Although Gu Xintong has only been in Orange Sky for about a month, he also has a certain understanding of the company's production of a film and television drama.

At Orange Sky Entertainment, if you want to make a film, you first confirm the producer, and then the producer will carry out the pre-shooting work. This includes coming up with ideas, writing stories, writing scripts, signing directors, outlining locations, budgeting, attracting investment, looking at locations, finding actors, and deciding on the members of the production team.

In Gu Xintong's view, since Zhou Cheng's side has confirmed the script and the budget has been made, the preliminary work should be confirmed, and the rest is allocated to various departments to carry out step by step. However, what she didn't expect was that Zhou Cheng hadn't set up the project yet.

"Are you really the only one in your company?" Gu Xintong asked tentatively again.

"Yes, I'm the only one, and there is an agent accountant who helps me file my taxes once a month."

"Just you, you're going to make a film with an investment of 10 million?" Gu Xintong was a little surprised. When Ning Hao was filming "Crazy Stone", she also had Yue Xiaojun, Xing Na, Huang Bo and others to help, but she didn't expect Zhou Cheng to prepare to complete the preliminary preparations for such a film by herself.

"Yes, it's just me." Zhou Cheng confirmed again.

Although Zhou Cheng is alone, he is a screenwriter himself, and he can complete the work of proposing ideas, writing stories, and screenwriting scripts, and now even the theme song of this film is ready.

The choice of director is currently tentatively Chen Li, but it still needs to be communicated. Even if Zhou Cheng has a good relationship with Chen Li, he will not risk his first film. And this is the foundation work of Zhou Cheng's future series of plans, and it must not be overlooked.

As for the budget, Zhou Cheng has experience in producing TV dramas in another world, although various expenses will vary depending on the time, but this is mostly controllable. There is also a preliminary direction for pulling investment, and with Renyi's three million upfront funds, there is not much problem with the least component crew.

Now for Zhou Cheng, the most troublesome thing is to watch the location, find actors, form a crew, etc. Although these can be completed by the director after being confirmed by the director, according to domestic film and television production practices, it belongs to the director-centered system, but Zhou Cheng doesn't want to do this, he doesn't want to give up the power in his hands casually.

Zhou Cheng admits that he is not a director, and he positions himself as a producer in the future, a behind-the-scenes person who can control the overall situation.

In Zhou Cheng's view, since you want to control the overall situation, you must be clear about all aspects of the entire film and television drama. Even if you don't interfere with the director's work, you must be clear about the operation process, staffing, cost budget, etc. of each department. In this way, he will not be deceived by the director, like Zhang Yue in another world, who completely sets himself up and loses the right to speak.

"Brother Cheng, admire!" Gu Xintong stretched out two thumbs up to Zhou Cheng to express his admiration, and then watched Zhou Cheng take out a cigarette slightly proudly, Gu Xintong hurriedly handed over the lighter on the coffee table: "Brother Cheng, can we discuss something?" ”

"Nope." When Zhou Cheng heard Gu Xintong's words, he hurriedly removed the cigarette that was about to catch the flames, and refused without waiting for Gu Xintong to finish speaking.

Gu Xintong threw the lighter in his hand angrily: "Hey, I haven't said anything yet, you just rejected me, isn't it a little too unkind?" ”

"It's definitely not a good thing to make your brother Tong beg me in a low voice." Zhou Cheng lit his own cigarette, and the dark brown cigarette wafted out bursts of green smoke.

Gu Xintong ignored Zhou Cheng's refusal, and said to himself: "You haven't made this movie yet, you definitely need to prepare a crew." Even if you're a screenwriter, do you have a director? ”

"You forgot what school I graduated from." Zhou Cheng scolded her disdainfully.

"Okay, if you have a director, you must have a cinematographer, and you Nortel don't lack professionals in these two aspects. What about actors? Have you made it all? ”

"I forgot to tell you that this play was bought by Renyi and released in Renyi's theater first, and then the original cast was used to shoot the movie."

"Ah, there's still Renyi in it?" Gu Xintong was a little frustrated: "I originally thought that I could recommend one or two old actors from our company, but they don't have a fixed agent, so I can follow the filming as an executive agent, but I didn't expect to have no drama again." ”

Zhou Cheng smiled: "If you can introduce Uncle Ming, I will give you an additional role." ”

"You just deliberately make things difficult for me. Uncle Ming is an artist brought by Sister Hua herself. We don't have the power to convince him. Gu Xintong thought of the company's rumors about Chen Daoming taking over the play, and said tentatively to Zhou Cheng: "If you really want to invite Uncle Ming, you can give me a script, and I will help you hand it over to Sister Hua." ”

"Forget it." Zhou Cheng smiled: "Even if you can convince him, I can't afford to pay Uncle Ming's high salary." ”

Seeing that Zhou Cheng was unmoved, Gu Xintong was stunned, wanting to give full play to his feminine charm: "Brother Cheng, give me a chance." Can you really bear to watch me intern for a few months without any grades and then be swept away? Where are you going to find a tenant like me when the time comes? I can also run and exercise with you every morning, and I can also accompany you to enjoy the cool and enjoy the moon in the evening......"

"Don't be so ambiguous." Zhou Cheng took a deep breath, extinguished the remaining cigarette butt in the ashtray, looked at Gu Xintong's figure, and pursed the corners of his mouth: "It's impossible for the two of us, you are not my dish." ”

"You ......" was scolded back by Zhou Cheng in his own words, Gu Xintong was a little depressed, and then lay down on the rattan chair and didn't look at him.

Seeing that this girl was silent for a while, Zhou Cheng thought she was angry, and stretched out his foot and kicked her jade foot hanging under the rattan chair: "Really angry?" Why are you so funny? You just said that about me at the hotel, and I wasn't angry at all. ”

Originally, if Zhou Cheng kicked her, Gu Xintong would definitely return it, but now she directly curled up her thighs on the rattan chair, hugged her knees with both hands, and rested her chin on her knees, obviously angry: "I don't dare to be angry, your boss Zhou is a big producer, and I, an intern agent, will definitely not be able to enter your eyes." ”

"Huh." Zhou Cheng smiled, and then explained: "This is the first film I have made, and I am ready to go through all the links by myself." Although I know that I can't make a movie alone, at least I need to understand the whole process, so that when I make other films in the future, I won't be cheated by the director, the agent, and the investor. ”

"Do you get cheated often?" After listening to Zhou Cheng's explanation, Gu Xintong finally reacted.

"Isn't that a precaution?" Zhou Cheng knew that he couldn't explain his past experience to her, so he had to use this sentence as a prevarication.

Gu Xintong said with some dissatisfaction: "Hmph, I think you are persecuted paranoia, always thinking that others will harm you, always thinking that others will infringe on your interests." But have you ever thought that if you don't give up some of your interests, will someone do it with you in the future? ”

Zhou Cheng shook his head, looked at the deep night sky, and said word by word: "I won't be stingy with the benefits that should be given out, I can't let it, even if the king of heaven and Laozi comes." I will never be treated like a fool again, watching my interests being eaten away little by little, but there is nothing I can do. ”

Gu Xintong looked at Zhou Cheng in a daze, and suddenly remembered a sentence he had heard: Don't persuade others to do good deeds without others suffering. Maybe Zhou Chengcheng has experienced the process of being pitted, so he has such an understanding.

After a while, Gu Xintong heard Zhou Cheng say: "The script of my play has been supported by the support plan of the FIRST Film Festival, and the project will be ready after the 28th Film Festival is over." Then in the second half of this year, when I rehearse the play, I will start to prepare. It is expected to be filmed in April and May next year, and strive to be released in the first half of 09, if you can help me persuade Wang Yang to cooperate with our publicity and distribution work for free, I can give you a supporting casting. ”

"Really?"

"Really!"