"Well, do you have faith this time?"

"Hey, faith is a thing that blinds people, and they all say it casually."

Jia Zhangke's eye bags were heavy again, his thin body leaned on the boss's chair, and he seemed to curl up a little, sighing: "It is unlikely that Venice will be awarded to Chinese directors for two consecutive years." ”

"I think it's pretty good, better than 'Platform', and besides, there's no Chabrol as a judge this year."

"Ha, borrow your auspicious words!"

Lao Jia laughed.

……

"Are you familiar with the script?"

"Of course, you don't know my English yet?"

"That's right, I haven't attended a training class at Beijing Foreign University."

"Brother, are you praising me or hurting me?" Zhang Jingchu pretended to be angry.

"Hey, seriously, you haven't filmed an action scene before, so be careful. I heard that Cheng Long is still the action director, so you should ask him for advice. There is more rejection of Chinese actors, and there are contradictions based on reconciliation. ”

She pursed her lips, looking very helpless, "Got it, when I was a child?" ”

……

"Recently, it has been drying, no one is looking for it, no one cares."

Lou Ye was a little broken, but he looked very relaxed, and said with a smile: "I'm a prisoner now, and it's a matter of dying early and dying late." ”

"Do you want to find someone to intercede?"

"Don't look for it!"

He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I was like a martyr at the beginning, and I have to look like a martyr now." Actually, I've figured it out, it's nothing more than a ban and a ban, but don't you think it's ridiculous? Unless they locked me up and didn't have contact with anyone, how could they forbid me to make movies? Don't worry, I didn't break the law, and I can eat anywhere. ”

……

"Click! Pass! ”

Yu Min shouted.

"Teacher! How did we play? ”

Liu Shishi and Zhao Liying ran over in ancient costumes, and their faces were full of "Praise me, praise me, praise me".

"Barely passing."

"Can't you encourage us?"

"Yes. We were very attentive, you look dumbfounded, we didn't sleep yesterday when we knew you were coming. ”

"Dead buns, you're looking for a fight!"

……

"Hey, yes, in the United States?"

"How does it feel...... Right. They're like that, eight hours a day, with Saturdays and Sundays off. Hey, did you see Meryl Streep? ”

"Heh, don't be too stressed, anyway...... Oh, you're in Florida, it's a long way off, it's a thirty or forty hour drive, and it's better to fly. ”

"Okay. I have settled down to give you a letter, and I will gather when I have time. ”

……

"Then Gao Xixi, his style is quite suitable."

"Do actors have specific requirements?" Cheng Ying asked.

"The most important thing is to look good in a cheongsam. Yuan Yuan's role can be tried by Tang Wei, Dongfang Manli, I want to think about it...... Chen Shu, hey, no, she seems to be a little older...... Then you can find Wang Likun to try. ”

"Where's the male character?"

"Duan Yihong, Wu Xiubo. Sun Honglei, Wang Zhifei. Jin Dong, Wei Zi, Zhang Jiayi...... Uh, forget Zhang Jiayi, these six people, you let the director choose by himself. That's right. Tang Wei's schedule is full this year, right? ”

"No, it's pretty much the same anyway."

After filming "Golden Wedding", let her rest and rest, Xiao Chu's film appointment should be carefully considered, and she tried her best to take the movie route. Huang Bo, you study with him yourself, that's an assertive one. Baoqiang will take it if he has a play. If not, let him go to school. Those two children don't mess around, and focus on exercise. If someone is looking for investment, you will have a meeting to discuss, and it doesn't matter if we lose a little money now. There is also the power of the film next year, I estimate that it will be at least doubled, you prepare in advance. By the way, is "Soldier Assault" finalized? ”

"Tentatively set for December."

"Okay, don't leave the propaganda behind."

……

Most of the company's projects are well underway, and within six months, they will focus on the preparation of "Drunken Gold" and the broadcast of "Soldier Assault". He is glad that there are so many competent colleagues to help, and it is only in the general direction that the two bosses will decide.

For this reason, the two also discussed whether to take out a small percentage of the shares as a reward, but they still postponed thinking about it.

The stakes are big, and only Huang Ying, Cheng Ying, and Lu Xiaojia can be trusted, but Sister Wang and Yang Fan play a more important role, and it is easy to have conflicts with who they don't give to whom.

In the blink of an eye, in August, after two months of investigation, the report of a loan of 50 million yuan to "Assembly Number" finally passed the final review of China Merchants Bank and disbursed the loan.

The total investment of this film is 100 million, and Huayi has invested 35 million in advance, mainly to purchase equipment, customized props, rental weapons, as well as prepay part of the remuneration and insurance money, etc., and the remaining 15 million is required to be placed in the special account of China Merchants Bank, and the two sides will jointly manage it.

As soon as the news came out, the film and television industry was a big sensation, surprised by this new cooperation model, and admired or ridiculed by Huayi's boldness.

Feng Xiaogang successfully fooled a group of actors in the name of idealism, Zhang Hanyu, Deng Chao, Wang Baoqiang, Hu Jun, Ren Quan, Liao Fan, Li Chen, Luo Haiqiong, etc., and the total salary is only one million.

Just as China was exploring the commercial film market and rejoicing at the emergence of various blockbusters, Chu Qing quietly left and went to the United States alone.

…………

West Los Angeles, morning.

At a rental company, two staff members were whispering to customers, and not far away, Emily was crackling on the keyboard and sorting out business information.

She is a very ordinary American girl, with a popular name, a popular career, and a popular looks.

"Squeak!"

The door was pushed open, and a tall, lanky Oriental man walked in, glancing left and right.

Emily hurriedly got up and greeted, "Hey, what's the matter?" ”

"I have an appointment." His accent is pure, with a hint of softness.

"Oh, you're Mr. Chu?"

She suddenly remembered the list the day before yesterday, and said apologetically: "SORRY, PLEASE TAKE A SEAT, YOU CAN CALL ME EMILY." ”

"Hello!"

Soon after he sat down, the girl typed out a paper, spread it out in front of him, and introduced: "I have chosen three places for you according to your request. The first two are in CulverCity, this two bedroom has a living room. It's $1500. This one costs $1,300, but it only has a refrigerator, a microwave, and no furniture. ”

Seeing that the other party didn't say anything, she continued: "This is near UCLA, two bedrooms and a living room cost $1,900, all-inclusive furniture and water and electricity. And it's safe. ”

If you rent an apartment in the United States, you usually choose an apartment, dorm (dormitory) and house (single villa). Chu Qing can afford to buy a villa, but he is very stupid by himself, so he still rents an apartment.

He didn't think about it, he went directly to the third one and asked, "Can you go and have a look?" ”

"Of course, I'll let the landlord know right away."

Emily was overjoyed, picked up the phone and called. After a brief chat, he added, "We can go over now." ”

“OK！”

Not long after, she took Chu Qing out and got into her own car, a very cheap Chevrolet, which is estimated to be second-hand. And he looked at the car and suddenly asked, "If I want to get a driver's license, where should I go?" ”

"Are you American?"

"Nope. I am Chinese. ”

"Do you have a driver's license in China?"

"Yes."

Emily started the car and said as she drove, "You first make an appointment online for the DMV's written test." Remember to bring your passport and driver's license, and after the written test you will get a temporary permit, which seems to be valid for one month or two months, and then you will make an appointment for the road test. ”

"Oh, thank you."

With that, he looked out the window. The girl became a little interested and asked, "Sir, can you tell me your occupation?" ”

"I'm an actor."

“OH！ Do you make movies? The girl was aptly surprised.

"Yes."

"Sorry, I don't watch much movies, I like to watch TV series."

"Huh. Never mind. ”

Soon after, the two of them arrived at a half-used apartment building, and an old white man with a big beard and a fierce appearance approached them.

"Hi Mr. Todd, this is Chu, a guest who wants to rent your house." Emily hurriedly introduced.

"Hello!"

Chu Qing stretched out his hand, and the old man shook it very hard, but he didn't say a word, and led the two of them upstairs.

The apartment is not high, the house is on three floors, he felt very satisfied as soon as he entered the door, spacious and bright, fully equipped with appliances, mainly very clean and obviously well maintained.

Renting an apartment in the U.S. is particularly troublesome, and if the contract is not perfect, it is likely to cost you a lot of money. Don't think that the Americans talk about the rules, they just know the rules too well, so they will try their best to exploit loopholes.

Chu Qing inspected almost inch by inch, to see where there was damage, and reported from time to time:

"The walls of the kitchen are worn."

"The parts of the head of the bed in the bedroom are not complete."

"There's a nail eye here, by the way, Mr. Todd, can I nail it?" He asked abruptly.

"Of course not, your previous guy has been driven away by me!" The old man was still very angry when he mentioned it.

“OK！”

He shrugged his shoulders, carefully scanned it, and communicated with the other party, such as the toilet is blocked, the light bulb is broken, how to repair these, who will pay for it, and so on.

Emily then took photographs and gave him a list of the details of the house and the flaws for which he should not be held responsible when he moved out.

He looked at it carefully twice before signing it, and the lease was suspended for three months.

The old man collected the deposit, threw the key to the goods, and still went downstairs fiercely, muttering as he went: "So I hate Chinese men, for the sake of him being careful about the house!" ”

"Heh......"

Chu Qing heard some of it, but he didn't care, and asked, "Emily, do you want to go back to the company?" ”

"yes, what's wrong?"

"Uh, my luggage is all in the hotel, just drop by, can you give me a section?" He was slightly embarrassed.

"No problem!"

The girl was very generous, so the two of them drove back again, and when they arrived at a certain intersection, Chu Qing stopped and said with a smile: "Thank you so much!" ”

"Hah, who made you a great customer! That's right......"

Seeing that he was leaving, Emily stopped coldly, half-jokingly and half-reminded: "If you want to find a roommate in the future, you must declare your sexual orientation, this is very important!" ”

“…… Thank you! (To be continued......)