China Entertainment Zero Two Ordinary Actor

Chapter 785: million vs. billion - U.S. dollars

On the stage of Chinese-language movies, a farce is taking place.

Hundreds of millions were spent to invite many well-known movie stars such as Kung Fu Emperor, Hei Gule, Li Zhi, Xiao Mingge, AB Sister, Hua Zhao, Liang Jiahui, An Zhijie, Xu Qing, Chen Xiaochun, Li Zixiong, etc., with a total production cost of 500 million , a big movie tailor-made for Xiang Zai, "Fengshen", which has a box office of only more than 200 million, is currently in rush production.

The filming scene was tense and hilarious, as everyone was busy working on this big production.

First of all, the schedules of the artists are tight. The remuneration of a few well-known leading actors has already accounted for more than half of the cost of the film. If Jet Li goes there, he doesn't have to do anything, and his 100 million is gone.

The rest of the people are not economical either. Hei Gule, Xiao Mingge, Qingcheng, and Huaizhai have also made a lot of money. They claim to be giving face, but in fact they are just here to make money.

Putting so much effort into it is just to make one person famous.

The new star who has high hopes from the family——Xiang Zai.

Zai Ge has lived a repressed life since he was a child and was under strict supervision. He has never suffered anything. This time he has hit the mainland market. He has only a beautiful vision. However, he has not put much effort in the past twenty years, whether it is acting or martial arts. The basic skills are a bit unsatisfactory.

He was happily filming an action scene, but unexpectedly Jet Li was shaking his head silently.

The Kung Fu Emperor secretly thought to himself: 'This kid Xiang Chai is known as the new generation of martial arts superstar, but in front of a real genius like Fang Yu, Xiang Chai's performance, coupled with his title, is a bit funny. '

Although Jet Li's physical condition has become worse and worse over the years, the Xiang family is really kind to him. Even if Xiang Tai calls his good morning greetings, even Li Lianjie himself doesn't think this movie can have a high box office.
But he still ran to the set at a very old age, collected his salary in tears, and used his fame all over the country to protect the big movie "Fengshen".

At this moment, whispers came from a corner of the studio.

A reporter was whispering to Mr. Gan'er, "Do you think it's meager? Fang Yu's "Avengers" took in a global box office of 18 billion US dollars! That's US dollars! Oh my God, the total domestic movie revenue in 2012 was The box office is only billion, but one of Fang Yu’s films has accounted for more than one-third of the total box office in the mainland! It’s an exaggeration!”

"Of course I know, why do you need to tell me? I heard an assistant director I talked to before mention Fang Yu. He is very generous on the set. For a film with such an achievement, he must have given many red envelopes to the crew. My buddy was in charge of props on the set of "The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor", and an inconspicuous little person received a red envelope of 666, and several lamp masters received more than 1,000, which was too generous. It’s so comfortable to be in this kind of group! It’s worth 1.8 billion US dollars. It’s estimated that the red envelopes are worth several thousand or even ten thousand dollars. I really envy those who follow Fang Yu!”

"Don't think about it. We are now a Hollywood production team. Do you think we are the two of us? We are making this piece of shit."

The two chatted louder and louder. Shota who was passing by overheard their conversation, and her face turned livid for a moment. She ran over angrily, and the cup in her hand was smashed to pieces in her anger: "You two, you are talking nonsense here. What!"

The two employees were so frightened by Shota's roar that they quickly lowered their heads and did not dare to say anything more.

"Get out!" Shota roared, "Get out of here!"

The entire set fell into a brief silence because of this sudden scene.

Shota's anger is not only because of the success of "Avengers", but also because she realizes that her efforts may be in vain and a laughing stock in the ridicule of the audience.
The mainland market is so big. Unless audiences all over the country go to the cinema, it is impossible to catch up with the "Avengers". Let alone 18 billion US dollars, even 10 billion RMB is not an easy task. . He was once humiliated by Fang Yu before a banquet, and now he is being pressured so much by Fang Yu while filming a movie. Shota cannot afford to humiliate that person.

Not to mention how many places it ranks in the global rankings, at least it should at least raise the box office to the billion mark, right? Being the first in the country, there are still some arguments to be made! After all, the market is so big, and when the time comes, it will be more meaningful to promote traditional culture than to promote superheroes from other countries.
But, how to sprint to one billion?
Shota was silent for a moment and came up with his own response plan.

"Call the screenwriter! Add more characters! It's not enough now!"

In the era when Hong Kong movies were booming, Jiahe was an expert in expanding the cast list.

The success of the "Five Lucky Stars" series proves that this operation is effective.

However, Shota thought well, but he ignored the biggest problem of the movie.

The lead actor can't do it.

If she spends 500 million to make a kung fu movie starring Jet Li, at least she won't lose everything.

If you let a celebrity like Xiang Zai star in one-third of the promotional poster, you are looking to lose money.
"Last year, the movie "Thailand" had the highest box office in Mainland China, right? Call Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang and ask them to play guest roles. You can think of what kind of guest roles you want!"

Shota put his hands on his hips and gave orders. Each of the five co-writers took a small notebook and lowered his head in silence. He thought that if he changed it again, it would be impossible to read it.
"Xiang Xiangtai" Ye Weixin, the well-known director who made the Ip Man series, is the producer of Fengshen. He was a bit dumbfounded: "It's okay to ask Wang Baoqiang and Xu Zheng to come and make guest appearances. What will they play?"

Shota frowned and thought for half a minute. However, he didn't know enough about the list of gods, so he yelled at the five screenwriters: "Hey, talk, do you want me to think about what to play?"

The five screenwriters also secretly cursed in their hearts. Only in this crew can the work of screenwriters unleash the power of large numbers of people.
For a movie with an ancient mythology theme, I had to brainstorm every day. Couldn’t it be based on the plot in the book? It had to be magically adapted and original.

A female screenwriter spoke weakly, "How about Wang Baoqiang play Tu Xingsun? Xu Zheng. Play a Buddhist character, Lantern Buddha?"

Shota nodded, "Okay, you guys have to think about it and tell the director. Also, if we add another ghost character, we will open up the global box office market. The film will also be released in North America. Find me a suitable white man to play the role." Role."

"White? White people? What does it mean if a white person appears in the list of gods? Even an Indian is fine."

Shota crossed his chest and said, "What star is there in Indy? Aamir Khan? He has no ability in the North American film market. It doesn't matter whether you have original characters or whatever. Give me a try and think about it. I'll find someone and contact Holland." Let’s see which movie star is available.”

Li Lianjie, who had worked with Fang Yu on several films, watched the scene quietly from the side, shaking his head secretly.

At his age, his reputation is probably about to collapse.

(End of this chapter)