Entertainment: The joy of being a director is beyond your imagination

Chapter 143 143. Broken head...bleeding?
"Secretary Liu, open your mouth and stick out your tongue."

"Pei... Master, isn't this a bad idea? After all, this is a public place, what if someone takes a picture of us?"

"It's okay, hurry up!"

"How about waiting? My stomach and lower abdomen are a little uncomfortable, I want to go to the bathroom first..."

"You lazy donkey, just go ahead and when you come back, you must eat all the food your master feeds you."

"Okay, Master~"

Pei Ran's sharp eyes swept over Liu Wanqing who was sitting in the theater seat. She was taking out tissues from her handbag. When she raised her head, she happened to meet President Pei's meaningful eyes.

"I clearly wanted to feed her popcorn, but I used such ambiguous words... I don't know if Liu Wanqing could hear it."

"But it feels so good to say this to Secretary Liu!"

Her enviable mature figure is so great. She just sits on the seat with her legs bent, and the outline of her plump buttocks is revealed to be round and full under the tight hip skirt.

Through the skin-colored stockings, you can see her white and tender flesh. This kind of stimulation cannot be enjoyed simply by leg sex.

"Then I'll be back soon~"

Liu Wanqing maintained a gentle smile on her mature and beautiful face. She had become accustomed to Pei Ran's unabashed looks at her butt or chest. She was even a little happy about it.

Of course, if someone else sees...

Then don't blame Secretary Liu for calling Uncle Hat.

……

While waiting.

The lights in the theater suddenly went out, and the originally noisy environment immediately became quiet, while the lights on the stage gradually lit up.

The Earl of Wulong Mountain began.

Pei Ran's eyes also lit up when Shen Teng appeared.

It must be said that Uncle Shen now looks really young and not fat, and he really looks like the school hunk.

The next to appear were Mary, Du Xiaoyu, and Allen...

The Earl of Wulong Mountain is a comedy drama. Everything from the beginning to the end is for the sake of laughter. Even though Shen Teng has not yet evolved into Uncle Shen, his comedic talent has already been revealed.

"Your eyes are like a pool of clear water, and I seem to be standing on the tip of your nose and diving!" and "I used to be a millionaire, but failed" and other jokes came out of Shen Teng's mouth, causing the audience to laugh like donkeys.

Pei Ran's mouth corners unconsciously rose.

Just as I was watching intently.

A fragrant breeze blew in his face from the side, and then a plump, soft body sat down next to him, and a woman opened her mouth and let out an "ah~" sound.

Pei Ran put the popcorn in his hand into her mouth without even turning his head. Fortunately, Mr. Pei withdrew his fingers quickly, otherwise the woman would have wanted to eat more.

"Why are you collecting it so quickly? I'm not going to bite you!"

"I'm afraid you'll bite me."

"Just kidding...Others may not know my control over my teeth, tongue and mouth, but don't you know, Mr. Pei?" Liu Wanqing complained in a low voice.

Hearing this, Pei Ran turned his head and looked at her.

How dare you! I didn't make any dirty jokes, but you did?!
"Haha, just kidding."

"Hmph, position yourself clearly!"

"Good~"

Joking aside, Pei Ran retracted his gaze from her and said, "You just said that your stomach and lower abdomen are uncomfortable... What's wrong?"

"It's okay, my aunt came to see me in advance."

"Ah?!" Pei Ran was stunned.

"Don't worry, don't worry. I've got it all." Liu Wanqing blinked her eyes. Her mature and beautiful face was full of dignity and respect at the beginning, but after Mr. Pei's careful training, she now even had the playfulness of a little girl.

Mr. Pei's vanity was somewhat satisfied.

Other than that I'm just thankful.

Fortunately, it was my period that came now... If it had come when I was in the office, I would have been beaten to a pulp.

Pei Ran handed the popcorn bucket to Liu Wanqing, and he became serious, watching the performance on the stage while thinking about other things in his mind.

Liu Wanqing held the popcorn bucket obediently. Seeing Pei Ran watching the drama so seriously, she started watching it too.

In fact, she has no feeling for dialogue dramas and stage plays.

But since Pei Ran likes it, she is willing to understand.

A performance of Earl of Wulong Mountain lasts 120 minutes, plus fifteen or twenty minutes of interaction, which can be said to be equivalent to watching a movie.

Soon, the Earl of Wulong Mountain finished his performance.

Next comes the interactive session.

While the people around were making a fuss, Pei Ran leaned close to Liu Wanqing's ear and whispered, "Go talk to the staff and see if you can go backstage. I want to talk to these actors."

Hear the words.

Liu Wanqing did not show any surprise, nor did she have an angry expression as if saying "What?! You said that watching a drama is like a holiday, but it turns out that I have to work during the holiday?!"

In fact, she guessed it almost right.

Pei Ran wanted to watch the so-called drama when the release of "The Sun Also Rises" was approaching, and at first he only allowed himself to book one ticket. In addition, the popularity of this "Happy Muggles" team was gradually growing... Considering all factors, Pei Ran probably went to watch the drama because he had some work-related ideas.

As for asking me to come...firstly, I really want to relax for a while, and secondly, if he has any problems, I, as the secretary, can take the brunt of it.

……

Indeed, there are secretaries to do things.

What's more, Secretary Liu is a capable secretary appointed by President Pei.

After Shen Teng on the stage shouted "I am an angry young man" in Cantonese, he led all the actors in bowing to thank the audience. After the audience left, the actors returned to the backstage.

then.

They saw their team, that is, the boss of Happy Muggles, Zhang Chen, standing next to a man and speaking with a slightly flattering expression.

"Mr. Zhang, I'm not here to compete with you for actors. You know that Pei Media's main business is movies. I'm here this time to seek cooperation."

"Lost on Journey cost 33 million to get million at the box office, Love Is Not Blind cost million to get million at the box office. Comedy movies are the most suitable type of movies to make a big profit with a small investment, and they are also the type of movies that are most likely to produce miracles."

"To be frank with you, I just had my eyes on this 'hugely profitable' project, and I also had my eyes on the makeshift team of Happy Muggles..."

Shen Teng and Mary sneaked over.

While eavesdropping intently.

Suddenly someone patted them on the shoulder, which scared them. Mary even let out a loud "Ah!"

The voice attracted the attention of Pei Ran and Zhang Chen who were chatting. Zhang Chen laughed awkwardly and immediately introduced the two people, "This is Shen Teng, the pillar of our Happy Muggles. This is Mary, the female pillar of our Happy Muggles. This is Teacher Yan Fei, the screenwriter of Earl of Wulong Mountain!"

Pei Ran stood up and greeted them with a smile.

"Hey, isn't this Director Pei?!" Mary looked at him carefully first, then walked over quickly to shake hands with Pei Ran. After being reminded by Mary, Shen Teng also recognized Pei Ran.

He immediately walked over to Pei Ran and shook his hand, "Teacher Pei! I've heard of you for a long time!"

After they shook hands, Yan Fei walked up to Pei Ran and greeted him.

"Director Pei, hello, I'm Yan Fei. This is the script of the play The Troubles of Charlotte that you requested. Do you want to read it now?"

"Teacher Yan, we are half colleagues, there is no need to be so polite, I will just take a look now."

"Ok!"

He didn't talk much with Shen Tengmali and others. His current focus was on Zhang Chen and Yan Fei. The former was in charge of the schedules of Shen Tengmali and others, while the latter was in charge of the first edition of the drama "Charlotte's Troubles".

Yes.

"Charlotte's Troubles" was originally a play written by Yan Fei and Peng Damu. After Shen Teng and his team performed it many times to prove that there was no problem with the script, and after Shen Teng and Mary appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage and became famous, it was gradually adapted into a movie.

These are things Pei Ran knows.

For now, they can only perform the drama well and wait for the opportunity to break out of the "shackles" of drama and move to a bigger stage.

But Pei Ran arrived.

This is undoubtedly their biggest opportunity.

To be honest, even Pei Ran didn't expect... that the cooperation talks with the boss of Happy Muggles would go so smoothly. He had just expressed this idea when Zhang Chen immediately took advantage of the situation.

This shows that Happy Muggles is extremely, very, super willing to cooperate with Pei Media, and their scripts and the schedules of actors such as Shen Teng can be adjusted at any time.

But on second thought...it's normal.

Happy Muggle was founded in 2003. After nearly seven years of development, they have finally established a foothold in the field of drama, and it is not stable enough...

What actor doesn't want to be in a movie?
Which actor is willing to be on a small stage?

What actor doesn't want to be fucking famous?
Which actor's boss doesn't want to make a lot of money? !

……

Not even an hour.

Pei Ran, Zhang Chen, Yan Fei and others had discussed it thoroughly.

It is confirmed that as long as the book "Charlotte's Troubles" performs well in the play, it will be directly adapted into a movie!

Moreover, the copyright of the film is jointly owned by both parties, and Muggle retains the right to adapt the film into a play. When developing a sequel in the future, Muggle will have the priority right of investment.

As for Yan Fei and Peng Damu, Pei Ran directly arranged them to be the directors and screenwriters of the movie version of "Charlotte's Troubles", giving them the opportunity to become famous, and he just put himself under the title of art director and screenwriter.

Okay, so here comes the question.

Why did Happy Muggle agree so readily?
the reason is simple.

Pei Ran made the concession with great "sincerity".

Mahua does not need to pay a penny in cash, just authorize the film adaptation rights + actor schedule. If the box office is less than 5000 million, Bupei Media will make up the production costs; if it exceeds, Muggle will share the profits according to the investment ratio. To put it bluntly, Muggle earns the incremental money, and if it loses, Bupei Media will cover the bottom line.

But actually?

Pei Ran couldn't compensate him anyway.

On the contrary, you can earn copyright and a huge share of box office dividends.

It's not because of anything else, it's just the cheating ability at work! Hehehehe!

Let’s talk about business.

Next, let’s talk about art.

Zhang Chen avoided the question tactfully.

Yan Fei doesn’t need to avoid it, they are fellow screenwriters, they are buddies!

Pei Ran took the initiative to ask them if they were going to appear on the 2012 Spring Festival Gala?
Yan Fei smiled and nodded, but Shen Teng was modest, "I'm just shortlisted, whether I can stay or not still needs to wait for the review."

Pei Ran said with a smile: "I believe my judgment is correct. Teacher Yan's script, plus you all have a talent for comedy, if you don't perform skits on the Spring Festival Gala, it will be a loss for the people of the whole country!"

Just now he was "negotiating" with Zhang Chen in a serious and clear manner.

Now he is smiling and joking with everyone...

Shen Teng couldn't help but sigh secretly, it's so terrifying! Is this the affinity from the big boss? !

Having said that, I have gone off topic.

Pei Ran returned to the topic, "If the book "Charlotte's Troubles" can be adapted into a movie, I hope that Mr. Shen Teng and Ms. Mary will be the male and female protagonists of the show."

Shen Teng and Mary heard this.

Yahuazi was about to laugh, but they still had to hold back their laughter:
"Is this... so direct? We were planning to be more tactful..."

"No need, I have a lot of things to do."

Pei Ran waved his hand, "Don't worry about the script risks. With Teacher Yan, a talented screenwriter who won the third prize in the CCTV Sketch Competition, there is nothing to worry about."

Hearing this, Yan Fei was flattered. "Director Pei, you are embarrassing me. I can only work hard on the skit script. If we really talk about movies... then the master is the teacher, I should call you senior."

We are all good friends.

You're still making fun of seniors and non-seniors. Are you an ancient style screenwriter?
Why don't you say something like, "I am not talented enough, but I will give you my body"?
Pei Ran was too lazy to complain and continued, "And as the producer and art director, I will also make some suggestions for the adapted movie script, and try to make it cater to the aesthetic tastes of today's audiences."

"Then there is the issue of short-term earnings. You definitely don't need to worry about the pay, Mr. Shen Teng. Besides, I don't think you, Shen Teng, will be content to only use your talents in stage plays. You are destined to enter the film and television industry. It is better to actively create masterpieces than to passively wait for opportunities."

"Maybe... you will become the Stephen Chow of the mainland~"

"You're too kind!" Shen Teng replied quickly.

"You're not being too kind. I've seen your performance as Earl of Wulong Mountain just now. It's really good, including some of your on-the-spot performances, which were all very good." Pei Ran smiled.

"In short, I am full of confidence in this cooperation."

"Us too!" Yan Fei, Shen Teng and Mary added to the conversation.

"Then let's work hard. As for any questions about the script...you can contact me through my secretary at any time. Oh, and if the Happy Muggle team has any questions about the details of the cooperation, they can also contact my secretary directly."

Pei Ran gave him a look.

Liu Wanqing understood what he meant and went over to hand Pei Ran's business card to everyone, and then gave one to the boss Zhang Chen who was a little further away and was probably eavesdropping.

……

At last.

Pei Ran gave them another reminder before leaving.

The sooner the book "Charlotte's Troubles" is put on the stage for a drama, the more fan base it will accumulate, and it will also be possible to promptly discover and improve some minor problems in it.

Zhang Chen smiled flatteringly and said, ok, no problem!
Yan Fei nodded heavily to show that he understood.

Shen Teng agreed with him and shook hands with Pei Ran again.

Mary smiled sweetly and asked for Pei Ran's contact information.

(End of this chapter)