There's a reason why Lee is confident in his bid.

Because of the two movies "Zombie Family" and "Detective Chocolate", the price he gave was very reasonable.

"Zombie Family" is a sequel to "Mr. Zombie", and the box office is guaranteed to a certain extent. But because there have been too many zombie films recently, it may not be able to reproduce the box office miracle created by "Mr. Zombie", so the box office is most likely to be around 20 million.

"Detective Chocolate" is the latest masterpiece of Xu Guanwen, the king of ghost horse comedy, coupled with the joining of the popular female singer Mei Yanfang, and the cameo of the brave and invincible overlord Hua Hu Huizhong, the cast of this movie is also very strong, and it is estimated that the box office will exceed 20 million without the slightest pressure.

As for "The True Color of Heroes" and "Overlord Flower", the price he gave was actually too high. "The True Color of Heroes" is directed by down-and-out director Wu Yusen, starring box office poison Zhou Yunfa and outdated star Di Long, and the only eye-catching is the popular singer Zhang Guorong. It's a pity that his box office appeal is not too strong.

Therefore, the box office of this movie can reach more than 10 million, and it is more likely that the film will not even recover the cost in the end. He can give 20 million Hong Kong dollars to make a sum of money in the summer, which is already very kind.

The movie "Overlord Flower" is also worrisome at the box office because the actress plays the lead role and plays the starring role, and it may only collect millions in the end. He gave a price of fifteen million, so that the summer not only saved the capital, but also made a lot of money, which is already very good. So he was sure that he would happily accept the price he offered in the summer.

However, Summer's reaction was unexpected.

"Hehe, Mr. Li, drink coffee!" Xia smiled, "The coffee of this Peninsula Hotel is still very famous." ”

"Why, Mr. Xia is still not satisfied with my price?" asked Li Guoxing in surprise. To be honest, he's already quite kind. Basically, they don't leave much profit margin for themselves.

The main reason why he is so profitable is that he wants to make a friend in the summer and achieve the purpose of long-term cooperation.

Because his Meiya is the only one of the four major film distributors in Hong Kong that does not produce its own films. Therefore, the operation of Meiya Company is heavily dependent on external film companies.

Without a high-quality and massive supply of films, Meiya cannot grow. Li Guoxing knows this deeply. That's why he's constantly looking for quality collaborators.

Like Deng Guangrong's Darong Film Company, Xiang Brothers' Yongsheng Film Company, Pan Disheng's Debao Film Company, etc., are all his cooperation goals.

However, the quality of the movies produced by these companies is uneven, and the box office is not very guaranteed, sometimes high and sometimes low. Therefore, when cooperating with them, Li Guoxing was always trembling, and he didn't know when he would be cheated.

And the newly rising summer, which is in the limelight, is exactly the object of his dreams. Because of the many films he directed. The box office has stabilized at more than 20 million. And the works of the screenwriters are also very guaranteed at the box office. Therefore, Li Guoxing is eager to cooperate with him for a long time, and he is willing to sacrifice a little profit for this.

But now it seems that Summer is a little greedy and not satisfied with these concessions.

"To be honest, I am very grateful to Mr. Li for his love to me. Xia waved his hand and said, he knew that Li Guoxing was also kind.

For movies with guaranteed box office such as "Zombie Family" and "Detective Chocolate", his bids are fair. Like the two movies "True Colors of Heroes" and "Overlord Flower". The price he gave was actually fairer.

Because of these two movies, in addition to knowing that they are bound to be popular. The outside world is unanimously not optimistic. When the bidding was first placed, no one voted for these two films. Li Guoxin can give a price of 20 million and 15 million, so that he can not only recover the cost, but also make a lot of money, which shows that he has no bad intentions.

If Summer didn't know the box office results of these two films, he would be very happy to accept the price proposed by Li Guoxing. But who made him know that these two movies ended up being popular.

The Hong Kong box office of "True Colors of Heroes" is as high as 34.6 million. The box office of "Overlord Flower" is also at least 15 million, so Li Guoxing's price is already very fair, but it seems that it is still far from enough in the summer.

"In this way, the two movies "Zombie Family" and "Detective Chocolate" will be calculated according to the price you gave Mr. Li. Summer thought for a moment. "But "The True Color of Heroes" and "Overlord Flower", I think it's better to wait for the final box office to come out. ”

"Oh, it seems that Mr. Xia has a lot of confidence in those two movies. Li Guoxing knew what Xia meant as soon as he heard it, obviously thinking that the price he gave was less, "Mr. Xia, as a person who has come over, I sincerely give you a piece of advice, sometimes, don't trust your instincts too much, otherwise you may pay a heavy price." ”

Li Guoxing didn't say this to threaten Summer, nor did he deliberately demean Summer, he really intended to give Summer a piece of advice. Because he himself has suffered a lot because he trusts his instincts too much. I bought several movies that I thought would be a big hit, but I ended up losing a lot.

"Well, since Mr. Li is willing to make a bet with me, then I'll make a bet with you too, how about it?" Xia smiled slightly.

"Bet on what?" asked Li Guoxing curiously.

"I bet that the box office of my "True Colors of Heroes" can exceed 30 million, breaking the box office record set by "Lucky Stars". Summer laughed.

"Mr. Xia, you're making too much of a joke. Impossible!" Li Guoxing shook his head again and again.

"Lucky Stars" is starring Hong Jingbao, Cheng Long, Yuan Biao, Wu Yaohan, Feng Qifan, Zeng Zhiwei, Hu Huizhong, Qin Xianglin and other top stars in Hong Kong and Taiwan. The investment is also as high as more than 40 million Hong Kong dollars, so as to break the box office record of 30 million.

What's in "The True Color of Heroes"? A down-and-out director, an outdated star, a box office poison, and the only singer whose achievements in the film industry are not eye-catching. And the investment in the whole film is only seven million.

Isn't it a joke that such a movie dares to say that the box office has exceeded 30 million and broke the box office record set by "Lucky Stars"!

"I'm not kidding, I'm serious. Xia looked at Li Guoxing seriously and said, "How is it, does Mr. Li dare to bet?"

"Then what are you going to bet on?" Li Guoxing hesitated for a moment, and then asked.

"If I win, can Mr. Li let me take a stake in your Meiya company?" said Summer.

"You want to take a stake in my company?" Li Guoxing was taken aback, he didn't expect Xia to hit his own idea.

"Yes, if you don't have your own distribution channels, you will never be able to grow. I don't have access to overseas sales, and Mr. Lee's Meiya is the largest independent film distributor in Hong Kong, so I want to take a stake in your company. Summer nodded.

"Mr. Xia is really ambitious, not old. Li Guoxing said in surprise, he didn't expect that Xia was young, but he analyzed things so thoroughly.

If a production company doesn't have its own distribution channels, it's really hard to beat. Because the profits are harvested by distributors and theater operators, in the end, one-third can be left to the production company, even if it is earned.

"Can Mr. Lee agree to this bet?" asked Summer.

"Then if you lose, what will you do?" asked Li Guoxing.

"If I lose, Mr. Li can take a stake in my World Pictures. How?" Summer smiled slightly.

Li Guoxing blinked, "I don't know how many shares Mr. Xia is willing to give me?"

"As long as Mr. Li has enough money, you can get more than half of the shares if you want. Summer laughed.

"Not so much, I only need three achievements to be enough. Li Guoxing hurriedly waved his hand.

He is only good at distributing films, not making films, otherwise he would have opened his own film company. Therefore, the management of Tianxia Pictures is of no use to him at all. On the contrary, he has to worry about the lack of shares in the summer and the low motivation for work, which leads to his constant loss of money.

Besides, if the box office of "The True Color of Heroes" really exceeds 30 million and breaks the box office record set by "Lucky Stars", he doesn't want Meiya, which he founded by himself, to be swallowed up by Summer.

"Okay, three makes three percent. So, Mr. Li, are you agreeing?" said Xia with a smile.

"Yes, I agreed. Li Guoxing nodded.

"Okay, then we'll see. Summer smiled happily.

Thirty percent of Meiya's shares have now fallen firmly into his hands. With these 30% shares, he no longer has to worry about having no overseas issuance channels.

……

After talking about business with Li Guoxing, he returned to the Shaw Brothers dormitory in the summer.

"Brother Tian, how is it, is the business going well?" Wang Qixian was waiting for him at home, and after seeing him come back, he hurriedly asked with concern.

"Very good. Summer said happily, "The overseas rights to "Mr. Zombie" have finally been sold. ”

"Really?!Congratulations to Brother Tian!" Wang Qixian said happily for him when he heard it.

"Rejoice and rejoice. I sold that movie for 35 million, Xiaoxian, I have the money to help you buy a mansion!

"Wow!35 million?!" Wang Qixian was taken aback, he didn't expect the movie to be so profitable. Thirty-five million! Pile up, I'm afraid even the houses are full.

"Yes, we have money to buy a new house. Summer smiled happily.

I've been busy working since I crossed over, and although I've made a lot of money, I haven't enjoyed it much.

It's also time to buy a mansion and live the life of a rich man.

"Brother Tian, let's not buy a mansion for now, okay? It's too expensive! It's too much of a waste of money!" Wang Qixian frowned distressedly and said. She knew that it was not easy to make money in the summer, so she didn't want him to spend so much money for himself. (To be continued.) )