While Wu Zixu was on the phone, Xue Tianhua said, "Yunhai, now that only the two of us are left as investors, how do you think we should split the investment?"
Xiao Yunhai said solemnly, "Mr. Xue, with such a terrible incident, I think 'Battle of Red Cliffs' might be very dangerous. How about this, you might as well withdraw, and I'll take care of all the investment. Otherwise, the movie will fail and you'll suffer a loss. "
When Xue Tianhua heard this, he laughed loudly and said, "That's impossible. I'm not any less confident in this movie than you are. Back then, the ratio of our four companies was 2: 2: 3: 3, and our Tianhua Film and Television only took 20%. Since the other three companies have left, I think we should adjust the ratio to 5: 5. What do you think? "
Xiao Yunhai shook his head. "That won't do, I want at least 70%."
Xue Tianhua said, "Isn't your appetite too big? The investment for this movie is at least 1.8 billion, and 70% is 1.2 billion. Are you really not afraid of losing money? "
Xiao Yunhai said confidently, "With Director Wu's ability and our actors' performances, I don't dare to guarantee that we can conquer the world. But it shouldn't be a problem for it to become popular in Asia. 7: 3, that's the ratio. How about it? "
Xue Tianhua thought for a moment and said, "Alright, a gentleman has the beauty to help others. Since you value this movie so much, and our company's capital chain isn't very rich, I'll give it to you. But, what about your pay? "
Back then, Xiao Yunhai's contract with the production team was that his salary would be turned into 7% of the box office profits. Now that he had become an investor, and Xue Tianhua had made such a big concession, it would be inappropriate to follow the contract.
Xiao Yunhai thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Xue, generally speaking, my salary is 40 million USD per movie. According to the current interest rate, it's about 100 million Hua Xia dollars. Although 'Battle of Red Cliffs' is divided into two parts, I only take money for one part, which is 100 million Hua Xia dollars. Since you've taken up 30% of it, that's 30 million. "
Xue Tianhua chuckled and said, "100 million yuan is enough to invite an international superstar like you to act in two dramas. Looks like I've really profited from this bargain. Alright, I'll get someone to contact your agent tomorrow and settle the issue of your salary. "
Xiao Yunhai said, "No need. Let's sign a new contract. When you invest in the production team, you just need to fork out an additional 30 million. "
Xue Tian Hua nodded and said, "That's good, it saves us some trouble."
Wu Zixu, who had already finished his call, smiled and said, "Have the two of you finished dividing the loot?"
Xiao Yunhai said, "It's done. Director Wu, how much money Mr. Xue and I can earn depends on you. "
Wu Zixu said, "Now that you mention it, I feel like the burden on my shoulders has become much heavier."
Just as Wu Zixu finished, the door to the meeting room opened. Niu Gong walked in with the heads of the various departments, Wang Guoan, Sun Yanjun, Qin Tao, Lin Yongzheng, and more than ten actors.
As soon as they entered, Wang Guoan couldn't wait to ask, "Director Wu, what's the result? How much of an impact will it have on our filming? "
Wu Zixu smiled and said, "Other than Mr. Xue, the other three investors have already withdrawn their investment."
Sun Yanjun saw that Wu Zixu seemed to be in a very good mood. His heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Xiao Yunhai and said, "It seems that our Mr. Xiao has made a move, right?"
Xiao Yunhai chuckled, stood up, and cupped his fists to everyone. He said, "Teachers, I'm now the biggest investor of our production team. I've invested a total of 1.2 billion. Therefore, I hope that everyone will support Director Wu more in the future filming and strive to make our two movies popular all over the world."
After everyone found out that Xiao Yunhai had become an investor, their spirits were shaken, and they all revealed smiling faces.
Wang Guoan laughed and said, "That's great. Without some people stirring up trouble, and with Yunhai and Mr. Xue's strong support, our production team will definitely have no problems. "
Qin Tao nodded and said, "That's right. Now that we have the right time, place, and people, we have everything. If we still can't make 'Battle of Red Cliff' into a classic, then we might as well find a piece of tofu and kill ourselves. "
Sun Yanjun asked, "Since Han Chenghui has left, Director Wu, who are you going to cast as Zhao Yun?"
Wu Zixu didn't even think about it and said, "Who else can it be? It must be Li Shangming. "
Previously, Li Shangming, the Korean film superstar, had played Zhao Yun, which had made Wu Zixu and Sun Yanjun very satisfied. Whether it was his character or acting skills, Li Shangming was many times better than Han Chenghui. Unfortunately, because his background was not as good as Han Chenghui's, he was casually found a reason and helplessly ended.
Although Li Shangming had only been filming for more than ten days, with his outstanding performance, he had already finished filming the most important scene of Zhao Zilong's battle at the Battle of Changban. Now that the crew of 'Battle of Red Cliff' had nothing to do with the Han father and son, Wu Zixu naturally hoped that Li Shangming could return to the crew and continue filming the other scenes.
Sun Yanjun nodded and said, "In that case, we don't need to reshoot the Battle of Changban. I just don't know if his company will be willing to let him go."
Xue Tianhua smiled and said, "Li Shangming's HK Entertainment Company has a partnership with Yunhai's Dream Special Effects Company. As long as Yunhai gets someone to call their company, there shouldn't be a problem."
Xiao Yunhai said, "That's easy. After the meeting, I'll get someone to contact HK Entertainment Company immediately. "
The following meeting lasted for more than an hour. Everyone discussed the filming matters of the crew, and the atmosphere was very lively.
Wu Zixu knew very well that this was all brought about by the new investor, Xiao Yunhai.
After filming 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer', 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes', 'iPartment 2', and other TV series, who would the directors of Hua Xia like to work with the most? There was no doubt that they would all choose Xiao Yunhai.
Perhaps it was because of the director, so Xiao Yunhai's support for the director was the greatest. If they wanted money, he would give them money, and if they wanted people, he would give them people. Most importantly, he never interfered with the director's work, nor did he force people into the crew like other investors.
Other than sending a few financial personnel with no real power to the crew to manage the accounts, Xiao Yunhai basically did not ask about anything else. He did not even go to the filming of 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' once.
In this way, it was equivalent to giving the director the greatest power, allowing them to film the movie perfectly according to their wishes.
Now that the crew was in Xiao Yunhai's hands, it was definitely very different from the previous four investors' situation. Therefore, everyone was full of confidence in the crew's upcoming filming, which was why they were so excited.
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