Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 276: Jiang Chengqi was kicked out of the crew.

"It seems that Director Chen Cheng is very popular."

"As everyone wishes, Chen Cheng."

The host called out Chen Cheng's name loudly: "Best Director Award, Aftershock, Director Chen Cheng."

There was a huge round of applause.

"I knew it was Chen Cheng."

"The Tangshan Earthquake deserves its reputation."

"It's necessary. It's both popular and well-received. If it's not Chen Cheng, everyone will have an opinion."

Friends who were watching the live broadcast also sent out comments.

"Director Chen Cheng, you won the Best Director Award right after you arrived. How do you feel about that?"

The host wanted Chen Cheng to stay on the stage longer, so he asked a question first.

Chen Cheng spread his hands and said, "This is not my first time here. I have been to the Hundred Flowers Awards before, but I was not nominated for any award."

This made everyone laugh.

On the big screen, a video of Chen Cheng attending the Hundred Flowers Awards last year was also played.

Yes.

Chen Cheng did come at that time.

However, Chen Cheng was just an ordinary guest at the time, so it was normal that he did not win any award.

"It's a pity that the Hundred Flowers Awards cancelled the Best Art, Best Screenplay, etc. awards."

"Director Chen, you are now the youngest Best Director in the history of the Hundred Flowers Awards. There is no need to worry about other awards."

"Yeah, I'll get it somewhere else."

"Hahaha……"

Everyone laughed again.

Then Chen Cheng gave his acceptance speech as usual.

The last award is the Best Picture Award.

This grand prize was given to "The Founding of Daye".

Needless to say.

A must for this film.

Usually the producer receives the Best Picture award.

So the winners this time were Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin.

As soon as Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin came to the stage, they took the initiative to say that they wanted to bring Chen Cheng up.

Chen Cheng waved his hands from time to time, and the two men gave up.

This made many viewers who were watching the live broadcast feel a little strange, and they asked, "Are Han Sanping and Chen Cheng so close that they asked Chen Cheng to come up for this award?"

"It has nothing to do with relationships. This film was actually shot by Chen Cheng. Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin were just given a name. If we talk about the credit, the biggest one goes to Chen Cheng."

"No wonder. I was wondering why Chen Cheng's name was in the Best Director category of "The Founding of a Republic"."

The two-hour Hundred Flowers Awards came to an end.

Many netizens were also very satisfied with the show.

……

Chen Cheng won the Best Director Award and was quite satisfied.

Anyway.

I am also a prize winner.

I can put the medal in my office and show off a lot.

Han Sanping took Chen Cheng's hand and said, "Don't forget about the New Shaolin Temple."

Chen Cheng was helpless and said, "Director Han, you are still waiting for me."

"If I'm not waiting for you, then who else can I wait for? Only you can come to the rescue."

"Okay, I'll talk to you after I finish my work these days."

That night.

Chen Cheng treated all the classmates to a midnight snack.

It’s still the Lao Mo BBQ at the gate of Beijing Film Academy.

Chen Cheng, Yang Mi, Yuan Shanshan and Zhang Wei sat down.

I heard that Chen Cheng invited all the classmates to have a midnight snack.

Zhang Xiaofei, who had just finished a skit, also rushed over.

And Jiao Junyan also came along.

All of a sudden.

It's a bit like a class reunion.

Chen Cheng still likes to order a bowl of iced green beans as usual.

While drinking mung bean tea, I chatted with my classmates.

of course.

It's not entirely nonsense.

Everyone also talked about their own development.

Chen Cheng occasionally made a few comments and then gave a suggestion.

"Shanshan, Mimi, don't be in a hurry to make movies. I think you can take on a few more TV series and make a name for yourself in the TV series industry. In the future, it will be much smoother for you to enter the film industry."

"Junyan, I think you can start practicing by taking on more small roles in movies."

"There is also Zhang Wei, who can also go in the direction of a comedian. The comedy market is huge, not only now but also in the future."

"Me, me."

Zhang Xiaofei also interrupted at this time.

Chen Cheng said, "You have been performing skits and crosstalk all the time. Keep going. Although it seems that the development of skits and crosstalk is relatively slow, in the end, everything in entertainment will end up the same. When you have the opportunity, you can also act in movies and so on. You will be no worse than an actor."

……

A few days later.

Chen Cheng went to Yuewen Group.

Yuewen is the largest original Internet literature serialization platform in China.

It has a series of great authors who have written many classic works.

It was still 2010, and Chen Cheng was planning to buy the copyrights of some classic works first.

When I learned that Chen Cheng wanted to purchase the copyrights of a number of works.

The senior executives of Yuewen Group were extremely excited.

To know.

Now a series of online literary works have attracted a large number of readers.

But the general public does not pay much attention to online literature.

Even though some online literary works have been adapted into TV series, only a few of them have been adapted.

This made Yuewen Group worried for a while.

Could it be that he couldn’t adapt these classic works into films or TV series?

Could it be.

Can he only treat it as an online novel and show it to everyone?
They have also recommended it to many film and television companies, but unfortunately... these film and television companies are indeed interesting.

But the price offered is very low.

What they didn't expect was.

Chen Cheng, an absolute big shot in the film industry, was actually interested in their online literary works.

And as soon as Chen Cheng arrived.

I just need to purchase the copyrights of more than a dozen online novels.

A Mortal's Journey to Immortality, The Immortal Against the Odds, Douluo Dalu, Joy of Life, Battle Through the Heavens, The Journey of Flower, Sweet Honey, The Legend of Miyue... etc.

Fortunately, these IP copyrights are not particularly expensive for the time being.

But dozens of them combined cost Chen Cheng almost all of his money.

However, for such a large-scale purchase, Chen Cheng also signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Yuewen Group.

If Chen Cheng needs the copyright of other works in the future, Chen Ying Films can purchase them first at the same price.

……

"Junior brother, how come you bought so many copyrights at once?"

Senior sister Bao Jinjin from Beijing Film Academy asked with some confusion.

The last few days.

Chen Chengxin opened a copyright development studio.

The purpose of the studio is to develop copyright and write scripts.

Chen Cheng temporarily asked Bao Jinjin, who was engaged in literature, to take charge of this project.

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "If you don't buy it now, you won't be able to afford it in the future."

This is the truth.

Online literature IP development is not popular yet.

These copyrights are not that expensive.

If online literature IP is developed on a large scale in the future, all of these copyrights will be priced sky-high.

Take Douluo Continent for example.

The animation he developed immediately became the number one animation in China.

The following novels, The Mortal's Journey to Immortality, The Immortal Against... also followed at a very fast pace.

There are also shows like Joy of Life... which also broke ratings records.

The Journey of Flower, Ashes of Love, The Legend of Miyue...will completely dominate the screen in the near future.

These seem to be incomparable to the movies.

Money can be earned.

No less than the movie.

of course.

Chen Cheng was also inspired by "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

Last year, Chen Cheng didn't pay attention to this movie and the copyright was purchased by LeTV.

result.

The huge success of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is not enough.

Even after it was finished airing, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was still being replayed over and over again by countless people.

Even 10 years have passed.

Thanks to the on-demand viewing of a large number of people online, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" can contribute 1000 million in revenue to LeTV every year.

This is also why Boss Jia clearly fled to the United States in later generations.

But the reason why his LeTV can still thrive even after his boss ran away.

It’s because he has hoarded a lot of film and television copyrights.

Chen Cheng didn’t have so much money before.

The money was also invested in the film industry.

Chen Cheng plans to hoard these online literature IP copyrights.

Not to mention the copyrights, you can shoot it yourself later.

Even if you don't have time to take pictures, you can still make a lot of money by selling them to others.

There are still a few copyrights that are held by others and I dare not sell them.

Like Ghost Blows Out the Light, Grave Robbers' Chronicles, The Three-Body Problem... and so on.

no way.

There are smart people in this market too.

Just because you have money doesn't mean you can take the copyright away from them.

……

All done.

Chen Cheng remembered what he had promised Han Sanping.

"Director Han, what's the situation with the new Shaolin Temple?"

"I thought you forgot."

"Who can forget their own business? How can I forget your business, Director Han?"

"Where are you."

"I'm at Beijing Film Academy."

"You kid, why don't you buy a house and stay in Beijing Film Academy every day?"

"I originally wanted to, but I recently bought a lot of copyrights and I'm out of money. Besides, here at Beijing Film Academy, we have food and accommodation, and we don't charge rent, how great is that."

"Okay, okay, I'll come to your office."

Half an hour later.

Han Sanping came to Chen Cheng's office with the script and project plan.

When Chen Cheng saw the project approval information, he was a little dumbfounded: "Director Han, the drama has been approved?"

"Not only has the project been approved, the actors have also been decided."

"Then what do you want me to do?"

“I can’t continue filming.”

Han Sanping put down the script and said, "Look, with an investment of 2 million, we need at least 6 million box office revenue to make back the investment."

"Now the box office has exceeded 10 billion, 6 million is nothing."

"You kid, you are showing off in front of me, right? But your 10 billion box office is indeed a great honor for us Chinese people."

Han Sanping sighed a few times.

Then he continued, "We originally thought that with an investment of 2 million, it shouldn't be a problem to get a box office of 6 million. After all, the domestic market is developing so fast now. Especially your breaking 9.9 million and that breaking 10 billion, it gave us a lot of confidence. However, the previous 8 Hong Kong films during the National Day failed to make more than million, and I burst into tears all of a sudden."

"Huayi has also invested, and there are also investments in Hong Kong. It's not just China Film Group."

"I'm not losing you money, of course you say that."

Seeing that Chen Cheng looked like he had nothing to do with me, Han Sanping said, "Director Chen, please help me."

"The project has already been launched, so it's not easy for me to interfere."

"It doesn't matter whether the project is approved or not. We producers have discussed it and have only one goal, which is to make money. We will not make films that don't make money in the future."

In the past, China Film Group might have considered it.

In order to support the development of the domestic film industry, we will invest even if it means some losses.

But things are different now.

It is obvious that domestic films have risen.

If he continues to make huge losses with one film after another, he will lose his position as the CEO of China Film Corporation.

"Let me take a look."

There are some headaches.

This kind of thing is really difficult to deal with.

Chen Cheng first looked at the script.

The script is similar to the previous life.

It is about a young marshal played by Liu Dehua who was betrayed by his brother played by Xie Tingfeng. His daughter died tragically and his wife left him. In a state of panic, Liu Dehua came to Shaolin Temple. He met a group of monks in Shaolin Temple, such as Cheng Xi, Yu Shaoqun, etc. The monks persuaded Liu Dehua to let go of his hatred and devote himself to Buddhism. Liu Dehua was gradually enlightened. Xie Tingfeng, who betrayed Liu Dehua, saw that the Shaolin monks were invincible and cared about the people, and was also enlightened, so he changed his ways and started a new life.

There's certainly nothing wrong with a script like this.

But when reading the script, Chen Cheng just felt, how come the Buddhism of Shaolin Temple is so powerful?

No matter how evil a person is, he can be enlightened.

of course.

This is not impossible.

But haven't we seen too many scripts like this? There's no creativity in them.

of course.

This is not the main thing.

Chen Cheng looked at the actors' pay again.

have to.

The combined pay of all the actors has exceeded 1.2 million.

The total investment is 2 million yuan.

The actors’ pay alone amounted to 1.2 million, accounting for 6%.

Also.

According to the project plan.

Another 2000 million yuan will be needed to build a small Shaolin Temple.

The final cost of filming was only 6000 million.

"Director Han, aren't the actors' salaries too high?"

Looking at the actors' pay, Chen Cheng frowned.

"It's a bit high. After all, Cheng Xi is here, and what Cheng Xi gives is a friendly price. If Cheng Xi's salary is deducted, it will be normal."

"Okay, Director Han, why don't you just reduce Brother Long Yi's pay?"

"??"

Han Sanping was stunned: "You don't mean to say, don't become a tyrant, do you?"

"I think if we want to save the New Shaolin Temple, we need to make some changes to the script. Also, the box office of Cheng Yi is too high, so it's not really worth it."

of course.

It wasn't that Chen Cheng disliked Cheng Xi.

Cheng Xi can be said to be the biggest star in the domestic acting industry.

Even Jet Li is lower than Cheng Xi.

Cheng Xi's influence around the world exceeds that of any other Chinese actor.

Such an actor is very good in terms of acting skills, personal style, and box office appeal.

But Cheng Xi's pay is really too high.

Even if it's just a friendship price.

If placed in the new Shaolin Temple, the price would also be relatively high.

This is just like Jet Li's 1 million pay.

Basically, for any movie for which Jet Li gets paid 1 million yuan, the box office pressure is very high.

"Oh my god, you are so awesome, don't you want to be a jerk?"

"Ah."

"This……"

Han Sanping smacked his lips and said, "If it was before, it wouldn't be a problem. But now we've tried the mirrors and confirmed the amount. It's not good to not make it all at once."

"I know it's not good, but Director Han, you want to make money from the film."

"Is there no other way?"

"Then, Brother Cheng Xi can take the 1000 million yuan salary, since he is just a friendly guest star anyway."

"1000 million, you might as well not hire Cheng Xi."

"That's it."

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Director Han, I have already given you the solution. As for what you think, it's up to you."

"Okay, let me try."

Pressing his temples, Han Sanping felt a terrible headache.

……

"Zhongdun, I just went to Chen Cheng's place."

"Oh, what did Director Chen say?"

"He said the script was just average and it should be okay after some revisions. But as for the actors, he felt the pay was too high."

"I also think that we should talk to the actors and reduce their pay."

"It can't be reduced much, after all, there are so many actors here."

"Then what do you think we should do?"

"Chen Cheng's intention is to replace Cheng Xi?"

"What?"

Wang Zhongchu thought he had heard it wrong: "Replace Cheng Xi?"

"Ah."

"Director Han, what do you think? Everyone can be replaced, but Cheng Xi cannot be replaced."

"I know that, too. But the pay can only be reduced if Cheng Xi is replaced. This is also Chen Cheng's opinion."

"..."

Wang Zhongchu walked back and forth in the office a few times: "Director Han, what do you mean?"

"I think what Chen Cheng said makes sense. Why don't you say hello to Cheng Xi?"

"Director Han, Brother Cheng Xi will scold me to death. Besides, I was the one who called Brother Cheng Xi here, and he only gave me a friendly price. How can I say that?"

"Then there's no way."

Han Sanping also didn't know what to do.

After thinking for a while, Han Sanping said, "It's a stunner. How about you try it?"

"What are you trying?"

"Talk to Cheng Xi. After all, Big Brother is not someone who needs tens of millions in film pay."

"They don't need it, but they want to save face."

"I know... Otherwise, you can just say that this was Chen Cheng's idea. This guy has always been a tyrant in the workplace. It's useless for us to disobey him."

"is this okay?"

"Then what can you do?"

"let me try."

Wang Zhongchu gritted his teeth and looked up Cheng Xi's phone number.

(End of this chapter)