He originally thought the film shoot would take place in a studio or film base, but he didn't expect that they would come to a shopping mall.
"Boss, this time we're filming a fight scene in the mall, so Director Zhou contacted the mall owner and reached a cooperation agreement with him to temporarily rent this place as a filming location."
Seeing Ye Chen's surprise, the staff member next to him immediately explained.
"I see."
Ye Chen nodded and then walked into the mall. When he saw that it was the chairman, the security personnel who were preventing ordinary customers from entering the mall immediately greeted Ye Chen respectfully.
"Hello, Chairman."
"Hello, Chairman."
Ye Chen walked into the mall and immediately saw two people arguing in the middle of the mall. It seemed that the filming was progressing well.
"Hey, why is Director Zhou arguing with the owner here?!"
The staff nearby exclaimed in surprise that the two people arguing were a high-ranking executive from a film company and the owner of the mall.
Something's not right.
"Director Zhou, the chairman has arrived."
The crew noticed Ye Chen's arrival and immediately alerted Director Zhou.
"snort."
With a cold snort to the mall owner, Director Zhou immediately jogged over to Ye Chen. From afar, Director Zhou greeted Ye Chen, "Chairman, you've arrived."
"Hmm, what happened here? Why isn't filming taking place?"
When Ye Chen saw Director Zhou approaching, he asked him a question.
"Here's the thing, Chairman. We need to film a fight scene in a shopping mall, but we don't have a decent film studio, so I specifically contacted the owner here."
Director Zhou explained to Ye Chen that because it was a fight scene, a spacious venue was needed for filming, and various props would also be required. Therefore, no other customers could be present on set. Director Zhou then negotiated with the owner of the mall and booked the entire mall for five million yuan per day.
Furthermore, some areas within the mall need to be adjusted, and some props need to be arranged. Previously, both parties had discussed the matter very well, and the mall owner was satisfied with the 5 million yuan. However, today, when filming began, the mall owner suddenly changed his mind.
It turns out that the mall owner somehow found out that their film company had a close relationship with Sheng Hai Entertainment, one of the top three entertainment companies in the industry, and was also very wealthy. So this time, the mall owner demanded a price increase, raising it directly from 5 million yuan a day to 10 million yuan a day. Naturally, Director Zhou refused.
This price is too high, and this mall is a bit old, so it doesn't perfectly match their script. They chose this place because it's close and the price is reasonable, but if the price goes up to 10 million, why don't they just rent a better, larger mall?!
This is like having something that's only worth 500 yuan, but the shopkeeper sees you have money and insists on charging you 1000 yuan – that's just being unreasonable.
After listening to what Director Zhou said, Ye Chen understood that what he did was normal.
"You must be the owner of this film and television company. You've come at the right time."
Seeing Director Zhou talking to Ye Chen, the mall owner also came over and took the initiative to speak to Ye Chen.
"I am the chairman of the board."
Ye Chen answered.
"You probably already know what you're thinking. A mere 10 million a day should be very easy for you, right?"
"I asked the shop owner."
"10 million is indeed not a lot, but your shopping mall is not worth that much money, so why should I give you that much?"
Ye Chen retorted that he was rich, but he wasn't some pushover who would be taken advantage of. Just because the mall owner asked for 10 million, he didn't mean he had to give him 10 million. Haha.
"You guys make movies, right? Movies make a lot of money, and you're connected to Sheng Hai Entertainment, which has such a high market value. You make so much money, what's wrong with giving me a little more rental fee?"
The mall owner spoke, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"You rich people should also have some pity on us poor people. That's perfectly reasonable."
The mall owner even stood on the moral high ground when speaking to Ye Chen, pretending to be "poor."
Ye Chen was amused by the mall owner's words.
"Making money is my business. Why should I give you more than I earn? Who do you think you are?!"
Ye Chen retorted.
Why should he share more of his earnings with the mall owner, when he has no connection with him?
"If you think you're right, you can go to the bank. Banks make more money, right? Go talk to them and discuss it with them. They've made too much money. They'll give you some of it. If they don't give it to you, you won't give up."
Ye Chen gave him a friendly but potentially "punishable" suggestion.
"I...I..."
The mall owner was speechless after Ye Chen's rebuttal and didn't know how to refute him.
"If you dare, I'll admit you're something else; if you don't, shut up!!!"
If the mall owner dares to do that and make a scene at the bank, Ye Chen is willing to give him more, given his background as a talent with a criminal record. But if he doesn't dare, what's the point of arguing with him?
"Hmph, if you're not willing, then don't even think about continuing filming."
Unable to refute Ye Chen, the mall owner's face flushed red, and he immediately changed the subject, using the filming time to threaten Ye Chen.
“That’s great, I just didn’t want them to continue like this.”
Ye Chen spoke.
Since this location doesn't perfectly match the scene in the script, we definitely need to find another place. This is their company's first film, and Ye Chen needs a good reputation and brand recognition. Profits can wait. Once the film company is on track, money will be plentiful, as the game predicted.
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