"Hey, Sister An!"

"Li Tang, why are you arguing over there?"

"Oh, I'm filming on the street."

"Filming, then I'll make a long story short, I made an appointment for you to interview. I asked the reporter to come directly to Yulin to find you and say hello to you in advance. ”

"Interview? Sister An, don't do it, I'm busy here. ”

Li Tang now has a big head when he hears the interview, and since he finished filming "Smiling Proud Jianghu", he has received many invitations for media interviews. Although the popularity of an actor is inseparable from the praise of the media, it is too much to do. Especially those interviews with gossip entertainment tabloids, to be honest, it is easy to lower the score.

"It was an interview with Southern Weekly, and it was hard to shirk the fact that someone came to me. In addition, I asked Xiao Zeng to accompany them, and it just so happens that you also get to know each other. ”

"Okay then."

As soon as he heard that it was "Southern Weekly", Li Tang's attitude took a 180-degree turn. This is a big newspaper in the south, with a wide coverage, and he often buys a copy to read when he is fine.

The main difference between this newspaper and most newspapers now is that it is rare to see those shoddy reports that praise virtues, focusing more on the exposure of some sensitive events, and more speaking for vulnerable groups, a bit like CCTV's "Oriental Time and Space" and "Focus Interview" a few years ago. It feels like a breath of fresh air among the many media in this era.

As for Xiao Zeng mentioned by Naian, it was an executive agent that the company found for him. After all, Ne An saw that she was about to give birth, and from the last communication with Li Tang, Ne An could feel Li Tang's anxiety, so she moved quickly. This is not only to keep Li Tang, but also a responsible attitude.

It is said that this Xiao Zeng just graduated from college this year, and he had been doing publicity planning in Rongxinda for a few months before. It may be that the salary opened by Nai An's side is relatively high, or the position of Li Tang, the star executive agent, is more attractive and training, so Xiao Zeng decisively jumped over.

"This time I asked Xiao Zeng to help you check the gates, she has done publicity planning and has experience in this area, don't always talk about not having a door, and don't quarrel with others......"

Ney Ann babbled on the phone.

said that Li Tang didn't have a doorkeeper on his lips, but he was too honest, for example, a reporter once asked him why he was filming? He replied at the time: "Look at what you are asking, I am an actor, and filming is my job." ”

Then the reporter immediately asked: "Is it understandable that you are filming just to make money?" ”

He knew that this question was a pitfall, but he still replied very frankly: "That's right, of course work is to earn money!" ”

Well, this sentence also caused a lot of turmoil.

At that time, he was still very depressed, couldn't he tell the truth? As an actor, it is natural to make money by filming, why do you have to sing such a fake high-profile for the sake of ideals and art?

As for the quarrel with the reporter, it touched his bottom line, because a reporter went to his hometown to investigate, and actually turned out Lao Li's sale of foreign cigarettes, and asked him in person what he thought?

At that time, he was angry, if it wasn't for someone to stop him, let alone quarrel, he would have the heart to beat the other party.

For this reason, Ne An had a headache, but she couldn't follow Li Tang all day long with a big belly, so this time she specially helped him find an executive agent, but it was not because of this consideration.

"Li Tang, I'm waiting for you, hurry up!"

Just as Xiao Tengdao ran out to urge, he hurriedly interrupted Ney An's chatter: "Sister An, that's it, I have to film." When they came over, I called in advance, and I asked the crew to arrange someone to pick them up. ”

After saying that, he hurriedly hung up the phone and trotted into the ticket hall of the bus station.

This is a bus station in the old town of Yulin, because it is very old, full of eighty years of style. There is a clear division of labor between Zhang Gongan and Li Gong'an played by him, Li Gong'an is a veteran policeman who is responsible for leading the team with guns, while he is responsible for logistics, and the funds for both of them are in his pocket.

Today he came out to buy a ticket, but the ticket was stolen without the money. A policeman was stolen money, chased for a long time and did not catch the thief, he was particularly ashamed, he went to the local police station to report the case, and then walked under the street lamp with a depressed expression.

“Cut！ Okay, over it. ”

On the streets of Yulin at night, there were still a few drops of light rain today, which was particularly cold.

Li Tang, who was thinly dressed, heard that the director had finally shouted, and slipped into the van parked on the side of the road, and hurriedly wrapped himself in the down jacket handed over by Xiao Tengdao, trembling.

"Hey, take a sip, warm up." Xiao Tengdao handed over another leather-wrapped flask.

Li Tang opened the lid and smelled it, a smell of whiskey, so he took a sip with confidence, smashed his mouth and said, "Johnnie Walker, that's good!" ”

Xiao Tengdao gave a thumbs up in surprise: "How do you know everything?" ”

In recent years, Chivas Regal has been popular for 12 years as long as you drink whisky in China, and ordinary people may not know about Johnnie Walker. Xiao Tengdao this guy loves to pretend, usually looks down on Fu Biao every day holding a bottle of liquor and drinking like a wine Mengzi, he likes to smoke cigars, drink foreign wine, and also clean some relatively niche brands in China to show his maverick taste.

It's just that he can't pretend to be successful in front of Li Tang every time, which is why he likes to deal with Li Tang. Johnnie Walker's taste is still good, Li Tang took another sip, and then returned the flask to Xiao Teng and said: "I suggest you try the single malt Macallan 12 years old if you have the opportunity, this is a classic Sydney!" ”

Yes, Director Xiao Teng not only didn't pretend to be himself this time, but was pretended by Li Tang instead.

What a single malt, the classic Sydney, he was completely confused.

After a while, director Qi Xin, photographers, props and others also got into the van. There is no way, the poor crew has two cars, a van to load the machine, and a van to pull people.

Let's talk about this person, although he is the small leader of the General Administration and the director of the crew, he has no shelf, and his tone is very heavy, and he always speaks slowly and politely.

"Xiao Li, it's hard work today!"

After getting in the car, he deliberately sat next to Li Tang and offered condolences.

"It's okay."

I filmed a whole day today, and in the afternoon I filmed the scene of chasing the thief, he ran in the alley of the old street for an afternoon, fortunately, his physical fitness is excellent, and he really can't stand it up to ordinary people.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he told Qi Xin about the fact that "Southern Weekly" was going to do an interview in two days, and the media would definitely have to greet the director when the crew came, and if it was inconvenient, the interview could only be arranged outside.

When Qi Xin heard that it was a big media like "Southern Weekly" who came to give Li Tang an exclusive interview, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Xiao Li, when the time comes, you ask the reporter comrades to take a look at the crew, and mention our drama by the way when you do the interview." ”

"Of course."

Li Tang naturally agreed happily.

Qixin usually doesn't talk much, even if everyone chats together, what they talk about is a play. The two happened to be sitting together today, and Li Tang inquired about the investment of the movie channel by the way.

At present, the "Story of the Escort" they are filming is a joint production with 700,000 yuan invested by the movie channel and 500,000 yuan from Beijing Film Studio. In fact, the 700,000 yuan funded by the movie channel can be regarded as an advance payment for the purchase of TV copyrights, and at the same time, it also enjoys the income in proportion to the contribution, of course, provided that there is any income at all.

On the surface, the movie channel seems to have taken a big advantage, and not only bought the TV rights of the movie with 700,000 yuan, but also enjoyed a high proportion of income. In fact, most of the movies invested by movie channels in the past were loss-making, and there was no income at all.

Of course, it is not easy for you to get the investment of the movie channel, in addition to the excellent script, the most important thing is to have a good relationship.

Li Tang didn't hide it, and briefly introduced the matter of "The Third Man" that he and Cheng Er were working on with Qixin, and also said that he was going to fight for the HBF fund in January next year.

At first, Qixin just listened, and did not say anything. As a person who has come over, he knows how difficult it is for a director to make a movie, and he can be afraid of this "Escort Story" this time, to put it bluntly, by virtue of his identity in the General Bureau, and the contacts he has accumulated over the years in charge of film production, distribution, investment and other businesses in the General Bureau.

As soon as I heard Li Tang talk about this matter, it was quite difficult for Li Tang to be able to play his own play, and he owed a favor, but the requirements for this matter were too high, and it did not match the favor he owed at all.

Just as Qi Xin was hesitating to use an excuse to refuse, he heard Li Tang talk about their preparation for the Rotterdam International Film Festival's HBF fund.

He hesitated for a moment, then said: "Xiao Li, do you think this will work, if you can successfully get the funding from the HBF fund this time, then I can help you contact the movie channel." ”

The implication is that if you can get funding from the HBF Fund, it means that your script is excellent, and he has a reason to open his mouth to the movie channel, of course, whether it succeeds or not is another matter. But if he can't get it, then he has enough reason to refuse.

Of course, Li Tang knew it, and he was not surprised by Qixin's answer, and even a little surprised. Whether it's funding from the HBF fund or seeking investment from a movie channel, it's a matter of luck in itself. And his biggest difficulty at the moment is the lack of a person who can help him connect with the movie channel, and it would be best if he was willing to help.

"Understood, thank you Director! If I hadn't applied for funding from the HBF Fund this time, I guess it would have been yellow. ”

Hearing that Li Tang knew each other like this, Qi Xin nodded with satisfaction: "I know Cheng Er, the graduation work that that young man filmed last year is still quite good." ”

As he spoke, he also smiled and said, "Oh, I almost forgot, that graduation work of his, you played it, no wonder the two of you can work together." But don't be too unconfident, even if you don't succeed this time, you may have a chance after two years when the economic conditions in all aspects are better. ”

First update!

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