Chapter 151 149. Full of calculations

Chapter 151 149. Full of calculations

After getting the magazine, Du Qifeng told his secretary and took the magazine back to the office.

Sitting on the chair, admiring the photo of Nie Wei in the magazine, Du Qifeng was more and more satisfied.

"He has a tall figure, handsome appearance, clear eyes, and a little bit of melancholy. This is the male lead I want. It's a pity that his hair is a little short, but it doesn't matter. Short hair can also grow long." When you like someone, the shortcomings can become advantages. At this moment, Nie Wei is like this in Du Qifeng's eyes.

Soon the secretary made a copy of Nie Wei's general information and handed it to Du Qifeng.

"A mainland actor, only one work?" Seeing this, Du Qifeng frowned. An actor in one work, even if he is the male lead, his acting skills are probably not enough, right?

"Go find the DVD of this movie called "The Golden Age." Although he was a little worried, Du Qifeng decided to watch it first, so he asked the secretary beside him.

Hearing this, the secretary suddenly lowered her head a little shyly: "Boss, I have this TV series in my laptop, I'll give it to you." It turned out that this secretary was actually a fan of Nie Wei.

Soon the secretary brought the laptop over, Du Qifeng turned on the computer, and under the guidance of the secretary, opened the folder containing "The Golden Age". Soon, this TV series that was popular in the mainland was played in this office.

Du Qifeng watched it very seriously, and his expression gradually became relaxed from the initial worry, because from the acting skills shown by Nie Wei in this TV series, if he plays in his next movie, there should be no problem.

After watching the TV series for more than half an hour, Du Qifeng turned off the video.

In this half an hour, Du Qifeng mainly looked for Nie Wei's shots to watch, and Du Qifeng also had a general understanding of Nie Wei's acting skills. Now it is not these basic factors that should be considered, but other issues, such as Nie Wei's salary, Nie Wei's schedule, etc.

"Boss, are you looking for Nie Wei to shoot our new movie?" The secretary stayed and watched the TV series with Du Qifeng for more than half an hour. Seeing that the boss had turned off the video, she asked curiously.

In fact, she knew that a secretary shouldn't ask this question, but Nie Wei was her idol. If her idol could come to shoot a movie for her company, it would be such a happy thing.

"Yes, I think he has a good image, but I just don't know if he has time." Du Qifeng rarely talked to the secretary who provided him with a goal in a friendly manner.

Du Qifeng was really not worried about the pay. In fact, when he knew that Nie Wei had only one TV series, he knew that Nie Wei's movie pay would not be much higher. After all, he was a newcomer, and the price would still be the same no matter how popular he was.

But he was afraid of Nie Wei's schedule. For a popular newcomer like this, the agency would probably arrange his schedule full, just like Jin Chengwu, who he invited before.

"Boss, Nie Wei has no schedule now. He just finished filming the mainland version of "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" and is now back to school." Upon hearing what the boss said, the secretary immediately reported.

"How did you know?" Du Qifeng looked at his secretary in surprise.

"I... I am a fan of Nie Wei. I follow his blog account and know some news." The secretary replied embarrassedly.

But this is indeed very good news for Du Qifeng.

"Contact his agency immediately and hand over this script outline." Du Qifeng directly handed a script outline for the new movie to the secretary and asked him to do it.

The secretary who took the script almost trotted all the way and went to work excitedly.

"Is this the script outline of the movie, specially for me?" Sitting in Wang Zhonglei's office, Nie Wei looked at the script handed to him and asked curiously.

"Do you know Du Qifeng from Gangdu? His new movie."

"Let me play the leading actor?"

"You read that right, the leading actor. Don't hesitate. I'll let Luo Kai book a flight for you. Go home and pack up and go to Gangdu for an interview as soon as possible." Wang Zhonglei urged directly.

Nie Wei's popularity in the mainland is indeed high enough now. With "The Story of a Noble Family" as a foundation and "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" to be released next year, it can be foreseen that Nie Wei's accumulated fame in the field of TV dramas is enough. What hinders Nie Wei from going further is naturally movies. Now a famous director has sent the script and the role to him, there is really no reason not to accept it.

"Don't you let me take a good look at the content before talking?" Nie Wei looked at Wang Zhonglei with a smile. Although he also felt that this opportunity was indeed good, he still had to see the content.

"I've helped you read them all. Have you read Jimmy's comics?"

"The one from Taiwan?"

"Yes, that's the one." Wang Zhonglei said with a smile: "This is a movie based on Jimmy's best-selling comic "Turn Left, Turn Right". You play the male lead Liu Zhikang, a violinist."

"But I don't know how to play the violin at all." Nie Wei said with a wry smile.

"You can learn if you don't know how to play. It's okay to just have the posture. I'm not really asking you to play on stage." Wang Zhonglei advised: "Do you know who the male lead for this movie was before?"

"Who?" Nie Wei said with a discerning look.

"Let me tell you, it's Kaneshirogo!" Wang Zhonglei was very satisfied with Nie Wei's approach, and did not keep him on suspense. He said directly: "In addition to Kaneshirogo, Liang Chaowei was also approached, but he was rejected because of the role's age. Kaneshirogo was rejected because of his schedule. Now this role falls on you. Don't waste the opportunity, understand?"

Nie Wei was very entangled at the moment, and the reason for his entanglement was naturally the movie script in Lu Chuan's hand who was still waiting outside the door.

To be honest, he would rather give up the opportunity in front of him, directed by a big director in Hong Kong, adapted from a popular comic, and the male lead, in exchange for a supporting role in the script in Lu Chuan's hand, because the impact of the two movies cannot be compared at all. One is an urban love movie, fresh and simple, while the other is a movie with a heavy atmosphere, full of positive energy, and explores human nature from the perspective of protecting nature.

It can be said that "Turn Left, Turn Right" is an idol film in the movie. After the baptism of two idol-like roles, Nie Wei is really a little tired of filming, and "Kekexili" is the serious drama that Nie Wei wants.

However, looking at Wang Zhonglei's eager eyes in front of him, Nie Wei knew that this script would not be rejected.

"Mr. Wang, I understand your painstaking efforts very much. I will study this script outline carefully and strive for a successful interview, but can I make a small request?" Nie Wei smiled and picked up the script, and suddenly asked under Wang Zhonglei's satisfied eyes.

"What request?" Wang Zhonglei smiled, and for Nie Wei's obedient face, he didn't care about his little "increase" at the moment.

"Lu Chuan is looking for investment with a new script outside. I have read it and like a role in it, so I want to fight for it." Nie Wei directly stated the reason.

When he heard this reason, Wang Zhonglei's brows relaxed. Such a small matter is really not a big deal.

Wang Zhonglei thought highly of Nie Wei and had intended to devote more of the company's resources to him. However, Nie Wei was capable and the two TV series were actually not related to the company. Now Nie Wei suddenly asked him for help, which was exactly what Wang Zhonglei wanted.

Moreover, Wang Zhonglei had read two versions of the script of "Kekexili" and found it very good. He was ready to invest in it. Although the film was not commercially viable, it was at least very meaningful and could win awards. Now Nie Wei was interested in playing one of the roles. If he won an award, it would be perfect.

"I'll call Lu Chuan in later. You can help by the side." Wang Zhonglei said.

After hearing this, Nie Wei knew that this matter was promising.

Soon Lu Chuan was called into Wang Zhonglei's office by the assistant, but what surprised him a little was that Nie Wei was actually sitting by the side, still smiling and looking at him.

"Hello, Mr. Wang, I'm Lu Chuan. This time I'm here for the script of Kekexili." This was not the first time Lu Chuan came for the script, and she didn't say much nonsense. She handed the revised script to Wang Zhonglei directly.

Wang Zhonglei never slacked off when it came to investment. Although he had read the script more than once and had already confirmed 80% of it in his heart, he still read the script very seriously when he took it again.

Seeing Wang Zhonglei immersed in the world of the script, Lu Chuan didn't dare to disturb him. He walked to Nie Wei and sat down with a little trepidation.

This was the third revision of the script by Lu Chuan. Although he knew that the film company was willing to let you revise it because they were optimistic about your script, as a film family, he also knew that the script would be rejected in the end if it was revised too many times, especially Wang Zhonglei's expressionless face when reading the script, which really made people feel uneasy.

Nie Wei, who was standing aside, glanced at Lu Chuan's face and thought it was quite interesting.

"Don't worry, there aren't many scripts that President Wang would read so seriously." Nie Wei bowed his head and whispered to comfort Lu Chuan.

"Thank you." Lu Chuan responded with gratitude. Nie Wei's words gave him more confidence at the moment, and also made Lu Chuan's good impression of Nie Wei grow a little bit.

Maybe Wang Zhonglei was considering the investment value of this movie in his heart, or maybe he was weighing the necessity of Nie Wei's participation. In short, Lu Chuan waited very long this time, so long that he became uneasy. After more than an hour, Wang Zhonglei put down the script that had been turned over twice and looked up at Lu Chuan.

"I've read the script, I can only say that it's very thoughtful." Wang Zhonglei commented, and then asked directly: "How much investment do you want?"

This sentence made Lu Chuan's expression excited a lot. Nie Wei felt that if it wasn't in Wang Zhonglei's office, this guy would probably jump up.

How could Lu Chuan not be excited?

This script has been sent three times, isn't it just this sentence that he is waiting for? With this sentence, as long as the deal is done, his new film can start shooting, and his dream of being a director can continue.

"Fifteen million!" After the excitement, Lu Chuan opened his mouth and asked for fifteen million. In fact, the budget he had prepared only needed eight million, but he also kept a watchful eye. After all, the sky-high price was paid back, and it would be great if he could ask for more production fees in the end.

When Wang Zhonglei heard the price, he just smiled and threw the script on the table.

"Fifteen million? If you can find another film company in the country that is willing to give you this amount of investment with this price, I will invest thirty million in you."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan smiled awkwardly: "How about twelve million?"

"Ten million." Wang Zhonglei raised a finger and said directly.

"Okay!" Lu Chuan nodded immediately without hesitation. This was much better than the number he expected. With the extra two million, he could shoot many shots that he had crossed out before, so that there would be more materials to choose from during the final editing.

"I promise you ten million, but I still need to find other companies to co-invest in this film, so I can't give it to you immediately." Looking at Nie Wei on the side, Wang Zhonglei suddenly said.

This was simply a bucket of cold water for the excited Lu Chuan.

"This... this... but I have a lot of shots I want to shoot right away, Mr. Wang, I'm also going to capture the shots of Tibetan antelopes, which all require time and money." Lu Chuan was a little anxious. If the funds were not enough, wouldn't it be empty talk, no matter whether it was ten million or twenty million? And what if Wang Zhonglei regretted it later?

Lu Chuan didn't care whether it was a joint venture or a sole proprietorship. After all, anyone could pay, as long as he could make the movie with peace of mind.

"Mr. Wang, I have also read some of this script. Director Lu Chuan has a lot of ideas, and it involves a lot of documentary shots. I think we can give him some funds first, so that he can keep some of the shots he wants to shoot first, which is also a good supplement to the shooting progress of the main film." Nie Wei received Wang Zhonglei's eyes and spoke at this time.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Lu Chuan looked at Nie Wei with more gratitude, which was exactly what he wanted to say at this moment.

Wang Zhonglei also played his movie emperor-level performance at this moment. He pondered for a long time, frowning for a while, and then relaxed, which made Lu Chuan tremble with fear, and Nie Wei on the side laughed in his heart.

"Okay, we can sign a contract first. I will give you 2 million starting funds first, so that you can shoot the documentary shots in your script, but I will talk about the remaining 8 million after I find a good partner." Finally, Wang Zhonglei spoke, and Lu Chuan followed suit.

At this moment, Lu Chuan's idea was very simple. Just give the money. As long as he gave the money, he could start filming ahead of schedule. Moreover, the key point was that if he gave the money, the investment would definitely not be lost. He felt that Wang Zhonglei would not joke with him about the two million.

Watching Lu Chuan happily leave the office after leaving the script, Nie Wei smiled and bowed to Wang Zhonglei to thank him. He knew that Wang Zhonglei did this to delay the start of Lu Chuan's new movie and leave time for himself to shoot "Turn Left, Turn Right".

And watching Nie Wei bow politely, Wang Zhonglei was also very satisfied at this moment.