The conditions given by Zhou Xingxing were very generous.
It can be said to be generous.
Guo Qilin could also see Zhou Xingxing's sincerity.
The best way to get involved in the entertainment industry is to be affiliated with some big companies.
If you don't sign with an entertainment company, your access to resources will be limited, even pitiful.
Normally, anyone else would have agreed long ago.
But if nothing else, Guo Qilin has a system and there is no reason to be controlled by others.
Once you sign a contract, you can only follow the route planned by the company in the future.
Therefore, Guo Qilin thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Xingzai, thank you for looking up to me. I am very grateful for the opportunity you gave me, but I cannot agree to it."
"Why?"
"If you continue to develop in the entertainment industry in the future, you must sign with an entertainment company, otherwise it will be difficult to get ahead."
Zhou Xingxing looked disappointed. He didn't understand. The conditions he offered were already very good. Looking at the entire entertainment industry, it was impossible for any entertainment company to offer such conditions.
But Guo Qilin still refused.
Zhou Xingxing refused to give up and wanted to continue fighting.
"I just acted on a whim. I also grew up watching your movies when I was a child. I thought it was fun, so I wanted to have a try. As for whether I will act in movies in the future, I haven't made a plan yet."
Guo Qilin made up a random excuse to fool him.
"That's it, well, that would be a pity."
Seeing this, Zhou Xingxing stopped persuading.
"You have nothing to do today?"
Guo Qilin shook his head.
"Then how about you read the script for me?"
"A few senior screenwriters in the film and television industry have sent me scripts to invest in. I've read some and they all seem pretty good. What do you think? Since it's okay, can you take a look at them for me?"
Zhou Xingxing pointed to a pile of notebooks on the table and said.
Are you moving so fast?
Are you going to start investing in movies now? Are you so anxious to make money?
But when you think about it, it's not surprising that Zhou Xingxing had to pay a large amount of liquidated damages to get out.
It is estimated that this time of heavy bleeding, Zhou Xingxing's family fortune will be almost wiped out.
Guo Qilin shrugged and said, "Since you can trust me, I'll take a look."
He moved the stack of notebooks over and started reading from the beginning.
Script, including character introduction, story summary, specific storyline...
He flipped through them one by one as if he were reading a novel.
Zhou Xingxing did not waste time. After letting everyone rest for a while, he continued to shoot Deng Chao's scenes. He sat in front of the monitor and stared.
Half an hour later.
Guo Qilin was a little tired. He could only say that these scripts were indeed written by senior screenwriters. Because of this, the things they wrote were too greasy, too routine, and the same.
Nothing eye-catching.
When Guo Qilin picked up the last script and saw the four big words on the cover, he was stunned.
The four characters "The Departed" are written on the white cover.
The Departed Walker, the name Guo Qilin is somewhat impressive.
But what really caught his attention was the name of the screenwriter.
Screenwriter-Mai Zhaohui.
The name of this screenwriter is accompanied by the four characters "The Departed".
Guo Qilin instantly remembered a movie - "Infernal Affairs".
However, in this parallel world, this movie has not yet appeared in Hong Kong film history.
"The Departed Walker..."
"No way."
Guo Qilin took a breath of cold air.
In his last life, he seemed to have seen some gossip about Infernal Affairs on the Internet.
"Infernal Affairs is the changed name. The original name of this movie was four characters, and it seems to be called The Departed."
Guo Qilin opened the script of "The Departed" and his eyes froze when he saw the character introduction.
Male protagonist: Liu Jianming, born in 1971, joined the police force according to the instructions of his eldest brother Han Chen, and eventually became a high-level person... (H social undercover)
Male protagonist: Chen Yongren, born in 1966. After joining the police force, he was selected into a core undercover plan and lurked next to Han Chen... (Police Station Undercover)
Villain: Han Chen...
When he saw the names and introductions of these characters, Guo Qilin directly confirmed that this so-called Infernal Affairsman was the classic movie "Infernal Affairs" in the previous life.
Guo Qilin took a deep breath and turned the page to the story summary and specific plot.
After carefully reading the detailed plot of the script.
Guo Qilin closed the script again and fell into deep thought while looking at the four characters "The Departed".
Although there are some differences in some plots, there is not much difference in others.
Guo Qilin has watched this movie many times in his previous life, countless times.
Infernal Affairs is definitely a movie that never gets old.
No exaggeration!
Infernal Affairs is hailed as a rescue work for Hong Kong movies. After its release, it won numerous awards. Two directors were nominated for the Golden Elephant Best Director Award. The man with melancholy eyes in the previous life was nominated for the Best Actor Award. What is it like for Best Sound Effects? Award, Best Editing Award, Best Screenplay Award, Best Supporting Actor...
This movie has won every award there is.
It was selected into the top ten classic movies and is still the pinnacle of police-gangster movies.
Guo Qilin originally thought that there was no such movie in the world, but it turned out that it just hadn't come out yet.
As a result, I met him by chance.
Guo Qilin was also a little surprised.
His thoughts gradually drifted away.
Infernal Affairs tells the story of a double agent. There are undercover H-channel policemen, and there are also police undercover agents in H-channel. This was a very advanced setting at the time, and it is not outdated now.
The core of this movie lies in the protagonist's painful struggle between black and white. That kind of entanglement between morality makes the viewer's heart tense and unable to turn away, for fear of missing any detail.
The plot is complex and deep.
The advanced settings and delicate character expressions make this a classic in the history of movies...
"Hey, hey."
"What are you thinking about?"
Zhou Xingxing shouted several times before bringing Guo Qilin's thoughts back to reality.
"It's nothing, I just think this script seems interesting and I'm fascinated by it."
After coming back to his senses, Guo Qilin brushed his fingers over the four characters "The Departed Walker".
"You're talking about Mai Zhaohui's The Departed."
It was probably after filming a scene and it was time to take a break.
Zhou Xingxing took the initiative to sit close and pointed to the script of The Departed and said: "This is a script written by Mai Zhaohui and I plan to co-produce it with Liu Weiqiang. The two of them went everywhere to attract investment and found many companies, but no one was willing to give it." They invested and then they found me.”
"What do you think?" Guo Qilin became interested.
"I've read the script. The screenwriter is very talented but the setting is too bold. There has never been a movie on the market with this kind of double-faced undercover and two protagonists. What's more, police-gangster movies have been popular since many years ago. It was so bad that the two of them rushed to the street and asked me for 50 million.
"You also know that 50 million is not a small amount. I just paid a large amount of liquidated damages. I can take out this money with gritted teeth, but the risk is too great. What should I do if the movie fails? And what if you can’t get your money back?”
"Otherwise why they have looked for so many companies, but no one dares to give them money. These investors are not fools. There is no need to risk tens of millions."
Zhou Xingxing admired the script of "The Departed Walker", but the market for Double Agent's advanced nature has not yet appeared. In his current situation, 50 million is too much, and the risk is also too great.
He was hesitant and didn't dare to take the risk.
"What, do you think this script is investable?"
Zhou Xingxing asked one more question.
"Yes, if this movie is made, it will definitely be two extremes. Either it will be a huge hit, or it will be a huge hit, and it may even set a new box office record."
Guo Qilin didn't hide it either.
Zhou Xingxing narrowed his eyes and said, "Why do you think so?"
"Intuition." Guo Qilin shrugged without explaining much.
He is a time traveler, of course he knows.
If Infernal Affairs can be filmed, it will definitely make money.
If he had money, he would invest it.
Guo Qilin said: "I suggest you consider investing, because you are short of money now. If this movie really takes off, you might be able to make back all the money you lost before."
Zhou Xingxing didn't say anything, his heart was moved.
"What if I pounce?"
Zhou Xingxing raised his eyes, expressionless.
Guo Qilin narrowed his eyes slightly, and he thought of a plan with nothing to show for it.
"If I say that I guarantee that this movie will make money and not lose money, you won't believe it, so be it."
"You can invest 50 million, and if you lose, I will make up half of it."
"However, I have a condition. If I make money, I will take 5% of the box office dividend from your account."
"How about it?"
Guo Qilin said with a smile.
"You don't have that much money." Zhou Xingxing said calmly.
Guo Qilin said: "It's not cheap for me to write songs."
The two stared at each other for a while.
Zhou Xingxing took a deep breath and said: "5% of the box office dividend is quite a lot. I can see that you are very confident in this movie. You seem to think that this movie will definitely make money."
"Do you know how the movie box office is divided?"
"First of all, the box office split between investors, producers, and operators is 4:4:2."
"Film income must also pay a special business tax of 3.3%, as well as a special fund for the film industry."
“What’s left is the divisible box office.”
"Then, the movie theater chain also needs to divide accounts, agency fees, and investment and publicity costs..."
Zhou Xingxing said solemnly: "If this movie gets 4 billion in box office, I will get ten of them."
"If you take 5% off at once, 50 million is too much."
Guo Qilin smiled and said, "Don't you dare?"
Zhou Xingxing also laughed: "Okay, then I also have a condition, that is, you will play the leading actor in this movie. I am more confident about your acting skills."
"Okay, but my remuneration will be calculated separately." Guo Qilin shrugged, a light flashing in his eyes.
Zhou Xingxing said expressionlessly: "But you just said before that you wouldn't act in movies anymore."
This was Guo Qilin's excuse to fool him.
"Really? Did I say that? I forgot." Guo Qilin pretended to be dumbfounded.
"You are such a thief. Okay, I promise."
"I'm going to invite Mai Zhaohui and the two of them to have dinner together tonight and let's talk."
Afterwards, the two signed a gambling agreement, the content of which is as mentioned above.
