Chapter 83. 【Best Mom】
Not to mention that the camel master and the employees of Dream Pictures were happy, but Gao Jiabao, the "financial manager" of Dream Pictures, was depressed.
Yi Feiyang, who is a fat man's sworn friend, of course understands what this guy is thinking.
So Yi Feiyang comforted the sullen fat man and said, "What, unhappy?" ”
"What is unhappy, can you be unhappy if you are unhappy? How's it going, haven't recovered from the previous incident? ”
"Kao, am I comforting you, or are you comforting me?" Yi Feiyang said with a smile, "I taught you, to be a man, you have to look farther, don't just stare at the little profit in front of you......"
"But this is not a small profit, it is a million!"
"The old doesn't go, the new doesn't come! Less is not lost, more is not lost! Besides, there is a give-and-take! ”
"As far as you are concerned, I can't talk about you!" The fat man was very angry.
Bickering, he has never been Yi Feiyang's opponent.
Yi Feiyang couldn't help but smile when he saw his "angry bag" appearance: "Hehe, think about it, now Lionsgate still owes us 24 million dividends, and Paramount owes us at least about 20 million dividends......"
"20 million? Are there so many?! ”
"Why not? I have calculated that the sales of movie discs alone and the box office dividends of the three dramas are almost 20 million. Yi Feiyang said patiently.
In fact, this figure is only a conservative estimate of Yi Feiyang, and according to the current situation, the total box office of the three dramas is ......
Among them, although "Ghost Shadow" has only been released for more than half a month, the box office has accumulated more than 7 million, and the other two dramas have become popular after the ban on "Ghost Shadow". The box office has now accumulated nearly 83 million. plus more than 80 million sold on the "Ghost" disc. Taken together, all of these numbers represent a staggering $170 million......
Of course, the 170 million here is definitely tax-included, and the taxes in the United States are frighteningly high.
However, even so, according to the calculation of a series of sharing agreements signed by Yi Feiyang and Paramount, Dream Pictures, as a partner, can get at least $20 million in net income after paying 10,000 taxes.
Compared to before. Yi Feiyang helped Lionsgate set a shocking box office of $260 million with a "Blair the Witch", and the profit that was finally distributed was only $24 million.
Today, with a total sales of 170 million, you can get a profit of 20 million, which is why Yi Feiyang must run a company for nothing.
If you negotiate with others in the form of an individual, you will be weak, and of course they will be decided; When you negotiate on behalf of a company, you are on an equal footing, and your benefits will be maximized!
Seeing that the fat man was so surprised by the data he said, Yi Feiyang continued: "Now there are 20 million on Paramount's side. Lionsgate is 24 million here, tall and tall. In fact, you already have about 44 million in funds, isn't that enough?! ”
"44 million?" The fat man sucked hard, "But how do I feel that you are painting me bread to satisfy my hunger?" Now I don't even see any of the 44 million! ”
"So, you have to take a long-term view and remember that the money in your bag is also your own money!"
"You're not looking far-sighted, you're a thief philosophy!"
"Even if it's it! Filmmakers are really like thieves, they can't help but steal the audience's joys and sorrows, and steal their purses! Yi Feiyang raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"Well, I know that I'm stupid, and I'll never be able to talk to you...... But if you can say that, why don't you give Hong Kong a call? Do you know that your parents are worried about you! Of course, the most important thing is to ask your mother to raise your noble hand and stop calling me in the middle of the night to ask about your situation...... Oh my God, I haven't slept well for a week, look, my eyes have dark circles, I'm about to become a panda! The fat man said a word, and directly stopped Yi Feiyang.
It turned out that since Yi Feiyang began to earn his first pot of gold and shoot movies, he would send some money back to his family every month, first two or three thousand, then seven or eight thousand, and then thirty or forty thousand......
In Hong Kong, Yi Feiyang's parents were scared, originally thinking that their son was working hard there, and it was normal to send back 8,000 children every month, but this time they sent back so much money......
40,000 US dollars, which is equivalent to more than 200,000 Hong Kong dollars!
Oh my God, the biggest name here, the Governor of Hong Kong, has a monthly salary of only about 100,000 yuan!
Suddenly, his income exceeded that of the Governor, which made the old couple afraid.
Guess that my son is not doing something illegal in the United States, right?
You must know that many people's understanding of the United States comes from American blockbusters, and the most significant feature of American blockbusters is the proliferation of guns, frequent crimes, what kind of scarface, alone in Longtan, Die Hard, and kill a dawn......
The simple and simple civilian thinking of the old couple involuntarily linked their son to these cattle people who were "traitors".
Yi Feiyang couldn't explain clearly, and told them on the phone that he was making a movie, but the old couple just didn't believe it.
Especially Yi's father, who has driven a taxi all his life, his biggest artistic cell is on the road to the top of the mountain, occasionally carrying customers to play "drifting", and maybe he will be caught by the unscrupulous patrol police and issued a ticket.
Yi's mother too, the biggest achievement in this life is when playing mahjong, occasionally the character explosion touches out a pair of "little four happiness", in addition to either "chicken paste" or "fart paste", I never thought that I could find out the "thirteen", let alone that my boy could make a movie!
Therefore, the old couple's brains began to be active crankily.
First, he imagined that his precious son was biting a match in his mouth, holding a submachine gun, like Stallone in "First Blood", rushing into the Bank of America and shouting: "Don't move, rob!" ”
Then he imagined that his baby son had a scar engraved on his face and a dagger in his hand, like the male protagonist of "Scarface", he rushed into the jewelry store and shouted: "If you want to live, take out all the jewelry!" ”
……
In short, the old couple was remitted by Yi Feiyang in dollars. It's a thriller. Nervous. It's not hiding at home, it's not depositing in the bank, even if the police come to the door one day.
On the US side, since he couldn't explain clearly, Yi Feiyang didn't bother to explain, he just remitted money on time, and from time to time he mailed some supplements from the United States to Hong Kong.
In contrast, the fat man Gao Jiabao is much more "filial". In addition to mailing supplements, we also mail TVs, VCDs, refrigerators, washing machines, and ......
In short, whatever appliances are cheap here, he will mail them...... Parenthesis, this guy doesn't know that there are tariffs on overseas mailing things, which is more expensive than buying in Hong Kong!
In any case, under the perseverance of Gigalight's remittance. At the end of the year, the police uncle did not come to the door, and the parents in Hong Kong gradually adapted to the reality of having a "big" son overseas.
Until two months ago, the film shot by Yi Feiyang officially landed in North America. And when it is screened around the world, my parents can be regarded as knowing that their son really has to be a director!
Rejoice!
What a relief!
The old couple couldn't keep their mouths together happily for three days!
even said that he gave birth to a good son!
During this time, even Yi's father was very energetic when he drove a taxi, and he was no longer depressed and had a sore back.
As for Yi's mother, people are in good spirits on happy occasions, and the mahjong table is even more paste.
It's a pity that the good days didn't last long, and suddenly it came that the drama filmed by his son scared people to death, and then all the new dramas and people were banned in North America.
Such a message,
It's like a bolt from the blue!
Dad Yi was stupid!
Yi's mother was stunned!
How so?
They ask themselves.
Could it be that our Yi family really can't get celebrities? Can't do a big deal?!
Ancestors, ancestors, you know that you must protect Ayan through the difficulties!
It can be said that the Yi family's life is very difficult these days, and the parents are only afraid of Yi Feiyang, afraid that their baby son will not be able to think about it......
After all, Dad Yi is a man, and he is not so chicken and Sanba, he can't call his son at every turn to ask about the situation over there.
Yi's mother didn't care, she called every once in a while and asked Yi Feiyang if he was thin, how he was eating, whether he was harassed by those bad guys, etc......
Yi Feiyang felt extremely warm in his heart about his mother's concern, but he really didn't want to let his family suffer again because of his own affairs.
So for his mother's questioning, Yi Feiyang just covered up the past on the phone, or some "I'm fine", "Don't worry" and other boiled water-like comforting words.
The fat man knew that Yi Feiyang wanted to save face, and he didn't like to worry his family, but Yi Feiyang's mother couldn't get an accurate answer from her son, so she set her sights on the fat man and began to bombard the fat man with endless phone calls.
So, the fat man was sad!
God, there is a time difference between Hong Kong and Los Angeles, and often when Yi's mother calls, the fat man is drooling and dreaming of spring......
Countless times, when the fat man was about to put the roast duck to his mouth, or strip the beauty naked, the phone rang, and then the extremely kind voice of Yi's mother rang on the other end of the phone: "Hey, is it Jiabao, please do me a favor, I want to ask Ah Yang about his recent situation!" ”
The voice was so kind, so kind that it was impossible for a fat man to explode into the phone.
I had to accompany a smiling face that was uglier than crying...... If you can see it on the other end of the phone, say, "Don't worry, that guy can eat, drink and sleep, and most importantly, he doesn't have to get up in the middle of the night to answer the phone like I did......"
The fat man Gao Jiabao's hard-pressed "nightlife", of course, Yi Feiyang knew the way, so when Gao Jiabao proposed, "Why don't you make it clear to your family", Yi Feiyang was silent.
For his family, Yi Feiyang has never dared to really face it, but he can't let the fat man always be his shield.
After thinking about it, Yi Feiyang promised, "I'll call home, and in the future, you can sleep well!" ”
"Woo woo, Ah Yang, you say that, I really love you to death!" The fat man hugged Yi Feiyang directly, "Also, my poor belly meat can finally grow back!" ”
……
Instead of using his mobile phone to call home, Yi Feiyang walked out of the house and came to a public phone booth on the street.
Fingers dialed the telephone keypad, and the sound of "bang-la-la" hit Yi Feiyang's heart.
When dialing the last number, Yi Feiyang hesitated. The finger stopped. But only a slight pause. He dialed the last number again.
At the moment, it is 8 o'clock in the evening in Los Angeles, and the time difference between Hong Kong and Los Angeles is 16 hours, so it should be noon in Hong Kong.
The phone beeped a few times and was quickly answered.
"Hey, who's coming?" A woman's voice came from the other side of the phone, and someone around shouted, "Three are missing one." Hurry up, we can't wait! "The sound of mahjong is bursting.
"Mom, it's me." Yi Feiyang said lightly.
"Are you...... Ayan? Ah, is that really you? Why don't you use your phone? I looked at this number very unfamiliarly, and I thought it was who called! "Mom was so happy over there.
"I use a street phone...... The main thing is to surprise you. Yi Feiyang said with an excuse.
"Hehe, this surprise is really good, you really surprised me! You know, Ayan, you don't like to call home very much......" The tone on the other end of the phone was a little complaining.
Yi Feiyang's heart was sour, "That's because I'm afraid you're worried." ”
"You kid. If you don't call us, we're more worried. Your dad doesn't sleep well all night, smokes when he wakes up, or nags you about what happened in the United States...... Is that thing settled? Mom asked cautiously.
"Well, it's settled, it's no longer a problem."
"Oh, yes, those people are not difficult for you? I've heard that those ghosts are very brainless and take people to court at every turn. ”
"It's really settled, you don't have to worry; Besides, it's not all my responsibility. ”
"That is to say, those Americans are really confused, and everything is messy...... "The mother thinks like a lot of mothers, and tries to favor her son.
At this time, the other end of the phone came again, "Hey, I said, why are you slow to make a call, the cards are all shuffled, come quickly!" ”
"No more fighting, no fighting! You call, my son is calling! The mother said loudly, and seemed to dislike the eight women who interrupted her conversation with her son.
It was quiet on the other end of the line.
Mom said into the phone, "Good boy, are you listening?" Those three aunts and six mothers-in-law love to call me to play mahjong...... You also know that I don't have any hobbies other than this, and you don't talk to me very often......"
Yi Feiyang was sour, yes, I don't like to chat with her, I don't like her nagging, I don't like her verbosity
"Mom, I'm ...... I'm sorry! Yi Feiyang's tone was a little choked.
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, "Silly boy, what are you talking about, hehe, you haven't done anything wrong." ”
"I should be with you more, even if I'm not with you......"
"It's good to have this heart, it's good to have this heart!" Mom said it twice.
"In the future, if something happens to you, you must first call home, and let your father and my prophet talk about it, so that we don't have to worry about you...... We also know that you have grown up now, you do things in a measured way, and you have your own decisions, but in our eyes, you will always be the little one who doesn't grow up and likes to shed tears! ”
Yi Feiyang only felt a warm current in his heart, and glanced at the silent night sky of Los Angeles, although the lights were bright, but it still seemed so indifferent and lonely, only this phone call gave others the feeling of missing people in a foreign country and in Hong Kong.
"Also, good boy, don't send any more money home, I and your dad won't be able to use it up. Your consumption is high, you can use it in many places, and you don't have some savings, so how can you do it? ”
"I heard that most of the directors are poorer and richer, and they spend today and tomorrow, so I suggest that you still save your money and use it when it is critical. Remember, it's better to rely on others than on yourself, only the money in your pocket is your own! Mom was nagging on the phone.
Regarding his mother's "nagging", Yi Feiyang didn't know what to say.
Yi Feiyang has always felt that he is very manly, very manly, and he will not be moved by this little family affection, but now, he suddenly realized that it would be so good for someone to care about his feelings!
At the moment, the winter in Los Angeles, because of this phone call, is no longer cold! (To be continued......)
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