I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 34 Making Money
Shen Liang must pay!
Not to mention that he is the leading actor, just the investment profit ratio of "The Wandering Earth" is as high as 1:10, there is no reason not to invest...

Oh, Wanda withdrew its investment because The Wandering Earth does not conform to the existing film and television investment rules:
The routine is generally like this: choose a popular IP, find two popular young actors, find a big director in the industry, sign a bet agreement, have big capital lead the investment, and have a group of local bosses follow up. It would be best if you could also raise some money from unknown sources, offer sky-high salaries to popular actors, blow up the scenery and props a few times, and make the financial statements look good.

Don't worry about the plot and production. All the money is spent on hype and publicity to hire a network of internet trolls to boost the box office. All the young actors have tens of millions of fans. If they are willing to pay for it, all the costs will be recovered.

It is understandable that Wanda invested in The Wandering Earth at the beginning. After all, Liu Cixin’s works are now super IPs...

"The Wandering Earth" is Liu Cixin's first science fiction novel to be made into a movie, so it naturally has historical significance. Wanda's decision to take advantage of this opportunity to invest and make money is itself a reflection of her vision.

In fact, if Wanda had not encountered Waterloo, it would not have withdrawn its investment so easily...

Unfortunately, Wanda ran out of money, so she chose the safer "Love in the City 2" over the other two projects she had, "The Wandering Earth" and "Love in the City 2"...

With such a choice, there is no problem at all!

The problem is, you withdrew your investment here and invested in "The Good Doctor 2". Are you short of money?
In fact, as long as Wanda's people come to the crew for a few days, they can feel everyone's enthusiasm...

This kind of emotion is very touching!

Of course, there is a small premise: the premise is that you can be moved...

After all, enthusiasm is something that depends on each person. Only those who have ideals about movies can feel it...

……

During the break in the MV shooting, Zhao Lusi took the milk tea handed to her by Shen Liang, took a sip, and then sighed: "I didn't expect you to be so busy!"

"…well enough,"

"So how long have you slept these days?"

"...I can sleep while waiting for the shoot...I don't have to go back to the hotel to sleep."

Yes, on the surface, Shen Liang has hardly had any rest time these days...

The three MVs were shot together and all were completed in four days...

——The original plan was five days, but the third episode of “Mars” is about to start recording!
Shen Liang must go full steam ahead...

So, it seems, there is little time to rest...

But in Shen Liang's opinion, these are all trivial matters, just take some time to look at them!
Zhao Lusi shook her head: "I can't, I lay down and fell asleep...I can't get up at all."

"So what do you do when you're filming?"

"Filming is different. You may have to wait three or four hours for a scene!"

Shen Liang was puzzled: "You have to wait three or four hours to play the leading role?"

Zhao Lusi shook her head: "I haven't played the leading female role yet..."

"…Soon, I heard that Wajijiwa is going to make a play, and you're the heroine!"

"Really?" Zhao Lusi was very excited and asked, "Who is the male lead? You?"

"…it's definitely not me…"

"why?"

"I also want to shoot "The Wandering Earth"..."

"That's right..." Zhao Lusi nodded. She wasn't the type to get hung up on things...

Not the legendary love-brained one… Changing the subject: “So you’re going to Changsha to record “Mars” tomorrow?”

"Um…"

“The second episode of “Mars” also has good views…”

"I know, Chen Jiadong told me," Shen Liang nodded: "He said the short storyline is very popular..."

“My agent told me that, too.”

"There's even a CP gathering place for us on Weibo!"

"…real?"

"Look for yourself..."

Zhao Lusi quickly took out her phone, opened the chat room, and searched...

Shen Liang also opened his phone. Instead of checking Weibo, he started playing Tik Tok...

He is thinking about how to combine "Seaweed Dance" with Tik Tok marketing to make money quickly...

After all, continued investment will definitely be needed after "The Wandering Earth", and he doesn't want to miss it.

How can I make money quickly?

His idea is to take one fifth of the investment, which is 5000 million...

There is still a shortfall of about 4000 million... The final cost of the first part of "The Wandering Earth" was just over 3.5 million, plus the publicity and promotion costs, a total of million - the publicity and promotion costs were added after the release...

Promotion and marketing are not included in the investment share. When settling accounts, they will be directly deducted...

The day before yesterday, Shen Liang calculated the share of the profits he would receive: the share from the concert would probably be more than 10 million; the share from the EP was hard to say, but it was estimated to be around 10 million...

If you want to make money quickly, you have to keep doing commercial performances, running hundreds of shows, or appearing in three or five variety shows...

Oh, it’s so hard to make money!

Shen Liang was thinking when a voice came from behind him: "Brother Liang..."

"what happened?"

Shen Liang turned his head and saw Chen Jiadong. The latter wanted to say something but stopped. Shen Liang waved his hand and said indifferently: "It's okay, Luce is not an outsider!"

Having said that, Zhao Lusi left with great tact...

Chen Jiadong then spoke: "...Douyin said that if you are willing to sign the contract, they will provide all the promotional resources..."

Shen Liang was speechless: "How can I sign a contract? I am an artist under Wajijiwa!"

“What they mean is that you open an account on Douyin and post a few videos…”

Shen Liang rolled his eyes and said, "Why don't I just move my live streaming base from Douyu to Tik Tok?"

“…That’s what they mean!”

"…What are they offering…" He was about to refuse subconsciously, but Shen Liang suddenly realized something and asked, "How much are they offering?"

"Sixty million..."

“…These guys working in the Internet industry are really rich!”

"What about us?"

"You talk to them and delay it for a while... it's better to wait until my EP is released..."

Chen Jiadong understood immediately: "You want them to raise the price?"

Shen Liang nodded: "Yes... ByteDance has money anyway, so there is no need for us to help them save money!"

“…I’m worried that Tencent will have some complaints…”

"What do they think?"

“Tengxun is focusing on micro videos… If we sign a contract with TikTok, will it offend them?”

Hearing this reason, Shen Liang was speechless: "Then you asked Tengxun Micro Video to offer 6000 million to sign me... You don't want me to be loyal without paying? What a joke!"

“Tencent also has a live streaming platform, right?”

"His is to promote the game, mainly focusing on the game, and has nothing to do with my track!"

As he was talking, Liu Yin came over and said, "Have you rested? Let's continue filming!"

……

How could I forget the live broadcast?

He entered the circle with 500 million fans!

For most fans of live broadcasts, they will follow the host wherever he goes, and most users will still switch platforms...

Therefore, in recent years, online live broadcast platforms have been poaching people at high prices...

There was even news that PDD spent 3 million to join Panda TV...

But there is a problem. Douyu originally signed a two-year contract with Shen Liang.

Although the contract is about to expire, Shen Liang has said more than once in the live broadcast room, "I will not change jobs..."

If this guy switched to Douyin for money, and it got out...

The character has collapsed!

Oh, it’s difficult!

Wait for TikTok to add some more money...

I believe you guys can understand...

After all, it's not shameful to spread the news of making money.

Now... let’s continue filming the MV!
Things have to be done step by step. It is unlikely that one can dominate the domestic entertainment industry right away...

(End of this chapter)