During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 528 Yang Mi's New Film Operation Female Lead

Yang Mi didn't expect that just attending a celebration banquet would actually bring him some benefits.

However, after listening to Zeng Jia's introduction, Yang Mi frowned. It was actually a TV series?

Zeng Jia had known Yang Mi for many years, so she was well aware of her concerns. She smiled and comforted her, "Mi Mi, this drama is different. You've starred in The Legend of Sword and Fairy III, so you should know that this kind of fairy drama adapted from games has its own fans, the ratings are definitely not bad, and the effect of promoting people is also very strong."

"Jia Jie, no matter how much you promote me, I'm only promoting TV actors. I've made two movies with a box office of 5 million yuan. If I go back to acting in TV dramas, won't it be too much of a drop in my value?"

Yang Mi's concerns are completely justified. In the entertainment industry, the status of movie stars is higher than that of TV stars.

After the broadcast of "Late Summer, Early Sunshine" during this period, although the ratings were still good, she has seen many messages from fans on the Internet, and even some high-end brand endorsements have contacted her privately.

The implicit meaning of his words was to persuade her not to go back.

"Mi Mi, even though TV dramas may not be of much help to you right now, it is the only way to become capital."

Zeng Jia was very confident in convincing Yang Mi. She smiled and continued to explain: "This play has an investment of 1 million yuan. Huanrui agrees that you can use part of your salary as investment, 500 million + 5% of the investment share."

"Doesn't that mean the pay is only 1000 million?"

Seeing Yang Mi's puzzled expression, Zeng Jia shook his head. He still didn't understand the rules of the circle, so he continued to explain:
"Mi Mi, that's not how it's calculated. This kind of drama is definitely profitable, and it's very good to get a share. The other producers are all big companies in the industry, including CCTV's International Television Corporation, as well as optical fiber and game copyright holders.

Our studio’s participation represents status. After this success, we will be able to contact most of the resources in the circle, and the subsequent road will be much easier. Moreover, Huang Xiaoming and Fan Bingbing also came this way."

What Zeng Jia didn't say was that if Huanrui didn't want to promote its own artist as the leading male role and find a female lead with sufficient status and popularity to lift the cast, it would be absolutely impossible for them to give up their share.

Of course, there is no need to let Yang Mi know about the twists and turns behind these.

"Okay then, Sister Jia, I'll listen to you."

Yang Mi was convinced. In order to gain capital, it was okay for her status to drop a little. At worst, she could ask the man for some resources later to raise her status.

Speaking of which, Yang Mi hasn't eaten meat for more than ten months. She seemed to be itchy suddenly. Her legs involuntarily came together and her face turned slightly red.

"Mi Mi, what's wrong with you?"

"Oh, nothing. By the way, Sister Jia, talk to Huanrui and get A Guang into the crew as well."

Since the establishment of the studio last year, Jiaxing has begun to engage in agency business. A Guang, whom Yang Mi mentioned, was signed by chance when shooting a micro-film last year.

"You don't even need to tell me that. I've mentioned this before, but I can only get a minor supporting role this time."

"That's enough for him. Remember to ask him to treat you to a meal next time, haha."

Wei Jin naturally didn't know that Yang Mi was thinking about love thousands of miles away.

After staying at the Mayo Clinic for a few days to make sure that all indicators of the child and Da Meiyuan were normal, Wei Jin and his party returned to Beverly Hills.

While Da Meiyu was recuperating after giving birth, Wei Jin stayed at home with her and learned about company affairs in his spare time.

It has been four months since Wei Jin left. During this period, Lao Chen and Shi Nansheng reported many things via email.

However, he was busy filming a movie and did not deal with a lot of non-decision-making information immediately. Now that he has some free time, it is time to understand the situation.

In terms of movies, Golden Harvest's first new film this year, "The Raid 2", has been completed. The total investment in this film is 4000 million yuan. Ying Huang owns % of the shares, while Fan Bingbing's Meitao Entertainment owns % of the shares.

Due to the promotional roadshow for "The Witch", the post-production work for "The Raid 2" has not yet begun, but according to Shi Nansheng's estimate, it is expected to be completed within 2 months.

In addition, "Cold War 2" has entered the project preparation stage, but the specific shooting time is estimated to have to wait until the second half of the year.

The rest of the films shot last year have completed post-production and are just waiting for Wei Jin to go back and select a release date.

As for TV dramas, both "Dragon Snake Romance" and "Silent Seal" have entered the post-production stage and are expected to be completed before June.

"The Best of Us" and "Come on, Mr. Love", which were filmed last year, were also picked up by many TV stations at the film screenings before the New Year.

Last year, "Hello, Old Time" was a big hit, and this time the Shanghai TV station did not miss its sister series "The Best of Us", and still teamed up with the Jiangsu TV station to get it, with a single episode price of 240 million.

And "Come on, My Love" is not too bad. Luo Jin and Zhao Liying have both proved themselves in terms of ratings. The asking price from Anhui Provincial Satellite TV and Shancheng Satellite TV is not low, 220 million per episode.

The above two dramas have not yet been aired because the TV stations need to coordinate the broadcast time, so there is no room for negotiation on the prices for the second and third rounds.

In terms of online copyright, Tudou has always been supportive, offering a price of 100 million for both dramas.

But no matter what, judging from the current prices alone, both dramas have achieved a profit of nearly 1 million.

In terms of variety shows, "Where Are We Going, Dad?" came to an end last month and the ratings were outrageous.

It soared from 1.46 in the first broadcast to a peak viewership of 3.87. The average viewership for the 12 episodes also exceeded 3, with an average audience share of 15.26%.

This result directly broke the records of "Running Man" and "The Voice of China" last year, topping the variety show category.

There is no doubt that in this era, "Where Are We Going, Dad?" can be called a phenomenal variety show.

According to Zhang Yipei's report, the planning for the second season has not even started yet, but advertisers have already started contacting them.

The popularity of "Where Are We Going, Dad?" has also made the variety show department more and more looking forward to what will happen after "Flowers and Youth" is broadcast.

The birth of their grandson made Wei Xingbang and Wei Anguo very happy, but the two old people were still not used to life in North America and wanted to return home before the Qingming Festival.

In the words of the two old men, when a new baby is born, they should go back and burn incense to report the good news to their ancestors.

Wei and Jin couldn't stop him and could only let Zhu apply for the route.

Da Meiyuan, wearing a windbreaker and a hat, came to the gate of the villa garden and watched Lao Zhu and Wei Jin drive the two old people to the airport.

"Yuanyuan, you should go back soon. It's windy outside. You are still in confinement after childbirth. You should pay more attention to your health and don't get sick."

"Yes, Yuanyuan, go back quickly."

In fact, April in North America, especially in Beverly Hills, is very pleasant, and even if there is wind, it is just a breeze.

But Da Meiyuan could feel the love of the two elderly people and a sweet smile appeared on her face:
"Uncle, uncle, please be safe. Call me when you get home. When the child is 100 days old, I will invite you two to come to Beijing."

"Oh, okay, okay, by then Xu'er will become a big fat boy, haha."

When talking about his grandson, my father's face was full of smiles, and the wrinkles on my uncle's face seemed to smooth out.

"Don't worry, uncle, I will make sure he is fat and plump."

Wei Jin expressed doubts about this. Unlike Zeng Li who took good care of her, Da Meiyuan seemed to treat her son as a toy.

However, as the saying goes, the first child should be raised according to the book, and the second child should be raised like a pig. Plus, it was a son with thick skin and flesh, so Wei Jin felt that it didn't matter if he raised it a little roughly.

But it’s not easy to say this in front of the two old men.

In the film market, with the diversion of several films, the box office of "Left Ear" has completely stopped.

Although the movie still has a few days left in its release, even including a three-day holiday, its daily box office has dropped below 3, and there are almost no screenings in theaters. Wei Jin decisively chose to withdraw the movie from theaters early.

On the one hand, it is a way to keep some dignity; on the other hand, it is also a way to leave some living space for other domestic films. "The potential of the movie "Left Ear" has been exhausted, and the film company has withdrawn the movie from theaters early. The total box office of the movie closed at 4.82 million yuan, unfortunately stopping short of the 5 million yuan threshold."

"Director Lin Yufen became famous overnight and offered a salary of 500 million!"

"Newcomer actress Ma Sichun's acting skills were highly praised and she became an instant hit"

Although the reputation of "Left Ear" is not very good, it is a great blessing to the actors.

Especially Li Bala, played by Ma Sichun, was even more popular with the audience than the leading female role Xiao Erduo.

Jiang Wenli called specially to express her gratitude, but Wei Jin did not take much credit for it. After all, Ma Sichun did bring a lot of highlights to the movie.

What's more, Jiang Wenli has already given her rewards at last year's Golden Horse Awards.

After exchanging pleasantries with Jiang Wenli, Wei Jin informed Chen Zhiming and gave the crew a red envelope of 500 million yuan.

Just from the revenue sharing of this drama, the company’s net profit reached 1.5 million.

Taking into account the miscellaneous income from patch ads, product placements, etc., the profit exceeds 1.8 million. Naturally, he will not be stingy in this regard.

Of the five million, three million belonged to Lin Yufen. After all, although she was a contracted director of the company, she only received the basic salary of one million because it was her first time directing a film.

The rest was arranged by the crew themselves, which was also the way Wei and Jin always evaluated directors.

Time flies and the first week of April is over.

Perhaps due to the blessing of the Qingming Festival holiday, the box office data of "The Witch" in its second week was even more impressive, with a box office of 2.45 million yuan.

After 10 days of release, the film’s total box office has reached 3.46 million.

Liu Shishi became the 3 million-dollar heroine overnight and was the talk of the town for a while.

When the little girl called recently, her tone was as gentle as water, and her attitude was as if she was ready to pick her, which made Wei Jin feel a little itchy.

If she were in China at this moment, Wei Jin even believed that if he asked Liu Shishi and Rouba to play Landlord together, she might not refuse.

The movie "The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel" also performed well, although its online reputation was not very good and audience reviews were polarized.

But thanks to Huang Bo's appeal, the film still grossed 1.3 million yuan in a week, and the cumulative box office exceeded 2.1 million yuan.

Compared with the production cost, the movie has achieved huge profits after only ten days of release. As one of the investors, Huang Bai is in a very good mood recently.

Of course, Fiber Optic Wang was equally happy, as he had made the right bet on a low-budget movie, and Huang Bo’s pay at the time was so low, so he made a fortune.

However, "Drug War", which was previously generally favored by the industry, did not perform very well, or perhaps it was just bad luck.

This Chinese-language police and gangster film was initiated by Hairun Pictures, with an investment of 100 million yuan, directed by Du Qifeng, and starred Sun Honglei and Principal Gu.

The scale is staggering.

The drug dealer played by Principal Gu is utterly heartless and vicious, while the drug enforcement police officer played by Sun Honglei also gained fans in the film and successfully challenged the censorship standards.

Unfortunately, due to the competition from the two popular films "The Witch" and "The Cook", the first-day box office of "Drug War" was only 1200 million.

Even with the blessing of the holiday, the movie has only grossed 6 million in six days since its release.

According to industry estimates, the final box office of this film is unlikely to exceed 2 million yuan, and losses are almost inevitable.

However, this is not the worst.

The worst one was Huayi's "Soldiers of the Yang Family".

This drama brings together nine well-known star artists including Zheng Shaoqiu, Xu Fan, Zheng Yijian, Yu Bo, Wu Zun, and Zhou Yuren, and has an investment of 1.7 million yuan. It is known as an epic costume war film.

I thought that during the Qingming Festival holiday, I could create a box office miracle.

Unexpectedly, the first-day results were only 10 million, which was completely beyond Huayi's expectations.

The subsequent box office continued to decline, dropping directly to 700 million on the second day. After four days of the first weekend, the box office was less than 4 million.

Compared with the 1.7 million yuan investment, the final box office share of this film may not even cover the cost of publicity.

So much so that just after the holiday, Huayi's stock price experienced another sharp drop.

How can it be a tragic word!
Wei Jin took some time to visit Warner's special effects center to see the post-production progress and effects of "Live Saga".

Director Doug Liman is very dedicated to this $1.7 million blockbuster movie. He has been here to oversee the special effects and post-production almost since the end of filming.

According to the current progress, the film can be completed before May, and Wei Jin is very satisfied with the clips that have been produced.

Upon learning that Wei Jin was coming, Paul, who had been promoted to film director, came over to chat for a few minutes.

"Wei, we plan to release the movie in December, what do you think?"

"I have no objection, but if it is to be released simultaneously around the world, I have to wait until I return to China to confirm it. After all, you know."

"No problem, but we can start the publicity work first, starting from June."

Paul nodded to show his understanding, and then smiled again, "Wei, I have a feeling that this time, we will still make a lot of money, hahahaha."

Although Paul did not participate in the filming, he is also a veteran who has been in Hollywood for decades and has strong professional ability. "Scarlet Heart" is considered to be the best in the world in terms of script, director, and cast.

He believes that this time, it will still bring huge profits to Warner.

Wei Jin did not comment on this and instead recalled the news he had received from Hunter.

"By the way, Paul, is Godzilla about to start?"

"Oh? Wei, you are really well-informed."

Paul was a little surprised. Legendary Pictures had won the remake rights of "Godzilla" in 2010, and had just reached a cooperation with Warner, and the project had not yet been launched.

But soon, his eyes lit up, "Why, Wei, do you have an idea? Make it a Sino-US co-production?"

"No, I want to ask if the heroine can make it work."

Wei Jin was at a loss for words. This was adapted from a Japanese anime. What the hell is this a Sino-US co-production?

"Is this so"

Paul was a little disappointed, but then he thought about it and nodded, "Casting will begin soon. According to the script, it shouldn't be a problem to cast an Asian female lead."

"Thank you."

"Wei, compared to our friendship, these are nothing, haha"

(End of this chapter)