1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

The asking price is two hundred thousand.

This is no longer a question of sincerity or insincerity, it's simply like a lion asking for too much and slaughtering them like fat pigs!

"It's obvious that the other party just doesn't want to come, but it's difficult to refuse directly, so they deliberately ask for such a high price so that we will retreat and let the matter go!"

The old factory manager Wang Yang's face turned as bitter as a chrysanthemum, and he complained to Cheng Xuemin helplessly.

"That really requires us to give up when faced with difficulties. Our entire Tai Chi crew was only given one million!"

Cheng Xuemin nodded, not expecting such a reply.

They didn't directly say they couldn't come, nor did they directly refuse to come. They just quoted a sky-high price, which made them give up.

Of course I declined.

Because Hong Kong would definitely not think that Cheng Xuemin in Yanjing would agree to it even though they had quoted such a sky-high price.

I will definitely not agree to that!
Since they won't agree, there's no need to bargain anymore.

"Yes!"

"The other party also said that they had just founded a company and were preparing to shoot their startup film. In fact, they didn't have time to come north to help us guide them!"

"That is to say, the other party didn't even give us a chance to bargain!"

"In a nutshell, if it works, it works. If it doesn't, they can continue to make their own entrepreneurial films!"

The old factory manager Wang Yang then analyzed the situation with Cheng Xuemin.

"Start-up film?" Cheng Xuemin asked doubtfully.

"This is a term used in Hong Kong. It means that anyone can start their own company there. The first film produced by a newly established company is called a startup film!"

The old factory manager Wang Yang obviously understood the film industry in Hong Kong. Seeing that Cheng Xuemin didn't quite understand this entrepreneurial film, he explained it to him and continued, "And they in Hong Kong attach great importance to this entrepreneurial film!"

"There is a saying that if a startup film can become a hit, it means that the new company will have good luck in the future and make a fortune!"

"So, entrepreneurial films are very particular to them!"

"Really?" Cheng Xuemin was a little surprised when he heard that, and then asked, "Their new company has just been established, has the start-up film been finalized?"

"I didn't ask that!" The old factory manager Wang Yang shook his head and asked, "Why? Do you have any ideas? Do you want me to ask Xiangjiang?"

"No, no, I just said it casually, who cares!"

Cheng Xuemin waved his hands repeatedly, but he actually already had the answer in his mind. He just used the golden finger to search for some entrepreneurial films about Yuan Heping starting a company.

According to the memory search of the golden finger, I know that the company opened by Yuan Heping is called Heping Film and Television, and the time is today, which is a coincidence.

As for their start-up film, it has been delayed again and again, and its release date is even after "Shaolin Temple".

The entrepreneurial film is called "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia", which is a very good classic old movie. When it was released in Hong Kong, it earned a box office of up to 32 million, which was a very, very good start.

"Qi Men Dun Jia?"

Cheng Xuemin then did some related searches and found out that the script for the movie "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia" would not be released until the second half of next year.

So it is obvious that Yuan Heping in Hong Kong is not very willing to go north. Not only did he quote a sky-high price, but he also used the excuse of preparing to shoot a startup film and did not even give the company a chance to bargain.

How much resistance to going north this is!

"What do you say, Xuemin?"

"Should I just ignore it and try another martial arts director company?"

It is definitely impossible to agree to such a sky-high price of two hundred thousand. Just as Cheng Xuemin said, the total budget for their movie is only two hundred thousand!

He is a martial arts instructor and he wants to take one-fifth of the profit directly. Then they might as well not shoot the film.

"No, old factory manager!"

"You can reply to Hong Kong and tell them that 200,000 is 200,000. We agree!"

Cheng Xuemin made the decision on the spot, which surprised the old factory director, whose mouth was so big that even a goose egg could fit in it. He exclaimed, "No? Xuemin, what did you say? Agree to them?"

"You must be kidding, that's two hundred thousand!"

"Two hundred thousand!"

I was stunned. I was completely shocked by Cheng Xuemin's unusual approach!
That’s two hundred thousand, not a small amount of money!

To know!
Sometimes, the Yan Film Studio would only invest 200,000 yuan to make an entire movie.

But what about Cheng Xuemin?

A martial arts instructor was given 200,000 yuan. How much do they value this profession?

Aren’t they just making a martial arts film?
Do we really need this martial arts instructor to guide the work? If there is no martial arts instructor, we can't make a martial arts film?
"Old Factory Director, is this a joke?"

"Honestly, if they want two hundred thousand, then agree to it and give them two hundred thousand!"

"As long as people can come, I will give them one million!"

Seeing that the old factory director was so confused, Cheng Xuemin couldn't help but say something.

"What?"

"Xuemin, you haven't been stimulated by anything, right?"

"You're still giving me one million just like that? If you give it all to him, we won't shoot it anymore?"

The old factory director's eyes rolled back and he really wanted to step forward and frown at this kid's forehead. Maybe he was irritated by the other party's huge request and had a high fever, so he actually said such nonsense.

"Old Factory Director, this is called turning the tables!"

"Didn't they want to come and were very resistant, so they quoted us such a high price?"

"In that case, let's just agree to it and give them 200,000 yuan as a coaching fee and see what else they have to say!"

"What if the other party really goes north and comes?" The old factory manager continued to be confused. What kind of a trick is this? The other party offered a price of two hundred thousand!
They are really like Cheng Xuemin, agree to their words!

What if they really go north to earn their 200,000 yuan?
Should I give it to them or not?
"It's even better that they're here! We originally wanted to invite them to come north and serve as our martial arts instructors!"

"Wouldn't it be better if the other party came?"

Cheng Xuemin shrugged. Isn’t this what they want?
"Then will you really give us the 200,000 yuan?" The old factory director twitched his lips, and then he looked at Cheng Xuemin carefully. He was really not joking. He quickly realized and asked, "Xuemin, what you mean is that when the other party comes, we will have the final say on whether to give the 200,000 yuan or not?"

"No, no, no, old factory manager, honesty is the foundation! Since you promised them 200,000, if they really come, I will definitely give them 200,000, not a cent less!"

Really give it?
After hearing this, the old factory manager shook his head and said, "No, no! I don't agree to this, Xuemin. This is two hundred thousand yuan, it's not a small amount!" What a joke, just hiring a martial arts instructor and spending two hundred thousand yuan?

If this gets out, their Yanying Studio will inevitably be attacked by other sister units and accused of being a spendthrift.

You have to know that this is the country's money, not their Yanying Studio's, nor Cheng Xuemin's personal money!

Just give it if you say so. This is money that is costing the country money, how can we possibly agree to it!

"Old Factory Director, just listen to me and agree to them first!"

"Anyway, let me tell you this. I guarantee that they will give up on their own and won't really want the 200,000 yuan. Is that okay?"

Old comrades are old comrades, and Cheng Xuemin also knew that giving them 200,000 yuan directly was indeed a bit sensational.

But Cheng Xuemin already had a plan in mind. He would definitely not let the Yuan family ask for a high price and take away the 200,000 yuan from their Tai Chi crew.

"Really?"

"I knew you were up to something!"

"Tell me, what exactly do you want to do?"

Hearing that it was not really given, the old factory director felt relieved as he was certain that the other party would not be able to make the 200,000 yuan. He then became curious about what Cheng Xuemin was thinking.

It can actually be the other way around, making people give up and not want the 200,000 yuan!
"Ha ha!"

"Old Factory Director, can I keep you in suspense for now?!"

"Actually, I can't guarantee whether it will succeed or not, but I promise that even if it doesn't, the factory won't have to pay for the 200,000 yuan. How about that?"

A startup film was delayed for a year or two. It was obvious that the other party was very cautious. They chose again and again before finally deciding on "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia".

That being the case!

What else can Cheng Xuemin say? He took the lead and directly intercepted the script of "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia" to pay tribute to it.

When Yuan Heping and others come north, Cheng Xuemin can take out the script of "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia" to whet their appetite!
As long as they know a little bit, they will definitely take a fancy to the script of "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia".

On the contrary, Cheng Xuemin could have used the script to replace the other party's martial arts instructor.

and!

To be on the safe side, Cheng Xuemin had to finish the script of "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia" as soon as possible, and he could ask the old factory director to send it directly to Hong Kong.

We can just let Yuan Heping and the others read the script first, and then see what their attitude is in the end!

What if it’s still a sky-high price of 200,000?

Well, I'm sorry, what a bullshit number one martial arts director in the world, Cheng Xuemin really doesn't want him, can't I just change someone?

There are more than one martial arts instructor in Hong Kong, including Yuan Jiaban.

Moreover, apart from the four major classes that he cannot afford, Cheng Xuemin can look for a smaller martial arts instruction class. At worst, Cheng Xuemin can do it himself and train his own martial arts instruction class.

"You kid, you're at it again!"

"Can't you just tell me everything you think in one breath?"

"If you keep me hanging like this, I'll be upset!"

Hearing that Cheng Xuemin was playing the same trick again, the old factory director was so angry that he slammed the table and cursed. It was really too uncomfortable to be kept in suspense by this kid.

"No, no! Old Director, this idea is actually not mature enough!"

"Anyway, I'm going to write a script for the Great Wall of Hong Kong. Let's do this..."

Cheng Xuemin touched his nose. He was really frightened by the old factory director's outburst. He couldn't hide it any longer and decided to tell the old factory director his plan in detail.

"What do you think? Old factory director, do you think I can lure the other party over using this method?" After explaining the plan, Cheng Xuemin humbly asked for advice.

"Well... can your script really impress the other party?" The old factory manager was a little unsure, but this kid's method was very simple and crude.

It's just pretending to write a script to fish in other people's entrepreneurial films.

But what a good script it would take to impress people and make them take the bait?
"Whether it succeeds or not, it doesn't matter if we give it a try!" Cheng Xuemin shrugged. He must be very confident in his script.

Because I know that the film and television industry in Hong Kong has reached a bottleneck, just like the mainland!
The bottleneck in our mainland is that we have not yet fully opened up, and there are only a few themes that can be filmed;

It's the opposite in Hong Kong, although there is a policy of letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred rules do not apply, but there is a serious problem of bad movies following the trend. There are no groundbreaking works that can make people's eyes light up!
The pioneering film "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia" released and released by Yuan Jiaban Heping Film and Television Company is a groundbreaking film that has given a refreshing visual impact to movie fans across Hong Kong.

Otherwise, how could it have earned more than 30 million at the box office!
To know!
In Hong Kong at this time, a box office of 5 million was considered a satisfactory result, with a profit; a box office of 10 million was considered a great success, with a profit of about half;

If it can reach a box office of 20 million, it will be considered a hit in Hong Kong!

The Yuan family's first film directly earned a box office of 32 million, and it remained the box office champion of Hong Kong movies for more than ten months that year. This shows how successful the first film "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia" is.

It was also because of the success of "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia" that later there were follow-up works such as "Ghost in the Sky" and Lin Zhengying's Uncle Nine series.

Therefore, Cheng Xuemin was of course very confident about the bait script he was going to write.

Besides, it won’t be wasted if you write it down anyway!
Although we in mainland China will definitely not allow the film to be shot, at worst we can just sell it to Great Wall Phoenix. Letting them shoot it will still make huge profits at the box office and we won't lose money anyway.

"Okay! Then I'll listen to you and give it a try!"

"After you kept me in suspense, I'm actually looking forward to your new work even more!"

Seeing Cheng Xuemin so confident, the old factory manager had nothing to say and immediately called Hong Kong Great Wall to ask them to agree to the sky-high offer from Yuan's team.

But Cheng Xuemin called a halt!
Why are you so eager to reply? You could just leave them alone first. They dare to tease you by quoting a sky-high price of 200,000. They must be looking forward to how we will respond!

Sorry, please wait!
Anyway, Cheng Xuemin still has to go out and decide on the actors for the other main roles, so he can ignore that side for now.

It won’t be too late to start fishing after he has written the bait.

"That's fine! I'll go to the department early tomorrow morning, give feedback to my old leader, and say hello to the sports school!"

"This is a foreign exchange earning mission of 10 million US dollars, so it's not easy to tell the sports school directly, otherwise they will be forced to send people to our side!"

The old factory manager was indeed right. That was 10 million US dollars in foreign exchange earnings. If they were really able to get it, what would happen?
It can be said that any unit that participates in this foreign exchange earning project will have a great honor.

Such a great honor is required of others to come in and take it, and they are not willing to do it at all. What kind of thing is this!

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Asking for a monthly ticket! (End of chapter)