One day.
Two days.
Zhang Ye got busy raising money.
He called again and again and asked about everything.
…
"Hello, Director Zhou."
"Oh, it's Teacher Zhang, haha."
"I'm going to make a movie. Are you interested?"
"Ah? Make a movie? That's a good thing. I'm a little interested. "
"Then I'll look for you to invest in it."
"Who are you working with this time? Is it Director Li? Does Director Li still need to pull in investors? "
"No, I'm going to shoot it myself and direct it myself."
"What? You're going to shoot it yourself? "
"Yes."
"This —"
…
"Director Hu, there's something."
"What is it, Teacher Zhang?"
"Invest in me," Wang Yao said.
"Invest in it? You're going to shoot a TV series again? Hur hur, do you still need to pull in investors for your TV series? Just tell us and we'll transfer the money directly. "
"It's not a TV series this time. It's a movie."
"You're going to make a movie?"
"Yes."
"Uh, about that, forget about the movie. The domestic film market's box office earnings are a little low right now, so we don't want to get involved in this field for the time being."
"Alright, I'll ask someone else then."
…
"Director Chen, how is it?"
"Are you really going to make a movie?"
"Of course."
"You're asking for an investment of 200 million yuan?"
"At least 200 million yuan."
"More than 200 million yuan? That's a 3D movie, right? You're going to make a 3D movie for the first time? Teacher Zhang, it's not that we don't believe in your abilities, but our company really can't fork out 200 million yuan. Why don't we fork out a few million yuan? Why don't you look for a dozen more companies to share the risk? "
"Forget it then."
…
One company.
Five companies.
Ten companies.
Zhang Ye had asked almost all the investment companies and film companies he knew in the entertainment industry, but he did not manage to pull in a single sum of money. Everyone was either scared away by Zhang Ye becoming a movie director, or scared away by the popularity of Wolf Warrior 2. Even worse, they were scared away by the huge investment required to make a 3D movie. Although there were some who were willing to fork out money, they could only fork out a few million yuan at most, which was like a drop in the bucket. If he really pulled in a few million yuan to pull in investments, then there would be too many investors involved. and they would all be pointing fingers at him, and he wouldn't be able to make a movie.
No money?
Then what should we do?
You can't do anything without money.
At home.
Zhang Ye strolled around the room with his hands behind his back.
Today, his parents, in-laws, and mother-in-law were here too.
His mother said in surprise, "Kid, you really want to make a movie?"
Zhang Ye said, "Of course it's true. I've already prepared the script."
"You've never done it before." His father said helplessly, "Even if you want to fight with that Hollywood director, you can't gamble with this."
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "It's not just to bicker. I also want to do something for the domestic movies."
Li Qinqin asked worriedly, "No one has invested yet."
Zhang Ye acknowledged, "The main reason is that I don't have any affiliated entertainment companies. Ever since I debuted, I've always been working alone. It's also my first time making a movie, so it's normal that the investors don't trust me. Besides, most of the investors have their own directing studios and stars, so if they want to make a movie, they would definitely choose their own company's directors and stars. Furthermore, it's a 3D movie, so the investment is relatively large, so I'm afraid they would have some reservations."
His mother said, "Let's not talk about them. Even I have my concerns."
Zhang Ye said angrily, "Mom, you don't trust me at all."
His mother rolled her eyes and said, "You want to make a movie just like that? Who would trust you?"
"If you can't get investors, how are you going to film it?" Wu Changhe asked.
Zhang Ye threw up his hands. "Think of a way yourself. At most, I'll use my own money to film it." He did some quick calculations. "Gone with the Wind is selling very well, and I've earned quite a lot of money from the royalties. I've earned about 30 million so far. Adding the money I had before, I should be able to come up with more than 30 million."
At this moment, Ha Qiqi, Zhang Zuo, and the others also arrived.
Ha Qiqi asked worriedly, "Did you manage to get it?"
Zhang Ye shook his head and asked, "How much funds do we have left?"
Ha Qiqi was taken aback and looked at Zhang Zuo.
Zhang Zuo was in charge of internal affairs. He said, "The studio doesn't have much money. What we can take out should be about three to five million."
Zhang Ye said, "Then including my own, that's a total of 40 million."
Little Wang was stunned. "You want to invest your own money?"
Zhang Ye said, "What else can we do?"
Tong Fu coughed and said, "Director Zhang, why don't we just forget about it?"
Zhang Ye narrowed his eyes. "That won't do. This movie has to be filmed!"
Wu Zeqing was playing with the child. When she heard that, she said calmly, "I'll get some money for you."
Zhang Ye immediately said, "There's no need!"
His father also said, "Your mom and I also have 1 to 2 million in savings."
"Aiya." Zhang Ye said, "I don't need your help. Besides, this bit of money isn't enough either, so don't worry about it. I'll think of a way to get it together for sure. I don't believe it!"
That was Wolf Warrior 2, the godly box office earnings of his previous world. Although it was a little risky for Zhang Ye to skip Wolf Warrior 1 and go straight into the sequel, he had already planned it out. In his previous world, not everyone would watch Wolf Warrior 2 after watching Wolf Warrior 1. A lot of people would watch Wolf Warrior 2 straight away, so it wouldn't have much of an impact on them. Some of the script could have been slightly altered to avoid such an abrupt change, allowing Wolf Warrior 2 to become a very independent work.
But now?
He actually couldn't get any investors?
Zhang Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry!
…
After dinner.
His parents-in-law returned home.
On the way, Li Qinqin suddenly said, "Changhe."
"What is it?" Wu Changhe asked.
Li Qinqin said, "I have something to discuss with you."
…
Another two days passed.
Commando 2's discussions were all over the Web.
"Commando 2 has been released."
"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it."
"The box office earnings will definitely not be low."
"Whoever releases it at the same time as Commando 2 will be out of luck."
"Director Wilson's commercial strategy is getting more and more mature."
"Haha, there's no news about that Chinese guy anymore."
"Yeah, his international showbiz journey will end here at most."
"That's true. Hollywood has shut him out, so what else can he do? If he wants to develop in the international showbiz, the movie industry is something that no one can avoid. "
…
On the way.
In the car.
Zhang Ye had also seen quite a bit of the international news. Commando 2 had already started filming, so he still felt a sense of urgency. Of course he had reason to believe that Wolf Warrior 2 would be able to wipe out the military-themed Commando 2. But the problem now was that other than himself, no one else believed it. No one dared to believe it!
A domestic film could wipe out a Hollywood blockbuster?
A Chinese director could wipe out a Hollywood director?
No matter how it sounded, it sounded like a fantasy story!
Anyone who heard it would think that Zhang Ye was just bragging!
As such, Zhang Ye's investments were still unsettled.
How worrying!
How worrying!
Up ahead, the car arrived home.
Zhang Ye got out of the car and opened the door with his keys. When he entered the house, he discovered that his family was all there. It was the weekend, so his wife did not go to work.
He washed his hands.
It was time to eat.
The family sat down together and started eating.
His mother asked, "You still haven't gotten any funding?"
Zhang Ye said gloomily, "Those investors are too short-sighted."
Wu Changhe curled his lips. "Kid, you're the one who's going too far."
His father sighed, "I wonder who he got his guts from."
His mother harrumphed, "In any case, it's definitely not from me."
"Oh, so it's from me then?" his father said gloomily.
Everyone in the family laughed.
Only Zhang Ye did not laugh. This fellow was still thinking about the funding and was distracted.
At this moment, his mother took out a card and slapped it on the table. "Here."
Zhang Ye was taken aback. "What is it?"
His father said, "Your mom and I have 2 million yuan in savings."
Zhang Ye smacked his lips. "Aiya, there's no need for that."
His mother harrumphed, "We don't have any more than that. That's all we have."
Zhang Ye was about to say something.
After Wu Zeqing had finished feeding her daughter, she suddenly took out a bank card from her pocket and pushed it to Zhang Ye. She said calmly, "There's 90 million yuan in there."
Her words shocked everyone!
Zhang Ye was dumbfounded. "What?"
His mother's jaw dropped. "90 million yuan?"
Zhang Ye said anxiously, "Damn, where did you get the money from?"
Old Wu casually said, "I got a mortgage."
Zhang Ye jumped to his feet. "Y-You've mortgaged the house?"
Old Wu nodded and said calmly, "You can use it for now. You can return the money after you recover your capital."
"What if you can't return it!" His mother was getting anxious. She said angrily and lovingly, "Aiyo, why is my daughter-in-law so silly? This is the only place you two are living in, so how can you just casually mortgage the house? What if the movie fails? Where are you going to stay then? What about the children? "
Zhang Ye said in panic, "Quickly cancel the mortgage and refund the loan!"
Old Wu said, "I've already mortgaged it."
Zhang Ye was very touched. But he still said, "You're really too much. Why didn't you discuss such an important matter with me first? Besides, even with this 90 million yuan, it's still not enough to make the movie. You —"
Suddenly, his mother-in-law spoke up from beside him.
Li Qinqin took out a bank card from somewhere and said, "It'll be enough if you include mine."
Zhang Ye said in surprise, "Mom? What are you doing? "
Li Qinqin handed the card to him. "There's 100 million yuan in there, but the money hasn't been transferred yet. The bank will transfer the money within this week, so take it and use it."
His mother was dumbfounded. "100 million?"
Zhang Ye nearly cried. "Where did you get that money from?"
Li Qinqin smiled and said, "When I went back that day, I discussed it with Zeqing's father. We were thinking of lending you some money, but after asking around, although Little Mo's and Zeqing's sister's businesses are doing well, they don't have much liquid capital. Zeqing's father and I decided to forget about it and not trouble anyone else. We definitely have to support our son-in-law's career, so we decided to loan the courtyard house to the bank."
His mother said anxiously, "That won't do!"
His father also quickly returned the card. "In-laws, this definitely won't do!"
His mother said, "If anyone wants to loan it, it should be us!"
Li Qinqin pushed the card back to him. "Our courtyard house is bigger, so we can get more as collateral. Besides, Little Ye is our son-in-law and we've always treated him as our son. We're all family, so why should we split it between yours and mine? Just take it. "
Zhang Ye said, "Mom, hurry up and take it back. How can we possibly take your money! This really won't do! "
Wu Changhe said coldly, "If I tell you to take it, just take it. What's with all the nonsense!"
Zhang Ye said emotionally, "Dad! But — "
Li Qinqin said, "Seeing you go out early and come back late every day to pull in investments, we don't feel good either. We can't help you with anything else, but we can still fork out this bit of money. You don't have to worry about anything else and just focus on making the movie. Let those foreigners and Hollywood see if our Chinese movies can't really make a name for themselves."
Zhang Ye said, "Mom —"
His mother.
His father.
Father-in-law.
Mother-in-law.
His wife.
The entire family had gone bankrupt to fork out 200 million RMB for him!
Zhang Ye really didn't know what to say at this moment!
With over 190 million RMB, coupled with his own tens of millions, he had over 200 million RMB. It was more than enough for him to make Wolf Warrior 2!
In the end, Zhang Ye did not reject it anymore.
He put away the three bank cards solemnly and said, "Dad, Mom, Old Wu, I'll be taking this money. Don't worry, I'll definitely make the movie well. After we recoup the box office earnings, I'll return this money to you several times over. Consider this movie as a joint investment from our family. Just wait and see!"
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