"Am I still holding the title of director?" Yu Dongqing asked rhetorically.

"Forget it, I won't tell you this. By the way, how much is your studio going to invest this time? ”

"It's still 200 million." Yu Dongqing said leisurely.

The total box office of this movie is as high as 7.9 billion yuan, plus some film peripheral income, as high as 8 billion, and after preliminary calculation, the net profit can reach 2.6 billion.

Yu Dongqing's studio and personal investment totaled 320 million, and after deducting investment costs, they could get a net profit of 900 million, which can be said to be a big profit.

However, the financial side will not be able to transfer funds to the accounts of each investor until the final audit of the accounting firm is approved.

Anyway, it's only a script now, and everything is still in the preparation stage, so it's too late.

After the matter was finished, Li Wan was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and said:

"Holly, I met Wang Dongsheng the day before yesterday."

"I haven't seen him in a long time, are you filming?" Yu Dongqing asked with concern.

"Nope." Li Wan shook his head: "Holly, did you promise to write a script for him?" ”

"Yes, there is such a thing." Yu Dongqing replied, briefly explaining what had happened.

This was a few years ago, Wang Dongsheng took the film abroad privately for filming "Anyang Baby", and was banned from making movies for three years.

At that time, Yu Dongqing met him by chance after participating in the Yenching University Student Film Festival, and encouraged him not to be discouraged after knowing the reason, and when he lifted the ban, he could help him write a script if needed.

Later, Wang Dongsheng didn't mention it, including attending his wedding with Chen Li in the spring before last, Wang Dongsheng didn't mention it, and he forgot about it.

Now I suddenly heard Li Wan mention it.

"Actually, Dongsheng made a small-budget movie last year, but the box office and reputation were not ideal, so he wanted to ask you to help write a script, but seeing that you have been busy making movies, it is not easy to speak, I met him a few days ago, and when I mentioned this, it depends on whether you have time." Li Wan explained.

"No problem." Yu Dongqing agreed: "That's it, let him come to my house at noon tomorrow and talk about his specific thoughts, I'm too lazy to run to Jingyuan." ”

"Okay, Dongsheng must be very happy to hear it."

Li Wanzhi knew that Yu Dongqing rarely invited others to his home to talk about things.

Except for his iron buddies and himself, he is a frequent visitor, and he can be very bold to let Wang Dongsheng go to his house, which shows that he really regards him as a friend.

After eating at noon the next day, Yu Dongqing habitually slept for a nap, and just got up when he heard the doorbell, the little nanny went to the gate of the yard to check, and then there was a scream of bean seedlings.

Yu Dongqing saw a middle-aged man standing at the door from the monitor in the living room, and it turned out to be Wang Dong.

So he walked out of the living room and stood under the eaves of the porch and motioned for the little nanny to open the door and let the other party in.

"Dongsheng, here." Yu Dongqing greeted with a smile; "Let's go, go to the tea room and sit down."

"Thanks, sister-in-law?" Wang Dongsheng asked.

Although Mingmei is his younger sister, Wang Dongsheng still respects her sister-in-law.

"Oh, I went shopping with my girlfriends." Yu Dongqing replied

Wang Dongsheng looked around as he walked, this was the first time he came to Yu Dongqing's house, the small courtyard was clean, a few plum blossoms in the corner of the wall were blooming, and the rouge was dotted, taking up the spring breeze.

Sure enough, it's a good place to take a break from the hustle and bustle.

When he arrived at the tea room, Yu Dongqing asked Wang Dongsheng to sit down and make tea for him himself.

Wang Dongsheng seemed to think of something, and hurriedly took out a box of beautifully packaged tea leaves from the briefcase he was carrying with him and put it on the coffee table.

"Brother Yu, I know that you love tea, so I bought you some."

Scold?

Do you know how to give gifts?

Yu Dongqing glanced at it, it was the West Lake Longjing.

It seems that Li Wan told him.

Yu Dongqing didn't refuse, and accepted it politely.

After making tea, the two sat opposite each other and drank it slowly.

"Dongsheng, tell me what you think of the script?" Yu Dongqing didn't beat around the bush and said directly.

Wang Dongsheng pondered for a while and said: "Brother Yu, I'll be honest, I can't make a sci-fi blockbuster like you, and I can't make martial arts, I'm only good at shooting stories of low-level people." ”

Yu Dongqing nodded.

Indeed, whether it is the original youth campus film "Hello, Teacher" or the later "My Days of Digging Coal in the Mine" or "Anyang Baby".

Wang Dongsheng filmed the joys and sorrows of the little people at the bottom.

"One more small request." Wang Dongsheng suddenly showed an embarrassed look on his face: "Even if the movie is made, the box office can be better, at least don't lose money." ”

Scold?

Now start paying attention to the box office?

In the past, for the sake of art, I didn't value these things at all.

"Brother Yu, I used to be alone, one person fed the whole family and didn't go hungry, it didn't matter what happened. But now it's different, I got married to Chen Li and had children. It doesn't matter if I'm miserable, but I want them to have a better life. ”

"Understand, understand. Let the people you love live happily and live a good life, this is what men should do. Besides, there is no shame in making movies to make money. ”

Yu Dongqing replied and pondered again: "In this way, let me think about it, you are not in a hurry at this time, right?" ”

"Don't be in a hurry, Brother Yu, think about it."

Wang Dongsheng sat for a while, and finally left happily, while Yu Dongqing drank tea slowly.

In the afternoon, Mingmei and her best friend Han Qingqing came back from shopping, and the little nanny had already driven to pick up Lele from school, and Yu Dongqing told Mingmei about Wang Dongsheng's visit to the house.

"Oh, my senior brother has really changed, I used to make films but only pursued art, and I didn't care about the box office." Mingmei sighed.

"Moreover, I even know how to give gifts."

"Hehe, someone once said, "The things that can change men, wine is the most powerful, followed by women, then power, and finally truth." Yu Dongqing said leisurely.

"You women are amazing."

"What about the things that change women?" Mingmei asked rhetorically:

"Love is the most powerful, followed by children, then social mores, and finally truth."

"Husband, you're really a set."

The two were chatting, and the nanny picked up her son back, and Mingmei's mind immediately shifted to Lele, holding Lele and asking about everything in the kindergarten.

Yu Dongqing listened from the side.

He rarely asks his son about these trivial things, but he likes to hear them.

Dinner was mixed sauce noodles, Mingmei cooked it herself, she also knew that Yu Dongqing liked to eat this, and she also searched for N ways to make mixed sauce noodles on the Internet.

The diced meat, fragrant sprouts, and dried shrimp skin taste really good.

However, Yu Dongqing didn't dare to eat more, as her metabolism slowed down as she got older, and it was easy to gain weight.

"It's bright, it's going to be Qingming Festival soon." Yu Dongqing said while eating.

"I know you want to go to Hangzhou for tea again, don't you?"

"yes. Only the spring breeze is the most cherished, and it returns once a year. ”

Yu Dongqing smiled and said a poem by Wang Anshi.

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