Chapter 1097: The Troubles of Fame
"Shaolin Temple" was released in the mainland, who benefited the most?
Of course, it's Li Lianjie!
He suddenly became the embodiment of the Shaolin Kid, and countless young people went crazy for Li Lianjie on the screen.
In a few months, these young people will go thousands of miles to Songshan Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts because they are obsessed with "Shaolin Temple", but what they see is a dilapidated temple.
It was also at this time that the local government discovered that the Shaolin Temple had great potential for development, so it spared no expense to build the Shaolin Temple, and finally successfully operated it into a commercial brand.
Among the people who went to Shaolin Temple one after another to learn art, there was an ordinary rural youth, this young man named Wang Baoqiang, probably never imagined that in another twenty years, he would become the same kung fu star.
Of course, these are all things that come later, and at present, Li Lianjie has become popular all over China at once.
No matter where he goes, he will be recognized, and then surround him and hug him, so that Li Lianjie also tastes the glory of being famous.
Li Lianjie also heard from his master Wu Bin that "Shaolin Temple" was screened all over China, which also made him very proud.
But when Li Lianjie asked "how much is the box office", Wu Bin was stunned.
Wu Bin, who is just responsible for training apprentices, how does he know this?
He hurriedly went to the person in charge of the film industry to inquire, but the answer he got was "I don't know".
On the one hand, the release of films in China is not standardized at all, and after the Broadcasting Administration approves the major film studios to make copies, they directly sell them at prices ranging from several hundred or even thousands, so that no matter how much money the cinema gets for screening, it is self-financing.
Although the box office will be counted in the end, this box office is not interesting at all, and the film studio can only get an allocation for the money from the sale of copies.
It's appropriations, not shares.
In these days, all film studios are state-run, where are you qualified to say that they are shared?
It can only be said that after the higher-level unit gets the money, it will distribute a little more to you, and if it sells well, it will give more, and if it sells less, it will give less.
On the other hand, "Shaolin Temple" is a little different.
It was filmed by the Central Plains Film Production Company in Xiangjiang, although it is also a family, but the people are developing in Xiangjiang and are responsible for the forefront of our propaganda, so they must not just give a little.
Central Plains Films has been in Xiangjiang for a long time, and naturally they have learned the style of Xiangjiang, and what they ask for is a share.
They also don't want much, less than the local release requirements in Hong Kong, about 30% of the box office success, and usually Hong Kong movies are released locally, which is generally 50%.
Given their peculiarities, this division was treated as a serious task, and after discussion, it was approved.
But they can only be given a share after calculating how many copies are sold.
As for how many copies they sell, there is no exact figure.
Because a copy of a movie is not made by a film studio.
For example, in the southeast, the Pearl River Film Studio is responsible for copying, in the southwest is the Emei Film Studio, and in the northeast, Jichun Film Studio is in charge......
Now they are all doing the market economy, so when they encounter very popular movies, they usually make more copies in addition to the predetermined number of copies, and selling them is equivalent to the benefits for the employees of the unit.
But what they reported definitely didn't have this part.
This was the prototype of the Little Vault.
And now that the movie has only been released for a few days, the statistics from all over the country have not come out, so Wu Bin can't ask about the specific number, which is normal.
But there are also well-informed people in the film industry who specifically told Wu Bin, "According to my years of experience, this film has won a box office of 50 million, and there is no problem at all!"
As soon as Wu Bin came back to tell Li Lianjie, Li Lianjie was even more happy.
Because the manager of Zhongyuan Film told him that if the box office performance is good, he will be given dividends.
What the dividend is, of course Li Lianjie, who went on a trip, knows.
After going to a remote cinema to watch "Speed of Life and Death", Li Lianjie was amazed by Fei Xiang, and at the same time, he was even more envious of him for taking about 3 million US dollars in one go, with a total salary of about 20 million Hong Kong dollars plus brown.
I don't expect to get more dividends, if it's 50 million, at least 30,000 or 50,000, it should be okay, right?
But his dream was quickly shattered.
Because the manager of Zhongyuan Film also came to Shichahai Sports School very quickly, and in front of Li Lianjie, he took out the dividends of the first copy settlement.
However, this dividend did not go to Li Lianjie at all, but to the principal of the sports school.
After watching the manager leave, the principal smiled and handed over the suitcase full of RMB to the accountant and asked the accountant to go to the bank to deposit it, Li Lianjie couldn't help it.
"Headmaster, this ...... Isn't that for me?" he said with courage.
"Yours?" the principal smiled dumbly, "Xiao Li, you are a member of our Shichahai martial arts team, a member of our unit, and your achievements have also been achieved with the help of everyone.2 Their Central Plains Film Company signed a contract with our unit, so this money should be obtained by our entire Shichahai Sports School! We have a lot of waste to be rebuilt here, you see that this year we have to repair the dormitory, and we also have to buy some equipment for the playground and martial arts training ground, and all of this will cost money!
Oh, by the way, the last time you went to Xiangjiang, you privately agreed to make a movie with the film company in Xiangjiang, and you also took other people's money, and when you came back, you didn't hand it in, but squandered it everywhere. At this point, the leaders of our sports school also saw that you were very hard and serious, and did not care about you. Why are you still so ignorant? Don't you know what dedication is when you go to Xiangjiang?"
"I ......"
Li Lianjie's face turned red, and he was about to say something, when Wu Bin on the side stepped on his instep and spoke first: "Principal, don't be angry with this kid, I will discipline him when I go back! The disposal of this money should have been used for public use, it should be!"
"Well, it still takes an old and steady person like Master Wu to know how to be proportionate. The principal waved his hand, "If it's okay, you can go back!" Xiao Li, don't think about it, the school will give you consideration, don't worry!"
He didn't want to push too hard, after all, Li Lianjie still had two contracted films, which had already been signed, and if he didn't do it, then Shichahai Sports School would lose a lot of money.
……
Li Lianjie was taught by Wu Bin with one hand and one foot, but when Wu Bin pulled him all the way back to the dormitory, he couldn't help but explode.
"Master, why are you holding me back? That money should have been mine! Even if he didn't give it all to me, he would give me half of it, it was all my hard-earned money! What is it now? Is it a robbery?" Li Lianjie almost roared.
"Fart!"
Wu Bin, who has always been kind, was also furious at this time, pointed at him and scolded: "What kind of mentality do you say? Without Shichahai Sports School, would you be the person you are today? If it weren't for them finding important people from Shichahai Sports School, would you be able to play the starring role in "Shaolin Temple"? Can you be famous today? Now it's okay, for a little money, you don't recognize your six relatives? Do you want to fight even me?"
At this time, Huang Qiuyan, who happened to hear the news, rushed over, and just heard Wu Bin scolding, so he hurriedly pulled Li Lianjie, "Master, don't be angry, he is this stinky temper, and he has absolutely no intention of being dissatisfied with you." ”
Li Lianjie also reacted at this time.
He is in this Shichahai martial arts team, the closest is Wu Bin, his parents did not allow him to learn martial arts, but Wu Bin visited his home several times in a row in exchange for his opportunity to practice martial arts.
Li Lianjie naturally kept the master's cultivation of himself in his heart, and he was just hot-headed just now, so he was angry in front of Wu Bin, but it was indeed not aimed at Wu Bin.
Hearing that Huang Qiuyan gave him a step, Li Lianjie also hurriedly said, "Master, I didn't mean you...... I came back from acting in Xiangjiang and got a salary of 50,000 yuan, you know. But you also know that I didn't use it indiscriminately, so I just built two houses for me and Qiu Yan's family. ”
Li Lianjie did not use money indiscriminately, Wu Bin knew this.
And as soon as Li Lianjie came back from Xiangjiang, he brought a lot of gifts to himself, watches, suits, and 1,000 yuan, which is equivalent to his salary for most of the year.
Li Lianjie said that this is the first time that an apprentice is earning money outside, and he must express his heart, so Wu Bin also accepted it happily.
"You said you, why are you so stupid? I know that the principal means that he wants to use the fact that you are filming in Xiangjiang to talk about things, and you still stupidly want to rush up to defend with him, can you justify it? Do you still want this job?" Wu Bin said, "If it weren't for the person who introduced you to this drama was Mr. Yin Jun, if you didn't know that Mr. Yin Jun admired you very much, and named you to star in the last two dramas, would you be able to get out today?"
"I'm not afraid of him!" Li Lianjie said, "Master, as I told you, Jun Shao admires me very much, and he wants me to sign with their company!"
"Xiangjiang is good, but are you really ready to leave Huajing and go there to work alone?" Wu Bin muttered, "You don't want anything here?"
"But......" Li Lianjie wanted to refute, but found that the words came to his lips and he couldn't say anything.
If he is ready, where will he come back?
If he is willing to give up his relatives and friends here, hasn't he already started official filming in Xiangjiang?
"I don't think you need to be so panicked, you're only 18 years old, don't worry. Wu Bin said to him, "Aren't there still two movies here? You can finish acting first! When these movies are all popular, then you will have more capital and confidence to develop in Xiangjiang! I believe that at that time, Mr. Yin Jun will pay more attention to you!"
"Yes, Jun Shao didn't have such an idea, otherwise how could he name you to star in two movies with the same theme?" Huang Qiuyan also persuaded him, "Two years later, you are only 20 years old, will Jun Shao dislike you? You regard these two years as a test for yourself, on the one hand, you work hard to act, and on the other hand, you also improve yourself." Wouldn't it be better for us to go to Xiangjiang to work hard together when you are more prepared?"
The most respected master and favorite woman, and at the same time persuaded Li Lianjie, and the anger and resentment in his heart finally dissipated a lot.
"Well, I'll listen to you!"
Li Lianjie's clenched fist loosened.
Although Wu Bin and Huang Qiuyan both had smiles on their faces, they didn't know that Li Lianjie was secretly swearing in his heart.
I must work hard!
I must take control of my own destiny!
I don't want to be restricted by others anymore, I want to be like Junshao, and become an existence that everyone admires!