In the office, Li Tang, Zeng Jia and Yu Dong sat and looked at each other.

Originally, today was supposed to be the day of the premiere of "Winning by Surprise", but just a few days ago, "Winning by Surprise" had no choice but to be withdrawn.

In fact, Li Tang also blamed himself for this matter, after all, he knew that the epidemic was intensifying now, but he didn't pay attention to it from the beginning.

In his previous life, he was not affected by the epidemic in the United States, and it did not last long, and he was still in middle school at the time, so he did not understand it deeply, and even his memory was a little blurred.

To put it bluntly, it is that things do not happen to you, and you cannot empathize.

Every few years on this planet, there is an epidemic that hits, what is the Zika virus in Brazil, what is Ebola in Africa, etc. But these epidemics are far away from your living environment, happening on the other side of the world, you can't understand the difficult situation of the local people, and even after a long time, it is easy to forget.

Unless it happens to you and you have experienced it yourself, such as the epidemic that he experienced for more than two years before he crossed over. The epidemic directly led to the depression of Broadway, so much so that he had the idea of returning to his homeland for development, but unfortunately before he could make the trip, he died under the gun of the zero-yuan purchase of Nigo who did not speak of martial arts. But at the same time, the flood of zero-dollar purchases in the United States at that time was not caused by the economic depression caused by the epidemic.

He didn't expect the situation in the capital to be so serious this time, because the situation was only serious in the south, Hong Kong, Wanwan and Southeast Asia before. At the beginning, there was always some luck, especially when the May Day Golden Week implemented this year is approaching, and the government has been emphasizing stability, and there has been no large-scale shutdown of production.

But even so, but the people are afraid, they stay at home and don't dare to go out, even if your cinema is open as usual, who dares to go to the cinema to watch a movie now. Not to mention Li Wei who plays Zhu Bajie, even Uncle Ge is not good.

So when he received Zeng Jia's call, he immediately agreed to withdraw the movie, and as soon as the script reading was over, he returned to the company as soon as possible to discuss follow-up matters with Yu Dong.

Among the three, Yu Dong is the most depressed, although there is no guarantee for "Winning by Surprise" this time, all the publicity expenses invested by Bona in the early stage have been wasted.

This is not the worst, the worst thing is that Bona's work in the past two years has focused on acting as an agent for the distribution of Hong Kong films in the mainland. Now that the May Day prime time is definitely out of play, if it is extended to the summer file, then he may have only one way to go bankrupt.

In contrast, Shengtang Film and Television does not have so much pressure, although the withdrawal of "Surprising Win" disrupted the company's work plan, but the impact on the overall situation is limited. Not to mention that the two films invested by the company were shortlisted for Cannes, and they can make a lot of money, and more importantly, the "Conquest" acquired from Gao Qunshu last year sold very well.

Especially now that the big guys are staying at home and can't come out, the demand for TV dramas has become strong. "Conquest" has been broadcast on major TV stations since the beginning of this year, and both the ratings and the response are quite good. At the same time, the starring actor in the play, Gong Li's former male junior also became popular, and it is said that now there is an endless stream of film appointments asking him to film TV series to play hooligans and bigwigs, and the salary has risen from 1,000 yuan per episode when filming "Conquest" to a staggering 80,000 episodes.

Just kidding, Li Tang's current salary for TV series is only 100,000 episodes!

But in any case, the biggest winner of the popularity of "Conquest" is Shengtang Film and Television, and it is estimated that the drama "Conquest" will bring more than 10 million revenue to the company this year. And if there is a TV station that wants to continue broadcasting in the future, it will continue to bring revenue to the company.

Li Tang hasn't seen Gao Qunshu for a long time, and he hasn't been in touch for a long time, and I heard that Lao Gao is currently filming an anti-corruption drama in Chongqing. The explosion of "Conquest" also made him famous as a director, but he thought of selling this drama to Shengtang Film and Television at a price of more than 4 million and less than 5 million, Lao Gao didn't know if he would cry and faint in the toilet.

"I think so, for the sake of insurance, let's postpone it until the National Day file." Li Tang opened his mouth first.

As the saying goes, even if the virus will disappear as soon as the weather is hot in his memory in his previous life, then for the public, there is a delay effect. Even if the virus disappears, you still have to adapt slowly before you can get back on track with your life.

"The National Day file is the National Day file, but let me first state that there are a lot of films that have been withdrawn this time, and they may all be released in the National Day file, and the competition will not be small at that time." Yu Dong said with a bitter face.

Rather than worrying about "Winning by Surprise", he is actually more worried about the Hong Kong films that have signed agency distribution contracts in his hands, just like the first agency release of "Legend of Tianmai" last year, he has already thrown the money out first, and once the box office is not ideal, he will lose all his money.

Li Tang glanced at Zeng Jia, who was asking for his opinion with his eyes, shook his head and said: "The competition is fierce, it can't be delayed until the end of the year to compete with Feng Xiaogang's New Year comedy, right?" ”

Feng's Chinese New Year comedy has now formed a brand, and competing with Feng Xiaogang's "Mobile Phone", which is also a comedy genre, with a movie like "Surprising Win", I am afraid that it will be crushed to the point that there will be no scum left. Don't forget, the box office is a competition, and it's always a winner-takes-all.

Zeng Jia also nodded at this time and agreed: "I think it can only be a National Day file, and then we can add some publicity expenses here." ”

After all, Bonabai can't afford to lose the expenses incurred during this time, and the cooperation between the two has been quite pleasant so far.

Although this money is just a mosquito leg for Yu Dong now, after all, it can be regarded as a charcoal in the snow, and he hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, Mr. Li, thank you, Mr. Zeng." ”

Li Tang waved his hand: "You're welcome." ”

Then he muttered for a moment and then said, "If you really have a problem here and need help, just ask." ”

He is quite sympathetic to Yu Dong's situation, but he is more concerned about Mr. Han behind Yu Dong, with the support of Mr. Han, even if Bona encounters great difficulties, there is a high probability that there will be no problems, and with the rise of the domestic box office market in the future, Bona will definitely do a lot. It's better to take advantage of the time when people are in trouble now to simply help others to the end and form a good relationship.

Doing business means having more friends and fewer enemies.

Sure enough, Yu Dong's eyes widened when he heard this, first he showed surprise, and then his face was full of gratitude, and he immediately got up from the sofa, clasped his hands into fists and said sincerely: "Teacher Li, I won't say anything about thanks." Let me be honest with you, if the summer file can pass, I don't think it will be a big problem, but if I can't get through, I may really have to ask you and Mr. Zeng for help, and I hope to be able to help then. ”

At this time, Li Tang and Zeng Jia also stood up, just now when Li Tang said this, Zeng Jia's eyes flashed a hint of color, at this time she immediately rushed in front of Li Tang, and smiled at Yu Dong: "Mr. Yu, don't worry, our boss has already spoken just now, and we will definitely help if we can help when the time comes." ”

As she spoke, she turned her head to make eye contact with Li Tang, and then said, "I'll give you a solid picture here, uh...... Five million, less than five million, it's definitely no problem. ”

Yu Dong was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Enough, enough." Mr. Li, Mr. Zeng, thank you for your great kindness! Regardless of whether we can pass the test this time, I understand the intentions of the two. ”

In business, sometimes good words are better than singing, but when you really need help, you put it back. If Li Tang's words just now were just a promise, then Zeng Jia's later additions were tantamount to basically finalizing the matter.

Five million isn't enough to make up for his current hole, but it's enough to help Bona tide over it.

Of course, compared with Li Tang, who values the background of Mr. Han behind Yu Dong, Zeng Jia attaches more importance to Yu Dong's connections in the domestic distribution field. Shengtang Film and Television is engaged in film and television, but it does not yet have the ability and qualification to distribute independently, and it is bound to have a reliable partner.

Zhongying is too big, and it may not necessarily take a little Karami like them in its eyes, or that the cooperation between the two sides will naturally be at a disadvantage. But PropNex is different, everyone is in the initial stage, and they can huddle together to keep warm and grow together. At this time, it is perfect to sell Bona for a favor and win the friendship of the other party.

"Okay, okay, sit down, don't be so sensational, okay? I haven't helped yet, but I hope it's better not to help. Li Tang smiled and pressed his hand.

After sitting down again, Yu Dong is no longer as mournful as he was just now, at least Sheng Tang Film and Television left him a way out. So after the cargo breathed a sigh of relief, he began to talk and laugh again.

But he didn't sit for long, after all, in extraordinary times, the company still has a lot of things, see that the atmosphere is almost up and get up to leave.

After sending Yu Dong away, Li Tang and Zeng Jia glanced at each other and couldn't help laughing at the same time. In fact, this incident was Li Tang's whim, there was no communication beforehand, but they could understand each other's thoughts with just one look.

"Brother, when are you leaving?"

According to the original shooting plan, the filming will start directly after the script is read, but the current situation in the capital is tense, so that the crew has to adjust the shooting plan, and the part that was originally prepared to be filmed in the capital after the start of filming can only be temporarily postponed, and the crew flew to Ningxia in the northwest to shoot Zhenbeibao, Helan Mountain, the Tomb of the Western Xia King and the scene of Shahu.

And unlike other martial arts dramas, more than 50% of the scenes may be filmed in the studio, after all, this can save time and effort. However, director He Qun insisted on real-life shooting, minimizing the traces of artificial construction in the studio, in order to maximize the artistic conception of the original work.

This kind of filming method is destined for the crew to go around, and the whole filming process is still very hard.

"I'll leave tomorrow, and I'll fly to Yinchuan tomorrow afternoon. This time I may be a little long, and I will have to work hard for you again. Li Tang Dynasty Zeng Jia smiled and said.

"Anyway, it's just as hard as I am if you're not there." Zeng Jia rarely said a word of coquettishness, looked at Li Tang and opened his mouth, but he stopped talking.

Seeing this, Li Tang asked, "What's the matter, what else needs to be instructed?" ”

"Uh......"

Zeng Jia hesitated for a while, and then said vaguely: "Now is a special period, although there is no situation in Ningxia for the time being, but no matter what, it is more leisurely to go out." ”

"Don't worry, isn't there Yaoyao with you?" Li Tang smiled without doubt.

In fact, Zeng Jia is more at ease about his relationship with Gao Yuanyuan.

Zeng Jia has long seen through his romantic temperament, and he likes the new and never gets tired of the old. Fools can see that Gao Yuanyuan is interesting to him, and they all say that women chase men's compartment shirts, as long as women are willing to go out, there is no man who can't take it, not to mention that Gao Yuanyuan is so beautiful. In case there is any lace news in the crew, it will be a troublesome thing.

Seeing that Li Tang didn't know why, Zeng Jia just smiled and said, "Anyway, be careful." ”

She doesn't want to interfere in her boss's private life or get involved, and now that the company is thriving, she enjoys her current job. If the relationship between the two changes its taste, it may not be easy to say in the future. So she prefers to be the woman behind Li Tang, assisting him to succeed step by step, and at the same time using this to realize her ambitions, as for the rest......

She didn't dare to ask for anything too much now, so she could only leave everything to time.

Of course, she must also tell Zhao Luoyao a few words, at least before the boss provokes those lace news, she must take countermeasures in advance, and not be caught off guard like last time.

……

"Hello, Mr. Mao!"

In the hotel where the Yinchuan crew stayed, Li Tang met the singer Mao Twist and another actor Xu Huanhuan, who arrived first.

are also the two singers stuffed in by the Literary Association Audiovisual Publishing House, Mao Twist is obviously much more famous than Sun Hao, and he has more than one masterpiece, such as "The Sound of the Waves Remains", "Late Autumn", and "Heart Language", "Blue Night, Blue Dream" and so on, which have been smash hits.

"Li Tang, hello, please take care of me."

In the end, it was the first time to appear in a cross-border film and television drama, and Mao Twist was very polite. However, compared to the first time he met Li Tang, he and Gao Yuanyuan were old acquaintances, and they immediately greeted enthusiastically.

"Hello, Mr. Li!"

At this time, Xu Huanhuan also took the initiative to walk over to greet him.

"Oh, hello, Xu Huanhuan."

"You can just call me Huanhuan, everyone calls me that." Xu Huanhuan said generously.

Although it was the first time they met, they were both actors and had seen each other's performances on the screen.

Speaking of which, everyone is no stranger, Xu Huanhuan and Xiaoyanzi, Chen Kun, and Huang Xiaoming are all classmates. Speaking of which, this girl became famous relatively early, and she was once the main actor in the hit drama "Three Images", and now she is actually playing a small supporting role in "Ping's Shadow" in just two years, which seems a bit incredible.

(End of chapter)