Because I Am Like You

Lu Yanhe looked at Hua Ruzhen in astonishment, and for a moment, he did not react.

Hua Ruzhen was also surprised to see Lu Yanhe's reaction and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I haven't dealt with him... much, just know him." Lu Yanhe shook his head and put away the astonishment on his face.

"Yeah." Hua Ruzhen didn't feel strange, and only said, "I know that Chen Pinhe has a high status in China. He is the top actor and one of the few in China who is well-known and influential internationally. However, you have been the most powerful in recent years, otherwise, Lune Reese would not have chosen you first. The movie "Doomsday" is considered a Hollywood A-level production. Although it is a relatively ordinary commercial blockbuster and does not fit your current film selection, putting this aside, except for the top A-listers, this is a very good project for any actor in the world. I tell you this to remind you that Chen Pinhe quietly intercepted the resources that were originally looking for you. There must be means and connections behind him."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"If you value the international market, then you have to be careful about him."

Lu Yanhe said: "Sister, if possible, I would like to ask you to do me a favor and help me find out who he relied on in Hollywood to get this project."

"Okay."

Lu Yanhe hesitated for a moment and added: "There is one more thing, sister, I have to tell you."

"Hmm?"

"Chen Pinhe and I have an irreconcilable conflict." Lu Yanhe didn't want Hua Ruzhen to be involved in the feud between him and Chen Pinhe without knowing it. "I can't tell you what the conflict is now, but I have to tell you."

Hua Ruzhen showed a little surprise.

"Okay, I understand." Hua Ruzhen nodded and smiled slightly, "Since you call me sister, let alone other things, I will definitely stand on your side 100% on this little matter."

"Thank you." Lu Yanhe smiled.

Hua Ruzhen: "By the way, here are a few projects that I've been looking at recently. As you know, I'm now starting to invest in film and television on behalf of the fund behind me. At the beginning, many people are watching and I can't afford to make mistakes. I would like to ask you to help me see if these projects are worth investing in and what the risks are."

Lu Yanhe nodded and took it from Hua Ruzhen.

One of the projects surprised him because he had seen it before.

Yesterday Reappearance directed by Wu Zhouyou.

The script of this movie has been out for a long time, and it has not started shooting yet.

At that time, they wanted to find Huang Kairen to star in it. Huang Kairen came to consult Lu Yanhe's opinion. Between it and "A Needle Hit the Blood", Huang Kairen finally chose "A Needle Hit the Blood".

"The script of Yesterday Reappears is actually quite good. I've seen it before." Lu Yanhe said, "At that time, this script and another script were both asked to act in Huang Kairen. Huang Kairen wanted to act in both scripts, but because they started filming at the same time, Huang Kairen finally chose "A Needlepoint". Has Yesterday Reappeared not started filming yet?"

"Yes." Hua Ruzhen nodded, "The previous investor withdrew his investment because he couldn't find a satisfactory leading actor, so the script went around and around and found me."

"So has the leading actor been decided now?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Hua Ruzhen: "They told me that this movie has found Li Yuefeng and Meng Li to star in it. Both of them are relatively popular actors in China."

"It's Li Yuefeng?" Lu Yanhe was a little surprised, "You should know him. He played in "Seventeenth Floor."

"Yeah, yes, I know." Hua Ruzhen nodded, "They estimate the box office of this movie to be 500 million."

"Ah?" Lu Yanhe showed surprise, "So high?"

"Do you think this movie can't reach that?" Hua Ruzhen asked.

"It's a bit uncertain." Lu Yanhe said bluntly, "How much investment do they hope to get?"

"60 million." Hua Ruzhen said, "55% share."

Lu Yanhe thought about it and was a little surprised: "The production cost of this movie is over 100 million?"

"What's wrong? Is it inappropriate?"

"It's not inappropriate, but the concept of this movie is mainly soft science fiction, repeating a certain day, there are no special effects scenes, and there are no scenes that are particularly expensive. How can the production cost be so high?"

Lu Yanhe was surprised.

"Even the salary of the two leading actors, Li Yuefeng and Meng Li, is not very high according to the current market conditions. The total salary of the two actors is 15 million at most, and it can't be higher."

"I really asked the right person to ask you." Hua Ruzhen said, "In the cost table they gave me, the salary budget for these two actors is 25 million."

The salary of actors is a commercial secret.

Many figures exposed by the media are false reports to raise their own prices.

What Lu Yanhe said is the real market situation.

The current market for movies is not good enough, and the salary of actors has shrunk accordingly. This is no longer a secret.

Except for a few actors like Lu Yanhe who have made outstanding achievements and are still receiving salary increases, most actors have basically cut their salaries by half, or even more, which is completely different from the salaries of the drama.

But if it is not for someone like Lu Yanhe who knows the situation in the industry very well, the so-called 25 million yuan salary for the leading actor is not ridiculously high for an investor like Hua Ruzhen who is not an expert, and it even fits their impression of the entertainment industry.

After all, the media environment has always been exaggerating the high salaries of actors.

Lu Yanhe said: "The most important thing is that I think it is difficult for this movie to get a box office of 500 million. It is not the kind of subject with a large box office. Even if it has a very good reputation, it will only be worth 300-500 million."

"Then if the box office is less than 300 million, my investment..."

"It's hard to get a relatively big return." Lu Yanhe said bluntly, "Sister, why don't you vote for some dramas? The risks in dramas are much smaller than in movies."

This time, all the projects Hua Ruzhen showed Lu Yanhe were movie projects.

"In Hollywood, the return rate of movie projects is indeed much higher than that of drama series. However, in China, except for those with a box office of more than 2 billion, the profit may not be as high as that of drama series." Lu Yanhe said.

Hua Ruzhen said: "I am also watching the series, but it is difficult for us to get involved in large projects. Several major platforms have fixed capital partners, and our dividend priority is very low."

"Moreover, we have invested in several dramas before, but they were not very good. The same is true for "Liu Guang Yin". Although there is no loss, the profit is not as expected." Hua Ruzhen said, "But in fact, "Liu Guang Yin" is already a moderate broadcast. It’s pretty good.”

Lu Yanhe understood.

In fact, Hua Ruzhen didn't point it out at all.

The income from the series is not very transparent based on domestic gameplay.

Membership income, advertising income, etc., these data are all controlled by the platform. Coupled with the ambiguity of production costs, external capital like Hua Ruzhen can only see a confused account.

They may not let you lose money, but they also won't let you make too much.

It's not like a movie.

Movie box office sales are real and cannot be faked.

Ultimately, it's because Hua Ruzhen is an outsider and she doesn't understand the rules of other people's circles. No one took her to get familiar with these doorways.

He thought for a while and said: "For some projects that I cooperate with other platforms, I will try my best to get some shares for you and see if I can use this method to establish cooperation channels for other projects with them. I will I really can’t say, although they all respect me now, when it comes to such real interests, they may be willing to give me an extra 10 million or 20 million yuan in salary, but they may not be willing to give me an extra 10 million yuan. , an investment share of 20 million.”

"Are you forcing it? If so, forget it." Hua Ruzhen said, "The starting stage is difficult. After all, no one is familiar with it. It takes time to build trust. I am already prepared, so just take it slow."

Lu Yanhe said: "I'm not forcing it. I just can't promise you how much effect it will have. It's not a big problem for you to reserve a small share of my project, but it may not be the case when it comes to other projects."

Hua Ruzhen nodded.

"It's good to be able to establish contact through this method first." Hua Ruzhen smiled, "Fortunately, I know you."

-

"Chen Pinhe actually tried to steal your role?"

Afterwards, Lu Yanhe told Chen Ziyan about the movie "Day of Destruction", but Chen Ziyan's first reaction was one of shock.

Chen Ziyan seemed surprised that Chen Pinhe would do this.

Lu Yanhe asked: "What's wrong?"

"It doesn't quite match my previous impression of him." Chen Ziyan said, "I don't know what he is like in private, but what he usually shows is always elegant and non-competitive. He has always been very popular among those in China. The so-called upper-class people like him because they think he has the aristocratic and gentlemanly temperament.”

Lu Yanhe curled his lips.

"I really didn't expect this." Chen Ziyan fell into deep thought, "But is this movie worth letting him take action?"

"Isn't it worth it to be the leading actor in a Hollywood A-level production?"

"A-level movies that don't have an investment of over 100 million are all fake A-level movies." Chen Ziyan said, "I have paid attention to this movie before. Of course, I didn't know that the director of this movie had even thought about asking you to star in it. I only learned that there is an Asian male protagonist in this movie, but after thinking about this movie carefully, I felt that it was not worth starring in. First of all, its investment was neither high nor low, more than 6,000. Ten thousand US dollars is not a low cost, nor a large production. Secondly, the director of this film has always been a commercial special effects film, but the reputation of his past works has been tepid, with no personal characteristics, and the box office is acceptable, but It’s not good enough to bless actors. For well-known actors, it’s just a job, and it can only add one more line to your resume.”

Lu Yanhe suddenly realized.

"Chen Pinhe took the initiative to act in this movie. I can only think that he wants to do it again. In these years, he has been more or less taking a break. Apart from acting, he has not appeared in many works with a certain reputation, that is, that movie "White Pearl".

"He is already in such a position now, why is he suddenly fighting for it?"

"Maybe he was threatened by you?" Chen Ziyan smiled, "After all, the only difference between you and him now is a few trophies and qualifications."

"Oh, so I can make him feel threatened?"

"Have you underestimated yourself? How could you not make him feel threatened." Chen Ziyan said, "Especially since your current popularity in the entertainment industry is no longer limited to being an actor. If I were Chen Pinhe, I would I’m so anxious now that I can’t even sleep.”

"Why?"

"The entertainment industry is his stronghold, so why was he able to suppress you in the beginning and prevent you from getting ahead?" Chen Ziyan said, "Isn't it because of the connections and power he has accumulated in this industry that he can firmly suppress you? Even if you work hard and write "Remember" at that time, it became popular for a while, but the company suppresses you and doesn't give you a job, and your exposure will be gone. "

Lu Yanhe was silent as he thought about the previous events.

"But with your current rise, is anyone still willing to help him? For you back then, others were happy to give up a favor, but what about you now?" Chen Ziyan said, "In other words, if one day, you suddenly want to What about attacking him? He could suppress you so easily in the past. If his status is gone and people in the circle no longer agree with him, will you be able to suppress him easily as well? "

Lu Yanhe was clicked and suddenly realized.

"I think Chen Pinhe will probably resume work in full," Chen Ziyan said. "His status was already there before and he didn't have to work hard for his career, but now he probably won't be able to."

Lu Yanhe: "With a villain's heart, I never thought about dealing with him."

"Are you sure?"

"At least I haven't thought about dealing with him now." Lu Yanhe said, "I just hope that he and those bad things will stay as far away from me as possible."

Otherwise, how to retaliate against him?

"I can't expose his true face in front of everyone. Killing a thousand enemies will cost you eight hundred. From then on, in front of me and behind my back, I don't know how many people are looking at me with colored glasses. When others see me, their first reaction is nothing but Chen Pinhe’s illegitimate son.”

Lu Yanhe's face turned frosty, and he felt suffocated when he thought of this scene.

Chen Ziyan: "Of course it would be best if this matter could never be known to anyone."

She added: "But even if someone does find out one day, it doesn't matter. You act upright, sit upright, you didn't do anything wrong, and you have worked hard to make your life good enough for others." Say whatever you like, no one can bend your spine, don’t belittle yourself.”

"Sister Ziyan, I know, but there is no way. Can the son of a murderer say that he has severed ties with his parents and will no longer be affected by the name of a murderer? The words "illegitimate child" are the biggest helplessness. He was brought into this world without consent from the beginning. He knew nothing, but the moment he was born, he was treated differently by the world. I have always known that people can never get rid of blood ties. influence on.”

Chen Ziyan gently patted Lu Yanhe's face.

"Nothing is forever, nothing is impossible." Chen Ziyan looked at Lu Yanhe with determination, "All your hard work, struggle, everything you have accumulated so hard is to enable you to fight against secularism and prejudice. Even if you can't change the world , but you will not admit defeat. Even if you say the most pessimistic words to me with the most pessimistic attitude, I know that you will not compromise. "

Lu Yanhe was stunned.

Chen Ziyan said: "Do you know why I unswervingly choose you, support you, believe in you, and stand with you?

Lu Yanhe looked at Chen Ziyan blankly.

Chen Ziyan smiled, her smile a little bleak, but also open-minded.

"Because I'm just like you." (End of Chapter)