How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 62 Expensive, Not a Shortcoming of Things

Feng Xiaogang heard that there was something wrong in Zhang Nan's tone, but he couldn't hide this kind of thing from Zhang Nan, so he could only speak honestly.

But when the words came to his lips, Feng Xiaogang still changed his euphemism: "Our mainland has the least food standard."

Zhang Nan's eyes narrowed, "Is the menu like this when the crew started the machine?"

Feng Xiaogang nodded, "This is an old rule left over from the past when we co-produced film and television works in mainland China and other places."

Zhang Nan nodded after listening, but said nothing more.

Feng Xiaogang didn't say much when he saw this, he pushed the cart with lunch boxes and left quickly.

Looking at Feng Xiaogang who was slowly going away, Zhang Nan's face slowly revealed a contemplative look.

Zhang Nan also heard a little about the fact that the mainland artists in the film and television crew at this time had a lower standard of living than people from other places in his previous life.

Moreover, Zhang Nan also knows that this kind of differential treatment is not only reflected in the level of living treatment, but also in terms of film remuneration and other aspects.

For example, when Li Lianlian was shooting "Shaolin Temple" and other early works, it only cost a few yuan a day.

But for any unknown actor in Xiangjiang, the salary is more than ten yuan, dozens of yuan.

Things like this abound during this period.

It can be said that this is caused by the underdeveloped economy in the mainland in this era.

Zhang Nan also knows that he can't change the general environment, and his current energy is not so great.

but--

Zhang Nan couldn't change the general environment, but he still had the final say on the small environment in his crew.

Resurrection, and brought a gold finger.

Zhang Nan is no longer satisfied, he is alone in Hollywood and in the international arena.

What does that mean?
The target is too petty.

Zhang Nan's goal is to bring a group of Chinese artists to the world.

On the surface, [Jingcheng Wuguan] and [Modu Wuguan] chose to shoot in China because of the exchange rate difference.

But the more reason inside is that Zhang Nan wants to use a project that he can call the shots to bring a group of domestic artists.

Because Zhang Nan, who came from later generations, knows very clearly that this period is basically the last and best stage for non-Hollywood artists to enter Hollywood, and then use Hollywood to become famous all over the world.

Because the Hollywood blockbusters at this time have basically captured the global movie market.

But it has not fully captured the global film market like later generations.

At this time, film markets around the world still have the ability to compete with Hollywood.

Therefore, Hollywood's attitude towards filmmakers from other regions is not as exclusive as that of later generations.

Rather, there is a certain attitude of absorption and acceptance.

For example, many top artists and directors in Hong Kong and Europe were widely invited by Hollywood during this period.

Representative figures such as Luc Besson, Wu Baige, Big Brother Chenglong, Li Lianlian...etc.

It can be said that breaking into Hollywood during this period is the best opportunity and the lowest difficulty.

Because as long as you have a little bit of fame in the world, you may be spotted by Hollywood and invited, and then you will slowly mix out the supporting roles first and then the protagonists.

For example, Li Lianlian took this path.

Of course, the vast majority of them did not succeed like Li Lianlian, but failed—for example, the singer who sang a fire in the winter, who seemed to have gone to North America to hang out, and finally cleaned the plate for several years.

But this is also normal. In the circle of fame and fortune, thousands of troops have always crossed the single-plank bridge.

And once this period is missed, wait until Hollywood films completely defeat the film industry in other regions and truly become the center of world film.

At that time, Hollywood began to close its doors and sliced ​​the cake internally, instead of continuing to attract talents to enter.

If outsiders want to hit Hollywood, it is basically impossible.

Because the difficulty has changed from thousands of troops crossing the single-plank bridge to thousands of troops crossing the cliff, even the bridge is gone.

Zhang Nan's previous idea was to rely on the signature of the "Martial Arts" series of movies, first let domestic artists make their debuts in front of global audiences on the springboard of Hollywood, and accumulate some attention.

Waiting for him to develop for another two years, the background accumulated in Hollywood is enough.

Then set up an artist company, sign a contract with a number of domestic artists, and rush over before Hollywood has completely closed its doors.

With his support, one or two can always be established.

But now that I think about it, I still have to eat the food one bite at a time.

Hollywood and the like are still a bit far away for the Chinese entertainment industry at this time.

The most important thing right now is to bring up the treatment of mainland artists in Asia before considering impacting Hollywood.

Zhang Nan directly found the person in charge of the food in the crew.

"Director Zhang, are you looking for me?"

The person in charge of the food in the crew was called by Zhang Nan, his head was full of confusion, he didn't know why, and asked cautiously.

Zhang Nan said directly: "In the future, the meals of the artists in the crew should not be special, and all of them will be treated the same."

The person in charge of the food in the crew heard this with a hesitant expression.

The food for the film crew was all ordered from outside hotels at a cost, and they were all changed to the same standard. It was not difficult for him, and it was even a lot easier. After all, it was just a matter of talking about it when purchasing.

However, he was able to get a place in [Magic City Martial Arts], a very important project of the Magical Film Group.

Among the people working behind the scenes, he is considered a talent. He has rich experience in film crews and has seen too many intrigues.

Hearing Zhang Nan's words, he reminded in a low voice and kindly: "Director Zhang, if the food treatment is reduced, those who have been reduced may not be very good emotionally."

Zhang Nan smiled, accepted the other party's kindness, and explained in a bad tone: "I asked you to unify the standard, and didn't let you follow the minimum standard."

"what?"

The person in charge of the food in the crew was taken aback after hearing this, how could this be the case?Never heard of it!

"what do you mean?"

"All according to the highest standard." Zhang Nan replied firmly.

If you want to improve the treatment of mainland artists in the crew, the method is nothing more than improving the treatment of mainland artists, or lowering the treatment of other artists.

The method of lowering the treatment of other artists is not easy to implement in the crew.

Even if it is implemented, it will obviously be complained by all artists except mainland artists in the end.

It is true that Zhang Nan wants to improve the treatment of mainland artists in the crew, but he also does not want to be complained by other artists.

Then I can only choose to mention the treatment of mainland artists in the crew as the same as other artists.

The advantage of choosing this method is that there is basically no resistance to its implementation.

The disadvantage is that there will be an additional fee, which is a bit expensive.

But it just so happened that the production cost of the project [Modu Martial Art Museum] was too much to spend. Zhang Nan had promised Zhu Guang before that he would help spend more of the budget.

Zhengchou didn't know where to spend the money, and this opportunity came, so the shortcomings of this method were almost equal to none for Zhang Nan.

Furthermore, is expensive a shortcoming of the method?

A person surnamed Lu once gave a clear answer: expensive things are not a shortcoming of the thing, but a shortcoming of the user.

(End of this chapter)