Chapter 354: Screen Debut
Chapter 354: First Screen Debut...
There used to be eight major Hollywood film studios, but now MGM and United Artists have been acquired by Columbia, and all three are owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment Group.
MGM and United Artists were directly acquired and reorganized by Columbia Pictures, completing the integration work. Therefore, there was a saying outside that "the eight major film studios became six major film studios."
In fact, since Sony spent 60 billion US dollars to acquire Columbia Pictures in the late 2001s, it has been excluded and suppressed by other Hollywood giants and has been in a loss-making state for many years. It was not until the successful filming of "Spider-Man" in that it turned around and gained a firm foothold.
This is also related to the fact that the parent company Sony is making a lot of money from products such as digital cameras and point-and-shoot phones.
If it weren't for the crazy capital transfusion from its parent company, Columbia Pictures would have collapsed long ago. Just like the Rockefeller Center complex in New York, which was acquired by Mitsubishi Corporation for a large sum of money and was bought back by an American company at a low price.
Behind Paramount, which readily chose to cooperate with Fan Wumian, there is also a powerful media oligarch.
This time, Paramount recognized Fan Wumian's ability, but did not trust him that much. It only planned to take out 30% of the total investment to give it a try, but wanted to occupy 40% of the profit share of the filmed works.
Because we need all the resources of Paramount, and we can also borrow some equipment, publicity and distribution channels for free, so we can accept the high price asked by the lion.
From this we can see that Paramount does not really attach much importance to the film business, and seemed particularly indifferent during the negotiations a few days ago.
It is said that several representatives of Paramount were arranged to go to South Korean Street in Los Angeles for foot and back massage, and finally had a meal of "Nyotaimori" Japanese food, spending four or five thousand dollars. They shouted "OMG!" one after another, and were so happy that they didn't know what to do.
When it comes to entertaining negotiations, companies in Hong Kong are very experienced.
The next day, he took them to a Japanese KTV and arranged a hostess for each of them. He also secretly gave them some suite exchange coupons for Caesars Palace Casino in Las Vegas, and kindly told them that if they didn't need them, they could exchange them for cash at a pawn shop in Chinatown.
Don’t think that the Americans won’t buy into this. During the negotiations, the “public relations expenses” alone cost more than 100,000 US dollars.
If Fan Wumian had sought cooperation with the other five Hollywood giants, it would have been difficult for him to take the lead. Now, at least he can keep 60% of the profits and have more freedom.
Previously, most of the sales of overseas distribution rights were one-time deals. As the appeal of Chinese-language films in Europe and the United States began to cool, and the audience's novelty wore off, the purchase price has plummeted.
Change it to last year or the year before.
The North American distribution rights for Director Feng's "The Banquet" might be able to be sold for $2000 million. The current offer price is particularly low, and only a few overseas distributors are paying attention to it. As a result, many Chinese-language blockbuster projects have been shelved and potential investors have begun to wait and see.
Compared with directly selling the overseas distribution rights in a package, retaining 60% of the box office and peripheral copyright revenue is obviously more beneficial to Fan Wumian, and the ceiling height has suddenly risen.
If they instead cooperate with Paramount to release "A Quiet Place 3" and eventually make a gross profit of $1 million, Fan Wumian will be able to take away $6000 million in pre-tax profits.
Just working with Paramount on five movies and collaborating on projects.
Myths Film Studio is currently a shell company, and all shares are still in the hands of Fan Wumian.
The Shinhwa Film Studio has just been registered, and the initial plan is to shoot "The Invisible Guest" and "The Accidental Murderer". It will take at least three or four months of preparation before filming can start, and it has not yet started recruiting.
Fan Wumian continues to be busy starring in "My Love from the Star".
In the script, Liu Shishi, the villain's younger sister, became curious about Fan Wumian's identity and accidentally saw him using his body to withstand the impact of a bus and save a little girl crossing the road.
Then he got addicted and started to have frequent contact with Fan Wumian.
Originally, there was nothing wrong with this plot, but as soon as Liu Shishi's implicit confession came out, Fan Wumian reached out and strangled it in the cradle.
He didn't care about it, but Liu Shishi hadn't gotten over it yet.
Occasionally when filming, the girl looked at Fan Wumian with eyes that seemed about to break.
As a director, Lin Fenyu had of course heard that Liu Shishi had been trying to get close to Fan Wumian in recent days. She was used to this kind of thing and was happy to take care of her a little.
At this moment.
Liu Shishi was wearing a black turtleneck sweater with a windbreaker on the outside. She was half-surrounded by the crew members. She continued to act as if no one was around and said to Fan Wumian:
"Who are you? I went to look for you that night and saw you saving a little girl. A speeding bus hit you, just like hitting a tree. The front of the bus was damaged but you were fine. This obviously cannot be explained by kung fu."
Fan Wumian was slightly stunned, and said coldly and coolly: "No matter what you saw, it was not me. Maybe you saw it wrong."
Even though she knew it was just an act, Liu Shishi was still obsessed with his face and charming temperament. She bit her lips and asked:
"What is your purpose in approaching my brother's favorite sister Song Yi? I looked carefully at the bus. There was clearly nothing in front of it. The girl was almost hit. I didn't have time to warn her. I saw it clearly with both eyes!"
Continuing to refuse to admit it, Fan Wumian said calmly:
"Eyes can be deceiving. Perhaps you are worried about your brother and you are distracted."
The crew members deal with filming all day long, so it's hard for them to get into it like ordinary audiences.
However, this former "South Korean drama", now a "new Hong Kong drama", has a special magic. The assistant director, producer, lighting engineer, sound engineer and others present were all concentrating on watching the performance between Fan Wumian and Liu Shishi.
In order to prove that she was not mistaken, the character played by Liu Shishi actually aimed at a BMW car, stepped back on the road, and forced Fan Wumian to tell her the truth.
The plot, which is very confusing in reality, is not so abrupt in the drama.
It's like Superman's girlfriend who jumped off a building to prove that her boyfriend is Superman. The audience will only be amazed at the wonderful plot instead of suspecting that this woman is a psychopath.
The script only says that Fan Wumian was forced to save Liu Shishi, and he acted cool and handsome in a low-key manner.
Director Lin Fenyu, who had a good impression of Liu Shishi, smacked her lips during the filming and suddenly said:
"It's not tasty enough, as if something is missing. I have a suggestion. Shishi, when you hug him, give him a sneak kiss, and then run away in a panic."
When the screenwriter heard this, he was worried about scratching his bald head again, and asked hurriedly: "What about the lines? Should we change them temporarily?"
Director Lin Fenyu waved her hand:
"There's no need to change the lines, just keep shooting according to the previous content. If you don't make the plot clear by being vague, the audience will contribute to the ratings."
Fan Wumian also felt that adding this short plot would help advance the direction of the plot, and would also lay some foreshadowing for Liu Shishi's final decision to sacrifice his relatives for the sake of justice and to help the right instead of his relatives.
When he looked at Liu Shishi.
Liu Shishi instantly guessed what Fan Wumian was thinking, her face flushed and she waved her hands nervously: "I'm fine, but I may need to prepare. I've never kissed anyone before."
Seeing her suddenly become shy and her face was almost hot, Fan Wumian laughed and said:
"Just peck my face, that's enough. The first time you gave it to someone in a TV series, this is too unreasonable."
Liu Shishi felt like there was a little rabbit in her heart and was a little disappointed after hearing this.
After all, it was her first time, and compared to giving it to others, she wanted to give it to Fan Wumian more. When girls take the initiative, they are actually more open than many men.
Take a break.
When you are ready, return to your previous position and continue shooting.
Fan Wumian put his arm around Liu Shishi's slender waist. As a Beijing dance student, she has always been very strict about managing her body.
After posing, the camera was only about one meter away from them.
Staring at Fan Wumian's eyes, Liu Shishi somehow hooked her arms around his neck and pecked him on the mouth.
Although he ran away in a hurry, he forgot his lines and had to reshoot.
For a few seconds, Fan Wumian felt a little helpless, and even suspected that she did it on purpose, taking the opportunity to lust after his body.
Being approached by so many attractive girls, he certainly understands how charming he is.
Liu Shishi was obviously very nervous. She fanned her face with her hands to cool down behind everyone's back.
Director Lin Fenyu smiled like an auntie and continued:
"Just keep this feeling, the effect is very good. I thought of a new plot, for example, this scene happened to be seen by the heroine's assistant, and then reported to the heroine, causing Ying Er to lose her temper and become jealous, and then you, the boss, also kiss her and say that this makes it even. Isn't it interesting?"
Although it will increase the workload, the screenwriter cannot force the script not to be changed just to save trouble.
So the chief screenwriter followed Director Lin Fenyu's opinion and said:
"Good idea! Didn't we say in the previous meeting that we need to shoot about one more episode to avoid having some parts cut out during the review period? It shouldn't be a problem to add 20 to 30 minutes of content around this short story."
The same thing happened with "Wulin Waijia" before. We originally planned to keep one episode as a backup, but later we had one more episode than planned.
With so many TV stations broadcasting it, this episode can help the company earn hundreds of thousands of dollars.
It can be said that Liu Shishi seized the opportunity to contribute her first screen role out of personal selfishness, which is still very valuable.
As an experienced person, it was difficult for Fan Wumian to understand the thoughts of a young girl like her.
It was just a peck on the lips, probably less than a second, and the symbolism was greater than the actual feeling.
There is nothing much to say, as it is not a disadvantage anyway. Fan Wumian is only worried that it will make Ayan, Ying Er and others jealous. However, being an actor inevitably requires devoting oneself to art, which should be understandable.
Second shooting started.
This time, their lips touched and they kept doing that for a few seconds longer, allowing the photographer to get close to their faces to take a close-up shot.
His eyes are full of drama. Fan Wumian relies on the micro-expressions of his eyes and eyebrows to perform emotions such as confusion and surprise.
After helping Liu Shishi, she stuttered as she spoke, sticking out her tongue and laughing:
"Sorry, I forgot my lines again."
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(End of this chapter)