Chapter 221 Unexpected bad news
Half a month later, in the hotel conference room.
"It's okay to choke up, as long as it doesn't affect the recitation too much. A little choking up will make the effect better."
"There are indeed some problems with this line, Baoqiang, please take it out and put it aside. I'll invite the screenwriter over and we'll revise it."
"Old Shen, we don't need you to show your humorous side this time. What we need is your handsome face. Next time, I will definitely let you show your talents!"
Xu Kun’s one-on-three teaching made him feel dry-mouthed.
Just when he was about to get a glass of mineral water to quench his thirst, he saw Qin Lan coming in with a thermos bucket and waved it at him, "I bought some iced sour plum soup, would you like to try it?"
"Yes, yes, yes, of course!"
Gan Wei immediately rushed over, took out a disposable paper cup and gulped down the full cup.
Qin Lan poured a cup for Xu Kun first. Seeing that Baoqiang and Shen Teng were a little reserved, he also poured a cup for each of them and placed them on the coffee table.
Then he went back to Xu Kun and started rubbing his shoulders without any hesitation.
When Gan Wei moved into the hotel, Qin Lan was still thinking about whether to temporarily avoid suspicion. But then she heard that Xu Kun was going to write, direct and star in a New Year's film, and that he had won the favor and praise of Feng Xiaogang. So she took the initiative to offer to be the producer of the film.
The embankment she had just built in her heart was suddenly washed away.
When the newspapers reported that Xu Kun declined Director Feng's support and was determined not to be the second Lu Chuan, and even postponed signing with Huayi for this reason, Qin Lan simply turned herself into the tide.
Floods flood the seven armies at night, and tenderness overflows during the day.
As for Gan Wei's opinion...
Jiang Yiyan herself has no objection, so does it matter what Gan Jiumei thinks?
Besides, Gan Jiumei is a smart person and would never get involved in such things.
Xu Kun was somewhat troubled by this. He had originally just wanted to have some fun with Qin Lan, but Qin Lan had clearly already finished filming and had no intention of leaving the crew.
This time I saw another swallow.
However, Qin Lan does not have the ambition of Huo Siyan, nor is he as stupid as Jiang Yiyan, so it is not annoying to get along with him.
Forget it, it was Jiang Yiyan who took the initiative to pull them together, so we can talk about any troubles later.
Now Xu Kun has no time to care about these trivial matters, all his attention is focused on "Lost on Journey".
Thanks to the fact that he turned "Lost on Journey" into a spin-off of "Boss and Boss", the character of the male protagonist in the play is not the same as Meng Hao, who began to reflect on himself and became much kinder after his divorce.
Therefore, he did not let his distraction affect the filming of "The Boss" - mainly because "The Boss" was nearing completion, and most of the remaining scenes were Liu Shishi's scenes.
In addition to helping Baoqiang and Shen Teng familiarize themselves with the script - Shen Teng continues to guest-star as his younger brother Meng Wei in the film - Xu Kun also began preparatory work in advance.
The crew members for the film are already there, and the team that filmed "The Boss" can be directly transferred over.
What he needs to worry about are mainly miscellaneous issues.
For example, for the only interlude in the play, "Whether You Have Money or Not, Go Home for the New Year", Xu Kun only remembered the song title and the general melody, so he had to find someone to compose the music and lyrics again.
Xu Kun asked Li Yixiang to do this, and asked that the melody and lyrics be as simple and down-to-earth as possible, and it would be even better if they were catchy.
Then there is the issue of the shooting location.
"Lost on Journey" is scheduled to start filming in September. In order to portray the feeling of winter, Xu Kun thought it would be better to shoot in the northeastern border area - it starts snowing there in October, so it is completely fine to wear southern winter clothes in September.
The Northeast has been a bit chaotic in recent years, but fortunately Xu also has a connection - after deciding to go to the Northeast to shoot, Xu Kun found Song Xinxin.
"Mom~"
He smiled cheekily and said, "My movie is going to be shot in the Northeast. Can you tell Heitu to say hello or something?"
Once you pass Shanhaiguan, find Benshan if you have any problems. Although this statement was not put forward until 09, in fact, Uncle Benshan's influence in Northeast China was already unmatched in 05 - the only one who could compete with him in Northeast China was "you can't control it".
“Is your movie reliable?”
Song Xinxin said with some concern: "Is the news that Feng Xiaogang likes your book true or hype?" "It's half true and half false."
Xu Kun explained the whole story and then said, "I plan to invest 500 million yuan in this movie. As a mother, you can't just watch me lose all my money and become so poor that I have to pawn my pants, right?"
This movie is a typical low-budget production. Even if Xu Kun is not short of money, 09 million is enough to make it - the original version was filmed in 700 and only cost million in total.
However, movies are different from TV series. The promotion of TV series mainly relies on TV stations, and the filming party does not need to bear too much promotion costs.
But it’s different with movies. The publicity and promotion costs of low-budget productions are often greater than the filming costs - so although Xu Kun’s 500 million yuan accounts for half of the filming costs, it would be good if he could get a quarter of it when the money is divided.
"You young people are just good at making trouble."
Song Xunxun shook her head, not knowing whether with emotion or disapproval, at Xu Kun's action, but she immediately took out her cell phone and called Uncle Benshan.
As a result, before she could even open her mouth, she heard Uncle Benshan sighing on the other end, "Why, did you hear about it in Beijing, too?"
Song Xinxin was puzzled when she heard this: "I heard? I heard what?"
"It's about Gao Xiumin."
Uncle Benshan sighed and said, "He was fine when we were filming the show, but who knew he would fall asleep and never wake up again."
"what?!"
Song Xunxun was shocked and asked in disbelief: "Are you kidding me? She is only one year older than me and she is only in her forties this year!"
"If only you were joking, she's already lying in the crystal coffin. If you're not busy, come and see her off in a couple of days."
After hanging up the phone, Song Xunxun was still in disbelief and kept repeating, "She is only one year older than me."
Xu Kun finally figured out why Song Xinxin, who had vowed that she did not want to participate in the Spring Festival Gala this year, would work with Uncle Benshan again this year.
He did not mention the venue again, but comforted Song Xinxin and asked Song Xinxin to take him with her when she attended the funeral.
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As the newspapers began to publicize Xu Kun's deeds, Xu Kun's achievements, Xu Kun's pride, and the stories that Xu Kun and Huayi had to tell...
Liu Shishi's mood became more and more confused and complicated.
She found that Xu Kun was just like Meng Hao in the play, both were so talented and far-sighted, and they were exactly the same on and off the stage.
The only thing is that when it comes to love, he acts in completely different ways on and off the stage.
If only Brother Kun could be as dedicated as Meng Hao, then I could...
What puzzled Liu Shishi even more was that Qin Lan was becoming more and more blatant in his disloyalty. Considering that Xu Kun and Jiang Yiyan had cut off contact, Qin Lan's behavior was understandable.
But according to Jiang Xin's gossip, Jiang Yiyan calls Xu Kun almost every day and has no intention of cutting off contact.
And Jiang Yiyan seemed to know Qin Lan's performance very clearly!
This is something Liu Shishi couldn't understand at all.
"What's not understandable about this?"
Jiang Xin curled her lips and said, "You just haven't seen much in this industry. How many men with a little status in this industry can be faithful to one person? Even if they are married, many of them have red flags flying at home and colorful flags flying outside."
"Well, there will always be exceptions, right?"
"There are definitely exceptions, but how do you know that your choice is definitely right?" Jiang Xin spread his hands and said, "The best we can do is to keep ourselves clean. How can we control what men think? It's okay when we are young, but after a few years, we are old and ugly. There are so many young girls in the circle who are only interested in climbing up the social ladder. How many men can control themselves?"
After listening to this, Liu Shishi became more and more confused, and even felt repulsed by this circle.
otherwise……
After finishing this drama, will you just stop being an actor?
Liu Shishi, who was just a few months old when she turned 18, suddenly came up with the idea of avoiding twenty years of detour.
(End of this chapter)
