Fairy Gourd Farm

Chapter 1514 Investing in Movies
Charlie Brown was in a hurry, and quickly said to Zhao Lei: "Mr. Zhao, this is the Caribbean Sea. There are a lot of sharks in the sea. You should consider my suggestion again!"

Charlie Brown tried to persuade Zhao Lei to install a shark prevention net, but it was really not to make money, but to worry about safety.

As he said, there are many sharks in the Caribbean Sea, and there are many shark injuries every year.If it is a small shark that bites, it is better, but if you are unlucky and encounter a big guy like a great white shark, bull shark or tiger shark, it will kill you!
Others don't know that it was Zhao Lei who insisted not to install shark-proof nets. If someone was bitten or even killed by a shark on Lucia Island, it would probably affect Charlie Brown's reputation as a construction contractor. This is something he absolutely does not want. see things.

Zhao Lei also knew what Charlie Brown was worried about, but right now the entire Lucia Island and the surrounding waters were under Jianmu's control. If there would be a shark attack, then he, a practitioner, could really commit suicide.

So in the face of the worried Charlie Brown, Zhao Lei calmly said: "Mr. Brown, don't worry, nothing will happen."

"But..." Charlie Brown still wanted to persuade Zhao Lei not to joke about the lives of himself and his family.

However, Zhao Lei has already waved his hand to interrupt him: "Well, I will attach a disclaimer at the end of the contract I signed with you, explaining that I insisted not to install shark prevention nets, so all consequences caused have nothing to do with you."

Zhao Lei has already talked about this point, and Charlie Brown can't say anything more. He shook his head slightly and said, "Since you have already decided, then I will remove the shark prevention net from the construction list, and the total cost will also be revised." one time."

Zhao Lei said with satisfaction: "Very good, I have no objection to the cost of other parts, just draw up a contract according to this."

Seeing that Zhao Lei was so straightforward and didn't even make a counter-offer to the other parts, Charlie Brown immediately cheered up and nodded repeatedly: "No problem, I'll draw up the contract right now!"

Charlie Brown's work efficiency was very high, and Zhao Lei signed the Lucia Island renovation agreement with him one day later.

This is a large project worth more than 400 million US dollars, including the reconstruction and interior decoration of the villa, docks, roads and helipads, and even swimming pools, two standard tennis courts, and a large garden covering several acres. And a viewing platform on the hillside by the sea, except that the standard equipment of the beach is missing - the shark prevention net.

However, since Zhao Lei attached a disclaimer at the end of the contract, Charlie Brown felt much more at ease, saying that he would immediately send people and construction machinery to the island to start construction when the first payment for the project was in place.

Of course, Zhao Lei did not forget to remind Charlie Brown again that the vegetation on the island must not be destroyed, otherwise he would have to pay a huge amount of compensation.

Charlie Brown earnestly assured Zhao Lei that he would restrain his workers and not even touch grass except for the designated construction area, which made him absolutely at ease.

Zhao Lei was also unambiguous, and directly paid Charlie Brown $100 million as the first phase of the project.Charlie Brown immediately arranged for workers and construction machinery to enter the site, and then happily went to the island with Jason to shoot videos and save evidence of the vegetation on the island.

In the past few days, Han Qing has been discussing movies with James May.As the great director said, Tu Ji is indeed very talented in this area and has given him a lot of inspiration.

To meet an actress with such outstanding appearance, impeccable temperament, and more importantly, such a deep understanding of movies, James Meixi couldn't help but burst into creative inspiration, and couldn't wait to start shooting.The big director immediately asked his assistant to contact the film company, saying that he had already selected the female lead, and asked the other party to organize the crew as soon as possible, and he was going to shoot a new movie.

As a top Hollywood director, James May has always been known for being harsh on scripts and actors.Most of the time, it is not that he goes to investors to make movies, but investors beg him to make movies.

So this time James May took the initiative to make a film, which really made those investors very happy, but when they knew the film budget James May wanted, they were all dumbfounded.

James May has a habit of being a producer as well as a director.It's not that he is greedy for power, it's just that he doesn't want to be tied up by the producer when spending money on the movie.This time is the same as before, so only big directors are qualified to propose a budget to investors.

However, when investors heard about James May's budget, they were all taken aback.He asked for [-] million U.S. dollars as soon as he asked, and there was no discount!Now investors are in a difficult situation, and they all feel that the price of [-] million US dollars is too high.

Although there are still movies nowadays that cost hundreds of millions of dollars, they are all blockbuster action movies, with a large group of stars joining in, and post-production computer stunts also require a lot of money.Moreover, the box office performance of this type of film is also very good, so naturally some people are willing to invest.

However, James May's filming this time is a purely literary film, and the heroine is still a newcomer who has only filmed one commercial. She actually needs to invest [-] million U.S. dollars, which is obviously too high.

Investors even felt that whether the film's global box office could reach half of the investment was a problem, and it was absolutely impossible to invest [-] million US dollars in James May.

For this reason, the big director is also fighting for reason, saying that only enough investment can make a high-quality film, and with Han Qing as the heroine, he has enough confidence in the box office.

However, investors will not change their minds just because of James May's words. Seeing his previous brilliant achievements, he reluctantly agreed to invest [-] million US dollars, which is not a single point more than this figure.

This made James May furious, and scolded those investors for being blind. If they hadn't had a contract with them for a movie, they would have found other people to invest in.

Of course, this matter cannot be hidden from Zhao Lei. He approached James May and asked, "Why, the negotiation with investors is not going well?"

"Those businessmen who have no vision are full of money smell, it's unreasonable!" The great director said angrily: "I want to make a classic work, and I'm not willing to spend a mere [-] million US dollars. What a bunch of Grandets!"

Amused by James May's words, Zhao Lei shook his head with a smile and said, "Your resentment is quite heavy, how much worse is it?"

"They are only willing to give 5000 million US dollars at most." The director said angrily, "But I calculated from left to right, and the investment is at least [-] million US dollars, no less!"

Zhao Lei pondered for a moment, and finally made up his mind to ask James May: "If I am willing to make up for the missing funds, will your investors agree to let me join?"

(End of this chapter)