Chapter 429: Feng Dao makes an appointment
Feng Dagang, a representative figure among the new generation of Chinese directors, was once popular in mainland China for filming "Party A and Party B" and "Big Stars". Since the mid-to-late 1990s, Feng Dagang began to enter the mature stage of creation and basically maintained the yield of one or two movies per year. Especially his New Year's films, they have always been widely praised, and have produced many classic works including "Mobile Cellphone" and "The World Without Thieves". It can be said that they are a character that cannot be ignored in the domestic directorial industry.
Although Feng Dagang always feels that it is a little worse than Lao Touzi, because of his distinctive characteristics of the movie, it is comparable to Lao Touzi. However, this time Lao Touzi had a big explosion, and it seemed that he would vaguely pull other foreign directors down the street, which made Feng Dagang a little anxious. Not only he was anxious, but other directors were also anxious. In the past, there was actually a subtle balance in the domestic film circle, but because of Lao Touzi's big move this time, this balance has been vaguely broken. In the current film circle, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" by Lao Touzi has gradually appeared. This directly affected several other people.
Feng Dagang was the first to react. He was also a person who dared to think and do. When he thought of it, he found Liu Yufan's phone number and called.
Liu Yufan, who had just finished the program, saw the unfamiliar number on his mobile phone, he hesitated for a while, but answered it. It is now 1999, and not many people have mobile phones. Those harassing calls basically do not exist, and basically something happened to call in. Although he didn't know whose number it was, Liu Yufan still answered the call.
"Hey. Hello." Although he didn't know who the other party was, Liu Yufan politely used honorific words.
"Haha, hello, it's Mr. Liu. I'm sorry to bother me. I'm Feng Dagang, the one who makes a movie." Feng Dagang was very bachelor, so he introduced himself when he came up.
"Oh, it's Director Feng, hello!" Liu Yufan heard the hoarse voice on the opposite side, and his tone was Feng Dagang, and his tone became much more enthusiastic. This person is also a famous director. Liu Yufan watched his New Year's dramas a lot when he was young. Speaking of which, this director is also a talented person and has a very personality. Liu Yufan still admires him a little.
"Mr. Liu, I watched "Pirates of the Caribbean" two days ago. It's amazing. I didn't expect that we Chinese could write such a great book. It really made a fuss for our Chinese people. I admire us." Feng Dagang had something to ask for, so he came up and said a compliment.
"Haha, Director Feng, you're so polite. In fact, it's mainly about shooting that. I just wrote a notebook." Liu Yufan said modestly. When Feng Dagang mentioned this matter, Liu Yufan was a little funny, but he vaguely guessed his intention.
"Oh, Mr. Liu is polite. You're polite! That, I wonder if Mr. Liu has time in a while? If it's convenient, I want to invite Mr. Liu to have a meal and talk to you in person. I don't know what to do?" Feng Dagang usually has a bad temper, but this time he said such a polite word, which is rare.
"This" Liu Yufan hesitated for a while.
"What, is it inconvenient?" Feng Dagang asked with concern on the other end of the phone, but it sounded a little nervous.
"Haha, that's nothing, but I'm busy rehearsing the Spring Festival Gala program during this period, and the time is a bit tight, maybe it's later." Liu Yufan said a little embarrassedly.
"It doesn't matter, but when your time comes, I'll drive to pick you up." Feng Dagang said quickly.
"No, no, Director Feng, don't be polite, let's do it, at nine o'clock in the evening, I'll drive over by myself at the Scarecrow Bar." Liu Yufan said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll wait for President Liu here for a while." Feng Dagang said, laughed a few times, and then hung up the phone.
"Hey, Yufan, whose phone number is you? You are so busy." Na Ying, who was sitting next to Liu Yufan, looked at him with a smile and said.
"Feng Dagang, I'll talk to me for a while." Liu Yufan said with a smile and shook his phone at Na Ying.
"Oh, hehe, you're interested in the script you wrote. By the way, to be honest, your "Pirates of the Caribbean" is amazing now. How about it? After the pay for this film, you have to earn 20 million or 30 million. Don't forget to treat you." Na Ying said with a smile.
"Haha, the final result has not come out yet. It's probably about the same. No problem. I will definitely treat you at that time. Sister Ying, please order whatever you like." Liu Yufan said generously.
"This is what you said, haha, then I'm not polite." Na Ying smiled.
"You're welcome, you're welcome." Liu Yufan chatted with Na Ying while watching the performance on stage.
It was Li Yugang's turn to appear at this moment, and he sang the classic famous song "The Drunken Concubine". After a period of running-in, Li Yugang has become very proficient in singing, and he is becoming more and more famous when standing on the stage. During this period, in addition to participating in the preparations for the Spring Festival Gala, Li Yugang also participated in many commercial performances in his spare time, which brought a lot of income to the company. Now his appearance fee has increased to 100,000 yuan, and he can't even get the schedule. When he is busy, he has to rush for two to three performances a day, which is because he is taking care of the Spring Festival Gala rehearsal and has not fully taken care of. He alone has brought more than two million in income to the company during this period, which has exceeded the five-year contract compensation given to him by Liu Yufan. Of course, because he adopts the share model, he has also made a lot of money.
Liu Yufan finally knew why those big companies were trying hard to poach these famous actors. At first, he only knew that these people would bring rich income to the company, but he really didn't have an intuitive impression. Until this time, looking at Li Yugang's performance, Liu Yufan had an understanding. This speed of making money is simply a money printing machine. And this is still the case without going on the Spring Festival Gala. Now it seems that although others can't guarantee it, Li Yugang's Spring Festival Gala is a certainty. Didn't you see the satisfaction on director Meng Xin's face? A newcomer actually gave a solo and brought 30 actors from the Central Song and Dance Troupe to dance with her. It seems that in Meng Xin's heart, he is already thinking of making this program a fine product. Liu Yufan believes that when Li Yugang finished the Spring Festival Gala, his value will be further improved.
"Or, can you consider giving him some reward?" Liu Yufan thought to himself. Although Li Yugang is still thinking of him as a "benefactor" in his heart at this moment, Liu Yufan does not think that just by relying on this relationship, Li Yugang can work hard for him wholeheartedly. Think about it, if a large company offers a reward of one million or even higher, and a richer share model, and he has not yet moved, do you really think that others will stay with him? From the perspective of human nature, this is not realistic.
Therefore, it is better to use profits to tie it up, so that although you make less money, you will feel more at ease.
In fact, compared to Li Yugang, Liu Yufan's most proudest heart is the newly recruited Jay Chou, who is under his command. This is a future superstar. Although he is preparing for the Spring Festival Gala with all his strength and Liu Yufan has not created new works for him, he has made plans and just wait for the Spring Festival Gala to end and let the company disturb this new generation of idols. If Jay Chou's creation speed is slow, Liu Yufan doesn't mind "helping him", anyway, those songs are all in his stomach, and he is writing.
The rehearsal was over, and the actors walked out in groups of three or three. Liu Yufan was still chatting with Na Ying. When the artists of Legend Entertainment walked by him, they all smiled and greeted him. Liu Yufan bit his head and watched these familiar faces walk past him one by one, and felt a little emotional. Now, he has only found the feeling of the boss of the entertainment company. Although these people are still the new generation, Xiao Xiami, it won’t take long, these are all the stars in the entertainment industry.
"How is it, it feels good. Alas, I really don't know how you, a kid, did you have the keen eyes of Monkey King? Why did you pick these capable people? Do you know that everyone is talking about it now. This Spring Festival Gala is almost a special performance for your legendary entertainment." Na Ying said half-jokingly.
"Hehe, luck, just luck." Liu Yufan said with a smile. Liu Yufan was also a little surprised that there were so many programs in his company that were finally scheduled to the Spring Festival Gala stage. You should know that the competition for Spring Festival Gala programs has always been so fierce that it can be described as "tragic". Except for those big names, ordinary programs often do not have to be rehearsed for the last rehearsal, and it is not sure whether they can be played. After several rehearsals, many programs that looked very good for Liu Yufan were ruthlessly swept, but the programs in his company were still standing up, which is a miracle in itself.
Although Liu Yufan also knew that these programs would definitely be very popular, even so, there was a probability problem. Now that he won the prize 100%, Liu Yufan really thanked all the gods in his heart.
"Sister Ying, I'll go to see Director Zhang later. Will you go with me?" After this period, the relationship between Liu Yufan and Na Ying was already very familiar with each other, and he didn't say anything at all. This invitation was very natural.
"Now, it's OK, I'll have nothing to do tonight anyway, so I'll go with you. By the way, where's the decision?" Na Ying asked with a smile.
"Scarecrow" Liu Yufan said with a smile.
"Yes, the place is quite quiet. Okay, it's getting more and more celebrity-like. I know you should pay attention when going out, and you have made progress and progress." Na Ying said with a smile.
"Hehe, Sister Ying is good at educating." Liu Yufan said with a smile.
The two left CCTV one by one, and Liu Yufan drove his Audi all the way to the bar.
Chapter completed!