"That one is really not." Qiao Shan quickly said, "Although Director Wen Xiong was involved in that film, his na was just tagged in the writer column."
"Yes, mainly at that ti I was entrusted by soone, and because of connections, I had no choice but to put my na there." Wen Xiong quickly explained from the side.
The reason these two suddenly tried so hard to distance themselves from Bath King.
Because this film borrowed Qiao Shan’s most iconic images in the audience’s eyes: King of Spa and King of Bath, to make this movie.
The box office was only four hundred million, and it severely infringed on a South Korean animation.
They ended up being sued.
And the director of this movie was even the renowned Yi Professor, who had fild the Unexpectedly series.
This shows that in the cody industry, those willing to buy rights and remake are considered good people.
Many famous creators, even those with original good works, eventually fall into the trap of outright plagiarism.
"Oh."
Chen Yiyang glanced at Qiao Shan, then at the people from Xinli dia, and again at Director Wen Xiong.
Instantly understood, it was likely they had a new project lacking investnt, and they were coming to him for funding.
Chen Yiyang didn’t get angry about this matter.
Because that’s just how the film industry is.
Gong Fan had also told him before that the biggest problem for many new directors is the lack of investnt.
Including himself at the ti, as long as he went out, he would try to seek investnt wherever possible to fulfill his dreams.
There’s no such thing as an Enchanting Demon.
Just having a sincere heart plus a thick skin.
Of course, everyone present here today are seasoned pros, well-versed in reading cues.
If Chen Yiyang didn’t have any intention of investing, people wouldn’t ntion they have a project needing investnt.
They would just treat it as a normal gathering, have a al, and be done.
But Chen Yiyang still considered looking into the project, given Director Wen Xiong’s background in drama, to see if it’s worth investing in.
So he casually asked, "By the way, Director Wen Xiong, do you have any good projects lacking investnt recently? I am also looking for investnt opportunities."
"Actually, there is one." Director Wen Xiong imdiately said, "I ca to Xinli dia, but they said they need soone with a long-running streak of luck to join in on the investnt before they dare to invest. So I’m here trying my luck with you today."
"Do you have a script, let take a look." Chen Yiyang imdiately reached out.
Wen Xiong promptly handed a tablet to Chen Yiyang.
Chen Yiyang took a quick look at the script, then asked, "Is this script original?"
"No, we bought the rights and plan to make so modifications before remaking."
A non-original script didn’t bother Chen Yiyang.
If they claid it was fully original, he would worry whether it was plagiarized from sowhere.
Because as Chen Yiyang was reading the script just now, it seed sowhat familiar.
After thinking it over, it must be a Japanese cody film from more than ten years ago.
Remaking this kind of old cody movie has an advantage, as young audiences probably haven’t seen the original film, so even a remake would offer significant surprises and freshness.
"What’s the na of the original movie?" Chen Yiyang casually inquired.
"It’s called ’Magical Mont,’ a Japanese movie from 2008."
Chen Yiyang carefully finished reading the script.
Found nothing wrong with it.
The original script of the movie was already brilliant, and the adaptation was minimal, just slightly altering the ending.
No issues with the script quality.
Next would be the casting choices.
The script mainly revolves around the male and female leads; as long as the remaining supporting roles are filled with veteran actors, it shouldn’t go wrong.
"Are the leads determined?"
"The female lead is set as Ma Li, and the male lead has not yet been decided."
Wen Xiong spoke while glancing at Qiao Shan.
It seed they originally intended to cast Qiao Shan.
But since Chen Yiyang might invest, they had to reserve a spot for him.
So they didn’t dare ntion Qiao Shan’s na.
"Is Happy Twist also planning to invest in this film?" Chen Yiyang heard the female lead was Ma Li, turned to ask Shen Teng.
"Yes, but our investnt share is not large. We’re mainly providing Director Wen Xiong with an affordable filming team."
"How much is the projected cost?"
"We will try to keep the filming cost plus marketing expenses under three hundred million."
Wen Xiong finished and explained, "Because this film requires construction of a European-style exterior scene, which is quite costly."
A cody with costs under three hundred million, given the quality of this script, losses should be minimal.
Plus, the female lead is Ma Li, whose acting is reliable.
Ma Li’s lead role should be supported by the Happy Twist team. It’s to compensate the Happy Twist team for the last film ’Hello Mr. Billionaire,’ where due to Wan Island’s investnt side, the female lead role initially intended for Ma Li fell through.
For the male lead.
Chen Yiyang thought, Qiao Shan is still an option.
After all, according to the script, the male lead is depicted as a man reaching middle-age, who hasn’t achieved much.
There aren’t suitable artists in Chen Yiyang’s company.
At this mont, the door of the private room opened.
A man walked in and said, "President Chen, brothers, I’m here to toast everyone."
Seeing this person enter, before Chen Yiyang said anything, Shen Teng quickly explained to Chen Yiyang, "This is my buddy, I forgot to tell him we were discussing business today."
"I know, this is Coach Wei, right?" Chen Yiyang recognized who ca in.
The supporting role from ’Hello Mr. Billionaire’, the protagonist’s football coach, Wei Xiang.
Previously, when chatting with people from the Happy Twist team, Chen Yiyang heard about him.
Wei Xiang has contributed greatly to the Happy Twist team but hasn’t gotten many good opportunities, always playing supporting roles.
Even Huang Cailun, who previously played supporting roles in the Happy Twist team, got a chance to play a lead.
Yet he never had a chance to play a lead.
"President Chen, sorry to intrude like this, I’ll co back later." At this mont, Wei Xiang was ready to leave with his wine glass.
"Wait." Chen Yiyang suddenly called out to him.
Wei Xiang and Shen Teng are good buddies, their birthdays are a day apart, and they used to rent a room together.
At the last Hello Mr. Billionaire premiere, Shen Teng had specifically introduced Wei Xiang to Chen Yiyang.
Chen Yiyang didn’t believe given their relationship, Shen Teng wouldn’t have told Wei Xiang what this private room eting was about.
How could Wei Xiang just suddenly barge in to propose a toast?
"President Chen, do you need sothing?" Wei Xiang stopped.
Chen Yiyang looked at Wei Xiang, recalling the male lead’s depiction from the script he had just read.
If Qiao Shan were to play this male lead, he might be affected by his past impression as the King of Bath.
But if it were Wei Xiang, the image was almost perfectly suited.
Moreover, Wei Xiang previously was a golden supporting role in cody, naturally carrying a sense of humor.
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