in2ebook Chapter 268 Who said you're a roughneck? Your whole family are!
Chapter 268 Who said you're a roughneck? Your whole family are!
"You can't even answer their questions? What's there to be nervous about!"
Upon hearing Chu Yaoyang's question, Lin Tianxiong lowered his head in shame, feeling utterly worthless.
"This is screenwriter Zhou. Let me introduce myself. My name is Chu Yaoyang!"
"We'd like to discuss the price of this life-swap scenario with you!"
Chu Yaoyang propped himself up on the table with one hand and gripped the screenwriter Zhou's chair with the other, looking like a hoodlum, all sleazy and unruly.
Screenwriter Zhou gave him a dismissive glance.
"Cooperation can be discussed gradually."
"Sit down and have some tea first!"
Screenwriter Zhou tapped the table lightly.
Chu Yaoyang looked at Chen Le and blinked.
The implication is quite clear—it seems this screenwriter is planning to ask for an exorbitant price!
“I’ll talk to him.”
After Chen Le finished speaking, he pulled out a chair and sat down.
"Screenwriter Zhou, you should drink less coffee; it's bad for your heart!"
"Health is Ge Ming's greatest asset!"
Chen Le smiled and said seriously.
Screenwriter Zhou looked up, poured a cup of coffee, pushed it in front of Chen Le, and gestured for him to enter.
"So you must be General Manager Chen!"
"You truly are a man destined for great things. Based on what you just said, I can offer you priority in selling this script!"
"but--"
"As you just mentioned, Mr. Chen, health is the most important thing. As you know, we screenwriters often work for days and nights at a time, and we could easily die from overwork if we're not careful!"
"In our line of work, no one lives long; it's all about trading your life for money..."
When this comes to this point
Chen Le had already guessed what the other party was going to say next; they would definitely raise the price.
Good heavens, they're using diplomacy first, then force!
Every word reveals a hidden meaning.
No wonder they're people who use their brains to get things done.
Chen Le smiled and asked, "So, Mr. Zhou, how much are you planning to sell this script for?"
"Feel free to quote a price; as long as it's within my budget, I won't haggle!"
Upon hearing Chen Le's words, screenwriter Zhou threw his head back and burst into laughter.
"Mr. Chen, what you say is so pleasing to the ear. I feel like we've known each other for ages!"
"This script took almost two years to complete; it's a labor of love!"
"I don't have that many demands. At this age, I'm just hoping this script will sell for a good price so I can support myself in my old age!"
"I previously quoted a price of 5,000 million. If Mr. Chen can accept it, we can sign the contract right now!"
As screenwriter Zhou spoke, he took a small sip of coffee.
She glanced at Chen Le every now and then.
Waiting for a response.
Chen Le thought for a moment, then said seriously, "Such an excellent work, this price is really not expensive, but..."
"Stop—"
Before Chen Le could finish speaking, screenwriter Zhou extended his hand and said, "If Mr. Chen has any other twists or turns, there's no need to say more. I can give you a discount of up to 200 million on the price!"
"To be honest, this script has already received an offer, exactly 4,500 million!"
"If Mr. Chen can offer a price higher than this, I'm prepared to sell it to you, just to make friends!"
Chen Le squinted his eyes and fell into deep thought.
This person is outrageous.
They lie without even blinking!
A script can be worth a fortune when it's valuable.
When it's worthless, it's worthless.
Just like a few more months.
Perhaps then more films and television shows with new themes will be released.
Then the advantage of this life-swap scheme will also be lost.
If someone had really secured this script for 4 or 5 million, would they have waited until now?
Chen Le laughed and held out his hand, saying, "It seems that Screenwriter Zhou had already made plans!"
"Then I have nothing more to say!"
"It seems we can't cooperate this time. What a pity!"
Chen Le stood up as he spoke.
This week's screenwriter is being praised too highly by people in the industry.
They demand exorbitant prices and think themselves superior.
He's just a bully who picks on the weak and fears the strong.
Lin Tianxiong was very anxious after seeing this.
We've already negotiated down to 4,800 million, a full 200 million cheaper, why is Mr. Chen still leaving?!
Lin Tianxiong desperately wanted to make a box office hit to prove himself.
I was just admiring President Chen; he managed to get screenwriter Zhou to give up 200 million yuan as soon as he stepped in.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Chen's move cut off all escape routes.
This is how to do.
Wouldn't that completely dash all my hopes?
Lin Tianxiong only knows that he is not the boss.
Even with all the desire in their hearts, they could only wait for Chen Le to withdraw his decision!
"what?"
Screenwriter Zhou was stunned for a moment, then angrily started cursing.
"At first I thought you were some big company, but you can't even afford tens of millions? You don't invest in making movies, what are you even doing here? You might as well close down now and save yourselves from making a fool of yourselves!"
"What's the point of coming here to talk if you have no money? It's a complete waste of my time!"
Seeing that Chen Le was about to leave, screenwriter Zhou became even more furious and smashed the coffee on the ground.
"Snapped!"
Chu Yaoyang stood up abruptly, grabbed a chair, and was ready to get started!
"You bastard surnamed Zhou, how dare you be so insolent! How many lives do you have to dare insult my brother?"
"Who do you think you are? What class do you belong to? What are you anyway?!"
Chen Le waved his hand and quickly said to Zhang Zihao, "Brother Hao, keep Yaoyang in check. This kid is too impulsive; it's not worth it!"
But the next second, he froze!
Zhang Zihao is even more impulsive!
A bottle had appeared in his rough hands without anyone noticing!
Before Chen Le could finish speaking, it had already been thrown out!
"Whoosh-"
"Snapped--"
If screenwriter Zhou hadn't dodged quickly, the bottle would probably have exploded on his head!
The bottle hit the wall and shattered.
even so.
It startled screenwriter Zhou.
"Ah Le, what did you just say?"
Zhang Zihao realized what was happening and asked a question.
"I said……"
"Alright, alright, never mind!"
Chen Le rolled his eyes.
I originally thought Hao Ge was more mature.
However, they overlooked Hao Ge's explosive temper, which was even more outrageous than Xiao Yang's.
"Ah, I see."
Hao Ge then realized what was happening, rushed forward, and slapped Chu Yaoyang across the face.
"Hey kid, can't you be less impulsive?"
"How can you hit someone with a chair? What if something goes wrong?!"
"It's not right to smash the flowers and plants in the coffee shop!"
Chu Yaoyang was speechless.
After cursing Chu Yaoyang, Zhang Zihao pointed at screenwriter Zhou and continued cursing!
"You son of a bitch, can't you afford to live? Trying to charge exorbitant prices here!"
"You really think you're something special! With your lousy script, you expect to sell it for 5000 million? You might as well just rob someone!"
Screenwriter Zhou almost got his head smashed by a beer bottle just now, and he's still burning with anger!
What does this big man mean? In broad daylight, does he really dare to kill me?!
"You roughneck, who do you think you are! In the film and television industry, who doesn't know me, Zhou Tong?"
"Others want to buy it but can't, and you bunch of poor bastards are the ones who can't even get a decent meal. Luckily, I didn't sell this script to you! Otherwise, it would have turned into a terrible movie!"
Zhou Tong pouted, his face full of contempt.
"Who the hell are you calling a brute?!"
Zhang Zihao was furious.
He hated it when people called him a nouveau riche or a roughneck. After getting rich with Chen Le, he bought a lot of landscape paintings for his family.
I never expected that this lousy screenwriter would actually dare to say such things!