Quadrangle.

Under the gaze of two large stone lions, a man and a woman are embracing and parting.

"I think you're a little too entangled in whether the movie is Mandarin or not, the reality is that you have to make money from foreigners, so you inevitably have to use English, or even foreign actors.

This is a pure commercial film, just going to the box office, and it's not like "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is to win awards, right? ”

Seeing that her boyfriend was silent and didn't speak, Yang Mi knew that he had listened to his words.

touched her boyfriend's wrinkled eyebrows at some point and smoothed them out:

"However, no matter what, I support you~ Sister Mi's man can also sweep the world when he makes a Chinese-language movie! mua～”

His girlfriend's unashamed words and the wetness of his face made Qin Muchu smile, wiped his face with disgust, and waved his hand to Yang Mi:

"Got it, let's go."

"What do you mean? Qin Muchu! Do you dare to dislike me? I mua, mua, mua......"

After a vengeful kiss, Yang Mi got into the car with a high spirit, like a winning hen.

"Let's go, Xiaodi!"

Xiao Di, the assistant who had been bowing his head as a quail next to the car, heard Yang Mi's greeting, and then raised his head.

Chong Qin Muchu bowed slightly, and then followed Yang Mi into the car.

The car is brand new.

The luxurious and comfortable interior, as well as the spacious space that will not hinder the legs straightened in any way, are completely different from the previous car equipped by the company.

"Sister Mi, this car is not cheap."

In the past, Xiaodi had to take care of the driver in the front row when he spoke, but now the front and back seats of the driver's seat are separated and contacted through the intercom device.

"I don't know, he didn't say how much...... Maybe he didn't even know it himself. ”

Thinking of Qin Muchu's lavish spending, Yang Mi felt that it was very possible.

"Sister Honey,"

Xiaodi suddenly approached Yang Mi and pointed to the front row blocked by the partition, although she knew that the front row couldn't hear it when she spoke loudly, she still subconsciously whispered:

"This driver is so fierce."

"Brother Sun?"

Yang Mi also looked at the row in front of her.

Although the realization is blocked, a thin, serious face still appears in his mind.

This is her boyfriend's new driver and bodyguard, and it turns out that the company has returned.

"He's a soldier, he just retired, maybe he's a little more serious, it's good to get familiar with it later."

"Oh."

Hearing that the driver was a retired soldier, Xiao Di's originally somewhat apprehensive heart suddenly settled down.

"Then is he going to Hengdian with us?"

"If you don't go, you won't need a driver or bodyguard to get to Hengdian, I'm not that big."

"Then don't you want this car to go?"

"Hmm."

Yang Mi is very sober.

She accepted her boyfriend's kindness, but she was a little star, an RV and a bodyguard, so it was a bit like a pig's nose with green onions.

It is not conducive to integrating into the crew.

Sister Honey is planning to make friends in the crew.

Speaking of which, the protagonists of this play have all worked with their boyfriends......

Seeing the business car slowly drive away, Qin Muchu also returned to the courtyard.

kept flipping through the script, the storyline was already perfect, but it was not finished after all.

Because the actors are uncertain, to be precise, the actors' ethnicity is uncertain, so the character settings, lines, and the overall structure of the story still need to be improved.

He originally wanted to make a movie with the lineup of "All Chinese Class", and even the script was adapted on the basis of the original version, but in the end he hesitated.

The reason is still the weakness of the Celestial Empire film market.

If it is placed ten years later, he will not hesitate to use Celestial Empire actors to act in this movie, and the box office market of billions of dollars for a single film is enough to support his film with a cost of more than 100 million dollars.

But now the box office record of a single film in the Celestial Empire is only 400 million, which was created by him.

This meant that he had to think about overseas markets, especially North America.

The easiest way to do this is to use actors who have appeal in the North American market.

The Celestial Empire is not without this kind of actor, Fang Long and Li Lianjie are both, but they are all old, and they do not match the age of the characters.

Of course, it's not that the script can't be changed.

But if the script is to be changed, it has to be changed, and the quality cannot be guaranteed after the change, and the gains may outweigh the losses.

In addition to Fang Long and Li Lianjie, there are no actors in the Celestial Empire who can shout their names internationally.

After hesitating for a long time, Qin Muchu finally wrote "international" in the actor column, looking at the whole world to select actors.

Even if the actor is not from the Celestial Empire, he is a screenwriter and director, and it is very simple to add some private goods to his movies.

After some careful consideration, it didn't take long for the new character to be set.

There are a total of eight people in the protagonist group, among which there are two men and two women with the most outstanding roles, Qin Muchu plans to use Celestial Dynasty actors in addition to the protagonist.

And he already has a candidate in mind.

The rest of the cast moved closer to the original.

The setting of the characters is determined, and some of the background and plot of the script have to be changed slightly.

In this way, a week passed imperceptibly.

……

"Third master, how about you look at this script."

Qin Muchu handed over the script.

Sitting opposite was the head of the film industry of the Celestial Empire.

After the script was written, Qin Muchu immediately visited Han Sanye with a notebook, after all, it was impossible for such a big investment to bypass China Film.

It's not that he can't afford an investment of more than 100 million US dollars, but he will eat very reluctantly, and in the end, whether the movie makes money or loses, he will not be very comfortable.

"Okay, you sit down first, I'll take a look."

Han San didn't have much of a shelf, so he put on his glasses and read the script.

Qin Muchu responded, and he also had time to look at Han Sanye's home.

Very ordinary and even somewhat dilapidated small building, two bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom, the decoration has obviously been a long time, and the white paint on the wall has been yellowed under the erosion of time, and there are many stains.

It should be a house where the unit is allocated.

……

After a long time, Qin Muchu had already drunk four or five cups of tea, and Han Sanye finally spoke up:

"Xiao Qin, you have to use a lot of special effects to make this movie, is it a science fiction movie?"

"Yes, I watched "Iron Man" before, and I was quite touched, and I was able to shoot the fake so real." Qin Muchu replied.

"yes."

Han Sanye also sighed.

As a leader in Chinese film, he holds the import right of overseas blockbusters, and he has seen and reviewed all Hollywood films.

"The plot of "Iron Man" is like that, we have more stories than him, which of "Journey to the West", "Fengshen", and "Liaozhai" is not more exciting than it?

But the special effect is obviously fake, but it makes you feel like the real thing. But let's ......

Xiao Qin, you also have a special effects company, do you say the gap is really that big? ”

Qin Muchu was not surprised that Han Sanye knew that he had a special effects company, and the special effects of "Journey to the West" were made by his own company.

He thought for a moment and said:

"In fact, the gap is not particularly big, many special effects in Hollywood are outsourced, and in the past two years, we have begun to outsource the business to our Celestial Empire people, and our company has received orders from Hollywood, because the Celestial Empire labor is cheap.

But that doesn't mean we can do Hollywood-level special effects production on our own, and they are basically outsourced to some simple but time-consuming, which can be understood as manual work.

In terms of the real core technology, they do it themselves, hiding it to prevent the technology from spreading.

Other companies don't know, but my company can't do Hollywood's level except for a few special effects, and other special effects won't be worse than Hollywood. ”

Speaking of this, Qin Muchu was a little helpless.

He also had the idea of digging up the backbone of Hollywood special effects companies with a lot of money, but Hollywood also attaches great importance to this kind of team, and basically can't dig it.

And people also know the truth of "cunning rabbits and dead lackeys", and I am afraid that digging it is also "self-respecting", and will not hand over the real technology.

In the end, the idea had to be abandoned.

"Well, let's not talk about that."

Han Sanye put away his sadness, this is not something that can be rushed out in a day or two.

Holding Qin Muchu's script, he said with a smile:

"Xiao Qin, you gave me a surprise, if you don't shoot, you won't shoot, and it's so big in one shot.

The cost of your movie should be the highest in the Celestial Empire, and even in the next ten years, it may not be able to surpass yours. ”

The cost of at least 100 million US dollars is more than 700 million yuan at the current exchange rate.

This is simply incredible in the current Celestial Empire.

But Qin Muchu shook his head, he didn't feel honored.

Movies costing $100 million are unheard of in the Celestial Empire, but they are common in Hollywood, and they are not the top productions.

If it is really as Han Sanye said, the production cost of Celestial Dynasty movies in ten years will not reach the level of today's Hollywood.

It's sad.

"In the future, the film market will become more and more prosperous, and we will have more blockbusters."

Han Sanye was stunned for a moment, and suddenly laughed and said:

"Okay, well, then it's up to you young people!"

After a pause, he got down to business:

"How much do you want China Film to cast this movie?"

Qin Muchu didn't expect Han Sanye to ask like this, and asked tentatively:

"Can I make it come true?"

Unexpectedly, Han Sanye waved his hand:

"You can vote as many Chinese films as you say, but you can't vote them all.

The main battlefield of your movie is in North America, and you have to pull a Hollywood family, a Sino-foreign joint venture, otherwise you won't be able to get in. ”

As he spoke, he smiled as if he remembered something:

"Last time, you stole a chicken in "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", and if you want to release your director's work over there in the future, people will have to guard against you, haha."

This is the same as the import of foreign films has to be divided with the money of China Film, if you don't give it, don't think about coming in.

Qin Muchu touched his nose.

The North American distribution of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" He casually found a small company in Hollywood, and this kind of film with a production cost of only hundreds of thousands of dollars was not taken into account at all.

It's just a symbolic receipt of 100,000 US dollars, and I don't want to share it, so I still feel like I've earned it.

But who would have thought that the box office would explode.

exploded more than a hundred times.

The hearts of the capitalists are going to be repentant, and they don't have such a high rate of return for nothing.

After thinking for a while, Qin Muchu gave his own investment allocation plan.

"The third master, Hollywood will be handed over to you, and I am not familiar with it over there.

As for the proportion of investment...... In this way, to be honest, with such a high cost, I can't guarantee whether it will be profitable or lost.

Let's calculate it according to 100 million US dollars, I will pay 70 million US dollars, and you can discuss the remaining 30 million with Hollywood, if you think the risk is too great, I can invest more. ”

Han Sanye looked surprised:

"You still have so much money in your company? "Kung Fu" is more than 100 million, and the 70 million dollars is more than 500 million. ”

"Not now, but the preparation of the film will take many months, and I plan to shoot it wherever this movie can be filmed, and I have to build a lot of things, otherwise the cost will not be so high.

When everything is ready, the box office share of my previous movie should be almost there, and it will be about the same. Qin Muchu replied.

The cost of the movie of 100 million dollars is not to use it all at once when the movie is first made, and it is used while shooting, so he is not in a hurry at all.

Even if the cost exceeds expectations, the box office of "Iron Man" arrives, and he has the money to invest more.

Han Sanye thought about the box office of several movies that Qin Muchu invested in this year, and it seemed that it was really as he said, and couldn't help but sigh:

"Your company is more profitable than China Film."

In terms of volume, Zhongying must have completely exploded in the Qin and Dusk Chus, and the two are not at the same level at all.

However, China Film releases and invests in dozens of films at home and abroad every year, some of which make money and some lose, and the money earned is basically made up for the holes in the losses.

"Hehe, isn't what I earn is what we earn?" Qin Muchu had a hippie smile.

He is not wrong in what he said, basically his films will have China Film investment.

Han Sanye also smiled:

"Not necessarily, the film in "Iron Man" only fished a domestic distribution share ......"

"That's pure luck, I bumped into it, and the next time I have this opportunity, I must not forget our Zhongying."

Qin Muchu immediately expressed his position.

Han Sanye pointed at Qin Muchu and scolded with a smile.

Soon it was back to normal:

"Xiao Qin, how did you think about the theater that you told you last time? This thing looks like it doesn't make much profit in the short term, but in the long run, it's definitely a big deal.

The policy just issued this year is to increase the number of screens, and cinemas will definitely become more and more profitable in the future. ”

Qin Muchu nodded.

He understood what Han Sanye said.

Speaking of which, a cinema chain is the most profitable party, and its theaters only need to provide venue services to take half of the box office.

And the theater chain can also decide the scheduling of a certain movie in its theaters, which can be said to have caught the filmmaker's dead end.

"I see what you mean, I'm sure I'll do it.

But I don't understand business matters, and I told the person in charge of our company that she would handle this matter, and I would pay for how much money I wanted. ”

In the end, Qin Muchu raised the teacup, replaced the wine with tea, and added:

"Third master, thank you for this."

Anyone with a little vision knows that the cinema chain will inevitably make money in the future, so this big cake is not something that anyone can eat if they want to.

Han Sanye is willing to take him, this is kindness, he can't be left untold by others, he pretends not to know.

Sure enough, when Han Sanye heard Qin Muchu say this, his eyes became more and more satisfied, and his face was full of smiles:

"Don't talk about this, your aunt went grocery shopping, stay for a meal at noon, and try your aunt's craftsmanship......"

……

Qin Muchu returned to the courtyard with a red face.

At noon, I had two drinks with the third master, and I thought it was okay at the time, but I was driven back by Han Sanye's driver, and there was such a bump along the way, and the strength of the wine came up.

The driver carefully helped Qin Muchu into the bedroom, tired and panting, sweating profusely.

He was in his early 1.7 meters tall and supported Qin Muchu, who was 1.85 meters tall, and he was indeed a little reluctant.

This is still Qin Muchu's thin body, otherwise he may not be able to do it alone.

But he is just a driver, he should leave after sending people off, and taking care of Qin Muchu is not within the scope of his duties...... Gotta add money.

Put Qin Muchu on the bed, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and asked:

"Director Qin, why don't you find your assistant to take care of you?"

"No, there are no assistants."

Qin Muchu said in a daze.

I barely opened my eyes and regained some sense:

"You go first, thank you, me, I'll just sleep for a while."

After saying that, he closed his eyes again.

Qin Muchu said this, and the driver didn't dare to leave, in case something happened in the back, he couldn't afford to be responsible, so he said:

"You'd better make a call, there's no assistant, what about friends? Find a friend to take care of you. ”

"Friend, friend, good."

Qin Muchu was confused, took out his mobile phone from his pocket, and waved his hand to the driver while making a call:

"My friend will be here in a moment, you can go back first."

……

Bay Province.

Taipei City.

Zhou Jiaolun had just come out of the recording studio, and before he could ask how it was, he suddenly found that everyone looked at him strangely.

"What's wrong?"

Zhou Jiaolun subconsciously touched his face, and looked at the clothes on his body, especially the pants zipper, and didn't find any problems.

"You're a bit of a fancy kid."

Fang Wenshan stepped forward and gave Zhou Strawun a circle of chest,

"Tell me, whose child is it?"

Zhou Jiaolun was stunned.

What child?

"What are you talking about?"

"Pretend, your son has called, it's not right to have an illegitimate child, who is the child's mother, the child is innocent, you can't give him a complete home, at least you have to give him father's love, right?"

Liu Genghong, who came here to play, also came over and poked Zhou Jiaolun's chest one by one, poking Zhou Jiaolun backwards.

"What bastard, where did I come from, don't talk nonsense! I also have a temper, okay?! ”

Zhou Jiaolun unhappily knocked off Liu Genghong's hand.

It's okay to bully him normally, but now I'm pouring this dirty water on him.

That's too much!

"Just now a note 'good son' called, you still don't admit it?"

Liu Genghong put the "evidence" in front of Zhou Jiaolun.

Zhou Jiaolun looked at the phone, suddenly understood, and took the phone down:

"What, that's Xiao Chu, you know, I don't believe you look at the number."

Liu Genghong took the mobile phone again, took out his mobile phone and checked the number, it was true.

"How do you note 'good son'?"

"He is."

Zhou Jiaolun said with a smile.

Liu Genghong shook his head,

"You're really not afraid of being beaten to death."

As he spoke, he was about to return the phone to Zhou Jiaolun, but suddenly thought of something, took back the phone again, and clicked a few times.

His face darkened visibly.

The sturdy arm of perennial fitness hooked Zhou Jiaolun's neck, and sent the mobile phone to him, with a gloomy smile:

"You'd better pray that this 'silly son' note isn't my phone number, otherwise you'll look good today."

“……”

I'm afraid I'm going to die in the studio today.

(One more chapter, two chapters owed)

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