Seeing Zeng Zhiwei raise his hand, the senior executives of wireless were stunned, no one expected that they would be arranged by Li Xiaole's side, and the big brother in the film industry who would restrain him in the future would actually stand on Li Xiaole's side.

"Zhiwei, tell me why you support it." Shoyiv's face was like a dead wood, and his expression did not show the slightest surprise, but with that usual smile, he didn't seem to be angry at Zeng Zhiwei's defection.

"Because this drama is worth it." Zeng Zhiwei straightened his not too tall body, and shouted: "Uncle Six, all of you here are some high-level executives of TVB TV for decades, you may not know much about filming, but I understand, this drama is definitely not as good as you think, but also a hundred times better than you think, even American TV series are not so good, unless someone is willing to make "The Lord of the Rings" into a TV series, I don't think there will be any TV series in the past ten years that can surpass this "Condor Shooting". ”

There was silence at the scene, and it was also dissatisfied...... They don't understand why an old Jianghu like Zeng Zhiwei can help Li Xiaole sing a high note at this time? Could it be that he is also crazy enough to think that this Chinese film can sell well in the United States? In case Li Xiaole only shoots one film and accepts it when he sees it, then TVB is not a dumb loss, you must know that now that Li Xiaole's ibox has become a big hit, his focus does not need to be on the "Legend of the Condor Heroes" drama at all...... And even if he can shoot, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not delay until next year, the year after next, after all, he is a director and producer, where can these star actors spare the schedule to cooperate after a long time? At that time, it can only be unknown, to put it bluntly, the initiative is now all in the hands of Li Xiaole.

Shaoyifu nodded and did not answer, but asked Zeng Zhiwei: "What do they think?" ”

"All the actors believe in Director Lee." Zeng Zhiwei replied solemnly.

"Hmm." Shoyiv suddenly laughed, waved his hand and said: "Since you are all ready, then let it go and do it well." ”

The audience was in an uproar, and even Shao Yifu's wife Fang Yihua anxiously dissuaded: "Yifu, you might as well think about it, this drama is too important to our TVB, so we should be cautious." ”

"Eh~~" Shao Yifu, who was in a wheelchair, waved his hand slowly, showing a long-lost arrogant smile and said: "What's there to be afraid of, if Director Li only shoots one and is afraid of losing money, then the last two will be voted by us TVB ourselves, in order to promote our Chinese dramas, Director Li is willing to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in this drama at a young age, and then I Shao someone is still reluctant to give up his own family business, and we will take over it at that time, even if it can't continue to be broadcast in the United States, we must finish filming this drama." ”

As soon as he said this, everyone was stunned, and immediately realized what the godfather of the Hong Kong film industry wanted to do, although he did not believe that "Shooting the Condor" could succeed in the United States, but he firmly believed that this series would become a generation of classics in Asia, even if it could not be recouped for the time being, but this drama could be played repeatedly like "Journey to the West", "Three Kingdoms Performing Arts" and "The Legend of the New White Lady", in the long run, TVB should be able to recover the huge cost of the latter two.

Li Xiaole also raised his eyebrows when he heard this, this old gentleman is really unique-minded, and he does not leak, which means that if the first part of "Shooting the Condor" fails to be broadcast in North America, then TVB will take over the filming of "East Evil and West Poison" and "Huashan on the Sword", and it will be logical to take away the copyright, and TVB can also make a long-term investment this time.

is so thoughtful, this is to test whether he is really confident, although he is famous, but after all, it is the first time he cooperates with Tvb, whether he is really confident or too crazy and self-aggrandizing, Shaoyifu The old man can't judge, and this hand is indeed to make TVB advance and retreat, Li Xiaole can't help but secretly admire in his heart, this old man is also amazing, TVB dares to take over the last two "Condor Shooting" that cost more than 100 million US dollars under such internal and external troubles, is the only godfather of the Hong Kong film industry who has such arrogance.

"Okay, just follow the instructions of the sixth uncle." Li Xiaole also smiled slightly, looked around at TVB and said calmly: "If the ratings in the United States fail, the last two parts of "Shooting the Condor" will be taken over by TVB, I will follow the word, we can immediately draw up supplementary terms and sign a contract as soon as possible." ”

"Minister Xu, your legal department will contact the relevant departments of the Black Pearl Company to draw up a contract now." Shoyiv also pointed to a supervisor with a smile and commanded.

Everyone on the scene, including Fang Yihua and Zeng Zhiwei, was calmed by the vigorous and resolute style of these two big names in the Chinese film industry, one old and one young, such a matter with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, you and I decided it with a word......

The meeting ended like this, and everyone at TVB and several directors of Black Pearl Company were you look at me, I look at you, showing a wry smile, I really don't understand, why these two are competing for a drama that is bound to make ends meet...... Now everyone has the same thought, that is, they really hope that the first four episodes of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" can get 8 million viewers in North America...... In this way, Black Pearl does not have to worry about the early investment in vain, and TVB does not have to worry about taking over this hot potato.

After the meeting, Li Xiaole and Zeng Zhiwei drove back to the hotel, Zeng Zhiwei looked at the backward scenery outside the window, his face was full of confusion, and he turned his head and asked Li Xiaole: "I don't understand, why did the sixth uncle agree to take over the last two?" If you can't make enough profits in North America, even if in the long run, there is a lot of hope for this series to make money, but in the current situation of TVB, I am afraid that it is too dangerous to invest this time...... $120 million...... This is TVB's total investment in the past few years, and Uncle Six's gamble is too big, it really doesn't look like his style......"

Although Shao Yifu is worth more than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars, most of them are held by TVB and film and television companies, and he can't come up with much cash at all, and if "Condor Shooting" is removed from the shelves in North America, TVB will definitely affect the stock price if it forcibly takes over.

"Do you think Uncle Sixth still cares about money until now?" Li Xiaole greeted the breeze, flicked the bangs that were blown up, and said with a smile: "Uncle Sixth can see it, you actors all recognize this series so much, once I don't invest and he takes over, so the actors who participated in this "Condor Shooting" will be sincerely grateful to him, even if they lose a lot of money, as long as these actors in Hong Kong are towards Tvb, Tvb will always stand, compared to people's hearts, what is money......" Speaking of this, Li Xiaole couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, it's still the sixth uncle who can see far......"

"I see, that's ......" Zeng Zhiwei then understood, and only then did he know that Shao Yifu was far-sighted, and couldn't help but look at Li Xiaole curiously and asked: "Then you still promise him?" ”

"Huh." Li Xiaole smiled confidently: "If I take the elites of Hong Kong with hundreds of millions of investments, plus the momentum of Apple's new products, and the dubbing lineup of so many of my Hollywood friends, and still can't get 8 million viewers in the United States, am I still worthy of holding the copyright of this series?" ”

This gamble is not about the entanglement of practical interests for Li Xiaole, but more importantly, his pride as a director, he has achieved such great success in the United States, it can be said that it is a combination of fame, prestige, money and one, if he can't put his own country's culture on the world stage like Peter Jackson, then what is the point of him climbing to this point?

A man should have a goal in mind, he Li Xiaole has gone through ups and downs in this circle, has been blessed by so many predecessors and so many classic works, at this moment, it is time for him to open up a new chapter of his own~~

When the summer heat fades, the summer movie boom also dies down, students return to school, the climate in eastern North America is gradually getting cooler, and the autumn breeze makes people no longer want to be outdoors, whether they are men, women and children, after returning home for dinner, they will choose the TV as their best pastime, a variety of wonderful drama programs, and exciting ball games can accompany them to spend a relaxing evening.

And after 8 p.m. on Monday, prime time officially begins, a pleasant start to the evening for viewers, but a painful start for millions of TV people in North America, because from the moment the clock points to 8 o'clock, they are caught up in a brutal and heinous war whirlwind......

The year before last was also this time period, Li Xiaole swept this TV battlefield with a group of zombies, and now he is back, this time he is not with the third season of "The Walking Dead", but with a new series of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" by a group of Chinese knights.

In the eyes of people in all the industry, this all-Chinese team filmed "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is very special, so special that you think that as long as more than a million people watch it, everyone will think that it has been a huge success...... The estimate of more than 2 million expected viewers makes everyone dare not underestimate him, but they don't pay too much attention to him, because he chose to broadcast it on Monday, the most brutal competition in American dramas, and it is two episodes and two broadcasts, which also means that he is facing two ace dramas of CBS TV's "The Big Bang Theory" and "Crime Scene Investigation", which both have a viewing population of more than 15 million.

CBS and Pirate TV are veritable rivals, and this time "Condor Shooting" was scheduled to face off against the two ratings kings on Monday, which was also unexpected by everyone......

Last Monday in October, 7.56pm...... In the conference hall of Hong Kong TVB, TVB's senior management and the director of "Shooting the Condor" Li Xiaole, as well as Zeng Zhiwei and Nicholas Tse, all sat on stools, looking intently at the six 52-inch ibox LCD screens that Li Xiaole shipped from Apple in front of them, five of which broadcast the satellite signal of the pirate station, and the other was connected to the network to broadcast the real-time ratings curve of Nielsen Ratings Research Company.