Chapter 374: Learn More
In the afternoon of the same day.
Chen Xuebin, along with Huang Bin and two other assistants, turned around and waved with a big smile, saying, "Everyone please stay. I will convey your ideas and needs to Director Xu."
"Then I'll leave everything to Producer Chen."
The professional managers on the opposite side were also very friendly.
But when the elevator door closed, Chen Xuebin's smile suddenly collapsed, and he cursed quietly: "Damn, these bastards are so damn hard to please!"
Before Xu Kun joined the crew of "Apple", he entrusted the early preparations for the new film to Chen Xuebin, and the top priority of this was naturally the coordination of funds.
In fact, with Xu Kun's business acumen and influence, raising funds for filming is not a difficult task. China Film Group and Huayi Film Group alone can solve more than half of the problem.
The real trouble is the various entertainment companies that come knocking on the door after smelling the scent.
Some of these small and micro enterprises really want to get into this business, some want to seduce female celebrities, some want to settle accounts for other "businesses", and some have not decided what to do at all and are just going to try their best.
But no matter what their purpose is, these people have a common identity: "people with connections".
Since they have connections, they naturally know that the play is registered with the above, so they dare not use tricks to take advantage of it, but they just try every means to get their names on it or recommend people to join the group.
What is most speechless is that some people have hinted to Chen Xuebin, either explicitly or implicitly, not to accept too many people with connections, otherwise it would seem that they are not prominent enough or valuable enough.
Even Lao Chen, who was used to seeing makeshift teams, had been annoyed enough in recent days, so he gathered a few relatively reliable people together and held a "democratic coordination meeting."
As a result, they spent most of the day arguing with each other.
The truly constructive remarks were basically made by a few "professional managers", but the problem is that these people can neither be in charge nor make the decisions.
Wait and take the elevator down to the first floor lobby.
As Chen Xuebin walked out, he stretched out his hand to Huang Bin and said, "Xiao Huang, where are the minutes of the meeting?"
"Here it is."
Huang Bin hurriedly handed over the minutes of the meeting, and then reminded: "Brother Chen, I have marked all the noteworthy points with a red pen."
"Hmm~"
Chen Xuebin is quite satisfied with Huang Bin. His skills in serving people may not be as good as other celebrity assistants, but he is good at handling business.
In other words, Xu Kun does not need a professional manager now, otherwise this guy would most likely be promoted.
After briefly flipping through the places marked with red pen, Chen Xuebin found that there were only about seven or eight in total. He couldn't help but secretly curl his lips, then took out his mobile phone and called Xu Kun.
The call was connected quickly, but the noise coming from the phone was a bit strange.
"What are you doing kid? Doing push-ups?"
"No, I'm helping someone do squats."
Xu Kun urged, "Brother Chen, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly."
"It's still the same mess. Although they didn't coordinate well with each other during this meeting, they finally eliminated a few of them. There are a total of seven left, and three of them..."
Chen Xuebin was not surprised at all and reported the meeting minutes to Xu Kun as briefly as possible.
Xu Kun didn't say anything after listening to it. He just said, "Brother Chen, how can I not trust you to do things? You can decide what to do. I will just focus on making my movie."
Chen Xuebin also guessed that Xu Kun had this attitude, but he still had to make the report.
After hanging up the phone, he glanced at the time and thought that Fan Bingbing was quite anxious, as real action was already underway just a few days after the filming began.
At this time, a 'manager' of a small entertainment company trotted over and invited him with a big smile, "Producer Chen, let's have dinner together tonight. Our company plans to select a few new talents for key training this year, and we would like to ask you to help give them a look."
It's these 'managers' who are good at talking.
However, Chen Xuebin still shook his head and refused: "I don't think it's necessary. I've already said it at the meeting before. Director Xu wants a pure fighting girl this time, and ordinary actresses can't play the role." This small company is considered to be more formal among the ones with connections, but it is also the most troublesome, because their purpose is to squeeze people in, and they even want to customize exclusive plots for the people they squeeze in.
"Oh, you misunderstood us."
The manager rubbed his hands together, still smiling: "Our company purely values your vision. If you hadn't been able to identify talents, Director Xu and Wang Baoqiang might have been buried."
Even if you wear it a thousand times, you will never wear it.
Although Chen Xuebin knew clearly that this person's real purpose was definitely to force people in, but when he was mentioned about the proudest thing in his life, Old Chen couldn't help but smile.
"This is not nonsense."
At the same time, he waved his hands and said, "It's mainly because Director Xu is very capable, and Baoqiang is also a talent. The most I can do is run errands for them."
"You and Director Xu complement each other. Don't worry, we will not let you work in vain."
As the manager spoke, he handed Chen Xuebin a dozen files with photos. The photos included all kinds of women, some plump and some thin, some pure and some charming.
This old brothel-like posture, it is obvious what kind of "eyes" she is in control of.
Chen Xuebin looked through it carefully, but finally reluctantly returned the file and waved his hand, saying, "It's not that I don't give your company face, but I have already made an appointment with my family to take the children out for dinner."
"Then we'll talk about it next time, next time!"
Before he finished speaking, the manager stuffed the file back into his pocket, sighing, "Your wife and children are so lucky. There aren't many successful people like you who care about their families."
After some arguing, Chen Xuebin finally took over the files.
After sending the manager away, Chen Xuebin saw that Huang Bin and the other two assistants all looked envious, so he threw the files to Huang Bin and encouraged him, "Work hard, you will have opportunities in the future."
Having said that, Chen Xuebin doesn't think that his experience can be replicated by just anyone - even if you can come across a rough diamond, you may not be able to recognize it; even if you can recognize it, after the other person becomes a big star, he or she may not be willing to share the wealth with you.
What happened back then was not so much that I had a good eye for talent, but rather that Baoqiang and I were just lucky. Following Xu Kun's side, our lives rose to prosper.
Suddenly a phone call came in, Chen Xuebin took out his cell phone and saw that it was Baoqiang calling. This is really a case of "speak of the devil and he will appear".
"Brother Chen!"
As soon as I got through the phone, I heard Baoqiang excitedly say, "The ratings of 'Soldier Assault' have exceeded 6%!"
"Sure thing, kid!"
Chen Xuebin hasn't paid attention to "Soldier Assault" these days. He only heard that although the show was poorly received at the beginning, it has risen quickly afterwards, but he didn't expect it to be so fast.
This is definitely the hit of the year!
Bao Qiang’s previous performances have been more or less questioned. Some people say he is acting in his true colors, while others say he is playing a supporting role.
But this time, Baoqiang is the real leading figure, and there is no bigger star than him in the entire crew.
Under such circumstances, the ratings of "Soldier Assault" still rose against the market trend, which shows how outstanding Bao Qiang's performance is.
uh~
Could it be that I am the only one who ascends?
Chen Xuebin muttered to himself, but smiled and said, "We have to celebrate this properly. Have you contacted Kun'er?"
"I've contacted him. Brother Kun also said he wanted to celebrate, but he might have to make up for a few scenes in the evening, so he won't be here until later. Let's eat first, and he'll go to the second party."
"He also does squats for people?"
"what?"
Bao Qiang was puzzled and said, "What squats? Brother Kun is helping to move boxes on the set. Oh, Brother Chen, you should bring sister-in-law with you tonight. Hu Die is coming too, so it's a good opportunity for sister-in-law to keep her company."
"That's fine. I'll go pick up your sister-in-law later."
Chen Xuebin hung up the phone and muttered silently as he got into the car: "This posture changes quite frequently."
(End of this chapter)
