Chapter 222 It turns out it’s because of him
Huayi Headquarters.
Returning to this business building after half a month, Huo Siyan felt that things and people had changed.
In late July, while "Emperor Zhu" dominated the prime time, "Seven Fairies" was also released simultaneously on the prime channels in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Shanghai.
The Golden Channel sounds nice, but it is actually a local channel in Shanghai.
Fortunately, although the coverage area cannot be compared with Beijing Satellite TV, the ratings are far beyond expectations.
Moreover, the drama is very popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan, so the producers specially invited the male and female protagonists and several important actors to promote the drama in Shanghai, Hong Kong Island, and Taiwan.
Huo Siyan just returned from Wanwan by flight last night. She received a call from Wang Zhonglei early in the morning, asking her to come to the company as soon as possible.
Huo Siyan was not surprised by this.
"The Seven Fairies" clearly shows signs of becoming a big hit, and is even no worse than Xu Kun's "Zhu Yuanzhang" - of course, there is no comparison in terms of difficulty of performance.
Even if I repeatedly stated that I would not leave Huayi, the two Mr. Wangs would definitely have to talk to me face to face before they could be truly reassured.
While Huo Siyan was thinking about how to take advantage of the opportunity to ask for some benefits, she went up the stairs to the second floor.
This place used to be a gathering place for second- and third-tier stars. Every time she came here, she would always see a few familiar faces. But today, Huo Siyan walked all the way and didn't see a single familiar person.
Although Huo Siyan had anticipated this, she still couldn't help feeling empty and heavy in her heart.
However, this depressed situation in all industries could also provide some bargaining chips for subsequent negotiations - this was also the main reason why Huo Siyan came to the second floor for a walk first.
She adjusted her mood, stood in front of the elevator door, and prepared to go directly to the top floor to meet Wang Zhonglei.
But the moment the elevator opened, Huo Siyan was stunned, and then her mood suddenly sank.
Because there were four people in the elevator, two masters and a servant were clearly separated, they were Fan Bingbing and Li Bingbing, each with an assistant!
Why are these two bitches still in the company? !
Weren't they the ones who made the most noise at first? Why did they back down at the last minute?!
Seeing that it was Huo Siyan outside the elevator, Li Bingbing nodded at her politely, but Fan Bingbing simply ignored her and said nothing.
Previously on the set of "Eight Heroes", the two Bingbing hardly spoke to each other, and Huo Siyan also kept her distance from them. So after the filming of the TV series was completed, the three of them not only did not become more familiar with each other, but became more distant.
If ordinary second- or third-tier stars were faced with the two Ice players with full aura, they would probably have to retreat.
But Huo Siyan is not an ordinary person. She didn't hesitate at all and walked in to take the center position.
The atmosphere in the elevator became more subtle.
In fact, with Huo Siyan's current qualifications, even if "Seven Fairies" is a big hit, she is still some distance away from being one of the top four actresses and two ice queens. But what is strange is that Li Bingbing and Fan Bingbing did not say anything this time, as if they tacitly accepted the trend of the three-way competition.
This made Huo Siyan feel a little dizzy.
He thought that it was the right decision to choose Huayi and stay in Huayi. Although Xu Kun had a lot of resources behind him, he was a lone wolf after all, and there were women around him one after another. It was impossible for him to have an opportunity to compete with the four Dan and Shuang Bing like Huayi did.
Huo Siyan's inflated mood reached its peak after she reached the top floor because of a sentence from her secretary:
"I'm sorry, Miss Bingbing, could you please wait outside for a moment? Mr. Wang hopes to talk to Miss Huo alone first."
This treatment is exactly what Huo Siyan has always dreamed of!
Feeling the sharp gazes on both sides, Huo Siyan seemed to be stepping on the G-spot with every step. She felt like she had taken drugs and was so excited that she felt dizzy.
It was not until she pushed open the office door that she regained some consciousness, but the flush of excitement on her face had not yet faded.
"Si Yan is here!"
Wang Zhonglei, who was looking through documents, saw Huo Siyan coming in, and immediately stood up and walked out of his desk. He took the initiative to shake hands with Huo Siyan and said, "Thank you for your hard work on this trip. Take a good rest for a few days after you come back. The company will definitely entrust you with important tasks in the future."
Huo Siyan smiled and said, "Actually, this trip wasn't that tiring. It was like traveling to Hong Kong and Taiwan. It's just that Wanwan's fans are too enthusiastic, which is a bit overwhelming."
While she emphasized her popularity with Wanwan, she was somewhat puzzled by Wang Zhonglei's behavior. She was not puzzled by Wang Zhonglei's initiative to show his affection, but puzzled by the fact that Wang Zhonglei only touched her fingertips and then withdrew - this was not in line with Mr. Wang's usual style.
After listening to Huo Siyan, Wang Zhonglei smiled and said, "You should take a break. At least you should take some time to see your friends. You can't become distant from each other just because you are busy filming."
As he spoke, he took out a document from the table, handed it to Huo Siyan and said, "Please help me take this to Xu Kun."
"what is this?"
Huo Siyan took it in confusion, not understanding why Wang Zhonglei suddenly mentioned Xu Kun and specifically asked her to go find him.
Shouldn't I make sure I stay in Huayi now? !
"This is the list of movies that will be released during the Lunar New Year holiday this year."
Wang Zhonglei said: "It is indeed better after the Chinese New Year than before the Chinese New Year, but I think it is better to postpone it to Valentine's Day, so that Lost on Journey can avoid the two Chinese New Year comedies in Hong Kong Island."
Huo Siyan became more and more confused. What was going on?
What are the "New Year's films, New Year's period", what is "Lost on Journey", and what do they have to do with Xu Kun?
Wang Zhonglei saw her confusion and asked curiously, "Why, haven't you been paying attention to the news in Beijing in the past half month?"
"In fact, Taiwan selectively reports news about our mainland."
There are only negative reports about Huayi on Wanwan's side, as if the domestic entertainment industry is about to destroy itself and the Wanwan entertainment industry is just about to completely dominate the mainland.
However, after hearing what Wang Zhonglei said, Huo Siyan realized that Xu Kun must have caused some new trouble in the past half month, and it must have been a big one.
"Jessica~"
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhonglei immediately pressed the pager on the table and instructed the female secretary outside the door: "Send me the recent editing materials related to Xu Kun."
Soon, the secretary brought in a thick stack of newspaper clippings.
Some of the content above is cut out from newspapers, some is cut out from magazines, and some is copied from websites.
At Wang Zhonglei's instruction, Huo Siyan carefully flipped through a few pages and found that these reports seemed to cover a wide variety of topics.
But the most important content is that Xu Kun wrote a film script for a New Year's comedy, and this script was favored and valued by Feng Xiaogang, who even offered to serve as producer to help Xu Kun complete this debut work that he wrote, directed and acted in.
However, Xu Kun refused without hesitation, insisting on completing the film on his own and never being the second Lu Chuan.
Huayi also generously took on the film's promotion and marketing, and agreed that the two parties would formally negotiate the artist's contract after the film was released.
After reading it, Huo Siyan was confused for a while before she came to her senses. No wonder Wang Zhonglei was in a hurry to find her, and no wonder Li Bingbing and Fan Bingbing's attitudes changed.
It turns out that all this is because of Xu Kun!
I've only been out for half a month, how come he's gone from being an actor and producer to a screenwriter and director? !
Huo Siyan asked in disbelief: "The report said that Director Feng took a fancy to the script written by Xu Kun. Is this true?"
"of course it's true."
Wang Zhonglei said: "In fact, it was Director Feng who first proposed that Xu Kun could try to direct and act in the film. Director Feng said that he saw the sense of the camera from Xu Kun's initial outline framework and thought that Xu Kun first conceived the picture in his mind and then turned the picture into text.
If we reverse this process, we get the process of filming a movie. Therefore, Director Feng concluded that Xu Kun has the potential to be a director. "
Feng Xiaogang's inference was also the main reason why Wang Da and Wang Xiao readily agreed to Xu Kun's request after a brief discussion.
Anyway, Huayi will not lose money.
If Xu Kun's movie fails, Huayi can take the opportunity to lower the price.
If Xu Kun's movie becomes a hit, it will be a good opportunity to publicize his joining and help Huayi get through the upcoming period of decline.
As for the issue of only signing an acting contract, Wang and Wang Xiao think that is not a problem at all. If they can get a director contract, that would naturally be the best.
Even if Xu Kun doesn’t sign a directorial contract with Huayi, can’t Huayi still invest in his film?
That doesn’t make sense!
(End of this chapter)
