"Mr. Xu, there's something I need to report to you, and it's quite serious!"
When the day's filming was over, Director Xu was about to rush back to his villa to develop a higher-series steel armor when he was stopped by Feng Xiaoxia, who said with a somewhat serious expression.
Xu Lu glanced at the other person and asked, puzzled:
"Young hero, what happened to you? Why do you look so bitter and resentful?"
"Isn't 'Racing' a pretty solid box office performer? I think it should easily gross over a billion."
Hearing this, Feng Xiaoxia sighed and said:
"Mr. Xu, I'm not worried about the 'race car,' it's our Iron Man that's run into a bit of trouble!"
"Iron Man is in trouble? How come I didn't know? Besides, filming isn't even finished yet, and post-production has only just begun. How could there be trouble?"
Xu Lu was genuinely puzzled.
Feng Xiaoxia glanced around and, seeing that no one else was paying attention, whispered:
"Mr. Xu, it's a problem with the special effects production team. Their studio... wants more money!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Lu glanced at the other person and said:
"The special effects for our Iron Man movie aren't rushed, and they don't have any particularly complex effects, so why are they asking for more money?"
Feng Xiaoxia said with some helplessness:
"Mr. Xu, although the other party did not say it explicitly, I think it is probably related to the fact that every one of our movies has made a lot of money at the box office."
Especially since Kung Fu Hustle's box office exceeded 5 billion, so... so I guess the special effects studio got jealous.
Moreover, the special effects are crucial for our Iron Man film this time, so it's understandable that they would take the opportunity to raise prices.
Upon hearing this, Xu Lu understood.
So it turns out the special effects studio saw that Daxu Culture was making money, so they weren't satisfied with the price they had offered before.
Taking advantage of the need for special effects production for Iron Man, they made a request to Daxu Culture to raise prices.
Xu Lu thought for a moment and said:
"Xiaoxia, are the prices we offer to the special effects studios significantly lower than those of other special effects studios?"
"How could that be! Mr. Xu, the price we offered is already the market price, and it's actually quite high."
"Of course, the special effects studio we're currently collaborating with, called Feilongxian, is also top-tier in the industry..."
Feng Xiaoxia explained.
Xu Lu nodded and said:
"How about this, you represent me and talk to this Flying Dragon Immortal Studio. We can make a slight concession on the price, up to 10%, but they must guarantee the quality."
"Mr. Xu, is this really necessary? We can just find another special effects studio."
Feng Xiaoxia was somewhat puzzled.
Xu Lu smiled and said:
"It's alright, you go and talk to them first. If you can't reach an agreement, you can always find another special effects studio later."
“Okay, Mr. Xu, I’ll go talk to Feilongxian Studio first, and I’ll report back to you when I have the results.”
"Okay!" Xu Lu nodded.
After seeing Feng Xiaoxia off, he didn't take it seriously and returned to the villa to resume the research and development of the armor.
...
Meanwhile, Feng Xiaoxia, having received instructions, went directly to Feilongxian Special Effects Studio to discuss matters related to the special effects production of the Iron Man movie.
Of course, the main focus is on the price.
In fact, Feng Xiaoxia himself prefers to switch to a different special effects studio.
But since Mr. Xu said we could talk first, he patiently prepared to have a discussion.
But Feng Xiaoxia never expected that the person in charge of Feilongxian Studio would have such a big appetite.
He originally thought that raising the price by 10% was already a very sincere move.
But before he could even sit down and speak, the young man surnamed Cao opposite him said directly:
"President Feng, we've been working together for so long. Feilongxian has been involved in the entire process of how Daxu Culture has grown to where it is today."
"It's fair to say that Daxu Culture's current success owes at least 30% to the special effects provided by Feilongxian..."
Hearing this, Feng Xiaoxia already found it quite laughable.
Daxu Culture's current success and standing in the industry are all the result of its own hard work.
What does this have to do with your special effects studio?
Even without you Flying Dragon Immortals doing the special effects, there would definitely be Earth Dragon Immortals, Water Dragon Immortals, and Soil Dragon Immortals.
Thirty percent of the credit?
You really dare to say that!
Furthermore, DaXu Culture paid for the special effects you provided; it's not that you invested in technology through the special effects.
So these are completely two different things!
Thinking of this, Feng Xiaoxia said directly:
"Mr. Cao, we have indeed been working together for quite some time now, and Daxu Culture is very grateful for the special effects technical support you have provided. However, business is business, and I don't quite agree with what you just said."
When Daxu Culture was developing and improving, your company only provided services, not credit... But none of that matters, I'm here today to talk to General Manager Cao about the price..."
After being refuted by Feng Xiaoxia, the young man surnamed Cao was clearly displeased.
He suddenly clapped his hands and said:
"That's right! Nothing else matters, let's talk about the price today."
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