The three big words Hollywood have a strong allure in the Chinese entertainment industry at the beginning of the new century.
There is no way, since the fall of the red giant, the entire capitalist world headed by the Lighthouse Country has almost become the promised land in the hearts of people around the world.
Of course, thirty years to the east of Hedong, thirty years to the west of Hexi.
This lighthouse will stay on for thirty years.
But at least now, any actor who touches the three big words "Hollywood" is like a female Internet celebrity climbing into Wang Shicong's bed.
No matter how far we go, as soon as the news comes out, there will be a phenomenon of price gouging.
As if it had been slept with by a rich man, the thing was rimmed with gold.
But what Zhang Yuan didn't expect was that this time it was him who was "rimmed with gold."
Ever since the news that he was lured to Hollywood by Uncle Long spread throughout the Chinese Internet, business and endorsement invitations have been coming to him like snowflakes.
Originally, he had just performed brilliantly in "The Banquet", which grossed over 100 million yuan, and his commercial value had been further improved.
But recently, he lost weight for the filming of "The Disciple" and his image is not very good.
Secondly, he plans to wait for the release of "Golden Armor" to increase his net worth before accepting some endorsements and business deals.
But unexpectedly, he wanted to wait, but the market couldn’t wait any longer!
Originally, the price of one of his business deals was around 300,000 to 500,000.
But as soon as the news and popularity of him going to Hollywood emerged, the business appearance fees immediately doubled!
These days, a business deal between Zhao Yanzi and Fan Bingbing costs about RMB 600,000 to RMB 800,000.
Although the big boss Wang Fei has been in trouble for a long time, he can still reach more than 1 million by relying on his previous fame.
The top ones are Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li, two internationally sought-after girls, whose appearance fees can reach 1.5 million to 2 million.
And now he can get the same amount as Fan Bingbing, or even a little higher.
That day, as he was taking Brother Qian and his wife to have dinner together, Zhao Decai called him.
"Brother, you are so popular recently!"
This guy is doing a lot of engineering work now, and he's making a lot of money.
“Many real estate developers know that you and I are friends and have asked me to contact you.”
"Will you come to the ribbon cutting for the real estate opening?"
Don't tell me, there is a reason why you hired him for this job.
Because in those days, high-end properties tended to have foreign names.
What "Oriental Manhattan", "Jiangnan Seine", "Tianfu Miami"...
Just like an artist's net worth can skyrocket when he brings a resume of overseas studies, when a real estate has a foreign name, people feel that it is high-end.
Later, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development was forced to issue regulations not allowing it to be named like this.
So he just happened to be making noises about going to Hollywood recently, and the real estate developers thought that he was very suitable for the real estate properties, so they rushed to find him.
"The property is opening..." Zhang Yuan also hesitated.
Overexposure doesn’t do you much good.
"I think the job of opening a real estate project is not in line with my temperament."
Zhang Yuan wanted to refuse.
"Ah?" Zhao Decai said blankly: "They said they would give 1 million."
"But!"
He really wanted to refuse.
"I decided to support Huaxia Real Estate. Money is not the most important thing."
Good guy!
You can make hundreds of thousands just by cutting ribbons in a few hours.
Now I have to repay more than 100 yuan a month just for the loan.
It's like you can earn a month's worth of life-saving money just by going there.
Once people take on a mortgage, they lose their ambition.
Being trapped by love is considered weak, but being trapped by money is the norm.
But he didn't plan to take on any job.
At that time, local snakes were still very arrogant.
At that time, it was said that I was going to a real estate project to cut the ribbon, and I was going to a real estate project in a small place.
As a result, when people arrive, they will be detained and not allowed to leave, and they will be dragged to perform in various places.
In the end, not only was he not given any money, but he also paid you for nothing.
You can't even fall out because those local gangsters really don't tolerate you. No matter what kind of emperor or superstar you are, they will still slap you with their big mouths.
Brother Hua has experienced this.
So Zhang Yuan and Zhao Decai had a detailed chat.
"I understand!" Fatty Zhao is also a veteran of the world, and he is considered a true friend. He understood immediately.
"Don't go to small places, where there will be a mixed bag of good and bad."
"I will only help you contact big places like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen."
"Hey, okay... there is one more thing." Zhang Yuan pondered for a while: "If I want to attend business, I can only go to real estate in a good location in the city."
"Oh, I understand about face and class." Zhao Decai reacted immediately.
But he got it, but not quite yet.
"That's right, there is one more requirement, payment method." Zhang Yuan gave his last condition.
"I want these good properties as payment. If it's not enough, I can make up the difference."
Zhao Decai on the other side of the phone was dumbfounded.
I have only heard of using housing in lieu of payment, but never heard of using housing in lieu of housing!
Pay the difference?
This is the first time I have heard of paying for work.
There was no need to give cash, and the bosses were so happy that they could use their houses to pay for it.
"Are you sure?" Zhao Decai asked.
"Sure, you can help me negotiate the price. No cash is required. It should be considered a higher reward."
"It's okay."
"That's good."
Zhang Yuan thought clearly.
Cash is cash, and it will still be the same in ten years, so it will be spent.
But the real estate in the core areas of these first-tier cities is a high-quality asset.
You have to spend money to buy it yourself, but now you can get it just by showing up, so hurry up!
I arranged the opening ceremonies of five real estate projects with Fatty Zhao.
There are two in the Imperial Capital and one in the Magic Capital, and one is in Shenzhen.
I had to run there on a business trip.
Brother Qian and Bai Huiming, who were on the side, bought five houses while listening to him talking and laughing, and they were so speechless that they didn't dare to speak.
Being a star is so profitable!
"Is he planning to become an intermediary?" Brother Qian muttered.
After talking about the real estate companies here, Fatty Zhao mentioned something.
"Also, I have a friend who plans to open a nightclub in Guangdong Province."
"I also want to start a business with you, and I'll give you a lot."
"Is this a serious nightclub?" Zhang Yuan asked.
"Hey...it's all in a nightclub, how can it be serious."
Zhang Yuan rubbed his fingers, he was right.
A serious nightclub is not serious.
"Forget it, I won't participate if it's not serious. You have to pay attention to your image."
"Okay."
"What about that? Send me the address of that nightclub. I'll go and rebel against the three customs when I have time." Zhang Yuan added.
Brother Qian glanced at him and took a sip of wine.
"Is it against the three customs or does it have the three customs?"
"It's all the same." Zhang Yuan put down his phone.
"Hey, the child is here." Mrs. Qian complained with a smile.
"Yes, pay attention to the impact." Zhang Yuan immediately fell silent.
"You too, settle down early and stop playing around all day." Mrs. Qian also said to him.
I also want to settle down, but I’m afraid those women won’t agree...
While eating and drinking, Brother Qian took the initiative to come to his house for dinner today.
It is said that the master is allowed to meet his apprentice.
What's so good about the child in his arms? Zhang Yuan knew clearly that something must be wrong with Brother Qian.
He was not in a hurry, waiting for him to speak on his own initiative.
When he was almost done drinking, Brother Qian blushed and spoke because of his drunkenness.
"Since the last Apprenticeship Banquet, there has been a lot of gossip about you in the crosstalk and storytelling circles."
They all use "rumours".
That designation is not a good word.
At the apprenticeship banquet, he deliberately gave away such a large lump of gold to attract attention.
And accepting disciples without formal inheritance naturally made many "industry insiders" dissatisfied.
This industry is inherently exclusive. Even if he is a film and television star, people will still exclude him because of his own three-quarter acre of land.
The purpose of Brother Qian's visit today is to say hello to him and see how he plans to deal with it.
"That's it." After chatting for a while, Zhang Yuan said: "Brother Qian, help me find an old gentleman in the storytelling circle in the industry."
"If you are willing to accept a disciple, the gift I will give you will definitely be generous."
"Oh?" Brother Qian heard what he said, thought about it for a while, and then he knew what he was talking about.
"Then let everyone know that you are looking for a master."
"Yes!" Zhang Yuan clinked glasses with Brother Qian.
The purpose of releasing the news was to stimulate Mr. Yuan.
Otherwise, given the old man’s nagging character, I don’t know when he would be willing to accept a disciple.
The old man needs to be speeded up.
After eating, he asked his aunt to clear the table, and he drank tea and chatted with Brother Qian and his family in the house.
After chatting for a long time, an unknown number called. After Zhang Yuan picked up the phone, he heard a strange female voice coming from the other side.
"Hello, I am Zhang Jing."
Zhang Yuan perked up as soon as he heard the name.
Because he knew that the fish was hooked.
The time is set back more than ten hours.
Zhang Jing, the boss of Dongyang Qingyu, got off the plane and came to an old community.
Raise your hand and knock on the door.
Not long after, a middle-aged man of medium build, with a sparse head and an unattractive appearance opened the door.
"Hello, Teacher Long Yi, we have contacted you before."
This middle-aged man is a member of the Jinmen Writers Association and a novelist.
It's just that it's not famous.
After sitting down, Zhang Jing, the elegant female boss, started chatting for a while before getting down to business.
"I would like to talk to you in person about the copyright of your novel."
"We at Qingyu are still very capable. You should also hope that your work can be adapted in the best possible way."
"Yes, the work is like my child. Of course it is my long-cherished wish that you improve it."
"So which work is your company interested in?" Teacher Long Yi has quite a few novels.
""Days Without Heroes"?" He won the 2003 Red Eagle Literary Award for this work.
"What we are paying attention to is your short works."
"The Boy on the Roof?"
He just won the "Modu Literature" Short Story Award for this short story.
"No." Zhang Jing replied with a smile: "It's another short story of yours."
"It's called "Latent"."
"Ah?" After hearing this name, Long Yi opened his mouth and let out a surprised sound.
"What's wrong with you?" Zhang Jing felt something was wrong.
"Uh... the film and television adaptation rights of "Latent" were just bought a while ago."
"What?"
Zhang Jing's eyes widened.
Long Yi also found it strange that my short story didn’t win any awards and it wasn’t famous.
Why is it so popular?
Not long ago, Zhang Yuan contacted Li Gongda, the producer of "Lotus Lantern".
In addition to being a producer, Lao Li Tou is also a director of the Chinese Writers Association.
Through him, Zhang Yuan contacted Long Yi, who was also a member of the Writers Association.
At this time, Long Yi was not famous and was average in the industry.
So when he heard that Zhang Yuan was willing to spend 300,000 yuan to buy the rights to adapt this short story of just over 14,000 words, he even suspected that the other party was playing a trick on him.
Because this novel was only published in "People's Literature" in July this year, not long ago, it has not gained much popularity.
Giving too much.
Fortunately, with Li Gongda as the guarantee, the transaction was completed very smoothly.
And the female boss of Dongyang Qingyu who came to buy the copyright had a good background.
The famous "Don't Talk to Strangers" was produced by her company!
This person's market perception is very keen.
I noticed that spy dramas were gaining momentum recently, so I planned to make one.
Only then did I fall in love with "Latent", which had just been published a few months ago.
But she didn't expect that she would be a step too late.
"Then, this..."
"Oh, right!" At this point, writer Long Yi slapped his forehead.
"The person who bought the copyright said that if anyone else comes and is interested in the copyright of this book, let me give him his contact information."
"I'm looking for his number..." This person put on his glasses and checked his phone.
When Long Yi heard Zhang Yuan say this, he thought it was a joke.
How could it be so popular?
Unexpectedly, someone guessed it!
"Yes, if you are interested, please note it down..." Long Yi gave the number and then asked cautiously.
"I have a question, how much did you plan to pay for my copyright?"
Zhang Jing thought for a while: "200,000."
"That's okay!" Long Yi laughed heartily.
I also made an extra 100,000 yuan, no loss at all.
"Zhang Yuan..." Zhang Jing looked at the name.
It looks so familiar.
But she just thought it was some copyright dealer who had the same name as the actor.
After all, there are many people who specialize in buying copyrights, hoarding them and waiting for the film and television companies to increase the price when they come to buy them.
This is how the copyright of "Bright Sword" was increased from hundreds of thousands to millions.
That's why Zhang Jing called him now.
"Hello, I am Zhang Yuan."
Boss Zhang thought the voice sounded familiar, but didn't think much about it.
"You bought the film and television rights to "Insidious"."
"Exactly."
"Our company is very interested, please make an offer."
"You have only bought it for a few days, and the holding cost is not high. We will give you a suitable service." Boss Zhang said confidently.
Isn't it just paying hundreds of thousands more? It's trivial.
"Shall I make a price?"
"Yes."
"Open it casually?"
"Yes."
"Then..." Zhang Yuan heard the other party's arrogant tone and thought, "You can do whatever you can."
"Then 10 million."
Zhang Jing:! ! !
Why don't you go and grab it!
The asking prices are all over the place, and they are paid back on the ground, but they are not offered so high!
Boss Zhang was immediately annoyed.
"I don't care if you're joking or not, it's very insincere to say that."
"You let me drive as I please." Zhang Yuan replied with a slightly aggrieved voice.
"Then you think it's not sincere to give me 10 million."
"Then I'll give you 10 million. Is that sincerity enough?" Zhang Yuan changed his attitude and said with a smile.
"What?" Zhang Jing was completely confused.
Zhang Yuan didn't buy the copyright for his own filming.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to take pictures, it’s that he doesn’t have the ability!
The novel "Latent" is only 14,000 words long.
But the TV series has a full 30 episodes.
The biggest contributor behind this is Jiang Wei, the screenwriter of "Don't Talk to Me" who is now both screenwriter and director.
This guy is very capable, and it was he who expanded the sparse short story "Latent" into an extremely excellent long-form TV series.
The details and a large number of characters are all original to him.
This great screenwriter wrote and directed the movie himself, and transformed the original soup into the original food, thus creating such a classic spy work.
It wouldn’t work for anyone else!
And Jiang Wei is the pillar of Dongyang Qingyu. He will not easily work for other companies, and poaching people is even more impossible.
Therefore, all Zhang Yuan can do is to use film and television copyrights as bait to make the other party take the initiative to find him.
In this way, the initiative is in your own hands, and you can talk about it.
"10 million..." Boss Zhang was choked for a moment.
I wonder why this person is so weird, he is kicking in the sky and kicking in the ground.
"What on earth do you mean?"
Zhang Yuan has the best trick to deal with such a confident woman.
Confuse her first, then show her something big and shock her a little.
"I mean, we can shoot together and complete the work together."
There was silence on the other side for a long time.
"Who are you?"
"You didn't know who I was and you called me?" This time it was Zhang Yuan's turn to be speechless.
"Are you really that Zhang Yuan?" Boss Zhang has heard that he has invested in many film and television dramas, and they have all been great successes.
"Would you like me to send you a birth certificate?"
"In this case, let's make an appointment to chat in person."
"Okay!"
After knowing that he was the popular actor now, Boss Zhang was relieved.
It’s easier to do it with colleagues.
She had heard about Zhang Yuan's reputation in the industry, which was quite good.
I was thinking that if this person bought the copyright, could it be that he wanted to be the starring role?
If this is the case, not only is it not a bad thing, it is also a great thing!
After all, even if his company wanted to invite him, he might not be able to.
Now they have taken the initiative to cooperate.
That's what she thought, but Zhang Yuan had no such intention.
He mainly does it to make money.
And in a few years we will enter the era of film and television copyright.
Big companies such as Huace, LeTV, and Sina are all hoarding adaptation copyrights.
Just like housing prices, in a few years, the price of film and television adaptation rights will skyrocket!
So he also plans to stock up in advance... (End of Chapter)