Chapter 211: Please Speak for You
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"Double Dragon Club" and "Who Am I" can be described as Cheng Long's peak works, which have achieved a double harvest at the box office and word of mouth, especially Hua Jian's song "Who Am I", which is full of African style, also left a deep impression on Fang Mingyuan in his previous life. It's just that he couldn't completely memorize the lyrics in his previous life, and in this life, he can only compose those incomplete songs, attach them to them, and indicate that he hopes to be completed by Hua Jian.
Cheng Long first opened "Who Am I", as Fang Mingyuan just said, he has no experience in writing movie scripts, so this script is not so standardized, more like a story, just adding a lot of notes and illustrations to it, vividly expressing the scenes that Fang Mingyuan hopes to express through the movie screen. The more Cheng Long looked, the more he moved, he had been a director himself, although the script written by Fang Mingyuan was not qualified, but he could make up for the deficiencies in his mind. He looked left and right, pulled over two boxes at random, took a pen, and sat there, and then he was completely immersed in the scene depicted in the script. His mouth was muttering something, and his hands were constantly writing on the script
At this time, Fang Bin and the others were already contented with the autographs of the actors, sat on the chairs on the side, and waited for Fang Mingyuan to come over and go home with joy.
Fang Mingyuan had to stretch out his hand to block between the script and Cheng Long's gaze, and he had to beware of any radical behavior of this person who was fascinated. "Brother Cheng? Brother Cheng? ”
Sure enough, Cheng Long subconsciously reached out to pull his hand away, Fang Mingyuan's hand sank, and he pulled the script over.
Cheng Long was furious, jumped up and was about to come up and grab it, but fortunately after he saw Fang Mingyuan's face. came to his senses in time, otherwise Fang Mingyuan would have no choice but to flee in the wilderness. Although Fang Mingyuan has been persistent in the exercise of his body since he was a child, and later practiced some boxing skills with Chen Zhong, he does not have the confidence to play with Cheng Long, this is really "playing with life"
Cheng Long retracted his hand in embarrassment, embarrassed. watched the drama and threw the author aside, which is really a bit embarrassing. "I'm really embarrassed, and I'm a little fascinated. Brother Fang, it didn't hurt you, did it? ”
Fang Mingyuan handed the script back and said with a smile: "Brother Cheng's skills, I don't dare to resist, if you take two more steps forward, I will definitely turn my head and run away." "He grew up with Cheng Long's movies in his last life, and he was extremely impressed by Cheng Long's skills and his ability to use the surrounding environment.
Cheng Long's old face blushed and said curtly: "My brother's script is really well written, I was so fascinated that I forgot that my brother was still here." He said it from the heart, he only read a few glances at this script, and was deeply attracted, the story is not complicated, but it is extremely in line with his style, and the fight scenes arranged in it are even more vividly played to his usual fighting style. The concise and soothing illustrations were strung together into continuous movements in his mind, forming a complete set of shots. The more he thought about it, the more he indulged in it, and the more he looked at it, the more flavorful it became.
Fang Mingyuan smiled secretly in his heart, in his previous life, this "Who Am I", Cheng Long not only starred, but also acted as an action director and screenwriter, and the final product was naturally full of Cheng Long's fighting style. If it didn't meet his wishes, then Fang Mingyuan would have to lament the butterfly's wings.
"But this script is good, I'm afraid this investment is a lot." Cheng Long forced himself to put down the script and said in distress. "Who Am I" not only had to shoot in Africa, but also hired a group of natives, and part of the footage at the end of the film seems to be used for Malaysian locations, especially the large number of troops in Zuihou with helicopters. There are a large number of military vehicles and soldiers, there are speedboats on the sea, and the streets need to be closed" The cost of this mess adds up, and it is certainly not a number. However, Fang Mingyuan knows that the box office income of this zuihou is also not a small number.
"Brother Fang, don't worry, let me see this again!" Cheng Long picked up "Double Dragon Club" again. "Double Dragon Club" can be a comedy entertainment film, Cheng Long plays two roles in the film, and uses the "telepathic phenomenon" between twins and "mistaking Feng Jing for Ma Liang" to create jokes and produce comedic effects. Judging from the box office that year, it was also very good.
Cheng Long watched and enjoyed at the same time, and Zuihou laughed even more when he saw the part of the conductor's concert.
"It's an interesting script, and I haven't played myself yet." Cheng Long put down the script and said. He liked both scripts very much, and it was indeed customized for him as Fang Mingyuan said at the beginning. Those jokes, those fights, are all full of program style.
"However, this has relatively high requirements for special effects in post-production, and if you don't do it well, the movie effect will be much worse." Fang Mingyuan reminded him. In the previous life, "Double Dragon Club" lost a lot of points because it was not done well enough.
Cheng Long looked around, since the work had been over, most of the members of the film crew had dispersed, and only Lu Liangwei and a few members of the Cheng family class stayed here to accompany Yu Qiuxuan and the others. He looked at his watch, and it was nearly four o'clock in the afternoon. "Brother Fang, let's do it, this is not the place to talk, let Mrs. Guo and them wait for a long time, it's even more unseemly, it's better like this, I'll invite you to dinner tonight, it can be regarded as a catch-up banquet for you, how about it?" Put me here with these two books first.,I'll go and greet someone.,Arrange it.,Brother, you take someone to the door of the set first.,Let's see you in the parking lot.。 ”
Fang Mingyuan smiled indifferently, anyway, it was time for them to eat, where to eat or not. With Cheng Long's words, it seems that this script has touched his heart.
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"How?" Yu Qiuxuan saw Fang Mingyuan coming over and asked in a loud voice.
"The small side is out of the horse, one top two!" Fang Mingyuan smiled proudly, "Brother Thread will invite dinner in a while, and everyone will go to dinner."
Fang Bin and the others couldn't help laughing, it doesn't matter what you eat, what matters is that Cheng Long treats you, and when you say this, there is light on your face.
Cheng Long chose a seafood wine not far from Causeway Bay
Obviously, Cheng Long is very familiar with this boss, and the speed of wine and food is quite fast, and within ten minutes of everyone sitting down, more than 20 dishes have been placed on the table.
"Wine, Mingyuan can't drink it, he's still underage!" Yu Qiuxuan stopped the waiter who was pouring wine for everyone and said, "Just bring us some juice drinks." ”
Cheng Long naturally didn't force it, picked up the wine glass and said, "Everyone is free, I'll do it first as respect!" He was so bold that the atmosphere at the table was suddenly lively. Lu Liangwei is also a good drinker, but in addition to women and children on Fang Mingyuan's side, there is also a situation where Bin and Miyamoto fold together, Chen Zhong is naturally not suitable for the table, and he can't drink when he is responsible for protecting safety.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Cheng Long talked about business with Fang Mingyuan. He is very optimistic about these two scripts, although the investment in "Who Am I" is larger, but with Cheng Long's box office appeal, he can really afford it. The filming of "Miracle" has come to an end, and he is thinking about what to shoot in the next movie these days, and Fang Mingyuan's two scripts just meet his needs. Now it's time to talk about the transfer of these two scripts. No, Cheng Long is not worried, since Fang Mingyuan has written these two scripts that can be said to be tailor-made for him, then he must give it to himself, and what the two sides need to talk about is this cost.
"Brother Fang is really as Uncle Zhan said, he is talented, it has only been a few days, and he can write such a script that makes me have endless memories, it is simply a genius." Cheng Long said with a smile, "I don't have any sloppy eyes with you, I want both scripts, so I will pay my brother according to the highest grade of Hong Kong screenwriters' remuneration, how about it?" "Cheng Long has figured it out, a person like Fang Mingyuan who has both talent and backing, it's best not to think about taking advantage of him, and say that a newcomer debuts to lower the cost. He obviously knows his film style very thoroughly, and today he was able to write these two scripts that he also made a case called haode, and tomorrow there may be more haode. If you wrap this kid around, you won't have to worry about your future movie scripts. And you can also use this to make friends with Huang Zhan and the Guo family, why not? Anyway, in Hong Kong, the screenwriter's share of the cost of movies is small
Fang Mingyuan smiled dumbly and said, "Brother Cheng, is this remuneration worth it?" Although he doesn't know the charging level of Hong Kong screenwriters, how to charge it. It can't be higher than the income of an actor, right? Even if it's a big production of tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars. The screenwriter is only a million Hong Kong dollars. This million Hong Kong dollars really doesn't care much about him who has just received an interest-free loan of 300 million Hong Kong dollars.
"Mr. Cheng, I'm afraid you don't know, Fang Jun is now the most well-known comic rookie in Japan last year, and his work "Yu You Hakusho" is popular all over the country. Moreover, Fang Jun is also the main creator of the "Age of Discovery" game, and since its release at Christmas, the Japanese version alone has sold millions of copies! Now the company is working overtime, and by the end of the month, the English version of "Age of Discovery" will be released in the United States and Europe! Aso Kazuki has been listening with her ears pricked up, and when she saw them talking about the cost of the script, she couldn't help but interject, "Mr. Cheng's movie, which will land in Japan in the future, is enough to attract great attention from the Japanese media just because it is written by Fang Jun!" ”
"Huh?" Cheng Long opened his mouth in surprise, and even his back molars Fang Mingyuan could see it clearly. Lu Liangwei on the side was also shocked.
"Brother Cheng, Ms. Kazuki Aso, and Mr. Orichi Miyamoto are all my agents in Japan. Mr. Miyamoto Orichi is in charge of the manga business full-time, and Ms. Aso Kazuki is in charge of other aspects. Fang Mingyuan explained.
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Cheng Long came to his senses after a while, he shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "It seems that I have returned Brother Fang, and there are indeed people outside the world, and there are heavens outside the sky!" "As Hong Kong's most influential movie star in Japan, he is extraordinary in terms of understanding Japan. He knows exactly how big the manga market and game market are in Japan, and how crazy those anime and game fans are. Being able to gain a firm foothold in these two markets in Japan has already shown Fang Mingyuan's ability and appeal. So Aso's words are not an exaggeration at all. Lyrics and composers, screenwriters, cartoonists, game creators, Fang Mingyuan, who has achieved good results across the four fields, although he is only a teenager, but in Cheng Long's eyes, he is a little taller than Fang Cai.
"Brother Cheng, a little achievement is not enough to worry about. The reason why I wrote these two scripts is also because I have something to ask Brother Cheng. Fang Mingyuan smiled,
Cheng Long perked up, and said with a surprised face: "Brother Fang, do you have something to ask me?" What's up? ”
"I hope that Brother Cheng can be the advertising spokesperson of his industry, not only in the Japanese market!" Fang Mingyuan smiled.
"It's not just the Japanese market?" Cheng Long subconsciously wanted to reply.
"Mingyuan still has an industry, and currently has a supermarket chain, a chain restaurant, as well as a hotel and a parade club jointly established with my Guo family." Yu Qiuxuan added, "There may be new industries in the future, he means that he hopes that you can carry out a comprehensive advertising endorsement, I wonder if Mr. Cheng can agree?" ”
Cheng Long could be said to be even more shocked, only now did he know that Fang Mingyuan's relationship with the Guo family had reached this point!
"The endorsement fees are paid according to the normal market price, if Brother Cheng agrees, these two scripts can be regarded as a meeting gift for the younger brother, and they are given to Brother Cheng." Yi Mingyuan looked at Cheng Long with expectant eyes.
Cheng Long was silent for a long time, and then said with a wry smile: "Brother Fang has such generous conditions, I just want to refuse, and I can't refuse." However, I also have one condition. ”
"Brother Cheng, please speak." Fang Mingyuan was very happy in his heart, as long as Cheng Long nodded, with Cheng Long's influence in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan, the profits in the future would not be like flowing water.
"As the saying goes, people respect me for a foot, and I respect people for a foot. Brother Fang's sincerity, I have already seen it. That's it, no matter what, I'm also a lot older than you, and I can't take advantage of you if I call you Brother Cheng. Otherwise, Uncle Zhan will definitely have to scold me for recognizing money and not people.
As long as Brother Fang provides me with a script every year, then my endorsement fee will be discounted by 9%, and now that I have taken two scripts, then the fee for this year and next year will be charged at 10% off! What does Brother Fang think? ”