Chapter 67 Only willing to give 500,000
"Hello, hello." Xiong Ming shook hands tightly with Huo Dong, and then he couldn't be sure what to call him? "Huo...Producer Huo, please sit, please drink something?"
If you call me "Teacher Huo", Xiong Ming would not be able to get over this hurdle. "Mr. Huo" is also inappropriate, and it seems too formal. "Brother Huo" and "Master Huo" are even more impossible. The age difference is too great, and the taste of bowing and hunching is too strong. Xiong Ming really can't speak. In the end, he chose the more neutral "Producer Huo".
"Haha, Brother Xiong, just call me Dongzi! Let's be more casual." Huo Dong smiled. He could already notice that Xiong Ming had such a sense of arrogance in his heart. In this entertainment industry, arrogance is not a good moral character. Just like Sun Gang at that time, he was already such a big status. In order to plead for Hua Ying and the others, he called himself "Teacher Huo" without hesitation. From this, it can be seen that there is some reason why Xiong Ming's martial arts team has low prices and low business.
Of course, Huo Dong would never be so naive. He believed in nonsense like "people who refuse to flatter must have the ability". In this society, most self-proud people actually have too high self-esteem, and are simply a group of losers, just to cover up their last face.
Therefore, Huo Dong first has to call Xiong Ming a good deal: "Brother Xiong, in our play, the last arena match is the highlight."
Seeing Xiong Ming and his companions start to listen carefully, Huo Dong smiled at the service lady who came to entertain him: "Double oolong, make a pot of tea, it's stronger. Thank you!"
The young lady was suddenly stunned and almost got blinded by the beauty in front of her: "Okay... OK." Then she realized that she had lost her composure, covered her face and ran away in panic.
Huo Dong smiled slightly and looked calm. Such things often happen, and he had long been used to it.
Huo Dong continued: "In this ring match, the villain was once the best rookie in the world's free fighting. He is proficient in various modern free fighting boxing techniques and is very hostile to traditional martial arts, so his offensive is fierce. The protagonist is a genius of traditional martial arts and uses traditional martial arts tricks."
"There are several requirements here: First, you must be close to the actual combat. The closer you get, the better, so that the audience can't breathe, wave after wave. There is no need for any flower stand, and every move is aimed at the opponent's key points. You must make the audience in the cinema feel like watching a boxing match on the spot, that kind of excitement, that kind of male hormone splashing. Can you do it?"
Xiong Ming quickly raised his hand to interrupt, with confusion in his eyes: "Dongzi, for us, this is simple, it's nothing more than bringing the game we used in Sanda to the camera. But are there such actors? Do they use a stand-in? If you have something to say, I can only guarantee that the action can be designed, but I can't guarantee that the actors can achieve such an effect."
"Haha, let's talk about the actors later." Huo Dong smiled, "Also, the audience can see at a glance that these two people are both amazingly talented and geniuses when they were young. That kind of amazing feeling of excellence."
"Uh-huh."
"The other is the style issue. One is modern boxing and the other is martial arts. It is necessary to make it easy for the audience to identify two completely different styles, isn't it a problem?"
"You're talking about the ring game, do you have boxing gloves?"
"There is definitely. But the protection is only for gloves and no other ones."
"So can I attack with my elbow and knee?"
"We are not shooting a formal competition, but the rules... whatever excitement comes, how good it looks, if necessary, you can lie down on the ground. But the movements must be vigorous! Be beautiful!"
"I understand. The villain can use Muay Thai as the main one, adding some Jeet Kune Do, karate, military fighting skills and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. The protagonist mainly uses Xingyiquan, tiger fist, crane fist, etc. to imitate animal boxing techniques. Is this OK?"
"Yeah." Huo Donghan nodded with a smile. He had a way of thinking in such a short time. It should be said that he had passed the first exam. Of course, on the way here, Huo Dong had already watched several movies by Xiong Ming making martial arts. Although he watched some martial arts clips, he still had some understanding of Xiong Ming's design style.
After talking about the basic requirements, Huo Dong started the formal negotiation: "Brother Xiong, do you have a schedule? You need to join the group in three days, that is, on August 9, and the meeting place will be notified separately. The working time is tentatively set to 31 days, and you may need to rush to work. The working time is relatively long every day, and you may even arrange night shooting?"
"No problem." Xiong Ming agreed immediately, "our brothers are free in the near future."
"That's good." The service lady happened to send tea. After thanking her, Huo Dong took a sip of strong tea, "Brother Xiong, let's talk about the salary now. We will give you 500,000..."
"Impossible." A companion behind Xiong Ming immediately jumped up. The price was too low.
Seeing that Xiong Ming was also moved and wanted to say something, Huo Dong smiled and stopped him: "Brother Xiong, slow down, please listen to me. That 500,000 is for your martial arts team. We will add another 200,000, which is the package pay for your team. Brother Xiong, I see that you play the second male lead, that is, the villain on the ring. There are six or seven similar characters in the film, and we are going to pack them all for you."
Xiong Ming smiled and shook his head: "Dongzi, your bargaining price is so cruel? You know that our lowest price for the outside world is 800,000, and I have almost 20 brothers here to support my family. We earn some hard money. You give 500,000? And there are six or seven characters like the second male lead, you can find at least 4.5 million outside! You give us 200,000? Together, it's less than 800,000? Hahaha."
Another companion of Xiong Ming said, "Little brother, are you robbing? We are very sincere here, so don't joke about us!"
Huo Dong's expression was calm, waiting for Xiong Ming and the others to finish laughing. Seeing that they had no intention of leaving, and even their butts were still moving on the chair, they understood that there was still something else in it.
Huo Dong suddenly asked, "Brother Xiong, you should have inquired about the situation of our crew before you came, right?"
Xiong Ming was stunned, hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded: "I asked a few friends."
Huo Dong tapped the table with his finger and smiled: "In theory, he cheated a boss and successfully formed the game, and then we sat on the ground to share the spoils and money. We can explain it by shooting a bad movie on schedule, and we will not be too much about you friends. At least we will give a market price and will not ruin our reputation in the circle. But you don't want to ask, why am I willing to give you only 500,000 today?"
"Why?" Xiong Ming was confused.
Chapter completed!