Pan Yigang was a genius, and also a director with a strong personality.
It could be said that he was an extremely stubborn director, even to the extent of paranoia.
He did not shoot many films, but without exception, all of them were scripts written by himself, and all of them were works that reflected some real social phenomena and exposed the ugly side of human nature.
This led to the fact that his works could not pass the censorship in China because they involved sensitive themes, and because of this, he was warned many times by the relevant departments of the country. However, he was stubborn and unrepentant, and continued to shoot the works that he thought were the best.
It had to be said that although his works could not pass the censorship in China, they were extremely popular overseas. They were highly praised and praised by international film and television people, and frequently won the favor of major international awards. Because of this, he was called the founder of "Best Actress and Best Actor".
As long as an artist could join his crew and become the protagonist of the film directed by him, it was almost certain that he would win an international award and become a Best Actor or Best Actress.
This led to that no artist could refuse the temptation of becoming the protagonist of his film. Even if they might be banned by the relevant departments of the country because of this, how many people could resist the temptation of becoming an "Emperor"?
What's more, as long as they could win an international award and become a Best Actor, the relevant departments of the country would not really ban a Best Actor or Best Actress due to the need of face and honor. Otherwise, Pan Yigang would have been banned long ago.
Speaking of Pan Yigang, the relevant departments also had a great headache about him, which could be said to be painful and happy at the same time.
To be honest, if the factor of sensitive themes was excluded, his level of making films was quite high. He was superb in the means of expressing people with emotions and objects, and was extremely good at outlining and portraying human nature.
In addition, the miracle of "flowers blooming on the wall is fragrant on the outside" had happened more than once or twice. The relevant departments also needed this honor and needed such a talent in China to make a name for himself internationally. Thus, they formed a very wonderful tacit understanding with him.
Pan Yigang's works? Okay, no problem. It definitely couldn't pass the censorship, so they would directly call back to ask for revision, or directly delete it.
Then, the relevant departments no longer cared about it. After all, with this guy's bad temper, he would definitely not revise it. They just had to wait patiently for the news.
It wouldn't be long before news of Pan Yigang's new work would be sent to be evaluated. Then, it would be nominated for a certain category. Then, unsurprisingly, it would win another award and make a certain Best Actor or Best Actress popular.
It was common knowledge that the director of a movie and the director of a TV series were not on the same level, be it in terms of status or popularity. After all, a movie was an art. It was to extract the essence of a long and drawn-out plot and condense the most exciting plot into a short 120 minutes. This was not something that an ordinary TV series director could do.
It was just like how an artist who made a movie would never lower himself to make a TV series. It would give people a feeling that the artist who frequently appeared on the big screen had begun to go downhill.
The value of an artist would only rise and not fall. This was the iron law of the entertainment industry. Of course, for some mainstream TV dramas, these artists would do it even if it was free. It was a political necessity. No artist would refuse such a favor.
But now, Pan Yigang, an internationally famous director, had turned around to make a TV series. It was like a doctoral student signing up for primary school again, which shocked everyone.
As a veteran agent in the industry, although Wu Boshan did not know what was wrong with Pan Yigang, he immediately sensed that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. First, he could use this opportunity to build a relationship with Pan Yigang; second, he could let Wu Jiawen enter Pan Yigang's line of sight and become the leading actor in his next movie, pushing him to the throne of Best Actor in one fell swoop. As long as he became famous, Wu Jiawen's path to becoming a superstar would be smoother.
Everything was going smoothly according to his plan. He tried his best to persuade the company to cancel all of Wu Jiawen's recent activities and schedules. Compared with the popularity and benefits that a future Best Actor could bring to the company, these insignificant incomes were really not worth mentioning.
Then he successfully found a middleman and got in touch with Pan Yigang. He smoothly recommended Wu Jiawen to Pan Yigang and successfully passed his audition. Wu Jiawen became the leading actor of The Legend of Sword and Fairy: The Heroine Couple. Moreover, his co-star was the popular Song Ziyi.
Using a bigger celebrity to create a scandal to increase one's value was a magic weapon in the entertainment industry. When Wu Boshan found out that the female lead was Song Ziyi, he began to secretly plan to have Wu Jiawen deliberately create a scandal between him and Song Ziyi to hype things up.
But he never expected that Song Ziyi would have an accident on the first day of filming. His publicity plan was aborted.
It was an accident, and he had nothing to say about it. However, he never thought that Wu Jiawen, who had always been steady and calm in his impression, would have his head kicked by a donkey. Wu Jiawen actually went behind his back to make a scene with Pan Yigang, saying that he had delayed his schedule and wanted a pay raise.
Even if one wanted to act like a big shot, one had to look at the other party. Although Pan Yigang was not famous in the country, he was definitely a big shot in the international film industry. All the famous domestic directors had to respectfully call him Director Pan when they saw him.
Which of those A-list stars didn't want to suck up to him? But Wu Jiawen, a mere quasi-A-list star, was short-sighted and made a scene with him just for a little pay.
All of Wu Boshan's efforts and efforts were wasted because of his brainless behavior. What was more troublesome was that he had offended Pan Yigang, the founder of the throne. How could he not be furious?
"What should I do? You caused the trouble, and now you're asking me what to do? How the hell would I know what to do? Do you know how many people want to squeeze into Director Pan's crew and build a relationship with him but can't? Don't talk about paying you 200,000 yuan per episode. Even if it was free, there would still be people fighting to film his films. Even those A-list stars are no exception. The company has spent a lot of manpower, resources, and favors to pave this path for you, but you actually want to raise the pay and even shed all pretense of cordiality with Director Pan. You disappoint me. "
The more Wu Boshan thought about it, the angrier he got. His face was frighteningly pale, and he roared with spittle flying everywhere.
"I …"
Wu Jiawen's face was sullen, and his lips were trembling. He wanted to say something but couldn't. He could already foresee his ending. In order to answer to Director Pan, the company would definitely freeze him, then find a way to repair their relationship with Director Pan and give the opportunity to nurture a Best Actor to someone else in the company.
Looking at Wu Jiawen's pale and pitiful face, Wu Boshan's heart softened. After all, he had been Wu Jiawen's agent for four years. Even if he was raising a kitten or a puppy, he would still have feelings for it. Moreover, Wu Jiawen had always been very respectful to him and listened to him. He couldn't bear to beat him to death like this. Young people, who didn't make mistakes?
"Don't say that I didn't give you a chance. You should clean up the trouble you caused yourself. While Director Pan is only firing you verbally and the contract hasn't been officially terminated, there's still room for redemption. No matter what method you use, find a way to get Director Pan's forgiveness by tomorrow morning at the latest. This is your last chance. Otherwise, even I can't help you."
Wu Boshan took a few deep breaths and forcefully suppressed the anger in his heart. He tried his best to speak calmly.
"But … but I don't even know where he is. How can I get his forgiveness?"
There was a hint of reluctance in Wu Jiawen's eyes and his lips trembled as he spoke.
Although he knew that the matter was very serious, he was used to living a smooth life. He was surrounded by people who flattered him. Now that he was asked to apologize to someone, he simply couldn't accept it.
Deep disappointment appeared in Wu Boshan's eyes. He didn't expect that Wu Jiawen still couldn't let go of his ridiculous face when things had come to this point. This made the last bit of tolerance in his heart disappear. He stood up angrily and walked out. Only his cold voice echoed in the room. "That's your business. If you can't do it, tomorrow, you'll be frozen by the company."
Bang!
As the door was slammed shut, Wu Jiawen clenched his fists tightly and stared at the door with resentment. He gritted his teeth and said, "Bullsh * t gold medal agent. What else can you do besides yelling at me? You can't even solve such a small matter for me. How dare you call yourself a gold medal agent? You're really useless. "
He turned around and walked to the wine cabinet to open another bottle of red wine. He sat on the sofa and drank half of the bottle in one breath. His face was gloomy and cloudy. After a long time, he showed a fierce look and gritted his teeth and said to himself, "Since you're heartless, don't blame me for being heartless. Without that old bastard Pan Yigang, I, Wu Jiawen, am destined to become a superstar. Even if this place doesn't keep me, there will be a place for me. I, Wu Jiawen, am not someone that Guangyin Media can freeze just because you want to."
He took out his cell phone and dialed a number. The phone rang for a long time before it was connected. A charming woman's voice came from the other side of the phone, "What? Have you thought about it? "
Wu Jiawen's face was quickly filled with a smile and he said with a slight flattery, "Thank you for thinking so highly of me, President Kang. How can I be so ungrateful?"
"Okay, a wise man submits to circumstances. Wu Jiawen, as long as you come to Star Art, your breach of contract will be paid by Star Art. You will also sign a contract according to the standard of a first-tier star. Of course, the company will not waste this resource. Your contract will be as long as ten years. Don't worry, we will use the shortest time to push you to a real first-tier star. What do you think?"
President Kang said very rationally.
"Okay, I've seen your company's sincerity. Let's meet tomorrow morning and sign the contract directly, lest Wu Boshan, that old fox, sees through me and causes trouble."
Wu Jiawen's mouth showed a smile of success. He wanted to sign the contract as soon as possible. Otherwise, when Star Art knew that he had offended Pan Yigang and was frozen by Guangyin Media, he might not be able to sell him at this price.
Of course, he also knew that Star Art was eager to use him to stabilize the morale of its artists one after another. He believed that the other party would never object.
"Okay, then see you at Green Time Cafe at 10 o 'clock tomorrow morning. I will arrange for the HR manager of the Ninghai branch to bring a lawyer to sign the contract directly with you."
President Kang agreed without hesitation.
"Okay, 10 o 'clock tomorrow morning. See you at Green Time!"
Wu Jiawen's smile became wider. A lean camel was still bigger than a horse. As one of the top ten veteran entertainment companies in Shenzhou, Star Art was far from being comparable to Guangyin Media, although there had been some turbulence recently.
After hanging up the phone, Wu Jiawen breathed a sigh of relief and lay on the Italian leather sofa with his limbs spread out. A grim smile flashed across the corner of his mouth. "Guangyin Media, Wu Boshan, Pan Yigang, hehe, you want me to bow down and freeze me? Dream on. All of you, go to hell. Without you, I will develop better. One day, I will make you all regret it."
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