The eldest brother Liu Kai looked even more confused when he saw Liu Hao's serious look on his face. It was obvious that he was not joking.
After all, his younger brother had never shown any signs of being interested in becoming an actor before.
"Why do you suddenly want to be an actor? Is it because of the girl you like that you made such a decision?"
It didn't look like Liu Hao was doing it on a whim, Liu Kai thought it could only be because of this reason.
"It's not because of her," and it's not just because of Gao Yuanyuan, "it's because I originally wanted to be an actor."
"Why?" The elder brother didn't believe it.
"Well, I want to be famous. I like to enjoy being under the dazzling lights and become the star that attracts everyone's attention." Liu Hao paused for a moment and continued hesitantly, "I also want to make a lot of money."
"Actors can make money, but it's difficult to make big money. If that's the case," Liu Hao laughed, "then it's the same if you become a singer. You can make more money."
"Isn't it true that acting makes more money than singing?" In Liu Hao's later generations' understanding, acting as an actor can earn more than two million yuan a day, and a play can earn tens of millions or hundreds of millions per minute.
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There are even Yin-Yang contracts.
Singing may make money, but it will never be as much as being an actor.
Except of course Fatty Zhou.
This was indeed the case in later generations, but Liu Hao ignored that in the mid-1990s, the situation was completely different.
"Who did you hear this from? Why do you think so?"
Liu Hao knows a little about the salary situation of the stars in later generations, but it is impossible to tell it to his elder brother now. It is too shocking, and it is just a joke, and his elder brother will not believe it.
Liu Hao could only glance at the poster of Brother Long playing with nunchucks on the wall in the room. He thought about it, then pointed at the poster and said, "I heard others say that Brother Long's salary now is tens of millions.
Which singer makes more money than him now..."
Now Brother Long's salary for one of his films has already exceeded HK$20 million. With the success of "Red Zone" in the United States this year, Brother Long's personal salary has risen to a terrifying HK$30 million.
As an industry insider, Liu Kai certainly knows something about it. Except for Brother Long, with the prosperity of the Hong Kong film market, the salary of many Hong Kong and Taiwan movie stars exceeds several million, or even tens of millions.
But now that the peak of Hong Kong films has passed, the gradual shrinking of the market has also made these Hong Kong stars priceless.
"He is a Kung Fu superstar in Hong Kong. He is the only one who can earn such a high salary. Besides, Hong Kong and Taiwan stars are completely different from our Mainland actors. You know our Mainland actors can only perform one movie at a time."
What is the typical salary?
For example, if you, as an actor, participate in a movie, how much do you think you can get paid?"
Liu Hao thought that in the future, a supporting role would be paid tens of millions, so he tentatively replied: "Hundreds of thousands?"
Seeing his elder brother smiling and saying nothing, Liu Hao knew that he had overestimated. He thought about lowering the number and changed his words, "A hundred thousand? It can't be only a few tens of thousands."
"You are a newcomer. In this case, the most you can get is a few thousand yuan. You can only get it if someone takes care of you. But even if you become famous and have some fame, a movie usually only costs tens of thousands of yuan..."
The elder brother explained it to Liu Hao, and then Liu Hao had a basic understanding of the film and television market of this era.
Actors in this era prefer to act in movies rather than TV series. In addition to the fact that the big screen looks more classy than the small screen, another important reason is that they can make more money with less film work.
Actors in TV dramas generally receive only a few hundred yuan per episode, or even a few thousand yuan per episode. You must know that two years later, the fifth elder brother's participation in "Princess" only cost 2,000 yuan per episode.
Now there will be less, not more.
The movie is a little stronger, but mainland actors don't get much, and generally well-known mainland actors only get paid tens of thousands of yuan per movie.
After all, mainland actors currently do not have the box office appeal of Hong Kong and Taiwan stars. Without a market, it is impossible to earn high salaries.
These years have been pretty good. A few years ago, even if a mainland actor played the leading role in a drama, the remuneration he received was not even as high as that of a supporting actor from Hong Kong and Taiwan who had no role.
Even now, it is difficult for top mainland actors to get a salary of more than one million. In 1993, when the National Master invited Ge You to participate in the movie "Alive", Uncle Ge did not want to play the role at first. In order to make the National Master understand the difficulty, he
After retreating, Uncle Ge opened his mouth and offered a sky-high salary.
How much! Only 700,000!
Of course, compared to the monthly salary of several hundred yuan for ordinary white-collar workers at this time, it was still a sky-high salary.
But it’s much better than what is normal in later generations. And it’s also a great value for money.
In this day and age, it is very difficult for mainland actors to make a lot of money by acting, but it is much easier than singing by singers.
Because there are more ways for singers to make money.
With the gradual development of the mainland's economy, the demand for spiritual entertainment is increasing.
Listening to music is the most common way, and most ordinary people will buy a few records or tapes at one time or another.
Spend some money, it won't cost much.
No matter if it is genuine or pirated.
But spending money to watch movies is not a necessity. Many people have never spent money to go to a cinema and watch a movie.
Although piracy is rampant in the record market today, you can still make a lot of money in the growing record market by releasing a popular record.
Acupuncture is also a way for singers to make more money, not to mention singing in residence, holding concerts, endorsements, etc.
Singers can even sing theme songs in movies and TV shows, and the remuneration they earn is not much less than that of actors participating in the show.
Therefore, singers of the same status in mainland China earn much more than actors.
In the current situation where Hong Kong films are gradually declining, the fact that Hong Kong and Taiwan stars have released several major albums in recent years can also explain the situation.
A few years ago, when Hong Kong films were at their peak, Hong Kong stars often took turns to star in them. The names Liu Shisan, Zhang Yida and Zheng Jiu were passed down from that time.
It was just that acting was more profitable at that time.
After the eldest brother left the room, Liu Hao fell into deep thought.
Should I be a singer singing or an actor acting?
The musical talent of this body is already good, but the average handsome appearance is a waste if it is not used for acting.
Besides, singing and acting are Liu Hao’s dreams and it’s hard to choose between them.
In fact, most of the mainland artists of this era only specialize in one thing, either acting or singing, and occasionally make guest appearances.
"I want them all!"
Children only do multiple choice questions!
In Liu Hao's vision, it is enough to become a pop singer and stand on the stage that attracts everyone's attention. He does not have to become a member of the national team.
This means there is no need to go to a music conservatory for further studies.
His later idol singer Fatty Zhou was just a high school graduate.
"As long as your singing skills are adequate, the worst case scenario is that you can hire a professional pronunciation teacher for special training in the future."
Liu Hao is quite confident in this body's current musical level.
"My singing skills are definitely much better than when Fatty Zhou first debuted!"
Liu Hao also drew some conclusions based on the situation of later generations.
In fact, mainland male actors of their generation are actually quite miserable.
No matter how good your acting skills are, what will happen if you become the best actor?
At most, you can only play the leading role in some movies with small investment. In those movies with big directors and big investment, the first choice for the main actor is never a mainland actor. In most cases, the starring roles are given to Hong Kong and Taiwan stars or even good actors.
of stars.
Of course, this cannot be entirely blamed on the big directors, after all, in this era, mainland male stars really have little market appeal.
Female stars are slightly stronger, but not much stronger. Even if they become the protagonist, most of them are nothing more than flower vases.
This situation will gradually change after the mainland market matures in more than ten years.
But in more than ten years, Liu Hao, who will be a mainland actor in the future, no matter how good his acting skills are and how handsome he is, he will not be able to compete with those Hong Kong and Taiwan stars by acting alone.
Because the mainland has never been short of actors with good acting skills and good looks.
If you want to compete with those Hong Kong and Taiwan stars, you must find ways to increase your market appeal from other aspects.
Just be a singer and sing, after all, those popular singers still have great market appeal.
"First become famous as a singer by releasing records. Once you become famous and famous, you will have market appeal. You will definitely be favored by major directors and invited to act."
In later generations, the market appeal of big singers was difficult for even the National Master to ignore. He even invited Fatty Zhou to perform in his movie "The Golden Armor", and his role even surpassed that of Liu Huohua, the Golden Horse Best Actor.
Of course, Liu Hao didn't want Fatty Zhou to be abandoned by major directors because of his facial paralysis. If he wanted to act, he had to rely on himself to lose money and invest.
So I have to keep improving my acting skills.
No matter which life he was in, Liu Hao had never had acting experience, although he considered himself to be very talented in acting.
But he is still very self-aware. If he wants to have acting skills, he should go through professional practice and slowly develop them.
After all, mainland actors do not have as many resources as some Hong Kong and Taiwan stars to constantly hone their acting skills during film shooting.
Therefore, Liu Hao would never let go of the opportunity to be admitted to those professional art colleges.
He will definitely take the art exams of China National Theater and Nortel.
"Charlotte can beat up Fatty Zhou, how can I be worse than him?"
Liu Hao slowly opened the key to the locked drawer and pulled out a notebook from the books in the drawer.
After turning on the desk lamp and turning off the bright lamp, Liu Hao carefully opened the notebook under the dim desk lamp and gently turned through each page.
Liu Hao could clearly see every word on it.
Here are the lyrics and music of the songs, and some even have the arrangements marked.
They are all classic songs for future generations.
Some of them are golden songs that I am familiar with and still remember.
Of course, some of these songs are all remembered, while others are not remembered very much, and some even only have two or three lines.
But Liu Hao wrote everything down in his notebook.
And the rest are songs that suddenly come to mind under certain circumstances.
For example, when I confessed my love to Gao Yuanyuan that day, the songs that suddenly came to my mind were "Love Is Unavoidable", "Those Years", etc.
These songs have complete lyrics, arrangements, and even the song MVs are all in Liu Hao's mind, and they are all remembered as new now.
If there is one thing, there will be two. Liu Hao can clearly feel that these are not special cases.
The complete songs recorded in the notebook now are enough for Liu Hao to release several albums.
Fortunately, Liu Hao originally had enough musical background to be able to write down the lyrics and music on his own.
"These should be enough for me to become famous. If I really can't remember it in the future, or that situation doesn't happen, the worst I can do is write songs on my own. Just like Fatty Zhou, he promises his fans every year that he will release a song next year.
New song.”
Of course, Liu Hao doesn't want this situation to happen too early.