Lu Wenxing chatted with Gu Yanshen for a few words, and when he looked up, he met Wen Zheng's gaze like a "dean of teaching", and he felt inexplicably panicked.
"I'll log on to Weibo now. Teacher Gu, I'll hang up first."
"Okay, let's talk on WeChat."
Wen Zheng's expression, which had just relaxed a little, suddenly darkened again.
What is it that is not enough to talk over the phone? We need to continue on WeChat?
Lu Wenxing had put away his phone. Looking at Wen Zheng who was walking in front of him, he blinked and asked, "Did I disturb you?"
"Why did Gu Yanshen look for you again?"
Lu Wenxing had previously suspected that his brother didn’t like Gu Yanshen very much, and now he was certain that he didn’t like him.
“Just asked me to repost a Weibo post.”
"What Weibo?"
"Teacher Gu invited me to play the male lead in his TV series. It is in the promotion period, and the artists need to cooperate with the promotion."
"Gu Yanshen couldn't make it in the entertainment industry, so he switched to investment?"
Lu Wenxing: “…”
After Gu Yanshen, his brother’s character also collapsed.
"Teacher Gu bought the film and television copyright, and he wants to participate in the filming."
Wen Zheng raised his eyebrows, "He's not an investor, but a director? He has never directed a TV series, right? If you want to make a movie, I can ask Wen Yan to find a few suitable ones for you..."
"I have already promised Gu..." Lu Wenxing changed the subject, "...Yan Shen."
He didn't dare call Wen Zheng "Teacher Gu" in front of him, but this pause seemed a bit intimate, and Wen Zheng's heart skipped a beat.
"So when will you join the group?"
“Not so fast.”
This is Gu Yanshen’s first TV series, so he didn’t plan to shoot it in a low-key manner. He started promoting it as soon as he bought the film and television rights, but Gu Yanshen is not the chief director.
But...Assistant Director.
The chief director was Gu Yanshen’s classmate, whose name seemed to be Qin Yu.
During the filming of "One Hundred Ghosts", Lu Wenxing often saw him learning from Director Wang, so he should be Director Wang's apprentice.
"You and Gu Yanshen... have a good relationship?"
"Not bad. He helped me a few times and taught me how to act. I'm very grateful to him."
Lu Wenxing's eyes were clear and his tone was frank, and Wen Zheng's anxious heart slowly calmed down.
Oh, just thanks, that's fine.
"What do you want to eat for lunch?"
"hot pot?"
After Lu Wenxing finished speaking, he imagined the scene of Wen Zheng wearing a suit and sitting with him in a hot pot restaurant, "...or else let's order takeout."
Wen Zheng nodded.
"Well, we order takeout for lunch and have hotpot at night."
…
Gu Yanshen acted quickly. The official Weibo account of "Powerful Intrigue" had already started promoting the drama. With the reposts from his friends in the circle, the drama became popular before it was even filmed.
When it was learned that Gu Yanshen was serving as assistant director to assist in the filming, there were different opinions online in an instant, with black fans and keyboard warriors always taking the lead.
[Gu Yanshen wants to be a director? ]
[How can filming and directing be the same? Wait for it to fail]
[Assistant director is just a title. Gu Yanshen doesn't want to be the best actor, so he plans to do odd jobs?] [Some people above are so jealous. Gu Yanshen, the best actor, can do whatever he wants. He has money and is happy to do it. What's your business?] [This is my first attempt at directing a movie. I will definitely watch it!!!]
[I hope to record more behind-the-scene footage, the director must be very handsome][Don’t you care who the actors are? ]
[Shen Ge is an artist himself, so the artists he chooses must be good]
[Betting on spicy noodles, Lu Wenxing will definitely participate! 】
【!!! I remembered that Brother Shen said on Weibo last year that he was looking forward to working with Lu Wenxing again. Is this what he meant? Could it be that he had planned this in advance?】【I can’t help wanting to eat sugar, Shuangxu BE, but Princess szd】
[What is the joke about the princess? 】
【Shen Ge used to play the role of a ruthless and cold-hearted regent. On a variety show last year, the director asked several guests how they chose their partners. Shen Ge said that they chose Lu Wenxing according to the standards for selecting concubines. Then CP fans started to ship the regent x Xiao Jiao Fei, and the CP name was Wang Fei.】【It's so funny, what the hell is Xiao Jiao Fei. To be honest, I have a friend who wants to read fan fiction】【Sisters, I recommend "There's a Long Way to Go", "Ship a CP to Your Own Head"...】Originally, the black fans led the trend, but ended up attracting a large number of CP fans to recommend each other to ship sugar, and they were so angry that they wanted to smash the keyboard.
[Take Brother Shen away, the CP fans above please stay in your own circle]
The black fans who had originally died down, after seeing Gu Yanshen's fans, quickly shifted their focus, intending to provoke a fierce fight between Gu Yanshen's fans and the CP.
[Gu Yanshen is in a relationship, is he worried about losing fans and is planning to step back? 】【What's upstairs? Brother Shen needs to be secretive about his relationship? 】【Stupid remarks, my brother Shen is such an A guy, he won't hide his relationship】【It's none of your business whether Brother Shen is in a relationship or getting married, my brother Shen wants to make movies, he wants to be a director, the keyboard warriors who are jumping up and down don't even have a sea view room, how much do you want to care? 】Anti-fans: ???
…
Gu Yanshen has been busy with casting recently and has little time to contact Lu Wenxing. Wen Zheng is busy appealing for the case under investigation and is busy until late every day.
As usual, Lu Wenxing checked in and voted under the article of "The Hottest Star". The readers who had turned against the author because of the terrible subsequent plot were also stunned by his weird behavior. Some people even cursed Lu Wenxing and regarded him as the author's smurf.
Lu Wenxing ignored it all, he just wanted to contact Feng Buduan.
After a week of Lu Wenxing's persistence in making negative comments and different flattering comments every day, finally... Feng Buduan took the initiative to contact him.
【Would you like to add WeChat? 】
Fengbudan was probably worried that other readers would scold him, so he added another sentence after his comment.
【I add you】
Lu Wenxing registered a small account and immediately added his WeChat ID.
After his friend approved it, Feng Buduan didn't say anything in the opening remarks, but directly asked Lu Wenxing whether he liked the first 200,000 words or the last 200,000 words.
Lu Wenxing thought of what Wei Ze and he said. The first half was very sweet and the second half was like a wild horse running out of control. Then he thought about the comment section and found that some readers had questioned whether someone else had written the article, but the author did not respond.
Could it be that someone really changed people?
Is Feng Bu Duan the author of the first 200,000 words or the last 200,000 words?
Lu Wenxing guessed that if his answer made Feng Budu unhappy, the other party might delete him.
【￥#％￥】? ? ?
Looking at the unremarkable WeChat name, Lu Wenxing was sure that the other party was also using a smurf account, so Lu Wenxing replied cautiously.
[…] I like Xie Shiyi’s character
【￥#％￥】What do you like about him?
[…] If you ask me a question, you have to let me ask a question as well. This is fair. Feng Buduan probably didn’t expect Lu Wenxing to say that. He paused for a few seconds and replied with an “OK”.
[…]What was your original intention in writing this story?
【￥#％￥】Inspirational
Lu Wenxing paused while typing. What was going on? Where did this feeling come from?
【￥#％￥】Now you answered my question
The two of them talked back and forth, and Lu Wenxing got a lot of information, although he couldn't be sure of the authenticity of the information.
According to what Lu Wenxing learned, Feng Buduan heard a story from a friend, which inspired his creative desire and he also wrote a similar story based on the same theme.
But when Lu Wenxing asked him what story he had heard, Feng Buduan refused to tell him.
Knowing that he shouldn't be too hasty, Lu Wenxing didn't ask any further questions and maintained the frequency of contacting each other every few days.
After a while, Feng Buduan treated him as a tree hole, and would occasionally complain to Lu Wenxing about the dissatisfaction he encountered in the three-dimensional world.
Feng Buduan also returned the money that Lu Wenxing had given him to pay for the damage to the projectile to Lu Wenxing via WeChat transfer, saying that he was not short of money and that he did not write novels to make money.
Lu Wenxing went to catch up on the plot of the novel. Apart from the cannon fodder that jumped up and down, "The Hottest Star" is just a sweet and refreshing novel.
When he saw in the novel that the protagonist's brother missed the bid after being maliciously reported by the rival company, which was similar to the recent development, Lu Wenxing wanted to confirm whether the subsequent development of the plot would also be like in the novel, or if it was just a coincidence.
"Don't worry, it's just a lost project."
Wen Zheng never thought that Lu Wenxing was still concerned about this matter, so he comforted him, "The company can get several projects a year. If this one is gone, there will be another one."
"Has the person who was reported been found out?"
Wen Zheng's eyes were gentle; indeed, his younger brother was warm-hearted.
The Wen family has so many businesses, and Wen Huaihe can't possibly be involved in everything. He only looks at the results. The companies under the Wen family submit reports every quarter. By the time Wen Huaihe knows about this, it will probably be next quarter.
"It's Li Xiao." Wen Zheng said and then explained.
"It's the Li family in City A. After Li Xiao became the vice president of the subsidiary, he shifted the focus of his business to City C."
"Li Xiao often competes with the company for the same project?"
"How do you know?"
Lu Wenxing didn't tell anyone about the novel. He didn't know what he was talking about, so he made an excuse and said, "I heard others discussing it when I first came in."
Wen Zheng was not too surprised, as this was a matter often discussed among the company's employees. Some people even complained that Li Xiao could not walk independently and had used tricks to snatch projects several times.
"Then next time he..."
"There won't be a next time." Wen Zheng comforted Lu Wenxing, and seeing special assistant Xu Xu standing at the door, he waved for him to come in.
"Boss, you're looking for me."
Special Assistant Xu walked in and greeted Lu Wenxing.
"Do you want to discuss business?" Lu Wenxing turned to Wen Zheng, "Then I'll go out and wait for you?"
"No, just sit on the sofa for a while, and I'll take you out for lunch at noon."
Lu Wenxing obediently walked to the sofa and sat down, poured himself a glass of water, and listened to the conversation between the two in silence.
"For the Dongcheng project... ask Director Chen to write a bid as soon as possible."
Special Assistant Xu didn't quite understand.
"Boss, we discussed in the previous meeting that this project is too risky. Too much investment in the early stage may lead to the funds being locked up in the later stage."
A large amount of funds will be trapped and unable to be circulated, which may lead to bankruptcy in serious cases. Of course, Wen Zheng has the entire Wen family behind him, so bankruptcy is impossible.
But this project is attractive enough, the greater the risk, the more money you can make. Who in the business world is not confident, conceited and ambitious?
What Special Assistant Xu didn't understand was that at the project meeting a few weeks ago, Wen Zheng had just said that this project was not worth doing and the chances of making money were slim. Instead of investing this energy, it would be better to do more small projects.
But why the sudden bid?
"The bigger the risk, the better." Wen Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, "Li Xiao likes to rob... Then let him rob."
Special Assistant Xu nodded, and Wen Zheng continued.
"It's better to 'accidentally' leak the tender plan."
Lu Wenxing raised his head suddenly. Perhaps because Wen Zheng was usually too gentle in front of him, Lu Wenxing almost forgot that Wen Zheng was not the type to suffer in silence. He did not want to bid, but to induce Li Xiao to bid.
Assistant Xu understood what Wen Zheng meant, and his tangled expression slowly relaxed, "Don't worry, Boss. I will definitely be particularly 'careless'."
…
The review of the new project process was not that fast. Wen Zheng’s project appeal was successful and has resumed operation.
Gu Yanshen also sent a message, informing Lu Wenxing that he could join the crew for filming next week.
Not long after Lu Wenxing returned to the Wen family, Wen Huaihe and Ji Yuan were very reluctant to let him go when they learned that he was going to join the group.
"Xingxing, how many months will this take to shoot?"
"It depends on the actual progress. The plan is four months."
"I haven't even lived at home for two months, and now I'm joining the team it's going to be another four months?" After Ji Yuan knew this, she didn't eat much for dinner.
"Four months is the filming time, not four months of not being home. The crew will also have rest time. Besides, I promised Xiao Cheng that I would accompany him during the college entrance examination."
Ji Yuan's expression eased a little, but she still couldn't be happy.
"I heard that I can visit the set. Is that possible for your crew?"
Lu Wenxing thought for a moment and said.
"Generally, friends in the industry will visit each other on set, or big investors will come to the crew to 'inspect'."
Ji Yuan nodded thoughtfully, and Wen Huaihe found an opportunity to speak, "Are all costume dramas shot in film and television bases?"
"right."
"I heard from Xiao Zheng that someone blocked you at the hotel. The hotel is crowded and I'm worried. You should live in the apartment that dad bought. It's right next to the film and television base. The security is strict and only the owner can go in and out."
Ji Yuan immediately agreed, "Your father is right, Xingxing, you should live in the apartment."
Lu Wenxing hesitated for a moment. The filming of the crew must be coordinated with the schedule of the main group, and it would not be convenient for him to live somewhere else alone.
"Dad, everyone in the crew is staying in the same hotel, so it won't be unsafe. It's definitely more convenient to film in a group..."
"It's okay, let the artists in the same group live together. You have a good relationship with Mr. Gu, so let him live with you."
"The crew not only has artists, but also many staff members," Lu Wenxing explained.
"In this case, that one building may not be big enough for everyone."
Lu Wenxing: ???
Lu Wenxing then realized that his father was not talking about an apartment, but a building!!!
Without waiting for Lu Wenxing to say anything, Wen Huaihe asked with a burning gaze, "Then if I buy the apartment building next door as well, will it be enough for your crew to live in?"
Lu Wenxing: “…”
"Dad, Xingxing is going to film a movie, why is she staying in an apartment building?" Wen Zhengmei's heart skipped a beat. "The point is not to live in an apartment, but to choose a hotel that is private and safe."
Lu Wenxing silently agreed in his heart and was about to add a few words of advice when he heard Zheng say.
“We should buy the hotel.”
Lu Wenxing: “…”
Ji Yuan also felt that what her eldest son said made sense. "Then we have to buy a five-star hotel and find a few chefs who can cook so that we can provide meals for the crew."
Lu Wenxing: “…” Is he going to film a movie or go on vacation?
…
In the evening, Gu Yanshen received a call from Qin Yu.
"Yan Shen, good news. Did you know? Mr. Wen invested in our crew... one hundred million!"
Gu Yanshen: “……?”
Qin Yu didn't notice anything was wrong and was still immersed in excitement.
"We can let go, with first-class equipment, venues to rent without any worries, full-scale special effects, and the artists' food, clothing and daily necessities must be luxurious packages. This is definitely a big production!"
"Mr. Wen is really too rich!!!"
Gu Yanshen: “……?”
The author has something to say: The brother wins this round.
The one hundred million was invested by my brother, but it doesn’t mean the crew only had one hundred million investment.
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