Entertainment, I only like to make movies

Chapter 318 "The Return of the Great Sage"

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"Baoqiang can never be changed!"

Fang Ziheng spoke decisively, denying Xu Guangtou's suggestion.

It doesn't matter if Xu Guangtou has a positive heart, he can give support as an old friend.

After all, what film director is not ambitious.

But Xu Guangtou wanted to use a series of films that were destined to be popular as a bargaining chip, replacing the leading creative team of the first two films in exchange for a higher investment. This kind of thing is absolutely not allowed!

Not to mention Xu Guangtou, even Lao Mouzi, Wu Jing, Wen Muye, Hao Yi, the contracted directors of Hengyu, Fang Ziheng would not agree.

Xu Zheng froze for a moment, his face was quite embarrassed. He didn't expect Fang Ziheng to reject him after a little probing.

Not reconciled, he continued to lobby.

"Ziheng, I'm not aimlessly aiming. Don't worry, even without Baoqiang, I can still make "Lost in Hong Kong" well."

"I can assure you that with newcomer Bao Beier, the standard of "Lost in Hong Kong" will not be inferior to "Lost in Thailand".

You may not know that I personally auditioned more than 50 actors through the national audition before. Bao Beier's image, acting skills, and funny level are not as good as Baoqiang, but his soft and hard conditions are definitely qualified for the role of the brother-in-law in the movie. "

Fang Ziheng was too lazy to listen to his bragging, so he made a phone call and asked the artist department of Hengyu Broker downstairs to send up Bao Beier's information.

After a while, Bao Beier's information followed by video and video appeared in front of the two of them.

After watching it for a while, Fang Ziheng shook his head, pointed at Bao Beier with the wig and said, "Zhengzi, this actor may have some sense of joy, but his sense of joy is much worse.

Didn't you realize that Baoqiang's simple and honest appearance makes him very popular with the audience, and the funny scenes will not bore the audience even if they are vulgar.

And Bao Beier's funny performances are mostly deliberate, and her every move is a bit acrimonious, which is easy to bore. "

Speaking of this, Fang Ziheng paused for a moment, and asked Xu Guangtou word by word: "Are you sure that the audience will like him when he plays?"

Forehead..
Swept by Fang Ziheng's sharp eyes, Xu Zheng was hesitant to speak, and suddenly felt guilty.

He has auditioned for Bao Beier several times, so of course he understands the strengths and weaknesses of this actor.

It's just that he has confidence in himself. With Bao Bei'er himself, coupled with Zhao Yanzi's wide popularity, the effect of the film will not be inferior to that of Shangbao.

Xu Guangtou thought too much.

In the previous life, "Lost in Hong Kong" was released, and the word-of-mouth overturned. The standard of the film was at least two grades lower than "Lost in Thailand".

If it weren't for the support of the two previous works, it would never have won the box office of 16 billion.

In this life, "Lost in Hong Kong" will be released in the Lunar New Year file next year, and Fang Ziheng's expected box office is more than 16 billion.

After pointing out the problem, Fang Ziheng changed the subject and threw Xu Zheng a huge pie.

"Zhengzi, "Lost in Hong Kong" is Hengyu's key project next year. This movie will be announced under the name of Hengyu Interactive Entertainment to boost the listing of Hengyu Interactive Entertainment in 14. I need [-]% Two hundred guarantees!"

"Furthermore, Stephen Chow's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" will be released after the Chinese New Year. This movie will have a box office of at least 10 billion, and Stephen Chow will definitely be able to sit firmly on the throne of the king of comedy by taking this opportunity.

Think about it, if next year's Lunar New Year show "囧囧 in Hong Kong" is a big hit, and its total box office exceeds that of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", and you are both self-directed and self-acted comedians, how will the media and the public evaluate you and Zhou Xingchi? "

As soon as these words came out, Xu Guangtou was moved.

Almost instantly, he extinguished the thought of substituting.

He touched his bright bald head, and asked expectantly: "Hengyu Interactive Entertainment is listed, Ziheng, can I get some original shares?"

He didn't have any idea about being the king of comedy. The territory that Zhou Xingchi had laid down was not so easy to overthrow.

But the listing of Hengyu Interactive Entertainment is different, it is a lot of money.

If you can buy a lot before the listing, it will definitely be a very profitable business.

"of course can!"

Fang Ziheng smiled happily.

Hengyu Media has already made a conclusion internally, and one of the three prerequisites must be met if you want to take the shares of Hengyu Interactive Entertainment.

The first is the contracted directors, artists, and employees of Hengyu Media.

Second, Hengyu Media has injected capital into the companies and studios under its name.

Third, people who have made significant contributions to Hengyu Media and have great value in themselves.

Three conditions, one of which can be met to purchase a certain share of the original shares.

Xu Zheng's studio, Hengyu, has been injected with capital, and his value can also get a small part of the original shares.

If he wants more, that's easy to do. Sign a director contract with Hengyu Media and fully meet the three conditions.

"It's settled like this. The lineup of "囧囧 in Hong Kong" remains unchanged, and it will start in March next year. During this time, you should chat with Baoqiang and Zhao Yanzi more, and get familiar with the script first."

Fang Ziheng turned off Bao Beier's video data and made a final decision.

Xu Zheng was very eye-catching. He copied the script and made two guarantees, and left with a smile on his face and dream of getting rich.

Walking out of the chairman's office, the beautiful secretary who was working at the desk outside got up and nodded to him, and followed him out.

The two came outside one at a time. Xu Zheng just wanted to tease the beautiful secretary, when he heard the other party stretch out his hand and smiled at him: "Director Xu, go slowly."

"Director Tian, ​​Director Wen, this way please."

With that said, the beautiful secretary turned around and waved to Tian Xiaopeng and Wen Muye who were waiting in the reception room outside.

Xu Zheng ate a bit of beauty dust, didn't care at all, but said in a somewhat coquettish tone: "Goodbye beauty, I hope to meet again next time, you have already been promoted."

After saying hello to Tian Xiaopeng and Wen Muye, this guy blew a whistle before speeding up his pace and going downstairs.

So old.

in the office.

Fang Ziheng didn't know that Xu Guangtou was throwing a fit again. He was looking through the script and animation script of "The Return of the Great Sage".

Speaking of "The Return of the Great Sage", the most embarrassing operation of this movie is not its excellent box office reputation.

It's not that the total box office of 7000 million was harvested with a production cost of less than 9.6 million.

Nor does it surpass the Hollywood cartoon "Kung Fu Panda 2" and become the most popular animated film in the Huaguo film market.

The most shocking and coquettish operation of this movie is the name of the film investor that appears at the end of the movie.

Can you believe it!
An animated film, 89 investors!

Some tried it out, investing 800 to [-] yuan, and some invested hundreds of thousands of dollars, and invested a total of nearly [-] million yuan in the film.

At the beginning of the release of "The Return of the Great Sage", they also contributed more than 200 private shows, and spontaneously provided long-term free outdoor advertisements for the film in first-tier cities such as the Imperial Capital and Shanghai.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that "The Return of the Great Sage" is so good that it has no friends!

Fang Ziheng traded 30% of "囧囧 in Hong Kong" in exchange for the master control of "The Return of the Great Sage", because he took a fancy to the influence of this movie.

Hengyu Media will shoot animated films sooner or later, and the pioneering work "The Return of the Great Sage" is a good practice experience.

It can not only build word of mouth, but also train the production team well.

咚咚
The beautiful secretary knocked on the door, came to the front with swaying steps, and said in a manly voice: "Director Fang, Director Tian and Director Wen are here."

"Oh, please let them in."

Fang Ziheng nodded to the beautiful secretary and got up to greet her.

This beautiful secretary, named Lin Yuyu, is only 25 years old and graduated from Tsinghua University with a master's degree in financial management.

This girl is a son of an official family, Concubine Lin's cousin, who just left school in July this year.

He looks good, looks good, speaks and does things well, but there is a trace of arrogance in his brows, which makes people respectful and far away.

Fang Ziheng didn't have much idea about her, and guessed that the other party would not last long, so he should come to Hengyu Media to practice.

Soon, Tian Xiaopeng and Wen Muye stepped into the office.

As soon as he saw Fang Ziheng, Tian Xiaopeng bowed his hands and thanked him, sighing again and again.

"Fang Dong, thank you very much for supporting our "The Return of the Great Sage" crew, thank you, if Hengyu Media didn't take over in time, the crew wouldn't know what to do.

To tell you the truth, we are almost out of control. "

At the beginning of the project of "The Return of the Great Sage", the production fee is estimated to be 3000 million yuan.

Tian Xiaopeng raised tens of millions of funds by himself, and then went to China Film Group, and Director Han helped solve the problem of 1000 million.

Then Director Han introduced Hengdian Film and Television Group and Ludong Film and Television, each of which settled 500 million yuan.

After filming started, progress was slow.

It took Tian Xiaopeng two years to lead the crew, but he only completed 40% of the production, and the 3000 million yuan has already been spent.

He had no other choice, so he took the initiative to find Wang Changtian and asked Guangguang Media to take over.

When Wang Changtian heard that the film was half finished, he called 1000 million without saying a word.

But it's not soft!
The 1000 million was spent in less than half a year, and there was no sign of the film being completed.

In the end, Guangliang withdrew, the project returned to China Film Group, and Director Han invested an additional 500 million yuan.

So far, the production cost of "The Return of the Great Sage" has reached 4500 million soft sister coins!

Just when China Film Group thought that the finished film would be seen soon and the film could be released, Tian Xiaopeng came to China Film Group again half a year later.

He told Han Dong the news that he vomited blood. The crew of "The Return of the Great Sage" ran out of money again, and the finished film was only 60% completed.

In this way, the project was suspended, Tian Xiaopeng relied on his connections, this small film and television company was a bit more aggressive, and that little-known film and television company was a little bit more fooled.

After more than three years, "The Return of the Great Sage" cost 5500 million yuan, and nearly 30% of the finished film has not been completed.

Tian Xiaopeng was already cornered.

In his last life, he also encountered this threshold, and finally found investment from 89 filmmakers by means of spreading fish widely, and did not make the film until 2015.

Fang Ziheng invited the two to take a seat, and asked straight to the point: "Director Tian, ​​with more funds, can the movie be released earlier?"

He didn't care about the cost of "The Return of the Great Sage", and naturally he had to invest more money if he wanted to win the control.

"It will be released in advance, what does Director Fang mean?"

Tian Xiaopeng was suddenly asked, he didn't even know when the movie would be released.

Fang Ziheng smiled, made a gesture of eight, and asked again under Tian Xiaopeng's puzzled eyes: "It's very simple, if Hengyu Media invests 6000 million to 8000 million in it, when will the movie be released at the earliest?"

hiss..
Tian Xiaopeng gasped, stood up abruptly, stared at Fang Ziheng in disbelief.

6000 million to 8000 million!
real or fake!

Could it be that my Laotian was lucky, God was moved by my persistence, and specially found a noble person to help me!

At this moment, Tian Xiaopeng was very excited, murmuring with his lips, and instantly recalled the days when he had received all kinds of supercilious looks in the past three years, and led the team to eat instant noodles while busy with the computer.

No, please don't cry.

Fang Ziheng sighed deeply, and pulled Tian Xiaopeng, who was getting more and more excited, to sit down again, and said softly: "Director Tian, ​​Hengyu Media has taken over the project of "The Return of the Great Sage", you and your team can rest assured about the funding issue, you just need to focus in the film itself."

"Yeah, I understand, thank you Fang Dong."

Tian Xiaopeng sniffled, the corners of his eyes were red and he was so touched that he couldn't be more moved.

"Fang Dong, the film is currently 70% complete, and it only needs 2000 million at most to complete it."

Fang Ziheng waved his hand and explained: "No, 8000 million is not less than one point. There must be many small flaws in your early production, and you have to make up for these flaws."

"In addition, I decided to let Tiangong Yicai re-run the special effects on the finished film to improve the picture quality of the film to a higher level."

joke!

If there is no increase in investment, how can Hengyu Media achieve complete control!

Another one, with the current production speed of the crew, it will not be fast without spending money, and it will have to go back to the release time of the previous life.

This is impossible, this year is only 2013, Fang Ziheng can't wait that long.

"Director Tian, ​​I only have one request, "The Return of the Great Sage" must be released in 2014!"

"Can it be done?"

"Yes, Fang Dong, don't worry, I will not let you down!"

With the financial guarantee, Tian Xiaopeng regained his confidence and his self-confidence also improved, and he patted his chest on the spot and issued a military order.

Afterwards, the three chatted about the movie for a while.

Wen Muye opened his mouth and invited Tian Xiaopeng to join Hengyu Media as the deputy director of the film production department and concurrently as the director of Tudou Video Animation Production Department.

In Fang Ziheng's anticipation, Tian Xiaopeng agreed after a little thought, and started working immediately.

When sending Tian Xiaopeng out, Fang Ziheng took his hand and said a few words: "Director Tian, ​​you should get familiar with the company for a few days first, and then go to Tudou Video. Wang Wei, the founder of Tudou Video, is very interested in animation and animation. , If you have a good chat, you will definitely spark inspiration."

"Okay, I'll listen to Fang Dong."

Tian Xiaopeng nodded solemnly and left with ups and downs.

A visit to Hengyu Media not only attracted 8000 million investment for "The Return of the Great Sage", but also turned into a regular army, including the top executives of the industry's top film and television companies.

The circumstances of life are really unpredictable.

After Tian Xiaopeng was sent away, only Fang Ziheng and Wen Muye were left in the office.

Wen Muye looked and looked from left to right, rubbed his hands together and asked expectantly, "Director, what about me?"

"What are you?"

Fang Ziheng pretended to be stupid, and leisurely returned to the boss chair, lit a cigarette happily and asked.

"Director, you can't do this. "National Security 1" has already been released. Now I have nothing to do, and I am full of energy."

"Director, where's my project?"

Wen Mu Ye clam stopped, and came to Fang Ziheng with a groan, and looked at him aggrieved.

"By the way, I haven't mentioned you yet. You came back just a few days after "National Security 1" was released. Have you completed your promotional mission?"

"It's all done. I ran more than a dozen interviews and variety shows a week."

"How about the road show, how many cities have you traveled to?"

"Four major first-tier cities, three provincial capitals, ahem, I'm the director, it's enough for the main film creators to do more work on these things."

Wenmu was numb, and Qiqi Ai couldn't speak.

Because "National Security 1" has the Big Dipper Publishing Company to undertake the distribution rights, there is almost no need to worry about publicity resources.

The standard of the film has reached the first-class level. In 9 days of release, the total box office reached 2.7 million, another [-] million-level movie.

After practicing with several films, Wen Muye has grown up completely, and after watching "Four Famous Catch 2" directed by Hao Yi breaks 10 billion, he also has the idea of ​​making a blockbuster.

For this reason, he even stopped the road show early, and deliberately found Fang Ziheng to block the door when he was in the company.

"You, don't be an example!"

Fang Ziheng shook his head helplessly, took out a story outline from the drawer and threw it over.

"Don't talk about making blockbuster movies, first read this story, do you dare to make it?"

"Hey, why don't you dare?"

With the confidence of Wen Muye, he quickly copied the outline of the story from the desk.

Well, what the hell is this?

He blinked and looked at the top of the front page of the A4 paper.

There, there is an unusual five-character noun in the middle of two.

"I'm Not the God of Medicine"!
Gee.

Unexpectedly, the director also liked such a funny name.

While making complaints, Wen Muye moved his eyes down and browsed the outline of the story on the paper.

look at.

His face changed suddenly, and the hands pinching the paper trembled uncontrollably.

What the hell!

What the hell!

What the hell!

Can this story really be filmed?
(End of this chapter)