In a quiet Western restaurant, He Mu, wearing sunglasses, and Zhang Ziyi, wearing sunglasses, sat opposite each other and smiled knowingly. The two took off their sunglasses at the same time. Zhang Ziyi spoke first, "Have you just returned from the UK?"

"Yeah, I just came back in the morning."

"Congratulations, at least I won a prize." Zhang Ziyi sighed with a pout.

"Luck, just luck." He Mu looked at the menu and asked for a steak. The waiter's attitude was obvious. Zhang Ziyi was a regular here, and the waiter felt like he was facing a cloud of air when he saw the stars. This should be a place where people in the entertainment industry often came.

Faced with He Mu's modesty, Zhang Ziyi said, "I think this is a skill. Xiao Mu, you not only won a great award, but you didn't even say the box office."

"Where, where," This is the first time He Mu has had such a close contact with Zhang Ziyi. International Zhang has a strong aura. Even though she is very kind at the moment, He Mu decided to let him speak first. "I am very interested in the project "Very Perfect" mentioned by Sister Ziyi, but why did he come to Shuimu Forest? I think there should be many film companies in China that want to cooperate with you, right?"

"I value character and potential most when choosing a partner. He Mu, you have a good reputation in the circle. And from the promotion of "Night Store", you can see that Shuimu Forest has great potential and is trustworthy. The most important thing is that you are handsome enough." Zhang Ziyi smiled badly when she said this, as if she was teasing He Mu.

He Mu was also considered to have been through the storm. He smiled slightly without any embarrassment and joked casually, "You are a little incompetent as a producer. You are actually using handsome and unscrupulous to choose partners. This standard is destined to be a loss."

Zhang Ziyi shook her head, "You are the most handsome guy. We have confirmed a Korean handsome guy in this drama. How can you do if you don't find a Chinese handsome guy of equal weight?"

"Wait, aren't we talking about investment? Why did we become an actor?" He Mu felt a little strange.

"Wouldn't it be better if you can invest in cooperation and play the leading actor? The best of both worlds is perfect."

“Are these two things tied together?”

"Don't misunderstand, separate people will not affect each other."

"Then let's talk about investment first and then acting." One code is one code. He Mu hopes to consider whether the profits of the project can impress him first.

"Okay, let me talk to you about the project "Very Perfect" first." Zhang Ziyi also began to talk about the business in a straightforward manner. She had some business experience in the past. But others helped her and she was only responsible for investing money. But this time it was different. The producer's identity either invested money by herself or invested. Zhang Ziyi, the producer, is the latter. She just invested investment, and she did not receive real money, but her pay was counted as part of the investment.

He Mu listened carefully. The screenwriter and director of the film were the same person, a young woman studying film in the United States. It took her five years to write the script and happened to meet Zhang Ziyi, who wanted to live a production addiction. So the two hit it off and started to "collude". First, they found two Korean companies, CJ Entertainment Co., Ltd. and Xijie Entertainment, and determined their international perspective. They also selected the emerging tyrant of Perfect Time and Space as the main investor in the mainland in China, and changed the original name to "very perfect" to match the promotional strategy of Perfect Time and Space. In addition, they also needed to find a more professional film company to complete the film shooting, so Zhang Ziyi needed to find a fourth partner.

As one of the most well-known actresses in Asia in the world, Zhang Ziyi's appeal is still very strong. With the words "Zhang Ziyi" alone, countless film and television companies will flock to her. It happened that during this period, with the popularity of "Night Store", the name Shuimu Forest shines in the film industry and attracts Zhang Ziyi's attention.

Because the Korean investment accounts for a large proportion, they require that one of the two male protagonists in the film is a popular Korean actor, so the Chinese side also needs to find a male actor with enough weight and the salary must not be too high. The first thing Zhang Ziyi thinks of is that He Mu, who has not debuted for a long time, but is famous. At this time, she learned that He Mu's Shuimu Forest seemed to be very successful, so she decided to use Shuimu Forest as the primary choice of her last partner and persuaded He Mu to join the movie.

From Zhang Ziyi's mouth, He Mu learned that the film is expected to cost 20 million, but Zhang Ziyi's pay is 10 million, which is slightly lower than her current value, so the investment in the entire movie should be 30 million. Zhang Ziyi only needs to find other sources of funds and star in this drama to get one-third of the film's income. Of course, if the movie loses, she might as well get 10 million.

The cost is 20 million, and Perfect Time and Space investment is 8 million. The two Korean companies invested a total of 10 million. Therefore, the last mainland company only needs to invest 2 million, and it is also responsible for the main work of filming. With film production alone, these two million can be recovered a lot, not to mention that there are box office dividends later. The specific profit distribution plan has not been released yet, and all investors need to confirm it before discussing it. However, it is certain that it will not be divided completely according to the investment ratio, because Korean companies should require all copyrights of the film in South Korea, so they will make certain concessions at the mainland box office.

Zhang Ziyi briefly explained to He Mu. He roughly calculated that he invested 2 million yuan, but had the right to dominate production, and this part would have income of hundreds of thousands. Perfect Time and Space had no distribution channel. In the end, Shuimu Forest may also be responsible for the release of the film. In the least optimistic situation, as long as the box office of the movie can reach 60 million yuan, there will be basically no loss. So can it be achieved?

Let's not include He Mu for now. The known lineup of the film includes international superstar Zhang Ziyi, Korean idol star So Ji-seok, and topic queen Sai Bingbing. Now the saying of the four actresses and double Bingbing has gradually spread in the mainland, that is, Zhang Ziyi, Zhao Wei, Zhou Xun, Xu Jinglei and Sai Bingbing, who have advanced from the four young actresses to the four major actresses. The six major actresses rarely cooperated before. The more well-known examples include "Painted Skin" cooperating with Zhao Wei, Zhou Xun, with a box office of 230 million yuan, and "The Wind" starring Huayi, which is also starring Zhang Ziyi and Sai Bingbing. There are two actresses who have helped. Even if there are not 100 million or 20 million yuan, there should be 60 million yuan. The influence of the Korean oppa can be ignored. If He Mu participates, it will basically be a sure profit.

After a simple trade-off, He Mu felt that the prospects of "Very Perfect" were still good, at least from the perspective of the cast, but there is another important issue, that is, the script, as long as the script is not bad, he can accept it.

"Can I read the script? I'll reply to you tomorrow."

"Of course it's OK, but I want two replies."

"Okay, I hope we can have a happy cooperation." He Mu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Is the beef mature?

…(To be continued...)

ps:  【ps: Yesterday’s third update, I still owe 9 chapters~ I didn’t expect it to be so late, sorry~]
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