Haoxue sat back in his chair lightly and sneered: "Director Zhang, you know more about movies than me, you should know how big the market is for martial arts films." Let's not talk about it, let's just say that a few years ago, the "Eight Heavenly Dragons", also directed by Feng Yige, is also an absolute big production, and the cast is better than this time, right? What is the final box office, and you still need me to popularize this common sense for you? ”

Of course, Zhang Xixi knows it well, "Eight Heavenly Dragons" has a box office of 2 billion, and it is definitely the best in the industry among martial arts movies. In fact, when Tianhong Pictures estimated the box office performance of "The Prequel to the Condor Heroes", this movie, also directed by Feng Yige, was also an important reference index.

This film, although Tianhong Pictures participated in the production, but Haoxue, Feng Yige and other core personnel of the crew tightly covered the source of the film, and the final film was absolutely confidential, even Zhang Xixi and some senior executives of Tianhong Pictures did not see it, and could only rely on these historical data to estimate.

At the internal meeting, everyone conservatively estimated that the box office of "The Prequel to the Condor Heroes" should not be difficult to exceed 1.5 billion, but it is difficult to say whether it can successfully reach 20 or even higher.

Now, this ingenious Mr. Hao has actually proposed a free plan, which is afraid that the guarantee of 1.5 billion is not guaranteed.

If the price of 3 billion can be multiplied by 15%, and the money can be directly included in Tianhong Pictures, it is estimated that the company is completely acceptable, which is also the direction that Zhang Xixi wants to negotiate for.

However, he opened his mouth to report 5 billion, and was mercilessly sprayed back.

Zhang Xixi froze and said: "That's not the case, Mr. Hao, I remember you once said that this film is Director Feng's masterpiece, and you have also put a lot of effort and energy into it, saying that you want to point at the global box office champion "Avatar", why hasn't it been released yet, but your confidence is not as good as before?" ”

"Huh!"

Haoxue casually pointed to the advertisement in the newspaper on the table, "Look at this sentence, Wen Li is thin, how awesome it is, no injections, no medicine, no exercise, no diet, just smell this product, and ensure that you lose 20 pounds a week, believe it or not?" ”

Zhang Xixi didn't know what he meant, and subconsciously shook his head.

"Do you understand advertising?"

Haoxue smiled disdainfully: "Lao Tzu shouts that one surpasses Avatar, you believe it, if Lao Tzu shouts that the box office of this movie can exceed the gross national product, do you also believe it?" ”

Patting the table casually, Haoxue complained: "I don't say a little taller, will Stephen Chow come to play a cameo role?" Are Chang Li and Qin Xing so easy to be moved? You are also an old filmmaker, and these doorways are still chewed and bitten by me and fed to you, so that you can digest them? Director Zhang, what about teasing me? ”

Zhang Xixi was silent, this kind of practice of cheering up before filming is indeed relatively common in the industry, and it is nothing new.

"Stephen Chow has not played a role in person for many years, Chang Li and Qin Xing are also first-line celebrities, plus Director Feng's name and Mr. Jin Yong's golden signboard...... We at Tianhong Pictures believe that this film can still be done with a box office performance of 4 billion......"

"You can pull it down!"

Haoxue still looked contemptuous, "Don't try to fool me, everyone understands people!" In this way, I won't go around and around with you, at a fixed price, according to the total box office of 2 billion, I will directly call 15% of the final profit to Tianhong Pictures, and then even if this film loses home, I don't earn a penny, it has nothing to do with you, okay? ”

"Impossible!"

Zhang Xixi shouted: "What is this money enough for, we are also busy these days, spending money like running water, if you knew that your goal for this broken piece is 2 billion, Tianhong Pictures would not be able to work so hard!" ”

"Yo yo yo, it seems to be awesome."

Haoxue sneered: "Director Zhang, then you should tell me, your Tianhong Pictures, in the past five years, how many films of more than 2 billion have been released?" Lao Tzu, this is a fragment? Is 2 billion a small number? Don't forget, for a whole year last year, before "The Mermaid", there were no more than 1.5 billion domestic films in the country! Fa Ge's new film is only less than 1 billion! You tell me that 2 billion is a bad movie? Bully me blind! ”

A series of rhetorical questions made Zhang Xixi run out of power again.

But he vaguely felt that Haoxue was such a big battle this time, even the 92-year-old Mr. Jin Yong was moved, with his vision, if he only got a billion and eight billion, it seemed that it was far worse than him selling pig's trotters once! Even if he wants to play crossover and make a movie for entertainment, he won't pursue this point.

"3 billion! Mr. Hao, let's calculate according to the box office of 3 billion, give us the buyout profits, this press conference, I promise to spare no effort to do beautifully, and will definitely not discount the money because of the money, please rest assured that this credibility is good, how about it? ”

"2.2 billion! It can't be more, I don't know how much I can get back, but you sit and wait for the money! ”

Zhang Xixi lost 10 all of a sudden, but Haoxue only added 2, and he still had a toothache.

"2.8 billion! According to the calculation of 15%, it is 420 million, and we only need 400 million, and the fraction is wiped out! It's always okay, right? ”

"It's a fart!"

Haoxue pushed the table, shook his head resolutely, and said: "Forget it, the film hasn't been released yet, it's too early to say anything, maybe I'm too conservative." I think it's still according to the original statement, and when the final box office is finalized, 15% will be given to Tianhong, which is not a lot of money! ”

"That'...... The decision to be free on the premiere day, should we discuss it again? ”

"No discussion, I'm sure!"

"38 million! We only need 300 million 8! Mr. Hao, you're not bad at these tens of millions, right? Besides, this film is not only a domestic box office, but also a global release, don't you say no, I've heard you mention it more than once. ”

Zhang Xixi lowered the price again, which is already calculated according to the box office of about 2.5 billion.

"Global? Don't be funny! ”

Haoxue is indeed not bad for tens of millions, but he enjoys this process of bargaining, since the pig's trotters were sold for one billion, it seems that he has not been so competitive with others for a long time, and it seems that the joy of life is less. This person still can't be too rich, and he still has to live a poor life where a penny is broken in half and spent, so that when you have 5 cents, you will feel too happy.

"A martial arts film with a Chinese background, what kind of global box office do you want, I'm just using it for a gimmick, you take it seriously! Director Zhang, you're not the director of the relationship, right? The vision is worrying! ”

"Okay, don't ink, Lao Tzu will give you a lucky number, 360 million, which can be credited at any time after changing the contract. But Director Zhang, I'm talking ugly in the front, if you don't do things well with the money, and think that the movie has nothing to do with you from now on, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people! ”

3600 million?

Zhang Xixi calculated that it was just the income calculated according to the total box office of 2.4 billion.

This number is already quite terrifying, and in the previous internal meeting of the company, few people thought that this martial arts-themed movie could reach a high of 2.4 billion.

It's not particularly ideal, but it's acceptable. (To be continued.) )