China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 48 Old father changes career

Due to the arrival of Li Yu, the meal prepared by Liu's mother was considered a sumptuous meal.

There are six dishes including fish stewed with tofu, fried beef with celery, and fried eggs with tomatoes.

Although they are all relatively ordinary home-cooked dishes, Liu’s mother is good at cooking and the dishes taste quite good.

"Director Li, our Shi Shi shouldn't cause any trouble to the crew, right?

Shi Shi studied dancing, and we previously planned for Shi Shi to develop into a ballet teacher.

Thanks to Director Li's love, Shi Shi has the opportunity to embark on this new path. "

Mother Liu is very friendly and polite to Li Yu.

"With Shi Shi's excellent appearance, even without me, she will be discovered by other talent scouts or crew sooner or later."

Li Yu just told the truth, but it made the little girl happy.

Liu Shishi's eyebrows were raised slightly, and his eyes narrowed into a curved line, which was both playful and cute.

"Anyway, we still have to thank Director Li for taking care of us."

Liu Ma only thought that Li Yu was being polite.

Next, Liu’s mother asked about the broadcast date.

Li Yu replied: "The premiere should be from January to February next year. The Beijing Film Studio is already editing, and the post-production work will definitely be completed in a month or two.

I hope it will be aired before the end of winter, after all, there are a lot of winter elements in Ghost. "

Li Yu remembers that in the original world, after the broadcast of ghosts, there was a saying that "winter is the best time to watch ghosts."

Li Yu plans to take this sentence away, so it is best to air it before the end of winter.

The best and best time to broadcast is during the winter vacation. Students are on vacation, and many workers working in other places go home early to celebrate the New Year.

Li Yu can catch all this audience in one go.

Li Yu is more confident about ghosts, even more confident than the last time he was in Full House.

Because the filming of ghosts went over budget as expected.

Li Yu traveled to many places to shoot scenes in order to shoot in real scenes.

If you include Yu Feihong's expenses, it has already cost more than five million.

Plus, the ghosts have some special effects shots. Although it's not much, the whole drama only lasts for a few minutes, but considering that it was still early, it would cost a lot of money to produce high-quality special effects.

In terms of special effects, Li Yu set aside a budget of one million.

It is estimated that after all the post-production work is completed, the cost will be around 6.5 million.

Thanks to Lao Mara's huge sponsorship from Louis Vuitton and a lot of advertising placement, otherwise, with this money-burning shooting method, I would have to invest additional money out of my own pocket.

There are only twenty-five episodes of Goblin after Li Yu adapted it.

On average, each episode costs 26 yuan, which was no longer considered a small production in 03.

Unlike other crews and actors whose remuneration accounts for 20 to 30 percent of the total cost, the total remuneration for Ghost is less than 400,000 yuan.

Zu Feng is not well-known, and Liu Shishi is a newcomer, so the pay is relatively low.

Yan Kuan and Yu Feihong's salaries are relatively high.

Especially Yu Feihong, her popularity is already very high.

But no matter what, the actor's salary still accounts for a small proportion of the total cost of Ghost, so most of the money spent on Ghost is more practical and spent on the actual production.

"I'm looking forward to the day when Ghost is aired. I will binge-watch the show then."

Liu's mother is somewhat looking forward to her daughter's performance in the play.

"Auntie, please stay tuned. Shi Shi's performance in the play will definitely amaze you." Li Yu said with confidence.

It’s not that Liu Shishi’s acting skills are so good, it’s that the role of Tang Churan is really suitable for Liu Shishi of this age group. It’s not an exaggeration to say that it was tailor-made for Liu Shishi.

Tang Churan is a high school student, isn't Liu Shishi the age of a high school student?
  Just like the scene shot in Xiangshan, many times Liu Shishi is very aura and can achieve great results as long as he plays his true character.

On the contrary, in the last few episodes, the timeline was pushed back ten years. Tang Churan entered the radio station and Liu Shishi had to act mature, but his performance was average, which exposed his true level.

Because the roles of Liu Shishi and Tang Churan are so compatible.

Li Yu was wondering, would Tang Churan during his student days as a ghost student become the pinnacle of Liu Shishi's acting career?
  In the future, she may never encounter a role that is so consistent with herself.

Of course, these are things to follow.

In the next period of time, Li Yu will travel between the school and the Beijing Film Studio.

The end of the term was coming soon, and he couldn't fall behind on his studies. He had to keep an eye on the ghostly editing, and his life was busy and fulfilling.

In mid-December, Li Yu made an international phone call with his old father.

Full House was also broadcast in the small Southeast Asian country where my father lived. My father may not have seen it, but he must have heard about it.

"Second brother, it seems that I was right to send you to the capital to study.

I heard people say that you filmed the TV series called What House.

All the TV stations here can broadcast it, so good! very good! "

At the end of the story, the old father said several good words in succession, which showed that he was very satisfied and proud of his second son's achievements.

Then the old father asked whether he should send money to Li Yu. Li Yu replied: "Dad, no need. I made Full House. The broadcast rights and remake rights were sold to many countries, and I made a small profit of thousands. No shortage of money for now.

I plan to buy three or two courtyard houses in the capital and bring you and my mother to live in the capital in the future. "

The old father was silent for a long time, obviously shocked.

He is a fan of Hong Kong movies. When he was young, he happened to catch up with the peak period of Hong Kong movies.

When he was young, he heard a saying in Hong Kong that making movies is more profitable than selling sex, so the bosses brought guns and asked actors to help them film.

As far as the old father knew, one of the famous Four Heavenly Kings had a gun pointed at his head.

But he doesn't believe that making movies is more profitable than selling porn, and thinks it's just an exaggeration.

Until I heard what my second son just said.

He remembered clearly that in March, his second brother called him and told him that he wanted to film a TV series.

It's only the middle of December, and it's only been eight or nine months, but I've actually made thousands of dollars? He earned more than the foreman who took people to the mines.

"Okay, okay, very good. It's good to buy a courtyard house. No matter how much money you put in the bank, it's just a number. You have to have some real assets."

The old father had no education and was at a loss for words.

After chatting for a long time, this cross-country phone call ended.

An old father in a small country in Southeast Asia lit three cigarettes in a row. After smoking, he threw the cigarette butts on the ground and stamped them out with his feet. He had already made a decision.

He found his eldest son and said earnestly: "Boss, the second son is promising. After this year, we will return to China and change our profession. We will never do this again."

The mines are dug deeper and deeper, and less and less goods come out.

The mine collapsed last month and two people were injured. If we continue to work, sooner or later there will be a big accident. "

The old father had already sensed danger.

The reason I didn't leave before was because I wanted to save more money for my two sons while I was young.

Now that his second son is doing well in the capital, he no longer needs to worry about it, so he doesn't want to do the work of asking ghosts for money.

(End of this chapter)