I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Chapter 64. Account sharing
Aside from his friends, he sees no one at home.

However, it cannot be said that Cheng Sheng was completely unaware of outside information, after all, we live in the internet age.

How could he not know that the movie "Li Shimin" has made so many jokes?

At that time, he almost started swearing online.

Fortunately, he held back.

After all, given his fame, if he were to post something online, it could very well stir up a media storm.

He certainly doesn't want to see that.

Although the other party's movie was terrible and truly unwatchable, Cheng Sheng didn't want to bring trouble upon himself.

"Brother Sheng, am I in the new movie?"

Qiao Shan put down his phone and asked Cheng Sheng.

"What? Didn't Sugar Man give you any resources?" Cheng Sheng said with a smile.

Since Qiao Shan became famous for playing Cheng Yaojin, many companies have wanted to sign him, as there are many benefits to signing him.

First of all, he is Cheng Sheng's good brother. With this relationship as a foundation, he may be able to establish a connection with Cheng Sheng in the future.

Secondly, Qiao Shan is a good actor. Although he can't play the lead role, he is very suitable for many supporting roles. Signing him is definitely not a loss.

Finally, he has a really good public image.

A celebrity's public image is a very mysterious concept.

Some people can't get what they want, while others can get it just by looking good.

Just like Liu Yifei, with her pretty and distinctive face and her innocent yet not naive and sweet temperament, few people have a bad impression of her.

In "The Story of a Noble Family", she wore pearl earrings and a necklace, and her eyes sparkled, perfectly embodying a charming young lady. Her portrayal of the eldest daughter of the Bai family was elegant and beautiful, stunning countless viewers.

Not long ago, the TV series "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" was broadcast on CCTV-6. Liu Yifei's portrayal of Wang Yuyan was a revelation to the audience, who exclaimed that this was exactly the fairy sister they had been looking for.

Even in a white dress, she doesn't appear bland. Her graceful figure, cool temperament, and aloofness have made Liu Yifei incredibly popular, gaining her a large number of fans.

There is no single standard for beauty.

But even though they are both beautiful, the level of public favorability often varies.

Qiao Shan is not good-looking, and could even be described as ugly, but he is not unlikeable and even has a comedic charm.

The character of Cheng Yaojin in "The Origins of the Tang Dynasty" is deeply rooted in people's hearts and has left a deep impression on the audience. In particular, Qiao Shan showed a different side of himself from other stars in public.

He's down-to-earth and can get along with anyone. He even greets passersby with the humor typical of Northeasterners, which instantly boosted his popularity.

He can even joke with fans online, invite them to eat Northeastern stew together, or invite fans he gets along with to eat hot pot.

Therefore, Qiao Shan has a very good public image, which is why many entertainment companies want to sign him.

Ultimately, Qiao Shan signed with Sugarman.

Indeed, it is the most outstanding film and television company in the field of period dramas in the future, especially in the fantasy genre, and has created many classic film and television characters.

The reason why Qiaoshan signed Sugarman was Cheng Sheng's suggestion.

In fact, large companies such as Huayi and Bona also wanted to sign Qiao Shan, but why didn't Cheng Sheng let Qiao Shan sign with these two large companies?

Signing with a big company has its advantages, as it ensures a lack of resources. But with Cheng Sheng as a brother, does Qiao Shan lack resources?
They certainly don't lack it, so signing with Huayi isn't the best option.

On the contrary, sugar figurines are more suitable for Qiao Shan.

Although it's said that Sugarman Company will decline in the future, signing with Sugarman seems like a bad deal, especially since Sugarman doesn't have many resources in the film industry, Cheng Sheng doesn't care about these things.

Because he wanted Qiao Shan to hone his acting skills more.

The TV series "Sugar Man" was very successful and also greatly honed the actors' skills. Anyway, let Qiao Shan stay at "Sugar Man" for a few years; once his acting skills are developed, he can naturally leave and take on leading roles on his own.

This is also the future that Cheng Sheng has planned for his good brother.

"Yes, there's the recently approved project 'Dandelion,' starring Hu Ge and Sun Li. I only play a small supporting role with very few lines," Qiao Shan said.

"When are you joining the film crew?" Cheng Sheng asked.

"Why are you asking these questions the day after tomorrow?" Qiao Shan said.

"Let's see when you get out of here so you don't bother me anymore," Cheng Sheng joked with a smile.

“Brother Sheng, that’s not fair of you. You think I’m a nuisance? I’ve done so much for you these past few days,” Qiao Shan said.

"All you did was help me tally up the movie accounts! Look how capable you are." Cheng Sheng rolled his eyes.

Although Cheng Sheng's box office wasn't included in the domestic box office, he still had to prepare an account and hand it over to the coal mine owner, after all, he wanted to see things through to the end.

But he didn't want to do such a tedious thing, so he handed it over to Qiao Shan to handle.

Qiao Shan was quite reliable; he was already preparing financial statements before the movie even finished its run, and the accounts were completed two days after the movie ended.

Qiao Shan is so capable that Cheng Sheng even wants to bring him into the studio as his financial director.

The movie "The Origins of the Tang Dynasty" grossed 850 million yuan at the box office, with over 60 million yuan deducted from the film special fund and business tax.

The box office revenue is over 790 million.

Then there's the actual revenue share for the production company.

According to the contract signed for the release, the revenue share for theater chains and cinemas is between 50% and 57%, which means they take about half of the revenue.

The cinemas take about half, and of the remaining 3 million yuan, China Film Group, as the distributor, receives about 5%-15%, which means China Film Group will receive about 5 million yuan.

The remaining money belongs to the production company.

The coal mine owner will eventually receive around 2 million yuan.

This was a windfall for the coal mine owners; they invested 100 million yuan and more than doubled their investment in just six months.

The coal mine owners are overjoyed because they can earn more than double their profits by investing just 100 million yuan without doing anything.

If Cheng Sheng hadn't gone into seclusion to write the script, they probably would have all rushed to the capital to thank him.

However, these coal mine owners were very generous and gave Cheng Sheng a bonus of 30 million yuan.

This is much better than some stingy bosses.

"Brother Sheng, China Film Group asked if you want to hold a celebration banquet?" Qiao Shan said.

With such high box office returns for "The Great Tang Dynasty - Origins" in the country, a celebration banquet is definitely in order.

This celebration banquet is different from the last one. The last one was held with the purpose of promoting the film, while this one is to celebrate the film's record-breaking box office.

Cheng Sheng frowned. Logically, as a film director, he should hold a celebration banquet, but this time he really didn't want to.

"I'll call President Han later and ask China Film Group to handle the celebration banquet. I still need to write the script, so I don't have time," Cheng Sheng said after thinking for a moment.

The celebration banquet is too busy with people coming and going, it's too troublesome to handle. It's more suitable to leave this kind of thing to China Film Group.

"Brother Sheng, it's getting late, I'm going to school now."

Qiao Shan glanced at the time on his phone and said.

"Ok."

Cheng Sheng, who was writing a script, nodded.

(End of this chapter)