Chapter 996: Then invest

After Zhou Xingxing received the news, he naturally rushed over. He felt that some things should be settled earlier. Since Wang Chan was willing to talk, he wanted to talk straight to the point.

However, Zhou Xingxing was not happy at all about this news. He had no intention of accepting investment from others for this film. He wanted to prove himself. Otherwise, there would be many people in Hong Kong who wanted to invest in his own film.

Therefore, Zhou Xingxing thought for a while and said: "Mr. Ye, is there no other way?

Although my funds are not very abundant, they are not enough to attract investment. "

This is a movie that Zhou Xingxing does not want others to interfere with. He wants to independently prove his talent not only as an actor, but also as a boss, he will be quite successful. In fact, this is also an important reason why Zhou Xingxing filmed this movie.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to get a loan from the bank.

Ye Ming said with great certainty: "This is the way to go.

Mr. Zhou is also a person in the industry. According to my current development speed, to be honest, if the salary of each film is not higher than the previous one, it will be a failure.

If I accept your invitation for two million, then if the news goes to Hollywood, what will happen to my next movie? How much salary will they give me? Four million, this is already a friendly price.

If it weren't for this salary, two million, I would definitely have invested in it, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to explain it to Hollywood. Unless I don't want to hang around there anymore.

Also, Director Spielberg gave me four million, and if I turned around and I was here, it would be cut in half. This would be a slap in Spielberg’s face. I will not set up a good image for myself for no reason. The enemy. "

There is only one possibility for an actor's salary to drop, and that is that his influence has declined.

But now Ye Ming's influence is steadily rising. Therefore, under such circumstances, his salary should be rising, at least one film will be more expensive than the other. Unless the movie he starred in failed at the box office, he would have no reason to lower his salary.

Zhou Xingxing hesitated and said: "This is a movie that I want to prove myself. I originally didn't plan to accept investment from others."

Ye Ming said very rudely: "Mr. Zhou, if I invest, it will not do you any harm. Moreover, my investment can also alleviate your current financial situation. Although you are not short of money, but for filming Naturally, the more money, the better.”

This is already a very polite thing to say. Ye Ming just said directly, why don't you give me four million if you are not short of money? At this time, Zhou Xingxing was a little embarrassed, but what Ye Ming said was the truth. In such a situation, Zhou Xingxing After hesitating for a while, he said: "Okay, I will think about it and give Mr. Zhou an answer tomorrow."

Obviously Zhou Xingxing did not accept this condition on the spot, but he agreed to consider it.

Ye Ming also nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Zhou is welcome to contact me at any time."

After Zhou Xingxing left with Fang Nan, Feng Xiao just said incomprehensively: "Yi Zi, Zhou Xingxing's own movies may not necessarily make money. There is nothing wrong with him being a good actor, but is he a good actor?" For good investors, this is hard to say.

To be honest, the King of Comedy just doesn't make much money. "It is said that the King of Comedy has made money, but that is just the promotion of the movie. In fact, people in the industry know very well that the only beneficiary of the King of Comedy movie is the young Zhang Baizhi. Apart from Zhang Baizhi, Besides, The King of Comedy is actually a loser in every aspect. It’s just that because of the need for publicity, it seems that The King of Comedy is making money.

But everyone in the industry knows that it is good if the King of Comedy can neither make a profit nor lose money. In the film market, if you don’t make money or lose money, you actually lose money, because you wasted a lot of time and energy and ended up not making money. So if you didn’t make money, wouldn’t you just lose money?

To say that Zhou Xingxing is a good investor depends on Shaolin football and Kung Fu. In fact, everyone knows that in the end, Yangtze River No. 7 lost money in a mess. Therefore, Zhou Xingxing's investment vision is, to be honest, far behind his talent as an actor.

However, at least Ye Ming knew very well that this young Shaolin football player was one of the few movies in which Zhou Xingxing made money. Therefore, Ye Ming glanced at the direction of the door, and then said: "Whether Zhou Xingxing is a good investor or not, a movie is nothing, but I believe that he can make money from this movie. With his serious spirit With his comedy talent, it is impossible for him to lose money, at least for this one. If Shaolin Football Player loses money again, he will never be able to work in Hong Kong City again."

It's okay for an actor to fail. No actor dares to say that he has never failed. In Hollywood, both directors and actors have the right to fail, but you can't always fail. There is always a limit to this.

As for the right to fail, in the film industry there is a default right to fail once, which is very common.

And this right of one failure applies to big directors and big stars. They have proven their talents. If they fail once, no one will say anything. But if they fail twice in a row, then it will be like this. Next, you need to carefully consider whether you are suitable to be in the entertainment industry.

It is precisely because Ye Ming is very clear about this, therefore, he knows that even if he does not know the result, Zhou Xingxing will not lose this time, not to mention that as a person who has experienced it, he understands even more that Shaolin football swept Hong Kong A movie in the city.

Fan Binbin said nonchalantly: "Brother Ming, you are not ready to lose money. Also, if you can star in Zhou Xingxing's movie, then even if you lose money, it is not a big deal."

From Fan Binbin's point of view, if she had the opportunity to star in Zhou Xingxing's movie, there would be no problem even if she didn't get paid. Ye Ming didn't like hearing this, so he hit her and said, "You girl, I haven't invested yet, and you expect me to lose money. What kind of mentality is this?"

Obviously, Fan Binbin's mentality is indeed not very good, but if everyone is friends and chatting and laughing, then this matter can be over like this. As for whether Ye Ming can participate in Zhou Xingxing's movie, the decision now lies not with Ye Ming, but with Zhou Xingxing.

Hesitation, Zhou Xingxing was indeed hesitant, but what really made him make up his mind was the financial crisis in Europe and the United States, to be precise, the financial crisis in Europe. Hedge funds were running rampant in Europe, and as a result, Zhou Xingxing's investment in Europe shrank greatly.

You must know that he was able to obtain a bank loan only because of his financial investment in Europe as a guarantee. Banks are not fools. Who will give you a loan without guarantee? Therefore, under such circumstances, the shrinkage of Zhou Xingxing's investments in Europe has become the bank's biggest worry.

And Fang Nan also received a call, saying that the bank asked for early repayment, otherwise he would have to wait for a lawyer's letter, right?

This is the outcome Zhou Xingxing least wants to see. Under such a situation, the Shaolin football player is not ready to start filming yet. If the company is blocked because of this, then at this time, all the previous efforts will be in vain.

So Zhou Xingxing immediately asked: "How much do we have to pay back to the bank?"

Fang Nan is very familiar with this: "The upfront payment is 3.6 million, which is our start-up capital. If we pay it back, there will be no problem, but if it is at this time , if we return all the money to the bank, the next work of the crew will be put on hold."

This is not a shutdown at all. The crew is suspended because they can no longer continue filming in the middle. This is a direct abort. The crew has not officially started preparations. In this case, if it is taken down directly, it will be aborted.

Therefore, Zhou Xingxing frowned and said: "Let me think of a way. This play cannot be stopped. At the worst, we can just accept Ye Ming's investment."

For this drama, he has invested too much time, money, energy, etc., which cannot be given up casually.

Therefore, at this time, Ye Ming's investment became the best choice. Hong Kong City said that many people would be willing to invest in his movies, but if they accepted Hong Kong City's investment at that time, who would have the final say on the crew in the future? Those people in Hong Kong City can eat people without spitting out their bones. Lord.

Zhou Xingxing has not been dealing with them for a year or two. In a situation like this, they say it's an investment, but in the end they will send someone to control the crew. By then, after the movie is shot, it's hard to say whose it belongs to.

But Ye Ming is different. Ye Ming can be considered a mainlander, and the key is that Ye Ming's reputation has always been very good, and his credibility is high. What's more, more importantly, he has never heard Ye Ming say anything that goes against his word.

People who work with Ye Ming will say that one by one, some will say that Ye Ming is domineering, but no one will say that Ye Ming is calculating, trying to be a big name, etc. This is very important. Among the crew, Zhou Xingxing believes that he is the biggest star, so he does not want anyone who is bigger than himself to come.

Although Ye Ming did better than himself to some extent. But after all, he is a junior, and it is easy for him to suppress a junior. Therefore, based on this consideration, Zhou Xingxing thought about it and chose Ye Ming as a partner.

Call and tell Ye Ming that it's time to start negotiating about cooperation.

In the end, Brilliant Film and Television acquired 30% of Shaolin Football Player's shares for a price of 3 million, but it was limited to the box office in Hong Kong City, Mainland China and Baodao. The other places were still owned by Zhou Xingxing.

On this point, Ye Ming was still very reasonable and did not make any rebuttal. Regarding the box office in the Mainland, if this movie is to pass the censorship in the Mainland first, then let’s talk about it.

At this time, Ye Ming also proposed that Wang Zhongjun and Feng Xiaogang come out together and hold a signing ceremony.

At this time, back at the hotel, Fang Nan raised a question, what if Ye Ming wanted to interfere with the crew's affairs in the middle?

As a superstar, Ye Ming is at least the newcomer king in the entertainment industry. No one among the newcomers dares to say that he can surpass Ye Ming. And even if the old man is included, there are only a handful of people who can completely suppress Ye Ming. For such a person with acting skills and status, Fang Nan didn't believe that he would be able to film with peace of mind on the crew. And Fang Nan also knows Zhou Xingxing very well, he is a great actor.

If there is one drama tyrant in the crew, that's a little more. But if there are two, and the two have similar status, then the crew will become very confused. Therefore, after hearing Fang Nan's question, Zhou Xingxing was a little dumbfounded. It turned out that he had not considered this matter well.

In such a situation, Zhou Xingxing pondered for a long time and finally decided to raise this issue. Ye Ming was going to cooperate with Zhou Xingxing. Wang Zhongjun and Feng Xiaogang were naturally the first to know about this news.

At this time, Wang Zhongjun regretted: "Xiaogang, if we had known that Zhou Xingxing needed investment, then under such a situation, it is better to say that we will invest in this movie, three million, and 30% of the box office share , this matter is worthwhile no matter how it is calculated.

What's more, if we cooperate with Zhou Xingxing, it will increase our influence in Hong Kong City. This will be very helpful for our company's intention to enter the Hong Kong City market. "

In fact, when Ye Ming proposed to cooperate with Zhou Xingxing, if Wang Zhongjun knew such news, it would mean that he was a little tempted at this time. But Wang Zhongjun knew better that Zhou Xingxing was unwilling for any outsiders to invest in his movies, otherwise he would have accepted investment from others in Hong Kong City.

Therefore, when Wang Zhongjun heard the news, he was not tempted. Instead, he asked Zhou Xingxing to see what kind of answer he would give. It was almost certain that he would not agree. Could it be that Ye Ming was more respectable than those filmmakers in Hong Kong City?

However, he did not expect that a financial crisis occurred in Europe, and Zhou Xingxing was called by the bank to repay the loan. Therefore, at this time, he had to agree to Ye Ming's request to become a shareholder. This really made Wang Zhongjun feel very depressed.

What is even more depressing is that under such a situation, when signing the contract, Ye Ming and Zhou Xingxing asked him and Feng Xiaogang to attend as a witness. Such a request is simply bullying.

Therefore, it is almost inevitable to complain to Feng Xiaogang.

What Huayi Brothers did in this matter was really a bit frustrating. (To be continued)