After staying at Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er's house for five days, Tian Tian left the capital and returned to Hangzhou.

When she came to Beijing, she came out to relax with the idea of avoiding trouble, and when she went back, she was determined to do something with great interest with the dream of starting a business.

With Lu Chen's suggestion and Chen Feier's support, Tian Tian decided to open a media company in Hangzhou, mainly engaged in the production of variety shows and entertainment programs, and the first project of the new company was "The Voice of China".

And Lu Chen and Chen Feier each invested a part of the money and became shareholders of this media company.

On May 7th, the day before the opening ceremony of "Full House of Romance", Lu Chen, at the invitation of Chen Jianhao, went to visit the great director Zhang Wentian who was recuperating in Beijing.

Zhang Wentian is one of the representatives of the third generation of directors in China, and once directed two major dramas "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin" in the 90s, both of which created a record in TV drama ratings at that time.

This great director has also shot a number of costume blockbusters, is good at historical and military films, and has won many awards, and is a respected predecessor in the industry and enjoys a high reputation.

Last year, Zhang Wentian was preparing to shoot a historical blockbuster, when Lu Chen met the great director through Chen Jianhao's introduction, and won the recognition of the other party with a song "Men Should Be Self-Improvement" and had a small supporting role.

However, time has passed, and now Lu Chen is no longer the little artist who just debuted, but Zhang Wentian's work has been delayed until recently, when it broke out that there was a conflict with the management, which led to the miscarriage of the new film.

Zhang Wentian also fell ill and stayed in the hospital for a few days, which caused a stir in the circle.

After being discharged from the hospital, the great director refused all media interviews and recuperated in his old home.

Chen Jianhao called Lu Chen and invited him to visit the old man together.

Of course, Lu Chen did not refuse.

Zhang Wentian's old house is located in the old city, is an independent courtyard house, such a residence has become an out-of-print existence in the capital, the price is at least more than 100 million, and there is no market.

When Chen Jianhao and Lu Chen came over, it was Qin Qing who opened the door for the two.

Lu Chen hasn't seen this Jingyin's school girl for a while, and last year, he often went to Jingyin to listen to classes, and he could see Qin Qing from time to time to chat a few words, but since he started filming TV series, Jingyin basically hasn't gone much, and now he can't find time to recharge.

So when he saw Qin Qing, Lu Chen felt a little embarrassed, because his study was halfway.

Qin Qing greeted the two generously, and then led them into the door to meet the old man.

The renovated courtyard is full of simple and elegant taste, a few green bamboos are planted in the corner, and there are rattan chairs on the grape trellis in the patio, Zhang Wentian lies on the rattan chair and tastes tea, and there is a guqin next to it.

An obese middle-aged man was making tea, the old man's complexion looked pretty good, his face was ruddy and pleasant, and he had a kind of leisurely taste that didn't ask about the world.

Seeing Lu Chen and Chen Jianhao, Zhang Wentian didn't get up, nodded and said, "Sit down." ”

Of course, the two of them came to visit by appointment, and now this old man is basically in a state of retirement, not to mention refusing media interviews, even foreign guests are rare, Chen Jianhao is very face-saving.

Lu Chen also learned now that Chen Jianhao is a little related to Zhang Wentian, and he has worked in the latter's crew before, so he can be on the bench in front of this great director.

"Director Zhang, how are you doing lately?"

Lu Chen greeted and put the gift he brought on the tea table.

Although the role of Zhang Wentian's new film was lost, Lu Chen couldn't come to visit empty-handed, he brought an authentic Korean wild ginseng, worth more than 100,000.

Zhang Wentian is knowledgeable, and after glancing at it, he said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Xiao Lu, you are slapping me in the face, what I promised you didn't work out, and you still sent such a valuable thing." ”

Lu Chen couldn't cry or laugh: "Director Zhang, don't joke with the juniors, the juniors can't stand it, I'm here to see you today, I really don't mean anything else." ”

Zhang Wentian laughed and said: "You probably can't look down on that little role now, the TV series starring are all popular in South Korea, and they have earned a lot of face for domestic dramas, sit down, sit down!"

He accepted this gift for the sake of face.

Everyone in the industry knows that Zhang Wentian rarely accepts gifts from others, especially celebrities.

If the new film hadn't been aborted, he would definitely not want Lu Chen's things, but now it doesn't matter.

Because it is enough to find an opportunity to repay Lu Chen, with Zhang Wentian's status in the circle, it is really easy to help Lu Chen, and there is no problem of not being able to pay it back.

This is the festival of the older generation of filmmakers.

Lu Chen sat down and said modestly: "Director Zhang, I'm just lucky." ”

He didn't expect Zhang Wentian to pay a lot of attention to him.

"Luck is part of strength"

Zhang Wentian sighed and said: "I don't have such good luck, today's film market!"

This time, Zhang Wentian had a conflict with the investor on the issue of new films, the main reason is in this "market", the investor requires that his works must cater to the market, not only modifying the script and plot without authorization, but even interfering with the replacement of the main actors, which is equivalent to depriving the former of a large part of his power as a director.

Zhang Wentian is not the kind of person who does not eat the past, he also recognizes the importance of the market, and it is reasonable for investors to invest heavily and demand returns, but this behavior of treating him as a puppet makes him unacceptable.

If the two sides cannot reach a compromise, it will only be over.

Zhang Wentian was hit hard, he had high hopes for this movie and did a lot of work, but because of the problem of concept, all the hard work was in the soup, and his heart was naturally extremely uncomfortable.

Nowadays, the domestic film market is becoming increasingly huge, and the box office scale is comparable to that of the United States, and the huge interests have led to the increasingly impetuous mentality of practitioners, and everyone wants to make a lot of money and quick money, ignoring the essence of movies.

What happened to Zhang Wentian was accidental and inevitable, and according to some, he "couldn't keep up with the times."

After recuperating at home for a few days, Zhang Wentian thought about it, and his mind about the movie faded.

He is very old now, he is not short of money or fame, and it is almost time to retire, drinking tea and chatting with three or five friends at home, and it is the right way to take care of his life.

As soon as Lu Chen sat down, the fat man next to him poured him a cup of hot tea.

Lu Chen hurriedly said, "Thank you." ”

He looked at the other party a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, and he was definitely not an unknown person.

Zhang Wentian noticed Lu Chen's eyes, and said with a smile: "This is my student Wan Xiaoquan, you should have heard of it, he was just released from prison recently. ”

Wan Xiaoquan!

Lu Chen suddenly realized, no wonder it felt familiar, it turned out to be this one!

Wan Xiaoquan is also a director, he is a fifth-generation director in China, he graduated from the directing department of Beijing Film and Television Academy, and has filmed many film and television dramas such as "Strange Tales from Liaozhai", "The Legend of the White Snake", "Xue Rengui" and so on, enjoying a certain reputation in the industry.

But he is best known for his bad temper.

Scolding actors, producers, screenwriters, and investors Wan Xiaoquan is always an indispensable topic when making movies, and often sprays with the media, and the relationship with the media is very bad.

The evaluation of him in the circle is: talented and temperamental!

At the end of 2014, Wan Xiaoquan had a fierce conflict with the people in the crew, slapped the other party into a concussion and deafness in his left ear, and was sentenced to one and a half years for intentional injury, not to mention the loss of money.

This is undoubtedly a big blow to Wan Xiaoquan, his wife divorced him, the Directors Association removed his name, and his future was ruined!

The last time Wang Bin was arrested for drug use, someone on the blog jokingly said that the "Prison Storm" blockbuster lineup has added another general, including the director Wan Xiaoquan - he was still squatting in prison at that time!

However, compared with those celebrities who were caught for drug abuse/prostitution/prostitution, and drunk/driving, insiders have a much better evaluation of Wan Xiaoquan, because his bad temper is right and not right, and the guy who was slapped by him is really underwhelmed, but he didn't expect it to cause such serious consequences.

Lu Chen has watched Wan Xiaoquan's "The Legend of the White Snake", this director has a lot of strength and ideas in making this kind of monster film, and he is very good at using lenses and colors, and he is a really talented person.

Lu Chen had also seen the news of his imprisonment, and he didn't expect the protagonist of the story to sit next to him.

He immediately stretched out his hand to Wan Xiaoquan and said, "Wan Dao, hello, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

Wan Xiaoquan shook hands with Lu Chen and said with a wry smile: "Don't call me Director Wan, I am a person who has been released from prison now, and I guess I won't be able to make movies in the future!"

There was a hint of bitterness in his expression, but his eyes were calm.

Obviously, this bumpy experience has taught him a lot of life lessons and taught him a lot.

Lu Chen shook his head and said, "Director Wan, with your talent, don't worry about not having a film."

He took out his business card from the bag he was carrying, and handed it over with both hands: "My name is Lu Chen, I have opened a studio by myself, and I am currently filming a TV series, I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with you." ”

Wan Xiaoquan took the business card and said a little embarrassedly: "I don't have a business card, I'll leave you a phone number." ”

Lu Chen smiled: "Of course you can!"

He is now making TV series, but his further goal is to make movies, the status of movies is not comparable to TV series, the market scale is huge, and the influence is higher.

Therefore, Lu Chen did not say polite words to Wan Xiaoquan, and there may be a chance to cooperate with the latter in the future.

He wrote down Wan Xiaoquan's contact information.

Zhang Wentian watched from the side, and a smile appeared on his old face.

Lu Chen, a young man, is really good, and there are few new-generation stars like him in the circle.

Not arrogant, not impatient, neither humble nor arrogant, sophisticated and talented, a combination of various advantages.

Looking at Lu Chen, Director Zhang Da felt that he was really old-

There is something at home today, and it is very late to rush back, so there is only one more, please forgive me. (To be continued.) )