Actor: My Entertainment Era

It is no secret in the capital circle that Lionsgate wants to acquire Zhang Yuanjun's American company, and Zhang Yuanjun is also interested in selling it.

After the acquisition and sale news were confirmed, many buyers expressed their interest.

But we still have to abide by the rules when doing business. The acquisition was initiated by Lionsgate. Even if other companies are interested, they have to wait until Lionsgate finishes the negotiations.

Mr. Zhang absolutely agrees with his son selling the American company.

He was opposed to his children starting their own businesses from the beginning - his eldest son's business had grown so big that he could no longer manage it - Zhang Yuanjun sold the company, took the money, focused on acting, and maintained his own small studio.

"My company is worth some money," Zhang Yuanjun told his father. "They offered more than 8 million US dollars in one round, more than 50 billion."

"How much do you take?"

"I can take 7%," said Zhang Yuanjun, who has always maintained absolute control over Z Studio. "The company's most important asset is its film library. At least half of the 8 million is used to buy my film library and IP."

"I'll let my sister-in-law talk to her. She's a professional in this field."

The crew of "Dying to Survive" organizes two meetings for the main creators every week, either reading the script together or rehearsing in advance, and everyone is busy.

But in addition to "Dying to Survive", Zhang Yuanjun is also busy with work on another crew - "The Wandering Earth".

"The Wandering Earth" has already set up a crew in Beijing, and preparations are still moving forward - mainly looking for partners, as Guo Fan has no money - while also organizing actor training, and the crew is tentatively scheduled to start filming in the Oriental Movie Metropolis in mid-May.

When the actors joined the crew, performance director Zhang Songwen also followed. Zhang Yuanjun was not listed as a member of the crew, but promised to help train the actors.

Today is the first time that Zhang Yuanjun met with the actors of "The Wandering Earth".

Zhang Yuanjun appeared in the crew, causing many people to cheer. Guo Fan smiled and said, "I didn't lie to you. I said that if I could invite Zhang Yuanjun, I could invite him."

"Hello." Zhang Yuanjun greeted the cast and crew present with a smile.

Guo Fan introduced the actors present to him: "This is... this is..."

"This is our heroine Mai Mai, Zhao Jinmai."

Mai Mai is not really tall now, so Zhang Yuanjun asked, "How old are you?"

"14 and a half years old."

Zhang Yuanjun smiled at Guo Fan and said, "Does this count as employing child labor?"

Guo Fan said with a big face: "That doesn't count!"

Today the actors were mainly conducting action training and did not enter the performance stage so quickly, but Zhang Yuanjun still took the script of "The Wandering Earth" in advance. He wanted to guide people's performances and know what they were going to act out.

Zhang Yuanjun has acted in science fiction films. "Limitless" and "Source Code" are both considered science fiction, but he has never acted in space science fiction, never worn protective clothing, and never worn an exoskeleton.

He is particularly interested in this kind of thing.

"Let me try." Zhang Yuanjun asked the prop master to install an exoskeleton on his hand.

The props did not give him the heavy exoskeleton equipment in the play, but gave Zhang Yuanjun a simple sample. Guo Fan also played with this in the crew, which is more convenient to wear.

"This is interesting." Zhang Yuanjun was very happy to get the new toy, "This thing has some weight." A piece of iron put on the arm, looks simple, but it weighs several kilograms.

Zhang Yuanjun sat on one side playing with new toys while the actors practiced their physical fitness and movements on the spot, without disturbing each other.

At this time, Guo Fan sat next to Zhang Yuanjun, and Zhang Yuanjun felt that this guy had bad intentions.

"What have you been busy with lately?"

"'Dying to Survive' started filming in mid-March, and I've been busy with this drama recently." There's nothing worth hiding.

"Was your investment in 'Dying to Survive' expensive?" "Not bad, more than 1.2 million, less than million, plus the publicity, about million."

"So cheap?! Didn't you get paid?" Zhang Yuanjun's market price is above 5000 million, and he might not even accept the money given to him by investors. Guo Fan was curious about how the cost of "Dying to Survive" could be kept so low.

"My salary is not bad," he said, noting that he would not reveal the exact amount. "I am also the supervisor and producer of the film. I invested money, so it is okay if the actors get a little less."

"Has the money for your crew arrived?" Guo Fan asked.

"Not so fast. It should be around 30 million, enough to start filming." Producer Zhang didn't just take the salary without doing any work. He knew some things about the crew.

"What do you think of our crew?" Guo Fan pointed at the actors training on the field.

"It's pretty good." Zhang Yuanjun affirmed.

"It's good," Guo Fan looked at the actors and staff working hard in the studio, "but making science fiction films is too expensive."

"It's okay. Don't China Film Group and Beijing Capital Culture both give money?" Zhang Yuanjun seemed to know why Guo Fan wanted to find him.

Currently, there are only these two producers confirmed for "The Wandering Earth". If Guo Fan's early advance payment is included, there will be three producers.

Guo Fan and Gong Geer were almost unable to bear the money they had to pay for.

Guo Fan said: "The money didn't arrive so quickly, but I don't know how long the crew's account can last. I'm also worried about overspending, so I have to set aside some funds for backup."

"It's really difficult." Zhang Yuanjun also makes films himself and knows the difficulties involved.

"Look at our crew. China Film Group guarantees us a profit, so we don't have to worry about not being able to broadcast the show after filming. As long as we have money, we can continue to work on it."

"Yeah." This was considered an acknowledgement of Guo Fan's words.

"You introduced Zhang Songwen to us as our performance coach, and you came here in person, so you must be optimistic about our project."

In fact, Zhang Yuanjun was just doing it for the boss's sake.

"How about you invest some money in our crew?" Guo Fan's fox tail was exposed. No one knew where he got the courage to ask for money from Zhang Yuanjun, who he had only met a few times and was not familiar with. "You have also seen the situation of our preparatory group. The film will definitely be a hit."

Zhang Yuanjun didn't feel offended. He fully understood Guo Fan's anxiety. If he was not forced to do so, who would be willing to borrow money from someone they had only met a few times?

But Zhang Yuanjun also has difficulties. He promised Yu Dong to invest 100 million yuan in "Operation Red Sea" a few years ago, and both parties have signed the contract. Now he wants to invest in Guo Fan, but he doesn't have much cash.

But Zhang Yuanjun still said: "I will give you the first installment of my salary for "Dying to Survive" first, just to help you out. If it's not enough, we can talk about it later."

"Okay, okay, thank you." Guo Fan smiled, but still asked carefully, "How much?"

Zhang Yuanjun smiled and said, "About 20 million, is that enough?"

"Enough is enough."

"You should maintain the crew first, and don't delay the start of filming in May." Zhang Yuanjun swore that he was not bewitched by Guo Fan, nor was he seeking profit. He just couldn't bear to see this project go wrong because of money. "We'll talk about the rest later."

Zhang Yuanjun was with the crew of "The Wandering Earth", exchanging action training experiences with the cast and crew on site and sharing his own stories of filming action movies.

"You should focus on weight-bearing training, after all, you have to wear such heavy protective clothing and exoskeletons."

Zhang Yuanjun went home in the afternoon and went to the confinement center to see his wife and children in the evening.

Liu Yifei was speechless about her husband spending more than 20 million yuan on a single trip.

Zhang Yuanjun promised: "This movie is very good. Don't you believe in my vision?" (End of this chapter)