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Although Qi Wei agreed to let Cheng Hao be his personal assistant, Cheng Hao is still a student of the Chinese Theater Academy, and Qi Wei plans to wait until she graduates next summer before taking up the position.

Of course, Cheng Hao can be familiar with some of the work processes, such as how a personal assistant can please the boss in private.

During this year, Qi Wei would also encourage Cheng Hao to film.

Women, no matter how beautiful they are, they only have so much. Different identities can add different excitements. Regardless of whether Cheng Hao plans to film or not, at least Qi Wei will let her play the heartthrob in "Pink Girl" .

As for other roles, it will depend on her own wishes when the time comes, and Qi Wei will not force it.

Beijing, the office of the chairman of Huayi Brothers Film and Television Company.

I drank a lot of wine with the investors at noon. Although I took a nap in the afternoon, the drunkenness is still there. The king lay on the chair and closed his eyes to rest.

Hearing the knock on the door, the king opened his eyes slightly. The door was pushed open and he saw Xiao Wang walking in.

Xiao Wang had a solemn look on his face and frowned slightly. Seeing his appearance, the king suddenly felt something bad.

Xiao Wang said: "Second brother, they rejected our investment."

The king was a little surprised, frowned slightly and asked: "What on earth is going on?"

"Second brother, I did everything you said. I didn't see him, but I talked to his secret agent in charge of "Hero". He said that "Hero" has no shortage of investment and rejected our investment."

The secret in Xiao Wang's mouth is Li Xue, who is the representative of Qi Wei Company and one of the producers of "Hero".

The king patiently listened to Xiao Wang's exaggeration and couldn't help but sneered twice.

Is there no shortage of investment in "Heroes"? This is funny.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" failed at the box office in the mainland, which had a big impact on "Hero".

After all, they are both period martial arts movies of the same type. The investment in "Hero" is still twice that of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Everyone will question the prospects of "Hero".

Li Lianjie, the male lead of "Hero", originally came to the mainland in August, which is what the "Hero" crew promoted, but now that August is almost over, there is no news of Li Lianjie returning to the mainland.

The King even inquired that Li Lianjie had accepted a movie "Cosmic Wanted" in Hollywood, and it seemed that filming was about to begin.

This conflicts with the schedule of "Hero", and it is doubtful whether Jet Li can film "Hero" as planned.

Universal Pictures has also been negotiating with the crew of "Heroes" before. After "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was released, Universal Pictures announced the end of negotiations. The investment negotiations with Sony Pictures, which it had been in contact with before, also reached a deadlock.

An investment as big as "Heroes" cannot rely solely on the mainland market. Without Hollywood investment, it means that it cannot handle overseas markets. Therefore, many investors in the mainland began to retreat, and some of them would rather withdraw their capital than default and lose money.

During this period, bad news frequently came out of "Heroes" and the entire project seemed to be in danger.

The "Hero" project is planned to last for one year.

It hasn't been turned on yet, and it seems that this possibility is becoming more and more likely.

"That's fine. These 30 million are our hard-earned hard-earned money, which just prevents it from being wasted." Xiao Wang gloated from the sidelines.

He also said that he was not optimistic about the prospects of "Hero". If the king didn't want to invest in this movie, he would definitely not talk about it.

After hearing this, the king glanced at Xiao Wang. He always felt that things were not that simple.

Hollywood investors have not reached an agreement, and mainland investors have withdrawn their capital. Now is the time when "Hero" is most in need of investment. I am willing to invest 30 million, which is not a small amount. This is tantamount to providing help in times of need.

He has no reason to refuse!

This made the king a little puzzled.

Is it possible that he is still brooding over the fact that he snatched food from a tiger's mouth and robbed Feng Xiaogang?

But the king feels that this should not be the case. After all, this is normal business competition, and it is normal to have a little grudge.

The shopping mall is like a battlefield. Today's enemies may be tomorrow's friends. People who really do big things will not act out of emotion and keep such small grudges in their hearts.

Qi Wei was able to grow his business to such a large scale in just a few years, unlike such a man who is motivated by his own ambitions.

What's more, I also showed a lot of sincerity this time.

The more the king thought about it, the more he felt that this was not possible.

Unless he really doesn’t lack investment!

With Qi Wei's current net worth of over one billion, it is not a big problem to come up with more than 2 million in funds, but for making a movie, no one is stupid enough to pay all by himself.

The risk of making a movie is too high, especially in the two years when the movie market is at its worst. "Hero" is the highest-grossing movie project ever.

If "Heroes" wants to succeed, it is absolutely impossible to go it alone. All parties must work together. As the saying goes, if everyone is prosperous and everyone suffers, all parties will really work hard if they invest real money.

But even so, the king also knows that the chance of success of "Hero" is very slim.

No one should be willing to invest in a project that has a high probability of losing money. Just like the news that the king heard, it doesn't look like there is no shortage of investment.

But the king always feels that things are not that simple.

The king looked at the time on his watch, and it was almost time for the prime time in the evening.

He got up and turned on the TV series and tuned it to the Beijing TV station. Not long after waiting, he heard the opening song of "Young Man Bao Qingtian".

"Young Man Bao Qingtian" was completed in early April, and was in post-production for a month. It premiered on Beijing TV in mid-August.

There has always been a market for costumed crime dramas like "Young Man Bao Qingtian", and TVB's "The King of Songs" had achieved very good ratings.

"Young Man Bao Qingtian" has forty episodes and covers seven cases. The plot rhythm is very tight, and each case is closely linked, creating suspense, constantly digging holes, and often turning over.

As expected, it caused a viewing frenzy.

The King is very interested in this drama and follows it whenever he has time.

"Second brother, this is not like your style. How can you still be in the mood to follow dramas at this time?" Xiao Wang muttered in his heart. Generally, when things do not develop as expected, the king will take a closer look at it.

After watching the show for a while, the king suddenly said: "Qi Wei is really discerning. This show is a hit. It will at least bring him tens of millions in income and several times the profit. The investors who withdrew their capital at the beginning estimated that Now I regret that my intestines are all blue.”

When the crew announced that Qi Wei would play Bao Qingtian, investors immediately contacted the crew wanting to invest in the drama.

These investors were all here for Qi Wei, so when Qi Wei announced his resignation, many investors withdrew their capital.

After all, Qi Wei is a big star, and he has guaranteed hits such as "Love to the End" and "Never Rest in Peace", and Lu Yi, who plays Bao Qingtian in Qi Wei's place,...

Although Lu Yi had also filmed movies and TV series at that time, he did not cause any splash. His popularity was far less than that of later generations since he did not film "Never Blind Eyes". He can even be described as a newcomer.

Even the director of this drama has no confidence in Lu Yi, let alone the investors.

Qi Wei stopped acting, and they planned to retreat and ask Zhou Jie for the second place.

If Qi Wei's company hadn't promised to fill the gap after the investor withdrew its capital, the producer and director of "Young Man Bao Qingtian" would definitely not have let Lu Yilai play the role.

What they never expected was that "Meteor Garden" would directly make Lu Yi famous all over the country.

"Meteor Garden" has not been aired for long, Yu Wen is still there, Lu Yi is still very popular, and "Young Man Bao Qingtian" is also making profits.

The ratings of "Young Boy Bao Qingtian" are very gratifying. Among all the TV series broadcast this year, it is second only to "Meteor Garden". High ratings mean high returns, and Qi Wei can sell the drama to Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas through ATV. This drama can at least bring several times the income to Qi Wei's company.

It is indeed enviable.

Xiao Wang also understood what the big king meant.

"Youth Bao Qingtian" also experienced the withdrawal of investors' capital at the beginning. When everyone was not optimistic, the result was a comeback.

Qi Wei's company made up for the investment gap in "Youth Bao Qingtian", and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise, making another huge sum of money.

Now that this situation has also occurred in "Heroes", who can guarantee that a similar ending will not happen?

But Xiao Wang didn't take it seriously and said with a smile: "Second brother, "Young Man Bao Qingtian" is a TV series, and "Hero" is a movie."

Nowadays, the competition among TV stations for ratings is becoming more and more fierce, and the demand for TV series is getting bigger and bigger, and they are becoming more and more generous.

The TV drama market is much better than the movie market, and most TV dramas can recover their costs or even make a profit.

And movies often cause investors to lose even their pants.

Xiao Wang does not believe that a similar situation will happen in "Hero". If Qi Wei really dares to use his own money to make up for the gap of investors' withdrawal of capital, then he will be laughed at by insiders.

The king nodded. He agreed with Xiao Wang's words, but he still felt that things were not that simple.

Just as he was watching the TV series and thinking, there was a knock on the office door again, and Feng Xiaogang walked in.

Looking at Feng Xiaogang, the king immediately smiled and asked with a kind face: "Director Feng, what's wrong with coming here so late?"

Feng Xiaogang seemed a little embarrassed and said, "Mr. Wang, I wonder if the company can increase the publicity and distribution budget for my new film."

"I thought it was something. You can tell my brother how much you want to increase the budget. It won't be a problem." The king replied with a smile, acting very generously.

The king valued Feng Xiaogang very much, even to the point of relying on him.

It should be said that the entire Huayi Brothers Film Company relies on him.

Unlike Qi Wei, Wang and Xiao Wang are outsiders.

It's not as easy as you think to get involved in the film and television industry.

They have invested in "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" and "The Japs Are Coming", and lost tens of millions and submitted investment certificates, but this will only be regarded as a big water pipe that can be defrauded, which is not enough.

If you want to truly integrate into the film and television industry and establish a firm foothold in the industry, you must find someone with a strong background in the industry to cooperate.

Just like Zhang Weiping looking for Lao Mouzi, Wang Xiaowang must grab Feng Xiaogang, not only because the big director can make movies, but more importantly because of their intricate connections in the industry.

Movies are not just about production. The scheduling, distribution and promotion cannot be done with money. They all rely more on personal connections.

If there is a connection, you will not be stuck in the film review, and it can give you a good schedule, which will make it easier for you in terms of distribution and promotion.

Of course, in this regard, Qi Wei is not lacking in "someone in the court".

Although Feng Xiaogang is a talent, Qi Wei does not have the necessity to win him over at all costs like the Huayi brothers.

This is also the reason why Qi Wei gave up decisively after the price was higher than his psychological price.

After Feng Xiaogang joined Huayi Brothers, Wang Xiaowang always asked him to get whatever he asked for, and his requests were met as much as possible.

Take Feng Xiaogang's new movie "A Sigh" as an example.

The release of several New Year comedy movies such as "Party A and Party B", "See You or Be Parted" and "Endless" directly established Feng Xiaogang's position as the number one commercial director in the mainland.

But those big domestic directors who looked down on him before still look down on him now.

Comedy films are inherently despised, and having never made a literary film made Feng Xiaoan feel like a dwarf. He was looking for ways to change.

The "A Sigh" he is shooting now is not a comedy movie, but a love movie full of reflection and literary atmosphere.

But Wang Xiaowang and the others did not have the idea of ​​​​literary people. They tried their best to lure Feng Xiaogang over so that he could make comedy movies that would sell well at the box office and make money.

Of course, they also gave Feng Xiaogang support and helped him complete the film "A Sigh".

Feng Xiaogang was afraid that Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang would misunderstand that he wanted to make money, so he increased the publicity and distribution expenses. He quickly explained: "Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang, the reason why I increased the publicity and distribution budget is because my movie encountered a strong enemy. "

"Oh, what's going on?" Xiao Wang asked.

"You two should know the movie "Suspect"."

Wang Xiaowang naturally knows this. This is a movie directed and starred by Leslie Cheung and produced by Director Chen. It will premiere in Hong Kong tonight. The publicity has been fierce recently.

Seeing Wang Xiaowang nod his head, Feng Xiaogang continued: ""Suspect" is scheduled to be released in the Mainland, and it will be released next month, just the next week after my movie is released."

Hearing this, the king couldn't help but frowned, and Xiao Wang couldn't help but cursed: "What does that guy mean? He is deliberately trying to make things difficult for us."

With the two films released just one week apart, there will inevitably be competition and the box office will definitely affect each other.

There are not many movies released in a year at this time, and the schedules are easy to arrange. However, "A Sigh" and "Suspect" are both high-profile movies. The competition will hurt both sides. In fact, there is no need for this.

Qi Wei should understand this. Considering the interests, he should not do this.

But it just happened.

Is it possible that he is still brooding about what happened back then? Is this why he doesn't accept our investment in "Heroes"?

The king became silent.

And Xiao Wang asked: "Director Feng, are you confident in your movie?"

"Of course." Feng Xiaogang said confidently. Although he is not filming a comedy, he believes that the audience who likes him will accept it.

After all, the audience at this time is not a "junk audience."

"Don't worry, our Huayi Brothers will give you the greatest support. Fuck him well!"

Although Xiao Wang could understand why the king showed kindness to Qi Wei, he was disgusted with this almost licking method.

He didn't think it was necessary and wanted to prove it.

He has been looking for opportunities to compare Qi Wei.

It would be best to make Qi Wei embarrassed.

He wanted to see "A Sigh" trample "The Suspect" under its feet.

"Let's first see how "Suspect" fares at the box office in Hong Kong," the king said.

The next day, the box office of "Suspect" on its premiere day in Hong Kong was released

(End of this chapter)