In the past two months, Mr. Jin Yong and Zhang Jizhong have been in the limelight, first Mr. Jin Yong symbolically received a dollar to sell the copyright of "Smiling Proud Jianghu" to CCTV, and the news was full of headlines in the entertainment pages of major media. Immediately afterwards, Mr. Jin Yong was hired by Zhejiang University as the dean of the School of Humanities, doctoral supervisor of ancient history and other titles, and brushed up again.

After Lao Zhang, as a producer, got the copyright, he also frequently appeared in the media, first of all, he said that he respected the original work and would definitely shoot the most classic "Smiling Proud Jianghu"; Then he publicly stated that he would conduct auditions nationwide to select the most suitable actors, etc.

Obviously, this old man is very good at hype, and "Smiling Proud Jianghu" has not yet started filming, and it has already reached the point where everyone knows about it, and everyone is full of expectations for this martial arts drama that is said to invest 40 million.

At this time, when he heard Nai An say that he had asked Xinman to have dinner with her husband, Li Tang's heart suddenly moved, but because there were other people in the car, he immediately said quietly: "I know, I'll rush back to the city in a while, and we'll talk about it when the time comes." ”

As soon as Nai An heard it, he knew that it might be inconvenient for Li Tang to speak, so he said, "Well, I know, I'll wait for your call." ”

When the crew returned to the resort on the edge of the Ming Tombs Reservoir, Li Tang asked Senior Lu for leave.

Li Tang's scene at this time was almost filmed, and considering that he was injured today, he generously gave him a two-day vacation.

Li Tang returned to the room and quickly dialed Naian.

"Sister An, is the role of "Smiling Proud Jianghu" eyebrows?"

After all, this is a CCTV project, although Zhang Jizhong said anything about auditions and the like, in fact, they are all gimmicks, and the real selection of actors is inseparable from all aspects of the relationship. Ney An and Zhang Jizhong's live-in girlfriend Fan Xinman is a very good friend, and she has long asked Fan Xinman to help blow the pillow wind. Now that Lao Zhang Ken is out to eat, he should have eyebrows about the matter.

Nai An said on the phone: ""Smiling Proud Jianghu" is just working on the script now, and the casting is still early, today is mainly to ask Lao Zhang to come out and meet you, let's get familiar with it first." Lao Zhang is very busy, and now everyone is lining up to invite him to dinner, and it is rare to have time today, so I rushed over from Hebei early in the morning. I couldn't get through to your phone before, and I was in a hurry. ”

Although Li Tang doesn't like this kind of entertainment very much, he understands that if you want to mix in this circle, you have to accept the unspoken rules of this circle. And he also knows that Naian has spent a lot of effort in order to give himself the opportunity to be in this drama in the future.

"I know, thank you, Sister An, I'll clean up and come over immediately."

It is nearly 40 kilometers from the Ming Tombs to the city, and it is already more than four o'clock in the afternoon.

He hurried to take a shower, but his left arm was injured again and he couldn't get wet, which was very inconvenient. After a lot of tossing, he hurried downstairs and got into a taxi that had been hailed in advance.

I hurried all the way, and finally arrived at a private restaurant near Zizhulin before six o'clock.

This private restaurant specializes in Lu cuisine, and Li Tang had been to Naian once when he first came to the capital, and he was deeply impressed by one of the fried double crisps.

As soon as I followed the waiter into the private room, I found that there were already three people sitting inside, in addition to Nai'an, there was also a man and a woman, the female Li Tang knew, Nai'an's best friend Fan Xinman, a beautiful and charming woman.

The man sitting on her had long half-white hair, a gray beard, and a serious Chinese face, and at first glance, it was like seeing a fierce lion, not angry and arrogant.

Especially when he sat with Fan Xinman, a little bird, a strong sense of beauty and beast came to his face.

Li Tang glanced at it hurriedly and hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm late." ”

"We have just arrived, Li Tang, come on, come on, sit down!"

Fan Xinman was very enthusiastic, and when he saw the gauze tied on Li Tang's arm, he hurriedly said, "Yo, are you injured?" ”

"It's okay, Sister Xinman. I accidentally fell while filming in the afternoon, and I scratched some skin. ”

Li Tang replied, he didn't dare to sit down, and bent down towards the bearded old man without waiting for introduction: "Teacher Zhang, hello!" ”

The old man had been looking at him since Li Tang entered the door, and only then did he show a slight smile and nodded: "Li Tang, hello, please sit down." ”

Although it was the first time for both parties to meet, they knew each other. Li Tang became a little popular in "Returning the Pearl II", and the scandal with Fan Xiaopang was boiling, and the lawsuit between Fan Xiaopang and Aunt Qiong Yu this time was widely concerned by public opinion, which also increased his popularity from the side. After all, as long as people mention Fan Xiaopang, they will think of her rumored boyfriend Li Tang.

As for Zhang Dabeard, not to mention, he is the hottest entertainment news in the past two months. In fact, Li Tang is a little puzzled, this old man is neither an actor nor a director, but as a producer, he can repeatedly occupy the headlines, and the only thing that can be determined is that this old man is strong and loves to pretend.

"Yes, yes, everyone is their own person today, don't be polite. Li Tang, don't be restrained, my old man is actually very easy to deal with, you can respect him for two more glasses of wine in a while. Fan Xinman said with a smile.

Li Tang had heard about the two of them from Nai An very early, when Nai An was studying in the Chinese Opera Directing Department, Zhang Jizhong was also studying in the Director Department, and the two were still classmates. Then I met Fan Xinman, who was still a writer at the time, through Lao Zhang, because everyone was from Hangzhou, and they were very similar in terms of personality and temperament, and soon became best friends.

It is said that Lao Zhang was definitely good-looking back then, otherwise the young and beautiful Fan Xinman would not have taken a fancy to him. The two have been living together for ten years, and although they are not officially married, they have long been husband and wife.

Because Nell said before, today is for everyone to get acquainted with it, and try to leave a good impression on Lao Zhang. Li Tang didn't dare to slack off, poured a full cup and toasted to Lao Zhang: "Teacher Zhang, fortunately, please take care of me in the future." ”

Today is a gathering of friends, Lao Zhang didn't deliberately serve the shelf, and had a drink with Li Tang happily.

Of course, Lao Zhang can have a toast with Li Tang, which is already very face-saving.

"Neyan, I really didn't expect you to be an agent." The old man turned his head and smiled at Ney.

As we all know, brokers are a begging business these days. Nai An was born in a famous family, and he was famous for his high school back then, which made the old man feel a little incredible.

Nai An glanced at Li Tang and said with a smile: "Who let me touch Li Tang, this is a potential stock, I have to hurry." ”

There is nothing wrong with this, Li Tang won the Huabiao Award for Film Newcomer Award less than two years after his debut, and the starting point is very high.

Fan Xinman also followed at this time: "Then there is hope for the Golden Rooster Award this time, right?" ”

As the main theme of the gift film, "Shanghai Chronicle" has already been selected for this year's Golden Rooster Awards, and it is said that the nominations for this year's Golden Rooster Awards will be announced next month.

The Golden Rooster Award is different from other awards, and the nomination is also an honor, and the organizer will also award certificates to the nominees to encourage them.

"Winning the award depends on luck, and it shouldn't be a problem to get a nomination for Best Actor." Ney said confidently.

Wow, Li Tang was startled when he heard Nai'an's words. To be honest, even if he won the Huabiao Award for Newcomer in the Film, he didn't have much hope for the Golden Rooster Award, after all, the selection scope of the Golden Rooster Award is much larger than the Huabiao Award, and this year's competition is much more fierce than in previous years.

The selection scope not only includes Zhang Yimou's "No One is Missing", but also Chen Dadao's "Jing Ke Assassinates the King of Qin", Feng Xiaogang's "Not Seen or Scattered", Feng Xiaoning's "Yellow River Love", Teng Wenji's "Spring Rhapsody", Huo Jianqi's "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" and so on.

Li Tang has seen all these movies, think about Mr. Li Xuejian in "Jing Ke Assassinating the King of Qin", Ge You in "See You or Leave", etc., especially Mr. Teng Rujun, who played the old postman in "That Mountain, That Man and That Dog", left a deep impression on him, and he is really a teacher in the Chinese Opera Performance Department.

In the face of so many opponents, let alone winning the award, he didn't even dare to nominate him.

Zhang Jizhong was also very surprised, and said with a smile: "It seems that you have a lot of confidence in Li Tang!" ”

"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't be his agent."

Ne An smiled and touched a glass with Lao Zhang, and said, "Come on, come on, I haven't been together for a long time, everyone is free to order." ”

The opening few sentences revolve around Li Tang, which undoubtedly points out the theme. Ney is very smart, and he stops when he clicks, not like an ordinary salesman who has to make a statement or something.

Lao Zhang knew it and was happy to pretend to be confused, after all, the script had just started to be made, and it was too early to leave filming. More importantly, in terms of selecting actors, he not only has to choose the most suitable ones, but also how to maximize the benefits by taking the opportunity of selecting actors.

Then everyone was very casual, Lao Zhang was very talkative, especially when he talked about the details of his trip to Hong Kong to contact Mr. Jin Yong, for example, Mr. Jin Yong attached great importance to his trip, and made a special trip to the elevator to greet them.

Until the end of the meal, when Li Tang and Naian sent them to the door of the hotel to say goodbye, Lao Zhang finally showed a trace of sincerity, he held Li Tang's hand and said with a smile: "I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate in the future." ”

There are many kinds of cooperation, the male number one is cooperation, and the male number N is also cooperation. Of course, with Li Tang's current coffee position, it is unlikely that he will play a role like "Qingcheng Sixiu", so everything is still ambiguous.

Lao Zhang and Fan Xinman live near Zizhu Forest, not far from CCTV. Li Tang and Nai An watched the backs of the two leaving, and Nai An suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief.

Li Tang turned his head to look at her, and said unexpectedly: "Sister An, thank you!" ”

Throwing down the crew early in the morning and rushing over from Hebei, and helping himself to have a meal, Nai An is really hard today.

Nai An waved his hand and smiled: "We are a cooperative relationship, what kind of politeness do you have with me." ”

Saying that, she was a little worried: "But you don't have to think about the role of the male number one in this play, Lao Zhang plans to use a big star...... Unless you can win the Golden Rooster Award this time, there may be hope. ”

Speaking of this, she smiled bitterly and shook her head, probably feeling that her statement was unreliable. The Golden Rooster Award actor is not just about acting skills, but also about connections, qualifications, and even the subject matter of the work.

Li Tang is just a newcomer who has just debuted, no matter how good his acting is, it is impossible to award him the honor of actor award. What's more, this year's strong players are like forests, and any one of them is a well-known name.

In fact, I just said at the dinner table that it was okay to get a nomination, just to help Li Tang support the façade.

(End of chapter)