Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

The "high-class" topic didn't continue, and Xiaopang changed the subject to talk about her nationwide roadshow, actually saying how popular she is with the general public and movie fans.

"Hey bro, how are you planning to split the domestic box office revenue?"

"Equally split."

"what?"

Both women looked up at him at the same time, their faces showing the same shock.

Yang Che smiled and said, "It's not divided by headcount, but by department. Departments with fewer people will receive less, and departments with more people will receive more. You and Haibo will share the money among the actors, but we still need to give a red envelope to the senior actors who are making guest appearances."

Little Fatty looked distressed: "That's not good either. At this rate, with 2000 million, we could just use a portion for bonuses. Take the recording department, for example, it only has three people..."

Gao Yuanyuan just looked at him but didn't express her opinion. She also felt it was inappropriate, but she felt that splitting it equally was inappropriate, not that she agreed with Fan Bingbing's statement.

"Do you really think your contribution to film is greater than Haibo's?"

Little Fatty panicked: "That's not what I meant! Oh dear!"

Yang Che looked at her: "Really?"

The chubby boy nodded: "Really."

Yang Che clapped his hands: "That's settled then."

Gao Yuanyuan nodded and resumed eating.

Seeing the chubby boy's distressed expression, Yang Che laughed and said, "Alright, I'm going to continue working with these people. Also, the Korean box office might eventually be higher than the domestic one. You know, that 36% of the revenue share is mine alone. If I don't share the domestic profits to shut up Lao Fan and everyone else, how can I feel at ease taking it?"

"Oh, I see. Hehe. Bro, how much do you think you'll make from this movie?"

Yang Che paused for a moment: "More than thirty million, I guess."

"How many?"

Gao Yuanyuan and Xiao Pang said in unison.

This pleased Yang Che greatly; no wonder he said you should let women know you're rich.

"About the same. I got 600 million from the overseas copyright, 300 million from the product placement in GG, and at least 2000 million from South Korea."

Tsk, if the domestic box office can reach 6000 million, I'll get at least 400 million...

Don't look at me like that. I'm involved in so many departments, okay? Screenwriting, directing, producing, post-production, art direction, composing, marketing—400 is hardly enough for me. Hey, you guys should add it up.

Little Fatty sighed, "There's so much, how am I going to spend it all?"

"To develop cinema chains."

Gao Yuanyuan: "That's not enough."

Yang Che waved his hand and said with great pride, "I haven't earned a single penny from filming 'My Sassy Girl' yet."

The government doesn't allow private investment in cinemas right now, but that won't be long. By then, the bigwigs will have money, and the state-owned cinemas won't be able to hold on any longer.

Let's take over and try to have one in every prefecture-level city. We'll transform it into a modern cinema, and also build partitions to create shops. Besides renting, we'll also operate them ourselves. Yuanyuan, you can start a chain of milk tea shops, Bingbing, you can start a chain of cosmetics and skincare products, and I'll make a movie and promote it. Tsk tsk, we'll definitely be cash queens!

"Ahem. Just keep this to yourselves, don't tell anyone else. This is my most important business plan."

Following the release of "Love on a Diet," the domestic beauty industry experienced explosive growth; after "The Mermaid," Romanée-Conti became as prestigious as Lafite in domestic business settings, and Stephen Chow, one of the world's largest collectors of Romanée-Conti, made a fortune...

The value of a movie has never been its box office performance, but rather its promotional value.

The two women listened in a daze, then nodded unconsciously in unison, exchanged a glance, and looked somewhat awkward.

After resting for a while after the meal, the three of them went out together again to Star Overseas Film Company.

The idea of ​​the three of them going together came from Xiao Pang, who hoped Yang Che could come with her, otherwise she would be all alone.

Yang Che then suggested that Gao Yuanyuan rest at the hotel for a while, since it wouldn't take long to travel from Tsim Sha Tsui to Causeway Bay and back.

However, Gao Yuanyuan said, "No, just say I'm your assistant. I also want to meet Stephen Chow."

Yang Che glanced at the chubby girl and noticed that her eyes were darting away.

If these two weren't secretly plotting something, Yang Che might as well eat shit upside down.

However, he was also very curious about what those two were plotting.

As Yang Che left the hotel, he glanced out the car window and didn't see any reporters outside. He pursed his lips, guessing that there were probably quite a few reporters staking out Wang Fei's house.

"Hello Ms. Fan Bingbing, my name is Tian Qiwen, I'm Stephen Chow's assistant, you can just call me Tianji. Welcome to Star Overseas."

Outside Xinghui Company in Room 1201 of the China Fortune Center Building, Tian Qiwen greeted them warmly.

This person is known in the industry for their high emotional intelligence and good interpersonal relationships...

He managed to handle the difficult Stephen Chow for 13 years, and his relationship with Wong Jing has always been good...

He later became the president of the Hong Kong Film Workers Association, and even after retiring, he continued to serve as the association's spokesperson. He also handled the funeral arrangements for Ng Man-tat after his death.

"Hello Mr. Tian, ​​it's an honor to meet you. And this is..."

Yang Che extended his hand: "Hello Tianji, my name is Yang Che, Bingbing's friend. And this is..."

Gao Yuanyuan said very generously, "Hello, I'm Yang Che's girlfriend. Sorry to bother you."

Tian Qiwen was taken aback for a moment, then his expression became extremely lively: "Ah, it's Mr. Yang. I've heard so much about you. Please come in, all three of you."

Yang Che quickly averted his gaze from Fan Bingbing's smiling face and entered Xinghui Company with a smile in return.

In an instant, Yang Che understood: the two women had formed an alliance to deal with the crisis and reached an agreement that Gao Yuanyuan would become his official girlfriend! And Fan Bingbing had actually agreed!

"Hello, Mr. Stephen Chow!"

"Hello, hello, may I speak with Ms. Fan Bingbing alone?"

Zhou Xingxing was polite yet distant, showing no interest in chatting with Yang Che.

Yang Che didn't seem to care: "Of course."

A hint of displeasure flashed in Fan Bingbing's eyes. The leaders from the Film Bureau had been so polite to her brother...

Yang Che genuinely didn't care. Liking his movies and liking him as a person were two different things. Besides, it was quite nice to sit in the tea room with Gao Yuanyuan, holding her hand and drinking coffee while whispering secrets.

"Yuanyuan, have you two discussed how you're going to sleep tonight?"

Gao Yuanyuan was taken aback, then stared at him with wide eyes: "We'll sleep together, she has a room... What are you thinking?"

Yang Che said seriously, "You two just need to discuss it and not fight."

Gao Yuanyuan glared at him. They'd been sleeping in the same bed for so long, how could she not know what he was testing her? She just didn't want to take it seriously, and besides, she couldn't take it seriously anyway; it would be too embarrassing.

About ten minutes later, Zhou Xingxing and Fan Bingbing went into the tea room one after the other, and they seemed to be having a good chat.

"I watched 'My Sassy Girl'. Mr. Yang wrote a very good script, I admire him very much."

Yang Che shook the other person's outstretched hand: "Thank you. Are you finished talking?"

Fan Bingbing said, "Yeah, that's good."

Stephen Chow nodded: "I hope we can collaborate."

Fan Bingbing smiled and said, "I hope so too. We'll be going now."

Then Stephen Chow and Tin Kai-man escorted the three of them to the company entrance.

After entering the elevator, Fan Bingbing said, "They said they want to make a movie that combines kung fu and football, and they want me to play a Tai Chi master, but I need to make myself look ugly and have to shave my head."