Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 297 Strategy Report, Star Master Cooperation

For a long while, neither Reba nor Nazha fell asleep.

At this time, the two of them simply started chatting.

Sometimes he talked about recording the show, and sometimes he said he was going to Seoul for some shopping the next day.

"Your knee is injured, and you still want to go shopping."

"Yeah, it seems I can't. My senior brother wants me to rest."

After a while, they chatted about some gossip about people in the circle that they knew.

Whoever is lustful, whoever has unspoken rules, whoever is that.

Who has a good relationship with whom, or who has a bad relationship with whom.

Who got the best endorsement?

Of course, the person they talked about the most was Cheng Xi.

Maybe the two of them were really a little tired, and they gradually fell asleep while chatting.

At this time, Nazha leaned towards Reba again, put her arms around her and said:
"Senior Sister, can you hold me while I sleep? It will make me feel safer this way!"

Reba looked at Nazha as if she were a little sister, touched her head, and agreed:

"it is good."

After saying that, he gently hugged Nazha and took on the role of Cheng Xi.

Just like that, the two of them were rabbit to rabbit, in the dark.

Slowly fall asleep.

The next morning, Cheng Xi and his assistant knocked on their door with breakfast.

As soon as Cheng Xi came in, he saw the dark circles under the two people's eyes.

He blinked and said:
"Why, didn't you sleep well last night?"

Reba: "I slept well."

Nazha: "I followed my senior brother's instructions and had a good rest."

When Cheng Xi heard what Nazha hinted at, he looked at the dark circles under the eyes of the two people and immediately found it funny.

I really want to get Reba away and ask Nazha about her progress last night.

However, Nazha's knee is injured, so the progress is unlikely to be very good.

I temporarily suppressed my curiosity.

Cheng Xi had originally planned to take Ermei to continue playing in South Korea for a few days after the program was recorded.

Now that Nazha is injured, it will take a few days for her to return to China.

But on the next night, Nazha forced herself to go out and play.

Otherwise, it would be a waste of time to come to Korea.

So Cheng Xi worked as a laborer all night, either using a crutch or carrying her on his back.

Fortunately, my knee wasn't injured that badly, so I can still walk a few steps without any problem.

So the three of them spent a few more days of happy and lively travel time.

It seemed as if everything had returned to the joy of traveling early in the morning in Jiangcheng a few years ago.

And Cheng Xi gradually learned about the progress of Nazha's strategy.

Because the shameless Cheng Xi asked Nazha every day to describe to her in detail how she conquered Reba through WeChat.

Cheng Xi called it a "strategy report"!
What progress we have made today will determine which hill we will capture tomorrow.

What a change in attitude.

He really became more and more excited the more he listened to this report.

After listening to it, she shamelessly gave advice and taught Nazha how to act more
Because compared to Nazha, Cheng Xi knows Reba better.

So the two of them shamelessly sold out Reba!
Even so, Reba still feels sorry for Nazha!
Cheng Xi really hopes that there is a fast-forward button in this world.

It would be nice to just fast forward to Ermeigu.

However, Cheng Xi knew that he couldn't be impatient.

Moreover, listening to Nazha describing the unspeakable things between her and Reba, and picking up Nazha doing bad things, is also a kind of enjoyment and pleasure.

It's just that my anger is growing.

It’s hard to be a man!
You always have to endure!

When can we have fun?

Three days later, Cheng Xi and Ermei returned to China together.

As usual, Cheng Xi went to Zuibai Entertainment to handle some work.

After reviewing a large pile of documents, Cheng Xi lay down in the boss chair.

Deng Jie was massaging his shoulders.

At this time, there was a knock on the door. It was Li Wentao.

As soon as Li Wentao came in, he glanced at Deng Jie and started reporting:

"Boss, I have good news. Stephen Chow wants to buy the film rights to your film The Mermaid."

When Cheng Xi heard that even Stephen Chow had come to see him, he was shocked.

After the script of "The Mermaid" was adapted into a novel, it was published in Zuibai Chinese website's own short film collection.

When it was first released, many people said that it was very similar to Stephen Chow's nonsensical style.

Many people on Weibo recommended this novel, and some even asked Stephen Chow to buy it and film it himself.

At that time, Cheng Xi also replied that he liked Stephen Chow's style very much, so he regarded it as a tribute and imitation.

I guess some of the voices on the Internet have also reached Stephen Chow.

That's why I come to contact myself.

"Well, even Stephen Chow approved it. Great. How does he plan to buy it?"

"There are two options. One is a one-time buyout of 500 million. The other is for Star Overseas Limited to take the lead in the film, and then we can invest a portion."

When Cheng Xi heard the price of 500 million, he thought that Stephen Chow was not generous enough.

Now the quotes for my own scripts are basically in the tens of millions, after all, Zuibai’s brand is becoming more and more famous.

But considering that the person opposite him was Stephen Chow, Cheng Xi didn't say much.

I didn’t pay much attention to Stephen Chow’s character or Cheng Xi, I just knew that he loved money.

But Cheng Xi really likes his works, which accompanied him through countless happy childhood moments.

I still take it out to review it from time to time and enjoy reading it.

Just like Zhou Jie Lun’s achievements in music, more than ten years later, Jie Lun accounted for at least six or seven of the top ten hit songs.

The same goes for Stephen Chow’s movies, you can watch them more than ten times and continue watching them.

The lines are all familiar.

It crushes some later movies.

"Please reply to Star Overseas. We won't consider a one-time buyout. We are open to cooperation, but it must be our primary investment."

"Okay, boss."

Even Cheng Xi was thinking, could he let Stephen Chow himself star in the film?

Since CJ08 in , Stephen Chow has not appeared on the big screen.

This made countless movie fans feel very sorry.

If we can persuade Stephen Chow to play the role, and add the fame of Zui Bai, it will definitely be a big hit.

In addition, the script of "The Mermaid" may be far inferior to Stephen Chow's classics, but it has no problem competing with some other movies.

Also contributed many famous scenes.

Especially the part where the protagonist Liu Xuan goes to the police station to report that there is a mermaid. I laugh every time I watch it, and I laugh ten times even if I watch it ten times.

When the time comes, I will work with Stephen Chow to revise it, and maybe it will be better than the original.

After Zuibai Entertainment reported Cheng Xi’s request to Star Overseas, there was no news for a while.

A week later, when Cheng Xi thought that Stephen Chow did not accept his conditions.

Stephen Chow contacted Zuibai Entertainment.

It turned out that Stephen Chow happened to come to Yanjing for an event.

So the two parties agreed to meet at Zuibai Entertainment to talk.

Of course Cheng Xi was very happy, after all, this was Stephen Chow.

To show respect, Cheng Xi brought Li Wentao and his party to personally greet them downstairs that day.

Cheng Xi saw Stephen Chow getting out of the car from a distance. He was wearing a baseball cap.

But the exposed silver hair on both sides still clearly shows that Stephen Chow is indeed no longer young.

Born in 62, I am 52 years old now.

Cheng Xi led a group of people towards Stephen Chow and took the initiative to extend his hand:
"Welcome Stephen Chow to Zuibai Entertainment. I've been a fan of yours since I was a child!"

"You're welcome. I've seen Director Cheng's movies and I like them too."

After shaking hands, Cheng Xi personally brought Stephen Chow and his group to Zuibai Entertainment.

At this time, many people in the Cube Building had already discovered that Stephen Chow had come today.

Many office workers in the building couldn't help but start shouting "Master Xing", and some even said "Master Xing, I will support you".

Cheng Xi and Stephen Chow and his companions couldn't help laughing.

Of course, there were also some brave people who wanted to come up and ask for autographs, but they were stopped.

This shows how popular Stephen Chow is.

I haven't been treated like this before.

Cheng Xi took Stephen Chow to visit Zuibai Entertainment first, and then sat down in the conference room to discuss the project.

"I'm also very happy that Mr. Xing likes this story. This script was tailor-made for you."

"Thank you, Director Cheng. I love The Mermaid and want to adapt it into a film."

"I'm aware of the previous conditions, but our company also has plans to shoot this film. I'm still eager to work with you, Master Xing."

After hearing this, Stephen Chow chatted with a few people next to him, and it was unknown what he said.

"We raise the price to 1000 million and buy this script. What do you think, Director Cheng?" Cheng Xi blinked, knowing that Stephen Chow's offer of 1000 million was indeed sincere enough.

Cheng Xi believed this, otherwise there would be no need to visit Zuibai Entertainment.

"Master Xing, I know you're sincere, and thank you for liking this script. So, how about we be frank? What are your box office expectations for this film if it's adapted into a movie?"

"15 billion, more than 'Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons'."

Stephen Chow pondered for a moment and said a number.

"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is currently Stephen Chow's most popular movie. In 2013, it also overlapped with "Charlotte" in part of its release schedule.

Collected 12 billion paintings.

Li Wentao knew that Stephen Chow was coming, so he conducted an investigation according to Cheng Xi's request.

I know that Stephen Chow finally earned 9000 million from "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

Cheng Xi knew that the original work of "The Mermaid" had agreed with Huayi on a verbal dividend of 8000 million, but in the end the lawsuit was lost and the profit was only over million.

"15 billion at the box office. If your Star Overseas and Bigo Group invested %, after deducting the costs, you can only make million at most."

"However, if the box office doesn't meet expectations, there's even the possibility of losing money. After all, with movies, no one can predict the outcome."

Stephen Chow nodded.

What Cheng Xi said is the consensus in the industry.

"How about this, Mr. Xing? I'll just pay you 100 million to play the lead role of Liu Xuan in The Mermaid. That way, you can earn the money you expect without taking any risks."

"And I will give you a portion of the investment amount, what do you think?"

Not only Stephen Chow and his team were surprised, but even the people at Zuibai Entertainment were surprised.

One hundred million! ?
A salary of 2014 million yuan was an unheard-of high price in .

Even Stephen Chow was a little surprised.

How confident is Cheng Xi that this film can make a profit?

Stephen Chow: "Director Cheng, how much is the total investment for this film?"

Cheng Xi: "Your salary is 8000 million, and your co-directing fee is 2000 million, a total of 1 million. In addition, we will invest another 1.5 million in filming, for a total investment of 2.5 million."

Because there are many special effects shots, plus the actors' salaries and publicity, it can be estimated that more than 1 million yuan was invested in the filming.

When Stephen Chow heard this, his eyes lit up a little.

He originally planned to invest a total of 1 million yuan.

I didn't expect Cheng Xi to be so courageous.

He was given a total salary of 1 million yuan for director and actors, and another 1.5 million yuan was invested.

He knew that Zuibai Entertainment liked to use its own actors, scripts and directors.

Most of the film and television dramas produced can ensure that the maximum amount of funds are used for filming.

But I am 52 years old, can I still perform?

"At my age, I don't think I'm suitable for being on camera anymore."

"Master Xing, I think you just haven't come across a book you like."

"There are many actors older than you who can also show off their acting skills on the big screen. We can set the male lead's age to 35-40 years old. I believe you will have no problem playing the role."

"The most important thing is that the audience is looking forward to seeing you back on the big screen. I still remember your famous line in The King of Comedy: 'Actually, I'm an actor.' I believe you want to come back too!"

Cheng Xi said this with his eyes sparkling, he wished Stephen Chow could star in another movie under his hands.

That really fulfilled a dream, a dream for everyone.

When Stephen Chow heard Cheng Xi say this, he fully felt his sincerity.

Especially the offer of 100 million.

Before coming here, he also investigated the information of Zuibai Entertainment, and found that every movie made a lot of money.

Even before filming started, I have already received 100 million yuan, and it will go directly into my pocket.

If you invest another part in the name of the company, you can earn a second share of money.

He knew that it was extremely difficult to get an investment share in movies produced by Zuibai Entertainment.

"What is Director Cheng's box office forecast for this movie?"

"Break the record and take first place."

Cheng Xi's words are concise and to the point.

At this moment, Stephen Chow seemed to perk up.

He immediately discussed it with a few people around him.

"Director Cheng, to be honest, you've given me a surprise. I need to discuss this with my team when I get back. I also hope your company can give us a specific preliminary contract."

"That's no problem. We can deliver it to your company in the next few days."

By the end of April, the recording of "Running Man" has almost been completed.

The first few episodes of the recording have also been edited.

The publicity had already been launched before.

The main base is Zuibai Entertainment, with cooperation from Yanjing TV Station.

There were only two episodes left, so Cheng Xi suggested finishing the filming of the last two episodes while broadcasting them online.

Speed ​​up the process.

Finally, we decided together with the TV station to release two episodes at once during the May Day holiday.

The subsequent broadcast speed will be one episode per week.

When the May Day holiday came, Nazha and Jin Chen were the most nervous.

They are the only two women in the Running Man team, and with Cheng Xi's suggestion, they did some character-setting work.

Jin Chen is the character of Jin Daxi and the tomboy.

It can be regarded as a superposition of Angelababy and herself.

She also found a way to use the line "My breasts are not big anymore and my face is yellow after eating papaya" in the first episode.

Nazha has created the image of a silly beauty, which is similar to her original image.

It’s just that the recognition was not enough before, this time it is considered an official stamp of certification.

The buff recognition is maxed out.

Of course, it's not just this, she is also given a kind-hearted personality. If she were just a fool, it might be a bit lacking.

When the show first aired, Cheng Xi originally planned to watch it with Nazha in the family building.

But Jin Chen insisted that he and Cheng Xi accompany her, so there was no choice but to call her to the family building of the Film Academy.

Cheng Xi attaches great importance to his family.

And these women are clearly divided.

Li Xiaoran took a nap in Yunjian.

Nazha usually stays in the family building.

And Jinchen is in Tomorrow's Stars.

With Reba, it’s more common. Sometimes it’s in a hotel, sometimes it’s in her new home, and sometimes it’s in the family building.

Sometimes I would come to the dormitory when no one was there.

But Reba has been very busy these days.

It's both an announcement and an endorsement.

More importantly, the crew of "Ghost Blows Out the Light: Mojin: The Lost Tomb" is about to start filming.

We held several script reading sessions.

I really don't have time to care about Cheng Xi.

Cheng Xi also went to check the makeup, and Reba's Shirley Yang was extremely suitable.

The exotic style combined with the current heroic spirit gives a very cool feeling.

Looking at the way she posed with the dagger, there was even a hint of murderous intent in her.

Two words, beautiful and cool!

At 5 pm on May 1st, "Running Man" officially landed on Yanjing TV.

Cheng Xi, Nazha and Jin Chen were waiting together in the Film Academy staff dormitory.

Cheng Xi was sitting with Nazha on his left and Jin Chen on his right, crossing his legs and looking very comfortable.

In order to watch the premiere tonight, Nazha and Jinchen bought a lot of snacks and fruits to eat.

There was even a piece of cookie, which made Cheng Xi want to chop it up more and more.

The opening scene is a separate shot of each person plus an introduction.

Here, everyone's image and personality are implanted into the audience's mind.

The first one is the charismatic leader Deng Chao.

[Today, seven brothers gathered here to start their running journey.]

Then Baoqiang came on stage and showed everyone his "I want to fight 10 people" kung fu.

Knock down all the men in black.

Following them are Nazha, Chen He, Qiao Shan and Jin Chen.

Basically, it is arranged in order of status.

Each has its own characteristics.

When Nazha appeared, Cheng Xi arranged for her to enter the venue as a cat girl riding a motorcycle.

It was supposed to be a very cool appearance, but unexpectedly the motorcycle broke down and started spinning around anxiously.

The coolness of the motorcycle and the panic of the idiot form a perfect contrast in the characters, giving people a knowing smile.

Jin Chen appeared on stage wearing a dance costume and doing the splits.

Danced some classic ballet moves.

Unexpectedly, the style of the picture changed and there was a modified version of the "Subject Three" dance.

Combined with the funny BGM of "A Smiling Face", it is also very abstract and funny.

The main thing is a contrast.

(End of this chapter)