Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 12 Missing "The Mansion Gate"

The chairman's office is what Gu Ming is most satisfied with in the company's new office location.

Outside is a desk and inside is a large bed.

Two meters two by two meters.

Even if you lie on the bed with the word "wood", you won't feel that the bed is not enough.

"Is the back room missing a sofa?"

Gu Ming asked after sitting on the bed.

"What color? Red?"

Red sofa?
Gu Ming glanced at Li Xiaoping.

The other person seemed to know the meaning of the word.

He waved his hand.

"That's not necessary."

"That is a characteristic of Hollywood. Daystar is not a Hollywood company after all."

"By the way, Director Gu, although our company is newly established, many directors have already come to solicit investment. The scripts are now in the script library. Do you want to take a look? Here is the list." Li Xiaoping took out a list and handed it over Come over.

Take a quick glance.

Most of them are names I have never heard of.

It didn't interest Gu Ming at all.

until the end.

"Mansion Gate"!
isn't it?
Look at the name that follows, Guo Baochang.

I go……

Gu Ming stood up immediately.

"Go read the script of the drama "Mansion Gate"."

When he came to the script library, after just a few glances, Gu Ming was sure that this was the drama in his previous life that had explosive ratings, good reputation, and a Douban score of 9.4.

"If I remember correctly, this drama in my previous life was produced by CCTV and was broadcast directly on CCTV."

"If you want to invest yourself, you have to find a broadcast platform."

But that doesn't matter...

Gu Ming's eyes showed a bit of determination.

Provincial TV stations have basically all launched stars and are competing for ratings. As long as "The Mansion Gate" is produced, given the quality of this drama, the ratings are still guaranteed.

At that time, even if the price of the first broadcast right is not high, you can still make a profit by selling the second broadcast right.

I just don’t know how much investment is involved in this show.

I bought a house and a bunch of equipment.

The company still has 2000 million on its account.

I still have to free up funds for my new movie.

I don't know if it's enough.

"Make an appointment to meet with the director."

……

That night, Gu Ming, Yan Danchen and Li Xiaoping met Guo Baochang, who was 58 years old, slightly fat and wearing black-rimmed glasses in a hotel box near the company.

"Hello, senior senior!" Gu Ming took the initiative and stretched out his hand.

Before coming, Gu Ming called Dean Hou to find out. He entered Nortel in 59, but due to various reasons, it was not until 79 that he was rehabilitated and successfully obtained his diploma.

Speaking of him, he is also very famous in the film industry.

In the previous life of "The Mansion", Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Tian Zhuangzhuang, and Jiang Wen all made guest appearances on the set for free.

Apart from the main theme, who could assemble such a group of people to act?

"Hello."

"I heard my friends mention you. You are young and promising, and you have a successor in our college!" Guo Baochang's smile was somewhat embarrassing.

I don’t know how many years later, the 19-year-old junior has already established a company.And how old are you?
We have to find him to invest in "The Mansion Gate".

Not jealousy or anything.

After all, I felt a little embarrassed.

"Hey, it's actually luck. Let's talk about "Mansion Gate". How much investment do you estimate it will require?"

"1000 million." Guo Baochang raised a finger.

"With this much money, I can complete the photo shoot. If the money is not enough, I can give you 700 million and I can raise the rest of the investment. If I can't raise the remaining investment, I will sell the house and finish the photo shoot." ."

""Mansion Gate" has a different status in my heart."

"If I don't film it, I won't be willing to die."

Guo Baochang patted his chest, his voice choked with sobs.

His adoptive mother is the prototype of Xiangxiu in "The Mansion Gate".

Since the age of 19, when he was admitted to Nortel, he began to write the script of "The Mansion Gate".

As a result, two-thirds of the scripts he wrote in 64 were confiscated and he was sentenced to life.

While in labor camp, he created again, was discovered and burned.

He divorced his wife in 80, and his wife burned all the manuscripts.

In 96, an investor was finally willing to invest. After filming three episodes, the other party wanted to kick him out and go it alone. Chen Baoguo, who played Bai Jingqi, disagreed and insisted on directing Guo to film it anyway.

The investor later withdrew his investment and gave up continuing to film the show.

"I found more than 80 investors one after another. One investor was willing to invest, but designated Jiang Wen as the male protagonist. I gave the script to Jiang Wen. According to him, the production cost of one episode would be 80 Ten thousand, if all is said and done, it would be more than 3000 million? This matter has just come to nothing."

"More than 80 investors?" Gu Ming smiled, "Tang Monk also guessed that it would be difficult to get the true scripture. It's even harder for you than getting the scripture."

"Who said no!"

"Okay, senior senior, I vote." Gu Ming stopped being pretentious and drank a glass of wine in one go. "But I have a few conditions."

"Say." After looking for so many investors, Guo Baochang gave up hope. As long as he could sell it, he was willing to consider dozens of conditions, not just a few.

"After the film is filmed, the copyright belongs to our company, and our company will send a producer to the crew to supervise the funds."

"Should be."

"The male lead Bai Jingqi will be cast as Chen Baoguo."

"Haha, if you don't tell me, I will use him too." Guo Baochang smiled. This request was exactly what he wanted. He was also afraid that Gu Ming would ask someone else to play Bai Jingqi.

"The second grandma must use Siqin Gaowa." These two roles are the soul of the play. Others can do whatever they want. Gu Ming must have the original cast to play these two roles.

"Huh?" Guo Baochang was startled. He had worked with Siqin Gaowa before, and there was no problem with her acting skills, but, "She is a little fat! She doesn't fit the image of a second grandmother."

"Let her read the script first. If she's willing to lose weight, just wait for two months." Controlling weight is a duty of a qualified actor, and Gu Ming didn't think the other party would be so unprofessional.

"Give my girlfriend another role." In a drama like this, it would be good for Yan Danchen to show his face.

As for Chen Kun and Huang Xiaoming.

Gu Ming plans to keep them strong.

Make the movie first.

When the company gets rich, they will plan two TV series with the two as male protagonists.

There is no need to accept supporting roles in TV series or anything like that.

"These are not problems. I will go find Siqingaowa tomorrow."

Finally, a reliable person is willing to invest in "Mansion Gate".

Guo Baochang was so happy that he poured a glass of wine and drank it all.

The next day, he went to find Siqingaowa and read the script to her.

Siqin Gaowa immediately expressed his intention to play this role. The crew made preliminary planning first and gave him a month to definitely slim down to the figure Guo Baochang needs.

The next day, the advance capital of 300 million was received.

Chen Baoguo and Siqin Gaowa both signed contracts, earning 8000 yuan per episode.

As an actor recommended by Gu Ming, Yan Danchen played the role of Bai Jiali, who was not ranked very high due to her age.

(End of this chapter)