The Crown Prince of Huayu!

Chapter 206 Challenge Challenge yourself
Han Jiadong couldn't refuse the invitation from "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", and Liu Yifei couldn't refuse it either.

Of course, she didn't intend to refuse.

For several other dramas, Liu Yifei was somewhat undecided.

In the past, if big directors like Zhang Yimou and Chen Kexin invited her to film, she would definitely go directly.

No matter how much the role is, the pay will be.

Except for scenes like "Lust, Caution".

Now an invitation has been sent together...

Is this the legendary trouble of happiness?
After struggling for a long time and unable to make up her mind, she found Han Jiadong.

"My first choice is definitely the film directed by Zhang Yimou, but I haven't seen the script yet, and the production time has not been set yet. The other films will start filming in the next two months at the earliest."

Han Jiadong understands her thoughts very well.

"Uh……"

"The Sound of the Wind" is from Huayi.

But the actual situation, what Yang Mi said is: if there is a chance to be cast in a film directed by directors like Zhang Yimou and Li Yu, there will be many girls in the industry who are willing to accept the unspoken rules.

Liu Yifei was stunned by the question, her face full of confusion.

Especially Han Jiadong also knows what kind of movie Zhang Yimou's next movie will be.

If she were asked to rank these three scripts, "Mulan" would be first and "October Siege" last.

"You don't have to worry about this."

"October Siege" is written by Hua Yi.

"Not bad, it's quite popular!"

No celebrity would be so foolish as to admit in front of the camera that they are willing to accept unspoken rules.

Because it is a drama from a big company, Liu Yifei has indeed seen it. When asked, she pointed to the script of "Mulan" and said, "I am more optimistic about this one."

Liu Yifei just assumed that Han Jiadong had been paying attention to the news of other big companies, knew what movies the big companies were filming, and paid attention to those movies that were promising.

Liu Yifei immediately took out a large stack of scripts from the room and placed them in front of Han Jiadong.

From this we can also see Zhang Yimou’s status and influence.

Most of them are men's dramas.

Even if she really wants it in her heart.

This is a big female lead drama, and it is a big female lead drama with a single female lead.

"If you don't mind wasting your time and energy, you can read it yourself."

Han Jiadong joked, "It's not too much." He picked it up and started reading.

Han Jiadong said: "Show me the script you received."

I'm talking about other people, not myself.

In the end, only three dramas remained: "The Wind", "October Siege", and "Mulan".

"why?"

After all, with the success of the Olympic Games, Zhang Yimou already has the title of National Master.

"Because this is Hua Mulan!"

The reason why "Mulan" ranks first is simple.

In her previous life, Yang Mi, who was at the peak of her career, was once quoted out of context and spread rumors: If she could film a film directed by Zhang Yimou, she would be willing to be unspoken.

"Mulan" is produced by Shanghai Film and Television and Starlight International.

The key is that many people still believe it.

"What happened to Hua Mulan?"

To be honest, unless it was the kind of script where many problems could be seen at a glance, she really couldn't tell whether the script was good or bad.

Most glanced at the name and tossed it aside.

However, in Han Jiadong's eyes, Zhang Yimou is great, but he will not deify him.

It just so happens that the remaining three dramas are all produced by big companies.

"Uh... you don't want any of these?"

"But you only read the name in many cases, how can you determine whether it is of good quality?"

"Nothing has been decided yet, so we won't consider Zhang Yimou's role for the time being."

Han Jiadong placed the three selected scripts in front of Liu Yifei: "Have you read these three scripts? Let me choose. Which one do you choose?"

Liu Yifei looked at the pile of scripts that were thrown aside, her expression a little confused.

The final reason for "October Siege" is: too few scenes.

With this halo, it can be said that no actor or actress in the industry can refuse to star in his play.

The character is also a well-known national hero.

As for why she should be chosen as a national hero, Liu Yifei really can’t tell the specific reason.

On the contrary, Han Jiadong knew this very well.

Celebrities...that means they bring their own traffic and attention.

This is the so-called IP influence.

Just like Jin Yong's drama, whether it will be good or not is another matter, but as long as it is filmed, it will definitely attract attention.

The same goes for the character of Mulan.

As the idol of many girls, it is normal for Liu Yifei to subconsciously choose her.

And this role is really outstanding. Zhao Yanzi from the original time and space won the Best Actress award for this role.

It's just that the plot of the movie is a bit lame.

Picking up the script of "The Wind", Han Jiadong asked: "Which role does Huayi want you to play?"

Liu Yifei replied obediently: "Li Ningyu."

That's the character played by Li Bingbing in the original film.

Since "The King of Kung Fu" was released earlier than the original time and space, Li Bingbing also went to Hollywood early to make a career.

Just a few months ago, he participated in "Fast and Furious 4".

Nowadays, I rarely take on domestic dramas.

Fan Bingbing also left Huayi as early as last year.

Otherwise, the top artists of their own company would not be able to feed themselves enough. There is no way Huayi would give such an important role to an outsider like Liu Yifei.

"Did Huayi tell you how to deal with this nude scene?"

Han Jiadong flipped the script to the scene where Takeda used various tools to measure the dimensions of various parts of the body after Li Ningyu stripped naked.

In this section of the original film, many people do not understand what is so terrible about this punishment.

She felt that compared to the torture Gu Xiaomeng suffered, being naked and having her body measured was no big deal.

If it were Liu Yifei, I'm afraid they would understand immediately.

It must have been more difficult to accept than being tortured.

After all, Liu Yifei is now a fairy + Bai Yueguang + first love.

Liu Yifei apparently discussed this issue with Huayi: "They said they don't need to shoot carefully or use a stand-in."

Han Jiadong understood and put down the script: "These three dramas are all good, each has its own merits. It doesn't matter which drama you accept."

Liu Yifei did not let him go so easily: "How come everyone has his own thing? Please tell me more specifically."

Seeing Han Jiadong's hesitation, she hugged Han Jiadong's arm and started acting coquettishly: "Tell me quickly! Okay?"

With Liu Yifei's appearance, just sitting there doing nothing is enough to please the eyes, and acting coquettishly is even more terrible. Han Jiadong couldn't stand it anymore and quickly surrendered.

"The overall quality of "October Siege" is good, especially the previous literary drama. "Mulan" has an average plot, but the heroine has a good setting. If she performs well, she has a chance to win awards. "The Wind" is good in all aspects, and the overall quality of the script is It’s excellent, coupled with Huayi’s capabilities, it’s done, the box office is guaranteed, and there’s a chance of winning awards.”

Liu Yifei understood: "So you want me to choose "The Wind"?"

Han Jiadong shook his head: "But "The Wind" is not without its shortcomings. This is a drama with two heroines. The other heroine is most likely Zhou Xun. With your strength, what do you think will happen when you face Zhou Xun? ? If your performance is too bad and you are suppressed, it will not be good for your reputation. "

Liu Yifei immediately hesitated after what he said.

After Gong Li changed his nationality, Zhou Xun can already be called the first honorary person in the mainland.

Liu Yifei, who is so proud of winning the Newcomer Award, is obviously far from being able to compare with Zhou Xun.

Liu Yifei is also very aware of the gap between the two.

But when she thought about how Zhang Ziyi dared to face Michelle Yeoh in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" without falling behind when she was still a newcomer, her eyes gradually became firmer.

"I want to challenge myself!"

……

……

After New Year's Day.

"Those Years" has been in theaters for a month, and its daily box office is still stable at several million.

Although it was surpassed by the newly released "Madagascar 2" and "2012", it is obviously impossible to be released like this.

In terms of total box office, it is currently approaching 700 million.

Depending on the situation, there is no problem with it surpassing the box office of the previous film "To Youth".

No matter how high it is, there is no guarantee.

Even so, "Those Years" will increase the box office record of domestic films by a full 300 million!

So when they learned that Han Jiadong had a new film, other companies all approached SIPG.

"The total cost is less than 20 million. How can I bother you with such a small fuss?"

Ren Zhonglun sent them away one by one with a smile on his face.

But the other companies didn't give up easily. After some deliberation, they made an appointment together with Ren Zhonglun.

"How can it be possible that Mr. Dong's movie costs 20 million?"

"Yes! "Those Years" was originally expected to cost 10 million! In the end, the publicity expenses alone cost a lot of 50 million."

"You guys won't just use millions of dollars in promotion fees for Mr. Dong's movie, right?"

"Even if you don't mention the publicity fee, can you pay the director's director fee with less than 20 million?"

……

Under their joint condemnation, Ren Zhonglun couldn't just ignore it and explained: "We are a state-owned enterprise, how can we pay the director's fee like you do?"

"Don't talk about those things that are available and not available. If you want to say that China Film Group cannot offer such a high director's salary, I believe that Shanghai Film Group Corporation...isn't it your surname, Ren, who has the final say?"

"That's right, if the director's fee is several hundred thousand, aren't you afraid that Master Dong will have any objections?" Yu Dong hit the nail on the head.

Ren Zhonglun was really stunned by the question.

Han Jiadong is now cooperating with a private company, and Ji Chu's directing fee is at least tens of millions plus various dividends.

In the name of a state-owned enterprise, he offered Han Jiadong a directing fee of hundreds of thousands, which is indeed the highest among state-owned enterprises.

But the key is that this is the highest, which obviously does not match Han Jiadong's worth.

Although there is an excuse for a state-owned enterprise, Han Jiadong will not say anything.

But is he really out of ideas?
Although Shanghai Film Group is second only to China Film Group in China, is it attractive to Han Jiadong?

If Han Jiadong is unhappy, companies like Changying and Xiying are absolutely willing to poach Han Jiadong at any cost.

And with Han Jiadong's ability, if he really went to Changying or Xiying, he might not even be able to sit firmly in the second position.

Thinking of this, Ren Zhonglun couldn't sit still.

He left the meeting in a hurry, returned to the company, and immediately called the company's senior management for a meeting.

The theme of the meeting was to increase Han Jiadong's salary.

When other senior officials heard this, they were opposed to it at first.

After all, not to mention the tens of millions of directors' fees and bonuses, no one has ever been able to get millions of directors' fees from their state-owned enterprises before.

But after listening to Ren Zhonglun's analysis, they fell silent.

Not to mention that Han Jiadong may allow other companies to surpass Shanghai Film and Television, even if Han Jiadong has allowed them to put more money into their pockets in the past two years, they do not want to lose Han Jiadong.

Anyway, if the sky falls, there will be someone tall to hold it up. If you have any questions, you can always go to Ren Zhonglun.

Only Ren Zhonglun’s direct descendants still couldn’t help but worry: “If Mr. Dong is really offered a director’s fee worth tens of millions plus a share of the film’s salary, I’m afraid there will be objections from the higher-ups. If he ends up losing money, the higher-ups will definitely hold him accountable for this matter.” ”

Since Ren Zhonglun dared to raise this matter in front of so many people, he naturally had a plan in mind.

"It's just a few scoldings at most. What's compared to Xiaodong leaving? As for losing money... Xiaodong has made so many movies, has he ever suffered a loss?"

He has said so, and naturally others have no objections.

The specific basic remuneration and sharing were quickly finalized.

Then Ren Zhonglun found Han Jiadong in person, but Han Jiadong refused without thinking.

Ren Zhonglun is not the only one who feels pressure to earn such a high salary.

As Han Jiadong who gets this money, the pressure will only be greater.

Just think about how much of a sensation it would cause in society if a news report said "a certain deputy section officer received 60 to 70 million yuan from completing a business"?
There is never a shortage of people who hate the rich in this society. Even if Han Jiadong gets the money reasonably, he will probably have no choice but to leave the system due to pressure and make money in movies with peace of mind in the future.

However, it is impossible for Han Jiadong to just spend hundreds of thousands to sell a movie that is absolutely profitable to SIPG. He has to work hard to be responsible for the shooting, editing, and post-production...

First of all, the script fee will be settled in the form of sharing.

Secondly, Tang Yan has been confirmed to play the role of Manny, and her salary will be a small amount plus a share of the basic salary.

But compared to private enterprises, Han Jiadong will indeed get less.

Seeing Han Jiadong's persistence, Ren Zhonglun really didn't see that Han Jiadong had any intention of leaving, so he didn't force it anymore.

For other companies, he finally distributed part of his investment shares.

Once these were determined, the casting process for the film began quickly.

The first one to be confirmed is Wang Baoqiang, the leading duo.

This role can be said to be tailor-made for him.

You can do all kinds of stupid things without making people annoying, and you can even laugh happily.

If it had been played by someone else, it would have been necessary to open the windows on the plane, get off the plane halfway, sleep while driving... I'm afraid it would have made people hate it.

Then to replace the handsome guy who joined midway, Han Jiadong settled on Huang Bo.

Finally, there is the other member of the protagonist duo.

Without Xu Zheng, the first thing Han Jiadong thought of was: Shen Teng!
Speaking of which, in terms of fame, Shen Teng can't even keep up with Xu Zheng.

But in terms of comedy, Shen Teng can be on the same level as Chen Xiaoer.

Others rely on plot to make them funny.

These two people make people laugh when they see them.

If Xu Zheng can perform a 90-point funny plot with an 85-point effect, Huang Bo can perform a 95-point effect, and Wang Baoqiang can perform a 100-point effect.

Then Shen Teng can give a clip with a score of 0 points to give an effect of or points, a clip of or points to give a to points effect, and a clip of or points to give a full score effect.

Of course, that was Shen Teng's ability at his peak.

Now whether he has that ability will be known only after the audition.

(End of this chapter)