Chapter 522: Eyes

Kodak Theater was full of guests.

Speaking of the name of this theater, I have to mention the company Kodak. No matter in the time and space that Li Qian once experienced, or in the current time and space, before the development of digital equipment, it was in the production of video equipment. All top notch.

Because of this, the most famous theater in Hollywood, USA, and the host of the Oscars in recent years, is called the Kodak Theater. In Shuntianfu, thousands of miles away, there is also a large theater that Kodak has won the naming rights to. Here, it is The award ceremony of China's Great Wall Awards for Film and Television is held.

This theater is very large, and the decoration is quite high-end and luxurious. Usually, it mainly undertakes some large-scale commercial performances, including Peking opera, drama, musical and ballet performances, as well as some relatively small singer concerts.

After Li Qian, Cheng Suping and others went in, they found that Cao Zhan and the others were waiting inside. Everyone gathered together, and then went in under the guidance of the staff, and found the "Legend of the New White Lady" and "Love of Green Onion". Seats——The organizer is very considerate. Everyone knows that although these two films belong to TV dramas and movies, the directors on both sides have a very good relationship. Even the crew members and actors have many overlaps. In "Love of Scallions", only Cheng Suping, the heroine, got an acting nomination, so the director Yu Bojun and others didn't even plan to come, so they simply arranged the two crews together.

The middle position, slightly behind.

On Li Qian's left is Cao Zhan, and on his right is Bai Yujing.

In recent years, it can also be said that since Li Qian came to this time and space, he has been paying close attention to domestic and foreign movies and TV dramas. Up to now, no matter how busy he is, he will set aside special time every year to watch less There are a hundred, up to two or three hundred of various film and television works. Of course, movies are the main ones.

And although he mainly watches domestic and European and American blockbusters, he will also watch some unpopular countries or themes, and usually accompany Wang Jinglu or Liao Liao to the theater to watch some popular new movies. Up to now, it has been less than five years since he came to this time and space, and he has watched at least a thousand movies. There is already a basic foundation.

Of course, what he is familiar with is the works. For people, whether they are domestic, European or American, very well-known, or works or actors that Li Qian admires very much after watching, he will ask people to collect information for him to understand carefully. But most of the works he has seen, for their directors, screenwriters, and actors, he may be able to tell who they are, but when he meets real people, most of them definitely don't know each other.

But it doesn't matter, Cao Zhan is an old monster in the literary and artistic circles. He has been in this industry for 20 years. He has been very popular before, but he definitely has qualifications in this circle, especially this time, not long after Li Qian arrived in Shuntian Mansion, he also ran over to relax and stayed for a few years. After becoming popular, many old relationships from the past, and even friends who have gradually become estranged, are picked up again.

Moreover, Bai Yujing was a well-known big star in the circle back then. Although her so-called big star is really the positioning of an extremely beautiful vase, and it is also a vase for TV dramas. In the movie circle, she basically has no sense of existence. But after all, after so many years in the circle, she is very familiar with her face.

So, with the two of them sitting on one side and one on the right, pointing and pointing in a low voice, Li Qian quickly matched up many names.

Of course, although Li Qian has never been in the film and television industry in the past few years, there are inextricably linked between film and television and music. The current Minghu Culture and Music Department also accepts more than ten or even twenty people every year. The soundtrack of a film and television work, so Li Qian also met a lot of people, this time, it can only be regarded as a big addition to his name memory.

What's more, with a miraculous TV series like "Legend of the New White Snake" in hand, even if Li Qian doesn't know anyone, there are still people who want to come and get to know him.

Li Qian and the others entered the arena late, but after sitting down and playing the game of matching seats with Cao Zhan and Bai Yujing, it didn't take long for someone to come over to say hello.

Everyone shook hands, exchanged simple greetings, said that they would have time to sit together in the future, and then politely said goodbye-the red carpet outside has ended, which means that the awards ceremony will begin soon.

Besides, this place is full of people, obviously not a good place to chat.

"Legend of the New White Snake" is very popular, quite popular, even as a TV series, it makes money that most movies can't make. Therefore, don't look at Li Qian's young age, but even the great director Liu Chengzhang At that level, when talking to him, he is always polite, hello and me.

Moreover, even if "Legend of the New White Snake" is put aside, just because of Li Qian's current status as the godfather of the domestic music scene, even if he is as good as Qin Wei, he is not qualified to overwhelm Li Qian.

Qin Wei has several films that have grossed over 100 million at the box office and have an excellent reputation. He is currently the number one person in the domestic director circle who has to be convinced, but Minghu Culture can release two to three films with a sales volume of tens of millions every year. record! You know, a movie ticket costs more than ten yuan, and an album CD also costs more than ten yuan. Qin Wei's movie box office can easily exceed 100 million yuan, but let alone Liao Liaohe, who has already been promoted to the international queen, sold 20 million copies. "Once Upon a Time", even He Runqing, the total sales of a record can exceed 100 million!

Even, considering the movie box office account sharing system, everyone also earns 100 million yuan, but after the movie box office has been peeled off, when it falls into the hands of the producer, there are often only 30 to 40 million yuan left. , and Minghu Culture is self-produced and self-sold. After deducting the cost of the channel, it falls into the pocket more than the film producer!

Moreover, the so-called producer of the movie includes a lot of production companies, directors, actors, behind-the-scenes staff, etc., because the movie itself is a product that requires the precise cooperation of many people to produce, but compared with movies, records Participants are much simpler.

In short, He Runqing's album sales are 100 million yuan, and He Runqing himself can earn about 15 million yuan in net income. According to the brokerage contract, this kind of record sales commission only needs to be divided into 10% for Minghu Culture's brokerage department, so Her actual income is around 13.5 million. And Minghu Culture can earn about 35 million yuan through this album, and after removing all kinds of costs, the net profit is also a full 30 million yuan.

But Qin Wei makes a movie that sells for 100 million yuan, and what he gets, including the director's salary and dividends, is about He Runqing's level.

In terms of style and status, movies are the highest, because it is a comprehensive art of sound and light. But in terms of influence, an album that is popular in the streets and alleys is not much worse than a movie that sells 100 million. As for making money, Minghu Culture, even if it only makes music, is far behind those domestic film companies A lot!

So, regardless of making music or making movies, if you get to the level of Li Qian and Qin Wei, they are already the top level in their respective industries, and it is basically difficult for everyone to distinguish between them.

It's like no matter how good Spielberg is as a director, no one would think that Michael Jackson would be worse than him.

Of course, in the entertainment industry, there has always been a habit of ranking seniority based on seniority. People are old, senior, and have high achievements. There is no way around this.

And most importantly, the information content that a record can carry is not at the same level as the information content that a movie can carry.

In the future, there is also a big gap between the potential markets faced by the two.

Looking at the world, even if you are as good as Michael Jackson, it is impossible to completely conquer the Chinese market with English songs, but the English movies of Spielberg and James Cameron can.

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People kept coming to Li Qian to greet and get acquainted, and Li Qian had no choice but to stand up and shake hands with people again and again.

Most of these people are people from brokerage companies and film and television companies, and a small number of them are actors and directors they have known before. For example, when Li Qian was filming "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the director Jiang Jianming who was in charge of the Soochow team came here specially. , chatted with Li Qian for a few words, and made an appointment to find time to have dinner together.

Soon, Qi Jie rushed over.

Then, it suddenly became more lively here.

Li Qian is very high-key, and Li Qian is very low-key.

Do things in a high-profile manner, and behave in a low-key manner.

In contrast, within the entertainment circle, Qi Jie's extensive network even far exceeds that of Li Qian.

And if you don't look at his face, Li Qian is an ordinary handsome guy when he sits there. No one will even feel that he is the big boss of the largest record company in China today, but after several years of experience However, the current Qi Jie is already full of aura. No matter where she goes, she, the beautiful president, is the most powerful existence in the aura.

In the past, she was a well-known overbearing president in the record industry and the music industry. Everyone knew that she had amazing beauty, extraordinary ability, and great courage. Now, her reputation has grown along with "New The negotiation of the rights to broadcast "Legend of the White Snake" gradually spread in the film and television industry, and the spread spread more and more.

As soon as she came, many people who were really unfamiliar with Li Qian and felt that they couldn't get along with him got up and walked over one after another, because they all knew Qi Jie and had some dealings with him.

After saying a few words, I naturally got to know Li Qian.

When Li Qian was interviewed after walking the red carpet, he joked that he was here to distribute business cards, but now, before the awards ceremony started, he had already received a stack of business cards.

"Legend of the New White Snake" is so popular, not only has a popular White Snake, but also Xu Xian, Fa Hai, Xiao Qing, and even supporting roles like Qi Baoshan have followed suit. It is natural to see Li Qian's ability to praise actors , coupled with his reputation as a gold medal producer who previously supported singers in the record industry, he was naturally the target of ingratiation by countless brokerage companies and film and television companies that signed artists and actors under them.

Fortunately, this is the Kodak Theater after all, everyone came here to get acquainted with each other, handed a business card, said a few words, and quickly left.

Moreover, seeing that the master of ceremonies had already appeared on the stage, everyone knew that the awards ceremony was about to begin, so even if they wanted to come, they had no choice but to stop for now.

Cao Zhan was originally sitting next to Li Qian, but when he saw Qi Jie coming, he tactfully gave up his seat to Qi Jie, and moved to sit next to him.

After the last group of people had been dealt with, Qi Jie was finally relieved when the award presentation was about to begin. She turned her head and smiled at Li Qian, frowning while smiling, "I'm exhausted!"

Li Qian smiled, and Xiaosheng asked her: "Didn't you say you couldn't make it back? Why are you in such a hurry to get back?"

In fact, there is no need to find a reason. The contact with Hunan Satellite TV has been fully launched. As long as the general direction is correct, Qi Jie, the general manager, does not need to stay there all the time. When it was time to really exert strength, but I don't know why, when Li Qian asked, Qi Jie's smile faltered for a moment, and he subconsciously found a reason: "I want to watch you win awards on stage!"

Li Qian smiled and nodded, "Okay!" After a pause, he said, "Don't be disappointed if you can't get it, I'm not sure about it myself!"

Hearing this, Qi Jie began to comfort him, "It's okay, whether you win an award or not, it won't affect the strength of this film. Besides, I think there is great hope. As far as the ratings are concerned, if you don't give an award, it won't make sense."

Li Qian smiled and said nothing.

But soon, he seemed to have noticed something, and turned his head to look forward to the left.

But at the moment when he turned his head, that gaze dodged for a while, and quickly turned back.

It's a woman.

And do not know.

Qi Jie noticed Li Qian's movements immediately, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Because that was the front row, Li Qian pointed to that side with confidence and asked, "Who is that person?"

Qi Jie looked for a long time and found the person Li Qian was referring to, but hesitantly said: "Just looking at the back, I don't know who it is! I'm not very familiar with these actors and directors."

Li Qian nodded, and was about to turn his head to ask Bai Yujing again, but at this moment, the person sitting next to that woman turned his head, and their eyes happened to meet.

The other side nodded to Li Qian with a smile on his face.

Li Qian also nodded at him afterwards, smiling.

Then, the other party quickly looked away, turned around, and started whispering to the woman beside him.

Li Qian put away his smile, and slowly leaned on the back of the sofa.

Bai Yujing saw all of this from beginning to end, turned to look at Li Qian, felt something was wrong, and asked, "Hey, what's wrong with you?"

Li Qian pursed his lips to speak, but at this moment, the awards ceremony officially started.