Movie tycoon

Chapter 427 New Year's Dark Horse (Part [-])
It is said that Li Lichi and Fatty Wang Jing were spanking, and Li Lichi complained that the fatty missed himself.

The fat man blushed, "I haven't mentioned you yet!" He turned to Chen Xiaotang and said firmly, "Actually, this guy Li Lichi also has a little credit. When he was in the casino, he did a lot of running errands for me to exchange chips!"

Li Lichi, I'll kill you!
"Who said I was only busy with running errands, I thought up the scene where the God of Gamblers becomes stupid, otherwise how could it be so exciting afterwards!"

"Choose, I managed to conceive of such a wise and powerful character but you fooled me, do you have the face to say it?!" The fat man put his hips on his hips and said angrily.

"Then don't use this plot, change it yourself!"

"You think I want to use it. If it weren't for my hand cramps and I'm too lazy to write, I would have tampered with it for you!"

"If you don't change it, I'll help you change it!"

"Throw it, do it!"

"You think I dare not!"

"Come if you dare!"

"Come on!"

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Seeing the dog-eat-dog fight between the two, Chen Xiaotang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Gentlemen, please calm down for now! This script is already very good, so there is no need to change it... You all have credit, but I don't, OK?!"

Fatty and Li Lichi snorted coldly, blowing their beards and staring at each other.

Chen Xiaotang comforted them to sit down, and continued: "Okay, let's get back to the topic now. If this "God of Gamblers" and my "Jing Wu Hero" are filmed together, how much will it cost?"

The fat man seemed to have been prepared for a long time and said: "Let's wait for me to do the math... One five is five, two five ten..." He made himself look like a fortune teller, and finally knocked on the board and said: "After my careful and careful calculation Calculated, if the two films start filming at the same time, excluding the labor and film remuneration, etc., at least 600 million initial funds will be needed! If the filming goes to the end, an additional 300 million will be needed, which will come down to about 900 million! Ah Tang, do you have this money? ?”

"I have a fart!" Chen Xiaotang felt that the fat man regarded himself as a winner, "I am worth tens of millions, excluding investment companies and stocks, the remaining liquidity is only 300 million! You now My son asked me to take out 900 million, where can I get it for you?"

"Well... didn't you sign a multi-million dollar contract with the wireless company?"

"The signing is signed, but the payment method is to settle the bill immediately after filming a film, and now I don't have a hair!" Chen Xiaotang said distressedly.Alas, this is the biggest difference between a book contract and a contract of sale.Just like eating, the book is equivalent to "individual customers", and the contract of sale is equivalent to "table booking". The difference in income is obvious.

"Then what to do, our company has already opened, if the first shot fails, it will be very shameful!" The fat man said distressedly.

"Hmm... think about it carefully, you will definitely find a way!" Chen Xiaotang pondered.

The fat man looked at Chen Xiaotang's handsome face, and suddenly had an idea. He thought, if this old man was allowed to sit on the stage, he would definitely fascinate all the rich women in Hong Kong. Fish the land!
"Hey, fat man, why are you in a daze!" Chen Xiaotang noticed that the fat man was staring at him with unfriendly eyes.

The fat man smirked: "Tangzai, I actually know a lot of dinner parties, and there are a lot of rich women there... as long as you are willing to condescend, just a little bit... let alone 900 million, even 9000 million can do it." If you get it, it depends on you, quack quack, whether you are willing to sacrifice..."

Chen Xiaotang sneered: "Fatty, do you know that you look very lewd~?"

"Oh, really?" The fat man wiped his saliva. "If you don't want to, there's nothing I can do. Now I have to choose another way——just shoot one movie for the time being!"

"Only shoot one movie?" Chen Xiaotang was taken aback for a moment, but he also nodded. After all, it's too greedy to eat a fat man in one bite. He will go all out to make one movie well, and then he can continue to shoot the other one, one step at a time. Step by step, down-to-earth is the last word.

"Then do you think you should make "Jing Wu Heroes" or your "God of Gamblers"?"

"It goes without saying! Let me ask, is my filming speed as fast as mine? Who would have thought that my plots are as good as mine?" The fat man patted his stomach, acting like a great master who is better than me.

Chen Xiaotang didn't refute it, it was indeed the case. Fatty's filming speed is absolutely top-notch. It is estimated that this "God of Gamblers" can be filmed in at most half a month. If you have sufficient funds, you can shoot your own "Jing Wu Heroes" later.If it's the other way around, I'm afraid it will take two or three months to get the harvest. Although my shooting speed is not bad, I can't beat Fatty Wang, a fast shooter!
Li Lichi was standing next to Fatty, who rarely stood on the same side as Fatty, and said: "I agree with Fatty, after all, this movie recovers the investment faster... Boss, your "Jing Wu Heroes" is very delicately written, and it was filmed." It must be labor-intensive and time-consuming. Fatty is different. He always pays attention to short and concise filming, nine~shallow~one deep. The most important thing is that it is easy for the audience to achieve high pleasure in a short period of time in order to get the most box office! Therefore, I support it. he!"

Chen Xiaotang was speechless.

Fatty was also speechless.

"Okay, that's it, let's shoot "God of Gamblers" first!" Chen Xiaotang jumped up against the case.

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A new filming plan for Moying Entertainment was set, and Chen Xiaotang and Fatty Wang Jing began to choose the starring roles. Chen Xiaotang unswervingly recommended Fa Ge as the God of Gamblers Gao Jin, and Liu Dehua as the knife boy. starring.In addition, Chen Xiaotang took the initiative to play the role of Long Wu, but Fatty still refused to let him go, and threatened him to be the producer of this drama.In the words of the fat man, now that you have already made an appointment, you have plenty of time. If you are not allowed to take on more work, you will not know how difficult it is to start a business!

Chen Xiaotang, ashamed!

After the role was settled, Chen Xiaotang immediately contacted Fa Ge, Liu Dehua and others in order to hurry up and complete the preparations for the play.

When Fa Ge learned that Chen Xiaotang invited him to star in "God of Gamblers" Gao Jin, he smiled and asked, "How much is the salary?"

Chen Xiaotang: "Are you even talking about the salary between the two of us? Besides, you are also one of the shareholders of Moying Entertainment!"

Fa Ge will not be fooled: "Brothers will settle accounts, now I am worth 200 million for a movie, are you sure?"

Chen Xiaotang grinned: "Is it [-]% off?"

Fa Ge fainted: "You thought you were buying a watermelon... Well, the price is 150 million yuan! It's the same price!"

Chen Xiaotang: "OK, that's it! But are you willing to use that money as an investment amount?"

Brother Fa: "Don't catch me anymore, what if the show loses money? Also, recently I've been used to spending money extravagantly, and I'm already deeply in debt. I urgently need your salary for support..."

Chen Xiaotang sighed: "Oh, even if I want to make you rich, you are really unlucky!"

Brother Fa doesn't believe it, money is in your pocket, and it's empty if you can't see it, not to mention that Moying Entertainment has been established for several months, and they haven't even laid an egg, how can they get rich?

Brother Fa absolutely can't think of the future at this time, he even regrets it because of this matter.Chen Xiaotang didn't lie to him, it was he who drove the God of Wealth away.

After getting Fa Ge done, Chen Xiaotang immediately got in touch with Hua Tsai again.

Liu Dehua learned that Chen Xiaotang invited him to play the role of Dao Zai in "God of Gamblers", and he was also co-starring with Fa Ge. He was so excited and excited that he almost jumped up on the phone.

Seeing that Hua Tsai seems to be very satisfied with this role, Chen Xiaotang straight to the point: "As for the salary..." Chen Xiaotang thought about offering him around 60 yuan, maybe he could kill some more...

Unexpectedly, Liu Dehua on the other end immediately said: "Don't talk about money with me, talking about money hurts my feelings, just treat me as a guest star of friendship! Don't want a cent!"

Chen Xiaotang was stunned, and hurriedly said: "How can this work? You are the second male lead in this drama, and it needs to be filmed for many days. You can't be a guest star every day, right... Well, that's it, 80, you have to pay it if you don't accept it." receive!"

Liu Dehua seemed to hesitate for a while, and then said: "Since you said so, Atang, I will reluctantly serve..."

Chen Xiaotang: "..."

Liu Dehua: "Don't worry, I will never disappoint your expectations, I will make this movie well!"

Chen Xiaotang and Liu Dehua hung up the phone after negotiating with Liu Dehua. Looking back, Chen Xiaotang always felt that he was not the material for negotiating a deal. He was originally going to bargain, so why did the negotiation get higher and higher?
Andy Lau and Fat Gor are the best in terms of pay, and Chen Xiaotang learned that sometimes you can't be too real!

Money, money, I used to be well-off enough, but when I met filming, I realized that I was still a poor family!
No, we must find a way to make more money!

Chen Xiaotang began to use his brain.

Undoubtedly, if you want to make a lot of money now, releasing a record is a good way. Haven't you seen that your fans and movie fans are going crazy for your record?As long as you are willing to sell it yourself, you will definitely be able to sell it!

Well, that's a great idea!

In the past, Chen Xiaotang had to give up making records in order to film, but now he has to make records in order to be able to film!
This can be described as unpredictable!

After dealing with these matters, Chen Xiaotang left his company, Moying Entertainment.

Here, Chen Xiaotang just walked out of the old TV station, before he had time to look around, he heard a "creak", a luxurious Rolls-Royce sedan stopped in front of him, and the big boss of ATV, Qiu Degen, got out of the car He poked his head out and said, "Chen Xiaotang, can you show me your face and have a chat?"

Of course, Chen Xiaotang recognized the famous ATV president in front of him, so he patted the beautiful car body with his hands, and said with a smile: "Such a good car, if you don't take the opportunity to take a ride, wouldn't you be sorry for yourself?!" After speaking, he opened the car door and sat in it.

Qiu Degen laughed, and said to the driver in front: "The distinguished guests have come up, drive!"

The luxurious Rolls-Royce started slowly again... This Rolls-Royce is really luxurious, the facilities inside the car have been very high-end modification, but what makes Chen Xiaotang most happy is the mini bar inside. In the freezer in the bar, you can see all kinds of good wines, such as Martell, Hennessy, Chivas Regal, and traditional Chinese liquor... It can be described as a combination of Chinese and foreign wines, which is quite unique.

"Xiaotang, don't laugh at me. People say that foreign wine cannot be put together with Chinese baijiu, because there are two different grades at that time. But in my opinion, as long as the quality of the wine is good, I don't mind if it is from that country. , what type!"

Chen Xiaotang took out a bottle of beer, bit it open with his teeth, and took a few sips.Said: "Boss Qiu has something to say, so let's just say it, I think you and I don't have much time to waste!"

"Okay, let's talk too fast, since this is the case, I won't go around in circles!" Qiu Degen said bluntly: "I am very optimistic about you, I wonder if you are not interested in doing it at ATV?"

Chen Xiaotang took a sip of beer: "Thank you Boss Qiu for your kindness, but I have already signed a contract with Wireless, so..."

Qiu Degen chuckled, and said, "You don't have to answer me so quickly..." He took out a check and pushed it over. "Look, are you satisfied with such conditions?"

Chen Xiaotang took the check, looked at it, and couldn't help being surprised, it was a 2000 million HSBC promissory note!
"As long as you nod your head, then this check can be cashed at any time!" Qiu Degen is still very confident about the increase he made.He inquired through various channels that the highest offer from Wireless TV was more than 1000 million, and he directly offered a sky-high price of 2000 million. Even the big-name TVB star Zheng Shaoqiu did not have such treatment!
Chen Xiaotang, how can you refuse my love? !
At this moment, Qiu Degen felt a bit like Bole.

People buy horse bones with thousands of dollars, but I buy talents with thousands of dollars! ! !

It's too generous!

The temperature of the air inside the square car seems to rise with this huge 2000 million check.

After a while, Chen Xiaotang returned the check to Qiu Degen and said, "I'm sorry, I can't accept it."

Qiu Degen was taken aback, "Why? Do you think it's too little?"

"No, it's too much!"

"Oh, too much...?" Qiu Degen was puzzled.

Chen Xiaotang smiled slightly, and said: "It's very simple. When my father opened a tea restaurant, he once said to me that the workmanship is like selling golden fried rice. You have to pay as much as you want!"

Qiu Degen was slightly taken aback, as if he understood something, he said with a smile: "Your answer is very interesting... Yes, you are a very striking young man, but it's a pity that your ambition is a bit small, after all, how can a place like wireless be restrained? A wild horse like you? If it were me, I would go out and start my own business..."

Qiu Degen turned his mind very quickly, since he couldn't win him over, then Wireless couldn't even think about it, so he encouraged Chen Xiaotang to break out.

Chen Xiaotang smiled, "Thank you, Mr. Qiu, for your encouragement. In fact, I already have my own business...Being a wage earner will be trampled under my feet for the rest of my life. Only being your own boss is the last word, isn't it!"

Qiu Degen was taken aback again, the young man in front of him surprised him too much.

"Hahaha, you are indeed a young man with courage! I really hope to see you succeed in your career and become an entertainment tycoon in the film and television industry in the future!" This sentence is quite teasing.

Chen Xiaotang said very frankly: "Yes! There will be such a day!"

"Interesting, really interesting!" Qiu Degen laughed out loud as if he had heard the funniest joke.

Chen Xiaotang also laughed, "Does Boss Qiu really think it's funny? I think it's funny too! Hehe, stop the car, I'm going down!"

The Rolls-Royce stopped abruptly, and Chen Xiaotang jumped out of the car with the bottle of beer, turned around and said to Qiu Degen with a smile: "Thank you for the beer, Boss Qiu! However, the temperature of your refrigerator is a little high , the best drinking temperature for beer is eight degrees..." He took a sip of beer, "This wine tastes bitter in your mouth!" Wiping the beer foam from his mouth, "Also, your wine cabinet is really It's messy!" After speaking, he laughed and walked away!

It took Qiu Degen a long time to recover, and he couldn't help but shook his head and said: "It's interesting, but also very arrogant, which suits my taste, haha! Let's drive!"

Rolls Royce started again.

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In terms of TV dramas, Chen Xiaotang's two dramas "Goodbye to Huangpu Beach" and "Huangpu Love" are popular and invincible.The movie "Young and Dangerous", which is currently being screened, has been released for a month, and now the local box office in Hong Kong has reached 600 million, and the combined box office revenue of the foreign market, Taiwan ~ Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and other places has reached 400. 4000, a total of 500 million box office receipts...and the total investment of this movie is only 500 million. Based on this calculation, the actual profit has reached 200 million. Excluding the distribution of theaters, Chen Xiaotang invested 600 million, at least [-] million in profit!
It's just a pity that the money can't be paid until next month, and it can't solve the near fire. It seems that Chen Xiaotang still has to sell and sing to make money.

In contrast, Golden Harvest's blockbuster "The Best Lucky Star" is said to have an investment of 800 million, and Alan Tam's salary alone is as high as 300 million. One month after its release, Hong Kong's local revenue reached 700 million, Taiwan~Taiwan, Singapore The box office revenue of the foreign market in Matai and other places was 600 million, and the total profit was 300 million. Excluding the investment of 800 million, the actual profit was 500 million. It was only equal to "Young and Dangerous"!
The blockbuster "The Best Partner: The Queen's Order" in New Art City has a total investment of 1000 and 300 million. There is no way, because there are too many high-tech in it.Hong Kong's local box office hit 500 million, Taiwan~Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and other places reached 500 million, and the total box office revenue was 200 million. Excluding the investment of 300 million, the actual profit was [-] million. It can be said to be the big winner of this Lunar New Year file!

Of course, it seems a little inappropriate to judge who is the big winner of this battle based on these box office figures, because from the perspective of investment income ratio:
Golden Harvest's "Best Lucky Star" is "1:4.4".

New Art City's "Best Partner" is "1:3.6".

Shaw's "Young and Dangerous" reached an astonishing "1:7"!
In other words, calculated from this perspective, the movie "Young and Dangerous" starring Chen Xiaotang is the most profitable movie, and it deserves to be the dark horse of this competition!

However, compared with the box office revenue, it is the actors who filmed this movie that get more benefits.
Whether a movie can become a hit, whether it can be a big hit at the box office, as a Hong Kong with a strong "star effect", the most important thing is the choice of the protagonist, because if the protagonist is not popular, or his image cannot be recognized by people And the sense of substitution, then it means the failure of the film itself.

But at this time, the appearance of Chen Xiaotang, his grassroots star status, and his unremitting entertainment spirit have just become the advantages of this drama, because "Young and Dangerous", who represents the grassroots class, is imposing, tall and mighty It can be anything, but it is absolutely impossible to let the protagonist lose all directions-please imagine Wu Mengda playing Chen Haonan, what kind of situation will it be?
Chen Haonan, played by Chen Xiaotang, is very humane. For example, at the beginning of Chen Haonan, the boss ordered to kill Bakuan, and he went to kill him; later, when his brother died tragically on the street, and his younger brother wanted to understand the body, Chen Haonan said : "Come out to hang out, that's the end! Do you remember when we were beaten by Ah Kun? We didn't give in; we didn't regret following Brother B; we went to cut Baguan, we were very powerful, but have you ever thought about it? His family? It’s just like us now.” If, as some critics and moralists have said, the main purpose of "Young and Dangerous" is to lead bad young people and teach young people bad ways, then those who hide behind swords and swords Self-reflection is beyond the reach of this group of people.

In addition, the various emotions created by this "Young and Dangerous" are enough to teach similar movies a good lesson.The family relationship between Big Brother B and Chen Haonan who is also a teacher and father, the love between Chen Haonan and Xiaoba, and the friendship between Chen Haonan and Pheasant, etc., are all revealed in "People in the Jianghu".Especially when the whole family of Big Brother B was killed, Chen Haonan was beaten and kicked by dozens of people under the family law, and he wanted to offer a stick of incense to Big Brother B, which can be said to move the audience.

In short, Chen Xiaotang played "Chen Haonan" alive, and also achieved a qualitative leap in his acting skills, becoming a "thriller" in terms of popularity!
In addition to Chen Xiaotang's continuous popularity because of this drama, Lin Baoyi, the "pheasant" he discovered by himself, has also been recognized by the audience with this drama.After all, it is quite lucky to be able to attract everyone's attention when acting for the first time.

In contrast, Wu Zhenyu, the actor of Liang Kun, is more popular with smashing "rotten eggs".The number one villain Liang Kun played by Wu Zhenyu in this play is almost a low-educated version of Ni Yongxiao in "Infernal Affairs II" a few years later, which brought many impressive lines to the audience.Among them, the most memorable one is undoubtedly: "You must be honest when you come out to hang out, and if you say you will kill your whole family, you must kill your whole family."
As a villain, his values ​​are naturally opposite to those of the protagonist.He betrayed his brother, was selfish, and would do anything to survive.The opposite is Chen Haonan's noble sentiments. Such a confrontation between good and evil makes it easy for people to give Chen Haonan a sense of identity, and turn to hate Liangkun.There is also Liang Kun's mother who is also hated by people. If a person is arrogant like that, it is really difficult to solve the hatred in the heart, so the scene in the movie where Liang Kun's mother is beaten until her nose is blue and her face is swollen is enough to make the audience hooked.

As the only Huadan in the whole play, Zhou Huimin's little stammer is remarkable. Apart from being amazing, it is the epic love between her and Chen Haonan, especially the scene where she hangs up at the end, which caused countless audiences to shed sympathy tears.

"Young and Dangerous" was a big success.Shaw Brothers Film and Television Company naturally held a celebration party for the crew of "Young and Dangerous".

(End of this chapter)