After listening to Hao Shuwen's words, Cao Zhiqiang finished chewing the melon in his hand and casually wiped his mouth with a towel.
"Of course." Cao Zhiqiang took another piece of watermelon and said, "What do you think I am doing these days? I am not only writing the script, I am also constantly discussing with Director Xu how to shoot, and even drew a lot of shots. .
I am so busy every day that I don’t even know what year it is today.
If our discussion hadn't ended in the end, Director Xu would have gone to prepare the crew, and I wouldn't have had time to come see you. "
"So, do you really plan to make this movie?" Hao Shuwen asked with a smile.
"That's not true," Cao Zhiqiang said, "I even paid for it."
"Isn't it?" Hao Shuwen put down the script, took a towel and wiped her tears, "You haven't even written your horoscope yet, and you even gave me the money in advance? Don't be a liar and take the money in advance and run away, right?"
"Don't worry!" Cao Zhiqiang chuckled, "I signed the contract with Beijing Film Academy, and the money was sent to Beijing Film Academy. It's a big company, so I can't make mistakes."
"Then how much did you pay?" Hao Shuwen asked again.
"One hundred thousand!" Cao Zhiqiang said, "I gave him one hundred thousand yuan in advance."
"One hundred thousand yuan, so much?" Hao Shuwen frowned.
"It's not much." Cao Zhiqiang sighed, "Beiying is a big company, if you don't have this amount, no one will grant you a project.
Furthermore, if there is less money and the quality cannot improve, it will be a pity for my script.
So when it comes to making movies, you should not be too stingy about investment.
Either don't invest, if you want to invest, just invest enough at one time, and don't search and search. "
Hao Shuwen nodded: "Is this 100,000 yuan enough to complete the filming of this movie?"
"It's hard to say, but it should be enough." Cao Zhiqiang shook his head.
"This movie is just a modern urban drama. It doesn't cost much to serve as a Taoist, and there aren't many characters. It mainly tests the actors' acting skills. Normally, 100,000 yuan is enough.
Even if it is really not enough, it should not exceed the cost of 200,000. "
Indeed, domestic movie production during this period is simply a good price.
Because during this period, no matter whether they were acting in movies or on TV, actors received a fixed salary. Unless it was a big production, they would be given a small bonus.
Generally speaking, if you are filming a TV series, each actor will be given a bonus of ten or twenty yuan based on the importance of the role, and the maximum is fifty yuan.
For example, the teacher who played Sun Wukong in the 1986 version of "Journey to the West" earned the highest salary on the set at that time. What was the highest salary? On average, it's only 80 yuan per episode.
Of course, it is said to be Class 86's Journey to the West, but in fact, the filming of this TV series has already started.
As early as last year, that is, in 1982, the filming of Journey to the West had already started in Yangzhou, but it was too difficult to adapt to the Taoism, so the filming has not been completed until now.
In fact, this year, Journey to the West has just come into its own, and Tang Monk has just begun to appear.
However, there are actually very few actual performances by the actors. The entire crew spent most of their time playing tricks on the characters, especially the props.
Most of the funds are basically invested in the service, and the actors themselves receive only a handful of salaries.
If nothing unexpected happens, the 1986 version of Journey to the West will take a full six years to complete, of which 90% of the cost will be spent on service and travel expenses.
There is also the previous hit "Shaolin Temple". The protagonist Li Lianjie's salary was one yuan a day. After two years of filming, the total salary was only 700 yuan.
It can be seen from this that in China during this period, whether it was making movies or TV shows, actors had the lowest expenditures. The real bulk of the money was invested in technology such as Fuhua Dao.
Cao Zhiqiang doesn't think there is any problem with this. After all, it is a special time and special circumstances.
If an actor thinks the salary is low, then it depends on who you compare with.
In fact, during this period, most domestic actors were salaried employees of state-owned enterprises, and their salaries were actually much higher than ordinary workers.
It’s just the film and television industry
After all, this business is different from ordinary factories. The key is reputation. If you are famous, it will be easy to cash out.
The same is Li Lianjie. After he became famous, people in Hong Kong immediately wrote him a check of one million, just to let him go to Hong Kong to film a movie.
During this period, not many people could resist the temptation of one million, and not many people could resist the olive branch of development in Hong Kong.
Because during this period, almost most domestic actors dreamed of going to Hong Kong to develop, and the second was to go abroad. Anyway, few could afford to focus on China.
It's a pity that although most people want to show off, it's not that easy to show off during this period. Only top actors have the opportunity to show off.
For example, Jet Li, Gong Xue, etc.
For other ordinary actors, you don't even have a chance.
Of course, it’s hard to say whether it’s good or bad when it comes to moisturizing. Not everyone can get to the next level if they moisturize.
In fact, although the country is currently free to come and go and does not prohibit citizens from leaving the country, it is extremely difficult to obtain nationality in the country. It is basically easy to go out but difficult to come back.
Taking into account the domestic take-off in the next thirty years, generally speaking, there are more domestic opportunities.
In fact, for Cao Zhiqiang, considering his age, if he just wants more personal enjoyment, running out is the best way.
With Cao Zhiqiang's plug-in, his status as a time traveler, and of course his excellent foreign language skills, not only going to Europe, the United States and Japan, but even settling in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, he would be able to live a carefree and wealthy life early on.
There is also the matter of relationships between men and women. Although control is relatively strict in China, overseas, as long as you have money, everyone is very open to three wives and four concubines.
Therefore, from the perspective of personal enjoyment, Cao Zhiqiang should really go out as soon as possible instead of continuing to stay in the country.
After all, although the country developed rapidly later, its real take-off was two thousand years later, to be precise, after joining TO.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the country was actually in a relatively poor state for a long time, and it was difficult to have great enjoyment.
And these twenty years were actually the best twenty years in Cao Zhiqiang's life.
Therefore, if Cao Zhiqiang was really just thinking about personal enjoyment, he should have found a way to monetize it long ago.
Even if you don’t want to give up your nationality, it’s not a big problem. You can go abroad and just get a green card, or you can go to Hong Kong and just get permanent residency without giving up your Chinese nationality.
The right of permanent residence in Xiangjiang, just losing the household registration in the mainland does not mean giving up the nationality. This aspect can be tricky.
But the problem is that without a mainland household registration, it is inconvenient to do some things.
For example, if you are a cadre of a state-owned enterprise, you, a person with permanent residence in Hong Kong, still want to be a cadre of a state-owned enterprise. What are you thinking about?
In fact, Cao Zhiqiang is not opposed to going to Xiangjiang to get a right of residence, but this also depends on the situation.
Here in the capital, he has already achieved a certain status. If he gives up everything and goes to Xiangjiang at this time, he may not be able to make ends meet.
Not everyone can go to Xiangjiang.
The economy there is good at the moment, but there are a lot of local tycoons and gangsters, and the place is still dominated by the British. It may not necessarily be a good thing for him to go there and make a fortune at this time.
It's better to stay and wait for the opportunity.
If you really want to make a comeback in Xiangjiang, you have to wait until your wings harden and become a real dragon. Then you can go to the river with your back to the country and under the protection of a group of super bodyguards.
This is true stability!
This is the real thing that is not the Raptors but the river!
"By the way, Zhiqiang." Hao Shuwen said suddenly, "You said you still want to act by yourself? Do you plan to act as the leading actor yourself?"
"This is it." Cao Zhiqiang paused and put down the half-eaten watermelon in his hand.
"Not necessarily. I don't have a strong desire to be an actor. It's just that director Xu Qingdong said that I know the script best and the characters the best, and I'm young enough, so it's most suitable for me to play the sixteen-year-old Aqiu.
Otherwise, auditioning actors would be a waste of time. The most important thing is that the new actors would have to tell the story again. After a layer of separation, they may not be able to perfectly interpret the story of A Qiu.
thing.
But the most important thing is that I already have a certain reputation in China.
My own participation can ensure the box office of this drama to the greatest extent and prevent my investment from being wasted. "
Indeed, although Cao Zhiqiang is very humble, no matter how humble he is, he cannot ignore some basic facts.
For example, the fact that his own vests Qiangzi and Aqiang are now celebrities.
Needless to say, Qiangzi, since he published an article "Seeing and Not Seeing" in a poetry magazine, his name has been known to many people, but the scope at that time was limited after all, and he was more prominent in the circle of poet lovers. .
After he published his first collection of poems, "The Farthest Distance in the World," he suddenly soared into the sky. His fame was no longer limited to a small circle of poet-loving people, but expanded to a large circle of intellectuals. Especially in the circle of literary and artistic youth.
The main thing is that the content in this collection of poems is easy to understand, yet elegant, and is especially suitable for showing off.
So this collection of poems has been released, and most people like to see and read it.
Later, after the revised version of "Jianghujia" was released again, this version mainly focused on the content of "The Farthest Distance in the World", added some new poems, and also added a conjoined monster from the martial arts "Shattered Void". It began to kill everyone with a rare power.
If you like elegant poetry, you will like this "Journey to Jianghu".
Those who like martial arts will also like this "Journey of Jianghu".
Anyway, whether you are a literary young man or a lower-class person, you are almost the group of people that the book "Journey to Jianghu" is targeted at.
But in general, "Jiang Hu Xing" is more popular.
And only the public ones are the most profitable.
Therefore, with the popularity of "Journey to the Rivers and Lakes", not only Cao Zhiqiang and his Hongguang Publishing House made a lot of money, but also the pen name of the poet Qiangzi became famous all over the world.
Why did Xiangjiang University send an invitation letter? Isn't it because Cao Zhiqiang is already famous enough?
Although this is not the era of the Internet, communication is not that fast.
But for famous poets and famous martial arts writers, fame spread very quickly during this period.
Therefore, although Cao Zhiqiang is not yet known to the whole world, within one or two months, it is enough for his fame to spread all over the country.
Of course, if that's all, then that's it. The key point is that Cao Zhiqiang also has the vest of singer A Qiang, and this reputation is no less famous than Qiangzi's.
That's right, Cao Zhiqiang's previous single "Red Flag Fluttering", although due to wrong positioning, the sales volume of the audio tape was not high.
So far, Tao has only sold more than 50,000 single cassettes, plus more than 26,000 vinyl records.
However, the poor sales of this single does not mean that the song is not famous.
In fact, after CCTV's new column "Advertise It" officially appeared, the first program was the patriotic "Red Flag Flying" MTV, so the impact was sensational.
With the spread of CCTV, this song instantly won the love of the vast number of people from all over the country.
It is precisely because everyone likes this song so much that CCTV originally decided to play "Red Flag Flying" on MTV for only one week, but had to perform it for another week.
As for CCTV's other public service announcement asking everyone not to litter, it had to be postponed.
However, when the second week passed and Guangre Advertising began to play skits advising people not to litter, many people became dissatisfied.
Because they still want to listen to the song "Flowing Red Flag" and watch MTV, which is full of patriotic passion and the great land of the motherland. For this reason, many people even wrote to CCTV and asked to play it for another week.
Seeing how enthusiastic everyone was, CCTV had no choice but to continue to play the song "Red Flag Flying" on MTV, but no longer advertised it, but before the evening news broadcast.
At the same time, CCTV also used the excuse of promoting patriotism to cooperate with the Ministry of Culture’s audio and video
The institute, together with Huaxia Audio and Video Company, jointly produced a batch of video tapes and began selling the MTV video tapes on major platforms such as Xinhua Bookstore.
Not to mention, although the sales of the single tape of this song were average, the MTV video tape of "Red Flag Flying" actually sold very well.
So far, more than 42,000 video tapes of "Red Flag Flying" have been sold, led by CCTV.
In terms of domestic video tape sales, this result is quite good. After all, there are only a handful of domestic video recorders at this time, and the prices are also very expensive.
You know, at this time, the retail price of a blank VHS video tape in China was 88 yuan, which was nearly two months’ salary of an ordinary person, and it was simply not something that ordinary families could afford.
As for the "Red Flag Flying" MTV video because of its content, of course it cannot be sold for 88 yuan. In fact, it was sold for 98 yuan.
Of course, the price of video tapes is so high, but the results are so good, the main group of people who buy video tapes are various units, and few individuals buy them.
There is a completely different difference between using public funds to buy video tapes and using your own money to buy audio tapes.
However, although the video tapes performed well, because there were too many units divided into them, there were very few left in the hands of China Audio and Video Company.
The cost price of a "Red Flag Flying" video tape, excluding the blank video tape, is 78 yuan, and the actual gross profit is 20 yuan.
This 20 yuan has to be divided with CCTV, the Video Institute of the Ministry of Culture, Xinhua Bookstore and other units.
In the end, the actual money that could be distributed to Huaxia Audio and Video Company for a "Red Flag Flying" video tape was only a pitiful three yuan.
This is all because Cao Zhiqiang has the support of the two giant Buddhas, Uncle Xu and Uncle Wang, otherwise, he would not even be able to get the three yuan.
The original creator doesn't get a big share of the profit from the work. No wonder this period... ahem, everyone understands.
In short, although the sales of the single's audio tape were average, the song "Red Flag Fluttering" became popular all over the country.
Similarly, the singer Aqiang, who composes lyrics, sings and performs, has also entered the ears of ordinary people with the popularity of this song.
In addition, Cao Zhiqiang had previously placed a product placement through China Central Radio, commenting on the song "Flowing Red Flag", asking the announcer to widely advertise that the poet Qiangzi was the singer Qiangzi.
This time, the channel between poet Qiangzi and singer Aqiang has been completely opened.
As a result, Cao Zhiqiang's fame rose instantly.
Although Cao Zhiqiang's own name does not appear in the songs and books, as long as this is explained during the movie promotion process, there should be no big problem.
Just kidding, Cao Zhiqiang is now a person with his own traffic.
As long as the identity of Cao Zhiqiang as Qiangzi and Aqiang is revealed, it will be a hit news.
Even if his real name is not disclosed to the public and he continues to use the trumpet name of A Qiang in the entertainment industry, he can still increase the popularity of a work and reduce the risk of being rejected by the public.
Not to mention, his upcoming hit "Blooming Life".
He believes that once "Blooming Life" is launched, it will definitely become a hit.
By then, singer Aqiang's name will definitely be far more famous than poet Qiangzi, and he will become a real traffic star!
When his singer A Qiang's vest becomes known to everyone, then the name A Qiang can indeed be regarded as a box office guarantee.
At that time, as long as the plot of the movie is not too outrageous, and given the acceptance ability of the domestic people in this era, will the movie adapted from "The Garden of Words" really be able to lose money?
