Start with a god-level director

Chapter 40 Please enter the urn
The flickering candles are flickering, mysterious murals are on the surrounding walls, beautiful waiters are walking back and forth, and the streets outside are full of people.

The old era is over, and peace is giving birth to an unprecedented new civilization. The old power and guns are being replaced by a universally recognized force, that is, money.

When Xiao Lizhu came, she didn't think that Shen Yu would reject her proposal, even if she did, it was only because her conditions were not good enough, not because she was indifferent.

Being able to package and go public, and then go to the financial market of the Ming Empire to collect money, is the dream pursuit of any country in the world.

"I don't understand finance, and I don't want to touch it. Changfeng Film and Television Company will not be listed in the next three to five years."

"you sure?"

Xiao Lizhu was taken aback.

"Well, I am very satisfied with my current life. For example, this restaurant, I think the taste is better than those big restaurants. I personally drive an ordinary car. Money is just a tool for me, not a pursuit.

Sister Xiao, you are a bit like me. The price of your clothes is lower than mine, which is actually very good, isn’t it? "

Shen Yu said politely, and changed her name to Xiao Lizhu.

"Others say I don't believe it, but you..."

The clothes on Xiao Lizhu's body were discounted items from department stores, and she didn't have any accessories on her hands or neck. She and Shen Yu were sitting in the restaurant, enjoying the joy of being together rather than the charm of money.

"Well, money is just a tool."

Xiao Lizhu agreed with Shen Yu's words.

After careful calculation of the first two movies, Shen Yu didn't make any money.

The godfather's main investment was made by twenty investors, and they divided up a lot of profits according to the contract. Shen Yu became famous personally, and after paying off the company's debts, he still owed a sum—after all, the payment was slow.

By the way, isn't Changfeng Film and Television Company frozen with 1000 million funds?
The money was unfrozen a month ago. On the day it was unfrozen, Shen Yu donated it to set up a charity foundation, and it was an anonymous donation. The outside world didn't know about it, and the news media didn't report the matter. Only know the bank settlement system and so on.

If someone attacks Shen Yu with a gangster background, and Shen Yu releases this fact, then the situation will be reversed—he will say that the money is innocent, but I hope to make a clean break with the past, so I will donate the money to those who need it , I hope everyone will stop insulting his brother, thank you everyone.

You see, how beautiful people do things?
This donation completely washed away Shen Yu's past.

Later, when filming Saving Private Gordon, the same investment method as last time was adopted, with a limit of 50 investment. This time, a total of 36 investors were recruited. Shen Yu did not pay a penny, and as a director, the technical investment accounted for 20.00 % of the amount.

This investment contract is similar to many investment contracts in the industry. Some directors even only need a salary, no dividends, etc., but Shen Yu is really particular about what he does.

With an investment of 3000 million yuan, without a straw hat worth 2000 yuan, and without a sunshade worth tens of thousands of yuan, it was really spent, and the film was finished in the shortest time. .

After the movie was finished, the investors were very happy, and even everyone felt embarrassed, and the big money was given to the investors.

This is not the last Godfather movie. At that time, Shen Yu was poor and had no reputation and no money. This time, it was Shen Yu who really gave money to everyone. From any point of view, he lost money. .

"Okay, so, what do you want?"

"I... Actually, I don't want anything, the main thing is that I want to realize my dream, otherwise I will just take a leave and go to the Caribbean to rest..."

There is no hatred between two people, and if a man and a widow are together, there will be no violent conflicts. We are all tigers, why bother to learn how to toss like chickens and ducks?
"I don't want to mention the matter of investing in shares. I am also a carefree person. My next movie is expected to invest around 3000 million. This time I will contribute 1000 million. You will contribute the rest. I will find another investor. "

"Why did you hang yourself on the tree of Changfeng Film and Television Company?"

Xiao Lizhu looked a little strange.

"For your investors, you have given them a total of five or six times the return. From any point of view, you are already very worthy of them. The box office of The Godfather is already 8000 million, and the box office of Saving Private Gordon is expected to be 3000 million [-] million. There is still no data before it was removed from the shelves.

The quality of the two films is comparable, but the revenue of the latter is more than three times that of the former.

The difference between this is that I helped you communicate with the Ming Dynasty market, and it was screened in ten countries at the same time, and opened up global joints.

You don't like money, but making movies requires money. If you want to fully master the shooting of movies, you need a lot of money!
Don't think that if you give investors so many benefits, they will obey you. If you are wrong, they will be even more greedy.

They want to squeeze people in, they want a bigger share, they dislike you and have conflicts with Zhu Yourong, they want to force you to make Zhu Yourong apologize..."

Xiao Lizhu said with a smile, and what she said was the truth.

"how about you?"

"I...I can let Zhu Yourong settle down with you (she doesn't know the inside story), but I want the full investment of this movie. You don't have to invest a penny, your next movie, that's what you said In the third part of the epee without front, the big tricks don't work, Universal Company fully invests, and you enjoy 30.00% dividends."

"so good?"

Shen Yu froze for a moment.

"Yes, it is better to cooperate with a group of people than with one person. If the quality of your film can be similar to the previous two, I can guarantee your box office of more than [-] million."

"Oh, I didn't expect that sister Xiao would be able to draw big cakes. With such a good condition, I don't take a little risk, so there must be a lot of conditions, right?"

"Yes……"

Xiao Lizhu nodded.

Movie investment is actually a very unprofitable industry. Even a big director will have Waterloo. It is normal for a few movies to lose money. Before Shen Yu, there were genius directors who had two or three movies that became popular, and then went all the way until no one cared about them. .

This is also why many actors and directors in another time and space, no matter how popular they are, will not make films with sole proprietorship, because the compensation is too miserable.

She took out the document and handed it to Shen Yu.

But Shen Yu shook his head and didn't look at it.

"Well, thank you sister Xiao for being willing to invest in me this time, and I won't take advantage of sister Xiao. My new film will be a joint venture between you and me. The estimated capital is 3000 million. I will invest 1000 million, and sister Xiao will make up for the rest. If you want to add more, the total amount should not exceed 4000 million.

The filming time is estimated to be two months. Zhu Yourong and I have nothing to do, so there is no need to explain. The release and other aspects do not require special attention from Universal. By the time limit of one year, as long as it can be guaranteed to be released simultaneously in two of the three major markets of the Ming Empire, the United States and Europe, my box office target is more than [-] million yuan in three months. "

(End of this chapter)