Wu Mengda was surrounded by reporters as soon as he arrived at the hotel. He enjoyed this kind of treatment very much, especially after he went bankrupt.
A tabloid reporter who didn't know how he got in asked: "Brother Da, I heard that you went to the Shaolin Temple to film a film some time ago?"
Wu Mengda immediately became vigilant and said: "How is it possible? The mainland is not that easy to get to."
Another reporter said: "What's going on in Wudang Mountain?"
Wu Mengta laughed and said: "You can just shoot any mountain and edit the scenes. Where can you really go to Wudang Mountain to shoot a movie? Do you know that travel costs are very expensive? Why should we spend money to go to the mainland when we can shoot things in Hong Kong?"
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"What about the Shaolin Temple? Some of the shots in "Wu-Dang: Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" are the same as those in "Shaolin Temple"." The reporter asked again.
Wu Mengda refused to admit it and said: "You're stupid, you can set up a scene. Do you know what a set up is? You don't even know how to set up a scene and you are reporting on entertainment news."
However, the reporter did not accept his words and said: "Then how come the Shaolin Temple in the two movies is exactly the same?"
Wu Mengda said: "The scene was based on the movie "Shaolin Temple"."
The reporter reminded: "It seems that when Mr. Kang was filming "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", "Shaolin Temple" had not yet been released in Hong Kong."
Wu Mengda was stunned for a moment, then said: "I remembered it wrong. In fact, Mr. Kang has been to the Shaolin Temple before. You also know that Mr. Kang came from mainland China. He has been to the Shaolin Temple before, so he asked us to set up the scene based on his memory.
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"Then where is the studio where you set up the scene?" the reporter asked.
Wu Mengda destroyed the evidence and said: "It's torn down. It will be torn down after filming. Otherwise, why would you keep it?"
Of course the reporters knew that Wu Mengda was talking nonsense. In fact, this kind of nonsense did not make much sense, but at least he had a little luck. If Wu Mengda said: I just went to the mainland to make a movie, what can you do to me? Once such words are said
Come out. Then there will be no room for redemption.
"Mr. Kang is here!"
Someone shouted, and the reporters turned around and ran in that direction. Wu Mengda did not enter the hotel, but followed the reporters to greet Kang Jianfei.
In "Wudang: Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", Wu Mengda can be said to be the third male lead. After the box office of this movie exceeded 20 million, Wu Mengta's salary also increased a lot, and now the price of making a movie is 100,000.
The dividends between Oriental DreamWorks' artists and the company are usually divided on a seven-to-three basis. That is, if Wu Mengda earns 100,000 from outside filming, he can only get more than 60,000. The other 30,000 will be given to the company, and several thousand more will be given.
his agent.
However, if Wu Mengda is filming for our company, then he only needs to pay his agent a sum of money, and DreamWorks will not ask for his dividends. This is also a disguised form of encouraging artists to film for his company.
Generally speaking, apart from the long filming dates, Oriental DreamWorks also offers very good remuneration, so there has never been any employee job-hopping.
Although Kang Jianfei is very sinister, he has not yet wanted to use employees as money-making machines. He has always believed that slave contracts like TVB are unscientific. If Hong Kong's television industry was not monopolized by TVB, TVB would have been doing this since the 1990s.
——They are more harsh on artists than they were in the 1980s, and TV stations have long been ruined.
Of course. Compared to the Korean entertainment industry, TVB is already very kind.
Korean artists in the 21st century basically earn 28% of what they earn from the company, and a few big names can get 30%. Don't look at the glamorous Korean stars on stage. In fact, the money they earn is about the same as white-collar workers in the company.
Even popular A-list celebrities basically have to work for six or seven years before they can buy a house.
As for the second- and third-rate stars, come on. Just stay in the entertainment industry for ten years and see if you can pay the down payment for a house. Unlike the big-name celebrities in mainland China, the salary for one episode of a TV series is two to three hundred thousand. If you film a few more episodes, you can buy a house.
All arrived.
The most speechless thing is that in the first year of their debut, Korean artists basically did not get a penny in compensation. Even if you become famous in Asia, you must return all the money you earn to the company, and then continue
If you sleep in a dormitory, the company will give you a monthly allowance. Don’t worry, you won’t starve to death.
Why is this happening?
Because the trainee system in South Korea is too expensive, on average, each trainee costs almost 1 million yuan in RMB from the beginning of training to his debut. The three major entertainment companies in South Korea recruit so many trainees every year, and one person spends
One million RMB, how much is it?
These costs can only be extracted from the debut artists, and the wool comes from the sheep anyway.
Um, that seems to be going too far.
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Kang Jianfei actually didn't want to be interviewed today, and he didn't invite any media reporters. But these guys caught wind of it and ran outside the hotel early to squat.
By the way, it seems that Hong Kong's famous paparazzi will soon take shape in the future.
"Mr. Kang, I heard that DreamWorks has been banned by Taiwan. Have you given up on the Taiwan market?"
"Mr. Kang, some people say that you are a mainland spy. What mission did you come to Hong Kong to perform?"
"Brother Fei, there is a rumor that you almost became a monk when you went to Shaolin Temple this time. Is it true?"
"Mr. Kang, do you plan to turn Oriental DreamWorks into a left-wing film company?"
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Kang Jianfei kept a smile on his face, but didn't answer a single question. He just kept walking inside, and the hotel's security personnel came over to help block the reporters.
Finally hearing a reporter ask a question about the new martial arts, Kang Jianfei walked to the hotel and said: "Some people say that martial arts movies have declined. If you make one movie, you will lose one, and even if you make a profit, you can only make a small amount of money. I just want to
If you don’t believe it, you see there are so many viewers for martial arts movies on TV now, why no one watched them when they were made into movies? That’s because we didn’t make the movies good enough and couldn’t get the audience to pay money to go to the theater. On this issue, we have to
There are new breakthroughs and new selling points..."
Kang Jianfei ignored other questions, opened his mouth and started talking nonsense around the topic of new martial arts. As he was talking, he entered the hotel, while the reporters were all blocked outside.
"Hey, we want to go in to eat too, get out of the way!" a reporter shouted to the security guard.
Other reporters echoed: "Yes, if you are open but not doing business, be careful and I will file a complaint against you."
The hotel manager ran out and said politely: "Sorry, the upstairs has been reserved by Mr. Kang. If you gentlemen want to dine, you can spend your money downstairs."
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After entering the elevator, Wang Jing couldn't help but ask: "A Fei, is your company really banned by Taiwan?"
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "If there is a little trouble, I will handle it."
Wang Jing said: "Is that true? In fact, it would be good to shoot a movie like yours in Hong Kong, so why take the risk in the mainland?"
Kang Jianfei said: "I have long chosen Li Lianjie to be the leading actor in this film. No matter where it is filmed, I am afraid it will be the same result now."
Wang Jing said no more and asked curiously: "How is the mainland now? Are you still unable to afford food?"
Kang Jianfei said to Wen Bixia: "Xiaxia, come and tell him."
Wen Bixia thought for a while and said, "It's okay, people in mainland China are quite polite."
There were people from the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office accompanying me along the way, so it would be strange to be rude. However, Kang Jianfei was too lazy to explain to Wang Jing.
Not long after Kang Jianfei arrived at the restaurant, Lin Qingxia, Zhong Chuhong and others also came. Guan Zhilin and her daughter went to the United States for the Spring Festival and have not returned yet. It may be that the relationship between her parents has turned for the better.
After Kang Jianfei greeted the guests, Lin Qingxia walked up to him and said, "Afei, I contacted Director Li Xing and Mr. Mei for you, and they both said they couldn't help this time."
Kang Jianfei saw Lin Qingxia's anxious face and was moved to caress her back and said: "It doesn't matter. It's useless for you to be anxious now. By the way, have you asked who ordered the ban on DreamWorks?"
Lin Qingxia said: "It was the people from the Hong Kong branch of the Central News Agency who sent all the news in the Hong Kong newspapers back to Taiwan, and then the director of the Information Bureau, Song Chuyu, personally spoke."
Kang Jianfei was surprised and said: "The director of the Information Bureau personally asked. He really has nothing to do!"
Lin Qingxia said: "It's difficult to deal with it because Director Song personally ordered it. If it's someone from below, they can just go to Sister Chen (Qiong Yao) to settle the matter. Those people have to give her face no matter what."
Kang Jianfei asked again: "Is there any negative news about me in Taiwan?"
Lin Qingxia shook her head and said: "No. There have been no reports on you in the past two months. You should have been listed as a sensitive person in news reports."
Kang Jianfei scratched his scalp with a headache. He couldn't help but said: "These guys' reaction is too much. Isn't it just that they went to the mainland to make a movie? Isn't that what it is?"
Lin Qingxia came up with an idea and said: "I think you should wait for a while and wait until "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" is released in Hong Kong and Nanyang. As long as this movie is still released in Asia, Taiwan will never withdraw its support.
Ban from your DreamWorks."
Kang Jianfei asked with a smile: "What about you? You are also an actor at DreamWorks. Will Taiwan's Information Bureau also ban you?"
"Of course I'm fine," Lin Qingxia said, "but Hui Yinghong, Wen Bixia and Wu Mengda, it is estimated that the movies they star in in the near future will also be severely scrutinized by Taiwan's censorship office."
Taiwan is an important market for Hong Kong films. If the films starring Hui Yinghong and others are severely censored, the direct consequence will be that no director will dare to film with them.
Kang Jianfei was too lazy to think about it, patted Lin Qingxia on the shoulder, turned around and walked to the other side.
But it was the brothers Xiang Huaqiang and Xiang Huasheng who came. Xiang Huaqiang smiled from afar and said: "A Fei, congratulations on your movie's box office success!"
As if seeing an old friend, Kang Jianfei shook hands with Xiang Huaqiang and said, "We are happy together. Yongsheng Company's business has exceeded 10 million yuan, and the future is bright."
"Thanks to my brother," Xiang Huaqiang said enthusiastically, putting his hand on Kang Jianfei's shoulder, "Do you have any new filming plans recently? If you tell me, I will also invest. If you have money, we can make money together."
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "Brother, my company has been blacklisted by the Information Bureau in Taiwan. If you invest in my movie, don't blame me if you lose."
Xiang Huaqiang asked in surprise: "So the thing reported outside is true?"
Kang Jianfei shrugged and said, "I hope it's false."
Xiang Huaqiang opened his mouth in shock, and finally said with a grimace: "Wouldn't it be possible for "Chasing Girls" to be released in Taiwan?"
Although few people know that Kang Jianfei also invested in "The Hardcover Chasing Girls", the screenwriter of that drama was Kang Jianfei!
Kang Jianfei thought for a while and said, "Let's do this. When you send it to Taiwan for review, you can change the name of the screenwriter. Maybe you can get away with it."
Xiang Huaqiang said: "Those people in Taiwan are not fools, how could they not know that we have tampered with them?"
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "I'm afraid they are fools. Smart people can speak better."
"Oh... Haha, I understand." Xiang Huaqiang became happy again and did not mention this topic again.
Due to the shadow of DreamWorks being banned by the Taiwanese authorities, the atmosphere at this celebration party was somewhat depressing, especially for the main characters Hui Yinghong, who didn't know whether to be happy or worried.
Li Lianjie is still in Beijing and did not come to attend the celebration banquet, but Zhen Zidan came. After learning that Xiang Huaqiang was the boss of the film company, the guy kept trying to get in touch with the Xiang brothers, and then he
Talk about how awesome your kung fu is.
At the end of the banquet, Xiang Huaqiang asked Kang Jianfei: "Is that Zhen Zidan yours?"
Kang Jianfei asked with a smile: "I came from Beijing and wanted to make a movie with me. Why, Brother Qiang is interested?"
Xiang Huaqiang frowned and shook his head: "This kid is a bit inconspicuous. He is yours, but he didn't abandon you tonight. He came to my table to toast. Is it because he saw you being banned in Taiwan that he wanted to follow me?
Filming?"
Come on, Zhen Zidan has made a mistake again, and Kang Jianfei is too lazy to speak for him.
After the celebration banquet, Lin Qingxia and Zhong Chuhong walked together. Kang Jianfei patted Wen Bixia's hand and said, "Xiaxia, you take Wang Jing's car back, and I'll see Qingxia and Ahong off."
Wen Bixia was a little reluctant, but she couldn't object to Kang Jianfei's decision, so she could only say sullenly: "Okay, but you have to go home early."
"I got it, go back quickly." After Kang Jianfei finished speaking, he walked towards Lin Qingxia and the two girls, and said with a smile, "Two beauties, do you want me to take you home?"
Lin Qingxia and Zhong Chuhong were both worried about the company's affairs and were not in the mood to joke with him. Lin Qingxia rolled her eyes at Kang Jianfei and said, "You can still laugh at this time."
Kang Jianfei sighed and said, "Don't take this matter too seriously. It's not the past now. Taiwan will relent in a few months at most, and everything will be settled by then."
Zhong Chuhong said: "Really? I'm afraid it's not that easy."
"Whether you believe it or not, just get in the car first, and I'll take you back." Kang Jianfei ran to the parking lot, drove out his car, and opened the door for them, "Would you two beauties want to go for a drive first?"
Seeing Kang Jianfei's relaxed look, Zhong Chuhong seemed to have a solution, so he relaxed and cursed with a smile: "You're a fool, you're going for a ride so late." 8
