Chapter 732 Chen Qi's Personal Value

600,000 US dollars!

According to the official exchange rate of 1:2.93, it is about 1.7 million RMB. According to the black market exchange rate, well, those who understand will understand.

As soon as Roberts said this number, Ling Mei was shocked.

Chen Qi frowned and said unsatisfiedly: "Life is Beautiful proved my artistic value, and 50 First Dates proved my commercial value. Even according to the market price of Hollywood, 600,000 is too low. If it were a white screenwriter with the same achievements, you would be willing to pay 1 million!"

"1 million?"

Ling Mei had just covered the cup lid when there was another bang. And she looked at Roberts, the foreigner was not angry at all, but fell into some kind of embarrassment.

All this was challenging her inherent thinking.

Roberts was indeed embarrassed.

How could this Chinese know everything?

In the 1980s, the prices of whites, blacks, Latinos, and Asians were indeed different. This is a set of unspoken rules that cannot be said explicitly and are tacitly understood.

If it were a few decades ago, there would still be a chain of contempt among white people: those of Anglo-Saxon descent were called good families, and those of Irish, German, and Italian descent were all inferior white people. Later, in order to unite the front, they were classified as first-class people.

However, Roberts also had a plan and said hurriedly: "600,000 is just the basic salary, and there is an additional share!"

"Forget it! I don't see any sincerity from you. If you know I know the business, don't fool me with the share. Share is fine, 5% of the box office share, okay?"

"This, this..."

"No? Then just give me 1 million!"

Roberts was sweating.

Ling Mei looked at it without blinking.

Chen Qi snorted.

In 1988, a screenwriters' strike broke out in Hollywood, which lasted for 153 days. Since then, the ceiling of screenwriters' remuneration has been continuously broken, especially in the 1990s, when a script sold for millions.

In the 1980s, a script of 1 million was already the ceiling.

But Hollywood will not give a Chinese screenwriter the highest salary. Roberts continued to bargain, arguing back and forth between 100,000 and 50,000. Chen Qi was impatient and said, "I can accept a price of 600,000, but I have a condition."

"What condition?"

"You have to use the salary standard of Hollywood's first-class team to hire my action team!"

"Action team?"

Roberts did not understand this concept for a while.

"Including the action design of the whole film, teaching training and stand-ins..."

The "Speed" written by Chen Qi is slightly different from the original version, with more thrilling scenes and several action scenes added. He said, "I am also doing this for the good of this movie. Although your industry is developed, you are a piece of shit in the field of action design.

You bought "Tai Chi" and "The Transporter", so you know our level best."

"You are indeed first-class!"

600,000 + action team, a total of about 1 million. Roberts thought this model was feasible and said, "I personally have no problem, but I need to consult the head office."

"Okay, I'll give you time. Do you have a regular visa?"

"Yes!"

"There's plenty of time!"

After talking about business, Chen Qi smiled again and patted Roberts on the shoulder: "We are still friends in private. It's a rare opportunity for you to come here, so I'll take you around."

"Okay! I really want to see this historic city and your big manor!" Roberts also smiled.

After he left, Chen Qi acted relieved and said, "Sister Ling Mei, it's a good thing you are here today, otherwise how can I explain this clearly? If it gets out, people will think I was bribed by 600,000 US dollars to be a spy!"

"..."

Ling Mei had heard that this person was eccentric, and after getting to know him in depth, she found that he was indeed eccentric. She didn't want to play along, so she just asked, "I didn't understand half of what I just heard, why don't you want a share?"

"Hollywood's share is a scam. For example, you think it's good to give you 10% of the profit share, but when they settle the accounts, the movie is a loss, and there is no profit at all. The simplest way is that they hire a company to do publicity and distribution at a high price, and this company is their subsidiary. The money rots in the pot, but the account is balanced."

"Is it possible to do this?"

Ling Mei learned new knowledge again.

Hollywood is like an illusory temple for domestic filmmakers. Everyone doesn't know anything about it. They only know that it is the most awesome place in the world for movies, and they are scrambling to squeeze in. To be a movie queen in China, you have to wash dishes outside and get back after all the hard work.

She watched a scene of the play here, shocked and satisfied, and got up to say goodbye.

Returned to her home.

To be exact, it was her father's home, where she and her husband had been living.

After dinner, Ling Mei kept thinking about this in her bedroom, and unconsciously said: "You said that someone can really sell a script for 600,000 US dollars?"

"What?"

"I went to Xiao Chen's place during the day..."

She briefly told it again, and her husband was also unbelievable: "Really? Did you hear it right? It was 600,000. What is your English level?"

"I can still understand this word! And then he was still not satisfied, he actually wanted 1 million! The foreigner looked guilty, and seemed to be negotiating some conditions in the end."

"Then, then, did you read the script?"

"I didn't, I just heard them talking."

"Oh my God! 600,000, 1 million!"

Her husband was surprised and discussed it for a long time. Even they had never seen so much money.

Then, her husband gossiped again and asked: "Is this money considered as royalties? Is it personal income? It was sent from the United States and all given to individuals? A new policy was issued this year."

"This..."

Everyone has a gossipy heart, and Ling Mei is also interested in this topic: "I can't say for sure, wait and see how it is handled. Hey, I'll ask the old man."

She wiped herself and went out.

"Dad, today..."

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After Roberts came, people from Columbia also came.

Columbia was mainly here to announce the good news and to arrange a script. Chen Qi still took out "Speed" and offered the same price. The other party also said that he would ask for instructions.

If Ling Mei hadn't witnessed it with her own eyes, just the fact that he was flirting with two foreigners would be enough to be reported. Even so, there are so many people watching, and there are really reports.

Ding Qiao asked him to understand the situation, and Chen Qi told the truth.

So there was another person in the "camp frightened by 600,000 US dollars".

While waiting, the news spread more and more widely, and the entire cultural system in Beijing soon knew about it. Chen Qi seemed to hear the indescribable whispers coming from all over Beijing at home.

He did it on purpose.

The previous achievements were shocking enough, but they were tied to the company after all. This time was different. This was completely separated from the collective, which was the embodiment of personal value: how much is his work worth!

The whole city of Beijing waited with him in an extremely strange atmosphere.

A few days later, the United States sent a telegram back, and both parties agreed to the conditions. Chen Qi was embarrassed. Since Roberts came first, he decided to give "Speed" to Fox, but also promised Columbia that he would definitely write another script for him.

So the contract was signed: 20th Century Fox paid Chen Qi a personal fee of 600,000 US dollars, bought the script of "Speed", and would hire his company's action team.

And he made an additional request to Roberts: Be sure! As soon as possible! Transfer the money to the account in the mainland.

He also wanted to see how the relevant parties would deal with this matter.