This actor needs more money

"You mean I'm not even on the second line yet?"

Ding Xiu had to interrupt Qin Gang.

He has always felt that he is quite popular, receiving endless announcements and having dramas aired every year.

It is a bit unrealistic to say that it is the first line, but it feels like it has already crossed the threshold of the second line.

Now Qin Gang is saying that he will have to wait for House of Flying Daggers to be released before he can reach second-tier standards.

This is a bit different from his psychology.

"What do you think?" Qin Gang just thought that Ding Xiu was a bit low-key, but he didn't expect that he was not low-key at all when he opened his mouth.

Second line, what are you thinking about?

Ding Xiu scratched his head: "I thought that after the selection of the fourth niche students, they would be in the second tier."

Qin Gang took a deep breath and calmed down for a while before speaking: "Brother Xiu, you really dare to think about it. There is no basis for media evaluation. In your list, except for Huang Lei, the others are all newcomers and they don't have many masterpieces. department."

"It's more about your appearance that you can get in. Otherwise, there are so many people in the entertainment industry who are more popular than you. Hu Jun, Liu Ye, Xia Yu, these people who won the Best Actor Award at such a young age, aren't they better than you?"

Ding Xiu, Huang Lei, Li Yapeng, Chen Kun, among the four young students, Huang Lei is the real deal.

Ding Xiu and Chen Kun had just debuted two years ago, and Li Yapeng debuted earlier, but he still became famous after Swordsman.

The media selected them based on their popularity and handsome appearance at the time, and gave them the title of "Four Xiaosheng".

It’s just a gimmick, and magazines also want sales.

Unexpectedly, Ding Xiu actually took it seriously.

You must know that in the Mainland, there are many artists under the age of thirty who are more popular than Ding Xiu, Chen Kun, and Li Yapeng.

If he wasn't handsome, nothing would have happened to them.

Ding Xiu frowned: "So I was in the third line before?"

Qin Gang nodded: "Don't underestimate the third line. How many people are there in the entertainment industry? The third line is already a group of people who are often in the audience's sight. It's not easy."

North drifting and horizontal drifting, plus students graduating from major performance academies every year, there are so many people in this industry that there are countless crucian carp crossing the river.

Being able to reach the third level is not an exaggeration.

People in this range are acquaintances in the eyes of the audience. They are well-known and have works. Not only are they household names, at least many people walking on the street have heard of them or seen their works.

Ding Xiu's most popular works are A Chinese Ghost Story and The Lotus Lantern, which ranked No. 1 in the world, and then No. 3, followed by "Dragon Movie", "Heroes" and "Swordsman".

However, the later films all had supporting roles, and the impression they left on the audience was not as profound as the previous films.

In general, Ding Xiu has been very solid in the third-tier field, especially after the broadcast of "Baolian Lantern", he belongs to the very high group in the third-tier field.

After House of Flying Daggers is released, Qin Gang will dare to quote the price of a second-tier artist even if it is a small step forward.

Ding Xiu was impatient: "Who stipulated this thing? There is no standard. Who knows what level I am?"

"Who said there are no standards? All walks of life have standards." Qin Gang chuckled and said, "Welding masters and car mechanics all have levels."

Ding Xiu became interested: "Tell me, what are the levels of actors? Don't tell me that they are nationally certified, first-level actors, second-level actors, third-level actors. There are not many of these in the country."

Qin Gang didn't even know what to say. Ding Xiu was more or less a novice. He usually didn't talk about learning more about things in the circle. In his spare time, he only played cards with Qin Lan and the others.

"The one you mentioned requires you to join the art troupe, and you can only take the theater exam. It's a establishment, and there will definitely not be many people who can get in."

Twenty years ago, after an actor graduated from an acting academy, it was definitely a great honor and an iron job for an actor to join the system.

The older generation who are still active today have basically worked in studios and art troupes, and those who can become first-class actors are all highly respected seniors.

Looking at the whole country, there are so many first-class actors, how can they be rated as first-class by this standard?

Having said that, in the entertainment industry, first-tier actors are much rarer than first-tier actors.

First-class actor is a professional title, which includes not only the acting industry, but also the singing industry, dance industry, directing industry, art industry, composing industry, and cross talk industry.

There are more than 200 in total.

But in the entertainment industry, there are definitely not so many first-line artists, not even a fraction.

There are only a few dozen people who can make it to the first-tier, and there are slightly more second-tier actors, but they are only compared with the first-tier. Even so, the two combined are not as many as the national first-tier actors.

Let’s not talk about the entertainment industry. First- and second-tier artists dominate the screen all year round, and they can be broken down into just a few small circles.

Qin Gang picked up the thermos cup and said: "In the actor's profession, the standards are very simple. Most of them are measured by the salary. Generally speaking, a TV series with an episode of between 10,000 and 30,000 is a third-tier one. Of course, this data is not fixed, but It’s pretty much the same, just use it as a reference.”

"Between 40,000 and 60,000 is the second tier, 70,000 to 90,000 is the first tier, and those above 100,000 are super first tier. As for those who earn tens of millions per movie, they are superstars."

The more Ding Xiu listened, the more confused he became: "What the hell? So if I take on a movie that pays 100,000 yuan an episode, I will be in the A-list tomorrow?"

Qin Gang laughed: "We have said that the data is not fixed, it is just a reference direction. What you said is a trick. If a student occasionally scores 90% on the exam, it does not mean that he has 90% strength."

"Normally, an actor's salary is linked to the popularity of his work. It is impossible to rise to the top in one fell swoop. An actor's high salary is definitely because he has representative works that he can produce. His popularity, reputation and commercial value are worth the money."

"Don't tell me that you will take on a drama that costs RMB 100,000 per episode tomorrow. It's useless even if you take over RMB 1,000,000. If you are not popular and have no works, no one will care about you."

Ding Xiu asked casually: "How much is my salary for one episode of Xiao Yu'er and Hua Wuque?"

Qin Gang shook his head: "This drama is packaged. It's hard to calculate the exact figure. It's probably just on the threshold of a second-tier actor. It's about 40,000 yuan."

In the past, dramas were said to have as many episodes as they were produced, so people were accustomed to using one episode to measure the pay.

It doesn’t work anymore. When it was filmed, it was fifty episodes, but when it was broadcast, it might only be thirty or forty.

That’s why it’s now popular to package into a group, and the signing contract states the approximate shooting dates from which month to which month.

Ding Xiu suddenly asked: "How much does one episode of Zhang Weijian cost?"

"He, needless to say, must be worth more than 100,000 yuan."

"More than twice mine?"

Qin Gang smiled bitterly: "I said it was more than 100,000. It must be more than 100,000. I estimate it is at least four times as much as you."

How could an artist who has been in the industry for twenty years and has so many masterpieces be only twice as famous as Ding Xiu?

Zhang Weijian is a real A-lister and a well-deserved big name in the field of TV dramas. It is not surprising that he can get a salary of 150,000 to 60,000 yuan per episode.

The drama he stars in has no worries about sales, investment, audience, or ratings.

Faced with this kind of God of Wealth, the employer must not throw money at death.

"Fuck you." Ding Xiu opened his mouth: "If this drama has forty or fifty episodes, why can't he earn six to eight million?"

It only takes a few months to shoot a movie, three to four months, to earn 600 to 8 million. If you shoot three movies a year, it will be more than 20 million.

Not to mention that ordinary people cannot earn so much in ten lifetimes, but it is also a very large amount for high-income people like Ding Xiu.

He is in the second tier, and he is in the top tier. There is only one step in between, and the gap is so wide.

Qin Gang nodded and said: "It's almost the same, but he has to give the company a share, whether it's thirty-seven or twenty-eight, it's just that. You work harder, you won't be better than him."

The company only gave Ding Xiu 5%, which was shabby to say the least. Ding Xiu basically got whatever he earned.

So even though Ding Xiu was only a third-tier artist before, he has a better life than many second-tier artists.

I can buy a car and a house, and still have several million in savings.

I am not as cool as him.

After being jealous for two seconds, Ding Xiu felt relieved. It was normal for someone to be more popular than him and make more money than him. He just set a small goal in his mind, striving to earn him 18 million from a movie one day.

"There aren't many people in the Mainland who are paid more than 100,000 yuan per episode, right?"

Qin Gang took a sip of wolfberry, raised his hand and said, "I can count them all on one hand."

Ding Xiu felt much better and asked again: "How many first-line actors are there?"

"Not many, maybe more than 20, there are only a few who are active all year round. Some of them work as artists and don't even film a movie for several years. For example, Chen Daoming, who doesn't accept movies easily, only accepts good scripts."

Qin Gang sighed: "So, brother Xiu, don't belittle yourself too much. With your status, you have already entered the top 100 in the entertainment industry. When Legend of Sword and Fairy 2019 airs next year, Xiao Yu'er and Hua Wuque will be able to reach the top again." Stairs.”

Ding Xiu can indeed break into the top 100 in the entertainment industry now, but he is only one of the last ones.

But it’s also awesome.

There are many people in this circle. If you can get into the top 100, you will definitely be able to touch the top of the food chain.

The most important thing is that he has only been out for four years, and he is working steadily. He may be on the front line in the next four years. At that time, he is still under thirty years old, which is the golden period for male artists.

Ding Xiu stood up with the script in hand: "Okay, you don't have to draw a pie for me. If there's nothing else, I'll go back and read the script."

Xiao Yu'er and Hua Wuque haven't been filmed yet, so there are no pictures.

Legend of Sword and Fairy is an adaptation of a game, and many people are not optimistic about it. Not to mention whether it will be popular or not, whether it can be sold or not is still the same thing.

If it really sells, Lao Qin might have to go back to his hometown to pay homage to his ancestors tomorrow.

The main thing is to strive to play Xiao Yu'er and Hua Wuque well. If this film fails, he may be out of work for a year next year, without any works for a year, and his popularity will decline.

This is not alarmist, the actor industry is too competitive.

There are new people coming out every year, and the most indispensable thing is handsome guys and beauties.

Not to mention the movie kings Liu Ye and Xia Yu who are more popular than him.

Ding Xiu has met several competitors among his peers alone.

Qiao Zhenyu who plays the snowflake goddess Long Huo, Chen Kun who is like rain and wind from a golden family, Zhou Jie who is famous as a young man named Bao Qingtian, Gongsun Ce Renquan, Lu Yi who is the emperor at the age of 24, and Huang Xiaoming who makes his debut as emperor.

Stars among his peers include kung fu boy Wu Jing, Zhang Jin from Water Moon Cave, Liancheng Jue, the prodigal Yan Qing, martial arts hero Chen Zhen, Wu Yue, and Zhao Wenzhuo.

These are all martial arts champions.

Among the younger generation there are Hu Ge, Yan Kuan, Deng Chao, and Tong Dawei.

This is just the mainland!

In recent years, there have been a lot of cross-border sales in Hong Kong and other provinces, and they are all vying for the mainland market.

On Hong Kong Island, Nicholas Tse, Guan Xige, Zhang Zhiyao, Lin Feng, Wu Zhuoxi, who are all coming with force.

Wan Sheng is even more famous for having many idols, including Huo Jianhua, Mingdao, Yan Chengxu, Zhou Yuming, Wu Jianhao, Zhu Xiaotian and others.

Most of the above people are in the age range of 20 to 30, and are the same age as Ding Xiu.

None of today's young audiences are like San Gong Liu Yuan. If you disappear for a year or two, no works will appear on the screen, and your popularity will disappear very quickly.

Ding Xiu likes to act in person when filming martial arts scenes, without the need for a stand-in.

In fact, he also wanted to use a stand-in.

Using a stand-in is so simple, easy and convenient, and you can make money while lying down.

But the competition in this industry is so cruel, everyone is trying their best. Many directors look for him because they value his skills. Acting is not his strong point. Putting aside his skills, he can only rely on his face to compete in the entertainment industry.

It’s not a long walk.

Youth rice can last for several years, and the audience will always get tired of it.

Besides, many of my peers are handsome, tough, elegant, affectionate, and so on.

"Wait." Qin Gang stopped Ding Xiu: "I'll go home with you."

Ding Xiu raised his brows: "Can't you tell me something here?"

Qin Gang pulled out a digital camera from nowhere and hung it around his neck: "Call Yaoyao and let me take a picture of you."

Ding Xiu was surprised, Yaoyao was Qin Gang's secretary.

What's going on?

Is it so exciting?

It couldn't be that Lao Qin was afraid that he would run away and wanted to make a film as a souvenir, so he could threaten him in the future.

As if she was afraid that he wouldn't know, if she said it openly and openly, could she be fooled?

"Art film?"

Ding Xiu put it more tactfully.

Qin Gang chuckled and said: "No, this time it's a fist to the flesh, a real sword and a real gun."

Ding Xiu: "..."

He could already picture that image.

Half an hour later, Ding repaired his yard.

"Brother Xiu, be stronger."

"Faster."

"Raise your legs high."

"One word horse."

"Okay, let's get one from Tiebanqiao."

"Can you do a difficult pose?"

In the yard, Ding Xiu, dressed in sportswear, performed sword skills. The long Miao knife was played vigorously in his hands, and the light and shadow of the sword were accompanied by the sound of the knife.

Within a three-meter radius of him, Qin Gang did not dare to step forward, fearing that he would accidentally be hacked to death with a murderous sword technique.

Secretary Yaoyao held a camera in her hand and was trembling as she was pushed forward to take pictures. Several times the blade passed by her eyes, which scared her into a cold sweat and made the hairs on her back stand up.

Ding Xiu sighed, held the knife in one hand, and after holding a few beautiful knife flowers, twisted his wrist and threw the knife into the air.

The blade spins in the air like a windmill.

The next second, without waiting for the long knife to fall, Ding Xiu turned around and kicked with his toes, accurately hitting the handle of the knife.

Under the action of force, the blade rotates upward again at a very fast speed.

Under the extremely surprised gazes of his assistant and Qin Gang, Ding Xiu turned his body and thrust one hand into the light of the still rotating sword.

"No……"

Ding Xiu grabbed the handle of the knife without any injuries, and cut through the air with the long knife in his hand, standing horizontally in front of him.

At this time, Secretary Yaoyao's request came out of her throat, but her voice was so small that only she could hear it.

She was scared to death just now, and she thought Ding Xiu's hand was going to be broken.

With such a fast rotation speed, mistakes are no joke.

She had seen Ding Xiu's sword up close.

very long.

Very heavy.

If you stab him with a knife, you will definitely see blood.

"call!"

Qin Gang breathed a sigh of relief, but he was also frightened: "This action is good, very handsome."

Ding Xiu put away the knife: "Are you still shooting?"

Qin Gang told him that the director of the Spring Festival Gala has been decided. There is a general director and seven sub-directors. They are currently preparing for the Spring Festival Gala program, which includes 40 projects such as sketches, cross talk, songs, dances, folk arts, acrobatics, magic, and folk unique skills.

With the idea of ​​​​taking a shot whenever he has something to do, Qin Gang wanted him to record a martial arts video and submit it to see if he could be selected.

Ding Xiu is not as good as others. Martial arts is his strong point. Looking at the entire entertainment industry, he dares to say that he is second and no one dares to say that he is first.

Besides, it doesn’t take much time to record a video, so just give it a try.

"Let's see the effect first."

The three of them sat at the stone table and watched the video they had just taken. Qin Gang didn't know how to adjust the playback, and the picture immediately changed.

A man and a woman, the location is the company office.

Punch to the flesh, real swords and guns.

The momentum was no worse than Ding Xiu's Qi family swordsmanship just now.

"Fuck you." Qin Gang's heart tightened and he hurriedly turned up the page. He turned to Ding Xiu awkwardly and said, "This camera was used by Zhou Haopeng a few days ago. I don't know what he was taking."

Ding Xiu: "..."

He has seen Zhou Haopeng, the hero. The hero is Qin Gang and the heroine is Secretary Yaoyao.

The location is Qin Gang's office.

On the wall, there is a handwriting written by Qin Gang and his father. Several large calligraphy characters are still hanging on the wall.