Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 318 Who am I, Wang Jing, afraid of?
Xiao Wang doesn't like Zhou Mo, he really doesn't like him.

But he also values ​​Zhou Mo's evaluation.

Over the past few years, any movie that Zhou Mo said was rubbish has basically never received good reviews.

"Brother, should we reconsider investing in The Crossing? Zhou Mo is such a weird guy."

The king glanced at him.

"The contract has already been signed, how can we consider it again?"

Xiao Wang: "What should we do? We can't just watch our investment go to waste."

Da Wang: "Why panic? Zhou Mo's prediction was correct, but it was limited to evaluation. The evaluation of Tiny Times was also very low, but you also know how the box office was.

Therefore, the reviews of "The Crossing" may not be very high, but the box office may not be very bad.

Besides, Wu Baige's reputation is still affected by the failure of "Red Cliff". He urgently needs a movie to get him back to the top, so he will definitely put 120% of his energy into filming it."

Xiao Wang felt a little more at ease.

“Then we can invest with confidence?”

"Do not."

The king shook his head and said, "Although the contract has been signed, there are still some details that can be discussed. Originally, we supported Wu Baige because we were attracted by his reputation, ability and other comprehensive conditions.

But now the dispute between him and Zhou Mo has obviously exceeded what was agreed upon at the beginning of the cooperation, and will have a certain negative impact on the expectations of the film.

Therefore, Wu Baige must be held responsible for this, and we don't need to ask him to pay compensation, but it's not impossible to change his compensation because of this."

The first thing he did was perform traditional arts.

The two brothers smiled at each other, and everything was said without words.

……

Fragrant city.

Zhou Mo is chatting with Wang Jing.

"Brother, you are really awesome, Wu Baige. You just fight back as soon as you say it. Your fighting power is too strong. To be honest, I thought you would give him some face."

Zhou Mo smiled.

"Does he deserve the face? My movie Police Story has already grossed over 1.2 billion yuan at the box office before it even leaves theaters, and will soon break the record of Avatar. Wu Baige was being sarcastic during my celebration party, so I was lucky enough not to slap him."

He looked at Wang Jing: "Brother Jing, your reaction is not good. He is just an old guy abandoned by the market. What are you afraid of him?"

Wang Jing smiled bitterly and said, "That was Wu Baige after all...Brother, don't look at me because I made a lot of movies. I was also known as a financial supporter of half of the Hong Kong circle. But I have always been a Hong Kong circle. Wu Baige has gone out and created countless glories outside. I really can't compare to him."

After Wu Baige finished filming "Mission Impossible 2", the total box office was more than million US dollars.

Taking the exchange rate into account, it’s equivalent to several movies of “Chu and Han”.

Moreover, "Mission Impossible 2" was filmed in 99 and released in 00.

The gap in command is even more outrageous.

"But you also said that was in the past. Now Wu Baige can't make a movie with a box office of 300 or 400 million." Zhou Mo remained calm.

"Mission Impossible 2" is awesome, but it's not just Wu Baige's achievement.

The real box office draw is Tom Cruise.

Besides, Wu Baige can’t make “Mission Impossible 2” now.

Wang Jing was still a little panicked.

"Brother, I think you should be more cautious. Wu Baige has created miracles after all. For someone with such a peak level, you never know when he will explode and take off."

This is true.

Many directors who once created miracles, after years of failure, suddenly became successful again and then began to decline.

The contrast between the before and after is comparable to that of the white-eyed fruit fly raised by Morgan. Although it was just a shiver before death, it created a miracle.

The same goes for Wu Baige. No one knows whether he will take off again.

This is what Wang Jing is afraid of.

Zhou Mo waved his hand.

He didn’t know whether Wu Baige would have another chance to shiver in the face of battle in the future.

But "The Crossing" certainly won't tremble.

"Brother Jing, please switch the channel first. I can't rest assured to leave The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber to you. I make money by making movies and TV series. Your condition makes me worried about whether you can make a good movie."

The filming date for "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" has been confirmed.

In January next year.

Zhou Mo is not worried at all about whether Wang Jing can make a good film of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber".

The film and television version of Dark Zhang Wuji was originally developed by Fatty Wang.

At least when it comes to character creation, it's safe to leave it to him without worry.

Speaking of making money, Wang Jing immediately became excited.

"Fuck, brother, I was just kidding. No matter whether it's Wu Baige or Wu Heige, they are no match for us two brothers.

Don't worry about the project, just leave it to me. If I can't shoot it well, I'll kill you."

Da Tiantian had been sitting beside them listening to the two of them talking. Seeing Wang Jing's contrast, she curled her lips.

Judging from Wang Jing's reaction, these two deserved to pee in the same pot.

Wang Jing noticed Da Tiantian's movements.

Suddenly he said, "Ms. Jing, I'm planning to make a gambling movie. I've already thought of a name for it, it's called "The Man from Macau". Would you be willing to play a cameo role, Miss Jing?"

Da Tiantian has no idea, so she goes straight to look for an external brain.

Zhou Mo shook his head without leaving a trace.

“The Man from Macau” performed well, but it is of little use to Da Tiantian at this stage.

There's no benefit in taking pictures.

Maybe you will get criticized.

Not worth the candle.

Zhou Mo took over the conversation: "By the way, Brother Jing, who are you going to look for as the protagonist of "The Man from Macau"?"

Huang Silang has been defeated by him.

There was no way Fatty Wang would risk offending Huang Silang by forcing him to star in "The Man from Macau".

Obviously, Wang Jing also understood what Zhou Mo meant at once.

He immediately confirmed: "Of course it's Andy Lau. The performance of God of Gamblers was good enough back then, and the image of Chen Daozi is deeply rooted in people's hearts. Just a refurbishment will be fine."

Zhou Mo nodded.

Not surprisingly, Fatty Wang continued to speak as usual.

Since others have given him face, he cannot remain silent.

Wang Jing is one of us, so returning favors and exchanging courtesies are the unspoken rules for making people work for you obediently.

"Then let me take a look at your film 'The Man from Macau' after it's finished filming, and I'll see if I can provide you with some special promotion."

"Special publicity?" Wang Jing and Da Tiantian were both curious.

Zhou Mo shook his head and did not give a direct explanation.

Next January will be the official launch time for Lizhan Live.

By then, some classic scenes in the live broadcast industry should have been developed.

For example, "Seventeen Cards..."

When the time comes, he will provide the platform ideas to Fatty Wang and let him work on it himself.

With Fatty Wang's talent for making comedy films, it was easy for him to create a few famous scenes.

……

While Zhou Mo and Wang Jing were chatting.

Shanhe Company, Lizhan, Xiaolanshu and several other companies related to Zhou Mo started to work together to launch an all-round campaign against Wu Baige.

I'll do you what I say.

Zhou Mo never jokes.

In just one night.

Since Wu Baige made his debut, countless outrageous operations and negative information have popped up like mushrooms after a rain on several platforms and spread everywhere.

Compared to the time when Zhou Mo dealt with Huang Silang before, Zhou Mo's current combat effectiveness is obviously much higher level.

Lizhan Entertainment has now become the largest entertainment information platform in the industry.

News spreads faster and more widely than before.

In addition, Zhou Mo also had a more down-to-earth little blue book in his hand.

There aren’t many other advantages to this platform.

It's just on a bigger scale.

And can curse.

Not only that, even the Hong Kong media, after initially reporting in a gossip-like manner, turned around the next day and began to vaguely support Zhou Mo.

The Hong Kong media is indeed known for being reckless, outspoken, and particularly fond of going against certain mainland policies.

But it only applies to the mainland.

When it comes to really facing some local bosses, they are much easier to talk to.

This time, Boss Yang and Boss Lin took action at the same time to exert influence.

The relevant media soon changed their tone.

So, early the next morning.

Wu Baige, who had just woken up, suddenly discovered.

The world seems to have changed.

He originally had some advantages, but in an instant he became a street rat covered in scandals.

(End of this chapter)