"Wait a minute, who do you say my biggest competitor is?"

Fang Yan was stunned for an instant, thinking that he had misheard.

"I'm talking about Wang Quan'an!"

Liu Jiaqiang stretched out his hand and lifted his glasses, and asked in some surprise, "What's the matter, do you know him?"

"Hmm...... We've met before, so I guess we know each other. ”

Fang Yan felt a little emotionally in his heart, this is really not a rivalry, and he will actually face Wang Quanan in the matter of film investment.

It's such a coincidence, is this the protagonist's aura of hatred?

What Fang Yan didn't know was that in fact, in the original history, Wang Quan'an received the investment of the Imperial Capital Film Factory and successfully filmed his directorial debut "Lunar Eclipse".

In fact, Wang Quanan can be said to be a real victim.

Because of the sudden appearance of Fang Yan, the movie heroine Yu Nan that Wang Quanan was looking for is gone, and now even the movie is attracting investment, Fang Yan has come out to rob him, which is really a bit deceptive.

"Uncle Liu, which of my movies or Wang Quanan's movies has a greater chance of getting investment?"

"It's hard to say, this matter depends on the final factory leader vote."

Liu Jiaqiang took a sip of tea and said: "Our film studio has several deputy directors, among which I am in charge of administrative and internal affairs."

"On Wang Quanan's side, there is a deputy director in charge of production and production, and to be honest, he has a bigger say in film investment than me."

"Looks like I don't have much chance of winning this time!"

Fang Yan said bitterly: "Uncle Liu, you don't have to worry, if you can't get the investment, I'll find another company."

Seeing his open-minded and straightforward appearance, Liu Jiaqiang couldn't help but show an appreciative gaze.

"Xiaofang, don't worry, I will do my best to help you get this last investment place."

"Thank you, Uncle Liu, everything will trouble you."

…………

Three days later, the conference room of the Imperial Capital Cinema.

"Now let's move on to the last topic – investment in film projects."

Hearing the words of the meeting host, Liu Jiaqiang couldn't help but clench the pen in his hand.

Liu Jiaqiang's support for the film project "Ke Ke Xili" is not only because of Fang Yan's relationship, but because he likes it from the bottom of his heart.

When he saw the script of "Ke Ke Xili", Liu Jiaqiang's long-dormant artistic heart became excited after a long absence.

Liu Jiaqiang used to be a filmmaker who pursued his dreams, but because of his limited artistic talent, he devoted his energy to career promotion, and after years of hard work, he also lived up to expectations and became the deputy director.

There is a saying that the more people lack something, the more they care about it.

In terms of movies, Liu Jiaqiang has feelings deep in his heart, as he said before, the movie "Ke Ke Xili" is worth investing in.

The director looked at the materials in his hand and asked, "Do you have any thoughts and suggestions for these film projects?"

"I'll talk about it first." Liu Jiaqiang raised his hand and said: "These film projects are very good, but on the whole, I think "Ke Ke Xili" is the best."

"Oh—why do you say that?"

The factory director touched the stubble on his chin and asked with interest.

Liu Jiaqiang said calmly: "Judging from the script, the storyline and theme of the movie "Ke Ke Xili" are undoubtedly better than others."

"Let's talk about other aspects, Fang Yan, the director of "Ke Ke Xili", won the Golden Bear Award for Best Short Film at the Berlin Film Festival not long ago, and there is no need to worry about the directorial level."

What Liu Jiaqiang said was very reasonable, and the factory director nodded after hearing it.

""Ke Ke Xili" is really good, in addition to this movie, do other comrades have any recommendations?"

"I have!" A tall, thin and bald middle-aged man said: "I think 'Lunar Eclipse' is better than 'Ke Ho Xili'!"

This bald man is Gao Han, the deputy director of production and production of the Imperial Capital Film Factory.

Seeing Gao Han come forward to oppose it, Liu Jiaqiang suddenly had a bad premonition.

The factory director was happy all of a sudden, and said jokingly: "Lao Gao, you will oppose it as soon as Lao Liu finishes speaking, isn't this a demolition?"

Gao Han hurriedly shouted: "How can there be, I'm not right about things, not people."

The factory director smiled: "Okay, you can tell me what you think." ”

"First of all, I think the script of "Eclipse" is also very good, compared with "Ke Ke Xili", the two have their own characteristics and styles, and they are not relatively high."

After Gao Han finished talking about the script, he raised the question of the director.

"It's true that Fang Yan is a good director, but he is too young and inexperienced, and he has never directed a real feature-length film, which is too risky."

Liu Jiaqiang interjected and said: "I don't agree, everyone comes from a young age, and Fang Yan's ability cannot be vetoed based on age and experience alone."

"Let's talk about Wang Quanan, the director of "Lunar Eclipse", he is also directing a movie for the first time!"

"The situation is different for both of them!"

Gao Han glanced at Liu Jiaqiang dissatisfied, and said in a deep voice: "Wang Quanan has been a director in Chang'an Film Factory for eight years and has served as an assistant director of many films, and his experience is much richer than Fang Yan."

"The difficulty of filming the movie "Ke Ke Xili" should be very clear to everyone here. A young man who only graduated this year wants to take hundreds of crew members to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in a difficult environment to film, who can rest assured! ”

Gao Han's words, like a heavy hammer, directly shattered Liu Jiaqiang's previous words.

In terms of seniority, this is a phenomenon that exists in all countries and in all occupations.

No matter how good the script of "Ke Ke Xili" is, no matter how talented Director Fang Yan is, it can't cover up his lack of youth and experience.

Making a movie is a big project, and the director is the soul of the entire crew. As an investor, the choice of directors must be stable, and no one wants to see their investment in vain.

The factory director lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and finally sighed and asked, "Is there anything else else that the others have to say?"

Everyone present did not speak, among which Liu Jiaqiang felt very aggrieved, and he really couldn't find the words to refute it.

"Alright, let's start voting."

…………

In the evening, Fang Yan's study.

"Click-click-"

Fang Yan turned around the pencil in his hand boringly, and only drew a few strokes in the storyboard script in front of him.

"Alas...... Why hasn't there been any news yet? ”

Regarding the results of today's meeting of the Imperial Capital Film Factory, Fang Yan was not as free and easy as he said before, and he was also a little nervous.

At this time, the phone rang suddenly, and Fang Yan immediately picked up the phone at a lightning speed.

"Hey, Uncle Liu...... All right...... It's okay, I'm mentally prepared......"

Fang Yan had a frustrated expression on his face, "Ke Ke Xili" did not receive investment from the Imperial Capital Film Factory.

It seems that I can only try my luck at Huayi-

Just when Fang Yan was thinking so, Liu Jiaqiang made an appointment on the phone to go out together tomorrow, and there were other opportunities.

What kind of opportunity is it?

Fang Yan was confused, and had a trace of expectation for tomorrow.