CHAPTER XXXV
Chen Mo has been in the industry for a short time, and he has never seen Director Xu himself before. However, he is very familiar with the name Xu Jing. After all, Xu Jing, as one of the most famous commercial film directors in China, most of the movies he made are special effects movies with super high box office - it is the kind of explosion and gunfight, the male protagonist is responsible for cool and handsome, the female protagonist is beautiful, the supporting roles focus on playing treasure, the villain's IQ is online, the plot is compact and comical, the special effects are visually strong, and the ending can also sell feelings and leave a suspense, according to the audience's expectations, decide whether the next standard popcorn commercial blockbuster will appear or not.
It is very much in line with Chen Mo's taste.
So even if Chen Mo is not so familiar with the entertainment industry in this world, he has still heard of the name Xu Jing. even watched a few gunfight movies shot by Director Xu in his spare time to pass the time.
I have to say that this is where commercial film directors have an advantage over literary film directors - they are also well-known domestic directors, and many people can't remember Wang Princesheng, a great director who has repeatedly won various awards at home and abroad. But for the audience, no matter how many bad movies Xu Jing has directed, as long as a series of movies is recognized by the audience, the name Xu Jing can be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people with the release of the movie.
However, when Chen Mo saw Xu Jing with his own eyes, he was still surprised. Because Xu Jing's image really doesn't fit the image of the director in Chen Mo's impression - his height is about 1.65 meters, short and fat, and his skin is very white. His short flat hair was dyed in a golden color, and he was wearing a colorful down jacket with a very bright color. A gold chain the thickness of a baby's little finger hung brightly around the neck, which was unusually eye-catching. But what is more attractive than the gold chain is the smile on Director Xu's face, just like Maitreya Buddha, which makes people feel happy from the bottom of their hearts when they see it.
In terms of image, this Director Xu is really more like a comedian than a director of commercial films, especially gunfight action movies.
Just when Chen Mo was silently looking at Director Xu, Director Xu also walked through most of the artists and walked in front of Chen Mo with a smile. He carefully looked at Chen Mo's face and bones at close range with his pair of small eyes, which the media jokingly called "very focused", and nodded and commented: "It's a good seedling, if you have the opportunity, you can try to cooperate." Maybe it can collide with different sparks. “
Director Xu said, and used his chubby hands to gesture between the two.
Chen Mo smiled and said, "Director Xu is good." ”
"Oops, it's even more handsome when you smile!" The chubby Director Xu continued to laugh. Then he sighed and said with a little regret: "I was also fortunate to watch the video of the fight in a nightclub that you broke out on the Internet some time ago. It's really remarkable that he can have such a powerful kung fu at such a young age. The most important thing is that your movements look photogenic and beautiful. It really fits my aesthetics! ”
Director Xu said, looked at Chen Mo with regretful eyes, and said, "After seeing that video, I originally planned to invite you to audition for my crew." It's a pity that it's a step late, I heard that you have signed Director Wang's new film. Playing Sun Ce in it, right? ”
Chen Mo was very surprised, he didn't expect Director Xu to know his own affairs so clearly, it didn't look like a casual polite remark. He subconsciously glanced at Yang Qindong, and replied, "Yes." ”
"It's really good," Director Xu stood on tiptoe, patted Chen Mo's shoulder encouragingly, and said, "Although Director Wang has some turtle hair in the shooting requirements, he has real skills. Young people should work hard and seize the opportunity when it comes. ”
When Chen Mo heard this, he solemnly agreed: "I will work hard." ”
When Director Xu heard this, he also nodded with a smile. exchanged a few words with Yang Qindong and Yuan Haobin before leaving. Of course, the artists who were originally standing in the hall also hugged Director Xu and left.
Yuan Haobin pulled Chen Mo into the elevator and said, "You haven't said yet, what are you doing in the company today?" ”
"It's to negotiate advertising endorsements." Chen Mo replied.
When he was in the hall on the first floor just now, there were many people, and Chen Mo didn't say it too clearly. I also don't want to cause unnecessary trouble.
At this time, there were only him and Yuan Haobin in the elevator, as well as the agent and assistant who followed the two people, of course, there was no need to hide it anymore.
Sure enough, when people became popular, there were more advertising endorsements and various film contract announcements. It's really enviable to make money and make your hands soft! I don't know if Chen Dahong can take a little time out of his busy schedule to help me, an out-of-fashion singer, a small favor? Yuan Haobin ignored the agent Sister K's words, stretched out his thumb and index finger to compare them in front of Chen Mo, and asked with a smile.
"Teach you about spacewalking? That's fine, let's make an appointment later. But don't make fun of me, a little newcomer. Chen Mo looked at Yuan Haobin with a smile and said, "If you let the fans of the original heavenly king see that you are still treating minors so cruelly at your age, I'm afraid you will lose your fans." ”
"Wow, such a vicious curse. Then I really don't dare to make fun of you. Yuan Haobin said, hugging Chen Mo's shoulder, "In order to express my apologies, I went to eat Malatang at noon, how about I treat you?" ”
"Is just eating a spicy meal an apology? Then your apologies are so cheap! Anyway, you have to add another bottle of soda, right? ”
"Deal. But if you want to drink soda, there are conditions, come to my MV as the leading actor. If possible, let's work together on another single. Your musical talent is so high, don't waste it. Yuan Haobin snapped his fingers, hugged Chen Mo's neck and continued.
In fact, he had planned to do so for a long time. At the beginning, after the "King Comes" Huajing Double 11 concert, Yuan Haobin thought about the two cooperating on an EP, and planned to focus on the fusion of classical music and pop music in the next album. First, I want to try new elements and new styles, and secondly, I think I can use the popularity and topicality of the two to hype and publicize.
Helplessly, Yuan Haobin was busy planning the concert at that time, and he had no time to divide or be separated. Chen Mo is still a student himself, and most of his energy has to be put into school. finally waited for Chen Mo to have a winter vacation, and he had to promote the TV series, and there was news that he was going to take over two movies, and then there were so many things, and he dragged on until now, and he didn't even have a chance to speak.
Hearing Yuan Haobin's half-joking and half-serious construction, Chen Mo subconsciously glanced at Yang Qindong and said with a casual smile: "The price I paid for this bottle of soda is really big." But I don't care, as long as the time can be determined, let your agent talk to Dong Ge about other things. ”
Although Chen Mo is a newcomer who has just debuted, his development trajectory really cannot be measured according to the standards of ordinary newcomers. At least no newcomer can connect to two big IP movies when they just debuted, and the announcements and endorsements in their hands are also endless.
If it weren't for Yang Qindong's always emphasizing quality over quantity, paying more attention to the future and development of artists, and refusing to let Chen Mo sign a contract casually, and change to any agent who was a little unbreathable, I am afraid that Chen Mo's workload would be several times more than now.
But even so, Chen Mo's current schedule is a bit unscheduled. For example, the advertising endorsement to be negotiated today will definitely be filmed after the negotiation is completed, right? After the filming of the advertisement is over, Chen Mo still has to participate in the filming of "The Legend of Eastern Wu of the Three Kingdoms", and in June and July, he will join the group "Time Diary" as the leading actor, and he will also prepare for the college entrance examination during the period......
Therefore, Chen Mo's reply to Yuan Haobin just now is really not an excuse, it is really a very tight work schedule for the two of them, and it is not easy to refer to each other's schedules to squeeze out the time that both of them can have free time to create new songs. You must know that writing songs is not learning to dance and shoot MVs, as long as you have time, you can squeeze them out casually. It's inspirational, and it can't be interrupted or disturbed. For a king-level singer like Yuan Haobin, who pays attention to the quality of originality, he really wants to retreat and create, and he doesn't know how to toss. At that time, Chen Mo will have to accompany the toss. The amount of time and effort spent is obvious.
Of course, Yuan Haobin also understands that for Chen Mo, the future development path will definitely pay more attention to filming rather than singing. Being an actor not only earns a lot of money, but also has a higher reputation than a singer, and has more opportunities to receive advertising endorsements and high-quality commercial performances. Compared with the future development, there are many examples in the industry of acting and directing, and acting and excellence in the system. Singers can't do it, even if they can turn to producers and behind the scenes in the future, because of the limitations of the industry itself, there is always no right to speak as a director and producer, and the road is relatively narrow.
This time, Chen Mo Neng agreed to help him shoot the MV for publicity and co-create a new song, although Yuan Haobin felt that it was expected, he was still quite happy in his heart. Once again, I feel that Chen Mo is a deep friend. I also feel that Chen Mo has far-reaching vision and will not be swayed by temporary interests - as we all know, the directors and actors who shoot the MV are definitely not as good as the directors and actors of the professional big screen in terms of professionalism, and the salary of the MV is not comparable to the income of the commercials.
Yuan Haobin just heard that Chen Mo came to the company to negotiate advertising endorsements, and he was a little worried about whether Chen Mo would push off his MV in order to shoot commercials. After all, for Chen Mo now, taking over the MV of Yuan Haobin can neither improve his acting skills nor get too much salary, the only benefit is to use the MV to gain popularity among Yuan Haobin's fans - but in fact, what Chen Mo lacks most now is popularity.
But Chen Mo knew this, but he still agreed neatly. It seems that this little junior brother who quickly became popular not long after his debut is not only arrogant, but also a lover. Yuan Haobin thought so, and said with a smile: "That's good." When the time comes, let Sister K contact Brother Dong. ”
Of course, Yang Qindong understood Yuan Haobin and Chen Mo's thoughts, and immediately said, "No problem, I will take the initiative to contact Ah K." ”
Yuan Haobin glanced at Yang Qindong and said with a casual smile: "Brother Dong, I am naturally relieved." Our sister K will bother you to take care of you. ”
Yang Qindong smiled and nodded, but did not answer.
Sister K didn't expect her own artist to say this, she looked at Chen Mo with a complicated expression. I really didn't expect that only half a year has passed, and this little newcomer, who was completely unknown when they met for the first time, could become so popular. I didn't expect that the original plan could make everyone win-win, and even made it clear that it was Yuan Haobin's plan to bring the newcomer, but because of her intentional or unintentional delay, it turned out to be a very important opportunity for Yuan Haobin and dispensable for Chen Mo.
This kind of grace is too embarrassing to pay attention to, so that Sister K can't accept it at all. She couldn't even imagine how she would face Chen Mo, who had looked down on her, in the next cooperation.
It's a pity that the two people in front of them didn't notice Sister K's entangled state of mind. After agreeing to go to Malatang together at noon, Chen Mo waved his hand to say goodbye to Yuan Haobin, walked out of the elevator, and followed Yang Qindong into the VIP reception room at the end of the corridor.
In the VIP reception room, the person in charge of Party A, who negotiated the endorsement contract with Chen Mo, was sitting leisurely on the sofa and reading fashion magazines.
Chen Mo pushed the door in, and when he saw the man in a leisurely state sitting on the sofa in the reception room, he couldn't help but ask in surprise, "How could it be you?" ”