Chapter 154 Xiao Lou: Brother Chen’s Acting Skills Are Comparable to Those of an Award-Winning Actor

December 21, northwest of Guomao Bridge on East Third Ring Road.

The towering building stood, Lou Ye hugged his military coat tightly, squatted in front of the building, and the cigarette butts in front of him burned a honeycomb-shaped hole in the snow.

Lou Ye stared at the hole with bitter eyes, and the cold wind blew snowflakes and hit his face.

Old Lou was heartbroken, and sighed to the woman who was making a snowman beside him: "Old Zhou, do you think I can reach the other side of my broken life?"

Lou Ye had a dream of making movies since he was a child. After graduating from Beijing Film Academy, he was assigned to Shanghai TV Station, but he didn't go. He ran to the crew as an assistant director.

Four years after graduation, he directed his first movie "Weekend Lover". Good news, the movie won an award, but bad news, the award was useless.

The next year, he directed his second movie "Dangerous Girl". Good news, the movie was released, but bad news, the box office was as bad as if it hadn't been released.

This flopped movie made him a complete failure in the circle, and he was disliked wherever he went.

For three whole years, he didn't make a single movie. He got up early and went to bed late to shoot commercials and do odd jobs on the crew. After three years of suffering, he saved up some money and finally released the movie "Suzhou River".

The good news is that the movie was successfully completed, but the bad news is that there is no money for post-production. Damn, there is no difference between shooting the movie and not shooting it. What a joke~

Old Lou's face was soaked with bitterness and a bitter and helpless smile. He stared at the black hole with his eyes. He raised his hand to take a puff of cigarette, and his hand was burned.

He stared at it, and the cigarette was gone.

He touched the cigarette box and shook it for a while. The cigarette box was empty.

Old Lou stared at the black hole for a while, bent down to pick up the cigarette with the butt left, and stroked the wet cigarette stem with his fingertips twice.

He lit it and took two puffs, and his throat hurt.

There were two crystal clear little snowmen piled on the flower bed, and Zhou Xun's fingers were frozen red.

Breathing hot air, his slender white fingers carefully wrote the words on the little snowman's belly, one bad brother, one little Zhou.

Two chubby little snowmen are close together, and the work is done!

Zhou Xun held his white and tender hands and breathed, rolling his eyes: "Old Lou, you are making a movie and searching, why do you add so many scenes to yourself."

Xu Chen's company is upstairs. Although the bad brother is irresponsible, he will not be cruel enough to let her miscarry...

Not even the movie!

As a result, Lou Ye insisted on adding scenes to himself, saying that he wanted to prepare for the feeling of finding investors.

Zhou Xun rolled his eyes. Is Lou Ye preparing to find investors? It's clearly preparing to beg. No matter whether Xu Chen agrees or not, the misery must be in place.

"... Hey, Old Zhou, you don't understand, I don't blame you." Lou Ye shook his head, art is always lonely.

The two walked to the first phase of the China World Trade Center.

The elevator kept transporting elite white-collar workers in suits up and down.

Lou Ye's military coat was a bit rustic. The heater in the elevator was hot, and the snow on the military coat was evaporating and emitting white smoke.

The female white-collar worker frowned in disdain, looked at him coldly, and hid on the other side of the elevator without making a sound.

Lou Ye looked embarrassed, hugged his military coat tightly, and the elevator reached the 15th floor. Before leaving the elevator with Zhou Xun, he apologized solemnly: "I'm sorry that I stink you."

Lou Ye felt that he should apologize, after all, he caused trouble to others, and he was very stubborn.

"Psycho." The female white-collar worker's face turned pale, and she doubted Lou Ye's mental state.

The address of Time Films is 1506.

There is a sign at the entrance of the elevator in the high-end office building.

Zhou Xun recognized the address and took Lou Ye to stroll over.

She hadn't seen Bad Brother for a long time, and Zhou Xun missed him very much.

If Bad Brother invested in the movie, how would she repay him? Last time, Bad Brother said Lolita, why not satisfy him?

Zhou Xun's fair and tender face was smiling, and the princess had a stinky face. He wanted to compete with her for Bad Brothers, but there was no way!

The front desk of Time Pictures.

"Hello, my name is Zhou Xun. I have an appointment with Xu Chen." Zhou Xun announced his name.

His bright eyes looked at Bad Brothers' company.

Time Pictures was not small in scale. A huge photo poster of Xu Chen was hung at the front desk, and the high heels of the fashionable and beautiful female white-collar workers were "clicking".

Zhou Xun stared at the female white-collar workers' chests, and then at his own chest.

His two white and tender hands hugged his clothes tightly, and he spat unhappily: "Old Xu is too narcissistic, which decent person would hang his own photo poster in the company and recruit so many female employees."

Zhou Xun had a bit of a taste for it, Bad Brothers was too fickle.

Lou Ye's eyes were fiery.

He had seen many companies seeking investment, but none of them shocked him as much as Time Pictures. Time Pictures was like a company in a science fiction movie.

Xu Chen was rich!

The receptionist looked at the appointment list. Xu Chen was in the company these days. There was an endless stream of people who wanted to see him, including advertisers, down-and-out singers, and third-rate directors.

The receptionist did not dare to be careless and called Li Xue to verify.

"Yes, there is such a person..." Li Xue was talking.

A dull cry of pain suddenly came from the phone. The next moment, the girl held back the pain and asked as if she was facing a great enemy: "Is that woman called Zhou Xun? Is she pretty?"

The receptionist laughed dumbly when she heard it.

The girl on the phone was Gao Yuanyuan, the happy treasure of the company.

The receptionist stared at Zhou Xun for a while, slightly turned sideways, covered the phone with her hand and whispered: "She is definitely not as pretty as Yuanyuan. She has a small face, not as cute as you, a small mouth, a small stature, and looks a bit rude."

"Sister Xiaohong, thank you, ask her to wait a moment, I will come out to pick her up right away!" Gao Yuanyuan said decisively.

Ms. Wang couldn't fight her for the time being, but now Zhou Xun showed up again. Gao Yuanyuan used her strength to smash the gophers and hit them one by one.

The company's heating was so hot that Lou Yejun's coat was so hot that he was sweating all over. He didn't dare to take it off for fear of affecting his image in Xu Chen's mind.

The receptionist turned his back and whispered, Lou Ye suddenly panicked and muttered: "Old Zhou, the situation is not good, the person who came here is not good."

"I can tell." Zhou Xun's fair and tender face flashed with confusion.

She didn't offend anyone in Xu Chen's company.

Could it be that stinky-faced woman like the princess?

Zhou Xun was immediately furious. The princess, a stinky-faced woman, admitted that she was in a relationship with a bad brother, but he didn't expect that there was something behind her.

hateful!

Zhou Xun's bright eyes narrowed dangerously, and she didn't believe that she couldn't win over the princess by snatching the man.

The front desk glanced at Zhou Xun from time to time.

Big gossip, although Brother Chen and Gao Yuanyuan have not made it public, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that they are a couple.

In addition to the princess officially announced in Brother Chen's newspaper, there is now another Zhou Xun.

The receptionist stared at Zhou Xun, subconsciously judging Zhou Xun's appearance.

Fair and tender, with a small and exquisite figure, bright eyes and white teeth, looking forward to the flight, the whole person is shining.

The front desk couldn't help but sweat for Gao Yuanyuan, the enemy was too strong.

Yuanyuan, work hard, this woman is so beautiful!

moment.

Gao Yuanyuan arrived late with Li Xue.

The little girl did not underestimate the enemy. She hid behind the partition wall and exposed her eyes to observe secretly.

After just one glance, Gao Yuanyuan pursed her lips, and suddenly felt that it was difficult. After adjusting the danger level, Ms. Zhou was more threatening than Ms. Wang!

After all, Ms. Wang is older and Ms. Zhou is still young.

"Yuanyuan, do you want me to help you get some information?" Li Xue teased Gao Yuanyuan.

Gao Yuanyuan is young, innocent and cute, and has a naive personality, but she is very sincere in her treatment of others.

Li Xue had a good impression of her, but a bad impression of the princess. The princess always had a cold face and acted as if she owed her money.

"Sister Xue, please stop it. She doesn't seem to be as unscrupulous as Ms. Wang. I don't care. I'll go up and meet him first."

Gao Yuanyuan is not afraid of palace fights, Comrade Xiao Xu will one day only belong to her!

"Hello Ms. Zhou, my name is Gao Yuanyuan. Are you here to see Brother Chen?" The little girl's slender back was straight.

She followed Xu Chen to handle the company's business these days. Although she complained a lot, her pretense won Xu Chen's favor.

The little girl is young but has a lot of momentum. What's more, Li Xue and the receptionist flashed behind her and stared at Zhou Xun menacingly.

Lou Ye turned his head and looked at Zhou Xun, complaining in his heart. It seems that Lao Zhou's relationship with Time Pictures is not working well!

"Manager Gao, hello, hello." Lou Ye didn't understand the little girl's position.

However, the biggest person in the company is called the general manager. He leaned slightly, with a kind smile on his bitter and resentful face: "Manager Gao, we are here to see Mr. Xu. My name is Lou Ye, and this is my business card."

Lou has paid too much for the movie!

The little girl glanced at the front desk.

The receptionist looked confused. Li Xue gently tugged on her clothes. The receptionist suddenly understood and stepped forward to take Lou Ye's business card to the little girl.

The little girl raised her plump and fair chin, narrowed her eyes slightly, and pretended to look.

He imitated Xu Chen's usual expression when meeting guests: "Hello, Director Lou, let's sit down and talk about the movie "Suzhou River"..."

The little girl paused, her eyebrows twitching.

She doesn't understand the movie "Suzhou River" either.

The little girl didn't dare to speak nonsense, for fear of delaying Xu Chen's affairs, she held it back for a moment, her plump and round face pouting.

Zhou Xun subconsciously put his hands in his pockets.

The little girl was fierce and pretentious, and she was keenly aware of Xu Chen's shadow.

Her bright and beautiful eyes were slightly squinted, and she said nothing, quietly watching Manager Zhou's performance.

Manager Zhou showed timidity, Zhou Xun raised his delicate eyebrows, smiled at the corners of his childish white lips, and cursed: "What a silly senior manager, bad brother, you really have good eyesight."

I'm most afraid of the sudden silence in the air.

"Hello, Director Lou, I am Li Xue, Brother Chen's personal assistant. Brother Chen specifically asked me to treat Director Lou well when he comes."

Li Xue motioned to Gao Yuanyuan with her eyes, Manager Gao, hurry up and receive the guests!

Gao Yuanyuan glanced at Zhou Xun and felt that Ms. Zhou was as hateful as Ms. Wang.

Now is not the time for jealousy. Gao Yuanyuan said gracefully: "Director Lou, let's go to the living room and sit down and chat."

"Okay, okay."

Lou Ye figured it out, and he was playing house with the little girl.

The little girl "Manager Gao" pretended to be the best and chatted with Lou Ye, but after a few serious words, she blinked and asked curiously: "Director Lou, are you also short of money for filming?"

Comrade Xiao Xu is never short of money when filming.

"Manager Gao, making a movie is a very complicated matter, and every link requires money..." Lou Ye didn't think the problem was retarded.

Manager Gao is young, cute, innocent and romantic, and it is normal for him not to understand the crew. Besides...

Lou Ye felt that he needed to have a good relationship with Brother Chen's third wife.

Not only did he manage the relationship himself, he also winked at Zhou Xun.

Zhou Xun rolled his eyes, Lou Ye, your path has been narrowed. You have pleased the third wife and offended the eldest wife.

Yes, the eldest lady is Your Excellency Ms. Zhou.

Zhou Xun glanced at Manager Gao's chest inadvertently, and suddenly became angry, putting his hands in his pockets and hugging his clothes tightly, why do you, a mistress, have to be so big!

You want to be a big wife!

"Director Lou, please rest assured. Brother Chen is very good. The crew has so many staff members working hard. Brother Chen will help you." Gao Yuanyuan called Comrade Xiao Xu intimately.

Lou Ye's selling misery has achieved great success.

Comrade Xiao Gao is kind-hearted and hates to see people suffer. Seeing smoke coming out of Lou Ye, the little girl asked politely: "Director Lou, I feel a little hot. Can you turn on the air conditioner?"

"Yes, yes."

Lou Ye was almost getting eczema from the heat. It was like smelling nectar: ​​"Manager Gao is interested in the movie. I will tell Manager Gao more about the operation of the crew on and off the stage."

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Xu Chen walked into the company with the princess.

Li Xue was looking forward to it. When she saw Xu Chen, she immediately reported the information in the reception room to Xu Chen.

"You mean Gao Yuanyuan is now pretending to be Manager Gao to meet Lou Ye, and Zhou Xun is also there." Xu Chen subconsciously touched his nose.

It was lively now. The princess, Gao Yuanyuan, and Zhou Xun gathered together.

"Brother Chen... This is the current situation." Li Xue bit the bullet.

The princess is slender and tall, which makes her look oppressive. Moreover, she often has a cold face, which means she has no expression.

When she stares at someone, it always feels like she is looking at something.

Li Xue has this feeling now. She reported the situation. The princess' heroic eyebrows were slightly frowned, and her eyes were narrowed into a slit, which made her look murderous.

"Okay, I'll go meet Lao Lou." Xu Chen wanted to sign Lou Ye to Time Pictures.

Lou Ye's nickname is Title Douluo. There is no hope for movies, but TV series and commercials are okay.

"Achen, there is a little toad in that blue and white porcelain flowerpot..." The princess showed Xu Chen with her white and tender little finger.

How can a toad be placed at the front desk of the company? It would be a loss of points if it was told out.

Xu Chen curled his eyes and grinned.

What the hell is a toad? Such a cute little white rabbit. Xu Chen sighed: "Sister Fei, let's wear glasses next time we go out. I'm worried about your safety."

"No." The princess had a cold face and muttered: "It's troublesome to wear them. I have to say hello to acquaintances when I meet them."

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"Director Lou, hello, hello."

In the office, Xu Chen met Lou Ye.

Lou Ye wore a green leather military coat, a short haircut, and a very miserable face. He looked like he had just been locked up in the Great Northern Wilderness for ten years. How miserable can one word be!

"Xu...Brother Chen, I..." Lou Ye was very honest.

He just came to ask for money, but asking for money directly didn't look good. He didn't know how to build relationships, so he rubbed his hands and felt a little embarrassed.

Luckily.

Two beautiful figures rushed into Xu Chen's arms like moths to a flame, shouting at the same time: "Comrade Xiao Xu/Old Xu!"

The office was suddenly silent.

Gao Yuanyuan and Zhou Xun hit their heads at the same time, cried out in pain, and looked at each other.

Comrade Xiao Gao pouted his lips in grievance, holding Xu Chen's clothes with both hands, and raised his plump and round chin, saying, "Comrade Xiao Xu, I miss you, I listened to you carefully."

"..." Zhou Xun stared at Gao Yuanyuan with bright eyes, and she was teary.

She covered her forehead with her white and tender hands and rolled her eyes: "Damn, Manager Gao, you have phlegm in your throat, Comrade Xiao Xu, he is not dead yet, what are you yelling about."

"Oh..." The little girl put her hands on her waist, her eyebrows were slanted, her cheeks were puffed, and she said angrily: "Ms. Zhou, what right do you have to curse Brother Chen to death..."

Lou Ye was dumbfounded, looking at Manager Zhou, then Zhou Xun, and finally staring at the cold-faced princess.

His eyes turned around and around, and he felt a little dizzy. Xu Chen could actually deal with three women at the same time...

Damn, Brother Chen's acting skills are worthy of being an actor!

Xu Chen's ears were filled with hundreds of ducks quacking, and he sighed. He held Zhou Xun with his left hand and Gao Yuanyuan with his right hand, leaving Feifei behind.

Xu Chen thought about it, let go of Gao Yuanyuan's hand, and held the princess.

He held the princess and Zhou Xun in his arms, staring at Gao Yuanyuan.

"Hmph!" The little girl's lips were pouting, and a soy sauce bottle could be hung on them.

She hugged Xu Chen's waist with both hands, and rubbed Comrade Xu's chest by the way.

Xu Chen hugged her left and right, with a soy sauce bottle hanging on his chest, and sighed, "Fei Fei, Xiao Zhou, Yuanyuan, it's better for the four of us to live a good life than anything else."

The princess rolled her eyes, Zhou Xun snorted coldly, and Comrade Gao pouted...

"......!!!" Lou Ye's eyes widened, thinking that he might not have woken up.

He rubbed his eyes subconsciously, damn, Xu Chen, this bastard, Lou Ye thought of the movie "Suzhou River", and he felt that his movie was still too conservative.

Xu Chen saved three good women and talked to Lou Ye about serious matters.

Lou Ye's personality is as stinky and hard as a stone in a toilet, otherwise he would not have become a Titled Douluo.

Xu Chen did not expect to persuade Lou Ye to give up his pursuit of movies. He only asked Lou Ye one question: "Director Lou, how much money is still needed for the movie?"

"Brother Chen, the post-production money for "Suzhou River" is not much, 32 million will be enough." Lou Ye rubbed his hands nervously.

He did not dare to ask for too much. The hope of this movie passing the review was very small, which was equivalent to not being able to be released in China.

Moreover, Xu Chen had previously spent 500,000 yuan on the soundtrack for the movie, and now he asked someone to take 2 million yuan. Lou Ye felt very sorry.

"Director Lou, Suzhou River cannot pass the review in the mainland." Xu Chen frowned and PUA Lou Ye.

"Brother Chen, this... Although the movie cannot pass the review, the estimated copyright fee in the overseas market is not low, and Hong Kong and Southeast Asia..."

Lou Ye's voice became lower and lower. He is an honest man and he would not do such things as bragging and deceiving investors.

Xu Chen smiled secretly, it was too easy to PUA Lou Ye.

He subconsciously pinched Comrade Xiao Gao's white and tender little hand.

He pretended to be embarrassed and said: "Director Lou, let's do this. My album will be released next year, and the company has some advertising plans to shoot. These..."

"Brother Chen, I will have nothing to do after the post-production of my movie. If Brother Chen is willing, leave these to me." Lou Ye has to support his family.

He was afraid of advertisements and MVs when he didn't make movies. At least he was treated well when he made movies for Xu Chen.

"Okay, let's do this, Director Lou, I will give you 3 million for "Suzhou River". I have only one request, all the registrations for overseas film festivals will be selected, and none of them will be left out!"

"Suzhou River" won the Paris Film Festival and the Rotterdam International Film Festival.

However, Lou Ye's award in Rotterdam was entirely because he received the film support funds of the Rotterdam Grand Prix, which was considered a customized work paid by Rotterdam.

This is the reason why Titled Douluo movies are frequently banned...

Always filming the Chinese in the eyes of foreigners to please foreigners, who else can be banned!

"Brother Chen..." Lou Ye didn't expect Xu Chen to be so generous.

He asked for 2 million, but he gave me 3 million. God of Wealth...

Serve Brother Chen!