Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 186 Ways to Make Money

"Ah, this..."

Jiang Wen was stunned.

"I must be in the wrong room!"

"Well! It must be so."

He took two steps back and looked up at the sign above the office.

That's right!
I go……

Jiang Wen felt a little dazed in his head, with an embarrassed smile on his face. He walked in and looked at Gu Ming, "Is this the director you found for me, Lao Mouzi?"

"Yes!" Gu Ming didn't deny it. "It's a big topic of life and death. I think I still have a good chance of winning the grand prize. It just so happened that Director Zhang saw this script and insisted on filming it."

"Can I say no?"

"Our relationship is that we are fellow villagers."

Gu Ming awkwardly pointed at Zhang Yimou and himself, "One is named Zhang and the other is named Gu. These are real friends."

"Stop!"

Jiang Wen rubbed his head and said, "I can understand the fellow fellow in front of me."

"One is named Zhang and the other is named Gu. Is there any necessary connection between them?"

"Three Kingdoms!" Gu Ming started to talk nonsense, "The four major families of Soochow are Lu, Gu, Zhu and Zhang."

"After another two Jins and sixteen kingdoms, the northerners were completely killed by the barbarians."

"Maybe our two ancestors were officials in the same court."

"No wonder he can write good scripts!" Jiang Wen once again extended his thumb towards Gu Ming in admiration, "You really don't need scissors to sell cloth-it's so good."

"It still makes sense to me."

"I admire you."

“I really admire you again!”

After cupping his hands, Jiang Wen sat down on the sofa, turned to Zhang Yimou, smiled and nodded his chin.

"Director Zhang, let's work together again!"

Compared to a new director, Jiang Wen naturally didn't want to cooperate with Zhang Yimou.

Cooperating with the other party is always a bit unfree.

But it's not that he can't accept it now.

Anyway, they have collaborated twice before. In "Red Sorghum" and "If You Have Something to Say", didn't he still quarrel with Lao Mouzi?
I thought I could feel Lao Mouzi's pulse.

It’s just a matter of putting in more effort when the time comes.

"Okay, let's work together for the third time." Zhang Yimou stared at Jiang Wen for a few seconds, "You have to lose weight, shave your beard, and then keep your hair long."

"Just like Qin Shutian in "Furong Town"."

"No problem!" Jiang Wen assured, patting his chest, "We are familiar with the road."

"Losing weight is a necessary skill for being an actor."

"I'll stop by and find a funeral home to further my education."

“Experience the meaning between death and life.”

"Tsk, tsk, tsk..." Jiang Wen looked at his hands, "I didn't expect that I would do this..."

"By the way, I've made such a big sacrifice, so you have to be a producer, right?"

This time, Jiang Wen wanted Gu Ming to name him no matter what.

no way.

All the films with Gu Ming's name have won awards.

It can even win awards like Best Foreign Language Film.

It's so evil.

Think about Diao Yinan again, ah no, "Looking for a Gun" directed by himself ended up with nothing.

Jiang Wen didn't want to care about the real reason.

In short, Gu Ming must be a producer. If he doesn't win the award by then, he will give up.

"No problem." Gu Ming nodded, "No matter what prize is awarded, I will give my best."

"What I want is this sentence."

"By the way, speaking of prizes, I feel really sorry for you."

"If it hadn't happened to "Lord of the Rings 3", I think "The Intouchables" would have had hope of winning Lord of the Rings 3." Jiang Wen said with regret.

Gu Ming smiled, "Do you believe this?"

"Do you think it's that easy for me to win the Best Director Oscar?"

"Hahaha..." Jiang Wen smiled and said no more on this issue.

If Gu Ming were a white American, he would have gotten it by now.

Even if he is an American, he should take it.

But he is an authentic Chinese.

That would take a lot of effort.

The right time, right place, right people and the right people are indispensable.

Otherwise, even if you come up with a masterpiece in film history, they will give you a Best Picture, and you will not be able to get a Grand Slam.

You haven’t said anything yet. After all, the highest Oscar award is Best Picture.

The biggest prize has been given to you, what else are you dissatisfied with?
……

Wait until the video for Jiang Wen is processed.

Gu Ming once again became a copywriter and continued to copy scripts.

"Taken 3".

The final film in the "Taken" series.

It has been more than a year since the last one.

According to Hollywood rules, sequels should be released every two years.

If the time is too short, it will easily make the audience tired; if the time is too long, it will be easily forgotten by the audience.

It’s just the right time to prepare for filming!
Find the original cast and crew to make it, relying on the fact that the first two movies have exceeded [-] million in global box office.

Even though the salaries of the leading actors have increased a lot.

It's easy to double your profits.

As for the plot, Gu Ming was too lazy to adapt it. It was too troublesome. If he didn't have time, he would just act as a porter and copy the plot of the original film.

The first part saves his daughter, the second part saves his family.

Part [-] Save yourself!

and many more……

"It still needs to be adapted."

In the original film, the protagonist had to evade the FBI and all that mess.

Hong Kong Island has returned, and it is not a good idea to hack the police, as it is easy to be suppressed by some indescribable rules.

To make money, why do you have such a strong head?
Just like other Hollywood movies, let's blame the FBI. Who makes them issue FBI warnings every day, which affects the mood of watching the movie.

So, let’s change it to the protagonist’s family traveling to the United States, and then his wife is killed.He is considered the prime suspect.

By then, it will be justifiable to hack the FBI.

Forehead!
That's it,

Gu Ming picked up his pen and started writing.

After spending a week writing the script, a phone call was made to Li Lianjie.

"Do you have time? Let's prepare to film "Rescue 3"? The salary is 2000 million!"

It was a pleasure to work together twice.

In those two times, Li Lianlian's salary was not high.

"Hero" also gave a friendly price to save face, which is only [-]% of the serious market price.

Gu Ming decided to give him a ride and let him touch the side of the 2000 million club. Although it was a sequel movie, it was still 2000 million in salary, right?

First of all, the salary is 2000 million, which will be easy to promote when the time comes.

Secondly, the current market price for Li Lianhe's action movies is 500 million plus royalties.

2000 million yuan in pure film salary is not much more, and it can still earn some favors.

A real win-win!
"No problem!" When he heard the pure salary of 2000 million, Li Lianlian couldn't refuse!

The only Chinese who received a salary of 2000 million before was Jackie Chan.

From then on, this title was no longer exclusive to Jackie Chan.

Significant.

He can't say no!
"Then when will I return to China to sign the contract?" Li Lianlian couldn't wait.

"Next week."

"Okay, then I'll go back to China next week."

Taking advantage of this week, Gu Ming drew some key plot scenes in the third part.

I found Gu Changwei by the way.

His "Peacock" has been produced.

I am taking care of my children at home.

When Gu Ming asked him to be the director of "Rescue 3", he didn't refuse, but he didn't agree either.

He just looked at Gu Ming with a smile.

"Let's do this. Let's do this. It's not that we can't agree to it."

"But you also have to promise me something."

"What's the matter?" Gu Ming asked.

"My plan is to take "Peacock" to Cannes, and you have to be there to support me."

"That's it!"

Gu Ming took a long breath.

"I thought you had someone outside and asked me to cover you."

"Fuck you." Gu Changwei pretended to kick Gu Ming, "Why do you think I'm just a playboy in your eyes?"

"I can only say that you have seen the wrong person!"

"If you don't believe me, go back and ask your dad if I was a good person in the factory."

"This has nothing to do with the good old man." Gu Ming curled his lips, "Stop worrying about this issue. When will Cannes open this year?"

"It opens on May 5th and awards will be given on the 12rd."

"I'm going to Cannes on the 18th. There are still two films to be screened in Hollywood." Gu Ming said.

"Okay, leave "Rescue 3" to me."

The plan is finalized.

Now it’s time to divide the cake.

Because Li Lianlian has to be paid a salary of 2000 million.

The approximate production cost is estimated to be 4000 million.

Most of China Film's money was invested in "The Promise", and it had high hopes for The Promise, investing 600 million, accounting for 15.00%.

West Film Studio and Shanghai Film Studio shared 400% of the total, paying US$[-] million.

Because it is a sequel and two consecutive successful blockbuster series, everyone's enthusiasm for investment is even higher.

Gu Ming thought for a while, and in addition to leaving the basic share of 5.00% to Emperor and Huayi each, he also took out 40.00% of the share, a premium of 50.00%!

That's $400 million.

A total of 60.00 million yuan was sold for 800% of the shares.

Daystar contributed US$200 million, accounting for 20.00% of the share.

It seems the share is a little small.

But Gu Ming has passed the stage of making big money through share.

You can invest in this film, but you have to agree to one thing.

North American distribution is handed over to Big Dipper Entertainment.

Gu Ming gave "Rescue 3" a very generous distribution contract.

30.00% of the total box office in North America will be used as distribution fees for Beidou Star Entertainment, and 50.00% will be taken from other disc and television copyrights.

It doesn't matter how harsh it is, but as an overseas film company, you can't get such a preferential contract from other companies.

Therefore, all investors have no opinions on this.

Feel free to invest your money and sign the contract!

As soon as the contract was signed, it was guaranteed that Gu Ming would be able to exchange the current US$200 million and the publicity funds for future releases for a bite of cake that was more than half of "Rescue 3".

and unanimous praise from investors.

There is endless money to be made, it is enough to make a big profit and gather a group of people at the same time.

Wealth, wealth.

Just having money is not enough.

Don’t be like Wang Moumou, the tycoon in Hong Kong who was kidnapped and voted out. He only focuses on making money and does not participate in anything else. He can only handle anything on his own.

……

A week later, Li Lianlian returned to China to sign the contract as promised.

Became the second Chinese movie star in the world to receive a salary of US$2000 million.

For a time, the media was full of reports.

Li Lianjie occupies the headlines of most entertainment media.

The popularity in the country is unprecedented.

However, something unexpected happened to Gu Ming.

When Li Lianlian came to his office that day, he actually took out a script.

"Lao Gu, I want to be a producer and start a project in Hollywood after I finish filming "Rescue 3"."

"What do you think of this script? Have you made any plans?"

(End of this chapter)