You don't understand the happiness of the director

Wang Dao's 2014 movie was almost finished filming last year, and what's being discussed now are all movies that haven't started shooting yet and are expected to be released in 2015 or even 2016.

In addition to the large projects of several leading directors, there are also some medium-sized projects with investments within 50 million.

For example, the second part of "Beijing No. 81", which Cai Jun returned after studying at the Nortel Directing Department, features the original cast of Wu Zhenyu and Mei Ting. It is still a 3D horror film, targeting the Qingming Festival in 2015.

There is also "Kidnapping Mr. Wu" based on the real incident of Wu Ruofu's kidnapping, directed by Xinghuoer director Ding Sheng. Not only did the prototype characters play the roles, but also invited Liu Dehua and Wang Qianyuan, but this time Liu Ye was not invited. The position was too high, so he was replaced by Zhu Yawen.

It's not that Liu Ye can't be used, it's just that Zhu Yawen is more cost-effective and can be regarded as training new people.

Speaking of cultivating new talents, this is what Wangdao has always insisted on doing, not only actors, but also directors.

In 2013, four new three-group directors were launched, including Yan Fei, Peng Damo, Lu Yang, and Li Fangfang (Wuwen Xidong).

It is worth mentioning that Lu Yang, Wang Dao produced 12 works in 2013, almost achieving the achievement of all over 100 million yuan. Only his "Xiu Chun Knife" received 98 million box office, making Wang Dao unable to boast that all of them have exceeded the box office. 100 million.

The key point is that his "Xiu Chun Dao" is not the lowest cost. The cost of 40 million is higher than "The Richest Man in Xihong City", "Heart of the Sun", "The Master of Hypnosis" and "Beijing Meets Seattle", so it ultimately lost money.

But he was not the only one who suffered losses, "One Man's Martial Arts" also suffered losses, and "Anti-Drug" also suffered a small loss.

Losing money is not terrible. What makes Wang Quan happy is that "Xiu Chun Dao" has a good reputation, which can bring a bit of vitality to the sluggish martial arts film market.

Although there is a high probability that this genre will not be able to return to its past glory, it is good to retain some fire. Maybe the audience's interest will come back again.

In 2014, Wang Dao’s upcoming new directors include Zhang Yimou’s daughter Zhang Mo, Wu Bai from “Big Shot”, Tian Xiaopeng from “Journey to the West: Return of the Great Sage”, and Han Yan from “Twenty Again”, but Han Yan Yeon has made movies before, but this is his first time in Wangdao.

In 2015, Wangdao will inevitably introduce new directors, and there are currently two confirmed ones.

One is Rao Xiaozhi, who graduated as a director of Chinese opera. He joined Wangdao with his work and is planning to put his own drama "Hello, Madman!" "Adapted into a movie about multiple personalities, the scene is single and the cost is super low.

The actor has been confirmed. Wan Qian, Liu Yifei's good friend, is an actress with good acting skills and popularity recently, but she has never been slept with by Wang Quan, so she always feels bad.

The other is Wang Quan’s junior student from Nortel. He was once favored by Mu Zimei for his Olympic bid. He previously worked as an assistant director for Wang Quan. He pays more attention to realistic themes.

"My proposal is based on the recently hotly debated case of killing my wife and cheating on her insurance policy, and I plan to adapt it into a movie."

Last May, in a park of an electronics industrial park in Diaozhou, Suzhou Province, an old man doing morning exercises found a floating object by the lake. After taking a closer look, he discovered that it turned out to be a female corpse.

An electric bicycle was also recovered together with the female body. It is suspected that she accidentally rode into the lake and drowned.

Later, her husband Li Liang reported to the police that his daughter-in-law could not be found. A comparison of the two revealed that it was really her wife, Ms. Liao. He and his wife had a flash marriage. They got married after knowing each other for more than ten days. The daughter-in-law died not long after the marriage, and He also left a huge personal accident insurance policy, and the beneficiary was this husband whom he had only known for a short time.

Later, after police investigation, it was found that the death was not an accident at all, but man-made. The murderers were Ms. Liao's husband and his friends. The purpose was to kill his wife and defraud her, and use the huge deposit to repay Li Liang's previous debt. of huge sums of money.

"Has this case been decided?" Wang Quan asked.

"It has been sentenced. As for what happened a few days ago, the victim's husband was sentenced to death immediately, and the other accomplice was given a suspended death sentence." The Olympic bid prepared detailed materials, and even obtained the authorization letter from the deceased's parents.

The next step is to write the script.

The meeting lasted all day, and the number of new films in 2015 once again reached double digits. Wang Quan announced, "The meeting is adjourned!"

Returning to his office, Wang Quan saw the banner given to him by the Yamashiro Palace hanging behind his seat.

Because of the success of "Li Xianji", tourism in mountain cities exploded.

In the first half of the year before the movie was released, tourism in the mountain city increased by 8% year-on-year.

In the second half of the year after its release, the year-on-year growth was as high as 24%. The increase in the second half of the year compared to the first half can basically be regarded as the effect of the movie.

In particular, its appeal to overseas tourists is unprecedented. In the past, when foreign tourists came to China, their first choice was definitely the Forbidden City and the Great Wall in the capital, followed by the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Chang'an, Huangshan in Anhui Province, and the Shaolin Temple in Henan Province.

But because a long key scene in "Li Xianji" took place in Hongya Cave in the mountain city, and it left a deep impression on foreign audiences, many foreigners went there first after coming to China.

Hongya Cave, which was not well-known before, is now almost one of the top ten popular attractions in China.

So Wang Quan not only received the banner, but also became an honorary citizen of the mountain city. It seems that there are many welfare policies.

After simply tidying up, Wang Quan got off work and was going to pick up his wife and go home with him.

As a result, he was targeted by Xu Ke, "Director Quan, pick up the wife, right? Let's go together. I just want to chat with her."

Wang Quan had no choice but to take Old Monster Xu with him.

Yang Mi also just finished a meeting and learned about Mishi's revenue and profits last year.

The first is the income from the artist department, which can total more than 100 million.

Not counting Yang Mi, Peng Guanying, who became popular in Asia with "My Love from the Star", has become the company's money-grabbing weapon.

Then there are Zhao Liying and Reba. Reba's good looks and figure are very popular with advertisers, while Zhao Liying had already made a small hit with "Legend of Lu Zhen" in the same year before "Shan Shan Comes" became a big hit, and now she can be regarded as a top second-tier film. , quasi-A-list actress.

It is more difficult for a little girl from the countryside to reach this stage than many artists with a professional background.

In addition, the company also has a dozen third- and fourth-tier celebrities with a certain degree of popularity, who can also make some money, but together they are not as good as one Peng Guanying.

There are also the company’s traditional strong projects, TV series.

In addition to the low-cost hit "Shanshan Is Here", there are also dramas such as "New Swordsman", "Weaning", "The Most Beautiful Time", "It's Hard to Raise a Baby", "My Family Is Happy", and "Baby".

Although the reputation is usually not that good, the ratings and popularity are not bad, and the money is not less. A total of more than 200 episodes of the TV series can earn 200 million, which supports many people behind the scenes.

Then there is the movie field. The movie version of "Northern Love" made a lot of money from Valentine's Day, with a single film profit exceeding 100 million!

Then "Breakup Contract" and "The Stolen Five Years" also made a lot of profits.

There is also the "Tiny Times" series that participated in the investment, with a total of 6.7 billion for the two series, but Power World is not the largest investor.

However, in total, in the film industry that is not its main business, Power World has already entered the top ten of mainland film companies.

The most noteworthy thing is the newly developed variety show section.

Two consecutive blockbuster variety shows, "I Am a Singer" and "Where Are We Going, Dad?" have become the bulk of Power World's revenue. Although they have to share the money with Mango Channel, they also made a lot of money from selling to video platforms, with a profit of nearly three 100 million!

Therefore, in the new year, these two variety shows will continue to launch new seasons, and Mishi and Qiankun are preparing to join forces to develop "Running Brothers" with greater investment.

They even won Deng Chao's contract. Although Deng Chao is now a top star in the country and has become a director himself, his future is limitless.

But Wang Qiankun generously gave him a salary of 50 million yuan per season. There are 15 episodes in a season. Each episode only requires two days of shooting time, and the time will be based on his schedule. The filming can be done together during the break, which is considered to be spare time.

In other words, in one month’s spare time, you can earn half a million!

This huge sum of money completely deceived Deng. He only received more than 10 million yuan in salary for making a movie. If he made an artistic film or a film by a great director, his salary would be reduced.

Even Yang Mi was tempted. I wanted 30 million for a movie. Wanda said I was a big deal, but Deng copied a variety show for 50 million!

However, Lao Wang has calculated his accounts clearly. If Deng Chao is taken away, the other permanent guests combined will not surpass him. But with Deng Chao here, how much does the title advertising fee cost? How much does it cost to place an ad?

This business is a good deal.

Because of the extremely high profits of variety shows, Yang Mi returned to the office after the meeting and started to pay attention to the filming situation of "Where Are We Going, Dad" on the first day of the new year?

It has now risen to 8%, even surpassing Huayi Brothers' "Predecessor Strategy". It's a good job, but the key is the attendance rate.

Although many people criticized it as not being a movie at all and not worthy of entering the cinema, they even criticized The Power World.

But Yang Mi just wants to say that these idiots have sanctified the movie theater. This is an entertainment place. When the movie market was in recession, have you ever seen a big show in a movie theater?

She watched Peking Opera, Ping Opera and even cross talk at the Dawang Cinema in her father-in-law's house.

And whether it is a variety show movie or a concert movie, it is nothing new abroad. In the market economy, the choice is left to the audience.

If the pre-sale box office of "Where Are We Going, Dad" hadn't been surprisingly high, it might have only been scheduled for two or three spots in the end.

Now that the market has given it a chance, Yang Mi also wants to see how big of a surprise this movie can bring.

She also hopes to launch Power World on the market at the same time she gives birth to a baby this year.

Just as I was thinking about it, someone knocked on the door.

"Who?"

"I have another guest."

After meeting Xu Ke, Yang Mi listened carefully to his plan for the "Zhu Xian" film series, especially the sentence "This is a film series with a huge investment of more than 1.5 billion, which is more ambitious than the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" trilogy! Its significance to Chinese films is extraordinary and can be written into film history!"

Yang Mi looked at Wang Quan: "How much money did your company make last year, with so much money invested?"

Wang Quan made no secret of his wife, "It's only around 2 billion."

This income is not enough for Wang Quan to earn in the stock market in a month. If it were not for the support of ideals and hobbies, who would be making movies.

"It's not that bad. Our company's profit last year was almost 1 billion." She boasted a little.

Wang Quan smiled indifferently, because Wang Dao had no plans to go public, so he didn't take the profit loss of a movie that seriously. If he dared to invest in "Zhu Xian", he was already prepared to lose money.

Of course, although it would be cheaper to shoot the three parts together, for safety reasons, we decided to shoot them separately.

If the loss of the first part is too miserable, for example, it cannot even reach one billion, then it is inevitable to stop it in time. We must respect the market. If the audience doesn't like it, then there is no need to cause trouble for the audience.

Xu Ke continued: "I only need your one-week schedule for the first part, and I promise there will be no action scenes or any dangerous scenes. The heroine of the first part is Lu Xueqi, the heroine of the second part is Baguio, and the heroine of the third part is Baguio." The two female protagonists have relatively few scenes, so it’s the male protagonist’s stage.”

"How much can Director Xu get paid? I'm very expensive."

Xu Ke laughed: "Of course I understand the value of Miss Yang. I feel that the salary cannot express my respect for you at all, so I think you should get dividends, and it is the salary + global box office dividends!"

A global box office dividend successfully convinced Yang Mi. Because the first film had few scenes, the film salary was only 5 million, but there was also a 1% dividend from the global box office.

That is, if the global box office is 1 billion, it will be 10 million dividends, and if there are 2 billion, it will be 20 million dividends.

The same is true for the subsequent two and three films, which all have a 1% dividend, but the remuneration will be adjusted according to the role of the film.

Not only Yang Mi is like this, Xu Ke also plans to persuade Liu Yifei in this way next. However, Liu Yifei had more scenes in the first film, so the pay will be higher.

This is not difficult at all. Acting as a fairy is Liu Yifei's comfort zone. The man she loves gets married, and then she has to numb herself with work and prepare to take on a lot of work for herself.

As soon as she finishes filming on the set of "Don't Tell Her", she will join the set of "Zhu Xian".

Next, Xu Ke will look for the most suitable leading actor and other supporting roles, and try to start filming before Yang Mi shows her belly.

There are sufficient funds, and with a salary budget of 100 million, apart from Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, no big names can be hired!

However, he broke the news in advance that Xianmi has officially joined "Zhu Xian" and will create a trilogy!

In addition, false news was also spread simultaneously.

For example, the total investment in the trilogy is 2 billion!

For example, the two of them, Xian Mi, took away 100 million in salary for one movie!

Although some people think it is unbelievable, it is too high, and it is even comparable to Hollywood, but looking at the scene where "Xianmi" swept the box office charts in 2013, it seems not surprising.

This makes Ye Ning of Wanda Pictures regret it. Although "The Kingdom of Mysteries" is currently contacting top first-line actresses such as Zhou Xun and Shu Qi, how much box office can they drive? And Yang Mi must be 10 Billion level, what kind of appeal is this!

So Ye Ning bit the bullet and found Yang Mi again, hoping to cooperate again. The salary was still 30 million, and the liquidated damages were also paid as usual.

Yang Mi did not act aggressively, but told the truth that she was pregnant. She could not bear the intensity of the filming of "The Country of Mysteries", and the filming schedule was also when her belly was very big.

"So it's a pity that even if you didn't mention the termination of the contract at the beginning, I would have done so myself." Yang Mi said sincerely. Of course, if she had done so by herself, it would be a breach of contract.

Ye Ning regretted it even more. There was a lot of money difference between here and outside!

But later Yang Mi suggested, "Forget about the liquidated damages, just treat it as a friend."

In the future, Mishi will definitely enter the film industry in a big way. There is no need to offend Wanda for the liquidated damages.

Yang Mi's generous performance made Ye Ning feel a little ashamed, as she was worse than a little girl.

He simply said, "If there is no liquidated damages, even if Mrs. Wang invests in this movie, it will be calculated as a proportional share, and you will also have the title of producer, how about it?"

The sound of "Mrs. Wang" made Yang Mi smile and she readily agreed.

Then Ye Ning suggested, "Our movie is about to start shooting, but the heroine has not been decided yet. As a producer, how about you recommend one?"

Yang Mi has read the script before. The heroine Ah Jian is a doctor. Tangtang looks good in a nurse uniform. Moreover, her "Tiny Times" series has done well at the box office. She has established a foothold in the film industry.

"What do you think of Tang Yan? He is young and capable, and has box office appeal. The most important thing is that it is not expensive."

Ye Ning thought for a while, "Well, we will seriously consider it."

Facts have proved that Ye Ning respects Yang Mi's proposal, and soon "The Country of Mysteries" was announced to be filmed after the year. After several changes, the heroine was finally determined to be Tang Yan.

Tang Yan even thanked her good sister Yang Mi directly on Weibo.

The most important role in his life, Lin Xiao, was given to him by Mimi, and this time it was her again!

She is really, how can I bear to love you!

After Master Liu saw this Weibo, he felt a chill down his back.

Mimi obviously has a better relationship with me, they are fellow villagers in the capital, but this time Mimi recommended Tangtang again, does she know what happened on the wedding night?

~

Wu Ershan's heroine has been decided, but Zhang Yimou is worried about his own heroine.

He also told Wang Quan about this when he was in the company: "The key to "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" is that the heroine must look like Pan Jinlian. She must be sexy, or even, to put it worse, coquettish."

Wang Quan rolled his eyes and immediately suggested: "Director Zhang, you said sexy, what do you think of Fan Bingbing?"

Zhang Yimou waved his hand and first praised: "She is indeed very beautiful, and she feels like she is not a serious woman, but..."

Lao Mouzi turned around and said: "Li Xuelian is a rural woman, and Fan Bingbing is too fashionable. Even if his face is blackened, I can't get into the play. I can't get into the play, and it's even harder for the audience. It's not appropriate."

Wang Quan did not try to persuade him again. "Ghost Blowing Lamp Gaiden" had already interfered with the casting. He had already decided on the two male leads, Huang Xiaoming and Yu Bo, many years in advance. It would be a bit too much to interfere with the female lead in "I Am Not Pan Jinlian" at this time. .

Forget it, if it’s gone, it’s gone. Our little fat guy is worthy of this masterpiece, right?

Isn't she the Best Actress of the San Sebastian International Film Festival? She has already won the Golden Statue and the Best Actress of the Eastern Film Festival. Just being in San Sebastian is really nothing.

However, Wang Quan was still kind and called Fan Bingbing, "Save me your schedule for the second half of the year, about three months. I want to use you in my new play."

Anyway, this drama also needs a beautiful and noble slut, so it’s not given to anyone.

Fan Bingbing, who was having a spa treatment, almost sat up. She waved to the female technician to go out, and then said excitedly: "Yes, is she the heroine?"

"Yes, but not the heroine, let's do it three times."

"Three times is enough." Fan Bingbing felt like it was pie in the sky. Li Bingbing, hum, I also have the heroine you have in the King of Power movie!

She even wondered if Wang Quan had done something to feel sorry for her, and he suddenly treated her so well that even Xian Mi had never played his heroine!

But then he thought about it, she was not his wife, so even if he was sorry, he was still sorry for Yang Mi.

At this moment, Fan Bingbing wanted to do something to feel sorry for his wife, "Director, I'm free today, why don't I have a drink with you."

"Sorry, I'm not free," Wang Quan added after refusing, "You know Cantonese, right?"

"Of course, I have made many Hong Kong films."

"'The Fuse', right? I watched the Cantonese version. Your Cantonese is almost meaningless. You should make up for it in the past six months. By then, all your opponents will speak Cantonese."

"Ah, this is a Hong Kong movie?"

"Yes, Hong Kong film, maybe this time you can walk on the red carpet of Cannes as a shortlisted film heroine."

Hearing this, Fan Bingbing stood up directly. The excitement in her heart was beyond words. Do you know what she heard?

What she heard was: The next Cannes Best Actress is you!

Afterwards, Wang Quan visited Li Weiran again to learn more about his Shark Clan movie. The preparation work he did was far more extensive than the PPT at the meeting that day.

However, Wang Quan's rejection of Fan Bingbing was not because of Li Weiran, but definitely because of another woman.

Xiao Wei drove Wang Quan to Gu Linaza's new home.

He is now married, and Nazha's place is no longer safe enough. People can easily recognize him when going up and down the elevator, so Wang Quan bought another villa for Nazha, and then the car can be taken directly to the villa garage.

Ni Ni doesn't have it. She can afford it herself. She still earned tens of millions last year. She is the most popular among Xianmi.

But Nazha invested in her sister's Xijiang Hotel, so she was short of money.

Now that Nazha has finally finished moving, she invites Wang Quan to come and sit.

Nazha was busy with the hotel these days, and her busyness made her temporarily forget her worries.

But seeing Wang Quan, those feelings of grievance immediately came to his heart, and Wang Quan immediately stepped forward and kissed her.

"Is there no one else at home?"

"No, my sister stayed one night the day before yesterday."

Then Wang Quan immediately picked up Naza and took the elevator to the master bedroom upstairs, where there was a mattress that Wang Quan spent millions to buy.

Day after day, Wang Quan asked Nazha about her work arrangements for the New Year.

She clasped her fingers and said: ""A Little Smile is Alluring" will be aired next month, and I have to go out for promotions. I also have a few days of scenes in "Ghost Blowing the Lamp 3". I, the big boss, will be offline, and Just a few magazine covers and ads.”

Wang Quan said: "You are very busy this year. I have helped you take on another drama, with big investment and a heroine."

"Ah, what are you playing?"

"Play a mermaid~" Wang Quan smiled.

~

Wang Quan spent the night directly at Nazha's place. The next day, Wang Quan and his newlywed wife Yang Mi received the French guest Sophie Marceau from afar at a banquet in Mei Mansion.

Sophie also gave them a wedding gift, a bottle of out-of-print Chanel perfume that was worth a lot of money. Unfortunately, Yang Mi couldn't use it now, so pregnant women should be extra careful.

Sophie also explained why she didn't go to Hawaii: "I wanted to go too, but I have to attend the rehearsal of your Spring Festival Gala."

In fact, she just didn't want to go because she was afraid of making herself uncomfortable, but her reasons were indeed very good.

"Ah, you are going to the Spring Festival Gala!" Yang Mi was surprised.

"Yes, I am an old friend of China. I will sing when the time comes."

That night, Wang Quan carefully experienced Sophie Marceau's singing voice~

"Woooooooo..."

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