Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 198 That’s not a coincidence

Jackie Chan put on his trademark smile and raised his head.

The hair jumped with this movement.

"All in all, I believe that the first film I collaborated with Gu Ming will definitely achieve a good result. Let's wait and see."

"Can you reveal your salary?"

"This is a secret. You don't need to pay attention to the salary or anything else. You just need to pay attention to the quality of the film when the time comes." Jackie Chan smiled and did not answer.

After all, I still had a salary of 2000 million US dollars before.

Now it has been reduced to 800 million, not even 1000 million.

Although it was due to the failure of two consecutive films, the price Gu Ming gave was considered fair.

but……

After all, people have to save face.

Coupled with the fact that Li Lianlian received a salary of US$3 million for "Taken 2000", what he said can easily be interpreted by some media.

Maybe we could just say something like Jackie Chan is getting old and Jackie Chan is dying.

He didn't want to hear this, and for the time being he didn't think he had any chance of making a comeback.

"I can reveal a little bit." Hiding it like this makes it easier for people to fantasize. If you explain it more clearly, it will be easier for everyone. So, Gu Ming came closer to the microphone and said, "One of the items is "Kings Agent: The Secret Service Academy" "The Hong Kong Island distribution rights will be handed over to Jackie Chan."

Get the distribution rights in one place!

This is definitely a status symbol.

It also gave reporters material for reporting.

Everyone no longer worries about the exact amount of the remuneration.

Moving on to the next topic of interest.

"Director Gu, how much is the investment cost for this film?"

"$7000 million!"

"Wow!" The audience was surprised for a while.

Although they were bombarded by Hollywood blockbusters, they knew that those Hollywood blockbusters often cost hundreds of millions of investments, but when they heard Gu Ming say 7000 million, everyone was still shocked.

After all, I heard this with my own ears!
7000 million US dollars, which is more than [-] million, which is almost half of the total box office of the movie in a year.

Some small counties in the Midwest may not even have this figure in annual GDP!
This is definitely the film with the largest investment in China.

none of them!

"Director Gu, as far as I know, the largest investment in a project you have led is US$500 million for "The Intouchables". What kind of idea is based on such a large investment this time?"

"I don't have any ideas, the film needs it." Gu Ming smiled.

"It takes such a big investment to achieve the effect I want."

"If it takes [-] million to achieve the effect, I might raise the cost to [-] million!"

“All in all, quality comes first.”

"Director Gu, where do you plan to shoot this film?" Another reporter asked a question.

This is also a question that Gu Ming has been thinking about these days.

When I wrote the script, I wanted it to be set in England, just like the original film in the previous life.

But then I thought about it, the original film was made because the original comic was written in Gay England, and the two protagonists are both white.

Entering the North American market has been seamless.

What about your own one?
The main actors and supporting roles are planned to be Chinese, and Jackie Chan is a character who has just experienced such a big failure, and his box office reputation has collapsed.

Is it still appropriate to shoot in gay England?

It’s best to consider the US box office first.

So, after thinking for a few days, Gu Ming made a compromise, "North America."

"Speaking of which, Director Gu, what are your expectations for the North American box office of this film?" the reporter asked again.

"One hundred million!"

"What makes you make this expectation?"

"Because none of the commercial films I have shot have a box office of less than [-] million in North America!"

"Oh!"

The reason is so powerful.

A group of reporters couldn't refute it at all.

Yes!

Never fails.

So you still have questions?
It’s not too late to wait until you fail.

On and on, the press conference lasted for two hours.Then Gu Ming returned to the courtyard.

……

Just got back, less than an hour ago.

Han Sanpin came to the door.

"You, you! You really do what you say!"

Han Sanpin smiled and sighed while sipping the tea.

"I actually worked with Jackie Chan."

"By the way, why is the production cost so high this time?" Han Sanpin asked, "It is more than half of the previous "Now You See Me"."

"The pay is expensive!"

Gu Ming didn't hide it either.

"It's not too much to give Jackie Chan a salary of 800 million, right?"

"Not too much."

"I also want to invite the badass actor Morgan Freeman to play a role in it. His salary should be 500 million. Isn't that excessive?"

"That's not too much."

"My salary, 2000 million US dollars, is too much?"

"..."

Han Sanpin was a little stuck for a while.

I do not know what to say.

This number is much higher than his salary and so on. The blockbusters planned by Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou have a maximum cost of more than 3000 million US dollars.

The director's salary was 2000 million, which was really more than he realized.

But think about it, is it expensive?
Not expensive at all.

It’s even a friendly price.

"It's very reasonable." Han Sanpin nodded, and then stopped talking about it. He focused on other places, "Including other people's salaries, the cost is more than 4000 million. You have to spend 3000 It costs tens of thousands to make a movie!”

"You get what you pay for."

"Hahaha! Okay, how about leaving me 15.00% of the share?"

"Oh?" Gu Ming raised his eyebrows, "So rich?"

"Look at you, your memory is not very good at such a young age."

"A few days ago, didn't Sony Columbia get all the over 4000 million US dollars for the overseas distribution rights of "Now You See Me" elsewhere? What's the matter? You, the big boss, didn't even sign it?"

"Isn't this a big production that China Film Group Corporation also invested in?" Gu Ming couldn't help but laugh when he thought of The Promise, "How was the filming of "The Promise"?"

"Hi!"

Han Sanpin sighed, "The progress is a bit slow. It is not expected to be completed until the end of this year. The rest is the special effects part. Who knows when it will be completed."

"Hey, you can use your heavenly colors!"

"Part of the special effects for "The Promise" can be handed over to them."

"The sooner it is released, the sooner it can be repaid!"

"Tens of millions of dollars are tied up in it, and it's still hard to see the money back. China Film Group cannot sustain its huge business!"

"It's okay, don't be in a hurry, just take your time."

The earlier it is released, the sooner it will be sad.

A little later, maybe I won't be desperate anymore, and I won't be so sad by then.

"what……"

"Drink tea." Gu Ming picked up the tea cup and drank the tea to hide the smile on his mouth.

"Your tea is really good."

"By the way, do you have any idea of ​​competing for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film next year?"

Han Sanpin asked suddenly.

This confused Gu Ming.

"Why are you asking this?"

"Isn't it that "The Promise" has a high probability of being released next year?" Han Sanpin said, "Each country can only send one film to compete for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film every year, and Brother Kai wants to do it."

"Yo..."

"That's unfortunate." Gu Ming smacked his lips, "After I finished filming "Kingsman", I wanted to make another literary film."

　This chapter is 2k words first, and the next chapter is 4k words.

　　
　
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