I am a director, but I have the skills of an actor

Chapter 245 The battle of division of accounts
"Director Wan, I'm here to interview Doctor Zuo!"

"You play a man who has a decent job and a wonderful family, but has some twisted paranoia inside. Suddenly when he comes home one day, he discovers that his wife has cheated on her."

"You, why are you..."

As soon as the performance started, Wan Qingshan from behind the interview table interrupted.

"Okay, your interview is over, go back and wait for the notification!"

Deng Chao was stunned for a moment, with a very disappointed expression on his face. If it ended just after it started, there would definitely be no chance.

"Yes, thank you, Director Wan!" Deng Chao walked out very disappointed.

"Next!"

"Director Wan, there are no more, the interviews have been completed."

The staff member's words made Wan Qingshan stunned for a moment. He looked at his watch and realized that it was already after five o'clock in the afternoon and he had already been interviewing for a day.

"Brother Cheng, please send a notice to the people who came for the interview. It's a pity that we will work together next time if we have a chance."

Wan Qingshan ordered Li Yancheng, who was pulled to the side to help him.

Li Yancheng nodded, "I will send them a notice soon."

"If no suitable actor was found in the interview, do I need to expand my target and send interview invitations to other actors?"

What Li Yancheng said later made Wan Qingshan frown. He thought about it, shook his head and said,
"Forget it, almost all actors of the right age have been invited. Those who can come will come for interviews today. For those who can't come, I won't do anything shameless."

"What about a new actor for this role?" Li Yancheng asked curiously.

"If you use a new person, you have to sharpen the lens by then. I don't have that time. I will do this role myself."

Li Yancheng was so surprised that he was stunned for a few seconds. Then, he quickly advised, "Director Wan, although this role is the male lead, the movie is the main female lead in the plot. Overall, this male lead is a supporting role.

Wouldn't it be good if you personally matched Liu Yifei? "

If he hadn't known Wan Qingshan for so many years and knew that Wan Qingshan never did those things, Li Yancheng would have thought that Wan Qingshan and Liu Yifei were having an affair. Otherwise, how could he have personally matched Liu Yifei!
"There's nothing wrong with it. I haven't been an actor for several years. Most audiences now have the impression of me as a director, so being a voice actor won't have any impact."

Seeing Li Yancheng opening his mouth to persuade, Wan Qingshan said first,
"I have never done a supporting role before. This role is probably the last role in my career as an actor. Finally, I can experience the feeling of being a supporting role. It is not bad."

Li Yancheng is not surprised at all that Wan Qingshan will no longer act in movies.

After all, he is also the boss of a listed company. He owns several companies and his net worth is likely to be hundreds of billions. It is normal not to be an actor.

Wan Qingshan has not acted in movies in the past few years, and Li Yancheng has long understood that Wan Qingshan may not be an actor again in the future.

But that's what makes it even more strange. The actor's final role was to play the supporting role for Liu Yifei.

As for experiencing the feeling of being a supporting role!What the heck, other people have a gorgeous curtain call at the end, but it would be better for you to match it with a curtain call.

Li Yancheng looked deeply at Wanqing Mountain with weird eyes, and then he turned sideways and whispered,
"Qingzi, I have known you for so many years, and there are some things I am barely qualified to say.

You have everything now, it’s easy to find any kind of woman, why bother looking for an actor.

Although the saying that actors have no meaning is not necessarily true, since this saying can be spread, it shows that there is still some truth.

Qingzi, I advise you, if you want to find an innocent little girl, don't look for her in the circle. "

Wan Qingshan rolled his eyes!
"Brother Cheng, you really think too much. I don't have any interest in her. It's only part of the reason why I act as a supporting actor and experience the feeling of supporting a supporting role. The more important thing is that I can't find a suitable actor."

Seeing that Li Yancheng's eyes were still full of doubts, Wan Qingshan said helplessly, "Brother Cheng, we have known each other for almost ten years. If I really wanted to do this kind of thing, I would have done it long ago. Why wait until this time to do it."

Now Li Yancheng's doubts were much lessened. Wan Qingshan had rejected countless temptations in the past ten years. If he wanted to do those things, I don't know how many women would come to him.

In the past few years, there have been voices in the industry lamenting that Wanqingshan is truly unique in terms of women.

"Qingzi, I'm sorry, I misunderstood. But, Qingzi, really, if you want to find a woman, just find a girl with an innocent family. They value feelings. Even if it is for money at first, as long as you treat her well, time will After a while, she will naturally treat you well from the bottom of her heart. It is different from the people in the circle, who will turn against you no matter how nice you are to her. "

Li Yancheng was a lot less suspicious, but just in case, he still tried to persuade him.

Wan Qingshan was not helpless this time, but smiled.

"Brother Cheng, from what you said, you and your little girl get along well. When will I change my name to sister-in-law?" Wan Qingshan teased.

A few years ago, Li Yancheng spent money to find a girl in her early twenties. Wan Qingshan had met her once. She was good-looking and had a gentle temperament.

When Wan Qingshan talked about the girl, Li Yancheng showed a happy smile.

"Come on, come on, I'll get married in June next year, and then you can call me sister-in-law."

Wan Qingshan was stunned. He thought that Li Yancheng would not marry that little girl. He spent money to raise her. How could he marry her?

That's why he kept calling that person a little girl. He was teasing her just now, but he didn't expect that Li Yancheng would actually marry that person.

After regaining consciousness, Wan Qingshan said quickly, "Congratulations, congratulations, you are getting married, so I can call you sister-in-law now.

Brother Cheng, you have to tell me the time of the wedding in advance so that I can attend it. "

"Definitely, definitely." Li Yancheng replied with a smile on his face.

Then, Li Yancheng continued to talk about business, "Director Wan, after I send the notices to the stars, I will go find the venue."

"You can figure it out, there's no rush anyway, the shooting time will be after the Spring Festival next year, there are still a few months left.

Hey, it’s almost May when the filming is finished, so Brother Cheng, you can go work on your wedding. "

"Almost, almost!" Li Yancheng replied with a happy smile on his face.

With the actors confirmed, Wan Qingshan has nothing to worry about, and the preparations for the crew are all handled by the people below.

When nothing happened, he was ready to go back to Shenzhen to rest, but unexpectedly, as soon as he booked the flight ticket, Wan Hai called.

What Wan Hai said on the phone forced him to change his flight to Shenzhen to Star City.

After staying in Star City for a week, he flew back to Shenzhen.

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"Did you really refuse that thing? If it happens, it will be very good for your reputation."

During dinner, after swallowing the food in his mouth, Chen Yumo asked curiously.

Wan Qingshan shook his head quickly and replied while picking up vegetables,
"I can't ask for this kind of benefit. It will be good for my reputation in the early stage."

After putting the dish in his mouth, Wan Qingshan continued, "Well, but if you look at the current situation of domestic film festivals, if it develops later, a nominal film festival will definitely make my reputation worse."

Wan Hai called because of Xingcheng. Seeing that Jingcheng had organized the Jingcheng International Film Festival, he thought that Xingcheng could also have one.

Star City has a nationally renowned TV station and the Golden Eagle Festival, so it can definitely invite a lot of stars and directors.

More importantly, there is also a major international director in Star City, so we can invite some foreign directors to bring their films to participate.

Given the conditions of Star City, it is more suitable for a film festival than Beijing.

So, they thought of talking to Wan Qingshan and let Wan Qingshan name him as the first chairman and image promotion ambassador.

Wan Qingshan would not agree to such a name. If you look at the domestic film festivals, you will know what impact it will have on him.

Chen Yumo thought about the situation at domestic film festivals and stopped trying to persuade him.

After the meal, Wan Qingshan and Chen Yumo sat on the sofa and watched TV.

Suddenly, Chen Yumo, who was leaning on Wan Qingshan's shoulder, said, "Let's have a baby!"

Wan Qingshan was stunned and responded softly, "Yeah!"

Chen Yumo moved his body, then fell down, pillowed on Wanqingshan's lap, looked at the TV, and said softly, "In the past few years, we were all busy, but now that I am thirty, I still don't want children. The best childbearing age has passed in a few years.”

"Well, I'll be ready."

Chen Yumo rolled his eyes, "You're pregnant, what are you going to prepare for?"If you don’t smoke or drink, you don’t need to quit anything.

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Originally, Wan Qingshan planned to stay at home for a month and then fly directly to Los Angeles to participate in the promotion of "Dallas Buyers Club".

But unexpectedly, a few days later, Han Sanping called suddenly, forcing him to fly to the capital.

This time Han San asked him to come to the capital. It could be said that it was a meeting, but it could also be said that it was not a meeting.

This time, the film production company and the theater chain are at war over the division of box office accounts!
Back then, before "Hero" was released, the studio's box office share was only 35%.

The current 43% can be said to be all due to Zhang Weiping.

Even if Zhang Weiping fought for his own interests, Wan Qingshan still felt that Wang Zhongjun and others, including him, had to thank Zhang Weiping.

Companies that invest in film production have Zhang Weiping to thank for this.

Everyone has always only thought about building a good relationship with the theater chain and improving the film schedule. Who dares to split the accounts with the theater chain, especially since the main theater chain was not a private enterprise before.

Without Zhang Weiping, the studio would still only be able to get 35% of the box office even without customizing the film.

Zhang Weiping has a big appetite, and he is still not satisfied with the 43% share of the account.

So he came to cause trouble again, relying on Zhang Yimou's movies and theater chains to get a share of the accounts as before.

This time, he made a request to the theater chain based on "Jinling Thirteen Beauties" to increase the share of the movie to 45%, and at the same time, the ticket price would also be increased by 5 yuan!
But this time, the theater chain is not as easy to talk about as it was before to increase the share. It was because there was a lack of commercial blockbusters and it was necessary to show Zhang Yimou's commercial blockbusters to make money, but it is different now.

There are so many commercial blockbusters nowadays, it doesn’t matter if “The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling” is missing!
As a result, several major theater chains boycotted and even announced that they would not screen "The Thirteen Beauties" if they wanted to increase their share of revenue.But I didn’t expect that when things got turbulent, it became an alliance between companies such as Huayi and Enlight. They would not release movies unless they increased their share.

Although theater chains have engaged in film production in recent years, and film production companies have also begun to operate theater chains, the main business has not changed.

So even though there is a lot of cooperation between us, the two sides are still very different. For the sake of the main business income, the cooperation turns into a confrontation.

Wan Qingshan knew about this before. Both Zhang Zhao and Ye Nian called him and asked him what to do.
At that time, Wan Qingshan only said, don’t be a leader, just follow the big teams in your respective industries.

Wan Qingshan is not in a hurry. Anyway, Qingshan Media and Qingshan Film and Television have not released any movies recently, so they can make trouble as they wish.

Wan Qingshan is not in a hurry, but people like Wang Zhongjun are!
It depends on the end of the year. The New Year's Day and Spring Festival schedules are approaching. "Hongmen Banquet", "Happy Magic", etc., all the blockbusters that were originally scheduled have been withdrawn.

Withdrawal is just a coercion measure. If these movies cannot catch up with the good schedule, the losses will be huge.

The theater chain seems to be very strong, but it is also in a hurry.

It doesn't matter if there is one missing "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins", but if all the blockbusters are gone, it will have a big impact.

Especially at the end of the year, it is the most profitable time for theater chains. If there are no movies to show, they will suffer a big loss.

But the opportunity to increase the share of dividends cannot be opened again, otherwise they will not be able to follow suit in the future, so they hold on!

The matter is getting bigger and bigger, and the media has reported it. In addition, it is getting closer to the end of the year. If the commotion continues, the total box office of this year's movies will be reduced by billions, so mediation is here.

When Wan Qingshan arrived, most people had already arrived, and the theater chain and film producers were sitting on both sides!
Seeing this, Wan Qingshan thought for a while and sat down at the film production side.No matter what happens now, he started out by making movies.

Seeing Wan Qingshan sit down at the production side, Wang Changtian and others smiled, while Zeng Maojun and others looked a little ugly.

Although Qingshan Cinema Chain is lagging behind, it is still a large cinema chain. There is no negotiation yet, and a large cinema chain has already favored the production side.

After a while, Han Sanping and Cai Fuchao walked in.

"Everyone is here, let's talk."

“What’s more to say, the split must be improved, as the cost of film production is getting higher and higher.

Forget it, but the distribution fee has always been paid by the producer, and all risks are borne by the producer. The 43% share is too low and very unreasonable. "Zhang Weiping immediately spoke first.

"Hey, you, the producer, are at high risk, but we are not.

With theater labor, rent, and equipment replacement, our risk is greater than yours.

Otherwise, why are you making money when the market is not fully developed, while we are losing money all year round?

Asking theater chains to reduce their accounts will take us back to the past.

Now that the market has developed, but we are still losing money, what the heck is that? We can just change our profession. "The hot-tempered Zeng Maojun over there also took the lead.

"You used to lose money, not because the theaters didn't make money, but because you were in the rapid expansion stage and wanted to make money without losing money. How can it be that good?

Also, if the share is increased by 2%, you will still make a lot of money. The producers of Hollywood movies can get at least nearly 50% of the box office in North America.

They split 50% of the accounts, and the theater chain didn't even close down at a loss.

We want 45%, and you will go bankrupt at a loss. This is nonsense. "

This time Zeng Maojun hadn't spoken yet, and Liu Rong spoke first.

"Mr. Zhang, you can't say that. Hollywood theater movie peripherals and snacks are selling well, and you can make a lot of profits through these.

As for us, we don’t even sell much popcorn. Our national conditions are different, so we can’t compare like this! "

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This mediation was simply to let the two parties quarrel in person. In the middle, Cai Fuchao didn't say a word and let them quarrel.

Wan Qingshan didn't say a word either. He came just to go through the motions and quarrel with you.

The mediation failed completely, but it will continue tomorrow.

Cai Fuchao's idea seems to be to let them quarrel first. When they have quarreled enough and are tired of the quarrel, it will be much easier to mediate.

After a few days, it seemed that the speculation was enough and tired of it, and everyone calmed down a lot.

Then, Cai Fuchao started to speak out.

As soon as he spoke out, the results came quickly.

Taking the box office of 5 million as the boundary, within the box office of 5 million, the revenue sharing ratio between the production and the theater is 45%:55%.

If it exceeds 5 million, the account sharing ratio will be adjusted to 41%:59%.

Everyone agrees with this result.

In terms of the current box office market, this division of accounts can be regarded as a huge advantage for the producers. After all, few movies can earn more than [-] million at the box office throughout the year.

The theater chain is not too disadvantaged. They can see that the movie market is still developing rapidly. In a few years, the box office of more than [-] billion will definitely be a lot. Then it will be their time to make profits.

This is equivalent to exchanging future benefits for current benefits.

Originally, everything was over and settled, and Wang Zhongjun and the others also scheduled the movie again.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Weiping got into trouble again.

He refused to allow Bona's cinemas to show "The Thirteen Beauties", which led Yu Dong to postpone "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" and release it on the same day as "The Thirteen Beauties".

In addition, Yu Dong also split the account with the theater chain and replaced it with the previous 43%.

After Yu Dong did this, Wang Zhongjun and the others had no choice but to change the division of accounts back.

Only Zhang Weiping is still insisting on the modified account sharing model!

Zhang Weiping's persistence will lead to big losses.

"The Thirteen Hairpins", even with Zhang Yimou and Hollywood superstars, it is estimated that the box office is only [-] million!

43 million. Compared with the previous [-]% split, with the revised floating split, the theater chain will give Zhang Weiping several million more.

In order to make more money, theater chains will cut the schedule of "The Thirteen Hairpins" and schedule more "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" if the attendance rate is the same, or even if the attendance rate is slightly worse.

What happened between Zhang Weiping and Yu Dong was that the commotion was a bit big and the media knew about it.

The media reported this matter as gossip, and even found out that "October Siege" and "Three Guns" were released at the same time, and the two stumbled upon each other, which led to the two falling out and fighting each other. Wan Qingshan was at the top of the mountain. In the air, take a flight to Los Angeles.

"Dallas Buyers Club" is scheduled to be released on December 12, but the promotion has already begun.

In the past, it was just the beach promotion online, but now it has reached the stage of TV promotion, so Wan Qingshan had to go there.

After being promoted on several TV stations, Wan Qingshan went to attend the movie premiere.

The premiere of "Dallas Buyers Club" is only a few days away, and this time the premiere is Zhang Yimou's "The Thirteen Beauties."

A few days ago, he received a call from Zhang Weiping, inviting him to attend the North American premiere of "The Thirteen Hairpins."

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"Director Wan, thank you for your support!"

"Mr. Zhang, I should be able to support Director Zhang's film.

By the way, Mr. Zhang, is this early release just to participate in the Oscars? "

It will still be a few days before "The Thirteen Hairpins" is released in China, but the premiere will be held in North America first.

Zhang Weiping nodded, "In order to meet the requirements, I will screen a few scenes first.

Speaking of which, Director Wan and Director Zhang are competitors this time. "

Wan Qingshan smiled and said in a low voice, "Mr. Zhang, everyone else has changed it back. Why do you still insist on the changed account division? You will suffer a big loss."

"Director Wan, thank you for your concern, but it has no impact on me.

Director Zhang's movies will naturally be watched by many audiences, and the attendance rate will then force theaters to dare not cut down on film schedules. "

Zhang Weiping said it was okay, but his eyes were full of worry.

Wan Qingshan saw this and said no more.

Then, he exchanged a few polite words with Zhang Weiping and went to greet Zhang Yimou and Bell.

The screening was only mentioned in order to meet the Oscar requirements, so this premiere was not like a premiere at all. There was no red carpet, no celebrities were invited, only some film critics and reporters were invited.

Audiences, although "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" did not have much publicity before, Bell's appeal still attracted many viewers to come.

Wan Qingshan is no longer the same Wan Qingshan who marveled at the movie scenes of Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige.

At the premiere of "The Promise", he was able to watch it attentively, but after watching "The Thirteen Hairpins" for a few minutes, he began to lose focus.

But after being distracted for a while, Wanqingshan immediately came back to his senses.

He glanced at Ni Ni, who was still looking at the screen motionlessly, and then turned slightly to the side.

After Wan Qingshan turned around, Ni Ni's long legs did not come closer.

After the movie ended, Wan Qingshan and Zhang Weiping said hello and left first.

A few days later, "Dallas Buyers Club" premiered.

(End of this chapter)