Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

After a brief commotion in the studio, smiles returned to everyone's faces.

Yang Che thought to himself: The main creators of films like "Fleet of Time," "The Long Way Home," "Lost in Hong Kong," and "My Father and I" must have felt the same way when they learned that Wang Fei had agreed to sing for them.

Those OSTs are all popular, even more so than the movies.

However, Yang Che wasn't too happy; he was still thinking about Gao Yuanyuan.

Yang Che didn't think about it for long, not because Gao Yuanyuan had entered the studio again, but because Chen Jiaying sent him a text message via email.

So Yang Che turned on his computer and went online, then sent the lyrics and music of "Fleeting Years" to the other person. He naturally had an email address, which was a free email service developed by Ding Lei and Chen Leihua two years ago.

Right after he finished speaking, Ning Hao called him to the reception room.

The reception room is completely different now. As soon as you enter, you can see a Luohan bed facing due south. It is made of rosewood from the late Qing Dynasty. It has a plain three-dimensional surface, neat workmanship, and all the mortise and tenon joints are original. Except for some scratches, there are no cracks. It cost the auspicious number 8800.

The kang table above was a separate item; I couldn't find any rosewood, so it was made of walnut wood, supposedly from the mid-Qing dynasty. I bought it for 400 yuan, and it matches well.

In addition, there is a camphor wood cabinet in the house. It used to be a wardrobe, but now it is used as a storage cabinet. It has plain doors, is made of solid wood, and I got it for 1300.

The guest chairs are Southern Official's Hat Chairs, there are two pairs of four chairs, arranged on both sides of the Luohan Bed, made of oak, totaling 1400.

A square-cornered coffee table and a few round-cornered flower arrangements, made of old elm wood, for a package price of 500.

There's a long, narrow beechwood table by the window, also priced at 500 yuan.

Actually, none of them are cheap.

Of course, it's very cheap compared to imported furniture now, especially compared to so-called Italian furniture.

According to Cheng Hong, "The pile of junk you bought isn't even worth the price of one of my single sofas."

Yang Che and Ning Hao naturally sat on the daybed, with cypress wood footstools under their feet, which were old items and gifts.

"I'm going back to Longcheng for a few days. I'll give you the bill before then."

As Ning Hao spoke, he placed a file folder on the kang table and let out a long sigh, as if he had suddenly felt relieved.

Yang Che's lips twitched: "Is it really necessary? Once the filming starts, the big boss will take over the finances."

Ning Hao shook his head, lifted the lid of the porcelain jar on the kang table, took out a piece of beef jerky and sighed, "This big boss really trusts you. He only sent the accountant over after almost all the money had been spent."

"It depends on how you look at it. If he thinks I have potential, then not sending anyone for so long is a test; if he thinks I have no future, then not sending anyone is a sign of trust, then here's the problem..."

Ning Hao stuffed the beef jerky into his mouth and quickly waved his hand: "I don't want to hear it. Fine, I won't report it anymore. You can see for yourself. I'm leaving."

"Aren't we going to eat together?"

"Let's go eat with the girl."

Yang Che's eyes widened: "When did this happen?"

Ning Hao grinned and stood up: "We'll talk about it later, let's go."

Yang Che smiled and stood up: "Alright. Ah, it's been so cool in Longcheng these past few days."

"You can tell me, hehe."

With Ning Hao gone, everyone except Cheng Er and Liu Chang, who were in the photocopying and binding department, also said goodbye.

We've been eating together every day lately, and I'm getting a bit tired of it, so we've all gone back to our own homes, to our own mothers, and of course, to our own girlfriends. After all, who in the arts doesn't need a girlfriend?

Gao Yuanyuan naturally didn't leave. She was very happy. Standing in front of the printer to help, she kept waving goodbye to the people leaving. Anyone who didn't know her would think she was the lady of the house.

Yang Che glanced at the time, then looked at Gao Yuanyuan and said, "It's 5:30. Aren't you going home for dinner?"

"What?"

Gao Yuanyuan looked puzzled, as if she hadn't understood what he said. Then, her eyes filled with grievance and sadness. She had just mustered up the courage to confess her feelings.

Cheng Er, standing to the side, pretended to be deaf.

Liu Chang gritted his teeth and thought, "Even if you're the 'boss,' you still deserve to die!"

Yang Che patted his thigh with the document in his hand and said calmly, "Why don't you go home for dinner? We can eat together later."

"Oh, no reply."

After Gao Yuanyuan finished speaking, she lowered her head and pursed her lips.

Cheng Er continued to act as if he were deaf, expressionlessly stapled the documents with the stapler.

Liu Chang stared silently at the ceiling, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Then you go ahead and help them with that. I'm going back to my study."

"Okay."

The study was also furnished with antique furniture. By the window was a single oak daybed, a large beechwood flat-topped table served as a desk, a walnut wood official's hat chair served as the main seat, a pair of old elm wood double-layered open bookshelves, a sandalwood curio cabinet, two southern official's hat chairs for receiving guests, a pair of round incense tables, one with an incense burner and the other with an old-fashioned table lamp, and in the corner there was a camphor wood cabinet containing a safe.

In short, Yang Che spent a total of 20,000 yuan on the couple in the study and the couple in the reception room next door, which was one-third of his fee.

Yes, he spent his own money.

Yang Che lit a stick of sandalwood incense, sat down in the official's chair, touched the smooth handle, and then opened the document Ning Hao had just given him to read.

The largest single expenditure so far is film, 140 reels, 18;

In total, the paid and expected payments directly related to the film (remuneration, equipment rental, props, costumes, etc.) amount to 135.7 million, including the 10 for the studio and the 3 for "consulting fees".

The reason why it was nearly 400,000 yuan lower than the previous budget is that the actors' and members' salaries were lower than expected. Fan Bingbing's salary was 45,000 yuan, Huang Haibo's was 10,000 yuan, Xu Shaohua's was 5000 yuan, and Zhu Ling's was 5000 yuan, totaling 65,000 yuan, which was 130,000 yuan less than the budget. The number of behind-the-scenes personnel was also about 100,000 yuan less.

Thanks to Cheng Hong's intervention, the equipment rental price was reduced by 1%, saving over 13 yuan. The director even offered to issue more invoices, but Yang Che refused...

All I can say is that my sister is wonderful, amazing, and has so many good qualities!

In terms of living expenses, there are all sorts of things, such as renting a house, buying a computer, office supplies, renting a car, daily expenses, etc. The total expenses for the past two months amounted to 7.3 yuan.

The balance should be 257 million, but 200 million was given to Fan Xiaotian, leaving 57.

As for the half of the revenue from GG's implantation, it went into Yang Che's personal account, and according to the agreement, that was Yang Che's income.

Therefore, Yang Che's actual compensation was 26% of the share of "Spring Bright Pigsy" + 6 in compensation + 95 GG surplus.

After settling the accounts, Yang Che exclaimed: "I really am the number one producer."

If this were one of those people in Hong Kong who spend 80 on a straw hat, they would have spent 400 million long ago...