Chapter 29 The world is full of ups and downs

Finally, the three companies met and determined the investment shares and the number of people to be provided.

The total investment is 600 million yuan, of which Xinghe Film and Television accounts for 60%, or 360 million yuan.

China Film Group and Qingdao Film Group each account for 20%, with each contributing 120 million.

China Film Group is responsible for distribution and provides certain publicity resources.

China Film Group and Qingdao Film Group also each sent a producer and several behind-the-scenes staff, such as production managers, coordinators, life producers, and external liaisons to join the crew.

After signing the contract, Lin Yicheng rushed back to the company to recruit actors.

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For the role of Bao Shihong, Lin Yicheng initially considered Dong Shu, but later gave up because he did not remember Dong Shu having played a comedy. To be on the safe side, he chose Guo Tao.

Dao Ge, Liu Hua, no need to change.

The dark-skinned one is naturally Huang Bo.

Huang Bo currently has only one work that has been aired, Guan Hu's "Get on the Bus, Let's Go", and he is not famous at all. When he heard that Lin Yicheng wanted him to make a movie, he rushed over immediately. He didn't even ask about the salary, but agreed without hesitation.

In terms of seniority, the two are from the same class, but Huang Bo is from the dubbing class of 02. In terms of fame, forget it, there's no need to compare.

Lin Yicheng had a good impression of Huang Bo, and the two of them had a good chat, especially when he saw Huang Bo smile, with his face full of wrinkles and teeth.

Lin Yicheng inexplicably thought of a certain celestial being...

Xiaojun decided to let Yue Xiaojun come.

Yue Xiaojun was stunned when he heard the news and thought it was a scam.

This man was also an amazing person. He first set up a stall in Ximen area to sell sweaters. Later he sold CDs and office equipment in Zhongguancun. He was even cheated by someone.

After graduating from the Central Academy of Drama, I wanted to be a reporter but failed. So I became a screenwriter and wrote the script for a CCTV drama. I have never been an actor.

It's easy to deal with other actors. Senior Yao Di has already agreed to play Jingjing, and she has become famous for the role of Mi Qiao, which will be helpful to the movie.

Sanbao, Director Xie and others have already found the actors from the original time and space in Shancheng.

Manager Qin has not changed, he is still Wang Xun, but this time Lin Yicheng does not need his local fame, so his pay is lower than in the original time and space.

After much deliberation, Lin Yicheng decided to give the role of Mr. Feng to Xu Guangtou.

Apart from him, Lin Yicheng couldn't think of anyone else who could portray that treacherous and vicious businessman so vividly.

Xu Guangtou is not an unknown person. He has become famous with "The Legend of the White Snake" and "Li Wei as an Official".

But he was also trapped by these two. When he went outside, no one knew his name and they all called him Zhu Bajie or Li Wei.

The ambitious Xu Guangtou was naturally unwilling to accept this and was thinking about making a transformation, when Lin Yicheng happened to send him an invitation.

After reading the script, perhaps due to the inertia of time and space, Xu Guangtou still wanted to perform for free as in the original time and space.

After all, this was the first time someone asked him to make a movie. He had money but lacked the opportunity, so he wanted to seize it as much as possible.

Lin Yicheng naturally did not agree, but still paid the film fee.

Sometimes, free is the most expensive.

Lin Yicheng didn't need his salary and didn't want to owe anyone a favor.

In this way, I will be more confident when I have the opportunity to seize Xu Guangtou's position in the future.

The role of the international thief Mike is not difficult to perform at all, so Lin Yicheng plays it himself and only takes a friendship price.

Since there is no investment from King Liu this time, naturally his artists will not be used.

Xie Xiaomeng, played by Wang Liming.

Last year, when Tsingtao BBQ was discussing beauties, Lin Yicheng saw Wang Liming's potential, and his role as Xie Xiaomeng was truly true to himself.

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The cast list is now released.

Bao Shihong and Guo Tao, paid 10 yuan.

Dao Ge, Liu Hua, paid 10 yuan.

Heipi, Huang Bo, 1 yuan. Xiaojun, Yue Xiaojun, 1 yuan.

Mike, Lin Yicheng, paid 20 yuan.

Feng Hai, Xu Guangtou, paid 5 yuan.

Xie Xiaomeng, Wang Liming, remuneration 1.

Jingjing, Yao Di’s senior, received a pay of 3 yuan.

Manager Qin, Wang Xun, remuneration 1.5.

Sanbao, Liu Gang, remuneration: 6000.

(PS: When Ning Hao first invited Liu Hua, he called and cried poor, and even asked the assistant director to come to his house to complain. In the end, Liu Hua only asked for 2.5 yuan)
Zhou successfully negotiated with the remaining factory director, Bao Qi, He Dabo, etc., and their remuneration ranged from several thousand to tens of thousands.

All in all, including extras, the total cost for all actors was less than 100 million.

Lin Yicheng also received 30 yuan as a director and 10 yuan as a screenwriter.

Just for this play, he took 60 yuan himself.

But no one has any objection, as everyone knows that this drama is mainly supported by him and he is also the biggest selling point.

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After the crew had completed their preparations, Lin Yicheng led a group of people and marched towards the mountain city in a mighty force.

Before leaving, he sent messages to close media such as Beijing Youth Daily and NetEase News.

He only revealed that he would make a comedy movie called "Crazy Stone".

The start time and shooting location are kept secret.

To prevent fans from going there and causing unnecessary trouble.

After all, Lin Yicheng is a popular writer + popular singer + popular actor.

When Lin Yicheng and others were still on the road, related news had already appeared.

"New director strikes again, enters the film industry!" - Beijing Youth Daily

"Shock! After becoming the youngest TV director, he became the youngest film director!" - NetEase News

"Never satisfied, always moving forward, revealing Lin Yicheng's new movie!" - Sohu News

"After the literary, musical and TV drama worlds, his journey has not stopped yet!" - Tencent News

"Is it another miracle or a Waterloo? Looking forward to the release of "Crazy Stone"" - China Film News
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Various titles and publicity appeared one after another.

Almost everyone who pays attention to or has heard of Lin Yicheng’s name knows one thing: Lin Yicheng is going to make a movie!

The spectators are naturally happy to hear this and look forward to his success again.

After all, whether it is writing novels, releasing albums or filming TV series, Lin Yicheng has always been successful, and the general public has established a certain degree of trust in him.

The Chinese music industry all breathed a sigh of relief. This evildoer finally did not forget his job and stopped competing with them for food. He went to watch movies instead. That was great!

Only Zhou Jianhui from Warner was very disappointed, wondering if he would have the chance to eat meat with Lin Yicheng again in the future.

The TV drama community expressed their concern, with mixed feelings.

Some expect him to succeed and set an example so that they can also break into the film industry. After all, the contempt chain exists, and they also yearn for a higher-end film industry. This group of people are mainly from film and television companies and TV dramas.

Some people hoped that Lin Yicheng would return with a failure and continue to make TV series. Wouldn’t it be nice for everyone to continue to have fun together? This group of people mainly consisted of TV stations and some investors.

The film industry watched with indifference or disdain.

Do you really think that movies are that easy to make? Just because you can make a TV series doesn’t mean you can make a movie!

Let you fall flat on your face so you know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is!

Besides, if you succeed, won’t it make us look incompetent?
In the future, when all those people who make TV shows come to make movies, what will we eat?
There is nothing better than this in all aspects of life.

(End of this chapter)