Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 223 Eating alone is an ugly act
Yan Danchen is in a semi-public state; those who need to know, know.

Actually, Master and Mistress already knew, but they didn't say anything. Chen Shou is becoming increasingly unruly, so they couldn't very well give him another beating.

The child is too old to be hit anymore.

After finishing their meal, Chen Shou followed Yan Danchen back to the villa they had bought. The baby was two months old and already quite adorable; at least he wasn't wrinkled like he was at birth.

He already looks somewhat like Chen Shouzhe. I estimate that after a while, anyone who sees him will know whose child he is.

"You've already brought other women to the Golden Globes and Oscars, what about the future?" Yan Danchen said to Chen Shou with a smile.

"I'll take you with me next time," Chen Shou said.

"Hmph, that's more like it. Hurry up and come in." The other person gave a proud snort and walked arrogantly towards the master bedroom.

"what happened?"

"It's been almost a year already, what are you still doing? Hurry up and come in, you haven't been drained dry during this time, have you?"

"I just got off the plane."

"I do not care."

"you……"

Fortunately, Chen Shou was not yet thirty. Although he did not have the energy of someone in their early twenties, he was quickly defeated by someone who was almost forty.

When Chen Shou woke up the next day, he felt like he was floating, and he didn't get up until noon.

"Are you crazy? Are you trying to kill me?" When Chen Shou woke up at noon, he still saw Yan Danchen sitting on his stomach.

"Hmph, mind your own business. I gave birth to your child and didn't touch it once for over ten months. You're out there having a good time. You'd better make it up to me when you join the crew," Yan Danchen said with a smile.

"Stop messing around, what time is it?"

"It's almost eleven o'clock."

"Take a day off. We'll start filming tomorrow. It'll be tough going to the southwest, so be careful."

"We were already prepared."

After having lunch, Chen went to say hello to Lao Guo before driving back to the horse farm.

Back at the horse farm, it was much quieter. Chen Shou saw his master's wife standing at the door with a little girl in her hand from a distance.

The girl jumped up and down excitedly when she saw the car coming. If her teacher's wife hadn't been holding her back, she probably would have rushed over.

Chen parked the car at the entrance, tossed the keys to the security guard, and told him to drive it in.

“Baby, it’s only been a few days, and you already miss me that much?” Chen Shou opened his arms and hugged his daughter who rushed out.

He had only been gone a few days when, sure enough, his daughter became more and more dependent on him.

"I miss my dad."

"I miss you too, my darling."

He had his assistant bring in his luggage. There was nothing else; he had left in a hurry this time and hadn't brought anything except a few clothes. He did bring back two trophies, which his master's wife and master held and looked at, and even took pictures to commemorate the occasion.

Then the fellow apprentices from the Deyun Society and the employees of the horse farm also wanted to see it, but the master's wife wouldn't let them see it. She treasured it and put it in a glass case with the Golden Globe Awards.

There are five trophies in total: a Huabiao (ornamental column), a Venice Film Festival trophy, a Golden Globe Award, and two Oscars, all neatly arranged.

"I'm going to film a movie tomorrow, so I'll have to trouble you two with the girl," Chen Shou said.

"Thank your teacher's wife," Yu Qian said.

"Of course, Master's wife, let's go have a big meal," Chen Shou said with a smile.

"What fancy meal? Everything's ready. We'll just eat at home," the teacher's wife said irritably.

"Eat, eat, eat!" The little girl couldn't wait any longer.

"Okay, let's eat."

Eating at home is reassuring, and drinking with my master is a good way to relax; we both enjoy a bit of baijiu (Chinese liquor).

After eating and drinking, taking a shower, and getting a good night's sleep, I woke up the next day with no headache at all and drove comfortably to work.

First, he went to the company to coordinate, then headed straight to the Golden Shield (a local landmark). Everything was already prepared there; he had almost finished all the preparations before going to the Oscars, and he had personally handled everything. Mainstream films aren't suitable for ceremonies brought from Hong Kong; it would be one thing if it were on set, but he secretly did it himself.

Now we're right at the ministry's main gate; he wouldn't dare do it even if you gave him ten lives.

This time, the recording took place directly in the ministry building, and in addition to the actors, there were also many people in real uniforms appearing on camera.

The minister is a veteran actor, and it's highly unlikely he'll appear on screen.

Chen Shouzhe added a lot to the Mekong River operation.

The opening scene shows footage of hostages being tortured and killed.

This scene was filmed in advance and blurred out, which made everyone who saw it very angry.

"How unreasonable..."

The video circulated worldwide, the ministry held a meeting, approved the operation, and even more hostages fell into the hands of those fraud groups.

The order was issued by the Operations Department and carried out by the troops, and the group arrived in the southwest.

After two days of filming in the capital, Chen Shou packed his things and immediately sent people to head to the southwest.

The production crew acted quickly; everything was already prepared on the other side.

The actors were well-prepared, and the scene transitions were quick.

With such a large-scale start-up, including filming at the ministry headquarters, it was impossible to hide it from the media, and it was immediately reported by some outlets.

Before they could continue their stakeout, Chen Shouzhe had already led his men southwest.

The main group will be taking the high-speed train, while Chen Shou will be catching a plane. He's not in a hurry to go; he's currently handling business at the company and will be there for about a month.

Huang Bo, having somehow gotten wind of the situation, came to the company to find him.

"What's wrong? You don't look very happy," Chen Shou asked.

"I'm a bit frustrated. I didn't expect it to be so difficult to negotiate this time," Huang Bo said.

"You mean Ning Hao's side, right?"

"how do you know?"

"Everyone in the industry knows he's always keeping it all to himself."

“They’re a listed company, they really have the ability to monopolize everything. They wanted me to act in their films, but they wouldn’t give me a share of the box office revenue. I was so angry that I didn’t want to act anymore. I would have let it go before, but now I’m not going to put up with this humiliation,” Huang Bo said, cursing.

He's no longer the actor Huang Bo, but a director. His first film grossed over 500 million yuan, and now his second film is about to be released. Yet, he's only being paid his actor's salary. According to the rules, actors who reach a certain level can demand not only their salary but also a share of the box office revenue.

If production companies rely solely on actor salaries, the pressure on them would be enormous. To alleviate this pressure, they would share the box office revenue with the actors to reduce the budget.

This essentially shifts the risk to the market; the higher the box office, the more the actors earn; if the movie doesn't do well, the actors earn less.

It's like binding the actors to the project, making them work hard to promote it.

When the movie "Charlotte's Destiny" was released, Chen Shou paid Shen Teng and the others very little. After the movie was released, he gave each of them a large red envelope as compensation.

Last year, the films sold well at the cinema, but how much did his boss give him?
The rumor is that it's a 10,000 yuan red envelope, but the actual amount will definitely be more than that, not enough to humiliate the greenhouse.

However, Dapeng did leave Sohu after that incident. Of course, the movie "Jianbing Man" also made Dapeng need a long time to recover. It won at the box office, but its reputation was difficult to repair.

Last year, Ning Hao and another bald-headed director joined a listed company, and their net worth skyrocketed. At the same time, they also had to work hard for the company.

Ning Hao started preparing for his new film last year, and there has been news about it in the film industry. As a director with a box office of over 1 billion yuan, his films have no shortage of investment.

However, his company behaved rudely. Not only did they produce the film independently, but they also refused to give Huang Bo and Shen Teng a share of the box office revenue, and even tried to reduce their salaries.

Even if Huang Bo and Shen Teng have a good relationship with Ning Hao, they would never agree to this, as it would be considered a way to drive down the price for them.

Actors' salaries can only increase, not decrease; if they do decrease, their commercial value will be greatly reduced.

Even if they agree, the companies behind them won't. It's fine for Huang Bo to be his own boss, but Shen Teng is still an actor from Mahua FunAge, so his commercial value needs to be considered even more.

Huang Bo came to Chen Shouzhe with a belly full of resentment. He is now not only an actor, but also a director. He originally thought that with his director status, he might even be able to invest some money, but he didn't expect that the other party would not give him any chance at all.

(End of this chapter)