During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 541: Rejecting Xu Guangtou's Courage to Replenish Sister Li's Body
Hunter was very concerned about Wei Jin's explanation and had investigated the past and present of the project thoroughly.

The result was just as Wei Jin had expected. Given Chen Jinfei's current situation, he really couldn't get access to any high-quality projects.

This project was proposed as early as 03. The earliest script was called "Akon Anthem", and the story was set in gloomy Britain, but producer Jeremy Bolt (producer of the Resident Evil series) has not found an investor.

In 05, he followed the crew to film in China and was deeply attracted by the local scenery. So he changed the background of the protagonist's journey from Europe in the Dark Ages to the ancient East, and renamed the project "Pale Warrior".

But in Hollywood, this kind of script with an oriental background is really a bit out of place, so no one has invested in it after seven or eight years.

Perhaps out of sentimentality, Jeremy Bolt wanted to make it a co-production, and that's how he came into contact with Chinese capital.

In order to attract investment, the film was packaged well and the name of the script in Hollywood was also changed. It is now called "The Escape Plan".

"Yifei, Auntie, Mr. Chen must have been acting as a broker for his friend and was fooled. This is not a good project, don't take it."

Wei Jin's words were more tactful, but his attitude was firm.

Although the details of the script are still unknown, wouldn’t a Hollywood movie with an oriental background be exactly the same as “The Forbidden Kingdom”?

For Liu Yifei, who had just made her debut and turned to the big screen, investment projects like "The Forbidden Kingdom" had some effect. After all, she could partner with Jackie Chan and Li Lianjie, which was an improvement in her status.

But times have changed. With Liu Yifei's current status, it would be a shame for her to act in this kind of movie again.

Liu Yifei also understood this truth, and immediately nodded heavily, "Well, brother, I will reject him on behalf of both of us."

As she spoke, Liu Yifei took out her phone and wanted to make a call, but was stopped by Liu Xiaoli.

"Yifei, let me make this call, the two of you should stay out of my way."

"But, Mom"

"No problem, I am the most suitable one."

Liu Yifei wanted to say something, but was stopped by Liu Xiaoli's firm eyes.

Wei Jin could see from the side that after two consecutive unreliable suggestions, Liu Xiaoli had already begun to think about parting ways. She didn't want others to use her daughter's future as a bargaining chip.

So he took Liu Yifei's hand and comforted her: "Yifei, leave it to Auntie. I believe she can handle it."

"Okay then."

After leaving Liu Yifei's house, Wei Jin went directly to the company.

After solving the investment problem, Wu Jing was able to completely let go and his efficiency was terrifyingly high.

In less than 10 days, the storyboard script for the film was completed. Today, I specially invited Wei Jin to come over and ask for his guidance.

After a round of greetings, Wei Jin took the thick storyboard script and started flipping through it.

After about ten minutes, he closed the document and nodded.

"That's right, let's do as you think."

To be honest, this storyboard script is not flawless, but some movies are purely handmade and have a strong personal style.

For example, in this movie "Wolf Warrior", if someone else were to play the role, it wouldn't have the same flavor.

Therefore, he only asked for an investment share and did not participate in the actual filming.

Of course, the film’s promotion and post-production special effects production will all be handed over to Shanhe Media, which can be regarded as a one-stop service.

"What stage is it at now? Has the shooting plan been finalized?"

"Boss Wei, the script has been submitted for review after the holiday. It will probably be approved soon. As for the roles, I have already invited Yu Nan to play the leading female role. I plan to finalize the others within half a month."

At this point, Wu Jing seemed to remember that the person in front of him was an investor. He scratched his head and asked, "Boss Wei, do you have any requirements for the role?"

"No, it's up to you to decide."

This kind of war-themed movie does not promote anyone, and Wei Jin was too lazy to get involved.

Wu Jing heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then continued, "After the role is selected, it will take about a month for preliminary training, and it is expected to start filming before July. The approximate shooting period should be about 7 months.

In addition, I have communicated with the military region in the past few days, and they will provide tanks and artillery for the filming, all of which are real."

Wei Jin raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, and said jokingly with a smile: "It seems that you didn't stay in the army for a few months in vain. This is quite an honor."

"Hehe, I also want to thank President Wei for his support."

Wu Jing stroked his shaved head, looking a little honest, and then suggested, "By the way, Mr. Wei, please come over and give me some pointers during the filming."

"I can't say I can give you any advice, but I'll come and take a look at the real stuff when the time comes, haha."

Wei Jin responded with a smile, saying that as a producer, it was his duty to go to the set and take a look, it wouldn't delay anything anyway.

After seeing Wu Jing off, Wei Jin continued to concentrate on drawing the storyboard script in the office.

In the evening, Wei Jin heard Liu Yifei say that the communication between Liu Xiaoli and Chen Jinfei was not smooth today and they had a fierce argument.

"Brother, according to what mom said, maybe we won't have any contact anymore in the future."

At this point, Liu Yifei felt a little sad, "Brother, do you think this is right?"

Wei Jin could actually understand the little girl's thoughts very well. She had known Chen Jinfei since she was a teenager and had called him godfather for more than ten years.

When she first debuted, Chen Jinfei really helped her a lot, providing her with all kinds of money and resources.

Moreover, Liu Xiaoli has been divorced for many years, and Chen Jinfei inevitably played the role of a father in Liu Yifei's growth.

Now that we are strangers, it is natural that I feel a little sad.

So he held the little girl tightly in his arms and said to her:
"Yifei, you should have repaid him for all the help he gave you in the past few years. If you really feel bad about it, you can just support him financially. He does these projects to make money anyway."

"Well, that's all."

Seeing that the little girl was in a bad mood, Wei Jin didn't want to talk more about this topic and started talking to the girl about "The Fault in Our Stars".

The little girl's attention was indeed diverted, and she analyzed the heroine's mental journey with Wei Jin.

It can be seen that Liu Yifei is really serious about this play with Wei Jin and is very well prepared.

"Brother, this drama will definitely become a beautiful memory for us"

"Well, it will definitely happen."

Wei Jin said affirmatively, then reached out and touched the girl's black hair, feeling a little regretful.

"Yifei, according to the script, you have to cut your hair short. What a pity."

The heroine of this drama is a cancer patient, and her hairstyle is short hair that reaches her ears. After all, she has to carry an oxygen device at all times, so long hair is definitely not suitable.

"It's not that exaggerated. It's not like I'm shaving my head. I don't care, but you can't bear to do it."

Although she spoke proudly, the smile on the little girl's face clearly betrayed her. It was obvious that she was very happy that Wei Jin cared about her.

"By the way, brother, can we let Changchang make a guest appearance this time?"

"Sure, what terminal illness do you want to give her?"

When writing the script before Wei Jin, I thought about the age of each character.

The male and female protagonists basically use their real ages, which is probably between 25 and 30 years old.

The ages of most other patients have also been adjusted accordingly, which is slightly different from the original work.

"Let her play the leukemia patient, haha."

Looking at Liu Yifei's heartless smile, Wei Jin's index finger moved and his hands began to wander along the thin and silky pajamas.

"Okay, no problem. But Yifei, what benefits can this director give me?" Liu Yifei's pretty face turned slightly red. She gave Wei Jin a white look and slowly lowered her white swan neck.

"Hiss~~~Oh~~~"

Compared with Wu Jing's efficiency, Xu Guangtou took a long time to arrive at the company, nearly half a month later.

Wei Jin did not exchange too many pleasantries with him and went straight to the point.

"You came here today, I guess you already have a plan?"

"Yes."

Xu Guangtou took a deep breath, trying his best to control his nervousness, and said in a calm tone:

"Boss Wei, my proposal is this: I will pay a one-time copyright buyout fee of 1 million, and then add 5% of the net profit on top of that. What do you think?"

"Oh? Such a big deal, is it Ali or LeTV?"

Wei Jin did not answer immediately, but looked at Xu Guangtou with a smile.

He didn't believe that the makeshift team established by Xu Zheng last year could come up with such a large sum of money. It was obvious that they had found a backer.

Xu Zheng had a slightly embarrassed look on his face. After all, he was able to get to the top with the support of Wei Jin. Now he was working for other capitals, which was a bit like betraying his master for fame and fortune.

However, Xu Zheng was very thick-skinned. He pushed up his glasses and tried to look sincere: "Boss Wei, it's Ali. They are very optimistic about this project."

Seeing that Wei Jin didn't say much, Xu Zheng continued to test him, "Boss Wei, what do you think?"

Wei Jin shook his head: "You should be aware of the situation of Lost in Thailand. The net profit exceeded 4 million. Your proposal does not show any sincerity."

Xu Zheng was embarrassed. "Boss Wei, you can't calculate it this way. No one can guarantee the box office. You can just take a large sum of cash and leave. You can also enjoy a share of the net profit later. Why not do it?"

Wei Jin admitted that there was some truth in what Xu Guangtou said, but the reputation of the "Lost" series had already been established, and even if the sequel was a bad movie, the audience would definitely buy it.

Therefore, how could he agree to such a one-time deal?

"Old Xu, how long have we known each other?"

Xu Zheng was stunned. "Boss Wei, it's been seven or eight years, right?"

"Yes, it's been seven or eight years."

Wei Jin leaned back slightly on the soft reception sofa, picked up the teacup and took a sip: "So you should know clearly that I like gambling very much."

"Boss Wei, how do you want to bet?"

"It's simple. What do you think the sequel will conservatively earn at the box office?"

Xu Zheng thought about it and asked tentatively: "6 million?"

"Okay, let's use 6 million as the dividing line. If it's below 6 million, I want 30% of the priority share of the box office. If it's above 6 million, I want 40%. In addition, for the subsequent sequels, it will be 30% each."

Wei Jin's words made Xu Zheng swallow unconsciously.

The box office revenue share of a movie must first deduct expenses such as the film special fund, and the remaining part is 91.7% of the total box office.

After deducting the 57% share of the cinema chain from this part, the shareable box office attributable to the distributor only accounts for about 40% of the total box office.

From this part, the distributor’s publicity and promotion expenses must be deducted, and the remaining amount is the producer’s profit.

The Wei and Jin dynasties’ plan was to take priority over the issuer and not bear any cost at all.

This appetite is quite big.

"Of course, it doesn't matter if you and Ali can't accept it. The company has a lot of projects. If you wait a few years, I can run it myself."

Without waiting for Xu Guangtou to answer, Wei Jin directly threw out his trump card.

"This"

This statement pushed Guangtou Xu into a corner. The corner of his eye twitched slightly, and he seemed to be struggling with his conscience.

Wei Jin did not urge him because the initiative was always in his hands.

After a long while, Xu Zheng gritted his teeth and said, "Boss Wei, I'll do as you say."

"Oh? No need to discuss it, you can make the decision?"

Listening to Wei Jin's slightly sarcastic words, Xu Guangtou didn't mind at all.

"Haha, Mr. Wei, Ali and I are also in a cooperative relationship. Even if they disagree, I can accept your way of betting."

Xu Zheng thought very clearly that if Wei Jin asked for money, he really couldn't give it to him, but it was just the share of the profits afterwards, so what was he afraid of?
"Have courage."

At this moment, Wei Jin was really surprised by Xu Zheng's decisiveness. It must be something that enabled him to rise to prominence in his previous life.

"Okay, I'll leave the rest to the legal department."

"Thank you, Mr. Wei. I will arrange it as soon as possible."

This kind of business contract involving gambling has too many twists and turns and cannot be signed in a short time.

"Well, do you still plan to do it in Hong Kong?"

"Yes, I think it would be more effective if we add something meaningful."

Xu Zheng was still very confident in his ideas, and Wei Jin didn't say much.

"Okay, Lao Xu, I wish you good luck then."

After leaving the company and returning to his villa in Yanjiao, Wei Jin saw Zeng Li packing her luggage because the Cannes Film Festival was about to open.

The company has already arranged relevant personnel to be responsible for the sale of copyrights. After all, the price of Zhang Yimou's art film should not be low.

"Sister Li, how long will you stay in Cannes this time?"

Wei Jin embraced the beauty's slender waist from behind and lowered his head to take a deep sniff of her black hair.

"It will probably take about half a month. There will be several more announcements after the closing ceremony."

"It takes so long. What should I do if I miss you?"

As he spoke, Wei Jin's hands began to move naughtily, climbing all the way up to the proud snow-capped mountain.

"Snapped!"

Zeng Li slapped the mischievous hand away, turned around, and rolled her eyes at him unhappily, "I don't trust you at all, with so many girls pestering you."

"Sister Li, this is really unfair to me. How can a little girl be as caring as a sister?"

The Wei and Jin armies fought again and again despite repeated defeats, but the two armies never gave up and continued to occupy the high ground.

"Stop, stop, stop. I'm packing my things. Stop making trouble~~"

"Oh, there's no rush. Let's talk about it later. Let my husband take good care of Sister Li first."

Wei Jin paused slightly, held the beauty's knees inward with his arms, stood up and hugged her around the waist.

Wei Jin had indeed neglected the beauty during this period, and he really wanted to make up for it, but unfortunately Zeng Li did not appreciate it. Her pair of snow-white legs swayed in the air.

"Oh, it's broad daylight."

"Don't worry, Sister Li, I will remember to draw the curtains."

After saying this, Wei Jin strode towards the bedroom.

Soon, bursts of fairy music rang out in the house.
(End of this chapter)