Chapter 14 Boot Up

The total investment of [Embroidered Spring Knife] is 30 million, and China Film invests 15 million and is the main control distribution, accounting for 55% of the total share.

Gu Wei invested 15 million in the name of the studio, accounting for 45% of the total share.

There is no way, who let Gu Wei only have money.

And Zhongying has both money and people, including the later publicity, we have to count on it to contribute.

This is also because Gu Wei is from the academy and has a good relationship with the director, so if you change someone from outside the circle to invest, it depends on whether you will be pitted or not.

In those years, the coal boss invested in the entertainment industry and spent a lot of money on filming, you see which one made money, and those who can return to their roots are considered to have a conscience.

Anyway, after a drama is filmed, from the director to the actors, the crew is making money, and who cares whether the investors make money or not, it's all for the sake of art.

The gang of coal bosses also knew in their hearts that they were either investing money to let the junior go to the play, or they wanted to sleep with female stars.

The reason is very simple, the purpose is very clear, and it does not interfere with the creation, and everyone is satisfied.

Soon the crew of [Embroidered Spring Knife] was officially launched, and the actors entered the group one after another.

There is no accident, except for Shen Lian played by Gu Wei and Liu Yifei, the actor of the heroine Zhou Miaotong, the other main roles are still looking for the original actors.

In fact, there is no accident, Mr. Jin Shijie, who plays Wei Zhongxian, and Lu Yang have cooperated in the previous [Blind Cinema].

Ding Xiu's actor Zhou Yiwei is the protagonist of [Blind Cinema].

Li Dongxue, the actor of the third brother Jin Yichuan, is a student of the 07th performance department of the college, which is Gu Weizheng's senior brother.

Lu Yang also happened to be a graduate of the 07 directing department, and they are old acquaintances.

As for the eldest brother Lu Jianxing's actor Wang Qianyuan, he not only has excellent acting skills, but also won the Best Actor at the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival and the Best Actor at the 7th Sino-American Film Festival in 2010 for his starring comedy film "Piano of Steel", and is a 2012 graduate student of the directing department of the college.

Therefore, the entertainment industry is a circle, and what is mixed is personal connections.

Everyone is going around and around is their own person, making a movie, it doesn't matter who looks for you.

There are many excellent actors, and you can go up and he can go up for the same role, who you use and who you don't use, it's completely a sentence from the director and producer.

And people who are not familiar with you will not look for you, and they will directly find the actors they have cooperated with before, and they will not even have the opportunity to compete.

Of course, in addition to connections, either you are famous, you are a popular fried chicken, and the producer will look for you for the ratings and the box office, just like the current Liu Yifei, who takes over this drama with her current fame, if she can work publicity in the later stage, it will inevitably attract some of her fans to watch the movie, which will drive the box office to a certain extent.

The original version of the teacher was also very popular at the time, and it just became popular because of [Step by Step], which attracted a large wave of fans.

It's a pity that she has been making TV series all the time, and she has not proven herself in the field of film, and the audience who watched the movie did not buy it, and she would not enter the cinema because of her.

There is a phenomenon in the entertainment industry that everyone recognizes that movie actors have a higher coffee position than TV drama actors, and many actors take the initiative to seek opportunities to make movies after the small screen becomes popular, hoping to go to the big screen.

However, many actors' TV series have become popular, and even smash hits, but there is no splash in making movies.

The most obvious example is Brother Hu of the sugar man, who became popular all over the Taiwan Strait with the role of Li Xiaoyao of [Fairy Sword], and became the carefree brother in the hearts of a generation of girls.

However, after filming the movie, basically the box office is swooping down again and again, although there is a relationship between the company behind him and the lack of film resources.

But there are also many actors who are not as famous as Brother Hu and do not have a big company as a background, and they can also make movies that are popular at the box office or high ratings.

Although Liu Yifei has not made any box office hits over the years, her own national popularity is above that of her teacher, and she has been deeply involved in the film field for several years, so she still has a wave of her own movie fans.

Either you have a background, a big company as a backstage, or you can mix like a fish in water in the circle.

For example, if you sign a contract with a large company like Huayi, not to mention the company's internal resources, if the company is able to support you, it will also find some film and television companies that cooperate with the company to exchange resources.

Just like Yang Zi, when he was not popular, he had already signed a contract to join the group, and the role was robbed before filming, and there was no way for someone to communicate directly with the producer backstage and rob your role, so you could only leave in disgrace.

As for suing the crew for breach of contract or something, it's too naïve. People have a backstage, since they have changed you, it means that they will bully you for not being popular and have no backstage, and sue him for losing some money at most. But if you want to take on related dramas in the future, the producer will think about it carefully.

The last one is the gold dollar player.

The most obvious example is the real destiny of the goddess Da Tiantian, people don't have to find any relationship, and it doesn't matter if it's hot or not, I'll just throw money and it's over.

For this kind of domestic smashing Hollywood, smashing out a Hollywood sweet universe.

Basically, there are no opponents, because no matter whether it is connections or relationship background, no one has trouble with money.

Everyone is not here to engage in relationships, in the final analysis, they are here to make money, as long as you let people earn money, they will listen to you for anything.

is like Yan Wang Sun Honglei, who made a big bad movie [Warring States] and contributed many famous scenes, which made netizens spray.

Why did he act in a bad movie, didn't people show him the script before they invited him? I know in my heart that this movie is estimated to be not too good, but there is no way, people give too much money.

[Embroidered Spring Knife] is not Lu Yang's first film, but it is the first commercial blockbuster he directed.

He used to shoot some small-budget movies, with a small crew, low cost of communication and command, and the shooting was quite smooth.

The entire crew, including the actors and staff, has more than 300 people, and it is also a big challenge for Lu Yang to make these people completely obey his instructions and shoot satisfactory shots.

Fortunately, China Film found experienced veteran drivers for Lu Yang, and there was nothing to say about professional skills, plus China Film's own producers were pressing, and no one dared to challenge the director's authority on the set.

"Let me introduce to you, my junior brother Gu Wei, the actor of our movie, Shen Lian, is also one of the producers and investors of our play."

The main members of the crew are there, and everyone introduces each other to each other.

For Gu Wei, Lu Yang took care of him quite a lot, afraid that he would not adapt to the environment when he entered the crew for the first time in a movie, and he didn't use him to introduce himself, but took the initiative to introduce him to everyone.

Originally, when everyone took over the play, they just heard that the actor who played the male lead was called Gu Wei, and I didn't know the rest.

Now that everyone understands the director's introduction, the exchange suddenly became enthusiastic.

"Hello everyone, I'm Gu Wei, a rookie actor, and now I'm studying in the film academy, and all of you here are my seniors, and some of them are my senior brothers.

It is my honor to work with so many outstanding actors in the industry, and I hope that all the seniors will give me advice during the shooting, and I will definitely study hard and hope to grow as soon as possible. ”

Gu Wei's posture was very low, and he said with a polite smile on his face.

Seeing Gu Wei's attitude so modest, the others also put their hearts down.

When Gu Wei said this, they didn't dare to really look at him as a newcomer, after all, this is not only an actor but also an investor.

They all said that everyone learns from each other and improves each other.

Liu Yifei didn't say anything on the side, just looked at Gu Wei curiously.

In short, for Gu Wei, the crew is all good people.