Feng Xiaolong said in surprise: "Mr. Tan, why do you say this?"
Tan Xiong stood up and walked towards Feng Xiaolong and others, "There are not many important roles in this play, and there are even fewer roles suitable for young people, especially the role of the policeman. According to Director Feng's words,
It can be said that the whole play is of vital importance..."
As he said that, he looked at Zheng Qian and smiled: "Zheng Qian, I'm not targeting you. Opportunities should be used for fair competition. After all, "Thieves in the World" also has an investment of 20 million from our company. Male
I don’t have any ideas about one girl and one girl, but for this role, I think Cao Wei is more suitable. He has richer acting experience and has also won the Baihua Best Newcomer Award..."
At this time, Cao Wei also came over, said hello to several people present, and then smiled apologetically at Zheng Qian: "Duoduo, we are brothers, one family does not speak two languages, I also want this role
.”
Feng Xiaolong narrowed his eyes. He was actually a little angry in his heart, but due to Tan Xiong's status as an investor, he could only endure it and turned to Zheng Qian: "What do you think?"
What advice can Zheng Qian have?
When he learned that this drama was invested by Huaying Media, he actually felt a little bad in his heart.
He shook his head slightly and said: "You are the director, you make the decision!"
Feng Xiaolong was a little irritated. He took the cigarette from Fu Director Lu Bin, lit it, and took a puff. Only then did he feel that his irritation was slightly relieved. He turned to Tan Xiong and said, "Mr. Tan, what happened to Cao Wei before? You
I know very well that I am not very
When you see him, don’t use your status as an investor to pressure me. I, Feng Xiaolong, am not so poor that I would let people interfere with my crew. This role belongs to Zheng Qian. I’ll leave it at that. You can withdraw your investment if you want.
Just divest your investment and do whatever you want!"
There was silence.
Zheng Qian's eyelids jumped. Before he came, he had heard that Director Feng had a bad temper and was a real veteran in the capital. This outburst was truly worthy of his reputation. Even the vice president of Huaying Media dared to quarrel with him. It seemed that Tan Xiong was used to being an investor.
, full of superiority.
Perhaps he didn't expect that Director Feng would directly reject him for a young boy, and his words were sharp, which made Tan Xiong a little stunned for a moment.
Seeing this, Lu Bin quickly stepped forward to hold Tan Xiong and persuaded him earnestly: "Hey, Mr. Tan, it's not like you don't know our director Feng's temper. He has always had taboos in casting, why are you causing trouble in this regard?"
He, Zheng Qian’s expression just now
Now you have seen it, it is indeed good, and Zheng Qian was specially recommended by Hua Zai. If you interfere in this aspect, you will soon offend the two big bosses, Director Feng and Hua Zai! This business is such a loss.
, do you think so?"
Tan Xiong pushed Lu Bin away and looked at Feng Xiaolong with a smile: "Director Feng, it seems that you are really not afraid of us withdrawing our investment? If it were another film, for the sake of Director Feng, let it go, but this is
"Thieves Run the World" didn't exist when the project was first established.
People are optimistic about it, but you don’t know how many times the script has been revised? Whether it can pass the review is not just adding a police officer. To tell you the truth, our company does have plans to withdraw investment. Your drama is too risky, and we don’t want to
Isn’t it enough to play with it?”
"As you wish, we will divest."
Everyone was confused.
Why did you suddenly withdraw your investment in just a few words?
You know, Huaying Media invested 20 million!
Accounting for half of the total investment!
Without this money, how could this movie be made?
Even Feng Xiaolong's eyelids twitched a few times, but if he said it out loud, it would be a matter of minutes. With Feng Xiaolong's current status, it wouldn't be a matter of minutes to attract a few investments?
However, as Tan Xiong said, due to the nature of the story, "The World of Thieves" has a high risk index. Although I am particularly optimistic about it, I cannot bear the pressure of the current environment!
Xu Ruoying next to her was also confused. Now she saw that the role of the heroine fell into her hands. Why did the investors suddenly withdraw their capital?
Tan Xiong waited for Feng Xiaolong's response. He was 70% sure that Feng Xiaolong would relent.
It's just a role, so it won't cost you 20 million.
Who knows, Feng Xiaolong suddenly laughed. He took a long puff of cigarette, then stepped on the cigarette butt under his feet, then walked up and patted Tan Xiong on the shoulder: "Mr. Tan, your company has actually drafted this matter long ago.
Yes, right? I
Just tell me why you brought people here for the audition for no reason. It turns out that you are here to show off your cards. If you said you would withdraw your capital, you will withdraw your capital. Why do you want to make such a show? Who are you to blame? Let me tell you, even if it is only 20 million, I will.
Keep taking pictures!”
Tan Xiong's heart skipped a beat when he saw Director Feng refused to give in and even had a tough attitude.
After all, the other party was a well-known director. He sighed and was about to say something soft.
Who would have known that Zheng Qian, who had been observing silently, now said: "Director Feng, you are short of 20 million. I can probably make up for it if I try to make up for it later."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was confused again.
Even Feng Xiaolong was extremely surprised. He turned his head and looked at Zheng Qian, his eyes bright: "Are you... serious?"
"Seriously!" Zheng Qian nodded and said.
Cao Wei raised his eyebrows and sneered: "Do you have so much money?"
Zheng Qian didn't even look at him, he just looked at the pensive Feng Xiaolong, smiled, and waited for the answer.
At this time, Xu Ruoying said: "Zheng Qian is very popular now. I heard that one endorsement can cost 40 million. He is not short of money."
At this moment, Cao Wei was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.
I've only been abroad for half a year, and everything has changed since I came back?
Zheng Qian’s endorsement amount is 40 million!
After Feng Xiaolong finished thinking, he looked at Zheng Qian, suddenly patted Zheng Qian's arm hard, and said with a smile: "Good boy, I owe you a favor."
However, Zheng Qian said: "But... I have a request, let me participate in the creation of the script. Don't worry, I will never cause trouble to you. If it can pass the review, the quality of the script will be guaranteed. If you are not satisfied, you can still
Use your original plan."
Feng Xiaolong praised: "This is a good thing. I just discovered that your creative ability is very strong. OK, I agree!"
Everyone in the audience breathed a sigh of relief and everyone was happy.
Only Tan Xiong and Cao Wei looked slightly ugly at this time.
Is this out?
Feng Xiaolong said abruptly: "Lu Bin, continue the audition and clear out the rest."
Upon hearing this, deputy director Lu Bin swallowed his saliva, walked up to Mr. Tan and others, and made a gesture of invitation.
Tan Xiong's face was gloomy and uncertain, but if he said it, he would throw water away. Moreover, this script was inherently risky, and the board of directors was originally wavering on the investment.
It's okay now, no more swinging.
He nodded and left the audition hall.
At this time, Cao Wei was still immersed in the news that Zheng Qian had an endorsement of 40 million, and the shock on his face had not dissipated.
When he came to his senses, his eyes were filled with complicated expressions. In desperation, he quickly left.
In the corridor outside, Sister Mei, Liu Bingbing and a group of actors waiting for the audition saw the appearance of assistant director Lu Bin, and they all quickly cheered up.
Who knew that Lu Bin didn't look at them at all, but just led the two people behind him towards the elevator.
"Isn't that Cao Wei?"
"Why is he here? Is he here to audition too?"
"Who is that person walking in front? He looks like he has a very high status. Even the assistant director is so attentive."
Sister Mei heard the discussion of the actors and cleared her throat: "You have no idea. The person at the front is Tan Xiong, our vice president of Huaying Media. This time, "Thieves in the World" has 2,000 people from our company.
Thousands of dollars of investment!”
The actors were in an uproar.
"Oh, I should have thought of it earlier. It turns out that this is the rumored Vice President Tan!"
"I knew I just went over to say hello!"
"It's a pity that such a thick thigh was missed like this!"
"Cao Wei seems to be making a comeback!"
The actors were talking a lot. When everyone looked at Sister Mei, they were full of enthusiasm and even complimented Liu Bingbing.
Liu Bingbing was obviously uncomfortable, she just smiled and kept silent.
At this time, the deputy director Lu Bin sent people back. Hearing the actors' busy discussion, he felt angry in his heart. He couldn't help but said: "The investors have just been changed, and now the crew does not have Hua Hua."
Investment from British Media! Sister Mei, watch your mouth and don’t spread rumors!"
The smile on Sister Mei's face suddenly froze, and she said with a surprised look: "Replaced? What happened?"
Liu Bingbing was also stunned. Thinking of the gloomy faces of Tan Xiong and Cao Wei just now, a bad feeling suddenly arose in her heart.
Lu Bin shook his head and did not answer.
I just called an actor on the spot, led him into the reception hall, and continued the audition.
In the hall, Feng Xiaolong cordially invited Zheng Qian to take a seat. He did not mention investment. He just picked up a script and handed it to Zheng Qian: "Read it first. If you have any good ideas, you can put them forward."
Zheng Qian agreed immediately, then picked up the script and started watching it.
This is the movie script of "The World of Thieves". It is said that the draft was revised three times, but due to the general environment, the country strictly prohibits "stealing". After all, it violates the law.
In this movie, there are a lot of unknown theft methods, so even if the filming is completed, if you want to release it, it still depends on whether the relationship with the distributor is strong and whether the radio and television will give approval.
After Director Feng continued the actor audition, Zheng Qian also quickly read through the entire script.
It took nearly half an hour.
After reading it, Zheng Qian felt relieved in his heart.
Perhaps it was precisely because of three changes to the draft that all the dark scenes in the script were deleted. In the ending, the thieves were finally punished by the law as they deserved.
Strictly speaking, the plot of "A World of Thieves" is 60 to 70% similar to "A World Without Thieves" that Zheng Qian has watched.
In other words, as long as "A World of Thieves" is filmed and Zheng Qian follows up with "A World Without Thieves", he may be labeled as a plagiarist again.
This time, it is nothing compared to Song Zixun’s incident.
At that time, Zheng Qian's "Flower Protector" has been registered, published early, and has full copyright.
Therefore, we can directly reduce the dimensionality to attack Shi Ruolong’s song "Hua Xin".
But this time, "The World of Thieves" has been registered...
If Zheng Qian shoots "A World Without Thieves" again, he might be sued by Feng Xiaolong.
However, although the plot trends are similar, the character creation and character lines are also completely different.
But there are always risks.
To be on the safe side, wouldn't it be perfect to replace "Thieves" directly with the script of "A World Without Thieves"?
This is not a civet cat for a prince.
Although the plots of the two are similar, "A World Without Thieves" is obviously more refined and delicate than "A World Without Thieves" in terms of character creation and character lines.
Furthermore, "A World Without Thieves" was tested by the market in its previous life. Although it was also blocked by radio and television back then, the version presented in the end did pass the review.
But for "Thieves in the World", seeing Tan Xiong's tone and attitude just now, it is obvious that capital is not optimistic that the script will pass the review.
Therefore, during a free moment during the audition, Zheng Qian suddenly said to Feng Xiaolong: "Director Feng, I have a suggestion."
"Say." Feng Xiaolong's attitude towards Zheng Qian is absolutely cordial now, and he still expects Zheng Qian to invest 20 million!
"The names of film works can be changed to avoid censorship," Zheng Qian said.
Feng Xiaolong mused: "It's not that I haven't thought about it, but the theme of the movie we filmed is about 'thieves'. Changing it to another name would be off topic, so after thinking for a long time, our team felt that these four words can describe
The most appropriate..."
Zheng Qian shook his head: "It's appropriate, but it can't pass the trial..."
Feng Xiaolong smiled and said: "You are right. It is a good thing that you have this idea. It means that you have understood some rules of the market. Tell me, what good name have you thought of?"
Zheng Qian picked up the pen, wrote four words on the cardboard, handed it to Feng Xiaolong, and said slowly: "'A World Without Thieves'!"
Feng Xiaolong looked at the four characters with flying dragons and phoenixes, and felt that his whole body was enlightened for a moment, like an enlightenment.
After he quickly took the cardboard, he kept mumbling these four words.
The more I think about it, the more I become obsessed with it, and the more I think about it, the more crazy I become.
For a moment, Feng Xiaolong's lips trembled with excitement: "Zheng Qian..."
"Your word is so fucking ugly!"
…
Zheng Qian coughed, a little embarrassed, "The word is not important, what is important is the name."
Feng Xiaolong slapped Zheng Qian's arm fiercely, and laughed and said: "Okay, that's great, Zheng Qian, from today on you are my brother, Brother Qian, you are awesome, there are no thieves in the world, there are no thieves in the world, you are stupid."
Damn, why couldn't I think of this before?
The name! It’s wonderful! It fits the theme of the whole movie so well. I said before that I always felt that the script lacked a bit of flavor, but now it has this name, A World Without Thieves! It is simply the soulful touch and the finishing touch.
Wonderful! Wonderful!"
Director Feng's excitement was seen by everyone, and everyone was a little confused.
When they heard Director Feng, who was in his forties, carelessly calling a young man Qian Ge, they all looked at each other, dumbfounded.
However, after hearing the words "There is no thief in the world", the eyes of the staff at the scene also lit up.
After Lu Bin heard it, he also thought it was wonderful.
In comparison, the four words "thieves run the world" are obviously inferior. No wonder the reviewers did not agree to pass the review.
Suddenly, everyone present applauded.
…
At this time, Sister Mei just happened to bring Liu Bingbing to the audition.
As soon as the two entered the hall, they saw Zheng Qian sitting next to the director. All the staff, including director Feng Xiaolong, surrounded Zheng Qian like stars holding the moon, cheering, applauding and praising Zheng Qian.
It's like a flower.
Sister Mei was confused.
What situation is this?
Liu Bingbing was also confused. When did Brother Qian become so familiar with the director?
That's Feng Xiaolong! The Hundred Flowers Award for Best Director! The great director who created the box office myth of commercial movies!