Chapter 345

In less than three minutes, Liu Yifei came back with a script.

"Here, this is the script Xie Nan gave me. Said she looked for many companies, but was rejected."

Lin Nan heard this and couldn't help laughing out loud:

"So, this is the reason why she often invited you for afternoon tea and meals these days?"

"Thinking about it, it should be like this. She hesitated until the end before opening her mouth to me."

Liu Yifei nodded, laughing and saying, and urged Lin Nan.

"I think this script is okay, but you often say my eye for picking scripts is not good, then you help me see it."

"People in the company all advised me not to invest, saying that this kind of film loses money for every one shot. I am very conflicted now, I gave Xie Nan a guarantee at the time."

"Okay, I'll help you see."

Lin Nan said, and flipped through the script; in less than a minute, the expression on his face was wrong.

"What's wrong, is it not good?"

"No, I'll look again."

Lin Nan flipped pages quickly, browsing.

Five minutes later, Lin Nan closed the script, although he only read one-fifth of it.

"Why don't you look anymore?" Liu Yifei asked.

Lin Nan looked at Liu's pretty face right in front of him, white and exquisite, and shook his head with a smile:

"No need to look, Xie Nan is pulling investment for Wu Jing."

"You can guess this?"

"When filming 'The Thieves' before, he said he wouldn't give up his director dream. This script is also a military theme; besides pulling investment for him, who else can she give it to? The script doesn't even mark a film name..."

Lin Nan explained to the end and complained.

"Then, should I invest? I checked, it seems that this type of film outside really doesn't make much money..."

Liu Yifei looked at Lin Nan and said a bit timidly.

"Silly girl, you want to invest, right?"

Lin Nan pinched the girl's cheek, very smooth.

"Um." Liu Yifei nodded subconsciously.

"Then go call Xie Nan and ask her to bring Wu Jing out; I'll accompany you to meet them."

Lin Nan flicked his head at Liu Yifei, signaling the phone on the table.

"Really? Okay, I'll call now; I guess she has been waiting for my news these two days."

Liu Yifei picked up the phone, found the number, and dialed it immediately.

Looking at her serious appearance, Lin Nan smiled lightly and muttered, "Congratulations to you, Producer Liu."

"Yes, Lin Nan and I together, you treat us."

"Okay, we're going over now, just in time for dinner."

Five minutes later, Liu Yifei hung up the phone and looked at Lin Nan.

"Dinner is settled today, Xie Nan is treating us to a big meal, hehe."

"An investment of at least tens of millions for a film, this meal is not cheap." Lin Nan joked.

"Alright, you go drive, I'm going to change clothes."

Liu Yifei walked out of the villa with light steps.

Half an hour later, Lin Nan drove Liu Yifei's newly bought Ferrari and drove straight to the private restaurant.

And at this time, Xie Nan and Wu Jing had already arrived.

"Listen to me, order food first. When they arrive, it will be just time to serve." Xie Nan ordered.

"Order what? Do you know what Lin Dao likes to eat?"

"Nonsense, how could I know. But I know what Yifei likes to eat, that's enough."

Xie Nan rolled her eyes at Wu Jing; this brain doesn't turn!

"Makes sense, you're amazing!" Wu Jing realized later and gave a thumbs up.

"Humph, learn from it."

The sunset gradually fell, and the weather in March was still a bit cold.

Lin Nan parked the car, followed the waiter with Liu Yifei, and walked towards the private room.

Both were wearing thin down jackets, and Liu Yifei was wearing a hat, but it couldn't hide the outstanding temperament on her body at all.

"Oh, Lin Dao, Yifei, sit down quickly. You can serve the food."

Xie Nan said to the waiter.

After entering the private room, it was much warmer, and Lin Nan and Liu Yifei took off their coats.

"Should I call you Director Wu Jing this time?"

Lin Nan just sat down and joked.

"Lin Dao is joking, I don't dare to say that. I directed a 'Legend of the Wolf', and lost all my savings for many years."

"So this time?"

"I've been settling for five years, ready to fight again. To be ashamed, I really can't find investment, so Xie Nan opened her mouth to Yifei."

Talking about this topic, Wu Jing was really embarrassed, a man who claims to be a real man, relying on his girlfriend to find investment.

At this time, a team of female waiters came in, set the dishes, and retreated.

These people obviously recognized the few people sitting, especially Liu Yifei.

"Eat and talk, I ordered everything Yifei likes to eat." Xie Nan inserted a sentence with a smile.

"I can see it." Lin Nan was also happy.

Everyone ate and chatted; Lin Nan and Liu Yifei only then knew that Xie Nan had already gone to Wang Changtian before, and Wu Jing had also prepared for a long time for this film.

Because Enlight had announced a "Enlight - Actor - New Director Plan" some time ago.

Unfortunately, in the eyes of Wang Changtian and Enlight's evaluation team, Wu Jing did not meet the requirements.

As an actor, he hovered in the second and third tiers, and as a director, he lost money once, so they decisively rejected Xie Nan and Wu Jing.

Lin Nan picked up a piece of food and mourned for Wang Changtian for three seconds in his heart.

"Let's talk about the investment."

Lin Nan put down his chopsticks and took the initiative to speak; he came today to fight for the greatest benefit for Liu Yifei.

"Lin Dao, please speak." Wu Jing took the conversation, and several people stopped their chopsticks.

"This film, Yifei's Red Star Dock can invest."

Looking at the surprised appearance of the two opposite, Lin Nan added: "We must have priority investment rights for your subsequent films."

"There is such a good thing?"

Wu Jing smiled and agreed fully: "No problem."

"This one Yifei can invest in full. The next one, let's have a 40% investment share." Lin Nan said casually.

"No problem, it's a deal."

Wu Jing raised his glass very decisively, as if afraid that Lin Nan and Liu Yifei would go back on their word.

Lin Nan looked at Liu Yifei, "When we go back in a while, you drive."

"Um, okay." Miss Liu nodded gently.

Two hours later, Lin Nan admitted that he couldn't drink Wu Jing.

After agreeing to sign the contract the next day, everyone dispersed.

That evening, there were many photos on the internet, all taken outside the private restaurant when everyone separated.

"Lin Dao Nan, Liu Yifei, Wu Jing, Xie Nan, four people dining together. Two gentlemen suspected of drinking..."

The next day, Wu Jing and Xie Nan took professional personnel and went directly to Red Star Dock.

Both sides signed the investment agreement for "Wolf Warrior", which also included priority investment clauses for 40% of the investment share of subsequent films.

Although "Sleepless in Seattle" was extended for half a month, it seems that it can't run anymore.

"Director Xue Xiaolu's work, 'Sleepless in Seattle', box office has reached 570 million, the off-screen time is still early, but the daily box office has fallen to around 1 million, 600 million box office is hopeless!"

"This box office is already very high, I am very satisfied. Salary plus box office sharing, I can get about 15 million twice, very good."

When Xue Xiaolu talked to Lin Nan on the phone, her tone was full of excitement.

"Teacher Xue, no need to wait for the cinema sharing, the company will transfer it to you first after it's taken off the screen." Lin Nan promised.

"Then I won't be polite, I know you don't care about this little money."

After Xue Xiaolu finished speaking, she mentioned another thing.

"I have decided in the past few days. I will use this film name to continue making sequels. But you also know that I am an incumbent teacher, and I am also very busy on weekdays, so the script might be done very slowly."

"Take your time, don't worry. Teacher Xue also saved some money, how about together?" Lin Nan joked.

"Then forget it. I just want to do a good job as a teacher, screenwriter, and director. As for investment, I don't dare.

There are too many examples there. Once you invest yourself, the pressure will increase invisibly, and it will definitely affect the filming of the film. It's better to take the salary and box office sharing, stable."

Xue Xiaolu is really rational, and there are indeed too many such examples in the circle.

When being a director, it's fine, but when participating in investment, it's easy to get into a dead end when filming, and it's easy to be hysterical.

The lawsuit between Zhou Xingchi and Huayi progressed very quickly.

After all, this case is not complicated, and evidence collection is even simpler, and it is a case that can be considered typical in the industry, highly concerned by the film and television circle.

Without any accident, Zhou Xingchi lost the lawsuit.

Although many people don't agree, feeling that Zhou Xingchi is right, that 80 million should be given to him, it is what he deserves.

But between morality and law, the latter will always win, and Huayi won.

At the gate of the court, a large number of reporters surrounded Wang Zhonglei for an interview.

The latter still maintained that mask-like smile, like Yue Buqun.

He said a sentence that made the entire film circle feel humiliated, but he didn't feel ashamed at all:

"Zhou Xingchi is completely a layman, even the judge understands film operation and film better than him..."

Wang Zhonglei's words are really getting cheap and selling well.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is deliberately humiliating Zhou Xingchi, doing things without leaving any room or way out!

Facing Huayi's mockery, Zhou Xingchi didn't choose to appeal, because it was impossible to overturn, and the unstamped contract had no legal effect.

He just said one sentence in front of the media: "Huayi, they are too unreasonable..."

Huayi's behavior almost caused public anger on the internet, but it was useless, and few people in the industry spoke out.

Only a few of Huayi's competitors dared to say a few words.

"When Director Zhou Xingchi chooses partners next time, he can consider Enlight. I, Wang Changtian, think my reputation in the industry is still okay, which many filmmakers can testify to."

"Integrity is a signboard, obviously someone is smashing their own signboard." Tan Hong also posted on Weibo.

Subsequently, film and television companies and distribution companies that can be named in the circle all ran out, anyway, they were all sarcastic without naming names.

Even Lin Nan couldn't help it and posted a Weibo post:

"In the future, when colleagues sign contracts, they should still be rigorous and careful."

"Integrity is something that needs to be guaranteed by a contract. If you trust others too much, you might suffer a big loss, just like Director Zhou Xingchi. I also look forward to cooperating with Director Zhou Xingchi..."

Regardless of whether there is a chance to cooperate in the future, Lin Nan just added a sentence; Huayi did this thing really disgusting.

"Damn, they all pretend to be good people, hypocritical to death, giving me eye drops!"

Wang Zhongjun smashed the imported porcelain on the table and cursed.

"Winning the lawsuit is enough. We got the cheap, and those people can only be jealous." Wang Zhonglei comforted.

"Not bad, pocketing it. With Zhou Xingchi's efficiency in making films, those people still want to cooperate with him, wait another four or five years? Hehe."

Wang Zhongjun said disdainfully, not hiding his mockery of a group of film companies and distribution companies.

"In this circle, as long as we maintain the leading position, we are naturally right."

Speaking of this, Wang Zhongjun thought of something and looked at Wang Zhonglei.

"How is that piece of land?"

"Almost there, still carried out in the name of a film and television culture town, but the authorities are too strict on this piece, I'm afraid that by then..."

"Don't worry so much, the bold are stuffed to death, the timid are starved to death."

(End of chapter)