The art of war is broad and profound!

Columbia Pictures didn't keep Chen Fei waiting, and the day before he was ready to return to China, Walker Engel called in person.

"Fei, I'm looking forward to this collaboration as a win-win ......."

After arriving at Columbia Pictures again, Chen Fei met with Walker Engel and Roland Emerych, and a contract they had drawn up.

The lawyer brought in from Walton Pictures went to check for loopholes in the contract, and the three of them sat together and chatted.

During the chat, Roland suddenly proposed: "Fei, I want to invite you to make a cameo appearance in this film, how about you choose one of the characters in it?" ”

"Ok, there's nothing wrong with that."

Chen Fei agreed without thinking.

Being able to star in this kind of Hollywood blockbuster has also increased his popularity to a certain extent.

The screenwriter participates in the character cameo, which is a good gimmick.

…

The contract was signed quickly.

Forty percent of the investment share plus the right to interview Chinese actors, and the screenwriter's share is calculated separately......

If this news is exposed, I am afraid that the country will be turned upside down!

Of course, although it is possible to get high returns on a high investment, it also means high risk.

With an investment of 200 million US dollars, if the final box office does not meet expectations, then all the investors who invest in the film will have to share the losses equally.

And this investment share is not taken for nothing, because "2012" is destined to go to China for filming.

Sichuan Province, snow areas and other places must fully cooperate with the framing, after all, the final scene will have the picture of Noah's Ark hitting the Himalayas.

After signing the contract, Chen Fei took the contract and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

How should these forty percent be divided?

First of all, he was the one who came up with the script, and he also negotiated this cooperation, which had to have at least 20% of the investment share.

That's $40 million.

But Chen Fei was not ready to pay for this money by himself, he was busy for a long time, and he definitely couldn't make wedding dresses for others for free.

Then it is necessary to make an "article" in the other two percent share.

The remaining 20 percent share, the $40 million, had to be doubled, or even multiplied......

…

It's already November, and Columbia Pictures will make preliminary preparations first, and it is expected that it will officially start filming next year.

Some of the props, special effects, graphics and other designs also take a lot of time, and these will be produced by Columbia Pictures to find a professional special effects studio.

But the money has to be there as soon as possible, after all, with enough dollars, those special effects artists will be more quick to do their jobs.

Chen Fei promised that the other party would prepare the required funds before the arrival of 06.

At this point, the contract is officially signed.

Columbia Pictures convened many media outlets and held a grand signing ceremony.

Walker Engel took the stage as a spokesman and announced that he would cooperate with Chen Fei to make a disaster film masterpiece with an investment of more than 200 million US dollars.

"I must say here that Fei Chen's ability to write scripts has exceeded my imagination, and I was blown away by his unbridled thinking......"

Roland Emmerichie also took the podium, and in front of many reporters in the audience, he only said one sentence.

"This "2012" will definitely not lose to "The Day After Tomorrow"!"

As soon as these words came out, the reporters in the audience immediately went crazy, and the flashing lights lit up the entire conference room.

"The Day After Tomorrow", which was released in May last year, exceeded $550 million at the global box office, making 20th Century Fox a lot of money.

And today, as the director of "The Day After Tomorrow", Roland Emerycht actually said that this movie is not inferior to the former, doesn't this mean that another masterpiece with a box office of more than $500 million will be born?

For a while, the scene of the press conference was noisy.

And this kind of noise reached its peak at the moment when Chen Fei took the stage to speak!

This young director from China, with his own strength, not only won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival, but even created three masterpieces with a box office of more than 100 million yuan in succession.

And now, he is no longer willing to accept those small-budget movies, and has jumped up and cooperated with Columbia Pictures on a disaster film masterpiece with an investment of more than 200 million US dollars!

His courage is beyond anyone's imagination!

…

As one of the partners of Columbia Pictures, Sina.com's reporter occupied the front row position in this interview.

Looking at Chen Fei, who was narrating the script creation experience on stage, as a foreign correspondent in China, Li Xu maintained a very excited mood.

Super 3, Dead Silence, Escape from Desperate Town, This Man is from Earth, 2012......

How many good scripts are still hidden in this guy?

The last time he participated in the new film press conference jointly held by Universal Pictures and Chen Fei, Li Xu was on the scene at the time, accompanied by foreign correspondents from Six Princesses, NetEase, and Sohu.

It's a pity that they were in the back row at the beginning, and they couldn't grab the opportunity to interview Chen Fei.

And now, with the strategic cooperation between Columbia Pictures and Sina, he has finally come to the front row and can directly face Chen Fei on stage.

Seeing that Chen Fei's speech was over, Li Xu was the first to stretch out the microphone:

"Director Chen, in this cooperation with Columbia Pictures, in addition to providing scripts, do you still occupy a certain proportion of investment shares and casting rights as in the past?"

As an entertainment reporter who has been in the mainland, Li Xu knows what those people in China are most passionate about.

Investment shares, casting rights... This is something that all actors and film companies in the country are eagerly pursuing!

The long-lost Chinese made Chen Fei feel cordial, but the questions raised by the other party were too sharp, which happened to belong to the category he did not want to answer.

After returning to China, he still wanted to be quiet for a while, to study the shooting plan of "Source Code", and the next challenge tasks.

If it is revealed that he has an investment share of "2012" now, he will definitely not be at peace after returning to China!

Thinking of this, Chen Fei immediately smiled and said, "I'm sorry, this part of the situation needs to be kept secret for the time being, and it is currently being negotiated......"

Negotiate a ghost!

Li Xu couldn't help but complain in his heart.

The contract has already been signed, and he doesn't believe that the negotiations on this aspect have not ended, and this reason is really bad.

But Chen Feiming didn't want to say it, and there was nothing he could do......

However, at this moment, Chen Fei on the stage suddenly broke a small news: "In addition to the identity of the screenwriter, I myself will also appear in this film as an actor." ”

This news barely cured the depression in Li Xu's heart, and he hurriedly signaled the photographer behind him to press the shutter.

…

On the day of the press conference, the news quickly spread back to China.

Sina.com took the lead and took the lead in reporting the content of the press conference.

On November 6, US time, Columbia Pictures held a new film press conference, and will cooperate with the famous director, screenwriter and actor Chen Fei to launch a disaster film masterpiece "2012" with an investment of more than 200 million US dollars!

According to on-site news, Chen Fei stated that he would make a cameo appearance as an actor, and kept confidential whether he had a share of film investment and casting rights......"

The news came out at six o'clock in the morning, and at eight o'clock it ushered in a complete outbreak!

The entire internal entertainment is like being dropped by a torpedo, which completely blew up the sky!

$200 million?

What the is this concept?

According to the current exchange rate between RMB and USD......

1.6 billion RMB!

"! it! it! ”

In Huayi's office, the two brothers of the Wang family directly let out a sharp explosion, looking at the report on the portal with a shocked face.

They originally thought that the investment in "Night Banquet" was enough, and the investment of 120 million was called an infinite scenery.

Recently, the two brothers are preparing to use this matter to talk to the media, make a hot event, and first create a wave of heat for "Night Banquet".

But they never expected that before they could take action, Chen Fei, who was far away, suddenly came up with a Hollywood masterpiece of 1.6 billion yuan!

One "2012" is enough to shoot 16 "Night Banquet".

How the fuck is this compared?

Is this horse comparable?

After a while, Wang Zhongjun was the first to come back to his senses and quickly ordered: "Arrange people to guard the major airports, and you must keep an eye on me."

As long as Chen Fei lands, let's start acting directly, we must grab the investment share, and Huayi can't continue to lag behind other companies! ”

"Huh?"

Wang Zhonglei looked puzzled, "But this report doesn't say that Chen Fei has an investment share?" ”

"Isn't it stupid?" Wang Zhongjun's face suddenly showed an expression of hatred for iron and steel, "Looking at the movies that this kid has launched in Hollywood, which one can he have no investment share?"

This is a Pixiu!

Don't look at him as if he is very generous, but when did he suffer?

Wanda, Bona, China Film, Shanghai Film, Guangguang, Tang Ren, Emperor, Media Asia, Huo Jia...... Count for yourself, how many partners has he gathered?

Even those old film studios are now waiting for him to pull it!

He's in the mainland, you know?

Now as long as he comes back to the mainland and shouts, there are partners everywhere, and there is no obstacle at all!

Even including those departments above, if you think about it carefully, which unit has made him a stumbling block?

He's going to Hollywood now, and he's going to win glory for the country, you know?

The whole mainland is now supporting him, he no longer belongs to himself, he represents the domestic film and television industry and cultural industry!

Let's not mention anything else, let's just talk about "Chinese Partner", believe it or not, this movie can definitely kill all domestic awards? ”

These words hit Wang Zhonglei's head like an initiation, and directly smashed him!

The only remaining sense of superiority in his heart had been shattered a lot in front of the investment amount of "2012", and as these words rang in his ears, he was even more ashamed.

Huayi is no longer the Huayi it used to be, and Wang Jinghua's departure has greatly damaged the vitality of this company.

If it weren't for "Night Banquet" to save face, I'm afraid the two brothers would have to shrink their heads for a while!

And now, Chen Fei's rise has become unstoppable.

If Huayi is still excluded, I am afraid that it will not take a few years for the title of "the first private film and television company in domestic entertainment" to be replaced.

No, it's already happening now......

…

In addition to Huayi, other companies are also boiling.

The market of 200 million US dollars, if you go up and take a bite, wouldn't it be able to meet the financial report of the whole year in minutes?

Many calls went to Los Angeles, but without exception, the handset was shown as "off."

In desperation, a group of film and television company bosses and those actors with pink eye could only wait for the "God of Wealth" to return to China.

…

The cooperation with Columbia Pictures did not affect Chen Fei's relationship with Universal Pictures, on the contrary, he had more say here.

Arnold's face was full of regret, "Fei, in fact, Universal Pictures also likes "2012" very much, we should be the best partners..."

Chen Fei shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "Mr. Arnold, but you insisted on "Interstellar" at the beginning, and did not mention half a sentence about "2012". ”

"So can we work with Interstellar?"

"No, you can't."

“……”

After a little silence, Arnold shook his head helplessly, "Fei, Universal Pictures is very much looking forward to working with you next time. ”

After more than a month of release, the UK box office of "Get Out" has exceeded 100 million, and the global total box office has reached 230 million.

It is no exaggeration to say that this kind of achievement is also very successful in Universal Pictures' previous investments, with a return rate of more than 20 times, which is really rare!

This does not include other copyrights, DVDs and other income, if the total is calculated, the rate of return may exceed more than 40 times!

After receiving the return documents, the executives of Universal Pictures were stunned!

The president even specially instructed Arnold to become best friends with this Chinese youth.

After learning about the box office situation, Chen Fei got up and was about to leave.

However, before parting, Arnold specially said to him: "Fei, we will send this movie to the Golden Globe Awards, Oscars and other awards, look forward to the good news." ”

"Haha, okay, then I'll wait for your good news, see you next year."

"Ok, see you next year."

…

After arranging all the work in Los Angeles, on the morning of November 11, Chen Fei successfully landed at Hongqiao Airport.

Because it was only five o'clock in the morning, the reporters in charge of squatting had not yet arrived at their posts, so he slipped out of the airport smoothly through the VIP channel.

Ren Zhonglun personally came to pick up the plane.

As soon as he got in the car, he couldn't help but want to ask some insider information about "2012".

Chen Fei raised his hand in time to stop him, "Don't ask, I promise that there will be a copy of Shangying, but I'm not going to talk about this now, let's go to the hotel first, I want to take a jet lag, there is a bear child on the plane who has been arguing, and I am about to die." ”

"Okay, Master Liu, let's go, go to Huating Hotel."

By the time I came to my senses, it was already the morning of the 12th.

Opening the window and breathing in the outside air, Chen Fei sighed for no reason: "The domestic air is still more fragrant!" ”

After making a call to Ren Zhonglun, the other party directly sent a special car over, accompanied by a female assistant.

"Hello Mr. Chen, I'm Li Xiuling, you can call me Xiao Li, Mr. Ren flew to Sanya last night to participate in the 25th Chinese Film Golden Rooster Awards, and he specially asked me to arrange your next trip."

Golden Rooster Award?

Chen Fei was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized!

I almost forgot, tonight is the closing party of the Golden Rooster Awards, and I don't know who will be able to come out on top?

This year's Golden Rooster Award and Golden Horse Award are only one day apart, and it is estimated that many people have to run at both ends, and they can make a lot of money for airlines.

"Let's go, let's go to the cinema city first, I have to see how the scene is built, and if there are unqualified places, I can modify them in time."

"Okay."

The female assistant nodded, and then ordered the driver to go.

More than half an hour later, the business car arrived at the base of Shanghai Film City.

After carefully inspecting the set around the set, Chen Fei called Feng Taoxin, the person in charge of the props team, and explained to him some areas that needed to be changed and changed.

On the other end of the phone, Feng Taoxin was a little surprised and said, "Brother Fei? Have you returned home? ”

"Well, I just arrived yesterday, you remember to change the problems I just said, postpone the start of filming to December, and there are still a few roles that have not been arranged."

It's been a busy time......

After arriving on the set, Chen Fei found that in addition to the roles of him and Liu Yifei in "Source Code", the other roles have not yet been decided!

He hasn't made a movie in China for nearly a year, and he's a little confused, there is no kind of all-encompassing producer here, and the actors still have to be selected by the director himself.

But at this moment, an idea popped into his mind.

"Why don't I do a casting audition too? Let's raise the popularity of this movie first? ”

(End of chapter)