Ning Xi agreed with this idea. This was a correct one. Box office was important, and word of mouth was also important.
"What exactly do you want to say?" Ning Xi was a little impatient. She agreed with your idea, but please get to the point.
Gu Yunchen said aggrievedly: "Let me tell you the truth, why are you so fierce?"
After a whole afternoon of talking at cross purposes, no one agreed with him. Do you know how depressed he felt? In the end, he made the final decision on the project.
Ning Xi found his aggrieved look very funny. You are Mr. Gu, the only grandson of the Gu family. Not to mention Wanli Pictures, all the Gu family's industries will be yours in the future. Isn't it just that a few subordinates opposed it? Is this aggrieved
The waiter brought the appetizers and soup, opened the red wine and poured it for the two of them.
Ning Xi swirled the red wine in her glass and said slowly, "You are complaining to me!"
"Yes!" Gu Yunchen admitted frankly that he was just holding back his anger and wanted to find someone who could understand him to talk to.
"Then I really don't think there is anything to feel wronged about. You have only taken over Wanli for a short time, and it will take some time for you to implement your business philosophy. You and they are in different positions, standing at different heights, and having different perspectives. Isn't it normal to have disagreements? Although you are the general manager now, and there is a chairman above you, Wanli will be yours sooner or later. You don't have the pressure of performance appraisal. Even if you lose money, Wanli's surname is Gu. It will take you many years of hard work to lose all your family's money. But they are different. They have appraisal pressure, which is related to promotion and performance rewards. If the company loses money, their bonuses will go down the drain. This is their vital interest. Do you understand?" Ning Xi said leisurely, taking a sip of red wine.
Gu Yunchen was stunned for a while: "If you say that, I feel better."
Ning Xi glared at him: "Feeling better? Isn't this the trouble you were talking about?"
Gu Yunchen opened his mouth, but found it difficult to speak.
"Hurry up and tell me!" Ning Xi urged.
Gu Yunchen took a deep breath and said, "It's like this. My mother also came to the meeting today. She couldn't persuade me and agreed to let me do the film. She also agreed to let Su Ran play Bai Mei, but there is one requirement. This play has two female protagonists. The other female protagonist, Lin Lin, must be played by Lin Ying to ensure the box office success."
Ning Xi was shocked and almost spit out the soup in her mouth: "Let Lin Ying play Lin Lin? It's not like you don't know the relationship between Lin Ying and Su Ran?"
Gu Yunchen said depressedly: "Of course I know that Lin Ying and Su Ran have always been known as the two flowers of the big screen and have always been compared, but the two have never worked together. If they can work together this time, I have to say that this is a very eye-catching selling point. My mother insisted, and everyone supported my mother, so I have no choice."
It seemed like his mother had set her sights on Lin Ying. She had insisted on pushing him to cast Lin Ying for the role in "Aurora", and this time it was the same again.
"Then let Lin Ying act it. Our Su Ran won't act anymore." Ning Xi was furious. Who would want to cooperate with Lin Ying
"I knew you would have this attitude, that's why I'm worried. Don't be angry first. The role of Bai Mei is really suitable for Su Ran. It will be a pity to miss it. Think about it from another perspective. Doesn't everyone want to see the ultimate showdown between the two? This is a good opportunity to let everyone see who is the real acting master. It would be strange if Lin Ying is not crushed into pieces in seconds. In fact, what I'm really worried about is not that Su Ran will not take this film. What I'm worried about is that the gap between Lin Ying and Su Ran is too big, which will ruin the excitement of this drama." Gu Yunchen said angrily.
Ning Xi thought about what he said and it seemed to be the case. It was quite satisfying to think about Lin Ying being completely crushed by Su Ran.
"I can't make the decision on this matter. It depends on Su Ran's opinion." Ning Xi didn't say anything final.
"So, you have to persuade Su Ran and analyze the situation to her from all aspects." Gu Yunchen knew how much Su Ran hated Lin Ying. At the peak of his career, he was spurned by countless people and had to retire for three years. He lost many good opportunities, and he is still carrying the blame and cannot clear it up. If it were him, he would have the intention to kill someone, so what's the point of talking about cooperation
What he said was all from the company's perspective, and Su Ran might not think so.
Ning Xi sneered: "That's why you treated me to a big meal so that I can be your lobbyist."
"That doesn't matter. Even if the cooperation is unsuccessful, we are still friends. I have no problem treating you to a meal every day."
Ning Xi chuckled: "I don't dare ask you to treat me to a meal every day. You're not my long-term meal ticket."
Gu Yunchen said awkwardly: "Then whenever you want to eat, just call me."
"Are you still available upon call?" Ning Xi asked casually while drinking soup.
Gu Yunchen said without hesitation: "As long as I am free, I will definitely come."
Ning Xi chuckled again: "That sounds perfunctory. Okay, I'll tell Su Ran about it. However, if she agrees, I'll modify the contract."
Gu Yunchen was absent-minded. Just now, when Ning Xi asked him if he was available at any time, he didn't seem to be embarrassed at all and seemed quite happy to do so. What was going on
"Hey, Gu Yunchen, I'm talking to you, why are you daydreaming?"
Gu Yunchen came back to his senses: "What?"
Ning Xi glared at him: "I said I want to modify the contract."
"How to change it? Increase the pay?"
"We don't do this kind of temporary price increase. I require a 60% advance payment after the contract is signed." Ning Xi said, isn't Su Ran short of money? If the film remuneration is received early and there is sufficient funds in hand, then there will be confidence in doing things.
"No problem." Gu Yunchen agreed readily. It was just a small matter.
But, is she short of money? She wants money so urgently.
"Ning Xi, are you having any difficulties recently?" Gu Yunchen asked.
"Yes, there are too many difficulties. So when you complain to me, I want to beat you up. Your little difficulties are nothing..." Ning Xi suddenly realized that she had said too much and stopped abruptly.
Gu Yunchen noticed her reaction and said, "If you have any financial difficulties, you can tell me."
Su Ran hasn't worked for three years. I heard that her pay for starring in the movie "72 Hours" was not high. Now her grandfather is sick again, so she must be short of money.
"No, no, it's not this kind of difficulty. There's no point telling you. We can solve it ourselves." Ning Xi didn't dare to say more. Su Ran had finally drawn a clear line with Gu Yunchen, and she certainly didn't want to owe Gu Yunchen any more favors.
Anyway, the contract has been signed and the initial payment has been received, so the problem is solved.
"That's... about the donation fraud. Is it difficult to clarify?" Gu Yunchen asked tentatively.
"Of course, evidence is not that easy to get." Ning Xi went with the flow and nodded hurriedly. Anyway, Gu Yunchen knew about this.
Gu Yunchen said: "Lin Ying will go to Hollywood tomorrow. I'm sure she will be back soon."
Ning Xi suddenly became happy and raised her glass: "You have really helped me a lot. Come, I'll toast you."