Chapter 996: Then let's invest
Zhou Xingxing received the news, naturally rushed over, he felt that some things should have been settled earlier, since it was said that Wang Chan was willing to talk, that is, to talk straight to the point.
However, Zhou Xingxing is not happy at all with this news, he has no intention of accepting other people's investment in this drama, he wants to prove himself, otherwise, there are many people in Hong Kong City who want to invest in their own movies.
Therefore, Zhou Xingxing thought for a while and said, "Mr. Ye, is there no other way?"
Although my funds are not very abundant, they are not to the point of attracting investment. ”
This is that Zhou Xingxing doesn't want others to mix up his movies, and wants to prove his talent independently is not just an actor, even if he is a boss, he will be quite successful. In fact, this is also an important reason why Zhou Xingxing made this movie.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to borrow money from the bank.
Ye Ming said with great certainty: "This matter is also a way to do this."
Mr. Zhou is also a person in the industry, according to my current development speed, to be honest, if the salary is not higher than the other, it is a failure.
If it is said that I accepted your invitation for 2 million, then spread it to Hollywood, what will I do with my next movie, how much will people pay me, 4 million, this is already the price of friendship.
If it weren't for this salary, 2 million, I would have been involved in investing in it, otherwise I would have no way to explain it to Hollywood. Unless I don't want to mess around over there.
Also, Director Spielberg gave me four million, and turned me to you, that is, cut it in half, this is a slap in Spielberg's face, I won't set up a big enemy for myself for no reason. ”
Actors' salaries have declined. There is only one possibility, and that is to say that his influence has declined.
But now Ye Ming's influence is steadily rising, so in such a situation, his salary should rise, at least if one is more expensive than the other. Unless it's the movie he starred in that lost money at the box office. Otherwise, then he has no reason to reduce his salary.
Zhou Xingxing hesitated for a moment and said: "This is a movie that I want to prove myself, and I didn't plan to accept other people's investment." ”
Ye Ming said very politely: "Mr. Zhou, if I invest, it will not be harmful to you, and my investment can also alleviate your current financial situation, although you are not bad for money, but the money for filming." Naturally, the more the merrier. ”
This is already very polite. Ye Ming almost didn't directly say that you are not bad for money, why don't you give me four million, at this time, Zhou Xingxing's face was a little unbearable, but Ye Ming said the truth, in such a situation, Zhou Xingxing hesitated for a moment before saying: "Okay, I'll think about it, and I'll give Mr. Zhou an answer tomorrow." ”
Obviously, Zhou Xingxing did not accept this condition on the spot. But I also promised to think about it.
Ye Ming also nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Zhou is welcome to contact me at any time." ”
After Zhou Xingxing took Fang Nan away. Feng Xiao said with some incomprehension just now: "Ye Zi, Zhou Xingxing's own movies may not necessarily make money, there is nothing wrong with him being a good actor, but whether he is a good investor or not, it is difficult to say."
Honestly. The king of comedy just doesn't make much money. "It is said that the King of Comedy has made money, but that is just the promotion of the movie, in fact, everyone in the industry knows very well that the only beneficiary of the King of Comedy movie is only one, that is, the young Zhang Baizhi. Except for Zhang Baizhi, the king of comedy is actually a loser in all aspects. It's just that because of the need for publicity, it seems that the king of comedy is making money.
But everyone in the industry knows that the king of comedy can be considered good if he can not make money or lose money. In the film market, if you don't make money, you don't lose money, in fact, you lose money, because you waste a lot of time and energy, and you don't make money, so if you don't make money, isn't it a loss?
said that Zhou Xingxing is a good investor, it depends on Shaolin football and kung fu, in fact, everyone knows that in the end, everyone knows that the Yangtze River No. 7 is a mess of losing money. Therefore, Zhou Xingxing's investment vision, to be honest, is 108,000 miles away from his talent as an actor.
However, at least Ye Ming knows very well that this Shaolin football player is one of the few movies in which Zhou Xingxing makes money by himself. Therefore, Ye Ming glanced at the direction of the door, and then said: "Whether Zhou Xingxing is a good investor or not, a movie is nothing, but I believe that he can make money with this movie." With his serious spirit and his comedic talent, it is impossible for him to lose money, at least this one, if he loses money again, then don't think about mixing in Hong Kong City in the future. ”
There is nothing for an actor to fail, and no actor dares to say that he has not failed. In Hollywood, whether it is a director or an actor, there is a right to fail, but you can't always fail, there is always a limit to this thing.
And the right to fail, there is a default in the film industry is the right to fail, which is very common.
And this right to fail is applicable to big directors and big stars, they have proven their talent, if they fail once, no one will say anything, but if they fail twice in a row, then in such a situation, it is necessary to think carefully about whether they are suitable for mixing in the entertainment industry.
It is precisely because Ye Ming knows this very well, therefore, he knows that even if he doesn't know the result, Zhou Xingxing will not lose this time, not to mention that as a person who has come over, he understands even more that Shaolin football is a movie that swept Hong Kong City.
Fan Binbin said nonchalantly: "Brother Ming, aren't you ready to lose money." Also, if it is said that he can star in Zhou Xingxing's movie, then it is not a big deal to lose money. ”
In Fan Binbin's opinion, if she has the opportunity to star in Zhou Xingxing's movie, there is no problem even if she doesn't want to be paid. Ye Ming didn't like to listen to this, so he slapped her and said, "You girl, I haven't invested yet, so you just look at me and lose money." What kind of mentality is this? ”
Obviously, Fan Binbin's mentality is indeed not very good, but everyone is friends, and if you talk about it and laugh, then this matter will be like this. As for whether Ye Ming can participate in Zhou Xingxing's movie. Now the decision is not on Ye Ming's side, but on Zhou Xingxing's side.
Hesitation, Zhou Xingxing is indeed hesitating, but what makes him really make up his mind is the financial crisis in Europe and the United States, to be precise, the financial crisis in Europe, hedge funds are rampage in Europe, and as a result, Zhou Xingxing's investment in Europe has shrunk greatly.
You must know that he was able to take out a bank loan, and it was entirely because of his financial investment in Europe as a guarantee. Banks are not stupid, who will give you a loan without a guarantee. Therefore. In such a situation, the shrinkage of Zhou Xingxing's investment in Europe has become the most worrying thing for banks.
And Fang Nan also received a call, saying that the bank asked for early repayment, otherwise he would wait for the lawyer's letter, right?
This is the result that Zhou Xingxing doesn't want to see the most. In such a situation, the Shaolin football player is not ready to start filming, if the company is blocked because of this, then at such a time. Any effort you've made so far has been in vain.
Therefore, Zhou Xingxing immediately asked: "How much money do we have to repay the bank?"
Fang Nan is very familiar with this: "The initial one is three million six hundred thousand, which is our start-up capital. If it is said that we will pay it back, there is no problem, but if we return all the money to the bank at such a time, the work of the crew will be stranded. ”
This is not a shutdown at all, the crew was suspended because the filming could not be carried out halfway, and this was a direct premature death. The crew has not officially started to build, and in this case, it will be an untimely death if it is taken down directly.
Therefore, Zhou Xingxing frowned and said, "I want to find a way, this water play can't be stopped." It's a big deal, just accept Ye Ming's investment. ”
For this play, he has invested too much himself, time, money, energy, etc., which are impossible to give up casually.
Therefore, at this time, Ye Ming's investment has become the best choice. Gangcheng said that there are many people who are willing to invest in his movies, but at that time, if he said that he accepted Gangcheng's investment, who would have the final say in the future, those people in Gangcheng are the masters who eat people and don't spit out bones.
Zhou Xingxing has not dealt with them for a year or two. In such a situation, they say that it is an investment, but in the end they will send someone to control the crew, and when the time comes, the movie will be filmed, and it will be difficult to say whose it is.
But Ye Ming is different, Ye Ming is a person from the mainland, and the key is that Ye Ming's reputation has always been very good and has a high reputation, and more importantly, he has never heard anything against Ye Ming.
The people who cooperate with Ye Ming, one will say the other, and some people will say that Ye Ming is domineering, but no one says that Ye Ming is calculating people and playing big names or something, which is quite important. In the crew, Zhou Xingxing thinks that he is the biggest big name, so he doesn't want someone who is bigger than himself.
Although Ye Ming did better than himself to some extent. But after all, it's a junior, and it's easy to suppress a junior. Therefore, based on such a consideration, Zhou Xingxing thought about it and chose Ye Ming as a partner.
Call and tell Ye Ming that he can start negotiating what kind of cooperation.
In the end, Brilliant Film and Television used a price of 3 million to occupy 30% of the shares of Shaolin football players, but it was limited to the box office in the mainland of Hong Kong City and Baodao, and the rest of the places were still owned by Zhou Xingxing.
At this point, Ye Ming is still very reasonable, and he did not make any rebuttals, the box office in the mainland, if this movie is said to pass the review of the mainland first.
At this time, Ye Ming also proposed to let Wang Zhongjun and Feng Xiaogang come out together, and everyone held a signing ceremony.
At this time, back at the hotel, Fang Nan asked a question, what if it was to say that Ye Ming was going to meddle in the crew's affairs in the middle?
Ye Ming, as the emperor superstar, is at least the king of newcomers in the entertainment industry, and no one among the newcomers dares to say that he has overpowered Ye Ming. And even with the addition of the old man, there are only a handful of people who can completely suppress Ye Ming. is such a person with acting skills and status, Fang Nan doesn't believe that he will film with peace of mind in the crew. And Fang Nan also knows Zhou Xingxing very well, he is a drama bully.
If it is said that there is a drama bully in the crew, then there are still some more, but if there are two, and the identities of these two are about the same, the crew will become very chaotic at this time. Therefore, hearing Fang Nan's question, Zhou Xingxing was a little dumbfounded, this matter was really not considered by himself.
In such a situation, Zhou Xingxing pondered for a long time, and finally decided to raise this question. Ye Ming is going to cooperate with Zhou Xingxing, and Wang Zhongjun and Feng Xiaogang are naturally the first to know about this news.
At this time, Wang Zhongjun regretted a little: "Xiaogang, if you knew that Zhou Xingxing needed to invest, then in such a situation, it would be better to say that we would invest in this movie, three million, thirty percent of the box office share, no matter what the calculation is, this matter is worth it."
What's more, if we cooperate with Zhou Xingxing, it will increase our influence in Hong Kong City, which is very helpful for our company's intention to enter the Hong Kong City market. ”
In fact, when Ye Ming proposed to cooperate with Zhou Xingxing, Wang Zhongjun knew such a piece of news, which was a little tempting at this time. But Wang Zhongjun knows better that Zhou Xingxing is unwilling for any outsiders to invest in his films, otherwise he will accept other people's investment in Hong Kong City.
Therefore, when he heard the news, Wang Zhongjun was not moved, but said to see how Zhou Xingxing would answer, if he didn't agree, this is almost certain, is Ye Ming more face-saving than those filmmakers in Hong Kong City?
However, he did not expect that there was a financial crisis in Europe, and Zhou Xingxing was called on the bank to repay the loan. Therefore, at this time, he had to agree to Ye Ming's request to buy shares, which really made Wang Zhongjun feel very depressed.
What's even more depressing is that in such a situation, when signing, Ye Ming and Zhou Xingxing proposed to let him and Feng Xiaogang attend, which can be regarded as a witness. Such a request is simply a bit bullying.
Therefore, if you find Feng Xiaogang to complain, this is almost an inevitable thing.
This matter, what the Huayi brothers did was really a little aggrieved. (To be continued......)