This star doesn’t work overtime

Sequel plan...

A trace of hesitation flashed in Wang Cheng's eyes.

He doesn't want to make movies, which is a tiring job.

However, The Matrix did leave a clear sequel tail.

If the sequel is not filmed, Wang Cheng's obsessive-compulsive perfectionism will also make him a little uncomfortable.

However, if possible, Wang Cheng still doesn’t want to shoot, so he can leave the sequel to someone else!

or……

If someone wants to buy it as a package, he is also willing to sell the rights to the entire series together, so that he can save some trouble and allow the entire series of movies to be released.

Qin Mo, Qin Yuhai, and Shen Shenghui all looked at Wang Cheng slightly nervously, waiting for Wang Cheng's answer.

Wang Cheng thought for a moment and said calmly: "There should be a sequel to this movie. Because the first movie has not finished telling the story I imagined. At least, it will take three episodes, or It takes four episodes to finish.”

Qin Mo and Qin Yuhai's eyes flashed with anticipation and certainty, as well as some surprises.

Qin Mo immediately said: "Then when do you plan to make the sequel?"

Qin Yuhai also immediately expressed his position and said: "Cube Entertainment will gather all the resources of the company to help you shoot the sequel to The Matrix."

Such a movie that breaks the box office record of Chinese movies is enough for an entertainment giant like Rubik's Cube Entertainment to fully support it. It can integrate all the resources within the company. Even if it cannot get the copyright and box office income, it can be obtained by participating in the filming process. Many benefits too.

Wang Cheng narrowed his eyes and said calmly: "But, I don't really want to make a movie anymore, I'm too tired!"

Forehead……

Qin Mo, Qin Yuhai, Shen Shenghui, and Xia Xi were all stunned.

too tired?

Both Qin Mo and Xia Xi participated in the whole process of Wang Cheng's filmmaking and knew how Wang Cheng completed the film.

Compared with other crews, Wang Cheng's movie-making process was not tiring...

Not only Wang Cheng, but every actor and behind-the-scenes staff involved was not tired and felt much more relaxed than when working on other crews.

Because Wang Cheng doesn't work overtime.

I commute to get off work on time every day. Even if the other actors and staff of the crew come early or leave later, they are still doing preparation work and are not too tired. Compared with other crews who often work overtime and the director yells, It's really much easier.

However, Wang Cheng's requirements during working hours are absolutely extremely demanding. Whether he is an actor or a behind-the-scenes staff, they try their best to be as perfect as possible when working to avoid being stared at by Wang Cheng's cold gaze.

Therefore, when Xia Xi and Qin Mo heard Wang Cheng say that they were too tired to make movies, they were stunned and didn't believe it.

but……

They thought carefully about Wang Cheng's work on the show, and it seemed that it was indeed much easier than filming a movie. They didn't have to take care of every aspect, and just performed on the stage according to the requirements of the program team and it was over. It was indeed much easier than being a director or starring role.

Therefore, the two of them didn't know what to say for a while. It was wrong to refute, and it seemed wrong not to refute.

At this time, Qin Yuhai said softly: "Wang Cheng, if you don't want to make a movie, how about you sell us the sequel rights to The Matrix? We at Rubik's Cube Entertainment can pool the resources of the entire company to shoot the sequel to this movie. I guarantee you will be satisfied and your work will not be ruined.”

"We have absolutely rich experience in film production. I started out as a film producer. You can rest assured! As for the price and conditions, you can ask whatever you want. As long as it is suitable, I will never bargain."

Qin Yuhai's heart was full of surprises. He was still thinking about how to talk to Wang Cheng, but he didn't expect that Wang Cheng himself said he didn't want to take pictures.

So isn't this an opportunity that's coming to your doorstep?

If you don’t want to take pictures, I want to take pictures!

Qin Mo also said softly: "That's right, Wang Cheng. All the viewers who have watched The Matrix love it very much and are looking forward to the sequel! If you don't make it, everyone will be disappointed."

Wang Cheng glanced at Qin Yuhai and Qin Mo calmly, and said calmly: "What does their disappointment have to do with me?"

Forehead……

Qin Yuhai and Shen Shenghui have heard this more than once, and they still cannot refute it at this time.

How are the fans? What does it have to do with me, Wang Cheng?

If other celebrities and artists dared to say such things, they would have been restrained by their agency to stop talking nonsense. Fans would definitely riot if they knew about it.

However, if it is Wang Cheng, then it will be fine.

Even if word spreads, fans will just be like that, they are used to it, so what if they are dissatisfied? Wang Cheng was too lazy to pay attention to them, so he could only complain a few words, and then he still had to like Wang Cheng's works and had to like Wang Cheng...

After all, who can resist a chivalrous line? Who can refuse the song "The Case of Sapphire"? Who can refuse a preface to Prince Teng’s Pavilion? Who can resist a nunchaku? Who can reject the song "Shameless" because of love?

Who can say no to The Matrix?

so……

I have to like Wang Cheng.

The car was quiet for a while, and the other people didn't know what to say.

Wang Cheng also continued to close his eyes and meditate, and was no longer interested in talking!

The car quickly arrived at Wang Cheng's house in Shanghai and did not return to the company's apartment dormitory.

Shen Shenghui said: "Okay, Wang Cheng, you are home. I won't disturb you anymore. I will discuss your conditions with the distribution company in Hollywood!"

Wang Cheng hummed, not caring about it, picked up his bag and started to get out of the car.

Qin Yuhai also immediately said: "Wang Cheng, since you don't want to make a movie. Then I really want the sequel rights to The Matrix, and I will shoot it with my heart. You can supervise the shooting process at any time. The conditions I give you are , the buyout price is 1.5 billion, which is an absolutely super high price. Another way to cooperate is to give you 10% of all revenue, plus 500 million in copyright fees!"

"You are also an insider. You should know that even if it is a popular movie, the sequel copyright is not too high. Tens of millions is very high, and there are very few hundreds of millions! Even if the sequel copyright of a popular Hollywood movie is, at most That’s tens of millions of dollars!”

"I give you such a high price because I believe in the potential of this movie and also believe in your influence, Wang Cheng!"

There is something to say...

Qin Yuhai's price was indeed very high. It would not be an exaggeration to say it was a sky-high price.

Shen Shenghui, Qin Mo, and Xia Xi all looked at Qin Yuhai in shock.

Wang Cheng also opened his eyes and glanced at Qin Yuhai in slight surprise. He had made movies all his life in his previous life. Of course he knew the copyright price range of movie sequels. Generally, the sequels of popular movies are only worth tens of millions. The copyright prices of sequels of Hollywood blockbusters are That's $20 to 30 million.

Qin Yuhai suddenly offered a sky-high price of 1.5 billion to buy it out. In addition, he was willing to give 10% of all income sharing and 500 million in copyright fees!

to be honest……

Such a price is really a sky-high price.

However, Wang Cheng did not agree immediately. He just said lightly: "We can wait until the movie is released to talk about the sequel copyright."

Wang Cheng is not in a hurry!

He is not short of money and is not anxious about making money.

However, Qin Yuhai was very satisfied with Wang Cheng's reaction. He knew that when negotiating with Wang Cheng, it was impossible to reach an agreement in one go. If he offered a sky-high price first and raised the price, he believed that it would be impossible for others to intervene again.

Because there are almost no people in the country who can afford such a high price and are willing to pay such a high price!

"Okay, let's wait until the movie is released and we can talk again. Wang Cheng, this is not the limit in my heart. If you are not satisfied, we can talk again! I just want to cooperate with you."

Qin Yuhai said sincerely, and what he said was from his heart.

For the sequel to The Matrix movie, he really doesn't want to make money. Even if he loses money on the film, he doesn't care. What he cares about is that the copyright of the movie is in his own hands. What he cares about is having a substantial relationship with Wang Cheng. If a cooperative relationship has such a beginning, there will be more opportunities for cooperation in the future.

As Wang Cheng, who spent money on the first time, was willing to cooperate, he believed there would be a second time.

Even if Wang Cheng does not renew his contract and leaves Rubik's Cube Entertainment in the future, as long as there are enough cooperative relationships, Wang Cheng will still continue to cooperate with Rubik's Cube Entertainment, and Rubik's Cube Entertainment will still be able to rely on Wang Cheng to stay in the Chinese entertainment industry. Dominate.

This is the countermeasure Qin Yuhai has thought up in recent days.

Wang Cheng nodded lightly to Qin Yuhai, said nothing, and got out of the car.

Shen Shenghui suddenly said: "By the way, Wang Cheng, your vacation is over, and you have already found a new job. I may help you accept a variety show announcement! CCTV, Xiangnan Satellite TV, Dragon TV, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV have all given sky-high prices. I want to cooperate with you again! I sent the information to Xia Xi and asked Xia Xi to introduce it to you. You choose the one you want to join and I will discuss cooperation!"

Shen Shenghui's words also clearly expressed the attitude of Qin Yuhai and Rubik's Cube Entertainment. The new job gave Wang Cheng the greatest autonomy and would no longer deliberately target Wang Cheng.

The popularity and success of The Matrix became the last straw for Qin Yuhai. He gave up his plan to continue targeting and suppressing Wang Cheng and began to cooperate with Wang Cheng normally. He tried his best to consider Wang Cheng's opinions and repair the relationship with Wang Cheng. relationship between processes.

However, Wang Cheng still just gave a faint hum, and then got out of the car and walked into the community. The security guards at the door turned red with excitement and hurriedly stepped forward to help Wang Cheng get his things and open the door for Wang Cheng!

Xia Xi nodded to Shen Shenghui, Qin Yuhai, and Qin Mo, and then followed Wang Cheng out of the car and walked into the community!

Behind them, Han Xiao and Zhang Hanwen also followed Wang Cheng's footsteps into the community and went to Wang Cheng's home as guests. They also carried some gifts in their hands, so they were visiting Wang Cheng's home to pay New Year's greetings.

Watching Wang Cheng and Xia Xi enter the community, the smile on Qin Yuhai's face slowly disappeared, then he leaned on the chair and said softly: "Let's go back to the company!"

The car door closed and the car started quickly and headed towards the company.

Shen Shenghui said softly: "Mr. Qin, Wang Cheng will definitely feel our sincerity. 500 million plus 10% of the total revenue, even if the sequel movie becomes a hit, he will be the biggest winner, and his income may be higher than ours More."

Qin Yuhai nodded: "Well, let's do that. You say hello to the company's publicity department and start promoting Wang Cheng as positively as possible."

Shen Shenghui: "There is no need to interfere with Wang Cheng's publicity at all. Under normal circumstances, no one would dare to criticize Wang Cheng. Everyone on the entire network evaluates Wang Cheng positively."

Qin Mo also smiled and said: "Yes, if anyone dares to criticize Wang Cheng, then Wang Cheng's hundreds of millions of fans will definitely attack him! And, to be honest, besides being cold to others, Wang Cheng doesn't have any black spots. .”

Qin Yuhai: "Then help him increase some positive public opinion. Didn't he pay more than 5 billion in taxes last year? This can also be publicized. You can break the news! In the entire China, rich people who pay taxes honestly can't Many! It can even be said that there is not one at all.”

"Only Wang Cheng did not use any tax avoidance means and paid taxes in full. This can also add some aura and reputation to him."

Shen Shenghui: "That's true. I will break the news, and the self-media will be very interested. However, this will also expose Wang Cheng's total income last year. Will it arouse some people's hatred of the rich? "

Qin Mo said disdainfully: "The origin of every penny Wang Cheng earns is well documented and he earned it all by himself. Don't be afraid, Wang Cheng himself won't be afraid either!"

Shen Shenghui nodded.

On this point, the three of them all admired Wang Cheng very much.

More than 5 billion tax dollars will be given as soon as the eyes say it will be given!

They absolutely can't do it.

Those celebrities and entertainers are reluctant to pay tens of millions in taxes every year, and use various methods to avoid taxes or even evade taxes!

The car had just walked out not far.

Shen Shenghui looked out the window, and suddenly his eyes flashed with surprise: "Yu Jinghong is here, looking for Wang Cheng?"

Qin Yuhai and Qin Mo also looked out the window. It was indeed Yu Jinghong, the vice president of Penguin Entertainment. They had known each other for a long time and recognized him at a glance.

Qin Mo: "Maybe you are looking for Wen Yixiao? I heard that Wen Yixiao also bought a house here, and he and Wang Cheng are neighbors!"

Qin Yuhai shook his head: "They must be looking for Wang Cheng. If they were looking for Wen Yixiao, they wouldn't have chosen this time just right!"

After a pause, Qin Yuhai immediately said to Shen Shenghui: "Contact Xia Xi and ask her to write down everything Yu Jinghong said when she met Wang Cheng and report the useful information!"

Forehead……

Shen Shenghui was stunned for a moment and said softly: "Mr. Qin, I can't order Xia Xi!"

Qin Yuhai also felt cold, and then he understood Xia Xi's background. Although Xia Xi was nominally an employee of Rubik's Cube Entertainment and was assigned to be Wang Cheng's assistant, no one in the whole company could order Xia Xi, and Xia Xi could only follow him. Except for Wang Cheng, who had never been to Rubik's Cube Entertainment once, he frowned and said: "This is her job, you just say it, forget it if she can't do it!"

Shen Shenghui nodded: "Okay!"

Shen Shenghui sent a message to Xia Xi, but Xia Xi did not reply to him.

Qin Yuhai frowned, having a bad feeling in his heart.

…

As soon as Wang Cheng opened the door and walked into his home, he felt a little more relaxed.

Han Xiao, Zhang Hanwen, and Xia Xi all laughed and helped Wang Cheng clean the house together.

After all, the house has not been lived in for a while, and there is a layer of dust in the house.

It is impossible for Wang Cheng to hire a housekeeper to clean the house, he usually cleans it himself!

Therefore, Wang Cheng also joined in. After all, it was his own family, so it was impossible not to do it himself!

After a while, the doorbell rang, and Xia Xi got Wang Cheng's permission to open the door. She saw Wen Yixiao, Yu Jinghong, An Keru, Zhu Ziqi, and Lin Mi standing at the door, each holding a New Year gift.

"Wang Cheng, we are here to wish you a happy new year!"

Zhu Ziqi said with a smile.

Wang Cheng did not look back at them, wiped the table and said softly: "Come in!"

Several people walked in!

Yu Jinghong looked at Wang Cheng and hesitated. She wanted to say something, but felt that now was not the time, so she could only sit down with a smile.

Wen Yixiao, An Keru, Zhu Ziqi, and Lin Mi were not polite and picked up tools to join in the cleaning.