Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 271 Lu Zheng’s Bait
Zhang Chen went upstairs and went straight to the reception room.

In the reception room, two groups of people sat on opposite sides clearly separated from each other, but no one spoke to each other.

There are more people on Liu Tianxian's side, including Liu Tianxian's mother and daughter and Chen Jinfei, while there is only Lu Zheng on Jing Tian's side.

Everyone knew the purpose of the other party's visit, and they were all competitors, so there was no idle chat or anything. Not drawing a sword on the spot was already the greatest accomplishment.

Liu Tianxian looked straight ahead, but in fact she looked down on Jing Tian.

After "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", her popularity reached its peak.

She seems to be the best in her age group in the field of TV dramas. Her godfather said that after the broadcast of The Return of the Condor Heroes, her popularity will definitely increase again.

So she doesn't care about Jing Tian.

She knew that Jing Tian had snatched the role of her daughter in "Taken", but she just thought that the other party offered more money than her.

In terms of appearance, fame, and hard work, Liu Tianxian is confident that she is far better than Jing Tian.

On the other side, Jing Tian didn't take Liu Tianxian seriously either.

When it comes to relationships, there is no one in the entertainment industry who can compete.

Lu Zheng said that Wanda's Wang Tudong has promised his cinema chains to promote him, and Lu Zheng is also trying to contact other cinema chains.

She didn't think Liu Tianxian could be her rival. At the premiere, Ali Ma had to sit behind her. This was her greatest confidence.

The door of the reception room opened and Zhang Chen appeared. As soon as he appeared, he attracted everyone's attention. Everyone stood up to greet him, and the voice of Director Zhang could be heard everywhere.

"Hello everyone, sorry sorry, I just went to the Central Film Academy..."

Looking at the two groups of people in front of him, Zhang Chen also felt a bit of a headache.

"It's my fault, it's my fault. I made the wrong arrangements." Dong Jianqiang appeared at the right time. In fact, the two groups of people did not make an appointment before they came, because Zhang Chen did not answer anyone's calls in the past two days.

But at this time, Dong Jianqiang must come out to smooth things over and take the blame on himself so that everyone will not be embarrassed.

"Director Zhang, Sister Fairy has been waiting for a long time. Why don't you talk to them first? Mr. Lu and Miss Jing Tian, ​​let's have some tea and wait for a while, okay?"

Dong Jianqiang's implicit reminder was actually to tell Zhang Chen that Liu Tianxian and the others arrived first.

It is easy to offend people by deciding who talks first and who talks later, but if it is based on first come first served, no one will be able to find fault with it.

"Okay, then Mr. Lu and Miss Jing, please wait for a moment?"

"It's easy to talk about."

Zhang Chen spoke up, and the two of them definitely had no objection.

Although they are not afraid of offending Liu Tianxian, they certainly cannot let Director Zhang be the bad guy, as that would seem immature.

"Well, Mr. Chen, Ms. Liu, let's move to my office to chat..."

A group of people followed Zhang Chen to his office, and Chen Jinfei smiled and said, "I am really sorry for being so presumptuous today..."

Zhang Chen waved his hand: "I have been very busy these past two days. If I am not mistaken, Mr. Chen is here because of this co-production?"

Time is limited, so I won't beat around the bush.

Chen Jinfei and the others also understood and nodded with a smile: "Not only a co-production, we heard that Director Zhang will have another drama called Painted Skin after the New Year. We are very interested in both dramas. I wonder if there will be a chance to work with Director Zhang again?"

Zhang Chen smiled and turned to look at Liu Tianxian. He didn't expect that this little girl had such a big heart. She was not only thinking about "A Quiet Place", but also "Painted Skin".

Zhang Chen smiled and shook his head: "I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, Ms. Liu, the casts of these two plays have been confirmed, and there is really no suitable role for Yifei."

Chen Jinfei frowned when he heard this. He couldn't understand why Zhang Chen stopped cooperating with their Liu Yifei after "The Accidental Murder". He just thought it was because of Jing Tian outside.

He already knew that Jing Tian was the guy who had competed with their Sissi for the role of the daughter in "Taken" last time. However, he still hadn't found out what Jing Tian's background was, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

Aunt Liu was even more unwilling to give up and wanted to fight for it again: "Director Zhang, our Xixi's English is very good. You will definitely need someone who speaks English when you are shooting a co-production."

Zhang Chen smiled and thought to himself, what nonsense! As an American, of course his English is good.

But he would not offend anyone for no reason, so he just said verbally: "I heard that Yifei is interested in developing a career in the music industry. Even if it is suitable, do you have time to make a movie? Will Sony let you go?"

Zhang Chen’s words made Aunt Liu pause. She couldn’t understand how Zhang Chen knew this news.

In fact, they have just signed a contract with Sony Music and are preparing to develop into the Japanese music scene.

However, this news has not been announced yet, and I don't know where Zhang Chen got the news from. "Let's put it this way. There is definitely no way around the role in A Quiet Place. All changes to the cast require the joint agreement of us and New Line before they can take effect. The main roles in Painted Skin have also been decided. At most, there will be some small cameo roles. If Xixi's schedule is suitable at that time, she can come in for a cameo..."

Zhang Chen didn't say anything definite, but he also made it clear that even if there was a role, it would be a guest appearance, and it depended on whether the other party was interested in it.

The reason for opening this loophole is because Tianxian is really popular.

Later, there was a video visualization of the popularity of actresses on Bilibili. Liu Tianxian was listed in June 2003, and remained at the top of the list from the second half of 6 to the beginning of 2005, a period of nearly 2008 days. Her time at the top was second only to that of Zhao Yanzi.

In 2005, Liu Tianxian created a miracle - nearly 36 websites, 117 forums, and 17000 QQ groups were all related to Liu Tianxian.

In that era, there was no such thing as top stream. If there was, Liu Tianxian was the top stream, the top among the top streams.

This is her personal golden age!

After talking for a long time, Chen Jinfei was not willing to accept the promise of a cameo role. He wanted to emphasize that he could bring money into the group, but suddenly he thought of Jing Tian outside.

It’s no secret how much Starlight spent to get the role of the daughter in “The Hurricane”. You can find out the answer by asking around.

2000 million.

Chen Jinfei knew that he couldn't afford to spend 2000 million for a role that wasn't even the female lead.

He didn't pay such a high price even for "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

In the end, the group left in disappointment.

Then Lu Zheng and Jing Tian came in with a smile.

"Long time no see, Director Zhang, you must be very busy recently, right?"

"Yes, I've been very busy. Today, Mr. Han called me to ask about the Stone. Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time..."

"It's okay, it's okay, it's our fault for not telling you in advance..."

Lu Zheng smiled, and then said to Jing Tian: "Xiao Tian, ​​you always say you want to see Director Zhang, why don't you say hello when you meet him~"

This was apparently a reprimand to Jing Tian, ​​but in fact it was just giving him a topic to talk about.

Jing Tian lowered her head shyly: "Hello, Director Zhang~"

Zhang Chen hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "We are all so familiar with each other, there is no need to be so formal, sit down and talk..."

After asking everyone to sit down, Chen Xi served tea. Lu Zheng then said, "Director Zhang is busy, so I won't beat around the bush. I came here today for A Quiet Place. I wonder if we will have a chance to participate in it..."

Lu Zheng's words were actually a direct question to us asking how much money we would need to spend to get a role.

Zhang Chen also got straight to the point: "I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, Ms. Jing, the role in A Quiet Place has already been decided, and we have reached a consensus with New Line, so it can't be changed. We can only work together again next time..."

Jing Tian was a little disappointed when she heard that she was rejected. Lu Zheng had actually expected this and was not surprised at all. Hearing this, he suddenly said, "Then Director Zhang, is it possible for you to make a movie just for Xiao Tian? You can decide the price. We will provide all the funds for the filming, but we will not interfere in the filming. Everything will be decided by Director Zhang. We don't want the box office and copyright either. All will go to Director Zhang..."

After Lu Zheng finished speaking, the office suddenly became quiet.

What courage.

While others brought money into the group to get roles, he simply became the banker himself and gave all the profits to Zhang Chen, which was equivalent to binding himself to Zhang Chen.

Of course you can just take some photos to make a little money.

But Lu Zheng said that the box office and copyright also belong to Zhang Chen, so Zhang Chen will definitely not mess around.

The better the film is, the higher the box office is, and the more money he makes.

People see this clearly, we only want fame, not money~
Are you tempted? Of course I am.

Zhang Chen is no longer a small director. Apart from anything else, his director's fee is quite high.

What's more, Lu Zheng said that Zhang Chen has the final say in everything.

In other words, even if Zhang Chen asked for 5000 million, the actual cost was only 500 million, and Lu Zheng would accept it.

At least there is a bet when there is a bet, but Lu Zheng doesn't even have a bet, he is just giving away money for free.

Zhang Chen didn't say anything. Lu Zheng and Jing Tian looked at him quietly. After a while, Zhang Chen said, "Let me think about it..."

(End of this chapter)