Chapter 34: Director Chen Chuan
Lu Chen was very happy that Chen Chuan wanted to talk to him personally. After all, Chen Chuan was a well-known director in the entertainment industry. If he directed this movie, it would save a lot of effort in promoting the movie. Of course,
Lu Chen would be even happier if the pay could be much lower.
Lu Chen and Chen Chuan came to a coffee shop, and then they each ordered a cup of coffee.
"I can't tell, you are more ambitious than I thought." Chen Chuan said to Lu Chen with a smile.
Three months ago, Chen Chuan thought that Lu Chen was just a new screenwriter who could only write scripts, but he did not expect that now Lu Chen had already started a company and planned to invest in making movies. What is even more interesting is that Shi
Yin is also in his company.
Lu Chen also smiled and said modestly: "It's not about any ambition, I'm just making a living."
Chen Chuan said: "You don't look like you are just doing it for a living. Okay, show me the script."
"okay."
Lu Chen immediately handed the script in his hand to Chen Chuan. After Chen Chuan took the script, he read it carefully.
Soon, Chen Chuan's calm expression was broken. He became extremely excited and could no longer suppress it.
What kind of fairy script is this? It’s so well written!
Is this Lu Chen really not a professional screenwriter?
Chen Chuan looked at Lu Chen with suspicion, and then said, "Are you really an amateur screenwriter?"
Lu Chen replied: "It's an amateur."
"Your scripts are better than those of professional screenwriters. If you tell me that you are an amateur, I don't believe you."
"To be honest, I have been in the entertainment industry for decades. If I glance at a script, I can basically know the level of the screenwriter."
"When I saw your previous script about the unruly princess, I suspected that you were the apprentice of a well-known screenwriter. But you said you were an amateur, so I didn't ask further. But after seeing this script of yours, I am even more convinced that you are an apprentice.
The teacher must be a very powerful screenwriter."
Lu Chen said speechlessly: "Well... Director Chen, I am really an amateur."
Chen Chuan shook his head and said: "Young people, it's not good to be too humble. Being too humble is another kind of pride, and it will make others think you are pretending."
Hearing Chen Chuan's words, Lu Chen really didn't know what to say. He was an amateur himself and could only copy. In fact, he was not the original author of these scripts.
To put it in an appropriate sentence: He does not create scripts, he is just a carrier of entertainment content on the earth.
At this time, Chen Chuan withdrew his eyes from the script, then put the script on the table and asked: "I will accept this script, but how much will my salary be?"
Lu Chen thought for a while and said, "How about five hundred thousand?"
"Five...five hundred thousand...it's a bit..." Chen Chuan hesitated.
Chen Chuan was dumbfounded when he heard Lu Chen's reported salary. Since he became famous, he had never heard anyone offer him a salary of 500,000 yuan.
Lu Chen sighed and said, "Well, our company has just been established and we don't have much funds. We need to control the cost of the film."
Chen Chuan asked: "How much money are you planning to invest in this movie?"
"Thirty million." Lu Chen replied.
"thirty million?"
Chen Chuan frowned, what can 30 million do? Some actors' salary is more than 30 million.
"Thirty million is too little. The male lead in your drama must be played by a mature actor, otherwise he will probably act in a nondescript manner."
"It's better to find someone else to invest. It would be easier if I help you attract investment."
Chen Chuan has a certain reputation in the film and television industry. If he wants to make a movie, even if the investors are not optimistic about it, they will still invest a little bit. People know that Chen Chuan can't make a movie if the script is not good.
Man, the movies he makes must be made only after he sees them good. His vision is quite accurate. Even if he doesn't make much money sometimes, he won't lose money either.
Lu Chen didn't answer. He fell into deep thought. The fact that so many people said the cost was a bit low meant that the cost was really low. Should he take this bet?
Seeing that Lu Chen seemed a little reluctant, Chen Chuan continued: "Then how about I join the team with money?"
Chen Chuan has made many movies in the past where the budget was not enough. Many times he would join the team with financing and finish the movie first.
Lu Chen shook his head and said, "It still doesn't work. I still want to take a gamble. Even if I lose the bet, the price won't be high."
Seeing Lu Chen's determination, Chen Chuan couldn't say anything, but he still felt that his salary was a bit too low.
"By the way, is Shiyin also a shareholder of Chenyin Company?" Chen Chuan asked.
Lu Chen replied: "Yes, she holds thirty shares."
After hearing this answer, Chen Chuan stopped worrying about the salary issue and just regarded him as helping the daughter of an old classmate.
When he was at Huaying, he and Shi Tian were brothers who slept in bunk beds. After he graduated, he also received a lot of help from Shi Tian, which enabled him to achieve what he is today. However, Shi Tian's company became bigger and he was too busy.
Later, the two of them had their own affairs, so they had almost no contact.
Chen Chuan took another sip of coffee, then stood up from his seat and said: "Okay, I will accept this film, but the cost of your film is too low. I may have to use new actors. If the new actors can't film well, I will
I’m not sure.”
Hearing this, Lu Chen said happily: "Thank you, Director Chen."
Later, Chen Chuan signed a contract with Chenyin Company. As soon as the contract was signed, Lu Chen immediately prepared to form a crew and contacted the film and television shooting base. He was so busy that he didn't even eat lunch.
At about one o'clock in the afternoon, Shi Yin ran to the company. She carried a box of lunch and placed it in front of Lu Chen. At this moment, Lu Chen was on the phone. After the call was completed, Lu Chen realized that it was already one o'clock.
Looking at the lunch box in front of him, Lu Chen said in surprise: "It's so good, you even brought me some food?"
Shiyin slumped in his chair and said, "That's right, I'm a naturally kind person."
Lu Chen opened the lunch box and looked at it. It was all meat and no vegetables at all.
Lu Chen was tired of eating meat, but since someone else brought him food, he couldn't say anything about not eating it.
Shiyin asked at this time: "I heard that you found an agent for me?"
After Lin Zijie completed the entry procedures for Tong Huan, he called Shi Yin and told her about the agent.
Lu Chen stopped what he was doing, pointed at the person outside who was peeking at the office, and said, "That's it."
Seeing Lu Chen looking at her, Tong Huan quickly turned her gaze back and pretended not to see it.
Shi Yin pinched her chin and said thoughtfully: "Why does this little sister look so young? You couldn't have found a lover in the name of finding an agent for me, right?"
Tong Huan herself belongs to the kind of pure girl. She is very suitable to be an idol. It is just because of her introverted personality that she has never been chosen. However, girls like her are very popular with men.
In other words, as long as she takes a little initiative, most men will basically have no resistance to her.
Chapter completed!