China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 378 Born in

"Tiantian, you misunderstood me. I just wanted to inform you, the biggest investor and the lead actor.

The 5 million has not been spent yet. We have spent the money to catch up with the progress in the later stage without investing any more money. "

Li Yu said speechlessly.

Of course, it is impossible to spend all of the total investment of 5 million yuan on production, and a portion of the marketing expenses must be reserved.

Later, some very outrageous movies could even cost less than 100 million to produce, but spent several hundred million on marketing.

A typical case is the "world's number one" female director who made a weight loss movie.

The marketing expenses of "The Great Wall" series are far less than hers, but it is definitely enough.

Fu Dalong’s popularity is equivalent to a large free warm-up for the “The Great Wall” series.

Therefore, marketing expenses can be cut to a certain extent, and then the cut amount can be used to catch up with the later progress of the department.

“I thought it was a big deal, but in the future, you don’t need to tell me about such small matters that don’t even require extra money.

If you want to increase the fee, just tell me. You are the director and I will listen to you."

Da Tiantian didn't take this little thing to heart at all.

Judging from the tone of her voice, she seemed a little disappointed that she didn't have to pay extra.

She said somewhat disappointedly: "The company has too much money, and there are no reliable good projects to invest in. I am so worried."

Da Tiantian made some inhumane remarks in a very Versailles way.

Outsiders who don't know the situation would definitely suspect that Da Tiantian is showing off after hearing these words.

Li Yu, who knows Da Tiantian very well, knows that what Da Tiantian said might be what is in her heart.

Da Tiantian entered the entertainment industry with a ten-digit capital, and after so many years, she not only did not lose money but also made money.

Li Yu has made it clear that in the "The Great Wall" series and for a long time in the future, the heroine of his movies will not be Da Tiantian.

If we continue to use Da Tiantian’s words, the audience will really get tired of it.

So after the filming of "The Great Wall" was completed, Da Tiantian asked the people from the Starry Sky Company to help her choose a few good film projects. She planned to invest and play the female lead herself.

The Starry Team performed very stably, and they were worthy of being the top team in the original time and space who spent tens of figures but still couldn't make Da Tiantian famous.

After a while, they put the plans for two film projects on Da Tiantian's desk.

One is Cheng Long's "Police Story 2013".

Another work by Fatty Wang, “Ao Island Storm”.

Fortunately, Da Tiantian has been working with Li Yu for many years, and she has developed a good habit of asking Li Yu for his opinion on all major matters related to her career.

After learning about this, Li Yu didn't think twice and directly told Da Tiantian not to touch these two movies.

Both are mediocre bad movies, and one of them made Da Tiantian win the Golden Broom Award for Most Disappointing Actress in the original time and space.

If Da Tiantian really starred in these two movies, wouldn't Li Yu have wasted all these years with Da Tiantian?

Li Yu is a little tired. It is not easy enough for him to bring Da Tiantian to fly, but there are always people who want to encourage Da Tiantian to make bad movies and hold her back.

Fortunately, Da Tiantian listened to the advice and rejected the two movies without asking the reasons.

However, this also made Da Tiantian a little upset. She had planned to take out three or two hundred million yuan, but in the end the investment failed. She was very upset.

It's a bit like taking $18 million to a shopping mall and spending lavishly, only to find out that all the malls in the city are closed.

Li Yu's comment on this was that he couldn't understand it, but he was deeply shocked.

The surge in A Station’s stock price has increased his virtual wealth a lot, but it is still quite a distance compared to the wealthy people like Da Tiantian.

Thanks to Datiantian, he instantly regained his clarity of mind after feeling a little overwhelmed by the sudden increase in his net worth.

"By the way, Li Yu, Director Wang Jing plans to take some time to come to Beijing to talk to you in person."

Da Tiantian on the other end of the phone seemed to remember something and quickly added.

"Talk to me? What does he want to talk to me about?"

Li Yu suddenly became interested. Fatty Wang Jing was quite interesting, and Li Yu had no aversion to him.

At least Wang Jing has a clear stance. He is not like some artists in Hong Kong who say one thing in China and another on the Internet.

Many people may say that Wang Jing said that just to make money.

Li Yu wanted to say that if we judge by actions rather than their hearts, there would be no good people in the world.

Do Wang Jing's Hong Kong colleagues make less money in the mainland? Not less at all, which affects them.
Don't the superstar artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan come to the mainland to make money? Do they lie when they have a job and curse when they don't?
It is very rare to find someone like Wang Jing who speaks the same language in both the mainland and Hong Kong Island.

The most interesting thing is that Wang Jing is a strange person. You say he is incompetent and has made a bunch of bad movies, but he can occasionally make one or two good movies.

Later, someone summed up a pattern: Wang Jing is a bit like Huang Xiaoming.

Huang Xiaoming rewards himself with a role as a domineering CEO after starring in a good drama.

Wang Jing made several bad films in a row, and when he saw that his reputation was about to collapse, he immediately went all out to make a good film to restore his reputation. Then the cycle repeats itself in an endless cycle.

Okay, this is just a joke.

The reality is that there is a large group of film professionals in Hong Kong who need Wang Jing to support them.

He made hundreds of films, often making money-making movies, in large part to support his staff.

From this perspective, this guy has made a significant contribution to Hong Kong's film industry.

"I don't know. He didn't say."

Da Tiantian replied.

"Well, let's wait until he comes."

Li Yu welcomes Wang Jing to come.

This guy's directing skills are definitely up to par, but he has made too many bad movies, so people tend to underestimate his abilities.

In addition, this guy has another amazing thing. He has made hundreds of movies, many of which have received poor ratings, but very few of them have lost money.

When cooperating with such people, you basically don’t need to worry about losing money, because losing money is a low-probability event.

Therefore, Li Yu didn't mind meeting with Wang Jing to hear what he wanted to talk to him about.

These days, Li Yu is personally overseeing the post-production of "The Great Wall".

The ratings of "The Northern Dynasties" reached its peak and then stabilized, maintaining its momentum very well.

About half a month later, Wang Jing from Hong Kong Island arrived.

Da Tiantian acted as a middleman and introduced the two to each other at the very famous Zhengyuan Dazhaimen Hotel in Beijing.

You can question Da Tiantian's taste in choosing roles, but you cannot question her emotional intelligence, which is always high.

Dazhaimen Restaurant specializes in official cuisine, as well as Cantonese and Sichuan cuisine.

Da Tiantian obviously took Wang Jing, the guest from Hong Kong Island, into consideration.

"Director Li, I've heard a lot about you. I finally have the chance to meet you."

Wang Jing is very smooth and knows how to behave himself. He is also very good at speaking.

"Director Wang, you're too polite. I used to be a fan of yours. I watched your classic movies from the 1980s and 1990s many times when I was a kid."

Li Yu was not being polite; he spoke the truth.

He really watched Wang Jing's movies such as "Tricky Brains", "The Demon Cult Master", "God of Gamblers" and "The Deer and the Cauldron" many times when he was a child.

Wang Jing has heard too many similar polite words. Many younger actors, whether from Hong Kong or the mainland, say this when they first meet him.

Guided by inertial thinking, he subconsciously categorized Li Yu and those people together.

However, after seeing Li Yu's serious expression and considering Li Yu's age, he was surprised to find that what Li Yu said might be true.

He couldn't help but ask Li Yu a question: "Director Li, what year were you born?"

Li Yu didn't understand why Wang Jing asked this, and considering it was an insignificant matter, he replied: "Born in 1984."

(End of this chapter)