Chapter 10: The Great Waves in the Entertainment Circle
Zhang Wei looked at the invoice and typed on the calculator.
More than two hours later, Zhang Wei looked at the number on the calculator. It was very different from the account, which was more than a thousand yuan more.
"You did a pretty good job with the accounts. The second payment will arrive the day after tomorrow."
"Not today?"
"No."
"Then the crew stopped working for two days, who will pay for the lost time."
"It's not like we won't pay, it will be paid the day after tomorrow."
"The remuneration for extras and stage management is paid on a daily basis. I can't start work without money."
"How much money I have, I will pay it first."
"This is not a matter of money, but an attitude of cooperation."
After Li Mingyang finished speaking, he picked up his bag and left directly, making Zhang Wei very angry.
“You’re young and you’re quite angry.” Zhang Wei thought for a while, then called Manager Qiao and told him about the work suspension.
When Manager Qiao heard that work was going to be suspended, it was okay. He was still waiting for his homemade drama to come out and show off his face in front of his boss.
“How was their shooting?”
"It's not bad."
"Are there any good films? The company has spent so much money, it can't just be a pile of waste films!"
"I have seen some clips, and I feel It's okay."
"Bring some samples back and show us. If the photos are okay, I'll give him the second payment today." After that, Manager Qiao hung up the phone.
UGC (user-generated upload) piracy is indeed very good at attracting traffic, but if Youku wants to go public, it must completely cut off piracy.
Without UGC piracy, ordinary users’ original videos not only consume huge bandwidth costs but cannot bring in profits, they may even cause copyright troubles.
Nowadays, various video websites are buying copyrights, and the price war is going on. The price of copyrights is getting higher and higher.
The company urgently needs self-produced dramas to support the scene and traffic.
The most important thing is to earn advertising fees.
No matter how high the piracy traffic is, it cannot attract advertisers. Who is stupid enough to invest in pirated videos with copyright risks?
"Why is this thing so vulgar..."
"Great health care, haha, interesting."
"This woman is pretty good! She has a nice bust!"
"Specialize in the next one Sanlu, specializes in the sinking market! This is a big treasure!”
“It’s just that the cost is too expensive.”
"Accountant Zhang, have you figured out the other party's production process?"
"Okay, do you want to kick him out now?"
"Kick him out now, what are you thinking about? We have to finish filming this drama." Youku Marketing Director Chen Liren pondered for a moment and looked at Producer Dong.
Seeing this, Producer Dong cleared his throat and said calmly: "For this kind of patchwork web drama, the most important thing is the screenwriter and the starring role, followed by the behind the scenes, and the director is not that important."< br>
“He formed this crew. If he were to be kicked off suddenly, it would take a long time. Wait until he finishes filming and see the effect. If the effect is good, we can contact other crew members privately and follow his routine. , unlimited copying.”
Bang bang bang!
"Producer Dong said it well. He told me what was in my heart. Did Accountant Zhang understand it?"
"I understand."
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Beiying Boys Dormitory 503.
"Mingyang, I wrongly blamed you. You are not a freeloader. You just don't have the chance to display your talents." Zhang Ruoyun said with a playful smile as he looked at the banknotes in his bag.
Li Mingyang smiled, took out a wad of bills from his bag, counted two thousand, and gave the remaining eight thousand to Zhang Ruoyun.
Although Zhang Ruoyun is a second-generation star, she has guest-starred in several TV series and lives a good life.
But I have never received a high salary. The movies I filmed were all funded by my father, and the money given to extras was called exercise...
"Brother, still There is me." Qiao Shan said with a naive smile while rubbing his hands.
Li Mingyang took out another wad of money from his bag, counted four thousand yuan, and gave the remaining six thousand to Qiao Shan.
The actor's remuneration is not settled in one lump sum. Li Mingyang paid it in three installments of 334 according to the payment method and time given to him by the investor.
Part of the contract will be given to some, part will be given in the middle, and the settlement will be settled on the day of completion.
Zhang Ruoyun said it was 60,000, but actually it was 26,000.
Qiao Shan said it was 50,000, but in fact it was 20,000.
With 6,000 yuan left in his hand, Li Mingyang took out another 10,000 yuan from his bag to pay wages to other students.
Sixteen people, one thousand yuan each, just right.
After paying the wages of the male actors, Li Mingyang took the Huazi handed over by Zhang Ruoyun, took a sip, carried the bag to the school cafeteria, and paid the wages to the actresses.
Tan Songyun 9,000, Zhong Xiaoyu 6,000, Zhang Xiaofei 4,000, and other female ensemble casts 600.
The most expensive person in the entire crew is Tan Songyun, with an actual salary of 30,000.
The little squirrel's baby face is still very popular.
The leading actors are paid according to their stages, and the extras are paid according to their destiny.
After paying the actors, Li Mingyang went to the photography department, and Wu Zhikui’s dormitory closed the behind-the-scenes salary. The behind-the-scenes payment was based on stages.
Wu Zhikui is a top student in the photography department. He has graduated and will start working at Oriental TV Station in August.
His dream is to make movies.
When Li Mingyang asked him to shoot Goodbye Jinhua Station, he agreed without any effort.
He helped pull up half of the other behind-the-scenes projects, and his appeal is not that strong.
"Mingyang, be careful. That producer Zhang Wei has bad intentions and seems to want to kick you out." Wu Zhikui took the 20,000 yuan and handed the money to his roommate.
"Really?" Li Mingyang groaned.
"When you went to the bank to withdraw money, Zhang Wei called me and asked me if I wanted to work at Youku... Hey, isn't this just poaching!" "How did you respond?"
“I said think about it.”
“A layman is troublesome. They don’t think they can just find someone to shoot without me, right?”
“Isn’t that right? ! A bunch of idiots.”
“Let’s wait and see what the other party says. If the photo doesn’t work, we won’t waste any more money.”
Wu Zhikui nodded.
After chatting with Wu Zhikui for a while, Li Mingyang left Wu Zhikui's dormitory after his roommate counted the money clearly.
When he came downstairs, Li Mingyang lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and exhaled a puff of thick smoke. Amidst the smoke, Li Mingyang raised the corners of his mouth and showed a smile.
Beijing Film Academy is one of the three major film and television academies in China.
No matter which department, it is not something that ordinary people can pass.
Tens of thousands of people compete for hundreds of places, and the admission rate has been hovering around 5%, with the lowest point falling below 2%.
Among them, the performance department has the lowest admission rate. Counting higher vocational classes, it barely hovers around 1%.
After joining Beijing Film Academy, I can only say that I am a little better than ordinary people, but it does not mean that I will definitely succeed.
Among the majors offered by Beijing Film Academy, the one that is easiest to find a job and receive work is actually not the acting department that seems to be popular among outsiders, but the film and television literature major.
Of course, to be a shooter.
The acting department of Beijing Film Academy is selected by thousands of people, and basically every year there are a few star students.
In addition, there are more than a dozen young actors in the crew who work hard to get the nickname "old actor" or something like that, or they can make a difference and stand out. Such as Zhang Songwen.
There is still a large part that was washed away in the waves.
Changed careers, got married, started a business, became a civil servant, etc.
It’s not that the conditions are bad. Those who were admitted to the acting department of Beijing Film Academy were all selected from tens of thousands of people, and no one was a loser.
What everyone lacks is opportunity.
Even with the rise of self-media, the rise of short videos and live broadcasts, Aiyouteng’s dominance, and the popularity of short dramas... the opportunities have greatly increased.
But opportunities in the entertainment industry are still few and far between.
Not everyone can take shortcuts.
There is no shortage of men and women in the entertainment industry who want to take shortcuts.
Many students work as mistresses for assistant directors or photographers for a role, and they work there for several years, but in the end they never get a chance.
In contrast, screenwriters are very trustworthy because of their professional skills and their backgrounds in Beijing Film Academy. Moreover, the price of being a student is cheap, so they can’t do the leading job, but they can give it to those big names who have the right to authorize their names. The screenwriter is a gunman, etc. There are quite a lot of jobs like this.
Of course, after the work is done, it is not uncommon for people to not get the money for various reasons in the end.
As long as the other party is not afraid of losing their reputation, there is nothing you can do against them.
In the end, it is no easier than being an actor to reach the level of independent screenwriter and authoritative author.
The most difficult area for Beijing Film Academy to get ahead is the directing department.
China is a director-centered system.
A crew only needs one director.
The success or failure of a play is in the hands of the director. Who dares to trust such a big stall to you, a person with no experience, no qualifications, and no achievements? In the hands of someone?
But if you never get the first chance, where do you get the qualifications and achievements?
Dead knot!
I can only endure it!
Think of all kinds of ways to get through it!
Scene recorder, director’s assistant, assistant director, executive director, production assistant, camera assistant, do it all!
Write scripts and steal the screenwriter's job. Even the hardest-working screenwriters on the team can make changes at any time. Whoever has the strongest cards in the crew will listen to whoever makes the changes and make changes as they are told.
Shooting commercials, music videos, and even love action movies.
Some also go to acting to gain connections.
Some people go to write plans for TV programs, and they can also become executive directors and producers.
In this category, talent shows compile the life experiences of students, legal programs compile shocking stories, and reality shows produce the most imaginary plots.
Bake it up!
You have to stay in the circle first before you can slowly take chances.
As for the Department of Photography...
Let's put it this way, as far as Beijing Film Academy is concerned, among the graduates of the Department of Photography over the years, at least one-third are currently working in the field. Wedding photography and wedding video!
The other third went to various TV stations to shoot short legal stories written by their classmates.
Only the remaining one-third have either really established a foothold in the film and television industry, or have gone to the fashion industry.
The former became a photographer and the latter became a photographer.
The former makes movies and TV series, and the latter holds photography exhibitions.
These are all high-end people, and those who are not high-end can only take private photos, take photos of Madou Zhou, except for the threesomes, and they may go in one day.
Of course Wu Zhikui knows what he will do when he joins the TV station.
If you can film a drama, you will definitely give priority to filming a drama.
These are all qualifications!
If the show becomes popular, being a part of the crew is much better than working as a TV station guy, and it’s easier to get ahead.
Zhang Wei and Youku behind her are really not ordinary laymen when they set their sights on Wu Zhikui.
Not to mention that the two are alumni of Beijing Film Academy and belong to the same trench.
As for the director and the photographer, there is a direct superior-subordinate relationship.
If Wu Zhikui dares to stab himself in the back, he will not be able to stand in the entertainment industry in the future.
Unless... Youku is willing to let him be the director?
Is it possible?
“It’s not impossible...”
Youku is too amateurish.
Li Mingyang smiled slightly, but he was not worried at all.
The entertainment industry is very realistic, he has seen it before.
So when he was photographing the man hanging in silk, he hid several tricks.
(End of this chapter)