With a simple conversation, the two basically finalized the cooperation. Regarding the script, although Chen Yongren has absolute confidence, Gao Hu does not agree.

After determining that if the shooting results were not satisfactory, Gao Hu could propose to change the script, and Chen Yongren had to accept this suggestion.

Although Gao Hu has been in the film and television industry for many years, he has never directed a play alone, so for him, the most precious thing is the opportunity, not to argue about the content of the script.

Not only him, but many big-name directors have also come over like this, and when many people took over the filming of the first play, it was the script given by the investor, and not a single word on it could be changed. In such a comparison, Gao Hu's situation seems to be much better than theirs.

As for his script, Chen Yongren has absolute confidence. Besides, these are all edited products, and there are not many things that need to be changed. As for revising the script, while it may happen, the odds are not great.

In this way, after no objections, the two sides initialed the contract.

Although Gao Hu did not have too many requirements for salary, Chen Yongren still gave a salary of 200,000 yuan, which is equivalent to more than 7,000 yuan per episode, which is about 2,001 more than those leading actors.

"Director Gao, I'm afraid I have to trouble you about the formation of the crew, the company currently has no talents in this area. After initialling the agreement, Chen Yongren said again.

"Okay, no problem, I promise to get it done within a week. Gao Hu agreed without thinking about it.

I have been working in the industry for 15 years, I have cooperated with many directors, and I know a lot of crew, so it is not a problem to form a crew.

Of course, it is impossible to directly bring in a complete crew. Because the complete crew will not come out to take on private work, most of them have contracts with those big companies.

What Gao Hu is looking for is another group. You can also think of them as extras in the drama circle, these people have no contracts, and they will go crazy to find filming jobs on weekdays.

And some small companies can't afford to raise such a huge crew, so more often they will choose to choose among these people and form a new crew.

Even the big companies are not an exception, and in some key positions they are contracted employees, and in other relatively less important positions, they will go to these temporary workers to do it, which will also save them a lot of costs.

"Okay, that's trouble. The actors are almost looking for it, and I will build the venue as soon as possible in the past few days, and we will start work as soon as possible. Chen Yongren said.

"Okay!" Gao Hu nodded in agreement, but he didn't think so.

How can it be so easy to shoot a TV series? Just do it? Is this possible? For a TV series, the preliminary preparation work must be at least two months to three months, or even half a year, and it is not uncommon for a year to prepare.

One of the most important is to discuss the script, that is, the screenwriter, director, investors, producers, leading actors and others sit together to discuss the script.

This link is also the longest step in the past, after all, people's ideas are different, and in some places, screenwriters feel very satisfied, directors or investors, and producers will feel dissatisfied.

In the end, the screenwriter has to revise the script according to the integrated opinions until everyone is satisfied.

Of course, this time the investors and screenwriters are both online, and with Gao Hu's understanding of Chen Yongren in these ten minutes, if nothing else, the producer should also be Chen Yongren.

In this way, a lot of time will be saved in terms of scripts, but there will still be half a month. Then there is the overall planning, budgeting, etc., which can be done after the script is determined, and at the same time going to meet with some leaders of relevant departments, ventilate in advance, listen to their opinions, and prevent the film from being banned after it is filmed.

As for the venue, don't worry about it for the time being, because it's a sitcom, so the venue is the easiest to get. You don't even have to go to the studio, you can just find a vacant lot and build a house to shoot.

Even so, Gao Hu believes that from now on, without two months, it is impossible for this drama to start. Because there are too many things, and Chen Yongren wears many hats, he can't be busy at all.

But knowing is knowing, Gao Hu didn't dare to say it. After all, Chen Yongren's identity has undergone a huge change, screenwriter, chief director, investor, if he says something that makes Chen Yongren unhappy, he may replace himself, so Gao Hu can't even find a place to cry.

In short, at this moment, Gao Hu's mind is similar to that of people who have just debuted, they are all in a weak position, and they are afraid of offending people who are stronger than themselves, so they force themselves to lose some opportunities.

At dinner, the two sides ate very happily, and after confirming the next play, Gao Hu's words gradually increased, and he kept telling Chen Yongren some interesting things that happened in the crew.

The magic capital concert delayed Chen Yongren for two days, but the filming of the TV series was not delayed, Gao Hu went to look for the crew to join as always, and the company also sent people to inquire around, hoping to rent a venue at the lowest price to build a shooting studio.

"Thank you to the friends of Modu, thank you for your support, thank you for being able to come to the scene and spend this unforgettable night with me. At the end of the concert, without exception, I wanted to thank the fans on the scene, and the fans also understood these processes and cooperated with Chen Yongren, after Chen Yongren said thank you, more than 60,000 fans in the audience immediately screamed and cheered, and the atmosphere of the whole scene burned again.

The magic capital concert is over, and the things about the filming of the TV series in Beijing are almost ready, and the last four actors will come to the interview tomorrow, and once they pass, they will just wait for the start.

After returning to Beijing, Chen Yongren's life became completely busy, and he was filming every morning when he woke up. For the first drama in this world, Chen Yongren is still relatively serious.

After interviewing several protagonists, three of the remaining four protagonists have been determined, but the candidate for the first male protagonist Cai Shuigen has not yet been determined.

Cai Shuigen is not an ordinary character, the whole drama is completely unfolded with Cai Shuigen as the core, as the central axis of the whole play, for this character, Chen Yongren does not dare to let those group actors play it.

Chen Yongren has fallen in love with a few good people, has filming experience, and has a certain reputation in China, which is also helpful for this drama.

can not only teach the fulfillment of filming to these 'protagonists' who can only perform in groups, but also bring some popularity to this drama.

It's just that the result was not as smooth as imagined, the first actor named Ou Yuan, who was favored by Chen Yongren, was directly rejected by the other party after sending out the invitation letter, on the grounds that there was no schedule, if the crew could schedule the filming time next year, maybe he would consider it.

Obviously, the other party did not want to participate, even though it was a TV sitcom with Chen Yongren participating. Chen Yongren's fame in the music industry did not bring him any help in the film and television industry at all.

The second one who was fancied was named Li Hai, a second-rate actor in China, without much explanation, and replied directly to Chen Yongren in four words, without a schedule.

The third one I like is Li Dacheng, a domestic second-rate actor and a quasi-first-line actor. After reading the other party's reply, Chen Yongren directly threw the fax aside, and didn't even bother to reply to the other party's action.

The salary of 350,000 yuan for an episode is not high for a first-line actor, but for a person of Li Dacheng's level, it is a bit outrageous.

According to the information inquired by Chen Yongren, the highest salary in China is Gao Cheng, and the salary of TV dramas is 60-800,000 yuan per episode. Among all the first-line actors, the lowest salary is about 300,000.

And the second-tier stars are far behind, the highest is only 300,000, and the lowest is 123,000.

The reason why Li Dacheng was chosen, in addition to the accident that he felt that his image was quite suitable, the other was his salary, according to the information, Li Dacheng's salary was about 150,000 per episode.

Although it is still very high, it has far exceeded the salary of other leading actors, but Li Dacheng is somewhat famous and has a lot of fans in China.

It's just that what Chen Yongren didn't expect was that the other party opened his mouth and asked for the price of a first-line star.

Anyway, the matter of inviting celebrities is in vain for the time being. Next, Chen Yongren went to Tianjin to hold a concert, and the two concerts allowed Chen Yongren to directly break through the 100 million yuan mark in just half a month.

The company is its own, and there are no other shareholders, so Chen Yongren didn't care whether the company's money or his own money, and directly transferred all the funds to the company's account.

Of course, this has the added benefit of avoiding triple taxation. Taxes are absolutely fatal to celebrities, and they can even take 40% of your income directly.

But it's not the same when you transfer money to a company, so it's double taxation, corporate tax, and the company pays taxes normally when it makes a profit.

For personal tax, if the company has a normal salary, it will be taxed according to the tax bracket, if there is no normal salary, it will be taxed at 20% if it does not pay dividends, and if it does not pay dividends, it will not be taxed.

These two tax points add up to only thirty-two, which is much less than forty percent for individuals.

If Chen Yongren follows the first method, then he needs to pay corporate tax, income tax when personal dividends are paid (if you don't want to pay, the money will never be taken out. and personal income tax.

Although the two concerts paid a total of less than 30 million taxes in Magic Capital and Tianjin, plus Chen Yongren's previous investment, the company's assets are currently over 100 million.

However, this money is still not much, and in the entertainment industry, for film directors, it is not enough to make a movie.

In the office, Chen Yongren sat behind his desk with a sad face, helpless. Now everything is ready, just send the actors, everyone is waiting for an actor. What's worse is that this actor hasn't been found yet.

Gao Hu sat on the sofa, looking at Chen Yongren, who was helpless, and never spoke. Regarding the selection of actors, although he has some right to suggest, Gao Hu does not plan to suggest anything to Chen Yongren.

Gao Fan sat next to Yang Yihu, smoking vigorously, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his head.

"Mr. Qin, the budget has been made. Wang Xue, the chief financial officer, held a stack of reports in his hand, knocked on the door, and walked into Chen Yongren's office and reported.

"How much?" Chen Yongren asked, looking up.

"The actor's salary is currently 1.54 million, the director's salary is 200,000, the salary of the crew members is 410,000 yuan per month, and the personnel cost is between 2.15 million and 2.97 million.

The venue cost is 100,000 yuan per month, the venue construction cost is 529,000 yuan, and the security cost is 30,000 yuan per month. The total is between 659,000 and 919,000.

Equipment costs 300,000 yuan per month, and other vehicles, meals, etc. cost about 150,000 yuan per month.

There is also public relations in the later stage, etc., and the total budget is about 500 to 7 million. Wang Xue read the report with the report.

Between five million and seven million, this price is not high, at least in the TV drama industry, it is a completely low-cost production.

Of course, this time it is mainly because the leading actors are all group performances selected by Chen Yongren, although Chen Yongren has offered a sky-high salary for them, but for those online stars, this money is not enough to stuff their teeth.

is like Li Dacheng's 350,000 yuan per episode, if Chen Yongren agrees, his salary alone will reach 9.8 million, which is much more than the entire shooting budget.

"Okay, I see. Chen Yongren nodded, and did not have any objections to this budget. Now the biggest headache is the actor of Shuigen, if it really doesn't work, you can only bargain with a certain star by gritting your teeth.

"Mr. Qin, there is a sentence that I don't know if to say or not?" When Chen Yongren was having a headache, Gao Hu suddenly spoke.

Now that everything is ready, the entire crew is already on standby, but here it has to postpone the start time because of a leading actor's problem.

What's even worse is that Gao Hu has already gone to find someone to see it before, and the day after tomorrow is a good day and an auspicious day, which is very suitable for them to turn on. If the actor can't be found anymore, then the auspicious day for the start of the film will have to wait until next month. Take a look at the latest chapter of "The Legend of China Entertainment: Claw Book House" to read for free for the first time.