Rebirth of the Entertainment Master

"Mr. Ye, Mr. Huang, just ask the crew to pick me up. There's no need for the two of you to come here in person."

Ye Yongren said with a chuckle: "You Director Xiao came to our Xiangjiang, Lao Huang and I, as Xiangjiang people, naturally want to do our best as landlords."

Huang Qiusheng smiled and said: "I know you must be very hungry now, let's go have a supper first, Lao Liang will be here tomorrow, let's sit down."

Xiao Yunhai said: "That's great. I flew from Yanjing to Anhui TV Station, participated in the program, and then came to our Xiangjiang. During this journey, I was really hungry."

Ye Yongren said: "We also watched the "Millionaire" you planned on TV, and it was indeed very tense and exciting. Your reputation as the king of variety shows is not for nothing."

Huang Qiusheng said: "I think the ratings of this puzzle program are likely to surpass "Run, Brother" and "The Voice of China". Obviously, its appeal to ordinary audiences is far greater than the above two. It’s a show. I heard that the average audience rating of the first episode has exceeded [-]%, which is really amazing. Yunhai, it seems that you can make a lot of money again.”

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said: "My request is not high, as long as it is enough for us to shoot "Infernal Affairs"."

Chapter 646 The Surprise of the Movie King

While talking and laughing, the three came to the parking lot and got in the car.

While driving, Ye Yongren said, "Yunhai, the salary you paid us is a bit high."

Huang Qiusheng nodded and said, "That's right."

Xiao Yunhai waved his hand and said with a smile: "I never use the relationship between each other to lower everyone's salary when I shoot film and television dramas. Doing so will make me feel very uncomfortable. Friendship belongs to friendship, and what to do should be done. Besides, I'm not short of money, and I believe that the profit from this movie will definitely far exceed your salary. Hello, hello, everyone, isn't this the best?"

Ye Yongren sighed: "It's no wonder that the actors in the entire entertainment industry want to work with you the most. However, such a good film is released worldwide, and the shooting time is so short, so Lao Liang, Huang and I feel that the money , it’s too hot for us to hold, just give us 50.00%.”

For example, Ye Yongren's remuneration quotation is 6000 million yuan for the lead role and 4000 million yuan for the supporting role.However, the theory is the theory, in fact, it can't reach so much.

From ancient times to the present, China has been a society of human relationships. For a king like Ye Yongren to take over a film, if he is a big director or a familiar investor, due to the good relationship between them, it is generally okay to play a leading role. Get 4000 million.

Even for those directors and investors that he doesn't know, Ye Yongren's salary is at most 5000 million. Of course, this is also related to the length of time and the intensity of work.However, it is basically impossible to get the full salary.

The same is true for Huang Qiusheng.His worth is lower than that of Ye Yongren, 5000 million for the main character and 3000 million for the supporting role.

However, Xiao Yunhai gave them the full salary directly according to their market quotations, this was the first time he encountered it.

You must know that "Infernal Affairs" will be a film that will be released globally. For the artists, this opportunity can be described as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

With the excellence of this movie and Xiao Yunhai's fame, even if their salary is lowered to 1000 million, they will definitely appear in it.

But even so, Xiao Yunhai still didn't lower their salary by a penny, which made everyone feel a little bit sorry, so they discussed it and took the initiative to reduce their salary to 50.00%.

Hearing Ye Yongren's words, Xiao Yunhai laughed and said: "Mr. Ye, Mr. Huang, you are too interesting. It's the first time I've heard of any actor asking for a lower salary."

Huang Qiusheng said: "That's the first time I've heard that investors and directors will give actors [-]% of the film's remuneration. Yunhai, at our stage, the most important thing is not money anymore, but excellent works. Our pursuit of fame , has far surpassed Li. A classic film that may be famous in the history of world film, let alone give us money, even if it is zero pay or even subsidized money to the crew, we are willing to act. It’s a pity that we in China, There are very, very few films like this.”

Ye Yongren nodded, and said: "Yes. I am worried about our China film and television industry now. You see, in just three weeks, the space for domestic films has been squeezed by others. If they don't shoot Produce a few excellent films and carry the banner of domestic films. I am afraid that our Chinese entertainment industry will really be doomed. Yunhai, your film is likely to be the first shot of Chinese films against foreign films, so we must Gotta get it right."

Xiao Yunhai said confidently: "It's definitely fine. Since the three teachers are going to save me money, I'll accept it brazenly. After our "Infernal Affairs" becomes popular all over the world, I will hold a large celebration Banquet, I will give everyone a huge red envelope."

Huang Qiusheng laughed and said, "Then I'll just wait for that day."

Xiao Yunhai said: "I won't let Teacher Huang wait too long, I think it will be almost the end of the new year."

Ye Yongren smiled and said: "That's the best. Yunhai, I heard that there are rumors in the circle that the reason why your movie can be released in major theaters in North America is because you are a shareholder of these theaters. This can't be true. right?"

A while ago, Xiao Yunhai borrowed hundreds of billions of dollars from the bank with the shares of Magic Magic and the four North American theaters as collateral, which has spread throughout the entertainment industry.

Artists often discuss this topic when they meet, and basically think this matter is too incredible.After all, Xiao Yunhai has only debuted for more than two years, so it is impossible for him to be this powerful.

But after Ye Yongren saw Xiao Yunhai's understatement about releasing "Infernal Affairs" worldwide, he suddenly had some guesses in his mind, so he asked.

Huang Qiusheng also looked at Xiao Yunhai with piercing eyes.

If this matter is true, it is undoubtedly the best news for the entire Chinese film industry.

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said: "That's right. I am a minority shareholder of the five major theater chains, Paramount, MGM, Warner, Disney, and Universal. I usually don't care about things, but I can still show a few movies if I want to."

Huang Qiusheng asked with surprise, "How did you do it?"

Xiao Yunhai didn't hide anything either, and briefly talked about his purchase of these theaters.

Ye Yongren sighed sincerely: "Yunhai, you are really amazing."

Xiao Yunhai said with a smile: "Teachers, please don't spread this matter, otherwise, I will be in serious trouble."

Huang Qiusheng said: "I'm afraid this matter will not be kept secret for long."

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said: "As long as I can hide it, at least I can keep it clean for a few more days. What's more, I am only a small shareholder, and I only have a small right to speak in the board of directors. If the imported film does not get good results, then I'm in trouble."

Ye Yongren nodded, and said: "So, when you introduce the film, you have to close it."

Xiao Yunhai said: "That's right."

Half an hour later, the car drove into a nice restaurant, Xiao Yunhai ate a big meal, and then stayed in the hotel booked by the crew.

On the second day, under the guidance of the assistant director Mo Taicheng, Xiao Yunhai walked around the various studios and was very satisfied with everyone's work.

In order to improve the shooting efficiency, Xiao Yunhai told Mo Taicheng before that all the filming locations used should be contracted in advance, so that the production department, props and other departments of the crew can prepare well.

For this reason, Xiao Yunhai did not hesitate to spend millions more in rental fees.

However, when he saw that the layout of the scene was almost the same, Xiao Yunhai felt that the money was well spent.

Xiao Yunhai said: "Director Mo, you have really worked hard these days. You go and tell everyone that as long as the arrangements for these shooting scenes are completed before five o'clock tomorrow afternoon, everyone's salary will be doubled."

Mo Taicheng said happily: "Now, they have to die happily."

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said: "As long as we don't delay our movie shooting, I will definitely not treat everyone badly. After all, it is not easy for everyone to come out and work."

Chapter 647 The Crew Meeting

Mo Taicheng nodded, looked at Xiao Yunhai with a hint of approval and admiration, and secretly said: "No wonder everyone said that Director Xiao is the most efficient in filming film and television dramas. With such a generous investor and director, who would Will you work hard for him? Other crews spend one cent as if they were two cents, but this master treats one dollar as a dime. He doesn't care about 80, he is entertaining I’ve been working in the circle all my life, and this is the first time I’ve seen such a crew.”

When Mo Taicheng told the crew the news, everyone cheered.

"Director Xiao is mighty."

"Long live Director Xiao."

"Now, I have money to buy new year's goods."

Originally, Xiao Yunhai's salary for them was [-] yuan a day. According to the industry standard, the salary was more than double that of other crews.

Now Xiao Yunhai has doubled the increase for them, which is [-] yuan a day, and the place where they live and the boxed lunch they eat are all of high standards.

How can this not make everyone feel grateful.

Mo Taicheng said: "Director Xiao gave everyone so much salary, but he didn't give it to you for nothing. Work hard, and you must complete the tasks assigned by Director Xiao before five o'clock tomorrow. Otherwise, not only will you lose the money, but you will also suffer a meal." Batch, do you know?"