Chapter 101 Gao Xixi Came a Thousand Miles to Beg for Alms

Fortunately, everything went smoothly, and the first fight scene with Yu Bo was filmed without any danger.

Gu Zhongyu, who was still frightened, asked Yu Bo: "If you really attack me, how long do you think it will take to knock me down?

"If you go for the life-threatening, it will take about tens of seconds to hit the vital parts. It will be more troublesome to capture him alive, maybe one or two minutes." Yu Bo picked up the mineral water and gulped it down. He hadn't fought with anyone for a long time, and he was rusty. Just now, he almost locked Gu Zhongyu's throat!

"Hahahaha! Teacher Gu, are you a little scared?" Zhou Yiwei laughed wildly beside him.

"Haha! We have to fight later. You are so arrogant now. Let's see if I beat you up or not! "I can't beat Yu Bo, but I can't beat you and Qian Jushi? Wait for death!

At this time, Zhou Yiwei wanted to slap himself twice. Why is he so rude!

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"Mr. Gu, Director Gao is here. "During Gu Zhongyu's intermission, someone reminded him that Gao Xixi was here.

Gao Xixi, who came to Datang Film and Television City for the first time, also felt a little bit of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. He walked and visited with Wang Hailin, the screenwriter of "Legend of Chu and Han", Zhao Hongmei, the producer, and others.

"Teacher Gao! How come you have time to come and play with us?" Gu Zhongyu took the initiative to come and greet Gao Xixi. Although he didn't like him very much, Gao was still a senior of Beijing Film Academy anyway, so he had to give him some face.

"I heard that Mr. Gu's big drama was about to start filming, so I brought our crew here to collect some styles and learn a little. By the way, this film and television city is really magnificent!"

"Yes! I thought Hengdian was already invincible in the world, but I didn't expect that there was a film and television city that was more magnificent than him!"

"Isn't this the line when Cao Cao met Zhao Yun in my "New Three Kingdoms"? It seems that Mr. Gu also likes to watch the Three Kingdoms I filmed!"

"Oh, yes, yes! I love the drama "New Three Kingdoms" to death. "Gu Zhongyu was thinking, your Three Kingdoms is much funnier than those sitcoms, so I naturally like it.

Gao Xixi was overjoyed when she heard Gu Zhongyu say that he liked his TV series, and she felt that the goal of this trip should be achieved.

Gu Zhongyu called Cao Dun and several actors to accompany him, and hosted Gao Xixi and his group at the hotel at noon. Chinese people always like to talk about things over wine, and the entertainment industry is even more severely affected. No matter what, let's have two bottles first.

"Director Gao came to us, it shouldn't be just as simple as collecting folk songs and learning, right? There should be other things, right?" Seeing that the atmosphere was almost set, Gu Zhongyu felt that it was time to get to the point.

Gao Xixi took back the hand that was picking up the dishes and said, "To be honest with you, there is indeed something that I would like to ask Mr. Gu for help."

"Please go ahead."

"A while ago, one of our bosses withdrew his investment. This person is one of our largest investors, so now there are some problems with the funding chain of the crew. ”

Oh! So it was begging for alms.

“Then why did Director Gao think of me? Logically speaking, we are rivals, so your company can’t make additional investments?” Gao Xixi is a director of Perfect Films. This company is in competition with Zongheng. How could Gao Xixi be allowed to find a rival to attract investment?

“Mr. Gu is a generous and righteous person, and he is well-known in the circle, so I thought of you first. As for the company, it’s like this…”

The total investment of “Legend of Chu and Han” is 240 million. Now, it has been more than a month since the start of filming, and investors have withdrawn their capital. However, Perfect and Bona, as the owners, are not well-off now. Moreover, they feel that the market acceptance of this kind of historical drama is getting lower and lower, the payback time is long, and advertisements cannot be embedded. If they continue to make additional investments, they may not make much money. It is better to shoot some idol dramas, which are more cost-effective, so they are unwilling to add money.

Of course, they did not block Gao Xixi’s way and allowed him to do it himself. He went to find investment by himself, and gave him more power to do things at his own convenience.

Gu Zhongyu was taken advantage of... Bah! His reputation for generous donations has spread widely in the circle, so Gao Xixi naturally thought of him who is also very interested in historical themes to invest.

Wiping his mouth, Gu Zhongyu thought in his heart that although the drama "Legend of Chu and Han" was not well made, the subsequent online broadcast and overseas distribution still made back the capital. The historical drama of the Celestial Empire still has some influence in Asia. If it can be slightly modified, it may not be without investment value.

"How much money do you need now?"

"80 million! Of course, if Mr. Gu is willing to add a little more, it will be even better! "Gao Xixi replied excitedly.

Everyone present gasped! An investment of 80 million is enough to make another TV series these days, but now it is just to fill a gap. It is really expensive to make a historical drama!

Hearing this number, Gu Zhongyu didn't care. This money was not a big deal for him, but he still showed some embarrassment: "This is not a small amount. Although I am happy to help Director Gao, but..."

Gao Xixi immediately understood: "I won't let Mr. Gu work in vain. If you have any requirements, just ask! I can communicate with the company and other investors!"

Just kidding, if you really give 80 million, you will be the biggest investor, and you can't ask for any conditions!

"Did you bring the script?"

"Yes, I brought it. Mr. Gu, please take a look. Gao Xixi quickly asked Wang Hailin to take the script out of his bag and hand it to Gu Zhongyu.

After reading the script for a while, Gu Zhongyu closed it. Sure enough, the plot was not much different from what he remembered from his previous life. It was destined to be a flop!

But fortunately, the filming had just started not long ago, so it could still be saved.

After thinking for a while, Gu Zhongyu first put forward a few conditions of his own

1. The script needs to be changed, and it is a major change. According to his wishes, some branch lines and irrelevant content must be cut off, and the focus should be on Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, the inexplicable characters of Zhao Gao, Zhang Han and Qin II. Story lines, cut them all off!

2. The actors need to be replaced. Li Yixiao, who plays Yu Ji, does not look beautiful or attractive at all. She must be replaced by an actress from Gu Zhongyu's company. Fan Zeng, who plays Sun Haiying, must also be replaced, so that this old guy who forgets his ancestors after countless classics will be replaced. It's good to die!

3. The production company of "Legend of Chu and Han" must be added to Zongheng Film and Television, and subsequent overseas distribution must be handed over to him. Then the webcast copyright must be sold to Youku, a video platform invested by Gu Zhongyu, at a preferential price.

After hearing the conditions proposed by Gu Zhongyu, Gao Xixi frowned.

In addition to the third condition, which is a reasonable requirement as an investor, the other two are actually interfering with his creation as a director, so he began to drum up in his heart.

"Can I know Mr. Gu's specific opinions on our script?" Wang Hailin spoke first. As a screenwriter, what bothers him the most is investors dictating. Even Gu Zhongyu, an industry insider, is the same.

It’s better to be a coal boss investor! Apart from asking to sleep with actresses, there is nothing else to pursue!