Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Stars

[The total box office of "Mobile Phone" broke 15 million in the first three days of its premiere, and Director Feng invites you to celebrate the holiday! ] 】

["Infernal Affairs 3" was cold in the capital, and it was only 4 million box office after two weeks of release! ] 】

[Rookie director Chu Xuan brings a new play to meet you on January 1st to welcome 2004 together, see you or leave!] 】

[The crew of "Dragon Babu" collectively applauded Chu Xuan, and Wang Yuyan once again publicly stated! ] 】

Time came to December 25th in a blink of an eye, this is the peaceful festival in the West, but Chu Xuan didn't have the slightest intention of thinking about it, New Year's Day is just a few days later, you can put all the joy on that day, and the belated happiness may be more precious.

"The Man Who Planted the Stars" has already been completed, and the review has been successfully awarded the dragon standard, and then the specific publicity has also been drawn, and the lottery on the Internet is also in full swing, and it will be frozen in the last three days.

The year 2003 is about to pass, looking back is three months, the future has time to sigh something, the snow is about to stop, everything seems to have changed, it seems to be like this, but the new year should also have a new attitude to face the new life.

This is a small and medium-sized office building in Chaoyang District, not too tall, and the overall appearance is only about ten floors.

On the eighth floor, there is an office area with a total area of about 200 square meters, and there are several cubicles that serve as small offices, one of which is occupied by Chu Xuan.

"Yo he, it's so fast, it looks pretty good, the office next door belongs to me!"

"Don't just mumble around for a day, who doesn't know that you have a loud voice?"

Ning Hao and the others were finally late, and then the conversation between him and Xing Aina came over.

Zhou Lin followed closely and observed excitedly, and then saw a customized sign hanging on the wall in the middle of the office, with an endless night sky in the background, and small and bright stars embedded in it, deep and full of infinite reverie, appealed:

Beijing Fanxing Film and Television Production Co., Ltd.

"Whatever you want, anyway, it's just a few of us at the moment, Haozi, you turn on the camera, just record it with us, and maybe we can feel the passing time when we get old in the future."

Chu Xuan didn't know who invented the camera, but this is definitely of great significance to human beings themselves, because with it, human beings can preserve happiness, joy, and long memories until the day they die, and there is no doubt that it can even retain the time of the years and make memories eternal.

Chu Xuan looked at the people present, including himself and Xing Aina, there were only four people in total, but his mood was still a little excited, after all, where did he open a company in his previous life, he would work hard all his life, and where could he have a group of like-minded partners?

Although the current scale of the company can only be described as poor, it is necessary to know: thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are full of spring, and thousands of high-rise buildings are flat from the ground!

"Sister Na, if you have time to buy some green plants to decorate, or some cute and cute little things, posters and the like, it looks a little empty."

Xing Aina nodded, she was also interested in decoration, but she still said seriously:

"Lao Chu, I talked about it before, Haozi and I are not responsible for decision-making, just take a little dry shares, in case something goes wrong with the company, we won't take the blame."

Chu Xuan understood her concerns, it was not a good thing to start a company with a good friend, many people just didn't open the company in the end, and as a result, the friend didn't have to do it, but gained a lot of anger.

Ning Hao may not be able to say some things, but Xing Aina's proposal is completely reasonable and even very necessary.

To be honest, Chu Xuan was very envious of this, and a figure flashed in his mind subconsciously, then shook his head again, and then took out three contracts from the drawer and handed them to them one by one.

"Let's take a look first, I have a normal business relationship with Lao Zhou, in addition to the 5% option, the salary and commission are paid according to the current market price, and the position is the director of the film and television production department and the CEO of the company."

Zhou Lin nodded and said that he had no opinion, and a worried heart finally settled down.

He is Chinese New Year's Eve this year, and although his days of teaching at school are also fulfilling, whenever he communicates with older teachers, he can deeply realize that his future will be spent like this, and he always feels that he can see the head at a glance, although this kind of life is stable, it is easy to become mediocre.

He has thought about change many times, but he can't find a way out for a while, and he transforms into a director?

Sorry, he tried, not this piece of material anyway.

So what about going to the sea to open a training course?

This should always be a professional counterpart, right? It's good to make money!

But it didn't take long for him to give up, the reason is very simple, his heart is also a little arrogant, he gave up a compiled identity to be a teacher who only makes some money, he really doesn't think it's worth it!

Until that day, Wang Rui found him and said that a promising student asked him to help him become a producer, and he agreed without any hesitation, the reason is very simple, try it, anyway, it is not him who pays the bill, he can also develop the development potential, maybe this is also a choice in the future?

It's just that after getting along for more than a month, Chu Xuan relied on his excellent basic strength, firm mentality, and unhurried calmness, he determined that this person was a real hidden dragon, and in the event of a change, the future is impermanent!

What's more, he has also been in contact with many crews more or less, some are intrigued, some are dirty, and some are in a mess, but Chu Xuan makes him feel very comfortable here, especially in terms of salary, take the initiative to give them two choices, either accompany him to fight, or don't treat you badly, at that time, he felt intuitively: If this person can succeed, he will definitely become a big thing!

Therefore, today's mind has completely settled down, and he has also made a bet on himself, he is betting on nothing else, just on Chu Xuan!

Otherwise, he really won't choose to join if he changes someone, and he is the director who sounds good, but this department is really alone!

"Don't think about me, anyway, I have a heart of ice in the jade pot for Director Chu, and the other office belongs to me!"

Chu Xuan took the initiative to shake hands with Zhou Lin,

"Thanks for joining us, let's do it together!"

Ning Hao finally spoke again at this time, it was not because of anything else that he had just held back for a long time, after all, this was not just about working together, so Xing Aina had also specially explained before she came, she would make a statement first and then talk about things.

"Lao Chu, your contract is very lenient, I can prostitute it for nothing, this is not looking down on me? I'm going to have to show you a good show! ”

Chu Xuan looked at him with disdain, "Otherwise? Do you expect me to cheat you?

Forget it, let's talk about it, you can just be an auspicious doll with peace of mind. ”

The contract is very simple, he and Xing Aina together, add up to 5 points of dry shares, and concurrently serve as the director of the photography department and the screenwriting department, and in the future, he will also go according to the market price for filming cooperation, and at the same time, if he wants to make his own movies, he will have a star priority investment and distribution rights.

"Okay, then I'll sign it, remember to hold on a little longer, if you have any difficulties, say it directly, except that I don't have money, everything else is easy to discuss."

Ning Hao knows that Chu Xuan's bottom is fine, and it is only about 200,000 yuan, and the company's monthly expenses are indispensable to 40,000 yuan even if it is just a grass-roots creation, and if there is no suitable project, I am afraid it will not last long.

Chu Xuan waved his hand, and then joked:

"You don't care, I know in my heart, if it doesn't work, I'll ask your father to pull investment, I don't believe that the relationship has been here in the past few years, and I can't fool my uncle as a layman!"

Ning Hao was not angry but happy, and patted his thigh as soon as his eyes lit up, "This is a good idea, remember to count me in!" I didn't think it would be like this! ”

Then he muttered, "Isn't the money all mine anyway?" Giving early and giving late..."

Chu Xuan couldn't help but pat his forehead and give a thumbs up, cow batch!

Xing Aina ignored Ning Hao's tricks, and just said, "We want to recruit other people in, such as Du Jie and Li Peng?" ”

After hearing this, Zhou Lin also added: "Whether the artist agent can do it or not, this can make money, and didn't Huang Bo say that they wanted to join before?" ”

Chu Xuan just shook his head, in fact, he originally wanted to create a leather bag company first, and then think about expanding it after he had some strength, after all, he invited people to join, if the box office was not ideal, and he had never run a company, wouldn't it be a mess in the end?

Maybe Du Jie and they will have a better choice, what they said at the finale banquet may not be true, but if they take it seriously stupidly, won't this make others fall into a choice after sending out the invitation?

It's just that I thought later that the core personnel of the team are indispensable, and I can't make the climate by myself, and if I don't talk about it, it's not good for Ning Hao to have a mustard in his heart, so he only invited a few of them, and the result was naturally all agreed, and there was today's scene.

Of course, it can only be like this at present, in fact, it is still not a complete company, even if it will recruit a few assistants and the like, I am afraid that it will not be able to pass 10 people, as for other publicity, planning, art, post-production departments, etc., you can only take one step at a time.

So Chu Xuan paused for a while, and then said in a deep voice:

"Let's wait for a while, at least after the movie is released, everyone here is my own people, and I'm not afraid to tell everyone, I'm very confident, but I'm also afraid."

Ning Hao stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder after hearing this, he can understand very well that the first play of the director's career must be crucial, but he has to step out, not everyone is a director of Brother Kai, his twenties is the peak of his life, as soon as he debuted, there were many big names in the circle to help him, and then a film that went down in film history was born, and then directly won the only golden palm in China!

Immediately after that, Chu Xuan continued:

"But what I'm afraid of is not box office failure, but the loss of audience reputation, what I'm afraid of is not that I will falter next, but that there will be no one by my side when I am still moving forward, what I am afraid of is not the ridicule and sarcasm in the industry, but the loss of the trust of the people I love and love me!"

The office suddenly fell silent, only Chu Xuan's words kept circulating, calmly as if telling the truth, but firmly as if he was saying something unrelated, or that he could face it all head-on, no matter whether the outcome was good or bad, he had courage and courage,

Just because... This is his choice, and he will go down on his knees!

"So, I don't want to say if, and I never assume, if life still starts over, maybe... I still choose this way, I don't care if I win or lose for a while, but I don't want to feel lonely anymore in this life! ”

After Chu Xuan finished speaking, he looked at them seriously, and then said:

"Thank you."

After Chu Xuan finished speaking, Ning Hao took the initiative to give him a hug, and then Xing Aina and Zhou Lin did the same.

"You're just too emotional, it's good that you're not an actor, I'm afraid you won't be able to get out if you act."

Ning Hao deliberately complained, also wanting to ease the atmosphere, "Okay, I understand what you mean, let's leave it like this for the time being, take one step at a time, everything depends on next month, by the way, Lao Zhou, how is the premiere arranged?" ”

Zhou Lin immediately reported, he had been preparing for a long time.

"The venue is in the North Exhibition, the time is December 30th, starting from 9 o'clock in the morning and lasting until 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the media also said hello, basically saying that they will participate, after all, we are very popular during this time, and 300 tickets have basically been drawn, and the Internet popularity is also surprisingly high, maybe there will be a lot of excitement, but it doesn't matter, it's better than not being lively."

Then he said melancholy: "It's just that there is a bit of a problem with the film scheduling, although "Mobile Phone" and "Infernal Affairs 3" have been released for almost half a month, the box office is very good, they are all hot, and several others are also inserted into it.

In particular, "Blue Butterfly" directed by Zhang Xiangmin was released on the same day as us, and we only had 14% of the films scheduled in the first weekend, and it depends on the follow-up box office trend to change, and it may not be better or worse. ”

Chu Xuan nodded in understanding, patted him on the shoulder, and said affirmatively: "Hard work, Lao Zhou, you are already a successful producer, I can say for sure: you are better than other people in China." ”

Zhou Lin shook his head embarrassedly, "How can Director Chu say such an exaggeration, after all, I am also a first-time producer, and I don't have enough experience so I can only rely on spending more effort." ”

Chu Xuan smiled, this is already very rare, especially his receptivity is very good, such as the Internet, he is more enthusiastic than himself, but it is also right, after all, he is really used to the Internet, and he is starting to get in touch with it, and he enjoys the feeling of being noticed.

"Lao Zhou, don't be embarrassed, it's all your own people, you will suffer if you praise you, God knows how difficult it is for me to be praised, and there will be bad things happening!"

Ning Hao pursed his lips, thinking of the praise he had received when he had just returned from the airport, and then thinking about it, Chu Xuan's money for opening the company was earned by himself!

The heart that has finally healed is about to crack again...

"I can't help this, I also communicated with Han Dong, if it weren't for the recent fame, maybe the film schedule would only be in single digits, but fortunately, the schedule is still good, and the rest of the money from the publicity will not be used for the time being, leave it until after the first weekend, as long as it is good news, it will be smashed uniformly, and I can't care about the rest, so let it be."

Zhou Lin was also relieved to see Chu Xuan's appearance, "The others are fine, several main actors will not be absent, and Director Wang will also be present, but Han Dong doesn't know very well, he has a lot of things to do that day, and he may not be free." ”

Chu Xuan didn't say much, looked at the time, it was getting dark again, and the day was about to come to an end, but it didn't make people panic, because the sun would still rise again the next day.

"Then let's leave it at that, disband, and go back to their respective homes."