Chapter 203: Competition of Beauty [Thanks to JLY69, Xianyunbu for the reward! ]

"Calculating the time, there are still years before the ban notice is issued..."

If everything goes well, there will definitely be more than enough time.

The fear is that the river crab beast will arrive prematurely, so we must implement and prepare as soon as possible.

It is worth mentioning that Pearl River TV is a satellite TV station, and cooperating with it is also one of the factors in resisting risks.

That night, Ye Jingzhi rushed to Guangzhou in the midst of her busy schedule and took Du Sheng to Baiyun Hotel.

This hotel is not far from the Broadcasting Bureau and Guangdong Television Station. The three television stations often choose this hotel for their receptions.

Du Sheng booked a private room on the second floor of the hotel.

After all, Ruanxing Technology has to invest 1500 million yuan, so Yao Zhuangxian and Zhang Xiaoquan also came to join in the fun out of caution.

The agreed meeting time is 7pm.

It was still early, so they sat on the sofa in the hotel lobby, chatting and talking to pass the time.

Yao Zhuangxian learned that the elegant and beautiful girl next to Du Sheng was the partner of the Ye family.

The other party also made an appointment with the TV station director tonight, and I became more and more excited.

If they had this connection before, why would they encounter obstacles everywhere?
As the time approached seven o'clock, the TV station staff arrived as scheduled.

Similar to Du Sheng's side, they also have five people.

Walking in front was a slightly thin man with clear facial features and sharp and powerful eyes.

His hair was carefully groomed, with every strand combed neatly, exuding an aura that could not be ignored.

Du Sheng was not unfamiliar with this kind of momentum. He had met several dignitaries in his previous life, and their temperaments were quite similar to this one.

This is a unique temperament developed by holding an important position in a certain organization for a long time.

Du Sheng took a look at the other person's face and instantly guessed his identity -

Director of the Cantonese Broadcasting Bureau, Ye Xinyang.

"Uncle Yang is here, please take a seat——"

Sure enough, Ye Jingzhi stood up and greeted him with a smile.

The cordial and unpretentious reception was understood by everyone at a glance.

After a few pleasantries, she introduced Du Sheng, Yao Zhuangxian and others without leaving any trace.

Ye Xinyang does have a special relationship with Ye Jingzhi.

Because he is the latter's cousin.

Ye Xinyang looked at Du Sheng thoughtfully, and then introduced the two people around him.

One of them is Zhao Yaoming, a producer at Pearl River Television.

The other one is Chen Yamei, who is the deputy director of the TV station.

They are all heavyweights.

When Ye Jingzhi saw the two people, she winked at Du Sheng.

Du Sheng nodded slightly, knowing that if nothing unexpected happened tonight, it would most likely be successful, so he asked him to watch and cooperate.

It is also true that each prefecture’s broadcasting bureau has the power of life and death over television stations.

Ye Jingzhi even invited such a person, so what else could not be understood?
As expected, the deal was basically done.

Zhujiang TV invested 800 million yuan and enjoyed the first broadcast rights of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1".

In addition, they also enjoy shares in advertising revenue, copyright sales, CD sales and rentals, and derivative product sales.

The share they obtain is the price Du Sheng and Ruanxing Technology need to pay.

Although the other party's asking price is a little high, it is still worth it overall.

During this time, Ye Xinyang joked to Ye Jingzhi:
"Xiao Ye Zi, I've never seen you bring a man back. This is really rare."

Although it was just a joke, Ye Jingzhi surprisingly did not refute it. However, Zhao Yaoming and Chen Yamei were both smart people, so how could they not know what it meant.

So they added that if the ratings of "Sword Immortal 1" reached 5%, they would actively contact other TV stations to purchase the second and third broadcasts.

This level of promotion and broadcasting is exactly what Ruan Xing Technology is looking for.

Yao Zhuangxian was happy to accept the offer if he had to pay a little more for it.

What Du Sheng values, besides the huge financial profits that the drama can bring, is the surge in popularity and reputation.

If the Cantonese side can help with distribution and promotion, the effect will be great.

And it can also reduce some expenses in the later stage.

Because Pearl River Television agreed to use their equipment.

In order to prepare as quickly as possible, the other party will send a director and producer to the scene.

Du Sheng and Yao Zhuangxian had no objection to this point.

After all, this is what should be done, and they will have relevant personnel to cooperate.

This dinner party officially confirmed the cooperation hub, and the next step is to establish the project.

After the review is passed, the next step is preparation work, forming a filming team, selecting actors and filming locations, etc.

The above time will take at least one month, and two months if the process is slower.

During this period, Du Sheng had enough time to finish filming "The Mouse Loves the Cat" and even had some spare time to deal with the release of "The Heaven Sword and the Dragon Saber".

投资方面，初定为奇迹7+3百万+众耀700万+阮星1500万+珠江电视台800万。

Make the remittance in three installments. If you cannot spend that much, reduce the amount proportionally.

As for directors, each of them has more recommended candidates.

First of all, Ruan Xing, who invested the most, recommended Luo Ting, who had directed "Journey to the East", "Swordsman" and "Lu Xiaofeng".

Du Sheng had no objection to this.

Because he was the director of works such as "Sword Immortal 1", "Sword Immortal 3", "Fairy from the Other World", "Xuan-Yuan Sword", and "Ancient Sword Qi Tan" in his previous life.

With him around, the show can be more secure.

As for Miracle Studio, Du Sheng is naturally the first choice.

He had already proven his abilities long ago, and even Stephen Chow asked him to be an action director, and no one had any objections.

The TV station recommended Liang Guoguan, who had directed My Date with a Vampire 2, Legend of Jigong, Xiao Shiyilang, and Young King.

He is also a great man.

Everyone agrees.

At the last Zhongyao Pictures event, although Zhong Zhen was not present, he mentioned over the phone that they could consider having Li Dachao come.

Du Sheng knew that this was a new director who had joined Zhongyao, and he was no simple person either.

This year, he was nominated for the Best New Director Award at the 40th Golden Horse Awards for his film "Black and White Forest".

So far, there are four directors alone, which shows the importance attached by all parties.

As for the list of leading actors, Du Sheng has been locked in, and the others will depend on whether the other parties want to recommend them.

Even if their own company does not have artists, they can exchange resources with other companies.

As for external screening?
Unless there is really no suitable candidate, there is no way such a huge value could be transferred to another party.

The details still need to wait for the formal preparations, as we haven’t planned that far ahead yet.

However, as the producer and recommender, Du Sheng also has the right to recommend.

My cousin definitely can’t escape this.

After all, I had promised to work with her in the second half of the year.

This drama in her previous life was her masterpiece. It was full of fairy spirit and fit the setting perfectly. There was no reason not to choose it.

As for other candidates, we will have to wait and see.

If Fan Bingbing, Jia Jingwen, Gao Yuanyuan, Liu Tao and others are not available, Du Sheng will arrange Yang Mi, Liu Shishi and other (pending) candidates to sign the contract.

As an investor + producer + director + script adaptor + leading actor, it should be no problem for him to get one or two roles.

……

As the filming of "Kung Fu" had not been completed yet and some action scenes needed to be finalized, Du Sheng drove to Modu that night.

Fortunately, with the help of his experienced adoptive father, it only took him two days to complete the fighting scenes of Tathagata Palm and Toad Kung Fu.

During this period, Fan Bingbing, who hadn't been seen for more than half a month, came over again.

"What's going on? Didn't the filming of Cornucopia start?"

After having dinner outside, Du Sheng let the woman hold his arm and walk by the lake.

Although Fan Bingbing dressed low-key today and wore a mask, her graceful figure and charming temperament could not be concealed at all.

"Something big has happened, you haven't heard about it yet?"

Seeing that the man was a little confused, she chuckled:
"Bald Zhang fell off his horse yesterday and broke his leg, and he also pinned the second female lead who was riding underneath him. Now the entire crew is at a standstill..."

Yesterday afternoon, we filmed the scene where Shen Wansan brought the betrothal gifts to marry his cousin Zhao Xue'e.

I don’t know if Bald Zhang wanted to show off, but he took Zhang Ting, who played the second female lead, for a ride. Unexpectedly, the horse ran out of control and the two were thrown off.

The reason why the news has not been leaked is because the producer has issued a gag order.

However, this kind of thing cannot be kept secret for long and will spread quickly.

After listening to this, Du Sheng was speechless:
“Is the problem serious? Should the crew just stop working or wait until they recover?”

"It's not serious. I heard that Bald Zhang injured his shin bone, and Zhang Ting fell on her back and injured her shoulder blade."

Fan Bingbing didn't care about the gag order, and had no intention of hiding it from the man:
“But it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone, so they should at least need a month to recuperate.

As for the crew, it seems that they feel it is difficult to replace the actors, so the next step should be to suspend filming.”

If you don't make substitutions, you won't be able to take a timeout.

After all, the male lead and the second female lead both had accidents, and it would be a waste of money to force the filming to start filming other people's scenes.

Du Sheng had nothing to say about this.

Anyway, Fan Bingbing has already joined the crew and signed a contract. With her fame, it is unlikely that she will be replaced unless she does something stupid.

As for Baldy Zhang, all we can say is tit for tat.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered something and said:

"Has the "Mouse Loves Cat" team contacted you?"

"I contacted Sister Hua, and she has taken it over for me."

Fan Bingbing happily kissed Du Sheng on the cheek and said happily:
"I heard that this role was originally intended to be played by Li Bingbing. Was it you who suggested changing it to me?"

"I'm just making a suggestion. It's up to the crew to decide whether to change the cast or not."

"Hehe, now it's confirmed that I'll be starring in it."

Fan Bingbing is still very happy. After all, film resources are so rare, and she is better off working with her own man:

“It just so happens that ‘Cornucopia’ is going to be on hiatus for a month, which is enough time to finish filming!”

Sister Hua informed her of this last night, which made her happy for a long time.

If it wasn't so late and she had to sign the contract the next morning, she would have come to Du Sheng to celebrate that night.

The reason is simple: this role was obtained from a competitor.

It was the man who did it, which made her feel refreshed.

Speaking of which, the "Four Dans and Two Bings" have been competing for supremacy in the Central Plains since the beginning of the millennium.

And it started a battle for the title of "No. 1 Female Star" that lasted for more than ten years.

Everyone was trying to please each other and to show off their talents. For a while, there was no one to be the winner and the entertainment industry was in turmoil.

In particular, the two ice players, who are both under Wang Jinhua, have always been compared by the media.

In addition, the two sides now have different tendencies, and conflicts are inevitable.

Seeing that their momentum was gradually increasing, each wanted to suppress the other.

This time, the producer of "The Mouse Loves the Cat" approached Taihe Film and Television and proposed to change the role. The reason why Wang Jinhua agreed was actually not without some thoughts.

In fact, Li Bingbing almost wanted to side with the Wangs.

At the moment, both the big and small Wang are not in the mainland. If she does not reverse the situation to the best of her ability, things will be even worse in the future.

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(End of this chapter)