Hengdian, hotel box

Wei Yang saw a bald head with an honest face but shrewd eyes, it was his acting brother Xu Zheng, and he was accompanied by Liu Yiwei.

, who once hosted "Everyday Diet" on CCTV, is also a familiar comedian, but he is more of a director, planner, screenwriter, producer and other behind-the-scenes work.

Xu Zheng once starred in "Love Call Transfer", he is the screenwriter and planner, and the two have a good relationship.

He didn't participate much in the project "Thai Embarrassment", but he helped Xu Zheng to match.

Wei Yang and Xu Zheng have never met, but they have filmed "The Great Cause of the Founding of the Party" with Liu Yiwei, which can be regarded as a nodding friend.

Don't look at it, it's just a nodding friend, but it's also an acquaintance, at least some chat, plus Wei and Xu are brothers in the same school, they are both human spirits, and they can be "acquainted" with a few words.

"Senior brother, I won't talk nonsense, I'm still busy over there, can you take a look at the book."

"Okay, Mr. Wei."

Wei Yang shouted that his senior brother was to give Xu Zheng face, and he was also approachable, but it didn't mean that Xu Zheng could really treat him as a younger brother.

Xu Zheng took out the script and handed it to Wei Yang with both hands, and when Wei Yang saw it, it turned out to be a complete script, and he knew it.

It seems that this person has hit a lot of walls and seized every opportunity to fight for investment.

"You eat, I'll take a look."

Wei Yang beckoned the two to dinner, and flipped through the book himself, the finished movie in his impression was slightly different, but the overall plot structure was the same.

He looked at it seriously, Xu Zheng didn't have any intention of moving his chopsticks, so he just looked at it with anticipation.

The script of "Thai Embarrassment" was born from "People in Embarrassment" starring Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang last year.

The cost of that movie was only 7 million, and the final box office was 37.3 million, which nearly doubled the box office score alone, plus miscellaneous other income, aside from the cost, it is estimated that it can earn a small eight-figure.

This is very good, film projects are riskier than TV series projects, and there are many people who lose money, and those that can make money are good projects.

And in addition to making money, this movie has a good reputation, which has made Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang get a lot of attention.

So Xu Zheng wanted to make a sequel, and no one would refuse this kind of money-making deal, but the problem was that Xu Zheng wanted to be a director himself.

Xu Zheng is not Zhao and Xu Cainu, there is a financier behind him, and his own fame is here, being a director is a gimmick, which can increase exposure.

Although he has some works over the years, and his grades are also good, his own image is limited, he is a powerful faction, and the coffee position can only be said to be dangling between the first line and the second line, and his popularity and popularity are even far inferior to some popular second-line small flowers.

In such a situation, Xu Zheng wrote and directed himself, there were almost no publicity gimmicks to speak of, and he was a newcomer, so the director was naturally not favored.

Prior to this, the original production company of "People in Embarrassment" and many companies such as Huayi and Pony Galloping all rejected him.

Xu Zheng spent a long time and finally won the copyright of the sequel, and then found the light, and Boss Wang was not very optimistic, so he recommended him to Wei Yang.

If Wei Yang vetoed him again, Xu Zheng would not say that he would fall into a Jedi, but this project could basically be shelved.

Wei Yang has long known the plot, and he is a screenwriter, and he reads the script very quickly, so he puts down the book in a few minutes, and Xu Zheng, who doesn't know the inside story, feels cold in his heart.

So fast, isn't it optimistic?

Wei Yang saw the faces of Xu Zheng and Liu Yiwei, and he didn't explain, it's better to be scared, it's easier to talk about conditions.

He greeted Xu Zheng and Liu Yiwei with a smile, and personally served vegetables for the two, but how could the two of them have that appetite, especially Xu Zheng, who tasted the same as chewing wax.

In less than five minutes, he couldn't hold it anymore, and couldn't help but ask Wei Yang what he thought of the script.

Wei Yang pondered for a moment: "The content of the script is not bad, but it ......"

Xu Zheng smiled bitterly: "It's also the director's problem." ”

"That's right."

Wei Yang also pointed out the reason why other bosses are reluctant to invest money, the scale of the scene of "Thai Embarrassment" is much stronger than the first part, and it has to be filmed abroad, and the cost is at least more than 30 million.

What is this concept, "Thai Embarrassment" must have a box office of at least 100 million or more in order to return to its original cost.

The first part of "People in Embarrassment" only had a box office of less than 40 million, who dares to guarantee that the second part can break 100 million, let alone use a newcomer director.

The bosses of these film and television companies are all masters who don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles, and they may be able to consider changing to a beautiful female star, Xu Zheng is a bald guy, and he burns tens of millions of dollars to practice his hands.........

"I see."

Xu Zheng's expression was gloomy, he was used to being beaten before, so he couldn't talk about being disappointed, and he was about to say a few words and leave, but Wei Yang couldn't help but ask.

"I take the liberty of asking, has my brother ever thought about letting other directors come."

"Mr. Li of Xiaoma and Mr. Wang of Light have both suggested this, but it may also be because of my personality, or it may be that I have been rejected, so I held my breath, just to prove myself, "Thai Embarrassment" can't be filmed for the time being, so I will keep it, but I won't let others shoot it."

Xu Zheng estimated that he was also dead in Wei Yang, and said something in his heart.

Wei Yang nodded, but he could roughly understand.

Regardless of what happened to Xu Zheng later, he was born as a drama actor in the early days, and now he has been pursuing to be a director, and his heart is still a little high.

His current status is not bad, there is no shortage of dramas or money, just such a director's dream, and he has been denied for so long, "Thai Embarrassment" has become a knot in his heart, and he will not give in easily.

“…… Thank you Mr. Wei for your hospitality, you are busy, we will not delay......"

Xu Zheng put aside the truth and prepared to withdraw with Liu Yiwei, but was stopped by Wei Yang raising his hand, who smiled.

"What's the hurry? I didn't say no. ”

“？”

Xu Zheng looked at the most prominent junior brother in recent years, his eyes were full of surprise and disbelief: "What do you mean ......?"

"Yes, your project is risky, but I think it's manageable and you can take risks."

Wei Yang asked Xu Zheng to sit down, and then put forward his requirements succinctly and clearly: "The production team and team must have our Blue Whale people, and in addition to you and Wang Baoqiang, I hope you can invite Huang Bo to join." ”

The original villain actor plan in the script of "Thai Embarrassment" was to invite squirrel Wang Xun, and Wei Yang was very simple.

"His fame is too small, you and Wang Baoqiang are in the bottom line, if you want to reach the variable, you have to invite comedy stars, you have a tacit understanding with Huang Bo, and you are also recognized by the audience, he is the best candidate."

"But this is the villain, and he doesn't necessarily want to."

Xu Zheng is a little embarrassed, Huang Bo has developed rapidly in recent years, and he is one of the most powerful movie cafes in the mainland.

"That's your problem, senior brother, I only care about the cast that satisfies me, and at most I will give you some support in the salary."

Wei Yang is an investor, he only makes requests, he doesn't care how you get the actors, if you can't get it, I won't invest money.

I have to worry about everything, what should I be?

Wei Yang knew what kind of person Xu Zheng was, and he didn't plan to win over him, just do business, just cooperate to make money, and he was not in the mood to be a warm-hearted big boss to coax him.

Even so, in the eyes of Xu Zheng and the others, Wei Yang's conditions were already very relaxed, at least the others had not even given Xu Zheng this opportunity.

So, Xu Zheng gritted his teeth and made a military order: "No problem, I will definitely bring Huang Bo for you." ”

Liu Yiwei asked another problem next to him: "You also read the script, and finally want to have a surprise easter egg, soldiers, then you can see if you can come forward to coordinate." ”

Wei Yang frowned: "Didn't you ever film with her?" ”

Liu Yiwei and Xu Zheng's "Love Call Transfer" have cooperated with many actresses, one of whom is Fan Xiaopang, who still has a relationship, otherwise the original version would not have been able to invite others.

"It's been several years, and we don't know if we can succeed, but you have a bigger face."

Fan Xiaopang's coffee position is not as good as a few years ago, although he is also a good person, but Xu Zheng and the two are not sure whether they will sell face or not.

But Wei Yang is easy to do, not to mention the scandals and personal relationships between the two, just the coffee position and status in the circle are much stronger than the two of them.

"I'll try."

Boss Wei didn't pack the ticket, but Xu Zheng and the others knew that it was stable, and they didn't believe that Wei Yang couldn't handle it.

At this point, the cooperation was basically preliminarily formulated, Xu Zheng got Huang Bo to participate, and then it was time to discuss the budget and divide the share.

Wei Yang took the initiative to pick up the cup and changed his title: "Director Xu, I wish us a happy cooperation." ”

Xu Zheng's heart was fluttering by this sentence called by Director Xu, he was both excited and grateful, holding the cup in both hands, and the mouth of the cup was pressed very low: "Thank you Mr. Wei for your support." ”

After eating, Xu Zheng left Hengdian first, preparing to take down Huang Bo, and then go through the details with Wei Yang's team.

Wei Yang took out the phone and contacted the old Wang of the light, who was a little surprised to hear that Wei Yang had invested in this project.

"Didn't I tell you? If there is a risk, you can meet and pass the time. ”

Boss Wang was not optimistic about this project at the beginning, but because Liu Yiwei had cooperated before, he said that it was introduced to Wei Yang, but in fact, he politely refused.

He had discussed it with Wei Yang before, just refuse if he is not optimistic, Wei Yang has no friendship with Liu and Xu, so it is easier to refuse.

There are many times in the circle that this kind of routine does not hurt face, and it may be able to promote a cooperation, and some good bosses often communicate with each other.

If a close friend comes to Boss Wei to invest in the future, Wei Yang is not optimistic about the project, does not want to throw money in vain, and can't save face and directly rejects the door, he can help "match" Boss Yunyun of Light Wang.

"I know, but I think there's still something to do, Wang Dong, do you want to add a share?"

Wei Yang took the initiative to invite, he didn't mind eating alone, but after all, this project was pulled by Lao Wang, and if "Thai Embarrassment" exploded, people would inevitably have no idea.

Boss Wang will be suspicious: "Do you really think there is a trick?" ”

"I don't dare to say more, I don't think it's a big problem to return to the original, and there is a chance to make a small profit."

Wei Yang didn't say that "Thai Embarrassment" might be able to break 1 billion+, but said that Boss Wang probably thought he had hysteria.

According to normal market estimates, even if this movie goes well, the box office is about 1~300 million.

After all, with the same comedy theme, at the beginning of this year, the original team took 180 million for the movie version of "Wulin Gaiden", and last year's "Laughing Jianghu", Zhao Binshan's master and apprentice and many Hong Kong and Taiwan comedy stars had a box office of 150 million.

Even if Huang Bo is added to "Thai Embarrassment", the lineup does not have much advantage over the previous ones, and 1~300 million is already an optimistic estimate.

Not to mention Boss Wang, even any film veteran is judged by this.

But the point is that some movies can't be counted by common sense.........

Wei Yang thought this was true, but Boss Wang didn't tie it to "Thai Embarrassment".

I heard that there was just hope to return to the capital, so he was not interested, and the light has been paved quite big in the past two years, not bad for this movie.

And Boss Wang is thinking about Blue Whale/Wei Yang's first movie, and wants to see if he can participate in it, if he buys in "Thai Embarrassment" now, he is afraid that Wei Yang will use this to prevaricate him later.

"Wang Dong, I'm okay, I've invited you, don't make money from this movie when you turn around, and you will blame me again."

"Haha, the more you earn, the happier I am for you, but I also told you that this drama is going to be lost, don't blame me for pulling you together."

Boss Wang didn't take this to heart, and even threw the pot in advance, and Wei Yang didn't say anything more.

Anyway, he has already finished his words, and people don't answer, so he can't be blamed for eating alone.........

(End of chapter)