This director is so innocent.

Chapter 102 Shishi: How can I grow bigger?

It was late at night, the moon was bright and the stars were few, and the night was as dark as ink.

Liu Shishi dragged her tired body, carrying large and small bags, into the house that Sugarman Films had rented for her.

The items in these large and small bags were all bought for her by Cai Yinong, costing forty to fifty thousand yuan.

She declined and refused this offer, saying that she didn't need so many things.

However, Cai Yinong was so enthusiastic that she insisted on accepting it.

Liu Shishi casually placed the bags she was carrying on the table, reached out and pressed the switch on the wall, and the fan started to run.

Then, she took off her clothes one by one and casually threw them on a chair next to her.

She is exquisitely beautiful with alluring curves, without an ounce of excess fat, and every inch of her body is just right.

Unfortunately, the body's owner showed no intention of appreciating himself.

She picked up her phone from the table, walked straight to the sofa, and sprawled out on it without any regard for her image.

I unlocked my phone, opened my contacts, and expertly found a number labeled "Husband," then pressed the call button without hesitation.

The phone rang with a dial tone, waiting to be answered.

A moment later, she heard a gentle and magnetic voice coming from the microphone.

"Feed," the other person said.

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Liu Shishi couldn't help but smile, her eyes filled with joy, and she laughed happily.

"Brother Jin, what are you doing!"

Su Jin chuckled and replied, "Just arrived at the hotel, getting ready to take a shower and go to bed."

"Have you missed me?" Liu Shishi asked cheerfully.

"No," Su Jin said with a smile.

"You're so mean. I think about you every day, but you don't think about me at all," Liu Shishi said, pouting.

Su Jin ignored the second half of the sentence and teased, "So, what did you miss about me?"

"I want to go anywhere," Liu Shishi replied without hesitation.

"Yeah?"

"Of course!" Liu Shishi said angrily, "Brother Jin, how dare you not believe me? Come to Shanghai, I want to duel with you."

"Duel my foot!"

After chatting for a few more minutes, Liu Shishi suddenly said, "Brother Jin, my boss called me today. He talked to me a lot and promised me a lot of good things."

Hearing this, Su Jin perked up and asked, "What promises did they make to you?"

"The future number one in the sugar industry," Liu Shishi said directly.

"Oh—it seems Cai Yinong really treats you well, even dangling a carrot in front of you. Work hard and try to get that carrot."

"Brother Jin, don't you think this pancake is too big?"

"It's a big deal, but I'll back you up! What are you afraid of? If I give you the resources, you can take them; if I don't, you can ask her for them."

"Thank you, Brother Jin." Liu Shishi suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, Brother Jin, my boss told me today that he wanted to give me the title of 'Little Liu Yifei,' but I refused because I listened to you."

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"and then?"

"Then my boss's expression turned gloomy, as if she was going to freeze me out, but for some reason, she suddenly laughed again."

Why is that?

Oh, and after we finished chatting, she took me out to eat and go shopping, buying me tons of things, spending fifty or sixty thousand yuan!

Winning people's hearts.

Upon hearing this, the first sentence that came to Su Jin's mind was this.

It's likely that Cai Yinong never expected that Xia Jie, a mere kid, would be so resistant and have the courage to defy her, the head of the company.

Then, I couldn't accept it for a moment and instinctively wanted to suppress it.

Later, he probably figured it out: if you can't deal with a stubborn girl by being forceful, you have to be gentle.

I suspect that's partly his reason as well.

Cai Yinong knew about his relationship with Sister Xia.

Generally, when a company signs an artist, it will ask about the artist's romantic history to prevent being caught off guard in case of unexpected situations.

"Shishi, you don't need to worry about these things. Just focus on filming. If you encounter any problems, just let me know."

"Okay," Liu Shishi said obediently.

Since Brother Jin told her not to worry about it, she didn't care or ask any questions; she was just that obedient.

Anyway, with Brother Jin helping her through everything, what is there to be afraid of?

"Is Cai Yinong still buying articles to smear Liu Yifei?" Su Jin asked.

"I don't know, I'm not familiar with the people in the publicity department." Liu Shishi shook her head and asked, "Brother Jin, should I go and ask around?"

"No need. If Cai Yinong is still badmouthing Liu Yifei, you can tell her to stop involving you."

There are generally two types of Black people: those who are completely fictitious and those who praise the powerful while belittling the weak.

The first method is to fabricate baseless accusations against you and relentlessly smear you. Regardless of whether it works or not, if enough people believe it, it will be effective.

The scandals surrounding Ya Huazi, such as pregnancy, deformity, and abortion, are basically all of this kind.

The second type is easy to understand. For example, in acting, you first criticize one person, and then praise another person lavishly.

"Okay." Liu Shishi nodded.

They chatted for another half hour, mostly Sister Xia talking while Su Jin listened. The call ended around 10:30.

Liu Shishi sat up from the sofa, looked down, and started working again, without feeling any tremor.

"Isn't it said online that drinking milk and eating papaya can increase breast size?"

"Why does it look like it hasn't gotten any bigger?!"

She got up and went to the mirror, turning to face it sideways, carefully observing her bulging area.

After looking at it for a while, it still felt the same as before, not bigger at all.

Undeterred, Liu Shishi changed direction again, looking left, right, up, and down—

"You broken mirror, I'll replace you one day—"

Time flies, and it's already mid-July.

In the past two weeks, Su Jin has finished the script for "The Invisible Guest" and sent it to Gong Huang's email address.

Transformers has been released and is generating tremendous buzz.

The box office reached 2241 million yuan on its opening day, which was also on a Wednesday, breaking the record of 1500 million yuan set by "Curse of the Golden Flower" on its opening day.

Just one week after its release, the film "Nanjing," which depicts the Nanjing Massacre, was forced to withdraw from theaters, ultimately grossing only 1300 million yuan.

It can be said that the opening day box office of "Transformers" largely represents the childhood of today's mainstream movie audience.

Back then, in order to sell Transformers toys, the Americans gave away the animated series to countries all over the world for free, including China.

Initially, CCTV was offered the opportunity, but it was rejected. Then, after much trouble, the opportunity was offered to Shanghai TV.

Their relocation strategy was a huge commercial success, with Hasbro toy company earning nearly 50 million RMB in China.

One hundred million!

Su Jin's childhood was not like this.

Back then, his family's television was black and white, and it was the kind with an antenna mounted on the roof that could only broadcast a few channels. How could they possibly watch anything like that?

In its first five days, thanks to the immense enthusiasm of the audience, "Transformers" grossed over 100 million yuan, breaking a series of box office records for imported films and sweeping across mainland cinemas.

Then the movies that were about to be released couldn't sit still, and neither could China Film Group.

With such phenomenal box office success, anyone who tries to release this film will be doomed.

Yu, the chubby director of Polybona, the mainland distribution company, was the first to complain to his superiors about the upcoming film "Men's True Colors," which is scheduled to be released on July 19. Other filmmakers followed suit.

Zuo Shandiao then issued a notice prohibiting the reporting of news related to "Transformers".

Otherwise, Transformers' box office wouldn't have stopped at 2.81 million yuan; it would definitely have broken Titanic's nine-year-long record for the highest-grossing film in mainland China—3.6 million yuan.

There was a reason why Zuo Shandiao did this.

That means that the total box office revenue of domestic films must be higher than that of imported blockbusters every year. If you get too high, then we have to bring you down.

Last summer's release, "The Da Vinci Code," was done by China Film Group, and they did it even more ruthlessly.

After 20 days in theaters, it was forcibly pulled from theaters to make way for domestic films.

There are two main reasons why the Transformers movies got worse and worse.

First, the screenwriter is too capricious, constantly changing the rules.

Although science fiction is science fiction, it cannot be written however one wants; it needs to follow fixed rules.

In vampire movies, vampires can't be exposed to light, and werewolves can only be killed with silver bullets; these are the rules.

But the Transformers series changes its rules with each installment. Sometimes the Transformers can turn into humans, sometimes into Rubik's Cubes, sometimes into Seeds, sometimes into Fallen, sometimes into Creators, constantly introducing new concepts.

This film is hardly a sci-fi movie; it's practically a fantasy film.

Second, Transformers lack distinctive features and personality.

A character without personality is soulless and cannot elicit tears from the audience.

From one to four, apart from Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, all the other Transformers were replaced.

Thinking about it, which Transformers character has left a deep impression? Apart from Bumblebee, who appears as a loyal playmate of young people, the other characters really don't have much of a personality to speak of.

A standard team needs a big guy, a small guy, a loyal guardian, a reckless opportunist, a goofball, and someone who has many minor flaws but steps up in crucial moments.

Transformers need to have a soul, and each Transformer needs to have its own unique skills, rather than being a bunch of broken copper and scrap metal that can transform and fight.

That afternoon, the crew finished filming their last scene.

The staff presented two bouquets of flowers to Su Jin and Gao Yuanyuan!

After three and a half months, more than a hundred days, filming for "W: Two Worlds" has finally wrapped up.

Su Jin took the megaphone handed to her by Wang Ying and announced loudly, "I hereby announce that filming for 'W One Two Worlds' has officially wrapped."

"Bang bang bang—"

Luo Jin and Lu Fangsheng, those two lively characters, then took handheld fireworks and set them off into the sky.

Not satisfied with just one, they released three more.

Wang Ying took the megaphone from Su Jin and announced loudly, "The film crew is having a wrap party at the hotel. Let's drink until we drop tonight!"

The crew was filled with laughter and joy, and there was no sign of sadness.

The main creators are all seasoned veterans who have seen this kind of thing before, so there's nothing sad about it.

In the evening, there was a wrap party.

The atmosphere was lively, with clinking glasses, bright lights, and bustling activity.

Su Jin was toasted quite a bit, and she got dizzy from drinking.

I woke up the next morning and said goodbye to Da Mei Garden.

Luo Jin is going to Hengdian to film "Red Cliff". Chengtian Entertainment was going to invest in "Sheep Without a Shepherd" before, and they wanted the role of Guan Ping.

Lu Fangsheng had no acting gigs and went home to rest.

He's just a nobody, he doesn't care about acting offers at all.

After packing everything up, I had a meeting with Wang Ying and the others, and then delivered the filming materials to Yu Xi's studio.

Yu Xi was the editor of "Struggle," and he was quite skilled. So, we took over his studio.

Su Jin explained some important points to him, the key editing elements, and the lighting requirements before returning to the company.

Back at the company, I had barely sat down when Huang Jiaqiang knocked on the door and came in.

"Boss, congratulations on wrapping up filming."

"Sit down." Su Jin nodded slightly and offered him a cigarette.

Huang Jiaqiang took the cigarette, lit it for Su Jin, then lit one for himself. He exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "Boss, aren't you starring in 'Nightclub'?"

Preparations for "Nightclub" have already begun, and Yang Qing has finished revising the script; there are no problems.

"I won't be starring in it." Su Jin shook her head.

He was really busy in the second half of the year, not lazy.

Zhao Shan had already drawn up his work schedule.

I need to finish the novel "The Maze Runner" by the end of August.

In the meantime, Zhou Xiaoou also had to compose the music.

In late August, we filmed a photoshoot with GG, the spokesperson for a clothing brand.

It's not Semir; they wouldn't accept 10 million a year from others, but insisted on 20 million over two years.

Then Jeanswest jumped in, offering 1000 million a year – that's how extravagant they are.

To thank Jeanswest for their generosity, we helped them plan a Chinese New Year promotional video.

Of course, it costs money, 150 million, for the director and planning fees.

Recording began in September, and I also had to participate in the promotion of "The Coffin in the Mountain".

I sent Gong Li the script for "The Invisible Guest," and she replied, saying she would return to China in the next few days for a face-to-face meeting.

If nothing unexpected happens, she will agree to participate.

Therefore, the machine must be started in November.

He's even planning to bring "The Invisible Guest" back to Cannes.

The Beijing Organizing Committee's song selection office was very interested in the song "Welcome to Beijing," and Zhong Li told them that they wanted to invite him to direct a music video.

However, he was busy filming and we didn't talk about it in detail.

"Boss, I think you should think about it again," Huang Jiaqiang said.

"Don't even think about it, I don't have time, I'm too busy."

"You really can think about it again."

"Spit it out, don't play riddles with me."

"Hehe—Boss, I've been trying to get some sponsorship for 'Nightclub' lately! Do you know how big the difference is between having you in the cast and not having you?"

How big?

"Take Wrigley's gum, for example, for four times the price!"

If you don't participate, others will only give you 50, but if you do participate, they can give you 150 million.

Of course, others also have conditions; they hope to have a line of introduction.

Su Jin remained silent; the price difference was quite significant!

With 150 million plus other GG sponsorships, it's like making a movie without spending any money.

"What about the other guys?"

"It's about the same."

"If I participate, how much GG sponsorship fee can you get?"

Huang Jiaqiang's face lit up with joy, and he quickly said, "I guarantee that we can get at least 300 million, and 400 million is not impossible."

"When will you turn it on?"

"Mid-to-late August, the exact date is not yet set."

"What about the filming schedule?"

"The filming period is tentatively set for two months."

"Okay, I agree to participate." Su Jin's tone shifted abruptly, threatening, "Old Huang, if you don't get 30..."

"With this sponsorship of 10,000, your year-end bonus is gone."

Huang Jiaqiang was dumbfounded. He looked at Su Jin with resentment. He really wanted to shout, "I did all this to make money for you, and you still threaten me? Don't you have any conscience?!"

But he didn't dare; he still wanted to be the general manager of Jianmu Media.

"Don't worry, boss, I guarantee the task will be completed."

"Boss, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

"Something's come up: have you finalized the casting for 'Nightclub'?"

"It's all settled. He Sanshui and Yang Qing invited Xu Zheng, the female cashier Li Xiaolu, the singer used Lu Fangsheng, and the robber Ni Dahong."

The landlady hired Yan Ni, the tires were given to Lei Jiayin, a new employee who recently signed with our company, and the male cashier just confirmed you.

The singer is the character played by Zhao Yingjun. Yang Qing and he are very close friends.

This role was written specifically for him by Yang Qing.

Yang Qing wanted to use him again this time, but Huang Jiaqiang rejected it and used Lu Fangsheng instead.

Lei Datou was signed by Zhao Shan, and she had spoken to him about it once.

"What about the other guest stars?" Su Jin asked.

The film "Nightclub" also features several cameo appearances: Wang Xun, a police officer, a couple, classmates, and a taxi driver.

"Wang Xun has been confirmed, but the others are not yet confirmed."

Who are you planning to invite?

"That depends on how extensive your network is, boss," Huang Jiaqiang chuckled.

So you're trying to fleece me?

"Boss, what are you saying? I'm only doing this for the company's benefit."

"Stop talking nonsense, go do your thing! I'll think about the guest appearances."

"Okay, boss, I'll be going now." Huang Jiaqiang got up and left the office.

Su Jin took out a piece of paper and wrote down the roles that needed to be played in "Nightclub".

To be honest, he doesn't have a very wide network of connections.

The actor who worked on "Struggle" was familiar with the actress, but he couldn't rely on her.

"w—Two Worlds" is all about our own people.

The Coffin in the Mountain —

Su Jin's eyes lit up, as if she had thought of something.

When "The Coffin in the Mountain" is released in October, Zhang Guoli and the others will definitely come to promote it. We can totally bring them all to make cameo appearances!

Once "Nightclub" is released, there's still a chance to generate hype.

What do you call this? Genius.

As for whether Zhang Guoli and the others will agree to make a cameo appearance.

Of course I'll agree!

The film "The Coffin in the Mountain" made money in Cannes, and the red envelopes given to him were quite generous. Coupled with his own strength, they will definitely give him face.

He picked up the office landline, talked to Huang Jiaqiang about the guest actors, hung up, and started writing "The Maze Runner".

The first book of "The Maze Runner" is about 280,000 words long. I plan to write 30,000 words a day, so I can finish it in ten days.

I wrote all morning and finished 30,000 words.

After a short rest at noon, I headed to Zhou Xiaoou's studio in the afternoon.