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Chapter 236 Continuously Popular

After drinking chicken soup at home, Zhou Dingran thought of Wang He and called him, "Where is he?"

"Boss, I'm still in the underground parking lot of Chang'an Mansion." Wang He replied.

"Waiting all night?"

"Yes, boss."

Zhou Dingran paused and asked, "Have you eaten? If you haven't eaten, come up and eat."

Wang He immediately replied: "Thank you, boss, I've eaten. I'll wait for you in the car."

Zhou Dingran didn't force it. Zhenshijia's salary and bonuses for Wang He averaged 20,000 yuan per month. He should give him a red envelope as a reward during the Chinese New Year.

After a while, Zhou Dingran packed up his things and headed to the underground parking lot. At this time, Wang He was standing next to the car waiting. When he saw Zhou Ding, he immediately said hello, and then helped Zhou Dingran open the rear compartment door.

After Zhou Dingran sat on it, he asked casually: "What do you want to eat?"

Wang He said: "There are some compressed biscuits for emergency use in the car, and I ate them."

Zhou Dingran smiled and reached out to pat Wang He on the shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work. Send me to Nortel, then find a restaurant for a meal and ask Jiang Xiaohong for reimbursement."

Wang He said quickly: "No need, boss, I'm really not hungry now. I'll take you to school first."

After saying that, he started the vehicle and drove from Chang'an Yaju to Beidian.

Zhou Dingran did not try to persuade him any more, but thought about the trip he had made a year ago.

There is still more than a month left before the Spring Festival. In addition to participating in the third and fourth Spring Festival Gala rehearsals, I also shoot some endorsement ads for brands such as China Gold, fashion magazines, news interviews, etc., and then the Golden Melody Awards. The ceremony is only ten days away.

After arriving at the school, Zhou Dingran got off the car and walked to teacher Chen Daozhou's office.

Since the completion of "Sword of Immortal", Zhou Dingran's only movie currently being prepared is "Young You". In addition, "The Story of Hachigong" starring Mr. Chen Daozhou will also be launched after the year.

Both film projects are currently tentatively scheduled for distribution by Majin Films.

Nowadays, Zhou Dingran is surprisingly popular, and the box office of any movie with him in it is not low, so "Young You" does not have to worry about high investment, and the same is true for "The Story of Hachiko" starring Mr. Chen Daozhou, which itself is With veteran actors, coupled with their reputation and record in the industry, there will be no shortage of investment.

What Zhou Dingran wants to do during this trip is to discuss with Mr. Chen Daozhou to finalize the project details of the two films "You Are Young" and "The Story of Hachiko".

When he arrived at the office, Chen Daozhou had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Zhou Ding, Chen Daozhou joked for a while and then took out a contract: "This is the script buyout contract for "Young Man's Love". A one-time payment of three hundred and fifty Wan, if you feel that a buyout is not appropriate, you can negotiate a share, which is 1% of the box office revenue."

Zhou Dingran picked up the contract and looked at it. The buyout was easy to understand, but what was more attractive to Zhou Dingran was the box office share.

After paying the fixed box office to theaters and relevant departments, the remaining part is considered box office revenue.

What if "Young You" had a box office of over 1 billion.

So, assuming that the share ratios of movie producers, distributors, theater chains and theaters are 35%, 6%, 7% and 52% respectively, then theater chains and theaters will take away 5.9 million yuan, and the remaining It is 0.6 million yuan from the distributor and 3.5 million yuan from the film producer.

Assuming that the investment in "Young You" exceeds 2.5 million yuan, and deducting this part of the investment, the total box office revenue will be million yuan.

As a screenwriter, if he signs a 1% box office revenue share, then the screenwriter will eventually receive million yuan.

But it is obvious that not only Zhou Dingran thinks that "You are a Young Man" has great box office prospects, but even Majin Film and Television also believes that this movie has the hope of becoming a hit.

Therefore, the buyout fee was 1 million yuan, and the share was % of the box office share.

This is to make Zhou Dingran quit, just take 3.5 million yuan and leave.

But how could Zhou Dingran be willing to give up this piece of fat to others, because even in his previous life, the total box office of "Young You" was 15.45 billion yuan. This number alone, based on a 1% box office share, excluding the investment amount, the screenwriter himself can Got more than million.

Nearly one million more than three and a half million.

What's more, Zhou Dingran is very confident in the movie "Young You".

At that time, Yi Yang Qianxi was just a newcomer in the film industry, but he could earn 15 billion in box office. Although he was considered a newcomer in the film industry in this world, his popularity, strength and fan appeal were much higher than that of Yi Yang Qianxi. .

If he starred in "Young You", the box office would have started at least 2 billion.

This is why after Zhou Dingran's explosion, Majin Film and Television directly confirmed Zhou Dingran as the leading actor. Even the audition was just a formality. Although Zhou Dingran showed terrifying acting skills in the audition, it did not directly affect the final result.

Therefore, Zhou Dingran, who had sufficient confidence, directly chose the box office share, and even asked for a price increase: "Teacher, I think the screenwriter's box office share alone should be at least 1.5%. In addition, regarding my salary as an actor... "

"1.5% is easy to negotiate. I agreed on behalf of Fang Kaige."

Chen Daozhou said, ignoring Zhou Dingran's regretful expression, and casually took out another contract: "This is your personal remuneration. The fixed price is 12 million. If you participate in the box office share, it will be points."

When Zhou Dingran heard that it was 17 million, he subconsciously rejected it, but he could look forward to the box office share.

Here we have to talk about the outside world's remuneration for traffic stars.

Many people think that popular celebrities have high salaries, but that is actually a misinformation.

For example, in a previous life, when the sci-fi movie "East China Sea Fortress" starring Lu Han was released, there were rumors that the total investment in this movie was 1.2 million yuan, and Lu Han's personal salary was as high as million yuan, and the heroine Shu Qi's salary was as high as million yuan. , excluding the remuneration, publicity, pre-production, entertainment, tea, etc. of other staff, this science fiction film, which is said to have an investment of million yuan, actually cost only yuan.

But in fact, this is obviously a rumor.

The director of "East China Sea Fortress" also personally refuted the rumors, but no one believed it.

In fact, the total investment of "East China Sea Fortress" is 3.6 million, but the starring remuneration is basically controlled at 10%, and the other nearly 90% is in production. The actual shooting cost accounts for 50% of the production cost, and the post-production special effects account for 40%, and this cost It does not include the publicity and distribution part.

10%, which is million.

The combined salary of all the leading actors is less than 36 million.

And Lu Han's 1.2 million salary, obviously became the scapegoat for this bad movie.

The real situation is obviously not such a sky-high price.

You know, the most profitable thing for traffic stars is actually variety shows.

They have no acting skills, only faces, so variety shows are the most suitable.

As for variety shows, the high salaries of artists were frequently exposed, which later caused a shock in the industry, and then salary limits were imposed.

Followed by TV series and web series.

The least popular ones are movies.

Because traffic stars only have traffic but no acting skills.

The film production cycle is too long, and sometimes when it is released, traffic stars will have no traffic, so it is actually very difficult for traffic stars to receive movies.

As long as someone approached me, I would immediately agree, and the pay would not be very high.

The same is true for Lu Han. His actual salary is only about three to five million, which is far less outrageous than the rumors.

And the prices of some traffic actors with lower traffic than Lu Han are even cheaper, generally between two million and four million, and some even hundreds of thousands, such as Huang Zitao in "The Wandering Earth", The salary for starring in this movie can be called a friendly price.

After all, movies have their own aura.

Popular celebrities star in movies in order to improve their celebrity status and make more money in other ways.

Therefore, it is actually a misunderstanding in the market that popular stars star in movies at exorbitant prices.

And now that Zhou Dingran is starring in a movie for the first time, he directly receives a salary of 17 million. Although it is only before tax, it can be seen that Majin Film and Television attaches great importance to Zhou Dingran.

After all, he is a student of Chen Daozhou, and his acting skills have been verified. The role of Ning Chen created by the TV series "Fireworks of the World" has also caused a lot of discussion in the industry. In addition, Zhou Dingran has now won the eighth prize of "The King of Masked Singer" Champion, his popularity is booming, his new album is a hit, and he is about to appear on the Spring Festival Gala and win the Golden Melody Award...    Such outrageous achievements, happening to a boy who is only 19 years old, are already somewhat legendary. .

Therefore, Majin Film and Television directly released a high price of 12 million, and the box office share was also willing to pay %.

This is the same box office share as popular actors.

Zhou Dingran currently has no shortage of 12 million, so he directly chose a % box office share.

"I know you are busy. I asked for this contract from Majin Film and Television. You sign it directly. Once you sign it, just let me go. I will ask Fang Kaige to send someone to get it." Chen Daozhou said.

Zhou Dingran trusted Chen Daozhou very much. Dang even picked up a pen and signed the two contracts. After signing, he saw Chen Daozhou take out a contract: "This is the contract for the movie script of "Hachi the Dog". If you If you want to get a share of the box office, you can also sign for 1.5%. If you don't want to, it's a fixed price of two million."

Of course Zhou Dingran is still willing to sign the share.

Whether it's "Better Days" or "Hachi", they are obviously works that can leave some achievements in the film industry. Zhou Dingran has high expectations for these two works, and he also doesn't lack the money. So he signed up for the share.

But in fact, it is false to say that he is not short of money. After all, if he had money, he would directly use the money to invest in these two movies at this stage.

Liu Ruyan actually wanted to run these two movies alone earlier.

But first of all, the funds at this stage are simply not enough, and we can't spend much money to invest in movies.

The second reason is that since the devil got the script, they have been clinging to it. Liu Ruyan once went to negotiate, but did not get the desired result. Even if Liu Ruyan was willing to inject capital, After investing tens of millions to jointly produce this movie, Majin Film and Television still refused to let go.

Because anyone with a discerning eye can see that "You Are a Young Man" starring Zhou Dingran and Cha Duo and "The Story of Hachigong" starring Chen Daozhou are bound to be box office hits.

How can you be willing to let others share the fat in your mouth?

In this case, Liu Ruyan had no choice but to give up, because Zhou Dingran was still a newcomer in this circle, and it was not easy to offend industry giants like Majin Film and Television.

If even Majin Film and Television has been offended, plus Tianmang from before, then Zhou Dingran will really find it difficult to move forward in this circle.

Therefore, after repeated weighing, we can only withdraw from the competition and wait for opportunities.

"The crew of "Hachiko" has completed preparations and is currently training Hachiko."

While watching Zhou Dingran's signature, Chen Daozhou said, "I'm probably going to go filming next week. If you have anything to do during this period, you have to make your own decision. If you really can't solve the problem, come back to me."

"So fast?" Zhou Dingran was a little surprised.

"Well, there may be a cold current blowing through the northwest recently, and there may be a blizzard. After the blizzard, it is the best time to shoot this movie. By then, the crew will start shooting." Chen Daozhou said with a smile: "The shooting period lasts for three months. , I may not have much time during the Chinese New Year this year, but I hope to see you on the Spring Festival Gala."

"You must work hard."

Zhou Dingran said with a smile.

After signing and leaving Chen Daozhou's office, Zhou Dingran returned to the dormitory. Many classmates saw Zhou Dingran along the way, which caused a moment of excitement. However, Zhou Dingran walked very fast and did not give these students a chance to get too entangled. After arriving at the dormitory, just close the door.

The dormitory building is a bit empty. Many students have gained the ability to take on roles independently after training in college. The school does not object to students taking on roles. After all, actual combat is the only criterion for testing truth, but the prerequisite is to pass the school Just negotiate with them.

After the filming of "Sword and Sword" was completed, Wang Ke and Tao Chunsheng were invited to film by other crews in Hengdian at that time. Both of them were not new to the industry. They both had certain shooting experience. Plus, they were from academic backgrounds. With certain acting skills, he is very popular among the major production crews in Hengdian.

In addition, Lu Tao introduced them, so during this period, Tao Chunsheng and Wang Ke stayed in Hengdian to continue filming.

Therefore, Zheng Jianqiang is the only one staying in the dormitory now.

Not long after Zheng Jianqiang returned to school after filming "We Are Soldiers", after three months of filming, Zheng Jianqiang was completely different from before, not only completely transformed.

The most important thing is that "We Are Soldiers" starring Zheng Jianqiang was officially launched a week ago.

Moreover, it is broadcast during the prime time of CCTV Comprehensive Channel, making it the channel with the most ratings base in the country.

Although there was not much publicity in the early stage, with the launch of "We Are Soldiers", in addition to the suspension of the New Year's Eve party, today, "We Are Soldiers" has aired its tenth episode, and the plot has gradually begun to unfold.

As the leading actor, Zheng Jianqiang is full of highlights in this movie. He completely brings the "coward" character to life and becomes the most discussed film and television character at the moment.

Because of this TV series, Zheng Jianqiang now has his own fans on Weibo and Douyin, and his popularity has increased rapidly. In just one week, the number of fans on both platforms exceeded one million.

The ratings of "We Are Soldiers" have also been rising all the way. From only 1.45% at the launch, to the current tenth episode, it has risen to 3.49%, and it is increasing almost every day, which is very similar to a phenomenon drama.

Therefore, among the students in the acting department this year, apart from the cheating boy Zhou Dingran, the ordinary Zheng Jianqiang has become the fastest rising student actor in the class and even the entire department.

It can be said that Zheng Jianqiang has now become known as the idiom "people should be treated with admiration after seeing each other for three days".

Even if Zheng Jianqiang starts to become popular, he will still go back to school and his dormitory, and insist on clocking in for class every day. Even if there is no class, he will go to the study room to read books.

"Brother Ran."

At this moment, Zheng Qiangqiang, who was reading at the table, looked at Zhou Dingran in surprise: "Why are you back?"

"This is my dormitory. Isn't it normal for me to come back?"

Zhou Dingran said with a smile: "I would like to interview Comrade Sanjin. How does it feel to be famous?"

Comrade Sanjin is the name of the male protagonist in "We Are Soldiers". Now that Zheng Jianqiang has become popular, many people on Douyin and Weibo still prefer to call him by his name in the show.

Zheng Qiang's dark face chuckled, "Brother Ran, you're making fun of me again."

Zhou Dingran walked over and flipped through the book Zheng Qiangqiang was reading: "On an Actor's Self-cultivation".

He suddenly felt suffocated: "Have you seen this?"

"I came across it accidentally in the library. I heard Teacher Chen said it was one of the three must-read classics for actors, so I borrowed it and took a look."

"Understood?"

"I don't understand."

"You're right if you don't understand."

Zhou Dingran said with a smile: "This is a book that requires lifelong study and understanding. Well, I'm just going to get some things when I come back. When Wang Ke and Chunsheng come back years ago, we can get together in the dormitory again."

"Okay, great, that's what I think." Zheng Jianqiang said happily.

Zhou Dingran patted Zheng Jianqiang on the shoulder: "Be careful."

He looked at the beds of his roommates. Except for Zheng Jianqiang's bed, all the beds and mattresses including his were folded neatly and wrapped in plastic bags to avoid dust. Is that so?

He looked at Zheng Qiangqiang.

Zheng Qiangqiang smiled: "I learned it on the set. When I was filming "Soldier", my daily routine, rest, eating, including this quilting technique, were all based on the life of a real soldier. I think it is very useful."

"Of course it is useful and will last a lifetime."

Zhou Dingran patted Zheng Qiangqiang's shoulder again. Looking at the other party's somewhat honest face, works such as "Soldier Assault" and "Octagonal Cage" suddenly appeared in his mind. Apart from other things, Old Zheng's appearance, The temperament is really similar to that of Brother Baoqiang!

He smiled, thinking a little bit about signing Zheng Jianqiang into his company.

Not only Zheng Jianqiang, but also Wang Ke and Tao Chunsheng can sign up for his company. After all, although the acting skills of these friends are young, the progress is visible to the naked eye. The most important thing is that the price is cheap and it is not painful to use.

But what he didn't know was that it wasn't just Zheng Jianqiang's drama that became popular.

"War Correspondent" starring Wang Ke and Chen Kexin, and "Beiping Youth" starring Tao Chunsheng, have also been launched recently and have become popular one after another.

(End of this chapter)