In the fourteenth year of the new millennium, Xu Yin was visiting the most famous film and television base in the country when she received a call from Wang Luhui that broke her voice with excitement, saying that she had secured a foreign exchange order for a thousand aircraft.
Lawyer Feng was here to appear in court these two days, and she happened to be on vacation in a nearby town. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they simply flew over to meet up.
It was almost noon after Lawyer Feng finished the court session. Xu Yin arrived early and took a taxi to the film and television base for a walk.
She used to be a frequent visitor here in a small world, but filming and traveling are two different things after all. What's more, it has been so long and she is in a different novel background, so revisiting her old place gives people a different kind of freshness.
I congratulated Mr. Wang on the phone and made an appointment to visit the helicopter production base this Mid-Autumn Festival.
It's shameful to say that as a major shareholder, she played the role of the hands-off shopkeeper so vividly. Apart from going there once when signing the contract, in the past few years, she has never been there once either through video conferences, phone conferences or email exchanges.
"...Then it's settled, I'll be waiting for Mr. Xu at the base."
Xu Yin: "Okay, okay."
Wang Luhui: Mr. Xu, if you are so perfunctory, I will be sad.
Xu Yin: Sadness is always inevitable.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Yin looked at the time. It was not the time agreed with Lawyer Feng yet, so she should continue shopping.
"Mr. Liao, listen to me. This is really a good script. If it's not a good script, we won't spend energy preparing for the filming. Why don't you spare some time and I'll send you the script. After reading the script..."
Xiao Zhiqiang listened to the beeping busy tone coming from his mobile phone. It was obvious that the other party had no patience to listen to him and hung up the phone.
He sighed and continued to look for the big names in his address book who might have a glimmer of hope in investing in this movie, but he had already found most of them. It was not that he looked down on this movie directed by a new generation director and not starring a top star.
It was produced at a low cost, just to borrow money to recruit people, but the existing actors were already halfway through filming. Besides, those actors were personally selected by the director through interviews one by one. Each of them fit the role of the script very well. The temporary replacement was equivalent to all the previous filming.
To tear it down and start over again is not only disrespectful to the director, but also irresponsible to the film.
Although he is just a tepid little producer, in business, he does not pay as much attention to the quality of the script as the director, but this is already halfway through, and a temporary replacement will always erase all the efforts in the past. If he can find a
It would be great if the investors are interested in this book and don't mess around with the filming process.
"Hey, is this Mr. Gu? I'm Xiao Zhiqiang from Wenhua Productions Company! Do you still remember the one we met at the Golden Jasmine Awards? That's right, I have a drama on hand now... Mr. Gu
?Mr. Gu?”
"Hello, Mr. Fang! I am Xiao Zhiqiang from Wenhua Productions. I wonder if you are interested in investing in a low-cost work...haven't you considered this aspect recently? Well, excuse me! We will cooperate next time if we have a chance!"
"Hello Mr. Luo, I am Xiao Zhiqiang produced by Wenhua. I have a drama that I want to work with you recently. Do you want to watch...Mr. Luo?"
"Hey, Brother Tao, I'm Xiao Zhiqiang, do you have any big bosses here who want to project a TV series recently? To be honest, I'm in some trouble now. The leading investor of the TV series got into trouble and ran away... Yes
, you say unlucky or not! This is really a good drama, it would be a pity to put it aside and let it gather dust... What's the name? Didn't I say it? "Ye Sui" is about... Hey, hey, hey,
Brother Tao, please listen to me...Brother Tao? Brother Tao?"
"..."
When Xu Yin sat down at the stone table to drink water and rest, in just three to five minutes, she heard a small producer who claimed to be produced by Wenhua making no less than a dozen calls, all of which were rejected for investment.
At first she didn't take it seriously. When it comes to investing, there are bound to be successes and failures. It's impossible for everyone to succeed.
But until he mentioned this psychological suspense film called "Ye Sui", he suddenly remembered that in the original text, Fang Haocheng invested in this "Ye Sui" which was not popular in the early stage and became popular later, and not only made a lot of money
, also took the opportunity to open the door to the film and television industry, established an entertainment company, and even took his wife and children to experience a family variety show, which really became popular for a while.
So a few years later, when real estate companies all over the country fell into the downturn when the real estate bubble burst, he made a smooth transition to another investment field after making a lot of money. He was the least affected among the real estate tycoons.
But this time, listening to Xiao Zhiqiang's tone, it seems that Fang Haocheng didn't invest? Isn't it his butterfly's fault again?
"Hello, I would like to ask, is Mr. Fang you contacted earlier, or Fang Haocheng from Li Hao Real Estate?" Xu Yin asked proactively when Xiao Zhiqiang encountered Waterloo again and sat down on the stone bench next to him in frustration.
"yes."
Xiao Zhiqiang looked up and saw a stranger. Although he didn't understand why she asked, he was probably depressed and needed someone to communicate with him, so he and Xu Yin started talking to each other across a bench:
"Well, I don't know if the original investor ran into trouble or repented midway. We kept urging them, but they kept delaying. Now they don't even answer the phone."
"Ours is a poor crew, the actors are all newbies, and the director is also a new generation who has just graduated. Although he has directed a web drama that has received a good response, this is still his first attempt at a movie, and no investors are optimistic about him. The previous one
, it was me who begged my grandpa and sued my grandma, but in the end... Well, maybe it was because of the year of my birth year, which was not good for me!"
At this point, he looked at Xu Yin: "Do you know Mr. Fang? I'm actually not very familiar with him, and I was introduced to him occasionally. At that time, he was a little interested in investing in scripts, but this time, he didn't seem to be so interested in investing in scripts.
I have some ideas. If I can't find investors anymore, this script will have to be shelved. Not to mention the wasted investment before, this is really a good script, but it's a pity..."
Xu Yin asked: "In addition to funding, do you have any other requirements for investors?"
"Anything else? What's the request?"
"For example, the investor needs to be present during the filming process, or the investor needs to give some guidance on the filming."
Xiao Zhiqiang smiled bitterly: "Are you mocking the crew? If it weren't for the boss who paid the money, who would welcome them to the site for inspections every three days? Once they come, we are not allowed to accompany them? Won't the filming progress slow down? And you are still pointing fingers...
…Isn’t there nothing we can do about it? Unless it’s a matter of principle such as changing actors or drastically modifying the plot, if we can follow the wishes of the sponsor’s father, I’ll generally try to be satisfied.”
Xu Yin rubbed her chin and nodded clearly: "So, qualified investors only need to provide money and don't need to worry about anything else?"
"This is not just a qualified investor you are talking about, it is simply the most popular and excellent investor."
Xiao Zhiqiang doesn't think there is such a thoughtful investor father in this world.
After all, those who have paid real money, for the sake of the later rate of return, will be more or less worried and want to ask questions.
Xu Yin smiled and said: "Don't worry! I won't interfere. On the contrary, I hope you won't bother me."
"???"
Under Xiao Zhiqiang's suspicious eyes, Xu Yin opened her bag, took out a checkbook, and wrote a cash check on the spot: "I remember you said this was a small-cost production, and 30 million is enough for you to finish filming and publicize it before the release.