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Chapter 764 Charm of personality!

In the afternoon of that day, all the executives of the major companies learned about the [-] million guarantees offered by Ahli Films for "A Good Show" and "Havoc in Tianzhu".

"What the hell does Fan Luyuan want to do!"

Wang Zhongjun slapped heavily on the desk. This kind of behavior of driving up prices really made him both disgusted and angry.

The first asking price was [-] million, so what's the deal? It's impossible to spend [-] million to guarantee the bottom line of these two films.

"Heart Blossoms on the Road" was opened in the Han and Tang Dynasties to [-] million guarantees, and China Film and Beijing Culture did not dare to follow.

Even if "To Youth" and "Wolf Warrior" sold for [-] million yuan, "The Breakup Master" still had a box office of [-] million yuan, but the risk of asking such a high price for a new director is extremely high.

The first is to pay the guarantee fee, and it will take at least one and a half years to get the share. In one and a half years, the price of pork has increased.

Moreover, the new director is full of uncertainties, and it is hard to say whether the filming can be completed on time.

Wang Zhonglei said helplessly, "Brother, isn't this the way Ahli has always acted? The premium for any acquisition was not too high. They have strong financial resources, and it is difficult for us to fight."

Wang Zhongjun also knew that Ahli wanted to regress several major companies, but as the film and television company with the highest market value in China, Huayi also had no shortage of money.

"The film and television industry can't be played with just a little money. He has money, so why can't we afford this little money?"

Wang Zhongjun waved his hand, "Zhonglei, why don't you go talk to him, no matter how many raccoons come out, we will follow!"

Huayi is not short of money now. Some time ago, it just gave out more than 20 billion to Feng Xiaogang and a few actors, and there are also big projects involving tens of billions with Ping An Bank.

The film and television industry is small in size, there is no decisive gap between one billion and 100 billion.

Just like playing mahjong with fifty cents, there is no difference between a principal of 1 yuan and a principal of 100 million, which is enough to play.

The cost of a project is only so much. If you have one billion yuan, if you spend two or three hundred million yuan to do this project, even if you have ten billion yuan, the budget will not be much too much.

Ah Li is rich and capable of spending billions of dollars to make movies, so no one in these film and television companies can afford it.

However, at the end Wang Zhongjun added, "Up to six, up to seven hundred million!"

This often handles billions and billions of cooperation projects, and Wang Zhongjun is also very generous.

With a guarantee of 5.5 million yuan, there will be no loss at the box office if there is a box office of about [-] million yuan, but it is just a waste of time, and there will be a little loss due to inflation, which is within an acceptable range.

Any more than that and the risk is too great.

Wang Zhongjun felt a little emotional for opening a [-] million guarantee for the two new directors.

"One Step Away" has a guarantee of [-] billion, and "Taiping Wheel" has a total of [-] million, which is relatively cheap in comparison. If I knew it, I would have competed with Ah Li and Leshi for these two films.

Yu Dong, Wang Changtian, Jiang Defu, Zhang Zhao, and several CEOs of big companies were also very angry at Ah Li's unreasonable way of driving up prices.

Ah Li doesn't care about this little money, but for these film and television companies whose annual profits are only a few hundred million, it is not a small amount of money. It's not easy to explain.

Including China Film with the prefix of the country, China Film also needs performance. After all, it is going to be listed. Shareholders don't care whether you are a state-owned enterprise or a private enterprise.

Moreover, China Film is too bloated internally, with hundreds of second- and third-tier companies, but it is not easy to make drastic reforms and get rid of some negative assets.

There are at least thousands of people who rely on China Film for food, and a considerable number of people and companies cannot make profits, but rely on China Film for support.

However, the characteristics of state-owned enterprises determine that China Film cannot get rid of these people and companies.

Even if Ah Li opened his mouth to guarantee the bottom line of [-] million, the other companies did not give up, and were still in contact with the partners of Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang.

Quoting high prices, giving shares, and seducing their partners with benefits. Anyway, I have tried all the methods I can think of.

Tang An also expected this scene. What everyone lacks most now is a director with box office appeal. Every time one appears, it is a scarce resource, but it is precious.

Since it was a profitable business, Tang An certainly would not give up, and asked someone to contact the two of them.

These are all normal things, Tang An didn't regret it because someone else offered a high price because he had said it beforehand.

If you don't sign a contract, you can't do anything.

As for betrayal and dishonesty.
If it doesn't exist, even the country will be betrayed, let alone a project.

However, this still shows that the credit between him and Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang is worth the money, and future cooperation will definitely not be as reliable as his own.

However, just after instructing the people in the production department to follow up on this matter, Tang An's personal phone rang, and it was Huang Bo calling.

Tang An showed a smile, put down his work, and connected the phone.

"Hey, Huang Bo, you should be in Ninghang today. Is the road show going well?"

"It's okay, I understand."

"That's fine, but I can't let you suffer. If the price is really unacceptable to me in the end, I won't force it."

"Well, you are busy, goodbye."

Huang Bo called and said that he would not accept the quotations from Ahli and other companies, and that he would follow what he had agreed with Tang An.

Tang An was in a good mood, and also somewhat proud. It seemed that he still had a bit of charisma.

But Tang An didn't make it difficult for him and competed together.

Anyway, Tang An earned more if he guaranteed the bottom line.

After hanging up the phone, Tang An looked forward to Wang Baoqiang's call.

However, Tang An was disappointed. Neither Wang Baoqiang nor Song Ze called to explain the situation, nor did they even receive an email.

Anyway, say sorry, and then complain, expressing how difficult it is for me, hoping that Tang An's size and the like.

What an honest child, after ten years of working in the entertainment industry, she has gradually changed, becoming more tactful, a little clever and utilitarian.

But under the temptation of interests, he couldn't hold back after all.

Tang An remembered that when he was in Huayi, Wang Baoqiang at that time was similar to his previous image in film and television dramas.

But at least Huang Bo didn't have it, so Tang An wasn't in such a bad mood.

The major companies are still wooing Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang, and they have also offered quotations one after another.

Ah Li reported a guarantee of 5000 million, and Huayi, Bernard, Guangxian, Leshi, and Wanda each added [-] million.

However, another big dog, Teng Xun, is also the one who is not short of money, offering a guarantee of [-] million.

As an initial partner, Hantang Media added another 5000 million.

As a matter of course, Ah Li added a guarantee of [-] million again.

This is already a high price, and Lay's took the lead to withdraw.

Originally, Leshi guaranteed the bottom line of "Taiping Wheel", and was also one of the investors, investing a lot of money in this project.

Moreover, Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall" has already been approved, and Leshi has invested a lot in this billion-dollar Sino-US joint venture production.

In addition, "Little Times 3" in the summer file was affected by the male lead, and the box office was not good. In the case of investing a lot of publicity and distribution costs, the profit was not as good as the previous two films.

All in all, there was no money, and Ke Zhendong's incident directly led to the bankruptcy of Leshi Pictures' plan to be incorporated into the listed company Leshi.com, and the company's more than a dozen star shareholders were about to withdraw their capital.

If there was no such thing as Ke Zhendong's oppression, the preparations for the merger of Leshi Films into the listed company Leshi.com would have already begun at this time, and a small share would be given to Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang. After the listing, the income would be ten times higher. There is still contention about the fun.

But there is no hope of going public, and Leshi is not qualified to compete.

In the past two days, Wang Baoqiang can be said to have had unlimited scenery.

From an ordinary big star, he has become the target of all the giants.

Song Ze went to talk to several big companies before, but Wang Baoqiang went by himself later.

Tasting wine and playing golf with Wang Zhonglei, Jiang Defu, Yu Dong, and Zhang Wei made Wang Baoqiang a lot of face.

Either the chairman or the president, I met the heads of several major companies, went to high-end clubs and clubs, and talked and laughed happily with the top figures in the circle. These are the most enjoyable days Wang Baoqiang has spent in the past few years.

After playing golf with Wang Zhonglei, Wang Baoqiang went to the sofa, leaned on the backrest with his hands stretched out, and sighed with satisfaction.

Whether in Huayi or after leaving, in the past, Wang Baoqiang had to use honorific titles and lower his posture when facing Wang Zhonglei.

But now, he smiled differently and straightened his back.

Just now, Wang Baoqiang got so excited when he scored a hole-in-one golf shot that he stopped calling Mr. Wang, and just called Lao Wang.

But it was only once, and I haven't been dazed.

Wang Baoqiang recalled that old Wang blurted out, Wang Zhonglei didn't care at all, his smile was even wider, and he felt very refreshed, even better than drinking a glass of cold beer in summer.

Wang Baoqiang was still immersed in the feeling of being sought after, but Song Ze said on the other side.

"Baoqiang, I have met the heads of several major companies, but Hantang Media only has a director of the production department. I am afraid that Tang Dong is really dissatisfied."

(End of this chapter)