Chapter 1019 1014 Single Kill

Chapter 1019 1014. Single Kill

Old Wang actually quit drinking.

This made Xu Xin's eyes widen subconsciously.

He thought to himself, what's wrong with this guy?

As a result... when he saw Wang Sicong pointing in the direction of Wei Wei and making a very sure statement of "no more drinking", he immediately understood what he meant.

It's just that I can't guess whether the two are preparing for pregnancy or have already started.

But...

Anyway, this kind of thing is definitely a good thing.

He also reminded her to "smoke less."

Wei Wei shook her head quickly after hearing this:

"It's not me who advised him, it was his own decision."

He threw the blame away.

Xu Xin smiled slightly.

No matter what the truth is, it doesn't really matter.

What's important is that the two friends have indeed entered the next stage of their lives.

That's good.

But another idea also rose in his mind.

If Old Wang gives birth to a girl, then let Yang Yang dye her hair yellow.

What if it's a boy...

Hmm.

It doesn't matter if this friend doesn't want him.

Of course, he didn't say this out loud, at least he had to give his friend some face.

During this meal, everyone talked about everything.

As for business... there was one thing.

That is Wang Sicong's decision to invest in Chen Rui's Bilibili.

"When I was in Shanghai last month, I had a meal with Chen Rui and talked about the prospects of Bilibili. I think it's not bad. He now needs a first round of financing of about 30 million. I plan to lead the investment. Do you have any objection?"

"No."

Xu Xin shook his head:

"I don't understand investment, just do it. When the time comes, I will give you the money directly according to how much you need to pay."

"Okay. I think the prospects of this website are not bad."

"Hmm."

The only business was settled in a few words.

The rest was just chatting and eating.

After the meal, the next day, the two went straight to Boston to take wedding photos.

Xu Xin also threw himself into the busy preparations for the film.

In early September, after finishing the complicated work of selecting locations in New York, he returned to the "empty" Los Angeles.

People at Paramount are already looking forward to it.

In fact, if Xu Xin had his qualifications, he would not have made Paramount's people so excited. But who made the box office of "Perfect" break 300 million US dollars now?

An imported film made Paramount earn a lot of money.

Although it is only temporary.

But they have already started to work hard for the Oscars.

"Perfect" will be released in half a month, and according to this trend, the final box office should be able to reach about 330 million US dollars.

If it can win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, then Paramount can at least grab a net profit of 70 million US dollars from this film.

Who wouldn't be tempted by this money?

And more importantly, they also had a good start with a director.

Facts have proved that Xu can make movies.

Both the past achievements and the film "Perfect" have proved this.

As a Hollywood film company that is absolutely in the lead, from their perspective, what they lack most is actually excellent directors.

Especially rising stars.

Everyone hopes to have a good start of cooperation, and this "John Wick" is an important opportunity for their cooperation.

What's more... the investment in this film is simply outrageously low.

Even including Keanu Reeves' salary, the total investment is only about 20 million US dollars.

20 million! !

With such a small investment, even if it loses, it doesn't hurt.

What's more... from Xu's resume, he seems to be very good at "small wins big".

The people at Paramount can't wait.

So, on September 3.

After resting at home for a day, Xu Xin directly started the audition for "John Wick".

Then I met a friend I haven't seen for a long time.

"Margot. Haha~"

"Xu!"

Looking at his friend's open arms, Xu Xin stood still politely, leaned forward, and gave her a very gentlemanly hug.

Then he helped her open the door:

"Please, ma'am."

"Thank you, sir."

The two of them walked into the restaurant, talking and laughing.

It was already noon and the audition was over.

However, Americans don't have the habit of taking a lunch break, and the audition starts at 1:30 pm, so the two of them just found an Indian restaurant near the Paramount building to eat.

"Xu, how was my performance this morning?"

"Not bad."

Xu Xin gave a positive answer.

In the morning, Margot came to audition as a female killer who was going to kill John Wick in the hotel.

"Why didn't I know you had fighting skills before?"

"I've only been learning for less than half a year. Yang recommended me to learn, so I went... Unfortunately, I'm too busy this year, otherwise I would have come to see you a long time ago."

"Are you busy with the Paramount movie with Leonardo?"

"No, another one. It's called "Time Traveler", a science fiction film, which was just released today. I just came back from Australia to promote it, and next is the promotion of "The Wolf of Wall Street". But... You know, I'm just a NOBODY, serving as a foil for Leonardo. I came here when I heard you were starting a new movie."

Although he said so, in Xu Xin's eyes, his friend was completely different from the one who worked at Disney before.

The whole person exuded a kind of confidence.

Obviously, the opportunity to work with Hollywood's top stars and play the leading role is a huge improvement for any actor.

Hearing this, Xu Xin smiled slightly:

"You give me face like this?...Will you delay the promotion of this movie by making it?"

"...Ah?"

Margot showed a look of astonishment.

Then after reacting to Xu Xin's meaning, she asked speechlessly:

"Is it so careless?"

Xu Xin shrugged:

"What else? This female killer role actually doesn't have much room for extension. As long as the action scenes are in place, other aspects can be almost ignored. Since you are here, how can I not let you play?"

Just like he said.

This female killer role actually has no special role, it is just a functional role.

During the audition in the morning, he also saw his friend's neat and nimble skills.

Then go for it.

This play is actually a one-man show by Mr. Wick, and almost everyone else can be said to be a tool.

It doesn't matter who is on the show.

"...Thank you, Xu."

"Will you pay for this meal?"

"...Hahahaha. Of course, I'll pay!"

"Ha~"

Xu Xin smiled and raised his cup to celebrate his reunion with his friend.

He was so happy.

But he stopped smiling soon.

Looking at the colorful sauce called masala and the pancake brought by the waiter.

What the hell is this?

...

Xu Xin was busy with the new movie in Los Angeles, and Yang Mi was not idle either.

After drifting abroad for more than half a year, she finally returned to China.

When she came back, all the things that had been waiting for her to make a decision came one after another.

The first was the Volvo contract.

The contract expires this year, and Xu Xin will lose the global service provided by Volvo.

Yang Mi was actually a little confused.

She didn't think of this matter.

The Volvo people wanted to renew the contract, but this time they made a request, that is, she and her husband should be together.

Obviously, as the absolute heroine of a Hollywood blockbuster that is currently in theaters and has already exceeded 800 million in box office, her commercial value is getting stronger and stronger.

The Geely people hope that the two can be tied together.

Of course, the conditions given are also quite generous.

Apart from other things, the endorsement fee alone is an eight-digit price per year.

But after hearing this condition, Yang Mi hesitated.

Because as the child grows up, her demand for Volvo is actually not that high.

When she was an infant, she was afraid of any problems. But when the child grew up, she pursued a balance more than safety.

Maybe she didn't feel anything before.

But since her husband bought that Bentley in the United States, she has been a little... how to say it.

New and old.

Want to try other "new loves".

So, she didn't give a specific answer to this matter, but planned to wait until her husband finished this period of busyness and returned to China to ask again.

Of course, although that's what we said, only two of the three ads with Volvo have been completed. Even if the contract ends, the last ad must be fulfilled.

In addition to this matter, the most important thing is actually the visit of Tencent.

On September 1, Tencent announced the establishment of Tencent Literature, which fully acquired Shanda Literature under Shanda Group, and Tencent Literature will operate independently as a subsidiary.

The two companies have now completed the acquisition stage and started to integrate resources.

It is estimated that all handover work should be completed before the end of next year.

This news is actually not a big deal for outsiders.

But for people in the industry, many people have realized one thing...

That is, Tencent's people have pointed the finger directly at the IP copyright market.

Unlike Alibaba's route of cooperating with film and television companies and investing in movies, they seem to pay more attention to the direction of online literature IP.

Although the starting points of the two tracks are different, the subsequent goals are actually the same.

That is... to enter the film and television industry with force.

For a time, "IP" became a new concept in the film and television industry.

The most direct impact is that the copyrights of some novels have begun to soar.

For Yang Mi, the current situation has completely reversed.

I still remember that at the beginning of the year, Tencent’s offer was 3% of the shares of the integrated literary group in exchange for 20% of the shares of Shuangwei.

Yang Mi directly left them alone for half a year.

During this half year, Xiying Studio and Shaanxi TV announced a cooperation to jointly develop and produce film and television dramas.

Through the movie "Legend of Lu Zhen", a new star Zhao Liying jumped into the public eye.

The "Tiny Times" launched against the wind has tripled the valuation of LeTV Pictures.

And Yang Mi's new Hollywood work is directly aimed at the top box office this year.

Xu Xin's movie is also a big hit in Hollywood...

Not to mention the film projects launched by Xiying Studio, which almost monopolized the film market in the first half of the year.

Nifeng, Shuangwei, Yuntu, Xiying...

The entire Northwest circle seems to have completely completed a transformation within these six months.

On the other hand, although the Beijing circle has produced many works, there is nothing particularly outstanding.

The decline was revealed in such a "mediocre" way.

If there is any big move in the Beijing circle, the only one may be that they have reached a cooperation with Huayi again.

From the previous Ali investment, it has become a controlling stake and cooperative development.

In other words, Ali has placed his bet on Huayi.

As a rival, what Tencent can do... that's too simple.

Can Yuntu get in?

No.

Yindu, Shanghai Film, and Xiying are jointly operated and managed against the wind.

It's a piece of iron, and it's impossible to get in.

Not to mention the headwind.

The only breakthrough is Shuangwei.

However, Shuangwei is not a listed company.

Everyone only knows that it makes money, but there is no way to estimate a particularly clear and specific value.

After Tencent's people checked the film and television drama platform plan launched by Xiying and Shaanxi TV, they found that they had actually started to lay out a long time ago.

The first is that the crew team set up an outsourcing company.

The second is to link up with the screenwriter team of Yichuangzhijia.

With the absolute advantage of Shaanxi TV, a satellite TV station, and a group of backbone actors and directors as the execution force.

The most important thing is that they also acquired the Noon Sunshine Post-production Company, a subsidiary of Shanying, which originally launched "Crossing Guandong", "The Dyeing House", and "A Family in Wenzhou".

From the crew, to the actors, directors, and post-production series, a full set of things is complete.

What they lack now... or the only thing they need is a steady stream of IP copyrights!

This is a godsend for a layman in film and television.

And what should I do if I want to get on this ship?

It's simple.

Either find Director Xu.

Or find Yang Mi.

Of course, you can also find Xiying Studio or Shaanxi TV directly.

But...

Whoever really does this is a fool.

So, the status of both parties is completely reversed.

In the past, everyone cooperated on an equal footing.

And now... they have to "beg" Yang Mi.

"Teacher Yang, long time no see."

Yang Mi looked at a group of Tencent people walking into the reception room with a smile on their faces, and a smile appeared on her face:

"Yes, long time no see."

...

"Hello, what's the matter?"

It was almost 9 o'clock in the evening in Los Angeles when Xu Xin received a call from his wife.

Looking at the bright daylight on his wife's side, he was stunned and asked subconsciously:

"Have the children finished school?"

"It's only 1 o'clock in the afternoon now, brother, are you confused?"

Yang Mi complained.

"Uh..."

Looking at her stunned husband, Yang Mi realized that he seemed to have just taken a shower.

Asked:

"Have you finished your shower?"

"Yeah."

"Hehehe, you must smell good, right? Come closer, let me smell it."

Xu Xin rolled his eyes:

"Can you put away this perverted look? Your nostrils are so big that they can eat me."

"Huff! Huff!"

Hearing the movement of this nympho, he rolled his eyes even wider.

Then he fell on the bed with a comfortable hum:

"Huh... I have something to say, I'm exhausted after a busy day."

"What did you do?"

"The filming starts the day after tomorrow. I ran around the location all day today to confirm some of the final details. I was busy from 8 o'clock in the morning until just now. Including now... I have been home for less than half an hour."

"Okay, there are two things."

"Yeah."

"First, I did some public relations for "Four Little Flowers"..."

"Yeah, who did you choose?"

"It's not really public relations. This time, it's a collaboration between "Southern Weekly" and Tencent. Tencent acquired part of their equity and has a lot of say. Then... I chose Tangtang, Shishi, Qige and BABY."

"Oh... yeah!?"

Xu Xin was stunned:

"Who!? Say it again?"

"Tangtang, Shishi, Qige, baby."

"..."

Xu Xin's eyes were straight.

Staring blankly at his wife on the screen, his first reaction was:

"Have you negotiated the equity exchange with Tencent's people?"

When Yang Mi heard this, she thought to herself that her husband was the smart one after all.

He reacted really quickly.

So she nodded:

"Well, this is the second thing I told you. 10% for 5%. I agreed."

Although... this condition sounds quite crazy at first.

But Xu Xin is not so arrogant as to think that Shuangwei can use 5% of the equity to exchange for 10% of the shares of Tencent's film and television company.

That's even more crazy.

So it should be 10% of Shuangwei's equity for 5% of Tencent's.

But...

"Are there any additional conditions? What is their valuation? You... are equivalent to directly pulling Shuangwei's net worth to half of their size? Is there such a cheap thing?"

"Tsk..."

Hearing this, Yang Mi showed a rather unhappy expression.

Damn it, you are just so cunning, right?

It's like installing a camera on me.

"They want to set up a new media company with Yuntu. Yuntu, Shantai, Shuangwei, and them. A total of four companies hold the controlling stake, and they own the majority."

Xu Xin was instantly alert when he heard this, and asked quickly:

"You didn't agree directly?"

"Do you think I'm stupid? What level am I? Just agree directly?"

Yang Mi rolled her eyes speechlessly:

“This is what we talked about this afternoon. They are not satisfied with just promoting other people’s artists, which is normal. After all, they are the BAT Big Three. If they really bowed their heads and talked to me, I would think it was a fraud. I think it is quite sincere to put things on the table.

Their demands are very simple. At this stage, they need people like us in the circle. They need connections, networks, and power. After all, Alibaba has already started to lay out. If they continue to be so slow, they will be slow at every step. But after they get up, they also have their own plans.

From artists to film and television dramas , and then to the film and television entertainment industry to sink the layout. In their words, it is to "build a pan-entertainment ecological industry chain." So they also hope to rely on our strength to help them complete the transformation. As for what it will be like in the future...it's hard to say, but everyone is definitely doing it for friends. I think this is pretty good. You are a gentleman, and I am also a character.

I agreed to the equity swap and the intention of this cooperative company. But they have to communicate with the factory and Shaanxi Station. I can't make the decision on this matter. If I make the decision, it will show how capable I am. "

Hearing his wife's explanation, Xu Xin felt more at ease.

Although he didn't believe that his wife would get impulsive, there was definitely nothing wrong with doing this.

So he nodded slightly:

"Well, that's fine once it's settled. Let's talk to the factory about it. They have many IPs, and it's really a big advantage to join forces. Your agreement to swap shares means that we both agree. As for how they promised to give the factory and Shaanxi TV, that has nothing to do with us. Just take your share, don't be too greedy."

"That's what I think."

"What's the matter with the four little beauties?"

"It's a benefit. Or to show off their power... Don't ask me how they hooked up with Southern Weekly, I don't know. But among these four people, except for Tangtang who is slightly controversial, I think the others are well-deserved. But Tangtang is not guilty, she will have several works next year, and in the future If we really work together, I would recommend her first in TV dramas. "

"Yang Ying deserves the title?"

"What else? You throw her out as a magnet, isn't it for this effect? ​​People will see that she still has resources even if she is out of the double only. Right?"

"..."

Xu Xin shook his head speechlessly:

"I don't know if it's right or not, I just know...these four little flowers are completely worthless in the future."

"That's because it's easy for you. What about others? You throw out a quota and see if they will fight for this title?"

"Tsk..."

Although he could feel that his wife's eyes were "a full man doesn't know the hunger of a hungry man", he was still a little speechless.

Even if he had prepared himself mentally before, but...in fact, from the heart, as one of the recognized honors his wife got, he had some feelings for the "Four Little Flowers".

What a pity.

From this point of view, the value may be getting lower and lower in the future.

But there is no way to do this. Some times, after all, can't be returned.

"Okay, is there anything else? If not, I'll take a rest."

"There is also the Volvo thing. Do you want to renew the contract? If you do, they want to sign us both together, but I don't want to sign."

"Uh..."

Xu Xin thought for a while and said:

"I think this kind of global travel is quite convenient. You can do it. I don't have the energy to think about so much when the filming starts."

Yawning, he arched into the quilt, waved at the phone and was about to hang up.

Then...

"Oh, right!"

"... What?"

Xu Xin, who was so sleepy that he felt that he couldn't open his eyes, asked.

"Remember to lock the door these days."

"...?"

He asked in confusion, not realizing what it meant:

"Why?"

"Fei Xian'er got the script and left this afternoon. She told me by name that she would kill you alone in the United States. Even Jesus couldn't stop her, she said."

"Uh..."

Xu Xin opened his mouth, wanting to say something to make up for the void.

But Yang Mi felt that this matter had little to do with him.

You did all the bad things, why should I take the blame for you?

So he gritted his teeth:

"Hey, good night!"

Beep.

The phone hung up.

He closed his eyes, and the whole room became quiet.

But not long after, he suddenly sat up again, got up and walked to the bedroom door, and locked the door.

Damn... I should have known not to make that joke at the beginning.

Why is it so scary.

With this fear, he wrapped the quilt tightly, his eyes went dark, and he fell asleep.

And at noon the next day, he saw the fat fairy who came to him angrily.

Not to mention, the fairy sister's puffy face is really cute, and the baby fat sets off just right.

"Xu, you dog! Your conscience has been eaten by dogs!"

This is the first sentence the fairy sister said when she saw him.

Fortunately, it was Chinese, otherwise the reputation of director Goethe Xu would be ruined.

Xu Xin laughed awkwardly and quickly explained:

"This is at least an opportunity to show off, not to mention that you are marrying the handsome Keanu Reeves, how many people dream of it."

"I'm asking for nothing!"

It would have been better if he didn't mention it, but when he did, Fairy Sister got even angrier.

"Do you know what's the most outrageous thing?"

"What?"

"Before I boarded the plane, I downloaded a lot of crosstalks. One of them was about Brother Qianer going to the crew to act in a play called The Young Widow Goes to the Grave! There was a photo of Brother Qianer at the opening... I was laughing, but then I started crying!! Isn't this talking about me! How could I be so unlucky! The whole play is just two videos saved in my phone and a narration! Are you still human?!"

"Puff..."

Xu Xin couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

Because he had heard this crosstalk before.

And he had heard it live.

At that time, he and his wife went to the Deyun Society small theater every day to listen to the crosstalks of Teacher Guo and Brother Qianer.

One of the sections was this one.

"I said, why is this plot so familiar? When I was teasing you, I felt vaguely as if I had heard it somewhere..."

Hearing his mumbling, the fairy sister was furious:

"I'll kick you to death!!!"

"Hey hey hey...I'm wrong, I'm wrong, isn't it okay if I'm wrong."

He quickly dodged the kick and begged for mercy.

"You're wrong! You did it on purpose! You even lied to me that you wouldn't give me the script because the show hadn't started yet! I was stunned when I saw the faxed script! If you have the ability, send it to me in person! And let Paramount send it to me! I'll kick you to death!!!"

"Hahahahaha..."

Seeing her jumping and cursing, Xu Xin laughed even happier.

But...what can I say.

MR Wick's wife's role is indeed pitiful.

Strictly speaking, there are only two scenes.

One is the sweet play of the couple at the beach, and the other is the wife lying on the bed watching him.

Then there is a narration, she gave Wick a dog.

There are only three scenes, very simple.

She is the heroine, but her status is not as good as the female killer played by Margot.

This treatment of the heroine is the first of its kind in history.

Yang Mi obviously knew how deceptive her husband's joke was, otherwise she would not have been so gloating when she said yesterday that Fei Xian'er wanted to kill him alone.

He deserved it.

He who brings trouble upon himself will suffer.

And Sister Shenxian was merciful, otherwise, with her American citizenship, she would have used a shotgun instead of kicking him.

She grabbed Xu Xin and pinched and scratched him for a long time, and finally, panting, she finally vented her anger.

While panting, she said:

"Huh...Huh...When will the filming start?"

"Tomorrow, the filming will officially start tomorrow. Have you brought all the documents?"

"Yes."

"Then let's go, go upstairs to sign the contract, the lawyer that Sister Mo found for you is already waiting upstairs."

"What about you?"

"I'll wait for you to come home."

"What the hell."

Hearing this, Fei Xian'er rolled her eyes:

"Mi Mi is not here, why should I stay at your house? I'll stay in a hotel!"

After saying that, before Xu Xin could react, she pointed her finger at director Godexu:

"You will be reimbursed, did you hear me!"

Don't worry about whether Xu Xin was sincere or not.

In short, she didn't give Xu Xin a chance to be "polite" at all.

Looking at her arrogant appearance, Xu Xin chuckled:

"Ha~"

He was about to say something.

At this time, a phone call came in.

Xu Xin took a look...it turned out to be an unfamiliar number.

After thinking for a while, he answered directly:

"HELLO?"

"Director Xu, this is Guo Fan, I'm in Los Angeles."