Chapter 126: The strong dragon presses the local snake
In a high-end club in Xiangjiang, Luo Qi, CEO of Oriental Pictures, was entertaining Zhang Ziming, Vice President of Bernard's Distribution Department.
This year Oriental Pictures' "Seven Swords" was released independently of Bernard, but the box office did not meet expectations. Not only did it not break 100 million, it even lost to a horror film.
Next, when it comes to negotiations for next year's film release, the initiative is no longer in the hands of Oriental Pictures.
I don’t know if the savings on issuance fees will be enough to fill the hole next year!
Thinking of this Luo Qi gave me a headache. The board of directors had to enter the mainland publishing industry, so now they threw the problem to him.
Compared to Luo Qi's embarrassment, Zhang Ziming was much calmer. He lay on the bed with his eyes closed, enjoying the massage of his feet by a girl with a good figure and good looks.
It was time to eat and drink, but the check was confiscated and the contract was not negotiated.
Luo Qi thought about it and recommended, "Mr. Zhang, TVB is having an event tonight. It's quite lively. Why don't you go and see it?"
"Forget it about the event, they are all from the TV industry and can't get along with me. I will go back to the hotel to rest later. Thank you Mr. Luo for the hospitality!" Zhang Ziming smiled and refused.
If the contract is not negotiated well, he will not accept the sugar-coated bullets!
With his status, he still cares about a few small stars!
Luo Qi had no choice. Zhang Ziming raised the price by 30%. Oriental Pictures produced a lot of movies every year, so most of the distribution fee saved by "Seven Swords" was lost.
The atmosphere was deadlocked for more than ten minutes, and Zhang Ziming's cell phone suddenly rang.
After looking at the number, Zhang Ziming sat up and motioned to the foot-washing girl to go out.
"Hey, Director Tang, how are you? Did the shooting go well?"
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"That's what happened! Then leave it to me. Just wait!"
Zhang Ziming hung up the phone with a smile on his face, turned to Luo Qi and said, "Mr. Luo, do you know the director Ye Weixin of "Dragon and Tiger Gate"?"
"Of course Director Ye knows him. Why, Mr. Zhang has something to do with him?" Luo Qi didn't know why.
"Ye Weixin bumped into Yu Dong's friend. Mr. Luo, I won't accompany you anymore. I have to go!" Zhang Ziming said and was about to get up.
Luo Qi's eyes lit up and he said quickly, "Dr. Yu's friends are our friends. Just tell me, Mr. Zhang, and I will take care of it!"
Zhang Ziming glanced at him and briefly explained the matter.
Tang An!
Director of "Terror Cruise"!
Although he was dissatisfied with Tang An for ruining their good deeds, Luo Qi didn't think too much. Compared with the movie releases next year, making Ye Weixin give in was not that important.
I immediately found Ye Weixin's number and dialed it.
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"Mr. Luo, why?"
Ye Weixin here looked at the phone in disbelief, but the other party gave him no chance to speak, and only the busy signal came from the phone.
Zhen Zidan, who was standing next to him, couldn't see clearly and quickly asked, "Director Ye, what's going on?"
Ye Weixin slowly put his hands down, his expression changing several times.
"Director Tang, I'm sorry to disturb you. We'll postpone the shooting for an hour. Please help yourself!" He almost said this through gritted teeth. Regardless of Zhen Zidan's disbelieving look, he announced to everyone that they would take a temporary break.
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"Thank you very much, Director Ye, and I wish you a smooth shooting!" Tang An smiled slightly, glanced at the director, and left immediately.
He didn't ridicule them. Not only was there no benefit at all, but it was also a waste of saliva!
"..." Zhen Zhidan looked at Tang An fiercely and was about to say something, but was stopped by Ye Weixin.
After Tang An left, Zhen Zhidan broke away from Ye Weixin's hand and asked loudly, "What's going on? What did Mr. Luo say?"
The entire crew also looked aggrieved. For them, it was a great shame to give in to a mainlander.
In the past, they were the only ones who humiliated mainlanders. When did they ever suffer such injustice?
"say what?"
Ye Weixin suddenly turned his head, stared at the Zhenzhi sheet, and shouted loudly.
"I also want to ask you what you want to do and do you know who he is!"
Ye Weixin, who has always been easy to talk to, suddenly became angry, which caught Donnie Yen off guard. He said in confusion, "I'm just a mainland director, how can I have any background!"
"Just a director?"
Ye Weixin was so angry that he laughed, "One of his movies has a box office of 80 million, but the cost is only 10 million. Several major companies in the mainland, including China Film, treat him like a treasure. What do you think he has?"
Seeing the screenwriter still looking dismissive, Ye Weixin became more and more angry, "Then do you know that the overseas copyright of his new film alone sold for US$5 million!"
"With $5 million, how many movies do you have to make to make so much money!"
"Did you know that with just one sentence, he can ask Bernard to throw our film into the garbage dump? All big cities will be given daytime screenings, and most of the filming will be arranged in third-tier small cities!"
"But Bernard also has investments!"
"Those two or three million are nothing compared to a director who can make money!"
Facing Ye Weixin's question, the screening leaflet opened its mouth, but couldn't think of what to say.
Mainland stars and directors are one level below them, but when it comes to the top group of people, especially those directors with guaranteed box office, they are far beyond their reach.
Everyone in the crew also remained silent. The two figures of 80 million yuan and 5 million US dollars these days were enough to shut them up.
After the phone call ended, Ye Weixin was also tired, and he waved his hands weakly to everyone, "Everyone, please rest. We are going to work the night shift today. When the filming is finished, we will finish the work!"
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Li Binbin watched Tang An come out of the other party's set. There was no trace of pride on his face, he was still so calm.
She was really curious about how Tang An, who was only 25 years old, managed to remain calm in face of everything.
After staring at Tang An twice, she couldn't help but speak, "Director Tang, just now I thought you would laugh at them!"
"What's so funny, taunting them like a winner?"
"Shouldn't it be right?"
"They have nothing to do with me. They are a waste of time and saliva!" Tang An shook his head.
Li Binbin also shook her head secretly. She could not understand Tang An more and more.
When we returned to the crew and learned that the matter had been settled, everyone was very excited and asked Tang An to tell him how to defeat those people.
"Shout whatever you want!"
"Look what time it is!"
"Would you like to sleep?"
Tang An waved his hand, signaling everyone to prepare quickly, and also asked Li Binbin to put on makeup.
This scene is about Lucy eating in a night market after awakening her powers for the first time and killing a few gangsters. She ate a lot because her body was developed and she ate a lot.
There were not many complicated scenes, and the filming was completed in less than an hour. Then the crew went outside to the roadside to film the scene where Lucy killed a driver and forced another driver to take her to the hospital.
At 9:30 p.m., the crew finished work and returned to the hotel.
After taking a bath, Tang An made himself a cup of tea and continued working.
For a period of time, the scenes in Xiangjiang were very fragmented, and most of the time was spent traveling. It was necessary to plan carefully and come up with the most time-saving and labor-saving plan.
After 10:30, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Opening the door, Li Binbin stood at the door with a bottle of red wine and two goblets.
The long black hair hung naturally along the shoulders, with a little makeup on his face. He raised the wine glass with his left hand and said with a smile, "It's cold, Director Tang, would you like to drink some wine to warm yourself up?"
Tang An was stunned for a moment, looked at her deeply, and said with a smile, "I haven't gone to bed yet, so let's have a drink!"
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