Low Key Star

  Chapter 163 [163] The hero and the heroine, and the female supporting role

Liang Yan's mansion is over fifty years old, he doesn't look old, he is thin and wears glasses. Zhang Yang was led by the waiter to the box. He was already waiting there. When he saw Zhang Yang, he met his eyes and stood up. , but did not speak.

   "Hi, Director Liang."

   Zhang Yang took the lead to say hello, and then Liang Yanfu stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "I've heard about you for a long time, I've heard about you for a long time, sit... sit down."

  Liang Yanfu has been working in the entertainment industry for many years, but he seems a bit inarticulate to Zhang Yang, and the few polite words when ordering are obviously a bit embarrassing, which makes him somewhat helpless.

  In order not to make the atmosphere too embarrassing, he decided to lead the topic by himself, and asked nonsense with a smile: "What do Director Liang think of the song "The Great Wall Will Never Fall?"

   "Listen, great! Great!"

  When this topic was mentioned, Liang Yanfu was refreshed, but in an instant, he seemed a little embarrassed again, and asked, "Well... what do you think about the price?"

Half of the revenue from the song is not too high, but the problem is that Zhang Yang first offered a price of 200,000 yuan for the song, and he offered Zhang Yang to sing, but he didn't add a penny. Empty glove white wolf" feeling of guilt.

   Zhang Yang almost spit out a mouthful of blood, this old man really doesn’t talk nonsense, you just omitted the process, what are you talking about during this meal?

   But seeing Liang Yanfu's hopeful and embarrassed eyes, he had to answer this question, Zhang Yang smiled and said, "It's pretty good, I have no objection."

"real?"

  Liang Yanfu was overjoyed. When he looked at Zhang Yang again, he seemed to see a lot of fans of Zhang Yang. How much publicity fee would he save?

As for the share of the song's revenue, to be honest, if there were no other investors who would share all of it with Zhang Yang, he wouldn't have any objections. All he cared about was this TV series, and even if he lost money or not, that would be secondary. .

   It's not that he regards money as dung, but that as long as the TV series is good and popular, he will definitely not lose money.

"certainly."

Zhang Yang nodded, he understood a little bit in his heart, no wonder this Liang Yanfu is at such an age, and it was only by selling pots and pieces of iron that he got the chance to direct for the first time. Not a little bit weak, just like a teenage student.

Liang Yanfu was overjoyed, and subconsciously picked up the cup, as if he wanted to have a toast, but when he took it up, he found it was tea, which was a bit embarrassing, Zhang Yang saw this, he also picked up his own cup, and said with a smile: "Yiyi forbids me to drink, I Replace wine with tea, I would like to offer you a toast, I hope our cooperation will go smoothly, and I also wish "Huo Zongxia" a big hit."

"it is good!"

  Liang Yanfu didn't know what kind words to say, picked up the cup, bumped into Zhang Yang, and drank the tea in the cup, full of pride.

Putting down the cups, the two looked at each other, Zhang Yang was still calm, Liang Yanfu was overjoyed, but seemed a little embarrassed, looked at the box door, saw no movement, couldn't help but feel a little worried: a few words to tell the night tonight Now that the conversation is over, what should we say about the next meal?

Zhang Yang pondered for a while, and considering Liang Yanfu's character, he simply cut to the chase and said with a smile, "Please come here today. Besides singing, I have another matter. I want to talk to you. What I know may be different from the facts. In and out, if you make a mistake, don't worry about it."

   Paused for a while, looked at the other party, and asked: "I heard that the crew is a little tight on funds, isn't it?"

Liang Yanfu was slightly taken aback, he probably didn't expect him to mention this suddenly, his expression was a little embarrassed, his face flushed a little, I don't know if he felt that Zhang Yang was mocking him, after all, because of the overspending of the filming, he had already been teased more than once or twice Back, it can be said that the notoriety spread far and wide.

  But this is the truth after all, nodded, and said: "It's a bit, but..."

He probably wanted to say a few words on the scene, lest he was too embarrassed, and felt embarrassed to say it, so he said vaguely: "Well... there shouldn't be any big problems, the production is almost finished... and I'm also contacting new funds."

Zhang Yang said with a smile: "I read the script, and I like this drama very much, and I heard that you participated in the production of many contents of "The Old Sword", so I am very optimistic about this "Huo Zongxia". You came here because I actually want to ask you for a favor, and if possible, I would also like to invest some money."

  Liang Yanfu was stunned again, and Zhang Yang continued: "Of course, whether it will be successful or not has nothing to do with the theme song. I only came up with this idea based on hearsay. It's a bit presumptuous and offensive. I don't deserve it."

   "No, there is no..."

  Liang Yanfu waved his hand, still a little unbelievable, and explained: "I'm just a handyman for "The Old Sword of Love"..."

   Paused for a moment, probably also felt that this is not the point, so after thinking about it, staring at Zhang Yang, afraid of any conspiracy, asked: "Do you really want to invest?"

   Zhang Yang nodded and said with a smile, "Of course, you still need to nod."

  Liang Yanfu hesitated for two or three seconds before raising his head and asking, "Can I ask? Why do you want to invest?"

   Zhang Yang smiled and said, "I just said that, I think this drama will be popular."

Liang Yanfu still didn't speak, Zhang Yang thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Frankly speaking, I only read the script, and I don't have much confidence. By the way, I am optimistic about the drama you made."

Liang Yanfu's expression became more and more puzzled, Zhang Yang said: "I have heard about your experience, and I also heard that you even mortgaged your house in order to film this drama. In order to keep improving, to make this work well, and to prove to everyone that you have the ability to direct independently...I believe that Emperor Heaven will pay off, and I also believe, respect, and admire your determination and ability."

   I don't know how much pressure I have endured and how many eyes I have encountered. After Zhang Yang finished speaking, especially the last sentence that was purely polite, he found that Liang Yanfu's eyes were a little red.

   Zhang Yang was a little astonished, and at the same time looked down on him somewhat. He wondered whether he should reconsider whether to invest, but there was an expression of "I deeply agree with you, I understand you" on his face.

"You may not believe it. Now many people say that I am a music genius, but I only came into contact with music in the second year of high school, and I went to the library to borrow books to learn music theory by myself. On my birthday last summer, one of my brothers gave me a guitar. , is the first musical instrument in my life, and it was only in the third year of high school that I touched the piano for the first time, and it was Lin Yiran's, and she also taught me the piano."

"When I went to participate in the Music Super League, I signed up secretly by myself. Before participating in the audition, I begged my parents all night. Finally, my parents agreed to me to participate. I probably felt that it was a child. Children are fooling around."

When Zhang Yang said this, he lowered his head, paused for a moment, then raised it up again, met Liang Yanfu's gaze, and smiled bitterly: "My parents have always treated me very well, let alone any prejudice, but at that time, they didn't I can’t imagine what results I can get if I go to participate in the ultrasound. From their point of view at that time, it is probably no different from attending a summer camp... If there is, it will be a summer camp. I will probably leave home for a while and go to participate in the ultrasound. Audition, I'll go there, I guess I'm going to go home in despair."

Zhang Yang breathed a sigh of relief, "I don't feel any dissatisfaction, and I don't think there is anything wrong with my parents' ideas, because before me and after me, there will be many people with dreams like me. Most of them have failed, and the parents' ideas and opinions are right in most cases."

   "I'm an exception, but never the only one."

   "Before I met you, I heard your deeds, and I felt that we were the same kind of people. After meeting, I believed this even more."

He picked up the teapot, poured tea into the cups of the two of them, and then said: "You may have heard about Yiyi and I, but I dare not not listen to what she said. .”

Liang Yanfu waved his hand, wiped his face, took the tea cup, drank the tea in another gulp, put down the cup, picked up the teapot and poured a cup, "I don't like drinking, I don't like socializing, and I don't like Love to talk, but also can't talk, but..."

After a pause, he stared at Zhang Yang with still moist eyes, his eyes were piercing, and his expression was sincere: "Brother is fifty-one years old this year, except for what my daughter-in-law confessed to me back then, what you said just now is heart-warming." ...I don't have any great skills in my life, and I dare not expect to be like you, soaring into the sky, but I have lived half my life and been in the circle for more than 20 years. Based on what you said just now, I...do what I can do in the future!"

Zhang Yang is the sensational one, but he never expected such a powerful effect, so he quickly showed a grateful expression, followed by "Cheers", after the third cup of tea, the waiter finally served the food in time, Liang Yanfu concealed his out-of-control emotions, After ordering another pot of tea, I told Zhang Yang about the current plight of TV dramas.

On the same day, He Yanping said that "Huo Zongxia" was originally invested by four companies. After one of them withdrew the investment, Liang Yan's family went out of their way to direct a drama independently, and even mortgaged the house. This is the truth, but there are some things that outsiders don't know .

  That is the final investment of this drama, it is not 38 million, it is announced to the outside world, the real investment is only 30 million, the 8 million of Liangyan Mansion is only a pitfall.

Because the remaining four invested and another one withdrew their capital, Fengying had no choice but to make up another two million in order to be able to complete the filming, making a total of seventeen million, plus five million for Chaoxing and eight million for Liang Yanfu. , a total of 30 million investment was started to shoot, halfway through the shoot, the money was not enough, Liang Yanfu licked his face, and pulled another 5 million investment from a real estate company, and then the filming was completed

  —Most of the rest of the money was spent on post-production. Not to mention the poor publicity funds, Liang Yanfu was still hesitating whether to spend all of it on production.

Zhang Yang didn't know whether what Liang Yanfu said was true or not, but he hoped that there was something false, because if he really revealed the truth so easily, he would have to wonder how Liang Yanfu survived in this circle. ... How long has it been since I met myself?

One was interested in investing, and the other was so short of money that he was going crazy. The two quickly reached a preliminary agreement. After dinner, Liang Yanfu invited Zhang Yang to watch the completed episodes of "Huo Zongxia". The investor informed the good news, and after reaching an agreement, they sent the contract to Zhang Yang the next day.

  Liang Yanfu initially estimated that the funding gap was more than 3 million, which was naturally the minimum requirement. After Zhang Yang discussed with him, he discussed with Lin Yiran again, and finally invested 5 million in the name of Yiyang Film and Television.

Both of them are busy, going to school, doing homework, singing, filming MV, and dating, and they definitely can't communicate directly with Liang Yan's house for everything. Borrowed a right-hand assistant, and temporarily served as the director of Yiyang Film and Television, responsible for recruiting and investing.

And the two of them, after signing the contract on Friday, took the flight back to Qingcheng that night. Director Wei Xiang and other staff members had already arrived in Qingcheng in advance to discuss further specific matters with the Second Middle School. Find out if there are other suitable spots in Qingcheng.

  On Saturday morning, the MV for "You at the Same Table" officially started shooting.

  The main participants include the male and female protagonists Zhang Yang, Lin Yiran, Zhang Wei who appeared in the background of the classmate, and Tang Yanqi.

  (end of this chapter)