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Chapter 707 You know Mao's movie! (Please give me a monthly ticket at the end of the month)
"It's a good show for the two of us to perform!"

With just one sentence, Hao Yun smoothed out all the flaws.

"It's also..."

Kong Sheng found that he could not find any reason to refute.

The last TV series that Hao Yun and An Xiaoxi starred in was "The Return of the Condor Heroes", which was released last year.

I never acted in a TV series again after that.

Many viewers are worried that they will not act in TV dramas in the future, after all, they are very successful in movies.

The chain of contempt within the circle is very clear, and movies are more high-end than TV dramas.

As long as they work together in a TV series and play a couple, no matter what the project is, there will be no worries about sales.

The total cost of "The Battle of Changsha" was 40 million yuan - many big-budget TV dramas these days can't even sell for 30 million yuan - if it weren't for Hao Yun and An Xiaoxi, it might not be possible to recover the cost.

"Soldier Assault" only cost 1200 million.

The box office of "The Regiment Leader" is a little higher, at only 2800 million.

Since his debut, Kong Sheng has never taken on a project higher in value than this one. The film "Crossing the Guandong" directed by him had a cost of 3000 million yuan.

Part of the 4000 million yuan for "The Battle of Changsha" was the pay for Hao Yun and An Xiaoxi. Their salaries are not cheap at all, but they are definitely worth the money.

Kong Sheng thought of what Shanying leader had said to him before he came, so he asked awkwardly:
“Is Mango exclusive?”

Although Mango TV is a pioneer of Korean Wave and is very good at singing Korean songs, it is really rich.

For example, the first round of "The Regiment Leader" was won by the joint efforts of four satellite TV stations, while "Mango TV" spent money to sign an exclusive contract for "The Ming Dynasty 1566".

No other TV station is allowed to broadcast it within ten years.

Although Liu Heping was very upset because the TV series was taken off the shelves after only being aired for more than ten days, the investors did not lose any money and did not care about the TV series being shelved.

Mango TV had already announced that it wanted to buy the project "Battle of Changsha".

But no one knows whether they want exclusivity or not.

"Not selling exclusively." Hao Yun shook his head.

He didn't say that Mango TV doesn't buy exclusives. It's because Mango TV only cares about the food and not the consequences, but also wants to get exclusives.

But Hao Yun refused to do it. Am I, Hao Batian, someone you can buy with money?

"We Shanying are quite interested." Kong Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.

"No problem at all~!" Hao Yun certainly wouldn't refuse. TV dramas are a buyer's market, so for now there is no problem of not being able to buy what you want.

At most, the TV station was not aware of the quality of the TV series and smashed it after buying it.

Kong Sheng is the director, and Shanying must know him inside and out.

"Then let's start preparing soon. Can I use Shanying's team?" Kong Sheng asked.

"You have the final say on this," Hao Yun said, as if he was going to be a hands-off boss. "An Xiaoxi and I plan to cultivate the students' military qualities before they start their military training."

Only then did Kong Sheng believe that Hao Yun had no intention of interfering.

Then he quickly became surprised: "Military training?"

Of course, it is better to participate in military training before participating in a war film so as to better interpret the role, but even the young actors do not have such professionalism, let alone two top idols.

"Well, An Xiaoxi wants to become stronger." Hao Yun laughed.

"You're talking nonsense. I just want to feel more energetic, not stronger." An Xiaoxi was embarrassed and pinched Hao Yun without saying a word.

Unfortunately, Hao Yun didn't give her any response at all. This man seemed to be made of iron.

Next time I pinch your thigh, I’ll ask you if it hurts.

"Hehe~" Kong Sheng just smiled and flirted in front of the old man.

Based on the levels of these two people, do you think he can't understand?

However, the rumor has already been widely circulated in the world, so if these two people really get together one day, it probably won't be considered "news".

"Don't worry, Mr. Kong, I'll get the investment first before I go." Hao Yun thought he was worried about this problem.

"Is it so easy to attract investment?" Kong Sheng asked quietly.

The two men said they would go to military training for "two days".

He also said that he would get investment before going.

Also, they seem to be filming a movie called "20 Again".

It seems as if all investments can be finalized by just making a few phone calls.

He has stayed in Shanying for many years because he does not have to worry about money. Even though Shanying is going downhill, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and there is still funding for the main projects.

"It's not too difficult. As you know, I have done two TV series before, "Soldier Assault" and "My Captain, My Regiment."

Hao Yun was pretending to be a little bit cool.

"Soldier Assault" cost 1200 million, and after several rounds of sales, it has already sold more than 5000 million.

Hong Kong, Thailand, and South Korea have all bought it. If it hadn't been blocked, it would probably have been sold to TV stations in Taiwan.

The first round of sales of "Team Leader" reached a sky-high price of 4300 million, breaking the TV series sales record and creating the highest price in the history of the copyright of a single episode of a Chinese TV series.

As long as "The Regiment Commander" doesn't suck in its first broadcast - even if it sucks a little bit, it won't affect "The Battle of Changsha", which is a TV series starring Hao Yun and An Xiaoxi.

It was easy to attract investment, and Hao Yun even planned to keep a 5% share.

This share doesn't require any money.

He planned to split the profits with Kong Sheng and make a small profit.

"This is good, very good..." Kong Sheng thought too much.

He not only thought about "The Battle of Changsha", he also thought about possible collaborations in the future.

He is almost fifty years old, so it’s fine for him to join Black Bean Media.

He was controlled by others in Shanying and he would be controlled by others in Heidou as well. He thought he could go it alone.

At that time, we can ask Hao Yun to work together.

For example, you can own shares in his company and help him with investment and sales matters.

Let’s talk about “The Battle of Changsha” later.

Hao Yun is the screenwriter. He can help Kong Sheng better understand the script by explaining the attributes while chatting with him.

An Xiaoxi is not a brainless person, she mainly talks about the characters.

Most of her famous works are costume dramas, such as "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", "The Return of the Condor Heroes", "The World's Number One", and "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", so she wanted to play something different.

Urban dramas and war dramas are her most suitable choices.

If it seemed a little inappropriate before I changed my nationality, now I have no pressure at all to act in "The Battle of Changsha".

Kong Sheng felt that he didn’t have to worry about investment, selling the show, or overspending, and that such a project was really great.

In fact, Hao Yun did not explain it clearly.

It was true that I had to sort out investment issues before going to the military camp, but it was not just the investment for "Battle of Changsha" that I had to sort out.

There are also "Wolf Tooth" and "A Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart".

Wu Jing had a dream of becoming a director, and after finally asking Hao Yun to help him revise the script, he immediately couldn't wait to start working on it.

"Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart" was handed over to Lu Yang, who was busy and overwhelmed, so Hao Yun was naturally responsible for the investment.

Compared to Cao Dun and Han Yan who filmed "Back to 20" with ease, Lu Yang is much worse.

Lu Yang is more interested in martial arts fantasy movies.

He was the assistant director when "Painted Skin" was being made, and he did a great job in the tasks assigned to him.

"A Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart" is a bit unprofessional.

Thanks to Hao Yun for helping to introduce Wang Jing, otherwise he might have to participate in this movie before he felt at ease.

The next day, Hao Yun hosted a banquet for a number of producers with whom he frequently collaborated.

Even Hong Kong sent people over. They also have business in the mainland. Jiang Wen's "The Sun Also Rises", which will be released in September, was invested by Movie King.

An Xiaoxi and Aunt Liu also went.

When Aunt Liu brought her daughter into the industry, she made very detailed plans for her daughter's career.

I also actively participated in it.

Of course, her level is just so-so. Thanks to An Xiaoxi's hard work, she wouldn't be where she is today.

After working with Hao Yun several times, she probably realized that she was not cut out for the job, so she started paying more attention to her daughter's daily life instead of interfering too much in her career.

She lost some money in her previous investment, so she doesn't bother investing anymore.

If you have money, buy a house and invest in movies with Hao Yun.

They are even too lazy to build good relationships with various investors.

As for what if Hao Yun and her daughter fall out...

Haha~
She is now worried about when her daughter will steal the household registration book.

I came to this investment conference today because I haven't appeared in public for a long time. I can't hide behind the scenes forever. "Battle of Changsha", "Wolf Tooth" and "Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart", the focus is on the project "Battle of Changsha".

Hao Yun and An Xiaoxi teamed up again.

Everyone is optimistic that this TV series will make a profit in the first round, and all the profits will be net profits afterwards.

"I want to keep 50% of "The Battle of Changsha"..."

Hao Yun gave everyone a blow at the beginning, making some people want to leave in anger.

Why do you hire so many people if you only keep 50%?

Of course, it's just a thought, no one is really going to leave.

It's just right that you left, others can take some.

Hao Yun's 50% included 10% from Aunt Liu, 20% from Heidou Media, and he and An Xiaoxi took 20% respectively.

Heidou Media has had ample funds in its account recently.

Except for some virtual shares that were given away in the early days as a reward to the company's veterans, all subsequent rewards and other things had to be subscribed.

It can be paid in full at one time or offset with dividends.

However, you cannot get more virtual equity before paying it off.

So everyone tried to save money to redeem their virtual equity, and funds kept flowing back to Heidou Media.

However, Hao Yun has been investing too frequently recently and has too many projects that have not yet paid back, so he is now extremely poor and has no money to invest.

His idea was to borrow from the bank.

Before, you could even borrow money to buy a house, so why can’t you borrow money for investment?

So Anhao Film and Television approached Dongfang Yixiao, its last partner, and borrowed 10 million yuan from him.

This time Jiang Wen is gone.

It’s not that Hao Yun didn’t give it to him, it’s that Jiang Wen refused it himself. He wanted to focus on making movies and didn’t want to get involved in TV dramas anymore.

In addition, Jiang Wen established a film investment company mainly to make it easier for himself to make movies, and he had no intention of becoming a film and television investor.

The other companies divided the profits with frowns on their faces. Bayi Films, Guangxian Media, Huayi, Shanying and Hengdian each took 10%. Their share was quite even.

In fact, there is nothing we can do about it.

Investing in film and television is risky and tests one’s courage and vision, but “The Battle of Changsha” has no risk at all.

It's a project with little risk, so why should others give in to you?

Then there were two movies.

Not many people were interested in "Wolf Tooth", and Liu Furong had already invested three million.

In the end, Bernardo contributed one million, and Heidou Media and Anhao Film and Television each contributed one million, completing a total investment of six million.

Hao Yun feels that it is difficult to make money from the movie "Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart".

The production cost of this film was also six million. The most expensive part was not the salary of the leading actress, but the one million screenwriter fee paid to Hao Yun.

Surprisingly, everyone was quite enthusiastic in grabbing them.

"It's such a small project, everyone please help us, we want all the money, and our boss is willing to give 10% to the screenwriter..." None of the big bosses came to this small occasion today.

And the so-called giving to the screenwriter is giving to Hao Yun.

How shameless.

Almost everyone in the circle knew that Guangxian Media gave Hao Yun a red envelope of 500 million yuan.

I thought Wang Changtian was just trying to show off and gain publicity at a loss.

Unexpectedly, "Bullfighting" was a great success in both box office and word of mouth. Guangxian Media not only did not lose money but also made a lot of money.

"Same goes for our boss." Bernard snorted.

It's just about money, it seems like no company can get financing.

"Let's not hurt the harmony. This project may not make much money..." Seeing that both sides were about to get angry, Hao Yun hurriedly tried to persuade them.

"It's okay, it's okay. Director Hao, just watch from the side."

Shut up!

You are a director, you understand Mao’s movies!

Last time you said that "Whiplash" was an unprofitable project, but it turned out to have made hundreds of millions of dollars at the global box office, and most of it went to foreigners.

Hao Yun sighed.

Isn't it just a misjudgment? Is it necessary to punish him with one blow?
But he really doesn't think that "Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart" will have any box office success this time. The script is even more depressing than the original novel. Who would feel uncomfortable going to the cinema for no reason?

Finally, Berna and Guangxian cooperated, and the two companies jointly contributed 40 million, each accounting for 20%, and the remaining % ​​was given to Hao Yun.

This is a benefit for Hao Yun himself.

However, Hao Yun still used Anhao Film and Television to claim it, which was equivalent to giving 6% to An Xiaoxi for free, which inevitably made Aunt Liu look sideways.

"In addition to these three projects today, I'm also thinking about warming up for next year." Hao Yun has given up. Next time if he predicts the box office results of a movie, he will be Hei Dou's brother.

"What are they?" The other families hadn't gotten anything at all, so they immediately became excited when they heard this.

Moreover, they have to go back and report to their boss.

What we are waiting for is the preview of Hao Yun’s project next year.

"One is a remake of 12 Angry Men. Due to the subject matter, the production area is Hong Kong. The cost is not calculated yet... It's mainly the cost of the actors, which is about 10 million."

Hao Yun is just giving a preview today and it doesn’t need to be finalized.

"It's only 10 million. Aren't there any big projects?" a manager asked impatiently.

“How big is big?”

This is already 10 million, so it can be considered medium cost.

"At least it should be something like 20 Again, or even better, something like Painted Skin..."

The main reason is that several super directors have taken on big projects.

"Hero", "The Promise", "The Banquet", "Curse of the Golden Flower"...

In the past two years, the film market has begun to hype big projects, even at the cost of losing money.

One is that the size of the film market is increasing, and the number of screens is also increasing. The other is the adjustment of the industrial structure. All links including capital, production and promotion, and theaters have begun to seek to maximize their respective interests in line with the market.

Hao Yun’s biggest project is “Painted Skin” with an investment of 8000 million yuan, which he collaborated on with Xu Ke.

The investors who often cooperate with him all hope that he can be tougher.

Hao Yun was so angry that he almost laughed.

However, he did not use "Life of Pi" to scare people, because the country simply could not absorb this project.

He ignored them and continued, "There is another project, which is the sequel to Lost on Journey, but it may not be filmed next year..."

As soon as these words came out, the scene immediately became lively, and a number of investors expressed great interest.

There is no need to report to the boss, they can make the final decision.

"Lost on Journey" cost 800 million yuan and achieved a box office revenue of 8600 million yuan. Its sequel is also a hot commodity in the eyes of capital.

"I won't make a decision today. I'm just giving you a preview. The cost of this movie is probably around 3000 million..."

Meet your requirements for large projects.

"Any more?"

"There is another project, which is a body-swap type, and it can be regarded as a love movie." Hao Yun was talking about "Your Name", and he is currently revising the script.

"You and An Xiaoxi are acting?"

The strange thing is that no one asked how much this movie cost to make, but instead accurately grasped the real key points.

The important thing is that Hao Yun and An Xiaoxi acted...

More importantly, it’s a romance film!

The most unsatisfactory thing about "20 Again" for investors is that the story does not focus on love.

There is a little love cost in it, but not much.

Now Hao Yun has finally started to make a real love movie, and everyone will invest in it no matter how much money it offers.

When other projects are seeking investment, the producers have to do all kinds of calculations and the investors have to be picky, but when it comes to Hao Yun, he likes to chat with a group of people.

Before we knew it, the project was settled.

No one asked him to make a PPT to explain to everyone where each investment was spent.

"I don't know. I just listen to him."

An Xiaoxi saw that everyone was staring at her and quickly explained.

"Acting." Hao Yun gave an affirmative answer.

He even plans to take An Xiaoxi to the Miao village to collect folk songs next year to add some local elements to "Your Name".

(End of this chapter)