Actor: Thank you.

"Mr. Zhang, your coffee."

A beautiful blonde secretary, smiling, served Zhang Yuan a latte with a heart-shaped latte art on it.

She had a charming smile on her face and winked at him before leaving.

The big ocean horse is pretty good.

But it would be better if she didn't smell like Mike's cologne...

Zhang Yuan glanced at the head of Universal Pictures' production department who was in talks with him.

Fucking around in the office is not a good thing.

At the same time, he pushed away the coffee cup in front of him.

I'd better not drink this coffee. Who knows what the secretary had just held in her hand before she made the coffee...

"Zhang, wait a moment, someone else is coming." Mike nodded at him with a smile.

"No problem, I can wait."

Zhang Yuan glanced around the room, and saw that it was filled with middle-level leaders from Global.

After a while, two groups of people arrived.

Vin Diesel and Neil, the producer of previous films.

And Justin Lin, the director of the previous film.

After shaking hands with these people one by one, everyone stood on the left and right.

Harvey, who was late, came over and sat next to him.

As a matchmaker, the work is not over yet and the money has not been fully earned, so he must stay with it.

"Well, let's get started with today's content."

"The first thing we want to talk about is the selection of the team for the next Fast and Furious film."

Mike glanced at Nifan and Justin Lin.

But he found that both of them looked in Zhang Yuan's direction again.

What are you looking at him for... Mike was puzzled.

Shouldn't you be able to take care of yourselves?

Zhang Yuan gave each of them an affirmative look.

As I said before coming here, he dealt with both sides.

Now that the time has come, I just want to confirm it again.

"Well, first up, Neil."

“As the producer of the previous films in the series, he is most familiar with the series.”

"I believe he is still the best choice for producer."

After Mike finished speaking, he looked at both sides and found no one objected or raised any objections.

Zhang Yuan acted like he was just listening and knew nothing.

The producer cannot be offended, so I won’t express my opinion.

"Okay, then the next question is who to choose as the director."

"The company believes that director Justin Lin is capable of continuing to take on the directorial duties for the next film."

"What do you think about this?"

Justin Lin cleared his throat nervously.

Zhang Yuan gave him another reassuring look.

At this point, Vin Diesel raised his hand.

Justin Lin's heart was in his throat at this moment.

"I support this idea." The older brother said with a smile, briefly and powerfully, and then he put down his big arms.

It only takes one or two seconds to raise your hand and then let go.

But Justin Lin felt as if he was riding in Zhang Yuan's car.

So exciting!

Phew...it feels so good.

Because Neil is standing next to Old Fan, if they try to trip them up, Director Lin will definitely hinder them.

He didn't expect that this Chinese man would do what he said and really get Vin Diesel.

And let him change his attitude and actively support himself.

This is amazing too.

Zhang Yuan was just a bystander and saw things clearly, and with the help of Harvey, he knew where their respective conflicts and needs lay.

It's actually not difficult.

Because we all have a common goal, which is to shoot the next "Fast and Furious" movie.

Make money when you should make money, and be famous when you should be famous.

Expanding on this point, it would be good to seek common ground while reserving differences.

There is no need for real harmony, superficial harmony is enough for Zhang Yuan.

Because I am also here to make money and become famous.

Ok?
Mike, with the scent of a female secretary on his body, looked at Old Fan with one eye big and one eye small.

Didn’t you ask to change directors every day before?

Why are you supporting Director Lin now?
I am very confused!
"Well... okay, let's move on to the next question." Mike shook his head.

"Regarding the script proposal proposed by Fan."

"It's about gathering the actors from the previous films to return and film the fourth film."

"Also, Fan hopes to ensure quality by having him serve as co-producer of the new play, overseeing the production and overseeing the production."

"What do you think about this matter?"

Zhang Yuan still remained silent.

At the same time, he gave Justin Lin a look.

Old Fan has already expressed his support for you, so you can't embarrass me.

Director Lin also raised his hand.

"Fan's experience and abilities are the best and most standard in Hollywood. You are the perfect candidate for the position of producer," he said in a broadcasting voice.

Mike:…

No...is that the end?
Have you two reconciled?
You agree with me, I agree with you.

Didn’t you dislike each other before?

It's only been a few days, what happened?
Mike thought about it and felt something was wrong.

He turned his gaze to Zhang Yuan, who was smiling at Director Fan and Director Lin.

All these things happened after this kid came!
He said he wanted to contact the crew in advance, and I helped him make the contact.

He thought that Zhang Yuan just wanted to familiarize himself with the situation of the crew.

But now I feel like these two are a little too familiar with him.

"Well, what we are going to discuss next is our lovely Chinese actor friend."

Mike didn't understand, but he had to keep driving.

“I believe everyone has seen his excellent performance in the past.”

“So our next question is.”

"If the next work is to be produced, I will gather the old colleagues to perform together."

"Is Mr. Zhang Yuan suitable to replace the role of Han in the third part?"

As soon as he finished speaking, another person raised his hand.

Only this time, both of them raised their hands together.

When Fan and Lin saw each other raise their arms, they smiled at each other.

Mike was stunned. You two worked together very well.

"Fan, as the future producer, you go first."

"Okay." Old Fan raised his arm and gestured to Zhang Yuan.

The flesh on his arms sways back and forth, and he has a bit of a double chin.

When this person is not filming, she doesn't manage her body well.

"Zhang has a good image and is a box office draw in China."

“And he’s really good at action scenes.”

"Our production requires excellent action actors."

"I welcome him to join us."

Mike didn't expect Vin Diesel to express his support so bluntly.

"So Lin, what do you say?"

Justin Lin answered cautiously and seriously.

“I’ve seen Zhang’s previous works.”

"Especially the Chinese racing movie called Initial D."

“In fact, in that drama, the character he played has a lot of similarities with the character of Han.”

"This way, not only will he have experience acting in racing movies, but Asian audiences will also be more familiar with his image in such works."

"And he also has a very good, professional racing foundation."

"You should have seen the videos of him participating in some related activities in China."

Zhang Yuan also sent the CD to people from Universal Studios.

“Such an excellent foundation is very convenient for filming works.”

"As for the replacement of characters in the previous game."

"Because in the third film, Han is dead."

"So if Han is going to appear in the fourth film, then from the timeline point of view, the story can only happen before the third film."

"We can explain that Han looked different when he was young."

Mike took a deep breath and looked around at the middle managers of the company.

Fan is supportive.

Even Justin Lin doesn’t support it.

Even the character’s escape route has been found!

wrong!

How come you three are so harmonious?
Harvey was also dumbfounded.

He, who had just been sitting with his chest folded, straightened up and looked at the people who were talking nicely to each other.

Finally, he turned his gaze back to Zhang Yuan.

As an old Jew, how could he not know? It was obvious that the leading actor, producer and director had all been secured by his Chinese friend!

He also knew that Zhang Yuan had contacted the crew, but he didn't take it seriously.

After all, he knew very well how huge the conflicts and gaps between people were.

But no one expected that Zhang Yuan would settle the problem in just a few days!

Zhang Yuan nodded towards Harvey.

It all depends on you, which means that my entire future is in your hands.

Entrust your entire future to a Jew?

Am I waiting for the buns to sell for 50 Q coins each?

You must definitely make multiple preparations.

Justin Lin helped him to bridge the gap with the character.

This is called: "After entering the Pass, there will be great scholars who will debate the scriptures for me."

Moreover, I dealt with both parties and made them support me so that I could have more bargaining chips to negotiate with Universal.

This is the "little surprise" he prepared for Universal.

Only by changing from passive to active can we gain certain advantages in negotiations.

Otherwise you will be at the mercy of others.

Mike glanced at the few people.

Zhang Yuan is Chinese.

Justin Lin is of Taiwanese Chinese descent.

Vin Diesel is of Italian descent from Beacon.

Now they are together.

How come after this guy came, the people of the world suddenly united.

The original intention was to appease both parties, and the meeting was expected to last for several hours, and if it failed the first time, there would be another time.

I didn't expect it to be done in 15 minutes.

"Let's move on to the last question." Mike took a deep breath, concentrated, and looked at Zhang Yuan who was controlling everything behind the scenes.

He understood that this Chinese man was demonstrating his abilities beyond his identity as an actor.

It looks like things are going to be interesting.

"Mr. Zhang Yuan, you said before that you are willing to invest in the new Fast and Furious movie."

"After internal discussions within our company, we came up with a reasonable suggestion."

Mike held up two fingers.

Zhang Yuan smiled in response.

Two million dollars.

That is not bad.

It's still a long way from my total budget limit of 500 million US dollars.

If you can achieve your goal with only 200 million, it would be a great deal.

Once the Fast and Furious IP becomes a global hit, this amount of money can be earned back by simply taking on an endorsement.

And since it is an investment, you can also get a small amount of dividends from the film, so it’s not a loss at all.

Zhang Yuan looked at Mike with expectant eyes.

He put on his signature white "brilliant" smile, showing a row of big American white teeth, and spoke.

"We think the reasonable investment amount is... 2000 million US dollars."

Zhang Yuan:!!!
Duo Shao!

Zhang Yuan's pupils trembled.

I even suspected that I hadn't learned English listening well enough, which caused me to be so confused.

Can someone please translate for me what is reasonable?

Please translate for me, what the hell is this, what the hell is reasonable!
Don't you have no conscience to offer this price?
Fortunately, he didn’t drink coffee, otherwise he would have sprayed all over the table.

2000 million US dollars is 1.6 million Chinese yuan!

That’s enough to make 10 “Crazy Racing” movies.

What the hell!

It turns out that there are only wrong names, but no wrong nicknames.

The name of the Ansa Gang is not for nothing.

You guys really take this job as a roadblock!

But he couldn't lose face on the spot, let alone lose face in front of white people.

He suppressed his dissatisfaction and kept his face unchanged.

There is only one sentence in my heart.

"I thought too highly of you."

Zhang Yuan knew that he had made the mistake of empiricism.

I am used to the social etiquette in China and believe that mutual benefit and respect is the way to cooperate.

But this is not China.

This is a land where talking is more popular than doing.

From local councillors to the president, they are all talking nonsense and making blind wishes.

Anyway, whether it will succeed or not, let’s talk about it first.

Zhang Yuan became alert and glanced at Harvey beside him.

I noticed that this old guy didn't show any surprise at all after the other party quoted such an exaggerated price.

He understood immediately.

The old guy is having his cake and eating it too!

He must have known the other party's plan, so he was not surprised.

Very good, very good, you are worthy of being a Jewish Taiwanese.

I was even more grateful that my thinking was correct and I didn't put all my hopes on him.

Zhang Yuan also kept a trick up his sleeve. Despite Harvey's indirect questioning, he never revealed what his reserve price was.

Because he didn't know his cards, Harvey couldn't provide Universal with an exact number.

Then Universal, with the attitude of "it's better to run away than to get less", deliberately gave a completely unreasonable "reasonable price".

After Zhang Yuan thought about it, he had an idea.

If you seek the top, you will get the middle; if you seek the middle, you will get the bottom; if you seek the bottom, you will get nothing.

You are playing this trick on me.

And some wisdom.

This kind of negotiation that seems like "blackmail" is very common in American business practices.

It is even common in international affairs.

"So, they must have never thought they would actually get $2000 million."

"It's just that the price is too high to raise my psychological threshold."

“This will make it easier to get more money later.”

"As for whether I'm afraid that this number will scare me away..."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan glanced at Harvey again.

Universal uses him as a backup, and when problems arise, they will let him use his identity as an introducer to get the money back.

Zhang Yuan realized that Universal was just an easy winner and Harvey was the MVP.

"Universal Pictures must have come up with several plans to deal with me."

"They knew I was interested in the film, so they wanted to make a lot of money from it."

"But this also exposed one of their weaknesses."

Zhang Yuan sneered in his heart.

"That is, Universal Pictures has absolutely no confidence in Fast & Furious 4!"

“I don’t even have confidence in the entire IP!”

"Because, if they thought this play could make a lot of money, why would they ask for such a huge investment share?"

"The total investment in the film is less than 8000 million, but only about million US dollars."

“2000 million US dollars is almost 25% of the share!”

"If they think the film will definitely make a lot of money, in the style of white people, why would they give me the profit?"

"They have doubts about the film's future, and some are even pessimistic, so they want to cash in before filming even starts."

“This is another accounting trap for big companies.”

"If they can get enough money from me, they can reduce costs and increase efficiency in disguise."

"The third film has already failed and lost money, and no middle or senior management is willing to take the risk of another loss for the fourth film."

This is how big companies work, departments and factions check and balance each other, and no one wants to be caught by others.

Zhang Yuan felt that the number of his subordinates was increasing and he needed to take this as a warning.

After sorting out his thoughts, he came out of his sudden shock.

You white masters are playing this game with me, thinking that by cooperating with Harvey, you can scheme against me.

Then don't blame me for giving you a hard time!
He decided to change his strategy.

In his career planning, he has always placed the "Fast and Furious" series in a position to help him gain a foothold in Hollywood and gain popularity in China.

Making money is just a by-product.

Now it seems that something needs to be changed!

If you want to make a big buck from me, you can.

Then I have to cut a piece of meat from you too!
Afterwards, Zhang Yuan gave an answer that neither Harvey nor Universal Pictures had expected no matter how much they discussed it.

"can."

"I agree to the price of 2000 million US dollars."

Harvey: !!!
Mike：!!!
Now it was their turn to be dumbfounded.

Is this Chinese person crazy?

This answer completely exceeded their imagination.

While they were shocked, Zhang Yuan continued.

"I agree to the price."

"But if you want me to pay that much money, you have to show more sincerity than just the share and role in the next film..." (End of this chapter)