Become Famous Another Day

Chapter 658 The Golden Period of Career

To compensate a leading actor—

In fact, for someone like Zhou Yuning who already has a box office hit and is a leading actor, there will be no shortage of leading actors in the next five to ten years.

One "Jiu Yin" is enough for him to toss the film market first. If he makes several films without success, they will all be sold out. He can also make TV series and web series.

In this day and age, a drama can really take too long to complete.

However, in the entertainment industry, there are always some resources that no matter how famous an actor is, they still need to find ways to obtain them, and they may not even be able to obtain them.

For example, Chinese-language films by Ang Lee and Zhang Yimou, English-language films by Nolan and Spielberg, Korean-language films by Bong Joon-ho, and Japanese-language films by Hirokazu Kore-eda.

It’s not that the status of those big-name actors is not high enough, but that in the ecological environment of the movie, the movies of these people have reached the top and cannot be higher, and the number is only so small. There are more monks and less meat. Even if you become a Tathagata Buddha, your meat will not be enough. Still just that piece of meat.

Lu Yanhe smiled and nodded to Zhou Yuning.

"It will definitely be possible if there is a suitable role in the future."

Zhou Yuning said yes with satisfaction.

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The filming of "Dragon Inn" was carried out secretly, and no news was released to the public.

The same thing happened when Lu Yanhe came to visit the class.

With the team behind this film, there is no need to do much publicity in advance.

No matter which time it is released, this movie will be a hit - of course, in terms of subject matter, it will still be at a slight disadvantage if it is placed in the annual "Shura Festival" such as the Spring Festival.

After all, the Spring Festival is an ever-changing period. It requires instant explosive power. Even if you have a box office of 100 million in one day, if it is not higher than other movies, your film schedule will be eroded a lot the next day, and then the daily box office will be even worse, entering a vicious circle. , the box office performance that could have been achieved may have directly evaporated by hundreds of millions due to the huge competition.

Lu Yanhe and Liu Bige talked about his and Longyan Pictures' plans for the film.

Ling He and Lu Yanhe also partially invested in this movie, but Long Yan is still the main control.

The film version is in the hands of Long Yan, but the story itself and other copyrights are still in the hands of Lu Yanhe.

Of course, putting all this aside, Lu Yanhe is also very concerned about this movie.

Liu Bige said: "Perhaps "Dragon Inn" will go to the Hollywood Film Festival or Venice. The other two film festivals will not consider it. The style of this film is not suitable for those two film festivals, and it will easily lower its reputation."

"I totally agree." Lu Yanhe nodded with a smile.

"But we actually position "Dragon Inn" as a giant movie. It is not a commercial film or a literary film, but a top-level blockbuster." Liu Bige said, "Long Yan wants to blur this. The film transcends commercial and literary boundaries to expand the audience as much as possible.”

"This movie is just a commercial movie. They must not promote this movie as an art." Lu Yanhe said, "Lest it hurt themselves and don't let the audience have unrealistic expectations."

"This movie is different from traditional commercial films."

"Of course, I am very confident that this story and this group of people can leave a mark in the history of Chinese film."

Lu Yanhe thought to himself, just kidding, the role of Jin Xiangyu is an ever-lasting screen image and has influenced the creation of many Chinese film and television dramas.

"But if you go to promote it to others and say that this movie is awesome, unique in ideas and unique in artistry, then there is no need, really." Lu Yanhe said very seriously, "People who walk into the cinema with such expectations, Will definitely be disappointed.”

Liu Bige was stunned.

"The promotion of "Fake Death" has already caused some criticism from some of your fans." Lu Yanhe said, "Judging from its box office, it is certainly a success, but what about your next movie? Wrong title again. version of the promotion, your fans walked into the theater again and again with the intention of watching "Late Spring", but found that it was not the case. They would be disappointed with you, right? For those who want to watch "Late Spring", a literary and artistic movie like "Late Spring", you will not be able to see "Late Spring" in the movie. Without such expectations, you will be less disappointed, and they may not like you. For a filmmaker, reputation determines the foundation of each of your future projects. Long Yan and others care about the box office revenue of one or two movies, but you are a director who wants to make movies for a lifetime. "

Liu Bige was a little embarrassed and said, "If Long Yan wants to publicize it like this, I can't stop them."

"You don't have to cooperate with them." Lu Yanhe said, "I won't cooperate anyway. I am the screenwriter. I will tell them clearly what kind of story I wrote. But the script is never the core of a movie. I am not the key to the place, the director is, you are.”

If a movie fails at the box office, no one will blame the screenwriter.

This is the nature of the film itself.

The script is just the ingredients for the director's cooking. How to cook it and what to make are all the director's ability.

To put it more radically, in the film field, screenwriters do not serve the audience, but serve the director. The director is the one who serves the audience.

It’s not that the screenwriter doesn’t want to serve the audience, but just like no one would criticize the farmers for providing such unpalatable vegetables to customers, their positions in this industry are different.

One script, shot by ten directors, can produce completely different works.

Just like a Journey to the West, the characters are those characters and the stories are those stories, all of which are familiar.

However-

The good ones are all good in their own way, and the bad ones are all weird.

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Lu Yanhe really hoped that Liu Bige would not be kidnapped by Long Yan.

He felt that this was not Long Yan's problem.

Any film company is not a philanthropic company. It will definitely consider profit to the maximum extent possible.

But in the same way, the director, the creator, is the same.

He should not compromise or give in.

Could it be that if he doesn't give in, "Even Faking Death" won't be able to make money?

Directors should have their own strong points and persistence.

If you can cooperate, then cooperate; if you can't, then pull it down. Compromising will not make others think less of you, it will only make people realize that you can still squeeze and squeeze.

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After Lu Yanhe's "Dragon Inn" visiting trip was over, he returned to Yuming and suddenly received a call from Mrs. Huang, who wanted to see him.

He thought that Mrs. Huang knew about his conversation with Liu Bige, and that the latter came to investigate.

After all, Liu Bige was excavated in Longyan. In Huang Tai's eyes, Liu Bige belonged to Longyan, and Lu Yanhe was "encouraging people to rebel."

Of course, Lu Yanhe is not afraid of Huang Tailai coming to investigate.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Huang didn't contact him for this matter.

Mrs. Huang wants to buy out the movie rights to "Dragon Inn" with Lu Yanhe.

Lu Yanhe shook his head directly.

"Mrs. Huang, no."

Mrs. Huang asked: "Do you want to make other movies by yourself?"

Lu Yanhe shook his head: "No, I won't do it, just Liu Bige."

Mrs. Huang was confused and said: "Then why are you unwilling to completely transfer the film copyright to us?"

"Because I don't want it to be made into a series by you." Lu Yanhe said bluntly.

Mrs. Huang: “…”

She really came here for this purpose.

The group of people in "Dragon Inn" are perfect for a sequel movie.

Any character can continue to tell their subsequent story.

Mrs. Huang asked: "Why? This movie, with such good characters and stories, can definitely be developed into a series."

"Because you will develop a series of standardized and commercialized martial arts films." Lu Yanhe shook his head, "I don't want this group of people to become like this, especially since you, Long Yan, are so powerful. You can even take care of these actors and continue filming. Your sequel movie.”

Mrs. Huang: "This-"

"I must first state that I am not unwilling to let the movie make a sequel, nor am I saying that "Dragon Inn" cannot be made, but how to make it, what kind of story can be made, and how it should be made, I cannot let it be in the hands of others. " Lu Yanhe said, "I like this group of characters very much and I also like this story. I don't want them to become some labeled and stereotyped money-making tools. "

Mrs. Huang: "Of course, Yan He, maybe I didn't explain it clearly, but we are very happy for you to participate in the production of these dramas."

Lu Yanhe: "Participate? To what extent?" Mrs. Huang: "Like the current "Longmen Inn"?"

"I'm not very involved in "Dragon Inn" now, because I trust Director Liu Bige very much, and I believe he won't treat this movie lightly." Lu Yanhe said bluntly, "However, I don't think Long Yan will let Liu Bige Will you continue to be the director of these subsequent sequels?”

Huang Tai showed hesitation.

"Mrs. Huang, if you want to develop a sequel or a movie based on one of the characters, I hope you can come to me with a specific and mature idea. If I think it is suitable, I will authorize it." Lu Yanhe said, "But I don't feel comfortable granting all the film production rights to the story of "Dragon Inn" and these characters to you without knowing anything."

Mrs. Huang was a little dissatisfied and asked: "Yan He, do you have so little confidence in us?"

"Mrs. Huang, during the release of the movie "Fake Death", I couldn't see how you used the trademark of director Liu Bige." Lu Yanhe said bluntly, "You turned a blind eye to the dissatisfaction of so many viewers, but you can't. I can't turn a blind eye, I don't like your attitude towards this matter, that is, Liu Bigo was discovered by you, so he suffered so much and tolerated it. I have nothing to say, but if in the follow-up work of "Burn Fire" and "Dragon Inn", you still hope to use the reputation I have accumulated in the same way I will definitely not cooperate with them if they use word of mouth to promote them.”

Lu Yanhe's tough attitude surprised Mrs. Huang.

So much so that after she returned home after meeting Lu Yanhe, her mood never calmed down for a long time.

"What kind of attitude does he have!"

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"Lu Yanhe is too arrogant now. Success after success has gone away from his reason! When the spring breeze is triumphant, we in Beijing and Taiwan can only avoid its edge temporarily." Xu Bin said to Mrs. Huang with a smile.

Mrs. Huang didn't expect that Xu Bin would be at her home.

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"Why is Xu Tai here?" Mrs. Huang smiled at Xu Bin and then looked at Huang Zhongjing.

Huang Zhongjing said: "He wants to invite you to come out."

"Invite me to come out?" Huang Tai asked, "What are you going to do?"

Xu Bin: "Please come and record a program for our Beijing TV station."

"Ah?" Huang Tai was stunned.

Before Mrs. Huang became Mrs. Huang, she had her own name, Wen Zhimao.

She was an actress, a famous actress.

But later, she retired from acting and became Mrs. Huang, the boss lady of Longyan Pictures.

After that, she remained a public figure and still appeared frequently in the media.

But she never acted as an artist again.

Xu Bin said: "Mrs. Huang, our Beijing TV station is planning to produce a variety show. The theme of the show is to invite celebrities who were once known to the public but are no longer active as entertainers to return to the camera to travel and review together. The life of an artist."

Huang Tai didn't think much about it and said directly: "Sorry, I am no longer an artist. Besides, I have a lot of work and I don't have time to participate in this show."

"Mrs. Huang, times are different now." Xu Bin said, "This show does not allow you to return to your identity as an artist. The important thing is that this show will definitely become popular because they are all well-known celebrities. , and you can also make Longyan Pictures better known to the public and let everyone know more about Longyan Pictures. Understand what kind of drama you are doing and what philosophy you use to run this company. This is a window for the public to understand you. Of course, this is also a free publicity window. Longyan’s next one to two years Film projects can be made known through this program through your mouth.”

Mrs. Huang looked at Huang Zhongjing.

Huang Zhongjing smiled at her, which meant that this person came prepared.

"Mrs. Huang, this era is an era of popularity and digitization." Xu Bin said, "Longyan is a top film company and has produced so many good films. However, besides you, there are actually several established film companies. They have all been killed because the film market abandoned them, Nowadays, basically a movie that is a hit at the box office can push a film company to occupy a place in the industry. Now among the well-known film companies in the industry, especially the emerging ones, which company boss is not on the front line? This is no longer an era for bosses to hide behind the scenes.”

Mrs. Huang said: "Even though you say so, I have never hidden behind the scenes. I am quite active."

"Yes, we think so too, especially since you are so beautiful, you are suitable to be on the show." Xu Bin said, "Long Yan has done so much in recent years, discovered a talented director like Liu Bige, and launched another For such a big project as "Burning Fire", to be honest, Long Yan and you should actually receive greater applause than you do now. Let’s look at Lu Yanhe’s several companies, from Jump Up to Linghe, they are doing Jump Up Theater and supporting new directors. They do everything with great enthusiasm, and they have promoted their company’s brand and concept. He is very popular and has done a good job in his image. As a result, everyone thinks he is doing something great.”

Mrs. Huang said: "Lu Yanhe's achievement does not lie in how well his company is run, but in himself."

"Yes, I admit this, but, Mrs. Huang, you see, he is popular and respected enough, so there are many benefits that will be fed back to his company." Xu Bin said, "If you can truly Return to the front of the scene, instead of just accepting interviews or attending some public events, recognize that Just like how Lu Yanhe now manages himself to be a film creator who supports newcomers and promotes the development of the film industry, wouldn't it be helpful to Longyan to manage a personal image belonging to Mrs. Huang, among other things, Longyan opens every year? With so many projects, we need to hire directors and actors—"

"I know that for Longyan, they are definitely willing to cooperate with Longyan's projects. This is not a problem, but Mrs. Huang, if you are liked and welcomed by the public enough, when negotiating with other people, whether it is investors or Actors, I believe, must have completely different help than they do now.”

If Xu Bin and Mrs. Huang kept talking about how much the audience wanted to see her, Mrs. Huang would not take it to heart at all.

But what Xu Bin said now completely matched what Mrs. Huang was thinking.

In today's era, a high-ranking and powerful company boss can no longer keep up with the mainstream to a certain extent. Nowadays, the bosses of many large companies are themselves “Internet celebrities” who have attracted much attention and have many fans. This is determined by the current economic model, especially for companies that have a deeper relationship with the Internet model, the stronger the "Internet celebrity" attribute of the boss.

Xu Bin added: "If Mrs. Huang you have many fans and are loved by everyone, especially if your love and contribution to the film industry are seen by everyone, would Lu Yanhe still dare to be so arrogant to you?"

Mrs. Huang is very rational.

"He has never been arrogant to me, Xu Tai, don't talk nonsense. The cooperative relationship between Lu Yanhe and our Longyan has always been good. From "Late Spring" to "Burning" to the movies we are currently filming, we at Longyan have the closest cooperation with Lu Yanhe. "The film company." Huang Tai glanced at him and warned him not to talk nonsense outside, "He broke up with you in Beijing and Taiwan because of your own ignorance. We, Longyan, always treat talented young people well."

Xu Bin: “…”

He felt like his hot face was pressed against his cold butt.

"I can consider your program, but what can your program provide to me and Long Yan? You need to come up with more specific conditions." Huang Tai said, "The editing rights are in the hands of Beijing and Taiwan. You can't say anything." Well, all of this has to be written into the contract.”

Xu Bin felt a little better when he heard Mrs. Huang relaxed.

"Of course."

"So who else is participating in this show?"

"We are talking about, and..."

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"Beijing TV wants to invite you to record a variety show?" Huang Kairen looked at Xin Zixing in surprise, "What kind of variety show are they?"

"Nominally speaking, we invite some public figures who are not entertainers, but have certain connections and popularity in the entertainment industry to travel together and then talk about the entertainment industry." The idea is quite good and a bit interesting. To put it bluntly, it is to capture a group of people who have some connection with the entertainment industry and talk openly about entertainment industry gossip in order to attract the audience. "

Huang Kairen: "Thankfully they figured it out."

Xin Zixin smiled: "Yeah, luckily they figured it out."

"Are you going then?" Huang Kairen asked.

"I won't go. I refused directly." Xin Zixing said, "My work is so closely related to Yan He. It's not that I'm afraid that Yan He will be unhappy. He will never be unhappy because I go to record this show. It's all about making money. I have to eat, but if this matter is on the table, many people will definitely think about how I can record Beijing TV programs. It is estimated that many people will scold me, so forget it, otherwise, I can easily make some money. I’m quite happy with it.”

"Yan He is still unhappy, right?" Huang Kairen said, "To a certain extent, you are responsible for most of Yan He's variety show production. Although he and Beijing TV have reconciled on the surface, in fact Everyone can see what’s going on.”

"You don't understand Yan He." Xin Zixing said bluntly, "If I were responsible for the production of this program, Yan He would be really unhappy, but just recording a program would not be possible at all. His greatest advantage is that he can Be considerate of everyone’s selfishness. It’s not as easy for me to make some money as it is for you to become a famous artist. If you record a show for more than ten days and get seven figures, you’d be a fool not to record it.”

Huang Kairen: "Okay."

"Also, if I go on this show, they will definitely use my relationship with you to hype up my relationship with you. I don't like it." It’s okay if we don’t earn this money from our melons.”

Huang Kairen: "I have no opinion on this matter. Since it has been made public, I don't have any burden anymore."

"Yeah." Xin Zixing nodded, "By the way, when do you plan to give the wedding invitations to everyone? They have to leave time to attend our wedding, but they have to come some time in advance. Those in your circle have different schedules. Extremely nervous."

Huang Kairen said: "After I finish filming this movie, it would be more appropriate for me to send some people off in person."

"Okay." Xin Zixing nodded, "Do you have to return to the set tomorrow?"

"The day after tomorrow." Huang Kairen said, "I have a commercial shooting tomorrow. Now that it's out, I'll take all the leave at once, so the crew can coordinate the shooting schedule."

"Okay." Xin Zixing said, "But after you finish filming, my work will start again."

"It's okay, this is good. You can accompany me when I work, and I can accompany you after you work." Huang Kairen said, "I will reduce the frequency of filming in the future, and I will only film one or two films a year. never mind."

"Don't, it's the golden period of your career, do your thing, don't look back and regret it and blame me." Xin Zixing said.

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I recommend the old entertainment-themed book "I Became a Scandalous Heroine Overnight".

I worked overtime too late, finished writing the update in the office, and now I’m home.

Good night.

(End of chapter)