Huayu: Starting with Hijacking from "The Story of a Noble Family"

Chapter 81 The Big Red Envelope, Oscar

"Yao Ming said he didn't know about the list, but it's definitely fake. So the income figures are most likely real, and might even be underestimated!"

"Given Yao Ming's current commercial value, an income of 1.2 million is absolutely possible!"

"Li Lianjie still earns the most; no wonder he's an international superstar!"

"Zhang Weiping's claim that Zhang Yimou earned 1800 million is nonsense, but Zhang Yimou is, after all, the top director in mainland China. With such high box office returns and copyright fees for 'Hero,' it's impossible for his income to be lower than those stars, right?"

"Liu Ye said he didn't accept any gigs last year, so his income couldn't possibly be as high as 980 million!"

"Li Yapeng's brother also said that Li Yapeng only filmed one TV series last year, and didn't take on any other acting roles. The TV series was even produced by his own company, so his income didn't even reach 200 million!"

"Zhang Daxuzi didn't even make the list! Last year, two of his Jin Yong martial arts dramas aired. Zhang Daxuzi is such a good promoter! But Guo Jingming, a newbie writer, made the list!"

"Li Bingbing's agent said there wasn't 490 million, and Yu Quan went even further, threatening to sue Forbes!"

"Looking at it this way, Xu Heng is the most honest, he just openly told you that a movie made over 20 million!"

"Xu's income is the easiest to calculate. Others might not have received any gigs, but he simply doesn't accept any. He doesn't participate in any commercial activities, and he never does gigs to make money. There's no way to hide his movie box office revenue sharing and copyright fees; he has to pay taxes honestly!"

"Although Xu Heng's income cannot be hidden, his honest attitude is still commendable!"

"You can earn whatever you want, as long as you pay your taxes honestly, what's there to hide? You're not refusing to pay taxes, are you?"

"That's not necessarily true. Don't forget the celebrity kidnapping case from a while back!"

"I believe Liu Yifei's income isn't as high as 300 million. After all, strictly speaking, she only became really popular this year, so her income this year is uncertain!"

"Liu Yifei's salary for filming this 'Chinese Paladin' series will definitely not be low, and Xu Heng's salary will certainly be even higher!"

"Looking at them in their costumes, they really do resemble Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er from the game!"

"I have to say, they really look like a perfect match standing together!"

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Seeing the various media reports about the celebrity list, domestic forums and communities have become lively again.

Two days later, on February 15th, after a week of test filming, the second test filming of "Chinese Paladin" ended.

The two test shoots combined filmed approximately three episodes, which is about one-tenth of the entire series.

Xu Heng and Liu Yifei spent Valentine's Day on set, but they definitely wouldn't do anything special for each other on the day.

They're not lovers, just friends, maybe a little closer than each other.

On the same day, the 54th Berlin International Film Festival closed, and director Sylvia Chang's "203040" failed to win any awards.

On the 16th, Liu Yifei and her mother returned to Beijing, while Xu planned to stay in Hengdian for another two days.

At this point, "Our Times," which had been showing for 47 days, had been pulled from most cinemas, and its final box office in mainland China was 6255 million yuan.

The film has passed the review in Taiwan and is tentatively scheduled to be released on March 12th, which is the 12th of next month.

Tangren also released the first batch of costume photos after the test shoot, but the response was not very good.

Some say Liu Yifei is very beautiful and her portrayal of Wang Yuyan is ethereal, but the promotional photos don't capture the innocent yet resilient feeling of Ling'er.

Some say that Liu Pinyan looks too innocent and doesn't fit the character of Yue Ru, who is bold, daring, and fiery, and lacks the heroic spirit of a chivalrous woman from the martial arts world.

Some say that Anu is a teenage girl from southern Xinjiang, while An Yixuan looks too mature and sophisticated, making her unsuitable.

Some say that Peng Yuyan looks too modern and is too ugly to play Tang Yu Xiaobao in period costume.

Some even say that the TV series "Chinese Paladin" should never have been made; instead, an animated version should have been produced to avoid ruining the classic, since real-life actors simply cannot capture the feeling from the game.

In short, apart from Xu's Li Xiaoyao, the other main actors were considered somewhat unsuitable.

Even Xu Heng has faced considerable criticism!

In addition, the clothing in the promotional photos was considered by the vast majority of people to look too cheap and lack any quality!

Many people joked that perhaps all the money from the production team was used to pay Xu Heng and Liu Yifei's salaries!

Xu Heng returned to Beijing on the 19th, rested for a day, and then reported to the school on the 21st.

Because art exams are held during the winter break, the winter break for Beijing Film Academy is a little longer.

On Sunday the 22nd, the day before the official start of school, Xu Heng arranged a simple but very lavish celebration banquet at a hotel near the school. Most of the actors and crew members who participated in the filming and production of the movie were present.

At the celebration banquet, he announced again that the compensation for all personnel would be doubled once more.

It should be noted that because the school was closed, the pay of all actors and crew members had already doubled once. Doubling it again would be equivalent to receiving four times the pay!

And it's not just four times the monthly pay, it's four times all the pay!

Even after doubling the amount, the total compensation for all personnel was still less than 100 million, including the actors' salaries.

That means he could spend less than 100 million yuan to give out red envelopes, and this money wouldn't be subject to taxes.

He made a lot of money from this movie, but he also had to pay a lot of taxes.

First, there's the 33% corporate income tax, which is definitely unavoidable.

If he wants to transfer the money he earns from the company account to his personal account, he will have to pay an additional 20% personal income tax, which is equivalent to a total of 46.4%!

That means if you earn 2500 million, you have to pay 1160 million in taxes. No wonder celebrities try every means to pay less tax, but Xu certainly won't!

If he takes out 100 million to give out red envelopes, it's actually equivalent to him contributing 50 himself!

Hearing that the "director" was going to give out money again, everyone was naturally excited, including Liu Yifei!

Now that the movie is making money, and making a lot of money at that, Xu's promised big red envelope is definitely not going to be missed!

She didn't care about the size of the red envelope, but as her good friend, Xu Heng had to keep his promise, otherwise it would affect their friendship!

The next day, the Beijing Film Academy officially started its semester, and Xu Heng, who was already in his second semester of his junior year, continued to attend classes as usual.

He had previously arranged for the company's finance department to distribute red envelopes today, using the money from the sale of mainland audio-visual copyrights.

The money arrived before the Lunar New Year and is currently in the company's account.

The Legend of Sword and Fairy is expected to officially start filming in the middle or late part of next month, which is less than a month away. In that short time, he can't do anything else.

When Xu Heng arrived at the classroom with his three roommates, he found that many classmates were already there, including Jia Jieliang and Huang Shengyi.

However, the two were not sitting together at the moment; they were quite far apart, and it was unclear whether they had a disagreement.

Upon seeing Xu, the classmates immediately came up to congratulate him and try to get closer to him. Even Huang Shengyi took the initiative to come over and greet him.

However, she is currently unable to accept any acting roles or participate in any activities without permission.

And if nothing unexpected happens, Stephen Chow's movie will be released this year, and she might become a star then.

So unlike the other students, I didn't hope that Xu could help me out!

After the morning classes ended, Xu Heng and his three roommates went to a small restaurant outside the school.

With the box office success of "Our Times", Sun Haidong and the other two have all received acting offers, and the roles are all quite good.

I took leave to register at school and attend the celebration banquet yesterday. I will return to the film crew after this meal.

The three people who had already received Xu Heng's red envelopes were extremely happy.

But what must be even happier is that they've finally become famous!

Xu also received a text message from Liu Yifei very soon.

Liu Yifei: Are you sure you didn't make a mistake with the amount in the red envelope?

Xu Heng replied: If you think it's too much, you can give it back to me. Liu Yifei: What do you mean too much? It's clearly too little!

Xu: No matter how much or how little, there's only this much. Take it or leave it. Liu Yifei: Hmph, who said I don't want it? I'm not that stupid!

Liu Yifei: Thank you!

Xu Heng: This money is a red envelope, and we don't need to split it with the company. Liu Yifei: Okay, I won't call you a stingy person anymore!

It turned out that she had just received a call from her mother, who told her that she had received a transfer of 50 yuan.

The company making the transfer was Xu Heng's Hengtian Film and Television, and the text message from the bank even indicated that the money was after tax.

Although this label doesn't mean anything, she believes Xu Heng would never lie to her.

With a net bonus of 50 yuan after tax, Xu would have to give out nearly 100 million yuan!

Of course, in reality, it certainly wouldn't be necessary to pay that much, because you yourself probably have to pay taxes too.

She was still very grateful to Xu. After tax, 50 yuan was definitely a very large red envelope, equivalent to half of her salary for a TV series!

She would never think that a 50 yuan red envelope was not big enough just because Xu Heng earned so much money!

Another week has passed in the blink of an eye.

国内时间3月1号上午，米国洛杉矶当地时间2月29号晚上，第76届奥斯卡颁奖典礼在好莱坞柯达剧院举行。

No Chinese-language films were nominated for this year's Oscars, and no domestic stars attended.

The films submitted by mainland China were "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" directed by He Ping and starring Jiang Wen and Xiao Yanzi, "Infernal Affairs" submitted by Hong Kong, and "Goodbye, Dragon Inn" directed by Tsai Ming-liang submitted by Taiwan. None of them received a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.

The most anticipated film at this year's Oscars is undoubtedly The Lord of the Rings, the third and final installment in the series, which garnered 11 nominations.

The awards ceremony concluded, and "The Lord of the Rings: The King of Kings" ultimately won 11 awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.

He won all 11 awards he was nominated for, without missing a single one!

Sean Penn won Best Actor for his role in Mystic River.

Charlize Theron won Best Actress for her role in "Monster".

All major domestic media outlets, including official media, reported on this year's Oscars.

The film and television sections of major domestic forums and communities are also experiencing a surge in popularity!

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