Life in the Light and Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

"Why did you look regretful at the banquet just now?"

Wu Yang and Liu Yifei left after handing out red envelopes at the beginning of the banquet. Chen Sicheng was the main character today, and if Wu Yang were present, he would easily steal the spotlight.

"Chen Sicheng's personality is similar to Leonardo DiCaprio's, if not exactly the same. However, the situation in China is different from that in the United States. If Chen Sicheng were to become like Leonardo DiCaprio, he might face online abuse! Of course, if he retires from acting and stops acting, it will be fine."

Wu Yang glanced at Liu Yifei with some surprise, not expecting to be asked this question at such a crucial moment, but she still told the truth.

"Hmph!"

Liu Yifei said nothing, yet it seemed like she said everything.

There's no way around it; whether it's China or the US, the entertainment industry is like this all over the world—there are countless philanderers, while those who are loyal to love are very rare.

Of course, it is precisely because of his fickleness that the greatness of loyalty to love is highlighted!

It's like if there were no bad people in the world, what would be the point of Uncle Hat?

"My dearest wife, it's time for us to go to bed!"

Wu Yang chuckled, untied Liu Yifei's lady's dress, and pounced on her like a hungry tiger.

……

2012 5 Month 31 Day.

Including the 8-day script reading session, the filming of "Journey to the West: The Love Story of a Fallen City" has officially wrapped up after 70 days.

The wrap party that night was very lively, with Wang Changtian accompanying him throughout, and even Master Han came over for a brief visit.

Midway through the banquet, Wu Yang led Wu Jing to a reception room, where Third Master Han and Wang Changtian were already sitting and waiting.

"Third Master, President Wang, this is the project subscription agreement. Please take a look."

Since they had already discussed it beforehand, and both Han Sanye and Wang Changtian had read the script, their presence today indicated their intention to invest, especially since it was a script that Wu Yang favored.

Since Wu Yang's debut, he has written and directed six films, the first five of which have been profitable.

They invested in a TV series, which brought them a 10-fold return!

Indeed, after three rounds of broadcasting, "Beijing Love Story" was sold to more than 200 prefecture-level TV stations at an average price of 5,000 yuan per episode, bringing Wu Yang a total revenue of more than 40 million yuan.

Including the prices from the first three rounds, the total amount has exceeded 1.2 million.

Compared to the cost of 1200 million, the return on investment is exactly ten times!

So when he learned that Wu Yang was interested in a movie script and that it was a big production with a budget of 1.5 million, he immediately took notice.

This film belongs to the category of mainstream commercial films, and it is precisely because of these two mainstream commercial films that Han Sanye has achieved his current extraordinary status.

Therefore, Wang Changtian directly took 3% of the share. He trusted Wu Yang's judgment, especially since Wu Yang also invested in the film, so he also took 3% of the share.

Of the remaining 4%, Wu Yang took 2%, and Wu Jing also took 2%.

Because the script was finalized before the project was even started, and the screenwriter had already been paid.

This time, the screenwriter did not receive any additional profit share, since this was not Wu Yang's own project, nor was it a small investment.

Moreover, Wu Jing's share also needs to be purchased with real money, but it can be recouped from the director's and actors' salaries.

Wu Jing is a new director, and at most he can get the salary of a third-tier director, and that's only because he directed and starred in the film.

Wu Jing is now considered a second-tier, low-end television actor, so his salary is naturally lower than that of film actors.

While the market price in the entertainment industry may seem mysterious to outsiders, there is actually a unified price internally.

Especially for projects involving China Film Group, it's almost impossible to ask for prices arbitrarily like outsiders.

If you offend China Film Group, not only will you find it difficult to move an inch in the domestic entertainment industry, but you will also find it extremely difficult to move forward!

You also need to be careful of being targeted by competitors. If you're not careful, you could end up like that celebrity surnamed Huang who got set up!

They vanished without a trace, and no trace of them could be found!

Wu Jing didn't say much throughout the whole process. After all, their statuses were not equal. In front of Master Han and Wang Changtian, Wu Jing was still at the level of a junior.

If Wu Yang hadn't personally invited them and also subscribed to 2% of the shares, neither Han Sanye nor Wang Changtian would have invested.

Actually, after the script underwent a second revision and received Wu Yang's approval, Wu Yang did not proactively offer to invest.

Wu Jing was too embarrassed to say anything, but he was full of confidence. After filming wrapped, he took the script and went north and south to find investment.

After visiting more than 30 film and television companies, not a single one was willing to invest, based on the budget and behind-the-scenes production details.

After losing a fortune on "Wolf Warrior," Wu Jing was blacklisted by the investment departments of major film and television companies.

If it's actor Wu Jing, although resources may not be plentiful, he can still get work as long as he's willing to play supporting roles.

But if it were director Wu Jing, then not only would the mainland entertainment industry not hire Wu Jing to direct, but even the Hong Kong entertainment industry wouldn't hire him.

This is the real fate of directors who lose money: opportunities often only come once, and if you don't seize them, you'll never have another chance!

So after running around the clock, Wu Jing was desperate, but he didn't want to give up or miss this good opportunity.

I had no choice but to swallow my pride and come back to beg Wu Yang, which led to today's scene of subscription and signing.

Having been in the entertainment industry for nearly 20 years, Wu Jing knew very well why Wu Yang would go through all this trouble to invest again.

There are both subjective and objective reasons for this.

The former is like one's own child. No matter how naughty or mischievous the child is, no matter how much outsiders look down on him, one will instinctively think that he is a good child.

The latter is like receiving guidance from a master. After Wu Yang approves of the script, Wu Jing will instinctively feel that the movie will definitely be a success, so no matter who the investor is, it will not affect the success of the movie.

So after receiving recognition from Wu Yang, a highly skilled person in the same industry, Wu Jing felt both embarrassed and confident that the film would not lose money.

Then, full of confidence, he went to find investors, but after hitting a wall, Wu Jing chose to turn back.

Blind confidence vanished, and a clear mind regained control, which is why he finally mustered the courage to approach Wu Yang.

As a creator, I formally submitted a film and television project proposal to Wu Yang.

Wu Yang's idea was also very simple, similar to his investment in Chen Sicheng, which was to invest when everyone was pessimistic.

This is to avoid the heartbreaking consequence of being grateful for a small favor but resented for an excessive one!

If investors become suspicious and wonder if they would receive greater returns and recognition if they didn't invest with Wu Yang, it would be a mistake.

If Wu Yang had this idea, then his investment would be considered a failure.

Even though this investment yielded substantial profits, it lost the hearts of the people!

Other industries are very open and it doesn't matter, but the entertainment industry in the country is a relatively closed circle.

Every practitioner has their own small circle, and every successful person will gather around a group of people.

Having encountered this kind of investment backlash too many times, even if you were a sincere investor at the time, you can still be framed by these ungrateful wretches.

Becoming an evil boss will eventually ruin your reputation in the entertainment industry!