Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 444: Nobleman, Good Story, Celebration
Chen Linfeng felt it was quite strange, as if he was being filmed while meeting a leader inspecting at Pingshi Film and Television City.

He didn't care and chatted with these leaders who had not accomplished much but had considerable power in their hands.

Li Lianjie looked at him with envy for a while, then turned to Fang Long beside him and said with a smile, "Brother, you had really good luck last year. Your career has reached a new level."

Fang Long smiled and said, "I consulted a fortune teller and he said that this is called meeting a noble person. What was originally a fading state has turned into a dead tree that is reborn. I still have 10 years of good fortune."

As soon as these words were spoken, several people around became jealous.

"No, brother, you have been lucky for 30 years. How can you be lucky again?"

Liu Dehua whispered, "It may be because the noble is so noble."

As he said this he looked in a certain direction.

Others also noticed it and took a look.

"Indeed, when it comes to great fortune, this guy has the greatest luck."

"Yes, there were rumors in the news that he wanted to compete with my eldest brother. I thought he was overestimating his own abilities. Now, looking back, he is really a roc flapping its wings, aiming for the sky."

Fang Long didn't mind at all, on the contrary, he was a little happy. "Now that I think about it, Xiao Chen's targeting me at that time might have been the beginning of our relationship. The master also said that everything has a reason. It also depends on fate for a noble person to point out your luck."

Li Lianjie couldn't hold it in any longer. He said in a dark and inexplicable voice, "You are really lucky."

Yeah, why didn't this happen to me?

Even Liu Dehua was deeply moved.

I once held Shi Xiaolong in my arms. If Xiao Chen had come to see his brother at that time, I might have been the one who became connected with him.

Now everyone is a superstar, it would have been nice if you had set your goal for me back then.

What everyone present was particularly envious of was that now, the chance encounter between Fang Long and Xiao Chen had completely become a legend.

It was as if it was God's will that two generations of the most prestigious Chinese filmmakers met and then inherited and carried forward their destiny.

A few feudal and superstitious Hong Kong stars were discussing their fortunes.

Several mainland filmmakers here are discussing the impact of "Your Name" on the industry.

Feng Xiaogang started the conversation by saying, "Have you seen the special effects that Xiao Chen created this time? They are very different from what we have done in the past."

Jiang Wen nodded and said in agreement, "Let the Bullets Fly was released right after it, and it looks like movies from two different eras."

He says whatever he wants to say, and others no longer try to avoid him.

Ning Hao asked, "How much did Director Jiang spend on special effects?"

Jiang Wen said awkwardly, "Let's not talk about it. I'm concentrating on spending the money on other shots."

Feng Xiaogang knows Jiang Wen well, so he helped explain, "He only uses film to make movies, so the budget for special effects must not be much, there is really no comparison."

"The key is that the special effects of the film "Tangshan" I shot before cost 3 million, but it was still far inferior to Xiao Chen's film."

This number is different from the 8 million announced to the public, but when facing these people in the industry, there is no falsehood.

Everyone looked at Cheng Er.

Jiang Wen asked directly, "You have been following Xiao Chen, can you tell me something?"

Cheng Er thought for a moment and said, "I didn't follow the crew much, I just know the general idea. The special effects in Your Name are relatively short, but the cost is very high, more than Director Feng's."

Jiang Wen counted the expenses on his fingers, "I heard the total production cost is 1.5 million. If we remove the extraneous parts, it should be 1 million?"

Cheng Er held up two fingers and said, "Another 2 million."

"Okay, let's say it's 1 million. Of that, 2% should be the film salary and crew expenses."

"About that. To be exact, the cast and crew together account for about 4%."

Several directors nearby gasped. For such a large production, the actors' salaries plus personnel expenses were less than 5%, so the remaining funds were too abundant.

They kind of understood why Xiao Chen wanted to lower the actors' pay and give the replacement component a bonus.

It is indeed of great benefit to the director.

Who doesn’t want to have more funds when making a movie?

Jiang Wen continued to calculate, "20% for the filming-related expenses?"

Cheng Er shook his head. "No, Director Chen saves a lot of time when filming."

Jiang Wen nodded. Everyone knew that shorter shooting time would save money.

"That means at least 4 million was spent on special effects."

"Yes, more than enough. In fact, the virtual things I just mentioned were also spent on special effects companies."

Ning Hao frowned and said, "How can it be so much? With nearly 100 million yuan in funding, it would be more than enough to make those scenes in Hollywood."

Although they have never used such top-level special effects, they still know the approximate cost.

The level of special effects in "Your Name", which is relatively good in Hollywood, cannot be called top-notch.

Cheng Er did not mention the money, but vaguely said, "For some of the special effects scenes that Director Chen requested, the level of special effects of the mythical beasts could not be achieved before, so we can only upgrade the software and hardware and slowly polish them out."

Well, it turns out that I paid tuition.

Everyone suddenly realized.

They understood that Chen Linfeng falsely reported expenses and did not use all of the investors' money on filming the movie.

Few directors actually spend all their money on filming.

The few people present were already among the clean ones.

Moreover, Chen Linfeng's decision to spend money on upgrading special effects is a matter of conscience.

After all, it has achieved the desired effect. If a Hollywood company were to produce special effects shots of similar level, the money spent would actually be about the same, so it would be better to spend it on domestic companies.

What's more, the biggest investor is Director Chen himself.

Of course, it is somewhat unethical to transfer the money invested by others in the movie to upgrade the director's special effects company.

Therefore, everyone tacitly agreed not to talk about this matter.

In this regard, everyone is in the same camp. However, Ning Hao discovered a blind spot.

"So, if we ask Shenshou Company to do the special effects in the future, it should be able to reach Hollywood standards while being much cheaper, right?"

Yes, the difficult ones have already been taken down by you, Xiao Chen, so shouldn’t it be our turn to enjoy the rest?

Several directors' eyes lit up.

Xiao Chen just added some special effects and the movie got such a high box office. Who wouldn't be jealous?

If Feng Xiaogang had not already completed the script for "1942", he might have already started contacting related scripts.

Cheng Er smiled and said, "Almost, but it has to fit the style. It's best to communicate with the people of Shenshou first."

He spoke of his boss's not-so-glorious things in front of so many directors. Of course he had a purpose and he had applied for it in advance.

Now, not only directors from outside, but also several of his direct subordinates such as Cheng Er, Lu Yang, and Guo Fan, have also set their sights on the special effects of the mythical beasts.

But as he just said, he is only outstanding in some individual aspects and needs to continue to improve, and tuition fees must continue to be paid.

Therefore, having more projects will not only benefit the special effects level of domestic films, but also help them to use better ones in the future.

After Chen Linfeng finished chatting with the leaders, he walked over to the directors and asked curiously, "What are you guys talking about? Why are you so excited?"

"Nothing, nothing." Everyone answered in tacit agreement.

"Oh, okay, you guys chat first."

He then turned to the table of Hong Kong stars, and things were even stranger here.

There is a mysterious atmosphere.

When Chen Linfeng saw it, he shivered all over, as if someone was staring at him.

So I just smiled, said hello, and moved to another place.

"Hey, Mr. Han."

"Xiao Chen is done, come and sit down."

Han Shanping sat together with several film and television company bosses in the industry.

"Mr. Chen, when I see you now, it's like seeing a walking gold mine. When can you help me?" Yu Dong of Bona Film Group said with a smile.

"Hey, I don't care about that. I'll just keep 40% for myself, and the rest is up to everyone to discuss."

Chen Linfeng pushed away all the enemies without getting a single leaf on him.

He didn't give those shares for free, and no one can blame him.

Moreover, these companies that make money are also responsible for helping to maintain public opinion, and they cannot just criticize him or his movies for no reason.

Basically, anything that can get together to eat meat can play a role.

Before that, it wouldn't be impossible for Bonaghan to come in.

However, Bona went public in the United States at the end of last year, and it was a terrible performance. It fell below the issue price on the first day of listing and has been falling since then.

The treatment at Huayi is completely different.

Yu Dong's efforts in preparing for the IPO over the past two years have all been in vain.

Of course, Chen Linfeng himself knew that the listing of these two companies was a blessing in disguise.

But nowadays, Bona really lacks superficial strength.

However, it is precisely because of this that Yu Dong is more enthusiastic.

As long as he has a hand in Chen Linfeng's movies, no matter what else, the investors in the United States will know Chen.

Only you, Mr. Chen, can save my life. I am willing to be your godfather.

Unfortunately, others are unwilling to give Yu Dong the opportunity to become his godfather.

Wang Zhonglei: "Mr. Yu, everyone has already decided on their turns. It's inappropriate for you to try to squeeze in right away, isn't it?"

Wang Changtian: "Yes, Director Chen has limited energy after all. He only produces so much in a year. Everyone is waiting for the rice to be cooked."

Chen Linfeng smiled and said, "So you're complaining that I don't make enough films."

"It's my fault. I didn't explain it clearly." Wang Changtian quickly changed his words, "It is precisely because Director Chen strictly controls the quality that he can make steady progress and the box office is getting higher and higher."

"Yes, yes, it's normal to be slow. Besides, Director Chen makes two films a year, which is really not slow."

Chen Linfeng was not used to the tone of these people's speech. "You big brothers are too flattering. We can just talk normally. It would be bad if you flatter me so much that I lose my direction."

Everyone looked at it carefully and found that it didn't look fake.

This person is a bit scary. Even after things have come to this, he can still remain calm?

If it were them, they would have to expand for a while at least.

The typical example is still there.

Some people at the table glanced at Wang Zhonglei inconspicuously.

The typical gay doesn't think there is anything wrong with him.

He felt that Xiao Chen was right. No one wanted to flatter others.

So he praised, "Xiao Chen is right. Come, let's have a drink to celebrate this."

A few people clinked glasses.

The time was almost up, Han Shanping and the host came on stage and began to give speeches on the celebration banquet.

Several leaders also took the stage to talk about the current good situation of China's film industry and the significance of the movie "Your Name".

Afterwards, the main creators of the crew stood in front of a large ice block with 1 and 9 0s on it and witnessed Chen Linfeng and Liu Qianqian smashing the ice block together.

It represents the emergence of China’s first billion-dollar movie.

Many media reporters recorded this grand scene.

(End of this chapter)