Huayu has been doing one good deed a day since 2001

Chapter 11 This is more precious than money
At around 10 a.m. on October 7, Li Wenyu once again asked Pang Bing to rehearse a certain scene in front of the digital camera six times before turning on the film camera to officially start filming.

During the performance, Liu Dehua, clutching the script for "Wonder," walked to the area behind the yacht's monitors and looked at him with a complicated expression. "Ayu, you're really good at training actors. Her previous performances were also very good."

The first time Joey Wong saw Bingbing perform a scene, she praised her for her good talent. That must have been Sister Xian's compliment, but Brother Hua... forget it, Brother Hua's acting was also a mess when he was 20 years old.

However, Andy Lau, who won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, now has strong ability and vision, and he was quite sincere in praising Pang Bing.

Some netizens also commented that the heroine of "The Shallows" had a 10% face and good figure, plus 1.2% acting skills, which is the -point ability to create a miracle of million US dollars at the global box office.

Pang Bing, whose acting attribute is already 73, has been polishing her performance segments under many cameras over and over again. Even though she was bumped by Li Wenyu for a long time, she still did not relax on this point. Her current acting skills are generally better than the original version.

This is just a high-quality popcorn, not an award-winning art film, so the acting skills required are not that exaggerated.

Li Wenyu is still working on Bingbing. How much popcorn shock did global audiences experience in 2016? This is $1.2 million. Even if it was released in late 2001, the audience wouldn't be so overwhelmed that they'd have trouble choosing.

Then if you shoot it well and try to make it of higher quality, the box office may be even higher.

Does special effects take time? Pang Bing practiced the most. When he actually went to the beach, he shot dozens of times in the swimming pool, using a floating buoy tower to avoid sharks and firing a signal gun. He had already shot it here at the beach and performed very well.

For the special effects involved in the shark fight, the assistant director took the sample film and special effects models to the special effects company to do the special effects.

Now this is a process of filming and post-production developing together.

With Pang Bing's looks, figure, acting skills, and deception, the cast of Rong Ge, Hua Ge, and Xian Jie... may not be able to replicate the popularity of My Sassy Girl in theaters in East and Southeast Asia. My Sassy Girl also released this summer and caused a terrifying and brutal storm in East Asia.

But Savage Storm is a romantic comedy. Compared with The Shallows, if you do a good job in publicity and promotion, the latter may not lose to the former at the box office. The terrible movie The Blair Witch Project was able to defraud 2.48 million US dollars worldwide, but that was in 1999. Everything depends on publicity and promotion.

Li Wenyu has been waiting to arrange viral marketing with her internet fans after filming is finished. Once Pang Bing becomes popular like that, her status in the film industry will directly make her the leader of the Four Dan and Two Bing.

The next step is to strive to reach the level of predecessors such as Gong Li and Manyu.

Li Wenyu smiled politely at Brother Hua and said, "We've already finished the shoot. We should strive for perfection. The more beautiful the vase is, the more influential it will be."

Fat Bing was still performing his body movements and facial expressions expertly under the camera. Liu Dehua glanced at him twice before looking away. "Ayu, this new book of yours is really... I felt a little weird about it for a moment. It's like reading a fairy tale for adults. It's very warm, but a little unreal."

"But I would rather believe that this fairy tale really exists, even if it is a lie."

Wonder is a good guy from beginning to end of the movie, kind to others, and lives in a super simple world.

On the whole, it seems to be about how a boy with facial deformities caused by an illness can integrate into society without being discriminated against as he grows up... In fact, this script is a multi-perspective story, with a comprehensive cross-narrative from the boy's parents, sister, sister's boyfriend, sister's best friend, to teachers, classmates, etc.

Essentially, this book deliberately suppresses many of the bad things in the world and weaves out more than 100 minutes of heartwarming chicken soup.

Of course there are tear-jerking moments, but the purpose of these tear-jerking moments is to make it easier for the audience to get into the part where they are warmed by the chicken soup.

As they were talking, Pang Bing finished her performance. Li Wenyu called out "cut," and took a short break to prepare for the next scene. As she came to the yacht with her surfboard, Liu Dehua nodded and said, "Ayu, I'll give you 20 Hong Kong dollars for this script, plus a 1% box office share. How about that?"

"Bingbing is not suitable for the role of the mother. Whether she plays the eldest daughter or the eldest daughter's best friend, let Bingbing choose. If this movie is well made, it should be no less than the most brilliant family comedy of the 1980s and 1990s. It's just that the market is not good these days, so I can't expect much at the box office."

"I have some face in this circle. When you and Bingbing are filming here in the future, I will definitely help you if you encounter any problems." Liu Dehua was not sure whether to pay 50 or more than one million for the script. There must be more than one or two such expensive screenwriters in Hollywood, but there are really none in the Chinese entertainment industry now.

Xiao Gangpao filmed a big name this year, and paid the editor Lao Shi a deposit of 5 RMB. Lao Shi had already written the script, but Lao Feng was not satisfied and continued to deepen the creation and revise it himself.

Lao Shi is already very strong.

Another writer, Lao Liu, has collaborated with Lao Feng for 1995 to 2003 years, from A Chicken Pile to Cell Phone to , etc. He made yuan from his first script in , but when he collaborated on Cell Phone in , he still couldn't earn the screenwriter's value of a million.

Lao Liu is also a famous writer.

This was already the salary standard for the top screenwriters in mainland China at the beginning of the 21st century!
Apart from a few films like Infernal Affairs, where a sword is forged over ten years, how many classics in Hong Kong have only one project name when they start filming? They are all rushed to make up jokes.

Liu Dehua's offer of 20 yuan is not high for the "famous screenwriter" of "Tsuen Wan by the Sea" whose reputation is growing, but "Wonder" is not only an award-winning film, but also a heartwarming popcorn.

The 1% dividend is even more different. Li Wenyu only produced the script, not directed the entire film like he did in The Shallows.

You also have to consider the huge difference between Zhang Guorong and Liu Dehua. The former agreed to 10% of the director's profits because he had just come out of a state of confusion and suicide where life was meaningless. He felt that he had hope in life and did not take money seriously.

Because of the continuous failure of Tianmu, Ah Hua has been struggling in debt before the millennium, and is no different from a future house slave. It has only been a few days since he stopped owing foreign debts.

The entire transaction amounted to 20, a considerable sum. 1% was a surprise, and letting Pang Bing choose the role himself was Li Wenyu's main purpose in selling the script, which was more precious than money.

How did the "Four Dans and Two Bings" repeatedly land supporting roles in Hong Kong's film projects in the early 00s? Public relations, joint investments, dinners, and boat trips—all it took was for Li Wenyu to pull it off.

He hasn't even asked Pang Bing for a role yet? There are no fools in the entertainment industry. If Pang Bing hadn't frequently sent food, extra meals, and subsidies to the crew behind the scenes, and had been respectful and polite to the entire crew, gossip and rumors would have been flying all over the place.

Pang Bing is personally in debt and has to borrow money from Wang Jinghua!

Li Wenyu smiled and shook hands with Liu Dehua, "Thank you, Brother Hua, you've taken good care of us."

Liu Dehua laughed heartily, "It was a pleasure working with you. This is a real-life fairytale-style inspirational, heartwarming comedy. I think many elderly parents will love it. No parent wants their children to live in an environment filled with truth, kindness, and beauty."

"The market conditions are not good, so the price can only be this. If the box office is a big hit, I will give you an additional bonus."

This kind of comedy is hilarious and touching, and it is not the common "Five Lucky Stars" or "Rich and Famous" type of funny jokes, and its selling point is also strong.

As Pang Bing was chatting and laughing, he boarded the boat. Liu Dehua laughed again and said, "Bingbing, my collaboration with Ah Yu was a success. I will play the father of this miracle boy, and Ah Xian will play the mother. As for the eldest daughter who is a freshman in college, there is also the eldest daughter's best friend from childhood. Which one do you want to play?"

Fat Bing exclaimed, "My eldest daughter's best friend, let's call her number three. Thank you, Brother Hua."

She lived on the boat, on the floor, or in the bathroom to rush for updates on the script. Li Wenyu also told her these things in advance. The eldest daughter's best friend was the third female lead, but the camera showed her for a long time, mainly because the second female lead, the eldest daughter, had love scenes and kissing scenes.

Fan Bingbing, who is obsessed with Li Daxiang, is too lazy to be distracted by a small role.

(End of this chapter)