Chapter 596 Xu Zhaoxi
"But Xiaoqi is pregnant and may not be able to join the group."
"Is Xiaoqi married already?"
Lu Wenzhou was a little surprised when he heard that this outstanding screenwriter was already married.
Lu Wenzhou doesn't know yet that this famous screenwriter is Shen Weiyang, with whom he had worked before. Bian Muye plans to keep it a secret for now and then give him a surprise.
"Of course I'm married. I have a successful career and a happy family, but my husband is jealous. So, Director Lu, you should keep a distance and don't cause any conflicts between the couple."
Lu Wenzhou laughed at Bian Muye's teasing. Just when he was about to say that he wouldn't get involved with his colleagues, the late Jiang Jiaxin also arrived and said, "Brother, don't be so sure. What if this Xiaoqi screenwriter is your type?"
At the same time, he looked at Bian Muye with hostility: "Mr. Movie King is so busy, how come he has time to go out and have dinner with my senior brother?"
He didn't know if it was his illusion, but Bian Muye felt that Jiang Jiaxin seemed to be somewhat hostile towards him, and it was even more embarrassing what he said.
Lu Wenzhou was also a little embarrassed. He looked at Jiang Jiaxin and said, "Jiang Xin, Muye is the male lead of my next drama. We had dinner together today to discuss this project. He is helping me find a screenwriter."
Jiang Jiaxin's eyes widened in silence, and he sat down next to Lu Wenzhou: "Aren't there more than 20 screenwriters? Isn't that enough?"
Lu Wenzhou felt even more embarrassed.
Bian Muye also felt speechless.
It seems that the rumors are true. Lu Wenzhou's junior brother is just a half-baked director. He should be a rich and idle person who knows nothing.
It's not like the drama "Dirty" will require Jiang to raise his salary to help, right?
The situation is already chaotic enough, and now this half-baked director gets involved. Can they still continue filming this drama smoothly?
"What's with that look in your eyes? You were just chatting and laughing with my senior brother. Why do you have such an expression when I come? Should I not have come?"
Looking at the delicate and beautiful face in front of him, Jiang Jiaxin seemed particularly dissatisfied.
Lu Wenzhou also felt that he was a bit irritable today: "Jiang Jiaxin, did you take any medicine today? How did you talk to Muye?"
Bian Muye rarely takes on acting roles nowadays, and even if he does, his focus is on movies. It took a lot of effort to convince him to agree to take on this drama this time.
If the high-quality actor he had finally signed up was driven away by Jiang's salary increase, wouldn't all his previous work be in vain?
After being scolded by Lu Wenzhou, Jiang Jiaxin's face became even uglier. He sat aside in a depressed mood and didn't say anything.
Lu Wenzhou looked at Bian Muye awkwardly and said, "Muye, don't mind it. My junior brother might just be in a bad mood today. He's not usually like this."
Bian Muye looked at Jiang Jiaxin, who was sulking next to Lu Wenzhou, and found it a bit amusing. He didn't think much about it. "It's okay, let's continue talking about this drama. Xiaoqi has no problems here. The next tricky thing is the copyright issue. Is the original author still making a fuss?"
Lu Wenzhou felt a headache whenever he mentioned this: "This author is truly the most difficult author I've ever met. It's outrageous, and he has no common sense at all. He directly raised the copyright fee to 100 million. Isn't that ridiculous? Our entire production budget for the show is only 300 million."
Bian Muye only knew about the price hike, but he didn't expect that the price would be so sky-high. He also thought it was outrageous.
"Does she really think her book is a world-famous masterpiece? This is too outrageous. Has she adapted a novel before? Did she cause such a commotion before?"
Lu Wenzhou: "You know what, she did this before, but at that time it was a small investment and the commotion wasn't that big. The crew wanted to keep things quiet, so they gave her a few tens of thousands more, so not many people knew about this."
"I suffered a loss this time because I was unfamiliar with the place, but I quite like the story of this book. If the author can compromise a little, I will still film it."
That being said, will the author really compromise?
Bian Muye looked at Lu Wenzhou and asked, "Have you talked to her about it? Is there no compromise?"
Lu Wenzhou: "This author is very difficult to communicate with. The few times we communicated, she was always using WeChat, and she was indifferent to me. She just wanted to pay more. When I asked her to meet in person to chat, she blocked me."
Bian Muye: "... Is she determined to get 100 million?"
There are really all kinds of people.
Lu Wenzhou also had a terrible headache, and then glanced at Jiang Jiaxin: "Jiang Xin wanted to ask his friends at the police station to find Xu Zhaoxi, the author's address, and go to her house to talk. But I don't think it's appropriate for two grown men to come to a woman's house aggressively. If she goes on Weibo and talks nonsense afterwards, then there's really no need to shoot this drama."
Jiang Jiaxin said indifferently, "Brother, you are just worrying too much. You should just listen to me and follow me to her house to talk to her. Otherwise, how long will this stalemate last?"
Lu Wenzhou: "I'm contacting her editor. Once I get in touch with her, I'll ask her for her address through her editor. Don't rashly use the police to find someone's address unless it's the last resort. That's an invasion of privacy."
If they fail to reach an agreement after finding them, and Xu Zhaoxi says online that they colluded with the police to violate her privacy, then there is really no need to continue filming this drama.
Bian Muye also agreed with his idea: "Yes, for the time being, we should find other channels to communicate with her. Judging from the current situation, this author is not easy to communicate with. We don't want her to have any handle on us."
"Since the copyright is still in your hands, I suggest that Xiao Qi finish the script and start filming as soon as possible."
Lu Wenzhou: "Did Teacher Xiaoqi say when the script will be finalized?"
Bian Muye: "Although she is low in production, she is very efficient. Geniuses have different brains than ordinary people. She can finalize the basic rhythm of the script in two weeks, and then write the rest while filming. She likes this model because it allows her to add some elements based on the characteristics of the actors."
With such a worry-free partner, Lu Wenzhou felt much more at ease: "Then I will try to resolve the copyright issue within two weeks."
"Does Teacher Xiaoqi agree to spread the news that she's joining the crew now?"
If it were released now, the casting process would be much smoother, but I don't know if Teacher Xiaoqi would mind.
Bian Muye: "Of course, she's not a fussy person. As long as she can cooperate well at work, everything else will be fine."
Lu Wenzhou: "Please tell her not to worry, I won't treat her harshly."
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