I'm a movie star on earth

Chapter 269 Funding Problems
Although the age gap is a bit big, Li Hyuk's outstanding performance still impressed the director Li Lu.But now there are a few questions, first, this Qi Tongwei is a supporting villain, not as important as Gao Yuliang, so should we add more drama?

Second, the pay issue, Li Hyuk's pay is very high, and it's not usually high. All the actors in "In the Name of the People" were recruited by Li Lu himself, and the salary is not high, but this trick is definitely not good for Li He.Even if Li He is willing to lower his salary, the salary is still unbearable for the film crew. It is impossible to give Li He millions of dollars to settle the matter, right?
Chen Daoming was originally scheduled to play the role, and the film salary was only paid 200 million. Later, he planned to replace it with Li He. Now Li He is going to play Qi Tongwei, so Lu Yi was chosen.

Lu Yi was indeed very interested in this drama, the characters in the script were good, but when he heard that the pay was so low, he immediately rejected it.

Li Lu and producer Gao Yalin frown together, worrying about funding issues.This is Gao Yalin's first time as an investment producer, and he just wants to produce a masterpiece of art, but the reality is that the crew has no money!

Li Lu said to Gao Yalin: "We are still short of tens of millions of funds. If we don't have money, we probably won't be able to make the film. What should we do now?"

At this time, Gao Yalin had no choice but to say: "If you don't shoot, you have to shoot. Anyway, we have already started, so we must shoot to the end. And this is our first work, no matter what, we have to get it out. "

That's what I said, but I still don't have any money, what should I do?Gao Yalin thought about it, but he couldn't think of a good solution.If you want to attract sponsors, with your own reputation, you may be able to attract sponsors, but it won't be of great help.

Besides, if the sponsor is pulled, maybe the brand Fang Shizi will open his mouth, and the initiative to shoot will not be in his own hands.It's not that he didn't try to attract sponsors, but the effect was really unsatisfactory, because people felt that such a subject matter was too sensitive.

The boss of a brand said to him: "There is something wrong with the subject matter of your film. If you are really determined to make it, don't pay yourself for it. It is not certain whether it will be broadcast."

Gao Yalin failed to get a sponsorship, so he could only return home dejectedly. The sponsor was not a fool. He saw that Lee Hyuk, the biggest player in the crew, was not the number one male, and he was also a villain. Instead of investing, he ran away for more than 20 investors.

"Looking at your frowning face all day long, what's the matter?" asked the daughter-in-law.

Gao Yalin said: "It's not about the crew, there's no money!"

A penny is hard for a hero. The current situation is that Li He's sponsorship is not good, unless Li He is the number one male.Director Li Lu communicated with Li He, and Li He lowered his salary to 1500 million, but he still refused to play Hou Liangping.In Li He's words, if it was a role like Hou Liangping, he would at least ask for a salary of [-] million yuan.

1.1 million?How is this possible, the crew has only raised [-] million yuan so far, if it was all given to Li He, there would be no need to shoot this movie.

After Gao Yalin thought about it, he discussed with his wife: "Let's mortgage the house!"

"You're crazy, what if you lose money and the house can't be taken back?" the daughter-in-law complained.

Gao Yalin wanted to communicate with his wife again, when director Li Lu suddenly called: "Old Gao, the funding problem has been resolved."

"What? Say it again..." Gao Yalin couldn't believe his ears.

"I mean, Li Hyuk knew about the situation of our film crew, and persuaded Da Mi Mi Studio to invest 5000 million in us. Da Mi Mi Studio took the lead, including Huali Film and Television, and several other companies invested another 5000 million." Li Lu said excitedly.

"This..." Gao Yalin couldn't believe it: "Are there any other conditions?"

"Yes," Li said, "the only condition is that the show must be filmed well."

"It's that simple?"

"It's that simple."

Gao Yalin's joy was beyond words: "Great, I'll go back to the set right now."

Seeing Gao Yalin hang up the phone, his wife asked, "What happened?"

"We don't need to sell the house anymore, someone invested a lot of money." Gao Yalin took the clothes and went out: "I have to go to the film crew and discuss it with Lao Li."

"Hey, let's go after dinner."

"Don't eat..."

Looking at the back of Gao Yalin leaving, the daughter-in-law shook her head, but she was also happy for her husband.As someone close to me, my daughter-in-law knows that Gao Yalin has been unable to sleep online for several days, so I can sleep well now...

A few days later, "In the Name of the People" was formally established and preparatory preparations began. The Supreme Prosecutor's Film and Television Center was only responsible for policy support and guidance, and all funds were raised by Li Lu and Gao Yalin.Now Li He led several investors to enter the stage, making the film crew more abundant than ever.

The first thing the film crew did was to re-negotiate with Lu Yi. This time the negotiation went smoothly. Li Hedu only got 1500 million yuan in salary, and Lu Yi was embarrassed to ask for a high price, so he finally settled on 2000 million yuan in salary.

The film crew had 2.1 million yuan in their hands. Gao Yalin and Li Lu made careful calculations, and the money was definitely enough.And those old actors who supported me can't treat them badly, so they increased their salary to express the gratitude of the crew.

The old drama stars are also very happy, they have acted in a good show, and they have not lost their pay, which is a good thing!Later, another investment company wanted to invest, but the crew was already rich, so Li Lu and Gao Yalin didn't want it in the end.

Although it is a pity that Chen Daoming failed to play the male lead, he was named a producer at the invitation of director Li Lu. Chen Daoming also recommended Mr. Wu Gang to play Li Dakang.

In this way, the cast of "In the Name of the People" has been confirmed, more than 80 veteran actors, and two popular stars, Lu Yi and Li He, have joined.

When the news broke out, there was an uproar in the public opinion. It was simply because Lee Hyuk was obviously playing a supporting role, which made it difficult for fans to accept.

However, Li Hyuk explained on Weibo that he likes this drama so much that he lowered his salary to act in Lu.Fans can't blame the crew, they can only lament that their brother is too headstrong, and at the same time feel happy for him.

Fortunately, the crew did not reveal that Li Hyuk was playing a villain, otherwise he would be overwhelmed by Li Hyuk's fans.

Ordinary viewers are looking forward to what kind of role Lee Hyuk will be able to lower his salary. Moreover, seeing such a large list of actors, they are all acting, and this drama has already shown an unusual temperament.

Later, the news media dug into the various details behind it. Gao Yalin said in an interview that Li He is no less than a savior to the crew, and without him the project would be difficult to continue.

It is because of him that the film crew attracted investment and was able to continue to make this show well.

At the same time, because Li Hyuk entered the show with money, many old drama stars who had received low salaries also increased their salaries by a certain amount. The only ones who lowered their salaries were Lu Yi and Li He.

In an interview, Lu Yi said that these old actors are the treasure and core of the crew, and that the pay rise should be increased. He came here with a learning attitude, and the pay is secondary.

When the reporters wanted to find Li Hyuk to dig out more details, Li Hyuk had already reported to the crew of "Operation Mekong".

(End of this chapter)