Su Chen sighed: "The first time we met, you drank red wine at room temperature, it was June 21st, and now it's August 21st." ”

"Okay, then I'll be back in Shanghai in two days."

"You should be on the safe side."

The relationship between Su Chen and Zhao Qingren is already very familiar, and the two of them make excessive jokes with each other, which is regarded as a kind of fun.

"Yes, I remember it clearly, but unfortunately I just came here today."

Zhao Qingren said deliberately.

Su Chen hesitated: "Then I'll come back in seven days......"

"Hahaha."

Zhao Qingren finally couldn't hold it anymore.

After laughing for a while, she talked to Su Chen about business: "Seriously, are you really going to come to Shanghai?" ”

"Well, go see you, and take a walk."

Su Chen said: "Anyway, I haven't had anything to do in the past two days. ”

Zhao Qingren thought for a while: "Okay, if you want to come, it's best to come tomorrow." ”

Su Chen laughed and teased, "You can't wait to see me so much?" ”

"Phew!"

"It's serious, I've been taking over my father's broken company lately"

"Huh?"

"There are a lot of scripts here, a lot of old scripts, project books, etc., which have been sent by various directors or screenwriters over the years, but because of financial problems or time problems, many of them are idle."

"Over the years, some scripts have been filmed, but many have not yet been filmed."

"I want to get a treasure from there."

"I'm going to deal with these things tomorrow, and I'm going to be busy for the next week, so I'll only see you tomorrow."

After Zhao Qingren finished speaking, he took the phone and waited for a reply.

only to find that there was no sound on the other side of the phone.

"Hello?"

She glanced at her phone: "Is the signal bad?" ”

"Hello? Sister Qingren. ”

Su Chen's hurried voice came from the phone: "Don't worry, I'll call and ask for a ticket." ”

"So strong in action?"

Zhao Qing was stunned for a moment.

"Sister Qingren, send me your address, and I'll call you tomorrow."

……

After hanging up the phone, Su Chen was inevitably a little excited.

I didn't expect to be bored to call Zhao Qingren, and I could encounter such a good thing!

He was too interested in turning over this old script.

Su Chen had thought about it seriously before.

You must know that the release of a classic movie is definitely an extremely difficult thing.

There are many movies where the script may have been written for five or six years, but it just can't find investors who appreciate the script and the filming is stranded.

In the film and television industry, it is difficult to move an inch without money.

Even if it is a lot of well-known directors, they will definitely have at least one script in their hearts that they want to shoot for at least five or six years but have never had the opportunity to shoot.

Money, time, opportunity, none of them can be bad.

And Zhao Qingren is a filmmaker who has returned from overseas.

As I said before, it is a director-centered system in China, but in foreign countries, it is a producer-centered system.

In China, the director took the notebook everywhere to find someone to ask for money, and then after asking for the money, he pulled his familiar team to shoot.

But foreign producers do get the script of the movie, and then find the right director to shoot it.

To put it bluntly, the hard work of domestic directors is that they not only do the work of the director, but also do the work of the producer.

Sister Qingren was originally an independent producer, and it was easy to be alone.

But if she takes over her father's former film and television investment company, there will be a lot of things, no wonder she has been busy lately.

And Su Chen's advantage is that he can pick out the book that should be shining in this group of neglected film projects.

Again, he's too interested in it.

……

The earliest flight from Peking to Shanghai was at 8 a.m.

In order to catch the plane, Su Chen only slept for three hours before getting up.

After sleeping on the plane for two hours, we finally arrived at Hongqiao Airport.

As soon as he got off the plane, Su Chen went straight to the location of Zhao Qingren's new company near Huayang Road in CN District.

The streets of Shanghai in August are lush with vegetation.

The streets of Shanghai and the streets of Peking are completely different styles.

Whether it is urban greenery or the degree of foreignness of the surrounding buildings, the difference is obvious.

An hour later.

The taxi stopped under an office building, and when he went up to the twelfth floor, the signboard of Huayang Pictures appeared in front of Su Chen.

Under the leadership of the assistant, Su Chen finally came to Zhao Qingren's office after going around in a pile of scattered work table "maze".

She was dressed professionally and smartly today.

Zhao Qingren's hair is tied up, a loose white shirt, a black hip skirt, and a pair of black high heels, Zhao Qingren's feet are not wide, relatively narrow, and the curvature of the foot is slightly arched.

So this kind of foot wearing high heels is a work of art that every man can't put down.

Especially when standing on the floor, the snow-white feet and the looming appearance of the gaps between the toes are very foul.

didn't wait for Su Chen to take a closer look.

"Huh? Why haven't you seen each other for a few days, and you're back in vain? ”

Zhao Qingren looked at Su Chen with a smile, and there were a bunch of documents and all kinds of kraft paper briefcases in front of the table.

It feels like it's hectic.

The assistant quietly went out and closed the door.

Su Chen glanced at the female assistant's cautious expression, and he smiled: "Sister Qingren, it seems that you usually look for handsome guys, and your assistant is used to closing the door." ”

Zhao Qingren smiled: "Fart, like you say, I should often change the assistant of the handsome guy." ”

"Come on, help me rummage through it and see if there are any good projects."

Su Chen didn't rest, he walked straight to the desk, and then picked up a few briefcases and opened them.

Time flies.

Su Chen yawned for a long time.

Zhao Qingren's father has been engaged in the film and television industry in China for more than ten years, although he is not a well-known big company, but there are really a lot of film project books accumulated here.

Some of them have already been filmed, and Su Chen directly ignored them.

It wasn't until Su Chen opened a relatively shabby briefcase, the name of the movie project book, that he was suddenly stunned.

Immediately after, the memories in my mind were mobilized.

The project book reads:

"October Victoria ......"

"Cast: Stephen Chow, Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung, Zeng Zhiwei, Li Jiaxin......"

"Time: 1999."

Zhao Qingren also came over.

Those who know the industry know that the film project book is actually a PPT specifically for investors to ask for money.

It will write how much it wants to cost, what are the advantages and highlights of this script, and what the director hopes for the cast at that time is all beautiful!

But in fact, as long as the investor gives money, the director can indeed invite these stars to star.

But when you don't get the money, the so-called cast is simply imaginary.

Su Chen frowned, his gaze swept over the project book.

Just by looking at the names of the actors on this script, you immediately know that these people are the most popular actors in Xiangjiang in 99.

But Su Chen knows that the real release time of this movie is 09, that is, next year.

The script of ten years ago was actually released ten years later.

Among the actors that the director wanted to invite, Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui are no longer alive, and the star is also hidden in the world, Li Jiaxin has long been married to a wife......

"Finally found the treasure."

In '99, this movie was called "October Siege", and when it was released in '09, it was called "October Siege".

Zhao Qingren frowned: "Alas? I know this movie. ”

Su Chen looked at her: "It should be Director Chen Kexin." ”

"Yes, it started last year, and in the SJ area, it is said that it is to restore the original appearance of Central in Xiangjiang in 1906, and the investment is not small."

Zhao Qingren took the project book ten years ago and sighed: "Ten years of sharpening a sword, there are really such persistent people." ”

But Su Chen's emotion was even more.

Because he knew that the original director of this script was obsessively trying to restore the 1905 Xiangjiang Central and replicate the original appearance one by one, so in 99, everyone said that he was crazy.

In '99, he wanted 65 million to make this movie.

But in 99, the most profitable "King of Comedy" in Xiangjiang only had a total box office of more than 20 million!

Because of this incident, after a series of problems, the director's spirit was in trouble, and it wasn't until ten years later, in 09, that his wish was fulfilled.

……

"Sister Qingren, I think this movie is a bit funny, you can use your relationship to contact it and see if there is a chance."

Su Chen raised his head and said honestly: "It may not be very profitable, but it will not be a loss." ”

Zhao Qingren frowned and said, "Are you so sure?" ”

"I'm just suggesting, I think there's a play."

Su Chen said seriously: "I also want to participate, but director Chen Kexin should want an all-star lineup in this play, but it's a pity that I'm not a star." ”

When Su Chen saw this movie, he was very emotional, because he knew very well the cast of this movie!

That's definitely a crowd of stars and a bunch of big names.

"If you can, it's good for your company to mix up the name of a joint production, at least in the future, you can also say that it is a masterpiece."

This movie can be used to make Zhao Qingren's company famous, but it is not the goal of the movie that Su Chen will inevitably participate in.

So far, he is not famous and unpopular.

Therefore, when I came back to think about the movies I wanted to win, I subconsciously ignored blockbusters like "The Siege of October" and "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic", and only considered small-budget movies like "Happy" and "Nightclub", which many people may not have heard of.

Su Chen is self-aware.

His current fame, even if he is squeezed into a blockbuster, may not even have lines, and in a small-budget movie, at least there is a scene.

You can climb up step by step.

Zhao Qingren sat on the sofa, her hands clasped to her chest, she crossed Erlang's legs, and her toes shook slightly.

She was thinking about something, and her eyes were always on Su Chen.

"You're not a star yet......"

The heels dangled, dangled, and then her smooth heels were exposed, leaving only her toes hanging haphazardly.

"But what if I have money?"