Chapter 343 Eastern Martial Arts VS Western Science Fiction

"You must rely on young people to do these jobs, and older people are also slow to learn. But Hong Kong Island's education has praised serving the Queen for nearly a hundred years, and has despised and demonized the mainland. I don't expect Hong Kong to do it."

Young people on the island have too much loyalty to a company with a mainland background."

Zhang Qing said bluntly.

Bai Kezhi was a little embarrassed. Zhao Lin laughed and said: "Young man, it's not like that. Hong Kong Island is a capitalist society and there is no belief. If there is belief, it is to make money."

Zhang Qing smiled and said, "We'll see."

Zhao Lin thought for a while and said: "The company needs to establish a legal department as soon as possible, including three parts in the mainland, Hong Kong Island and the United States. It needs to draft detailed contracts and set high liquidated damages. With this, they can be regarded as second- or fifth-year-olds.

Sorry!"

Zhang Qingdao: "The legal team here in the United States is entrusted to Uncle Liu's team. Anyway, they are all a law firm. We have become a big client and are tied together, so the weight is heavier."

Zhao Lin nodded and said: "Okay, I will discuss this. Furthermore, Kuohai has given me Chris Hughes's business card and said that he has already said hello and we can contact you at any time. I understand.

, this director is a B-level director in Hollywood, but has never been tested in a blockbuster, so his salary remains at around US$1.5 million."

Zhang Qingdao: "I don't know much about the film remuneration situation in Hollywood. Does Auntie know?"

Zhao Lin laughed and said: "If I don't even know this, how can I have the nerve to accept such a high salary as a teenager? As for actors, I won't go into details about movie superstars. The standard super A-level superstar is a salary of 20 million US dollars.

The A-level salary is 10 million to 20 million. The B-level salary drops to less than 5 million. In fact, the A-level salary is around 8 million most of the time, but the salary is kept above 10 million for external promotion.

Below that, there are basically C-level actors who earn between 200,000 and 1 million. But even if you include C-level actors, the number of people in Hollywood with a salary of more than 200,000 yuan is only a very small part.

According to data from the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) in the past ten years, the average annual salary of an actor is about US$52,000, but most people actually receive less than US$1,000. Because just go to a bar, coffee shop, or take a taxi, and you will encounter

The waiters and drivers who arrived may have been actors. Hollywood is too famous and too glamorous, attracting pretty boys and girls from all over the world to pursue their dreams. But how can there be so many dreams to come true? They just contribute to Hollywood.

Countless cheap actors."

Bai Kezhi nodded and said: "The entertainment industry is similar. Over in Hong Kong, people are vying for extras to play corpses. For a supporting actor with lines and appearances, there are so many young and beautiful girls, from the extras to the set manager to the assistant director.

, even lighting can get a share of the pie. That’s why wealthy people say that the entertainment industry is not a vanity fair, but just a brothel.”

Zhang Qingdao: "We do our best, and when we become popular, we may be able to make some changes. My sister continued, if the actors are like this, where are the directors?" He has no interest in the corruption in the entertainment industry.

Zhao Lindao: "The director's salary is actually about the same as that of the actor. The top directors' salary for a film is basically around 20 million. The most popular ones also have dividends, 20% of the dividend, which is scary.

, but they are rare. The next one is between 7 million and 10 million US dollars, which is not much. The next one, like Chris Hughes, is between 1 million and 3 million US dollars. Most new directors are

The starting price is 250,000 yuan. After making a movie, you can have the opportunity to direct next time, but most of them don't have such opportunities."

Zhang Qing nodded and asked: "Where is the TV series director?"

Although Zhao Lin was a little surprised, she still smiled and said: "TV drama directors and movie directors are completely different things. The basic salary stipulated by the Directors Guild of America (DGA) is: US$25,145 for a one-and-a-half-hour episode and US$42,701 for an hour-long episode."

Zhang Qing continued to ask: "Where is the producer? Sister A is going to be the producer of a new drama."

Zhao Lin laughed and said: "Top producers can get two million US dollars, but only a handful of them. New producers can get two million US dollars. In Hollywood, I am new to the industry, and two hundred thousand US dollars is enough."

That’s it.”

Zhang Qing shook his head and said: "The vice chairman of our Dujuan Culture Media Film Group gets 200,000 yuan for producing a movie. How is it possible?"

Zhao Lin hurriedly laughed and said: "Young Master Qing doesn't need to say more about this. Mr. Zhao has already said it before. Young Master Qing is too kind to his own people, so she asked me to help her look after it. Young Master Qing, the producer here in Hollywood

The film process is very transparent compared to Hong Kong Island. In detail, the animal actors' salaries are locked, with a daily salary of 400 US dollars. If actors need to be hired for sex in the movie, there are clear prices. In addition, such as camera work, scene notes, etc.

, are all easy to do. Raising a film crew is not as troublesome as it is on Hong Kong Island, and you have to worry about guarding against them trying to make money.

Other producers can get high salaries because their names can bring the reputation of the film. I am a newcomer in Hollywood, so I am worth this price."

Zhang Qing helplessly laughed with Bai Kezhi and said: "I am the boss, so words are useless. But it's okay, professional people do professional things. With two sisters Zhao supporting me, I can do what I should do with peace of mind."

It’s about that.”

Zhao Lin smiled and said: "With such a boss, it will be difficult for our company not to prosper. Qingshao, I will definitely not doubt the book you wrote. But the problem now is whether Hollywood and American audiences recognize it. Chris Hughes

Do you admit it? Even if he admits it, how will it be announced after the filming is completed? There are hundreds of movies every year in Hong Kong that cannot be released in theaters, let alone the United States. Thousands of movies every year cannot be released in theaters.

Line. If you throw money at them, I'm afraid they'll all be swallowed up by the Big Six. Those people are the ones who drink human blood without batting an eyelid."

By the end of the sentence, he was frowning sadly.

Zhang Qingdao: "I've already prepared for this. Don't worry, sister, let's gather a crew for filming first. I will hand over the script to you tomorrow. It's a more interesting family movie. It doesn't have any profound connotation. It's just a popcorn movie, so I filmed it.

It got up very quickly... With Chris Hughes's level, he would have no problem filming these two dramas simultaneously.

Sister, since the funds have been transferred to your account, don't waste time. Contact Chris Hughes as soon as possible and start preparing the crew. It is best to set up the crew within half a month, and it will take one and a half months to shoot. Ten

In November, I spent two months doing post-editing, and started publishing in December.

The company has 40 million U.S. dollars in its account, 20 million U.S. dollars in production costs, and another 20 million U.S. dollars in publicity expenses.

Generally speaking, the promotion and distribution expenses of the six major film companies are paid in advance by the distribution company. Why can't so many movies in the United States go to theaters? It's because they can't afford the promotion and distribution expenses. We have solved the most difficult problem, so there is no need to worry at all.

Whether it can go to theaters or not, they are eager to eat up our publicity and distribution expenses, so that they can make a profit without losing money.

As for the publicity effect... In addition to regular publicity, I have other preparations."

Zhao Lin and Bai Kezhi looked at each other. After thinking for a while, Zhao Lin smiled and said, "I'm sure I won't be relieved when others say that, but since Mr. Qing said that, I'm relieved. Extraordinary people do extraordinary things."

Zhang Qing smiled and asked: "Are there any other problems? In fact, I can't solve anything. It all depends on you. What I can do is to write a book and provide money."

Zhao Lin smiled and said: "These are the two most important things, the rest are trivial."

Bai Kezhi had a question: "Qing Shao, the American company has a total of 40 million U.S. dollars in its account. Excluding production expenses, publicity expenses, and, yes, the money to buy a house, there is nothing left. The matter of the special effects company …”

Zhang Qingdao: "It's still early to announce the announcement, and a large amount of funds will come in later. In short, Director Bai doesn't need to worry about lack of funds."

Bai Kezhi couldn't help but laugh and said: "Young Master Qing, in fact, the biggest difficulty in these matters, or the biggest worry for people in the world, is that there is not enough money. With your guarantee, it will be much easier for us to do things."

Zhang Qing shook his head and said: "You still have to work hard to succeed. Look at a few years ago, Japan almost bought the entire United States, and the six major Hollywood companies asked them to buy one. Tens of billions of dollars were poured into Hollywood, and Americans were panicked. So what's the result? It's nothing! So we must not be careless and start small. Of course, the production cost of 20 million and the publicity cost of 20 million are no longer small costs, so we must be more serious.

One more thing needs to be made clear. For a long time, we will not consider science fiction blockbusters. Although science fiction blockbusters can, to a certain extent, reflect the level of the film industry.

But high level requires high cost. How did Joe's fail in the first place? It just imitated "Star Wars" and made a "Star Wars", invested heavily, and made it nondescript, and it suddenly reached a dead end."

Bai Kezhi said: "Then where should our special effects company be used..."

Zhang Qingdao: "It is used in martial arts, fairy tales and myths and legends. Starting from martial arts, cultivating the soil, using fairy tales to develop, and finally integrating myths and legends. I personally think that in the East, martial arts, fairy tales are actually better than science fiction It has more audiences. The reason why Hollywood blockbusters are so domineering is not that our film culture is not good, but that the filming is too rough. If we use the special effects level of Industrial Light and Magic to refine martial arts and fairy tales... In the light of swords and shadows, and the immortal energy, It can show the beautiful scenery of the land of China."

Bai Kezhi's eyes started to shine, and he said with excitement: "That will definitely capture the true artistic conception of Jianghu and the chivalrous spirit of the swordsman! What Qing Shao said is right, actually look at Michael Caine's "Star Wars" , swinging around with a laser sword, hitting all kinds of things... If we compare the martial arts in our martial arts movies, such as "Eighteen Palms of the Dragon", "One Yang Finger" and various sword techniques, The shooting of marksmanship and swordsmanship is more realistic and vivid, which will definitely be more popular among Asians!"

Seeing Bai Kezhi's excitement, even waving his hands, Zhang Qing smiled at Zhao Lin: "They say I am a lucky person, I don't deny it. I can meet someone like Ajie who is proficient in all aspects of the movie. With top players and a film wizard like Director Bai, how can I deny that I am lucky?"

Zhao Lin shook her head repeatedly and said: "Qing Shao, we are the most lucky to meet you. Qing Shao's talent comes second, but the key is his calmness, which is really amazing. Don't talk about other young people, I would have Qing Shao instead."

With all the glory and wealth, you will no longer think about doing this. People only live a lifetime. If you don’t enjoy it in time, you will regret it when you are old and can’t play anymore. But young people are different. For you, luxury houses and luxury cars don’t matter.

In my heart, only doing things is important."

Zhang Qing laughed and said: "Sister, we can't flatter each other like this in the future. I'm not indifferent to fame and wealth, but I believe that as long as you do good things, wealth will come!"

Zhao Lin smiled and said: "It's not flattery, it's just that most people in the world don't actually know why they are busy in this life. So they are often affected by other people's evaluations and the fatigue in life, and are frustrated because of it. But the goal is clear.

A strong person, but will not be burdened by the eyes and comments of the people around him. This type of person focuses on the goal, has no distractions, and moves forward wholeheartedly. Most of the people who can accomplish great things in history are this type of people."

Zhang Qing smiled when he heard this and was about to say something else when Liu Shanshan's cheerful laughter came from the door: "Zhang Qing, the agent is here, let's go see the mansion!!"

Zhang Qing stood up and invited: "Let's go together and recognize the door."

"good."
Chapter completed!