Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 921
Looking at Yaoyang with a gloomy face, I couldn't say anything more about him, and comforted me: "I can't blame you, I just thought about defending Hua, but I forgot all the people! It's okay, I lost my life, knowing that I fortunate!"

Yaoyang sighed and said: "I thought it was a sure thing, but Weihua did go to the planning office and put forward a design plan, so the "Dancing King" rejected it. Weihua's previous water park was messed up. , will definitely not let them get involved in new projects again! Who knows that Cheng Yaojin came out halfway, a large commercial supermarket CBD, this design is simply perfect! The three real estates jointly develop commercial residences, what is missing? Shopping Shopping malls, densely populated places, and thinking about the future purchasing power, this move is amazing! Who would you say thought of this?"

I scratched my head and said, "I don't know! I guess it's either Wei Hua or Dong Zong?"

Yaoyang sighed: "We are still not as good as them! We really miscalculated this time!"

I smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm thinking of a new business again! Did Mr. He call you?"

Yaoyang thought about it for a long time, and then said oh: "There is a movie maker who said you asked me to call me and asked me to invest. I didn't care too much, but I still want to give you face. Yes, just shrug off being busy during this time, and talk to him in detail after the busy time is over!"

I sighed and said, "Don't delay my important business! Contact him quickly, this is a profitable business! I have studied their company, although the company is small, there are only one or two films a year, and all They are quite unpopular, and the box office is not ideal, but I still think they are very promising. I noticed that their company, the pre-, mid-, and post-productions, are all handled by themselves. The entire supporting system of this company is very complete and can be independent. Shooting, editing, post-production and publicity, worth the investment!"

Yaoyang hesitated and said: "I've been in touch with filmmaking for a long time, and it really doesn't make much money! It's okay to play tickets, it's not as fast as real estate to make money!"

I shook my head and said, "You, don't be too stubborn. If there is a good place, we will invest in it. If not, we will do other things! It's not as simple as making a movie, it's a real film and television company, opening a brokerage company , It is only a part of raising artists under the banner, and making movies is only part of it. You can also make TV dramas, produce entertainment programs, do variety shows, large-scale audition activities, etc. Now that the era of entertainment has arrived, it is time to focus on mental work!"

Yaoyang naturally believed in me deeply, so he immediately called Teacher He and made an appointment to meet and discuss in detail.

Yaoyang and I went directly to their film and television company in Hengdian. There are countless large and small film and television companies in Hengdian Film and Television City. A company is established when a TV series is filmed. A small star is a brokerage company.

Before Yaoyang arrived, he lost interest and said: "Most of these chicken head companies are cheating money, and few of them are really capable. They start to collect money after getting a script, and they don't pay a penny. , a big round of publicity, if the film is successful or not, they will get a lot of sponsorship, and then they will pat their ass and leave! How many young people with dreams are cheated of money and sex here!"

I cut it and said: "Look at what I told you, if that was the case, the country would have banned this place long ago, and there must still be a lot of good works! Let's see and talk!"

We came to his company according to the address Mr. He gave us.

Not to mention, it is a bit of a scale and looks decent, but the crowd of people at the door made us lose confidence immediately.

A group of people came to ask for debts with contracts in their hands, and a group of extra performers were waiting to be paid their salaries. We dare not forget to squeeze inside, for fear that once we get in, we won’t be able to get out.

Yaoyang frowned and said, "What am I talking about? Did I get it right? Projection TV is fine, but definitely not this one!"

I ignored Yaoyang, and walked around the company, a small door at the back just opened, and the people inside poked their heads furtively, I hurriedly pushed the door king to get in, and the people inside tried The ground was about to close the door, Yaoyang picked up a wooden stick on the ground, and inserted it into the door, the door couldn't be closed, Yaoyang and I pushed a gap hard and rushed in.

The person inside was a little girl who looked seventeen or eighteen years old. She was probably frightened by the two of us. She turned her head and ran into the house, yelling, "Someone is coming in from behind!"

The two of us closed the door and walked inside with the little girl. A sturdy aunt stood at the door of the house inside, holding a big broom, waiting for us two uninvited guests.

I hastily waved my hands and explained: "We are here to find Teacher He!"

The aunt said as if she was in charge of the gate, and Wan Fumo said: "We don't have any Mr. He here, get out of here quickly, or I will beat you out!"

Yaoyang didn't care about Big Mom's fighting power at all, he just wanted to go inside, but was slapped on the head by Big Mom, and he hurriedly backed away in fright.

Auntie came up to make another shot, but I grabbed the broom and said, "Auntie, we are really looking for Mr. He, he is the one who asked us to come over to discuss investment!"

The aunt held the broom with both hands, and asked me while tugging: "I really asked you to come here to invest? Didn't you want to ask for debt?"

I hummed and said, "Yes, if you don't believe me, go in and ask yourself!"

At this time, Mr. He pushed the door and came out. Seeing this scene, he hurriedly said to the aunt: "Mom, this is the guest I invited back!"

The aunt didn't compete with me and let go of the broom.

There were still words in his mouth: "Please come back, and you can't mess around!"

Teacher He said embarrassingly: "I'm sorry, both of you, please come inside!"

Sitting in the chaotic hall, with props everywhere, we finally found two chairs and moved the things on them before we sat down.

Teacher He said without concealment: "You two have also seen it. In my current situation, the last drama failed to be released and was banned by the General Administration. It's not that investors and staff came to me collectively to ask for it." The money is gone, and the door of the house is blocked."

Yaoyang raised his eyebrows and said, "How much money did you invest in total? How did you write the agreement above? It hasn't been issued yet. What kind of money do investors want?"

Teacher He explained: "After the agreement was written and released, they accounted for 70% of the proceeds, but now they have been shot, how can they care about the contract? They asked me to return all the remaining investment to them, for fear that I would run away." ! But where do I have any money left, this worker can’t afford to pay her wages!”

Yaoyang cut his teeth and said: "Then take the legal route, implement according to the contract, find someone to take the blame if the investment fails? How can there be such a good thing? Leave them alone!"

Teacher He said helplessly: "I don't need to worry about them, and I can't! But blocking the door of my house every day, I can't do anything. Originally, after the rectification of our drama, there was still a chance to be released, but they did it like this. The bigger the incident, the smaller our chances!"

I sighed and said, "Then it's not a solution for you to hide like this? There are a total of several investors, and how much money have you invested?"

Teacher He thought for a while and replied: "Four, one is Diyu Film and Television Company invested 4 million, one is Red Star International 1500 million, and the remaining two are brokerage companies, which owe 700 million."

Yaoyang hummed and said, "You only invested 3000 million in a film? And the other 800 million is for the actors? What kind of film are you making? It's not so outrageously small, right?"

Teacher He replied: "We originally wanted to make a documentary to record the behavior of some scammers in the society, but the investor said that no one would watch this documentary at all, and let us make it into a feature film with realistic themes, which has selling points and gimmicks, so there is no way. We had no choice but to change it. However, due to funding issues, we couldn’t make any big productions, and we couldn’t invite big stars, so we found a lot of third-tier stars and group performers. We can save as much as we can on the scenes, most of them are free. In addition, we did all the post-production by ourselves, and the filming was finally finished. But when it passed the review, it was said that our film had too much negative energy, the tone was wrong, and we still had a little sympathy and pity for the criminals. The ending turned out to be criminals who escaped legal sanctions and ended up not in line with the values ​​of the socialist public, so we will kill them!"

Yaoyang shook his head and said: "You have been making movies for many years, right? Why don't you even know the rules of this game? Your subject matter is very sensitive, so it's hard to judge it when you shoot it. Even if it passes the review, you How do you promote it in the later stage? How do you rely on it as a selling point? Two third-tier second-rate movie stars? Or your magnificent background and gorgeous costume design? Only rely on the completeness and strength of the story to win the attention of the audience? The film is a realistic theme, But you are not realistic!"

I reassured me: "You can't say that, isn't there still a lot of excellent works produced at low cost in China, and there are countless examples of small and big ones! As long as the theme of the story is good and the script has no loopholes, it might still be popular! How about this, you call in all 4 investors, and I will talk to them!"

Teacher He knew that I might pay for him to pay off the debt, so he walked out very happily.

Yaoyang complained: "Are you crazy? Didn't you intend to help him pay back the money? Let me tell you, just this kind of movie is just to cheat the investors out of their money and the audience, so don't fall into it!"

I ignored Yaoyang, and when the four investors came in, they saw Yaoyang and me sitting there, and without asking Mr. He, they directly asked me, "You help them pay back the money?"

I snorted coldly and said, "Why pay me back? According to the contract, the work hasn't been released yet, so I don't need to give you money!"

The boss of Diyu Film and Television took a look at me and said, "I don't care about you so much? Now that the film has been shot, it's a fart to distribute it! Hurry up and pay back the money, or I won't be polite!"

The other three also quarreled.

Yaoyang said impatiently: "Why are you arguing! You can get the money after the quarrel is over?"

The hall became quiet all of a sudden, Yaoyang pointed to the owner of Diyu and said, "You invested 1500 million in total, right?"

The boss of Diyu nodded.

Yaoyang thought for a while and asked, "Can the transfer contract be signed?"

The boss of Diyu was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "Yes, yes!"

Yaoyang sat on the ground and raised the price: "1000 million, 500 million is left, I will make up for you when the movie is released! If possible, sign the transfer contract now!"

The boss of Diyu hesitated for a moment and said, "Can you give me the remaining 500 million?"

Yaoyang said disdainfully: "I don't know, you don't have to transfer it, anyway, we can implement it according to the contract! You think about it yourself!"

The boss of Diyu became cruel and said, "Okay, when will the 1000 million be credited?"

Yaoyang looked at me, and I nodded.

Yaoyang replied: "Immediately! As soon as the contract is signed!"

He pointed to the boss of Red Star and said, "800 million, right? Did you bring the contract?"

The boss of Red Star will reply hesitantly: "How can I carry the contract with me? Are you planning to renege on your debt?"

Yaoyang rolled his eyes at him and said: "Repudiation? We still asked you to come in and talk about it? Same, the transfer contract is ready, and you can post it at any time. I will give you 500 million, and I will give you 300 million after the film is released, but we can say Well, no matter what happens to the film in the future, the income has nothing to do with your money!"

The two bosses nodded again and again.

After dismissing the two film and TV bosses, leaving two agencies, Yaoyang asked, "Who is Wang Bo's manager?"

One of the fat middle-aged women replied: "I am!"

Yaoyang said: "The artistes under your company are really not worth the price now, and they have no publicity value at all. How about this, let me introduce you to some resources and pick up more jobs, which is more beneficial than asking for money here! You Do you want to think about it?"

The middle-aged woman asked with bright eyes: "What resources?"

Yaoyang looked at me and said, "Do you know his relationship with Shi Shi?"

The middle-aged woman looked at me at this moment, suddenly realized: "You are Chen Fei? Mr. Chen?"

I nodded and said, "I can contact Shishi for you. There must be resources, and he will give you this face. However, your own artists have to live up to their expectations! Don't accept all the plays, and put your reputation at risk." It's stinky, originally the acting skills are pretty good, it's not easy to earn some reputation, you have to cherish it!"

The middle-aged woman nodded hurriedly.

Upon hearing this, another brokerage company immediately said: "Can you also introduce our artist, we are not in a hurry to get the 400 million!"

Yaoyang shook his head and said, "Your money will be given to you exactly!"

The man asked puzzledly, "Why?"

Yaoyang said directly: "Because your artist is not up to the mark! There are too many scandals and the filming is not professional. Even if we give you the best resources, we will not be able to make him popular!"

The man left angrily.

Mr. He thanked us first, and then asked: "I think the artist walking behind is comparable to Wang Bohong. Why do you only give Wang Bo a chance, but not that one?"

Yaoyang snorted and said: "It's useless to give him a chance, don't you look at his acting skills, his professional level? That's it, what else is there besides a pretty face?"

(End of this chapter)