"You've heard of Fiber Optic Pictures, right?"

The conversation between the two continued, and when talking about investment, Xu Zheng introduced a new name, of course, the new only said that it never appeared in their exchange, but in fact, this name is a big name in the industry.

Just last year, all the movies produced by this company had a total box office of more than 40 billion, ranking second among domestic production companies, and the movies produced by the company were also quite good in terms of word-of-mouth, which is a typical example of fame and fortune.

Xu Zheng continued, "There are rules in our industry, not that I can really make movies by myself if I want to." ”

This is true, in this circle, rules are very important, looking around the past, how many smash hits have been silent forever because they feel that they can not abide by certain rules.

Xu Zheng wants to make money, and he wants to seek a lot of greater benefits, but at least for now, it seems that his thinking is still very clear, he knows how to abide by the rules, and he knows how to avoid it.

Zhang Bufan understood and said, "So, Fiber Optic Pictures is your rule?"

"That's right. Xu Zheng nodded, "They started the new director training program last year, and I was one of them. ”

He pointed to his nose and continued: "Of course, the so-called new directors are just us helping each other, they need fame, they also need performance, and I need ......"

Some words can be stopped immediately, and there is no need to say more, "So, I am in their company, the director is signed there, and the film I directed is produced by them, and they will also act as investors, of course, the amount of investment......"

Zhang Bufan nodded, that's enough, there is no need to continue, he asked directly: "Then do you have a plan?"

"Of course, it was already done. Xu Zheng nodded, "The current plan, the production investment should be about 30 million, if you count the publicity, it is almost 50 million to 60 million." The fiber optic side invested 5 million, and we will solve the rest ourselves. ”

That's 25 million.

Over the years in this industry, Zhang Bufan is no stranger to this, Xu Zhengyi said, he already roughly knows the purpose of the money, "Almost one-third of this must be salary, right? And this doesn't include your salary, right?"

"Mine goes straight into the investment. Xu Zheng nodded, "The salary is not so much, Bo'er has a high salary, but in this movie he is only a supporting role, so it is not so high, as for the baby itself, it is not high, so overall it is okay, mainly because this movie needs to be filmed abroad, so the production cost is much higher." ”

"Then have you ever thought about simply counting Bo'er and the baby's salary into the investment, they are equivalent to starring in zero salary, and finally directly pay dividends to the box office. Zhang Bufan said.

This set is actually the method used by Guan Hu, so although the crew of "The Chef Plays the Ruffian" gathered three actors, the actual investment is much less than what Xu Zheng planned.

"It's also a way, if you calculate it this way, the total investment should be able to drop to about 22 million, I'll think about it again. Xu Zheng nodded and said.

This is equivalent to saying that the salaries of Huang Bo and Wang Baobao are about 8 million.

Zhang Bufan didn't say much more, skipped the topic, and said: "Most of the money in my hand is used to invest in Guan Hu's movies, and now I can only take out a maximum of 5 million, and you can do the rest yourself." ”

"Okay, then even if you have 5 million, I'll talk to a few other people about the rest. Xu Zheng nodded again.

This time the business was finally finished, Xu Zheng also breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, he was also a little apprehensive, one was because he rejected a book of Zhang Bufan, he didn't know Zhang Bufan's mentality, in his opinion, the book of the multi-line narrative obviously Zhang Bufan spent more effort, and he must have paid more attention to it, but he was finally rejected, in fact, he was very worried that Zhang Bufan would be angry.

The other is, of course, the issue of investment, although he didn't say too much from beginning to end, but he knew that Zhang Bufan had already heard it, and he heard that he must be the leader.

He knew that Zhang Bufan was a relatively indifferent master, and he was afraid that his too heavy thoughts would make the other party unhappy, but now it seems that Zhang Bufan didn't care much about his careful thoughts.

That's enough, we may not be good friends and brothers, but we can continue to cooperate smoothly, that's enough.

"Hey, what do you say tonight? I took you to my collection at noon, aren't you going to show your hand this night?" Xu Zheng asked with a smile.

"My daughter-in-law is still waiting for me, it's not an exaggeration to say that I'm coming to the magic capital, this script is secondary, and the daughter-in-law is the focus, so ah, I'd better go back and cook for her, as for your meal, I'll talk about it when the movie starts." Zhang Bufan said with a smile.

", I can see it, you're a strict wife. Xu Zheng waved his hand angrily.

Zhang Bufan stood up, Xu Zheng also stood up to send him off, and when he arrived at the door, he didn't forget to tell him, "I have already asked for the schedule of Bo'er and the baby, and the filming will start in a month at most, and you will have enough time for me at that time." ”

"That's right. In the end, he suddenly remembered something and said, "Do you want me to leave you a role?"

"You can do it yourself, if you want to keep the role, it's best to be a more positive one, don't make any crooked melons and jujube psychopaths and the like. Zhang Bufan waved his hand and said.

Walking outside the door, this time it was Zhang Bufan's turn to speak "reluctantly", "By the way, in this movie, if there are more important or brilliant female characters, keep them for my daughter-in-law." ”

"Your book, do you have such a role, you ask me?" Xu Zheng said angrily.

"You're the director, it's not up to you to change the script or not, maybe you have a good idea in your brain. Zhang Bufan laughed and teased, and finally didn't forget to say one more word, "By the way, it's not just your movie, if there are other movies that you think are good and have suitable female characters, you can also remember to tell me." ”

"You have an idea. Xu Zheng is who, why can't he hear Zhang Bufan's other thoughts, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't worry, as long as there is a suitable one, I will definitely tell you as soon as possible, hurry up and be your wife slave." ”

This time there was really nothing to say, and he left.

............

That night, Tong Liya had a night play, so the afternoon dinner was also solved in the crew, of course, it was not a box lunch, but a "husband's love meal" carefully prepared by Zhang Bufan.

"Xu Zheng's movie is estimated to start filming in 1 month, I told him, if there is a scene suitable for you, let him keep it, it won't be too long, it won't take up too much of your schedule, as for this time, I will be your dedicated chef and assistant. Seeing Tong Liya eliminate the food she made at a very fast speed with a satisfied face, Zhang Bufan felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment.

"You're a busy man right now, and you'll have a month to spend with me? Tong Liya pouted and said.

"Really, I ......" Before he could finish speaking, his phone rang.

Tong Liya glanced at him and made an expression of "Look, I knew it would be like this".

Zhang Bufan was speechless, and connected the phone, on the phone, a "Gangpu" who was a little familiar but couldn't remember it rang, "Hello, is it Zhang Sheng?"

"Yes, I am, may I ask who you are?" Zhang Bufan asked.

"I'm Liang Leming, Zhang Sheng, do you remember me?" replied.

Zhang Bufan was stunned, how could this person call at this time?