Chapter 131: Big Investment
What can I give?
Shao Yifu looked at the junior in front of him, this kid dared to start bargaining with himself. However, since the two sides are cooperating, these things naturally have to be made clear. After a little consideration, Shao Yifu said slowly: "Except for the copyright of Shaw Brothers, all props and personnel can be transferred at will. Of course, you have to show me the list before you move them, and you can't disturb their normal work. ”
The corners of Li Xuan's mouth twitched, this Shao Yifu is estimated to have committed the problem of being stingy again, and he didn't get to the point for a long time!
"That ......" Li Xuan glanced at Shao Yifu, who had a blank face, and asked slowly: "I don't know how much Uncle Six, how much money do you plan to invest?" ”
"Investment? Ha ha. Shao Yifu laughed and said playfully: "Just like you just said, there is benefit only when you pay." I'll have to see how much benefit I can get from this investment. ”
“……”
Li Xuan was stunned for a while, this old man's reaction was so fast! So soon, there was a shield of the spear of the son.
Thinking of this, Li Xuan carefully calculated his family background. Now Xu Anhua's film crew has been prepared, and the drama will start soon. Of course, according to the principle of actors putting their own companies first, most of the people in the company have been inserted, and even the titular proprietress Zhong Chuhong has become one of the heroines.
Now, all the positions of those supporting actors can be given to Shaw Brothers, as for the rest......
Li Xuan thought about it, there was nothing wrong, and then he said slowly to Shao Yifu: "Except for the male and female protagonists, other actors can be produced by your Shaw Brothers, but ......"
Looking at Li Xuan, who suddenly frowned, Shao Yifu asked suspiciously, "But what?" ”
"But those supporting actresses, I want to find an actress from TVB to play them." Li Xuan replied slowly.
"What?" Shao Yifu was surprised, and hurriedly asked: "...... actress of Shaw Brothers?"
"It's too glamorous!"
Before Shao Yifu finished speaking, Li Xuan replied directly. Shaw Brothers' current movie actors, the men are too positive, the women are too glamorous, and it is just right to act in that kind of old-fashioned martial arts movie, as for the new-school martial arts movies that Li Xuan admires, forget it. Moreover, Shaw Brothers Pictures and TVB are basically one now, and it is expected that Shao Yifu will not refuse.
Sure enough, Shao Yifu only hesitated for a moment, then nodded and responded: "Yes, I promise you." But your play is a martial arts drama, and there are few wireless actors who know kung fu. ”
"No, as long as you can put up a few shelves." Li Xuan smiled and continued: "I heard that Uncle Sixth watches several movies every day, I don't know if you have watched the younger generation's "Black Man"? ”
"Haha, as long as it's a popular movie in Hong Kong, I've seen it all." Shao Yifu smiled proudly.
"That's okay, what does Uncle Sixth think of the skills of the supporting actress in it?"
"Skilled?" Shao Yifu thought for a while, nodded and responded: "It's very good, it's very good." However, it is also not like a normal person. ”
Hearing this, Li Xuan smiled and said: "Sixth uncle, Master Zhang Ce has already said that my play is a martial arts drama dressed in fashion, so it is inevitable to exaggerate. Moreover, I want to say that this actress has only learned to put on a stand for a few days, and she won't work hard. ”
"Can't do a little effort? Can you still play so well? Shao Yifu was slightly stunned, and said to himself: "Won't those martial arts actors ...... after that?"
"Sixth uncle, don't worry, martial arts actors won't run out of food, but it's very likely that they won't be as good as before." Li Xuan shook his head and said.
"Oh?"
Li Xuan explained directly: "In my play, the actress was just putting on a show, and there were only two or three fights in total. Don't dare to fight more, fight too much, the flaws will come out, and the whole drama will be ruined. ”
"Hmm." Shao Yifu nodded and replied slowly: "That's right." ”
"Okay, now that the actor's business is over, I'll talk about it behind the scenes." Li Xuan glanced at Run Run Shaw carefully, stretched out two fingers and said, "I can also hand over the personnel behind the scenes to Shaw Brothers, but there are two seats, which must be reserved for me." ”
"Say!" Shao Yifu responded quite boldly.
"First, the candidate for the martial arts, I will bring it myself."
Li Xuan and Cheng Xiaodong cooperated very well in the last "Black Man", a lot of things that Li Xuan stole from later movies, and he could finish it as soon as Cheng Xiaodong said it, so the cooperation between the two was extremely pleasant. A good martial artist can sometimes be more beneficial to the movie than a good actor.
As for the new school of martial arts movies, people in Hong Kong who can understand a little more, Li Xuan feels that in addition to himself, only Cheng Xiaodong understands more now. And Xu Ke, a new-school martial arts film master in later generations, is still exploring his own film style.
"Bring a martial finger from the outside, then ......" Shao Yifu was a little hesitant about Li Xuan's request.
Shaw Brothers Pictures has a large number of dragon and tiger martial artists, not to mention the famous Liu Jiaban. This Li Xuan actually remembered to use the outside martial arts finger when making a movie, isn't this slapping Liu Jiaban in the face?
"Hehe, Sixth Uncle don't worry, this person has also been a martial artist in the Shaw Clan before, and he has a lot of connections with you." Li Xuan explained with a smile.
Shao Yifu was thorough at all, and quickly said: "You mean that kid from the Cheng Gang family, he is really a hero." I agreed to this, but what about the other person? ”
"The second one is even simpler, I have a royal cameraman, so I definitely have to bring it." Li Xuan said with a smile.
"Haha, the young boy started to talk about the queen at a young age, it's amazing. I also applied for this candidate. Shao Yifu also smiled heartily.
"Okay, Sixth Uncle, since my conditions have been explained." Li Xuan took a sip of his cup of black tea, which was already slightly cold, and asked slowly, "Tell me about your investment." ”
"Good boy, be resolute." Shao Yifu glanced sideways at Li Xuan, pondered for a while and continued: "Investment, I will give 700,000 yuan to account for 60% of the share. Of course, the copyright of the movie definitely belongs to me. ”
"Ahem......"
Li Xuan, who was drinking tea, was choked and coughed violently, this Shao Yifu, if he is not stingy, he will die!
700,000? plus copyright plus some props plus labor, the top day is only one million. If you want to account for 60% of the share of 1 million, then Li Xuan himself can invest 700,000 yuan at most.
One million and four hundred thousand!
This is not even half of the investment cost of "Black Man", what good movie can be made? It is estimated that even the money to buy Wia is not enough. This filming is not an ordinary wire, it is special, and it costs more than 5,000 Hong Kong dollars for one piece. Which fight scene in "Smiling Proud Jianghu" didn't use Weiya? At that time, the loss of Weiya is estimated to be a large amount.
After calming down his excitement, Li Xuan blushed and looked at Run Run Shaw, who was a little surprised, and said, "Sixth Uncle, do you know how much I was going to invest in this movie at the beginning?" ”
"How much?" Shao Yifu asked rather calmly.
When Li Xuan's performance was a little wrong just now, Shao Yifu knew that this young boy was not satisfied with the investment figures he said. But this figure is already a big investment for Shao Yifu himself, you must know that this money is in Shaw Brothers Pictures, and if you save a little, you can make three movies!
Li Xuan raised his right hand, stretched out his five fingers, and saw Shao Yifu and Jin Yong both showing a stunned polish, so he said slowly: "Five million Hong Kong dollars!" Of course, this is only the estimated minimum cost, and it will definitely have to go up when the time comes. My goal now is to keep the cost of the whole show at around 8 million. ”
“……”
This number obviously exceeded the bottom line of Shao Yifu and Jin Yong's expectations, and both of them stared at Li Xuan with a look of surprise. Especially Shao Yifu, at this time, his heart simply set off a monstrous wave, he didn't expect that someone in Hong Kong would make a movie with 8 million Hong Kong dollars. Although this figure is only a fraction of his and Zou Wenhuai's investment in the international film industry. can invest 8 million, which is definitely a leader in Hong Kong films.
Jin Yong, who still hasn't mixed up in the film industry, reacted the fastest, and it didn't take long for him to say directly to Li Xuan: "Xuan Zai, I said something unpleasant, don't mind." ”
"Speak!" Li Xuan nodded and replied calmly.
"If this movie loses, what will you do then?"
"What if I lose?" Li Xuan smiled silently, pointed at himself and asked Jin Yong, "Mr. Cha, what was I doing when you first saw me two years ago?" ”
"Uh......" Jin Yong was stunned by Li Xuan's rhetorical question, and only replied after a few seconds: "You are brushing the dishes." ”
"That's not it." Li Xuan shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "Even if this drama loses, can I be miserable at that time?" (To be continued.) )