I've already reached the top level, so I only need to gain proficiency

Before you know it, it’s New Year’s Day again.

Originally, at the end of this year, many TV stations invited Su Mu to participate in programs.

There are evening parties of local stations and popular variety shows of the season.

Normally, with such good exposure opportunities and resources, celebrities will choose to participate in one or two to increase their exposure.

But Sumu is just the opposite.

Basically everything that could be pushed was pushed away.

It’s not that I don’t like going on variety shows, it’s just that I have too little money and it’s a waste of time to go.

Moreover, Su Mu has made a huge success in the idol drama market this year.

The three dramas have earned almost 200 million. With his current popularity and traffic, he does not need additional exposure to market himself.

But NNQT monk Shang Yiyi and the others need some such opportunities.

The film "Boys and Girls Over Flowers" they filmed together was also successfully launched.

The response has been pretty good.

After all, we are promoting newcomers, so we don’t expect to become popular all of a sudden, just work slowly and steadily.

Year-end financial settlement.

Sumu Studio already has 1.4 billion in its account.

With so much money in hand, I can relax and rest for a few days.

Of course, it can't be too loose.

Because there will be more work after the year.

And there will be a lot of expenditure this year.

The first is the investment in The Wandering Earth 2.

Zhang Huaimou has already started preparations and will start to burn money in the future. Therefore, according to previous plans, this film may require an investment of one billion.

Sumu himself will provide half of it, which is 500 million, as the first tranche of payment.

The money from the other five investors will arrive in the second batch.

With the experience of the first film and the detailed production explanation, the preparation time is expected to be faster than before.

Many detailed steps are ready-made, so you don’t need to think about it, just follow it.

Such as storyboard design drawings, future world equipment, vehicles, high technology, etc.

This is all available in the detailed explanation of the process that Su Mu received.

All the crew has to do is implement it on the shooting location.

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Inside the studio.

At this moment, Qian Jida was telling Su Mu about the work arrangements for the next year.

Because Su Mu does not need to participate in the preparation process for wandering around the earth this time.

So this year I can still devote all my time and energy to other work.

Qian Jida: "In the studio's account, 500 million will be allocated to Zhang Huaimou this year. And then some of it will be allocated to our independent film and television company. After all, Xu Jiang's manpower is ready for the time being. You can't hang on forever, and with some odd and total expenses, you will probably have to spend another small goal.

In addition, Zhang Huaan and I will try to sign a few new people this year. When we have more and more artists, the studio will still need to be expanded. If the studio is upgraded to an entertainment company, then we'd better be like the other ones. Just like a company, we really can’t afford to buy our own building..."

Su Mu listened to Qian Jida's coordination and nodded silently.

Although he has no experience in how to start an entertainment company.

But I have never eaten pork, and I have seen pigs running away.

When I was at Juxiang Media, I actually saw that their investment in the company was much higher than imagined.

After all, Juxiang is an entertainment company with very comprehensive businesses.

Not only does it have a mature artist system, but it also has an idol trainee department that trains newcomers.

There are independent film and television departments, investment departments, etc.

Juxiang can also independently produce records, has a recording studio, several dance studios, vocal teachers, dance teachers, acting instructors, etc.

So, let’s put aside the hypocritical manager Zhou Wanming.

There is still a lot worth learning about Mammoth.

If you want to achieve the scale of this type of company, some investment is essential.

Maybe one to two hundred million is conservative.

Of course, Sumu is not afraid of spending money.

But the most important thing is that the money you spend must be earned back.

Su Mu: "OK, Mr. Qian, it's no problem as you say. Once enough new artists are signed, we can consider upgrading from a studio to an entertainment company directly."

Qian Jida nodded, then took out his tablet, opened a new page, and handed it to Su Mu.

"I have also made some screenings for your work arrangements for next year. So far, we have the most endorsement brands. In addition, Douyin and several live broadcast platforms have also paid a lot of money to invite you to live broadcast to bring products.

Although the offer from the other side is very large, it is different from serious celebrity work after all. Whether you want to consume fans still needs to be considered in the long run. "

Su Mu nodded noncommittally.

Qian Jida is quite right about this.

He does like to make money, but a gentleman loves money and gets it wisely.

It doesn't mean that he will make money from any channel.

Although live streaming is extremely profitable, as a star, Su Mu feels that it is better to focus on his works.

Su Mu: "Let's talk about this later."

Qian Jida: "Okay, in the future, there will actually be a few new dramas next year, a few idol dramas that are still about games, and a few movies, and the producers are quite powerful. It’s a big company, so it naturally has plenty of funds.

But as for the quality of the script, I don’t know whether it’s good or bad, but the quotes they gave are in line with your current standards, which is an amount between 50 million and 70 million.

As for the variety show section, I have invited you to participate in a whole season of variety shows. The price is actually not low, but we have not finalized the work schedule, so we have not accepted it for the time being. "

Su Mu took Qian Jida's tablet and looked at it carefully.

Just skip the variety show and some miscellaneous announcements.

In the end, his eyes remained on those film appointments.

When he saw the crew names listed above, Su Mu passed them all one by one.

"There isn't one that's particularly good?" Qian Jida looked at Su Mu with some surprise, then pointed at one of them: "This drama has been hyped on the Internet for a long time, and I feel that the expectations are quite high. Do you want to take a look?"

Su Mu glanced at it, then shook his head.

He had never heard of the script "Fist to Conquer the World".

And the name doesn’t seem particularly reliable.

Qian Jida looked at Su Mu helplessly: "At present, the best ones I have selected are probably the ones I have. If none of them work, then there may be no jobs available for the time being."

Su Mu smiled and said: "I'm afraid I won't have a job? Don't worry, Mr. Qian, I'll get it later. Of course, if they really want me to act, it's not impossible. Just add more money. If you can add If it reaches 100 million, I might consider participating in the show."

"..." Qian Jida was speechless.

One hundred million?

Brother, if you look at the market now, who can get such a high salary?

Even if you get ten best actors, you won't be able to get a salary of 100 million.

Unless you are an international celebrity and make a lot of money, maybe it will be okay.

Su Mu patted Qian Jida and consoled him: "It's okay, Mr. Qian. If there is no suitable one, it won't work. When the time comes, we can make a small investment and make one ourselves. At least the reputation and box office will not be bad." Too many.”

After listening to Su Mu's words, Qian Jida could only nod.

He knew that Su Mu would probably not be wrong about this kind of thing.

His vision has been verified in recent years.

So I didn't say anything more.

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February.

Sumu is having a relatively ordinary Spring Festival.

He is alone in this world, but he actually doesn't have much to worry about.

So during the Spring Festival, it’s just about playing games at home, chatting with someone, and eating something good.

Or open your own proficiency panel and raise a blind box.

That's it.

After such a long period of accumulation, Su Mu's skill points have reached 89.51.

I also drew a few blind boxes along the way.

After all, he has already used up several idol dramas this year.

It is also necessary to expand the cards in hand in time.

And with the box office success of The Wandering Earth, Su Mu now wants even more high-end scripts.

For example, he almost spilled the beans about The Three-Body Problem to Zhang Huaimou before, or in dramas like I Am Not the God of Medicine.

Of course, Su Mu also knew.

It must not be easy to get this kind of script.

But he's not in a hurry, since he can gain proficiency every day anyway, so he can take his time.

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A few days after the New Year, Su Mu was a little bored.

Ben thought, with more than one billion on hand, he considered whether to buy himself a bigger house.

But in the end I gave up the idea.

To be honest, in a first-tier big city like Galaxy, even if you change to a bigger house than the current one, it doesn't seem to make any difference.

Because there is always someone bigger than you.

Besides, it’s only over a billion, so it really can’t be said to be too rich.

Therefore, in order to become richer, Su Mu still needs a process of accumulation.

He had occasionally socialized before and had met some people in higher circles.

Compared with these tens of billions or even hundreds of billions, the small industry of Sumu is really nothing.

So it’s better to keep a low profile.

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The fifteenth day of the lunar month has just passed.

Everyone in the studio also started to get busy.

Zhang Huaan took NNQT and Shang Yiyi out to record variety shows.

Xu Jiang went to handle the establishment of a new company in the film and television department.

Su Mu was happy and leisurely alone.

During this period of eating and drinking, my figure has gained a little weight.

I thought I could continue to be this debauched and undisciplined this month.

However, a phone call from Qian Jida called him directly to the studio.

Originally, Su Mu thought Qian Jida wanted him to move more.

But after arriving, I discovered that something really happened.

Inside the office.

Qian Jida took his mobile phone and pulled out the hot searches on it and handed it to Su Mu.

“This morning’s trending search.”

After listening to Qian Jida's words, Su Mu took the phone and looked at it.

Hot search on Weibo.

Hot 1: Yuan Lang hot!

Hot 2: Comments from Kicker V!

Hot 3: The end of the action scene

Hot 4: Yuan Zheng

Hot 5: Sumu...

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Su Mu looked confused when looking at the hot searches.

Don't quite understand what happened.

But from the entry, he naturally knew Yuan Zheng and Yuan Lang.

The key is why I am also on the hot search.

"What's going on?"

Qian Jida was helpless: "This morning's hot search actually has little to do with you. It's just that you were also named by those boring big V accounts, so you are higher up."

Su Mu: "Did you name someone? What do you mean?"

Qian Jida pointed to the top: "Do you have any impression of the account of V, the kicker? Last year, it seems that Yuan Zhengwuxing was criticized by name."

Listening to Qian Jida's help in recalling, Su Mu actually remembered: "Oh, I have an impression. I knew that Yuan Zheng was still scolding in the group before, and he was so angry. This matter hasn't passed yet? Why is it not over?"

Qian Jida nodded: "Well, so this time it started to spray again. It was worse than last time. I just opened the map cannon."

While talking, Qian Jida searched for the Weibo of ‘Kicking Man V’.

[Kicker V: I really can’t stand the current action scenes in China. What are these actors doing? Fighting is not like fighting, and martial arts movements are even more uneven. Even if you fool them, you won't be able to find a bunch of laymen, right?

I recently did some research and found that action scenes in kung fu movies have declined in recent years. None of the filmmakers here can escape it. Many of the contents are just shit.

I would like to ask @Yuan Zhengwuxing and those great directors, don’t you always boast of high requirements for the action movies you direct? Then why are there so many fake films in your hands? He's not an action actor at all, he's just a trafficker, so he insists on acting?

@Yuan Zheng/ @Yuan Lang/ @Li Mingao/ @……/ @Su Mu…]

Su Mu looked at several statuses.

Almost all of them criticize the current Chinese action dramas.

Qian Jida: “It was nothing at first, just a traffic generator, but this time it became very popular online.

In the end, many martial arts and action actors stopped arguing with him, but it was obvious that fans were more inclined to these big V accounts. "

Su Mu nodded and said nothing.

In fact, he had heard Yuan Zheng and Chen Anzhi talk about this issue before.

There's nothing I can do about it. It's true that action scenes are a bit bad now. The main reason is that the environment and conditions have improved, and there are fewer and fewer action actors.

In the past, fighting scenes were all about real kung fu, but now that I know a little gymnastics, I can show off for a year.

Just like Su Mu before, he learned horse riding and routine movements, which were nothing more than superficial skills.

But he still received a lot of applause.

But only Su Mu knew that what he learned might not even be considered superficial.

This time a lot of accounts and even film critics got involved.

Regarding the action scenes, he said a lot of sharp words.

Sumu is just one of many named.

[In fact, what they said is right. Today’s Kung Fu movies are indeed not good to watch. Anyway, they are not as good as before. ]

[Now is the era of interstellar travel, superheroes with super powers, and special effects. It is already outdated. ]

[It cannot be said that Kung Fu movies are actually a unique cultural heritage of China. Kung Fu movies are also a kind of Chinese culture that does not exist abroad. We must protect and respect it. ]

[Haha, I still want to protect and respect you. Ask those actors, how many of them have actually practiced? In the end, it was just a drama. How can we respect it? ]

[Times have changed. Action scenes only require special effects. I don’t like pure kung fu movies. Moreover, there are not many decent actors in China. To be honest, actors are the most likely to go abroad. Unfortunately, Qinghuang does not accept them. . ]

Reviews online are almost overwhelmingly one-sided.

Just like when people badmouthed science fiction movies, they also had little patience or thought for kung fu movies.

Su Mu took out his mobile phone and then looked at the group.

It was quiet at this time, no one spoke.

Yuan Zheng was probably pissed off by now.

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Capital city, a certain hospital.

Yuan Zheng was wearing a sling bottle, his face looked ugly.

Opposite me, Chen Anzhi, Shen Qiu, Zhang Huaimou and many other friends from the director circle were present.

There were Yuan Lang and Yuan Shuang waiting beside him worriedly.

Yuan Zheng glanced angrily: "No, I just feel uncomfortable in my stomach. What are you doing here? I'm free!"

Chen Anzhi smiled: "Okay, okay, keep your voice down, I'm afraid that outsiders won't see you."

Shen Qiu: "We don't know you yet?"

Zhang Huaimou: "I heard your granddaughter say this morning that she was so angry that she went to the hospital. Why bother to vent her anger?"

Yuan Zheng sighed, feeling helpless.

Is it okay to not be angry?

He scolded everyone while riding on his own head.

Although he is not the only one, how can a person who has been in the industry for decades not be upset when someone points his nose at someone and says that something he has worked hard for a lifetime is not worth mentioning, and is even disliked in the end.

But Yuan Zheng really couldn't refute it.

Because it is true as that person said, if I want to find a few actors right now, there are no actors who can take on the previous generation of kung fu movies.

If you count them with your fingers, there are only a few that are still active.

Or maybe I'm getting older, and my acting skills are not as good as each year, but I'm still persisting.

Or some of them are really good at fighting, but the problem is, their acting skills are not good.

The eldest disciple Yuan Lang is quite comprehensive, he can fight and has some acting skills, but he is still not top-notch.

After all, this is a movie. In addition to showing your skills, it must also have an artistic component.

An action scene in a kung fu movie is definitely not as simple as a few punches and kicks.

Any kung fu movie must also focus on spiritual connotation.

But in recent years, it seems that there are really not many works that are successful.

This is the source of Yuan Zheng's anger.

a long time.

Chen Anzhi suddenly said: "Yuan Zheng, if you are really angry, then let's take a good one to prove it."

Yuan Zheng smiled: "Every year I think it will be good, but the audience also has to like it. If we think it is good, the market may not necessarily approve it."

Zhang Huaimou narrowed his eyes: "In order to be recognized by the market, we need to find popular stars now. To pursue the quality we think, we need acting skills and skills, so why not find such a comprehensive actor, and everything will be solved?"

Yuan Zheng: "Haha, that's easy to say, who?"

Shen Qiu: "If it were him..."

Chen Anzhi: "Yes!"

Yuan Shuang suddenly shouted happily: "Ha, look for Su Shen!"