"What are the rules of the 20 million club?" asked the old man curiously.

Hu Yu explained with a smile, "There is an unspoken rule of the 20 million club, that is, the same movie will not invite two 20 million club members to participate in the same movie at the same time, generally speaking, a movie will only have one 20 million club member!"

"Because if you invite two 20 million club members at the same time, it will have a great impact on the production cost of the film, of course, there is another reason, that is, the 20 million club members have the right to take film dividends, generally speaking, 5% of the dividends of a film will be given to the 20 million club gentleman, once two 20 million club members are invited at the same time, then, investors can hardly make much money, you know, some world-class directors, such as Mr. Cameron, also have the right to box office dividends。 ”

Hu Yu explained that in fact, in Hollywood, only movies with an investment cost of more than 100 million US dollars are eligible to be a large investment movie, and those with an investment cost of less than 100 million US dollars are not even qualified for large investment.

Especially in the era of the box office explosion in Hu Yu's previous life, there are a large number of movies with an investment of more than 200 million US dollars, but even if the investment exceeds 200 million, they will not invite two 20 million club members at the same time!

Many people say that Hollywood-style movies are all one style, and they can become popular all over the world, and that's because Hollywood's special effects are good!

Actually, this statement is correct, Hollywood movies are to fight the world with special effects, "Avatar" is like this, "2012" is like this, and many movies are like this.

It is because they spend their money on key special effects that they can become popular and win the box office!

Hollywood values special effects, and Huaxia also values special effects, but it values star effects even more!

In order to be able to invite a big-name star, their investors are willing to use 50% or 60% of the total investment budget to hire people!

For this reason, in Hu Yu's previous life, ZF even issued a special regulation to restrict remuneration.

That is, the salary of a star cannot exceed seventy percent of the total investment of a movie.

This regulation, in the eyes of foreigners, is very incredible, and even in the eyes of many Chinese fans, it is incredible.

But there is no way, this is the status quo of the entertainment industry in Huaxia, investors have speculated on the salaries of celebrities, and in Huaxia, everyone is too superstitious about the star effect.

In Hu Yu's previous life, there was a very funny laughing terrier.

There is a director who filmed a melody movie, and then this movie invited a lot of small fresh meat, well, the salary of these little fresh meat is not low, which also led to the total investment of this melody movie rising steadily, and finally it was almost 300 million!

However, the investors and directors are not worried about the box office of the movie, they shouted the slogan of 800 million yuan before the movie was put on the shelves, and they are full of confidence!

However, it turns out that the fans' vision is bright, although the box office of this movie is high, it is far from the level of 800 million, and even this movie cannot return to its original cost!

Then, the director was in a hurry, in order to be able to pull the box office, he even said in an interview, "I can't help it, we also have to give young actors some chances, don't we?"

It can be said that for the sake of the box office, the director's IQ is infinitely close to zero, or rather, it is negative, or rather, he is playing normal people as monkeys!

The reason is very simple, give young actors a chance, which is not wrong, but is it necessary to give these high-paid and deadly little fresh meat opportunities with scumbags?

You can give those really young actors a chance, not a little fresh meat.

So, this director's argument does not hold water.

Then, there was also a director crying, saying that the salary of a certain actress was too high, and from the time she went out, she had to calculate the salary, but he had no choice, he could only cut out the picture!

In this regard, the majority of the public can only say hehe, since you know that her salary is too high, then why invite her.

For this director, he can only say four words, and he suffers from himself.

After listening to Hu Yu's words, the old man suddenly realized.

"Then what do you think the celebrity's salary should be within what range?" the old man asked with great interest.

"Personally, I think that if the star salary accounts for less than 40% of the total investment, then the crew is healthy, and the smaller the proportion, the healthier it is!"

"However, now that the salary of Chinese celebrities has been hyped, it is extremely difficult to set it below 40%, in my opinion, it can be set below 50%, and then, we are slowly raising the standard, and finally adjusting it to 40%. Hu Yu thought for a while and replied.

"Okay, I see. ”

The old man nodded, indicating that he understood.

At this time, the two walked to a gazebo.

"Come, come and sit here. ”

"Xiaohu, tell me, what else do we need to do if we Huaxia want to go to the world, or do you have any opinions?" the old man continued.

It can be seen that the old man admires Hu Yu very much, otherwise, there is no need for him to ask Hu Yu at all.

"This ......" Hu Yu suddenly became entangled when he heard the old man's words.

"Say, it's okay, it's just a few of us here, there's no need to procrastinate like this, I'll take it on you!"

Hearing the old man say this, Hu Yu gritted his teeth and said, "Actually, there is another point, that is, the Imperial Ministry of Culture is too strict!"

"Moreover, it's the kind of bad strictness, it's not normal strictness!"

"Oh? The old man said with a smile.

"Actually, film culture pays attention to a hundred flowers blooming and a hundred schools of thought contending, but the Imperial Ministry of Culture has too much jurisdiction over culture, and many excellent works have been cut because they can't pass the level of the Imperial Ministry of Culture. ”

"In this regard, the United States has done a good job, they even dare to make a movie like the capture of the White House, but in our ...... China"

Hu Yu didn't go on.

In Huaxia, not to mention the capture of the highest center, even if you capture a ZF agency, you can't pass the test, and it is impossible for you to shoot.

Many people are complaining about the singleness of Huaxia's movies and the lack of really good commercial blockbusters in Huaxia.

This is also something that can't be helped, the above is too strict, and a good script can't be filmed at all, so what's the use?

In China, the Imperial Ministry of Culture is definitely the kind of nosy master, there are many classic programs, all of which have been stopped by the Imperial Ministry of Culture, and the reason they give is very simple, and it is also very speechless, that is, "Spread negative energy!"

In just five words, you can stop broadcasting all classic programs.

The old man did not speak, but looked at Xie Zicheng behind him.

Seeing the old man's gaze, Xie Zicheng knew that the old man was asking himself whether what Hu Yu said was true.

Xie Zicheng could only nod and said, "Yes, we are too strict, too much!"

Xie Zicheng used one that was too strict and too much to summarize.

The old man nodded and said with a smile: "Haha, it is still very meaningful to eat with you little guy tonight." ”

The old man smiled happily.

"Oh, by the way, I heard that you recently took on a TV series called "In the Name of the People", can you tell me about this TV series?"

Hu Yu said: "Of course, this TV series was specially produced by me at the invitation of the Supreme Procuratorate, and this TV series is about ......"

Hu Yu told the old man the general plot of "In the Name of the People", which lasted almost ten minutes.

And the old man was also listening carefully, and in the middle, he would occasionally interject a sentence or two.

However, most of the time, it was Hu Yu who was talking and the old man was listening.

I have to admit that the old man is a good listener.

"Yes, this TV series of yours is very good, very good!" After Hu Yu finished talking about the general plot, the old man applauded and said with a smile.

"We in Huaxia just lack a director who dares to shoot like you, I am very optimistic about this TV series!"

"Little guy, let it go, I have everything with me, I'm behind you!" the old man patted Hu Yu's shoulder and said seriously.

Hearing the old man's words, Hu Yu suddenly became excited.

The old man's words, for him, are tantamount to a gold medal for avoiding death.

With this gold medal, who else dares to target him? Who else dares to cut his "In the Name of the People"?

This time he came here, Hu Yu made a lot of money, at least, he thought so.

"Now, ZF is really not as credible as it used to be, and we need a TV series like this!" the old man continued.

When Hu Yu heard this, he didn't dare to speak.

This is already a sensitive topic, and he is embarrassed to answer (well, it is the author who is afraid of being blocked).

"By the way, you just said that Lao Mei really made a movie about the capture of the White House?" the old man suddenly asked.

Hu Yu nodded and replied: "That's right, and there is more than one, not only the capture of the White House, but also the capture of London and the capture of space." ”

When the old man heard this, he didn't speak, and after half a sound, he said: "You're right, film culture should be a hundred flowers blooming and a hundred schools of thought contending, we can't be too strict, we want freedom of speech." ”

"By the way, little one, do you have any intention of making a similar movie?" asked the old man suddenly.

"What?"

Hu Yu was stunned, he could hardly believe his ears.

"I said, are you interested in making a movie similar to the fall of the White House?" said the old man again.

This time, Hu Yu heard it.

He felt a great surprise coming to him.

In fact, Hu Yu has long had the idea of shooting this kind of commercial blockbuster, but this is almost an impossible thing to achieve in China.

But now, it's possible!

Hu Yu seems to see "Air Force One" beckoning!

That's right, the movie Hu Yu wants to shoot now is "Air Force One"!

"Yes!" Hu Yu said firmly.

"That's good, let it go!" the old man patted Hu Yu on the shoulder and said.

This is the second time he has patted Hu Yu on the shoulder, and it is also the second time he has asked Hu Yu to let go of it!10