He wanted to know what kind of demands Yang Cheng would make.
“I want to make a bet with you using Zhuang Qiang’s book, ‘Integrity’.”
"Oh, how do we bet?"
Now, not only Wang Jun, but even Yi Yang became interested.
"We'll make it, and we'll bet on the box office results."
How do we determine the criteria for winning or losing?
"If the box office exceeds 30 million, we win; otherwise, we lose."
This number is quite interesting; it's neither too high nor too low.
Based solely on Hong Kong Island's box office revenue, it's practically impossible.
If we can get into the mainland, then it's hard to say.
Wang Jun also did some mental calculations. In 2013, the highest box office gross for a Hong Kong film that was not released in mainland China was only 18 million.
However, the highest-grossing film released in mainland China has reached 200 million yuan, a significant difference.
Yang Cheng's suggestion was nothing more than a gamble on whether the film "Integrity" could be released in mainland China.
This is telling himself that he has other options besides penguins; this is him flexing his muscles to show himself!
"What about the stakes?"
Yang Cheng smiled after hearing Wang Jun's words.
In his view, when someone asks this question, it's basically considered an agreement.
This is a disguised form of gambler's mentality—[always wanting to know what the final card will be?]
"The stakes are a project."
“If we win, we’ll co-produce a film between the two places, splitting the profits 50/50, with no premium on funding. You can lead the project, but half of the actors must be from Hong Kong, including one lead actor, male or female.”
"As for what happens if we lose? Mr. Wang can think about it now and state his conditions."
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