ebookslot Chapter 44 Female protagonist Ida
Chapter 44 Female protagonist Ida
At this moment, Mr. La spoke up.
"Alright, now that the first project is settled, let's get to the second one!"
The others immediately fell silent when they heard La Peikang speak.
Since Fumino wasn't involved in the production of the second film, he voluntarily left first.
Han Ziming quickly began to introduce the topic.
"The second project is 'Cry Me a Sad River,' adapted from Guo Jingming's novel of the same name. This book was a huge hit in physical stores back then, selling over a million copies in just one week."
Although Guo Jingming's films have received somewhat lukewarm reviews in recent years, his fans' enthusiasm has kept them profitable at the box office. Everyone should have received their scripts by now, right?
This is a campus film. I've budgeted it at 5000 million, and filming will begin next February, with a summer release.
The film's share is distributed as follows: China Film Group 20%, fiber optic 15%, and actors 5%.
Han Ziming rattled off a whole bunch of things.
Mr. La was a little puzzled at this point.
"Where's the script?"
"How come I see you've missed China Film Group?"
Mr. Wang added, "We didn't receive the fiber optic cable either!"
Han Ziming was immediately embarrassed: "Ah, this..."
At this moment, Li Feng looked like a student who had made a mistake.
He raised his hand timidly and said, "Boss, we haven't had time to give them the investment plan and script for this project yet."
Han Ziming is a bit socially awkward.
He assumed that Li Feng had already spoken to several companies.
But it's not a big problem. Capitalists are thick-skinned, so consider it a learning experience.
Thinking about it, he smiled, picked up his phone, opened the WeChat QR code, and said to Mr. Wang.
"Let's add each other on WeChat, I'll create a group chat and send out the scripts."
"That works too." The group nodded in agreement.
"That doesn't make sense, does it? I didn't hear Wanda mentioned. You're not going to reject fiber optics for one project and Wanda for another, are you?"
Mr. Zeng, not having heard Wanda's name, finally spoke up.
Han Ziming and Li Feng looked embarrassed. They hadn't thought there would be any problem discussing the collaboration privately, but they had forgotten the differences between the two projects.
He was thinking of getting Wanda's film through Jingtian, so he could get a smaller share.
Han Ziming: "Didn't I just mention Wanda?"
Mr. Zeng: "No!!!"
"Wanda also has 15%, I may have missed it."
Han Ziming forcefully changed the subject.
Zeng Maojun's expression improved somewhat.
After all, Wanda is only short of big money, not small money. If Boss La has his eye on someone, he'll definitely follow suit, even if he loses money, he won't lose much.
A short while later, the group added each other on WeChat.
Han Ziming added everyone to a WeChat group and sent the script for "Cry Me a Sad River" to it.
After receiving the script, the group read it carefully.
Han Ziming's eyes lit up, and he changed the group name to "[A Chat Group for Busy Filmmakers]".
Half an hour later, everyone had finished reading the script around the same time, and as soon as they closed the file, they found that the group name had been changed.
Mr. La complained with a helpless expression.
"Xiao Han, shouldn't you change your group name?"
Mr. Wang and Mr. Zeng smiled without saying a word.
Li Feng quietly gave a thumbs up.
I thought to myself: Boss, you're awesome!!!
Han Ziming pretended to be crazy and said.
"What a great name! Everyone's busy, it's quite fitting."
"The script is alright. Although the ending is a bit tragic, it's quite educational." Mr. La stopped worrying about it.
Han Ziming smiled modestly.
"Mr. La, you flatter me. I only adapted it. The original story is even more tragic, and there are many things that I simply couldn't write."
Mr. Wang smiled and began to praise them.
"It's rare to see such humble young people these days; directors in the past were all so arrogant."
Mr. Zeng also said with a smile:
"Exactly! You're good-looking too, all that's missing is a movie to prove yourself. Why not follow Xu Zheng and Wu Jing's example and write, direct, and star in your own film? That would definitely be a box office hit!"
Mr. Wang suddenly remembered: "Speaking of Wu Jing, I just realized you invested in 'Wolf Warrior 2.' What are your thoughts on the film's marketing?"
Han Ziming said confidently.
"The box office success of 'Operation Mekong' shows that military movies are becoming increasingly popular."
As the country grows stronger, audiences need an outlet for their emotions. I think "Wolf Warrior 2" will do well at the box office.
Patriotic themes have a broad audience, so theaters can be more widely distributed, ideally reaching third- and fourth-tier cities.
After thinking for a moment, Mr. Wang nodded and said.
"That makes sense. I'll take over the distribution when it's released next year."
At this point, General Manager Zeng interjected to offer a reminder.
"Alright, alright, let's stop talking about other things."
"Boss Han, which actor are you planning to give this 5% to?"
Han Ziming said directly: "Well-field system!"
Wang Changtian was shocked: "Are you alright?"
Everyone except Li Feng had a dark expression.
Mr. La also offered his suggestions with a worried expression.
"How about we wait until 'The Great Wall' is released and see how it goes before deciding?"
Han Ziming explained with a smile.
"You see. Everyone thinks she's not good enough?"
"Won't this generate buzz?"
Mr. Zeng looked at him speechlessly and offered some advice.
"Why don't you think about it again?"
"Putting aside acting skills, is Ida's age appropriate?"
Han Ziming insisted on continuing.
"No problem. She has a rather heroic look, and the female lead comes from a poor family and looks a bit more mature, so they're a good match."
Mr. Zeng looked helpless.
"Fine, I have the theater chains to back me up, I won't lose money!"
La Peikang and Wang Changtian were speechless.
So you're just going to watch us lose money, huh?
President Wang looked at Li Feng and asked.
"Aren't you going to try and persuade your boss?"
Li Feng said helplessly, "I already advised against it!"
Han Ziming said, "Don't worry, everyone. Mozi Films will invest 45%, so you won't lose much."
Li Feng quickly chimed in, "We can do a good job. Jing Tian is quite famous, and he even has fans of the novel."
After all, he was his own boss, so he had no choice.
Han Ziming grinned mischievously: "That's right, the novel itself already has a fan base, so Guo Jingming's movie won't have to worry about the number of fans, and the initial box office will definitely be good."
If it's well-made, it might skyrocket in price. We could then get the Education Bureau involved, give them 2000 million to watch it for free—wouldn't that be better than just advertising?
Upon hearing this, Mr. La felt there was hope: "Little Han, don't be shy. If you feel you're losing too much, China Film Group can invest more."
President Wang and President Zeng also realized what was happening and began vying to speak.
"Let fiber optics/Wanda take the lead!"
"Gentlemen, if you want to increase your share, that's fine too. If you can settle things with the Education Bureau, I'll give up 5% of my investment. How about that?"
Han Ziming then put forward an idea.
Everyone looked at Boss La, after all, he had a lot of influence within the system.
La Peikang thought for a moment,
This 2000 million yuan in ticket subsidies isn't a direct cash handout.
It's not against the rules, and it even counts as part of performance, so it's a good deal.
So he waved his hand and said, "Alright, China Film Group will take the job!"
Han Ziming clapped his hands and said.
"Okay, once Mr. Li has finished the investment contract, we'll get everyone to sign it."
"OK!"
The three of them said in unison.
Once the matter was settled, everyone left the China Film Group office and went home.
After all, the first movie hadn't been made yet, and Han Ziming hadn't invited them to dinner.