This actor wants to pay more

Chapter 248 Berlin Film Festival

As a director, no one would dislike low investment, and Wu Jing is no exception.

But the premise is that you don't invest your own money.

Unfortunately, he has to bear half of the 800 million this time.

It is enough to press the villa in, but it is impossible to go bankrupt just to direct a play, it is not cost-effective.

He bears the bulk of the 400 million, and the rest still needs to find a few big injustices to share the risk together.

Not only him, Qin Gang also had almost the same idea.

It is true that there are fewer benefits if there are more people, but the relative risk is also less. Although it will cost a little less money to get a few more big grievances, the corresponding losses will be less.

No one wants, or wants, to direct and star in a movie that hits the street, but it's a business, and some things have to be considered.

Ding Xiu nodded and said, "That's right, the budget of 500 million is too small to make anything."

"By the way, is this shooting in the Mainland or Hong Kong Island?"

"Hong Kong Island." Wu Jing replied without thinking.

Ding Xiu pondered: "Actually, it's not bad to shoot the scene in the mainland, so why go all the way to Hong Kong Island?"

"Although I set 800 million yuan, it's still a small and medium-budget film. It's a little bit cheaper. The actors over there are cheap. I can get all the supporting roles for 100 million yuan."

Group performances on Hong Kong Island are much more expensive than those in the Mainland. Group performances in the Mainland cost three and forty yuan a day, while group performances in Hong Kong Island cost one or two hundred yuan a day.

But the supporting roles over there are cheap, which is not comparable to that in the mainland.

TVB maintains a large number of people, and they are almost unable to support them. Usually, they allow their artists to do other jobs. When the company is out of business, you can deliver food, wash cars, cut hair, and work as security guards.

Of course, you can also take on outside jobs to film, and the company does not charge you a commission.

You can even offer them part-time jobs for third- and fourth-tier veteran actors on Hong Kong Island, with daily wages and thousands of dollars a day, which is very convenient.

"The main thing is that the script has passed the review." Wu Jing changed his voice and said, "I know better than I what the review system is in the mainland, and the Hong Kong Island is much more relaxed. If you put the scene here, you have to report it first. It’s too troublesome to review it from above.”

This is why he put the main scene on Hong Kong Island.

The review over there is relatively less strict.

Although Langya is not a banned film, some content is still a bit bloody. Who knows the character of the people who are reviewed above, they will beat you back with a stick, and let you change it. There is nowhere to cry.

It's all experience.

The black boxing that was released just now was like this. At the beginning, the mainland could not pass the trial, saying that boxers could not fight black boxing.

In the end, an old mother who was seriously ill was added to pass the trial.

Anyway, sooner or later, Langya will bloom both on Hong Kong Island and the Mainland. Setting the filming location on Hong Kong Island is equivalent to putting an egg in the basket first. Even if the Mainland cannot pass the review, Hong Kong Island will not delay the release.

"Understood, I understand." Ding Xiu couldn't help but sigh.

Wu Jing's statement reminded him of Baoqiang's A World Without Thieves. This film could not pass the trial at the beginning, saying that it could not whitewash the thieves.

The investment was tens of millions, and Liu Dehua invited it, and Uncle Ge invited it, but in the end they couldn't pass the trial, and Feng Xiaogang almost cried to death in the toilet.

In the end, someone gave him a trick to make the heroine pregnant, and the hero was going to be a father, so he changed his mind and passed the trial.

"Finally, I would like to ask a question. Many of the supporting roles in this film are actors from Hong Kong Island. Does my style match them?"

Ding Xiu knew that the styles of mainland actors and Hong Kong actors are quite different, no, they can't be said to be too big, they are simply two different styles.

Just look at the sequel of Infernal Affairs. Even if Chen Daoming is placed among Liang Chaowei, Liu Dehua, and Zeng Zhiwei, they are still out of place and a bit awkward.

This has nothing to do with acting skills, but the style difference is too great.

Ding Xiu is now a little worried that he will not match the actors from Hong Kong Island in the play.

Wu Jing grinned: "Brother Xiu, do you know the difference between Hong Kong Island actors and Mainland actors?"

After thinking about it carefully, Ding Xiu said: "Their performances are more life-like, while the performances of mainland actors are more systematic."

Few of the Hong Kong Island actors who are still active are graduated from majors, Liu Dehua, Liang Chaowei, Zhou Xingchi, Wu Mengda, Zhou Runfa... Before they entered the industry, some of them sold electrical appliances, some cut hair, and some washed cars. , some are young and Dangerous.

By chance, after taking the TVB exam, I followed the training class for two months and then hurried to the set to film.

To this day, I rely on myself to figure out my acting skills, talent plus hard work, and draw materials from life.

This is a bit like Wang Baoqiang, a quack school.

People from Ye Luzi's background, if they can't do it, they can't do it, and those who are good are really good.

Mainland actors are different. 80.00% of them are graduates from major film academies. In freshman year, there are teachers who teach film history, rehearsal sketches, and acting skills.

One of the obvious characteristics of the people sent by the academy is the routine of performance.

Of course, no matter if it is academic school or life style, it is good acting skills to be able to go to the top. In the end, different routes lead to the same goal.

"You're half right." Wu Jing smiled slightly: "To be honest, I've really researched this. In fact, the biggest difference between Hong Kong Island actors and mainland actors is quackery."

"The one who returned in [-], and what it was like before [-], you should know a little bit from Hong Kong movies. You have seen Zheng Yijian's Young and Dangerous. It's not an exaggeration at all. The real situation is crueler than that."

"The current batch of artists all came from that era. Because of the general environment, basically all of them are from the Jianghu."

"In the past, some young actors were polite on the set during the day, and went to work with a watermelon knife at night, washed their hands after they were done, and went back to work on the set."

"It's the same with the director. While filming, he can prevent being smashed. At the critical moment, he has to hold a stick to confront the company that collects the land fee, negotiate, shake people, and even if the negotiation fails, he has to take the lead and rush forward."

"Huang Jinbao, Cheng Long, and Liu Dehua, when they were filming, they encountered this kind of thing too much. It's true."

"There has never been a saying that the rivers and lakes are not stained with mud, and those artists who are still active now are not full of rivers and lakes."

"What's more, the artists over there are really making a living by filming. If they don't film, they buy insurance, sell, and rent out. As long as they can make money, they are good jobs."

Wu Jing smiled wryly and said: "It's not like our side. Actors are in the high-end literary and art industry. They earn a lot and belong to high-end professions. This greatly affects our mentality. We feel that we are engaged in the art industry and we must create artistic value."

Seeing Ding Xiu's strange expression, Wu Jing laughed loudly: "It's too far away, let's continue to talk about the quack air. Hong Kong island actors have a quack air behind them, exuding from their bones."

"Brother Xiu, you are worried that you won't get along with them. This is completely unnecessary. In my opinion, you are much more quack than them. Really, I'm not exaggerating at all."

"I've seen you play the dead martial arts before. It's unbelievable that you are a Jianghu. You are a walking Jianghu person in your words and deeds. If you dub a voice in a Hong Kong movie, no one will say that you are from the mainland."

The mainland actors are all college students, some are postgraduates, masters, and doctors, all of them are well-educated, and there is a big difference when standing with actors from Hong Kong Island.

Faner is different.

Ding Xiu is different, with a low level of education, unrefined speech, self-professed ruffianism, strong fighting ability, and an aura of disobedience in his bones.

In fact, Wu Jing has always felt that Ding Xiu is best suited to play a role like the gangster brother.

If he plays Chen Haonan, he will definitely be hotter than Zheng Yijian.

Putting a shoulder-length dragon on his body, he stared at the opponent, and opened his mouth: "What the hell are you looking at, you have the guts to fight one-on-one..."

Leaning back, Ding Xiu crossed his legs and said, "You have misunderstood me a lot. People who know me say that I am amiable. Where did you come from? Don't talk nonsense."

"Hahaha, I've heard of your reputation as a factory flower in the Beijing Film Studio. Back then, dozens of people chased after a bunch of watermelons to chop it up. No boss would dare to owe you money when you were running a commercial show outside."

Speaking of this, Wu Jing thought of it, as if he hadn't heard of Ding Xiu's commercial performance being in trouble.

Generally in their line of work, it is common for people to open bars in the early days and sing for the boss on his birthday.

The people you come into contact with are a lot of tricks. Sometimes people force you to drink, and you can’t do without it. A watermelon knife is on your neck. At that time, let alone performance fees, survival is considered good.

As far as Wu Jing knew, basically everyone he knew had been cheated out of performance fees, except for Ding Xiu, who hadn't heard of being cheated.

"It's not as mysterious as what you said. There are also people who owe me money, but most of them are settled through legal procedures."

What does the company's legal affairs do with such a high salary every month? It's for litigation.

In a civilized society, if you can use legal means to solve problems, try to use legal means to solve them. This is the purpose that Ding Xiu and Lao Qin have always practiced.

Wu Jing noticed that what Ding Xiu said was that most of them went through legal procedures, which meant that a small part was resolved by himself.

It can only be said that this guy is really strong.

But when he thought of his powerful fighting power, he felt relieved.

If Ding Xiu knew what Wu Jing was thinking, he would definitely be dumbfounded.

When I first entered the industry, I did meet a lot of people who had to renege on their debts, and I did it a few times with others. He snatched the boss's machete and put it on the boss's neck. The other party was very angry.

But later, as the fame grew, such things became less and less common.

When someone asks him for a business performance, the down payment, the specific amount, how many songs to sing, how many minutes to perform, and whether to drink or not are all clearly stipulated in the contract.

If there is any objection, everyone will go through legal procedures, and everything will be resolved by the law.

After all, he is a person of status, and Ding Xiu seldom does things to end in person, which is too low.

"Brother Jing drinks tea." Zhao Liying came over with two cups of tea and placed them in front of them.

After drinking at Qin Gang's all morning, Wu Jing was now full of tea, took a symbolic sip, and said, "I've wanted to say for a long time, you have a good eye for choosing assistants, and the little girl is quite cute."

The Eighteenth Change of Women's University, Zhao Liying is 19 years old and will soon turn [-]. She is exactly the age of a flower, and she is not badly dressed, she still has a bit of beauty.

It's just that her beauty is relatively undistinctive, just an ordinary girl.

Not as sexy as Fan Binbin, and Liu Yifei is so extravagant.

Zhao Liying smiled embarrassedly, took a few steps back and went out, closing the door.

Immediately, he took out the mirror from his pocket and looked left and right at his face.

……

In the following time, Wu Jing went to Qinchao Entertainment every now and then. With the establishment of each project, his shoulders became more and more courageous.

During this period, Ding Xiu stayed at home most of the time, and occasionally attended some events, such as the Hundred Flowers Awards for Popular Films. Huang Bo was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but unfortunately he didn't win the award.

At the Golden Eagle Awards, Liu Yifei appeared in the image of the first Golden Eagle Goddess, overwhelming everyone.

At the age of 19, she has become extremely popular this year, and she has no rivals among her peers.

In September, Apple applied to release the film in the Mainland, but it was rejected without incident.

He was also scolded by the photoelectric boss, saying that the content has bad guidance for young people, and the director's face turned green.

Helpless, the director can only focus on the International Film Festival.

In October, with Ding Xiu and Fan Binbin, a group of people rushed to the Berlin Film Festival.

"Wow, I'm going abroad." Before the plane took off, Zhao Liying was lying in front of the porthole, looking outside excitedly.

Under Ding Xiu's favor, she went abroad for the first time.

"Don't be like a bumpkin, you'll just embarrass me." Ding Xiu pushed his sunglasses and reminded Zhao Liying softly.

"It's the first time, it's normal, maybe you are not as good as her when you go abroad for the first time."

A crisp female voice rang in his ears, Ding Xiu wanted to see who was so nosy, turned his head, big waves, big lips, a little familiar.

After thinking for a few seconds, I remembered, Shu Qi.

Ding Xiu got up, stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "Sister Shu Qi, I'm the actor Ding Xiu, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Shu Qi shook hands, with a half-hearted smile: "I know you."

The martial arts that passed away back then participated in the Cannes Film Festival. She met Ding Xiu on the plane, and he was so annoying.

Later, I almost forgot about this person, and saw him on TV one day, and he was very popular.

In the past few years, Ding Xiu has developed better every year, and it is difficult to forget.

"I know you too, Mr. Xu Jingjiang and I are friends..."

"Cough, cough, cough." Fan Binbin coughed frantically, interrupting Ding Xiu's last sentence. After knowing him for so long, she knew what he was thinking as soon as Ding Xiu crossed his legs.

I really have to wait for Ding Xiu to speak out, I'm afraid it will be cold here today.

"Sister Shu Qi, it's been a long time. Your clothes today are so beautiful, and they match your hairstyle very well."

"It's Binbin, are you going to Berlin this time?"

"Yes, good luck. A movie has been shortlisted. I heard that sister Shu Qi is the judge of this year. Please take care of me."

Fan Binbin did much more preparatory work than Ding Xiu. She had done her homework beforehand as to how many judges there were in this session and who they were in China.

Shu Qi is one of them.

Everyone is from China. With this relationship, if nothing else happens, they will all vote for Apple.

But listening to the chat between Shu Qi and Ding Xiu, I'm afraid this time it's a little suspenseful.

"It's easy to say, I will help if I can help."

After a few polite words, Shu Qi found his place and sat down, without asking them the name of the movie, Fan Binbin was heartbroken, and stared at Ding Xiu with big eyes sadly.

"Brother Xiu, sister Shu Qi is a judge, do you two have any grudges?"

"No, we are old acquaintances."

"Really not?"

"No, if you don't believe me, I'll go to her and chat with her to prove it to you."

"Well, you'd better not go, I don't think she has a good impression of you."

(End of this chapter)