China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 772 I am not the god of medicine

In the previous life, Xu Zheng brought Ning Hao in as the main investor and took on the lion's share of the money, and then he asked his friends to raise the rest, and finally they raised enough funds to start the project.

According to leaked gossip, the movie "Dying to Survive" will break even if its box office reaches 300 million.

Therefore, the total investment of Yaoshen fluctuates around 100 million.

No one expected that "Dying to Survive", a movie that was not favored by major companies in the industry, would perform so well in the market, grossing 3.1 billion yuan at the box office.

As the largest investors, Xu Zheng and Ning Hao made a lot of money in this wave of investment.

But in this life, Xu Zheng will not have such good luck.

Because Li Yu founded the Dream Association, he invested hundreds of millions of dollars to help screenwriters and new directors in the industry realize their dreams.

Han Jiayi's script for Medicine God was submitted to the association and delivered to Li Yu's desk.

When Li Yu saw the script, he was so happy, but he was very restrained.

He asked directors Wen Muye and Han Jiayi to find a way to raise some investment first, and to raise as much as they could. If there was not enough left, he would help find a solution.

He must have his reasons for doing this.

If he just waved his hand and took over the entire film's investment, and the film sold well at the box office after its release, it would definitely arouse the jealousy of his peers.

If he had asked Han Jiayi and Wen Muye to attract investment first, the situation would have been completely different.

Han Jiayi and Wen Muye came to you, but you looked down on them.

Finally they came to me again, and I reluctantly invested some money in them.

The opportunity has been given to you.

But even if I give you the chance, you are useless.

Finally, Wen Muye and Han Jiayi found Xu Zheng and Ning Hao, and the two of them pooled together forty million.

Li Yu had no choice but to pay the remaining 60 million yuan in tears to acquire 60% of the shares.

Now the film is coming out.

This is the first movie invested by the Dream Association to be officially released on the big screen. It is of great significance. As the president of the association, it is impossible for Li Yu not to show his support.

So Li Yu temporarily handed over the affairs of the crew to Cao Qing.

After leaving the crew, Li Yu boarded a plane to Beijing.

Someone had advised Li Yu before that since Hualiu Company was so big and successful, why not buy a private jet?

There was a time when wealthy celebrities bought planes and were proud of owning them.

Li Yu rejected this suggestion at that time.

He knew that a private jet was a money-losing thing; it was easy to buy but difficult to maintain.

Even if the plane is parked at the airport, the crew and flight attendants still have to be maintained, and the daily maintenance of the aircraft must also be carried out.

The King of Northeast China is the first tycoon in the country to purchase a private jet.

Later, her daughter complained in a live broadcast that she regretted it and could not afford to keep it, so she wanted to sell it, but no one would buy it second-hand even at a 50% discount.

In fact, I can definitely afford to raise them, even several.

But this thing is really a money-eating beast, and the various expenses added up in a year are too expensive.

Apart from being able to show off, it doesn't save money or worry, it's really useless.

It is worth mentioning that the premiere of "Dying to Survive" was held at Shuimu University, one of the highest institutions of learning in China.

Huang Xiaoming did not star in this movie, but he came to the scene to show his support.

That’s why people say he has good relationships with people. As long as the bigwigs in the industry call him, he will basically come to help when he is free.

And Huang Xiaoming's support was very professional. If Li Yu remembered correctly, after the premiere of Medicine God, Huang Xiaoming cursed on the spot, "It's so awesome", expressing his appreciation for the movie.

He also said that he tried his best to pay for the role, but unfortunately the director disagreed.

People like this who know how to deal with people and how to behave can do well in any circle.

"Director Li, I heard that you were shooting a new movie in Xiamen, why didn't you call me? What's your relationship with you? If you had called me, I would definitely participate for no pay." Huang Xiaoming walked over from a distance and greeted Li Yu with a smile on his face.

"Definitely next time. I think you have a certain talent for comedy. I can try the comedy route." Li Yu replied.

"Really? I have a talent for comedy? I never realized this before." Huang Xiaoming was a little surprised.

"Of course it's true." Li Yu patted his shoulder.

Huang Xiaoming certainly has a talent for comedy. Just look at that line and that devilish expression.

Just one line of lyrics and one expression can make the whole country laugh.

Most comedians don't have this ability.

After a while, Li Yu greeted the national master, Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang and other famous directors one after another.

The three of them appeared here because they were supporting Li Yu's Dream Association at that time.

Even Feng Xiaogang expressed his support.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that what Li Yu did was indeed a good thing.

Spending hundreds of millions to support newcomers, although I don’t know what the prospects will be, it is very meaningful to be able to do this out of my own pocket.

Feng Xiaogang and Li Yu had some conflicts.

But on such a major issue, he didn't dare to go against Li Yu.

He dared to jump out and criticize Li Yu's Dream Association without Li Yu even saying a word.

The bigwigs in the industry and the new directors and screenwriters can drown him with spit.

It's fine if you don't support newcomers, but you still attack people who pay you to support them. What do you mean? If we don't kill you, we lose.

"Director Li, you've been very successful in recent years and have successfully entered Hollywood." Feng Xiaogang said with some envy.

He was really envious, as she successfully entered Hollywood, received very good market feedback, and had huge box office sales.

Li Yu alone occupies two seats in the top 50 of the global film box office rankings.

Looking back, he started out by making commercial films for the New Year.

Around the year 2000, he was the only person in China who dared to say that the commercial films he made would not lose money.

At that time, domestic directors all made art films to win awards abroad, and then sold overseas copyrights to gain both fame and fortune.

If those directors make commercial films like him, they will probably die without leaving any bones.

Unfortunately, now the new generation is replacing the old generation, and there are talented people in every generation. Let alone Li Yu, many commercial films made by middle-aged directors can beat him in terms of market feedback.

What’s even more infuriating is that some actors change their careers to become directors, and they can beat them in the commercial field.

"Director Feng, you have done pretty well in recent years. Your movie 'Youth' is pretty awesome. I heard that you plan to send the film to the 54th Golden Horse Film Festival. I'm optimistic about you. You will definitely win the Best Adapted Screenplay, Best New Actor, Best Art Design, or Best Costume Design awards." Li Yu said seriously.

He is serious. There is nothing wrong with the movie "Youth" winning one of these four awards.

Unfortunately, the Golden Horse Awards were not kind enough. They gave Feng Xiaogang four nominations but did not award a single trophy to him.

Feng Xiaogang and Huayi both attach great importance to the Golden Horse Awards, and they must be very angry.

But these are all things in the future.

At this time, Feng Xiaogang probably didn't think that his film "Youth" would fail to win any awards at the Golden Horse Awards.

(End of this chapter)