Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 300 Finalizing the cooperation, breaking news online

Just as "Running Man" was gradually gaining popularity.

Cheng Xi also received a positive response from Stephen Chow, who was willing to spend 100 million to star in and co-direct "The Mermaid" with Cheng Xi!
Cheng Xi was also very happy to hear the news.

The industry has even triggered flash floods and tsunamis.

China Film Group, Wanda, Guangying, Youku, Sohu, and Huayi.
Any company that felt it was qualified to join the game came to Zuibai Entertainment and Cheng Xi to get a piece of the pie.

This is the first time Stephen Chow will appear on the big screen in 6 years.

And it’s a collaboration between the two highest-grossing directors!
This sounds very eye-catching.

Cheng Xi's "Detective Chinatown" with 16.5 billion is now the number one box office in China.

Even though Stephen Chow did not star in the film, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", it still ranked third with 11.5 billion yuan.

Now starring Stephen Chow and co-directing with Cheng Xi, the imagination is abundant.

But Cheng Xi is a nostalgic and pragmatic person.

The first is to cooperate directly with companies such as China Film Group and Wanda Film Group, which can help with distribution and theater release.

The second was to give a small portion of the Youku Sohu share to my old friend Brother Lu and Mr. Zeng.

In the end, of course, Stephen Chow was invited to join, which was also in line with the previous agreement to give up part of the investment in exchange for cooperation.

As for Huayi, although everyone seems to be on good terms on the surface, those involved in the plot against "Detective Chinatown" are still watching.

If I ask him to invest at this time, it will clearly show that I am easy to bully.

So I refused directly, with the reason being that the investment pie had already been divided up.

There really is no way.

In the end, the nominal investment for "The Mermaid" was 2.8 million yuan, and the actual investment was 2.5 million yuan.

Among them, Zuibai Entertainment and Zuibai Studio led the investment with 1.4 million yuan.

In addition, the copyright of "The Mermaid" was valued at 500 million, Cheng Xi's script adaptation fee was 1000 million, and the co-directing fee was 1500 million, which was 500 million lower than Stephen Chow, and it was also Cheng Xi's attitude towards his predecessor.

Zui Baifang’s nominal total investment was 1.7 million yuan, accounting for 60.7% of the profit share.

Stephen Chow's Bigo Group is the second largest investor, with an investment share of 4000 million, on the condition that Stephen Chow participates in and signs the screenwriter of the film, accounting for 14.3% of the profit share.

China Film invested 3000 million yuan, accounting for 10.7% of the profit share.

Wanda Film Group invested 2000 million yuan, accounting for 7.14% of the profit share.

Youku and Sohu each invested 1000 million, each accounting for 3.57% of the profit share.

This is the first time that Zuibai Entertainment's actual investment has exceeded 2 million yuan.

As the investment amount of the project becomes larger and larger, it is impossible for Zuibai Entertainment to take 70% or even 80% of the profits as before.

In fact, consuming 60% is already a very high proportion in the industry.

This also helps to disperse risks, better distribute benefits, and reduce resistance to project releases.

The larger the investment, the more stability is required.

The strongest ship is the one that makes money together.

Just as the six investment companies were discussing the specific details of the project, the news had already spread like wildfire.

Major portals:
"Daily Entertainment Report: According to sources, Stephen Chow went to Zuibai Entertainment after attending an event at Yanjing before the May Day holiday, suspected to be discussing cooperation on a new film, and returned to Zuibai Entertainment yesterday."

On Weibo:
[Brothers and sisters, this is so explosive!]
Let me tell you something. I have a friend who works at ZB Company, the company of that talented guy.

He boasted to me today that it was like a return to his youth and that he could finally see Stephen Chow appear on the big screen again.

Yes, you heard it right!
Stephen Chow will star in ZB company's latest movie!
There are chat records as evidence, I am just going to say that I washed my hair upside down!

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These news directly irritated netizens, especially Stephen Chow's fans.

[This revelation is completely bullshit. Stephen Chow hasn't acted in a movie in years, and now that he's older, he's focused on directing.]

[Yes, I also really want Stephen Chow to appear on the big screen again, but I'm afraid that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.]

[What the above person said is right. I'm afraid that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Every time there is a rumor about a role, but every time I return disappointed.]

I think it's possible, because Director Cheng always pulls off big moves. Maybe he can actually get Stephen Chow to make a comeback this time.

Fan Binbin, Jing Tian, ​​Yang Mi and others called Cheng Xi directly to ask.

Fan Binbin: "Are you really working with Stephen Chow, and he's the lead actor?"

Cheng Xi: “Really.”

Fan Binbin: "Are there any roles? The first or second female lead?" Cheng Xi: "Stop it, you're still filming the drama for the Imperial Master, don't even think about my small crew."

I gave you the female lead in the last "Detective Chinatown", and you want it again this time.

Then Zuibai Entertainment is opened for you.

Fan Binbin: "Leave a cameo for me. I want to go to the crew and watch Stephen Chow filming."

Cheng Xi: “.”

It seems that Stephen Chow not only attracts men, but also women.

Yes, many people grew up watching his movies in their childhood and youth.

Jing Tian hadn't played poker with Cheng Xi for a while, so she called him under the pretext of asking about the new movie.

I chatted on the phone with Cheng Xi for a while.

Of course, she also wanted to try to win the female lead, but Cheng Xi did not comment.

Cheng Xi: "Let's wait for the script to come out. It's just a rough draft now."

Jing Tian: "I don't care, even if they don't give me the chance, they still want me to audition!"

Cheng Xi: "Are you auditioning, or are you here to see me?"

Jing Tian: "It's all the same."

Other actors who felt they had a chance also asked people to inquire about the roles.

The investment for "The Mermaid" has been confirmed, and now Cheng Xizheng and Stephen Chow are working overtime to revise the script.

As for the actors, we also have a general direction.

They are mainly divided into actors who often work with Stephen Chow and actors who are also called Zui Bai.

The female lead will be chosen by Cheng Xi, and the second female lead will be chosen by Stephen Chow.

As for directing, I mainly prefer Stephen Chow.

Cheng Xi is mainly responsible for special effects and assisting Stephen Chow in shooting some scenes. He is more like an assistant director.

Because to be honest, this movie is a Stephen Chow style movie starting from the script.

Cheng Xi is definitely not as sensitive as Stephen Chow in this regard, and he is not arrogant enough to think that his current directing skills are higher than Xingye's.

Stephen Chow is also a notorious tyrant on the set, and he is ruthless at work.

I have to do many NGs at every turn.

So Cheng Xi thought, why not learn from Stephen Chow how to portray a good supporting role.

Among so many movies, perhaps even the supporting characters in Stephen Chow's movies are all memorable.

Of course, because I have the advantage of being a prophet, many of my memes and jokes are ahead of the modern ones.

If Stephen Chow's directing or acting is indeed not good, and there is a conflict between the two, Cheng Xi will still be in the dominant position.

How to coordinate between two well-known directors on the set is indeed a problem.

Cheng Xi was thinking about how to achieve the effect of 1+1 being greater than 2.

A week later, after Cheng Xi and Stephen Chow worked overtime, the script was finally finalized.

The project shooting schedule has also been finalized.

It is now early May, and the script, funding, and schedule are all in place.

We will try to prepare for another month to set up the crew, select the location, prepare the storyboards, and confirm the actors, and officially start shooting in June.

The shooting period is 3-4 months.

The special effects are done simultaneously, and the post-production takes about 1-2 months.

This way we can get the film out before the end of December.

Then send it for review.

Cheng Xi and Stephen Chow have the same goal, both aiming for the Spring Festival period on February 2015, 2.

Just when the internet was abuzz with speculation about what project Stephen Chow and Cheng Xi were collaborating on and how they would collaborate.

Zuibai Entertainment Company directly disclosed an announcement and will hold a press conference for "Plan Z" the day after tomorrow.

The trailer shows that Zuibai Entertainment’s major project will be announced at the press conference.

This time, whether it is industry insiders, fans of Zuibai and Stephen Chow, or many netizens.

Everyone is looking forward to this press conference!
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