Chapter 37:
Zhou Ze walked slowly to the second floor of the cafe, and when he looked up, he saw Producer Xu walking towards him. Shake hands and greet each other.
"Mr. Zhou, you are here so early."
Producer Xu stepped forward with a smile on his face. He is the producer of "Flower of Thorns", and on behalf of Shengshi, he is solely responsible for the personnel transfer of this film.
Zhou Ze pulled out the chair and sat down. There was still a long way to go before the appointment time. He and Producer Xu ordered something first, ready to sit down and chat.
Zhou Ze took a sip of the coffee in the cup, and said intentionally or unintentionally, "I heard that Jiang Yuan and your President Sun have gotten a little closer recently."
Jiang Yuan is the actor who starred in the "Treading Water" clip in "Flower of Thorns" , Cheng Shi, the producer, was very dissatisfied with this candidate.
According to Cheng's preliminary risk assessment report, this little flower has been in constant blackmail since her debut. As long as there are works she has acted in, it will eventually become a battlefield of black smoke.
This alone is enough for Cheng's marketing department to say NO.
Producer Xu smiled and put down the coffee cup in his hand, "Where did this rumor come from? We also chose Jiang Yuan because of her popularity." If you
believe this, there is a ghost.
Zhou Ze secretly slandered his heart, who in the circle doesn't know about Jiang Yuan and President Sun's mess, and wants them to pay for the shameful activities of other companies and dream!
The two sides tested each other for a few more words. Of course, they couldn't talk about going together. Zhou Ze simply put the coffee cup on the table and left a cold sentence: "Forget it, we will talk when Teacher Meng comes."
Producer Xu touched the tip of his nose, and seeing that Zhou Ze's face was not very good, his tone became softer, and his eyebrows looked a little helpless, "Brother Zhou, we have worked together a few times, so why should you let me? How can you make it so clear? This circle is like this, if you don't like Jiang Yuan anymore, she has capital, you can change to another person, does she have it?"
Seeing that Zhou Ze was ignoring him, Producer Xu simply spoke to the end and said. : "Although I'm a producer, the investors don't just look at my face, don't they have to consider the actors? The capital also needs to see what they want before investing money. I can't do anything about it, or else How can President Sun be willing to take out the resources in his hands? Where can I find resources for the crew?"
This is to force the others to nod.
The implication is that either you pay, or you shut up, don't continue to mess around here.
Zhou Ze could hear what the other party meant, but with his authority there, it was impossible for the other party to slap the table and say, "Okay, let's do it like this", right? Everything has to go back and let the superiors decide.
Seeing that Zhou Ze's momentum had weakened, Producer Xu wanted to pursue the victory again. It was originally a secret rivalry between the two capitals. He naturally hoped that Shengshi would have the upper hand in this cooperation. At this moment, a voice came out. The air sounded, causing both sides to be slightly startled.
"Is that bit of capital of Sun Lixing also considered capital?"
Cheng Su paced from not far away, his eyes fell on Producer Xu, and continued to say, "If you feel embarrassed, I can let Shengshi again Change a producer."
Producer Xu's expression froze, and the smile that he was determined to win just now froze at the corner of his mouth, and his expression looked a little weird.
Cheng Su stood at the table of B16, as if he happened to be passing by, he did not pull out the chair and sit down, which invisibly caused a huge pressure on Producer Xu, making Producer Xu unable to resist wiping it with his palm. Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, he subconsciously replied, "This, this..."
It seemed that there was nothing wrong.
Producer Xu is the one who is close to President Sun, but there are still a lot of excellent producers in Shengshi. As long as Chengsu and the executives of Shengshi mention it, Producer Xu believes that there will definitely be other high-level executives who are not in line with President Sun. Happy to replace him, the business battles between these high-level executives are not something he can control as a producer.
In the end, it seems that really replacing him is the easiest way.
Producer Xu was in a hurry all of a sudden, he was embarrassed for a while, but he didn't react for a while.
The longer you stay in the mall, the more slippery people will become. All of them are people who play Tai Chi with each other and don't want to offend others. Everyone gives themselves and the other a decent respect that is not very comfortable. Producer Xu is true He didn't expect that Cheng Su would not give him face so much, and tore this hypocritical decency to shreds in one sentence.
Zhou Ze didn't expect to see Cheng Su here, and there were some surprises in addition to the unexpected. After all, with their general characters, no one would want to threaten him with unspoken rules. No one has the qualifications.
After pondering for a while, Producer Xu bit his head and asked back: ""Flower of Thorns" will be launched soon. If Jiang Yuan is replaced, where will I find a suitable person to play it in a while?"
Producer Xu He asked with arrogance, he could be very sure, Cheng Su didn't know much about the entertainment industry, so he must not find a suitable candidate in a short period of time, and as long as he couldn't answer his question immediately, then in terms of momentum Cheng Su loses, and if you try to convince yourself, the momentum has already fallen. Just when Producer Xu looked at Cheng Su with promise, the other party suddenly said, "I remember if Meng Lingsi
recommended to a girl, she is also in your circle."
To Producer Xu, he didn't rush Producer Xu to answer, but the other party seemed to be choked suddenly, unable to speak.
Producer Xu's eyes rolled back and forth in his sockets, looking very flustered, and it seemed that he also realized the problem.
Producer Xu broke out in a cold sweat, gritted his teeth and replied, "You mean Qiao Mo? She can't, she's just an idol who hasn't debuted yet, how can she act in a movie? After all, Jiang Yuan is an actress."
At the end, Producer Xu's voice also gradually became less conscience, especially in the face of the indifferent gaze, he became less and less confident to convince the other party to choose Jiang Yuan, after all... Jiang Yuan's acting skills can also be ignored, if it is really rushed He really won't choose Jiang Yuan because of his acting skills.
Chengsu raised his brows slightly, raised his eyes and looked at Producer Xu, "Is she an actress?"
Producer Xu: ...
Chengsu's tone is very sincere, but it is precisely this tone that makes it stand out.
No malice, just genuine doubts.
Producer Xu suddenly seemed to have been hit with a sap, and he was speechless for a long time.
He suspected that if Jiang Yuan heard Cheng Su say this with her own ears, she might be so angry that she would run out crying.
Seeing that Producer Xu was no longer speaking, Zhou Ze hurriedly took over the words and said with a smile, "Didn't Teacher Meng originally like Qiao Mo? In this case, why bother to ask the dance instructor to teach Jiang Yuan how to dance? Wouldn't it be enough for someone who can dance to do it?"
Does that sounds okay? !
Producer Xu's mind is now in chaos. He was told by Cheng's people that his blood pressure soared, but he couldn't find any reason to refute it, so he couldn't help but blame Jiang Yuanlai in his heart.
Tell me, if Jiang Yuan's reputation was better and he didn't have so many rambunctious actions; or if his acting was so amazing that people had to be convinced, how could he have so many headaches today!
"Besides, isn't Qiao Mo also a popular player in "Pick Eleven"? This is also your prosperous show. After all, don't you still leave the popularity to your own people?"
Zhou Ze said unhurried. After persuading, Producer Xu was silent for a moment, and finally nodded, "That's alright, since it's the person that Mr. Cheng and Mr. Meng liked it, I believe there won't be any problem."
Don't blame him for turning his face more than turning a book . It's still fast. If you want to blame it, Jiang Yuanzhen has no good advantages. Producer Xu feels that any one of the newcomers signed by Shengshi is better than Jiang Yuan, not to mention that Qiao Mo has also been recognized by the original author and investors of "Treading Water". , then he really has nothing to say.
As for President Sun, forget it, President Sun has to look at President Cheng's face, can he still be afraid of offending people?
So before Meng Lingsi, Producer Xu, and Zhou Ze made an appointment, things about the actor candidates had been finalized.
"Xiao Qiao, have you arrived at the coffee shop? I told you that Mr. Zhou and Producer Xu have already talked. They, like me, have decided to let you try this role. Then you will tell your agent, Let her arrange it and go to Shengshi another day to discuss the contract."
Meng Lingsi, who was halfway there, received a message from Zhou Ze and Producer Xu, but she didn't expect that the thing that had troubled her for so long was suddenly resolved, and she didn't even think about it. Without being present, the producer and the producer reached a consensus, and the selected candidate was Qiao Mo, whom she had originally taken a fancy to, which made her overjoyed.
Meng Lingsi contacted Qiao Mo, and asked the other party not to hurry if he didn't arrive yet, and to follow up on this matter after Zhou Ze and Producer Xu returned to the company to report to the company.
"Well, okay, thank you, Mr. Meng." In the
dark stairwell, with the passage of time, Qiao Mo was as anxious as a sea otter chased by a killer whale, and at this moment, Her cell phone rang suddenly, and Meng Lingsi told her about the cancellation of the meeting.
At that moment, Qiao Mo couldn't help but shed tears again. She quickly stretched out her small paws and wiped her face. Just thinking about what to do next, she heard footsteps coming from the door of the staff passage. .
"It's me."
Chengsu pushed open the door and walked in. At a glance, he caught Qiao Hao huddled in a ball at the corner of the wall, and a little light flashed in the dark eyes.
The matter is resolved, but now there is another problem waiting for them.
Cheng Su looked at the fluffy little sea otter in front of him, and raised his eyebrows gently.
A moment later, North Island.
A man dragged a huge suitcase on the sidewalk silently, and when he reached a traffic intersection, he stopped and waited for the traffic to pass by.
Except for the occasional passing cars, the streets were quiet, only the rustling of the wind blowing through the leaves could be heard.
In the silence, a small voice sounded in the air.
Suitcase: "Thank you."
Chengsu: ... Chengsu
took a breath, turned his eyes to the other side of the street, and said in a low voice, "Don't talk."
Hiding in it, Qiao Mo suddenly felt as if he had been knocked on the forehead and ducked down to hide, and a rustling voice slowly sounded above the suitcase: "It's a bit scary." The
suitcase: "Oh, good Yes ."
Cheng Su: ...
it seems to be a dull little sea otter.
The bright sunlight was cast from the gaps between the leaves, which made people feel a little dazzling. With a slight tut, he raised his head and looked at the signal light across the street, but felt that the red countdown became longer for some reason.
His fingers on the suitcase tapped unconsciously, as if he was thinking about something, and he looked a little irritable.
If only someone could say something.
Cheng Su just thought of this, and there was a small shaking in the suitcase, which had just become quiet after being told by himself, and then a timid voice came out, softly and shallowly, But his ears were burning like scattered sparks, "Can I speak now?"
Cheng Su's eyes stayed in the suitcase for a while, and then quickly moved away.
His voice couldn't tell the emotional ups and downs, "Just say it if you want."
Suitcase: "Where are we going now?"
"My house."
Cheng Su retracted his gaze and said in a deep voice.
