The road to becoming a movie star from the villain

Chapter 407 Forbes China Celebrity List, No. [-]
Hong Chen is now completely popular all over the world.

With the passage of time, "Shawshank Redemption" has more and more people like it, and its evaluation is getting higher and higher.

And not long after, the Oscar Organizing Committee announced the news that "The Shawshank Redemption" was shortlisted.

The film directly received 12 nominations, which is also one of the most Oscar-nominated films in history.

They are Oscar for Best Picture, Best Actor (Actor), Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Artistic Effects, Best Soundtrack, Best Sound, Best Art Direction, Best Score, Best Costume Design.

This news was also expected.Netizens expressed that they are not at all surprised that the film has received so many nominations.

It deserves it.

"Congratulations for being nominated for Best Actor." Yan Chi immediately congratulated Hong Chen.

"Hahaha, you also have a nomination for best director." Hong Chen and him had a wave of business bragging.

After "The Shawshank Redemption", the status of both of them has risen.

There are many investors looking for Yan Chi to make a movie with the script. Yan Chi is now an international director, and he is more picky about the script.

For Hong Chen, there are countless scripts to find him, and he is also choosing the right movie for the next step.

This year's world stage is destined to belong to him.

Now everyone can see that "The Shawshank Redemption" will be famous all over the world.

Unless, like the year in the parallel world, there will be two more classics that can compete with "Shawshank Redemption".

But this probability is too low.

Huahai Media.

As one of the four major media companies, Huahai is truly a big business, with several top-tier companies.

Huahai's focus is on shaping the artists of the men's and women's groups and the talent show. The film and television industry is also the focus, and there are many powerful artists under its umbrella.

At this moment, General Manager Wang Yao looked at a list in his hand and fell into deep thought.

What he held in his hand was the Forbes China Celebrity List.

Forbes is the most authoritative rich list, and the asset rankings he announced have always been the most accurate.

On the Forbes rich list, the top ten are naturally the two horses, Lao Wang, Xu Jiayin and other big names.

But the Hall of Fame is different.

According to Baidu Encyclopedia, the list selects actors, singers, hosts and other celebrities who have outstanding performance in their respective fields between July 7 of the previous year and June 1 of this year as candidates. Based on multiple dimensions including the influence of the work, a comprehensive ranking is made for each candidate, and finally the list is made.

Now, the Forbes China Celebrity List is announced:

top1: Hong Chen
Industry: Actor

Annual income: 34 billion Renminbi
Revenue ranking: No. 1
Influence ranking: No. 1
Overall ranking: No. 1
This overall ranking deeply stimulated Wang Yao.

Three years ago, Hong Chen was only a B-signed artist under Huahai's banner. Today, three years later, Hong Chen is already a big boss, someone he has to look up to.

What is this concept?
"34 billion, 34 billion, all the artists in Huahai may not be able to earn 34 billion!"

Wang Yao was shocked.

You know, a first-line top streamer can earn up to 3 million yuan a year. This refers to the top streamers who open studios, such as Yang Xiaomi and Zhao Xiaohua.

In the Forbes Celebrity List in the United States, Taylor Swift, No. 1 with the highest annual income, has an annual income of only 1.85 million US dollars, which is about 10 billion Chinese dollars.

Of course, Hong Chen's income is so high this year, largely because of his large share of the box office, plus the reason why "The Shawshank Redemption" became a global hit.

In previous years, the revenue was around 5 million to 7 million.

And it's worth mentioning that this year, Hong Chen also ranked first in the world's celebrity list in terms of annual income.

It is simply a ruthless money-making machine.

There is no way, he is also the producer, investor and starring role of a global hit movie, so the money will naturally flow in.

It can be said that he does not make any movies now, and just eating the copyright fees of "The Shawshank Redemption" from various countries is enough to support the company.

It is worth mentioning that he also pays a lot of taxes every year.

I have a very good relationship with the people in the tax bureau.

The Forbes China Celebrity List has attracted a lot of attention. Not to mention people in the entertainment industry, bigwigs in the business world are also paying attention to this list.

Every year, when this list comes out, it will cause a sensation.

This year, the same is true.

Everyone had expected that No.1 on the Forbes Celebrity List would be Hong Chen, but they didn't expect that Hong Chen would appear on the stage with the attitude of completely crushing No.2.

Including the HK side, all the Hong Kong stars saw Hong Chen's annual income, and their jaws dropped in shock.

Especially the well-known commercial director Wang Jing, rubbing his eyes, still doesn't believe that someone can earn more than 30 billion a year by making movies.

Exaggerated.

A friend in the entertainment industry joked with Hong Chen: "Teach me, how to earn 30 billion a year."

Hong Chen could only helplessly shrug his shoulders, saying that he was lucky.

It can't be said that it depends on the system.

Now Hong Chen's name became more and more famous.

Including some articles in the entertainment industry, the titles of the media, and the private chats of celebrities, they are all directly called Hongchen Hongye.

Just like Fazi, Xingye, and Fage are called, Hong Chen's name is Hongye.

Grandpa in his twenties, no one is unconvinced.

Things like age and seniority look so unbearable in front of absolute money.

All kinds of interview appointments are still pouring in.

Too many people want to seek cooperation with Hong Chen.

At the same time, Hong Chen is also choosing a suitable script as his next plan.

He was first reading domestic scripts.

Hong Chen has a very sharp eye now, that is, after reading the script, he roughly knows what the outcome of the play will look like, and he doesn't even need to use the "script understanding" skill.

His principle is still, if you come across a good script, shoot it.It doesn't matter if it's a big production or a big investment, as long as he's interested.

But there is one thing to say, there are still relatively few good scripts in Huaxia. On the one hand, it is because there are too many restrictions, and many things cannot be filmed. On the other hand, the screenwriters are not creative enough. There are fewer and fewer original dramas.

"The biggest production is the movie "Tianji"." Ge Chen took out a script and said with great care.

""Tianji"?" Hearing this name, Hong Chen was still very interested, because the name sounds domineering.

After he got the script, he took a closer look and found that the full name of the script was:

"Sky secret · Fu Chun mountain picture"

It changed in an instant.

If it was just "Tianji", Hong Chen still thought it would be a blockbuster film similar to Taoism and nature. Adding a picture of living in the Fuchun Mountains, he felt that there was a feeling of a magical giant system unique to China.

"This show has a lot of big stars, especially female stars. The leading actors are Lin Zhilin and Zhang Jingchu. There are also twelve constellation witches, all of whom are second-tier female stars." Ge Chen explained with a smile.

"Zhang Jing?" Hong Chen liked her very much when he was still young, and now in Hong Chen's eyes, Zhang Jing's looks are definitely among the top ranks.

"The producer of this show is Feihuang Entertainment. He very much hopes that you can act in this movie. The offer is very tempting. He also hopes to cooperate with our company." Ge Chen reported again sincerely.

Feihuang Entertainment, one of the four major entertainment companies in China, has a very strong strength and heritage.

It is a good thing for the company if they can cooperate.

It can be said that this movie is an olive branch thrown out by Feihuang Company.

But after Hong Chen read the script, he directly rejected it.

"The plot is too exaggerated, so I won't shoot it."

"Okay." Ge Chen nodded and put away the script.

Then, Ge Chen took out the Hollywood film contract script, ready to let Hong Chen choose.

At this moment, Hong Chen's phone rang suddenly.

It's Morgan Freeman calling.

"The Shawshank Redemption" brought Freeman's popularity to another level, and actors in the United States signed contracts with a certain amount of box office revenue, so Freeman was very grateful to Hong Chen.

"Hello, Mr. Morgan." Hong Chen answered the phone and said with a smile.

"Hahaha, Hong Chen, I made a lot of movies before, and there were many hits, but I've never been as popular as I am now." Morgan Freeman said with a smile.

In "The Shawshank Redemption", Freeman's performance also added a lot of points to this film. His unpretentious but deeply rooted performance, as well as the later off-screen dubbing, are an indispensable part of this film .

"Your performance is so brilliant, you deserve to be popular." Hong Chen responded.

"To tell you the truth, I have recently received a lot of scripts, one of which I think is very good, and I am already planning to act in it. There is still a lack of a leading role, are you coming?" Morgan Freeman asked.

The reason why Morgan Freeman approached Hong Chen was on the one hand, it was a reward, and on the other hand, it was because of Hong Chen's acting skills and performance.

Listening to him, the script is really good.

Hong Chen believed in Freeman's vision, so he asked, "What movie is it?"

"A suspenseful crime movie has very high requirements for the lead actor." Freeman bought a pass and said mysteriously.

(End of this chapter)