That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 551 Are you embarrassed to collect debt?
In early July, just as Li Ye was about to leave school, Director Xiong from Chang'an Film Studio suddenly came to Peking University to look for Li Ye.

"Oh my god, luckily I came in time, brother. If I had been a day later, we would have missed it. It's all my fault. I've been really busy these past two months, traveling all over the country."

Director Xiong was obviously too hot. He grabbed the open front of his shirt and used it as a fan, but the sweat on his face still flowed down his neck and soaked his white vest.

Li Ye got him a cup and poured him a cup of cold water.

"Brother Xiong, you have to complain to the factory! You've been out and about for almost two months since our movie was released, right? Can't someone else give you a break?"

Since the release of "Looking Home", Director Xiong has been coordinating and handling various trivial matters outside. When he saw Li Ye last month, he complained that he was "playing house but not coming in", and he was full of complaints.

However, Director Xiong did not complain today, but chuckled and said: "Change someone? There is a group of people queuing up to replace me, huh, they want to be nice.
Brother Li Ye, was it easy for us to plant trees and water them in the past two years? Now it’s time for the results, and I’m not bragging to you, it would be unreasonable if you don’t give me a deputy director by the end of this year.”

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Fine! It was Li Ye who was careless. It took more than two years from the preliminary preparation to the filming and release of "Looking Homeward." Now that it is a box office hit, it is time for everyone to enjoy the results and reward them based on their merits.

"By the way, brother Li Ye, there are two more things to do,"

Because the copyright of Li Ye's "Shuo Feng Fei Yang" was sold three times and was rumored by many people, Chang'an Film Studio originally made a request to share a portion of the overseas box office profits.

Director Xiong said calmly: "It's just these days! Overseas audiences have written many letters to the factory, saying that our films have received very good responses locally. Film festivals in several countries have invited us to participate in exhibitions.
The overseas box office data Mr. Pei sent us is also very shocking.

But this time it was a car, and it was only specialty products, as well as a lot of liquor, cans, malted milk, etc. Li Ye even saw dozens of boxes of Pengcheng Red Bull.

"Overseas dividends? Research?"

Li Ye was a little surprised.

Director Xiong smiled and said, "Okay, I'll have someone unload it for you right away. I also have a little bit of love for you alone. I'll send the car directly to your home later."

In the past! Director Xiong sends some local specialties to Gujun Literary Society on a quarterly basis, which is just a few baskets.

Li Ye said he was welcome, but in fact he was not polite at all. Director Xiong had given him a lot of good things over the years, and he had to bring invoices in a formal way. He would be a fool if he didn't.

After all, no matter how well it sells in the mainland, it only sells in RMB. Pei Wencong has invested so much foreign currency, and he needs overseas box office to make money.

If this thing were charged with bribery, it would meet the "huge amount" standard.

From the very beginning of filming, "Looking Home" was decided to be released simultaneously in the mainland and overseas, so it will definitely have overseas box office.

"Hey, brother, you are a smart man, I won't hide it from you,"

Director Xiong picked up the glass of water that Li Ye poured for him, drank it down, and then said: This time the factory asked me to visit the capital and brought a batch of gifts to your literary club.
But unfortunately, it happens to be a school holiday. Do you think it is unloaded at school now? Or should I find a place to save it and send it over next semester? "

So the factory is always urging me to ask, can we study the overseas dividends that we agreed upon at the beginning? "

Li Ye thought for a while and said: "Let's keep the school! There are still a few students in the literary club who have not left, and there are still teachers left behind in the school."

"Brother Xiong, don't be so polite all the time. We haven't known each other for more than a day or two."

Li Ye swallowed: "Brother Xiong, this is what you said. Visiting gift?"

However, when Li Ye and Director Xiong left the dormitory, they saw a fully loaded 130 truck.

It's not that Li Ye made a fuss, but that there were too many gifts.

There were currently no overseas promotion channels in the Mainland, so Chang'an Film Studio didn't really have high hopes at that time.

Li Ye couldn't help but ask: "Brother Xiong, tell me the truth. Is there anything wrong with you coming to see me today?"

However, what surprised Chang'an Film Factory was that Pei Wencong agreed to give 10% of the profits to Chang'an Film Factory, which made people call him "Boss Pei is grand".

But today, Director Xiong suddenly said "research and study", so some people are so unsatisfied that ten percent is too little?

In fact, Pei Wencong is a standard businessman, not very grand. Li Ye is the grand one.

But no matter how generous Li Ye is, he can't get used to the shortcomings of some people!
So Li Ye smiled lightly and said, "Why, someone in your factory thinks ten percent is too little?"

"No, no, no, Brother Li, you are wrong," Director Xiong said quickly, "It's not that it's too little, it's that I'm afraid that it's too much and people won't admit it.
It was originally promised that the bill would be settled at the end of June, but it is already early July and there is still no movement. I originally wanted to talk to Mr. Huo Renqiang, but he is on vacation these days.
So I was thinking about asking my brother to help me ask, when will the money be transferred? ""."

Li Ye was stunned for several seconds before he said in a funny voice: "Brother Xiong, you can formally ask the Hong Kong authorities about this kind of thing! Huo Renqiang is on vacation, there should be someone else staying behind, right?"

Director Xiong sighed and said: "I'm really embarrassed to ask people directly! Our factory held a meeting a few days ago, and everyone said that Boss Pei is a righteous man. He has invested tens of millions of dollars in Chang'an City. ."

"To tell you the truth, brother, two years ago, when our Chang'an Film Factory met with the Beijing, Shanghai, Bayi and Ji Province Film Factory, people looked at us with their noses up, and then we could only roll up our sleeves. Alas~"

"But now you ask, who dares to underestimate our Chang'an Film Factory? From now on, mainland film studios will no longer be the top four, but the top five."

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Director Xiong said a lot of things, but the theme was the same - because of Pei Wencong, our Chang'an Film Studio is proud and proud.

In the 1980s, the mainland's film and television industry was very underdeveloped. With so much funding a year and the ability to shoot only a few movies, everyone's life was tight.

But Chang'an Film Factory suddenly received investment from wealthy foreign investors, and it suddenly became stronger.

"Well, to tell you the truth, brother, in just these two months, our factory has made more money than in the previous ten years. We didn't invest much money in this movie!"

"Mr. Pei has given me such a great kindness, and now we have to press for overseas money. We really can't open our mouths!"

"and"

Director Xiong looked at Li Ye and said in a low voice: "I'll tell you the truth, brother, the other companies are all staring at Mr. Pei! If none of us know each other, then..."

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Looking at Director Xiong who was looking at him for a while, Li Ye seemed to see those small suppliers that would supply goods to large companies decades later.

Obviously he is a creditor of right and wrong, but he can only laugh and look at other people's faces. Even when he asks for money, he speaks softly, cautiously for fear of offending the financial owner and replacing himself as a supplier.

Doesn’t the current Chang’an Film Studio want the 10% overseas dividend?
No, mainland filmmakers are still very upright at the moment!

They were afraid that their colleagues would pry away the rich man Pei Wencong, so they wanted to use Li Ye to find out the news in a friendly manner.

The film "Looking Hometown" opened up the Chang'an Film Studio, and they also hope to have a second and third film.

Other film studios must have the same idea. Maybe they have already promised many preferential conditions. Otherwise, Hong Kong, which always follows the rules, suddenly postponed the agreed overseas dividends!

"Brother Xiong, I'll ask you about this later, but I think so! No matter who we cooperate with in the future, we still have to straighten our backs."

"Oh, I know you are a good friend, brother, so you have to handle this matter."

Director Xiong happily hugged Li Ye's shoulders, but obviously did not listen to Li Ye's words.

Also, the status of film investors is very special to begin with, let alone a person as righteous as Pei Wencong?

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Two hours later, Li Ye called Aqiang's phone number.

"Is it Mr. Huo?"

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On the other end of the phone, there was silence for five seconds before Aqiang's voice rang nervously.

"I am Huo Renqiang, are you Mr. Li?"

"I'm Li Ye, Aqiang, what's wrong with you? Why is this voice coming?"

Boss, weren't you scared? How can you call me "Mr. Huo"? In gangster movies, this is the rhythm of getting a lunch box!

(End of this chapter)