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Inspired by the Chinese court, the Jumbo Seafood Restaurant has cost HK$6 million for traditional Chinese handicrafts and murals, and the Emperor's Dragon Chair has taken two years to complete. With a displacement of 3,300 tonnes and an area of 45,000 square feet, the 76-metre-long, 22-metre-wide and 28-metre-high seafood restaurant is known as the "world's largest maritime restaurant".

At seven o'clock in the evening, Cheng Weiliang and Chen Zhiming boarded the Jumbo Boat and walked into the reserved box, and not long after, under the guidance of the waiter, a man in his thirties of medium stature walked in.

Chen Zhiming immediately stood up to greet the visitor and introduced the two: "Brother Cheng, let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Xu Xiaoming, the production director of our ATV drama team. Director Xu, this is a talented man who is good at singing and writing, writing songs, and writing screenwriting, Mr. Cheng Weiliang. ”

"Mr. Cheng, I have been looking up for a long time, I have heard of your name as early as when ATV broadcast the news of you singing on Temple Street, but I have always been attached to it, and I hate not to see you! I just didn't expect that you, a great talent, not only wrote the song well, but even the script made us people in the industry ashamed! After watching your "Rogue Tycoon" these days, Mr. Cheng's screenwriting talent really made me admire it so much! " Xu Xiaoming smiled and stretched out his hand first and shook hands with Cheng Weiliang.

Cheng Weiliang hurriedly said humbly: "Where and where, Director Xu, you are the real power, you are an all-round talent who integrates singing, singing, actors, screenwriters, directors, producers, and action directors, I am very envious, I have seen "Walking to Tiger Mountain Again" and "Huo Yuanjia", amazing!"

"Oh, both of them are powerful people, heroes cherish heroes, why don't you sit down first, and let's talk slowly at the dinner table." Chen Zhiming said with a smile. Chen Zhiming is ATV in charge of variety shows, he is funny and has a wide range of contacts, Cheng Weiliang has been on ATV shows several times before, and he has some personal friendship with Cheng Weiliang.

Cheng Weiliang signed a contract with Polygram Records and became a singer, and the personal contact between the two has not been broken. Therefore, when he heard that Xu Xiaoming intended to invite Cheng Weiliang, he volunteered to test it to see how deep Cheng Weiliang's cooperation with TVB was?

The wine table is staggered, the wine is full, and the guests and hosts are suitable. Neither side took the initiative to mention their intentions, but under Chen Zhiming's threading of the needle, the topic at the dinner table never fell short. From the weather in Xiangjiang to the famous mountains and rivers in the mainland, from the British football team to the Xiangjiang games, from the rise and fall of the stock market to the anecdotes of the successive governors of Xiangjiang, from the interesting stories of celebrities to the hard work of filming on the set when he entered the industry, etc., there is a funny Chen Zhiming, and there is constant laughter on the table.

Later, it was Chen Zhiming who clicked on the real theme of tonight.

"Brother Cheng, you're a talented man, you've done singing and acting, but now you haven't done it as a director, right?

"There are some small differences, and I have to continue to communicate well with the wireless side. "Cheng Weiliang drank a little too much tonight, but he hasn't forgotten the real purpose of tonight. He did not have a complete showdown with Fang Yihua, and he still needs to maintain the apparent relationship with TVB. He will not reveal his true inner thoughts to Xu Xiaoming and them now, although he has actually shaken his determination to cooperate with TVB.

"Brother, with all due respect, you have to take charge of the crew, be a real director, and if you don't pay something, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get benefits from that Ms. Fang. She must want you to sign a long-term contract for a few years, right? Zhou Yanfa, Zhao Yazi, Wang Mingquan and other long-established stars are no exception, let alone you? If you want to be favored by them, you have to sign a deed of sale!" Chen Zhiming said with certainty.

Cheng Weiliang glanced at Xu Xiaoming, who was sending a mouthful of food to his mouth, and said with a smile: "Yes, it seems that I am too anxious and abrupt at present, I should write a few scripts and sell them first, and study with the crew for two more years, so that Miss Fang may be more accommodating." ”

Xu Xiaoming only opened his mouth to join their conversation at this time, "I talked to you about filming just now, Wei Liang, you seem to have some opinions, not like a novice, I don't think you may be able to give it a try." ”

Chen Zhiming immediately took over the conversation and said: "Yes, brother, Director Xu seems to have a very tacit understanding with you, if you want to film, you can actually do it anywhere, you don't have to be in TVB, we ATV also welcome talents like you." ”

"Forget it, it's a bit difficult for Polygram to do it, and besides, TVB hasn't said that it will not let me be a director now. Cheng Weiliang lowered his head and thought about it, but still waved his hand with a smile.

"What if I said that ATV will give you the autonomy to shoot independently? ATV can form a close cooperative relationship with you, and your songs and scripts can be brought to ATV. If the script of "Meteor Garden" is good, we ATV can also participate in the investment and give the greatest convenience in the broadcast schedule. Xu Xiaoming said his killer feature.

Xu Xiaoming learned from many sources that Cheng Weiliang is a person with very independent ideas, just imagine that a newcomer is usually eager to sign with a record company for a few more years, how can he be like he only signed a contract for one or two years! How confident can a new person dare to do this? Facts have proved that he succeeded, and in just two months, he became a popular figure in the Xiangjiang music scene.

Such a person suddenly wrote two scripts, one was favored by TVB and exploded in the ratings after it was filmed, and the other insisted on directing it himself even if he invested independently, can you just treat him as a madman and a megalomaniac?

Anyway, he invests by himself, and what ATV needs to pay is only part of the filming resources and the risk of ratings. If it succeeds, everyone will be happy, and if the ratings fail, with ATV's current miserable situation, it will just add one more film with poor ratings, and ATV will win his full cooperation.

As long as he can pull a large number of his fans and audiences to ATV, coupled with his screenwriting talent, ATV, which is now gradually ending the turbulent impact caused by the change of owners, will not lose anything by cooperating with Cheng Weiliang!

Xu Xiaoming is vigorously reforming ATV's theatrical production department, and he doesn't mind giving this very bold and ambitious young man a chance to perform.

"Very bold...... Try it! I really give such generous conditions to a rookie in the entertainment industry!" Chen Zhiming secretly smacked his tongue, he didn't expect Producer Xu to be so bold!

Cheng Weiliang's slight drunkenness also disappeared at this time, he reversed his previous casualness, straightened up and asked: "As I just said, can Producer Xu be the master? I think you should understand that I need complete control over the filming of this drama, and after the filming is completed, I also need the TV station to tilt resources to cooperate with my publicity plan." ”

"Of course there is no problem, on the issue of filming, Boss Qiu gave me full rights. As for the amount of investment, it depends on your script. If the finished film is wonderful, it will be arranged at the golden 8 o'clock. Xu Xiaoming didn't mind making another assurance.

"If I say that this drama has 20 episodes and plans to invest 1 million, will you still follow?" Cheng Weiliang threw a bomb.

The two TV stations in Xiangjiang are accustomed to reducing the cost of dramas as much as possible, and the cost of costume martial arts dramas is relatively high, while fashion dramas that are not costume dramas usually do not invest much in props and costume scenes, not counting the fixed salary of the crew, the cost of an episode is 20,000 or 30,000, and a 20-episode drama saves a little, and the budget of 500,000 yuan is enough.

Now Cheng Weiliang said that he wanted to invest 1 million in a simple student campus drama, and this news exploded in the hearts of the two like thunder, and even those as bold as Xu Xiaoming were so shocked that they couldn't speak for a while! This money is enough to make a costume drama, or two small-budget movies!

"A modern campus drama, 20 episodes will cost 1 million?" Chen Zhiming didn't know if it was his ear problem or the other party's madness!

"This is not an ordinary campus drama, this is the first youth idol drama, most of which are filmed on live location, and the scenes and costumes are also gorgeous, so the investment cost will be higher. As long as ATV is willing to give me enough support, I promise to give you a new type of drama that swept the ratings list and made a splash in Hong Kong. Cheng Weiliang flickered with all his might.

Xu Xiaoming took a deep breath and asked, "As a producer, with such a high cost, how do you return to your capital and make money?"

Cheng Weiliang smiled meaningfully, "Polygram and I will be responsible for investing more than 500,000 yuan, and I will find ways to attract investment or sponsorship for the rest of the funds." ATV invests in a part of the best funds, and it doesn't matter if you don't invest. As for how to make money, I will write a detailed plan for the relevant investors. ”

"Do you have to pull 500,000 sponsorships?" Xu Xiaoming looked at Cheng Weiliang in surprise, thoughtful.