Chapter 244 Big Investment
Of course, Gu Weiqi didn't know that Banchar, Nakamura Taro, Sophia, and Hailin had converged and were plotting against him. At this time, he had already eaten breakfast and lingered with Zhong Chuhong for a while before taking the car to the company. The driver was still a tiger boy, and the stupid leopard followed him in the same car.
At the same time, Hong Jinbao also found Chen Jianxun to tell him about breaking up with him and preparing to join the "Donglai Company". Because this matter must not be hidden. It's better to make it clear directly, after all, the two can be regarded as having a good relationship, and everyone eats together in the entertainment industry, if they break up unhappily because of this matter, it will be meaningless.
After Chen Jianxun heard this, he was naturally very annoyed. Because the two of them have said it well before, and even he invited some good friends to join the soon-to-be-established "Debao" film company. But at the critical moment, Hong Jinbao actually withdrew his investment, and whoever this matter is left to me will be depressed.
However, although he was annoyed in his heart, Chen Jianxun couldn't say anything. After all, when people go to higher places, water flows to lower places. Moreover, the two have friendship, but in the face of real interests, everyone will make a choice that is beneficial to them. In fact, if you think about it carefully, don't say it's Hong Jinbao, whoever puts this matter on it will wisely choose Donglai Company.
Because the development momentum of Donglai Company is now rapid, and Gu Weiqi is bold and does not pit partners. Whether it is word of mouth or prestige, it is good. Naturally, he is not easy to stop. Of course, it is inevitable to complain and complain.
But in this way, although Hong Jinbao didn't say anything, he was still a little angry in his heart. Therefore, the two broke up unhappily, and that little friendship faded a lot after this incident. However, Chen Jianxun made several phone calls after Hong Jinbao left, because he originally wanted to use Hong Jinbao's connections and funds to set up the company.
After all, Hong Jinbao has been in the entertainment industry for so many years, and his connections are still very extensive. But after he withdrew his capital and left, although he wanted to support the film company, it was difficult to stand alone. However, he also has a stubbornness, so he doesn't believe that without Hong Jinbao, the company will not be able to start. The main reason for making so many calls is to attract investment.
And Hong Jinbao went to Jiahe after saying goodbye to Chen Jianxun and said hello to his old club. Anyway, the two have been working together for so long. Now that I'm leaving, I'll also talk to Boss Wrinkle.
When he learned that Hong Jinbao was leaving, and was about to join the camp of his rival Gu Weiqi, he couldn't help but be taken aback. You must know that Jiahe's life has been topped by Donglai Company, and now it is not easy, Hong Jinbao is undoubtedly a versatile talent in the film industry, and this talent is gone, not to mention self-determination, but it has also weakened the company's strength.
However, the previous contract of the two had already expired, but the contract was not renewed. Everyone has always relied on righteousness to maintain the relationship, and now that Hong Jinbao is leaving, he can't keep it. imagined that if Hong Jinbao joined Gu Weiqi's camp, it would undoubtedly make the other party more powerful, so he tried his best to keep it.
Because Hong Jinbao joined Gu Weiqi's camp not alone, he was a group of people as soon as he left, although this did not pry the foundation of the "Jiahe" film company, but it also invisibly hurt his vitality. And if a large group of them leave, it will inevitably cause people's hearts to fluctuate, and the consequences will be very serious.
And the situation faced by Jiahe Company will also be very serious, so I have to talk to him personally to try to save it. However, Hong Jinbao has already made up his mind with an iron heart, and even if he says it wildly, he promises all kinds of benefits and promises, but he can't save his heart. couldn't help but secretly hate Gu Weiqi.
Gu Weiqi's move can not be said to be hateful, it is equivalent to beating Jiahe with a stick.
But Hong Jinbao has not made much money in Jiahe for so many years, and a large group of brothers want to eat with him, and he has to do this. Especially in the past two years, Jiahe has done its best to tilt most of its resources to Cheng's body. On the other hand, he basically hasn't had many works that he can get his hands on in the past two years.
Although he and Cheng Zhi are brothers, the two are secretly more energetic. Seeing that the junior brother is getting into a good situation, the salary is higher than the other, just like the sesame seeds are blooming and rising, which is a big cut beyond him. If he doesn't think about it, the distance between him and Cheng's salary will get bigger and bigger.
In this case, I am afraid that whoever is put on it will not be happy.
In particular, Hong Jinbao is also called "Big Brother" by people in the circle, but with the rapid rise of Cheng Throat. His name is becoming more and more unworthy of his name, and it is natural that dissatisfied thoughts will inevitably arise in his heart. However, Cheng Throat is his own junior brother, and he can't say anything.
And now leaving Jiahe and moving to "Donglai Company" is the best choice.
Seeing that Hong Jinbao had made up his mind, he couldn't say anything more, and finally had to let him leave.
In this regard, Hong Jinbao took dozens of people from the Hong family class to join Donglai Company, and Gu Weiqi personally held a grand press conference at noon.
At the press conference, Hong Jinbao led the brothers to sign a brokerage agreement and contract with Zhao Yuzhi, the beautiful president in charge of the "China Entertainment International Superstar Entertainment Agency", and then began to be interviewed by reporters. You must know that Hong Jinbao, as a "big brother", has no doubt about his strength in the circle, and his joining of "Donglai Company" naturally caused a sensation.
There were forty or fifty media reporters present, and basically all the media with a certain amount of weight sent reporters, after all, this is heavy news. In fact, Hong Jinbao left Jiahe and joined Donglai Company, which can also be seen as a confrontation between the bosses behind the two companies, that is, Fu Wenhuai and Gu Weiqi.
And in this encounter, Wrinkle Wenhuai undoubtedly made a mistake and lost a hand.
"Mr. Hong, why did you leave Jiahe and join Donglai Company?" A reporter from Mingbao asked.
"That's a good question."
Hong Jinbao said with a smile: "As we all know, Donglai Company has produced many classic blockbusters since its establishment in the past few years. Even some films are still international, such as European and American countries and regions such as Yuben, which have caused a great sensation. And what does it say that the movies shot in the past two or three years have repeatedly broken box office records? ”
The reporter asked, "What does that mean?" ”
"This shows that Donglai Company is a company with a keen sense of smell in the film industry."
Hong Jinbao emphasized: "In particular, it is worth mentioning Mr. Gu Weiqi, who is called a 'gold medal screenwriter' by insiders, and all the films he writes are very popular, and I think it is not an exaggeration for Boss Gu to call him a 'movie genius'." With such a film genius, I think it's definitely a wise choice."
"Oh, according to what you mean to say that Donglai Company is stronger than Jiahe Film Company?" A reporter from the Oriental Daily asked.
"I can't say that, I think it's all good."
Hong Jinbao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Although Donglai Company has produced a lot of good films in the past two years, Jiahe Company has also made a lot of classic films over the years. We don't need to talk about the distant 'Raptors Crossing the River', 'Tangshan Big Brother' and 'Jingwumen' that resemble Bruce Lee. Let's just say that in recent years, 'Modern Bodyguard', 'Drunken Fist', 'Plan A', etc. are all good films. ”
"Then I want to ask Mr. Hong, did you keep you when you left Jiahe Wrinkle?" A reporter from Sing Tao Daily asked.
"Of course, I have retained, and even Boss Wrinkle promised me a lot of benefits. But I have already negotiated the conditions with Boss Gu and promised Boss Gu, so you have to keep your promises. But I still want to thank Boss Wrinkle for taking care of me over the years. ”
"Mr. Hong, many people regard your departure as a confrontation between Boss Gu and Boss Wrinkle. What do you think about this? ”
"I don't know, and I don't think so. The so-called confrontation between Boss Gu and Boss Wrinkle is full of nonsense. You must know that Boss Wrinkle and Boss Gu had a happy cooperation before. Like 'Plan A', everyone should know that this drama is from Boss Gu. ”
"Everyone knows this, but as the saying goes, it's a time and a moment."
A Ta Kung Pao reporter said: "Many people should still remember that after the news of Boss Gu's accident came out some time ago, Boss Fu frequently contacted the senior management and top stars of Donglai Company, and it was obvious that he was poaching. I think that Boss Gu dug you up, which is a counterattack and revenge for Boss Wrinkle's poaching, what do you think, Mr. Hong? ”
"Hehe, I think you're just overthinking. I've already said that the relationship between Boss Wrinkle and Boss Gu is good, as for the previous poaching action or something, please forgive me for not being able to answer. Because it's hard to say who is right and who is wrong. Okay, journalists, I'm sorry, I'm going to the bathroom. Hong Jinbao said, and then excused himself to "urinate".
"Mr. Zhao, do you have anything to say about the joining of the Hong family?" A reporter held the microphone high and asked Zhao Yuzhi.
"I am naturally very welcome, as we all know, Hong Jinbao, as a well-known 'big brother' in the circle, is a very rare talent in the film industry."
Zhao Yuzhi, who had a confident smile on his face, calmly replied: "He can not only direct, choreograph, and act, but also design martial arts movements, and he is a veritable all-rounder." In particular, Hong Jiaban has silently made a lot of contributions to the film industry in Xiangjiang over the years. Now joining our company, I believe that with their ability, they will develop better. ”
"Oh, listen to what you mean, do you already have a plan for Hong Jiaban to shoot a new film?"
Zhao Yuzhi nodded and said: "That's true, I might as well reveal to you that the outline of the script for the new film was written by Boss Gu himself, and the screenwriting department is currently working on a storyboard script." ”
"Can you tell us a little bit about what kind of film it is?"
"The title of the film is kept secret for the time being, but I can tell you that the new film is a fashion action movie, and it will be directed and starred by Hong Jinbao himself. In addition, the male number two and number three will also be played by members of the Hong family class. Please stay tuned to our news. ”
"Mr. Zhao......"
The press conference here was in full swing, but when Fu Wenhuai saw the on-site press conference, he slapped the table with an angry face, scolded "hit the street", and said to the old man He Guanchang: "Ah Chang, how about the new film I asked the planning department to plan?" must make a blockbuster and make a beautiful turnaround, otherwise, I am afraid that no one will be able to stop Gu Weiqi's kid from moving forward. ”
"Knock knock!"
He Guanchang had just opened his mouth to say something, when suddenly there was a knock on the door.
Fu Wenhuai frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Come in." ”
Liu Lianghua pushed the door in with a folder, and said with a smile: "Brother Huai, the new film has been planned." ”
"Oh, what film?" Wrinkled Wen Huaixi said, "Show it to me." ”
"Look, the new film is called 'The Flying Thief', I think it's pretty good." As Liu Lianghua spoke, he sent the folder to the hands of Fu Wenhuai.
When Fu Wenhuai took it and looked at it, he was quickly attracted by the story in the play.
"The Flying Thief" mainly tells the story of a thief who uses a bat-shaped aircraft to steal treasures everywhere, which is mixed with treasure grabbing, beautiful women and hot fight scenes, which can be said to be very interesting if the shooting is good. However, according to the story budget in the play, the investment cost is not less than 20 million Hong Kong dollars.
But he was very satisfied with this story, and after reading it, he looked up at Liu Lianghua and said: "This story is well planned, how could the planning department think of such a film?" ”
"This script was thought of by Wei Jiahui, who we dug up from wireless, and according to him, he came up with it from Wei Yixiao, the blue-winged bat king named one of the four great hair kings in the Heaven and Dragon Slayer, who can fly into the sky. And then after a few screenwriters in the planning department, then polish and 'cross the bridge' to have this story. ”
"Yes, yes, it seems that this Wei Jiahui is a talent, and he should focus on training."
"I think it's good, but after I saw it, I think the investment cost is a bit big."
"Hmph, I just want to make a new film with a big investment, so that I can make a beautiful comeback."
Wrinkled Wenhuai rubbed the folder, squinted his eyes and said: "You see that in the past two years, since the establishment of Donglai Company, it has been prosperous, on the other hand, our business volume and profits of Jiahe are declining year by year, and if this continues, we will fall from the position of the leading film in Xiangjiang." If we don't carry out a strong counterattack, our company will be reduced to a third-rate company. ”
Liu Lianghua nodded heavily and said: "Yes, now that Hong Jinbao has brought so many people from the family class to Gu Weiqi's command, we should indeed carry out a strong counterattack." ”
With Hong Jinbao joining Donglai Company, the people of Xinyicheng also saw a huge threat. Especially Lei Juekun was even more jealous, you must know that he had personally dug Hong Jinbao before, but he didn't dig it. If people are thrown into the arms of their competitor Gu Weiqi, and they get such a group of tiger generals and those talents in the family class, it is conceivable that the life of Xinyicheng will be even more difficult in the future.
Thinking of this, I suddenly thought that the people who asked Xin Yicheng to plan a blockbuster a few days ago, and now I don't know if it's done? So I made a phone call and asked, and Mecca, who answered the phone, said that it had been planned and was now working on the details of the script.
This made Lei Juekun very happy, and immediately drove to the company and convened a meeting.
Soon the conference room was full of people, and Lei Juekun sat in the middle of the long conference table, smoking a cigar and looking around at everyone: "What about the new film planned?" Show me the outline of the story first, and let's discuss it. ”
Soon Huang Baiming sent a folder to Lei Juekun and said: "Boss, this story is called 'Mutant Police', and the core idea of the story is what Xu Ke thought of, take a look." ”
"Oh, 'Mutant Cop'? Is it a science fiction movie? Lei Juekun pondered in his heart, so he took the folder and looked through it.
This "mutant policeman" is about the male protagonist who was originally an ordinary police detective, but was bitten by some unknown creature during a sea trip, and then the gene mutated, and became a superpower with the ability to become a metal man, and since then he has been invulnerable, and he has been caught by several beautiful women.
This can be said to be a typical story of the sling counterattack, Lei Juekun found it quite interesting after reading it, so he put down the folder and looked up at Xu Ke and said, "Xiao Xu, how did you think of this story?" I think it's pretty good. ”
"It's good if the boss thinks it's good." Xu Ke rubbed his hands nervously and said with a smile: "This story was thought of by me when I was suddenly inspired by the blockbuster 'Alien' in the United States. However, if you want to shoot this film, you need to use a lot of special effects technology, and I'm afraid the investment will be very large, so you have to think about this boss. ”
"Is it a big investment?"
Lei Juekun groaned slightly, squeezed the cigar in his hand into the ashtray fiercely, and said sonorously: "As long as we can make a beautiful comeback and completely start the reputation of our new art, it doesn't matter if you invest a lot." As the saying goes, reluctant children can't trap wolves. Besides, big investment also means big gains. What do you think? ”
Mecca agreed: "I think it's a good idea, especially after we all worked together to polish it, and the story is more fleshed out and rounded." To shoot it, I felt that I should do something at the box office. And if it works well, maybe it can make a lot of money in Europe and the United States. ”
Shi Tian also said: "Yes, I think it should be good if it is filmed." But we have calculated, the investment needs at least 50 million Hong Kong dollars. ”
Lei Juekun said movingly: "What? How much? ”
“5…… 50 million Hong Kong dollars. Xu Ke replied: "This is still a preliminary budget, and if the shooting period is extended, additional investment may be required." ”
"So much?" Lei Juekun couldn't help frowning.
At first, he thought that he would need at most one or two million Hong Kong dollars, but if this was the case, he gritted his teeth and came out. However, I heard that I needed to take out 50 million Hong Kong dollars all at once, but I was a little hesitant. In fact, his life is not easy now, last year when the Hong Kong stock market and real estate plummeted, and the industry he invested in real estate and the stock market shrank sharply.
In particular, the Kowloon Motor Bus Group was almost acquired, which made him anxious. That's why I hope to make a few dollars on the movie so that I can make a capital turnover.
But now it costs 50 million Hong Kong dollars all at once, which is not a small amount. Of course, if you can earn it, it will be good, tighten your belt and grit your teeth and take it out. But in case of loss, it will undoubtedly be worse for his career. It must be known that Xu Ke's previous filming of "The Legend of Shushan" lost Shao Tycoon and Xiang Huaqiang, and the two investors almost couldn't bear it.
Now that he has such a blockbuster, no one dares to guarantee that he will make money, which makes him hesitate.
But as he said just now, he was reluctant to let the child trap the wolf, so after thinking about it again, he spoke again: "50 million is 50 million, and I will pay for this money." But you have to shoot it well, is there a problem? ”
Everyone shook their spirits and said in unison: "No problem, boss, we will definitely go all out to make this blockbuster." ”