The program team lost contact, and the character of Desert Island Live was reversed

Sun Mei has basically completed the post-editing, and is only very hesitant about one shot——

Was "Douqin" based on the original script (original play), or was it based on Su Zhe's later inspiration (The Pianist on the Sea)?

She couldn't make up her mind and could only ask Su Zhe.

Su Zhe looked at the two scenes carefully. The piano fighting scene in "The Pianist on the Sea" was more exciting and emotionally tugging.

It just doesn't fit in well with the original show.

Ye Xianglun's character is relatively gentle, slow-tempered, or wilted, so in the end he risked his life to travel across time to find Lu Xiaoyu, which makes him more attractive.

In the early stage, he played the piano in such a showy manner, which was too pushy and inconsistent with his character image, and lighting up cigarettes was not suitable for the music school.

No matter how Su Zhe analyzed it, he felt that it would be better not to make blind changes.

But with such a good lens, it feels uncomfortable not to use it.

Seeing his expression, Sun Mei knew that he, like her, was reluctant to give up such a good shot.

The two sighed, and Su Zhe made up his mind:

"You can't destroy the overall feeling just for the sake of local splendor...just use the original version."

Sun Mei felt a little regretful and breathed a sigh of relief.

After Su Zhe made the decision, the final cut was completed, with a total duration of 110 minutes, 9 minutes longer than the previous life. After all, it was not a one-to-one reproduction by Su Zhe himself, and there must be different shots.

But in Su Zhe's opinion, the rhythm and graphics are better than the original film in the previous life. After all, Jay Chou is just a new director, and his technique is relatively immature. The beginning of the film is unhurried, but the reveal at the end is a bit hasty, which led to many films back then. The audience didn't understand.

This led to the fact that when "Secret" was released in the previous life, the rating was only 6.3, and it slowly rose later. It was regarded as a belated recognition. It is a pity that Jay Chou's director career was at its peak at the beginning, and it is difficult to say anything about it after that.

Sun Mei's talent is naturally far inferior to that of Jay Chou, but she is also a genius who uses the camera to speak. She is the icing on the cake based on the original drama and is definitely better than the original drama.

Su Zhe, Gong Man, and Chen Zhanhong's acting skills are all better than those in the original drama, and You Mengli's figure and appearance even surpass the original drama.

"If the box office doesn't explode, it will be unforgivable!" Su Zhe felt confident after reading it.

But no matter how good a movie is, it needs to meet the audience in order to gain box office.

With Su Zhe's reputation, he didn't need to visit the distribution company at all. Instead, he chose to hold a small movie viewing party. Naturally, major distribution companies would take the initiative to come to the door, and all of them were high-level executives who wanted to establish long-term relationships with Su Zhe, a potential stock. Cooperation.

Even the somewhat discordant Qunxing brothers sent a middle-level person over, and Su Zhe welcomed them all and welcomed them to join the competition, even if it was just to raise prices.

Xu Cui was in charge of the movie viewing party, greeting representatives from major companies and arranging seats. It was very stylish and growing very fast.

Su Zhe's seat was also among them. He watched the movie with them and wanted to appreciate their shocked expressions.

However, these representatives were whispering throughout the whole process, and seemed to only regard the film viewing party as a place for social interaction, and did not have the patience to calm down and enjoy the film.

From time to time, someone praised Su Zhe:

"Brother Su, you are so popular now. If I watch this movie, your name alone is worth at least 700-800 million!"

"You underestimated Su Zhe, I think it's at least one billion!"

Su Zhe listened to what they said. Although he was flattered, he didn't feel happy in his heart.

He endured the whole viewing session, and when the movie was finished, he received no exclamations, only false and warm applause and praise.

These so-called film company executives have long lost their enthusiasm for movies and their appreciation of movies.

It's even possible there never was.

But although they didn't understand movies, they understood celebrities. They were very convinced of Su Zhe and gave him the best conditions.

Generally speaking, the issuing company splits 10%.

It doesn't sound like much, but this is a box office split, not a profit split.

After the box office tax is paid, 57% has to be allocated to cinemas, leaving only 43%, of which 10% is for the distribution company and 33% for the production company, which is equivalent to about a quarter of the profit for the distribution company.

But if the publishing companies wanted to win over Su Zhe, they would certainly not offer such a standard contract.

Major companies are basically around 5%-7%, and some people even boldly offer a guaranteed contract of 1 billion——

If the box office exceeds 1 billion, the accounts will be divided normally. If it is less than 1 billion, the distribution company will have to give Long Aotian 330 million (33% of 1 billion) even if it loses money.

For the producers, this is a sure-profit deal, and the temptation is huge.

But Su Zhe was more confident than them and looked down upon this kind of reverse gambling contract.

When he was thinking about the conditions of the issuing company, the representative of Qunxing Company suddenly shouted:

"3%! Or 2 billion guaranteed!"

Everyone was shocked by him, they didn't expect him to be so bold.

Even if it is a top-tier film, if it can get a box office of 300 to 500 million through the fan economy, it will be very popular; if it can exceed 1 billion, it depends on the quality of the film itself; as for exceeding 2 billion?

You can’t just rely on quality, you have to trigger a movie-watching craze.

But no one can guarantee that their film will definitely trigger a craze.

Su Zhe didn't dare to say that. The bottom line he set in his mind was 1.5 billion. He didn't expect the brothers from the stars to be more confident than him.

Is this what is called "the enemy knows you better than you do"?

This made him look at the other person curiously, and found that the other person was a man in his thirties, wearing a slim-fitting black suit, with his shirt buttoned to the top, and a bright tie.

This is considered a fashionable suit, not work clothes, but among the senior executives who are not young and dressed casually, he blends in like an insurance salesman.

"My name is Jiang Youliang, Director of the Publishing Department of Qunxing." He showed a confident smile to Su Zhe and said loudly, "Teacher Su, I believe that Qunxing is the most sincere company."

When the others heard this, they immediately showed a mocking smile and made a few sarcastic remarks.

It probably means——

Publishing director? We are all bosses and senior shareholders. You are just a wage earner. What qualifications do you have to speak loudly?

Su Zhe felt something sounded familiar and almost asked Jiang Youliang if he drove a Mazda...

He thought for a moment and asked Jiang Youliang:

"Can you sign the contract on behalf of the stars?"

Jiang Youliang avoided talking about it and promised Su Zhe that the stars would not let go of such an excellent movie as "Secret".

He spoke impassionedly, but it also made it clear that he couldn't make the decision at all.

Su Zhe was even a little suspicious that Qunxing deliberately sent him to cause trouble and slow down the progress of signing the contract. He only said:

"Director Jiang, please send me the contract formally first."

After speaking, he talked with other companies separately.

Jiang Youliang clenched his fists and immediately called the CEO of Qunxing:

"Mr. Li! Su Zhe's new film "The Untold Secret" is definitely a movie that can cause box office miracles. We must sign a distribution contract. I suggest only charging 3%..."

As soon as he mentioned the numbers, he was interrupted by a roar from the microphone:

"3%? Are you crazy! Jiang Youliang, I just asked you to watch the movie, write a (black) movie review, and set the pace after the release! I didn't let you decide the contract privately!"

Of course Jiang Youliang knew his mission, but after reading it, he knew one thing——

This movie is too good to be ruined by pacing.

Instead, he felt that instead of completing such an impossible task, it would be better to make Su Zhe one of his own.

So he quickly advised:

"Mr. Li, it's a pity to miss this movie... No, it's a pity to miss Su Zhe!"

"Shut up!" Mr. Li said arrogantly, "We have Director Ma, who is the leader in the industry! What is he?"

When Jiang Youliang heard the busy signal on the phone, he was so angry that he almost threw the phone away. After loosening his tie, he took a deep breath, relaxed, and dialed again:

"Mr. Li, I guarantee with my professional experience that this is an excellent youth film. The biggest publicity point is that it breaks through the stereotypes of youth films. In today's film market..."

He tried to persuade Mr. Li with professional videos, but all he heard was:

"Xiao Jiang, don't think that you are great just because you have been drinking foreign ink for a few years. I am not paying you to praise Su Zhe! Forget it, stop writing film reviews and come back to be responsible for the overseas distribution of Director Ma's films."

Jiang Youliang was so angry that he couldn't help but tell the truth:

"Director Ma's films are excellent, but they are too regional and no one likes them outside of China. On the contrary, "The Secret" will definitely achieve good results in East Asia."

When he talked about the pillar of the stars, Optimus Prime, you can imagine how Mr. Li scolded him.

Jiang Youliang, who was ungrateful, treacherous, not a thing, and a dog can wag its tail but he can't... hung up the phone in despair.

By the time he finished listening to his boss's "ardent instructions", the movie watching party was over.

Su Zhe was too lazy to socialize with a group of old men, although they all hinted that they would let their female stars come along.

After sending these people away, Su Zhe just wanted to leave when he was stopped by Jiang Youliang.

"Director Jiang, did Mr. Li authorize you to sign the contract?" Su Zhe asked him.

Jiang Youliang's face remained unchanged and he looked confident:

"Teacher Su, please don't sign contracts with other companies for the time being. Give me a week and I will definitely get Mr. Li to agree."

Su Zhe looked at him with a half-smile.

Xu Cui was on the side and immediately said softly:

"Director Jiang, what you said is like us begging the stars to sign a contract. As you just saw, the advantage is in our hands. Even if you talk about 3%, we can talk about it seriously."

She does not have an aggressive temperament. If it were Yan Xiling, she would be able to make Jiang Youliang unable to come to the stage.

But even telling the truth made Jiang Youliang very embarrassed.

He could only ask:

"What about the 2 billion guarantee? Do other companies dare?"

Su Zhe didn't want to sign a guarantee, because although the guarantee guaranteed the bottom line, if the guarantee was exceeded, the issuing company would have to extract more issuance commission.

Su Zhe thought that this would bring him a disadvantage, so he simply pointed out:

"I don't sign guarantees. If the audience doesn't like me, let me lose money; if they like me, then I deserve to make a lot of money, right?"

Jiang Youliang was speechless and could only say:

"But I am the person who knows "The Secret" best among all distribution companies! I will be responsible for the distribution and promotion, which will make it even more brilliant!"

When he said this, he had no intention of persuading Su Zhe. He just wanted to save his respect before leaving.

After all, he couldn't even convince his own boss with his professionalism, so how could he convince Su Zhe?

However, Su Zhe became interested, looked at him thoughtfully, and suddenly said:

"Can you show me your notebook, please?"

Su Zhe noticed that Jiang Youliang was wearing a decent fashion suit, but he had a black leather book in his pocket, which ruined his image.

While watching the movie, he seemed to have been writing and drawing in his notebook.

Jiang Youliang was stunned for a moment and handed the notebook to Su Zhe unconsciously.

Su Zhe opened it and took a look, and found that it was a mixture of Chinese and English, and immediately lost interest:

Ha, what a show-off.

Jiang Youliang was stunned and said quickly:

"Mr. Su, I worked in the distribution department of the top seven companies and encountered a glass ceiling. I just returned to China and I don't know how to translate some professional terms into Chinese."

The so-called glass ceiling means that most Chinese people abroad can reach the middle level, but if they want to go further, they will encounter invisible obstacles, like a ceiling made of glass, blocking the upward channels.

After hearing his explanation, Su Zhe thought about it and felt that no one would show off in a book that only he could read, so he continued reading.

Jiang Youliang discovered the turning point, but was worried that Su Zhe could not understand English, so he immediately began to explain the meaning of each word.

Su Zhe interrupted him speechlessly:

"I understand."

He flipped through it briefly and found that although Jiang Youliang had only read "The Secret" once, he understood it very deeply, noticed many details, and even extended some marketing methods.

Very talented indeed.

Su Zhe's [intelligent eye] noticed that this Jiang Youliang was a great talent.

Various Stars is worthy of the Whampoa Military Academy in the entertainment industry. Many stars have the experience of signing contracts with Various Stars. I didn't expect that even the distribution staff are so strong.

He sighed in his heart and silently closed the book. After a moment of silence, he decided to give up his discrimination against the stars for the sake of talent and let them compete fairly.

Su Zhe looked at Jiang Youliang and stretched out three fingers:

"I have no time to waste. I only give you three days to convince your boss."

Jiang Youliang said excitedly:

"Okay! I will definitely convince Mr. Li!"

Su Zhe smiled and returned the notebook to him:

"But unlike me, he is not easily convinced."

Jiang Youliang was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Su Zhe turn and leave, he reviewed his thoughts and found that Su Zhe just read the notes he took and gave him three days.

Compared with Mr. Li, there is a huge difference.

"This is called respect..."

He was still feeling emotional when he suddenly saw Xu Cui running over with a mobile phone and said:

"Director Jiang, my brother asked you to add him as a friend. He said that since business cannot be done without mercy, it would be a good idea to share your movie-watching experiences in the future."

Jiang Youliang was stunned. After becoming Su Zhe's friend, he felt incredible.

He thought that the biggest difficulty in negotiating a contract was to convince the client, but he didn't expect it to be so easy. On the contrary, it was even more difficult to convince the boss.

"I will definitely promote cooperation! It will be great to work with Teacher Su."

This thought couldn't help but emerge in his mind, and it was no longer just for performance.

After Xu Cui added friends, she quickly returned to Su Zhe, returned the phone to him, and asked curiously:

"Brother, he is from Qunxing. He must have bad intentions. Why did you give him a chance?"

Su Zhe was silent for a moment:

"Because he is the only one who has watched "The Secret" seriously, and he is the only one who can judge the box office from the perspective of the movie."

I worked overtime until 2 a.m. yesterday and will continue working at 8 a.m. today...I feel a little envious of 996. Fortunately, I'm done.