Chapter 142: Taking advantage of the afterglow, making another fortune

The film and television base is still too far away and belongs to future planning.

Right now, the new movie is the most important thing.

Following Lin Yicheng's order, the entire Galaxy Film and Television Company began to move.

After several movies and TV series, the combat effectiveness of Galaxy Film and Television Company has become quite good. It is like an army, with each company performing its duties and cooperating with each other.

According to his request, the external liaison personnel went to some places in Shaanxi Province to conduct location scouting.

Sales personnel go to some businesses to negotiate about product placement.

The film department sent script invitations to the relevant actors.

The person in charge of publicity began to contact some media and book relevant pages.

Several people represented by Wang Liming, Zhou Chenggong and Ji Ji, regardless of whether they had anything to do or not, put down their work and participated in the crew's preparations.

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Lin Yicheng himself went to China Film Group and Qingdao Film Group to discuss the investment share of the new film.

The process was quite smooth.

Similar to "Crazy Nightclub", Galaxy Film Company, China Film Group and Qingying Film Group invested 65%, 25% and 10% respectively.

This time, Lin Yicheng gave China Film an additional 5% as a thank you for allowing the team from Galaxy Film Company to follow him in distributing the film.

The total investment amount has not been determined specifically, but it is expected to be no less than 3500 million, which is higher than the investment amount of "Man Jiang Hong" at that time.

This happened because the actors' salaries increased.

Whether it is Fan Xiaopang or Huang Bo, their current pay is no longer comparable to that of last year.

Last time, Fat Fan only asked for a friendly price, but this time it will definitely not be the case. Even if she is her own person, he will give her as much as she deserves.

The same goes for Huang Bo, whose pay more than doubled compared to last year.

An actor's pay, to a certain extent, represents his status and position. He should get pay according to his status, and it cannot be paid randomly.

The remuneration given to them this time has temporarily set a standard. If they are approached for other productions in the future, the remuneration can only be higher, not lower.

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Lin Yicheng himself has set three pay packages: 500 million for director, 100 million for screenwriter, and 600 million for leading actor, for a total of 1200 million.

It is said that when Zhang Yimou was filming "Hero", his total salary was 1000 million yuan. However, this 1000 million yuan was composed of two parts: fixed salary and dividends.

As for how much Zhang Yimou got in the end, Lin Yicheng was not sure, but it was definitely not that much, otherwise he would not have sued Zhang Baimao in the future.

The basic salary of 500 million is definitely the ceiling for mainland directors at this time.

Of course, this cannot be compared with those directors from Hong Kong and Taiwan. When they ask for director's fees, they really ask for an exorbitant price and dare to quote any price.

The increase in screenwriters' pay is not high. After all, screenwriters have no status in the industry.

An actor's salary of 600 million is high enough. Among the male actors in mainland China, Ge Da Ye has the highest salary. After filming a movie, he gets about this amount.

In addition to these fixed remunerations, Lin Yicheng also receives 5% of the total box office in mainland China as director's dividends.

Compared to the last time when we got 5% of the box office share, this time it more than doubled.

Neither China Film Group nor Qingdao Film Group has any objection to Lin Yicheng's personal remuneration.

A director who sets box office records should get these. If he gets less, it would be a problem.

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This time, Lin Yicheng's personal contract was signed in the name of "Lin Yicheng Studio".

The studio is affiliated with Xinghe Film and Television Company and has only three people, Lin Yicheng, Li Yuefang, and Zheng Jun.

Since then, Li Yuefang has been able to receive three salaries as a personal assistant, company secretary and studio.

The same goes for Zheng Jun, who can get three salaries as a personal bodyguard, company security guard, and studio worker.

Lin Yicheng is still willing to give up the close people around him.

At the beginning of the year, Lin Yicheng gave each of them a house in Beijing.

Although the area is not large, with only three bedrooms and a living room of over 100 square meters, this is Beijing. If it were an ordinary white-collar worker, I wonder how many years of hard work they would have to put in to be able to afford it.

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By late May, the crew's preparations were basically completed.

In terms of sponsorship, everything is going well, and Lin Yicheng's new movie is the biggest draw.

Including Nokia and Wahaha, a total of more than 20 corporate brands have signed sponsorship contracts with Galaxy Film and Television Company.

Mobile phones, beverages, alcohol, clothing, watches, cameras, cars, etc., all kinds of things.

After putting all the contracts together, Lin Yicheng himself was a little surprised.

4600 million!
It is more than 10 million more than the estimated total investment amount.

It's 2007 now, not yet the era of skyrocketing advertising costs.

The fact that a single movie can attract this amount of sponsorship shows that these manufacturers trust and are optimistic about Lin Yicheng.

Of course, Fan Xiaopang also deserves credit for this. She is a favorite for commercial endorsements, and many businesses come to her for her help.

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The shooting location has also been determined, it is in Chang'an.

The conditions and treatment offered locally are the most sincere.

To put it simply, as long as the crew is in place, it only takes a word to decide where to shoot and how to shoot. The relevant departments will fully cooperate and ensure that the entire crew feels the enthusiasm and hospitality of the people of Chang'an.

The actors also signed the contract after receiving the script.

Uncle Gong, in particular, was overjoyed when he learned that he had gotten the role of the male lead.

Tian Jian pitiful him, he has been called "Little Ge You" for several years, and this is the closest he has ever been to the status of Uncle Ge.

Only Fan Xiaopang's contract has not been signed yet. She has to wait until her contract with Huayi expires.

Xinghe Film and Television Company pays actors according to industry rules. They pay 30% after the contract is signed, 40% after the relevant scenes are shot, and the remaining 30% after the film is finally completed.

If we sign a contract with Fan Xiaopang now, a triangular relationship will emerge, causing unnecessary disputes and troubles.

Huayi could do nothing about it. They were about to leave, so wasn’t this behavior normal?
This time, Fan Xiaopang's salary was 400 million. Even if he could give 40% to Huayi, it would only be 160 million, not enough for Wang Zhongjun to buy a famous calligraphy and painting.

Huayi is at the most critical moment for its listing and cannot lose the big picture for the sake of small gains.

Of course, we can't keep holding back this anger forever. Once Huayi goes public and its capital and strength expand, we can then settle the accounts together.

Since you, Lin Yicheng, want to stay in Beijing, then we, as the leaders of the Beijing circle, have to let you experience what it means to be unable to take a single step under the imperial city!
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At this time, there is still more than half a month before the official start of filming.

Lin Yicheng took some time to visit the China Film Studio and check out the filming progress of "Crazy Nightclub".

It was not a visit to the set, and Lin Yicheng did not bring any gifts, only Zheng Jun. After watching the set for more than half an hour, Lin Yicheng did not say a word. Yang Qing asked him to watch the footage behind the monitor, but Lin Yicheng refused.

Just before leaving, he chatted with Yang Qing and Ning Hao, asking if there were any problems that needed to be solved.

After hearing the two people's answers, Lin Yicheng left.

In the movie "Crazy Nightclub", Lin Yicheng's main identity is the producer, and the supervisor is just a figurehead. At most, he just needs to keep an eye on it during the post-production and give some suggestions.

As a producer, you must respect the director's authority in the crew and not interfere with the director's filming.

If Mr. Han San interfered with Lin Yicheng's filming, Lin Yicheng would definitely be unhappy and might even turn hostile.

Judging others by himself, Lin Yicheng will naturally not do things that he hates and make others hate him.

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Jing Tian has passed four rounds of exams successfully and is now preparing for the college entrance examination wholeheartedly. As long as her college entrance examination scores meet the requirements, she will officially become a member of the 9 Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy in September this year.

Lin Yicheng is quite familiar with Jing Tian's academic level.

Jing Tian is naturally not a top student, but he is not a bad student either. He is just at an average level. As long as he performs well in the college entrance examination, his score will be enough to enter the Beijing Film Academy.

Regarding the college entrance examination, Lin Yicheng really couldn't help much. Even though he was a reborn person, he didn't know the questions for the college entrance examination in Beijing this year.

A godfather could help, but he certainly wouldn't help with this kind of thing, even if it was his own daughter.

This is the college entrance examination, the whole country is paying attention, and my godfather is at a critical moment of making further progress. There is no need for that.

Even if Jingtian really failed the college entrance examination, the worst that could happen was that he would just repeat a year and take the exam again next year.

Even if he doesn't go to college, it's not a big deal for Jing Tian.

For ordinary people, the college entrance examination is a ladder to change their destiny and lead them to the road to Rome.

But Tiantian was born in Rome!
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Taking advantage of the time, Lin Yicheng also recorded four songs, namely "Xiaochou", "Paper is Short but Love is Long", "Dislocated Time and Space" and "She Can Do Magic".

The first three songs are okay and of good quality, but "She Knows Magic" seems a bit out of place.

Lin Yicheng was also brainwashed by this song in his previous life. He could hear it by just opening any short video. His ears were almost callused from listening to it.

But Lin Yicheng doesn't care about these things. As long as the song becomes popular and widely sung, that's the truth.

He didn't want to be a singer, so there was no need to set such high standards for himself, urging every song to be a classic. He didn't have that many songs in his repertoire.

Lin Yicheng also wanted to copy a few English songs, not just fleece the Chinese music scene.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't remember many songs.

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In his previous life, he didn't pay any attention to or care about English songs.

There are many classic foreign films that left a deep impression on Lin Yicheng, and he can choose some of them for localized adaptation in the future.

The only English song I can remember is "See You Again".

After this song became popular along with the movie "Fast and Furious 7", it became a song exclusively used for funerals. Whenever a somewhat famous person passed away, this song would be used.

But there is no need to rush this song, it’s okay to put it aside for a few years.

Lin Yicheng chose a rather perfunctory name for the album, calling it "Still Four Songs".

The reason why he was in a hurry to release the album was because Lin Yicheng was short of money again and wanted to make some money while the physical records were still popular.

Of course, the bulk of the album's revenue still comes from the ringtone business, which is why Lin Yicheng chose the song "She Knows Magic".

Looking through the rankings of ringtone downloads, those at the top are basically catchy and widely circulated songs. For example, the songs of Daolang, Pang Long, and Phoenix Legend, aren’t they all of this type?
On the contrary, many high-quality classic songs have average download volumes.

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The stock market crash is coming soon, and Tencent's market value will also face a turning point. Lin Yicheng must of course seize the time and make more money to achieve his goal.

The MV was also shot indoors. It happened that Wang Liming and Ji Ji were both free, so they were grabbed by Lin Yicheng and used as laborers.

Letting Wang Liming and Ji Ji be responsible for the shooting and editing of the MV would be something that others would never dare to think about, but for Lin Yicheng it was just a small matter.

Of course, the money that should be given still needs to be paid.

Wang Liming is looking for actors all day long, but he is very particular and his relationships with actresses are based on mutual consent.

Like Xie Xiaomeng, he is willing to spend money, such as bags, jewelry, clothes, etc. He gives them away as gifts and spends money like water.

Ji Jie's sister was very lucky. At the beginning of the year, she found a matching bone marrow and underwent a transplant operation.

Now I am in the process of recovery, and the hospitalization and medical expenses are not small figures.

Ji Jie had basically spent all the money he earned from Lin Yicheng.

Asking them to help this time is also an opportunity for them to earn extra money, and they can both get a certain share of the album sales.

Wang Liming is Lin Yicheng's old brother and a founding member of the company.

Ji Jie is Lin Yicheng's right-hand man and personal editor.

Lin Yicheng would naturally not be stingy with these two people.

If old brothers and capable men are not treated adequately, who would be willing to work for Lin Yicheng in the future?

When people see this, they will be disheartened. If people’s morale is low, it will be difficult to lead the team.

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Lin Yicheng's current position in the Chinese music scene is still very solid.

Although he has not reached the standard of a superstar due to the small number of albums, he has also touched the threshold of a superstar. Well, he is half a step away from being a superstar.

The original name "North Lin and South Zhou" has long been recognized by the public, and Taiwanese media now have no objections.

This is just looking at his achievements in the music industry. If we take into account Lin Yicheng's other identities, the name "Lin in the North and Zhou in the South" is just a name that Jay Chou has taken advantage of.

After the production of "Still Four Songs" was completed, Lin Yicheng handed it over to Warner and stopped intervening, as they were professionals.

Lin Yicheng doesn't have to worry much about album promotion, charting, and distribution.

Things have changed, and now it is the turn of those singers who want to release new songs to actively avoid Lin Yicheng.

It's all about making money, it's not shabby or embarrassing.

This is called peaceful competition and common development of the Chinese music scene. Thinking of this, those singers who were forced to adjust their schedules all felt that their image had become more prominent.

Lin Yicheng just said something on his blog to let his fans know that he has released a new album. He has not abandoned his identity as a singer and has not forgotten his fans.

At the same time, Lin Yicheng did not forget to give a warning, saying that he has too many identities and limited energy, and that he will gradually reduce the number and frequency of his releases in the future, and he hopes that his fans can understand.

This is by no means Lin Yicheng's excuse for not having enough inventory, or a prelude to avoid being evaluated as "running out of ideas" in the future.

At least, Lin Yicheng does not admit this!

(End of this chapter)