Chapter 231 Fixed Angle and Recast

The temperament exuded by Zhang Guorong is different from that of Jin Chengwu just now, and it is also different from the original Zhang Zhen. Although they are all deep, there is still a faint feeling of distress in Zhang Guorong's body.

Wu Yuchen was thinking in his mind that the first half of the film was not necessary, but in the second half, this touching feeling would definitely be a plus, allowing the audience to resonate more with Shen Lian.

As for the others...

In terms of fame, Leslie Cheung is as good as anyone. He is an iconic figure in the Hong Kong film industry and a big star in Asia. He also has many fans in Japan and South Korea, so his appeal is no problem.

There is no need to worry about acting skills at all. Leslie Cheung's acting skills are enough to handle the role of Shen Lian.

shape? He is already handsome enough, and he even grows a stubble, which adds to the charm of a mature man.

It may be said that Leslie Cheung is several years older than Jiang Wen, who will play his eldest brother Lu Jianxing, but when the two of them stand together, everyone will think that Jiang Wen is older. As Wu Yuchen looked at him, Zhang Guorong, who was already in his 40s, still looked like a young man under thirty years old, not looking old at all.

But there's just one thing...

After watching Zhang Guorong's performance, Wu Yuchen asked: "It's great! But I heard that your passion concert is not over yet? I need the protagonist to do preliminary martial arts training."

Leslie Cheung's passionate concert started in the middle of last year, and then went on a world tour, which has not ended yet.

Leslie Cheung did not deny it, but said: "Director Wu, my concert only has the last finale on Hong Kong Island. It will end in April. After that, I can devote myself to movement practice!"

Wu Yuchen thought about it and realized that he would have to wait until the second half of the year to start shooting his movie and start training in April. That would be more than three months, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

…

On the night after the interview, Deng Chao and several roommates went to a small restaurant to have a meal together. After a glass of wine, several people asked: "Chao'er, how was it?"

Deng slapped the wine glass on the table and said proudly: "It's done!"

Zhu Yuchen and others immediately looked at him in surprise: "Really?!"

"That's when Director Wu was shocked when he saw me. He praised me as a talent and asked me on the spot if I would like to play Shen Lian!"

Several people immediately booed when they heard this, knowing that Deng Chao was joking with them again and bragging:

"cut!"

"Stop you!"

"Just lie to your brothers, don't lie to yourself!"

Deng Chao also laughed, then picked up a piece of beef and chewed it. After swallowing the food, he said:

"What else can I do? Anyway, I tried my best. As for the result, it's not up to me."

Deng Chao might have been a little nervous before the audition, but after the audition, he felt something was on his mind.

"Hey, I'm not asking you this. Have you met Director Wu?"

"Does Director Wu have anything to say about you?"

Several people asked again and again.

Deng Chao made a reminiscence gesture, raised his hand, and was about to start speaking when Zhu Yuchen said beside him: "Stop bragging to us and tell the truth!"

Deng Chao immediately lowered his arm: "Hey, what else can I do? He just asked me to perform normally, and also found some faults with me. Oh, he also asked me how tall I was..."

"How tall are you?"

Several people were confused for a moment, and then Zhu Yuchen immediately clapped his hands and said, "Then this means you have something to play for! Otherwise, why would I care about your height?"

"Yes, yes, what Tatsuko said makes sense! Chao'er, you must treat me today!"

Deng Chao smiled. In fact, he was thinking the same thing. If Director Wu could ask more questions and care more, it would mean that it was not just a formality.

When Deng Chaozheng was welcoming his brothers to drink, his cell phone rang. He quickly put down his glass and picked it up to answer the call.

Several people sitting around him immediately became quiet. Everyone felt that this might be the result, and whether Deng Chao would be chosen or not would depend on this call.

After Deng Chao answered the phone, he heard the voice on the other side and immediately said hello respectfully: "Hey, it's me, hello, Director Wu!"

When several people heard this, they couldn't help but feel shocked. If Wu Yuchen can call him personally, there is a high probability that he will be chosen! Otherwise, just find a staff member to call and notify. Some crews may not even notify you.

At this time, their moods were a little complicated. They had said it before, but seeing that Deng Chaoer, their roommate who lived together day and night, was really going to be in Wu Yuchen's big drama. He had started so high before even leaving school, and was about to rise to great heights. They couldn't help but feel sad in their hearts. Various emotions such as envy and jealousy arose.

But the next moment, Deng Chao's originally full smile froze: "Huh? Lost..."

Everyone around him was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. Then he felt sorry for his good brother Deng Chaoer. After all, it was such a good opportunity!

Zhu Yuchen also reached out and patted Deng Chao on the shoulder to show comfort.

Then I heard Deng Chao reply twice to the phone, and then a smile appeared on his face: "Yes, yes, thank you, Director Wu! I will definitely not let you down!"

Several people looked at each other and were all confused by Deng Chao's reaction. What's going on? Did you choose or not?

When Deng Chao hung up the phone, several people immediately approached Deng Chao and pulled his shoulders:

"Chao'er, have you chosen?"

"Chao'er, is this Director Wu? What did you say?"

"Chao'er, have you really captured Jin Yichuan?"

Deng Chao shook his head: "No, I failed. Director Wu said I was a little too high."

"Then if you say you are willing, what are you willing to do?"

Deng Chao sighed: "Alas, Jin Yichuan is gone, but Director Wu asked me to play another role, Emperor Chongzhen, which is considered a small supporting role..."

Zhu Yuchen and others looked at each other, looked at Deng Chao's yawning look, and exclaimed:

"Kill him!"

“He must bleed profusely today!

…

Wu Yuchen smiled after putting down the phone. The role of Jin Yichuan was chosen last. Now that he has decided that Leslie Cheung will play the leading role of Shen Lian, then if Jin Yichuan sides with him, it is best not to steal his limelight.

The eldest brother Lu Jianxing can be taller than Shen Lian, while the third brother Jin Yichuan should not be taller than Zhang Guorong. From this point alone, Wu Yuchen eliminated several people, such as the tall Liu Ye, and Deng Chao just now.

However, he felt that Deng Chao, a newcomer, was still worthy of training, so he gave him the role of Emperor Chongzhen, who had appeared a few times in the movie and had a decent role.

Deng Chao was a professional emperor when he debuted in his previous life. He played the role of emperor in many dramas such as "Young Emperor", "Young Kangxi", "Feng Yun in the Late Ming Dynasty" and "The Best in the World". Now let him, Director Wu Da, give him the lead!

Don't underestimate this role, there are still people who want to promote it for gold plating. It was none other than Zhang Mo, the son of the emperor's professional Zhang Guoli, who was dismissed by Wu Yuchen in an understatement.

It would have been fine if it had been anyone else, but when he thought of Lao Zhangtou, his son, he stopped talking about beating people and took drugs. Wu Yuchen shook his head.

As for who was finally chosen for the role of third brother Jin Yichuan, Wu Yuchen looked at the baby-faced wolf warrior Wu Jing in the photo and smiled.

Wu Jing has gained some fame in the past two years by acting in TV series. "The Master of Tai Chi" and "Little Li Flying Knife" have very high ratings. This "Xiu Chun Dao" is a martial arts movie after all, so it's a bonus if it's good. Now Wu Jing is only 27 years old, and he is suitable to play the role of the third brother Jin Yichuan.

And Wu Jing's height is definitely not as tall as Leslie Cheung. Zhang Guorong is 175, and he is estimated to be in his early 170s. From this aspect, he also meets the conditions!

After the cast of "Embroidered Spring Knife" was confirmed, Wu Yuchen did not leave directly, but had to arrange related matters first. For example, the crew prepares various props, and determines the training plan for actors such as Leslie Cheung, Jiang Wen, Duan Long and even Wu Jing, who all need martial arts training.

Just when Wu Yuchen was busy arranging various matters for "Xiu Chun Dao", a phone call came and he had to temporarily put down the work at hand.

In the office, Wu Yuchen said with a smile: "Come on, Mr. Ma, try my new Dahongpao!"

Ma Huateng smiled politely at Wu Yuchen, and then said slightly guiltily: "Wu Sheng, I'm really sorry. The company hasn't found a good way to make money yet, but the money has been spent and the number of users is growing too fast. We Now the server can hardly keep up..."

Since the bursting of the Nasdaq Internet bubble in the United States last year, the wave of Internet entrepreneurship around the world has been hit hard.

In just one year, countless start-up companies have been wiped out. When Ma Huateng looks back, he feels lucky. He rushed before that and received a large investment from Wu Yuchen, allowing Tengxun to survive until now.

But it's a pity that even though he tried all his tricks, now that the money has been spent, there is nothing he can do. After more than a year, Ma Huateng and the entire entrepreneurial team have learned a lot about entrepreneurial venture capital and other things. They also know that if they come to invest in Wu Yuchenla now, it will be detrimental to them to make him the major shareholder.

But there is no way. Now is the coldest period of the Internet environment. Let alone looking for venture capital, no one is willing to lend them bank loans. Very helpless, now Ma Huateng can only go north again and personally come to Wu Yuchen, the shareholder, to attract investment.

Wu Yuchen smiled when he heard this, waved his hand and said, "No need to call me Wu Sheng, just call me Director Wu. Get used to it."

Then he asked: "How many users do QQ have now?"

Ma Huateng immediately reported a number: "The number of QQ online users has exceeded 1.2 million, and the number of registered users has reached 25 million."

Wu Yuchen is very satisfied with this number. You must know that the number of Internet users in the country is just over 20 million. The reason why there are more registered users than Internet users is naturally because one person has registered multiple QQ accounts.

Wu Yuchen thought for a while and said: "Mr. Ma, no one expected the Nasdaq collapse. I can understand that the current environment is not good. Let's do this. I will invest another 20 million this time."

Ma Huateng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He felt lucky that Wu Yuchen was still willing to spend money to invest even though the company was not making much profit. It's just that the number of users is growing faster and faster now. I don't know if the 20 million this time can last for a year...

Ma Huateng asked: "Director Wu, I wonder how many shares you want this time?"

He also knew that Wu Yuchen's investment was not in vain, and he would definitely need to raise funds to occupy shares.

Wu Yuchen smiled and stretched out his right hand, making a six sign: "After this financing, I will hold 60% of the company's shares."

Ma Huateng calculated in his mind that Wu Yuchen owns 40% of the shares now and 60% after the financing is completed. In other words, he spent 20 million to raise 33% of the shares in this round, and his 40% in the first round was reduced to about 27%, which adds up to 60%.

Ma Huateng thought of the financing rules of venture capital companies in Silicon Valley in the United States that he had seen over the past year, organized his words, and then said:

"Director Wu, is 60% too much? Now our QQ has grown more than 10 times compared with the last round of financing, and is the absolute first among similar products. I think 20 million yuan is exchanged for 33% of the shares. some……"

Wu Yuchen interrupted him with a smile: "It's not yuan, it's 20 million US dollars."

Ma Huateng's pupils shrank when he heard this, and his open mouth could no longer make any sound.

20 million US dollars in exchange for 33% of the shares. This time Wu Yuchen's offer was also more than 10 times that of the first round, leaving Ma Huateng unable to find a reason to refute. And this means that Wu Yuchen’s market value of Tencent is US$60 million, 500 million yuan!

After Ma Huateng was silent for a while, he took a sip of tea, and then said to Wu Yuchen: "Director Wu, I want to discuss this matter with the team. Please give me some time."

Wu Yuchen smiled and nodded: "It's okay, I understand, but you should hurry up and don't delay the company's development."

"Don't worry, Director Wu, we will definitely give you a reply within three days."

Wu Yuchen looked at Brother Ma's leaving figure and wanted to know what he would choose. He invested in Tencent not in his personal capacity, but through the White Bear Venture Capital Company he established on Hong Kong Island. Isn't it just right that the white bear throws himself at the penguin?

It didn't take three days. Just one day later, Xiao Ma came back with a plan. They didn't want to raise 33% of the shares, but only wanted to raise half, which was 16%. In this case, after the financing is completed, it is equivalent to Wu Yuchen's only 49.6% of the shares, and their creative team can still hold 50.4% and control.

Of course, the money can no longer be 20 million US dollars, but only 10 million US dollars. At the same time, they also want a guarantee that when the company has an emergency, White Bear Venture Capital can provide at least 2 million US dollars. emergency bridge funds.

According to estimates by Ma Huateng and his team, if US$10 million is obtained, it will be enough for the company to operate for three years while expanding. If they still can't find a way to make a profit in three years, then they might as well stop doing it and break up. Therefore, this is a plan that can not only guarantee their control but also obtain sufficient development funds.

However, it is impossible for Wu Yuchen to always give in to the plan they proposed. Since you do not provide such a large financing share, and you also want emergency bridge funds, the price cannot be that high.

In the end, after some pulling and negotiation between the two parties, Wu Yuchen got 25% of the share in this round with the condition of providing 10 million US dollars plus 2 million emergency funds at any time. In this way, after financing, White Bear Fund will hold 55% of Tengxun shares.

However, he also agreed to another condition, which is to wait until the next round of financing or before listing, and agree to allow Tencent to take back 10% of the shares from him. Of course, the price cannot be based on the current price, but the price of the next round. If there is no next round of financing, but a direct listing, these 10% shares will be the incentive share pool for employees in the future.

After it was finalized, Ma Huateng and Teng Xun breathed a sigh of relief again, and then thanked Wu Yuchen again. Negotiation is negotiation, and gratitude is gratitude. These are two different things.

In fact, the reason why the two sides are fighting is the issue of control. It is not that Ma Huateng and others do not know about AB shares, but that Tengcent's goal from beginning to end is to be listed on the Hong Kong stock market, and Hong Kong stocks do not allow the existence of AB shares, so The simplest point is that whoever has the most equity has the final say.

Of course it doesn't matter that Wu Yuchen is so supportive of them now, but if the two sides fall out in the future and a power struggle occurs, they have to set up certain precautions in order to ensure their right to speak.

Wu Yuchen has no intention of fighting for power with Ma Ge. He just wants to occupy more shares while supporting the development of Tencent. Under the current circumstances, he was satisfied.

Wu Yuchen couldn't help but sigh. There are so many investment opportunities in this era. The United States can buy Apple, and China can be the major shareholder of Tencent. If he wants to invest, let alone Alibaba or something, he will just invest in some oil tank in the future. , Youku, etc. cannot escape his hands. But now his main focus is still on the entertainment industry, and investing in Penguin is enough.

As for the idea of ​​buying a house and settling in real estate, he has no idea at all. Now it's all about doing whatever makes you feel comfortable. Why bother to move into a house if you have enough money? He has no shortage of this way to make money.

However, although he did not want to play in real estate, he could not help but get some bargains, because Miracle Film and Television directly spent money to buy an office building, and it did not use Miracle Film and Television's working capital. Because this money is a low-interest loan sent to your door by the bank. These days, banks are really sending loans to high-quality customers everywhere, and they hope you can borrow more.

This is really a meal that is put into your mouth. If you don’t eat it, you won’t eat it for free!

Just when Wu Yuchen's arrangements were almost complete, a consultation came from the other side of the ocean. This year's Oscar nominations were announced. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was successfully nominated for the best foreign language film, and also won the best picture award. , Best Director, etc., setting a record for the most nominations for a Chinese-language film at the Oscars, and it attracted massive attention from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places.

But whether "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" can win the award is also full of controversy in the Chinese-speaking area. Many viewers feel that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is not well filmed and is far worse than "New Dragon Inn". How can it still win an award?

Some knowledgeable people jumped out and said that Li An filmed it according to the structure of Western movies, just to make it understandable to foreigners, so the chance of winning is not small.

Someone also took out Li An's resume. In fact, many domestic audiences had never heard of Li An's name before. After "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" everyone discovered that Li An not only won the Golden Horse Award for Best Director, but also won two Berlin Gold Medals. Xiong, and has been nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film twice before with "The Wedding Banquet" and "Eat Drink Couple", and he is also a veteran contestant with qualifications!

Thanks to Wu Yuchen's Oscar win last year, Oscar-related content has become more popular in China, and many people can tell one, two, or three things, and everyone starts to argue with each other.

Wu Yuchen smiled at this, as he had expected this. It's just that he already won the title of the first Chinese-language Oscar film last year. Even if "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" wins the Best Foreign Language Film again this year, its reputation and status will definitely be lower than in its previous life.

A reporter even came to Wu Yuchen for an interview:

"Director Wu, as a director who already has Oscar experience, do you think "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has a good chance of winning an Oscar this year?"

"Personally, I am very optimistic about "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". There is no doubt about the ability of director Li An, and he understands the taste of Western audiences very well. He used the martial arts theme to make "Sense and Sensibility", the core of which is love and desire. , very hopeful to win the Oscar! I also sincerely hope that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" can once again win glory for Chinese-language films and expand its influence internationally."

Wu Yuchen is telling the truth. He hopes that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" can win the best foreign language film this time like in the previous life. After all, it is related to the movie's box office revenue!

With Wu Yuchen's remarks being reported, more and more people are paying attention to the performance of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" at this Oscar. After all, even Wu Yuchen, the person who knows the most about Oscars in China, said it is very promising. So let's see. There is a real chance to come!

Wu Yuchen no longer paid attention to the turmoil in the country, settled the affairs of "Embroidered Spring Knife", said goodbye to the people around him, and got on the flight to the United States.

"Oh, Wu, you are finally back!"

At the airport, Wu Yuchen’s agent Karl couldn’t help but hug him.

"What, Karl, what's going on?" Wu Yuchen asked with a smile.

"Of course, DreamWorks wants to find you. Glazer is urging you, and Sony is constantly asking me to urge you..."

Wu Yuchen smiled and waved his hand: "I know, they also called me a lot to urge me. Don't worry, everything is according to my plan."

Now as he is involved in more and more projects in Hollywood, more and more people are naturally contacting him. Although it may seem very busy and troublesome, it also reflects that they all need him Wu Yuchen, which proves his importance.

And this time he left Hollywood and went back to spend the Spring Festival, which also made them realize that they need Wu Yuchen, which is very important. Let everyone's interests be involved with you and make yourself more and more important, and your power and influence will become greater and greater.