Chapter 151 The New Year is coming, it’s time to pay respects to…

The end of the year is approaching, which is a good time to visit relatives and friends, and there will also be various gatherings in the circle.

Dai Qingyue has been in the film industry for a long time. Although he has been doing other things in recent years, the network of contacts he has accumulated over the years is still there.

Although Dai Qingyue got tired of the interpersonal relationships in the film industry in his early years and switched to making documentaries, he still has many apprentices in the circle, and he also does some investments, so the relationship has always been very good.

In the past, Xu Qingye would visit some people in the circle during festivals, but his connections were naturally not as strong as Dai Qingyue's.

Sometimes he would always fail when he visited the house. After following Dai Qingyue, he realized that some big guys would choose to "avoid the New Year" and not receive any visitors during the year because they usually had a lot of visitors.

So the timing of your visit is very important.

In addition to door-to-door visits, there are also many gatherings in the circle, which are also a good place to make friends.

Xu Qingye had attended many parties with Dai Qingyue, so he was quite familiar with him. As for the sudden appearance of such a grown-up son of Dai Qingyue, everyone tacitly understood and did not ask any further questions.

Xu Qingye followed Dai Qingyue everywhere, and the news naturally reached Xu Hong's ears. Xu Hong rarely expressed any opinions, but she couldn't help feeling a little sad. Xu Qingye would rather choose Dai Qingyue, whom he had never met, than her.

"The venue I'm taking you to today is full of directors. Almost all the big directors you know and don't know will be there. Most of them are judges for major film awards. In addition, there should be many best actor and actress participants. I'll take you to say hello to them one by one, and you can just go and socialize on your own."

Today's is a private dinner hosted by the famous director Wang Dong, who has invited all his friends in the circle to gather together.

Xu Qingye couldn't help feeling a little nervous when he heard that they were all big shots. He wore a custom-made suit from House C today and even hired a stylist to style his look. He looked very different from usual.

Xu Qingye always felt that he looked ordinary, just an amateur handsome guy, and had no competitiveness compared with celebrities. In fact, he just dressed in a rustic way.

After being with Shen Que, his dressing style has improved a lot, and his whole temperament has also changed dramatically. Now, with the help of a professional stylist, his temperament has improved a lot. No one would doubt that he is a star.

Before leaving, Xu Qingye took a selfie and sent it to Shen Que.

Xu Qingye: Look how handsome I am. I will debut tomorrow. Just wait and see. I will outdo you! [Selfie]

Shen Que: Waiting for you to film a drama with two male protagonists.

Xu Qingye: I want to play the top! ! ! !

Shen Que: No. You are too short. No one likes short guys.

Xu Qingye was attacked for his height and wanted to order a pair of 20cm high shoes. He was only 5, 6, 7 or 8cm shorter than Shen Que. Why was he so arrogant? Besides, no one judged the top and bottom based on height!

Xu Qingye was too lazy to argue with Shen Que about these boring things, so he sent him a bunch of emoticons to attack him and then took a nap in the car.

Being a handsome guy is not easy. He gets up early in the morning to put on makeup and style his hair. It turns out that the delicate boy style is not suitable for him.

The banquet was held in a high-end private club, and entry was by invitation only. The venue was very large, and once you entered you could smell all kinds of perfume.

Dai Qingyue led Xu Qingye to greet the directors, and Xu Qingye followed behind him like an obedient child.

"Brother Dai, you haven't attended our gathering for a long time. Why are you preparing to promote a new person? This child looks very well behaved."

When a director saw Dai Qingyue, he walked up to him and hugged him enthusiastically, and his eyes immediately fell on Xu Qingye.

Xu Qingye's tailor-made suit outlined his tall and slender figure. The way he followed obediently behind was really likable. He liked this well-behaved boy.

"Xiao Yelai, this is your Uncle Chen, my junior fellow apprentice. This is my son Xiao Ye, he opened an investment company, mainly doing some film and television investment. I specially brought him here today to see the world."

Dai Qingyue looked at the other person with a little dissatisfaction. He stepped to the side unnoticed and stood in front of Director Chen.

"I haven't seen your son for so many years. He has grown up so much now. As his uncle, I don't even have a gift for him."

Director Chen looked at Xu Qingye in surprise, and immediately felt it was a pity that he could only look at such a handsome boy.

Dai Qingyue was a man with some foundation. Although his family had suffered a disaster in his early years, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse. Plus, he had good abilities, so he managed the family business.

Naturally, he didn't dare to touch Dai Qingyue's son.

"Uncle Chen, you're welcome. If you have any good projects in the future, just remember to bring me along. This is my business card."

Xu Qingye smiled at Director Chen and handed him a business card.

Xu Qingye's business card is very simple, with only his name and contact information, and no job title.

Director Chen took a look at Xu Qingye's business card and his expression was a little subtle.

There were many directors present, and Dai Qingyue took Xu Qing to greet them one by one. The most important one was Wang Dong, who was the host this time.

Wang Dong has served as a judge for the Golden Bull Film Awards many times, so one can imagine how valuable his awards are.

The Golden Bull Film Awards is about to begin, and the most talked-about topics among everyone who gathers together are also related topics, especially the directors whose works have been nominated this time. They all want to know some news in advance to avoid being laughed at for popping champagne in advance.

Unfortunately, Wang Dong was tight-lipped and refused to reveal anything.

Dai Qingyue wanted to socialize, so after Xu Qingye said hello, he found a corner to eat. He got up early today and didn't eat much breakfast, so he was hungry now.

"Whose artist are you? Why are you hiding here eating instead of socializing with others?"

Xu Qingye was putting a piece of sushi into his mouth when suddenly someone stood behind him. Xu Qingye was startled and almost choked.

The person behind Xu Qingye probably didn't expect Xu Qingye to react so strongly, and hurriedly handed him a glass of water.

"Are you okay? Did I scare you?"

"I'm fine, I just got bitten."

Xu Qingye waved his hands and looked up at the person in front of him. The man was about 1.8 meters tall, but very thin and looked pale. He seemed to be very listless, with deep dark circles under his eyelids, and looked a little haggard.

Xu Qingye didn't know this person, but he looked quite friendly.

"You haven't answered my question yet. Which artist are you from? I don't think you look familiar, but you look very much like my aesthetic."

"I'm not an artist, I'm just here to make soy sauce. What about you? Are you a director? There are many directors here."

Xu Qingye shook his head. He was quite curious about the person in front of him.

"Not yet, but I'm preparing for my first movie. After it's finished, I'll be a director. Are you interested in being an actor? I'm in need of a leading actor, and I think you're a good fit."

The other party shook his head, but his eyes were still on Xu Qingye. Xu Qingye appeared to be a good boy, but it could be seen that he was not a good-tempered person. He wanted to find such a hypocritical person to be his protagonist.

"I'm sorry, I don't plan to be an actor. If you need an actor, I can recommend one to you. I don't know any good actors. If you want to find newcomers, I can help you find some."

Xu Qingye shook his head. He had no interest in filming, mainly because he didn't want to go through the hardship of filming, waking up early, staying up late, getting injured, he didn't like any of it.

"That's a shame, but you don't have to make a decision too quickly. You can go back and take a closer look. My name is Tang Huang. If you have any ideas, you can contact me."

Tang Huang didn't have a business card, so he tore off a piece of white paper and wrote his name and contact information. Xu Qingye was stunned when he saw the name.

“Can I ask what the subject matter of your work is?”

"It's a story about the times, I just decided on a title, 'Song of the Years'."

Tang Huang said this very casually, and Xu Qingye's expression immediately froze.

It really is “Song of the Years”!

The original novel did not have much description about the director of "Song of Time", only his name was written. Xu Qingye was a little uncertain when he saw Tang Huang's name. After all, the cast of "Song of Time" in the original novel was almost entirely new. He never thought that the director was also so new!

"How about I introduce you to some good actors?"

Xu Qingye suppressed his excitement. He had to take down Tang Huang.

"That's fine. Try to find me some new people. I don't have much money."

Tang Huang spread his hands. He had been going around soliciting investment recently, but unfortunately no one paid attention to him. A few investors said maliciously that they would invest one million yuan in him to support the development of young directors. It was simply making fun of him. One million yuan was not even enough to pay for the venue fee. If they didn't want to invest, they could just say so. Why bother being so mean.

Tang Huang was speechless. He had run into obstacles everywhere and could only work hard to cut the budget. As for actors, he couldn't even afford famous ones, so he could only hire newcomers.

"Aren't you looking for newcomers because they are more suitable for the role?"

Xu Qingye spoke hesitantly. After the film won the award, Tang Huang spoke very seriously during an interview. He said that an actor must first fit the role, and everything else is additional. So in his opinion, even if they are newcomers, as long as they fit the role, they are more suitable than those celebrity artists. What he said was very artistic.

"That's what I would say to others. I can't tell them it's because I don't have money. It would be embarrassing to say it."

Tang Huang scratched his head. He almost lost everything in order to make this movie, so he didn't dare to tell the truth.

"Actually, I'm a film and television investor. I can invest in you, but I have to get people in there."

Xu Qingye thought about it and felt that it would be more effective to deal with poor people by directly throwing money at them.

"How much can you invest? Whether you can accept the idea of ​​inserting people depends on how much money you invest. If you want to insert seven or eight actors with just one or two million, it's better not to ask for it."

Because he is poor, he has to consider new actors more, but this does not mean that he does not value the choice of actors. Even if they are newcomers, they have to be ones he likes, and it takes a lot of money to shake his principles.

"How much do you need?"

Xu Qingye did not speak in a hurry, for he was afraid that Tang Huang would be dissatisfied with the number he reported, so he asked Tang Huang first. However, Tang Huang's attention was attracted by a person not far away, and he did not hear clearly what Xu Qingye said.

"That one is not bad either. If you don't want to act, I think he is also very suitable. You two have a very similar temperament." Tang Huang pointed at the person he was looking at, and Xu Qingye looked over.