Chapter 62 Are we so familiar with each other?
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yicheng smiled with satisfaction.

He also didn't expect that Fan Xiaopang would be so decisive and make the decision on the same day.

Even on the phone, Fan Xiaopang told him bluntly that she would only bring Yang Tianzhen over and let her be the agent.

What is this? A pledge of allegiance!
This is to take the initiative to hand the handle to Lin Yicheng, showing sincerity and determination.

Because once Lin Yicheng leaks this matter, the relationship between Fan Xiaopang and Mu Xiaoguang will immediately be strained, and Fan Xiaopang will definitely be in big trouble.

Of course, Lin Yicheng won’t leak it out.

On the contrary, he also has to consider how to minimize the negative impact after Fan Xiaopang and Mu Xiaoguang part ways. After all, this person will be his from now on!
However, there is no rush yet, and there is still time to talk about it later.

……

At present, the heroine has been confirmed, and only a few supporting roles are left.

Lin Yicheng also cut the Gordian knot and without much hesitation, he quickly finalized the corresponding list.

Then the list was handed to Zhou Chenggong.

It didn't take long for Zhou to invite everyone successfully.

The role of Liu Xi was played by Uncle Gong, who has ex-girlfriends all over the world in "Dragon Gate Escort", that is, Yang Haoyu.

Lin Yicheng had no doubts about his acting skills. And Uncle Gong seemed very ordinary at first glance, but after taking a closer look, he was very pleasing to the eye and very likable.

Ding Sanwang asked Taoist brother Liu Hua to play the role.

The Jin envoy, just let Wang Liming take over.

In this way, with Lin Yicheng and Huang Bo, the crew of "Crazy Stone" is half complete.

Zheng Wan, the role played by Ou Hao in the original drama, was played by Zhu Yawen, who has a lot of vigor and vitality, and is also an artist of Star Culture.

Commander Wang is looking for Lin Yicheng’s senior from Beijing Film Academy, Zu Feng, who is Li Ya in “The Disguiser”.

When Zu Feng heard the letter, he didn't even ask for any remuneration. He ran over and insisted on making a guest appearance.

As for the roles of the singer and maid, they were all cast by students from the Beijing Film Academy, so there is no need to elaborate here.

The actors and actresses are already in place behind the scenes, and the total investment can also be determined.

For the actor, Fan Xiaopang only asked for 150 million. To be honest, this price is really a friendly price, and it can be regarded as a gesture of goodwill to Lin Yicheng.

With her status, if she starred in a commercial film, the starting salary would basically be 300 million, which is only slightly lower than the four leading actresses.

Huang Bo got 80 yuan. Although he became famous with "Crazy Stone", Hei Pi was a supporting role after all, but this time he is the protagonist, so the price cannot be much higher.

The prices of others were not high either, adding up to about 200 million.

That is to say, Lin Yicheng's own actor's pay is almost equal to the total pay of other actors.

The total expenditure on actors is a little over 1000 million, plus behind-the-scenes expenses, costumes, props, venue, daily expenses, post-production, etc.

The three companies have tentatively decided to invest 3000 million yuan. If it is not enough, they will add more money later. If there is any surplus, it will be used as advertising expenses.

Seeing this number, Lin Yicheng felt emotional. As expected, he was still a long way from becoming a big director.

Look at Zhang Yimou’s “Curse of the Golden Flower” and director Kai Ge’s “The Promise”, which one didn’t start with 3 million?
No matter whether this figure includes publicity and promotion expenses or not, and no matter whether it is inflated or not, Lin Yicheng's 3000 is not even a fraction of what others think!

As expected, mainland actors still prefer it, with good quality, low price and good value for money.

……

The filming location was a large courtyard in an ancient city in Shanxi Province.

Here, Lin Yicheng's partners, the coal bosses, played a key role. As local tyrants, they directly found connections and obtained the right to use the property during the filming at a friendly price.

In addition, upon learning that Lin Yicheng was coming to film a movie, the local government showed great enthusiasm.

Not only did they provide all kinds of help within their capacity, they also specially mobilized a group of armed police and militiamen to serve as extras.

The local government did this because of the example of the mountain city.

Since the release of "Crazy Stone", the local tourism industry in the mountain city has been quite popular, greatly boosting economic development.

As a small county with an underdeveloped economy, any opportunity that can increase GDP and drive employment cannot be missed.

With such a large crew, the local people can earn a lot of money from the food, clothing, housing and transportation provided by the crew, not to mention the publicity and tourism benefits brought by the movie after its release.

Lin Yicheng also donated several cars and some office equipment to the local government. The other party could not refuse, so they had to agree.

……

After returning from an inspection in Shanxi Province, Lin Yicheng handled work at the company while keeping track of the filming progress of the two TV series.

While constantly refining the storyboard script, and keeping an eye on the production of costumes and props.

At present, the preparations for "The Good Times of Daughter-in-law" have been basically completed and filming will begin in a while.

Lin Yicheng looked at Liu Kang's shooting plan and found basically no problems, so he agreed to the shooting plan.

The estimated investment for this drama is about 1000 million. Since this year, the actors' salaries have increased significantly, and Huang Haibo and Hai Qing are both well-known actors, so this investment amount is normal.

As usual, Nokia and Wahaha once again became sponsors of the TV series. Together with some other sponsorships, the total amount was about 600 million. Xinghe Film and Television Company only needed to come up with another 400 million.

The "Secret History of Kangxi" in which he participated in the investment also progressed smoothly. Xinghe Film and Television Company invested 300 million, accounting for 15% of the investment ratio. This ratio does not have any say. Lin Yicheng did not care, it was just an investment.

……

In addition, Lin Yicheng also took the time to meet with Sun Rongwen. This time, he set two small goals and bought all of Tencent's shares.

This year, Tencent's market value has increased a bit again and now exceeds 10 billion.

And by the end of the year, it will directly reach more than 400 billion.

Lin Yicheng estimated that with these two small purchases, he could get about 1.5% of the shares, plus the previous holdings, a total of about 2.7%, which is halfway to his 5% target. However, it would be difficult to buy Tencent's circulating shares on the stock market in the future.

Either they wait for the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis and the stock market turmoil to see if there are any opportunities, or they can only buy from some small shareholders at a premium.

……

In early April, all the crew members boarded a chartered plane and flew to Shanxi Province.

In the business class, Lin Yicheng was holding his mobile phone and typing attentively.

Fatty Fan, who was sitting next to me, leaned over and asked, "What are you busy with? You've been busy since you got on the plane."

Since this sister became a quasi-family member, she has become more and more familiar and now she doesn’t even call me “Director Lin”.

"Nothing." Lin Yicheng locked the phone screen and said casually.

Fat Fan curled his lips slightly and said, “My eyesight is 5.3!”

Although she didn't see it clearly, she noticed the words "Curse of the Golden Flower" and Chow Yun-fat.

But since Lin Yicheng didn't want to say more, she wouldn't ask any more questions.

"Hey, how much do you think our movie will make at the box office?" Fat Fan changed the subject.

"We haven't even filmed it yet, and you're already concerned about this. Aren't you a little too anxious?"

"It's just a rough prediction." Fat Fan patted Lin Yicheng's arm to express his dissatisfaction.

No, sister, are we so close now? Are we going to start touching each other now?
"It has to be more than 200 million, and I have to make progress." Lin Yicheng said casually.

“I hope it can really exceed 5000 million. Among the movies I’ve filmed so far, the highest box office is only over million.” Fan Xiaopang said quietly.

""cell phone"?"

"Yeah, this is the only movie that made money, the others were basically losses."

Lin Yicheng didn't say anything. This sister's taste in selecting films was not very good.

Of course, it also depends on the overall environment.

After all, only a few movies in these years can make money. If you don’t have a third eye, how many people dare to guarantee that their movie will make money?
"Do you know? For your play, I turned down two movies." Fan Xiaopang said meaningfully.

"Which two?" Since he had nothing to do, Lin Yicheng just started chatting with her.

"One is a Hong Kong movie, co-produced with Zhen Zidan, and the other is directed by Li Yu."

"They are all money-losing goods, there is no regret in rejecting them." Lin Yicheng replied.

"That's Zhen Zidan, and he's good at action movies. How could he lose money?" Fat Fan said unconvinced.

"Tell me, how many Hong Kong films have made money in recent years?" Lin Yicheng asked back.

"..." Fan Xiaopang was silent. She really wanted to give an example, but after thinking for a long time, she couldn't find one.

"Director Li Yu is aiming for an award. If I play the leading female role, maybe I can win an award too." Fat Fan spoke again.

"What exactly is it about?" Lin Yicheng asked, although he had already guessed that it should be the banned film "Apple".

In the original time and space, Fan Xiaopang has won a total of 7 influential performance trophies in his acting career. Two of the works were directed by Feng Kuazi, and the remaining five were directed by Li Yu.

From this perspective, Li Yu is really the benefactor of Fan Xiaopang's award.

……

Fan Xiaopang roughly explained the script, and Lin Yicheng understood that it was indeed "Apple".

"Don't even think about it. If this film is really made, it will most likely be banned."

"Why?" Fat Fan asked in surprise.

"If we really shoot according to the script you mentioned, it will definitely be banned. From the root, her values ​​are not right. And I know Li Yu, she likes to shoot sensitive and nude scenes. Why do you think so?"

"It shouldn't be, I think..." Fat Fan wanted to explain himself but was interrupted by Lin Yicheng.

"You won't believe me even if I tell you now, just wait and see the result." Lin Yicheng was too lazy to say more.

Fat Fan bit her lip. Lin Yicheng's attitude made her believe it a little.

She was thinking, should she remind Li Yu? But then she realized, in what capacity should she remind him?
People wanted her to act in a movie and waited for her for a while, but she just turned it down. It's good enough that Li Yu doesn't hate her.

Even if Li Yu was generous and didn't hold a grudge, would she listen to her when she said that the film was at risk of being banned? She knew Li Yu well enough to know that she was a stubborn person.

Fan Xiaopang couldn't help but sigh. She had paid too much for this "Man Jiang Hong". She hoped that the final result would be worthy of her efforts.

Lin Yicheng glanced at Fan Xiaopang and said nothing more. Some things can only be believed after they happen.

But speaking of it, today's actresses are still quite down-to-earth.

Take Fan Xiaopang as an example. Even if she wants to be a star, she still has artistic pursuits.

In the future, it can be seen from the fact that she does not care about the pay, and is even willing to pay out of her own pocket to make up for the investment and make art films.

Of course, there is no lack of utilitarianism for awards and fame, but it is true that people are willing to pay and sacrifice for a good play.

On the other hand, what are those female stars who came after me saying, awards? What are they? Can they be exchanged for money? If they can’t be exchanged for money, why would I want to shoot?
So they no longer hone their acting skills, but work on an assembly line, performing in the same mold.

However, we can’t say that they are wrong. At least they have made money, and that’s enough!
If you can earn more than 200 million yuan a day just by frowning and pouting, which fool would bother to hone their acting skills? Who will compensate them for the time wasted and the money lost in honing their acting skills?

Besides, which crew would choose them for their acting skills?

There are no dragons anymore, so why learn dragon-slaying skills?

(End of this chapter)