Li Tang sent Cheng Er downstairs to his house and said to Cheng Er, who was still confused and undigested: "Okay, let's go home and catch up on the jet lag. If you have anything else to do, wait until you wake up."
Cheng Er swallowed his saliva and didn't know what to say for a moment. It took him a long time to burst out: "Uh, Brother Li, would you like to come up and sit down?"
When he first started working the year before last, he bought this 70-square-meter house near the Xinzhuang subway entrance. The price at that time was less than 3,000. In the past two years, it has increased a bit, to about 3,500. Originally, he was thinking of selling the house if he really ran out of money to make a movie, but now with Li Tang's words, "I invested the money," all the problems were solved.
He didn't know what to say at all. Only at this moment did he truly understand the meaning of "a big favor without saying thanks". It seemed that any words were empty and could not express his gratitude to Li Tang at this time. Affection.
"Forget it, I won't disturb your rest, I have to return the car." Li Tang shook his head and declined his invitation.
If it was a beautiful girl's invitation, maybe he would gladly accept it. What's the point of two gentlemen sitting there, other than fighting with bayonets?
After leaving Cheng Er's community, I found a car wash stall to wash the car, and then went to fill up the gas. Since you are borrowing someone's car, no matter how good the relationship is, you must have a basic attitude.
He drove back to his work and gave the car back to Bald Xu.
"Hey, ah, I thought I would come back tomorrow morning."
"Boss, what are your plans recently?"
Bald Xu was very smart and said with a smile: "How can I? Is there any good organization to take care of me?"
"Are you talking about cutting when you have time?"
"Are you free or not? What do you want to see?" This guy actually put on airs.
If it wasn't enough, he immediately said: "The hospital plans to rearrange "Shang Yang" and start performing it in June. Do you think I have the time to do it?"
The Drama Center was formed by the merger of the Shanghai People's Art Theater and the Youth Drama Troupe. People like Xu Guangtou who came from an artistic background are still accustomed to calling the center the courtyard to show its legitimacy.
"Shang Yang" is a classic traditional drama produced by the Drama Center. It is similar in nature to "Teahouse" by Beijing People's Performing Arts. It is re-performed every few years and is very popular.
Bald Xu is currently the best choice for the second male lead Zhu Huan in "Shang Yang", and he has already participated in the second re-arranged performance before.
"That's not a big problem. I've made a movie here, and I have a second male lead. I can help with that."
When he heard that it was a movie, Bald Xu's eyes suddenly lit up. Although he had participated in the filming of several movies before, they were all in a supporting role. Even though he has already played two popular male lead TV series, for an actor, the big screen is the biggest yearning.
"What movie? Where's the script... Hey, are you talking about movies?"
Although excited, Xu Guangtou was a little bit behind the scenes.
Li Tang explained: "Cheng Er made a script, and this time I got funding from the HBF Fund of the Rotterdam International Film Festival. If we don't film, the funding from this fund will be wasted, so I invested a little, which can be regarded as bringing money into the group." Bar."
Although he said it lightly, Bald Xu knew the risks very well and couldn't help but exclaimed: "You are so brave, how much did you invest?"
"Several hundred thousand, Cheng Eryi also has some money at home, let's all chip in together."
As he said that, Li Tang said with a smile: "So now I want to save as much as I can. Please help me with my boss. As for the remuneration, if you show some interest, will you be able to cut it?"
"After all, he is a big owner, so he is very ruthless!"
Bald Xu gave a thumbs up, nodded and said, "It's okay to help, but you need to show me the script first."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements in two days, and I'll meet the director Cheng Er."
"Well, let's call Chenguang."
Watching Li Tang leave, Xu Guangtou felt somewhat mixed in his heart, with envy and jealousy in his eyes. He always thought that his junior brother was lucky, but he didn't expect that this red guy was so brave that he dared to invest in movies.
It is said that acting is a passive profession, and whether you can find a good role depends entirely on luck. Unexpectedly, my junior brother actually bravely took this step and learned to make his own decisions.
After standing there for a moment, he smiled to himself. After doing this for a long time, he was only envious, but not jealous. I neither have the financial resources nor the courage.
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Before the Chinese New Year, Lao Li specially brought a group of old ladies from the shop to clean the old apartment on Wuyuan Road thoroughly, inside and out. More than half a month later, it was still very clean.
The main reason is that the weather has been bad during the Spring Festival until now, and it rains non-stop. The advantage of rain is that there is less dust in the air, so dust is less likely to accumulate in the home.
Li Tang sat at the desk in front of the window, opening his notebook and recording various preparations. As the largest investor, he did not want to rely on others for everything. After all, this industry was too deep, and he would be tricked if he was not careful. There is no direction.
But he couldn't continue writing halfway through because it was too complicated. If he really wanted to care about everything, he might as well stop acting and focus on being a producer.
At this time, Li Tang was particularly envious of Lou Ye. As a director, he was a hands-off boss, leaving everything else to Nai'an except filming. It was precisely with Nai'an as his great steward that he could create without distraction.
And what about my own Naian?
In desperation, Li Tang could only call Zeng Jia.
Zeng Jia was very happy and said she would come over tomorrow, and Nai'an had already greeted her before.
Photographer Wang Yu didn't have much of a problem, because when Li Tang went to his place to pay New Year's greetings two years ago, Wang Yu was worried that he wouldn't have any big work in the first half of this year, and might have to shoot an advertising MV or something. Li Tang's phone call was like Timely spring rain.
As for the actors, there is basically no problem with Baldy Xu. Now only the heroine Xiao Ke and sister Xiao Feng are left. Xiao Feng's role is very small, it is a guest role, and it can be filmed in three or four days at most.
It was easy to negotiate with Jiang Qinqin. They were close friends who had been talking on the phone for a long time. When they learned that this movie was actually invested by Li Tang, Jiang Qinqin was surprised and graciously said that she would not be paid for the film, but would make a friendly guest appearance, and let him treat her to dinner when the time came. Just a meal.
On the contrary, there was some hesitation in choosing Li Tang over Xiao Ke. Originally, Fan Xiaopang was of the right age, and given the relationship between the two, he might still be able to do it for free, but...
Xiao Ke, a brain tumor patient with ambivalence, is suspicious, sensitive, and paranoid. What this kind of role requires is an indifferent expression, cold dialogue, and at the same time extremely explosive. It is precisely because of this that if the performance is too exaggerated, if the performance is insufficient, the face will be paralyzed.
He was worried that Xiaopang might not be able to handle such a role with his current acting skills.
In fact, there are not many candidates. For example, Zhang Ziyi, with her fierce expression in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", is undoubtedly the best candidate in Li Tang's mind. It's a pity that I can only think about it, but it's not realistic at all. She has already left China and joined Hollywood. It is said that she is currently filming "Rush Hour 2" with Brother Cheng Long.
There is also Yuan Quan, this girl's acting skills are nothing to say, but unfortunately she has been getting numerous film appointments since she won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress. Before the Spring Festival, he heard from Xia Yu that this girl had taken on three more TV series this year. There must be no schedules, and the pay would probably be high.
After thinking about it, Li Tang still called Xiaopang. Hey, no one picked up yet.
Li Tang sketched on the paper and wrote down the actresses he knew. It stands to reason that there are many actresses he has worked with, such as Wang Yan, Miao Yiyi, Chen Lifeng, Ma Xiaoqin and so on. In comparison, Ma Xiaoqin was a good candidate because of her nervousness, but when she thought about the person behind her, she decided to forget it.
At this time, Xiaopang called.
"What are you doing, missing me?"
"Well, I have something to ask you."
"What's the matter? I was talking to someone just now with Sister Hong, and my phone was muted." Xiaopang explained by the way.
Although Li Tang didn't ask, Xiaopang's explanation made him feel a lot more comfortable. It was this mentality that made him throw away the last hesitation in his heart and said: "Well, I have a movie here, but it lacks a heroine..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard Xiaopang exclaiming on the other end of the phone: "Movie! The heroine! Real or fake?"
Second update, the number of words is a little short, I will make up for it tomorrow.
(End of chapter)
