Unscientific Movie King

Chapter 157: One Hundred Million Yuan

Three days later, Qin Chuan received a call from Chen Kexin, who gave him an address and asked him to go there.

The location happened to be in Peking.

Qin Chuan changed into more formal clothes and went out. Wang Tingting was not at home, so Jinlian acted as his driver.

He arrived downstairs at the hotel, left Jinlian behind, and went upstairs alone.

Led by the staff, we soon arrived at the door of the box. After knocking on the door, we heard the words "Come in" from inside.

Qin Chuan pushed open the door, and inside was not only Chen Kexin, but also Li Lianjie, Liu Dehua, and several unfamiliar middle-aged men.

"Hello Director Chen, Brother Jie, and Brother Hua."

Chen Kexin looked at him and said, "Qin Chuan is here, sit down."

Qin Chuan arrived late and didn't know what they were talking about. He found a seat and sat down, just listening quietly. He didn't say anything unless others asked.

But he was quite interested in Li Lianjie.

A person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. His fame is there. In the whole of Asia, there are not many actors who can make it into Hollywood, and Li Lianjie is one of them.

Director Wang Jin said that Chow Yun-fat is not a celebrity in Hollywood, but Li Lianjie is.

After a close observation, Qin Chuan found that Li Lianjie had also aged, with gray hair at his temples and the loss of collagen on his face.

If you count carefully, Li Lianjie is already in his forties.

Not young indeed.

However, Liu Dehua, who is three years older than him, looks a lot younger. Just look at A World Without Thieves from the past two years and you will know. He is still at the peak of his appearance and does not look old at all.

I heard that he has been in the entertainment industry for decades, but he doesn't smoke or drink, doesn't eat greasy food, and works out every month. His clothing style tends to be young and fashionable, so he looks like he's in his thirties.

Chen Kexin was chatting with a few middle-aged men about something that sounded like production and filming work. After about 20 minutes, they finished talking about most of the things and the other party left.

There were only a few people left in the box.

Chen Kexin then noticed Qin Chuan: "I'm busy with work and my schedule is tight. I can't see you alone in the short term. I can only take this time to chat with you."

"I understand." Qin Chuan smiled and said, "It's my honor that Director Chen can meet me despite his busy schedule. I'm glad I didn't disturb you."

Chen Kexin thought to herself that the boys from the mainland were really good at talking, much better than those young and inexperienced people from Hong Kong Island.

The young and immature people he referred to were Nicholas Tse and Edison Cheng, who are quite popular in Hong Kong now. They are young and energetic, and each one is more flamboyant than the other.

"I know you want to fight for the role of Jiang Wuyang. Tell me about your advantages first."

Qin Chuan spoke without hesitation: "I have filmed a lot of costume dramas, so I have enough experience. I am also skilled in martial arts. I have no problem riding horses, using wirework, and using swords, spears, and fists."

"Also, I have studied the character of Jiang Wuyang privately, and I believe that apart from you, Director Chen, and the screenwriter, no one knows him better than me."

"In addition, I am not just a singer, my main job is an actor. I have been in the industry for almost eight years and have acted in many dramas with good results. I am recognized by the market for my skills on the set and my performances."

"The Return of the Condor Heroes is still on air right now. I played Yang Guo from the age of 18 to 36. Director Chen can take a look at my performance if he has time."

"Of course, another reason why I want to play this role is that I admire your acting very much. I grew up watching your movies."

"And Brother Jie and Brother Hua are both my idols. I have long wanted to work with these outstanding seniors."

After eight years of debut, Qin Chuan didn't even blink when he said this.

In fact, if you calculate carefully, he has only worked for four years, and now his time has doubled.

This is to make up for the shortcomings of being young.

Twenty-three years old is the age when ordinary college graduates just graduated, which is a bit young.

But eight years of performance experience has made up for this shortcoming in one go, and no one who hears him will underestimate him.

Got exposed? Qin Chuan had never considered it.

No one would be so bored as to check what he did in the past, so no one would question him if he said he was an extra.

After hearing Qin Chuan's debut time, Chen Kexin's expression improved a lot, and then she asked, "You also know how to shoot?"

Qin Chuan's information was placed on his desk a few days ago. It was recommended by Li Guoli and Liu Dehua, so he couldn't help but pay attention to it.

After reading his resume, I was quite satisfied with Qin Chuan. He has both high popularity and experience. He won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Academy Awards, so his acting skills must be good too.

There are a lot of fighting scenes in The Warlords, and Qin Chuan's kung fu skills can save him a lot of trouble.

But there are many candidates for this role now, and he has to meet the person in person before making a decision.

"My spear skills are as good as my boxing skills." Qin Chuan immediately added: "I practice Hong family iron wire boxing, which I learned from Master Zhao Zhilin."

"Are you Zhao Zhilin's apprentice?" Li Lianjie asked before Chen Kexin could speak.

"I became his disciple when we were filming Kung Fu."

"How much of his Iron Wire Fist have you learned?"

"I have learned the training and fighting methods. I have been practicing for the past few years without any delay. As for how powerful I am, I don't know exactly."

It has only been a few years since Qin Chuan started learning Kung Fu. Just when Li Lianjie thought Qin Chuan had only learned the basics, Qin Chuan added:
"I only had one actual fight, one against three, and I didn't use my full strength at the time, so I really don't know how much strength I have compared to my master."

Li Lianjie laughed, OK, OK, so you were just pretending.

What this means is that at most I fought against three people, but the opponents were too weak and I couldn't fight with my full strength.

"Let's have a sparring match if we have a chance. I'm very interested in traditional martial arts."

"Okay." Qin Chuan was also very interested in Li Lianjie. After all, he was known as a martial arts textbook and the emperor of martial arts. He was proficient in more than a hundred routines and could master any kung fu with ease. He won the Grand Slam in martial arts competitions when he was a teenager.

If he was just a show-off, Qin Chuan certainly had no interest in fighting him.

He wanted to test whether Li Lianjie had real kung fu skills.

"Brother Jie, is Iron Wire Fist very powerful?" Chen Kexin was a layman and didn't understand this business, but seeing Li Lianjie so interested, he became a little curious.

"It's a branch of Hung Gar, and it's quite powerful." Li Lianjie thought about it and said carefully: "Zhao Zhilin is very famous in the Hung Gar circle. I have admired him for a long time."

After hearing what he said, Chen Kexin took it seriously. If his boxing skills are so good, his spear skills must be good too. He immediately said to Qin Chuan:
"Let's make an appointment in two days to try it out and see the effect."

"Okay, Director Chen." Qin Chuan stood up and said, "Well, if everything is ok, I'll go over first."

"No need. Now that you're here, have you eaten yet? If not, let's eat something together."

"Then eat something." Qin Chuan sat down again, and within a few minutes, the food was served.

He and Chen Kexin were the only ones eating the whole time; Li Lianjie and Liu Dehua hardly moved their chopsticks, they just chatted.

In the middle of the conversation, Chen Kexin was surprised to hear that Qin Chuan had also written songs for Liu Dehua.

It has been many years since I have come across an artist who is so versatile in singing, filming and television.

After more than half an hour, Qin Chuan ate a bowl of rice politely and said goodbye.

As soon as he stood up, Liu Dehua also wanted to leave.

Liu Dehua is a vegetarian, so he stayed just to drool, there was no need to stay.

After leaving the box, the two chatted and reminisced all the way. In the elevator, Liu Dehua put his hands in his pockets and said, "This movie has a huge investment. Did your boss tell you how much your salary is?"

Qin Chuan shook his head: "I'm a newcomer in the film industry, so I probably don't have much money."

Big directors always lower the pay for supporting roles in their films, and it is almost a secret. In their words, letting you act is giving you an opportunity.

For this opportunity, the actor accepted the low pay.

Both sides are willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten.

Liu Dehua said in a deep voice: "That's not necessarily true. The actors' pay for this play may be much higher than the market price."

"why?"

"Go back and ask your boss." As the elevator was about to reach the lower floor, Liu Dehua said, "Li Lianjie's salary was 100 million, mine was 16 million, and I estimate yours will not be less than 8 million."

"So high?" Qin Chuan was shocked.

I've heard that Li Lianjie's pay is high, but I didn't expect it to be this high.

One hundred million is almost the ceiling in Asia, and it is also in the first tier globally.

Liu Dehua's salary was also not small, 16 million, which is almost half of the production cost of an ordinary cost movie.

Qin Chuan's own eight million was a bit high.

In the TV drama industry, the highest paid actress should be Zhao Wei, the Little Swallow. In last year's Moment in Peking, she earned about 100,000 per episode, and a total of 5 million yuan.

Zhao Wei is a top star in the field of TV dramas.

Qin Chuan is not yet a first-tier star in TV dramas, but his overall strength is stronger than that of ordinary first-tier stars.

Even so, eight million for a movie is a bit high.

"Don't underestimate yourself." The elevator door opened, Liu Dehua patted Qin Chuan on the shoulder, and walked out first.

After Qin Chuan returned to the car, he told Jin Lian what Liu Dehua had said and asked her if there was anything fishy going on.

Don’t tell me that it’s some big boss who has “too much money” and wants to launder it.

After all, there are many wealthy bosses like this who are willing to spend money in the entertainment industry and don’t care about funding when filming.

I wish a peach wood sword cost three hundred and fifty dollars and a straw hat cost two thousand dollars.

The total investment of The Warlords was 300 million yuan, which obviously does not conform to business logic. According to the algorithm of three times the investment return, the box office must be 900 million yuan to recover the investment.

Even though Kung Fu is so awesome, the global box office total is less than 900 million.

The Warlords cost 123 million. What a concept! It could be enough to make episodes of Infernal Affairs together three times.

I haven't heard that this drama is going to go overseas.

It is unrealistic to expect to earn 900 million yuan in box office revenue from the mainland market alone.

In other words, this is a business that is done despite knowing that it will lose money.

"Don't worry, it's not money laundering." Jinlian controlled the speed of the car to less than 40 miles per hour and said, "Money laundering is not a loss of money. People are not stupid."

"The investor of this play is Huan Ya."

Qin Chuan is familiar with celebrities and artists in the entertainment industry, but he really doesn't know some of the companies and bosses behind them.

“Which company is this?”

"If you don't know Huan Ya, then you definitely don't know Yue Shao. For example, have you ever seen Fight Back to School?"

Qin Chuan nodded: "Of course I have seen it."

"Just compare it to Lin Dayue's character. He has plenty of money. His investment in this movie is related to the decline of Hong Kong films in recent years. It should be considered a political consideration."

"This letter of surrender is Pang Qingyun's, but it is also Yue Shao's. This is his mission."

"The reason why I say you have a high chance of getting this role is not only because of your popularity, but also because of your identity. You are from mainland China."

"Cross-strait joint ventures are the current trend. For such a big film, they won't use only Hong Kong actors. Let me explain the details to you. The fewer... "

"Stop, I don't want to listen." Qin Chuan interrupted Jin Lian: "I am not interested in political matters, as long as it is not money laundering."

"Director Chen Kexin will ask me to try out the costumes in a couple of days. Please collect the specific information of the role for me."

"And as for Apple, has the release date been announced yet?"

"I'm out. The Apple crew is much more talkative. They said they'd try to accommodate your schedule. I can tell that the director likes you very much."

Jinlian glanced at Qin Chuan through the rearview mirror in the car, and said with a playful smile, "You are blessed now."

The director of Apple is a woman.

When it comes to this kind of romantic film, their obsession with the male lead is something that ordinary male directors cannot match.

When I meet an actor I like, I have a high tolerance level.

"Sister Jin, stop joking."

Qin Chuan felt a little inexplicably uneasy.

Don’t let anything bad happen to this apple.

There was no negative news about Tong Dawei in later generations because of the filming of this movie. He even won many awards, including Best Actor. Although it is a second-rate award abroad, it is still a Best Actor.

(End of this chapter)