China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 570 The Glory of the Tang Dynasty
"Director Li, don't you even trust me?" Wang Jing felt helpless.

“It’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s that there are real risks. But despite the risks, I will still support you.

If you want to make a big move and don’t have enough funds, I can invest some money in you.”

Li Yu had to first make it clear that there were risks, but he was willing to take the risk to support Wang Jing.

The purpose of doing this, of course, is to remind Wang Jing not to forget this favor.

Wang Jing is a director who rarely loses money on his films.

"Chasing the Dragon" has become a big deal, and it is not a big problem for Li Yu to suffer a small loss if it cannot make back the investment.

Next time Li Yu asks Wang Jing to shoot "Detective Chinatown 3", he can easily make back the money lost from investing in "Chasing the Dragon" by multiples, and the profit will start from ten times.

"That's no problem. Thank you, Director Li." Wang Jing's mood immediately improved, and he couldn't help but sigh that Li Yu was still very righteous.

“By the way, I have to remind you first, even though you submitted the script to my Dream Association, the money invested in your film Chasing the Dragon must not go through the association, but through my company.

I made it clear on the day this association was founded that the original intention of the association was to support new directors and screenwriters.

A veteran director like you who rose to prominence during the golden age of Hong Kong Island is not within the scope of support of the association."

Li Yu certainly couldn't break the rules he set.

The association had just been established, and he, as the president of the association, took the lead in breaking the rules.

Wouldn’t all the rules he set become a joke?
"I definitely know all this. I submitted the script to your association just for fun," said Wang Jing.

Li Yu suddenly thought of something very interesting. He suppressed his laughter and asked, "Who are you going to ask to film this "Chasing the Dragon"? Since it's just a rehash of "O记Triad Files", you won't invite the original cast back, right?"

The leading actors of "0 Triad Files" are Liu Qingyun, Wu Zhenyu and Zhu Yin.

"That's impossible. The past is different from today. The original cast can't carry the box office. I have invested 2.5 to 3 million yuan. If I hire them, won't I lose a lot of money?"

Wang Jing shook his head, denied it first, and then continued.

"Now we have to invite Zhen Zidan and Andy Lau, they are the ones who can carry the box office."

Li Yu could understand Wang Jing's thoughts, and Zhen Zidan needed no explanation.

Among that group of Hong Kong martial arts actors who are getting old, injured, or retiring, Zhen Zidan has been the face of Hong Kong film martial arts actors in recent years.

The "Ip Man" series further proves the commercial value of Zhen Zidan.

This can be seen from the changes in his film pay.

When filming "Ip Man 1", Zhen Zidan only asked for a salary of million and did not raise any additional conditions.

By the time "Ip Man 3" was released last year, Zhen Zidan's pay had risen to million, but this million was in Hong Kong dollars.

In the future "Ip Man 4", his salary will increase to an outrageous million Hong Kong dollars, almost catching up with Jacky Cheung and Li Lian-kai.

At this point in time, Zhen Zidan's pay has not increased to 100 million, but it will definitely be higher than 30 million.

The pay for Zhen Zidan is already so high, and now there’s Andy Lau.

At present, Andy Lau’s pay is much higher than Zhen Zidan’s.

So Li Yu asked: "Zhen Zidan and Liu Dehua are both very expensive. After hiring them, nearly 100 million yuan has been spent. Can the filming of the movie continue?"

"Director Li, you have to believe me that we can continue filming. I will personally invite them. Zhen Zidan can hire him with 30 million.

As for Andy Lau, I helped him a lot when he debuted. I asked him to make a cameo appearance in Chasing the Dragon, and he absolutely gave me face. "

Wang Jing is very confident about this.

"Are you sure it's just a guest appearance? I'm afraid he will only be paid for a guest appearance?" Li Yu was very familiar with Wang Jing's fancy moves.

“Hehe… you’ve figured me out, but I still have to defend myself.

Who stipulated that guest appearances cannot have heavy roles? He joined my crew and was not allowed to leave until he helped me finish the filming. "

Wang Jing said in a sly tone, "No problem, everything is reasonable."

It's just a guest appearance, but this guest appearance has a little more scenes.

What? You said that my role is almost as big as the main character, but I am obviously the main character?
This is easy to solve. Just put Andy Lau's name behind Zhen Zidan and move the character's ranking back, wouldn't that solve the problem?

Wang Jing is the director and has the right to interpret.

He said Andy Lau was a guest star, and Andy Lau was a guest star.

Li Yu couldn't help but sigh that Wang Jing was really good at having fun.

If Liu Dehua doesn't get angry after playing like this, only Wang Jing will be the one.

Because Andy Lau really owed him a favor.

Afterwards, Andy Lau found out that he was paid for a cameo role but ended up playing the lead role, and he could only complain a few words in an interview.

……

After Li Yu and the people from the Dream Association selected some scripts that they thought had potential, they actually invested money in these scripts.

Once the news spread, more people joined the association.

Because everyone found out that Li Yu was actually serious about it, quite a few people kept waiting and watched to see whether Li Yu was just pretending or was serious.

Once they were sure that Li Yu was serious, they could join with confidence.

Li Yu also specially picked a script for Da Tiantian.

"Tiantian, aren't you bored? I picked out a script for you, take a look." Li Yu handed a script to Tiantian.

"The Glory of Tang Dynasty." Da Tiantian looked at the four big words on the homepage.

"Aren't you going to make a Chinese version of Game of Thrones? The background is the Tang Dynasty.

Since they are all set in the Tang Dynasty, why don’t I shoot your drama instead of playing the role of The Glory of Tang Dynasty? "

Da Tiantian's experience told her that Li Yu's script must be better than others.

As the name suggests, "The Glory of Tang Dynasty" is not a historical drama. It is not as good as Li Yu's Game of Thrones series about the Tang Dynasty.

“My Chinese copyrighted game is a historical drama, and many times the female characters are just embellishments and are not suitable for you.

"The Glory of Tang Dynasty" is different. It is a drama with a strong female lead, but it uses the historical background of the Tang Dynasty, which is more suitable for you to play."

Li Yu doesn't just talk nonsense.

In the original time and space, Da Tiantian spent so many billions after her debut, but not only did she not become popular, but the number of her fans was pitifully small.

There are more people who hate her than those who support her.

It was this drama "The Glory of Tang Dynasty" that really improved her image and reputation and started to attract fans.

Compared with "Si Teng", this drama is a little inferior, but it is also considered an important work in Da Tiantian's career.

Especially among the large number of TV dramas and movies that boast of strong female protagonists, "The Glory of Tang Dynasty" is considered to be relatively good. It stands out among a bunch of bad dramas, and it seems that it is entirely supported by its peers.

If the script can be improved, it will not just stand out among the chickens, but be a real crane.

Da Tiantian is really suitable for this role.

“I have never lied to you, trust me, this drama will definitely help you gain a lot of fans.

Just let Director Mu take the photos for you, he is very good at taking photos of beautiful women.

The perspective of a drama with a female lead is to follow the female lead. A director who can shoot beautiful women will definitely gain a lot of points. "Li Yu said seriously.

(End of this chapter)