Chapter 146 It's not that easy to find a bargain
Hao Lei's car is the Volkswagen Golf that was launched last year. This car doesn't sell well in China because it doesn't have a "butt".
But it is actually quite suitable for women or novice drivers. At least it is more convenient for parallel parking.
When they arrived at Teacher Pan Hong's house, Xu Kun gave the film remuneration and a fruit basket to Teacher Pan Hong, and drove away in his Volkswagen Golf. Firstly, he wanted to leave space for the two of them to talk; secondly, he wanted to take advantage of this time to borrow Hao Lei's car to deliver the film remuneration to the other guest actors.
At other people's homes, he would put down his things, chat for ten or twenty minutes, and then leave, but at Yu Feihong's home he stayed for more than an hour.
The main reason was that Yu Feihong was very interested in how Xu Kun had built such a large crew from scratch. At first, she was too busy filming on the crew to talk to him, but now that he had come to her, she would definitely take the opportunity to learn more about him.
When they returned to Teacher Pan Hong's home in the evening, both Teacher Pan and Hao Lei had red eyes from crying - Teacher Pan Hong had also had a failed marriage when she was young, and now she is alone with no children.
However, both of them were in good moods, and it seemed that they had talked things through.
When Xu Kun was assigned by Hao Lei to cut tomatoes and prepare a cold dish mixed with sugar, he quietly asked Hao Lei about the result.
"What else can I do? Just let it sit."
Hao Lei shook her hair and said casually: "You are right. Anyway, I am not aiming for an award, so there is no need to test the boundaries of love."
"now it's right!"
Xu Kun cut tomatoes skillfully and said with a smile: "When Deng Chao comes back, I will make him kowtow to me."
Hao Lei also smiled and said, "Don't tell him yet. I plan to wait for him to come back from Guangzhou and give him a surprise."
"Alright."
Xu Kun felt that there was no need to keep her hanging like this, but since Hao Lei insisted on doing so, it was difficult for him, as an outsider, to persuade her.
While eating, Pan Hong couldn't help but sigh: "My home hasn't been so lively for a long time."
Hao Lei said with a smile: "Then I will call Deng Chao and let Xu Kun bring Bao Qiang by the end of the year, and we will have a good time!"
"Why do I have to bring Baoqiang? Can't I bring a girl?"
"So are you going to take Huo Siyan or Jiang Yiyan?"
"Why does it have to be a swallow? I'll just bring the eagle and scare you to death!"
Seeing the two of them bickering while eating, Pan Hong couldn't stop laughing.
It was not until nine o'clock in the evening that the two said goodbye and left.
When they arrived at Beishatan, Xu Kun got out of the car and was stopped by Hao Lei again.
"Kun'er~"
Hao Lei stuck her head out of the car and said sincerely, "Thank you."
"You really want to thank me?"
Xu Kun asked back.
"of course it's true."
"Well!"
Without saying a word, Xu Kun opened the passenger door and got back into the car.
"What are you doing?"
"What are you not doing?"
Xu Kun fastened his seat belt and said, "Let's go to your house."
"W-what do you want to do?"
Hao Lei couldn't help but feel a little panicked. After all, Xu Kun was no pushover when it came to matters between men and women. She had long been aware of the affair with Huo Siyan, and the scandal with Jiang Yiyan had spread all over the Internet, saying that he was seducing her sister-in-law while taking more than she wanted.
Although Li Yixiang came out to clarify the scandal between Xu Kun and Zeng Lai, no one helped to deny Jiang Yiyan's affair - besides, wasn't there a rumor later that Zeng Lai "stepped on her tail"?
Seeing this, Xu Kun deliberately looked at her aggressively.
It was not until Hao Lei subconsciously protected her chest that he laughed and said, "When we get to your house, give me the keys and lend me the car for a few days." Hao Lei then realized that he was deliberately teasing her. She was so angry that she punched him on the shoulder several times, then started the car and went home.
In the next few days, Xu Kun drove Hao Lei's Golf around the streets.
In addition to sending remuneration to the actors, they also maintained old relationships, including Liu Heng, Gao Qunshu, Li Yang, Du Liang, Ge Cunzhuang, Li Fazeng, Li Jianyi, Lü Liping, Jiang Shan, He Saifei...
He walked around it.
Liu Heng had been so busy with the affairs of the Writers Association that he had no time to write novels, but he still took time out to analyze the internal situation in Beijing and Taiwan for Xu Kun.
Because Gao Qunshu had received the notice from above a long time ago and started to transform into anti-corruption dramas since last year, he was not affected by the radio and television ban.
But the filming of his anti-corruption drama was not going smoothly either, as he said that there were always people watching him from above. So he has been thinking recently that if things don't work out, he might as well switch career and film an urban romance drama.
There shouldn't be anyone to supervise the love-related films, right?
Li Yang still wants to focus on marginal topics, but he has not found a suitable script yet, and it is estimated that there will be no movement in the next one or two years.
Du Liang is obviously a few years older. He claimed that he was "poor", but it was not because he was poor, but because the crew of "Drawing Sword" was too poor. The total investment for a war film was only 900 million yuan, not even half of "Heavenly Sword".
"Drawing Sword"?
This is another popular drama that Xu Kun has heard of in later generations, and he has heard it on TV news many more times than "Conquer".
This made Xu Kun excited, and he thought to himself that if he could take the opportunity to invest some money...
But he soon gave up. Although the "Drawing Sword" crew was short of funds, it was not easy to invest money and get a share of the pie. The director's words did not count, the screenwriter's words did not count, and even the producer's words did not count.
Unless you can get through to Liu Yanming or Hai Yan, they won't accept your help even if you want to.
It’s no wonder that these film and television companies are troublesome. If a TV series is funded in the name of an individual like Gao Qunshu, it would be much easier to get involved.
After two days of trying without finding any opportunity, Xu Kun had no choice but to give up this sheep that looked thin but was actually fat, and turned to continue consolidating his own network.
"Kun'er~"
When Xu Kun arrived at Jiang Shan's house that day, Jiang Shan leaned forward slightly and asked with a gossipy look on her face, "I heard that Zeng Lai stepped on your tail?"
"No way, I didn't step on him... Besides, it was just an accident, nothing more than an accident."
When Li Xiaolu mentioned this matter before, Xu Kun didn't think it was a big deal, but when Jiang Shan mentioned it, he felt embarrassed and uncomfortable all over.
Jiang Shan covered her mouth and snickered, her eyes seemed to be shining with a strange light, which made Xu Kun's heart thump, but unfortunately, no "accident" happened until he said goodbye and left.
It was around the 15th that Xu Kun finally managed to maintain the relationship that needed to be maintained.
At the same time, Liu Haibo also finished editing "Heroes of the Heavenly Sword".
Because funds are more abundant than in original history, in addition to the costumes and makeup trying to match those of The Legend of Sword and Fairy, several major scenes in the play have also been expanded to a certain extent.
Therefore, the final film was increased from 32 episodes to 34 episodes, but there is no intention to pad it out, all the added episodes are the essence.
As for the soundtrack, due to limited remaining funds, Xu Kun and Liu Haibo discussed it and felt that buying new songs was not cost-effective and risky, and it was completely a waste of money.
In the end, we just bought all the old songs and music. The opening song was "Dream of the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly" and the ending song was "Laughing in the Red Dust".
Xu Kun, Jia Yueting, Chen Xuebin, and a vice president of the Lao Baigan Distillery spent two days watching the finished film, and their feedback was quite good - they were particularly satisfied with the two bathing scenes.
Of course, Xiao Ting, played by Xu Kun, is also quite outstanding. When he stands there, he has the heroic spirit of fearlessness, especially when he opens his chest, he is even more domineering.
If you only watch the first half, no one would have thought that he would be King Abila, the leader of the Blood Moon Cult.
As for the other actors, although they all have their own highlights, they are still slightly inferior to Xiao Ting - only at the very end, when Zeng Lai had an emotional outburst, did he finally overpower Xu Kun.
This is a reversal within a reversal.
After making minor adjustments to some details, Xu Kun used Liu Heng's relationship to send the finished film to the Beijing Broadcasting Bureau for review.
This is the advantage of using only domestic funds and domestic actors. Only provincial-level review is required to obtain a broadcasting license.
Thanks to the relationship with director Liu Heng, and a few good words from Beijing and Taiwan, the film finally passed the review intact.
(End of this chapter)
