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Chapter 154 Too Dark_1

Chapter 154: Chapter 154 Too Dark_1

Zhu Zhiyong’s assistant led Shen Dong into a room and said to the seated person, "Mr. Zhu, Mr. Shen has arrived."

"Mr. Shen, please take a seat." Zhu Zhiyong smiled slightly, didn’t stand up, but gestured with his hand.

Shen Dong nodded and sat down opposite Zhu Zhiyong without speaking.

The assistant left the room and closed the door.

"They say Mr. Shen is young and promising, and indeed you are." Zhu Zhiyong couldn’t help but sigh after seeing how young Shen Dong was.

"Mr. Zhu, just tell me what you want." Shen Dong spoke indifferently.

He didn’t want to exchange pleasantries with Zhu Zhiyong in a round of business flattery; there was nothing to flatter.

"Mr. Shen is a man of quick action and straight to the point, I like that."

"Here’s the thing, our Jiahua Film and Television has already bought the rights to ’The Battle Tiger 2,’ and we’re about to start shooting soon."

"Given the popularity of ’The Battle Tiger,’ many capitals want to join in the investment for ’The Battle Tiger 2.’"

"Wu Jin and I plan to allocate some of the investment quota to them, to balance the interests of all parties."

"You alone occupy forty percent of the investment quota, which leaves us too little."

Zhu Zhiyong, seeing that Shen Dong was not one for pleasantries, also went straight to the point.

"Mr. Zhu, what do you think my quota should be?" Shen Dong asked.

"Mr. Shen, you have a preferential investment agreement with Wu Jin, so naturally you won’t be given less. We’ve decided to give you five percent, how about that? Isn’t it great?" Zhu Zhiyong said cheerfully.

Just now, when discussing it with the other big shots, they agreed to give Shen Dong ten percent.

Zhu Zhiyong, seeing that Shen Dong was even younger than he had imagined, felt that even ten percent was too much and simply decided to give five percent.

In his view, even if Shen Dong had a preferential investment agreement, being able to secure five percent of the investment quota should make him extremely grateful.

It was worth noting that even Splendid Film and Television didn’t have the qualifications to divide the quota.

"Mr. Zhu, I originally held forty percent, and you want to reduce it to five percent. Should I find this acceptable?" Shen Dong was amused and enraged by the other party’s shameless demeanor.

Giving him a mere five percent and speaking as if it were a grand favor.

"Mr. Shen, five percent is already a lot. You are just an individual, while we represent companies investing. With several film companies involved, there’s nothing we can do," Zhu Zhiyong said with a smile.

"Mr. Zhu, don’t you think you’re being a bit excessive?" Shen Dong asked.

"I don’t think it’s excessive. Although you have a preferential investment agreement with Wu Jin, you should be aware that such an agreement is almost like waste paper in front of the big capital we represent."

"If we were to breach the agreement, the most we’d have to do is pay you some money. Now that we’re willing to give you a five percent quota, it’s really good already. One must learn to be content."

Zhu Zhiyong didn’t take the preferential investment agreement that Shen Dong and Wu Jin signed seriously at all; he had many ways to render that agreement null and void, simply paying a few million in compensation to Shen Dong if needed.

Giving Shen Dong a five percent investment quota was already a concession on account of Shen Dong being a shareholder of Qianda Film and Television.

Shen Dong’s identity still carried a certain deterrent power.

"Mr. Zhu, as far as I know, if the various rights of a movie aren’t clarified and legal disputes arise, approval will not be granted. Am I right?" Shen Dong asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhiyong’s face turned grim.

It seemed this outsider knew more than he expected.

If a movie couldn’t pass the examination, it couldn’t be shot, and there would be no talk of cutting from ’The Battle Tiger 2’s’ box office pie.

For a regular movie, at most, it just meant waiting to clarify the rights before shooting, whether sooner or later didn’t matter.

But ’The Battle Tiger 2’ was different. They had to take advantage of ’The Battle Tiger’s’ heat to quickly shoot ’The Battle Tiger 2’ in order to achieve the maximum benefit.

If they waited a few more years and ’The Battle Tiger’ lost its heat, it would definitely affect ’The Battle Tiger 2’s’ box office, no telling how much less they would earn.

"Mr. Shen, there’s still room for negotiation," Zhu Zhiyong admitted, slightly more serious now that he realized he had underestimated Shen Dong.

"Mr. Zhu, I have a preferential investment agreement with Wu Jin for a forty percent quota. Just proceed according to that; I don’t think there’s much to discuss," Shen Dong stated coolly.

"Mr. Shen, won’t you make any concession at all?" Zhu Zhiyong’s face darkened further.

"Sorry, what’s mine is mine; I don’t know what concession means," Shen Dong said, shaking his head.

"Mr. Shen, I’ll take the initiative and raise the quota to ten percent. That should be acceptable, right?"

"It’s already quite the offer for you to hold ten percent alone. Given how popular ’The Battle Tiger’ is, the box office for ’The Battle Tiger 2’ will only be better, and you’ll still be able to make a good profit," Zhu Zhiyong increased the quota to the level originally discussed with the other big shots and spoke as if he was being generous.

Shen Dong didn’t say another word and got up and left.

There was no point in talking since the other party had no intention of following the agreement.

Ten percent, it was like tossing coins to a beggar.

If he could have forty percent, why should he settle for ten percent?

Zhu Zhiyong might be a big shot in the film industry, but Shen Dong was not someone to be trifled with.

His own interests, even if it meant a great cost, had to be protected.

Otherwise, others might think he was easy to bully.

If he compromised this time, it would signal to others that he was an easy target.

Then his Dongyan Company and Shuidilao, as well as the recently invested Yikang Pharmaceutical, could be snatched away by others soon.

Watching Shen Dong leave, Zhu Zhiyong’s expression darkened.

This Shen Dong really had the audacity to refuse him.

Did he really think that being a shareholder of Qianda Film and Television gave him the capital to be arrogant in front of him?

I’ll show you the power of real capital.

You don’t want ten percent? Then you’ll get none at all.

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After leaving the room, Shen Dong arrived at the venue and happened to run into Han Deming and his group.

"Mr. Shen, how did it go?" Han Deming asked.

"Couldn’t reach an agreement. They only offered me a ten percent quota," Shen Dong spread his hands.

"What, only ten percent? You have a preferential investment agreement with Wu Jin for a forty percent quota; aren’t they being too extreme?" Han Deming exclaimed in shock.

"Indeed, too extreme," Du Zhenqi added.

Even he was starting to feel uncomfortable, it’s one thing for Zhu Zhiyong to exercise pressure, but this was too oppressive.

It was less than half.

The other investors shook their heads as well.

They were astounded at how deep the waters of the entertainment industry ran. Even with a preferential investment agreement, Shen Dong was only offered a ten percent quota.

Shen Dong didn’t mention that Zhu Zhiyong initially offered only five percent. If they knew about it, they would probably think it was even darker.