HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 351 [351] What? Qi Yuan is being kept by Da Tian Tian?

With an investment of 3 to 4 million, China Film Group alone cannot consume it all; everyone can get a share.

Qi Yuan raised his wine glass and chatted and laughed with the bigwigs.

Fan Xiaopang, the leading lady with a profit of 300 million yuan, was left aside. As the most dazzling female star in the room, the men here didn't pay much attention to her, which made her a little hurt.

Unfortunately, the value of actors and directors is vastly different in the eyes of the bigwigs.

Actors are the ones who eat the pie, directors are the ones who create the pie.

Male actors generally have higher commercial value than female actors.

This is a market law: in the film industry, actresses are far less likely to carry box office revenue than actors.

This is not unique to the Chinese film industry; the same applies in Hollywood.

Later, Scarlett Johansson became the highest-grossing actress in the world, and if you look closely, 90% of her box office revenue came from classic IPs such as Marvel movies or Jurassic World.

If she were to actually take the lead and create a film series, her appeal might not be able to compete with Hollywood's top male actors, let alone the most outstanding ones.

Conversely, in the realm of television dramas, female actors are more likely to drive viewership ratings than male actors.

This is just a market law, the same as stir-fried pickled cabbage with beef brisket or stir-fried snow peas with beef brisket.

Of course, if you're filming a weight loss diary, then Qi Yuan has nothing to say; she's really putting in the effort, and she can only do it once.

The success of "Bouquet" is attributed to Qi Yuan and Chen Kaige, with Fan Xiaopang being carried along by them.

Replacing Lu Xiaopang with Fan Xiaopang would have had a similar effect, at most not as outstanding, but it wouldn't have affected the overall situation.

Furthermore, Qi Yuan is different from most actors in China.

Qi Yuan is too popular; half of the box office revenue for "Bouquet" came from the Japanese market.

Most Japanese audiences went to the theater because of Qi Yuan. Apart from Jackie Chan, which domestic actor has this kind of influence in Japan?
Now Qi Yuan has also opened up the North American market.

If Zhang Yingmou's "Hero" becomes a box office hit in North America and a large number of American viewers are willing to go to the theater for Qi Yuan, then Qi Yuan will truly become the Chinese version of Tom Cruise.

In the future, Qi Yuan can arrogantly say to domestic film companies: "I will not spend a penny, but I will take a very high salary and a very high share of the profits. Who agrees and who disagrees?"

Absolutely no one will object; if it can carry the box office and audiences are willing to pay for it, that's awesome!
This year's Mission: Impossible 2, starring Tom Cruise and Wu Baige, should have been largely attributed to Wu Baige's contribution to its global box office of over $5 million.

You can tell from the treatment Paramount offered them.

Wu Baige received the director's salary.

Tom Cruise received an astronomical salary, including 30% of global revenue and 40% of DVD sales. He earned $9200 million for a single film, more than Paramount made.

This is the power of a top superstar.

In the movie "Red Cliff", Qi Yuan is not as awesome as Tom Cruise, but the big shots present all believe that the movie would not be complete without Qi Yuan.

Without Qi Yuan, Third Master Han would be the first to object.

Qi Yuan ran away, so Chen Kaige has to go back and figure out his steamed bun blood case. Doesn't that mean the movie has to be finished?

Furthermore, without Qi Yuan, who will carry the box office in overseas markets like Japan?

Chinese people recognize Chen Kaige, but foreign audiences do not.

Qi and Chen are both key figures; neither can be missing.

After Qi Yuan finished talking with the big shot, Wang Changtian and Yu Dong took the opportunity to try and make a good impression on Qi Yuan.

Guangxian is trying to expand its television business, while Bona has a distribution business. They believe there is an opportunity to cooperate with Starry Sky in the future.

Da Tian Tian, ​​who had been secretly observing for a long time, was unhappy. Her uncle didn't come today; instead, she brought his assistant.

Her uncle said that she absolutely had to participate in the "Red Cliff" project.

This project is unlikely to lose money; investing some money can help build a good relationship with Qi Yuan.

In a few years, Qi Yuan can take Tian Tian to fly.

Before coming, her uncle told Da Tian Tian to keep a low profile when she encountered people from China Film Group and Shandong Film Group.

Da Tiantian was very obedient and hadn't participated in anything before. Then she saw a bespectacled, well-mannered guy (Wang Changtian) and a fat guy (Yu Dong) trying to get close to Qi Yuan.

Are these two men trying to steal her thunder?
Da Tiantian acted decisively, walked over, and said in her childish voice, "Brother Qi Yuan, you know us, we're not short of money. Uncle said 30 to 50 million, you just need to nod your head, and we can talk about more if you want."

After saying that, Da Tiantian looked at Wang Yu and the other person with a smug expression.

Wang and Yu exchanged a glance, their expressions somewhat complicated. Did this young girl think they wanted to invest in "Red Cliff"?
Are you giving them too much credit? Even if you sold them all, you still couldn't afford such a big project.

Wait a minute... where did this little girl come from? She's so arrogant, asking for thirty to fifty million right off the bat?

Are they just too poor, or has the value of money suddenly plummeted?

Qi Yuan was somewhat surprised. Da Tian Tian was too old to act, and there was no suitable role for her in "Red Cliff". Why did Da Tian Tian and her uncle go to such lengths to befriend him?

"Talk to you later, talk to you later."

Qi Yuan smiled at Wang Yu and the other man, then pulled Da Tian Tian away to the other side.

A sugar daddy like Da Tiantian, who has plenty of money and few demands, deserves special treatment, especially since she's beautiful now and will be beautiful in the future.

"Could she be someone's princess? She seems to be someone important."

Wang Changtian was greatly amazed as he watched Qi Yuan and Da Tiantian's retreating figures!
"That's possible. Perhaps she's a real princess. No wonder President Qi doesn't have a girlfriend on the surface. Could it be that he's already been reserved by a princess?"

Yu Dong has a richer imagination.

Yu Dong has a lot to say on this matter.

His wife comes from a well-off family; they are a family with a government-affiliated background in Nanjing.

After getting married, his wife used her dowry and raised funds from various sources to establish Bona.

No one understands the importance of a good wife better than him.

The more he thought about it, the more he realized it made sense. That little girl with big, bright eyes must be someone's princess. No wonder Qi Yuan's journey was so smooth; she had a capable wife supporting her.

Wang Zhonglei came looking for Qi Yuan, and only after asking Wang Changtian and Yu Dong did he learn that Qi Yuan had been called away by a girl who looked to be about ten years old.

After understanding the whole story, Wang Zhonglei couldn't help but exclaim "Holy crap!"
Huayi's annual profit is only 40 to 50 million yuan. How could a girl in her early teens give up Huayi's entire year's profit to Qi Yuan to make a movie?

Is being handsome such a big deal?

Seeing Wang Zhonglei's surprised expression, Yu Dong, speaking from experience, said, "It's normal. President Qi is young, talented, handsome, and has the aura of an international superstar. It's normal for a talented man to be targeted by a rich princess."

It's perfectly reasonable that someone as good-looking as him could be chosen by a young lady like Qi Yuan.

Good men with potential are usually reserved early on.

If Qi Yuan, on the other end, heard these people's wildly imaginative discussion, he would be completely baffled.

What? He's being kept by Da Tiantian? Why didn't even he know?

(End of this chapter)