"Sure!"
Jiang Bei was feeling uncomfortable at home during this period of waiting for work.
"Mr. Jiang, I happen to be going to Hengdian tomorrow. Let's talk in detail after we meet.”
"Alright."
"Then where do you think is suitable for us to meet?”
Judging from the tone of the other party, it seemed that he was very considerate of Jiang Bei's feelings.
Jiang Bei was surprised.
But to He Han, Jiang Bei was the best candidate that Fa Bro and Jialing Sis had recommended!
"Dongtian Hong Kong-style Tea Restaurant on Baxian Street.”
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Bei jumped up excitedly and waved his fists!
Chasing the Dragon had won Best Cinematography and Best Edited at the Golden Awards.
It was also a big production that Wang Jing was full of sincerity.
Different from Let the Bullets Fly, this movie was bloody, violent, and extremely daring.
Jiang Bei was thinking that since there were not many restrictions in this parallel world, he would be able to shoot some X-rated scenes!
...
The next day, at three in the afternoon.
Jiang Bei changed into a clean set of clothes and arrived at Dongtian Tea Restaurant on time. This tea restaurant specialized in pork fat buns and refreshments.
Many directors and celebrities had come to check in.
Jiang Bei had chosen this place because of his own intentions.
"Sir, how many of you are there?"
The waiter went forward enthusiastically. Working in Hengdian, one wrong word could offend a celebrity.
"I'm meeting someone," Jiang Bei smiled.
"You're Mr. He's friend, right?"”
"Yes, that's right."
"Please follow me, sir."
The waiter led Jiang Bei to a table by the window.
He Han was wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, a baseball cap, and a Polo shirt. He stood up enthusiastically when he saw Jiangbei.
"You must be Mr. Jiang? He looked like he was in the movies. He was very manly, haha.”
The other party looked to be in his thirties, and there was a file on his left.
"Yes, you are... Brother Jing's manager?"
The two shook hands and sat down.
"What would you like to drink, Mr. Jiang? Let's talk slowly. Brother Jing specifically told me that you're a good friend of Brother Fa and Sister Jialing, so I must be careful.”
He Han said respectfully.
On such a hot day, Jiang Bei only ordered a cup of coconut water.
"Manager He, you're too polite. I'm just a small actor.”
He Xin had a good impression of Jiang Bei. He didn't put on any airs, unlike some actors…
In the beginning, the congratulatory letter was still curious about what kind of actor could be recommended by Brother Fa and Sister Jialing.
When he found out that the other party was only a drift, he was instantly disappointed.
He didn't reject extras, but in terms of probability, their shortcomings were too obvious. They were far less likely to produce results than actors who were trained.
But when he saw the vlog that Fa Ge secretly took, he was shocked!
What the congratulatory letter admired was not Jiang Bei's acting skills, but his unique temperament, the air of a bandit!
He was once a star scout and had been an entertainment reporter for ten years. He knew very well how important temperament was to an actor.
"Waiter, a glass of American and a glass of coconut water for Mr. Jiang.”
He handed the menu to the waiter.
"Mr. Jiang, I'll get straight to the point. Your performance in Director Jiang's new movie was too exciting! You're the first person who made Fa Ge feel pressured to act with him. I didn't expect you to be so young.”
Jiang Bei smiled. It was fine if he made excuses, but he was tired of hearing rainbow-like farts.
"Where, where…"
"Well, we have a new drama,'Chasing the Dragon'. I believe you've heard about the story of Inspector 500 million. This drama is about the darkest time of Lame Hao and Lei Luo in Xiangjiang City.”
As he spoke, he took out a thick stack of scripts from his folder.
"I think... You'd better take a look at the script first. We're talking about cooperation.”
Jiang Bei took the script.
Although it looked very thick, the script was not a novel. It extracted the main content and dialogue of the story, so it read very quickly.
He flipped to the first page of the script.
Chasing the Dragon (adapted from a real event)
In the 1960s and 1970s, Xiangjiang City was colonized by the Empire of the Sun Never Sets.
Hao, a poor young man, sneaked into Xiangjiang. He was determined to fight for his life.
Hao and a few of his brothers started from the lowest level of the Walled City of Nine Dragons and climbed up to the position of the Underground Emperor.
He was the leader of the Xiangjiang Club and was known as the lame hero.
As for Lei Luo, he had climbed up from an ordinary inspector to a chief inspector.
In order to monopolize the three major economic industries in Xiangjiang, Lame Hao and Lei Luo became sworn brothers.
The two of them, one in black and one in white, had power and money. They had hundreds of millions of assets and dominated Hong Kong.
Jiang Bei finished reading it in about half an hour.
Unlike Director Jiang's script, this was obviously a well-polished script. The dialogue between the characters made Jiang Bei's blood boil.
"I like the script very much."
The congratulatory letter was overjoyed.
"How about this, Mr. Jiang, let's talk about cooperation.”
Cooperation was nothing more than talking about money.
"The investment for this movie is estimated to be around 200 million yuan. Currently, we have already built the Walled City at a 1:1 ratio, including the streets and shop signs. We have carefully selected every prop, and just the old ones alone cost as much as 2 million.”
Hiss...
200 million!
According to the big data given by the Capital Research Report.
Film production was the market with the most exaggerated in-output ratio.
Often, low-budget comedies could earn hundreds of millions or even billions at the box office.
On the other hand, some well-made action movies that invested hundreds of millions of yuan would end up bankrupt.
If a movie's investment exceeded 100 million, it was already on the verge of danger.
That was because the box office earnings were about three times the actual investment before they could return to their original capital!
In other words.
Chasing the Dragon had invested 200 million yuan, so the box office earnings would at least be 600 million yuan before they could recoup their losses!
After all, the box office earnings did not go directly to the producers.
5% of the film development fund will be deducted; The business tax was 3.3%, the theater chain would get 50-60%, and the rest would be the producers, investors, and the distribution company.
In other words, the theater chain was the place where the movie's biggest profits were taken away.
However, that was not what Jiang Bei was concerned about.
"Mr. Jiang, you can see from this that Director Crystal values this movie.”The congratulatory letter looked troubled." We invited Hua Zai to play the role of Lei Luo. His salary accounts for the majority.”
"So... The budget we can give is not much. I hope Mr. Jiang can understand that we are willing to give you 3 million yuan for this movie!”
Three million!
Compared to the 5 million yuan that Grandpa Ge received for his role in " Let the Bullets Fly," Jiang Bei's pay was neither too much nor too little.
It could be seen that Wang Jing really came with sincerity.
Jiang Bei thought about it carefully and didn't say anything.
The congratulatory letter was a little nervous." Mr. Jiang, this is the highest price we can offer. You're a friend of Fa Bro and Jialing Sis, so you're a friend of Jing Bro.”
The people of Hong Kong value loyalty and are praised by everyone.
Of course, Jiang Bei could not be cheated. Besides, he was just a small actor.
but...
"How about this, Manager He, I don't want any remuneration.”
Congratulations letter:
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Ps: Old man of the new book, every day at the fifth watch, rain or shine,~)
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