Zhang Chen didn't wait for Peter Thiel's call, but received an unexpected call.

"Is it Mr. Zhang?" a hoarse voice came from the phone.

Zhang Chen frowned, feeling a little familiar: "I'm Zhang Chen, who are you?"

"Hey, I've found your number. The hoarse voice showed exaggerated surprise in a Beijing accent, "My surname is Feng, Feng Xiaogang, and I am a director." ”

Zhang Chen was stunned, I said how come I seem to have heard this voice somewhere, "Hello Director Feng, is there something wrong?"

Feng Xiaogang was secretly happy in his heart, and hung up the phone without hearing it, a good sign.

"I got your phone from Zhang Yang, but don't blame him for this, this grandson never gave it, I poured him too much to find it from his phone book. That's the case, I heard that you invested some money in Director Zhang's film that has something to say, and I also have a movie here that is preparing to be filmed, ask if you are interested in participating in it?" Feng Xiaogang did not have the style of Feng Cannon in later generations, especially if he could speak, and he took care of all aspects, so that Zhang Chen could hardly find fault with it.

Feng Xiaogang saw that Zhang Chen didn't speak, and felt that there was a way to do this, so he continued to puff up his strength and said: "Let me introduce myself to you first, I have been in the film and television industry for many years, before... ”

Zhang Chen interrupted with a smile: "I know you, you have also participated in "The Story of the Editorial Department" and "Kyoto People in New York", and I also liked to watch "Chicken Feathers in One Place" before, but I don't seem to have seen the movie directed by you. ”

Feng Xiaogang was a little surprised and embarrassed, "I have directed a few films before, all of which are literary films, almost all of them have been banned and cannot be released, so they are not famous, you can laugh." ”

Zhang Chen really doesn't know what movies Feng Xiaogang directed before "Party A and Party B", but there are too many banned movies this year, and it is not surprising that Feng Xiaogang has made any movies that he doesn't know.

Feng Xiaogang continued: "The film I am going to make this time is a little different from the style I made before, it is a purely entertaining comedy film, and the story is careless... ”

Zhang Chen interjected: "Director Feng, I'm sorry to interrupt you, when is your movie going to be released?"

Feng Xiaogang perked up, hey, the other party knows how to do it, opening his mouth is a proper noun like schedule, and now in the film and television industry, not many people know this word.

Feng Xiaogang said with a smile: "You know, now domestic movies are broadcast without any schedules, but I discussed it with the leaders of several film bureaus, and I feel that around New Year's Day is the time to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, last year's Jackie Chan's film was released at this stage, and the effect is good, the New Year, the people are also willing to be happy, I made this comedy, and I am going to release it around New Year's Day to the New Year, which also makes everyone happy and happy." ”

Zhang Chen nodded: "In other words, you plan to make a Chinese New Year film?"

Feng Xiaogang slapped his thigh: "New Year's movie! This is a good word! This film is a New Year's movie!"

Zhang Chen is basically sure that Feng Xiaogang's film is the originator of the Chinese New Year film "Party A and Party B" in the previous life, and it is also the foundation work of Feng's film style.

The sentence at the end of the film, 1997 has passed, I miss it very much, I don't know how many people's nostalgia has hit, and there are still people who remember this movie until twenty years later.

Feng Xiaogang mentioned the spirit: "In the end, I have seen the world abroad, since you understand, I won't tell you about the mess, my total investment in this film is 2.8 million, if you are willing to invest, what will we divide it into." ”

Zhang Chen smiled: "Director Feng, you may be mistaken, I am specialized in investment, yes, but I have almost never set foot in the film and television circle, I invested some money in Director Zhang before, but it is only because he has some business cooperation with my company, frankly speaking, as far as I know, there is almost no money to make in making movies now, on the one hand, the entire film industry is sluggish, on the other hand, the investment environment is too poor, and investors have been cheated a lot." Actually, I'm also curious, why do you have to make a movie when you make a good TV series? It's a thankless task. ”

When Feng Xiaogang heard this, his heart was half cold, yes, he originally paid the other party a stupid big money, but now it seems that people don't say that they are clear, at least they know how to do it.

said that Feng Xiaogang would know that Party A and Party B were selling well now, but he didn't believe it himself.

Now the domestic film market is too bad, except for foreign blockbusters and Hong Kong films, almost all domestic films are released and lose one, a screening hall has six or seven hundred seats, and only five or six people watch a movie.

Oh, and some of them aren't targeted.

But Feng Xiaogang always felt that he would not lose money for this movie, it was the New Year, and the people had a little money in their hands, even if one percent of them went to the cinema to have fun, the cost would come back.

Feng Xiaogang smiled bitterly: "I want to tell you that my comedy film is my artistic pursuit, and I can't say it myself." However, I always feel that there will be a revival of domestic films. In the past few years, we have either made the main theme of Gao Daquan, or it is a patchwork of nonsense, and occasionally there is a movie that is both ideological and artistic, and it is not allowed to be released. So, I wanted to start with comedy. Since you don't want to vote, I won't bother you, and my international call is also expensive. ”

Feng Xiaogang touched a soft nail, and he was quite distressed about the phone bill, so he wanted to hang up the phone and quickly think of something else.

Feng Xiaogang thought that Zhang Chen would take the initiative to hang up the phone, but he didn't expect Zhang Chen's calm voice to come from the phone: "How much money do you want?"

Feng Xiaogang thought he had misheard, so he asked again.

Zhang Chen repeated: "I'm asking, how much money is missing from your film." ”

Feng Xiaogang hurriedly said: "It's still half there, about 1.5 million." ”

Feng Xiaogang beat the drum in his heart, what's the matter? I really want to vote? No?

"That's it, Director Feng, I'll think about it, I'm not in the country now, I'll give you a call, you contact him, and I'll communicate with him when the time comes. Zhang Chen's voice was interrupted on the phone.

In this era, the quality of international long-distance calls is very average, but Feng Xiaogang still understood Zhang Chen's words, and hurriedly said: "You say you say, eh, who is that, quickly bring me a pen and paper, any pen can be done, hurry up." Say it, I'll remember. ”

Zhang Chen reported Liu Ai's phone to Feng Xiaogang, Liu Ai, this girl is clever and diligent enough, Zhang Chen also consciously added more burden to her, exercised more, and it will be of great use in the future.

Feng Xiaogang's movie, Zhang Chen is planning to invest, and he also wants Liu Ai to do a market survey of the entire domestic film and television industry to see which companies and people are worth investing in.

It's also time to invest some money in the cultural industry.

(End of chapter)