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"Director Zheng, I have said that you have the final say in this regard, so I won't bother you."

Director Qin flipped through it casually for a few minutes. After understanding some of the situation, he closed the script, put it on the table and patted it:

"But, I may need some of the young supporting actors. Director Zheng understands, right?"

When Zheng Long heard that there were only a few supporting roles, he agreed with a smile:

"Director Qin is too polite. It's just a supporting role. We are all directors. This kind of thing is trivial."

"If you talk about the starring role, I would be in trouble. To be honest, this drama really lacks the acting skills of several leading actors."

Director Qin nodded cooperatively:

"Well, I've read the novel and it's true, so I won't say much about the protagonist and let Director Zheng make the decision."

"It's just that I need to arrange for a director to come over. I hope Director Zheng will help guide him when he arrives."

"It's my uncle, my mentor's junior brother. He has been a drama director before and has no experience with such a large theater group."

When Zheng Long heard that Qin Dong arranged for the director, he frowned instinctively. When he heard that he was studying and was Qin Dong's uncle, he was immediately satisfied again.

Respecting teachers and respecting morality has always been a Chinese tradition, especially among the older generation.

Qin Dong's behavior made Zheng Longgao look at him and become even more satisfied with this young man.

The things he does are very tasteful, there is no mess, he dares to delegate power, and he respects his teachers. Such young people are becoming increasingly rare these days.

"Okay, no problem, let's learn from each other."

Qin Dong smiled slightly:

"Then thank you, Director Zheng."

Director Wang, who followed Zheng Long, saw that they had finished speaking, and then he officially got down to business:

"Mr. Qin, regarding this [Harem: The Biography of Niu Hulu], based on the current script, our preliminary budget cost is about 70 million. I wonder how much share Mr. Qin can give?"

Qin Dong smiled and stood up:

"Director Wang, I don't care about this matter. If you'd like to excuse me, I'll have someone come and talk to you."

He nodded, took Xu Li out and whispered:

"Remember, don't give away the copyright. You can increase Director Zheng's director's fee, try to reduce their investment amount, and only enjoy the profits, nothing else."

"Go ahead and call Zheng Xue, and you can go in and talk."

Qin Dong didn't want to fuss over such trivial matters, so he had no intention of talking about it in person.

Ask Xu Li to call Zheng Xue to talk to someone in the conference room, while Qin Dong returns to the office by himself.

Turn on the computer and continue writing the script.

Get it done early and have a good morning.

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"bite..."

As he was writing, he didn't know the time until a brief ringtone woke up Qin Dong.

This was the text message sound from the mobile phone. Qin Dong reached out and took it over to take a look.

Liu Xianxian: "Director Qin, is it convenient for us to chat?"

Seeing the name and text message, Qin Dong thought for a while and replied:

"What's up?"

The other person responded quickly to the text message: "Director Qin, do you think my acting in [Love Announcement] was terrible?"

Qin Dong: "It's okay. Sometimes acting also requires a suitable plot and the acting skills of the person you are playing opposite."

Liu Xianxian: "Director Qin, I really want to know why you handed me the script [in those years] in the first place?"

Qin Dong: "Because of your appearance, you are very suitable for playing a simple role, and you feel like you are acting in your true self."

Liu Xianxian: "Then who do you think has better acting skills, me or Liu Sisi?"

Qin Dong: "When it comes to scoring points for acting, if you compare [Those Years] with [Love Announcement], I don’t think I need to say more about the results."

Liu Xianxian: "I rejected Director Qin once, you won't hold a grudge, right?"

Qin Dong wanted to say that he must hold grudges: "No, I am a good man, not so stingy."

Liu Xianxian: "I hope I can star in Director Qin's movies in the future."

Qin Dong: "There is a chance to cooperate."

Liu Xianxian: "Thank you, Director Qin. From a director's perspective, what role do you think I am suitable for?"

Qin Dong: "Your acting skills are not good enough at the moment. If you want to make a breakthrough, you'd better immerse yourself and improve your acting skills first. Otherwise, it's better to play some simple and fairy-like characters. Movies pursue subtle expressions, and the characters that your acting skills can't keep up with will be the worst."

It's better not to accept it, otherwise the audience will complain about the gap that is clearly visible on the big screen, and it will easily damage your reputation. If your reputation is gone, many good movies will not ask you to star in it. Don't give up your future for the present."

As for Liu Xianxian, Qin Dong still liked the other person's appearance. He was his type, so he said a few more words.

This person has currently starred in two movies. Although the first one did well at the box office, it has nothing to do with her. In the first movie, there were two Chinese Kung Fu masters. They relied on the appeal of these two seniors to do well at the box office.

However, the reputation of the movie is not good, and with the current second film "Love Announcement", it can only be said that Liu Xianxian's road to the film industry is very bumpy. At present, although he has become famous, his reputation is slowly getting worse.

It is easy to give the audience the impression that this woman's acting skills are really not good. This is an impression that is easily damaged but difficult to make up for. People's first impression is very scary and difficult to correct.

Liu Xianxian: "Thank you, Director Qin, for your guidance. I'm glad to chat with you. I hope I have a chance to ask for advice next time."

Qin Dong: "You're welcome, I also like chatting with beauties."

Liu Xianxian: "..."

Seeing this, Qin Dong smiled and cleared the chat messages with Liu Xianxian.

Speaking of this person's mobile phone number, I forgot when I added it.

Putting the phone aside casually, Qin Dong continued working on the computer.

...

"When..when.."

Xu Li knocked on the door twice and opened the door when she heard someone say "Come in":

"Mr. Qin, we've almost finished negotiating the contract. Take a look."

Qin Dong saved the computer file before taking the contract and reading it.

Xu Li narrated and added:

"The Kyoto TV Drama Art Center has always wanted to do a 50-50 split with our company because they are in charge of the management of TV drama releases and are needed in many aspects. Later, we raised Director Zheng Long's directing fee to 5 million before we asked them to step back.

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"The budget cost is calculated based on 75 million. The Kyoto TV Drama Art Center contributed 20 million, plus Director Zheng's 5 million director's fee, which accounts for one-third of the share."

Qin Dong looked at the contract and listened to Xu Li's narration.

One third, twenty-five million.

"Okay, that's it, let's go."

After reading the contract and finding that there was no problem, Qin Dong stood up and took Xu Li out to the conference room.

The two parties formally signed the contract.

"Director Zheng, I wonder when you plan to shoot?"

Faced with Qin Dong's question, Zheng Long said it without thinking. It was obvious that this man had already planned:

"Next month, there are still some costumes and other things to prepare. I expect the filming to be completed in four to five months. There are many scenes in summer and winter. Autumn and winter are the best times to shoot."

Qin Dong nodded and looked at Director Wang:

"Director Wang, you two must advance your money first, and our company's money will not be able to keep up until later."

Director Wang just nodded to this.

Da Qin Empire is a new company that relies entirely on Qin Dong to make movies, and Director Wang knows this very well.

The reason why I'm not afraid is because the current box office of Qin Dong's movie "Those Years" has already been calculated by everyone in the industry, and it must be a movie with a profit of at least 100 million.

It’s only 50 million. After the movie is released, it will definitely be a small thing for the Qin Empire.

But Zheng Long smiled:

"Director Qin's movies rarely earn more than 100 million yuan after they are released, which is really enviable."

Qin Dong laughed loudly:

"Director Zheng, you are a senior, why don't you enter the film industry?"

Zheng Long shook his head:

"I also think about it, but it's a pity that the TV industry and the film industry are two different things. There are hundreds of movies every year, but few are released and even less money is made. I can count them on both hands, which makes me daunted."

Qin Dong smiled. These were mature and prudent words.