Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 326 "Wolf Warrior"

Li Qiutang swore that the scene for today's audition was not chosen by him.

He does look like a person with such a bad taste, but he didn't do what happened today.

It was only when he returned to the audition room that he found out there was a kissing scene today: "You guys are going a bit too far. Who picked it?"

But they only blamed each other for two things, as both of them had already started preparing their lines and it was too late to change.

Half an hour later, Huang Xiaoming and Qin Lan came to the audition room together.

Seeing that the room was full of people, Qin Lan was shocked. However, she was generous and said directly, "You just want to watch the fun, right?"

Li Qiutang didn't know how to respond, so she just said, "Let's get started when you're ready."

There is definitely no problem with their appearance, the man is handsome and the woman is pretty. You can say that the leader is oily, but you can't say he is ugly, let alone Qin Lan.

It's all for fun, but everyone is really trying out a role.

After all, he is a professional actor, and even though they are exes, he still does his job conscientiously when he is on stage.

But the kissing scene still required some skill, as their cheeks touched each other and it was considered a kiss.

"Okay." Li Qiutang called a halt.

He also did not give a good review of the audition performance, saying only: "It's still a bit strange and awkward, you should be able to sense that."

Li Qiutang thought about it and made a decision: "I hope we can cooperate more and more tacitly in the future. Xiao Ming will go down and check the schedule with our producer."

It was decided simply like that.

Li Qiutang was tortured enough by the casting and didn't want to choose anymore. Since the image and acting skills were suitable and they themselves didn't mind, he, as an outsider, had nothing much to say.

Huang Xiaoming was delighted after hearing this.

The casting director then said, "Xiao Ming, our director has filmed you the most. You are almost becoming our director Li's favorite male lead."

Huang Xiaoming immediately said: "I would love that."

After chatting for a while, everyone dispersed.

When leaving, Qin Lan complained to Huang Xiaoming: "You have plenty of movies to shoot, but you have to get involved in this."

After saying that, he left without even listening to Huang Xiaoming’s explanation.

How could Huang Xiaoming not understand what Qin Lan meant? If it was someone else's play, he would never come even if he was beaten to death. But now, even if he had a hundred mouths, Qin Lan would not listen to him.

At the end of the month, the crew of "The Invisible Guest" made preliminary arrangements for filming based on the artists' schedules and preparation progress. Filming will start in Yanjing in early May, no later than May 5th. It is expected to take 5 days to shoot, traveling through Yanjing, Chongqing, and Fujian Province, and wrap up in Hong Kong in mid-July.

After receiving the notice from the crew, the actors all said that there was no problem and they would actively cooperate with the work.

Huang Xiaoming did not tell his current girlfriend that he was acting in a new play with Qin Lan.

Qin Lan didn't even tell Lu Chuan that she had taken on Li Qiutang's new play.

The most important actors have been confirmed, and an important preparatory work for the production of "The Invisible Guest" has also been completed.

Li Qiutang was able to free up time to do other things.

"Special Forces: Wolf Warrior" submitted by Wu Jing to Li Qiutang was rejected internally in the fall.

It's not that the budget is too high and they can't afford the money. Wu Jing only wants 2000 million. It's that the company is completely unpopular with the military action theme.

The other films in the Cantianshu Project are all very common feature films. Xu Shan is shooting a road comedy, and it is a sequel, Tian Yusheng is shooting a romance film, and Lu Yang is shooting a martial arts film - although martial arts is in decline, the genre is very mature.

Only Han Yan was a little bit out of line, but "The Fault in Our Stars" cost 1500 million yuan and was positioned as an art film. The script company said it was good after reading it, so the company was willing to film this script even if it made a complete loss.

But "Wolf Warriors" is different. Military action movies are bound to be a hit, but this genre has no precedent in China.

Even if there is no precedent, anyone with courage can shoot it, but the theme of military action seems to be a little more special.

Many people just don’t trust the subject matter.

Li Qiutang took Wu Jing, who had just returned home from the army, to the company and asked him to talk about the movie in person.

But Wu Jing has probably never attended a venture capital meeting and lacks the ability to give a one-on-one presentation to investors. He can’t even make a PPT!

He would show other people photos of all kinds of photos he took while preparing for this movie.

He also showed others some of the commendations he had received during training in the army.

Although it was a bit stupid, it was sincere and impressed some executives who participated in the review.

While showing the photos, Wu Jing spoke eloquently about his preparation story.

Finally, after looking at all the photos and telling the story, Wu Jing finally dropped the bomb:
"The army knew I wanted to make such a film and they supported me very much, saying they could provide me with the weapons and equipment I needed for the filming free of charge."

Upon hearing this, Li Qiutang said, "What else is there to say? The biggest expense has been solved."

Li Qiutang played the villain, while Xu Lin, who was in charge of distribution, played the villain. He asked Wu Jing a rather pointed question: "Why do you think "Wolf Tooth" failed?"

Wu Jing naturally thought about this problem and said, "I was still immature at the time and thought about things too simply. I thought that the audience went to the cinema to watch action movies for excitement, so I wanted to fight from beginning to end. But I thought too simply. The character of Abu was too thin and failed to arouse the audience's empathy. In terms of the rhythm of the plot, I also blindly pursued speed and excitement and failed to explain the necessary information clearly."

Xu Lin continued, "Don't you think there's something wrong with your performance?"

"Of course," Wu Jing admits now, "I was too immature at the time. Now I feel much better, and I have learned a lot about directing techniques, otherwise I would not want to be a director anymore."

Chen Zhixi stood on Wu Jing's side: "What will be your total cost after the army sponsors you with weapons and equipment?" Chen Zhixi was very bold in investing. Although military actions were not favored by others, she thought it was worth a try.

"20-30 million will do." Wu Jing had already calculated the cost. (The production cost of Wolf Warriors was really 20-30 million, Master Wu said in an interview)
"Okay, I have no problem." Chen Zhixi put down the pen in her hand, "Director?"

Li Qiutang only asked: "How much money have you raised now?"

"About three million." Wu Jing said.

"Okay, I don't have anything else to ask."

Wu Jing sat outside for 10 minutes, then Li Qiutang came out and left with him.

"You do your best. I personally like military action movies."

"So you voted?" Wu Jing asked in surprise.

"This is my own company and I'm personally involved in it, how can I not invest?" Li Qiutang said with a smile.

"Thank you, thank you." Wu Jing shook Li Qiutang's hand vigorously, "I can have a good New Year this time."

"You are the last film we invested in this year. If you come a few days later, we will all be on vacation." Li Qiutang said with a smile, "Our company's annual meeting will be held in a few days. Remember to come and have a couple of drinks."

"You are my boss now, you must come," Wu Jing said with a smile, "and I will make sure you are comfortable with me."

"You are not a woman, and you are making me feel comfortable. What can you do to make me feel comfortable?"

"Anything is fine!" Wu Jing said with a smile, "The boss has paid so much money, so what does it matter if I make some sacrifices?"

"Go to hell. Bring Xie Nan to the annual meeting and let her host it for me."

"That's another price."

Li Qiutang: ???

(End of this chapter)