This top guy is crazy!

Chapter 431: Force the Emperor to Abdicate, Don't Pamper Him
When Cheng Cheng introduced the script, not many people actually paid attention.

It sounds weird, but it's the truth.

Just understand what it means and what the subject matter is.

Compared with the script, they are more concerned about issues outside the script - such as the investment scale of the project, box office expectations, profit distribution, how much involvement they can have, etc. If possible, they certainly hope to have a certain say in the project, insert their own people, and gain their own name.

So, after Cheng Cheng finished introducing the script, someone couldn't wait to ask:
"Director Zhou, what kind of cooperation do you mean?"

The top leader of the Radio and Television Bureau gave a brief reply: "The shares will be allocated according to the investment."

At that moment, a square-faced man raised a question:

"What about the other things? For example, casting, the appointment of crew members, who is the assistant director, who is the cameraman, and who is responsible for the post-production publicity? And as for the money in the account, we also need to send a financial officer, right? Otherwise, we won't know how much we have spent."

Cheng Cheng glanced at Meng Hai, the president of Tianying Group.

The top leader of the Radio and Television Bureau said:
"From the selection of actors to the appointment of crew members, including the selection of important positions such as assistant director and cameraman, all are decided by Director Xiaocheng based on his professional judgment. As for finance, we will send professional financial personnel to be responsible for detailed account records and calculations, but it does not involve the review and restriction of fund use."

The square-faced man said "Oh", nodded, and said:

"That is to say, although we have invested, we do not enjoy the corresponding rights in proportion? Are we just waiting for the final distribution of money?"

As soon as he said this, everyone else in the meeting room felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

Many people kept silent at this time, as frightened as a cicada.

They smelled the flavor of a power struggle.

At this time, if you don't understand the situation, the best option is to wait and see, and then stand with the winner in the end. If you are stupid enough to leave early, you won't know how you died.

The head of the Radio and Television Bureau looked a little unhappy. He realized that the square-faced man was the one who was ordered by Meng Hai. He didn't expect that Meng Hai not only didn't listen to him, but also made the situation so ugly.

This whole room is full of smart people, who are you trying to incite?

Meng Hai smiled in his heart, took over the conversation and said:
"That's not the case. I personally think that since Director Xiaocheng has made so many movies, it's easy for him to lead a project. So I support everyone to just invest and not enjoy the corresponding rights and interests, so that Director Xiaocheng can work harder and let him decide which actors, assistant directors, and crew members to choose. We can just sit back and enjoy the results. However, since this project is for everyone to do together, I also respect everyone's opinions, and everyone can express their opinions."

His words were full of hidden meanings.

He seemed to support Cheng Cheng, allowing Cheng Cheng to hold all the power.

But the words he used were clearly intended to sow discord.

And also pointed out the interests involved.

Investing and profit sharing is, of course, a good way to make money, but the profits that can be shared from a movie are not limited to this.

And in fact, Tianying didn’t get much of the box office revenue.

In Tianxia, ​​a movie's total box office must pay 5% of the special fund for film industry and 3.3% of the special business tax to the state. These two parts total 8.3%, which is called "undividable box office."

The remaining 91.7% is the "distributable box office", or the net box office.

After deducting the 57% retained by cinemas and theater chains, only 34.7% is left.

For example, the cost of a movie is 2000 million, and 10 million is invested, which accounts for 10% of the share. In the end, the movie earns 3.47 billion at the box office. Of this billion, only million can be shared.

And 3.47% of 10 million is 3470 million.

In other words, he invested 2000 million and received 3470 million, which means he earned 1470 million, with a return rate of 73.5%.

Of course, if the box office is higher, the profit will be more.

However, this is also risky and has a long payback period.

But if you make your actor famous, it will be more than just 10 million.

Then, some people started to make a move and said:
"Has Director Cheng finished writing the script? I think we can actually invite science fiction writers to take a look at it together and form a writing team. Director Cheng Cheng is very capable, but after all, there is strength in numbers."

His idea was to insert a screenwriter, not to really modify the script, but to serve as an assistant screenwriter in name only.

It's okay to be listed as an assistant screenwriter for other directors, but it's different to be listed as an assistant screenwriter for Cheng Cheng. With this title, maybe he won't have to worry about the rest of his life.

Another person said:
"The actors can also brainstorm. I know some actors who can lower their pay, which is also a cost."

Someone else said: "For such a big project, it may not be enough to have only Director Cheng as the director."

The corners of Meng Hai's mouth curved up.

He just casually threw out a bait, and sure enough, so many people were willing to take the bait.

This was his plan. During the meeting, he would incite more people to oppose Cheng Cheng and force Cheng Cheng to give up the right to speak.

Of course, he didn't want to share with these people who were used as guns by him.

What he wanted to do was to take charge of everything. Since Cheng Cheng could write scripts and make movies, he should just do his job well. He could take care of other things, such as casting of actors, appointment of crew members, publicity and promotion.

Meng Hai said at this time:

"Since you all said so, I can't ignore your opinions. Director Xiaocheng, I think their suggestions are pretty good. We can indeed hire more screenwriters and assistant directors. If there are actors you know, you can also invite them to audition. It's all for the project."

He looked at Cheng Cheng with a smile. In his plan, after saying this last sentence, his plan had basically been successful.

No matter how arrogant Cheng Cheng was, he couldn't say anything to refute it.

Because if you say it out loud, you will offend other people.

To speak it out is to stir up contradictions.

Most people, at this time, would just agree to it first, no matter how upset they were, and then find a way to turn things around after the meeting. But Meng Hai wanted Cheng Cheng to agree to it at the meeting, and as long as he agreed, he would naturally not let Cheng Cheng turn things around, and would just let him go all the way.

"I think it's great," Cheng Cheng said.

The smile on Meng Hai's face grew bigger and bigger. Hahahaha, as expected, he forced Cheng Cheng to bow his head.

This is the general trend.

"The good thing is that it is another masterpiece that will be passed down through the ages - 'The Chinese Picture'." Cheng Cheng had seen enough of the live performances. He glanced at the people present, causing everyone who met his gaze to lower their heads unconsciously.

Finally, Cheng Cheng looked at Meng Hai and said:
"Boss, I remember that it seemed like you were the one who led the production of Chinese Pictures? You called me first, and I immediately decided that the script was not good. If it was really made, it would be infamous forever. If you let me make it, you could only change the script, but you didn't agree. So you finally asked Lu Zhuofeng to make it, and I made Resident Evil myself. Later, it was also very strong. Two movies were released at the same time, one was taken off the screen early, and the other made it into the top 50 of the global box office list."

Meng Hai looked grim, and was terrified:
How dare Cheng Cheng say that?

How dare he take my place?

Is he crazy?
The top leader of the Radio and Television Bureau coughed and said:
"Director Xiaocheng, let's not talk about the past anymore, let's talk about the present, talk about the present."

Cheng Cheng retracted his gaze and looked at the others:
"I think I need to say that I accepted this project because China Media Group and Tianying approached me. I think it's a good opportunity, but it's not because I'm short of money. Shenhua Company still has tens of billions in its account. I invited you all here because the market is not doing well right now. I hope that through this project, everyone can get a piece of the pie at this time. It's not to let everyone share the risk, and it's not to beg everyone to invest.

I hope everyone can clearly understand their position.

If you want this opportunity, just invest your money and wait for your share of the money, don't try to make decisions. If you don't want this opportunity, to be honest, I can earn more by investing alone."

The top leaders of the Radio, Film and Television Bureau sighed inwardly, why had it come to this?
Why did Lao Meng end up like this? And why did Xiao Cheng end up like this?

Old Meng forced the emperor to abdicate at the meeting, which made the scene very ugly. Everyone could see that something was wrong.

Cheng Cheng even made the conflict very clear, giving no face to Lao Meng or other investors present. His way of dealing with people is completely unskillful.

Cheng Cheng continued:
"Let's take the example of "Chinese Pictures". Its failure was because each party had their own ideas, which eventually led to its early cancellation. I think everyone doesn't want to see this, right? I took the lead in the crew because I was responsible for everyone. I didn't want everyone to put one person in and another in, which seemed to be a good thing, but ended up being criticized by the audience after the release. After the cancellation, it was found that not only did it not make any money, but it even lost money. Everyone made money but couldn't get back their investment.

I can assure you here that you will never lose money if you invest in my project.

You may think I'm tough, overbearing, and unworldly now, but when the box office dividends come, I believe you will thank me for who I am now.

OK, I'm done. "

He looked at the senior leader of the Radio and Television Bureau and said, "Leader, can I take your place and lead the meeting?"

The senior leader of the Radio, Film and Television Bureau looked at Cheng Cheng's young and somewhat sharp face and nodded.

Cheng Cheng said:
"Okay, now those who disagree with me, please leave, and those who agree with me, please stay, and we will discuss the investment share."

The people in the conference room looked around and found that none of the people who had just been told by Cheng Cheng to not be able to lift their heads moved. They all stayed.

Meng Hao's teeth were almost broken as he watched this scene. He felt that his authority had been crushed into slag by Cheng Cheng at this moment.

(End of this chapter)