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On the second day, Qi Wei came to his company to handle things.

"Have yesterday's box office results come out?" Qi Wei asked when he saw Li Xue knocking on the door and walking into the office.

"Here comes the boss." Li Xue placed a document in front of Qi Wei and said, "Yesterday's box office exceeded one million."

"Oh?" Qi Wei was a little surprised. This result exceeded his expectation.

He immediately picked up the document and took a closer look. It was indeed what Li Xue said.

The box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" just exceeded 1 million on its opening day.

Box office statistics at this time were not as easy as later generations. Qi Wei also obtained box office data so quickly through Han San Ping.

The important point is this is the box office performance in Beijing.

This opening day result is similar to when "Party A and Party B" was released. Under normal circumstances, it can get more than 30 million at the box office.

But

"Calculate the box office results of other regions as soon as possible. I want to know more comprehensive data." Qi Wei instructed Li Xue.

The capital is the base camp of Han Sanping, and Qi Wei is his. Under his care, the theaters in the capital will restrain themselves from cheating on the box office. This is one of the reasons why the box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is so high.

As for other areas, we cannot control them at the moment.

According to past conditions, the combined box office of other regions will be about twice that of the capital.

Now that the domestic film market is getting more and more sluggish, in order to survive, cinemas in various places are killing goose eggs and stealing box office tickets. The situation is getting more and more serious, and the number may be twice as low as expected.

Coupled with the increasingly rampant piracy, it is estimated that high-definition pirated copies of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will appear within a few days of its release.

This results in a movie that suffers from a serious lack of staying power.

A box office of 30 million is impossible, and even 20 million may not be achieved.

"I've already ordered people to do it."

Having been Qi Wei's personal assistant for so long, Li Xue knew Qi Wei very well. Even if Qi Wei didn't give instructions, she would know what to do.

She can also roughly calculate the likely box office performance of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

With a box office of less than 2000 million, according to a one-third box office share, the promotional cost may be barely recovered.

As for the money invested in film production, don’t expect to recover the cost from the mainland box office.

If you calculate this, this movie may bring tens of millions of losses to the company.

Thinking of this, Li Xue couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

But when she saw Qi Wei still looking relaxed, she couldn't help but remind her: "Boss, those bosses may not be happy with this box office result."

"Oh, did any of them call you?"

"Well, someone called me, but they didn't talk about the movie. They just sent you a banquet invitation."

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has a total of 2000 million, of which 500 million is allocated to Zhang Weiping's company, and Qi Wei's company is responsible for the remaining 1500 million.

Qi Wei's company invested 500 million, and the remaining 1000 million was borrowed from outside investment.

In the current environment, it is very difficult to attract investment from outside for filmmaking. Most of the 1000 million investment came from friends of Boss Wu who have been working with Qi Wei until now.

The friends introduced by the big boss are all big bosses. They don't care whether they invest millions of dollars per person. They mainly want to make friends with Qi Wei.

It won't be a big problem if you really lose money, but it may not be as easy to invest next time as it is now.

"Well, please help me arrange it. If you can spare time, you can participate."

Qi Wei's new album is about to be released, so it is actually difficult to find time for it.

After all, it was a roundworm in Qi Wei's stomach. When Li Xue heard what Qi Wei said, she began to think about the reason for rejection.

And she heard Qi Wei say: "Making a movie is inherently risky. It's normal to have profits and losses. When one day the movie loses tens of millions or hundreds of millions, can you make the mountain collapse?" If you don’t change your face, then you are an excellent producer.”

"I would rather not be an outstanding producer who suffered a huge loss." Li Xue replied with a pout.

"Haha, then try to become a producer who makes a lot of money."

Qi Wei laughed and then put away his smile, and then said: "If any investors are not satisfied with the box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", the company can compensate them for half of their investment and let them withdraw. Hum, I hope they will not regret it in the future."

Hearing these words and tone, Li Xue couldn't help but ask: "Boss, are you very optimistic about the overseas box office of this movie?"

Half of the funds for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" were invested by Hollywood, which is considered to have bought out the North American distribution rights. The North American box office and disc share are not available.

But you can participate in box office sharing from other overseas regions.

This was originally written in the investment agreement.

If "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" can achieve the box office results of later generations, recovering costs and even making a profit will not be a problem.

"Yes." Qi Wei nodded and said, "There will be results in less than a year. There will probably be a big surprise. Let's just wait and see."

Li Xue was fascinated by Qi Wei's confidence, and she nodded blindly.

Qi Wei and Li Xue talked about other things, and then there was a knock on the door.

Lin Xilei walked in with Huo Siyan.

Seeing that Li Xue was also there, Lin Xilei nodded politely and then reported the matter to Qi Wei.

"Boss, the audition for "The Voice of China" has ended. This is the shortlist of auditions." Lin Xilei said and placed a document in front of Qi Wei.

There were relatively few talent shows at this time, and the competition system of "The Voice of China" was novel. Once the auditions started, it immediately attracted countless people to sign up.

The number of applicants greatly exceeded Qi Wei’s expectations.

The list of shortlisted contestants who passed the audition was also larger than expected.

"If there are too many people, then we will do one more blind audition program, but the number of students for each instructor should not change." Qi Wei decided immediately.

As long as the number of students is not changed, the subsequent competition format does not need to be changed, which will reduce a lot of unnecessary trouble.

It’s just that the competition will be more intense.

Lin Xilei nodded to take note. She saw Qi Wei staring at the list of contestants and remembered that there were also people from the company participating, including Wan Qian, Qi Wei's childhood sweetheart.

"Boss, are there any players you are interested in? Would you like to take appropriate care of them?"

In this list of contestants, Qi Wei saw those from the company who participated in the competition, which showed that they all successfully passed the audition without being kicked out, which made Qi Wei quite satisfied.

In addition, Qi Wei also saw some people, which was a little bit of a surprise.

Hearing Lin Xilei's voice, Qi Wei came back to his senses and said with a smile: "If the program wants to last for a long time, it must be fair, just and open. The original intention of the program must be maintained. There must be no favoritism. There is no need for care."

The singers who became famous during this period of the millennium were basically capable, either with outstanding creative abilities or outstanding singing skills. There were basically no singers who were just showy like those in later generations.

It is impossible for all of these contestants who gave me little surprises to be eliminated.

What's more, some of these people made their debut in the draft.

Besides, if you really brush it off, it doesn’t mean you can’t sign a contract. This is not a problem and no special care is needed.

"I hope to see the first episode of our program on TV in September, is that okay?" Qi Wei asked.

"no problem."

The list of contestants has been determined, the instructors are in place, and there are still more than two months to record the show, so there is still plenty of time.

After reporting on "The Voice of China", Lin Xilei glanced at Li Xue, pulled Huo Siyan behind him to him, and said with a smile:

"Boss, Siyan has been with me for more than a month. I have taught her what she needs to teach. She learns things quickly and is already qualified to work as a personal assistant."

"Yes." Qi Wei nodded, glanced at Huo Siyan, and finally looked at Li Xue.

During this time, Li Xue served as his personal assistant, and Qi Wei sought her advice.

This was a sign of respect for herself. Li Xue was very happy and said, "In that case, let her come over and let her follow me during this period until she can truly be on her own."

Li Xue doesn't want to retire from her position as Qi Wei's personal assistant just yet. The reason is simple. She wants to spend more time with Qi Wei and she wants to have a child as a safeguard.

Qi Wei knew this because Li Xue had revealed his feelings to Qi Wei more than once.

It's just one more child, Qi Wei's attitude is that it doesn't matter.

But Qi Wei attaches great importance to Li Xue and even made her the producer of "Hero", hoping that she can learn more on the "Hero" crew.

Now I am pregnant, and when the time comes to show off my pregnancy on the set of "Heroes", carrying a big belly will not only be inconvenient, but also blatantly conspicuous.

There is some trouble.

Therefore, Qi Wei hopes to wait until the filming of "Hero" is finished.

Of course, Qi Wei and Li Xue had no reservations when they were together, just let nature take its course.

A few days later, in Zhang Tong's apartment.

Zhang Tong was sitting on the sofa, watching "The Eighteen-Year-Old Sky" on TV with great interest.

This TV series, starring all members of Nortel's Class 96, was already aired when Qi Wei was still filming on the set of "The Swordsman".

It's on the air right now.

"It's just that you have too few scenes." Zhang Tong couldn't help but sigh. Qi Wei made a splash in "Eighteen-Year-Old Sky" and appeared in the previous one, but then he was offline.

At this moment, he remembered the sound of the key opening the door. Zhang Tong turned around and saw that Zeng Li was back.

Class 96 of the Chinese Opera Class has graduated, and Zeng Li lived with Zhang Tong during the period of graduation and staying in Beijing.

"You're back." Zhang Tong smiled at Zeng Li, then turned to look at the TV.

Zeng Li took a look at "The Eighteen-Year-Old Sky" playing on TV. She was not interested. While changing her shoes, she said, "Monitor, are you disappointed to see me?"

"Hey, I'm not disappointed, it's just that I want him to come visit." Zhang Tong asked, "Don't you want to?"

Hearing this, Zeng Li couldn't help but frown. She really wanted to see Qi Wei, but she always felt troubled when she thought about what she heard in the toilet that day.

Zeng Li remained silent, then sat next to Zhang Tong, and heard Zhang Tong ask again.

"How was your audition today?"

"What do you think?" Zeng Li smiled at Zhang Tong.

"Looking at you, you should have got the role. Also, Qi Wei is the major shareholder of Tang Huang Film and Television. He recommended you to audition, so you will definitely get the role."

Tanghuang Film and Television was preparing for an idol drama called "Full House", and Zeng Li auditioned for the second female lead.

Why did you mention him again?

Hearing Qi Wei's name, Zeng Li felt even more troubled, and even showed it.

And Zhang Tong also discovered something strange.

She looked at Zeng Li for a long time, until Zeng Li felt uncomfortable being stared at and couldn't help but ask:

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You've been a little different lately. Did something happen?"

This question immediately made Zeng Li panic. She quickly said, "What? I'm with you almost every day. What could happen?"

But Zhang Tong shook his head and said: "Ziyi once suggested that we can be together, and everyone happened to be there. You didn't object before, but then you refused. There must be some reason for this, and something must have happened. "

Still waiting for Zeng Li's answer, Zhang Tong continued: "We have been sisters for four years, and we have even used a gun. We are so familiar with each other, do you think you can hide it from me? Let me think about it, well, have you ever Something was wrong after returning from the premiere of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Did something happen to you at the premiere?"

Zhang Tong, who was reminiscing, suddenly realized: "I remember, you left the table while watching the movie, and Qi Wei also left the table. Is it possible that you didn't call me sister for such a good thing?"

Although "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is of high quality, it is not the type of movie that Zhang Tong likes. While watching the movie, her attention was more focused on Qi Wei in the front row. She noticed that Qi Wei left the table. .

As soon as I heard it, I knew it was a misunderstanding.

Zeng Li couldn't help but sigh. She wasn't afraid of being misunderstood, but she felt uncomfortable not saying something in her heart.

And she is very confused now and needs other people's advice to guide her.

"You really want to know what happened?" Zeng Li suddenly said.

"I know what happened, tell me quickly." Zhang Tong urged.

Zeng Li took a long breath, organized his words, and then said slowly:

"You know, Qi Wei has a child."

"Ah!" Upon hearing the news, Zhang Tong opened his eyes wide and looked stunned.

"When did you get pregnant? It should be less than two months ago. When did you go to see Qi Wei? Why didn't I know?"

"Uh" This was misunderstood again.

Zeng Li rolled her eyes at Zhang Tong and said, "I'm not pregnant. I'm not talking about me, but someone else."

"Oh, who is that? It shouldn't be a girl in our class."

"You should have noticed at the premiere that Chen Da Dao's wife happened to be pregnant."

"Yes, I noticed it." Zhang Tong suddenly reacted and looked at Zeng Li in disbelief, "You don't mean to say that she is pregnant with Qi Wei's child, right?"

Zhang Tong thought that there were several beautiful scenes between Qi Wei and Chen Hong in "Ci of Daming Palace", and some of them were even preserved and broadcast.

It is not impossible for Qi Wei to make a fake show because of love.

Zeng Li hesitated for a moment, and finally told exactly what she heard in the toilet that day.

After saying that, it was as if he had been released, and Zeng Li suddenly felt extremely relaxed.

She looked at Zhang Tong nervously again, wanting to know her reaction.

"How could he do this, find a married woman to kill someone? If he wants a child, I can give it to him" (End of Chapter)