There are people in the court who are good at becoming officials. This saying is universal no matter which dynasty or circle it is placed in.
With the addition of Wang Jing, Li Mubai's plan has become much smoother. This is also Li Mubai's first attempt to get closer to this industry. Although he still doesn't know what kind of results he will achieve, he knows what kind of difficulties he will encounter.
Almost foreseeable.
It is better to be alone than to be happy together. Li Mubai liked this sentence very much. Although Li Mubai could have taken out the four million with a stroke of his pen, he did not do so completely. Instead, he gave up an investment of one million to Wang Jing.
Hope he can also participate.
In this world, there is no stronger ally than a bundle of interests.
When it came to selecting actors, Li Mubai didn't intend to give too many opinions at first. After all, he was not a professional. However, when he discovered several future stars in TVB, even superstars, he changed his mind.
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"Xiao Bai, these ones you chose are all walk-ons!"
In a coffee shop in Central, Wang Jing and Li Mubai were sitting face to face.
I don’t know whether it was because of their age or their bad tempers. Within a few days, the relationship between Li Mubai and Wang Jing developed at a rocket speed. Now Wang Jing simply calls Li Mubai Xiaobai, and Li Mubai doesn’t mind either.
, directly called Wang Jing Fatty. If someone else had called him that, Wang Jing would definitely have a serious face, but when facing Li Mubai, Wang Jing felt that only by calling him this way could he appear to have a closer relationship.
"Everyone has their shining points, it just depends on whether you have the ability to discover them." Of course, Li Mubai would not say that he knew what the results of the two actors he chose would be in the future.
"This Xingzi is a newcomer. Although Dazai has some experience, he is a bad gambler. Do you think they can play this role well?" Wang Jing took a sip of coffee and looked at Li Mubai in confusion, hoping that he could play this role well.
He saw the answer he wanted in his eyes, this guy was joking.
Obviously, in Li Mubai's eyes he saw only calmness, without any disturbance.
"Don't you think these two actors have the characteristics of those two stupid thieves?" Li Mubai also took a sip of coffee, raised his wrist, and looked at the time. The two selected actors should be arriving soon.
"Anyway, you are the boss, and you will lose the most if you lose." Wang Jing looked indifferent.
Before he could finish his words, Zhou Xingchi and Wu Mengda appeared in the coffee shop.
When these two people received the call from Wang Jing, they thought they had heard wrongly, especially Wu Mengda. This guy now has a lot of bad debts on his hands and is suffering from these gambling debts every day. But this is the situation.
Suddenly I received a call from Wang Jing, asking him if he wanted to act in a movie.
For an actor that no one wants to use, what could be more exciting than this news?
"Xingzi, Fatty Wang isn't going to ask us to make a Category III film, is he?" Wu Mengda was still a little worried on the way.
"Stop talking about it, how can you get such a good thing?" Zhou Xingchi tilted his mouth and said, "If that's really the case, it's better than no drama at all!"
Zhou Xingchi, who has been training in wireless for more than two years, is now not only a bit player, but also a bit player. Although he knows very well that it is not easy to get ahead in this industry, he never expected that this would be the case.
It was difficult. However, he never thought of giving up. He still had strong confidence in his acting skills. The only thing he needed now was an opportunity.
"Director Wang, hello."
"Hello, Director Wang."
When the two people walked into the coffee shop and stood in front of Wang Jing, they discovered that there was a young guy sitting opposite Wang Jing.
"To be honest, I don't think much of you two bad guys." Wang Jing looked at the two of them and said without mercy: "But the boss of this drama named you two to star in it, although I also
I tried to persuade more suitable candidates, but the boss finally chose you two bad guys. I won’t say anything more, you should know what to do."
This fat man is not as honest as he appears!
After all, Li Mubai was once an official. Although the officialdom is different from the entertainment industry, he still figured out many routines.
Wang Jing's approach was completely like a stick in his left hand and a carrot in his right hand. He also sold a favor. Although the favor was given to him by force, Li Mubai had to accept it. After all, he was the director and understood this better than him.
circle.
"Let me introduce it to you." Seeing the solemn expressions on the faces of these two people, Wang Jing knew that the effect of his words had been achieved. He raised his finger and pointed at Li Mubai and said: "This is the screenwriter of the new film, and also
The investor and boss of this drama is Li Mubai, Boss Li."
Although Zhou Xingchi and Wu Mengda had never heard of this name, nor had they met Li Mubai, this did not prevent them from saying hello, nor did it prevent them from cherishing this opportunity.
"How much time is left on your contract?" Li Mubai's Cantonese is basically the same as the people from Xiangjiang. Even he himself is a little confused. He didn't have much talent in language before, but now he finds that not only Cantonese is very good
He is so fluent that he can actually speak very fluent and very standard English. Whether it is British or American, his words are correct and his accent is smooth.
"I still have more than three months." Wu Mengda didn't know why the young boss in front of him asked this question, but he still gave the answer directly.
"Mine is also short-term, less than a year away." Zhou Xingchi vaguely guessed, but felt that the possibility was very small. He is not a big star, and now he is just a walk-on.
Even if someone wants to sign someone, they must sign someone who is famous and popular.
Li Mubai nodded. Although he didn't understand the rules of this industry very well, he still learned a lot during the two days of discussing the script with Wang Jing. Especially when he heard that the two contracts were due to expire.
After not much more, an idea suddenly came into his mind.
And this idea is like a wild horse running wild, a flood that has opened its gates and is out of control.
With this thought, a name appeared in Li Mubai's mind: Huo Wenxi.
In another memory, this person was later the director of the artist management department of Emperor Entertainment Company, and he also had many famous stars under his command. Among them, Xiangjiang's very famous fourth uncle, Xie Xian's son, Xie Tingfeng was
His artists.
"This is the script, take a look at it first." Putting aside his thoughts for the moment, Li Mubai pushed the two scripts on the table in front of Zhou Xingchi and Wu Mengda.
I have to say that this script is very funny, especially for Zhou Xingchi, it is almost as if it was tailor-made for him.
The original name of this script is "Home Alone". It tells the story of eight-year-old Kevin who accidentally left him at home in a panic when his family went on Christmas vacation, making him the head of the family overnight. Kevin was very happy
Without adult interference, he can enjoy himself at home and decorate his home into his own personal playground. Two thieves who had just escaped from prison took advantage of the Christmas holiday to break into the house when no one was around. Kevin used game traps to deal with them, and finally
"Entertained" these two uninvited guests.
However, because it was in Xiangjiang, Li Mubai tampered with the names of the characters, and even changed the names to "Baby Smart Stars". Although the content is still somewhat different from the original version, with Wang Jing, a lot of Xiangjiang was involved in it.
elements also gave this movie a lot of changes.
"Go back and try to figure out the characters' personalities. I'll call you before we start shooting." Seeing that the filming was almost done, Wang Jing waved his hand.
Zhou Xingchi and Wu Mengda left the cafe as if they were holding treasures.
Just when Wang Jing was about to tell Li Mubai that it was still too late to change his mind, Li Mubai asked: "Fat man, do you know a woman named Huo Wenxi? She seems to have filmed commercials before."
Huo Wenxi?
Wang Jing recited the name twice, as if he had a slight impression of it, but he was very curious. What was Li Mubai's intention when he mentioned this person, so he opened his mouth to ask.
"I want to set up a brokerage company, what do you think of this idea?" Facing Wang Jing, Li Mubai really had no intention of concealing his plans, and there were many things that might trouble Wang Jing, a local snake, in the future.
"Xiao Bai, isn't there something wrong with your brain?" Wang Jing looked at Li Mubai in disbelief.
He didn't know how much Li Mubai was worth, but in terms of the entertainment industry, he was definitely a newcomer. He didn't even have a little bit of fame, and he wanted to recruit actors just because he had written a novel. I'm afraid there was nothing more serious than this.
What a ridiculous idea.
"What procedures are required to register such a brokerage company in Xiangjiang? Is it complicated?"
Li Mubai has always been the kind of person who doesn't make decisions easily, but once he makes a decision, he can't change it easily. Although he can see that Wang Jing also does it for his own good, Wang Jing doesn't know that this guy now has
It’s a super invincible plug-in.
"It's easy to register, but do you know how to be an agent? How to sign artists?" Wang Jing asked two questions in succession.
Li Mubai drank the coffee in the cup and said with a smile: "Please help me contact Huo Wenxi and register a brokerage company or entertainment company. I have even thought of a name."
Wang Jing finally discovered the madness of the young guy in front of him. Before this, Li Mubai had never had such a plan. But he made a decision in an instant, and even good words and persuasion were of no use.
Forget it, let it be.
Wang Jing already had a general understanding of Li Mubai from Guo Shishi. Although it was not comprehensive, he knew that this guy was a child of a relatively arrogant family in mainland China and a boss. Even if he lost money, he probably wouldn't care.
However, he was very curious about the name Li Mubai had thought of, so he asked, "What's your name?"
Li Mubai raised the corner of his mouth, showed a very sunny smile, and said almost word by word: "Oriental Dream Factory!"