"Hello, President Jin."

"Ji Xiu, long time no see." Ye Zhiqiu greeted everyone with a smile.

In the conference room, in addition to Ye Zhiqiu, there were several executives and legal staff from Huahai Entertainment and "Yi Ye Zhiqiu" studio. The two sides exchanged polite greetings.

Ye Zhiqiu is in a really good mood now. He has just signed a film and television copyright cooperation agreement with HBO for the next few seasons of "Game of Thrones".

——That’s a lot of money.

What is even more gratifying is that a gap has finally been made in the issue of the distribution rights of their own films in North America.

Of course, this involves using HBO as a shell company and more details of the cooperation, but in any case, the problem has finally been solved.

This matter is crucial to the subsequent expansion of his film and television empire. If a film work does not have local distribution rights in the market, it must be imported and distributed.

Imported films are "outsiders" and will be constrained in many aspects, so it is definitely not as convenient as direct local distribution.

This is also the reason why he waited until the end of the first season of "Game of Thrones" to negotiate with HBO, so that he could maximize his bargaining chips at this time.

Obviously, HBO was the first to get anxious.

SG Entertainment was also in a hurry, but Kim Mi-young was very familiar with business negotiation skills. She did not go straight to the point but started chatting first.

"Oppa Zhiqiu, we ran into the HBO team just before we entered the door."

Jin Meiying asked curiously, "They should be talking to you about Game of Thrones. I also like watching this drama."

"So, you have already confirmed your cooperation for the second season?"

"Yes." Ye Zhiqiu nodded without denying it.

Jin Meiying's eyes lit up and she asked, "How much is the screenwriter fee per episode? It must be very expensive, right?"

Ye Zhiqiu looked at her strangely and said, "Why are you asking so many questions? This is a business secret. I can't tell you."

"......" Jin Meiying curled her lips, "If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me."

Seeing that she couldn't get any information, Jin Meiying rolled her eyes and said, "I just ran into Uncle Huang Zhengmin. I heard that you have a new drama?"

"Is there any role in that new drama? Can we work together? SG Entertainment is responsible for the distribution in Korea. With Uncle Hwang Jung Min in it, it will definitely be a hit."

"Uncle Hwang Jung-min is very popular in Korea now. Everyone likes the role of 'Deok-su' he played. If he were Korean, he would definitely be an actor of Chungmuro level."

Ye Zhiqiu also rejected this request without much thought.

"No, I've already made an appointment for the role. Besides, this drama is not suitable for screening in Korea."

After a series of setbacks, Jin Meiying seemed a little discouraged, pouting and saying coquettishly: "This won't work, and that won't work either."

"Oppa Zhiqiu, do you have the heart to hit me like this even though I have come all the way here? It's so sad."

"Yeah, I'm really sorry for hurting your feelings." Ye Zhiqiu was unmoved.

He knew the woman's abilities. If she was really that fragile, SG Entertainment would have closed down long ago. There was no need to be polite to her.

However, he was too lazy to argue with this woman, so he said perfunctorily: "If there is nothing else, how about having a cup of tea before leaving?"

Being ordered to leave so quickly, Kim Mi-young's face froze and she was dumbfounded.

"Puchi~" A slight laugh came from the side, and then quickly stopped.

Han Zhixiu quickly covered her rosy lips and tried hard to hold back her laughter, her smooth little oval face turning red.

Kim Mi-young glared at her fiercely, and Han Ji-soo's face immediately turned pale. She sat upright and dared not make a sound.

After being humiliated repeatedly, Jin Meiying stopped pretending and said directly: "Then let's continue our previous cooperation."

"Write me a new script."

"That's worth considering." This time Ye Zhiqiu didn't refuse directly. After all, no one would complain about having too much money. "What do you want?"

Jin Meiying's eyes lit up and she said, "It's similar to what HBO just said, a story like Game of Thrones will do."

“It has to be shocking enough, with lots of big scenes!”

"......" Ye Zhiqiu looked at this whimsical woman with a strange look and said, "I can write, can you shoot it?"

"As a reminder, the later seasons of Game of Thrones average 10 episodes per season, and each episode costs $800-1000 million to produce."

At the scene, even though they had heard many rumors, when Ye Zhiqiu actually said this number, everyone in the SG Entertainment team was still shocked and took a deep breath.

The production cost of a single season of a TV series is nearly $1 million!

This number is higher than the production cost of any movie ever made in South Korea. It's crazy...

SG Entertainment certainly cannot afford a production of this scale. Even if it has the budget to film it, there is a high probability that it will not be able to recoup the cost in the end.

Jin Meiying's eyes turned, and she said, "Then...Write me a script for a science fiction movie?"

"Like the movie The Wandering Earth you directed some time ago, a science fiction movie with big scenes and enough shock."

Ye Zhiqiu was speechless and asked directly: "What is your production cost budget?"

Jin Meiying stretched out her palm, slowly raised her index finger, and made a "1" gesture: "This number."

"One hundred million US dollars?" Ye Zhiqiu's face became serious. It was indeed a big project.

Jin Meiying's face flashed with embarrassment, and she said, "It's 1000 million US dollars, and the maximum should not exceed 1500 million."

After the words fell, the whole place fell into silence.

At Huahai Entertainment, everyone looked strange.

1500 million US dollars, which is almost 1 million RMB, you want to make a large-scale science fiction film?

The total production cost of "The Wandering Earth" is more than 6 million yuan, but the accounts are not calculated in this way, because it also includes the "friendly sponsorship" of many heavy machinery equipment from Xugong Group, as well as technical support from a large number of engineers.

If you let someone else do the shooting, the cost will increase by at least 20%.

Ye Zhiqiu was so angry that he laughed and said, "I'll double your budget and you can help me make a movie called The Wandering Earth."

Jin Meiying also knew that she was a little too fanciful. Seeing that Ye Zhiqiu was really angry, she quickly used the strategy of inflicting pain on herself.

"Oppa Zhiqiu, my strength is limited. You know, I am not the only one who has the final say in SG Group. Considering the size of the Korean market, $1500 million is already a considerable investment."

In order to persuade Ye Zhiqiu, Jin Meiying even brought up Han Zhixiu.

"Oppa Zhiqiu, you take the best care of Zhixiu, right? You were the one who promoted her."

"In the next drama, I plan to let Ji Soo be the heroine. For Ji Soo's sake, please help her."

Being used as a gun by Jin Meiying, Han Zhixiu's face flashed with anxiety. She wanted to say something but dared not speak out due to the occasion. At the same time, she had a faint expectation in her heart and looked at Ye Zhiqiu with complicated eyes.

Ye Zhiqiu didn't think too much about it, or maybe he was annoyed by Jin Meiying, so he said directly: "With a budget of 1500 million US dollars, forget about making a work like "The Wandering Earth". I won't let you ruin a script like that."

"But science fiction films are not impossible. After all, science fiction is not just about big scenes."