Jiangchuan, Lao Chen’s private restaurant.

Gu Miao specially booked a private room, ordered a large table of dishes, and took Ma Kui, Huang Kun and others to warmly entertain Du Hao, who had come "from afar".

"Hey! Are they all Jiang and Sichuan cuisine?"

Looking at this large table of dishes, Du Hao's eyes lit up and he said: "Mr. Gu, you understand me! I have been busy with movies some time ago, and it has been almost half a year since I went back to Jiangchuan to eat authentic Jiangchuan cuisine."

"Then you must eat more today!"

Gu Miao smiled, took the initiative to raise her glass and said, "Speaking of which, you invited me to dinner last time we met. This time, it's me who invites you. It's quite fair."

Fair indeed!

Du Hao was also amused by his words, clinked glasses and said, "But I won't treat you to dinner next time we meet!"

"It's okay, I'll invite you next time."

Gu Miao waved her hand, seeing that Du Hao seemed to have emerged from the shadow of "Starfall", she asked curiously: "Has the box office settled?"

"Settled."

After taking a sip of wine, Du Hao sighed: "Including other copyright income, the total return is about seven million."

That's pretty miserable...

After hearing what he said, Gu Miao immediately understood why Du Hao had been unwilling to take the initiative to talk about this matter some time ago.

What a terrible loss!

I lost all my money and invested 40 to 50 million, but only got back 7 million. In just a few months, I lost nearly 80% of my net worth, which would make anyone feel distressed.

"What are your plans for the future?"

Gu Miao picked up a piece of meat, stuffed it into her mouth and asked, "If you haven't decided yet, how about you come to my place to film a TV series?"

"I'm here right now!"

After making a joke, Du Hao immediately asked: "I remember you said before that you want to make a movie? A big animated movie?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"Then do you think I can transform into an animation director and direct your company's animated films?" Du Hao looked at Gu Miao expectantly.

Gu Miao: "..."

Good guy!

This is because you haven’t given up on movies! You just hit a wall with live-action movies, and now you have the idea of ​​​​animated movies?

"You can't do it."

Gu Miao decisively refused and asked: "Do you understand animation? Do you understand the animation production process? Do you know the difference between key frames and intermediate frames?"

Du Hao remained silent.

Seeing that he was speechless by the question, Gu Miao added: "You don't know anything, why are you talking about transforming and directing an animated film?"

You have to be down-to-earth!

In Gu Miao's opinion, Du Hao was completely confused. He couldn't even carry a few pounds and started talking in his sleep in broad daylight.

Also transformed...

You don’t even know how to use basic Photoshop, but you still have the nerve to talk about transformation? Would you rather do it?

"you're right."

After being scolded severely, Du Hao sighed and said: "But I still can't let go of movies. I still want to make movies."

"That's easy to handle!"

Gu Miao rolled her eyes and said seductively: "Let's go to Wanbao to shoot a few TV series first to gain some experience and maintain the feel of filming."

"When Wanbao becomes prosperous in the future, I can give you an opportunity to invest in a live-action movie, such as "Starfall 2"?"

Starfall 2?

Hearing this word, Du Hao's eyes lit up and he said: "Are you serious? Are you really willing to bid?"

"a man of his words!"

Gu Miao patted her chest and promised, "I keep my word. As long as you are willing to sign the Wanbao contract, I will definitely help you realize your wish."

"Okay, I'll join!"

"With your words, I feel relieved. A live-action version of "Sailor Moon", right? Don't worry, it will be fine if you leave it to me!" Du Hao said firmly.

"That would be great!"

Gu Miao raised her glass and said, "To celebrate the agreement we have reached, we will not go home until we get drunk tonight?"

"You won't come home until you're drunk!"

…

He said that he would never return until he was drunk, but Gu Miao was cheating and cheating. Not only did he bribe the waiter in advance, but he also had Ma Kui, an accomplice on the side, to cover him up.

The wine he drank was just boiled water with a "wine flavor".

So at the end of the drink, it was Du Hao who couldn't hold it in anymore. He was so drunk that he passed out while murmuring "Gu Shuishui is awesome", "The God of Bacchus is alive", and "You will be my father from now on".

"Mr. Gu!"

After poking the drunken Du Hao and making sure that he was asleep, Ma Kui couldn't help but ask: "You won't really invest in him to make a "Starfall 2" movie, will you?"

"Shoot! Why not shoot?"

Gu Miao glanced at him curiously and couldn't help but explain: "But I didn't say when to shoot this thing. Maybe ten years later, or twenty years later?"

Ma Kui: "..."

Daqing is a blank check?

Ten or twenty years later, is Du Hao still valuable? If old matters are brought up again at that time, will Mr. Gu still fulfill his agreement?

Ma Kui, who became more and more frightened as he thought about it, looked at Du Hao sympathetically.

Boy, you are too young!

I couldn't even see the obvious "drawing cakes to satisfy my hunger". I definitely didn't study seriously when I was a child, and my brain couldn't turn around.

Now I'm on a pirate ship...

Ridicule aside, the matter of Du Hao signing a contract with Wanbao cannot be counted based on a few words spoken at the wine table.

After sobering up, there was another conversation.

It's just that Gu Miao doesn't need to participate in this conversation. Just let Jiang Keke, who is in charge of human resources, negotiate salary and benefits with him, sign and deposit, and go through the entry procedures.

He is only responsible for poaching people!

As for how people are treated and what benefits they enjoy after being poached, that's not up to him.

By the way...

When Du Hao decided to defect to Gu Miao and serve as the director of the live-action version of "Sailor Moon", TBS, which was far away in Neon, also sent a 10-person working group to Jiangchuan.

These 10 people are all elites!

According to Gu Miao's preliminary understanding, there are not only professional special photo drama costumers, makeup artists and prop artists, but also an "action director" and "stunt director".

"TBS has rich experience."

The professionalism of this team made Gu Miao sincerely sigh: "With such a team, no wonder they have the confidence to develop a live-action adaptation of animation."

“Really professional.”

When he learned that TBS support personnel had arrived in Jiangchuan, Du Hao, who came over specifically to meet him, nodded and said, "But isn't there anyone involved in holster design here?"

Leather case?!

Gu Miao scratched her head and thought for a while.

It seems that there really isn't, but this thing doesn't seem to be important, right?

The live-action version of Sailor Moon is not a tokusatsu drama like "Ultraman" or "Kamen Rider", where there are weird monsters everywhere and a new leather case.

Most of the villains in the play are characters who can appear in cameo roles with smoky makeup and a few "fancy clothes."

There are occasionally a few monsters, and most of them are "humanoid monsters". There is really no difficulty in designing the leather case.

"No, it must be there."

Although it was Du Hao's first time directing this kind of TV series, he quickly got into the groove and could not refute: "As a special effects drama, how can we underestimate the leather case design?"
Chapter completed!