Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

Chapter 68 Asking Senior Sister for a Plan

Xia Yuan grinned and took a breath of cold air.

Although what Chu Zhongtian said was correct, it was indeed not the first time that he had directed and acted in a movie. When he was filming "Vulgar Comedy" before, he could not find suitable actors, so he had to perform on the stage himself.

But can it be the same as this time? What role does Tyrannosaurus play, and what role does Zhang Muzhi play?
The role of Brother Tyrannosaurus actually doesn't have much value. You just need to pay attention to his temperament. He is not a major role and his screen time is only twenty minutes.

But Zhang Muzhi is different. This movie revolves around this character from beginning to end.

This is the protagonist of this movie, the real protagonist.

Let’s not talk about the image for now, these can all be changed, and this is not the main issue.

The most important issue is the presentation of the characters.

Why does he have to be so cautious and invite the movie emperor to play the role? Doesn't he know that movie emperors are very expensive?
He knows it, but the problem is that most actors cannot play the roles in this play. No one plays the role of Tyrannosaurus Rex, so he can do it himself, but no one plays the role of Zhang Muzhi, so he is afraid that he cannot get the role.

Although it is true that one has to learn acting in the directing department, the problem is that no matter how hard one tries, there is a limit. The best actor is a professional actor and has been immersed in this field for many years. How can you, a director who has only learned the basics, compare to him?

Any director with outstanding acting skills, who directs and acts in his own films, has honed his acting skills step by step, bit by bit.

For example, when an ordinary actor is acting opposite a movie emperor, you can clearly see the difference, and few ordinary actors are able to act opposite a movie emperor.

That kind of aura and pressure can be shown through the camera, and it is truly integrated with the character.

Therefore, Chu Zhongtian's proposal was tantamount to putting him on the fire.

"You're overthinking. I can't handle this role." Xia Yuan glared at Chu Zhongtian.

He plays Zhang Muzhi? What's his level? Is he qualified?
"But here comes the question. Who are you going to find to play this role now?" Chu Zhongtian asked another soul-searching question: "And how do you know if you don't try? You are the top student in your major this year, and your acting skills are not bad. What's more, you can learn while acting. There are so many veteran actors in your crew. Are you afraid that you won't have a place to learn?"

This immediately silenced Xia Yuan.

"Let's think of another way." Xia Yuan sighed softly.

The role came to a halt because of Huang Yuansheng's refusal to perform.

In the following period of time, the box office of "Master" also stagnated. After all, it had begun to weaken as it was approaching the end of its theatrical period.

This year's Lunar New Year box office is dominated by "The Master". Xia Yuan invited a professional martial arts director to re-edit the fighting scenes, which have become the most popular clips on major video platforms.

Although the Douban score has dropped slightly compared to when it was first released, it still has a full score of 8.3.

It is considered very high among domestic films!
As of the day it was taken off the screen, the box office of "Master" reached 15.24 billion, ranking first.

Heye Film and Television once again successfully distributed 5 million in revenue, which after deducting taxes was 4.57 million.

Xia Yuan still continued to receive 5% of the director's share, which was 7500 million yuan, or 5600 million yuan after tax.

This amount of film remuneration was already a huge sum of money for Xia Yuan, a figure he had never dared to imagine before.

It seemed like less than a year had passed and he had actually become a man with a net worth of over 100 million.

This made him feel very unreal.

However, he is now very troubled by something, which is the issue of actors.

With the receipt of funds from the theatrical release, the filming of "Let the Bullets Fly" has become an imminent matter and is already a matter of urgency.

But I still can't find a suitable actor.

During this period, he tried to call Huang Yuansheng to ask.

But the answer I got was still the same, my condition had worsened and I really couldn’t play the role anymore.

He also tried to find some talented veteran actors.

But the answers I got were all rejections.

Some who were hesitant shook their heads like fans after reading the script.

Here, Tang Ying also had a headache.

Her heart was bleeding.

Originally, she renovated the company from top to bottom, making the entire company look brand new, and then there were more expenses.

Recently, the actors have been finalized and signed formally, and their remuneration has been transferred.

The money in the account was dwindling rapidly, especially after the film remuneration was paid, and only the last 40 million was left in the account. The capital chain was about to break.

But the joy did not last long. When he woke up, he found that more than 400 million yuan had been deposited into the company's account.

This made her silent.

Why does it seem like this money is endless? She just wants the financial report to be in the red, to have a small loss. Is it so difficult?
But she was also mentally prepared. After all, a big part of the reason why "Master" made money was because of her.

Now the matter has been resolved and I am no longer angry.

But there is still some consolation, that is, her company has been upgraded.

The system page at this moment is like this.

Host: Tang Ying

Commercial entity: Heye Films Co., Ltd.
Rating: A cultural company with little fame.

Current project: Let the Bullets Fly cinema film project

Current project funding: 1.24 million

Project status: Loss (-8413 million)
Program Evaluation: Health

Commercial capital chain: 4.97 million

Current loss rebate multiple: 4 times

System level: 2 (linked to commercial rating)
Host's monthly salary: 3

Note: [Your project has been opened, please pay attention to the follow-up! ]

This is in stark contrast to the previous period.

Funds are becoming more abundant and ratings are rising.

But the only consolation is that she can now earn a monthly salary of 30,000!

Although it is still a drop in the bucket for her, 30,000 is already a New Year's gift compared to before.

"I hope I can make a loss smoothly this time." Tang Ying's heart was bleeding as she looked at the thriving company. At the same time, her eyes turned red as she looked at the loss-return multiple that had increased fourfold.

This time, she will lose! No one can stop her! Even Jesus can't stop her! She said it!
If the 200 million yuan invested in "Let the Bullets Fly" loses all its money, that would be a rebate of 800 million yuan!

Holy shit, that’s 800 million! What does that mean?
And "Let the Bullets Fly" may very likely suffer a total loss. If it doesn't pass the review, won't it all be a waste?

But it’s still not stable enough, and there are not enough buffs.

Tang Ying still felt dissatisfied.

No reason, just because I’m scared of making money before.

But what buff should be stacked next?
Tang Ying fell into deep thought.

No, she had to go to the crew and look for other ways to lose money!

Tang Ying immediately set off for the crew’s residence.

However, as soon as she entered the crew, she saw a lot of people. Everyone seemed to have gathered together and were arguing about something.

It was the already formed creative team of "Let the Bullets Fly", including two movie kings Ge Fu and Zhou Jiaxing, as well as several other veteran actors, and Chu Zhongtian. Everyone was there.

"What are you discussing?" Tang Ying walked forward.

"Senior." Xia Yuan greeted.

“Working hours.”

"Boss, we're in trouble." Xia Yuan said with a wry smile, "We don't have any solutions right now. We're already at a stalemate. If we can't find a solution, the startup will probably be delayed."

"What's the matter? Tell me!" Tang Ying's eyes lit up when she heard that.

She likes to listen to this. Once you talk to her about this, she won’t be sleepy anymore!
Let me hear what's going on. Can I lose money?

"I hope the boss can give me some advice on how to deal with Zhang Muzhi's casting."

(End of this chapter)