Actor he doesn't want to be a eunuch

Tian Xiaopeng only felt something in his nasal cavity, and his eyes were so hot that he couldn't help but burst into tears.

He put the money he had borrowed from his parents-in-law on the table, pushed it in front of Xu Jian, and said with a choked voice, "Old Xu, that's all, I can't keep it up, I'm so desperate."

"You have survived for six years, and now you say you can't survive." Xu Jian didn't take the money.

That wad of money is estimated to be around [-].

Compared with what I owe them, it is nothing to mention. Since MORE accepted the special effects work here, he has not received a few times of remuneration, and the money he owes is several million.

"I still remember that when it was launched in 07, in order to boost morale, I pretended to make a big deal with the team, saying that I had found a funder and got a large investment, but in fact at that time the funds were not in place at all. No money! Hahaha!" Tian Xiaopeng felt very uncomfortable.

What he thought was, when "The Return of the Great Sage" made money, and when he was successful, he would bring it up in an interview.

Now I can only choke speechlessly.

Life is a bit embarrassing, success is a good story, failure is a joke.

"I asked you to try my boss's future star, have you asked?" Xu Jian didn't think there was anything good about this project.

He has pointed out the direction, and Qian Chen set up a future star fund, which is aimed at this kind of projects.

"I asked, basically all of their 3000 million yuan was spent, and I didn't expect to spend so much money in the later period. I only spent [-] to [-] million yuan in the first six or seven years, and tens of millions went out in the next few months. .” Tian Xiaopeng was very helpless, he was really desperate.

A cartoon costs 6000 to [-] million, which is not considered publicity.

Counting the announcement and distribution, it will cost 8000 million.

With a cost of 8000 million, how much box office will it take to make it back.

This year's new "Bears Invincible" has a box office of 2.47 million, but it is a movie that earns children's money.

Tian Xiaopeng didn't report any expectations for "The Return of the Great Sage" with a box office of 2.47 million.

Something similar to him is "Quiba".

The combined box office of the three "Quiba" is only 5500 million.

"You've already spent so much money. If you don't make it and release it, the investors will tear you apart. The release will lose money, and halfway through. That's not the same concept." Xu Jian warned him, but he also understood him.

It is indeed expensive in the later stage, and it should be said that the most expensive place has not yet started.

Xu Jian's estimated cost is 8000 million, which is higher than Tian Xiaopeng's so-called 6000-[-] million, because he, the head of MORE, knows best how expensive this thing is.

"Not only do I owe you the money for the special effects, but my employees' wages haven't been paid for several months. Brother, some of them are still paying their mortgages." Could Tian Xiaopeng be clear? He just couldn't hold on anymore.

People in his team, even the art director, left immediately after finishing their work to make a living elsewhere.

Just to not drag down the team.

This is the same as your wife loves you too much and ran away with other men.

Of course, there are also some who really can't see the future and hope of this project, so they run away.

"That can't be done halfway, unless you don't want to mess around in the future." Xu Jian was considering whether to ask the boss for help.

If the boss is involved, this small project is nothing to worry about.

But asking the boss to invest in a cartoon, he was a bit unable to speak.

Cartoons.

The boss and the proprietress seem to prefer watching Disney cartoons, which are the real visual enjoyment.

"If "The Return of the Great Sage" fails this time, I will leave this circle and never touch animation again, because if we still fail after working so hard, it means that within at least ten years, the animation industry will really It's not suitable to touch." Tian Xiaopeng was not impulsive.

"You should take this money back first. Don't act in front of me. This is the third time. I owe you the special effects first. At worst, wait until your movie is released." Xu Jian looked at his watch and said: " My afternoon flight is going to Hengdian, my boss is over there, if you want to try again, you can go there with me, and I will take care of the ticket issue."

"Your boss, Qian Chen? He is really a rich man." Tian Xiaopeng stood up quickly, and while putting away the 3 yuan, he picked up the old down jacket on the hanger.

He doesn't want to distract his energy, and he doesn't go out to find money like others. He can only casually mention a few words when he has the right opportunity, but basically no one responds.

Now, there is really no other way.

I can only "see" this capital legend in the entertainment industry.

Xichen has only been established for two years, and the number of films it invests in is not large, but in terms of net profit, it is actually one of the top film and television investment companies in the industry.

Even MORE, the strongest special effects group in the pot, is also under its banner.

Xu Jian, the head of MORE, always calls his boss directly, and when he mentions his boss, his eyes are shining.

"My boss doesn't like scheming people, because there is no hiding place for anyone in front of him. You can say whatever you think when you meet him, especially be sincere." Xu Jian led him out.

His driver was waiting downstairs.

Tian Xiaopeng's October studio is located in an ordinary commercial and residential complex outside the West Third Ring Road, on the tenth floor, an office area of ​​less than [-] square meters, as low as possible.

"Could it be possible for me to tell him that this project will definitely lose money?" Tian Xiaopeng laughed at himself.

"You'd better say that. My boss doesn't value money that much. He donates hundreds of millions every year." When Xu Jian talked about Qian Chen, he was full of admiration.

Many bosses will set up a philanthropist, but in fact one is more stingy than the other.

Only Qian Chen, who has been donating in a very low-key way, what ordinary people know, the seemingly shocking donation of 8000 million, is actually just the tip of the iceberg.

Last year alone, the total donation was at least [-] million.

Xu Jian's MORE is only attached to Xichen, but he has followed Qian Chen since the period of "A Chinese Ghost Story 4", and he can be regarded as the veteran of this system, so he knows many things that others don't.

When the two of them arrived at Hengdian, Brother Wuxing picked them up at the airport, and then dragged them directly to Qian Chen's home in Hengdian.

Qian Chen was not at home, he went to Hangzhou to attend the premiere of "Fireworks in the Day".

This is the third brother Liao Ping's movie. Qian Chen is in Hengdian, and the distance is only two hours' drive away, so he must go to participate in it.

Qian Chen's house was bought by Anxi, except that the third and fourth floors are the couple's large bedroom and living area, and the lower two floors are used for office work when there is nothing to do.

Dongxi Factory has offices here.

After Qian Chen came back, he learned that Xu Jian was waiting for him, so he came here to meet them without even changing his clothes.

"Old Xu, why did you come to Hengdian? You shouldn't go to Lao Yang to make amends." Qian Chen smiled and hugged him.

Yang Lu didn't get enough special effects artists, so he said this.

"I have to apologize to him, but I have already given him a lot of people. He is hypocritical, and he is still too few." Xu Jian introduced to Qian Chen: "This is the "The Return of the Great Sage". Choreographer Tian Xiaopeng."

"Oh, I know, you participated in the documentary "1405 Zheng He's Voyages to the West", right?" Qian Chen immediately remembered.

"Ah...that movie." Tian Xiaopeng was very surprised, he didn't expect Qian Chen to have heard of him, and in this way.

A documentary that no one cares about, and he is only one of the main creators.

Most people in the industry know him, probably because he does private work for animated films in order to make money, such as "Legend of Sword and Fairy 5CG Promotional Film", "Mercenary World CG Promotional Film" and so on.

"That movie was okay, but it's a bit subjective." Qian Chen was very curious about what future generations would think of this legendary eunuch, so he looked for some materials and works to watch when he was free.

It can only be said that history is not equal to facts, and the long river of time has buried too many things.

"The main reason is that there are too many uncertainties and contradictions in the textual research, so we can only choose what to express subjectively." Tian Xiaopeng followed Qian Chen's words and explained.

He is not very good at dealing with people, but he can still feel that Qian Chen is very interested in Zheng He.

This is an unsolvable question. I really can't understand why such a proud son of heaven is interested in a great eunuch of the Ming Dynasty.

But it also helped him, making their conversation less dry.

Of course, we also talked about animated movies.

"The cost of your movie is only tens of millions?" Qian Chen seemed surprised.

"Yeah, what else?" Tian Xiaopeng resisted the urge to roll his eyes, it's only tens of millions, you really don't feel pain in your back when you stand and talk.

Their cost of "Quiba" is even more pitiful, as pitiful as the box office.

It is said that crowdfunding will be used to make the next one.

"The last time I chatted with Mr. Wang, we talked about an animation movie of theirs called "Rock Husky". It is said that the investment is more than 3 million." Qian Chen explained.

"Zheng Jun's, it actually costs [-] million..." Tian Xiaopeng was dumbfounded.

He is also an insider, no, Zheng Jun is not an insider, because his only cartoon work was not drawn by him at all, he only provided an idea.

The old-school stars and artists like to publish books and comics and so on. The most typical feature is that one comic or book is enough to achieve the purpose of Liren.

Basically, it's all about paying for the Gunners team to do it.

Of course, in this kind of thing, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, one wants fame and the other wants profit, and each takes what he needs.

As long as the money is enough, nothing will go wrong.

Not only the comics industry, but also the screenwriting industry, there are a large number of gunner screenwriters without authorship.

Tian Xiaopeng just didn't expect such a cartoon to be made into a movie, and it also received an investment of [-] million yuan.

If he had known earlier, shouldn't he have talked to Aunt Hua.

People over there are stupid and rich.

"The gameplay of the poor and the poor, and the gameplay of the rich, I understand this most clearly." Xu Jian, who was born in special effects, was deeply touched.

For a movie, 30 yuan can make some special effects, 300 million yuan can also make special effects, and 3000 million yuan can also be spent completely.

Tian Xiaopeng's kind is the sou faction that breaks a penny into two petals.

"In other words, you need to invest to continue, otherwise you will give up halfway, right." Qian Chen quite appreciates this kind of pick-and-search style.

Only those who have experienced poverty can understand this kind of search.

In order to avoid relegation, he used to want to take the sack and go to the nearest bank to pack it.

"Yes, I need money now." Tian Xiaopeng is very frank, and there is nothing to be embarrassed about, the worst thing is to be rejected.

Qian Chen pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked a question:
"Is your "The Return of the Great Sage" better than Xi Yangyang?"