Hu Jing, who plays the heroine Crayfish, is dressed in men's clothing, delicate and handsome, and is "molesting" Princess An Ning, who is also dressed in men's clothing but is gagged and tied to a pillar.
The dignified princess felt ashamed, angry and humiliated to be treated like this by a "man", but also because of Crayfish's unique style of acting, she could not hide her curiosity.
However, Da Meiyuan, who plays Princess An Ning, has not yet reached that level of acting, and her layered expression is relatively not that smooth.
It was even more difficult, especially since the mouth was tied and could only be expressed with eyes and micro-expressions.
It took two takes before I managed to pass.
Cao Xuan, who quietly appeared on the set, couldn't help but shake his head after watching the scene.
Xiao Gao still needs to practice. After all, he is not from a major, and his talent is not good. Without the guidance of Director Tang, his progress will be too slow. When he goes back to film "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword", he will have to help train him.
Well, Mr. Cao is talking about acting skills...
"Okay, this is over."
Director Chen Hanzhu shouted, then immediately stood up and trotted over with a bright smile.
"Boss, you are here."
"Well, thank you for your hard work, Lao Chen."
"That's right. I haven't congratulated you on your honorable return. It's a great addition to our company."
For Cao Xuan, who is such a big man and has several entourages, when he comes to the set, there will definitely be no one on the crew who doesn't see him.
Especially Lao Chen, the top leader of the crew, with eyes all over the place, he has already spotted people coming.
But knowing Cao Xuan's character, he knew that if he saw Cao Xuan coming, he would throw away his work on the crew and come to flatter him, even if he was Boss Cao's confidant, Boss Cao would be unhappy.
Capitalists are hard to serve!
If you abandon your job to flatter you, he will feel that you are not serious about your work and will feel uncomfortable. If you only care about your work and do not flatter you, he may not be very happy either.
So you have to keep a good balance in it.
Cao Xuan has a pragmatic personality, so it is definitely not advisable to stop working, but when the boss comes to visit the team, he must give him enough face.
Therefore, completing the current short period of work, maintaining a serious work attitude, and then taking a normal break to say hello and show respect to the boss is the relatively optimal work plan.
In terms of directorial strength and creative talent, Lao Chen dare not speak out loud in Fanxing, but if you try to figure out Boss Cao's psychology, he, Cao Xuan, is the first licker to do his job.
After chatting with Lao Chen for a few words, Hu Jing also came over with Gao Yuanyuan.
The Empress of the East Palace receives constant phone calls and text messages every day. She has long known that Cao Xuan will come to visit the class in the past two days. Although she is happy, she is not too excited. She is quite concerned about the affairs of Fanxing Building.
"Is it done over there?"
"The land has been purchased and we will contact the design team and construction company for bidding in a few days. If nothing goes wrong, the company will be able to move into its new home in early 2005."
Cao Xuan replied, and several people around him looked happy.
It is not a big secret that Fanxing Company is going to build a headquarters building. At least the middle-level and above cadres know about it, and the artists almost know it too.
Overall, everyone is very happy.
The company has moved to a new home, and not only has the working environment improved, but more importantly, it has proven that Fanxing is getting better and better, and the careers of their employees have also grown accordingly. Everyone has the same interests in this regard.
The same goes for Cao Xuan's purpose of not hiding this matter.
In this era, owning a building headquarters belonging to your own company will greatly improve the company's value and external image.
Many people think that Fanxing is a big company, and it is something to be proud of when employees mention working at Fanxing. It not only boosts morale, but also enhances company cohesion.
As for whether the 220 million heavy purchase of land will cause heated discussions about Cao Xuan's wealth, Cao Xuan has already been prepared.
On the surface, the 220 million was raised through financing, and Fanxing added two "new shareholders" to this end. However, there is little information about where these two new shareholders came from, and there are various cross-shareholdings behind them.
Cao Xuan doesn't care whether the outside world believes in these two so-called "new shareholders". He does this to refute the outside world that he is rich.
In fact, it doesn't matter if it's just a Starry Building. Cao Xuan is considered wealthy in the public's mind, so there's no need to have everything.
But the key lies in the construction of Fanxing Building, the establishment of Fanxing Cinemas, and the purchase of land for the next film and television city. Several major projects are launched at the same time.
This is huge, and the funds involved may reach more than ten figures. Many top domestic private companies have not made such a big move.
With such a huge cash flow, Cao Xuan's appearance is too conspicuous, so "shareholders" need to share the external pressure and confuse the public.
In fact, if Cao Xuan is just a businessman, he doesn't really need to care about this. As long as he can make money, a little criticism doesn't matter, as long as his reputation is not particularly bad.
But the key is that he is still an artist, so Cao Xuan has been weakening his identity as a businessman, hoping that everyone will pay less attention to his assets.
But even if Cao Xuan is suppressing it, as the amount of property becomes larger and larger, there will eventually come a day when it can no longer be hidden.
Cao Xuan was mentally prepared for that day. If he could insist on continuing his career in art, he would persist. If he couldn't, he would retreat behind the scenes and live his simple, boring life of a super rich man...
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The news that Cao Xuan came to visit the cast of "The Unruly Princess" immediately caused a sensation in the entire crew. Many actors who had not been cast today made a special trip to come over.
Not only to see the boss, but also to see the excitement of international "superstars".
Even other crew members nearby sneaked in sneakily. One of the extras was lucky enough to get close to Cao Xuan and had the courage to get an autograph. After returning, he immediately became a celebrity among the crew.
There is also a rich man who paid 300 yuan to buy his autograph, but the extras will not sell it alive or dead.
Cao Xuan is their idol model in the group acting world. He has to have his signature framed when he takes it home. He is filled with joy and stardom every day. Maybe he will become famous one day.
Because it might affect the filming of the crew, Cao Xuan did not stay on the set for too long. After the visiting team showed up and distributed gifts, he went back to the hotel.
Director Chen understood the idea and subsequently changed the afternoon shooting plan. Not only did Hu Jing get half a day of rest, but the night scene in the evening was also moved to a few days later.
But he underestimated Boss Cao. There were many people on the crew and he would not be so impatient under normal circumstances.
But this also reminded Cao Xuan that he would build a new Fanxing Film and Television City later and leave a few private villas nearby so that he could go home and rest during filming without worrying about the on-site personnel.
Although there was no live fire in the hotel room, we hadn't seen each other for two months, so we stayed together for a while and talked about things we hadn't discussed on the phone or through text messages.
"By the way, Huayi sent me a film appointment and wanted me to play the leading female role in the movie."
"What movie?"
"Director Feng's "Cell Phone", the male protagonist seems to be Uncle Ge."
Cao Xuan thought about it and realized that it should be the heroine Wu Yue played by Fan Xiaopang, the character who later caused a huge earthquake in the entertainment industry.
Rumor has it that because of this role, there was a battle between the two actors, with Fan Xiaopang coming out on top. However, the next year, "A World Without Thieves" with a bigger cast became Li Bingbing's.
Fan Xiaopang later changed jobs and left Huayi. Although it was several years later, many people still think this may be one of the catalysts.
Nowadays, although Li Bingbing and Fan Xiaopang are good, they are still inferior to Hu Jing, one of the Four Little Actresses.
A certain Zhao is in trouble, the International Chapter looks down on the Huayi stall, and the young ladies that the Wang brothers can miss are Mr. Zhou and Hu Jing.
With the way these two act, it is possible for well-known outsiders to give priority to their own artists.
However, Cao Xuan doesn't want Hu Jing to star in "Cell Phone".
Not to mention that this character is a mistress, which is inherently unlikable. Therefore, Xiaopang Fan of the original time and space took the path of a vixen. Of course, there are also some reasons for her own willingness.
What's more important is that this role is unlucky, and Cao Xuan is not willing to deal with the Wang brothers and Feng Xiaogang.
If you have money and others have capital, it doesn't matter that you have to participate in other companies' movies.
However, Cao Xuan has never thought about which movie to make.
Ordinary movies may not necessarily be popular. Putting aside the cost issue, if you make a popular movie, you won’t make much money in the current domestic movie market.
For example, Cao Xuan has been thinking about the "Embroidered Spring Knife" series. If he wants to make a high-quality film, the investment from all parties will not be too low. If he hires a few stars, the investment guarantee will be more than 50 million.
This means that the box office needs to be at least 150 million to barely recover the money.
In 2002 as a whole, in addition to "Hero" with 250 million, the second highest grossing film in the mainland was "The Unrivaled", starring Tony Leung, Wang Fei, Zhao, and Zhang Chen, with a total box office of 40 million.
Even if there are more sales in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, the total sales will not reach 100 million.
No matter how conceited Cao Xuan is, he will never think that he can just help "Xiu Chun Knife" earn more than 150 million in box office.
Therefore, even if Cao Xuan has money, he would not dare to spend money on movies easily. Unless he has an overseas box office to cover the bottom line, there is a high chance that he will not be able to get his money back.
So Cao Xuan thought about it and decided to make a love movie. It doesn't seek to make money, it can keep the capital, and it will greatly benefit the male and female protagonists.
The previous "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" is listed as pending, and there is also the same type of "My Deskmate", but Cao Xuan is disgustingly short and tight, and is unwilling to buy his copyright, so the chance of filming is extremely low.
In fact, what Cao Xuan wants to film the most is the famous Korean love movie "If Love Has God's Will".
The plot is outrageous, and Cao Xuan is going to put in some love songs to ensure that the audience will laugh when they go in and cry when they come out.
However, this movie was released in 2003 in the original time and space. Cao Xuan was not sure whether the script had been written or even started filming. He would go back and ask around to see if he could cut it.
The Korean movies "When a Man Loves" and "Only You" are also very good, they are quite sad, and the male and female protagonists are also outstanding.
The American love movie "Love Again" has a pretty good plot. However, this movie was released in 2004, so there is also the risk of a car crash, so you need to investigate carefully.
Anyway, it is a love movie, whether it is sadistic or fresh and sweet, the cost is not high, and it is relatively better to adapt it into Chinese.
Cao Xuan ropes in Hu Jing, two top actors, and the box office is guaranteed, so he is more suitable to be the first shot of a star-studded movie.
Therefore, Cao Xuan urged Hu Jing to give up "Mobile Phone" and wait until he completes "The Legend of Heaven and Sword of the Dragon" and the preparatory work for his next English album, and then plans a new movie in the second half of the year, starring the two of them.
Hu Jing was not particularly stubborn about "Mobile Phone" originally, but she thought it would be a good opportunity to collaborate with the famous New Year director Feng Xiaogang.
Now that her reputation in TV dramas has been firmly established, she can also try to develop into the film field.
However, now that she could star in a new movie with Cao Xuan, it was also a love movie. She simply put "Cell Phone" behind and happily asked about the script of the new movie.
