Chapter 4 Starting price on the ground
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Fan Bing also wants to buy Jiang Hongfei's script?
Lou Fei couldn't believe her own ears.
However, Jiang Hongfei said calmly: "There is no role for you in this movie."
After hearing what Jiang Hongfei said, Fan Bing, who had not made up his mind to buy the script of "The Maze of Heart", became even more hesitant, but she said stubbornly: "I didn't say I bought it and acted myself. I invested, can't it be okay?"
Jiang Hongfei smiled and said, "I can do it if I have money and willfulness."
Fan Bing asked: "How much does it cost?"
Jiang Hongfei said: "Buy out one million and a half million, and I will take care of four million."
When he heard the price quoted by Jiang Hongfei, Fan Bing immediately became like a cat with a trampled tail and said furiously: "Why is it so much more expensive for me to buy than Li Hong?"
Lou Fei didn’t understand why Jiang Hongfei had to start the price?
However, Lou Fei was very smart. She did not interrupt, but quietly watched how Jiang Hongfei slaughtered Fan Bing.
Jiang Hongfei signaled Fan Bing to be calm and said, "Selling you is more expensive than selling director Li, so there is naturally a reason for it to be expensive."
Fan Bing gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! Then I will listen to your principles. If your principles really convince me, I will buy your notebook!"
Jiang Hongfei didn't talk nonsense and said straight to the point: "The reason why selling you is more expensive than selling director Li is because you have different identities from director Li and the resources you have in your hands are also different.
Director Li is a famous director and has a mature film company. I will sell this notebook to her. At most one or two years, she will be able to shoot this notebook. With Director Li's ability and fame, this notebook will likely become a good movie. As the screenwriter of this movie, I can gain a certain popularity. You are also a part-time entertainment industry. It is impossible not to know that reputation is more precious than money, right?
If Director Li asked me to do this movie, I could use Director Li’s team and resources to shoot the movie, which would save me a lot of trouble.”
Fan Bing's face improved a little, and it was obvious that she recognized Jiang Hongfei's reason.
Jiang Hongfei continued: "If I sell this book to you, because you don't have a mature production team and no corresponding resources, I will have to prepare for not being able to make this movie for three or five years. This will undoubtedly have a certain impact on my fame and development.
If you ask me to help you with this movie, because you have nothing, I have to work hard to form crews, personnel, equipment, props, everything, I have to start from scratch. These are all cost money and time. I will ask you for one million more production fees, right?
In addition, this is only about production. After the production is completed, there are also promotions and distributions. You cannot compare with Director Li in this regard.
To sum up, I think it’s not too much for me to ask you for more money.”
Fan Bing was speechless by Jiang Hongfei.
But if he loses, Fan Bing still said stubbornly: "You are too underestimating me. Don't forget that I have brothers behind me. How can Rongda's production and distribution abilities be compared with his brothers?"
Jiang Hongfei smiled and said, "Then let's open the skylight and say something bright. Brother is Birong Da, but the question is, how can you support you in making your own movies? Let me say another disrespectful thing. If your brother really supports you, why should you catch up with Director Li to fight for this slim opportunity?"
Looking at Jiang Hongfei's childish face, Fan Bingxin said in his heart: "This kid is not cute at all!"
In just a few words, Fan Bing was forced into the corner by Jiang Hongfei, making Lou Fei's eyes full of stars. She thought to herself: "Jiang Hongfei is so amazing. I don't even dare to say hello to Li Hong and Fan Bing, but he dares to ask them for money for millions!"
After letting Fan Bing digest it for a while, Jiang Hongfei changed his tone and said, "But you don't have to deny yourself too much. You actually have your advantages."
Fan Bing asked: "What are my advantages?"
Jiang Hongfei smiled and said, "You are a big star, and you have your own traffic. As long as this movie can be related to you, you can amplify the promotional effect."
When Fan Bing heard this, his eyes lit up and said, "Can you reduce me some money?"
Unexpectedly, Jiang Hongfei shook his head without even thinking about it, and said, "No. The price I quoted for you has taken your fame into consideration. If you are not a big star, it will help the promotion of this movie. I will definitely open my mouth and ask for two million, five million, or even a super high price to stop you from leaving."
Somehow, after Jiang Hongfei said this, Fan Bing's mood improved a little: "It seems that my fame is still useful."
Jiang Hongfei said again: "Well... I can add an extra condition to you."
Fan Bing asked: "What additional conditions?"
Jiang Hongfei stretched out two fingers and said, "I can promise you that I will make a movie for you within two years and will support you to the forefront."
After hearing Jiang Hongfei's shameless words, Fan Bing wanted to laugh: "Who do you think you are? Whoever you say you can enter the front line will be able to enter the front line? Even Director Ma does not have this strength, so you don't know how high the world is, right?"
But when he thought that Jiang Hongfei only took six or seven hours to write a book that attracted Li Hong, a veteran famous director, to the point where Fan Bing hesitated: "Can this stinky brat really support me to the front line?"
After hesitating for a while, Fan Bing asked, "Can you tell me what kind of movie the movie that I praised me is?"
Jiang Hongfei shook his head and said, "No. Because I haven't considered this matter yet. Besides, if I can't reach an agreement with you, there is no need to waste my energy to consider this matter."
After hearing what Jiang Hongfei said, Fan Bing was disappointed and felt that this was normal: "No matter how evil this brat is, it is impossible for me to write a movie that satisfies me immediately, right?"
Jiang Hongfei said again: "Actually, you don't have to pay too much attention to my promise now. After all, I am just a newcomer who has just entered or even entered the entertainment industry. My promise to you can be said to be of no value.
You just need to treat my promise to you as a casual purchase of treasure. If you win, even if you pick it up and fail, you don’t have to worry too much.
Things in the world are impermanent. Sometimes, don’t worry too much, you can become a real winner.”
After a pause, Jiang Hongfei continued, "You only need to consider whether our deal is worth it to you. Do you need to spend a lot of money to buy my script?"
"Is it worth spending one million and a half million to buy a script that I haven't read before?"
Fan Bing calmly analyzed: "From the matter itself alone, it is definitely not worth it. Just a book written by an unknown person, it would be a lot to give 300,000 yuan. How could it be worth 1.5 million yuan?
But Li Hong is definitely not a person who doesn't know anything. If she misunderstood her name, then her title as a famous director would be too unworthy.
Therefore, this book should be a good book.
But the question is, is this book useful to Li Hong, and is it useful to me? I have never considered being a producer myself. It is so troublesome to make a movie by myself. It may not necessarily make money. How can I make a movie that can be a fast way to win both fame and fortune in other people's movies?
The key is that there is no role for me in this movie, and I can’t even use it to praise myself…”
After asking Fan Bing to think about it for a while, Jiang Hongfei spoke just right again: "Miss Fan, although I am willing to give you more time to consider, I have to remind you that Director Li may be back soon. I will make a bold guess. Director Li may bring back new conditions when he comes back this time, and the new conditions she proposed may impress me, so you don't have much time."
Fan Bing is a star, not a businessman, so he has no negotiation experience. How could he realize that Jiang Hongfei is using her army?
Fan Bing thought to himself: "Yes, Li Hong is coming back soon, I have to make a decision as soon as possible!"
Fan Bing has a generous personality and does not like to be petty. Therefore, she quickly thought: "It's just one.5 million, what's the big deal? If Li Hong doesn't give me a chance, then I won't give her a chance!"
After thinking about it this way, Fan Bing said, "Okay, I'll buy it, but I have a condition."
Jiang Hongfei said: "Please tell me."
Fan Bing said: "I will buy your notebook for one million and a half million first. If I can't find a suitable person to shoot this movie in the future, please come and shoot this movie. I will invest another two million and a half million for you. Is that enough?"
Jiang Hongfei said: "It's about 2.51 million, the number 25 is not nice."
Fan Bing said: "The deal is completed."
Jiang Hongfei stretched out his hand and said, "Why are you happy in cooperation?"
Fan Bing stretched out his hand and suddenly remembered something, and said, "If I ask you to make this movie, the box office will be less than 12 million, and I will not give you a penny."
Jiang Hongfei said: "More than 12 million, I want fifty percent of my net profit."
Fan Bing thought for a while and said, "Your 1.5 million will be invested in at that time."
Jiang Hongfei agreed neatly and frankly: "Yes."
Seeing the conditions she made, Jiang Hongfei agreed. Fan Bing no longer hesitated and reached out to shake Jiang Hongfei, saying, "Happy cooperation."
Jiang Hongfei made an agreement while the iron was hot, and then signed it with Fan Bing.
The agreement was in duplicate. After both parties signed and pressed their handprints, Jiang Hongfei gave Fan Bing half of the script of "The Maze of Heart".
At this moment, Li Hong came back...
Chapter completed!