It's 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, and the lights in the shiny office building are still on.

Wang Changtian organized the meeting.

"Mr. Wang, I always feel that this project is not that reliable. It makes sense for Liu Dehua to do it remotely. After all, they have always been a cooperative relationship, but why does Cheng Yu'an want us to do it? If this is a good project, wouldn't it be better for them to separate it?

?” The person who spoke was the glamorous executive vice president Li Delai.

"Lao Li, I don't agree with your statement." Li Xiaoping, executive vice president of Guangxian, said, "Why do we make movies? From a business perspective, movies are a high-risk and high-yield investment. Let's not talk about it far, let's talk about Cheng Yu'an's first movie.

A movie called "Sniper Phone Booth" has a box office of 28 million in Hong Kong, more than 20 million in Southeast Asia, more than 40 million in the mainland, and 48 million in overseas copyright income. However, its production cost was less than 3 million, and the post-production was messy.

The total cost of copying and publicity is up to 5 million.

"Think about it, how much money can we make here? To put it bluntly, one movie is worth half a year of hard work." Li Xiaoping finished.

"But we also have to consider risks. If this project fails..." Li Delai argued.

"There is no risk-free investment in the world." Li Xiaoping has a sense of adventure. "I guess they brought us in to dilute the risk. And in my opinion, the new director's plan will not be too widespread at the beginning.

The family is worth at most 10 to 20 million yuan, and I think the risk is worth taking."

Li Delai and Li Xiaoping are still arguing, and other business managers are basically divided into two groups: those who support and those who do not.

"Okay!" Wang Changtian tapped the pen on the table, "We are having a meeting, not buying vegetables at the vegetable market."

What both groups said was reasonable. Wang Changtian said: "I think Xiaoping's views are right."

As soon as Wang Changtian expressed his attitude, Li Delai wanted to persuade him, but Wang Changtian stretched out his hand to stop him: "Listen to me first.

"Why do we want to do a movie project? Practically speaking, it is to expand the company's business and add new profit points to the company. If it were other projects, such as TV series, I guess Lao Li would not say that the risk is too high, because the TV series

The profit method is different from that of movies. The profits of TV series are more stable and the risks are smaller. But since we choose to make movies, we must have the consciousness to make movies and we can no longer carry the same ideas as before. Movies are a risky investment, and no one is

General Victory, one or two investment failures are not a big deal. We have been through ups and downs for more than ten years and we can still withstand this little trouble.

"So, even if this 'Asian Rising Star Mentoring Plan' is a fire pit, I will jump into it. How can I learn from experience without failure? How can I succeed without failure? As Xiaoping said, at the worst, I will just throw away ten or twenty million.

I can still afford to lose this little money."

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Early the next morning, Cheng Yuan received a call from Wang Changtian and agreed to participate in the "Asian Rising Star Mentoring Program".

"Then wait for Brother Hua to come to the capital another day, and we will discuss the specific details together."

"Okay, let's wait for the good news from my brother." Wang Changtian showed no signs of fatigue from staying up late for meetings, and his voice was loud and powerful.

It was still a bit cold in Beijing after the Spring Festival, so Cheng Yuan drove to China Film Group Corporation wrapped in a down jacket.

"Director Cheng is here."

"Happy New Year, Director Cheng."

"Happy New Year."

"Congratulations to "Animal World" for breaking 100 million in box office."

"Thanks."

Cheng Yu'an from China Film Academy came frequently and many people knew him.

After successfully meeting Han Sanping, Han Sanping asked: "What should I drink?"

"You have nothing here but tea."

"If you can win this year's box office championship, if I don't have one in my office, I will go out and put up two shelves and a freezer for you." Han Sanping said.

"How can someone at such an old age like to coax people to play? He is also the box office champion. This year, the director of the opening song will be in "The Promise". Director Feng is holding back his thoughts to make a blockbuster and is absent from all the schedules this year. Director Zhang Yimou will be the director of "Thousands of Miles Away"

The artistic film "Ride" is the clear winner at the box office this year."

Cheng Yuan clearly remembers the box office of "The Promise" - 175 million!

Word-of-mouth and box office explosion!

You must know that the total investment in "The Promise" exceeds 300 million.

In other words, China is tolerant of directors, but in Hollywood, the results would be enough to bankrupt a large company, and the director would never be able to take on another film in his life.

I didn’t talk about you, Wu Baige.

But with a score of 175 million, it truly took the top spot at the box office in 2005.

Under the current conditions, Cheng Yuan is not sure that he can break this record.

"Let's not talk about them, where is your book?" Han Sanping just said that he did not believe that Cheng Yu'an could win the box office championship.

You won't be able to get it for at least 5 years.

Cheng Yuan handed over his script:

"Clues of Time and Space"

"It's science fiction again? Playing with concepts?" Han Sanping also knew that domestic conditions could not produce hard science fiction, so as soon as he got the script, he guessed that Cheng Yu'an was going to play with the concept of time travel like in "The Butterfly Effect".

"Almost, this time it will be a little more hardcore, and a time machine will appear."

"You have an explosive opening, and there are action scenes, so you have to spend some money." Han Sanping was already thinking about how much China Film could produce.

"Well, the company has budgeted and the cost is around 45 million, which is not much." Cheng Yu'an said.

"45 million is not much?" Han Sanping began to lower the price.

"Is this much? "A World Without Thieves" has 40 million. My sci-fi requires scenes and gimmicks, and 45 million is too small for me." Cheng Yu'an is thinking of getting at least 10 million from China Film.

"Leave the script, we will have a meeting to study it and give you an answer." Han Sanping would use this sentence to frustrate Cheng Yu'an every time she couldn't make up her mind.

As soon as Cheng Yuan came out of the shadow, he received a call from Qin Hailu: "Hey, where are you?"

"What's going on on the street?"

"Is it on Xinwai Street?" Qin Hai smiled slyly on the other end of the phone.

"how do you know?"

"Because I'm here too!" Qin Hailu suddenly appeared from behind and slapped Cheng Yu'an's down jacket hard.

"Alone?" Cheng Yu'an asked.

"Who told you she is alone?" A voice came from behind Qin Hailu, and it was Liu Tao who stepped out sideways.

"Are you two going shopping?" Cheng Yu'an and Liu Tao have known each other since they were on the set of Tian Long Ba. Although they don't have much contact, they can still be considered friends.

"Tao just returned to the capital today. I'll go shopping with her. How about you?" Qin Hailu regarded Cheng Yu'an as her younger brother and spoke very directly.

"Didn't we just come out of Director Han's place? The air conditioner in the car is broken. Let's go back." Cheng Yu'an didn't hide anything from her.

Qin Hailu rolled his eyes and grabbed Cheng Yuan: "Tell me, are you going to make a new movie?!"

"yes."

"How did you tell me last year that you would read the new script to me as soon as possible, ah!" Qin Hailu held Cheng Yu'an tightly.

"No, let go first. You are a well-known actor on the street. What do you mean when people see you?" Cheng Yu'an wanted to break away from Qin Hailu.

"Tell me about the role first." Qin Hailu still didn't let go.

"The heroine in the new movie has no role, and it's not suitable for you. I want to find a little girl."

"You said I can't play a little girl?!"

"What do you think? You are a swordsman, so why should you play a little girl? My play is really not suitable for you. How about I write a separate script for you tomorrow?" Cheng Yu'an said.
Chapter completed!