The afternoon sun fell one by one, light and fluttering, warm and not dazzling.

In a teahouse next to Yenching University, a stocky middle-aged man is swiping his mobile phone.

The man's neck was barely visible, his head was very large, his face was very large, he was wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, it was a April day, it was not hot at all, but he was holding a folding fan.

He slid his phone for a moment, then slipped it into his pocket and squinted out the window.

There was a smile on his lips, and his head shook slightly.

Looking at it from a distance, there is a little talent in the obscenity.

This is the Chinese-American director, poet, writer, composer, and screenwriter - Gao Xiaosong.

In recent years, he has mainly lived in a beautiful country, but when he saw the rapid development of the Chinese film market, he couldn't help but come back, wanting to see if he could sit on this outlet, make some money, and go to Los Angeles to buy two more villas.

He had an idea in the beautiful country, that is, to shoot a martial arts movie in the country.

The country is the excesses of his dreams, and he has always longed for that era very much.

He still has a wide network in the mainland, and after he came back, he wrote a planning book, and then found the big screenwriter Zou Jingzhi to help him write the script.

Now it's time to find someone to invest in.

Before that, he plans to talk to a senior in the industry to see if he can get some useful experience.

This senior is Brother Chen Kai.

The two agreed to meet at three o'clock in the afternoon, and in order to prepare for this meeting, the short man came over at two o'clock, but he pulled two packs of urine, and Chen Shiren had not yet come.

Short and tight looked at the phone again, and then looked at the scenery, and finally suffered an hour.

Heavy footsteps rang out on the wooden staircase, and someone was coming.

The short man turned his head tightly and saw the tall Chen poet.

Lao Chen was wearing a very casual suit today, an ordinary casual suit, paired with a pair of jeans.

Although he is average-looking, he is not tall and stature, and he is either a general or a pig killer in ancient times.

Short and tight in ancient times, it was much more miserable, he was too obscene, he looked like a dog-headed military advisor, he actually didn't want to stand with Chen Shiren, the temperament of the two people was too different.

But there is no way, since you have to ask someone for advice, you always have to bear some price.

"Brother Chen, it has to be you, there is no less, three points are three points."

Chen Shiren and Dwarf Da Jian are both from the Beijing circle, and the two have known each other for a long time.

Chen Shiren nodded, and then sat down, "In such weather, it is the most suitable time to find a book, and then sit under the tree, while soaking in the sun and spring breeze, while pursuing knowledge, and feeling the joy of the unity of the heart." ”

It's here again.

Chen Shiren likes to do this, and he has to pretend to do anything.

The short man has long been used to it, and he echoed with a smile, "You're right, Brother Chen, you have a spirit of exploration that others don't have." ”

The filming part of Chen Shiren's "Zhao's Orphan" has been completed and is now in the final production.

He is actually quite busy, but he can't lose his mouth, and he must maintain his image as a high-end intellectual.

The dwarf then asked the waiter to serve tea and snacks, and then chatted.

Short and tight in recent years in the beautiful country to live.

Chen Shiren did not immigrate, but he got a green card and often went to the beautiful country to see Arthur, and the two of them had a lot of common language.

Especially when talking about the sweet air of the beautiful country, the two of them empathize.

After chatting for a while, the short man said the purpose of this time.

"Brother Chen, I have a film project here, I want to be a director, what do you need to pay attention to?"

Chen Shiren was stunned when he heard this, and looked up and down.

In his opinion, the director is not just a casual person who can be anyone, and the directors in the mainland who can really enter his eyes can be counted on ten fingers.

He didn't expect that he would want to be a director even if he was short and tight.

When did mainland directors have such low requirements?

He then reflected, and he didn't have to pay for it, so he didn't have to worry about this, and how to say that he was short and tight and was a person in the Beijing circle.

It's his little brother, there's no need to dislike it.

"You ...... After the script is written, it must be submitted for review, and there must be no sensitive plot. ”

"Then I am looking for China Film, Wanda, and Fenghua, the senior management of Shangying, talk more, so that when the film is scheduled, it can be higher."

"If you meet Li Shengyao, you can ask him, what do you think of your movie, he is a first-class screenwriter, he helped me read the script of "Mei Lanfang" before, and his vision is indeed very sharp."

The dwarf nodded again and again, "Brother Chen, is Director Li easy to contact?" ”

Director Li ...... It's okay. ”

The short man then said: "Director Li's current "Border Killer" has a box office of almost 70 million in the third week, and the total box office is almost 320 million, which is really amazing, and his ability to pick commercial movies is not picky." ”

"Border Killer" is still the box office champion in the third week, and the newly released "Side A and B-Side", as well as "Like a Dream", and "Full Moon Hennessy" are all cannon fodder movies.

"Full Moon Hennessy" is the first film released in the mainland after the ban of Lian Wei, with Zhang Xueyou, but it turns out that they have no box office appeal in the mainland.

"Now on the box office list of domestic films in the mainland, the highest is "The Great Cause of Jianguo", and the second is "Border Killer", surpassing Xiaogangcang's "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb".

Short and tight didn't care much about the mainland box office before, he just swiped his phone to see it.

When Chen Shiren heard this, he was a little speechless and looked at the short and tight.

He was a little skeptical that this guy was premeditated.

The mainland film market is growing rapidly, and there have been many media comments before, saying that Xiaogang Cannon and Wu Yusen have both had 300 million movies.

But Lao Mouzi, Chen Shishi, and Li Shengyao did not.

And when "Border Killer" was released, Director Li Dadao had 300 million movies.

Chen Shiren is actually under a lot of pressure now, because let alone 300 million, in fact, he doesn't have a movie of 200 million.

"Well, he's okay."

Although he knew in his heart that in the field of commercial films, he could not compare to Li Shengyao, Chen Shiren did not want to blow with the short and tight, so it seemed that he was not forced.

The dwarf then said: "I also saw the news that mainland films have a very poor box office on Hong Kong Island this year, but "Border Killer" now has a box office of 21 million. ”

The Hong Kong Island Film Market has always been a pain in the heart of Chen Shiren, and his films have used many Hong Kong Island artists, but the box office has never exceeded 10 million.

Lao Mouzi at least has "Hero" and "Ambush on All Sides" to support the scenes, and he really doesn't have a passable movie.

"His films have always been okay on Hong Kong Island."

Chen Shiren has never understood this point, but he must admit that Lee Shengyao's films have performed very well on Hong Kong Island, and no mainland director can compare with him.

The dwarf then said: "There is also the box office of New Matai, which is also out, saying that there are 23 million in Po Village, and Malay is a big hit, and it is the local box office champion when it is released, and now there are 36 million, and Tyrande, both of which are 17 million, and the three places add up to 66 million." ”

Chen Shiren looked at the short and tight in confusion.

Is this worshipping Lee Shengyao as his godfather? What are you talking about?

The new Ma Tai is also a pain in the heart of Chen Shishi, and after the millennium, his films have not been sold overseas.

"He's been okay in New Malaysia."

After the words fell, Chen Shiren got up, "I'll go and make it easier." ”

He then went to the bathroom, took out his phone, opened the calculator and did the math.

"Border Killer" in the mainland, plus Hong Kong Island, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, already has a box office of 405 million.

The movie has only been released for 17 days, and when it comes to the next painting, it may be close to 500 million.

That's a damn good result.

Chen Shiren didn't expect Li Shengyao to not make Hollywood movies, but also have such a high box office.

He really admired.

Of course, he wouldn't show it, so he washed his hands and returned to his seat.

"Brother Chen, I heard that Director Li's movie will be released in beautiful countries and Europe soon, and there should be better results at that time."

"Brother Chen, if I contact Director Li, what do I need to pay attention to?"

"Brother Chen, I heard that Director Li likes to drink tea, should I prepare a bag of good tea for him?"

Chen Shiren didn't expect that he had been blowing Li Shengyao all the time, he was no longer hostile to Li Shengyao now, but he really didn't want to listen to these words.

He's still not used to listening to good words from other directors.

He likes to listen to other people tout him rather than other directors.

However, he kept asking, and he couldn't turn his face, so he could only keep responding.

"It's okay."

"It's okay,"

"It should work."

The two of them chatted like this, and after almost an hour, the short man suddenly smiled, "Brother Chen, you said that Director Li has such an accurate vision for commercial films, will he invest in my films?"

When Chen Shiren heard this, he narrowed his eyes, and planned to say something heavy to express his depressed mood today, "It's difficult, he has now invested in three movies made by other people, two by Ning Hao and one by Xu Zheng, I heard that they are all comedies." ”

"Is that so? Should I add a little comedy to my film? ”

"I don't know."

Soon after, Chen Shiren left the teahouse and drove away speechlessly.

I thought that the little brother came to ask him for advice, but he didn't expect to keep blowing Li Shengyao.

Where to ask him about his experience, it is obvious that he is asking him how to get close to Li Shengyao.

If it weren't for the fact that he was too short and ugly, Chen Shiren really suspected that the two had an ulterior relationship.

At this time, there was a traffic light in front of him, and Chen Shiren stopped.

He felt a lot of light on the side, and turned his head to see a huge billboard on the side wall, which was the Coca-Cola advertising poster taken by Li Shengyao and Da Mi Mi.

On the billboard, Li Shengyao is young and handsome, even if the clothes he wears are very thunderous, his temperament is still very good.

As far as image is concerned, there is no problem for Li Dadao to be a star.

Chen Shiren couldn't help but think of the short and tight teahouse, and then thought of the achievements of Director Li's latest film, if he was a rookie director, he would probably hope to be recognized by Li Shengyao.

He then thought that Lao Mouzi's next movie was going to be a literary film.

I can't help but feel a lot of loss.

Lao Mouzi scolded people and had to return to literary films in order to return blood.

In case "Zhao's Orphan" doesn't work, does he have to change his thinking?

"Why is Lee Shengyao's movie so a hit? Why can't I work with Lao Mouzi? ”

(End of chapter)