Life in the Light and Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

The next morning, I was still in my studio at the Beijing Film Academy's startup park.

Wu Yang handed the project subscription agreement to Li Chunxia, ​​instructing her to transfer the money to the designated account at the bank.

After Li Chunxia left, Tian Yusheng knocked on the door and entered.

"Director Wu, this is the revised script, please take a look!"

Tian Yusheng knew Wu Yang's habits, so he wasn't too reserved after entering the room and handed the script to Wu Yang.

He sat alone on the sofa, fiddling with the tea set, and of course, poured the first cup of tea for Wu Yang.

Wu Yang took the script for "Lost in Thailand" and read it carefully after opening it.

The first version had a plot that was only 4 parts similar to the movie Wu Yang remembered.

The jokes are not frequent enough, and the comedic effect of the actors' teamwork cannot be fully demonstrated at present.

The reason for sending it back to Tian Yusheng for revision was that Tian Yusheng only presented the good side of Siam.

However, the evil side was overlooked, which is something Wu Yang is particularly concerned about.

Siam is a popular tourist destination in Southeast Asia, attracting many tourists from all over the world due to its visa-free policy.

Every year, tourists mysteriously disappear. The Siamese authorities know the reason, but they cover up the truth for fame and profit.

The official response was that the tourists all went missing at the beach because they were swept away by the waves.

Those unaware of the truth might believe it, but anyone familiar with the buying and selling of Siam Wonders would not believe such nonsense.

So after Wu Yang expressed his concerns, Tian Yusheng changed the scene of gang negotiations into a spectacular trading scene in the revised script.

On one side is a idiotic seller who cuts off his kidney to buy a phone, and on the other side is a buyer trying to scam him out of his kidney with a model phone.

When the two sides clashed, the protagonist happened to stumble into it, triggering a series of hilarious situations!

This is the only scene in the entire series that involves the buying and selling of wonders, and the truth is obscured by humor.

This is, after all, a comedy film, not a documentary that exposes reality.

Besides, it's hard to persuade a stubborn person with kind words. Even if you remind them like this, it still won't stop them from being careless while traveling.

That was a destined calamity, one that could not be avoided!

As for the remaining revisions, they were all related to insufficient humor and a lack of tight plot.

This was no problem for Tian Yusheng; his revisions were all very good.

In order to prevent the classic from disappearing, Wu Yang also drew many character renderings for Bao Qiang, especially the indispensable blond hair.

As for Deng Chao and Huang Bo, they only play a supporting role. Although they are responsible for advancing the plot, the focus of the whole play is on Bao Qiang.

Some time ago, Chen Sicheng and Wang Baoqiang did not renew their contracts with Huayi after they expired.

Instead, he established his own film and television studio and did not involve Huayi in the investment, which reportedly caused quite an unpleasant situation.

However, Huayi now has a bad reputation and its influence is declining, and Feng Xiaogang is very honest.

Thanks to the huge success of "Lost in Thailand," Wang Baoqiang, Huang Bo, and Deng Chao's net worth has soared in the past two years.

Currently, Wang Baoqiang's film market value is 550 million, Huang Bo's is 500 million, and Deng Chao's is 500 million.

Therefore, the budget for filming "Lost in Thailand" was 5000 million yuan, and Wu Yang also raised the salaries of the three main actors to 600 million yuan, with each actor receiving a 5% share of the profits.

In this investment, Wu Yang took 5% of the share himself and gave 1.5% to Wang Baoqiang and the other two.

China Film Group took 2.5% and Guangxian Film & Television also took 2.5%.

Wang Hui, along with his behind-the-scenes team, worked with the Hollywood special effects team to produce the post-production work for "Journey to the West: The Love Story of a Fallen City".

Pei Le and his team have taken on the filming of "Lost in Thailand" and have already begun preparations for the production, planning to start filming in mid-June and release the film during this year's Spring Festival.

Zhang Qiang and his team moved into the industrial park to take charge of the theme park renovation plan.

When the explosion scenes were filmed, more than 30 workshops and factories were blown up, but the outer walls of the industrial park have now been repaired.

There is a main gate in each of the four cardinal directions, with security posts built in front of each gate. Police stations, clinics, and management centers will also be built in the city.

The remaining buildings were all heavily modified based on the existing structures, since demolishing and rebuilding would be too expensive!

Moreover, the industrial park has a well-connected road network, making it possible to fully utilize waste materials.

For example, a sterile workshop can be transformed into an indoor playground or an escape room.

If it's a large workshop, it can be converted into a bumper car or go-kart track.

The overall renovation is expected to take two years, with a total budget of 500 million yuan.

Fortunately, it wasn't an installment payment plan, otherwise Wu Yang wouldn't be able to come up with that much money right now.

After investing 5500 million yuan in "Wolf Warrior" and "Lost in Thailand", the studio only had less than 3000 million yuan left in its accounts.

Fortunately, "Manchester by the Sea" helped Leonardo DiCaprio win the Oscar, and also brought Wu Yang the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

The global rights have been sold out, with rights sold to more than 70 countries to date.

Including box office revenue sharing, DVD rights, and various merchandise income, the total revenue has exceeded $1.4 million.

After deducting costs, the net profit is as high as $1 million.

Wu Yang receives a 20% cut of the profits, and $2000 million has already been deposited into Wu Yang's American account.

Because of a deeper cooperation with WMN Company, William successfully carried out a diversified and legitimate tax avoidance scheme.

This directly saved Wu Yang $160 million in taxes, and the remaining $1300 million has already been credited to his account, in addition to his original savings of over $400 million.

The initial funding for this industrial park renovation was $1600 million, ostensibly for investment.

Since they are all Wu Yang's private property, it is considered a transfer from one hand to the other.

The extra $100 million in overseas accounts represents revenue sharing from "Buried" over the past two years.

Moreover, the online copyrights for "Buried" and "Manchester by the Sea," as well as the four domestic films, remain in Wu Yang's hands.

……

"Boss, I won't say thank you in words; it's all in the drink!"

Huang Bo stood up, raised his glass, and downed the wine in one gulp.

"Keep one company!"

"I'll join you!"

"Let's do it together!"

Deng Chao and Wang Baoqiang stood up one after another, and Chen Sicheng followed suit, then downed the wine in his glass.

"I'll drink this one! But let's make it clear first, this is my only drink!"

"Alright, boss, you can't hold your liquor, you can have tea later!"

Helpless, Wu Yang could only get up and grit his teeth to drink the wine in his cup. It was a three-ounce cup, and it was high-proof liquor.

After downing a glass of wine, Wu Yang's face turned red, and his stomach felt like it was on fire.

After sitting down, I quickly picked up my chopsticks and ate a few bites of food before I could suppress my churning stomach.

This morning, Wang Baoqiang and his two wives came to the studio to sign contracts.

The reason he brought his wife was both to sign the contract and to catch up with old friends.

As an investor and sworn brother, Wu Yang naturally had to treat them to a meal.

So Liu Yifei was called over, and Chen Sicheng was also called over. Then Chen Sicheng came with Dong Liya.

More than a year later, the five sworn brothers reunited for a banquet.