Golden Harvest Headquarters:

"Xu Sheng, welcome!" Zou Wenhuai walked to the door, shook hands and smiled.

Xu Zhidao: "Zou Sheng is polite. ”

Although he has been cooperating with Golden Harvest for a while, except for the first meeting at the beginning and the later banquet, he has not met at all at other times, whether it is newspaper matters or film cooperation, he Guanchang is basically in charge.

Zou Wenhuai saw that Lin Siqi and Yao Mingcheng were coming over together, and said with a smile: "Xu Sheng came to my Jiahe with such a big battle today, is he preparing to sign a contract with our Jiahe?"

Everyone walked into Zou Wenhuai's office together, and He Guanchang also followed.

Xu Zhi sat down and said with a smile: "As the No. 1 company of Xiangjiang Film, it is of course the best to cooperate, but one thing is one thing, our company currently has some investments that require a lot of cash, and I don't know when Zou Sheng plans to remit the dividends of Drunken Fist to us." ”

If you want money, you can't be too tactful, you have to be straight when you should be straight, people will give you and won't give it because you are direct, and if you don't give it to you, don't say tactful, you just kneel down and kowtow is useless.

Zou Wenhuai said with a smile: "What project does Xu Sheng want to invest in, is it a new movie? Changxing has already received dividends from the Xiangjiang box office, and the other cities over there have also been sold, how can there be four or five million on the start? What kind of movie needs such a big investment? It is better for us to participate in the investment together." ”

Xu Zhi shook his head and said: "Film investment is one thing, and the account between Jiahe and Changxing should be another, right?"

Zou Wenhuai said: "Xu Sheng, to tell the truth, we Golden Harvest recently intend to cooperate with Hollywood companies to make a blockbuster, the recent funds are relatively tight, I can't give you the money for the time being, of course, if Changxing can reach a cooperation with us, this money can also be regarded as Changxing's investment, when the movie is made, everyone makes money together, what does Xu Sheng think? ”

"Is it glory to participate in the production of a street-fighting movie?" Xu Zhi scolded in his heart, and after doing it for a long time, Zou Wenhuai actually broke his mind.

The word "Hollywood" is indeed a symbol of strength in the Xiangjiang film industry, and it is the glory of Xiangjiang stars and investors to be able to participate in filming or investment.

If you agree, not only will you always be subject to Golden Harvest, but the box office share of Drunken Fist is estimated to never be seen, not to mention the loss of American movies, even if you make money, it is estimated that you will not be able to get your money if you operate it.

Hollywood, a group of bigwig companies, even Wall Street was killed when they were ruthless, even if Zou Wenhuai cooperated with them, they were definitely at a disadvantage, and they already had to thank God if they didn't get caught, if Xu Zhi went in, it was estimated that the bones would be gone.

Xu Zhi shook his head and said: "Hollywood movies will not welcome Chinese, Li Xiaolong's success is an example, if Zou Sheng really wants to invest a lot, he has to be really cautious." ”

Although he didn't directly refuse, Zou Wenhuai also saw that Xu Zhi was unwilling to enter the market, and said: "In this way, this money will be regarded as our Jiahe loan to Changxing, and we will definitely return it after a year, with ten points of interest, what does Xu Sheng think?"

Xu Sheng said with a smile: "The interest rate is actually not low, Zou Sheng's interest can go to the bank to borrow, why bother to find a small company like our Changxing." ”

Zou Wenhuai said: "Since the interest rate is not low, why does Xu Sheng disagree?"

Xu Zhidao: "As an interest, it is not low, but if it is used for investment, it is too little." ”

Zou Wenhuai thought for a while and said: "Xu Sheng is only 17 years old this year, even if he has the ability to write books and make movies, but this investment is very risky, but think clearly!"

Xu Zhi didn't want to go around anymore, and asked directly: "Zou Sheng, give me a word, when will the money be given to us, the time stipulated in the contract has long passed now, and it is no good for everyone to delay it any longer." ”

Zou Wenhuai glanced at Xu Zhi and said with a smile: "Xu Sheng doesn't need to be in such a hurry, our Jiahe funds have indeed been in trouble recently, it's better to wait for a while!"

Xu Zhi sighed and glanced at Yao Mingcheng.

Yao Mingcheng willingly took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Zou Wenhuai.

"What is this?" Zou Wenhuai didn't know why, but he still took it, looked at it for a while, and his face immediately changed drastically.

Xu Zhidao: "Zou Sheng should understand the meaning of this contract." ”

Zou Wenhuai's face was pale, and He Guanchang on the side hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

Zou Wenhuai didn't answer, handed him the contract, He Guanchang glanced at it a few times, and immediately became gloomy and said, "How could Ah Long sign this kind of contract? Why didn't you tell us?"

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "I signed this contract with Ah Long when I was filming Drunken Boxing, and I was very optimistic about Ah Long at that time, so I signed 5 film contracts with him at a big price." ”

Zou Wenhuai quickly returned to normal and said, "Does Xu Sheng want to threaten us with this?"

"Don't dare to be, it's just that according to this agreement, we have Aaron's priority, and if our film is not finished, he can't take on other movies. Xu Zhi sighed again: "I think it's better to shoot the movie slowly, the drunken fist last time was too urgent, otherwise it may not be possible to break through the box office of 10 million!"

Zou Wenhuai said with a smile: "Is Xu Sheng trying to delay time? This is not good for everyone, even if your movie is made well, it is useless if it is not released in theaters!"

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I can sell it by myself, maybe the income will be poor, but it won't be a loss! ”

Zou Wenhuai said: "Xu Sheng may believe too much in the contract, and sometimes signing the contract is not foolproof. ”

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Yes, especially when an ordinary person targets a large company, the contract is not necessarily valid, after all, Xiangjiang is a rich society!"

Zou Wenhuai said: "It seems that Xu Sheng is also very clear. ”

Xu Zhi smiled: "But everything has loopholes, Zou Sheng, what do you think will happen if Shao Yifu gets this contract?"

Zou Wenhuai's posture of preparing to drink tea suddenly stopped, and he glanced at Xu Zhi fiercely, this is indeed a loophole, if Xu Zhi and him go to court, he is fully confident that he can drag the other party to death, even if he loses in the end, he can untie the dead knot of this binding contract, at most he will lose a small amount of money.

But if the contract goes to Shao Yifu's hands, the form will completely change, the relationship between the two of them is incompatible, and the other party's power is stronger than him, if he gets this reasonable contract again, I am afraid that when the time comes, he will either lose a lot of money or lend Chen Long to the other party in accordance with the requirements in the contract.

He Guanchang, who was slowly reading the contract, suddenly said: "Ah Long signed a contract with you Changxing, and this contract is not said to be transferable!"

The contract does not stipulate whether it can be transferred, which is actually a problem? That is, it can be said that it can be transferred or it cannot be transferred, and it depends on which lawyer is awesome.

Zou Wenhuai's face was happy, if it can't be transferred, it will be much easier to solve.

Xu Zhi smiled: "Yes, but even if it can't be transferred, if I sell the company, it should be legal, right?"

Yao Mingcheng nodded and smiled: "Of course, the company's trading is legal, and all the cooperative relationships in it can naturally continue." ”

Zou Wenhuai took the contract from He Guanchang, read it carefully, and said, "What does Xu Sheng want?"

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "Get back the dividends I should have, as for these 5 contracts, according to the compensation, it should be 7.1 million copies, and I will transfer 3.5 million copies to Zou Sheng at a discount, I don't know what Zou Sheng thinks?"

If you want to negotiate according to the original contract, you are looking for death, even though Xu Zhi knows the value of Chen Long, but Zou Wenhuai doesn't know, although he is optimistic about the future value of Chen Long, but Xu Zhi wants him to give tens of millions, it is definitely impossible, after all, he doesn't know the future.

Zou Wenhuai snorted and sneered directly: "Xu Sheng's appetite is really big, even if you really sell this contract to Shao Yifu, he can't give you this price." ”

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "Yes, I heard that Shao Tycoon is this character, but this is also my business, for Zou Sheng, if this contract goes to Shao Yifu's hands, I'm afraid your loss will be greater, right?

"Hahahaha......" Zou Wenhuai couldn't help laughing and said: "Xu Sheng is really good at calculating, but you should give this contract to Shao Yifu! I would rather have a good fight with him in the mall and in the court, than suffer this kind of secret loss." ”

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "Zou Sheng really has courage, there is one thing that is actually my mistake at the beginning, when I signed this agreement with Ah Long, our liquidated damages were the highest box office record before Ah Long, but it may be that I forgot it at the beginning, and I didn't write it clearly It is the box office of Xiangjiang, in case it is understood as a global box office, it would be so funny, it is estimated that there is no star in the entire Xiangjiang who is worth this price!"

Zou Wenhuai was stunned for a moment, and immediately looked at the contract in his hand.

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "The box office of Drunken Boxing has exceeded 10 million US dollars, and this compensation amount seems to be a bit exaggerated!"

Zou Wenhuai clenched his fists, he could see the value of Chen Long, even if it was 5 years, it would definitely be more than 35 million Hong Kong dollars, but if it was a global box office, it would be more than 50 million US dollars in liquidated damages.

It's nonsense, if the opponent is the unknown Xu Zhi, he is not afraid at all, but if it is Shao Yifu, it is estimated that he can really turn the world upside down.

You know, at the beginning of Golden Harvest's establishment, they made a movie, which was a one-armed knife imitating the Shaw Brothers.

But even so, in the end, he fought many lawsuits, not only accompanied by 800,000 yuan, but also involved several distribution companies that Jiahe had managed to find, and the entire Jiahe almost died completely.

He is not afraid of 35 million Hong Kong dollars in compensation, after all, if he really goes to court, this figure will be discounted, but if the other party insists that it is the global box office, even if it is discounted, Golden Harvest can't afford it.

He Guanchang said: "Chen Long did not have the existence of the company's contract before signing us, and we have no obligation to take responsibility. ”

Yao Mingcheng said with a smile: "The contract is signed first, you can abolish the contract between you and Chen Long, and even hold you accountable, but our contract is permanently valid." And now it's a negotiation, and we're just asking for half of the box office in Xiangjiang, which is already very sincere. ”

Zou Wenhuai sneered: "A good one is very sincere. ”

Xu Zhidao: "The value of Ah Long Zou Sheng should understand that this contract is also real, we are now discussing the transfer of this contract, if Zou Sheng is unwilling, then I can only go to Sir Shao Yifu." ”

Zou Wenhuai waved his hand and said, "Wait, can you let me think about it for a few days." ”

Xu Zhi smiled: "Yes, Zou Sheng will think about it slowly, but we will still go to the Shaw Brothers, maybe the Shaw Brothers will buy it directly." ”

Zou Wenhuai stared at Xu Zhidao coldly: "3 million, a contract, a deal." ”

He Guanchang hurriedly said: "Old Zou ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zou Wenhuai waving his hand.

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "Okay, the deal will be made immediately, but the dividends of the drunken fist must also be given to me immediately." ”

Zou Wenhuai's face turned pale, and he nodded: "Yes." ”

Xu Zhi smiled: "Okay, as long as the money is in place, I will send the original of this contract to Jiahe immediately." ”

He Guanchang said suddenly: "Since this is already the case, can Xu Sheng transfer the shares of Jiahe Daily together!"

Xu Zhi was stunned, he almost forgot about it, now that the relationship with Jiahe is like this, it makes no sense to keep those shares that have no power, so he nodded and said: "Okay, it's 300,000, I don't want more, I will take out the rest of the novels at one time." ”

The reason why Jiahe cooperated with him at the beginning was that he valued the newspaper company, but in fact, if he calculated the price, there was not much, and Xu Zhi couldn't look down on it.

This is just like the contract price, although the real default amount is very large, but the heart is too dark will only break the net, just look for a number acceptable to the other party in the middle, after all, if the other party is really forced to fight a lawsuit with Shao Yifu, Xu Zhi estimates that he will not even get back the box office.