Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 332 Jing Tian Asks for a Show
One day, Zhang Chen was filming when the phone suddenly rang.

I picked it up and found it was Lu Zheng.

After the call was connected, Lu Zheng on the other end immediately said, "Director Zhang, is it convenient for us to visit the set?"

As soon as the person on the other end finished speaking, the airport flight reminder sound rang in the background of the phone.

Zhang Chen was stunned, then asked uncertainly: "Are you at the airport?"

"Yeah, just landed in Los Angeles."

Zhang Chen curled his lips: "Why are you asking if it's inconvenient? Just come directly."

He also didn't expect that the first people to visit the set would be Jing Tian and Lu Zheng.

He could probably guess a little about the arrival of these two people, but the filming had already started, and it was impossible to add roles, no matter how much money he was offered.

After finding out where the crew was, the two of them drove over and showed up at the crew about an hour later.

"Director Zhang, I'm so sorry for coming here without prior notice~"

Lu Zheng apologized as soon as they met. As the saying goes, one should not hit a smiling person, so Zhang Chen could not say anything to him.

"Hello, Director Zhang~" Jing Tian greeted with a smile from behind Lu Zheng.

What can I say about this girl? She is a really nice person, polite, well-educated and hardworking.

Apart from his love of throwing money at people, there's nothing offensive about him.

Even using money to attack others is not considered a disadvantage, it is even an advantage.

Zhang Chen has a very good impression of Jing Tian.

"Have you not been filming recently?"

"Yes, it's directed by Liu Zhenwei, 'A Chinese Odyssey', which will be released next month."

"Hmm? 'A Chinese Odyssey'? Who did you play?"

Zhang Chen was curious. He had watched "A Chinese Odyssey" in his previous life, but he didn't remember Jing Tian being in it.

"I played a princess in the film~" Jing Tian was a little embarrassed.

This actually shocked Zhang Chen.

He remembered that the original princess was played by Fan Xiaopang. Her appearance in this drama was stunning. At that time, she was active in the Hong Kong circle and hooked up with Fatty Hong. It was probably Fatty Hong who found the resources for her.

But what I didn’t expect was that Fan Binbin never entered the Hong Kong circle in this life, and this role fell into Jing Tian’s hands.

You don't have to guess to know that he must have used his money ability again.

"Director Zhang, I brought Tiantian here this time because I wanted her to learn more and see how other actors act~"

Jing Tian also said, "Yes, Director Zhang, can I watch from the side? It's just in the back, it won't affect the filming."

"Mr. Lu, you are too polite. I have no objection to you coming to study, but my filming schedule is tight. I am afraid I won't be able to greet you if I get busy."

"Director Zhang, don't worry about us. We can take care of ourselves."

Of course, what they said were just polite words. It was impossible for Jing Tian to come from afar to learn acting. There were film crews in China.

But it is true that Zhang Chen is busy.

They had lunch together at noon, and Zhang Chen specially introduced Jing Tian and Fan Binbin to each other.

I was busy shooting in the afternoon and didn't really have time to pay attention to them.

During the rest time at night, Lu Zheng finally stated his purpose.

"The premiere of 'A Chinese Odyssey'? Sorry, I'm afraid I don't have time for that. As you can see, the filming schedule for 'A Quiet Place' is very tight. I want to finish filming before the end of the year, so I can't waste any time..."

When Jing Tian heard that Zhang Chen could not attend, a trace of disappointment welled up in his eyes.

But Zhang Chen was disappointed and had to say this.

The main reason why he refused to return to China was because he wanted to avoid the premiere of "The Promise".

Poet Chen attended the premiere of "The Accidental Murderer" before.

He will definitely be invited to the premiere of "The Promise".

They're coming to your premiere, so shouldn't you also go and show your support?

Being in the entertainment industry, what you deal with is courtesy, social etiquette and social skills.

But Zhang Chen really didn't want to go. What would he say if the media asked him what he thought of the film?
I don't understand, but I'm shocked?
Forget it, Zhang Chen doesn’t even want to say this.

Just stay away from it.

So I definitely can’t go to the premiere of “A Chinese Odyssey”. Not only can I not go to the premiere of “A Chinese Odyssey”, I can’t go to the other “If Love” movies either.

Logically speaking, Chen Kexin would definitely send him an invitation letter, but he couldn't go, he absolutely couldn't go.

Either you go or you don't go at all.

If one goes, all must go.

"I understand. Movies are the most important thing."

Lu Zheng seemed to have expected this result a long time ago and was not surprised at all.

But he immediately added, "I wonder what Director Zhang thinks about the thing I mentioned last time?"

What happened last time?
What happened last time?
Lu Zheng had obviously thought of this as well, and reminded them softly, "Last time I said that we at Starlight can invest in a movie, and we don't want any of the profits or copyrights. We just hope that Director Zhang can cast Tiantian as the female lead..."

After Lu Zheng said this, Zhang Chen remembered.

So generous!

Speaking of which, Lu Zheng really spared no effort in promoting Tiantian.

“How much are you prepared to invest?”

"5000 million. If it's not enough, I'll find another way~"

hiss~
Zhang Chen took a breath of cold air.

5000 million is certainly not a lot to make a movie, but it is a lot just to promote a female star.

And Lu Zheng said that he didn't want the copyright and the income, so it was just giving it to Zhang Chen for free~
It would be a lie to say that you are not moved.

Money moves people's hearts.

The key is that Zhang Chen has a ready-made script in his hands.

Not to mention that with Xingchen Entertainment's current investment attraction capabilities, if they spend 5000 million to make a movie, they may be able to recover the cost through advertising fees alone. In other words, even if the movie is not released, they can still make a net profit of 5000 million.

And will his movie lose money? Impossible.

With his current status, even if he makes a bad movie comparable to "The Promise", he will not lose money.

Ten million, twenty million, Zhang Chen doesn’t care.

Fifty to sixty million or even more, he has to think about it~
But another problem arises: he now has too many films to shoot.

Jackie Chan’s “District 2” hasn’t been finalized yet, and now there’s another one. He simply doesn’t have the time.

So, he could only tell the truth: "I won't hide it from you two. I do have a script suitable for Jing Tian, ​​and it's a heroine type, but I don't have time to shoot it. I won't have time to shoot this movie in the next two years at least~"

Lu Zheng was shocked. What shocked him was not that Zhang Chen didn't have time, but that Zhang Chen actually said that he already had a suitable script.

He and Jing Tian looked at each other and saw excitement in each other's eyes.

"I wonder if Director Zhang could reveal what kind of movie it is?"

It’s not that he doesn’t believe it, but there are too few movies with female protagonists in the circle, and so far, only Zhang Chen has filmed it.

Zhang Chen did not hide it: "It is a story similar to The Shallows, it can be regarded as its sister film."

Jing Tian almost jumped up with excitement.

What is "The Shallows"? It is the work that made Fan Binbin famous, and it is also Zhang Chen's first work that has grossed over 100 million yuan.

Director Zhang’s new story is a sister piece of “The Shallows”, so wouldn’t he be the second Fan Binbin?

Trying hard to suppress the joy in her heart, Jing Tian looked at Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng knew what the lady meant and immediately said, "No problem, Director Zhang, it doesn't matter if you can't direct. You can recommend a director or we can find a director ourselves. As long as it's the script you provide, my conditions will remain the same."

It’s really grand!
"Okay, let's wait a few days and write the script when I'm not so busy. Then we'll see which director is suitable. But my suggestion is that it's best not to shoot right away. Jing Tian still needs to improve his acting skills, otherwise such a good script will be wasted~"

The script that Zhang Chen was talking about was "Crocodile Storm". Initially, "The Shallows" and "Crocodile Storm" were personal stories he prepared for Zeng Li and Che Xiao. Later, they were shelved because Che Xiao got married. At this time, Lu Zhengyi said that he just remembered them.

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Asking for monthly ticket

(End of this chapter)