What preparations do actors have to do before the official start of filming? There is no prescribed process, but it is basically like this, after the actor receives the script, signs the contract, the director will analyze the script for the actor, first give you a general idea of the performance, what kind of role he wants, and then let the actor ponder the script well, familiarize himself with the lines, and only after joining the group will he start to tell you the play, one scene at a time.

Huo Jianqi is very magical, he didn't care about him after he threw the script to Zhou Bai, and now the crew is preparing, he has to go to Bincheng to check the filming location and coordinate with other actors, so Zhou Bai has not been ignored since he signed the contract.

Fortunately, it's not like playing "National Anthem" at this time, at least the heroine is by her side, and it's much easier to say what to say.

This movie is not complicated at all, and the emotions of the characters are very simple, in fact, to put it bluntly, this movie is about a sling detective who can't get into college and meets a beautiful actress at the goddess level who likes performance art, and the two know each other and fall in love, but it turns out that his girlfriend's mother is involved in an unsolved case for many years, during which all kinds of entanglements and pain finally found out that there is actually no, and the story of the two getting back together.

This story is not bullish at all, and even a little bit of dog blood, dressed in the skin of a police and gangster film, talking about love, a bit like selling dog meat on a sheep's head, but it is also quite fresh, at least it is not the kind of youth film that repeats the bloody plot of the first kiss, cheating, abortion, love triangle and other bloody plots in later generations.

The reason why Zhou Bai took over this movie is that now he has no room to choose, what he needs most is to hone his acting skills through different works, but there are only so many movies that are released in a year, with Zhou Bai's reputation in the entertainment industry now, there are really not many movies that can find him to act.

Oh yes, Zhou is currently in the circle, and the reputation of an investor is greater than that of an actor.

At least now many people know that Chinese opera has made a big mistake, meat is not taboo, serious art films can be invested, underground films are also invested, and many film directors who can't find funds are silently paying attention to him.

As for being an actor, it's about this: Zhou Bai, I know, I heard that he has a lot of vision, he invested in "Xiao Wu", and "Suzhou River", it seems that he also invested in "That Mountain, That Man and That Dog" recently. He's the supporting actor in Lao Mouzi's new movie, I really didn't expect this.

The film market is sluggish, there are few movies that have been filmed, but underground films have become active, speaking of which, if you look carefully at the development of art films, you will know that it is exactly this period of sluggish domestic box office, and there are a bunch of banned films that have won awards, that is, many people have transferred, as long as they win awards, the film can make money, as for the domestic box office, who cares.

However, the domestic box office in 98 broke the downturn in previous years, reaching a total box office of 1.4 billion yuan, which finally stopped the previous sluggish posture.

Of course, the box office revenue of only "Titanic" reached 360 million yuan, accounting for 25% of the national box office revenue that year, ranking second "Saving Private Ryan", the box office of the American account-sharing film is as high as 785 million yuan, accounting for 54%, that is to say, in fact, the domestic box office is less than 700 million.

In recent years, the film market has been sluggish, and those who make movies are starving to death, and now the most profitable is TV series, and the annual film output in 98 is only fifty, and of course there are more than ten underground movies, not to mention these, anyway, they are not within the scope of official statistics.

From the 80s to the early 90s, the domestic film box office was not bad, 2.7 billion in 89, and 3.2 billion in 92, but in 94, the film market deteriorated seriously, and it fell below 1 billion in 95.

Let's put it this way, don't think about the box office when making movies now, and don't think that the Chinese are poor, can't afford to invest in movies, and the business that is obviously a loss will you do?

Nima didn't see that Xie Jin's old man "Opium War" invested more than 100 million, and the box office was only 72 million, which can't be described with blood, the loss is more than 80 million, which is more than 80 million in 96.

To be reasonable, the quality of the old man's "Opium War" is quite good, and it may have been much better if it had been put five years ago, but unfortunately the entire film market had shrunk sharply at that time, and it was too difficult to recover the cost.

Chinese films developed very well in the 80s, when Shanghai Film Studio studied and explored the Hollywood narrative style, but unfortunately because of political reasons and being called beasts by a group of brick families, it had to be interrupted, otherwise the development of Chinese films would not have become the appearance of later generations, like walking with a limp.

Now there are still people who are not afraid of death, all kinds of self-confidence, Kaige Rinpoche launched a "Thorn Qin" with an investment of 70 or 80 million, and put it to the Great Hall of the People for premiere in high spirits, but the box office was 2 million, and the loss was miserable, which was simply a suicidal attempt, almost killing the Huayi brothers.

However, these two large-investment films have brought at least one benefit, that is, they have put the development of Hengdian Film and Television City on the fast track, which has facilitated a large number of film and television shooting later.

The bleak film market, the most intuitive impact on Zhou Bai is that the box office of "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog", which he led the investment before, was less than 300,000 after its release, which is better than nothing.

Liu Ye is very happy about this product, at least it has been released, this is his first movie as the leading actor, and it is also a debut movie, this product has been excited for several days, and he invited everyone to dinner, so happy that he can't find the north.

Now this product is not so short of money, at least it is not a matter of inviting people to eat or anything, the dividends of the restaurant have long been enough for him to spend, and he took all the movie remuneration home, anyway, in a word, now everyone in the 96 acting class lives at a well-off level, and eating meat has long been not a luxury.

"Brother, I'll tell you good news, there is a brokerage company that wants to sign me. That night, after Liu Ye finished playing, he said mysteriously to Zhou Baishen, who was sitting on the side resting, as if he was afraid that others would know.

"Oh!" Zhou Bai wiped his sweat and replied nonchalantly.

"No, brother, why aren't you surprised at all?" Liu Ye asked puzzledly, how can someone say that someone wants to sign me is no different from saying that I have eaten, and there is no reaction at all?

"Now there are a lot of discs of "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" on the market, plus your kid's qualifications, it would be strange if no one signed you, if they didn't have this vision, don't eat this mouthful. Zhou Bai said very lightly, Huo Jianqi also has some reputation in the director circle, and his movies will always have some people's attention, and now the box office of "That Mountain, That Man and That Dog" is not very good, but the discs have sold a lot, of course, these discs are pirated, and Zhou Bai can't get a dime.

The matter of pirated discs, it's not that Zhou Bai is not angry, it's useless, the people of the whole country are watching pirated copies, what can you do with him, there is no power of state organs, if you want to change this situation, it's better to wash and sleep.

"Hey, listen to what you said, why do I think it feels good, that's right, I will definitely be popular in the future, they sign me now, it is definitely a discerning choice. The tease started again.

"Do they want you to sign a long-term contract or a short-term contract?" Zhou Bai rolled his eyes helplessly, Liu Ye is a comic, sensitive, stoic and funny character, and that's it.

"I'm going to sign an eight-year contract, I'm thinking about it right now. I heard from the manager that they have produced TV series, and the development in this area is very good, but I haven't inquired about the specifics. Liu Ye said in a tangled manner, of course, it is a good thing to be favored by the brokerage company, but as soon as he heard that he was going to sign a contract for eight years, he was worried.

Zhou Bai's face froze, didn't this product meet a liar, and asked with a straight face: "What is the name of this company?"

"Tianguo Film and Television, I haven't watched it yet. ”

"Yezi, I guess you've met a liar. Zhou Bai shrugged and said.

"Huh?"