Chapter 864 How can such a good opportunity be missed?
"Mr. Wang, I'm really sorry, I already have plans tonight... Yes, sorry, I have to go back to the set early tomorrow morning. So, wait till next time, I'll treat you to dinner next time when I'm free... Okay, bye!
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He Xin put down the phone, glanced at Chen Zhixi, who was sitting opposite, with a helpless expression on his face, spread his hands and said, "Did you hear that, the big boss of Guangguang is also eyeing this project?"
In the original time and space, Baldy Xu took the first draft and concept of "囧囧". He first found Galloping Horse after being introduced by Ning Hao. After struggling for several months, he still couldn't reach it. The reason was that Bald Xu was not reliable as a director. If
It would take a different director to invest.
Later, Baldy Xu found Guangxian Media through the introduction of his friend Liu Yiwei, talked with Big Laowang for half an hour, and obtained an investment of 25 million yuan.
Of course, the situation is completely different now. "Journey to the Road" was like a dark horse that came out during the Spring Festival. Baldy Xu's popularity is now comparable to that of Ning Hao back then. As soon as I heard that "Journey to the Road" is preparing a sequel, various film companies came one after another.
Hoping to seek cooperation, they even secretly contacted Baldy Xu privately.
Baldy Xu is definitely aware of this. Not to mention that he is currently in the honeymoon period with Xinhao Media. More importantly, the copyrights of the "囧" series are in the hands of Xinhao Media. He Xin is also the director of "囧囧"
First screenwriter.
Wang Changtian from Guangxian Media just called. Although he didn't say it clearly, the meaning was obvious. Even Chen Zhixi, who was sitting opposite He Xinguo now, wanted a piece of the pie.
In fact, most of Xinhao Media's projects now have two fixed partners: Bona and China Film. On the one hand, Xinhao Media is not big enough and needs to have a big partner; on the other hand, the distribution capabilities of these two companies are also at present.
What Xinhao Media is extremely lacking, including the films distributed by Xinhao Media, cannot be separated from the support of these two distribution giants.
In other words, it’s similar to the venture capital industry. It’s not just about having money and wanting to invest. The key is whether you can bring resources. Chen Zhixi is very embarrassed. Her company invests in movies, but it can only invest in some big companies.
If you are lucky, you may miss something. Chen Zhixi's company in the original time and space relied on investing in "Thailand", which no one paid attention to at the beginning, and then developed step by step.
But now "囧囧" is undoubtedly a hot cake. Xinhao Media, Bona, and China Film are a fixed iron triangle. Then Galloping Pony, Orange Sky, and just now Big Lao Wang are all very good, and there are probably only
Huayi Brothers is also very arrogant. On the one hand, it may be because they know that their relationship with Xinhao Media is not so good; on the other hand, as the first privately-owned film company to go public in China, they are now vigorously de-filming and seeking diversified development.
, engage in cultural tourism and real estate projects such as movie towns.
Maybe they think that the current boom in real estate in China will bring in money faster? But you said that the film company actually wants to make movies, which is really puzzling. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?
He Xin is not as ambitious as the Huang brothers. In his words, a person can eat as much as his appetite. What's more, he has already achieved financial freedom, and it is enough to do something he likes and within his ability.
"Brother, you see, "33 Days After Love" has been completed. Our company currently has no projects at hand. My requirements are not high. I will invest 6 million and only need 10% of the share. Do you think it will work?" Chen Zhixi asked.
The deputy said pitifully.
After several cooperations, she had a good feel for He Xin's pulse. She knew that he was soft-hearted and pretended to be pitiful. If she tried hard with him, she would always gain something, unless there was nothing she could do.
He Xin looked at her tired look and said with a smile: "The sequel to "Jonny Road" is a big production. You only invested 6 million and want to get 10% of the shares? That's not a good idea!"
Chen Zhixi is so smart. As soon as he saw He Xin smiling, he knew something was going on and said coquettishly: "Brother, please don't lie to me. The total budget of this sequel is only 50 million, and I can also help you."
Working part-time."
To be honest, Chen Zhixi is far more talented as a producer than as an actress. Now everyone in the company has long regarded her as a non-staff executive, and her company is attached to Xinhao Media.
It can be said that it is easy to enjoy the shade under the big tree. It is more or less a win-win situation.
Just hearing her words, He Xin was suddenly surprised and said: "Hey, how do you know this number?"
Because the project "囧囧" has not been officially announced, the budget of 50 million is only a preliminary estimate within the company. The original cost of "囧囧" in time and space was only 30 million, but due to the huge sales of "囧囧",
Both Guangtou Xu and Bao Qiang's salaries have skyrocketed.
Especially for Bao Qiang, when he was filming "Unfortunate Journey", his salary was only one million. This time for the sequel, his agent named Song Shizi offered a salary of five million.
It was already close to He Xin and Uncle Ge's price. And they refused to give in at all, showing a determined attitude.
Xinhao Media had no choice but to accept it. Since Bao Qiang’s salary was this amount, Bo Ge, who originally had a higher status than Bao Qiang, had no reason to pay less than this. In addition, including Xu Guangtou’s director, screenwriter and
The actor's salary, these three parts combined, are already 20 million less.
However, this budget figure is currently only known to a few people such as the company's senior management and Bald Xu. Unexpectedly, this girl is quite well informed.
While He Xin was surprised, he couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart. If it was leaked from within the company, it would involve leaking company secrets, and even be suspected of cheating.
Chen Zhixi noticed the change in He Xin's expression. As a shrewd businessman, she would naturally not lie to the people she relied on, because as long as this kind of thing was discovered once, it would be easy to lose the He Xin she had worked so hard to maintain over the years.
Xin's trust in her, so she easily betrayed Xu Guangtou.
"Hehe, brother, don't worry, the people in your company are strict with their mouths. I got this news from Brother Zheng."
"You can still get something out of Lao Xu's mouth?" He Xin was surprised again.
In his opinion, Bald Xu is not the kind of person with a big mouth, and he is quite shrewd.
He subconsciously looked at Chen Zhixi up and down, and said suspiciously: "Can you and him..."
If you want to say that Xu Guangtou's only weakness may be that he is a weak person, although Chen Zhixi is not stunning, she graduated from the acting department of the Central Theater after all. If you put it outside, you can definitely be called a beautiful boss, not to mention she is still 1.7 meters tall.
He's tall and has a great figure. He seems to be exactly what Baldy Xu likes.
"What's wrong?"
Chen Zhixi heard what he said and kept half, but she didn't react at first. It wasn't until she saw the playful expression on He Xin's face that she suddenly jumped up from the chair and said hurriedly: "Brother, you must be careful
Don't talk nonsense. I have nothing to do with him. I have such a good relationship with Sister Taohong. How is this...this possible? When "33 Days After Love" was finalized last time, Brother Zheng also came, and Li and I
Sister Rong and Sister Rong worked together to get him drunk, and it was he who told the truth while drunk, really!"
"..."
He Xin was speechless. He had no doubt that Chen Zhixi was telling the truth. Bald Xu had this problem. He became light-headed when he saw beautiful women. If Chen Zhixi and He Lirong, whom he could never forget, joined forces, this guy could resist. It’s weird to live in it!
He was too lazy to talk to Chen Zhixi anymore, and waved his hand like he was shooing away flies: "Okay, let's talk about this later when the project is approved."
"Ah...oh, thank you, brother! Brother, I won't bother you anymore. You should be busy first while I leave."
Chen Zhixi's response was very quick this time. Since He Xin didn't veto, it meant he had agreed. He quickly picked up his limited edition Chanel bag and said goodbye happily.
He Xin watched her leave and sat at his desk in a daze for a while. Finally, he shook his head with a wry smile and continued the work at hand.
It is said that "The Crowd" has already started filming. Because Shen Teng's fear of the camera has not been completely overcome, Ning Hao happened to use him to sharpen the lens. In fact, during the rehearsal process, including watching the stage play he performed before, Ning Hao had already He saw Shen Teng's comedy potential, but it was difficult to realize it in front of the camera for a while. This time he was also determined to cure Shen Teng's problem no matter what. So all the arrangements for Shen Teng in the first week after the filming started were Teng's role alone can torture that guy to the fullest.
In this way, he was able to take time to return to the capital. He originally wanted to spend time with his daughter at home, but there were too many things to do. The post-production of "Border Storm" was almost completed. At present, only the music and subtitles were left. Cheng Er said that he also specially He wrote the lyrics for the theme song of this film, and the title of the song is "The Last Supper". The name sounds very fitting to the plot, and it is said that he even put the answer to the suspense part in the lyrics.
Although it was somewhat different from what he had expected, the movie was overall pretty good and very compelling. However, he had a hunch that it would be difficult for a film of this type to recoup his investment if it relied solely on domestic box office, so he promised Cheng Er to sign up. When I participated in Venice Film Festival, I actually wanted to try to sell more overseas rights.
Although the film has traces of imitating Quentin, this kind of black suspense, which seems effortless but has a little thought and has many interpretations, is still more popular among European audiences. Just like Guy Ritchie's Both "Two Smoking Barrels" and Quentin Quentin's "Pulp Fiction" were very popular in Europe.
And He Xin believes that based on his own reputation, it should not be a problem to be shortlisted, otherwise he would not be able to happily be friends with Lao Ma (Venice Film Festival Chairman Marco Muller). Just like last year's "Three Guns", a terrible movie , just by virtue of being a national teacher, he was successfully shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival.
Of course, his reputation cannot be compared with that of a national teacher. It may be difficult for "Border Storm" to be shortlisted for the main competition unit, but it should not be a problem to be shortlisted for the Horizon unit, which is also a competition. The Horizon unit was established by merging the Against the Current unit and the Documentary unit. . And He Xin won the Best Actor Award in the last "Upstream" section for "Incense", which is also commonly known as the "Venice Little Best Actor".
However, the newly established Horizon Unit has canceled the Best Actor and Actor awards, and now all that is left is the Best Film Award. The gold content of winning the Horizon Unit Best Picture Award is often far greater than that of those who were shortlisted for the main competition unit but did not win. A film has a higher level of attention, which means it is more likely to be favored by overseas film producers.
For Cheng Er, "Border Storm" is only his second feature film, and it is very satisfying to be shortlisted for the Venice Film Festival, one of the highest film palaces in his mind. I remember He Xin told him this that day
After the incident, he burst into tears of gratitude and looked like he had no regrets in his life, which made people speechless.
In addition, "33 Days of Love" has also been completed, and the post-production has also been handed over to Fumino. However, the editing company of the finished film specially hired a Hong Kong senior editor Nick Cheung. This Nick Cheung is not the well-known Nick Cheung.
Zha Zhahui is a behind-the-scenes worker.
This is mainly because "33 Days of Love" is a pure commercial film, and in terms of editing commercial films, Hong Kong film talents are indeed better than mainland filmmakers because they have enough accumulation.
This Nick Cheung has won the Best Editing Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Bay Area Film and Golden Horse Awards many times. For Wen Muye, who has just debuted, this is also a rare learning opportunity.
"33 Days Out of Love" has been decided to be released on this year's National Day schedule. The National Day schedule and the Lunar New Year schedule are currently the two most fiercely competitive domestic box office schedules, and they are often full of blockbusters. For example, this year's high-profile movies have been announced to be released on the National Day schedule.
There is the war epic blockbuster "Revolution of 1911" starring Fang Shilong, Li Bailian, Hu Ge, Jiang Wu, Cheng Chong, etc., there is the special effects fantasy blockbuster "The Legend of White Snake" starring Li Lianlian and Huang Shengyi, which is said to have invested hundreds of millions, and Deng Chao
"Painting Wall" starring Sun Li.
Of these three films, the first two are blockbusters with big investments and big casts. Although "Painting on the Wall" has Deng Chao and Sun Li a little less prominent, it also focuses on special effects and fantasy themes. Since "Avatar" became popular
, this kind of subject matter is very popular nowadays. At the same time, it is not difficult to find that this movie is hyping up the scandal between Deng Chao and Sun Li that has been circulating for several years.
This is not a potential competitor.
"33 Days After Love" is just a low-budget urban romance film with a new director and no actors. Choosing such a schedule would make it easy to be reduced to cannon fodder. At first, everyone had different opinions and thought it would be better to postpone it until
November is a relatively deserted timetable, but He Xin still defies everyone's opinions and Qiankun makes his own decision.
The best publicity is the support of colleagues. He did not expect that this year's National Day film would include "Revolution of 1911", "The Legend of White Snake" and "Painting on the Wall". How could he let go of such a golden opportunity?
Maybe by then the dark horse of "33 Days After Love" will be wilder and leap higher than in the original time and space!