Chapter 495 Invest 100 million to win 'Red Wolf' (Part 5)
At the cocktail party, after hearing Zheng Ge's promise, Wu Feng's assistant quickly took out two documents and handed them to Zheng Ge. One was the script, and the other was related information about the movie.
This includes investments and more.
"Mr. Zheng, Director Wu, stop standing around. Come, sit down and chat."
Zhao Xinghai stretched out his hand and said.
Zheng Ge and the others nodded and sat down.
"Red Sea."
Zheng Ge took the script and exclaimed what a coincidence.
In the lottery in May, Zheng Ge got a piece of future information, which was about the movie "Red Wolf".
This is a movie with a box office of 7 billion!
Originally, he was planning to have someone contact Wu Feng, but he didn't expect that he would meet Wu Feng at this cocktail party. That was just right, as he just happened to get the matter done tonight.
"How much funding is currently lacking for this movie?" Zheng Ge said while holding the information.
This movie definitely needs to be invested, but how much of it needs to be invested? What proportion of it can he account for? That has to be said separately.
Wu Feng and his assistant looked at each other and said: "This movie has already invested 120 million yuan, and about 80 million more are needed."
"In other words, the total investment is 200 million?" Zheng Ge looked at the script and felt it was very similar to "Wolf Warrior" in his previous life, and also somewhat similar to "Operation Red Sea".
It’s just about the box office, neither of which are included in this “Red Wolf”
He vaguely remembered that the box office of "Wolf Warrior" was 5.6 billion, right?
The box office of "Operation Red Sea" seems to be 3.6 billion.
They're all pretty cool.
"Yes, conservative estimate, 200 million."
Wu Feng calculated in his mind and said.
"Conservative estimate..." Zheng Ge nodded and said, "In other words, 200 million is still a bit nervous?"
"I'm a little nervous."
Wu Feng sighed, "Although this movie didn't hire any big names and didn't need to pay sky-high salaries, in order to make it more realistic, a lot of equipment, special effects, etc. were rented, which was very expensive."
Zheng Ge nodded and said, "Let's do it this way. Let's put it together and I'll invest 100 million for you."
Wu Feng suddenly raised his head, a flash of surprise in his eyes.
The assistant on the side also had a smile on his face.
Originally, they only thought 80 million would be enough, but they didn't expect Zheng Ge to be willing to spend 100 million. This is a good thing for them. They are not afraid of more money. The more funds they have, the more confident they will be to make the movie a good one.
Zhao Xinghai, who was next to him, also looked at Zheng Ge in surprise.
This is an investment of 100 million! Is this the decision?
Even if he wants to invest tens of millions or 100 million, he needs to think about it.
"No wonder we were able to achieve such achievements in less than two years. This kind of courage is amazing!" Zhao Xinghai sighed inwardly.
However, Zheng Ge was calculating in his heart.
With an investment of 100 million, that means he can account for about 46% of the movie.
With a box office of 7 billion, a special business tax of 3.3% and a special fund of 5% for the film industry are required. This deducts 8.3%, leaving 91.7%.
After that, the account will be split with the theaters, usually around 55%.
After deducting the above expenses, what is left is shared by the producers and investors, which can be divided into about 3 billion.
If Zheng Ge invests 100 million, it will account for 46% of the entire movie. In other words, of the 3 billion, he can get about 1.38 billion.
After doing this, Zheng Ge suddenly felt a little...
It’s not even as high as the 3.2 billion box office of Hotel 17.
The movie "Hotel 17" earned a full 1.4 billion after deducting various investment costs.
Of course, he invested in that movie alone, and no other investors shared the money.
There are a lot of people sharing money this time!
But it’s not bad. If you invest 100 million, you can earn 1.38 billion... Eh! No, you still need to deduct the 100 million investment cost, and the profit is only 1.28 billion, but this is also many times higher.
Besides, the future is difficult to estimate.
Although the future card drawn showed that the box office of "Red Wolf" was 7 billion.
But, this is not absolute.
Just like the original "Hotel No. 17", although the future information showed that the box office was 1.7 billion. But what? Because of his participation, the future was changed, and the final box office reached 3.2 billion, making him a huge profit of 1.4 billion.
Maybe "Red Wolf" can break 10 billion?
"Little dream."
Zheng Ge glanced at Tong Meng.
Tong Meng understood and took out a business card.
"This is the phone number of Director Luo of our group. For a detailed cooperation agreement, you can contact Director Luo to discuss it. Director Wu and I hit it off. I will make a promise here. If the funds are not enough and additional funds are needed, I will do my best.
Help.”
Zheng Ge handed the business card to Wu Feng and made a promise.
If additional investment can be made, his share will be even greater.
When the time comes for the box office accounts to be divided, we will be able to share more.
He is different from other investors. Other investors don't know the prospects of this movie, so they hesitate.
But he knows that this is a movie with a box office of 7 billion, so there is nothing to worry about.
"Thank you Mr. Zheng."
Wu Feng was a little excited.
Since the filming of the movie, it has not been favored by the outside world.
During this period, he found countless investors, but he kept hitting a wall. Of the 120 million he invested in the early stage, 80 million came from mortgaging his courtyard house and his car.
The remaining 40 million was invested by Zhao Xinghai.
I originally wanted to find Zhao Xinghai tonight to see if he could make additional investment.
Unexpectedly, I met Zheng Ge and invested 100 million in one go.
There are countless rich people in China who can spend 100 million. But there are very few who are willing to spend 100 million to invest in a film crew with no big name, no famous director, and nothing else.
Compared to crews like theirs that don't have big names, investors prefer to invest in movies starring Xiao Xianrou.
Although some traffic stars such as Xiao Xianrou are not lovable, they have a high chance of getting their money back!
Basically, it is a guaranteed profit without loss.
Therefore, capitalists are more inclined to invest in movies starring famous celebrities.
"You're welcome, everyone has their own needs. I am quite optimistic about this movie. Of course, I am also optimistic about Director Wu and believe that Director Wu can make a good work." Zheng Ge waved his hand and said.
Wu Feng breathed out, "I will definitely not disappoint Mr. Zheng. Mr. Zheng, I wonder when Mr. Luo will have time? We want to go to the Magic City overnight."
Zheng Ge glanced at the other party, very anxious!
"Okay, you can go to the group at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. I will greet Director Luo in advance. The group's address is on the business card." Zheng Ge said.
"OK."
Wu Feng nodded and looked at Zhao Xinghai, "Mr. Zhao, thank you for your hospitality. Time is tight, so we'll leave first." The crew is in urgent need of money, and they can't afford to waste it!
"Okay, let's meet again when we have time."
Zhao Xinghai nodded.
In fact, he is not very optimistic about "Red Wolf". It's just that he and Wu Feng have known each other for many years. When he was not developed, he knew Wu Feng and they were still friends.
For the sake of his friend, he invested 40 million in the early stage.
But if he is asked to add another 100 million, he needs to think about it.