Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 25 We can also be patriotic!
About "I Heard".

Ma Xun was not chosen casually.

The story of this movie itself is pretty good.

The screenwriter and director is Zheng Fenfen.

She later came to our mainland to develop her career and her most famous work is the movie "Take My Brother Away".

That’s right, the version with Zi Feng and Mai Mai.

The original female lead is Chen Yihan, the supporting female role is Shen Jiayi, and the male lead is Peng Yuyan.

These three people were at their peak at that time.

Shen Jiayi was not very famous at that time, but her condition was much better than that of Xiaolongbao later.

And Ma Xun chose this...

As for romance movies, the cost is very low.

This film relies entirely on the acting of three people, and the scenes and everything else, at most the swimming pool will be a little more expensive.

Moreover, the actors’ pay must be low.

Gao Yuanyuan, Hao Ling, these are all my people.

Sister Hong will almost certainly sign that Chen Kun.

Ma Xun did not mention him, just to give Sister Qing a chance to express herself freely.

Let her have the sense of accomplishment of discovering new people.

The total remuneration for these three people was probably only 5 yuan.

Don't doubt it, this is already a good pay at the moment.

Considering their fame and status, it’s quite a lot.

Nowadays, there are many famous art academies such as the Central Academy of Drama, Beijing Film Academy, and Shanghai Theatre Academy.

It’s not news that graduates can’t find jobs.

I remember when Ming Ge graduated, he didn’t dare ask for pay for his first movie.

He collaborated with Yao Qianyu on that film.

I’m Ma Xun, a conscientious boss.

As for other miscellaneous items, the 100 million dollars that this movie cost was all earned by Hei Wo Ma Xun!

However, Ma Xun had another ingenious plan.

He made it clear to Sister Hong.

Although our movie has a small budget, it will definitely beat "The Emperor's Shadow" at the box office!
But it is a big production with a budget of 4000 million after all.

But I will definitely win!

The movie "Song of Qin" has a famous plot.

The investor is Hong Kong's Ocean Pictures, whose boss is Chen Zhitao.

It's two brothers.

But when Boss Chen invested, he drove a Mercedes-Benz.

And when the movie comes out... I can only play Xiali.

That is to say, he doesn't even dare to take a taxi of Lada's level!
It’s a huge loss!
There is a story behind this, but there is no need to say more about it now.

Ma Xun is absolutely sure of victory.

Then there is the potential advantage of making this film now.

"Don't Cry at Seventeen"!
Yes, this TV series is our advantage.

Simply put, when this TV series is broadcast, the three of them will definitely be known by many viewers.

I won’t say how popular it is.

At least it can accumulate considerable popularity, that’s for sure.

After "Don't Cry at Seventeen" is broadcast, "Heard" will be released next.

Take advantage of the opportunity for publicity!

This set of combos is launched.

Ma Xun made a conservative estimate.

This movie is guaranteed to gross at least 5 million, even if it doesn't break 10 million.

You can also operate copyright and so on later.

You know, the original version of "I Heard" is not very popular in our country.

But it is very popular overseas.

In 2024, South Korea also remade it.

The space for copyright manipulation can be said to be very large.

In this way, Ma Xun is doing a business that is sure to make a profit!
Moreover, he was able to conquer Sister Hong with just one movie.

Even if Sister Hong really becomes a big director in the future, that is in the future.

That is to say, in the relationship between Ma Xun and Sister Qing.

Ma Xun is definitely the absolute leader!

20% to 80% profit split, well...let the legal representative do it.

Ma Xun is indeed a bit of a bad guy.

For the film "I Heard", he took the time to write a script.

Let Sister Hong take care of the rest.

Of course, now is the preparation period.

"Don't Cry at Seventeen" is still being filmed.

About two or three months later, the filming here will be completed, and then "Heard" can be launched.

The timing is quite clever.

Well, Ma Xun should just focus on the things at hand.

Sun Donghai had already called before.

Long Wu is here.

……

The entrance to the nightclub.

Ma Xun and Sun Donghai were still in no hurry to get off the car.

"Brother, this time we negotiate..."

"Brother, I understand. It's just about lowering the price!"

"Then how do you think we should lower the price?"

"Well... hehe... don't I have a good brother? I'll listen to you!"

Sun Donghai looks like a jerk who is clearly trying to cling to someone's thighs!

He was helpless.

The next thing I want to discuss with Long Wu is naturally the subsequent copyright cooperation.

However, after the movie "A Chinese Odyssey" was broadcast on CCTV-6.

An unexpectedly huge success!

Many young people are now talking about this movie, and even many newspapers are writing articles about it.

This movie is really popular, CCTV-6 wants to broadcast it every day!

We succeeded, which is of course a good thing.

But then, it will be difficult to lower the price.

Who wouldn’t understand this truth?

Long Wu is not a fool, he also knows that he has succeeded.

Sun Donghai now places all his hopes on Ma Xun.

So, does Ma Xun have any good solution?

"Cooperate with me later and listen to me."

"Yes, sir!" Sun Donghai saluted.

Ma Xun smiled helplessly, but let's talk about what needs to be talked about.

The two quickly entered the nightclub and met Long Wu.

"I knew that our cooperation would be a great success! Haha..."

Hong Kong's fifth brother is laughing so hard that his mouth is almost reaching Causeway Bay.

"Of course! Who are we? It's a matter of our own control!" Sun Donghai also joined in the fun.

Of course Ma Xun was also very happy.

As soon as the three men started talking, the atmosphere of the conversation became lively.

There was constant laughter and laughter.

Even opened a bottle of whiskey.

This time, Long Wu’s wife and Ye Quanzhen are not here.

We are all men, so we can talk more freely.

Next, there’s more happiness.

"My two brothers, you don't know, Fan Liu, that plop, looks so ugly when he sees me now, haha..."

Long Wu was so happy.

Just as Ma Xun said before, it is really cool!

Now that it’s like this, where’s the money from this movie “A Chinese Odyssey”?

"Fan Liu doesn't ask me for money anymore. I offered to give him money, but he refused. So, of course I won't take it either!"

Great! It has become a business with no capital investment!
"Fifth brother is awesome!"

"Fifth brother is generous!"

Sun Donghai and Ma Xun seemed to have turned into the group leaders of the Kua Kua group.

The fifth brother of Hong Kong was praised so much that he felt flattered.

However, they both knew that if they didn't want this one, they would definitely want more in the future ones!
Are negotiations becoming more difficult?

Ma Xun first said, "Fan Liu will definitely take this opportunity to sell a lot of videotapes of A Chinese Odyssey to the mainland."

Now he no longer pretends to be a Hong Konger.

When Long Wu heard this, he nodded immediately, "Yes, this guy will definitely do this!"

He doesn’t want the copyright money, but Fan Liu is definitely going to make money.

The copyright fee they negotiated at the beginning was definitely very low.

It would be embarrassing for Fan Liu to ask for this money.

Moreover, if the news gets out, it will affect his stocks.

You are a big boss of a listed company, and you are still asking for such a small amount of money?
Are you out of money?

Don't underestimate this kind of news, it will really cause his stock to plummet.

Therefore, the smartest thing for Fan Liu to do is to not ask for the copyright fee.

Then they make profits by selling videotapes and other video products.

This movie is a hit, so it will definitely boost the sales of related video products.

He might even sell pirated goods.

There are definitely many people who don’t believe that big bosses who own genuine copyrights would take the initiative to sell pirated copies, but this is actually a daily occurrence in the piracy market.

There is only one reason: it makes more money.

Now, let’s not talk about Fan Liu.

We must talk about the subsequent 'cooperation'.

Ma Xun also got straight to the point, "Fifth brother, next we plan to take down five films in one go.

As for the price, I have discussed it with Brother Hai.

For movies released one to two years ago, we give 10.

Three years ago it was 8.

As for the money from five years ago, let’s say 5.”

Ok? ? ?
Sun Donghai heard the offer.

People are stupid!
Brother, I hope you can lower the price, but what you are doing is not called lowering the price.

This is called freeloading!

Sun Donghai felt... inexplicably scared.

After hearing this, Long Wu's face changed drastically.

But it’s okay, after all, we had a very pleasant cooperation before.

"Mr. Ma, is the price you gave too low?"

Too low?

Don’t be impatient, wait for me to fool you…I’ll explain it to you in detail.

Ma Xun then said seriously: "Fifth brother, you should also know that the copyright of old movies is not expensive."

The fifth brother nodded.

That’s true, that’s how the film market works.

"In fact, we are only making a small profit from this copyright business. I believe that Fifth Brother has already figured out the big profit.

You definitely hope that your Yongsheng movie can be released in mainland China, right?"

Although Ma Xun used a questioning tone at the end.

But Long Wu's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Mr. Ma, I knew I couldn't hide it from you!"

After saying that, he burst into laughter, and Ma Xun laughed along with him.

Sun Donghai hesitated for a moment, then started laughing too.

Right!

The old film copyright business is just a small business.

In fact, Long Wu has wanted to go north for a long time.

And the purpose of going north is definitely not to make old movies!
The copyright of the new film is much more expensive!

It should be said that a new film is not just about copyright, but also about release and many other things.

This kind of business is worth tens of millions.

Sun Donghai finally figured out Ma Xun's methods.

So, what we need to do next is to arrange for a new Hong Kong film to be released in mainland China?
I'm inexplicably excited. This is big business.

Ma Xun said, "According to the latest relevant regulations in our mainland, that is, the management method issued in 1993..."

This is not something Ma Xun made up, this "method" is the basis for Big Brother Long and A Xing Films to come to the mainland.

Long Wu naturally kept nodding.

Ma Xun gave a face within the system.

"Mr. Long Wu, Hong Kong will be returned to China next year. So, what exactly is the position of Yongsheng? Have you thought about it?"

At this moment, Long Wu was shocked.

In fact, Ma Xun's words were adapted from what Jiang Tianyang said on the yacht while holding a cigar in "Young and Dangerous 4".

Then... he walked onto the stage, picked up the microphone, and sang "Entering the New Era"!
This transition really appeared in Ma Xun's mind involuntarily.

The singing is pretty good.

So, what about this guy Long Wu?

"Think about it! We can be patriotic too!"

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　　Um, this chapter is a little late, please forgive me.

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