At the end of May, the Hollywood actors who starred in "The Funeral of the Big Names" came to the capital. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

This actor is called Brian Cranston, who has played supporting roles in many Hollywood film and television dramas, and is the kind of actor who has broken away from his career but has not yet made a masterpiece.

But after all, he appeared on national television and became familiar to the American audience.

The audience will feel as if they have seen this actor, but they can't name it.

In Hollywood, Brian can only be regarded as a third-tier actor, or belongs to the kind at the bottom of the third-tier level, mainly active in the TV drama industry, and occasionally plays cameo roles in movies.

In addition to being an actor, he is also good at writing and directing, and has made some commercials and low-budget independent films.

Now 43 years old, Brian is still a long way from success in Hollywood, where big names are all the same.

There are not a few actors like this in Hollywood, and Lin Zixuan recommended Brian to Barbara not because of this person's present, but because of Brian's future development.

This is a late-blooming actor.

Moreover, looking for such an actor not only has a low salary, but also has no special requirements, and can obey the director's arrangement.

Barbara's salary for Brian is $250,000, which is the price of Hollywood, and Brian has a lot of roles in "The Funeral of a Big Shot", which is no longer a supporting role.

Most Hollywood actors are reluctant to come to China to film, they are mixed with the Hollywood circle.

If they stay abroad for too long, it is easy to miss some opportunities to take on dramas, so they would rather play supporting roles in Hollywood than come to China.

In addition to the salary, Brian was impressed by the opportunity to cooperate with the Cannes actor.

Ge You is a double actor in Cannes and Venice, such an actor is an absolute big name in Hollywood, with a salary of tens of millions of dollars, plus box office sharing.

But in mainland China, the actor's salary is not higher than 300,000 US dollars.

Lin Zixuan's salary to Ge You is 260,000 US dollars, equivalent to 2.1 million yuan.

This is the top in China, and Chen Daoming only got 180,000 US dollars for filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

It's not that Lin Zixuan takes care of Ge You, first of all, Ge You is worth the price, domestic audiences watch "The Funeral of a Big Shot", not for Hollywood actors, they recognize Ge You.

Besides, Ge You, as a double actor, can't be lower than the third-tier actors in Hollywood, it's too ugly.

Although the salary market in Hollywood and China is different, this face still has to be fought for.

It is said that the people of Beijing have a good face, and they have lived on the same face all their lives.

This has two meanings, both positive and negative.

On the positive side, it is said that the people of the capital are righteous and like to take care of things, and on the other hand, it is the people of the capital who beat the swollen face and became fat.

Lin Zixuan felt that since this drama was invested by the Good Dream Company, he had the right to set the salary, so there was no need to wronged his own people.

In fact, there are other ways to get Ge You more paid, such as participating in the box office share.

Feng Xiaogang adopts this model, he does not get paid, or only gets a guaranteed salary, the main income is box office sharing, the higher the box office, the more money he gets.

However, Ge You's personality is cautious, and he is down-to-earth when he gets paid.

Moreover, his current income depends more on advertising, and an advertisement costs millions, and the salary is secondary.

Barbara also introduced an actress from Xiangjiang named Guan Zhilin.

Lin Zixuan generally doesn't like to use actors from Xiangjiang, the cost performance is too low, and the acting skills are not high.

It's just that Barbara feels that "The Funeral of a Big Shot" can try to enter the film market in Hong Kong, and having a Hong Kong actor join is conducive to the distribution and promotion of the film in Hong Kong.

Columbia Asia Film Company is located in Xiangjiang, and Barbara has connections in the Xiangjiang film industry.

Feng Xiaogang's films want to go international, Hong Kong and Taiwan are the first stops, followed by Southeast Asian countries, and finally Europe and the United States.

Lin Zixuan thought about it and agreed.

This is the first time that Good Dreams has partnered with Hollywood Studios, and Columbia Pictures has an advantage in the international distribution of the film, so it doesn't hurt to listen to them.

Of course, the final effect depends on the market's reaction.

Although the film market in Hong Kong is very sluggish, it has also been brilliant, so give it a try.

Guan Zhilin has a certain reputation among Xiangjiang actresses, and has made several masterpieces, especially several martial arts films with Li Lianjie, which makes her well-known to mainland audiences.

Her salary in Xiangjiang is about 2 million Hong Kong dollars, and the salary for filming "The Funeral of a Big Shot" this time is 150,000 US dollars.

This is the highest price that Lin Zixuan can offer, and Yu Feihong only got 150,000 US dollars for starring in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

In this way, the salary of these leading actors alone costs 800,000 US dollars, and the investment in the entire film is less than 4 million US dollars, accounting for one-fifth of the total investment.

Excluding the salaries of other actors and crews, there is less money really spent on filming.

In any case, this is a co-production film joined by Hollywood actors and Xiangjiang stars, and it is Feng Xiaogang's first step towards internationalization, which can be regarded as accumulating experience.

"The Funeral of a Big Shot" started in June, and Brian and Guan Zhilin came to the capital at the end of May.

Their habits are different from those in the mainland, they will not join the crew in advance, and they will not come over until the start of the film.

In the signed acting contract, only the filming period is stipulated, and during the filming they will obey the arrangement, and the rest of the time belongs to them and can move freely.

They don't say that we rehearse in advance, and they pay a lot of attention to the concept of time when it comes to the right lines or something.

Guan Zhilin also has to take time to go back to Xiangjiang to shoot advertisements and attend events.

Actresses are not as paid as male actors, advertising income is very important to them, and winning an advertising endorsement is equivalent to making a movie, and the advertising competition between actresses in Hong Kong is extremely fierce.

The trouble of working with Hollywood actors doesn't stop there.

The Good Dream Company wants to translate the script into English, and some of the plots and jokes that foreigners don't understand, they have to explain to them.

Even if they explain, they don't necessarily understand.

So, Feng Xiaogang came up with a way to indicate on the script that it was a joke, and he had to laugh out loud after reading the lines.

It doesn't matter if foreigners understand the humorous jokes of Beijing flavor or not, as long as they follow this performance.

Brian, as a Hollywood actor, has a professional dedication, at least on the set of filming, very serious, not perfunctory.

Lin Zixuan made contact with him and found that Brian's attitude was good.

Brian didn't bring an assistant or agent to China this time, he came alone, maybe he didn't have an assistant yet.

Good Dream Company arranged a translator for him to be responsible for communication.

This is normal, the average actor can maintain a humble attitude before he becomes popular, and only by being humble can he leave a good impression on others, so as to get more opportunities.

It's rare to be humble after becoming famous. (To be continued.) )