Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 514 The Disastrous Consequences of High Salaries! (34)

Revitalizing Chinese-language action films?
Shen Yan quickly shook her head: "No, I definitely can't..."

"why?"

"I'm not an action movie actor! I don't have any ambition to make action movies again, but Brother Jing has such ideas, you can go and interview him!"

"...Wu Jing?"

"Yes, in addition to the 'Big Shot' series, he's preparing to direct and star in the 'Wolf Warrior' series, which tells the story of special forces..."

"That counts as an action movie?"

Shen Yan retorted, "Why not? This is a military action film! Aren't Mission: Impossible, the Bourne Identity, and the James Bond series action films?"

The reporter changed the subject: "...Will you continue to work with Shen Teng?"

"...He played the male lead in 'The Martian'..."

"Besides that? Have you directed a comedy film?"

Shen Yan shook his head: "I can't do it, I'm not cut out for it!"

Sohu Entertainment wanted him to comment on other films released during the National Day holiday; well, actually, they wanted him to review "Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon"...

Shen Yan shook his head: "I've been quite busy lately and haven't had time to watch movies at all... However, I watched the trailer for 'Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon'... and I felt that the Taiwanese accent of the lead actor, Zhao Youting, was quite jarring... My personal suggestion is that if it really doesn't work out, find a voice actor! If you can't even pass the most basic dialogue test, it's really hard to pull off!"

"Accent habits are hard to change, right..."

"Then he shouldn't be an actor! For example, British English, Australian English, and American English are all different, including the accents of different states in the United States. A good actor can adapt to different situations and correct his accent according to the different roles... Why can't he do that? Is it difficult to switch between Mandarin and Taiwanese accent?"

Before the reporter could ask further questions, Shen Yan waved his hand and said, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Do you have any other questions?"

Does "The Martian" have a confirmed release date?

Shen Yan thought for a moment, then said, "If everything goes smoothly, then it will be the 2015 Spring Festival season... If not, then it will be the National Day season... We definitely need to choose a big release period!"

……

In fact, compared with foreign action films, Chinese action films generally lack a sense of "violence" or "ruthlessness".

It's more like a duel between masters, determining victory or defeat, but not life or death; discussing success or failure, but not extinguishing humanity!
The martial arts action is merely an eye-catching element, not the director's core focus.

The director wanted to use martial arts to convey a critique of society and human nature. This type of film is concentrated in the martial arts action genre, such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Ashes of Time", "The Grandmaster", "Once Upon a Time in China" series, and "Fist of Fury".

Even in modern action films, martial arts action is imbued with more social and cultural constraints, such as universal love, benevolence, forgiveness, and the rule of law. In particular, the rule of law has become the core theme of action films today.

For example, in films like "Kung Fu Jungle," "SPL 1: A Time for Consequences," "Flash Point," and all of Jackie Chan's action movies, we can see that the villains are always defeated by the protagonist and ultimately brought to justice.

To some extent, the censorship should be blamed!
Because we cannot film anything too bloody or brutal.

But foreign action films don't care about these things—assassins clash, pursuing the simplest, most practical, and most efficient way to kill their opponent in the shortest time, filling the entire action film with a terrifying yet incredibly realistic sense of violence. It can better stimulate the "beastly" instincts that have been suppressed by civilization and lie dormant in the blood.

Actions unburdened by civilized constraints, driven by bloodlust, are more in line with the logic of life-or-death battles in films, offering a fresh and "crazy" action movie experience.

The most popular action movie in North America right now is undoubtedly the "John Wick" series. To be honest, the fighting is terrible and fake, and it can't compare to Chinese action movies at all.

Although its action design cannot compare with Chinese action films, its violent and ruthless style is refreshing.

In other words, while Chinese-language action films are still all about visceral, hand-to-hand combat, foreign-language action films are already delivering deadly blows.

Moreover... we're now in the era of special effects blockbusters!

However, military action movies still have potential…

……

The "Day Day Up" program team welcomed the promotion of "Goodbye Mr. Loser"... Actually, it was in the second half of the program, when Shen Teng and Mary came out to chat for a few words.

Then Wang mentioned box office revenue and actor salaries.

Shen Teng said, "Yan Ge initially told me he wanted to make a comedy film, and the money would go towards 'The Martian.' He didn't mention my salary at the time. However, when 'Goodbye Mr. Loser' was being conceived, he said someone was willing to fund it… meaning they found investors who were willing to finance 'The Martian'… so I received a share of the 'Goodbye Mr. Loser' salary…"

Mary asked curiously, "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Why would he tell you this if you weren't in 'The Martian'?" Shen Teng glanced at her. "Besides, you get a share of the profits too!"

"You all get a cut?"

Mary nodded: "Yes, the director gets a cut too..."

"Could you tell me the profit-sharing ratio?"

"It's not convenient to disclose that..."

That's enough!

Proportion sharing~
It's worth noting that the box office prediction for "Goodbye Mr. Loser" is 18 billion!
Even if it doesn't reach that, it will be at least around 17 billion.

After deducting marketing and production costs, the box office revenue will be at least 500 million!

One percent of the dividend is 500 million.

A group of people were speculating about how much profit Shen Yan would give out...

Some say 5%, others say 8%...

Ji Xiang looked helpless: "Brother, you're giving away 31% of the profits all at once, are we working for free?"

Oh, Shen Yan gave Shen Teng and Mali 8% of the profits, the director team 10%, and Yang Mi received 5% of the profits!
That adds up to 31%...

However, Shen Yan immediately retorted to Ji Xiang's words: "...Who said I'm working for free? I also get 30%..."

"But the company only has 30% of its profits left!"

"There are also TV rights, new media rights, and overseas rights... And if the box office exceeds 17 billion, we also get government reward revenue... Ten million in cost, more than ten times the profit, are you still not satisfied?"

Ji Xiang shook his head: "...If it's the market price, we'd make at least 4 million! Do you know what people outside are saying about us?"

"How to say?"

"They called us stupid...and said we were interfering with the market!"

"Are you crazy? What market have we been interfering with?"

"8% is 4000 million. You've given away 4000 million all at once. How are other companies supposed to calculate the pay?"

Shen Yan was speechless: "They can also give a share of the profits! Besides, I can't write a good comedy film. It all depends on the director, screenwriter, and actors... Besides, I didn't ask for a high price. The basic salary was 50,000 yuan, right?"

"What will we do then?"

Shen Yan was speechless: "No, do you think all comedies are as big as 'Goodbye Mr. Loser'?"

"Happy Twist has approved several film projects..."

"So be it..."

"We're not going to invest?"

"If you want to make money, just invest a little. Anyway, Happy Twist shouldn't lack investors right now..."

(End of this chapter)