Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

The film's leading male and female protagonists were finalized, so Meili was not in a hurry and slowly selected the supporting roles.

Yu Dongqing didn't care about this matter anymore. After all, the director was Meimei and he couldn't interfere in everything.

As for the official start of filming, it's still very early, so I'll help you take a look when the time comes.

Of course, the most important thing is the funding issue. Li Wan recently revealed that they have already raised 21 million yuan in investment, the largest of which is Yu Dongqing's investment, but it is still more than half of their latest budget of 53 million yuan.

This problem is certainly a headache, but it cannot be rushed.

With more than 20 million, the preliminary work can be carried out.

At noon that day, it was cold and windy outside, and Yu Dongqing was drinking hot tea and watching ancient songs composed by Zhao Yawen herself.

Luo Yun said this on the day Zhao Yawen started the live broadcast, and then Zhao Yawen sent eight original songs to Yu Dongqing's mailbox, but he never bothered to read it.

In fact, it's just laziness.

I'm in a good mood today. When I think of this, I open my email and download one song after another and read it carefully.

"Ci among the Flowers", "Not Seeing Chang'an", "The Beginning of Summer". The names are all nice.

Yu Dongqing hummed the song while reading the lyrics. After a year of study, the girl's style of music has improved greatly. Of course, some parts still need to be revised. She was busy when her cell phone rang. When she saw it was Li Wan, she picked it up. .

"What, did you get investment?" Yu Dongqing asked half jokingly and half seriously.

"It's a huge investment, but Mingliang doesn't agree, so I want to talk to you."

"Oh, you said?"

It turns out that Li Wan also spent a lot of time in raising funds for the film. He not only made plans for film and television investment companies, but also set his sights on coal bosses and real estate tycoons.

These people are rich, and they are much more generous than those investment companies.

Finally, we found a coal boss who was willing to invest.

"Dongqing, from the northern part of your Shanxi Province, is willing to invest 30 million, but there is a prerequisite: the heroine of this movie must be his goddaughter!"

Goddaughter again!

Yu Dongqing has long turned a blind eye to the relationship between godfather and godmother in the entertainment industry.

"Does Meiliang disagree?"

"Yes, she said that the heroine Chen Nian has been played by her schoolmate Qin Xiao, so the matter is stuck. Actually, I think the girl recommended by the coal boss is not bad, and she is also a student of Yanjing Film Academy."

Also from a major?

"Holly, what I want is for everyone to meet and communicate with each other, how about it?" Li Wan finally said.

"Okay, let's make arrangements."

Yu Dongqing agreed.

"You can persuade Meimei, but I can't persuade this girl to have a stubborn temper." Li Wan said on the phone again.

"Okay, I'll call her."

After hanging up the phone, Yu Dongqing remembered the film and television investment in that time and space.

It is nothing new for coal bosses to invest in the entertainment industry, especially after the turn of the millennium.

Coal Boss

Their stories are often like this: they show off their wealth by gambling on "having a mistress", flying in a large private jet, driving a Hummer off-road vehicle...

Perhaps from then on, it became an open secret for female celebrities to bring money into the group. For screenwriters and directors, glamorous female stars are actually the link between coal bosses and the entertainment industry.

It is precisely because of these female stars that coal bosses who are "foolish and rich" are willing to invest in film and television dramas, and the film and television industry has flourished.

No wonder screenwriter Wang Hailin said: "I miss the coal bosses. They never interfered with our creation. They had no other requirements except to find actresses."

There are probably two types of relationships between female stars and coal bosses. One is that the coal boss favors his girlfriend to be his heroine, and the other is that the coal boss looks for the heroine to be his girlfriend.

And this time I want to invest in "Young You". The relationship between the coal boss and the female star seems to be "the former"?

Forget it, don't think about it.

Maybe they really are godfather and goddaughter. Anyway, that's not the point.

The point is, how to take money out of the coal boss's pocket without changing the actress. This is the key.

Yu Dongqing was thinking about this issue, and suddenly thought that he almost forgot to call Meimei, so he took out his mobile phone and dialed Meimei's phone number.

The call was quickly connected. Before Yu Dongqing could speak, she heard Mingliang on the other end of the phone say: "Brother-in-law, did Li Wan call and meet with the matchmaker? I don't have time."

"So busy? That's not a problem, is it?"

"Actually, brother-in-law, I absolutely do not agree with changing the female lead actor. Qin Xiao's image and temperament are very suitable for the role of Chen Nian. In this case, why waste time?"

"I didn't tell you to change the heroine. It's okay to meet her once, right? Besides, you don't know you're only making this one movie? These are big financial backers. Don't offend directors easily. Business is not about favors."

The person on the other end of the phone smiled: "Brother-in-law, at this moment I feel that you are a pure businessman."

"In this movie, I was the investor and promised to go there when the time comes!"

"Uh-huh."

The meal time is set at noon the next day, and it is still at a very high-end restaurant - Yan Jingliang.

The other party is the father of the sponsor, so of course it needs to be grand.

Yu Dongqing met the big benefactor, Zhang Longwen, the boss of Longmei Mining Company, and his goddaughter Ye Xiaomin.

Zhang Longwen looks about forty years old, wearing a black leather jacket and a scarf around his neck, so the golden necklace is not visible, but the knots on his stubby fingers are still very conspicuous.

Ye Xiaomin sat next to Zhang Longwen, and after introducing each other, they learned that she graduated from Yandian last year. She looks very delicate and bookish.

Yu Dongqing felt that it would not be against the rules to let her play a college student or even a middle school student. Of course, her acting skills are not clear, but as a graduate of Yanjing Film Academy, she wouldn't be too bad, right?

After everyone sat down, they chatted while eating and soon got to the main topic.

When Zhang Longwen learned that Yu Dongqing was both the screenwriter and investor of the film, and also the director's brother-in-law, he immediately shifted his target to him.

"Mr. Yu, I heard from Mr. Li that the script you wrote was about high school students. Do you think it looks like my goddaughter playing a high school student?"

"picture!"

Yu Dongqing nodded.

Not to mention Yu Dongqing's admission, even Meiliang admitted that this girl named Ye Xiaomin can definitely play the role of a high school student.

"As for her acting skills Xiaomin, can you tell Mr. Yu what movies you have acted in?" Zhang Longwen looked at Ye Xiaomin after finishing speaking.

"I acted in "Martial Arts Heroes" directed by director Lu Yongru, and also acted in an urban drama "Yanjing Beauty."" Ye Xiaomin explained.

"Have you ever acted in "Martial Arts Heroes"?" Yu Dongqing was a little surprised.

Last year, he was dragged to be the martial arts director of "Martial Arts Heroes". Why didn't he pay attention to this girl after staying on the set for more than ten days?

Thanks to Gaga Guangzhou for the reward, and thanks to book friend 20210701082705535, book friend 20180627115137102, serious handsome guy, Abra’s naan, and dragon and phoenix twins’ monthly tickets.