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Chapter 117 Who doesn't like money?
Gong Geer and Zhou Xingxing found a teahouse and started talking.

Originally, Zhou Xingxing was upset and didn't want to talk to him, but when Gong Ge showed him a movie script called "The Mermaid", he suddenly became interested again.

"Let me ask first, who is this screenwriter?" As soon as he sat down, Zhou Xingxing first asked the screenwriter.

"Oh, this script was written by Mr. Gu a long time ago, but we just haven't found a suitable director to take it over."

"Mr. Gu?" Zhou Xingxing was taken aback. He had a high opinion of himself, and he was a little dismissive of the scripts written by Gu Zhongyu before. Even "Ball Lightning" he felt that he could make a living, mainly because of his good foundation in the original works. .

But now seeing the script of "Mermaid", he loves it so much, the style, lines and all kinds of funny jokes, it feels like he wrote it himself!
Zhou Xingxing, who originally had a grudge against Gu Zhongyu, now feels like meeting a confidant!

"Our two films are still fighting each other in theaters! And I just finished filming "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" and want to rest for a while. I have no plans to make a new film at the moment. I appreciate Mr. Gu's kindness."

Gong Geer saw through Zhou Xingxing's thoughts at a glance, why did he want to take a break for a while, isn't it just waiting for us to make a condition!
"Master Xing, don't worry, unlike some companies, we will definitely not let your interests be harmed. Before I came, Mr. Gu had already prepared two plans for cooperation and sharing. It depends on which one you like."

"First plan, we will give you 3000 million director's remuneration, plus a box office dividend agreement. If the total box office of "Mermaid" exceeds 7 million, you can get 6000 million dividends. Note that it is the total box office, not the split box office."

"The second plan, the director's salary will be reduced to 1500 million, but the box office dividend will increase. The total box office exceeds 5 million, and the dividend is still 6000 million. But if it exceeds 14 billion, we will give you an additional 6000 million, which is a total of 1. A reward of 3 million yuan!"

3000 million pure director's remuneration!
When Zhou Xingxing heard this number, he couldn't hold back his excitement!

It’s still 2012, before the capital explosion in the entertainment industry, only Lao Mouzi’s salary for a single movie can barely reach this figure among directors in the mainland, and the other Chen Kaige and Feng Pants can’t exceed 2000 million. He only took a little over 1000 million for the film "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

Not to mention the promised 8000 million box office share, and the total box office is 3000 million. Zhou Xingxing felt that he must be fine. [-] million up!
Of course, the second plan is also very tempting. He can get 1.4 million at a time. Normally, he would have to make four or five movies to get this much.

It's just that it's too difficult for the box office to break 14 billion, and Zhou Xingxing has no cheats, so he can't see how many domestic films with a value of 10 billion will appear in the film market in a few years' time.

He only knows that there is no Chinese movie that can exceed 10 billion anyway, and "Ball Lightning" is also hanging.

"Then you should have some conditions here, right?" There is no free lunch in the world, and the other party's price is so generous, they will definitely have their own demands in film production.

Gong Geer picked up the teacup and drank it down: "This is natural, in fact, there is only one requirement, that is, our company will select the male and female protagonists and other supporting roles of this movie, and of course we will let you check it. If you think it is really If it cannot be used, then we will respect your opinion."

Zhou Xingxing always likes to use newcomers when making movies, but this kind of guy has good and bad eyesight. Among the star girls after the new century, there are not only beauties like Huang Shengyi and Zhang Yuqi, but also "Mermaid" The heroine of the show - catfish spirit Lin Yun, such an ugly actress with bad acting skills,

Not to mention E Jingwen, the heroine of "The New King of Comedy", the most non-existent star girl in history, the ugly one has no characteristics.

Although Zhou Xingxing is a little upset about others interfering in his film casting (mainly because he has a weird personality, he needs to find someone who is pleasing to the eye and has a compatible personality, whether he is beautiful or not is second).But for the sake of money, it doesn't mean that he can't make concessions at all, and the other party also reserved a veto for him, so he shouldn't pick an actor he hates.

There are many difficult people in the entertainment industry, and there are many people with bad tempers, but Zhou Xingxing must be the only one, he can turn everyone who has worked with him against each other!
Wang Jin, Luo Jiayin, Li Lichi, Huang Shengyi, Hong Jinbao, etc., including Bole Li Xiuxian, who is very kind to Zhou Xingxing, are also strangers in the end, and without exception, they all scold Zhou Xingxing for his poor character, there is no way get along.

One or two fall out, it can be said that it is the other party's problem, but the friends who almost cooperate, in the end, point their noses and call you poor character, then you must be more or less involved...

Desperate for money, arbitrary, disregarding other people's feelings, hot-tempered and irritable, he is prone to scolding people on the set. Wu Mengda once said: only I have worked with Xingzi for 20 years without being scolded by him. This pair of best partners still ended up turning heads.

In fact, Zhou Xingxing was not like this in his early years. As his fame and status rose, his personality became more and more weird.

So now Zhou Xingxing chooses partners and actors, the first thing is that he must be able to tolerate his temper, otherwise he won't use it no matter how good the conditions are!

"You can take both options back and have a look, think carefully about it. We're not asking you to make a decision right away. The movie won't be launched so soon. Just contact me when you've made up your mind."

Zhou Xingxing nodded. He will have to fight a lawsuit with the Wang family brothers in the next few days. Even if the chance of winning is not high, he has to fight. If he can't get the money back, he will ruin the reputation of the brothers!

Seeing that Zhou Xingxing accepted the script and the agreement, Gong Geer knew that this mission would be completed, and he should not be able to refuse such a favorable condition, so he stood up and prepared to leave.

"The person who called me to remind me last night is also from your company?" No matter how stupid Zhou Xingxing is, he can now guess that it was arranged by Gu Zhongyu. Not to mention that Gong Geer was waiting downstairs early in the morning.

Although he felt being used, Zhou Xingxing wasn't very angry this time, after all, he was helping him, otherwise he didn't know how long he would be fooled.

Gong Geer didn't answer, it's good to keep these things tacit, but he just turned around and smiled at Zhou Xingxing before pushing the door away.

Looking at the dividend agreement and the script on the table, Zhou Xingxing muttered to himself, "How nice is the money! Who doesn't like money?"

(End of this chapter)