Actually I just want to act

Chapter 471 Making money before the filming started

Fang Jiming doesn't care, it's all about him changing the script anyway.Because "My Sassy Girlfriend" didn't have any female supporting roles, but Fang Jiming could add a female supporting role out of thin air. "Then I'll call First Young Master Wang to see how much he is willing to pay." Fang Jiming said.

"Okay, you can ask him." Pan Rui felt that Wang Li didn't care, as long as he could make money.

Sure enough, Wang Li was as narrow-minded as Pan Rui, and asked the same question, obviously treating Fang Jiming as the same person as them.After explaining, Wang Li also invested 100 million—the pocket money of the rich second generation is not much!

The budget of a film has already reached 900 million, which is nearly [-] million investment.

But in fact, Fang Jiming thinks that no matter how good the shooting is, no matter how many materials are used, it is only worth a million dollars.Including publicity, it only cost about two million yuan.

In other words, before the filming started, Fang Jiming's Oriental DreamWorks had already made a net profit of more than 700 million.

This is why many movies are suspected of laundering money to make it healthier. The quality of the movie is not good, the actors' remuneration is inflated, and miscellaneous expenses are added.The Ruanmei coins washed out of a movie can range from millions to tens of millions—as for investment, there must be gains and losses.

Not only in China, but also in Hollywood and so on.

However, Fang Jiming is not afraid of being censored because he does not intend to make false accounts.How much money you invest, how much dividends you get, is clearly written in the contract-dividends are distributed according to the investment ratio.As for the unused money for filming, it belongs to Oriental DreamWorks.Now that it's in the contract, it doesn't matter.

You have to hand over money, and Fang Jiming has the right not to accept it.So, not just anyone can invest.

The budget problem has been solved, and there is still plenty of room, so Fang Jiming has more room to play.

The next step is to find the characters according to the script.This is a typical low-cost small production + sensational + youth idol movie. If it is from Europe and the United States, I don't have much feeling for this kind of movie.But in Asia, especially East Asia, it is very popular.Fang Jiming is not short of fame now, he just wants to make real money.

Low-budget movies or something, it's the best.

What's more, this is still a comedy movie. Through Zhou Xingchi's interpretation, the comedy conflicts are handled in a nonsensical way, and it can also pave the way for other comedy movies in the future-it will never be said that nonsensical movies pop up suddenly right?
There is a very important role in the script, who also witnessed the birth of love between the hero and heroine—the owner of the small hotel, which requires an old comedy drama to perform.Fang Jiming immediately thought of someone - the famous supporting actor Xian Jianhua.

Yes, the comedian who looks a bit wretched, even if he plays a righteous role, is a bit funny, he is the most suitable.

Without further ado, Fang Jiming found Xian Jianhua's agent through the relationship of Bright Media.

As soon as the agent heard that the film was directed by Fang Jiming, he immediately agreed to it. Of course, the salary was not cheap, as much as 10 yuan.At this price, one-half of "The Man From Earth" can be shot.Of course, he is a famous star, so the price is worth it.

If it's a first-line movie star, it's at least twenty times that price!
Don't doubt, the actor industry is like this, the more popular and famous you are, the higher your salary will be.However, like every industry, there are only a handful of people at the top of the pyramid, and the rest are middle and bottom.Xian Jianhua is one of the middle-level actors who are relatively easy to use, so the price is naturally a little bit more expensive.In this era when the average annual salary of Yanjing employees is less than 1 yuan, and even the median is only more than 10 yuan, Xian Jianhua can earn [-] yuan after only filming for a few months. , It is countless times better than ordinary people.

Because Xian Jianhua can at least take on two or three dramas a year, most of which are paid for this film, which means that he can earn 30 yuan a year!
In 2001, what was the concept of an annual income of at least 30?
The working emperor is gone!

Although the agent took more than half of the commission, it was still a great annual salary.

With Pan Rui's greeting, the approval of the film project was quickly approved.The Guan (dian) department also knows that if it is the director Fang Jiming, they should show some face.As long as there is no problem with the script, there is no need to worry about project approval.

Therefore, Fang Jiming quickly made an appointment with Xian Jianhua.

"Teacher Xian, I have admired your name for a long time, and I finally met you today."

Fang Jiming is very enthusiastic and makes Xian Jianhua very comfortable - he is the director of the Golden Bear Award! "Director Fang is over-reputed. I don't have any reputation. It's just that I filmed a lot. Director Fang is young and promising. I admire him very much. I bought the DVD of "The Man From Earth" and watched it several times at home. classic!"

Xian Jianhua also knows how to carry people in flowery sedan chairs.

Fang Jiming smiled and said, "Mr. Xian, I came here today to sign a contract with you, and I will give you the script by the way."

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Xian Jianhua knew that the agent had already negotiated the contract, so he came over to have a look and sign it.As for the script, it was what he wanted to see - Fang Jiming was so famous, wouldn't he make a bad movie?It doesn't have to be a good shot. Xian Jianhua, who won an award or something, doesn't have much extravagant expectations. He only wants to further his fame, that's all.

An actor without ambition is not a good actor.

"Mr. Xian, take a look at the contract and sign it if there is no problem." Fang Jiming said with a smile.

Xian Jianhua brought a lawyer, who had also been tricked before, so he didn't dare to save such a small amount of money.After the lawyer read it carefully, he said yes to Xian Jianhua.

After signing the contract happily, Xian Jianhua said with a smile: "For the sake of director Fang's film, I turned down other film contracts."

Of course Fang Jiming knew that Xian Jianhua was just bragging. The other film contracts were either not well-known or had no budget. After all the calculations, he chose to come here because it was better for him.Humans always make choices that are best for themselves, which is understandable.

"Mr. Xian, please read this script first. Your role is the owner of a small hotel. This role is very important. It plays a link between the previous and the last of the whole film. It is the lubricant and glue of the whole film. If it is not Teacher Xian, I can’t think of anyone who can perform this role better. But I also have high requirements for this role, and I hope Teacher Xian can go all out and even achieve some breakthrough performances.”

Fang Jiming took the vaccination in advance because he was afraid that Xian Jianhua would challenge him as a director with his old qualifications.

In fact, after winning the Golden Bear Award, there are not many actors in China who dare to confront Fang Jiming.

The director is the emperor of the studio!
Even if Fang Jiming's style is not so tough, he won't let the actors ride on him.If a movie is to be made well, the director must be able to suppress the actors, and the actors must obey the director's arrangements.Otherwise, this movie doesn't need to be released, and everyone knows that it will definitely be on the street.

(End of this chapter)