The sudden male voice startled Zhang Jizhong, but when he turned around, he saw it was Qin Sheng...
Zhang Jizhong looked down upon this younger generation.
In fact, it is easy to understand. A person in a high position can treat a young descendant as a junior. This is not difficult for anyone.
But if this junior really showed his talent and was about to overshadow himself, Zhang Jizhong would definitely not look at this junior with any "appreciative" attitude.
After all, petty people are never willing to acknowledge the excellence of others.
So when SN came to him and asked if he was willing to be a gun, a gun to suppress others, he agreed without hesitation.
It's not just for the generous remuneration, but also for the position of the top director of the TV series.
And after Qin Sheng refused his last meeting for the purpose of "skill exchange", Zhang Jizhong became even more disgusted with this ungrateful young man.
But despite his disgust in his heart, Zhang Jizhong still looked quite kind, and at the same time, he hid the hint of lust in his eyes.
"Yuqin, this is your boyfriend Qin Sheng, right?"
"yes."
Xiao Yuqin gave a perfunctory smile, but noticed the displeasure that flashed across Qin Sheng's pretty face, and she felt a sense of confusion.
What's wrong with Qin Sheng? Does he dislike Teacher Zhang?
"Not bad, not bad. Young people are full of energy. I used to worry that the television industry would fall into a vicious cycle of poor output, but I didn't expect that in just a few years, talented people like you would emerge. The younger generation is truly formidable!"
He paused, his smile a little subtle. "But young people still need to calm down and keep things even. Too much action isn't a good thing after all. Do you think I'm right, Director Qin Sheng?"
This is a typical example of a mentor acting in a high-handed manner.
Xiao Yuqin was no fool, so she naturally understood what he said, but her expression did not change. She just frowned and said apologetically,
"Teacher Zhang, Qin Sheng and I have something else to do. Let's have dinner next time. I'm so sorry."
Zhang Jizhong nodded, put his hands behind his chest, and looked at Qin Sheng majestically with a proud look on his face, like a victorious lion.
Qin Sheng also stared at him, while Xiao Yuqin was holding his arm, afraid that Qin Sheng would get angry. She said softly, "Qin Sheng, let's go. Didn't you say you would take me shopping?"
"No rush."
Qin Sheng smiled and turned back to meet Zhang Jizhong's eyes again.
Not leaving yet?
A hint of a smile flashed across Zhang Jizhong's eyes. "Why? Director Qin Sheng is dissatisfied? Do you think I'm taking advantage of my seniority?"
"No."
Qin Sheng also smiled warmly, not looking angry at all.
"Then what does Director Qin Sheng want to say?"
Zhang Jizhong raised his chin slightly, his expression calm and composed.
"No, I just heard that Mr. Zhang spent a huge amount of money to shoot a movie last year. Honestly, I admire him very much. After all, even though he may be old, his heart is still young. Even though the final result was very dismal, your fearless spirit of breaking into the film industry alone with so many honors and then being beaten by a group of directors really makes me sigh - amazing, absolutely amazing!"
Qin Sheng smacked his lips with emotion as he spoke, "Over 300 million investment, and in the end, it only earned 50 million at the box office. I'm afraid I'll never be able to achieve such an excellent result in my lifetime."
"you……"
Zhang Jizhong's face turned red with anger, like a cat whose tail was stepped on...
Strike hard,
Qin Sheng had completely hit his sore spot!
In fact, a long time ago, when Zhang Jizhong just made a name for himself in the television circle, he was influenced by his predecessors and deeply realized the huge gap between movies and TV series.
Not to mention that the film's influence and dissemination are more extensive both domestically and internationally, or the weight and popularity of the awards alone can reveal the gap between the two.
not to mention,
Even if we look at it superficially from the perspective of revenue, the revenue space for movies is much wider than that for TV series.
Therefore, Zhang Jizhong has always had a dream, which is to let his works appear on the big screen, and then both movies and TV series will bloom, stepping on the Golden Rooster Berlin and punching Hollywood...
The flame of dream has never been extinguished.
So even though he had been working in the television industry for more than a decade and was in his 50s, Zhang Jizhong still resolutely invested more than 300 million yuan to shoot his film debut - "Invincible".
Look,
What a nice and domineering name!
It vividly expresses the protagonist's mysterious self-confidence and beautiful expectations for the future.
However, Invincible cannot be truly invincible. At best, it is just a younger brother movie that is beaten by the movies of the same period.
Even though Zhang Jizhong mobilized the connections he had accumulated over the years in the industry during the early promotion period of the film, and actively promoted the film with slogans, solicited publicity, and booked out theaters, the film was still coldly received by the market on the first day of its release.
More than 300 million, 50 million, and the rate of return is not even 40%, it's almost a loss.
This incident became a laughing stock for many drama critics and filmmakers at the time, so much so that Zhang Jizhong still had a considerable psychological trauma after a long time, and could only go back to his old job in a dejected manner.
Fortunately, although Mr. Zhang may not be able to make movies, he has a solid foundation in TV dramas. After failing in the film industry, he immediately re-consolidated his prestige in the TV industry.
This is quite inspiring.
Naturally, since Zhang Jizhong was not arrested, the matter was completely over. No one in the circle dared to laugh at him anymore, so few people dared to mention this matter under Zhang Jizhong's nose over the past year.
But today, Qin Sheng tore open the scabbed wound without any scruples. Zhang Jizhong screamed in pain, and felt a chill in his heart.
“Empty words.”
Zhang Jizhong was so angry that he could only sneer, "You think you can do better than me? Where does your confidence come from?"
"Is there any point in comparing with Teacher Zhang's results? No one should use your debut work's results as a standard for comparison, right?" Qin Sheng laughed, his expression disapproving.
Zhang Jizhong was furious, but he immediately realized he had lost his composure and suppressed his anger, saying coldly, "Qin Sheng, don't think that just because you have a few works, you can't take me seriously. I've eaten more salt than you have rice."
To be honest, Qin Sheng had heard this statement so many times that it was really old-fashioned.
The fact is that no matter how peaceful this society is, the law of the jungle still applies in every field, and those who rely on their seniority to bully others are the most foolish people.
"Teacher Zhang, please don't be angry."
Qin Sheng smiled and said, "How about this, let's make a bet. I understand that you can't make movies, so how about we compete on this TV series? If I lose, I'll pay you 100 million, and if you lose, you'll pay me 100 million. Do you dare?"
Zhang Jizhong was stunned for a moment, then he smiled happily, "Interesting, you wanted to give me money on purpose, didn't you?"
"I'll give it to you and see if you can bear it."
Qin Sheng said lightly.
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