The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 25 Finalizing the Actor

Luo Chen.

The first generation of Chinese migrant workers went to Korea.

The first generation of traffic from export to domestic sales.

Because Chen Jingxing had a fierce dispute with his agent.

"What's so good about him? A college student who just graduated from a non-major class made an online movie. Tell me what attracted you?!"

In the luxurious room of the hotel, a woman with short hair who looked to be in her 40s paced back and forth, questioning Luo Chen who was sitting on the chair.

Luo Chen: "???"

"Sister Yang, I understand that you are worried about my current embarrassing situation and want to make big news, but I want to emphasize that it is the script that attracts me, not the director. "

"Luo Chen, you are already 30 years old, you can't be willful anymore, what a great opportunity this is, the leading actor of director Li Junping, the leading actor of the Golden Rooster Award for Best Director!"

"...How do I remember it was nominated for the Golden Rooster Award for Best Director."

"...Anyway, this opportunity is absolutely not to be let go, Lu Feifei, before the whole network denounced her lack of acting skills, what happened after she acted in Director Li's "Green Apple"? The reputation has been reversed by more than half, right?"

"I'm different from Lu Feifei. Netizens have never complained about my acting skills."

"……you sure?"

"It's not that I haven't watched "Green Apple". Lu Feifei shows her flesh all the time and plays pornographic cards. I can't figure out how to pass the review."

"Li Junping has this style. He is good at shooting such subjects as puberty and unrequited love. This is not called showing flesh, nor is it called eroticism. This is called art. How vague, beautiful and poetic are the photos? What's more, you're a man, what can you show? And you're thirty, so you won't have a chance if you don't show it."

"In the final analysis, it is still a literary film. I don't want to make literary films. Is there less literary films I make? I haven't won any acting awards if I talk about art, and I don't have any box office if I talk about business. I think I am not warm now. The unpopular situation is caused by making these kinds of movies all the time.”

"Isn't that why you can't get the male lead in a commercial blockbuster?"

""Fatal Identity" is a commercial film."

"Can it be the same? How much is the investment? Is it 2000 million? It's not as expensive as Director Li's literary film, and Mr. Tian said that the company will invest the most resources into the award for this "My World With You", As long as you act well and don’t let yourself down, you are sure to run a mainstream acting award for you. If you really win the award, not only will your few luxury endorsements continue to be renewed, but it will also be beneficial to your transformation?"

The agent continued to earnestly said: ""Fatal Identity" definitely won't win the award, and it can win the box office. Do you think it can win the box office? It's not that Huanshiwang has never led the production of movies. What's the result? Don't look at those Internet companies. Loud shouts, those are laymen, literary films are lucky for awards, and commercial films win the box office, you have to occupy one end, a fledgling online film director, a recognized sixth-generation literary film director, which end is safer?"

Luo Chen had an attitude of being able to fight and fight: "Who said that "Fatal Identity" can't win an award, I think this script is very suitable for winning an award."

The manager was a little impatient, and just wanted to get angry, but she was restrained by her rationality. After working together for more than ten years, she knew the character of this kid very clearly, so she had to smooth it out. What did she do five years ago? Persuading him to return home?

"I also read the script, and it's very creative, but even if you win the award, it's a director who wins the award. Can you win it? Isn't your character the kindest, most upright and bravest of the dozen or so personalities? Don't talk about roles, more than a dozen personalities do have the most roles in your role, but the scene is far from Director Li's script. Director Li's role is the real hero, and the role is complex and three-dimensional. Yours Does a kind personality have any complexity in terms of roles? It’s not the main theme, so can such a thin character win an award?”

"Sister Yang, the characters are attached to the story and are part of the overall film. When the film is successful, the talents of the characters and actors will increase. I always stare at the characters. Yes, the few literary films I made before, everyone thinks that I The acting skills are not bad, the character creation is good, and you have even been nominated for some small awards, so what? No one cares about the movie, no one likes to watch it, so what’s the use of your character creation being successful? How much attention do you get?”

Luo Chen seems to have made up his mind: "If I were an audience, I would love to watch "Fatal Identity". I believe this movie has a great chance to be successful and loved by the audience. If you want to succeed in transformation, you must at least have a decent masterpiece , I have made so many films, how many films can the audience remember? What I want is that the audience can remember my works, this is the first step in my transformation."

The manager was silent for a while, then remembered that this kid had already made up his mind when he returned to China five years ago, and he had to beat the side drums to show his involuntary behavior in front of the company.

"Have you really decided? If you reject "My World With You" this time, I can tell you clearly that Mr. Tian will probably be very angry. This movie is even tailor-made for you."

The full name of Mr. Tian Shenxuan mentioned by the manager is the big boss of Jianghe Culture, and the company that Luo Chen signed with after returning to China is Jianghe Culture.

"Sister Yang, we have been together for more than ten years. You have been with me since Korea, and I won't hide it from you. Huanshi.com has contacted me before. If I leave Jianghe Culture and set up a personal studio, Huanshi.com Willing to pay liquidated damages and can invest in 40% of the studio’s shares.”

The manager was taken aback, feeling a little sad. Fans kept complaining about her patriarchal manager, and even scolded her innocent and kind brother for being kidnapped and controlled by her for more than ten years. Look, what can I control him?She has been in contact with Huanshi.com so deeply that she can talk about investing in shares, but she doesn't know it at all. It's like snowing in June, okay?

"Nowadays, many directors and actors in the industry have started to set up studios. This is not unusual, but Huanshiwang is not a charity, so why would they do so?"

She doesn't believe that there is such a thing as pie in the sky.

Luo Chen was also a little undecided: "They said that if I leave Jianghe Culture now and set up a studio, Huanshi.com is willing to buy 5000% of the shares at a valuation of 40 million, on the condition that I sign a performance-to-bet agreement. It is necessary to repurchase 40% of the shares invested by Huanshi.com at a higher valuation as agreed in the agreement."

"6000% of 40 million, that is 2000 million, Huanshiwang is generous."

The agent and Luo Chen looked at each other, feeling a little moved. Although the salary is increasing rapidly at this time, there is still a long way to go before the astronomical figure in a few years. Besides, Luo Chen's current situation is a bit rough, 2000 million is not small number.

Last year, a popular floret set up a personal studio. When Penguin bought shares, the valuation was only 2500 million, although this year it is said that the valuation has risen to nearly [-] million.

……

Fantasy World Network.

Chen Jingxing was a little curious: "So, in the past two years, so many directors and stars in the entertainment industry have called for the establishment of a studio, and there are four major platforms behind your instigation?"

Zhang Jingyan's tone was a bit smug: "Huaguo's film and television industry is developing at a high speed, and the value of directors and actors as content creators has always been underestimated. We just let them realize their own value."

Chen Jingxing nodded. As a traveler from another plane, he can somewhat understand the layout of Huanshi.com and other Internet companies.

The more fragmented the film and television industry is, the better it is for Internet capital.

The four major online video platforms have been cautious about the film industry in the past two years. It seems that they are aware of the depth of the film industry and admit that they have no intention of challenging the dominance of the five major studios.

However, the little tricks behind the scenes continue day by day. Although directors and stars set up personal companies or studios are actually inextricably linked with the original company’s equity, there is no doubt that directors and stars have the right to speak and autonomy. have been greatly improved.

And this is actually shaking the existing order of the film industry.

The film industry has begun to become atomized and flattened, like an egg with several cracks. It is difficult for the five major studios to keep the high-quality creative resources in the industry tightly in their pockets.

In a sense, the personal interests of Internet capital and directors and stars are in the same direction. The greater the autonomy of directors and stars, the easier it is for the flood of Internet capital to overwhelm the five major studios that have been leading for decades. The impregnable dams built.

From this point of view, Huanshi.com hopes that all stars and directors will set up their own studios.

"Director Chen, it took me a lot of effort to invite Luo Chen to be the leading actor for you. Even though some people on the Internet say that he is out of date, as the top idol in China, he still has a great reputation."

Chen Jingxing sighed: "The salary is not cheap, it's 500 million."

Zhang Jingyan said angrily: "You can be content with it. The salary has been rising like a rocket in the past few years. 500 million is not expensive. You are not a big director, so you don't have the capital to let others perform for free."

DreamWorks has signed a cooperation agreement with Fantasy World.

The production cost of "Fatal Identity" is 2000 million, Fantasy World and DreamWorks each contributed 1000 million, and the distribution is in charge of Huanshi.com, with a distribution cost of 1500 million. Therefore, "Fatal Identity" is known as a police suspense film with a cost of 5000 million.

(End of this chapter)