Chapter 212 Absurd Reality【2/3】

Author: Pindao is very handsome

Chapter 212 The absurd reality【23】

By the way, in the early days, the domestic film and television industry was actually very small.

Because the film market was sluggish at that time, those who could attract investment in film production were always the same group of people who came back and forth over the years.

Therefore, under the circumstances at that time, the situation of acquaintances grouping together was quite serious.

Terms such as the so-called Beijing Circle, Shanghai Circle, Hong Kong Circle, and Northwest Circle were mostly formed at that time.

Not to mention whether this kind of circle culture is right or wrong, but one thing that cannot be denied is that they did exist.

Because, for a small studio like Ningxia Film Factory, it is more difficult.

After all, they have a behemoth like Xiying Studio standing next to them, so even if they have any good projects, they won't be able to get it.

In the words of Yang Hongtao, director of Ningxia Film Studio, “There are 37 state-owned film studios in China and more than 4,000 film and television production companies in various places. If we want to rank, Ningxia Film Factory is not only at the bottom, but at least among the bottom 10.

List."

What he said was definitely not modesty.

You must know that a few years ago, Ning Film Studio was almost revoked by the State Film Administration due to debts of more than 5 million.

This shows how miserable Ning Film Studio has been.

The so-called "who committed evil in his previous life, the magistrate of the county attached himself to Guo; when he was full of evil, he attached himself to the provincial capital of Guo", this is them.

Fortunately, after entering the new millennium, Xiying Studio gradually declined.

Only then did Ning Film Factory see a glimmer of hope.

…

On the way to the teahouse, Gao Fei looked at the plan handed over by Ning Film Studio and listened to Han Li's explanation there.

"Yes, this is a good project!"

After a while, Gao Fei narrowed his eyes and nodded slowly.

The reason why Gao Fei didn't say it was a good book, but just praised it as a good project, was

That's why after making so many movies, "Painted Skin" is one of the few purely commercial films he has ever seen.

No matter from the perspective of the script or the entire movie planning, this movie always considers things from a business perspective.

Therefore, although the script of the movie is not very good, Gao Fei still felt that he could get in touch with it first.

However, Han Li suddenly remembered what she had just experienced at the audition in the courtyard, so after hesitating for a moment, she confessed:

"Boss, there is a piece of news that I haven't confirmed yet, but I think it should be true."

Facing Gao Fei's confused eyes, Han Li said dutifully:

"According to my understanding, Ning Film Studio is the initiator and investor of the "Painted Skin" project."

But they handed over the main filming tasks of "Painted Skin" to Beijing Times Video Co., Ltd."

"Not long ago, because the investment in the film was delayed, Beijing Times lost confidence in the "Painted Skin" project, so they chose to withdraw midway."

Speaking of this, Han Li couldn't help but look helpless and said:

"I heard that Zhen Zhan was already in talks with Ning Film Studio. But after learning the news, he bought a plane ticket and went back to Xiangjiang overnight. He said he was feeling unwell and needed to rest for a while."

Hearing this, Gao Fei couldn't help but laugh and shook his head.

What a guy! The actors were so scared that they flew back overnight. This project seems really extraordinary.

If he were the director of Ning Film Factory, he would probably be thinking about killing Zhen Zhuan by now.

After all, this is definitely bad news for investors.

…

For this reason, after meeting Pang Hong in the teahouse, the two exchanged pleasantries. As soon as they sat down, Gao Fei got straight to the point:

"Mr. Pang, I heard that Zhen Zhan quit overnight. Is this true?"

As soon as Gao Fei said this, Pang Hong was stunned.

However, he did not expect that Gao Fei, a young man, would be so sophisticated in his methods. He would not even give him a chance to use his eloquence and would directly attack the old man's home.

But no matter how much Pang Hong complained in his heart, he still had to face Gao Fei's problem.

So Pang Hong was stunned for a moment, then he said with a smile:

"Yes, there is such a thing."

He had a calm look on his face, as if he didn't care about Zhen Zhuan's departure at all.

Seeing this situation, Gao Fei couldn't help but look at him with interest, wanting to see how he would explain.

On the other side, Pang Hong felt relieved when he saw that Gao Fei was not chasing after him.

So after simply organizing the language, Pang Hong smiled and explained:

"Mr. Gao, there are some things you may not be aware of."

"For the "Painted Skin" project, our initial expectation at Ning Film Studio was that this must be a blockbuster that can guarantee market share domestically and be competitive internationally."

Speaking of this, Pang Hong couldn't help but smile bitterly and said:

"I'm not afraid of your jokes. The factory and I have already issued a military order. If the box office of "Painted Skin" does not reach 100 million, I will jump off the building!"

Facing Gao Fei's surprised look, Pang Hong continued to explain:

"So from the beginning, what we wanted to do was a commercial blockbuster."

"The reason why I invited Zhen Zhuan was because of his international influence."

Hearing this, Gao Fei was immediately speechless.

He never expected that he would hear this word again within one day.

But then Pang Hong changed his tone and said with a smile:

"So Zhen Zhuzhu left, I don't think it's bad news."

"After all, with Mr. Gao joining us, why should we pay a high price to invite him?"

By the way, Pang Hong's words are not completely flattering Gao Fei.

Because their purpose in inviting Zhen Zhuan was really to rely on him to compete at the box office.

Therefore, even though Zhen offered a high price of HK$9 million, Ning Film Studio still gritted its teeth and agreed.

But seeing that Gao Fei is also interested in the "Painted Skin" project, Pang Hong naturally hopes that Zhen will run away.

After all, the cumulative box office of Gao Fei's current movies is much higher than that of Zhen Tan.

When it comes to box office appeal, he may not be a match for a young man like Gao Fei.

On the other side, as soon as Pang Hong finished speaking, Gao Fei couldn't help but look weird.

As for Han Li, she couldn't help laughing.

Pang Hong, who was looking across from him, was confused.

Upon seeing this, Gao Fei quickly calmed down his emotions and said:

"Sorry, I just remembered something else."

But no matter what, the actor has passed the test of escaping.

It's not that easy to just pay for high flying.

So he immediately asked Pang Hong about some behind-the-scenes details of the movie.

…

Half an hour later, after some communication, Gao Fei finally had a rough understanding of the entire project.

To be honest, after learning more about the inside story, I have to be convinced of Ningying Studio's courage.

After the project was confirmed, Ning Film Studio officially started operations with a loan of 10 million from Ningxia Radio and Television Station.

If it hadn't been for the fact that the account of "Painted Skin" already had 10 million in it, Jingcheng Jiaying, Dinglongda Jingcheng Company, Xiangjiang Taiji Pictures, Singapore Blue Ocean Films and other companies would not have taken the bait one by one.

It can be said that they dared to plan such a commercial blockbuster with an investment of over 100 million without much savings.

What left Gao Fei speechless the most was that Ningying Factory's trickery actually allowed them to succeed.

It has to be said that reality is always more ridiculous than movies.

But even so, Gao Fei still chose to invest money.

"Ten million!"

Half an hour after meeting, Gao Fei said the number calmly in front of Pang Hong.

Just when Pang Honggang showed a look of surprise, he saw Gao Fei and added:

"Six million of it will be converted into shares using the remuneration from the film, and I will transfer the remaining four million to the account."

As soon as these words came out, Pang Hong couldn't help but look confused.

However, when he thought that Gao Fei was worth the price and that the crew had indeed saved six million in salary, Pang Hong immediately nodded decisively and said:

"Okay, let's sign the contract this afternoon!"

So just like that, Gao Fei worked hard for a day and didn't make a penny, but instead transferred 10 million into it.
Chapter completed!