Patience is such a thing, in fact, Sun Peng is not lacking.

When he was a doctor in his previous life, whether it was on the operating table or in the ward, whether he was dealing with patients or family members, patience was definitely one of Sun Peng's greatest strengths.

Only this time, he didn't have the patience to wait.

Or rather, he felt uncomfortable.

Maybe Chen Cheng is right, the preparation of a movie, especially a big production, is very cumbersome, such as the communication between the director and the screenwriters, countless revisions to the script, the audition of the actors, etc., all take a lot of time. Take "The Matrix" as an example, the Wachowski brothers hired two cartoonists to produce a 600-page "The Matrix" storyboard, which is simply a feature-length comic book, and then successfully persuaded the filmmaker's top management to nod and fund, and finally made the film start shooting proudly.

But this kind of process is not what Sun Peng wants, and the current Sun Peng is not comparable to the Wachowski brothers.

Without him, the status is different.

Before filming "The Matrix", the Wachowski brothers were not big names in Hollywood, and it was certainly very difficult to prepare a sci-fi blockbuster.

But what about Sun Peng now?

There are five TV series, except for "Crazy Lady" and "Lonely Gourmet", which of the other three are not high-quality works, the top five masterpieces in the annual ratings? On the movie, needless to say, there are two animations, that is, "Hurricane Rescue" and "Bourne's Identity" have enough qualifications, not to mention works such as "Mission Impossible" and "Keep Talking" that are not bad at the box office! Of course, if you count it seriously, there are also "Dragon Gate Inn" and "The Sixth Sense", which has not been released......

After coming up with a script that is already very perfect, the movie still needs to be negotiated and prepared for a year or two?

So don't say that Sun Peng is impatient, but really unhappy!

So no matter how Chen Cheng explained, how he persuaded him, or even moved Chen Feifei out over and over again, Sun Peng's faint expression never changed in the slightest, but left a sentence for the big director: "Director Chen, it is impossible to change this matter, if you have the opportunity in the future, you can cooperate again!" ”

An hour later, Chen Cheng finally left indignantly.

And looking at Chen Cheng's back full of anger, Sun Peng also shook his head and was speechless. If you want to talk about appreciation, he really appreciates this science fiction film director, after all, it is not easy for Huaxia to produce such an ideological and capable character. But on the other hand, he really can't wait patiently - if a film like The Matrix is really done, preparation, character selection, shooting, special effects production and publicity, don't think about it without a year or two, if it will cost him a year or two just to negotiate and raise funds in front, Sun Peng might as well not do it at all!

So after sighing lightly, Sun Peng called Sun Ya directly: "Second sister, how are you talking over there?" Tomorrow is the last day......"

……

Los Angeles, USA.

In the conference room of Shakelu Film Company, Sun Ya was sitting in a precarious position, and Sun Ya's face was calm, and the aura of a strong woman was fully revealed.

And in front of him, Richard? Feynman and Charles, president of Shaklu Pictures? George couldn't calm down, Mr. George's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "Ms. Sun, what did you mean just now...... If we don't accept these conditions, will Mr. Laobai invest in the film in full himself? ”

"Yes, gentlemen!"

Glancing at the two of them, Sun Ya said proudly: "It's just a production fee of 100 million US dollars, and the box office achievements of "Spirited Away" are enough to cover this fund, as for the publicity and distribution costs in the future, I think the dividends of "Frozen" should not be a problem, so that's it!" ”

"Sizzle......"

After listening to Sun Ya's words, the two film bigwigs gasped at the same time.

Good guys, that's too bold, isn't it?

You must know that in addition to those IPs that know that they will definitely make money, even Hollywood film and television giants dare not invest in big productions with an investment of more than 100 million yuan and take risks independently, right? What's more, in the case of Mr. Laobai, they are now very clear that they have no distribution ability at all, which means that the box office revenue requirements for future films will be higher......

Why is he so confident?

"Quite simply, he never failed!"

As if guessing the thoughts of the two, Sun Ya smiled slightly and continued: "We've been talking for so many days, I think you should have checked his information, right?" Tell me, gentlemen, then, did he fail? ”

“……”

Regarding Sun Ya's question, the two could only look at each other.

Fail?

To the man, the word seemed to never exist, and they knew it all too well.

But......

Seen Richard? After Feynman's glance, Charles? George finally understood the dilemma of this old friend - this negotiator didn't play his cards according to the routine at all!

However, after pondering for a while, he still spoke: "Miss Sun, we are very clear about what you said, so there is a question, if Sha Kelu Pictures is willing to join, who will lead this project?" After all, we have a lot of differences in the selection of directors and actors! There is also the issue of copyright, what about the ownership of film copyright and sequel copyright in the future? ”

"Hehe, that's what we're going to talk about."

With a gleam in her eyes, Sun Ya said quietly: "In fact, in the final analysis, they all come down to one of the most important issues, and that is investment!" Whoever invests more will naturally speak louder......"

……

"Director Chen, it's not that we won't help you, it's really too risky!"

Looking at Chen Cheng with an angry face, Lu Yuanqing said with a wry smile: "The production cost of six or seven billion, plus the publicity and distribution costs, will be at least one billion or more!" Do you know what that number means? ”

Without waiting for Chen Cheng to speak, Lu Yuanqing continued: "You are the best science fiction film director in China, I think you know this better than us, right?" "Eyes of Heaven" is excellent, but who dares to guarantee that this one can also get such a high box office? Can you guarantee it? ”

"This ......"

Regarding Lu Yuanqing's questioning, Chen Cheng also fell silent.

"Eyes of Heaven" is Chen Cheng's most successful work, and it is also the highest-grossing work. But what if you look ahead of this movie? The highest box office in his past sci-fi films was only 1.2 billion, and the overseas box office was less than 1.6 billion, which is already the highest record of Chinese sci-fi films.

How risky is the investment of one billion?

Seeing Chen Cheng fall silent, Lu Yuanqing's eyes couldn't help but flash a touch of pride, but he couldn't see it on his face at all, so he just continued to say patiently: "Director Chen, think about it yourself, Huaxia science fiction film invests 100 million US dollars, is this possible?" ”

In Lu Yuanqing's eyes, this is complete!

If he believes that 100 million US dollars is invested in that kind of costume giant, even if the momentum has dropped in the past two years and has begun to lose money, there is no doubt that Chinese costume films are still the focus of big investment! And as many large domestic companies begin to try, magic films derived from costume blockbusters have also become hot spots, and there is a tendency to take over the responsibility of the standard-bearer of historical blockbusters......

But science fiction movies have never been good at Chinese people, right?

After listening to Lu Yuanqing's words, Chen Cheng suddenly said urgently: "Mr. Lu, I really like the story of "The Matrix", I have a hunch that it may be an opportunity for our Chinese films to go global......

"Hehe, how can it be so easy?"

With a chuckle, Lu Yuanqing smiled: "But that script is really interesting...... In this way, I think you can continue to communicate with that old white teacher and try to get him to lower the shooting budget! Well, I think the total investment of four or five billion is about the same, after all, it is our Chinese science fiction movie, and some high-cost scenes can be cut some! Actually, I think that old white is holding you! I think you have taken a fancy to his script, that's why you made such a condition, otherwise we will consume him again......"

"Drain?"

Seeing that he couldn't convince the investor behind him, Chen Cheng couldn't help but sigh and said: "Mr. Lu, if you go with me to meet that old Bai teacher, you will know, I'm afraid people are unwilling to spend it......"