Chapter 165 Negotiating Cooperation
"What about the heroine of the movie? What suggestions do you have?" According to Huayi's previous temperament, it would definitely arrange its own artists for the projects it invested in. However, considering that Yang Hao was the initiator of the project, Wang Zhongjun asked politely."You decide on the female lead!" For this kind of flop drama, Yang Hao didn't want to arrange an actress with whom he had a "close" relationship, so he directly pushed the casting right to the other party.
"Oh?" Wang Zhongjun raised his eyebrows when he heard Yang Hao's words, very surprised.
This is totally inconsistent with Yang Hao's usual style.
"So what do you think of Yang Baby?" Since Yang Hao didn't recommend any actresses, Wang Zhongjun would be disrespectful to refuse.
Yang Baby is now Xiao Ming’s official girlfriend. She has used a lot of Xiao Ming’s resources, and her development momentum is very good. She is very popular on the Internet.
In 2013, she was selected as one of the new "Four Little Flowers" by Southern Metropolis Entertainment Weekly, and later participated in Running Man and gained countless fans.
Ever since Huayi’s former number one actress Li Bingbing semi-retired, Yang Baby has been trained by Huayi as its number one actress.
For a big production like "Shanghai Fortress" with top resources, Yang baby would definitely be recommended first.
"Yang baby is pretty good. She is pretty and popular. She will complement a high-traffic young actor like Lu Han. She will definitely become popular before the show even airs." Yang Hao smiled even more when he heard Wang Zhongjun recommend Yang baby.
In the previous life of "Shanghai Fortress", at least there was a talented actress like Shu Qi to support the show, but now, the heroine has changed to Yang Baby.
Lu Han + Yang baby, a perfect match of Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick.
If in the future, if people only watched the male and female protagonists of a movie, Lu Han + Yang baby, 90% of the fans would feel that it was a strong smell of a bad movie.
Fortunately, this was in 2014, the term "little fresh meat" had not yet appeared, and Lu Han had not yet been labeled as a traffic artist.
Yang Baby is still hanging around in the variety show circle. She doesn't have many film and television works, and has not exposed the fact that her acting skills are awkward. Many fans even look forward to her performance in movies and TV series.
At this point in 2014, the reputations of Lu Han and Yang baby had not yet collapsed. At first glance, this combination was actually quite good, at least in terms of popularity.
“Brother Yang, we really think alike. Lu Han and Yang Baby are both very popular online. They can definitely create a wave of hype. It is certain that the show will be popular before it even airs.” Upon hearing that Yang Hao agreed with Yang Baby to play the female lead in “Shanghai Fortress”, Wang Zhongjun’s smile became even brighter, and he even changed his way of addressing Yang Hao to “Brother Yang”.
“It’s popular before it’s aired? I guess it can only be popular before it’s aired, because it will be a failure once it’s aired,” Yang Hao thought.
Wang Zhongjun has seen many blockbuster movies invested by Yang Hao, including "Bridget Jones in Seattle", "The Richest Tomato", "Knife of the Assassin", etc.
There is nothing to say about the movie, it is indeed well made, which Wang Zhongjun admits.
But when it comes to Yang Hao's taste in choosing female leads, Wang Zhongjun thinks it's very average.
Da Mimi and Dilraba Dilmurat, these heroines are really eye-catching and their performances in the movies can only be said to be mediocre. If the heroines of these movies were chosen by different people, the box office results would probably be better.
"Yang Hao is a young man after all, full of vigor and vitality. It's inevitable that he would do some stupid things for the sake of beauty. But his aesthetic taste is quite good," Wang Zhongjun thought of Da Mimi's round and perky breasts and Dilraba's exotic charm, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited.
"Then what is the production budget?" The core of a movie is investment. Everything comes with investment. When this question was mentioned, Wang Zhongjun sat up straight and looked very serious.
"The preliminary budget is 2 million," Yang Hao had calculated in advance, so when Wang Zhongjun asked, Yang Hao blurted out.
The investment budget of "Shanghai Fortress" in the previous life was million yuan, but now it is three or four years in advance, and the pay of Lu Han and Yang baby is far less than that in later generations.
It is rumored online that in the previous version of "Shanghai Fortress", Lu Han's salary was million yuan and Shu Qi's was 8000 million yuan. The combined salary of the two leading actors was 2 million yuan, accounting for 55% of the production cost.
The pay was ridiculously high, and Yang Hao even thought that the movie was money laundering. With such an abnormal pay ratio, it is only natural that "Shanghai Fortress" was a terrible movie.
Yang Hao handed the other party the production plan he had prepared long ago, on which he clearly stated the approximate proportion of the actors' remuneration, the approximate proportion of post-production, the proportion of shooting, etc.
"Very good, very good. No wonder Mr. Yang, each of your films is more successful than the last. Just looking at this production plan, we can see that your success is definitely not accidental," Wang Zhongjun complimented with a thumbs up.
Yang Hao and Wang Zhongjun discussed for a while before the discussion came to an end.
The investment budget for "Shanghai Fortress" is as high as 2 million yuan. Such a large project cannot be negotiated in a short time. Yang Hao and Wang Zhongjun only discussed the general framework. The specific cooperation still needs further discussion.
As soon as Yang Hao left, Wang Zhonglei walked into the reception room.
When he learned from his brother the purpose of Yang Hao's visit to Huayi, he was shocked and couldn't believe it.
"He is here to cooperate with us?" Although he heard his brother say it once, Wang Zhonglei still didn't quite believe it. He was afraid that he had heard it wrong, so he confirmed it again.
"You're here to cooperate with us. Here, this is the script of "Shanghai Fortress," said Wang Zhongjun, handing the script to his brother.
Wang Zhonglei took the script and read it carefully.
About twenty minutes later.
"Brother, this script seems pretty good!" After reading the script, Wang Zhonglei touched his head, and he was even more confused.
Although this is a science fiction romance script and has certain risks, overall the project is quite reliable.
There is no way Hua Yi and Yang Hao can be said to have a relationship!
Would he think of himself for such a reliable project?
"Brother, is it possible that Yang Hao is planning to use this project to show his goodwill to us?" Wang Zhonglei, who couldn't figure out the reason, could only guess like this.
"Maybe!" Wang Zhongjun said uncertainly.
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There are really no secrets in the entertainment industry. The project of "Shanghai Fortress" was soon known to many people in the industry.
This is a big production with a budget of 2 million yuan, and it is also a science fiction blockbuster that Chinese entertainment has never seen before.
And this is a project created by Yang Hao, the gold medal screenwriter.
Just thinking about this project will reveal the fame and fortune it holds.
The first ones to get restless were China Film Group and Wanda, which had always had a pleasant cooperation with Yang Hao.
Wang Changtian also came to Guangguang Media, which had always wanted to cooperate with Yang Hao.
In the end, Penguin Pictures even asked to buy a stake.
The scale of "Shanghai Fortress" is getting bigger and bigger. The original production budget was only 2 million yuan, but after the parties worked together, the investment budget was directly increased to 3 million yuan.
As they say, either don't do it, or do it the best you can.
(End of this chapter)
