Tao Tang is well aware of Xia Yu's strict requirements for scripts, so she is really careful when choosing scripts. There may be a bunch of scripts that are already qualified to win awards, but she will only choose the most suitable ones.
That one!
But for the script "Trafficking Crime", Tao Tang also reminded Xia Yu many times, "The character of Li Yuqin is different from Lin Dan and Bai Xiaofei. The first two only have problems with their mental state... Li Yuqin is a serious person."
A woman in her thirties or forties who has been tortured beyond recognition - she is old, both in mentality and appearance!"
This role is absolutely subversive to Xia Yu!
"You know, whether it's "The Prison" or "The Cure", no matter how bad the mental state of the two heroines is, they still have a different kind, a different kind of morbid beauty, beauty without makeup... And it's hard to find more beauty in Li Yuqin, she is just a
Orphaned, psychologically deformed women.”
"Also, Li Yuqin is a disabled person and a cripple... It is a big test for his acting skills. If he is not careful, he will not perform well and his reputation will face a big challenge!"
This was Tao Tang's advice before the Berlin Film Festival. After all, she was just an agent and could give the greatest advice... But she was not a pure agent. She had more things to consider. At that time, Xia Yu had not yet achieved anything
Golden Rooster, Golden Horse!
Xia Yu didn't say much at that time, only said, "I still want to try..."
Then he laughed, "Sister Tang, don't you think this is a particularly exciting challenge?"
And when Cheng Zhiqing and Dai Chengbi finished signing contracts and left the studio, Tao Tang understood what Xia Yu was thinking at that time... - 'I expected that this year, "Cure" would most likely not win the top three, so I
Work hard for next year, or even the year after!'
Now she understood, she touched Xia Yu's forehead and smiled with emotion, "Our little girl has really grown up!"
She then stood up, packed her things, and prepared to go out. Xia Yu wondered, "What are you going to do?"
"Great Wall Film and Television...has finalized the investment!"
This movie may not necessarily make money, but word-of-mouth is what Great Wall Films wants and wants to maintain!
This year's Berlin Film Festival has come to an end.
Zhang Chengye founded "Chengye Film and Television" last year. This small studio was established for only half a year. With a little-known work "Night Flame", it won the Best Golden Bear Award at the 64th Berlin Film Festival.
, the Best Silver Bear Actor Award has given the already shaky Tianhe Times a huge sum of money, and "Chengye Film and Television" has entered the public eye for the first time!
This is the second film to win the Berlin Golden Bear and Silver Bear after the turn of the millennium, but the theme is even more unfamiliar. Although Xia Yu didn't watch it, director Zheng Teng, who had helped him before, talked to them about it.
Say, it's almost the same as "Drowning"!
Film critic Chen Lin also published a corresponding review after watching the movie. The movie is excellent, but not very realistic. The actor's acting skills are as good as Yu Junhao's, but the actress's acting skills are slightly inferior.
Collision, a little lacking - to put it bluntly, this is a literary film that Westerners love to watch, and it fully meets the positioning of the Berlin Film Festival!
There is definitely nothing that can be done about the popularity aspect, and even less about the appearance aspect - the heroine barely saves it. This movie must be a favorite of literary and artistic young people, but it has no commercial elements. Tao Tang analyzed it, even if
Even with the halo of the Golden Bear Award, the box office will not exceed 200 million!
This is why when the four people discussed the movie "Trafficking", they all commented in the same way, "It's hard to make money!"
But one good thing is that compared to "Night Flame", which is a bland, green crime movie that has not yet gotten rid of vulgar love, "Sin" is more realistic, has the main theme, and is more educational - it
Not empty!
Xia Yu also made it clear that she plans to participate in next year's Venice Film Festival for this film.
And when Cheng Zhiqing heard the news... his whole breathing was a little uneven. There was really nothing he could do about it. The current situation in the industry was like this. It doesn't mean that a person with good acting skills can find a suitable script!
This is a serious script in which the male and female protagonists can compete in separate departments. What's more, Cheng Zhiqing is the first to play the leading role. It is to be submitted to three major A-category film festivals. For this, he couldn't refuse!
This is his first one, and it is very likely to be the last one in his future film and television career... Even if he can win the award, it will be difficult to find another one. There is Wei Jihong on the mainland, Yu Junhao on the bottom, and these old people
The actor is really just a "gold medal supporting actor!"
As soon as Tao Tang left Xia Yu Studio, he called Great Wall Film and Television. Hearing that Xia Yu's new movie project was approved, Tao Tang was asked to go directly to Great Wall Film and Television to discuss the cooperation project. When they arrived at Yao Yuanqian's office, the two talked for an entire afternoon.
time!
For this investment project, the shareholdings are roughly clear. Xia Yu Studio holds 46% of the shares, Tao Tang from Great Wall Film and Television has allocated 45%, and Zhuanghe Studio has 4%.
Dai Chengbi 5%.
Producers, directors, and actors are naturally handled by Xia Yu Studio. What Great Wall Film and Television has to do is to provide the crew team, allocate investment funds, prepare for subsequent editing work, and, as the distributor, arrange the cinema line!
As for after reading the script of "Trafficking Crime", Yao Yuanqian also understood that even if Xia Yu plays the leading role in this movie, whether it can make money is really average or not. After all, the male protagonist is played by veteran actor Cheng Zhiqing - just
It has always been a popular type.
As far as this lineup and investment are concerned, it is definitely a film of the Great Wall Film and Television faction. As for why Xia Yu chose Cheng Zhiqing, Yao Yuanqian also considered this as a superior person. There are no more than two reasons.
One is the relationship between Xia Yu and Cheng Zhiqing, and the other is probably because of Great Wall Film and Television.
Xia Yu didn't know about this beautiful misunderstanding. Even if she knew, she could only smile - she could consider small things, such as investment and dividends, but when it came to the script, let alone Great Wall Film and Television, Mr. Zhuang was in front of her.
, it can only be a recommendation, the choice is up to her!
This is the consensus she reached with the old man.
After reading the script, we agreed on the shareholding, and finally talked about investment. Tao Tang had been summarizing the script of "Trafficking Crime", and finally gave an investment of 80 million. How should I say, business is business!
Xia Yu's salary has actually increased to a small target so far, and she has been offered sky-high prices for more than one script!
100 million is definitely too much, but as the first actress to win three gold medals, and with a total box office figure of more than 2 billion, her salary is barely 20 million before tax. After deducting tax, there is still something left. Compared with "The Cure"