"Director Shen's tea is really unheard of. Oh, what a pity..."
Sun Zhongzhi first praised, then shook his head and sighed. Everyone around him knew why he was so sorry.
That's because you didn't drink the best tasting tea. It's okay if you don't know. Once you know, it may be a lifelong regret.
"Haha, when "I Am the God of Medicine" becomes a big success, I will make a pot of good tea for Mr. Sun here!"
A smile appeared on Shen Mu's face. After he said these few words, the regret on Sun Zhong's face disappeared instantly and he returned to his usual seriousness.
Now that we have come to the main topic, Sun Zhongzhong has to get down to business.
But after looking down at the tea cup in his hand, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
I originally thought that just drinking a cup of tea made by Shen Mu would not be a big deal. At most, I would just give Shen Mu's new movie a few more percentage points.
But what Sun Qingqing didn't expect was that Shen Mu's tea would reach such an extent.
This is not tea that ordinary people can drink. If you really want to calculate the value, it is probably worth a thousand gold.
Generally speaking, a tea ceremony master who has reached this level will not make tea easily.
You may even be invited to state banquets by leaders and make tea for foreign leaders.
Since this was an unusually good cup of tea, after drinking it, Sun Zhong finally had the feeling of being short-tongued and felt that this matter could no longer be done casually.
"Director Shen, I know your reason for coming today. For the sake of Brother Zhang and the sake of this cup of good tea, I can give you a 10% filming rate at Hengzhen Cinema!"
After pondering for a moment, Sun Zhongzhong did not hesitate. This was the result of his careful consideration.
When Zhang Changhuai heard his film arrangement ratio, he breathed a sigh of relief and felt that he had completed his task.
Although Zhang Changhuai and Shen Mu have a good relationship, and his goddaughter Mu Wenqing also starred in the movie God of Medicine, Zhang Changhuai is really not very optimistic about it.
Zhang Changhuai originally expected that Sun Zhongzhong could give him 5% of the film arrangement, which would be considered as giving him face, but he didn't expect that he actually gave 10% in the end.
However, when Zhang Changhuai also took a look at the tea cup in his hand, he felt relieved instantly.
Obviously, my face is worth five percent, and this cup of good tea is also worth five percent.
There was also a sense of relief on Ye Lan's face.
At least the movie "I Am the God of Medicine" will not be a zero-scheduled movie. As long as it can be released in theaters, there is a possibility of word-of-mouth development.
The best publicity for a movie or TV series is not an early trailer or praise from peers, but the reputation after it is released.
Shen Mu once said this.
Thinking about the original Wolf Ya List, when it first started, it could only be broadcast online on a video account on Station P. In the end, didn’t it rely on word-of-mouth to counterattack and create a niche for itself?
As the saying goes, the fragrance of wine is also afraid of the alley. The God of Medicine is certainly a good movie, but if there is not even 1% of the film schedule, or even the theater chain refuses to show it, then it may have to be transferred to the Internet.
But movies and TV series are different. Even if it is broadcast online, it will definitely become a classic. However, as the director and distributor of the movie, Shen Mu and Ye Lan are definitely not willing to accept such a result.
A 10% film scheduling rate does not sound very high, but Hengzhen Cinemas is, after all, one of the top three cinemas in the country. If it is spread across the country, the number of moviegoers will still be quite large.
"Mr. Sun, the film scheduling rate of 10% is too low!"
However, just when Zhang Changhuai and Ye Lan both thought that Shen Mu would accept it happily, the young director said such a sentence and slowly shook his head.
Hearing this, Sun Zhongqing's face instantly darkened.
Director Shen Mu is too greedy, isn't he?
Who do you think you are? Do you really think you are one of those well-known domestic directors?
Do you know how many movies are produced in China in a year, and how many movies are not even available in theaters and can only be broadcast online?
How many movies can only be scheduled until late at night, or even less than 1%, so these new directors are still grateful.
Nowadays, your new movie Shen Mu is not favored by almost everyone on the Internet, and it also has to compete with Wu Tianci's movie.
By then everyone will have gone to see Director Wu's "Dawn", so what's the point of arranging more films?
Just 10% of the film schedule was too much for Sun Zhongzhong.
If it weren't for Zhang Changhuai's face and a cup of good tea from Shen Mu, he would definitely not be able to give such a high film arrangement rate.
But you, Shen Mu, are still not satisfied and say that the 10% filming rate is too low.
Do you really think that you are a famous director in the Dragon Kingdom? Do you really think that there are tens of thousands of viewers who will buy into your fault, Shen Mu?
"Director Shen, as a person you must know how to be content and don't overdo it!"
After pondering for a moment, the words that came out of Sun Zhongzhong's mouth were a little bit too polite. To be honest, he wanted to take back what he just said about the 10% arrangement of films.
This Shen Mu is too ignorant of the world. If this matter goes wrong, it will not only hurt your Shen Mu's face, but also Zhang Changhuai's.
Therefore, after Sun Zhongqing finished speaking, he glanced at Zhang Changhuai.
He wanted Director Zhang, who had a good relationship with Shen Mu, to also give some advice to this young man who didn't know the heights of the world.
"Xiao Shen, ten percent of the film schedule is already a lot, why don't you give it a try first?"
Zhang Changhuai didn't want the relationship between the two parties to become too tense, so he came out to smooth things over at this moment.
As he is also an insider, he naturally knows that the film arrangement ratio given by Sun Zhongzhong has actually given him a lot of face.
"Mr. Sun, I want to make a bet with you!"
Shen Mu didn't seem to listen to what Sun and Zhang said at all, and just said one sentence, which made several people in the tea room stunned for a moment, as if they didn't understand what Shen Mu meant.
"You give me 30% of the filming, and I'll make you a promise!"
Shen Mu continued to speak, and just when Sun Zhongzhong's expression changed and he was about to have a fit, he heard the other party say: "If the total box office of "I Am the God of Medicine" does not exceed one billion, I will not take any penny, and all the proceeds will go to the theaters!"
"And I can also set a time limit of ten days. If within ten days, the attendance rate of "I Am the God of Medicine" does not reach 80%, the movie will be automatically offline!"
Shen Muyu was not surprised, but Zhang Changhuai and Sun Zhongli were stunned by these words.
Ye Lan and Mu Wenqing also opened their beautiful eyes and looked at Shen Mu in disbelief.
Even Ye Lan didn't know beforehand that Shen Mu would be so crazy.
This is simply a gamble. How much risk does it take?
Once the conditions mentioned by Shen Mu are not met, the movie "I Am the God of Medicine" will lose all its money, and even lose all the money earned from Lang Ya Bang.
Shen Mu had blocked all his escape routes and adopted a desperate attitude. This was simply a huge gamble.
If when Sun Qi heard Shen Mu talk about the 30% filming rate before, he was still sneering at the other party's tone of voice, which was simply whimsical, then at this moment, he just fell silent.
Because the gamble that Shen Mu mentioned was of great benefit to the theaters without any harm.
The other party didn't even say what conditions the theaters would need to pay after achieving those goals.
"If "I Am the God of Medicine" finally achieves the goals I mentioned, our share with the theaters will remain the same, so Mr. Sun will not have to take any risks!"
As if he knew what Sun Qi was thinking, Shen Mu spoke again.
Now even Zhang Changhuai had to admire the courage of this young director.
This is simply giving money to Sun Zhongzhi, or Hengzhen Cinema. From Zhang Changhuai's point of view, this is indeed a gamble that cannot be refused.
In any case, Shen Mu is not a nobody. Even if many people are aiming for the fame of Langya List, they will at least go to the cinema to watch "I Am the God of Medicine".
In other words, at the end of the day, all the theaters make are pure profits.
Especially since the final box office of "I Am the God of Medicine" did not reach one billion, all the money went to Hengzhen Cinema.
For Sun Zhongzhong personally, this is simply a huge profit.
He can create a large profit for the company without taking any risks.
As for Shen Mu, he was just betting on a 30% filming rate.
For Sun Zhongzhong, this was just a piece of cake.
As the vice president of the company, he still has this power.
In the past, there were cases where well-known directors gave so-called big productions a very high schedule and ended up being rejected. This is considered to be within the normal range of losses.
At this moment, Sun Zhongzhi fell into silence, thinking about the feasibility of this matter.
But no matter which aspect he considered, he felt there was no reason to reject Shen Mu's proposal.
It was as if the other party had the best interests of him, the vice president of the company, and calculated the risks of every step.
"Okay, I'll take this bet!"
About a few minutes later, Sun Zhongqi suddenly raised his tea cup, swallowed the last sip of the cold tea, then looked up at Shen Mu and gave a positive answer.
Ye Lan next to him was a little silent. He didn't know whether the success of this bet would be good or bad for Mu Lan Studio.
She has no system and doesn't know that "I Am the God of Medicine" is actually a classic movie that has been tested in another world, so her worries are not groundless.
Even if Ye Lan has read the script and knows that this is a high-quality movie, who can be sure that it will not be a hit before the movie is released?
In the past, there were some movies that cost hundreds of millions and were polished for many years. As soon as they were released, they were so popular that even their own mothers didn’t even recognize them.
This kind of thing is already commonplace in the film industry.
It's just that Ye Lan and Shen Mu are now prosperous. Now that Shen Mu has made a decision, she will only support it unconditionally.
It's not like Shen Mu really wants to pull her off the building, it's just a big gamble.
Ye Lan, who had seen Shen Mu create miracles several times, finally decided to take a gamble with Shen Mu.