lovenovelstory Chapter 7, "Stone," serves as a teaser, along with stunning character stills from "Ja
Chapter 7, "Stone," serves as a teaser, along with stunning character stills from "Ja
Making a movie is actually quite complicated, with many steps involved.
First, you need to register the project and receive the registration receipt before you can start filming.
After filming is completed, the film must be submitted for review and obtain the "Dragon Seal" (which is the "Film Public Screening License" commonly seen at the beginning of the film), and then there is distribution and promotion, theatrical release, and so on.
Submitting for review and obtaining the license—no need to worry about that, leave it to Ning Hao. It's not some banned film anyway, just a legitimate movie; passing the review shouldn't be a problem, it'll just mean a few more trips.
Regarding the distribution, Ling Yuan took the gifts to his homeroom teacher, who then took him to visit the school leaders.
The homeroom teacher and school leaders would naturally give their full support to their students' affairs.
Thus, Ling Yuan successfully met Han Shanping, the deputy general manager of China Film Group, who is currently in charge of production and distribution.
Han Shanping graduated from the Chinese Department of Sichuan University and later studied at Beijing Film Academy, so he can be considered a half-alumni.
In addition, Han Shanping was a man who liked to support young people. When he saw Ling Yuan, a handsome young man who was promising and daring, and with the help of the leaders of Beijing Film Academy, Xinghan Pictures quickly reached a cooperation agreement with China Film Group.
The final revenue-sharing model was also quite good, the same as "Heroes", 40%.
Previously, the production company's share was 35%.
Two years later, when "House of Flying Daggers" was released, the box office revenue share increased from 40% to 41%; in 2006, "Curse of the Golden Flower" increased it again to 42%.
By 2008, a formal document had been issued, clearly stating that "the production company should, in principle, retain no less than 43% of the profits." This was because "objective factors such as the sharp rise in production costs and the low box office return rate have severely squeezed the profit margins of the production industry."
Three years later, when "The Flowers of War" was released, Zhang Yimou and Zhang Xueliang proposed for the fourth time to increase the film's revenue share from 42% to 45%. However, this time, it was met with a joint boycott from cinemas!
It caused quite a stir at the time, with both sides engaging in a war of words.
The film's producers stated: "If you don't mention it, we won't let you screen it." The theaters responded: "If you dare mention it, we won't let you screen it."
Ultimately, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television intervened to mediate, and both sides made concessions, raising the percentage to 45%. However, the ticket price for the movie increased!
In other words, ultimately it is the consumers who pay the price.
From then on, movie tickets became more and more expensive, and naturally, box office revenue soared, easily reaching billions, tens of billions, or even tens of billions.
However, as the world's largest industrial nation and the second-largest economy by GDP, economic rise is also an important factor.
Regardless, Ling Yuan was quite happy to receive the same revenue share as "Hero".
In addition, before the revenue is split, a 3.3% value-added tax and a 5% film special fund are deducted, leaving 91.7% as net box office revenue.
In 2003, there were six of the most active cinema chains in China: Shanghai United, Beijing New Film Union, China Film Stellar, Guangdong Huaying Southern, Zhejiang Times, and Sichuan Pacific.
China Film Group and Huaxia Film Distribution, which was just established this year, are the two largest film distribution companies in China.
Wanda Cinemas didn't exist at that time; it wasn't until 05 that it was established. In 15, it became the "first listed cinema chain in China" on the A-share market, enjoying immense success. It wasn't until 17 that it changed its name to "Wanda Film," but its leading position didn't last long, and it eventually disappeared, marking the end of a generation's movie-watching memories.
Ling Yuan naturally wanted to enter the film industry, but he currently lacked the strength. He could only take it one step at a time and develop slowly.
Meanwhile, online hype also began to build.
Mu Jing mobilized his group of part-time "internet trolls," which has now expanded to five or six hundred people from various universities. They began posting frantically on major forums such as Tianya, Mop, Xici Hutong, and some university BBSs.
At the beginning of the century, China had already entered the internet age, which was also the golden age for the development of university BBS forums. Some of the more representative ones include: Tsinghua University's Shuimu BBS, Peking University's Weiming BBS, Nanjing University's Xiaobaihe BBS, and Renmin University's Tiandi BBS...
Undergraduates and graduate students are among the most idle people, and also the most active netizens.
Baidu Tieba, however, doesn't exist yet. It will officially launch at the end of this year.
Immediately, stills and behind-the-scenes footage of "Crazy Stone" flooded the internet, sparking widespread discussion.
Also released were the character photos of the main actors from the movie "Jade Dynasty 1".
The identities of others are uncertain, but those of Zhang Xiaofan, Lu Xueqi, Biyao, the thousand-year-old white fox, Tian Buyi's daughter Tian Ling'er, and Biyao's maid Xiao Huan are confirmed.
Zhang Xiaofan is played by Ling Yuan, Lu Xueqi by Liu Yifei, Biyao by Zhao Liying, the thousand-year-old white fox by Shu Chang, Tian Ling'er by Tang Yan, and Liu Jing by Xiao Huan.
Originally, Tang Yan was wanted to play Biyao, but in the end, Zhao Liying was chosen instead.
During the audition, Ling Yuan discovered that Tang Yan's "sweet and delicate appearance" was more suitable for Lu Xueqi than the "playful, lively, and alluring" qualities that Bi Yao required.
However, Liu Yifei had already been cast as Lu Xueqi, so Tang Yan played a supporting role as Tian Ling'er, the daughter of Tian Buyi and a disciple of Qingyun Sect. She was also a very cute and upright young girl.
Anyway, Tang Yan was a complete novice at this point, so she was quite happy to have landed Tian Ling'er as her co-star. What's more, Ling Yuan comforted her, saying he would arrange leading roles for her in future projects. This moved young Tang Yan to tears.
As Ling Yuan had explained before, Mu Jing easily found the two girls after the start of the semester and successfully negotiated a ten-year contract with them.
Zhao Liying was too lazy to continue her studies at that lousy vocational school, so Ling Yuan told her to move to Beijing and solve her accommodation problem. If she really wanted to study and get a diploma, she could just get a correspondence course or take the entrance exam for the Beijing Film Academy later.
Anyway, Zhao Liying majored in aviation service, but she never became a flight attendant after graduation. Being a flight attendant is such a waste; nothing beats the allure of being a celebrity.
Moreover, Zhao Liying had wanted to act since she was a child, and now she finally had the opportunity. When she chatted with her classmates on QQ, they all referred to Ling Yuan as her benefactor.
Everyone was envious and excited when they heard that she had been signed by a film company and would be playing such a popular female lead as Biyao.
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Lust is ingrained in men's bones, and of course, the beautiful women in "Zhu Xian" are so eye-catching that even many women can't help but take a second look and participate in the heated discussions.
Netizens expressed being "dazzled" by the character stills released for "Jade Dynasty," exclaiming, "Has Xinghan Pictures swept up all the future beauties of the entertainment industry?"
Forums and BBS were filled with exclamations of "stunningly beautiful", "the highest level of beauty", and "the casting is amazing".
Liu Yifei's portrayal of Lu Xueqi needs no further explanation.
Building on Miss Wang's popularity, it will reach even greater heights.
Netizens commented: "Aloof and ethereal", "Emeralds an otherworldly aura", "He's practically a disciple of Xiaozhufeng who stepped right out of the book".
Her ethereal and otherworldly aura has countless book fans exclaiming, "This is the real Senior Sister Lu!" and "With her here, the standard for beauty in fantasy dramas has been set!"
Zhao Liying's portrayal of Biyao, in her light green dress, also received high praise.
"Her smile was enchanting, her eyes were bright and beautiful, and she was captivating and charming." Her youthful innocence and lively spirit perfectly captured everyone's imagination of Biyao from the book.