The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 9 Finally Got Investment
Still in the lobby of Dafu Film and Television Company, Li Shengyao was holding a bowl and immersed himself in cooking.

Others were reading the script, including Liu Xiaoqing, Yan Danchen, Li Dafu, and Zhao Shan.

It was already 01:30 noon.

Liu Xiaoqing and the others had already had lunch, and Li Shengyao just asked them to eat first in order to catch up with the script, so they only had lunch now.

The content of the first two episodes of "Funny Family" is still very funny.

Shun only has two sons and three grandsons. It stands to reason that a large number of people is powerful, but the family is not doing well.

He is a wretched and sensitive old man, and his wife is a big eater with a good temper, but she is also cheap.

The eldest son is naive, while the second son is frivolous and unreliable.

The eldest daughter-in-law is a strong woman, very strong, while the second daughter-in-law is a big slut.

The first episode tells about them taking a family portrait together, and the jokes continue.

Liu Xiaoqing and the others looked at the script and couldn't help laughing.

After they finished reading the script, they all looked at Li Shengyao in a daze.

Everyone is not a fool, this script is really well written.

Even Li Dafu found it interesting.

"Eldest nephew, who shall I play?"

"Of course it's Li Shuncai."

Li Shengyao didn't care about the change in Li Dafu's address, both of them were surnamed Li, and they were in their fifties, so calling him nephew was not too much.

Li Dafu nodded, "Okay, this role is good and very interesting."

He thought of Mr. Fu who I love my family, and he couldn't help being very excited when he thought that he could play such a character.

"Nephew, do I want to learn acting?"

"Uncle, there's no need, it's fine to perform in your true colors."

Li Shuncai is stubborn and fickle, incompetent and desperate for face, also cheap, and likes to watch pornography.

Li Shengyao felt that Li Dafu was similar in other aspects except that he was a little darker.

"Okay, okay, this is good."

After Li Shengyao finished his meal, he put away his smile, "Uncle, this drama can be filmed for 140 episodes in total. After you finish acting, you will definitely become famous, but although we were one family 500 years ago, the public is public, and private is private." , In terms of the contract, we need to have a good chat."

Matters involving money must be made clear, this is Lee Sing Yew's principle.

The original "Funny Family" has a total of 160 seven episodes, but it also involves some sensitive plots. This part cannot pass the censorship. Lee Sheng Yew must cut some. He estimates that he can shoot about 140 episodes.

When Li Dafu heard that he could shoot 140 episodes, his eyes lit up again.

Then Li Dafu dragged Li Shengyao into the office, and he even called the lawyer.

Zhao Shan saw it and slipped in after him.

In the next three hours, after constant bargaining, Li Shengyao, Dafu Film and Television Company, and Zhao Shan signed two agreements.

In these two agreements, Li Shengyao got the copyright of "Love Hotel" and "Funny Family", as well as the overseas broadcasting rights, directing rights, and 20.00% profit sharing of the mainland broadcasting rights.

And Dafu Film and Television Company will invest 130 million in "Emotional Hotel", and get 70.00% of the profits of the show's mainland broadcasting rights.

They will also invest 300 million in "Funny Family" and get 70.00% of the show's mainland profit as dividends.

Zhao Shan invested 30 yuan in "Love Hotel" and 50 yuan in "Funny Family", and received [-]% of the profit dividend.

Li Shengyao originally planned to distribute only three rounds of broadcasting rights in the plan.

But Li Dafu and Zhao Shan are not fools. They both think that if the script is reliable, both dramas can make money, and they both argue with reason.

Li Shengyao thought about having one more friend and one more way, so he didn't insist on this part.

However, he is determined not to let go of the copyright and overseas broadcasting rights.

There are more than 100 episodes of Funny Family, and one episode is sold to Wanwan for 1000 yuan, which is more than [-] million. There is nothing to talk about this part.

Of course, in fact, Zhao Shan and Li Dafu are just talking casually.

At this time, Chinese dramas are almost impossible to sell. Good dramas such as "A Dream of Red Mansions" and "Journey to the West" are not bought by anyone.

It's not that they don't know that these are good dramas, but that they are ideologically opposed. They rarely buy big dramas that CCTV participates in.

Of the four classics, only "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was bought by Wanwan TV. However, it was originally broadcast in prime time, but after public protests, it was changed to ten o'clock at night.

At this time, Wanwan watches the mainland, and has a natural sense of superiority, and they don't bother to watch mainland dramas.

And although Annan often played it, they didn't pay for it, and they stole it openly.

Only Asia TV Station on Hong Kong Island will buy and broadcast it regularly.

However, Asia TV buys all the classics. Zhao Shan and Li Dafu don't think the TV stations on Hong Kong Island are interested in "Love Hotel" and "Funny Family".

Both of them don't care much about overseas broadcasting rights.

So a temporary production team was born in this way. Li Shengyao is still the screenwriter, director and producer. The screenwriter's salary is [-], the director's salary is [-], and the producer's salary is also [-].

They met for five days and went south to Shanghai.

During these five days, Li Shengyao had to find a reliable cameraman, two or three professional field managers, an assistant director, and a lead actor.

When Li Shengyao left Dafu Film and Television Company, his legs were light. He never expected that he would get investment so soon.

Zhao Shan was also quite emotional. He originally thought that Li Shengyao was unreliable as a director.

But when Lee Shengyao took out the script of "Funny Family", his opinion changed at that time.

There are very few young people who can write good scripts. Even the students in the screenwriting class of Yanjing Film Academy, most of them do not have this ability.

Lee Sung Yew has the ability to write scripts, maybe he can also direct.

The standard of ordinary people cannot be placed on geniuses.

Furthermore, he was not the main voter, he only invested 80 yuan, and he thought it was a good deal to arrange two important roles for Liu Xiaoqing.

Yan Danchen turned to Li Shengyao from time to time, feeling a little anxious.

It has been confirmed that she will shoot "Love Hotel", but she hasn't signed the contract yet.

Who knows if Li Dafu will arrange for a woman to play the heroine.

But Zhao Shan and Liu Xiaoqing are here, so she can't say much.

Soon after, Zhao Shan and Liu Xiaoqing left in disbelief, and Li Shengyao sent Yan Danchen home.

"Thank you this time. I will ask Zhao Shan to come to you tomorrow and the day after tomorrow to confirm the performance. I don't know how much your salary is. You can talk to Zhao Shan yourself."

At this time, actors' remuneration was still relatively low. Su Youpeng acted in five princes for [-] episodes, and the total remuneration was less than [-].

It is said that Jinsuo is one thousand and eighty-one episodes, and Yan Danchen can basically compare Jinsuo's remuneration.

But Aunt Qiongyao is rich and powerful, Li Shengyao and the others can't compare, he thinks [-] episodes are almost the same.

After Yan Danchen got this sentence, the big stone hanging in his heart finally relaxed, and he looked at Li Shengyao with a little more tenderness.

"Do you want to go upstairs and sit down?"

Li Shengyao glanced at Yan Danchen, shook his head, "Forget it, I have to go back and prepare some things."

Going upstairs to sit and sit is not the same as going upstairs to do something, after all, it is still broad daylight.

If it is nighttime, the implication is more obvious.

Li Shengyao definitely wanted to go up and have a look, and he had to drink a bowl of ginseng soup before leaving.

Yan Danchen nodded, "Call me for anything, I know some people that the crew needs, I can take you to find someone."

Li Shengyao waved his hand and left.

I was finally able to film, and I was excited just thinking about it.

Next, find someone as soon as possible, and then go south to Shanghai.

(End of this chapter)