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Chapter 256: Meeting another gymnast
After "The King of Comedy" was released, it was already difficult for Zhou Xingxing to attract investment in Hong Kong.

In fact, between meeting with Qi Wei, Zhou Xingxing had already contacted several investors.

But for the most part, no investor is willing to invest in the movie project "Kung Fu Soccer".

After all, the investment of more than 5000 million in "Kung Fu Soccer" is too high, and there is no hope of being able to make a profit.

Now before Zhou Xingxing, there is only one way to go, and that is to find investors in the mainland to invest.

Prior to this, Qi Wei had invested in Li Yu's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and was collaborating with Zhang Guorong on "The Suspect", which sent a positive signal to Zhou Xingxing.

After all, there were many mainland film and television companies actively moving closer to the Hong Kong scene at this time, such as Huayi Brothers, and Zhou Xingxing also mistakenly believed that Qi Wei was the same.

"The King of Comedy" itself has an investment of 500 million from Qi Wei, and the two have already collaborated, so in Zhou Xingxing's view, getting investment from Qi Wei shouldn't be a big problem.

But in fact, Qi Wei invested in these movies mainly to take advantage of the momentum.

In such a general environment, mainland audiences still follow their methods. If Qi Wei's film company wants to develop rapidly, it must borrow the momentum it should.

But taking advantage of the situation doesn’t mean you have to compromise and please.

A few years ago, when Hong Kong movies were at their peak, any movie could make money. At that time, even if the film was sold, there were countless investors waving checks to send money.

But now times have changed, and there is no market for Hong Kong films to make money. Now it is the filmmakers in Hong Kong who are asking investors for charity.

That's why movies don't make money. When Han Sanwei was trying to attract investment for the movie, he often drank to the point of vomiting and diarrhea in order to keep the investors company!

Of course, Qi Wei is not too fond of the wine table culture, so there is no need to do this when looking for investment by himself.

Qi Wei knew very well the prospects of Zhou Xingxing's movie and how to operate it properly to successfully introduce this movie to the mainland. This would definitely be a hugely profitable business.

But Zhou Xingxing does not have the memory of future generations like Qi Wei. Even if he feels that such a project is good, there is no guarantee that it will be profitable.

Anyway, Zhou Xingxing's salary will not be reduced. He can make money whether the movie is successful or not. It's just a matter of making more or less, so what he wants to do now is to attract enough investment to get the movie project approved.

Zhou Xingxing is begging for himself now, and Qi Wei now has the initiative. In this case, he should find a way to maximize the benefits.

Although Qi Wei had already made plans to invest, he did not agree directly and just said lightly:
"Dr. Jay, my company is preparing a movie called "My Sassy Girl". This is a romantic comedy and I will be the lead. When it comes to comedy, you are No. 1 in the country, so I really hope you can make a guest appearance. Down."

Although "My Sassy Girl" is a classic, it doesn't mean that Qi Wei will be able to replicate the success of later generations by moving this movie out in advance.

In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Qi Wei roped in many stars to make guest appearances in the film.

In the mainland, Qi Wei found a number of well-known stars such as Ge You, Jiang Wen and Zhao Benshan. This time when he came to Hong Kong, Qi Wei also negotiated with Princess Zhang Guorong and others to help make guest appearances.

Qi Wei also hopes that Zhou Xingxing can make a cameo. A movie with him in it, even if it is a guest appearance, can at least earn several million more at the box office, even with the current movie market.

When the time comes to discuss Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas distribution rights, we will have an extra bargaining chip to ask for a higher price.

You help me and I'll help you. Zhou Xingxing is very clear about the conditions for agreeing to Qi Wei's guest appearance. It is easier to attract investment from Qi Wei, but he also puts forward a request because he values ​​money very much.

"It's okay to be a guest star, we are friends, just like this movie directed by Wang Jing, I can give you a friendship price."

After all, Wang Jing and Zhou Xingxing were the same boss before, and they have collaborated many times. Many of Zhou Xingxing's popular movies, such as "The Deer and the Cauldron", "The Gambler" and "The Tricky Expert" were all made by Wang Jing.

The two of them have some friendship, so when Wang Jing plans to make a movie "The King of Kings" to support newcomers, he thought of asking Zhou Xingxing to help make a guest appearance.

Zhou Xingxing didn't know that in the future he would be a stranger to Wang Jing because he was dissatisfied that his cameo was about to be cut as the protagonist in this movie. Now he is very satisfied with the salary of the cameo.

The one-day guest appearance was RMB 150 million, and he received tens of millions of dollars in nine days in total.

It is said to be a friendly price, but in fact it has already caught up with Zhou Xingxing's normal salary for a movie.

I really don't want to eat at all!
Qi Wei couldn't help but sneered in his heart. He looked down on Zhou Xingxing even more now.

You must know that before this, whether Qi Wei asked Ge You Jiang Wen or Princess Zhang Guorong to make guest appearances, they regarded Qi Wei as friends and would not discuss the remuneration for the guest appearance.Qi Wei himself is not the kind of person who takes advantage of his friends. He will definitely give them normal remuneration when the time comes. If they insist on not accepting it, he will also give them a big red envelope after the movie is released.

But now it is obvious that Zhou Xingxing does not regard Qi Wei as a friend, or this is how Zhou Xingxing treats his friends.

Before money and friendship, money always comes first.

In this case, Qi Wei no longer wants to gain Zhou Xingxing's friendship, so he can just treat him as a business partner.

Then don't blame me for using gambling agreements and other methods to trick you. These are normal business methods.

"Then I wonder how much your friendship is worth, Director Jay?" Qi Wei asked deliberately.

Zhou Xingxing thought for a while and replied: "The friendship price I give for the movie directed by Wang Jing is 150 million a day, and you can give 120 million."

The price has also been reduced a bit, so should I thank you? ,

Qi Wei knew very well that Zhou Xingxing gave himself a slightly lower friendship price not because of friendship, but mainly because he was worried about attracting investment from Qi Wei for new projects.

The appearance of eating should not be too ugly.

Qi Wei nodded after thinking for a moment and agreed: "It makes sense, I need your three-day schedule, which is a salary of 360 million."

Qi Wei will definitely not cut Zhou Xingxing's guest role into the protagonist like Wang Jing did, so he doesn't need Zhou Xingxing's schedule for so many days.

Although "My Sassy Girl" is indispensable for local adaptation, the storyline and the settings of the male and female protagonists will definitely not change much.

In the localized script of this movie, the heroine played by Yan Danchen still loves to write, and naturally there are famous scenes in the movie that are similar to time travel.

Qi Wei asked Zhou Xingxing to make a guest appearance, with the intention of letting him appear in one of the famous scenes.

Apart from Zhou Xingxing's other words, Qi Wei still admires his attitude towards excellence in movies.

If nothing else goes wrong, Zhou Xingxing will definitely give suggestions for the stories he participates in.

In this case, Qi Wei simply let him adapt the story he wanted to participate in.

He is also working as a screenwriter, so it makes more sense to give him such a high salary for guest appearances.

After confirming the guest appearance, Zhou Xingxing asked Qi Wei: "What about the investment in "Kung Fu Football"?"

"Investment is a big deal after all, let alone such a big investment. I have to think about it carefully when I go back."

Qi Wei smiled again: "But don't worry, I still like this script very much, and I will give you a satisfactory answer."

"When will you give me an answer?" Zhou Xingxing asked again.

"After "The King of Comedy" is released in the mainland, you also need to have chips to attract investment for your new movie."

Even if Qi Wei invests in "Kung Fu Soccer", he cannot use all his own money. Most of it is from other places.

Zhou Xingxing also understands this truth.

"Okay, then let's wait until "The King of Comedy" is released in the mainland. I'm waiting for your good news."

Although he said so, seeing Qi Wei show little interest made him feel a little guilty.

He is not sure whether Qi Wei will eventually invest in the film.In fact, during this period of time, Zhou Xingxing has regarded Qi Wei as a life-saving straw due to difficulties in attracting investment.

Of course, Qi Wei is not the only life-saving straw.

But no matter what, this has given Zhou Xingxing the idea of ​​​​pleasing Qi Wei.

"Do you want to fall in love with him?" Zhou Xingxing had inquired about Qi Wei's gossips and knew that Qi Wei was a romantic young man.

Zhou Xingxing knows very well that in Hong Kong, a materialistic city, there are many girls who want to join the industry to make money.

If it weren't for Zhou Xingxing's auditions for his movies, there wouldn't be so many people flocking to them.

It's easy to find a few willing girls.

After thinking about it, Zhou Xingxing made this decision.

After talking with Zhou Xingxing, Qi Wei left for the MV shooting location.

The MV was filmed at TVB's cinema.

Here Qi Wei not only met Zhong Xintong, but also met another girl.

The heroine of the song "Rogue" in Qi Weixin Junior High School.

"This is girl He Meidian, and I don't need to introduce you to this one."

After Zheng Donghan helped with the introduction, He Meidian laughed loudly and said with a smile: "No introduction is needed. He is the initiator of Zhou Huimin's breakup and the princess's divorce. He is very famous."

He Meidian once filmed the TV series "Dao Ma Dan" with Zhou Huimin, and she and Zhou Huimin knew each other.

As for the princess, she is now divorced and single, which is quite sensational. The gossip media in Hong Kong likes nothing more than hyping up celebrities' relationships, so they naturally analyzed the reasons for the princess's divorce, and Qi Wei was inevitably involved.

"Uh"

Seeing that Qi Wei was a little embarrassed and speechless, He Meidian added: "But I know you because of your songs. I like your songs. I am your fan. I am very happy to be invited by you to participate in your performance." MV."

Looking at her outstretched hand, Qi Wei stretched out his hand to shake her hand and said with a smile: "I am also very happy to have a beautiful fan like you. I wonder if you like my song?"

"Let me take a look first." He Meidian said as he took out Qi Wei's record from his bag, pretended to look through it, and then said: "It should be this song "Courage"."

"What do you mean you should? You shouldn't have heard this song very often and just said it casually."

"How is that possible? I can still sing. If you don't believe me, I'll sing it for you." After saying this, He Meidian was ready to sing.

But He Meidian didn't remember the lyrics and didn't know how to sing. He couldn't sing a line for a long time.

There was no way, she opened the record and took out the card with the lyrics inside, and only then looked at the lyrics and stammered and sang a few times.

"Well, I really haven't heard much of your song."

He Meidian did not show any embarrassment after revealing her secrets. She just stuck out her tongue cutely and asked Qi Wei with Kazilan's big eyes: "Is it too late for me to become your fan now?"

Qi Wei did not answer, but asked: "So you were not my fan before, why do you want to be my fan now?"

He Mei smiled and replied: "Because I haven't seen you in person before, and I didn't realize that you are so handsome."

"So you are a good-looking person?"

"Of course, I am a die-hard fan of Li Ming."

Among the four heavenly kings, most of them are famous for his good looks.

"Oh? Then who do you think is more handsome, Li Ming or me?" Qi Wei asked with a smile.

"I don't want to say something that compliments you."

He Meidian changed the topic and said with a smile: "I now find that you seem to be more handsome than him."

"Are you sure you don't want to compliment me again?"

"of course not."

"Isn't it because you have seen me but not him?"

"How is that possible? Of course I have met him, and I even asked him for his autograph."

"That is to say, you really think that I am more handsome than him." Qi Wei showed a proud smile and continued: "Of course I also think that I am more handsome than him."

"So you are so pretty." He Meidian laughed at Qi Wei's words.

In fact, in front of Qi Wei, He Meitian always wanted to be more lively and cute, just like Zhong Ling she played in "Dragon Ba Bu".

Because Zheng Donghan told her when he invited her to shoot Qi Wei's MV that it was because her role as Zhong Ling left a deep impression on Qi Wei that Qi Wei invited her to shoot the MV.

When faced with the invitation, she agreed without hesitation.

The reason is simple. From the time she was signed by TVB in 94 until now, she has never been reused by TVB.

Although he has participated in several dramas under the arrangement of TVB, they are all supporting roles with few roles.

After all, this is not the era of juvenile aesthetics in later generations. In later generations, her cute and spiritual appearance could definitely play a heroine, but it is not very popular now.

So much so that she has not become popular until now.

So when faced with Qi Wei's invitation to shoot the MV, she was very surprised. She didn't expect that Qi Wei, a popular singer who was so favored by Zheng Donghan, would notice her.

But no matter what, He Meidian wanted to seize this opportunity.

Yes, in He Meixi's view, this is a rare opportunity.

Not to mention that Zheng Donghan had hinted when he invited her that as long as she could please Qi Wei, he would help her obtain resources at TVB. Qi Wei had his own film and television company and could provide her with the resources she wanted.

In fact, at this time, she already had plans to develop inland.

There is no way, TVB is famous for being stingy, and she is paid a dead salary at TVB. Even if there is extra remuneration for filming, the remuneration is not much, and in total, it is not much more than white-collar workers outside.

She was very happy when she was selected by TVB to be an artist. After all, the salary in the Mainland at that time was quite low whether she was a gymnast or a teaching assistant after retiring. Although the salary of TVB's artists was not high, compared to the income in the Mainland at that time, Much higher.

But times have changed, the mainland's economy is developing rapidly, and the salaries of mainland actors have caught up with or even exceeded those of ordinary TVB actors.

She began to feel unwilling.

Since Qi Wei invited him to participate in his MV by name, it means that he is interested in him.

You can get benefits from pleasing Qi Wei, and He Meidian likes Qi Wei's handsome appearance like a reader.

That's why she acted so enthusiastically in front of Qi Wei.

(End of this chapter)