Chapter 572: Director

Li Zhibai pondered this matter and decided to follow Lin Suyang's suggestion to ask Liu Manbo's opinion openly.

And the fact is just as Lin Suyang expected, Liu Manbo chose to "settle the matter".

After he got the director position of this drama, what he cared about most was the identity of the director.

If the treatment is lower, it is lower, forget it.

Liu Manbo didn't want to toss anymore, worrying that if he bargained with Lighthouse Video, if Lighthouse Video was dissatisfied, they would have the idea of changing the director again.

After understanding Liu Manbo's thoughts, Li Zhibai nodded and said nothing more.

He knew the impulsiveness and idealism of his previous thoughts. It can't be said that he was very disappointed, but he was somewhat uncomfortable. However, he could only let himself accept this point.

Li Zhibai has always known that his situation is different from others. He has his family background to support him, and since he started participating in the competition, his waist has been harder than others. Harder than this is his own personality. Zhou Ping'an couldn't hold back his arrogance, let alone others.

But for others, especially since he has two friends, Lu Yan He and Yan Liang, by his side, he knows that everyone's situation is different.

For him, it is a matter of fighting for breath, but for others, it is a matter of fighting for a rice bowl.

Just like this.

Li Zhibai sent a message to Lu Yan He, telling him that the director was decided, and thanked him for recommending Liu Manbo.

Lu Yan He: That's good, everything is going well with the filming.

Li Zhibai: How are you in Thailand?

Lu Yan He: I am about to prepare to leave and go to Malaysia.

Li Zhibai: I saw the news, will you cooperate with Caina later?

Lu Yan He: Not yet, what's wrong?

Li Zhibai: I see some media in China guessing like this.

Li Zhibai also said: Some people also say that the relationship between you two is unusual, and Caina's agency contract in China may be signed to your company.

Lu Yan He was stunned and said: No.

He also said: But since you mentioned it, it reminded me, I will go and ask Sister Ziyan.

As a result, after asking, Lu Yan He knew that Chen Ziyan was not only negotiating the agency rights in mainland China with Caina, but also communicating with Liu Manbo to sign him to Linghe.

The former is Shi Huo, and the latter is Linghe.

The companies of Chen Ziyan and Lu Yan He have gradually highlighted their respective focuses.

Chen Ziyan said: I am preparing to sign Caina's mainland actor agency contract and Liu Manbo's director agency contract to Linghe, and then sign their business contracts to Shi Huo.

Lu Yan He nodded and said: This is quite good.

Divided very clearly, each has its own specialty.

Chen Ziyan: Caina is still quite interested in the mainland Chinese market and hopes to break into this market, but her performance on the show "Birth of an Actor" this time did not attract much attention and discussion, which made her a little worried about being unacclimatized.

Lu Yan He said: Her Chinese is very average, and it is impossible for her to really develop here. She is very popular in Southeast Asia.

Chen Ziyan: Hmm, I have contacted her twice, and she is still quite cautious about cooperation. However, probably because of you, the attitude of her and her team is still positive.

Lu Yan He said: Do you have any plans for Caina's future career development in our country?

Chen Ziyan: To tell the truth, we only have a temporary plan for her, because you told me that there might be a role for her in the second season of "Squid Game". Plus, our current mainstream orientation is to do international cultural dissemination. With Caina's popularity and popularity in Southeast Asia, if she is willing to come to China to develop, she will definitely be easy to get many opportunities—my communication with her team has not yet entered the career layout, and it is actually still in the initial contact stage.

This kind of cooperation must be slow.

The contact between the two sides needs to slowly build a sense of trust.

Chen Ziyan: The domestic entertainment industry's market for overseas stars is still quite large. Before, this area was actually quite difficult to do. Now it is just that there is a big environment in this regard, and you also know that many overseas artists actually want to enter our market.

Lu Yan He: As long as there is an opportunity, basically everyone still wants to come. Our market is too big.

Chen Ziyan: Yes, so Shi Huo also wants to do this. On the one hand, it is to find opportunities for our artists overseas, and on the other hand, it is to find opportunities to sign a few overseas stars, which is actually more conducive to our development in the overseas market.

Lu Yan He: Hmm, quite good.

Chen Ziyan: I had dinner with an executive of the Montreal Film Company today. He knew that I was also your agent and very much hoped to meet you to see if we could cooperate later. But he was very depressed. A script wanted to be sent to us before, but he didn't know who to find. There was no channel. The matter of finding an agency company for you overseas cannot be delayed any longer. I came here this time to meet Darren Wilson, and I will negotiate the contract terms with him as soon as possible.???? Lu Yan He: Good.

"Good?" Li Zhibai looked at Zhou Jin in disbelief.

Bizarre, really bizarre.

At this moment, Li Zhibai had no other thoughts except this one.

Zhou Jin is the executive of Lighthouse Video responsible for the "Nineteen Years" project. He usually doesn't come to the scene, but he came unexpectedly today.

Seeing him, Li Zhibai had a bad premonition in his heart—

Nothing happens without a reason.

Before, when Lujingbo had an accident and the crew was in a mess, Zhou Jin didn't appear to represent Lighthouse Video to appease the morale. Now that everything has entered a steady and orderly filming, he appeared.

Sure enough, after a while, Zhou Jin came to find Li Zhibai.

He said the matter, and Li Zhibai felt dark before his eyes.

Lujingbo settled his family, settled his wife, and hoped to return to the crew to direct this drama.

"His wife will issue a statement tonight to apologize to the public, because she quarreled with Lujingbo, so she deliberately lied that he cheated, wanting to ruin him."

Li Zhibai found that he really couldn't listen to this kind of words—it was so stupid that it was almost insulting human intelligence.

"The nude photos of Lujingbo she held at the scene have already spread like crazy on the Internet. You say it's a deliberate lie at this time? Who believes it?" Li Zhibai asked.

Zhou Jin said: "It will be explained that it is P'd. The photos were not sent directly to the Internet, only the video at the scene."

Li Zhibai asked: "So, this makes you think again that Lujingbo can come back to be the director of this drama?"

Zhou Jin said: "Lujingbo's understanding and familiarity with this drama are definitely better than the situation of Liu Manbo taking over temporarily. Moreover, Liu Manbo is a new director after all. Although the shots he filmed in these two days are not bad, many problems have also emerged, including yesterday, he insisted on finding another extra because the image of an extra was not suitable, and that scene was delayed for two hours."

Li Zhibai smiled in surprise and said: "Mr. Zhou, your news is so well-informed. You know everything big and small that happened here on the film set. Then before Lujingbo had an accident, the crew relied on those two assistant directors to support it, making it a mess. Why didn't I see you come to control the situation?"

Lin Suyang: "..."

Without stopping him, Li Zhibai sprayed.

The smile on Zhou Jin's face also stopped.

After coming to his senses, Zhou Jin explained again.

"At that time, we were holding an emergency meeting to discuss how to solve this matter."

Li Zhibai continued to say "Oh" with sarcasm.

"So, now that Lujingbo said he wants to come back to continue directing, you are moved?" Li Zhibai said, "His wife is now appeased and can come out to commit perjury. What if she goes back on her word later? And falls out with Lujingbo again? Is this drama still being filmed?"

His expression became very serious at this moment, and even had a strong aura of oppression.

Zhou Jin: "Zhibai, don't be excited. I know this may be hard for you to accept. You found Liu Manbo to come over, and now suddenly let Lujingbo come back to direct. But this is a film and television project with an investment of over 100 million. I also hope you can understand that a mature, experienced director, and the director who is most familiar with this project, if he returns, Liu Manbo can still retain the director, dual directors, let Liu Manbo be responsible for the filming of Group B."

"I refuse." Li Zhibai didn't hesitate at all and said directly, "Lujingbo is a time bomb that doesn't know when it will explode. Are the two of us, Teacher Jiang and I, very idle? We spent so long preparing and filming a drama, and then because of his broken things, bang, the whole drama explodes, the audience boycotts, the sponsorship withdraws, and we fall into deep water and hot fire—why should I use the reputation and audience edge I have worked hard to accumulate over the past few years to endorse a lying director?"

Zhou Jin was stunned.

He didn't expect that Li Zhibai's attitude of refusal would be so firm, without any concession.

Li Zhibai said directly: "If you insist on getting Lujingbo back to direct this drama, then I will quit and not act."

Zhou Jin's face became ugly instantly.

Lin Suyang sighed deeply. He felt that it was necessary to stand up and smooth things over at this time.

"Mr. Zhou, Zhibai makes sense. Have you considered, if Lujingbo has an accident again, can it be covered? If his wife makes trouble again like the day of the opening ceremony, the investment of over 100 million may really be wasted." Lin Suyang's tone was very calm, but he specifically emphasized the risk, "Lujingbo is a signed director of your Lighthouse Video. We can all understand that you want to use him. But no matter whether it is Zhibai or Jiang Jun, they have put in so much effort and energy into this drama. Think about it from another perspective, how would they be willing to let their efforts risk being ruined by such a time bomb?"

Zhou Jin looked at Li Zhibai, who was no longer looking at him, bowing his head, avoiding his gaze. ===== CHAPTER 573 =====