Chapter 327 The Upcoming "Lost in Thailand" And Private Jets and Yachts

"Wow, your phone screen is so big!"

"What's your zodiac sign? You have a split personality?"

"Of course I know you're not Lao Zhou."

"It's harder for me to get a letter of authorization than to go to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures."

"Hello, I'm Fan Bingbing."

"..."

In the editing room, when Wei Yang saw the glowing white Fatty Fan appear on the screen, he smiled and shook his head.

Xu Zheng has been getting Fatty Fan throughout the movie, which has left a deep impression on the audience, but because of Wang Baoqiang's image and setting, no one thought about it, which also made the surprise of Fan's guest appearance at the end very strong.

Wei Yang can already imagine the moment when Fatty Fan appears when the movie is released. It is estimated that there will be exclamations of "Wow~" everywhere in the theater.

After the movie, Wei Yang applauded and said to Xu Zheng, who was nervous next to him.

"Thank you for your hard work, senior brother, it's very well shot."

"Lost in Thailand" has been confirmed to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday, which is expected to be in mid-to-early December. Now that the movie has been basically completed, Xu Zheng specially invited Wei Yang to take a look.

On the one hand, Wei Yang is the sponsor, and the movie must be shown to the boss after it is finished.

If Lost in Thailand was not mainly filmed in Thailand, and Wei Yang was too busy, he should have come here a long time ago, after all, it is an investment of tens of millions.

Of course, Wei Yang is not here, but there are people from Blue Whale on Lost in Thailand, and some professionals have watched it, so Wei Yang knows about the progress and evaluation of the movie.

Boss Wei is not like those coal bosses who just throw money at film and television investment and don't care.

He has well-known film and television companies and production teams in the industry such as Blue Whale, so in addition to supervision, he has the right to directly intervene in many investment projects.

However, in most cases, Wei Yang will not use it, and he does not have the manpower and energy, at most he will make suggestions.

As the big boss and the person in charge of investing in Lost in Thailand, Wei Yang has never come to the crew to see it. Xu Zheng is worried, so he invites Wei Yang to come and see it while he is free.

On the other hand, this year Wei Yang's debut film box office exceeded 500 million, becoming a new film star. With his vision and strength, Xu Zheng intends to invite him to come and take a look.

If he finds something wrong, there is still some time before the release, and maybe it can be remedied.

Not only Wei Yang, but also Ning Hao, Pang Ho-cheung, Zhang Jianya, Liu Yiwei and other familiar directors and filmmakers have been invited by Xu Zheng.

This is also the norm for new directors. They are unsure in their hearts, so they always hope to get recognition and encouragement from their predecessors and well-known people in the industry.

When Wei Yang finished editing "Famous", he also invited many people to take a look.

Hearing Wei Yang's praise, Xu Zheng was somewhat relieved, but a little worried.

You know, "Lost in Thailand" is a comedy movie. The most intuitive way to tell whether a movie is wonderful is to see how many times the audience laughs.

And Wei Yang is undoubtedly the one who laughs the least among the "audience" he invited.

But this is Xu Zheng's misunderstanding. Wei Yang is a professional screenwriter. He has browsed countless materials and has experienced the era of the explosion of short videos. He has been baptized by countless jokes. Not only does he have a high sense of humour, but the key is that he has a forward-looking vision.

Many jokes that may seem good to ordinary audiences, such as "stupid to infinity" and "pure natural jinx", are old-fashioned and boring in Wei Yang's eyes.

Not to mention, he has watched this movie several times, and even played the film and studied the script as a professional screenwriter.

In this case, Wei Yang can occasionally smile, which is already a result of the excellent performances of Wang, Xu and Huang.

Even if he already knows the lines and the plot, he will still be amused by their performances. This is the charm of excellent comedians.

But in Xu Zheng's view, Wei Yang's reaction to "Lost in Thailand" was very cold. Even if he praised it, who knows if it was just a courtesy.

This actually shows that Xu Zheng does not understand Wei Yang. Wei Yang may take care of his face in public.

But in private, especially when it is his own business, he is too lazy to do this. If he is satisfied, he is satisfied. If he is not satisfied, he will say it directly.

"Lost in Thailand" may not be a classic, but it is also a road comedy with a very high degree of completion. Wei Yang just spoke the truth.

"Brother, how much do you think the box office will be?"

Wei Yang has no opinion on the quality of the movie. He is more concerned about the publicity and release. By the way, he learned about the expected box office.

If it was before the movie was made, Xu Zheng would say more to increase the confidence of investors.

But now that the movie has been made and is about to be released, he has made a conservative estimate to avoid the possibility that the target will not be achieved and the sponsor will be unhappy.

"I personally think 200 million is very promising."

But he looked at Wei Yang's face and gritted his teeth and added: "300 million is not impossible."

200-300 million!

This estimate is really not small. After all, this data can make it into the top 20 of the annual ranking.

This year, Chinese-language movies are not very prosperous. Although "Painted Skin 2" and "Famous" are at the forefront, there are more Hollywood imported films.

The "Four" shot by Guangguang at a high price did not even make 200 million, and Director Chen's new work only made about 150 million.

Ning Hao's new work "The Golden Robbery", the super IP "White Deer Plain", and Wang Pangzi's "Great Shanghai" with a dazzling cast of stars also made around 150 million.

Xu, Huang, and Wang are very popular, but the comedy actually has some appeal, but in terms of the lineup alone, it is not particularly impressive. 200-300 million is a relatively normal estimate.

And Xu Zheng is also a bit cautious. The filming cost of "囧囧" plus publicity is about 50 million. Calculated based on the film studio's share, the film's box office can be 150 million to make back the money, and the rest is profit.

The performance pressure of 200 to 300 million is not great, and the profit is enough to satisfy the investors.

Xu Zheng didn't intend to stop after just one movie. If he wanted to continue to be a director, he would definitely have to make money for his sponsors.

Blue Whale has the strength and funds, and this cooperation is quite pleasant. Xu Zheng intends to continue the cooperation.

He has never thought that "囧囧" will be a big hit, so he has always thought that as long as it makes a profit and he has a firm foothold, he can continue to embrace Boss Wei's lap and develop in the Shanghai circle and even the film industry.

Wei Yang could understand Xu Zheng's thoughts. Almost everyone involved in "Thailand" had similar predictions, just more or less.

He didn't even dare to be a prophet and say that this movie could break 1 billion. Otherwise, instead of being shocked, everyone would regard him as a fool.

"囧囧" breaks 1 billion VS Mayan end of the world

If you randomly ask a hundred people, more than 90% of them will choose the latter. Wei Yang even wonders whether the box office of "囧 in Thailand" is related to the end of the world.

The release time is very close to the predicted time. People may watch it with the mentality of buying the last movie ticket and spend revenge.

hiss!

If it weren't for the fear that relevant departments would come to his door, Wei Yang would really have the intention to do a marketing campaign this way.

But even though he was timid, Wei Yang still cheered Xu Zheng and several people in charge.

"This year's summer season has made great progress compared to last year, and the Lunar New Year market will also be more prosperous. There is a lot of potential for comedy movies. 200-300 million is too conservative. I think it is expected to surpass "Fame"."

This statement seems to everyone to be very encouraging. "Famous" is currently the second-ranked Chinese-language film this year, with a total box office of 505 million.

If "囧" can surpass "Famous", it will be 500 million+, and Xu Zheng can become famous in one battle.

Xu Zheng had also dreamed about this, but intellectually he didn't have any hope, so he just took it as Wei Yang's joke and laughed.

"By Mr. Wei's auspicious words, when you get rich, you can treat us to dinner."

"You can eat it on a monthly basis."

Wei Yang smiled and patted Xu Zheng. If his butterfly had little influence, in a few dozen days, this bald man would be recorded in film history and become a new core filmmaker in the Chinese film industry.

And I will also receive one of the most generous project investment returns since I started working in the industry.

After all, the size of "Celebrating More Than Years" is no joke, and the movie has to be divided into shares. Comprehensive calculations show that the "Celebrating More Than Years" series has made more money, but the energy and hard work put in by both is heaven and earth.

It is even exaggerated to say that this money is like "picking up for free" in Guiyang's eyes.

While having dinner with Xu Zheng and others, they talked about his upcoming trip to the United States. Wei Yang also thought that if the trip goes well, he could go to the airline to see if there is a suitable private jet.

Nowadays, the company has too much business and flights are too troublesome. If we can buy a private jet with suitable conditions, transportation will be much more convenient.

Blue Whale worked hard on the project, and the money he earned from the project was Wei Yang's "hard-earned money." He was a little reluctant to part with a private jet, a luxury item that was not very cost-effective.

But Wei Yang is much more generous with the money he picked up for free in "囧囧". He can buy a private jet that he can use, the company can also use, and he can also avoid taxes.

I learned this trick from Jack Ma. The company pays for the aircraft, he buys it back at the same price, and then leases it to the company. The company pays him annual rent and maintenance fees. Not only can he avoid taxes, but he can also cash out from the company.

The most important thing is that the assets of the aircraft are always in the name of the party involved. Even if the company goes bankrupt, the aircraft cannot be liquidated as a company asset.

Reasonable, legal and compliant, this is the real master!

However, Wei Yang's shareholding in Blue Whale is not comparable to that in Alibaba. It is basically equivalent to Wei Yang's wholly-owned company. The operation is not that complicated, and the appearance is much better. At most, it can be regarded as a left-hand operation instead of a right-hand one.

In fact, compared to a private jet, Wei Yang wanted to own a yacht and go fishing from time to time.

However, the environment in the domestic yachting circle is average. The reason why private jets can at least travel is that yachts are just toys. They are even linked to a certain party. They are so eye-catching. If you really want to play, you can rent them.

In late October, Wei Yang and Xiao Zhao quietly flew to Miami, USA for vacation.

Miami is a seaside city with spring-like weather all year round. It is also a famous retirement destination in the world.

The last time they went to Europe, Wei Yang and Liu Shishi went to Northern Europe to experience the ice and snow. This time when they came to America, it was time to enjoy the hot beaches of capitalism.

By the way, you can also check out the NBA. Wei Yang also found out through travel guides that James is currently with the Miami Heat.

Although Wei Yang doesn't like watching basketball, James still knows that he can come to see the stars, maybe get a signed jersey or something, and he can buy Li Jiahang a few meals when he goes back...