Chapter 57
A TV series can have multiple investors or investors, but the funds invested by those who have withdrawn before are not small. After the withdrawal of the other party's investment, the filming of "Two Lives" was immediately forced to suspend halfway.
In the original production plan, "Twin Flowers" should be an extremely well-made TV series, a film and television work rushing to win awards.
As far as the current industry situation is concerned, ordinary TV dramas generally cost around 2 million for a single episode. If it is 3 million, it is already a very well-made drama, while the shooting cost of "Twin Flowers" is as high as 4 million per episode, which is even more expensive in the industry. rare.
The funds injected by the investors are not only used for the production of TV dramas, but also pay the actors' remuneration and so on.
After the big investor suddenly quit, there was a big hole in the crew's funds immediately, and all the original plans for funding were cancelled.
There are only two paths in front of us now, either to attract other investors as soon as possible, or to drastically reduce the production cost of each episode, but we can continue to shoot.
Otherwise, this drama is afraid that it will face the situation of indefinitely delayed shooting, and it may even be disbanded on the spot.
The director sighed repeatedly. Although this drama has only been filmed for less than a month, the initial investment and the recent shooting expenses have already burned tens of millions.
If the crew is disbanded, all the money will be wasted, and he is unwilling to do so.
But in all fairness, the above results were not what the director wanted. He neither wanted the crew to disband on the spot, nor did he want to make the originally well-made TV series mediocre and perfunctory.
Before the filming started, the propaganda was hyped up, and the audience who looked forward to it found out that it was a dish of shit, and the picture was unimaginable.
What's more, an actor like Zhong Ling would not be willing to smash his own brand.
How to do it in the end can't be decided in a short time. All the actors have been stuck in the vicinity of Shanghai Film and Television City, waiting for the final negotiation result between the director and the investor.
The director of this TV series is Tang Li, who is not as senior as Zhong Ling's previous partner. He is a relatively young director, so his connections are not wide enough, and his right to speak is not too strong.
Zhong Ling saw his embarrassment in his eyes, and found him to chat in private.
Anyway, after preparing for so long, the script of this play is really eye-catching in today's market, and Zhong Ling doesn't want this play to die like this.
What she means is that if the other party still insists on withdrawing capital, then Huaying can consider investing in this drama.
Zhong Ling had already spoken to Yin Xun on the phone about this matter. Yin Xun told her not to worry about the premature death of "Twin Flowers", and to treat these few days as a relaxing vacation.
The director experienced the ups and downs in his life, and he was about to cry with joy, but before he could announce that the crew could continue filming, Yin Xun's words made him stunned.
"If Huaying invests in Twin Flowers, this drama will only get better, but as an investor, I have a rigid request that the actor Qin Qin must be replaced."
He put forward his request bluntly, and almost never let anyone reject it. 's room.
Tang Li was very embarrassed. He was just a little-known director, and he didn't want to offend a big-name first-line artist like Qin Qin.
But the investors are rich, and the rich are all the fathers. The gold master said that whoever should play must be played. This is not something he can decide with full authority.
"If Huaying comes to invest, Qin Qin must be replaced. Unless you find another suitable investor, Huaying can't say anything." Yin Xun understood his difficulties, but did not back down, "If you think about it clearly , and contact Huaying again in a while."
Yin Xun didn't push him step by step, but felt that Qin Qin's replacement was a sure thing.
He didn't believe that Tang Li could immediately negotiate with another suitable big investor in just one week. If the film crew kept delaying the shooting progress, other investors would not be willing to put their money on a movie that could not see the "money way". on TV.
Tang Li can only accept Huaying's investment and then replace Qin Qin, which is also what other profit-seeking investors want.
Tang Li sighed, probably feeling that the matter had reached the point of no return, so he euphemistically mentioned this matter to Qin Qin.
In the end, it was Qin Qin who offended Yin Xun. He was just an inconspicuous little person, and changing roles was not something he could decide.
Qin Qin's face changed, he didn't expect Yin Xun to hold such vengeance.
Although she is a first-line actress, she is not the only card in the company. The internal competition is fierce, and good resources are limited.
This drama was originally obtained by the rich businessman, not by the company. Now the rich businessman is unreliable, and the company will not spend so much money on her.
Qin Qin is not a high-ranking person, and he was crushed by Zhong Ling's limelight in the awards. No matter how he invested in "Twin Flowers", it seemed like a wedding dress for others.
She racked her brains trying to contact other old lovers who could use it. Unexpectedly, the scandal about her was so fierce recently, and those old lovers did not dare to have close contact with her at this juncture.
Qin Qin's mood fell to the bottom of the valley after a long time without suffering like this.
Just after Qin Qin thought that there was no turning point in this matter, someone unexpectedly contacted her suddenly.
It was Jin Ming, the one who unspokenly ruled her titular boyfriend.
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Not only the public fans are paying attention to the disturbance caused by Qin Qin, but Xu Anran has also attracted attention.
Who made Qin Qin's name appear at the same time as Yin Xun?
After seeing Yin Xun's name, Xu Anran immediately clicked into the hot search and learned the ins and outs as quickly as possible.
Xu Anran also knew a little about Qin Qin, a female star, for nothing else, just because her little uncle was one of the men Qin Qin had hooked up with.
When the two went in and out of the cafe together, she was embarrassedly bumped into each other.
Xu Anran's face became clouded when she thought that such a woman with a chaotic private life would dare to reach out to the man she had liked for ten years.
Xu Anran was disgusted with this woman. In the past, she would definitely teach her a lesson.
But now, she still needs to borrow this woman's hand to deal with another woman that she hates and hates.
There is a crazy trick that has long been generated in Xu Anran's heart.
Xu Anran didn't know the real relationship between Meng Yiqian and Jin Ming, but she knew that Qin Qin's nominal boyfriend had frequent contacts with Jin Ming of Le Yu.
She and Jin Ming are old acquaintances. When they were still in entertainment, Xu Anran was also the object of Jin Ming's flattery.
Xu Anran didn't like Jin Ming, she knew that Jin Ming liked to play with women in the circle, and he chose to start with beautiful but not famous and background.
But Jin Ming was very shy and slick. He knew that Zhuang Yan's parents still took a fancy to Xu Anran, even if her relationship with Zhuang Yan had dropped to a freezing point, and after being ridiculed by the whole network, she did not fall into the trap.
Because of this, even if the other party makes her feel uncomfortable, the relationship between Xu Anran and him can still be maintained.
After thinking about it, Xu Anran felt that Jin Ming was the best partner to work with. She knew that Jin Ming had been trying to climb up in the entertainment industry all these years, but he was not valued by Zhuang Yan.
This time, she showed Jin Ming a clear path.
After listening to this, Jin Ming narrowed his eyes, lowered his voice and asked hesitantly, "Is this really feasible?"
"As long as you can bring Zhong Ling back to Zhuang Yan, he will be grateful to you for the rest of his life."
Jin Ming raised his eyebrows and glanced up and down . Xu Anran glanced at her, "What's in it for you, you don't want to be Mrs. Zhuang?"
"I just want to get back into the entertainment industry as soon as possible." Xu Anran replied lightly.
Jin Ming smiled and nodded, his face full of understanding, it seemed that he agreed to cooperate with Xu Anran.
He has always wanted to please Zhuang Yan, but he always racked his brains to no avail. This time Xu Anran can cooperate with him.
Xu Anran's strategy was simple.
In the past few days that she has been paying close attention to Qin Qin, she has learned that the filming of "Twin Flowers" has been suspended, and is facing the problem of a broken capital chain. others.
In order not to be changed roles, Qin Qin specially contacted her little uncle. When she called to talk about it that day, she was a guest at her little uncle's house.
Such important news was only learned by Xu Anran by accident.
Qin Qin was perfunctoryly rejected by her little uncle, and Xu Anran guessed that she should be very anxious now.
Jin Ming could not come forward at this time. She asked Jin Ming to contact the director of "Twin Flowers" as a new investor, so as to connect Zhong Ling and Zhuang Yan, and arrange a dinner a year ago.
Jin Ming is the person who understands the unspoken rules the most. It's not like he has never done such a thing secretly. If the room at the Zhongling Hotel is handed over to Zhuang Yan.
Xu Anran knew that Zhuang Yan would never reject Jin Ming's proposal.
Just like her obsession with Yin Xun, Xu Anran knew that Zhong Ling had become a kind of disease in Zhuang Yan's heart, and no one knew the pain of not being able to ask for it better than her.
And Zhuang Yan is even more painful than her, because what he lost is what he once had, and the person who took it away is the one who Zhuang Yan has been brooding about for many years.
If anyone else took Zhong Ling away, Zhuang Yan would not be so painful, but that person was Yin Xun.
Sure enough, after Jin Ming's flattering offer, Zhuang Yan was silent for a long time, and finally agreed hesitantly.
After Xu Anran received Jin Ming's call, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She knew that Zhuang Yan couldn't refuse this temptation. She knew this man too well.
Now, Xu Anran no longer cares about Zhong Ling's position in Zhuang Yan's heart, she only cares about Yin Xun.
When she thought of what would happen in the future, she was so excited that she was about to break her armpit stick, her heart pounding, and she couldn't calm down for a long time.
The cooperation plan with Jin Ming was not that simple. Xu Anran did not reveal to Jin Ming that she even considered Zhuang Yan.
Zhuang Yan's hesitant attitude made Xu Anran uneasy, and she was worried that Zhuang Yan would be soft-hearted towards Zhong Ling at the critical moment, which would lead to the failure of the plan.
Therefore, the medicine is not only as simple as giving Zhong Ling, but in order to make sure nothing goes wrong, she also has to make double insurance on Zhuang Yan.
Nowadays, with the development of technology and equipment, pinhole cameras can be disguised as any inconspicuous small objects and placed in the room. As long as the person who cleans the room is paid to put it in secretly, everything can be recorded unconsciously.
When she got the video, she would be able to let out a sigh of anger and fight a beautiful turnaround.
Xu Anran thought very clearly that with the video, she could press Zhong Ling's head and force her to "reconcile" with herself in front of the media to help her get rid of her stigma.
At the same time, she can also use this to coerce Zhuang Yan and make Leyu treat herself as the object of her support again.
The most important thing is the last point.
At that time, Zhong Ling should know that she is no different from the disgusting Qin Qin, and if she wants to face, she should not stay by Yin Xun's side.
Otherwise, the video would be flying all over the sky, Xu Anran believed that Yin Xun couldn't possibly not mind at all.
However, to do all this without the knowledge of Jin Ming and Zhuang Yan, another person was needed to help.
Qin Qin was willing to cooperate with Jin Ming. After Jin Ming contacted her, Xu Anran called again.
What she said about cooperation was slightly different from what Jin Ming asked.
According to the negotiated results, Jin Ming will make it clear to the friends in the local high-level club in Shanghai in advance, and let the other party deliver the medicine powder to Qin Qin.
Jin Ming meant that he only needed to put the medicine into Zhong Ling's drink, but Xu Anran wanted her to take Zhuang Yan into account.
Qin Qin was very happy to help her with this favor. She still remembered that day when Yin Xun said that she was disgusting, so she was looking forward to how the other party would treat Zhong Ling after the matter was over.
When things came to this point, she faintly felt a sense of revenge in her heart.
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Afraid of disturbing Zhong Ling, Zhuang Yan did not choose to use the name of Leyu to invest in "Twin Flowers". On the bright side, everything was handled by Jin Ming and a small company under his name.
He would only appear suddenly at the dinner party, and Zhuang Yan knew in his heart that if Zhong Ling knew that he was investing behind him, he would definitely refuse to attend the dinner due to the other party's temper.
Before leaving for Shanghai, Xu Anran took the initiative to contact him, saying that he wanted to see Zhong Ling with him.
"Brother Yan... I did a lot of bad things before, and it was because of me that there were so many misunderstandings between you and Zhong Ling." Xu Anran bit her lip and looked at him apologetically, "These past six months I have reflected on it for a long time, and I feel very guilty about what I have caused you."
"I heard from Jin Ming that you want to invest in the TV drama Zhong Ling is making, so you might as well bring me with you." Xu Anran looked up at him with her usually pale face. , with a hint of pleading in his eyes, "Brother Yan, can you give me a chance to admit my mistake... I want to go see Zhong Ling with you and beg her forgiveness..."
"Let me explain all the misunderstandings in person... It's all my fault, I don't want Zhong Ling to blame you all the time."
"I've been living like this every day for the past six months, and I don't want to go on like this anymore."
Xu Anran lowered her head, this time she didn't show any sympathy Tears, on the contrary, the appearance of forcibly holding back tears made Zhuang Yan moved.
Although he loves and hates him, he is still soft-hearted.
What's more, Xu Anran took the initiative to admit his mistake and was willing to take the initiative to help him and Zhong Ling solve the misunderstanding. He had no reason to refuse.
"Okay." Zhuang Yan nodded slowly, his cold eyes finally showing a hint of warmth.
If Xu Anran can really help Zhong Ling to forgive him, then he will forgive him for everything he has done.
The author has something to say: Yin Xun: Counting on my wife, all of you will be cold.
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