All the people on Hong Kong Island are holding Li Shengyao, whether it is TVB, Yinghuang, or Hong Jinbao.

They are all very enthusiastic and continue to invite Lee Shengyao to be the guest of honor at the Academy Awards this year.

Lee Shengyao is doing well on Hong Kong Island, but his basic vigilance still exists.

He knows very well what happened to Liu Jialing, and he knows very well that the forces in this small city are not very peaceful, and there is no lower limit for them to do things.

It's okay to eat, go to nightclubs together, that's free.

He didn't want a small movie about Director Li to come out soon.

Not to mention that Chen Hao followed him south, and at this time, he abandoned Chen Hao to tease other girls, and was disrespectful to others.

Yang Shoucheng invited him again and again, and Yang Qilong came over.

Chen Bailin also said that it was very safe, he had been there many times, and it was all about it.

Li Shengyao still refused.

Later, he took Chen Hao back to the hotel together, leaving Yang Shoucheng with a regretful face.

Lee then stayed on Hong Kong Island for two days, chatted about something, and then returned to Yenching.

Because of the popularity of "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years", there are more film and television companies that are looking for Li Shengyao to work with, or people who want to invest.

Li Shengyao didn't bother to take care of it, unless it was someone who was useful to him, otherwise he didn't see it.

Time flies, time flies, March 2007 came on foot.

The weather in Yanjing is still a little cold, but sometimes the sun comes out for a walk, and it is still very warm under the sun.

In the afternoon of this day, Li Shengyao met Huang Bo and Ning Hao at the Liangma River Hotel.

The three of them sat down at a table by the window that could get in the sun.

Ning Hao looks average, has a round face, a middle-aged figure, and the whole person doesn't look fat, but at a glance, he knows that he is a person who lacks exercise.

He was wearing a jacket and jeans at this time, and he was also wearing a peaked cap, which had the taste of a science man.

When he saw Li Shengyao, he took off his hat.

Li Shengyao and his assistant sat down, the two sides exchanged a few words, and then they talked about the topic, and Ning Hao immediately took out the script and plan in the bag.

Li Shengyao took the script and found that it was indeed "Crazy Racing".

"Crazy Stone" is a big hit, and at this time, even a layman knows that using the word "crazy" as the title of the movie is easier to attract attention.

At this time, the script of "Crazy Racing" is already six or seven points similar to the finished movie that Li Shengyao saw in his previous life.

It's not that funny, and the funny plot still needs to be polished.

There are also more plot branches, which are not so compact.

Such a problem will be more obvious when editing.

All in all, as a playbook to attract investors, it is definitely enough.

However, whether it is "Crazy Stone" or "Crazy Racing", there are a lot of multi-line narratives.

The script tells a story like this, and the viewer needs to have a good imagination to discover the subtleties.

Ordinary investors really don't necessarily understand it.

In Li Shengyao's previous life, "Crazy Racing" had three investors, one is China Film, the second is Huanyu Film and Television on Hong Kong Island, and the third is Zhang Guoli.

Zhang Guoli invested three million, accounting for almost one-third, and later the movie became popular, Zhang Guoli made millions, and when interviewed by reporters, he often talked about it.

He didn't say that he was discerning, but that he was lucky, and Ning Hao looked around, but couldn't find anyone to invest in the money, so he picked up the leak.

When Ninghao is looking for investment, he first looks for those film and television production companies.

The result was unsuccessful, and in the end, Zhang Guoli saw the script and was willing to invest money.

It can be seen that there are multi-line narratives like "Crazy Stone" and "Crazy Racing", and the scenes of the male protagonist are not particularly many movie scripts, and ordinary investors may not be able to understand it.

At this time, Li Shengyao took the script and read it quietly.

Ning Hao's heart hung in the air.

Holding a teacup in his hand, he neither took it up and drank it, nor put it down.

Huang Bo was also very nervous, he pursed his lips and looked at Li Shengyao closely, he then found that this was not very polite, so he lowered his gaze and looked at the script in Li Shengyao's hand.

Li Shengyao read it quickly, read the script in half an hour, and then read the planning book, which was also read quickly.

He put the plan down and looked up to see two pairs of expectant eyes.

He nodded and smiled, picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea.

put down the teacup, lit the table, and then said: "The script is very interesting, I personally like it very much, Director Ning, are you going to invest money yourself?" ”

Ning Hao shook his head a little embarrassed, "Director Li, I don't have any money?"

"Do you have any requirements for copyright sharing?"

"There's nothing about copyright, I guess...... If the movie makes money, I will take a 10% profit dividend. ”

Film copyrights in the mainland are actually not very valuable.

That is, when the TV station broadcasts, some copyright fees will be given.

The copyright of the online platform is extremely low, and as for things like remakes, there is no need to count on it.

Ning Hao chose to take the profit share, he felt that he could make a little more money this way.

Li Shengyao nodded, "That's okay, according to the plan in your plan, the total investment is 10 million, Fenghua is willing to invest 7 million, and there are 3 million, I will contact China Film and ask them to invest 3 million." ”

With the return of the box office revenue of "Punch, Dad" and "Extreme Escape", plus the sale of TV series, the funds recovered by the theater.

Lee Shengyao is now full of money.

With only an investment of 10 million, Fenghua can be won by one family.

However, considering that he is about to shoot "The Hangover", he will be in the beautiful country for more than half a year.

Li Shengyao felt that China Film should be wooed, so as not to give mainland film and television production companies a cold impression.

thinks that if he goes to a beautiful country, he won't be able to look at the mainland film and television industry.

Li Shengyao knows very well that it is difficult to make money in the mainland film market now, but in the future, his focus will inevitably be on the mainland market.

He is becoming more and more profitable and successful in the beautiful country, and he will be targeted by more and more people.

When the time comes, I am afraid that if he opens any new movie, a group of Hollywood bigwigs will come over, and the share left for him will inevitably be very small.

And Li Dadao is naturally reluctant to work for others.

He will eventually return to the mainland and make movies dominated by mainland actors, where he has an outstanding identity and does not need to worry about the copyright not belonging to him and working for others.

So he still has to leave some contacts in the mainland film industry.

Movies like "Crazy Racing" have a box office of 100 million, but in the hands of the producers, they don't make a lot of money.

There is no need for the family to eat and wipe it out, Fenghua accounts for sixty percent of the copyright, and leaves thirty percent for China Film.

When Ning Hao heard this, his hanging heart suddenly let go.

Li Dadao was very refreshing, solved all the investment problems at once, and was willing to give him a profit dividend.

This is already the best result he considered before he came.

He was very happy and excited, and when he heard the words, he raised the teacup, drank it all, and then poured a cup of tea for Li Shengyao, himself and Huang Bo.

"Director Li, I respect you."

Li Shengyao smiled and nodded.

With a bang, the three of them touched a glass.

The tea was still a little hot, and Ning Hao was still dry.

At this time, the sunlight shone in, shining on Li Dadao's body, and he seemed to glow.

Slender and well-proportioned figure, calm temperament.

is more durable than most of the stars Ning Hao has seen.

Ning Hao was a little speechless, the person with such a good appearance and shape turned out to be a director, not an actor.

He then thought of Li Dadao's ability to turn stone into gold.

Even youth films can be a big hit, and he immediately asked: "Director Li, you just read the script, do you think there is anything that needs to be improved." ”

Li Shengyao just read the script carefully, and this is what he was waiting for.

He was silent for a moment, then waved at his assistant.

"Bring paper and pen."

The assistant immediately handed over the pen and paper.

Li Shengyao unfolded, and then said: "I have some opinions, you can refer to them. ”

He was so formal, Ning Hao and Huang Bo both became serious.

The two of them are a little worried at the same time, could it be that the script is very bad and there are many things that need to be improved?

"The first point is foreshadowing, the foreshadowing of comedy movies is particularly important, enough foreshadowing, and still maintain logic in the funny, so that it will not be abrupt, it will not be embarrassing, I read the script, and the actor was ...... at the beginning"

Lee then wrote as he spoke.

He combined the movies he had seen in his previous life, plus some of his own understanding of movies.

It was said little by little, all the points were substantial, and all of them pointed out the shortcomings of the script, or some mistakes.

Half an hour later, Li Shengyao wrote a full page.

He finished pretending, and then pushed the notebook over, "What about me, these are the opinions, you don't have to worry, slowly polish the script, finish it, and then shoot." ”

"With Fenghua and China Film, there is absolutely no problem with film scheduling."

There are nine o'clock in total, and there is a full page, all of which are written by Li Dadao.

In addition to admiration, Ning Hao is still his admiration.

He never expected that Director Li would be able to find out so many mistakes just by reading it once, and there was a plan for revision.

I have long heard that Director Li's ability to write scripts is first-class, and this year I have seen it.

Ning Hao came back to his senses and immediately poured tea for Li Dadao again, "Director Li, I respect you." ”

"Bell!"

Another crunch.

Director Li drank tea, and then asked his assistant to prepare the agreement, and signed the investment agreement of Fenghua on the spot.

Fenghua invests 7 million, accounting for 60% of the profit dividends, and the copyright also belongs to Fenghua.

After the agreement was signed, Li Shengyao stood up.

"I'll contact China Film, and I'll be sure tomorrow at the latest, I've been busy lately, and I'll leave the filming and production of the movie to you."

He paused for a moment, and then smiled at Ning Hao: "With the popularity of "Crazy Stone", as well as my current reputation, Fenghua investment projects, there must be many advertisers coming to the door, you can try to take a certain amount of advertising, so that we can recover the cost faster." ”

"If there is anything, you can go directly to Fenghua to find the relevant responsible person."

"I'll go first, we'll see you back."

After the words fell, Director Li left with his assistant.

Ning Hao looked at the back of Li Dadao leaving, gave a thumbs up, and then said to Huang Bo: "This world is really unfair, some people are talented, rich, powerful, and handsome, just like God's godfather." ”

"People like us can't really compare."

As an ugly person, Huang Bo has a deep understanding, he nodded, "That's the godfather, Director Li is God's father." ”

……

Just like what Li Dadao predicted, with Fenghua guidance, "Crazy Racing" easily got the investment of China Film.

Many film and television companies heard that Fenghua had invested in other films, and immediately came over to ask if there was a share.

In addition, many advertisers have approached Ninghao.

In the eyes of many people, this time "Crazy Racing" should be as popular as "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years", and it must be another money-making movie.

However, such a good thing naturally cannot be the turn of the latecomer.

At 8 p.m. on March 6, 2007, it was still very cold in Yanjing, but today was Friday, and there were quite a few pedestrians walking outside.

In a box at the China World Summit Wing, Li Shengyao met Chai Zhiping and Guo Biyao, who had not been seen for a long time.

Chai Zhiping's complexion is better, although she is still thin, but her dress is not cheap at first glance, and her whole body is full of luxury.

Guo Biting is wearing ordinary short down and jeans, long hair and shawl, and her figure can only be said to be middle-upper.

However, she looks innocent, beautiful, quiet and shy, which can easily stimulate the boy's desire to protect.

"Director Li, please here, please here."

Just now, Chai Zhiping was waiting at the gate of the hotel, and she personally greeted Li Dadao.

"In Those Years, the Girl We Chased Together" exploded in the bend, and it was no surprise that it could get 400 million Taiwan dollars, that is, nearly 80 million people.

Chai Zhiping can earn 20 million this time.

It can be said that now Li Shengyao is her own father.

"Daddy...... No, Director Li, I heard that you like spicy food, and this time we ordered a lot of Hunan dishes. ”

Guo Biyao saw Li Shengyao and immediately stood up.

Still shy, she whispered, and then stood aside with a red face.

Li Shengyao sat down, Chai Zhiping sat opposite Li Shengyao, Guo Biyao sat next to him, and the assistant sat between Li Shengyao and Chai Zhiping.

The four men then began to eat.

Chai Zhiping's side naturally has good words and takes the initiative to stir up the atmosphere.

She kept asking Guo Biyao to pick up vegetables for Li Dadao.

Half an hour later, Li Shengyao, Chai Zhiping, and Guo Biyao sat in front of the coffee table in the box, while his assistant was still sitting at the big round table.

Guo Biyao sat next to Director Li obediently and poured him tea.

"Director Li, what is our next movie?"

"The name of the movie is "The Little Thing of First Love", and I'll give you the script tomorrow."

Li Shengyao has already written several scripts in cooperation with Chai Zhiping, of course, he will not give them all at once, just one a year.

Chai Zhiping whispered "The Little Thing of First Love" a few times, and then clapped his hands and said: "Director Li, your book must be very good, you can become popular when you hear the name." ”

In Li Shengyao's previous life, in 2010, "The Little Thing of First Love" was released in Tyrande and received 80 million baht, ranking second in the year.

In Southeast Asia, it should be considered a fire.

However, for a variety of reasons, East Asia is not very important.

Both Wanwan and Hong Kong Island were screened in 2011, while the mainland waited until 2012.

At that time, piracy was a disaster, and the vast majority of people had already seen it on movie websites, and the mainland only got 4 million box office.

However, this movie is at 8:4 on Douban, as far as Li Shengyao is concerned, he actually prefers "The Little Thing of First Love" compared to "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years".

In terms of plot structure, "The Little Thing of First Love" is more delicate and complete.

Of course, after all, there is no successful experience in Hong Kong Island in the mainland, can it be as popular as "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years".

Li Shengyao is hard to say.

However, the investment in such a film is very small, at least it will not lose money.

"The investment in this film is small, eight million is enough, you and I are still four million each, the income belongs to you, and the rest of the money, including the copyright income, belongs to me."

Chai Zhiping opened her mouth, wanting some movie income outside of the bend.

However, he looked at Li Dadao calmly.

She thought of buying a TV series before, and let her tongue be like a spring, Director Li was unmoved, thought about it, and obediently closed her mouth.

If "The Little Thing of First Love" is as popular as "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years", she will earn the same money.

This time I cooperated with Director Li, I don't know how many people envy me.

"Okay, Director Li, I'll listen to you."

She paused, then asked if there were any requirements for the hero and heroine.

"Be young, good-looking, have a juvenile feel, and preferably look seventeen or eighteen years old."

Chai Zhiping kept them in her heart one by one, and then said, "Director Li, I have two more things to discuss with you. ”

"You say."

"The first thing is about F4, the four of them were on fire before, and now they are going downhill, but they still have some fan base, if there is a good film and television drama, maybe they can get up."

Chai Zhiping glanced at Director Li, and then said, "Director Li, didn't you say before that if they get together, you can arrange a TV series for them?" ”

Li Shengyao chuckled and shook his head, "You also know that it was before, but now it's different, I don't make TV series anymore, where is there a book suitable for the four of them." ”

"A few of them are honestly filming TV series, aren't there many companies in the mainland inviting them, and they will definitely be able to make money."

F4: These people are not very talented.

Even if Li Shengyao has resources, he will not give them to them.

When Chai Zhiping heard this, a trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes, but she quickly covered it up with a smile, and then said: "Director Li, there is one more thing, someone asked me to ask you what you mean. ”

"You say."

"yes, somebody wants to make some deals with you."

Li Shengyao nodded and did not answer.

Chai Zhiping glanced at Li Shengyao's assistant on the other side, and said in a low voice: "Wanwan is not very good at actors and actresses now, and some of the seniors in the circle hope to bring out a few people." ”

"They are more optimistic about Lin Zhilin, Peng Yuyan, Qiong Jingtian, and Big S."

"Fenghua is in the mainland, more powerful than the six major Hollywood film production companies, movies and TV series, as well as theaters, and video websites, if you are willing to give them a chance, they should be able to get up."

When Li Shengyao heard this, he immediately frowned.

In his previous life, Lin Zhilin, a fool, was really praised, and the ranking in Chibi actually overwhelmed Zhao Yanzi.

Big S is like a fool, and he has acted in a lot of movies for a while, and the pinnacle is "Rain of Swords".

As for Peng Yuyan and Prion Jingtian, they have both received a lot of resources.

These people are basically inseparable from the resources of Wu Baige and Huayi in the mainland.

Chai Zhiping saw Li Shengyao frowning, and immediately continued: "Director Li, they have given a lot of benefits. ”

"The first point is the Golden Horse Award, if you want, the Golden Horse Award is yours, and any award can be discussed."

"The second point is the crooked film market, some of your films can't enter the crooked market, if you agree to cooperate, then your films, whether you direct or invest, can enter the crooked market."

"The third point is that the crooked media, resources, and artists, you can use them as you like, and you can see anyone."

When the words fell, Chai Zhiping glanced at Guo Biyao with deep meaning.

When Li Shengyao heard this, he shook his head directly, "Forget it, I'm not interested in them." ”

There are naturally benefits to cooperating with Wanwan.

But Director Li still has a bottom line.

He likes money and women, but he will not suppress mainland artists for these two things.

Not to mention that there are no outstanding women at this time, and they are not comparable to Lin Qingxia and Wang Zuxian.

For the sake of some stinky fish and rotten shrimp, how could he cooperate with them.

Think about it carefully, the taste of Huayi and the king is really bad, and any kind of female artist can handle it.

He paused, "You should know, I like Jayron's songs very much, I appreciate powerful people, and in this regard, I don't have any prejudice against Wanwan." ”

"I have the ability, I don't need to trade, I have the right role, I will take the initiative to find the door, if I don't have the ability, then forget it."

When Chai Zhiping heard this, a trace of respect flashed in his eyes.

She had long imagined Li Shengyao's response, and Li Shengyao's answer was the same as she imagined.

But Director Li really said it, and she couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

After all, how many people can refuse such preferential conditions?

The Golden Horse Awards are awards for all Chinese-language films, and at this time, the authority is definitely higher than the Golden Rooster Awards and the Academy Awards.

A lot of people want to be recognized by the Golden Horse Awards.

And Li Dadao directly refused.

As for the crooked market, it is equally important.

A good movie can also get a box office of 70 or 80 million people, but that person doesn't want it?

As for the artist resources in the bend, they are also the favorite of many mainland bigwigs.

Li Shengyao directly refused.

This persistence is worthy of admiration.

"Alright, I'll take your words back."

Li Shengyao nodded, then picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

Rejection is an easy thing to do.

But I'm afraid that he won't have a chance with the Golden Horse Awards in the future.

Of course, in the future, the Golden Horse Award was awarded to Nicholas Tse, and the Golden Image Award was awarded to Nicholas Tse, and the force fell 20 floors all of a sudden.

It doesn't matter anymore.

The Golden Horse Awards, the Academy Awards can't be looked down on.

In the future, it will be even more awesome to win the Cannes Palme d'Or.

A moment later, Li Shengyao got up and left.

Chai Zhiping said that after opening the room, you can go upstairs to rest.

Li Shengyao glanced at Guo Biyao, who was blushing, and shook his head.

"The soundproofing of the room here is not good, go to my house."

Chen Hao and Dong Xuan went to film together.

It just so happened that there was no one at home.

As for the room opened by Chai Zhiping, Li Shengyao is more vigilant now, and he doesn't trust the people of Hong Kong Island.

So Li Shengyao took Guo Biyao and left in the car.

He has already written the script of "The Hangover", and the next thing is to go to the beautiful country and talk about film investment.

In the beautiful country, it should be possible to find a female teacher to learn English.

But before leaving, you must brush up on your Chinese.

You can't forget your roots.

(End of chapter)