Not only Qin Xiaobao, but Xiang Yang was also surprised. Chen He borrowed money. Are you kidding me? Who is he who is short of money?
"No, you say it again?"
"If you have to repeat this embarrassing thing, please lend me some money!" Chen He said again.
"I doubt my ears now. What happened to Brother He?" Qin Xiaobao wondered: "How much is needed?"
"Six hundred thousand!"
"Okay, give me an account. Are you in a hurry?"
"Urgent, very urgent."
"I don't know if there are any procedures for large-amount transfers. Wait a minute. I'll call the finance department and ask." Qin Xiaobao was about to get up.
"Hahahahaha!"
Suddenly, mixed laughter came from the other end of the phone.
Qin Xiaobao stopped: "Hello, audience friends, I am Qin Xiaobao."
"Hey, Director Qin found out?"
"I just said it was too far-fetched and I would definitely doubt it."
"It's unreasonable to ask Brother He to borrow money."
"Xiaobao."
"Teacher He? Is this "Two Days and One Night"?"
Xiangyang heard the conversation and understood that it was not a loan, but a program.
"Yes, Hehe is a guest."
"Director Qin, I am Xiaobai."
"Xiaobao, I am your brother Sa."
"..."
Qin Xiaobao responded one by one.
"Xiaobao, let me ask you." He Jiong's voice sounded again: "Did you guess that you were filming a show from the beginning?"
"No," although there was no camera filming, Qin Xiaobao still shook his head: "I just feel strange, Brother He is not a person who is short of money."
"Then what are you thinking about?"
"I guess there was some problem. Brother He was a little embarrassed when he said it. I thought it might be a temporary change, but when the laughter started coming from behind, I felt something was wrong. It must have been filming."
"It's like this, let me explain." He Jiong smiled there: "We are currently doing Fu Fu Bu Fu. Everyone needs to call their friends. They have specific tasks and need to get answers within one minute. What He He drew is to borrow money.
."
"Oh, was that a success?"
"Yes, thank you, Xiaobao!" Chen He shouted.
"I should have refused if I had known this." Qin Xiaobao was very sorry.
"Hahahahaha!" There was another burst of laughter from the other side. I understood what he meant and wanted Chen He to fail.
"Director Qin, you can't do this. You've worked hard today. You finally succeeded. I'll treat you to dinner when I get back."
"OK."
After exchanging pleasantries, he hung up the phone.
"We're filming a show!" Xiang Yang asked casually.
"Well, for "Two Days and One Night", I called my artist friend and made a request. If I agree, it will be considered successful." Qin Xiaobao picked up a candy and opened it into his mouth: "It's a little strange, how could Chen He borrow money."
"That's normal. Don't businessmen also borrow bank money to make ends meet?" Xiangyang looked at his phone: "It's lunch soon. Let's go downstairs to have something to eat together. The meeting starts at two o'clock, and we can still take a break."
"Okay."
...
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Kiwi conference room was extremely lively, and the heads of the three major platforms and related personnel gathered together.
The three armies have not moved, and the food and grass go first.
Although the movie is still some time away from filming, investment must be discussed first.
This is also the first meeting for everyone after the New Year, so the opening remarks will naturally be more enthusiastic.
After some exchanges, Liu Minghua announced the start of the meeting.
"I invite you all to come here today because I want to discuss Director Qin's new movie. The script of the movie was completed last year and is currently in the refinement and polishing stage. It is expected to be completed this month..."
The heads of the three major platforms nodded one after another. They were not surprised because Kiwi had communicated on the phone last week and said they had new plans and asked them if they were interested.
The two versions of "This Man Came From Earth" have brought a lot of traffic to the platform. Now new works are actually finding them first. They will definitely not refuse. They have even held an internal meeting. If they want to invest, how much budget can be given, etc.
wait.
The people who came to participate in the meeting this time are also leaders with the right to speak. If the provincial government proposes any plan, they have to call to discuss it. Some of them seem not to take it seriously enough.
Today's kiwi fruit is very popular!
"You may be curious why all the people in charge of the video platform are here today. Director Qin will explain it to us." After Liu Minghua introduced the general situation, he gave up his position to Qin Xiaobao.
"Let's get straight to the point and don't do those fluffy things. My new movie will still have the same style as before. It's just that the audience won't expect it. It's definitely beyond everyone's expectations, but... there are risks in it." Qin Xiaobao watched it.
The people in charge of the three major platforms all looked at me calmly.
"Everyone must be wondering why they would come to cooperate with you when there are so many film investors. Normally, there should be no interaction until after the screening.
Because, the new movie may not get the Dragon Award!"
Now, everyone was not calm anymore. They looked around and wanted to speak, but felt it was inappropriate.
"Questions are allowed." Qin Xiaobao raised his hand: "We don't have to be so formal in our meetings. We can still talk about things if we are more relaxed."
"Director Qin." The manager of Tencent on the left asked first: "If you can't get the Dragon Award, are you going to shoot the Eighteen Bans, bloody violence or other elements?"
"Haha, no!" Qin Xiaobao shook his head.
"Is that related to ethics and religion?"
"It's despair and helplessness." Qin Xiaobao didn't let them guess anymore, getting more and more outrageous: "The name of the movie is "Buried Alive". It tells the story of a person being put into a coffin and buried alive. Some of the emotions revealed in it, people
The reaction, and other things, are not in line with the regulations for releasing movies, and I am worried that it may not pass the review."
They were all insiders, so they understood what Qin Xiaobao meant at once.
"So you plan to broadcast it on the platform?"
"Yes, and if nothing else happens, it will be sent to foreign film festivals first."
"Understood! How much is the investment for this movie?" asked the person in charge of Youku.
"It is estimated to be 30 million. The actors' salary is 10 million, the director's salary is 2 million, and the other 8 million. The promotional fee is tentatively set at 10 million."
"This..." Everyone was surprised, not because it was too high, but because it was too low.
Thirty million, for today's movies, is even just a fraction. It is a low-cost investment and nothing. Even if the promotion cost is tripled, it will only be fifty million.
For the three major platforms, any one can easily take it out, and four for one point is not much.
But I'm just surprised. Qin Xiaobao's two films are both low-cost and high-yield, which is good news for investors.
"Is there a specific timeline?"
"It is expected that filming will start in June at the earliest and end in June!"
Qin Xiaobao's words made everyone sigh again, it turned out to be you!
"The post-production process will take about a month. I plan to participate in the Busan Film Festival in South Korea because the type and content of the film should suit the taste there. If I'm lucky and interested, I can win an award."
What is domineering? The heads of the three major platforms really admire it. When other directors participate in film festivals, they first consider whether they are shortlisted. This is good because they already think about winning the award.
"What about the cast?"
"This is kept secret for the time being, but it will definitely not disappoint everyone. It is definitely significant enough."
"That's it, Director Qin, I have no objection here. You can vote as much as you want," the person in charge of iQiyi smiled and said, "I have a small request."
"Please say it!" Qin Xiaobao was naturally happy to see someone supporting him unconditionally.
"I have a female artist under my banner who has graduated from a major. Her acting skills and appearance are very good. If there is a suitable role, she can participate in it for free."
The heads of the other two companies exclaimed, mmp, you are still smart, you know how to block people.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Qian, it's not that I don't agree." Qin Xiaobao smiled bitterly.
"Does anyone have a candidate? It doesn't matter, any small role is fine." Mr. Qian lowered his requirements.
"It's not a matter of the character. This movie of mine has only one male character from beginning to end!"
The scene was in an uproar. Even though everyone claimed to have watched countless movies, they had never seen one man's movie...
"Isn't this difficult to photograph?" someone asked.
"It's actually easy to take pictures. Whether it's exciting or not is the most difficult thing." Qin Xiaobao didn't hide anything: "So you have to carefully consider whether to invest."
Of the 30 million, it goes without saying that Kiwi will definitely account for the majority, and the other three companies will share approximately a few million equally.
If it's a regular movie, you don't have to think about it, you definitely have to join in, but there's only one protagonist?
Don't do any scientific research, let us take care of it.
Of course, it's just a joke, even for scientific research, if you can establish a long-term strategic partnership with kiwi fruit, a few million is nothing.
If they fail and their reputation is not affected, Qin Xiaobao will definitely go back to his original routine and express his gratitude to those who have helped him, so that he can make his money back soon.
Besides, video platforms need traffic.
Regardless of whether this "Buried Alive" movie is good or not, with only one protagonist, it will definitely attract the attention of fans, but it will not actually reduce the traffic.
"It can't be Director Qin, you direct and act yourself." After thinking about it, the expressions of several people became relaxed.
"I think I just don't have the acting skills," Qin Xiaobao shook his head: "If I want to go up, it will definitely not have the same effect, so the requirements for actors are very high, so you can rest assured."
"Now that I'm here, I plan to sign a contract."
"We still have confidence in Director Qin's work, right?"
"If you need any support, just ask, we still have the resources."
"Okay, I will communicate with you about the specific matters," Liu Minghua stood up at the right time: "Actually, we are just holding on to the worst plan and not getting the dragon mark. If things turn around, or the superiors think there is no problem
, the situation is completely different..."
For more than two hours, Qin Xiaobao was just a spectator, watching them bargaining and discussing various terms of the contract.
I just sighed in my heart, fortunately, I don’t have to worry about these things, otherwise, I would definitely be very upset.
(Thanks to the two bosses of Fat Ant and Xiaoxiaoyuer11 for the reward. The weather has been cold recently, so everyone should keep warm!)