China Entertainment 1997

"The Girls We Chased Together in Those Years" gave Fanxing a good start to its summer season.

Although the box office of 300 million+ is not a huge hit, the key is that the film cost is low.

The bulk of the entire movie is Liu Tianxian's salary, which is about 7.5 million.

"Three Kingdoms: Guandu" was intended to promote Liu Tianxian's popularity and gave Liu Tianxian a salary of 6 million, which was definitely the first echelon in the industry at that time.

As a result, after the movie was released, it brought a lot of public opinion to Liu Tianxian, which affected her salary to a certain extent.

But then again, although "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" has a poor reputation, its box office performance is not bad. The total of the two films exceeds 600 million yuan. More importantly, it greatly enhances Liu Tianxian's popularity in Asia.

In addition, although Liu Tianxian is not as eye-catching as Damimi in terms of film and television and commercial endorsements in the past two years, his fashion resources are actually good, and he has added a lot of weight invisibly.

More importantly, in the past two years, the salary of celebrities has skyrocketed, which has become an industry phenomenon. Liu Tianxian has also followed the rise and easily earned 7.5 million.

This is also the main argument used by many fairy fans to ridicule Damimi. Although Damimi is very popular now, she can only be said to be a newcomer in the film industry and is not recognized by the industry.

The remuneration for the three movies "Laughing in the River", "Martial Arts Story" and "God of Wealth Inn" is not as much as Liu Tianxian got from one movie.

Of course, Damimi signed the contract early and did not reach the peak of her popularity, so she suffered a certain loss.

But even now, Damimi's film salary is only 3 million to 3.5 million, which is still a long way from Liu Tianxian.

You must know that "Girls We Chased Together in Those Years" became a hit, which confirmed Liu Tianxian's ability to single-handedly handle the box office and his popularity in Asia.

Regardless of whether it was just bad luck or not, the results are here and Liu Tianxian already has the confidence to ask for a salary of tens of millions.

As for the female stars in the entire entertainment industry, from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places combined, there were only three and a half who had such confidence before.

Gong Li, Jiuji Zhang, Mr. Zhou.

And Fan Xiaopang has not fully proven that he can handle the box office alone, so his positioning is a little vague and he can only be regarded as half.

Of course, the asking price is the asking price, whether the film company and the crew will pay it is another matter.

But being able to put this price on them shows that they are the hottest actresses in the entertainment industry right now.

Therefore, even though Da Mi Mi is extremely popular and even won the Golden Rooster title, in the industry and the outside world, Liu Tianxian is still the most popular among those born after 1985.

After "The Girls We Chased Together", let alone it, even if Damimi starred in "Now You See Me" and became more popular.

After all, "Now You See Me" is Cao Xuan, and Da Mimi is just a pushover.

Therefore, even if many people say that "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" is actually a good script, or it set off a wave of youthful pure love and aroused everyone's memories, Liu Tianxian, the heroine, does not play such a big role.

But it still can't be concealed that Liu Tianxian is indeed a member of the crew, and the early stage of the film relies entirely on her to attract viewers.

As for the later movies that became popular due to word-of-mouth, whether it was strength or luck, no one could catch up.

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Liu Tianxian's salary was 6.5 million, and the male lead Chen Yao was paid about 100,000. The other actors were basically newcomers with little fame, and the fees were very low. The actor's expenses for the entire movie were less than 8 million.

Including production and shooting, the total expenditure cost is about 20 million, plus publicity and distribution expenses, the total cost is about 25 million.

Even in the later period, in order to boost the box office and enhance the reputation of Liu and Chen, the crew and Fanxing Company increased some publicity costs, but they did not exceed 30 million.

As for the income from all parties including mainland box office share + overseas box office share + advertising + copyright operation + channel income, this movie can earn approximately 150 to 200 million.

Under normal circumstances, if a youth movie with this box office volume is popular enough, the subsequent revenue will not be too bad, ranging from hundreds of thousands a year to seven figures.

Fanxing has experience in this. The domestic follow-up income of many previous movies and TV shows has stabilized at more than 50 million in the past two years.

As the domestic film and television business develops more and more, the channels for making money become wider and wider. Stars with countless popular works may earn hundreds of millions in revenue every year just from the copyright.

This is no exaggeration, just like the famous "The Legend of Zhen Huan", the company whose copyright was acquired by LeTV still has tens of millions in revenue every year.

Boss Jia ran away to the United States, but LeTV still has hundreds of employees who stick to it. Their salaries and company operations depend on building rentals and copyright income from several works such as "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

So much so that a famous meme has been formed on the Internet, using lines from "The Legend of Zhen Huan" to describe this incident.

"With this drama, LeTV will ensure its prosperity and wealth for a lifetime."

The popular works owned by Fanxing may not be as long-lasting as "The Legend of Zhen Huan", but they should not be underestimated. Many of them are classics that will never fade in reruns.

"Legend of Sword and Fairy" series, "Wulin Gaiden", "The Heaven and the Dragon Slayer", "The Golden Family", "The Myth", "The Temptation of Going Home", "Bright Sword", "The List of Gods", "Water Moon Cave", "Detective Di Renjie" and "Baolian Lantern" "Soldier Assault"......

They include almost one-third of the hit dramas every year. They may not be able to earn eight figures per year like "The Legend of Zhen Huan", but they can still bring good profits.

Coupled with movies, Fanxing has had movies in the top ten, top five, and even the annual championship every year since 2003.

If these profits are accumulated and added up, the amount will be very considerable. Maybe in a few years, the stars can lie flat just by operating the copyright.

In any case, the revenue of "Girls We Chased Together in Those Years" exceeded Fanxing's expectations.

This kind of dark horse movie either doesn't appear, but as long as it does appear, it will be an enviable rate of return.

Cao Xuan also specially sent big red envelopes to directors Chen Hanzhu, Liu Tianxian and others, which shows that he is satisfied with this project.

There are also all kinds of lemons outside.

Although everyone is envious of the money made by big productions, they are not too jealous, after all, they have invested a lot of money.

The most dissatisfying thing is that this kind of dark horse movie with a small investment and a big return always makes people feel that there is a strong element of luck, and they think that I can do whatever I want, so it makes people scratch their livers and lungs.

For example, Mr. Han said sourly that he was lucky to have met such a dark horse.

You know, even though the movie "The Founding of the Party" did not get much box office revenue from many big names, the expenditures made by other parties were not small, with a cumulative investment of 80 million+.

But in terms of box office performance, even if some groups book the theater, it is only better than "The Girls We Chased Together in Those Years".

You will definitely make money, but 80% of it will not be as much as "The Girls We Chased Together in Those Years". After all, the main theme overseas is almost the same as nothing.

Think about it, I worked hard to find countless big names to make such a blockbuster, but the result was not as profitable as a small-cost movie that Cao Xuan didn't care about.

No one will be upset if I leave it alone!

What makes Mr. Han even more upset is that "The Founding of the Party", which he spent 80 million yuan on, lost its reputation to a short film.

This short film is actually a music MV, a tribute single specially released by Cao Xuan for the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Party - "Dislocated Time and Space".

Considering that in 2009, the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Cao Xuan released two main themes, "Ruyu" and "Wanjiang", which were extremely effective and popular throughout the year, and are known as main theme pop classics.

Therefore, on this grand historical moment, the publicity outlet personally contacted Cao Xuan, hoping that he could write a tribute song.

Cao Xuan agreed wholeheartedly, "composed" the song in one fell swoop, and directed the MV short film with Chen Hanzhu.

In order to shoot this MV, Cao Xuan invited many well-known actors to assist, including Zhang Jiayi, Li Xuejian, Hu Ge and others.

On June 30, Cao Xuan jointly released the short film with publicity outlets, second-rate newspapers, the Youth League and many other official media.

Weibo directly ranked first on the hot search list. Countless fans and netizens came to hear the news and were deeply shocked by the content of the entire song and MV.

At the beginning of the video, with a soft prelude, a red flag with a hammer and sickle was unfurled high.

On the Jiahu Red Boat, a dozen young people held their hands tightly together and shouted in a low voice but firmly: "Proletarians of the world, unite."

The scene turned and Mr. Li Dazhao, played by Zhang Jiayi, shouted loudly to the students in the audience.

"China a hundred years from now will definitely prove my point. Socialism will never let China down."

The latter shot shows Chen Yannian and Chen Qiaonian, played by Hu Ge and Chen Yao, stepping off the ship. They are in their prime youth.

"I am willing to die for this country and its people."

In the next scene, Mr. Lu Xun, played by Li Xuejian, wrote the last few words with his thin and trembling hands.

"I would like to express my gratitude to Han Xing, but I will recommend Xuanyuan with my blood."

At this time, Cao Xuan's singing finally sounded, the voice was soft but full of emotion, with deep admiration and nostalgia.

"That year you were the same age as me

Young is like a youthful song

But in order to create that new world of dreams

You turned around and hurried into the wind and rain

…”

In the wilderness, Mr. Zhai Qiubai looked around with his hands behind his back, and sat down calmly: "This place is very nice, let's shoot."

In the snowy fields of Northeast China, General Yang Jingyu, who had run out of ammunition and food and was heavily surrounded, glared at the surrounding enemies: "Japanese imperialism will eventually perish."

Under the bunker, Dong Cunrui, wearing the uniform of the People's Liberation Army, held up the explosive pack and shouted: "Forward for New China."

One by one, the martyrs flashed by, and Cao Xuan's singer became more desolate and sad.

"I saw thousands of cute people

Run towards the rising smoke without looking back

How many youthful figures disappear into the night

In exchange for morning light

…”

Business cards with information engraved on them flashed by, recording their age, life and death reasons.

Li Dazhao, 38 years old, party member, founder of... published "My Theory of Marxism" and was killed by the warlord.

Chen Yannian, 29 years old, a party member... participated in the founding of the Youth Communist Party and was arrested and sacrificed.

Zhai Qiubai, 36 years old, party member,... was arrested and sacrificed.

Fang Zhimin, 36 years old, party member,... was arrested and sacrificed.

Zhao Yiman, 31 years old, a party member... was captured by the Japanese invaders and died heroically.

The last few photos turned into scenes of them preparing to die. The scarred bodies of the martyrs stepped forward. Suddenly, as if they heard something, they turned back with a warm smile, and then slowly turned around.

"I once looked up at the starry sky you saw

We meet again after a hundred years of time and space,

That smile before you turned around

I understand everything..."

The young faces, the admirable martyrs, and the tear-jerking lyrics make people burst into tears and cry uncontrollably.

The names and photos of the martyrs and ancestors flashed by one after another, accompanied by the scene of the return of Xiangjiang, the God Five going to heaven, the Beijing Olympics, the World Expo, and countless children going to the martyrs' cemetery to lay flowers.

Cao Xuan sang the final closing passage softly, like a whisper, but equally firm.

"I look up at the sky you've seen

The ground under your feet has changed time and space

The red you left swaying in the wind

in the heart, in the heart

…”

After the song was sung, countless viewers had mixed feelings, and then left their thoughts in the comment area.

【Pay tribute to the martyrs】

["I look up at the starry sky you have seen, and meet again after a hundred years of time and space." This wording is so well written]

[I cried when I heard it. I am lost in time and space. I really want them to see our current life]

[The history I took the test was their life]

[I like Cao Xuan’s songs, often because he has a pattern that many singers don’t have, and he writes songs that we Chinese should listen to and sing]

[Yes, this is the feeling of Chinese musicians]

[I don’t like Cao Xuan, but in terms of patriotism, the entertainment industry is definitely unique]

[Having great achievements for a long time in mind is exactly the glory of a century]

[Cao Xuan once again proved himself that as long as he is still there, all Chinese musicians can only be the second child at best]

[This song makes my scalp numb, for the first time in my life]

[It's a pity, if this song was the theme song of "The Great Cause of Party Building", the box office would be higher]

[Farewell, even though that movie was good, I still feel it’s not worthy of this song]

[Indeed, the highlights are all in the first half. The subsequent May Fourth and Party Founding films were too shallow, and their appeal was even far inferior to Cao Xuan’s MV.]

[Gift film VS tribute song, complete defeat]

【……】

"Dislocated in Time and Space" received overwhelming praise, and "The Great Cause of Party Building" was also damaged all over.

This movie is indeed of the highest quality in the trilogy, but when it comes to the level of promotion of the main theme, it is really not particularly strong. At least compared to the later "Awakening Age", the gap between the relevant clips is not the slightest bit.

The whole drama is based on the appearance of many big names in the first half, and the turbulent, dark and confusing situation of the Republic of China is well captured.

But after these guys left the scene, the subsequent scenes can only be said to be quite satisfactory, even a little crotch-heavy.

If there was no "Dislocated Time and Space", everyone might not feel it deeply, but now with comparison, the original score of 75 has become just passing.

Mr. Han even felt a little resentful because Cao Xuan was obviously also starring in the movie, but he hid such a big killer weapon and didn't take it out.

However, Cao Xuan no longer had time to pay attention to him. The influence of "Dislocated Time and Space" was beyond his expectation, and he was urgently transferred to perform the song at two important events.

Moreover, "Dislocated Time and Space" was exceptionally selected as one of the outstanding works of the 90th Anniversary. It was later included in the official archives of our party, giving it a political halo.

In other words, this song has been confiscated again, and Cao Xuan will not be able to sing it for commercial use easily in the future.

But Cao Xuan was used to it, and it was just another layer of buffs on the left and right.

Boss Cao himself doesn’t even know how thick his golden body is now, so he was eager to test it out by committing suicide, but later his rationality told him that he should follow his heart in everything...