Chapter 192: Get Away From Me! (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Qi Hao didn't struggle for too long. Just when he planned to go to Xiangjiang to talk to the Shadow Emperor, Gao Fei brought back a pile of scripts.

"This one is from Neon, called 'Rebirth'. The screenwriter drew a pile of storyboard comics, which looks quite interesting. He even sent an action video."

Gao Fei looked at Qi Hao with expectation.

"Did his periarthritis flare up?"

Qi Hao looked and looked, and could only come to such a conclusion.

"Uh... don't you think it's cool to shake back and forth like this?"

Gao Fei began to reflect on his own aesthetics.

"Don't think so. Is there anything else?" Qi Hao didn't reject foreign scripts.

He even felt that foreign scripts were better.

This has nothing to do with whether the moon in foreign countries is round or not. If excellent foreign scripts flow into the country, it is also a good thing for the development of domestic movies.

This is the so-called "one grows and the other wanes."

"There are no more from Neon. Their film market has been almost killed by Hollywood in recent years. Basically, the only ones that can stand out are animated movies. For the Bangbang side, we tried to buy a script called 'The Yellow Sea' from the screenwriter of 'The Chaser', but he was hesitant and unwilling to sell, and heard that it was a bit black towards us, so forget it."

Gao Fei and Yang Liu have been flying all over Asia during this period.

Every time they arrive at a place, they contact people in the local film circle. If they can help them buy good scripts, they are even willing to pay agency fees.

Anyway, the feeling given to people is all kinds of arrogance.

"Those that black us definitely can't be wanted... oh right, it's not that they can't be wanted. We can change it after buying it back, but the premise is that it can be changed. If the core idea is to black us, and it can't be changed, this kind of movie can't be wanted either."

Qi Hao knows that there are many movies outside that uglify us.

Buying it back and not using it is undesirable. He doesn't have such a great sense of responsibility, and this kind of script can't be bought out.

To truly put an end to different voices from the outside world, it must be one's own strength, not relying on immature mouth-covering behaviors like buying scripts.

"There is another good script on the Bangbang side called 'The Man from Nowhere', which can also be translated as 'The Lonely Agent'. The screenwriter is Lee Jeong-beom, who is also someone who can write and direct himself. He released a movie called 'Cruel Winter Blues' in 2006. Currently, this script has been written for several years and has not received investment."

Gao Fei didn't bring the script back. Currently, the final decision-making power of the script is with Qi Hao.

Qi Hao can decide whether to buy it after reading the script story outline.

"Never heard of it. How much money does he want?"

The movie market on the Bangbang side has also been crushed by Hollywood movies in recent years, and even many parades and demonstrations have broken out, protesting that the government is not protecting local movies enough.

They really thought too much. That is their father.

Let alone the movie market, anything else is whatever they want to take.

Fortunately, TV dramas are very developed there, and capable screenwriters have all run to write TV dramas.

General movie scripts can't sell for any price.

"He wants three hundred million..."

Gao Fei looked at the memo and reported the other party's price.

"Puff~"

Although he knew the exchange rate was exaggerated, the quote of three hundred million still made Qi Hao almost spray tea.

"It's roughly equivalent to 2.1 million RMB. If it is confirmed to buy, it should be possible to press the price to 2 million. His sincerity is very sufficient."

Yang Liu added from the side.

She and Gao Fei led the team out together. Gao Fei didn't care much about 100,000 or 80,000, but she would usually pull on the price.

"Is there any more? If not, I'll take a look at this one first?"

Qi Hao scanned the script story introduction.

The script mainly tells the story of the uncle in the pawnshop living next to Xiaomi who is a person with a silent personality and doesn't talk to people, but Xiaomi contacts the uncle out of curiosity. The uncle witnesses Xiaomi and her mother being kidnapped, and in order to save Xiaomi and her mother, he starts a struggle with the underworld.

A bit cliché, but this kind of movie can generally be watched as long as it is not perfunctory.

At most, the background is not easy to handle.

But it can't stump Qi Hao. He can change the production area to Xiangjiang.

The protagonist's identity can be changed to an international Interpol agent.

As for the underworld, drugs, etc., Xiangjiang itself is black, and it doesn't matter if Qi Hao blacks it one more time.

"There is a guy named Gareth Evans in Indonesia. He has a script called 'The Raid', but his new movie 'Merantau' is about to be released. He will probably look at the situation of the new movie before deciding whether to sell the script."

"So he's hanging us, and then deciding based on the situation? If the movie flops, he will quickly take the new script to cash out. If it makes money, he will continue to shoot it himself."

Qi Hao was amused by this kind of person.

"That's about what it means, so we talked, but Gareth Evans is not easy to buy."

Yang Liu only got the story introduction.

"It's also a simple plot..."

Frankly speaking, Qi Hao was quite disappointed with the plots of these scripts.

"The Man from Nowhere", just like the roles of Liam Neeson in "Taken", Denzel Washington in "The Equalizer", and Jean Reno in "Léon: The Professional", Qi Hao didn't see the complete script, but could probably guess it about the same.

Dare to ask for two million.

And "The Raid" is even more straightforward, all fighting and killing, and it can probably be shot without a script.

However, these two scripts came in time, at least if Qi Hao couldn't get "The Stool Pigeon", he wouldn't have no clue to do the task.

And the action movie elements of "The Man from Nowhere" and "The Raid" are stronger, while "The Stool Pigeon" is more inclined to police and gangster wits.

Since "The Raid" is not for sale for the time being, Qi Hao decided to look at "The Man from Nowhere" first.

Anyway, for a movie with a thin plot like "The Raid", to shoot it well, one must look at the level of the actors and action directors.

And "The Man from Nowhere" is easier.

If the script of "The Man from Nowhere" is not bad, then two million is two million.

The task reward is one hundred million!

But if the script quality is not good, then it must be pressed down further.

Otherwise, it will really become a recognized sucker in the whole industry.

"There are also many domestic scripts submitted, but the quality is relatively average, and the asking price is very high. Some even open their mouths for five million."

Gao Fei felt a bit guilty.

The reason for this consequence is all on her.

"Five million, what kind of script?"

Qi Hao thought, would there be a really awesome script, similar to the level of "Infernal Affairs"? If it's really five million, it's not a loss.

The remake rights of "Infernal Affairs" were bought by the American Warner Bros. Pictures in 2005 for more than 1.7 million US dollars.

Calculate it, it's much more than five million.

"Uh, for example, this one called 'Lock King'..."

Yang Liu opened a file.

"Lock King!"

Qi Hao's eyes lit up immediately. He just got "Lock Picking +10" not long ago. Has the destined script come so soon?

However, after listening to Yang Liu's introduction, he gave up the idea.

What kind of messy stuff is this.

Get lost!

Get away from me!

Yang Liu said a few more, like "The Village of No Return", "Kung Fu Master", Qi Hao felt more helpless the more he listened.

"You have worked hard during this time."

Although Qi Hao was not particularly satisfied with the script, the words that should be said still had to be said.

Yang Liu and Gao Fei have to follow up on the early preparation work of "Let the Bullets Fly" and "Empresses in the Palace", and also help him collect scripts. It feels longer than the 996 working hours.

Gao Fei self-deprecatingly said that she did many evil things in the first half of her life, and got up early to work in the second half of her life.

"Not hard, it's all what should be done."

Yang Liu responded hurriedly. Her income in the past two years is more than that of third or fourth-tier stars. No matter how tired she is, she feels it is worth it.

"If it's not hard, then you continue to be busy. I'll go first. Remember to send me the script of 'The Man from Nowhere'. I will decide whether to buy it after reading it."

Qi Hao is going to attend the Bazaar Charity Night today.

Last year Su Mang invited him to attend the banquet, but he didn't have time to go. It was not easy to refuse this year.

Su Mang had already left a harsh word.

If Teacher Qi Hao, you don't participate again, I'm afraid I won't be able to continue as editor-in-chief.

She offended Qi Hao at the premiere of "The Forbidden Kingdom".

And Qi Hao has developed rapidly in the past two years, and it was even revealed that he is a Tencent shareholder. His status has exceeded the scope of the entertainment industry.

This made Su Mang's pressure greater and greater.

Only if Qi Hao attends the Bazaar Charity Night can she possibly clarify and resolve the conflict between her and Qi Hao.

Therefore, Su Mang has been begging for help everywhere recently, inviting Qi Hao to attend through various connections, and even promised the "Esquire" Golden September single-person double cover.

Qi Hao is not interested in magazine covers. He doesn't pursue this.

But he and Su Mang really have no grudges, so there is really no need to make the whole world know that he and Su Mang are at odds.

Moreover, at the premiere of "The Forbidden Kingdom", it was he who made Su Mang lose face.

From beginning to end, he didn't suffer a loss.

So, Qi Hao accepted the invitation to this charity banquet.

What's more, An Feng will also attend this charity banquet, just in time to meet.

Since An Feng finished the recording of "Rain Love", Qi Hao hasn't seen her for several days.

Qi Hao went to the Tencent headquarters, and An Feng also had her own work to be busy with.

Fortunately, although they didn't meet, they chatted on QQ almost every day, and also made phone calls.

It's just that after all, there was a network cable in between, and I really missed her a bit.

Qi Hao has endorsements for clothing brands, so there is no need to borrow clothes to wear.

It's just that in the hot weather, wearing formal clothes looks particularly silly.

He has decided not to renew the contract when it expires.

The disadvantage of international big brands is that the endorsement fee is actually not high. It is mainly to position the star's fashion circle status, so it is more convenient to talk about other endorsements.

Qi Hao now doesn't need to be defined like this anymore.

An Feng borrowed a high-definition dress, which looked particularly formal.

The two walked the red carpet together and came out of the same car.

In order to walk the red carpet of the fashion circle, Qi Hao even specially drove the Rolls-Royce Phantom to the starting point of the red carpet.

Actually, using a Santana 2000 would be more individual.

It's just that Qi Hao has passed the age of rebellion. At this time, he should show off when he should.

There is no need to hide it.

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