Chapter 640: Chapter 631: Director Teng Hua

"Didn’t expect such a pleasant surprise. Quick, send the news back: ’Wandering Earth’ director Wang Fan meets investor Su Qing again, suspected of discussing the sequel to ’Wandering Earth’!"

"Where are the photos? Quickly, let me see, send these close-ups back to me, focus on reporting that ’Wandering Earth’ investor Su Qing appears in the capital, suspected of dating the popular female artist Tang Nan!"

"Let’s focus on reporting Su Qing’s appearance, not any less impressive than male artists in the industry, and create some gossip news."

Finally, when Director Wang led Su Qing and the group out of the airport, these tabloid reporters got to work.

Su Qing showing up at the airport to meet Director Wang Fan may not be big news, but what are reporters? They’re people who, with their flair for sensationalism, can turn a small matter into a major event.

Truly, it starts with one picture, and the rest is all made up.

Although Su Qing was indeed planning to discuss the sequel and other business matters with Director Wang, others didn’t know that, but these reporters could start speculating using their imagination.

Just like the so-called appearance in the capital, naturally people would think he was there to see Tang Nan, especially since their romance rumors are still hot.

No matter how many times both have explained there’s nothing going on, the reporters and the public don’t care about that. What they want are big events, traffic, and eyeballs, so they speculate freely.

The boldness in the limits, even many big-name artists have sued them, but in the end, nothing comes of it. That’s the nature of this industry. At most, they just pay some money and apologize; that’s the highest scale.

Most of the time, they don’t even pay. If things go wrong, issuing an apology online is their specialty.

"Oh my god, buddy, are you okay? I didn’t expect reporters to be here either!"

In the car, Wang Fan sat in the front passenger seat, speaking with lingering fear.

Lately, with the success of ’Wandering Earth,’ the cast’s fame has soared, especially for a few newcomers who have almost all entered the public eye, while the veteran artists like Jing Zi and Uncle Da have long been famous, so their fame hasn’t risen as much.

Besides these actors, it’s him, the director, who has recently been in the limelight, quickly going from an unknown small director to a now-famous director. With a few more good films, he might even become a renowned director in a few years.

"What could happen to me? But bro, you’re really quite famous now. This is the first time I’ve seen reporters blocking us at the airport."

Su Qing said while driving, remembering what just happened, he wasn’t afraid, but it was indeed very unsettling.

Being an ordinary person became a habit, suddenly facing cameras and microphones, it’s instinctual to repel it, with a slight fire of anger within.

If not for Wang Fan, who’s experienced like an old hand, if it were just him meeting such a situation, with his temper, he might have hit a reporter, accompanied by Teacher Guo.

But for him, if it did happen, it wouldn’t matter since he’s not a celeb or artist, not earning a living from this, the only trouble would be his identity at the police station.

If not, he’s purely a capitalist, for capital, forget about hitting you once, if he got angry, the small-time reporters couldn’t handle all means, it’s just some cost involved.

Hearing him say this, Wang Fan felt slightly embarrassed and laughed: "It’s all thanks to you, buddy. Without your help in the end, I wouldn’t have this success now.

By the way, the film’s shelf life has been extended, and the box office might reach around five billion, but the profit-sharing could be delayed a bit."

Hearing this, Su Qing waved his hand, smiling: "No rush, the money is ours, it can’t run away, we’ll talk about it later. But bro, you’ve been quite in demand recently, right?"

At this, Wang Fan chuckled. This past month has been the most glorious time of his many years, even more glorious than in his dreams.

Lots of people have been bringing scripts for him to direct, even having investments lined up, and most of these scripts are sci-fi themed.

Of course, what’s more eye-catching is the plan to shoot the sequel to ’Wandering Earth.’

Although the first part is not even off the screens yet, it’s already gone viral, and ordinary folks are praising how great his movie is, while truly smart people have their eyes on the next one.

After all, no matter how good this movie is, it holds no direct benefit for them, but the sequel is a different story.

Not to mention, if they can invest, play a role, or even make a cameo, it’s a significant boost for themselves.

You could say it’s a cake not yet made but already eyed by many, all hoping to get a slice.

During this time, he’s been juggling offline promotions and dealing with various calls and even personal visits at his doorstep.

Some want to invest, and some agents and managers of actors and artists are inquiring about plans for the sequel, hoping for a role.

He’s now in a situation similar to Jing Zi after ’Wolf Warrior 2’ years ago, with everyone wanting a piece, someone wanting to invest, some wanting roles, and while it’s quite a happy situation, it’s also a pressure.

"Indeed, this time I wanted to discuss with you, buddy, I’m planning to..."

But before Director Wang could finish, Su Qing raised his hand to interrupt: "Hold on, let’s talk about this later. Today, Brother Nan has also called her friend, who I heard is also a director. Why don’t we meet, besides I’m planning to set up a film investment company, and I might need your help?"

As for Wang Fan planning to shoot the sequel, barring unexpected events, he sure intends to invest a part of it.

If this time Su Qing was a timely lifeline for Wang Fan, then the sequel would be Wang Fan’s way of returning the favor, reciprocating.

After all, even a fool can see now that as long as they don’t replace the director, as long as Wang Fan can maintain this level, or just not drop too much, it’s a surefire success, this IP is too hot right now.

Whoever invests, profits, it’s practically like picking money from the ground.

Hearing this, Wang Fan thought for a moment and nodded, not saying more.

Soon, Su Qing drove to the place Tang Nan arranged, a business restaurant with a nice environment.

What’s a business restaurant? It’s a very expensive restaurant, and coming here is more about business talks than the meals.

Both of them got out of the car and, under the guidance of the staff, walked into a private room where there were only three people, two men and one woman. The woman, of course, being Tang Nan, whom Wang Fan naturally knew.

The two men made Wang Fan pause for a moment; one of them is quite renowned in the director’s circle, one of the sixth-generation directors in the country, directing several films, but only one or two are somewhat known to the public.

Simply put, it’s a situation where the works aren’t too hot or too cold but also doesn’t worry about having no films to direct, belonging to the kind with some capability.

If they had met a month ago, the other party would naturally be Wang Fan’s goal to pursue, but now things are different, he’s now out of the hardship, and most crucially, he knows the other but they’ve never met before.

"You’re here, Director Wang, what a turnaround for you, don’t forget about my benefits, haha!"

Seeing the private room door open, the three inside quickly stood up to greet them, and then Tang Nan took a step forward to greet Wang Fan.

"Little Tang, stop teasing me, before the New Year, my crew was about to be disbanded, it’s all thanks to you introducing this buddy to me!"

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and then Tang Nan quickly introduced everyone.

"Xiao Su, Director Wang, these two are Director Teng Hua and Producer Wang Tao, and this is Su Qing and Director Wang Fan!"

No sooner did she finish than Teng Hua and Wang Tao stepped forward, extending their hands.

"Pleasure to meet you, pleasure!"

"Too kind, too kind!"

The four shook hands, and for Su Qing, dealing with these phony old pros was challenging, but he couldn’t show it.

Meanwhile, a voiceover prompt echoed in his mind.

[Someone’s eyeing your investment funds, open scams are not to fear, but those who can’t see their own limits are!]

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