Huayu has been doing one good deed a day since 2001

Chapter 54 They all have acting skills
Liu Dehua came with his assistant and bodyguards to give him money. It was not a large sum of money, after all, Li Wenyu only got 1% of the box office dividends, but he was not in a hurry to return to the guest room.

After Hua's assistant left, he took out the two checks and said with a slightly embarrassed smile, "My dividend can't be compared to Rong's. It's too far behind. Ah Yu, don't think it's shabby."

"Wonder" grossed 3900 million in mainland China, catching up with the big names. Besides being a Lunar New Year's Day movie, it's the most suitable family-friendly, heartwarming film.

The biggest reason is that during the promotion, Brother Hua also hired internet trolls to publicize the film online in mainland China, creating the gimmick that Joey Wong + Pang Bing + Azhi, the most beautiful actresses old and new in the Chinese entertainment industry, will perform together.

At that time, the Asia's Most Beautiful Face beauty pageant was a bit outdated.

The popularity has dropped significantly, but in order to maintain its popularity, Penguin mainly relies on active users, which is a huge gold mine for Penguin's market value.

So Penguin itself is also creating new hot spots, such as new faces appearing and rushing to the top of the charts.

Then they spend money to take new beautiful photos for the people on the list, or warm up the list of the most beautiful faces of 2002.

All in all, the popularity of the beauty pageant is far less than when it was at its peak, but Fan Bingbing is still number one and Zhang Bozhi is still number two.

The Xiang family continues to hire internet trolls to praise her, and Azhi really wants the title of Asia's Most Beautiful Woman in 2002.

These two top-ranked beauties are collaborating on the big screen for the first time!
The addition of Joey Wong and online promotions stimulated many fans to go see the movie, and the chicken soup, heartwarming family-friendly film is really suitable for this schedule!

The check that Liu Dehua sent was for 36 RMB and 22 HKD.

Li Wenyu happily put away the check. "Brother Hua, you're joking. I only gave away a script for 20 yuan. There are only a handful of screenwriters in the Chinese screenwriting industry who can get 1% of the dividend."

"At the time, I wanted Bingbing to play a role in this script, but you gave it to me before I even asked."

This is really incomparable to what Zhang Guorong gave.

The problem is that he had only signed a 10% profit sharing agreement with Zhang Guorong. Who would have thought that Brother Rong would give 10% of the box office.

The sale of the port was not included in the contract, so it was normal for Brother Rong not to give a penny. The other party gave him another 10%.

The checks given by Brother Hua were all 1% of the box office, not 1% of his profits.

Liu Dehua laughed awkwardly again, "I really made a lot of money from this movie. I took home more than 2500 million out of the 800 million in Hong Kong Island, and I also took a lot of the 3900 million in the mainland."

"Back then, The Shallows hadn't even been released yet, and the contract salary I gave Bingbing was only 500,000..."

"But don't worry, Ayu. If there's another good script or role, I'll definitely recommend Bingbing."

Brother Hua feels a bit socially dead. The problem is that Brother Rong next door really doesn't talk about contracts or promises, and doesn't take money seriously.

Ah Hua couldn't do it. He worked hard for many years in the mid-to-late 90s to pay off his debts!
I am often so busy that I don’t even have time to sleep, but I still took on the role in Wang Jing’s movie. On the set, Wang took care of me and I got more sleep.

When I first met Li Wenyu last year, he had just become debt-free.

Li Wenyu took a sip of tea and smiled, "Let's not talk about this anymore. When will Infernal Affairs be released over there? This kind of movie with a lot of literary drama is released very quickly after post-production."

He almost forgot about Infernal Affairs.

Previously, I thought that a series of blockbuster movies such as The Shallows, The Piano Tuner, Hero, and Kung Fu Hustle would make a comeback, all of which had box office revenues of 100 million to 200 million, stimulating countless cinema owners to rush to open branches, including capital investment.

This really ignores the fact that Infernal Affairs is also a classic of the era!

Infernal Affairs was the box office champion in Hong Kong in 2002, taking in HK$5500 million in Hong Kong Island alone, which was not much weaker than last year's Shaolin Soccer.

The release information of Infernal Affairs 2 in mainland China is a bit vague, but Infernal Affairs 800 also earned million in mainland China.

Paving the way for the two previous films, Infernal Affairs 3 broke through the box office record of 3600 million in mainland China.

Putting aside Harry Potter and The Matrix, Infernal Affairs 3 actually had a very high box office in mainland China in 2003. The only Chinese films that ranked above Infernal Affairs were Feng Xiaogang's Cell Phone and Jiang Wen's Heroes of Heaven and Earth.

The third part of the trilogy had a bad ending, but the three parts grossed HK$1.1 million in Hong Kong Island alone, which is really impressive.

If the publicity and promotion were done well, the box office of the first and second films could not be so low.

Liu Dehua was amused. "This is not mine. I just get paid for my acting. This is a film produced by Media Asia Lin Sheng. I don't know how he will promote it."

"The Lin family is a well-established and wealthy family, and they also own a number of cinema chains. They are also producing a new version of scratch-off movie tickets. They must be waiting for your second ticket."

"When the summer season comes to an end, when Your Tuner is released, I will release Infernal Affairs together with new films produced by Emperor Entertainment Group, China Star, and Huayi, so we can all enjoy the benefits together."

Liu Dehua now only knows that Infernal Affairs has a good and exciting plot, and never thought that the movie would become such an exaggerated hit.

This is just a showdown between cops and criminals, undercover!

This type of film theme began in the 80s, and the Hong Kong entertainment industry has produced dozens if not hundreds of police and gangster undercover films.

Li Wenyu's expression was a little strange. Did Media Asia only intend to use Infernal Affairs to make a profit?

He proposed another campaign on March 3. China Film Group, Huayi Film Group and several other major film studios have been traveling around the mainland for more than half a month.

The Xiang family, Emperor Entertainment Group, etc. have taken the initiative to send people to the city and county cinemas in eastern and western Guangdong, including Fujian Province. Everyone wants to make money!
Everyone wants to get rich and get ahead.

The next moment, Liu Dehua said, "Ayu, I've accepted another script and am trying to find a release date. It's a costume drama adaptation of the characters Zhan Zhao and Jinmaoshu from Seven Heroes and Five Gallants."

"This script will have an actress play the opposite role of Jinmaoshu, and Bai Yutang is set to be a female knight. An ordinary commercial film is definitely not worthy of Bingbing now, but you can recommend any female lead, I can help you get it."

He felt that the dividends he gave were too meager.

There is an ordinary cake for Li Wenyu to play a role, and it is also an opportunity to promote new talents. Although it is ordinary, with Andy Lau joining and investment led by Media Asia, it is still a big resource.

At least it is worth striving for by continuously breaking through the barriers besides Fat Ice among the four Dan and two Bing.

In the original storyline, Li Bingbing went through countless rounds and got the second female lead, while the first female lead was Zhang Bozhi.

Li Wenyu waved his hands. "No, Brother Hua, why are you still embarrassed? Miracle Boy said it clearly..."

He really didn't expect that Brother Hua would feel like he owed him something because the dividends were small.

Andy Lau insisted on giving the opportunity, and he would also become one of the investors, putting up money together with Media Asia. As an investor and the leading male actor, it would not be difficult to decide who would be the leading female actor.

After being rejected many times, Li Wenyu said helplessly, "Okay, thank you Brother Hua for your help. I'll see if there are any suitable classmates to recommend."

After chatting for a while, he collected the check and took the food back to the guest room. Fat Bing also woke up.

After hearing about Brother Hua's story, Fat Bing was happy. "Brother Hua is really kind. Then you can choose whoever you want to use."

Li Wenyu lit a cigarette and sat in front of his computer, about to start writing a book. He smiled and said, "Give Yang Xi, who is in the 99th grade, and Dong Li, who is in the 00th grade, a chance. Let them compete on their own with their acting skills. Why don't you sign them?"

Whether it's Dong Li, who became famous for playing the role of Snow Goddess, or Jiang Yuyan's version of Yang Xi, who was so good that only the title of the film remained, they both have great acting skills, which is not easy.

She was directly signed with Time Media and became a substitute star. She made her debut as the heroine in Hua Ge's movie, which was comparable to Wei Zhentian's film path.

Fat Bing suddenly perked up. "Okay, let me try being the boss lady again. Let's get Yang Xi or Dong Li into the four female roles and squeeze one out? Squeeze Yan Zi out?"

Li Wenyu, "..."

(End of this chapter)