After being slag, I became popular in the entertainment industry

On the other end of the phone, Young Master Yuan's voice had a peculiar yin and yang aura.

He might still be smoking a cigarette on the other side, and the sound of heavy breathing came from the other side of the ocean through the phone receiver.

"I said, anyway, I'm also an investor in your "Redemption". Why didn't you take a picture with me? Isn't it just to make a formal movie? took the photo of the investor? Chen Zhiwen, what is Lao Tzu to you?"

Chen Zhiwen smiled, and said in a slow tone, "ATM."

Yuan Kai choked.

He just wanted to retort cursingly, but after thinking about it, he had invested 1000 million in "Redemption". Although the investment results were recognized by some members of the Yuan family, the private gambling agreement made him really feel that he had no choice. Get a penny.

It seems that it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a cash machine.

"Hold--"

Yuan Kai took a breath and suppressed the restless emotions in his heart, "Okay, even if it's an ATM, why the hell don't you treat it equally? Chen Zhiwen, you just found another ATM. Put Lao Tzu aside?"

Chen Zhiwen frowned after hearing this.

Yuan Kai is so stubborn now that it's a little strange, and he's not forgiving. In the final analysis, it's just a selfie. What should he care about?

——Unless...he's jealous?

Thinking of this, the smile in Chen Zhiwen's eyes deepened a bit.

Anyway, Prince Yuan's reaction when he kissed was very jerky, and it wasn't that annoying. It was quite interesting to tease him.

Chen Zhiwen and Yuan Kai spoke Chinese, and Augustine Kaiwen could understand a little bit, but he was not proficient. However, he could hear some subtle things from the other party's cursing tone, and immediately raised his eyebrows, " Chen, is this your friend?"

"Not a friend, but an investor in the last micro-movie."

Chen Zhiwen smiled, and said in an understatement on purpose.

When Yuan Kai heard the strange male voice faintly coming from the phone, he immediately felt a stream of blood rushing straight to his temples, jumping suddenly.

And hearing Chen Zhiwen's description of himself as an ordinary micro-movie investor, I felt a tight pain in my chest!

——Okay, you kid... Tsk tsk, his mother kissed me on the set. Could it be just an ordinary investor in a relationship like kissing?

Yuan Kai snorted coldly, gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, it's ordinary, and it's just a relationship of lips, tongue, and entanglement."

Augustine Kevin took another sip of his coffee.

No matter how bad his Chinese is, he always has a vague understanding of lip, tongue, and entanglement.

"You... Chen... so you really like this one?"

The young mixed-race director looked at Chen Zhiwen with a strange expression.

Chen Zhiwen raised his brows high.

If no one else was around, he wouldn't mind flirting with Yuan Kai to tease him more. Now that he saw Augustine Kevin's awkward expression, he knew that this plan might not succeed.

Chen Zhiwen hung up the phone with a smile.

After blocking Yuan Kai's phone number, he shrugged his shoulders and looked at Augustine Kevin, with just the right bit of misunderstood helplessness on his face. No one would doubt that this handsome young director might be lying .

"You heard it wrong, face-to-face kisses, ceremonial kisses, that's all."

It is not an exaggeration to say that he is born with superb acting skills.

Augustine Kevin stared at him dubiously, ignoring the strange waves in his heart, and nodded, "Oh, is that so?"

Chen Zhiwen blinked, and said with an unhurried smile in his tone, "Yes, if you want to try, you can."

Augustine Kevin coughed again.

——Hey, he’s a playboy, that’s right, but it doesn’t mean that he can accept a man who is also a man with a joke… God, the point is that he really doesn’t know… Is Chen joking or serious? ?

——Wait, what happened to that strange throbbing in my heart?

Michelle, who was sitting by the side, couldn't bear it anymore. He stared at Chen Zhiwen and Augustine Kevin with a gloomy expression, quickly took out the investment plan, and said word by word, "Gentlemen... please Start our project discussion as soon as possible! Morgan Pictures can't wait!"

"Stop f***ing discussions about whether to kiss or not!"

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In terms of the amount of investment, the three had a heated discussion.

After hearing the amount of 1000 million US dollars reported by Chen Zhiwen, Michelle's complexion changed, and she scratched her already thinning hair, her voice sounding unhappy.

"1000 million dollars? Are you stealing money? A small ethical film... just go to the bank and grab it!"

You know, audiences who have been fed up with all kinds of popcorn movies in recent years have very tricky tastes. In this fast food era, they prefer to sit in the cinema and watch the fast-paced Star Wars. The audience of ethical movies The area is getting smaller and smaller, and the vicious circle has caused investors to be less optimistic about this type of film.

After all, for capitalists, the box office is an important result that determines the final performance of a movie.

Michelle naturally felt dissatisfied after hearing the amount quoted by Chen Zhiwen.

He always had some dubious doubts about Chen Zhiwen, and even felt quite suspicious of the investment amount proposed by Chen Zhiwen, fearing that this young Huaguo kid was here to cheat money.

Augustine Kevin touched his chin, but didn't give Michelle any face, and suddenly said, "Chen, if you want to focus on setting and filming for this part of the investment, instead of hiring some famous Hollywood parties I don't mind if it's an actor..."

"Of course." Chen Zhiwen nodded.

The mixed-race director pondered for a while, and said lightly, "How about 1200 million US dollars? I believe you will handle it properly."

Seeing that Michelle seemed to use the authority of the shareholder meeting to refute something, Augustine Kevin smiled slightly, stretched out a finger with an emerald green finger on it, and shook it lightly to signal the other party to shut up. "The extra 200 million will be sent from my private account."

He smiled slightly, and his deep eyebrows showed a certain kind of deep meaning.

"I trust you, Chen."

A look of surprise flashed in Chen Zhiwen's eyes.

He never expected that Augustine Kevin would be so generous.

— Once you make a decision, give it all your trust, isn't it?

——Sure enough...it is always decisive and courageous to become a director of Morgan Pictures at a young age.

When Michelle heard this number, the veins on her forehead trembled.

——1200 million dollars...Suddenly added 200 million chips, is Augustine crazy?

He can't forget the doomsday wasteland film Full Metal Wars that Augustine Kevin insisted on filming at that time... The final profit is this dismal 1200 million US dollars!Yet the investment was a full $5000 million!

This number has completely become a thorn, and it was mentioned by Augustine Kevin again today...

——Even if the extra 200 million US dollars was transferred from Augustine's own account, it wouldn't have much impact on the company, but this guy is indeed crazy!Haven't you learned any lessons from previous experiences? !

——God, it really means that this movie called "Luo Shui" will get even worse box office results, right?

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After the investment amount of "Luo Shui" was confirmed, Michelle, who represented the shareholder meeting, left in despair, and then came the casting process.

Different from the troupe that Yuan Kai reluctantly set up before, Morgan Pictures, as a company with a strong historical accumulation, operates at a very fast speed. Soon, according to the script written by Chen Zhiwen, a series of roles for the leading actors were confirmed. The list was sent to Chen Zhiwen.

"Luo Shui" has a few characters with more roles, except for the two leading actors - the middle-aged painter Wang Youquan, who is sick and pedophile, and the young and beautiful, fragile but stubborn girl, oh no, in Director Chen In addition to Luo Shui, who has become a beautiful boy under the changes of his father, there is also Luo Shui's mother who has a good impression of the middle-aged painter, and the teacher who guides "Luo Shui" and hopes that he can go on the right path...

Chen Zhengwen looked at the photos of several people, and finally decided on the candidate for the interview, and the staff of Morgan Pictures sent the invitation to them.

On the day of casting, there was a little accident.

Wang Youquan, a middle-aged painter who seemed gentle but had a high social status, was easy to find. After interviewing a few people, a man with a dignified appearance, wearing a suit and glasses who looked a bit like a university professor walked in, deeply impressed. bowed.

His name is Cheng Yangbing, and he often plays this type of role, but in front of Chen Zhiwen and Augustine Kevin, speaking to an empty picture and uttering sick love words, Augustine, an idiot who is extremely slow in film art I had goosebumps for a while, and passed without a hitch.

"Luoshui, since the first time I was painting for the tourists by the fountain, I accidentally saw you being held by Caroline and coming home from school, I liked you..."

"I like your creamy skin, the way you are soaked in water, and the immature hand you stretched out when you looked at me and wanted to ask me for a painting."

"At that time, you were only 13 years old."

"Meeting you seems to be my destiny—"

"I tried my best to get close to you and kiss your soft hair, but I found that soon those things would not be enough..."

"I feel dissatisfied."

"My Luoshui, I'm here to see you, and I want to be your tutor..."

After performing all this, Cheng Yangbing quickly got out of the scene, and the face that was originally a little obsessed with it returned to normal expression, and bowed to them again.

Applause sounded softly.

Cheng Yangbing did really well.

Chen Zhiwen ticked off the list, narrowed his eyes slightly, and flashed a dangerous look.

As if caught in a bad memory in the past, after recovering, Chen Zhiwen quickly shrugged his shoulders, and said with a smile, "Very good performance, Mr. Cheng Yangbing, you have passed the test, and your performance is amazing." alike."

After Cheng Yangbing heard this sentence, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face.

He quickly waved his hand, pointing to his facial features, which are thick eyebrows and big eyes, but they don't look like a good person, "Hey, don't mention it, with such a face, I'm almost becoming a professional villain!"

His aggrieved appearance seemed a little funny, which dilutes the faint unhappiness in Chen Zhiwen's heart.

The young director raised his eyebrows and smiled, like a scene of mountains and forests being blurred by the setting sun.

Cheng Yangbing was stunned by this scene, and after being reminded by the staff for a while...he went out.

Augustine Kevin was on the side, supporting the table with his hands, with a strange look on his face, "Chen, I have a question."

"What were your initial screening criteria for casting actors?"

Chen Zhiwen glanced at the other party, his voice seemed unhurried.

Those peach blossom eyes seem to be born with a passionate look.

"What else... I pick out male lovers from the perspective of me."

--what?

Augustine Kevin's hand was another meal.

In the next second, the opponent's eyes seemed to reflect the joy of success in the game.

"I'm joking, don't take it seriously."

…………

The progress of the entire casting process was very fast. Chen Zhiwen did not require any celebrities to be used. Except for Cheng Yangbing, who is known as a professional villain, everyone else had the opportunity to act in many movies, but there were very few scenes, but they also had Good acting skills, got this opportunity to appear on the screen.

It's a pity that no one can play the role of Luoshui.

In Luoshui, the lack of fatherly love and deep rebellious psychology in the early stage led the painter Wang Youquan to take advantage of the loopholes. According to the original novel, his life should have turned into an absurd tragedy in the end, a wash of love. A tool for pedophiles.

Chen Zhiwen didn't intend to write his ending like the original one. In the later stage of the script, he portrayed him as a person who is smart and tenacious enough, and even single-minded, to set up a revenge plan——

——This is Luoshui in Chen Zhiwen's heart.

No one can easily say the word forgiveness. Forgiveness is connivance to violence and cruelty to the victim.

It was like his struggle in the face of a predicament in a dark environment like a sea tide.

Burned by fire...until Nirvana is reborn.

"Chen, what are you dissatisfied with? Aren't the few just now very good?"

Augustine Kevin muttered dissatisfiedly thinking about the few people who had just come for the interview.

One of them is called Lilai, with a shy smile. He has just acted in a campus youth movie that made people thump.

"You do not understand."

Chen Zhiwen quietly smoked a cigarette and narrowed his eyes, "Their eyes are too empty...they don't have that kind of stubborn, leopard-like eyes that want to kill their prey."

"The Luoshui I set up, even if he was fooled by Wang Youquan at the beginning because of his inexperienced experience, he will never be like the original one later——he has a cruel heart hidden in his heart."

"As for the people who were interviewed just now, they are too immature, like people who can only be hidden in the golden house and have no way to defend their rights."

"It's a pity that they are not the protagonists in my heart."

Chen Zhiwen spread his hands.

"You are really demanding..." Augustine Kevin twitched his lips.

He also had a strange guess in his heart.

He always felt that Chen Zhiwen was more paranoid about the image of Luoshui than he was about other characters.

But what was the reason for this, he didn't know, and he didn't understand, but he didn't take the initiative to ask, and didn't want to pry into Chen Zhiwen's secret.

Unknowingly, Augustine Kevin had a little more trust in Chen Zhiwen.

Today, the casting process that lasted for several hours ended. Except for Luo Shui, the other roles have been confirmed. After signing the salary agreement with them, Augustine Kevin received a call and responded with a somewhat ambiguous smile. I got an invitation from the girl opposite.

Chen Zhiwen looked at him with raised eyebrows, "What?"

"Hey, great director... It's useless to think about it. Today's workload is over. Even if you want to find your own Luoshui, you can only make plans after the sun rises tomorrow."

Augustine Kevin blinked, and put his arm around Chen Zhiwen's shoulder.

"Chen, since this is your first visit to Licheng, let me give you a chance to see the most open entertainment club here..."

Because of the advantage of the mixed blood, the eyes with deep eyebrows

In the pupils, there is an ambiguous color that men can understand.

"Don't be too reserved because you are from Huaguo, and you are not used to this kind of thing."

Hearing the other party's provocation, Chen Zhiwen threw away the cigarette that was on the corner of his mouth.

Gently exhaling a smoke ring, he looked back with a half-smile.

"Oh? I'm having fun, and there's nothing wrong with it."