I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Chapter 65 A Loss! The Box Office in Little Japan
Two hours.

Cheng Sheng put down his pen and shook his numb wrist.

You could have written the script on a computer, which would have been faster, but the simulation panel has a rule that the script must be written by yourself to be simulated. Otherwise, it won't work, even if the script is printed out.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be so tired.

After resting for a while, Cheng Sheng took out his phone and called Master Han.

"Xiao Cheng, I was just about to call you when you called me."

Han Sanye's happy voice came from the phone.

"Mr. Han, did you need something from me?" Cheng Sheng asked curiously.

“That’s right, the movie has been out of theaters for three days now. I’d like to ask when you’re going to hold the celebration banquet? That way I can coordinate.” Mr. Han said.

"What a coincidence, Mr. Han, that's exactly what I wanted to talk to you about."

"Oh, Xiao Cheng, when do you plan to hold a celebration banquet?"

"I've been writing a script lately and I'm just too busy to find the time. I'm thinking of handing over the celebration banquet to China Film Group. What do you think, Mr. Han?"

“Xiao Cheng, I’m afraid this is not appropriate. China Film Group is only the distributor of ‘The Great Tang’, not the investor. Besides, you are the director. It wouldn’t be good if you didn’t appear.”

"Mr. Han, I don't want to either, but the script is almost finished and I really can't find the time. How about this, you just do me a favor and I'll show up at the celebration banquet, is that okay?"

After thinking for a while, Cheng Sheng finally came up with a compromise.

"This one will do too."

"That's settled then, Mr. Han, I have other things to attend to..."

Upon hearing that Master Han had agreed, Cheng Sheng was about to hang up the phone.

"Wait, Xiao Cheng, there's one more thing."

"what's up?"

Cheng Sheng stopped pressing the "end" button.

"Didn't you sell the distribution rights for the movie in Japan to Nikkatsu?"

"Yes, is there a problem with the movie on Xiao Ri Zhi (a Chinese film production company)?"

"No, 'The Great Tang Dynasty - Origins' is so popular on Nikkatsu that they wanted to invite the film's creators to Nikkatsu to promote the film, but they couldn't reach you, so they called me instead."

Cheng Sheng knew that "The Great Tang Dynasty - Origins" was very popular on Nikkatsu, but he didn't expect it to be this popular, to the point that Nikkatsu invited the film's creators to do promotion.

"Xiao Cheng, you have no idea! Your movie broke records on Xiao Ri Zi."

"How much?" Cheng Sheng asked instinctively.

"404 billion yen."

"so tall!"

Cheng Sheng was stunned.

Based on his understanding of the future, the highest box office record for a small film is "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie - Mugen Train" in 2020, which grossed 404 billion yen.

That's over 19 billion RMB.

No wonder the daily active users wanted the creators of "The Great Tang Dynasty" to promote the game on Xiaorizi. They're aiming to break 20 billion RMB!
damn it!
loss.

At this moment, Cheng Sheng was heartbroken.

He sold it to daily active users for only five million US dollars, which is more than 35 million RMB.

Damn it! If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have added at least one more zero, or even two zeros wouldn't have been too much.

"President Han, I agree to the idea of ​​going to Nikkatsu for promotion. I will have Su Chang, Zheng Guolin, Fu Dalong, Zeng Li, and others go together, since it will be very beneficial for them as well," Cheng Sheng said.

"Okay, I'll reply to the daily active users for you in a bit."

After ending his call with Han Sanye, Cheng Sheng opened the QQ group and informed Su Chang and the others about his trip to Nikkatsu for promotional activities.

"Sun Tao, inform the company that today's program is over, and do not schedule any appearances for me in the next few days."

Backstage at a Blueberry TV interview program, Fu Dalong hurriedly approached his agent and said...

"Brother Long, are you tired and want to rest?"

Fu Dalong's agent was taken aback and asked with concern.

Because of his role as Yang Guang in "The Origins of the Tang Dynasty" and winning the Venice Film Festival Best Actor award, Fu Dalong has been very successful since returning to China. His status has risen rapidly, and his salary has more than tripled. He used to only be able to play supporting roles, but now several directors have offered him lead roles.

However, Fu Dalong truly deserves to be called a breath of fresh air in the entertainment industry, and is undoubtedly one of the most unique actors in the industry.

In the eyes of those in the industry, he is an 'oddball'.

A veteran producer once said online: Fu Dalong never asks about the salary when accepting roles, he only asks if the script is good. In this day and age, what else is this but an oddball?
Given his status in the film and television industry, his salary for one film should be at least a million!
However, Fu Dalong only takes on one or two films a year, with a salary of only a few hundred thousand yuan. You should know that with his status, he can easily earn millions by taking on a few endorsements. This salary is obviously not in line with his status.

In this era where "traffic is king," Fosun Pharma's style of doing things is simply "anti-mainstream."

Such a good actor with good value for money is also the kind of star that some good directors most want to work with.

Since winning the Venice Film Festival Best Actor award, he has received even more offers from directors, but he hasn't taken a liking to any of them. The reason is that the scripts offered by those directors are simply not appealing to him.

Not only is the script terrible, but they still keep casting him as Yang Guang.

Although he didn't like the script, he wasn't worried about not having any gigs or events.

He has recently taken on several endorsements and appeared on several television programs.

They're incredibly busy.

This is why Sun Tao suspected that Fu Dalong was tired, since Fu Dalong didn't seem to have had a proper rest in the past month.

"No, it's Director Cheng who sent a message asking us to go to Xiao Rizi's place to promote the movie," Fu Dalong said happily.

Going to Xiao Rizi to do promotions is a privilege usually reserved for international stars. In the past, his fame was limited to China, but Xiao Rizi actually invited him to do promotions.

"That's great, Brother Long! After you come back from your trip to Xiao Ri, you'll definitely become an international superstar!" Sun Tao exclaimed happily.

"I have to thank Director Cheng for this. Without his support, I wouldn't have the status I have today. It's just a pity that Yang Guang's character is already dead, so I definitely won't have any scenes in the later parts." Fu Dalong shook his head with some disappointment.

"Let's not rush into making a sequel to 'The Great Tang Dynasty.' If Director Cheng wanted to make a sequel, he wouldn't be doing it so soon. Brother Long, do you know anything about Director Cheng's new movie?" Sun Tao asked.

"Director Cheng mentioned it in the group chat, saying it was about the Three Kingdoms period. I recently bought a lot of history books about the Three Kingdoms, hoping they will be helpful when casting roles," Fu Dalong said.

"The Three Kingdoms! Is Director Cheng going to make a film about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?" Sun Tao exclaimed.

"It's not certain yet. We'll only know if the new movie is based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms once Director Cheng finishes writing the script," Fu Dalong said.

"Professor Fu Dalong, the director is calling you to come on stage."

At that moment, a staff member from the program walked in and said...

"Okay, I'll be there right away."

“Brother Long, you go on the show first. I’ll immediately contact the company and have them cancel all your scheduled activities,” Sun Tao said.

(End of this chapter)