Chapter 375 This is true stability!

After listening to Hao Shuwen's words, Cao Zhiqiang finished chewing the melon in his hand and casually wiped his mouth with a towel.

"Of course." Cao Zhiqiang took another piece of watermelon and said.

"What do you think I'm doing these days? Not only am I writing the script, I'm also constantly discussing with Director Xu how to shoot it, and I even drew a lot of shots.

I am so busy every day that I don’t even know what year it is today.

If our discussion hadn't ended and Director Xu had already gone to prepare the crew, I wouldn't have had time to come over and see you."

"So, do you really plan to make this movie?" Hao Shuwen asked with a smile.

"That's not true," Cao Zhiqiang said, "I even paid for it."

"Isn't it?" Hao Shuwen put down the script, took a towel and wiped her tears, "You haven't even written your horoscope yet, and you even gave me the money in advance? Don't be a liar and take the money in advance and run away, right?"

"Don't worry!" Cao Zhiqiang chuckled, "I signed the contract with Beijing Film Studio, and the money was also sent to Beijing Film Studio. It's a big company, so I can't make mistakes."

"Then how much did you pay?" Hao Shuwen asked again.

"One hundred thousand!" Cao Zhiqiang said, "I gave him one hundred thousand yuan in advance."

"One hundred thousand yuan, so much?" Hao Shuwen frowned.

"It's not much." Cao Zhiqiang sighed, "Beiying is a large company, if you don't have this amount, no one will approve your project.

Furthermore, if there is less money and the quality cannot improve, it will be a pity for my script.

So when it comes to making movies, you should not be too stingy when it comes to investment.

Either don’t invest, or if you want to invest, just invest enough at one time, and don’t be picky about it.”

Hao Shuwen nodded: "Is this 100,000 yuan enough to complete the filming of this movie?"

"It's hard to say, it should be enough." Cao Zhiqiang shook his head.

"This movie is just a modern urban drama. It doesn't cost much to serve as a Taoist, and there aren't many characters. It mainly tests the actors' acting skills. Normally, 100,000 yuan is enough.

Even if it is really not enough, it should not exceed the cost of 200,000 yuan."

Indeed, domestic film production during this period is simply a good price.

Because during this period, no matter whether they were acting in movies or on TV, actors received a fixed salary. Unless it was a big production, they would be given a small bonus.

Generally speaking, if you are filming a TV series, you will be given a bonus of ten or twenty yuan for each episode based on the importance of the character. The maximum you can get is eighty yuan. It has to be something like the 1986 version of "Journey to the West"

Just a big production.

Of course, it’s said to be Class 86’s Journey to the West, but actually the filming of this TV series has already started.

As early as last year, that is, in 1982, the filming of "Journey to the West" had already started in Yangzhou, but it was too difficult to adapt to the Taoism, so the filming has not been completed until now.

If nothing unexpected happens, the 1986 version of Journey to the West will take a full six years to complete, of which 90% of the cost will be spent on service and travel expenses.

During this period, when filming film and television dramas in the mainland, most of the funds were basically invested in the service, and the actors themselves received only a handful of salaries.

There is also the previous hit "Shaolin Temple". The male protagonist's salary was one yuan a day. After two years of filming, the total salary was only 700 yuan.

It can be seen from this that in China during this period, whether it was making movies or TV shows, actors had the lowest expenditures. The real bulk of the money was invested in technology such as Fuhua Dao.

Cao Zhiqiang doesn't think there is any problem with this. After all, it is a special time and special circumstances.

If an actor thinks the salary is low, then it depends on who you compare with.

In fact, during this period, most domestic actors were salaried employees of state-owned enterprises, and their salaries were actually much higher than ordinary workers.

However, the industry in the film and television industry is different from ordinary factories. The key is reputation.

As long as you are famous enough, it is easy to cash out even in China.

For example, if you take photos of posters, calendars, etc., you can earn extra income.

But generally speaking, the income of domestic film and television stars during this period was not as good as that of singers.

Singers of this period could easily earn thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan to sing a song as long as it was popular enough.

For example, the later singers Zhang Qiang, Li Lingyu, etc. all became famous instantly, recording thousands of albums.

This kind of treatment is unmatched by domestic actors at this time.

It was only in the late 1990s that the income of domestic actors increased significantly.

However, it would take two thousand years for actors to earn more than singers.

Of course, this is not always the case.

After all, the income of actors is far lower than that of singers. This is mainly aimed at the mainland entertainment industry.

In Hong Kong and Taiwan at the same time, things were different.

For example, in Xiangjiang, the income of actors at this time is very considerable.

If you go to Hong Kong to be an actor and become a top star, your income will be very high.

But the problem lies in the word "top".

Although Xiangjiang was known as the Hollywood of the East at this time and the film industry was booming, it could be said to be at its peak.

Incidentally, it also made Xiangjiang’s music and television popular.

However, the Xiangjiang entertainment industry was also deeply involved at this time, and the competition was extremely fierce.

As long as you are not a popular star, your income in Hong Kong will still be meager and your life will be quite difficult.

Therefore, not everyone will succeed if they go to Hong Kong.

For example, Le Yun later is a very typical example.

Of course, if Cao Zhiqiang went to Xiangjiang at this time, with the resources at his disposal, such as those popular songs and scripts in his previous life, he would definitely do well.

But he thought it was not the right time to go to Xiangjiang.

After all, he has already achieved a certain status here in the capital. It may not be a good thing if he gives up everything to develop in Xiangjiang at this time.

Although Xiangjiang is good, it is still someone else's territory, and it is not that easy to mess with.

It is better to stay and develop slowly.

If you really want to make a comeback in Hong Kong, you have to wait until your wings become stronger, your fame becomes greater, and you become a real raptor, and then you have to make a go of it.

This is true stability!

This is the real thing that is not the Raptors but the river!

"By the way, Zhiqiang." Hao Shuwen suddenly said, "You said you still want to act by yourself? Do you plan to act as the leading actor yourself?"

"Well." Cao Zhiqiang paused and put down the half-eaten watermelon in his hand.

"It's not necessarily that I don't have a strong desire to be an actor. It's just that director Xu Qingdong said that I know the script best and the characters the best, and I am young enough, so it is most suitable to play the sixteen-year-old Aqiu.

Otherwise, auditioning actors would be a waste of time, and the most important thing is that the new actors would have to retell the story, and they might not be able to perfectly interpret Aqiu's story.

But the most important thing is that I already have a certain reputation in China.

My own participation can ensure the box office of this drama to the greatest extent and prevent my investment from being wasted."

Indeed, although Cao Zhiqiang is very humble, no matter how humble he is, he cannot ignore some basic facts.

For example, the fact that his own vests Qiangzi and Aqiang are now celebrities.

Needless to say, Qiangzi, since he published an article "Seeing and Not Seeing" in a poetry magazine, his name has been known to many people, but the scope at that time was limited after all, and he was more prominent in the circle of poet lovers.

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After he published his first collection of poems, "The Farthest Distance in the World," he suddenly soared into the sky. His fame was no longer limited to a small circle of poet-loving people, but expanded to a large circle of intellectuals.

Especially among the circles of literary and artistic youth.

The main reason is that the content in this collection of poems is easy to understand, yet elegant, and is especially suitable for showing off.

So this collection of poems has been released, and most people like to see and read it.

Later, the revised version of "Journey to Jianghu" was released again. This version was mainly based on the content of "The Farthest Distance in the World", with some new poems added. By the way, it also added a conjoined monster from a martial arts novel "Shattered Void".

He began to kill everyone with a rare power.

If you like elegant poetry, you will like this "Journey to Jianghu".

Those who like martial arts novels will also like this "Journey to Jianghu".

Anyway, no matter you are an artistic young person or a lower-class person, you are almost the group of people that the book "Journey to Jianghu" is targeted at.

But in general, "Jiang Hu Xing" is more popular.

And only the public ones are the most profitable.

Therefore, with the popularity of "Journey to Jianghu", not only Cao Zhiqiang and his Hongguang Publishing House made a lot of money, but also the pen name of the poet Qiangzi became famous all over the world.

Although this is not the era of the Internet, communication is not that fast.

But for famous poets and famous martial arts novel writers, fame spread very quickly during this period.

Therefore, although Cao Zhiqiang is not yet known to the whole world, within one or two months, it is enough for his fame to spread all over the country.
To be continued...