HPDBC Chapter 166 Love Apartment
Chapter 166 Love Apartment
Huang Bo, that sleazy bastard, has been sent away.
And what about our little fox, Yang Mi?
In fact, on the very first day Gu Heng returned to Beijing, they managed to coax out the news that he would be playing a genius dream architect in "Inception".
Yang Mi was overjoyed when she found out!
Just how happy?
Anyway, that night, the two of them spent a long time studying English in the bedroom of the courtyard house.
The details are best left unsaid; Director Gu could only sigh, "His English..."
Very moisturizing!
In the following days, the little fox went into seclusion. She even had Su Qing cancel her usual appearances, spending all her time at home engrossed in the script for "Inception" and studying "Zhuangzi."
According to her, she was determined to give those unsophisticated Westerners a little shock from Chinese Taoism in her dreams!
While Little Fox was enjoying a peaceful life, Gu Heng was busy making money non-stop.
"Brother Kai, I'm giving you a task. Install an IMAX 3D system in every one of the 42 cinemas under our Time Cinema chain."
What node is it now?
Cameron's blue alien movie hasn't even been scheduled for release yet, and nobody in China has any faith in it.
Currently, there are only about 11 screens in all of China that can show 3D movies!
At this time, importing an IMAX 3D system would cost approximately 1800 million.
When Avatar is released next year, the box office will explode, and the global supply of 3D equipment will instantly run out. Will you want to buy one then?
One set can easily fetch 2600 million!
It's so expensive yet there's no market for it; you have to queue up and beg people to sell it to you!
Gu Heng certainly wanted to achieve great things overnight, but to fully equip 42 cinemas would truly drain the cash flow of Yuanjian.
So he could only instruct Chen Kai: "Use the company's profits to slowly roll over the money, don't rush, just try to get it all covered before the release of Avatar at the end of the year."
Although Chen Kai had doubts, his greatest strength was his strong execution ability. Since the boss had given the order, he would do it without hesitation.
Chen Kai took the project plan and got to work without saying a word.
No sooner had Chen Kai left than Su Qing walked into the office in her high heels.
"Boss, this is a completed project. I think it's quite interesting."
Su Qing handed a stack of documents to Gu Heng. "The director is a newcomer, and the cast is full of unknown new actors. It's about a group of young people sharing an apartment."
Gu Heng took it and looked at it.
What the hell!
Love Apartment!
These four big characters were so dazzling they practically blinded Gu Heng.
This is a childhood classic for those born in the 00s! Who didn't have this building in their youth?
"How did this show end up in our Vision?" Gu Heng was a little puzzled. Logically speaking, this thing should have become a hit after it aired on TV.
Su Qing smiled helplessly: "This director is really unlucky. He took the sample footage to more than a dozen TV stations, and was rejected by them all. As soon as the TV stations heard that there were no stars and it was a sitcom, they wouldn't even watch it. Now, he's really at his wit's end, and he heard that Vision Media often supports newcomers, so he came here to try his luck."
Gu Heng was overjoyed. These TV station directors were blind to talent, and they deserved to make money!
We absolutely have to acquire the IP of "iPartment," and not only that, we must also control all the subsequent seasons.
"This film is interesting, we've invested. But tell them that Vision Pictures has bought out the film, so the production company must be changed to Vision Pictures. Also, that director, sign him to our company."
Su Qing understood immediately; the boss had spotted another big fish. She turned around and went out to contact someone.
Su Qing was extremely efficient. The next morning, Wei Zheng, with dark circles under his eyes, sat nervously on the sofa in Gu Heng's office.
This guy was really tormented. He had long since lost hope of making a profit with Lianfan and Gaoge, and couldn't wait to get rid of the shares and cut his losses.
"Mr. Gu, the investors have spoken; they're willing to make a move. A fixed price of 700 million." Wei Zheng rubbed his hands together, looking somewhat uneasy.
Gu Heng calculated that the cost of the first season of this lousy show was only about 600 million, and the other party wanted to earn 100 million as a service fee.
"Okay, 700 million, Visionary bought it!"
Hearing Gu Heng's quick agreement, Wei Zheng was so excited he almost knelt down on the spot.
This is a living Bodhisattva!
"The project's been secured. And what about you?" Gu Heng leaned back in his boss's chair, looking at Wei Zheng with a half-smile.
Wei Zheng immediately straightened his back and, without batting an eye, flattered him: "President Gu! Joining Vision Entertainment has always been my biggest dream in life!"
Gu Heng rolled his eyes, cursing inwardly: Why didn't you say that vision was your dream when you visited more than a dozen TV stations before?
"Alright, stop with the nonsense." Gu Heng tossed over a contract. "Take a look, it's a director's contract."
Upon seeing the contract Gu Heng handed over, Wei Zheng didn't hesitate and immediately chose the highest-tier 10-year contract!
For a desperate new director like this, being able to latch onto a powerful figure like Vision is something he'd be willing to do for life, let alone 10 years!
After the contract was signed, someone was sent to take Wei Zheng down to complete the onboarding process, but Gu Heng's brows furrowed slightly.
The sitcom "iPartment" is popular, but it's also a blatant rip-off!
Plagiarism... no, borrowing.
This thing was thoroughly exposed by netizens in later generations, leaving nothing but its secrets. It was definitely a ticking time bomb. It had to be nipped in the bud!
Gu Heng took out his phone and called Li Ming, who was in Los Angeles.
"Hey, Mr. Li, go to Warner Bros. right now. Talk to them about licensing the rights to Friends and The Big Bang Theory."
These days, problems that can be solved with money aren't really problems!
Currently, Vision and Warner Bros. are in the honeymoon period of co-developing Inception, and Warner Bros. did not hesitate at all and offered a package deal.
$6 million!
Now "iPartment" has gone from a shady translation group to an official, legitimate team. From now on, if anyone dares to say it's plagiarism, I'll throw Warner Bros.' authorization letter in their face!
With the biggest hidden danger resolved, the next step is to sell the show.
Since the story is set in Shanghai, Gu Heng directly asked Su Qing to contact Shanghai Dragon TV.
Coincidentally, the purchasing director in charge of the liaison was one of the people who had previously ousted Wei Zheng.
But this time, the person leading the delegation was Su Qing from Vision Entertainment!
The moment the director saw Yuanjian look up, his attitude immediately did a complete 180-degree turn.
Previously, when "My Chief and My Regiment" was broadcast on four satellite channels simultaneously, Dragon TV was raking in the profits.
Who in the industry doesn't know that Gu Heng has a sharp eye?
Even if the show he likes is a piece of shit, it's still shit that can be sold for the price of gold!