Chapter 1749 - 847: Remarkable Work

Chapter 1749: Chapter 847: Remarkable Work

There was a strong tension between Zhou Yun and Liu Lan.

This was something He Yong, Zhou Lan, and Zheng Xiaowen had not anticipated.

They expected some disagreements, but they didn’t foresee that it would become nearly confrontational.

Ultimately, they parted on bad terms.

Zhou Lan and Zhou Yun had lunch at a nearby restaurant.

Zhou Lan said, "Xiao Yun, why do I feel like you have a kind of uncontrollable anger towards her?"

Zhou Yun paused while holding her chopsticks, then said, "No, it’s just that I feel she is targeting me, and her words have a belittling tone towards me, it’s especially irritating."

"That person does indeed have a bit of arrogance."

"Maybe Chengqian Group thinks they need someone like that to mock me?" Zhou Yun speculated, "To express their anger towards me?"

Zhou Lan: "There are indeed voices within the group saying that if it weren’t for He Yong not doing his job properly, they wouldn’t have let you get away."

"I just left after my contract expired normally."

"Well, that’s how companies are, if they don’t want you, they’ll think of various ways to get rid of you even if the contract hasn’t expired; if they want to keep you, a contract expiration is just a scrap of paper." Zhou Lan said, "A lot of celebrities and artists face slander in the media as their contract nears expiration. How do you think that gets out? Many agencies hold on to artists’ dirt just to use in situations like this."

Zhou Yun: "... that’s really dirty."

"Yeah, it’s really dirty, but this is the reality of our industry." Zhou Lan said, "Agencies want to control artists, so they resort to such tactics."

"What if Liu Lan doesn’t relent? If she refuses to compromise in the end, what do we do?" Zhou Yun asked.

Zhou Lan: "You don’t have to worry about that now. She proposed taking a 50% share, which is clearly impossible. She’s just putting on a show, she’ll eventually compromise. The key is to see how far she’ll compromise, if she only goes down to 40%, then we need to reconsider working with another production company."

"Can we switch to another production company?" Zhou Yun asked, "Not to mention other things, but in terms of production capability, Chengqian is still quite good."

Zhou Lan said: "Yuehai, Seapool, even over at your husband’s place, any of them would surely be willing to take over. Would you believe it? Projects that are clearly profitable, who wouldn’t want to do them?"

Zhou Yun: "Then let’s switch."

Zhou Lan: "We only negotiated with Yuehai for the first production, didn’t discuss sequels with them. Now they’re asking for the biggest slice without considering the justification."

When it comes to producing a series, what is the most crucial, the core?

It’s about what can’t be replaced.

That is the highest value.

It may seem Chengqian Film and Television is responsible for production and actual filming, but the core aspects were mostly organized by Zhou Yun and Zhou Lan.

Simply relying on Chengqian Film and Television to gather the original team, others may not necessarily agree.

Just look at Director Ning Yufeng; since "Under the Grand Dress" became popular, he’s been inundated with projects. Every platform is looking for him.

There are many famous actors, but the number of renowned, accomplished directors is far less than that of actors.

Zhou Yun personally made two calls to invite him back.

In the afternoon, they continued with a meeting, preparing for "Idol Clone".

Wu Chengbao came over with his team.

He opened by saying, "For this movie, since you’ve taken a liking to it, we’ll step back and let you handle it. Whatever you need our side to cooperate with, we’ll do, but you’ll be in charge of everything else."

Having gone through the morning’s battle with Liu Lan, Zhou Yun and Zhou Lan felt like they’d suddenly been lifted from hell to heaven upon hearing Wu Chengbao’s words.

Zhou Yun said, "President Wu, don’t say that, after all, you bought the rights to this movie, I’m very interested in it and want to develop it well. But it wouldn’t be possible without your help, especially since it’s still in the preparatory stage."

Wu Chengbao laughed and said, "Nobody, everyone says you have a great eye, you pick scripts and people spot on. Those you’ve picked and collaborated with have all become popular; this time let us learn from you."

Zhou Yun helplessly turned to Zhou Lan and said, "Sister Lan, President Wu has suddenly given me more troublesome work."