Chen Minhao put down the coffee cup in his hand and said with a smile: "First of all, there have been almost no series of movies that have become popular in China in the past few years. If the "Detective" series can become a hit, the actors who star in this movie will be worth a lot of money and have high status. There is a very obvious improvement.
Second, I think Brother Zhou may have entered a misunderstanding. I don’t think Wanfang Pictures doubled the production cost of “Detective 2” because they didn’t want us to invest. Fang Jun would not be so naive. They put the filming location in the United States and spent so much money. This shows that they do not care about temporary gains and losses and strive to improve the quality of the "Detective" series.
Third, if Brother Zhou feels that the investment in "Detective 2" is not worthwhile, you can think about it. If you stay, you will still have investment opportunities in "Detective 3" and even "Detective 4".
So having said that, I think the success or failure of the "Detective" series is very closely related to us. "
Wang Ruozhou laughed and said, "Are you so sure that the "Detective" series will be a hit?"
Chen Minhao grinned and said: "Of course I'm not sure. However, "Detective 1" has a rating of 8.4 on Douban, which is already very high for a commercial film. And the audience's call for a sequel to "Detective 1" is very loud. Therefore, If there is a domestic movie series that becomes a hit in the past few years, I bet it will be the "Detective" series."
Wang Ruozhou nodded thoughtfully and said, "I will go back and discuss it with my agent today, and then I will give you and Wanfang Pictures an answer."
When Chen Minhao heard Wang Ruozhou's words, he knew that Wang Ruozhou had most likely been convinced by him.
Sure enough, Fang Jun sent Chen Minhao an emoticon of "little bear bending down to say thank you" the next day.
On the third day, Tian Lin called Kang Hui and asked her and Chen Minhao to go to Wanfang Pictures to sign a contract.
Kang Hui brought two very professional legal colleagues to carefully check the contract, but Chen Minhao still spent an hour and a half reading the two contracts over and over again to ensure that there were no problems with the contract.
One contract is a performance contract for Chen Minhao's "Detective 2". The remuneration is 18 million. The shooting time has not been determined. The tentative shooting period is 26-30 weeks. The producer needs to communicate with Chen Minhao 8 months in advance to determine the specific shooting time.
Another contract is the 5% share of "Detective 2" that Fang Jun promised to Chen Minhao. Domestic laws stipulate that investment shares cannot be granted directly, so Chen Minhao received an investment worth 20 million yuan with a payment consideration of 1 yuan.
Kang Hui heard some gossip from Wanfang Pictures: The remuneration for the "Detective 2" performance contract signed by Wang Ruozhou and Wanfang Pictures has not changed, but the two parties have signed a supplementary clause:
If Wang Ruozhou stars in "Detective 3" and "Detective 4" as scheduled, Wanfang Pictures will give Wang Ruozhou a 5% share of "Detective 3" and "Detective 4" respectively.
At this point, after a whole week of communication and negotiations, the performance contracts of the two leading actors of "Detective 2" have finally been finalized.
Although the process was complicated and had many twists and turns, many parties involved in the negotiation: Wanfang Pictures, Chen Minhao, Wang Ruozhou, and Hu Defa were all satisfied with the result, especially for Chen Minhao's salary, which can be said to have doubled. This is quite satisfying.
On the afternoon of the day when the contract was signed, there was news on Weibo that Chen Minhao and Wang Ruozhou had renewed their contract to continue to be directed by Hu Defa in "Detective 2": "The original cast of the sequel to "Detective" has been confirmed to return, and the start time has not yet been determined."
The keywords Chen Minhao and "Detective" were both hot searches, and immediately attracted a large number of reposts and comments from marketing accounts, fans and passers-by:
[Buddhist old girl: Wanfang Pictures has a good vision. Before, I was a little worried about changing directors and starring roles.]
[Xigua Entertainment: From generation to generation, new buds sprout from spring. New era young actors Chen Minhao and Wang Ruozhou, who have participated in 10 movies since their debut and have achieved outstanding results, collaborate again in "Detective 2". What kind of sparks can the two create? ?]
[Only eat mango skin: Chen Minhao’s name is ranked ahead of Wang Ruozhou. Does this mean that Chen Minhao’s rank is ahead of Wang Ruozhou’s?]
[Xianyu and Baihe: Take away my Chen Minhao. Chen Minhao is very happy to be able to cooperate with a senior and does not compete for position. @Only eating mango skin is a real black powder, I hope everyone knows, the evidence: "Picture" "Picture" "Picture"]
[Tietouwa: No director or actors have been changed, thumbs up! ! expect! ! I just asked when it will be released?]
[Chen Jia Xiaogui: I am so happy that Chen Minhao is going to star in "Detective 2". Chen Minhao acted in a drama some time ago, and I was worried that he would put all his energy into the drama.]
[Flying Pigeon: I hope Chen Minhao can make another breakthrough in his acting skills in "Detective 2", win an acting trophy, and use his strength to teach the current Water Emperor and Water Queen how to behave.]
Chen Minhao was scrolling through Weibo with his left hand and drinking clam and wild vegetable miso soup with his right hand. It was very delicious: the natural sweetness of vegetables and the umami flavor of clams were blended into the miso soup.
"Wanfang Pictures must be too anxious. They signed the contract this morning and released the news in the afternoon."
Chen Minhao asked while scrolling through the comments.
Kang Hui immediately said: "After all, it has been more than three months since "Detective" was released, and it needs to gain popularity and create a sense of presence in front of the audience to avoid being forgotten by the audience.
And this is just the beginning. From the release of "Detective" to the release of "Detective 2", the producers will create countless topics to increase their presence.
For example, news was released today that the original cast will be filming a sequel. Another news may be released in 2 months: the starring role may change.
In another two months, the audience's appetite may be whetted: the sequel to "Detective" will not be filmed. When everyone is disappointed, there will be another breaking news about the start of filming of "Detective 2", thus locking the attention of passers-by.
True and false, false and true, they constantly create a sense of presence on Weibo. "
Chen Minhao nodded, then put down his phone and planned to go to the kitchen to serve a bowl of clam and wild vegetable miso soup.
Chen Qiang suddenly shouted: "Brother Hao, you are on the hot search again! You are still the third most popular search."
Chen Minhao nodded calmly and said: "With just the news of a sequel, it has entered the top three. Wanfang Pictures should spend money to operate it."
Chen Qiang quickly waved his hand and said: "Brother Hao, it's not the news about a sequel to "Detective 2", but because of another matter."
Chen Minhao was stunned for a moment, then calmly opened the hot search on Weibo on his mobile phone and saw two of his names in the top ten:
"Chen Minhao "Detective 2"" is ranked seventh on the hot search list, while another message "Chen Minhao Spring Festival Gala" is ranked third on the hot search list.
(End of chapter)