This actor doesn't look like a good guy

Finally, when "囧囧" ended, the box office was fixed at 12.76 billion.

"Have you bought it?"

"I definitely bought this. How can a comedy film have such a high box office?"

"It looks like a fake."

People on the Internet felt that it was a bit unreal. After all, no movie in China has had such a high box office.

"That's why Zhang Yi and Jiang Bai's movies have so much box office, including the international box office."

"But I think this movie is very good. I had a lot of fun watching it in the cinema."

"Happiness is joy, but this is a pure comedy. In terms of production, it is not as good as "Jiang Hu" and "Hero", and the core of the story is just like that."

"What kind of story do you want from a comedy? Is it a good movie if you watch a comedy that makes you feel like a bastard? Haven't you seen enough of the Spring Festival Gala? As the first domestic box office film to exceed 10 billion, Movies, we should be proud of."

There are mixed opinions about this movie, but the score is still 8.6.

It's pretty good.

In "囧囧", Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, and Wang Baoqiang stole the show. Among them, Xu Zheng was even more outstanding. As the director of this film, he achieved such results for the first time. .

But this is only on the surface, behind the scenes the big winner is actually Jiang Bai.

The total investment in this movie is 3 million, of which Xu Zheng invested 600 million himself, and Jiang Bai invested the rest.

In other words, Jiang Bai can get nearly [-] million from dividends.

"Jiang Bai, you made a lot of money this time. You made 10 million from just one investment. Now your net worth is over [-] billion, right?"

Jiang Bai smiled: "How can there be so much, and the 3 million is a clear dividend. After the tax is paid, there will be more than 1 million left."

"That's pretty cool too. Add in the dividends from "No Man's Land" and your salary last year, you're making an unreasonable net profit of [-] million?"

"That's true." Jiang Bai said with a smile.

"Then how are you going to spend it?"

"Flowers?" Jiang Bai sighed, "Making money is not easy, how can it be harder to spend money? This year I plan to shoot the second part of "Jiang Hu" again. The scripts are almost written. The first part is written The first one is in Yangzhou, and the second part is mainly in the capital city. There will be more actors and scenes set up, and the cost will go up to [-] million no matter what."

"Well, the script is indeed almost written. What about your second part? Or should you hire Jiang Wen to film it?"

"This is my current thinking, but Director Jiang probably doesn't have time. He is still working on his own movie."

Zhao Zhe nodded: "Then if you don't go to Jiang Wen, let's find a more powerful director. How about Zhang Yimou? If he is asked to take over, he should be more willing."

Jiang Bai shook his head: "No, Zhang Yimou wants more artistic content. Mine is a more realistic subject, so it is not suitable for him to do it. Moreover, he is currently preparing for the Olympics and has no time."

"What about Xu Ke? Xu Ke has previously filmed "Once Upon a Time", "The Legend of Shushan" and "Seven Swords". He is also good at designing movements, so it feels more appropriate."

"I think it's almost interesting, and Xu Ke isn't very familiar with him either."

"Then how about looking for Chen Kexin? You just worked together last year, and he shouldn't have any other work on his hands now."

"Director Chen Kexin..." Jiang Bai thought for a while: "Actually, compared to others, Director Chen Kexin is more to my liking. We worked well together at that time."

"How about I ask."

As Jiang Bai said that, he called Chen Kexin on the spot. After asking, he found out that Chen Kexin had already started filming a new movie. This movie will probably be filmed until the end of the year. The time will definitely not make it, and the crew has already filmed it. For a while, the starring roles were Andy Lau and Wu Yanzu, and it was impossible for him to just film and run away.

"Okay, Director Chen, let's work together next time if we have a chance."

In this way, Chen Kexin's path was cut off. Then they thought of some more people and passed Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang and others one after another.

"What's going to happen now? There's no director."

Jiang Bai looked at Zhao Zhe: "Brother Zhao, how about you come?"

Who knew that Zhao Zhe quickly shook his head after hearing this: "No, no, no, I can't do it. I can't make a costume film. If you want to make a modern crime film, I can give it a try, but it's really not good for ancient times."

But after Zhao Zhe finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Bai again: "Then why don't you do it yourself? Didn't you work as a director in "Report of Nomination"? You should be relatively familiar with director stuff. At worst, by then Find someone to be your supervisor."

"Me?" Jiang Bai thought for a moment.

"I have only been an action director, not a general director."

"What are you afraid of? Who hasn't been here for the first time? Let's talk about your own story. If you film it yourself, you will definitely be more comfortable."

"How about I give it a try?"

"Try it. You don't have that much work this year anyway, so you might as well make a movie yourself."

"Let me think about it again."

Jiang Bai thought about it.

At present, he has confirmed that he will participate in the dubbing of "Master Chef Little Fugui" in a few days and the filming of "Fast and Furious 4" next month.

After the filming of these two sides was completed, half a year had passed.

"And if this happens, wouldn't it mean that I can't participate in racing?"

"If it doesn't work, just go. Making movies is more important, or you can give up making movies and race your car."

Jiang Bai thought about it and decided that it wasn't worth giving up filming for racing.

It takes three months to complete the racing process.

"Then I'll give it a try?"

"Yes, give it a try." Zhao Zhe said encouragingly.

Jiang Bai then wrote down the incident.

It’s just that he has never been a director, so he asked Ning Hao to make a project proposal for him, while Jiang Bai wrote down some of the things that he wanted to show, and then made this list. List of props and costumes needed.

Just choose Hengdian as the shooting location, otherwise Jiang Bai would like to shoot in the Forbidden City. He can think of it with his toes, and others will definitely not agree.

What kind of place is the Forbidden City where your crew can film?

If you want to take a normal scene, it's okay, but if you keep shooting there, no matter how careful you are, you will definitely destroy some cultural relics inside.

As for the actors, except for the adoptive father who did not die in the first part and the new dancer Liu Sisi who appeared in the end, Jiang Bai does not intend to let them appear again for the remaining characters who have died, so later It is also necessary to find some new actors.

The script of "Jiang Hu 2" mainly takes place in the capital Chang'an, and the story will naturally be filmed around the imperial court, so the number of supporting actors and extras will be greatly increased.

Ning Hao first sat down with Jiang Bai and made a budget list. The initial budget was 1.2 million.

"Brother Jiang, don't worry, this number will definitely increase in the end. Large productions are the same as the small costs I did before. Small costs can save money in many places, but large productions always have unexpected places to spend money." "Well, that's fine. Thank you very much. But do you have any films you want to make this year?"

Ning Hao shook his head: "I don't have any ideas at the moment, but several crews have asked me to play a guest role."

"That's okay." Jiang Bai nodded.

"But Brother Jiang, are you short of screenwriters here? If you can use your brother's place, just ask, don't be polite to me."

Hearing this, Jiang Bai put his hand on Ning Hao's shoulder: "Since you said so, then come and be a screenwriter for me."

"No problem, I promise to make it clear for you. I have been a director for a long time and want to write a script."

Ning Hao readily agreed to Jiang Bai's invitation.

In addition, Zhao Zhe seems to be more interested in being an assistant director than the chief director, so the role of assistant director has been determined.

At present, Jiang Bai's role in the movie is the protagonist, chief director, and action director, but Jiang Bai also needs an assistant, which is the drama director.

"Brother Hao, why don't you also take on the job of directing an opera?"

"Literary drama is fine, too. If other people ask this, I will definitely not let them do it. But if you ask, I will make trouble for you no matter what."

So several main members of the crew were decided.

Since the movie will not be shot until the second half of the year, there is no rush to find actors. As long as Wu Jing, Huang Bo, Liu Sisi and other characters who survived the first movie can be there by then.

After deciding on the main team, Jiang Bai handed over the scene construction to Zhao Zhe and others.

As for the clothes, I will design them myself and let them make them.

Before going to dub for "Master Chef Xiao Fugui", Jiang Bai visited several directors in Beijing circles.

Huang Boneng and Guan Rui got along well, so Jiang Bai chatted with Guan Rui first. During the chat, Jiang Bai found that Guan Rui was indeed very powerful and full of ideas.

After that, he went to Zhang Yimou's place to chat. Although Zhang Yimou was very busy, he could still spare an hour or two. He heard that Jiang Bai wanted to be his own director and make a movie. Support with hands and feet.

Originally we were only going to chat for an hour and a half, but in the end we were chatting for four hours.

Then Jiang Bai found Jiang Wen who was filming "The Sun Also Rises".

Jiang Wen has a lot of time here. Anyway, the filming of this movie is slow. It started last year and he is expected to finish it in the second half of this year. It is not certain whether it can make it in time for the 07 Lunar New Year schedule.

"Awesome, kid. Although I can't leave here, if you have anything to do, call me at any time. Even if I'm on a woman's bed, I have to get up and solve the problem for you."

"Brother Jiang, is sister-in-law here?"

"No."

"Then which woman's bed are you going to get out of?"

"What woman? What woman?"

"Didn't you just say that?"

"What did I say about me? I didn't say anything." Jiang Wen pretended to be dumbfounded.

However, Jiang Bai knew that the other party's personality was actually very straight. Although he sometimes showed a cunning side, that was just for the sake of the situation.

Jiang Wen has no problem doing it with other people.

After chatting with Jiang Wen, Jiang Bai returned to Yanjing overnight, then called Yang Tianzhen and asked him to list his schedule for this year.

As a result, Yang Tianzhen had already prepared the form and sent it directly to Jiang Bai.

In addition to participating in movies and making movies, Jiang Bai will not be able to participate in any car races this year. In addition, Jiang Bai probably has some film festivals to participate in this year, and some movies he shot last year will be released this year to promote them. Interspersed with some interviews, advertising shoots, cover shoots and the like.

But these are all trivial matters.

"Brother Jiang, you are such a model worker. You don't have a few days to spare all year round." Yang Tianzhen said with a smile.

"Yeah, it's better to be busy. I'm a bit busy."

"It's better if you don't have time to spare. If you make more money, you can buy all the courtyards outside the Forbidden City."

"Hahaha, that's a good feeling."

After chatting for a while, Jiang Bai hung up the phone.

The next day I went directly to "Magic Chef Xiao Fugui".

The director of "Master Chef Little Fugui" is Xu Long. Jiang Bai has collaborated with Xu Long before, but at that time, Xu Long was not the chief director of "The Legend of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit".

However, Xu Long is still very experienced in cartoons. He was the director of several previous series of "Blue Cat Naughty Questions".

Jiang Bai also knew several other dubbing actors, because they had all done dubbing in "The Legend of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit" before.

Now that we know each other, it will be very convenient to cooperate.

In this cartoon, Jiang Bai will be paired with Master K, a complete villain who tortures the protagonist all the way.

But overall, his role is not as many as others, so Jiang Bai's scheduled period is ten days to complete all the dubbing work.

"Jiang Bai, let me tell you about your role first. Your role is a court official and the head of the conservative ministers. You are ruthless and bribed Xiao Lizi because he opposed Emperor Guangxu's reforms.

In the end, although your crime was exposed by Xiao Fugui, Lafayette chose to turn a blind eye and received no substantial punishment. This is also one of the rare villains in cartoons to win. "

Jiang Bai nodded. Jiang Bai had done some research on this character. The prototype of this character was Yuan Shikai, which was very consistent with history.

But in addition to these people in the crew, Yu Hua, the literary consultant of this cartoon, also came.

"Jiang Bai, it's you again, hahaha."

"Teacher Yu Hua, long time no see. How are you doing?"

"It's still the same lately. You have food and drink every day. But you made a lot of money last year, right?"

"It's okay. Although I earn more, my expenses are also high. The money I earned last year may not be enough this year."

"Be normal and don't think too much. If you spend [-] million this year, maybe you can earn back [-] billion?"

"Then I'll borrow Teacher Yu Hua's good advice."

"It's easy to talk about." After Yu Hua finished speaking, he came closer to Jiang Bai, "Are you satisfied with your role?"

"Satisfied! So satisfied." (End of chapter)