Chapter 77 New Movie, A Little Thing Called First Love

After sending invitations to all the actors, Cheng Cheng sent a message in the group of "All or Nothing":
“First of all, All or Nothing has been released and has achieved very good results. I would like to thank every actor and behind-the-scenes staff for their hard work.

Secondly, I have good news. My second movie is already in preparation. Someone in the group has already received the invitation I sent. I hope we can cooperate sincerely.

Those in the group who did not receive an invitation were only based on considerations of role suitability, not other reasons. Everyone in the group is my first choice. If there are suitable roles in the future, I will definitely give priority to you. I hope that we may have more opportunities for cooperation in the future. "

Cheng Cheng thought that it was very necessary to post a message in the group, because he couldn't keep the news of his second movie a secret at all. Instead of letting them find out on their own, it would be better for him to explain it in advance so that no one would think that Cheng Cheng was dissatisfied with them because they didn't receive an invitation.

Li Yang had a stunned expression, he felt like he was broken. He was ready to follow Director Cheng's footsteps and dominate the domestic entertainment industry, but he was told that Director Cheng didn't want to play with him anymore?

"Ah? Director Cheng is going to make his second movie? How come I'm not in it? I want to act in Director Cheng's second movie~"

Meng Cai: "Neither do I."

Qi Hao: "Me neither."

Li Yang: ".You two don't have any either? Then who on earth has received Director Cheng's invitation? Tell us so we can be envious~"

Qi Hao: "I want to know too."

Meng Cai: “I really want to know!”

Yan Gouer sent a private message to Cheng Cheng: "Director Cheng, can I tell you?"

Cheng Cheng: "It's okay, go ahead."

Yan Gou'er then sent a message in the group, boasting a little: "Well, Director Cheng sent me an invitation, it's the female lead."

Wen Lian also said: "I am female four, five, six, seven, eight."

Li Yang: "Oh my god, the leading actress! I'm so envious! Xiao Yan is about to take off!"

Meng Cai: "Congratulations."

Qi Hao: "tqltql."

Then, a bunch of people came forward and said they had received invitations from Director Cheng, but the roles they got were all marginal.

Cheng Cheng explained in the group: "The new movie is a youth romance movie from the perspective of a female protagonist. There are more female characters needed, and there are only two male characters with important roles, one is the male protagonist, and the other is the second male protagonist. Considering that I will play the male protagonist, the second male protagonist should be as tall and as tall as me, so——"

Cheng Cheng didn't finish his words, but his meaning was very clear. The male actors in the group were generally not tall enough and not good-looking enough, which did not meet his requirements.

Li Yang, Qi Hao, and Meng Cai suffered tons of damage.

Wen Lian was enjoying the fun: "Hahahaha, I made you ask so clearly. Are you embarrassed now?"

Yan Gou'er also let out a "Puff", which was full of sarcasm.

Because we all came from the same trench, we all have a good relationship and can still joke around.

Li Yang smiled bitterly. His appearance was barely good enough, but his height was really not good enough:

"There aren't many people in the domestic entertainment industry who can match Director Cheng's height and looks, and also have good acting skills, right?"

Meng Cai also said: "It's really hard to find someone who is on par with Director Cheng. The height alone is a barrier for many people."

Qi Hao said silently: "Actually, this is a good thing. If I were to play the second male lead for Director Cheng, I would probably be eliminated in seconds!"

Wen Lian: "No need to estimate, just do it." Qi Hao: "Don't tear down when things are tough~"

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The total box office of "All or Nothing" is 24.7 billion.

In Tianxia, ​​a movie's total box office must pay 5% of the special fund for film industry and 3.3% of the special business tax to the state. These two parts total 8.3%, which is called "undividable box office."

The remaining 91.7% is the "distributable box office", or the net box office.

After deducting the 57% retained by cinemas and theater chains, Cheng Cheng was left with only 34.7%, or 8.57 million yuan.

Even though the total box office was 24.7 billion, he only got 8.57 million. In fact, this is a very exaggerated number. You have to know that in the previous life, "Hot" Jia Ling directed and acted in it, and made more than billion at the box office, but in fact she got less than million.

8.57 million is already a lot. After deducting the costs, Cheng Cheng probably made around 8 million.

Wen Lian, Yan Gou'er and Li Yang are very cheap. Among them, Li Yang got the most, as Cheng Cheng offered him 30 yuan in salary. Wen Lian was second with 20 yuan, and Yan Gou'er got even less, only 5 yuan.

It’s not that Cheng Cheng is harsh, but he had no money in the early stage and had to spend every penny wisely.

However, the 8.57 million has not yet arrived in his account. It will be transferred to his card in batches within three months after the drawing is completed.

So now, he still has no money and can't expand his stall. He can only take 30 million from Jiang Wang and shoot "A Little Thing Called First Love" first.

This time, Jiang Wang learned from the last lesson. He not only took the initiative to undertake the issuance matters, but also made additional investments and took 10% of the shares. All in all, it amounted to more than points.

Of the 30 million he gave to Cheng Cheng, 20 million was loaned to Cheng Cheng and the remaining 10 million was investment.

The estimated cost of "A Little Thing Called First Love" is not high, 50 million is the maximum, and 10 million is already a significant investment share.

This is normal. Filming a movie is not about eating alone, but cooking from a big pot. Now there are only two pairs of chopsticks, Cheng Cheng and Jiang Wang. In the future there will be more chopsticks, and only then can a network of relationships be formed.

Otherwise, if you earn too much, people will be jealous.

For this casting, Cheng Cheng did not choose the open audition method, but instead adopted a comprehensive internal invitation system.

There are a total of 7 important characters in "A Little Thing Called First Love", namely the heroine Xiaoshui, Xiaoshui's three best friends, Xiaoshui's nemesis Xiaofei, the hero Aliang, and the second male lead Atuo.

The rest include several less important teachers, relatives of the male and female protagonists, and so on.

The female lead Xiao Shui is naturally played by Yan Gou'er, the male lead A Liang is played by Cheng Cheng, and the other characters have not been decided yet.

However, among the three best friends of the heroine Xiaoshui, Cheng Cheng already has a favorite target.

In 2016, there was a group called Moonbeam in the domestic entertainment industry. However, due to the fact that the three little girls were extremely ugly, they were ridiculed as soon as they debuted. In addition, they had no works, so they soon disappeared and became a failed attempt.

Cheng Cheng said that this project was too advanced. If it were put in the current context of "undefinable", "diverse aesthetics", "plus-size girls" and "resistance to white, young and thin", the Moonbeam group with all the buffs might not be a hit.

After getting the phone number of Moonbeam captain Zhang Meiyu through Vans Entertainment, Cheng Cheng called her and got straight to the point:

"Zhang Meiyu? I'm Cheng Cheng. I have a movie here and I'd like to invite you to star in it."

Opposite party: “Huh?”

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