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A knock was heard outside the door.
The fat assistant director, who had just taken a shower and was still wearing a bathrobe, slapped his hands and stood up from the sofa in a hurry.
Even the hotel's disposable slippers were worn crookedly, and I had to go through my toes several times without putting them on, so I simply threw off the shoe on my other foot, stepped barefoot on the carpet, and walked briskly. Came to the door.
How many actors are there in total in "The Golden Armor"?
Not counting the starring roles, the crew used a total of 20,000 people!
Later, the scene of chrysanthemums all over the ground during the Double Ninth Festival ceremony required 3,000 set designers alone.
The maximum number of soldiers in gold armor and silver armor in the same field is almost more than 3,000.
Most of these personnel are men.
The actors are mostly students, professional extras, and there are also many active-duty armed policemen recruited by Lao Mouzi through his connections.
Especially the final scene of the armored soldiers attacking the city required thousands of people to move forward in unison.
So most of the soldiers are dressed as armed police.
After all, armed police are also soldiers.
The level of organization of soldiers is far beyond what ordinary group performances can match.
In addition to these actors, there is another very important part of the crew.
Maid!
Most of the actors in this group are played by women of the right age between the ages of 18 and 30.
The source of the crowd, in addition to the extras and ordinary students, the palace ladies who follow the protagonist closely or have a few lines are all selected from major film and television academies.
Zhang Tianai is also from the Film and Television School and Nortel.
It's just that she took a self-funded advanced course, a two-year course.
This advanced training class is also divided into weekend classes and part-time full-day classes.
Zhang Tianai attends full-day classes.
In fact, this is a kind of adult education class.
Think about it, when Zhang Yuan came to the set the first day, he felt dizzy when he saw hundreds of pairs of white "big steamed buns".
There are more than 400 scantily clad women hanging out in front of the big men on the set all day long. They may be so greedy for those old perverts.
There have been many female extras who have climbed onto the beds of various crew members in order to get a position that is slightly forward, closer to the camera, or even just swept by the camera.
The group leader can use the small resources in his hands to sleep with the female group.
Now the entire "City of Golden Armor", from photography, to direction, to execution, is enjoying this "carnival".
On the contrary, Lao Mouzi is old and too busy with work.
The person who is most prone to unspoken rules has no time for such things.
Among the more than 400 white bodies, Zhang Tianai's appearance is definitely the best.
She was directly dragged by the casting director to a more conspicuous position among the palace maids, just because of her good figure and appearance.
At this time, she was not as beautiful as she would be in later generations.
This northeastern girl born in Heilongjiang has a good foundation. After all, the black soil naturally produces beauties.
Now her cheeks and chin are not so "sharp", and her eyes are not so charming.
Just looking at her appearance, she looks a bit like Zeng Li, but not as tall as Dalizi.
But she already has clear eyebrows, three-dimensional facial features, and a good figure and temperament, otherwise she wouldn't have been chosen as Gong Li's replacement.
The assistant director had the power and approached her when he was re-selecting a replacement.
Wouldn't it be nice to not only fulfill Lao Mouzi's request, but also get some "benefits" for yourself?
"Come here, come here..."
The assistant director rubbed his hands and opened the door.
Just as he was daydreaming about what kind of posture he would enjoy in, a familiar figure appeared in front of him.
"Zhang Yuan, why are you... coming to my place in the middle of the night?"
The assistant director was stunned for a moment, and then he saw clearly that the person in front of him was one of the leading actors in the crew.
"Hello." Zhang Yuan raised his hand and said hello.
"I'm here to say thank you."
A minute later, Zhang Yuan led Zhang Tianai and sat down in the assistant director's room.
Five minutes ago, he was standing at the elevator entrance with the other party.
"The plan I give you is."
"After filming this drama, sign a contract with my agency and become my artist."
"I will arrange some roles for you later, but it will not be the protagonist."
"Accumulate experience for you."
"In this crew, I will help you get the job you want to get."
"You don't need to wait on the assistant director."
"How?"
After Zhang Tianai heard this, he suddenly froze on the spot with his big eyes flashing.
Her original ambition was to become a fashion designer, so she went to study abroad in an island country.
As a result, her design skills were mediocre, and people kept asking her to be a graphic model.
Then he returned to China to study at Nortel at his own expense.
As a result, just a few months after joining the school, he was selected as an extra by Lao Mouzi's crew.
It has only been a few weeks since I started training and performing, and now another person wants to sign me...
She even wondered if she had some incredible luck.
But what makes her even more confused is that the other party clearly said that he wanted to sign her, but not to sleep with her.
It's not impossible... Zhang Yuan thought to himself.
But work is still important.
Talent is like wealth and needs to be accumulated.
Even though Zhang Tianai is still a little transparent now, it is obvious that she has potential.
I can always make money for myself in the future, at least I can support her for a few more years.
He purposely hurried to Nortel just to meet some young actors.
Seeing that the other party was still hesitant, Zhang Yuan spoke.
"Do you have a place to stay in Imperial City?"
"No...are you letting me stay at your house?"
Zhang Yuan:......
Why do you always want to go to my bed?
The assistant Zhao Xingyi on the side put on a serious expression of "Master, there is a fairy".
"If you sign a contract with my company, I can provide you with free accommodation in the Imperial Capital."
"New houses in high-rise buildings."
Anyway, I bought a bunch of houses and waited for them to appreciate in value, so they could be used as employee dormitories.
"What you said...is true?" Zhang Tianai still found it unbelievable.
Especially after Zhang Yuan introduced the company's employees, this person felt like a crow falling into a flock of phoenixes.
"Of course, you can refuse." Zhang Yuan moved aside so that she could go to the assistant director's room.
"Can I think about it? The time is too short."
"Of course." Zhang Yuan took out his phone and called up the countdown: "I'll give you one minute."
Zhang Tianai:......
You are not Wang Baoqiang, you are just a small group actor with no academic qualifications and no famous works.
It would be abnormal if Zhang Yuan was too polite and acted like he had to be her.
Finally, with less than ten seconds left, the man nodded hard.
"Okay, it's settled." He stretched out his palm, and the other party slowly followed suit, shaking hands and clapping.
That's why this scene happened now.
"Thank you to Director Liu for taking care of my artist and arranging for her to work as a substitute for Teacher Gong Li."
"Your artist?" The assistant director looked confused.
Haven't heard of it?
"Yes, I think she is quite beautiful, and I want to sign her and find some roles for her."
"But no matter what, being able to stand in for Teacher Gong Li is a rare opportunity and experience."
"Thank you for your help. I will take her to see Gong Li in person tomorrow."
The assistant director opened his mouth but was speechless for a moment.
It’s all in vain!
There are many assistant directors on the crew, in addition to some young masters who helped Lao Mouzi shoot.
The assistant directors are also responsible for chores, maintaining order, selecting actors, and coordinating with other departments.
This person is responsible for coordinating with other departments and has little power.
So after Zhang Yuan spoke, he quickly responded with a smile.
"Everywhere, everything should be done."
Lao Mouzi was very polite to him, and he had just gone to the second floor for a meeting... After thinking about it for a while, he thought it was better not to offend him.
He probably fell in love with this woman.
Then leave it to him.
It's a pity that I haven't even tasted such a beautiful big girl.
This man secretly lamented that he was unlucky.
During Jay Chou's bathing scene, he will be surrounded by eight maidens.
In order to get a spot to watch Jay Chou take a shower, and also to appear in the show, several female extras have volunteered themselves.
This scene was shot with heavy gunfire.
Leaving the assistant director's room, Zhang Yuan asked Zhang Tianai to go back to the extras' residence to rest.
Zhang Tianai knew that he was quite popular.
But I didn't expect Zhang Yuan to be able to deal with the assistant director with just a few words.
And also gained confidence in the conditions offered by the other party.
The next day, Zhang Yuan led her to Teacher Gong Li as promised and said hello.
This woman is so excited...
[Received thanks from Zhang Tianai, +1 for clothing taste! 】
Zhang Yuan took a look at the attributes she gave him and felt that they should be donated to the Liu family and his daughter.
"You have good taste, you are quite beautiful." Teacher Gong Li teased after Zhang Tianai left.
"Yes, it looks good."
"Haha." Gong Li didn't say much. She had seen this kind of thing too many times, so it was not surprising.
Besides, she herself is a player in the game.
The unspoken rules are not one-way, not just men versus women.
The next month was uneventful. Zhang Yuan's work went smoothly.
Fa Ge knew that this kid was not easy to mess with since he fought back last time, and Lao Mouzi and Gong Li were on his side.
This person also started to attend to business matters, and no further conflicts occurred.
But Zhang Yuan was also extra careful and on guard at all times to avoid causing trouble.
It was a rare day when the sun was calm, and he was fully immersed in his work.
The day was over, and the assistant handed him the jingling cell phone.
"Hey!"
There was a loud roar from the other side of the phone, which scared Zhang Yuan and hurriedly moved away.
"Take it easy, don't get so excited," he complained.
Ning Hao, who was on the other side of the phone, kept his voice steady: "How can I not be excited!"
"The final box office statistics of "Crazy Stone" are out!"
The film ended up being released for a total of 51 days.
The box office in the last week was less than one million, so it was canceled.
In those days, if the box office was good, the film could even be scheduled for two or three months.
Unlike later generations, if a film can be scheduled for a month, it should be highly regarded.
"Guess how many there are!" Big Head was extremely proud.
"50 million?" Zhang Yuan's initial expectation was 40 million, but the box office has exceeded 40 million in the past two weeks, so it must be more than 40 million.
For a typical movie, the time period when it generates the most box office revenue is the first two to three weeks.
"There are 56 million!"
Oh, more than I guessed.
Under the "attack" of "Superman Returns", this film topped the list for a week.
Although it was only a short week, in the eyes of the audience, this scene seemed like the national football team held up in front of the Brazilian team for half a game without allowing the opponent to score.
Afterwards, China Film Group saw that the schedule was about the same, and Warner Bros. put pressure on them, so they significantly lowered their film schedule.
Zhang Yuan immediately did a mental calculation.
According to the ratio of 41/59, the producer can get 41%, which is almost 23 million.
The investment share of 3.5 million yuan is 1.5 million yuan each for him and Brother Hua, and 500,000 yuan for China Film.
In addition, China Film Group has to take 5% of the total box office as a special national film fund.
However, if the relationship is in place, most of this part can actually be returned.
And a few years later, the state also launched a subsidy policy through this fund.
Once the movie box office exceeds RMB 100 million, it can receive a fund subsidy of RMB 10 million.
The result of this policy is that small companies are subsidized by large companies.
"Based on this, the amount in my hands should be almost 10 million..."
"You still have to fucking deduct taxes."
There is also a subsidy policy for taxes, which is related to the policies of the company's location and various detailed regulations of the country. It is easier for the rich and powerful to obtain it.
Zhang Yuan took a guess.
In terms of the amount of income alone, it's just okay.
But movie box office is not a mathematical problem of addition and subtraction, and it cannot be viewed this way.
After the film is profitable, the most important data is actually the return on investment ratio.
In this regard, "Crazy Stone" lives up to its name, it's crazy!
The investment-to-box office ratio reached 1:16.
The producer’s investment-to-income ratio also exceeded 1:6!
China Film invested 500,000 yuan, but could get more than 3 million yuan from the box office share alone.
Even Lao Mouzi and Feng Xiaogang cannot achieve this level of return on investment ratio.
Of course, they will have a lot of sponsorships and additional benefits, and the actual benefits are not low.
A movie that achieves an investment-to-box office ratio of 1:3 will be able to make back its money.
Achieving 1:5 is considered a great success.
If you can achieve 1:7, it’s worth having a special event and popping out champagne to celebrate.
So...
"Zhang Yuan, we have to have a celebration banquet!" Ning Hao suggested.
"Okay, but I can't leave while I'm filming on the set, so why don't you celebrate."
"We're still celebrating woolen yarn when you're not here!" Ning Hao immediately refuted.
The biggest contributor to this film is him. He had to stand in the C position even when taking pictures.
Ning Hao himself would feel bad if he didn't come.
"Well...I'll wait for you!"
"We will celebrate after you finish filming."
"Okay, when the time comes you decide on a place and I'll pay for it."
"Hey hey hey, okay."
Zhang Yuan put down his phone and took a few deep breaths to stabilize his mood.
It doesn't really matter how much money this movie makes.
Just like Baby Girl and the animation company.
The point of this film is to show potential!
Zhang Yuan remembers that in his previous life, this movie happened to be ranked tenth at the domestic box office this year.
Now after his operation, he should be ranked around sixth place.
But this film has the lowest investment among all the films on the list!
With this dark horse, from now on, he can also be known as a famous film investor.
Some are happy and some are sad.
Feng Xiaogang, who also attended the premiere, squinted his eyes and gritted his teeth when he saw this result.
These days, there aren’t even a few domestic films that have a box office of over 100 million yuan a year.
To have a box office of 50 million is already a very good result.
Director Feng thought to himself that when he watched the film, he estimated that it would be good for the film to make back its money.
But now...
In the past two years, China's great directors have collectively entered a misunderstanding.
It’s the actors, the production, the picture is greater than the script.
That's why he made such a miscalculation.
"Could it be that I will have another opponent in the future?"
Having said this, he started thinking about it again.
Is his opponent Ning Hao, or Zhang Yuan who is operating behind the scenes?
Hua Yi and the two brothers were even more speechless.
One movie made more than 50 million.
And it’s the first movie this guy has invested in!
The first time a movie invested by Hua Yi exceeded 100 million in box office was "Kung Fu" in 2004.
The box office sales of previous films such as "Big Shot" and "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" were not as good as "Crazy Stone".
What’s even more terrifying is that according to the agreement, Zhang Yuan needs to achieve a total revenue of 50 million in the second year.
But this movie is already 1/4 complete!
On the other side of the China Film Group, Lao Han and Lao Yang also laughed non-stop while looking at the box office report, just as Zhang Yuan expected.
"Hehehe, interesting, interesting."
"A small amount of 500,000 yuan bought me hope." Han Sanpin patted the back of his head.
The income of more than 3 million yuan is just drizzle for China Film.
But it means a lot.
"We will pay more attention to Ning Hao's films from now on." Lao Han insisted.
"I think not only the things that Ning Hao but also Zhang Yuan are tinkering with, we need to pay more attention to." Yang Buting said slowly.
"Yes, and this kid."
"Without his busy schedule, Ning Hao alone would not have been able to create such a big movement."
"More support, I hope these young people can open up a larger market for Chinese films."
"Hmph!" After saying that, Han Sanpin snorted coldly.
""Superman Returns" is about to be released. It has less than 60 million. It is estimated that the final box office will be just over 6,000 at most."
Since 1994, China has introduced 10 overseas films every year.
After joining the WTO, 50 more imported blockbusters will be produced within three years.
20 of them adopt the split account model.
"Superman Returns" is a split film.
At this time, what is the proportion of overseas producers’ share of the split film?
13%…
Pure imperialist wool.
After the Sino-US film agreement was signed in 2012, the proportion of Hollywood films was adjusted to 25%.
However, the income from imported movies is pure income.
The so-called 25% is the net income of the producer. All publicity, taxes, and funds are borne by the domestic distributor.
For example, the domestic box office of "Avengers 4" in the future is 4.2 billion, and Disney will receive 1.05 billion in after-tax income.
But now it is only 13%, and the imperialists will definitely not be happy.
This is why Warner Bros. entered into a joint venture with China Film.
They want to use a joint venture company to issue products and make more money.
By the way, you can also invest in domestic films, and take risks with China Film.
"Superman Returns" was so popular that a lot of money was spent on its promotion.
Old Han is now settling his accounts.
What else is there to do with the wool of imperialism?
I almost got stabbed!
In the end, after excluding expenses and schedule costs, the income that can be obtained is estimated to be less than 5 million.
If the film is imported and approved, which is a buyout system, China Film can get 51% of the film excluding theaters.
The problem is that you are not approving the film, I have to be responsible for publicity and distribution.
I have to go around saying hello, lining up schedules for you, and occupying the schedules of other Chinese movies.
Domestic theater chains and practitioners have to gossip.
"I read on the Internet that this stone can defeat Superman. I think what everyone said makes sense."
"If it weren't for this movie, I guess the box office of "Crazy Stone" would have been even higher!"
"Maybe it will surpass this film." Han Sanpinxin said that I was so busy that I might as well support the newcomers in our country.
"I won't do this next time. Let's rely on our strength."
"Yes, everyone speaks based on their strength!"
The two senior executives of China Film Group reached a consensus on this...(End of Chapter)