eurekapd Chapter 164 Cutting the Cake
Chapter 164 Cutting the Cake
Back in Hollywood, after instructing Li Ming and Kevin, his two henchmen, to lead the audit team to keep a close eye on Warner's books, Gu Heng packed his bags and left.
Upon landing at Beijing Capital International Airport, Gu Heng and Wang Gang emerged from the passageway, barely having found their footing.
Then, from a great distance, someone shouted at the top of their lungs, "Holy crap! Director Gu is over there!"
Then Gu Heng saw a group of people holding cameras, running wildly in the opposite direction like mad dogs.
Gu Heng laughed. Who the hell is this? This living Lei Feng?
However, he didn't care anymore and went with Wang Gang to the car sent by the company.
Gu Heng was about to open the car door when two figures suddenly appeared from behind him.
"Director Gu, could I have two minutes for an interview?"
The man leading the group wore black-rimmed glasses and was not particularly handsome, but a sly smile lingered on his lips.
Gu Heng recognized the person and immediately realized, "That shout just now, was it you who yelled?"
The man chuckled and rubbed his hands together. "There are just too many competitors, the competition is fierce! In order to get an exclusive interview with you, I had no choice but to resort to this tactic. Let me introduce myself, I'm Zhuo Wei from Fengxing Studio."
This is the paparazzi who would later strike fear into the hearts of celebrities across the Chinese entertainment industry!
Gu Heng chuckled and sized him up a few times: "What a talent. Okay, I'll give you two minutes. Go ahead and ask."
Zhuo Wei's eyes lit up, and he quickly signaled to the guy carrying the camera next to him to turn on the camera: "Director Gu, there are rumors online that you went to the United States this time to discuss a new project with Warner Bros. and director Nolan. Is that true?"
Gu Heng nodded, making no attempt to hide it: "It's true. The project has been finalized."
Zhuo Wei's eyes lit up: "As expected of Director Gu! He's already made it to Hollywood! Can you give us a little hint about the results?"
"Warner Bros. and Vision Entertainment are co-producing this film. As for the specific details, Vision will announce them later. Okay, that's enough, see you later."
Gu Heng waved his hand, got into the car, and Wang Gang, who was already in the driver's seat, stepped on the gas and sped away.
Watching the taillights disappear into the distance, Zhuo Wei's lackey swallowed hard, his voice trembling with excitement: "Brother Zhuo... are we going to strike it rich this time?"
Zhuo Wei slapped his underling on the back of the head: "What the hell are you standing there for! Go back and publish the article! This is going to be a hit!"
In the car, Gu Heng didn't rush back to the company, but instead had Wang Gang drive the car directly to the China Film Building.
The door to Han Sanping's office was ajar, and he was the only one inside.
Gu Heng didn't stand on ceremony. He pushed open the door and walked in without even saying hello. He went straight to the tea cabinet that Chairman Han regarded as a treasure and started picking and choosing.
Han Sanping was sitting in his executive chair reading documents when he caught sight of Gu Heng's bandit-like behavior, and he was extremely anxious.
Tell me how things are going with the negotiations in Hollywood! You came in and immediately went after my food supply?
But he was, after all, the head of China Film Group, and he couldn't very well argue with a young man. So he kept quiet and pretended to be deep.
Gu Heng wasn't in a hurry. He leisurely picked out a jar of the best-quality premium Da Hong Pao tea, brewed himself a cup, blew on it to cool it down, took a tactical sip, and then slowly recounted the negotiation process in Warner.
"Thirty percent of the shares."
Han Sanping couldn't keep up the act any longer, and his eye twitched violently.
This kid actually managed to bite it off?
Looking at Han Sanping's expression, Gu Heng felt secretly pleased: "Third Uncle, I've the foresight to keep 20% of this 30% share for myself. The remaining 10% will be released to the public."
Han Sanping, sounding anxious, asked, "How much should I leave for China Film Group?"
"5%." Gu Heng paused. "The remaining five points, I'll split into one 3% and one 2%. But China Film Group will have to spend 6% to buy 5% of the share. The rest will be a premium for my distribution channels."
Goodness, a 20% premium!
Han Sanping immediately objected: "That's too little! Give me 8%! You can give the remaining 2% to whoever you want!"
Gu Heng rolled his eyes and retorted without hesitation, "I'm telling you, Third Uncle, no wonder Zhang Weiping always calls you a bandit leader. I might as well just give you 10%!"
Han Sanping blushed slightly, then readily agreed with a smile, "That's great, 10% it is!"
"Dream on, only 5%!" Gu Heng bluntly cut off his thoughts.
Han Sanping waved his hand dismissively, "5% it is. So who are you going to give the rest to? Huayi or Guangxian?"
"I'll give money to whoever offers the most."
The two briefly discussed the details of the Sino-US co-production agreement.
Seeing that it was getting late, Gu Heng patted his bottom, got up, and said goodbye.
"Uncle, you're busy. I'm going back to the company."
Han Sanping nodded in satisfaction and watched Gu Heng leave.
However, after Gu Heng's figure completely disappeared into the corridor, Han Sanping turned his head and glanced at his coffee table.
"Damn it! That little brat! He stole the whole can!" Han Sanping was so angry that he was blowing his beard and glaring, his blood pressure soaring.
While Gu Heng was taking advantage of China Film Group, Zhuo Wei's actions were incredibly swift.
An exclusive scoop titled "Gu Heng Returns in Triumph! Vision Entertainment Joins Hands with Hollywood Giant Warner Bros., Nolan Personally Takes the Lead!" immediately appeared on the front page of major portal websites.
At this point, everyone became restless.
Previously, it was just a few blurry photos, but now it's solid evidence!
Gu Heng had just returned to the courtyard house when he received a call from Su Qing.
"Boss, the company's landline is ringing off the hook. CEOs from all over have sent people to deliver messages."
Su Qing's voice was filled with undisguised excitement. This feeling of being pampered and worshipped by the entire industry was just too good!
Gu Heng leaned back on the sofa and said into the phone, "Tell them that anyone who wants a share should bring their checkbook to the Vision Conference Room tomorrow morning for a detailed discussion. No exceptions."
The next morning, the large conference room on the top floor of Vision Entertainment was filled with bigwigs.
Representatives and CEOs from dozens of film and television companies filled the room.
Ren, the general manager of Shanghai Film Group, the Wang brothers of Huayi Brothers, Wang Changtian of Enlight Media, Yu Dong of Bona Film Group, and even Albert Yeung of Emperor Entertainment Group in Hong Kong all flew over in person.
The first thing everyone did upon entering was to subtly scan the entire room.
"Huh? Han Sanping didn't come?" Wang Zhongjun nudged Yu Dong next to him and muttered in a low voice.
Yu Dong was also puzzled: "China Film Group didn't send anyone? Could it be that Gu Heng has become too powerful, fallen out with Chairman Han, and is planning to go solo?"
Just as everyone was wondering what was going on, Gu Heng pushed open the door and came in.
He walked to the head seat and sat down, looking at the eager faces below. He skipped the pleasantries and went straight to the point: "Ladies and gentlemen, I won't go into the formalities. Everyone knows the details of the project: Inception, directed by Nolan. I hold a 30% stake."
Everyone held their breath.
"Vision will retain 20%. China Film Group has already reached an agreement with them yesterday, taking 5%."
"Grass!"