Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 197 Half Black, Half White
Liu Xiaoli chatted with her friend outside for a while, and when she returned to the house, she saw the two people confronting each other over money.

It looks like it's just a joke.

She also had a general understanding of the character of this "son-in-law". He was not hypocritical and was just the way he was.

"Xiao Fang, come and eat something." she shouted.

Hearing the shouting, Fang Hong glanced at Liu Tianxian, who had a proud look on her face and refused to let go of the money.

He had no choice but to keep the fifty dollars, it was money after all.

Liu Tianxian looked at his back and smiled.

In fact, she didn't want it, but seeing that Fang Hong loved money so much, she snatched it all from him.

And the man didn't make things difficult for her.

Love her? Love money? Love her more.

"Aunt!"

Fang Hong came to the sofa area and sat opposite Liu Xiaoli.

"Eat fruit."

Liu Xiaoli pushed the fruit plate on the coffee table.

This made Fang Hong feel a little flattered. He said, "Thank you, Auntie."

"Your Yutu Company seems to be developing well."

Liu Xiaoli took the initiative to chat and asked him about his career for the first time.

I had heard of this company before, and also heard some of Fang Hong's deeds, but I didn't know how it had developed in detail.

Her daughter rarely told her about this.

"It's still a small company, and everything is still in the start-up phase. Many structures are still immature and need to be improved," said Fang Hong.

Liu Xiaoli nodded: "Be steady and don't be too hasty. It's not good to rush things."

Fang Hong couldn't understand whether this meant that he shouldn't rush into his relationship with Liu Tianxian, or whether he really cared about his company.

In fact, he was just thinking too much. Liu Xiaoli was really talking about his company.

The state of both of them was also seen.

A good relationship is one thing, but a man must have a career and be capable, otherwise their status is not equal.

It’s not good for women to be strong and men to be weak!

Since Liu Xiaoli wanted to listen, Fang Hong still talked to her about some things in his career.

It only talked about Yutu's existing production business, but did not mention other games, special effects, and animations.

These have not yet been put on the right track, and production is the most profitable business.

In addition, the US Jade Rabbit was not mentioned either.

Liu Tianxian saw them chatting and did not interrupt them. Instead, she counted the money silently. Excluding the money her mother lost, she had won more than one million.

This was not a small sum of money, and those who won had to pay even fifty bills.

The New Year passed in a dull and noisy way.

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Liu Tianxian went to visit relatives. Her family was not as isolated as Fang Hong's, so she still had some relatives to visit.

Go visit your aunt, grandma, and Wuhan.

That day, Yu Xian called. Of course, he came to wish everyone a happy new year. He also wished Fang Hong and Xu Liyun a happy new year.

During the Chinese New Year last year, he ate and drank for free here and was very grateful to Xu Liyun.

The two chatted for a while, and Fang Hong started talking to him about work, namely the release of "The Conjuring".

This movie is scheduled to be released on February 2th, which happens to be a legal holiday in the United States, such as President's Day, so the schedule is quite good.

We can't delay it either. If we delay it until March or April, blockbusters like "The Hunger Games" and "The Avengers" will be released, and the competition will be too fierce.

The overseas schedule is different from that in China.

He also talked about the progress of the movie "Split". This movie was shot by someone else and he only served as the producer.

Low cost, no hassle!

In addition, we are preparing to shoot the second part of "The Purge" and are also looking for someone to shoot it. Yu Xian will be the producer. The investment in this film is slightly higher than the previous one, at 900 million US dollars.

This movie can be filmed endlessly with one setting, one movie a year, until the end of time!

As for the production costs, by the time "The Conjuring" is released, there will be money to fill it in.

There was some money for the early stage preparation, and the copyright fees from "The Purge" and "Annabelle" have been bringing in a small amount of money.

These copyright fees are not one-time but ongoing, and each payment will not be much.

Anyway, Yu Xian was working himself to death, without any rest, and was so tired that he vomited.

Fang Hong also knew how hard he worked: "Have you finished with the English Rose?"

"I don't have the time. I'm busy every day." Yu Xian said.

"Persevere, persist. This is the age when you should work hard. I suddenly remembered a famous saying that I want to tell you: 'If a young man does not work hard, he will be very sad when he is old.'" Fang Hong made up stories.

"If you don't work hard when you are young, you will regret it when you are old. It depends on whether you have any culture or not." Yu Xian complained.

"Ah, that's all you have going for you."

Although Fang Hong was sighing, he was actually belittling himself and praising Yu Xian.

Yu Xian was very pleased with the compliment: "Although I am not as good as you in business, my professional skills are better than yours, you have to admit it."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Fang Hong nodded.

It is true that Yu Xian's progress in photography and directing is much better than his.

He is either picking up girls or working.

The two chatted for a few hours, and Yu Xian felt better and worked harder.

This year is also a critical year for Fang Hong. Everything is just starting out and it is a time when he needs funding. Without Yu Xian to support him, he will not be able to make any progress.

And without Yu Xian, Yutu would have collapsed simply because it took too big a step.

Yu Xian is a man who likes to talk big. If you ask him to do something, he will do it very seriously. He never talks about money with Fang Hong and will just take whatever money he is paid.

But Fang Hong didn't treat him badly. The "Fifty Shades of Grey" series of novels continued to be popular around the world. Universal originally wanted the film adaptation rights of the novel, but unexpectedly the copyright was in the hands of Yutu in the United States.

For this reason, on the third day of the Chinese New Year, Global Chairman Donna called Fang Hong again. This was the second time the two had spoken on the phone.

Americans don't celebrate the Chinese New Year, so they don't know Fang Hong is taking a rest.

But Fang Hong didn't care, his work made him happy.

Donna expressed her desire for the film adaptation rights to the novel Fifty Shades of Grey.

You can name any price, as long as it’s suitable.

Americans speak without thinking. They want 999 billion US dollars. Will you give it to them?

Fang Hong didn't say that. What he said was that they would still shoot the film and you would distribute it, and the profit sharing would remain at 25% as before.

Donna said that she wanted to invest because she wanted to get a bigger share of the market, and she was quite optimistic about "Fifty Shades of Grey"!

"That's fine, but I still want my 25% share to remain unchanged." Fang Hong said.

This is no different from investing or not. At most, you will have some say in the second film, but it must be distributed by Universal, after all, they also have collaborative copyrights.

But we don’t know how the first part will be made yet, and who knows whether the second part will be made.

"You won't give in on this!" Donna said on the phone.

"Sister... No, sister, if you eat the meat, you have to let me drink some soup. I also want to develop and make money. The production costs are all mine. Sister, you don't have to bear the risks." Fang Hong said sincerely.

Donna laughed out loud when he called her "sister" several times.

I also understand what he said. Indeed, the production costs are all theirs, and the distribution depends on the finished film and the previews. As long as the effect is good, it will be released worldwide immediately. The risk can be controlled.

"I have another film called "Split", which is in post-production. If you want it, I can give it to you." Fang Hong said again.

If we don't give more, we won't be able to dispel the idea of ​​​​Global.

"What type?" Donna asked.

"It's a horror and suspense film. When it's ready in the later stages, you can take a look at it. I guarantee you'll be satisfied." Fang Hong said.

"That can."

Donna believes that Yutu is quite good at shooting horror and suspense films, at least it has not lost money so far.

She also knows the movie "Annabelle".

If a piece of rubbish like The Purge can make a ton of money, then there's nothing else that can't.

As for the adaptation rights of "Fifty Shades of Grey", we will not force it, as long as the other party agrees to distribute it to Universal.

We make money together. Without this producer, we will earn much less. There is no need to be unhappy over a movie like "Fifty Shades of Grey".

"Have you started work on The Purge 2?" she asked.

"It's on the way. It should be out by the middle of the year."

"OK!"

The two men discussed it and gave "Split" to Universal, then hung up the phone.

"Fifty Shades of Grey" is not being produced at the moment because there is no money. This movie cannot be made without tens of millions of dollars. It is more expensive than "The Conjuring".

Converted into RMB, it would be several hundred million.

Yutu cannot afford to make such a film at this stage, and Fang Hong does not want to make more money by not letting Universal Investments take a larger share.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Wang Changtian called again and asked, "Does the boss never celebrate holidays? Do you work so hard?"
"Mr. Wang, Happy New Year!" Fang Hong answered the phone.

The other party was concerned about Liu Tianxian. Fang Hong had promised him that he would solve Zeng's problem before "The Four" was released.

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Liu Tianxian will go to the Ningbo Xiangshan crew to shoot the second and third parts of "The Four".

Filming this way saves money, as props and backstage equipment can be used continuously without the need for additional preparation, and actors can also get discounts.

"The Four" was filmed as scheduled. If Fang Hong couldn't solve the problem, Wang Changtian was still a little unsure, so he called Fang Hong.

Ask him how the problem was resolved.

There has always been a small stir over this matter, it's not too big, but it's still dangerous.

He didn't care much about the rampant arrogance and such, as it did not constitute a mistake in principle.

"Mr. Wang, the issue is being resolved. We will definitely not allow your "The Four" to be affected." Fang Hong said.

"My movie 'The Four' will be released in July. I don't want it to become popular before or after that. You'd better hurry up," Wang Changtian warned.

That means there are only about four or five months left because we need to do publicity in advance.

"Don't worry, Mr. Wang. I will definitely solve it for you." Fang Hong promised.

In her previous life, the last two dramas of Liu Tianxian's "The Four" were deleted, partly because of this incident, and partly because of the ridicule of "The Palace of the Golden Phoenix", which lowered her status.

But Fa Ge was not affected at all. He stared at Liu Tianxian and scolded her the whole time, picking on the weak.

And these few years in the previous life were also the saddest time for Liu Tianxian.

Not only was he hacked everywhere, but he was also entangled in the same incident!

Liu Tianxian's situation is much better in this life. At least she didn't take on the role in "The Palace of the Golden Phoenix", but she still has many other hit works to support her.

Although we are still entangled in the same incident and public opinion is still negative, the situation is much better.

Fang Hong also asked Liu Tianxian how the communication with Zeng went. Liu Tianxian said that they had been communicating for a long time, but Zeng was always hesitant.

When she has time, she and Zeng should meet and see if they can send each other a Weibo message to clarify that they are just good friends and resolve this matter properly.

Liu Tianxian still didn't want to take extreme measures.

Although she was indifferent in her previous life, she did not take extreme measures. She just hardened her heart and made the break-up, and still did not say a bad word to Zeng.

I once scolded her, but she didn't respond. She just posted a picture of a black and white rabbit.

Now Fang Hong understood Liu Tianxian more and more and understood the meaning of the picture.

That was her attitude toward human nature: half black, half white.

White is purity and black is evil.

Meaning, she sees people as kind, but others treat her as evil.

Just like a few days ago, Fang Hong was teamed up by his mother and Liu Tianxian to distort the truth. He was clearly the one who was wronged, but he became the evil party.

(End of this chapter)