Speaking of which, Tianshen Entertainment and Tianxing Entertainment had some friction before, and that was regarding Chen Yixun.
At that time, Tianxing Entertainment was only at the level of the four major entertainment companies in the domestic market, and had not yet formed an overwhelming advantage.
But it had already made Tianshen Entertainment dare not easily provoke it. Now? They are completely not on the same level.
So today, Li Shoucheng adopted a very humble stance.
As for Hua Qiang of Huaxia Star, although his background was a bit, well, dubious, this is the mainland, and even with a hundred times his courage, he wouldn't be able to stand up.
Just then, another group of people walked into the conference room, they were from Qunxing Entertainment and Haiyang Entertainment.
Hua Qiang and Li Shoucheng were a bit bewildered, because they didn't know that other entertainment companies from the mainland would come!
It seems that Tianxing Entertainment's cake-sharing this time is truly a universal blessing.
"Since everyone is here, let's take a look at the script this time! After reading the script, we can discuss the project cooperation."
After some pleasantries and formalities, Su Yu had the two assistant directors distribute the printed scripts to everyone present.
Actually, in the conference room, only Su Yu, Gao Xiaozhi, and Guo Fan had read the complete script. Even Ren Nanbei was seeing this script called "infernal affairs" for the first time.
So after receiving the scripts, the only sound left in the conference room was the rustling of people turning pages.
In fact, whether it was Li Shoucheng or Hua Qiang, they were both just pretending to read.
They are bosses, not professional filmmakers.
Their only goal for this collaboration was to establish a connection with Tianxing Entertainment and Su Yu.
It didn't matter if the movie ended up losing money or making a profit!
They even hoped the movie would flop in the end, so that Tianxing Entertainment would remember them for the next collaboration and continue to include them.
On the contrary, Liu Furong and the people from Haiyang and Qunxing were reading with utmost seriousness!
Liu Furong's company was also going to participate in the investment, a real money investment, so of course he hoped the movie would make a profit.
The representatives of Qunxing and Haiyang, on the other hand, wanted to see if Tianxing Entertainment's script was a big trap!
After all, they are all employees, and if they are not careful, they might lose their jobs.
About twenty minutes later, several people had roughly read through the script and understood what kind of story it told.
And surprisingly, the script written by Su Yu was truly impressive; even those who weren't very professional felt the impactful dialogue!
"Director Su's script writing ability is truly outstanding! I've finally witnessed it this time! He's truly talented at such a young age! My admiration!"
Hua Qiang looked at Su Yu with an appreciative expression, praising him unreservedly.
"The dramatic scenes are truly wonderful! I wonder who Director Su plans to cast as Chen Yongren and Liu Jianming? Will it still be the original cast of "hidden war"?"
Li Shoucheng was concerned about the casting of the two main leads for this film.
If it were Liu Furong and Jacky Cheung, the buzz would be absolutely maximized.
The people from Qunxing and Haiyang remained silent, wanting to hear what Su Yu had to say.
And for this "infernal affairs" project, they gave a very, very high rating.
It seems that Tianxing Entertainment's cake-sharing this time is not a trap for them.
"Rong Ge, are you interested in the role of Liu Jianming?" Su Yu did not directly answer Li Shoucheng's question, but looked at Liu Furong.
Liu Furong is his friend, so naturally he had to hear his opinion first.
"No problem! As long as you're willing to give me the role of Liu Jianming, I'll definitely do my best to portray him! I just don't know if A-You wants to play the role of Chen Yongren."
Refuse? It's impossible for Liu Furong to refuse.
Moreover, he felt that the role of Liu Jianming was quite challenging.
And in "infernal affairs," if he were to act opposite Jacky Cheung again, Liu Furong certainly wouldn't mind.
"Then Rong Ge, when you go back, ask him about it."
After Su Yu nodded, he looked at Hua Qiang, Li Shoucheng, and others, and continued: "The production cost of this "infernal affairs" will be around 80 million chinese yuan. How about each of the companies present contributes 10 million?"
He said "how about," but the tone, which left no room for refusal, truly made people feel helpless.
Hua Qiang and Li Shoucheng exchanged glances and both nodded: "No problem!"
It's their first collaboration, so it's good to try it out with ten million.
Moreover, Su Yu didn't favor one over the other, giving the two mainland entertainment companies a larger share, which was already very good.
What more could they ask for?
"Haiyang Entertainment has no problem, Director Su, can actors from our company participate in the auditions for the roles in "infernal affairs"?"
After the representative of Haiyang Entertainment nodded, he stated their small request.
As for directly inserting people into Su Yu's movie? He hadn't thought of such a good thing.
Besides, Su Yu wouldn't agree!
So, he settled for the next best thing, trying to secure a fair audition opportunity for his company's actors.
Anyway, actors were going to be auditioned. If Hong Kong actors could, why couldn't mainland actors?
"Director Su, we at Qunxing Entertainment have the same idea." The representative of Qunxing Entertainment then nodded in agreement.
When they arrived, the two of them had already secretly communicated.
They belonged to the "disadvantaged group," so naturally, they had to unify their front.
And their words made Hua Qiang and Li Shoucheng a little uncomfortable.
Because this movie is going to be filmed in Hong Kong, isn't it natural to use Hong Kong actors?
Now, actors from the two major mainland entertainment companies also want to get involved and share their profits, which feels a bit like stealing business.
But this is Tianxing Entertainment's territory, and the final decision rests with Su Yu, not them!
If they made Su Yu uncomfortable because of this, who knew if they would be kicked out!
"You can participate in the auditions, but your acting skills must be up to par. Please don't recommend those who are just there to make up the numbers for auditions, as that will only waste everyone's time! For me, the quality of the film always comes first, and I hope everyone understands that. If anyone affects it, they won't need to participate in future sequels."
After Su Yu nodded, he emphasized his stance, and finally even threw out new bait.
That is, sequels!
And Hua Qiang and Li Shoucheng, who had originally felt a little uncomfortable, now had nothing more to say.
Their Hong Kong actors are famous for their professionalism, and even if problems arose, they wouldn't be attributed to them.
Moreover, there would be sequels after this one, which was an even greater surprise.
The people from Qunxing and Haiyang Entertainment also stopped talking. They felt that this "infernal affairs" was a test from Su Yu for them.
A test of whether they could truly get a seat at the table.
If they messed up this time, then there wouldn't be a next time!
"Another thing is about the directors. Gao Xiaozhi and Guo Fan are my assistant directors, and this time they will be involved in directing this film. Rong Ge, have you chosen a director from Hong Kong?"
Su Yu looked at Liu Furong, asking about the director.
Actually, if it weren't being filmed in Hong Kong, there would be no need to find a Hong Kong director at all.
But since the decision was made, Su Yu had no intention of backing out midway.