Wind Rises 2005

Chapter 282 You Are So Fucking Willful

"Young boy, are you kidding me!" Master Xing turned around, looked at Ma Liang and asked suspiciously.

To be honest, at first Zhou Xingchi thought that the student-looking young man in front of him was the nephew of some boss present.

He never expected that the one who called him to stop was the most hopeless existence.

Ma Liang nodded, and replied solemnly: "Director Zhou, I'm not joking. I'm really interested in your new movie."

"Well, thank you for your kindness!" Zhou Xingchi couldn't help but smiled wryly, with self-deprecation written all over his face.

Film investment is not a joke. Even if the young man in front of him is a rich second generation, no matter how much pocket money he saves, he cannot afford to invest in his films.

Unexpectedly, after more than ten years of hard work and a great reputation, I still have to worry about financing.

It was obviously a new movie with high hopes, but the investors in the whole box were unwilling to even take a second look at the script.

The only one who was interested was a child, and I don't know if it was his fan.

Even if the other party really has a lot of pocket money and wants to participate in a share, I dare not ask for it.It's not that individual investors cannot participate, the key is to be a reliable adult.

This young man looks like he hasn't even graduated from college, so he doesn't dare to take the other party's money.

In case the movie loses money, wouldn't he be reprimanded for defrauding children of their New Year's money?

Seeing the disappointment on Master Xing's face, and wanting to turn around and leave, Ma Liang immediately understood that his young face must have misunderstood something.

I had no choice but to call him again: "Director Zhou, don't rush away!

You can't underestimate me just because I'm young.In terms of net worth, compared to the elder brothers present here, I am indeed inferior at present.

But investing in one or two movies is not a big problem for me. "

"Are you serious?" Zhou Xingchi's eyes were wide open, as if he had heard some bible, but he still couldn't believe it.

When a college student opens his mouth and keeps saying that he wants to cast a big movie with a cost of hundreds of millions, no one dares to believe it easily.

Seeing Master Xing still didn't believe it, Ma Liang was really at a loss.

He turned his head towards Chai Jin and said angrily: "Brother, you are helping me with a word!"

"Haha, Director Zhou, you must know that people should not be judged by appearances!

My brother Ma's words are so good! "When Mr. Chai saw that Ma Liang was also deflated, he was overjoyed.

Zhou Xingchi's expression immediately changed after hearing the words: "Really? That's great!

However, although this new film is not a huge production like "Kung Fu", the investment budget is not low."

Master Xing's words stopped abruptly and did not continue.

Regardless of the fact that there is a senior official Chai as a guarantee, he is still worried about the investment strength of the young man in front of him.

"Director Zhou, what is the total investment for this new film?" Ma Liang asked cautiously.

Now he is still developing, so he dare not speak too much.If you really talk big but can't vote, wouldn't it be embarrassing.

Zhou Xingchi reported a number with a guilty conscience: "Uh, 1500 million US dollars!"

Hearing this, Ma Liang gasped involuntarily. 1500 million U.S. dollars, converted to 1.2 million yuan.

He really didn't know that the production cost of "Yangtze River No. [-]" was so high.

If Master Xing was worried, such a large investment was second only to "Kung Fu" in his past movies.

In comparison, the investment budget of "Yangtze River No. 2000" is only [-] million yuan cheaper than that of "Kung Fu".

No wonder they are chasing after Wang Zhonglei for financing, because only a few film and television companies such as Huayi can afford it due to the petty nature of the domestic film and television industry these days.

"This..." Ma Liang didn't dare to answer for a while, thinking quickly in his mind.

He definitely wanted to vote for it, but how could he get together the 1500 million US dollars? Even if he used all the company's cash flow, it would be enough.

Zhou Xingchi saw that he was embarrassed, and hurriedly added: "I have already raised 500 million US dollars, and I only need to invest another 1000 million US dollars!"

The 500 million US dollars was obtained by Mr. Xing with the help of Brother Han of China Film Group.

After all, there was cooperation before, and Boss Han is nostalgic this time, helping Master Xing solve part of the investment.

"Director Zhou, it's me, Meng Lang, I didn't expect such a big investment in this movie.

I wonder if the 1000 million US dollars can be paid in installments? "Ma Liang asked very embarrassedly.

As a result, Master Xing hadn't replied yet, Chai Jin was on the sidelines and laughed happily: "Hahahaha, brother, you are really a stunned young man.

Dare to invest in movies without knowing anything? "

"Uh, why don't you give me an explanation, brother?" Ma Liang had no choice but to speak modestly.

Although he is a big boss of rebirth, he really hasn't had much contact with film investment.

After all, the financing process for each film is different, and it is usually kept secret, who knows what the specific process is like.

Chai Jin replied triumphantly: "Then I will tell you about it, bro.
The film investment has always been paid in installments.

The domestic entertainment industry is so chaotic, there are many big fools.Unless some boss's brain is burnt out, the projection video project will send the money in one go.

Moreover, according to the normal process, the period between project approval, preparation, and official shooting of a film and television drama is not short.

Therefore, every time the project is advanced, it is a routine operation to pay a part of the payment. "

This is also something that can't be helped, after all, the risks of film and television projects are too great, and various unexpected situations may happen.

A careless project will be yellow, and there is no way to shoot it down.

Send all the investment money to the crew at once. In case of any accident, the money will not be recovered even if you want to chase it.

This kind of thing has not happened in the film and television circle.

Even if you pay in installments, there is still a lot of risk.Those who can really recover the cost and even make a lot of money are actually a small number.

"Thank you, brother, for clarifying the confusion!" Ma Liang hurriedly toasted Mr. Chai, and then continued to ask Master Xing: "Director Zhou, can we pay in five installments?"

With a total investment of 1500 million U.S. dollars, Master Xing himself has raised 500 million and has 1000 million left.

Converted to 8000 million RMB, it is not unacceptable if it is divided into five installments.

According to the current investment promotion speed of [Liu Po ​​Malatang], coupled with the gold-absorbing ability of [Red Lips String Fragrance], there will not be too much pressure on Ma Liang in five phases.

Zhou Xingchi hesitated for a moment, but still insisted in embarrassment: "Mr. Ma, I'm really sorry!

Because there are many post-production special effects in this movie that need to be produced simultaneously, the investment fund can only be paid in three installments at most.

If the funds are not in place in time, the shooting progress will inevitably be delayed, and the production cost will be higher instead. "

"Phase three? That's going to be difficult!" Ma Liang also had a headache, and didn't want to miss this opportunity to make money.

Although film and television projects are risky, it is well known that the returns are high and the returns are fast.

If you invest such a large amount of money in other projects, you may not be able to recover the cost so quickly. Even for Internet projects, if you want to cash out as soon as possible, you have to wait for reliable investment institutions to accept the offer.

Let me explain that I know that Master Xing's movie is making money, if I don't participate in it, I will watch the duck fly away from my mouth.

After only thinking for two seconds, Ma Liang made a decision in his heart.

Turning his head, he turned to Chai Jin and asked again: "Brother Chai, how about we cooperate again in Director Zhou's new play?"

"Brother, are you serious?" Officer Chai was completely shocked after hearing this.

Originally, he thought that Ma Liang was just playing for fun at most, but how could he have imagined that this young man had such a big appetite that he wanted to directly wrap up Master Xing's project.

Rao is that these old gangsters are expensive, and they are not so fierce.

After all, there are too many uncontrollable factors in film and television projects, and risk sharing is the safest way.

Unless there is a boss who spends a lot of money as a beauty, and invests purely for the sake of promoting women, no one will really do that.

Ma Liang nodded and replied seriously: "Brother, you might as well trust me again.

You know Director Zhou's reputation. His movies have never lost money. I am very optimistic about his new movie. "

"Brother, you haven't read the script yet!" Chai Jin couldn't help but want to persuade him.

Ma Liang didn't want to explain too much, so he responded directly: "Brother, don't read the script, I trust my intuition."

"intuition?
Brother, you are so fucking willful! "If the words hadn't come from Ma Liang's mouth, Chai Jin would have wanted to scold the street on the spot.

(End of this chapter)