The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 7 wasn't for this movie, I wouldn't buy this house

Huanshiwang, reception room.

Chen Jingxing was sitting on the sofa, under the frequent eyes of the female employees walking back and forth outside the glass partition wall, looking boredly at a booklet, the content of which was the introduction of Huanshi.com's current strength data and development vision.

Huanshi.com is one of the four major long-form video platforms in China. It ranks first among the four platforms in terms of average daily playback volume. It has been listed on Xiangdao and is currently the only listed company among the four major platforms.

Of course, Chen Jingxing didn't confirm Huanshi.com, other platforms including Penguin, Tianhu and Fengshen had contacted him, and the finished film was also posted, but Huanshi.com was the first to respond to contact him, only two days later.

Chen Jingxing could only sigh, no wonder it was rumored that Huanshi.com was an overtime maniac, who squeezed the employees the hardest, and the efficiency was really fast.

"Chen Jingxing?!"

A man in glasses wearing a plaid shirt took a few steps forward hesitantly, and it took two seconds to confirm Chen Jingxing's face.

"Li Yang?"

"Ha, my old classmate, the eighteenth male college student, I didn't expect to meet you here."

The two looked like old friends reunited after a long absence. They hugged each other with joyful expressions, shook hands, and sat down. They seemed to be good buddies who had a good time.

In fact, they don't know each other well.

A very normal high school classmate relationship.

Seriously speaking, it's a little worse than normal.

"Have you graduated from the Beijing-Tianjin Academy of Film Art?"

"..."

Chen Jingxing took a week off in his third year of high school to go to the capital to take the entrance examination for the Academy of Film Art. The news that he hadn't passed the entrance examination was the news of the whole school at that time.

At that time, the spring breeze of the art examination had not yet blown to Chen Jingxing's hometown, which was a small fourth- and fifth-tier city.

He was admitted to Waterloo, so the high school he attended was not a key city, but it was not bad. The class he was in was a science Olympiad class. In his eyes, he is downright dishonest.

It's nothing more than passing the exam, the key is not passing the exam, so it has become a laughing stock among the school boys.

The reason why he didn't become a laughing stock among the girls was because he was a school girl.

"Ha! Just kidding, I heard you didn't go to grad school? What are you doing now?"

The news that Chen Jingxing did not take the postgraduate entrance examination was brought up by Li Yang's mother when she called. Li Yang's mother was also a teacher, and she was a colleague of Chen Jingxing's mother. Li Yang still remembered that when his mother mentioned this matter, she had a regretful and gloating tone.

In high school, the relationship between Chen Jingxing and Li Yang was basically a replica of the relationship between their mothers of the previous generation.

"After four years of hard work, I have accepted the fact that I have no talent in mathematics. It is not easy for our country to develop basic subjects, so I will not cheat the country's scientific research funds, so I made a movie and prepared to sell it. To the fantasy world."

"...Is there any logical relationship to what you just said?"

Li Yang suspected that his brain was burnt out by the shitty code in the morning, and his reading comprehension ability was severely damaged. No wonder the old saying goes: Don't take over other people's code.

Li Yang stroked the conversation between the two in his brain.

"You made a movie?"

"That's right, Zhang Jingyan, manager of the Purchasing Department of Huanshi.com, called me last night and invited me to have a talk."

"...So you have realized your dream?"

Chen Jingxing is making a movie?Why didn't mom tell me?

"Dream? Well, it's still early. This is the first step in the Long March."

High heels, da da da.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Chen Jingxing from DreamWorks Studio?"

A girl wearing a professional suit and riding on the sky, after seeing Chen Jingxing, walked over in two or three steps, with a professional smile, three points of surprise, three points of gentleness and four points of apology.

"I'm."

"I'm really sorry, Mr. Zhang just had an emergency meeting, you come with me."

Chen Jingxing tugged at the tight tie around his neck. The suit was custom-made and it fit fairly well, but the tie didn't quite fit.

Definitely not because of nervousness.

Making movies is his dream, not a means of earning a living. Why should he be nervous when he is already rich and free?
While recalling the deposit number in the bank card in his brain, he smiled and waved to the old classmate who hadn't seen him for many years with an uncertain face: "I'll go there first, please have dinner tonight."

……

Zhang Jingyan's face is relatively round, although the age can be seen, there are few wrinkles on the face. A round face usually gives people a more friendly feeling, but a pair of red phoenix eyes destroys this kindness. The sharp eyes remind Chen Jingxing of his high school days. Dean.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting. I just finished the meeting. I have to confirm one more question. Please forgive me if I offend you."

"You ask."

"Mr. Chen, you are the only director of this movie, right?"

"Correct."

"May I ask which college you graduated from?"

"Beijing Normal University, majoring in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics."

"..."

"It's remarkable how well done this film is."

"You have won the award, in fact, there are still many immature aspects in the film and the shooting process"

Zhang Jingyan didn't say that the movie was suspenseful, or that the background of the story was too simple, which surprised Chen Jingxing, and immediately admired it. Although the online video platform is a new force in the film and television industry, it seems that there are still many professionals.

Zhang Jingyan was originally the director of the procurement department of a well-known satellite TV. After two or three years of continuous "seduction" by Huanshi.com, she was moved by his sincerity, resigned from the TV station, and became the manager of the purchasing department of Huanshi.com.

Therefore, he has extremely rich experience in film selection, and his understanding of movies and TV dramas is also very professional.

"It's not a compliment, I'm just telling the truth."

"I have been in this industry for 30 years, and I have seen countless directors. If this movie was made by a director over 35 years old, I would not be so surprised, but at your age, even if you have a professional background, It’s good to be able to make an interesting short film, in fact, many people have shot countless commercials or short films, but they can’t make a decent 90-minute film with a complete structure.”

""Comet" not only surpasses most online movies in terms of completion, but even many theater movies are far inferior. Some movies shown on the screen now are at best a large-scale sketch, or are composed of jokes. Thousand-layer cakes, not to mention the so-called variety show movies."

"A film can achieve a clear story, reasonable logic, convincing characters and actions, not anticlimactic, soundtrack and editing in place, all of which require the director to have extremely strong control. To be honest, I have been skeptical of this film before. Mr. Chen, your teacher or parents led the filming."

"But then I remembered that my teacher once said to me that 'the world of ordinary people is empirical, and the world of geniuses is transcendental', so... everything is possible?"

Chen Jingxing was a little flattered.

Guys, is this some new style of negotiation?
First use flattery to get him off the ground, float into the clouds, make him lose his mind, and coax him into signing an unequal treaty in a daze?

"I heard that you also contacted the other three platforms?"

"Yes."

"We prefer to sign an exclusive copyright agreement."

"I don't reject exclusive rights, as long as the price is right."

"How about 100 million?"

"...The cost of shooting this film alone is more than 500 million."

"... More than 500 million?"

"Of course, the actors I invited are all the pillars of the Wuyi Theater. Do you think they can be used for free?"

The original cost of "Comet" was only 5 US dollars, which was quite cheap, mainly because the eight actors in the film were paid basically zero, and one of the actors was the director and screenwriter.

But Chen Jingxing didn't have any qualifications in the film and television industry, and he didn't have relevant connections. It would be a dream to let an actor with acting skills perform for free.

"The total remuneration of the 'pillars' of the May Day Theater in the film is 500 million?"

"The studio doesn't need money?"

"...I thought it was your house."

"It's my home. I bought it for 450 million."

"..."

"If it wasn't for making this movie, I wouldn't have bought this house. I like high-rises and flat floors."

"So the actual production cost of the film is 50? The buyout price of 100 million is also a big profit."

"Mr. Zhang, you just praised the high degree of completion of this movie and said that I am a movie genius."

"...I didn't say it so bluntly, and usually people can't boast that they are geniuses. Besides, whether you are a movie genius or not, the degree of completion of the movie has no causal relationship with the market acceptance. I hate big variety movies, but this is not true. affect his success at the box office."

"What about the 450 million? I'll give you 50."

"...Do you accept the account sharing model?"

"How to divide?"

"Effective video-on-demand sharing + advertising sharing."

……

After a verbal battle.

Zhang Jingyan leaned on the back of the ergonomic chair a little tiredly: "Well, I will ask the leader for instructions today, and I will definitely reply to you tomorrow, but I hope Mr. Chen will not sign agreements with other platforms before that, is that okay? "

Chen Jingxing tugged on his tie and shook his sore shoulders. He had to say that today was the day he spent the most time spitting, and he never said so much during filming.

"No problem, message me as soon as possible."

"Mr. Chen stay here. I have a question. I would like to exchange opinions with you."

"?"

"If the cooperation can be reached in the end, the company also needs to publicize the movie. After all, the smell of wine is also afraid of deep alleys. If it can achieve more successful marketing results, it will benefit both parties."

"so?"

"So we may mention Mr. Chen in marketing, and even use Mr. Chen's portrait or other aspects as promotional materials."

"no problem."

Chen Jingxing is not afraid of being famous, it's not that he has never thought of directing and acting himself, but his acting skills are helpless.

"Can I go?"

"...There is one last small question, um... Mr. Chen is not a sports student, but an art student."

"..."

Chen Jingxing knew what the other party meant as soon as he heard it.

Suppressing anger: "I actually passed the college entrance examination and was admitted to Beijing Normal University."

"I understand, I understand, um... I also heard that there seem to be some independent colleges and joint branch schools under Beijing Normal University."

Chen Jingxing was outraged. Although the university he went to was not Shuimu and Jingda, it was also one of the ten top2 universities second only to top3. It was because he had zero capital besides the self-comforting ability after having the Shenhao system. rely on.

You can't allow someone to slander your status as a top student.

"Mr. Zhang, I am a genuine undergraduate graduate of the headquarters of Beijing Normal University. Do you need me to show you my graduation certificate and degree certificate?"

"...Can I bring it?"

(End of this chapter)