Entertainment from Charlotte's Troubles

Chapter 200 Signing the Contract with Wu Jing
Looking down at the phone with a black screen, Yuan Hua's first reaction was that Yang Siwei had given the wrong number.

Otherwise, why would you be scolded as soon as you hit him?

"Did you give the wrong number?"

Yuan Hua called Yang Siwei, but Yang Siwei didn't dare to delay, so he checked again and found that there was nothing wrong.

"That's right, how about I let his company contact you."

Wu Jing doesn't have an agency for the time being, but he has his own studio, and the contact information is easy to find.

Five minutes later, Yuan Hua's cell phone rang. It was the same call just now. Wu was startled.

"Teacher Yuan, I'm sorry, there have been a lot of harassing calls recently, I misunderstood."

"Understand, understand, it's normal."

"I'm really sorry, next time I meet you, I will treat you to make amends. What do you want me to do?"

When Yuan Hua came to him at this pass, he already had some guesses in his heart.

"I heard that you are going to shoot Wolf Warriors. I am a little interested in this project. Can we talk about it?"

"Okay, I have time anytime." Yuan Hua was the first to come to the door, and Wu Jing was so happy that it was too late: "When will I see you?"

Tomorrow is the opening ceremony, and Yuan Hua can't go. After the opening ceremony, his roles will increase, and it will be difficult to find time in a short time.

"I'm in Hengdian. There's an opening ceremony tomorrow, so I can't get away. How about this? You go to Yixin Film and Television to talk to Yang Siwei, and she will tell me the story later."

"Hengdian, I'm familiar with you. See if this works. I'll come to you tomorrow. Let's talk face to face. You know, some things may not be clearly explained."

Having been in the industry for so many years, Wu Jing knows too well what role the agent plays. They are all masters who don't see rabbits and don't let go of eagles.

Now that he has something to ask for, it is not a wise choice to go directly to Yuan Hua's agent, God knows how far the other party will suppress the shareholding.

A few years ago, Wolf Fang rushed to the street. He had a criminal record. Maybe people would not want him after reading the script.

It's better to bypass the broker and the company and go directly to the real owner. After a drink and a chat, maybe things will be settled.

"Okay, what time will I arrive, and I will ask my assistant to pick you up?"

I didn't expect Wu Jing to come here in person, it seemed really urgent.

"No, I know about Hengdian, just send me the location of the hotel."

……

"I wish the old Jiumen a good start!!"

"Everyone has a red envelope, take it all!"

"Have you got the notices, go back and rest early, and work will officially start tomorrow."

I chose an auspicious time, burned incense, worshiped God, took a symbolic photo, and the power-on ceremony was completed.

At noon, as soon as Yuan Hua returned to the hotel, he saw Wu Jing waiting for him. His body was straight and his suit was meticulous. He didn't know how long he had been waiting.

"Brother Jing is coming, why don't you say in advance, I've been waiting for a long time."

"Just here, um, I booked a table at the hotel, if you're not busy, let's have a drink."

"There will be a play tomorrow, so we can't drink alcohol, but it's okay to have a meal together, just as I'm hungry too."

Miscalculated!
Thinking of the box of Moutai he just bought, Wu Jing felt distressed and planned to return it later.

In the hotel box, the two sat down without mentioning business.

"Last time, Huang Xiaoming recommended the production team of Slaying Wolf [-] to me. Unfortunately, if it wasn't for the accident at that time, the two of us could cooperate."

While chatting, Yuan Hua talked about Shapolang [-]. At that time, he had Xiuchun Dao in his hand, so he refused Shapolang.

Wu Jing was taken aback: "Really, which role does he recommend for you? Could it be the number one male?"

In Slaying Wolf [-], he is the number one male, if Yuan Hua came, there would be nothing to do with him.

"No, male number two."

"Oh, it's a good thing you didn't go. There are too many martial arts scenes, which can drive people crazy. They are hospitalized twice in three days, and Xiangjiang Tuaner is not easy to get along with... But it's not like we don't have opportunities to cooperate. Opportunities have come."

Wu Jing took the opportunity to take out relevant materials about Wolf Warrior, as well as the outline, part of the script, shooting plan and so on.

The outline was first given to Yuan Hua, and then he began to fool around.

"Military-themed movies, I dare say, there are not many that can be as exciting as mine, and the filming must be popular."

After glancing twice, Yuan Hua smiled and said, "Special soldiers? This subject is very common."

Similar to the theme of special forces, the earliest fire should be soldier assault, but the story told by soldier assault is relatively broad, so it is more appropriate to say that it is a military theme.

The real special forces film and television drama has to be I am a special soldier starring him.

After I am a special soldier, the director made several films with the same theme in a row, and I am a special soldier: The Knife Unsheathed starring Wu Jing is one of them.

Later, other directors followed suit, and there were more and more dramas about the army, navy, air force, and special forces.

"It's different, mine is a movie." Wu Jing wasn't embarrassed at all, he had encountered similar situations many times these days.

Leaning on the table, Yuan Hua said slowly, "Tell me, what's the difference?"

"You should read the script first. If you don't like it, it's useless for me to say flowers."

Wu Jing knew that Wolf Warrior was not the best either from a commercial point of view or from a market audience, not to mention that the director was still him, which was flawed.

Otherwise, there would not be so many investors who refused before.

If I want to impress Yuan Hua, it doesn't make sense to talk about business with him. I can only talk about the script. Those businessmen don't understand the script, but Yuan Hua understands it.

As long as he thinks the script is good, he will naturally ignore many things.

"Okay, let me see, do you mind if I smoke a cigarette?"

"Give me one too."

After leaving the dining table, Yuan Hua sat on the sofa in the private room and read the script, Wu Jing absent-mindedly ate the food, his brain was running fast, thinking about how to see the trick for a while.

10 minutes, 10 minutes two, 10 minutes three, 10 minutes four.

The food was already cold, Wu Jing leaned on the chair and smoked, and the only sound in the room was the rustling sound of flipping through the script.

"Snapped!"

Yuan Hua closed the script.

"I probably know the plot. To be honest, it's a bit clichéd and nothing new. It's just moving over some storylines from the I Am a Special Forces series. It's a personal hero idea, and the one-man show is more concentrated."

Wu Jing's mouth flicked ashes, and his heart sank.

"However, some of the ideas are quite bold, such as the powerful drug traffickers, border breakouts and so on."

When Yuan Hua changed his voice, Wu Jing was covered in cold sweat.

"I have a question to ask, you wrote such a big scene, did you consider the financial issues, helicopters, bazookas, heavy machine guns, tanks, it costs a lot of money, right? It may be difficult to get back the box office."

Wu Jing let out a sigh of relief. He was not afraid of Yuan Hua asking, but he was afraid that he would refuse without asking.

"These are not problems. I have been in the army for more than a year, and it has something to do with it. After the script was produced, I discussed with the army. They were willing to borrow tanks and provide helicopters for filming."

"Troops account for resource stocks?"

"I don't take it, I just support it, but we have to pay for the shells that are destroyed."

Being willing to provide some props is already the biggest support there, and it is also the best effort he can do, and now the only difference is money.

Nodding his head, Yuan Hua said calmly, "How much is the budget?"

Finally talking about money, Wu Jing took a deep breath: "3000 million."

"Is it enough?" Yuan Hua wondered.

3000 million to shoot military-themed movies is no longer enough.

A budget of 3000 million is basically a low-budget movie, and his old nine doors are still 5000 million.

Wu Jing smiled wryly: "I'm the male number one, I don't need the film salary, I just need to pay the box office. Except for the villain, I want to invite Mr. Ni Dahong to play the role, other roles don't invite stars."

"The remuneration of the actors can be controlled within 300 million yuan, and if the salary of the crew is included, it will be around 500 million yuan."

"Slightly more expensive is to rent shooting equipment, post-production, and some special effects, a few explosion scenes."

Yuan Hua gave Wu Jing a thumbs up. He is a ruthless character. It was the first time he saw that a crew member's salary could be controlled within 300 million.

Except for him and Ni Dahong, there is really no star.

No wonder none of the more than 30 companies voted for him before. It's not that the script and filming are difficult, but that the actors don't have enough traffic.

Wu Jing is old, not well-known, and the traffic is not high. Investors are worried that he will not be able to support the box office.

To be honest, if he hadn't seen his Wolf Warrior in his previous life, Yuan Hua would have been hesitant.

With a budget of 3000 million, ignoring the promotional expenses and actors' remuneration, the production cost of 2000 million would be very high. The theme is still the special forces on the street, starring Wu Jing. This lineup, no matter how you look at it, is the rhythm of the street.

"Have you considered the flow of actors?"

"I believe quality is greater than flow rate." Wu Jing said seriously.

"What do you say when I was young?" Yuan Hua spit out a few words slowly.

Wu Jing: "..."

It was a bit magical when he was young, and he was a little confused. There was part of the reason for the traffic, but it wasn't entirely about the traffic.

Wu Jing blushed and couldn't refute, Yuan Hua laughed: "Come on, how much do you want me to invest in this movie?"

"2000 million, I will vote for the remaining 1000 million."

If there is no other way, self-directed and self-acted, or the producer, you want others to hang out with you without paying a penny, who would dare?

No one is a fool, so he has to take some risks.

The 1000 million is all his savings, including his wife's money, and the mortgage on the house.

In [-], a Spike put all his money into it. It took him a few years to save this little money, and he could only take so much.

"To be honest, the budget is too small." Yuan Hua sighed: "The smell of wine is also afraid of deep alleys. This drama has no traffic in the first place, and we must increase our efforts in publicity."

"3000 million is enough, and the water can't even hit it."

"Then you should vote more." Wu Jing chuckled, "Or come to the crew to play a guest role."

"I don't have time, I can't make a guest appearance." Yuan Hua said with a blank expression, "It's too risky to invest more, and the box office may not be able to recover. I think that's why you set the budget at 3000 million."

3000 million investment, 9000 million box office to pay back.

He didn't say 4000 million or 5000 million, which shows that Wu Jing has no idea about the high box office. For every additional investment of 1000 million, it will take several times the box office to return the cost. The pressure is not ordinary.

"With all due respect, if this drama wants to do well, it needs at least 5000 million. 3000 million is really too little."

When Yuan Hua said this, Wu Jing had given up hope.

Why doesn't he know that more money can make a good film, but 5000 million can't be paid out, and 5000 million is not worth [-] million if the waist is twisted.

"I have a method here, let's see if it works. Wolf Warrior can get enough funds, and you can be the director and the protagonist without taking any risks."

Wu raised his head in shock: "What way?"

"You sell the script to me and sign a contract with my company at the same time. I will figure out a solution with 5000 million funds. The director and the leading actor are still you, and you can pay as much as you want, and you won't lose a penny."

"If you don't want to pay, you can also choose to share the box office."

It's boring to squeeze the wool once, but wouldn't it be nice to put the sheep at home and squeeze it every day?

Wu Jing is a favorite, a late bloomer. His appearance has slapped many directors in the face. Brother Chen Kai, Xiaogangpao, Xu Laomo, Wang Jin, Lao Mouzi have made so many movies in their lifetime, how much is the box office?
Wu Jing swept Wolf Warrior [-] directly.

To be honest, Yuan Hua didn’t think much of Wolf Warriors [-]. What he valued was Wolf Warriors [-]. Wolf Warriors [-] had a box office of more than [-] million yuan in its previous life. , Some investors queue up to send money to their door.

Why did Yuan Hua impress him at that time?

Now, Wu Jing has been signed to the company in one step, and after Wolf Warrior [-] comes out of the company to invest in the filming, he can eat alone.

Yuan Hua reckoned that if Wolf Warrior [-] was a sole proprietorship, it would not be a problem to earn more than a billion yuan, and he could retire after finishing this wave.

"Really?" Wu Jing was stunned for a few seconds: "You really want me to be the leading role in the director?"

He couldn't figure out how such a good thing could happen to him.

Not normal.

It also gives a share of the box office. This kind of treatment is usually only available to big directors.

Yuan Hua smiled: "If you don't believe me, you can sign the contract tomorrow."

"May I ask, do you sign me as an artist or as a director?"

"What do you say?"

"I'll think about it."

It was agreed to come here to attract investment, but for some reason, it turned into selling the script and being signed, Wu Jing was buzzing.

Back in the hotel room, Wu Jing called his wife Xie Nan to explain the matter.

On Dolphin TV, Xie Nan was the host behind the stage, and she was the host. After interviewing Wu Jing by chance, the two got together.

The two have already obtained their certificates, and they only need to hold a banquet.

After listening to Wu Jing's narration, Xie Nan said happily: "Isn't your wish to direct the play by yourself, and you are not happy if someone pays for it?"

For this Wolf Warriors, Wu Jing was so worried that her hair was turning gray, and she went bankrupt and mortgaged the house, and the couple's savings were all put into it.

Now that Yuan Hua is willing to take over, she is also happy for Wu Jing.

If you want to pay for the film, and if you want a share of the box office, where can you find such a good thing?
"It's not that I don't want to sign, but I just feel a little sudden and want to ask your opinion."

"My opinion is to sign, but you have to read the terms clearly, don't be fooled, and you will be involved in lawsuits in the future."

"Well, listen to you."

Now that the decision has been made, there is nothing to consider. Call Yuan Hua and ask him out, and Wu Jing will talk about signing the contract.

"Are you sure you want the film salary and not the box office share?"

Wu Jing only needs the film salary and does not need the box office. As expected, at first glance, the risk of Wolf Warriors is indeed not small, otherwise there would not be so many investors who would reject him. Taking the film salary is the safest choice.

"Sure!"

"Then we can sign the contract. You go to Shanghai to find Yang Siwei, and I will explain it to you. After you sign the contract, the Wolf Warrior funds will be credited to you immediately."

(End of this chapter)