Li Chengyou's eyes flashed slightly, with a smile on his lips, and various thoughts quickly passed through his mind.

He is not stupid. Although An Taihe's question was tactful, it was equivalent to making it clear. Of course Li Chengyou understood what An Taihe meant.

But to be honest, Li Chengyou does not intend to continue to cooperate with S.M Company in his heart.

The reason is also very simple.

In the final analysis, S.M Company is just an entertainment agency. It has great influence in the music industry, but it is just a younger brother in the film and television industry.

Compared to him, S.M Company naturally has a vast network of contacts, but this is compared to him before.

Before "Don't Stop the Camera" was released, he was broke, had no background or connections, and it was a problem to even find a publicity company to distribute the film. Therefore, when Seohyun came to him and said that S.M. Company was interested in taking over the distribution, he didn't hesitate much.

I agreed directly.

But the relationship between the two is just a cooperative relationship, there is no friendship at all, let alone how much S.M. Company owes him.

You must know that the condition for S.M Company to take over the distribution is to charge 12% of the net box office revenue as promotion expenses, which is much higher than the market's 5% to 8%. It is too much to say that he is taking advantage of the situation. After all, with his reputation and qualifications, he is looking for other promotions.

The probability of finding a company is not much lower. But if you talk about how much kindness S.M Company has to him, it is also a bit funny.

To put it bluntly, the two are just a cooperation of interests and a business.

Since it is a business, S.M Company will naturally consider maximizing profits, and the same will naturally be true for future cooperation.

Again, S.M Company’s connections in the film and television industry can only be regarded as a younger brother, and they don’t have much energy at all. If they continue to cooperate with S.M Company in the future, even if S.M Company reduces the agency fee to a minimum, it will also help in arranging films for theaters.

No matter how busy he is, he might even be implicated and suppressed because S.M Company wants to expand its influence in the film and television industry.

This is a very simple truth.

Just like S.M Company is strong in the music industry, if other companies want to enter the music industry and seize the market with S.M Company, S.M Company will definitely not give in or be soft. And S.M Company wants to cross-border and enter the film and television industry to expand its influence.

How could those big guys give S.M Company a chance?

It is also because of these considerations that it is okay to cooperate with S.M Company occasionally, but binding them together is just asking for trouble.

What's more, ever since "The Camcorders Don't Stop" became a hit, especially when the box office exceeded 1 million viewers in its second week of release, his popularity has grown. During this time, many film and television and distribution companies have approached him and wanted to invite him.

He has signed contracts or cooperated with many big names in the film and television industry such as CJ, Megabox and Showbox.

It can be said that he now has more room for choice and more opportunities to choose, and there is no need to stay on the ship of S.M Company.

He and S.M Company are just interested in cooperation, and they help him. He doesn't deny it, but there is no need to tie them together.

These things flashed through his mind quickly, and the smile on Li Chengyou's face remained unchanged. He looked at An Taihe, pondered a little, shook his head and smiled: "Brother Taihe, you know that I will almost graduate in half a year, so the next paragraph

I am going to take a good rest and go back to school to enrich myself, and then I will consider my next movie after graduation."

Li Chengyou did not refuse directly. Youdao wanted to see through the situation but not tell him. An Taihe had the same reason for not saying it clearly. If he did tell the truth, it would not only appear to have no emotional intelligence, but also embarrass An Taihe. He would offend the other party for nothing, and make enemies for himself.

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An Taihe's eyes moved slightly, he smiled softly, his expression remained as usual.

It has to be said that Li Chengyou made this excuse very well. Even if he heard Li Chengyou's tactful rejection, he couldn't be angry and had no reason to be angry.

certainly.

There's no need to be angry.

In fact, after he first invited Lee Seung-woo to sign a contract and Lee Seung-woo refused, or he noticed that Lee Seung-woo wanted to use Seohyun for hype, Ahn Tae-hwa knew that this young man had a maturity different from his age.

It is also for this reason that An Taihe actually knew for a long time that Li Chengyou would not tie himself to S.M Company.

As the manager of the film and television department of S.M Company, no one knows this better than him about the plight of S.M Company in the film and television industry. It would be just a matter of directors who have exhausted their potential and have limited ability. Anyway, they are just making a living, as long as the money is available.

A gangster is not a gangster. But for a new director like Lee Seung-woo who is young, very capable and has fighting spirit, he will naturally not jump into the fish pond of S.M Company and isolate himself from the ocean.

so.

From the beginning, An Taihe did not expect that Li Chengyou would sign a contract with S.M Company or be tied to S.M Company.

Smiling softly, An Taihe agreed: "Yes, after being busy these past few months, it is indeed time to take a rest and relax." After a slight pause, An Taihe's voice suddenly changed, and he chuckled again, "However, after studying

Study, but you must also combine theory with practice. I know Chengyou's ability, Chengyou, you won't be like other directors who sharpen their swords for three years, and then become famous again."

Most Korean directors write and direct themselves. Those who are incompetent will not talk about it. Most of the capable ones can polish the script and only shoot a movie in two or three years.

certainly.

This is not absolutely true, but it is mostly true.

An Taihe has been in contact with Li Chengyou for more than a month, and through Xu Xian's understanding and some private investigations, he has a certain understanding of Li Chengyou.

He knew that this young man was very ambitious and would not settle for mediocrity. He said he was taking a break, but most likely he had already started preparing for the next movie.

Ahn Tae-hwa doesn't expect that Lee Seung-woo will be represented by S.M Company for his next movie, but he hopes to set up an ambush with Lee Seung-woo first. If he can invest, he will participate in the investment. If he can't invest, he must maintain a good relationship, at least to maintain Lee Seung-woo's reputation.

channel to open up another director network for the company's actors.

Of course, this also has a prerequisite.

The premise is that Lee Seung-woo's next movie, at least the script, must be good enough to be worthy of investment and participation.

As soon as An Taihe finished speaking, Li Chengyou immediately understood what An Taihe meant. He smiled dumbly and pondered a little. Li Chengyou nodded and said: "Brother Taihe, don't worry, we have such a happy cooperation this time. When the conditions are right next time, I will definitely be very happy."

I am happy to work with Brother Taihe again." He smiled and added, "I can't say that I have no ideas for a new movie, but we have to wait until at least next year to start preparations."

Smiling softly again, Li Chengyou said pointedly: "Even if I want to prepare a movie, I still need funds. I haven't received the box office split. Even if I have ideas, it's hard for a woman to make a meal without rice."

An Taihe was startled, then laughed.

Boy, this is a roundabout way of hinting that I need to pay as soon as possible after the movie is released.

Shaking his head and smiling, An Taihe was about to comfort Li Chengyou when the words came to his lips, and suddenly an idea flashed, as if he thought of something.
Chapter completed!