Meiyu: I don’t care about the cost when making movies

Chapter 198 Surprise at the reception
With such money, Wayne could buy the remake rights and film them himself, or even bribe Jin Yong to take back the remake rights in his hands.

Even with Yang Ma's connections, Wayne has plenty of ways to get through.

Aren't the vice presidents of the two colleges, as well as Zhang Yimou and Han Sanping, all standing up for Wayne?

Even Wayne doesn't need to actually pay anything. He just promises that students in the two colleges will be given priority for future TV series. If domestic entertainment movies want to sell overseas rights, or when they are released in North America, he will help get better rights. The conditions were enough for the four of them to help.

As for these four people, none of them have any worse connections in Yangma than him, in fact, they are stronger.

Wayne asked him to talk to him so nicely and gave him such a big concession. He was already giving him face.

Zhang Jizhong is quite old, so he is still very clear about this.

So after Zhang Yimou and others made their attitude clear and helped persuade them, they immediately agreed happily.

And after Wayne said that the three films could be signed together to help him solve the final worry of not being able to attract investment if he lost money, Zhang Jizhong also generously gave the casting rights for the main supporting roles to the film. Wayne.

After all, there is not much difference in essence between casting rights and veto power.

"This guy is really just trying to make money."

Wayne couldn't help but shook his head secretly.

But he likes to work with people like this.

So after chatting with Zhang Jizhong, he approached Wang Jing again.

Although Wang Jing is not a director that the audience likes, and even has a bad reputation among many viewers, in the eyes of investors, he should be one of the most popular directors.

How much work is done for how much money is given, and the speed is very fast and the efficiency is extremely high. Although you can't make much money, you basically won't lose money.

This is actually very powerful as a director.

Moreover, it was much easier for Wayne to ask him to film a movie than to persuade Zhang Jizhong.

Even 'big guys' like Cheng Long and Yuan Baye didn't need to say anything, he had already agreed with a smile on his face.

As for what he was asked to film, Wayne didn't bother thinking about the arrangements.

In addition to being a director and producer, Wang Jing is also a very powerful screenwriter. For many movies, he only has an outline at the beginning, and then after he has actors, he fills in the scripts while filming.

What's more, if he can't do it himself, he can find others. Hong Kong and domestic entertainment will not lack good scripts and screenwriters.

So Wayne just gave the money and then gave the general direction of the script, such as martial arts, Ming Dynasty background, focusing on fighting and intrigue, and a dark style.

Then tell him who he would like to star in.

All that's left is for him to come up with a script that satisfies Wayne.

If a script that satisfies Wayne cannot be produced within the time limit, he will need to pay high liquidated damages.

If the photo cannot be completed within the stipulated time, or if the photo is shoddy, compensation will also be required.

It seems to be a bit of a domination clause, and whether it is good or not depends entirely on Wayne's words.

But Wong Jing is also someone who lived through the 8s and 90s in Hong Kong. At that time, it was common for gangs to use guns to force people to make movies and give them thousands of Hong Kong dollars after filming.

Such a comparison is nothing compared to Wayne's conditions.

And he believed that Wayne would not mess with him in this regard, after all, the size of Wayne and the Hearst Group was there.

His fee for directing and writing a movie is now only US$25, which is about 200 million.

Even if Wayne doubled it for him, it would only be $50.

The retail price of Wayne's Silver Angel is almost 120 million US dollars, so who cares about his little money?

After confirming with Yuan Baye and Li Lianjie that Wayne was truly inhumane, Wang Jing was full of motivation.

At his speed, making four or five movies a year wouldn't be a problem, right?
Even if calculated as four parts, that’s still 200 million US dollars!

In this era when money is still very valuable, this is not a small amount.

For example, Guo Tianwang made movies, records, concerts, and various advertising endorsements last year. His total income was about HK$4000 million.

Excluding Cheng Long, this was among the top four Hong Kong entertainment stars in the income rankings last year.

But after deducting the brokerage company's share, there is only less than 2000 million Hong Kong dollars.

Wong Jing is a director, but he can't release records and hold 22 concerts a year like Guo Tianwang, and no one will ask him for endorsements.

He can earn 200 million US dollars a year. For him now, he can laugh out of his dreams!
You know, this amount of money can already buy more than a dozen two-bedroom apartments in non-core areas of Hong Kong Island in this day and age.

Even in a location like Taikoo Shing, you can buy three units of more than 100 square meters.

"After the cocktail party, I'll ask Huo Wenxi to find you."

"Okay, okay, then I won't disturb you anymore."

Wang Jing's round face smiled like a flower, and even his body seemed to be several dozen pounds lighter, and he walked lightly.

After Wayne finished chatting with him, accompanied by Li Lianjie and Cheng Long, he went over to say hello to the Four Heavenly Kings.

Although among today's guests, the Four Heavenly Kings are not even ranked in the top 20, but they flew here from Hong Kong.

In addition, Hong Kong entertainment actors present include Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Eric Tsang, Lau Ching-wan and others.

The only regret is that Mr. Xing didn’t come.

As for Hong Kong entertainment actresses, there were Zhang Manyu, Carina Lau, Brigitte Lin and others present.

Although Wayne's favorites Nie Xiaoqian and Qiu Shuzhen were not included, he was not too disappointed with Lizzie and Chung Liti being there.

The most important thing is that the two young ladies, one is in a relationship gap period, and the other is married but is preparing for divorce, so they are both happy to have a cup of coffee with him after the reception.

I have to say that Hong Kong entertainment may not be inferior to Hollywood in some aspects.

Then Wayne went to say hello to other guests. After the circle was completed, it was already more than an hour.

Although the red wine and champagne prepared for this reception were not of high alcohol content, after such a long time, everyone, especially the students, gradually relaxed.

More and more of them are taking the initiative under the instigation of their teachers or friends. Some of the trouble-making people have even started chatting and laughing with the 'big shots' in the circle with the help of their teachers.

As for those who can't let go because of the teacher's presence, it is obvious that they are not suitable for being in the entertainment industry.

"Hello, Mr. Wayne, I am Yang Rui, grade 99 from the Film Academy."

Many people who were confident or had some connections began to boldly approach Wayne, such as Yang Rui.

Yang Rui is not a serious undergraduate student at a film school, but a vocational college student.However, although the 99-level undergraduate class has stars such as Yao Chen, Du Chun, Yu Bo, and Huang Xiaolei who have developed well in the future, at this time, the one who has developed the best is Yang Rui, who has gradually disappeared.

When she was young, Yang Rui was a really sweet and cute kind of girl.

It was precisely because of this that when she first entered school, she was selected by Li Min in the audition and played the role of Zhang Ziyi's personal maid in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

Even if this is just a small supporting role, it is already a very high starting point for a new actor.

Immediately afterwards, she starred as the heroine in a love family drama jointly produced by Yangma and Jinmen People's Art.

Although this drama didn't make much of a splash in this era when martial arts dramas were popular, she was also the heroine of a TV series produced by Yangma!
With this resume and her current appearance and temperament, she is really advantageous.

So this year she was valued by Wang Jing again and starred as Song Tian'er in "Xinchu Liuxiang" starring Xiao Qi Ge and Anita Yuen.

Although the role this time is only the second female lead, she is acting alongside Brother Xiao Qi.

In this era, Brother Xiao Qi is still at the peak of his popularity.

In addition, Zhang Jizhong also took a fancy to her and let her play Zhong Ling in "Dragon" and Lu Wushuang in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

It can be said that during the few years she was in school, the resources were definitely among the best in the school.

Except for Liu Tianxian, who entered school in 02, no one can surely beat her.

However, success or failure is Xiao He. All her resources come from her sweet appearance, so when she gets older, at the age of 26 or 7, and is no longer able to play roles like a sweet little girl, her Resources naturally degrade rapidly.

Perhaps because the makeup in "Dragon" was a little too weird, Wayne liked her role as Song Tian'er more.

However, compared to Yang Rui, as well as Yao Chen, Huang Xiaolei, and Dong Xuan who were also bold enough to come, he was more interested in Tang Wei and Zhang Jingchu from the School of Drama.

"I think Tang Wei's image and temperament are very good. If Tang Wei is willing, he can join Lighthouse Entertainment."

After a few pleasantries, Wayne went straight to the point and extended the invitation.

This shocked Tang Wei, the two classmates beside her, and the vice presidents of the two colleges who accompanied Wayne.

After all, there were already a lot of people greeting Wayne. Even if we didn't count those who were already famous and wanted to change careers to Beacon Entertainment stars, there were more than twenty students from the two colleges.

However, this is the first time that Wayne has mentioned someone he likes and wants to join Beacon Entertainment.

It took several seconds for everyone to come to their senses, and then everyone had different expressions.

Tang Wei herself was surprised and disbelieving, her two classmates were disbelieving and envious, and the deputy dean of the School of Drama was delighted and proud.

As for the deputy dean of the film school, he was naturally a little sour.

After all, the two colleges have been competing with each other.

"I, can I really do that?" Tang Wei was a little confused.

Before this, she had only played a small supporting role in a TV series, with only a few scenes, and the agency she signed with was just a little-known small company.

There are only seven or eight artists in the company, and she is the biggest one.

So she really didn't expect such a big surprise to suddenly hit her head.

"Of course it's true. If Tang Wei is willing, he can go to Huo Wenxi to sign a contract after the reception. If Tang Wei already has an agency, Lighthouse Entertainment can pay for it as long as the liquidated damages do not exceed US$20." Wayne Said with a smile.

The arrogance of 20 US dollars was casually mentioned, let alone a student like Tang Wei. Even the two vice-deans on the side couldn't help but take a breath.

Although 20 US dollars does not seem to be a particularly large amount, don't forget that Tang Wei is just an ordinary student with no reputation at all.

"As expected of a big company from Hollywood, it's a generous move!"

"It is said that although his Hemera Pictures has not yet been listed on the market, its assets have been valued at more than 10 billion US dollars."

The two vice-deans looked at each other and couldn't help but feel secretly envious in their hearts.

Tang Wei, who came back to his senses at this time, naturally agreed.

Seeing this, Wayne also had a satisfied smile on his face.

Although Tang Wei is not the kind of girl who looks particularly stunning at first glance, her appearance is very attractive and her temperament is very tasteful. She can handle both ancient and modern costumes, and her acting skills are considered top-notch among actresses of the same age.

Best of all, it has a very long shelf life.

Even though she was already in her 40s when Wayne traveled through her previous life, she still looked similar to Liu Tianxian and Zhao Xiaoying, who were eight or nine years younger than her.It's not inappropriate at all to play a character who is around 30 years old.

This is very rare.

However, what Wayne didn't expect was that there would be a bigger surprise than Tang Wei at this cocktail party.

"Mr. Wayne, this is my girlfriend Wang Fei, and this is her friend Gao Yuanyuan."

Seeing Wang Fei and Gao Yuanyuan brought by Nicholas Tse to say hello, Wayne couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Wang Fei didn't care, maybe because of his age, he wasn't particularly interested in it, but Gao Yuanyuan was different.

After all, this is a beautiful woman who has appeared in the finals of the Hupu Goddess selection all year round.

Of course, she should still be considered a little beauty now.

At this time, Gao Yuanyuan was less mature and charming than later generations, but her pure and energetic appearance was still very heartwarming.

And she is more beautiful in reality than on TV.

It’s no wonder that she worked as a mistress three times in a row and dated director Madoka Doi, who was seven years older than her, at the age of 18. Such a dark history was revealed, but she is still so popular.

It is really a reminder that the three views follow the five senses.

However, she is not the kind of vicious female supporting character that often appears in TV series, she is just a love brain.

The kind of love brain that is crazier than Nazha.

As long as you like and have feelings for someone, regardless of who they are, whether they have a girlfriend or even a wife, they will actively pursue them, quite like a moth flying into the flames.

"Hello, Mr. Wayne, I am Wang Fei."

"H-Hello. I'm Gao Yuanyuan."

Gao Yuanyuan's nervous fingers were clasped together unconsciously, her fair face flushed slightly, and she tried hard to raise her head and look at Wayne. The fire in her pupils was different from when most people saw him for the first time. , but Wayne is very familiar with it.

Usually the women who had coffee with him would look like this when they looked at him later.

(End of this chapter)