I am a director, but I have the skills of an actor

Chapter 209 Ten Billions
If Wan Qingshan doesn't give up, Chen Kexin has no choice. A lot of the film schedules cut off from "The Name of the Name" have been given to Hong Kong films, and he can't even think about using a big banner.

Therefore, apart from complaining to the media during the crew's road show later, he did nothing.

As a result, no one bothered Wan Qingshan in the later stages of film production.

On New Year's Day, Wan Qingshan flew to Chen Yumo. After flying back to Star City with Chen Yumo for two days, Wan Qingshan and Chen Yumo flew to Shenzhen again.

After landing in Shenzhen and getting into the car sent by Chen Yanfeng to pick him up, Chen Yumo couldn't help but ask,

"Qingshan, what do you want to tell dad about? Why didn't you tell dad before, and now you come back to tell him."

Wan Qingshan had been filming before, and the two of them hadn't traveled for a long time. Chen Yumo planned to travel during New Year's Day. For this reason, she also told Chen Yanfeng that she would not come to work after New Year's Day and would not return to the company until next year.

But who would have known that after staying in Star City for two days, she asked to go on a trip, but Wan Qing said that she wanted to see Chen Yanfeng for something, causing the two of them to fly back to Shenzhen.

"I didn't think of it before. I only thought of it when I was at home. Don't worry, this matter won't take long. I just need to talk to dad about it. It won't delay the trip."

Wan Qingshan never thought that he would have to ask Chen Yanfeng for help.

The one-billion-dollar loan came out the day before the New Year's Day holiday. Wan Qingshan planned to let Ye Qian handle the land purchase.

But on New Year's Day, when Wan Qingshan called Ye Xuan, Ye Xuan said that in second- and third-tier cities, where will be developed in the future, you can find out by giving some money, but in first-tier cities, it is difficult to find out where will be developed. If If you buy a piece of land that you don’t know whether it will be opened to the public in the future, then the gain outweighs the loss.

For land in first-tier cities, Wan Qingshan knows that as long as it is not Shankara land, even in the suburbs, the price will skyrocket in the future. But when the suburbs of each city will skyrocket, he doesn't know, and he has never done real estate.

If the price of the land he bought would take a long time to rise sharply, it would not be worth it, so he thought of asking Chen Yanfeng for help.

"What is going on? I still need my dad's help." Chen Yumo asked curiously.

Wan Qingshan didn't tell Chen Yumo about the billion dollar loan, but now he had to talk about it.

However, it’s already this time, and it won’t be any later.

"When I tell dad about it later, you will know after listening together."

Wan Qingshan said so, so Chen Yumo didn't ask any more questions.

After arriving at Chen Yanfeng's house, Chen Yanfeng, who had been waiting at home for a long time, led Wan Qingshan and Chen Yumo into the study.

"Qingshan, tell me. You said on the phone that you need my help with something important. What is it?"

"Dad, it's like this. I borrowed one billion from the bank some time ago. I..."

"One billion! Why did you borrow so much money?" Chen Yumo interrupted Wan Qingshan in shock.

Chen Yanfeng was also surprised by the billion, but he was an old man after all. He said with a normal expression, "Yu Mo, please don't interrupt. You still don't understand who Qingshan is. He is not that kind of gambler. He has a ten-dollar loan." Yi, it must have been well thought out, please listen to what Qingshan has to say first."

Chen Yumo curled his lips and stopped talking like a little girl.

"Dad, Yumo, the reason why I borrowed one billion yuan is because of the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States. The subprime mortgage crisis in the United States has swept all developed countries since August last year. In order to solve the subprime mortgage crisis, the United States has started printing money.

When the United States starts printing money, the exchange rate will fluctuate greatly. Then the domestic export trade and economy, which are already affected by the subprime mortgage crisis, will definitely be affected even more, and may even lead to economic regression.

In order to solve this problem, the government will definitely release a lot of water to hedge against the money printing press in the United States. I estimate that the government will release water this year or next year at most. If it is later, it will be too late.

There is no high technology in the country, and almost all industry is OEM. If this huge amount of money is dispersed to various industries, it may lead to a price collapse in serious cases.

Then all this money has a reservoir, and I think this reservoir is real estate.

So I borrowed [-] billion from the bank and wanted to take advantage of the fact that land prices haven’t skyrocketed yet to acquire more land in first-tier cities. If the land is suitable, I will use it to build cinemas. If it is not suitable, I will hold it for a few years until the land price goes up. Just sold it.

But I don’t have the connections to know which places in first-tier cities will be developed, so I want to ask Dad to help me purchase land.

Dad, I also thought that I might be wrong. The money released will not flow to real estate, but no matter where it goes, it will always cause prices to rise.

If commodity prices rise, land prices will also rise, but they won't skyrocket. That's why this business has no risks, so I dare to lend one billion. "

After Wan Qingshan said what he had thought about over the past two days, both Chen Yumo and Chen Yanfeng fell into deep thought.

After a while, Chen Yanfeng came back to his senses and stared at Wanqingshan with embarrassing eyes.

"Qingshan, you shouldn't be a director, you should be in business."

"Dad, I'm in the film industry and I'm also in business. When I get bigger, I'll make no less than other industries."

After Chen Yanfeng smiled, a trace of cruelty flashed in his eyes, "You see it well, but you are still a little timid. Since it is a business that is guaranteed to make a profit, why don't you lend more."

"Dad, I have to be able to get a loan. I used the shares of Qingshan Cinema to borrow the billion. How much investment does Qingshan Cinema have in total? If I can get a loan of one billion, it's because I have some connections."

"You can't, but I can. Since this is a sure-profit deal, you should have told me earlier."

Wan Qingshan didn't know what to say for a moment. He had previously thought about taking the opportunity to quietly make money and not make the matter known to too many people, so he didn't even say anything to Chen Yumo.

At this time, Chen Yumo said, "Dad, didn't Qingshan tell you now?"

Chen Yanfeng rolled his eyes in his heart. It's true that girls tend to forget about their father after they have a husband. If Wan Qingshan hadn't asked him for help, why would he have told him.

"I agreed to help you buy the land. I will also get involved in this kind of business, and I will help you buy the land when the time comes."

"Dad, how much money do you plan to use?" Wan Qingshan asked curiously.

"Haha, for this rare business, the more funds, the better. I am prepared to use 100 billion."

As soon as Chen Yanfeng finished speaking, Chen Yumo said, "Dad, your 100 billion won't be enough even if you sell the company."

"Qingshan can use Qingshan Cinema to borrow 100 billion, why can't I use the company to loan [-] billion."

After a pause, Chen Yanfeng continued with a thoughtful look on his face, "Now that we have acquired the land, how about setting up a real estate company and selling the land to others? I won't be able to make money by doing it myself. It just so happens that the company is engaged in building materials and can also sell the land to others." Maximize the benefits."

Open a real estate company!

Wan Qingshan didn't offer any advice. Although this business was very profitable, it also had great financial pressure. If the capital chain was broken like Evergrande, it would be troublesome.

Wan Qingshan didn't suggest anything, but Chen Yumo did.

"Dad, you can do real estate business, but don't do residential property. Just look at Hong Kong Island and you will know that after the residential property reaches a certain level, it will be difficult to do business, and you have to be careful about the problem of the capital chain being broken.

If you ask me, if you want to do real estate, you should do shopping malls and office buildings. Although this kind of rent-collecting business develops slowly in the early stage, after it develops, it is a cash cow. As long as it is not radical, this business can be said to have no risks.

It just so happens that Qingshan is a cinema chain, and the cinema chain plus shopping malls are just like Wanda. Shopping malls and cinema chains can complement each other. "

Chen Yanfeng couldn't bear it any longer, and laughed and scolded, "You have only been married for a year, but you are always looking for Qingshan.

You said so much, but you don’t want me to open a shopping mall to help Qingshan’s theater chain. "

Wan Qingshan looked away in embarrassment. If it were like Wanda, where cinemas and shopping malls were combined, there would be much more people in the cinemas.

"Dad, what do you mean by helping Qingshan? I still hold 30% of the shares of Qingshan Cinema. Besides, what I just said is fine.

Doing residential real estate is risky. Now, residential real estate is easy to do, but in the future, if the residential real estate development in Hong Kong Island does not develop, it will be better. The worst fear is that if the real estate collapses like the island country, the ones who will fall will definitely be the ones doing it. Residential real estate company.

Rent-collecting properties such as shopping malls and office buildings will never fail. At most, they will make less money every year. "

Chen Yanfeng was moved by Chen Yumo, not because of what Chen Yumo said, but because he thought that at his age, no matter what business he did, he would have to hand it over to Chen Yumo in the future. Since Chen Yumo wanted to do shopping malls and office buildings, then let's do it, so as not to After the handover in the future, Chen Yumo will have to work hard to adjust the direction of development.

After the business talks were over, Wan Qingshan and Chen Yumo's travel plan also came to nothing, because Chen Yanfeng went to the bank to get a loan the next day. Next, he had to take Chen Yumo to shoot land and set up a real estate company.

Chen Yumo will also take over these matters in the future, so Chen Yanfeng wants to involve Chen Yumo in everything from the beginning.

Chen Yumo was busy, so Wan Qingshan didn't stay long. He gave everything from his bank account to Chen Yumo and flew back to the capital.

At the same time, Chen Yumo also took over the matter of letting the latter use the land to build a theater chain. When the time comes, the shopping mall and the theater chain will be built together, so many things will be left to her, which is more convenient.

After flying back to the capital, Wan Qingshan went into the post-production room of Qingshan Media, ignoring what was going on outside the window and concentrating on the post-production of "Huo Qubing".

But within a few days of his concentration, he received a call from Ye Xuan, and then he left the capital and went to Shanghai to attend a private theater conference jointly organized by Xingmei and Wanda.

This meeting was attended by people from several major private theater chains in the country.

Although Wan Qingshan only met people from these theaters, Jia Hui, the boss of Xingmei Theaters, when they held a meeting on the rules for the release of customized blockbusters in Hansanping.

However, Liu Rong of Dadi Cinemas and Zeng Maojun, an executive of Wanda Cinemas, were very enthusiastic about Wanqingshan. After all, Wanqingshan cut the film schedule rate, allowing them to find new ways to increase the theater chain's revenue.

After everyone exchanged a few polite words, the meeting began.

“I think everyone should understand the reason why Mr. Zeng and I invite everyone to attend this meeting.

Director Wan pointed out a way for theater chains to increase revenue. This new way is good, but it also has a big problem.

That is, the higher-ups will not allow us to mess around. After all, if the film market is destroyed by us, we cannot afford the consequences.

So I discussed with Mr. Wang of Wanda and invited everyone to come and discuss how to make money among theater chains, so as not to kill the film market due to some competition. "

As soon as Jia Hui finished speaking, Zeng Maojun continued, "Actually, Mr. Jia and I have discussed it before. To put it bluntly, I hope that when everyone enters the film production industry, they will not cut each other's film schedules due to competition.

If we cut each other's movie schedules, it will have a great impact on the total box office of the movie market. If the total box office of movies is less, the tax revenue will be less. When the time comes, the higher authorities will have to trouble us. "

The two people spoke so clearly that Wan Qingshan, Liu Rong and others did not have any objections. After a few words, everyone negotiated the "Cinema Competition Agreement". After everyone signed it, the meeting ended.

After the meeting, Wan Qingshan planned to leave, but when he walked out of the hotel, Zeng Maojun and Liu Rong invited him to discuss cooperation.

Wan Qingshan was curious about how Wanda and Dadi could cooperate with him, so he followed Zeng Maojun and Liu Rong to a nearby cafe.

After the three of them exchanged polite words, Zeng Maojun got down to business.

"Director Wan, your contract with the Rays is about to expire."

Wan Qingshan's eyes lit up and he said with a smile, "Well, almost everyone in the industry knows about my contract with Guangguang. It expires in early 09 and there is still one year left. Mr. Zeng and Mr. Liu, do you have any ideas?" "Wan Of course, Mr. Liu and I have the idea to direct your movie. Mr. Liu and I want to wait until the contract between you and Enlight, Director Wan, expires and the three parties sign a cooperation contract. Your movie can attract investment from Wanda and Dadi, and we can guarantee the best At the same time, all our resources are open to you, Wan Dao.”

Zeng Maojun said it very loudly, but Wan Qingshan frowned.

"Mr. Zeng, Mr. Liu, I welcome you to invest in my film, but you don't have to sign a contract.

Let me tell you frankly that after the contract with Enlight Pictures expires, I will not sign a cooperation contract with any company. I will only look for partners on a one-film, one-film basis. "

Zeng Maojun and Liu Rong were suddenly in a dilemma. They wanted to cooperate with Wan Qingshan because Wan Qingshan's movies were making money. At the same time, they wanted to send people to follow Wan Qingshan to learn how to run film production.

But without signing a contract and only cooperating on a one-movie basis, Wan Qingshan would have the right to lead the cooperation.

Wan Qingshan directly replaced them, so there was nothing they could do. After all, they had signed a theater competition agreement, so it was not easy for them to reduce the schedule rate of Wan Qingshan's movies.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Wan Qingshan thought for a moment and said, "You two, some of your words may not sound good, but they are also true. Of course, if you two don't want to hear it, then I won't say it."

"Director Wan, tell me, we won't be unable to hear the truth." Liu Rong replied.

"Okay, let me be blunt. You two have a theater network, and I also have a theater network. Your resources are not of much help to me.

As for ensuring the release rate of my movies, haha, there are only a few first movies every year. If you don’t give me a high release rate for my movies, then you will suffer a lot.

Just like when I asked Qingshan Cinema to cut the film schedule of "The Movie", I estimate that it would cost Qingshan Cinema at least several million.

I want to tell people in the industry that I, Wan Qingshan, am not so calculating, so I would rather lose these millions.

But as for you two, I have no grievances with you. Let’s not talk about the agreement we just signed, but let’s talk about whether you two are willing to spend millions, or even tens of millions, to reduce the schedule of my movie. "

Zeng Maojun and Liu Rong glanced at each other, and then Zeng Maojun laughed dryly and said, "Director Wan, where did you go? We have all signed the agreement. Of course we will abide by it and we will not do anything to cut your film schedule."

"Mr. Zeng, let's not say any hypocritical words. The agreement is worthless in the face of interests."

Faced with Wan Qingshan's strong attitude, Zeng Maojun and Liu Rong could no longer pretend.

"Yes, Director Wan, cutting the schedule of your movie will have a great impact on our theater chain. We have no grudges between us and will not do such a thing." Liu Rong said.

"That's it, then your help is not necessary for me. If we want to cooperate, it is not equal. If you want to cooperate, you have to do what I say."

Wan Qingshan is telling the truth, but the truth is often hard to accept.

After Liu Rong and Zeng Maojun looked at each other with frowns, Zeng Maojun picked up the coffee and thought about it while drinking it.

After putting down the coffee, Zeng Maojun asked, "Director Wan, let's discuss the cooperation after your contract with Enlight Pictures expires. I have something I want to ask Director Wan."

Seeing Wan Qingshan nod slightly, Zeng Maojun continued.

"Director Wan, I don't know how we can cooperate on an equal footing."

Wan Qingshan looked at Zeng Maojun in surprise, and said with a dumb smile, "It's very simple, you work on your own film projects, and when I think your film projects are profitable to me, we can cooperate as equals.

This is how making movies is, everyone exchanges resources and reduces risks, so that long-term cooperation can be achieved. "

Zeng Maojun immediately frowned. Making movies is a high-risk business. One movie might result in a loss of tens of millions. It was only a few years ago that "The Promise" caused several companies to close down.

"You two, actually it doesn't matter whether you cooperate with me, Wang Zhongjun, or Zhang Weiping, it's all the same.

They have big directors in their hands and are not afraid of you cutting down on film schedules because they also know that theaters cannot afford to lose money.

Working with you can only be the icing on the cake.Cooperation is the icing on the cake, then you are at a disadvantage.

If we want to cooperate as equals, we still have to devote resources.Of course, if you cooperate with other directors or the Hong Kong film and television industry, everyone except Zhou Xingchi will be willing to cooperate, but the risk is a bit high. After all, there are only a few directors who can guarantee that the film will make money. "

Liu Rong looked at Zeng Maojun, who was deep in thought, then turned back and smiled,

"Director Wan, thank you for your advice, we will consider it carefully."

After the matter was discussed, Wan Qingshan didn't stay long and left quickly, then immediately flew back to the capital.

After returning to the capital, Wan Qingshan was busy with the post-production of "Huo Qubing". Until the end of January, when "Red Cliff" was released, Wan Qingshan came to China Film and Television to watch the finished film of "Painted Skin" with Han Sanping.

Since "Painted Skin" was directed by Wu Ershan, Zhang Zhao was worried that Wuer Fan would have the self-righteousness of the new director. In addition, Wan Qingshan asked him not to let the director add his own things to it.

So after the filming started, Zhang Zhao would often say to Wu Ershan that the investment is only so much, and the post-production and promotion will cost a lot of money. Just watch the filming, don't let your ideas run wild while filming, add some things to it.

As a director who is best at saving money for investors in the future, when Wu Ershan heard Zhang Zhao talking like this, he thought that the post-production and promotion of the film accounted for most of the funds for the drama. With an investment of 9000 million, he could only give him 3000. It was filming, so he and the crew rushed to shoot overnight, and the movie was completed in September.

Later in the film, Han Sanping asked Hualong Special Effects, a subsidiary of China Film Group, to do all the post-production work on "Painted Skin," so it was completed in more than four months.

In the China Film screening room, Wan Qingshan met Urshan.

Then, before Wanqingshan could say anything, Urshan stood up and bent down to thank Wanqingshan.

"Director Wan, thank you for giving me the opportunity."

Wan Qingshan recommended He Ping, who was recommended by Han Sanping and Wang Changtian, and named Wu Ershan, who was only somewhat famous in the advertising industry, to shoot "Painted Skin" with an investment of [-] million, which shocked the people in the industry and made Wu Ershan feel very grateful. Wanqing Mountain.

"You have this strength. If I don't give you a chance, you will come forward sooner or later."

Facing Urshan, Wanqingshan gave a bright smile.

He gave a bright smile because Zhang Zhao told him that Urshan thought he wouldn’t have much money for the shoot, so he rushed to shoot all night. He personally borrowed many props from various sources. In order to save money, some of the props were If the camera only shoots the actor's upper body, he will not give the actor's lower body clothing.

Saving money to this extent, the original budget was 8000 million for production costs and 1000 million for publicity, but I didn’t expect that after the film was produced, there were nearly 2000 million left in the account. Wan Qingshan was able to save nearly 1000 million for the crew. Of course Wan Qingshan smiled very much. brilliant.

After Wu Ershan thanked him again, Han Sanping said to watch the movie first, and then they sat down to watch the movie.

"Painted Skin" made Wan Qingshan sigh. Urshan studied oil painting before entering Nortel, and the colors in the painting were beautiful. But for the rest, he felt nothing.

In "Painted Skin", Wanqingshan didn't have much of a special feeling, but it made Han Sanping and Wang Changtian look at the nervous Urshan frequently.

They know that because Wu Ershan saved the crew nearly 1000 million yuan, they could also ensure that the quality of the movie was not bad, and it felt like a blockbuster movie with an investment of over 1000 million yuan.

This kind of director who is not bad at directing and can save money is very rare.

After the movie ended, Han Sanping clapped his hands gently and praised, "Not bad, this is a blockbuster."

Then, Han Sanping looked at Ur Fan, who couldn't hide the smile on his face because of Han Sanping's praise.

"Nortel's director department produces talented people. In the past few years, Qingshan has appeared one after another, Ning Hao, and now you have appeared again.

By the way, have you signed a contract with a company? If not, I suggest you follow the path of your junior brother Ning Hua and set up your own company. If you need investment in movies in the future, you can find China Film. "

Wang Changtian was anxious. With Wu Ershan's level and ability to save money, even if "Painted Skin" had an average box office, it would still be worth wooing.

He had just thought about lobbying Wu Ershan to sign with Enlight Pictures, but Han Sanping actually asked Wuer Fan to open the company.

"Director Wu, the freedom of starting a company is freedom, but many things are also troublesome. I think you should consider joining Enlight Pictures. I can give you a lot of autonomy and avoid a lot of troubles."

Wang Changtian fought with him in person, which made Han Sanping flash a hint of displeasure in his eyes, but with so many people there, it was hard for Han Sanping to say anything.

Wu Ershan glanced at Zhang Zhao standing aside and said, "Director Han, Mr. Wang, I have already agreed with Mr. Zhang that I will hang my previous studio under Qingshan Media Company."

Han Sanping and Wang Changtian's expressions froze, and Wan Qingshan's face showed surprise. Zhang Zhao didn't tell him that he had finished the Urfan.

"Haha, this is good too."

Han Sanping was a little embarrassed, so he immediately changed the subject and revealed the matter.

"Qingshan, in what month do you plan to release "Painted Skin"?"

Wan Qingshan thought for a while and replied, "In June."

Han Sanping frowned and whispered, "June, Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution" will be released in June."

"Director Han, "Red Cliff" has been scheduled to be released, don't you still want me to abide by that rule?" Wan Qingshan said in surprise.

"No, it's just competing with Lust, Caution, which will affect the box office."

Han Sanping also knew that the rules he had set before were no longer possible to implement.

"Then we can't wait until July or August. "Huo Qubing" will be released in July, so we can't let my film compete with my company's films.

In August, the Olympic Games opens. Not to mention the impact on the box office, even publicity is difficult. At that time, the news about the Olympic Games must be overwhelming. "

Han Sanping wanted to put "Painted Skin" on the National Day schedule, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say it. The movie was already produced and waiting for nine months to be released would be too long.

"Okay, then it will be released in June."

At this time, Wang Changtian suddenly said, "By the way, Director Wan, for such a big investment in "Painted Skin", you have to sell the copyright to make money. The best place to sell the copyright is the Cannes Film Festival. I wonder if I could trouble you to take the crew there?" This year’s Cannes Film Festival.”

"No, Mr. Wang, if "Painted Skin" was filmed by me, or I was the producer, then it would be justifiable for me to take "Painted Skin" to the Cannes Film Festival, but I am nothing. In what name should I go?"

"Director Wan, why do you care about making money? If you don't go, it will be difficult for the film producers to invite you. If you go, they will come to see you because of your reputation."

Seeing Wan Qingshan's silence, Wang Changtian's eyes flashed with joy and he continued, "Director Wan, just take this person for a trip, which is equivalent to a vacation."

After coming back to his senses, Wan Qingshan sighed in a low voice, "Okay, I'll go there then."

"Director Wan, if you make this trip, you will at least be able to sell "Painted Skin" for several million more. It will be worth it." Wang Changtian said with a smile.

After confirming the screening time of "Painted Skin", it happened to be dinner time again, so everyone had a meal together and then went their separate ways.

After the show ended, Zhang Zhao turned around and approached Wan Qingshan. Wan Qingshan also happened to have something he wanted to tell Zhang Zhao.

(End of this chapter)