Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 150: Prepare to Go It Alone
the next day.

While sleeping, Zhou Mo was awakened by the phone ringing.

Wang Jing: "Brother, the first day box office is out. 25 million."

"Sure, if that's the case, the total box office should be able to break 300 million."

Wang Jing's voice on the other end of the phone was quite excited: "Brother, I wonder if you have any plans for the future. How about we just start another one?"

He hasn't felt so happy in a long time.

Now that "Little Man" has performed so well, according to Wang Jing's habit, he will immediately start a bunch of projects and quickly squeeze out the value of this series of movies to prevent others from developing this series and taking away their own box office revenue.

That’s what he did in gambling movies decades ago.

From "God of Gamblers", "Casino Tycoon", to "The King of Gamblers".

The main focus is on large quantities and fullness.

The current advice is purely based on inertia.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mo immediately refused and said, "Forget it, Brother Jing. This movie is more about consolidating popularity. If there are more, the audience will start to get bored. I also plan to develop the IP of InterContinental Hotel. Filming too frequently will easily destroy the popularity that has been accumulated with great difficulty."

Zhou Mo has not forgotten Wang Jing's habit of making movies.

As we all know, after Wang Jing makes a good work, he will start making money from it until the popularity of the previous good work is almost ruined, and then he will continue to make good works.

With regard to the current achievements of "Little Man", Zhou Mo is very skeptical about Wang Jing's future performance.

If he continues to make killer movies, he may make money, but the reputation will definitely be a problem.

He also has a series of gambling agreements with Wanda.

Rashly shooting a sequel to the series might generate a burst of funds in the box office in a short period of time, but it would do more harm than good to the gambling agreement.

Compared with the gambling agreement, the box office revenue of several hundred million is just a drop in the bucket.

Hearing this, Wang Jing was a little disappointed.

But he also knew that Zhou Mo was the real controller of the Killer series, and he was just getting a share of the spoils.

"Since you want to take it slow, that's fine, but whenever you want to take a photo, don't forget me, your brother."

"Don't worry, Brother Jing. As long as the box office of this movie exceeds 300 million, the audience will not be happy even if I don't ask you to make a movie in the future."

As they were talking, Liu Shishi woke up.

I asked in confusion: "Who is it? Calling so early in the morning?"

Wang Jing heard the noise and reacted immediately.

"Brother, I want to remind you that you should take care of your health when you are young. Excessive indulgence will only make you fall into despair when you reach middle age."

Zhou Mo complained: "Brother Jing, are you talking about yourself?"

Wang Jing: …

beep.

He hung up the phone.

On the side, Liu Shishi covered her mouth and laughed after listening to the conversation.

When Zhou Mo looked over, he blinked and said, "He's right. You really have to be careful, lest you suddenly become incapable one day in the future."

Zhou Mo sneered: "I don't know if I can do it, but someone said last night that he couldn't do it."

"Pooh!"

"Then come."

"What? Wait, no, don't!"

After half an hour.

Liu Shishi kept touching the red mark on her neck and slapped Zhou Mo's arm in frustration.

"It's all your fault. How can I go out and meet people like this?"

Zhou Mo was willing to be punished and handed over a cup of soy milk.

"Put on a thicker makeup layer, or wear a scarf."

Liu Shishi took a look at the soy milk and frowned.

"Take it away. I feel uncomfortable just looking at all this stuff now."

Zhou Mo laughed: "Women are fickle. Didn't you just...?"

"Say it again!" Liu Shishi glared.

"Okay, let's stop talking and get down to business."

Zhou Mo and others finished their meal: "You told me last night that you had something important to discuss. What was it?"

Liu Shishi swallowed a mouthful of bread and said seriously, "I want to work on my own."

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows.

"What has Cai Yinong done so stubbornly to make you so loyal that you can go out and work on your own?"

Liu Shishi: "Your previous guess has come true. Sister Cai has bought the copyright of another novel called "Fate in the Wind". It tells the story of a Han Dynasty general Huo Qubing who fell in love with a grassland girl, and then faked his death to escape the control of his master and uncle, and lived in seclusion with the grassland girl in the world."

"Cai Yinong plans to let you take the photo?"

Liu Shishi nodded, and noticing Zhou Mo's serious look, she immediately explained, "But I didn't agree. Thanks to you for helping me establish my prestige in the company, Sister Cai couldn't force me.

But she still applied for the TV series to be reviewed.”

Zhou Mo made a "tsk" sound.

As expected of Cai Yinong, she started out as a stubborn person and will inevitably get into trouble because of her stubbornness.

He said directly and affirmatively: "It is impossible for the higher-ups to agree to this. This kind of script is always criticized. Moreover, the conclusion of "The Legend of Yue Fei" just came out a while ago, and Cai Yinong dared to stir up trouble. She must have lost her mind after getting married."

Some time ago, as soon as the news of the completion of "The Legend of Yue Fei" was released, many people have been waiting for the announcement of the premiere time.

But for many days, Guangxian seemed to be asleep and there was no relevant information.

Gradually, some people realized that something was wrong.

As per usual practice, the premiere time should be decided soon after filming is completed.

If it is not determined, it means there is a problem.

As expected, not long after, news spread in the circle that the review of "The Legend of Yue Fei" was stuck because some people believed that Yue Wumu was not a hero and that its broadcast would hurt unity.

As the news came out, there was an uproar.

Many people think that some old guys who have been drinking tea and reading newspapers in the office all year round are really bored and start looking for trouble.

Even when Zhou Mo talked about this with Han Sanping, Han Sanping also had a gloomy face. He bluntly said that some people were just sitting there doing nothing and had problems with their brains.

The matter was delayed until June before the final result came out.

People at a higher level have come to the conclusion on this matter: Yue Wumu is a hero, but some of the plot needs to be adjusted appropriately.

If you combine "The Legend of Yue Fei" with "Legend of the Condor Heroes", you will understand how outrageous what Cai Yinong did was.

Especially at this critical juncture.

The above has just reached a conclusion.

You submit an outrageous script.

What are you going to do?
After hearing Zhou Mo's analysis, Liu Shishi nodded.

"Yes, Sister Cai's application was rejected just a few days after it was submitted." Liu Shishi frowned, "But this is not the most outrageous thing she did."

"Is there anything more outrageous?"

"Well, I heard some time ago that she was going to finish filming and then submit it for review." Liu Shishi added.

Zhou Mo was shocked: "What a guy, you act first and ask for permission later, right? You really have an idea, but the higher-ups still won't agree."

"But she said she could find someone to help intercede."

Find someone?

Zhou Mo was curious.

I haven't heard that Cai Yinong has such channels. If she really has the relevant resources, the previous life's "Legend of the Condor Heroes" would not have been stuck for so many years.

"Who?" Zhou Mo asked.

"you?"

"I?"

He saw Liu Shishi stretch out a slender finger.

And the direction of the finger is exactly towards oneself.

Zhou Mo was dumbfounded, and subconsciously complained: "Cai Yinong is crazy, not to mention that I didn't participate in the production of "Wind in the Wind", just talking about our friendship, it is impossible for me to help her with this."

Although Zhou Mo participated in the behind-the-scenes work of "Legend of Sword and Fairy III" at the time.

But the person who contacted him at that time was Li Guoli.

It has little to do with Cai Yinong.

"Why does Cai Yinong think I will plead for her?"

"I am." Liu Shishi spread his hands and said casually: "Of course, Zhou Mo, I will definitely not let you do such a thing. I have already taken enough advantage of you. It is impossible for me to cheat you with such a thing again. I mainly want to tell you why I plan to leave Tangren."

Zhou Mo nodded: "Shi Shi, you did the right thing. Sometimes you have to break up with some relationships when you should, otherwise it will only drag you into the abyss."

Calculating the time, the "parental struggle" between Cai Yinong and Yu Zheng has already started at this stage.

This struggle will continue for many years in the future, accompanied by the decline of Sugar Man.

In this life, although Zhou Mo has already obtained the adaptation rights of Jin Yong's works, Yu Zheng's version of "Swordsman" will probably be released much later.

But that doesn't stop Sugar Man from declining.

At best it can only be delayed.

Let Liu Shishi get out of here earlier so that he can serve as a tool more often.

The distance of "A Loving Family" has obviously gone a step further.

"Then what are your plans next?"

"Open your own studio like Tangtang and Mimi. I think they are quite free and don't have to be restricted by the company."

Zhou Mo smiled.

Sure enough, Liu Shishi’s desire for independence must have been stimulated by her younger sisters.

"You only saw the thief eating the meat, but you didn't see the thief being beaten. You think Tangtang and Da Mi are free, but do you know how panicked they were when they chose the wrong roles and when Da Mi was banned by Chen Hong?"

"So I'm here to ask you, Director Zhou. You have a big family and a lot of wealth. I don't expect to start a company with you like Tiantian, but if I start my own studio, can you give me some guidance?"

Liu Shishi stated the purpose.

Zhou Mo nodded.

"That's not impossible. How about this, when you are out of the game, whether you plan to start a studio or a company, I will invest in it in my personal name and take a certain share. Then you can find some reliable managers to take care of it on a daily basis. It will be much more convenient for you to shoot movies or handle artist contracts."

Zhou Mo has actually been thinking about whether or not to handle artist business.

In his previous life, having experienced the era of big traffic, he certainly knew how profitable the artist business was.

It’s no joke that Brother Bozi can carry a first-tier company on his own.

In this life, despite his influence, there may be certain changes in the domestic entertainment market in the future, resulting in less prevalence of traffic.

But the arrival of the traffic era is inevitable.

It's like this all over the world.

For example, Eagle Sauce, who were the stars that came out in the 1980s and 1990s?
Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Keanu Reeves and so on.

And who is the popular young star of the new era?

Dutch oven, sweet tea.

The same is true in Europe, Japan and South Korea.

The global degradation of aesthetics is no joke.

The ones outside seem stronger than the ones in China, not because they don’t have traffic stars, but because their peak period was high enough, so even if it declines, they still seem to be at a high level.

Let’s talk about artist management.

Although this thing makes money, it is not without risks.

After all, who among those who work in an artist management company doesn’t know the level of these popular stars?
If you encounter a situation where the traffic is large but the flow is insufficient, it’s actually not that bad.

But if you encounter someone like Brother Qian, the whole company will be ruined if one person gets into trouble, and it will bring huge consequences to the company.

　I watched the behind-the-scenes story of "In the Wind" some time ago.

　　Tang planned to get in the car and shoot first, and then have it reviewed.

　　The head is really iron.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)