It's reasonable for me, a stuntman, to live a crazy life, right?

Chapter 191 $2 million?Completely confused!What movie to make?The roles haven’t been decided yet! (asking for monthly ticket)
The art of war is broad and profound!
Columbia Pictures did not let Chen Fei wait too long. Just the day before he was about to return to China, Walker Engel personally called.

"Fei, I really hope that this cooperation can bring us a win-win situation..."

After arriving at Columbia Pictures again, Chen Fei met Walker Engel and Roland Emmerich and a contract they drew up.

The lawyer brought from Volton Pictures went to check the loopholes in the contract, and the three of them sat together and chatted.

During the chat, Roland suddenly proposed: "Fei, I would like to invite you to guest star in this film. You can choose any role in it, how about it?"

"Ok, there's no problem with that."

Chen Fei agreed without hesitation.

Being able to star in such a Hollywood blockbuster will also increase his popularity to a certain extent.

The screenwriter's participation in the character's cameo is a good gimmick.

...

The contract was signed quickly.

[-]% of the investment share plus the right to interview Chinese actors, and the screenwriter's share is calculated separately...

If this news is exposed, I am afraid that the country will be turned upside down!
Of course, although high investment may lead to high returns, it also means high risks.

With an investment of US$2 million, if the final box office fails to meet expectations, all investors who invested in the film will have to share the losses equally.

And this investment share is not for nothing, because "2012" is destined to need to go to China for filming.

Sichuan Province, snowy areas and other places must fully cooperate with the filming. After all, the final scene will include scenes of Noah's Ark hitting the Himalayas.

After signing the contract, Chen Fei took it and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

How should this [-]% be divided?

First of all, he was the one who came up with the script, and he also negotiated the cooperation, which required at least a [-]% investment share.

That's $4000 million.

But Chen Fei was not prepared to pay for it himself. After working for a long time, he definitely couldn't make wedding dresses for other people for free.

Then we have to do something about the other [-]% share.

The remaining 4000%, that is, the US$[-] million, must be doubled, or more times...

...

It's already November, and Columbia Pictures will be doing preliminary preparations first, and is expected to wait until next year to officially start filming.

The design of some of the props, special effects, graphics, etc. also takes a lot of time, and these will be produced by Columbia Pictures looking for professional special effects studios.

But the money must be received as soon as possible. After all, with enough dollars, the special effects artists will be able to work more efficiently.

Chen Fei promised that the other party would have the necessary funds in place before the arrival of 06.

At this point, the contract is officially signed.

Columbia Pictures gathered many media and held a grand signing ceremony.

Walker Engel took the stage as the spokesperson and announced that he would cooperate with Chen Fei to shoot a disaster film masterpiece with an investment of more than 2 million US dollars.

"I have to say something here. Fei Chen's script writing ability has exceeded my imagination. His unconstrained thinking shocked me..."

Roland Emmerich also stepped onto the podium. Facing many reporters in the audience, he only said one sentence.

"This "2012" will definitely not lose to "The Day After Tomorrow"!"

As soon as these words came out, the reporters in the audience immediately went crazy, and the flash lights illuminated the entire conference room.

"The Day After Tomorrow", released in May last year, had a global box office of more than 5.5 million U.S. dollars, making 20th Century Fox a lot of money.

And today, as the director of "The Day After Tomorrow", Roland Emmerich actually said that this movie is not inferior to the former. Doesn't this mean that another masterpiece with a box office of over 5 million US dollars will be born?
For a while, the press conference was buzzing with noise.

And this kind of noise reached its peak when Chen Fei took the stage to speak!

This young director from China not only won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival by virtue of his own ability, he even created three masterpieces with a box office of over [-] million.

But now, he is no longer content with those low-budget movies. He jumped up and actually collaborated with Columbia Pictures on a disaster movie masterpiece with an investment of over 2 million US dollars!
His courage is beyond everyone's imagination!
...

As one of Columbia Pictures' partners, Sina's reporter had a front-row seat in this interview.

Looking at Chen Fei on the stage who was describing his experience in script creation, Li Xu, as a foreign correspondent of China, maintained a very excited mood.

Fast 3, Dead Silence, Get Out, This Man is from Earth, 2012...

How many good scripts does this guy have hidden in him?
The last time he attended the new film press conference jointly organized by Universal Pictures and Chen Fei, Li Xu was at the scene, along with foreign correspondents from Six Princesses, NetEase, and Sohu.

It's a pity that they were all in the back row and didn't get the chance to interview Chen Fei.

And now, with the strategic cooperation between Columbia Pictures and Sina, he has finally come to the front row and can directly face Chen Fei on the stage.

Seeing Chen Fei's speech end, Li Xu was the first to hold out the microphone:

"Director Chen, in this cooperation with Columbia Pictures, in addition to providing the script, will you also occupy a certain proportion of the investment share and casting rights as before?"

As an entertainment reporter who once worked in the mainland, Li Xu knows very well what people in the country are most passionate about.

Investment share, casting rights...this is what all domestic actors and film companies are eagerly pursuing!

The long-lost Chinese made Chen Fei feel friendly, but the questions raised by the other party were too sharp and fell into the category that he did not want to answer.

After returning to China, he still wanted to take a quiet period of time to study the shooting plan of "Source Code" and the next challenging tasks.

If it is now revealed that he owns the investment share of "2012", he will definitely not be at peace after returning to China!

Thinking of this, Chen Fei immediately smiled and said: "Sorry, this part of the situation needs to be kept secret for the time being. We are currently negotiating..."

What a hell to negotiate!
Li Xu couldn't help but complain in his heart.

The contract has been signed, but he doesn't believe that the negotiations on this aspect have not ended yet. This is a really bad excuse.

But Chen Fei clearly didn't want to say it, and there was nothing he could do...

But at this moment, Chen Fei on the stage suddenly broke the news: "In addition to being a screenwriter, I will also appear in this film as an actor."

This news barely cured Li Xu's depression. He hurriedly motioned to the photographer behind him to press the shutter.

...

On the day the press conference ended, the news quickly spread back to China.

Sina took the lead and was the first to report the contents of the press conference.

"On November 11th, U.S. time, Columbia Pictures held a new film conference. They will cooperate with the famous director, screenwriter, and actor Chen Fei to launch a disaster film masterpiece "6" with an investment of over 2 million US dollars!
According to on-site news, Chen Fei stated that he will make a guest appearance as an actor and will keep confidential whether he has the film investment share and casting rights..."

The news was sent out at six o'clock in the morning, and it completely broke out at eight o'clock!
The entire internal entertainment was like a torpedo being dropped, completely blowing up the sky!

$2 billion?
What the fuck is this concept?
According to the current exchange rate between RMB and US dollar...

16 billion RMB!

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!"

In Huayi's office, the two Wang brothers made a sharp explosion and looked at the reports on the portal with horrified faces.

They originally thought that the investment in "The Night Banquet" was enough. An investment of 1.2 million would be a great success.Recently, the two brothers are preparing to talk about this matter to the media and create a hot event to create a wave of popularity for "The Night Banquet" first.

But they never expected that before they could take action, Chen Fei, who was far abroad, suddenly produced a Hollywood masterpiece worth 16 billion yuan!

One "2012" is enough to shoot 16 "Night Banquet" films.

How the hell does this compare?
Is there any comparison between these two horses?

After a while, Wang Zhongjun came to his senses first and quickly ordered: "Assign people to guard the major airports, and you must keep an eye on me.

As long as Chen Fei is launched, we will start taking action directly and we must grab the investment share. Huayi cannot continue to lag behind other companies! "

"what?"

Wang Zhonglei looked confused, "But this report does not indicate that Chen Fei has an investment share?"

"Are you stupid?" Wang Zhongjun suddenly showed a look of hatred on his face, "Looking at the few movies this guy has launched in Hollywood, which one does he not have an investment share in?
This is a Pixiu!

Even though he seems to be very generous, has there ever been a time when he suffered a loss?
Wanda, Bona, China Film, Shanghai Film, Enlight, Tang Dynasty, Emperor, Media Asia, Huojia... Count yourself, how many partners has he gathered?

Even the established film studios are now eagerly waiting for him to help!

He has become a big success in the Mainland, do you understand?
Now, as long as he comes back to the mainland and shouts, there will be partners everywhere, and there will be no obstacles at all!
Including even the departments above, if you think about it carefully, which unit has caused him trouble?
He is now going to Hollywood to win glory for his country, do you understand?

The entire mainland is supporting him now. He no longer belongs to himself. He represents the domestic film and television industry and cultural industry!

Let’s not mention anything else, let’s just talk about “Partners in China”. Do you believe it, this movie will definitely win all the domestic awards? "

These words hit Wang Zhonglei's head like a revelation, and they completely stunned him!
The remaining sense of superiority in his heart had already been shattered by the amount of investment in "2012", and as these words rang in his ears, he blushed even more with shame.

Huayi is no longer the Huayi it used to be, and Wang Jinghua's departure has severely damaged the company's vitality.

If it weren't for "The Night Banquet" to keep up appearances, I'm afraid the two brothers would have to live with their heads down for a while!

Now, Chen Fei's rise is unstoppable.

If Huayi is still excluded, I am afraid that within a few years, the title of "the number one private film and television company in domestic entertainment" will have to be replaced.

No, I have already started to change it...

...

Except for Huayi, all other companies are also in a state of excitement.

If we take a bite of the US$2 million market, wouldn't we be able to meet a full year's financial report in just a few minutes?
Many calls were made to Los Angeles, but without exception, the receiver displayed "power off" status.

In desperation, a group of film and television company bosses and actors suffering from pink eye could only wait eagerly for the "God of Wealth" to return to China.

...

The cooperation with Columbia Pictures has not affected Chen Fei's relationship with Universal Pictures. On the contrary, his voice here has become stronger.

Arnold's face was full of regret, "Fei, in fact, Universal Pictures also likes "2012" very much. We should be the best partners..."

Chen Fei shrugged and said helplessly: "Mr. Arnold, you insisted on wanting "Interstellar" at first, and you didn't even mention a word about "2012"."

"Then can we collaborate on "Interstellar"?"

"No."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Arnold shook his head helplessly, "Fei, Universal Pictures is very much looking forward to our next cooperation with you."

More than a month after its release, the UK box office of "Get Out" has exceeded 2.3 million, and the global box office has reached [-] million.

It is no exaggeration to say that this kind of achievement has been very successful in Universal Pictures' previous investments, with a return rate of more than 20 times, which is really rare!

This does not include other copyright, DVD and other income. If calculated in total, the return rate may exceed 40 times!
After receiving the return rate documents, many executives at Universal Pictures were shocked!

The president even specifically told Arnold to become best friends with this Chinese young man.

After understanding the box office situation, Chen Fei stood up and left.

But before parting, Arnold specifically said to him: "Fei, we will send this film to the Golden Globe Awards, Oscars and other awards. Let's look forward to good news."

"Haha, okay, then I'll wait for your good news. See you next year."

"Ok, see you next year."

...

After arranging all the work in Los Angeles, Chen Fei successfully landed at Hongqiao Airport on the morning of November 11th.

Because it was just five o'clock in the morning and the reporters responsible for guarding had not arrived yet, he successfully slipped out of the airport through the VIP channel.

Ren Zhonglun came to pick up the plane in person.

As soon as he got in the car, he couldn't help but want to ask some insider information about "2012".

Chen Fei raised his hand in time to stop him, "Don't ask yet, I guarantee that there will be a share of Shanghai Film Studio, but I'm not going to talk about it now. Let's go to the hotel first. I need to get rid of the jet lag. There is a naughty kid on the plane. It’s been so noisy that I’m almost sleepy to death.”

"Okay, Master Liu, let's go to Huating Hotel."

When I woke up completely, it was already the morning of the 12th.

Opening the window and breathing in the air outside, Chen Fei sighed for no reason: "The air in China is better!"

After calling Ren Zhonglun, the other party directly sent a special car over, accompanied by a female assistant.

"Hello, Mr. Chen. My name is Li Xiuling. You can just call me Xiao Li. Mr. Ren flew to Sanya last night to attend the 25th China Golden Rooster Film Awards. He specifically asked me to arrange your next trip."

Golden Rooster Award?
Chen Fei was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized!

I almost forgot, tonight is the closing ceremony of the Golden Rooster Awards, and I don’t know who can come out on top?

This year's Golden Rooster Awards and Golden Horse Awards are only one day apart. It is estimated that many people will have to run both ways, and the airlines can make a lot of money.

"Let's go, let's go to the movie city first. I have to see how the scene is going. If there are any unqualified areas, I can make corrections in time."

"Ok."

The female assistant nodded and then told the driver to set off.

More than half an hour later, the commercial vehicle arrived at the Shanghai Film City base.

After carefully inspecting the set conditions on the set, Chen Fei called Feng Taoxin, the head of the props team, and explained to him some areas that needed to be changed.

On the other end of the phone, Feng Taoxin was a little surprised and said: "Brother Fei? Have you returned to China?"

"Well, I just arrived yesterday. Remember to fix the problems I just mentioned. The start of filming should be postponed to December. There are still a few characters that have not been arranged."

I have been very busy during this period of time...

After arriving at the set, Chen Fei discovered that except for his and Liu Yifei's roles in "Source Code", the actors for other roles in "Source Code" had not yet been decided!
He has not made a movie in China for nearly a year, and he is a little confused. There is no such comprehensive producer here, and the actors still have to be selected by the director himself.

But at this moment, an idea burst into his mind.

"How about I also hold a casting audition? To raise the popularity of this movie first?"

(End of this chapter)