174 [Sign Wang Jing]
"Director Wang, you are here just in time. I'm going to have a drama to talk to you." In order to take care of Wang Jing's face, Xia Tian said with a smile.
"Okay, I don't know what the show is?" Wang Jing was hesitating about how to ask about Xia Tian's cooperation. Now that he saw that he spoke first, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Xia Tian smiled, and he could see that Wang Jing still has a bit of literary temperament now, not as shameless as later generations, no integrity, and no lower limit.
"This is a romantic comedy, called "Best Bad Friends." He then said, "It is about the young man Xu Dinggui, who was originally a half-brother of Xu Dingfu, who grew up in the United States since childhood. Later, his father passed away, and his uncle personally invited him to return to Hong Kong to inherit the ancestral property of the Xu family. Fu was unwilling to share the family property with his brother, so he sent three bad friends to teach Gui. However, Gui became friends with the three bad friends. Fu's traitor failed and had to admit defeat, recognize him and manage the family business together."
Xia Tian talks about Wang Jing’s classic comedy film "Best Bad Friend". This drama is starring Liu Dehua, Qiu Shuzhen, Cao Charlie, Feng Chifan and Chen Baixiang. It once won more than 20 million yuan in box office and ranked ninth in the annual box office rankings. It can be said to be a very classic Hong Kong film.
In fact, Wang Jing also has a more exciting comedy film for picking up girls - "Chasing Girls in Hardcover". Unfortunately, Zhou Runfa, one of the leading actors, is rushing to film "The True Color of Heroes", and another female star Zhang Manyu is filming "Police Story". Neither of them has a schedule. So Xia Tian had to settle for the second best and take out "Best Bad Friend" first.
"This story is good, it's a big deal." Wang Jing nodded. He was very interested in this drama because he had filmed "Chasing Girls" such as "Frog Prince", "I Love Rolland", "The Big Young Master of Flowers", "Modern Fairyland", etc. It can be said that mastering this type of film is easy and not difficult at all.
"Okay, Director Wang, just think it's good." Xia Tian smiled, "Then you can write the script. How about it? Are there any difficulties?"
"No, no." The king waved his hand.
He is a screenwriter himself, and writing a script is a piece of cake for him, and he can figure out a script in less than two or three days.
And he also understood that Xia Tian was taking care of him. Because he was a well-known screenwriter, he could write this script himself and save a lot of money on the script.
"Thank you Mr. Xia for your care. I must write the script well." Wang Jing said gratefully.
"Okay, I believe in Director Wang's strength." Xia Tian also smiled, "By the way, Director Wang, do you still have a contract with Shaw Brothers now? There will be no problem here, right?"
"I signed a joint agreement with Shaw Brothers for two years, and I just need to help them make seven movies within two years. As for me helping other companies make movies, it is my freedom, and Shaw Brothers has no right to ask about it." Wang Jing explained, "But I think I'm afraid I can't make those seven movies."
Xia Tian was relieved when he heard him say this.
Wang Jing is a rare talent. He doesn't want to send him out just now.
"That's good, then are you willing to sign in with our company? I dare not say anything else, at least three movies a year. As long as you are willing to shoot, I will not set a limit." Xia Tian took the opportunity to ask again.
"How to calculate the reward?" Wang Jing asked with a heart move.
There are at least three movies a year, and there is no upper limit. For Wang Jing, it is simply a gift to him.
Because he is known as the "Quick Gunner" in filming movies, he tried to make a movie in three weeks. Even if the speed doubled and one movie in six weeks, he could make nine movies a year. If the salary is good, he will really make a fortune.
"The pay is tentatively set to be 200,000 yuan, and then 10% of the Hong Kong box office dividends will be distributed, how about it?" Xia Tian asked.
"Really?! Isn't it kidding?" The king almost didn't believe his ears.
For every movie he filmed at Shaw Brothers, his salary was only 20,000 yuan, which was the one with the lowest director fee. However, his dividend ratio was the highest, and he could get 10% of the box office in Hong Kong. Now the dividend ratio offered in the summer remains unchanged, but the salary has increased by five times, which made Wang Jing a little ecstatic.
"Of course it's true, I won't joke with you." Xia Tian nodded seriously.
"That's great, of course I do." Wang Jing nodded suddenly and Xia Tianzhen was worried that his neck would suddenly break.
Judging from his reaction, Xia Tian knew that he had given him a higher treatment, but he did not regret it at all. He would be happy to invite talents like Wang Jing even if the treatment doubled.
"Okay, then let's sign the contract, okay?" Xia Tian smiled.
Wang Jing was also afraid that Xia Tian would regret it, and was worried that the fat man in her mouth would run away. She quickly smiled and nodded, and signed a ten-year contract with Xia Tian in one breath.
"Welcome Director Wang to officially join our Tianxia Pictures. In the future, everyone will work together to work hard and make money together!" Xia Tian held Wang Jing's hand and smiled happily.
"Thank you, thank you." Wang Jing also smiled happily, "Mr. Xia, I will definitely work hard to make more money for the company!"
Since Shaw closed down, he was very panicked and worried that he would become an orphan that no one wanted. Unexpectedly, Xia Tian appreciated him so much in another village. He was really moved by his determination to work hard for the company and repay Xia Tian's kindness for his kindness.
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After signing the king spirit, Xia Tian couldn't help feeling very good.
After the company handled the matter and ordered the staff to continue to focus on the promotion and distribution of "Zombie Family", he took the script to the crew of "Dragon Heart".
"A Tian, congratulations! I heard that the premiere last night was very successful, it was really good! There is another big-selling movie!" Cheng Long said with envy.
Xia Tian is now taking one step at a time, walking steadily and quickly, but he doesn't know where the way is. "Police Story" has not been finished yet, and he has no idea whether he can succeed in his transformation with this film.
"Brother Long, you are not bad either. "Police Story" and "Dragon Heart" are both great movies. Believe me, these two movies will definitely be very successful." Xia Tian said with a smile.
"I'll ask you to be a wise man, I hope it." Cheng Long smiled.
Xia Tian also knew that Cheng Long was under great pressure recently. "Police Story" invested 60 million Hong Kong dollars, and just the wooden house that was crashed when catching drug dealers at the beginning was spent on HK$4 million. If the box office failed and the audience did not agree with it, he would be in trouble.
"Brother Long, don't worry so much. You have acted in "The Strategy of the Five Blessings" before, and at the beginning of the year, I also acted in "The Legend of the Fortune" again. In both movies, you play the Royal Hong Kong Police, and the box office and reputation are also very good, proving that the audience still recognizes your police image. So you don't have to worry that the audience will not be able to accept your new image." Xia Tian advised.
"Really?" Cheng Long asked happily when he heard this.
He has always been the image of a kung fu boy in the early Republic of China, such as "Snake Shame Hand", "Drunk Fist", "Young Master Long", etc., which has won the love of the majority of movie fans. Now he has become a passionate detective in the city, and he is a little worried that the transformation will not be successful and the audience will be dissatisfied.
Because there were many well-known actors who had failed to succeed in their transformation and were not recognized by the audience, and their careers declined and plummeted.
So he has always been worried and under great pressure. In order to make "Police Story", he even slept for only three hours a day, which can be said to have put all his efforts into this drama.
"Of course it's true, Brother Long." Xia Tian nodded firmly.
"Thank you, Ah Tian. After hearing what you said, I feel much more relaxed." Cheng Long breathed a sigh of relief, "I have time to come to our crew to see it. I need you to help me solve it."
"No problem." Xia Tian also agreed happily. If you can still meet Lin Qingxia when you visit the crew of "Police Story", why not do it!
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After chatting with Cheng Long, Xia Tian went to see Hong Jingbao again.
"Brother Hong!" he said with a smile.
"Ah Tian, congratulations! The newspaper is full of praise. It seems that the box office is good this time." Hong Jingbao smiled.
"Thank you, Brother Hong Jiyan." Xia Tian nodded, then took out a file bag from his arms, "This is a new script I wrote for you, you can take a look."
"What good script?! I'll take a look." Cheng Long's sharp eyes. When he saw Xia Tian picking something out of his arms from afar, his eyes lit up and he walked over quickly. When he heard that it was a script, he immediately took it first.
"You little brat..." Hong Jingbao couldn't help but laugh and scold. This Aaron wanted to grab everything and compete for the first place in everything. He really couldn't stand it.
"Brother Long, that script is not suitable for you." Xia Tian smiled.
Cheng Long ignored him and opened it and saw, ""Summer Lucky Star"?" He was stunned.
Xia Tian nodded, "This movie is a sequel to "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", which I wrote specifically for Brother Hong."
"Oh?! The sequel to "The Great Stars"?! Then come and watch it." Hong Jingbao smiled happily when he heard this.
"The Legend of Lucky Stars" earned 30 million in box office, setting a Hong Kong box office record. This sequel will have to be sold casually, and it will have a box office of more than 20 million. Of course, Hong Jingbao has to pay attention to it.
"Ah Tian, don't be too fond of one and the other. You just wrote the script for Brother Sanmao, and threw me aside." Cheng Long saw that it was the script for the sequel to "The Legend of Lucky Stars". He knew that it was not for him, so he couldn't help but say disappointed.
Xia Tian’s script is amazing now. Someone spent two million to ask for a manuscript, but he never agreed. But Long knew that Xia Tian had written several scripts for Hong Jingbao, which made him a little envious and jealous.
"Brother Long, don't be angry. I just want a script. Of course, there is no problem. I'll just write one for you in the future." Xia Tian agreed with a smile.
Chapter completed!