At 8 o'clock in the evening of January 15, 2006, Yanjing was brightly lit, every corner was bright, and the people who had worked for a year stepped out of their homes, patted the money in their arms, and strode down the street, ready to be a god.

In the lobby on the seventh floor of the Bright Horse Hotel, hundreds of people poured in, and there were dozens of waiters alone, pushing the food cart back and forth, loaded with glasses of red wine, or colorful and all kinds of pastries.

Today is the celebration banquet of "Extreme Escape".

Several new movies have been released in recent days, "Tales of the Night 2" from Hollywood, as well as "The Last Holiday", as well as the co-production "Shopaholic".

The domestic blockbuster released at the end of last month, there is basically no film schedule at this time, that is, "King Kong" can still have more than ten percent of the film schedule, "Extreme Escape" has three percent left, and as for "If Love", "Thousands of Miles to Ride Alone", it is about one percent.

At this time, the total box office of "Extreme Escape" in the mainland has reached 150 million.

There are 14 million on Hong Kong Island, and 21 million on Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand combined.

In total, it adds up to almost 200 million.

At present, the profit is about 35 million.

The movie has not yet been released in Europe and the United States, and it should continue to add some box office in the future.

Such achievements naturally need to be celebrated, and there is no need for Fenghua to pay for it, and naturally there are hotels and red wines, as well as pastry brand sponsorship.

So on this beautiful night, Li Shengyao led the creator of "Extreme Escape" to hold a celebration banquet together.

Deng Chao is wearing a straight suit, and Li Lianhua is also wearing a long skirt, and it is Li Shengyao who has benefited the most from this film, and he has once again proved his appeal as a director of commercial films.

The second is Deng Chao and Li Lianhua.

These two people are both mainland actors, unlike other co-productions of Hong Kong male and female supporting actors, the male and female protagonists of this film are all from the mainland.

Now there are many media promoting the box office appeal of mainland actors.

In this case, if Deng Chao and Li Lianhua can still have commercial films that can exceed 100 million, the two of them can be promoted to movie cafes.

At this time, Deng Chao and Li Lianhua were in a very good state, their faces were full of red light, and the celebration banquet with a smile began, and it has been half an hour now, and it has not stopped.

Li Shengyao saw it in his eyes, and he was also happy for the two of them.

In his previous life, it wasn't until "Painted Skin" that mainland actors proved that they could also resist the box office.

At this moment, Wang Zhonglei walked over with a glass of wine and a smile on his face, "Director Li, congratulations." ”

"Mr. Wang, you're welcome."

Li Shengyao touched a glass with Wang Zhonglei, and he still drank water.

"Director Li, this time "Extreme Escape" is as exciting as "Punch, Dad", these two movies can make a lot of money, you are definitely the most profitable director in China now."

If you want to say that the most profitable, you have to be Lao Mouzi, "Hero" has 250 million US dollars, which is something that no one else can match.

"Mr. Wang is polite, I'm just making a little money now, it's not worth mentioning."

This is how it is to make movies, looking lively, in fact, unless it is a big hit like "Wolf Warrior 2" more than ten years later, the producer will not make much money.

Whether it is "Punch, Dad" or "Extreme Escape", Fenghua will earn thirty or forty million.

Of course, as a director, producer, and screenwriter, Li Shengyao has a private salary of 15 million for a movie.

Wang Zhonglei followed up and said some good things, and he finally said: "Director Li, is the next movie confirmed?"

Li Shengyao is very serious about making movies, well prepared, and will not fill his own pockets, it can be said that Li Shengyao is the kind of producer that investors like the most.

This time, Han Sanping and Wang Changtian followed suit and made some money.

Wang Zhonglei saw it in his eyes and naturally wanted to enter the game.

As for what he said to Zhang Weiping before that he would deal with Li Shengyao together, he had long forgotten it.

Business is like this, if there is no benefit, you can just say hi, and if there is a benefit, you can kneel and call your father.

Li Shengyao shook his head, "It's not decided yet." ”

The lights are bright, and Li Shengyao is smiling and looks calm.

He actually lied, and now there is a direction.

He received a call from Cheng Long two days ago, and Cheng Long expressed his intention to cooperate, saying that he would go north to Yanjing in a few days, and the two of them would have a deep chat at that time.

Li Shengyao wants to cooperate with Cheng Long because Cheng Long is well-known all over the world.

His films are not only in the mainland, Southeast Asia, beautiful countries, but also in France, Spanish Duck, Big Eagle, and Italy.

In this regard, China Entertainment is unmatched.

There are some movies that Li Shengyao feels can reap the box office in other countries, and he needs a brick like Cheng Long.

The movie he wants to cooperate with Cheng Long is "Hurricane Rescue".

The film was improvised by French directors and screenwriters in 2007, and there is no need to worry about copyright issues.

As for the actor's action style, it should be easy for Cheng Long.

Now Cheng Long's comedies are obviously not selling well in Hollywood, and he urgently needs to transform his work.

"Hurricane Rescue" can be said to be a perfect fit for Cheng Long, and Li Shengyao believes that this idea and script should be able to impress Cheng Long.

However, he was not sure that Cheng Long would agree to cooperate with him.

Because of the cooperation between the two people, in addition to the subject matter, there is also a major premise, that is, Cheng Long's salary.

At this time, Chow Run's offer was 40 million.

Jet Li's "Huo Yuanjia" was quoted at 10 million US dollars, and the next "Vote for Fame" was quoted at 120 million, and finally wiped a fraction of the head, with a salary of 100 million.

If Cheng Long follows the Hollywood market, he will get a salary of 20 million US dollars.

That's not to talk about.

Li Shengyao is crazy to give a salary of 1670 million, such a high salary, and he has to go abroad to shoot, so he still earns a hammer.

So Li Shengyao was not sure that Cheng Long would agree to cooperate with him.

The highest salary he is willing to give Cheng Long is 40 million, which is the same as Chow Runwei.

Zhou Runwei naturally lost his life, he is not worth 40 million at all, and Fa Ge's appeal in the mainland is not as good as Liu Dehua.

Liu Dehua's salary of about 14 million at this time rose to 16 million in "Vote for Fame".

Cheng Long's words, in the past two years, the mainland can now get 80 or 90 million box office, plus the overseas box office, it is more reasonable to get 40 million salary.

In fact, Cheng Long and Li Lianjie both came back from Hollywood, Li Lianjie's "Casting a Name" has a salary of 100 million, and the mainland films that follow are all 80 or 90 million, and if converted into American knives, it is about 12 million dollars.

When it came to "The Mummy 3", the movie focused on the mainland market, and it got 15 million US dollars.

This is Li Lianjie's new high, and his salary is higher than that of the actor.

However, some fans later boasted that "The Expendables" got 15 million blade wages in ten days, which is bragging.

"The Expendables" looked for Cheng Long at the beginning, but Cheng Long refused, so he looked for Li Lianjie, the total investment of the film was only 80 million, and Stallone did not have a salary of 15 million, let alone Li Lianjie.

It can be seen from Li Lianjie that when he returns to the mainland from Hollywood, if he is the leading actor, the salary is similar to that of Hollywood.

And Cheng Long's salary in Hollywood is too high, and he is the only member of the 20 million club in the Chinese circle.

With such a high salary, no company in the mainland can afford to open it.

So except for Jingtian's movie, no one asked Cheng Long to star, and his movies are all his own boss.

He returned to the mainland from Hollywood, and almost all the movies were produced by himself, and his salary was an investment.

Just like "Mythology" invested 140 million, "New Police Story" invested 100 million, and the cost of "Baby Plan" reached 120 million.

"Mythology" went to Ah San to shoot, and the production cost was high, which is understandable.

The other two modern dramas, where do you need so much money.

Most of the investment is actually regarded as Cheng Long's salary, and there is no news about the specific salary of Cheng Long's three movies, and it is estimated that it should be fifty or sixty million.

The box office of "New Police Story" in Hong Kong Island in the mainland adds up to only 60 million, and the global box office does not know if there is 200 million.

The total number of Hong Kong Islands in the mainland of "Baby Plan" is only 110 million, and the global box office also does not know if there is 200 million, and the money distributed is definitely not as much as the salary.

Why is this happening, it's not that the production company can't afford to pay him so highly.

The salary of nearly 20 million US dollars is ironclad.

Li Shengyao hopes that Cheng Long's salary will be reduced to 40 million, and he will also give Cheng Long a dividend of 10% of his global profits, which is his bottom line.

He believed that in this way, Cheng Long would eventually earn fifty or sixty million.

It must be more profitable than Cheng Long's filming of "Myth" and "New Police Story".

He wasn't sure if Cheng Long would accept it.

Wang Zhonglei was not surprised, nodded with a chuckle, and then left.

Less than two minutes after Xiao Wang left, Wang Changtian and Han Sanping came to Li Shengyao with wine glasses.

"Director Li, Xiao Wang is looking for you to cooperate?"

Han Sanping asked tentatively.

Wang Changtian immediately followed: "Huayi's "Night Banquet" doesn't look for you, obviously you don't take it to heart, don't talk to them."

Li Shengyao smiled and nodded, "I know it in my heart." ”

Han Sanping raised his glass and touched Li Shengyao, the bell sounded softly, and he continued: "Director Li, have you read the CCTV report?"

"Looked."

Regarding the summary of the mainland market in 2005, Li Shengyao thinks it is very good.

There were a lot of blockbusters in 2005, and compared to 2004, the film market has grown a lot, but there are also regrets.

After "Hero", there are no more movies with more than 200 million.

Looking at it now, in 2006, I will watch "Night Banquet", "The City is Full of Golden Armor".

Han Sanping followed with a smile: "Director Li, aren't you going to make a blockbuster movie of more than 200 million this year?"

Wang Changtian nodded, "Yes, Director Li, you are now second only to Lao Mouzi at the box office of a single film, and you must make persistent efforts this year and strive to rush to 200 million." ”

These two people have money, they are not afraid of Li Shengyao making blockbusters, they are afraid that Li Shengyao will make a small fuss, and it will be tens of millions of investments, so they have no money to spend.

When Li Shengyao heard this, he smiled and nodded, some thoughts flashed in his heart, and finally decided to reveal some.

"I'm going to make a relatively high-cost film this year."

If Cheng Long is willing to act in "Hurricane Rescue", then he must not only pay Cheng Long's high salary, but also go abroad and rent a yacht.

Invest at least 150 million.

In addition, even if it is not appropriate to negotiate with Cheng Long, Li Shengyao wanted to make a big-scene movie in 2006 and invested hundreds of millions.

"Extreme Escape" and "Punch, Dad" have a box office of more than 100 million, and he will naturally pursue a higher box office.

And to 200 million, with the market in recent years, it is necessary to make blockbusters and have big scenes.

Han Sanping and Wang Changtian glanced at each other, and they both saw the joy in each other's eyes, and the two of them did not continue to go deeper, but smiled and chatted about other topics.

A moment later, the two of them left at the same time, but soon Han Sanping turned back.

Since you want to invest, you can't talk to Li Shengyao with Wang Changtian.

What is the status of Zhongying, the share must be more than Wang Changtian.

"Director Li, I'm very interested in your project this year, can you tell me a little bit more."

The news of Li Shengyao's invitation to Cheng Long will spread sooner or later, and Cheng Long will come over in a few days.

Now reveal some news, which has nothing to do with the overall situation.

In addition, with an investment of 150 million, Fenghua can't eat it now, so he wants to pull others to play with him.

"Director Han, I have an idea, I want to invest with Cheng Long, Cheng Long has already contacted me, go north in a few days to discuss in detail, now I can't give you a positive reply, if Cheng Long is willing to join, the total investment is about 150 million."

When Han Sanping heard this, his whole person was a little brighter, his eyes were also shining, and his smile was almost grinning to the root of his ears, but in the end, he was an old man in Zhongying, and his acting skills were absolutely good, so he quickly restrained his emotions.

"Director Li, this idea is good, very good."

The internal competition of China Film is actually very fierce, Li Shengyao watched the news in his previous life, and the reason why China Film invested 200 million yuan in "Red Cliff" was because Han Sanping and his family were in urgent need of performance.

Although the reputation of "Red Cliff" is not good, the box office is not bad, especially in the island country.

Let Han Sanping and his family have achievements and stabilize their position.

At this time, Han Sanping was so excited, it made sense.

"Director Li, China Film is willing to ...... One hundred million. ”

He continued: "If you don't have the confidence to convince Cheng Long, I can help you, and then I'll be with you, and we'll talk to Cheng Long together, how about it?"

When Li Shengyao heard this, he was a little moved.

At this moment, there was a sound of wine glasses colliding, and there was a burst of high-heeled shoes stomping on the ground.

Li Shengyao came back to his senses and shook his head, "Director Han, 100 million is too much, and many people are waiting for me." ”

If Cheng Long is willing to play "Hurricane Rescue", then this version of Hurricane Rescue will only be more successful.

After all, Liam. Before Neeson filmed "Hurricane Rescue", he was a second-rate actor in Hollywood, his acting skills were recognized and he won the award, but his commercial appeal was not high, and his salary was not comparable to that of a global superstar like Cheng Long, when he filmed the first "Hurricane Rescue", he was paid 7 million.

Not to mention Liam. Neeson is not very skilled, and he is not comparable to Cheng Long.

That is, as long as nothing special happens, such as a world war, an alien invasion.

If Cheng Long is willing to star, Li Shengyao is ninety percent sure that his "Hurricane Rescue" will be more successful than in his previous life, and the box office will be better.

That said, the film is sure to make money.

Of course, Li Shengyao will not eat alone, but he will not share so much investment, Fenghua tightens his belt, and he also wants to get 80 million investment.

It's not too much to earn half of your own plays.

Han Sanping smiled, "Director Li, the more you invest in this matter, the more troublesome it is, and when the time comes, it is better to have as little as possible, simply invest 160 million in this movie, and you and I will each have 80 million." ”

Li Shengyao found that among the crowd, Wang Changtian, Wang Zhonglei, and Yu Dongdu looked at this side from time to time, so he was naturally not in a hurry.

Besides, 40 million is afraid that he will not be able to impress Cheng Long, and he will give Cheng Long 10% of the income dividends, which will naturally not be deducted from him, but from other investors.

There are only two of them, and China Film may be unhappy, thinking that they are all the same money, so why deduct it from themselves.

More investors so they can be stressed.

"Director Han, we're not in a hurry, Cheng Long is still unsure, wait and talk about it."

Han Sanping then persuaded a few more words, but Li Shengyao still did not let go.

Seeing this, Han Sanping had to leave, he understood what Li Shengyao meant, Li Shengyao did not refuse to cooperate with China Film, but just wanted to pull a few more investors.

As soon as Han Sanping left, Wang Changtian took small steps and quietly came to Li Shengyao.

"Director Li, can you reveal a thing or two, our light is definitely with great sincerity, and we will definitely not let you suffer."

Li Shengyao smiled, and then whispered what he had said to Han Sanping before, repeating it again.

Wang Changtian was stunned when he heard this, then his eyes rolled wildly, and after ten seconds, he took a deep breath, "Director Li, did you promise Han Sanye?" ”

"Nope."

Lee Shengyao intends to give a hint, "This is my third film and my first blockbuster with an investment of more than 100 million, of course I have to be more cautious." ”

With the funds of China Film and Fenghua, it can fully support a movie of 150 million.

In this case, Lee Shengyao said that it was his third film, so he should be more cautious......

Wang Changtian quickly understood what Li Shengyao meant, thought about it, and then said: "Director Li, the film has an investment of 150 million, and Guangguang is willing to invest 30 million, as long as 15% of the film dividends."

What is a smart person, this is a smart person.

A little bit is thorough.

And Wang Changtian made a decision so quickly, he is indeed courageous.

"Mr. Wang, do you trust me so much?"

Wang Changtian smiled and analyzed in a low voice, "You are a serious person who makes movies, since you are looking for Cheng Long, you must be aiming at foreign markets, just like "Hero", if it explodes, it will earn tens of millions of dollars, and I will earn 15% of it." ”

The cost of "Hero" is 30 million US dollars, and the global box office is 250 million US dollars, but it is a pity that the beautiful country was bought out.

But even so, the producers have earned tens of millions of dollars.

Wang Changtian continued: "Director Li, I know that the big head is in Fenghua and Zhongying, just leave me a little, how about it?"

This is a bold man, but he knows how to advance and retreat.

Li Shengyao realized that these people can climb to high positions, and they are all outstanding people.

If it weren't for money, he would be willing to make friends with Wang Changtian.

He thought about it, but still shook his head, "Mr. Wang, I'll think about it again." ”

(End of chapter)