Chapter 426 Rumors
After talking about "Assembly", the rest is just small talk.
Xu Kun talked about his experience in Thailand over the past two months. Feng Xiaogang heard that Xu Kun had received a threatening phone call and couldn't help but laugh: "I also received a threatening phone call. The caller was Cui Yongyuan."
This should be about what happened when "Cell Phone" was released.
Feng Xiaogang then talked about some things that happened within Huayi recently.
"The company recently received a script for a spy drama called The Sound of Wind. Zhongjun wanted to give it to Deputy Director Chen Guo, but I always feel that it is unreliable. Old Chen is good at being a producer and he is also so-so as a director. But this is a spy film after all. Can a Taiwanese person like him shoot the kind of drama in it?"
"Do you want to go in person?"
"I'm asking you to fight for it."
Feng Xiaogang waved his hand domineeringly and said: "It's good for Lao Chen to be a producer. I think he doesn't need to worry too much about directing. After you finish shooting "Operation Kunpeng", you can still shoot "The Sound of Wind" by the end of the year."
These two people worked together very well when filming "Assembly", so why did they suddenly have a conflict?
Xu Kun asked tentatively: "Do you have any objection to Director Chen?"
"No, I just think that we should just work together. There's no need to squeeze onto a single plank bridge. Huayi has the two of us filming, and that's enough."
It turned out that she was afraid that her ecological niche would be squeezed out by Chen Guofu - this kind of thing is common among actresses, but I didn't expect that there is similar hidden competition among directors.
To be honest, Xu Kun didn't really want to take the lead.
But since Feng Xiaogang had spoken, he couldn't just say nothing. He thought for a moment and said, "How about I take a look at the script first? I have to see if it's suitable before I can decide whether to compete or not."
"Of course, but this script is really good, and the overall rhythm is great. If I wasn't planning to return to my old job, I would have taken this script myself."
The two chatted for a while, and seeing that it was almost time, they went to a nearby restaurant to have lunch together.
Perhaps because they felt that there was nothing to hide in front of Xu Kun, in addition to the two of them, Qi Wei was also brought to the dinner.
After dinner.
Xu Kun had no other plans in the afternoon, so he simply went back to Huayi. He logged into Huayi's internal website through his computer, found the script of The Wind and started reading it.
However, after reading the beginning, he found that this was not a script, but a novel that had not yet been adapted.
I checked online and found out that it was just published in October this year, and the author is Mecca.
The story is set against the historical background of the Anti-Japanese War, when Japan supported Wang Jingwei in establishing the Wang Puppet Regime.
It tells the story of Gu Xiaomeng, Li Ningyu, Wu Zhiguo, Jin Shenghuo, and Bai Xiaonian who were suspected of being undercover agents of an anti-Japanese organization and were forced to accept the investigation of the head of the Japanese military's secret service, Hayabusa Takeda.
The story of "Old Ghost", a member of the anti-Japanese organization, who, after experiencing a series of thrilling psychological warfare, ultimately sacrificed heroically for the cause of national liberation.
This story, like Xu Kun's "Operation Kunpeng", has a very coherent and compact rhythm, but it gives people a feeling of two extremes.
One focuses on the word "cool"; the other makes people feel depressed throughout the whole process.
From a purely creator's perspective, Xu Kun admitted that "The Sound of Wind" is better than his own scripts, but how can the box office of such a play be guaranteed?
Xu Kun is a worldly man, and he knows clearly that the box office is the foundation of his livelihood at the moment - perhaps as an actor, he can choose some choices for the sake of awards, but as a director, he has to base his work on commercial value.
"The Sound of Wind" is a good book, but it is not very suitable for me, at least not now.
But how can I refuse Director Feng?
Xu Kun thought for a moment and pressed the call bell on the table. Huang Bin quickly pushed the door open and walked in: "Director Xu, what do you want?"
"Is Director Feng still in the company?"
"Wait for me to ask."
Huang Bin left for less than five minutes before returning to report: "Director Feng left with you at noon and never returned to the company."
EMMM~
I understand everything I understand.
Since Feng Xiaogang was not there, Xu Kun did not plan to stay in the company any longer. He asked Huang Bin to print a copy of the novel and prepared to go home.
As a result, I received a call from Lao Jia before I finished typing the novel.
On the other end of the phone, Jia was hesitant and hesitated for a long time before he told the purpose of the call - LeTV was going to increase its capital and expand its shares again.
This time, Xu Kun's shares will probably be diluted to about , and Tangren's shares will shrink to . Although Xu Kun also knew that Lao Jia had no choice, he still couldn't help feeling a little unhappy.
He and Tangren didn't get the shares for free.
He helped LeTV produce two hit variety shows and also attracted sixth-generation directors and resources from South Korea; Tangren helped to make connections and bought the copyrights of many old movies from Hong Kong at low prices.
We cannot say that this contribution accounts for half of LeTV's development, but at least it can be considered to be of great importance - but in the eyes of the people behind LeTV, it is still like meat on a chopping board, at their disposal.
Xu Kun also knew that he couldn't afford to offend the other party.
But if this continues, he will never contribute to LeTV again.
Fortunately, except for "How to Be a Villain", the scripts he had received before were not negotiated through LeTV.
And "Bad Guys" is not really a good thing. At most, it is just a gimmick to attract young traffic.
As for K-Pop…
Now SM and LeTV have established a stable relationship. Even if Xu Kun wants to break it up, he can't. For the time being, he can only let it go.
After thinking about it, Xu Kun called Cai Yinong again and asked her what she thought about this matter.
As a result, Cai Yinong hadn't received any notice from Lao Jia yet. When he heard that Tangren's shares were going to be reduced again, he couldn't help but complain.
"Director Xu, this is not a solution."
Finally, she tried to instigate Xu Kun to take the lead: "How about this? I will go to the capital in a few days, and you can take me to investigate with Mr. Jia."
Xu Kun was not stupid, so how could he be provoked by her? He immediately turned the tables and said, "You have more shares than me, so you should take me to find Lao Jia - or I can just give you full authority. After all, Lao Jia and I are friends, and some things are hard to say."
When Cai Yinong heard what Xu Kun said, she immediately lost her temper.
However, she finally insisted on coming to the capital, saying that she had some other things to deal with.
Is he going to help Yang Mi negotiate a gambling agreement?
Then she thinks highly of Yang Mi.
Speaking of Yang Mi, it seems like it's her turn tonight.
Just as he was thinking about these things, Huang Bin had already printed out the novel, so Xu Kun ordered again: "You stay and coordinate with the people in the publicity department to see how the company has drafted the publicity process. Send it to me tomorrow morning - uh, tomorrow at 10 am."
As he gave the instructions, he walked out with the script in his hand. By the time he finished speaking, he had already walked out of the office suite and into the corridor.
When I looked up, I saw a familiar and tired face.
Oh~
What bad luck! Why do I meet this old fairy again?
Xu Kun wanted to pretend he didn't see it, but Liu Xiaoli took the initiative to come forward and greeted him a little stiffly, "Director Xu, when did you come back from Thailand?"
"I've only been back a few days."
As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. Although Xu Kun didn't have a good impression of Aunt Liu, Aunt Liu had never directly offended him, so he asked casually, "Aren't you always with your daughter? How come the filming of "The Forbidden Kingdom" has been completed?"
"No, there is an advertising contract that requires me to go back to Beijing to coordinate. I will be flying back to Sichuan soon."
Liu Xiaoli spoke listlessly. She had recently experienced what it was like to have no backing and offend someone - Huayi didn't use any tricks at all, but just a few advertisements made the mother and daughter run around in a hurry.
"Oh."
Xu Kun pretended to understand and nodded, "Then you are busy, I won't delay your trip."
Having said that, he prepared to leave.
As a result, just as they were about to pass each other, Liu Xiaoli suddenly asked, "Director Xu, how did you predict the CD crisis in the United States?"
Ok?
Xu Kun originally thought that her attitude changed because she had learned a lesson recently, but seeing the burning look in her eyes now, this change was actually because he had predicted the CD crisis.
To put it bluntly, it’s all because of the United States.
(End of this chapter)
