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Chapter 179 The Soul Diva's Ballad Record

When Lao Mouzi uttered "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Qi Wei couldn't help but glance at Zhang Ziyi who was nestled in his arms.

It seems that she was able to act in this movie in later generations because of Lao Mouzi's recommendation.

Of course, under the circumstance that Li An was not optimistic all the time, he was finally able to star in this movie because of Zhang Ziyi's own efforts.

She can indeed suffer what others cannot bear.

In later generations, Qi Wei once read a piece of news that Li An later invited Lao Mouzi to play the role of Liang Manzhou in Li An's later film that was suspected of whitewashing traitors.

Yes, it's a starring role. Lao Mouzi has acted in movies before, and "The Love of Terracotta Warriors in Ancient and Modern Wars" is a movie starring him and Gong Li.

Regardless of whether this news is true or not, it can be seen from the above that Lao Mouzi and Li An have a good friendship.

It makes sense to find Lao Mouzi when the new movie he is preparing encounters troubles.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon seems to be Wang Dulu's martial arts novel. Why is he preparing a martial arts commercial blockbuster?"

Qi Wei, who has the memory of later generations, knows it well, and asked knowingly.

"It's his novel. I didn't expect you to know about it. It's not that Mouzi reminded me that I don't even know whose novel it is. I am inferior to you in this regard." Zhang Weiping interjected.

"Just heard about it."

Wang Dulu is a writer of martial arts novels in Wanwan. He was very famous in the past, but he belongs to the previous era. People of Qi Wei's generation rarely read his novels.

Far less famous than Gu Long, another master of martial arts novels in Wanwan.

Qi Wei hasn't read this novel either, more because of the later movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

Lao Mouzi on the side replied: "Well, the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" that Director Li An is preparing is a martial arts commercial blockbuster."

At this moment, Qi Wei already understood that Lao Mouzi was not only helping his friends to get investment from him, but also a temptation.

Qi Wei glanced at Lao Mouzi and Zhang Weiping respectively, and replied cautiously: "Since it is a martial arts commercial blockbuster, I am naturally interested, but whether I want to invest or not, I have to read the script and talk to the director. to decide."

"We can understand that such a large-scale investment should be cautious."

Zhang Weiping can fully feel Qi Wei's emphasis on martial arts commercial blockbusters, and has already made a decision in his heart to cooperate with Qi Wei.

Lao Mouzi went on to say: "Director Li An is in Hong Kong City right now. Aren't you going to Hong Kong City? You can talk to him about the project "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" then."

"I see." Qi Wei nodded, thinking that this trip to Hong Kong City is another task.

Zhang Ziyi, who was nestled in Qi Wei's arms, heard this conversation, and his mind became active again.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero" are two commercial blockbusters, as long as I can act in one of them, then I will definitely be completely famous.

Qi Wei may invest in these two films.

That is to say, as long as he has the relationship with Qi Wei, the investor, he is very likely to get important roles in these two movies.

As long as you can please Qi Wei and satisfy him...
This made Zhang Ziyi immediately decide to go all out.

So when it comes to a final goodbye in the RV, she pulls out all the stops.

Not only did he take the initiative to let the camera record this beautiful memory, he even played a game of clearing three levels with Qi Wei halfway.

For Qi Wei, it was a good enjoyment.

But Qi Wei didn't miss Ruanrouxiang, after the farewell, he took Zhang Weiping's car back to the capital that day.

That afternoon, I met Zhang Weiping's partner in Dongying.

Dongbao Club is responsible for the two small high-level executives of imported films in East Asia.

The two can speak Chinese, although they have obvious accents, they are very proficient, and there is no problem in communicating.

Introduced by Zhang Weiping, after watching an internal test screening of "That Mountain That Man That Dog", the conversation quickly got to the point.

"I wonder if you two have any good suggestions for "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog"?" Qi Wei asked politely.

The two people glanced at each other, and one of the older people replied: "I like this movie, and I can help you introduce this movie to our country."

"I'm very happy that you like this movie. Although I would like to make friends with you, but in business, I would like to ask how much the two representatives of your company plan to spend to purchase the distribution rights in your country."

At this time, apart from Big Brother Long's films, which were popular in Japan, very few other Chinese movies could break into the Japanese market.

And to break into the market of other countries is to ask others to do things.

Then it is difficult to have the initiative.

"We are also willing to make friends with you." The older man showed a friendly smile and showed two fingers proudly, "We are willing to offer 20 meters."

According to the exchange rate at that time, the 20-meter knife is about 160 million.

The production cost of "That Man, That Mountain, That Dog" was more than half of the 300 million yuan production cost.

It's a good price.

But it was far from meeting Qi Wei's expectations.

The beautiful landscapes in China, the unique customs of ethnic minorities, and the unique oriental father-son relationship that Dongying lacked and began to miss.

It can be said that this movie directly hits the climax of Japan everywhere.

This can be seen from the fact that the two of them watched the movie very seriously and even fascinatedly just now.

There is a reason why the movie "That Man, That Mountain, That Dog" became a hit in Japan.

Now that he knew that there would be a big explosion, Qi Wei naturally wouldn't sell it to them at such a cabbage price.

What's more, their attitude of charity made Qi Wei clearly feel their arrogance.

Qi Wei didn't like their attitude.

Qi Wei, who was confident in his heart, didn't panic at all, shook his head with a smile, and said exaggeratedly: "The production cost of my film alone exceeded 100 million dollars, and the price you offered didn't make me feel The kind of respect you want to treat me as a friend."

Exaggerating the cost of film production itself is the norm in the circle, and they can't figure out how much Qi Wei spent on the production of this film.

It can only be estimated based on the "My Father and Mother" they want to introduce.

And Zhang Weiping once told them that Lao Mou Zi invested more than 1800 million in this film.

There are also exaggerations.

However, Qi Wei's movie is not directed by a famous director like Lao Mouzi, so it is normal for the investment to be lower.

Therefore, the 100 million meter knife that Qi Wei said, which means an investment of about 800 million, is also reasonable.

They knew that Qi Wei disliked the low price, so they asked, "Then how much do you think is appropriate?"

Qi Wei showed a confident smile, and stretched out a finger, "I think the price of 100 million meters is very suitable."

"You are that lion who opened his mouth, yes, that's the idiom." The younger of the two said anxiously, obviously thinking that Qi Wei's asking price was too high.

Zhang Weiping, who was accompanying him, also looked at Qi Wei with disbelief. You must know that he sold Lao Mouzi's "My Father and Mother" the distribution rights in Dongying to them, and he didn't ask for 100 million dollars.

He also thinks that Qi Wei's asking price is too high, but he doesn't say anything, but is more curious about why Qi Wei is so confident.

Of course Qi Wei is confident, he knows that the "That Man, That Mountain, That Dog" in his hands has won a box office of more than 8 million yen in Japan.

Converted according to the current exchange rate, it is almost 4700 million.

Although this result is the result of multiple re-screenings in two years, "That Man, That Mountain, That Dog" was just released on the small book, and in just two or three months, it directly broke the 3.5 mark of "My Father and Mother". million yen record.

In the first year, it made almost 3000 million box office.

In other words, Qi Wei only needs 100 million dollars, which is about 800 million yuan, which is very suitable.

I only heard Qi Wei say unhurriedly: "My film and television company has also dealt with you. The TV series "Meteor Garden" that our company is preparing is based on the Japanese manga "Boys Over Flowers". Have you heard of this comic?"

Seeing that the younger of the two nodded, Qi Wei went on to say: "When I went to Dongying to talk about the film and television adaptation rights of this comic, I knew about Dongying's cultural customs. Many of you Dongying people yearn for rural life, longing for this kind of The implicit father-son relationship in the East, I believe that there are not a few people in Dongying who like this movie like you.”

"You say that, do you think this movie will be a big hit in our country?"

"At least it will get a very good box office." Qi Wei replied quite confidently.

Looking at the two in front of him, Qi Wei suggested again: "If you think my asking price is too high, I'm actually willing to take a share of the box office."

Hearing this, the two looked at each other and laughed.

Laughing at Qi Wei being too naive, it is obvious that he would not agree to Qi Wei's request.

If your film wants to enter the market of other countries, it depends on other people's opinions. At this time, Chinese-language films abroad are basically a one-off sale, selling distribution rights instead of participating in the box office.

With such a big director like Lao Mouzi in hand, Zhang Weiping won't even talk about box office cuts.

In their view, the young Qi Wei is even less qualified.

The elder of the two said: "One million dollars is still too much. In order to show our sincerity, we have raised the price to a maximum of 100 meters."

40 meters, which is equivalent to doubling the initial quotation.

This price has recovered the production cost of the film, and it is already within the acceptable range of Qi Wei.

But Qi Wei could clearly feel that they could offer a higher price.

Qi Wei shook his head, pretending to be dissatisfied, and said, "Boys Over Flowers is a manga under Shueisha. When we purchased the film and television adaptation rights of this manga, we have already established a friendship. They are willing to help me contact people from Toei Club."

What Qi Wei said meant that there were competitors.

"At most 50 meters, I believe that people from Toei Club will not offer a higher price."

Qi Wei still shook his head, and continued: "I plan to go to the European Film Festival for this movie. I believe there will be people with discerning eyes."

"The last price is 70 meters. We won't ask for a higher price. If it doesn't work, forget it."

It seems that they have tested their bottom line, Qi Wei nodded in satisfaction, and said, "I would like to make this friend with you, I wish us a happy cooperation."

The cooperation was reached verbally, and the distribution contract was signed soon.

In terms of the contract, Qi Wei made another small request, for example, when the movie made a certain box office in Dongying, Dongbao Company needed to give a bonus to the film production fee.

The bonus is not too much, at most 50 meters.

And if you want to get the minimum bonus of 10 meters, the threshold is above 6 million yen at the box office.An extra 1 million yen at the box office will result in an extra 10-meter bonus.

In their opinion, although they like this movie, they are also optimistic that this movie will achieve good box office results in Japan.

But with a box office of over 6 million yen, they thought that Qi Wei was overconfident, and they didn't believe that he could get such a high box office.

Without bargaining, he agreed to Qi Wei's request.

According to later generations, this movie achieved a score of more than 8 million yen in Japan, so Qi Wei's company can get a bonus of more than 30 yuan.

Including the 70-meter fee for selling distribution rights, it can still bring in a total of 100 million-meter income.

Subtracting the investment of 300 million for this film, the profit is almost 500 million.

According to the current social atmosphere of blooming flowers outside the wall and inside the wall, as long as this movie is a big hit at the box office in Japan, it will not be unpopular when it is released in China.

If the announcement is done properly, it shouldn't be a problem to get a box office of several million in China.

It is difficult to exceed ten million. After all, this kind of movie that needs to be chewed repeatedly is not the type that Chinese people like now.

But no matter what, with the addition of other income such as video tapes, it is still very easy to double the income.

Although "That Man, That Mountain, That Dog" is a project led by Xiaoxiang Film Studio, after all, Qi Wei's film and television company is also one of the producers of this film, so it can be regarded as a film of Qi Wei's company.

Nominally the first film to be co-produced on.

This movie will bring Qi Wei several times the income, and it is a very successful start.

"Such a movie that is not favored by Chinese people can be turned into a miracle by me. With such a successful case, I will release a movie when the time comes. No, it is not easy to attract investment." Qi Wei Said proudly.

After finishing the negotiations on distribution rights, Qi Wei went to Gao Yuanyuan's apartment with a good mood.

When I came to Gao Yuanyuan's apartment, it was already evening when the sun went down.

As before, in Gao Yuanyuan's apartment, apart from Gao Yuanyuan, Yu Feihong and Jia Jingwen were all there.

Seeing Qi Wei at Gao Yuanyuan's apartment, a trace of displeasure flashed across Yu Feihong's face.

Although she knew the relationship between Qi Wei and Gao Yuanyuan, it didn't prevent her from calling Qi Wei a "bastard" in her heart.

However, no one noticed the flashing change on Yu Feihong's face. On the surface, she was still calm and calm, and said to Gao Yuanyuan and Jia Jingwen: "Today's acting class is over. God, please review what I taught."

"Senior Sister Yu, thank you very much for teaching my Yuanyuan to perform."

"Senior Sister Yu?" Yu Feihong glanced at Qi Wei, thinking that you called me Senior Sister Yu in front of Gao Yuanyuan, and obviously called me Sister Fei behind others, Feihong's.

I feel a little unhappy.

She froze, but didn't answer, just treated Qi Wei as an unfamiliar stranger, and left without taking her things.

And all of this was seen by Jia Jingwen who was on the side.

As she was thinking, her eyes soon lit up and she understood.

When leaving, without Gao Yuanyuan noticing, she showed Qi Wei a playful expression.

After the two left, Gao Yuanyuan threw herself into Qi Wei's arms and couldn't help kissing Qi Wei.

After the deep kiss, Gao Yuanyuan happily said to Qi Wei: "Honey, I have something nice to show you."

As he spoke, he dragged Qi Wei to the bedroom.

She took out a CD and put it in the DVD player, and soon the TV series "Carry Love to the End" appeared on the TV.

They are all about the plot clips of the roles played by Qi Wei and Gao Yuanyuan.

Accompanied by Gao Yuanyuan's soulful singing.

Hearing the first song "beijing" (the original song "Chengdu"), Qi Wei instantly understood.

This is her folk record.

A folk record of the soul diva.

(End of this chapter)