Chapter 219 Xu Kun's Decision
After hearing the conditions offered by Wang Zhonglei, Xu Kun fell into a long silence.
At first, Wang Zhonglei thought he was just stunned by a huge pie falling from the sky, so he simply crossed his legs and waited for Xu Kun to bow down to him.
After all, in his opinion, Xu Kun had no reason to refuse this big pie, because this was basically a way for Xu Kun to move to the next level.
Now Xu Kun is almost at the peak of the second-tier and not quite at the first-tier level, which makes him slightly inferior to the four young freshmen - otherwise the media would not be discussing who he should replace, but would directly re-rank the four young freshmen.
As long as he becomes the male lead in Feng's comedy and performs well in it, it will only take a few minutes for him to gain a firm foothold in the first line.
Not to mention the big gimmick of "successor".
But after Wang Zhonglei was at ease for a while, he found that Xu Kun was not confused, but hesitant.
With such good conditions, what is there to hesitate about? !
Wang Zhonglei was puzzled at first, but then he thought from Xu Kun's perspective and suddenly realized: "Are you worried about becoming the second Lu Chuan?"
Xu Kun did not answer this question, but instead asked: "Why did Director Feng agree to be the producer of this film?"
"Firstly, Director Feng is very optimistic about your script. Secondly, it is because of the relationship between Director Feng and Teacher Ge. Thirdly, we have this demand internally at Huayi. It can be said that it is the right time, the right place, and the right people."
After explaining a little, Wang Zhonglei advised: "Don't be stupid. Although Lu Chuan's being usurped by Jiang Wen has become a laughing stock, he is still rated as one of the top ten young directors in the world by an American magazine.
Besides, your situation is different from Lu Chuan's. He was a director who was held hostage by the actors, so he became a laughing stock. It is an old tradition in the director circle for senior directors to help young directors and serve as producers to protect them. Even if there are some rumors, they are definitely not as bad as Lu Chuan's."
Xu Kun was silent for a moment, then asked again: "If I agree to this condition, when can the filming of this movie start?"
Hearing what Xu Kun said, Wang Zhonglei heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "It will be around next summer vacation. Director Feng is going to release his next film in the summer, so your Lunar New Year film will naturally be released at the end of the year."
That means it won’t be released until the end of next year.
Xu Kun finally made up his mind and shook his head slowly, saying, "I am extremely grateful for Director Feng's kindness, but I don't want to do something that is just a lie."
"You disdain it?!"
Wang Zhonglei couldn't hold back his emotions, and subconsciously stood up, his voice breaking: "Do you know how rare this opportunity is?!"
Xu Kun smiled, leaned back on the sofa and said, "You also said that I made myself famous by myself. Now you want me to rely on Director Feng's influence. I really can't accept it."
"you!"
Wang Zhonglei almost couldn't hold back from cursing. It's okay for a professional director to be pretentious, but why would you, a layman, be so pretentious?
However, signing Xu Kun as soon as possible was not only the consensus of the two Wangs, but also the condition set by Feng Xiaogang - not everyone can write a script and get Feng Xiaogang to agree to be a ghostwriter. In addition to the pressure from Huayi, there was also Ge You's favor involved.
So Wang Zhonglei finally suppressed his anger and tried to persuade him earnestly: "If you are really good enough, Director Feng will definitely be happy to let you perform. With your uncle Ge, can we really cheat you?"
Xu Kun believed 70% of this.
But even if Feng Xiaogang is willing to stand idly by, who in the outside world will believe it?
In Wang Zhonglei's opinion, letting Feng Xiaogang be the producer was to provide support for Xu Kun, but Xu Kun did not think so, because he was sure that Lost on Journey would be a box office hit.
If he doesn't want to be the director, then that's fine. But if he wants to write, direct and act in the film himself, and invites such a retired emperor to join the group, which greatly reduces the benefits he can get, isn't that just pure injustice? !
Moreover, if Huayi's idea is to release "Lost on Journey" at the end of next year, then all the groundwork he had laid in "My Boss Loves Me" would be discounted.
Unless "Boss" is also released at the end of next year.
But if that's the case, it's still okay for Lao Jia and Huayi, but the boss of the carrot juice factory will probably be so anxious that he will jump off the building.
The most important thing is that Xu Kun doesn’t want to wait that long, and he doesn’t want to be regarded as the second Lu Chuan!
So he calmly put forward his conditions: "Boss Wang, don't be anxious, let's see if this works. I don't need Director Feng to help me get started and send me off, and I don't even need Huayi's investment - of course, I welcome Huayi's investment.
As long as Huayi can fully ensure the promotion of Lost on Journey during the Lunar New Year period after the Spring Festival this year, I will agree to sign the actors with Huayi. "
Xu Kun's ambition was aroused by Hua Yi, and he originally wanted to cooperate with Liu Haibo.
But since it's a movie I've seen before, as long as I keep the atmosphere of the original, it won't be too different, right?
"This..." Wang Zhonglei didn't expect Xu Kun to offer such conditions. On the surface, the price Huayi needs to pay is greatly reduced.
But the problem is that rather than bringing Xu Kun under its wing, Huayi actually hopes to have a Feng-style comedy as a guarantee.
He asked helplessly, "Is this necessary? I always thought you were mature beyond your years, so why are you acting like a young man?"
"Are you still called a young man if you are not angry?"
Xu Kun smiled slightly, recited a classic line, and then said: "One more thing, I hope that our contract can be discussed after the movie is officially released."
This is another condition that Huayi does not want to agree to.
But Xu Kun is no longer an unknown figure. He still has the Beijing-Taiwan TV drama distribution channel in his hands. He has food in his hands and is not worried. If he wants to drag it out, Huayi will not force him to do so.
Wang Zhonglei stared at Xu Kun for a while and asked suspiciously, "Are you really that confident in the comedy script you wrote?"
Wang Zhonglei was not worried that Xu Kun would fool him. After all, Xu Kun was not a fool. With Huayi's influence, if they really fell out, it would not be a problem to ban him from the circle for a few years.
Therefore, the condition of signing the contract after the movie is released is obviously intended to raise the company's own value by leveraging the movie's performance.
Xu Kun smiled and said: "Not only the movie, I also have confidence in this TV series, and this TV series and the movie complement each other, so I don't want to delay the movie until the end of next year."
After hearing this, Wang Zhonglei stared at Xu Kun for a long time before saying, "I can't make the decision on this matter alone, but Huayi will give you a reply as soon as possible."
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After sending Wang Zhonglei downstairs and watching him get into the car and drive away, Xu Kun walked back slowly, thinking about how to deal with Lao Jia.
Originally, he wanted to work with Liu Haibo, so that the early preparation work could be handed over to Liu Haibo and Chen Xuebin, and he could also take time to finish "Seeing Words as Faces".
Now that I have changed to writing, directing and acting, I have to do a lot of things myself, so "Seeing Words as Faces" naturally has to be handed over to someone else.
As we all know, Jia attaches great importance to this variety show, and even wanted Xu Kun to give up "The Boss" and shoot "Words as Faces" first.
If this was turned down, even if Lao Jia didn't get angry, he would definitely feel uncomfortable.
For the sake of brotherly harmony, we must find a way to pass the buck.
EMMM~
It seems that we can only summon our 'Gan Jiumei' to appear!
Gan Wei is also an ambitious person. Taking advantage of the fact that the filming of "Boss" was not busy recently - mainly thanks to Liu Shishi - he first broke down the key points of "Words as Faces" and taught them to her, and then encouraged her to take on the heavy responsibility.
By then, Lao Jia’s girlfriend will be in charge, and Xu Kun, the instigator, will control it remotely. Then Lao Jia will have no reason to lose his temper anymore, right?
Thinking of this, Xu Kun took out his cell phone to contact Gan Wei, but before he could even open the phone book, the phone rang.
When I looked at the caller, it turned out to be Jiang Yiyan.
hmm~
When the time comes, I can ask Jiang Yiyan to help as well, so that I can give remote commands more easily.
With this in mind, Xu Kun answered the phone, and then heard Jiang Yiyan excitedly say, "Brother Kun! Lu Xing and Su Youpeng had a fight on the set, and they almost came to blows just now. What do you think I should do now? Should I stand on Lu Xing's side?!"
"What should I do? Salad!"
Xu Kun was speechless and said, "Do you still want to be famous?"
"Of course I do!"
"Why are you adding fuel to the fire? If the crew really disbands, what good will it do you? Just listen to Lao Liu in everything and don't worry about anything else!"
(End of this chapter)
