Lu Chong smiled: "I haven't eaten yet, let's sit down and eat together, waiter, find us a private room." ”

The five of them sat in the box, and Lu Chong pointed to Gao Yuanyuan: "Let me introduce to you, this is my girlfriend Gao Yuanyuan, Xiaoshuai, what do you think of her?" ”

Wang Xiaoshuai's eyes lit up: "Pure and beautiful, with outstanding temperament, it's just that there is no suitable role for her in my current movies." ”

Lu Chong smiled faintly: "You don't, I have, I recently thought of a story, I think, only you can shoot this story." ”

Wang Xiaoshuai learned from Gao Xiaosong and Song Ke that the young man in front of him was not a talented and virtuous gentleman, but a talented man, so he said with anticipation: "You tell me to listen to it, I'll see if I can shoot it." ”

Lu Chong roughly told the story of "Seventeen-Year-Old Bicycle": "A seventeen-year-old boy came to Beiping from the countryside to work, he found a job in a courier company, riding a bicycle to deliver couriers, charging 5 yuan per order, and when he earned enough 300 yuan, he could buy the silver mountain bike lent to him by the company he particularly liked." You endure the constant complaints of customers and work hard. Just as he was about to save up enough money, he lost his bike. He ran all over the city of Peiping looking for his bicycle, and then on the street, he saw a student riding it. The new owner, Ken, said that the car was bought at a thrift market, and that the two had to find a way to share the bike...... We'll talk about the little details later. ”

Wang Xiaoshuai looked at Lu Chong in surprise, although "Seventeen-Year-Old Bicycle" was filmed in 2000, but Wang Xiaoshuai had the prototype of this story in his mind in 1996, he was very sure that he had never seen Lu Chong, he could only say that the hero saw the same thing, and nodded with a smile: "I want to shoot, I can shoot, do you have any requirements for specific characters and actors?" ”

Lu Chong thought for a while: "I am Yanjian, a high school student, because my family is poor and can't afford to buy a car, so I stole my father's money and went to the black market to buy a second-hand car, which happened to be expensive,......

Then he pointed at Gao Yuanyuan: "She plays Xiaoxiao, she is a rich girl, she was originally Jian's girlfriend, but Jian didn't dare to get too close to her because of her inferiority......"

Wang Xiaoshuai nodded, looked at Lu Chong, then looked at Gao Yuanyuan, and said with a smile: "It is said that the casting should be decided by me, the director, but you set it very well, I have no objection, but who will play the courier Gui and the nanny Qin?" ”

Lu Chong thought about it for a while, it turned out that Cui Lin was played by Cui Lin in the movie, but Cui Lin is too famous, and it is now 1996, Cui Lin is probably only thirteen or fourteen years old, and he can't play a seventeen-year-old boy, who should he play?

He suddenly remembered a person, a guy with a temperament who came from the countryside and had outstanding acting skills, Huang Bo.

But the problem is that Huang Bo has now formed a group "Blue Wind and Sand", which is performing all over the country, and it is difficult to find him.

By the way, Liu Ye, the sensitive and fragile Liu Ye is suitable for this role.

In that life, Liu Ye once participated in "That Mountain, That Man and That Dog" directed by Huo Jianqi, playing a simple and innocent mountain village boy full of local flavor, and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Rooster Awards.

As for the little nanny, it was played by the original actor Zhou Xun.

Zhou Xun seems to have come to Peking now, as if she auditioned for Ruyi in "Fengyue", but she failed to act, but she was affirmed by director Chen Kaige and played the role of "Little Dancer".

Lu Chong thought about it clearly, and said: "I thought about it, you will be played by Liu Ye, a freshman of the 96th level of Chinese opera, and the little nanny will be played by Zhou Xun, and I will be responsible for finding someone to ensure that you will not be disappointed." ”

Lu Chong is a resolute person, he immediately picked up his mobile phone, called the hotel where Liu Ye lived, found Liu Ye, and explained the situation.

Liu Ye is not famous at all now, he has no film appointments at all, and he is idle during the summer vacation, so he agreed to act.

Subsequently, Lu Chong called Wang Jinghua again and asked her to find Zhou Xun and sign Zhou Xun no matter what.

Wang Xiaoshuai glanced at Gao Yuanyuan and nodded to Lu Chong: "I believe in your vision, but what should I say about this investment?" ”

Lu Chong smiled: "You think about it, how much will it cost to shoot the whole film?" ”

Wang Xiaoshuai thought about it carefully: "The actors are all newcomers, the salary cost is not high, and there are no big scenes, one million." ”

"I'll give you two million." Lu Chong said with a smile: "One and a half million of them are shooting costs, and the other 500,000 are publicity expenses." I hope you don't make the same mistake again, this film must pass the review, and then be exhibited abroad after the review! ”

In the last sentence, Lu Chong spoke sharply, his expression was extremely strict, in the last life, "Seventeen-Year-Old Bicycle" was banned from being screened in the mainland because it participated in the Berlin Film Festival without passing the review, if Wang Xiaoshuai still did that this time, not only would two million blood dollars be lost, but his star career with Gao Yuanyuan and Liu Ye would also be dragged down.

Wang Xiaoshuai was taken aback, seeing that Lu Chong's expression was extremely strict, he didn't dare to take it lightly, and hurriedly said seriously: "Don't worry, I must wait for this film to pass the review before it is brought to foreign exhibitions, but those veterans who review are too harsh, I'm afraid that they will pick bones in their eggs, and they will give it again!" ”

"They dare!" Lu Chong was tired of the uncles who hindered the development of the Chinese film industry, and he said loudly: "There is no problem with this movie, if they dare to be deliberately picky, I will smash their yamen!" ”

is worthy of being super gentlemanly, this is hard, Wang Xiaoshuai suddenly put his heart in his stomach, and said with a smile: "If you say this, I will shoot it steadily." However, the "Extreme Cold" I made in the Netherlands is still barely funded, can you give me some sponsorship? ”

Lu Chong sighed: "Xiaoshuai, didn't I say you, after all these years of events, don't you understand, why do you have to do it with the top, why do you have to shoot those that can't be released in China, the vulgar can be elegant, if you go against the mainstream from the beginning, even if you end up famous overseas, you are hungry and cold, what's the point." Listen to my words, from the vulgar to the elegant is the right way, you first shoot some works that are recognized by the market, and then after you have fame and funds, you will make some artistic movies. ”

If this was said by someone else, Wang Xiaoshuai might scoff at it, Lu Chong's identity was there, and he was an investor, he couldn't help but listen, he really listened, and he suddenly felt that the road he had taken might be really a dead end.

Lu Chong finally agreed to invest 500,000 yuan in Wang Xiaoshuai's "Extreme Cold", but the premise is that Wang Xiaoshuai wants to sign a contract with Huaxing Entertainment and make at least five movies for Huaxing Entertainment.

He has already thought about it, which is Wang Xiaoshuai's masterpiece "Seventeen-year-old Bicycle", "Qinghong", "Left and Right", "Rizhao Chongqing" and "Intruder".

Wang Xiaoshuai's disadvantage is that he can't grasp the commercial selling point, which Lu Chong has 20 years of experience and can completely check for him, and he should be able to ensure that the movie he makes can make him fame and fortune.

After talking to Wang Xiaoshuai, Lu Chong said to Song Ke and Gao Xiaosong: "All the soundtracks of "Seventeen-Year-Old Bicycle" have been handed over to you, and my first album has also been handed over to you. ”