Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 235 Actors can be replaced, and directors can be replaced even more.

"The Founding of the Republic of Daye, box office exceeded 4 million."

"A new domestic box office record has been set."

"This is Chen Cheng's victory."

Look at some of these media headlines.

Although Chen Cheng often doesn't like to read these news.

Because sometimes, these news are too exaggerated and far-fetched.

Chen Cheng was so deceived that he almost believed it.

But occasionally.

Chen Cheng still hopes that these news can become as popular as possible.

such as.

During the period when "The Founding of a Republic in Daye" broke the record, Chen Cheng was preparing for the sales ceremony of his "The New Three Kingdoms".

Yes.

The New Three Kingdoms has been filmed for some time.

However, due to the huge production cost, it cannot be sold at a good price for the time being.

This is not to say that the TV stations don't want it.

The New Three Kingdoms, every TV station wants it.

But with a production cost of up to 2.5 million, none of the TV stations knew what price to offer.

The same is true for Chen Cheng.

but.

In the past, Chen Cheng might not have had many options.

but now.

When another explosive point breaking the 4 million box office record appears.

However, Chen Cheng put "The New Three Kingdoms" on the TV drama trading platform.

This platform is dedicated to TV drama transactions.

Some producers who do not conduct offline transactions will put their films online for trading.

It contains some specific information, prices, and contracts.

If you are interested in this TV series, you can consider buying it.

Just uploaded the information.

The New Three Kingdoms attracted the attention of many TV stations.

"Dear colleagues, the New Three Kingdoms has been put on the TV drama trading platform."

"how much is it?"

“It feels a little unreal to me.”

"how?"

“They only want 6000 million.”

"6000 million, that's impossible. It is said that the production budget of New Three Kingdoms is 2.5 million. They only sold the first broadcast rights for 6000 million. This is a huge loss."

Many TV station copyright managers couldn't believe it: "Is it written wrong? When we negotiated with Chen Cheng and others, they offered 1.5 million yuan, but they refused to sell it. Will they sell it for 6000 million yuan?"

"Yes, everyone, look."

A copyright officer posted the screenshot.

but.

After everyone looked carefully, they discovered the truth.

"Okay, I understand. The price is 6000 million, but their first broadcast rights are not sold exclusively. In other words, we can buy the first broadcast rights once for 5000 million, and you can buy it too."

"Fuck, this won't work. A premiere must be sold exclusively. How can it be considered a premiere if only one platform sells one copy?"

"I guess there's nothing they can do. If they don't sell it this way, they won't be able to recover their costs."

"Shall we buy it then?"

"What are you buying? 6000 million is not a lot, but it's not an exclusive sale, so who would buy it? If I buy it, you guys will follow suit and we'll all lose out."

"That's true."

Many people chose to wait and see.

But soon.

One TV station chose to take action: "Sorry, we'll buy one first."

soon.

Platform display.

The non-exclusive first broadcast rights of New Three Kingdoms were purchased by Sujiang Satellite TV.

The other TV stations were dumbfounded. "Oh my god, Sujiang TV, what's wrong with you? You're buying this too?"

"We can still afford 6000 million."

"But this is non-exclusive. If you buy it, other TV stations will also buy it."

"It's just a gamble."

The person in charge of Sujiang TV Station spread his hands.

But in my heart I prayed that others would not follow suit.

It’s just that Sujiang TV Station has a gambling nature.

The same goes for other TV stations.

See Sujiang TV follow up.

Other TV stations also considered it for a while.

"Looking at the resources, the New Three Kingdoms has 100 episodes. Such a series is not only large in content, but also has a wide range of IP. One TV station is far from being able to cover the entire country."

"It's 6000 million anyway, why don't we buy one too."

"Ah."

Think about this.

The other two TV stations also followed suit.

moment.

Two more non-exclusive sales were sold.

Sujiang TV, Anhui TV, Shuangqing Satellite TV.

In a blink of an eye.

Three non-exclusive first-run rights were sold.

"Oh my god, how come you guys are so fast?"

"It makes it difficult for us to start."

Three TV stations have already taken action.

Other TV stations seemed a little hesitant.

They have some plans to take action.

But some of them dare not take action.

Chen Cheng did not urge them.

But seeing that four TV stations had already taken action, Chen Cheng felt pretty good.

At least.

Now the income is 1.8 million.

Sell the second round copyright.

You won’t lose money if you sell other copyrights.

hold on.

Chen Cheng did not remove the transaction information.

He feels.

Maybe, we can sell a few more copies.

……

In fact, the films released during the National Day holiday include not only "The Founding of the Republic", but also "Red Cliff".

In fact, the second part of "Red Cliff" also performed very well.

But because The Founding of the Republic was released in September, its box office reached more than 9 million during the National Day holiday.

Not to mention that later on when the country was founded, Daye cost 4 million.

For a while, many people ignored the second part of "Red Cliff".

And after "The Founding of a Republic" was released.

The lower part of Red Cliff began to exert its strength.

Over 2 million.

2.5 million.

3 million.

3.5 million.

4 million.

Yes.

You read it right.

The second part of Red Cliff, which was released after the founding of Daye, also broke the 4 million yuan box office.

The reason why it can exceed 4 million is that it is higher than the original upper part.

That was the dramatic turning point in the second half of Red Cliff.

Not only did Cao Cao favor Xiao Qiao, he also used her to pass on the false letter.

As a result, the Sun-Liu alliance was almost defeated.

If it weren't for the east wind.

In the Battle of Red Cliff, I'm afraid Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu would not have any mention.

This was because Chen Cheng forced them to do this when he was the producer.

So the final plot has some amazing twists.

But this time.

The media's comments did not seem to be on Chen Cheng's side.

【Hong Kong movies finally recover, Red Cliff breaks 4 million. 】

[Wu Yusen's masterpiece, Red Cliff.]

[The box office of Red Cliff (Part 7 and Part ) has reached million. ]

of course.

Not all media did not mention Chen Cheng.

There were still some media outlets that were relatively fair and reported the news that Chen Cheng was the producer of Red Cliff.

But a pity.

However, there was no news about Chen Cheng's supervision, and there was not much information.

Instead, it was Wu Yusen and the information about the rise of Hong Kong films that attracted everyone's attention.

Xiao Wu complained, "Brother Cheng, these Hong Kong filmmakers are disgusting. It was clearly you who served as the producer of Red Cliff, which led to the film's current status. They actually said that this was the collective effort of all of Hong Kong."

"That's right. After all, how can a small producer compare to a director? Besides, I didn't do anything for Red Cliff."

"But if it weren't for you, Red Cliff might not even have been released."

"Stop complaining. The Hong Kong film industry has been in decline for a long time, and they also want to see a movie to boost their morale." Chen Cheng had a better attitude.

Although he also knows.

It is true that many media outlets ignored him.

But the media doesn't belong to him.

They always charge money for their services.

How can I praise you every day?

……

"Chen Cheng, are you free recently?"

"Fortunately."

"Let's talk."

"it is good."

Gold Medal Hotel.

Pang Hong, who had previously contacted Chen Cheng, called.

Chen Cheng knew.

This is about Painted Skin 2.

Half an hour later.

Chen Cheng met Pang Hong, who was also the producer of Painted Skin 1.

"Chen Cheng, Painted Skin 2, I'd like you to be the producer."

"Co-producer, chief producer is more tiring."

"also."

“Have you raised the funds?”

“We have raised the money.”

Pang Hong said: "The funding is going smoothly. As soon as the investors heard about the filming of Painted Skin 2, they were very willing to invest. Haha, this is thanks to you. If it weren't for our outstanding performance in Painted Skin 1, Painted Skin 2 wouldn't have been so successful."

“It’s about everyone working together.”

"As for the actors, I will probably continue to use the same ones as before. The script is actually a sequel to Painted Skin 1. Painted Skin 2 is the sequel to Painted Skin 1."

"Ah."

Chen Cheng nodded.

"It's just that the director is a bit troublesome."

"how?"

Chen Cheng was a little surprised: "Is Chen Jia not available?"

"That's not true."

Pang Hong shook her head: "The director's salary he offered is very high, and we find it difficult to accept it."

"How tall?"

"2000."

“It’s really high.”

Chen Cheng was also somewhat surprised by this number.

To know.

He only got 1000 million for the film.

Although the pay of well-known directors is not inferior to that of first-line actors.

Some are even higher than first-tier actors.

But Chen Jia's salary increased so much all of a sudden, which is a bit hard to accept.

Plus.

Chen Jiashang’s only representative work in mainland China is Painted Skin.

even.

Painted Skin was good before.

But compared to the rapidly rising domestic film market, Painted Skin 1 is nothing.

"You didn't bargain?"

"Chopped."

Pang Hong said: "But the other party's agency is quite tough, and I feel there is no room for decline."

"what do you mean?"

"I heard you're a bargaining expert, so I'm going to look for you."

"I."

Chen Cheng laughed: "When did I become a bargaining expert?"

"Haha, that's what everyone in the industry says. It's said that you helped cut down the salary for the Kung Fu Emperor."

"Whoever said it is just gossip, don't believe it."

"There's no smoke without fire. That's why I asked you to help me."

"alright."

Chen Cheng nodded: "I'll try, but I may not be able to chop it off."

……

A few days later.

Chen Cheng and Pang Hong met with Chen Jiashang and the agent behind Chen Jiashang.

The agency behind Chen Jiashang is Hong Kong Asia Entertainment, a well-known agency in Hong Kong.

As for why the director still signed with an agency.

can only say.

That's the rule in the circle.

Few people can do it alone, not even the top directors.

Chen Cheng couldn't do that either.

If China Film Group and Hengdian had not provided him with resources from time to time, Chen Cheng would not have been able to grow so fast.

"Director Chen, 2000 million is too much. It's higher than our leading male and leading female actors' salaries."

Pang Hong spoke up.

"Top directors are always paid more than actors, this is normal."

"But our leading male actor only received 1 million yuan in salary."

"Painted Skin is so successful that we can almost say that more than half of the credit lies with our director Jia Shang."

Chen Jiashang didn't say anything.

He actually has a gentle personality and is not good at speaking.

The person who spoke was Chen Jiashang's agent.

Chen Cheng didn't say anything either.

He just listened quietly on the side.

"2000 million is still too high a salary. Even a director like Chen Kexin can't get such a salary."

"Then do you know how much Wu Yusen's recent salary is?"

"How many?"

"3000 million, plus profit sharing. Of course, it's not just Wu Yusen, all the directors in Hong Kong have seen their pay increase recently."

"Have it?"

Pang Hong was a little surprised.

Chen Jiashang's agent smiled and said, "Mr. Pang, I believe you also know that in fact, the salaries of Hong Kong filmmakers are very high, but for some reason, our Hong Kong directors are not very adaptable to the market in the mainland, so they lowered their salaries. The current pay is just back to normal."

Listen to what Chen Jiashang’s agent said.

Chen Cheng understood.

Previous media reports on Hong Kong filmmakers were not just random reports.

There are a series of interests involved here.

The first to bear the brunt.

It is the collective price increase of Hong Kong directors.

"Chen Cheng."

Speaking of this, Pang Hong signaled Chen Cheng with his eyes.

He felt he couldn't continue the conversation.

Chen Cheng knew.

He should have appeared on his own.

……

"Director Jiashang, I admire your directing skills. However, we are all directors. We also know that the director may not be that important in a film. Many times, we encounter a good crew and script, and choose good actors. This is how we accidentally shoot a film that does well at the box office."

Chen Cheng didn't tell Chen Jiashang's agent, but looked at Chen Jiashang and said.

Chen Jiashang was about to nod.

The agent on the side patted Chen Jiashang on the shoulder and said, "Director Chen, you used to be a director. Now you are a producer. It's not appropriate to deny the director like this."

"I'm not denying the director. I just want to say that it's not that easy to make a movie. Before this, many movies, including co-productions with Hong Kong, were loss-making. But the director doesn't need to take responsibility for these losses, everything is the responsibility of the producer. The director's salary has increased so much, which makes it difficult for us to withdraw more funds to invest in production. I believe this is what Director Jia Shang doesn't want to see."

"Things are different now. Look at Red Cliff directed by Wu Yusen. It made 4 million in the mainland market. Similarly, in the Japanese market, the two films together made 100 billion yen, equivalent to 6 million yuan. The total box office of Red Cliff in the domestic and Japanese markets alone reached 13 billion. This does not include other markets and various copyrights... Such results. In China, I am afraid that only director Zhang Yimou can achieve this."

It was still Chen Jiashang’s agent who was speaking.

Done.

He also glanced at Chen Cheng.

The implication is obvious.

look.

Even you, Chen Cheng, have broken so many records in the country.

But when it comes to overseas copyright, that’s it.

Only Hong Kong directors like them can achieve this.

Chen Cheng smiled.

he knows.

If you keep talking like that, he won't be able to cut anymore.

even.