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Chapter 205 Earn another 100 million with tears

Zhao Wenzhuo arrived at the cinema at around 10 o'clock that evening and watched "A Man's Martial Arts".

He has been following this film, which brings together most of Hong Kong's current action film talents. When he first heard that the script of this film was written by a mainland writer, he wanted to go and get to know him and build up a relationship with Zhong Yuan. He hoped that the other party would, as they were both mainland compatriots, tailor a kung fu film script for him.

But he was filming during that time and was very busy with work.

I'm just thinking of waiting for this movie to be released, to see the box office and word of mouth, and then decide whether or not to visit Zhongyuan Yidianhui?

After finishing work tonight, he had some midnight snack and went to a cinema to see the quality of the movie with his own eyes.

In fact, at noon today, when he was on the crew, he heard people say that the movie had a high attendance rate and a very good reputation.

But seeing is believing, so he still wanted to see it for himself.

At around 10 o'clock in the evening, there were not as many people in the cinema as during the day.

But the screening room he walked into was still about 60% full.

Only after he sat down in the theater did he take off his sunglasses.

The movie was playing, and he was curious at first, but became more and more surprised as he watched further.

He saw Zhen Zixuan's subversive image in this movie.

In previous film and television works, Zhen Zixuan had fair skin, which was even whiter when he played a eunuch, and his image was generally not bad.

But in this movie, Zhen Zixuan, who plays Feng Yuxiu, has a dark skin, rough facial skin, and many horrible scars. The calluses on his hands are also very thick, and his clothes are a bit shabby.

But the fighting is more brutal than in any previous movie.

And Hong Jinbao's plump figure seems to be very suitable for the role of Xiahou Wu.

Because in this movie, although Xiahou Wu was once the best martial artist in the world, he has been in prison for several years. His exercise volume has been greatly reduced in prison, and he has few opportunities to practice martial arts. Logically, it is possible that he has gained weight and his body shape has become out of shape.

Therefore, Zhao Wenzhuo felt that Hong Jinbao was very suitable to play Xiahou Wu.

While watching the movie, he kept paying attention to the reactions of the audience in the theater.

I noticed that almost all the audience were staring at the big screen, exclaiming or laughing from time to time.

What does this mean?
Did the audience like the movie?

Zhao Wenzhuo felt a little envious.

When he was halfway through the movie, he knew it was a good movie, and what was even more rare was that it was a kung fu movie.

He felt that he could play the role of Feng Yuxiu.

Unfortunately, he didn't even have the chance to audition for this role.

After the movie ended, he followed the crowd out of the cinema, took out his cell phone and dialed a number as he walked.

"Help me adjust my recent schedule! Give me two days. I need to go back to the mainland to take care of some personal matters."

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Huizhou.

Cao Sheng didn't expect that after the old weird Xu and his wife, Huang Baiming and Hong Jinbao would also come to visit him.

He received a call from Huang Baiming yesterday, and Huang Baiming said on the phone: "Mr. Cao! Congratulations! The movie you wrote is very popular recently!"

Cao Sheng was amused at the time, "Mr. Huang! Congratulations to you too! I heard that the Kung Fu movie invested by your company is also very popular recently! Congratulations!"

Then, they both laughed at the same time across the phone.

Because they are talking about the same movie.

Afterwards, Huang Baiming said, "Mr. Cao! I have been leading people to promote the product in the mainland recently. Now that the promotion is almost finished, I want to meet you while I am here. It seems that we have enjoyed the cooperation so much, but we haven't met formally yet! How about it? Do you welcome me to be your guest?"

When he asked this, Cao Sheng could only say welcome.

Unexpectedly, when Huang Baiming came, he not only brought bodyguards and secretaries, but also brought Hong Jinbao.

Considering their celebrity status, Cao Sheng did not treat them to dinner outside.

Entertain them directly at the villa.

It’s better to have Liuweilou prepare the food and deliver it to us.

Compared to Xu Laoguai's silence.

Huang Baiming, who is more of a businessman than a celebrity, is much more talkative. Hong Jinbao is not dull either. As soon as they met, Huang Baiming praised Cao Sheng's villa for being so big and grand, saying that if such a villa was in Hong Kong, it would be worth at least several million.

Hong Jinbao said it might be worth tens of millions.

Cao Sheng wanted to laugh when he heard that.

I thought to myself: It doesn’t have to be in Hong Kong. In a dozen years, this villa will be worth millions.

The three of them drank tea and chatted while waiting for the food that Cao Sheng had ordered to be delivered.

The topic naturally revolves around the recently popular "A Man's Martial Arts".

This movie has something to do with all three of them.

They were in a good mood when talking about this topic.

Huang Baiming said, "Mr. Cao! I was just bragging to the media before, saying that the mainland box office of this movie might exceed 30 million. Now it seems that it is really likely to exceed 30 million!" Hong Jinbao laughed, "At least 80% sure!"

After more than a week of release, the box office of "A Man's Martial Arts" in mainland China has exceeded 1800 million.

At this rate, although the daily box office revenue will decrease in the future, there is still a great possibility of breaking through 3000 million.

"Then brag a little more next time! If you brag about 4000 million, maybe it can become a reality!"

Before Cao Sheng finished his joke, Huang Baiming and Hong Jinbao burst into laughter.

While laughing, Huang Baiming nodded and admitted his mistake, "My fault! It's my fault! It's my fault that I didn't blow it bigger this time."

The laughter rang out again.

As they chatted, Hong Jinbao asked curiously, "Mr. Cao, I heard from the old man that he recently came to visit you and wanted you to help revise the script of "The Legend of Shushan". You didn't agree? Why? Don't you think highly of this movie?"

Hearing this, Huang Baiming also looked at Cao Sheng curiously.

Cao Sheng waved his hand, "No! The main reason is that the script of this movie is already very complete. To be honest, if I were to make minor adjustments, I'm not sure how much I could improve the script. But if I were to make major changes, Director Xu would definitely not be willing to do so, so I didn't take the job."

Huang Baiming leaned forward slightly with interest. "I know about the old monster's "The Legend of Shushan". He also approached me for investment, hoping that I could participate in this project. However, I think the risk of this kind of special effects blockbuster is too great, so I didn't dare to agree. Cao Sheng! What do you think of the script of "The Legend of Shushan"? Do you think this project has the hope of making money?"

Hong Jinbao also stared at Cao Sheng.

Cao Sheng found them very interesting.

They are professionals in the film industry, and they actually come to ask him, a layman in the film industry, questions?

"The risk is indeed huge! The story is a good one, but the main thing is that this movie requires too many special effects, and the cost of special effects is too high nowadays. If we reduce the investment in special effects, we won't be able to produce a decent effect. If we do a good job of special effects, the investment cost will probably be frighteningly high."

Cao Sheng did not hide anything.

It feels good to occasionally show off my insights by relying on my advantage as a prophet who has been reborn.

Huang Baiming nodded, "You're right! The old monster took a big step this time. If he had changed to a martial arts script with some special effects, I would definitely be willing to invest, but he suddenly came up with a special effects blockbuster like "The Legend of Zu Mountain". I really don't dare to play with him."

Hong Jinbao smiled, "The old monster asked me to play Baimei, and I agreed! Anyway, whether this movie can recover its cost or not, I will make money. Besides, it is also good for me to play a role in such a special effects blockbuster."

Huang Baiming smiled and pointed at him.

As they were talking, the food Cao Sheng had ordered arrived.

After the meal is served.

The three of them ate and chatted. Huang Baiming's secretary and bodyguard sat aside, eating without talking. The secretary occasionally stood up and acted as a waiter.

When they had almost finished drinking, Huang Baiming put his arm around Cao Sheng's shoulder, looking like a good brother, and suggested with a smile on his face: "Brother! We had a great time working together this time, how about we strike while the iron is hot? Work together again?"

Hong Jinbao looked at Huang Baiming curiously.

Cao Sheng was a little surprised, "What does Mr. Huang mean?"

Huang Baiming: "It's very simple! Make a sequel! The box office and reputation of this movie are so good now, making a sequel will definitely make money! Such a good business, don't you want to do it? You hurry up and write a sequel script, and I hurry up to find someone to shoot it. It will be released next year. If the box office and reputation of next year's release are also good, we can have another sequel the year after! What do you think?"

Hong Jinbao felt like laughing after hearing this.

He knew Huang Baiming and knew that Huang Baiming liked to make sequels when investing in movies.

Cao Sheng felt a little numb after hearing this.

A sequel to "One Man's Martial Arts"? Still want to make one movie a year? Three movies in a row?

Is this a martial arts world for one person or three people?

He couldn't help but remind him, "Mr. Huang! Feng Yuxiu is dead."

Huang Baiming waved his hand, "Who knows? Who says that a bullet in the head will definitely kill you? We can set up a scenario where Feng Yuxiu is not dead after being shot in the head, but the bullet remains in his brain. When it is cloudy or rainy or when he is emotional, his head will ache. Or you can set up a similar martial arts fanatic to replace the role of Feng Yuxiu. It's all possible, right? Anyway, the pen is in your hand, and you can decide how to write it, right?"

In an instant, Cao Sheng thought of several characters in Hong Kong movies who were shot in the head but survived.

It's like a myth.

But in reality, there seem to be examples of people who survived being shot in the head.

But he didn't want to eat such rotten money.

As a reborn person, he is not without creative ideas to write, so why would he want to make money from such rubbish?

He has no interest in doing things like adding insult to injury.

So I shook my head and declined.

But Huang Baiming was very persistent.

He put his arm around Cao Sheng's shoulders and kept persuading him.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Cao Sheng, he rolled his eyes and thought of an idea, "Since you really don't want to write a sequel, how about this? You give me the right to develop the sequel, I'll write the script for the sequel, and I'll pay you the licensing fee. You won't disagree with this, right?"

Cao Sheng was convinced.

Seeing that he was so determined to make a sequel, he had no choice but to nod and agree, and tearfully promised Huang Baiming to give him 100 million in licensing fees.

Hong Jinbao, who was standing by, picked up the wine glass enviously and drank it all in one gulp.

(End of this chapter)