China Entertainment's My Artistic Career

Chapter 228
At present, the production costs of "Defiant" have been released.

After financial accounting, the total cost of this movie was 2040 million, which was more than 400 million less than originally expected. However, He Hua's director's salary was not included in the calculation. He now gets 10% of the box office split.

Generally speaking, the remuneration for a drama produced by a well-known director is usually a guaranteed salary + box office dividend. However, this box office dividend will basically not exceed 5% of the entire box office accounting system. This is a basic rule.

If a director gets 10%, then unless he is doing it himself, his director's fee is also included in the production fee, which is included in the investment. It should be said that this is a split-account model of investing in shares, as is the case with He Hua.

In addition, Liu Yifei's remuneration is also the same, calculated according to the producer's box office split.

So if you include the remuneration of these two people, the cost this time will exceed the cost. It should not be an exaggeration to quote 3000 million during the promotion period.

Anyway, He Hua feels that his films are every bit as good as those films that now cost hundreds of millions of dollars in investment.

At the end of March, girlfriend Liu Yifei's new movie "Singles" was released.

Although Liu Yifei said that the kiss scenes were all borrowed scenes, and he could understand what it takes to be an actor. These are just the most basic, he still didn't want to watch it.

He Hua turned around and threw the premiere invitation letter from producer Media Asia Films into the trash can.

The main reason is that he can't lose his temper yet. He Hua recommended Liu Yifei to take this movie, which makes people even more irritated.

Can't Hong Kong's great director come up with some good works like "A Chinese Ghost Story", "A Single Man and a Woman", and "Famous Catchers"?

Depressed!
The film's performance after its release was pretty good. The cumulative box office in the two weeks after its release exceeded 8000 million. It is not a big problem to exceed [-] million.

Compared with those movies of the same period, "Singles" not only has a strong cast, but its topicality is several levels higher than them. It is not surprising that it can achieve such results.

However, the movie's reputation among movie fans is relatively average.

Some netizens commented that this movie is not a love movie at all, but just a seduction game.

Why did two high-quality handsome men fall in love with this girl at first sight?

Oh, this girl is Liu Yifei, that's okay.

However, the character played by Liu Yifei swings wildly between two men, which is really disappointing.

And is this serious love, or does the director want to discuss the relationship between money and love with the audience?

Wu Yanzu is a famous architectural designer, and he cooks for Liu Yifei personally and fulfills the old contract. As a result, Gu Tianle brought a house, a car, and a little romance and she immediately fell into his arms, completely forgetting about him before. About sleeping with foreign girls.

Doesn’t this guy advocate money worship?

He Hua doesn't watch movies, but he is very happy to read these comments. If he were not afraid of the negative impact, he would like to give these comments a thumbs up. When someone asks, he will say that his hand is slipping or his account has been stolen?
Even if you don’t like it, you should save it and let your girlfriend take a good look when she comes back.

In mid-April, Wanhua Pictures held casting auditions.

In fact, this was already the second audition. In the first audition, Li Ying took three directors and her artists to sit down.

At that dinner, the men Zhang Ruoyun, Li Xian, Wang Yang, and the women Zhang Jianing, Song Yi, Chen Xiaoyun, etc. were extremely lively against the three directors.

The final result was not bad either.

Song Yi won the female lead role in "A Little Smile Is Allure";

Zhang Jianing won the role of Zhao Mosheng in "Why Sheng Xiao Mo".

Chen Xiaoyun also won the third female role in "Lonely Empty Courtyard", so her trip was not in vain.

The boys were worse. They had seen the performances of Zhang Ruoyun and Li Xian in "Step by Step", but they might not fit the image of the leading actors in their minds, so they said they would give it another thought.Wang Yang was quite successful. Director Lin Yufen felt that he had a temperament that was both good and evil, and starring as a supporting actor would leave a deeper impression on the audience, so he gave him the role of Ying Hui, the second male lead in "Why Sheng Xiao Mo".

Therefore, the roles in today's audition were all leftovers chosen internally by Youhua, but this alone is very attractive to people in the industry.

Even if you don't receive an audition invitation, you still need to use your connections to get a ticket.

"Look, look, is that Xia Mei from "The Three Daughters of the Xia Family"? She looks so tall, and those legs make me drool."

"No, you, a woman, also like to watch this?"

"No, do you have any objections?"

"No comment."

Seeing familiar faces appear in the company, there were suddenly more discussions among employees.

In fact, not only men like to look at beautiful women, but women also like to look at them. As another star walked out of the elevator, the girls in the corner immediately started talking:
"This is pretty, but she has acted in something before, so it looks a bit familiar."

The colleague on the side raised his head and took a closer look. She had read a lot of films, so she should be able to recognize her. Sure enough, she quickly identified the actress:
"I forgot her name, but she has filmed a Qiong Yao drama, the one called "Another Dream". Have you seen it?"

"No, I don't really like Qiong Yao dramas. They are all mistresses."

Zhang Jiani, Tang Yan, Qi Wei, Mao Xiaotong, Jiang Shuying, and Wang Ou were all selected by several directors from a massive resume.

There are also male actors, such as Jin Dong, Luo Jin, Jia Nailiang, Guo Jingfei, Li Guangjie, Ma Tianyu, etc.

Although He Hua didn't say anything, the three of them still gave priority to mainland actors.

After a week of auditions, fittings, and negotiations, the starring roles for the three projects were finally decided.

"Why is the Shengxiao Silent" directed by Lin Yufen, actors: Jin Dong, Zhang Jianing, Wang Yang, Jiang Shuying, Wang Ou.

He Hua doubted whether the male and female protagonists could create a spark, but it was a piece of cake for Jin Dong to play the role of Mr. Ba.

"Lonely Empty Garden" is directed by Wu Jinyuan and stars: Luo Jin, Zhang Jiani, Wen Zhengrong, Li Guangjie, and Chen Xiaoyun.

This cast makes people look a lot more at ease, they need good looks and good acting skills.

"A Smile Is Charming" is directed by Zhang Zhangzhou and cast by: Zhang Ruoyun, Song Yi, Mao Xiaotong, Qi Wei, Jia Nailiang, Guo Jingfei, and Ma Tianyu.

It seems that Zhang Kaizhou has mastered the correct way to open idol dramas.

"Okay, that's it." He Hua signed with a big stroke of his pen.

He doesn't worry about investment and cooperation. Huang Lan has done this many times, and I believe she won't let him down.

"How was the later stage of "Defiant"?" Huang Lan asked.

"It's coming soon. The coloring is still being done and should be completed by the end of this month. Don't worry."

"That's good. China Film Group has called us several times."

"It's still early, why are they in a hurry?"

I am anxious to report my work to the leader.

(End of this chapter)