Chapter 42: The Price (Asking for Tickets and Collecting)
"The Police and the Brother-in-law" was originally known as "Brother-in-law and Brother-in-law", which was the work of Chen Xiaoer and Zhu Shimao in the Spring Festival Gala of 92, which can be said to be their pinnacle work, not only suitable for all ages, but also very in line with the melody of the times. The classic lines can be described as popular, such as "Report, report, I'm a black cat, I'm a black cat, the mouse has been caught!" "You run to my house eight times a day, you don't know the way to my house?!", "As soon as the woman opened the door, you went in."" Our grandma's, don't let us be our grandma's, your grandma's", "The street is full of your light, and I will follow the light" and so on. It has become the object of imitation and quotation in many works in the future.
"Genius! Talented! Zhu Laomao and Chen Xiaoer looked at each other and muttered. Fang Mingyuan wrote a high-level sketch script in front of them, and the result made the two no longer doubt it.
"Little Friends...... Xiao Mingyuan, your creative genius is really admirable to the two of us. After a while, Chen Xiaoer said, "I don't know if you take out these three scripts...... At this time, Chen Xiaoer no longer treats Fang Mingyuan as a junior, but talks on an equal footing.
"Naturally, I want to 'sell' it to my two uncles. I could write such scripts, but to perform them, and to do them well, it would take two uncles. Fang Mingyuan said bluntly.
"Huh......" Zhu Laomao and Chen Xiaoer breathed a sigh of relief, and their faces showed a relieved look. Such a good script tailored for them, if they miss it, both of them will have the heart to cry to death.
"I don't know how much you're going to sell it for?" Zhu Laomao said with some trepidation. Now their monthly income is not much, after deducting all kinds of necessary expenses. Chen Xiaoer is slightly better, after all, compared with Zhu Laomao, he has a family background and has become famous in the film industry and has made some money.
"Money? I don't want it! Fang Mingyuan's answer was beyond the expectations of the three of them.
In later generations, until the end of the century, there were only a dozen or so good songs produced in China, and compared with the endless songs of Liuqiu and Xiangjiang, the proportion of good songs produced by more than one billion people is simply speechless.
The reason for this can be seen from the sixteen yuan incident of "The Fifteenth Moon". It is said that the songwriter's remuneration for the famous song "Fifteenth Moon" was 16 yuan, which Fang Mingyuan knew in a report in later generations. Even in those days, sixteen yuan was definitely not a large amount, and compared with the remuneration and reputation of the "star" who sang this song and became popular, I am afraid it is not as good as just in case. In the end, how much the songwriter of a song in China is paid, Fang Mingyuan is not very clear in his last life. But at least I know that few composers and lyricists have made a fortune, but many "singers" have become stars, with an annual income of tens of millions. With such a huge contrast, how can those songwriters have enough creative motivation?
These three sketches, if they are sold to Zhu Laomao and Chen Xiaoer now, they will be 1,800 yuan if they die, and it has to be said that Chen Xiaoer and they paid a high price. But now it is eighty-four years, and in a few years, with the deepening of reform and opening up, the income of the entertainment industry will rise significantly, and at that time, a script that can make people appear on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala and quickly become popular can imagine its value.
"Uncle Chen, Uncle Zhu, to be honest, I think you are already very clear about the value of these three sketches, to put it mildly, these three sketches are qualified to go to the Spring Festival Gala. Maybe on the stage of next year's Spring Festival Gala, the two will shine and become big stars that people all over the country are paying attention to, so it is difficult to determine this price. Isn't it? ”
Chen Xiaoer and Zhu Laomao nodded in unison, Fang Mingyuan's words were not exaggerated, they had already thought of this. If these three sketches can be on the stage of next year's Spring Festival Gala together, its significance is tantamount to putting an atomic bomb on the sketch! For the careers of the two, the help is immeasurable! How much is the right amount to pay? The two of them also can't be sure.
"Or, so! Let's divide it proportionally! Lao Mao and I are the performers, you are the playwright, we can agree that within a period of time, Lao Mao and I will share one-third of our income with you, how about it? Chen Xiaoer gritted his teeth and said. This opportunity is so rare that he can't give it up! He must not allow these three sketches to fall into his house!
"Little Er!" Zhu Laomao exclaimed excitedly. One-third of the income, which is not a small amount. Especially for Chen Xiaoer. Zhu Laomao knows that he is now planning a movie, maybe it will start filming this year, and it will be released next year.
Su Aijun was also taken aback, these three sketches were really good, he was already laughing so hard that his stomach hurt just by listening to them, but Chen Xiaoer was willing to offer such a high selling price, but it was beyond his expectations.
Everyone's eyes fell on Fang Mingyuan......
"Uncle Chen's proposal...... I can't accept it! Fang Mingyuan's words were like dropping a boulder in a calm lake, and immediately stirred up a thousand waves.
“weishenme?” Zhu Laomao asked in a deep voice, his face had turned gloomy. He didn't expect that this child would be so greedy, and such generous conditions would make him unsatisfied. Su Aijun also felt that something was wrong, and secretly pulled Fang Mingyuan and gave him a look--he wanted him to stop in moderation.
However, Chen Xiaoer still maintained his original appearance, haha smiled and touched his bald head and said: "Since it is a bargain, there is a bargain." So tell me, what kind of conditions can I transfer the scripts of these three sketches to me? ”
Fang Mingyuan stood up and pushed the two notebooks in front of Chen Xiaoer. "I've already said that, money, I don't need it. Although Uncle Chen has given a very generous amount, far beyond the current market, I still insist on my point of view, I don't need money! The faces of Zhu Laomao and Su Aijun couldn't help but soften.
"And what do you want?" Chen Xiaoer asked curiously, this kid is really interesting.
"Hmm...... I have two conditions, if Uncle Zhu and Uncle Chen can agree, I am willing to hand over these three scripts to you. Fang Mingyuan sat back on the chair and said with his hand on his cheek.
"On what terms?" Chen Xiaoer asked a little nervously. He had already made up his mind that as long as this condition was not excessive, he would agree even if he gritted his back molars.
"Ah, no, it's three conditions!" Fang Mingyuan suddenly changed his words.
"You say!" These two words Chen Xiaoer almost squeezed out from between his teeth. His heart was already in his throat by this time.
"The first condition is that these three plays can only be played by two uncles, and under no circumstances can they be transferred to anyone else! Of course, I won't give it to anyone else! Fang Mingyuan said solemnly. He didn't want these classic sketches to be bad in the future, although it was very unlikely, but he had to solemnly declare it.
"Huh......" Chen Xiaoer and Zhu Laomao let out a sigh of relief. This is nonsense, so that haode opportunities, fools will give it to others. This condition can be fully agreed!
"The second condition, Uncle Chen and Uncle Zhu should be my guides."
"Guide? What guides? Chen Xiaoer asked puzzled.
"To put it simply, you know Uncle Jiang Kun, right? If one day I want to meet Uncle Jiang Kun, the two uncles will introduce me to make sure that I can meet him. As for whether we can talk about it later, there is no need for the two uncles to worry about it! Of course, this guide can be limited to two people who know each other well. ”
"Okay! No problem! Chen Xiaoer agreed, this is not a trouble for him at all, but his Chen Xiaoer's face is not enough, isn't there still his old man. It's not a problem. Zhu Laomao also nodded, this request is not excessive, as long as an agreement is reached, the two parties will be partners, and it is normal for people to introduce them to friends.
"The third condition, one script for two people, one person and one commitment!" Fang Mingyuan threw out a piece of zuihou.
"What promise?" Chen Xiaoer and Zhu Laomao asked in unison.
"That is, one day in the future, as long as the request I put forward does not violate the law, does not violate social morality, and does not make the two uncles psychologically unacceptable, and it is indeed possible for the two of them to do it, the two of them must help me achieve it! I can state in advance that I will not ask for money and will not borrow money! ”