"I announce that "Crazy Stone" is officially finished!"
As Ning Hao shouted these words through the director's loudspeaker, the crew, which had been busy for nearly fourteen months, was finally about to return.
"Yeah, it's done!"
"Ugh!...Woo!"
Everyone in the crew, whether they are actors or behind-the-scenes staff, is roaring in their own way to celebrate their efforts during this period.
Zhong Yunqing stood next to Ning Hao, watching this scene equally happily.
This is the fourth month since Zhong Yunqing came to Chongqing. The filming of the movie was completed much later than Ning Hao originally expected.
No way, after entering July, the rainy season came early. The next two months could only be stopped.
But no matter what, the filming has finally been completed. Post-production has been going on while filming. The remaining two months can be completed. As expected, it will not be a big problem to release it during the October holiday.
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However, although the filming of the movie has been completed, given that the Stone Crew has spent all the filming funds, Zhong Yunqing, as the second largest investor, still generously accepted the final banquet.
In the end, he spent his own money to treat the crew to a delicious meal in the local area.
During the dinner, after three drinks and five dishes, everyone entered the chatting mode.
Ning Hao's wife Xing Aina, as the screenwriter of Stone, has always been with the crew, so naturally she also attended the closing party.
Moreover, she also helped Zhong Yunqing revise his movie script.
"Yun Qing, I have completed the script you helped me revise. In fact, there is nothing wrong with the script you wrote. I only modified some details. You can just follow this script when the time comes."
"To be honest, I have read a lot of literary and artistic film scripts, but yours is quite unique and makes people feel a sense of expectation. I am very optimistic about this story. If it works well after filming, it will have a box office score of over 10 million.
I don’t think it’s a big problem.”
Regarding Xing Aina's words, Zhong Yunqing did not elaborate, but turned the conversation to Ning Hao:
"Director Ning, did you hear that your wife is optimistic about my script? You can make up your mind about what I told you before."
Hearing Zhong Yunqing's pretentious statement, Xing Aina looked at him and lightly touched Ning Hao with her elbow:
"What did you discuss before?"
"Yun Qing said that the film will start shooting around October, and he wants me to participate in part of the investment. Then he will ask me to help him run it at China Film."
So that's what happened. After Ning Hao said this, Xing Aina admired Zhong Yunqing a little bit. She thought this young man was quite good at things.
So she also added fuel to the fire and said:
"Since Yun Qing asked you to participate, you should vote for it. I think this book is pretty good!"
Of course Ning Hao would not doubt his wife's professional vision.
He has actually read this script before, but he is not a particularly professional screenwriter after all. Considering that this movie is a literary romance film, he is a little worried about the box office results after filming.
But now that professional screenwriters like my wife think it’s good, I can feel free to join.
With an idea in mind, Ning Hao stopped dragging his feet. Instead, he looked at Zhong Yunqing and asked:
"How much funding does your movie require?"
"The initial tentative decision is 3.7 million. I will invest 2 million myself, and I plan to go to China Film and Television to get another 1.5 million."
The rest is self-explanatory.
"I heard you said before that you had a deposit of 200,000 yuan and were planning to pay the down payment for buying a house. I think you should stop worrying about buying a house and just take out the money and put it in."
Having said this, Zhong Yunqing changed to a half-joking tone and continued:
"I dare not tell you more, but I am confident that I can guarantee to help you with the down payment of this apartment and the down payment of a bungalow."
"I dare not say this! The bungalows in Yanjing must cost at least one million!"
Ning Hao smiled and cursed, already making a decision in his heart.
"Okay, anyway, this money of mine belongs to my wife. Since my wife has agreed to "squander" it in advance, I also believe you..."
After finishing the wedding banquet, the group of people were walking back to the hotel. Then everyone witnessed with their own eyes a car accident not far away across the road.
A white car seemed to have lost control. It suddenly rushed out of the driveway, knocked down the guardrail, rushed straight into the green belt, and finally hit a big tree where five people were hugging...
The unconscious driver was quickly rescued by nearby pedestrians and was able to walk with help. Visual inspection suggested that he was not seriously injured. However, looking at the front of the car that was constantly smoking, it seemed that the car was in trouble.
Seeing this car accident, Zhong Yunqing remembered that according to the original timeline, Lao Hu, the leading artist of the Tang Dynasty, should have had a car accident that would trigger his transformation in ten days and a half...
In his previous life, Zhong Yunqing read a saying that without this car accident, there would have been no Lao Hu.
To be honest, Zhong Yunqing is actually disgusted with such a statement!
Isn’t this nonsense! In fact, when people change and grow up, they will naturally grow.
Just like when most people look back at their high school and college years, or at themselves ten years ago, they will feel naive and ridiculous.
The same goes for Lao Hu. Even if there is no car accident, he will slowly transform over time.
Besides, what kind of growth requires a human life? An assistant was killed in his car accident.
The reason why Zhong Yunqing thought of this was because of an idea he had before.
This was a bold idea that came from his "expansion" after participating in three hit dramas.
But if you want to put this idea into action, you need to have a good talk with Tangren’s boss Cai.
As for whether we can save Lao Hu and the poor assistant in the process and save them from this disaster... we still need to see what Boss Cai makes.
However, Zhong Yunqing had no way of contacting Boss Cai. She remembered that she once wanted to take Sisi to Tangren. Maybe Sisi had her contact information.
So after returning to the hotel, Zhong Yunqing called Sisi.
As a result, this girl didn't answer the question right away. She is now practicing eye contact with Ying Bao on the balcony of the dormitory.
As for why Ying Bao was in their dormitory, it was actually because Lin Peng had a boyfriend and moved outside a while ago.
When Sisi saw that there was a vacant bed, she acted coquettishly with her sister-in-law and asked her to help her move Yingbao into the girls' dormitory of Zhongxi Drama.
After all, I have to walk ten minutes every day to get to the Central Theater, and she has to go out to pick me up when I get in. It's a bit troublesome, so I'd better just stay in the dormitory.
Ying Bao's performance in the class during this period was pretty good, so Teacher Liu readily agreed. It was easy for a Chinese opera teacher to rent a dormitory.
No one answered Zhong Yunqing's first call, and five minutes later he called a second time.
Sisi muted the sound during her performance class before, but forgot to turn it back after class.
Fortunately, her mobile phone was placed on the computer table. Zhang Jianing happened to come over to get something and saw the caller ID. So he shouted towards the balcony:
"Sisi, your phone number."
"Help me pick it up and see who it is..."
Sisi was practicing and was too lazy to move, so she shouted without looking back.
But as soon as she finished speaking, she realized it because her caller ID had been set by Zhong Yunqing when he went to Chongqing last month and changed it to "husband".
And her caller ID on Zhong Yunqing's mobile phone was in the name of "housewife"...
At first, the girl thought it was quite romantic, so she let him do whatever he wanted. However, now I think about it, it was romantic to be so romantic, and being seen by outsiders... did she want to see anyone else?
"Oh, I saw it, it was your 'husband' calling. Hehe."
Zhang Jianing held the phone and was having fun there, and as soon as she said it, the expressions of Mao Xiaotong and Zhao Liying instantly became ambiguous. Sisi looked at the trotting figure and said funnyly:
"Oh...husband!"
"Oh, I'm ignoring you!"
Sisi took the phone from Zhang Jianing and ran to the balcony shyly.
"Hey, Lao Zhong..."
Zhong Yunqing's somewhat confused voice came from the phone:
"Why did it take you so long to answer the phone? What are you doing?"
"You have the nerve to say it! It's all because of the nickname you set. Everyone in my dormitory knows it! Do I still want to be a human being?"
"Hey, you know it. Anyway, everyone in your class knows that I am your boyfriend. And I have also invited you to dinner. We are legitimate and have nothing to be afraid of!"
After hearing these words, the girl immediately rolled her eyes angrily.
"You keep telling me lies every day! Why are you calling me?"
When Sisi asked Zhong Yunqing, he immediately remembered:
"Oh, yes, I almost forgot about business. That's right, I just wanted to ask you if you still have Boss Cai's contact information."
Her boyfriend suddenly remembered to ask her if she had Boss Cai’s contact information. This made Sisi confused. Is there anything that the two of them can contact?
But thinking about it, Sisi still expressed her thoughts:
"I still have her contact information, what's wrong?"
"Yes, that's fine. I can't tell you the specific details on the phone. I'll tell you in detail when I get back tomorrow. You can help me make an appointment with her tomorrow. I just said that I want to meet her in two days..."
Although her boyfriend had already said that he would discuss it in detail when he comes back tomorrow, Sisi still asked out of curiosity:
"You want to see Boss Cai? What do you want to do?"
"Hey, I have a bold idea..."
Zhong Yunqing did not continue this topic with Sisi. This cannot be explained clearly in a few words. It is better to discuss it in detail when they meet.
"Anyway, don't ask so many questions. I'll tell you when I get back tomorrow!"
"Hey, you are a person who always makes people appetizing by half of your words!"
Since he didn't want to talk on the phone, Sisi stopped asking.
Early the next morning, Zhong Yunqing did not wait to leave with Ning Hao, Huang Bo and the others, but got on the flight booked early and returned to Yanjing.
As for why he rushed back, he was preparing to show off his thoughts with his little girlfriend.
So the first thing to do is, of course, to prepare a table of delicious food at home. Eat out the girl’s good mood first, and then talk about things, and you’ll be sure of it!
At 5:30 in the afternoon, Zhong Yunqing prepared a large table of delicious food in the theater, and then took the girl who had just finished class home.
The two returned home, and as soon as Zhong Yunqing opened the door, Sisi smelled the fragrance of food wafting from the restaurant.
However, she still asked with a puzzled expression:
"Why don't you let Li Ying come back for dinner with us?"
"Because I have something to discuss with you alone, and I can't let a big light bulb come over and ruin the atmosphere."
“Mysterious, it’s not a good thing at first glance!”
The girl complained habitually, then took the slippers handed over by Zhong Yunqing and put them on...
About half an hour later, Sisi, who was very satisfied with her meal, walked to the living room and sat down on the soft sofa. She patted her slightly bulging belly, and then looked at her boyfriend with satisfaction:
"Tell me, what is it that makes you go to so much trouble to make a table of dishes I like and come to discuss it with me?"
Zhong Yunqing stopped showing off at this time. He also walked to her and sat down, then looked into the girl's eyes and said word by word:
"Sisi, I will take you to join the Tang Dynasty. Do you agree?"
"ah……"
Sisi didn't reply, she just said "ah" and said nothing. Then she looked at him with caring eyes.
Then I complained crazily in my heart: I asked you to go to Huayi with me, but you didn’t say that you wanted to go alone! Well, this girl is preparing to go alone with you, and now you want me to go with you. Joining now means nothing.
Tang people? Is this because they are full?
To be honest, if the girl hadn't just eaten and needed to maintain a ladylike image, she would have cursed him and called him "idiot"!
Of course Zhong Yunqing saw Sisi's little expression in his eyes, and he continued unhurriedly:
"Sister, don't get me wrong. What I just meant was not to take you to work for Boss Cai! Rather, I plan to take you to be the boss's wife in Tangren!"
His words did not make Sisi feel any emotional change, but made her a little nervous. She seriously doubted whether her boyfriend had been betrayed by someone else! Otherwise, why would he be talking nonsense!
So the girl quickly tried his forehead with the back of her hand, and then replied with a concerned look:
"Old Zhong, do you have a fever today? Why are you talking nonsense all the time? If not, let's go to the hospital!"
Zhong Yunqing gently held her little hand on his forehead, and then explained with a serious expression:
"Sisi, I'm serious, I'm not joking!"
Then, he opened the laptop on the coffee table, clicked on the folder and turned the screen to Sisi:
"I also have two movie scripts that have just been written here, plus the one I'm about to shoot. I plan to use these three movie scripts to have a good chat with Boss Cai."
"You mean, you want to use the script to talk to her about how to seize her company?"
After saying that, the girl started to look at him with caring eyes again!
However, then she began to get serious about reading the new script that her boyfriend had been keeping secret. This was the first time she knew that her boyfriend had two other scripts hidden.
What magical script gave him the confidence to negotiate with Boss Cai in this way?
Of course, she doesn't blame him for hiding it, everyone has some privacy that belongs to them.
Zhong Yunqing did not speak anymore, but looked at Sisi quietly, waiting for her to take a good look at the two scripts.
About an hour later, Sisi recovered from the shock.
After reading the second script, she was deeply impressed by her boyfriend's "creative" level. By the third script, she was even astonished!
After more than half a year of studying in China Opera, this girl is at least capable of distinguishing the quality of a script through reading and comprehension.
In short, after Sisi read these two scripts, she vaguely felt that the second script was much better than the first script she knew before, and the third script was also much better than the second one!
The last script tells a story that may generate over 100 million box office!
A director with a box office of over 100 million...a heroine with a box office of over 100 million! The girl's eyes were blurry as she thought about it.
The girl no longer cared about using her boyfriend as a "stick", but immediately leaned over, grabbed her boyfriend's arm and didn't let go! She shook and shook coquettishly and said:
"Old Zhong, I don't care! Let me act in these scripts, okay?"
Of course Zhong Yunqing looked at her lovingly and replied:
"Don't worry, there are two scripts in this, they were originally prepared for you!"
"It's so kind of you……"
Wait, why are there only two...
The girl was a little unhappy immediately. With such a good story, why should outsiders be given the advantage? Of course she wanted to "want it all"!
"Then for the remaining one, who are you going to play for?"
"You are not suitable for the heroine image of the second script, so I haven't thought of a suitable candidate. I'll talk about it then."
"Now you believe that your boyfriend is not living in vain!"
"I believe in your creative skills, but wouldn't it be a bit hasty to use these to negotiate with Boss Cai?"
"How will you know if you don't try? If you win, you will be the boss lady of Tang Dynasty."
Zhong Yunqing mentioned the phrase "boss lady" for the second time, which made the girl feel a little happy.
But she still didn’t think her boyfriend could successfully convince Boss Cai. So she responded disapprovingly:
"Then what if you lose..."
Regarding Sisi's words, Zhong Yunqing smiled slightly and said confidently and calmly:
"I won't lose! Even if she doesn't agree, I will open my own studio at the worst possible time. These scripts will still be mine."
"Why don't you go and talk to Boss Cai if you just open a studio?"
Zhong Yunqing touched her forehead lightly:
"You're stupid, Tang Ren at least has its own professional team. It would take me a year or two to build the same team when I opened my own company. So being able to win Tang Ren from the beginning saves a year or two of running-in time. This point
very important!"
There is one thing Zhong Yunqing did not tell her, that is, the time of a reborn person is too precious. There is no need to waste time when there is a shortcut.
"Well, you can make up your own mind. Anyway, since I have decided to follow you, I have nothing to worry about. You can just make up your own mind."
Zhong Yunqing was immediately moved and took the girl into his arms.