Tian Xiaopeng felt something in his nose, which was so spicy that tears welled up in his eyes.

He put the money he borrowed from his parents-in-law on the table, pushed it in front of Xu Jian, and choked with sobs: "Old Xu, this is all, I can't hold on anymore, I'm so desperate."

"You've been holding on for six years, and now you say you can't hold on any longer." Xu Jian didn't take any money. The wad of money was probably only about thirty thousand.

Compared to what is owed to them, it is nothing to mention. MORE has not received remuneration a few times since accepting the special effects work here, and the money owed to them is already several million.

"I still remember when the film was launched in 2007. In order to boost morale, I pretended to make a big deal with the team, saying that I had found a sponsor and got a large amount of investment. But in fact, the funds were not in place at that time.

No money! Hahaha!" Tian Xiaopeng felt very uncomfortable.

What he was thinking about was that when "The Return of the Great Sage" made money and when he became successful, he would talk about it in interviews. But now he could only be speechless and choked.

There are some embarrassments in life. Success is a good story, but failure is a joke.

"I asked you to try my boss's Future Star, have you asked?" Xu Jian didn't think there was anything good about this project. He pointed out the direction, and Qian Chen set up a Future Star Fund to target it.

It is this kind of project.

"I asked, basically all of their 100 million yuan was spent. I didn't expect such a huge amount of money in the later period. I only spent 20 to 30 million in the first six or seven years, but tens of millions were spent in the next few months.

"Tian Xiaopeng was helpless, he was really desperate.

The cost of a cartoon is 50 to 60 million, not counting the publicity and distribution. Even including the publicity and distribution, the cost is 80 million.

How much box office does it cost to earn back the cost of 80 million?

This year's new film "The Bears" did earn a box office of 100 million yuan, but it was a movie made to make money for children. Tian Xiaopeng had no expectations for "The Return of the Great Sage" to have a box office of 100 million yuan.

Something similar to him is "Quiba".

The combined box office of the three "Quiba" films was only 55 million.

"You have spent so much money. If you don't make it and release it, the investors will tear you apart. You will lose money on the release, and you will be cut off halfway. That is not the same concept." Xu Jian warned him, but he could understand him.

It does cost a lot of money in the later stage. It should be said that the most expensive part has not even started yet.

Xu Jian's estimated cost is 80 million, which is higher than Tian Xiaopeng's 50 to 60 million, because as the head of MORE, he knows best how expensive this thing is.

"Not only do I owe you money for special effects, but my employees' wages haven't been paid in months. Brother, some of them are still paying off their mortgages." Could Tian Xiaopeng be clear? He just couldn't hold on any longer.

Everyone on his team, even the art director, would leave immediately after finishing their work to make a living elsewhere, just so as not to be a drag on the team.

This is the same as if your wife loves you too much and runs away with another man.

Of course, some people run away because they really can’t see the future and hope of this project.

"You can't give up halfway, unless you don't want to work in the future." Xu Jian was considering whether to ask his boss for help. If the boss takes action, this small project will not be a problem at all.

But when the boss was asked to invest in a cartoon, he was a bit unable to talk about it. Cartoons.

The boss and his wife seem to prefer watching Disney cartoons, which is the real visual enjoyment.

"If "The Return of the Great Sage" fails this time, I will leave this circle and never touch animation again, because if we work so hard and still fail, it means that within at least ten years, the animation industry will really

"It's not suitable to touch anymore." Tian Xiaopeng was not impulsive.

"You should take back this money first. Don't act in front of me. This is the third time. I owe you the special effects first. We'll wait until your movie is released." Xu Jian looked at his watch and said: "

I have to go to Hengdian on my afternoon flight. My boss is over there. If you want to try it again, you can come with me and I will take care of the ticket issue."

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Your boss, Qian Chen, is a really rich man." Tian Xiaopeng stood up quickly, putting away the thirty thousand yuan and picking up the somewhat old down jacket on the hanger.

He didn't want to distract himself, and he wouldn't go out looking for money like others. He could only mention it inadvertently when there was a suitable opportunity, but basically no one would take any notice of him.

Now, there is really no other way.

We can only go to "meet" this capital legend in the entertainment industry.

Xichen has only been established for two years and has not invested in many movies. However, in terms of net profit, it is actually one of the top film and television investment companies in the industry.

Even MORE, the strongest special effects group in the industry, is owned by it.

Xu Jian, the head of MORE, always addresses his boss directly when talking about his boss, and his eyes light up when he mentions his boss.

"My boss doesn't like people who are scheming, because no one has anywhere to hide in front of him. When you meet, you can say whatever you want, especially sincerity." Xu Jian led him out.

His driver was waiting downstairs.

Tian Xiaopeng's October Studio is located in an ordinary commercial and residential community outside the West Third Ring Road. It is located on the tenth floor. It is an office area of ​​less than 100 square meters. There are as many Lo's as you want.

"How could I tell him that this project will definitely lose money?" Tian Xiaopeng laughed at himself.

"You'd better say that. My boss doesn't value money that much. He donates hundreds of millions every year, openly or secretly." When Xu Jian talked about Qian Chen, he was full of reverence.

Many bosses will set up a philanthropic persona, but in fact one is more stingy than the other.

Only Qian Chen has been keeping a low profile in his donations. Those donations that ordinary people know about, such as his seemingly shocking donation of 80 million, are actually just the tip of the iceberg.

Last year alone, the total donations were at least 800 million.

Xu Jian's MORE is just a veteran affiliated with the Xichen system, so he knows a lot of things that others don't know.

The two of them arrived at Hengdian, and Brother Wu Xing picked them up and took them directly to Qian Chen's home in Hengdian. Qian Chen was not at home, as he went to Hangzhou to attend the premiere of "Fireworks in the Day".

This is the movie of the third brother Liao Ping. Qian Chen is in Hengdian, which is only a two-hour drive away, so he must go to participate.

Qian Chen's house was bought by An Qian. Except for the third and fourth floors, which are the couple's large bedrooms, living area and work area.

After Qian Chen came back, he learned that Xu Jian was waiting for him, so he came here to see them without even changing his clothes.

"Old Xu, why did you come to Hengdian? Are you going to apologize to Lao Yang?" Qian Chen smiled and hugged him. Yang Lu didn't give enough special effects artists, so he said this.

"I have to apologize to him, but I have already given him a lot of manpower. He is just pretentious and there are still too few people." Xu Jian introduced to Qian Chen: "This is the guy from "The Return of the Great Sage"

Director Tian Xiaopeng."

"Oh, I know, you participated in the documentary "1405 Zheng He's Voyages to the West", right?" Qian Chen remembered it instantly. "Ah...that film." Tian Xiaopeng was very surprised,

He didn't expect that Qian Chen had heard of him, and in this way. It was a documentary that no one cared about, and he was only one of the main creators.

Most people in the industry know about him, probably because he does private work in animated films in order to make money, such as "Legend of Sword and Fairy 5 CG Promotional Film", "Mercenary World CG Promotional Film" and so on.

"The film was pretty good, but it was a bit subjective." Qian Chen was curious about what future generations would say about this legendary eunuch, so he looked for some information and watched it when he had nothing to do.

It can only be said that history is not the same as facts. The long river of time has buried too many things.

"The main reason is that there are too many uncertainties and contradictions in the things that have been researched, so we can only choose what to express subjectively." Tian Xiaopeng followed Qian Chen's words and explained.

He is not very good at dealing with people, but he can still feel that Chongqian Chen is very fond of Zheng He.

interested.

This is an unanswerable question. I really can't understand why such a proud man is interested in a great eunuch of the Ming Dynasty. But it also helped him and made their conversation less boring.

Of course we also talked about animated movies.

"Your movie only cost tens of millions?" Qian Chen seemed surprised.

"Yes, what else?" Tian Xiaopeng resisted the urge to roll his eyes. It's only tens of millions. You really can't stand and talk without pain. Their cost for "Quiba" was even more pitiful, as pitiful as the box office.

It is said that the next one will be funded through crowdfunding.

"Last time I chatted with Mr. Wang, we talked about one of their animated movies called "Rock Husky". It is said that the investment was more than 300 million." Qian Chen explained.

"Zheng Jun's, it actually costs 300 million..." Tian Xiaopeng was dumbfounded.

He is also an insider, but no, Zheng Jun is not considered an insider, because his only comic work was not drawn by him at all. He could only provide an idea.

Old-school celebrities and artists like to publish books, comics or other character creations. The most typical characteristic is that one comic or book in a lifetime is enough to achieve the purpose of character creation.

Basically, you pay the Gunners team to do it.

Of course, in this kind of thing, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, one wants fame and the other wants profit, and everyone gets what they need. As long as the money is enough, nothing will go wrong.

Not only in the comics industry, but also in the screenwriting industry, there are a large number of gun screenwriters who do not have the right to authorize.

Tian Xiaopeng just didn't expect that such a comic would be made into a movie, and it would also receive an investment of 300 million. If he had known earlier, shouldn't he have talked to Aunt Hua?

People there are stupid and have a lot of money.

"I understand the way the poor are poor and the rich and rich." Xu Jian, who is a special effects artist, has this feeling. For a movie, 300,000 yuan can produce some special effects, and 3 million can also produce special effects.

Even if you spend tens of millions of dollars, you can spend it completely. Tian Xiaopeng is the kind of person who splits a penny into two flowers.

"That is to say, you need investment to continue, otherwise you will give up halfway, right." Qian Chen quite appreciates this kind of searching. Only people who have experienced poor days can understand this kind of searching.

In the past, in order to avoid relegation, he wanted to take the sack and go to the nearest bank to load it.

"Yes, I need money now." Tian Xiaopeng was very honest and had nothing to be embarrassed about. The worst he could do was to be rejected. Qian Chen thought for a moment and suddenly asked a question:
Chapter completed!