Huayu: I'm reborn, but you still force me to be a scumbag?

Chapter 227 Fast Food Movie
Chen Nuo knew that yesterday was the day when the first week box office results of "The Whistleblower" in China were released. Although he didn't know the specific content yet, seeing Qi Yuntian smiling like this, it must have been a good result.

After all, Chen Nuo knew from the first time he ate barbecue with this ABC who grew up drinking foreign ink that his love for money was second only to his fingernails.

"Go ahead, why are you keeping me in suspense?"

Qi Yuntian laughed and said, "Don't worry, let me talk about another thing first. I got a message from China Film. The domestic blockbuster project that President Han talked to you about has been sorted out in all aspects, and now it has been decided that we will be the leader."

"If you are ready to take over this responsibility, I will discuss the specific details with them when I return this time. So, how about it?"

Chen Nuo is indeed very interested in and confident about this matter.

Especially if the launch timing of this project can be well grasped, it should just catch up with the IMAX and 3D movie boom brought by "Avatar".

Even more, it would be great if we could talk to James Cameron about his IMAX camera and find a way to get one.

By then, as the first real giant-screen 3D film after Avatar, even if Yang Mi is the protagonist, Chen Nuo feels that it should not be a problem to make 20 billion at the global box office.

"Okay, go back and talk to them."

"Okay." Qi Yuntian nodded in agreement, then raised two fingers, "Brother Nuo, the answer is revealed. This week, we earned this much."

This time Chen Nuo would not say 2000, and he was sure that Qi Yuntian definitely did not mean .

Although he had a hunch, he didn't dare to believe it for a moment and said hesitantly, "2000 million?"

Qi Yuntian laughed and said, "OMG, the first week box office grossed 2.1 million, breaking the domestic record! Hahahahaha. Brother Nuo, you really divide your hands well, really damn well!"

Chen Nuo was not as excited as Qi Yuntian, and continued to ask: "Have they calculated it? If so, how much can we sell in the end?"

"The first goal is to get more than 3 million. If we are lucky, we can break the record of your Dark Knight. If we are a little luckier, we can sink the Titanic worth 3.5 million."

"If, I mean if The Whistleblower can really sell 3.5 million at the box office, our company can make 6000 million. Damn, that's 6000 million after tax!"

"And this doesn't even include South Korea and Japan, two overseas markets you're about to visit."

Qi Yuntian's two eyes, one of them seemed to be floating, and the other was yen, "People in Korea said that we may be able to hit 500 million viewers. Japan is a little bit closer, I think we can get tens of millions of box office."

"Anyway, it's certain that we've made a fortune this time. We were so short-sighted when we said 2.2 million. I really want to give a certificate to the man who was trying to harm you."

"Sometimes I feel like you are a mascot that turns misfortune into fortune. Well, I officially declare that you can now think about how many units you want to buy for your Tomson One property."

Chen Nuo laughed and said nothing.

Qi Yuntian was startled when he saw this, and looked him up and down and said, "Well, you look different from the pretentious look you had before. Well, what's wrong? Are you not happy even though you've made money?"

"Do you really love Wen Yongshan that much? To be honest, although I think we can break up, the key point is that she is not really breaking up with you. From my understanding, isn't it just that there is one more Xia Yehe?"

Chen Nuo sighed: "It's not about that. I think I still need to buy two houses. The one in Shanghai is for my dad. After what happened in Beijing, it seems that the address has been completely exposed. I can't live there anymore."

"It just so happens that I will graduate from university next year, and I should have my own little home. Otherwise, I will always feel like a dependent. Buying a house can also be considered as an explanation for my life in Beijing."

Qi Yuntian tilted his head and asked cautiously, "Brother Nuo, how many hundred square meters is the little home in Beijing that you want to buy?"

Chen Nuo frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "How many square meters does a small three-story building usually have?"

Qi Yuntian nodded in understanding and said, "Three or four hundred? Four or five hundred? Well, do we need a big garden?"

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "Isn't there a big garden called a small nest?"

Qi Yuntian laughed, "That's true. Brother Nuo, your life in Beijing does need such a beautiful explanation. When the time comes, you can plant grass and raise flowers in the garden of your little home, with blue sky and white clouds above your head and no one around you. There will be no one, no fence to live under. Just thinking about it makes me happy, right? Brother Nuo."

Chen Nuo sighed and said, "It's not good to be alone. It's too lonely. I can't be happy."

"Oh, yes. She must have long legs and big breasts. Not only a full meal, but also one or two small fruit plates... Indeed, the box office revenue of this movie, The Wind, cannot support the Huangpu River and a small home. No wonder you are so worried."

Seeing that Qi Yuntian finally understood how difficult it was for him, Chen Nuo nodded with relief.

That's right.

He planned to add 6000 million yuan that his father gave him to buy a house to 1 million yuan, and give it to him when the most difficult days came.

In this way, the cost of returning the news would be only 3000 million.

Even if the box office of "The Sound of Wind" can earn him 100 million yuan, by then, all his assets would only be enough to buy a riverside house in Shanghai at the end of the year.

And buy a small home in Beijing.

I don’t know if I will have 10 or 20 million left after this. It’s really poor to say the least.

This does not include the fact that he plans to go to the United States at the end of this year or early next year to buy some cheap apple buns and other items.

He felt that since the iPhone was out, it meant that Master Joe was still the same Master Joe.

By then, you can even have as much money as possible to invest in the US market.

But where can this money come from?

His head is hurting from thinking so much now.

Even when Bong Joon-ho came over in the afternoon and handed him a check for 30 billion won with both hands, he couldn't even smile.

Seeing his sullen face, Bong Joon-ho might also feel that he has not cashed the blank check he promised, and he is quite embarrassed.

A mere 30 billion won is indeed too weak to compete with the Republic of Korea in the face of Asia's first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. After Chen Nuo finally signed his name on the contract, Bong Joon-ho was almost grateful and said that although the producer CJ Entertainment he found this time was not very generous in terms of salary, it was a production company that had ambitions for awards and was very powerful. When discussing cooperation with him, they said that they would guarantee to provide all conveniences for their filming this time.

Therefore, this movie will definitely be well made, and when it is exhibited in Cannes next year, it will definitely be shortlisted for the Un Certain Regard section.

Chen Nuo almost snatched the contract back and tore it up.

What is a kind of attention? Is this the only ambition you have?

That year, Li Yang was shortlisted for the Un Certain Regard program. Chen Nuo now feels sad when he thinks of how Li Yang was treated like a beggar.

Are you, Fatty, planning to take me out to beg for food?
After Feng Junhao left, Qi Yuntian looked at his sad face and worried about money, and advised: "Why don't you take the endorsement of Chanel?"

Chen Nuo shook his head and said, "It hasn't reached that point yet."

Qi Yuntian turned his head and glanced at Wen Yongshan who was grilling meat nearby, and said, "Why don't you try to persuade him?"

Wen Yongshan pursed her lips and smiled very sweetly. She looked at Chen Nuo and said softly, "I think what Nuo said is right. What are Chanel's clothes and bags called? How did you say the word darling? Oh, right, IQ tax. He has so many fans. It would be really bad if he collected IQ tax from others because of him."

Yang Ying was stunned when she heard this. Chanel? Are you talking about that Chanel? She refused to accept the endorsement of Chanel? There is such a thing in the world.

Janice Man seemed to know what she was thinking. She turned around and said to her, “It’s not just Channel that has approached Nuozai recently. Gucci, Dior and Prada have also approached them. They all want him to be the spokesperson for the Asia region, but Nuozai has not accepted any of them.” After saying that, she looked into Yang Ying’s eyes without a smile on her face.

Yang Ying shuddered and immediately lowered his head.

By the way, after Bong Joon-ho left, the four of them ran out and ate barbecue in this barbecue restaurant in the countryside of Korea. Although they were surrounded by Korean uncles and aunts, no one recognized them.

However, there are quite a lot of people watching them.

Fortunately, they were all used to being watched since childhood, so they didn't mind as they ate and chatted.

Chen Nuo ate a piece of meat and said helplessly, "Are there any foreign baby carriages or something like that that can be endorsed? Or Lego or something like that would be fine too."

Qi Yuntian was also quite helpless, and said: "At least not yet. Hey, I also find it very strange. You made a women's declaration on the red carpet of the Oscars, how awesome is that. A few days ago, an independent film company in the United States called me on my mobile phone and said that they are going to ask you to play the leading male role. Why hasn't anyone asked you to shoot a commercial?"

As Wen Yongshan was wrapping meat for Chen Nuo, he asked curiously, "Are there a lot of Americans who want Nuozi to act in movies now?"

Qi Yuntian smiled and said, "Yes, it's the same with this film company. It's really fun to talk about it. They bought the copyright of a best-selling book a few years ago and planned to adapt it into a movie. As a result, the filming was about to start, but the author saw Brother Nuo showing off on the Oscars red carpet a few days ago."

Chen Nuo said unhappily: "Be more civilized, what's the point of pretending, it's just to establish your own image."

Qi Yuntian slapped himself lightly on the mouth and said, "I was wrong. Yes, after Brother Nuo successfully established himself as a friend of women, the female author became obsessed with Brother Nuo and thought that the dream lover she wrote about in her book was just like this person. She asked the film company to replace the male lead."

Wen Yongshan listened with great interest and asked, "And then?"

Qi Yuntian looked at Wen Yongshan and said, "Although that film company was established in 93 and has produced several well-known independent films, such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, the films it has produced have never achieved any success or box office success. It has been languishing for more than a decade."

"I don't know how the copyright contract was negotiated in the first place, but the female author said she wanted to change the role, which gave the company a headache. Their vice president called me several times in the past two days."

Wen Yongshan stuffed a large mouthful of lettuce-wrapped barbecue into Chen Nuo's mouth and asked with a smile, "Then do you consider it?"

Qi Yuntian hesitated for a moment and said, "I didn't intend to consider it. I've read about the novel, and it's really a bestseller. There are even sequels now, and they're also on the bestseller list in the United States. However, the fans of her book are mostly middle school girls and teenagers. If it's really made into a movie and shown in theaters, the box office probably won't be high."

"Why?" Yang Ying asked.

Qi Yuntian glanced at her calmly, without any intention of answering, and continued: "Not only do I think so, the film company probably thinks so too. I heard that the director they found was actually a woman! The final operation method was also a typical small-scale independent film. It is said that the total budget from purchasing the copyright to the final publicity was only more than 3000 million US dollars. It is estimated that the final cost of filming is at most 2000 million. Haha, what can this amount of money do in the United States?"

"So I guess this company just wants to make a decent crappy movie and cheat the fans of the book in the market."

Qi Yuntian hesitated for a moment, "So I rejected him several times in a row. But..."

"Now that I think about it, Brother Nuo, you don't want your Chinese female fans to pay IQ tax. So if it's you American women, you won't still feel guilty about it, right?"

Chen Nuo frowned and said, "There is an American woman who is my good friend. Please don't discriminate based on nationality."

Qi Yuntian chuckled and said, "Anyway, the conditions offered by this company are quite generous, and the schedule is the most suitable among all the invitations. We will only shoot for one month."

Chen Nuo was surprised: "Only one month?"

Qi Yuntian nodded affirmatively and said, "They told me that according to their budget, the longest shooting plan is 45 days, and the most ideal situation is only 25 days. It will start shooting in April and will definitely be completed before the end of May. Otherwise, how can I say that this company is planning to make a bad movie? But the conditions are not bad, anything can be negotiated, and there is no problem with the box office commission."

"Haha, but only a fool would ask for a commission from the box office. The salary they offered me on the phone was 200 million US dollars, which is definitely negotiable. This invitation is actually quite good and very suitable for making money. But the final product of this film will definitely have a terrible reputation, which may affect your image."

"So, from a long-term perspective, I actually don't recommend taking this. If I hadn't seen that you, Brother Nuo, were really worried about your little nest, I wouldn't have mentioned it to you."

Chen Nuo felt a little hesitant.

He really wants to find something to do abroad this year and doesn't want to stay in the country all year round.

Bong Joon-ho's film preparation period is too long. Some actors and locations have not been finalized yet, so the shooting of "Mother" is expected to start in mid-June.

So, should he spend a month or two to earn the two million dollars as Qi Yuntian said?

Two million US dollars is not a small amount. If there is a financial crisis in the second half of the year, after it breaks out, I can buy half a small house in Beijing with that much money, right?
However, if it was really a bad movie, it would be strange if Li Er didn't scold him so much that his head was swollen.

He was hesitating, and Wen Yongshan, who was standing by, heard the last part and asked curiously, "Qi Da, what's the name of that best-selling book for girls you mentioned? Have you read it? Is it good?"

Qi Yuntian smiled and said, "It should be OK. It's the kind of story we liked to read when we were kids, about falling in love at first sight with the prince charming."

"It's just that this housewife author wrote a story about a girl and a vampire. It sounds childish. Can you fall in love with a vampire at first sight? But it sells well. I plan to buy a copy someday. The title of the book is "Twilight". Translated into Chinese, it should be called dusk?"

(End of this chapter)