"Hey, Lao Zhou, good evening~"
"Boss Liu, good evening! Your place is full of business today, haha!"
The two middle-aged men who got to know each other because of Jiang Kan greeted each other from a distance. After they got closer, they hugged each other and patted each other's shoulders to show their affection.
"Hehe, let me tell you some good news. The script of our movie has been finalized!"
Lao Zhou took out a roll of A4 paper rolled together from the small bag on his waist and handed it to Liu Zhiheng. Then while the other party started reading, he went to get two bottles of beer and started drinking.
After a while, Liu Zhiheng finished reading the general content, and his eyes shone with excitement.
"Okay, this story is very well written! As soon as the goalkeeper of the football team was kicked out of the team, a mysterious man came to tell him that his uncle left him a large inheritance overseas, and then gave him He has two options, one is to inherit his 30 billion assets by spending one billion within one month, the other is to inherit only 10 million without any challenge content..."
Looking at Boss Liu's excited expression, Lao Zhou also felt very proud. After all, it was the screenwriter he paid a lot of money to write the script for them. He had also invited some senior people in the industry to help with advice. They all said that the plot was very good. , will definitely attract the attention of a large number of viewers
"It's very good. After reading this script, I can't wait to see the finished movie!"
Boss Liu also picked up the wine glass and took a big sip.
"Does Boss Liu think we can continue?"
"Of course, this script is a bit like an old movie from Omi, called... A Millionaire? This is adapted from him, but it's not bad, and it fits the atmosphere of our current times. And the living environment. Have you decided who to look for as the director? Is there anyone chosen for the leading role?"
Once he got down to business, Liu Zhiheng's smile that had always been a smiling bar owner disappeared, and was replaced by the owner of a large company with a net worth of billions and 10,000 employees. Professionalism and momentum.
Lao Zhou also felt the change in his aura, and was not surprised. After all, he and Liu Zhiheng were both players at the same level, and he also managed a large enterprise group with a market value of several billion, so he and Liu Zhiheng were sympathetic to each other.
"As for a director, I think we can look for director Hu Bin. His "The Picturesque World" has been filmed and will be released soon. He will be available soon."
Lao Zhou put forward his own reference for the candidate. At this stage, it is just a discussion between the two. Since the filming is jointly funded, it is impossible for him to talk about it.
""The World Is Like a Picturesque?" Isn't that the costume movie that Kan Ge participated in? I don't know Director Hu very well... Is he also good at making modern films?"
Liu Zhiheng was stunned when he heard this, and then quickly searched for the name in his mind, only to find that it was very familiar.
Then he remembered that Jiang Kan happened to be filming in his crew before, and he was the third male lead.
"That's quite good at it. His previous films "City Man's Story" and "Catch the Flying Thief" both won the Best Picture Award that year, and both received more than 300 million box office - although the cost is It’s quite high, but it definitely made a lot of money in terms of box office and awards.”
"Okay, then I'll look back at these two movies first, and I think your recommendation, Lao Zhou, will definitely be fine, haha."
After chatting with the director, the two began to study the selection of actors.
Liu Zhiheng proposed to invite Fujiko, the most popular comedy actor in China, to play the leading role.
Lao Zhou also expressed his approval, but the only problem is that this actor has become very popular recently, and his salary has already exceeded 20 million. They only plan to invest a total of 30 million. Is this salary too high?
"Hey, Lao Zhou, you don't have to worry now. Fujiko accidentally received some help from our company when he first started working in movies. At that time, he promised to show his gratitude that if he became famous, he could use the photos he took at that time. I will use the film’s salary to star in a film produced by my company.”
Liu Zhiheng talked about it
The old things from those days brought a nostalgic smile to my face.
"Oh? Is there still this kind of relationship between you and him?"
Lao Zhou also stared in surprise and turned to look at Boss Liu with a proud look on his face.
"Of course. Is there any benefit if I lie to you?"
Liu Zhiheng happily took a sip of the cocktail in his glass and said to Lao Zhou with a hint of ostentation.
"Then how much was his salary for that movie at that time?"
Lao Zhou asked curiously. He also wanted to know how much the new Golden Rooster actor was worth when he was not famous.
"Haha, I can't tell you this, we have to take care of other people's movie stars."
"Ha, Boss Liu, you are really tight-lipped...but it must not be much."
"It's not much. After all, it was his second movie at the time, and it was also his first movie as the protagonist. Originally, he didn't want to make money to gain fame first, so naturally he didn't do too much in terms of salary. Require."
"Then, can we invite him at such a low price this time?"
"It depends on whether we will continue to be in the film industry in the future."
"Oh? How do you say this?"
"If you want to continue making movies, you can't be so short-sighted and eat a fat man in one bite."
"If it's just a whim and I'll never touch the film industry again, then of course it's okay to just give him that price."
"Oh, I understand, hahahaha, Boss Liu, you are very ambitious. Do you really plan to enter the film and television industry in the future?"
"Well, haha, I don't know yet what we will do in the future, but we can't really use the promises made by others before they were prosperous to ask for repayment. We really only give such a big actor such a low salary. Right? Wouldn’t that really be a slap in the face, making people think that our style is just that little?”
"Of course you can't do that, but since you said so, you definitely can't pay him the salary he's calling out now? Then how much do you plan to give him?"
"Of course it won't be 20 million. He is popular now, and the premium is too serious. Let's see, Lao Zhou, if we choose him as the protagonist for this role, then no matter what salary I negotiated with him, he will play the role. This film is treated as if I have provided the funds that I agreed on before, what do you think?"
"Oh? Can this be done like this? Okay, Boss Liu is indeed very powerful! If you have the ability to negotiate the 20 million into 5 million or 500,000, it's up to you! Just treat it as ours The 5 million promised to be invested before!"
The two big bosses were in a corner of the tavern, and while they were having a drink, they discussed the details of a movie with a total investment of 30 million.
Including other actors, the choice of filming location, the power of the two people in the crew and the distribution of jurisdiction content, etc.
After that, we will split up and organize the specific preparations for the film's crew, which I won't mention here for now.
Another half month has passed.
The end of June has arrived, and the weather in Yangcheng is getting hotter day by day.
A recently popular Cantonese film and TV series has been adapted into their dialects and Mandarin in various places, setting off a trend of watching the drama in Xia's domestic market.
Although the Wang family's new game "Legend of Sword and Chivalry" relied on the promotional song "Butterfly Love" composed and sung by Jiang Kan, it sold 700,000 units in two months, and has now reached the sales volume of domestic stand-alone games last year. position of eighth place.
But the results of his younger brothers also exceeded the results set by their father early.
"Laughing in the Rivers and Lakes" was released at the end of June, with a total box office of 64 million yuan, creating a martial arts myth that shocked movie tickets.
And "Return to the Great Qin" has created a moderate ratings miracle in China and even in the Xiayu circle in Southeast Asia. It has even dominated the current national rankings together with the popular national IP drama "The Legend of the White Snake". The first and second place in the ratings of the drama!
When Mr. Xia of Leiming Film and Television saw the national ratings of 2.9%, he was so happy that he couldn't believe that this was really happening. In front of everyone
"Papa" slapped himself twice in the face and he grinned in pain. Only then did he realize that it was true and he was not dreaming!
You must know that there are so many good things to watch on the Internet and mobile phones now, and there are still several families who watch TV series in front of the TV every day. The average TV series has a ratings of about 2.2%, which is already as high as the sky.
Therefore, in view of the overall contributions and achievements made by the three brothers in the entertainment industry, Mr. Wang finally chose to hand over the control of the family business to his youngest son after comprehensive consideration.
The oldest game company is obsessed with producing stand-alone games and is stubbornly unwilling to transform into the already popular online games. It has lost a lot of market share and opportunities, leaving Feng, who was originally one of the giants in the game industry, Ming Entertainment's performance is declining day by day.
The second son is more stable than pioneering. I asked him to make a martial arts movie in such an outdated genre. It’s not because he is really a martial arts fan. He wants to see another martial arts movie he loves to revive the world before he retires. .
He just wanted to see if the second son, an honest kid, would question his decision and be unwilling to waste the funds of the family business. Investing in a movie is destined to achieve little, and may even lead to big losses. in the movie.
Fortunately, the second child, like the eldest brother, was lucky enough to get a box office hit with the help of Jiang Kan, the most popular singer and songwriter at the moment.
Similarly, although he felt that his second son had not made any resistance or assertion that impressed him, he was actually very pleased that this child was still a good boy who listened to him. The older he got and the more suspicious he became, he breathed a sigh of relief. Feel relieved.
But although the boss is skilled in business, he is old-fashioned and stubborn. Although the second child is loyal and obedient, he is also conservative and does not know how to adapt...
These are not the ideal qualities he wants in his successor.
As for the third child, I gave him the least restrictions, but the challenge was also the most difficult.
He just wanted to see what kind of extreme level his young son, who was smart and brave and innovative, could reach when he only had goals and no restrictions.
As a result, whether it was in terms of the choice of subject type, raising more funds than the target, or convincing well-known actors to star in the film for a low salary... etc., he greatly exceeded his expectations.
Moreover, in today's society, TV series are the easiest and longest-lasting media form to shape national popularity, traffic, and topicality.
So after careful consideration, Comrade Lao Wang passed the position to Lao San, ending the dispute that had lasted for many years within the family.
Not to mention that the fight for the family throne between the three Wang brothers ended here.
Jiang Kan has completed the composition, lyrics and arrangement of the songs "The Hard to Recite" and "The Love of a Lifetime", and has finished recording the accompaniment.
Then I found a day when I felt I was in good condition and recorded the singing part. After proper editing and debugging, I sent it to Guangming Film and Television and Mars Pictures.
Because of the huge success brought by Jiang Kan's three previous works, the heads of these two companies felt like a treasure. As soon as they got the finished products, they asked the people in the marketing department to start their own film and television productions in the name of Jiang Kan's works. The drama's vigorous publicity.
Therefore, whether it is the audience of these two movies and series, or other film and television companies with recent filming and distribution plans, they have focused their attention on these two works that have not yet been broadcast/released.
The audience is curious about what kind of surprise Jiang Kan will bring them.
However, those film and television companies saw huge business opportunities in this, and planned to wait and see whether Jiang Kan's influence was worthy of his name.
However, some of the companies already felt that they had clearly seen the truth and began to place new orders with Feiyang Entertainment Yangcheng Branch, and specified that Jiang Kan must be responsible for the creation and singing of the songs, indicating that they did not lack the two million. Production fee and one million singing fees.
For a time, the company was full of joy and everyone was talking about it.
But the wrinkles on Manager An's head have not been reduced much.
The employees stand low and cannot see the essence of the matter.
But he, as the leader, saw that those companies were only talking about Jiang Kan, not their branches themselves.
Jiang Kan will only stay here for a year, and sooner or later he will go back to report on his work.
Now there are so many companies looking for him to customize songs. When he returns, he will definitely achieve great results and be promoted to a higher position.
But once he leaves, the situation here will remain the same. Those companies will stop cooperating with them again because Jiang Kan is gone, and they will either go to Rongcheng to find Jiang Kan, or find another large local company. Make their songs.
So these days he was also happy and in pain. He felt like he was drinking poison to quench his thirst and died slowly.
"Hey, cousin, the weather is so nice today, why are you looking so sad so early in the morning?"
Xiang Ping opened the door and came in without saying hello as usual. As soon as she came in, she saw her cousin holding his chin with one hand and looking out the window with a frown on his face, his face full of unhappiness.
