Chapter 279 The progress of the 'Yao Shen' project
Someone has estimated that although Ya's popularity has declined recently due to his conflict with Li Hyuk, he still has about 80 million appeal in movies. If the film studio wants to make money, Ya's film salary cannot exceed 20 million.
, otherwise it will be a loss.
Some people have also estimated the box office appeal of Li Hyuk's movies. Starting from "A Little Thing About First Love" and ending with "The Secret of the Dragon", the total box office appeal of Li Hyuk is between 300 million and 500 million.
, so the salary of 60 million is really not high.
Of course, the above are just entertainment data. After all, box office appeal is actually an elusive thing. Everyone knows that it exists, but they don’t understand what it does.
Generally speaking, for those new to the industry, whoever can make them money will have higher box office appeal.
Looking at it now, with the older generation of actors gradually fading out of sight, and most of the Mesozoic actors unable to carry the box office, with the exception of Xu Zheng, Huang Bo and others, Wu Jing has also become famous since "Wolf Warrior" and "Slaying the Wolf 2"
A Mesozoic actor with box office appeal.
Because of the gap in the market, young actors and traffic have become popular resources. Although traffic is spurned by ordinary movie fans, there are many fans and traffic, and there are still many people who pay for youth love movies. And Li Hyuk is the most special.
That one has a broad acting career, many fans, great popularity among the public, and strong box office appeal.
This point is also mentioned in the currently being screened "The Secret of the Dragon". The box office of 624 million in the first week was good enough. The box office decline in the second week was not big. With a full week of release, the film's box office exceeded 1 billion and reached 1.036 billion.
, becoming the eleventh movie this year to have a box office of over 1 billion.
The Chinese film industry is delighted and inspired by the market's box office performance this year. The market capacity has increased year after year, and domestic films have also achieved great success.
This year's box office champion is undoubtedly Monster Hunt, which has a box office of 2.434 billion. As the first and only domestic film with a box office of more than 2 billion, it is worthy of pride, but the one that attracts the most attention is Lee Hyuk, who starred in the three movies
The box office of the movies all entered the top ten of the year, and all of them exceeded 1 billion. This is something that no actor has been able to achieve before.
Li Hyuk has never lacked script invitations, but because he is too picky, the number of films produced is much less than that of other popular movie stars. There is nothing that can be done about this. Li Hyuk has strict requirements, and at least the quality of the film scripts must pass the standard.
But good movies are not that easy to find. It is precisely because they are backed by bad movies that they become good and valuable. What is not normal is that bad movies can also sell well and achieve excellent box office results. This is the problem.
location.
In addition to being busy with the promotion of "Searching for the Dragon", Li Hyuk also contacted Wen Muye and Han Jianu, and saw the script Wen Muye mentioned last time from their hands.
Seeing Li He put down the script, Wen Muye asked nervously: "How is it? Is it okay?"
"This script is not the final draft yet, right? But the quality is already quite outstanding. I haven't seen such an outstanding realism-themed script for a long time." Li He was telling the truth. After "Maze of the Heart", this is the first script he has ever seen.
The best realistic script.
Han Jia'v was not as noble as the third master's daughter, but was polite and talented. She smiled and said to Li He: "Thank you for your compliment. In fact, I still have some ideas for modification, and I am communicating with Director Wen.
I also hope to get your support this time.”
Li He nodded and said: "That's no problem. Both Da Mi Mi Studio and Huali Film and Television are willing to invest. But what are your requirements and how much is the specific investment?"
"Director Wen and I estimated that it would be around 60 million to 80 million. We also want to hire a first-line movie star to enhance our box office appeal," said Han Jianu.
"The amount of investment is reasonable. I wonder who you want to hire? According to the script, I think Teacher Xu Zheng is good. I have some friendship with him. If I go to convince him with the script, I may be able to persuade him to reduce his salary." Li He
said.
Han Jia'v and Wen Muye looked at each other, and then Wen Muye said: "We unanimously agreed that you are the most suitable actor."
Li He was stunned: "Me?"
"Yes, the acting is excellent and the box office appeal is high, so it's a perfect fit." Han Ga Nyeo added.
"Then have you considered that I am young after all, only twenty-four years old, and it is a bit inconsistent to have a middle-aged man in the script," Li He said.
"We know that you have agreed to star in "In the Name of the People", in which Qi Tongwei is a middle-aged man in his forties. You took the initiative to star in the movie, so age is not an issue," said Han Jianu.
"You know all this? This project is still in the confidentiality stage." Li He said in surprise.
As soon as these words came out, Li He felt that he had said something stupid. The third master's daughter still knew this inside information.
"My father told me that he will not provide any help this time, so I have to consider the success of the project." Han Jianyu said.
"Okay, let's discuss this matter later. In other respects, you, Huali Film and Television, and Power Studio Blanket, if the deal is settled, Bona and Enlight Pictures may also join in, so you don't have to worry about distribution.
"Li He said.
"So, you're going to play the male lead?" Wen Muye asked.
Li He shook his head: "You guys should think about this again. I think Teacher Xu is a good candidate. It's not that I don't want to play the role, I just think this role is more suitable for Teacher Xu Zheng."
"Okay!" Han Jia'v and Wen Muye didn't insist anymore, but they still believed that Li Hyuk was the most suitable candidate. Because of the box office appeal, several major investors would not refuse.
A few days later, negotiations for the project named "The God of Medicine" began. Han Jia Nyeo submitted the final script, which was unanimously approved by all major investors. Da Mi Mi made a special trip back to participate in the negotiations. In addition to spending time with her husband Li Hyuk,
Ju also attaches great importance to this negotiation.
As Da Mi Mi continues to invest and expand in the field of film and television, he has transformed from a star into a capital. As an actor, Da Mi Mi can only be considered qualified, but as a businessman and capital, Da Mi Mi is outstanding.
Besides lamenting that his wife's thighs are so thick, Li Hyuk could only feel at ease and dominate the entertainment industry under the protection of his powerful wife.
The negotiations went very smoothly. Da Mi Mi Studio, Huali Film and Television Bona Pictures, and China Film Group jointly invested and acted as producers. Da Mi Mi and Yu Dong Pan Li were the producers. Li He was appointed as a producer and producer.
The title of producer. The film has an investment of 80 million and is expected to start shooting next summer.
However, there was a bit of a dispute over the choice of the male lead. Han Jianu and Wen Muye proposed that Xu Zheng star in the film based on the candidates proposed by Li He, but they were opposed by Da Mi Mi.
My husband was so optimistic about this project that Da Mi Mi could not let the male lead slip away no matter what he said, so he suggested that Lee Hyuk should play the male lead.
There is no problem with Li Hyuk's acting skills, but there is indeed an age gap, and several major producers are also hesitant.
Whether to play it safe and let Xu Zheng play the role, or to take a risk and let Li Hyuk play the role, the project preparations were in a dilemma for a while.