Chapter 175 "Hero" and Goodbye Zhang Ziyi(2/2)
Since Zhang Weiping and the others don't have this project yet, and this project can bring them both fame and fortune, why doesn't Qi Wei do it himself and persuade Zhang Weiping to cooperate together?
The reason is simple: when everyone adds fuel, the flames will rise.
The later blockbuster "Hero", from the preparation of the film to the selection of actors, the anti-theft work when the film was released, to the final withdrawal of domestic and foreign funds, was the result of full cooperation.
Without so many investors and producers working together, this movie would not have achieved such high achievements.
Eating alone won't work.
This is true not only in the entertainment industry, but in all walks of life.
Let's make the cake bigger together and get a big piece of it.
In this case, no matter who you cooperate with, it is cooperation, so why should you look for Zhang Weiping?
It's simple, because he has Lao Mouzi.
Movies are the director's art. The success of "Hero" in later generations is inseparable from Lao Mouzi.
Nowadays, there are only a few internationally influential mainland directors such as Chen Dadao and Lao Mouzi.
If movies want to sell at high prices abroad, they really need their influence.
Among these great directors, only a few have tried to make commercial films, and even fewer can handle such commercial blockbusters.
As for Director Chen, he has just "messed up" a commercial blockbuster. If he is allowed to direct this movie, with his current dictatorial style on the crew, it is very likely that "Tragedy Caused by a Steamed Bun" will be staged ahead of schedule.
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He had already begun to let himself go when he filmed the TV series "Lu Bu and Diao Chan" at the beginning of the millennium.
No one can find him.
As for the others, they are not as reliable as Lao Mouzi.
Then why not broaden the selection of directors to Hong Kong, Taiwan and even the world.
Because Qi Wei doesn't trust them. At this time, mainland capital is regarded as a success by the Hong Kong and Taiwan film and television circles. Qi Wei doesn't want to become a big drain for them to deceive and defraud.
Or Lao Mouzi is the right choice.
So it is more appropriate to cooperate with Zhang Weiping.
Seeing that Er Zhang already had the idea of cooperation, and now that Qi Wei and their relationship was in the honeymoon period, Qi Wei suddenly thought of something.
Then he said: "I heard that Mr. Zhang's company has established a distribution channel in Xiaobenzi. Is this true?"
Zhang Weiping nodded and replied: "This is thanks to Lao Mouzi's reputation."
This is the embodiment of the fame of the great international director.
The investment in "My Father and Mother" that Lao Mouzi is currently filming has exceeded 10 million, and such a relatively literary film cannot recoup this investment in China.
Even a great director like Lao Mouzi can't do it because the subject matter is not popular.
Zhang Weiping invested in a film like this for Lao Mouzi because he wanted to sell the film internationally to recoup costs or even make a profit.
Zhang Weiping also has a certain sensitivity to the market, and he also feels that family and love literature and art movies like this can be popular in small books.
He set up distribution channels at Xiaobenzi to prepare to sell this movie to Xiaobenzi.
In fact, from the memory of later generations, Qi Wei knew that "My Father and Mother" was very good at the box office in the small book. It was second only to Qi Wei's "The Mountain, That Man, That Dog" in the small book.
"Mr. Zhang should know that before I joined the team, I filmed "The Man and the Dog in the Mountain" directed by Huo Jianqi. This is a movie invested and produced by our company. This movie may not be so popular in China, so I
I want to sell it abroad through Mr. Zhang’s company channels.”
"That's no problem." Zhang Weiping agreed readily.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Zhang."
The reason why Zhang Weiping agreed so readily was because he had the idea to jointly develop the "Hero" project with Qi Wei.
Another reason is that Qi Wei has already sold him a good deal.
Through the box office performance of "Love in the Internet Age" exceeding 10 million, Qi Wei has proven his appeal in the film market.
Qi Wei's participation can make a movie earn millions more at the box office, and the 200,000 yuan salary that Lao Mouzi offered Qi Wei was inappropriate.
Qi Wei hasn't joined the team yet, so he has the capital to renegotiate his salary.
Raising prices may have an impact on the credibility of other actors, but it will not affect Qi Wei, who has become a capital.
A salary of millions is not too much, because the crew previously invited Qi Wei to make a movie and offered a higher salary.
But Qi Wei did not do this.
We were almost chatting with Zhang Weiping and the others when a ghostly girl appeared out of nowhere.
"Qi Wei, you're here." She smiled happily and shouted to Qi Wei.
Qi Wei turned around and saw that it was Zhang Ziyi.
Chapter completed!