Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

Chapter 375 This is true stability!

After listening to Hao Shuwen's words, Cao Zhiqiang finished chewing the melon in his hand and casually wiped his mouth with a towel.

"Of course." Cao Zhiqiang took another piece of watermelon and said.

"What do you think I'm doing these days? Not only am I writing the script, I'm also constantly discussing with Director Xu how to shoot it, and I even drew a lot of shots.

I am so busy every day that I don’t even know what year it is today.

If our discussion hadn't ended and Director Xu had already gone to prepare the crew, I wouldn't have had time to come over and see you."

"So, do you really plan to make this movie?" Hao Shuwen asked with a smile.

"That's not true," Cao Zhiqiang said, "I even paid for it."

"Isn't it?" Hao Shuwen put down the script, took a towel and wiped her tears, "You haven't even written your horoscope yet, and you even gave me the money in advance? Don't be a liar and take the money in advance and run away, right?"

"Don't worry!" Cao Zhiqiang chuckled, "I signed the contract with Beijing Film Studio, and the money was also sent to Beijing Film Studio. It's a big company, so I can't make mistakes."

"Then how much did you pay?" Hao Shuwen asked again.

"One hundred thousand!" Cao Zhiqiang said, "I gave him one hundred thousand yuan in advance."

"One hundred thousand yuan, so much?" Hao Shuwen frowned.

"It's not much." Cao Zhiqiang sighed, "Beiying is a large company, if you don't have this amount, no one will approve your project.

Furthermore, if there is less money and the quality cannot improve, it will be a pity for my script.

So when it comes to making movies, you should not be too stingy when it comes to investment.

Either don’t invest, or if you want to invest, just invest enough at one time, and don’t be picky about it.”

Hao Shuwen nodded: "Is this 100,000 yuan enough to complete the filming of this movie?"

"It's hard to say, it should be enough." Cao Zhiqiang shook his head.

"This movie is just a modern urban drama. It doesn't cost much to serve as a Taoist, and there aren't many characters. It mainly tests the actors' acting skills. Normally, 100,000 yuan is enough.

Even if it is really not enough, it should not exceed the cost of 200,000 yuan."

Indeed, domestic film production during this period is simply a good price.

Because during this period, no matter whether they were acting in movies or on TV, actors received a fixed salary. Unless it was a big production, they would be given a small bonus.

Generally speaking, if you are filming a TV series, you will be given a bonus of ten or twenty yuan for each episode based on the importance of the character. The maximum you can get is eighty yuan. It has to be something like the 1986 version of "Journey to the West"

Just a big production.

Of course, it’s said to be Class 86’s Journey to the West, but actually the filming of this TV series has already started.

As early as last year, that is, in 1982, the filming of "Journey to the West" had already started in Yangzhou, but it was too difficult to adapt to the Taoism, so the filming has not been completed until now.

If nothing unexpected happens, the 1986 version of Journey to the West will take a full six years to complete, of which 90% of the cost will be spent on service and travel expenses.

During this period, when filming film and television dramas in the mainland, most of the funds were basically invested in the service, and the actors themselves received only a handful of salaries.

There is also the previous hit "Shaolin Temple". The male protagonist's salary was one yuan a day. After two years of filming, the total salary was only 700 yuan.

It can be seen from this that in China during this period, whether it was making movies or TV shows, actors had the lowest expenditures. The real bulk of the money was invested in technology such as Fuhua Dao.

Cao Zhiqiang doesn't think there is any problem with this. After all, it is a special time and special circumstances.

If an actor thinks the salary is low, then it depends on who you compare with.

In fact, during this period, most domestic actors were salaried employees of state-owned enterprises, and their salaries were actually much higher than ordinary workers.

However, the industry in the film and television industry is different from ordinary factories. The key is reputation.

As long as you are famous enough, it is easy to cash out even in China.

For example, if you take photos of posters, calendars, etc., you can earn extra income.

But generally speaking, the income of domestic film and television stars during this period was not as good as that of singers.

Singers of this period could easily earn thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan to sing a song as long as it was popular enough.

For example, the later singers Zhang Qiang, Li Lingyu, etc. all became famous instantly, recording thousands of albums.

This kind of treatment is unmatched by domestic actors at this time.

It was only in the late 1990s that the income of domestic actors increased significantly.

However, it would take two thousand years for actors to earn more than singers.

Of course, this is not always the case.

After all, the income of actors is far lower than that of singers. This is mainly aimed at the mainland entertainment industry.

In Hong Kong and Taiwan at the same time, things were different.

For example, in Xiangjiang, the income of actors at this time is very considerable.

If you go to Hong Kong to be an actor and become a top star, your income will be very high.

But the problem lies in the word "top".

Although Xiangjiang was known as the Hollywood of the East at this time and the film industry was booming, it could be said to be at its peak.

Incidentally, it also made Xiangjiang’s music and television popular.

However, the Xiangjiang entertainment industry was also deeply involved at this time, and the competition was extremely fierce.

As long as you are not a popular star, your income in Hong Kong will still be meager and your life will be quite difficult.

Therefore, not everyone will succeed if they go to Hong Kong.

For example, Le Yun later is a very typical example.

Of course, if Cao Zhiqiang went to Xiangjiang at this time, with the resources at his disposal, such as those popular songs and scripts in his previous life, he would definitely do well.

But he thought it was not the right time to go to Xiangjiang.

After all, he has already achieved a certain status here in the capital. It may not be a good thing if he gives up everything to develop in Xiangjiang at this time.

Although Xiangjiang is good, it is still someone else's territory, and it is not that easy to mess with.

It is better to stay and develop slowly.

If you really want to make a comeback in Hong Kong, you have to wait until your wings become stronger, your fame becomes greater, and you become a real raptor, and then you have to make a go of it.

This is true stability!

This is the real thing that is not the Raptors but the river!

"By the way, Zhiqiang." Hao Shuwen suddenly said, "You said you still want to act by yourself? Do you plan to act as the leading actor yourself?"

"Well." Cao Zhiqiang paused and put down the half-eaten watermelon in his hand.

"It's not necessarily that I don't have a strong desire to be an actor. It's just that director Xu Qingdong said that I know the script best and the characters the best, and I am young enough, so it is most suitable to play the sixteen-year-old Aqiu.

Otherwise, auditioning actors would be a waste of time, and the most important thing is that the new actors would have to retell the story, and they might not be able to perfectly interpret Aqiu's story.

But the most important thing is that I already have a certain reputation in China.

My own participation can ensure the box office of this drama to the greatest extent and prevent my investment from being wasted."

Indeed, although Cao Zhiqiang is very humble, no matter how humble he is, he cannot ignore some basic facts.

For example, the fact that his own vests Qiangzi and Aqiang are now celebrities.

Needless to say, Qiangzi, since he published an article "Seeing and Not Seeing" in a poetry magazine, his name has been known to many people, but the scope at that time was limited after all, and he was more prominent in the circle of poet lovers.

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After he published his first collection of poems, "The Farthest Distance in the World," he suddenly soared into the sky. His fame was no longer limited to a small circle of poet-loving people, but expanded to a large circle of intellectuals.

Especially among the circles of literary and artistic youth.

The main reason is that the content in this collection of poems is easy to understand, yet elegant, and is especially suitable for showing off.

So this collection of poems has been released, and most people like to see and read it.

Later, the revised version of "Journey to Jianghu" was released again. This version was mainly based on the content of "The Farthest Distance in the World", with some new poems added. By the way, it also added a conjoined monster from a martial arts novel "Shattered Void".

He began to kill everyone with a rare power.

If you like elegant poetry, you will like this "Journey to Jianghu".

Those who like martial arts novels will also like this "Journey to Jianghu".

Anyway, no matter you are an artistic young person or a lower-class person, you are almost the group of people that the book "Journey to Jianghu" is targeted at.

But in general, "Jiang Hu Xing" is more popular.

And only the public ones are the most profitable.

Therefore, with the popularity of "Journey to Jianghu", not only Cao Zhiqiang and his Hongguang Publishing House made a lot of money, but also the pen name of the poet Qiangzi became famous all over the world.

Although this is not the era of the Internet, communication is not that fast.

But for famous poets and famous martial arts novel writers, fame spread very quickly during this period.

Therefore, although Cao Zhiqiang is not yet known to the whole world, within one or two months, it is enough for his fame to spread all over the country.

Of course, if that's all, then that's it. The key is that Cao Zhiqiang also has the vest of singer A Qiang, and this reputation is no less famous than Qiangzi's.

Yes, Cao Zhiqiang's previous single "Red Flag Fluttering", although due to wrong positioning, the sales volume of the audio tape was not high.

So far, it has sold only more than 50,000 single cassettes and more than 26,000 vinyl records.

However, the poor sales of this single does not mean that the song is not famous.

In fact, after the official appearance of the new *TV column "Advertise the Word", the first program was the patriotic "Red Flag Flying" MTV, so the impact was sensational.

With the spread of the video, this song instantly won the love of the masses from all over the country.

It is precisely because everyone likes this song so much that MTV, which originally only decided to play "Red Flag Flying" for one week, had to perform it for another week.

As for watching another public service announcement asking everyone not to litter, it had to be postponed.

However, when the second week passed and Guangwa Advertising began to play skits advising people not to litter, many people became dissatisfied.

Because they still want to listen to the song "Flowing Red Flag" and watch the MTV full of patriotic passion and the great land of the motherland. For this reason, many people even wrote to *TV and asked to play it for another week.

Seeing how enthusiastic everyone was, I had no choice but to continue playing the song "Red Flag Flying" on MTV, but it no longer advertised it, and instead played it before the evening news broadcast.

At the same time, with the purpose of promoting patriotism, MTV worked with many units, including China Audio and Video Company, to jointly produce a batch of video tapes, and began selling the MTV video tapes on major platforms such as Xinhua Bookstore.

Not to mention, although the sales of the single audio tape of this song were average, the MTV video tape of "Red Flag Flying" actually sold very well.

So far, more than 42,000 video tapes of "The Flying Red Flag" have been sold, led by *TV.

In terms of domestic video tape sales, this result is quite good. After all, there are only a handful of video recorders in China at this time, and the prices are also very expensive.

You know, at this time, the retail price of a blank VHS video tape in China was 88 yuan, which was nearly two months' salary of an ordinary person, and it was simply not something that ordinary families could afford.

As for the "Red Flag Flying" MTV video tape, because of its content, of course it cannot be sold for 88 yuan. In fact, it was sold for 98 yuan.

Of course, the price of video tapes is so high, but the results are so good, the main group of people who buy video tapes are various units, and few individuals buy them.

There is a completely different difference between using public funds to buy video tapes and using your own money to buy audio tapes.

However, although the video tapes performed well, because there were too many units divided into them, there were very few left in the hands of Huaxia Audio and Video Company.

The cost price of a "Red Flag Flying" video tape, excluding the blank video tape, is 78 yuan, and the actual gross profit is 20 yuan.

This 20 yuan will also be shared with TV stations, audio and video stations, Xinhua Bookstore and other units.

In short, although the sales of the single's audio tape were average, the song "Red Flag Fluttering" became popular all over the country.

Similarly, singer Aqiang, who composes lyrics, sings and performs, has also entered the ears of the common people with the popularity of this song.

In addition, Cao Zhiqiang had previously placed a product placement on the radio station, commenting on the song "Red Flag Flying", asking the announcer to advertise that the poet Qiangzi was the singer Qiangzi.

This time, the channel between poet Qiangzi and singer Aqiang has been completely opened.

As a result, Cao Zhiqiang's fame rose instantly.

Although Cao Zhiqiang's own name does not appear in the songs and books, as long as this is explained during the movie promotion process, there should be no big problem.

Just kidding, Cao Zhiqiang is now a person with his own traffic.

As long as the identity of Cao Zhiqiang as Qiangzi and Aqiang is revealed, it will be a hit news.

Even if his real name is not disclosed to the public and he continues to use the trumpet of A Qiang in the entertainment industry, he can still increase the popularity of a work and reduce the risk of being rejected by the public.

Not to mention, his upcoming hit "Blooming Life".

He believes that once "Blooming Life" is released, it will definitely become a hit.

By then, singer Aqiang's name will surely be far more famous than poet Qiangzi, and he will become a real traffic star!

When his singer A Qiang's vest becomes known to everyone, then the name A Qiang can indeed be regarded as a box office guarantee.

At that time, as long as the plot of the movie is not too outrageous, given the acceptance capacity of the domestic people in this era, will the movie adapted from "The Garden of Words" really be able to lose money?

(End of chapter)