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Chapter 234 Parting ways
"Well, since you don't want to, then let's just give it 5%!"

Cai Songlin took it seriously, and he actually didn't want to give away too much. After all, such a large investment was not made by him alone, there were other people involved. If he wanted to give it to Huang Ze, he had to give him his share.

The less the better.

"But it can't be any less!" If it's any less, Cai Songlin will start to worry that Huang Ze won't try hard enough.

He was willing to invest in this film in order to make money by selling the copyrights through the Big Three methods, and Huang Ze had to contribute.

"It won't be any less." Huang Ze nodded, "Director Yang Dechang and I have also met. I can't show it any less!"

After a few words, we finalized the small investment "Fengkuei Academia" and continued to sell the film the next day.

A lot was sold on the first day, and most of what should be bought was sold, so only 1.5 million was sold.

And when I took a look at the account book and compared it with the previous records of selling copyrights, there was basically nothing left to sell.

Huang Ze can’t sell Zimbabwe even if he wants to!

The revenue was nearly 9 million US dollars, almost breaking 10 million, and the profit was more than 7 million, which was considered a considerable gain.

After Huang Ze invited everyone to have a meal together, he took a plane and returned to Hong Kong Island first.

……

Hong Kong Island.

The news that "A City of Sadness" won the Golden Lion did not cause much shock in China, after all, it is a Taiwanese film.

But in Hong Kong Island, people in the circle soon knew the news.

Especially those who have connections with Xinghai. After all, this film was co-invested by Xinghai. On the day when Xinghai won the Golden Lion Award, the news about Xinghai Film and Television Company spread.

Wang Jiawei, who shot two films at Xinghai and is a good friend of mine and the general manager of Xinghai Film and Television, naturally knew about it earlier.

He was resting at home and gaining inspiration, and after hearing the news, images began to flash in his mind.

Huang Ze, Golden Lion.

Zhang Yimou, Golden Bear.

Huang Ze, Palme d'Or.

Hou Xiaoxian, Golden Lion.

The scene of four people holding the trophy appeared in his mind, and Wang Jiawei felt a fire rising in his heart!

I, Wang Jiawei, am not bad either!

I want to take the three too!

I won a jury award before, and I will strive to win the three major awards next!
After making this decision, Wang Jiawei left home and started staying at Xinghai Film and Television during working hours, guarding the company and waiting for Huang Ze.

He really stayed there.

Huang Ze took movies as his foundation. After the plane landed, he went home to have a meal and then was the first one to visit Xinghai Film and Television that afternoon.

As soon as I entered, I felt someone's burning eyes staring at me.

Following his gaze, I saw Wang Jiawei wearing cloth bag sunglasses.

"Jia Wei, do you want to tell me something?"

"Yeah." Wang Jiawei nodded.

"Then come in." Huang Ze led him into the office and sat down at his seat. Huang Ze raised his hand and said, "Please sit anywhere. What's going on?"

"I, I..." Wang Jiawei hesitated.

"Hey, what are you doing? We have known each other since we first arrived in Hong Kong Island, so just tell us what you have to say."

"I want to make a new film!" Wang Jiawei swallowed hard, "It will require a bigger investment."

"How big?" Huang Ze asked.

"thirty million!"

"Dollar?"

"..." Wang Jiawei was delighted. If there really was 30 million US dollars, he would definitely be happy with it.

Let alone 30 million, he felt he could spend any more.

But Huang Ze was obviously joking with him. If he agreed, it would be bad, so he said honestly, "Hong Kong, Hong Kong dollars is fine."

"Okay, let me see the script first." Huang Ze couldn't refuse immediately, lest he discourage his subordinates.

I immediately decided to follow the method of "Days of Being Wild" and let Wang Jiawei finish the script and shot by shot.

Then, Wang Jiawei responded to Huang Ze by shaking his head.

“I haven’t written it yet.”

"Hmm?" Huang Ze raised his eyebrows, "So what kind of story do you plan to write? You can just dictate it first."

"Martial arts."

"Well, martial arts movies are really popular right now, so it's a good choice. Then what?"

"I, I..." Wang Jiawei hesitated again and scratched his head, "I just want to make a martial arts film. I haven't decided what story it will be."

“But this film will definitely make money.”

Wang Jiawei said excitedly, "I'm planning a big celebrity alliance."

"Liang Jiahui, Zhang Guorong, Liang Chaowei, Liu Dehua."

"Lin Qingxia, Zhang Manyu, Wang Zuxian, and many other handsome men and beautiful women were invited. With the reputation of these stars, the box office will definitely be good! It will definitely not be like "Days of Being Wild" a few months ago, which couldn't even make 10 million."

"My goal this time is at least 30 million."

"Good!" Huang Ze applauded.

He stood up, poured a cup of hot water and placed it in front of Wang Jiawei.

"Jiawei, drink more hot water."

"The blueprint you described is indeed beautiful."

"But……"

"You have to give me a script first."

Huang Ze spread his hands, helpless, "You don't even have a script, how can I invest in you?"

"We can use flying paper then." Wang Jiawei felt that this was not a problem at all.

Isn’t this what everyone does in the Hong Kong film industry?

Why can they do it but I can't? After all, I made a lot of money with both films and became famous at Cannes.

"I believe I will be fine and will definitely make money for the company."

"no!"

Huang Ze still shook his head.

"It's not that I don't trust you, but if I allow you to do this, what about other directors? Can they also fly paper money? The rules of Xinghai will be completely gone."

Well, Huang Ze mainly doesn’t trust Wang Jiawei.

He is different from Wang Rixiang. Wang Rixiang can accept Fei Zhizai because the other party knows that a film is to make money. If it fails to make money, he will not be in trouble. The purpose of a film is to make money.

But people like Wang Jiawei have their hearts full of art!

He will go crazy when it comes to art. As for how much money he spends and how much budget he has, that is not something he should consider.

Besides, even if it was Wang Rixiang, Huang Ze didn’t let him do anything like flying paper when filming Xinghai!
You, Wang Jiawei, don't even think about it.

"Listen to me, write the script, draw the storyboards, and then by then, let alone 30 million, 35 million, or even 40 million will be no problem!"

"Thirty-five thousand, forty million..."

This word kept echoing in Wang Jiawei's mind, who was a little dazed.

But it was not Huang Ze's voice.

But another person.

He speaks and acts like an elder brother.

When I was having dinner with the other party before, I had also proposed the idea of ​​a cost of 30 million, and the other party responded in the same way.

Thirty-five million, or even forty million would be no problem.

Moreover, the other party does not need a script or anything, and no pressure is put on him during filming. It is all up to him to make the decisions.

Especially the last one!
He no longer has to worry about someone coming up to him while he's filming and saying, "You're shooting too slowly, you should shoot it like this," and then taking away his directorial authority.

But even so, he was still looking for Huang Ze and Xing Hai.

But what happened today made him so sad.

On one hand, he was given full authority to shoot the film, while on the other hand, he was in charge of this and that. It was really not easy and full of distrust.

"Mr. Huang." Wang Jiawei closed his eyes, a look of pain visible on his face, "I may have to say sorry."

"Sorry for what?"

"Someone is willing to invest 30 million in me even though I don't have a script."

"Oh? That's a good thing!" Huang Ze smiled, "This is definitely a good thing, what are you sorry for?"

"If you don't have a script, I can't cast you here, but there are people who are willing to cast you, so you can give it a try."

"As a friend, I definitely wish you the best!"

Huang Ze patted Wang Jiawei's arm and held his hand with his other hand, "Congratulations!"

"Even if you leave the star sea, you should work hard."

"Yeah." Wang Jiawei nodded, stood up and walked out of Huang Ze's office with some disappointment.

Seeing the office door closed, Huang Ze felt...

"Ok?"

"Why am I still a little bit happy?"

The corners of Huang Ze's mouth curled up slightly.

"Finally, Wang Jiawei can pursue his Wang-style aesthetics, and the key is that he doesn't have to pay for it himself."

"Hey……"

"After he finishes this, he should be able to appreciate my good intentions, right?"

"I don't know which idiot is willing to invest 30 million in a movie that doesn't even have a script..."

After leaving Xinghai, Wang Jiawei made a phone call and asked the big fool mentioned by Huang Ze to come out.

The two had a meal together.

Wang Jiawei told Huang Ze everything that happened to him, with a hint of sadness in his tone.

"You said that I have made two films with a cost of less than 15 million, and the total profit brought the company more than 20 million. Why is Mr. Huang still unwilling to let go?"

"Does he think I'll lose money if I'm the only one controlling the film?"

"Maybe he is a little suspicious because he is young. Don't worry about it." Deng Guangrong comforted her, but he was already overjoyed in his heart.

Huang Ze, ah Huang Ze!
You are really capable of making movies.

But this pattern of rescue is not enough.

You were such a capable director, but you were reluctant to give up power, and in the end it benefited me.

"Thank you!"

……

After inspecting Xinghai Films, I found that God of Gamblers is currently in post-production and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is still in location scouting. These are the only two projects currently underway.

There's nothing to do at Xinghai Records.

Huang Ze basically stayed at ATV for the rest of the time, filming "Teletubbies" with everyone.

It is not very strenuous to shoot this, but it does require you to clear your mind.

This kind of day lasted for a week, and then I received a call from the assistant director of the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" crew.

After auditions were held in major cities across the country, only eight candidates were shortlisted for the final audition.

Now these five people have been gathered in Yangcheng, which is closer to Hong Kong Island, and asked Huang Ze when he would be free.

Upon hearing the news, Huang Ze immediately came to Yangcheng and found the office location where the crew was temporarily renting.

"What about the files of those five people? Let's take a look first."

"Mr. Huang, here." The assistant director respectfully handed a stack of files to Huang Ze.

After a quick look, Huang Ze raised his eyebrows when he saw the fifth picture.

"She is only seventeen years old?"

(End of this chapter)