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Chapter 350: The Left Guardian of the Overspending Sect (Additional chapter 123 for the leader Potato Pancake 23)

With Hao Yun around, not only does it save effort, but the atmosphere will also become more lively and...funny.

There's no way you'd know this was the best screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival.

Liu Furong's fans are very loyal, and it is almost impossible for Hao Yun to convert them into his own fans, but if they are just passers-by fans, then there is no problem at all.

What Hao Yun wants are casual fans; he can’t accept fans who are too crazy.

At the end of the concert, the two sang a few more songs together, which was a great bonus, and then left the venue amid the audience's requests to stay.

Hao Yun and Liu Furong left first and went directly to the hotel. After changing clothes, they met Ning Hao in the restaurant.

"This is Ning Hao, my friend, a director, currently signed to my studio." Hao Yunxian introduced him.

"Hello, hello, you are Yunzai's friend, that means you are my friend!"

Liu Furong's good popularity is all due to his interactions with people. Even if it is the first time they meet, even if he has never heard of Ning Hao's name before, he will not neglect him.

"I've heard of your name for a long time. I heard from Hao Yun that you have launched the Asian Star Project. I brought a script with me. See if you are interested." Ning Hao took out the script and said straight to the point.

He knew that Hao Yun and Liu Furong had a good relationship, and this could be seen.

But he did not intend to rely on Hao Yun's favor to complete the investment. He hoped that Liu Furong would be interested in his script.

"You're welcome. Just take a few minutes and eat something first." Liu Furong briefly flipped through the script.

You don't need to watch it from beginning to end, it's mainly about the story outline, character settings, and what the movie sells.

There are very few big guys who will decide whether to invest or not after reading the script.

Because they simply don't understand.

In fact, Liu Furong didn't quite understand this book.

Liu Furong has made so many movies, but after just a quick look, I felt that this should be an interesting story, very much like "The Labyrinth of the Heart". No wonder he could hang out with Hao Yun.

He has been in the mainland these days and has already watched "The Heart Labyrinth".

But that's all.

Whether the script can make money or not cannot be compared to "The Maze of the Heart". It depends more on luck. Otherwise, Ning Hao would not have carried the script around everywhere and spent two years without finding any interested investors.

Even if this "Crazy Stone" can have the box office of "Labyrinth", it would only be over 10 million.

Spending three to five million to make a movie and only making ten million at the box office is still not profitable.

Unless it can win awards like "The Maze" and sell overseas copyrights.

"Yunzai... why don't you invest in your studio's script?" Liu Furong put down the script.

Although the Asia Star Project is a public welfare project, the project itself still hopes to make a profit.

Only if there is profit can the profit be used to support new directors.

This is a virtuous cycle. If he loses money on every movie he invests in, then his 25 million will probably be gone in a few rounds.

"As for me, I have no money," Hao Yun sighed. "I invested 500,000 yuan in Labyrinth of Heart, 1 million yuan in Those Years, and spent 1.5 million yuan on a house and 1.5 million yuan on a car. Now I am broke."

Endorsement fees, film remuneration, all goes into these.

"The Heart Labyrinth" did make money, but it takes time to get the money back. It would be good if we can get the money by the end of this year.

Liu Furong could understand this. He received a salary of 1 million for filming "Infernal Affairs 3" and million for filming "Infernal Affairs ".

Add to that endorsements and concerts, and the annual income is easily tens of millions.

Hao Yun has been in the entertainment industry for several years, but his total assets are estimated to be less than 10 million.

It really can't stand the hassle.

"Based on your professional screenwriting perspective, what do you think of this script?" Liu Furong asked Hao Yun directly.

If this script was written by Hao Yun and directed by Ning Hao, he would not say a word.

No one knows what Ning Hao's script is like.

"I think the script is pretty good, but if you ask me whether it can make money, I'm not sure. I can only say that Ning Hao is a very talented director and is very good at making commercial films."

Hao Yong evaluated the script and Ning Hao in a fair manner.

In other words, if Ning Hao was useless, Hao Yun would never have signed him to his studio.

Many students graduate from the directing and photography departments of the three major universities every year. It is easy to find an assistant director, and it does not necessarily have to be Ning Hao.

"How much does it cost to take this photo?" Liu Furong asked.

With such evaluation from Hao Yun, he already felt satisfied.

As for whether Hao Yun would cheat him, if that was all Hao Yun had, he would just treat it as paying for a lesson. He was kind to others, but he was not a pushover.

"Five million!" Hao Yunshi asked loudly. He didn't like saving money for investors.

Every penny you save for investors is squeezed out of the people who do the work.

Ning Hao's heart skipped a beat. He felt that three and a half million was about enough.

Prices are not too expensive these days, and there are many places to save money.

However, thinking that he had already joined the "overspending gang" and was now a member of the overspending gang, he felt a little embarrassed to ask for the number of 3.5 million.

I, the Left Protector of the Overspending Sect, send you money!
"Five million is a bit beyond my budget." Liu Furong told the truth.

He wanted to invest 25 million in eight movies. For a low-budget movie like Ning Hao, he could only give two or three million at most.

A newcomer would be so happy if he could earn two or three million to make a movie.

Ning Hao only received an investment of 150 million yuan for filming "Green Grassland" in the first half of the year, but the other party ran away halfway through.

"Just give me three million, and I'll find the rest." Hao Yun didn't expect Liu Furong to pay for it all.

He has to share the risk himself, so how could he harm his friends?

For this movie, he will find four more companies, each of which will contribute 500,000, just like finding people to play together.

Being in the circle is a long-term process, and money and power are both indispensable.

Without power, you won’t be able to keep it even if you have some money.

If you have power but no money, everyone will leave you.

So instead of making tens of millions by himself, Hao Yun would rather tie more people together with him.

If anyone throws stones at him, these people will help him share the stones.

He has a certain degree of rivalry and paranoia. Once something happens to someone in the circle, he worries that the same thing will happen to himself.

"That's all right." Liu Furong breathed a sigh of relief.

If Hao Yun persuaded him again, he could also contribute five million. If the money for the Asia Star Project was not enough, he could just pay for it himself.

The two million dollars was not worth making the relationship between him and Hao Yun unhappy.

He has always been kind to others, especially young people with potential like Hao Yun.

"Come on, cheers, for the movie!"

Hao Yun raised his glass. The movie that had made Ning Hao so difficult was actually so simple.

"Thank you!" Ning Hao raised his head and drank up the wine.

He thanked Liu Furong and Hao Yun. The stage had been set for him, and it depended entirely on himself whether he could make a name for himself.

"When do you plan to start shooting?" Hao Yun asked.

He had already read the script and knew every character in it very well. There was no role he could play, and even if he did, it would be a cameo.

"In the second half of next year, right? Aren't you going to shoot Whiplash in the first half? I'll be your assistant director..." Ning Hao is a grateful person. He would never tell Hao Yun that he would wait for him in bed. His one of the few rewards would be to be your assistant director.

"Okay, then it will be the second half of next year. My movie will probably start shooting in May or June and will be completed in three months." Hao Yun did not refuse Ning Hao. This assistant director was very skilled. Even if Jiang Wen was not there, he could still get the most out of him.

Moreover, everyone's style is somewhat similar, so it doesn't feel awkward to use the attributes that were picked up.

"For the role of Heipi, I decided to use Huang Bo. He is very suitable. Song Wen plays the wealthy man behind the scenes. He has great acting skills and can handle this kind of role easily. It's just that the two characters are not very impressive. Only an international thief is okay..." Ning Hao was in a dilemma. His script was already very rigorous, and it was not easy to add roles at the last minute.

"I won't act anymore, you guys can act." Liu Furong quickly refused.

Moreover, given his status, he can make a cameo appearance, but it would be a bit of a loss for him to take a leading role, and the role may not be suitable for him.

"Okay, if you need me, I'll help you act."

Even though he's just a minor supporting role, silly and cool, Hao Yun doesn't mind it. He rarely cares about his ranking or role, as long as he thinks it's interesting.

Most actors would care about it, after all, they have worked hard to climb up, and once they come down they have to climb again.

Hao Yun is not only an actor but also a director. He does not participate in such seniority-based politics at all.

In my own movies, I can play any male role I want and add as many scenes as I want. Even if I want to play the leading female role, no one can stop me.

Jiang Wen just didn't think it through at that time.

If you really want to play Concubine Yu, why can't you shoot "The Legend of Concubine Yu" or "Concubine Yu" just like Chen Kaige did in "Farewell My Concubine".

(End of this chapter)