Entertainment, I just like making movies

October 15th.

"Edge of the Moon" finished filming the East China Sea scene and moved to the lower reaches of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge.

End of October.

As Fang Ziheng shouted, ‘Pass! ’, all the scenes of the Chinese soldiers’ general attack across the river have been filmed.

There are still a few sporadic shots left, including the last filming location and the highest military headquarters.

Magic City!

The last spot to pick up!

After several communications with the military, Fang Ziheng decided on the final location of the movie.

After the aliens tortured all the major countries in Europe and the United States, they attacked China and encountered stubborn resistance from the Chinese soldiers.

Due to unfamiliarity with alien weapons and methods, most of southern China has fallen in the face of aliens' powerful high-tech weapons.

Magic City, the world’s metropolis!

Designated by aliens as the earth headquarters to conquer China!

The aliens have a total of three armies. The East Route Army is placed in the East China Sea to guard the Chinese waters. The West Route Army is in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and fights head-on with the Chinese Army.

The Middle Route Army, which is the headquarters of the Magic City, is a huge city occupied by aliens.

Because of the enemies on the east and west, the Chinese army could only look at each other across the river in the early stage, trying to find fighters.

After the protagonist Liu Ye discovered the amethyst gem, the Chinese military found the fighter plane for the general attack.

After crossing the Yangtze River, the highest military command ordered the special forces to sneak into the magic city to find the energy base secretly set up by the aliens, and then send out a signal to carry out precise strikes with missiles.

A team of 12 people including Liu Ye, Fang Ziheng, Liu Qianqian, and Deng Chao were also among the team that infiltrated into the Magic City this time.

Liu Ye relied on being reborn again and again, constantly groping, and finally found the alien energy base after going through many difficulties and dangers, and the final battle was successful!

This time the crew did not have a holiday. After filming the general attack, they switched to the residence where the Demon Emperor crew stayed the next day.

night.

A four-star hotel.

Fang Ziheng was standing in front of the bedroom window in a bathrobe, holding a cigarette in his hand and talking on the phone with Andy.

"Mr. Fang, the Hong Kong Island Bank Agency has brought over the Asian accounts of "Four Famous Catchers"."

"Oh, how much?"

"Including DVD copyrights and movie peripherals, the total is 140 million soft girl coins!"

140 million, so much!

Fang Ziheng blew out a smoke ring and looked at the colorful neon night outside the window with a smile.

"Famous" has a global box office total of US$370 million.

Among them, 1.43 billion soft sister coins can be divided!

Mainland 820 million.

610 million in Asia!

The 820 million yuan in the Mainland must first be deducted from the 5% film special fund and the 3.3% business tax.

Of the remaining 91.7% of the revenue, 53% was taken by the theaters and 47% was owned by the producers.

This account sharing ratio was obtained by Lao Mouzi!

After the two movies "The Unknown" and "Tang Detective", Fang Ziheng's fame and status skyrocketed.

After the overseas rights of "The Big Four" were sold for US$20 million, it was only natural that China Film Group proposed to increase the split.

351 million!

The shared income of Hengyu, China Film and Huayi.

Of this 351 million, China Film will also be given a 5% publicity and distribution ratio, as well as nearly 30 million in publicity and distribution costs invested by China Film.

The net profit that actually fell into the hands of the three producers was only 300 million.

Hengyu Media accounts for 55% of the share, which can be divided into 150 million yuan!

Of the 610 million in Asia, producers and theaters split it half and half, each accounting for 50%, which is 305 million.

At that time, Hong Kong Island Yindu Agency obtained the distribution rights of "Four Famous Catchers" with a publicity and distribution ratio of 12%, and invested 20 million in publicity and distribution costs.

In this way, Hengyu, China Film and Hua Yi will get a total of 248.4 million from the Asian box office account!

Hengyu Media also accounted for 55% of the share and received a net income of 124.2 million yuan in soft sister coins.

Andy said that Yindu Agency invested 140 million yuan, which means that the DVD and peripheral copyrights earned 16 million yuan.

The mainland account is 150 million, the Asian account plus copyright and peripherals is 140 million, including overseas copyright of 20 million US dollars.

Hengyu Media has recovered a total of nearly 440 million soft girl coins on "Four Famous Catchers"!

"Four Famous Catchers" has a total investment of 200 million yuan and a time span of more than one year. From the initial preparation of the project to the production of service roads to the completion of the film's post-production special effects, Hengyu Media invested 60 million yuan.

In other words, the net profit brought by "Four Famous Catchers" is 380 million!

This is definitely a huge profit. If it weren't for the fact that "Four Famous Detectives" is a martial arts detective movie and cannot attract advertising or sponsorship, Hengyu's profits would be even greater.

After withdrawing more than 400 million in cash flow, Andy thought about it and called Fang Ziheng to ask for instructions and prepare to promote Hengyu's fourth investment.

Fang Ziheng immediately agreed and warned: "Andy, in this way, the loan from China Construction Bank will be repaid first, and you and the investment department will take care of the remaining funds. Set up a process and strive to spend all the money before the end of the year. !”

"all?"

On the other end of the phone, Andy took a breath and asked in disbelief.

The CCB loan is 200 million yuan. Even if all the interest is included, the cash flow on Hengyu's books is a full 230 million yuan.

It’s already the end of October!

We must spend more than 200 million with purpose within more than a month.

Andy said that I can’t do it!

Her major is investment, not prodigal!

Moreover, the TV series produced by Hengyu and Shentou have begun to star one after another, which is another huge sum of money.

All of a sudden, she had no money to spend!

Andy took a deep breath and quickly recounted the investigation to Fang Ziheng.

"Mr. Fang, I have been in contact with both Toutiao and Tudou Video that you mentioned before. Toutiao is still in incubation and will not be officially launched until early next year. Their founder Zhang Yiming does not have high investment requirements. Ten million to get 30% of the share!”

“Tudou Video has entered a quiet period before its listing. Except for some conflicts between founder Wang Dong and his wife, there are no other major problems.

From the information I have received, Tudou Video will not accept any external investment before it goes public.

The four projects of mobile apps, music apps, live streaming, and new media have just started. There are many different platforms. I compiled a survey report and selected two to three potential platforms for each project. "

"OK, I understand!

"Andy, you first take over Toutiao and founder Zhang Yiming's company. I will discuss other projects when I return to the Imperial Capital."

Andy's words made Fang Ziheng make a decision instantly!

As the saying goes, opportunities cannot be missed and they will never come back.

He didn't expect that Zhang Yiming was so easy to hook up with!

For 20 million, he sold 30% of his shares in Toutiao.

Tsk tsk

It’s just picking up money!

Fang Ziheng thought too much. ByteDance was only officially established in 12 years ago, and version 1.0 of Toutiao was only launched in March.

Now Zhang Yiming and the others have just started their business and have built a nondescript studio. It is still early for venture capital and capital to take notice.

After hanging up the phone, Fang Ziheng leisurely returned to his computer desk and adapted and refined the script of "The Secret of the Dragon".

During this period of time, the crew of "Edge of Tomorrow" was calm, doing nothing but filming every day.

It was very lively outside, first of all it was the box office of "囧囧".

36 days after its release, "囧囧" officially exceeded 600 million, becoming the fourth domestic film in mainland China to exceed 600 million.

The first three parts are "Tang Detective" and "Four Famous Catchers" by Fang Ziheng, and "Tangshan Earthquake" by Feng Tongtong.

Xu Zheng is also sought after by the media, calling him a new generation of great film directors after the great Fang Ziheng.

Like Lao Mouzi before him, Xu Zheng became a guest of film and television companies such as Huayi, Guangxian, Bona, Galloping Horse, and Wanda.

In the Chinese film and television industry, or the entire entertainment industry, all film and television companies that wanted to enter the film field and get a piece of the pie have offered Xu Zheng an olive branch, and the conditions they offered were better than those of the others.

At noon two days ago, Fang Ziheng and Xu Zheng had a chat on the phone. They did not force him to join Hengyu, but only said that they could continue to cooperate in the future.

Xu Zheng is a talented person and an ambitious film talent!

He and Fang Ziheng can become good friends and can make movies together.

Dudu will not sell himself into Hengyu and succumb to Fang Ziheng.

Xu Zheng understands this, and so does Fang Ziheng!

During the phone call, Xu Zheng also made it clear that he was not planning to film the "囧" series in the past two years, and hoped to find his own film path like Fang Ziheng.

Fang Ziheng sincerely congratulated Xu Zheng, and secretly told Xu Zheng that if he didn't do well outside, he would come back to him, and the "囧" series would always be reserved for him and Bao Qiang.

Xu Zheng smiled and scolded, but in his heart he was very happy and very grateful.

He said he would go back and cook skewers together, and called Ning Hao, Bao Qiang, and Huang Bo to eat at the same food stall that they used to go to.

The two chatted for half an hour, and finally hung up the phone with emotion and agreed on a time for the next gathering.

From the perspective of Hengyu Media, it is natural for Zhaoan and Xu Zheng to maximize their interests.

But Fang Ziheng didn't think so. Neither Xu Zheng nor Ning Hao wanted to bring the two of them together.

Ning Hao's temper is a bit twisted, and he has Jiang Min's temperament. He also likes to add personal items when making movies.

Although Xu Zheng is free and easy, this guy is too ambitious!

Just like this time, "囧囧" was a hit, and Xu Zheng felt that he was making less money. The director and starring actor made 5 million, which was not as good as a 5-point dividend.

In fact, after the movie is finished, Fang Ziheng, Wang Changtian, and Yu Dong will definitely give Xu Zheng a red envelope to make up for his share.

But how to say it?

Even if Fang Ziheng and the other two made up the money, Xu Zheng would still feel uncomfortable because he wanted more than just the dividend.

What Xu Zheng wants is corresponding status and equal investment treatment.

To put it bluntly, Xu Zheng wants to be an investor himself, take charge of making movies by himself, and be on an equal footing with major film and television companies.

Just like in early 2009, Fang Ziheng became an instant hit with "The Unknown". When preparing for "Tang Detective", China Film and Hua Yi gave him equal treatment.

To be honest, Xu Zheng definitely has the qualifications and the confidence now!

But Fang Ziheng still doesn't want to get too close to this guy. It's OK to cooperate, it's OK to eat and drink, and it's OK to be friends.

As for the bundling of interests, forget it if Hengyu takes over Xu Zheng’s studio!

Compared with Xu Zheng, Fang Ziheng still likes to deal with Lao Dengtou and Wu Jing.

Without him, the two of them would be more real, and not as smart as Xu Zheng!

After talking about Thailand, let’s talk about "Detective Dee: The Tongtian Empire".

How popular the movie was one week after "Detective Dee" was released, but how bleak it was two weeks after its release.

The story structure is not smooth, the plot is scattered, and it pretends to be sophisticated.

Although the fighting scenes maintained the standard of Mr. Xu, they were too biased towards special effects and did not reflect the original freehand brushwork of martial arts.

The production cost of "Detective Dee" was nearly 130 million yuan, and the box office in the mainland was worth over 300 million yuan.

Even including the box office in other regions of Asia, the total box office did not exceed 350 million.

If you include the publicity and distribution expenses and look at the box office revenue alone, "Detective Detective" did not make a penny, and it can only be said that it has roughly recovered its investment.

However, because Huayi is a listed company, the total box office of "Detective Detective" is enough to attract a wave of stocks.

Therefore, whether internally or externally, Mr. Xu has turned around, swept away the decline, and became the second person in this year's National Day season.

Fang Ziheng saw the opportunity and extended an olive branch to Old Monster Xu!

The movie script of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate"!

He had adapted this book a long time ago, and the copyright and script are all intact and have always been stored in his laptop.

If it weren't for the fact that there were already two versions of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", Fang Ziheng would have wanted to film it himself.

After reading the synopsis of the script, Mr. Xu did not immediately express his opinion, saying that he wanted to take a rest.

Fang Ziheng didn't push too much, so it didn't hurt to wait.

It is understandable that Mr. Xu has been sinking for many years and wants to watch it again and enjoy the fruits and gains brought by "Detective Dee".

After all, Vanity Fair moves people!

Boom, boom, boom.

"Who is it?"

Fang Ziheng recovered his thoughts, put out his cigarette and opened the door.

The door opens.

A short-haired girl wearing a black sweatshirt, jeans, sunglasses, a mask, and a baseball cap jumped in.

"伱"

Fang Ziheng was stunned for a moment. Just as he was about to ask who came, he saw the girl leaning towards him.

Sniff

A familiar fragrance penetrated the tip of my nose.

Fang Ziheng put his left hand around the girl's waist, and slapped her buttocks with his right hand.

"Sissi, why are you so sneaky?"

"Hehe, you recognized me!"

The girl took off her mask, revealing a happy and pretty face. It was Liu Qianqian who was looking for her lover.

Liu Qianqian closed the door with one leg, hooked her hands around Fang Ziheng's neck, and said sharply: "Ziheng, let's go out and play."

"Where are we going to play? What time is it!"

Fang Ziheng let the young lady hold her and carried her to the sofa to sit down.

The young lady sat on his lap and said in a good mood: "Go to the Bund, it's very lively there at this time!"

"No, I want to write a script!"

Fang Ziheng deliberately turned down the young lady's invitation with a straight face.

Just kidding, he was just bursting with inspiration and was thinking about writing at a speed of 5,000 per hour and coding him 20,000 to 30,000 words.

Such a moment!

You must have no woman in your heart and draw your sword to the God of Nature!

"Oh, you go ahead!"

The young lady twisted her waist, put her hands against his chest, and drew small circles playfully.

Fang Ziheng was unmoved and his expression remained unchanged: "If you don't go, you can't seduce me."

Upon hearing this, the young lady's eyes flickered, her hands slid up, slowly came to his head, and gently stroked his prickly hair.

Weng.

Fang Ziheng's scalp was numb, and a feeling of electric shock rose from the bottom of his heart.

If your heart is as clear as ice, you won’t be surprised if the sky falls!

He quickly closed his eyes, recited the Bing Xin Jue silently, and guarded his mind so as not to be tempted by the witch.

Seeing that he was speaking plausibly, the young lady smiled sweetly, leaned close to his ear, and whispered in a low voice.

"Brother Ziheng...I think"

"Um"

The pure and charming voice is full of temptation, like a fairy murmuring or a saint wooing,

As soon as Fang Ziheng stopped breathing, he felt a numbness in his spine, and his whole body suddenly became alert.

"Witch, stop!"

"How dare you cast a spell on this poor man? Let's see how I can subdue you!"

With that said, he was about to turn over and push the young lady down, letting her taste the power of the mighty Tianlong.

How could the young lady let Fang Ziheng succeed? She pressed her whole body on him with her waist and abdomen, and then grabbed his neck.

Fall out immediately!

"are you going?"

"Go, go, I'll go!"

Fang Ziheng was stunned and surrendered immediately, his anger extinguished instantly.

Under Liu Qianqian's coercion and inducement, he reluctantly changed into his outfit, fully armed and covered up.

Half past ten in the evening.

Two figures sneaked out of the hotel, hailed a taxi and headed to the Shanghai Bund.