All-Professional Trainer

Chapter 514 Shaking hands and making peace

There is no doubt that what Liang Gang worried about happened.

With a screenwriting score of more than 90 points and a commercial film director's ability value of more than 90 points, the films shot by Cai Zilong are naturally the top and most attractive commercial films.In terms of pure competition of strength, the odds of winning the annual box office title are extremely high.

But the box office of a movie is not just based on quality.

Movies with word-of-mouth but no box office abound, and the real big hit movies are all well-timed and well-occupied.

For a new director, if the first movie wants to sell a super high box office, unless it makes a masterpiece, the possibility is very slim.

Cai Zilong is confident that the second film will be a masterpiece, but the first "Legendary School Graduate" can barely squeeze into the ranks of classic comedy films at most, and there is a certain distance from the masterpiece.

That's why he tried his best to publicize and promote, even at the expense of self-defilement.

Even so, his expected box office is only about two billion.

There's no way around it. For a low-budget new director's work, the early filming rate is definitely not high.As word-of-mouth spreads, many netizens can already find the movie online.Moreover, the longer the release time, the desire to watch movies will continue to decrease.

It is already against the sky to have a box office of 20 billion.This is also thanks to the fact that more than a dozen international famous actresses, supermodels and socialites have cameo roles, and the gimmick is stronger than those blockbuster movies.Otherwise, no matter how much he hypes, more than one billion will be at the top.

As a result, the publicity of "Legendary School Graduates" unexpectedly created a new and popular program that dominated the screen continuously.

For Cai Zilong, this is undoubtedly a huge surprise.

Quality is the main body of a movie, and publicity is the location of a movie.

It's not a shabby project, and the location is excellent, so it's hard not to sell it well.

What Cai Zilong didn't expect was that the 'Legendary School Graduates' were surrounded and suppressed by blockbusters because of their long-term dominance of the screen.

In his opinion, this is the icing on the cake. Subways and schools are being built near his property, which will only make his movies more popular.

It's a pity that these blockbuster films also use personal connections to block the film placement rate of "legendary school graduates".

The placement rate is equivalent to the apartment type, decoration, and environment of the real estate, which are also extremely critical.

The apartment type, decoration and environment of a real estate are not very good. Even if the quality and location are excellent, there is a chance for a big sale, but it is difficult for a super big sale.

Therefore, Cai Zilong's expected box office is still only about 20 billion.

But on the last day, Liang Gang couldn't help stepping on it again, which gave him a chance.

With this counterattack, 'Legendary School Graduate' not only became the highest-profile movie again, but also scored a large number of sympathy points.

It was originally the best location and the best quality, but the government suddenly announced that it intends to focus on the development of this area of ​​real estate, so that the location has more potential for appreciation, and the result can be imagined.

Coupled with the fact that it is in the New Year's period, it means that the real estate is in the stage of overall house price rise. It is not difficult for the total box office of "Legendary School Graduates" to reach 30 billion.

This is not enough.

When the sixth day came, the theaters gave Cai Zilong another surprise.

Seeing that the box office of the three blockbusters was only average due to their quality, and the box office dropped severely, the schedule of 'Graduates from the Legendary School' directly increased from 30.00% to [-]%.

Even the shortcomings of the house type, decoration and environment have leapt to the top.

Coupled with the fact that there is no strong competitor, no less than there are no real estate properties for sale nearby, the right time, place and people are fully occupied, and it is really difficult to think that it will not sell well.

Let alone 30 billion, 50 billion box office, Cai Zilong dares to think about it.

"Legendary School Graduate" is not a magic movie, but it relies on the right time, place and people to achieve the effect of a magic movie.

Three hundred million+, four hundred million+, three hundred million+, two hundred million+...

The box office success of 'Legendary School Graduates' has been unstoppable.

By the Lantern Festival, the box office of "Legendary School Graduates" began to decline, but the box office has exceeded 20 billion, far ahead of Liang Gang's "Iron Mask" with 13 billion.

Online, there are calls for Liang Gang to fulfill his promise.

Liang Gang wanted to fulfill his promise like a man, but the problem was that he really couldn't.

Retiring from the entertainment industry was not part of his plan at all.

At his current age, at least he can fight for another 20 years in the entertainment industry.

20 years, how much benefit is this?

He has worked hard for decades, started as a small assistant, and managed to climb to where he is today.Wealth, status, fame...everything is in hand.For him to give up suddenly like this and stay away from the entertainment industry from now on, it would be as uncomfortable as killing him.

After struggling for several days, Liang Gang panicked when he saw that the comments on the Internet not only did not calm down, but also showed signs of intensifying.

He spent all his money to buy the media, and hired the navy to divert the attention of netizens to other news.It's useless, not only Cai Zilong is making trouble in reverse, but those directors and celebrities who have no hatred for him are also using their connections to secretly fuel the flames, trying to drive him directly into the abyss.

Finally, Liang Gang gritted his teeth and made a decision. Through his connections, he found Cai Zilong's cell phone number and made a call.

"Hi, hello, I'm Cai Zilong."

Cai Zilong's voice sounded quickly.

"Director Cai, hello, I'm Liang Gang." Liang Gang said quickly.

"So it's Director Liang..."

Cai Zilong was writing a new film shooting plan in his room at the moment, he couldn't help straightening up when he heard this, hehe laughed twice.

"Director Cai, do you have time? I heard that you are in Cangnan City? Shall I go and have dinner with you?" Liang Gang asked hopefully.

"Sorry, I've been a little busy recently. To tell the truth, Director Liang, the script of my second movie has come out, but Director Liang also knows that all the funds for my second movie have been donated. The box office of 'Legendary School Graduate' Although it is good, it will take at least several months for the box office share to be credited. I have no choice but to ask grandpa and grandma to solicit funds everywhere." Cai Zilong said.

Liang Gang was a little embarrassed.

The 5000 million was not because he stepped on it too hard, forcing Cai Zilong to fight back.

However, if it is said that Cai Zilong is soliciting funds for the second film, he would not believe it.

For a director who has just debuted, the most lacking is the filming funds.If you want to successfully make a movie, you really have to ask your grandpa to sue your grandma for funds.Many talented rookie directors are also stuck on this and can't get ahead.

Cai Zilong still belongs to the ranks of rookie directors.

But he is not short of funds.

As far as he knows, the investor of 'Legendary School Graduates' was invested by Cai Zilong's wholly-owned film company.

Although Haifeng Media Group participated in the cooperation of this film, Haifeng Media Group, because of lack of confidence at the beginning, purely because of Lin Siyun's face, and Cai Zilong's willingness to offer a high price of 2000 million, agreed to cooperate.

According to the current trend of "Legendary School Graduates", even if the final box office can't reach 50 billion, 40 billion is not a big problem.

This means that Cai Zilong's film company can at least get more than 15 billion in box office revenue.

Perhaps as Cai Zilong said, it will take several months for the box office share to arrive.But the huge income is put there, even if you look for a bank loan, you can easily borrow one billion eight hundred million.

In addition, Cai Zilong is really unwilling to take risks and is looking for funds to cooperate.We just need to get the news out, there are wealthy people who are willing to invest.

Not every director's first film can be supernatural.

Even if Cai Zilong's next movie is not so popular, with his current fame, it will definitely have a box office of more than [-] billion, and there is no way to lose money.

If there is a "Legendary School Graduate 2" filming, I am afraid that some distributors are willing to give a guarantee of 20 billion box office before the filming starts.

It is a joke to beg grandpa to sue grandma for funds.

Of course, it was clear that it was Cai Zilong who was complaining, and it was impossible for Liang Gang to expose it. He smiled awkwardly and said, "It's just a meal, and Director Cai will have it if he squeezes. Besides, since Director Cai In the preparation of a new film, there should be a lack of roles, right? First-tier stars can't help it, but for second-tier actresses, Director Cai has his eyes, so I might as well take them with me when the time comes."

These words are very intriguing.

Cai Zilong understood, but still shook his head simply: "I really don't have time, Director Liang forgive me."

Liang Gang's mood suddenly sank.

Cai Zilong, it's obvious that he doesn't want to help him.

"Director Cai..." Liang Gang hesitated for a moment, and said, "I don't know when Director Cai will come to the capital. I know a few leaders from Radio and Television and CCTV. I also know quite a few famous princes in the capital. We do not know each other, if Director Cai comes to the capital, we are all friends, shall I introduce Director Cai?"

Cai Zilong smiled disdainfully: "Is Director Liang threatening me?"

"No, no." Liang Gang quickly denied. He did mean to threaten, but he couldn't admit it.Otherwise, there would be no room for maneuver, as long as Cai Zilong knew what he meant.

"It's good if you don't have one. Director Liang has friends of Director Liang, and I have friends of mine. I was poor and white, and I struggled in the entertainment industry for so many years. I suddenly rose to prominence. I didn't suddenly pick up a fund of [-] million or [-] million yuan." Cai Zilong said calmly.

Liang Gang was silent.

Cai Zilong was undoubtedly warning him that he had his connections, and so did Cai Zilong.

Although he didn't believe that Cai Zilong's connections could be stronger than his, but that was before.Cai Zilong's new film is a big hit, naturally there is no shortage of various contacts to send to his door.As for him, once he quits the entertainment circle, how many of his friends are willing to help him, I'm afraid he can count them on his fingers.

Helpless, he had no choice but to say clearly: "Do me a favor, as long as Director Cai is willing to come forward and explain, just say that we don't know each other, the next film decides to ask me to be the assistant director, no matter what Director Cai wants, he can ask. "

"I don't know what kind of conditions Director Liang can offer?" Cai Zilong said calmly.

Liang Gang couldn't help but widen his eyes.

In my heart, I couldn't help but feel a surge of ecstasy.

Cai Zilong asked this, unless he was playing tricks on him, it meant that the two sides still had the possibility of peace talks.

Both possibilities are 50.00% each.

This is much better than Cai Zilong's rejection before, at least there is still hope now.

He took a deep breath, calculated carefully, and gritted his teeth: "Director Cai, can you see if this works? I have a villa in the capital, and the value should be around 8000-[-] million. It’s impossible to have no place to stay in the capital. I’ll arrange this villa in a few days and transfer it to Director Cai? What does Director Cai think?”

"What do Director Liang think of these conditions?" Cai Zilong asked back.

According to his original intention, he would definitely push Liang Gang to the ground and beat him until he would never turn over, and he would never want to have anything to do with the entertainment industry again in this life.But after thinking about it carefully, before Liang Gang called, he had already decided to let Liang Gang go.

The reason is not that he is soft-hearted, nor is he afraid that Liang Gang will use his network resources to retaliate.The real reason lies in the fact that he is a student of Teacher Li. Before the second film is released, he intends to use it as a trump card to hype the new film.

Even though Liang Gang was at fault for this matter, he is now an honest person and a victim in the eyes of netizens, but if the situation is reversed, if Liang Gang cries a few times and makes himself look a little bit down, it is inevitable that some netizens will turn around. I sympathize with Liang Gang, but feel that he is not generous enough.

Liang Gang's die-hard movie fans couldn't do without constantly slandering him on the Internet.

He didn't care about his own reputation, and he wasn't afraid of carrying a reputation that would make people suffer, but he didn't want Li Feng's reputation to be affected to a certain extent.

When the two parties reconcile, there will naturally be no such worries.

"This..." Liang Gang didn't know what to say, but from his own standpoint, he certainly felt that the conditions were very good.Cai Zilong donated 5000 million and then took back 8000 to [-] million, which is equivalent to making a fortune.

But if he stood in Cai Zilong's position, he was trampled on for more than two months, and he was so angry that he donated 5000 million.After a successful reversal, the other party wanted to pay 7000 million yuan, so they shook hands and made peace. They don't need to quit the entertainment industry, and they can earn back the money in a year or two, which is too cheap.

"I don't make it difficult for you. This villa is donated in my name. Besides, you are responsible for finding all the staff and special effects studios needed for my new film, and each of them must be the best in the country. Next, I will send a Weibo to tell netizens that I didn’t intend to let you go, but I remembered the teacher’s teachings, so I decided to be more magnanimous and shake hands with you. You have to cooperate with me to show off and flatter you to talk to me After a while, he was totally impressed with my film knowledge and asked me a lot of things.”

Liang Gang stated his conditions, he wanted that villa, but he couldn't.In case Liang Gang used this matter to fight back in the future, he simply donated it.At that time, even if netizens know the truth, they won't say anything about him.

Relatively speaking, the latter two conditions are no less beneficial to him than villas.But even if this secret is disclosed, it will not have much impact on him, let alone affect Li Feng's reputation.

"Ok, Ok!"

Liang Gang was overjoyed. He thought he would bleed heavily, so he doubled his psychological expectations, which was only about 5000 million.

Unexpectedly, Cai Zilong put forward other conditions.

It's a little troublesome to find the top staff, special effects studio, etc., but with his connections, it only takes a little effort, so it's not too difficult.

Using himself to praise Cai Zilong will have a considerable impact on his image and reputation.If an enemy intentionally made trouble on the Internet, he might even be accused of pretending to be a grandson to a new director in order to stay in the entertainment circle to make money.

But even if you scold him, no one will keep holding on to him. After two or three years, he will be forgotten by others.

These two conditions were completely within his acceptable range.

"That's how it is! Director Cai will ask someone to design a relevant operation plan before coming to me. For the rest of the conditions, we will discuss the details at that time." Cai Zilong said.

"Okay, then I won't bother Director Cai."

Liang Gang heaved a sigh of relief. Although the loss was heavy and his heart ached, he finally got Cai Zilong's understanding.

As long as he can stay in the entertainment circle, these losses can always be made back.

(End of this chapter)