CHAPTER XXXIII

"To put it simply, this is a membership-only club that is not open to the public, and non-member guests must be brought in by members. Just now my car was in front, and from the license plate number, they already knew my membership information. ”

"I'm here to take you to see it today, but it's not the environment, high consumption or anything, I'm not that boring." Wen Qianyi took Li Yan inside, as if she was afraid that he would misunderstand, so she explained in a low voice with a smile, and also told her intention: "We will see many people later." ”

"Really see the customer?" Li Yan followed her into the elevator, and looked at the uniformed MMs who all bowed and smiled and whispered hello when they saw them. Wen Qianyi next to her is a more outstanding beauty, but it is inconvenient to stare at it, so the mm here will not look at it in vain

"It's an informal, small-scale party-like pitch meeting." Wen Qianyi's voice was a little lower, and when she entered the elevator, there were no other guests, but there was an elevator lady wearing a similar flight attendant uniform.

After Wen Qianyi said the floor, the elevator lady gently agreed and pressed it for them, keeping a polite smile on her face.

Li Yan was a little speechless, saying and pressing, what can you save? There is also a special person to press the elevator! However, although this is redundant, it is also a job creation. I just don't know if these elevator mm will be insulted by male guests?

Coming out of the elevator, Li Yan observed the surrounding environment with his eyes, and asked in his mouth, "Is this promotion meeting grand?" Am I dressed too casually? ”

Wen Qianyi chuckled softly: "It doesn't matter, they recommended it to us, as a representative of the investor who came to investigate, you are barefoot and shorts, as long as you can come in, you are sure that it is not impersonation, they dare not despise you." ”

"Investors?"

"That's right! The last time you interviewed me, didn't you say two questions about investing in films? I think it's a bit interesting, so I specially took you to investigate, maybe we can get a project to invest in films. Later, there will be some producers who will introduce their plans to us, and maybe bring directors, stars or something, your boss is not small, you shouldn't be as excited as a star chaser, right? Wen Qianyi winked at him.

Only then did Li Yan understand why she felt that she didn't need to be reminded, and probably thought that she had studied this aspect.

"This ...... I need to clarify that last time I was talking nonsense, I don't know anything about investing in films. ”

"Why are you in a hurry to shirk your responsibilities? You don't have to pay for it, and you don't have to sign a contract right away. Wen Qianyi gave him a blank look, and then came to a private room, and the waiter at the door immediately opened the door for them.

Li Yan is right to think about it, with her, she will definitely not let the company suffer, and if she wants to mess around, she will be restricted.

As soon as you enter, there are four uniformed MMs with polite smiles standing at the door, and they greet you with gentle voices that don't disturb others and are enough to make you feel respectful.

Wen Qianyi ignored them and walked directly inside. Li Yan is a colleague, not a male companion, so he keeps walking together and is not too close.

It is a very large space, a multi-purpose banquet hall. There were already a lot of guests inside, sitting or standing, whispering and chatting in twos and threes.

When the two of them came in, in addition to being greeted by the uniform mm left and right, a considerable number of other guests also looked over.

The mm who work as waiters here are all carefully selected, and they must also go to work with careful makeup, plus the foil of uniforms, they can be regarded as beauties in the general population. Among the guests, there is no shortage of beauties, including several female stars. However, Wen Qianyi's aura was very sufficient, she walked in slowly, and she had not yet integrated into the environment, which immediately dwarfed and inferior the other beauties.

Beauty and temperament can be seen from the outside, but popularity depends on how many people know each other in the circle. After the observation, everyone didn't know who Wen Qianyi was. So, some people turned their eyes to the temperament around Wen Qianyi...... A somewhat popular man, maybe it was the beauty he brought, but after reading it, they still looked at each other. I haven't seen this man before.

A certain director, who was discussing things with someone, frowned, beckoned a uniform mm to come over, and whispered to her to go over and check to see if these two people had gone to the wrong door. Of course, most people don't do this, maybe it's arranged by the boss.

mm is a little embarrassed, there must be members who can come in, and naturally they won't break in casually, so they won't casually ask the identity of the guests. But they also saw it, and it seemed that most people didn't recognize the two of them.

After a casual glance, Wen Qianyi beckoned Li Yan to sit down on a sofa where no one was around, and asked the waiter who came with her to send a drink, while Li Yan asked for a glass of water.

"Look, in addition to the producers, there are also some directors and planners, and those stars are invited by them to support the scene, to put it mildly, they are here to accompany the guests, and they are generally actors who are fighting for their new films." Wen Qianyi stroked her hair and looked indifferently at those well-known filmmakers.

"It's all third-rate, I don't know any of them." Li Yan took the water sent by the uniform mm, smiled and thanked gently: "Thank you, has anyone said that your hands are very white and beautiful?" ”

"Nope. Thanks a lot. Uniform mm stepped back with a polite smile on his professional surname.

Looking at his accosting, Wen Qianyi raised her eyebrows slightly: "Third-rate? So what do you think are the best-in-class? ”

"It has to be Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang."

"Isn't it nonsense? They are two of the most commercially successful, and when they make a film casually, as soon as the news comes out, naturally a bunch of companies rush to place advertisements and sponsor them. Do you still need to pull your own investment? Those who need to be promoted and invested in this way are those who are famous and have no box office appeal, or the box office is unstable, has no reputation, and wants to make blockbusters. ”

Li Yan is noncommittal, a very famous movie star, he also knows a little, the director is much less, and he doesn't know what the name is. As for the producers who account for the majority today, where do he recognize them, so they are all regarded as nameless, and it is polite to say that they are third-rate.

"Are there any new directors?"

"Of course, it is the most difficult for new directors to attract investment, and they must find ways to promote themselves. However, they are often very stupid and naïve, and not many investors should value them. Wen Qianyi sipped her drink and popularized common sense to him.

"Isn't the new director very new and creative? It's passionate and cheap, how can you ......" Li Yan is the first time to hear people describe people as very stupid and naïve, even if new directors still have the heart to pursue art, they can't bury others like this.

Mr. Wang of Huayi Brothers said that some new directors asked him to invest, and he felt that he was very creative and very interesting, and he asked how much the production budget was. The other party said very modestly: Our investment in this play is very small, 35 million is enough. If you were Mr. Wang, would you think he was stupid and naïve? Wen Qianyi asked with a smile.

Li Yan was able to think of this topic temporarily that day, and he also knew a little bit about this aspect, which was indeed a bit too much.

"35 million production costs, 15 million for post-publicity and distribution, adding up to 50 million. Don't be too much, Hollywood is all about publicity money equal to the production cost. 50 million has to be more than 100 million box office to pay off, how many new directors can reach it? For mainland films, more than 10 million is already a medium investment.

You must know that Andy Lau, the first small-cost box office miracle and output ratio of ten to one, only supported Ning Hao's investment of 2 million, plus he smashed the pot and sold hundreds of thousands of iron, and it was completed. is just a miracle, and the box office is only known as 20 million. If you want to be a director, you don't know the industry data, listen to the boasting of the propagandists and the exaggerated reports of the media, and really think that any blockbuster is now investing hundreds of millions or tens of millions of dollars. When investors are all money, how stupid are they? ”

Li Yan didn't pay much attention to the content of her comments, and was more interested in her attitude. Laughing in a low voice, "No wonder you dare to claim to be the top in the business, and you have a capitalist mentality at any time!" Later, if someone comes to us for investment in art films, will you just caricature them? ”

"What about making fun of me?" Wen Qianyi glanced at him, and then said seriously: "You are my partner, you are not here to play tonight." Keep an eye on your studies! A qualified salesman who always puts the company's profits first! When the tide rises, the company has profits, and you can and are eligible to get more commission rewards. ”

Li Yan doesn't care, he doesn't need to rely on the commission of the business to get a high income. However, Wen Qianyi is so heartfelt, she can only look like she is taught.

At this time, he noticed that Wen Qianyi's eyes with a charming smile narrowed slightly, and then he heard a voice ring behind him.

(Pray for the earthquake-stricken areas...... );