Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 501: I'll Do My Best at the Film Festival
There are two things, one is the investment in "The Mermaid", and the other is the filming of "Lucy 2".

These two issues have basically been settled, and someone will be contacting them for the details.

Master Xing and Old Monster Xu did not want to stay any longer and chose to say goodbye. Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian chose to see them off.

Fang Hong walked out and said, "Xixi, you should discuss the script and role with Director Xu."

"Okay, I'll have to trouble Director Xu in the future. Director Xu, please don't think I'm annoying." Liu Tianxian said with a smile.

"Hahaha, no, no, it's just that I have high requirements for acting skills. You have to keep a good attitude and don't blame me for being strict." Old Monster Xu was making a patch in advance to prevent her from complaining to the principal or something.

Not to mention what that old weirdo Xu did to her, it would be bad if the principal came to hold her accountable.

In fact, his temper as a director is good among all the directors in Hong Kong. He is not as tyrant as Stephen Chow, nor as harsh as Johnnie To who scolds people.

He is very patient when directing people to act.

Someone like Big Baby can be guided very well and doesn't lose her temper, so everyone else is definitely better than her.

"No, I actually hope you can be stricter so that I can play the role better." Liu Tianxian said.

"This is the first time I've heard of such a request. It seems that Miss Liu is very serious about her profession." Old Monster Xu praised.

"You haven't worked with her much. If you have, you'll know that Tianshen is very dedicated to acting." Chen Zhixi chimed in.

"Oh, that's great." said Old Monster Xu.

"I just did what I should do. My identity is an actor." Liu Tianxian said.

"Miss Liu is right. No matter your status, you should do your job seriously." Master Xing said.

"Yes, I think so too. Just do your job well." Liu Tianxian nodded.

"If there is a chance, I would like to work with Miss Liu." Stephen Chow felt that this girl had a good attitude, was not pretentious, and said what she thought.

"I hope there will be this opportunity!" Liu Tianxian didn't know whether there was any chance or not. It seemed that Fang Hong was not very interested in her working with Stephen Chow.

They talked as they walked, and had a very pleasant negotiation. They soon reached the elevator. The two got in, and Fang Hong and the others waved to them.

As they were walking back, Chen Zhixi couldn't help but say, "Boss Fang, if we give Stephen Chow a 100 million share of the 10 billion box office, we won't make any money."

If she hadn't mentioned that those two people were there, she wouldn't have been able to say anything. And if she said too much and questioned Mr. Fang's decision, Mr. Fang would lose his prestige.

Not to mention that even though Mr. Fang is such a big boss, he is still questioned by his subordinates and his words are not final.

"Now Master Xing's box office appeal is still there, and he can reap the box office." Fang Hong said.

“But it’s hard to guarantee how much the box office revenue will be.” Chen Zhixi also thinks that Stephen Chow can reap the box office revenue.

But it is not certain how much the harvest will be. Eight or nine hundred million would be the best, and there is no need to give a dividend of 100 million.

If it reaches exactly 10 billion, it would be a loss.

"I know what to do with this matter. Just do as I say." Fang Hong thought for a moment and said.

He doesn't dare to guarantee how much the movie will earn at the box office, it's still uncertain.

After all, the investors have changed, and the male and female protagonists have changed.

"Okay!" Chen Zhixi nodded. Since he said so, he didn't say anything else.

Liu Tianxian listened and didn't say anything.

She was also very confused. According to her understanding, Fang Hong should be the kind of person who would not do anything good for others. This man usually would not do anything without benefits. If he did do anything good for others, there must be another hidden reason.

They chatted for a while and then dispersed as Chen Zhixi had other things to deal with.

Only Liu Tianxian and Fang Hong were left.

In the office, the two sat together. Liu Tianxian asked curiously, "Why would you give Master Xing a 10 million yuan dividend when the box office is billion yuan? That's not like you."

"How is it not like me? I am so stingy. It is not like me to give benefits to others." Fang Hong said.

"You are not stingy, you are insidious and will not do anything without benefits." Liu Tianxian looked at him.

"Oh, is this how you see your husband?" Fang Hong was unhappy.

"Hahaha, no, no." Liu Tianxian smiled embarrassedly and patted his shoulder.

Of course, that's how I see him in my heart.

"You have it." Fang Hong patted her head.

"Seriously, do you have any other concerns or ideas?" Liu Tianxian said with a serious face.

"I don't have any other calculations or ideas. I just calculated with my fingers that Stephen Chow's movie can reach a box office of 30 billion." Fang Hong pinched his fingers like a Taoist priest.

"30 billion?!" Liu Tianxian was shocked.

"Yes, wasn't there a movie this year that almost reached 20 billion at the box office? It's possible that it will reach 30 billion next year or the year after," Fang Hong said.

This year's "Transformers 3" reached 18 billion.

"That's far from the truth, it's special." Liu Tianxian said.

"What's so special about it? Hollywood movies can get high box office, but our movies can't." Fang Hong said.

"That's an IP movie. Transformers has always been very popular and has always had high box office." Liu Tianxian said.

"Same, the market is growing." Fang Hong raised his hand.

"I don't believe it. This year, there is only one movie that almost reached 20 billion. No other movie has reached that level. It's still difficult to make more than one billion." Liu Tianxian shook his head.

There are only one or two movies that gross over one billion this year, there aren't that many movies, so 30 billion seems a bit unrealistic.

And the filming and release of Xingye's movie has only been one or two years.

"There's nothing I can do if you don't believe me. I'm just speculating." Fang Hong spread his hands. What he said was the truth, but people didn't believe it.

But it is indeed a bit outrageous that it is difficult to make 20 billion this year, let alone 30 billion.

Even when "The Mermaid" was released, it would be difficult for a single movie to make 20 billion at the box office.

"If I can really achieve that high box office, then why don't you recommend me to act in Stephen Chow's movies?" Liu Tianxian was curious. "Although his movies have high box office, it is not good for the male and female actors. Unless you act in Stephen Chow's movies yourself, the only outstanding ones are the supporting roles." Fang Hong explained.

The male and female protagonists of that movie were not very famous, but the weird supporting characters like Zhang Mei'e and Xiao Zhu were popular.

The male and female protagonists are not very outstanding. Not only are they not outstanding, they are even criticized.

"Is that so?" Liu Tianxian pondered.

"Sometimes a movie's high box office doesn't mean that the audience has a good impression of the movie, nor does it mean that it is a good movie. Some movies with high box office will be criticized by the audience for cutting leeks and only knowing marketing or something like that."

Fang Hong said to her again: "For example, movies like The Blade of the Assassin and Black Coal, Thin Ice may not have high box office, but they are regarded as masterpieces by the audience.

Even if many viewers don’t go to the cinema, they will watch it online. This is the charm of art films.”

In the past, movies like "Hot as Hell" and "Red River" had high box office but were criticized to death, which damaged the credibility of the entire film market.

Audiences felt cheated and stopped going to theaters to watch bad films.

The same is true for many actors. After participating in too many variety shows, the audience has lost their sense of mystery about them, so they say that the movies they starred in did not perform well at the box office and blame the audience.

Don't even look at what you have done before.

In this regard, Liu Tianxian still cherishes her reputation, and Fang Hong also wants to maintain her good image in the hearts of the audience.

"What you mean is that the movie made by Stephen Chow is not good." Liu Tianxian said.

"Yes, I read his script. The plot is not good and the female lead is not that good either." Fang Hong said.

"Why don't you just say that the script is bad? I thought it was something else." Liu Tianxian hit him and said so much.

"I'm afraid you'll go astray, so you don't think I'm not letting you perform or something like that." Fang Hong said.

"No, I know you are doing this for my own good, and I believe you." Liu Tianxian felt relieved and felt warm in her heart.

"In fact, Xu Ke is very good at photographing women. In my opinion, he is better than Stephen Chow. Have you seen the movie 'Dragon King'? Just one shot of the big baby is amazing." Fang Hong said.

"I've seen it." Liu Tianxian nodded.

The scene where the big baby is wearing a mask, holding a pipa, and has red ribbons wrapped around his body is truly stunning.

"If you let Stephen Chow film you, he will only make you look ugly and ruin your image," Fang Hong said.

Stephen Chow basically makes every heroine look ugly, with the exception of Zhang Yuqi's role.

Even Cecilia Cheung was an ugly girl when she filmed "King of Comedy" with him, as were Karen Mok, Lin Yun and others.

So Fang Hong didn't let her take this role.

When it comes to photographing women, Stephen Chow cannot catch up with Tsui Hark. Joey Wong, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung and others have all shined under Tsui Hark's hands.

It’s just that Master Xing has a big halo.

"Actually, I really want to play the clown." Liu Tianxian said with a smile.

"You're done now." Fang Hong said.

"Hahaha." Liu Tianxian laughed.

Listening to this man's analysis and thinking about the styles of the two directors, it is indeed true.

"If the movie is good, I won't stop you from acting." Fang Hong said again.

"Yeah!" Liu Tianxian nodded heavily this time.

She believed in this man. If the movie was okay, the man would not stop her from acting in it and would definitely recommend it.

Fang Hong finally told Liu Tianxian everything from the bottom of his heart, hiding nothing.

While the two were chatting, Fang Hong's phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.

Liu Tianxian also looked over and asked, "Who is it?"

"I don't know." Fang Hong picked up the phone and asked, "Who is it?"

"Mr. Fang, it's me, Director Tan." A familiar voice came from the phone.

Fang Hong was stunned for a moment before he remembered and said, "Oh, Director Tan, hello, hello."

It’s Secretary Tam from Macau.

"Mr. Fang, you are really cheating me. Fifty million for a film festival." Director Tan complained.

He originally thought that it would only cost a few million or tens of thousands, but he was asked to share 50 million in film festival expenses.

Now the Macau Film Festival Organizing Committee has arrived there to contact him.

"You put in 50 million, and we also put in 50 million. We agreed at the beginning that we would each pay half." Fang Hong knew that this person would call him.

"That's right, but 50 million is too exaggerated." Director Tan seemed a little excited.

I was careless at the beginning and should not have told half of it. Although this small place looks rich, there is not much money actually, and it is all used to provide welfare to the people.

"We need to change the image. This film festival had a bad image before. Shouldn't we turn it around?" Fang Hong asked back.

"I understand what you mean, but you've spent too much money. If the effect is not significant or it's wasted, I won't be able to explain it." Director Tan was in a dilemma.

“If the festival’s image is not changed all at once, then delaying it year after year is not a cost. If holding it every year has no effect, isn’t that an indirect cost? I am just spending money from the future this year.”

Director Tan was speechless after hearing what Fang Hong said, which seemed to make sense.

It is held every year, and so much money is spent every year, but if there is no effect, it is just a waste of money.

"Besides, I paid half of it. Wasn't my original intention to do good for this film festival? Wasn't it to promote this film festival?" Fang Hong's words made sense.

“If the effect is not significant.”

"I can't guarantee the effect or anything like that. I can only say that I will try my best in this film festival."

(End of this chapter)