"Won't he think you're a liar?" asked Tomokazu Yamamoto.

"How can a liar be so bold as to offend two artists and a cross talk master at the same time?" Meng Zuo asked rhetorically, and suddenly stopped Tomokazu Yamamoto.

He thought about it, and what Meng Zuo said was right.

"But how can you be so sure he'll be acting?"

"I'm not sure. Meng Zuo said as a matter of course.

"Huh?" Tomokazu Yamamoto was stunned.

"If he calls us back, it means that the game is a matter of salary and script, and if he decisively refuses, then I will find someone else. Meng Zuo analyzed, "Anyway, there are still some people with the same status as Liu Wenliang." ”

"I thought you came to him right away because you were sure he would definitely be filming. Tomokazu Yamamoto nodded.

"Hmm...... There is indeed a reason for this. Meng Zuo thought for a moment and replied.

"How?" asked Tomokazu Yamamoto again, in front of Meng Zuo, he seemed to be a somewhat ignorant child.

"I can tell fortunes. Meng Zuo smiled slyly and perfunctorily past.

Of course he won't say it, because in the last world there was a person named Yu Qian who had a similar experience to Liu Wenliang, and he also happened to participate in "Wolf Warrior 2".

"Fortune telling, although I believe in Buddhism, but Meng Zuojun, you can't fool me like this. Tomokazu Yamamoto smiled helplessly.

"Believe it or not. Meng Zuo stuck out his tongue.

At this time, the two have arrived at Tomokazu Yamamoto's studio in China, which will become the interview area for the "Wolf Warrior" movie, and every artist will come here to discuss the script and salary.

"Oh yes, if there is an artist who wants to revise the script, what do you think?" Tomokazu Yamamoto asked a very serious question.

This problem is very common, and when many actors are acting in the script, they will find that some lines are too stiff and need to be expressed in a different sentence, at this time, it depends on whether the screenwriter and director agree. Tomokazu Yamamoto is a very open-minded person, he is only serious in filming, but if the actor feels that the lines are not good enough and wants to adjust them himself, he will never stop him.

But not everyone is like this, so in this regard he chose to get to know Meng Zuo's thoughts beforehand.

"If they have better lines, of course they can add them as they like, and I'm okay with that. Meng Zuo sucked the Coke through a straw, "but it shouldn't be." ”

"Why?" Tomokazu Yamamoto felt like he had asked a silly question.

Meng Zuo smiled confidently: "Because the lines of my script are almost perfect." ”

At that time, in order to shoot "Wolf Warrior 2", the whole team spent six years up and down, and every plot and line was a carefully polished work of art.

Therefore, Meng Zuo's self-confidence is not groundless.

"Meng Zuojun, you are still as confident as before. Tomokazu Yamamoto smiled and didn't comment too much.

A young man is not crazy, he is unproductive, of course, if he is still crazy when he is old, it will never be promising.

"What self-confidence requires is strength as a guarantee. Meng Zuo continued, "Mr. Yamamoto, do you believe it, I will use three years to build the name Meng Zuo into a brand." When people hear the word Meng Zuo, they will know that this thing must be a fine product. ”

"Good ambition! A good man is determined to die, and a person without ambition is unproductive, although your goal is a bit ambitious, but I believe in you, sooner or later it will be achieved. Tomokazu Yamamoto held up the Coke, although he didn't like to drink this carbonated drink, but Meng Zuo liked it, so he accompanied him to take a can or two.

Bang!

The two cans collided, splashing a little water, and the two drank bitterly.

......

Dear Mr. Liu Wenliang, I know that as a 'cross talk queen', you have a wide range of hobbies, but there has always been a regret, that is, as a graduate of Beiying, you have never participated in a good enough movie, now, the opportunity has come, I and Mr. Tomokazu Yamamoto sincerely invite you to participate in our meticulous work - "Wolf Warrior", this is a movie rich in family and country feelings, if you are interested, please call this number, I will be waiting for you at any time.

One of your most sincere fans – Monzo.

"What's the matter, Lao Liu?" Li Dehua looked at the book, but found that Liu Wenliang next to him looked a little wrong, thinking that he was unwell, and hurriedly asked.

"Ah...... It's okay, it's just ......" Liu Wenliang recovered from the horror and was about to explain, but was interrupted by the host lady at the front desk.

"Mr. Li, Mr. Liu, we should go up. ”

The host lady is wearing a small white suit, and if you look closely, you will see that her clothes are very similar to Aiqiqi's.

Don't be surprised, because Ai Qiqi and this host are from ordinary families, and it is still very common for them to collide.

"Oh, okay. Li Dehua nodded, glanced at Liu Wenliang, and then got up and walked to the front desk.

The world is big, and the food and clothing parents are the biggest, even if you suddenly receive news that someone in the family has passed away, this performance must be completed with all your might.

So Andy Li didn't have time to listen to Liu Wenliang's explanation, and went straight to the stage.

Liu Wenliang even cleaned up his mood and went on stage with this rule, but he was still worried about this text message in his heart.

Liu Wenliang was surprised.

Surprised to the point of panic.

In just a few minutes, he had already determined that this Meng Zuo was Meng Zuo who was filming with Tomokazu Yamamoto, and he was not a fake.

First of all, there are not many people who can search their mobile phone numbers, and the possibility of being scammers is extremely small; secondly, no scammer can accurately call out a person's full name, they are all casting a wide net to catch more fish; and moreover, there are very few scammers who can have the courage to offend three well-known artists at once.

So, the message is definitely true.

As for the fact that he graduated from Beiying and is the queen of cross talk, Liu Wenliang didn't think these words were strange, because these things could be found casually on the Internet, and he was surprised by two things.

The first point was that he was surprised that Meng Zuo was actually his fan, and he still seemed to like it very much.

The second point is that Meng Zuo actually knows the biggest regret of his life until now.

If the explanation of the first point was said by Meng Zuo for the sake of politeness, then the second point cannot be explained at all.

It seems that other than the choice of believing in the gods, other theories are not enough to explain how Meng Zuo knew the secret of his heart.

I have to say that Meng Zuo's text message aroused Liu Wenliang's heart.

He accurately grasped the regrets in Liu Wenliang's life, and used this to lure Liu Wenliang, plus his wording and attitude are very good, Liu Wenliang's playfulness was hooked all of a sudden.

As mentioned above, Liu Wenliang has never been a simple cross talker.

He has a wide range of hobbies, such as raising birds, fighting crickets, playing with gnats, acting, making movies, participating in rock clubs, etc.

Now that he has such an opportunity, it stands to reason that he should not let it go.

What's more, it's a collaboration with Tomokazu Yamamoto, a super director who is famous inside and outside the circle!

Even if it's a passerby, he's willing to do it.

It's just that most of his mind is now on today's cross talk special, and he hasn't had the time to seriously think about whether to go or not.

Coupled with work reasons, if the filming delays the commercial performance, the gains outweigh the losses.

You can't give up your career because of a hobby, that's the bare minimum.

Anyway, there are still many things to consider, and Liu Wenliang's choice is not to think about it now.

The top priority now is to dedicate enough performances to the audience that they don't feel that they are not worth the ticket money, which is the right thing to do.

"Our brothers are up again. ”

"Well, that's right. ”

"Let those two rest for a moment. ”

"Hmm. ”

"One of them is my apprentice and the other is my son. ”

"Yes. ”

"I'm so happy to be on the same stage as my son......

"Eh, wait a minute, why am I so awkward to hear this......"

The audience laughed, and the burden rang one after another.

Li Dehua and Liu Wenliang were also laughing, smiling very contentedly.

The audience laughed, which was the greatest affirmation of their business level, and they were very satisfied.

......

"How much money do we have?" Meng Zuo asked suddenly.

"Well, Meng Zuojun, how much money do you need to support it?" This kind of thing, Tomokazu Yamamoto didn't dare to talk nonsense, because he still had to find investors, although he was quite famous in the world, but in China, the investors he could invite were also limited, and it was definitely impossible to ask too much.

Meng Zuo thought about it carefully.

He remembered that when "Wolf Warrior 2" was filmed, the initial budget was 70 or 80 million, and in the end, Wu Jing took out 80 million of his savings, and also used his own house mortgage as a preparatory fund, so he could barely finish the film, so this movie will cost at least 150 million.

But it's my first time making a movie, and although I have the help of Tomokazu Yamamoto, what if something happens?

"Hmm...... It doesn't take much either. Meng Zuo had the answer in his heart.

Tomokazu Yamamoto nodded and took a sip of Coke.

In his opinion, although this film is good, Meng Zuo is a newcomer, and it is already very good to spend one or two million to make a debut.

But unexpectedly, Meng Zuo's next sentence made his scalp tingle.

"Just 200 million. ”

"Poof!"

Tomokazu Yamamoto squirted out the Coke in one gulp.

It's scary!

Two hundred million?

He has made movies for so many years, and he has never made a movie with a budget of 200 million yuan.

This kind of movie, I'm afraid that only Hollywood-level theaters can afford this kind of money.

"Are you kidding? Meng Zuojun, two hundred million!" said Tomokazu Yamamoto in disbelief.

"Uh. Meng Zuo didn't expect Tomokazu Yamamoto to react like this.

He has never made a movie, and of course he doesn't know what the budget for making a movie normally is, but he thinks that a big director like Tomokazu Yamamoto, shouldn't hundreds of millions come just now?

Did you say a little too much?

"It's ...... Is it a lot?"

"Too many!"

"That 150 million is fine......

"Are you going to build a playground?" Tomokazu Yamamoto complained, "Why so much money? This is your first movie." ”

"Whoever dictates that the first film can't invest a little more. Meng Zuo said confidently.

"Uh......" Tomokazu Yamamoto was asked.

No one has ever said that you can't afford to have a lot of budget for your first shot.

Because this has never happened in the film industry!

First of all, you are making a movie for the first time, and you have no fame and no definite strength, how dare you spend so much money?

Secondly, even if you are bold, confident and sure, this movie will definitely be popular, but you have no prestige in the industry at all, and you can't attract so much investment.

To put it simply, it's not that newcomers can't ask for a lot of budget, it's that even if they do, no one will give it.

"Yes, yes...... You know, in China, for a rookie director, a box office of more than 100 million is already considered a success, but your budget is 200 million, plus the film development fund and business tax, 50 percent to the theater, and finally the film producer and distributor, to give them the remaining 43 percent or so, if you invest 200 million, you need to ...... if you want to return to the cost."

"Seven and a half billion. Before Tomokazu Yamamoto could figure it out, Meng Zuo said it without thinking.

Since his intelligence was increased to 10 points, Meng Zuo felt that these simple additions, subtractions, multiplication, and divisions, no matter how big the numbers, could be easily calculated.

I'm afraid I can get the strongest brain, right?

"Ah, yes, that's pretty much it. After a while, Tomokazu Yamamoto also calculated, and he was surprised to find that the number that Meng Zuo blurted out was actually similar to what he had calculated with a computer.

"Soon, 750 million, with my script and your popularity, I can earn you back in minutes, and the money we earn at that time, we will score fifty-five points. Meng Zuo put his arm on Tomokazu Yamamoto's shoulder, full of heroism.

On the other hand, Tomokazu Yamamoto was a little speechless.

Seven and a half million?

Is this young man funny?

If he makes a movie now, he can exceed 1.5 billion in the world, which is considered a normal level, and Meng Zuo actually wants to rely on his status as a newcomer and has no experience in filmmaking, just in China, he wants to get 750 million?

He's afraid he's not thinking about peach.

But after all, they haven't known each other for a long time, and he can't say it clearly.

"Seventy-five million?" Meng Zuojun, do you know what the concept of seventy-five hundred million is?" asked Tomokazu Yamamoto very seriously.

"Of course I know......" Meng Zuo didn't know, but he couldn't show a trace of weakness at this time, "Isn't it just seven and a half billion, sprinkle water." ”

Sprinkle water?

Seven and a half million can build a good university, okay?

Tomokazu Yamamoto was a little skeptical if his vision was too narrow or if the times had changed, he couldn't understand where Meng Zuo's confidence came from, and he dared to say that.

Meng Zuo can't understand why Tomokazu Yamamoto is such a big director is so twisted and twisted, you know, "Wolf Warrior 2" has a box office of more than 5 billion in his world, even if it is not good in this world, 750 million is more than enough, okay?

Both of them have their own ideas, but neither is convenient to say.

One is to take care of each other's emotions, and the other is not to reveal the identity of their own traverser.

The current situation can be described as very anxious.

"Meng Zuojun, I can't guarantee anything else, but on the capital side, I can help you get 100 million. Yamamoto took a deep breath and said.

"One hundred million ......" Meng Zuo frowned, his budget was two hundred million, and it had shrunk by half at once.

"Can you have more? a little more than half a million?" Meng Zuo looked at Tomokazu Yamamoto pitifully.

However, the pity can't be eaten, and Tomokazu Yamamoto really doesn't dare to pay any more.

"Meng Zuojun, this is really not ......"

"We'll make four or six points of money then, and I'll make four and you six, okay?" Meng Zuo gritted his teeth.

Tomokazu Yamamoto looked at Meng Zuo's expression and felt a little like laughing.

He didn't understand why Meng Zuo's expression was now as if he had lost hundreds of millions.

In fact, Meng Zuo really felt that he had lost hundreds of millions.

According to the calculation of 500 million, it would have been distributed to him and Yamamoto, at least a dozen billion, if it is according to five or five points, one person will make a net profit of several hundred million, and this time it will become four or six points, but it will not be a loss of several hundred million.

"Meng Zuojun, it's really not a matter of how much, so let's do it, I'll give you another 20 million myself, and it should be my funds to support you in pursuing your dreams, okay? 120 million, this is the limit of what I can do. ”

"Can't you really give a little more? give another 10 million?" Meng Zuo looked at Tomokazu Yamamoto.

"Meng Zuojun, this is really my limit. Yamamoto Tomokazu already had a hint of coldness in his eyes, he is also the fourth generation of the Japanese underworld "Riyu", since he has already shown his sincerity, if Meng Zuo has to gain an inch, he will definitely not show mercy.

"Ah......" Meng Zuo also noticed a hint of abnormality, so he could only accept it when he saw it, "Okay, okay, although one or two hundred million is not enough, it is barely enough......"

Tomokazu Yamamoto almost stumbled.

One two hundred million!

For a newcomer, it seems to be an unprecedented investment, but I didn't expect Meng Zuo to be dissatisfied.

Tomokazu Yamamoto felt that this was the biggest adventure of his life.

Although 20 million is for him, although the loss will not break his muscles and bones, it will also make him bleed, although Meng Zuo has unparalleled talent in martial arts and singers, but acting and filming, Yamamoto really has little confidence in Meng Zuo.

It's no wonder that Tomokazu Yamamoto is narrow-minded, and no one dares to make a promise in exchange for anyone.

Why?

Just a script, or a promise from a fledgling hairy boy?

The cost is too high, and the risk is too high.

Therefore, it is not easy for Tomokazu Yamamoto to be able to do this.

Meng Zuo naturally knew this, although he was unwilling, but he had no choice but to give up, otherwise he would really tear his face, and he really had no place to find this point.

Alas!

It's a pain to have no money.