After all, Lu Yuan did not explain to Fatty Wei and the others what kind of novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was.

Lu Yuan knew it was useless to explain to them.

Nonsense, there is no Mr. Jin Yong in this world, can I create one myself?

As for producing the "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" trilogy?

If you're talking about making it into a TV series or a movie, Lu Yuan still has some ideas and can consider it in the future, but if you're talking about a novel...

Lu Yuan really can’t move out!

He has no system!

Even if it is moved out, it will only be a defective product, and the writing style is completely inferior to that of Mr. Jin Yong.

Lu Yuan does have some self-awareness.

It's late at night.

Fatty Wei and the others left with the shooting precautions and plans that Lu Yuan had given them.

Although Lu Yuan finished all the work on "Ip Man" in one day, Fatty Wei knew that he would be very busy in the future!

For example, the casting of the film, the registration and filing of the film, and the preparatory issues...

In short, this movie currently has a lot to do, and at the same time, the cost of this movie is not low.

If we leave aside some publicity and other operational aspects, the cost of this film is about 15 million.

Fifteen million?

A movie with a cost of 15 million may not be considered a big investment by other companies, and can only be considered average, but for "remote" entertainment it is indeed a big investment that is worth taking seriously. If this movie was made by other companies, it is no exaggeration to say that the cost would probably be over 60 million.

Why?

For a movie like this, you, the main character, would want to be paid, right? A few million dollars, is that enough?

Do these big names in supporting roles want pay? Without pay, will they come?

At the same time, the formation of various crews and the miscellaneous expenses of entertaining guests and dining out, don’t these cost money?

With layer after layer of exploitation, the invisible cost goes up. At the same time, if some fictitious expenses are added, wouldn’t the cost be over 60 million?

But it’s different on Lu Yuan’s side.

Although the lead actor Gu Huai has good acting skills, since it was his first time making a movie, his pay was not much, only about one million.

Apart from some basic living allowances from the companies, the supporting actors of several companies basically receive a share of the box office revenue.

Therefore, the more box office revenue there is, the more commission they get. Of course, this goes without saying for the director Fatty Wei, who also gets a commission from the box office.

As for what you called treating someone to a dinner?

Lu Yuan now does not need to talk to anyone else when filing and registering his movie. He just needs to submit some information, and the relevant department will give the green light if they think there is no problem.

After all, the relevant departments have a very good impression of Lu Yuan, and the leaders of the relevant departments often express their feelings that the future of Chinese films needs Lu Yuan's contribution.

Others...

You mean the cinemas?

My father-in-law owns a cinema chain, so he has very close connections with people in all fields...

From the investor side?

Bullshit investors! This movie was entirely invested by Lu Yuan alone, so there's no mess involved.

So to sum up, the initial cost of this movie was reduced just like that...

Anyway…

The situation of Lu Yuan's "remote" entertainment is really different from that of other entertainment companies.

After explaining a series of things about the movie "Ip Man", Lu Yuan felt a little tired. After all, it was definitely not an easy task to take out everything about "Ip Man" in his head all at once.

He rubbed his head.

I looked at the moon hanging in the sky outside the window.

The moon is very bright and clear, and seems to have a faint cool feeling.

He could have taken his time.

but……

He can't slow down now.

He can't stay in China for long.

After finishing his business in China, he had to go back to Hollywood to film The Legend of 1900...

June was a turbulent month for Lu Yuan in Hollywood. In a sense, the situation in Hollywood was not good.

After all, such a huge investment in the cinema was really painful for Lu Yuan. If something went wrong, Lu Yuan felt that his heart would not be able to bear it.

Lu Yuan looked at the time.

It is now around nine o'clock in the evening.

Lu Yuan yawned and stretched, and soon after he stood up, his cell phone rang.

"Boss... Saw is finished!"

"Finished so quickly?"

"Yes, they can all be released after the post-production is completed, but we have encountered some minor troubles..." On the other end of the phone, James was very excited at first, but then his excited expression gradually turned into silence.

"What's the trouble?"

"Forrest and I have tried to communicate with other theaters. Although other theaters did not block our theater as we said before, most of them offered special profit-sharing terms that made us uncomfortable..."

"What terms?"

"It was half and half before, now they want four and six!"

"We are four, they are six?"

"Yes... they want to take an extra 10%!"

"Have you shown them the sample?"

"We haven't even submitted the sample film yet, but they're already discussing the profit-sharing with us... But boss, this is not a big deal. I have quite a few connections in Hollywood, and we can ask them to talk to the theaters about the profit-sharing issue. I think the theaters will still give us face." James laughed on the other end of the phone.

"Mr. James, forget it." Lu Yuan said silently, "No need to show them the sample film, and no need to talk to them anymore..."

"Why?"

"We don't owe them anything, and we don't need to beg them. At worst, the movie can be postponed for a few days... We don't have to bow to anyone..." Lu Yuan was not in a hurry, and at the same time he found that he was really calm deep in his heart.

If you don't let me release the film, the worst that can happen is that I'll just postpone it for a few days and release it myself.

I'm not afraid.

And what impact will the postponement of the release have on him?

Impact on credibility?

Would Lu Yuan worry about this?

It is basic operation for "remote" entertainment to postpone the release of movies. Lu Yuan has long been accustomed to being stood up.

"Ah?" James was confused on the other end of the phone.

Lu Yuan is completely accustomed to being stood up, but James, the international director, is not so used to it.

"Mr. James, I bought a cinema chain, did you know this?"

"I know." James nodded.

Although other companies may not know, this is no secret to James and others.

"I called over this morning and asked, the theater over there has been renovated and is ready for trial use."

"Ah? Boss, are you planning to..."

"Yes! If they are blocking us from releasing the film, we will release it on our own... I have always believed in a saying, that is, things will change over time..."

"Boss, what do you mean?"

Lu Yuan didn't know how to translate "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west" into English, so he just used Chinese instead.

Very imposing.

It sounds kind of exciting too.

but……

James didn't understand.

"Just because they are powerful now doesn't mean they will be powerful in the future. Just because we are a disadvantaged group now doesn't mean we will still be a disadvantaged group in the future. Mr. James, I always feel that our destiny is in our own hands." When he said this, Lu Yuan looked out the window.

Lu Yuan was deeply touched by this year's Golden Rooster Awards.

The memory of Fatty Wei on the stage reminded Lu Yuan of the past days.

Creating something from nothing is indeed difficult.

But they did it.

And now...

It's just that some history is repeating itself all over again.

There's nothing to worry about.

"Boss... I don't know why, but I feel like you've changed..."

"Has it changed?"

"Well, you seem to have become very confident, as if you have a kind of confidence that is integrated into your bones... and, very heroic. Before, you seemed to be a very low-key, crouching tiger that has been accumulating strength to catch prey, but now, you seem to have stretched out your claws, ready to show your fangs and attack!" James said this very seriously.

There was an undisguised hint of excitement in his voice.

"Really..." Lu Yuan laughed. "Although you have misunderstood me, since I have already done it, there is no turning back. All we can do is move forward."

"Boss, what about the publicity issue? You plan to invest in...wait, boss you...Oh my God, it turns out...Oh! God, I'm really shocked, I seem to realize a spider web that has been prepared long ago, you...have already arranged everything?" On the other end of the phone, James, who was originally asking questions, suddenly looked shocked.

He suddenly felt a chill.

He seemed to remember that Lu Yuan also seemed to have acquired a media company called Novi in ​​Hollywood.

and……

These days, the media outlet Novi has been going crazy in the entire Hollywood entertainment industry.

All kinds of notorious and eye-catching news are emerging in an endless stream, and even these messy news are quite popular!

This moment...

James gasped.

Being blackmailed by the cinema chain?

OK!

Then buy one for yourself!

No media publicity, so-called ban?

If you want to buy a media company yourself...

boss……

This is!

What an amazing operation!

"James...you are wrong, I didn't arrange these."

"ah?"

"We arranged it remotely. We are a team... You have been to our company before, and you know that our company is a team..."

"Ah? It's a pyramid scheme and brainwashing... cough... sorry..." James almost blurted out in excitement, but then he realized that it was inappropriate and immediately shut up.

"Hahaha, maybe. Now you are also in our team, how do you feel?"

“It doesn’t feel bad.”

"Hahaha."

"By the way, Boss, I'm very excited now..."

"What are you excited about?"

"It seems like we are going to declare war on Hollywood?"

"What's the point of declaring war... It's just for survival."

"Boss, I understand what you mean!"

After Lu Yuan hung up the phone, he stood up.

He once thought that he was weak and alone, and was always in a very strange state.

but……

The events that happened in these three years made Lu Yuan feel that he was not alone!

There is a team behind him!

After the Golden Rooster Awards, Fatty Wei and Lu Yihong both let go of their deep-seated obsessions and gradually began to find their own place.

And Lu Yuan...

He felt that he had found his place.

Yes!

He may not have much management ability, but Wang Jinxue does. He feels very confident in handing over the company management to Wang Jinxue.

He might be unfamiliar with the formation of a crew, and still not proficient in many professional things, but Fatty Wei and the others can do it!

He really doesn't know how to run media and doesn't understand much about it, but Zhou Shuai can definitely do it!

…

There are so many maybes.

Everyone has their own position.

And Lu Yuan...

Also found my own position.

What I have to do is...

Just when Lu Yuan wanted to show off, the phone rang again...

Why is the phone ringing non-stop in the middle of the night?

Lu Yuan was speechless.

When he answered the phone, there was a burst of R language that Lu Yuan couldn't understand...

While Lu Yuan was at a loss, the R language translation started.

"Mr. Lu, are you free tomorrow? If you are free, I hope to visit you in person... I hope you can give me a chance next time..."

"Um... hello, you are..."

"Hello, Mr. Lu, I'm Miyata, and I hope to cooperate with you on action movies..."

"Action movies? The kind you have that sell a lot? The kind with all kinds of plots?"

"right!"

"No, no, no, Mr. Miyata, I won't make your action movies. I have a girlfriend, I love my girlfriend very much, I'm very serious... and, you know, I'm not interested in your action movies at all... You should find someone else."

"???"