Actor: Thank you.

After returning to the imperial capital, I said goodbye to Dabai in the underground garage of the airport.

Li Xiaoran watched him leave with eyes full of resentment.

Return to the courtyard.

I tidied the house first, and soon after I put down my luggage, someone knocked on the door.

The person who came was Li Gongda who had contacted him before.

"Director Li, come in and sit down."

Zhang Yuan welcomed him in.

When this person contacted him before, he thought the other party wanted to transfer money to him.

But after talking it over, it turned out that was not the case.

This old man is very smart.

He did receive broadcast copyright fees from CCTV, totaling 3500 million.

Compared with the cost of 3000 million, it can only be said that it barely breaks even.

But there will be subsequent income from other TV stations, online copyrights, etc. Just wait a few months and there will be other income.

Based on an investment ratio of 1/3, Zhang Yuan should be able to earn about 1100 million yuan.

But Li Gongda had no intention of giving him the money!
It wasn't that he was going to swallow up his investment, but rather proposed another plan.

It's called capital transfer.

That is to invest the proceeds into his next work.

At first, Zhang Yuan disagreed.

I'm short of money, my pockets are empty, and if a rat comes into my house I'll have to leave with tears in my eyes. Why don't you give me money?

Zhang Yuan felt that being a boss was a hard job.

But when the other party said that his next work was called "Magic Phone", he became quiet.

This deal is doable!
The movie "Magic Phone" was... well, it was somewhat ahead of its time.

When it was first aired, the ratings and reviews were average.

But soon a large number of fans emerged and it later received a high score of 8.6.

This shows that there is no problem with the quality of the film itself.

Moreover, Li Gongda also thought it through clearly. He planned to take advantage of the popularity of "The Lotus Lantern" and re-employ the original crew.

Among the original cast, in addition to Jiao Enjun, there is of course Shu Chang.

Apart from anything else, it's worth it even if it's just money spent on Shu Chang.

She does a lot for me quietly on weekdays, so it's reasonable for me to spend some money on her.

Furthermore, Zhang Yuan has two more considerations.

First, Li Gongda has a special identity.

In addition to being a director of the Capital Writers Association and a member of the Capital Youth Federation, he has also served as deputy director of the CCTV Television Drama Production Center.

This is also the reason why his films can be broadcast directly on CCTV, he has the connections.

There is another very important point, which is also what Zhang Yuan is about to discuss with the other party.

"For this new film, we plan to increase the intensity of post-production special effects production to surpass 'The Lotus Lantern'!" Li Gongda said confidently.

"The investment budget is still around 3000 million, but because it is a modern background, we can save some money on the costumes and transfer it to the post-production stage."

The special effects shots of "The Lotus Lantern" last 12000 seconds, which is already amazing.

Li Gongda plans to double this number in "Magic Phone"!
Reaching a terrifying 24000 seconds!
The cost of the special effects for this play alone would be enough to sustain the professional “50-cent special effects” artists for several years.

What Zhang Yuan was interested in was the massive amount of special effects shots!

"Director Li, I'm very interested in your investment plan." Zhang Yuan asked his assistant to make some good tea for the other party.

"But can I make two small requests?"

"You say." Seeing that he was interested in investment, Li Gongda leaned closer and listened carefully.

He can find a lot of investors.

Especially after the huge success of "The Lotus Lantern".

But Zhang Yuan has a huge advantage that other investors do not have at all.

He is a "hands-off boss"! .

Zhang Yuan almost never interferes with any aspect of the crew.

From casting, script, shooting, post-production, to broadcasting... he never interferes and is willing to be a transparent person.

What's more, he is quick to pay, speaks nicely, and never acts like an investor. Where can you find such a sponsor?
"First, Shu Chang..." Before Zhang Yuan finished speaking, the other party came back.

"Shu Chang will be the leading female role this time."

"That's good." Zhang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, Chang Chang, with her long straight black hair parted in the middle and wearing a red leather jacket, is the childhood goddess of many people.

“Let her wear this when the time comes…” Zhang Yuan shook his head and put this idea aside for the time being.

"And one more thing."

Zhang Yuan showed a warm smile.

"Since our film requires so many post-production special effects, it would definitely be too late to let one company do it, right?"

"Yes, it has to be subcontracted to multiple companies." Li Gongda told the truth.

"Okay then. My other small request is if you can let me do some of the post-production work."

"you?"

"Yes, I just plan to set up a special effects post-production company in Shanghai."

"Planning to open... but not yet opened?" Li Gongda felt uneasy.

Your company hasn't even opened yet, and I don't know what your people can accomplish.

What if a 5-cent special effect comes out?
Li Gongda is still very professional and he will never allow the quality of his films to be compromised.

"It's not open yet, but I have contacted Hong Kong..."

Zhang Yuan briefly explained what happened to Master Xie.

At present, most of PO Chaoting’s business is advertising and MV post-production.

But Ning Hao also started out as a MV shooter, so MVs are equivalent to short movies.

TV drama special effects are simpler than movie special effects and the requirements are much lower.

So this opportunity is just the right time to start the company's business.

"Joint venture with a Hong Kong company..." Li Gongda understood what he meant after hearing this.

He thought that this kid was omnipresent.

He is indispensable wherever money can be made.

He took another look at Zhang Yuan's attire.

He is just an ordinary person, he doesn't wear a famous watch, but he wears famous brands, and his life is not much different from that of ordinary young people.

In fact, Zhang Yuan does have a cousin, and they were all given to him by women.

The Cartier watch that Alyssa Chia gave him and the Vacheron Constantin watch that the Liu family mother and daughter gave him were both locked in a drawer.

If he doesn't attend an event, he basically won't wear a watch.

"I didn't spend any money on enjoying myself. All the money I earned was invested."

“And he has a good eye.”

"His mind and vision are much better than his peers."

"Of course you can, but even if it's a joint venture, it's still a new company." Li Gongda was still cautious, but he still gave face to Zhang Yuan, the investor.

“So you can allocate some post-production, but not too much.”

"At least we have to see the effect first."

"I understand. Thank you, Director Li!" Zhang Yuan stretched out his arm and shook hands with the other party. This was a deal.

It’s harder to finish than to begin!

Take the first step first.

With the first step, you can use this film as a showcase when you look for projects in the future.

Especially if this film is of good quality and has high ratings, having participated in the production of excellent works will undoubtedly be a plus for a special effects company.

It was agreed with Li Gongda that this time he would still account for about 1/3 of the investment share.

However, this amount of more than 1000 million yuan must first go through the accounts of Zhang Yuan's film and television production company before being invested in the film.

After all, it has to be counted in the company's revenue items.

After the matter was settled, he sent Li Gongda away and then called Nicholas Tse.

After hearing what he said, Mr. Xie opened his mouth in surprise.

The company hasn’t even opened yet, and he’s already gotten the job?

Anyway, the film hasn't started shooting yet, so there is already a few months of shooting time gap, which is enough time for them to establish a company.

[Received thanks from Nicholas Tse, singing skills +1! ]

"You're not kidding, are you?"

"I never joke about making money." Zhang Yuan replied seriously.

"When you come to Shanghai to participate in the race in a few days, we will set up the company, choose an office, and start purchasing equipment and recruiting personnel."

"You can also have some old employees come over to help the company with early personnel training and project preparation."

“Okay…” Master Xie was stunned and could only reply blankly.

He found that he seemed unable to keep up with Zhang Yuan's pace of work.

"For employees coming from Hong Kong, I will provide single-room accommodation."

"The salary is double what they received in Hong Kong, and there will also be meal allowances and project bonuses."

"I'll pay for this."

If we don’t give them enough benefits, will those arrogant Hong Kong people be willing to come?

Besides, opening up new markets requires the temptation of high salaries, and there will always be brave men who are willing to take risks when there is a big reward.

Besides, he had already made plans. This joint venture was used to train mainland talents, using combat as training.

When the personnel and technology are mature, there will be a vast market to earn back the investment.

Seeing that he had already made all the plans, Nicholas Tse naturally agreed and started to prepare.

After Zhang Yuan calmed down, he found that he was still facing the same problem.

"grass!"

"No Money!"

Not to mention the daily expenses, just for the special effects company, without several million in the early stage, you can’t even open an office.

But he is extremely poor now.

"Why not re-mortgage the mortgage property you just got back from the bank?"

"And the housing prices have gone up, so I should be able to get more cash."

For the first time, he learned how painful it was to run out of cash flow.

"If all else fails, we can ask Cheng Hao and Chang Chang to borrow some from them."

"Xiao Long Nu has quite a bit of hidden treasure in her treasury..."

Zhang Yuan smacked his lips a few times and licked his teeth with his tongue.

Ok.

After I ran out of money, my teeth seemed to be in poor condition, so I wanted to eat something soft.

Speak of the devil, and he will appear. Cheng Hao, who was wearing casual clothes, rushed over immediately after knowing that he had returned home.

As soon as he entered the room, he came to Zhang Yuan in a hurry.

"Quick, come and help!"

"what's wrong?"

With a loud bang, Cheng Hao put his backpack on the stone table in the courtyard.

Zhang Yuan swallowed when he saw this.

"Could it be that he knew Li Xiaoran was sticking to me, so he put a brick in his bag and planned to cut me..."

"Why do you look a little guilty?" Cheng Hao glanced at him.

"Well, well...we've been poor recently. Men without money will naturally feel weak." Zhang Yuan hurriedly explained.

Cheng Hao was in a good mood, so he didn't think too much about what he said.

Instead, he opened the zipper of his backpack and pulled out stacks of thick documents.

“I’m not afraid of not having money.”

"Hey, here comes the money!"

Cheng Hao curved his eyebrows slightly and looked at him with a smile.

"What is all this?"

“Business and endorsement information.”

"so many?"

"Yeah, and there are a lot of big endorsements!"

Cheng Hao put his chin on his shoulder.

"Watches, leather shoes, suits, air conditioners, laptops..."

Zhang Yuan was stunned.

These endorsements are all big projects, and money is definitely required.

“Why are there so many brands coming to me all of a sudden?”

"Is it because I'm so famous because I starred in Zhang Yimou's movie?"

“Hehehe…” The good sister beside her chuckled and spoke gently.

"Yes and no."

"Everyone knows that you are going to star in Zhang Yimou's movie, which will certainly increase your commercial value and competitive ranking."

"But to be honest, you are quite famous, but you are not yet a top male star in China."

"It can be considered a quasi-first-tier or advanced second-tier at best."

"After all, neither The Banquet nor Curse of the Golden Flower has been completed or aired yet, so the effect of improving your value and status has not yet been apparent."

"The movie that has helped your commercial value recently is actually The Return of the Condor Heroes."

When Cheng Hao said this, he immediately added a sentence.

"But you are the top one in my heart!"

This emotional value gave... Zhang Yuan showed a childlike smile.

"What about this time?"

"Well, this time is special."

"You have so many big endorsements, not because you are so strong, but because your competitors have all had problems recently."

After Cheng Hao explained, Zhang Yuan immediately understood.

This is the aftermath of the great brawl in the imperial circle!

Guo Degang often said that it was not because of how strong he was, but because of the support from his peers.

Zhang Yuan now perfectly fits this statement.

Because of his counterattack against the negative information, a chain reaction occurred, and several major companies in the imperial circle began to collectively blacken each other.

As a result, major male stars from several major companies, such as Liu Ye, Hu Jun, Chen Kun, and Huang Xiaoming, have all been surrounded by negative news in recent times.

Whether these revelations are true or false, the brand has no way of judging.

They only know to avoid risks and cannot find someone to represent the problem.

Those brands that wanted to find young and popular male stars to endorse their products searched for a long time and found that Zhang Yuan was the only one with a strong physique and good looks, and he also had the popularity of two major directors, Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou.

As for the previous negative information on the Internet.

First of all, the popularity has been suppressed by others.

Besides, his so-called black spot is nothing more than having an affair with a female star.

That's much better than the rumors that Liu Ye and Hu Jun had affairs with male stars!

At least he doesn't fence...

And everyone is also thinking about it.

If I had Zhang Yuan's looks, I would definitely have more fun than him!
There is no evidence, so what's the problem?

Zhang Yuan never expected that he could make some money from the fight between these companies.

"Oh my god, there's an unexpected bonus!"

Cheng Hao pointed at the documents one by one and spoke to him.

"Aokang leather shoes. I was originally going to look for Hu Jun."

"SWITH watch. I was planning to look for Huang Xiaoming."

"Aux Air Conditioning, originally wanted to find Liu Ye."

"HP notebook, I originally planned to ask Chen Kun for it..."

It doesn’t matter who they were originally planning to look for, since they are now in Zhang Yuan’s hands!
"I think that even if it's just an endorsement, a two-year contract is enough. After all, your value will definitely increase after two years."

"You have so much confidence in me?"

"Of course." Cheng Hao shook her long hair.

"But I don't recommend you to be the spokesperson for this brand of Aokang leather shoes."

"what happened?"

"They seem to be preparing to sue the EU, and I'm afraid you will get involved in the trouble." Cheng Hao replied with some concern.

"Oh..." Zhang Yuan remembered.

It’s true!
At the end of last year, led by Aokang Shoes, a total of five domestic shoe companies went to Europe to appeal, demanding the cancellation of the EU's anti-dumping duties on Chinese shoe brands.

And they took the formal channel and took the EU to the WTO.

It took six years to finally win the lawsuit!
This lawsuit has also become a classic lesson for Chinese companies to fight against unfair policies of international organizations.

Although OKAN International encountered many problems in later generations, its founder cashed out from various leeks and was eventually arrested.

But this is a different time now. At this moment, OKAN is still quite powerful. After all, there are not many companies that dare to confront the EU.

Today, Aokang is the leader among Wenzhou shoe brands.

"I see."

"So I refused?"

"No, it's because they are in a lawsuit with the EU that they need to be the spokesperson!"

This is a great opportunity to improve your personal image.

I don't go to Europe to film.

Besides, let’s just sue, it has nothing to do with me as the spokesperson.

Even if the EU has a temper, it won’t be directed at me.

But for the domestic people and audiences, this is a very positive image symbol.

"You always do risky things like this." Cheng Hao pouted and complained.

"Wealth and wealth are found in danger."

"When I said I wanted to fight back against Chang Jihong and Li Shaohong, weren't you worried too?"

“But judging by the results, it’s good.”

"I know, everything you say makes sense!" Cheng Hao pinched his nose and said with a smile.

Zhang Yuan slapped his cheek hard.

"it is good!"

"Next, I will take advantage of their fight and make a fortune."

He immediately picked up his phone and replied to the brands one by one.

It took quite some time to process these things.

Two weeks later, he showed up at the Magic City International Circuit as promised... (End of this chapter)