Huo Qiliang laughed, his expression actually looked a little coy. In front of Ye Jintang, he no longer talked and laughed as freely as before, and said respectfully: "Mr. Ye, you know that we are currently filming "On the Sea", right?"
Ye Jintang smiled and shook his head and said: "I don't ask about the specific business of Jincheng." There is nothing wrong with what he said. He is such a big boss and his business is more than just Jincheng Pictures. He can't make any movies in Jincheng.
Everything has to be clear.
Zong Baoyuan quickly followed up and said: "Brother-in-law, "On the Sea" is our key project this year in Jincheng. It is scheduled for the Lunar New Year next year. It is currently being shot intensively and is preparing to take it to France to compete for the Palme d'Or."
Ye Jintang said: "Okay!" After saying that, there was no more words.
Huo Qiliang originally expected Ye Jintang to take the initiative to ask if he had any difficulties and if he needed help, but they didn't ask, so he had to take the initiative and said: "It's just that we are currently facing some financial problems."
Ye Jintang laughed. When he smiled, Huo Qiliang and Zong Baoyuan also laughed.
Ye Jintang said: "How much is left?"
Huo Qiliang said: "At present, there is still a funding gap of 100 million."
Zhang Daxian was stunned, how much money does it cost to make a movie? This is not the total investment, but the funding gap reaches 100 million.
Ye Jintang asked Zong Baoyuan: "What was the original budget of the movie?"
Zongbao Yuan replied honestly: "One hundred and fifty million."
"Including Xuanfa?"
Zong Baoyuan nodded.
Ye Jintang said: "That means the funding gap is close to half. How did we budget in the first place? The error is too big!" His voice was unhurried, with a smile on his face, but his words clearly meant blame.
Zong Baoyuan knew his brother-in-law very well. He was a smiling tiger who looked approachable on the surface, but was actually extremely shrewd and difficult to deal with.
Huo Qiliang said: "Mr. Ye, that's it. Considering the Lunar New Year release, I added a lot of war scenes to this movie to attract more viewers to the theater. After all, the current trend of movies is large-scale
Big scenes and war scenes are very expensive."
Ye Jintang raised his glass to Zhang Chi, who quickly drank with him. Ye Jintang actually finished the glass. Huo Qiliang could see clearly from the side that Zhang Chi was more important to Ye Jintang than himself. When he was drinking with him just now,
He just took a sip and finished it while drinking with Zhang Chi. Huo Qiliang was also used to seeing scenes, so when he saw this scene, he realized that the money might not be easy to get.
Ye Jintang put down the wine glass, and Zhang Chi rushed to get up and pour the wine for him.
Ye Jintang said: "If I remember correctly, Director Huo seems to have never set foot in the field of war films."
Huo Qiliang was a little embarrassed when he asked him. He said it tactfully, but the meaning was very clear. You are not good at war movies. What kind of war movies are you filming?
Zong Baoyuan smiled and said: "Brother-in-law, for an international director like Director Huo, he is very familiar with any subject matter. I have read the script of "On the Sea" and it is definitely an ambitious work."
Ye Jintang smiled and repeated: "An ambitious work?"
Zong Baoyuan chuckled twice and couldn't speak anymore. There was something in his brother-in-law's words.
Huo Qiliang said: "Mr. Ye, I am confident that my investment in this film will bring huge returns to the company, and I have a betting agreement with the company."
Ye Jintang glanced at his daughter and said, "Wash your eyebrows and tell me what you think."
Ye Ximei said: "I am an outsider in movies, but I think this sudden increase in budget is not advisable. If the budget is 250 million when the project is first established, it may not be able to pass the review of the company's board of directors. For us,
, we are just investors, and now in the middle of the investment, Director Huo suddenly told us that we need to invest more. What will happen if we don’t invest? Is there any possibility that this project will be unfinished? "
Ye Jintang looked at his daughter with admiration and said with a smile: "This only represents your own opinion."
Huo Qiliang blushed, and Zong Baoyuan secretly screamed that something was wrong. It seemed that today's additional investment was going to come to nothing.
Ye Jintang said: "Zhang Chi also said a few words."
Zhang Daxian said: "Me? I don't know anything about film and television."
Ye Jintang encouraged him: "Say whatever you want, just treat it like a childish talk."
Zhang Chi laughed: "I believe in Director Huo's ability. If I have money, I will vote for him." The money is not his. One hundred million is nothing to Ye Jintang. The key is that the heroine of the movie is Xiao Jiujiu.
, Big production is good for her. Zhang Daxian is still very selfish, but he still has an idea. Anyway, it doesn’t matter if he says it. Judging from the attitude of Ye Jintang and his daughter, they have no intention of additional investment at all. In this case, it might as well be
Being a good person in front of Huo Qiliang can be regarded as a reward for his support of Xiao Jiujiu.
Ye Jintang smiled and said: "Since my godson said it, it's settled, but since we are doing it, we have to maximize the plate. Not only do we have to judge, but we also want to target the Lunar New Year champion, and add an additional 150 million.
Excludes announcements.”
Happiness came so suddenly, Huo Qiliang could hardly believe his ears. He thought there was no hope, but Zhang Chi's words actually made Ye Jintang change his attitude and invest a large sum of money in himself. Huo Qiliang's excitement was beyond words: "Thank you.
Mr. Ye."
Ye Jintang laughed loudly and said, "You should thank Zhang Chi. It was my godson who convinced me."
Immortal Zhang blinked a pair of confused little eyes, "I won't bear the blame. Why did I just say something casually, how could I convince you? I don't believe it, and I won't believe it even to death."
After drinking at noon, Ye Ximei sent Zhang Chi back. When Zhang Chi asked about this matter, Ye Ximei laughed: "This matter really has nothing to do with you. Why did my uncle ask Huo Qiliang to come here? Dad still doesn't know? What kind of person is my uncle?"
I have been having a hard time recently. Last time because of Hua Cheng’s incident, my mother scolded him severely. But he will return to his old ways within a few days. It was his idea to join the war drama and increase investment. Before I came here today, my father
Just know it.”
When Zhang Chi heard this, he already understood that the father and daughter were playing a hard-to-get game. If Zong Baoyuan was caught again because of the 150 million, he would probably be completely eliminated. Ye Jintang's routine
Well, Ye Ximei knew it and didn't tell her anything, so in the end she was the only one left in the dark.
Ye Ximei noticed his resentful eyes: "Are you angry?"
Zhang Chi said: "Don't be angry. If the investment fails in the future, will I also have to bear a share of the responsibility?"
Ye Ximei laughed: "It has nothing to do with you. Dad just pushed the flow and took advantage of you."
"Why? It's too bullying!"
Ye Ximei gave him a charming look: "I'll compensate you!"
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Lao Song and Xiao Wang from Shidu Town made a special trip to see Zhang Chi and brought him 50,000 yuan. This was to thank Zhang Chi for his help to them, because Zhang Chi introduced them to Cao Ruihai, the president of the Capital Songbird Association.
Zhang Chi made a huge profit from this year's autumn insect trade. How could Zhang Chi ask for their money? Not only did he not ask for it, but he also treated them to a meal, which is a record of a thousand years of gratitude. Zhang Daxian is a person who has a clear sense of grudges.
When he was in trouble, luckily someone helped guide him and led him out of the mountains.
Lao Song and the two were very happy. They told Zhang Chi that they would stay in the capital for two more days and invite the Songworm Association to have dinner to deepen their relationship. This was of course the right thing to do. After all, sales would no longer be a problem if they went the right way.
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There are always joys and sorrows in the world. The next day, Lao Song and Xiao Wang were beaten for no reason. They both went to the hospital, and Lao Song's right arm was even fractured.
After Zhang Chi heard about it, he immediately went to visit them. Xiao Wang insisted that it was Luo Gensheng who did it. In fact, the police had already learned about the situation. Luo Gensheng had alibi evidence and had ruled out the suspicion. This kind of case is very difficult. The two of them met at night
They were ambushed on the way back to the hotel. The other party put sacks over their heads and beat them violently, deliberately avoiding security surveillance.
Xiao Wang, who had a bruised nose and face, said: "It must be him. There is no one else except him. In the past, our goods were sold to the capital through him. Now we sell them ourselves. He thinks that we have cut off his way of making money, so he found someone to attack us."
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Old Song was more rational than Xiao Wang, and sighed: "There is nothing we can do about making people jealous. The police said they would find the murderer as soon as possible. I'm sorry, Brother Zhang, for making you worry about us."
After Zhang Chi comforted the two of them, he left the hospital. Just after leaving the hospital gate, he received another call from Fan Shiming. Fan Shiming also heard about the beatings of the two and told Zhang Chi that he and Cao Ruihai had eaten together that night.
Both of their cars were scratched and no one could be found, so they had no choice but to file an insurance report and admit they were out of luck.
Zhang Chi was a little angry. After all, he was the intermediary. He expressed his apology to Lao Fan. Lao Fan didn't blame him, but reminded him to be careful. They are all sensible people who know the rules of this.
Zhang Chi first asked Lu Qiangqiang, and Lu Qiangqiang told him that this case was not easy to investigate. Someone should have been eyeing it for a long time. The act of premeditated revenge was not an emergency, and from various signs, it was done by experienced hands. According to Xiao
Based on the clues provided by Wang, the police also investigated Luo Gensheng, who had evidence of alibi. In short, this kind of matter was difficult to investigate, and it did not fall under Lu Jianqiang's jurisdiction. He could only help urge it.
Zhang Chi came to the Song Chong Market in Beijing alone. Because it was already the off-season, the Chong Chong Market was deserted during the day. Luo Gensheng was somewhat famous in the market. It didn't take Zhang Chi long to find Luo Gensheng's shop.
The front door is not big, but a group of people are playing cards inside, and the room is full of smoke because they are all puffing away.
Zhang Chi came to the door and looked inside.
It attracted Luo Gensheng's attention. Luo Gensheng raised his head and saw that it was him. A trace of panic clearly flashed in his eyes. After all, the psychological shadow this guy brought to him was too great. However, he calmed down immediately and continued to stare at the cards and shouted loudly.
Said: "Explode!"
He yelled at the other door: "I'll blow you up to paralysis, and you'll blow up my cards too!"
Immortal Zhang knocked on the glass door: "Luo Gensheng, come out."
Several people turned their heads at the same time. Among them were several familiar faces. Changmao, who was opposite Luo Gensheng, was also one of the people who chased him at Barbeque Life last time. At that time, the group was teased by Zhang Chi. But Zhang Chi was better than them when they met.
When I was young, I became thinner, taller, and darker, and I didn't dare to recognize my long hair at first sight.
Luo Gensheng said something in a low voice, and then several people exchanged their numbers and stood up at the same time. Changmao said aggressively: "Hey, my brother is so brave, he actually came to the door."
Zhang Chi didn't even look at him: "I'm not looking for you, I'm looking for Luo Gensheng."
Changmao walked over with the others in a swagger, put his hands on his waist, and said with a high face: "Gensheng is my brother. If you cause trouble for him, you will cause trouble for me. Don't think that I don't know you. You can cheat Gensheng for a hundred thousand dollars."
Is that you?"
Zhang Chi smiled and said: "It's me!"
Changmao stretched out his hand to pull up the slack collar. When his hand reached halfway, his index finger was caught by Zhang Chan and he twisted it gently.
"Ouch!" Zhang Chi knelt down with a plop.
This group of people are just merchants in the Song Chong Market. Although they all dress up to be social, they are actually not ruthless people. They take advantage of the large number of people and show off their power on their own territory. They really run away faster than anyone who encounters tough problems.
Everyone is fast.
Others moved forward to surround Zhang Chi and save Chang Mao. Immortal Zhang put a little more force on his hand, and Chang Mao screamed in pain like a pig being killed: "Let go, let go... it's broken... it's broken... it's all gone"
…”
Zhang Chi sighed and said: "Luo Gensheng, let me talk to you, why are you mobilizing troops and mobilizing people? It has nothing to do with other people."
Changmao shouted: "Let me go, it has nothing to do with me..."
Zhang Chi said with a smile: "Weren't you awesome just now? Don't think that you are invincible just by growing long hair and getting some tattoos. I look down on people like you. Why don't you just be a law-abiding citizen? You have to learn to be a social person. From now on,
I don’t know how he died.”
Zhang Chi let go of his fingers, Changmao rubbed his hands and took a step back, then suddenly picked up the chair with both hands and rushed towards Zhang Chi.
Zhang Daxian was well prepared for his move and kicked him out. The chairs were scattered all over the floor by his kick. Changmao hugged the chair and sat down on the ground. The others saw that the momentum was wrong and wanted to escape.
But Zhang Chi blocked the door and no one could get out.
Zhang Chi said: "Luo Gensheng, come here!"
Logan walked over bravely: "Don't act recklessly. There is a police station next to it. I can call the police."
Zhang Chi smiled and patted his shoulder: "What are you afraid of? I'm not here to beat anyone. You all can go away. It has nothing to do with you."
Hearing what Zhang Chi said, a group of people were relieved and scrambled to escape one by one as if they were oiling their soles. Luo Gensheng said in a trembling voice: "Don't do this nonsense..."
Zhang Chi said: "Don't be afraid, I'm here to ask, what happened to Lao Song and Xiao Wang? Who did it?"
Luo Gensheng said: "It's not me. The police have investigated it and I have evidence of alibi."
Zhang Chi smiled: "That's it." He touched a mantra pill, pinched Luo Gensheng's neck and forced it into him. Luo Gensheng struggled desperately, but his little chicken strength could not do anything in front of Zhang Chi.
