Chapter 114: The Dust Settles
At a fixed return on investment of 10%.
Chufeng Film and Television Company invested 14 million and paid 15.4 million.
Donglin Media Group invested 10.5 million and paid 11.55 million.
Lattice Entertainment invested 9.5 million and paid 10.45 million.
In other words, Wu Huai must pay 37.4 million to these three companies before the end of the year.
After negotiating the details, Nie Zhen and the three came to the studio to sign a supplementary agreement together.
When each of them stamped the company's contract seal and legal person seal, Wu Huai breathed a sigh of relief, and this matter has only now really settled.
"Next, the operation of "Langya Bang" will be at the expense of Mr. Wu!" Nie Zhen looked at Wu Huai with complicated eyes and said with a light sigh.
He didn't know whether to say that Wu Huai was naΓ―ve and arrogant or that he was full of courage, but no matter what kind of person he was, such a person was destined not to be ordinary.
Wu Huai shook his hand calmly and said, "This is natural, thank you Mr. Nie for your support of "Langya Bang". β
"To be honest, I really admire your courage, I hope you don't fall down this time!" Liao Weixiong is a straight person, and he won't beat around the bush when he speaks.
"Young people, you just have to be fearless of death, what is it if you fall once!" Wu Huai said with a smile, "I am also grateful for Mr. Liao's support." β
Zeng Jiaping has the most eyes, if it weren't for Nie Zhen and Liao Weixiong agreeing to this plan, he would definitely not sign this supplementary agreement.
But now that the matter has been decided, Zeng Jiaping is no longer entangled, and said with a calm smile: "Then I wish Mr. Wu's "Langya Bang" a big hit!"
"Thank you for your good words, and thank you for your support!" Wu Huai said sincerely.
"Now that the agreement has been signed, we won't stay longer. Nie Zhen and the others got up and said.
Wu Huai sent the three of them to the door and waved goodbye.
Xu Ke on the side was silent until they all left, then he looked at Wu Huai with complicated eyes, and asked softly, "Ah Huai, this is what you planned from the beginning, right?"
Looking at Xu Ke, who looked a little worried, Wu Huai did not deceive her and nodded.
Xu Ke was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "This is really too risky, isn't it...... If we fail, we'll lose everything!"
Wu Huai's face was cold, his eyes were dark, and he said in a low voice: "My starting point is too low, so I can only use unconventional means...... Sometimes, as long as you are six or seven points sure, you can take risks!"
Xu Ke wanted to speak and stopped, it is good to have goals and ambitions, but if you are too greedy and scheming...... Sooner or later, you're going to stumble!
Wu Huai could see her worries, and said softly: "Don't worry, don't take an example!"
"This is the second time you've said that!" Xu Ke whispered.
Wu Huai was stunned for a moment, knowing that what she said was about the joint hype with the entity writer Lu Ke last time, and shook his head with a wry smile.
After all, Xu Ke couldn't bear to make Wu Huai too embarrassed, so he changed the topic: "But if "Langya Bang" is really a big hit, will they have an opinion?"
Wu Huai's expression became a little cold, and he said softly: "The return is always proportional to the risk, they want to get high returns, but they also want to have no risk, how can there be such a good thing! And this is their own choice, "Langya Bang" is a big hit, they can only blame themselves for being clumsy, they can be red-eyed, but they can't blame anyone!"
"I always feel that something is not right...... Xu Ke said hesitantly.
Wu Huai smiled and didn't continue to chat.
In fact, he had a darker idea in his heart and didn't tell anyone.
That is, let them bear the risk together in the early stage, if the results of the filming of "Langya Bang" are not satisfactory, then share the profits and losses according to the proportion of the contract......
But this idea is too dark to talk to Xu Ke.
"By the way, Lushan TV...... Have you been contacted over there?" Wu Huai asked with a smile.
Now that the matter has come to this, Xu Ke can only gather his mind and say softly: "I have been in contact twice!"
"Well, let's make an appointment with each other. Wu Huai nodded in response.
Lushan TV ...... It is Jiang Shouyuan's TV station that relied on his own connections to set up a line for Wu Huai.
Dongying Group is in Lushan, Jiang Shouyuan and Lushan TV have also cooperated many times, and the relationship is close!
After the finished film came out, Jiang Shouyuan sent a sample to Lushan TV, and the other party expressed interest soon after.
And in the past month or so, the other party has called the studio twice, which shows that they are very optimistic about this TV series.
Otherwise, as a seller's market, it would not be so eager.
Wu Huai deliberately skipped Lushan TV when he launched the sale before, because he was worried that their attitude would disrupt his plan, but now it seems that he is really prepared.
After waiting for a few days, Wu Huai received a notice of negotiation from Lushan TV.
They were received by Peng Yizhi, the director of film acquisition at Lushan TV.
"Mr. Wu, Miss Xu, please be seated. Peng Yizhi invited them to sit down, and his attitude was obviously much closer than that of the leaders of other TV stations.
After Wu Huai greeted the other party, he asked with a smile: "Since Director Peng is willing to negotiate with us, he should be interested in buying the TV series "Langya Bang", right?"
"Our department had a meeting about your TV series. Peng Yizhi's eyes narrowed and said with a smile: "The review jury a few days ago submitted suggestions, and they all agreed that this film is a good work. β
The procurement of a TV series generally has three steps - review, decision-making, and payment collection.
The audit is for the personnel of the purchasing department and the external judges to watch the feature film together and evaluate the TV series to see if there is a need and value for purchase.
Passing the audit is naturally good news for Wu Huai.
But Wu Huai still calmly waited for the following, as a buyer, he would never just praise the goods, how to bargain without picking out a few flaws?
Peng Yizhi looked at Wu Huai, who was silent, and secretly said in his heart, but he could only continue: "But with all due respect, Mr. Wu, as the protagonist of this TV series, is really a little low, which has a great impact on the ratings of a TV series!"
"I think the most attractive thing about a work is the plot and acting, not the popularity of the actors. Wu Huai smiled: "There are no longer a few such examples. β
Peng Yizhi chuckled and said: "But what you can't deny is the role of popularity in ratings......"
"The second point," Peng Yizhi didn't give him a chance to refute, and continued: "The subject matter, historical dramas have been unpopular in the past two years, especially your book is still an alternate history, and the risk is greater!"
"So, Director Peng doesn't look down on our "Langya Bang" anymore?" Wu Huai smiled and retreated.
Peng Yizhi saw Wu Huai's confident face, knowing that he couldn't deceive the other party, so he said with a smile: "On the contrary, we are also very optimistic about this film, even if it has such and such drawbacks, but the price is up for debate." β
"In this way, I have a general understanding, the investment amount of your TV series is around 70 million, and I bid 80 million to buy out all the copyrights of "Langya Bang"!"