This director is so innocent.

Chapter 149 Unrest in the Industry

The next day, early morning.

Su Jin opened her blurry eyes and pulled her numb arm from under Da Mi Mi's neck.

He had a tough night. Asa had just left when Fan Erbing arrived. Fortunately, he was full of energy and could handle both of them without any problem.

But after Fan Bingbing left, Yang Mi came over again.

Logically speaking, with his energy, he could easily handle three people, but Fan Erbing asked for it twice!

Moreover, when Yang Mi touched her, she had only rested for about twenty minutes, and that's when the problem arose, as it ended in just over twenty minutes.

Yang Mi was very dissatisfied, her eyes filled with resentment, as if she was about to say, "Are you no longer capable?"

How could a man say he couldn't do it? He rested for forty minutes and only stopped when he had Yang Mi completely under his control.

After washing up and having breakfast, I arrived at the film set.

I had just finished filming a scene when I received a call from Zuo Shandiao.

"Hey, Third Master."

"Su Jin, are you the author of 'TheMaze Runner'?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"I heard that 20th Century Fox spent seven million US dollars to acquire the film and television adaptation rights to 'The Maze Runner'?"

"Not that much, only five million US dollars," Su Jin added in her mind, plus 15% of the global box office revenue.

There's no need to talk about this; just keep quiet and make a fortune.

"The Maze Runner" is the title of the series. After it topped the bestseller list, it attracted the attention of the eight major Hollywood film studios.

Ultimately, 20th Century Fox, having been in a favorable position, acquired the adaptation rights and North American broadcasting rights to "The Coffin in the Mountain" for $3 million.

These days, ambitious film companies all hope to go international, and China Film Group is no exception.

After all, North America is the largest entertainment market.

The first step is to collaborate with North American film and television companies on project development.

Important projects are never released by others. They only cooperate with you on bad films or films with too large an investment and no guarantee of success.

Another type is those who value the domestic market and will give you a small investment share; "The Forbidden Kingdom" is a product of this.

The reason why the following four films, "Looper," "The Expendables 2," "Cloud Atlas," and "Iron Man 3," can be classified as co-productions is because the film companies were exploiting loopholes and taking shortcuts.

Before 2012, the revenue share for imported films was 13%, and afterwards it was 25%.

Co-productions do not take up the import revenue share and have the same revenue share as ordinary films in mainland China, which is around 43%.

Han Sanping knew that the film and television rights to "The Maze Runner" had been sold because Jianmu Media itself revealed it.

The reason is that "Nightclub" has already been scheduled for release on April 3rd.

With just over a month until the film's release, of course we need to release some important news to get some media attention.

Also releasing in the same period are Andy Lau's "UFO Hat" and Chow Yun-fat's co-production "The Children of Huang Shi," so the others are not worth worrying about.

The reason for choosing the Qingming Festival release period is that there are a series of big-budget films coming out one after another, and "Nightclub" simply can't compete with them.

On April 16, Huayi Brothers' "The Forbidden Kingdom" was released.

After May, it will be the era of Hollywood movies.

Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Kung Fu Panda, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Wanted —

Red Cliff will be released on July 10th.

"Five million in copyright fees, there must be conditions, right?" Han Sanping asked.

"Third Master's guess was spot on." Su Jin praised Han Sanping, then explained, "Fox is short of funds and doesn't want to lose control of the project, so they want me to be in charge of one-third of the investment."

Upon hearing this, Han Sanping grinned and asked directly, "How much will it cost to produce?"

"The tentative price is $3500 million."

$3500 million, one-third of which is $1170 million, which is equivalent to 8775 million in red banknotes.

Han Sanping did the math in his head and already had a idea of ​​what to do. He then asked, "A third of that is a lot of money. Where do you plan to get the funds?"

Even with this kind of relationship, Zuo Shandiao is still testing the waters.

Su Jin was speechless. Was he the kind of person who would forget kindness?

If you want an investment share, just say so. It's not like I'm refusing to give it to you.

He really couldn't afford to pay 87 million for it all by himself.

It's not that we can't afford it; if we grit our teeth and ask the coal mine owners for some more money, we can manage.

However, with so many expenses, we can't put all our money into one basket.

In the original timeline, the first Maze Runner film cost $3400 million to produce, grossed $1.03 million in North America, and $3.48 million worldwide.

This is the box office performance in 2014. Now it's 2008, who knows if it will be affected by the change in environment?

Even if the environment doesn't cause any problems, we can't throw all our money into it. Now is the most critical time for Jianmu Media's development speed, and there are many places where we need to spend money.

"I'm looking for you! Over ten million US dollars is too much; my company doesn't have the money."

"Hahaha—how about China Film Group offering $400 million?"

"Can."

"OK, I have something else to do, so I'll leave it at that."

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Not long after Han Sanping hung up the phone, Su Jin received another call from Emperor Entertainment, still asking about the investment share in "The Maze Runner".

They weren't so polite. If you wanted to invest, you could, but at a premium. Anyway, they weren't worried about selling.

If Yinghuang doesn't want it, then sell it to Chengtian Entertainment, that big spender.

After much discussion, Yinghuang ultimately secured the remaining $3 million investment at a 30% premium.

The moment they secured the market share, they had their staff draft a press release and published it to drive up the stock price.

During this period, Yinghuang Entertainment Group was affected, and its stock price fell significantly. However, once the news of its investment in "The Maze Runner" was announced, the stock price stopped falling and even rose by 3.2%.

The news of the adaptation of "The Maze Runner" went viral and caused a stir in the Chinese film industry.

The film company wanted to invest, but upon learning that there were no more investment opportunities available, they gave up.

Meanwhile, talent agencies and actors rely on all sorts of connections.

Because when major media outlets reported on this matter, they mentioned that there are three Asian characters in the novel, and that Chinese actors might be used.

How could they possibly resist such temptation?

Things are different now than they will be in the future. Hollywood is a synonym for high-class and prestigious. If you act in a Hollywood movie, you can call yourself an international superstar.

Anyway, Fan Xiaopang, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Huang Xiaoming, Yang Mi, and Cai Zhuoyan couldn't help but come over to ask Su Jin after she finished her call.

Huang Xiaoming spoke first, but he didn't get straight to the point. Instead, he offered a compliment: "Director, congratulations on the huge success of 'The Maze Runner'!"

"What, you want a character from 'The Maze Runner'?" Su Jin looked at them with a half-smile.

Huang Xiaoming chuckled twice, then remained silent.

"To be honest with you, I don't have the power to cast actors for 'The Maze Runner,' I only have the power to recommend them. If you want to be the lead, I can recommend you for auditions."

"Thank you, director." 6.

"Alright, you guys take your time filming. I'm going back to Beijing." After saying that, Su Jin got up and left.

"Take care, director, on your way."

A luxury mansion in Beijing.

"Sissi, what time is it? Get up!"

Liu Xiaoli held a newspaper in her hand and pounded on her daughter's bedroom door, her tone somewhat urgent.

"Mom, let me sleep a little longer."

Liu Yifei's coquettish voice came from the room, but Liu Xiaoli didn't indulge her precious daughter at all.

What time is it? If we keep indulging them, they'll all lose their roles.

"Get up quickly, I have something very important to tell you."

"What's wrong? Just tell me directly."

Liu Xiaoli's face darkened, and without saying another word, she turned around, went to her room to find a spare key, and opened the door to Liu Yifei's room.

Hearing the door open, Liu Yifei showed no intention of getting up and instead shrank back into bed.

Liu Xiaoli yanked the blanket off, revealing a fair and smooth body to her.

Liu Yifei gasped and quickly covered her chest.

"What are you covering up for? What haven't I seen?" Liu Xiaoli tossed the newspaper to Liu Yifei and said.

Look at this.

Liu Yifei glanced at her elderly mother, picked up the newspaper, and saw that the headline on the front page read: 20th Century Fox acquired "The Maze Runner" for $50 million for film and television adaptation.

Once she finished reading the contents, she would understand why her mother had come to her so aggressively.

"Mom, do you want me to ask Su Jin for a role?"

What do you think?

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"Let's not even talk about whether Su Jin has the right to choose roles. Even if he does, he won't give it to me because his company has signed artists."

"Let's not talk about that for now. You call him first, and we'll have dinner with him. Your Uncle Huang will be there too."

"He is not in the capital."

"How did you know Su Jin wasn't in the capital? Were you secretly in contact?"

"No, media reporters photographed him in Hengdian."

"Call Su Jin now and ask him to have dinner with you."

"I won't fight."

"Are you going to fight or not? If not, I will."

Seeing her elderly mother pick up her phone from the bedside table, Liu Yifei had no choice but to call Su Jin.

A moment later, Su Jin's slightly magnetic voice came through the microphone.

"Where is the busy man?"

Liu Yifei acted as if we were old friends, while Su Jin frowned deeply, thinking, "She wouldn't come here without a reason!"

"Hengdian," Su Jin replied, then immediately asked, "You want to ask about the characters in 'The Maze Runner'?"

"No, it's been a long time. I wanted to invite you to dinner."

"Eat? Are you sure it's just eating?"

"Sure."

"Sure! You set a time."

When are you going back to the capital?

"today."

"How about tonight?"

"Can."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Yifei tossed her phone onto the bed and looked up at her elderly mother: "I have dinner plans, are you going?"

"You didn't even mention that I was going, how am I supposed to go?" Liu Xiaoli said irritably, lightly slapping Liu Yifei with her hand.

"Ah!!" Liu Yifei jumped up from the bed with a start.

"Aren't you covering it up anymore?"

"Didn't you say you'd already seen them all? What else do I have to hide?"

Liu Xiaoli rolled her eyes at Liu Yifei and said, "Hurry up and put your clothes on, dress up nicely, and try to get the role tonight."

"understood."

It was a little after 4 p.m.

Su Jin returned to Jianmu Media.

Along the way, he received many phone calls, all asking about "The Maze Runner".

This annoyed him so much that he simply asked Xiaoying to buy him a phone card.

Upon hearing that Su Jin had returned, Zhao Shan went to his office.

"Boss, this is your upcoming schedule."

Su Jin took a look and, wow, it was packed full of items.

February 17th, press conference for the start of filming of "Dwelling Narrowness".

February 19th, taking a picture of the Mercedes.

On February 23, a press conference was held to mark the start of filming for "Ip Man".

February 27th, press conference for the start of filming of "Lurking".

Filming for "Summer's Desire" began on February 29.

There will be further promotion for "Nightclub", such as participating in variety shows, magazine interviews, roadshows, etc.

After Zhao Shan left, Su Jin took out the script for "Lurking" and continued to study it.

He still values ​​"Lurking" very much.

I bought a lot of books about espionage to read, such as "Mao Renfeng" and "Dai Li" —

Jiang Wei also recommended some novels, and we watched quite a few spy documentaries.

In general, if you're playing Yu Zecheng, you need to understand the people of that era and their ways of doing things.

For example, Yu Zecheng was an intellectual. So how did intellectuals walk the social ladder during the Republic of China era?

Wearing glasses, a side-parted hairstyle, and a long gown, with his left hand behind his back at his waist, he walks with his head held high and confident, giving off a very arrogant vibe.

Does this look familiar? Because it's a character from a movie or TV show.

The reason why movies and TV shows are filmed this way is because it's necessary for the plot, so that the audience can immediately distinguish that this person is an idiot and is about to die.

True intellectuals are characterized by their lofty ideals, reserved nature, composure, and neither servility nor arrogance.

Yu Zecheng was not only an intellectual, but also a major in the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) and a member of the Communist Party of China.

The combination of these three identities gives the impression of being aloof, composed, and cunning.

For example, when walking, one should be steady yet quick.

To most people, Yu Zecheng was a serial killer, arsonist, swindler, and opportunist—he did all sorts of bad things, yet he still managed to gain a good reputation and a lot of popularity.

You see, whether it's the Kuomintang or our party, whether it's social celebrities or thugs, whether it's men or women, almost no one distrusts or is extremely hostile towards him.

Even we, the audience, knowing full well that the director wouldn't let him exit the stage so early, still felt anxious for him in every episode, fearing he might get hurt or die, and worried about his growth and progress.

To be honest, if this kind of person were alive today, he would definitely be a multi-talented killer with great potential in both officialdom and love, capable of winning over everyone.

So why is that?

To summarize, there are three main reasons.

First, he is calm yet passionate. Yu Zecheng is like an owl lurking in the dark, with a keen sense of smell and sharp eyes, making no sound when he is lying in wait.

When taking action, they are swift and decisive, quick with their guns and hands, leaving no trace.

Secondly, he is low-key yet dignified. He doesn't compete with his boss for business, with his colleagues for positions, or with women for face. Yu Zecheng is low-key enough.

He is a man of his word, daring to do what he says and taking responsibility for it. He is forgiving when he can, and he will act when he needs to. How satisfying it was to slap Li Ya like that! Yu Zecheng is a real man.

Thirdly, he is tactful yet idealistic. Yu Zecheng in the drama can be described as extremely shrewd and tactful.

What is easily overlooked is that Yu Zecheng was an idealist through and through from beginning to end.

Yu Zecheng was not very politically astute, but he always yearned for a bright future and pursued beautiful things, sometimes even with a touch of childishness.

But it is precisely this point that is the fundamental reason why Yu Zecheng is truly trusted, able to repeatedly escape danger, and quite popular with women.

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