Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

Even if the film is finished and his role is fixed, so what?

He is not a person who only relies on acting for his living. Whether he is a director, a martial artist, or a screenwriter, he can do everything and is proficient in everything.

To use a common saying, he, Lin Zhengying, is just a brick in the Hong family's class, and he moves wherever there is work.

Seeing that Lin Zhengying had already made a decision, Yang Chen couldn't persuade him anymore, he was afraid that if he said too much, there would be no uncle Jiu coming out to exorcise ghosts and ward off evil spirits for everyone.

Then, Yang Chen began to elaborate on some details of Mr. Zombie, some classic props with the two of them.

For example, mahogany swords, talisman paper and the like.

When Sammo Hung and Lin Zhengying heard Yang Chen say these things, their eyes flickered. They didn't expect Yang Chen to have such a detailed research on these things.

Reminiscent of Yang Chen's previous titles, the role change was too fast, making the two of them feel dazzled. They didn't know what to say, so they could only obediently prick up their ears and listen carefully.

When they were shooting ghosts and ghosts before, they already knew about these things, but they were not as detailed as what Yang Chen said. Now after Yang Chen mentioned it, the two of them suddenly understood.

After Yang Chen finished what he had to say, Sammo Hung was a little bit unsatisfied and said, "Boss, look, why don't we shoot Mr. Zombie first, and then delay the filming of my previous film, The Prodigal Son?"

Yang Chen quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, the one in your hand will be filmed first, and Mr. Zombie will be filmed after a year."

"Why do you have to wait until next year?" Sammo Hung asked puzzled.

He thinks that Mr. Zombie's script is very good. As the first shot of Seven Little Fortunes, if he doesn't make his reputation famous, how can he attract everyone's attention and Huang Xizhao's high-level attention.

Yang Chen opened his mouth and explained: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, Sanmao, you are not going to let everyone spend this New Year in shock, are you? If that's the case, the big guy will inevitably point at your nose and scold you."

"Uh..." Sammo Hung was extremely embarrassed when he heard this.

It's really like this, it's a big Chinese New Year, a big festival, people like festive things, if they film Mr. Zombie and release it, everyone will be in a cold sweat, and they will inevitably be scolded.

Being scolded during the Chinese New Year is not a good sign, no matter how fat he is, he can't bear this blessing.

After talking about the matter, Sammo Hung and Lin Zhengying didn't stay any longer, and left Yang Chen's office directly.

It's not long before the Chinese New Year, and time is running out, so they can't be slow.

The crew of Condor Heroes had already returned, and ATV's tightened manpower suddenly became rich again, and they rushed to grab manpower.

Now ATV has a lot of staff, and the number of celebrities and artists is almost the same as that of TVB Shaw Brothers. The reason why TVB and Shaw Brothers have not been poached by ATV and Princess Golden is mainly because the long-term contract in hand has played a big role.

Many TVB and Shaw Brothers star artists, although they want to quit, but because they hold their contracts, life and death are in the hands of others, they dare not quit even if they want to.

Even so, most of the rookie artists of TVB and Shaw Brothers, the kind of stars who can't spend a lot of money, are mostly poached by ATV.

With more people, the internal competition pressure of ATV is naturally not small.

Fortunately, ATV has improved the quality of film and television. In the past, it was strictly forbidden for the main actors and supporting actors to run back and forth between several production crews.

When everyone shoots a movie, they have to devote all their minds to one movie, playing roles in rotation, so how can they concentrate on the things in front of them?

In this way, the staff tension was appropriately caused.

Except for those outsiders who are not counted, who are a little famous, one of the artists counts as one, basically they all shoot movies and are busy with things.

When Yang Chen established ATV's artist department, he had already strictly stipulated that excessive abuse of each star's image and influence was prohibited, and excessive squeezing of the star's potential was also not allowed.

We are all human beings, not machines.

In later generations, everyone only sees the glamor of the stars in front of others, but they cannot see the pitifulness behind them.

It is not uncommon for the company to hold the contract, and the company desperately squeezes the stars in order to make money. If they are sick, they don't go to the doctor. It's not that they don't want to go to the doctor, it's just that they don't have time.

Their time is not their own. During the contract period, everything they own belongs to the company.

Many people who become famous overnight, almost none of them can escape the fate of being squeezed.

Such a result caused a lot of unhappiness between the company and the stars. Almost every star would terminate the contract with the company as soon as the contract expired, and the company that held the star contract desperately squeezed the star's potential to make money for them.

This is the reason why many famous stars in later generations especially like to open studios, no matter how hard and tiring they are, they still have to do it alone.

After trying the taste of being controlled by others, they didn't want to continue to be controlled, so they naturally came up with the idea of ​​opening a studio.

And what are the consequences of opening a studio?The cost and expenditure have increased, so that when many stars take on the show, it makes people feel like talking to the lion.

The problem caused by high film remuneration must be high cost, and even most producers will compress the budget of other aspects of film and TV series, which will cause the quality of the entire series to decline.

If the investors of a TV series and movie can make money, it's okay to say that if they can't make money, then there will obviously be no chance for the next cooperation between the two.

Once, twice, or three times, the investor cannot make money, and the big star will become box office poison.

Therefore, ATV's artist department clearly spread out these things and told each actor clearly, letting them know their relationship with the company and the relationship with investors.

Chapter 533 Do you eat melons?

Many celebrities don't understand this, and they pursue high pay excessively, thinking that if their social status doubles, they can do whatever they want if they are popular.

But I don't know that things like popularity are sometimes a double-edged sword. They live under a magnifying glass every day, and accidents happen sooner or later.

No one is a saint. Under the emotions, you will inevitably make mistakes. When you are useful to the company, the company will do its best to cover up these things for you.

But once you have any ideas, such things as good gatherings and good breakups will only appear on TV, and are rarely shown in real life.

Prosperity is bound to decline, since ancient times, without a foundation, a tall building will burst like a bubble.

People are desperate for face and suffering. For things like remuneration, it is natural that it can go up or down?What the hell is that?Wouldn't it be a loss of status to lower the status, absolutely not.

Therefore, many smash stars, once they fall down, they can never get up again.

In terms of remuneration, ATV is now the highest asking price in Xiangjiang, and the main actors and supporting actors will also receive a certain percentage of dividends after the TV series and movies are sold well.

When everyone gets used to this method, they will spontaneously abide by and maintain it, and will not break the overall interests because of one or two cases.

At the same time, ATV also invests and manages money for celebrities who don't know how to manage money, helping them accumulate wealth and avoid unnecessary waste.

There are too many celebrities in later generations who were extremely popular for a while, but then fell from the altar, and their lives are miserable. Some of them are even worse than ordinary people. A large part of the reason is that they don't know how to manage money.

In the current ATV artist department, as long as they are some well-known celebrities, the company will consider all aspects of them, even more considerate than parents.

Without contract restrictions, the artist department would not dare to force its artists too much, and if the artists are taken care of, they will naturally become more dependent on the company.

People are mutual, when you are used to a circle, then you will not leave easily, because everyone knows that the outside world is not as easy as imagined.

These are all preliminary preparations that Yang Chen asked ATV's talent department to do, in order to prevent Xiangjiang's star artists from being able to resist the temptation of high pay when the box office is high.

Stars' excessive pursuit of high remuneration has only one result, and that is to be reduced to nothing to film.

If others can't afford you, you will have fewer choices. If you can't pick a play that suits you, you won't be able to maintain your reputation and influence.