counted in Wanda's investment, but in terms of actors, I have to make it, I don't know if Wanda has any intention of cooperating!"

When Jia Yanhai heard this, his mind turned quickly, in fact, he just said that those big directors, although there will be cooperation in the future. But at this moment, there is no one who shows his mouth!

And Wanda Pictures is currently the most optimistic, and naturally it is also "clean", and Lu Lin, a big director who has not been involved too much with other production and distribution companies.

Although the request to join was rejected by the other party, if the film is co-produced and there are more contacts with Wanda, won't this opportunity to attract people be greater?

Thinking of this, Jia Yanhai said: "Director Lu, you allow me to go out and make a call, I'll talk to the boss, and it is estimated that the cooperation intention can be decided!"

Lu Lin nodded and smiled, "Okay, you go call!"

Jia Yanhai hurriedly got up, went to the window and didn't know who to call, looked respectful, talked for less than ten minutes, came back and said solemnly: "Director Lu, we Wanda Pictures agree in principle to cooperate with you to jointly shoot the movie "Ghost Blowing the Lantern". You can publish the rights and invest in it, but there is only one requirement!"

Seeing this person's solemn expression, as if he was going to say something very difficult, the shadow of a young lady flashed in his mind in an instant, and said in a tentative tone: "You don't mean to say that you want to stuff people into the crew, right?"

Jia Yanhai nodded, and said with a straight face: "Well, just this one requirement, as long as there is a heroine quota, the rest is up to you, and there is nothing to say on our side!"

Lu Lin lowered his head, pressed the thumb of his right hand to his temple, and said helplessly: "Can I say I don't agree?"

Jia Yanhai hurriedly said: "Don't, Director Lu, listen to who I'm talking about, this is a big beauty, no worse than Sidan Shuangbing!"

Lu Lin smiled bitterly: "What about acting?"

Jia Yanhai said: "You can hone it! Newcomers always have to be given a chance to practice their acting skills, right?"

"Mr. Jia, the films I made were all invested with 100 million yuan!"

"It's okay, we're not short of money!"

Lu Lin picked up his thumb, nodded and said, "Okay, you guys are awesome!"

"Director Lu, then what I just said?" Jia Yanhai leaned his face over and asked with a smile.

Lu Lin hurriedly waved his hand, "Wait a minute, you can let me slow down!"

Jia Yanhai sneered and sat his ass back in his chair. But he gradually came back to his senses and felt that something was wrong, "Hey, Director Lu, I didn't say who the heroine is, did you react so much?"

Lu Lin thought about it, too, the peerless bad movie "Warring States" will not be released until April this year. The young lady's prestige that is not popular has not yet been revealed.

I had to say: "Although it is my first time to be a director, I have been in the circle for more than ten years before, and I have seen some of the world." Let's just tell you that, Mr. Jia, but anyone who is stuffed in by the investor will have nine holes out of ten!"