New Age Artists

Chapter 414: The Defense-Breaking Capital (+1)

Shen Santong turned the private pressure into public and directly announced the release date.

Caring for the elderly and giving face to our compatriots in Hong Kong and Taiwan have nothing to do with movies.

The meaning is very clear. He drank the glass of wine in "Red Cliff" first, while Wu Yusen drank it casually.

Wu Yusen's "Red Cliff" is either this time or he admits defeat.

The pressure was on Wu Yusen.

Wu Yusen faces the representatives of investors.

The largest investor was Chengtian Wu Kebo, the representative of China Film Group who joined and then withdrew, and later investors including American and Wandao, as well as investors he found himself.

Wu Yusen analyzed: "The fact that they are released in the same period is exactly what I want!"

"My production cost is over 600 million, but Shen Santong only has 400 million!"

"Six hundred million versus four hundred million, the advantage is on me!"

"Among the celebrities I have are Liang Chaowei, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Xiaoyanzi."

"Hong Kong superstars, Japanese stars, Xiaoyanzi is popular in the mainland, Wanwan Lin Chi-lin, cross-strait and Hong Kong stars, international stars, the configuration is reasonable."

"Who does he have?"

"How many people know Director Chen and Feng Yuanzheng? What box office appeal do they have?"

"Compared to the star status, I still have the advantage!"

"My special effects were created by a Hollywood special effects team, but his special effects team was very disorganized, and part of the special effects work was still done in the mainland."

“Compared to the special effects team, I still have the advantage!”

"The most important thing is me, Wu Yusen, who has shot "A Better Tomorrow", "Face/Off" and "Mission Impossible 2", and has directed Hollywood super productions."

"What about Shen Santong? Has he ever had any experience in successful large-scale productions? Has he ever been in charge of a large crew?"

"Nothing at all!"

"Mainland audiences have never seen a good movie, so they don't know what a good movie is."

“Only after my Red Cliff is released will they understand what a truly good movie is.”

"I don't know what's the point of everyone discussing this, as if I'm about to lose?"

The representative of China Film Corporation took a sip of tea.

It doesn't matter.

China Film invested 10 million US dollars in Wu Yusen's "Red Cliff", but its share was only one-ninth, and there was also a priority repayment agreement.

Ten million US dollars. With the current domestic film market, China Film Group will definitely be able to get its money back.

Shen Santong owned more than half of the Chinese film share in "Red Cliff" and also invested administrative resources.

If it weren't for the consideration of unity, I would definitely have made some changes to Wu Yusen's "Red Cliff".

The China Film representative had only one mission, which was to ensure that nothing went wrong with Wu Yusen's "Red Cliff" and to fulfill the agreement made that year.

Sitting in the corners, the investors found by Wu Yusen are all his supporters.

Although there were some concerns, Wu Yusen still looked very intimidating when he acted like an international director.

The Wandao investor sitting in the middle doesn't care.

His boss invested for Lin Chi-Lin, and the money was not much.

The American investor was very concerned and said bluntly: "Shen's box office appeal is very strong. Wu, you have failed in Hollywood, but Shen has never failed in Dongda. In this regard, you can't compare."

Wu Yusen said bluntly: "How much share do you have? The North American distribution rights are enough to cover your investment."

US Representative: “.”

Everyone looked at Wu Kebo who had been silent.

Among them, Chengtian’s investment was the largest, accounting for more than half.

Wu Kebo advised: "It will be released on July 7th. We will release it after Shen Santong."

"If his movies are good, we will follow suit and reap the benefits of the subject matter."

"If the movie is not good, we will directly launch a sniper attack on him."

A representative of China Film Group said: "You can't do that. This is vicious competition and we don't encourage this kind of competition."

Wu Kebo said bitterly: "You never told me that the two versions of Red Cliff would be released at the same time."

The representative of China Film Group reminded: "I thought you knew that this is common sense. We shouldn't have the same subject matter. It's you who are putting pressure on us from all sides."

Wu Yusen interrupted, “Even if China Film agrees, I won’t agree!”

"Postponing it for a week means I'm afraid. For a movie with the same theme, being afraid before the battle even begins will be disastrous for the movie's promotion."

Wu Kebo said, "Then let's release it a week earlier. It's always okay to release it earlier, right?"

The representative of China Film Group shook his head: "No, if Wu Yusen's Red Cliff doesn't get good reviews, it will have a bad impact on Shen Santong's version."

"We at China Film encourage the same-day releases, which is the best choice for both parties and a win-win choice."

Wu Kebo said: "It's just that you, China Film, invested more money in Shen Santong's Red Cliff. You have to protect your own interests."

“Why use excuses like vicious competition to cover it up?”

The representative of China Film Group emphasized: "Mr. Wu Kebo, we are just making a suggestion. As investors, our interests are aligned."

Wu Kebo said: "I invested 50 million US dollars!"

"You, China Film Group, have priority in receiving payments and you also dominate the film market. Are you suggesting this? That's an order!"

The budget for Wu Yusen's "Red Cliff" gradually increased from 50 million US dollars to 90 million US dollars.

Chengtian’s investment also increased step by step from 35 million US dollars to 40 million US dollars, reaching 50 million US dollars.

There was a time when Wu Kebo really wanted to kill Wu Yusen.

Fifty million US dollars!

The shoot was not completed before the insurance company withdrew its guarantee.

China Film Group was a coward. After the project went over budget, it ran away and did not play along.

If he had known that the two "Red Cliff" films would collide, Wu Kebo would have said anything to pull China Film Group down in advance.

Only by asking China Film Corporation to invest more money can we use administrative power to help.

Instead of being like it is now, it's like a war supervisor, constantly urging schedule conflicts.

"It's the same again! It's the same again!" The American investor said angrily, "You still can't come up with a specific date! Wu, you deceived me! You didn't tell me there was such a shitty secret agreement. I'm going to sue you!"

Wu Yusen shrugged. After the film was finished, he would be the boss. "There was no such agreement. If you can find evidence, I can compensate you."

The American investor left the table in anger: "fxxk! motherfxxk!"

The representative of China Film also left: "Please come up with a release date as soon as possible, preferably on the same day, at most one day before or one day later."

Finally, he said meaningfully: "The one-day activity space is also for the sake of some leaders and Director Wu's face as a fellow Hong Kong Islander."

The schedule discussion ended again in a bad mood.

Everyone else left, leaving only the largest investor, Wu Kebo.

Wu Kebo looked at his phone and said, "Sato Shinjiro is waiting outside. Come over right away. He's very angry."

Wu Yusen didn't want to see him: "Why would I meet him?"

Wu Kebo poured out a pill, swallowed it, drank some water, and said slowly, "I will gradually transfer Chengtian's business to him. From now on, he will have the final say."

Wu Yusen said in disbelief: "You must be kidding. He is a native. Without you, Chengtian would have no chance of developing in the mainland."

Wu Kebo explained: "Of course he is not the one who shows up in public. He will have an agent, but he actually has the final say."

soon.

A man in his forties, neither tall nor thin, walked in and said to Wu Yusen in a cold voice, "Wu Sang, we are very disappointed in you!"

Wu Yusen stood up and said, "You are not an investor in Red Cliff. I have nothing to discuss with you."

"Don't threaten me with the script. I am an international director with great influence at the University of Tokyo."

"I don't buy it!"

Wu Yusen has already brought his wife to the mainland and has also talked to some friends.

The mainland tried to please them, but was silent about the books.

Normally he likes books very much.

But if it threatens his interests, that's not okay.

Sato's face suddenly darkened, and he said grimly: "Wu Sang, think carefully about what you are talking about."

Wu Yusen said impatiently: "My Red Cliff and Shen Santong will be released at the same time. This is a notice. Otherwise, I will not cooperate with your promotion."

Deep down, he was not afraid of Shen Santong at all.

Not everyone can handle big productions.

And he cannot retreat. Since the end of last year, public opinion has been putting him in a position of siege.

To retreat is to admit defeat.

Wu Yusen’s most important interest is his reputation, which cannot be lost.

Even if he lost at the box office, he could still say that Shen Santong understood the mainland market.

The fact that a medium-sized production like "Happy Birthday 2" earned over million yuan shows that Shen Santong really understands the market.

At a gathering of Hong Kong directors, Wong Jing privately analyzed that Shen Santong was able to empathize with mainland audiences, which was something that Hong Kong directors could not do.

This statement gave Wu Yusen a way out.

Even if the movie lost at the box office, it wasn’t because he was not good enough, but because he lacked some resonance.

What Wu Yusen could not accept the most was being scared off by Shen Santong, which was equivalent to admitting defeat.

It's good for investors, but not for him.

As long as Wu Yusen maintains his reputation as an international director, he will never lack for films to shoot.

Pony.com is contacting him.

Besides, he earned 10 million US dollars from the movie "Red Cliff", which is enough for his retirement.

It’s just that there have been some small fluctuations in the U.S. stock market recently, so I’ve suffered a bit of a

It's a phased adjustment and I believe it will be restored soon.

Moreover, directors in mainland China have a very high social status, and are no less than business tycoons.

Wu Yusen is not afraid!

Wu Kebo saw Wu Yusen leave straight away, he let it go, and said to Sato: "Sato, I plan to hand over Chengtian to you, and you will also be responsible for Red Cliff. I want to quit."

At worst you can just retire, there's no need to risk your life.

The company was handed over to the investors and it was none of his business.

Sato said gloomily, "Mr. Wu, we have invested more than 500 million in your company."

"Your results are far below expectations."

"You've never been the leader, you were at most the second. Now that Huayi has regained its strength, you're no longer the second!"

"Your lover Chen Hao ran away, the Fan Bingbing you said you would bring in didn't show up, and Xiaoyanzi doesn't have a formal contract either."

"The Wang Jinghua you spent so much money to dig up is also going to run away!"

"You have been busy with various capital operations, but I have never seen any real returns."

"Your negligent attitude makes us very unhappy."

Wu Kebo didn't care much and said, "Sato, I tried my best."

"You don't want to pay, if you match Jiahe's offer for me, I will have a foundation."

"Forget it, forget it, I don't want to care about it anymore."

Without any desires or demands, Wu Kebo no longer paid attention to Sato.

Be tough on the book.

When you are tough, he will be soft, and when you are soft, he will be tough.

The book was just that in his opinion.

At the beginning, he was able to control Wu Yusen, but after his true strength was revealed, he could no longer do that.

Seeing Wu Kebo also walked away, Sato was furious: "Baka! Baka Yalu! A bunch of thieves!"

"Thieves who stole the empire are all fucking thieves!"

Three updates, let’s keep it three updates.

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