China Entertainment 2000.

Chapter 21 Cooperation
"what is it call?"

"'Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger'?"

"What does it have to do with Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"?"

Yu Dong asked three times in succession.

The domestic film market is so big, and there are only a handful of decent films every year. Yu Dong is engaged in film distribution. Does he know about Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"?
As for "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger", he was really confused.

"'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' is the companion film to 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'."

Yu Dong was speechless, Jiang Liu was really talking about what he was talking about.

If Jiang Liu was related to Ang Lee, would he need to find someone else to distribute it?

"Director Jiang, what matters when working with each other is integrity. Concealing each other is detrimental to film distribution and promotion, and will affect the film's box office."

Jiang Liu nodded in agreement, stroking his wine glass and explaining to Yu Dong his idea of ​​making money from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

At this point, Jiang Liu really couldn't hide his inner thoughts from the publisher.

If he cheats again, the negatives will be given to the distributor, and his intention to cheat will be revealed in front of the distributor.

So he said he needed to find a publisher that was shameless enough.

Yu Dong was dumbfounded by Jiang Liu's whimsical thoughts.

Yu Dong has worked at Beijing Film Studio for several years and has seen several directors causing strange things for filming.

Use two sets of scripts to deceive the reviewing director.

A director who makes underground movies against the odds.

A director who was persuaded to come back after participating in a foreign film festival.

The above-mentioned director's actions are nothing compared to Jiang Liu's far-fetched ideas.

Yu Dong suddenly remembered what the Wei soldier said when he disemboweled Jiang Wei in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms": Be as bold as a chicken egg!

Yu Dong kept sighing.

But I don't know what he would think if he saw Jiang Liu filming "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger".

Jiang Liu's mouth became dry after talking, so he took a big sip of red wine and asked with a smile: "What do you think of this business, Mr. Yu? Are you still interested in participating?"

"I need a few days to think about it."

Jiang Liu's idea of ​​making porcelain is very mature, and he even thought about how to fake it for the publisher.

But Yu Dong is still a little afraid, afraid of affecting the company's future reputation in the circle, and afraid that the old leader will cause trouble.

Jiang Liu knew Yu Dong's ambition, but now Yu Dong was too young and had too many worries. In order to dispel the other party's worries, Jiang Liu had to add fuel to the fire and said: "Mr. Yu, you must know that the opportunity must not be missed before it comes back."

"I'm going to Yangzhou tomorrow and won't be coming to the capital for a short time. Moreover, I had planned to give up "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger" since I couldn't find a publisher today, so I have to give Mr. Yu a happy word."

"With the support of the distributor, I will bite the bullet and get some money from the old man to get the film out. Otherwise, I really can't support it anymore."

Yu Dong was a little anxious, and stood up and walked around regardless of the strange looks from the guests at the Sichuan restaurant.

Leaning slightly, Yu Dong's eyes became sharp: "I will go to the set with you now to see the shots."

"You don't have to go to the set. I brought a few-minute clip here."

"Then let's go to Beijing Film Studio now."

Arriving at the Beijing Film Studio in a hurry, Yu Dong brought Jiang Liu into the screening room with familiarity. There was no opening animation, no subtitles, and a fight scene suddenly jumped out.

The colors on the screen are dark, but you can see each move clearly.

The fight between long spears and short blades shocked Yu Dong. No matter how the movie is overall, the skills of the two actors alone are a highlight.

By the way, "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger" doesn't need anything to watch.

When Yu Dong was thinking about how to trick the audience into entering the screening room of "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger", the big screen with no light source woke him up.

"Director Jiang, it's a pleasure to cooperate." Yu Dong reached out his hand at the right time. "It's a pleasure to cooperate." After shaking hands, Jiang Liu asked: "I wonder how Mr. Yu wants to collect the distribution fee for "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger"?"

"Director Jiang, I'm not hiding it. Publishing "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger" requires risks, so there is a 20% distribution fee."

The 20% issuance fee is very high and can be considered a top issuance fee.

But Jiang Liu had no objection and didn't have much qualifications to bargain. He was the producer, but he had connections.

But you also need to ask clearly what items are included.

"Including film copying and film promotion?" Jiang Liu asked.

Yu Dong nodded: "Yes, but we will leave the film copies to the theaters."

Jiang Liu thought for a while and agreed again.

Film copies need to be stored and transported, and neither he nor Yu Dong has the money or ability to do so.

He remembered that when "Avatar" was released in China, the copies shipped from abroad were spread out for 17 kilometers. "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger" could not compare to "Avatar", but it was not something they could get their hands on now.

In the screening room of Beijing Film Studio, the two negotiated the contract in a few words.

At Yu Dong's suggestion, Jiang Liu went to Bona Company, which had not yet been formally established. At this moment, Bona and Yu Dong had a total of 6 employees, which was much more shabby.

The contract signed by Jiang Liu and Yu Dong was also extremely sloppy, with only a dozen or so items.

But these days, those who dare to shoot, produce, and plan movies to enter theaters are all ruthless people, and no one is cowardly.

Jiang Liu was also mentally prepared for the success of "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger" and that the distributor and theater chains would jointly hack away at some of the box office.

It would be in vain for him to worry about something that would not be avoided even after decades.

Jiang Liu only hopes that the distributors and theaters will stop it by then and not cause too much trouble between them.

I also hope that Yu Dong knows the reason for buying horse bones with thousands of gold.

After signing his name, Yu Dong made a suggestion to Jiang Liu, who was about to leave, to register a company to avoid taxes reasonably.

On the way back to the hotel, Jiang Liu was in a good mood. The release of "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger" had always been a concern for him, but now it was successfully resolved.

"Lu Ting, have you packed your luggage?"

Lu Ting raised her red schoolbag: "Okay, brother, when are we leaving?"

The trip to Yangzhou made her feel very uneasy. He and Zhao Wenhong had been together for a long time, and she had less impression of her biological parents. Instead, she had many fictitious and vicious images of her parents in her mind.

Jiang Liu wants to take her home. Although he is happy, he is also afraid of meeting those unscrupulous parents.

"You can sleep for a while first, and we'll leave at night." Jiang Liu noticed Lu Ting's worry and touched her head comfortingly.

Jiang Liu had actually communicated with his parents on the phone about adopting Lu Ting. Not only did his parents not object, they were even very happy.

According to Jiang Liu's mother, if there had been no family planning, Jiang Liu would have a 17-year-old sister by now.

that night.

The crew drove Jiang Liu, Yan Yan, and Lu Ting to the train station heading south.

Yan Liang, Zhao Wenhong, Zhou Guoshan, and Li Yong saw them off. Jiang Liu once again told Zhao Wenhong and the others not to use force with others, and to go back and learn to dance with shackles.

He has always had good feelings about Zhao Wenhong and others, and he has deliberately cultivated them into helpers.

Whether to sell lunch boxes or not is not that important.

Jiang Liu had nothing to say to Yan Liang.

Yan Liang has his parents to help him, so in the future he will never live any worse than ordinary people, it will just be a few falls and somersaults.

After a brief farewell, the nine people from Jiangliu boarded the train bound for Nanjing.

"What's more, what's more, what's more," left a breath of exhaustion in the capital. Soon, he will return again.

(End of this chapter)