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

Chapter 97's salary revealed, Yang Mi is envious.

"Xu Heng, your combined salary with Liu Yifei is as high as ten million, is that true?"

"It's not ten million, my salary is 400 million, and Yifei's is 200 million, but both are after tax."

Do you think your high salaries are reasonable?

I think it's fine.

"Is there no problem with Liu Yifei's salary?"

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you now. I can only say that you'll know once the show is finished filming and aired."

"Do you think your portrayal of Yang Guo will be more outstanding than Louis Koo's?"

"I don't need to compare myself to anyone, nor should anyone compare themselves to me."

What are your thoughts on the series of hype surrounding the previous casting process?

"I'm just an actor in this show, so you shouldn't be asking me that question."

"Filming for 'The Return of the Condor Heroes' is scheduled to begin next month. Will that affect your own film?"

"Post-production for the film should be completed before filming begins."

When is the movie scheduled for release?

"It is expected to be released during this year's Lunar New Year holiday season."

Can they take the annual box office crown again this year?

"This should be a bit difficult. I only made a low-budget campus-themed movie, and its box office will definitely not be comparable to those blockbusters."

"Will that surpass your last movie?"

"Hopefully we can surpass it."

"Can it surpass Feng Xiaogang's 'A World Without Thieves'?"

"The film 'A World Without Thieves' cost 3000 million yuan, while my film's total cost should be less than 1000 million yuan. There's no need to compare them."

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On September 15th, the day after the media officially announced that Xu Heng and Liu Yifei would play Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu.

Zhang Dahuzi then held a meet-and-greet with the main cast of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" in Beijing, officially announcing the final cast.

In addition to Xu Heng and Liu Yifei, the actors present included Meng Guangmei, who played Li Mochou; Chen Zihan, who played Guo Fu; and Yang Mi, who played Guo Xiang.

As soon as the press conference ended, Xu Heng was surrounded by reporters.

When the Federation of Literary and Art Circles Audio-Visual previously revealed to the media that he and Liu Yifei had officially signed a contract, they also disclosed their respective salaries.

It is said that the combined salaries of the two of them are no less than the salaries of the four main actors in the previous "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". The total investment of this "The Return of the Condor Heroes" has also increased from 3200 million to a full 4000 million.

Previously, the combined pre-tax salary of the four main actors in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was 1160 million yuan, which was also proactively disclosed to the media by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Audio-Visual Publishing House, serving as a form of publicity.

It's true that he and Liu Yifei received different salaries, so he didn't deny it.

Although Liu Yifei had to give Zhang Dahuzi a kickback and her agent a commission, she didn't actually get much for herself.

In addition, the highest-grossing film in mainland China so far this year is Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers," which has reached 1.5 million yuan.

It can't compare to the 2.5 million yuan box office of "Hero" in mainland China, but it's still very difficult for other films to surpass it.

To be honest, it would be a little difficult for his film "You Are the Apple of My Eye" to surpass "Our Times" at the box office in mainland China, let alone "House of Flying Daggers".

In the previous film, "You Are the Apple of My Eye" had a significantly lower box office in mainland China than "Our Times," even though the release dates were only three years apart.

Several highly anticipated films are set to be released this year, including Feng Xiaogang's "A World Without Thieves" and Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu Hustle" during the Lunar New Year season. He remembered that in his previous life, both of these films grossed over 100 million yuan at the mainland box office.

However, since there is no box office pressure, he still plans to release "You Are the Apple of My Eye" during this year's Lunar New Year holiday season.

Meanwhile, these reporters felt that Xu Heng receiving 10 yuan per episode after tax was not a big problem, but Liu Yifei's salary was obviously too high!

"Yifei, is it true that your combined salary and Xu's salary for the previous four main actors, including Li Yapeng, for filming 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes'?"

"It didn't exceed that, did it? My salary was 2 million after tax, and Xu Heng's was 4 million after tax. Based on pre-tax calculations, it should be less than 10 million."

"You're only 17 years old and have only been in the industry for a little over two years, yet you're able to earn such a high salary. Is there anything you want to say about that?"

"The amount of pay is an affirmation of my work, and I will strive to make my performance worthy of the pay the production team gives me."

"Are you confident you can surpass Li Ruotong's portrayal of Little Dragon Girl?"

"I don't want to compare myself to anyone. We each have our own unique characteristics and understanding of the role."

"Many people are saying that your portrayal of Wang Yuyan has surpassed Li Ruotong's. What's your opinion?"

"We just have different performance styles, there's no need to compare us like this."

Do you think Xu Heng's salary is reasonable?

"I think it makes perfect sense."

Do you think Xu Heng is more suitable to play Yang Guo than Huang Xiaoming?

"I think Xu Heng's personality is more flamboyant than Huang Xiaoming's, which is more in line with Yang Guo's personality."

"So you like guys with outgoing personalities?"

I'm referring to the character Yang Guo.

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Liu Yifei was also surrounded by reporters, but the other actors received much less attention, and there were far fewer reporters interested in them.

For example, Yang Mi, who is not yet considered a "big sister" (a term referring to a very popular female celebrity), only had two or three reporters in front of her at this moment.

It was because there were too many reporters on Xu Heng and Liu Yifei's side, and they couldn't squeeze in.

Seeing Xu and Liu Yifei surrounded by numerous reporters, and thinking about their salaries for filming this drama and her own salary, Yang Mi was extremely envious!

The key point is that she is a year older than Liu Yifei, and Xu Heng is only less than three years older than her!

She debuted as a child star, earlier than Xu Heng and Liu Yifei, yet the gap between them is so huge now. How could she possibly accept it calmly?

Fortunately, the TV series "The Noble Family," in which she plays her first important role, will officially premiere tonight!

This drama is produced by the original team behind "The Story of a Noble Family" and will be broadcast on CCTV-8's prime time slot, just like "The Story of a Noble Family". Her role is also the second female lead, just like Liu Yifei's!

So much so that she thought she might soon become as popular as Liu Yifei after the broadcast of "The Story of a Noble Family"!

If you're lucky, it might even become a huge hit!

The only regret is that she certainly didn't have the good fortune of Liu Yifei to meet Xu Heng.

But it doesn't matter, she believes that even without a powerful backer, she can still become famous!

The press conference was held in the morning, and by noon the media had already reported on it.

Upon seeing these reports, the Tianya entertainment gossip section immediately became lively!

"Xu's salary is 400 million, and Liu Yifei's is 200 million, but both are after tax. Even if it's less than 1000 million before tax..."

There are roughly 900 million.

"There are 40 episodes in total. A salary of 400 million is 10 per episode, and a salary of 200 million is 5 per episode, after tax."

"5 yuan per episode after tax is not low even among top-tier stars. 10 yuan per episode after tax is equivalent to the salary of top-tier stars in mainland China or those top-tier stars in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Xiao Yanzi received this salary when she filmed TV series during her peak."

"I think it's fine for Xu Heng to receive 10 yuan per episode after tax, but it's a bit high for Liu Yifei to receive 5 yuan per episode after tax."

"So what if the pay is high? It's not like I'm paying for it. I only care if the show is good or not!"

"I'm looking forward to Xu Heng and Liu Yifei's performances. I want to see what kind of film they can make with such high salaries!"

"Previously, Li Yapeng and Zhou Xun could both earn 8 yuan per episode before tax, which is about the same as Liu Yifei's salary. But putting everything else aside, no matter how bad Liu Yifei's Little Dragon Girl was, it couldn't be worse than Zhou Xun's Huang Rong!"

"To be honest, judging from appearance alone, Xu Heng and Liu Yifei's Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu are in no way inferior to Louis Koo and Li Ruotong."

"Xu Heng is clearly more handsome and Liu Yifei is prettier, and Liu Yifei is definitely more suitable to play Xiaolongnu than Li Ruotong."

"Liu Yifei is indeed very beautiful, but her acting skills are still lacking."

"It's hard to say who is more handsome, Xu Heng or Gu Tianle, since they are both very handsome. Different people have different opinions, but in my opinion, Xu Heng definitely has more charisma than Gu Tianle. Liu Yifei is definitely prettier than Li Ruotong, which can be seen from their portrayal of Wang Yuyan."

"Hehe, Xu Heng has always been this handsome, but Gu Tianle might not be."

"There are photos and videos of Xu Heng's high school graduation and his participation in the Beijing Film Academy entrance exam online. He looks almost exactly the same as he does now. But Gu Tianle wasn't that handsome in his early days, and his later changes are quite significant, not just getting darker-skinned. These have all been reported by Hong Kong media!"

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One day later, on September 16th, the 13th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival opened in Ningxia Province.

Hsu Heng did not attend the opening ceremony; he continued working on the film's post-production.

The filming of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" is scheduled to begin in mid-October, which is about a month away. However, at this time, "You Are the Apple of My Eye"...

The post-production only took half a month.

However, his current Lv.3 director skill is at full strength, which means that he has also reached Lv.3 in all skills related to film post-production.

It's hard to say how it is artistically, but technically it's absolutely flawless.

The adaptation of "You Are the Apple of My Eye" is not very significant compared to the original, at least the main storyline is not greatly changed, which can greatly reduce the time required for editing, and there are no special effects.

This means that a month and a half is more than enough time to complete all the post-production work for the film!

If all else fails, I can just work more overtime. It's not like I won't get overtime pay!

In the evening, Xu Heng went to a private restaurant on the outskirts of Beijing.

After six months of preparation, his family's private restaurant is finally opening.

The opening date is this year's National Day holiday, which is about half a month away.

He's here today to sample the dishes and offer his feedback.

At the same time, his family's private restaurant did not deliberately use him for advertising, so as not to bring him any negative impact.

Mr. and Mrs. Xu were very clear that their son's career was the most important thing at the moment, and they could not afford to sacrifice the greater good for the sake of the less important things!

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