kvmb Chapter 308: Film Planning Begins!
Chapter 308: Film Planning Begins!
Faced with Zhou Yifeng's questioning, Chen Le was somewhat stunned, seemingly not expecting Zhou Yifeng to have such a strong reaction.
"Mr. Zhou, so what do you think of this script?"
Chen Le quickly changed the subject, and Zhou Yifeng only then realized what was going on and said repeatedly.
"Good! Great!"
However, he soon seemed to have thought of something and asked in disbelief.
"Are you really sure you want me to play the lead role?"
In Zhou Yifeng's view, there are plenty of actors on the mainland, and there are naturally many actors who are better than him. Would anyone really let an unknown extra play the lead role?
However, given the quality of the script, Zhou Yifeng was willing to play a supporting role.
To Zhou Yifeng's surprise, Chen Le nodded almost without hesitation.
"of course."
After all, in his previous life, the protagonist of A Chinese Odyssey was Zhou Yifeng. He probably doesn't know that in the future, he will become the number one comedian in Hong Kong, the uncrowned king of comedy!
Zhou Yifeng grasped Chen Le's hand, his words tumbling out in a flustered state, yet he still made a somewhat embarrassed request.
"If possible, I can ask for less pay, or even act for free, but I hope the script can be polished a bit more."
Chen Le was both amused and exasperated by Zhou Yifeng's words, and shook his head.
Zhou Yifeng was immediately disappointed. Indeed, it was a bit presumptuous of him to make such a request when he had only just met the other party.
But the next second, Chen Le smiled and said:
"It's my honor that Mr. Zhou can act in my film. His fee will be the highest market rate. As for the script, you can take it back and make any suggestions for revisions. As long as they are reasonable, we will adopt them!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yifeng was stunned.
He had prepared himself for rejection, but to his utter surprise, Chen Le agreed so readily and showed no sign of trying to fob him off; in fact, his attitude was extremely sincere.
"Really?"
Zhou Yifeng was somewhat incredulous; such a director was simply someone he could only dream of.
He pinched his arm, and the pain confirmed that this was not a dream!
"So, what are you going to do next? Are you going back to Hong Kong?"
Chen Le asked with a smile.
Zhou Yifeng hesitated for a moment, feeling somewhat lost.
Since being suppressed by Xiang Tianqiang, he could only play minor roles with very low pay, and he hardly earned any money.
Fortunately, meals and accommodation were provided, so we were able to make ends meet.
But now, he only has a little money left, not even enough for a plane ticket to the mainland.
Seeing his hesitation, Chen Le glanced at him briefly and said with a smile, "If you come back to the mainland with me, I'll arrange a place for you to stay. There are some filming equipment and props there, how about it?"
Zhou Yifeng looked at him, took a deep breath, but said nothing, only nodded emphatically.
Chen Le planned to arrange for him to stay in the film crew where he was shooting his movie, but in the director's accommodation.
Because his film crew came from all over the country, most of them disbanded after filming was completed, so there were actually quite a few empty rooms in his accommodation.
Arranging things for Zhou Yifeng is nothing at all.
After agreeing to return to the mainland together the next day, Zhou Yifeng went back to pack his things.
After seeing the other person off, Chen Le picked up his phone and contacted Zhang Ruopu.
"Old Zhang."
"Oh, it's Xiao Chen? How did your discussions go? If I remember correctly, you should have met by now, right?"
"Yes, the discussion went well. If there are no problems, we should be able to maintain this."
"Has the film planning already begun?"
"Barely so."
Chen Le could hear a slightly noisy sound coming from Zhang Ruopu's side, which meant that Zhang Ruopu was on set.
"Oh, by the way, there's a party the night after tomorrow,"
Zhang Ruopu paused for a moment, then continued,
"Many actors and directors will be attending, which may be helpful for your film. You can also take the opportunity to promote it as a warm-up. If needed, I will send you the invitation later."
"In that case, thank you very much, Elder Zhang."
Chen Le understood.
Zhang Ruopu came to the mainland this time to film a martial arts movie with lots of action scenes.
Chen Le believed that a film made by such a big shot would definitely not disappoint, so he paid close attention to it.
Zhang Ruopu has made so many different kinds of films, and he's such a genius.
He became famous early on with a short story, and then tried various genres, and is still learning to this day.
He was already a master in the industry, but he always kept the heart of an apprentice.
This is not easy.
Of course, this is also why he is respected.
Attending the party would also be helpful for Chen Ping's film.
After he hung up, the company called him again.
Zheng Tianming is stirring up trouble again. Chen Lexin's new movie is being widely circulated on a certain pirate platform. Not only that, the voice actors in the movie have also been exposed for their scandals.
Although most of these claims were fabricated, they still had a significant impact on the film itself during its release!
Looking at all this, Chen Le felt that Zheng Tianming had probably exhausted all his methods.
Chen Le understands that the situation is not on his side, but as long as he holds his ground, he will not be afraid even if Xiang Tianqiang comes.
Zheng Tianming and Xiang Tianqiang are going to cooperate, which is something Chen Le is quite worried about.
If Xiang Tianqiang wants to develop inland China, he definitely needs someone to act as a bridge and matchmaker. Zheng Tianming is a good choice. The former is a local bigwig who wants to grow stronger, while the latter is a big player from out of town who wants to expand his business. No matter how you look at it, this is not a force that Chen Le can easily provoke.
Unfortunately, those two blobs of poop just happened to stick to the soles of my shoes...
I can't shake them off, so I have no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.
After taking a deep breath, Chen Le let the company handle the situation according to his prepared plan, and then stopped looking at it.
The company has a department that handles these matters, but when things get really turbulent, they will still inform Chen Le so that the boss doesn't not know what's going on with his film and wouldn't be at a loss for words if he were being helped by someone else.
After thinking about all these random things, Chen Le felt like his head was about to explode. It took him a while to calm down, shake his head, and put all the messy things out of his mind.
"Hope everything goes well."
After smoking a cigarette, Chen Le drove home.
Today's main purpose is to meet with Zhou Yifeng. There aren't many other business matters to attend to this morning. The only important thing recently is probably the banquet I'm going to attend the day after tomorrow.