I haven't figured out how to make the protagonist's idea of taking down the Tang Dynasty look more reasonable. I spent more than two hours revising this section and still am not satisfied with it.
I'll try to think about it again, and everyone will take a look at it tomorrow morning. Sorry.
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"Boss Cai, Lao Hu..."
"First of all, what do you think of the movie script you just watched?"
Zhong Yunqing took the script back without hesitation, reinstalled it, and placed it on the table in front of him.
When Lao Hu heard his roll call, he glanced at his boss and said frankly:
"I haven't been in the industry for too long, but as a professional actor, I can feel that this is a particularly good movie story. The plot is very good, and it makes people have a sense of excitement and expectation to watch it."
After hearing what Hu Ge said, Zhong Yunqing smiled kindly at him. Then he turned back to look at Cai Yinong and continued:
"Boss Cai, can you use your many years of experience in film and television companies to help me estimate how much do you think this script will be at the box office after normal filming is completed?"
Zhong Yunqing was not looking for trouble when he asked her like this, but it was premeditated. He wanted to get the upper hand before he started to cause trouble. Let the other party follow his thoughts and enter his prepared pockets.
And Boss Cai still hasn’t figured out what kind of medicine he is selling in his gourd! So he is obviously a little confused by this request.
To be honest, she is actually a little impatient now. After all, Zhong Yunqing also said before that this script will not accept her investment. So why are she still talking about the script with her!
But after all, she also wanted to find out the ultimate purpose of Zhong Yunqing's appointment. So she suppressed the unhappiness in her heart, looked at him with a very serious attitude and replied:
"To be honest, your book is very good in terms of plot. The story is just like what Lao Hu just said, which makes people have a sense of expectation. For the audience, entering the cinema is for entertainment, and a movie can make people want to watch it.
**, that’s a good movie.”
After talking about the advantages, she went on to talk about the "disadvantages" she felt:
"However, literary films are a niche after all. Even if you use a good love story to intersperse them to try to neutralize the plot, they are still relatively dull. The possibility of a box office hit is very slim. So under normal circumstances
, I think it will probably have a box office of around 10 million to 20 million."
Zhong Yunqing listened to her pertinent comments and nodded secretly. These statements were somewhat similar to those of some later professional film critics.
It can be seen from this that although Lao Cai's ability to run the company is not very good, after all, he has been working in the industry for many years, and he still has some real talents and knowledge in the industry, and he can still get to the core of the problem.
"Okay, thank you for your analysis..."
Before he could continue to speak, Boss Cai's patience was almost worn out, and she said first:
"What exactly do you want to talk about when you come to me? Can you be direct and don't waste time?"
"Don't worry, you won't be able to listen to what I'm saying now unless you have an intuitive feeling. Look at these two..."
Zhong Yunqing then took out two other document bags from his bag and handed them over.
Boss Cai reached out and took the same document bags as the previous one, but this time he did not open them in a hurry, but looked at Zhong Yunqing deeply with an expressionless face.
Zhong Yunqing looked at her calmly.
The two looked at each other for about ten seconds before Cai Yinong looked back and took a deep breath. Then he opened the file bag above and looked at it carefully again.
About ten minutes later, she raised her head to look at Zhong Yunqing again. Her expression no longer had any impatience. She was really convinced!
Without any further hesitation, Cai Yinong continued to open the file bag of the last script...
When she opened the third document bag, Lao Hu couldn't help but be curious and picked up the other script she had just put down and started reading it.
Zhong Yunqing didn't mind Lao Hu. He kept observing Cai Yinong's expressions and movements. Seeing that she was already immersed in the last script, he smiled imperceptibly.
Half an hour later, Cai Yinong reluctantly put down the last one on his hand.
In order to hide her shock, she picked up the cold coffee in front of her and took another sip.
"It seems that we are right when we call you 'Great Writer'! These three scripts of yours are indeed better than the last! It can be foreseen that when these three scripts are produced, you will really become a gold medal in the mainland film industry.
The screenwriter is here! At that time, many top stars who are cooperating with big companies will come to "see you to book scripts."
Zhong Yunqing didn't tell her that he wanted to direct, so of course Zhong Yunqing accepted Boss Cai's compliment with a very "shameless" smile.
And not only that, he also wanted to take the opportunity to pretend to be better.
"Excuse me. I have never been embarrassed to say that these scripts are actually just for me to practice when I am bored writing novels! There are still better ones than these in my mind!"
If he had said this half an hour ago, both Boss Cai and Lao Hu would have just laughed it off as bragging.
Now, he said that there is a better script in the pipeline, which can only make Lao Cai sigh that the young people are terrible. After all, the shock brought by the previous three scripts has not been healed, so the two of them can't help but not believe it!
Although he could not invest, but thinking of another possibility, Boss Cai continued to ask with concern:
"Have you decided who to direct these scripts?"
After all, the script is ready-made, and if you can convince Zhong Yunqing to let a director from Tang Dynasty film it, you can gain something.
It's a pity that her imagination is very rich, and Zhong Yunqing didn't give her time to continue to use it.
"The director is myself!"
This answer instantly surprised Boss Cai. She had an expression of disbelief on her face.
"You said you are a director? Have you studied directing?"
"Yeah, don't be so surprised, okay? I studied seriously with a director for a few months. Besides, Zhang Yimou didn't study directing at the beginning. He studied photography. In the end, he didn't just make films and become a national teacher...
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You are not polite at all, just come up and compare with "National Master"...
Zhong Yunqing's "shameless" use of herself and Zhang Yimou as an example... immediately made the three people, including Sisi, roll their eyes.
Of course, even if his director level is limited. But Sisi, as her boyfriend's current die-hard "follower", naturally chooses to believe in him unconditionally. Anyway, the maximum compensation is two million, so it's considered a super expensive one.
tuition fee!
Sisi's blind obedience cannot be contagious to the other two.
For Boss Cai and Lao Hu, Zhong Yunqing's words about becoming a director are actually a soul-crushing blow.
After all, an online novel writer who had never studied directing suddenly said he wanted to make a movie.
Such a funny thing... It's true, I'll see you soon.
But for Boss Cai, Zhong Yunqing has said before that he will not let her invest, which means that no matter how powerful he is, it has nothing to do with her.
Therefore, Cai Yinong, who had calmed down, said to Zhong Yunqing expressionlessly:
"It's understandable that you want to direct your own script. Now you can tell me the purpose of your meeting with me!"
"It's very simple. I want to exchange these movie scripts for Tangren's shares, and then use Tangren to become a film company."
"I predict that these three scripts will eventually generate at least 200 million in movie box office! If you are a film and television company, you should understand what this means."
"You said 200 million, it's 200 million! Are all the viewers your relatives?" Boss Cai was amused by his "confidence".
"I chose Tangren because I think Tangren is a mature and large-scale company worthy of me joining to express my ambition. My ultimate goal is to be a director, a film director!"
In fact, as soon as these three scripts came out, Boss Cai was suppressed by Zhong Yunqing in terms of momentum.
There is no intrigue or conspiracy here. It is a complete conspiracy to crush them with "strength".
Boss Cai is indeed a little moved. She is really eager to join the film industry, but she is too small and no one in the film industry is willing to take her to play.
Now that she has these three scripts, she is very willing to exchange them for some shares.
"How much do you want?"
"I don't want to take advantage of you, I just want it, sixty-five percent."
Zhong Yunqing is not talking loudly, but if the box office benefit of the script is more than 200 million, he will get 70 million in his hands. Tangren's current shares definitely do not have this number. This is after two years of limitation.
Amount.
Boss Cai found it hard to accept the offer of controlling shares from the very beginning! But she really didn't want to miss this great opportunity to enter the film industry.
I can only bargain:
"Sixty-five percent is too much, I will give you 35% at most..."
Zhong Yunqing smiled slightly and said:
"Boss Cai, you still don't understand. If I make these movies myself, in two years at most, I will be able to completely rise in the mainland film industry. And the Tang Dynasty at that time is still the Tang Dynasty now. And you still don't understand, I think
What we have in Tangren is just the professional behind-the-scenes team that has been trained by the Fairy Sword, but these are not only available in Tangren! If I can’t get something I’m satisfied with in Tangren, I can go back and find cooperation with China Film Group or Huayi.”
"You have to take a long-term view. Although you lose a controlling stake, you also gain a company with unlimited possibilities in the film industry! When it comes to making money, don't be rigid about whether it's a chicken head or a phoenix tail."
I don’t know if Boss Cai heard what he said next. She has been in a battle between heaven and man, repeatedly weighing consent and rejection.
"Sixty-five percent..."
Not only Boss Cai, but also Lao Hu, who had never spoken much, lamented this guy's "appetite"! He just wanted to devour this company in one gulp!
However, Boss Cai had an idea and thought of another possibility.
"Great writer, why don't we do this and sign a gambling agreement..."
"Betting agreement? What do you mean?"
Zhong Yunqing was a little confused by this lady's brain circuit.
"According to what you said, the total box office of these movies may exceed 200 million. Then let's keep it like this. If we know that it will reach more than 200 million, I can give you 65% of Tangren's shares..."
When Zhong Yunqing heard this, she felt that this lady was a bit childish. It was like a child being angry. But she still cooperated and asked:
"Then what if I lose?"
"If you lose, sign a ten-year management contract with Tang Ren and come work for me!"
In fact, Boss Cai just wanted to look calm, and she already had the answer in her heart. The scripts of these movies were so good that she was reluctant to let them go.
However, Zhong Yunqing's aggressive talking style made her a little unhappy, so even if she wanted to agree to him, she had to change her style to make herself look like she had the "advantage"!
"Well, since you are so confident, do you dare to sign such a betting agreement with me? It shouldn't be unfair for me to bet the company I worked so hard to build against you, a "billion-dollar director", right?
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It's quite "fair"...
"Finally, I have one more condition..."
You've already signed a gambling agreement, but you still dare to have conditions? Are you so pushy?
Zhong Yunqing looked at her without saying anything. Boss Cai smiled and said quickly:
"My condition is that when you consider actors for your movie, you always think about Lao Hu."
It seems that Boss Cai really cares about Lao Hu! Zhong Yunqing doesn't mind this request. After all, he respected Lao Hu in his previous life and was a clean figure in the circle.
"In fact, the second script was originally considered to have Lao Hu play the male lead..."
What he said really cheered up Hu Ge who was standing by. He was actually very eager to act in a movie, but the Tang Dynasty had never had good movie resources. He had acted with Zhou Bichang before, and he fell in love with it.
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After finishing speaking, Zhong Yunqing smiled confidently at Boss Cai and continued:
"I still have a lot of scripts like this in my mind! I am a top writer, and I believe you should know what the top of an industry represents. So me becoming a partner with you is not a loss to you, but
Yes, a new beginning!"
"Why are you so confident that I will agree to it?"
"Whether you agree or not, the result is the same for me. Because I will open a company of my own, but the growth process will only be delayed by one year!"
"Boss Cai, please take a long-term view. The world is very big! Don't always think about TV dramas in this small area of Hohhot! I can tell you this, I am a writer and I have countless movies in my mind.
Ideas, I need a platform to realize the ideas in my heart.”
Open your horizons and look outside, and you will find that the outside world is infinitely vast, and you don’t need to just focus on the domestic land. These scripts in your hands are also suitable for Hong Kong, Taiwan, even Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.
Rejection can easily open up the situation.
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Zhong Yunqing sent Sisi to the school gate, and happened to meet Yaya coming back from shopping in the supermarket with some daily necessities.
"Yaya, don't go anywhere during the summer vacation. I have already arranged that you and Sisi will go to a school for the deaf and mute to learn sign language for two months. In the past two months, you will eat and live together in the sign language academy. Have a good time.
Feel the real life of deaf-mute people and strive to perform well!"
"I have promised that one-third of the box office sales will be donated."
Having said this, Yaya and Sisi were both a little stressed out.
"Is two months enough time? I feel that sign language is quite complicated. Do you want to learn it longer?" Sisi asked from the side.
Zhong Yunqing kissed her little head and laughed:
"It's because you think it's complicated. I didn't ask you to learn the entire sign language communication. Just practice the sign language movements in the lines first."
"But it doesn't hurt to learn more. If you can communicate more with those children, you can experience it firsthand, and it will be easy to get into the play."
After Tong Liya entered, Sisi said:
"Old Zhong, can you promise me something first?"
"Well, you said..."
"Can you fulfill the trip you owe me to Qiongdao first?"
When she said this, Zhong Yunqing remembered that he had promised to take her to the island after filming the soldier's assault. Later, as soon as he finished filming Ning Hao, he urged him to join the group and study. There was no way, for the sake of a better life in the future, he could only treat his sister
The paper "got fat by breaking its promise". Unexpectedly, Sisi always remembered this!
"Then I'll take you to learn sign language after I come back from the trip."