Chapter 308: The other party goes back on his promise
Before Song Lili saw Xu Ji for the first time, he didn’t actually know much about him.
At most, I just occasionally see hot searches on Weibo when I have time.
But since I got the script of "My Captain's My Group", I feel like there are all kinds of rumors about Xu Ji everywhere.
Especially after he won the Nebula Award, many friends in the industry kept asking about him.
Ask him how he got the script from Xu Ji.
Of course he knows that in fact, he and Xu Ji don't have much of a personal relationship, and they only have a cooperative relationship.
To be precise, Song Lili knew that he had taken advantage of the cooperation between the two parties.
Even if he hadn't filmed the drama "My Captain, My Team", with such an excellent script, it is estimated that it would still be able to achieve its current results.
But he, Song Lili, no longer has Xu Ji's script, and now the company is probably completely bankrupt.
He chose to come to Xu Ji in person this time because he wanted to express his attitude and hoped to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with Xu Ji.
The two met before because of Chen Kang, but his relationship with Chen Kang was actually not particularly good.
Now that it’s the second time I’ve come to ask Xu Ji for a script, I definitely wouldn’t bother Chen Kang to help.
But if it was still the same negotiation method as the first time, Song Lili had little confidence that he would be able to ask Xu Ji to help write the script.
However, Song Lili had already thought clearly at this time. Instead of looking for the script everywhere, it would be better to spend a lot of money to buy it from Xu Ji.
This time he was confident that Xu Ji would not refuse easily.
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Although Xu Ji did not have a good relationship with Song Lili, he came to Chengdu in person, so he still had to be polite.
After asking Youman to greet him, he met Song Lili after finishing his work.
"Director Song, I wonder why you came here this time...?"
Xu Ji didn't intend to go around in circles with the other party. Anyway, he would have finished the matter sooner if he refused.
When Song Lili met Xu Ji for the first time, although he was unwilling, he still kept his attitude very low.
But this time he sincerely admired and even worshiped Xu Ji.
The other party is indeed far superior to him in all aspects of talent and ability.
What is said outside does not count. Only by truly cooperating with Xu Ji can Song Lili realize this.
In particular, the script for "My Captain, My Group" that Xu Ji gave him was not only detailed down to every small detail and precaution, but even the storyboards were prepared by Xu Ji in advance.
As a director, he doesn't have much room for development. Most of the shooting ideas were directly provided by Xu Ji.
Because after careful comparison, he found that many Xu Ji’s solutions were indeed the optimal ones.
"Director Xu, actually you should have guessed why I came here this time."
"I have no ideas after the filming of the director, so if possible, I can still ask you to help me write the script for my new drama."
Song Lili thought about these words before he came, but he couldn't say them out anyway.
But I have done so much psychological construction along the way, and now I feel like I don’t have any psychological burden anymore...
It is indeed unreasonable for a top-tier director to humbly ask a screenwriter to write a script, but if the screenwriter is Xu Ji, it would not be unusual.
"To tell you the truth, Director Song, our company actually has quite a lot of projects during this period."
"You should know this."
"So my inspiration has been almost exhausted."
Xu Ji declined politely.
Xu Ji had already prepared this rhetoric.
It does look like that.
Although I have to refuse, my attitude must not be so tough.
Although Song Lili and he didn't have a good relationship, they still worked together
Partner relationship.
There is no need to make enemies over this matter for no reason.
Just find a better reason to send the other person back.
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If it were anyone else, Song Lili would really believe it.
But as for Xu Ji, even though he knew that Tongji Entertainment had been making frequent moves some time ago and probably invested in a lot of new dramas, he still didn't believe that Xu Ji couldn't write a script.
"Director Xu, you can listen to me first."
"This time I come to ask for cooperation with great sincerity."
Song Lili had already expected Xu Ji's rejection.
At this time, he calmly expressed his thoughts.
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"Director Song, do you mean that we only need to produce the script and we can directly account for 50% of the investment ratio of the entire drama?"
Youman on the side felt a little unbelievable when he heard what Song Lili just said, so he subconsciously asked.
Song Lili nodded and added with a smile:
"Not only is it 50% of the investment, but Tongji Entertainment also has the corresponding supervisory rights for the follow-up of the entire drama."
In fact, Song Lili originally planned to set an investment ratio of 30%. After all, the other party only produced a script, and 30% was already considered high.
When the time comes to sell the copyright, it will basically be a net profit.
Such screenwriting fees are unprecedented in the entire entertainment industry.
But the other party is Xu Ji, and his script is indeed unique and worthy of such a high value.
And even if it accounts for 30% of the investment, Song Lili feels that Xu Ji may not be able to like it.
After all, Tongji Entertainment does not necessarily lack the investment income from this drama.
So in the end, after gritting his teeth, Song Lili directly took out the bottom line price in his heart, that is, he would directly share half of the subsequent profits from one script.
Of course, the supervisory rights and other things mentioned later are actually rights, but in fact Song Lili wants Xu Ji to follow him throughout the process to ensure the quality of the entire drama.
No matter what, you must make money.
And this time his bet was quite big. If he didn't get more than double the profit, he would even lose money.
Xu Ji also didn't expect that Song Lili, who was considered a well-known super first-line director, would spend such a huge amount of money on a script.
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This can no longer be described as sincerity, it is completely a big gamble.
Especially now that Song Ideal's company has just started to make some progress, if it invests in a drama, it will basically be thrown into hell again...
Xu Ji really couldn't find any reason to refuse at this time.
After a slight wink with Youman, Xu Ji extended his right hand towards Song Lili.
"It's a pleasure to work with you, Director Song."
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In the end, Song Lili successfully obtained the script from Xu Ji, but of course, he also paid a huge price that many people cannot understand.
As for whether it is worth it, we have to see the effect of the drama after it is filmed.
"Director Song, I wonder what kind of drama you want to film this time?"
After finalizing the cooperation, Xu Ji took the initiative to ask.
Since Song Lili was so sincere, Xu Ji naturally couldn't do it perfunctorily.
"I haven't thought about this yet."
Song Lili was obviously stunned for a moment. He actually didn't have any subject matter that he was particularly good at.
Previously, I have filmed dramas on urban, ancient and other themes.
When he came here, he just wanted to use Xu Ji's script, but he really hadn't thought about the specific subject matter.
But Song Lili is not too worried about this. After all, the good scripts Xu Ji has written cover all kinds of themes, and there is nothing that the other party is not good at.
"If possible, a war-themed one like the leader would also be good."
After Song Lili thought for a while, he opened
Said by mouth.
In fact, he still has some contradictions in his heart.
I not only want to make money, but also want to be in the limelight at a large domestic award ceremony like the ** Awards.
For example, although "My Leader, My Group" has a good reputation and won the Grand Prize, he still feels a little regretful in terms of popularity.
Of course, such a request does sound a bit excessive.
So after weighing it, he still felt that he could earn less money, but the quality of the script could not be compromised.
Even if it doesn't reach the level of the group leader, it can't be too bad.
So after thinking about it for a while, I finally felt that since I had experience shooting team leaders before, war themes might be a good choice.
After hearing Song Lili's words, Xu Ji thought for less than ten seconds, then nodded and replied:
"No problem."
"I can give you the script in about a week."
Song Lili was also stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Xu Ji planned to write the script in such a short period of time.
Didn’t he say before that he had no inspiration or something?
Sure enough, it was just an excuse to refuse.
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"Hey, Mr. Song, Song Lili has returned from Chengdu."
"Well, I seem to be in a good mood."
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Cong Zhu hung up the phone with a smile on his face.
Sure enough, her idea at the time was right. Although there was no way to directly cooperate with Tongji Entertainment, there were still some other compromise methods.
It’s not like Kiwi will never be able to appear in dramas with traces.
Congzhu no longer hesitated and called Song Lili directly.
"Hey, Director Song, I am the disciple of Kiwi..."
"Yes, we have agreed before that the three dramas will all have a base royalty of 50 million yuan."
"Director Song, what do you mean?"
"Hey, hello?!
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Cong Take's originally happy expression had completely turned gloomy at this time.
Song Lili just pretended to be stupid for her on the phone.
It's obviously been agreed upon before...
Now it seems that he is planning to go back on his word.
Congzhu regretted not signing a contract with Song Lili before.
At that time, I thought it would be okay to wait until we actually got Xu Ji’s script before we discussed it.
I didn't expect that the other party would change his mind so decisively.
And looking at it like this, it’s obvious that he plans to sell it after the filming of the drama is completed.
Xu Ji plus Song Lili, with the success of the drama "My Captain, My Troupe", it is estimated that several other websites will be interested in the next drama.
Especially Penguin, who has a lot of money and looks like a rich man. If you spend money on kiwi fruit, you may not be able to do it.
Even if you get it, it will probably cost you who knows how much more in copyright fees than if you signed the contract in advance.
Thinking of this, Congzhu angrily smashed the documents in his hand on the table in front of him.
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Station g, at this time, Chi Jiang actually didn’t know that his home was almost stolen.
No one else knew that Congzhu went to Chengdu to discuss cooperation on behalf of Kiwi.
Naturally, Youman had no intention of telling his former boss Chi Jiang about this.
In fact, after Youman resigned from Station G, apart from spending a little time to go through the resignation procedures when resigning, there really wasn't much change.
It was also at this time that Youman realized that although he worked at Station G before, most of his work was still related to Tongji Entertainment.
She became a little angry when she thought that she had worked in vain for a long time without receiving Xu Jikai's salary.
As for Chi Jiang, since he learned that Youman is now the main person in charge of Tongji Entertainment, he no longer has much worry about the cooperation and exchange between the two parties
After all, as a former subordinate, Youman can communicate more easily than others.
Of course, Chi Jiang slowly realized later, had You Man, the subordinate he valued most, been instigated by Xu Ji to rebel a long time ago?
"Mr. Chi, Sister Man just sent me a message that "Parental Love" has passed the review."
"This time it should be broadcast on the official Channel 8."
"As for the specific broadcast time, we need to negotiate and make a decision with the official side."
The secretary walked in and said.
Chi Jiang was actually not surprised that Xu Ji chose to have "Parents' Love" aired on the official channel.
After all, for a serious drama with such a theme, the official channel is indeed the most suitable.
However, the drama was finally able to pass the review without any modifications, which indeed made Chi Jiang confirm that Xu Ji’s relationship with the Radio, Television and Television Bureau was unusual.
Although the content of this drama does not seem to be particularly excessive, the historical background involved is indeed quite sensitive.
If it were any other film and television company, such a drama would never be filmed easily.
Because of a little carelessness or bad luck, it may be impossible to even broadcast it.
"You should contact the official side and finalize the specific broadcast time, preferably at the beginning of next month."
"Also, I'm trying to ask about the official announcements, but the official eight channels don't have any big promotional resources."
"I guess the main publicity still has to come from us."
"When it comes to promotion, we still treat it according to the highest standards within our G site."
"Be careful to control your external publicity expenses and don't exceed the budget too much."
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Chi Jiang explained one by one some of the arrangements he had decided long ago.
In fact, Chi Jiang still doesn't have high hopes for this "Parental Love".
Although the quality of this drama is indeed good, in the final analysis it is not very attractive to many young people because of its questionable subject matter.
Such a serious drama is definitely not as suitable to be broadcast on station G as Penguin or Kiwi.
But after all, it is a drama produced by Tongji Entertainment, so Chi Jiang still plans to treat it more seriously.
Moreover, the investment in this drama is actually not very large, and some of the main actors in it are not actors from Tongji Entertainment such as Ji Yiyang, but official actors like Chen Kang.
With such a drama, such quality, and the popularity brought by Tongji Entertainment, it is not difficult to recover the cost.
But if he really wants to make a big splash, Chi Jiang also feels that the possibility is still low.
It can only be said that Xu Ji is trying to write about some subjects that have not been covered before.