On the Hundred Ways of Chasing Mermaids

city ​​b.The darkness of the night is illuminated by colorful lights, and what illuminates people's inner desires are those cocktail parties that seem to be bustling but secretly hierarchical.

Chen is holding a glass of wine, and his fat belly is well hidden in the royal blue suit. The Golden Cherry Award for Best Director has given him the backing, allowing him to escape from the ordinary family of origin and wander in the prosperity of the entertainment industry. among.

"Hello, Director Chen."

"Hi Director Chen, what good projects are there recently?"

"Director Chen, what have you been up to lately?"

Along the way, there was an endless stream of greetings. Chen Yu nodded to them with a smile, and kept moving forward. Finally, he found his goal.

In the dim light, the silhouette of the man is faintly visible, with only a pair of eyes, like a hunter in the dark, quietly looking around in the dark, his casual sitting posture is his disguise, as if as long as he locks on the target, the other party It will explode violently and kill with one blow.

"Director Chen?" The man's cold voice came, and those dark eyes were looking at him.

Chen Shu was terrified, standing where he was and forced out a smile, "Mr. Zhuo."

"Sit." Xuan Mo pointed to the seat beside him, with an unquestionable tone in his tone.

Chen Shu's legs seemed to open his eyes, and he took a few steps forward spontaneously and sat down.But after sitting down, Chen Shu was a little annoyed again - the other party is not very old, why should he be like this?

"How is your harvest tonight?" Chen Shu turned his head, the flickering lights and the scarlet liquid in the wine glass made him squint his eyes.

Xuan Mo raised his glass to him and shook his head.

Chen Shu poured the red liquid down his throat, tasting the sourness left in his mouth with the tip of his tongue, and felt a little more relaxed.

Whether it is filming or finding investment, where is it so easy?With the entry of Internet capital, the ip craze has been pushed back one after another. Not only the hosts, but also singers have crossed over to share the cake. Any thing that doesn't know what it is, with its feelings and youth, can be pushed to the cinema. sold.

It's nothing more than insiders, but now, even outsiders are here.

This Mr. Zhuo—or Master Zhuo, was young, but he was generously hired, and his old partner was the producer. He became a producer himself, and bought the copyright of "Primitive Chronicle" , it seems that he is preparing to do something ambitious.

No, it's not just ambition, the standard of this person in front of him is also frighteningly high.

I heard that before hiring him, the team had already been changed, and the new director voluntarily resigned due to different ideas.The screenwriter has adapted the storyboard script more than a dozen times, and every detail can be called nitpicking, but the producer is still not satisfied, and it is said that he still needs to change it.

With the perfection of the storyboard script, the funding budget has more than tripled, and the originally ample investment of 5000 million yuan has become insufficient. This gentleman is calm and unwilling to lower the standard, so he personally comes out to solicit investment.

But how can it be so easy to attract investment?

The original cost of 5000 million, plus the later publicity and distribution costs, the cost went directly to [-] million. Such an investment, the box office would have to be [-] million to pay back-this is only the payback!

It is conceivable that the additional cost is required now, and the risk of investment is even greater.

There are about [-] movies a year in Huaguo, and the box office is over [-] million, but there are only [-] movies. Compared with those dark horses with low cost and high income, most of them will die in a sea of ​​​​bloods if they go to the cinema for a day.

Chen Shu thought in his heart, picked up the wine glass, but found that his glass was already empty.Looking up, he was surprised to find that the man who had just been sitting in front of him had disappeared.

"President Wang is here?"

"The prince of Qiandu Films..."

Layer upon layer of sound waves came from a distance, Chen Shu stood up and looked at the source of the sound intently.A young man walked in quickly through the door with a polite smile on the corner of his mouth. At the same time, the other party's voice passed through the crowd:

"My father is not feeling well and sent me to the banquet. Seniors, please take care of me."

Although he said caring, but on the young man's face, there was no sign that he needed others to take care of him.Chen Shu stood aside and watched with cold eyes. Many directors he knew had already surrounded him. Even the usually reserved actresses couldn't help but lift up their skirts at this moment, stood up, and looked in the direction of the visitor.

Chen Shu didn't join in the fun, and the waiter at the side helped him change a glass of champagne. Chen Shu was holding the wine glass, slowly shaking the golden liquid in the glass, squinting his eyes and thinking about the solution to the lack of investment in the crew.

5000 million, it is a bit difficult to shoot a story that happened in the primitive era...

If it weren't for Mr. Zhuo's high price, how could he be interested in such a costly movie?

"Who is the person next to the prince?" While pondering, the lady behind him took a step back, interrupting Chen Shu's train of thought inadvertently.The lady quickly apologized, but Chen Shu didn't have the heart to pay attention to other things.

The person who is having a good chat with Prince Wang is...Mr. Zhuo?

The man's black gemstone cufflinks reflected the light and shone in his pupils. Chen subordinate subconsciously squinted his eyes, stretched out his hand to cover his eyes, and looked sideways. The two of them raised their wine glasses together. The noise and restlessness directly reached Chen Shu's ears.

they know each other?

Rubbing the wall of the wine glass with his thumb, Chen Shu found that this explanation was quite plausible - as a tycoon in the real estate industry in City S, the capital tycoon, it was not surprising that the Zhuo family knew the leader of the entertainment industry.

However, if the two knew each other, why did Mr. Zhuo let him bring him in to participate in the party in this circle?

Chen Shu was puzzled, hesitated for a moment, and walked towards the direction where the two were. The floor-to-ceiling windows were open, and the wind from the garden was blowing head-on with the unique coolness of autumn night.Chen Shu stopped and watched the man coming towards him.

"gone."

Chen Shu glanced hesitantly at the besieged Young Master Wang, turned around and trotted a few steps, and kept up with Young Master Zhuo, "Are you leaving?"

The waiter opened the door of the clubhouse, Xuan Mo went out non-stop, the secretary was already waiting at the door, the black Bentley body blended into the night discreetly.The secretary got out of the car and opened the door.

"My mission is complete." Xuan Mo entered, the secretary closed the car door, rolled down the car window, revealing his face.

Chen Shu's foot slipped, and he held on to the car window to stand still, "You, what did you say?"

The person in the car raised his hand, looked at the watch on his wrist - from a small mid-end brand, and nodded politely to him: "The funds are in place, see you tomorrow."

The black Bentley engine hummed softly, like a fish swimming in the deep sea, galloping towards home.

Looking back, Chen Shu turned and entered the banquet hall.

When another director saw him, he hurriedly stopped him, "Old Chen, you are not mean, Mr. Wang invested in "Primitive", why did you hide such a big news from us?"

With a buzzing sound in Chen's ears, he asked, "How much is the investment?"

"Five million!"

One side.

Wang Gongzi supported his head and looked at the secretary who was jumping anxiously in front of him with a smile.The secretary is Wang Dong's confidant, and was borrowed by the prince today. At this time, Mr. Secretary was bewildered: "You...really invested 3000 million?"

Prince Wang nodded.

"Why? Why are you...?" The secretary walked up and down, almost rubbing the carpet on the floor.

Prince Wang tilted his head, "Probably because he is pleasing to the eye."

The people he can set his eyes on have not failed so far. It is worthwhile to make friends with 3000 million.

Didn't his father also make his fortune by knowing people?

the next day.

"You really just said 'Do you want to be together', and Prince Wang agreed to invest?" Changing out of his suit, wearing his usual casual jacket, and adding that he didn't sleep all night last night, Director Chen looked like a The vicissitudes of the uncle.

At this time, he surrounded Xuan Mo and asked questions, which seemed even more indecent.

Xuan Mo confirmed the news that the funds were in place, talked on the phone with his new partner, held a meeting to screen the investigation results sent back by the location team, and finally realized that Director Chen was still waiting for his answer.

Reaching out to hand over the revised script to the screenwriter, Xuan Mo raised his head and said calmly, "You want to hear the truth?"

Director Chen hastily poured a glass of water and handed it over, Xuan Mo took it and held it in his hand, "He has no choice."

"what?"

"He has a half-brother who is in urgent need of grades." As a giant in the film production industry, Qiandu Pictures naturally has no shortage of good films, but these films have nothing to do with Wang Gongzi.

Doing business is a combination of being a person and doing things, and in the film industry, in addition to knowing people and doing things, you also need to know films.The "Gong Ci" written by Wang Gongzi's half-brother was a big hit. Wang's father wanted to welcome his brother's mother back home, so Wang Gongzi was naturally anxious.

Chen Shuzai was naturally not stupid to be able to get to this point. Xuan Mo made a point, and suddenly realized.

"The script of "Primitive Era" is not bad, and with Director Chen joining in, it's not surprising that Prince Wang will like it." Xuan Mo analyzed calmly.

Chen Shu blushed, he understood the beating between Xuan Mojian's words, nodded, and fumbled with the budget plan for the shooting.

...Isn't it okay if he is convinced?

After Chen Shu left, Xuan Mo was left alone in the office, holding steaming coffee, looking out the window, Xuan Mo subconsciously took out his cell phone and dialed Lan Xi's number.

No one heard?

Xuan Mo frowned slightly, and changed Zhao Xiaotao's cell phone number. This time, the call was connected quickly.

"Where's Lancey?"

Zhao Xiaotao looked at Lanxi, who was chatting happily with the members of the literature club, and sighed, "He is with friends from the literature club, and he is attending an author conference in Lushui Literature City."

Xuan Mo's hand trembled, and the coffee in the cup spilled out.

The scene was noisy, young boys and girls crowded on both sides of the red carpet, chattering about their favorite favorites, the noise was transmitted to Xuan Mo's ears through the microphone, and Xuan Mo, who liked to be quiet, couldn't help but frown.

Zhao Xiaotao quickly supported the girl who was about to be knocked down, and switched the phone to the other hand, "Don't worry, I'll follow, Xiaoxi is clamoring to see his Mo Shuda, tsk, I've been looking forward to it for a few days, Like a little fan."

"Okay." After hanging up the phone, Xuan Mo stared out the window in a daze, took a deep breath, took out the phone again, and dialed:

"Hello? I'm Moshu, I'll be right there."

Green Water Villa.

Lanxi was wearing a mask, standing among the fans, attracting the attention of the fans. Pressing down on the brim of the hat, she saw her new friend Han Feifei pushing through the crowd and "swimming" over with difficulty. upset.

"What's wrong?" Lan Xi trembled.

"I heard from the staff that Mo Shuda is temporarily busy and won't be here today."