Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 277 New Script? Liu Yifei? Romance Scene?
"This title screams 'female-centric drama,'" Qi Hui said, putting down the script for "Legend of Lu Zhen."

The main problem is with the actress playing the female lead; she's suspected of being cheated on and has a boyfriend from Shan State.

I hope she's alright, Amen~
Xiao Yang was speechless. Qi Hui was still the same Qi Hui, still so picky about scripts.

Qi Hui ignored Xiao Yang and continued flipping through the documents.

I saw many familiar works among them, such as "Million Dollar Bride: Love Without Regret," which also gave the male lead a role, and there were quite a few familiar faces in the script.

Xinzi, Tu Liman, and Tang Yixin were also there.

But this is an urban romance drama, and it's estimated to have seventy or eighty episodes, so Qi Hui didn't even think about it and immediately passed on it.

After flipping through it for a while, the stack of documents was quickly emptied.

"You didn't like any of them again?" Yang Siwei was speechless.

"No problem," Qi Hui said. "I'm preparing a drama series, and I plan to direct and star in it myself, playing the male lead."

"Really?" Yang Siwei's interest was piqued instantly.

If you say that, I'm not sleepy anymore!

The smell of alcohol from the celebration of "Love is Not Blind" hasn't even dissipated yet!
"What about investments?" Xiao Yang immediately switched into work mode: "Should we choose sole proprietorship, like last time, or financing?"

"Of course, it's financing." Qi Hui said without hesitation. Last time, when he chose to finance "Love is Not Blind" alone, it was out of necessity.

He certainly wanted investors, after all, film and television production has always been a high-risk endeavor.

Even if he were a time traveler, he couldn't guarantee a 100% success rate.

After all, this is the real world, not a movie story or a novel.

A single misstep or any factor could lead to total loss.

Even a movie like "The Shawshank Redemption" couldn't recoup its costs in theaters, let alone Qi Hui.

"Shall we go find Sister Hua?" Xiao Yang said. "Besides, Sister Hua has quite a few movie scripts she wants you to act in."

"Oh?" Qi Hui also became interested: "Let's go take a look."

……

"Hey, Qi Hui, long time no see," Wang Jinghua said with a smile. "I thought you'd forgotten your agency was here."

"How could that be? Sister Hua has helped me so much," Qi Hui said with a smile, making a polite remark.

Wang Jinghua smiled and didn't seem to care.

Having ideas is a good thing; let's compete without breaking apart and make money together – that's the right way.

She didn't actually like to break off relations. If the Wang brothers hadn't gone too far and couldn't tolerate her, she wouldn't have done what she did.

"Come on, take a look at the script." Wang Jinghua pulled out several documents from the drawer and pushed them in front of Qi Hui.

"No rush, I just got back from America, didn't I? I brought Sister Hua a gift," Qi Hui said with a smile, pulling a small gift box from his pocket.

"This is a small handicraft carved from the teeth of a 500-pound alligator I had in the United States."

"To fight this crocodile, a few of us went through the woods and swamps, almost got knocked away by wild boars, and were nearly ambushed by a crocodile at the lakeside..."

Qi Hui went on and on, embellishing his hunting experience and describing it as incredibly dangerous.

Unlike others, Wang Jinghua's relationship with Qi Hui was primarily based on mutual benefit.

Naturally, different treatments should be given to different groups.

Upon opening the gift box, Wang Jinghua examined the exquisitely carved and polished teeth with a look of surprise.

"Is it really a crocodile tooth?" she asked in surprise, as such things are not commonly seen in the country.

“Look.” Qi Hui pulled out the photos that were taken back then.

Qi Hui, holding a gun, stood next to a long crocodile. This crocodile was so large that even a tractor might not be able to carry it all.

Bright red blood flowed from the crocodile's massive snout, staining the ground red.

The impact was quite strong, and Wang Jinghua instinctively leaned back, looking even more surprised as she held the teeth in her hand.

"Thank you," Wang Jinghua said. "Take a look at the scripts; they're all very good. Which one would you like to act in? I can help you negotiate."

"Thank you, Sister Hua," Qi Hui said with a smile, then immediately looked down at the script.

There are four books in total. I am very familiar with the first one, "The Four Great Constables".

The roles offered are: the male lead is Leng Xue (Cold-blooded), and the female lead is Wu Qing (Ruthless), played by Liu Yifei.

It features cold-bloodedness, ruthlessness, and emotional scenes.

Qi Hui scratched his head and put it down without much hesitation.

The movie flopped, neither in terms of box office nor in terms of word-of-mouth.

As Wang Jinghua watched this scene, she felt a familiar feeling return.

Last time, when Qi Hui was in her office, he didn't even look at this notebook.

Qi Hui picked up the second book and found it even more interesting. It turned out to be Guo Jingming's "Tiny Times," and the role he was given wasn't even the male lead. As for which male lead he was, Qi Hui had no idea; aside from the fact that it was "rotten and smelly," he had absolutely no recollection of the movie.

The third book is Feng Xiaogang's "Personal Tailor," with the male lead being Ge You. The role given to him is the second male lead, the one played by Zheng Kai before the time travel.

Aside from the scene "Which cadre couldn't withstand the test?", the only interesting thing about this movie was Li Xiaolu in a swimsuit; I can't remember anything else.

Qi Hui naturally had no interest.

The last one is "The Secret of the Fuchun Mountains", where I was given the role of the second male lead, the white-haired Yamamoto.

Qi Hui had even less interest.

Soon, all four notebooks were put down by Qi Hui.

Wang Jinghua twitched her lips. These scripts were either big investments or directed by famous directors and big names... Never mind.

This wasn't the first time Qi Hui had done something like this.

Don't get angry, getting angry won't help!

Wang Jinghua's chest heaved. She was confident that she had treated Qi Hui well, giving him all sorts of scripts to choose from.

She can even help negotiate the scripts for big-budget movies.

Isn't that already pretty good?

At the very beginning, she underestimated Qi Hui and failed to keep up.

But then what?

Have you done everything you were supposed to do?

If it were any other actress, they would have been eternally grateful to Wang Jinghua.

She never treated Fan Bingbing with such care!
But Qi Hui... he doesn't want to!
This is really unreasonable!

"You don't like any of them?" Wang Jinghua said, the good attitude she had shown when she gave the gifts had vanished, and now she wished she could devour Qi Hui.

"Ahem... It's not that I don't like it, it's just not really suitable for me," Qi Hui said with a light cough.

"Well, I've prepared a script, and I'm planning to direct and star in it myself," Qi Hui said bluntly. "Sister Hua, are you interested?"

"Oh?" Wang Jinghua became interested. She was somewhat unwilling to accept that she only got a few scraps from the last movie, "Love is Not Blind".

"What kind of movie?" Wang Jinghua asked quickly, a smile appearing on her face.

I misunderstood Qi Hui just now!

"Time loop, detective mystery, similar to 'Source Code' and 'Triangle'," Qi Hui said.
"But it's not a movie, it's a web series."

When Wang Jinghua first heard this, her eyes lit up with excitement and she was eager to try it out, wishing she could pay up and sign the agreement on the spot.

But his face immediately darkened upon hearing the words "web series"?
What the hell?

Web series?

Is that thing viewable?

……

"Sigh~ I can't carry her..." Qi Hui sighed deeply. He really wanted Wang Jinghua to earn some money.

Given Wang Jinghua's attitude towards web series, it's clear she won't invest in them.

People in the film and television industry tend to be slow to react and lag behind.

They used to look down on coal mine owners; now they look down on internet companies.

By the time you see others daring to try and making money, it's already too late.

"Qi Hui, are you really going to film a web series?" Yang Siwei asked, frowning.

It's no wonder she and Wang Jinghua have this attitude. Web dramas are still in their infancy and are synonymous with low cost, vulgarity, and bad quality.

The most famous web series right now is Sohu's "Men's Diary," starring Da Peng.

This show only has six episodes, each consisting of several individual stories. It is vulgar, satirical, and not suitable for serious audiences.

Qi Hui said that he would be acting in the web series himself, and that he had turned down many big-budget films by big-name directors in order to make the web series.

How could Wang Jinghua possibly give her a pleasant look?

"Of course we'll film it," Qi Hui said.
"Help me find a legal advisor. I want to start a film and television company... How about you be the president?"

"Me?" Yang Siwei's eyes widened. I'm just a decent agent, how did I suddenly become a president?
"Do you want to do it or not?"

"Let's do it!" Yang Siwei said decisively. The bolder the person, the greater the harvest.

Anyway, the company is Qi's responsibility, and so is the money.

If Qi Hui dares to do it, why doesn't she?
"Well done!" Qi Hui laughed and gave a thumbs up.

(End of this chapter)