Chapter 709 Playing Hard to Get (Happy Chinese New Year!)
It's just that if you want to reveal the answer to this mystery, there is obviously no other way except giving it time.
To a certain extent, Zhou Dongsheng and Ni Ni are just on the same starting line in different dimensions, although Zhou Dongsheng "sees" a more distant future.
But time has not really reached that moment, whether the result will change is still unknown, just like Schrödinger's theory.
The results will only be revealed the moment they are revealed.
In this regard, there was no other choice but to wait and see, and the two of them did not further entangle themselves on this topic.
After all, in this movie, both parties are in the same boat of interests. If Zhou Dongsheng's words really come true, it will be a happy outcome for both parties.
As for the possible "price" that may have to be paid, Ni Ni asked herself, this is really not a price, on the contrary, it can be regarded as a reward.
After all, how can something that you and I agree on be regarded as a price? What's more, looking at the entertainment industry, there are countless people who can only dream of such good things, and they may not be able to come across them even if they work hard.
Compared to the more superficial exchange of resources, at least so far, Zhou Dongsheng is still a decent person.
What's more, in front of Zhou Dongsheng today, perhaps the only thing worth mentioning about him is his insignificant status as a female star.
Products under the spotlight can always better stimulate everyone's desire to buy, not to mention celebrities standing on the stage that attracts everyone's attention and enjoying the spotlight effect?
There are many big guys who are so good at it, let alone a young rich man like Zhou Dongsheng who has achieved success at a young age?
Judging from Zhou Dongsheng's current potential of having a net worth of tens of billions at a young age, this family fortune alone is enough to be described as a "wealthy family".
And compared to the extremely complicated family environment of other wealthy families, a self-made grassroots like Zhou Dongsheng is undoubtedly more attractive.
After all, the son of a wealthy family may have great wealth and a rich background, but after all, he is a second- or even third-generation son. On the surface, he looks glamorous, but it is still unknown how much of the family business he will inherit in the end.
Despite this, many female celebrities are still flocking to it and regard marrying into a wealthy family as their ultimate goal.
In contrast, Zhou Dongsheng, a serious self-made entrepreneur of the generation, undoubtedly has more personal charm, and is also the best choice worthy of a gamble.
It's just that in this game, Zhou Dongsheng had a mountain of chips in front of him, but he only had the only chip in his hand that could make it to the table.
As for beauty, without the background of this level of status, it might not be worth mentioning to Zhou Dongsheng, who has a net worth of tens of billions.
Therefore, how to make good use of your only advantage and achieve the feat of pushing a thousand pounds in two or three, naturally you must carefully grasp the scale.
For this reason, Ni Ni even turned down an olive branch from a popular youngster to exchange resources. In the huge entertainment industry, this kind of thing has long been a common unspoken rule.
Not to mention being a couple, there are quite a few people who have become husband and wife because of this.
However, Zhou Dongsheng's appearance slightly changed her mind, and judging from so far, this friendship has indeed benefited her a lot.
Just such a movie resource has opened up a new acting path and direction for her, making a new bold attempt on the big screen.
Before this, she had rarely acted in similar themes. Strictly speaking, only her famous works, that is, her debut works, could be counted.
I thought it was the beginning, but I didn't expect it to be the end. From then on, my career path seemed to become narrower and narrower, and I tended to focus more on niche films.
Apart from enjoying a certain reputation in a certain circle, she has not made much breakthrough in her career, and the dividends brought by her status as a "girl hunter" have basically been exhausted.
I am desperate for change, but if Zhou Dongsheng hadn't appeared, exchanging resources with a popular niche would undoubtedly be the best option.
After the two chatted for a while, Ni Ni couldn't help but asked curiously: "By the way, the youth film project that Mr. Zhou collaborated with Director Ning has had a great response in the industry..."
"It seems that Mr. Zhou is determined to invest in film and television?"
Looking at Ni Ni's probing look, Zhou Dongsheng asked with interest: "Wouldn't it be a good thing for you if I go in the direction of film and television investment?"
"However, this movie is not suitable for you..." Then Zhou Dongsheng seemed to have thought of something, and shook his head with a very determined expression.
Ni Ni couldn't help showing a bit of a little girl's air, and said with a bit of dissatisfaction: "I haven't even tried it, how do you know that I am not suitable?"
Zhou Dongsheng looked weird and couldn't help but said: "I can't say it's inappropriate. It's just that as an investor, I've read the script and I don't want you to play this role."
As soon as these words came out, the originally charming and ambiguous atmosphere became a little cold. Ni Ni was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer the words, so she could only say the next sentence gloomily.
"Huh, even if you want me to act, I have to think about it. It's not like I have no roles to take..." Ni Ni said arrogantly. No matter what, we are still a popular actress, but we are not so destitute that we have no resources.
the point.
Especially at this level, the company and team behind it still need to work hard on resource screening, and it is not always possible to reject everyone.
But the relationship with Zhou Dongsheng is obviously a special case.
Seeing Ni Ni show off this rare little girl's behavior made Zhou Dongsheng quite happy. Then he stopped teasing Ni Ni and said instead.
"For such a reality-themed movie adapted from a true story, it takes a lot of effort to create a good character, but once you do it well, you may have the opportunity to become a strong contender for film awards..."
When Ni Ni heard this, she couldn't help but become more and more unconvinced and said: "Who are you looking down on? I'm not afraid of hardship. In order to star in "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins", I spent the entire university training for this role, and it took me three years to prepare.
Get approval from the director..."
"You don't think that if you become the fourth little actress, you really treat me as a vase, do you?"
Zhou Dongsheng agrees very much with this. If a serious person can make a living as an actor, he is indeed somewhat unique.
Just because the trend of traffic is prevalent and some bad apples have mixed in, we cannot completely deny it.
It's just that Zhou Dongsheng obviously didn't do it for this reason.
"Of course I'm not doubting your ability, but I'm just a little selfish. The reason why I think you're not suitable is because this role involves a sex scene with the protagonist, a middle-aged greasy man..."
Zhou Dongsheng said clearly, such an unexpected reversal caught Ni Ni off guard, and she was suddenly hit by the softness in her heart.
But after coming back to his senses, the expression on his face immediately melted away, and a touching spring color bloomed from it, making people dazzled.
Since ancient times, deep love cannot be retained, and the only way to win people's hearts is to pull. It's not like Zhou Dongsheng doesn't know how to pull, but judging from Ni Ni's reaction, his pull is obviously better.
Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but secretly feel proud, but at this time Ni Ni did not collapse, and chose to surrender, and spoke a word that made Zhou Dongsheng confused in the wind.
"Isn't this better? Isn't this a greater stimulation? Mr. Zhou can also visit the class on site and observe on the spot..." Ni Ni teased with a slightly provocative tone.
Now it was Zhou Dongsheng's turn to lose his temper, "You little girl, you really think I don't dare to do anything to you, do you?"
"Here, even if you scream, no one will pay attention to you." Zhou Dongsheng said fiercely.
"This is the place I found, Mr. Zhou~" Ni Ni smiled heartily and looked slightly satisfied. It seemed that she was better!
"Okay, if you really want to give it a try, I can recommend you. As for whether you can get the approval of the director and the two producers, it depends on you. I, as an investor, have no say."
"If it really passes, the worst I can do is ask the director to change the script. I still have some power in this regard..."
Zhou Dongsheng simply waved his hand and said in a particularly domineering manner, a man must be tough as he should be, and he must never say that he is not good at critical moments.
Ni Ni smiled even more happily, and the charm flowing on her face made people unable to help but feel inspired by her appearance.
"In this case, I have to give it a try. It just so happens that sex scenes are a breakthrough for me..." Ni Ni said to herself, getting more and more aggressive, and even licked her lips, which was full of provocation.
Zhou Dongsheng, who is in his early twenties, is in his prime of life. Coupled with the blessing of the spring breeze, his hormone secretion has increased exponentially, and he can't resist this provocation.
He couldn't help but bared his teeth and said: "That's okay, but if you want me to recommend you, I have to collect some interest first..."
Ni Ni saw that the atmosphere was almost in place, and Zhou Dongsheng's eyes were almost on fire. If he continued to provoke him, he might get burned...
But, you always have to give it a taste. Under Zhou Dongsheng's gaze, he slowly stood up and came here.
Zhou Dongsheng only felt a unique fragrance blowing towards his face. Before Zhou Dongsheng could react, Ni Ni had already left gracefully, leaving behind a meaningful word and the remaining warmth on her cheeks.
"Mr. Zhou, this place is not convenient for collecting interest. Let's move to another place some other time..."
It is tolerable, but what is intolerable!
In this situation, even if Liu Xiahui came, it would be in vain. Zhou Dongsheng stood up with a roar, turned around and prepared to catch up.
As the saying goes, "It's better to choose a day than to hit it and wait for it later"!
However, before Zhou Dongsheng could catch up, the waiter appeared at an inappropriate time and said very politely: "Hello sir, the lady in front of me said that you will pay the bill..."
It was like a bucket of cold water was poured down on my head. I didn't expect that this girl would actually make a fool of myself.
After all, the cost of a meal is not worth mentioning to anyone, but this timing was just right, which made Zhou Dongsheng suspect that this was a premeditated act of meal support!
But when he thought about it, Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but smile in relief. This was actually quite interesting. Zhou Dongsheng didn't believe that he could still control this little girl.
The mountains will not change, the water will change, just wait and see.
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The next day, after the film "Chinese Medicine God" became Ning Hao's first shot for the "Bad Monkey 72" youth film project, he naturally became even more dedicated.
At least they were not stingy in the investment of resources. At the same time, Zhou Dongsheng, the largest investor, had a pleasant talk with Xu Zheng, and naturally reached an initial consensus on cooperation.
Xu Zheng is also a new director, and he is also a blockbuster genius in comedy. In addition, there is also a little sweetness of interest as an introduction...
Becoming a film producer is a sure thing. With the joining of the producer duo of Ning Hao and Xu Zheng, Zhou Dongsheng could only sigh with emotion.
It’s still the original recipe, it’s still the same taste, and as long as nothing unexpected happens, the team for this movie should be assembled one by one.
After all, after Xu Zheng agreed to be the producer, and after reading the script and thinking about the role of Cheng Yong again and again, he gradually understood the true meaning of the character.
After several auditions, even Wen Muye, who originally insisted on sticking to the "northern man" setting in the script, couldn't help but be impressed by Xu Zheng.
Coupled with the opinions of investor Zhou Dongsheng, in the end the balance of history still tilted towards Xu Zheng as usual.
As for the future billionaire actor, although Huang Bo joked that he wanted to compete for this role, in fact, due to scheduling issues, Huang Bo was not prepared to participate in the audition from beginning to end.
It has to be said that the best actor is the best actor. Even Zhou Dongsheng was bewildered by his fake acting skills and thought that the best actor participated in the audition because of the merits of his butterfly.
Although sometimes the power of butterfly wings is indeed indescribable, I have to admit that I sometimes overestimate the influence of my own butterfly.
For example, Ni Ni didn't know whether it was to avoid suspicion or because her follow-up schedule was quite full, but she didn't come to audition for the leading role as she said.
If she can win the leading role in this film, maybe Ni Ni will become the box office queen and become China's first female movie queen with a box office of tens of billions!
Of course, box office does not equal a movie queen, but as long as she can become the first actress with a box office of tens of billions, whether she is a movie queen or not is obviously not the key.
After all, receiving this honor is much more valuable than the best actress award. The key to this issue then is probably to carefully consider it through major film awards.
However, this meticulously crafted movie will not be released in the short term. As far as Zhou Dongsheng knows, it will not be until nearly two years later.
Even the characters haven't been finalized yet, let alone filming, and the casting process in Beijing has already been carried out, with only a few supporting roles to be decided.
As a film producer and protagonist, Xu Zheng naturally chose his alma mater as his next stop. It is not among the three major art schools in China, but it is within the four major art schools in China.
At the same time, Xu Zheng, who is very involved in the drama field of Shanghai, is also preparing to further expand the scope of casting, cast a wide net for an important supporting role in the play, and catch more fish.
After all, the requirements for actors to create this character are quite stringent. If they don't put in a lot of effort, they will obviously not be able to meet the requirements.
As the saying goes, the speaker is "unintentional" but the listener is intentional. After Zhou Dongsheng jokingly said that this movie might compete for the best actor, Xu Zheng became extremely interested in this movie.
I devoted myself to the production with a serious energy that I didn’t even have when I was making my own movies, especially after I had read the script. Out of my confidence in the script, if it was really finished...
Maybe you can actually fulfill your dream of becoming an actor!
At the same time, Zhou Dongsheng was also ready to leave. The Beijing team had already made a lot of money, and it was time to return home.
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PS: Which poor guy is still coding on the first day of the new year?