Chapter 271 I need a million annual salary, otherwise I can’t support my family
"No, I don't need the 80 million US dollars. If it really doesn't work, we can buy it ourselves." He Zhongqiu said immediately.

Frank Zhang nodded quickly and said, "Boss, I thought the same thing. I even thought of the name of the character."

"What's the name?" He Zhongqiu asked curiously.

"Congratulations, King." Frank Zhang said.

He Zhongqiu said unhappily: "Is this the name you wanted?"

Frank Zhang laughed and said, "Just use your last name and nickname together, it feels quite appropriate, haha!"

"Have the lawyers from China returned?" He Zhongqiu asked.

"I went back yesterday." said Frank Zhang.

"Are you no longer interested in talking with Marvel?" He Zhongqiu asked again.

"No, they want to talk, and I terminated the negotiations," Frank Zhang said.

Then he said: "Boss, your two fighting games created nearly a billion dollars in value, comparable to the most popular movie in the box office in 03, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Boss, you are a real-life superhero, a Kung Fu king, and an idol for young people all over the world, but you have only filmed Blade 3 and Iron Eagle now.

Among them, Iron Eagle King has not yet been released, and the market's expectations for you are still very strong. Capital must want to harvest this wave of expectations."

"You're right." He Zhongqiu nodded.

Frank Zhang continued: "If this character is shown in a movie, it will definitely be popular. As long as it is not too badly made, the box office will definitely be good.

In North America alone, I believe there are four million people willing to pay $99 to watch your fights on TV, and there will be several times as many willing to pay a few dollars or even tens of dollars to watch your movies in theaters.”

"How much will the box office be?" He Zhongqiu began to imagine.

Frank Zhang smiled and said, "Tens of millions of moviegoers, what does that mean? It means that the box office in North America will be at least hundreds of millions of dollars."

At this point, he suddenly became excited and said, "Boss, Marvel and the capital behind it will not give up. Let's hold them back first and we can get better conditions."

"I understand what you mean. It's best to cooperate with Marvel." He Zhongqiu said.

Frank Zhang said: "Boss, the production cost of this movie is definitely over 100 million US dollars, which is a big production among big productions in Hollywood.

My idea is that, Boss, you only sell half of the superhero characters, keep the other half, and then co-produce and produce with Marvel, using this opportunity to strengthen our own company's production capabilities.

If the capital behind Marvel still disagrees, we can reduce some of our investment, but we must co-produce and produce, which is most beneficial to the development of Mid-Autumn Film and Television."

He Zhongqiu thought about it, nodded and said, "Then do as you say."

Frank Zhang said: "I think it's difficult. Marvel definitely doesn't want to buy only half of the character. In that case, every time they make a movie with this character, they will have to give us a share."

"Then let's do it ourselves." He Zhongqiu said.

"OK."

After talking about the movie, Frank Zhang talked about the boxing match.

"Boss, I have talked to Tyson's agent Frank Warren twice. He really wants Tyson to fight you."

"He's no longer strong enough," He Zhongqiu said.

Frank Zhang nodded and said, “He was carrying a huge debt of 4000 million US dollars. In order to pay off the debt, he prepared seven games and planned to retire after paying off the debt.

But he had lost three of the previous four games, and his opponent in the fourth game was an unknown player. When he couldn't win, he headbutted his opponent and broke his opponent's eyebrow bone.

No one wants to fight Tyson now. His reputation is completely ruined. Whether it is reputation, popularity or strength, he is not qualified to fight you, so I rejected Frank Warren. "

"Then who do you arrange to fight me?" He Zhongqiu asked.

"Little K, Big K's younger brother, former WBO world heavyweight champion."

"He has no title?"

"lost."

Frank Zhang shook his head and said, "Bob Arum and Don King also want to participate in the promotion. They are willing to put up $1.3 million in promotion funds."

"1.3 million US dollars? Frank, how much can they get from sponsors?" He Zhongqiu asked in surprise.

"It depends on their ability, but they will definitely have to pay most of the costs themselves," said Frank Zhang.

At this point, he added: "But there is a problem, they are not Xiaoke's agent, nor are they his promoter, so they are still negotiating with Xiaoke.

But it shouldn't be a big problem. Xiao Ke can't resist the temptation to fight you. Anyway, he doesn't have a title. "

"Can't we talk directly to Xiao Ke?" He Zhongqiu asked.

Frank Zhang shook his head and said, "His agent is a Russian. He has very poor financial resources and no connections in the United States. He is simply unable to promote a boxing match worth more than $100 million."

At this point, he continued, "Don King and Arum have agreed that as long as this fight is negotiated, your appearance fee will be $7000 million, the highest appearance fee in professional boxing history, higher than Tyson's highest. With Klopp's current status, he will not make $200 million.

In addition, a prize pool of $3000 million will be set up, and the winner will take it. The remaining $ million will be used for event operation and publicity costs.”

"The PPV split is calculated based on the PPV sales of both parties. Klopp has the highest amount of 29, and you have 423 million, so the total is 452 million. Calculated proportionally, excluding the TV station's share, the rest is yours with 93% and Klopp has 7%."

"If we can reach an agreement, the match will be held at Madison Square Garden, and Klopp will get more appearance fees."

……

On the 25th, and the 26th in the Maldives, a 9.3 magnitude earthquake occurred, bringing with it a terrible tsunami.

In a hotel by the sea, Li Lianjie, who was playing with his two daughters, was stunned when he saw the sea water pouring in from all directions.

The news of the earthquake and tsunami spread all over the world, and He Zhongqiu naturally knew about it, but he didn't know that Li Lianjie was also affected.

In the afternoon, when he was training at the training base, Frank Zhang called and said that he had signed a contract for the boxing match with Klitschko Jr.

On January 05, 1, the Knicks played the Hornets at home, and then on the 11th they played the Bulls away. There were a few days in between, and the boxing match was scheduled on the 15th.

"Okay, communicate with the alliance." He reminded.

The next morning, American Mid-Autumn Sports Company, representing He Zhongqiu, signed a contract with Bob Arum, Don King, and Cleveland's agent, the Hoffman Group, and promoters.

Xiaoke's appearance fee is 400 million US dollars, which is to make up for the fact that the boxing match is held in He Zhongqiu's home court. Otherwise, he might not even get 200 million.

He and his big brother Klitschko are strong, but Ukraine is in Eastern Europe, so they do not have much influence in the United States, and their main market is in Eastern Europe.

After the contract was signed, the publicity machine started to move, 20 million yuan of publicity funds were invested, countless media were reporting on this boxing match, and the popularity immediately increased.

At about 3:00 p.m. that day, Wu Jing called and said that he had seen the news about Li Lianjie in the Maldives from the media.

"WX, what is he doing there, is he okay?"

"According to the media, he is fine. We contacted his agent and he said he was traveling. He was said to have been out of contact for more than 30 hours."

"Where is his family?"

"It's okay. He just happened to have a nanny with him. Otherwise, it would be troublesome for him to save two daughters alone."

"It seems that it would be better to have a few bodyguards around."

That evening, before the game with the Bobcats started, He Zhongqiu received a call from Yang Xue.

"Sanjin, after the company acquired shares in Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Guoli's company, it forced Huayi and Emperor Entertainment Group to join forces."

"What are they doing?" Yang Xue said in a serious tone, "Emperor Entertainment and Huayi Company are preparing two movies, both of which are Chenglong's movies."

"The first one is Baby Project, which may follow the style of Hollywood's Home Alone. The male lead is Gu Zai and the female lead is Gao Yuanyuan."

"There is another one that we are planning to invite Li Lianjie to make a Journey to the West-style movie with Chenglong, but I don't know the details yet."

He Zhongqiu feels that Emperor Entertainment Group, a long-established entertainment company that is the dominant force in Hong Kong, should not be underestimated.

With a world-class action star like Cheng Long, and another world-class Li Lian Jie on board, it’s going to be a lot of action!

"They are also filming Journey to the West? Was our project leaked?" he asked.

"It's possible. After all, Director Zhang has visited Zhou Xingxing, and some people here know about it."

"Has Director Zhang finished the script?"

"Almost. He will call you soon and discuss it with you again."

"it is good."

"Sanjin, I think we need to do a better job of portraying your character in our Journey to the West. They have Chenglong and Li Lianjie, and we can only rely on you to sell the box office here."

"Well, you can talk to Director Zhang. Also, it would be best if the two Journey to the West films were released together. It would be a tit-for-tat situation. Either they die or we live."

Yang Xue was silent for a moment, then said, "Sanjin, I'm under a lot of pressure here."

"It's okay, Sister Xue, just go ahead and do it, it's no big deal." He Zhongqiu encouraged.

"There's another thing. Li Lianjie is preparing a movie called 'Huo Yuanjia'. President Han asked me to come over to discuss this movie."

"Has he returned to China?" He Zhongqiu asked.

"Not yet, maybe still trapped in the Maldives." Yang Xue said.

"China Film Group is going to invest in his movie?" He Zhongqiu asked.

"Yes, I heard that Li Lianjie has been preparing for this movie for more than ten years. Not only China Film Group Corporation has invested in it, but also National Film Corporation has invested in it." Yang Xue said.

National Film Group is China Film Group, which is of the same level as China Film Group, with the Chinese character "中" in its name, and is directly under the jurisdiction of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

The only difference is that China Film Group has the power to introduce foreign films, while National Film Group does not have the right to do so. They only have the power to distribute foreign films, so China Film Group has more power.

The two national teams are competitors, but also partners.

He Zhongqiu knew that Shenhua also had investment from China Film Group. The current president of China Film Group was Yang Tingting, who was also a big shot in the domestic film industry.

"Sanjin, Mr. Han wants us to participate in the investment and then give the overseas distribution rights to the American Mid-Autumn Film and Television Company. What do you think?"

At this point, she added: "It turns out that the overseas distribution is looking for that Jiang Zhiqiang, and let him join the investment.

He is responsible for the overseas distribution of Li An and Director Zhang's films, but he usually distributes them on a buyout basis, selling them directly to foreign distribution companies.

Chairman Han wants to try our company this time and do a profit-sharing distribution, saying he wants to take a gamble. "

"Sure. Both of our companies will participate in the investment. China Zhongqiu Film and Television will be involved in domestic distribution, and the American company will be responsible for overseas distribution. Joint distribution is better and gives us a greater chance of success," said He Zhongqiu.

……

In the evening, the Knicks defeated the Bobcats at home, then rushed to Orlando overnight and defeated the Magic back-to-back on the evening of the 27th.

24 wins and 4 losses, first in the league.

On the 29th, the Knicks welcomed the Timberwolves at home.

The Timberwolves currently have 16 wins and 10 losses, with a winning rate of 61.5%, ranking sixth in the Western Conference. With the three-headed monster plus Szczerbiak, their record is pretty good.

At half past six, after arriving at the stadium, He Zhongqiu first went to the visiting team's locker room to visit the madman.

"Hey, Wolverine."

When the madman saw He Zhongqiu coming over, he felt very honored and jumped up excitedly.

"Hey, Wolverine."

"Hey, superhero."

When they saw He Zhongqiu coming in, all the Timberwolves players stood up to greet him. Even the iron-blooded Garnett stood up and greeted him obediently.

"Latrell, your record is not as good as last season. Are you getting old?" After greeting, He Zhongqiu joked.

If it were in the past, the madman would definitely not admit defeat and might even jump up to argue.

But now, he said somewhat depressedly: "The management won't give me a contract, and I have no motivation to play."

He Zhongqiu was startled and asked, "They don't want to renew the contract?"

"I want an annual salary of tens of millions. Without it, I can't even support my wife and children. If they don't give it to me, I will retire." said the madman.

Hearing this complaint, Garnett next to him looked unhappy. After all, all the space was occupied by him, which hindered the team's reinforcement.

He Zhongqiu was shocked by the madman's words. This guy is quite arrogant!

However, Kuangtai is already old, and his condition this year is obviously not as good as last season. No matter who replaces him, it is impossible to give him an annual salary of tens of millions.

He only makes 10 million a year, and the madman gets 10 million. He thinks he can get 50 million, or at least 30 million US dollars.

He advised kindly: "Latrell, you should make decisions carefully and not be impulsive. You should earn a pension before retiring, right?

If you retire now, what will happen if you go bankrupt in the future? You are old now, just sign the contract worth several million."

The madman rolled his eyes and was so angry that his heart ached.

He Zhongqiu hurriedly comforted her, "We are old teammates. Don't worry, if you go bankrupt one day, just come to me. I have several nice tents at home. You can pick one."

Garnett and the others looked strange, but they didn't dare to laugh.

"Wolverine, are you going to leave or not? This is our locker room." The madman was so angry and said in a very depressed tone.

"Okay then, I'll go."

He Zhongqiu walked to the door and turned back to say, "I remember you like red, right? I'll save a red one for you."

"If you don't leave, I will!"

The madman jumped up in anger and rushed into the bathroom.

"Haha!" Garnett and others finally couldn't help it.

"Shut up!"

He Zhongqiu gave a glare and the locker room suddenly became quiet. No one dared to laugh anymore and they all froze there.

Garnett and the others felt their breath was stuck in their throats, unable to move up or down, and felt very uncomfortable.

Without saying anything else, He Zhongqiu turned around and left.

He was really thinking about the madman. This guy spent money lavishly and didn't have much money. He retired like this, and the little money he had saved wouldn't last him for a few years.

But whether the madman listened or not was none of his business. He had already done his best as a teammate.

(End of this chapter)