I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 441 Invitation (23)

Xu Zheng has a very good reputation now.

Whether it was last year's "Dying to Survive" or this year's "Winning the Championship" unit in "My People, My Country", they were all amazing...

Therefore, the industry is very optimistic about "Lost in Russia" - Hengdian has a guaranteed release fee of 24 billion, directly advanced 6 million, and promised 1.5 million for publicity and promotion!
That means 7.5 million won Lost in Russia...

There is also a supplementary agreement: if the actual box office of the movie exceeds 24 billion, the producers Huanxi Media and Hengdian Films can divide the net income exceeding the guaranteed box office in a ratio of 35:65.

In other words, Hengdian Film and Television earns the part after the box office exceeds 24 billion!
Even if the box office is 24 billion, the distribution company will not make much money. After the distribution, it will not exceed 9 million - during the Spring Festival, they still have to pay about million in scheduling fees...

Xu Zheng was under a lot of pressure - after the online drama "Detective Chinatown" was broadcast, the number of people who wanted to watch "Detective Chinatown 3" and pre-sales soared to nearly million, setting a record in film history, a standard top.

Then "Lost in Russia" can only be ranked in the second tier!

Although the Spring Festival movie market is huge, "Detective Chinatown 3" is sure to take the biggest piece of the pie, and "Lost in Russia" will compete with the other five...

According to last year’s market, the total market of the Spring Festival was 64 billion, "The Wandering Earth" took 27 billion, "Alien" only took 13 billion, and "Speeding Life" took 10 billion...

Even if there are 70 billion this year, "Detective Chinatown 3" will take at least 30 billion, and the other six will share 40 billion...

Is "Lost in Russia" confident that it can earn 20 billion yuan?

Anyway, Xu Zheng is not very confident!

Therefore, we need to put more effort into marketing and publicity...

He looked at Shen Liang: "If you have time, can you help me write a promotional song?"

"…I have to go to Hong Kong the day after tomorrow…The crew has been waiting for me for half a month!"

“I asked you to write the promotional song for ‘Dying to Survive’ and it was done in just five minutes!”

Shen Liang scratched his head: "…Is there a script? Let me take a look!"

“…This is the plot summary…”

……

"Lost in Russia" is a typical Xu-style comedy. It's about a middle-aged man whose career and family are in a mess. Then, after a journey, he repents and finds the truth of life!
Shen Liang has seen this movie.

failed!
The plot logic is too inconsistent. It was OK in the beginning, but the whole plot started to fall apart when Xu Zheng climbed the roof of the train. Although comedy is inevitably exaggerated, climbing the roof, being chased by a bear, and hot air balloons are too far away from reality. This kind of exaggerated action plot suddenly appears in a road movie and it really seems very inconsistent and out of place...

Sometimes it’s realistic, sometimes it’s exaggerated, sometimes it’s comedic, sometimes it’s tragic, sometimes it’s action-packed, sometimes it’s sentimental, but none of these are well integrated, and it feels fragmented…

And the divorce subplot is really useless. In fact, even if this plot is completely deleted, it will not affect the plot, and the viewing experience may even be better. This plot forcibly adds a mid-life crisis to the protagonist, but the problem is that Lost in Russia itself is not about a mid-life crisis!
The biggest problem is the character setting: there is a lack of a partner - in "Lost in Journey" and "Lost in Thailand", two strangers become brothers in trouble and go on a journey together. They are two strangers of the same sex, one is responsible for the funny part and the other is responsible for the supporting part. It's hilarious to watch!
But "Lost in Russia" is not like that. Both Xu Zheng's character and Lost in Russia are funny.

The mother is noisy, and the son is even noisier than the mother...

The ones who make jokes are a bunch of supporting characters...

This kind of character setting is very tiring to watch.

Xu Zheng is a smart man, he knows the quality of "Lost in Russia".

Therefore, it was immediately sold to ByteDance and broadcast online for free!

Of course, it’s not time to sell it yet, so he is still thinking about boosting pre-sales through marketing.

So, ask Shen Liang to write the promotional song!

Shen Liang pretended to think for a while, then took out a pen and paper and began to write lyrics: I swam to the bottom of the Nile with luggage heavier than my body, passed a few lightning bolts, and saw a bunch of light circles~
That’s right, Zhao Lei’s “I Remember”…

"This is…"

"Maternal love, time and space are a circle, go straight or turn, we will meet in the end... I felt a little touched when I finished watching "Coco"... At that time, I thought that death is not the end, but oblivion is. Now after reading this script, I suddenly have some ideas."

"Let me see…"

Guo Fan took over the lyrics and read, "I carried luggage heavier than my body and swam to the bottom of the Nile. After a few flashes of lightning, I saw a bunch of circles of light~"

I couldn't help crying when I read 'Don't cry my dearest my best playmate, time and space are a circle, whether we go straight or turn, we will meet each other in the end~': "It's so well written!"

"It's not that bad..."

Lu Yang took the lyrics and flipped through them...

Xu Zheng said: "I have never seen anyone write about maternal love from the perspective of separation, death, and reincarnation..."

"… Not bad, right? If not, I'll take him!"

Xu Zheng nodded, then asked, "How much do I charge you to write a song now?"

“…Just pay a licensing fee…”

"How much is that?"

“…I’m not sure, you can ask Long Danny…I haven’t written a song for anyone in a long time.”

Wu Jing: "Are you too expensive?"

“It’s also possible…”

Except for projects with real financial strength, it is really impossible to hire Shen Liang!
Besides, he usually doesn’t write songs for other people…

It is the kind of thing that you can’t hire even if you have money!

Throw money at it?
It's impossible to knock him down. After all, he has now reached the level of writing BGM for the military parade.

Wu Jing remembered something: "I told Yuan Heping about "The Bodyguard"..."

Shen Liang hesitated for a moment, then told the truth: "Eighth Master... is more suitable to be a martial arts instructor..."

Yuan Heping's level as a director is similar to that of most action directors who change their careers to become directors, which can only be described as average.

A director who transformed himself from a martial arts director, the plot is just to serve the fighting scenes...

He has a very poor ability to judge whether a script is good or bad...if he's lucky, he'll get "Tai Chi Master", if he's unlucky, he'll get "Once Upon a Time in China".

However, Wu Jing is very supportive of Yuan Heping - Yuan Heping is his mentor. "The Grandmaster of Tai Chi" was created by Yuan Heping, including Wu Jing's first film "Kung Fu Kids", which was also co-directed by Yuan Heping and Zhang Peixin...

“Who is suitable to be the director?”

Shen Liang pointed at Lu Yang: "Lu Yang..."

Wu Jing's eyes lit up: "Yes,"

Turning around, he talked to Lu Yang about "The Dart Man"...

Lu Yang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "I am preparing for "Dunhuang" and "Assassination of Novelist"..."

……

After the two parts of "The Blade of the Assassin", although the profits were not very good, Lu Yang's reputation rose and many investors valued him.

In particular, he directed "Underground Fire" starring Shen Liang, which cost 3 million!
There are very few directors who are qualified and capable of directing large projects.

Then, the "Dunhuang" series of Beijing Literature and Art University found Lu Yang...

The two parts of the "Dunhuang" series, "Dunhuang: The Xuanzang Code" and "Dunhuang: The Returning Hero", were both produced by Lu Yang.

The PPT list of Beiwen is very good, including "Fengshen Trilogy", "Dunhuang" series, "Painting Rivers and Lakes" series, "749 Bureau", "The Wandering Earth 2"...

They are all big projects!
The Dunhuang series has an investment of over 5 million yuan, and Lu Yang needs to concentrate on...

Therefore, he is not very interested in "Dart Man"...

Oh, "Dunhuang" and "Assassination of Novelist" are both projects controlled by Beijing Literature and Art University!

(End of this chapter)