A month later, the large-scale fantasy drama "Legend", jointly filmed by Mustang Film Investment and Tianxing Media Company, was officially included in the preparation plan, so Lu Yong, who is not only the boss, but also the producer and chief director, once again devoted himself to intense and busy work. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In fact, as the boss, Lu Yong doesn't want to be a producer or chief director, he just wants to take care of his body and make money as a boss in peace, and the reason why he made this decision is that these shareholders defected to Mustang Film Investment because of his level and ability to direct films directed by Lu Yong.

Therefore, Lu Yong was completely forced by the situation of "everyone expects" and reluctantly went to the "battlefield".

Soon, the director team of the play "Legend" was officially established, and then entered the stage of looking for actors, and while Lu Yong asked the assistant director Tang Junyi to contact the actors, he was also doing so secretly.

At 6 p.m. on May 1, Lu Yong personally called his friends, ostensibly to invite everyone to dinner and catch up, and his friends all agreed to go to the banquet one by one, but they all knew that Lu Yong, the "benevolent brother", had always been a person who had nothing to do and did not invite guests, so they deduced that Lu Yong must have something to discuss.

At eight o'clock that night, Li San, Yan Wenqing, Hong Kuan, Huo Jianghua, Yao Jin, Li Xiaosu, Qin Xiaojun, Wu Gang, Liao Xiaowang, whose stage name is "Qingfeng", and his brother Lu Sen all came to the door of the Great Wall Hotel in Chaoyang District, East Third Ring Road, to meet Lu Yong, who had been waiting for a long time.

In particular, when Lu Yong shook hands with Huo Jianghua, who only had one eye, a woman suddenly jumped out from behind Huo Jianghua, and then laughed at Lu Yong.

And Lu Yong recognized her at a glance and shouted "Oops! Du Caini! What are you doing here? ”

Du Caini pretended to be angry, "What, it's not welcome, I haven't seen each other for more than ten years, can't I see you?" ”

Lu Yong hurriedly responded, "Okay, okay, no problem!" ”

In this way, after the guests and hosts exchanged pleasantries, Lu Yong led everyone into the hotel, came to the private room reserved in advance, sat down, and chatted while eating, drinking.

At this moment, when Du Caini asked Lu Yong about the relevant information about the play "Legend", Lu Yong took the opportunity to say, "I came to you today just for this play!" ”

Another sigh said, "I don't hide it from you, my liver disease has been good and bad in the past few years, and I can't overwork anymore, so directing the fantasy drama "Legend" will be my masterpiece, so I want to invite everyone to play all kinds of roles in the show in the last film I directed, and fulfill my wish for many years, I don't know everyone...... Would you like to do it or not? ”

Hong Kuan was the first to say, "Although I am very busy now, friends are more important than money, and I am willing to act!" ”

Then, Qin Xiaojun, Li Xiaosu, Wu Gang, Liao Xiaowang, Yao Jin, Li San, Yan Wenqing, and Huo Jianghua also agreed one by one.

In the end, only Du Caini was left without responding, so Lu Yong looked at Du Caini, who was sitting quietly, and asked, "Caini, what's wrong with you?" ”

Du Caini's eyes suddenly moistened, "It's been ten years, I didn't expect us to meet again, as soon as I think of our days in the Guo family's compound, I feel that I am really old." ”

Huo Jianghua interjected, "It's not that you're old, it's that your heart is old, and once a person loses his childlike innocence, he will no longer be young." ”

Lu Yong also sighed when he heard this, "Yes, the older you get, the more troubles you have, I thought that I could enjoy a better life by making more money, but the more I thought about it, the more lonely and uneasy I felt, and now I understand that if you keep a childlike heart, don't covet fame and fortune, don't be contaminated with all kinds of worldly vices, and live a simple life, this person will definitely look young and happy." ”

Li San, who likes to joke, actually said, "Lu Yong, I think you can become a monk!" ”

Yan Wenqing said, "Li San'er, are you mistaken, what should Lu Yong do if he is a monk Guo Yao?" ”

Li San scratched his head with his hand, pretending to be serious and said, "That's it, I'll suffer a little loss and take Guo Yao away!" ”

"Phew! What a shame! Du Caini despised Li San.

Li San said with a smile, "Caini, you know me too well, I really didn't wash my face this morning!" ”

"Poof!" When everyone heard this, they all opened their mouths and laughed, and Lu Yong, who laughed the most brightly, had a special feeling for the word "monk" in his heart.

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On May 20, the selection of actors came to an end, and Hong Kuan and his cadres were "protected" by Lu Yong, and they were "on top" one by one.

Of course, Lu Yong's actions will inevitably attract gossip, so the actors who were selected by Lu Yong in the play often post some articles criticizing Lu Yong on the Internet, saying that Lu Yong's secret operation to squeeze them out with power for personal gain, so that these powerful actors lost a great opportunity.

As a result, Lu Yong was pushed to the forefront by Internet "rumors", and he became the most discussed figure in the media and netizens for a while.

However, these things did not affect Lu Yong's mood, but the words of several shareholders of Bronco Film Investment deeply "stung" Lu Yong.

What they mean is to accuse Lu Yong of not inviting a popular movie star to star in such a big-budget film, which is extremely unprofessional and unwise. Moreover, since the "superstar" was not invited to star, the 300 million yuan in addition to the special effects would be redundant and wasteful.

As a result, the shareholders unanimously asked Lu Yong to invite two or three red stars to play important roles in the play, otherwise, they must cut some funds and keep them for other purposes.

In the face of the threat of shareholders, Lu Yong had no choice but to choose the former, that is, to find a star-level actor to replace the starring Hong Kuan, Liao Xiaowang, and Du Caini.

But in this way, the three popular movie stars have a total of more than 100 million performance fees, which has greatly shrunk the investment amount of the "Legend" drama in disguise, so Lu Yong is very worried that the filming funds will seriously exceed the standard!

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Sure enough, due to the filming of the "Legend" scene in the first half of the year, in addition to the food, accommodation and hiring extras, it cost a huge amount of money just to customize props and rent venues for filming, and the expected expenses in the second half of the year are much higher than in the first half of the year.

As a result, Lu Yong had no choice but to convene the shareholders again and hold a meeting in the company's office to raise money.

At this moment, as soon as Lu Yong mentioned the word "raising money", most shareholders rubbed their eyes and scratched their heads and pretended not to hear, and then did not respond.

At this point, Lu Yong was angered by the shareholders, and he tore his face and said, "Since you don't want to pay, I will order the disbandment of the "Legend" crew tomorrow, you can do it!" ”

As soon as shareholder Ye Shichang heard this, he took the case, "You don't threaten us with the disbandment of the crew, and the investment of hundreds of millions of dollars is not enough for you to toss?" Outrageous! ”

Lu Yong still sat there, and responded with a grim face, "How many hundreds? You can say it! If you hadn't forced me to spend more than 100 million yuan to ask those three so-called red stars to act, I wouldn't have overspended, it's all your fault! ”

"You-" Ye Shichang was about to argue, but he felt that he was in a loss, so he stopped talking.

At this time, Tian Changqing's eyes rolled, and he hurriedly played a round and said, "Hehe, everyone is angry, aren't we all getting together to make money, since you want to make money, can you not invest?" I'm willing to add funds! ”

As soon as Tian Changqing spoke, these shareholders who belonged to the "wall grass" agreed one by one, but Lu Yong did not feel relaxed because of this, the reason is that Lu Yong was very worried that once Mustang Film Investment became bigger and stronger, Tian Changqing would turn his face ruthlessly, and with the help of the shareholders, he Lu Yong would be squeezed out of power and regain power.

Therefore, Lu Yong's originally uneasy heart added another worry.