This actor doesn't look like a good guy

Chapter 177 Someone wants to buy my courtyard house?
Cheng Long has come all the way in this way, he naturally knows what kind of person has the potential to become popular.

As he and Chen Musheng said before, Wu Yanzu's equipment is top-notch in all aspects, but the only thing he lacks is that he is much worse than Jiang Bai in terms of movement.

Even if he has learned martial arts,

However, there is a difference between having learned and being proficient in martial arts. Like Zhen Zidan, who knows martial arts at home and abroad, and is relatively proficient, so the other party can be not only an action actor but also a martial arts instructor.

To use an example to describe it, in Xiangjiang's singing scene, some people have top-notch voices, while others have top-notch talents, but there are not so many people who have both.

"All-round talents" have been rare since ancient times.

And Jiang Bai is such an all-rounder.

Playing a good guy is easy, but playing a bad guy is difficult. To be a bad guy doesn't just need to be able to blow your nose, stare your eyes and speak loudly.

Even if Jiang Bai's bad guy doesn't get angry, just standing there and looking at him is enough. As long as Jiang Bai wants to show people that he is playing a bad guy, even if he smiles, it will make people shudder.

Not long after, Jiang Bai and Zhao Zhe came to the company, Zhao Zhe went in to discuss salary with them, and Jiang Bai chatted with Cheng Long outside.

Since the two parties are now going in both directions, the remuneration was quickly negotiated. Chen Musheng gave a very sincere price, and Zhao Zhe didn't really counter the price. He just chatted a little more. Other things that Jiang Bai needs to do.

But after all, it is actually some propaganda work.

Not long after, Zhao Zhe came out and asked Jiang Bai to sign.

"Is it all right?"

"Well, basically there is no problem, you can sign directly."

"Ok."

Then Jiang Bai entered the room, and by the way, he opened the contract and looked at it. There was indeed no major problem. What he got was an actor contract, which was hired work, so no matter whether the box office of the movie was profitable or not, Sorry, it has nothing to do with him.

Moreover, Jiang Bai can get 100 million before the filming of this drama, and another 200 million when the filming is halfway through.

The shooting period is forty days. Of course, if the shooting time exceeds this time, the crew will also pay a part of the liquidated damages.

On the whole, it seemed that there was no problem with the contract, and Jiang Bai happily signed his name.

"Our drama will start next week, and it will be good for you to join the team on time."

Jiang Bai nodded.

Afterwards, Zhao Zhe suggested that everyone go out to have a meal together, and he treated them, but Chen Musheng shook his head and said that he and Cheng Long would have to have dinner with the investor after a while.

Hearing this, Zhao Zhe didn't force himself.

After saying hello, he took Jiang Bai and left.

"Brother Zhao, what did you guys say in there just now?" Jiang Bai asked curiously on the way back to the hotel.

"The main thing is to talk about the salary for you. In fact, I thought it was about 500 million at first, but I didn't expect that they would directly ask for 500 million.

Although one of the conditions is that you can cooperate with them and do some martial arts instruction moves, after all, Chen Musheng is very experienced in this field, and there is Cheng Long in the crew, I guess you can't do much, I just promise you
This movie was won by you for 500 million yuan, but if the next movie still has action guidance requirements, it will definitely not be packaged as a gift, so you can rest assured.

As for other aspects, it’s nothing, the main thing is that the actions in it will be shot in real scenes, which is what Cheng Long requested. Although he used mostly C-level special effects in Hollywood, Cheng Long still wants to pursue some special effects here. Realistic, so some shots will be more dangerous to shoot. You must pay attention to safety when the time comes, and everything is about protecting yourself. "

"Understood Brother Zhao, but if all of this is shot in real locations, wouldn't it cost a lot of money? Besides, this is a crime film. Brother Cheng Long also talked to me about the many destruction scenes in the script. "

"Yeah, this is a waste of money. Every frame is burning money. Maybe the speed of burning money can't keep up with the speed of spending money, but don't worry, with Cheng Long on the crew, I'm afraid I won't have money. The investment is [-] million Hong Kong dollars, and Emperor is behind it, so even if the money is not enough at that time, there is no need to worry about the capital chain being broken, as long as Cheng Long asks, Emperor will definitely take out more money."

"That's easy to say, anyway, how much money the show spends is none of my business, as long as they can give me my money."

Now that this matter has been negotiated, they are going to go back and pack up their things first, and then Jiang Bai will join the filming team on time.

They spent a total of more than 1 yuan in Hong Kong for three days, including food, drink and entertainment, but Zhao Zhe didn't feel bad at all, because Jiang Bai could get more with the money invested.

It belongs to shedding the small and chasing the big.

But on the plane back, Zhao Zhe still told Jiang Bai some things behind the play.

"Jiang Bai, didn't you tell me that the original protagonist of this movie was Zhang Guorong? In fact, these are just hype. This movie was originally co-produced by Cheng Long and the Emperor to praise people. The reason why the name was changed is because The copyright of Police Story is owned by Jiahe.

So if they want to shoot, they can only change the name, because if the company changes, if you don’t change the words, then the infringement will be very troublesome, and the compensation will range from a few million to tens of millions or hundreds of millions.

There is also a plot of Cheng Long kneeling and begging for mercy in this movie, which was actually shown to the audience on purpose. Before, you must have heard that Cheng Long couldn’t cry or die when he was filming, even if he was injured, he had to do his best. It is possible to avoid it, but this drama has such a plot, and of course the reasons are those just mentioned. "

Jiang Bai nodded. Apart from the issue of copyright, he could think of some other issues.

After all, this is all human nature. Filmmaking is a kind of commercial behavior. Except for the kind of literary and artistic films that are not aimed at passing the review or making money at all, which ones are not made for making money, although Most of the directors talk about realizing dreams, but that's just some high-sounding words.

Including Jiang Bai himself is all profit-seeking, not to mention those veterans who have been in the circle for many years.

Most of the films are funded by the patrons. If one film loses money, even the largest company will go out of business.

No boss can afford to play like this.

After returning to Yanjing, there are still seven days to prepare, and Jiang Bai is not in a hurry.

However, he still told Su Rou first that he would go to Xiangjiang for a business trip in a few days.

Originally, Su Rou didn't have a visa, but since Jiang Bai received the drama of The Matrix, they will get all kinds of overseas passes and passports every year, just in case.

It doesn't matter if you have a lot of time, but if there is someone who requires actors to join the group early, preparing these things in advance can also save a lot of trouble.

However, during these seven days, Jiang Bai also talked about his design requirements with the decoration company that Zhao Zhe helped him find.

After all, the house has been bought and placed there for a long time, and Jiang Bai also wants to live in his own house as soon as possible.

What Jiang Bai wanted was that kind of classical garden style. Fortunately, the other party was really good at this aspect. Before that, they also did decoration design for many celebrities or wealthy businessmen who bought courtyard houses in Yanjing.

But just three days before Jiang Bai was going to Xiangjiang, he suddenly received a call.

"Hello."

"Hello, is this Mr. Jiang?"

Hearing this, Jiang Bai didn't know who the other party was, and thought he was looking for him to film a movie or commercial, but he was still a little puzzled, wouldn't it be good if he called Zhao Zhe directly for this kind of business behavior?Why did you call yourself directly?

"It's me, who are you?"

"My side is Mr. Murdoch's Chinese assistant."

"Murdoch? Who's that?"

"You've heard of The Times or [-]th Century Fox."

"I've heard of that."

"Yes, my boss is the boss of these two companies. I took the liberty to call you this time. I actually want to ask if you have any intention to sell the courtyard house under your name?"

"Sorry, I just bought this yard and I don't plan to sell it yet."

"Mr. Jiang is like this. Everything is easy to talk about in terms of price. We can talk about it. The main reason is that our boss has taken a fancy to this place and wants to buy it."

Only then did Jiang Bai understand that the other party was calling to buy a yard, but there are so many courtyard houses in Yanjing, why did he suddenly ask himself the question?
It's just that he bought this yard with great difficulty, so he doesn't plan to sell it, and he still plans to live in it all the time.

"Sorry, I really don't intend to sell this yard, you can ask others."

"Okay, since that's the case, I won't bother you, sorry."

"nothing."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Bai was also a little confused.

Not long after, Li Lianjie asked him to go out for a gathering again.

After driving to Li Lianlian's side, they chatted for a while, and then Jiang Bai talked about this matter again.

"Murdoch, I know this, the overseas boss is very rich.

I have not only TV stations, newspapers and film companies, but also shares in oil, sheep husbandry and airlines. Although I am rich enough now, I am not a hair in the eyes of others.

The reason why he wants to buy a courtyard house in Yanjing, I probably know some inside information, because he used to have a Chinese wife who seemed to have broken up a while ago. I heard that he bought an apartment in New York for Deng Wendi and returned it to her. A lot of money, it is estimated that the purchase in China this time is also for women. "

"It's so awesome, it's tens of millions of courtyard houses?"

"Yeah, you are awesome."

Jiang Bai nodded, thinking that he still has a long way to go, and it would be great when he has money to this point.

Then they chatted about Murdoch, the Chinese wife.

……

The day before departure, Su Rou had already arrived at Jiang Bai's side. After staying all night, the two of them headed to the airport on time the next morning.

This time it was Huang Bo who drove the car.

"Jiang Bai, it seems that you won't be free this year again. This time, after you come back to Xiangjiang after filming, it is estimated that Director Ning's script will be almost finished. Then you will come to shoot here again."

"Yes."

Jiang Bai nodded.

"Life is busy, but how is your side? I heard that you failed the exam last year. Do you plan to continue the exam this year?"

Hearing this, Huang Bo sighed: "Oh, I don't know anymore, but it has always been my dream to be admitted to Beijing Film Academy, but now I feel that it doesn't matter whether I take the exam or not. It’s still filming when I come out.”

"Actually, I think you don't need to take the exam at all. Your acting skills are enough to beat most of the Beijing Film Academy students, no matter whether they are undergraduates or junior college students. Obviously, you can come here directly by boat. On the other side, why do you have to take a long detour?"

"That's right. I'll think about it later, but Songwen also graduated last year. Last year, Brother Zhao accepted a play for him. Although he acted as the third male lead, the ratings were not bad. This year, Brother Zhao also played I plan to take a few more plays for him, to see if he can perform something famous.

There is not much news about Baoqiang, basically he is going to play a guest role or a supporting role, which is similar to my situation. Anyway, I am now waiting for the new film after the year, Brother Zhao also said, this This play is starring me. "

"Yes, maybe you became popular because of this movie?"

"Hahaha, I hope so, the main reason is that I look too ugly."

"That's okay, as long as the acting is good enough, everything is a small problem."

While chatting, they also arrived at the airport, and after seeing Jiang Bai off, Huang Bo also drove away.

The plane passed through layers of clouds and came to the sky above the clouds with the sound of breaking wind. Today's weather is good, and the clouds illuminated by the hot sun are covered with a layer of golden sand.

Seeing this beautiful spectacle, Jiang Bai turned around and asked the stewardess for a cup of coffee.

Although he drinks tea most of the time, he sometimes drinks coffee to refresh himself.

But just after the stewardess brought the coffee, she suddenly asked in a low voice, a little embarrassed: "Mr. Jiang Bai, can I ask you for an autograph? I really like your play."

"Okay."

Jiang Bai smiled, and then signed to the other party: "Take it away, don't let people see it, I heard that your airline is quite strict, if your leader sees it, maybe your salary will be deducted."

"I will definitely keep it. Thank you, Mr. Jiang Bai. Then you won't tell the truth?"

"No, don't worry, I keep my mouth shut."

"That's good."

After collecting the signatures, the stewardess happily left to serve other passengers.

Now Jiang Bai basically doesn't need to buy his own travel tickets, the crew will take care of it all by himself.

And after arriving at the shooting location, if you live in the city, you will basically stay in a room worth a thousand dollars a night. Even in some remote places, it is the best hotel in the county where you live.

"This time, I can finally see what brother Cheng Long's real shooting method is."

(End of this chapter)