I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 223 Chen Jin vs Zhang Weiping!
boom!
Chen Jin pushed open the driver's door of the van, turned his head, and got out of the car like a gangster.

She was wearing a floral shirt, a gold necklace, and many bracelets to ward off evil spirits on her hands.

puff--

He spat the betel nut in his mouth into the flower bed, then swaggered to the lively funeral band, snapped his fingers, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

A guy directly threw a pack of cigarettes to him. Chen Jin reached out to take it, quickly opened the cigarette box, and walked with his body slightly bent, one shoulder higher than the other. He had already picked up the cigarette in his hand and subconsciously sniffed it at the tip of his nose.

hiss~~
He licked his lips twice with the cigarette, then flipped his fingers and put the cigarette butt into his mouth.

His hand was feeling around for the lighter, and when he checked it all over, he caught a glimpse of a basin of burning yellow paper at his feet out of the corner of his eye.

Without any hesitation at all, his body paused slightly.

He squatted down, picked up a piece of burning yellow paper with his fingers, and lit it with the cigarette in his mouth.

"Afu~Afu~~"

The fire was burning so fiercely that it almost burned Chen Jin's hand.

He threw the yellow paper violently, and the air was filled with black smoke and flames, reflecting his cynical face.

After he blew a few breaths, the cigarette was lit, but his hands were burned so badly that he shook them wildly.

"Hu~~"

He took a puff of cigarette, enjoying it, and then he put one hand in his trouser pocket, held it between two fingers of his other hand, and walked through the corridor in a ruffian manner...

This is just the beginning.

In the opening scene that was shot in one take, Chen Jin acted like a street boy.

The religious ceremonies, the atmosphere of fireworks, the flow of people in the market... were recorded very vividly in the mist of Chen Jin's figure moving back and forth and smoking.

"This boy is really good at acting!"

"There's so much life..."

If the undertaker's coffining was a professional skill he learned through experience and could be shot in one take, then the scene before him was really the full display of his acting skills. Tian Zhuangzhuang was worried that he would not perform well in this scene, but facts proved that he was absolutely worrying too much.

Chen Jin established Mo Sanmei's character directly through this scene; and this one-shot scene is also the beginning of the movie, when the male protagonist appears.

The audience can tell at a glance from his performance that this guy is not a good person.

Like a gangster.

There are also occupational diseases caused by walking with one foot higher than the other, which is the result of carrying dead bodies on one's back for a long time.

Chen Jin had obviously considered all the details, including just using yellow paper to light a cigarette. How could an average person dare to do that?!
But he dared, and he was very brave. Even when his hands were almost burning, his face did not change. He just blew a few breaths.

He greeted and cursed people along the way and finally arrived at the deceased's home.

An 8-minute entrance shot was shot perfectly.

"Crack!"

Tian Zhuangzhuang took the intercom and shouted, "Set up the scene, actors, take a break!"

This was the second time Chen Jin filmed this scene.

But after it was done, the efficiency was surprisingly fast, mainly because the fields looked very impressive.

This kid is going to be in trouble.

If there were no strong competitors at this year's Venice Film Festival, he might have had a real chance of winning the Best Actor award; because his acting was so natural, without a trace of acting, as if he were a real person living nearby, everyone knew him, and anyone could tease and abuse him.

The key is the one-shot performance, with countless rival scenes coming against each other, and Chen Jin performed very well.

Tian Zhuangzhuang had to admit that this kid Chen Jin did have something special.

No wonder Zhang Yimou favors him so much.

This Venice Best Newcomer award is truly well-deserved.

Before the filming, Lao Tian actually went to learn about the actors, so he secretly called Zhang Yimou, mainly to ask Chen Jin some questions about the performance. Zhang Yimou only said one sentence - don't worry, director, Chen Jin will give you a surprise.

Now, Tian Zhuangzhuang has already seen this surprise.

Chen Jin walked out of the set. Because he was about to continue filming, he didn't get out of Mo Sanmei's state at all and just kept brushing off the cigarette ash on his body.

After he rushed to Wuhan from the capital, he finished filming the funeral home scenes and then began this one-shot scene.

Urgent preparations for "China in Poetry" have begun.

In addition to Chen Jin, all previous members of the "Qinyuanchun in Classics·Changsha" team, including Han Jianu, participated in this project and planned the first episode together.

However, the wages of these people are paid by Chen Jin's company.

Chen Jin also asked Lin Zhaohua roughly, and learned that everyone's salary was neither too high nor too low, ranging from 80-500 yuan per day.

The teachers have higher incomes, so the students are definitely in the lowest bracket.

After the program ratings are actually released, there will be corresponding bonus red envelopes.

This is also the general rule in the industry.

The wages for dramas are calculated on a daily basis. Previous dramas like Zhu Yanmanzi only paid 50 yuan a day, so Chen Jin's 80 yuan is considered a high salary.

Of course, many students don’t care about this. Everyone knows that this show is popular and fame is more important than money.

The share of the program "Film Science" is 27%.

Because the cooperation between production companies and platforms is currently in the trial stage, there is no strict reference; unlike the later shows like Running Man and The Voice of China, the profit split between Canxing and Blueberry Channel is 6:4, with Canxing taking 6%.

Many production companies and TV stations cooperate with this kind of profit-sharing system; and as the ratings increase, there will be corresponding gambling agreements, for example, if the ratings reach a certain level, the company can get 7%.

But this 6-7% is entirely borne by the production company.

For example, the actors' appearance fees, production costs, etc. are all paid by Canxing.

Now, except for the salaries of the members of Chen Jin's team, CCTV will take care of all the rest.

For such a big platform, and with production expenses, etc., it actually feels okay for Chen Jin to take 27%.

It is estimated that other TV stations only have about 30-35%. After all, CCTV is currently the absolute number one in the country, with a huge gap in time; the sponsorship fees, advertising fees, and title sponsorship fees are much more than what the current local TV stations get.

Even if Chen Jin cooperates with other TV stations and gets 30%, it is probably not as high as the share from a few random advertisements on CCTV.

Not to mention sponsorship, product placement, and title sponsorship, etc.

In other words, if Chen Jin cooperates with Jiangsu Satellite TV, he may earn 1000 million, but if he cooperates with CCTV, he may earn 5000 million!
This is the current difference between CCTV and other satellite stations.

What's more, it's on the same channel, which is the most expensive advertising channel in the entire CCTV.

The advertising fees of the top-selling brands have skyrocketed every year.

"Go on!" Tian Zhuangzhuang shouted, and Chen Jin immediately began filming the scenes at the home of the first deceased, that is, the grandmother of the heroine Xiaowen.

The filming ended at five o'clock, and Chen Jin and Zhao Jinmai finished work on time.

Zhao Jinmai's father is here today too, and he wants to treat Chen Jin and the crew to a meal no matter what.

I couldn't refuse such a kind invitation, so I booked a private room nearby.

"Brother Jin, Sister Pu Lun is calling!"

As soon as Chen Jin came out after removing her makeup, the assistant handed the phone to her.

In fact, Chen Jin has been in contact with Pu Lun these two days, either sending text messages or making phone calls, mainly to ask about the situation of "Jinling".

But the results are not very optimistic.

It actually took a long time to boot up.

Compared with his future autobiographical film, "Jinling", the shooting start time has been delayed by nearly a month.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon!

"Sister Pu Lun, what's going on?"

Chen Jin was very puzzled.

"Just your role!"

Pu Lun whispered, "Don't tell anyone else. I heard it from Momo!"

"It seems that Zhang Weiping wanted to sell your role for money, but Director Zhang didn't agree!"

"So the two of them remained in a stalemate, and neither of them took a step back!"

"?"

Damn, is my role so important?

"Sold to whom?"

"It seems to be Orange Sky Entertainment in Shanghai... 500 million per character!"

Damn, is it so valuable?

Orange Sky is crazy to buy it?

But after thinking about it, not everyone is like him. Many artists have changed. How can he star in Zhang Yimou's film for 500 million yuan, which has an investment of 6 million yuan and cooperates with Hollywood stars? Can he show his face internationally?
He can even win a Golden Globe or an Oscar... Chen Jin believes in Zhang Weiping's ability to brag.

When you think about it this way, 500 million is really not expensive.

"Why is Director Zhang arguing with him? Just sell it."

Chen Jin really doesn't care.

He is just a second male lead, and he really doesn't need this role to increase his popularity. Now Chen Jin's movies are either box office hits or award-winning, and each one is basically carefully selected.

"Director Zhang can't swallow this, this role is promised to you!"

"Why don't you understand, kid?"

Pu Lun would definitely speak up for Zhang Yimou now. Chen Jin quickly smiled and said, "I understand, but this stalemate is not a solution!"

"The main thing is that this person is such a piece of shit!"

Pu Lun actually cursed Zhang Weiping directly on the phone. You can imagine how angry she was. She probably wasn't afraid that Chen Jin would report her: "Didn't Bell join?"

"Except for the leading actress, he put all the actors on the market for sale. Director Zhang had a quarrel with him. In fact, he was the one who kicked Lulu and the others out!"

"It's not Director Zhang. What you said this person did..."

The more Pu Lun spoke, the angrier he became.

"But, President Jiang and Huanqiu have withdrawn their investment, did you know that?"

"The film is facing a lot of external pressure right now. Two Japanese film studios in Hollywood called Mr. Jiang and asked him to withdraw his investment. There is absolutely no chance that a film about the Holocaust will be shown in foreign markets!"

"So the only investor left is New Picture!"

"I heard that he has already mortgaged all his properties!"

"Ha ha!"

Zhang Weiping is really good at crying poor.

Chen Jin laughed a little when he heard Pu Lun say this.

1 million US dollars, for Zhang Weiping now, that is definitely almost his entire fortune.

But in fact, it was only 2 million, Chen Jin saw it in the news.

2 million yuan is not enough to break this guy's bones. Zhang Yimou has made him at least 10 billion yuan over the years.

At least!

"So now it's Zhang Weiping who's forcing Director Zhang to give in, right?"

"And Director Zhang refused to let me go?"

Chen Jin was analyzing it.

"Yes, but Director Zhang... should give in!"

Movies are Zhang Yimou’s only livelihood.

Now that the publicity and promotion have been done and the leading actor is in place, it is impossible for Zhang Yimou to delay any longer; Zhang Weiping is sure of this, which is why the stalemate has persisted until now.

However, Zhang Yimou was betting that Zhang Weiping still wanted to cooperate with him, so he would make concessions.

"Sister Pu Lun, leave it to me!"

"Don't tell Director Zhang yet. I'll talk to Zhang Weiping!"

"you?"

Pu Lun didn't look down on Chen Jin, but he didn't know what he had to talk about with the other party. Did this guy want to pay the 500 million himself?
It's not impossible.

But she obviously didn't know Chen Jin well enough. This was Chen Jin...about to take action.

This is a good opportunity for Zhang Weiping to go in and have tea!

If you miss this opportunity, you will miss it forever!

Finally Chen Jin found the opportunity!

(End of this chapter)