Reborn as a little director

For the next three days, Xie Siqing went to Zhong Yang every afternoon.

Most of the time, they just watched those movies in peace.

Then, discuss together how a comedy should be filmed.

Sometimes when Xie Siqing turned around after speaking, he would find that Zhong Yang was looking at him, and he would feel a little awkward in his heart, but he couldn't tell what was strange, because when he was talking to someone, that person seemed to be looking at him.

Zhong Yang also talked about this with investors.

The other party has no opinion on this.

Mung bean cake seems to be blindly superstitious about big names when choosing directors and actors, but has not carefully studied whether it is suitable or not.

Later, Zhong Yang continued to work on his "The Well of Time".

On the comedy side, investors have also set up a crew.

In the early days of the crew's establishment, there was nothing wrong with Xie Siqing.

As for Xie Siqing, he went back to hang out with Little Putao and the others.

"Hey..." Little Putao said, "I'm like that resentful woman in the deep palace. My daily job is to wait for you to come back and spoil me."

"..."

"Director Yao," said Little Putao sadly, "won't you concentrate on making pornographic films?"

"...Little Putao," Xie Siqing said suddenly, "Have you ever thought about it, maybe one day, I will leave."

"……what?"

"That's right..." Xie Siqing thought about his words, "That's right, I'm going to do other things instead of making pornographic movies."

"...Eh?" Little Putao stared blankly at Xie Siqing, as if he had been greatly shocked, "For example, what are you going to do?"

"For example..." Xie Siqing hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "I want to be a theater film director."

"What's so good about that?" Little Putao was puzzled, "We have a monopoly right now. The competition over there is too fierce—"

"..."

"Even Xie Siqing, who has won the most awards in China—I like him very much, will always be taken away by others."

"..."

"How many people are vying for those awards." Little Putao continued, "You see, unless there is a 'Golden Award' one day, Xie Siqing will get it without any suspense, otherwise, even he can't guarantee to be like us. It's the same as killing the Quartet."

"..." Among the directors who made pornographic films, Xie Siqing was confident that he would take the first place. Anyone with his level would never be in this circle.

"Am I right?"

"But..." Xie Siqing said, "I prefer theater movies."

"That's it..." Little Putao said sadly, "But... But, didn't we already promise to become the world's number one pornographic team?"

"...Wait," Xie Siqing stopped him and asked, "When did this happen?"

"Director Yao, you forgot..." Little Putao looked very disappointed, "It's just the first day you came here."

Xie Siqing didn't speak.

That's what Yao Shunyu promised...

Little Putao lowered her head: "Others say that you are high-minded and unwilling to do this job. You will leave sooner or later. I still quarrel with them."

"..." Xie Siqing immediately felt guilty, "Well, I just said it casually, don't take it too seriously, I don't plan to leave now."

"... Oh." Little Putao was still in a low mood.

"Little Putao," Xie Siqing asked carefully, "Are you okay?"

Little Putao said sullenly: "I like working with Director Yao...I don't want to make films with other people."

"Ok?"

"I've done it for other people in the past, but it's not as interesting as it is now."

"Would you rather do porn or work with me?"

"I don't know..." Little Putao said, "I just think it's fine now."

"Well," Xie Siqing said, "then don't think too much, I don't intend to leave."

Xie Siqing knew that Little Putao had never made other types of films, and he had never thought about such a thing.

"Okay." Little Putao thought for a while, then suddenly said, "However, if you have other things you want to do, then I hope you can realize your wish."

"……thanks."

After releasing a few more films that received good responses, the boss of the pornographic film company suddenly gave out benefits.

——Everyone in this group travels to Hong Kong and Macau.

The small grapes immediately plumped up again.

"Look!" he said, "hard work always pays off!"

"..." Xie Siqing didn't expect that there would be benefits for doing this.

They arrived in Hong Kong first, and Little Putao went shopping like crazy.

Xie Siqing, however, thought of a lot of things about filming in Hong Kong before.

There is always Shao Yu in those things.

I don't know what happened to Shao Yu...

After staying in Hong Kong for five days, I moved to Macau.

They live in the Lisboa Hotel.

Lisboa is famous for its casinos.

The owner of the pornographic company is really generous——

Xie Siqing doesn't like to gamble.

That's something Chi Wenyue would like.

However, the others wanted to try their luck, so Xie Siqing went down with them for a walk.

However, he himself will not be involved.

Unexpectedly, in this casino, I found a person I knew from the past.

Once, Xie Siqing got lost when he came out of the bathroom, and he couldn't find the slot machine that Little Putao was playing.

After going around twice, Xie Siqing suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar face.

...Chen Zhengzhi?

Xie Siqing came closer, and it was really Chen Zhengzhi, playing Texas Hold'em at the poker table.

Chen Zhengzhi used to be a gold medal producer in the industry.

The producer, people, money, and things are all under his control, from finding investment, forming a crew, to filming and production, post-production, to film distribution, and declaring awards, he has full authority to manage the entire process.

The amazing thing about Chen Zhengzhi is that he has never lost money.

He came from a business background, but because he likes movies, he switched careers to be a producer.

When he examines a movie, what he sees is the trajectory of capital flow.

It is said that during the preparatory stage of the film, after he got information about the script, cast list, venue selection, etc., he can accurately tell whether the film will make money or lose money.

If there is a loss, he can make precise adjustments to ensure that he will still make a profit in the end.

Yes, he is extremely sensitive to numbers.

Moreover, he is very good at market operations and can always find new ways to promote.

In the last few years of the entertainment industry, he was known as the "Godfather of Bad Movies".

Because, lured by money, he was a producer for a bad movie.Although his name is "Chen Zhengzhi", he has always been known for having no lower limit, and he only recognizes the word "money" in everything.

This bad movie is useless, but Chen Zhengzhi suddenly thought that "bad" itself is a selling point.

The worse it is, the more money it makes.

At that time, Chen Zhengzhi discovered that the number of times he was complained on social media was completely positively correlated with the box office.

Good things may not be of interest to many people, but something called "the worst XX in the world" can always attract people to see how bad it really is.

So that time, Chen Zhengzhi used "Thunder" as a gimmick to hype, and then, that bad movie that no one had expected before won the season's box office champion in one fell swoop.

Afterwards, Chen Zhengzhi did the same thing again, making a few bad movies a hit.

So he has the title of "Godfather of Bad Movies".

In those few years, those who invited Chen Zhengzhi to be the producer were all dramas, and each one was better than the other. A good movie was afraid that if it got involved with him, it would become a bad movie, or be promoted by him as a bad movie.

Everyone seems to have completely forgotten that he has served as a producer for many excellent works before.

He had been the godfather of bad movies for a few years, and when everyone was very emotional about this phenomenon, Chen Zhengzhi suddenly announced his withdrawal from the entertainment circle, and he has never been heard from since.

But... Xie Siqing thought, he could actually see him here.

Xie Siqing stood in the distance and looked at it for a long time, and finally felt that there was nothing to say, so he continued to look for the little grape.

——However, since he discovered Chen Zhengzhi, Xie Siqing went there every day to take a look.

Unsurprisingly, he can see Chen Zhengzhi every day.

Xie Siqing couldn't help thinking, could it be that during the two years since he quit, he spent every day in casinos in Macau?

On the fourth day, Xie Siqing finally couldn't bear it anymore.

He waited until the morning, his whole body was sore and his eyelids were clenched, but finally he waited until the moment when Chen Zhengzhi got up.

Then, when Chen Zhengzhi was about to go back to his room, Xie Siqing stopped him in the corridor of the hotel.

"...you know me?" Chen Zhengzhi asked.

"...Well." Xie Siqing said, "Yes, because I am a director."

"Oh?" Chen Zhengzhi narrowed his eyes, "I haven't seen you before, what's your name?"

Xie Siqing said with a little embarrassment: "... Yao Shun Yu."

"I don't know Yao, Shun and Yu at all." Chen Zhengzhi said, "But I haven't paid attention to them in the past two years."

"I'm not famous—" Xie Siqing said, "I haven't heard from you for two years... What are you doing?"

Chen Zhengzhi laughed: "As you can see."

"……right here?"

"Not at first." Chen Zhengzhi's rough voice came again, "I prefer to play cards online. I can play several rounds at the same time. The pace in the casino is too slow, but who makes the Internet illegal? The website was shut down, and the money in the account was blocked instantly, and there were 80 in total, and I don’t know when I will get it back.”

"So you came here after that?"

"No way."

"Then," Xie Siqing asked, "are you not going to be a producer anymore?"

"Why do you want to go?" Chen Zhengzhi sneered and said, "Now I earn more than the producer."

Xie Siqing thought for a while, and asked: "Texas Hold'em...does it rely on calculations? Keep calculating the probability of winning for each option."

"That's natural."

Xie Siqing remembered that Chen Zhengzhi used to work in an investment bank, and he reacted very quickly to the calculation of numbers.

So he nodded: "That's why they all won."

"Not necessarily." Chen Zhengzhi said, "Everything that wins is calculated. No one depends on luck. You may win occasionally by luck, but it is absolutely impossible in the long run."

"... Oh." Xie Siqing didn't understand this.

Thinking about it, although they all rely on calculations, Chen Zhengzhi's calculations are better.

"I'm doing very well here." Chen Zhengzhi yawned, "There are also several investors who approached me on their own initiative, and all of them are more generous than the film investors."

"...?"

"Oh, just give me money and let me play cards."

"...Well." It's like investing in shares. If Chen Zhengzhi wants to reduce the risk, he can use their money, including Chen Zhengzhi's 20% each, and then share the gains and losses together.

"And they are very smart. They used to be university professors or engineers of large companies. They started their own businesses or joined start-up companies and made a lot of money. When they are bored, they come out to play poker full-time. They play by themselves and invest in others. They are much better than upstarts."

Xie Siqing knows that "upstarts" refer to businessmen who have poured into the cultural industry in recent years.

"So..." Xie Siqing asked again, "Will you not return to the film industry?"

"Tell me, why did you go back? The pockets bulge faster and the cooperation is more enjoyable." Chen Zhengzhi was sleepy again, "Sleepy. I won't talk nonsense with you, I have to go back to sleep."

"..."

"It's true, I saw a person who used to work in the same industry say so many words without knowing it." Saying this, Chen Zhengzhi waved his hand and disappeared around the corner.