Among the three investors in the movie "A Better Tomorrow", Simon Yam accounts for 20%. 5% of it is considered as copyright investment, so he actually invested 15% of the funds, which is less than 1 million Hong Kong dollars. Now
Received a dividend of 14 million Hong Kong dollars and became the biggest winner.
The copyright for Long Gang's version of "A Better Tomorrow" is shared by Sun Dahai and Simon Yam. When participating in the investment discussion for "A Better Tomorrow", the copyright fee was deemed to be 5%.
Sun Dahai authorized half of his copyright to Simon Yam for free, so that the calculation of profits and tax burdens would be clearer.
With "A Better Tomorrow", Simon Yam has achieved both fame and fortune. With this foundation, he will be more selective in selecting scripts and roles when receiving new scripts in the future.
With the establishment of Huanian Star Agency at the beginning of this year, Simon Yam was the first to transfer his agency contract to this agency. Here, he is still one of the shareholders, and no one will urge him to accept more film contracts.
Make money for the company.
Ren Dalai's current situation is like speaking out from his own experience, which makes Fa Ge and the others envious. Otherwise, Sun Dahai would not be able to recruit them so easily. Ren Dalai has already laid the foundation for him.
In particular, Simon Yam actually became the star of the $25 million multinational joint-production film "The Last Emperor", which surprised the three of them.
However, a few people found time to have an in-depth chat and found that, counting all the actors around them, only Simon Yam had the qualifications to be the male lead in this movie.
First of all, this crew itself is very special. It was a crew formed by a European director based on his own understanding of filming a Chinese historical blockbuster.
In order to compete for the Oscars, directors and producers must comply with the Oscars' requirements for nominated films and Hollywood filmmaking procedures to complete filming.
This resulted in the film using all dialogues in English. The Chinese protagonists and supporting actors all had the experience of studying acting in the United States, which facilitated the filming of the film and the cooperation between the actors.
Therefore, this invisible mandatory requirement alone has blocked the vast majority of actors in Hong Kong. Fa Ge and Leslie Cheung also failed to pass this level.
Not to mention Fat Brother's English, Leslie Cheung's English is very good, but unfortunately his acting skills are just wild. What's more, they both know very little about Hollywood theories and procedures.
Apart from the two of them, I'm afraid no one else can. Not to mention whether it can meet the requirements of the crew, just the $6.5 million rescue fee is not what any film and television company is willing to pay.
Sun Dahai spent so much money and knew that he would never get back his money. If he didn't praise his own people, wouldn't there be something wrong with him?
The key is to praise the male actor. If you praise the heroine, there may be some rich man, or a rich man's head is hot, and there is still a slight possibility.
Although Simon Yam got the leading role in such a big production and received a high salary, Fa Ge and Leslie Cheung were just surprised and not jealous.
Their schedules have always been full. One is used to going to theaters continuously, while the other alternates between filming and singing without missing a beat.
The filming period of "The Last Emperor" lasted nearly half a year, and the leading actors also had to participate in the crew's promotional activities for more than four months. Therefore, even if they were selected, they both had to consider it carefully.
In addition, there has never been a similar film with such a heavy historical theme in the history of Hong Kong films. No one knows what its future will be.
In fact, not only them, but also the ambitious director Bertolucci and producer Jeremy, many of the film's investors have little confidence in it.
Otherwise, even if there is a funding gap, it won't be Sun Dahai's turn to come to the rescue. Do you really think that 6.5 million US dollars is a lot?!
After Sun Dahai was reborn, his luck seemed to have improved. People who were close to him seemed to have been positively affected.
In fact, there are some people who also played an indispensable role for Simon Yam to successfully play this role. Ying Lao did not mention it last time, but several historical consultants invited from China for this film played an important role in the earliest selection of the starring role.
But there are great opinions.
Chinese people are very particular about blood, and this is naturally true for the royal families of all dynasties. The actor who plays the last emperor of China may not be a Chinese actor, but he can also be a Chinese actor, but it cannot be a mixed race.
In fact, the consultants also expressed great dissatisfaction with the use of English dialogue throughout the film. In the Chinese palace, the emperor and his concubines used English for daily communication; in the political hall, the ministers reported official business in English. This is too much.
Okay, it's really unacceptable.
However, the producers and director shot "The Last Emperor" to compete for the Oscar for Best Picture, not the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Therefore, English dialogue throughout is essential, and they will never give in.
In this way, the selection of the male lead has become a weight used by the producers to exchange conditions.
Therefore, Ren Kuanlei, who is fluent in English and studied acting in the United States, naturally rose to the top and became the new starring role in "The Last Emperor."
His ascension not only alleviated domestic dissatisfaction, but also brought Sun Dahai's $6.5 million rescue fee to the crew, making up for the financial gap.
This substitution seemed to be a magical move that was acceptable to all parties. It must be said that the producer Jeremy, who was responsible for mediating the matter, was indeed very political.
Anyway, many factors were added together, and Ren Kuanwei really became the male protagonist of "The Last Emperor". Speaking of which, Sun Dahai's greatest contribution was that he wrote the check without hesitation. As for other promotions
The power seemed to be provided by others, and Sun Dahai didn't even know about it.
Ren Darong sees these things very clearly, especially when Ren Kuangxi becomes the leading actor in "The Last Emperor", which will be of great help to his future development.
This not only gives Ren Kuanxi the aura of having played the leading role in international big-budget films, but more importantly, the producer of this film is China Film Co-Production Company.
The Huaxia Film Co-Production Company represents the country. If the film can finally pass the censorship in China, in the future, as long as Ren Kuanxi does not commit suicide, after the return of 1997, he will not have to worry about anything else and just keep making his movies.
Already.
Of course, Ren Darong would not say too much to Ren Kuei. They are in different positions and care about different things. The two brothers have a deep relationship and there is no need to explain.
But Ren Darong kept this love in his heart. When he learned that Sun Dahai had come to Xiangjiang again, he took time out of his busy schedule to express his gratitude to Sun Dahai.
