I am a director, but I have the skills of an actor

Chapter 210 [-] million investment
"Director Wan, I didn't tell you about Ur Fan before because I talked to him before and when I asked him to put the studio under the company's banner, he said he would consider it.

He didn't give me a reply before, but by saying this in front of Director Han and the others, he agreed to the cooperation I had discussed with him before. "

"Mr. Zhang, you can take care of this kind of thing. I don't care about these things. But you have to consider Cheng Er's side. If Ur opens the studio and hangs it under the company's banner, Cheng Er will have any thoughts in his heart."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wan Qingshan thought of what happened before.

"Oh, by the way, how about the plagiarism of Cheng Er's movie?"

"Shanghai Film Group didn't do anything, they just asked the film's producer to tell the media that Cheng Er was a hype.

I comforted Cheng Er, and he didn't say anything to the media. Then I asked Director Han for help and greeted the media. There was no media report later, and the matter ended like this. "

Then, Zhang Zhao smiled calmly and said, "As for the studio matter, I have already discussed this matter with Cheng Er. As long as he makes a movie with a box office of over [-] million, I will set up a studio for him and put it under the company's banner." , and he will also be able to participate in investment in his future movies.”

Wan Qingshan looked at Zhang Zhao in surprise. Zhang Zhao's approach was similar to the way companies and directors collaborated in later generations.

Seeing the look in Wan Qingshan's eyes, Zhang Zhao understood what Wan Qingshan was thinking. He said with a smile, "Director Wan, you and Miss Fan brought out the way celebrities open studios, and Ning Hua opened a company. I understand that directors will follow the studio model in the future, so I might as well sell them, help them set up a studio, and the company will take a part of the shares, so that everyone can make money together, and it will be difficult for anyone who wants to poach them in the future."

"Then I brought this out." Wan Qingshan muttered in his heart, then smiled,
"Mr. Zhang, you have a good idea. If you tie up the director, it will be easier to do film projects in the future.

By the way, Mr. Zhang, you remember that I told you before that when the time comes, prepare to form a distribution company. "

Zhang Zhao's eyes lit up and he said with some urgency, "Remember, Director Wan, when you mentioned the way to distribute movies online, it shocked me. Director Wan, do you think now is the time?"

"Not yet, but I think it will be soon. Look at the new mobile phones released by Nokia last year, which have the Internet and even GPS navigation functions.

At this rate of development, I imagine it won’t be long before mobile phones become like small computers.

Online promotion is different from offline promotion. We don’t have any experience, so we first organize people and promote the movie through computer promotion, following China Film and TVB. When the time comes, when mobile phones become small computers, we will not As for, I don’t know where to start. "

Just as he finished speaking, Wan Qingshan suddenly remembered something and immediately told him, "Mr. Zhang, there is no need to talk to China Film and Enlight Pictures about publishing the movie on the computer. They publish them, and you publish yours."

If China Film and Broadcasting Corporation notice it and ask about it, just say, we have nothing to do, so we come up with some new tricks in the hope of increasing the movie box office. "

"Understood, Director Wan, if this is announced online, the later the colleagues know about it, the better.

Director Wan, after the Chinese New Year, I will set up a publicity company, and then I will make arrangements to be more discreet. "

Wan Qingshan nodded lightly, "Xuanfa Company is considered a subsidiary of Qingshan Media, and you are still responsible for all matters.

But I will bring Fan Bayi in. I promised her before that I would bring her in when I opened a publicity and development company. "

Seeing Zhang Zhao frowning, Wan Qingshan smiled dumbly and said, "Mr. Zhang, don't worry, she said before that she just wanted to have multiple names and only hold 1% of the shares.

1% of the shares, Mr. Zhang, are you still worried that she can occupy the magpie's nest? "

"Haha, 1% of the shares, that's no problem."

Afterwards, Wan Qingshan and Zhang Zhao talked about Xuanfa Company again and went home.

The next day, Wan Qingshan came to Fanfan Company, which he had not been to since its opening.

In the office, Fan Bayi smiled and joked while pouring tea for Wan Qingshan.

"Director Wan, you are a rare visitor, and you actually came to inspect it in person. I thought you had forgotten about Fanfan Company."

"This company belongs to you. I don't want to come here too often, lest the people in your company doubt the ownership of the company."

Fan Bayi smiled and said, "Director Wan, let's not talk about the company's ownership. I can ask if you have calmed down and when you can let Mr. Zhang continue to provide resources to the company.

If you don't provide resources, it will be difficult for the company to sign new people and develop. "

Because of what Yang Siwei caused last year, Wan Qingshan directly asked Zhang Zhao not to provide resources, but Yang Siwei didn't notice it at first.

But later, when Qingshan Media was filming "Painted Skin", she called Qingshan Media Company to insert Zhao Liying and Luo Jin, but was rejected.

She knew something was wrong, but instead of asking Zhang Zhao directly, she called Fan Bayi.

At that time, Fan Bayi was signing a contract with Zhang Zhao, so she interviewed Zhang Zhao from the side. Knowing that Wan Qingshan felt that Yang Siwei had gone too far and cut off Fanfan Company's resources, she didn't say anything.

Wan Qingshan frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "As for resources, I can ask Mr. Zhang to continue to provide them, but you have to reorganize the company.

The resources of Qingshan Media are either controlled by the company or exchanged with other film and television companies. If your company fails to do a good job, it will affect Qingshan Media's reputation in the industry. "

Seeing Wan Qingshan's serious expression, Fan Bayi stopped smiling.

"I will ask the people below to pay attention. If there is a next time, and you cut off the company's resources, I will have no shame to ask you for it again."

"Whether you come to me again or not, let me tell you first, I will only give you this chance again.

Compared with my shares in Fanfan Company, Qingshan Media Company is much more important to me. "

"Understood, I will reorganize the company soon and ask someone to come up with a detailed charter. Anyone who makes a mistake will leave immediately. It will not affect the reputation of Qingshan Media Company."

Seeing Fan Bayi's sincere face, Wan Qingshan stopped talking about this topic.

"I will contact Mr. Zhang soon and I will provide you with resources if they are available.

Okay, let me tell you what I came to see you about this time. I promised you before that when I open a publicity and development company, I will call you. After the New Year, Qingshan Media Company will open a subsidiary company for publicity and development business. Zhang Zhao will contact you when the time comes. "

The joy in Fan Bayi's heart suddenly couldn't be hidden, and it was clearly displayed on his face.

"Director Wan, thank you for remembering this."

"I will naturally remember what I promised."

After finishing speaking, Wan Qingshan hesitated in his eyes and continued, "I hope you can listen to what I am going to say next."

Seeing that Wan Qingshan's expression became serious again, Fan Bayi's expression also became very serious.

"Director Wan, if you tell me, I will definitely listen."

"In a few months, I will collaborate with Jiang Zhiqiang on another movie. Like "Ip Man," the main purpose of this movie is to send Zhang Jin to Hollywood.

I will be one of the directors and investors, and I will recommend you to Jiang Zhiqiang and Han Sanping to play the female lead. As long as you are not bad in the interview, they will look at my face and give you the role of the female lead.

Just because you make the number one female role, it doesn't mean I have any thoughts. It's just because you make money and I make money, that's why I recommend you. "

Wan Qingshan's words did not make Fan Bayi express any joy, but instead made her face look as cold as ice.

"You don't need to recommend me. I'm not a tool for you to make money. You can recommend Zeng Li. After she becomes famous, she can also help you make money." Fan Bayi said coldly.

Wan Qingshan frowned and said in a deep voice, "You are different from her. She is relatively indifferent to fame and fortune. When "Loyalty Liver and Righteousness" went to the United States to promote, she didn't even go.

My assessment of her is that no matter how much I praise her, her fame will still decline in a few years.

You are different. You have ambitions and want to become an international actress. You are more suitable for me to support you, but I am just afraid that you will think too much like I did before when I gave you the resources for two movies. "

Fan Bayi opened his mouth and wanted to say, do you really know Zeng Li?But I thought that speaking out might help Zeng Li, so I didn't say anything.

After all, Zeng Li is not like her. Zeng Li didn't play any roles at all in the first few years after her debut. She basically stayed in the art troupe and became popular later, which was single-handedly promoted by Wan Qingshan.

She didn't do anything for resources, and the most intimate scene she starred in was "Loyal Liver and Righteous Bravery" with Wan Qingshan.

Zeng Li fit Wan Qingshan's requirements the best. If the truth was told, Wan Qingshan might have gotten close to Zeng Li just to steal food. She would not do such a thing.

Seeing that Fan Bayi didn't speak, Wan Qingshan sighed slightly.

"Miss Fan, can you please let go of the energy you had in the past that worked so hard to climb up?

In my heart, you have always been a strong woman. Don't delay your acting career because of emotional matters. "

Fan Bayi was silent for a moment and whispered, "Okay, thank you for giving me such a good resource."

Wan Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief. He really didn't want to give the resources for this movie to outsiders, but if Fan Bayi was still like that, he would have to give it to others if he didn't want to give it to others.

"In this play, you will also have martial arts moves. During this time, you should find a teacher to learn from it. You are not required to be like Zhang Jin, but the moves must also look good."

After saying that, Wan Qingshan discovered that Fan Bayi's body shape, which had been slimmed down for the filming of "Ip Man", had returned and became the same as before, somewhat plump.

"You still have to lose weight. This weight loss is different from last time. It's best to exercise some lines this time.

The main market for this film is North America. In Hollywood commercial films, female characters generally have a somewhat wild feel. "

Wan Qingshan's eyes lit up as he spoke, "I've thought of a way for you to get into Hollywood. Oriental women already have Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi. If you enter Hollywood with the persona of an Oriental woman, you won't be able to give North American audiences anything new." Feel.

Therefore, you have to have the appearance of Eastern women and the wildness of Western women to impress North American audiences.

You'd better exercise more frequently in the future, keep your body in good shape, and develop your lines. As long as you succeed, at least you can be a vase in a big Hollywood production. "Fan Bayi was not excited, but hesitant.

"Director Wan, do you think I should really work hard to break into Hollywood? After I break in, no one will support me, so what roles can I play? What should I do?"

At last year's Oscar Film Festival, Zhang Yimou gave Fan Bayi advice, but Fan Bayi didn't take it to heart at the time.

But later, she came into contact with Hollywood and received invitations from some small-production films. She found that the roles she played were either dirty people or tool people, and the roles had no highlights at all.

Although she had already thought that the role she could get would definitely not be very good, she did not expect it to be so bad. Then she thought of Zhang Yimou's advice, and then thought of the movies Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi had starred in in Hollywood. , and the current situation between the two of them, which made her a little confused.

She is still full of desire for Hollywood, but she is also a little afraid, fearing that she will not be able to find capital to support her like Zhang Ziyi.

Without capital to back her up, and she doesn't have the acting skills like Gong Li, in Hollywood she might just play a few bad roles, and then she won't be able to develop and can only return to China in despair. So what is the reason for her to go to Hollywood with all her efforts? What?
Wan Qingshan frowned and said slowly, "This is your career plan. I don't make any suggestions. I can only tell you that it is definitely a hundred times, a thousand times harder for Chinese to get along in Hollywood than in China. Gong Li and Zhou Runfa are now in Hollywood is almost losing its place.”

Seeing Fan Bayi deep in thought, Wan Qingshan thought for a while and continued,
"No one can avoid fame and fortune in anything they do. Fame and fortune are generally intertwined, but there are also differences in emphasis.

If you focus on fame, then try your best to go to Hollywood. Only when you become famous in Hollywood can you become famous all over the world.

If you focus on profit, then stay in China and develop. As long as you run the company and add your ability to attract money, you can make no less money than going to Hollywood. "

Fan Bayi returned to God and said, "I will think about it carefully."

"You should think about it slowly, but for the new movie, you have to prepare early. I hope to see a different you then."

"Understood, after I reorganize the company, I will find a teacher to train and study."

After Wan Qingshan left Fanfan Company, he called Zhang Zhao and told him not to cut off Fanfan Company's resources. Then he returned to Qingshan Film and Television Company and began to think about the script of the new movie.

Although the script hadn't been written yet, Wan Qingshan already had some ideas in his mind, so he asked Fan Bayi to practice.

In the new movie, Wan Qingshan is ready to take a risk.

This adventure was not about plagiarizing movies. He didn't even know how to copy Hollywood movies.

Imaginary movies such as "Inception" and "Now Now" are only a few years away. Maybe, just like Cheng Er for the movie "The Third Man", someone else has already written the script and is preparing it.

The other movies are either series of movies, or movies adapted from comics, novels, and games.

If I don’t have the copyright, how can I copy it?
Wan Qingshan took this risk to risk the box office and wanted to make an experimental fantasy movie. If it succeeds, he can continue to make a series of movies in the future.

If the movie ended up losing money at the box office, he would have only invested 30% of the investment.

Anyway, with that billion of land, he will not be short of money in the future. If he loses, he will lose. Besides, with his director's fee, he should be able to recover 30% of the cost.

As a fantasy movie focusing on the overseas market, Wan Qingshan first thought of Western mythology, but he gave up the idea in an instant. When an Easterner makes a Western mythology movie, it would be like a Westerner playing Sun Wukong. He has to be criticized to death.

Therefore, Wan Qingshan thought of modern superpowers like "X-Men". In the future, a bunch of online superpower novels will fascinate thousands of book fans, which shows that there is still a market for superpower movies.

For a while, Wan Qingshan was busy with the post-production of the movie during the day and thinking about new movie scripts at night.

The new movie script gave Wan Qingshan a headache. As he wrote it, he found that the original idea didn't seem to work, so he overturned it again.

As the Chinese New Year was approaching, the ideas for the new script had not yet been straightened out, but Chen Yumo had already flown to the capital, so Wan Qingshan temporarily put aside the new script and flew back to Star City with Chen Yumo to celebrate the New Year.

During the Chinese New Year, Wan Qingshan didn't stay at home for a few days. Even Chen Yumo, who had a good relationship with Li Ru, couldn't stay at home anymore because Li Ru began to urge them to have a child.

Wan Qingshan and Chen Yumo haven't thought about the child yet. Not to mention that they are not relaxed enough now. With the current situation of the two living separately, Wan Qingshan has no time to take care of the child. Chen Yumo has a lot of people in Chen's company. Well, she is going to set up a real estate company again. She will be very busy in the past few years and will not have time to have children.

Unable to stay at home, Wan Qingshan and Chen Yumo simply traveled to the south and did not return until the Lantern Festival.

Then, after the Lantern Festival, the two left again and went about their own affairs, leaving Li Ru with no chance to give birth to a child.

After returning to the capital, Wan Qingshan first went to the company to give New Year's red envelopes to Chen Chen and Yu Ying. Then he and Zhang Zhao were busy announcing the company, and then began to retreat to work on the script and the later stage of "Huo Qubing".

This time, he had not been in seclusion for a few days before he was called out by Li Yancheng. The premiere of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" was about to be held.

Li Yancheng seemed to want to prove that he was capable of being a good producer, so he didn't ask Wan Qingshan how to promote it.

Wan Qingshan was also busy during this period, so he didn't bother with "The Richest Man in Xihong City" and let Li Yancheng do it.

Li Yancheng has been with Wan Qingshan for so many years, and he is in charge of the Internet trolls that Wan Qingshan asked him to organize. He knows all the methods Wan Qingshan used to promote movies online, and he has learned a lot.

Before the Chinese New Year, he asked the navy to post a post on various forums. It would be great if he suddenly won a big prize.

Li Yancheng knew that this kind of post would not be promoted if there was no follow-up, so he had already used the plot of the movie to come up with a publicity method that would only be found in future generations.

After the post became a bit popular, he approached NetEase for cooperation and wanted to create an event on the NetEase blog.

Nowadays, there is a lot of competition among bloggers. Because Sina Blog has so many celebrities, NetEase Blog lags behind in development. After hearing Li Yancheng’s idea, I immediately became interested.

Therefore, the NetEase blog specially created a blog section for "The Richest Man in Xihong City". The title is, Watch "The Richest Man in Xihong City" to become a millionaire.

During the screening of "The Richest Man in Xihong City", take a photo of your ticket and upload it to the blog section of "The Richest Man in Xihong City". It will be drawn every day. One first prize will be given a cash of [-], two second prizes will be given a cash of [-] each, and a third prize will be given. Three people, each given [-] yuan in cash.

The six winning places add up to 300, and 300 per day is only [-] million per month. And these [-] million are shared equally between the crew of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" and NetEase. After all, this event can also attract many netizens to register for NetEase. blog.

Li Yancheng's publicity move caused a great sensation.

Now, let alone thirty thousand, ten thousand is not a small amount, and many people cannot save ten thousand a year.

Therefore, this publicity made "The Richest Man in Xihong City" an instant hit on the Internet, and even spread offline. Anyone who is online around them knows that watching "The Richest Man in Xihong City" has a chance to win a grand prize of [-] yuan.

This publicity not only stunned people in the industry, but also surprised Wan Qingshan. He couldn't help but sigh, you really can't underestimate people because of your previous experience. Li Yancheng has only been with him for a few years, and he can actually think of this. Find ways to promote it.

The publicity effect was so good, and it was a movie produced by Wan Qingshan and starring the popular actress Liu Yifei, so at the premiere, the outside was packed with spectators.

In the backstage lounge, Wan Qingshan promoted Li Yancheng as the host and asked him to greet the people who came on behalf of the crew, while he chatted with Chen Kun and Zhou Xun on the side.

After chatting for a while, Jiang Zhiqiang came over.

Chen Kun, Zhou Xun and Jiang Zhiqiang said hello and left with an excuse.

Then, Jiang Zhiqiang looked at Li Yancheng, who was greeting people over there with a smile on his face, and praised, "Director Wan, you have so many talents under your command."

"Mr. Jiang, you shouldn't say this in front of me, you should say it in front of Producer Li." Wan Qingshan smiled.

"Haha, I will definitely praise Producer Li in person soon. This publicity trick Producer Li has come up with is really an eye-opener for me.

If you combine a roadside shopping mall with a lottery event, combine it with movie promotion, and put it online, the effect will be almost the same. Not only a national sensation, but also a semi-national sensation. "

After Wan Qingshan smiled, he changed the topic and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Jiang, how much do you want to invest in the new movie?"

Jiang Zhiqiang's eyes lit up, "Director Wan, listen to what you say, the new script has been written!"

"Not yet, I just have some ideas, but I have to ask Mr. Jiang first, how big is your investment in the new movie?"

"Director Wan, don't worry, there is no cap on investment, you can do whatever you want."

Jiang Zhiqiang's arrogance did not reassure Wan Qingshan.

When Wan Qingshan was about to speak, Han Sanping, who had just walked over and listened half of the sentence, asked, "Mr. Jiang, what kind of investment is not capped?"

"Director Han, you are here at the right time. China Film is also an investor in the new film.

Director Wan had an idea for the script of the new movie, but he was probably a little worried about the investment, so he asked me how much I would invest.
Director Han, what is China Film’s budget for the new movie? "

"Haha, China Film is not short of money. No matter how big the investment is, we will invest." Han Sanping said with a smile without taking it seriously.

"Director Wan, you see, Director Han also said that no matter how big the investment is, he will invest. There is no cap on my side. You can rest assured that as long as the script is good enough, there is no need to invest anymore."

"What if it takes [-] million?"

"Ahem, eight hundred million!"

"How many?"

Han Sanping and Jiang Zhiqiang's eyes widened and they both exclaimed in shock.

The two of them were so arrogant just now because they both thought that Wan Qingshan must be writing a kung fu movie to send Zhang Jin to Hollywood.

For a kung fu movie, even if it were set in ancient times, it would only cost [-] to [-] million, but Wan Qingshan actually asked for [-] million. This is trying to scare people to death!

The surprised sounds of the two people made many people in the lounge look over.

After Han Shanping came to his senses, he suppressed the surprise in his heart and whispered to Wan Qingshan and Jiang Zhiqiang, "Let's go and talk somewhere else."

(End of this chapter)