money player

The crew of "Carrying Fruit" was filming at a market town in Yuen Long. The story took place only seven or eight years apart, so there was nothing time-hopping. The set was quite simple, with just some slogans from that era painted on the wall.

The male lead of the drama is Zhang Yang. "God of Gamblers" is a decisive drama. The novel shooting techniques and completely different fighting design have made him the number one action star in Hong Kong. "God of Gamblers" is still being screened in Southeast Asia, and the attendance rate remains at the level of the first release. It is estimated that there will be no problem in screening it for another half a year.

Shao Laoliu and Lu Yuntao were both very satisfied and had said one after another that they could offer a high price if Zhang Yang wanted to fight.

The "Carrying Fruit" project was born in this context. Both sides received a deposit of 70,000 yuan each and made a profit before the filming even started. Not to mention that Zhang Yang was the person that the company was trying to support, even if they didn't get along well with him, they had to let him be the leading actor for the sake of money.

At this time, he had already taken his position, his hair was combed shiny, he was wearing a neat Zhongshan suit, and his leather shoes were spotless. He looked quite handsome, but the weapon in his hand was a bit shabby.

It is quite unpopular and cannot be found in the weapon list. It is a complete Fanxia brand ceiling fan with a hanging rod and wires connected. The usage is similar to the Flying Guillotine. It can be released from ten meters away to cut people's necks, or it can be held in the hand to cut stomachs and arms. It can also block bullets when rotated.

Of course, after being processed, the fan does not look plastic, but has a solemn and murderous feel.

When director Wang Tianlin shouted "Action", Zhang Yang immediately fanned himself with a cold expression on his face. After only three seconds, Wang Tianlin shouted "Cut, substitute in here".

Zhang Yang handed the fan to his stand-in and walked out of the camera.

He came to a corner and sat on a folding chair. His assistant immediately handed him a towel. He symbolically wiped the sweat off his face, put the towel aside, stretched out two fingers with his right hand, and the assistant held out a cigarette and lit it.

Zhang Yang had just taken a breath when Lan Yingying, who was wearing a black cheongsam, twisted in front of him and said, "Mr. Zhang, the next scene is between you and Dongyang Po. I'll ask her to come over and act with you?"

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Sister Lan doesn't need to personally handle such a small matter. Just send your assistant to call her. Sister Lan, I'll have some tea to moisten my throat and then go to see Ms. Okada."

"Mr. Zhang, take your time to rest. I'll ask my Japanese wife to come over." Having said that, Lan Yingying twisted her waist and left without waiting for Zhang Yang to be polite.

The film industry is very realistic. Zhang Yang can carry the box office, so he has the air of being the top dog in the company. Everyone in the company has to respect him, and Lan Yingying is no exception.

Aode has a large number of contracted artists, but its agent for the time being is only Lan Yingying. She does almost all the agent-related work, but there are only two artists she actually manages, Liu Qi and Zhang Zhongwen.

Lan Yingying has been enjoying her job as an agent since she was forced to do it. Her ambition has grown and she has set two goals in her mind: the small goal is to bring in more artists who can make money, and the big goal is to covet the position of Aode's manager.

The profit share between Ode and the artists is 30% to 70%, and the share between Ode and the agents is 60% to 40%. The stronger the artist's ability to make money, the higher the share he gets, and accordingly, the agent's share also rises.

For example, Zhang Yang has shown the potential to reach the highest profit-sharing model of 190%. Once the profit-sharing contract reaches 280, the agent and the company will split the profits 50-50, and they can also sign a secondary profit-sharing agreement with the artist, getting no less than 10% of the artist's "8" or "9".

Ten percent is a mandatory rule of the company and it cannot be lower than this number, but the company has not set an upper limit requirement, so theoretically it is possible for the agent to take all of it.

Friendship Pictures has begun to implement a profit-sharing system. During the preparation period, each project sets a minimum profit standard based on the investment budget. If the standard is met, those involved in the project can get their salaries with peace of mind. If it is not met, the company will nitpick in the details and list all the poor performances of each person, and all persons will bear some of the blame according to their responsibility, from the biggest to the smallest.

Once the profit standard is exceeded, everyone can happily compare it with the tiered dividend plan formulated by the company to see which standard the project they are involved in meets and calculate how much is the first dividend they can get.

Profits are distributed from sales of copies, box office to peripheral products. All project participants have a share, even the lowest level of tea and curry coffee, and they can receive it until they leave the company.

Of course, this has a prerequisite. The person must be an employee of the company. If he is an outside extra and the box office sells well, he can receive a red envelope by attending the celebration banquet. Nothing else.

Xian Yaowen's basic idea is that Friendship Pictures should take the lead in pushing the Hong Kong film and television industry in the direction of "everyone is responsible and everyone has a share", creating internal competition. Those who just want to get by will be hostile to the crew and even the entire industry, and everyone should work together to make the pie bigger.

There is no doubt that if a film project achieves high profits, the important actors either deserve the main credit or are at least equal to it, so they are naturally eligible to receive a higher proportion of dividends. The agent, who plays the role of a teacher, parent and nanny all in one, is also naturally eligible to share in the actors' income.

Lan Yingying wanted to be the agent of Zhang Yang, the potential top manager, so that she could get a high commission and keep her position as the top agent of Aode. She knew very well that Aode would not always have only her as the agent. Sooner or later, she would face competition, and her competitors would definitely not be mediocre.

Although Xian Yaowen is always smiling and seems easy to talk to, she believes that Xian Yaowen will never show favoritism to her just because he has a good relationship with her, and everything depends on herself.

She gradually figured out the operating rules of Friendship Pictures. Ode and the project crew are one and the same, but they have different opinions. The crew can use whoever they want, and there is no restriction to use Ode's actors. Everything is based on the project. If she wants to do a good job, she has to establish good relationships with the producer and director.

Lan Yingying walked into a group of young girls and said to Okada Mariko, who was a little distant from the others, "Mariko, wait until Young Master Zhang finishes smoking, then you go over and act with him."

"Hello." Okada Mariko bowed and said softly.

Before the two of them finished their conversation, Yuan Jifa came over with a tailor and said, "Ms. Lan, I think the leaf pattern on this kimono is not as eye-catching as the other one. Can you let the actor try on the other one?"

Zhang Yang's weapon is fans. Needless to say, the Hong Kong Manufacturing Group is a major customer for product placement in the movie "Pack of Fruits" and has paid a deposit of 10,000 yuan. The specific payment will be made later based on the number of viewers.

Lan Yingying frowned and said, "Manager Yuan, we have tried several times, why do you want to try again?"

The money for product placement is collected by the crew and has nothing to do with the actors. It would be strange if Ode's baby is in a good mood after being tossed around repeatedly. If you want to hear her whisper, just send her an endorsement advertisement.

Yuan Jifa said with a smirk, "Try it again, for the last time, and we won't change it once we've made up our mind."

He was furious. He was the boss who paid the money, but he had to be patient and hold his anger. If it weren't for the fact that the boss of Friendship Pictures and his boss were the same person, he would have let the other party know that the one who paid the money was the boss.

He glanced at Liu Ruoling who was not far away. Look at her. She was just like Karl Lagerfeld, a customer, but the difference was huge.

"Manager Yuan, it's not that I don't want to cooperate with you. The shooting is about to start and you haven't made up your mind yet. It's very difficult for me to do anything." Lan Yingying complained.

"For the last time, for the last time." Yuan Jifa raised his index finger, "I'll go say hello to Director Wang, and move the scene to the back."

"Okay, okay, let's hurry up."

Lan Yingying asked the actresses who needed to try on clothes to follow Yuan Jifa. She came to a young actress who was trying on a wig and raised her hand to help adjust the wig. "Xia Ping, is it hot to wear a wig?"

Xia Ping grinned sweetly: "Sister Lan, I'm not hot."

"Tell me if you feel hot, and I'll ask my assistant to fan you." Lan Yingying stroked Xia Ping's head, still speaking softly.

Xia Ping is just a small actress. She is young, only fourteen years old, and has little experience. Ode had just bought her from a scout company not long ago. She is still a trainee, but her stage name was chosen by Xian Yaowen himself. Her Chinese name is Xia Ping and her English name is Audrey Xia Ping.

Comparing the Chinese and English literary names, although the name Xia Ping is a bit vulgar, it is the Hong Kong transliteration of Hepburn. Anyone who has seen the company documents knows that Xian Yaowen's English surname is Hepburn, the same as his own, which shows how optimistic he is about this little guy.

Lan Yingying was naturally overthinking it. Xian Yaowen just thought that Xia Ping looked like Audrey Hepburn, and thought he could use her to scam her in the future, so he borrowed Audrey Hepburn's name to make a move and progress from forced scam to telepathic communication.

On the other side of the set, Huangfu Huafeng, the director of Elizabeth Hospital, who came to supervise the production of the psoriasis advertisement, had just finished communicating with the set design staff. He was now looking at several actors in Japanese military uniforms, hatred burning in his eyes.

He had two older brothers and one older sister who died in the Anti-Japanese War battlefield. His sister's only son, his nephew, was kidnapped by the Japanese devils at the train station and became "Maluda". The person was snatched away from him.

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He slapped himself twice, "Why don't you dare to resist? Useless thing! Why don't you dare to take revenge? Trash!"

Soon, he realized his mistake and quietly walked into the seclusion, not wanting to show his ugly appearance to others. However, his heart was twisted, and a seed of revenge that leaned towards evil took root, waiting to sprout when the spring rain came.

Behind some glamorous achievements, there may be chilling ugliness. The oil seller once said, "It's nothing special, it's just that practice makes perfect." People have different IQs. Some learn fast, some learn slowly, but no matter how fast or slow, it takes a learning process.

Medicine is an empirical science, and its development requires constant trial and error, and constant elimination. Looking back at the bloodletting therapy of the past, it seems both foolish and ridiculous. Little did we know that so many advanced treatment methods were eliminated by standing on its shoulders.

Rather than calling it invention, it is more appropriate to call drug development discovery. The birth of most drugs has a story of accidental discovery, and systematic drug development can perhaps be called a process of increasing the probability of accidental discovery, turning passivity into initiative, putting chance into a test tube, shaking the test tube, and loudly asking chance, "Tell me, where is the discovery hiding?"

If it doesn’t work, add a catalyst. If it still doesn’t work, change the compound.

If you are lucky, the patient may confess before being killed, and a great drug may be born. If you are unlucky, you may meet a tough guy who refuses to confess even if you kill him, and the research and development will fail.

If you want to be the former, it is best to improve the quality and quantity of chance events. For example, if a big shot suffers from a rare disease for which there is no treatment yet, the best way is to let hundreds of millions of small people also suffer from the disease, and do it in batches, so as to facilitate the observation of the different manifestations of the disease in different stages and in different experimental subjects. The large base number makes it convenient to try various treatments by chance.

If you think this method is too cruel, you can capture the little people from the enemy country. If this doesn't work, you can also rename the little people as "Malu Da". This way, you will feel better.

Five years, a full five years. Do you know how many rods I dissected alive in these five years? How much experimental data I recorded? There is more than one me. There are thousands and thousands of me. As long as I am here, why should we worry about the prosperity of medicine in the Great East Ocean Empire?

"731, onboard!"

In the core area of ​​the set, Wang Tianlin was staring at Zhang Yang's stand-in who was fighting. In that era when it was not possible to rewind and check the shooting footage at any time, the stand-in was not very easy to use. In order to avoid exposing the face, the difficult moves were mostly performed with the legs.

Fortunately, the Longdao Martial Arts Group is powerful. There is a Longdao martial artist who has excellent leg skills and a flamboyant figure. Look at this kick with a high kick, which hits the opponent's chin. The man is kicked away, rotated more than 200 degrees in the air, and fell to the ground with a clang. In the close-up shot, a mouthful of blood and seven teeth spurted out of his mouth.

"Cut." Wang Tianlin shouted and rushed forward, "Hurry up and check if anyone is okay."

With a loud bang, several Dragon Dao martial artists who had been on high alert surrounded the person who had been beaten and carefully checked his injuries.

If you want beautiful fighting movements, you can't rely solely on wirework. You have to kick for real, and just use your strength to give leverage to the person being hit. This way, the turning and falling movements will look more realistic and smoother.

There are too many people practicing martial arts in Hong Kong, so if you don’t have some real skills, you won’t be able to succeed. The Dragon Dao must be established and become famous.

Qi Longdao was also on the set. Today was the first time that martial artist Long Dao would appear on stage in the true sense, and the first shot of epoch-making significance must not go astray.

Next to him stood a group of Dragon Dao martial artists, who came to visit for internship and to sum up their experience. They needed to think carefully and summarize how to fight and be beaten beautifully without suffering internal injuries.

Not far behind Wang Tianlin stood the producer Big Hunk Li Mei, and next to her was the deputy producer Little Hunk Liu Lianghua.

As soon as Li Meifu returned to Hong Kong from Seoul, she went straight to the crew to take charge without even taking a breath. The company simply treated her like a mule.

The reason why she was used so harshly was not because she was a capable producer, nor because the company was harshly targeting her, but because Xian Yaowen regarded her as his own.

From the very beginning, Li Mei had the idea of ​​writing and directing her own film. After the success of "God of Gamblers", she felt even more capable. She wanted to invest, write, direct and act in the film herself, take everything into her own hands, and make a critically acclaimed and commercially successful film, becoming a winner in life with both fame and fortune.

She thought she was the protagonist of this world and that God was chasing her and feeding her, but the reality was that there was a big pit ahead waiting for her to fall. Xian Yaowen didn't want her to fall when he was not in Hong Kong, so he had to arrange more work for her to slow down her pace of self-destruction.

Of course, Li Mei is also a cover for other people in the company to see. Now she is needed to show the side of "following the boss and enjoying the good life", but it is not yet time to show the side of "not following the boss and eating shit".

People who are able to use backdoors are usually people who possess remarkable abilities. Liu Lianghua has good abilities. Not to mention, she is really suitable to be a producer. She has excellent social skills and can reconcile people. She is also a woman with a small body. Her every move reveals a seductive charm. When men see her, their anger will be reduced by three points.

Last time he was just a nominal producer, but this time he is a real deputy producer, not only getting a salary but also getting a share of the profits.

She also works part-time as an actress. She was the one who played the female corpse lying in the mud yesterday.

Ouyang Peilin was also there where the male actors gathered. Lin Xingliang had given her the task of visiting the crews, and she had visited almost all the crews in Hong Kong.

A little further away, Rosalind Henwood stood there, and next to her stood the tattoo artist He Acai.

Sky Traveler is quietly carving out the details of "Hong Kong Travel", and will not ignore the tattoos that American, British and Australian soldiers like... (End of this chapter)