Chapter 308: Thrifty
"So you didn't choose Eva just now because of my face?" Ning Huan asked.
"Of course it's not for your face, what face do you have." Shen Zhenghui shrugged his shoulders, "And you think of me too strongly, if Gordon and Thomas are both against it, how can I choose her willingly?" ”
"So in fact she was chosen entirely on her own?"
"There's also the factor of looks." Shen Zhenghui replied, "Although this makes you a little disappointed, this is the truth, after all, this is a $200 million investment project, and we are in a place where we have to do business, of course, it is business." ”
"Nonsense, what do I have to lose?" Ning Huan said stiffly, "I'm just a little happy for her, and at the same time happy for us, we chose an excellent actor." ”
"I hope so." Shen Zhenghui nodded.
Ning Huan saw Fukuda Mitsumi walking in this direction, and hurriedly said, "Okay, I still have a script to write, I'll go first." As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and ran. Shen Zhenghui turned around following his gaze and just saw Mitsumi Fukuda walking towards him.
"I'm sorry if I interrupted the conversation between you men." Mitsumi Fukuda said first.
"No," Shen Zhenghui replied, "I guess he saw you coming, for fear that you would run away by himself when you mentioned the script." ”
"Then I need to apologize as well," Mitsumi Fukuda smiled, "I did interrupt the conversation between you." ”
"That's it."
"Oh. Is it about Miss Eva? Mitsumi Fukuda responded, "During the interview just now, I felt that Ning Huan was very nervous. ”
"I have to say. He did a really bad job of hiding his feelings. Shen Zhenghui replied, "But fortunately, that girl is more competitive herself." ”
"Yes, I'm optimistic about her too." Mitsumi Fukuda tilted her head and replied, she looked at Shen Zhenghui's gaze and shrugged her shoulders again, "Don't think about it, I'm not such an abusive person." ”
"It depends on how abusive feelings are defined." Shen Zhenghui replied.
Mitsumi Fukuda smiled, "A common problem for science students. You. She spread her hands, "If it's anyone else." You should have rushed up and questioned me. ”
"If I really had to do it, I did it last time." Shen Zhenghui replied, "But I really can't find a reason to do so. ”
Mitsumi Fukuda raised her eyebrows, then coughed. "I've already contacted Sonny and Columbia and hinted at what you think," she said, "they're very interested, but they don't believe you have that speed." ”
Shen Zhenghui tilted his head and looked at Mitsumi Fukuda, "You don't believe it either." ”
"Of course I believe you." Mitsumi Fukuda replied, "So I signed a good agreement with them, which accelerated the flow of our funds, and gave us the motivation to complete the work of collection, payment, and settlement." Of course, the premise is that your movie can really be a box office hit. ”
"I have no doubts." Shen Zhenghui replied firmly.
"I think it's still a gamble." Mitsumi Fukuda replied.
"Always," Shen replied. "But this isn't the first time we've done something original."
"yes, so I'm afraid you'll have some kind of gambling nature."
"It's not gambling," Shen replied earnestly, "It's the result of the entire industrial layout, and when novels and animations start to become popular in the Western world, we can expect the future results." ”
"Okay. Now I can finally see a little bit of the old style in you. Mitsumi Fukuda said, "I wish you success." ”
"Wait. What do you mean by that? Shen Zhenghui asked, "I used to be, when was it before?" ”
"A long, long time ago," Mitsumi Fukuda seemed to fall into some kind of memory, "when you talked about the future, the expression of solid affirmation for the future development was simply impressive and unforgettable." ”
"You mean the university? Don't you know what's going on? Shen Zhenghui was a little stunned.
"Yes, I know what's going on, but I don't think it's ridiculous, I feel like I've been strongly infected by your self-confidence, and now I feel the same feeling from you again, it's really hard to describe." Mitsumi Fukuda blinked, "The difference is that you used to say that you felt that you were the one who stood on the wheel of history and shouted, 'The wheel of history has run over', and now you are the wheel of history itself." ”
"This analogy of yours is really incomprehensible." Shen Zhenghui couldn't cry or laugh.
"I just think it's good that you've found a career that you've set your heart on accomplishing."
"Isn't my previous job considered by you to be a complete career?"
"My previous job was different." Mitsumi Fukuda tilted her head, "I think it's good to see your current motivation." ”
"Huh?"
"When I heard you say, 'Marxism is the wheel of history,' I wanted to give you a baby." Mitsumi Fukuda has a concern, "It's best if it's a daughter." ”
"Huh?"
"Let's shoot well!" Mitsumi Fukuda patted Shen Zhenghui on the shoulder, then kissed him on the lips, and then turned away in a dashing manner.
Shen Zhenghui stood in place for a long time, constantly recalling the scene when he got along with Mitsumi Fukuda when he was in school, he really didn't think about what to do to this Japanese girl, but the reality is always very bizarre.
"Ahem!" With a coughing sound, Shen Zhenghui suddenly woke up from his memories, and he turned his head just in time to see Gordon and Thomas looking at Shen Zhenghui with some embarrassment.
"I'm sorry," Thomas raised his hand, "we didn't mean to see this, we came to you to talk to you......"
"The whole crew moved to Chinese mainland." Gordon added, "Obviously, all the signed actors. The crew should start to work on the scene, and we must also communicate and coordinate with the mainland government. ”
"Don't be so troublesome," Shen Zhenghui looked at the list handed over by Gordon, "Miyamoto has already communicated with the mainland official in advance, and China Film Group will assist us in dealing with the matter of filming in the mainland, so we don't have to worry about entry and exit at that time." ”
"That's good." Thomas doesn't care about the look.
Gordon licked his lips. "Shouldn't we say hello in advance," he said after looking at Shen Zhenghui's expression. "You know, a lot of these actors don't take smoking marijuana seriously."
"Please bear with them as much as possible," Shen Zhenghui replied, "if they can't stand it." They can use their vacation time to enjoy themselves in Hong Kong, you tell me in advance who should pay attention, I will give priority to filming their scenes and let them go. ”
Gordon's expression was a little embarrassed, "Can't we say hello to the local government?" ”
"Don't do that," Shen reminded him, "China has already shot several foreign drug dealers, and I don't want my crew to get noticed because of this kind of news." ”
"Okay, we'll take care of these kids." Thomas hurriedly said that he had more dealings with China and the Chinese. Familiarity with these.
Gordon didn't seem to be too receptive, but his expression was his usual expression, and he nodded. "Of course, you have to obey the laws of where you work."
The three of them got together again and discussed the crew's work plan in the mainland, of course, Gordon and Thomas listened more to Shen Zhenghui's advice. Even though Sony and Colombia have a wide range of popularity and official relationships and recognition in the mainland, Shen Zhenghui is more familiar with the specific shooting experience in the mainland.
Shen Zhenghui finished dealing with this matter. Shen Zhenghui received another call from Nazumi Horiguchi, saying that there was a text Jiàn brought it over to sign for him. Then Shen Zhenghui saw Nazumi Horiguchi in the office, and then held a large stack of bunjiàn.
"What kind of text is this?" Shen Zhenghui looked at the thick Wen Jiàn and had a headache.
"It's all related to your crew," Nazumi Horiguchi replied, "After the casting was decided, Mr. Miyamoto was supposed to be in charge of the contracts signed with the actors in the name of the company and the crew, but he is not here, and President Fukuda asked me to take charge of it temporarily." "It's all trivial things, and when you get to China, you can designate someone to take care of it." "Because the financial affairs will have to be audited by Sony and Colombia by a third party, the accounting work will be a little heavier." ”
Shen Zhenghui flipped through it at random and found that most of them were things like actors' remuneration contracts, as well as the crew expenses in the early stage, and all kinds of bills were complete, and he had to sign them himself.
Seeing Shen Zhenghui's devastated face, Natsumi Horiguchi hurriedly explained, "These things will also be sent to Thomas and Mr. Gordon for signature at that time, at least in terms of the process." ”
Shen Zhenghui shook his head, and asked while signing, "Although I am listed as a producer, I actually do the work of a director, so do I have time to sign this thing every day?" ”
"So you can designate someone to be in charge of this, and then you can sign off on the overall project," replied Natsumi Horiguchi, "and Mr. Thomas and Mr. Gordon will do the same." ”
Is that what our finances are? Shen Zhenghui complained in his stomach, but he immediately realized that something was wrong, "Wait, you said that I will appoint someone to be in charge of this?" ”
"Of course." Natsumi Horiguchi replied as a matter of course, "President Fukuda said that the cost of making zuò must go through Kasuga's hands, which means that it will go through your hands. ”
"What a great opportunity!" Shen Zhenghui said to himself in his heart, hurriedly signed these words, and when Nazumi Horiguchi left, he immediately called Wang Bin.
"Little uncle, where are you now?" Wang Bin was sent by Shen Zhenghui to Hengdian to shoot the Mary Su TV series "Dream Back to the Qing Dynasty", and after such a long time, Shen Zhenghui couldn't figure out where he was for a while.
"I've gone back to Hong Kong." Wang Bin on the other end of the phone sneezed, "The TV series has finished filming, and preparations are being made before the release, and I will accompany your sister-in-law to take a walk in Hong Kong." ”
"Exactly," Shen Zhenghui said. "If you don't have anything to do during this time, come and help me, I'm going back to the mainland soon."
"I know, make a movie!" Wang Bin's answer was a little surprised. "But what's the matter with me? In the second half of the year, I still have several scripts to oversee the shooting. ”
"Let Wang Jun and Wang Di do this, it's more important for me to find you." Shen Zhenghui said, "It's not clear on the phone, so let's just meet at the filming location in the northeast at that time." ”
Putting down the phone, Wang Bin was confused, and said to his wife, "Huihui said that if you have something, please ask me to do it." Let me go to the crew of "Magic Apprentice", and it seems that I, the director of ATV, can't do it. ”
Shen Zhenghui's sister-in-law was very sober at this time. "Isn't it good to go to a movie crew?" She asked rhetorically, "I heard reports that he invested $200 million in this movie, which is much better than your TV station." ”
"I'm not just getting started here, and I haven't seen the results yet. I didn't react for a while! Wang Bin replied, "The results haven't come out yet!" ”
Aunt Shen snorted, "What? Do you still want to get some female stars to come out? ”
"Hey, say this! Didn't I bring you with me? Wang Bin had a smile on his face, and a cold sweat was already on his back, "I'll hand it over, and we'll go back to the mainland immediately." ”
"What's the hurry? At least let me walk around Hong Kong before I go. Aunt Shen said dissatisfiedly, "Did Huihui say where he is now?" ”
"If you look at the phone number, it looks like it's still in Japan."
"So what are you anxious about?"
ATV even left Shen Zhenghui. is also operating normally according to the scheduled track, Wang Bin handed over the work to his nephew and Wang Di, the assistant to the president, Wang Di subconsciously thought that this was Shen Zhenghui giving himself space for development. For a TV station. TV series are a very important piece. The current ATV is only a little different because of the popularity of variety shows, Wang Di is convinced that in the end, the competition between ATV and TVB will ultimately depend on TV dramas, Shen Zhenghui recruited his uncle and left his cousin to himself as a deputy, the intention of such cultivation is simply self-evident. The young lady was more and more glad that she had made the choice in the first place.
And after Wang Bin accompanied his wife in Hong Kong. and hurried to the northeast. Shen Zhenghui and the crew of foreign people have entered the Sophian Kingdom scenic spot that has been built, and began to prepare for a series of preliminary shooting. The screenwriting team has been extremely strong to supplement the English translation and French translation, as the core Lan Jing and Ning Huan worked hard to instill the English translation and French translation of the plot that Shen Zhenghui asked for to the leading actors and supporting actors, and in the end, it seemed that it was not enough, and added a Thai translation. All of a sudden, the translators found by the crew from the capital and the translators invited by the actors themselves filled the crew, and in this remote countryside, it was filled with all kinds of foreigners and their translators, and the villagers from all over the country came to see the excitement, and finally the crew had to invite the garrison to help coordinate the order of the entire crew's shooting.
This is the disadvantage of China compared to New Zealand, where the birds go to, and you will never find so many people to watch. And in China, even if it's a remote place, with enough gimmicks, it will attract enough people, not to mention that there are people who come from provincial capitals or even capitals to watch Hollywood stars.
Many celebrities were so intimidated by the enthusiasm of the Chinese masses that when the local garrison was ordered to protect them, no one complained that it was a violation of human rights.
However, the contractor who was in charge of the logistics of the crew took the opportunity to open a small supermarket, and all kinds of snacks, fruits and food were sold at a higher price, and many locals also took advantage of this opportunity to make a lot of money, and the local government smiled from ear to ear, what a good opportunity, if it wasn't for too many people and trampling on the wheat field, it would be even better. But soon the crew expressed their willingness to compensate local farmers for this additional loss.
It was under this circumstance that Wang Bin came to Shen Zhenghui.
Shen Zhenghui saw his uncle and was obviously relieved, "Why are you only here now." ”
"Well, I accompanied your aunt on a tour of Hong Kong." Wang Bin replied.
"Oh? My aunt is here too? ”
"She didn't think the accommodation was good, so she stayed in the city." Wang Bin replied.
"The conditions here are not good," Shen Zhenghui also nodded, "Originally, they thought that they would just take into account the accommodation of the crew, but who knew that so many boring people suddenly came." He shook his head, "It's put pressure on our logistics, the county road is stuck in traffic jams during this time, the county is also caught off guard, there are no hotels, the crew is also trying to find a way, the county has set aside a place for us to build a temporary dormitory, otherwise, I really don't know what to do when the actors in the later stage come." ”
"What are you going to do with me?" Wang Bin asked with a move in his heart.
"I'm mainly responsible for the financial part." Shen Zhenghui groaned, he lowered his voice and said, "Actually, we have cooperative units in China in all aspects," he handed Wang Bin a notebook, "Here is a list of suppliers we cooperate with, and in the future, it will be troublesome for you to come to their orders, payments, and deliveries." ”
Wang Bin was in high spirits, "What's the matter?" ”
"Make the expenses on the books larger," he said, "but don't be too obvious, after all, the third party has to check the accounts, but this is China, and we just need to make sure that the level is within the imagination of foreigners." ”
Wang Bin smiled, "I know." ”
"Don't go over budget," Shen stressed, "and be careful not to let others find out." ”
"Don't worry, it's all normal accounts then." Wang Bin said confidently, "How will the money go then?" ”
"Count it as a new investment in the spring." Shen Zhenghui replied. (To be continued)