When he came back from lunch with Gu Xiaojiao, Gu Xiaojiao called the agency to inquire about going abroad to Venice.

Zhou Chen received a call from Tianmeng Film and Television, asking him to come over to discuss the preparation of the movie "Crazy Stone".

Zhou Chen had no choice but to give up his plan to accompany Gu Xiaojiao to apply for a visa in the afternoon, and went to Tianmeng Film and Television first.

Tianmeng Film and Television, Film and Television Investment Department.

"Zhou Chen, I'm here, I know that you just returned to China, so I'm so anxious to come over, I'm sorry. ”

Feng Keqiang, the director of the film and television investment department of Tianmeng Film and Television, a middle-aged man in his forties, tall and thin, wearing glasses, and polite manners, greeted Zhou Chen politely and invited him to sit down on the sofa in the office reception area.

"Mr. Feng is polite, it's important to get down to business, I came back for a month this night, and I really don't want to go. ”

"Where, where, in the United States, are things still going well, are they all done?"

"Luckily, everything is pretty much the same, I don't have to bother anymore. Zhou Chen said vaguely.

Only his relatives and individual friends know about his going to the United States to make movies.

"That's good, I came to you for our movie, I have been preparing for two months, according to your proposal, I have already found a shooting location in the mountain city of Yudu, and everything else is almost ready, only a few starring candidates have not yet been determined. ”

"Yes, last time Mr. Feng said that the four comedy kings were very interested in the script, is there any specific news?" Zhou Chen suddenly became interested.

Speaking of this, I'm a little embarrassed, Shen Dong, Song Lin, and Zhao Yiming are all willing to star in this movie, but they all have doubts about the director. ”

"Oh, well, it looks like you'll have to find someone else. Zhou Chen frowned and looked at Feng Keqiang suspiciously.

"Zhou Chen, don't be angry, their concerns are normal, and we don't want to find big-name actors to cooperate to increase the possibility of success for the movie?"

"Yes, then we can only cooperate in the future, what about Huang Yu?"

"Huang Yu has no schedule. ”

"In this way, if I can't invite a big-name comedian, I can only make a low-budget movie according to my previous plan. Zhou Chen relented instead.

He wanted to make a small-budget movie before, but after cooperating with Tianmeng, the third largest film and television company in China, people said that they wanted to invite big-name actors, so of course he had no opinion.

"Zhou Chen, why don't you think about it again, you will be the assistant director and screenwriter of this movie, and we will invite a famous director to accept this play, what do you think? You also want to make your work more successful, right?"

Feng Keqiang hesitated slightly, but tried to say to Zhou Chen as tactfully as possible.

"Mr. Feng, you won't forget my original intention of cooperating with Tianmeng, right? I just wanted to make a low-budget movie by myself, so I chose a company like Tianmeng that is willing to support new directors, but you want to make a bigger one, so I agreed, but now you are doing this, I really can't agree. ”

Zhou Chen was annoyed in his heart, but he still said politely.

"Zhou Chen, it's not me who is changing the hexagram, you see that your script is very good, and we have Tianmeng to operate, so it successfully attracted those big-name actors.

But you just graduated from college for a year, and you are still a rookie director, and you don't have any works that you can handle, and those actors don't want to come, and I have no choice but to discuss with you when you ask for a change of director. ”

"Hehe, I don't know who you plan to ask to be the director of this movie, Mr. Feng. ”

Zhou Chen couldn't help but say curiously, he wanted to know who Tianmeng planned to let make this movie.

"At present, we plan to invite director Zhu Yanping from Wanwan, at least a director who has a masterpiece that people can be familiar with in the three places across the Taiwan Strait. ”

Feng Keqiang thought that Zhou Chen was starting to think about this matter, and immediately said happily.

"Okay, Mr. Feng, I won't say polite words anymore, I don't know how you think about it, what do you think is more suitable, but I won't hand over this drama to others to shoot, it's really not good, we can only cooperate in the future." ”

"Zhou Chen, are you angry? We have signed the contract and have invested 4 million yuan for this project, is it too inconsiderate for you to make such a hasty decision?"

"Mr. Feng, this movie is in my plan, and the total shooting cost is only about 4 million, and it hasn't started filming yet, I don't know why you painted 4 million. But even so, since you have broken the contract and don't want me to be the director, then you can only bear these losses!"

Zhou Chen was incredulous and a little angry.

The movie is to contact the actors, casting, and scenery in the early stage, and nothing else is prepared, why did it cost 4 million, is this trying to blackmail him?

"We have signed an actor contract with Zhao Yiming and paid one-third of the salary!"

"What, the contract has already been signed?" Zhou Chen asked in amazement.

This also said that there was no black-box operation, and it was completely planned to leave him alone.

"Yes, so you better think about it, even if I promise you to be the director, have you ever thought that when you get to the set, you can convince the public and command the entire crew? Okay, that's it, I still have things!"

“…… , Mr. Feng, what do you mean by this. ”

"Zhou Chen, what I mean is already very clear, so you better go back and think about it again!" Feng Keqiang didn't say anything more, and got up to see off the guest.

Zhou Chen was angry and wanted to make a fuss, but he knew that it was useless to be calculated by Tianmeng Film and Television, so he could only endure it and leave Tianmeng Film and Television first.

He really didn't expect to encounter such a thing.

In this case, he seems to have no choice.

Either liquidate the contract and compensate Tianmeng Film and Television, which will be a film project, or you can only give in to the other party and let other directors make this film.

Zhou Chen's brain teaser was spinning, and he didn't know what to do.

He is a little person from an ordinary family with no background, and when he encounters this kind of thing, it seems that there is really no way to do it.

Unknowingly, Zhou Chen returned to the apartment, but saw that Gu Xiaojiao had come back from consulting about the visa, and was happily checking the rental information on the computer, and when he saw him come back, he immediately came up happily.

"What's the matter, Zhou Chen, aren't things going well?"

"Fortunately, by the way, has Zhang Xuyang been pestering you again recently?" Zhou Chen didn't want Gu Xiaojiao to worry, so he quickly diverted the topic, and at the same time asked about this very important matter.

"No, what, did you meet him?"

"No, I'm just asking. ”

"Don't worry, he's not so bad, after coming back from filming, Zhang Xuyang and his mother also asked Teacher Yuan to arrange for me to meet, and solemnly apologized to me about what happened during filming, which made me very embarrassed. ”

"Yes, Zhang Xuyang's mother is a teacher of Song Yiyi, she is very good, her acting skills are good, I like to watch her in dramas and TV series. ”

Zhou Chen didn't expect this stubble, he felt awkward, but he couldn't refute it, so he had to talk about it.

"Well, Mr. Song is really good, and he said that I graduated and introduced me to the theater. ”

"That's great, it's your biggest dream. Zhou Chen sighed.

One of Gu Xiaojiao's life ideals, or most of the students who study acting in drama academies, want to enter the National Theater, which is the highest stage of national drama.

"But I'm afraid that I'll accept someone's love, I don't know how to pay it back, you also know that Teacher Song must be for her son. Gu Xiaojiao sighed.

"Also, we can't owe this kind of favor, let's talk about it later, anyway, you still have two years to graduate, and you can be recruited with your strength. ”

"Maybe, then you, don't plan to enter a unit to be named, just start a company, make movies, and don't engage in dramas?"

"Well, that's the case for now, let's talk about it later when we have a chance. Xiao Jiao, how about the role I asked you to prepare?"

"Why don't you play for me, I'll show you, I've been researching robots, and I'm very well prepared. ”

"Yes, yes. Zhou Chen hurriedly agreed.

After thinking seriously along the way, he still didn't make a decision, how to deal with the calculations of Tianmeng Film and Television.

As an adult, in society, it is impossible to impulsively go to hard steel in everything.

With his current ability, he can either succumb to Heavenly Dream's operation, or lose money and get the project back.

But none of this was what he wanted.

Then there is another way, which is to drag!

Drag until the end of the release of his two films in North America and release them in the mainland, speak with real box office results and works, and then you can still get back the initiative!