Li Xing glanced at him, "Is that all?" He also felt that it could be filmed after reading the script, right?
However, since the professionals all said it could be filmed, he felt even more confident.
So he looked at Su Yu: "As the screenwriter, I can give you 10% of the box office share. How do you feel about that?"
Li Xing felt that these terms were already very generous, as most directors and screenwriters in the group were on fixed salaries.
Well-known directors and screenwriters could earn millions to tens of millions in remuneration for directing a movie, and would also receive bonuses if the movie sold well.
As for participating in box office sharing? Only major directors and screenwriters could do that.
And Li Xing, right from the start, offered Su Yu a sky-high 10%, which made everyone present look at Su Yu differently.
This was too exaggerated!
"For the script, I'll only take a 5% share, but I also want to participate in the subsequent investment. I want at least 50% of the investment in this movie!" It was a business negotiation, and Su Yu was serious.
His willingness to give Tianxing Entertainment a 50% investment share was a decision he had carefully considered.
After all, this movie was going to be a huge hit, and the total investment for this movie would definitely not exceed 50 million chinese yuan. Su Yu had money now, and sole proprietorship was not an issue.
But considering he was currently at Tianxing, he couldn't let Tianxing Entertainment work for free, could he? So, giving up 50% of the share felt very appropriate to Su Yu.
"Hahahaha, are you really that confident this movie won't lose money? If you invest, the company won't have any objections, but you need to think carefully. Your money doesn't grow on trees. I estimate it will cost almost 50 million chinese yuan to make this movie well, especially since it's being filmed in Siam."
Li Xing burst out laughing after hearing Su Yu's words.
But what he said was true. Tens of millions in investment, any normal person would feel a pang of regret, right?
Su Yu's demeanor, why did it feel like he wasn't going to spend twenty or thirty million, but rather two or three hundred chinese yuan? This was too crazy.
"I'm confident in my script. If I lose, I'll just go back and honestly write songs. One song will earn it back." Su Yu shrugged, an endless display of humblebragging!
Listen, are those the words of a human being? Twenty or thirty million chinese yuan, earned back with one song?
Ren Nanbei's gaze towards Su Yu changed at this moment. He knew that Su Yu's songs were very popular and sold very well, but he didn't know that Su Yu could earn so much from one song!
Good heavens, this young man, whose looks and talent were outrageously high, was too rich!
"Alright! As long as you're happy. Once the detailed budget is finalized, I'll notify you! This time, in addition to the 10% for your script, the company will give you another 40% investment share. This movie, we Tianxing Entertainment will fully invest in its production. If they don't want to play with us, we'll play by ourselves!" Li Xing made the final decision.
However, he did not accept Su Yu's request for the script to only account for 5% of the share. Obviously, he wasn't short on that small amount of money.
Su Yu didn't even care about two or three tens of millions of chinese yuan, so how could he lose momentum over a few millions?
"Uncle Li is generous! I'll await your good news!" Su Yu said with a smile, then got up and left directly.
He really felt that Li Xing was very generous! If Wang Tianfeng had been here today, he probably would have asked for more shares for Tianxing Entertainment, right?
"Did you all hear that? Go back and make a cost budget, and also finalize the casting for the three main actors! As for the director, Hao Ren, you can direct it, right? I want to release this 'lost in thailand' during the New Year's slot!"
After Su Yu left, Li Xing's aura changed, and his eyes became sharp, making the few people present shiver.
And Hao Ren was the film director brought by Ren Nanbei, and also the most well-known film director at Tianxing Entertainment.
"No problem! Then we'll go back and make the budget and do the early preparations." Ren Nanbei nodded, then led everyone away.
"Old Ren, I haven't really directed comedies before. If this flops, what do I do?" After leaving Li Xing's office, Hao Ren spoke.
"The script is written so detailed, even with group shots and set designs. Can't you just follow it? As long as you don't sneak in your own stuff into the movie, will it flop?" Ren Nanbei retorted unhappily.
Hao Ren, this director, just had too many ideas. Asking the previous question meant he had his own ideas and wanted to put them into the movie.
"This time, be honest. You saw the relationship between Su Yu and President Li just now. If you dare to arbitrarily change his script and the movie ends up flopping, I estimate you'll be finished! Use that time to think about casting!"
Ren Nanbei, fearing Hao Ren would act foolishly, warned him again.
Hao Ren gave an awkward smile. He felt that while the movie was funny, it clearly lacked depth.
However, he wasn't some stubborn fool. His previous movie, 'Divine Dragon,' had already flopped, so this time he would definitely be honest.
That's right, the movie that Tianxing Entertainment had just flopped was directed by Hao Ren.
"Didn't Su Yu already tell us the choices for the main characters? For Xu Lang, Wang Bao, and Gao Bo in the script, just invite them to act. As for the female celebrity Wang Bao likes, Liu Ruyan is quite good! Other actors can be selected from within the company, there's nothing to fuss about." Hao Ren said helplessly.
He felt that his involvement as a director in this project was truly too little.
To exaggerate a bit, even a dog could direct this movie well!
However, no one outside dared to hire him to direct now, and the company was still nostalgic, not getting rid of him just because one movie flopped.
Now, Hao Ren could only conscientiously be a tool-director for this movie, so that after it was released and made money, he could then seek out his own new movie.
Su Yu received a call from Li Xing before getting off work. Li Xing informed him to come to the company tomorrow to sign the investment contract, and the investment budget for 'lost in thailand' had already been finalized, with the total cost ending up at only 45 million chinese yuan.
This was due to Xu Lang and Gao Bo's slightly higher remuneration. They both currently had strong box office appeal. Xu Lang's remuneration for a movie was 5 million chinese yuan, and while Gao Bo was a bit less, he also received 4 million chinese yuan.
Wang Bao's remuneration was much lower compared to the two, currently only 2 million chinese yuan.
Su Yu only needed to put in another 18 million chinese yuan, as the script gave him a 10% share.
Su Yu simply didn't wait until tomorrow and went directly to find Li Xing.
Li Xing was actually very surprised! He knew that usually Su Yu would absolutely not be seen at the company, let alone in the afternoon when it was almost time to get off work!
What was wrong with Su Yu today? He was actually punctual for work? Had he changed his ways?
Under Li Xing's bewildered gaze, Su Yu directly transferred money to the company's finance department and signed the investment contract.
Su Yu didn't have his own film and television investment company, so Tianxing needed to handle the investment for him.
To the outside world, it would appear that Tianxing independently funded the production of this movie, but the money ultimately distributed to Su Yu would not be a single cent less.
As for why Su Yu waited until now and hadn't left work? It was precisely to wait to sign the contract.
He knew that Andy Lau would come to find him tomorrow, and he probably wouldn't be able to come to work.