The film festival in Chicago was only a week long. The first three days were the only days where movies were screened. The last three days were a platform for all the independent film companies to communicate. To put it bluntly, it was a platform for these films to be sold to a certain company for distribution. The last day was naturally the selection ceremony for some movies. However, the movies that were used as the opening ceremony were naturally not selected. Therefore, on the last day, they were just getting to know some of their peers at the film festival. They had nothing to do with it.
The artistes had finished their trip four days ago and most of them had returned to Seoul. Even Han Jiaren and Kim Tae-hee had gone back with them. The only one left was naturally Kim Hee-Seon, the top star of CJ. She still had work to do here. She had to shoot a CP and a commercial. Of course, the commercial was still a Korean product and she just came over to America to shoot.
Tian Xingjian and Jin Xishan naturally didn't have much interaction. The relationship between the two of them was still considered good, unlike the past when they were strangers after filming. It seemed that it was because of the last time Tian Xingjian fought. Now, Jin Xishan would at least nod and greet Tian Xingjian when he saw him, but it was only limited to that.
"Xingjian, your harvest this time is pretty good, right? How's your script?”Shen Lie was very happy this time. In addition to the unexpected opening ceremony movie in the United States, he had also obtained good contracts with a lot of distribution companies. Of course, this was not without the help of CJ.
However, it was this one that made him extremely excited. It had been released overseas before it was even released. He had never enjoyed such treatment before. This time, he had negotiated distribution contracts in America, Mexico, Japan, and France.
"I only wrote a little of the script. My parents came to Han to visit me before, so I didn't have time to write it.”Tian Xingjian shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly. It was very tiring to copy this thing. He didn't have a desktop computer until now. Anyone who had used a laptop would know how uncomfortable it was to type.
"Alright then, hurry up and write it when we get back this time. I'll be able to finish it by the end of the year!”Shen Lie was also happy, so he didn't care much about it. He had a big harvest this year. He didn't expect to be able to jump ship to CJ so smoothly. Not only did he complete the China-Korea co-production with Xiang Kou, but the box office in Han had already reached a record of 5 million viewers. Now, he had also shown his face in the US. He could imagine the glory he would receive at the Japanese Film Festival and the Asia Pacific Film Festival.
This year was a year full of rewards, so he was more lenient to Tian Xingjian. It didn't matter if he asked for leave. As long as he could make a movie like this, he could even work once a year.
"Sure, no problem. If you can get the investment, I can write and shoot at the same time. I can even shoot another one at the end of the year, but the filming will have to be done in Jeju Island or overseas.”Tian Xingjian laughed. He was as happy as Shen Lie. This film had really made him famous. The praises he had heard in the past two days, from CJ's higher-ups to the ordinary employees, almost cracked their mouths to their ears.
"You brat, alright. I'll help you ask when I go back to Han country this time. Sigh, that's not right. You brat, it's going to be released soon when we go back this time. Where did you get the time to shoot?!" Shen Lie was also in a hurry to finish his sentence, but he quickly reacted. This also showed how much he indulged Tian Xingjian.
"Isn't it the job of an artiste to run publicity? I shouldn't go and steal the limelight. Besides, I'm a Chinese in Han Country, and everyone is more or less against me!”Tian Xingjian quickly found an excuse for himself. He was really too lazy to do publicity. The box office had nothing to do with him, and he didn't get a share of the box office, so he didn't want to work for nothing.
"Cut it out. When the time comes, follow the event. Don't even think about disappearing. Don't you want to be famous? Are you still a director?!" Shen Lie was furious. In the old saying, he was like a piece of mud that could not be supported.
"Alright, alright, we'll see when the time comes.”It was true that Tian Xingjian wanted to be a director, but the purpose of being a director was to interact face to face with some small celebrities. Besides, which director had run errands for no reason? They just stayed behind the scenes silently. Otherwise, they wouldn't even dare to go out on the streets wearing shorts.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. After we go back this time, we will only rest for a week before going to Japan to participate in the film festival. Similarly, our film will still be invited to participate in the film festival this time.”Shen Lie didn't bother with Tian Xingjian's ambiguous answer and directly informed him not to disappear.
"Japan is a good place. Are all the trips covered?”Tian Xingjian asked with a smile.
"What do you think? The company only cares about food and lodging.”Shen Lie found it funny too. This kid's personality was still the same. He used to follow the crew to get drunk. Now that he mentioned Japan, of course, he knew where this kid wanted to go.
"Of course, of course. By the way, what time is our flight? We won't miss it with such a traffic jam, right?”Tian Xingjian lowered the window and peeked out to see the long convoy.
"Don't worry. According to the hotel manager's reminder, we arrived two and a half hours earlier.”Shen Lie handed Tian Xingjian a cigarette.
The two of them continued to talk about things in Japan. As an elder, Shen Lie was naturally experienced. If they didn't have the same hobbies, they wouldn't be able to get along. As the saying goes, when two normal men talk together, most of the topics they talk about are women. When three men talk together, most of the topics they talk about are football. If a group of men talk together, most of them are history.
Therefore, the two men sitting in the backseat of the car were talking about the hot spring culture of Japan, which also showed Tian Xingjian that the culture of the East was not inferior to that of the United States.
There was one downside to being a behind-the-scenes person. It was that when they went there, it was very glamorous. When they came back, no one was interested in them. Tian Xingjian experienced it on the return flight. When they went there, they were in first class, but when they returned, they were in business class. Fortunately, CJ didn't go overboard and buy them economy class. Otherwise, Tian Xingjian would have broken his back on such a long flight.
The return trip was relatively boring. When he came to the United States, there were at least a bunch of beautiful women to look at, and he could joke with many girls. On his way back, Tian Xingjian decisively carried out his good habit of not recognizing his bed. After lunch, he directly fell asleep in his seat. In addition, he woke up before dawn these days and returned to the hotel at 90 pm every night. This time, he could be considered to have a good sleep.
The group of people who returned to Seoul had gathered a large group of media at the airport due to CJ's publicity. If the media did not care about such results in the US, CJ would have invited a group of familiar media to beat drums and gongs for them. When Tian Xingjian saw this scene, he immediately found an excuse to leave the customs.
He couldn't be bothered to deal with the media. This kind of thing should be left to the artistes. He wasn't an artiste.
"Where did you run off to?" They were almost at the city center of Seoul when they received a call from Shen Lie. He sounded flustered.
"The number you have dialed is not in service!”Tian Xingjian finished speaking in English and hung up the phone. He could imagine what would happen if he picked up the phone.
Tian Xingjian was now a freelancer with a white-collar salary. After getting off the bus, he originally wanted to go home first, but after thinking about it, he decided to go to his company first. The company had been established for so long, but he had never been there. He searched for the past chat history on his phone. Fortunately, he had not deleted it. He directly took a taxi to the company to take a look and see if there was anything he could help.
Not long after, Tian Xingjian arrived in front of his company's building. Tian Xingjian knew that this area was filled with office buildings of various companies, unlike CJ, which had the wealth to directly set up a CJ headquarters. CJ's employees were all upstairs and downstairs.
The higher the building, the more expensive it was. Tian Xingjian took the elevator to the fifth floor and smoothly followed the instructions to find his JJ company. He didn't expect that half a month ago, the two girls would say that there was no one in the company. Now, it seemed that the situation was on the right track. At least, standing at the front desk, he could vaguely see many people sitting in front of the office desk.
"Hello, sir. What's the matter?”The young lady at the front desk asked Tian Xingjian with a sweet smile.
"Uh, is your boss around?" Tian Xingjian was stunned. He scratched his head as if he had asked something wrong.”
Tian Xingjian was a little embarrassed. He naturally knew that this was the management company of the two artists. If they were just casually looking for someone, the front desk would not let them go. Moreover, he was the hidden big boss here. It was better for him to call honestly. I'm at the entrance of the company. Are you there?"
Jin Taixi was sitting in the nanny van rushing for a job when he suddenly received a call from Tian Xingjian saying that he was at the company's entrance. He felt wronged and his heart rose to his throat." You still know how to go to the company? Do you know how tired we are?!"”
"Yes, yes, yes. Didn't you just get off the plane and come over to take a look? I think the company is doing quite well now!" Tian Xingjian said in a low voice. Of course, he could hear Jin Taixi's grievance, but he had no choice. He had to let the two girls start the company themselves.
"Hmph, we're all earning money for you, the big boss!”Kim Taehee said unhappily.
"Uh, then I'll go home first. I'll cook a feast for you guys tonight to comfort you.”When Tian Xingjian heard that the two of them were not around, it was fine. He did not know the people in the company. It was better to go home and ask about the situation.
"Alright, then you can go back first. I still have two jobs to run.”Jin Taixi said unwillingly into the phone.
He hung up the phone after a few more words with Jin Taixi. He smiled at the young lady at the front desk in embarrassment and stood up from the sofa to go home.
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