He Xin sat on the large boss chair and looked at a budget, while Liu Jiang, who looked naive, sat opposite him slightly awkwardly.
It must be said that Liu Jiang is a quick shooter. It only took half a year to complete "Before Dawn" from the start to the post-production period. Now he has immediately come up with a second project to be launched, although the budget is a bit high.
Thirty-six episodes, a small amount of 30 million, is almost double the cost of "Before Dawn", but there is no way that the actors' salaries have been rising in the past two years, and the labor behind the scenes has also been rising. As listed above
The female lead, Jiang Qinqin, who plays Mao Doudou, is paid as much as 500,000 yuan per episode. Her salary alone accounts for almost one-third of the total cost. This is the price after discount. It is said that the external quotation has exceeded
Six hundred thousand an episode.
In comparison, the male lead Zhang Yi's salary is much lower, less than one-third of Jiang Qinqin's. Although this guy became popular with "Soldier Assault" and "Head", he may also be popular with "Head"
》The impact of the high and low ratings is that Huayi Brothers’ offer is not high.
Speaking of "Leader", it is definitely a work of conscience. The actors are reliable and the production is also striving for excellence. It was once called the best anti-Japanese drama after "Bright Sword". It also had a record one-million-dollar premiere episode.
The four-star network has attracted widespread attention from the outside world. However, the ratings during the broadcast were not as high as expected with "Bright Sword" back then. On the contrary, it went from bad to worse. By the end of the broadcast, the ratings were less than one-third of the early stage.
The general response from the audience is that it is incomprehensible or too heavy. To put it bluntly, "Bright Sword" is a magical drama, similar to the cool novels in online novels. "Leader" pays more attention to realism, and is too real and heavy. It is good, but it doesn't look good.
I woke up exhausted.
"Teacher He, are you okay?" Liu Jiang couldn't help but asked a little uneasily when he saw He Xin sitting there motionless with the budget, looking like he was thinking.
"Ah? Oh, no problem."
He Xin reacted, and accidentally got distracted. He simply didn't read the rest of the content, turned to the end, signed his name, handed it over and said, "Brother Liu, turn on the phone at this time?"
"I'm basically ready here. I'll take a look at a few supporting characters later. We can start filming by the end of the month soon. Teacher He, do you have any other instructions?"
"It's okay. There will be a screening of "Before Dawn" in two days, so you can join me." He Xin threw a cigarette over and said with a smile.
"Oh, Mr. Hu has already said hello to me. I will definitely attend when the time comes." As Liu Jiang spoke, he stood up and took out a lighter to help light the fire.
Xinhao Media does not sign actors, only directors. Currently, Ning Hao and Liu Jiang are the only two contracted directors with the company. The company's resources are naturally tilted towards him, rather than Cheng Qiang, who has worked with him many times before.
.
Speaking of Cheng Qiang, he had picked up several books before, all of which were about family emotions. They were similar to Liu Jiang's "A Beautiful Era for Wifes". After He Xin read it, he immediately decided on "A Beautiful Era for Wifes".
", as for the few books Cheng Qiang brought over, they were all rejected.
The reason is very simple. "The Beautiful Era of Wife" is so popular, but Cheng Qiang's few books have no impression at all in his memory. For this reason, Cheng Qiang is very emotional, after all, he has already directed "Double-sided Tape"
" and "Wang Gui and Anna" are two famous directors. As a result, there has been a delay in signing the contract and there has been no clear answer.
To put it bluntly, he is a bit bloated now and is not as obedient and sensible as Liu Jiang.
"A Beautiful Era of Wifes" was actually launched half a year later than the original time and space. After all, this drama is the work of screenwriter Wang Liping, so it is easy to find investment. Unlike "Before Dawn", which Liu Jiang and Huang Ke saved themselves, in the beginning
No one was interested in him until he finished filming "Daughter-in-law". The investor Hua Lubaina saw that Xiao Liu was good at it, and that's how "Before Dawn" was born.
It's different now. He Xin took a liking to "Before Dawn" at first glance and pushed "The Wife" later. Of course, since Xinhao Media is the investor now, Hai Qing and Huang Haibo in the original version naturally no longer exist.
, replaced by Jiang Qinqin and Zhang Yi. Including the awkward-looking role of Mao Doudou's younger brother Mao Feng in the original version, it is impossible to be the connected household-Rong Xinda's young boss, but replaced by
Now Huang Xuan is being trained by Sister Hong.
Also, Yuwei’s younger sister hired Tong Yali as a guest star, the one whose husband died on the second day after the wedding and became a bride and a widow. She had a perverted personality, was aggressive and unreasonable, and was picky and fussy about her sister-in-law Mao Doudou.
Bit.
This role is not difficult for Tong Yali, just play her true self.
After smoking a cigarette, Liu Jiang said goodbye knowingly.
He Xin continued to immerse himself in reviewing and approving documents. During this period, he was busy making guest appearances and visiting classes, and accumulated a lot of work.
"No Man's Land" has been filming in the northwest for nearly two months, and it is estimated that it will take another month of filming. There is no way, it is a debut crew, in addition to the picky director Ning Hao, Huang Bo, Yu Nan
, including the artists on the production team, are all Virgos.
When He Xin went to visit the class, he saw the Virgos making all kinds of nitpicks at the scene, and then left after staying for two days. At the same time, he silently expressed his deep sympathy for Xu Guangtou, who was on the verge of collapse every day.
After approving a few documents, he had to stand up and stretch his muscles. He had been sitting for most of the day, especially because the man at home had been so noisy in the past two days. His waist was inevitably uncomfortable and he couldn't stand sitting for a long time.
He walked around the desk twice and stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, holding his hands on his waist and moving slowly. Before he knew it, it was late spring and early summer, and the small green space outside the window was full of life again, and his eyes were full of green.
It looks very refreshing.
After a few minutes of activity, he pulled up his trouser legs, spread his legs, twisted around in a horse stance, opened his hands for balance, then lowered his waist bit by bit, and saw that his crotch was still a palm away from the ground.
, his face became obviously ugly, but he still insisted on pressing down bit by bit.
He was indeed a little neglectful during this period. He didn't exercise enough, and his ligaments became a little tight. When he first entered the Chinese opera training class, he had to put pressure on his legs for two months to master this split skill.
You still need to practice hard. As an actor, maintaining body flexibility is also one of the basic skills. Otherwise, you won't be able to complete many actions by yourself.
In contrast, Cheng Hao has been doing very well in this aspect. Since practicing yoga with Tong Yali, her body has become more flexible and flexible. It seems that the reason why she has been so noisy in the past two days is because she has unlocked a few more
New difficult cheese.
Just as he bared his teeth and pressed down desperately, there were two knocks on the door, and then Xiao Douding opened the door and came in. When she saw the scene in front of her, her eyes widened and she said exaggeratedly: "
Boss, what’s wrong with you?”
He was obviously holding his breath just now and was about to reach the end, but when Xiao Douding interrupted him, he let out the breath he was holding and naturally couldn't do it. He stood up slowly with his hands on the ground and stretched the muscles in his crotch.
He glanced at her and said angrily: "Why can't I think about it? I'm just moving around."
As he spoke, he sighed and said: "Sure enough, the years are not forgiving. As you get older, people will inevitably get rusty. I used to do the splits for fun, but now I can hardly do it anymore."
"Tch, you call me old, so who am I?" Xiao Douding snorted.
I almost forgot that Ms. Hu Linyu, the CEO of Xinhao Media, nicknamed "Gu Yue Wan" and "Xiao Douding", is six years older than him.
"What's up?"
He Xin did a few more squats while holding on to the table. When he felt better, he returned to the boss's chair and sat down and asked.
"Are you sure you want Chen Kexin to direct "Du Lala"?" Xiao Douding asked seriously, holding a stack of documents in his hand.
"Of course, I told you before, didn't I?"
The conflict between Chen Kexin and Yu Dong has spread in a small area. In addition to the conflict of ideas, the gang of Hong Kong people under Chen Kexin are messing around like this. To be honest, it is quite a bad brand. No one is a fool and no one is willing to do it.
Taken advantage of. Xiao Douding was opposed to it at first. In her words, she couldn't tolerate this bunch of Hong Kong people with a bad reputation.
But unfortunately, my boss is optimistic about Chen Kexin.
"Besides, when the time comes, you, the producer, will be watching, so what should I be afraid of?" He Xin said with a smile.
Xiao Douding knew that this was the answer. She just confirmed it as a routine, curled her lips, put the documents in her hand in front of him one by one and said: "Cultural China proposed a 50% investment ratio and an equal proportion of profit sharing. I don't have it."
Agree, we are currently talking about a 30% investment share and a 25% profit share. In addition, Bona also requires a 30% investment share. I haven’t discussed this with them yet. In the end, you have to find Mr. Yu yourself. As for Chen Kexin’s production,
In addition to proposing to use the film remuneration as investment, they also asked for 10% of the box office share..."
When He Xin heard this, he immediately shook his head and said: "10% is too high. He is not a national teacher, so it is only 5% at most."
This box office refers to the share of box office profits. This so-called box office share is also passed down from Hollywood. To be precise, it is called risk pay. But except for the first-class stars or big directors who can afford the box office, very few people can
Get this kind of treatment.
In Hollywood, only directors like Spielberg and Lucas can enjoy 10% of the box office share.
Xiaodou Dingmian said with a troubled expression: "5% may be a bit difficult. His share ratio for "October Siege" is 5%. But I will try my best to keep it down."
"October Siege" is a blockbuster film with a different size, so the distribution ratio is naturally different.
"Well, press down as much as you can."
To put it bluntly, Chen Kexin now is not the Chen Kexin ten years from now. Wanting 10% of the box office share is not enough.
"Also, Zhixi has told me several times, can she also participate this time? The requirements are not high, as long as 10% of the investment share is enough."
Xiao Douding said, unable to answer He Xin, and said: "That's what I think, you asked me to keep an eye on those Hong Kong people, what about this part of the company? My idea is to let Zhixi participate and let her
As a producer, let her keep an eye on her. With her shrewdness, she is not afraid of any little tricks made by Hong Kong people. And in this way, there will be a buffer between us and Chen Kexin. If anything happens, we will not directly quarrel with each other.
It’s shameless. When the time comes, all we need to do is send a few capable financial officers there.”
Xiao Douding's reasons are quite reasonable. The company cannot run without Xiao Douding's strategizing. In addition, Chen Zhixi is indeed very capable, and we have known each other for so many years. Even if there is no credit, there is still hard work. If you don't give people a chance, it will be
It's a bit unreasonable.
The lessons learned from "October Siege" are right in front of us. If those Hong Kong people hadn't gone too far, Bona wouldn't be so dissatisfied. Xinhao Media has cooperated with Bona in the past few years.
There is also a lot of mooching on the part of the producers, but their moping is within a reasonable and acceptable range.
Things are no longer like before. In the past, a movie cost millions of dollars to invest. Now it easily costs tens of millions or even hundreds of millions. Even if it is just a little bit, it will cost hundreds of thousands or millions. For reference to the fashion-themed film "Du Lala"
The movie "Women Are Not Bad" that Mr. Xu filmed last year required an investment of at least 3,000 to 4,000 yuan.
Therefore, a shrewd and capable producer like Chen Zhixi is really needed to be on hand at the scene.
"Okay, let's do it. As for Bona...I'll make an appointment with Brother Dong later and have a chat with him." He Xin nodded thoughtfully.
Obviously, Chen Kexin used the original title of "We Produced" instead of "Renren Film and Television" when cooperating with them this time, which is enough to show that he and Bona have no room for continued cooperation. Of course, "Dura"
"Pull" are two different things, because the main controller of this project is Xinhao Media.
It is certain that Yu Dong is unhappy, but friends are friends and business is business. There is no need for He Xin to join any team for the sake of loyalty to his friends. But an explanation is still indispensable, at least to give us, Mr. Yu, a step down.
"Also, can you attend the screening of "Before Dawn" in two days?" Xiao Douding asked after finishing the serious conversation.
"Well, I'll forget it, you and Brother Liu are enough."
He Xin shook his head. He had participated in several movie watching parties like this before. Compared with movies, which rely entirely on movie tickets, TV dramas mainly deal with TV stations. And many of the people who buy movies from TV stations are laymen.
Moreover, they are all from within the system and speak in an official manner. He is not good at dealing with such people.
"Oh, and also, selling movies is not a matter of selling movies, and there is no kickback or anything like that. We will definitely not participate in this kind of nonsense!"
As he said this, he looked at him with a serious look on his face.
This kind of thing has happened before. A certain TV station once made such a request when purchasing a film, but he refused. Moreover, this kind of thing is no longer a secret in the industry, and has become a hidden form.
rule.
"Boss, what's the point? The wool comes from the sheep. Besides, everyone else is doing this now. If we..."
Before Xiao Douding finished speaking, He Xin waved his hand and interrupted: "I can't control what other people do, but we just can't do it. We rely on our works to speak, and we will never engage in such crooked ways."
Think about Fan Xiaopang, Yu Ma, and Guo Xiaosi in later generations. They are all lessons learned from the past!
"The market is getting better and better now. All we can do is pay taxes according to regulations, not pay bribes, and abide by laws and regulations. Although everyone is doing this kind of thing now, there is no guarantee that there will not be a day of reckoning in the future. The iron fist of the dictatorship is no joke.
thing!"
Seeing how serious he said it, Xiao Douding gradually calmed down the disdainful expression on his face, nodded solemnly and said: "I understand!"