Chapter 138 The Yin-Yang Contract
Since the box office of "Shark Beach" exceeded 100 million, the direction of the media seems to have suddenly changed.
Those writers stopped clamoring and all stopped.
There are fewer and fewer negative comments about "Shark Beach" in newspapers, magazines and on the Internet. I don't know if it is because of China Film Control.
In the company, Dong Jianqiang pushed open the door and walked in: "Zhang Chen, Li Xue called me again. She still wants to win the heroine of "Eden Lake". She said that we can do whatever we want... ”
Zhang Chen shook his head: "Tell him, it's not suitable. It's not a matter of conditions at all."
In the past two days, there are more than one or two people who have been eyeing the heroine of "Eden Lake". "Shark Beach" has exceeded 100 million, right? These people are just too stimulating.
Zhang Chen can also understand that it is still rare for a box office to exceed 100 million nowadays, unlike those movies of later generations, which often start with a box office of several billion.
It’s so unreal.
"How is the box office of "Shark Tank" going?"
"It's already 130 million, and it's still growing steadily. I think there's a chance to break the record of "House of Flying Daggers"..."
Zhang Chen nodded, he also thought it was possible.
In the evening, Sister Jiuyi reported to the news, pulled out a few tissues and wiped the things off her face. This is a new program specially rewarded by Sister Jiuyi.
"Shark Beach" brought her so many benefits, including advertisements, endorsements, more film appointments, and even her salary doubled from before.
But what depresses her is that many of them are thrillers similar to "Shark Beach".
The emergence of "Shark Tank" seems to have pointed out a shortcut to success. During this period, at least six similar monster movies have been approved, and the plots are similar to "Shark Tank".
Some are sharks, some are crocodiles, some are piranhas or other insects...
It’s normal. This has always been the case in the film industry. When a subject becomes popular, a lot of them will immediately follow suit. work.
This is how the theme of zombie movies in Hong Kong was spoiled.
While the CD was cooling down, Sister Jiuyi lay on Zhang Chen's chest and drew circles as usual, and then said while drawing: "Sister Hua and Mr. Wang are trying to win over me recently..."
Zhang Chen said 'hmm' and played with it: "Then what are you going to do?"
Seeing this, Sister Jiuyi puffed up her chest: "I want to set up a personal studio as you said~ "
Zhang Chen was not surprised at all: "Have you thought about it?"
The latter nodded: "Well, I think you are right, I'd better give it to myself. It's best to be your own boss. If you follow Sister Hua, you may not have a better future. Even the opportunity of "Shark Beach" was earned by me.
But if I stay at Huayi Brothers, Mr. Wang will. I promise that I will definitely be the first sister, but in the final analysis, I am not a part-time worker. I don’t want to accompany others to drink and eat anymore.”
Huayi Brothers' actresses all accompany Mr. Wang when going out to socialize.
Although they won’t do anything too extreme, as they have a dedicated public relations department in charge, it is definitely inevitable to be taken advantage of.
Jiuyijie’s eyes flashed with determination. Zhang Chen closed his eyes and rested: "If you are really the first sister, then you have the right to refuse entertainment."
"Then I don’t want to do it anymore. If we continue, to put it bluntly, we are not a wage earner, but just a high-level wage earner.”
“Well, you are right to think so, but there is no need to make the relationship stalemate so that we can get together and break up easily. Maybe we can cooperate in the future.”
Zhang Chen knew that Fan Jiuyi would take this step sooner or later.
In her previous life, she was the first female artist to have her own studio. It can be said that all the celebrities later followed her example.
"What about you, will you continue to help me after I set up my personal studio?"
"How?"
"Fuck you, you know me What are you talking about? You promised me that you would invest in my studio~"
Seeing that Fan Jiuyi was preparing to force himself into the palace, Zhang Chen let go of the grapes in his hand, sat up straight, and prepared to have a good chat.
Facing the other party's direct gaze, Zhang Chen did not speak immediately, but organized his words.
"So far, the most convenient actress I have used is you. There is no problem in continuing to cooperate. Of course, if the role is suitable."
Fan Jiuyi knows that this is a sentence To put it bluntly, it's the same as not saying it. The role is suitable. What does the role mean? It's not Zhang Chen's words.
He said you are suitable if you are suitable.
Seeing that Fan Jiuyi was still looking at him with the look of a betrayed man, Zhang Chen knew that he couldn't hide from him, so he simply showed off his intentions.
"It is definitely not possible to invest in your personal studio, at least at this stage."
"Why?"
Fan Binbin's eyes suddenly filled with mist. Mist looked like she was about to cry at any moment, as if she had been wronged a lot.
Zhang Chenming knew that this girl must be acting, but he still couldn't bear it.
Marder, damn machismo~
Also, those keyboard warriors on the Internet, who said Fan Binbin’s acting skills are poor, stand up...
“We agreed before, I His personal studio is affiliated to Xingchen Entertainment.”
Fan Binbin’s idea is very simple, he just wants to be deeply bound to Zhang Chen.
If you can't be a couple, then you can become an in-depth partner. How in-depth is not your decision.
To be able to get through to this level, she knows very well how difficult it is for an actress to work hard in this industry.
Without a director to support you in this industry, an actress cannot go far at all.
Why should the director support you?
Isn’t it all about communication?
I am sleeping with someone anyway, why not catch the best one.
Zhang Chen is young, capable, and a little handsome~
Well, mainly because he is capable~
Domestic directors have too much power and can decide the fate of most actors.
As for the career of director, there are too many temptations, especially for a young and promising person like Zhang Chen. To use the plot of "Journey to the West" to describe it, Zhang Chen is now Tang Monk meat, and I don't know how many female fairies are thinking about him.
Fan Binbin does not expect to be the heroine, and there is no heroine in "Journey to the West". She only hopes that she will appear in the most episodes.
"Okay, let me tell you the truth. My company will definitely become bigger and stronger in the future, so there must be no stain..."
"You say I am a stain? "Fan Jiuyi was a little angry.
"I said those yin and yang contracts of yours are stains."
With Zhang Chen's words, Fan Jiuyi, who was about to have an attack, suddenly turned off.
"How do you know?"
"It's not difficult to know this. Now that I've said it, let me advise you again. This thing is a time bomb. It seems to have a lot of benefits in the short term, but in the long run Sooner or later, I will blow you to pieces."
The two sides have communicated countless times, and they have been in love for a long time, and Zhang Chen doesn't want to watch Fan Jiuyi follow his own old path, step by step towards the abyss.
Fan Jiuyi's face was a little tangled, and she finally said: "Do you think I am greedy for the money?"
Then she asked and answered herself: "Not at all, I am afraid. Once I don’t do this, I will be out of line, and I will offend the entire industry. Once this kind of thing starts, there is no turning back.”
Zhang Chen understands her concerns. If she pays taxes publicly, will Huayi also have to pay taxes? Then will the other Huayi celebrities who did this also have to pay taxes, along with other celebrities and their agents? and company.
It is indeed equivalent to stirring up the ecology of the entire industry.
What will happen to Fan Jiuyi at that time? He will be isolated and even blocked by the entire circle.
You are useless to anyone, you are touching everyone’s cake, and you are the enemy of the entire industry.
It gives me a headache just thinking about it.
This matter is basically about whoever gets involved will die.
As for why Wang Baoqiang is okay, it’s because he has paid taxes legally from the beginning and there is no yin and yang contract.
On his line, all the business dealings related to him are clean. Those companies also know that he does not do those things. Over time, those dirty things will stay away from him, and of course they will be clean.
But Fan Binbin is different, she is already one of them.
To paraphrase a line from the movie: People are in the world and cannot help themselves.
...
The next day, Zhang Chen came to the company as usual. In these two days, what everyone paid most attention to was the movie box office.
Pirated discs still inevitably appear, but they are already very good, and the copies only leaked out when the movie was about to be released.
It should have little impact on the box office.
People in the company pay attention to the box office every day.
110 million~
120 million~
130 million~
140 million~
It is about to break through the 150 million mark, but every year of "Shark Beach" The daily box office has also begun to weaken. After all, it is just a thriller with a very simple core.
It is also related to another incident. Zhang Xiaobei exposed Zhang Ziyi's appearance in "Memoirs of a Geisha".
The whole Internet is scolding Zhang Ziyi for betraying the country and seeking glory.
This incident attracted a lot of attention, and naturally fewer people paid attention to "Shark Beach".
Zhang Chen doesn't care. It's not something he wants to surpass "House of Flying Daggers".
But Dong Jianqiang thinks it is quite important.
When Zhang Chen broke the news to Zhang Xiaobei, he was actually just venting his anger.
He knows that Hei cannot move.
But I am also curious about Spielberg’s brain circuit.
It is quite strange that an American asked three Chinese people to film a Japanese story.
Don’t the Japanese think this is disrespectful to them?
In fact, "Memoirs of a Geisha" is a pretty awesome film, a Hollywood A-level production, and it's aiming for an Oscar.
Spielberg's ambitious work.
By the way, the producer is not DreamWorks, but Universal.
The final result was quite reasonable, winning three Oscars for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.
No matter how hard he tries, the most he can do is to prevent it from being released in the mainland.
The box office of "Shark Tank" finally stopped at 153 million, which is surprisingly consistent with "House of Flying Daggers".
Tie for first place in the annual box office.
"House of Flying Daggers" claimed that the final box office was 160 million, but in fact the real box office was 153.7 million.
Dong Jianqiang felt that it was not safe. In order to avoid the embarrassment of being ranked second because of a few thousand box office, he secretly bought 2 million box office, and the final box office of "Shark Beach" reached 155 million, which was officially exceeded "House of Flying Daggers" became the number one film of the year.
Star Entertainment is rejoicing that the company’s second film can win the annual box office championship. What is this concept?
The performance of Star Entertainment is quite bad in the industry. The first film "Dark Invasion" ranked in the top five of the year, and the second film "Shark Beach" ranked first in the year.
Everyone can see that Xingchen Entertainment is a rising star.
Dong Jianqiang walked into the office with a happy face, and this was not the only happy thing.
He just came back from accounting, and the additional advertising money from the advertiser has arrived.
The advertising contract that Chen Xi originally negotiated was a stepped share. If the box office exceeded 100 million, the four advertisers would eventually have to pay a total of 20 million in advertising fees.
At that time, I thought it was a fantasy, but now I just feel that there is less talk, and the part above 100 million should continue to be stepped up.
(End of this chapter)