Millennium director

Chapter 248 The water in this business is very deep, you can’t grasp it...

After returning to China, although Wu Yuan still needs to focus on the post-production of Gravity, his work and life are indeed much easier.

Liu Yifei also took some time off. Before Those Years was released, she didn't have any big work.

Both of them were a little embarrassed.

Wu Yuan works on the line at two o'clock every day, only going back and forth between the company and home.

Liu Yifei went even further. She never left the house and became a stay-at-home girl. She stayed at home watching movies or reading books every day, and doing some exercises to keep in shape.

Neither of them has a fun-loving personality. They don't like to go to nightclubs or bars. Instead, they enjoy living this ordinary life.

But this calmness was broken soon after.

After all, one of them is a big star and the other is a big director. It is impossible for them to stay idle forever.

On August 15th, Zhang Guorong's new movie Good Guys, Bad Guys, Weird Guys will have its premiere in Beijing.

Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei also received invitations.

As members of their own company, they would definitely like to support him.

Liu Yifei contacted a high-end brand to borrow dresses and jewelry. Although Wu Yuan didn't have to go to such trouble, he still had to make some preparations and put Gravity aside for the time being.

In a blink of an eye, the time came to August 15th.

The emotion of expectation filled Zhang Guorong's heart.

He was sitting in the theater, adjusting the tie around his neck while chatting with Liu Ye next to him.

Yezi, are you nervous?

Although he is from Hong Kong, Zhang Guorong has integrated well in Beijing and has learned Beijing movies. He and Liu Ye's friends call him Yezi.

I'm not nervous, director, are you nervous? Liu Ye replied with a playful smile.

Liu Ye, who has participated in big projects like The Promise, has grown a lot now. He is completely different from the person he was when he was playing mahjong at Wu Yuan's house.

The low self-esteem that was caused by his poor family and the fact that he came to the capital to study at a young age is no longer visible in him, and is replaced by self-confidence and high spirits.

Fame can nourish people!

Liu Ye, who has won the Golden Rooster and Golden Horse Best Actor trophies and was shortlisted for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, now has a lot of confidence.

Of course, Zhang Guorong, who has more awards and achievements than him, is more confident.

He said with a smile at the corner of his mouth: How could it be possible? I haven't experienced any big winds and waves? Will I be nervous?

Zhang Guorong, who has not yet failed in his transition to becoming a director, is more confident than Liu Ye.

Only Huang Bo, a pure newcomer, was so nervous that his hands trembling while adjusting his suit could not help but he said with a wry smile: The director and Ye Zi still have the demeanor of generals.

I'm so nervous. This is my first time acting in a movie with such a big investment.

Let alone the first time to act in a movie with an investment of 80 million, even the act of acting in a movie is still very novel to Huang Bo.

Although he got into the 2002 Beijing Film Academy acting undergraduate class, his acting career has never been smooth.

From 2001 to 2002, he participated in the TV series The Bigfoot Queen, The Black Hole and The Girl in the Red Mansion. In them, he played roles with no lines or only one or two lines. To put it bluntly, he was a bit player.

It wasn't until 2005 that he played the leading role in the movie Migrant Workers of Survival.

That is to say, Ning Haohui was very discerning and asked him to film Crazy Stone. Only then did he finally become famous, and he was immediately offered the movie Good Guy, Bad Guy, Weird Guy.

To be honest, when Zhang Guorong approached him and invited him to star in this movie, Huang Bo couldn't believe it. His first thought was that it was a scam.

Later, Zhang Guorong asked him to meet in person. When he learned from Zhang Guorong that it was Wu Yuan who recommended him to play this role, Huang Bo was even more shocked.

I didn’t expect that a great director like Wu Yuan would pay attention to a little person like him!

I am even more motivated to film Good Guys, Bad Guys, and Weird Guys!

It's interesting to say that Wu Yuan promoted Huang Bo a little late.

Logically speaking, Wu Yuan should have helped heroes like Ning Hao and Huang Bo who were still impressed by the roughness as early as possible. It is best to trick them into joining the company and make money for the company.

It's just that Wu Yuan himself became so prosperous that it only took him a few years to reach the international stage.

Ning Hao has a character that is difficult to be subordinated to others. Since his debut in filmmaking, he and his wife have been a husband-and-wife team, setting up an independent studio, and accepting cooperation with other capital, but he will not choose to completely rely on a certain company.

He would rather seek investment from Beijing Film Studio and China Film Group than from private capitals such as Huayi and Guangying Times, because he is afraid that he will lose his autonomy and become a tool of these private film companies. He is a persistent director. .

Therefore, Wu Yuan and Ning Hao were destined not to pee in the same pot.

As for Huang Bo, Wu Yuan doesn't do comedies, at least not in China, and Huang Bo's appearance is more suitable for comedies. Naturally, Wu Yuan has no chance to cooperate with Huang Bo.

I have to say that this is quite a pity. Anyway, Wu Yuan really likes Huang Bo and loves to watch his movies in his dreams.

No, Wu Yuan, who brought Liu Yifei to the premiere first and quietly entered the cinema through the back door, when he saw the creative team, he passed Zhang Guorong and gave Huang Bo a warm hug.

Under Huang Bo's eyes full of astonishment and horror, Wu Yuan said with a smile: Huang Bo, right? You performed very well in Crazy Stone. If you have the opportunity in the future, you can cooperate more with us at Light and Shadow Era.

Just because he didn't make comedies before doesn't mean Wu Yuan won't make them in the future.

Low-cost movies like Lost in Thailand and Charlotte with box office sales of more than 10 to 2 billion are the same as picking up money. Who wouldn't want to do that?

It's just not the time yet.

The current movie market can only support a box office of 200-300 million per film. Even by 2008, it will be able to reach 400-500 million per film.

Under such circumstances, wouldn't it be a pure loss of money to make comedies like Lost in Thailand and Charlotte?

Yes, making less money is a loss for the capitalists.

Especially for this kind of comedy, the cost of which is basically the same whether it is shot now or a few years later, it is better to make it when the market is bigger.

Faced with Wu Yuan's sudden olive branch, Huang Bo was stunned.

When he was studying in the vocational class of the Film Academy, he actually met Wu Yuan a few times in school.

Of course, he just stood in the distance and watched Wu Yuan hurriedly coming and going around the campus with his book, and didn't dare to talk to him at all.

It's not that he's a coward, it's that the gap between the two is really too big.

One is a little-known bit actor struggling on the edge of the entertainment industry, and the other is a world-renowned director.

Huang Bo didn't even know how to talk to Wu Yuan.

Um, uh, Huang Boy said incoherently, then reacted belatedly and said excitedly: Thank you, Director Wu, for the compliment!

“I would definitely like to cooperate with Light and Shadow Times again if I have the opportunity.”

As long as you don't mind that my acting skills are not good enough!

If Huang Bo's acting skills are not good enough, how many actors in China can have good acting skills?

Next time Light and Shadow Times asks you to make a movie, don't refuse. Wu Yuan said with a smile.

How could it be! Huang Bo quickly assured.

Wu Yuan smiled secretly in his heart, but patted Huang Bo on the shoulder with a look of relief on his face: I remember what you said.

Although he was eight years younger than Huang Bo, no one present felt that there was anything wrong with the two's reversal of identities.

Zhang Guorong also smiled and joked: Huang Bo, congratulations to you. You have Director Wu's thigh. You don't have to worry about filming in the future.

In the light and shadow era, how many movies can be made in a year now? There are plenty of opportunities for you.

Speaking of this, Wu Yuan had an idea and asked: Huang Bo, do you have a management company?

Now Wu Yuan is a bit addicted to poaching people.

Zhu Yawen had been poached into the Age of Light and Shadow. Wang Jinhua was so angry that she couldn't do anything about the Age of Light and Shadow.

The current ecological closed loop in the light and shadow era is almost complete.

In terms of cinemas, 16 cinemas have opened in the mainland this year. Although they are not many, with such a foundation, they will officially embark on the pace of expansion in the next few years.

In terms of movies and TV series, Light and Shadow Era has always produced its own films, and they produce high-quality projects that domestic actors are eager to star in.

Wang Jinhua, a gold medal manager who only works in the field of artist management, really has nothing to do with the era of light and shadow. He can only grit his teeth and watch as Li Xiaoping paid the liquidated damages and signed Zhu Yawen away generously.

After tasting the pleasure of poaching people, Wu Yuan became a little addicted.

Nowadays, the liquidated damages in contracts signed between most artists and agencies are not very high. For first-tier artists, they are only a few million, while for second- and third-tier artists, they may only be in the hundreds of thousands.

For Wu Yuan, this amount of money was really just a small sum, especially when he knew that after 2010, artist remuneration would take off on a rocket, so he wanted to poach a group of artists before then.

Let’s take a look. From 2012 to 2016, how many artists in China were in lawsuits with their agencies, clamoring to terminate their contracts?

Countless!

Why?

Isn't it because the money they earned has skyrocketed, but the brokerage company still takes 70% to 80% according to the old contract, which makes their mentality very unbalanced. In addition, the price of liquidated damages in the contract is not high, so they took the initiative to file a lawsuit to terminate the contract. idea?

Wu Yuan, who knew all this, of course wanted to dig out a group of artists who would make money in the future before the liquidated damages in major companies' contracts increased, and then set a high liquidated damages on their contracts.

Like Zhu Yawen, the liquidated damages in his new contract with Guangying Times are three times his annual income. There is no accurate figure at all.

Of course, Wu Yuan is not Zhou Papi. He signed a ladder-sharing contract with Zhu Yawen.

The contract lasted for eight years. The company gave him 70-30 in the first three years, 50-50 in the fourth to fifth years, and 40-60 in the last three years. This was much better than the current 70-30 contract in the industry.

Presumably Zhu Yawen will not eventually go to court to terminate the contract with the company.

Now, Wu Yuan is eyeing Huang Bo again.

Director Wu, I have already signed a contract with the company. Huang Bo said with some embarrassment: After Crazy Stone became a hit, many brokerage companies came to visit.

I thought it would be more convenient to sign with a brokerage company, so I chose one.

It's okay. Wu Yuan still smiled brightly, put his arm around Huang Bo's shoulders, and pulled him aside.

Tell me in detail, what is the name of the company you signed, and what are the specific conditions of the contract.

Let me tell you, some brokerage companies are very shady now. After you sign, you will work completely for the brokerage company, or as a slave labor. All the money you have worked hard to earn will be taken away by the brokerage company. This business is very bad. It’s so deep that you can’t grasp it…”