Chapter 820 Cooperation Achieved
It's obvious that the two of them know each other.
Shen Ci waved the script in her hand, looked at Xu Junhuan and asked, "Director Yang said he contacted you. What? Don't you want to take the role?"
Xu Junhuan was pulled down to sit by Director Yang. He glanced at the script in Shen Ci's hand, still not understanding what was going on, and subconsciously replied, "No, I just said I'd think about it."
He glanced at Director Yang, then at Shen Ci, and couldn't help but ask again, "Shen Ci, what are you doing here? You and Director Yang..."
"We are discussing cooperation."
Shen Ci didn't beat around the bush and looked directly at Xu Junhuan, asking, "If I invest in this project, will you act in it?"
Upon hearing this, Director Yang immediately straightened up.
Miss Shen, does this mean you've agreed to invest?
Xu Junhuan was stunned: "You...you invested?"
Shen Ci looked into his eyes and nodded.
"Well..." Xu Junhuan's lips moved, and he told himself not to act impulsively, but he said aloud, "Then let's act it out."
Shen Ci laughed: "Not going to reconsider?"
"I've made up my mind."
Shen Ci turned to Yang Guochun: "Director Yang, you've got the male lead."
Yang Guochun was overjoyed, feeling like he was dreaming: "This...this is settled? Miss Shen, you've decided to invest?"
"I have a condition." Shen Ci's smile vanished, and she changed the subject.
Yang Guochun blurted out, "Miss Shen, please speak."
Shen Ci thought for a moment and said, "I know that a movie needs multiple investors, but I'm not very interested in things like dividing the pie. Director Yang has to promise me that the total number of investors in this movie cannot exceed five. That way, the opening and closing credits will save the audience time, right?"
Most importantly, she wanted to earn more money.
As Yang Guochun himself said, this year is a film industry downturn, and there are fewer and fewer projects that can make money.
This project is about to break box office records during the Spring Festival, and with such a rare opportunity, she naturally wants to earn as much as possible.
Yang Guochun looked troubled and explained to Shen Ci, "Miss Shen, there are many investors because everyone can share the funds. If we only find five investors, the amount each party has to invest will be enormous."
"That's fine." Shen Ci shrugged, indicating that he didn't care. "Then you just need to contact a few necessary investors, such as distribution companies and film and television companies that you have a deep partnership with, and let them participate with a small share. I'll take care of the rest."
Yang Guochun exclaimed in surprise, "The rest... Miss Shen, you're paying for it all by yourself?"
"Hmm. The more I invest, the more I get back, right? Director Yang shouldn't let me down, right?"
Yang Guochun was suddenly under pressure, but at the same time he also felt trusted.
“Ms. Shen, you trust me so much since this is our first collaboration. How could I bear to let you down?”
"No, uh... wait a minute..."
Su Zheyuan, who was standing nearby, quickly raised his hand: "Me, and me too."
He smiled broadly at Yang Guochun and pointed to himself: "Director, I'll vote too."
Yang Guochun looked at Su Zheyuan, then at Shen Ci.
Shen Ci asked, "Aren't you going back to check the script?"
"How could I possibly understand that stuff?" Su Zheyuan waved his hand. "Anyway, if you invest, I'll invest too. I'll just take a small stake and get a little something out of it."
Shen Ci shook her head with a helpless laugh: "Director Yang, look, I'm offering a buy-one-get-one-free deal."
"So it's because Miss Shen is so charming and has such good taste that her friends trust and follow you unconditionally." Yang Guochun rubbed his hands excitedly: "Then, then we've reached a preliminary agreement?"
Shen Ci nodded, then looked at Xu Junhuan and confirmed again: "You're sure you're going to act, right?"
"play!"
Xu Junhuan readily agreed.
Then Shen Ci said, "Director Yang, could you send me another electronic copy of the script? You should have one, right?"
"have."
"I sent it to my sister to see. My sister is also an actress named Shen Li, and she's quite famous. She's currently working on Director Li An's project."
"Shen Li, oh my, I really like this little girl. Miss Shen, she can choose any role in the script."
Both sides were sincere and honest enough, without any back-and-forth probing, so the cooperation was quickly established.
Yang Guochun couldn't wait to get up and say goodbye, as he needed to hurry back to prepare the contracts for all parties.
Xu Junhuan then stood up and approached, as if he finally had a legitimate reason, and looked at Shen Ci with a righteous air, asking, "Can I add you on WeChat now?"
Shen Ci stared at him blankly for two seconds, and finally couldn't help but laugh.
Xu Junhuan had previously tried to add her on WeChat, but she had refused. Little did she know that he would still be thinking about it now.
Nodding, Shen Ci took out her phone: "Add me."
"You really voted?"
"Of course, otherwise do you think Director Yang and I are putting on a show for you?"
"Okay, then I'll act it out."
Xu Junhuan smiled sincerely: "We'll have more opportunities to meet in the future."
Shen Ci warned, "You're tied to my investment, so don't let things fall apart!"
Xu Junhuan's smile vanished immediately.
Shen Ci picked up her bag: "Then I'll be going now, see you later."
The next second, a piece of paper and a pen were presented to Xu Junhuan by a pair of "devout" hands. Su Zheyuan stared straight at him: "Handsome guy, can you sign your name?"
Shen Ci stared in surprise.
Xu Junhuan was also taken aback, but since the other party was Shen Ci's friend, he naturally wouldn't refuse, so he could only smile awkwardly and say, "Of course."
As they were leaving, Shen Ci couldn't help but ask, "You're a fan of celebrities too? And male celebrities at that? You're not gay, are you?"
"Of course..."
Startled, Su Zheyuan instinctively raised his hand in rebuttal, accidentally knocking over the coffee in the hand of a passerby before he could finish speaking.
The coffee was thankfully iced, but it still spilled completely all over the other person's suit.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Su Zheyuan apologized subconsciously, but when he turned his head and saw that the other person was a foreigner, he hurriedly switched languages: "sorry, sorry, sorry."
He casually picked up a napkin from the table and started wiping the other person's face.
The man was a blond, blue-eyed, very handsome middle-aged foreign man, probably in his late thirties or early forties. He had initially looked annoyed because his clothes were wet with coffee.
But when he saw Su Zheyuan's fair and handsome Asian face, his expression softened instantly.
His first words were in broken but clear Chinese: "It's okay, it's okay."
Shen Ci happened to notice the subtle changes in the other person's emotions and expressions, and she raised an eyebrow with an expression of watching a good show.
"I'm so sorry, how about I pay you back for this outfit?"
"It's okay, I'll just have the hotel staff dry clean it."
Su Zheyuan himself works in the hotel industry and knows that dry cleaning services are chargeable, so he immediately offered to pay for the dry cleaning.
"Okay, here's my contact information." The other person handed over a business card: "My name is Lucas!"
Upon hearing this name, Shen Ci, who was still watching the show, immediately stopped laughing.
Lucas?
Isn't that the name of the foreign group executive that Senior Tianrui mentioned?
(End of this chapter)
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