Chinese entertainment director: I can wholesale Best Actress awards.

"Third Master!"

Yang Mi and Liu Yan quickly stood up to greet them.

Wang Chengtian and Li Shaohong also stood up to greet them.

Han Sanping.

The head of China Film Group.

They hold the power that can determine the life or death of all film companies—the right to schedule film screenings.

Because China Film Group owns the most cinemas.

Furthermore, China Film Group is the only company capable of distributing overseas films.

Like other cinema chains.

They all have to act according to the wishes of China Film Group.

Otherwise, if they don't let your movie theater show Hollywood movies, you'll lose a lot of money.

In recent years, Hollywood films have been the most successful in the mainland Chinese film market. Hollywood films account for more than half of the top ten films in the annual box office, and domestic films are consistently overshadowed by Hollywood films.

Han Sanping greeted Li Shaohong and Wang Chengtian, then took his seat in the main seat and invited everyone else to sit down.

Lu Chen sat down next to Han Sanping.

"Director Lu, congratulations." Wang Chengtian looked at Lu Chen, "The movie has grossed 38.3 million in ten days and is on its way to breaking the 40 million mark."

"Mr. Wang, congratulations to you too. Your Guangxian Media has made a fortune this time."

"Director Lu, regarding the profit sharing, we could actually..."

"Mr. Wang, I was just joking." Lu Chen said when he saw that Wang Chengtian had misunderstood. "Besides, we signed a contract before, so we have to abide by it. After all, this is a high-stakes gamble. What if we lose? If we win, then you've made the right bet."

"Director Lu, our Guangxian Media made a very good bet." Wang Chengtian laughed. It seems that Lu Chen is not a calculating person. Seeing that "Shoplifters" was a box office hit, he did not ask for more money.

In addition, Lu Chen was given 5% of the box office revenue as a reward for his hard work during the recent roadshow.

But Wang Chengtian never expected that "Shoplifters" would be such a box office success.

Ten days.

Box office of 3830 million.

Five percent is 191 million.

The budget for "Shoplifters" was only three million.

However, Lu Chen deserves the most credit for the film's huge success.

Otherwise, if the movie is poorly made, the three million will be wasted like throwing money into water, without even a ripple.

"Director Lu, you should give Rongxin a chance this time too," Li Shaohong said jokingly.

Those who can attend the dinner today are basically from the production company of "Let the Bullets Fly".

Just then.

The waiter began serving the dishes.

Han Sanping raised his glass, gesturing for everyone to have a drink, before getting down to business.

"Let the Bullets Fly" had an investment of 1.2 million yuan!

When I learned the amount of the investment.

Wang Chengtian and Li Shaohong were both shocked.

1.2 million?

Hundreds of millions?

Playing this big!

Those who can afford to make films with an investment of over 100 million yuan are basically established directors, such as Zhang Yingmou and Chen Kaige. As for Feng Xiaogang, he only made "The Banquet" this year, which had an investment of over 100 million yuan.

Although Lu Chen won the Palme d'Or, it is a very prestigious award.

But directing a blockbuster with an investment of hundreds of millions?

Is it really going to work?

Blockbusters and arthouse films are two different tracks.

Arthouse directors are not necessarily good at making commercial films.

"Sister Liu Yan, over a hundred million! 1.2 million!" Yang Mi whispered, her expression one of utter shock.

This is an astronomical figure.

Lu Chen is only twenty-one years old and he has already directed a blockbuster film worth hundreds of millions. That's amazing.

"Mimi, let's talk again when we get back." Liu Yan spoke very softly, afraid that others would hear. She and Yang Mi were like little kami, so it was best to sit quietly and not make any noise.

Yang Mi nodded, agreeing with what Liu Yan said.

"Do you think the investment is too high?" Han Sanping looked at the two of them.

Wang Chengtian and Li Shaohong immediately waved their hands, saying that with Lu Chen's ability, directing a blockbuster worth over 100 million yuan was no problem at all. Besides, the Chinese film industry is developing rapidly now, and an investment of over 100 million yuan can definitely recoup its costs.

"Let me explain the investment ratio. I wonder what you all think?" Han Sanping said.

Starry Night Pictures invested 50 million and is the largest producer.

This is almost emptying Lu Chen's savings.

Secondly, China Film Group invested 40 million yuan.

Guangxian Media invested 20 million.

Rongxinda invested 10 million.

Wang Chengtian and Li Shaohong exchanged glances. It seemed that Lu Chen was very confident and had invested all the money earned from "Shoplifters" into this new movie.

And Starlight Pictures and China Film Group account for the majority of the profits.

Therefore, the risk is immediately reduced.

Wang Chengtian thought Lu Chen's new work had an investment of thirty to forty million.

I never expected it to be over 100 million.

This time, the pressure is much greater.

To break even at the box office, it needs at least 300 million yuan in box office revenue.

And so far.

No Chinese-language film in mainland China has grossed 300 million yuan at the box office.

The highest-grossing film to date is still "Hero," released in 02, which grossed 2.5 million yuan.

This made Wang Chengtian, who still trusted Lu Chen, a little uneasy.

Fortunately, the investment in Guangxian Media is not large, so we can take a gamble.

Ten million is not a small amount of money for Rongxin, but Li Shaohong decided to take the gamble.

"Don't rush to answer. After all, this is tens of millions, which is no small amount. Consider it for a few days before giving an answer," Han Sanping said again.

Wang Chengtian and Li Shaohong didn't say anything more. This was a huge project worth hundreds of millions, and they needed to think about it carefully.

deficit.

Basically, they lost everything.

If you make money, you'll gain both fame and fortune.

If a film with an investment of hundreds of millions becomes a hit, it will be a massive blockbuster.

After discussing the investment matter...

Everyone then toasted and drank happily, chatting and laughing together.

After eating and drinking well.

Han Sanping left first.

"Xiao Yang, you and Director Lu are good friends, so let's chat some more," Li Shaohong said before leaving.

"Xiao Liu, Director Lu is drunk. Take good care of him," Wang Chengtian earnestly instructed before leaving the private room.

Only Lu Chen, Liu Yan, and Yang Mi remained in the room.

"You can go back now, I won't see you off." Lu Chen told Yang Mi that she could take a taxi home, as he had "serious" business to attend to.

"Oh~" Yang Mi nodded and got up to leave the private room.

"Director Lu, let me help you back to rest." Liu Yan got up and came over to help Lu Chen, but was pulled away and fell directly into Lu Chen's arms.

Lu Chen tugged at his collar, but he had to use some force. It wasn't a low neckline, but it was hard to control the pressure. If he pulled it too low, almost everything would be exposed.

"Director Lu, this is a hotel~" Liu Yan said shyly, but she didn't stop him. Now her body belonged only to Lu Chen, and he could do whatever he wanted with her.

"This is a different kind of restaurant. It's a private kitchen with excellent privacy." Lu Chen dared to make unwanted advances here because the private rooms are all independent, and once the food is served, the waiters won't bother him.

"But..." Liu Yan was about to speak when she suddenly felt weak all over. Faced with Lu Chen's magical hands, she had absolutely no resistance.

Lu Chen pushed the bowls and chopsticks on the table aside, leaving a large space in front of him to facilitate the next steps.

……

Yang Mi arrived at the restaurant entrance, ready to hail a taxi.

The more I thought about it, the more something seemed off.

Lu Chen told him to leave?

Are you just going to leave on your own?

No one was willing to get up and see them off.

What if I encounter bad people?

The more I think about it, the angrier I get.

Go back immediately and have a word with Lu Chen. Does he have no gentlemanly spirit? Besides, why didn't he let Liu Yan leave and instead made him leave alone?