Behind the scenes of the entertainment industry

Feng Bingbing didn't expect how many people she would meet at the celebration banquet.

Seeing Zhou Cheng and the others leaving in a high-profile manner at the airport in a Maybach, Feng Bingbing asked the company's public relations department to investigate the identities of several people.

Chen Li is a new director. Although he is somewhat famous, he has nothing special about him.

Zhou Cheng, a graduate of Nortel Literature Department, did not work as a screenwriter after graduation. Instead, he became an agent and brought in a low-profile artist. Although his script received support from the film festival, it still did not get accepted into the film festival.

Ice eyes.

In the end, it seemed that the one with the most background among the three was Chu Ran, who was the tallest and most handsome, but deliberately sat in the passenger seat. Because the registered owner of the Maybach they were riding in almost monopolized the entire Ningxi

The city's dairy supplier is Faninghe Dairy. The CEO of this company is named Chu.

According to the feedback given by the capital, Chu Ran had attended many parties held by the rich second generation in Yanjing. He should be the son of the Ninghe Dairy CEO and a standard rich second generation.

Before Feng Bingbing became independent and became the famous Mr. Feng, she still didn't mind dating a rich second generation, especially a super rich second generation whose family assets exceeded one billion.

You know, at this time, Wu Kebo, the boss of Chengtian Entertainment, was worth less than one billion, and he was already able to make all the changes in the industry. Even Feng Bingbing thought for a while that she might as well marry a rich second generation and become a carefree one.

Forget it, the worried young lady.

At the celebration banquet, as a popular artist, Feng Bingbing was constantly being accosted by others. The people attending the banquet tonight were all insiders, and there were also many media mixed in. Feng Bingbing never got a chance. In the end, it was the company boss Wu Kebo.

He said that he would introduce a few people to her so that she could escape.

Watching Wu Kebo walking toward Chu Ran and others, Feng Bingbing originally thought she was looking for Chu Ran, but she didn't expect Wu Kebo to talk to Zhou Cheng about film and television investment.

"Mr. Wu, if you want to invest, I will definitely welcome it. But you may not like my small project?"

Feng Bingbing shook hands with Chu Ran. She thought Zhou Cheng would be happy when he heard Wu Kebo's investment, but she didn't expect that the other party showed some reluctance.

Zhou Cheng needed investment, but when Zhou Cheng, he and Chen Li decided to attract investment from other companies, they excluded Huayi, Guangguang and Chengtian.

The main reason is that the investment conditions of these companies are too harsh. They will take away the distribution rights and increase additional publicity and distribution expenses, which will increase the paper investment cost of the entire film.

And if the investment exceeds 10 million, it will trigger the box office sharing agreement signed with Renyi. Renyi will invest 3 million to claim a fixed 30% box office share. In the end, the higher the paper cost, the more money will fall into Zhou Cheng’s hands.

The profit will be less.

"Why would Boss Zhou reject someone thousands of miles away?" Wu Kebo also heard the meaning of Zhou Cheng's words. He looked around and smiled at Zhou Cheng: "Boss Zhou, is it convenient for me to take a step to talk?"

The other party's status in the circle was higher than his own, and Zhou Cheng had no reason to refuse. He nodded to Chu Ran and made a reassuring gesture. Chu Ran waved to him. He was about to get to know Feng Bingbing and hoped that Zhou

Don't disturb him.

"Boss Wu, I wonder if you have any advice?" Zhou Cheng followed Wu Kebo to a sofa area.

Wu Kebo called Zhou Cheng to sit across from him and said: "Our company has actually consulted the organizing committee about your script, and the company has also given a certain evaluation. It can be regarded as a rare absurd comedy script in the past two years.

"

"Thank you, Mr. Wu, for the compliment." Zhou Cheng did not doubt that the other party had found out the content of the script in advance. He believed that the film and television companies he had just proposed to him had also inquired about his script.

"It's just that it's a little difficult to produce it yourself. You lack financial strength and distribution capabilities, and the director you found is also an unknown person with no box office appeal at all."

"What's Mr. Wu's opinion?" Zhou Cheng knew the other party's intention of promoting first and suppressing later, so he asked calmly.

Wu Kebo saw that the preparations were almost done and began to express his original intention: "Our company's idea is to invest 20 million to shoot this film. You can use the script copyright to become a shareholder, and our company will help you solve all shooting and distribution problems."

."

"Mr. Wu is very generous." Zhou Cheng smiled calmly.

Wu Kebo didn't seem to hear the irony in Zhou Cheng's words, and continued: "As for the director, we can invite director Cheng Kexin to direct. After filming "Reporter", he always wanted to take a break by filming a comedy film.

After all, Chen Li is young, so it will be better for his development if he can work as an assistant director for Director Cheng and gain some experience before directing independently."

Seeing that Zhou Cheng did not reply, Wu Kebo continued to add: "You also know that our company's artist management is handled by Sister Hua. As long as you need an actor, there is basically nothing that Sister Hua can't handle. Even if you want Feng Bingbing to star, I can do it."

promise you."

Wu Kebo's bargaining chip is really tempting. From funding to famous directors to actors, everything seems to be considered from Zhou Cheng's side. If Zhou Cheng was just an inexperienced, fledgling screenwriter, he would probably have been taken over by him by now.

His words made his blood boil.

He has several pitfalls here. First of all, he invested a total of 20 million and asked Zhou Cheng to invest in the copyright. It would be good if the copyright accounted for 1%. If Zhou Cheng wanted to gain the right to speak, he had to find a way to increase the investment share.

Just fine.

Cheng Kexin's directing was just a cover. According to Zhou Cheng's understanding of Cheng Kexin, the other party should be busy with the publicity and distribution of "Tou Mingzhuan" at this time. Even after the release of "Tou Mingzhuang" was over, Cheng Kexin was in a mess.

He will not take on this low-budget film, as he needs to take on another big-budget film, "October Siege", to fill the hole.

Actors are even more uncontrollable. Not to mention whether Sister Hua will give you a chance to pick and choose. Even if you are selected, they will tell you that there are no schedules or that the salary needs to be increased, and they can easily send you away.

Even though he knew that the other party was digging a hole, Zhou Cheng didn't have the strength to turn against him directly.

With the participation of Wang Jinghua, Chengtian Entertainment has become a leading domestic entertainment company. Recently, it is in the process of acquiring Jiahe Pictures in Xiangjiang. Zhou Cheng knew that he could not let the other party continue talking, and he would be exhausted after the other party had finished all the conditions.

If you find yourself refusing, you will offend others.

"Thank you, Mr. Wu, for your kindness. It's just that the drama copyright of this drama has been sold to Yanjing People's Art, and there was an additional agreement. The film producer Renyi has the priority to invest, and the investment amount is as high as 30%." As a lonely man, Zhou Cheng had no choice but to put it aside.

Yanjing Renyi La came as a shield.

"Thirty percent investment?"

"Yes, 30% investment." Zhou Cheng pretended to be regretful: "It's also because I'm too young and don't understand how film and television shooting works. At that time, Renyi had additional conditions. If the total investment exceeded 10 million, Renyi had the most

If you invest three million, you will also get 30% of the fixed income."

"Thirty percent fixed income?" Wu Kebo was stunned when he heard this sentence. Looking at Zhou Cheng, he was as sad as if he saw an idiot.

If the investment is only 30%, Wu Kebo still has the confidence to talk to Renyi. If it is really impossible to increase the investment budget through capital operation, Renyi will give up some of its rights and interests. But as Zhou Cheng said later, Renyi must take a fixed amount.

If you take 30% of the revenue, it will be difficult to operate. Even if Chengtian Entertainment can ultimately reduce the other party's revenue by making false accounts and stealing box office operations, it will inadvertently offend Renyi, a relatively aloof circle in Yanjing. This kind of

The risk of the operation is too great, and the profit is not worth it.

"Mr. Wu, you have a wide network of contacts and are one of the top figures in the Yanjing film and television industry. Can you help me communicate with Renyi and ask them to give up this condition?" Zhou Cheng climbed up the pole and made a request to Wu Kebo.

Wu Kebo felt very sorry, mainly for this project: "I have been in the Xiangjiang film and television industry before, and I don't know much about Yanjing People's Art. Xiao Zhou, your request is somewhat helpless."

After Wu Kebo finished speaking, he was about to find an excuse to leave, but he found that Feng Bingbing, who came with him, was already chatting happily with a friend of Zhou Cheng's. He could only spit in secret, turned around and left.

"That day at the airport, my bodyguard almost bumped into Master Chu. I'm really sorry." Feng Bingbing said sorry, but her expression didn't show any apology at all. Instead, she had a hint of charm. She didn't care what Wu Kebo was talking to Zhou Cheng.

Why, she is obviously more interested in Chu Ran

"Miss Feng is too polite." Chu Ran secretly called a fairy, and then said: "I should be embarrassed. The driver at home was not sensible that day and parked in front of Miss Feng's car, which almost caused Miss Feng to misunderstand.

"

"Mr. Chu turns out to be from Ningxi." Hearing Chu Ran admit his identity, Feng Bingbing suddenly showed a hint of embarrassment: "I finally came to Qinghai this time, and I plan to go to Qinghai Lake to shoot some photos with my team.

Photo. It’s just that we are not familiar with the place and don’t know how to get there.”

Hearing Feng Bingbing's invitation, Chu Ran pretended to be confused: "Qinghai Lake is not far from Ningxi. There are many special travel lines to go there, and you can see it opposite Ningxi Bus Station. If it is inconvenient for Miss Feng, you can also

You can place an order through the hotel’s front desk, and a dedicated travel agency will provide services at that time.”

Chu Ran pretended to have an innocent expression, which made Feng Bingbing wonder whether he really didn't understand the mood or was deliberately pretending to be confused, which made her teeth itch with hatred.

However, just when Feng Bingbing thought he was a Lu man who didn't understand the style, Chu Ran changed his tone and suggested: "Actually, Qinghai Lake is too ordinary. Many celebrities come to take pictures every year. Even if Miss Feng's country

The color is heavenly and fragrant, but I’m afraid there’s nothing outstanding about the photo that can catch other people’s attention. If Miss Feng really wants to take beautiful photos, prepare it tomorrow. How about I take you to Chaka Salt Lake the day after tomorrow?”

"Chaka Salt Lake?" Feng Bingbing, who was about to leave, looked at Chu Ran in surprise.

"Yes, Chaka Salt Lake." Chu Ran smiled mysteriously: "Let you see how beautiful Chaka Salt Lake, which we call the 'Mirror of China', is."