Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

Everyone rushed back to school in a donkey cart, and then drove back to the hotel in the city. Li Wan showed the entire crew's accounts to the two bosses.

"Give it to them."

Jin Yunfeng pointed at the female secretary who had been following him.

Zhou Fanming also asked to see the footage, so Li Wan had no choice but to call Yu Dongqing to get his permission.

The two big guys were in the room looking at the footage that had been taken with great interest, sighing as they watched.

The filming is beautiful, the plot

Although it hasn't been edited yet, both of them are industry giants, but they can still tell the difference.

"The box office will definitely not be very good." Zhou Fanming said.

It turned out that he still had some illusions, but now he is completely cold.

However, he was not as anxious as Zhou Fanming. After all, he only invested 20 million.

At this time, two female secretaries knocked on the door and reported the crew's accounts: In addition to the fixed remuneration for the actors, post-production and film promotion projects, the entire crew spent less than one-third of the budget.

"Does that mean you might not be able to spend all the money in the future?" Zhou Fanming asked.

"Yes, there is a balance."

"Mr. Zhou, how much does it cost to shoot a movie in a place where birds don't shit? It seems that Yu Dongqing will lose money, and he is working hard to reduce costs." Jin Yunfeng said with a smile.

"I hope he spends all his money and makes the film more beautiful." Zhou Fanming sighed deeply.

In the evening, the two bosses hosted a banquet for all the crew members at the hotel as a token of condolence. After the meal, Yu Dongqing and Li Wan accompanied the two bosses to wander around ZW City.

Although Zhongwei is not big, the core area is still quite lively, and the various mutton flavors unique to the Northwest are even more mouth-watering.

Of course, the big bosses are not thinking about this, especially Zhou Fanming. It is really uncomfortable to think that a movie with an investment of 60 million Hong Kong dollars will suffer losses before it is even produced.

"Mr. Zhou, what's wrong? Why doesn't your face look good? Are you not used to this climate and have a cold?" Yu Dongqing asked with concern.

"Oh, my heart aches."

Zhou Fanming and Yu Dongqing are also old acquaintances. After hearing Yu Dongqing's caring words, his expression became even more distressed.

“I feel uncomfortable thinking that the company is about to lose tens of millions.”

Yu Dongqing didn't believe this nonsense.

By the way, it’s not like you, Huanyu Film and Television, have never made bad movies. Isn’t it normal for you to lose tens of billions?

Of course Yu Dongqing also understood his mood at the moment.

But I have high expectations for myself.

Thinking of this, Yu Dongqing smiled: "How about we remake the one with the highest box office?"

"Reshoot?"

"High box office?"

Yu Dongqing's words immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Didn't Li Wan tell me that we can't spend all the money? Then let's make another one." Yu Dongqing said.

"Continue filming martial arts?" Zhou Fanming asked.

"Of course, if I want to shoot, I can only shoot martial arts."

"Is it the same as "The Poison of East and West"?" Li Wan asked.

"If I make the same thing again and I lose tens of millions, will you forgive me?" Yu Dongqing said with a smile: "Of course it is different."

"Holly, please tell me, what's the difference? Is there a script?"

Yu Dongqing had no choice but to talk.

The princess of Jinlun King had an affair with her cousin Ouyang Feng. In order to dominate the country, they poisoned the king to death, but they could not find the imperial seal.

After learning that the jade seal was in the hands of the third princess who went to Jiugong Mountain to seek help from her master, Ouyang Feng tried to grab it but failed. The confused Imperial Master succumbed to the lustful force and found out the specific whereabouts of the three princesses. Ouyang Feng chased him with his rocket golden boots, but accidentally fell off one and stabbed Wang Chongyang to death who had just come out of seclusion.

The dying Wang Chongyang begged the third princess who happened to be passing by to find his junior brother Zhou Botong to take revenge on his behalf. The third princess who fled to Jiugong Mountain invited her younger brother Huang Yaoshi and her younger sister to help. Together with Hong Qi who came to look for her cousin, and Duan Zhixing who could become an immortal only by finding a true heart, a life-and-death battle with Ouyang Feng was about to begin...

Zhou Fanming was stunned when he heard this.

It’s also the same thing, why does this story sound so funny?

It turns out that Yu Dongqing was talking about another martial arts movie in that time and space: "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: East Comes West".

This film started shooting at the same time as "Ashes of Time", but the director was replaced by Liu Zhenwei, the same director who made "Journey to the West".

"Holly, your plot is very funny."

"It's a comedy, as long as it's lively and lively." Yu Dongqing explained.

Jin Yufeng's eyes immediately lit up when he heard this.

Martial arts and comedy, these are the two hot spots at the box office right now!

As a result, Yu Dongqing’s script included both.

This immediately piqued his interest.

"Dongqing, please tell me in detail, how to make a joke?" Jin Yunfeng asked hurriedly.

Yu Dongqing had no choice but to talk.

West Poison Sausage Mouth

Prince Duan’s daughter disguises herself as a man.

Hidden weapons in boots can run faster than a sweaty BMW;

The tactics used in fighting are the eyebrow-raising sword and the affectionate sword;

The Nine Yin Scriptures were actually carved on the chamber pots of monsters...

The more Li Wan listened, the more absurd he felt, but the more Zhou Fanming listened, the happier he became. Isn't this the nonsense of our people in Xiangjiang?

interesting.

"Holly, let's go, let's go to the hotel. Is there a ready-made script? Let me take a look."

He simply couldn't wait.

The next morning, the cast and staff of the crew suddenly received a notice: starting from today, they will have a three-day holiday. Everyone can have a good rest and go shopping nearby.

Shu Wenrong and Huang Jiahui smiled bitterly after hearing this, and Liang Xiyan pursed her lips.

I've been staying here for almost three months and spent most of my time resting. Is there anything else to see nearby?

It's cold outside and I've been to Shapotou a long time ago.

Let's play mahjong.

So the sound of chess and cards often came from the hotel's chess and card room.

"I heard that Director Yu is writing a new script." Shu Wenrong said while touching mahjong.

"New script? Have all the previous filming been scrapped?!" Liang Xiyan was surprised when she heard this.

"No, it's another play."

Why did you suddenly write a script when you stopped filming?

Everyone looked at Liu Yi.

He is the only mainlander in the four-person Mahjong team, and he also has a good personal relationship with Yu Dongqing.

"Don't look at me, I don't know." Liu Yi looked at everyone and replied, "I guess it has something to do with the two big guys who came."

After Liu Yi finished speaking, he touched a card and suddenly smiled:

"Hey, sorry, I touched myself again."

While several people were playing mahjong, Zhou Fanming and Jin Yunfeng were in Yu Dongqing's room looking at the script they had just finished writing, along with Li Wan of course.

After reading it, Zhou Fanming let out a long sigh.

"Hey, with a script like this and these stars, there's no need to worry about it not being a big hit at the box office."

Yu Dongqing sat on the sofa and drank Longjing tea slowly.

Yes, a big seller.

In the original time and space, the box office of "East and West" was as high as 23 million, but the box office of "East and West", which took three years, was only 9 million.

That was in the early 1990s.

Of course, the main reason why this movie is so popular at the box office is because of the superb acting skills of several superstars including Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, etc.

And now, there are Shu Wenrong, Liang Xiyan, Liu Yi and other Golden Horse and Golden Rooster Best Actors joining the cast, including Meimei, whose image and temperament are no worse than Brigitte Lin.

Can also be photographed well.

"Okay, just follow this script and make it a Lunar New Year movie this year! Mr. Li, please notify other investors immediately and explain our plan in detail."

The two big guys made a decision immediately.

"Okay, I'll contact them early tomorrow morning." Li Wan said.

"Mr. Jin and I will go talk to them about the remuneration of the main actors in the new drama!" Zhou Fanming was full of confidence.

The filming of the movie "Ashes of Time" has been temporarily suspended and will be filmed instead of "The Last Day"!

After three days of rest, the crew was preparing to start work when they suddenly received such news.

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