Chapter 97: A grand signing ceremony!
Ning Hao refused Cao Jun's assistance without even thinking: "No, I can't drag you down anymore. You invested 2 million to make this movie. You have already taken a big risk."
"It would be fine if the movie makes money, but if it loses money, I'd be really sorry for you."
Cao Jun said angrily: "Stop saying such depressing words. Investment is inherently risky. Before I invested in the movie Stone, I had already considered the result of losing money."
"However, I have always believed in your talent, and I also believe that this movie will never fail. Even if it fails, it doesn't matter. I am willing to admit defeat. I can afford to lose."
"Okay, I won't talk nonsense to you, just tell me frankly, how much money is needed for the post-production of this movie? Just tell me the number! I will help you find a solution!"
Ning Hao waved his hand and said sternly: "No, absolutely not! If you are really good to me, you can help me introduce a MV to shoot. Only in this way can I feel at ease."
Cao Jun nodded: "Okay, then you can help me with the new song MV. I have 3 new songs, and I invite you to shoot them!"
"Thank you very much!"
After returning home, Cao Jun called Song Ke and asked him to invite Ning Hao to help him shoot the song MV.
Before, Ning Hao could earn about 15,000 yuan by shooting a song MV, but this time it was Cao Jun who took the initiative and appointed Ning Hao to help him shoot the song MV. The price was naturally higher than before.
With Cao Jun's help, Ning Hao's film prices soared from 15,000 yuan per movie to 25,000 yuan per movie.
In the next ten days, Ning Hao filmed the MVs for three songs, "Lie", "Lonely Warrior", and "Did Someone Tell You", and earned 75,000 yuan in tears.
After receiving this money, Ning Hao had the funds to do post-production work on the movie "Crazy Stone".
July 22nd, evening.
Cao Jun was invited by Huang Zhonglei to have dinner with him at a high-end Western restaurant.
After a glass of red wine, Huang Zhonglei placed the contract for the leading actor in "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" in front of Cao Jun.
Cao Jun did not expect Huang Zhonglei to move so quickly. In less than a month, he obtained the resources for the drama "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang".
Cao Jun asked in disbelief: "Mr. Huang, how did you do this?"
Huang Zhonglei smiled proudly and said, "Don't worry about this. Anyway, I have already secured the role of the male lead in this drama for you."
"As long as you are willing to sign with Huayi and accept a 7 to 3 share contract, the leading male role in this drama will be yours."
Cao Jun nodded: "Okay, I, Cao Jun, keep my word. I said that as long as Mr. Huang can help me get the male lead in this drama, I will definitely accept the 7 to 3 share contract!"
Seeing that Cao Jun was so cheerful, Huang Zhonglei was also very pleased and said: "Then it's settled. Tomorrow at noon, you will postpone the dinner and I will take you to meet someone."
Cao Jun asked curiously: "Who is it?"
Huang Zhonglei smiled and replied: "Why are you asking so many questions? If you go tomorrow, you will know!"
Cao Jun thought about it and stopped asking.
Noon the next day.
Green Jockey Club.
Under Huang Zhonglei's recommendation, Cao Jun and Huang Zhongjun had a meal together at the Green Horse Club.
Huang Zhongjun is the chairman of Huayi and the brother of Huang Zhonglei, the president of Huayi.
The Green Jockey Club, located on the bank of the Wenyu River, was built with great effort by Huang Zhongjun, chairman of Huayi, who spent 30 million yuan.
The entire building complex of the Jockey Club is like a Nordic town. The Jockey Club includes a first-class stable, a standard equestrian obstacle course, a leisure riding venue and a clubhouse for Jockey Club members to meet and communicate with guests.
There are more than 60 horses that are carefully maintained, all of which are purebreds. Each horse easily costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. Huang Zhongjun’s favorite horse is a famous Swedish horse.
Gu Xuan
Huang Zhongjun asked Cao Jun: "Xiao Cao, can you ride a horse?"
Cao Jun nodded: "Of course, when I was filming costume dramas, I often rode horses!"
Huang Zhongjun signed his favorite Swedish horse in front of Cao Jun and said, "Then try this horse. Do you feel comfortable riding it?"
"Okay!" Without saying a word, Cao Jun rode the famous Swedish horse and ran around the racecourse.
Huang Zhongjun asked him: "How do you feel?"
Cao Jun said calmly: "Very good."
Huang Zhongjun nodded happily: "Okay, let's choose this horse."
Cao Jun didn't understand what Huang Zhongjun meant, so Huang Zhonglei explained to Cao Jun: "We plan to help you hold a grand signing ceremony and let you ride this horse to our signing site!"
Cao Jun said angrily and funny: "Don't go to such trouble, right? In terms of signing your name, is it really necessary to create such a big show?"
Huang Zhongjun said seriously: "Of course, we can be low-key as people, but when we do things, we must be high-key!"
"I want all the stars in the entertainment industry to see what kind of favor you will get when you join our Huayi!"
July 25, afternoon.
Huayi Brothers held a grand signing ceremony at the Green Club and invited a large number of reporters to report on the scene.
The signing ceremony was full of gimmicks. Cao Jun rode a tall horse to the scene and accepted the golden saddle presented by Huang Zhongjun and Huang Zhonglei.
Its popularity far exceeds that of Zhou Xun, Su Youpeng, and Ruby Lin when they joined Huayi. Even the famous Swedish horse that Cao Jun rides is Huang Zhongjun's favorite mount.
The two also gave Cao Jun gold bricks and glazed tiles, hoping that he would "add bricks and tiles", so they reluctantly gave up their love, went to war, and "led" Cao Jun with a saddle, which shows Hua Yi's thirst for talents.
Cao Jun was also flattered. When interviewed by reporters, he said: "I dare not say that I am a good horse, but with Huayi as a good saddle, I hope Huayi and I can lead the way and gallop all the way."
"I used to make more TV series, but I have seen many of Huayi's movies. When I signed with Huayi, I also hope to develop more into movies in the future. Being able to cooperate with director Feng is my biggest wish.
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In fact, these are all Cao Jun's words in Taoist scenes. He joined Huayi neither for film resources nor to make Feng Xiaogang's movies.
The most critical reason why Cao Jun joined Huayi was that Cao Jun wanted to get the original shares of Huayi. This was his ultimate goal.
Feng Xiaogang has always been famous for his daring speech, and he often refuses to say anything shocking.
This time, his move was astonishing. No one expected that he would give away the famous watch without saying a word, and even put it on Cao Jun's wrist with his own hands. It was like the ancient custom of "giving pink to a beautiful woman and a sword to a strong man."
Even Cao Jun did not expect that Feng Xiaogang would make such an unexpected move. He was so frightened that he dodged again and again, shouting: "Director Feng, you can't do it, you can't do it."
Feng Xiaogang's next message was even more profound and memorable. He said, "Xiao Cao signed with Huayi, which is a quite unexpected surprise for me. Handsome celebrities are usually very selfish and narcissistic. I and I
It would be very nervous to get along with people like that.”
"And through the introductions of Zhongjun and Zhonglei, I also got to know him to a certain extent. Zhonglei's words made me feel that he is a person who values friends and friendship more important than himself, which is quite rare."
"There is no such thing as a banquet that never ends. I have seen groups of people grow up in Huayi and then leave. I dare not say that Xiao Cao will always cooperate with us. I hope that every brother and sister who leaves Huayi will cherish this big family."
Left a deep impression."
"I only have this watch, and I wore it throughout the whole movie, "Assembly". I hope Xiao Cao will use time to witness the years in Huayi and our friendship."
Cao Jun said respectfully: "Thank you, Director Feng. I hope we can witness the beautiful years of Huayi together!"
At this signing ceremony, Cao Jun not only signed a five-year agency contract with Huayi, but also got the male lead role in "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang".
However, these two contracts are just icing on the cake for Cao Jun. What he values most is Huayi's original shares, which are the real big bets.
Chapter completed!