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"If someone told me a few years ago that one day you would talk about this with your brother, I would think him ridiculous." Ye Weisheng finally showed a smile: "But in fact it is me who is ridiculous, because you have grown into a Someone who can be trusted."

"Grandma has been giving me advice since I was a child, asking us to work together as a brother. Although the Ye family has a lot of property, the land business is all given to the first and third bedrooms. Apart from the few hotels, our second bedroom only gets one Xingyu century."

Ye Weicheng sighed as he spoke: "But even this entertainment company, Sanfang wants to rob us!"

When Ye Weilin heard this, he couldn't help but slander, why are there only a few hotels? In fact, based on the valuation of the property distribution, the second room got the most, and with the particularity of Xingyu Century, it's strange that the third room didn't come to compete. Da Fang didn't come to spoil the situation, I'm sorry for you.

"Although in Xingyu Century, we have the most shares in Erfang, and I have joined the board of directors as I wished, but in fact my position is not solid, and more achievements are needed to gain a firm foothold. This project is the best cornerstone. I have always I thought I would fight alone, but now I see hope in you."

"So, for this trust and hope, I plan to continue to invest in your next movie." After Ye Weisheng finished speaking, he asked in a slightly tentative tone: "Do you have any ideas for a new movie now?"

Ye Weilin cautiously said: "Not yet."

Since his rebirth, he has no intention of continuing the original owner's life trajectory, and he has never had any undue thoughts about the assets of the Ye family. The meaning of his rebirth is not to fight for power and profit, but to complete the regrettable life of the previous life.

To achieve his career as a director is what he has wanted all his life. He didn't want to be hindered by being involved in the vortex of the rich family's struggle, so he would rather give up the convenience brought by the original owner's status from the very beginning.

But then again, the other party did help him. "Hometown Phantom" has achieved its current results because of Ye Weisheng's open door. If he didn't have the identity of the original owner, he must be still rushing around for the movie's release today. with.

Because of emotion and reason, this favor should be returned.

"I have a few movies that have already been approved. Since you don't have any new ideas for the time being, why don't you take a look at the scripts of these movies and see if any are suitable?" It was sugar-coated and emotional , Ye Weicheng's words went around in a big circle, and finally threw out his purpose.

Ye Weilin finally understood what the other party was planning.The successful approval of a film project means that the company's plan has been approved, the script has been reviewed and approved by relevant departments, and the budget for the investment, including the main actors and shooting locations, has been completed, and the filming is just waiting to start.

Therefore, generally before a film project is approved, the director and the investor will reach an agreement with each other, and there is no shortage of directors after the project is successfully approved.

Once it occurs, there is a problem in a certain link, such as the funding chain is broken, or the director suddenly quits, or the agreed lead actor is replaced.The factor of actors is the smallest, even big names can be replaced at any time.And the choice of director is very important. A good director will have his own ideas, and he may not necessarily take over this stall. If he finds someone else to shoot, the investor will have to bear the loss.

"You can take a look first, but I can't guarantee that you will see it." Ye Weilin thought about it for a while, and then said the ugly words first: "I don't like investors to point fingers and let people in when I make movies."

Ye Weisheng smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will never interfere with the choice of important roles, but you should also understand that as the largest investor, I am not representing an individual but Xingyu Century. Artists under the company must Have a chance to show up."

"Of course." Ye Weilin would not be so naive as to think that the other party would not fill in anyone. As long as the leading role and important supporting roles are not involved, other small roles and secondary roles are fine.

"I'm going back to Hong Kong Island tomorrow. I gave Luo Mao the scripts of those movies. You can go to him directly. It's not urgent, but it's best to give me an answer within two months." Ye Weisheng looked happy. , and even picked up the glass and took a sip.

Seeing Ye Weilin's expression was calm, he couldn't help laughing: "What are you doing with such a sad face? Let me tell you, the scripts of these films are very good, and the screenwriters are all professionals. When you think there is anything that needs to be changed, you can call They just change it."

Ye Weilin couldn't help sighing in his heart. As a former director of a play, he has a much greater desire to control the script than ordinary directors, and even serves as a screenwriter.

The script can be good or bad, and can be changed. The most fearful thing is to slowly grind with the screenwriter. If it doesn't agree with the other party's ideas, he will definitely stick to his own opinion and only accept the result of the other party's concessions.

Ye Weilin thought that there was still room for rejection anyway, so he could just take a look first, so he said seriously: "Okay, I will give you an answer within two months."

Yin Lan originally thought that Luo Mao simply wanted to distract him and create a chance for the Ye family brothers to talk alone, an excuse he made up casually.

Unexpectedly, after walking to a secluded corner with the other party, the other party suddenly said: "Mr. Yin, I wonder if you are interested in signing a contract with a certain entertainment company. If so, why not consider our Xingyu Century?"

Yin Lan was about to refuse, but the other party smiled slightly: "Don't rush to make a decision. If I'm not wrong, the boss is now talking to Wei...your brother about film investment. If it succeeds, Xingyu Century will become your brother's new brother." The largest investor in the film."

"If you sign with Xingyu Century, the first big gift the company will give you is to continue to play an important role in William...cough, your brother's new movie."

Yin Lan was stunned for a while, then slowly shook her head and said, "Brother doesn't like other people randomly assigning characters to his movies."

"Then if he wants to use you, what if the investor doesn't agree?" Luo Mao continued nonchalantly.

"..."

"No one is being taken advantage of. Xingyu Century only praises people from its own company. Since you don't sign the contract, you naturally have no chance to be a character in your brother's new movie." After finishing speaking, Luo Mao took out a business card from his pocket, His private number was printed on it, "No hurry, you take your time to think about it, and when you are interested, you can call me this number."

Yin Lan took the business card handed over by the other party, and was interrupted by a familiar shout before she had time to look at it carefully.

Looking up, Ye Weilin was standing at the door waiting for him. After putting away the business card without any trace, he walked over with a smile on his face.

After bidding farewell to Ye Weicheng and Luo Mao, the two left together.

Ye Weicheng looked at Luo Mao with appreciative glances after seeing the backs of the two people who were worried about each other disappearing into the vast night.

After receiving the first box office dividend, Ye Weilin immediately sent half of the money to Fu Qi, repaid the loan from the school's Dream Foundation, and donated 200 million at the same time. As for the hundreds of thousands owed to "Wolf Language" Studio The debt was also paid off.

At this time, Ye Weilin still had about 1000 million deposits left on hand, so he opened another account card, and after depositing 200 million, he handed this card to Yin Lan.

In order to save costs, Yin Lan, as the absolute leading role in "The Phantom of Hometown", did not charge a penny.

Although he once said that Yin Lan should pay off the debt with her film salary when helping Grandma Yin Lan's funeral, this is just a word of comfort to the other party not to be too guilty. In fact, Yin Lan's dedication to "The Phantom of Hometown" has far exceeded Ye Weilin gave alms in a moment of soft heart.

What's more, there is still the feeling of getting along day and night, of course he will not pretend to be ignorant and ignorant of the money.

Holding this card, Yin Lan looked a little ugly.

"You deserve it. Even if you are my son, I will give it to you, so don't think too much." Ye Weilin knew that the other party was sensitive, so he said more bluntly: "I never regarded you as a child. For outsiders, the money is given to make you happy."

Only then did Yin Lan's expression improve, and the corners of his lips curled into a sweet smile: "Thank you brother."

Ye Weilin couldn't help but secretly smiled wryly, thinking that he was really a child, and his temper was really hard to coax.

Since "The Phantom of Hometown" achieved both box office and word-of-mouth success as a dark horse, Ye Weilin's reputation as a new director has also been established in the industry. The company understands some related matters. To put it bluntly, I have a new film to be filmed. Are you interested in directing it?

He has a detailed understanding of each invitation, but if it is a temporary change of director, this kind of film is mostly shoddy, the management is chaotic, and the capital chain is not stable, otherwise the director will not change it at will. In general, the location and time of the starring script have been fixed, and even if there is something that goes against my will, I can't make much changes.

Or it's because you are too constrained, and you can't decide anything.

There are even more ridiculous ones, inviting him to be an executive director, or an assistant director, just to tie up and consume his current popularity and play a role in publicity for the film.

After careful comparison, he found helplessly that the most suitable conditions at present were the conditions provided to him by Ye Weisheng.

Thinking of this, Ye Weilin called Luo Mao and asked about the script.

"I'm free now, do I want to pick you up?" Luo Mao quickly responded.

"No need." After Ye Weilin finished speaking, he stood up and put on his shoes.

Seeing him hurrying, Yin Lan asked, "Where are you going?"

"Go to Xingyu Century." Ye Weilin didn't say much, picked up his coat and walked out of the entrance, "I may not come back to eat tonight, don't wait."

Ye Weilin, who turned to leave, didn't notice the sudden change in the other party's expression after he said the words "Xingyu Century".