Actor: Thank you.

Chapter 964 Worth the Price
"Okay."

"Turn around."

"very good……"

In the small studio of Beijing Film Studio, Zhang Yuan was taking the audition makeup photos for "The Besieged City".

At this stage, his appearance is that of a peddler, selling pulp on a cart.

If the look is sloppy, the person must be sloppy too.

And according to the script, the character also had to be sloppy in spirit.

The character Shen Chongyang is basically the complete opposite of Ip Man's screen image.

As a port policeman, although he is highly skilled in martial arts, he is addicted to gambling and has no principles at all.

His wife left him because of his gambling addiction and rogue behavior.

How could the spirit of a compulsive gambler be good?

Pornography, gambling and drugs are the three things that are the most mentally draining and can turn people into ghosts.

Even Lu Fengxian knew he had to quit drinking after seeing his horrible appearance in the bronze mirror... But it's just like quitting sex.

With the young Chen Hong by my side, who the hell would abstain from sex?

Who can quit?
Lust and gambling are both rooted in human nature, which is completely different from drugs which are rooted in the body.

Sex and gambling can be quit, and in theory it is easy to quit.

Stop immediately and stay away.

But what makes people called human beings, in addition to the highlights such as courage, wisdom, and dedication, there are also bad qualities such as speculation, meanness, and greed.

Moreover, sex and gambling, at their fundamental level, stem from human's reproductive instinct and instinctive desire for victory.

Even someone as strong as Zhang Yuan can only do his mortal enemies against gambling and drugs.

Not to mention there is someone like Chen Hong... When Zhang Yuan was taking the photo, he glanced at Fan Bingbing who was holding his chin with one hand and looking appreciative.

With someone like Fan Xiaopang around, there’s no way you can quit masturbating!

He was dressed up like this, but the other person's eyes were still blinking at him.

That's it, who can stand it.

Men's vanity and desire for conquest can be easily satisfied by the other party.

Fan Xiaopang would wave to him from time to time, or give him a thumbs up to show his approval, which maximized the emotional value.

The work is considered finished only after shooting a complete set.

"Zhang Yuan, let's discuss other things." Chen Kexin pulled him to the corner and talked with Chen Denseng.

"As for the time arrangement, we plan to prepare as soon as possible, and we will start filming once all the scenes in the Magic City are built."

Zhang Yuan recalled that there were still large areas of scaffolding on the set, so things weren't going that fast.

"I still have two dramas to shoot, which have already been confirmed."

"I won't be free until the middle of the year." Zhang Yuan asked his assistant to take the notebook and took a quick look at it.

Chen Kexin raised her eyebrows.

You are so busy, boy.

Given Chen Kexin's temper, the actors must follow his schedule.

But this time he is not the director, so it depends on Chen Denseng's ideas.

"Then I won't be able to join the crew right away." Director Chen clenched his teeth and tried to adjust the time.

"How about you adjust it here?"

Zhang Yuan immediately refused: "It's all fixed and can't be adjusted."

Seeing that he had a tough attitude, Chen Deseng put the matter aside for the time being.

"Then let's talk about something else. What do you think about the pay?"

"Ten million." Zhang Yuan made an immediate offer.

Chen Deneng almost sucked his teeth out.

Seeing this, Zhang Yuan looked at Chen Kexin and said, "You can ask Director Chen. This was the price when I filmed his movie before."

"We're still offering this price now, it's considered a friendly price."

Then I have to thank you for your kindness... Chen Deseng was a little conflicted, he wanted to lower his pay.

Most of the money for this play was spent on the sets and costumes.

Actors are not paid much.

Originally, if I asked Zhen Zidan, I would only give him three to five million at most.

For him, the pressure doubled.

“This price is a bit too high.”

“It exceeded our expectations.”

"Then why don't you change your expectations?" Zhang Yuan said bluntly.

Chen Deseng: ...

“And who did you base your previous expectations on?”

"Different people have different expectations."

Director Chen was speechless after being confronted by him.

Zhang Yuan still felt a bit like he was in the same state as when he was engaging in a battle of cards with the Hong Kong bosses. He had not yet completely gotten out of it, so he spoke more aggressively than usual.

When Chen Kexin saw that this wasn't going to work, she just started fighting.

He called Lao Han!

Chen Kexin established his own Renren Film in mainland China, but ultimately, his backers are Bona and China Film.

Therefore, the real person in charge of the film is Lao Han.

Chen Kexin just wanted to use Lao Han to put pressure on him so as to save some money.

He ran to the side and told Han Sanpin everything.

"Zhang Yuan, President Han is calling."

He was arguing with Chen Denseng when Chen Kexin handed the phone to him.

"I heard that you're going to ask for a sky-high salary?" Old Han's half-smiley voice came from the receiver.

Fan Bingbing pricked up his ears not far away.

When he heard Chen Kexin bring up Old Han, he felt that Zhang Yuan was in trouble.

"No." Zhang Yuan replied very "innocently".

"Not yet. Isn't 10 million a sky-high price?"

"How did you come up with that number?"

Facing the other party's questioning, Zhang Yuan gave the same answer as that given by Miss Yang, who had just worked with him on a game a few days ago and is still a young model and will become a "cutout master" in the future.

“Because I’m worth it.”

Han Sanpin: ...

There are very few people who can leave Old Han speechless, but Zhang Yuan is an exception.

Because he was too confident, Old Han was speechless for a moment.

Yang Tianbao received 8000 million yuan for the film, and he has the nerve to say that he is worth the price.

Or he said it openly to the media.

I just offered 1000 million, and we did it privately internally, so what's wrong with that?

Moreover, according to current industry practices, if an actor can earn 100 million in Hollywood, he or she must earn at least 300 million when returning to China.

You can definitely make more money in China than abroad.

Although Zhang Yuan "sponsored" the crew of "Fast & Furious 4", after discussing with the crew, if anyone asked about it, his salary would have to be 200 million US dollars.

After all, I got a discount!
"You kid, you are trying to blackmail me, right?" Old Han took a long time to reply.

"Boss Han, I never talked to you about the salary when we were filming The Founding of a Republic."

"It's whatever you say."

"I never argued with you about Director Chen. If you want me to be honest, then I will be honest."

At least it looks honest...

"I always listen to you the most."

"But you can't bully me just because I'm obedient." Chen Kexin and Chen Deneng, who were standing by, were stunned when they heard him say that.

bully you?
Did you look like you were being bullied just now?

Can you still have some shame, kid?
"At Huayi, I got 500 million for playing the second male lead."

"This drama has a higher budget and includes fighting scenes, so the pressure is greater."

“I didn’t make a random offer.”

Zhang Yuan turned and looked at Chen Kexin.

These are the prices for greenhouses. If you think it’s expensive, I also think it’s expensive.

"If you think the budget is a problem, why don't we try another plan?"

"Like me and the crew of Painted Skin, we get a share of the box office."

"I ended up getting much more than 1000 million for Painted Skin."

Zhang Yuan discussed the matter with Lao Han in detail.

A few days ago, Pang Hong came to him to discuss signing the sequel contract.

"Painted Skin" made a lot of money, and it brought Ningbo Film Studio back to life.

Of course I'm anxious for another one.

But he was anxious, but Zhang Yuan was not.

He had approached me two or three times during this period, just wanting him to sign the contract.

Zhang Yuan’s attitude is also very clear.

Sign the contract, yes.

But you have to give me all the dividends from the first part first.

According to the contract agreement before filming began, I didn't receive a penny in remuneration.

What they want is a 10% share of the box office profits.

It is box office dividends, not profit dividends, which is very important.

Chen Long and the "Rush Hour" crew also want a share of the box office profits.

Because profits can be "cooked".

Warner Bros. made billions of dollars from the Harry Potter film series.

When JK Rowling went to ask for the promised film and television dividends when selling the copyright, Warner took out the account book and said that not only did they not make any profit, but they also lost tens of millions of dollars.

How about you share the debt?

When an individual faces an interest group, the strength is not equal. Why should they do as discussed?

The spirit of contract advocated by white people requires you to abide by the contract when it is beneficial to them.

When it is not in his favor, what is the spirit of contract? Our great America has its own national conditions.

At this time, he will no longer talk to you about the spirit of contract, but only about the law of the jungle and social Darwinism.

Now that "Painted Skin" has a box office of over 3 million yuan, my 10% box office dividend should be nearly 3000 million yuan after tax.

Money is a good thing, who would be willing to spend it?
When it comes to money, no matter what skin color you are, you won’t be willing to spend it.

The only thing I can do to the other party now is that he will play the leading role in the sequel.

If you have the guts, change someone!

Are you willing to take this risk?

Changing characters in a sequel is a big taboo, especially changing the protagonist.

It is easy to cause resistance from fans and cause the work to fail miserably.

Anyway, Zhang Yuan is holding on to Pang Hong's "weakness".

I have suffered a loss from Hua Yi in the dividends of "Soldier Assault".

Didn't eat it a second time.

Zhang Yuan expressed his loyalty first and then talked about his self-worth, which made Lao Han's brain almost boil.

"Dededede... give the phone to Chen Kexin."

Zhang Yuan threw the phone back to Director Chen.

"Okay, that's it."

"What do you mean?"

"Just do as he says." Han Sanpin replied after consideration.

Just because of the box office success of Painted Skin, Zhang Yuan is now in a state of “verifiable achievements”.

And Lao Han also considered one more thing.

"Fast & Furious 4" starring Zhang Yuan will definitely be released earlier than "The Siege of the City".

This way, he might be able to use his popularity in Hollywood films to boost this movie.

"Red Cliff" brought considerable losses to China Film, and Han has been under a lot of pressure recently.

It's rare to have a guy who is "obedient", "sensible" and helps to make money, so I have to use him well.

"He's worth the price." Old Han said the same line as Zhang Yuan.

Chen Kexin pondered for a long time and put down her phone.

Chen Deseng looked at his brother.

"Boss Han said he's worth the price."

Chen Deseng also fell silent.

The entire studio was very quiet.

Chen Kexin and Chen Denseng looked helpless and couldn't laugh.

But Fan Bingbing was laughing particularly happily, and only restrained herself a little when Director Chen glanced at her.

Seeing that Han Sanpin recognized Zhang Yuan's value, she was of course happy.

Actors are mostly passive and do not have much bargaining power when facing big directors and big capital.

Fan Bingbing filmed five movies in 08, making him an even harder worker than Zhang Yuan.

The most she gets is only a few million in pay, so someone like her will still be forced to lower her price.

That’s why I wanted to start my own studio.

Seeing Zhang Yuanneng and the director and the capital fighting back and forth, she felt excited just by watching.

The desire to unlock the door becomes stronger.

Just as men have a desire to win, women also have a desire to be conquered.

This is a need that is engraved in our genes, just like pornography, gambling and drugs.

It has been around since ancient times, when men would knock women unconscious with sticks and take them back to caves to reproduce.

That’s how the bridal chamber came about.

After discussing the details, the contract was signed.

A big drama was completed in just half a day.

When he went out, Fan Bingbing was already waiting for him in the car.

“You’re so efficient.”

"I want to record the expressions of Chen Kexin and Chen Deseng just now."

"It's rare to find someone who can make even the biggest directors helpless."

"I like you like this, more masculine than usual."

Seeing her condition, Zhang Yuan was afraid that it would be like the Golden Horse Awards, so he pulled her into the car to test the suspension.

This is the imperial capital, what if someone takes a picture of it...

"Let's go eat first."

"Okay, it's a rare opportunity to film with you in the same crew again."

Fat Fan was a little excited thinking that they would have to spend several more months together.

It would be nice to just spend a few days together.

If we stay together for a few months, we will be able to take off!

(End of this chapter)