Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

"I'll think about it."

"No problem." Dong Ping toasted Xu Zheng and said earnestly, "If you don't believe me, you can do some research. Finance, this zero-sum game, is always the fastest way to make money."

"A listed company invests in a blockbuster movie. Just this concept can drive up the stock price."

"And by then, the shares in our hands will be like treasury banks."

"All we have to pay is the money to buy the shell and the publicity expenses. The key is that if the shell is worn out, we can still sell it to recover the cost!"

"It won't affect your relationship with Gu Ming at all."

……

Back at his residence, Xu Zheng's mind was filled with Dong Ping's method of making big money.

I had received a bonus of 20 million before, and the expectation that the next film could earn hundreds of millions, but I was all captured by the idea that it could easily reach hundreds of millions, or even one billion.

For several days, he called several friends to inquire about the feasibility of the matter. After confirming that it was feasible, he had an idea for his next film.

The word "囧" must be included, there is no doubt about it.

The best location in the movie is Hong Kong Island.

No way, who makes that kind of operation basically limited to Hong Kong stocks, so you can perform better if you choose Hong Kong Island.

It's called "囧 in Hong Kong".

Xu Zheng immediately decided on the title of the film. As for the plot, he will think about it later. He has no clue yet.

……

I don’t know what happened, but Huang Xiaoming, a lubricant in the entertainment industry who has a good relationship with everyone, told me about the contact between Dong Ping and Xu Zheng. It seems that there is a cooperation in the next film.

"Who told you this? And who told you to tell me." After hearing this, Gu Ming didn't really care about the cooperation between the two.

If you want to cooperate, then just cooperate. We are not actors and directors contracted by Daystar.

Besides, it’s nothing more than three melons and two dates.

Gu Ming didn't even bother to take revenge.

After all, your reputation is very valuable.

At this point, there is no need to pursue maximizing profits in everything. The money now is enough.

Even if you are born again, you cannot have a trillion-dollar fortune.

Otherwise, you have to consider the method of death, unless your money is a sovereign fund, and the sovereignty is yours.

However, Gu Ming was concerned about why this matter reached his ears.

Is it Dong Ping? Still Xu Zheng.

What's the purpose of this? Will Xu Zheng test himself in advance?

Or does Dong Ping want to fall out with Xu Zheng?
"No one asked me to tell you. I heard it accidentally at the dinner table. I thought it was related to you, so I told you quickly."

"Oh, I understand." Gu Ming nodded slightly, "Don't worry, I will handle this matter."

"Well, that's good." Huang Xiaoming then hung up the phone.

Gu Ming, on the other hand, was playing with his hands, thinking about something.

How could information that should be kept strictly confidential reach his ears while "囧囧" was still being released?
"It's interesting."

Gu Ming smiled, and then stopped focusing on it.

there is always a solution to a problem.

Love so and so.

We don’t even know when the script will be released, why should we worry about it?
However, the script for Xu Zheng's new film has not been released, but someone has come up with a new script.

It was Jiang Wen.

Seeing him come to the door again, holding something that looked like a script in his hand, Gu Ming frowned and said, "Do you go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing?"

"Exactly." Jiang Wen laughed, "I want you to show me the last part of my Republic of China trilogy."

"After filming this film, I may have to change my taste."

"Don't worry yet." Gu Ming pressed the script handed over by Jiang Wen into his hands.

"Didn't you say you still want to try your idea? I think it's best to respect your heart." "You can shoot however you want, otherwise you will feel aggrieved, and even if you agree, you won't listen in the end. My, there’s nothing I can do about it.”

"No, I listen to you." Jiang Wen smiled and made a begging gesture, "I have thought carefully about it in the past few months and I can no longer lose money."

"If we lose another movie, I might have to use my pension to make a movie."

"I want to do something that can make money, that's it, that's it..."

"The audience didn't come according to what I thought. I thought the previous "One Step Away" would definitely make a lot of money, but it ended up losing so much."

"You are an expert in this field. I just want you to check it for me. It's best to add a producer."

"I'll take care of it, so it's all up to me." Gu Ming didn't answer the producer's question at all and picked up the script directly.

With Jiang Wen's "certainty", he turned it over.

"Evil does not suppress good."

Oh, I should have decided on a name for this script first.

After looking at the plot again, I was sure that it was the evil that did not prevail over the good. Gu Ming didn't know how to change it, so he could only work on other aspects.

"What's your investment budget for this film?"

"This number." Jiang Wen held out three fingers.

"Thirty million US dollars." Gu Ming took the opportunity to press the budget.

In Gu Ming's opinion, this film is much easier to understand than "One Step Away", and with the story completed, it can be considered an interesting and qualified commercial film.

In his previous life, he was unlucky to have gotten into a movie of the level of "I'm Not the God of Medicine".

And even so, if you can control your budget, it's really not difficult to make money.

Unfortunately, budget control is a big subject, especially making the director willing to control the budget.

I don’t know if Jiang Wen heard the foreign voice of his words. Anyway, he immediately explained, "Three hundred million yuan."

"Is this the final cost? Surely it won't be overspending?"

"Who can say for sure." Jiang Wen smiled, "As for art, it's very common to overspend if something unexpected happens."

"Hmm..." Gu Ming groaned, "Do you have a copy of this script?"

"Yes."

"Okay, then you go back and wait for the news." Gu Ming pretended to be serious.

"How long do we have to wait?"

"Ninety working days."

"What?" Jiang Wen scratched his head, "Lao Gu, no, brother, don't joke with me."

"You were the one who made the joke first." Gu Ming patted the script, "How did a movie like this cost 300 million, with no big special effects and no big scenes?"

"The pay is not cheap."

"So, besides you, who else are you going to invite to act?" Gu Ming asked in a deep voice.

"Liao Fan, my wife, Xu Qing."

“Do these three people combined need ten million?”

"Maybe it needs to go a little further."

"Even if it is, who else is there?" Gu Ming asked.

"I want to use Peng Yujia as the male lead Li Tianran."

"No need for him."

"why."

"I don't like it." Gu Ming said concisely.

For a person who prides himself on hard work, he still speaks in a crooked manner after so many years. You should learn it even if you are learning a foreign language.

(End of this chapter)