I am out of control, I don't have a pattern

Chapter 21: Old man, wait for the gold coins to explode!

Director Lu went to have dinner with scenic area officials and local councillors, so the one who came to meet Li Jie was Director Ai Shoujin, who was almost becoming a father.

When I arrived, I first had a meal of "clay pot chicken" and "braised lamb", and took the opportunity to introduce Ding Wei, the actor who played "Erlang Shen", to my classmate Li Jie Li, who is almost as old as me.

"Brother, come, let me introduce you. This is Ding Wei. You can call him Brother Ding or Brother Wei."

"Hello, Brother Wei."

Li Jie stood up and nodded to Ding Wei.

"No, no, no, I can handle people calling me Brother Wei. No... brother, if you call me Brother Wei with your body size, I, I feel uncomfortable..."

"Hahahahahaha..."

Ai Shoujin burst out laughing. Next to him sat an old lady with a dignified temperament. She was his lover Qin Yuandai, who was from Guanzhong.

This is also why Ai Shoujin, a native of Yuzhang, called Li Jie "Big Brother", which actually means the eldest son in the family.

"This child has grown taller again, right?"

"Military training made me thinner and taller."

Li Jie smiled as he cut the mutton into pieces for Qin Yuandai, then filled a bowl full for her.

"That's enough. I can't finish it."

"I'll eat if I can't finish it."

"Hey, you kid..."

After glaring at Li Jie, Qin Yuandai suddenly asked, "Did you really jump from the third floor when I saw the news earlier?"

"No, I landed on the second floor first, and then jumped."

"..."

Qin Yuandai almost choked to death on the mutton.

The atmosphere was quite good. Ding Wei originally thought it would be awkward, but after chatting for a while, he felt that Li Jie was good in every way except his acting skills.

But what acting skills are required to play a dog?

It's just that this dog is really big.

Ding Wei used to be an idol, relying on traffic to make a living, but later when he got old and ugly, he started to hone his skills to keep his job.

The company gave him a job, which was to star in Director Lu's debut film "Fairy Ape", which, judging by the title, sounds like a doomed bad movie.

However, whether a movie makes money or not has nothing to do with whether it is a bad movie or not. Moreover, for a former "traffic star" like him, exposure is more important.

It’s not scary if a movie is bad, what’s scary is that no one cares about it after it’s bad.

Therefore, there will definitely be resources invested in Lu Xiaoguan's debut film.

Most importantly, Deer became famous quickly!

The highest record is to finish shooting two 21-episode TV series in one month, directing two films a day, finishing in the morning and directing in the afternoon, working overtime until exhausted and emaciated, but for investors, as long as they have fun and make money, it's enough.

So, they are very satisfied with Lu's speed! They appreciate it very much! They like it very much!

In the eyes of investors, how can Director Lu be called Lu Xiaoguan?

That's clearly Lu Xiaoguan!
It remains to be seen whether the big screen work "Fairy Ape" can be produced as quickly, but investors have great confidence in him.

Although I have never produced any big productions or made a lot of money, the small amounts of money that I have earned have accumulated to a considerable amount.

There were a lot of investors who wanted to get people in, and the fact that Li Jie was able to get in had already left behind countless people.

But the specialness is there, after all, there was no humanoid "Roaring Sky Dog" before, and it was added temporarily because of the face of the old comrade Director Ai. Ding Wei knew all this, so he was quite polite to Li Jie, but he also complained to Director Ai: "Director Ai, given my condition, if you stand next to me, others will think that the status of Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun depends entirely on the White Dog God."

"Hey, why do you worry about that? This is just a commercial film, used to make money, don't think too much about it. Xiaolu also wants to prove his ability in commercial films, so he is in control of the controversy of his works. You are also a controversial point."

He explained to Ding Wei that it was not because Ai Shoujin had a good relationship with Ding Wei, but because Ding Wei's agent used to be Ai Shoujin's subordinate, so there was such a relationship between them.

"The script has already been finalized. I recommended the role of Erlang Shen to Xiaolu one day before you. Later, Xiaolu read Da Ge's information and discussed it with others. It is very suitable to create a controversial point for marketing. There will definitely be a trailer before the release. The scenes between you and Da Ge will be light-hearted and humorous. As long as there is popularity, there will be an online movie next, which is also related to Erlang Shen. By then, you will be the protagonist."

"Brother Jing told me about this."

"That's good to say. Anyway, our circle can't compare to Beijing or Huating. Big cities have more resources, so it's hard for us to compete. So we should save money if we can, make money if we can, and as for art... we'll talk about it later."

Ai Shoujin, an "old artist" who has no talent himself, hates the word "artistic level". He has achieved his current position in the industry only because of his age, seniority and abilities outside of work.

It has nothing to do with the fact that his father-in-law was once a member of parliament in the Guanzhong region!
He has nothing but ability!
"Don't listen to this old man's nonsense. If you want to produce good works, you still have to pursue your goals."

Qin Yuandai knew her husband's concerns and was afraid that Li Jie might hear about it, so she quickly reminded him.

But on second thought, Li Jie has a lot of room for improvement, and it wouldn't hurt to listen to the old man's advice while he's still alive.

Li Jie had a very good attitude. After all, he was just playing a dog and it was good enough for him to earn 80,000 yuan.

If there is marketing or something in the future, the investors might have to give him a big red envelope.

Delicious.

It’s a good day to eat “clay pot chicken” and “braised lamb”.

There is hope.

I drank a little rice wine with Ai Shoujin. It was of low alcohol content and not much. It was just ordinary sweet wine, not that kind of old white wine.

"Brother, when are we going to set up a family recognition banquet?"

"..."

Li Jie felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.

This is a long story, it happened at least ten years ago.

It's a ten-year agreement.

At that time, Li Jie was ten years old. He made an agreement with Ai Shoujin that when he turned eighteen, he would acknowledge Ai Shoujin and Qin Yuandai as his godparents.

Later, because they no longer had any "talent", Ai Shoujin and Qin Yuandai never talked about this matter again, so even the twelve mothers in the welfare home regarded it as a thing of the past.

When Ai Shoujin brought it up again at this time, the nature of the matter was different.

The retired old couple didn't despise Li Jie for still having no "talent".

"I'll talk to Shu Ma and the others."

"You are already eighteen years old, it's time for you to make your own decisions. So, today, right now, if you call me daddy, I will give you a big red envelope of 10,000 yuan. In the future, you will get enough lucky money during the New Year's holidays. If you have children, the two of us will help you take care of them. It doesn't matter how many you have."

"Do the children get lucky money?"

"Nonsense! How can I, as a grandfather, do without this?!"

"Dad, you said this!"

Li Jie stood up, took the red envelope of ten thousand yuan that Ai Shoujin had put on the table, and quickly put it into his pocket.

And he thought to himself: Old man, I will find twelve wives, each of them will have three children, thirty-six kids in total. Just wait for gold coins to drop during the holidays!

(End of this chapter)