Chapter 192 Everyone gets what they need
In the past few days since returning to the capital, Xu Kun has quite enjoyed the temptation of uniforms - when they are wet.
He also read carefully the online novel recommended by Liu Haibo, and found it to be quite explicit. He could buy the rights for film and television adaptation, fill in some plot points, modify the lines and flaws, and then make a web drama as a gimmick.
But there is no need for him to take care of this matter, just leave it to Lao Jia.
According to Jia, the process for LeTV to find authors and buy copyrights was quite tortuous.
At first, the author of the book suspected that the people from LeTV were joking. Later, when he saw that they kept asking for his offline contact information, he simply blocked them on QQ and even stopped updating the novel.
Later, I found the person in charge of the website and established contact with him.
According to the author later revealed, the reason why he was blocked and stopped updating was that he mistakenly thought that he was being targeted by relevant departments because of his writing underworld articles, and that the people trying to find out his background were most likely plainclothes policemen in disguise.
It's no wonder that he can write online articles. His imagination is really great.
Xu Kun did not ask about these things. He has been traveling around recently and has initially spread the news that he wants to shoot a modern drama, but he has not received any feedback yet.
Instead, Liu Haibo suddenly called and said awkwardly that the heroine of "The Princess Weiyoung" might be out of the show, and there was a high probability that she would be demoted to the second female lead.
This drama was jointly invested by Beijing Yahuan Pictures and Guangdong Superstar Pictures. It was Yahuan Pictures that asked Liu Haibo to be the director. It was originally agreed that he would enjoy a certain degree of autonomy in the crew, and they also mentioned signing a contract for cooperation in the future.
That's why Liu Haibo was so confident and promised the female lead role to Jiang Yiyan.
Who would have thought that after the new year, Superstar Pictures suddenly signed a Korean female star, insisting on having her play the leading female role, and even said that they could create a gimmick of a Sino-Korean co-production.
Isn't this pure nonsense!
The male lead has long been chosen to be Su Youpeng, and this is already a co-production. You throw a woman who can't even speak Chinese in here. Are you trying to step on Dian Dian's face and jump left and right?
Although Liu Haibo didn't have a good impression of Optoelectronics, he still used Optoelectronics' regulations to argue his case.
Unexpectedly, Superstar Pictures immediately pulled out a "publicity ambassador" tablet, saying that Ms. Zhang was a publicity ambassador appointed by the higher-ups, and with this identity endorsement, she could naturally become a special case.
Seeing that the other party was using chicken feathers as a token of authority, Liu Haibo was not happy with it anymore. He said that this was not just a matter stipulated by the radio, film and television. The male lead was chosen by you, and the second female lead and the second male lead were both related to you. Now you are jumping out to choose the female lead. This is completely different from what was agreed in the beginning!
Seeing that the two sides were arguing, people from Asia Pacific Pictures jumped out to mediate and suggested increasing Liu Haibo's pay.
But Liu Haibo still firmly refused, saying that this was not a question of remuneration, he just wanted to get the respect that a director deserves!
In fact, he is not a person who cares so much about his reputation. Mainly because he feels that he has lost the heroine and he cannot explain to Xu Kun.
Seeing that he was so determined, the people from Asia Pacific Pictures went to negotiate with Superstar Pictures, and finally proposed to increase his pay and then give the second female lead the role to Liu Haibo.
People from Superstar Pictures said that this is their bottom line. It doesn't make sense that their own artists should not be eligible to star in a TV series that they invested in.
Things froze here.
Although Liu Haibo is a popular figure now, he is still a long way from being a big director who has the final say. Although he did not compromise directly for the sake of face, he has actually given up in his heart.
"Kun'er, I'm sorry for you this time. I'll set up another table to apologize to you and Yi Yan later. Don't worry, next time, if anyone dares to steal our roles again, I'll be really angry with him!"
"That's not the case."
Xu Kun smiled and said, "We are all in the same circle, so who doesn't know how difficult it is to work in this industry? Brother Liu, you should be down-to-earth. I will come to have a drink with you later." However, as soon as he hung up the phone, his face suddenly turned gloomy.
It's really not Liu Haibo's fault for this. When the investors strongly demanded to replace him with another actress, he argued for Jiang Yiyan to be the second female lead, which was already the most he could do.
But Xu Kun still felt unhappy. It would be fine if it was a big star, but why did a Korean who couldn't even speak fluent Chinese come in and snatch the female lead?
And that shitty propaganda ambassador, she can't even speak Chinese, what can she know about China?!
The most important thing is that I have completely taken advantage of the temptation of this uniform, and I will tell Jiang Yiyan that I was happy for nothing...
We need to get someone to do this! We need to get someone to do this!
Xu Kun called Ge You immediately and just told him what happened, Ge You asked, "Is the TV series you are talking about called "The Princess"? "
"what?"
Xu Kun was surprised and asked, "Uncle Ge, how did you know?"
"Lü Xing has also booked the second male lead Bai Yunfei for this drama." Ge You briefly explained, and then said: "This matter is actually simple - have you been in touch with Zhang Guoli recently?"
"Yes, I went to pay New Year's greetings to Teacher Zhang before the New Year."
"Then go find him directly. If he's willing to ask, he can definitely get the job done for Asia Huan Pictures."
After careful inquiries, Xu Kun found out that the two most profitable series of Asia Pacific Pictures were "The Secret Visits of Kangxi" and "The Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan".
In the latter, Zhang Guoli is the mainstay, and in the former, Zhang Guoli is not only the leading actor but also the director - it can be said that Zhang Guoli to Asia Pacific Pictures is like Feng Xiaogang to Huayi.
"Uncle, can Teacher Zhang agree to come forward?"
"You'll know if you try it. Maybe it's what you both need."
Everyone gets what he needs?
How can we get what we need?
Xu Kun was a little puzzled. Although he had made some name for himself now, compared with Zhang Guoli, who was at the peak of his career, there was a huge gap.
What could possibly happen to Zhang Guoli that would require his help?
Anyway, Ge You pointed out a clear way, so Xu Kun called Zhang Yong and asked him to rush some high-end green leafy vegetables over a distance of 800 miles.
With the two special supplies from Zhongnanhai that he got from Lao Jia, Xu Kun went to Zhang Guoli's house that night.
They had clearly agreed in advance to visit, but Xu Kun pressed the doorbell for a long time but no one opened the door.
It's not just that he's skilled in martial arts and can beat eight people alone, but the main thing is that the elders in his hometown unanimously believe that Xu Kun would really dare to kill people if he was forced into a corner - Master Zhang is just a little stupid, but he is not afraid of death.
Looking at Zhang Mo, who was sitting obediently with a nervous look on his face but trying hard to act rebellious, Xu Kun roughly guessed what Ge You meant by "each taking what he needs".
Zhang Guoli has been able to overcome all kinds of difficulties over the years, except his only son.
And Xu's ability in training young troublemakers has been certified by the HEB Provincial No. 1 Prison. Isn't this a perfect match for his profession?
(End of this chapter)
