After the meeting, Li Qian was about to inquire about the contact information of the actors and identify the actors as soon as possible, but Guo Fan stopped him.
"Lao Guo, do you have anything else to do?" Li Qian asked.
"A few days ago, you rejected Huayang Media directly and didn't even meet Mr. Zhang. Will there be any trouble?"
Guo Fan hesitated for a moment and then expressed his worries.
A week ago, Li Qian directly rejected Huayang Media's solicitation on the phone. Even the deputy director of the production department came in person, and Li Qian didn't even come out to meet him.
In Guo Fan's perception, although Li Qian was young, a few years younger than him, he was very mature in his work, equally tactful, and rarely impulsive. There was no reason for everyone to come that day, and he didn't meet any of them.
After thinking for a long time, Guo Fan could only think of one possibility, which was what happened to him last time he went to Huayang Media.
Li Qian didn't take it seriously and said, "I'm just the vice president of the production department. It's no big deal. Besides, I'm busy writing scripts. Someone can't come and want to see me. I have to put down my work and go see them. There's no need to rush like this."
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When he was in college, the handsome and talented Li Qian was often chased by girls. Once, a very beautiful girl confessed to her but he rejected her. As a result, two days later, someone actually defended the girl.
I just rejected the other party, as if it was something outrageous, but someone actually called me a scumbag. It's really strange.
"Actually, Penguin Video, Tomato Video, Bernard, and Guangguang have all contacted me in the past few days. I only met people from Penguin Video. I happened to go out for lunch at that time."
Guo Fan also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he not only rejected Huayang Media, but it was not because of his own affairs.
Although he felt inexplicably relieved when he saw that the other party was rejected that day and left with a look of displeasure, Guo Fan didn't want Li Qian to offend the largest private film and television company in the country because of something like this.
However, when he heard that Li Qian rejected both Bernard and Guangguang, Guo Fan didn't understand, so he had to keep a spare tire at least.
"After rejecting all three companies, shall we make the next theatrical film ourselves?"
Li Qian said, "It doesn't matter if I refuse now. It won't affect their attitude towards me in the future. It's the last word to be strong. If "Jaws" breaks another record at the box office, it will prove my ability, let alone a producer."
The vice president of the department is standing here, even if I let Huang Zhonglei be rejected, they still have to win over me."
"On the contrary, even if I came down immediately that day, invited him to a five-star hotel for a big meal, and found two young models to serve him comfortably, but if "Jaws" failed miserably at the box office, even if I was on
If I rush to sell myself to Huayang Media, people will probably kick me out like trash."
Guo Fan nodded awkwardly. It had been a few years since he graduated from college and he had accomplished nothing. He was used to being tactful, even ugly, and a bit groveling. He didn't understand the problem for a while, and he still looked at Li Qian's actions in his own way.
Li Qian patted Guo Fan's arm and said with a smile, "Lao Guo, I still say the same thing, in three years at most, it will be their turn to come to you. Let's finish filming "Jaws" together, and then
You focus on making your own movie, and if you have any difficulties, I will definitely help you."
Guo Fan suddenly had the illusion that he was not a few years older than Li Qian, but that Li Qian was older than him. In comparison, Li Qian, who was sometimes not smooth enough, was the more mature one.
On the surface, I look more mature, but I'm just trying to compromise.
Li Qian also understood Guo Fan's thoughts. After all, a small manager under the Huayang Media Propaganda Department could scold him at will. To him, the director of the production department was naturally a high-ranking figure.
Although I have only made one movie, I have gained enough understanding of my abilities through one movie. At least I have the ability to make those good movies in my memory, and I am constantly improving my abilities.
"Jaws" is a commercial film that is close to perfect in all aspects. If he can make this film well, Li Qian will have enough confidence in himself to enter the big screen in the future.
So, when you are so busy, why would you want to meet a stranger, even the vice president of production of a big company?
We didn't agree to meet in advance.
It's not just that I didn't go to see him. If this can be considered an offense, then so be it. It doesn't matter.
The relationship between people cannot be maintained by blindly trying to please. Li Qian has long understood this truth.
Immediately afterwards, Li Qian began to look for actors. He found out the contact information of several actors and agents and contacted them all one by one.
Some declined, some wanted to discuss, and some wanted to meet in person.
Li Qian could only talk one by one. Zhang Yi was filming the anti-war drama "Saber" in Hengdian. The filming had just started and there was no schedule. However, Li Qian met Kazuki Yamamoto in "Bright Sword" and he actually spoke fluent Japanese. As expected,
He is a top student.
Then came Liao Fan. He had a schedule, but when he saw the script, it was not as challenging as "Sniper Phone Booth" as he imagined, but a purely commercial thriller with a shark as the protagonist, so he declined the script.
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Rejection is common, so Li Qian had no choice but to go to Qindao and met Li Guangjie, who was filming a medical drama "The Lancet".
In fact, Li Qian thinks that the most suitable person is Li Guangjie. He has the same characteristics as Lei Jiayin.
Lei Jiayin is depressed, while Li Guangjie has a sad look on his face, and is a little melancholy, but he is younger now and not so obvious.
However, Li Guangjie debuted in "Toward the Republic", a film that is ranked high in the history of domestic TV dramas. He followed the path of serious dramas and also played a lot of male lead roles. Compared with Zhang Yi and Liao Fan whom he had seen before,
The fame and status should be higher.
In a restaurant in Qindao, Li Guangjie sat opposite Li Qian and read the script. His agent Yuan Fei was also present.
After a while, Li Guangjie put down the script, looked at Li Qian, and said curiously, "Director Li, your script is a bit special."
Li Qian smiled and said, "It's nothing special. I just got lazy and didn't write a literary script. That thing is for review and lay investors. Big online movie scripts don't need to be reviewed. We don't have other investors in this project.
I didn’t write a literary script.”
"In the past, I only read literary scripts, so I felt a little uncomfortable, but Director Li's script is really good."
Li Guangjie smiled and shook his head, then asked, "However, in this play, my character doesn't seem to have much room for development. Everything is focused on the shark who doesn't show up."