The inner room of this private room is the restaurant, and the outer room is a small reception room with several leather sofas and coffee tables.
Ye Lengsong glanced around casually and didn't find Zhang Jizhong there, so he smiled and asked, "Why is Sister Qing here?"
"Director Zhang Chi asked me to be a lobbyist. I have filmed with him before. He knew that we were in the same courtyard, so he called me to come here."
Xu Qing generously admitted that she was here to be a lobbyist but didn't know the specific content.
"Where is Director Zhang Chi?"
Seeing that he had not gone to the wrong place, Ye Lengsong didn't care too much. He made the layout in the early stages to attract Zhang Jizhong. The conversation would be smoother with Xu Qing, who was familiar to both parties.
"He was meeting someone and was afraid that you would come too early, so he asked me to come here for an hour to wait for you." Xu Qing poured two glasses of water, handed one to Ye Lengsong, and held up one for herself, carefully drinking it in small sips.
Xu Qing wore a low-cut floral dress today. Because of Ye Lengsong's height, he could see the deep cleavage on her chest from top to bottom. I don't know if it was because of Xu Qing's breast shape or her bra, but Xu Qing's breasts were particularly close together, almost squeezed together.
"Where are you looking?" Seeing that Ye Lengsong was a little distracted, Xu Qing followed his gaze and found that he was staring at her cleavage. She couldn't help but blush and blamed him coquettishly.
"Hehe! Sister Qing is still so beautiful." Ye Lengsong's words were like confessing himself.
"Xiao Ye, you are not the same as before." Xu Qing was the first person to say that Ye Lengsong was different from before, which inevitably made Ye Lengsong curious.
"You used to hide when you saw me, blushed when you were discovered, and didn't even dare to look me in the eye. Now, you are so capable; you are indeed a descendant of your old Ye family. Grandpa Ye was very brave in the past. He was famous for fighting among our grandfathers. Uncle Ye was also famous. I thought you were a coward when you were young, but now it seems, hehe..."
"Hehe, is it because Sister Qing was too beautiful back then that made me feel ashamed of myself?"
"Haha, it's great. You are so good at talking and handsome. How many girls can you deceive?" Xu Qing teased him with a smile.
"Sorry, Ye, I'm late." Ye Lengsong wanted to tease her a few more times, but Zhang Jizhong came in.
He still had the iconic long hair, a big beard, and a slightly older face.
"Director Zhang Chi, just call me Xiao Ye; I just arrived a while ago." Ye Lengsong was still very polite to the senior directors.
"Haha, then I'll be generous and call you Xiao Ye. Please sit down."
Although Zhang Jizhong seemed to be leading the conversation from the moment he entered the room, he was still a little afraid of Ye Lengsong or the Ye family.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have specially invited Xu Qing to be a lobbyist. If it were an ordinary person, he could make a condition or use power and resources to pressure her, and she would be able to get it done.
As soon as we met today, I felt that he was not ordinary. Although Ye Lengsong was very humble, I could tell from his eyes and the temperament in his bones that this person could not be manipulated casually.
"Xiao Ye is so young. I only knew that you were a teacher at Beijing Film Academy. I didn't expect you to be so young." Ye Lengsong could only smile politely at such compliments.
Taking the tea from Xu Qing, Zhang Jizhong got straight to the point and said, "I asked you to come here this time because I want to confirm something. Please forgive me if it's abrupt."
"You go."
"I heard that you have obtained Mr. Cha's authorization for the film and television adaptation of "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils"?"
When Xu Qing heard Zhang Jizhong ask this, she became interested. She sat up straighter, looked at Ye Lengsong, and listened carefully.
"Well, yes, I have always liked the book "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils." Since I graduated, I have been trying to adapt this book and want to make it into a TV series. I met with Mr. Cha two months ago. After reading the script, he was very satisfied and authorized me to adapt it into a TV series."
"Oh, so..." Zhang Jizhong was silent for a long time. Ye Lengsong did not say anything else, nor did he interrupt his thinking. He waited for his next words casually.
Xu Qing did not speak either but looked at Ye Lengsong more interested.
After about two or three minutes, Zhang Jizhong continued to ask, "Xiao Ye, are you ready to start filming this movie?"
"Oh, no, I'm still too young and may be unable to do it. I want to learn for another two years and wait until the time is right before filming."
Zhang Jizhong's eyes lit up when he heard this. What he feared most now was that Ye Lengsong would borrow the resources of the Beijing Film Academy, find an investor, and start filming this drama in the near future.
When he heard that Ye Lengsong was going to film it in two years, he finally put his mind at ease. He really wanted to bring this novel back to the screen. Although Hong Kong has filmed it several times, except for the version by Huang Rihua, which is still a classic, the other version did not have much influence. However, the version by Huang Rihua is very old, and many special effects, scenes, and even supporting roles are not outstanding. Now that several years have passed, a new generation of young audiences has grown up, which can be regarded as a new audience group. It will have a big market on the mainland.
"I wonder if Xiaoye can let me see your adapted script?" Zhang Jizhong was not sure whether Ye Lengsong would agree to this request. Although he could not film without the adaptation rights after reading it, it involved commercial secrets, after all. Ye Lengsong pretended to hesitate for a while before answering, "Director Zhang Chi is an old senior. I dare not refuse since you asked me. I will get it from the car later. I took it with me when I went to Tianjin this time, but I have not had time to put it back to school." After saying that, he got up and went back to the car to get it. This was also his deliberate means. He said that he took it with him when he went to Tianjin to give Zhang Jizhong a misunderstanding that he had already started looking for someone to discuss this project. When Ye Lengsong came back, Zhang Jizhong and Xu Qing did not change their postures much. Ye Lengsong deliberately put the authorization letter on the top of the file bag so that Zhang Jizhong could see it when he took it out. Put the authorization letter back into the bag, hand the bound "Tianlong Babu" script to Zhang Jizhong, excuse himself to go out for a cigarette without taking the file bag, and walk into the backyard of the hotel, waiting for Zhang Jizhong to finish reading the script before continuing the conversation.
"Xiao Ye..."
Xu Qing also followed up. She saw that Ye Lengsong wanted to give Zhang Jizhong time to read the script slowly, so she left the room.
"Sister Qing is here too; let's go for a while. Director Zhang Chi can't finish reading it in more than half an hour." Ye Lengsong made a gentlemanly gesture of invitation.