You don't understand the happiness of the director

Chapter 181 Starting with an investment of 2 million, there is no cap! (4000, monthly ticket [-])

In the appointed teahouse, Wang Quan and Zhao Benshan met downstairs, but this was not their date.

Andy Lau, who sent out the invitation, personally went downstairs to greet the two guests, and the three of them went upstairs together.

Zhao Benshan happily held Wang Quan's hand, "Finally someone can understand what I said."

Just now, no matter whether he was walking the red carpet or presenting awards, he was surrounded by Xiangjiang people. He didn't understand Cantonese like Wang Quan, so it took a lot of effort to communicate.

Today Andy Lau did not participate in the Academy Awards, but he deliberately asked for leave from the set of "Dragon Unloading Armor" and returned to Xiangjiang just to receive these two guests.

Needless to say, Wang Quan, the two are about to collaborate on "Lost Orphans". Wang Quan's script is famous all over the world, and is well-known both at home and abroad. Andy Lau regards this as his real transformation work. When he is over forty, he should shed the burden of being an idol and become a real actor.

As for Zhao Benshan, the two have a deep relationship.

It is said that in 99, Andy Lau went to perform in the Northeast, and he provoked local snakes. He was threatened to let him lie down and leave the Northeast. Two-thirds of the performance fee was deducted, and Zhao Benshan later came forward to help him settle it. (Note 1)

Therefore, the two superstars in the south and the north have a good friendship.

"How did you know each other?" Zhao Benshan asked after taking a sip of tea.

Andy Lau laughed, "I took the initiative to make friends, and then Director Wang saw that I was sincere and planned to cooperate with me in a new movie."

"Oh, movies." Lao Zhao has never given up on movies. In the field of sketches, Errenzhuan, and TV dramas, he has no rivals. It's just this movie that I don't understand.

At the beginning of the year, his "Leaves Returning to the Roots" was so good, and the word of mouth was good. As a result, he voted for 3000 to 1500 million yuan, and the final box office was only [-] million. Fortunately, he did not invest in it, but it also made him have lingering fears about film investment. With so much loss, he could make as many "Country Love" as he wanted.

Now is indeed not the most profitable era for domestic films. Wang Quan also said frankly, "Although Brother Hua said that he can play with a reduced salary, I am still ready to lose money. Earn more abroad and pay less domestically, which is acceptable."

Andy Lau praised, "Director Wang is a man with a passion for movies!"

Zhao Benshan didn't have that kind of thing, he just wanted to make money. He heard that Wang Quan was ready to lose money, and he was curious about what kind of story could make him be so open-minded.

Then Wang Quan talked about Guo Gangtang's ten-year search for a son, but even if he wanted to tell Liu Dehua to tears, Lao Zhao, who had the same miserable experience himself, was only a little moved.

Although he is not a few years older than Andy Lau, he and the people around him have experienced too many things, and losing a child is nothing.

But he has also heard about the legendary experience of King Quan, who has the potential to become a generation of movie tycoons at the age of 22, and such people have to become his friends.

So he said, "If there is a suitable role, I would also like to make a guest appearance, just because I am afraid that I, a comedian, won't match the tone of your movie."

"It's a great match!" Old Zhao asked for a role, Wang Quan would be too naive if he refused, "This movie will have some dark humor."

But in fact, cameo appearances are all debts of favor. Wang Quan originally only wanted to attract acquaintances who have future cooperation plans or possible cooperation, such as Qianqian Mimi. Now that Lao Zhao wants to make a guest appearance, I don’t know what to pay in the future. I am afraid that he will invite me to make a movie for him and his apprentices. How uncomfortable it would be for me!

By the way, there is!Wouldn't it be enough to return him a sketch script, such as the one in the Spring Festival Gala in 09!
Just as Wang Quan was thinking, Andy Lau asked to read the script, Wang Quan asked back, "How is your Mandarin speaking, Brother Hua?"

Andy Lau, "I just kept speaking Mandarin."

Wang Quan and Zhao Benshan looked at each other, and the two were immediately happy, quack.

Not to mention how embarrassing Liu Dehua was, so he was still unqualified.

Wang Quan said with a smile, "I haven't finished writing it yet, and I never show others half-finished scripts. When Brother Hua can speak Mandarin well, my script can almost be finished."

In fact, the reason why Andy Lau wanted to read the script was to practice Mandarin specifically, and only practice the lines in the script, which should be easier, just like his Mandarin songs can't hear the Cantonese accent at all.

Liu Dehua was also a little embarrassed by what Wang Quan said, but it even inspired his fighting spirit to practice Mandarin well.

The next day, Wang Quan and Lao Zhao were going back to the capital on the same plane.

When Lao Zhao was waiting for the plane, he talked to Wang Quan, "I will have more money in the future. I will build a private jet up and down. Otherwise, waiting for the plane during the performance will be too strenuous."

Wang Quan thought to himself, so do I!
When I return to the country in the future, I can't completely ignore the people and things in the United States. It is inevitable that I will have to run at both ends. It is indeed more convenient to have a private jet.

At that time, with my own financial resources, I shouldn't feel sorry for the money for a private jet, and I don't know if the subprime mortgage crisis will come on time.

"Ms. Zhao, can I read your magazine?"

"Oh, this one, the new magazine that just came out, it's for you."

Wang Quan saw that the cover was "Red Cliff".

It turned out that "Red Cliff" had just launched in a low-key manner at the Zhuozhou Film and Television Base, but what was really exciting was that on the first day of the launch, the original male lead, Zhou Yu's actor Zhou Runfa, was no longer in the role!
But the first filming is Cao Cao, that is, the part of Zhang Fengyi, so the crew is still filming in an orderly manner, and I don't know how to adjust the male lead in the future.

But Wang Quan knows that the crew of "Red Cliff" must be panicking now. Although Zhou Runfa is incomparable with Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, he can be regarded as the third male star with international fame for Chinese people. His performance can give investors confidence and have more imagination space for international copyrights. That's why investors are willing to invest so much money. If he leaves, many investments may have problems.

Besides, the crew of "Red Cliff" also has problems, how can they all start up and haven't signed the contract of the male lead?

Although there was no mention of the contract in the report, Wang Quan knew that it must have not been signed. If he signed the contract, Fa Ge played this game, not to mention his friendship with Wu Yusen.

But if he didn't sign a contract, he would leave as soon as he left. Watching the "film and television library" did not affect his subsequent plays, including Wang Quan, and he would not have any special opinion of him because of this, but Wu Yusen was disgusted.

He probably thought that he and Fa Ge had such a strong relationship. At the beginning, when everyone fell down together, and then turned around with "The True Colors of a Hero", they came from adversity, so it's okay not to sign the contract first.

Wang Quan has been in Hollywood for so long, and the biggest lesson he has learned is to respect the contract, please treat verbal promises as farts.

When his script is finished, the first thing he has to do is to finalize the contract with Andy Lau.

We had to find a director who could hold him back. In the original version, Peng Sanyuan, a screenwriter who was just directing, obviously couldn't hold it back, and maybe he didn't dare to hold him back.

After landing in the capital with Lao Zhao, the two parted. Lao Zhao came to the capital to inspect the location of Liu Laogen's grand stage.

"Red Cliff" is known as an investment of 8000 million US dollars, which is almost [-] million RMB.

Soon, Huayi also solemnly announced that the cost of "The King of Kung Fu" is [-] million RMB!

Although the [-] million yuan was not a lot of money, it didn't stop him from shouting out to put gold on his face. His high-spirited look seemed to say, what's the matter with Director Wang spending a few hundred million yuan to buy Golden Harvest? We spent [-] million yuan just to make a movie.

One is [-] million, the other is [-] million. The people of the country seem to be waiting for some big moves from Wang Dao, who has been in the limelight recently, but Wang Dao has not made any moves except for the announcement of "Li Mi's Conjecture".

In the end, even Han Sanping of China Film Group was in a hurry. Taking the opportunity of going to Nortel for a meeting, he invited Wang Quan to the principal's office, and asked Wang Dao about his blockbuster plan.

Originally, he wasn't in such a hurry, but seeing Wang Dao's generosity, he directly bought Jiahe, which made him have a little fantasy about Wang Quan, a young man.

He is so courageous, can he look at Hua Yi and Cheng Tian's beauty in front of him and remain indifferent?
Seeing Boss Han's earnest eyes, Wang Quan said the "October Siege Plan".

After telling the outline of the story, Mr. Han asked directly, "How much investment do you need?"

Wang Quan, "Because a Xiangjiang City will be built in Shanghai, and an all-star lineup will be used. Probably, it will cost about [-] million."

"Is this thing stable?"

"It's stable, but it has to start next year. The company is short of manpower, so we can only do small productions to accumulate experience."

With the promise of royal power, Lao Han was finally satisfied. Although the cost of [-] million was a bit small, but Xiao Wang didn't make a move himself, and only Hollywood students like Wu Yusen were able to handle projects worth [-] to [-] million in China.

He asked again, "Then when do you plan to sell and how much investment do you plan to make?"

Wang Quan, "Wait until I finish this Twilight series. As for the movie after returning to China, I don't know what to make, and naturally I can't tell how much I invested."

Mr. Han thinks that Xiao Wang is good at everything, but he is not good at launching satellites. If you don’t release satellites, how can investors be happy? If you don’t release satellites, how can audiences be happy?

The next day, Wang Quan sent Yang Mi to the train station, she was about to go to Qingdao to film "Brilliant Inheritance".

In the car, Yang Mi began to exclaim, "Brother, you are too generous!"

"What?"

Yang Mi handed over her mobile phone. It was Sina Entertainment News. It said that Golden Harvest Films and Wang Dao Films are about to invest [-] million yuan to shoot the movie "October Besieged City" and plan to spend [-] million yuan to build a Xiangjiang City in Shanghai!

Wang Quan is happy, this Mr. Han really enjoys big productions, you can pay back if you double directly, Golden Harvest is a listed company, it is not easy to cheat in this respect.

What I said later was even more exaggerated, saying that Wang Quan is preparing for his first blockbuster film after returning to China. This will be a super blockbuster film that crosses the ages. The initial investment is [-] million, and there is no upper limit!
For a while, netizens felt a collective blowout of domestic blockbusters.

Wang Quan tapped Mimi's little head, "It's all nonsense, how can there be so much money?"

However, this [-] million is in line with a Hollywood blockbuster that Wang Quan is going to shoot, and it is more than [-] million.

After sending Yang Mi away, Wang Quan hurriedly went to the theater of Happy Twist.

In order to welcome Concubine Liu Yi's upcoming filming, they plan to release "Crazy Stone" in advance, and this one will be released, so that Concubine Liu Yi can have a good time and have fun.

Concubine Liu Yi told Wang Quan that he must come, but Mimi happened to be leaving at this time, and he had to send her off, so when Wang Quan hurriedly arrived, the play was already halfway through.

Wang Quan quickly found his seat, and Liu Xiaoli was next to him.

Auntie watched with great concentration. On the stage was Concubine Liu Yi, whom she had never seen before. It was beyond her expectations that she could play such a role. At this moment, Liu Xiaoli saw her daughter's determination to become an excellent actress.

It wasn't until Wang Quan sat down for half a minute that Liu Xiaoli noticed him, and then her eyes could no longer be separated from Wang Quan.

"Xiao Wang, I heard that your company is going to release a blockbuster called "October Besieged City". Is there any suitable character for Sissy?"

At first, I thought Concubine Liu Yi had already acted in "The King of Kung Fu" with a cost of [-] million, and she should have looked down on "October Besieged" with a cost of only [-] million. I didn't expect that she didn't want to miss any of them, I wanted them all!

Wang Quan said, "Yes, there is a female character who plays a heavy role in it, and I will invite Sissy to audition at that time."

"Are you still going to audition for your relationship?"

Wang Quan, "We still have to go through the motions."

"Okay, okay, your big company has big company regulations, so what about your [-] million big production, is there..."

"Auntie, my cell phone is ringing. It's from the partner in the US. I'll answer the call."

Originally, I wanted to take a good look at Sissy's performance, but now I had to avoid the sharpness of my aunt for the time being.

After leaving, Wang Quan heard Dorothy wailing, ""Shadow Teeth" is here! It's only 50 in the first week!"

Wang Quan is not surprised at all. You are not willing to spend money on publicity and promotion. There are more than 100 shows at the beginning. If you can get this box office, you can have fun secretly. Let's see if other channels can recover the cost.

In addition to reporting this incident, Dorothy also reported the good news that the "Human Purge Project" was successfully completed.

And, "The promotion of "The Twilight Saga" is about to start in full swing. You can ask your uncle to follow up in China. If necessary, I can ask Little K and the others to go to China to help you run the promotion."

With less than two months until the film's official release, it's about time, and "Shadow Tooth" is ready to go, but King Power's project must be successful.

Wang Quan returned to his seat, the performance was over, and the actors began to call their curtains. Aunt Liu somehow changed, and a large bouquet of roses appeared in her hand, and then she looked at Wang Quan, "You go or I go."

Wang Quan: Do I have a choice?

It's really unreasonable to be late, if you don't send a flower, how can you improve in the future.

"Director Wang Sends Flowers to Liu Tianxian, Suspecting that a good thing is coming soon! "

It was inevitable that there would be such news headlines the next day, but Concubine Liu Yi clarified directly, "It's just ordinary friends. It's the first time I'm acting in a play, and I came here to support it. Don't think about it. There are also a few boys in our class who are offering flowers."

After the response, Concubine Liu Yi disappeared, and she started the martial arts training before joining the group.

And Wang Quan also set foot on the awards stage of the College Student Film Festival for the second time.

At this moment in the audience, Ning Hao, who was nominated for the best director award, watched Wang Quan's skillful movement of opening the envelope, feeling mixed emotions in his heart.

How old are you! (Why is it always you!)

Wang Quan said in a comforting tone of a senior, "Congratulations, director of "Crazy Stone", Ning Hao!"

(Note 1: Let’s take it as true for rumors in the market.)
(End of this chapter)