Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

"It's not that he won't give you money. Their crew's budget is very tight right now. If they can barely finish the film, they probably won't even have much promotional expenses, so he wants to pay you this money through future box office revenue." Meiliang quickly added.

Owe first?

"What if he fails at the box office and doesn't make any money? Then I also lose money?" Yu Dongqing said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"Brother-in-law!" Meiliang said angrily, "I think my senior is very talented, and this movie he made will definitely make a difference!"

"Really? What kind of movie did you, a senior, make?" Yu Dongqing asked casually while driving.

"It is a movie that reflects campus life in the 1980s. The movie has been completed. I have watched part of the plot. It has a very period feel and is very different from the popular youth movies on the market today. Even if it is not a hit, it will not be a loss! "

A campus story from the 1980s?

Yu Dongqing suddenly remembered that he was fishing with Liu Yimin and others at Shangzhuang Reservoir during the National Day, and met a crew filming a movie. It seemed that they were also filming a campus story in the 1980s.

At that time, Yu Dongqing watched it for a while and felt that the photo was quite good.

Could it be this one?

Yu Dongqing suddenly became interested.

"Meiliang, what's the name of the movie? Can you let me see the film and then I can decide?"

"The title of the film is "Hello Teacher". If so, I'll call my senior right away!"

After saying that, Meili took out her cell phone and started making a call, then hung up after a while.

"My senior said it's okay, but I wonder when you will be free?"

"I'm free every day." Yu Dongqing smiled and replied, "Tomorrow afternoon."

"You do not have to work?"

"What kind of job will a person who is about to leave his job work?"

Seven Trees Creative Park.

Located in QU Dongba, Chaoyang, this area was originally one of the ten major industrial areas during the Yanjing Industrial Period. The two parks next door to Shochuang Langyuan were once the Yanjing Textile Warehouse and the Yanjing Local Product Warehouse. The two old Kurdish areas changed and counterattacked.

According to incomplete statistics from industry insiders, the post-production output of film and television dramas undertaken by settled film and television production companies accounts for nearly 60% of the country's share, and the scale of industrial agglomeration is far ahead in the country.

The post-production of the "Hello, Teacher" crew is also here.

Of course, they were short of funds, and they couldn't afford to hire a powerful film and television post-production company like Dingshengjiahe, so they just signed contracts with small companies.

Director Wang Dongsheng stays here day and night to supervise and guide film editing, including recording, special effects and film dubbing. Also with him is producer Li Wan, who is about forty years old and is mainly responsible for attracting investment.

Both of them were from Chinese opera backgrounds and knew each other in school. Li Wan was three years ahead of Wang Dongsheng. After graduation, I worked as a director for a few years and then turned into a producer.

In a small hotel room opposite the industrial park, the two of them were devouring instant noodles. Takeaway is too expensive, but instant noodles are more affordable.

"Dong Sheng, every time I make a movie with you, I feel poor." Li Wan sighed: "Damn it, I eat instant noodles every day."

"You can't blame me, right? Who said you couldn't attract investment?" Wang Dongsheng rolled his eyes at him.

The two have been friends for almost ten years, so they talk more casually.

Li Wan's eyes widened immediately after hearing this:

"Dongsheng, you heartless person, for this movie of yours, I used all kinds of connections, begged my grandfather to sue my grandma, and finally managed to get an investment of six million, and I even put in another one million!"

"I can't help it. This is how I make movies. Not only do you not make any money, but you also have to pay for it." Wang Dongsheng laughed at himself.

"Hey, if you like to make youth movies, just make modern ones. You can make love breakups, abortions, fights, whatever the hell you want. You can make money if you use them all! But you insist on making nostalgic movies from the 1980s. ! He is simply an unteachable brat."

Li Wan looked like he hated iron.

"I can't take the photo." Wang Dongsheng replied lightly.

Wang Dongsheng has been making movies for ten years. He has not made many movies. They are all low-cost movies and they are all based on nostalgia. Most of them have not made any money or even lost money.

Including the film "Hello, Teacher", many investors were not optimistic about it and were unwilling to pay for it. Wang Dongsheng was forced to find his friend Li Wan.

Li Wan read the script and felt good about it, so he decided to help his brother and became a producer.

"Okay, let's not talk about this." Li Wan changed the subject: "Now we have less than one million funds in our account, so we really need to save money, otherwise we will lose the publicity expenses in the future."

Li Wan sighed after finishing speaking.

Movie promotion is also very important.

As the saying goes, the smell of wine is also afraid of deep alleys, and a good movie is also afraid of being ignored.

A well-publicized bad movie can make over 100 million in box office in just two or three days by luring everyone to the cinema. A poorly promoted movie has been released for half a month and no one has paid attention to it. The film schedule is even more crowded, so it is best to make it in advance. The box office is only a few million, which is the importance of movie promotion.

After listening to Li Wan's words, Wang Dongsheng smiled and consoled him: "Aren't we saving money? Eating instant noodles, and I asked our school girl Mingliang to help with the theme song."

"I have heard the song "Young Jinshi". It is very popular and will help increase the popularity of our movie. Moreover, the song itself suits the movie we are making. I wonder how much Yu Dongqing wants to pay for it?"

"What I wrote has to be sung, and the copyright royalties plus singing fees are at least 300,000, right?" Wang Dongsheng pondered for a moment and said.

"Damn it! I only plan to pay 100,000!" Li Wan's eyes widened: "Why don't you find Meimei?"

You miser! Can you also respect the fruits of other people's work?

But thinking that Li Wan was actually saving it for himself, he couldn't say this and just sighed.

"Forget it, are they still willing to accept our conditions?" Li Wan drank the last mouthful of noodle soup, wiped his mouth and stood up.

"Let's get started!"

The next morning, Yu Dongqing went to the company to fish all morning, editing a BGM for a TV series. He drove immediately at noon, first to the Chinese Theater Campus, picked up Mingliang, and then went to Qishushu together.

It's snowing outside and it's very cold.

When they arrived at Qishue Creative Park, they found the east side production company according to the address given by the other party. In an office on the second floor, they met director Wang Dongsheng and producer Li Wan.

Sure enough, it was the director I met while fishing in the reservoir that day.

But Yu Dongqing didn't say this. After a brief introduction and greetings, he asked to watch the movie.

Wang Dongsheng agreed.

While playing on the computer on the table, Wang Dongsheng inserted a USB flash drive and said to Yu Dongqing with a smile: "Mr. Yu, the sound effects have not been processed at all. It can only be regarded as a semi-finished product. Don't be surprised."

"It's okay, I just took a look."

The movie soon started playing.

"Hello, teacher"

Thanks to Gaga Guangzhou for the tip, and thanks to 20180627115137102 for the monthly ticket