Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

Li Li hurriedly walked over: "Dad, why are you here?"

"I came to see you! You kid, you didn't even go back home after you returned to China, you went straight to Shanghai! Your mother is nagging you at home every day."

Looking at his son, who was a head taller than him, Li Wan complained, but his face could not hide his love.

"Didn't I video chat with my mother? She has already seen me. It doesn't matter whether I go back or not." Li Li smiled.

"That won't work! You must go back to Yanjing to see your mother this weekend! Otherwise, I will go find Wei Wenming!" Li Wan said with a straight face.

"Okay, I'll be right back. Dad, don't bother Brother Wei with this little thing. He has a very busy day."

"Is it for "The Wandering Earth"?"

"Yes, there are more than 60 people in our company, and they are busy with this thing right now!" Li Li looked proud.

Li Wan was secretly surprised when he heard this. It seemed that Yu Dongqing had already started preparations. But he said: "What are you busy with, let me see?"

"According to the company's internal regulations, keep it confidential!"

His son's words suddenly made Li Wan so angry that he couldn't say anything: "I am the producer of this movie, and you still keep it a secret from me?!"

"Hehe, it's a joke, I know, otherwise I really couldn't let you see it."

Li Li was still smiling: "Dad, let me show you the 3D model of the planetary engine I made."

Li Wan followed his son to his computer and saw a three-dimensional engine, which looked exactly like what he had imagined.

"Did you do this alone?"

"Am I alone? I can't finish it even if you tire me to death." Li Li laughed: "This involves conceptual design, three-dimensional modeling, and material processing. It can be said that this planetary engine alone has no less than 10 People work for this, and I’m only responsible for a small part of it.”

At this point, Li Li looked mysterious: "Dad, take a closer look, what does the wall of this engine look like?"

Li Wan took a closer look at this "huge" gray and rusty wall and said, "This looks like the outer wall of a dam."

"Yes! You don't know, just for this engine exterior wall, the design team didn't know how many huge building exteriors were searched online for inspiration. Finally, I suggested using the Three Gorges Dam as a reference." Li Li was a little proud.

"Well, good job!" Li Wan patted his son on the shoulder.

"Dad, now you can feel that it's not easy for us to do this, right?"

"Yes." Li Wan nodded. Suddenly something occurred to him. He leaned into his son's ear and whispered, "Son, how much salary will Wei Wenming pay you in a month?"

Li Li was a little reluctant to say it.

"Dad, why are you asking this? This is my personal privacy!"

"Privacy is nothing! I don't ask you for a penny!"

After hearing this, Li Li pondered for a moment and said: "The monthly salary is 20,000 yuan, five insurances and one fund, and there are bonuses. I estimate that I can get 300,000 yuan in one year."

"Is your salary considered high in the company?" Li Wan asked again.

"What are you doing? I've only been here a few days." Li Li whispered: "As for Shangguan Feifei, the leader of the concept design team, Brother Wei also hired her from Hollywood not long ago, with an annual salary of 2 million! I heard that she will also be given shares in the company !”

Annual salary 2 million? !

Really willing to spend money.

Li Wan was stunned.

"Li Li, are you ready?!" At this moment, someone suddenly heard someone calling his son.

Li Wan looked up and saw a tall girl with flaming red lips standing at the door. She had brown-gray hair and looked like she was of mixed Chinese and American descent.

"Sister Feifei, it's done!" Li Li said with a smile on his face, "I'll send it to you right away. Do you have any other instructions?"

"there is none left."

Shangguan Feifei said something, looked at Li Wan again, turned around and left without saying anything.

Li Wan suddenly discovered that his son was staring at the girl's back in a daze, and he couldn't help but pretend to cough twice.

Only then did Li Li react and smiled at his father: "She is Shangguan Feifei. She is young and beautiful, right?"

"Young? I think I'm older than you, right?"

"I am 25 this year and she is 30, so she is only 5 years older." Li Li muttered, and suddenly found his father looking at him with a strange look, and said quickly.

"What I mean is that the company's employees are generally younger, with the oldest one less than 40 years old, but their salaries are relatively high. Of course, they are far behind those in the United States. If I were in Silicon Valley in the United States, my monthly salary would be at least 30,000. And it’s in U.S. dollars!”

Li Wan now understands why producing special effects is so expensive.

The labor cost is so high, how can it be done without spending money?

At this moment, a man in his early thirties hurriedly walked in with a smile on his face: "Uncle Li, are you here? I didn't even bother to call and send someone to pick you up."

It is Wei Wenming, the boss of the company.

"There's no need to go to such trouble." Li Wan said with a smile, and then said to Li Li: "Son, work hard, I'll have a chat with Wen Wen."

After saying that, he followed Wei Wenming out of the office and came to his office.

"Uncle Li, what would you like to drink? Tea or coffee?"

"Tea."

Wei Wenming personally poured a cup of herbal tea for Li Wan, placed it on the coffee table in front of his sofa, and said with a smile:

"Uncle Li, are you here to see Li Li? He is very capable and adapts quickly. Did he not go home to see his aunt? I told him to go back this week."

"This is a small matter. The main thing I came here to talk about is the movie. My company has officially taken over the production of this movie, and I am the producer myself. Do you know this?"

"Uncle Yu has already told me that you and Uncle Yu are a golden pair, and the filming will go smoothly with you as the producer!"

Ah.

This kid can talk and is much better than his own son. No wonder he can be the boss.

"Wenming, since I am a producer, I am involved in the investment budget, and the special effects expenditures of this film account for a large proportion, so I want to understand the situation in this regard."

Wei Wenming pondered for a moment: "Uncle Li, after communicating with Uncle Yu, based on the script and Uncle Yu's vision, we roughly estimate that this film will have no less than 3,000 special effects shots. According to the current market price, it is estimated to be 400-500 million. Of course This is just a conservative estimate."

Li Wan took a breath after hearing this.

So many!

"Uncle Li, don't think that because my company has Uncle Yu's investment, I will quote random prices. You can go to other special effects companies to find out. Besides, my company can't handle such a large workload now. It will definitely have to be done." We will go out in parts, so Uncle Li, you have to investigate as soon as possible."

"I understand this. Your Uncle Yu also said that this is the reason why I came to Shanghai this time. Li Wan paused and asked in a tentative tone: Wenming, do you know this industry? Do you have any companies you recommend?"

Unexpectedly, Wei Wenming smiled and looked at Li Wan: "I better not get involved in this matter, lest others say that I colluded with other companies to defraud investors. Uncle Li, you have been a producer for many years, I don't think so." Get to know some special effects companies.”

Li Wanlao blushed and quickly picked up the tea cup and took a sip to cover up.

Why doesn't he know?

It's just a test.

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