Chapter 976 970 Crazy Increase

Chapter 976 970. Crazy increase

Xu Xin found that he was only interested in guns for a short time.

It was the same in China, and it was still the same here.

After firing a round of bullets and hurting his shoulder, he lost his interest in this activity after several years.

Then he just watched Keanu Reeves learning Mozambique shooting.

Don't mention it...

After all, the foundation of movies like The Matrix is ​​there.

At this moment, he was holding an assault rifle, and the "da da da" action was really pleasing to the eye.

After playing for more than 2 hours, Keanu Reeves and Wood finalized the tactical training course without saying a word.

Xu Xin didn't even have to pay for it.

He paid for it himself.

By the way, he also treated Xu Xin to a Texas barbecue dinner.

When Xu Xin returned home, Yang Mi also came back.

"Hey? I thought you two would be back in the evening. How was the chat?"

It would have been better if he didn't mention it. Once he mentioned it, Yang Mi felt upset.

After telling the story, Xu Xin didn't show any resistance or worry. Instead, he looked like he was gloating over someone else's misfortune:

"You deserve it! You were too quick to talk yesterday! If you really don't want to take it, why not just refuse? You keep doing those nonsense things all day long."

"I'm Xu's mother and you are going to fight!!"

Yang Mi, who got angry instantly, grabbed him and went upstairs.

Aren't you good at being sarcastic?

Okay, okay.

I'm not doing this for this family, not for you?

Okay!

It seems that I showed some mercy last night. Today, I'll let you know what Taishang Laojun's alchemy furnace is!

"Eh?"

"Don't..."

"Calm down!"

"No, I was wrong, I really didn't mean anything else..."

"Hey, hey, hey, let go..."

"I was really wrong, can't I apologize to you?"

Apologize?

Sorry.

It's too late!

...

May 4th, Los Angeles time.

With great reluctance, she took advantage of the two children's inattention and left home with Sun Ting pushing the box.

Nuannuan and Yangyang burst into tears after they found out.

In Xu Xin's impression... this should be the most crying time for the two little guys.

The kind that three people took turns to comfort them but couldn't stop.

In the end... the brother and sister both cried and fell asleep.

Of course, it is not ruled out that they may have fainted from crying.

Then...

When the two children woke up again, the family had already started security checks.

Yang Mi would stay in Mexico for another 3 days this time. Originally, Xu Xin wanted the children to take leave to accompany their mother more, but she refused to agree.

Although she was in a bad mood and was reluctant to leave, she still firmly asked her husband to take the children back to class.

Anyway.

I won't mention how noisy Nuannuan and Yangyang were along the way, but they returned to China safely.

But the two children were still in a bad mood.

It lasted until the start of the school term. After sending the children to school, Xu Xin even called the school to ask the teacher about the status of the two children at noon on the 8th.

When he learned that the two children were in a relatively stable mood, he finally relaxed his heart that had been hanging for the past few days.

And this May Day, for the Northwest Circle, it can be said to be a happy occasion.

First of all, the movie "Yanjing Loves Seattle" directly broke the box office of 300 million.

Then came "To Our Youth That Will Eventually Pass Away" released on May 2nd. This debut work of Guo Fan also magically hit the first-day box office of 45 million!

Moreover, although it has not passed the first week, its box office has exceeded 270 million in 5 days.

These two pieces of news alone are enough to make everyone drink a pot.

If the former is said to have Tang Wei as a bonus.

For the latter, this youth niche film actually seems to have a stronger momentum than "Seattle"?

This is a bit unreasonable.

Is there any big name in this film?

There is really one.

Han Geng.

As a "returnee", he is indeed very famous... But can Han Geng really bring in hundreds of millions of box office revenue?

Really? I don't believe it.

But... indeed, the audience of this unknown director's film is very, very wide!

The box office is rising steadily!

It's completely confusing.

And for Shuang Wei, there is more good news.

On May 5, Hunan TV launched a new drama called "Legend of Lu Zhen".

Starring a girl named Zhao Liying.

The ratings for the first broadcast were 1.3, and 1.8 three days later.

Then on May 10, the ratings went straight to 2.3.

All of a sudden, remarks such as "Lu Zhen", "Zhao Liying", "sweet and cute", "Hunan TV has brought out another new star" and so on added fuel to the entertainment industry this month.

And when this fire was added, it happened to be the time when the first week box office of "So Young" was settled.

The first week box office of Guo Fan's movie was... 350 million.

Although the box office began to average out in the next two days after the peak on the fifth day... indicating that its ceiling has arrived.

But the figures of more than 50 million a day and more than 40 million a day still represent that the potential of this movie is really not to be underestimated.

Then...

On May 17, the "last dance" of the 11-year trilogy, "Partners", landed in theaters.

On the 18th, the first-day box office was 27 million...

In fact, comparing the results, its first-day box office may be the lowest.

But to everyone's surprise, its reputation is the best.

On the first day, it received a rating of 7.7 on Douban.

It is hailed as the best biographical movie in 5 years.

then. On the 18th, the box office on the second day rose directly to 43 million.

Two days, 70 million.

Breaking 100 million in the 3rd day, it’s a sure thing.

A big sale is a foregone conclusion.

All those who paid attention to the developments of Xiying Studio finally understood one thing...

The wolf is really coming.

…

Shaanxi.

inside the car.

After Xu Xin turned off his mobile phone, he lowered the window and lit a cigarette.

Su Meng subconsciously slowed down the car.

Amidst the smell of burning tobacco, Xu Xin couldn't help but smile as he recalled what he had just seen on his phone.

A smile that comes from within.

The reason is very simple, it was an interview on Weibo.

A self-media went to interview moviegoers.

They interviewed many viewers and gave a viewing form.

Because this was a screening of "Partners", they mainly interviewed about the works of the West Film Studio and asked about the works they had watched recently.

From "Perfect Strangers" to "Heart of the Sun", "Partners", "Seattle", "To Youth", "The Grandmaster" and other films released by the West Film Studio within half a year, more than 15 people have watched them. people.

More than 52 people have watched more than 3 movies.

Although this data is strictly speaking, the interview base is very small.

But the answer quoted by an audience member in the self-media was what really made him happy enough to smile.

Reporter asked: Why did you come to watch "Partners"? Are you particularly interested in biographical movies like this? Or do you like one of the actors or directors?

The audience replied: None, because friends around me said that the works released by Xiying Group are good-looking, so I came with them.

Just such a simple answer.

But it just scratched Xu Xin's itchy flesh...

It has nothing to do with box office, and it has nothing to do with ratings.

Even these box office profits have nothing to do with him.

But...the words of the audience are his biggest dream.

In other words, he finally saw the possibility of realizing his biggest dream.

Produced by Xiying, it must be a high-quality product.

This sentence is actually very simple to say, but it is really difficult to do it.

It takes time.

Every film needs to be polished from the script stage.

Script, crew, director, actors, post-production...etc.

Behind every movie is a solid brick and stone created by countless people... not to mention the painstaking efforts, but also the hard work day and night.

It is these solid foundations created by countless people that can support the common dream in the hearts of Xu Xin and countless colleagues.

so……

He was really happy.

I am so happy that even my smile cannot fully express my inner joy...

At this time, the vibration of the speed bump pulled him out of his joyful mood.

Xiying Studio, here it is.

He went home.

"Go back and see if there is anything you need to clean up at home. Come pick me up at noon later."

"Okay, Brother Xu."

Su Meng nodded and left.

Xu Xin walked directly into the office building.

"Director Xu."

"Hello, Director Xu."

"Director Xu~"

"Well, hello..."

After smiling and responding to several employees who met him in succession, he was about to go upstairs when he suddenly stopped.

He subconsciously turned his head and glanced.

I found that people would come in and out of the entire first floor from time to time.

Are there... so many people in the factory?

In a daze, he remembered the first time he came to the factory.

When he arrived at the factory with "Secret", his appearance at that time can be described in four words:

"The population is dying."

At that time, the factory was full of little ones... But look at it now...

I really responded to the sentence "You look at me a bit like before".

Thinking of this, the smile on his face became even brighter.

All the way upstairs, we arrived at Qi Lei's office.

The office door was not closed, but ajar.

After he knocked twice, he heard Qi Lei's movement coming from inside:

"Well, here we come."

After Xu Xin opened the door, he looked at Qi Lei and Liang Binning who were sitting on the sofa drinking tea, and said hello with a smile:

"hello."

"Haha~ Hi, after all, he is someone who just came back from the United States. His greetings smell like foreign ink."

Under Liang Binning's smile and beckoning, Xu Xin rolled his eyes after hearing Qi Lei's greeting:

"Why is this so capitalist?"

"Hahahahaha~"

Amid laughter, he asked Xu Xin to take a seat, and then started making tea in a familiar manner.

Xu Xin sat on the long sofa next to Liang Binning. After taking the teacup, she heard Sister Bingbing turn around and ask:

"How is Mimi?"

"Don't mention it."

He sighed helplessly:

"It's okay not to go to the United States. After I went to look for him, the child became more troubled."

"If you bear with me a little longer, I'll have a holiday soon."

She comforted softly.

"Well...sister, what have you been doing lately?"

"I'm going to join the group soon."

Hearing this, Xu Xin asked curiously:

"What drama?"

"The White-Haired Witch."

Before she answered, Qi Lei said the name:

"The drama produced by Xu Ke."

Xu Xin was a little surprised:

"The novel by Liang Yusheng?"

"Yes."

Liang Bingning nodded slightly:

"Yindu approached me last year, but I was filming Black Coal, Thin Ice at that time, so I adjusted it to this year. I will join the crew next week."

"How much is the investment?"

Xu Xin looked at Qi Lei.

"Yuntu 70 million, Wanda 40 million, Xingfu Lanhai 40 million. This is the shooting cost, and the publicity and promotion are not included."

"... So high? 150 million investment?"

"The White-Haired Witch" project was not handled by Xu Xin, so he was not clear about the capital allocation and composition.

After hearing this, Qi Lei pointed at Liang Bingning:

"For this play, our main cooperation is with the theater chain. Let's not talk about Wanda. We can't always rely on your relationship with Sicong to maintain it, right? In addition, the relationship with other theater chains must be managed, and people must see some benefits. So this is the first cooperative investment project incubated by Yuntu. It is not solely funded by the factory, and Bingbing cannot be left at a loss all the time, so the pay is based on the market price. The investment must be higher. At the beginning, it is expected to be 1.1 to 1.2. "

Xu Xin looked at Liang Bingning:

"Sister, what is your current pay?"

Liang Bingning smiled mysteriously:

"Guess?"

"I... can't guess. The main reason is that for these few plays of mine, whether it is Qi Ge or Yang Mi, Liu Yifei and others... they didn't spend much money."

"How much is the current offer for movies outside Mimi?"

"One thousand five hundred to two thousand."

He gave a number.

Is it high?

It's actually quite high.

But it only started after this year.

Yang Mi hasn't filmed a movie outside in the past two years, but her salary was quoted at about 10 million per movie last year. But starting this year... LeTV started to quote first. They offered 16 million and wanted to invite her to film a movie. It was also from that time that... Yang Mi... or now the salaries of all people in the film and television industry have increased.

There is no way, this is an inevitable thing.

You make hundreds of millions of dollars for a movie, if you don't raise the salary of the actors and the director's bonus, who will work for you?

To put it bluntly, everyone is for money.

The result of our joint efforts, the benefits must naturally be "equally shared".

He knows this situation, but he doesn't care much.

Because at his level, for the movies he wants to shoot, other actors would rather reduce their salaries than talk about salary treatment.

Who dares to ask for a high price from him?

What's more, most of the people he uses are his own people.

After hearing the price, Liang Bingning directly held up four fingers:

"The highest offer for me now, someone has offered this number."

"...40 million!?"

Xu Xin was stunned.

Liang Bingning nodded:

"That's right. However, my intuition tells me that there is something wrong with the money, because I don't think that the script looks like a big investment, so I rejected it. Oh, yes, my TV series is more exaggerated... In March this year, someone offered me 1 million per episode."

"..."

If he wasn't afraid of being beaten by his father, Xu Xin really wanted to complain at this moment, "Are you a goose that lays golden eggs?"

"Why is it so exaggerated?"

"Because of you and Mimi~"

The elder sister shrugged with a smile:

"After "The Legend of Zhen Huan", the salary quote for my TV series...sometimes I feel it is exaggerated. And now everyone's salary in the market is rising very fast. Jiang Xin, do you know who it is?"

"I know, the actress Hua Fei."

"When she was filming "Zhen Huan", she was only 70,000 yuan per episode. Guess how much she is now?"

"...How much?"

"200,000."

"Mr. Duo!"

Xu Xin's eyes almost popped out.

It's okay for big actors...but small ones are also rising so crazy?

Crazy?

Liang Bingning shrugged:

"It's just so exaggerated."

"...How much is the drama "The White-Haired Witch"?

"Twenty-five million."

"..."

This time, Xu Xin's jaw was really shocked.

Seeing Qi Lei couldn't help but say:

"Is everyone doing this now?"

Qi Lei nodded slightly:

"Well, the budgets of several scripts launched by the factory this year have generally increased by more than 20 to 30%. It's all about labor."

"This... okay."

Xu Xin shook his head with a little emotion, but didn't say anything.

What can he say?

Can he stop others from making money or what?

Not to mention TV series, the box office ceiling of the entire Chinese film industry is now supported by the factory.

Your film market is so large, and you want to use a salary of one or two million to leverage hundreds of millions or even billions of profits?

Who will work for you for free?

This is a very realistic problem, there is no way.

So he asked:

"What about this story? Is the script solid?"

"The script is quite solid."

Liang Bingning's words, accompanied by Qi Lei's nod, were fed back to Xu Xin:

"The director is Zhang Zhiliang of "The Last Eunuch" and "War of War". Although the story of the script is somewhat out of the framework of the original work, we have studied it and found that this story can be regarded as the personal charm of Lian Nishang to the extreme. Everyone has high hopes. And... the actor of the male protagonist Zhuo Yihang in this play is Huang Xiaoming."

"Oh? My senior brother seems to mean..."

He didn't finish his words, but Qi Lei nodded slightly.

"He comes, and Yang Ying goes to shoot Huayi's "Dragon King of the Capital"... We can be regarded as exchanging hostages."

"Hahahahahaha..."

This little joke successfully hit Xu Xin's funny point.

Okay.

Then exchange hostages.

At this time, Liang Bingning smiled and said:

"It seems that our outstanding young man is in a good mood."

"Of course, when the awards are presented tomorrow, people probably won't see his face, but remember this little white teeth. Haha~"

"Hahaha..."

Now, the laughter spread directly to the whole room.

That's right.

Xu Xin came back this time to attend the ceremony of the top ten outstanding young people in Shaanxi tomorrow.

And in this laughter, Qi Lei asked:

"What number is the Starlight Award?"

"23."

"Are you sure?"

"Basically there will be no problem. This is the first time this year that the TV Documentary Award has been launched, echoing the documentary projects promoted by CCTV. "A Bite of China" will basically have no problems."

Although in a certain context, his words are a bit forced.

But he has communicated with CCTV in the past two days.

Not only Xu Xin needs this award, but also the "Charming Records" column.

What's more...

In addition to "A Bite of China", who else can it be given to?

There are three positions in one award, one main theme, one livelihood, and one historical literature and art.

The livelihood documentary...

"A Bite of China" has no rivals!