Hong Kong drama begins with Liang Kun

Chapter 98 Acting
Throughout the night, all the twelve associations in Mong Kok except Hong Xing were attacked by Hong Xing.

Among them, Hongle's newly appointed Mong Kok speaker, Se Zilong, has a handle in the hands of Li Qiankun, so he doesn't need to be invited by the police to drink coffee like the other eleven club speakers.
When Se Zilong faced Li Qiankun's attack, he finally chose to retreat, which was tantamount to handing over the territory directly.

As for the people from other associations, although they were temporarily organized to resist when the territory was attacked, but without the presence of the talker and the red sticks, these organizers simply did not have sufficient leadership skills, so the people they organized The manpower also lacked any cohesion, and was soon overrun by Hong Xing's men.

During the whole process, Li Qiankun and Watson did not directly participate,

Watson didn't even know that these things had happened, because he was going to another nightclub covered by the Hongxing Society with Li Qiankun at this time, and planned to chat with Maijia about movies.

"Brother Kun, the person I'm going to meet in a while is really that star Maijia?" After entering the box, Watson and Li Qiankun asked curiously when they saw that there was no one else inside.

"Of course, would I lie to you?" Li Qiankun sat on the sofa, picked up a bottle of wine and looked at the label on it...

"But Brother Kun, didn't you say that you brought me here because you have important things to do? Could it be that this is very important things?" Watson looked melancholy. It seemed that he didn't want to meet Maijia, but wanted to To participate in Li Qiankun's other plans.

But Li Qiankun looked serious and said: "This matter is more important than anything else. I brought you here because I am optimistic about you. Others have not had this opportunity yet."

"But Brother Kun, I..." Before Watson finished speaking, a bald man came in outside.

As soon as this person entered the door and saw Li Qiankun, he came over with a smile and stretched out his hand and said, "Li Sheng, long time no see."

"Long time no see, please take a seat with Mai Sheng." Li Qiankun invited Mai Jia to take a seat, and then exchanged greetings with the other party.

Watson, on the other hand, stood by the side like a bodyguard, watching the two people in front of him all the time...

"Li Sheng, Play Back to School Dragon will be released tomorrow, do you know how much box office there will be in the nearly [-] days?" Megga asked with a smile.

"I know, it's only about 2000 million." Li Qiankun opened a bottle of foreign wine and began to pour wine for the two of them.

"You don't seem to be excited at all. Do you have no idea what the box office of 2580 million means?" Maijia looked at Li Qiankun and said helplessly: "That is a chance to enter the top five results of the annual box office."

"It seems that Mai Sheng is very satisfied with this result." After Li Qiankun poured the wine, he handed the wine glass to the other party, and continued: "If Mai Sheng is willing, our cooperation can continue."

"Oh? So Li Sheng has a new movie coming up?" Maijia asked immediately after taking the wine glass.

"That's right, since the box office of Play Back to School is so good, there's no reason not to release the second part." After Li Qiankun finished speaking, he took a sip of wine, and then looked at Maijia beside him.

Maiqi raised her eyebrows, and her eyes were full of approval: "Li Sheng is indeed very sensitive to the market. If the second script is ok, it will be really interesting."

"The script is already in place, and it can be started immediately. If Mai Sheng can increase the overseas copyright buyout fee, our cooperation can continue immediately." After Li Qiankun finished speaking, he looked at Mai very solemnly. Qigao, because what he said was actually an army against Maijia,
After all, when the first movie of Play Back To School was released, Zhou Xingchi, the leading actor in the movie, was still a newcomer, and not many people knew him.

Although in the end, driven by the fame of the heroine Lin Qingxia, it finally had the opportunity to be officially released, and achieved a box office score of more than 2000 million.

However, because the cooperation between Qiankun Films and Golden Boar Cinemas is completely unequal, Golden Boar only gave Qiankun Films 30 yuan at the beginning, and then bought out the overseas copyright of the movie Truant Veyron. At that time, no matter how high the overseas box office of the film was, or how high the price was when it was bought out by overseas distributors, it had nothing to do with Li Qiankun.

So after the first movie became famous, Zhou Xingchi's reputation also rose with the tide. In this situation, Li Qiankun also had the capital to negotiate terms with the golden boar.
If Golden Boar still insists on the previous conditions, Li Qiankun will definitely switch to other theater companies, and then the former allies will become competitors in the future.

Maijia also thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Is Li Sheng not satisfied with the buyout fee at the overseas box office?"

After seeing Li Qiankun nodding in agreement, Maijia continued with a smile: "Actually, our Golden Boar Company was also bought out by overseas distribution companies for the overseas distribution of this movie, so if Li Sheng wants to share, I'm afraid I have to have theater resources overseas."

Li Qiankun naturally understands that if he wants to have the right to speak in overseas film distribution, he must have corresponding resources or strength.

Just like in the Hong Kong film market, the same is true for the distribution of films,
Since most film companies do not have their own theater resources, the films produced are either bought out by other distribution companies at a low price, or they are not even eligible for public release, so they can only make some money by distributing video tapes.

So this cooperation with Golden Boar, at least in Xiangjiang territory, the treatment is equal, Li Qiankun can get half of the total box office share, after deducting other fees and taxes, about 25% of the box office revenue will go to Qiankun Films on the account.

Although such a result can make money, in this era, Xiangjiang's movies can be profitable, and overseas box office income or buyout income can be said to have played a decisive role.

If Truant Dragon did not have such a high box office revenue today, Qiankun Pictures, which has lost its overseas box office revenue, may not make much money.

"I understand what Mai Sheng said, so I just hope to sign a betting agreement with Golden Boar Company," Li Qiankun said here, his expression became more solemn, and he paused for a moment.

Maijia also got up solemnly, sat up straight and listened carefully to Li Qiankun's introduction.

Li Qiankun smiled slightly when he saw this, and continued: "In the future, if the films of our Qiankun Films are handed over to Golden Boar for distribution, they are guaranteed to have a box office of more than 2000 million. If it is lower than this box office, I will not take a cent for the overseas distribution fee. But if it is higher than 2000 million, I hope Golden Boar can buy out the overseas distribution rights at a price of 1000 per film, what does Mai Sheng think?"

The VAM agreement proposed by Li Qiankun is actually unbelievable to ordinary people.

You know, the overseas buyout fee of a Xiangjiang film has always been determined with reference to Hong Kong's local box office results.

If the film's local performance in Hong Kong is good, then the buyout fee will naturally be high, basically at least 1.5 times the local box office.

For a few blockbuster films, the overseas buyout fee is even more than four times the local box office.

So if the box office of Qiankun Films' films is less than 2000 million in the future, the overseas distribution fee will be at least tens of millions.

And if this gambling agreement is followed, Qiankun Pictures will not charge a cent, and all buyout fees will belong to Golden Boar.

And if the box office exceeds 2000 million, the overseas buyout fee is at least 3000 million, but according to the gambling agreement, Qiankun Pictures only charges 1 million, which is still a very profitable business for Golden Boar, but It's not like earning as much as the first part of Playing Back To School Veyron.

After thinking about the pros and cons, Maijia quickly responded. He held up his wine glass and said with a smile: "Then follow Li Sheng's agreement, everyone can make money together."

"Cheers." Li Qiankun immediately clinked glasses with the other party, and then drank the wine in the glass.

"Oh, by the way, Li Sheng, Zhou Xingchi has become more and more popular after playing truant, and Zhou Xingchi's popularity has also increased. Do you want to make more movies with him as the leading actor? Don't miss this great opportunity." Eggplant said solemnly.

"What's the matter, Mai Sheng? Didn't you say that only Xu Guanjie can lead the comedy market? Why are you optimistic about Zhou Xingchi now?" Li Qiankun asked back with a smile.

Megga saw that Li Qiankun was teasing him for his inaccurate judgment on Zhou Xingchi's acting skills, so he said with a smile: "Xiangjiang's comedy market has been under the rule of Xu Guanjie for so many years, and now there are newcomers joining. Of course the filmmakers are very happy."

"Really?" Li Qiankun looked at Maijia with a playful smile, and didn't give him any steps.

"Okay, I admit, I was wrong at the time. Li Sheng, what plan do you have for Zhou Xingchi's future? If not, I hope you can borrow Zhou Xingchi and make some movies for me." Maijia finally said To tell the truth, and after finishing speaking, he looked at Li Qiankun seriously, as if if Li Qiankun had no plan, he must be determined to win Zhou Xingchi.

With Li Qiankun's current strength, he is not worried that ordinary film companies have the strength to compete with him, so he smiled and said: "Xingzi's follow-up work has already been arranged, so I don't need to worry about it."

"Oh, that's it." Maiga looked regretful, picked up the wine glass and took a sip of the mulled wine.

"However, apart from the second part of Play Back to Weilong, I still have a movie starring Zhou Xingchi to make. It's called Tricky Expert. I hope to cooperate with Mai Sheng." Li Qiankun saw that Mai Jia was a little disappointed, so he immediately A good news was thrown to the other party.

Hearing this, Maijia really regained her spirits, and said excitedly: "Tricky expert, just hearing the name is very interesting, oh yes, besides Zhou Xingchi, has the cast been confirmed? Do you want it?" I sent the Golden Boar entertainer to support you?"

"Okay, that's exactly what I mean." The reason why Li Qiankun chose Golden Boar to cooperate was to use his influence in the film market to obtain some artist resources.

After all, Lin Qingxia was able to invite Lin Qingxia in the first part because Li Qiankun spent all his efforts to do it. If the second part is still like this, it will be too tiring for Li Qiankun.

So it's better to just let Jin Bozhu get some of Li Qiankun's favorite actors and let them participate in the movie. In this way, it can even stimulate the future box office even more.

"Have you decided on the male number two? If possible, both Huang Baiming and I can play supporting roles." Maijia has already put forward his own conditions, and it seems that he is full of confidence in the cooperation with Li Qiankun.

And if bigwigs like Mai Jia and Huang Baiming are willing to play the second male lead, the box office of the movie will definitely rise to a higher level.

But Cui Shuida must be the second male lead in the second part of Play Back To Dragon, and Li Qiankun already has a suitable candidate for the second male lead of the trick expert.

So Li Qiankun shook his head at Maijia, and said with a smile: "There is already a candidate for the male number two, and it is him."

While Li Qiankun was speaking, he pointed to Watson who had been standing beside him listening to the two of them talking.

Megga turned her head and looked at Watson in surprise,
After hearing Li Qiankun's words, Watson looked at Li Qiankun even more surprised: "Brother Kun, don't play with me, how can I act?"

"That's right, Li Sheng, making a movie is no joke, and you obviously have so many good choices, why do you have to choose a newcomer?" Maiga also persuaded in a serious manner. In his opinion, what Li Qiankun did was completely wrong I'm on my nerves.

"Mai Sheng, his name is Hua Sheng, he is from my company, you have seen him, he looks good, he will definitely be liked by the audience." Li Qiankun said calmly.

Maijia looked at Watson again for a while, and then said: "The appearance looks good, but to be an actor, acting skills are the foundation. Good looks are not enough."

"Mai Sheng, you are wrong again." Li Qiankun's expression became more serious, and then he pointed to Watson and continued: "I think most actors are not worthy of talking about acting in front of Watson."

"So exaggerated?" Maijia asked curiously, then looked at Watson again, and said: "Li Sheng is so optimistic about you, don't let him down."

"I..." Watson just wanted to refuse, but was stared back by Li Qiankun.

It wasn't until after the meeting with Maijia that he walked out of the nightclub that Watson asked, "Brother Kun, what you said just now shouldn't be true, right?"

"Are you questioning me?" Li Qiankun said with a displeased expression.

Watson immediately coughed lightly, and apologized: "Brother Kun, I didn't mean that, I was just worried that it would affect the quality of the movie, and the most important thing is, I don't know how to act at all, but Brother Kun, why did you insist on that?" How about my acting skills?"

"Ah, this..." Li Qiankun thought for a while, then patted Watson on the shoulder and continued: "I said that at the time to reject him from appearing in my movie. It was indeed bragging, but now that the matter has come to an end, You must hone your acting skills, don't let me down."

"So Brother Kun, you still want me to act in a movie?" Watson said with a little panic in his tone.

(End of this chapter)