Zheng Xu rolled his eyes and said, "Sneer~ superficial, didn't you see that the leader was angry just now?" Older people, always angry is not good for health, I make him happy and happy, good for his health. ”

"I kind of know how your Oscar came about! I can't play this set of yours. Lao Zhang took a deep breath and did not refute Zheng Xu's words.

Although what Zheng Xu said was a bit nonsense and even a little improper, no matter who it was, you have to admit that among the so many film and television industry elders present today, that leader has the best attitude towards Zheng Xu!

You want to say that Zheng Xu knows who is above, right?

I don't seem to have heard of any elder praising him, not even mentioning him much.

Even if Zheng Xu is mentioned in the news, he only mentions awards and honors, but does not mention the specific content of the movie!

This is the strangest, Lao Zhang didn't think much about it before, and thought that Zheng Xu had made some mistakes, this thing is very common in the domestic director circle!

Last time he saw Zheng Xu, he was embarrassed to ask, after all, this is a private matter!

But today, when Lao Zhang saw that the leader treated Zheng Xu so differently, Lao Zhang was a little bit of a taste.

The leader of Yanguo has a shortcoming that is not good to evaluate.

It's sometimes, even if the leader is very satisfied, but for some other purposes, such as avoiding suspicion and other factors, the leader will only recognize you in a very formulaic way on the surface, and will not mention other praise or anything!

But behind the scenes, or in private, the benefits that belong to you, the leader will not give you a penny, and there will even be more compensation and rewards!

Lao Zhang feels that Zheng Xu's situation is so interesting now!

This last time an online drama was able to participate in the Feitian Awards! There is also an official announcement to come out to wash the floor for him.

Don't care how Zheng Xu is abroad, think about it carefully, Zheng Xu seems to be very low-key in China, and his reputation is also very good, the key is that he doesn't have any negative news!

In other words, there has been no negative news about Zheng Xu on the surface.

You don't care what kind of person he usually is in private, although Lao Zhang doesn't know the word personality, he just feels that Zheng Xu's external performance is a bit interesting, to put it bluntly, he is very good at pretending!

Very good at management, if he learns this set, he can't learn it!

Although Zheng Xu's reputation in the upper echelons of the United States is not good, but he has a good reputation in the international arena and in the minds of ordinary audiences, which is level.

Like Director Jiang, he is a very powerful person in the domestic director industry, and he is placed abroad.

Do ordinary foreign audiences know him?

What works does he have?

You let ordinary foreigners watch "Let the Bullets Fly", and they can understand it?

Even if it is Lao Zhang himself, they ask themselves, now that there are international audiences who know him, they may know that he has hosted the director of the stage of the Olympic Games, but what is the use of this? What about the works?

"Hero" and "Ambush on All Sides"? How many viewers abroad can understand? Watching the excitement is not the same thing as watching the plot!

Zheng Xu's works are abroad, and there are really many audiences who can watch them, understand them, and know him as a director!

This is already far ahead of him!

Looking back now, Lao Zhang feels that in fact, the depth of the work is not enough, and it doesn't seem to be a bad thing!

"Let's go, I'll invite you to dinner, I have something to ask you!" Seeing that everyone present began to leave, Lao Zhang wanted to take the opportunity to ask Zheng Xu, this thing usually doesn't like to go out of the nest, and it is not easy to catch him once!

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The specifications of their conference venue today are very high, and they are only a small role in the film and television industry, a small venue, and there are bigger leaders in the innermost meeting, and the inspection of each level is very strict.

After a few checkpoints, Zheng Xu followed Lao Youzi Lao Zhang out of the periphery of the venue, and the two of them wore masks, found a small restaurant, and asked for a small private room.

"Why didn't my old Uncle Zhao see it?"

"Who? Zhao Dongbei? People in the literary circle, we are in the film and television circle, and people must go to the literary circle! ”

After ordering the food, Zheng Xu thought that he hadn't seen Uncle Zhao just now, and Lao Zhang explained it to him.

Literary circles?

This literature and art does not refer to literary films, but the general term of people's circles, which is theoretically higher than the film and television industry, and Lao Zhao is also an old-timer when he goes there, but if he comes to the film and television industry to mix, at most... Forget it, it is estimated that Lao Zhao is not qualified to come in now, because as a director, he has no masterpieces!

"Don't interrupt me, let me ask, how are your company's finances doing? How do I feel about coordinating the project now, even if I get some advertising sponsorship fees, I can't make ends meet, and I don't make much money from this thing. ”

Lao Zhang asked with a sad face.

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Zheng Xu was a little puzzled, Lao Zhang is short of money?

blinked, and suddenly thought that Lao Zhang seemed to be fined because of the population problem in his family, maybe he was really short of money, or he would not have changed from a director who was obsessed with art to what he is now, and he cares about finances.

"Is your new film filming?"

"Not yet, I'm going to start filming in March next year, I'm ready, and I'm talking about the venue schedule."

Lao Zhang waved his hand, a little tired, he didn't have to worry about funds at all, and he didn't even have to worry about profits too much, but now, he is doing it alone, everything is different!

"You said you, I've always wondered, your company's benefits are so high, and there are a lot of people, you have one drama this year, sometimes two, and one TV series this year, how do you say your money works? You can't make any money from this drama, right? ”

Lao Zhang has always wondered how Zheng Xu operates his funds, because in the impression of the outside world, many people have heard that the benefits of Flashing Media are very high, even beyond imagination!

And he has to support so many people, and the salary is not low, hundreds of people, food and clothing every month, plus salary, this money is not a small money!

How much money can you make from a TV series? How long will this money last, what if the TV series fails?

Isn't the company finished?

In the eyes of many outsiders, the whole flashing media is a bit shaky and can collapse at any time.

But when Lao Zhang passed at the beginning of the year, but he had visited, what was crumbling, the employees ate for nothing, and the food was old, this is what a crumbling company should look like?

But Lao Zhang still can't figure out how the money in it is operated, with his perception of Zheng Xu, Zheng Xu will definitely not use that illegal method, as long as he does not break the law, he can learn a wave!

"Huh? Why do you think that I just make money from making one or two dramas a year to support the company? ”

This question stopped Zheng Xu, it was not too profound a question, but too simple!

"We don't care about whether we can support the company with the money we make from filming dramas every year, we have other channels."

"Oh? Tell me, I have a headache with this thing. ”

"You have made more movies and entered a misunderstanding, let me ask you, is the movie only advertising sponsorship, box office sharing, and finally the income from selling copyrights? Anyway, it's all a one-shot deal?! Right! ”

Lao Zhang frowned, that's what it means, some of the specifics didn't say it, but it's almost the same.

"That's pretty much the pattern."

"Hmm... But our TV series is not played like this, we are broadcast on the Penguin video platform, not by the TV station, the TV station is also a hammer deal, and there may be a second and third round of broadcast rights to sell later, but you also know this thing, the further you go, the cheaper it is. ”

Director Zhang thought for a while and said, "Isn't it still possible to sell the copyright to an online video platform?" ”

"Yes, but ordinary people, if you sell them all, it will become a hammer deal again! We didn't sell them all. ”

"Oh?" Lao Zhang's eyes became more and more curious.

"Our TV series is broadcast on Penguin Video, take advertising shares, and membership shares, two kinds of fees, don't interrupt me, I know what you want to ask, when Penguin Video was not launched a few years ago, we cooperated! The agreement we signed is different from that of ordinary TV dramas! It's been in this mode ever since! ”

"Wait...."Lao Zhang raised his hand, he didn't even care about eating the food, interrupted Zheng Xu's explanation, thought about it carefully and asked, "That means that you have a long-term share of this thing?" How many times a year does Penguin Video give you a break? ”

"Once a quarter."

“.... Which show did you start with this? ”

""Tomb Road" has begun, "Heartless Daochang" is a customized drama of Penguin Video, and all our TV series are only broadcast exclusively on Penguin Video! I was short of money for a while, and I sold the copyright of "Tomb Road" and "Heartless Daochang" to Penguin Video, but this did not delay me from continuing to receive advertising dividends. ”

"Wait... Wait a minute. Lao Zhang was stunned by Zheng Xu's words, "You have sold the copyright to Penguin Video, why do they continue to give you advertising dividends?" They have too much money to spend? ”

Zheng Xu stared at Lao Zhang's eyes with a smile, his momentum slowly rose, and he slowly spit out word by word: "Just because my name is Zheng Xu!" I can go to other platforms without Penguin Video, they don't have me, I switch to other platforms, and they will be suppressed! That's what they paid me for the benefit! ”

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Lao Zhang listened to Zheng Xu's words a little domineering, but more of a bit of a scoundrel's words, a little surprised!

"Can you still play like this?"

For the first time, Lao Zhang felt that he was too honest before!

Zheng Xu is not only a scoundrel, this is blackmail!

"Why not? One is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, Lao Zhang, times have changed! After that, it will be the age of money, and the era of capital has come! You think a lot of money is small money in the eyes of others! I sold the copyright of "Tomb Road" in my hand, but we didn't sell it in the hands of Nanhe TV, and they can also receive advertising shares from Penguin Video every quarter! ”

"Look at what kind of little fresh meat is now, how much does it cost people to sign a contract? How did this money come from, traffic! Do you understand? What do you do with all that little money in traditional movies? ”

Zheng Xu looked at the old antique with a look of old eyes, and looked at Lao Zhang, who had always been strong, a little uncomfortable.

"The times... Has it changed...? ”

Lao Zhang looked suspicious of life, and muttered: "You mean, it's like saving a bunch of financial projects in Penguin Video, as long as Penguin Video doesn't take your TV series off the shelves, you can get money every quarter?" It's like eating interest, how much can you get? ”

Zheng Xu was afraid of hitting Lao Zhang's old and weak heart, so he didn't say the specific number, and snorted: "Anyway, the scale of our company is to double again, and it is more than enough to rely on the dividends every quarter." ”

"Grass!"

Lao Zhang gasped and slapped the table, startling Zheng Xu.

"Ahh You say, my old guy, if I switch to your TV drama industry now, like you, find a video website, blackmail them, shoot some TV series and broadcast it, okay? ”

"Papapa~"

Zheng Xu clapped his hands: "Be bold and magnify, I dared to negotiate conditions for Penguin Video before I won the Oscar!" That's it! As long as you want to go, even if you want shares, I guess they dare to give it to you! Lao Zhang, you don't realize how strong you really are! ”

Zheng Xu's words seem to have opened the door to a new world for Lao Zhang!

What kind of movie is this?!

Fuck your uncle!

He worked hard over there to make movies to earn that little money, and no one else was lying still, and there was not much advertising shared!

How else is this played?!

"Don't bother the second master, you know this thing, where do you think it's better for me to go?"

Lao Zhang is excited at this time, but he is not stupid, penguin video must not go, that is Zheng Xu's chassis, he still has this knowledge!

But there are more domestic online video platforms, and since the person in front of me understands, why not ask? !

Zheng Xu looked at Lao Zhang with a sincere face, and began to introduce Lao Zhang without hesitation.

"You are asking the right person, now that Qi Qiyi intends to enter the film and television industry, your identity as a director is exactly what they urgently need."

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Lao Zhang was a little suspicious, Zheng Xu didn't even get stuck in the shell, so he said directly, how does it feel like a rehearsal?

"The old man is not stupid, you are too neat, I feel a little wrong."

"Young, you're shrewd now, okay, Lao Zhang, I'm really willing to help you, now Qi Qiyi wants money and money, and you have to have a heart, but... People have been in contact with our insiders a while ago, and there is a candidate who has not yet been determined, but... It's not that it hasn't been formed yet, and if you step in the way, it will definitely be his business! ”

Lao Zhang's eyes narrowed, and he said, "You want to use the old man as a gunman?" Who is that person you are talking about? ”

"Haha, old ginger! His movie has the investment of Wizard Arts, do you want to intervene? Would you like to be my gunman? ”

Zheng Xu glanced at the two cold dishes on the table, a bowl of noodles, and began to eat.

Lao Zhang looked at Zheng Xu, who was eating noodles with his head down, gritted his teeth, and had a little headache, he didn't like this feeling of being calculated, and he asked him in front of him if he was willing to be a gunman!

He still wants to save face!

"Okay, even if you kid is a good kid, two peaches kill three soldiers, I understand! If I were to say this today, I would definitely turn around and leave, and never communicate again, but if it were the person you said, I would really have to intervene. ”

"Hahaha, the old man's arrogance has not diminished back then."