Chapter 977 971 Happy Troubles

Chapter 977 971. Happy Troubles

"Do you plan to review the film "White-Haired Witch"?"

"Why?"

"After all, it's an investment of over 100 million yuan. To be honest, if you can be a producer, I'll have a plan. Otherwise, I always feel uneasy."

Qi Lei made an invitation.

But Xu Xin shook his head helplessly:

"I can't be a producer at all."

Under the gaze of the two, he gave his reasons:

"The film "Rupture" has not started yet, and Yang Mi is not at home. What's more, Paramount has another film contract and they are selecting the script. Isn't Sister Bingbing going to join the crew? You two also said that the script is quite reliable, so I won't get involved."

"Is that so..."

Qi Lei nodded to show his understanding, but still felt a little regretful:

"Alas... The Art Creation Center is getting busier and busier. There are applications for various projects every day... When do you plan to come up?"

Hearing this, Xu Xin was happy.

"Please bear with me. I don't want to be tied to that... hahaha. It's not easy to be the boss, right?"

"Ah..."

He was responded with a long sigh:

"A few days ago, Mr. Tian was still talking to me. Isn't the renovation of the post-production base in Yanjing going to be completed soon? The next step is to relocate the Art Creation Center. We want to move the Art Creation Center to Yanjing. Now as our number of people increases, many people can't get in line here. If you don't believe me, go to the fourth floor and see that no matter whether it is a director or a screenwriter, they have to come one by one... So the next step is to relocate, and the two sides will be divided. Let's start working and let the staff flow. It's more convenient in Yanjing. And, maybe this year, we need to expand the review team, because the staff...is not enough. "

"Because there are too many projects?"

"Yes. We have been recruiting people, but it takes time to train new people. People who lack experience in doing things are prone to make mistakes. So we have to adjust the internal structure model in the next two years. There is a long way to go~"

Hearing his sigh, Liang Bingning smiled:

"Happy troubles~"

Qi Lei showed a bitter smile of a full man who doesn't know the hunger of a hungry man.

And Liang Bingning asked:

"I heard that the TV drama department is also going to be established, isn't it?"

"Yes, it is. There will be more people by then...what? Bingbing is interested?"

"No."

Who knows that Liang Bingning gave a surprising answer.

"If there is any TV drama that needs me, I will act. If not...I plan to do some side business."

"?"

Even Xu Xin showed a trace of doubt at this.

"Side job?"

"Yeah. Cosmetics. I talked to Mimi about this, but she's not interested."

"...Ah?"

Looking at Xu Xin's surprised look, Liang Bingning smiled and said:

"I used to endorse a daily chemical company in Guangzhou. They used to do OEM for foreign cosmetics, but the performance has not been very good in the past two years, so they plan to sell it. I plan to take over and create my own beauty brand. Although their technology and equipment are not first-tier, they are at least at the level of second-tier cosmetics. I plan to work hard on it."

"Do you have time?"

"Why not?"

Although her career is now in full swing, for some reason, after hearing Qi Lei's question, she looked very...strange.

Determined, and...free and easy.

"What age am I? I should start to plan for the future. Otherwise... in a few years, if people think I'm old and should play a mother, I won't be able to bear the blow. So... I'll leave when I should leave and give up when I should give up. It just so happens that I've always been interested in these things, so I'll give it a try."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched when he heard this...

Although he didn't ask in detail.

But...

Yes, it's true, the corner of his mouth twitched.

On the contrary, Qi Lei, who knew nothing, gave support and encouragement after hearing this:

"Yes, it's okay. It's not a problem to go behind the scenes, it's a good direction."

"Yes, it's just right to take advantage of the fact that I'm still a little famous in the past two years~ Promote it well~"

"Hahahaha, if you are "a little famous", then others will not be able to survive?"

"Hehe~"

The two were joking.

Xu Xin was considering whether this was considered a "sacrifice" by Sister Bingbing?

Or...she took the initiative?

In my impression, Sister Bingbing is still very ambitious.

If I really take the initiative to move behind the scenes and accompany more...

Tsk.

Forget it, it's not something I should worry about.

Let's not think about it anymore.

...

"In fact, what the factory lacks most now is experienced producers."

At noon, when everyone was eating together, Qi Lei was still talking about this matter.

"We have more and more scripts, film projects, and directors applying for projects. But there are not enough producers. What I am worried about now is what to do. If there is no producer, the quality of many films will be difficult to control. It may happen that the script is obviously good, but the director's thinking is wrong, and the result is nothing. It's really a headache~"

Xu Xin can naturally realize what he said.

But...

Realize it but there is no way.

A mature producer needs time to cultivate.

The producer must first have the ability to control art.

To put it bluntly, it is necessary to clarify the direction of the story script. Then solve various external things for the director. At the same time, he also has to play the role of urging the director.

Although I don’t visit the crew every day, I have to go there every three or five to watch the film clips shot by the director to ensure that the story does not go out of frame.

But these abilities... all require time to cultivate and grow little by little.

There is no way.

A mature producer can help the director communicate and solve problems. Zhongneng restricts the director not to go off on a whim or arbitrarily, and he must also bear the overall direction of a film...

For the first two points, it’s not difficult to find people. But the last point is that it really requires experience.

“Are there not enough producers?”

After Xu Xin asked, Qi Lei nodded:

"It's really not enough. Just like Li Bin, the producer of "The White-Haired Witch", the crew will start shooting next month. Those of us who I think are reliable have other crews. There are obviously many people, but it's just one Can't find it."

After hearing this, Liang Binning said:

"The old man brings up the new ones? It's like one old man brings up several new ones."

"That will also take time. I estimate that if you want to cultivate a group of excellent producers, you will need at least 3 to 5 films... and the directors must be relatively mature."

After Qi Lei finished speaking, Xu Xin asked:

"What about the producers of "The White-Haired Witch"?"

"Isn't this drama still produced by Xu Ke? Yindu has sent a producer from Xiangjiang. He has worked as a producer for both Wang Jie and Xu Ke before. It is said that he is quite powerful... but dad has It's better for me to have it myself. I can't wait to go into battle myself~"

Xu Xin actually didn't expect that the factory would have such a "talent shortage".

But there's nothing I can do about it...

Who made the factory achieve success in the past six months?

The reason why "The White-Haired Witch" worries Qi Lei is that the investment in this drama is relatively large.

But there are also many other investments in the factory.

not to mention……

"There will be a TV series coming next."

"..."

Qi Lei's mouth twitched.

Xu Xin could only sigh helplessly as he looked at which pot was not being opened and which pot was being picked up.

Is there any way?

no way.

No solution.

Of course, producers and crew can be hired from outside.

Qi Lei also knew that he could only hire external personnel, and then use these people to accelerate the training of a group of his own people.

To put it bluntly, these projects that are now found in Xiying Studio are due to market demand.

There is demand in the market, so your lack of production capacity is naturally not the market’s fault.

So this trouble is quite happy.

At least that seems to be the case for now.

At this time, Qi Lei suddenly took out his mobile phone.

"I just remembered... I'll send you a script, and you have to read it for me."

"?"

Xu Xin was a little puzzled.

My heart says you won’t let people in the Art Creation Center see it, so why should I see it?

As a result, a document was sent via WeChat.

Xu Xin turned on his phone and saw a line of text:

"Script: "All Quiet in Peking""

"Gift film?"

he asked.

Qi Lei shook his head:

"No, TV series. Do you still remember that Dongyang Noon Sunshine we talked about last time?"

"The mountain shadow one?"

"Yes, they have now got a script that Kong Sheng particularly wanted to film... but the script... is very strange. What I was told is that seven companies have been changed, and seven companies want to invest, but the projects are about to be finalized. When the time came, I decided not to vote again.”

"..."

"..."

Now, Xu Xin and Liang Binning were puzzled:

"Why?"

"The subject matter is sensitive and the risks are relatively high. This eighth time, they found us."

"This... okay."

Xu Xin nodded slightly:

"Then I'll go back and take a look."

"Well, you need something to eat. This script is quite thick. Did you see the thick pile of documents on my desk this morning? It's all there. A script of hundreds of thousands of words... To tell you the truth, my scalp went numb after reading it! "

"...So sensitive?"

"No, it's because there are too many words."

Speaking of this, Qi Lei couldn't help but rub his forehead.

Then, uncharacteristically, he shouted in the direction of the food delivery port in the box:

"waiter."

Soon, the waiter pushed open the door and entered.

"Bring me the bottle of wine I left here last time."

"OK."

The waiter left quickly.

And it was clearly him who said at noon, "Let's just have a working lunch, we have something else to do in the afternoon." But at this moment, Qi Lei said in an extremely distressed tone:

"It's okay if I don't mention these, but my head hurts when I mention them. TV drama scripts have a lot of words, and the review team has a heavy workload. Now the Art Center is watching movies and TV dramas at the same time... I really have a headache. ”

Hearing this, Xu Xin glanced at Liang Binning and asked speechlessly:

"Sister, can you drink?"

"Drink. The worries of happiness are also worries. I'll have a drink with you. How about you?"

"He has to drink! It's been a long time since we brothers drank. You have to have a drink with me... Sigh..."

"Okay, okay, brother, don't sigh. People who don't know really think that our factory has encountered some difficulties."

Xu Xin shook his head helplessly.

Whatever.

Then drink some.

Who doesn't have a little trouble, right?

…

I had a drink at noon and drank more than three taels.

Qi Lei has a meeting in the afternoon, so he really can't drink anymore.

But the good news is that Xu Xin doesn't have to go to work in the afternoon.

The bad news was that he had to read a script that was hundreds of thousands of words long.

As for Liang Binning...she is much simpler.

After finishing her meal, she slipped away.

She came back this time just to sign the actor's salary contract. After signing, she had to leave quickly. It is said that there is a magazine shoot waiting for her in the evening.

But before I go...

"Give."

"What?"

Looking at the several boxes handed over, Xu Xin asked in confusion.

"Sea cucumber."

Liang Bingning said as she handed over a stainless steel thermos bottle.

"...???"

Xu Xin was even more confused.

What year are you in? Still using this kind of thermos?

"I have a drinking fountain at home..."

"..."

Liang Bingning's mouth twitched...

I couldn't help but poke his forehead with my finger:

"You~ who told you to drink from this water bottle? Mengmeng, come here."

After waving to Su Meng who walked to the door, she pointed at the thermos in Xu Xin's hand:

"Remember, the night before, pour a quarter of the hot water into this thermos kettle...that is, the hot water of a bottle of mineral water. Not too hot, not too warm, about 70 degrees, and then throw a sea cucumber into it. Inside, cap the bottle and let him eat it right away when he gets up the next day."

"Yeah, remember, Sister Bingbing."

Su Meng nodded quickly.

But Liang Binning didn't seem to be reassured and said:

"Remember, you have to take one pill a day! Did you hear that?"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah!"

At this time, she turned to look at Xu Xin:

"In traditional Chinese medicine, this stuff is said to be sweet and salty, tonify the kidney meridian, replenish the essence, eliminate phlegm, absorb urine, aphrodisiac, treat impotence, and kill sores and insects. What does it mean in Western medicine... various trace elements and the like Yes, it’s a supplement, you know. It’s best to take it on an empty stomach. Everything I’ve prepared for you must be eaten every day, and you have to start taking care of your body from now on!”

"Well……"

Xu Xin opened his mouth, wanting to complain.

I thought to myself, did you remember my age wrongly?

I'm only 27, not 47...

But suddenly I remembered my urban succubus...

"Yeah! Remember!"

"Hehe, this is right. Not only women, but men also have to take care of them from now on... Okay, I'm leaving."

She waved her hands, waved her sleeves, and took away pieces of clouds.

And Su Meng was holding a thermos pot in her hand...

"Brother Xu, this is an order~ You must obey~"

Xu Xin glanced at the assistant holding a chicken feather as a token of authority...

"What an order! I'll deduct five hundred from you!"

(*｀Pan*)

"WHY!?"

"I'm in a good mood, okay?"

Hearing this, Su Mengxin said...

Dog thief! ! ! !

…

This script called "All Quiet in Peking"... is quite excellent in Xu Xin's opinion.

However, he finally understood why those people said "the risk is high".

really.

Even Xu Xin felt after seeing it... some of the content about "corruption" in it was a bit... well, whether true or false, it wouldn't happen in reality anyway!

The dog's life is still at stake.

But... no matter the plot or the portrayal of several protagonists, I feel that it is not bad.

It's a good story, as long as it passes censorship.

And the market can accept it...

He didn't ask about the former, but it shouldn't be a problem. At most, I will modify a few areas that are still open to discussion.

As for the latter... it just depends on whether the audience will give it face or not.

He didn't read the whole script, just the beginning and the end, and then sent his opinions to Qi Lei.

Just kidding... How can I finish reading hundreds of thousands of words word for word, including character dialogues, lines, etc. Then I might as well make this TV series for myself.

Then, Su Meng came over:

"Brother Xu. Brother JAY's concert is only a week away. Are you sure you want to watch the one in Nanning?"

"Yeah, sure."

Xu Xin looked at the date on his phone.

Nod again.

Although he doesn't know why he has such a strong desire for this concert in Nanning...

but……

I have to admit, I miss my friends too.

Then he said:

"Let's go on the 26th, and we can have a drink... Oh yes, Mengmeng, have you ever tasted authentic snail noodles?"

"No, but I heard people say that Guangxi's snail noodles don't stink."

"It doesn't stink?...If it doesn't stink, what's the point?"

Su Meng rolled her eyes.

A word passed through my mind: Ha~ man.

What's the point of being able to withstand the smell of sour bamboo shoots... If you have the ability to eat spicy food like me!

Xu Xin naturally couldn't hear other people's voices.

If he really has this ability... don't doubt it, as soon as he hears his assistant's voice, he will definitely give her a big kick!

Dare you scold me?

Do you want to rebel against Tiangang?

"Let's go, brother will take you to eat snail noodles."

As he spoke, he opened the WeChat group on his mobile phone... thought about it, and suddenly withdrew.

Then I found the WeChat accounts of Wang Sicong and Lang Lang and started a separate group.

Xu Xin: "Are you two free next week?"

MR.W: "?"

L: "What?"

Xu Xin: "Going to Nanning to watch a concert?"

MR.W: "Whose?"

L: "Is there anything delicious in Nanning?"

Xu Xin: "The wheel guy, he is in Nanning next week, how about it? I went there the first day and ate snail noodles. I heard that the snail noodles in Guangxi are not smelly."

L: “What’s the point if it doesn’t stink?”

MR.W: "Can you stop pretending? You forgot the first time we ate this. Who do you think cooked shit?"

L: "Is there? / I don't remember."

MR.W: "Just pretend... I can go next week."

L: "Aren't you planning the wedding?"

MR.W: "We are planning, but we haven't had a drink together for a while, let's go together? Are you free next week?"

L: "What do you mean by that? You three are going to drink without me? If you have the ability, don't take Brother Qi with you."

MR.W: "Haha, I really won't. Brother Qi is going home next week. Someone in her family is getting married, and she has to go to show off. Do you want to take your Jerry?"

Xu Xin: "Who is Jerry?"

MR.W: "You Didn't you notice that his profile picture has been changed to Tom Cat? I tell you, I can tell with my toes that this guy must have played "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" with Gina. He is TOM, and Gina's WeChat must be Jerry! "

Xu Xin: "Haha, you are stupid, you country bumpkin, Gina doesn't use WeChat! She uses WHATSAPP!"

MR.W: "Let's say, buddy, is there a possibility that even if she uses it, she won't tell you?"

Xu Xin: "..."

MR.W "Why add you? Can you play "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2"? Or is it you who she likes? "

Damn it.

You are really good at hurting people!

Xu Xin: "Stop talking nonsense, then it's a deal! The three of us will go to see him next week, and no girl is allowed to bring him!"

L: "Luohan Bureau?"

Xu Xin: "Yes! Luohan Bureau!"

MR.W: "OK."

L: "Oh~"

(Remember to read the extra chapter~)