On September 1, Zheng Wentong flew to Xiangjiang with Xu Ru, Meng Qian, and Zhao Hailong.

Xu Ru looked at Zheng Wentong's neck with a smile, "Boss, do you need to apply concealer, although the kiss mark is very shallow, but careful people will still find that it is a little indecent." ”

She pretended to be puzzled, "Xiaolu is not like such a wild girl, you are tired of being together every day, are you eating outside behind her back?" ”

"Hey, our company is in full swing, you women have begun to help each other, Zhang Yi and his colleagues went out for a barbecue, and someone reported to Guo Yuxin."

"Even if I have a meal with my partner, the fawn can receive the movement, and I have a chance, unless you are guarding and stealing."

Xu Ru blushed, "Stephen Chow's guaranteed distribution for "The Mermaid" is as high as 1.8 billion, and no distribution company in the mainland dares to take over, so we feel a little at a loss when we rush over like this." ”

"Investment, is to make a decisive move when others hesitate to wait and see, good projects are never short of investment funds, if Stephen Chow guarantees 10 billion, do you think others will invest? Will it be our turn? ”

"One actor a year, a hundred years of Stephen Chow, in Chinese movies, Xing Ye is the biggest IP."

Meng Qian teased the boss, "I just finished watching the video of Chai Jing's interview with Stephen Chow, Stephen Chow was moved by Chai Jing's interview, and said two 'thank you' in a row, you wait a while to be careful of Xing Ye's face." ”

Zheng Wentong has also watched this video, and the gray-haired Stephen Chow even saw how many fans cried when he said "thank you".

"We can't meet Stephen Chow with the mentality of a fan, if you substitute personal feelings, you are not a successful businessman, remember one thing, capital is always profit-seeking."

"Stephen Chow is not only an excellent director and actor, but also an excellent businessman, Wu Mengda has co-produced so many classic movies with him, and it is still the star who takes the lion's share, and Wu Mengda gets paid."

Zhao Hailong is also a fan of Xing Ye, and participated in everyone's discussion for the first time, "Some people compare the combination of Xing Ye and Uncle Da to Jordan and Pippen in the movie industry, I don't think it's right." ”

"Without Uncle Da, Stephen Chow can still make a popular and popular movie, but without Stephen Chow, it is not easy for Uncle Da to make a cameo in a supporting role."

Stephen Chow's residence is located at No. 10 Pule Road, Hong Kong Island, Victoria Peak, purchased for 320 million Hong Kong dollars in 04, and was renovated, and Xing Ye also gave him a domineering name: Tianbi Gao.

Three bungalows are lined up together, one for self-living, one for office, and one for friends and visitors, with an outdoor swimming pool and a hilltop overlooking Victoria Bay.

Xu Ru looked at the mansion on the top of the hill, dizzy, "These rich people on Hong Kong Island will enjoy life, and the swimming pool is the standard for the rich people." ”

"There are also many villas in Puhai with their own swimming pools, such as Huazhou Junting and Shimao Sheshan Manor, which are decorated, and the living environment is similar to that of Xingye's mansion."

"Mr. Zheng, you will first pass the talent introduction policy and settle the household registration in Puhai, so that the purchase of houses will not be restricted."

"Let's see, if COFCO Seaview No. 1 and Tomson Yipin have the kind of large flat with an indoor swimming pool, I will consider starting here."

At present, Zheng Wentong holds three properties, one upper garden and one Hangzhou Riverside. The impression of Qiantang is that there is also a set of Chinese-style courtyard houses by the Taihu Lake in Gusu.

"In fact, if Xinghui didn't insist that the guaranteed share must be paid in advance, there are still some film distribution companies willing to take over such a big plate."

Xinghui Overseas Co., Ltd. previously signed a guaranteed release with Huayi Brothers for the release of "Journey to the West", and the two parties agreed that the box office of 500 million yuan would be counted as a dividend.

As a result, in the end, "Journey to the West" exceeded 1.2 billion, and Stephen Chow asked Huayi for money, but Huayi refused to give it, and lost the lawsuit in Yanjing.

After the production of "The Mermaid" was completed this time, Stephen Chow learned well, and he still guaranteed the box office of between 1.6 billion and 1.8 billion for the film, and required the distribution company to pay the guaranteed revenue in advance before the release of the film.

If calculated according to the box office of 1.8 billion, after deducting 5% of the special film fund and 3.3% of the relevant taxes and fees, the net box office will be 1.65 billion, and Xinghui Overseas Co., Ltd. can get 550 million guaranteed revenue in advance.

However, the box office of "Monster Hunt", which was released in July, has exceeded 2.3 billion, and the release has been postponed for a month, topping the 2015 mainland box office champion. So there are a lot of film distribution companies that have a wait-and-see attitude towards "The Mermaid".

However, the box office of "Monster Hunt" has a lot of moisture, and many theaters have been exposed to ghost scenes, and the midnight show is chartered.

This makes people suspect that the behind-the-scenes investors of the film are using the film to launder funds.

Like Zhou Zhuohua, who has invested in "Macau Fengyun" and "Red Sea Operation", An Yixuan's husband Chen Ronglian, and Wu Peici's husband Ji Xiaobo are all from stacking yards, and they have a close relationship with the current leader of Huayuan Group, and the five-star hotel where they often gather is called Wangbei Tower.

Stephen Chow's sister Zhou Wenji greeted Zheng Wentong and his party downstairs, "Is it Mr. Zheng Wentong?" Chou Dong is waiting for you upstairs. ”

Zheng Wentong felt a little awkward, in his dictionary, Jay Chou generally defaulted to Jay Chou.

Zhou Wenji works in her younger brother's company and serves as an executive director, which can be said to be the second person after Stephen Chow.

Because his parents divorced very early, and Zhou's father was romantic, Stephen Chow was more afraid of marriage, and his longest girlfriend Yu Wenfeng had been in love for 13 years, but he was not married, and finally went to court because of property disputes, which made people sigh.

As for Zixia Fairy Zhu Yin and Stephen Chow, although they had a relationship, they broke up very early, but Zhu Yin came to the mainland and was already angry, so she had nothing to do with Xingye's relationship to hype, frequently starred in variety shows, and made a lot of money.

When mainland audiences look at Hong Kong and Taiwan stars, they will have a kind of beauty filter, thinking that they are all artists with both virtue and art. In fact, there are also a lot of bad things in the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles.

Many female celebrities are juniors, and there are countless female stars who have slept with Hong Kong Island billionaire Da Liu, Li Jiaxin, Guan Zhilin, Cai Shaofen, Hong Xin and Yuan Jieying.

Of course, enlightenment teacher Edison Chen is indispensable, but others at least talk about it, and quit when they say they quit the entertainment industry.

"Dong Chou, hello, hello." When Zheng Wentong saw Stephen Chow, he shook hands with him calmly.

"Hello, I can speak Mandarin, but it may not be too sloppy, don't be surprised." Stephen Chow wears a more homely style, with gray hair and a tired look.

"There, Xing Ye's speech and biting words in "I am Chinese" sung by TVB Taiqing in 88 are very standard."

Stephen Chow was puzzled, "I don't know much about the Internet, and I don't play social media, but I know that Mr. Zheng has an Internet company under his name." ”

"I also watched the "Wolf Warrior" released by your company before, Wu Jing is a very good action movie actor, and there are also some comedy elements in it, the military parade the day after tomorrow, I plan to watch it, but I don't know if there will be a live broadcast on Hong Kong Island?"

"Sometimes I worry about whether young people nowadays won't like my films, and if I can't make movies that everyone likes, I can retire with peace of mind." Stephen Chow spoke a little slowly, and his expression was calm.

Xu Ru couldn't bear it, "Many young people born in the 80s and 90s in the mainland grew up watching Xingye's movies, thank you for bringing us so much joy, in fact, we really owe you a movie ticket." ”

Stephen Chow waved his hand, "At that time, the mainland film market has not yet opened, and you have no channels to watch the genuine version, "Kung Fu", "Yangtze River No. 7" and "Journey to the West", mainland fans are really super enthusiastic, thank you very much for your love." ”

"But today is not a fan meeting, let's talk about the movie "Mermaid"." Zhou Wenji turned the topic back.

As a result, when the two sides began to negotiate, Zhou Wenji felt Zheng Wentong's shrewdness and difficulty, Stephen Chow gave a guaranteed issuance of 1.8 billion, Zheng Wentong gave 1.6 billion, and after the tug-of-war, it was finally determined to be 1.7 billion.

After the negotiation of the guaranteed issuance, the two parties disagreed on the payment time of the guaranteed share income, and the issuer began to pay after the agreement was signed.

Zheng Wentong insisted on paying a guaranteed share before the release of "The Mermaid".

Xu Ru said on the front foot that he was a die-hard fan of Stephen Chow, and he cherished Xingye's classic lines, and his admiration for Xing Ye was like a surging river, endless, and like the Yellow River flooding out of control.

But when it comes to money, the slope capital is not allowed to give an inch, and the Xinghui side is a baht.

Stephen Chow broke up with his girlfriend Yu Wenfeng, who had been in love for 13 years, and would rather be sued by his girlfriend, but he still refused to pay a penny more.

During his filming of "Kung Fu", the role of the chartered public was originally played by Wu Mengda, and Uncle Da gave Stephen Chow a two-month shooting cycle.

As a result, due to the postponement of SARS, Wu Mengda's other dramas were about to start filming, and they had to pay liquidated damages if they were pushed off, but Stephen Chow refused to come out, so the two no longer had a chance to cooperate. Relatively speaking, Stephen Chow attaches more importance to money, probably because his parents are divorced, he came out to work very early, and he lacks a sense of security.

In the end, Zheng Wentong took a step back, and the two parties agreed that after the sharing agreement was signed, Pony Galloping would pay 50 million yuan as a deposit.

"The Mermaid" is scheduled for the Spring Festival on February 8, 2016, and Pony Galloping will pay the remaining 480 million guaranteed shares before the film is released.

Waiting for "The Mermaid" to be released, Pony Galloping will settle the remaining dividends with Xinghui Overseas Co., Ltd.

The two parties agreed that after the box office revenue exceeded 1.7 billion, Pony Galloping, as a distribution company, could get 60% of the box office profit of more than 1.7 billion.

Of course, the agreement stipulates that Stephen Chow needs to cooperate with Pony Galloping's publicity plan, such as going to 30 major cities in the mainland for roadshows, and not leaking any stills and trailers before the release.

Stephen Chow wants to open a personal account on Weitoutiao to promote the "Mermaid" movie to fans.

Stephen Chow has concerns about opening a social media account, he is actually a bit socially phobic, lives in seclusion, and does not like to share his private life on social media.

And he is also worried that he will say the wrong thing and offend people, he has applied for immigration to Canada many times before and has been rejected because a film and television company owner reported him for being black.

Zheng Wentong promised to arrange a special person to help Stephen Chow take care of the Weitoutiao account, and the content released by Stephen Chow, Weitoutiao will help with internal review, and the right to choose will be taught to Stephen Chow.

He can send it if he wants to, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't want to send it, even if he only updates one or two updates a year, it doesn't matter if he reports safety.

Stephen Chow is not a traffic star, and he needs to keep swiping Weibo and buying hot searches through the studio to maintain his popularity.

At the end of the negotiation, Zheng Wentong and Stephen Chow took a group photo, and Xing Ye also presented Xu Ru and Zhao Hailong with signed posters.

Leaving No. 10 Puhua Road, Xu Ru looked at the boss, "You always like to kill two birds with one stone, and I'm curious now, which company will come up with the 530 million guarantee, slope capital or pony galloping?" ”