Chapter 353 Can you let me in to take a shower? (Subscribe to support!)
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Everyone in Happy Wheat excitedly supported Xu Kai's plan to make the commercial film "Detective Chinatown".
However, as Xu Kai also had to shoot the art film "Farewell My Concubine" at the same time, many people in Happy Wheat advised Xu Kai not to care about other people's opinions. They said that it is difficult to satisfy everyone and told Xu Kai that there is no need to care about those villains who can't stand others doing well.
Xu Kai knew that those who advised him not to make art films were worried that Xu Kai, who was good at making commercial films, would not be able to make good art films and thus lose the divinity he had worked so hard to accumulate, and thus lose the ability to make money for them.
——Xu Kai makes commercial films, which are fast, good and profitable. After making money, Xu Kai usually rewards those who have made contributions. Art films, on the other hand, usually take a very long time to make and most of them do not make money. They are a waste of time, money and effort. Apart from Xu Kai getting some false fame, no one else benefits. It is no wonder that everyone does not want Xu Kai to make art films.
However, Xu Kai is the boss, the only investor, a famous director, rich, powerful and prestigious.
So, let alone Xu Kai wanting to shoot "Farewell My Concubine", even if Xu Kai wanted to shoot "Legend of Chusen", as long as Xu Kai made up his mind to shoot it, others could only cooperate.
After establishing the frameworks of the two crews of "Detective Chinatown" and "Farewell My Concubine", Xu Kai immediately and decisively asked Chen Ruoxi to lead the initial teams of the two crews to begin preparing for filming.
After Chen Ruoxi brought everyone to prepare for "Detective Chinatown" and "Farewell My Concubine", Shen Hehe, who served as assistant director of both films, seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Xu Kai saw this and said, "Don't make yourself sick."
After hearing what Shen Hehe said, "Boss, you don't need to care about other people's opinions. Your ability is not something that those who can't even support themselves can question. Those filmmakers who work on art every day, others are not willing to spend even a dollar on them. What else can they do except admire themselves and talk nonsense? Moreover, I think the main purpose of making movies is to make money. As for art, it's best if you have it, but you don't have to force it if you don't have it."
Xu Kai looked at Shen Hehe and asked bluntly, "Why, you don't have confidence in me and think I can't make an art film?"
Shen Hehe quickly shook his head: "No, no, Boss, you are a genius, how could you not be able to make an art film? It's just... art films are a big pit. Once many directors fall into this pit, they will lose their previous divinity and audience..."
Xu Kai didn't realize that Shen Hehe was quite pragmatic. Unlike most young filmmakers of her age, she didn't want to become an artist as soon as she came into contact with movies. Instead, she clearly wanted to make commercial films first.
Xu Kai knew that what Shen Hehe said was actually not wrong.
The most typical examples are Stephen Chow and Feng Xiaogang.
Two of the best comedy directors chose to take the artistic path, which led to their films going downhill. Over time, their popularity with the audience declined, and they lost a large number of their supporting audiences.
"Thank you for reminding me, but you're worrying too much. Making an art film is a little troublesome for me, but it's just a little troublesome. It won't get me into trouble. Besides, who says that art films can't have high box office sales?"
Xu Kai had already said so, what else could Shen Hehe say except to give birth to Xu Kai naturally like everyone else? Seeing this, Xu Kai's expression softened and he said sincerely: "Thank you for caring about me."
Shen Hehe quickly denied: "No... No, don't talk nonsense, I'm not concerned about you, I... I'm just worried that you won't make money, I don't have any bonuses, and I'm counting on the next bonus to buy a car."
"Don't be nervous. Don't worry. I already have enough women, so I won't have any improper thoughts about you. Let's just have a normal relationship, a friend, a mentor, a boss and an assistant, a confidante who can tell you the truth, that's all. Not a bed partner."
After hearing what Xu Kai said, Shen Hehe secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in her heart!
Unlike her roommates Dong Ni, Shi Jiahui and Si Peizhi, Shen Hehe really doesn't want to share a man with other women.
But the more Shen Hehe came into contact with Xu Kai, the more she was attracted to Xu Kai, who was excellent in all aspects.
Fortunately, Shen Hehe always maintained a bit of rationality, clarity and restraint towards Xu Kai, preventing Xu Kai from further conquering her heart.
So, after hearing Xu Kai define their relationship in this way, Shen Hehe's rational mind felt that this was very good, and this was also the relationship that best served her interests. However, Shen Hehe's sensibility could not help but wonder, "Am I really not as good as Nini, Huihui, and Zhizhi? Why is he not interested in me?"
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The second season of "Running Man" has begun.
The personnel setup has not changed, it is still 7+N - the captain is still Xu Kai, the five permanent male members are still Ling Cheng, Qin She, Zheng Lulu, Shaolin Baoqiang and Baibian Xiaolanlan, and the permanent female member is still Yang Baobao.
The day before the second season of "Running Man" officially started recording, Xu Kai, Ling Cheng, Qin She, Zheng Lulu, Shaolin Baoqiang, Baibian Xiaolanlan and Yang Baobao gathered at the Park Hyatt Hotel to celebrate the start of recording this season of "Running Man".
To be honest, Xu Kai didn't want to participate in this season of "Running Man", just like he turned down the invitation to be a mentor in the third season of "The Voice of China".
But Xu Kai's performance in the last season of "Running Man" was so good that not only did he fully demonstrate the script designed for Xu Kai by the "Running Man" program production team, but he also always added a lot of jokes based on the classic variety show skits he had seen in his previous life.
The key point is that when it comes to real kung fu, Xu Kai is very good at both literary and martial arts.
Not to mention the literary ones, Xu Kai, who has a photographic memory, loves reading and studying, and has seventy years of experience, knows a lot about astronomy, geography, and human relations.
Let’s talk about martial arts.
Xu Kai tied with the Asian Flying Man in the sprint, reached the finish line at the same time as the world swimming champion in the swimming competition, and challenged the limit speed with a lightning shuttle run to run 1.4 meters, just like the former football captain - and it was because of this that Xu Kai got the nickname "Tie All Athletes".
What needs to be explained here is that Xu Kai was able to tie with all the athletes. Anyone with a little bit of common sense could guess that Xu Kai must have reserved his strength, otherwise how could there be so many coincidences?
Since Xu Kai has the nickname "Tie All Athletes", in addition to bringing more highlights to "Running Man", it also brings countless expectations to the audience. There are already many people in the sports world who are dissatisfied with Xu Kai's nickname "Tie All Athletes". Some people even challenged Xu Kai from a distance, saying that Xu Kai should not tie with athletes on variety shows, but come to the arena to really compete with him (them), which makes the audience very much looking forward to it.
This also means that with Xu Kai, who "ties all the athletes", "Running Man" has more possibilities.
The key point is that Xu Kai is so popular now that he can even be said to be the most popular star among all the stars in China.
As long as the production team of "Running Man" can catch Xu Kai, "Running Man" will definitely become the number one variety show in China.
This also made the "Running Man" program production team try every means to hold on to Xu Kai's big and thick legs and not let go.
First of all, Xu Kai’s pay increased from 12 million to 20 million.
Secondly, in order to retain Xu Kai, the production team of "Running Man" gave Xu Kai a lot of convenience. Specifically, the recording time of "Running Man" will accommodate Xu Kai's time as much as possible.
Another thing is that the production team of "Running Man" played the emotional card with Xu Kai - it must be said that Xu Kai got along really well with the production team of "Running Man", much better than with the production team of "The Voice of China".
In the end, even the other six guests of "Running Man" who got along very well with Xu Kai helped the "Running Man" program production team to retain Xu Kai.
There was no other way. Xu Kai, who was a man of great loyalty and righteousness, could only continue to participate in "Running Man".
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At the dinner table.
Qin She picked up the wine glass and said to Xu Kai, "Brother, I am participating in a variety show called "Crossover Singer". The finals are coming soon. I am in need of a wise, brave, glorious and majestic male god to be my guest singer. I did some brainstorming a few days ago. Among the people I know, you are the best singer. Can you please give me a favor and sing a song with me?"
Some time ago, Xu started filming "Hello, Li Huanying" and asked Qin She to come and help. Qin She didn't even ask about the remuneration and joined the crew with his luggage.
Now, Qin She asked Xu Kai for help, how could Xu Kai refuse?
"Okay, don't make the song yourself. I'll compose one just for us."
When they heard that Xu Kai not only agreed to help sing, but also wanted to compose an original song for Qin She, Ling Cheng and others instantly felt jealous.
You have to know that Xu Kai, who is invincible in the field of songwriting, has one of his original songs now priced at 25 million. And this depends on whether Xu Kai is in the mood and whether he likes the singer. Otherwise, even if you give Xu Kai 52 million, Xu Kai may not sell the song to you.
When Qin She heard that Xu Kai wanted to write a song for him, he immediately opened a bottle of beer and said, "Brother, I won't say anything. If you need anything in the future, just let me know and I will be there the first time. Now, I will spin one for you."
After saying that, Qin She drank a bottle of beer in one breath.
Yang Baobao saw this and said, "Just spin one bottle, or at least three bottles. If Brother Yu writes a song for me, I'll spin ten bottles."
When Qin She heard that he had to spin ten bottles of beer, his face turned green.
Just when Qin She didn't know whether to grit his teeth and drink ten bottles of beer in a row or to find a proper excuse to refuse to pay for the ten bottles of beer, Xu Kai stepped out to smooth things over and said, "No, even if Bao Bao ordered a hundred bottles of beer, I wouldn't dare to accept your order."
Xu Kai was not joking. Yang Baobao was definitely a soul singer, the kind that couldn't even sing in tune. Even Xu Kai, who had thousands of years of heritage from billions of people in the previous life, couldn't save her.
When Yang Baobao heard Xu Kai teasing her, she came up and gave Xu Kai a punch.
But the result was that Xu Kai dodged it without leaving a trace.
Seeing this, Yang Baobao looked at Xu Kai with resentment on his face.
But Xu Kai looked at Shaolin Baoqiang and said, "Baoqiang, I have a new play. Will you be the lead actor?"
When Shaolin Baoqiang heard about this good thing, he even spoke in his hometown dialect: "Yes! I will make a guest appearance, no pay required."
Xu Kai shook his head and said, "I'm looking for you to make a movie, so how can I not pay you? I won't force you to pay me. I'll pay you according to your current market price. However, I have something to say beforehand. I want to sign three movies with you, all at this price. No matter whether your market price goes up or down in the future, you have to act in three movies for me at the current price."
The fame of most actors has always been ups and downs. They may be obscure today, popular tomorrow, and suddenly fall from grace the day after tomorrow. It is extremely changeable.
The most direct impact of this is the actors' pay, which also fluctuates and is constantly changing.
This will in turn affect whether the series of films can continue to be filmed with the original crew.
As for signing a contract for several movies, it is hard to say who will benefit and who will suffer - after all, no one knows who will remain popular in the entertainment industry or will be kicked out of it in the future. Signing a contract for several movies at least guarantees that the actors can get the remuneration for three movies, and also guarantees that the producers can use the original crew to create a series of movies.
Therefore, signing a contract for three films is fair to both Xu Kai and Shaolin Baoqiang.
Shaolin Baoqiang said without any hesitation: "Okay, I will go to Hengdian to find you to sign the contract later."
Xu Kai nodded: "Okay."
Then, Ling Cheng and others asked Xu Kai to give them roles, and they also wanted to appear in the movie that was sure to be a hit.
People like Ling Cheng may not be very good at acting, but it's okay to let them make some funny guest appearances.
So, Xu Kai waved his hand and packed up all these people.
Everyone ate and drank until late at night, and then went their separate ways.
However, as soon as Xu Kai entered his room, Yang Baobao followed him.
Knocking on Xu Kai's door, Yang Baobao said to Xu Kai in a coquettish voice: "Brother Yu, the water heater in my room is broken, can you let me in to take a shower?"
Unexpectedly, Xu Kai didn't even hesitate, and said ruthlessly: "Go to the front desk and ask them to change your room."
After saying that, Xu Kai closed the door.
When a woman comes to your room to take a shower in the middle of the night, her purpose shouldn't be too obvious. Not to mention Xu Kai, an old driver, anyone with a little bit of brains can guess what Yang Baobao really wants.
Some people may be puzzled. Why didn't Xu Kai let Yang Baobao in? Did Xu Kai change his personality?
Of course not. Xu Kai is not a good man. How could he not eat the beauty that came to his door? Was there another woman in Xu Kai's room? No.
Although Xu Kai brought Si Peizhi with him to record "Running Man" this time, Si Peizhi was not in Xu Kai's room at this time - it was not that Si Peizhi didn't want to, but Si Peizhi didn't dare to cause trouble for Xu Kai in this place full of cameras? Was it because Xu Kai was afraid of getting in trouble? How could it be? This was not the first time Xu Kai did this, and he actually enjoyed the excitement.
Besides, Xu Kai is like a big boss in "Running Man" now, and he is even a big shot in the entertainment industry - a big shot that paparazzi would never dare to mess with.
Therefore, not to mention that no one dares to take a picture of Xu Kai, and no one can take a picture of Xu Kai, even if Xu Kai is really caught by the paparazzi, Xu Kai will not be in any harm. The worst that can happen is that he will just have to spend some money.
So what was the reason that made Xu Kai reject Yang Baobao, a beautiful woman? In fact, it was not that Xu Kai did not want to play with Yang Baobao, but that Xu Kai had already played with Yang Baobao...
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(End of this chapter)
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