China Entertainment 1997

Beijing, Sanlitun Bar

"Brother Bo is here."

It was late in the evening and there was no one around. The bartender saw Huang Bo at a glance and immediately said hello with a smile. Huang Bo smiled back and then walked up to a thin man who waved to him.

"Okay, Bo'er, I'm quite familiar with the place. Do you come here to play often?"

"Hi, I used to sing here, colleague."

Although Huang Bo became famous in 2003 because of "When Men Are in Love", there are few film and television projects these days, and it is difficult for young actors who work alone to take on roles.

Therefore, during my classes at Nortel, in order to make more money, I never forgot about my old profession in my spare time.

It wasn't until he finished participating in "Tomorrow's Star", officially signed with Fanxing, and had a fixed income from advertisements that he finally said goodbye to his singing career.

"What have you been doing lately? You didn't come out even if I called you last time."

"There's a play, I just got a role."

"Movies and TV shows? Good guy, Fanxing is so awesome. After you signed the contract, the announcements haven't stopped."

Speaking of this, Huang Bo couldn't help but sneer: "It's all a waste of time. At most, he is just the third male lead in a TV series."

"Virtue."

The thin man curled his lips, but looked serious: "Let's get down to business. I need your help this time."

Huang Bo is still very loyal: "You said, I will help if I can."

"You also know this. Didn't I save a script with someone before? Now I am preparing to attract investment for filming. I would like to ask if you know any senior people in your company who can help pull the strings."

"Higher-ups?"

Huang Bo hesitated for a moment and took a sip of the wine in his glass: "Xiaojun, we brothers don't speak outsiders. You also know me. I just joined Fanxing not long ago. The senior leaders do know me, but they may not pay attention to me.

But if you can trust me, give me the book and I will hand it to a producer I know who can talk to me. "

"How is your friendship with him?"

"Tie Ci, he was the one who went to Nortel to find me when I played the role in "When Men Are in Love". This time, he helped me win half of the roles I played in Stars."

"Look at this, I'll call the director over, and you invite this guy over. Let's have a chat. Whether it works or not is another matter. We can also make friends."

"OK."

Huang Bo nodded. If it were anyone else, he might be a little hesitant. The Yue Xiaojun in front of him was an old friend and had a good relationship, so he was willing to pull strings.

"Brother Liu, I, Bo'er..."

Three hours later, after the group finished their meal, Yue Xiaojun proposed to have some entertainment together, so they found a regular foot massage shop and chatted while having their feet massaged.

"Director Ning, Xiaojun, leave this matter to me. I, Liu Denghui, still have some dignity in the company.

Don't talk about me, Liu Chui. If you don't believe me, ask Bo'er. There will be a major restructuring of the company after the year. I will most likely be promoted to deputy director of the film and television production department. I will also be one of the top executives. Helping you run the operation will be a piece of cake. "

Liu Denghui's face was red, his eyes were slightly drunk, and he was bragging to a few people. Huang Bo and the others looked at each other and agreed, with a little surprise in their eyes.

Fanxing is currently a leading company in the mainland film and television industry, and its film and television production department is in charge of company-related film and television production.

The high-level structure of Fanxing Company is general manager - deputy general manager - department director - deputy director.

Except for some special departments, this model is basically the same. As the film and television production department is an important department of Fanxing, the department director is directly held by the vice president.

In other words, if Liu Tenghui can become the deputy director of Fanxing Film and Television Department, his scope of authority and resources will be greatly expanded.

Although many important joints cannot be managed, some non-important matters and side issues have a high degree of autonomy.

For Huang Bo and others at the moment, this is quite enough, and it can be regarded as a medium-sized thick leg.

"Brother Liu, are there any big changes in the company this time?"

Compared to Yue Xiaojun and Yue Xiaojun's pure surprise, Huang Bo was a little uneasy when he heard about the big adjustment. After all, it was very likely to be affected.

"I heard it's pretty big."

Liu Denghui glanced at several technicians and asked them to take a rest before speaking quietly.

"Where did you say this? Don't spread it randomly."

"Don't worry, we keep our mouths shut."

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether it's strict or not. The company has already started to take action to eliminate some scum who eat everything but eat nothing."

As mentioned before, Fanxing has been established for seven years from 1997 to now, and has transformed from a grass-roots team to the current leader of mainland film and television.

During this period, some people left and some stayed. At the same time, as the company expanded, there were also many employees who enriched their own pockets, lied to others, and waited to die.

Cao Xuan is planning to do a big cleanup at the important point of Fanxing's move, mainly targeting the managers.

Some people leave, some are promoted or demoted, and many positions become vacant. Employees with capital naturally want to take a step further.

Speaking of this, Liu Denghui suddenly felt that they were trading behind the scenes today, and it seemed that they had made a mistake, so he hurried back to make amends.

"I also listened to your story just now. It's a good book. I think there is a chance. If it doesn't work out, I will introduce you to Guolan.

The investment review threshold there is lower than that of Fanxing. If you repackage your book, it won’t be a big problem. "

"Guolan?"

Yue Xiaojun and the other two were a little confused. Huang Bo helped explain: "It is also our boss's company. It mainly invests in film and television. Fanxing pays more attention to quality. Guolan does not taboo on meat and vegetables. As long as the project has profit potential, it will invest."

The two roles I took before were on the crew invested by Guolan, and our company's actors can have certain priority. "

"In the words of our boss, Fanxing wants face, Guolan wants face, one is famous for its reputation and brand building, and the other is purely making money." Liu Denghui added.

Only then did Yue Xiaojun and the others suddenly realize it and couldn't help but sigh: "Boss Cao...has a lot of ideas."

He called for a technician to massage his feet. Liu Denghui felt dizzy and went upstairs first to rest. Huang Bo and others did not go, but stayed to talk together.

"I'm sorry to trouble you this time. I'll treat you to a guest in two days and let's get together."

Ning Hao gave Huang Bo a cigarette, and Huang Bo was not polite: "I won't talk about this between Xiaojun and I, but to be honest, your book is really good. If there is a suitable role later, I will play a part in it." .”

"Easy to say."

Ning Hao readily agreed, and also confided something in his heart: "Actually, Xiaojun and I have been working on this film for a long time, and we went to China Film, Shanghai Film and Television, and other film and television companies.

Frankly speaking, I was quite optimistic about the script, but the requirements were too many, which directly affected the script, and Xiaojun and I couldn't stand it.

I had a chat with Hong Kong Mart, Liu Tianwang's company, and he didn't interfere with the filming, but he only agreed to give us 3 million, and our movie budget is 5 million to 6 million.

I also know that Fanxing rarely accepts scripts from outside, but I still want to give it a try. If it doesn't work, we will agree with Liu Tianwang to shoot as little as possible. "

Ning Hao said it very sadly. Speaking of which, he is considered a very talented director. He has won many awards since his debut. Now he even serves as the executive director of a TV series starring Chen Daoming.

However, there are too many young directors with certain resumes and talents.

There are only so many resources in the film and television industry. The well-known directors account for more than 90% of the resources, and all the new directors are grabbing the remaining 10%.

There are hundreds of thousands of Beipiao people working in the art profession in the capital. There is no shortage of actors pursuing their dreams, let alone directors who dream of them.

Even if you are talented, you need the support of noble people if you want to get ahead...

Ning Hao has reached this stage on his own and is already very powerful. Other directors can't get millions of investments. Although he nods and laughs, he still has the right to be "picky".

To put it bluntly, go and shout around Nortel, promise to invest 1 million, and let the director do whatever he wants.

Probably because of Huang Bo's help, Ning Hao and Yue Xiaojun were a little distracted.

He talked about the pain and frustration of investing in recent times, which reminded Huang Bo of the hard work he had endured in the early years. Several men standing close to each other became more and more speculative as they chatted. They couldn't help but order drinks and planned to take advantage of the opportunity to have another round.

As soon as I opened the beer, I saw Liu Tenghui running down in shorts and a towel.

Huang Bo raised his hand and looked at his watch, with admiration on his face: "Brother Liu, it's okay. It's almost an hour."

"Stop talking nonsense."

Liu Denghui cursed and looked at Ning Hao: "I remember correctly, your name is Ning Hao, right?"

Ning Hao was a little confused. He had never been to this store before, so there shouldn't be any emotional conflict. He nodded blankly.

"yes."

"The movie you made is called Crazy Stone."

"Yes, didn't you read the script just now?"

Huang Bo saw something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong with Brother Liu?"

Liu Denghui touched the sweat on his forehead, felt the cold air, and tightened his towel: "Secretary Hu just called me and asked me to find Ning Hao. He said that the boss was looking for him and was ready to invest."

"Boss, Cao Xuan?"

"Who else could it be?"

"How does he know Director Ning's script?"

"I don't know where to go."

Liu Denghui glared at Huang Bo angrily: "I'll go up there and change my clothes, and we'll leave right away. Then we said we'd make an appointment to read the script, and we just happened to bump into each other."

After speaking, he turned around and left. After taking two steps, Liu Denghui stepped back and said, "Remember, we were talking in the restaurant."

………

Half an hour later, several people arrived at Fanxing Building in Liu Tenghui's Santana.

Liu Denghui made two calls and looked at Ning Hao and Yue Xiaojun: "The boss is working overtime today to wait for you. Come with me."

Huang Bo pointed at himself: "Where's me."

"Come along too."

Liu Denghui and Huang Bo had a really good relationship, and he did not forget to help his brother out. They took the elevator to the top floor and, led by the secretary, knocked on the door of Cao Xuan's office.

"Come in."

Hearing Cao Xuan's voice on the microphone at the door, the secretary opened the door. Except for Liu Denghui, several other people who saw Cao Xuan's company for the first time shook their eyes.

Then he saw Cao Xuan standing in the open space, holding a wild goose feather sword and dancing.

Seeing a few people coming in, Cao Xuan held a sword in his arm, neatly sheathed it, and greeted the people.

"There will be a fight below next year. Let's practice in private. Sit down and have something to drink."

"It will be all right."

"Let's have some tea. A friend gave it to me before. It's authentic Tieguanyin."

"Boss, I'm coming."

Liu Denghui, who had been so arrogant before, now took over the secretary's job. Under Cao Xuan's command, he fetched tea leaves and made tea for everyone in a decent manner.

Fortunately, he hadn't forgotten about Huang Bo and asked for help. However, Ning and Yue were a little uncomfortable with the sudden change and wanted to help, but Liu Denghui stopped him.

Just now he was Brother Liu who the two wanted, so he naturally had the highest attitude. Now Ning and Yue are Cao Xuan's guests. The circumstances and timing are different, so their posture and behavior must also change.

Cao Xuan ignored it and didn't bother to care about these little tricks. He gave up the tea and took the initiative to explain.

"Director Han of China Film Group recommended your book to me before. I also looked at the electronic draft outline and found that I really had some ideas. Was it inspired by Guy Ritchie's "Two Smoking Barrels"?"

Cao Xuan's words clarified the source of the biggest selling point of "Crazy Stone", and also made Ning Hao and Ning Hao realize that Cao Xuan is not one of those local bosses who pretends to understand.

He is the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Best Actor + a film and television giant. Not only has he watched all the movies, but he should know all the famous domestic and foreign movies. The professional level cannot be compared to outsiders.

"The plot structure and narrative model are indeed taken from "Two Smoking Barrels", but we changed it to a local story in the mountain city..."

Ning Hao realized that what happened next was crucial. Whether he could impress Cao Xuan and get what he wanted would all depend on his performance, so he held his breath, calmed down his emotions, and told his idea about "Crazy Stone".

Although Cao Xuan has seen the finished product of "Crazy Stone" several times in Goldfinger, he still wants to know the director's thoughts.

I kept listening quietly and occasionally drank some tea.

I have to say that Ning Hao is not only a good director, but also has good eloquence.

He can tell the story of "Crazy Stone" with ups and downs with just one mouth, full of pictures and humor. No wonder he was able to attract Liu Tianwang's investment, and even Mr. Han also spoke for him.

Ning Hao spoke for nearly 40 minutes in one breath, while Yue Xiaojun checked and filled in the gaps for him, while Cao Xuan listened with his legs crossed.

Liu Denghui and Huang Bo were watching the excitement nearby, boiling tea and pouring water from time to time, and silently watching the conversation.

After Ning Hao had almost finished speaking and his voice was slightly hoarse, Cao Xuan nodded and spoke.

“I got a general idea of ​​the project.”

Ning Hao swallowed and looked at Cao Xuan nervously: "Then what do you think..."

"No rush, who are you going to find for the lead role?"

"I haven't decided yet. Bao Shihong is more optimistic about Sun Honglei."

Cao Xuan was noncommittal. "Crazy Stone" was a group drama, and there weren't many suitable actors except Huang Bo. Cao Xuan didn't care about forcing people to play. Compared with the movie, he actually valued Ning Hao more.

"I just heard Denghui say that you are now a member of a single gang?"

"It's not a one-man gang, but it's true that they didn't sign a company."

"I think you two brothers are very talented. Are you interested in coming to Fanxing?"

"ah?"

Ning Hao and Ning Hao were dumbfounded, but Huang Bo reacted faster and bumped Ning Hao with his elbow.

"What are you doing standing around, Bole is right in front of you, why don't you thank the boss."

Ning Hao and Ning Hao were a little hesitant. After all, the contract was not finalized, and neither of them was in that position. Cao Xuan also understood and waved his hand to stop the "anxious" Huang Bo.

"Okay, stop acting."

Then he looked at Ning Hao sincerely: "I voted for "Crazy Stone", with Denghui as the producer, and a budget of 6 million. According to the rules, the company will review the project, but as long as it does not involve some special circumstances, it will not Interfered too much with you.

At the same time, you should go back and think carefully about joining Fanxing. If you have any doubts, you can ask Denghui and Huang Bo.

Fanxing’s remuneration and benefits for contracted directors are very generous. If you have strength and talent, Fanxing has the ability and resources to make you the next Lao Mouzi. "

Cao Xuan's words were so domineering that both Ning Hao and Ning Hao couldn't help but feel confused.

They also do understand that Fanxing has huge funds and abundant resources, but what they lack is top talents who can stand alone. As long as they can show their skills, Fanxing will become the best platform to shine.

"Don't worry, Mr. Cao, I will consider this matter carefully and give you an answer as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, think slowly, I will wait for you."

Cao Xuan is very confident. So far, Fanxing has great advantages over other film and television companies. As long as Ning Hao is not stupid, he will not invest in another company.

Not to mention that Cao Xuan is still his boss at this time, and his natural feelings are biased...

Ten minutes later, Cao Xuan personally escorted Ning Hao and others into the elevator before turning back.

But here, when the elevator door closed, Yue Xiaojun collapsed a few centimeters, feeling lingering fear.

"Mr. Cao has such a strong aura that my legs are shaking a little now."

Ning Hao couldn't help but nod. He had been in the office for more than an hour and his emotions had been tense. Now when he came out, he found that his underwear was soaked with cold sweat on his back.

Huang Bo and Cao Xuan spent more time together and said with emotion: "Actually, the boss is very easy-going when filming in private, but once he arrived at the company, I don't know if it was because of his aura or the environment. He just felt very majestic and I felt a little bit crazy. fear."

"Just get used to it. You have never had a meeting with him. The vice presidents of our company, who are among the top bosses outside, were scolded by him like his third grandson in the meeting and did not dare to refute. "

Liu Denghui couldn't help but vomit, then straightened his expression and stretched out his hand to Ning Hao.

"Director Ning, no matter what you say, we two brothers are really destined to meet each other today. If I have offended you before, please forgive me. I hope you can help me when we work together as a crew in the future."

Ning Hao hurriedly stretched out his hand and shook it with Liu Denghui: "Brother Liu, you're welcome. It's thanks to your help today. I think there's still some time. How about we have a second show."

"no problem."

Liu Tenghui patted his chest proudly: "But this time, I will pay for all the expenses. I finished the pedicure before, so let's go take a shower."

………

Cao Xuan didn't know that several of his subordinates went to Hu Tian Hu Di and cleaned up. He also got off work and went home on time.

If those old perverts in the outside world who admire Cao Daguan's sensuality and sensuality knew that Cao Xuan's real nightlife was so boring, they would be speechless.

However, Cao Xuan was too lazy to pay attention to them and took the car home to eat the dinner prepared by the nanny.

Beauty Zeng was still filming in Xinwu, but Empress Donggong was at home, sitting on the bed and surfing the Internet on her laptop.

Cao Xuan took a bath, put on his pajamas, and got into bed. Empress Donggong skillfully lay in his arms and pointed at the computer screen.

"Look, your fans are complaining about you?"

"What's wrong?"

"Golden Horse Award."

"Let me see."

In early December, this year's Golden Horse Awards ceremony was held. Cao Xuan had two films shortlisted, one was the summer winner "Spring Knife", and the other was the National Day box office champion. This year's third film with a box office of over 100 million, "New Police Story" .

Among them, Cao Xuan was nominated for [Best Actor] with "Xiu Chun Knife" and was nominated for the Golden Horse Best Actor for the second time.

It is worth mentioning that Xuan, played by Cao Xuan in "New Police Story", was shortlisted for "Best Supporting Actor" and was the most popular.

However, Cao Xuan did not consider himself to be a supporting actor and made corrections to the Golden Horse Awards. As a result, Ah Xuan was ultimately unsuccessful in the "Best Supporting Actor" category. The award was eventually won by Mr. Jin Shijie, who played Wei Zhongxian from the "Spring Knife" cast.

Cao Xuan was also in the competition for Best Actor, and lost to the crew of "Infernal Affairs" for the second time. Last time it was Tony Leung, and this time it was Liu Tianwang.

It is worth mentioning that in April this year, Liu Tianwang also won the Best Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in "Big Man, Big Wisdom".

I don’t know if there are any compensating factors for Liu Tianwang’s overall defeat due to last year’s “Liang and Liu vying for supremacy”.

In the same year, he won two Best Actor Awards, including "House of Flying Daggers", which he starred in during the summer vacation, and the box office of "A World Without Thieves", which was released in November, is also gaining momentum. It seems that it is not difficult to exceed 100 million.

With two Best Actors and two movies with a box office of over 100 million, Liu Tianwang’s film career this year is at its peak.

That is to say, Cao Xuan, who has the same two starring movies with over 100 million yuan and won the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Double Grand Slam, can compare with them.

However, this time the Golden Horse Best Actor competition still caused a certain amount of controversy, mainly regarding "New Police Story" Ah Xuan.

This role was so well played that it was regarded as a favorite for Best Actor before the Golden Horse Awards were announced. However, due to an incident involving a supporting role, the film failed to win.

The media took the opportunity to cause trouble, feeling that the Golden Horse Awards was suppressing Cao Xuan. Cao Xuan's fans were not convinced and once started a scolding war with Liu Tianwang's fans.

The Golden Horse Best Actor was caught in a controversy, and Liu Tianwang's Golden Horse Best Actor was actually controversial. At that time, the outside world generally believed that Wu Zhenyu of "Infernal Affairs 2" was more promising. After the Best Actor was awarded, it once aroused heated discussion in the Hong Kong media.

Cao Xuan is not particularly disappointed personally. He knows well that although the role of Xuan in "New Police Story" is extremely wonderful, the character is too bad and the chance of winning the award will be reduced.

It's not like he hadn't thought about winning a supporting actor role before, but later he felt that he would rather not win the award than win a supporting actor role.

He is now the only person in the mainland who can compete with the top actors in Hong Kong and Taiwan. There are many things that cannot be compromised. This is the case this time. You don't have to win awards, but you can't be outranked.

Cao Xuan turned to the computer and looked at the posts from [Hemerocallis Flower Bar]. Many fans were filled with indignation and denounced the Golden Horse Awards and King Liu.

"You don't care?"

Hu Jing raised her head and asked, Cao Xuan calmly said: "Don't worry about it, it's okay to make a fuss, so you don't think I have a bad temper."

"What do you mean? Don't you have a good relationship with that person?"

"I have a good relationship with him, but it's hard to tell what's going on behind his back. Let's wait until I finish filming "New World"."

Cao Xuan sneered. He wanted to come to the mainland to beg for food, but he made trouble behind his back. If he is not stuck in the theater next year, they will kneel down and beg for mercy. He takes their last name.

Speaking of which, Cao Xuan did not attend the awards ceremony this time due to a supporting role incident, and instead missed two famous scenes.

One is that Cai Kangyong, who was scolded for teasing Liu Tianwang last year, publicly apologized, and the other is that Sister Zhiling left the circle.

At the award ceremony, I gave Liu Tianwang and Tony Leung a loving hug, and whispered "Come on, come on".

Future generations will be able to see that she dug her toes out of three bedrooms and one living room, but from the perspective of people who have not been bombarded by Internet celebrities, this sister is fresh and refined, cute and intellectual, with extremely long legs. She broke out of the circle in an instant and became famous in one fell swoop.

However, Cao Xuan personally is not too fond of this Zhiling sister. He actually prefers the dark version of Mr. Hado...

Thinking of this, Cao Xuan went online to find the video and enjoyed the famous scene with Hu Jing.

As a woman, Hu Jing is even more uncomfortable with this situation. She even gets goosebumps just imagining it.

"Thankfully you didn't go, otherwise she would definitely have to hug you, eh..."

"I slapped her aside and hugged me? Isn't this just a hooligan, trying to get some heat?"

Having said that, Cao Xuan took a few glances at Sister Zhiling's dress, which seemed to be looming.

He felt that he could take back what he just said. Although this person was coy and awkward, he still had a good figure. Although the dark version was wild, his temperament was slightly less.