Zhao Wende's mood is very excited, he has never thought that such a script would be born in the Chinese Congress from the time he devoted himself to the animation career to the time he quit for so many years.

If it wasn't written in Chinese, if it wasn't telling a well-known story in China, the first time he saw it, he would have guessed that this was the script of the fourth nun in the United States.

"This ...... This is what you're going to do next? Because of his excitement, Zhao Wende's words were a little vibrato.

Song Mu nodded to confirm his question, although she had already guessed from her expression, she still asked rhetorically, "What do you think of this book?" ”

"Okay, okay." Zhao Wende said two good words in a row, and he gently stroked the closed cover, as if caressing his favorite person: "As long as this script can be filmed well, next year's Zagreb International Animation Film Festival and the Maple Leaf Capital International Animation Film Festival can also be tried." ”

"Is that okay?" Song Mu didn't expect that Zhao Wende would be able to give such a high evaluation, "Aren't these two animation festivals more inclined to experimental cartoons?" No matter how we look at "Mulan", it is a commercial film, so it shouldn't please them, right? ”

"What is a commercial film?" Zhao Wende did not answer Song Mu's question, but asked another question.

"Commercial?" Song Mu was stunned for a moment, and then replied following the definition he memorized when he was in school: "A movie that takes box office revenue as the highest goal and caters to the taste of the public?" ”

Zhao Wende nodded, "This is a good summary, who told you?" ”

"......" Song Mu replied stubbornly: "If I remember correctly, the textbook ...... Or which book? ”

Zhao Wende frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head indifferently: "I can't remember which book it is." It doesn't matter, so is my opinion. In my opinion, the most important point of the so-called commercial film is to exchange big investment for big returns, and I'm afraid you don't plan to spend five million on this film, right? What kind of business is that......

"Twenty million ......" Before Zhao Wende finished speaking, Song Mu weakly interjected: "You have also finished reading the script, there are more action scenes and big scenes in it, so we are ready to invest 20 million." But it's not a rice knife, it's a soft sister coin. ”

Zhao Wende: "......"

You guys don't play according to the routine! This span is a little bigger, isn't it?!

"Ahem." Coughing lightly, Zhao Wende suppressed the embarrassment in his heart and changed the topic: "Let's not talk about the investment budget, in addition to investment, the second point is the public taste you mentioned."

"Is "Twelve Angry Men" a commercial film? Is "Loki" a commercial film? Little Golden Man, Little Golden Bear, Little Golden Ball, which award is missing them? Aren't they to the general public? No, it's very much so. Don't they fit the judges' tastes? No, it's in line with that.

"That's what you want to do with this script. A burden can appear in a few minutes, the drama of serving in the army for his father, the friendship of the big-headed soldiers, and the evil of the Huns...... These are all elements that the public likes to see.

"However, at the core, it is the independent woman Mulan. What does this mean, this represents feminism! This is a topic that the West has been clamoring for, and this topic will be very popular with the judges from all walks of life.

"It's not that I'm exaggerating, it's still that sentence, as long as you can shoot well, the three major international animation festivals won't win awards and now I don't dare to say, the finalists must be stable!"

After saying these words impassionedly, Zhao Wende suddenly sighed: "Alas...... If only I could be forty years younger, no, thirty years old, I really want to make this animation with my own hands and throw it on the international slap in the face......"

Looking at the lost old man in front of him, Song Mu didn't know what to say for a while.

She wanted to pat him on the shoulder and comfort him that it was not too late to come and do it together, but the words were choked in her throat and she couldn't say anything.

In this era, animation is not only a technical job, but also an individual work. Boss Zhao, who is slowly entering old age, no longer has enough physical strength to support him to participate in this kind of big work.

Fortunately, when Song Mu was entangled, Zhao Wende thought about it himself, and a smile appeared on his face: "Hehe, when you are older, you love to be sad and sad, so that the little girl can laugh." By the way, you plan to invest 20 million soft girl coins in this "Mulan"?! ”

"Yes." Song Mu also hurriedly changed the topic and said: """Splitting the Mountain to Save the Mother" and related trendy toys have made us a lot of money, so this time we have enough funds. When we started the project, I told my team members that this time we wanted the most exquisite painting style, full frame rate smoothness and the commissioner's soundtrack. In a word, it surpasses the top level of Omega in an all-round way. ”

Zhao Wende bowed his head and said: "It's good to have ambition and courage, but suddenly. Big. Jump. Enter. It is not necessarily a qualitative leap, but it may also be blind and arrogant. Do you know this? ”

Song Mu recalled the memories of her previous life, and she had participated in many projects with hundreds of millions of investments. Although he has never been a leader, the second-in-command has also been a leader for several years.

And if you really talk about it, in a large animation team, the second-in-command is the one who really actually executes and has the heaviest work. Director, otherwise she wouldn't have died of overwork in her last life, would she?

But even though Song Mu felt that she knew very well in her heart, Zhao Wende's concern for herself still moved her very much: "Zhao Ye, don't worry, we must guard against arrogance and rashness, and shoot the film "Mulan" to the extreme of our current level." ”

Zhao Wende nodded with satisfaction: "That's good." 20 million soft girl coins is not a small amount, such an astronomical amount, what are you going to do? ”

"We have made a lot of money in the animation and related industries of "Splitting the Mountain to Save the Mother", and at present, with the family background of the elite group, we can still make up 20 million." Song Mu replied: "Of course, as I said yesterday, if you are interested, then we still accept your investment." But this time I have to remind you that due to the large budget of "Mulan" and the many changes in itself, the probability of overturning is still very high. If you still want to vote, you have to think about it first......"

"What an overturned, that's called capsizing!" Zhao Wende patted Song Mu angrily and with a smile, "Okay, if you can remind me to think about it, it means that you are not blindly arrogant." Don't think about it, take this and take the contract. ”

As he spoke, he took out a passbook from his pocket and slapped it on the counter.

Song Mu reached out and picked up the passbook and opened the cover, and found that this was the one she had just handed over to Zhao Wende yesterday. There are a total of 6,811,099 yuan and six cents and four cents in it, and Boss Zhao obviously hasn't touched a penny.

"...... this?" Song Mu was a little stunned when he took the passbook: "Master Zhao, did you take it by mistake?" ”

"That's right." Zhao Wende sighed and said a little gloomily: "Time is not forgiving, I am old, and I can no longer rush to the front line for the animation career of the motherland, and this is the only thing I can do." ”

Song Mu held the passbook in his hand, and his heart became more and more mixed. This is this era, and this is the person who has done everything he can for a better China in the future.

"Master Zhao, these really don't work." She said patiently.

"Don't refuse," Zhao Wende didn't let go because of this: "I know that you are not short of money, but this is my intention, just take it." ”

"Master Zhao, there are bits and pieces here, it's not good for you to take shares." Song Mu found another reason: "That's it, when you split the mountain to save the mother, your contribution accounted for 20%, and our "Mulan" still follows this routine, you pay 20% of the 20 million, that is, 4 million, and still account for 10% of the revenue share, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Wende knew that it was not interesting to twist it any longer, so he waved his hand helplessly: "You look at it, come, bring the contract, right?" Didn't I tell you yesterday? ”

Song Mu also laughed when she saw Zhao Wende compromise, she took out the contract in duplicate from her backpack, filled in the investment amount and the proportion of the share, and signed her name on it and stamped the official seal, which pushed the two contracts in front of Zhao Wende: "Master Zhao, take a look, sign it if there is no problem." ”

Zhao Wende took the contract, picked up his pen from the counter, signed his name and pushed it back without even looking at it.

"Take the passbook together, when you are free, when you are free...... No, when your character is ready, get it back for me together. ”