Chapter 272

Chen Nuo's judgment was not wrong.

The next day, which was the fifth day of Nolan's arrival in China, Han Zong called him for more than 30 minutes.

On the phone, Han Han Sanping told him very apologetically that this investment was ultimately not approved by the board of directors.

Han Zong explained a lot on the phone, but Chen Nuo didn't listen to a word.

Because it was all nonsense to brush him off.

In the end, Han Zong meant that even if he and the Nolan brothers created one of the greatest villains in human film history and produced the highest-grossing movie in human history,

However, China Film,

No, Chen Nuo even dared to be certain that it was this Han Han Sanping, who called him brother, who hesitated because of Warner's attitude and finally decided to go back on his word, completely treating him like a fool and playing him once.

Letting him call Nolan excitedly. Letting the other party fly across half the globe to China,

But in the end, they only had one meeting,

And harvested one word: sorry. And then they had to head back.

Yes, the Hollywood giant Warner Bros. didn't look favorably on the movie, so would Han Han Sanping dare to put his own official hat and future on the gambling table and go all in?

In the end, it was just such a simple question.

The answer was not unexpected.

He didn't dare.

Perhaps if he dared,

He wouldn't be Han Han Sanping, he should be called Han Xiaoping.

The next day, after learning this news from China Film, the Warner people were very relaxed.

Although disappointment was inevitable, seeing that they could find a sucker to share the risk, now it seemed there was no chance.

But what could they do? Life had to go on, and movies had to be filmed.

The Warner team took the plane back that day.

Nolan had to return to the UK, so he would be a bit later.

When Chen Nuo ran to the hotel to find him, the British man hadn't left yet and was running in the gym with his brother.

But clearly, the brothers already knew the news.

After Warner received the formal reply from China Film, the first person they should have notified was them.

Christopher Nolan got off the treadmill, wiped his sweat, and looked very surprised, "Chen, why did you run to find me? Don't tell me it's for that matter. My God, an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, it could have 100 million reasons why it didn't work out in the end. This is not a shocking bad news for me, or for Emma or Jonathan."

"In fact, it just brought us back to the starting point. So, don't feel sorry, OK?"

Jonathan laughed on the side: "Can't say that either. We took a trip to China, ate very delicious duck and lamb, and that very spicy 'shaokao', which made me miserable the next day. However, I still want to thank you and Chris for your hospitality. This was a wonderful journey. It's just that next time we come, we will absolutely not let you take off your damn mask on the Great Wall."

After speaking, the Nolan brothers laughed, and Chen Nuo laughed along with them.

But immediately his smile faded, and his expression became very serious. His bloodshot eyes could be described as crazy.

"Christopher, Jonathan, please listen to me. Last night, I didn't sleep all night, and finally, I decided on one thing..."

A minute later, the Nolan brothers looked at each other in surprise.

Finally, Christopher Nolan smiled bitterly: "Chen, I want to say, are you crazy?"

Chen Nuo was crazy.

This wasn't just Nolan's opinion; Qi Yuntian actually thought so too.

After guessing Han Han Sanping's intention in advance, Chen Nuo didn't return to the home where Pan Pan Chengrong was.

Instead, he returned to his house next to Yayuncun with Qi Yuntian.

This foreign-related villa community would become very famous in the future, covering 1000 acres, 800 of which were green space, with an 80,000-square-meter ecological lake and 30,000 square meters of lawn.

The property management here releases some cute animals like alpacas, peacocks, and sika deer on the lawn every afternoon, known as the Nara of China.

It's not difficult for outsiders to come in to take photos or play.

As long as you book an afternoon tea for a few hundred yuan or a lunch for over a thousand yuan in the hotel here, you can come in to enjoy the deer, touch the alpacas, and watch the swans.

The detached villa Chen Nuo bought faced the lawn and the lake, with an indoor area of about 600 square meters and a private garden of about the same area outside.

At that time, the landlord was in a hurry to sell, and after knowing that Chen Nuo could pay in cash at once, he agreed to sell it for 25 million.

Including the almost brand-new decoration and furniture and appliances inside.

Chen Nuo wasn't that particular, and he didn't plan to redecorate, anyway, the Mediterranean style was barely acceptable.

He just changed the furniture and appliances, and moved in for one night on the third day after receiving the house.

Then he never moved in again.

Living in it alone was scarier than his experience living the Joker life in an LA hotel at the time.

Especially the first night he moved in, he wasn't familiar with the room at all, and didn't know which bedroom window wasn't closed tightly. It caused the wind to blow all night, sounding like a ghost.

It made him not rest well all night.

At that time, he swore that this damn ghost place could just stay empty.

Whoever wants to come, come.

He wouldn't come here to sleep again unless he had three wives and four concubines and was overcrowded.

But he broke his promise this night.

Oh no, it can't be considered breaking his promise. Because he didn't sleep all night.

He just lay in the bedroom, with the lights on, listening to various insect and dog sounds from unknown places, listening to the ghost wind, and stayed there for a night.

After 7 AM the next day, he called Qi Yuntian.

In less than ten minutes, Qi Yuntian came over.

Because Qi Yuntian's villa was on the other side, 400-something square meters, the location wasn't as good, there weren't as many rooms, and similarly, it wasn't as terrifying.

Qi Yuntian used the key Chen Nuo left with him to open the door directly, and roared at Chen Nuo, who was sitting on the sofa preparing to brew a cup of Pu'er tea: "Are you crazy?"

"No." Chen Nuo buried his head in brewing tea, facing Qi Yuntian's roar, his eyebrows didn't even twitch.

This attitude of his made it hard for Miss Qi to find a place to vent the fire she had finally managed to ignite.

Qi Yuntian walked quickly, taking about ten seconds, and finally walked to his front from the door.

Looking around at the empty space,

Except for the elegant solid wood decoration full of rich Mediterranean style and various leather furniture, the 200-plus-square-meter first-floor living room was empty,

Qi Yuntian shivered, and his anger suddenly subsided.

He sighed and said: "Brother Nuo, don't be like this, okay? I know Wen Wen Yingshan has been very cold to you recently, making you a bit sad. How about this, I'll call Gao Gao Yuanyuan tonight, or how about Fan Fan Bingbing? Or you say a name, as long as it's not someone with a family..."

Look, this is the disadvantage of using a gay manager, always objectifying women.

Chen Nuo said unpleasantly: "Shut up."

Qi Yuntian sat on the sofa and said: "Then you don't want a woman, how could you want to do this? No matter how much you think highly of this Nolan movie, can you be 100% sure that you won't lose? That it will definitely make money?"

"At least 260 million investment, at least 500 million globally to break even, have you thought about it..."

"I have thought about it."

Chen Nuo interrupted Qi Yuntian again.

"Investing in a movie doesn't mean you can only make money if the box office is a huge hit, right? Like this kind of Hollywood-blooded commercial blockbuster, it's different from "The Message." It can have huge North American and European markets. Its subsequent copyrights, genuine audio-visual product sales, are all money that flows like a stream."

"And, if it were cooperating with another of the Big Six, I definitely wouldn't want to do this."

"But Warner is different."

"It's not our first time cooperating with Warner. Rory Steiner is already the publicity director inside. I haven't signed the contract for Batman 3 yet. Even, I don't believe that after they finish the Batman trilogy, they are ready to put the Joker on the shelf."

"Didn't we investigate before how many US dollars it earned in Joker-related peripherals in the past year? It's an income of tens of millions of US dollars every year. This proves the commercial value of the Joker character."

"Even if this movie is successful, will Warner break up with me because of the high income of a mere standalone movie?"

"I don't think Warner is that short-sighted, Barry Meyer isn't that stupid, and finally, I don't think Nolan and the others will let him do that. Don't forget, Nolan's production company also has to occupy 10% in this movie."

Qi Yuntian was a bit speechless after hearing Chen Nuo's long speech, "Did you think about this all night?"

Chen Nuo chuckled: "Of course, did you think I was thinking about women? What are women? They only delay the speed at which I make money."

Qi Yuntian gave a thumbs up, but then said: "But I think the risk is too high. You want to mortgage all of this. OMG, Brother Nuo, what kind of courage is this, I, Little Qi, am truly convinced. Wouldn't it be good to just lie on the laurels, eat the old capital, film movies, and earn tens of millions or hundreds of millions every year? Why do you have to make it so big?"

Chen Nuo shook his head: "Is it big? At first I thought it was quite big, but later I thought about it, it's actually not big. We can afford this money."

"160 million USD is the production cost reported by Nolan, and the remaining 100 million USD is the promotion cost."

"If our company invests 45%, we only need to give 72 million USD in the early stage, which is about 580 million RMB."

"These houses and such are just the fraction of our last income. The two in Shanghai and the two in Jingcheng, adding the four houses together, try to borrow 100 million from domestic banks."

"Afterwards, take my "Twilight" contract to the bank for pledge, use that as a guarantee, and with my name and credit, borrowing 30 or 40 million USD, which is 200 million, shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"And if I add my salary for starring in this movie, let's count it as 100 million."

"Hmm, plus my endorsement advertising fees for this year, and other messy company income, adding them up is about 100 million."

"Isn't that about there? For the remaining 80 million gap, let's think of other ways, if not, take a few more advertising endorsements. Or use company shares to mortgage to the bank. If it really doesn't work, selling some shares to those people looking for you as a last resort is not impossible."

"And the 45 million USD promotion fee we need to pay before release, if we can't think of a way to gather this money... then I'll go help Old Chen sell houses. I think real estate won't be too bad by then, right? Like now, isn't it warming up a bit?"

"This is my idea, what do you say?"

Qi Yuntian took a deep breath, stared at Chen Nuo for a long time, and saw him brewing tea and drinking tea, with a light and breezy expression.

Qi Yuntian sighed: "What can I say? Brother Nuo, you've already thought of everything, of course I'm with you, Brother Nuo."

Chen Nuo smiled, picked up a cup of tea and placed it in front of him, "Come, drink tea."

Qi Yuntian also smiled, picked up the tea and took a sip, then thought for a while, and said: "Finally, let me confirm with you, do you really want to bet all your assets to fight this breath with Han Han Sanping?"

"Do you remember how you educated me? Be steady in life, earn money slowly. Because things that come fast often go fast."

"Brother Nuo, I have to say, this time, it's not your usual style."

Chen Nuo just bent over, put the teacup on the coffee table, and when he heard Qi Yuntian's words, his hand froze in the air for a moment, and then, he slowly sat up straight.

"Style, what style do I have?" Chen Nuo smiled.

When taking photos with Nolan and the others, he smiled foolishly like a blockhead.

Now, he smiled with both canine teeth exposed, like a vampire madman who is hunting.

"I also thought my style was steady and walking the beaten path before. But last night, I figured it out."

"My style is actually whoever hits my face, I will hit them back left and right."

PS:

Brothers, adding a chapter, seeking monthly tickets. You pushed me to 490th place on the monthly ticket list.

This ranking is too low, it's embarrassing to show it on the book page. Please, help me push it forward again.

How about entering the top 400?

(End of chapter)