I haven't been a boss for many years

Chapter 176

"Aaron, sit down." Zou Huaiwen saw Cheng Long open the door and come in, put down the teacup box with a smile on his face, lowered his head to pick up the hot water pot, and politely brewed a new pot of tea.

Cheng Long sat in front of the boss in a regular manner, took the teacup handed by the boss, took a sip casually and said, "Zou Sheng."

He is not very interested in tea, it is better to drink water.

Zou Huaiwen wiped his hands, held up the teacup, and said with a smile, "Aaron, how would you like to make tea?"

"Very good." Cheng Long said with a smile.

"Are you planning any new play recently?" Zou Huaiwen asked.

After "Project A" ended, Cheng Long participated in "Dragon and Tiger Leaping", which received mediocre box office response, and the director was Hong Kong celebrity Luo Wei.

"No, Zou Sheng." Cheng Long said with a wry smile.

Ever since he starred in a record-breaking blockbuster like "Project A", even acting in an action movie directed by Luo Wei, Cheng Long didn't think it was very interesting.

Zou Huaiwen nodded in satisfaction, and said with a smile: ""Project A" was shot very well. It seems that the new action movie of police identity is your future development direction."

"Yeah." Cheng Long was obedient and obedient, and nodded in approval. Hong Jingbao sat beside him and chatted with him.

Zou Huaiwen continued: "Recently, the company has a similar movie and would like to invite you to act in it. Are you interested?"

"The company will arrange the best team for you, and the production effect will definitely satisfy you." Zou Huaiwen didn't wait for Cheng Long to refuse, and began to increase the price: "The box office share can also be a little more than before, consider it?"

Cheng Long couldn't help being moved, and said aloud, "Zou Sheng, do you have a script?"

"Here, the script is ready for you." Boss Zou pursed his mouth, picked up the teacup, and a script was placed beside him. Cheng Long had already seen it, picked up the script, turned a page, and saw the script written on it The name of Plan B.

Cheng Long continued to flip through the script without moving his expression. If the script has something new, he would not mind making another one, but "Plan B" is completely a sequel to "Plan A". The outline of the story is very clear, but the names of the characters have been changed. , but the change is not significant.

This method can bypass the copyright of "Plan A", but the most important thing about a movie is not the script, but the production.

Cheng Long's team is fully capable of writing/buying a good script, but not every company can produce "Plan A".

Cheng Long put down the script and said with a wry smile, "Zou Sheng, "Plan B" may be sued by DreamWorks."

"It's okay, the copyright lawsuit, the company will help you." Zou Huaiwen said with a smile: "Don't worry about the legal affairs. With Golden Harvest's production level, "Plan B" will definitely continue the popularity of "Plan A."

"Zou Sheng, I'll think about it." Cheng Long said hesitantly, but Zou Huaiwen pressed him step by step, and put pressure on him: "Aaron, the company has always trained you as an international superstar and invested a lot of money..."

"Zou Sheng, that's not what you said." Cheng Long instinctively began to resist, perhaps because of DreamWorks, but he still refused: "The filming of "Plan B" needs more consideration, the word-of-mouth of a movie... "

He knew that the premise of Golden Harvest's huge investment in him was that he could earn the most money for Golden Harvest.

"Aaron!"

Zou Huaiwen showed anger, put down his teacup, and said in a deep voice, "Aren't you willing to do me this favor?"

"Zou Sheng, give Aaron more time to think about it. A movie sequel really needs more consideration. The production time of "Project A" is as long as one year." Hong Jing interjected.

"Da da da."

Zou Huaiwen tapped his fingers on the table and reluctantly agreed, "Okay."

Cheng Long and Hong Jingbao, plus the two teams behind the two, have more or less the weight of talking.

"I'll give you a week to think about it. Filming can't be delayed for too long. Everyone will lose if you waste the schedule." Zou Huaiwen really planned to make "Plan B" a big production. , "Plan B" may take more than half a year to produce. If it is delayed for another month or two, it may not be able to catch up with the Spring Festival schedule at the end of the year.

……

"Brother Bao, Zou Sheng clearly wants to offend Zhang Sheng, it's so difficult." Cheng Long and Hong Jingbao couldn't help complaining as they sat in the car as soon as they left the Golden Harvest Building.

"Plan B" is obviously a copy of "Plan A". As long as "Plan B" comes out, it will be equivalent to preempting the popularity of "Plan A".

The original cast will play, and the audience must be confused.

Citizens don't have much time to tell who the production company behind you is, and once this kind of thing is done, it will definitely offend Dreamworks, the producer of "Project A", to death!

Cheng Long is tantamount to breaking with Zhang Guobin.

This was something Cheng Long didn't want to do, and Hong Jingbao couldn't help sighing: "Oh, Zou Sheng's trick is too poisonous. Asking you to shoot "Plan B" is just a cover. I don't want you to continue to cooperate with DreamWorks in the future."

The rise of DreamWorks has undoubtedly affected the interests of Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers.

"Who said it's just the subtitles of the rivers and lakes, and the movie industry is also subtitled!"

"Zou Sheng's heart definitely can't accommodate two or five boys. If you don't make a film with Jiahe this time, in the future, you may never be able to shoot a film with Jiahe."

Just as Yuan Kui, Meng Jiang, Lu Huiguang and others were named as family members,
Lin Zhengying, Qian Jiale and others were named as Hongjiaban,
Where do you find food,

You have to hold your heels.

Cheng Long and Hong Jingbao cooperated with DreamWorks not because they didn't make money for Golden Harvest, but because the money they earned was far from satisfying Golden Harvest's appetite.

The contract, the rules, are all followed.

Therefore, it is difficult for Cheng Long to deal with it.

"Brother Bao."

"what do you think?"

Cheng Long asked.

Hong Jingbao was wearing a gold ring with a coiled dragon engraved on the ring, a thick cigar between his fingers, and a beard that had not been cut for several nights on his face. He took a deep breath of the cigar, and said solemnly: "It's better, first Go ask Mr. Zhang for his opinion."

"what?"

Cheng Long looked surprised, with a smile on his face, and said aloud: "Brother Bao, you really have a trick."

"Zhang Sheng."

"Mr. Cheng, Mr. Hong wants to see you." Yau Ma Tei, DreamWorks office building, the female secretary answered the phone, knocked on the office door, and said softly.

Zhang Guobin looked at the fair-skinned, pretty-looking secretary in a short skirt, and smiled slightly: "It happens to be fine, Aaron, Jingbao is here to drink tea, let them come."

"Okay, Mr. Cheng, Mr. Hong is already on the way." The female secretary said.

"Make a cup of tea." Zhang Guobin pointed to the tea tray on the sofa seat, and the female secretary squatted beside her, rolled up her hip-wrapped skirt, and turned it into a round arc. The flesh-colored stockings were hidden along the calf into the soles of the black high-heeled shoes.

Zhang Guobin sat in the office and waited for a while, Hong Jingbao and Cheng Long arrived at the office building together, entered the office, and shouted: "Zhang Sheng."

"good morning."

"Sit down, Aaron, Brother Bao." Zhang Guobin half leaned on the office chair and pointed at the tea table. The female secretary poured three cups of tea, placed them in front of the three seats, then stood up and bowed out of the office.

Hong Jingbao and Cheng Long stood in front of the tea table, and waited until Zhang Guobin walked out of the desk and sat in the main seat before taking a seat in the guest seat.

"Aaron."

"Why do you come to me for tea in the morning?"

Zhang Guobin drank a cup of tea.

Go straight.

Cheng Long smiled wryly, without hiding it, and said bluntly, "I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang, there's something troublesome. Boss Zou wants me to shoot "Plan B."

""Plan B"?" Zhang Guobin turned his eyes, thought about a sentence, and immediately showed a clear smile: "Zou Huaiwen has a business eye."

This sentence is a compliment on the surface, but it is obviously a curse.

Zhang Sheng was really unhappy.

Cheng Long had no choice but to continue talking: "After all, I am an artist of Golden Harvest, and it is very difficult for Boss Zou to force me to act like this."

"If it's too difficult, don't do it." Zhang Guobin spread his hands, with a simple expression, Cheng Long and Hong Jingbao's expressions changed suddenly, and their buttocks couldn't help but leave the table.

Zhang Guobin laughed suddenly: "Hahaha, Aaron, Brother Bao, sit down."

"Just kidding you guys."

"Zou Huaiwen forced you to do this. You are not an artist of DreamWorks. DreamWorks can't stand up for you. After two years, the film contract ends and you can transfer to DreamWorks."

"Dreamworks invested in a joint film company with you, referring to Baohe's model, as an independent subsidiary of Dreamworks, so that I can cover you in the future."

"I don't care what kind of movie you like to make in Golden Harvest these two years, it's up to you to choose, how about it?"

This is tantamount to trying to win over Cheng Long, and with the box office potential of Cheng Longba's 90s in the film industry, winning over is simply digging a cash cow.

And Zhang Guobin's conditions were not harsh at all, and did not affect Cheng Long's current development. Coupled with DreamWorks' production capabilities, Cheng Long's eyes immediately showed emotion. He and Hong Jingbao looked at each other and found that Hong Jingbao's eyes were not Stop it, and immediately said simply: "OK, Zhang Sheng."

"I'll sign with you in two years."

"Hahaha."

Zhang Guobin laughed.

Cheng Long and Hong Jingbao felt a lot more relaxed. They picked up the teacup and drank it happily.

Zhang Guobin asked, "How about it?"

"Zou Sheng's tea is delicious, and the tea here is fragrant?

"It's better to drink Zhang Sheng's tea." Cheng Long said sincerely.

Recently, Zhang Guobin has nothing to worry about. The only problem is that there is a source of income overseas, which seems to be unsafe now.

This financial source has been closed for the time being, and it can be transferred out completely. However, it is difficult to find a buyer with the strength to take over the offer in the whole of Asia.

Kowloon Walled City.

This is the famous three-way zone in Xiangjiang, with an area of ​​6 acres and 2.7 hectares. There are more than 82 residents living in it. From 85 to [-], it was the most glorious and prosperous years of the Kowloon Walled City, and it was also the Kowloon City The prosperity of the village has declined, and the last few years before the demolition are ahead.

Tang Tingwei, the chairman of the "Kowloon Walled City Martial Arts Association", is sitting in the eighth box, watching a boxing match with several famous second-generation sons.On the ring, a Wing Chun fighter was knocked off the ring by a Sanda champion. The big water hose "Li Jiajie" who was watching the match had a cigarette in his mouth. He suddenly remembered something and laughed aloud: "I watched a movie a few days ago. There are Wing Chun movements, Chairman Tang, do you think Cheng Long can fight?"

"I heard that he drinks alcohol, picks up girls, and uses a double to make movies. In fact, he is a soft-legged shrimp."

In the private room, on the other side of the large water hose, "Bao Yuli" is a loyal fan of Cheng Long, wearing a branded dress, with a cigarette dangling from his fingertips, and warned: "Ajie, you can say other things, but you can't say that I am an idol." !"

"Oh? You have an idol, a fat woman!" Li Jiajie said with an exaggerated expression, his words were full of disdain, purely because of Bao Yuli's appearance.

Tang Tingwei was carrying two stone needle balls in his palm, watching the two large water hoses choke each other, when even knowing that there was a business coming, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Li Sheng, Miss Bao, Cheng Long is not very powerful, please come here and give me a punch." .”

(End of this chapter)