Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

Yu Dongqing met Li Wan in an office building in the Bright Film and Television Culture Industrial Park on Jinzhan South Road, Chaoyang.

This is his newly established producer studio, whose main business covers film and television investment and production, director management, screenwriter management and other businesses.

He hadn't met Li Wan yet, but the person who received him was a girl named Zhang Yue, who was an assistant recruited by Li Wan.

Zhang Yue warmly received Yu Dongqing, made tea and told him that Mr. Li had gone out to do some errands and would be back soon. Within ten minutes, I saw Li Wan pushing the door open and coming in in a hurry.

"Sorry, Dongqing, for keeping you waiting." Li Wan apologized. "Let's go to my office."

Then he saw Yu Dongqing holding up the tea cup and said with a smile: "This is a reception tea. Come to my office to drink the newly launched Longjing."

After that, he said to Zhang Yue who was standing aside: "Zhang Yue, next time Mr. Yu comes, go directly to my office to get some tea."

"Okay, Mr. Li."

"Mr. Li, what are you busy with? Are you investing in new movies again?" Yu Dongqing asked with a smile in Li Wan's office.

Li Wan laughed after hearing this: "Dongqing, we are friends, so I won't pretend. I didn't talk about any business just now. I just went to see a new house. It's next to the East Third Ring Road. It has three bedrooms and two living rooms, 120 square meters. The layout is not bad. "

"Want to change houses?"

"To tell you the truth, our family of three used to live in a 40-square-meter house. My wife said it was too small and it was inconvenient for her children to grow up. She complained for several years. But this time I finally made a fortune and decided to buy it. set!"

not bad.

According to Li Wan's investment, the producer's 5% plus his own investment of 1 million account for about 14% of the investment. After deducting personal income tax, he can only make a net profit of about 13 million. If he buys a 120 square meter apartment in the city The house is more than adequate.

"Congratulations, congratulations. When you move in, let me say congratulations on your move." Yu Dongqing said with a smile.

"Haha, I will never forget you. Speaking of which, it's all thanks to you. If it weren't for your investment and that song, would you have made so much money?"

"You can't say that. The main reason is that the film was actually good." Yu Dongqing said modestly, and then asked: "Where is Dongsheng, what are you busy with all day? Are you planning to make a film again?"

"Yeah. Preparing for a new movie."

"What movie?" Yu Dongqing asked curiously.

"The title has not yet been decided. It is a story about a few idlers living in a coal mine who make money by killing others, such as mining accidents and so on." Li Wan said.

Shoot this?

Yu Dongqing suddenly remembered that "The Blind Well" in the "Blind" trilogy filmed by the time and space director Li Yang was about this aspect. However, due to various reasons, this movie was not released in China!

The line is crossed.

Thinking of this, Yu Dongqing asked implicitly: "Li Wan, is it a bit sensitive for him to shoot this subject? I wonder if it will be easy to pass the review?"

"I read his script, and I think the chance of it being screened is less than half! I advised him to stop filming and give up, but he didn't want to! He invested everything he earned this time!"

"I said, you are still renting a house in Yanjing. This time you made a fortune of about 5 million. It is enough to buy a house. At least you have a nest in Yanjing? But he just didn't listen! He said that he didn't even have a wife. No, what kind of nest do you want?"

"I was so angry at the time. Hey, that's just a stubborn person. He won't look back until he hits the wall!" At the end of the sentence, Li Wan sighed deeply.

Yu Dongqing didn't say anything.

Some people are idealists, chewing vegetable roots, drinking white porridge, counting stars on the shabby grass, and risking everything for what they love.

No need to blame them.

We keep picking up six pennies at our feet, and don't laugh at people who like to look up at the moon.

The two chatted for a while, and Li Wan took out the financial accounts of "Hello Teacher" and the audit opinion letter issued by the accounting firm.

Yu Dongqing looked at it carefully and found that the profit situation was similar to what he had estimated. His own income was 23,501,254.95 yuan. If 20% personal income tax was deducted, it would be about 18 million yuan.

"Holly, if you have no objection, just sign this form and the finance department can do the accounting. I will transfer your income to your account tomorrow."

"No problem." Yu Dongqing signed his name readily.

Just as Yu Dongqing was about to leave, Li Wan stopped him: "Dongqing, I have a script in my hand that the director wants to shoot. Are you interested in investing?"

"Oh, let me see."

Li Wan took out a script from the bookcase and handed it to Yu Dongqing. He sat on the sofa and read it carefully.

It is an urban youth film. The more Yu Dongqing watches it, the more it looks like the "Little Times" filmed by Guo Jingming in that era.

This director is called Liu Xiaorui, and he is also a new generation director. He has made several films, but they were all lukewarm.

In the original time and space, the box office of "Tiny Times" was actually very impressive. The total investment cost of the four movies was 300 million. However, relying on commercial operations, the final box office total exceeded 1.7 billion, and the investors made a net profit of 800 million.

Although none of the films scored more than 5 on Douban, they received a lot of criticism online: the story was bloody and vulgar, the film looked more like a music video than a movie, there were a lot of exaggerated content showing off wealth, and it was a fan movie.

But it did make money! And you make more money.

This is also related to the careful promotion of the film by Guo Jingming and his investors: finding the audience and conducting precise marketing.

Some people also analyze that the popularity of this IP is related to the accelerating urbanization process and the emergence of new middle-class identity anxiety due to the rise of migrant labor.

The novel is essentially a small-town boy's imagination of Shanghai. Almost all the important characters in the book have the shadow of the author himself.

In this time and space, does this Liu Xiaorui have the skills of Guo Jingming?

If it's not shot well, it's a bad movie.

Of course, there is also a song that is very suitable for this movie, which is "Time Cooks the Rain" which was very nice in my childhood.

However, Yu Dongqing didn't want to take it out.

I don't need money urgently to invest heavily now.

Moreover, the relationship with Li Wan is not that great. If Zhang Yang and the others insist on making such a film, he will not hesitate to come up with this song.

Help as much as you can.

"Sorry, Li Wan, I'm not very interested in this film." Yu Dongqing refused directly.

Li Wan was slightly disappointed, but he could accept it.

Friends are friends, and business is business. No one will use millions to play around, unless they are a fool like Wang Dongsheng.

"Okay, I'll come back to you next time if there's a suitable film."

"Okay, let's go." Yu Dongqing stood up.

"I send you."

"No, no, why are you being polite to me?" Yu Dongqing refused with a smile.

But Li Wan still sent him to the elevator and waved goodbye.

"Mr. Li, is he unwilling to invest?" Zhang Yue waited for Yu Dongqing to leave before asking softly.

"Well, I didn't like the script."

"What should we do?"

"It doesn't matter, keep looking for investors, this is the business we are in." Li Wan didn't care.

"Are you investing personally?"

"No investment, only commission." Li Wan smiled.

Thanks to Absolute Boring, Cangyue Manliang, and mfive for their tips. Thanks to Xuanshan Primary School Lieutenant and others for their monthly votes.