China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 200 The male protagonist of "Edge of Tomorrow"

What surprised Guo Fan was that the treatment provided to him in the "Edge of Tomorrow" project contract provided by DreamWorks was 10/5, which is a salary of 10 million plus a 5% dividend clause.

Of course, the 5% dividend here does not refer to box office dividends. This kind of direct dividends from the box office is probably only available to filmmakers like Star Master or Cheng Long, and it is also a thing of the past.

So the dividend clause here refers to the dividends from the box office profit, that is, the box office share received by the producer minus the production cost. If DreamWorks’ box office profit is 100 million, 5% is 5 million or 200 million.

It's 10 million. Many big directors and actors have signed this kind of clause, and there are many people who even offer 10% or 20%.

Of course, this so-called box office profit is all manipulative. If there is no profit, there is no profit. However, these tricks are usually used against laymen. Many movie projects often do this when they deceive laymen and even ordinary people when investing. You can watch it.

Watching a movie become a hit at the box office, but they just tell you that it won't make any money, and then return the principal plus bank interest to you to make you vomit blood.

But people in the industry generally won't play this trick, especially directors or producers.

Taken together, this treatment already belongs to the category of a first-line director, and it is extremely generous for a director like Guo Fan who has only released two theatrical films.

However, Chen Jingxing doesn’t think this contract is too generous. There are not many domestic directors who can handle a heavy industry movie like "Edge of Tomorrow". Moreover, compared to small and medium-budget movies or literary films, directors of special effects blockbusters have to worry about it.

There are so many things to do, it can even be said that small-budget film directors and industrial film directors are not considered the same job type at all.

In addition, he has basically determined that Guo Fan is the helmsman of "The Wandering Earth" and the "George Lucas" of DreamWorks. Naturally, he wants to tie Guo Fan tighter. Compared with this benefit, he can only

It's a mosquito leg.

Moreover, if "Operation Mekong" is a box office success after its release, Guo Fan's salary for the next movie will definitely reach this level, or even exceed it. Chen Jingxing just cashed in in advance.

Of course, the most important reason is that China really does not have a ready-made candidate with box office appeal like Tom Cruise. The actors who have both strong action skills and box office appeal are mostly from the older generation and are different from the role.

Suitable, most of the young and middle-aged actors who can really talk about box office appeal are comedians, or actors who prefer comedy.

The casting of "Edge of Tomorrow" is an urgent problem that needs to be solved. The film requires the cooperation of the actors during the preparation process, and even needs to be trained in advance. In particular, the exoskeleton needs to adapt to the actor's body shape, and the actor may have to adapt before filming.

It takes a long time, so casting can't be delayed for too long.

"Two billion..." Guo Fan said angrily: "Do you think the RMB is Vietnamese Dong? Even a movie can break the record?"

The worst thing is the box office appeal, but according to Chen Jingxing, who has made five movies, except for a few comedians - the sense of comedy is a kind of talent and a strong personal trait, which can maintain a stable sense of expectations from the audience.

, the box office appeal of other types of actors is very unstable and weak. Is it possible that Wu Jing, who was in his previous life, was born with box office appeal? If a movie is successful, it will have box office appeal.

As for traffic, it is useful in ratings or playback data, but its effect is extremely limited on movie projects that require real money to enter theaters. Domestic filmmakers will realize this in a few years.

In the original movie, the male protagonist was played by Tom Cruise. Of course, this was mainly due to box office appeal. After all, the movie is not a big IP, and the investment is huge. It would not work without the participation of first-line actors.

Secondly, there is the ability and adaptability of the actor himself. Tom Cruise is a front-line action actor in Hollywood, and he is also an idol. His "style" is basically unique, especially since the original film used a lot of real shots.

, which requires actors to have strong skills in action scenes, so Tom Cruise is a perfect choice.

For the Chinese version, the requirements for the actors’ box office appeal are not that high. Chinese audiences still have a strong hunger for high-quality science fiction movies in their country. In addition, DreamWorks and Chen Jingxing’s brand bonus-Chen Jingxing

He is a screenwriter and can also be named as a producer. In addition, there is Guo Fan. After the success of "Operation Mekong", Guo Fan will also receive a certain amount of word-of-mouth blessing.

In terms of age, he is a bit younger than Liang Tang. In addition, he has a baby face and does not look old. He has no problem playing the male lead in "Edge of Tomorrow".

Chen Jingxing looked like a magician who would believe it or not: "You can just watch it when the time comes. Okay, you have read the entire script. Do you have any ideas about the casting?"

The only shortcoming is his appearance. After all, Tom Cruise can fall in love in most of his movies. Not only is he really handsome, but he also always acts as a handsome guy in the movies. And Wu Jing can't be said to be not handsome, but he rarely

Take this route, but it's not a big problem.

And let’s not talk about the business capabilities of traffic stars. Whether they are willing to endure this hardship is still a matter of debate. Most of them even find it difficult to do a live action scene, let alone such a live action scene, and the action scene itself also requires business

Ability-based.

The first thing that Chen Jingxing thought of was Wu Jing. His professional ability in action scenes was certainly not bad. He was not tall, but Liangtang was also of average height. In this aspect, the two of them were actually similar.

"...Get out of here." Guo Fan's words were suppressed in his stomach.

Chen Jingxing retracted his playful smile: "Didn't I say it before? Mekong River will definitely succeed, and you will be a billionaire or even two billion director by then. I have advanced this salary in advance. When Mekong River explodes, don't ask me for it.

If you want a salary increase, I’ll turn to Amitabha.”

Regarding Guo Fan's surprise and touch, Chen Jingxing laughed and joked: "Lao Guo, calm down, don't get excited, don't shed tears. If you really want to repay me, just give me your life."

All things considered, Wu Jing was Chen Jingxing's first choice for "Edge of Tomorrow". What surprised him was that Guo Fan actually thought of joining him.

Of course, Guo Fan has no memory of Chen Jingxing's previous life. He did not propose this candidate because he "predicted" Wu Jing's "future" box office appeal, but he just happened to be starring in a movie that is currently playing in theaters - "Killing"

"Breaking Wolf 2", this movie has just been released, it has a good box office, good response, and good reputation.

Wu Jing is the leading actor in the movie, and it is also the second time he has played the leading role in a movie since the military-themed movie "Wolf Fang", which he directed and starred in and was adapted from a novel.

"Wolf Fang" itself has achieved great box office success, ranking tenth in the 2012 Chinese movie box office list. If "Slaying the Wolf 2" also achieves box office success - based on the first day box office and market response to the audience's reputation

Look, success is an event with a high probability, so the two consecutive movies he starred in can achieve outstanding box office results. Wu Jing just didn't have the so-called appeal before, and now he has it.

(End of chapter)