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Wei Linxuan, who was wandering around at the reception, noticed the commotion here, and walked over with a smile.Li Wanyu looked at Wei Linxuan calmly. During the filming of "A Action", Lu Heng was too involved in the scene and suffered from depression. Wei Linxuan and Mai Dao had a grudge because of this. Although neither of the parties had expressed their views in public, but Everyone has heard of it.

Therefore, he knew that this little guard was always more difficult than Lu Heng himself.

If Lu Heng himself only pays attention to the quality of the script and the professionalism of the actors, then the brokerage company represented by Wei Linxuan requires more.Needless to say about remuneration: If Lu Heng was only considered a newcomer before, for Lu Heng's future development, as long as the script is good and the director is capable, other aspects can be negotiated, but now Lu Heng has just won the Golden Crow Award Best Supporting Actor, with a box office record of [-] million gold, he has suddenly become a real first-line star. How many crews are afraid that Lu Heng will not accept the script with a check. With such a high salary, I'm afraid that Mr. Wei won't even read the script.

After all, the issue of social status is too sensitive for artists.It has long been the unspoken rule of the industry that the salary should be in line with one's status and box office appeal.If the price is set at will regardless of the industry situation, if it is too high, it will make people laugh at you, and if it is too low, it will destroy the balance in the circle. , It is easier to become the public enemy of the industry.Therefore, unless you are particularly optimistic about a certain book, even a superstar like Liu Jiawei will not easily make the decision to lower his salary.

But the key point is that Li Wanyu, who has always been good at shooting petty bourgeois and clear movies like love themes, even if she is calm about the investment cost of the crew, she will never spend tens of millions like "Best Partner".In fact, the total investment budget of Li Wanyu's new film is only 1000 million, throwing out various shooting costs, Lu Heng's film salary will not exceed 240 million.

However, last year, the salaries of first-line movie stars in Xiangcheng were between 300 million and 500 million.

In the blink of an eye, Li Wanyu decided not to mention the issue of salary, and directly talked about the movie she was going to make.

"I have noticed that since your debut, Lu Heng, you have filmed a total of three films. Although the first film was a cameo role, the little Han Lusheng you played vividly reflected the character's struggle and struggle against fate. It was your first performance on stage. The role of "Best Partner" surprised everyone; not to mention the second "Hounds Tooth", the award for best supporting actor is well deserved. The performance of the third "Best Partner" is also amazing. Although this is only one A commercial film, but I never thought that at your age, you could interpret a cynical spy so well..."

Wei Linxuan smiled and waved his hands, interrupting Li Wanyu's long speech like an analysis report, "The reception was a bit noisy, if you don't mind, I think we can sit down in a quieter place and talk in detail. I don't know what the two of you agree to. How about next?"

Li Wanyu's heart skipped a beat. When she heard Wei Linxuan's words, she thought Wei Linxuan was very interested in her new film, so she nodded immediately.Liu Jiawei was noncommittal, he had collaborated with Li Wanyu in several films before, and the two had a good personal relationship, so when Li Wanyu asked Liu Jiawei to help introduce Lu Heng, Liu Jiawei readily agreed.But what happened after that was not up to Liu Jiawei, no matter whether Lu Heng accepted Director Li's script or not, Liu Jiawei had no intention of forcing it.So when Wei Linxuan invited him, Liu Jiawei smiled and refused.

As a result, Wei Linxuan took Li Wanyu and Lu Heng away from the celebration reception and went directly to a tea restaurant opposite.Although the place is not too big, there are private rooms upstairs and the environment is considered quiet.

After asking Li Wanyu's opinion, Wei Linxuan ordered two bowls of fresh shrimp wonton noodles, one bowl of carzai noodles, four strings of curry fish balls, six egg tarts, and one piece of durian pancake, and three cups of silk stocking milk tea.

All the dishes were served at once, strings of curry fish eggs were placed on a fish-shaped blue and white plate, and a layer of golden syrup was poured on it. The freshly baked egg tarts also exuded a strong aroma. The pure white noodle soup bowl There are red and red fresh shrimps on top, and the thin-skinned and big-filled shrimp wontons reveal the color of the tender fillings. The emerald green loofah and the red and red fresh shrimps, and the thin-skinned and big-filled wontons complement each other with a fresh and fragrant smell. Coming towards the face, people couldn't help but salivate and move their index fingers.

Lu Heng, who had been hungry for a long time, nodded politely at Li Wanyu, took the handy chopsticks handed over by Wei Linxuan, and picked up a big mouthful of fresh shrimp wonton noodles to swallow.All of a sudden, I can feel the extremely delicious taste of fresh shrimp permeating the mouth. The noodles soaked in sugar juice are smooth and chewy, and the fresh shrimp wontons with thin skin and big stuffing are also very delicious and springy.Lu Heng picked up a prawn, cut the skin and removed the head, then soaked the prawn meat in the noodle soup and dipped it into his mouth. The fresh and slightly sweet prawn meat and the richness of the soup all entered his mouth, and the whole taste buds jumped happily. Let's dance.

Probably because Lu Heng's contented expression was too contagious, Li Wanyu, who was originally focused on the script but had no appetite, suddenly felt hungry.She picked up a chopstick and put it in her mouth. It has always been her favorite taste, but today it doesn't seem to be as delicious as the shrimp wonton noodles.

Is it really that delicious?

Li Wanyu looked at Lu Heng who was buried in his meal and blinked, but was too embarrassed to ask.Just spooned a mouthful of Durian Panji.

Lu Heng looked at Li Wanyu secretly, and really didn't understand why some people like to eat such a terrible fruit as durian.

There is always a smell of gas.

On this point, Wei Linxuan has the same taste as Lu Heng.Neither of them can accept the taste of durian, but both love stinky tofu.

"The celebration reception will end later. When we return to the hotel, we will stop by the night market. I want to eat stinky tofu!" Wei Linxuan saw Li Wanyu eating durian panji, and his appetite suddenly increased.

Lu Heng nodded immediately, he also wanted to eat.

After eating a bowl of fresh shrimp wonton noodles, Lu Heng was already half full. His stomach was not that hungry, and he was in the mood to listen to Li Wanyu's talk about her new play.

"I don't know what Director Li's new play is mainly about?"

"Huh?" Li Wanyu, who was burying her head in eating Chezai noodles, was also a foodie, and she forgot what she was doing.Hearing Lu Heng's question, Li Wanyu quickly wiped her mouth with a tissue, and said solemnly, "My new play is about brotherhood. It's a story about a young man raising his younger brother alone after his parents died."

After saying this, Li Wanyu turned around and picked up the backpack, took out a script from it and handed it to Lu Heng.

Li Wanyu's new play is called "Brotherhood".The male protagonist, Liang Le, is a young rich man. Because his parents are busy with business and neglected to discipline him, he has never been able to learn since he was a child. Relying on his family's money, he plays truant to pick up girls, fights, race cars and hang out in nightclubs. This is a problem that is neither motivated nor responsible. young brother.

Liang Le also has a younger brother named Liang Xin, who is six years old this year and has just entered the first grade of elementary school. He is also a troublesome brat.The relationship between the two brothers is very bad, and they quarrel every time they meet.The reason for the quarrel ranged from Liang Xin being coquettish in front of his parents and making small reports to scrambling for the remote control. Every time Liang's father and Liang mother heard Liang Xin's small reports, they would not only reprimand Liang Le, but also asked Liang Le to give way to his younger brother... ...If the plot continues like this, it will be just an ordinary family ethics story.

However, an accident broke the dullness of the opening.

The Liang family's business was in trouble because of Liang's father's wrong decision. In order to avoid the company's bankruptcy, the husband and wife visited relatives and friends to try to raise money, but they both died in a car accident.Without Liang's father and Liang's mother in charge of the overall situation, the company immediately went bankrupt, and only the hero Liang Le and his younger brother Liang Xin were left with tens of millions of debts.

Lu Heng roughly flipped through the script, and it is still Li Wanyu's best film style, which uses emotional changes to promote the development of the plot.Lu Heng has always felt that such lukewarm movies have high standards for actors' acting skills.Too bland and a little tasteless, too exaggerated and nondescript, to be close to reality and show artistry...

Generally speaking, Lu Heng himself tends to fall asleep when watching this kind of movie, let alone playing the male lead himself.

Li Wanyu was keenly aware of Lu Heng's lack of interest, and her heart tightened, and she immediately said, "Actually, this movie of mine is aimed at winning awards. I can guarantee that if you play the leading actor Liang Le, we will have There is a great chance to get the honor of best actor. And it will be very helpful for you to take this role. I have paid attention to your previous roles. Whether it is Xiao Han Lusheng or the two canine teeth, their role positioning is actually very different. To a certain extent, it is divorced from reality, so if you want to further hone your acting skills, you can still choose the role of Liang Le. Try a new breakthrough."

Li Wanyu's persuasion was earnest.

Wei Linxuan and Lu Heng looked at each other.

All directors of literary and artistic films will say that they are aiming at awards when they make films.This is a big cake for investors to see.Even if Li Wanyu is one of the most well-known domestic directors who are good at shooting literary films, it can only show that Li Wanyu's films have a higher chance of winning awards than others.But no one can guarantee that the award-winning film must be her film.

To use this reason to convince an actor, it would be fine if the actor himself is the kind of person who really wants to prove himself with awards, but Lu Heng...

Wei Linxuan smiled slightly, and said, "To be honest, China Emperor Entertainment's position for Lu Heng is not an actor in a literary film."

Li Wanyu was slightly taken aback.

Wei Linxuan continued: "Lu Heng is only 16 years old this year, and he has just debuted for two years. Our company still positions Lu Heng as a martial arts actor participating in commercial films. There is no consideration of transformation yet. Including winning the Best Supporting Actor this time Whether it is the award or the award, it is also a surprise for us. So for the next film, our company wants to create a commercial film for Lu Heng, so as to consolidate the popularity of Lu Heng who has just stepped into the front line. So we don’t want to Take risks, after all, Lu Heng is still young, so there is no need to rush into such things as a movie star."

Li Wanyu was speechless.Of course she knew that with Lu Heng's current fame and status, the next movie to choose was very important.Wei Linxuan's words sound reasonable, but thinking about it from another angle, if Wei Linxuan really had no interest in her new film, he wouldn't have sat and listened to her talk for so long.

To put it bluntly, it is just a little skill that the negotiating parties apply at the negotiating table.

Li Wanyu thought for a while, and asked straight to the point: "I don't know what Xiao Wei always thinks of this script?"

Wei Linxuan chuckled, avoiding talking about Li Wanyu's question, then changed the subject, and said: "Presumably Director Li also knows that Lu Heng has made three films since his debut two years ago. The next two movies, one is the second male lead and the other is a double male lead, so the top priority is that China Emperor Entertainment wants to tailor a commercial film for Lu Heng, so as to prove Lu Heng's box office appeal."

Li Wanyu was keenly aware that Wei Linxuan repeatedly mentioned the word "tailor-made" when speaking.Her heart skipped a beat and she looked up at Wei Linxuan.

Sure enough, Wei Linxuan asked with a smile: "I wonder if Director Li has found an investor and producer for this new film?"

Li Wanyu was stunned, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "As a person, I actually prefer to cooperate with acquaintances, so the producer of this film, if there is no accident, I still want to find Yazhou Film and Television, which I have worked with before. So ..."

Li Wanyu's face showed an obvious struggle. She looked at Wei Linxuan, and suddenly asked, "I don't know what Xiaowei always wants. You can bring it up and we can discuss it in detail."

Li Wanyu didn't notice that her address to Wei Linxuan had become a respectful title.

But Wei Linxuan obviously noticed.He smiled knowingly, and said simply: "Bring capital into the group, share the box office, and Huaxia Diyu will act as the producer or co-producer. In addition to participating in the necessary screening ceremonies of the film festival, the film will be released during the domestic release schedule. We decide."

"Of course, Director Li must have heard about the distribution capabilities of Huaxia Cinemas. If Huaxia Emperor Entertainment is appointed as the producer and distributor of this film, I guarantee that the film will never lose money."

With Wei Linxuan's eyesight, it can be seen that Director Li's new film is a good script.If Lu Heng were to be the leading actor, not only would he have the opportunity to compete for Best Actor, but most importantly, he would be able to hone Lu Heng's acting skills during filming.

As Li Wanyu said, most of Lu Heng's previous roles were out of the real environment. This is because Lu Heng's acting skills are more than enough tension but not enough.In other words, the acting skills are good enough but not easy enough.Although measured by Lu Heng's age, this shortcoming is not yet a shortcoming.But why wait until later if you can make it up sooner?

Wei Linxuan was determined to help Lu Heng take over the script.But just as the two were worried at the same time, literary and artistic films have always been niche films, and the result of too much attention to detail and pursuit of fineness is that the rhythm of the film is slow. Although a good director is good at controlling the rhythm, he will not make the film like an old lady's feet. lengthy and boring.But Wei Linxuan and Lu Heng also had to consider another thing, and that was the audience of literary films.

It is obvious that Li Wanyu's audience composition and Lu Heng's fan composition do not overlap to a large extent, just as people who like popcorn blockbusters do not necessarily like to see literary movies.

But it is precisely this point that determines that if Lu Heng takes over this film, he will take the risk of losing the box office and not knowing whether it will make a profit.

Wei Linxuan is not Sun Shuliang, and Huaxia Emperor Entertainment is not Star Entertainment, the former are not so easy to talk about.

Therefore, Wei Linxuan's wishful thinking is to hold the movie "Brotherhood" in his hands and help Lu Heng improve his acting skills during the filming. As for the later schedule issue, we can move it to Lu Heng's other commercial film after it is released.

As for Li Wanyu's claim that she had the opportunity to use the film emperor, Wei Linxuan said that Huaxia Emperor Entertainment would do its best to help Lu Heng in public relations.Success is icing on the cake, failure...nor can be the first straw that breaks the camel's back.

As for Wei Linxuan's request to bring money into the crew and share the box office, it was only to ensure Lu Heng's status in the crew.

Li Wanyu was a little surprised that the negotiation routine, which is very common in the industry, was only proposed by a boy under the age of 17.

"He really deserves a reputation." Li Wanyu clasped her hands together and smiled, and exclaimed: "I think Mr. Wei's ability is not just the planning and publicity praised by the industry."

Wei Linxuan smiled knowingly, and said: "Actually, my father and I both admire Director Li's talent. I also believe that Xiao Heng will benefit a lot if he can get your teaching. We are also very much looking forward to this This opportunity for cooperation. Everyone’s original intention is to make the movie better.”

Li Wanyu just smiled and said nothing, she couldn't deny it.

She was at a disadvantage throughout the negotiation process.This is of course due to the strong capital of Huaxia Emperor Entertainment, so Wei Linxuan can also be tough, and Li Wanyu is very optimistic about Lu Heng's talent, so the factor of striving for it is in it.Of course, as a literary film director, Li Wanyu is essentially a romantic literati, and literati themselves are not very good at business negotiations.

But no matter what, Li Wanyu was still a little bit embarrassed to be forced into such a situation by an underage kid.

Children are not easy to mess with these days!

After experiencing Mai Chengliang's incident, Wei Linxuan is well aware of the importance of team tacit understanding.He smiled at Li Wanyu, and asked, "I don't know how much director Li invested in this film?"

Since Li Wanyu intends to cooperate, Li Wanyu is not a person who acts on his own will.Wen Yan said directly: "1000 million."

Speaking of this, Li Wanyu took a special look at Lu Heng, and added: "I originally wanted to give Lu Heng a salary of 240 million yuan, plus a [-]% share."

"If China Emperor Entertainment is allowed to invest, we can add another 500 million." Wei Linxuan smiled slightly: "As for Lu Heng's salary, we can discuss it later."

The film's budget was doubled in half at once, and Wei Linxuan's extravagant spending made Li Wanyu feel a lot more comfortable.She smiled and said, "Huaxia Emperor Entertainment really has strong resources."

Wei Linxuan smiled back and said, "I don't know if Director Li has any intention of competing for Oscar?"

Li Wanyu was startled when she heard the words, and then looked at Wei Linxuan in disbelief.

Wei Linxuan still looks like a good-natured baby with a pleasant smile on his face. He restrained his aura of being comfortable and aggressive during negotiations, and looked like a very ordinary high school student.

"Fang Kaizhi, the first and only director in China to win an Oscar for the best foreign language film, has signed with China Emperor Entertainment last year. Director Li is also a literary film director. I think you two should have a lot in common."

Wei Linxuan put forward the idea of ​​recruiting well-known directors to set up a studio last year. In addition, Wei Linxuan also suggested that the company set up a screenwriting department to find some potential newcomers and train them by themselves.Wei Linxuan even asked these newcomers to write novels by registering accounts on two of his newly established literary websites while learning how to write scripts.Most of the male screenwriters throw it to Qihang Literature Network to write about martial arts, fantasy, suspense and reasoning, while female screenwriters throw it to Jinjiang Literature Network to write about romance.They also set up an internal competition, directly announcing that the two novels with the best data by the end of the year will be funded by the company to make TV series, and give everyone the first authorship right.

A simple internal competition made everyone scream. Apart from writing novels, everyone canvassed votes everywhere, solicited relatives and friends to recruit classmates, and even had a good relationship with artists under the company. Ask artists to help canvass votes among fans, Wei Lin Xuan didn't care if he saw it, and was happy to let these people promote his website.

But these are off topic,

Besides, after hearing Wei Linxuan's suggestion, Li Wanyu's heart was moved.Directors of literary and artistic films all have a heart to win awards.Of course Li Wanyu is no exception.It's a pity that she has been directing for more than ten years and made seven or eight films, only two of which won the Golden Crow Award and one won the Tulip Award. As for the four major international film festivals...not to mention the award-winning works, there is not even a nominated work!

If she is lucky enough to have a discussion with Director Fang Kaizhi... Let alone winning the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, even if she can be nominated, it can be regarded as the highest honor in the industry.

With this thought in mind, the smile on Li Wanyu's face involuntarily brightened. She looked at Wei Linxuan hopefully, and asked uncertainly, "Director Fang is a role model for us Chinese filmmakers. If we have the opportunity to talk to Director Fang It would be an honor for me to discuss the film."

Lu Heng glanced at Wei Linxuan silently, and found that a certain person's skill of adding sweet dates to the stick became more and more smooth.

So under Wei Linxuan's flickering, Li Wanyu, who was still thinking about cooperating with her old partner, agreed in a daze to let China Emperor Entertainment be the investor, producer and distributor of the film.

Fortunately, Huaxia Emperor Entertainment has never liked to eat alone. Except for the distribution, the rest of the investment and production responsibilities were not taken care of. Instead, they chose the joint method of several parties as before.

These are all later stories.

After talking about the script and eating shrimp wonton noodles, a few people checked the time, and less than an hour had passed.

Wei Linxuan also held a celebration party for Lu Heng. At this time, of course, he must invite his future partner Li Wanyu to go there.

Director Li smiled happily.

Several people took a taxi to the party location that Wei Linxuan had decided on. When Lu Heng got out of the car, he suddenly saw two acquaintances walking into a nightclub opposite.

Lu Heng patted Wei Linxuan, pointed to the opposite side and asked, "Do you think those two people are Yue Sennan and Wang Dafu?"

Wei Linxuan looked at Lu Heng's hand, and was also taken aback: "Why did he run with Yingdun's people?"