Chapter 9 Today’s battle is inevitable
If Xu Ming remembers it correctly, this movie was a collaboration between Zhao Jiaban and Zhang Guoshi.
It's the so-called extended version of "Three Guns", a two-parter.
To be honest, the box office of this movie is actually pretty good, with 244 million, ranking third in the box office in 2009.
The first place was "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" and the second place was "Under the Red Cliff".
And in fourth place, behind "Three Shots" is the generally recognized good film "The Wind".
It can be seen that sometimes the quality of a movie has little to do with the box office.
Otherwise, the Fat Girl's Weight Loss Diary wouldn't be able to hit a box office of RMB 3.4 billion.
For Zhang Guoshi, there is no shortage of controversies about the other party, and the later film "Man Jiang Hong" was also ridiculed, but what kind of celebrity he is, some troubles are not worth mentioning at all.
Xu Ming is different, he has just become famous.
The audience is at a point where they know him but don’t understand him.
The first year was the process of the audience tagging him, and every time he attended an event or participated in a project, he was consuming his popularity.
To put it bluntly, "Three Guns Surprise" is just consuming the popularity of "Not Short of Money". He, Yadan and Master are all the targets.
But when the audience finished watching the movie, they thought it was not good. The first person they wanted to scold was Xu Ming. Once he was labeled as a bad actor, he would have to wait to pay off his debts.
The reason why Xiao Shenyang in the previous life gradually disappeared from everyone later was that he was squandering money when he was hot.
Like Dapeng, after filming Pancake Man, he had to repay his reputation debt for several years.
Domestic audiences are extremely tolerant of celebrities, but once they cross that line, they are quite ruthless in abandoning them.
Xu Ming, who has witnessed the pitfalls of his predecessors, naturally has to treat each of his next projects with caution.
But facing Master's gaze, he not only couldn't refuse, but also had to look excited: "Thank you to the media for the opportunity. I will definitely seize it and not embarrass Master."
Besides, that's Zhang Guoshi. Even in bad movies, there are so many actors surrounding him.
Xu Ming could only comfort himself. "Three Guns" was not a bad movie. At most, the style was relatively fragmented. At worst, he would have to give up all the roles and not act so eye-catchingly.
In this way, the audience can't focus all their firepower on him, right?
"Well, remember, this is not for me to act, but for you to act well. The film industry is not that easy to deal with. Your master and I haven't squeezed in yet." Uncle Benshan said.
Of course, he said this in comparison with his own status, which is definitely not comparable to his status in the sketch world, but it cannot be said that he has made no achievements.
In 1997, "The Director" won the Huabiao Best Actor and Hundred Flowers Best Actor. In 2007, "Falling Leaves Return to Roots" was shortlisted for the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor.
It just doesn't work well at the box office.
The eyes of the others were full of envy. They still had to compete, but Xu Ming made the decision directly.
It feels good to be red, fuck.
"One more thing, this year the media will organize a nationwide tour for you. The tentative name is "2009 Xu Ming's Laughter Show". The first stop of the tour is scheduled to be in Beijing on March 6. Please hurry up and book the program in the next few days. Get off." Liu Shuangping said.
He just thought it was a routine matter to inform the other party, so he decided to skip to the next item without explaining too much.
"Wait a minute, I don't quite understand what this national tour means." Xu Ming raised his hand and interrupted.
"You may not understand your current popularity. Audiences and friends from all over the country have gotten to know you through the Spring Festival Gala. They are eager to get in touch with you, so the media took advantage of the situation and launched this tour to give back to the audience and friends."
"And part of the ticket revenue from each game will be given to you as a bonus." Liu Shuangping said patiently. The salary of all artists of Benshan Media is composed of salary plus bonus. All performance fees need to be handed over to Benshan Media, and then distributed by the company.
This is the reason why Xiao Shenyang went out for business performances privately before and didn't want to tell Uncle Benshan.
When you earn a sum of money, most of it will be divided by the company.
And Xu Ming is obviously a new money tree that the media is targeting.
In the previous life, there were rumors that Xiao Shenyang and her master had a breakup, which was related to this nationwide tour. The income from the tour alone reached 260 million, not counting endorsements, advertisements and commercial performances.
"This is not a matter of awards or bonuses. I think the company has a problem with the career planning for us artists." Xu Mingyi said sternly.
It was impossible for him to say that he just didn't want to do it because he didn't want to do it because he didn't get enough money and had too much to do.
Naturally, I had to find another reason to refuse.
"What's the problem?" Liu Shuangping's eyelids twitched.
He suddenly felt that Xu Ming, who had always seemed well-behaved and sensible, was slightly beyond his control.
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"There is too much emphasis on the offline market. So many of Master's disciples have been limited to the three northeastern provinces. I think this is a factor. No matter how large the audience of Errenzhuan is, how many people can it have? Nowadays everyone watches TV and goes online."
Xu Ming looked at Uncle Benshan and said: "If Master didn't attend the Spring Festival Gala, would his influence spread across the country? Can his popularity be so high? Without "Country Love", would the two senior brothers Liu Xiaoguang and Wang Xiaoli be as famous as they are now? ?”
Three consecutive questions not only stunned Liu Shuangping, but also knocked all the brothers out of their minds.
Who wants to perform on stage all day long?
Who doesn’t want to appear glamorous on TV?
Xu Ming's words really spoke to their hearts. No one wanted to be the company's money-making tool, and they also had their own ideas.
It's just that I didn't have the confidence to speak out. Now that Xu Ming is standing in front of me, I can't help nodding in support.
"What Mingzi said makes sense. If nothing else, Wei San from Ji Province became famous because of his video tapes. We have to keep pace with the times."
"I think junior brother is right, society is changing, and we must change too."
"The media must have media considerations. I think Xu Ming just disobeys the company's arrangements."
Everyone started arguing noisily, and for a while the conference room looked like a vegetable market.
What's more, some of them got angry and scolded their mothers. The quality of these two-person actors is uneven.
Bang!
"Why are you arguing? Just pretend I don't exist, right?"
Uncle Benshan slapped the table and became quiet instantly.
He glanced at Xu Ming with dazzling eyes, and said with no apparent expression: "If you think Mr. Liu's plan is not working, tell me what you think."
Facing the master's eyes, Xu Ming's heart suddenly tightened, knowing that his biggest test today was coming.
Although the master has always been kind, it really touched the opponent's side. The nickname "Northeast King" is no joke.
In fact, he can continue to be cowardly and slowly look for opportunities to compete with the company, but his talent and popularity will be consumed.
If you want to reach a high position, today's battle is inevitable.
(End of chapter)