Bright Era of China Entertainment

Chapter 345

Chu Xuan looked at the jubilation of the audience, and half of the burden was relieved in his heart, and the remaining half of the burden lay in the post-production.

No matter what, the completion of both "Hope" and "Zhu Xian" made me feel a lot more relaxed.

The same is true for Concubine Liu Yi, from the playful attitude of being a producer at the beginning, after more than half a year of experience, she has also tasted the taste of being responsible. Watching Zhao Jian arrange personnel to send flowers to every actor in "Zhu Xian", the actors are all happy She had fun with it, and her heart was much more relaxed.

Concubine Liu Yi clapped her hands, then raised the decibel a little and said, "At [-]:[-] p.m., the green banquet on the second floor of the hotel, everyone, be there on time!"

Hearing her words, Su Chang and Hu Ge turned their heads to look at her.

"It is a must!"

"Don't get drunk, don't go home!"

"..."

The actors readily agreed.

There was joy and excitement for a while, and those who should deal with the follow-up matters were left to deal with it, while the rest of the people were preparing to return to the hotel in an atmosphere of laughter and laughter.

It's just that when they came to the entrance of the film and television base, the number of paparazzi and reporters was obviously much more than before.

"Chu Xuan, "Sculpture of God" has broken the ratings record, what do you think?"

"Concubine Liu Yi, after "Sculpture of God", do you have any plans?"

"..."

The door, which was originally quite spacious, was surrounded by a mob of reporters, but it seemed a bit narrow.

For a moment, the gate guard dared not open the gate across the door.

The security guards of the film and television base stood in a row in front of the gate, and the bodyguards of the actors' respective teams also cooperated tacitly with the security guards, standing in front of actors like Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei.

And the group performers near the door, together with other crew members and film and television base staff, were either surprised or envious and acted as onlookers eating melons.

The reporters couldn't get in, the actors couldn't get out, and there was a traffic jam.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi looked at each other, and after the momentary swelling due to vanity, they were full of helplessness.

Su Chang and Yan Danchen blinked their eyes, and they were shocked by this rather spectacular scene.

Everyone knew that these reporters and the paparazzi hiding among the reporters were here for Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi.

Ever since "Sculpture of the Gods" started broadcasting, and since the whereabouts of Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi were discovered at the "Tianlong" film and television base, reporters and paparazzi were guarding the entrance of the film and television base every day. Many people in the film and television base included Su Chang and Jiang Xin themselves. People are used to it.

Even taking advantage of the popularity of Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi, when many actors came to the film and television base for filming and walked in the door every day, they all took advantage of the popularity and gained more exposure on the Internet and print media.

"Sculpture of the Gods" just finished broadcasting yesterday, and the popularity reached its peak. Under such circumstances, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi, who are the male and female protagonists, can be described as fragrant buns in the eyes of reporters, and they will naturally not let go of any Opportunity to get hot news.

"Those international stars don't get this kind of treatment, do they?" Hu Ge sighed enviously as he saw countless reporters holding various company logos blocking the gate several meters wide.

"This is fire." While Su Chang was happy for Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi, he was also very envious.

"Are they on the same level as Zhao Wei, Zhang Ziyi, and Zou Xun?" Yan Danchen said with emotion.

"Superior?" Zhao Liying blinked, with longing in her eyes.

Huang Lei put his hands in his pockets. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but said to Zhao Jian: "This huge foundation of popularity is established. You only need a good movie to gain a foothold in the movie circle. In addition to the movie's word-of-mouth, the box office appeal Power also needs support from popularity.”

Zhao Jian nodded, and Wen Muye, Kong Sheng and others beside him also agreed.

Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei acted in movies, but they were only supporting roles. At that time, most fans of "New Police Story" came to Chenglong.

With the current popularity of Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi, if they make a movie as the main male and female protagonists as a representative work that has completely entered the film industry, I believe it will attract a group of audience fans.

As long as there is a good word of mouth, and then slowly accumulate, box office appeal will come naturally.

In this regard, Zhao Jian and Wen Muye also had expectations for Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi's film career.

"Concubine Liu Yi, netizens commented that you are the most beautiful little dragon girl, what do you think?"

"Chu Xuan, the audience has rated you, Yan Yikuan, Jiao Enjun, and Qiao Zhenyu as the four male gods in ancient costumes. What do you think?"

What the hell? ... Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi looked at each other, a little dumbfounded.

Hearing the reporter's question, Jiao Enqun among the actors was also stunned.

Su Chang turned to look at him, and said with a smile, "Brother Jiao, a god!"

Jiao Enjun shook his head, facing the playful eyes of his actor friends, he couldn't help laughing when he suddenly mentioned his name in the interview with Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi.

"Chu Xuan, is "Zhu Xian" finished?"

"Liu Yifei, what story does your sci-fi microfilm tell?"

There are many crew members behind the actors, and they all hold a lot of shooting machines in their hands.

Under normal circumstances, if it is not for finalizing or changing scenes, the machine will basically be placed on the crew or studio and will not be taken away. After all, the machine is also very heavy, and it is very troublesome to bring it around every day.

Some sharp-eyed reporters noticed this scene. After so many days, it was the first time they saw a crew member carrying a machine out. They couldn't help but guess whether "Zhu Xian" had finished.

""Zhu Xian" has been completed, and the sci-fi micro-movie "Hope" has also been completed."

"Okay, everyone, give way."

Chu Xuan talked about the finalization of the film and television series. After the film and television drama is completed, it is necessary to promote it again. Since these reporters want to get hot news so much, he might as well take advantage of the situation and let these reporters help him and Liu Yifei to promote the two film and television dramas for free. .

After receiving Chu Xuan's answer, the eyes of the reporters lit up, as they had some fresh news.

At the same time, upon hearing Chu Xuan's words, the leading bodyguard reached out his hand to the guard.

The guard opened the gate, and the bodyguards and security guards worked together to clear the way. Under the noisy questioning, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei finally squeezed out.

Watching the convoy of nanny cars and commercial vehicles speeding away on the avenue, most of the reporters and paparazzi gradually dispersed, and calm returned to the entrance of the film and television base within a few minutes.

It was very lively a moment ago, but it returned to normal at this moment, which caused many people in the film and television base to communicate, and the topics were basically the same-Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi have become superstars!
--hotel.

After removing their makeup, a group of actors either went out to play together, or stayed in the room for a short rest, or chatted with a few friends.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi stayed in the room, sitting side by side on the sofa in the living room of the suite, turning on the computer and looking at the screen together. The production director of "Zhu Xian" sent an email with a checklist.

Concubine Liu Yi grabbed Chu Xuan's shoulders, bent over and looked at Chu Xuan, and said, "Labor costs, service, food, studio... The total cost is 1950 million, and the post-production and special effects are estimated to be 2550 million. Here That's 4500 million."

Chu Xuan nodded slightly, and said: "We still need to reserve 500 million yuan for the follow-up publicity fee, so there is still 500 million yuan left in the total investment, plus the 900 million yuan of sponsorship, we can recover the cost of 1400 million yuan."

Concubine Liu Yi said: "That means a total cost of 5000 million."

Chu Xuan gave a soft "hmm", reached out and picked up the mouse to close the email, and then opened the account list file of "Hope".

He and Concubine Liu Yi looked at each other.

"Wow, the total cost of "Hope" is 1450 million. When the two of us are paid 0, the filming budget is only 150 million, and the remaining 1300 million is all post-production and special effects." Liu Yifei felt a little surprised.

Chu Xuan smiled slightly: "Normally, this is also the case with Hollywood blockbusters, such as Transformers, with an investment of nearly 2 million U.S. dollars, 6000 million U.S. dollars are used to shoot and pay the actors, and the remaining 1 million U.S. dollars are all It's a special effect."

Concubine Liu Yi nodded, then turned her head to look at Chu Xuan, and said, "But the national conditions of the two countries are different. Although the actors' remuneration in Hollywood is ridiculously high, the investment is also ridiculously high. The actor's salary is equal to the total investment. The proportion is relatively small. Our top actors here have high salaries, but the investment is not high, and the ratio of film remuneration to investment is rather large.”

Chu Xuan closed the document, straightened up and leaned against the back of the sofa, and said to Concubine Liu Yi: "Because of the national conditions, the investment in our films is destined to be impossible to be very high, but the production cost of special effects is also very high. So, in the future, if We want to make blockbuster films with special effects, the salaries of actors must be kept down, and more funds should be given to post-production, so that we can make good films.”

"Indeed." Concubine Liu Yi agreed, stretching out her hand to stroke her hair.

Chu Xuan picked up the teacup on the coffee table and took a sip of water, tightening the lid of the cup and said: "The bank card we have in hand for the overall budget, every cashier is recorded in the online banking of the finance department of the investment company, according to Sister Hua Yes, I will go to the finance department to reconcile the account with the financial staff as soon as I return to Beijing tomorrow."

"It's about investment, and it's also about subsequent taxation, so we can't be careless."

"En!" Concubine Liu Yi responded, stretched her arms and stretched her waist, and said happily: "Finally, I can rest!"

Chu Xuan nodded, but seeing that her face was still a little tired, which was the trace left by the continuous shooting day and night these days, he couldn't help reaching out and caressing her face lovingly.

"It's hard work," he said.

Concubine Liu Yi pursed her lips, put her head on his shoulder, and said softly, "You've worked hard too."

Chu Xuan hugged her into his arms and said, "Take a good rest for a few days, there are still many things we need to do."

Concubine Liu Yi wrapped her arms around his neck and said, "Let's talk about it when things come up. I'll lie down when I get back to the villa tomorrow. Don't let anyone bother me."

The corners of Chu Xuan's mouth slightly raised, he stopped talking, and hugged Concubine Liu Yi tightly. Unknowingly, the two gradually closed their eyes and took a short rest.

Liu Xiaoli came out of the room halfway and took a look. Seeing that the two children were leaning against each other on the sofa and fell asleep, she shook her head and went back to the room without disturbing her.

From the second day after the filming of "The Condor of the Gods" at the end of July last year, Chu Xuan and Qianqian have been immersed in the production of "Zhu Xian", even though they got out of it midway and handed over the full authority of "Zhu Xian" to Zhao Jian, But turned around and started the production and shooting of "Hope".

Today, in nearly eight months, Chu Xuan and Qianqian haven't had a good rest for a few days.

is tiring enough.

Now whether it is "Zhu Xian" or "Hope", the most tiring stage has all ended.

It's time to take a good rest.

But having said that, every time she sees these two children struggling for their dreams and happy after harvesting success, she, as a mother, is also very pleased and happy to see it.

Those who have dreams are worthy of praise.

People who have dreams and work tirelessly for them are full of light.

Infected by these two children, she is full of energy as a mother every day.

【"Born to prove,
traces of love exist,

A greater life after the fire burns..."]

Suddenly a singing sound came from their ears, it was the mixed sound of the two together, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi opened their eyes in bewilderment.

Liu Xiaoli played a song on her mobile phone, turned the volume to the maximum, and sat beside the two of them, holding back a smile.

"Mom! What are you doing?" Concubine Liu Yi muttered, leaning on Chu Xuan's shoulder and frowning.

Waking up in such a way, she and Chu Xuan couldn't laugh or cry.

"It's 05:30." Liu Xiaoli said.

"It's already 05:30?" Concubine Liu Yi was dumbfounded.

Xu Shi was really tired, and he didn't know it from sleeping from noon to 05:30 in the afternoon.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi hurriedly got up, each went into the bathroom to wash their faces, arranged their clothes, and immediately set off for the finale banquet.

The second floor of the hotel, banquet hall.

When Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei, and Liu Xiaoli arrived, most of the forty or fifty tables were already filled.

There was constant communication and laughter.

Along the way, people at the nearby wine tables greeted one after another, and Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi also greeted each other one by one after waving.

Whether it is "Zhu Xian" or "Hope", both Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei are producers, and they finished filming on the same day in the same film and television base, which is also a rare fate.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi simply combined the two dramas together to celebrate the final feast of double happiness.

At the head table, Zhao Jian, Huang Lei, Wen Muye, Kong Sheng and others were already seated. Not only did the teachers of the two crews have the same two producers, but most of them were also from Brilliant Times Film and Television Company, so there was no barrier between them. We had a good conversation.

Seeing Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi coming, Huang Lei, who likes to tease them the most, couldn't help saying: "Producer Chu, Producer Liu, please take a seat."

It happened that three upright seats facing the audience were left empty, probably because Zhao Jian and the others did it on purpose.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi were not polite, they were old acquaintances, so they sat down with Liu Xiaoli in the three vacant seats.

"I think Sister Li should sit in the middle. Producers Chu and Producer Liu sit on the left and the right. The producer's mother is the Empress Dowager." Huang Lei joked again.

Hearing his words, everyone was overjoyed, and Chu Xuan, Concubine Liu Yi, and Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but laugh.

In this pleasant atmosphere, everyone communicated and it was time for the table.

It's just that even though the time was up, the waiter didn't serve the food immediately, and there was still an opening session.

"Producer, speak on stage." Zhao Jian grinned and said to Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi looked at each other and got up at the same time.

The two of them walked towards the stage, and the noise of the audience gradually quieted down.

"Hello." Concubine Liu Yi tried the microphone, and the sound diffused through the speakers spread throughout the hall, and the scene fell into complete silence.

It's just that everyone present looked at the stage with expressions of freshness or envy.

Liu Yijun looked at Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei on the stage, turned his head to Wang Jinsong and said, "Is this the youngest producer in China?"

"It should be." Wang Jinsong nodded, looking at his two students on the stage, he felt a sense of honor in his heart, not every teacher can teach such excellent students, even if he didn't teach Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei What, but there are always teachers and students, right?
"There used to be 16-year-old producers in Xiangjiang, but the era was different. The film and television industry was not organized at that time, so we can't compare them. If we only look at the millennium, Xiaoxuan and Qianxi are indeed the youngest producers in China. "Chen Daoming said.

The teachers present raised their foreheads, and looked at the two people on the stage with some interesting expressions in their eyes.

"Hi everyone, I'm Liu Yifei, the producer of "Zhu Xian" and "Hope."

"Hi everyone, I am the producer of "Zhu Xian" and "Hope", Chu Xuan."

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi introduced themselves on stage, then paused.

"Oh—" The two crews were very cooperative, and the young actor friends booed loudly and applauded with the rest.

At the beginning of the finale banquet of every film and television drama, the producer of the film and television drama basically starts the speech.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi also knew about this, and made a little preparation in advance for the first time they spoke on the stage of the wrap-up banquet.

Concubine Liu Yi showed her face, picked up the microphone and said: "On March 2005, 3, the chief screenwriter of "Zhu Xian" Mr. Liu Yi started to coordinate the first version of the script, and it ended at the end of June; We started planning the second version of the script in October and completed it in October; after nearly a month of auditions and casting, we started filming at the end of October."

"We went from Laojun Mountain in Luoyang to Jinguang Temple in Zhejiang Province, then to the "Sculpture of God" film and television city, and then to Yandang Mountain in Yueqing County, and then to Dali now."

"Walking around half of China, it took 1 year and 8 days so far, "Zhu Xian" was successfully completed!"

Concubine Liu Yi paused, and there was applause from the audience.

Hu Ge, Yuan Hong and Zhao Liying, actors who have just debuted, were very surprised. They really didn't expect that it would take so long for a TV series from planning to finalization, not counting the post-production time.

After hearing Liu Yifei's statement, they also had a basic idea of ​​the TV production cycle.

"At first." Chu Xuan took the bait and said, "Concubine Liu Yi and I have a bit of a hard time deciding which actors to invite. If we invite some actors teachers we don't know, it seems difficult to deal with with our own shallow qualifications."

He added, "But one day, after being reminded by Teacher Huang Lei, Concubine Liu Yi and I realized that there were not a group of teachers with absolute strength in the crew of "Tianlong" and "Sculpture of God" at that time?"

"Yes." Concubine Liu Yi nodded and said, "Ms. Zhong Zhentao, Mr. Kong Ling, Mr. Shen Junyi, Mr. Ji Chunhua... are all familiar seniors. They have a good temper, a gentle personality, and are willing to help others. Anywhere is good." .”

Zhong Zhentao, Kong Ling and the others in the audience listened, and the corners of their mouths gradually raised.

"We immediately decided to invite these teachers. If they don't come, we will invite them with shame. With them, "Zhu Xian" is ready!" Chu Xuan said.

"Absolutely!" Concubine Liu Yi nodded repeatedly.

"It doesn't matter if it's Mr. Zhong Zhentao's Ghost King, or Mr. Meng Guangmei's Master Shuiyue... It turns out that it's indeed done." Chu Xuan said again.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Jian in the audience suddenly said a word: "So, because the actors are good, is this why you, as producers, disappeared halfway and were irresponsible?"

The audience suddenly burst into laughter, some patted the table, some held their stomachs... It was full of fun.

After Zhao Jian came out like this, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi were also overjoyed on the stage, and there was a kind of dumbfounded situation.

""Hope" is my graduation work with Concubine Liu Yi, I hope Director Zhao will forgive me." Chu Xuan apologized, although he knew that Zhao Jian was joking, but it was true, so he replied half-jokingly and half-seriously.

He faced the public and said: "In short, "Zhu Xian" can be completed not only because of the senior teachers who have created full characters one after another, but also because of the passionate performances of young actors and friends, and because of the hard work and cooperation of all departments. , "Zhu Xian" can be so smooth."

"Also." Chu Xuan picked up the microphone and continued: "Whether it's "Zhu Xian" or "Hope", among them, the teachers of the camera team, the teachers of the lighting team, the teachers of Fuhuadao, and the teachers of the production team, in the future if I Concubine Liu has another production project, and I still need the help of teachers, each position of each teacher is extremely important to Concubine Liu and me, both are indispensable, hope to see you again."

Warmth rose in the hearts of the crew members present, and their gazes towards Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi on the stage became a little closer.

Many viewers of a film and television drama only watch celebrities, and who knows that without them, the film and television drama would not be able to be filmed.

Chu Xuan's words gave them respect, and Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi also got along with them in the crew, which made them feel very comfortable.

Zhao Jian and Huang Lei also have slight foreheads. The right-hand man of the producer is the staff of various departments, not the actors.

In response to Chu Xuan's words, in their opinion, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi are already preliminarily qualified producers.

Concubine Liu Yi took the conversation, raised the microphone and said: "Although "Zhu Xian" has come to an end, Chu Xuan and I still hope to cooperate with senior teachers again in the future. If there is a chance to invite teachers again, teachers, don't refuse. Otherwise, I'd be acting like a spoiled child."

Chen Daoming, Liu Yijun, Meng Guang and other old drama stars could not help but twitch their mouths when they heard Liu Yifei's words.

Chu Xuan took her words and continued: "Of course, there are also Hu Ge, Yuan Hong, Huang Xuan, Zhao Liying, Yan Danchen, Su Chang... From the news I got, each of you is more or less loved by us. The amiable Director Zhao scolded him."

Respectable and amiable...Huang Lei and others also gave Zhao Jian a playful look, and Zhao Jian couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

Hu Ge and Yuan Hong squinted their eyes. They were indeed scolded by Zhao Jian, and some were scolded badly.

Every director has a tyrant's soul.

As long as you delay my filming, I can't scold you to death.

"Sometimes it's impossible." Chu Xuan said, and he smiled slightly: "We young people can't compare our acting skills with our seniors. It's normal to be scolded if we fail in acting. But aren't we young? As long as we dare to fight If you dare to act, we will be senior teachers from now on.”

Yan Danchen and Peng Yuyan laughed, and Chu Xuan's speech made them feel kind.

Chu Xuan changed his hand to hold the microphone, and said: "Although "Zhu Xian" has come to an end, there are still countless opportunities for future cooperation. See you at the top."

See you at the heights... Hu Ge, Yuan Hong, Peng Yuyan and the others were taken aback. They didn't know whether it was Chu Xuan's strong line skills or his enthusiastic speech. Anyway, they felt a little excited for no reason.

In the same way, Chen Daoming and Liu Yijun's eyes lit up slightly, infected by these three words, and gave them admiring gazes for a while.

But Chen Daoming interjected again: "You can't just say these three words to you young people. What do you think of us? See you later?"

After the words fell, everyone in the audience burst into joy. The highly qualified teacher Chen Daoming came to tease Chu Xuan, a super popular actor and producer. This scene is quite interesting.

There was Zhao Jian making trouble before, and now there was Chen Daoming making trouble, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi couldn't help laughing silently.

Chu Xuan waved his hand and said, "All actors, all personnel, and everyone present, see you at the top!"

"Good!!" All the staff applauded thunderously, whether it was serious or booing, this moment also gave Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei the warmest applause.

Chu Xuan gave the waiter a wink, the waiter came to the stage, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi took the wine glasses brought by the waiter.

"Finally." Concubine Liu Yi raised her glass and said, "I wish "Hope" a success, and "Zhu Xian" will be rated by Changhong!"

Witnessed by the hotel staff, everyone in the audience raised their wine glasses. Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi bumped into them on the stage, and immediately drank it down.

(End of this chapter)