"What are you going to do with me?" After sitting in a daze for most of the day, Director Chen finally woke up. He didn't have time to think about which ending was better. He just thought about what to do next.
The contract had been signed. He, Director Chen, had completely lost. Not only had he lost 20 million yuan in box office dividends, but he had also lost his career as a director.
Director Chen didn't care about the 20 million yuan box office. He felt that he could earn it back in one or two years at most. But if he couldn't make movies in this life, his life would be completely ruined.
"F * ck the contract, I don't care!" This was the first reaction in Director Chen's heart. But just as he had this idea, he heard Boss Jia say lightly, "It's okay if you don't want to abide by the contract. It's written in black and white on the contract. One billion yuan for the breach of contract. Just pay me the money!"
"One billion! Are you crazy? How is that possible! "Director Chen exclaimed.
"Anyway, it's written in the contract. If you don't pay, as long as I find out that you've made anything related to movies and TV, even if it's just a few minutes of short film, I can apply to the court for compensation."
"You can hide behind the scenes and direct, but don't let me find out. Otherwise, I can also sue you. By the way, I have money. If I have money, you can't hide it from me! "Boss Jia said lightly.
"I don't have money. Even if the court confiscated my family, I can't take out one billion yuan!" Director Chen was a bit of a scoundrel.
"That's okay. Just go in for a few years. I'm now the richest man in Hua Xia. My words have some weight. Not to mention other things, I think it's still possible for Director Chen to go in and live for more than ten years! "
"…" Director Chen shuddered. At this time, he remembered that the Boss Jia in front of him wasn't the partner he had when they first met. Now, he had become the richest man in Hua Xia.
Although there had never been any public data to prove that Boss Jia was the richest man in Hua Xia, and Boss Jia himself didn't admit it, everyone knew that Jia Yapeng was already the richest man in Hua Xia.
And as the richest man, if he didn't have some things in his hands, how could he hold such a position?
Although Director Chen had won an Oscar, he was still just a director.
Previously, because of the Oscar Award, Director Chen had been flattered by the national media. His whole body was floating in the sky. Now that he was kicked back to the ground by Boss Jia, he finally remembered the terrifying power behind Boss Jia.
"I was wrong. Mr. Jia, please forgive my arrogance!" Director Chen was completely terrified this time.
He had no choice but to admit defeat. In China, Director Chen was definitely not as good as Boss Jia. But if he went overseas, it seemed to be a solution. But other than the United States, there was probably no other country that would be willing to invest in Director Chen to make a movie.
In the United States, when Director Chen thought of Boss Jia's numerous business partnerships in the United States, he was completely terrified.
This is the power of the rich.
"Do you still want to make a movie?" Boss Jia sat down and looked at Director Chen, who was acting like a little wife.
"Yes!" Director Chen nodded hard.
"Well, sign this contract!" Boss Jia snapped his fingers and his secretary handed a contract to Director Chen.
"A contract again!" Director Chen trembled all over. Now that he saw the contract, he had an instinctive fear.
But for the sake of his life and future, Director Chen picked up the contract obediently and read it carefully. Then, he let out a long sigh of relief.
It turned out that this was a contract with Daqian Entertainment. As long as he signed this contract, he would be the contracted director of Daqian Entertainment. According to the contract, the contract would last for 30 years. Within 30 years, if Director Chen wanted to leave, he would have to pay a penalty of one billion yuan.
When he saw this, Director Chen was very reluctant because signing this contract was equivalent to selling himself to Jia Yapeng. It was basically the same as leaving the wolf's den and entering the tiger's pit. There was basically no difference.
However, after reading the details of the contract, Director Chen found that it was not impossible to sign this contract.
First of all, although the contract was signed for 30 years, it didn't restrict Director Chen too much. The most important point was that this contract did not restrict Director Chen from accepting investment from other investors.
He even took the initiative to state that as long as the director was willing and the company did not have any other filming plans, he could accept investments from other companies or individuals according to his wishes. However, the company would take 5% of the total investment as the signing fee.
At the same time, Director Chen was also very free in other aspects. Only when the company had a shooting plan and needed Director Chen to shoot, Director Chen could not refuse. Director Chen would shoot strictly according to the framework and scope of the company's requirements.
In addition, the company required Director Chen to protect the company's reputation at all times and cooperate with the company's various publicity plans and tasks.
In the end, Daqian Entertainment would pay Director Chen 100,000 yuan a year as his salary.
In short, after signing this contract, Daqian Entertainment would have the priority to use Director Chen. If Daqian Entertainment did not want to use Director Chen, Director Chen would have to appear immediately.
In addition, every time Director Chen accepted an investment, Boss Jia would be able to get a sum of money from Director Chen.
When Daqian Entertainment was not interested in Director Chen, Director Chen was free and had a salary of 100,000 yuan a year.
Therefore, Director Chen felt that this contract was quite good for him.
However, Director Chen still felt that there might be a trap waiting for him in this contract.
"Mr. Jia, do you really agree that I accept investment from other people and help them make movies to make money?" Director Chen asked curiously.
"Yes, as long as it doesn't affect my plan, you can do whatever you want!" Boss Jia nodded. He seemed to have seen through Director Chen's worries and said faintly, "Don't worry, I'm not interested in you for the time being. I won't ask you to make movies for the next two or three years. You can rest assured and do your own things!"
"Why?" Director Chen was a little puzzled. Boss Jia Yapeng tricked him into signing this contract. It was clear that he wanted him to make movies for him to make money, but now he said something like this. What did he want?
"Because you're too lousy. You can't make movies that can make money. The only thing you can use is the title of an Oscar director!" Boss Jia said faintly. Director Chen was so angry that his nose was crooked again!
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The reporters who came to the Imperial Capital Hotel in the middle of the night were very depressed now.
The press conference that was supposed to be held at 8 p.m. had been abruptly delayed to 10 p.m., and Director Chen still had no intention of showing up. These reporters were left hanging for more than two hours.
But there was no other way. This was the style of an Oscar director. If you wanted to interview him, you had to wait here obediently!
In fact, this wasn't Director Chen's original intention. It was just that after watching the second movie, it was already 9 pm. He had to deal with Boss Jia about the movie contract, so naturally, it was delayed until 10 pm.
However, this press conference was still held as scheduled. As all the reporters had guessed, this was a celebratory press conference.
Because this time, Director Chen was not the only one who appeared. The chairman of the Daqian Group, the rumored richest man in Hua Xia, Mr. Jia Yapeng, also appeared. The two of them hugged and shook hands in front of the camera. Then, they announced the proud result of the two-day box office of Farewell My Concubine breaking 20 million yuan.
Finally, under the witness of all the spotlights, Director Chen and Daqian Entertainment jointly announced that the two parties had signed a long-term stable 20-year contract.
However, Director Chen also said that although he had signed a contract with Daqian Entertainment, he could still accept movie investments from other investors. However, all investments should be directly contacted by Daqian Entertainment, and then Daqian Entertainment would be responsible for the transfer and so on.
In short, in a harmonious and friendly atmosphere, Director Chen basically sold himself to Boss Jia for the rest of his life.
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