This director only makes bad movies

"Hey, Mimi."

"I forgot that no one can forget you."

"The next movie is still being conceived."

"What, is there a role for you?"

"Sorry, this really doesn't exist."

"Okay, let's talk next time we meet."

In the office, Xu Nan hung up the phone.

Since the box office of "The Beginning" exceeded 1 billion, he has experienced the feeling of being hot again.

The entertainment industry is so realistic.

Everything depends on the box office. As long as you can make money, you are a god.

In the past, there were some controversies surrounding Xu Nan, which made some reserved female stars reluctant to take the initiative to approach him. But now that "The Beginning" has become a hit, all the controversies have disappeared.

This movie is hailed as the best suspense film in China, and even the officials praised it.

This is the first time for Xu Nan. In the past, two movies like "Captain China" and "Spider-Man" were box-office, but the officials would never praise them.

One is because the quality of the movie is not good, and the other is that Xu Nan's method of promoting the movie is too shabby.

But "The Beginning" is different. It wins with quality and no one can gossip.

Of course, the authorities must praise this kind of righteous film.

With the official endorsement, people in the industry no longer had any scruples and began to inquire about Xu Nan's next movie.

Of course they know that Xu Nan's next movie won't be released so soon, but if they say a few good words now, they might be able to take advantage of this advantage in the future.

It doesn’t matter if he has dates or not, let’s play a few shots first.

And some smart people look far ahead. Xu Nan is so young and has a film and television company under his banner. He is destined to be a big shot in the entertainment industry in the future.

Building a good relationship now will only bring benefits and no harm in the future.

At this moment, Liu Yang walked in and told Xu Nan some news.

"Mr. Xu, Shi Shi is here."

Xu Nan was stunned: "Which one is Shi Shi?"

Liu Yang shrugged: "A-list star, Liu Shishi."

"She said she wanted to meet you because you said last year that you wanted her to play the heroine in a movie."

Xu Nan's expression became subtle: "That's what happened."

After "Spider-Man" was released last year, it was a box office hit. At the celebration party, Liu Shishi tentatively said that he wanted to participate in his movie.

Xu Nan agreed at that time, but it was postponed to this year, and the two of them made a verbal agreement at the banquet.

In fact, this kind of verbal agreement can be ignored completely. After all, the agreement of intention was not even signed.

However, Xu Nan planned to agree to Liu Shishi.

Because he has already thought about what his next movie will be, and if it’s no surprise, it’s called “Gone Eyes.” It’s the third installment in the superhero universe series.

The so-called superhero universe is a movie universe built by several movies such as "Captain China", "Spider-Man", and "Stargazer". In the future, "Dian Mother" will be added as expected.

This is a series of movies that Xu Nan created based on the Marvel Cinematic Universe in his previous life, adapted it locally and added his own inspiration.

The superhero movie universe, the first "Captain China" and the second "Spider-Man", have achieved great success and opened up popularity.

What Xu Nan needs to do next is to build on the good foundation laid by the previous work and continue along the road of success.

Once this series is successful, the profits will be calculated in tens of billions, and he himself can also earn a steady stream of benefits from this series.

After clearing his thoughts, Xu Nan said directly: "Let her in."

Liu Yang nodded: "Okay."

But before leaving, he said: "Mr. Xu, do you remember Zhang Qingqing? She was the female star who refused to participate in "The Beginning"."

"Remember, what happened?"

"Her agent called to congratulate the success of "The Beginning" and asked if our company has any future movie plans. If so, she is willing to let Zhang Qingqing come to audition."

Xu Nan curled his lips: "What did you do earlier?"

The last time I took the initiative to invite you was rejected, but now that I saw the movie successfully, I thought of it?

Arrogant at first and respectful at the end.

There is no need to think about it. If there is a similar role in the future, the first thing that Summit Films will think of will definitely be Li Ruoshui, and the second one will be Zhang Qingqing.

And with Li Ruoshui as a competitor, Zhang Qingqing's life should not be easy.

Originally, the only weak and innocent actress in the industry was Zhang Qingqing. Now that a competing product has come out, she will definitely compete with her. Maybe some resources that should have belonged to Zhang Qingqing were pried away by Li Ruoshui.

But who should be blamed? It was not Zhang Qingqing himself.

Anyway, Xu Nan doesn't have a good impression of Zhang Qingqing, and basically won't cooperate with her in the future.

After Liu Yang finished speaking, he went out directly, obviously not optimistic about Zhang Qingqing's manager's behavior.

The icing on the cake is good, but it's still not as good as giving help when it's time.

For some things, there is no store after passing that village.

A few minutes later, there was a knock on the office door.

"Knock knock knock."

"Please come in."

Liu Shishi walked in and said very familiarly: "Congratulations, Director Xu, "The Beginning" was a hit, with a box office of over one billion."

Xu Nan said modestly: "It's just luck. I didn't expect this movie to be such a hit. I can only say that the audience supported it."

"There's no luck. To be honest, Director Xu, you are good enough. The box office of your second movie "Captain China" exceeded 1 billion. Last year, "Spider-Man" broke 1 billion. Now "The Beginning" has exceeded 1 billion. Let me see. Who dares to gossip?"

Xu Nan laughed.

It has to be said that those who can get along well have some skills. Originally, Xu Nan and Liu Shishi had not seen each other for a long time and seemed very strange, but within a few words, the two became familiar with each other.

After chatting for a while, Liu Shishi finally explained his purpose.

"Director Xu, do you still remember that when "Spider-Man" was released last year, you said that you had a role in a movie suitable for me, and I agreed at the time. Why didn't I get any news about "The Beginning"? "

Xu Nan smiled: "The movie I'm talking about is not "The Beginning"."

Although he had already made up his mind to let Liu Shishi be the protagonist of "The Staring Man", this did not prevent him from using his posture to bargain and make Liu Shishi give in.

The reason is simple. As a director, he is naturally at the top of the food chain, upstream.

As a first-line star, Liu Shishi may be able to control his appearance with some ordinary directors, but with him he can only act honestly.

It’s not about unspoken rules or anything like that, but it’s about taking advantage of this and talking about the best conditions.

Liu Shishi also knew that she and Xu Nan were not equal in status, but she really wanted to act in a movie and asked directly without caring about anything else.

"Then which movie are you talking about, Director Xu? You are a great director, so you can't lie to me."

Xu Nan smiled: "Of course it's impossible to lie. In fact, the movie I told you last time belongs to the same world view as "Captain China" and "Spider-Man" and is a superhero movie."

Liu Shishi couldn't laugh or cry: "Is it the same as "Captain China" or "Spider-Man"?"

Seeing Liu Shishi's expression, Xu Nan felt very angry.

What, you look down on "Captain China" and "Spider-Man", right?

I admit that the filming of these two movies was a bit rough, but they both grossed over 1 billion at the box office.

There are several movies in the entertainment industry that have grossed more than one billion yuan, so why should we look down on them?

The atmosphere in the industry is so strange. Many directors have made several movies with a combined box office of less than one billion, but this does not prevent them from looking down on the two movies "Captain China" and "Spider-Man" with confidence.

When these two movies are mentioned, many people in the industry have a dismissive attitude.

Just like many postgraduate and doctoral students who cannot find a job despise the nouveau riche with low academic qualifications.

There is always an inexplicable sense of superiority.

Even if Xu Nan hadn't made "The Beginning" and conquered everyone with his quality, he might not have been recognized by the mainstream circles.

It's ironic that a director whose box office performance surpasses everyone can still be looked down upon.

Really speechless.

So Xu Nan felt very uncomfortable when he saw Liu Shishi's unwillingness.

When Liu Shishi saw Xu Nan's expression, his heart immediately thumped.

Oops, her performance just now seemed to have made Director Xu Nan angry.

Gotta find a way to remedy it.

Liu Shishi immediately smiled: "That's great. The new movie will definitely continue the success of "Captain China" and "Spider-Man". I wish Director Xu a great success in advance."

Xu Nan's face looked much better now.

Liu Shishi asked cautiously: "Um, Director Xu, what role am I playing?"

Xu Nan said: "If nothing else, you are the protagonist, just like Mimi and Lin Hongxiu, the absolute protagonist."

Liu Shishi's eyes lit up.

"And the cost of this movie is about 500 million. It is absolutely a top-notch production."

Liu Shishi's breathing began to become rapid.

"Also, this movie is what I plan to use to hit the box office record. It belongs to the super cinematic universe and there will be a sequel."

Liu Shishi's breathing became heavy, and his chest heaved up and down.

"I do."

Xu Nan smiled: "What do you want?"

Liu Shishi said directly: "I am willing to star in this movie."

Xu Nan smiled: "Miss Shi Shi, although I am very optimistic about you, but what should I say, there are different opinions in the company."

Liu Shishi simply said: "As long as I can act, I can do anything."

"Anything can be done?" Xu Nan smiled mischievously: "Also unspoken rules are okay?"

Liu Shishi hesitated for a moment, then puffed up his chest and said solemnly: "Others can't do it, but if Director Xu can do it, I can."

Xu Nan took a glance and suddenly sighed.

Nothing special!

And his eyes are dull.

I can't do it at all.

Xu Nan shook his head: "I don't want your body, I want your professionalism and your full cooperation."

Liu Shishi: "?"

Next, Xu Nan and Liu Shishi conducted completely unequal negotiations, forcing her to sign an unequal treaty.

First of all, the salary is as low as possible.

Then when it comes to filming the movie, Liu Shishi has to cooperate throughout the whole process, focusing on the filming of the crew and being on call at all times.

I have to say that Liu Shishi really made a big concession this time.

I won’t talk about the remuneration. Anyway, she doesn’t make money purely from the remuneration. The key is the second one, fully cooperating with the crew during the filming.

You know, Liu Shishi is a first-line star with a lot of schedules, and any commercial performance starts with hundreds of thousands.

Even if you are acting, you cannot stay on the set the whole time. You must participate in some activities in between.

Agreeing to stay on the set for the whole process was really a big concession.

The reason why Liu Shishi was willing to agree to Xu Nan's conditions was also very simple.

She wants to act in movies, she wants to be a movie star.

There is a chain of contempt in the industry, and movies are always ranked ahead of TV series. Now Liu Shishi has the ability to handle TV series, but not the ability to handle box office.

When Xu Nan was controversial a year ago, Liu Shishi didn't mind starring in his movie, let alone now.