Chapter 50 Loans

After finishing the casting, Chen Zhixi immediately contacted Zeng Li.

No need to contact the agent, she has Zeng Li's phone number.

"Hello, is this Zeng Li?"

"Producer Chen, it's me."

"Congratulations, Mr. Gu has just decided that you will play the leading female role in our movie.

You don't have to worry about the pay, our crew offers the highest pay in the industry today.

"Do you have time these next two days to come to the company and sign the contract?" Chen Zhixi asked.

"Thank you so much, Producer Chen. Thank you also to Director Gu for your appreciation. I'll be there to sign the contract tomorrow morning."

Zeng Li seemed very surprised and said gratefully.

"Okay, I'll wait for you at the company tomorrow morning."

All the actors for "Detective Chinatown" have been confirmed, and Yang Liwen brought him another good news: the box office share of "The Blade of the Assassin" has been received.

Now, in addition to the remaining 12 million in Gu Wei's company's account, plus the newly received 36.5 million, and minus the expenses used to purchase copyrights during this period, there is still about 45 million left in the account.

According to the agreement he signed with China Film Group and three other companies, the investment in "Detective Chinatown" was 70 million yuan, and Gu Wei held a 70% share, so he needed to invest 49 million yuan.

Gu Wei made a phone call and called Yang Liwen over. "Sister Yang, please prepare the paperwork for Detective Chinatown and the company. Come with me later."

Bank of Communications

Gu Wei took Yang Liwen out of the car at the door of the Bank of Communications, and President Guo was already waiting at the door to greet him.

"Mr. Gu, welcome, welcome. Please come in." President Guo greeted Gu Wei warmly, stepped forward to shake his hand, and then led him to the high-end VIP room inside.

Gu Wei took Yang Liwen to sit down, and President Guo personally made tea for them.

"This is the Mingqian Longjing tea I got from the president when I went to the head office last time. I've never been willing to drink it myself. Mr. Gu, Manager Yang, please try it."

After saying that, he poured himself a cup.

Gu Wei held the tea tray in one hand, filtered the foam on the surface of the tea with the tea lid in the other hand, and took a sip.

"Good tea." Gu Wei sighed.

His father loved drinking tea, and the family had a collection of teas of different grades. He often drank tea with his father, and over time he was able to appreciate the flavor of tea.

President Guo was very happy to hear this.

"I have two taels left. I'll give them to you, Mr. Gu, later."

"How can a gentleman take away what someone loves?"

"Oh~ I don't know how to drink tea either. Good tea only has value when it falls into the hands of someone like you who knows how to appreciate tea." President Guo complimented

"President Guo is so polite that I would be grateful to you for your kindness." Gu Wei smiled, then his expression changed and he started talking about business.

"President Guo, I'm here today for two things."

President Guo also sat upright, he already knew what Gu Wei was here for.

"Mr. Gu, please speak."

"First of all, the film 'Blade of Blades' that my company previously invested in had a good return rate and made some money. I'm here to pay off the loan."

"Mr. Gu, you are too modest. Even an outsider like me knows how popular your movies are. There is no problem in paying off the loan, and our bank has many excellent financial products for you to choose from." President Guo knew that Gu Wei made a lot of money, so he began to promote the bank's products.

"President Guo, wait a minute. I have one more thing to ask. My company has invested in a new movie, and just like last time, I hope to use the profits from this movie as collateral for another loan."

Gu Wei spoke slowly.

After hearing this, President Guo not only did not find it difficult to do so, but instead looked very happy.

"No problem, Mr. Gu. Lao Guo guarantees you this. As long as we complete all the necessary procedures like last time, the credit limit and interest rate will be the most favorable this time."

President Guo did not expect such a surprise. Banks like to lend money to rich people the most.

The more successful the company is and the more money it makes, the more he wants to lend you money.

The success of Gu Wei's "The Blade of the Assassin" also gave him the confidence to ask the bank for more relaxed policies.

First settle the previous loan of 8 million.

Gu Wei then asked Yang Liwen to take out all the prepared documents, including the agreements signed with China Film Group and three other companies.

President Guo looked at the materials for a while, then looked up and said

"Mr. Gu, no problem, our procedures are formal and complete.

Moreover, the investment this time is even bigger, with three well-known film and television companies participating, so there will definitely be no problem in lending.

How much do you want to borrow this time?" President Gu asked cautiously.

"40 million, do you think there is a problem?" Gu Wei asked.

President Guo thought for a moment and said, "No problem, this amount is fine. In fact, it can be even higher."

"40 million is enough. Thank you, President Guo, for your hard work again." Gu Wei said

"Mr. Gu, you don't have to be polite to me. You can come to me to apply for a loan, which means you think highly of me, Guo.

Things will definitely be made clear for you."

With the assistance of President Guo, Gu Wei went through the application process again and signed.

Everything is done, President Guo said

"Mr. Gu, please come back tomorrow. The process should be faster this time. Come over tomorrow to sign the loan agreement, and the money will be in your account."

After saying "thank you", he shook hands with President Guo and took Yang Liwen back to the company.

In the car, Gu Wei said to Yang Liwen, "Sister Yang, we need to ask the headhunters to recruit a general manager for [Weiming Tianxia Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd.] to be responsible for the overall coordination of film and television production."

From the time Yang Liwen became Gu Wei's agent until now, Gu Wei has found that she is a qualified agent, but she is not good at managing a company and coordinating film and television production.

It turned out that Gu Wei only had a small personal studio, and the only things that needed to be dealt with were Gu Wei's own matters.

Now that [Wei Ming Tian Xia Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd.] has been established, it needs to participate in film and television production, and Yang Liwen's abilities are no longer sufficient. The early preparations for [Detective Chinatown] had been slow to progress until Chen Zhixi came on board, and things started to pick up speed.

Gu Wei planned to let Yang Liwen focus on his studio in the future and only serve as the manager of his studio and his own agent.

Find professionals to do the film and television production work.

"Okay, Mr. Gu, I'll do it right away and ask the headhunter to recommend a candidate as soon as possible."

Back at the company, Gu Wei called Chen Zhixi over

"How are the early preparations going? Has the crew been fully assembled?" Gu Wei asked.

"The crew has been almost assembled. Thanks to the help of China Film Group and Guangguang Film Group, it was completed in such a short time."

Chen Zhixi replied.

"When will it start filming? I hope the sooner the better."

Chen Zhixi thought about it

“The site has not yet been chosen, and I still need to communicate with the Thai side.

[Lost in Thailand] The popularity of Thailand tourism has made it popular. We can enjoy great discounts if we go there to shoot movies now.

Then there is the issue of the actors' schedules. Baoqiang has an event to attend during the Chinese New Year.

We'll have everything ready before the Lunar New Year, and around the tenth day after the Lunar New Year we'll be able to prepare for the launch conference and officially start filming."

With a producer like Chen Zhixi, making a movie has become a simple thing.

It can be said that Gu Wei, as a director, does not have to worry at all.

The script is written by someone hired beforehand, and the storyboards are completed by the storyboard artist. If there are any mistakes during filming, they will be changed.

He hired an experienced but unknown director from China Film Group to be Gu Wei's first assistant director. He also found two unsuccessful seniors in the directing department through the relationship with Teacher Xu at the school, and signed them to his company to be the second and third directors of this shoot.

Finally, there is the producer Lu Yang.

With this lineup, it seems that director Gu Wei has no place.

Of course not, Gu Wei has the final say on everything.

Well~, this shot was very important and hard for him.

(End of this chapter)