Li Tang thought for a moment and said, "Get a square cup and drink whiskey."
The emphasis on suits and Western-style clothes is to be fashionable and stylish. It's just that drinking red wine is popular these days, and it's often Bordeaux, Lafite, etc. Advertising is the easiest to follow the trend, so you often see scenes of drinking red wine in TV commercials.
For example, there was a recent advertisement in which Mr. Guoqiang endorsed domestically produced suits. In the TV advertisement, Mr. Guoqiang had his chest protruding and his abdomen protruding. He had an incomprehensible smile on his face and was shaking a red wine glass, which was very greasy.
Jiao'er told me, so he naturally obeyed. The square cup for drinking whiskey is easy to find, but where can I get whiskey? I can't mix it with pigments on the spot. Fortunately, director Shen Yan was very experienced and hurriedly shouted: "Who, iced black tea is also fine."
The copywriting of this advertisement was planned by director Shen Yan, and it is said that it has received unanimous praise from the manufacturers. However, in Li Tang's opinion, it is not only a bit silly but also full of earthiness, but it is in line with the trends and characteristics of this era.
It should be said that the director named Shen Yan is quite capable. After all, he is a director with a professional background. He is very thoughtful. In addition to filming Li Tang, he also designed some empty shots that are abstracted from reality to create an atmosphere and make the film look stunning. It went up in no time. At least it's better than the suit advertisement endorsed by Mr. Guoqiang that I saw on TV.
The rest of the shooting went very smoothly. I just put on a few cool poses and said a few words like "Is it important what you do, maybe not; is it important what you act, maybe; is it important what you wear, it is important!" Lines that are incomprehensible and self-questioning are OK.
Just when Li Tang was about to take off his makeup and change clothes and call it a day, he saw Zeng Jia running over excitedly.
"Brother, good news!"
"What good news?"
Zeng Jia glanced at the makeup artist and assistant Zhao Luoyao in the dressing room and stopped talking.
The two of them quickly exited the room knowingly.
Zeng Jia then said with a smile on her face: "Brother, the contract has been negotiated, guess how much the salary will be?"
"Salary? One million?"
Li Tang's current salary quotation is 2.8 million. The drama "Jasmine Blooms" is divided into three stories, and he plays the male lead in the second story. If we look at the overall volume of the film, it is only about one-third. In this way, it is considered good to be able to get a salary of one million.
Although the salaries of mainland actors have generally risen rapidly these days, just imagine that when Li Tang first debuted, he only received 30,000 yuan for his role in "Shanghai Chronicles". Now it has increased nearly a hundred times. Of course, he was still an unknown newcomer when he first debuted, but now he is already a big star.
But generally speaking, the salary of mainland actors is still much lower than that of Hong Kong and Taiwan stars. For example, the salary of a king like Andy Lau is about 10 million, while the salary of Uncle Ge, the most popular actor in the Mainland, is only 5 million.
Li Tang's current movie salary quotation of 2.8 million can barely squeeze him into the front-line ranks. He is at the end of the front-line crane and can fall off at any time.
This is exactly why Li Tang was so gaffe-like when he told Zeng Jia that he would play the male lead in director Zhang Yimou's new movie. Because when he plays the lead role in director Zhang Yimou's new movie, it means that he will completely establish his status as a front-line actor in China. In terms of remuneration, I have the confidence to be on par with Uncle Ge.
The amount of salary is actually not important to Li Tang's current net worth. What is important is the celebrity status. And the remuneration is precisely one of the most important indicators to measure the status of a celebrity.
"No, guess again!"
Zeng Jia pursed her lips and shook her head, fearing that she would laugh again when she opened her mouth.
"Is it two million?" Li Tang deliberately guessed.
"It's 2.8 million!" Zeng Jia finally stopped talking this time.
"Why is it so high?"
Li Tang was really shocked now. Could it be that the producer who was negotiating with Zeng Jia was taken advantage of and didn't understand at all? That's not right. China Film and Huayi Huayi are also involved in this film. It is impossible to send an incompetent producer.
Zeng Jia explained with a smile: "At the beginning, I quoted a price of three million with the idea of giving it a try, but they directly paid back two million. As soon as I heard that there was a chance, I insisted on my quotation. Unexpectedly, After two or three rounds, they agreed to a salary of 2.8 million. I didn't expect it to go so smoothly. They probably already knew that you would star in Zhang Yimou's new film. And as far as I know, Zhang Ziyi and Jiang Wen's salary must be It’s much higher than that.”
"oh!"
Li Tang finally realized the horror of capital invasion, which was completely driving up prices. At the same time, he finally understood why the so-called "Twenty Million Club" appeared in Hollywood in the 1980s. It was a real dollar. If it were based on the black market exchange rate at that time, it would not be able to win even 200 million dollars.
Later, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the salaries of Hong Kong stars in the golden age of movies were often in the millions or even tens of millions.
These are the results of capital invasion.
Just imagine, if someone offered you 10 million or even 20 million to act in a bad movie, would you accept it? Li Tang estimated that he would most likely be unable to withstand the temptation.
At the end of the day, Li Tang could only sigh: "Good guy, he is really rich!"
Zeng Jia added with envy: "Of course, I heard that the scale of that capital investment company is as high as billions, so spending tens of millions is not a drop in the bucket!"
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"Jade Goddess of Mercy" is finally about to be broadcast. As this year's annual drama and the premiere drama of CETV-3's premiere theater, Hairun Company and CETV-3 held a grand opening ceremony at the China World Hotel. As the female lead in the film Xiaopang also dressed up to attend.
CETV-3 is called China Education Channel 3, also known as Beijing Channel 35. It is a terrestrial channel that was integrated into the Beijing cable TV network in the past two years, covering Beijing and Hebei, Tianjin and Wei areas.
"Jade Guanyin" takes the same path as "The Condor". In addition to premiering on CETV-3, it will also be broadcast in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Chongqing and other places.
In fact, except for CCTV 1 and 8, TV drama producers generally have little interest in getting stars, and are more willing to delve into local stations and adopt a multi-site strategy.
The reason is very simple, because these days there are generally many backward areas in the country. In addition to local TV stations, they can only receive one set of CCTV programs, and at most eight sets of CCTV programs. It is impossible to receive satellite TV programs from other provinces.
Because the coverage is not high, satellite TV generally does not pay too high a purchase price. CCTV naturally has a lot of money, but in addition to connections and big productions, if you want to be on CCTV, you also need to be correct and promote something. "Jade Guanyin" obviously does not meet the qualifications.
Also premiering on BTV-4 in Beijing at the same time as "Jade Guanyin" is the martial arts TV series "The Story of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer". Although "The Legend of Heaven and Sword of the Dragon" had a very low-key appearance and there was no opening ceremony, the ratings of "Jade Goddess of Mercy" a week later were only 4.8%, while the ratings of "The Story of the Heaven and the Sword of the Dragon" starring Su Youpeng, Jia Jingwen and Gao Yuanyuan were as high as 9%. .
"Uuuuuuuuah...what do you think I should do in the future?"
"The ratings are 4.8, which is already a good result. It can at least rank in the top three."
"It's so good, it's almost half as good as "Eternal Dragon Sword".
Xiaopang's current position is very embarrassing. After so many years, she still hasn't had a masterpiece that works well. Some people still call her "Golden Lock". She was particularly disgusted when she heard this title. It was this reason that prompted her to put in so much effort and effort to film "Jade Guanyin" with a leading heroine.
I finally waited until it was aired. I had been looking forward to using this drama to become a big hit and get rid of the "Golden Lock" label. However, the first shot was not successful and was suppressed by "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword". What made her especially upset was that Li Tang's rumored girlfriend Gao Yuanyuan, who had caused a lot of trouble before, was also one of the starring actors in this drama.
The most important thing is that she has already participated in a Haiyan drama before, and she finally got another chance this time. If she fails again, it will be a heavy blow to her career.
In fact, the film and television industry has always been very superstitious, especially actors. Their popularity depends not only on praise, but also on fate. You said that one Haiyan drama has always been a hit and the other has been a hit, but it happened to you that two dramas in a row failed to do so well. I wonder who will dare to give her a chance in the future.
So the pressure on Xiaopang was very high during this period. After seeing such dismal ratings, it was really unbearable.
Li Tang could only comfort him patiently: "Why are you in a hurry? This was only halfway broadcast, and it's not yet certain who will win and who loses in the end. Besides, it's only being broadcast here in the capital, so it doesn't mean anything. It will be broadcast in other places in Shanghai in a few days, and I think your acting is very good. If you watch this drama, it will definitely become a hit..."
He comforted her for a while, and then Xiaopang barely managed to stop crying and hung up the phone with a sob.
Back in the house, he greeted the two people sitting around the sofa: "Sorry, the phone call took a bit long."
"Is it your girlfriend calling?" Jiang Wen, who had a thin cigar in his mouth, looked playful.
Li Tang glanced at him and said: "Isn't "Jade Guanyin" premiering? The ratings just came out were not ideal, so we talked for a long time. In fact, this drama was not her turn at the beginning. , I heard that the first girl that Teacher Haiyan fell in love with was a female student who was still a junior in the Chinese Theater Academy at the time. Speaking of which, she is about to graduate now, and it seems that she is here..."
Jiang Wen's expression began to change when he heard Li Tang mention the female student who was a junior at the Chinese Theater Academy. Especially when he heard Li Tang say what Zhou was doing, the guy quickly interrupted: "Well, well, let's not talk about this. , let’s continue talking about drama.”
Hou Yong sat aside and watched the interaction between the two with a smile without saying a word.
It was originally agreed that Li Tang would join the set before March 4th because he had to shoot commercials, but because the commercial shooting went smoothly, Li Tang rushed to the set to report on March 2nd.
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