Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 141 Progress +1
Liu Yifei plays the role of a rich lady very well.

The third round of makeup audition for the heroine Lan Xin of "In Time" was about Lan Xin when she was a rich lady.

Isn't this beyond Liu Yifei's comfort zone?

Competitors such as Zhang Ziyi and Song Jia are definitely better than Liu Yifei in overall acting skills, but when it comes to playing the role of a rich lady, these two may not be able to beat Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei felt that her performance today was very good. She felt very comfortable acting from beginning to end. Moreover, she observed the expressions of the casting team and she felt that the teachers in the casting team liked her very much.

As for why the last round of auditions chose Lan Xin, who played the less difficult role of a rich lady, the casting team gave the reason: "Lan Xin's appearance is very important. If this scene does not leave a deep impression on the audience, there is no need to mention it later."

But Liu Yifei was narcissistic and secretly wondered if this was arranged by Li Qiutang.

But she quickly dismissed the thought: "No, he takes his work very seriously, he wouldn't do that."

But then I thought, he had already given me the script in advance, so why should I be so serious?

Liu Yifei then realized that she didn't seem to have worked with Li Qiutang before. He said he was going out to scout locations, and no one knew where he was now.

Thinking about this, I sent a text message to Li Qiutang: "The audition is over. Everything went well."

Li Qiutang is now visiting a photography studio in Hengdian.

"We need to tear down this gate, otherwise the equipment can't get in."

"Let's decide on it in the next few days. We have to hurry up."

Didi~
Li Qiutang took out his phone and glanced at it, then lowered his head and replied to the text message: "I'm in Hengdian now, looking at the studio."

After replying, I went out with my colleagues to check out other studios.

In Time is expected to use five studios, one of which will be dedicated to Weta Digital for motion capture.

The other four were used for two interior scenes and two for green screen special effects.

"Is your studio busy? If I make an appointment now, when can I use it?" Li Qiutang asked the staff of the film and television city who accompanied him on the tour.

"The studios we just looked at are not very busy. If you need them, you can come in next month."

Li Qiutang smiled and said, "It's not that urgent. Just don't be nervous. We'll take our time and see."

Didi~
Li Qiutang looked down and saw a text message from Liu Yifei: "It must be tiring running around outside."

Li Qiutang's mouth was wide open, showing concern for others. Just as she was about to reply, her colleague said, "Director, let's go somewhere else."

"Oh, okay, let's go somewhere else." Li Qiutang said and lowered his head to reply to the text message.

"Fortunately, the location scouting efficiency is very high." After typing this sentence, Li Qiutang felt that it was inappropriate, so he deleted it and re-edited it: "Yes, I flew from Hong Kong to Shanghai, and then changed trains to Hengdian. My legs were almost broken from running." This is called playing the victim appropriately to win the sympathy of the beauty.

Liu Yifei was fooled: "It's hard work, the more capable you are, the more work you have to do. Who told you to be the director?"

Eh? This is different from what Li Qiutang thought. Shouldn't she say that she would treat herself to a meal or a foot wash after he finished his scene survey and returned to Beijing?

In fact, Liu Yifei's text message was well thought out. What she originally wrote was, "You've worked so hard. I'll welcome you back to Yanjing and treat you to a big dinner." But after thinking about it, she felt it was inappropriate and deleted it.

If you don’t tell me, I can’t have it?

Li Qiutang replied shamelessly: "It would be nice if someone could treat us to a meal at this time."

Li Qiutang couldn't have said this two months ago, but with the recent progress, Li Qiutang has become bolder.

Liu Yifei really took the bait and texted back: "No one has invited you to dinner yet?" Li Qiutang: "What can I eat with them? Eating with beautiful women is a joy for both body and mind."

Liu Yifei's first thought was to confront him and say, "You are such a big director, there are many beautiful women who want to have dinner with you." But she thought that this was very unpleasant. She knew that Li Qiutang was targeting her, and after thinking about it, she thought that Li Qiutang was a good person, so she accepted the challenge and replied, "If you want to eat for free, just say so. When you return to Yanjing, I will treat you to a big meal."

Li Qiutang was naturally happy that the meal was in hand, which meant that the progress bar of the strategy had moved forward one step. She replied, "Then I'll start looking forward to it from today. You have to make good arrangements."

"Director, we're here. What do you think of this?" Just after sending the text message, Li Qiutang was called to go see the scene again. His colleague was puzzled. He held the phone and pressed it, grinning foolishly. What was going on?
Similarly, Liu Xiaoli, who was picking up her daughter for a film audition today, was puzzled when she saw her daughter sitting in the passenger seat holding her phone and laughing silly: "What are you laughing at?"

Liu Yifei said: "Nothing, just a joke sent via text message."

After dinner, Li Qiutang went to visit Xu Yongan, the president of Hengdian Group. There was no need to meet him for the filming of "In Time". His purpose tonight was to attract investment!
When starting a business, whether it is Haitang International, Autumn Pictures, or even Lantern Entertainment in the United States, they all require investment, and you can't always use your own money to fill it.

Hengdian Group is a giant among giants, and it will definitely be very beneficial for the company to attract Xu Yongan’s investment.

Xu Yongan happened to be in Hengdian, and the first thing he said when he saw Li Qiutang was: "I won't be in the company if you come tomorrow."

Li Qiutang said: "Then I came to the right place."

Xu Yongan was quite surprised when he learned that Li Qiutang had started his own company. There are still few directors starting their own businesses these days. Xu Yongan admired Li Qiutang's courage and insight.

Li Qiutang introduced his two companies at home and abroad in detail. Autumn Pictures is currently working on "In Time", and its partners include industry giants such as Cao Ping. It has also participated in the investment of TV series such as "The Good Times of Wife".

"Cao Ping is currently negotiating the adaptation rights of a drama in South Korea, called Temptation of Wife. We plan to use this drama as our first drama for entrepreneurship.

“As for movies, we are also collecting scripts and plan to start another drama this year and release it next year.”

"Our partner in that overseas company is Michael Lynn, the former chairman of New Line Cinema..."

To attract investment for a business, you not only need to introduce the project, but also talk about the company's development model and prospects. There are so many film companies in the world, why would Hengdian Group invest in you and not others? You must have something that others don't have.

Li Qiutang is not afraid of bragging, and is no stranger to bragging to attract investment.

Just follow the Disney model!
Based on film and television, IP operation, peripherals, theme parks, new media... Li Qiutang can say these new words with his eyes closed.

There are real money benefits, but also idealistic romance. Li Qiutang said that when the company grows bigger, he will launch a new talent program to support new directors and actors: "Give them opportunities, and don't be afraid of losing money. After all, this industry needs a steady stream of newcomers."

But in fact, angel investors sometimes invest not in companies or projects, but in people!

Xu Yongan knows as much as Li Qiutang about the development of the film industry and film companies. If Li Qiutang were to brag about these things to investors outside the industry, he might be able to confuse them, but Xu Yongan would not.

He was more concerned about Li Qiutang as a person.

He is positive and proactive. He is full of energy and confidence when talking about movies and the company. The fact that he dared to invest 3000 million yuan in "In Time" also shows that he and his team are determined enough to make this company a success.

Of course Xu Yongan could tell that there was some exaggeration in Li Qiutang's words, but he could tell that Li Qiutang really believed in many things!

Xu Yongan certainly believes in director Li Qiutang's talent, but he still doubts whether he can run a startup company well.

But angel investors invest in companies like this!

Xu Yongan is willing to give such entrepreneurs a chance and promised to invest 500 million yuan in Autumn Pictures. The specific shareholding ratio will be negotiated later by the two parties.

Li Qiutang was very satisfied with the angel investment of 500 million. The most important thing was to bring the Hengdian giant on board.

Shareholding? If you don’t exchange startup company shares for resources, they are just like waste paper!

I talked all night and my mouth was dry, but it was all worth it.

(End of this chapter)