The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 403: One shot with hundreds of scenes, the confrontation in the white house
"Crack!"

Zhang Chen was sitting behind the monitor and called a halt with the intercom.

This was the fifth day of filming for him and the entire "La La Land" crew.

During these five days, the crew did nothing else but polish one shot.

To this end, Zhang Chen specifically applied for a week of use of a viaduct in Los Angeles where traffic volume is not particularly heavy.

This expenditure alone sent $200 million to the Los Angeles government.

But for Zhang Chen, anything that can be solved with money is not a problem.

Just like when choosing the heroine, he directly invited Katie, the former goddess Ruth.

But if you really calculate it, the pay of Hollywood actresses is still far less than that of male actors.

Take Leo DiCaprio, who also became famous for the movie "Titanic". His salary has reached 02 million US dollars since 2000.

But Katie Winslet's salary for "Avatar 2" was only 600 million US dollars, but at this time, Leo had already started to receive a share of the box office revenue.

Different personal development circumstances, experiences, and environments have led to the current pay gap between the two former screen lovers, as well as the gap in their status and box office appeal in Hollywood.

"Director, how many more takes do we need to do?"

Katie and Chris looked at Zhang Chen who was checking the footage he had just shot and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Immediately, a makeup artist came forward to touch up their makeup.

"I've taken 87 shots now, let's take 100 shots and then pick one out of them."

"Ah" Katie wailed, and went back to prepare dejectedly.

But she didn't complain anymore, she just felt tired.

Not only would it be boring for anyone to do nothing else but shoot the same shot for days on end.

Even the female lead like her who was sitting in the car was like this, not to mention the other actors who needed to dance throughout the whole process.

But no one dared to say no to Zhang Chen, the new director.

First, the money given is sufficient.

Many actors have privately said that this is the wealthiest crew they have ever encountered, with one makeup artist for every two actors. There are hundreds of actors in this shot, which means there are hundreds of makeup artists.

The number of people working in other positions such as lighting, photography, costume design, and dispatching far exceeds the number of actors.

All the vehicles parked on the elevated road were purchased by the crew!

That’s right, either you rent it or you buy it.

I don’t know why the director bought so many junk cars.

Especially the old convertible driven by the male protagonist, which can accelerate to 15 kilometers per hour in almost seconds. What's the use of such a junk?

In addition, the heroine's car is a nanny car made in Sakura. It has no advantages except that it is fuel-efficient.

As for appearance, performance and safety, they are basically non-existent.

The last step is the shooting process.

Everyone has only one feeling - it's annoying!
They spent a whole week polishing this one-shot long shot!

For a few minutes of footage in the movie, it takes about 30 minutes for them to prepare for the shooting, take the actual shot, and review.

I can take about 12 shots a day.

We shot more than 80 takes in just one week.

Many actors now dream of the dance moves in this shot.

"Okay, all actors, please return to the team. We will shoot one more take today and then we can rest."

After checking the shooting materials, Zhang Chen directly instructed the assistant director to make preparations.

One of the most classic shots in the entire movie, if the dance scene at the beginning fails to capture the audience, then this movie with song and dance as the main elements would basically be declared a failure.

Ten minutes later, the large jib was raised and aimed at the sky, and filming continued.

"One scene, one take, 88 times."

On April 4, Zhang Chen's filming had to be forced to stop.

Because someone asked to see him.

It was a major event between the two countries, and Zhang Chen didn't know why he was called over.

But since someone came to deliver this news, and as one of the Chinese who is doing the best in the United States, he should also go to see his family.

This day, Zhang Chen's mood changed from being a little uneasy after receiving a call from her aunt to being completely carefree.

Because on this day, Zhang Chen also attended a dinner as a guest with some people who can only be seen on TV, that is, those who are actually on the "Tmie 100" leader list.

At this banquet, Zhang Chen received various compliments from both sides.

The United States praised Chen as a talented person, a genius that appears once in a century, and a pearl in the Western art world.

Hua Guo said that he is from our country.

The achievements of the American singer Zhang Chen have caught up with Michael Jackson. He is another world superstar, leading the progress of world trends.

Hua Guo said that he is from our country.

Chen Jiachen has opened several companies in the United States. He is already a true billionaire and the youngest billionaire in the world's modern history.

Hua Guo said that he is from our country.

During the entire White House dinner, the two parties talked about Zhang Chen for a full hour.

Zhang Chen’s final thought was.

Family members are family members, and they should have talked to his aunt about his thoughts.

In addition to reassuring Zhang Chen with words and letting him know that his family will always regard him as one of their own, it also stimulated the United States.

You see, these outstanding young people in your eyes are the young people of our country.

Are you angry?
Then, how about giving some more benefits to win them over?
Zhang Chen and his family understand this, but it is not known whether the people in the United States understand it.

But it is foreseeable that because of the scene at tonight's dinner, Zhang Chen will either die miserably or gain huge benefits.

This is when the benefits of being a public figure come into play.

As long as it is not a fundamental dispute over interests, no one will do such extreme things as turning the table upside down.

What's more, Zhang Chenming is now a business card of China, and this year China has surpassed Sakura to become the country with the largest foreign exchange reserves in the world.

Thanks to various factors, Zhang Chen's basic life is guaranteed.

The entire dinner lasted until nine o'clock in the evening.

There was a small episode when Zhang Chen was about to leave for home and the accompanying foreign affairs personnel from his home found him.

"Zhang Chen, do you still have your autographed album?"

"I still have the regular albums, and I gave all the signed albums to my aunt."

"When you go abroad, especially to the United States, the conversations between having your signed album and not having your signed album are completely different."

"Is my album still useful in this way?"

"It's an opportunity to start a conversation with him. You don't know how many people in the government offices of this country are your fans."

"Isn't this the only use I can make?"

"That's underestimating yourself."

While the two were chatting, Xue Yining had considerately taken out a bunch of unsigned new albums from her briefcase.

After Zhang Chen took it, he signed his name on it with a pen and added a note: May the friendship between China and the United States last forever.

“Hey, does this count as custom made?”

“It’s just a matter of writing a few more words.”

"You didn't spend much effort, but to the people under me, it's real good stuff."

"Mr. Yang, I'll go back first then?"

"Go ahead and do your job well. No one will gossip about that little thing. Just do it boldly. We want to see what position they will put you in next year." "Mr. Yang, don't mention this matter." Zhang Chen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

This matter has almost become his nightmare recently.

"Hahahaha, look how scared you are. Do you think we take it seriously?"

"You don't care, but I'm afraid someone else does."

"Okay, okay, we all understand your red heart." Old Yang tapped Zhang Chen's chest, patted Zhang Chen's shoulder, and left the scene.

Zhang Chen looked at their backs and stood there for a while before suddenly asking, "Xiao Xue, do you think I have obtained the certification now?"

Xue Yining just stood aside and didn't express any opinion.

In other words, she never interferes with any decision made by Zhang Chen.

The only thing she did was to execute the orders after Zhang Chen gave them, or to take the initiative to help Zhang Chen block any possible risk information.

"I heard that there's a world-famous superstar in South Korea?"

"Jung Ji-hoon, whose English name is Rain, was also listed in Time magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people."

"South Korea has finally made it out of the circle."

This should be the only artist that South Korea can currently boast of.

Although Zhang Chen snatched away the title of the first Asian artist to be included in the world's 100 most influential people, Rain was the first Asian artist to be on the list and the only Asian artist to be included in the list after Zhang Chen, which is indeed enough for South Korea to brag about for a while.

Moreover, many people do not regard Zhang Chen as a normal artist and feel that there is no need to compare themselves with Zhang Chen.

They have jumped from the artist list to the leader list, and have even surpassed the parents of their northern neighbors.

How does this compare?
However, regardless of whether Rain will go to the United States to attend the "Time 100 Gala" party, Zhang Chen must attend.

Now that Time magazine has made its move, he has to respond.

And after getting the certification from his own family, he no longer had any worries.

I don’t know whether I will make a fuss or not, but at least I can’t be a coward.

When the heavy weight of his heart was lifted off his shoulders, Zhang Chen threw himself fully into the filming of the series.

In the movie "La La Land", there are too many lens aesthetics that require him to constantly learn and present.

This is completely different from his previous film "Love".

Although that movie has its own camera language, it is still different from movies like "La La Land" that make extensive use of long shots.

Often, it takes Zhang Chen and the crew several days to work together on one shot before they can achieve a satisfactory result.

Fortunately, the two leading actors have extremely strong psychological qualities and are not newcomers, so they are accustomed to this kind of high-intensity shooting.

8-hour work system?
It's nothing more than a matter of money. As long as the money is paid, it doesn't matter how hard you try.

This film was invested by Zhang Chen and Disney, and the initial filming preparation funds amounted to as much as 8000 million US dollars.

For a musical film, the word "rich" can no longer be used to describe it.

This doesn't feel like making money at all.

Even a typical big-budget sci-fi movie costs hundreds of millions of dollars to produce.

Now the cost of a love-themed musical film has been estimated to be 7000 million US dollars.

"Is it really okay for you to transfer the food from your left hand to your right hand?"

"For someone of my status, it's reasonable to give myself a salary of $5000 million, right?"

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes and didn't answer Zhang Chen's childish question.

Is this a salary issue?

The cost of a movie is 8000 million US dollars. How much box office revenue is needed to make back the profit?

She didn't believe that a movie with music and love as its theme could surpass those Hollywood blockbusters at the box office.

She also heard about the investment share this time.

Although this was an additional condition proposed by Disney when it acquired Pixar, when discussing the investment share with Zhang Chen, not much was actually invested.

Judging from the current investment amount of this movie.

Zhang Chen owns 40% of the film and television company in the United States, China's Chenguang Entertainment owns 30%, and the remaining 30% belongs to Disney.

Liu Yifei felt that it was because Zhang Chen offered himself too high a salary that led to too high an investment in the film. Disney might have felt that the film could not make money, so they did not invest much in it.

"Okay, hurry up and get ready. I need to see if you have made any progress recently."

"I've been studying with Aunt Sun and Mom for half a year, how could I not make progress? Look at me, I passed it in one go!"

"Passed in one take?" Zhang Chen curled his lips. "Look at what I've been doing so far. Is there a single shot that passed in one take?"

"That's because you're not good enough, not because we, the actors, are not good enough."

After Liu Yifei said something retorted, she ran away.

It’s so exciting to disobey the director on the set!

Today's shots mainly focus on the scenes between the heroine and her three roommates at home.

The story is about a girl who dreams of becoming an actress who fails in her audition for a Disney movie and her roommates invite her to a party.

This is the second song and dance scene in the entire movie.

Although there are not many scenes where the roommates appear, the configuration is extremely luxurious.

Roommate No. 1: China’s Fairy Sister and National Goddess Liu Yifei.

Roommate number two: Maple Leaf Elementary School Princess, Asian Queen Avril Lavigne.

Roommate number three: Taylor Swift, the most popular pop diva in the United States, who is rumored to be Zhang Chen’s successor.

Facing the depressed heroine, several roommates dressed up and started the second song and dance of the whole movie:
“You got the invitation,

(You have already been invited by us)
you got the right address
(You also know where the party is)

You need some medication.

(Let's go out and heal your soul)
"

From the room to the street, four beautiful girls with different styles will then be connected to the extravagant life at the party and the confused state of mind of the heroine. The emotions of this song fluctuate greatly.

"OK, click!"

Zhang Chen checked this piece of material with satisfaction.

"How is it?" Liu Yifei pulled Avril and Taylor Swift, and Katie next to them was also a little nervous.

"good?"

I have to say that finding a few mature singers to play the roles is a wise choice.

Because of Zhang Chen, these people didn't think there was anything wrong with playing a supporting role in the movie.

Moreover, they don't rely on the film and television industry to make money, and they don't care about who they play supporting roles for.

"Okay, let's get one more." Although he was satisfied, Zhang Chen decided to get one more just to be on the safe side.

Liu Yifei and the girls looked at each other and could only shrug helplessly.

Over the past month, they also realized that Zhang Chen seemed to use this movie as a place to learn various film shooting techniques.

They can only accompany Zhang Chen as he continues to grow from afar.

"Boss, news from China." As soon as Zhang Chen sat down, Xue Yining brought him a news report.

"what happened?"

"The incident on the 20th, where Xie Yuxin's boyfriend was arrested, was not a big deal at first, but suddenly there were a lot of topics online about Fan Bingbing being kept by someone, and some people said she was one of the actresses kept by this person."

　It feels like the timeline jumps so fast when filming a movie.

　　It's the beginning of the month. If you have a guaranteed monthly ticket, would you like to vote for it?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)