Chapter 74 Winter Hot Pot

Q: What is the life of a great director like?

Answer: I soak wolfberries in a thermos cup. Today I finally know myself. A letter came from the Qiantang River. Zhenwu saw me and I saw myself.

Chen An was lying in the courtyard of the quadrangle, basking in the sun, taking a sip from his thermos cup from time to time.

Looking at the sun shining overhead, Chen An rubbed his right lower back and said, "He was really ruthless."

Lying in the yard, I felt like the whole world was quiet.

In the past, Chen An thought he was very brave, like a god of war, and full of righteousness.

They couldn't use them all, but once they encountered continuous fighting, they would be killed and defeated.

Now that the movie has come to an end, we are just waiting to collect the money. This time it is considered to be a huge profit, with profits of around 20 million in mainland China alone.

The other distributors that the Hong Kong side found took a 10% distribution fee and another 10% copy fee, leaving them with only 30% of the revenue, which was about HK$ million.

Taiwan is similar, but they hire a boss to take charge and run it all, instead of choosing the ordinary distribution system.

Instead, they take 20% of the film company's income, which is equivalent to 10% of the total box office. However, under the other party's operation, they can get a - split just like local producers.

In Taiwan, Chen An also received more than 24 million Taiwan dollars.

Excluding overseas box office, the total domestic revenue was around 35 million, which was a huge income in this era.

Even if Chen An stopped making movies and used the money to invest in industries he was familiar with, he would basically have no worries about food and clothing.

Just buying a property is enough.

"I don't even have to make a movie until the money arrives, and I still have to work on the hook." Chen An roughly calculated the income from this movie.

I feel like I can just retire. My domestic income alone has exploded, and I can get so much from a 5 million investment.

South Korea and Xiao Rizi are still in the process of calculating the handover. The share of the profit from Little Forest was only received some time ago, and I don’t know when I will have to wait for this share.

However, with Sony Pictures taking action, there is no need to worry about the other party defaulting on the payment.

Sony is responsible for the promotion and marketing of both parties, and the commission is also high, 20% of the total. However, expensive things have no other disadvantages except being expensive, and all other problems can be solved.

If we only rely on Beijing Film Academy, we can only buy it out.

Chen An was lying down at home and resting, preparing to get his body back in shape before heading to Hollywood.

Take a few days' rest first, because there will be a lot of things to do when you get there.

I guess we'll have to start filming again right away.

But suddenly a person walked into the yard, where usually no one except Chen An and the cleaner could be seen.

Not many people knew about this place, except for a few people Chen An was familiar with, no one else knew about it.

The man walked in with steady steps, a pair of sunglasses around his neck, and smoked a cigarette alone.

Quite familiar.

A man with a shaved head and a sturdy build, it was Jiang Wen, whom Chen An hadn't seen for a long time.

Just like entering his own home, he walked to Chen An and sat down on the rocking chair next to him. He took out a cigarette that Chen An had placed next to him and lit it himself.

"What's the matter? Aren't you filming a movie?" Chen An was also very curious. He was in the middle of filming the second movie he had carefully prepared, so how could Jiang Wen have time to drop the filming and come to him.

The film was prepared for a long time, and even the script took a long time to find, and then it was revised with great effort.

Even "Sunny Days" was filmed more than five years ago. It was held back for so long, but it came out before it was finished.

"Isn't it just about the movie that I came to you?" Jiang Wen, who was sitting on the chair, also breathed a sigh of relief.

The filming location of "The Devils" was in a village in Tangshan, northern Hebei Province. It was still a long way to get to Chen An.

After hearing what Jiang Wen said, Chen An thought for a moment and said, "I understand. You're almost overspending, right?" He knew something about the other party.

There is no movie that does not go over budget. Piles of film are used, and the elders are notorious for overspending.

Jiang Wen nodded and said nothing more. The 20 million yuan was indeed spent a lot, and there was still a lot that was not finished. He had no choice but to change the script again and again because he was not satisfied with the things he shot.

The film before the revised script was also scrapped.

"Just tell me how much you want. Let's not talk about those nonsense." Chen An didn't play tricks on these things, even though he knew that the movie would not make any money and would probably even lose some money.

But since Jiang Wen came to me, I definitely wouldn’t refuse.

And even though the film was banned in the end, it still won the Cannes Jury Grand Prix, so the loss was not too big.

The two have always had a good relationship, so it doesn't matter if they make a loss. Anyway, they have made a lot of money these two times.

"Five million should be enough." Jiang Wen, who was sitting on a chair, pondered for a while and finally said a number.

He came to see Chen An because Jiang Wen trusted him, but he didn't want to ask for too much. Although they had a good relationship, they couldn't just mess around.

Chen An, on the other hand, didn't care. He took a sip of tea, picked up a cigarette and lit it: "Is five million enough? I'll add another million. I'll refund you if you make up for the shortfall."

Looking at the other party's thoughtful expression, Chen An estimated that five million was just a stretch and it was not the real number.

"Here, this is the business card of my company's general manager. You discuss with her and I will notify her later and ask her to contact your people." Chen An planned to hand over the contract and other things to Li Xiaoping at that time.

Jiang Wen took it and put it in his pocket without even looking at it: "Okay, brother, thank you for this time. I'll leave first. The crew has something else to do."

After saying that, he patted Chen An's thigh and left. He came and left quickly, like a gust of wind, which went away as soon as it blew.

"Drive slowly on the road, safety first." Chen An shouted at Jiang Wen's back as he watched him leave in a hurry again.

The other party did not reply but just waved with his back to Chen An.

Chen An knew before that Jiang Wen had overspent on making this movie. The investment of 30 million yuan exceeded the budget by %, which was a huge investment in that era.

I just didn't expect that Jiang Wen would come to me this time. It seems that the other party trusts me quite a lot and is willing to make such a large investment.

Then he called Li Xiaoping, told her about the matter, and gave her Jiang Wen's contact information so that the two of them could talk.

After saying that, the other party seemed to have a lot of things to do, so he simply hung up the phone.

Alas, I just can’t bear to see other people suffer.

Then he lay down on the rocking chair, swaying in the sun, feeling so leisurely.

Feeling warm all over.

Chen Wei happened to come back in the evening, and Chen An immediately asked him to come over for a meal. Eating hotpot was a wonderful thing in the winter day which was almost December.

Unfortunately, Zeng Li, Chen Kun and Yu Jinghong, the other three employees, did not have the chance to enjoy the meal as they all had work to do.

They are all busy people, and Li Xiaoping is also busy all the time.

Only the two brothers Chen An and Chen Wei gathered in the room, sitting in front of the steaming hot pot and enjoying the delicious hot pot.

Chen Wei turned on the TV in the room, which was playing a rerun of the popular drama "My Fair Princess", and he seemed to like it very much.

"Would you like to take a leave and go to Hollywood with me?" Chen An, who was sitting at the table, said to Chen Wei, who was eating hot pot and watching TV.

Chen Wei paused when he heard Chen An's question, then put down his chopsticks and said, "Forget it. I know you want to help me, but if you haven't learned well in China, I won't go abroad with you. Learn well in China first."

After thinking for a while, Chen Wei finally rejected Chen An. Going to Hollywood would definitely be a great opportunity.

But Chen Wei felt that he was not a genius like Chen An. He could not even compare to the domestic filming experts. He had not learned it thoroughly, so going there would just be a case of forcing things to happen.

"Okay, let's stop talking and drink." Chen An didn't expect the other party to refuse, but he still respected the other party's choice.

As he said this, he drank the wine in the glass and let out a long sigh: "Then you should exercise hard, my movie is waiting for you to direct it." This has been what Chen An has always thought.

I always bring Chen Wei with me to every photo shoot, hoping that he can learn more from other well-known domestic photographers.

It wasn't because of anything else, it was just because the other party didn't look down on the country boy who moved into the dormitory carrying a sack, was willing to help him, and didn't think it was shameful to stay with him.

　First four chapters, there are more to come

　　
　
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