Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 293 Actors in the Troupe

Chen Shouzhe and the others naturally knew that someone was taking pictures secretly, so it was impossible for them to go back with Reba.

After they separated, paparazzi cars were seen following Dilraba's car.

They were still unwilling to give up and wanted to see if there was anything fishy going on. They didn't dare to follow Chen Shou, but they dared to follow Reba's car.

When Reba arrived at her accommodation, she did not walk with Chen Shouzhe; Chen Shouzhe returned to the horse farm.

The little girl hadn't seen Chen Shou for a few days, and when she saw him, she was very disgusted with him.

"Stinky."

"Then I'll go wash up, and sleep with Daddy tonight, okay?"

"No, I want to sleep with Grandma."

Zhang Fengjiao has already gone back. Grandma is referring to Chen Shouzhe's teacher's wife. Yu Bai and his wife completely treat the little girl as their own child, doting on her terribly. However, while Chen Shouzhe spoils her, his teacher's wife doesn't spoil her at all. Instead, she educates her. Basically, it's his teacher's wife who teaches her etiquette and such. She has even hit her a few times, but the little girl just likes to be with her grandma.

My master happened to be there too. The show is about to start again, and there are some follow-up projects to be finalized after the performance. In addition to crosstalk, he will also act in movies and TV series.

He also appeared in Wu Jing's movie last year, and with his connection to Chen Shouzhe, he has never lacked acting opportunities.

"You just went to a party?" Master was on the sofa, wearing glasses and looking at his phone; his eyesight was getting a bit poor.

“Yes, let’s get together with Huang Bo and the others,” Chen Shou nodded.

"Your news is everywhere online, even Stephen Chow is drunk?"

"No, he was faking it. I don't know his alcohol tolerance, but he was just using the alcohol as an excuse to make demands of me," Chen Shou said.

"Making demands?"

"Yes, he wants to adapt Journey to the West."

"They saw that you were going to make a movie based on Journey to the West, so they were testing you, right?"

Teacher Yu, being a seasoned veteran, understood immediately.

Countless people are eyeing Journey to the West, and even more are coming to him personally.

I often chat with friends in the film and television industry about this big IP project. Many people have hinted to Yu Qian that he might want to talk to Chen Shouzhe about things like a TV series adaptation or a movie segment.

Some even have bigger ambitions, directly wanting a chapter about the Kingdom of Women.

It has to be said that there are quite a few people with big appetites. Besides, it's just talk; whether it will actually come to fruition is another matter.

Yu Qian had been brought up this topic countless times, and he already had his own explanation: he wouldn't pay any attention to those people.

But Stephen Chow is different. He is a top commercial director. His films can still sell 3 billion yuan at the box office. If he were to produce Journey to the West, even if it is an adaptation, it would be entirely beneficial to Chen Shouzhe.

Making money by filming, Chen Shou made money and also gained a good reputation.

If the film is poorly made and ruins a classic, given Stephen Chow's fame, he's guaranteed to make money. In the end, they can say that Stephen Chow's adaptation was bad, and it has nothing to do with Chan Sau-cheung.

Whether it's good or bad, it has little to do with Chen Shouzhe; he simply reaps the benefits without contributing anything.

The advantage of having a big IP is that it doesn't matter whether others do good or bad things; he can make money while lying down.

Chen Shou, on the other hand, developed his own version of Journey to the West, giving him the final right to interpret it, which makes the audience more willing to pay for it.

Chen Shou had just started the project when Zhou Xingxing eagerly came to him. He knew that Zhou Xingxing had seen hope; he had been coveting the IP for a long time.

Chen Shouzhe hadn't developed it, so he wouldn't have spoken up. Now that his own movie was making money, it was like telling Chen Shouzhe, "I can make money for you, don't you want to continue making money? Besides, I'm adapting it, not directly using your movie's setting."

In this way, I'm making money for you without affecting your film plans; on the contrary, it can even support your films. Clearly, this wasn't just Stephen Chow's idea; there are likely other people behind him pushing him forward.

Given Stephen Chow's popularity in Hong Kong, Emperor Entertainment Group is the only one he gets along with. His relationships with other people aren't that great. It's probably a decision his company made after careful consideration.

“Yes, he’s testing us. We can let him revise it, but whether it passes or not depends entirely on my decision.” Chen Shou nodded.

"Don't let others benefit from your work. Even though you'll profit no matter what, don't look down on others. How's your Investiture of the Gods series coming along?"

"The script has already been submitted, and it should be ready soon."

"Many people have approached me to ask if we're still cooperating with CTV?"

"As expected, it's still CTV, and from the troupe?"

"Yes, several groups are asking. Compared to outside celebrities, if it's a CTV drama, they prioritize actors from the group."

"If a suitable candidate is found, let them wait for an audition. It should be the same as Journey to the West, using actors from the troupe."

"Okay, I'll talk to them about it later. There have been too many people treating us to meals lately."

"Please drink less."

"Okay, go wash up. The little girl has seen you several times already."

"it is good."

Chen Shouzhe took a shower and went to his study to write something. The little girl sneaked in, wanting to sleep with Chen Shouzhe. She probably missed him after not seeing him for a few days.

"Dad, tell me a story."

"Okay."

Chen Shouzhe began telling the story of Nezha's havoc in the sea from the Investiture of the Gods. Chen Shouzhe didn't have time to tell these stories to outsiders, but the little girl often heard them.

After a while, he heard her breathing evenly, so Chen Shou simply held the little girl and put her to sleep.

The next day, Chen Shou ate breakfast but didn't go to the company. Instead, he rested at the horse farm and played with the little girl.

The horse farm is very crowded now. Too many people are sending him animals. After they learned that he liked horses, they kept sending him horses. They didn't know anything about horses, they just bought them and sent them over.

Chen had almost built up a herd of horses on this side, so he finally told them to stop sending more.

There are a lot of other small animals, and Teacher Yu also raises a lot of flowers and plants. In the morning, she feeds grasshoppers, fish, and turtles.

I don't know who gave her the lizard, but Teacher Yu took it in as a pet.

There is also a room specifically for raising fish, with many fish and turtles.

"I couldn't get through to you on the phone, so they called me instead." Teacher Yu held a water hose in one hand and her phone in the other. The little girl and Yu Lao Er, each with a small water gun, followed behind Teacher Yu, watering the flowers.

Chen Shouzhe was on the phone; he would be very busy even if he were at home today.

We were just talking about Investiture of the Gods yesterday, and today the script has been approved and filming is allowed.

The news was posted on Weibo, not very high, but very attractive; at least the film and television industry noticed it.

The script for the TV series "Investiture of the Gods" has passed censorship.

The document from the bureau was quickly discovered by media reporters, reported on Weibo news, and other media outlets followed suit.

“Just tell them to wait for the audition, and don’t even think about investing.” Chen Shou shook his head. He was on the phone with CCTV, and the people at CCTV had heard what he said. They smiled and said that it was already decided that only the two of them would cooperate.

(End of this chapter)