This actor needs more money

Listening to Ding Xiu's words, Wu Jing smiled bitterly. These words were so familiar, and he was exactly the same as he was arrogant.

Later, after being severely beaten by society, I became honest.

Without talking about this topic again, Ding Xiu changed the topic and said to Wu Jing: "I heard that you are planning to film I Am a Special Forces soldier recently and play an eighteen-year-old high school student?"

Hearing this, Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo's eyes widened. Wu Jing was already thirty-five, and he was about to enter the fourth grade. He played the role of an eighteen-year-old high school student, which was incredible.

This is not how an old cow eats young grass.

Wu Jing was embarrassed. He didn't know whether he was drunk or because he was embarrassed. His face was red. He didn't tell anyone about this. He didn't know who the bastard was who spread the news.

"How did you know?"

Ding Xiu shrugged: "Because the director approached me first and I didn't agree. After a while, he said he had approached you."

This drama is called I'm a Special Forces Soldier with Knives Out. The male protagonist this time is He Chenguang. He is a youth boxing champion. His father and grandfather are both soldiers.

The director is the same person as the director of the first film.

Because the first part had a good reputation, when the second part was made this time, the director immediately thought of Ding Xiu, but Ding Xiu didn't like the script and didn't want to repeat this type of drama.

If I acted the first time because of the freshness and the good script, then there is no need for the second time.

The script is a bit complicated, with too many things crammed in. Ding Xiu also doesn’t like the character design, the male protagonist is too invincible, and there are a lot of love scenes.

Of course, the most important thing is that the age is not up to standard.

Ding Xiu is thirty-one this year. If he is asked to play a young man in his mid-twenties, he can play it, but when he plays an eighteen-year-old high school student, he really can't get that feeling.

I thought it was outrageous that the director approached me, but I didn't expect that he approached Wu Jing.

Taking a look at Wu Jing's wrinkled face and crow's feet, Ding Xiu couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth: "Are you really going all out this time?"

With a sudden change of heart, Wu Jing said: "Actually, I'm not totally here for this movie. I want to direct a military-themed movie, and I want to gain some experience before that."

"It just so happens that this is a special forces drama, and the director promised to let me go to the army to experience it for a few months, with professional instructors teaching me."

"My idea is to learn more about the army, the training methods of special forces, and experience in shooting and holding guns."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Ding Xiu, Huang Bo, and Wang Baoqiang softened a little, and they didn't make so much teasing. They felt it was a bit natural.

Wu Jing had been a director before and worked with Ding Xiu on Wolf Fang. The effect was pretty good, but the cost of luck was a bit high and there were a lot of criticisms.

Now he has to direct a movie again. I am a special soldier and I regard it as an experience package. After filming a movie, I should be able to learn a lot of knowledge and be fully prepared for subsequent directors. It is very good.

"Brother Xiu, you are a big businessman, and your support will be indispensable when the time comes. The new movie is a military drama, which will cost a lot of money. You know what that means."

Wu Jing looked straight at Ding Xiu and said.

Two types of films cost the most, science fiction and fantasy films, and military films.

Xianxia dramas can also use special effects, but military films are not so good. Many scenes have to be shot in real life, which is very expensive.

Wu Jing conservatively estimated that the production fee for his new movie would be at least 50 to 60 million. He could afford such a large amount of money, but if he lost money, he would have to work hard and find a few more investors to stabilize the situation. Everyone would bear the burden together. risk.

Ding Xiu lit the cigarette, took a deep breath, and put Wu Jing's Zippo lighter in his pocket: "What time is it exactly?"

If he needed to invest in a short period of time, there was nothing he could do. The money needed to buy a plane and the deposit had already been paid.

After getting the answer, Wu Jing breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It's still early, at least three years ago. There is no script now, only an outline."

"Fuck!" Ding Xiu cursed, "Then you're talking nonsense. You can talk to me again when the script comes out and the shooting plan comes out."

I don't even have a hair on my head, just say it.

Wu Jing smiled: "Isn't this a vaccination in advance? I'm afraid you won't be able to pay temporarily."

They all know that Ding Xiu bought a plane, which can cost hundreds of millions.

After taking out the money for the flight, I estimate that all the savings over the years have been spent. If I really need to ask him for investment at the last minute, he might buy some landscape manor worth hundreds of millions.

Ding Xiu said calmly: "It's not a lot of money, but tens of millions is just a sprinkling of water."

Wang Baoqiang nodded seriously: "I testify that Brother Xiu is a rich man. We had dinner together two days ago. When we were about to pay the bill, we took a phone call and ran away."

Huang Bo was surprised: "Damn, I thought I was the only one who met you, but I didn't expect you were also a big grievance."

Ding Xiu smiled awkwardly: "That's true."

He bought a plane and a Bentley. These two big expenses cost him a lot of his savings. Gao Yuanyuan has lost everything. Recently, he is angry, saying that from now on, he will give him some living expenses every month, and he will save money for him. .

No, if you go out to eat, you have to call to avoid paying the bill.

Huang Bo nodded heavily and said in a strange tone: "I believe it. After all, he has bought a private jet."

Wu Jing was heartbroken: "Brother Xiu, you are really capable of doing this kind of thing."

Ding Xiu's face turned red and his heart stopped beating: "Isn't this a treat to make up for it? You guys haven't eaten less today."

Wang Baoqiang looked at the plates of cabbage, mutton on the table, and a box of beer on the floor, and was embarrassed to speak.

This is what Ding Xiu said about making up for it.

"I won't say anything else, Brother Xiu, I wish you a great box office success!"

…

Xiuchundao and People on the Road were both released on New Year's Day. Many friends missed the previous premieres. On this day, Ding Xiu specially booked the theater and came to the cinema with Gao Yuanyuan, Wu Jing and Huang Bo.

There were many empty seats, and the people sitting in the back row were all company employees and executives. Some came alone, and some came with their girlfriends.

The first thing everyone sees is the person in distress.

At the beginning of the scene, the male protagonist Niu Geng is a worker in a dairy factory. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. The boss cannot pay wages, so he can only give the IOUs owed to him by others and let them collect the debts themselves.

Young Niu Geng took over this important task and went thousands of miles away with the IOU to find the creditor.

At the airport, it was his first time to fly, so he brought all the pots and pans with him.

And a big bottle of milk.

After learning that milk was not allowed on the plane, he drank it all on the spot, leaving Gao Yuanyuan and others dumbfounded.

The unlucky toy factory owner Li Chenggong was on a plane with him, and they were seated next to each other.

On the plane, Niu Geng felt unwell and asked the plane to stop. Li Chenggong was stunned and speechless to this country bumpkin.

The plane couldn't stop. Burdock, who was airsick, drank too much milk and felt nauseated. The milk he drank before started to go up. He vomited it out and then swallowed it. He didn't vomit, and Li Chenggong almost vomited.

Niu Geng's crow's mouth was right. Due to weather conditions, the plane returned the same way, so the two had no choice but to take the train.

Li Chenggong went to a scalper to buy a ticket and bought a fake ticket. He happened to be in the same seat as Niu Geng. At first, he condescendingly said that Niu Geng was a fake ticket. However, the conductor came to check and found that he was the fake ticket...

From plane to train, from train to bus, from bus to van and oxcart, the two of them were together all the way. As they got closer and closer to home, many ironic stories happened between them.

In the end, Li Chenggong chose family between his family and his mistress, and Niu Geng also got the money he owed.

During the Spring Festival of the following year, the two met again on the plane, and the film ended.

This is a typical road movie. The male protagonist starts to set a certain goal and goes to a certain destination, and then grows up and changes his mind during the journey.

The structure of road movies is that the process is interesting, but often the result is not very important.

The burdock didn't change much in this drama. It was Li Chenggong who changed his mind and psychology, but Li Chenggong's change seemed to have nothing to do with this "trip", which is a little weak. This is a flaw.

It can be seen that the investment in the film is not large, and they are all small scenes. Most of the filming locations are rural areas and mountains, and the props are broken vans and bullock carts.

But in terms of how funny it is, it's still pretty funny.

Ding Xiu watched this for the second time. He gave this film an eight-point score, which is definitely above the standard.

This can be heard from the constant laughter in the cinema.

After watching People on the Road, Ding Xiu and others looked at Xiuchundao.

Because he had seen the finished film early, he didn't have much expectations. On the contrary, others watched it with gusto.

Outside, a relatively early group of viewers have already watched several popular movies released during the Spring Festival.

Evaluations follow.

"Avatar ranks first. He doesn't accept refutation. He can shoot science fiction like this. Cameron is awesome. Second is Xiuchundao. He can shoot martial arts like this. Ding Xiu is awesome."

"After watching Avatar, I couldn't calm down for a long time. When will we be able to make this kind of science fiction film in our country? I may not be able to make it in my lifetime."

"Ding Xiu's Xiuchundao is the only one of our domestic films in this year's Lunar New Year season. It's really good-looking."

"I hope that in the next few years, domestic films will work hard. If the relevant departments had not blocked most of the foreign films, our domestic films would have been impacted."

"I would like to recommend a funny low-budget movie to everyone. I am so happy that I am in trouble."

"Xiu Chun Dao, it goes without saying that it is the number one martial arts film in China. This is a film for men. Ding Xiu is awesome."

"I haven't seen such a capable martial artist in many years. He's still in the same Ding style, so good-looking."

"Ding Xiu was able to produce such a high-level work for the first time as a director. To be honest, it exceeded my expectations..."

"I apologize to Ding Xiu. Last year I said that he was just playing around and couldn't make a good movie. Now Xiuchundao is released. After watching it, I admit that I was wrong."

"Exclusive news, Xiuchundao Dingxiu is just a name, the real director is Lu Yang."

"Lu Yang: Don't talk nonsense. Brother Xiu does most of the work. I'm just an assistant."

Lu Yang didn't dare to admit that Xiuchundao was all his own fault, otherwise what would happen if Ding Xiu didn't invest in the next part?

Of course, although he contributed a lot, the big policies were customized by Ding Xiu. As long as he was idle, Ding Xiu would take charge of the overall situation. It was inappropriate and inappropriate to say that Ding Xiu was just in name.

What the audience thinks is a matter of benevolence and wisdom.

Just like Brother Chen Kai's "Farewell My Concubine", many people said that it was his father who shot it, and he was just the mastermind.

But what the specific situation is, the people on the crew know best.

Director Chen once came out to explain a few words when he was scolded too much, but Ding Xiu's character didn't bother to explain.

…

The box office on the first day of the Spring Festival season is out, and there is no suspense. Avatar is ranked first. Fortunately, Ding Xiu's Xiuchun Knife is ranked third, but it is useless. The top two and three combined are not as high as Avatar.

On the second and third days, the box office of Avatar was getting higher day by day, and the film schedule was also frighteningly high.

The arrangement space of some average-level films has once again been squeezed, and those that are even close to being removed from the shelves are almost gone.

After a few days, the embroidered spring knife is still strong.

In order to attract more audiences to the cinema, Ding Xiu took the actors around to promote the film in the first month of the year, and did not stop until the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.

Not long after returning home, New Year greeters came.

"Hello godfather."

"The group has grown so big, I'll give you a red envelope."

"Thank you godfather."

"Brother Xiu, I also want a red envelope."

"Mimi, red envelopes are given by adults to children."

"You can also treat me as a child."

"Ahem, I'm not good enough to fuck my daughter right now."

"Xixi, what have you been doing lately? I haven't heard from you for a while."

"I went abroad and filmed a few movies. My mother insisted that I film them. I was speechless. It would be better to be in the mainland."

"Brother Jing, did you come so early this year?"

"I am going to the army to experience life soon. Come and say hello to you. We may not be able to meet you until next year."

The job of an artist is like this. We get together less and stay apart more. A movie lasts three to four months, and then it disappears after three movies a year. Artists who are a little more popular spend most of their time on the crew every year, and some don't even celebrate the New Year. Time to go home.

I'm a Special Forces Blade will start filming in April, and it will probably be completed in July or August. If Ding Xiu takes on the role at that time, there won't be a chance to see him again this year.

Patting Wu Jing's shoulder, Ding Xiu sighed: "You really don't want to go to Hong Kong Island?"

"I'm not going, there's no place for me there." Wu Jing smiled bitterly and shook his head.

I really won’t go back this time.

After ten years in Hong Kong, he was tired. He was a first-tier artist in the Mainland at first, but after so many years there, he had not played the leading male role in a few movies.

It really corresponds to the lyrics, I was once full of pride, but I came back with an empty bag.

After celebrating the New Year and bidding farewell to Ding Xiu, Wu Jing headed to the army carrying a bag.

For the next period of time, Ding Xiu dealt with friends from the entertainment industry who came to visit them every day to pay New Year greetings. Because he was free at home, he received them all regardless of whether he was familiar with them or not.

I also took the time to check out the company in Shanghai. There was nothing wrong with it, everything was normal.

On the contrary, Qin Lan Studio has signed several new girls. Under Yang Siwei's packaging, the first batch of signed girls have begun to make money.

On the 15th, half way through the Spring Festival, the traffic dropped. Those who worked part-time went back to work, and those who went to work also went to work. The single-day box office of several popular movies on the box office rankings began to decline.

Half a month later, the box office of Xiuchundao was 320 million.

In the remaining half a month, I can earn tens of millions more at most. It will be difficult, almost impossible, to break through 400 million.

However, this drama has a good reputation and high ratings. Many people say that if it had not hit Avatar, it would not be a problem to make 500 million.

The company's Zhou Wei also successfully got out of the industry. He got four scripts for a sentence of extra money, so he won't have to worry about filming this year's drama.

Bao Qiang's people have become popular in "Jong Tu". They invested several million and made more than 20 million. Judging from the current situation, there is no problem in breaking through 30 million in box office.

From Xiao Yuan in Blind Well, Sha Gen in A World Without Thieves, Xu Sanduo in Soldier Attack, Shun Liu in My Brother Called Shun Liu, and Niu Geng in Awkward Journey, Wang Baoqiang's comedy image is deeply ingrained.

He was troubled by this.

Bao Qiang, who wanted to be an old artist, turned down dozens of fool roles. Finally, among many scripts, he accepted the role of a madman.

That madman's name is Mr. Tree.