Life in the Light and Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

Since the news of Wu Yang's appearance in Hollywood was learned by paparazzi through the media.

Recently, many executives from film and television companies, as well as agents of various celebrities and assistants of various directors, have frequently run into Wu Yang in the vicinity.

Faced with these potential big spenders, Wu Yang accepted them all without hesitation, eating and drinking as usual.

I accepted all the business cards. If I wanted Wu Yang to provide the script and personnel, and to handle both pre- and post-production, meaning I would have the editing rights, then I would contact him more often.

If it's just about providing people and scripts, and Wu Yang can't get involved in anything from setting up the production team to post-production editing, then he'll just have a meal with her and then say he can't come if he has something else to do.

If a celebrity comes to recommend themselves or makes a friendly gesture through their agent, then they will accept it without hesitation.

If it's a celebrity putting on airs, or coming with ulterior motives, then I'll politely decline.

If it's the director's assistant, they will usually explain the reasons for purchasing the script rights.

It depends on which script is being purchased. If it's the script Wu Yang wants to film, he won't sell it no matter how much money is offered.

If Wu Yang doesn't want to film, then it depends on the specific conditions.

After all, Wu Yang was able to write the script title in just seven months, then fill in the outline, and finally enrich the details little by little.

This already speaks to the excellence of the script; at the very least, it's not a money-losing movie. It's the kind of script that guarantees a profit as long as it's well-made.

A price that's too low won't work, nor will a lack of revenue share, and an unreliable partner is even worse.

Wu Yang didn't want to be like that idiot Rowling, blindly trusting the Hollywood Big Six, only to see the film become a global bestseller.

When it came time to settle the revenue share, they were told they had lost money. Then they were presented with the global box office figures, which showed both profits and losses, but the combined box office figures from all regions showed a loss of several hundred thousand dollars.

Hollywood has its share of scumbags, such as the Harvey brothers, who cheated Feng Xiaogang's overseas distributor.

For example, Warner Bros., one of the Big Six cinemas, often takes advantage of foreigners. Leonardo DiCaprio's "Inception," which he collaborated on with Warner Bros. last year, was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Nolan is Warner Bros.' cash cow, so Warner Bros. wouldn't take advantage of him.

So don't think too highly of Americans. The business rules here are unscrupulous; everything is about making money and maximizing profits.

Not cheating others is Wu Yang's bottom line; being cheated is absolutely unacceptable!

For the next two weeks, Wu Yang spent his days dealing with various Hollywood executives, agents, and assistants.

In the evening, Zhao Xiaoguang checked his work, marking the satisfactory results with a checkmark and the unsatisfactory results with an X.

This is the advantage of having editing rights; everything revolves around the director's ideas.

Filmmaking is inherently an art form of directing, although editing is also a form of art.

If the shooting and editing are not synchronized, the final film may differ from the director's intended visuals.

This led to the film's failure. Of course, if the director himself is incompetent, he will make a bad film.

Even if they were given editing rights, they wouldn't be able to produce a masterpiece.

Since Wu Yang already knows the answer, editing based on that information will only make it better, not worse!

This is Wu Yang's advantage, and naturally it must be maintained!

On the 17th day in the US, Wu Yang woke up in the morning and, as usual, sent a video call request to Liu Yifei.

Then, carrying his laptop, he would wander around the room, accepting his girlfriend's check-up.

Normally, after checking up on each other, the two would end up having a long, tedious phone conversation.

To ease their longing for each other, Liu Yifei would complain to Wu Yang about all sorts of trivial matters, while Wu Yang would complain to Liu Yifei about food, clothing, shelter, and transportation.

But today was different. Before we could even get into the long talk mode, we heard Liu Yifei say something.

"The Godfather came to see me this afternoon. He said he agreed to your request and asked you to call him when you have time. Here is his number, write it down."

Wu Yang originally thought that Chen Jinfei had already rejected him, but he didn't expect that half a month after arriving in the United States...

Surprisingly, he agreed to the previous request, and Wu Yang wrote down the phone number with a pen and paper.

"Did you write it down?"

"Okay, I've got it. I'll read it to you: 136..."

"That's right. What exactly did you and the Godfather talk about that day? You even kept it from me."

Liu Yifei wrinkled her nose and asked with dissatisfaction.

"This is a matter between men, don't interfere. Have you been involved in business activities in the capital lately?"

Wu Yang believed that Chen Jinfei, being a cunning and treacherous person, would not voluntarily reveal such a request to a junior. Furthermore, Wu Yang did not want to make a fuss before things were settled, lest he be embarrassed if something went wrong.

"Ah, the event in Beijing is in four days, followed by a week-long event in Shenzhen. Ugh, I'm exhausted lately. If I hadn't stopped her, Sister Zhang would have kept me busy with business events until the end of the year!"

Liu Yifei rested her chin on her hands and her arm on the computer desk, confiding in Wu Yang in the video.

"There's no way around it, they're counting on you to make money. You're lucky, at least you can decide whether or not to take the jobs. Think about those A-list stars who are signed with film and television companies, they're definitely working much harder than you!"

Wu Yang never interferes with Liu Yifei's business activities, because if Wu Yang doesn't understand something, then he shouldn't pretend to.

At most, I can intervene to some extent in the selection of scripts. If it's a bad movie, I won't accept it no matter how much money they offer.

Otherwise, it would be a black mark on one's record, which would greatly affect one's popularity with the audience.

Haven't you noticed that those A-list actors who faced backlash from audiences have stopped making movies altogether?

It's not that they don't want to make it, but they know that the audience won't buy it, and it will be ridiculed as soon as it's released!

Unlike TV series, movies require tickets, while TV series can be watched freely as long as there is a way to access them.

If someone achieves success in film, they can definitely earn an extremely high salary if they then go on to act in television series.

In the realm of television dramas, even if one becomes a super popular actor, their pay for film roles cannot be very high.

Because the former is called descending to the mortal realm, and the latter is called ascending to a higher level!

Wu Yang wakes up at 6:30 every morning, which is about 9:30 in China.

Then the two of them would video chat for an hour and a half, and hang up at 11 p.m.

Liu Yifei goes to sleep obediently, but her morning grumpiness is one of her few flaws!

When she has work to do, Liu Yifei usually makes sure to get enough quality and time of sleep.

Wu Yang, on the other hand, would be in Los Angeles, where he would wash up and have breakfast at 8 a.m.

I left home with Pang Hai and Zhao Xiaoguang at 8:30 and arrived at the editing room at 9:00 to start working.

Both of them were very disciplined, and Wu Yang also declined many banquet invitations under the pretext of her editing work.

If you really can't refuse, then leave early. Anyway, Little Li knows Wu Yang's character.

They never actively invite Wu Yang, and without Xiao Li's influence, there aren't many banquets where Wu Yang can be invited.

So, after half a month, Wu Yang's life was not bad.

The only downside was the food; after half a month of Cantonese cuisine, Wu Yang was already tired of it.

We've also eaten at almost all the restaurants around the editing room.