Looking at the five companies on the list, Chen Qi ranked them in order of contact according to his preferences.

Just as he was about to call them to discuss cooperation, there was a knock on the door outside.

Chen Qi, who guessed something, hurriedly got up and went out.

A man with long flowing hair and a scruffy beard was standing in the doorway and surveying the company.

He was still wearing slippers, pants and a T-shirt......

Well, what a bohemian love for freedom!

"I'm Zhou Xiao. Seeing Chen Qi come out, the man stretched out his right hand and reported to the door.

"Hello, I'm Chen Qi. Chen Qi took two quick steps and reached out to shake his hand.

While shaking hands, both of them were silently looking at each other.

Not...... How to say it.

Chen Qi's first suspicion was whether the information found on the Internet was reliable!

With his dignity, less than thirty years old?

You said he was forty years old, and he would believe it!

How ingenious are the artists?

"Inside, please!" Chen Qi took a step sideways and made a gesture of please.

Zhou Xiao was not polite, nodded lightly and strode in.

"Sit. Guiding him to sit down on the sofa, Chen Qi poured him a cup of tea, and said as he poured: "I don't know how Director Zhou ...... this time."

What he didn't expect was that as soon as he opened his mouth, Zhou Xiao interrupted very rudely and said, "Director Chen, I see that you are also an informal person, let's stop being polite and get down to business!"

"......" Chen Qi swallowed back the words that came to his lips.

This straight character, he likes!

But he's an informal person, how did he see it?

"Okay!" Chen Qi also put away the politeness that he himself felt awkward, took the outline script directly from the table and threw it at him, and asked, "Do you want to shoot it?"

"......" Zhou Xiao caught it in a hurry, and he was stupid directly.

He's a little bit of a bad person!

No...... It's true that I say don't be polite, but aren't you too direct?

You're ...... I......

He looked at Chen Qi with an amazed expression, and suddenly felt that it seemed good to be polite.

Chen Qi, who was opposite the "???," cast an inquiring glance at him.

Zhou Xiao, who received the signal, hurriedly came back to his senses and opened the script a little unnaturally.

was so rough by Chen Qi that his rhythm was a little messed up.

He glanced at the name on the script.

"Nobody".

What a mediocre name.

His instincts told him it was supposed to be a comedy. Because of his rich experience, he will die a miserable death if he changes the theme at will!

To be honest, after watching "Never Expected", he was still quite curious about the script written by Chen Qi. Although it was not written on it, he estimated that it should have been written by himself.

The plot and presentation of "Never Expected", as well as the advertising placement of the second season, seemed to open the door to a new world for him, and his already lifeless mind instantly became much more active.

With this mess in his mind, he turned to the next page.

Then, unconsciously, he bit his lip.

What presented to him was a very simple introductory script. How simple is it? It's not even a full sheet of A4 paper.

It's a little bit richer than the kind of movie synopsis on the website.

Zhou Xiao spent two minutes reading it, and then fell into deep thought.

This short half-sheet also gives the framework of the whole story and the basic plot direction.

He didn't know what to say for a moment.

From the moment he sat down on this couch, the direction of the plot completely deviated from his expectations.

He thought they would have at least three or five rounds of discussions on the idea of working together......

"That...... cough ......" Zhou Xiao coughed a little uncomfortably and asked, "Are you still ...... finish writing this script?"

"There is a detailed script, but I only prepared one, which was taken away by Mr. Xu just now, and I prepared this one in your hand temporarily. Oh, Mr. Xu is the owner of this company, his name is Xu Bunian. ”

Zhou Xiao looked abrupt and asked, "So you mean you want me to film this drama?"

"Yes. Chen nodded.

"Why don't you shoot it yourself?" Zhou Xiao was puzzled.

"I'm not good enough to handle such a big project. Chen Qi's expression was natural.

Zhou Xiao was slightly stunned.

This honest reason was something he didn't expect.

After a few seconds of silence, he asked, "You should know about my situation, right?"

"Well, I heard about it, but I'm not sure if it's true or not. ”

"......" The corners of Zhou Xiao's mouth twitched slightly, and then he tried to say in a calm tone: "As reported outside, I have been out of business for a long time since the last movie. ”

"That's great, you can shoot this movie when you take over, and you don't have to wait for the schedule. ”

Zhou Xiao: "......"

Well, this answer was also something he didn't expect.

Zhou Xiao wanted to speak and stopped.

What is he going to ask? Oh, investment!

"Have you found all the money or anything?" he asked.

"Almost, we have our own investment, and we can find the rest while shooting. ”

"What's the budget?"

"Uh...... Twenty or thirty million. Chen Qi was embarrassed to say that he didn't know.

Although he didn't know how much money he would have to invest, he could still tell a rough figure.

Hearing this, Zhou Xiao was silent again, and after a while, he spoke again: "Why did you choose me?"

This is the question he can't figure out the most right now.

Other investors couldn't wait to walk around when they saw him, and even he took the initiative to come to the door with the script to find various reasons to avoid it.

Since the failure of the last movie, Chen Qi was the first person who took the initiative to ask him to cooperate. He is really a little unaccustomed to this kind of non-routine way of playing.

He was a little worried that the other party had come for other purposes. But when you think about it, he doesn't seem to have anything of value on him.

He had nothing left to lose.

Cheated him out of the few dollars he had left?

It's impossible, people have said that they have already found a good investment. Besides, how much money does he have?

Listening to Zhou Xiao's question, Chen Qi smiled and replied with a serious face: "I have watched your movie, I am very confident in your ability, and I fully believe that you can make this movie well." ”

"That's it?" Zhou Xiao looked at him suspiciously.

"That's it!" Chen Qi nodded firmly.

Zhou Xiao frowned and looked at him, always feeling as if something was wrong.

This is really unscientific!

There are so many good directors in the entertainment industry, you don't look for a director, but you are looking for a director who has been forced to close for nearly a year?

It's no exaggeration to say that he didn't have much hope for this time, and he didn't even bother to dress up.

"Aren't you worried that I'll mess it up?" Zhou Xiao's expression looked very incomprehensible.

"Don't worry. Chen Qi glanced at him and said meaningfully: "Compared to us, I think you want to shoot this drama more urgently." ”

Zhou Xiao was stunned, and then fell silent again.

Compared to the previous two times, he was silent for a little longer.

Yes, more than anyone else, he wants to make another work with a passing line.

He was desperate to prove his abilities, to bring back to him those who had shunned him.

He fell and desperately wanted to get up!

After a long time, he looked up at Chen Qi and said seriously: "I want to see the detailed script." ”

Although he was desperate for a chance to redirect, he didn't fall to the point of taking the script as soon as he saw it.

He wanted to turn over, but he didn't want to fall again. If he hadn't gotten up this time, he probably wouldn't have had a chance to turn over.

He also doesn't have the ability to transform decay into magic. If the script is too bad, even if he tries hard, it won't help.

"Okay!" Chen Qi agreed, and directly got up and opened his notebook to fiddle with.

After a while, the printer chirped.

Zhou Xiao: "......"

God has prepared one!

God prepared it temporarily!

But speechless to speechless, he didn't make much of a fuss.

It is also very reasonable to get to know each other first and then decide whether to cooperate in depth, after all, the detailed script is also a very confidential thing, and it is not something that can be shown to people casually.

After a while, the detailed script was printed out by Chen Qi.

After casually binding it, Chen Qi handed it over to Zhou Xiao.

Zhou Xiao was not polite, took it and flipped it over.

Chen Qi didn't bother him, just sat quietly opposite and thought about his things.

I don't know how long it took, but Zhou Xiao, who had roughly finished reading the script, put the script down.

He didn't speak, as if he was thinking about something.

Chen Qi, who had been paying attention to him, did not say anything to urge, and waited for him patiently.

After a long while, Zhou Xiao finally spoke: "Are you sure you want me to shoot it?"

Chen nodded.

"What are the conditions?" he looked straight at Chen Qi.

Looking for a disliked director like him, there must be some harsh conditions. It is for this reason that he has little hope.

He wasn't sure he could accept the harsh and even unreasonable conditions of the other party.

But to his surprise, Chen Qi shook his head: "No." ”

"No?" Zhou Xiao was shocked.

He couldn't believe it.

"Nope. Chen Qi's tone was affirmative.

This time, Zhou Xiao was directly stunned.

He unconsciously sat up straight and looked at Chen Qi with a very unbelievable expression, his eyes full of disbelief.

How is this possible?!

None of the conditions?

What is he trying to do?

Chen Qi smiled and had a sincere attitude.

Zhou Xiao stared at him with a complicated expression for a while, then took a deep breath and said, "I have a condition, if you can agree, I will accept this play!"

He doesn't have the conditions, but he does!

Say. ”

"If I were to direct the play, I wouldn't want anyone to interfere with me. In short, I want all the say in the shooting!"

"No problem!" Chen agreed without thinking about it.

He also knew that a large part of Zhou Xiao's words were meant for him.

He was just worried that he would make some immature suggestions on his shooting, after all, he was also a director.

He doesn't have any opinions, what he wants is for Zhou Xiao to control the overall situation.

"In terms of shooting, you can shoot how you want, you can shoot wherever you want, as long as you don't exceed the budget, you can say anything!"

This condition is to be written into the contract. ”

"No problem!"

"Okay, I'll take this play!" Zhou Xiao quickly made up his mind.

Chen Qi laughed and asked, "Then let's sign a contract?"

"Okay. ”

The next step is to talk about the details like a contract.

After more than an hour of busy work, they finally finalized the contract.