This actor needs more money

Listening to Ding Xiu's tone, Qin Gang knew that there was no need to discuss, and he wanted to persuade him again, but he saw Ding Xiu rubbing his fists and cracking his finger bones.

Qin Gang smiled angrily, feeling furious. He was afraid of being beaten, so he picked up the signed contract and ran away.

After a few seconds, I saw him coming back, standing by the door and saying, "Brother Xiu, you should think about it. I'm not afraid of you, so what are you afraid of?"

He is no better than Ding Xiu. Ding Xiu is already on the road. Even if he loses money, he can make it back in at most two years.

He can't. If he throws these three million into it, if he can't make a splash, he will have to sleep on the street tomorrow, and the company will fall apart in an instant.

But he still dared to gamble.

Firstly, I bet on my own vision, and secondly, I bet on Ding Xiu's luck.

If you make a profit as a young model in the club, you will lose your whole family as a young model. Even the old man in his sixties or seventies has to go with him to the KTV to serve tea and water.

Without saying anything, Ding Xiu grabbed a teacup. Before he could smash it over, Qin Gang's head shrank and disappeared.

Ding Xiu sat on the sofa, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. He cursed and said: "Forget it, three to five million yuan, you want me to dig out all my money, mortgage the RV, and borrow money from Yuanyuan and Xiaolan. This is not what I want." It’s my life.”

Putting down the teacup, Ding Xiu put his hands on the shoulders of the sofa, leaned back, looked up at the roof, and swayed with his legs crossed.

"My life is so comfortable now. I drink tea every day, watch movies, chat, eat, and play poker with Xiao Lan Yuanyuan."

"But Lao Qin is quite courageous. I had underestimated him before."

After being a group leader for so many years, life was good, and I just quit when I said I didn't want to do it. With my keen sense of smell, I attracted a few unknown artists to set up a company.

As soon as the company started to improve, he immediately spent all his wealth to prepare for the male lead.

I have to say that Lao Qin is a man who does big things, is very motivated, and dares to fight hard.

Ding Xiu shook his head to stop thinking about these troublesome things. He flipped through the House of Flying Daggers script and found only the first dozen pages and a rough outline of the story.

Since the last time the hero tasted the sweetness, Lao Zi has struck while the iron is hot and made another costumed martial arts drama House of Flying Daggers.

The content of the story is roughly about a love triangle between Chaotang and Wulin.

The first male, the second male, and the first female, all three of them have a layer of disguise. Once the disguise is removed, the true face is true love for each other.

It seems interesting at first glance.

After watching it, he saw that he had a kissing scene, and Ding Xiu immediately felt that this was a good movie.

The only worry is that I don’t know who the female lead is, let alone the whole aunt.

A week later, Qin Gang came over to deliver the complete script, and also told Sister Ding who the second female lead was.

"The first female lead is Zhang Ziyi, the second female lead is Song Dandan, and the second female lead was originally Mei Yanfang, but she was seriously ill and couldn't play the role, so Zhang Yimou found Zhang Ziyi."

After hearing this, Ding Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and immediately asked: "There is no emotional drama between me and Song Dandan, right?"

Qin Gang laughed dumbly: "How did I know this? You have the script in your hands. You can read it yourself."

Ding Xiu immediately flipped through the script, scanning ten lines at a glance, and after a while he closed the script with a snap.

Fortunately, no.

The second female lead is a soy sauce actress, she doesn't have many scenes, but she does have scenes opposite him, and both of them are literary dramas.

The tension in his heart relaxed, and Ding Xiu said relaxedly: "Aunt Mei is still giving a concert, why is she so seriously ill?"

At the Hung Hom Stadium, Mei Yanfang will hold eight consecutive concerts, which are said to be her farewell concerts. The momentum is so huge that countless scalpers are ready to take action, and the box office has soared.

Even Qin Lan said that he wanted to go see it with him, but he couldn't go because he had a temporary job.

"Harm, who knows." Qin Gang rubbed his hands and looked at Ding Xiu expectantly: "How do you think about what I told you last time?"

Ding Xiu smiled: "Old Qin, you don't have any plan. You want to bankrupt me with just one sentence. Isn't that reckless?"

Qin Gang's eyes lit up: "Didn't I just test it out first? If you're not interested, whatever I say is all nonsense."

"And if the funds are not in place, who will talk to me?"

To put it bluntly, it's a matter of money. He was broke and brought two to three million, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be qualified to serve at the table.

Only Ding Xiu nodded, and as a spokesperson, he had the capital to speak.

Ding Xiu said calmly: "Then tell me, what kind of project it is, a movie or a TV series."

Qin Gang did not answer in a hurry. He mentally drafted it and thought it through before saying: "The ancient costume fairy tale adapted from the popular game is called Legend of Sword and Fairy. The dealer is Sugar Man Film and Television in Shanghai. This is a very powerful company."

"The script has been released, but the actors have not yet been decided. I contacted them before when I was running the role for you. The first male lead was not picked up, and they promised to give the second male lead. I am still talking about the first male lead, but it is unlikely. "

"What I want is to join the team with money and directly win the first male lead, but if you don't say anything, it will be difficult for me to do."

With Ding Xiu's ability, he is already qualified to play the male lead, but he just lacks an opportunity.

If it's not his own drama, who would let him play the lead role?

This time should be the closest to being the first male.

Because Sugar Man wants to give the male lead to their newcomer, but the newcomer is not as popular as Ding Xiu. This is his advantage.

If they have money to clear the way, they will bear most of the risks themselves, and the possibility of winning the first place in the men's competition is quite high.

Ding Xiu touched his chin and said, "Are you sure?"

"It depends on how much money we bring into the group." Qin Gang stretched out his hand: "If you have five million, the chance is slim, if you have eight million, you have a 60% chance, and if you have 10 million, there is an 80% chance."

According to the production process of a drama, after the script is released, the director is first appointed, and then the actors are appointed while attracting investors.

No one knows whether a play will sell for money before it is broadcast, so the director is very important. If the director is famous, feel free to invest. If the director is not well-known, you can only look at the cast.

Investors are not stupid, they all invest based on the director and cast.

If you hire a newbie to be the lead actor, who is stupid enough to vote for you?

There must be a few big corner stands anyway.

Ding Xiu's popularity is enough to serve as the male lead. If he is paired with a popular female protagonist and a few veteran supporting actors, it will be enough to support his popularity.

Even if it is a bit risky and investors invest less, it doesn’t matter. They can bring capital into the group and let the company make up the difference and bear the risk.

Ding Xiu said: "Is this drama reliable? What is the total budget?"

Qin Gang got excited when there was something going on: "It's reliable, of course it's reliable. Although the adaptation of online games is not as popular as the adaptation of Jin Yong's martial arts, there are many players and it is very popular among young people. We have done market research on this beforehand, otherwise it would not be possible." It won’t be adapted blindly.”

"The budget is about 20 million, and about 35 episodes will be shot."

Ding Xiu hesitated to speak: "Isn't it a little short?"

If the post-production wasn't just shoddy, the price wouldn't be enough to hire a few big names.

Comparing it to the Lotus Lantern, it is also a fairy tale with an investment of 30 million. There are not many big names, but the post-production is very sophisticated, and most of the scenes are real scenes. There are many special effects, which is very expensive.

Qin Gang held up his hand and said with a grimace: "Brother, you have acted in many films as a great director, so you should treat all the films with high standards."

"This drama is an upper-middle-class production, and 20 million is actually a lot."

It's no wonder that Ding Xiu has a high vision. Since his debut, he has filmed many movies directed by famous directors and has seen many big scenes.

A movie and drama requires an investment of 30 to 40 million yuan. It is a top-level production. Normally, it is about 20 million yuan. If it is an urban life drama, 20 million yuan is considered very powerful.

"Let me think about it." Ding Xiu still made no decision.

"It's okay, think about it, but you have to hurry up and give me an answer in the next few days at the latest. I'm afraid that the role will be gone as time goes by."

"By the way, if you are afraid of high risks, you can try to invest the money in the company and treat it as a shareholding. The company will then use the money to invest. If you lose, the company will be responsible for it. If you win, you can also get dividends."

Before leaving, Qin Gang added something, which made Ding Xiu roll his eyes.

Lao Qin asked him to become a shareholder because he wanted to completely tie him to the company.

After Qin Gang left, Ding Xiu gently tapped the shoulder of the sofa with his fingertips.

To be honest, he was a little unsure and didn't know whether he should give up this opportunity.

But once he misses it, as Qin Gang said, the number two male role may be his ceiling in the next few years.

After thinking for a long time and having no idea, Ding Xiu simply called Gao Yuanyuan and asked her for her opinion. After all, she majored in economics in college.

To Ding Xiu's surprise, after hearing this, Gao Yuanyuan supported him in investing the money in the company.

"Buying shares in a company is the best way to reduce risks. Even if you lose money, you can still earn dividends by holding on to this company in the future."

"Regardless of the small number of people in your company, it's no problem to make hundreds of thousands a year. If the scale gets bigger in the future and you make millions, you can make a fortune."

"And if this situation continues, you should be the major shareholder of the company, Qin Gang is working for you."

A smiling voice came, and Gao Yuanyuan continued: "If you really plan to invest, I can give you 500,000 yuan in funding."

Ding Xiu timidly said: "Do you want to pay it back?"

"What do you think? Pay your debts with your own hands, one yuan at a time. It's up to you."

After much thought, Ding Xiu agreed to Qin Gang's plan.

Thanks to the rise in housing prices in the past two years, his courtyard house is worth a lot of money. With the savings on hand, the mortgage on the house, the sale of the Audi A6, and Gao Yuanyuan's 500,000, he raised 4 million, all of which were invested in the company.

Qin Gang took out three million and threw it into the company.

The two re-signed the contract, with Ding Xiu holding 51% of the shares and Qin Gang holding 49%.

When signing, Lao Qin cried while signing, saying that it became Ding Xiu's business as long as the company was open.

As soon as he said this, he burst out laughing as soon as he left the house.

He understands better than anyone else that this company actually relies on Ding Xiu as its backbone. Only when he gets up can the company survive.

He also knows what kind of character Ding Xiu is. He is usually too lazy to do anything about the company's business, so he is usually the one who calls the shots. It's no different from before.

Although he is legally a head shorter than Ding Xiu, this is nothing compared to making a lot of money.

…

In November, after the fitting and makeup was completed, Ding Xiu joined the crew of House of Flying Daggers to practice martial arts.

The martial arts director of this drama is still an old acquaintance, Cheng Xiaodong, and the two have collaborated many times.

On the crew, Ding Xiu also met the female lead Zhang Ziyi and the male lead Liu Dehua.

Andy Lau has just come out of the cast of Feng Xiaogang's A World Without Thieves. At the age of 42, he is at the peak of his looks and is very well-maintained. Even people who say he is thirty years old believe him.

Ding Xiu asked him how he took care of himself. He said he had not drank carbonated drinks for more than ten years, exercised every week, and paid attention to his diet and sleep.

At the end, he smiled and said to the handsome Ding Xiu that the main thing was to have fewer girlfriends and pay attention to his health.

After hearing this, Ding Xiu decided not to maintain it.

Zhang Ziyi, who was practicing dancing, said nothing, but she had the same idea as Ding Xiu.

"Hush!"

On this day, Ding Xiu was practicing horseback riding and completing various difficult movements according to Zhang Yimou's requirements.

"The moment you stop, pull the reins to the right. I want to take a shot of the horse jumping up and turning sideways."

"No problem, Director Zhang, do you think this is okay?"

"Okay, that's it."

Zhang Yimou was very satisfied with Ding Xiu's horseback riding scene. Although the role of the second male lead is not as heavy as the first male lead, it is a test of martial arts movements.

Originally, the first choice was Jin Chengwu, but Jin Chengwu has never filmed in ancient costumes, martial arts, horse riding, or archery.

Later, when Cheng Xiaodong mentioned Ding Xiu to him, he remembered this young man who once amazed him.

Ding Xiu did not disappoint him. As soon as he joined the group, he learned horse riding and archery at his fingertips. He also looked very good in ancient costumes and had an ancient charm in his movements that no one else had.

…

While the actors were still practicing martial arts, the crew's set was officially completed.

Most of them were shot in real life, and a few were shot on location.

The largest set of scenery is the Tang Dynasty Peony Square, a 360-degree rotunda hall, which cost more than two million yuan.

More than two hundred pillars alone were made, and all the carved beams and painted pillars were carefully carved with various peony shapes.

There are four to five hundred real hand-carved wood windows, more than fifty palace lanterns, more than forty drums, and all the screens are relief carvings, which are grand and gorgeous.

The crew also built a sea of ​​flowers abroad, hired more than 80 workers, and planted them two months in advance.

Among other things, the scenes in Lao Mouzi's movies must be atmospheric and beautiful.

Four or five days after the crew started shooting, during the waiting time, Ding Xiu dressed up as a noble prince and sat in the lobby of Peony Square, dressed in gorgeous clothes.

"Ding Xiu, why are you so happy? Can you tell me?"

Zhang Ziyi saw him crossing his legs, humming a song, and walked over with a smile.

Ding Xiuxian glanced at her, wearing a simple and elegant green coat with exposed shoulders, wide open skirt, and a long tube top skirt underneath.

House of Flying Daggers is set in the Tang Dynasty, and its costumes are notoriously fashionable and bold.

Many literati and poets left poems to commemorate them. They were all similar. Most of them said that the clothes were very white and had large patterns, and I liked them very much.

Her style should be relatively common, as many ancient paintings that have been handed down have prototypes, but it is a bit more open and bold than those.

Because this time she plays a singer.

This character was a blind person in the early stage. In order to play this role well, Zhang Ziyi ate and lived with the blind people these days and learned their eating habits.

Because there was a dancing scene, Zhang Ziyi's feet almost swelled.

Compared to her, Ding Xiu was much more relaxed.

No one knows more about riding and shooting than he does.

No matter what Zhang Yimou and martial arts instructor Cheng Xiaodong asked him to do, he could do it.

So much so that after just two days of practice, Ding began to perform badly, and Zhang Yimou was embarrassed to say anything about him.

Really can't fault it.

Ding Xiu breathed out a sigh of relief: "I just finished a male lead role and will start filming next year."

Qin Gang has lived up to expectations and won the title of Fairy Sword Man. The crew is making preliminary preparations. If nothing goes wrong, filming will start in a few months.

"Congratulations." Zhang Ziyi held her hands in congratulations.

Ding Xiu clasped his fists and said politely: "It's just a low-cost TV series. It's far behind Sister Ziyi. Please take care of me in the future."

Zhang Ziyi is the same age as him, just one year older.

But he is much more popular than him. He won the Baihua Best Actress before graduating from college, was nominated for the Golden Rooster Best Actress, and won the Golden Horse and Academy Award for Best Actress just after graduating from college for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Now she is only twenty-four years old and already a third-rate actress. Not to mention trying to beat her peers, there are not many people in the older generation who can stand up to her.

Ding Xiu is one year younger than her, and he hasn't won a single gross prize to this day. There's no comparison.

Zhang Ziyi sat next to him and said with a smile: "You have only been in the industry for a short time, but you have achieved great results today. Playing the leading male role is just the beginning. You will become more and more popular in the future. Maybe one day I will have to rely on you to protect me." And me."

What she said was not polite at all. Ding Xiu's potential was really high and he was very lucky. He was making steady steps one step at a time. He probably became famous in the past few years.

Ding Xiu lowered his gaze and glanced secretly: "Wherever, I can't cover you, so you have to cover me."

Sensing his gaze, Zhang Ziyi raised the corner of her mouth: "How do you plan to film the scene for a while?"

After a while, the two will have a kissing scene.

In full public view, Shop Head Ding forcibly took possession of the blind karaoke girl.

According to the description in the script, the scale is not small.

Anyway, there must be some things like chewing necks and tearing clothes off.

Ding Xiu said with a smile: "It's all for art, I listen to the director."