Chapter 12 How to Meet Mr. Li

"Can you tell me about your understanding of the character of Juno?"

Zeng Li knew that this was an audition, and her success would depend on her performance. After organizing her words, she said, "Juno is a person who values friendship first. She has a good relationship with Shala. The whole drama is actually centered around the trust and betrayal between her and Shala. Other accidental killings and monsters are actually just external catalysts."

Zhang Chen's eyes lit up when he heard Zeng Li's understanding. Zeng Li could express the essence of this movie in just one sentence.

What makes "Darkness" different from other horror movies is that it is mixed with trust and betrayal between friends.

Zeng Li wasn't finished yet: "Secondly, Juno's character is tenacious and fearless. When others saw the monster, their first choice was to run away in fear, but Juno chose to face it bravely. She was the first person to kill the monster."

Zhang Chen nodded again. Zeng Li's keen insight was beyond his imagination. You know, she only read the script once.

Zeng Li's level is really high as she can sort out the script to this extent after reading it only once and remember the specific points so clearly.

It’s really strange, how could such a person not be famous in his previous life.

"If I were playing Juno, I'd cut my hair short, like this..."

As she spoke, Zeng Li folded her long hair to her shoulders, and her whole temperament suddenly changed.

The previous gentleness was gone, and the eyes became firm and heavy.

This scene made Cao Bingkun open his mouth in disbelief, and Zhang Chen couldn't help but applaud. Zeng Li's move shocked everyone.

"Amazing, amazing! No wonder she can act in a drama! Senior's acting skills are really amazing."

Zhang Chen pondered in his heart: "But is your schedule suitable? This play will probably start filming soon, and I'm afraid it will conflict with your play."

"It's okay. I'm just a temporary staff member here at the drama. I can leave just by telling you."

"This is a low-budget movie, so I can't pay you much."

"I don't care about the pay. I don't care if I don't get paid."

"Well, Senior Zeng Li, I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

Now that things have come to this, what else does Zhang Chen have to say? Could it be that it might be a little difficult for you to get this role, and you have to talk about it later?

If he dared to say so, the teapot on the table would most likely appear above his head in the next second, making him the fastest-dying reborn person in the history of Qidian.

In fact, Zeng Li's ability is more than enough for this role. As for the original Wan Qian and Wang Zhi...

Wang Zhi was originally a backup and can be ignored.

As for the girl Wan Qian, I remember that she seemed to be quite willful. She was a mainstay of drama in school, but after graduation she went to sing. I don't know what she was thinking.

Thinking about the time point, it seems to be this year. Moreover, the other party is from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, which is a bit far away, so it is not convenient to contact him.

In fact, these are all excuses. The real reason is that the author’s wife doesn’t like her, so he had to give her up.

"Pear, congratulations~"

Zeng Li was very happy to have successfully landed the role. When Che Xiao hugged her, she even joked with her: "Lizi, you have to hold back when the real performance comes, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up."

"No, you just tease me."

The two girls were making a scene. Zhang Chen clapped his hands and said, "Seniors, I have something else to trouble you with. I'm afraid you two will have to go to the coal province with me in a couple of days. Our investor is there. He needs to meet the creative team before he can feel comfortable paying the money."

The two of them had no doubts and nodded in agreement.

Half an hour later, the four people left the tea room.

Che Xiao originally planned to treat everyone to a meal, but was rejected by Zhang Chen. He asked the two older girls to celebrate on their own as he had a lot of things to do.

After returning to school and separating from Cao Bingkun, Zhang Chen did not rush upstairs, but found a bench to sit down and think about how to attract investment.

In January 03, the founder of Haixin Group was assassinated. Li, the second generation of the richest man, returned to China and inherited the Haixin Group founded by his father.

In 04, Haixin Group did not encounter any unexpected problems due to the change of its leader and continued to maintain its growth trend, with a total output value of 70 billion yuan and a profit and tax of 12 billion yuan. It was also ranked first among private enterprises in the country in terms of tax payment.

Mr. Li is a capable man, but his father’s assassination experience also means that it is not easy to meet him.

If Zhang Chen rashly went directly to Haixin Group, he might not even be able to get through the door.

So this matter must be planned carefully, and it would be best to have an introducer.

But Zhang Chen was still a student, and his social circle was so clean and transparent that it was impossible for him to have any connections with the richest man, Li. But he immediately thought of his father, who worked on the railway and his job was related to wagons.

In this era, Tie Lao Da is the real boss. If those big bosses want to ship goods out and turn them into money, they have to become brothers with Zhang's father.

Zhang Chen thought that his father knew a lot of people, and maybe he could find someone he could talk to by chatting about this and that.

His requirements were not high, he just wanted to arrange a meeting.

Zhang Chen believed that as long as he could talk face to face, he was confident that he could convince Mr. Li, the richest man, to invest in him.

Thinking of this, he took out his Nokia 8250. The unique blue screen lit up, and Zhang Chen dialed his father's number.

……

Longcheng Dayuan, the capital of the coal province

In 04, coal slag was floating in the sky of Dayuan at all times, and the city was ranked second to last in the country in terms of air health index.

This is a somewhat strange city. The income is not high, but the consumption is not low, almost on par with the imperial capital.

In the newly opened Jiangnan Six Divisions, Zhang's father is entertaining his friends.

"Come on, Lao Li, I'll fill it up for you~"

Father Zhang took the 10-year-old Tan Fen and filled the glass in front of Lao Li, then filled his own glass. Then he said, "What have you been busy with recently? I called you several times, but you said you were busy every time. I thought you had made a fortune and were avoiding us poor friends."

Hearing Zhang's father teasing him, Lao Li laughed and said, "How could that be possible? Recently, the group has to provide social security for all employees. I'm very busy. There are more than 2100 people. Look, I just finished the work these few days. I will contact you as soon as I finish it."

"Wow, Haixin Group is really generous. You are also a person with social security..."

"Haha, we can't compare with your railway, where the medical insurance reimbursement is 95%. We are a private enterprise, and it is the chairman's kindness that we can provide social insurance." Old Li was humble in words, but his face was full of pride.

He should be proud of himself. At this time, there are not many private companies willing to provide social security for their employees. They are rare.

"Come on, let's go~"

The two men clinked their glasses and drank the one-liang cup of Fenjiu empty.

"What's wrong, Lao Zhang? Why are you rushing to find me? Is there something wrong?"

After finishing the glass, Lao Li asked questions while pouring wine for the two of them.

Father Zhang took out a cigarette, lit it for Mr. Li and then had one for himself.

As the smoke rose, Zhang's father spoke: "To be honest, I really have something to ask you out."

Old Li took a puff of his cigarette and pretended to listen. Zhang's father continued, "I remember your group invested in movies. Is that true?"

"I thought you wanted to ask something else, but it turned out to be this. You're right, there was an investment in the movie, made when the old chairman was still alive, and the director was also from our coal province, his name is He Ping, have you heard of him?"

Seeing Zhang's father shaking his head, Old Li laughed and said, "I haven't heard of He Ping, but you must have seen The Swordsman of Shuangqi Town, right?"

When the movie "Swordsman of Shuangqi Town" was mentioned, Zhang's father nodded immediately. It was often broadcast on the movie channel and he had a very deep memory of it.

"The movie we invested in was directed by him, called "Heroes of Heaven and Earth", which was also a blockbuster, with an investment of 8000 million yuan. Unfortunately, we lost money..."

"Why did you lose money?"

"I don't understand either. It seems that the box office is not good. By the way, why did you think of asking about this?"

Speaking of this, Zhang's father did not hide anything: "It's nothing. My son is studying at Beijing Film Academy. During the Chinese New Year, I saw him tinkering with the script. It seemed that he was preparing to shoot. So I thought of asking you about the ins and outs of this."

Old Li smacked his lips when he heard this: "Making a movie is not an easy job. It costs a lot of money."

"Isn't that right~"

The two old brothers chatted intermittently.

Zhang's father really wanted to help. Even though he gave Zhang Chen 10 yuan at the beginning of the school year, he knew it was definitely not enough, so he thought about asking his friends around him to see if they had any connections that could help his son.

Now I heard that the blockbuster "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" which the famous director He Ping spent 8000 million to shoot lost money, and I can't help but worry about my son.

(End of this chapter)

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