Chapter 705: Wishful Thinking

As the saying goes, there are no tigers in the mountains, and the monkey is called the king, and the meaning of this sentence Zhao Fusheng is too clear.

And this scene in front of you is undoubtedly the most perfect interpretation.

That's right, a few days after Fan Baobao returned from winter vacation, Fan Beibei moved in.

Without the control of the elders, the little princess quickly gained leadership, as for her subordinates, her own sister Fan Baobao, and her brother and brother-in-law Zhao Fusheng.

Originally, Zhao Fusheng was still a little unhappy that the world of the two was disturbed, but as soon as he saw the little princess, the unhappiness in his heart disappeared, in this world, there is nothing more cherished than Beibei's smile.

"Brother, I want to hear you sing. ”

"Sister, read me a fairy tale. ”

With such requirements, Zhao Fusheng had to sigh, it turned out that taking care of children was really not an easy thing.

Entrusting Fan Beibei to Fan Baobao's care, Zhao Fusheng glanced at his mobile phone and walked upstairs.

When he came upstairs and pressed the connect button, Zhao Fusheng smiled and said, "Brother Hua, happy little year." ”

"Xiao Nian?" Liu Dehua was stunned for a moment, and then laughed too: "Tongle, Tongle." ”

Greetings are naturally necessary, regardless of whether they are at home or abroad, but if you are a smart person, you are not so straightforward, because everyone knows very well that no matter how direct your personality is, you can't make people think that you are impolite.

After chatting for a while about the weather in Hong Kong and the mainland, and chatting about their recent situations, Liu Tianwang finally got to the point.

"Fusheng, have you considered the matter of the second part of "Infernal Affairs"?"

Heavenly King's words made Zhao Fusheng frown, and his intuition told him that it was impossible for Liu Tianwang to mention this matter for no reason.

"Brother Hua, what's wrong, is there any problem?" Zhao Fusheng asked rhetorically.

To be honest, he really didn't plan to write this second part, because Zhao Fusheng felt that the second part of "Infernal Affairs" was really not good. And he is not a professional screenwriter himself, and he doesn't remember the plot so clearly.

The two reasons were combined, so even if Zhao Fusheng understood the hint in Liu Tianwang's words, he still pretended to be confused.

"This, from its release on New Year's Day to the present, "Infernal Affairs" has had a box office of 40 million. Liu Tianwang said to Zhao Fusheng with a wry smile: "I won't hide it from you, Mr. Lin is very satisfied with the effect of this drama and plans to continue to invest in the filming of the second part, so I want to ask you if you have any ideas for writing it down." ”

The so-called Mr. Lin naturally refers to Lin Jianle, the boss of Media Asia, that is, the person who had the idea of not letting Zhao Fusheng sign the screenwriter.

Of course, this is also a well-known rich man in Hong Kong.

The former ATV was invested by the Lin family, but the Lin family's father and son were not good at management, and they lost nearly 3 billion Hong Kong dollars in 14 years after entering ATV, and finally had to end gloomily.

On the eve of the return to China in '97, the property market on Hong Kong Island was at its peak, and Lam Kin-lok bought the Furama Hotel in Central at a high price of HK$6.9 billion to plan for reconstruction, but the Asian financial turmoil in '98 caused property prices to fall, and Lai Sun Development borrowed from banks for the purchase of Furama Hotel, making it a listed company with the highest loss on the island, and the stock price fell.

It wasn't until later that Lin Jianle got involved in the film and television production industry, shooting a number of blockbusters one after another, listing and making money, and finally recovered.

And now, it should be the critical moment of Boss Lin's transformation, if Zhao Fusheng remembers correctly, he started to embark on the road of turning over from the filming of "Infernal Affairs", although this time was advanced by himself by two years.

"It's natural to write it down, but if I'm not mistaken, the copyright of "Infernal Affairs" is in my hands, right?" Zhao Fusheng said calmly to Liu Tianwang.

He didn't go around in any circles, the implication is obvious, you Boss Lin can shoot the second part if you want to, but it is naturally impossible not to say it.

Business is business, friendship is friendship.

Liu Tianwang knows this truth better than anyone else, and he also knows that it is impossible for Zhao Fusheng to hand over the copyright of such a movie for no reason.

Not to mention anything else, the box office of "Infernal Affairs" alone has proved that Zhao Fusheng's words were not wrong at the beginning, and he did write a masterpiece that can save the current sluggish Hong Kong film market.

And the more this is the case, the more difficult this matter will be, after all, Zhao Fusheng is not a director, he is just a screenwriter.

And the status of screenwriters is sometimes really hard to say.

At the very least, in the eyes of Liu Tianwang, although Zhao Fusheng's status is inferior to his own, he must not be fooled casually as some people suggested to Lin Jianle.

At this time, at that time, although Zhao Fusheng was famous in the advertising industry, he was not a person in the film and television industry after all, to put it bluntly, he was just a screenwriter who played tickets.

And now, according to the news that Liu Tianwang knows, Zhao Fusheng has written at least three movie scripts, and he has also met many people in the circle.

has been going to the mainland for many years, Liu Tianwang knows very well, don't look at Zhao Fusheng now, but if Lin Jianle really listened to other people's opinions and quietly filmed the second part of "Infernal Affairs", not to mention whether the quality of the script of the second part can be compared to the first part, this reputation alone will be completely stinky.

Although Hong Kong movies are famous for swarming and following trends, after all, this involves his own reputation, Liu Tianwang, who has always cherished his feathers, and such a thing is not allowed to happen anyway.

"I know, that's why I'm calling you, think about it, when you have time, how about writing the script for the second part?" Liu Tianwang said to Zhao Fusheng sincerely.

"No need. Zhao Fusheng didn't think about it at all, and directly rejected Liu Tianwang: "Brother Hua, I don't plan to write the second part." ”

"Huh?"

Liu Tianwang was stunned, he didn't expect Zhao Fusheng to give himself such an answer.

Originally, he thought that Zhao Fusheng would explain to him, but they refused directly, and he didn't go around the circle at all.

"Fusheng, you're not joking, are you?" Liu Tianwang was silent for a moment and asked Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng smiled slightly: "Brother Hua, I won't lie to you, this drama itself was conceived on a whim when I was doing advertising planning, and you asked me to write the following content, to be honest, I never thought about it at all." ”

This is the truth, there are three parts of "Infernal Affairs", but Zhao Fusheng was only impressed by the first part, and he didn't remember the latter at all, not to mention that Liu Tianwang took the initiative to mention it, even if he didn't say it, Zhao Fusheng would not consider writing the so-called second part.

"This ......" I didn't expect Zhao Fusheng to say this, and Liu Tianwang didn't know what to say for a while.

He is even worried now that if Zhao Fusheng can't think about it and doesn't agree to authorize Huanya to continue filming, what will happen to the whole thing?

Fortunately, Zhao Fusheng seemed to guess what he was thinking, and said with a slight smile: "Brother Hua, a fixed price, two million." If Media Asia can produce two million, "Infernal Affairs" will have nothing to do with me from now on. ”

"Two million?" Liu Tianwang gasped, he didn't expect that Zhao Fusheng would actually open his mouth, asking for such a high price, wouldn't this guy be crazy.

But after thinking about it, he felt that Zhao Fusheng asked for such a price, in fact, he could understand it, after all, he was tantamount to directly selling the movie "Infernal Affairs", you know, as long as you are not a fool, you will know that the box office of "Infernal Affairs" can exceed 50 million, or even 60 million is not impossible.

As the peak of Hong Kong films in recent years, if Zhao Fusheng is willing to write the second part, the script fee of 200,000 yuan will definitely not be enough, and he will bid one million, and it is estimated that some people will agree.

Therefore, now that Zhao Fusheng has offered a price of two million, Liu Tianwang is surprised and feels that it is acceptable.

"Brother Hua, you don't have to reply to me in a hurry, remember our agreement?" Zhao Fusheng smiled and asked.

Liu Dehua was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that Zhao Fusheng and himself had signed an agreement before filming "Infernal Affairs", that is, if the total box office of "Infernal Affairs" exceeded 50 million Hong Kong dollars, then according to the agreement, Zhao Fusheng would enjoy a 5% share of the excess part.

In other words, if the total box office of "Infernal Affairs" can reach 60 million, then Zhao Fusheng can get a box office dividend of 500,000 Hong Kong dollars in addition to the script fee.

As soon as he thought of this, Liu Tianwang felt that he was not negotiating with a newcomer at all, but like negotiating with an old fox.

"Okay, I'll tell Mr. Lin about this, and someone will contact you for the specific situation. Liu Tianwang was silent for a moment, and finally did not continue to talk according to what Zhao Fusheng said.

Zhao Fusheng put down the phone, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He didn't mean to embarrass Liu Tianwang, but he knew very well that this person was not the one who was in charge. Lin Jianle, who was able to pull the family out of the brink of bankruptcy and re-enter the top ten chaebols on Hong Kong Island, is simply a person who is accustomed to being self-oriented.

In other words, it is impossible for such a person to give authority to others.

Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin said: The side of the couch does not allow others to sleep soundly. In fact, people like Lin Jianle are the same, in Zhao Fusheng's opinion, he would rather spend a high price to buy the copyright of "Infernal Affairs" than let himself control the play.

To put it bluntly, if someone buys the copyright, how they like to shoot and shoot it next has nothing to do with themselves, the initiator.

As for Zhao Fusheng, if Lin Jianle does that, he will be in his arms, after all, Zhao Fusheng never planned to use this movie to make any articles from the beginning.

He has a few catties and a few taels, Zhao Fusheng knows very well, he doesn't think that if he writes the second part of "Infernal Affairs" by himself, he will definitely be able to succeed.

That kind of thing that is not sure, Zhao Fu will not do it in life and death.

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