In the afternoon of that day, all the senior executives of major companies learned that Li Pictures had offered a guarantee of 400 million for "A Good Show" and "Havoc in Tianzhu".
"What exactly does Fan Luyuan want to do by riding a horse!"
Wang Zhongjun slapped his desk hard. This price-gouging behavior really made him disgusted and angry.
The first asking price was 400 million. How can we talk about that? Is it possible that we have to spend 600 million to guarantee these two films?
When "Heart Blossoms Bloom" was released in the Han and Tang Dynasties, it had a minimum guarantee of 700 million, and China Film and Beijing Culture did not dare to follow suit.
Even if "Youth" and "Wolf Warrior" sold 800 million yuan, and "The Breakup Master" had a box office of 700 million yuan, the risk is extremely high if you ask a new director such a high price.
First, you pay a guarantee fee, and it will take at least a year and a half to get your share. Within a year and a half, the price of pork has increased.
Moreover, the new director is full of uncertainties, and it is difficult to say whether the filming can be completed on time.
Wang Zhonglei said helplessly, "Brother, isn't this the way Ah Li has always behaved? Every acquisition is not at an exorbitant premium. They have strong financial resources and it is difficult for us to afford it."
Wang Zhongjun also knows that Ahli wants to make several major companies regress, but as the film and television company with the highest market value in China, Huayi is also not short of money.
"You can't get around in the film and television industry just by having a little money. He has money, why can't we come up with this little money?"
Wang Zhongjun waved his hand, "Zhonglei, go and talk to him. No matter how much you pay, we will follow!"
Huayi is not short of money now. Some time ago, it gave away more than 2 billion to Feng Xiaogang and a few actors, and there are also large projects involving tens of billions of dollars with Ping An Bank.
The film and television industry is small, there is no decisive difference between one billion and ten billion.
Just like when you play mahjong for 50 cents, there is no difference between the principal of 10,000 yuan and the principal of 1 million, it is enough to play.
The cost of a project is only that much. If you have one billion, if you use two to three hundred million to do the project, even if you have 10 billion, the budget will not be much larger.
Ah Li is rich and has the ability to spend billions to make movies, but no one of these film and television companies can afford it.
However, Wang Zhongjun added at the end, "No more than six, no more than seven hundred million!"
This company often handles cooperation projects worth billions and billions, and Wang Zhongjun is also very proud.
With a guarantee of 700 million, there will be no loss at the box office if there is about 550 million. It will just be a waste of work, and there will be some losses due to inflation, which is within an acceptable range.
Above this number, the risk is too great.
Wang Zhongjun felt a little emotional when he offered a guarantee of 700 million for two new directors.
"One Step Away" has a guarantee of 1 billion, and "The Wheel" has a total of 800 million, which is still cheap in comparison. If I had known, I would have competed with Ah Li and Leshi for these two films.
Yu Dong, Wang Changtian, Jiang Defu, Zhang Zhao, and several CEOs of large companies were also very angry at Ah Li's unreasonable practice of driving up prices.
Ah Li doesn’t care about this little money, but for these film and television companies whose annual profits are only a few hundred million, it’s not a small amount of money. If it turns into a dog, the annual performance will decline significantly, which will be a big blow to shareholders and investors.
It’s hard to explain.
Including China Film Corporation, which is prefixed with the prefix Guo, China Film Corporation also needs performance. After all, it is going to be listed, and shareholders do not care whether you are a state-owned enterprise or a private enterprise.
Moreover, China Film Group is too bloated internally, with hundreds of second- and third-level companies, and it is difficult to carry out drastic reforms to get rid of some negative assets.
There are at least several thousand people who rely on China Film for food. A considerable number of them and companies cannot create profits, but have to rely on China Film to support themselves.
But the characteristics of state-owned enterprises determine that China Film cannot get rid of these people and companies.
Even if Ah Li offered a guarantee of 400 million, other companies would not give up and were still in contact with Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang's partners.
Offering high prices, giving shares, and luring their partners with benefits, they tried every method they could think of.
Tang An also expected this scene. What everyone lacks most now is a director with box office appeal. Every time one appears, it is a scarce resource, but it is precious.
Since it was a sure-profit business, Tang An certainly wouldn't give up and asked people to contact them both.
This is a normal thing. Tang An did not go back on his word because someone else offered a high price after he had agreed verbally in advance.
If you don't sign a contract, you can't do anything.
As for betrayal and lack of trust
It doesn't exist, even the country has people betraying it, let alone a project.
However, this still shows that the credit between him and Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang is only worth this money, and future cooperation will definitely not be as reliable as his own people.
However, just after instructing the people in the production department to follow up on the matter, Tang An's personal phone rang. It was Huang Bo.
Tang An showed a smile, put down his work, and answered the phone.
"Hey, Huang Bo, it's time for you to arrive in Ninghang today. Is the road show going well?"
"It's okay, I understand."
"Okay, but I can't let you suffer. If in the end Ah Li really offers a price that I can't accept, I won't force it."
"Well, you guys are busy. Goodbye."
Huang Bo called and said that he would not accept the quotations from Ahli and other companies, and he would still go with what he had agreed with Tang An before.
Tang An was in a good mood and a little proud. It seemed that he still had some charm.
But Tang An didn't make it difficult for him and competed together.
Anyway, Tang An will earn more if he guarantees the minimum.
After hanging up the phone, Tang An looked forward to Wang Baoqiang calling again.
However, Tang An was disappointed. Throughout the whole day, neither Wang Baoqiang nor Song Ze called to explain the situation, not even an email.
At least say sorry, and then complain, saying how hard it is for you, and hoping that Tang An will get better.
What an honest kid. After working in the entertainment industry for more than ten years, he has gradually changed, becoming smoother, a little clever and utilitarian.
But under the temptation of interests, I couldn't bear it after all.
Tang An recalled that when he was in Huayi, Wang Baoqiang at that time was similar to his previous image in film and television dramas.
But at least Huang Bo was not there, so Tang An was not in such a bad mood.
Major companies are still continuing to woo Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang, and they have made offers one after another.
Ah Li offered a guarantee of 400 million, and Huayi, Bernard, Guangxian, Leshi, and Wanda each added 50 million.
However, another big dog owner, Tengxun, is also not short of money and has offered a guarantee of 500 million.
Hantang Media, as the initial partner, added another 50 million.
As a matter of course, Ah Li’s guarantee was increased to 600 million again.
This is already a very high price, and Lay's was the first to exit.
Originally, Lay's guaranteed the bottom line for "Peace Wheel" and was also one of the investors, investing a lot of money in this project.
Moreover, Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall" has already been approved, and Leshi has also invested a lot in this billion-dollar Sino-US joint venture production.
In addition, the summer release of "Tiny Times 3" was affected by the male protagonist and did not do well at the box office. Even though a lot of publicity and distribution expenses were invested, the profit was not as good as the previous two films.
All in all, there is no money, and Ke Zhendong's incident directly led to the bankruptcy of Lay's Pictures' plan to be incorporated into the listed company Lay's.com, and the company's dozen or so celebrity shareholders almost wanted to withdraw their capital.
If there had not been Ke Zhendong's affair, preparations had already begun for Lay's Pictures to be merged into the listed company Lay's.com. They would have given some shares to Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang, and after the listing, the income would have been tenfold.
There is still contention over the joys.
But there is no hope of listing, and Leshi is not qualified to fight.
In the past two days, Wangbao Wall has been a sight to behold.
From an ordinary big star, he has become the target of all the major giants.
Before, Song Ze went to negotiate with several major companies, but Wang Baoqiang later went there alone.
He drank wine and played golf with Wang Zhonglei, Jiang Defu, Yu Dong and Zhang Wei, which made Wang Baoqiang earn a lot of face.
He was either the chairman or the president, and he met all the heads of major companies. He went to high-end clubs and clubs, and chatted and laughed with the top people in the industry. This was the most enjoyable life Wang Baoqiang had lived in the past few years.
After returning from playing golf with Wang Zhonglei, Wang Baoqiang went to the sofa, stretched out his hands and leaned on the backrest, sighing with contentment.
Whether it was in Huayi or after leaving, Wang Baoqiang had to use honorifics and lower his posture when facing Wang Zhonglei in the past.
But now, I don't smile anymore when I speak, and I straighten my back.
Just now, when he scored a hole in one, Wang Baoqiang was so excited that he stopped calling Mr. Wang and directly called him "Lao Wang."
But it was just once, so I didn’t get carried away.
Wang Baoqiang recalled the words that Wang Zhonglei blurted out and Wang Zhonglei didn't care at all, but his smile became even brighter, and he felt very happy, even better than drinking a glass of cold beer in the summer.
Wang Baoqiang was still immersed in the feeling of being sought after, but Song Ze said opposite him.
"Baoqiang, I have basically met the heads of several major companies, but Hantang Media only came with the director of the production department. I am afraid that Director Tang is really a little dissatisfied."