Chapter 50 Fan Binbin recommends himself

Zhang Chen was modifying the plot when his thoughts were interrupted by a phone call.

I looked at the caller ID and it was Fan Binbin.

It’s a bit strange, didn’t we just break up?

"Ms. Fan?"

"Ok?"

"Uh, Teacher Binbin..."

The tone of voice on the other end of the phone changed, "Director Zhang, why do you always forget?"

"Uh, I must pay attention next time. Is Teacher Binbin looking for me?"

The voice on the other end of the phone was brisk: "Director Zhang, this is what happened. I guess Che Xiao's retirement from the entertainment industry will have a significant impact on your new film. I'm calling to recommend myself. If Director Zhang doesn't mind, you can consider my offer."

"Huh? Mr. Binbin is willing to star in "Dark Invasion 2"? "

"Of course, I am looking forward to working with Director Zhang."

"But my movies are all low-budget, so I'm afraid the remuneration won't meet your expectations."

"We can negotiate the pay and everything else."

"Well, then I'll think about it."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Chen felt a little confused.

Fan Binbin, the Four Dan and Two Bing, actually lowered her own price and wanted to star in his movie.

Although his debut film "Darkness" did well at the box office, it is only one work after all. The emerging director is not only sharp, he is also new.

Fan Binbin is already a well-known actress. Strictly speaking, her status is higher than Zhang Chen's.

Just like Gong Li and Feng Xiaogang, although Feng Xiaogang is one of the top three directors in China, Gong Li obviously has more experience and greater achievements.

If Gong Li announces that she will join Feng Xiaogang's new film, it will undoubtedly be an affirmation of Feng Xiaogang, and Feng Xiaogang's status in people's minds will rise accordingly.

Now that Fan Binbin has said that he is willing to join Zhang Chen’s new film, it will definitely be a huge boost to Zhang Chen’s fame.

In the hotel room, Wang Jinghua saw Fan Binbin hang up the phone and immediately asked, "Did he agree?"

"Not yet. He said he would consider it."

"Then I'll give you another call to add more."

Then Zhang Chen’s phone rang again, this time it was Wang Jinghua.

"Director Zhang, on the way back, I thought about it and wondered if Director Zhang would be willing to work with our Binbin. In terms of looks, Binbin is better than Che Xiao, and in terms of fame, she is one of the top four actresses and two ice queens, one of the top female artists in China. In terms of acting skills, our Binbin is not bad either. The role of Wu Yue in Cell Phone has been nominated for the Best Actress Award at this year's Hundred Flowers Awards. Her joining your new film will greatly enhance the quality and fame of the film..."

"What? You're worried about the pay? You don't need to worry about that. Binbin just wants to work with an excellent director like you. The pay is fine. Just give it to me as you see fit. Well, think about it. I'll wait for your news."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Jinghua looked at Fan Binbin with a smile. Everything should be stable now.

Zhang Chen was quite surprised. He didn't expect that Fan Binbin wanted to cooperate with him so strongly that he called him twice in a row. Although Wang Jinghua, who called later, pretended to be unaware of the situation, it was obvious that this was impossible.

But that's a good thing.

Fan Binbin, it would be beneficial for Zhang Chen to work with her.

But how to cooperate requires careful consideration.

……

Beijing, Xiaotangshan Film and Television Base
Most of the story in "A World Without Thieves" takes place on a train, but it is impossible for the railway to allocate a train specifically for filming a movie.

Therefore, the crew of "A World Without Thieves" rented an 8000-square-meter studio in Xiaotangshan, Beijing, and built the "Out of Nothing" train in the studio.

The train is about 40 meters long and consists of four carriages: soft sleeper, hard sleeper, dining car and hard seat. Most of the scenes in "A World Without Thieves" were shot in these four carriages.

At night, in the hotel where the crew was staying
There was a sound of running water coming from the bathroom; it was Xu Fan taking a shower.

"A World Without Thieves" is a big movie, and the shooting period is at least three months. What if the director needs help during this period? So as the director's lover, Xu Fan followed the crew.

Another reason is that the heroine of this film, Liu Nai Cha, is not a person who keeps to herself. Recently, one of the members of their directors’ wives group, Chen Hong, was almost poached, so the other members of the wives group keep a close eye on their director husbands.

While his wife was taking a shower, Feng Xiaogang was bored so he turned on the TV to watch the news to pass the time.

Then I saw the report about the box office of "The Darkness".

The film cost 200 million yuan, and it was released for 14 days, with a box office of 6310 million yuan. Zhang Chen also said that if it weren't for the sniping of "House of Flying Daggers", the box office might be even higher.

Higher? Still thinking of breaking 100 million?
Feng Xiaogang was stimulated.

Originally, he was the number one in the domestic movie box office.

Zhang Yimou was famous in the past, but that was because he won many awards. In terms of box office and understanding the audience's preferences, Feng Xiaogang is the best.

Then "Hero" came out and embarrassed him.

Feng Xiaogang knows that it is impossible to surpass the box office record of 2.5 million, but if he tries hard, he should be able to enter the million yuan club.

But before "A World Without Thieves" was released, another movie "The Dark Invasion" came out of nowhere and grossed 6000 million at the box office.

The key is that this is still a commercial film.

Feng Xiaogang felt that his position was about to be lost.

Why do all the cats and dogs want to shit on my head?

No, we can't just sit back and wait for death...

Then, all the crew members of "A World Without Thieves" received an urgent notice from the assistant director - they had to work overtime tonight.

The actors and behind-the-scenes staff looked at each other in bewilderment. It was already 11 o'clock in the evening, and they were notified at the last minute to work overtime?

But the order was given by Feng Xiaogang himself, so even though they were confused, they had no choice but to carry it out.

A huge crowd walked out of the hotel, got on the bus, and headed towards the Xiaotangshan studio.

Xu Fan, who had just finished showering and was wearing a charming pajamas, saw Feng Xiaogang who was about to leave with his things.

"Xiao Gang, what's going on? Didn't we say we were going to make some breakthroughs tonight? I'm ready. Where are you going?"

Feng Xiaogang waved his hand: "I'm not in the mood anymore. I have to work overtime to finish the film. You can go to sleep."

……

Zhang Chen didn't know that a casual interview he gave would cause discord in the married life of Director Feng and his wife. However, all this had nothing to do with Zhang Chen. He was sleeping when he was woken up by a ringing phone.

I glanced at the caller ID irritably. It was Cao Bingkun. I answered the call unhappily: "If there is no legitimate reason, you are dead. Your tombstone will say, ‘Died from Zhang’s morning grumpiness…’"

"Hahaha, Chenzi, I'll accept it even if I get killed. I just want to ask, is Fan Binbin good-looking?"

"Um?"

"Still pretending? Didn't you have dinner with Fan Binbin last night?"

"We did have dinner together, but... huh? How did you know? Fuck, Lao Cao, you're not following me, are you?"

"I didn't follow you. The media caught us. It's already on the news."

"I hold it~~"

"Hahaha, brother, I'm calling you just out of curiosity. Tell me secretly, did you do that last night?"

"What? You big head ghost, I came here with my agent Wang Jinghua, what else do you want from me?"

"Don't lie to me, there are only two of you in the photo."

"I swear to God, if I lie to you, I won't grow little Jiji~"

"Fuck, so cruel? Okay, but why didn't you go back to the dormitory?"

"Will I go back to let you harass me? I slept in a hotel, it's not like you haven't been here before."

Since becoming famous, Zhang Chen has booked a room in a hotel. Those reporters are really annoying. They always come to the school to find him, which makes him very annoyed.

"Oh, is that so? I thought you succeeded. Didn't they say she was a bitch? I remember someone on Tianya broke the news that the entire crew, from the script supervisor to the director, had been bitched..."

"Please, use your brain, okay? Sleeping with the director can be considered an unspoken rule, or something like that, but what's the point of sleeping with the script supervisor? Asking the script supervisor to help her move props? It's all just a smear campaign by a competitor..."

"Okay, okay, I'll hang up now, you go back to sleep, um, are you guys really okay?"

"Go away~"

After hanging up the phone in annoyance, Zhang Chen had completely lost all sleepiness and simply turned on his computer to check the news.

(End of this chapter)

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