On the second day of the finale banquet, Chen Ziang, Tian Xiaosheng and Li Qiuting left the film and television city and returned to the city by car.

"Mr. Chen, do you want to change the number two male in the battle?" Tian Xiaosheng asked.

He heard what Chen Ziang and Li Kai said last night, but he had been socializing at that time and didn't have time to ask.

Later, when the banquet ended, everyone was drunk, and he didn't have a chance to ask Chen Ziang.

It was only now that Tian Xiaosheng had a chance to confirm this.

In this movie, the director is not only Tian Xiaosheng, a person from Boyu Entertainment, but also Boyu Entertainment is also involved in the investor.

Chen Ziang really wants to change the male number two, it is not difficult.

"It's nothing, it's just nonsense with Li Kai. Chen Ziang comforted.

He knew that Tian Xiaosheng was quite satisfied with the current cast and didn't want to change anyone.

"You don't even believe the punctuation marks of what he says. Li Qiuting said with a smile on the side.

Tian Xiaosheng smiled awkwardly.

Chen Ziang didn't care.

Li Qiuting spoke again and asked Chen Ziang: "Xiaosheng's movie, I don't play the female number one, and I don't need the female number two?"

Tian Xiaosheng's eyes lit up.

If he is replaced by Li Qiuting, he is a hundred willing.

If you change Li Kai, Li Kai's current salary is relatively high.

Li Kai is stationed in the crew, so the funds have to be more strictly restricted.

Li Qiuting is different, with the aura of the boss, no matter how limited the funds are, it will not be affected by Li Qiuting's salary.

Although this movie is a multi-party investment cooperation, Chen Ziang and Li Qiuting still have the greatest right to speak.

In addition to Boyu Entertainment Investment, Shizifeng Technology also participates in shares, in addition to Guan Nier and Wang Deng also participate in shares through companies or studios.

Why not individual participation?

Because of individual participation, dividends will be distributed at that time, and the tax rate is very high.

The progressive tax rate on wages and remuneration for office workers is 3%-45%, and the progressive tax rate for individual industrial and commercial households is 5%-35%.

As a result, many people have legal tax avoidance through various methods such as film and television studios and registration in tax havens.

Guan Nier and Wang Deng have their own companies or studios, so it is naturally impossible to invest in their own names.

Chen Ziang mentioned to his cousin Li Yuqing about investing in movies, but the Li family was not interested, but was willing to let Li Yuqing go to the crew to watch it first.

"No, you're too busy with your own business, I'll tell you, do you still want to be separated?" Chen Ziang did not agree to pull Li Qiuting as a queen for the sake of the box office.

Wang Deng is an actor, which has already put the movie on the verge of losing money.

Li Qiuting looked at Tian Xiaosheng: "Then you should work harder, Wang Deng participated in and starred because of righteousness." ”

"Hmm. Tian Xiaosheng felt that the responsibility on his body was even greater.

If Wang Deng gets a pure salary, with the funds of this movie, it is not enough to watch it at all, and he can't afford to pay tens of millions of dollars.

"Make a movie, please you big names, the money is really ...... It's not enough to describe it as a splash. Tian Xiaosheng sighed.

Not to mention movies, let's look at the field of TV dramas first, in the past year, the salary of first- and second-tier actors has increased by nearly 250%, and a TV series with a cost of 100 million yuan will take away more than 60 million yuan in salary.

The disclosure of the production cost of many TV dramas shows that the remuneration of some domestic actors has even reached 50% to 80% of the total cost of film and television dramas.

"This market is getting more and more chaotic. Chen Ziang was also deeply touched.

When casting many TV dramas, even if the directors and producers know that the audience no longer pays attention to the benefits of stars, they will still choose big names in order to be broadcast. Fans are willing to pay for their favorite stars, and even the tricks of support are endless.

It is not difficult to understand why the market is more and more inclined to choose some "little flowers" and "little fresh meat" with a huge fan base, even if they may not have achieved the most basic dedication.

As early as two years ago, the contrast between the growing remuneration of celebrities and the shoddy production of film and television was too strong, and netizens called for the implementation of a salary restriction order.

Then, the pay limit order came out.

Some people applaud this policy, thinking that if this remuneration restriction order is strictly observed, the sky-high remuneration of celebrities will not exist.

As a result, the pay limit order simply did not work.

The bloody facts tell netizens why the pay limit order doesn't work:

According to the market situation, Xiao Xianrou can get a salary of 100 million, but the remuneration restriction order stipulates that he can only get 50 million. In fact, it can be like this: Xiao Xianrou only gets a salary of 50 million, and then lets him be a producer or director, or come up with a plan, and get the remaining 50 million in this name.

The total remuneration of the actor shall not exceed 40% of the total cost of production. Similarly, Xiao Xianrou can pass on part of the salary in the name of production costs. For example, sign two contracts, one is the salary and the other is the production fee of the studio. Following this trend, a large number of artists began to choose to open studios and become their own bosses.

"Because of the salary restriction order, the salary is too low, and some little fresh meat and flowers have no choice for a while, so they simply stop acting in TV series and go to variety shows instead. If the TV station doesn't give a high price, then go to participate in online variety shows. Or simply do something else, like shoot commercials. Li Qiuting said with a smile, chatting lightly, she couldn't get used to this market, and she couldn't change it, so she could only watch from the sidelines.

"Our variety shows, they can't come, and they can only come according to our reasonable market price. Chen Ziang said, he didn't say that he was going to work hard to block the road of Xiaoxian Meat Xiaohuamen, and rely on Boyu Entertainment to bear it.

Speaking to someone you don't know, who isn't close to you, will be considered sick in the head if you say this kind of thing.

Some people on the Internet pointed out that the more they pay a high salary to hire a star, the more it shows that there is a rigid need for stars. According to the trend of the market, reducing the salary of celebrities cannot rely on bans, but on the free market!

Chen Ziang sneered, relying on the market?

Isn't the market stirred up by a bunch of capital?

Chen Ziang is the capital now, and all he has to do is make the rules.

In the field of variety shows, because the shows produced by Boyu are big IPs, they don't necessarily need big stars, so he can make most of the rules.

Some experts suggest that to increase the supply of stars, it is necessary to cultivate a star-making system like Japan and South Korea in order to mass-produce fresh meat.

Isn't this brain-dead?

There is enough fresh meat now, but the dedication, acting skills, and real skills are worse than the other.

"Fortunately, our Boyu makes a signboard bright, and there is no need to spend a lot of money to hire artists like others to make a show. Li Qiuting said.

"As long as we have the right to speak, the variety show market will not be as chaotic as the film and television industry. Chen Ziang said that he had talked to Guan Xinxin about his wishes and was appreciated by the other party.

Sometimes, a person has a good relationship with another person, and it has nothing to do with money or talent.

It has to do with fate, luck, etc., and you can't force it.

Li Qiuting chatted with Chen Ziang, and then talked back to the film and television circle.

"The high remuneration of actors is related to the influx of a large number of foreign funds into this industry, and many funds do not hesitate to attract star actors to join at high prices in order to make film and television projects gain the attention of the masses, and at the same time carry out various malicious hype. Li Qiuting sees this line very clearly and thoroughly.

"What do you think should be done to return the market to a slightly cleaner sky?" Chen Ziang casually chatted with Li Qiuting and asked casually.

Li Qiuting thought for a while and said: "In order to reduce the negative social impact of high salaries of star actors, promote correct values, and eliminate negative social influences, we will not publicize or hype the salaries of celebrities, and we will not encourage the media to introduce income rankings." Through window guidance, restrict the use of stars only as a method of excessive publicity in the promotion of film and television dramas. At the same time, it is encouraged to do more public welfare and charity, participate in more learning, and set an example for the majority of young people. ”

Tian Xiaosheng listened silently on the side, and began to enter this market, he wanted to understand and learn carefully.

Hearing Li Qiuting's words, he nodded secretly.

For a long time, the high salary of stars has always been a headache for the entire industry, unlike foreign countries, in Hollywood, as long as an actor starred in a movie hit the street, then the actor's salary will drop directly. But in China, the "pathological" pursuit of actors in China, even if a starring movie hits the street several times in a row, there are still people who will ask each other for a high price.

CCTV once criticized the sky-high salaries of the entire film and television industry, and attributed it to the fact that the production funds were compressed due to the high salaries, which in turn caused the industry chaos of poor quality of film and television works.

Many big directors and producers no longer just complain about the heavy burden of salary, but openly criticize, and some senior filmmakers have publicly stated that most of the films have been paid more than half of the production cost, reaching 50 percent, and some even 60 or 70 percent, so there are fewer production resources.

Tian Xiaosheng suddenly interjected and said: "I think the salary is too high now, just like real estate, this bubble can't be suppressed." As a result, a large amount of production costs are occupied, and it is difficult to guarantee the quality of production!"

Li Qiuting nodded: "Yes, I heard Director Lu say some time ago that the filming cost of his movie exceeded 80 million, but the actor's salary accounted for half of the entire investment." If you really use All-Stars, you can't afford it, and they risk taking two-thirds of the production cost at once. ”

Chen Ziang smiled: "In the final analysis, it's because the overall quality of the actors is not good." A good actor is always a scarce resource. There is no shortage of actors in our mainland, but there is a lack of good actors. But you can't completely blame those actors who only make money, they are just some money-making tools for capital. Capital doesn't care about the future of actors, the current competition is so fierce, and there are so many young people who want to be actors and stars, and capital has no shortage of money-making tools. ”

"So I escaped early and took the initiative into my own hands. Li Qiuting said with a smile, she was also squeezed at the beginning, and then it took three years to get better.

The actors who escaped can decide their own prices, but they can't completely.

The price represents a relationship between supply and demand, and an actor's salary is a reflection of the contradiction between supply and demand of an actor. Whether in Hollywood or China, the box office appeal of A-list stars or the ability to leverage ratings are what producers desire, but the number of A-list actors is limited, and the number of working hours throughout the year is also limited, so it is common for demand to exceed supply. The high price is naturally due to the strong demand.

"Behind the high salary, there are too few good actors in China, and there is no sign of improvement in the next five or ten years. There are many actors, and there are many actors who can act, and the salary will naturally drop. The reason why the Hollywood film industry can create a steady stream of good works is because there is a steady stream of good actors, but China has more stars than actors. With the size of China's film market, the reserves of directors, screenwriters and actors are far behind the market demand. Chen Ziang said.

The domestic film market is developing more and more, and hundreds of movies are being made every year, and good actors are in short supply.

There are only a few good actors and famous actors, and every company comes to grab them, and the actors' salaries will naturally rise.

Hollywood's remuneration mechanism is more reasonable, firstly, because they have various industry associations and standards, and secondly, because they have a large number of qualified actors, which match the number of films produced annually.

Some good actors have their own judgments, and they will not ask for a sky-high price when they encounter a project they like and are willing to.

Of course, there are also some sensational prices that are accidentally quoted higher, because sometimes actors don't want to take the play, so they shout a particularly high price and want to push the play away, but the other party gives it, so they can only follow.

The effect of administrative or legislative intervention in the film and television industry market is not great, there are many "people of insight" who have been actively making suggestions for high salaries, as early as two years ago, the China Radio and Television Association issued an initiative to resist the bad trend of blindly comparing salaries, and dozens of actors participated in this initiative. But two years have passed, and what has happened?

Many people in the industry believe that the phenomenon of high remuneration for star actors is a market behavior that should be regulated by the market itself. It is believed that the excessive remuneration is caused by the relationship between market supply and demand, and is the result of market leverage, so the final outcome also depends on the regulating role of the market economy.

Tian Xiaosheng was a little worried about the high proportion of the salary in the total budget, and was afraid that because the salary was too high, the production budget would be compressed, resulting in shoddy production.

Chen Ziang comforted: "It's okay, if you want to make a sitcom, it will be a big proportion of the salary, because nothing else costs, there is nothing to spend money, that is, a few people say there, a scene is set up in a studio, and then the actors are there to talk and say, but if you make a sci-fi blockbuster, it must be a large proportion of the production cost, you just do your best, don't worry too much about this market." ”

Li Qiuting also said: "I think the so-called salary problem should be left to the market, because high salary is actually a very market-oriented phenomenon, which is caused by a natural supply and demand relationship, and it does not mean that no producer will voluntarily be the wrongdoer." The market is like this now, just like Chinese football, where the system is so rotten that it can't be one-size-fits-all. ”

Wang Deng's joining Tian Xiaosheng's crew is a special case of celebrities lowering their salaries, and there are many such actors.

Some are because of affection, and some are because what the actors are pursuing is no longer money, and they feel that the script is good and willing to lower their own value.

Chen Ziang was a little sad, and even Li Qiuting accepted his fate, indicating that this market has really reached the point where a lot of capital can't help itself.

It seems that there is still a long way to go to clean up this market.

Back in Youzhou, Chen Ziang called Guan Xinxin in Jinmen: "Sister, the filming of "The Legend of the White Snake" is over, and you can see it in the summer file." ”

"That's good. Guan Xinxin was as steady and elegant as ever: "When the time comes, I will also give you a gift." ”

"What gift?" Chen Ziang asked excitedly.

"I'll talk about it later. Guan Xinxin said with a smile.

"Don't. Chen Ziang took a step back and coaxed: "Reveal a little, just a little." ”

"I was transferred to Lin'an in the summer, I was a deputy, mixed qualifications, and this year was more abundant. Guan Xinxin said.

Chen Ziang looked confused: "Is this a reveal?"

"Well, when the time comes, we'll ......," Guan Xinxin said.

Her words made Chen Ziang completely stunned, as if he had been struck by lightning, and stood on the spot.

"This ...... Is this okay?" Chen Ziang's soul did not possess his body.